WEDELSTADT WINS MANTY MOD FEATURE!

WEDELSTADT WINS MANTY MOD FEATURE!
By Bill Schlei

May 29, 2002; Manitowoc, WI - Manitowoc Co. Expo Speedway completed its second show of the season Wednesday night with some fast finishes and hair-raising crashes.

Photo Highlights

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Mike Wedelstadt (center) won the Modified Feature at Manitowoc. Pictured with Mike is Dan Deicher (right) from 92.1 FM radio and Promoter Dave Gauger (left).
The Modifieds go three wide during the feature at Manitowoc on Wednesday .
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Rod Snellenberger (center) accepts congratulations after topping the IMCA Stock Car main event this evening.

Rod Snellenberger (#10) passes Jeremy Christians (#99), and Jamie Colwell (#68), to bring home the IMCA Stock car feature win on Wednesday night at Manitowoc County Expo Center.
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Eric Wetenkamp (#77) held off Philip Reichwaldt (#15) to bring home the Hobby Stock Feature for 2 weeks in a row. It was also Eric's birthday on Wednesday.

The IMCA Modified feature started the rough and tumble with a two car wreck involving Brad Rohloff and Julie McDermid. On the first lap of the restart Dan Musbach and Mike Klenz ended up in the turn one guardrail bringing out the yellow flag once again.

Both cars were heavily damaged by the incident and it took a substantial amount of time to remove them causing the race to push the time limit.

Eventually, the field completed ten laps before time expired and Mike Wedelstock of Hortonville took the checkered flag. Wedelstock has been on a tear lately with four IMCA feature wins in the past seven days.

The IMCA Stock car feature began with Greg Gretz and Brett Piontek pacing the field as the green flag waved. However, a first lap caution for a disabled Larry Inglebretsen sent the group back to the top of the order.

On the restart Piontek took the lead and held on for the first five laps as a gritty Gretz stayed right on his bumper. As lap six began, however, Pulaski's Rod Snellenberger had moved up from his fourth row starting spot and passed both of the leaders in the bottom of turn two to assume the point.

Last week's feature winner Jeremy Christians followed "Hot Rod" and maintained a challenge until the end of the race but could not catch Snellenberger who took the win.

In Street Stock, the finale was dominated by the number ninety five car of Aaron Thornton who drove his car from a mid-pack starting spot to the lead in a matter of three laps and proceeded to run away from the field.

Von Eitcheson of Forestville tried to mount a challenge by breaking away from the pack late in the race but didn't have the horses on this night to catch the streaking Thornton.

The new Hobby Stock division capped off the night with a ten lap feature that turned out to be a near repeat of the previous week's show as Erik Wetenkamp of Manitowoc duplicated his feature win.

Manitowoc native Wetenkamp finished just ahead of newcomer Phillip Reichwaldt who closed to half a car length at the finish.

Next week is County Wide Remodeling/Riverside Landscape night at the Expo.

MES has racing every Wednesday night. Gates open at 5:30 with racing at 7.

For more information go to our web site at racingonline.com and click on the Manitowoc Expo box.

