Back Best in CARQUEST Inviatational at Marshfield!

September 11, 1999; Marshfield, WI: -  Despite the cool weather, a large crowd was on hand for the 1999 Dodge Dakota Pace Truck Giveaway. The lucky winner was Sherry Frazier from Merrill.

Setting fast time for the night was Brian Back in the CWRA Late Models, Cale Laessig in the Super Stocks and Doug Becker in the 1-Man Cruisers.

91099a.jpg (18947 bytes) Gary Back (#26) topped the CARQUEST Invitational event at Marshfield Super Speedway.  Back took the lead from Wayne Breitenfeldt and went on to score the victory.  For Back it was his fifth CWRA Late Model feature win of the season on the half-mile paved oval.

In the CWRA Late Model feature, Wayne Breitenfeldt took the lead with John Frazier running second. A caution on the first lap sent Baird Reffner, running fourth, to the back of the pack. On lap three, Dean LaPointe passed Frazier for second, but Frazier came back the next lap to re-claim his position. Rory Melbinger passed Frazier on lap six.

Gary Back was making his way through the field and grabbed second from Melbinger on lap 16. Lap 17, Back took the lead, Breitenfeldt fell into second and Melbinger third. Back won, Breitenfeldt second, Melbinger third, Mark Eswein fourth and Mark Mackesy fifth.

Judd Brandl (#27) may have finished in the second spot in CWSSA Super Stock points at Marshfield this season but he's been the most frequent visitor to victory lane after feature action. 91099b.jpg (18451 bytes)

Newcomer Dale Louze, led the first two laps of the Super Stock feature. Scott Hamel then took over the lead. Merle Weinfurter was moving up and grabbed the lead on lap six. Greg Back made his way from a tenth place start into the lead on lap ten. Judd Brandl who started last stole the lead from Back on lap 12. Lap 22, Merle Weinfurter, 11th place starter Cale Laessig and Shawn Stelzer were racing three wide for the third place spot. When it came to the checkered, Laessig beat the other two out. Brandl won, Back second, Laessig third, Stelzer fourth and Weinfurter fifth.

91099c.jpg (16315 bytes) First career feature win!  The Legend cars made a surprise appearance at Marshfield this evening and Dave Keays (#2x) scored his first career feature victory.

The Legends made unexpected appearance tonight. Russ Weiler won the heat race and Dave Keays won the feature. Darrell Paschel led the first three laps of the 1-Man Cruiser feature. Ric Anderson then took over until points champion, Doug Becker passed him for the lead on lap seven. Becker won, Don Tieman Jr. second, Anderson third, Detwiler fourth and Kevin Dupee fifth.

The team of Rod Feltz and Fran Esser won the 2-Man Cruiser race. Chris Sternweis and Chuck Green second, and Paul Hasenohrl and Scott Strigel third.

The next week an Enduro Race will be held, presented by the Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series.  Also on hand will be the Cruiser events

Marshfield Super Speedway is a half-mile paved oval, located three miles west of Marshfield, WI on county hwy H. 

Race Results
CWRA Late Model Division

25 Lap Feature Event Time Trials
1. #26 Gary Back

1. #61 Brian Back

 18.260 Seconds
2. #14 Wayne Breitenfeldt 2. #71 Mark Eswein    18.260 Seconds
3. #88 Rory Melbinger 3. #28 Wayne Cottrell   18.398 Seconds
4. #71 Mark Eswein 4. #67 Keith Witt 18.412 Seconds
5. #12 Mark Mackesy 5. #88 Baird Reffner 18.426 Seconds
6. #77 Todd Stapleman
7. #61 Brian Back
8. #15 Dean LaPointe
9. #88 Baird Reffner
10. #67 Keith Witt

First Heat: 1.) John Frazier; 2.) Breitenfeldt; 3.) Stapleman
Second Heat: 1.) Eswein; 2.) G. Back; 3.) Witt

CWSSA Super Stock Division

25 Lap Feature Event Time Trials
1. #27 Judd Brandl

1. #01 Cale Laessig

20.366 Seconds
2. #62 Greg Back 2. #27 Judd Brandl 20.382 Seconds
3. #01 Cale Laessig 3. #62 Greg Back 20.436 Seconds
4. #40 Shawn Stelzer 4. #40 Shawn Stelzer 20.584 Seconds
5. #24 Merle Weinfurter 5. #24 Merle Weinfurter  20.699 Seconds
6. #85 Jim Syvrud
7. # 9 Dale Louze
8. #78 Scott Hamel
9. # 4 Larry Bruansky
10. #65 Tim Syvrud

First Heat: 1.) Scott Hamel; 2.) Louze; 3.) Braunsky
Second Heat: 1.) Brandl; 2.) Stelzer; 3.) Laessig
Dash: 1.) Brandl; 2.) Laessig; 3.) Weinfurter

1-Man Cruiser

15 Lap Feature Event Time Trials
1. #77 Doug Becker

1. #77 Doug Becker

23.980 Seconds
2. #99 Donald Tieman Jr. 2. #11 Duwayne Davis    24.345 Seconds
3. #12 Ric Anderson 3. #99 Donald Tieman Jr.   24.848 Seconds
4. #472 Robert Detwiler 4. # 7 Chad Simone 24.993 Seconds
5. #13 Kevin Dupee
6. #18 Mike Fitzgerald
7. #70 Adam Zwaschka
8. #35 Darrell Paschel

First Heat: 1.) Anderson; 2.) Mike Fitzgerald; 3.) Zwachka
Second Heat: 1.) Tieman Jr.; 2.) Dupee; 3.) Becker

2-Man Cruisers

Feature: 1.) Fran Esser & Rodney Feltz; 2.) Chuck Green & Chris Sternweis; 3.) Paul Hasenhorl & Scott Strigel; 4.) John Kampert Sr & John Kampert Jr.; 5.) Todd Neiter & Mike Gwidt; 6.) Chad Scholl & Brian Jensen