HAGARS BONUS NIGHT spotlights this edition of EWSC Racing at the Manitowoc Expo with Schumacher, Buhler, Berth, Danny Schlafer, and Liegeois Jr. picking up $$$.

Friday, June 6th 2014, Manitowoc WI. – Beautiful weather and a fast track greeted racers and fans as they rolled into the grounds. Another chance at extra cash for the feature winners was on tap as Hagar met them in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Victory Lane for a roll of the dice for instant cash.

GRAND NATIONALS
The Grand National feature was paced by 98n Kevin Naidl (Cato) and 66 Travis Moehring (Sheboygan) with Naidl grabbing the early lead. On the second lap caution came out as 7 Brian Gilles got loose and spun low in Turn 2, collecting 74 Chad Ninmer (Cleveland) and 8x Brad Juckem (Chilton). Ninmer, 7s Tim Simon (Fon du Lac), and Gilles headed to the pits on the hook, while Juckem was able to rejoin the field. Naidl led 8j Matt Jackson (Sheboygan), 93s Dan Schumacher (Milwaukee) and Moehring back to green. Schumacher got the jump on Naidl and Jackson and stormed into the lead while 21 Kevin Lubach (Plymouth) moved in to tussle with them. Jackson ran down Schumacher for the lead on Lap 7 while Naidl, Lubach, and 37 Ryan Minster (Sheboygan) were mixing it up for 3rd and on Lap 8 another caution flew as the three of them tangled low in Turn 4. Naidl was finished for the night, while Minster returned missing most of his rear body panels. Jackson brought Schumacher, Simon, Juckem, and 8 Glenn Blanke (Sheboygan Falls) back to green with Lubach tearing through the field trying to get back to the front. Jackson wobbled and slowed on Lap 12 and headed to the pits, giving the lead back to Schumacher. The final caution flew a lap later as Simon lost power on the front stretch and the field scrambled to avoid him, with the car coming to a stop just inside Turn 2. Schumacher led Juckem, 81n Zach Axlen (Sheboygan), Lubach, Blanke, and Minster to the line for the final run to checkers. Lubach and Axlen made short work of Juckem, dropping him back to 4th to battle with Minster. Schumacher cruised to the win, with Lubach, Axlen, Juckem, and Minster rounding out the top 5. Axlen passed 9 cars in taking home Hard Charger honors.

HEAT 1 – 1, Kevin Lubach. 2, Tim Simon. 3, Matt Jackson. 4, Glen Blanke. 5, Travis Moehring. 6, Chad Ninmer. 7, Justin Green. (DNS).
HEAT 2 – 1, Brian Gilles. 2, Ryan Minster. 3, Brad Juckem. 4, Daniel Schumacher. 5, Kevin Naidl. 6, Brian Gerber. 7, Zach Axlen.
A FEATURE – 1, Daniel Schumacher. 2, Kevin Lubach. 3, Zach Axlen. 4, Brad Juckem. 5, Ryan Minster. 6, Glen Blanke. 7, Travis Moehring. 8, Tim Simon. 9, Matt Jackson. 10, Kevin Naidl. 11, Justin Green. 12, Brian Gilles. 13, Chad Ninmer. 14, Brian Gerber (DNS).

BAILEIGH INDUSTRIAL LATE MODELS
The Baileigh Industrial Late Model Feature rolled out with heavy hitters spaced throughout the field. The current points leader 74m Mitch McGrath starting 17th after having problems in his heat. The d7 of Jim Letizia (Milwaukee) and rookie contender 19 Eric Van Iten (Green Bay) set the front row, with 15s Rick Scheffler (Waukesha) and 7b Tim Buhler (Glenbuelah) in row 2. Letizia led the first lap with Scheffler, Van Iten, and 3 Brett Swedberg (Shawano) hounding him hard. Scheffler held the lead on Lap 2, and Van Iten was on the point putting Lap 3 in the books. Last weeks feature winner 79 Jim Schmidt (Cleveland), starting 11th by rule, and McGrath worked traffic hard and by lap 5 Schmidt was up to 8th and McGrath 11th while Scheffler was on the point again. At the midway mark, it was still Scheffler on point, being chased by Buhler, Van Iten, and Swedberg, while a battle was going on mid pack between Schmidt, McGrath, 70 Todd Jensema (Sheboygan Falls), 97 Justin Schmidt (Cleveland), 98 Tom Naeyaert (Shawano) and 18 Nick Cochart (Casco). With 5 laps remaining Scheffler was out front, but Buhler was reeling him in while Van Iten, Justin and Jim Schmidt rounded out the top 5 as the only caution of the event flew for 38s Scott Haugstad hitting the guardrail coming out of Turn 2 and bringing the field back together. On the restart McGrath was penalized 2 positions for hitting multiple corner markers earlier in the race, so the lineup for the last 5 lap dash showed Scheffler, Buhler, Van Iten, Justin, Jim, Swedberg, McGrath, and Jensema. Buhler grabbed the lead on Lap 22 sliding around Scheffler on the high side and rolled on to the win. Scheffler, Van Iten, Swedberg, Jim Schmidt, Jensema, McGrath, Naeyaert, Justin Schmidt and Cochart rounded out top 10. McGrath took home Hard Charger honors passing 10 cars.

