MIKE MULLEN FLIES TO OUTAGAMIE LATE MODEL WIN

(Seymour, Wisconsin) July 19 – Hometown driver Mike Mullen led wire-to-wire en route to winning the late model feature at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour Friday.

Mullen sprinted into the pole position from the drop of the green of the 20 lap feature, outracing fellow front row starter Troy Springborn at the start. Mullen quickly checked out and was able to skillfully weave his way through lapped traffic for the balance of the contest. Waukesha’s Taylor Scheffler stormed through the pack from his seventh starting spot to finish ^{2nd. Rounding}out the top five finishers were Brett Swedberg, Nick Anvelink and Justin Ritchie finishing third through fifth, respectively.

Kewaunee’s Greg Gretz parlayed his outside front row starting spot into an IMCA modified feature win.

For a good portion of the contest it was a true battle of ’24’s’ as Gretz squared off with hometown driver Jayden Schmidt for the lead. Both drivers sport number 24 on their cars. On the final circuit Suamico’s Johnny Whitman squeezed past Schmidt to snag second place at the checkers. Schmidt settled for third, followed by a pair of Seymour racers Konnor Wilinski and Brian Mullen who finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Appleton’s Cory Kemkes whisked past early race leader Owen Wilcox on a lap three restart of the 20 lap IMCA northern sportmod feature. Hortonville’s Jordan Jahnke, who started the contest in row five, began threading his way through the field as the contest wore on. Jahnke blasted past Kemkes and fought off Ryan Schmidt in the closing laps to hang on for the victory. Schmidt and Kemkes crossed the line second and third, respectively. 

Dylan Schmidt and Jake Carpenter rounded out the top five finishers taking fourth and fifth, respectively.

Two Rivers’ Brett Wenzel slipped past Tim Van De Hei for the lead on lap five of the 20 lap IMCA stock car feature. During the second half of the contest Rod Snellenberger, who started twelfth, picked off cars one by one and caught up with Wenzel by lap 17. The duo traded the lead in the final circuits and when the pair crossed the finish line in a photo finish, Wenzel’s margin of victory was a mere .012 seconds.

Snellenberger, the current point leader, settled for second place followed by Van De Hei, Josh Mroczkowski and Kegan Van Ooyen.

Hortonville’s Trey Van Straten marched from his 9^thstarting position and into the lead. The second-generation driver never surrendered the top spot and went on to capture the caution free Unified Dirt street stock feature. Trailing Van Straten at the checkers were Paul Diefenthaler, Malachi Bierman, Devin Yaeger and Michael Czarapata.

Kaukauna’s Thomas Schulte emerged triumphant in the 21 car IMCA sport compact field by winning the feature.

Action resumes next Friday, July 26. Action begins at 6:30 p.m. You can check outagamiespeedway.com for additional information. 

RACE SUMMARY

LATE MODELS

Feature – Mike Mullen, Seymour; Taylor Scheffler, Waukesha; Brett Swedberg, Shawano; Nick Anvelink, Bonduel; Justin Ritchie, New London; Lukas Postl, Shawano; Justin Schmidt, Cleveland; Jim Schmidt, Cleveland; Kurt Moeller, Kaukauna; Kyle Frederick, Oconto Falls; Chris Engels, Green Bay; Paul Niznik, Medford; Kevin Baldry, Omro; Ron Berna, Abrams; Troy Springborn, Shawano; Paul Parker, Kaukauna; Tom Naeyaert, Shawano; Jayden Schmidt, Seymour; Justin Green, Sheboygan Falls

Heats 1) Anvelink; Postl 2) Mike Mullen; Berna

IMCA MODIFIEDS

Feature – Greg Gretz, Kewaunee; Johnny Whitman, Suamico; Jayden Schmidt, Seymour; Konnor Wilinski, Seymour; Brian Mullen, Seymour; Jason Czarapata, Pulaski; Daniel Wilcox, Oconto Falls; Jesse Cullen, Chilton; Mike Carter, Greenleaf; Jeff Bodendorfer, Waterford; Gary Janke, Bear Creek; Derek Janke, Symco; John Schultz, Appleton; Matt Klenz, West Bend; Wyatt Block, Tigerton; Marcus Yarie, Wausau; Tanner Janke, New London; Rob Charapata, Green Bay; Jason Ebert, Clintonville; Russ Reinwald, Beaver Dam

