Four new Y2K winners test victory lane at Luxemburg!
By Dave Panske

July 14, 2000; Luxemburg, WI. - A brief, heavy shower at 5PM caused a delay in the start of the program, but skies cleared for a bright full moon racing program at the Luxemburg Tri Star Speedway Friday night. In the end, there were four new feature winners for the season.

Scott Mullen (#1) won his first IMCA Modified feature of the season at Luxemburg Tri-Star Speedway.

The IMCA Modifieds started the feature runs with Scott Mullen pulling into the top spot at the start followed by Chris Christensen, Len Deterville, Darren Otto, Joel Schmit and Joe White. Numerous cautions filled the first half of the race with Mullen holding the top spot throughout. Jerry Muenster worked into the runner up spot with R M. Van Pay making his way into the top four on lap 7.

During a lap 10 caution, Van Pay had to pit with a flat tire putting Jared Siefert into the top spots. An 8 lap green spell saw point leader, Brian Mullen, continue to work to the front. After starting the contest last, having come through the consy, He moved from 11th place on the restart into 4th on lap 15. He was running in third place when the final caution appeared on lap 19. Scott was still in control and Muenster was second. Brian was third followed by Schmit, White and Siefert. It took Brian a couple laps to secure the runner up spot after the restart and then moved up on the leader. Brian tried both inside and outside lines to shake his brother out of the top spot, but Scott was a man on a mission, to collect his first feature win of the season. He did just that with Brian right behind at the checker. Muenster held off White for the third place finish with Schmit taking fifth and Randie Back rounding out the top six.

It was Scott's first division feature of the season and he became the 7th different feature winner in 2000.

Charlie Kroll (#9) a former champion in the IMCA Stock Car division has taken some time off from racing to concentrate on his business.  Recently he's been borrowing his brother Jerry's car, and tonight it paid off with a feature victory.

The Street Stock division was next and the field had similar problems running through numerous cautions during the first half of the race. Charlie Kroll again drove his brothers car and took command right away followed by Jeff Vlies, Kevin Kickbush, Rich Kyllonen and Jesse Colwell. The first caution appeared on lap 6 and the final caution flew on lap 12, which left an 8 lap dash to the finish.

Kroll continued to set the pace followed by Vlies, Colwell, James Tebon, Bob Bernier and Jamie Colwell. Bernier moved into the runner up spot and the top 2 pulled ahead by a length with a tight battle for second. Tebon, Colwell, point leader, Travis Van Straten and James Van Rixel battled to the final lap. Kroll collected his first career Tri-Star Feature win in the street stock division with Bernier taking second. Colwell moved into third with Tebon alongside for fourth. Van Straten and Van Rixel rounded out the top six positions.

The IMCA Stock Cars took to the track and ran off a non stop feature to close the nights activities.

Tim Van De Hei (#4) won the non-stop IMCA Stock Car main event.

Kerry Havlovitz pulled into the lead at the start followed by Matt Junio, Larry Karcz, Jr, Rod Snellenberger, Brandon Czarapata, and Tim Van De Hei. Snellenberger took to the outside at the start and pulled into the lead on lap 5. Karcz, Czarapata and Shawn Wagner were right behind. Karcz and Snellenberger tied up the front for much of the race, running side by side. Karcz finally wrestled the top spot away on lap 15 with Tim Van De Hei moving into the runner up spot. Brian Bruechert was holding fourth with Pat Davister and Benji LaCrosse moving into the top six.

It took Van De Hei four laps to make his way into the top spot, but once in front, he was able to pull away to win his first feature of the season here. Bruechert, Snellenberger, Eric VanIten and Jay Matthias were all able to moved up a spot when Karcz spun in turn two with only 2 laps left. They followed in that order with Van De Hei leading the way to the finish.

They say the first feature victory is the hardest to earn, and that may well be true.  Jerry Scray (#12) scored his first career Sport Truck victory this evening and then went on to back that up with yet another feature win the following night!