Heat 1 – 1, Todd Jensema. 2, Brett Swedberg. 3, Rick Scheffler. 4, Dave Thomas. 5, Ron Stroika. 6, Tim Carman. 7, Wyatt Block.
Heat 2 – 1, Tom Naeyaert. 2, Justin Schmidt. 3, Eric Van Iten. 4, Nick Cochart. 5, Jim Juneau. 6, Eric Michaels.
HEAT 3 – 1, Jim Schmidt. 2, Tim Buhler. 3, James Letizia. 4, Tony Peterson. 5, Scott Haugstad. 6, Mitch McGrath.
Feature – 1, Tim Buhler. 2, Rick Scheffler. 3, Eric Van Iten. 4, Brett Swedberg. 5, Jim Schmidt. 6, Todd Jensema. 7, Mitch McGrath. 8, Tom Naeyaert. 9, Justin Schmidt. 10, Nick Cochart. 11, James Letizia. 12, Ron Stroika. 13, Eric Michaels. 14, Dave Thomas. 15, Jim Juneau. 16, Tim Carman. 17, Tony Peterson. 18, Scott Haugstad. 19, Wyatt Block.

DEFAUT AUTO SPORTMODS
The Defaut Auto Sportmods were led to the start of their feature by 77 Bill Edler (Howards Grove) and 2k Rick Kretschmann (Sheboygan Falls) with Kretschmann able to grab the first lap lead. Edler took the lead on Lap 2, while 53b Brian Reif (Mishicot) was able to pass 55p Mike Plate (Valders) for 3rd. Reif passed Edler for the lead on Lap 4, with 22b Brandon Berth (Cascade) sliding into 3rd behind plate from his 10th position on the grid. On Lap 5 25 Travis Arenz (Sheboygan) brought out the caution after spinning in Turn 3, putting him to the rear on the restart. Reif brought the field back to green with Plate, Berth, 20 Cody Schroeder (Manitowoc), and 63b Jesse Brey (Two Rivers) in the top 5. Berth quickly got around Reif and stretched the lead quickly, while Brey made his way around Plate. Rolling through the midway mark, it was Berth, Reif, Schroder, Brey, Plate, Arenz and Kretschmann. On Lap 11 Schroeder moved into 2nd and started chasing down Berth while Brey battled Reif. Berth ran to checkers for his first win of the year, with Schroeder, Brey, Reif, Arenz, and Plate rounding out the top 6. Berth also picked up Hard Charger passing 9 in the race.

Heat 1 – 1, Bradley Ruh. 2, Travis Arenz. 3, Brian Reif. 4, Rick Kretschmann. 5, Rick Otte. 6, Cody Eickberg. 7, Cole Fenske.
Heat 2 – 1, Jesse Brey. 2, Cody Schroeder. 3, Michael Plate. 4, Bill Edler. 5, Brandon Berth. 6, Ethan Vandermause.
Feature – 1, Brandon Berth. 2, Cody Schroeder. 3, Jesse Brey. 4, Brian Reif. 5, Travis Arenz. 6, Michael Plate. 7, Cody Eickberg. 8, Bill Edler. 9, Rick Kretschmann. 10, Rick Otte. 11, Bradley Ruh. 12, Ethan Vandermause (DNS). 13, Cole Fenske (DNS).

