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(Francis Creek, WI)- The point season is officially in the books at 141 Speedway. Champions were crowned in six divisions.

Champions included: Johnny Whitman(IMCA Modifieds) Rod Snellenberger(IMCA Stockcars) Brandon Long(IMCA Sportmods) Shawn Haydon(Street Stocks) Kevin Naidl(Grand Nationals) and Matt Brehmer(4 Cylinders.)

Dave Zeitler opened as the early race leader in the IMCA Modifieds. Zeitler would lead until a caution on lap seven. Jay Matthias would move into the lead on the restart and bolt away from the field. Matthias led through a few mid-race cautions and dominated the field in taking home the win. Zeitler would finish second ahead of Brad Lautenbach. Josh Long did all he could to close the gap by finishing fourth by fell short in the standings. He still took home rookie of the year honors. Kyle Kudick finished fifth.

Johnny Whitman was crowned the IMCA Modified Champion for the first time in his career.

Jesse Colwell grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag and lead until the first caution in the IMCA Stockcar Main. He came under pressure from Troy Muench on the restart as Muench worked inside of the leader. Muench grabbed the point on lap five and lead until lap seventeen. Bret Koehler and John Heinz marched to the front after starting in the sixth row. Koehler made the race winning move on lap seventeen with a pass down low. Koehler went onto win his first feature of the season in front of Muench and Heinz. Colwell finished fourth with Tim Czarneski fifth.

Rod Snellenberger is the owner of the IMCA Stockcar crown in 2014.

Brandon Long had to win the IMCA Sportmod Feature and hope for the best as he trailed point leader Brian Bruechert by six points coming into the feature. Bruechert started deep in the field after problems in his heat race. Long started tenth and drove to the front quickly. Long took the lead from Hunter Parsons on lap eleven and sweated out the unknowing over the last ten laps. Bruechert fought to get as far up in the pack as he could but fell short. Long won the Feature and his first Track title in the process. Kevin Bethke, Race Van Pay, Mike Dauphinais and Parsons were in the top five.

Kraig Koehler jumped into a car he just bought; liked it and decided to win the Street Stock Feature on championship night. Koehler started on the front row and moved like a former champ in front of the field. Shawn Haydon had to protect a four point edge in the standings to win the title. He came charging to the front with intentions of winning both the feature and title. Haydon did everything he could to win the battle but came up short with Koehler staying consistent through lapped traffic late. Haydon lost the battle but won the war by finishing second. Josh McDonald ran third right behind the duo. Andy Fuhrmann and Paul Diefenthaler rounded out the top five.

Haydon earned his first career 141 Street Stock title. This was the second title of his career as he also has a Oshkosh Speedzone title.

Dan Schumacher was in search of his third Grand National Feature win of the season but the eventual champion Kevin Naidl had different plans. Schumacher grabbed the lead from Tim Doehling on lap seven and lead until Naidl grabbed the lead on lap ten. Dave Gauger joined the fun up front but got into the leader bringing out a caution. Naidl got the lead back and never relinquished it and picked up the win. Schumacher finished second. Kodiak Wirtz finished third after restarting eighteenth after an early caution. Doehling finished fourth with Tim Thompson fifth.

Kevin Naidl just had to take the green flag in his heat race to win his second straight Grand National track title.

Brandon Kaye used the top side of the track to grab the lead en route to his first 4 Cylinder win of the season. Shaun Bangart, Scott Johnson, Alex Seidl and Tony Fletcher trailed at the checkered flag.

Matt Brehmer had to go to a back up car after mechanical woes took place in his heat race. Brehmer took the green flag in the feature event and picked up his first career 4 Cylinder track championship.

Next Sunday Night, August 31st, The IRA Sprint Cars invade 141 Speedway. The Grand Nationals will race for a $500 pay day. The Legend cars and Street Stocks will also be in action with hot laps starting at 6 p.m.

Go to www.141speedway.com for all the track information.

IMCA Modified Feature- 1. Jay Matthias 2. Dave Zeitler 3. Brad Lautenbach 4. Josh Long 5. Kyle Kudick

Heats- #1 1. Jeremy Jacobs 2. Long
#2 1. Kudick 2. Johnny Whitman
#3 1. Randy Markwardt 2. Lautenbach

IMCA Stockcar Feature- 1. Bret Koehler 2. Troy Muench 3. John Heinz 4. Jesse Colwell 5. Tim Czarneski

Heats- #1 1. Colwell 2. Heinz
#2 1. Larry Karcz 2. Koehler
#3 1. Muench 2. Snellenberger

IMCA Sportmod Feature- 1. Brandon Long 2. Kevin Bethke 3. Race Van Pay 4. Mike Dauphinais 5. Hunter Parsons

Heats- #1 1. Van Pay 2. Phil Mott
#2 1. Shawn Umentum 2. Bethke

Street Stock Feature- 1. Kraig Koehler 2. Shawn Haydon 3. Josh McDonald 4. Andy Fuhrmann 5. Paul Diefenthaler

Heats- #1 1. Ray Fuller 2. Haydon
#2 1. Tim Mueller 2. Matt Reinke
#3 1. McDonald 2. Diefenthaler

Grand National Feature- 1. Kevin Naidl 2. Dan Schumacher 3. Kodiak Wirtz 4. Tim Doehling 5. Tim Thompson

Heats- #1 1. Doehling 2. Shawn Schmitt
#2 1. Brandon Frank 2. Dave Gauger

4 Cylinder Feature- 1. Brandon Kaye 2. Shaun Bangart 3. Scott Johnson 4. Alex Seidl 5. Tony Fletcher

Heats- #1 1. Johnson 2. Brandon Goeser
#2 1. Bangart 2. Matt Brehmer

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