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Sheila Leamer
MANITOWOC, Wisc. (July 17) - For the second week in a row, rain in the forecast did not dampen race fans spirit for the Hales Corners Reunion Night at Manitowoc County Expo Speedway. The night was sponsored by Mueller Sales and Service and the trophy sponsor was Lakeshore Fleet Maintenance, Inc. A big thank you goes out to Central Service Co., Inc and Behling Racing Equipment for the added purse money to the Late Model feature drivers. Also, thanks to the fans for sticking it out through a few rain showers that moved through..
The 40 lap Late Model feature got off to a slow start. Before a lap was complete the cars of Billy Rezutek (Big Bend), Turk Letizia (Milwaukee), Pete Parker (Kaukauna) and Bret Sievert (Mukwonago) got tangled on the back stretch with Rezutek and Letizia retiring to the pits. On the restart, Ron Stroika (Mukwonago) took control of the race from the outside front row starting position. The field was slowed on lap 10 for the car of Tim Buhler (Glenbeulah) stopping in turn three. On the restart, Paul Parker (Appleton) passed Stroika for the lead. The caution flag flew on lap 15 for the cars of Pete Parker and Jarrod Anvelink (Navarino) getting together in turn three. Parker continued to pull away from the field with Tom Naeyaert (Shawano) and Gordie Seegert, Jr. (Oostburg) chasing him down. On lap 24, Seegert passed Naeyaert for second and had his sights on Parker. To Parker's dismay, the yellow flag flew again on lap 28 for the rides of Dan Sorce (Franklin) and Sievert spinning on the front stretch. On the restart, Stroika and Jeff Sayler (Howards Grove) got together on the front stretch bringing out yet another yellow. Without getting another lap in, the yellow flag came out again for the car of Ted Dolhun (Milwaukee) losing a wheel on the back stretch. With the time limit now nearing the end, the drivers were given five laps to go. Parker showed the way to the checkers with Seegert, Naeyaert, Russ Scheffler (Pewaukee), and Brad Mueller (Random Lake) rounding out the top five.
With 30 Late Models signed in, the fans were treated to two 15 lap Late Model B-Mains with four cars transferring to the feature. The first B-Main saw Rick Scheffler (Oconomowoc) take the lead with Craig Schueffner (Sheboygan Falls) right behind him. The race was slowed for the only time on lap two for the car of Eric Michaels (Cleveland) spinning in turn two. Scheffler led the way to the checkered flag with Schueffner, Tim Carman (Sheboygan), Sayler, and Scott Haugstad (Plymouth).
The second B-Main saw Sievert take the lead from the pole followed closely by Letizia. Buhler passed Letizia for second on lap four. The only caution of the race came on lap 10 for the car of George Scheffler (Waukesha) getting into the guardrail in turn three. Sievert took home the win followed by Buhler, Letizia, Dolhun, and R.W. Aschenbrenner (Oneida).
Late Models
HEAT 1 1, Gordie Seegert Jr. 2, Jarrod Anvelink. 3, Tom Naeyaert. 4, Tim Carman. 5, Rick Scheffler. 6, Chris Carlson. 7, Jim Lavey. 8, Ray Reiss.
HEAT 2 1, Billy Rezutek. 2, Ron Stroika. 3, Craig Schueffner. 4, Russ Scheffler. 5, Dave Haag. 6, Matt Schultz. 7, Scott Haugstad. 8, R.W. Aschenbrenner.
HEAT 3 1, Jim Schmidt. 2, Pete Parker. 3, Paul Parker. 4, Turk Letizia. 5, Jeff Sayler. 6, Eric Michaels. 7, Robert Cullen.
HEAT 4 1, Brad Mueller. 2, Dan Sorce. 3, Randy Markwardt. 4, Bret Sievert. 5, George Scheffler. 6, Tim Buhler. 7, Ted Dolhun.
B FEATURE #1 1, Rick Scheffler. 2, Craig Schueffner. 3, Tim Carman. 4, Jeff Sayler. 5, Scott Haugstad. 6, Ray Reiss. 7, Chris Carlson. 8, Eric Michaels.
B FEATURE #2 1, Bret Sievert. 2, Tim Buhler. 3, Turk Letizia. 4, Ted Dolhun. 5, R.W. Aschenbrenner. 6, Dave Haag. 7, Jim Lavey. 8, Matt Schultz. 9, George Scheffler.
A FEATURE 1, Paul Parker. 2, Gordie Seegert Jr. 3, Tom Naeyaert. 4, Russ Scheffler. 5, Brad Mueller. 6, Rick Scheffler. 7, Craig Schueffner. 8, Tim Carman. 9, Jeff Sayler. 10, Randy Markwardt. 11, Ron Stroika. 12, Dan Sorce. 13, Ted Dolhun. 14, Bret Sievert. 15, Jarrod Anvelink. 16, Pete Parker. 17, Tim Buhler. 18, Jim Schmidt. 19, Billy Rezutek. 20, Turk Letizia.
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