Schumann tops Late Model action with Dick Moore Memorial win!
By Dennis Thompson

June 23, 2000; Columbus, WI. -  Rich Schumann Jr. of Portage became the seventh different driver to win a late model feature in the eight events held this season at the Columbus 151 Speedway as he drove to victory in the fifty lap Dick Moore Memorial Night feature.

Ron Schuman Jr. (#54) became the seventh different Late Model driver to score a feature win in eight Late Model main events contested so far this year.  Schuman's win was also his first career feature victory at the track.

Schumann jumped into the lead at the start and at one point had built a healthy lead. In the last fifteen laps, however, Schumann came into heavy traffic that allowed Howard Hosely of Sun Prairie to close the gap. As the checkered flag waved it was Schumann across the line in first with Hosely on his rear bumper. John Acker of Spring Green drove to third. Andy Tomlinson moved up from the seventh row to finish in fourth. Bill Retallick of Marshall was fifth.

Current Street Stock point leader Ron Preskar (#71) turned in a dominating performance this evening winning the feature event after setting quick time.

Ron Preskar of Juneau raced from the sixth row to capture the thirty lap street stock feature. It was the third win of the season for Preskar. Fred Strobel of Allenton grabbed the lead at the start. Shane Radtke of Helenville then moved up to challenge and moved out in front on lap twelve. Preskar began to move up through the pack. As the laps went by, Preskar moved into second and set his sights on Radtke.

A caution on lap twenty-six bunched the field. That was all Preskar needed as he immediately moved to the outside of Radtke going into turn one on the restart and powered into the lead before the end of the lap. At the finish it was Preskar followed by Radtke and Ron Schmitt of Jackson. Ron Coppernoll of Madison crossed the line in fourth. R.C. Coppernoll of Columbus was fifth.

Jim Rohrbeck (#99) made his first trip of the year to the winners circle after a feature race.  Rohrbeck paced the final 20 laps of the Hobby Stock feature to earn the honor of visiting victory lane.

Jim Rohrbeck of Portage slipped by Jim Hibner of Pardeeville on lap five to take over the lead and went on to his first win of the season in the twenty-five lap hobby stock feature. Andy Junget of Rio worked his way up to finish in second. Jim Hibner followed in third ahead of Justin Schultz of Rio. Jerry Chapman of Juneau drove to fifth.

Rick Verdon of Fitchburg scored his second win of the season in the back up division. The win allowed Verdon to take over the top spot in the point standings. Dave Moore of McFarland was third.

Randy Breunig of Columbus led the late model division in qualifying turning a lap in 13.882. Ron Preskar was quick in the street stocks at 14.570. Grant Lindner of Poynette paced the hobby stocks at 15.462.

Late model heat race wins were registered by Rich Schumann Jr., Butch Mierendorf of Lake Mills and Don Gaserude of Fort Atkinson. Gerry Junget of Rio and Ron Schmitt were victorious in the street stock heats. Hobby stock heat wins went to Jim Rohrbeck and Dennis Gaserude of Oregon.

Racing action continues this Friday night at the Columbus 151 Speedway with Cherry Bomb 50 Night. Feature events for the evening will be fifty laps for the late models, thirty laps for the street stocks and twenty-five laps for the hobby stocks. Also on the schedule are the Ad World spectator races. For more on the Columbus 151 Speedway visit www.racingonline.com/columbus151.

RESULTS

LATE MODEL:
FEATURE: 1.) Rich Schumann Jr, Portage; 2.) Howard Hosely, Sun Prairie; 3.) Joe Acker, Spring Green; 4.) Andy Tomlinson, Poynette; 5.) Bill Retallick, Marshall
FIRST HEAT: 1.) Rich Schumann Jr., Portage
SECOND HEAT: 1.) Butch Mierendorf, Lake Mills
THIRD HEAT: 1.) Don Gaserude, Fort Atkinson
FAST QUALIFIER: #76 Randy Breunig, Columbus,.............13.882 Seconds

STREET STOCKS:
FEATURE: 1.) Ron Preskar, Juneau; 2.) Shane Radke, Helenville; 3.) Ron Schmidt, Jackson; 4.) Ron Coppernoll, Madison; 5.) R.C. Coppernoll, Columbus
FIRST HEAT: 1.) Gery Junget, Rio
SECOND HEAT: 1.) Ron Schmidt, Jackson
FAST QUALIFIER: #71 Ron Peskar, Juneau,............14.570 Seconds

HOBBY STOCKS:
FEATURE: 1.) Jim Rohrbeck, Portage; 2.) Andy Junget, Rio; 3.) Jim Hibner, Pardeeville; 4.) Justin Schultz, Rio; 5.) Jerry Chapman, Juneau
FIRST HEAT: 1) Jim Rohrbeck, Portage
SECOND HEAT: 1) Dennis Gaserude, Oregon
FAST QUALIFIER: #30 Grent Lindner, Poynette,...........15.462 Seconds

BACK-UPS:
FEATURE: 1.) Rick Verdon, Fitchberg; 2.) Steve Broome, Deansville; 3.) Dave Moore, McFarland