MANITOWOC COUNTY EXPO RESULTS - May 29, 2002

IMCA MODIFIED:
Heat 1:
1: 3M DAN MUSBACH GRAFTON, WI
2: 55P MIKE PLATE NEWTON, WI
3: 75S ERIC SCRIBNER KIEL, WI
4: 70 M.J. HINTZ SEYMOUR, WI
5: 12 DAVID DIEML ,
6: 53 TOM BAUMGART ,
7: 22 DAVID ANDREWS GREEN BAY, WI
8: 34 JERRY WENZEL TWO RIVERS, WI
9: 10S JAY SCHRAUFRAGEL BEAVER DAM, WI
Heat 2:
1: 77 MIKE WEDELSTOCK HORTONVILLE, WI
2: 03 BRAD ROHLOFF PULASKI, WI
3: 3L BILL LEMIEUX STURGEON BAY, WI
4: 66 JARED SIEFERT GREEN BAY, WI
5: 11 DAVE FISCHER ,
6: 17 MIKE KLENZ SOBIESKI, WI
7: 90 JEREMY JACOBS ,
8: 67 CHRIS OSTERGAARD ,
Heat 3:
1: 1M JULIE MCDERMID OCONTO FALLS, WI
2: 25 ART SIEFERT GREEN BAY, WI
3: 56 DEAN MAURER KEWAUNEE, WI
4: 1 SCOTT MULLEN SEYMOUR, WI
5: 07 SCOTT BOYEA GREEN BAY, WI
6: 26 MIKE KUDICK CRIVITZ, WI
7: 77P MICHELLE PLOECKELMANN GREEN BAY, WI
8: 78P ROBERT PLOECKELMANN GREEN BAY, WI

B Main:
1: 17 MIKE KLENZ SOBIESKI, WI
2: 53 TOM BAUMGART ,
3: 22 DAVID ANDREWS GREEN BAY, WI
4: 26 MIKE KUDICK CRIVITZ, WI
5: 67 CHRIS OSTERGAARD ,
6: 77P MICHELLE PLOECKELMANN GREEN BAY, WI
7: 34 JERRY WENZEL TWO RIVERS, WI
8: 78P ROBERT PLOECKELMANN GREEN BAY, WI
9: 8S THOMAS STARK ,
10: 90 JEREMY JACOBS ,

A Main:
1: 77 MIKE WEDELSTOCK HORTONVILLE, WI
2: 56 DEAN MAURER KEWAUNEE, WI
3: 66 JARED SIEFERT GREEN BAY, WI
4: 25 ART SIEFERT GREEN BAY, WI
5: 12 DAVID DIEML ,
6: 1 SCOTT MULLEN SEYMOUR, WI
7: 70 M.J. HINTZ SEYMOUR, WI
8: 1M JULIE MCDERMID OCONTO FALLS, WI
9: 3L BILL LEMIEUX STURGEON BAY, WI
10: 11 DAVE FISCHER ,
11: 53 TOM BAUMGART ,
12: 26 MIKE KUDICK CRIVITZ, WI
13: 22 DAVID ANDREWS GREEN BAY, WI
14: 17 MIKE KLENZ SOBIESKI, WI
15: 55P MIKE PLATE NEWTON, WI
16: 67 CHRIS OSTERGAARD ,
17: 3M DAN MUSBACH GRAFTON, WI
18: 75S ERIC SCRIBNER KIEL, WI
19: 07 SCOTT BOYEA GREEN BAY, WI
20: 03 BRAD ROHLOFF PULASKI, WI

STREET STOCK:
Heat 1:
1: 20 PAUL KUEHN MISHICOT, WI
2: 77 TOM LEONHARD TWO RIVERS, WI
3: 25 DOUG MORGAN KEWAUNEE, WI
4: 95 AARON THORNTON STURGEON BAY, WI
5: 56 JON MIGNON ,
6: 5 ANDY WAACK MANITOWOC, WI
Heat 2:
1: 7 ROBERT DIENER SHEBOYGAN, WI
2: 47 KEITH KICKBUSCH KEWAUNEE, WI
3: 65T JEFF TREML GREEN LEAF, WI
4: 95T ALFRED D. THORNTON STURGEON BAY, WI
5: 17X UNKNOWN ,
6: 255 MIKE PIERRARD GREEN BAY, WI
7: 52V SEAN VANOOYEN ,
8: 11 VON EYTCHESON FORESTVILLE, WI
9: 26 JO MUELLER TWO RIVERS, WI
10: 75 UNKNOWN ,
11: 74 UNKNOWN ,

