Rex Rossier tops CARQUEST Inviatational at Marshfield!

September 12, 1998; Marshfield, WI: - It was an exciting night of racing here at Marshfield Super Speedway for the CarQuest Invitational. With 90 cars on hand it was close competition for the top spots. Gary Back was the top qualifier in the CWRA Late Models, Gary Wosick toped the CWSSA Super Stock qualifying, Charlie Menard was fastest in the Great North Legends and Marv Flick topped Pure Stock qualifying.

1998 - Marshfield Speedway CarQuest Inviatational Winner - #21 Rex Rossier
	Rex Rossier scored his third CWRA Late Model victory of the season at Marshfield Speedway in the annual CarQuest Invitational. To win the event Rossier had to fend off the challenges of recently crowned track champion Jeff Weinfurter to take home the checkered flag. All the tops stars of Marshfield Speedway and area race tracks will return October 3rd for the NEW Fall Shootout!

Twenty-three cars started the CWRA Late Model feature race. It was a big battle for positions as Brian Seubert held the lead for the first five laps but was not able to hold off Rex Rossier. At the halfway point, Rossier led, Seubert was second while newly crowned track champion Jeff Weinfurter, Keith Witt and Monte Gress followed in the top five spots.

Donnie Woller made a rare appearance this season at Marshfield payoff when he came home first in his heat race for the CWRA Late Models. Woller also went on to finish a solid fifth in the feature race.

On lap 14, Weinfurter and Witt got by Seubert to take the second and third spots behind Rossier and leaving Seubert to deal with Gress. Jeremy Lepak moved into the top five on lap 22 and he then passed Gress to claim fourth, as Donnie Woller advanced into fifth dropping Gress out of the top five.

Rossier would go on to take the checkered ahead of Weinfurter, Witt was third, Lepak fourth and Woller finished in fifth.


Super Stock action at Marshfield! In the left photo, Allan Sansky is all smiles after taking the win in the Feature event, while in the right photo Keith Bohmsach (#24x) made his way to the winners circle after taking a heat race win.

Polesitter, Jim Marquard led the first seven laps of the CWSSA Super Stock division until Allan Sansky passed him for the top spot. Scott Hamel and Andy Simonis lined up behind Sansky but they were not able to take the top spot. Meanwhile, Gary Wosick who set fast time made his way up from the back of the pack. When the checkered flag fell however Sansky would pick up the win with Wosick second, Simonis third, Cale Laessig fourth and Hamel fifth.

Dean Fisher made his first visit to the winners circle after a feature race, when he took top honors in the Great North Legends event. Fisher got by early race leader Tony Robertson and then held off his rivals to pick up the win.

In the Legend feature, Tony Robertson had the lead but then Dean Fisher took hold of the position and never let go. Robertson held second until Andy Burgess grabbed the spot on lap 17 and he was followed by Dwayne Vetrone who motored past Robertson into third. Fast Timer Charlie Menard was making his path to the top spot motoring through traffic. Before the finish Vetrone passed Burgess but at the stripe Fischer won, followed by Vetrone, Menard, Burgess and Pat Hinner.


In the pure stock division, track champion Brian Stroik (#7 - left photo), won the dash race preventing a sweep by Mark Flick. Flick (#9 - right photo ) won all the other races including his heat and the feature in addition to setting fast time making it a good evening. Flick finished in the runner-up spot point standings.

Kevin Fisher held the lead for two laps in the Pure Stock feature until Brian Stroik got the top spot. Stroik then lost the lead to Marv Flick on lap six. Anney T. made her first appearance of the year here at Marshfield Speedway and ran in third most of the race. At the finish it was Flick, Stroik, Anney T., Curt Blenker and Fisher.

This evening's Target Bike Winner was Steve Mueller of Little Chute, and last but not least was the winner of the 1998 Dodge Dakota Pace Truck who was Mark Schoone of Tomahawk.

