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Siebold scored in
"The Slam!"
By Dave Panske |
September 8, 2001; Sturgeon
Bay, WI. - Late afternoon weather moved
around and then cleared off for a nice night for the 8th annual Street Stock Slam Saturday
at the Door County Speedway.
Two cautions on the opening lap of the Siam mixed the lineup, but when things
settled down, Von Eytcheson set a quick pace and pulled away from the pack. Current
division point leader and defending Slam champion, Gregg Siebold, broke from a battle with
Fred Davister and Brian Drexler into the runner up spot on lap 4 an began to chip away at
Eytchesons lead. A final caution on lap 7, bunched the field and put Siebold in the front
for the restart, when Eytcheson had to pit for a fiat tire. Davister, Charlie Krotl, James
Tebon and Drexter were bunched right behind.
Siebold pulled to a couple length lead while Davister and Krolt baffled for second. On lap
13, Kroll was able to take over the runner up spot and set out after Siebold. It took
three laps to close the gap and the final five laps saw a furious battle for the lead.
Siebold ran his line and Kroll was trying every move to get by. Lapped cars also aided
Siebold to keep Kroll behind. Siebold drove off with his second straight Slam feature win
and became the third driver in the series to win back to back events. Kroll was right
behind at the finish for second. Davister was third with Tebon in fourth. Mike Coel nipped
Drexter at the line for the fifth spot.
Craig Sampone set the pace in the Bomber finale for the first four laps before James
Bosman took charge on lap 5. Wayne Moore drove into second on lap 5 and pulled up on the
leader. The pair pulled away from the field leaving a second battle for third place. Moore
pressured the leader, finally getting an opening on tap 13 to sneak by into the top spot.
Moore started to open a lead but Bosman pulled up on the leader for the final 5 laps. On
the final lap, Moore was leading entering turn three when the right rear tire popped on
his car. He was able to hold the handle and held off Bosman to win his seconds straight
feature. Bosman was a half length back in second. Current division point leader, Jeremy
Wiitata ended up third with Scott Reinhardt in fourth and Ford Malvitz fifth.
Rookie contender, Tony Herbst, settled into the lead of the Modified main followed by
Randy LeMieux, Shawn Olson, Craig Paque and Randie Back. Olson moved into the runner up
spot on lap 9, but clipped a track tire 2 laps later which broke the left front tire,
causing him to stall in turn four, bringing out the lone caution of the race. Back
inherited the lead during the caution when Herbst developed a trany problem in his car,
forcing him to the pit. Back held off Tom Stark for the final 2 laps to claim his second
feature win of the season here. Stark, LeMieux, Jeremy Jacobs, Rick LeMieux and Paque
rounded out the top six.
Bernie Reinhardt pulled the lead at the start of the Stock Car main, leading for 2 laps
before Jerry Wilinski pulled into the top spot on lap 3. Once in front, Wilinski slowly
pulled away from the pack and collected his first career Door County feature win.
Reinhardt had his hands full for most of the race with Dale Stroschein and Troy DeGrave
battling together. Reinhardt was able to hold off all challenges to take the runner up
spot with Stroschein, in only his second time driving this season, taking third. DeGrave,
Kerry Douglas and Dave Bouche rounded out the top six.
Next Saturday night will be the final race of the 2001 season at the Door County Speedway.
All four point races will be settled. Racing starts at 6 PM.
SUMMARY
STREET STOCK
20 Lap Feature I. Gregg Siebold, Denmark 2. Charlie Kroll, Algoma 3. Fred
Davister, Luxemburg 4. James Tebon, Algoma 5. Mike Coal, Green Bay 6. Brian Drexler,
Oshkosh
12 Lap Consy First 1. Mark Schultz, Chilton 2. Shawn Olson, Algoma 3.
Dave Averkamp, Oshkosh 4. Shannon Smith, Green Bay
Second l. Rick Johnson, Gills Rock 2. Jeff Treml, Greenleaf 3. Faron
Beilke, Sturgeon Bay 4. Lance Arneson, Oconto
10 Lap Heats First I. David Baenen, New Franken 2. Davister
Second I. Don Herman, Oshkosh 2. Drexler
Third I. Leon Schott, Green Bay 2. Siebold
Fourth I. Von Eytcheson, Green Bay 2. Kroll
BOMBER
20 Lap Feature I. Wayne Moore, Sturgeon Bay 2. James Bosman, Sturgeon Bay
3. Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay 4. Scott Reinhardt, Fish Creek 5. Ford Malvitz, Sturgeon Bay
6. Craig Knapp, Sturgeon bay 8 Lap Heats
First I. Moore 2. Wiitala
Second 1. Joe Hegnet, Sturgeon Bay 2. Mike Frea, Sturgeon Bay
MODIFIED
15 Lap feature I. Randie Back, Green Bay 2. Tom Stark, Egg Harbor 3.
Randy LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay 4. Jeremy Jacobs, Algoma 5. Rick LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay 6.
Craig Paque, Algoma
8 Lap Heats First I. Tony Herbst, Sturgeon Bay 2. Paque
Second I. Back 2. Shawn Olson, Algoma
STOCK CAR
15 Lap Feature 1. Jerry Wilinski: Seymour 2. Bernie Reinhardt, Sturgeon
Bay 3. Dale Stroschein, Sturgeon Bay 4. Troy DeGrave, Luxemburg 5. Kerry Douglas, Sister
Bay 6. Dave Bouche, Algoma
8 Lap Heats First I. Bouche 2. Stroschein
Second I. Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee 2. Wilinski |