B MAIN – Bodendorfer; Ebert; Yarie; Klenz; Carter 

HEATS 1) Charapata; Greg Gretz 2) Cullen; Dan Wilcox 3) Gary Janke; Jayden Schmidt

IMCA STOCK CARS

Feature – Brett Wenzel, Two Rivers; Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; Tim Van De Hei, Suamico; Josh Mroczkowski, Krakow; Kegan Van Ooyen, Freedom; Eric Arneson, Oconto Falls; Jesse Krahn, Beaver Dam; Zach Spangenberg, Manitowoc; Austin Jansen, Green Bay; Jerry Wilinski, Seymour; Kayden Young, Weyauwega; Kenny Harju, De Pere; Kyle Stedjee, Shiocton; Aiden Gretz, Kewaunee; Will Hoefs, Shawano; Beau Oskey, Shiocton; Patrick Farley Jr, Green Bay; Ericka Van Ooyen, Freedom; Darren Otto, Green Bay; Brian Nowinski, Abrams; Ryan Lujeck, Oshkosh

Heats 1) Arneson; Lujeck 2) Nowinski; Snellenberger 3) Krahn; Jerry Wilinski

IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMODS

Feature – Jordan Jahnke, Hortonville; Ryan Schmidt, Hortonville; Cory Kemkes, Appleton; Dylan Schmidt, Hortonville; Jake Carpenter, Green Bay; Max Oreskovich, Clintonville; Chris Kuchta, Combined Locks; Jared Spaulding, Greenville; Bernie Miller, Hatley; Jerry Duggan, Reifs Mills; Jordan Klemmer, Oshkosh; Michael Springborn, Shawano; Owen Wilcox, Oconto Falls; Josh Fleischmann, Iron River, MI; Eric Craine, Allenton; David McCutcheon, Green Bay;Shaun Olson, Escanaba, MI; Trace Yaeger, Shawano; Cole Slezewski, Pulaski; Brian Hass, Neenah; Nolan Theissen, Kaukauna; Jordan Endries, Kaukauna

Heats 1) Ryan Schmidt; Jahnke 2) Kemkes; Carpenter 3) 

UNIFIED STREET STOCKS

Feature – Trey Van Straten, Hortonville; Paul Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Malachi Bierman, Appleton; Devin Yaeger, Menasha; Michael Czarapata, Pulaski; Brooke Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Beau Schroeder, Pulaski; Ben Schulte, Kaukauna; Jason Piron, Escanaba, MI; Tyler Nettekoven, Appleton; Mitch Meyerhofer, Sherwood; Cole Warner, Appleton; Ford Malvitz, Sturgeon Bay; Todd Berzowski, Pulaski; Kaylee Greenwood, Suamico; Travis Stratton, Oshkosh; Nick Berzowski, Pulaski; Kyle Finke, Dorchester; Carter Besaw, Omro; Eric Farah, Luxemburg; Eli Kaye, Brussels

Heats 1) Brooke Diefenthaler; Malachi Bierman 2) Brian Besaw; Trey Van Straten 3) Michael Czarapata; Paul Diefenthaler

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS 

Feature – Thomas Schulte, Kaukauna; Brett Deprez, Green Bay; Cody Booth, Oshkosh; Jake Peters, Shiocton; T.J. Everard, Green Bay; Al Cottrell, Oshkosh; Bailey Tate, Clintonville; Logan Boehnlein, Black Creek; Carl King, Shawano; Bo White, Seymour; Tucker Pari, Clintonville; Dan Thomson, Neenah; Todd Boehnlein, Black Creek; David Rumfelt, Escanaba, MI; Gracie Smits, De Pere; Isaiah McDowell, Shawano; Andrew Yaeger, Shawano; Trevor Van De Hei, Seymour; Roland Van De Hei III, Oconto; Tanner Pari, Clintonville

Heats 1) Tanner Pari; T.J. Everard 2) Thomas Schulte; Trevor Van De Hei 3) Deprez; Booth