A Main:
1: 95 AARON THORNTON STURGEON BAY, WI
2: 11 VON EYTCHESON FORESTVILLE, WI
3: 20 PAUL KUEHN MISHICOT, WI
4: 47 KEITH KICKBUSCH KEWAUNEE, WI
5: 25 DOUG MORGAN KEWAUNEE, WI
6: 65T JEFF TREML GREEN LEAF, WI
7: 56 JON MIGNON ,
8: 17X UNKNOWN ,
9: 95T ALFRED D. THORNTON STURGEON BAY, WI
10: 7 ROBERT DIENER SHEBOYGAN, WI
11: 75 UNKNOWN ,
12: 255 MIKE PIERRARD GREEN BAY, WI
13: 5 ANDY WAACK MANITOWOC, WI
14: 26 JO MUELLER TWO RIVERS, WI
15: 52V SEAN VANOOYEN ,
16: 77 TOM LEONHARD TWO RIVERS, WI
17: 74 UNKNOWN ,

IMCA STOCK CARS:
Heat 1:
1: 24G GREG GRETZ KEWAUNEE, WI
2: 30Z CORY LEMIRANDE GILLETT, WI
3: 10S ROD SNELLENBERGER PULASKI, WI
4: 99X JEREMY CHRISTIANS HORICON, WI
5: 44 PAT DAVISTER Green Bay, WI
6: 21 LUKE ROFFER ALGOMA, WI
Heat 2:
1: 20 GREG GUTT BOWLER, WI
2: 33 BRANDON CZARAPATA PULASKI, WI
3: 84 BRETT PIONTEK GREEN BAY, WI
4: 12 LARRY INGEBRETSEN LUXEMBURG, WI
5: 50F KYLE FREDERICK GILLETT, WI
6: 31 SCOTT KARCZ ,
7: 01 TROY JEROVETS GREEN BAY, WI
Heat 3:
1: 2T TRAVIS VANSTRATEN HORTONVILLE, WI
2: 76 MIKE WIETOR GREEN BAY, WI
3: 6 RICK MAHLBERG DENMARK, WI
4: 4 BRETT WENZEL TWO RIVERS, WI
5: 33E ROGER JOHNSON SAUKVILLE, WI
6: 68C JAMIE COLWELL GREEN LEAF, WI
7: 73C UNKNOWN ,
8: 36 LARRY KARCZ, JR PULASKI, WI

A Main:
1: 10S ROD SNELLENBERGER PULASKI, WI
2: 36 LARRY KARCZ, JR PULASKI, WI
3: 24G GREG GRETZ KEWAUNEE, WI
4: 99X JEREMY CHRISTIANS HORICON, WI
5: 50F KYLE FREDERICK GILLETT, WI
6: 84 BRETT PIONTEK GREEN BAY, WI
7: 68C JAMIE COLWELL GREEN LEAF, WI
8: 2T TRAVIS VANSTRATEN HORTONVILLE, WI
9: 01 TROY JEROVETS GREEN BAY, WI
10: 76 MIKE WIETOR GREEN BAY, WI
11: 31 SCOTT KARCZ ,
12: 33 BRANDON CZARAPATA PULASKI, WI
13: 30Z CORY LEMIRANDE GILLETT, WI
14: 20 GREG GUTT BOWLER, WI
15: 21 LUKE ROFFER ALGOMA, WI
16: 6 RICK MAHLBERG DENMARK, WI
17: 4 BRETT WENZEL TWO RIVERS, WI
18: 12 LARRY INGEBRETSEN LUXEMBURG, WI

HOBBY STOCK:
Heat 1:
1: 77 ERIC WETENKAMP MANITOWOC, WI
2: 15 PHILIP REICHWALDT MANITOWOC, WI
3: 26 KEN NELSON ,
4: 20 JASON ARENZ KIEL, WI

A Main:
1: 77 ERIC WETENKAMP MANITOWOC, WI
2: 15 PHILIP REICHWALDT MANITOWOC, WI
3: 20 JASON ARENZ KIEL, WI
4: 26 KEN NELSON ,