PROFESSIONAL PLATING INC. 360 SPRINTCARS
The Professional Plating 360’s pushed out onto the track for their feature with rookie 7y Mitchell Yurmanovich (Cascade) and 19 Scott Sippel (Elkhart Lake) on the front row, while 4 Paul Pokorski (West Bend) and 15m Justin Miller (Plymouth) made up row 2. Current points leader 99 Kyle Marten (Sheboygan Falls) started deep in 9th on the grid. Pokorski shot forward from inside 2nd row to hold the first lap lead, but Scott Sippel would wrestle the lead away by Lap 2. Marten moved into the top 4 on Lap 3, challenging 39s Randy Sippel (Elkhart Lake) and 25 Danny Schlafer (Sussex). Marten, Sippel, D. Schlafer and Miller put on a great show throughout the middle portion of the event, pulling slide jobs and great passes on each other. At the halfway point it was Scott Sippel holding off Pokorski, Danny, Randy Sippel, and Marten. Lap 16 produced the only caution of the race as Marten contacted the guardrail, and spun around slapping the pit entrace rail, requiring a tow truck ride to the pits. Sippel led Pokorski, Schlafer, and Randy Sippel back to speed, with Schlafer taking advantage of the field closing up tight to get around Scott Sippel for the lead while 21h Tim Haddy (Waupan) also used this opportunity to push into the top 5 around Miller. Danny would hold of the field for the win, with Scott Sippel, Pokorski, Haddy, Randy Sippel, and Miller rounding out the top 6. Haddy earned hard charger picking up 7 positions.

Heat 1 – 1, Scott Conger. 2, Randy Sippel. 3, Al Schlafer. 4, Paul Pokorski. 5, Scott Sippel. 6, Kevin Seidler.
Heat 2 – 1, Kyle Marten. 2, Danny Schlafer. 3, Justin Miller. 4, Tim Haddy. 5, Mitchell Yurmanovich. 6, Spyder Akright.
Feature – 1, Danny Schlafer. 2, Scott Sippel. 3, Paul Pokorski. 4, Tim Haddy. 5, Randy Sippel. 6, Justin Miller. 7, Al Schlafer. 8, Scott Conger. 9, Mitchell Yurmanovich. 10, Spyder Akright. 11, Kevin Seidler. 12, Kyle Marten.

SPORT 4’S
With 8 Mike Meier (Chilton) having to scratch off the pole of the Sport 4 feature, 43 Team Brendel (Sheboygan Falls) and 55 Brian Chiminatti (Manitowoc) brought the group to line. The 76 Mike Montie (Abrams) grabbed the lead while 22jr Ralph Liegeois Jr. (Oconto) hurtled through the field to 2nd place. The two front runners started to pull away while 07m Ben Meyerhofer (Menasha), 3g Branden Goeser (Chilton), and 27 Jessica Liegeois (Oconto) had their own battle for 3rd going on. On Lap 9 the 3 Justin Erickson (Plymouth) retired to the pits with mechanical issues, while Liegeois still had the field covered and cruised to the win. He also picked up the hard charger passing 8 cars.

Heat 1 – 1, Ralph Liegeois Jr. 2, Mike Montie. 3, Ben Meyerhofer. 4, Branden Goeser. 5, Justin Erickson. 6, Jonathan Otte. 7, Jessica Liegeois. 8, Brian Chiminatti. 9, Jeff/Scott Brendel. 10, Mike Meier.
Feature – 1, Ralph Liegeois Jr. 2, Mike Montie. 3, Ben Meyerhofer. 4, Jessica Liegeois. 5, Branden Goeser. 6, Jonathan Otte. 7, Brian Chiminatti. 8, Jeff/Scott Brendel. 9, Justin Erickson. 10, Mike Meier (DNS).

Hagar’s Half Pounder Cookie Bonus Night. $1500 in total was available to win, Each feature winner had the chance to roll a die for a maximum of $300 per division. Tickets were made for ALL cars that registered for the money not won by each feature winner (wild card).
Grand National – Daniel Schumacher #93 – $100
Sportmod – Brandon Berth #22b – $150
Sprint – Danny Schlafer #25 – $100
Late Model – Tim Buhler #7b – $200
Sport Four – Ralph Liegeois, Jr. #22jr – $150
Wild Card – Brad Ruh #84 sportmod – $800

Join us Friday, June 13th for a full slate of Grand Nationals, Professional Plating Inc. 360 Sprints, Baileigh Industrial Late Models, Defaut Auto Sportmods, and Sport 4’s

Comments

comments