There is one more race on the 1998 schedule which is the newly added event at the raceway. It's the CWRA Fall Shootout to be held on October 2nd and 3rd. With five classes of racing and open rules to attract more cars there will be lots of action at the raceway.

Racing will include Late Models, Super Stocks, Legends, Pure Stocks and Cruisers. There will be twin 50 lap features in the Late Model class. Friday night is practice from 5:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and there is FREE grandstand admission. On Saturday time trials will begin at 4:00 P.M. with racing action starting at 5:30 P.M. This is a must see event to wrap up out 1998 season, be there to watch it happen!

Marshfield Speedway is a half-mile asphalt oval, located just three miles west of Marshfield, WI on county trunk H, just west of town! See you there!

CWRA Late Model Division

25 Lap Feature Event	Time Trials
1. #21 Rex Rossier	1. #26 Gary Back	18.804 Secs.
2. # 3 Jeff Weinfurter	2. # 3 Jeff Weinfurter	18.887 Secs.
3. #67 Keith Witt	3. #98 Brian Back	18.905 Secs.
4. #40 Jeremy Lepak	4. #28 Wayne Cottrell	18.960 Secs.
5. # 4 Donnie Woller	5. #67 Keith Witt	18.975 Secs.
6. #107.5 Monte Gress
7. #31 Bobby Turzinski
8. #18 Mike Brahmstedt
9. # 2 Robert Kubisiak
10. #76 Jason Weinkauf

First Heat: 1.) John Dunbar; 2.) Bobby Stolze Jr.; 3.) Dan Friske
Second Heat: 1.) Woller; 2.) Gress; 3.) Kubisiak
Third 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Lepak; 2.) Turzinski; 3.) Witt
Dash: 1.) Witt; 2.) B. Back; 3.) G. Back

CWSSA Super Stock Division

20 Lap Feature Event	Time Trials
1. # 3 Allan Sansky	1. #61 Gary Wosick	20.788 Secs.
2. #61 Gary Wosick	2. #01 Cale Laessig	20.918 Secs.
3. #91 Andy Simonis	3. #91 Andy Simonis	21.002 Secs.
4. #01 Cale Laessig	4. # 3 Allan Sansky	21.008 Secs.
5. #78 Scott Hamel	5. #24 Keith Bohmsach	21.123 Secs.
6. #24 Keith Bohmsach
7. #409 David Pagels
8. #99 Johnny Bell

First Heat: 1.) Hamel; 2.) Bell; 3.) Jim Marquard
Second Heat: 1.) Bohmsach; 2.) Pagels; 3.) Simonis
Dash: 1.) Simonis; 2.) Bohmsach; 3.) Wosick

Great North Legend Cars

20 Lap Feature Event	Time Trials
1. #55 Dean Fisher	1. #27 Charlie Menard	21.583 Secs.
2. # 9 Dwayne Vetrone	2. #28 Ben Pettis	21.586 Secs.
3. #27 Charlie Menard	3. #22x Andy Burgess	21.669 Secs.
4. #22x Andy Burgess	4. #29 Paul Noskowiak	21.671 Secs.
5. #33 Pat Hinner	5. # 7 Scott Brandt	21.775 Secs.
6. #29 Paul Noskowiak
7. #28 Ben Pettis
8. #41 Adam Allpress

First Heat: 1.) Paul Menard; 2.) Dan Dye; 3.) Russ Weiler
Second Heat: 1.) Tony Robertson; 2.) Fisher; 3.) Phil Bickley
Third 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Burgess; 2.) C. Menard; 3.) Vetrone
Dash: 1.) Burgess; 2.) C. Menard; 3.) Noskowiak

12 Lap Feature: 1.) Marv Flick; 2.) Brian Stroik; 3.) Anney Turzinski; 4.) Curt Blenker; 5.) Kevin Fisher
Heat: 1.) Flick; 2.) Blenker; 3.) Stroik
Dash: 1.) Stroik; 2.) Flick; 3.) Blenker
Qualifying: 1.) # 9 Marv Flick, Steven Point,.........22.718 Seconds