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BENNETT PICKS UP
WIN #3 ON E85 NIGHT PRESENTED BY WISCONSIN CORN GROWERS AND
GOEMAN’S RAPID MART BP IN HARTFORD!!
By
Dean Strom |
(Slinger,
WI) July 16, 2006 -
Persistence in a tricky upper groove paid off for Lowell Bennett
Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway as he edged David Prunty
to win the 75-lap late model feature on E85 Night presented by
Wisconsin Crown Growers and Goeman’s Rapid Mart BP in Hartford.
“It’s such a pleasure to be able to race against guys like David
Prunty and Al Schill,” Bennett stated from victory lane after
surviving a nearly fifteen lap side-by-side battle with Prunty for
the win. “There is nowhere else in the United States that we can
have racing like this.”
Mike Strupp led the field to the green and paced the event in the
opening laps before Mike Egan used the top groove to take the lead
on lap three. The inside lane began to march forward as Fred Winn,
John Mueller, Bennett, and Prunty all advanced ahead while Strupp
became caught on the outside. A spin by Brian Claas in turn one on
lap eight produced the first caution flag and following a brief
restart, the yellow appeared again on lap ten when traffic
situations in the middle of the pack caused Dan Jung to briefly get
out of shape which sent Rich Loch through the infield.
Egan maintained his lead as racing resumed, but Prunty had his car
hooked up on the inside and he moved into second place by lap 20
while Bennett and Dennis Prunty went to work on Winn for third.
David Prunty looked to the high side two laps later and used the
outside to race around Egan for the top spot as Bennett took sole
possession of third place. Following the top three, Josh Bauer and
Al Schill started to rumble forward and both entered the top five by
lap 31.
While Prunty began to extend his lead, Bennett caught Egan and
grabbed second place on lap 36 as Schill, Bauer, and Dennis Prunty
tussled over third place. The lead David Prunty enjoyed on the rest
of the field was suddenly erased on lap 40 when mechanical issues on
Mike Strupp’s machine drew the third caution flag of the race.
Prunty chose the inside line for the restart and Bennett timed the
waving of the green flag perfectly, pulling even with Prunty heading
into turn one as racing resumed. Bennett was able maintain the
door-to-door battle with Prunty, using the outside groove to keep
his car’s momentum up in the turns while not allowing Prunty’s car
to run free off the corners. Bennett gradually eased ahead little by
little each lap before finally clearing Prunty for the top spot on
lap 55. While Bennett and Prunty diced for the lead, Schill worked
his way up to third while Bauer and Dennis Prunty ran fourth and
fifth respectively.
Bennett was able to keep Prunty at bay over the closing laps and he
charged to his third feature win of the season. David Prunty
finished a strong second while Schill, Bauer, and Dennis Prunty
rounded out the top five. Mike Egan finished in sixth place while
Illinois visitor Brian Johnson Jr. turned in a very respectable
performance to finish seventh ahead of John Mueller, Fred Winn, and
Nick Schumacher.
Tommy Pecaro captured the win in the 30-lap late model semi-feature
over Wayne Freimund and Tommy Hromadka. Travis Dassow drove Chris
Ratajczyk’s late model to a fourth place finish and Robert Maynor
was fifth. Dennis Prunty won the late model fast dash and David
Prunty was the fastest qualifier at 11.435 seconds.
Rob Braun took the lead just past the halfway mark and drove to the
win in the 30-lap Midwest Sportsman Series feature.
Jan Kantner and Dean Olla led the field to the green and Olla used
the outside to take the early lead, bringing Mike Borchardt, Brad
Keith, and Braun along with him. Olla continued to show the way as
the leaders encountered lapped traffic just past lap ten as Keith
and Braun took advantage of the lapped cars by dropping Borchardt to
fourth after pinning him in traffic. Keith and Braun then tracked
down Olla for the lead. Three laps later, Olla kicked sideways after
a slight tap from behind and Braun took advantage of the situation,
using the inside to advance from third place to the lead. Keith also
used the inside to snag second place as Olla became trapped on the
outside, losing another position to Jeff Holtz. Nathan Fick’s
stalled car produced the caution flag on lap 18 and Braun chose the
inside lane for the restart, leaving Keith to contend with the
outside. Keith used a strong restart to draw even with Braun as the
green flag flew and the two ran side-by-side for six laps as they
disputed the lead. As Braun and Keith battled, Holtz stuck the nose
of his car to the inside of Keith and used the bottom side to take
over second place on lap 26. Holtz quickly closed on Braun and as
the white flag flew, made a hard charge to the inside entering turn
one. Holtz couldn’t keep the handle on his car however, and he
looped his machine, collecting Borchardt in the process as Keith
powered by for second. Braun led the way to the checkered flag and
took the win over Keith while Ryan Zielski capped off a strong race
with a third place finish. Jan Kantner and Jay Shambeau rounded out
the top five.