Dave Davister took control of the truck feature with Bob Brown, Jeff Scray, Dan Scharenbroch and Kevin Strebel behind. A lone caution appeared on lap 5, and Jerry Scray used the restart to perfection, moving from 8th into the runner up spot in one lap. Scray took to the outside and moved on the leader, taking over the top spot with only 2 laps left. Point leader, Strebel, moved into the runner up spot but ran out of laps a settled for second with Scray picking up his first career feature win. Davister took third with Ed Danoff taking fourth, Brown fifth and Shawn Dorn taking the sixth spot.

Next week will be Coca Cola Autograph night. All kids 10 and under will be admitted free to the nights program and the first 150 kids in the door will receive a free cloth checkered flag that the drivers will sign at intermission.

RACING SUMMARY

IMCA Modifieds:
25 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Scott Mullen, Seymour; 2.) Brian Mullen, Seymour; 3.) Jerry Muenster, Green Bay; 4.) Joe White Oconto Falls; 5.) Joel Schmit, Green Bay; 6.) Randie Back, Green Bay
FIRST 12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Dean Deau, Suamico; 2.) Dave Zeitler, Luxemburg; 3.) Bob Zegers, Green Bay; 4.) Dave Fisher, Green Bay
SECOND 12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Dan Ratajczak, Frog Station; 2.) Brian Mullen; 3.) Todd Dart, Algoma; 4.) Dave Gracyalny, Little Chute
FIRST 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Back; 2.) Russ Reinwald, Oregon
SECOND 10 LAP HEAT: 1.) Chris Christensen, Sturgeon Bay; 2.) White
THIRD 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Scott Mullen; 2.) Schmit
FOURTH 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Mike Klenz, Sobieski; 2.) Darren Otto, Pulaski

IMCA Stock Cars:
22 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Tim Van De Hei, DePere; 2.) Brian Breuchert, Kewaunee; 3.) Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; 4.) Eric Van Iten, Green Bay; 5.) Jay Matthais, Green Bay; 6.) Larry Karcz Jr., Pulaski
12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Tony Bouche, Algoma; 2.) Larry Ingebretson, DePere; 3.) Jon Wolf, Green Bay; 4.) Jason Czarapata, Pulaski
FIRST 10 LAP HEAT: 1)  Shawn Wagner, Pulaski; 2.) Troy DeGrave, Luxemburg
SECOND 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Snellenberger; 2.) Bruechert
THIRD 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Van De Hei; 2.) Brandon Czarapata, Pulaski
FOURTH 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Karcz Jr., 2.) John Heinz, Green Bay

Street Stocks:
20 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Charlie Kroll, Algoma; 2.) Bob Bernier, Sobieski; 3.) Jamie Colwell, Greenleaf; 4.) James Tebon, Algoma; 5.) Travis Van Straten, Hortonville; 6.) James Van Rixel, Abrams
12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Leon Schott, Green Bay; 2.) Jeff Treml, Greenleaf; 3.) Dave Baenen, New Franken; 4.) Van Rixel
FIRST 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Tom Leonard, Two Rivers; 2.) Mile Cole, Green Bay
SECOND 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Tom Daubner, Sturgeon Bay; 2.) Tebon
THIRD 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Jeff Vlies, Algoma; 2.) Jesse Colwell, Greenleaf
FOURTH 10 LAP HEAT: 1) Kroll; 2.) Kevin Jandrin, Forestville

Sport Trucks:
12 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Jerry Scray, Green Bay; 2.) Kevin Strebel, New Franken; 3.) Dave Davister, Luxemburg; 4.) Ed Danoff, Green Bay; 5.) Bob Brown, Forestville; 6.) Shawn Dorn, Green Bay
FIRST 8 LAP HEAT: 1) Jerry Scray; 2.) Dan Davister, Luxemburg
SECOND 8 LAP HEAT: 1) Strebel; 2.) Brown