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Sheila Leamer
MANITOWOC, Wisc. (August 20) - After several years of rainouts at the fair, Manitowoc County Fair goers were treated to some close, fast EWSC racing at the Manitowoc County Expo Speedway on Wednesday night. Thanks to TA Motorsports and Steve & Rose's S & R Bar & Restaurant for sponsoring the night.
Jimmy Mars, one of the nation's best Late Model drivers made a special appearance in Manitowoc to race with the EWSC Late Models. The Mars Racing Team was sponsored by Baileigh Industrial of Manitowoc.
Dan Dippel of Plymouth took the lead of the 25 lap Late Model feature. Oneida's Ralph Aschenbrenner took the lead on lap 2. The field was slowed for an altercation between Ron Berna of Green Bay, Cleveland's Jim Schmidt, and Tim Buhler of Glenbeulah. After one more completed lap, the yellow came out again for the spinning car of Craig Schueffner of Sheboygan Falls. Gordie Seegert of Oostburg reeled in Aschenbrenner and took over bragging rights on lap 8. Charging hard to the front, heat winner Mars, who started 15th, passed Seegert on lap 11 for the lead. On lap 14, lapped traffic came into play as Mars put several lapped cars between himself and Seegert for the rest of the race. Chasing Mars and Seegert to the line was Sheboygan Falls' Tim Carman, Kerry Hansen, and Paul Parker of Appleton. Mars collected the extra $100 donated by Baileigh Industrial.
Race Summary
Late Models:
Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. Tom Naeyaert (Shawano) 2. Hansen 3. Aschenbrenner
Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. Buhler 2. Berna 3. Schueffner
Heat 3 (10 laps): 1. Mars 2. Seegert 3. Todd Jensema (Sheboygan Falls)
A-Main (25 laps): 1. Mars 2. Seegert 3. Carman 4. Hansen 5. Parker 6. Jensema 7. Todd Flannery 8. Aschenbrenner 9. Randy Markwardt (Sheboygan) 10. Frank Geiger (Whitelaw)
360 Sprints:
Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. Wayne Modjeski (Oak Creek) 2. Wenninger 3. A. Schlafer
Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. KenJay Fiedler (Sheboygan Falls) 2. Scotty Thiel (Sheboygan) 3. Scott Conger (Eagle)
Heat 3 (10 laps): 1. Terry Marten (Sheboygan Falls) 2. Emme 3. Haddy
A-Main (30 laps) 1. Pribnow 2. Pokorski 3. Haddy 4. D. Schlafer 5. Wenninger 6. Thiel 7. Modjeski 8. Conger 9. Marten 10. Fassbender
Grand Nationals:
Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. Kenny Richards 2. Bastian 3. TJ Smith (Menasha)
Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. Wenzel 2. Smith 3. McDonald
Heat 3 (10 laps): 1. Scott Houpt (Belgium) 2. Gilles 3. Keith Kellenbenz (Manitowoc)
B-Main (10 laps): 1. Kistner 2. Tim Thompson 3. Winkler 4. Mark Fieber (Cascade) 5. Loren Lubach
A -Main (18 laps): 1. Wenzel 2. Gilles 3. Richards 4. Seehaver 5. Bastian 6. Ben Stumpf (Brillion) 7. Houpt 8. Bob Peter (Howards Grove) 9. Lubach 10. Kellenbenz
Hobby Stocks:
Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. Leonhard 2. McDonald 3. Hanson
Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. Vandenhouten 2. Krepline 3. Troy Bartel (Chilton)
A-Main (15 laps) : 1. Krepline 2. McDonald 3. Hanson 4. Leonhard 5. Vandenhouten 6. Bartel 7. Bradley Ruh 8. Mike Kaufmann (Newton) 9. Josh Schroeder 10. Zac Minster (Sheboygan)
Mighty 4's:
Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. Janke 2. Meyer 3. Josh Kracht (Sheboygan Falls)
Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. Resch 2. Gierke 3. Kuhfass
A-Main (12 laps): 1. Janke 2. Kuhfass 3. Meyer 4. Resch 5. Rabe 6. Dave Gauger 7. Gierke 8. Matt Rowe 9. Kracht 10. Dennis Duggan
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