Earlier in the evening, Keith took top honors in the Midwest
Sportsman Series fast dash while Dave Thomas paced qualifying with a
lap of 12.848 seconds.
Ken Wills guest-drove Joe Houpt’s car to an intense and exciting win
in the 20-lap Midwest Modified feature, edging Jason Feyereisen at
the checkered flag.
Wills quickly took command of the event from pole-sitter Joey
Bentfield while Dale Prunty, Feyereisen, Steve Huelsbeck, and Wes
Biswell all were knotted up behind the leaders in a tightly bunched
pack. As Wills continued to hold the top spot, the racing behind him
heated up as Feyereisen fought his way to second place by lap seven
just ahead of Prunty and Huelsbeck while Biswell and Ron Schmitt
were close behind. Feyereisen looked to the high groove in a bid for
the lead at the halfway point, but Wills remained tough down low and
the two raced door to door while Huelsbeck, Prunty, Biswell, and
Schmitt raced in double-file formation behind them. The top six cars
ran two-by-two for the final ten laps as neither lane could muster
up enough of an advantage to complete the pass. At the stripe, Wills
used a strong run off turn four to edge Feyereisen for the win while
Huelsbeck nipped Prunty for third place. Biswell finished in fifth.
Wills also was victorious in the Midwest Modified fast dash and
Biswell set the mark in qualifying after touring the speedway in
12.510 seconds.
Kyle Quella held off Dan Vixmer for the win in the 25-lap Wisconsin
Sport Truck feature.
Dusty Jaloszynski used a brilliant three-wide maneuver to take
command of the race in the opening laps while Quella, Scott Baker,
and Vixmer weaved their way forward from deep in the field. Baker
was able to track down Jaloszynski for the lead on lap six as Vixmer
and Quella moved into second and third place respectively a few laps
later. Baker began to encounter lapped traffic by lap 11 and that
set up an exciting battle for the top spot. Vixmer tried the outside
on Baker as they crossed the stripe while Quella dove down low,
taking the lead with the three-wide pass. Once out front, Quella was
able to keep Vixmer at bay and he drove to the win. Baker took the
checkered flag behind Vixmer to finish third while Shane Otto and
Jaloszynski rounded out the top five. Earlier in the evening, Otto
set fast time after turning in a lap of 13.716 seconds.
Justin Okruhlika led from flag to flag to capture the win in the
15-lap Thunderstock main event that featured numerous instances of
three and four abreast racing. Al Stippich pulled off many of the
three-wide moves and charged to a second place finish while Jim
Bentzler held off Rick Schaefer and Joe DeStefano Jr. for third.
Frank Verhunce and Travis Buchholz each took home wins in the
Slinger Bees events and Dan Prunty was the winner of the Port-A-John
Speedway Guest Car race. John Bussey came to Slinger from Indiana to
win the Spectator Elimination event in his BMW and Shane Becker
closed the night with a victory in the Figure 8 event.
For Complete results from the RACESTAT computer
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Ritter Technology Parker Store Night 75
Rides for Kids in Race Cars – Free T-shirts fist 750 fans
(Slinger, WI) Sunday Night July
23rd – Parker Store Night at Slinger Speedway. See a 75 lap Late
Model Feature along with our regular Sunday program that includes
Midwest Modified, Midwest Sportsman, Complete Car Care Slinger Bees,
Figure Eights, Port A John Speedway Guest Cars, One on One Spectator
Eliminators and Limited Late Models. Plus rides for kids in racecars
at intermission, Free T-shirts to first 750 fans and spinal exams
from Riegleman Chiropractor of Slinger. Gates open at 4:45,
Qualifying at 5:15, and Racing at 7:00.
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new location in Milwaukee opening August 1st on the corner of Miller
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them out at www.ritter1.com. Parker Store is also a proud sponsor of
6 time Slinger Champ Conrad Morgan.
There are select advertising and sponsorship opportunities as well
as company and group outings available for the 2006 season outings
available for the 2006 season. For more information, contact the
speedway’s public relations department at: 262-370-0440, the track
office at: 262-644-5921 or visit our web site at:
www.slingersuperspeedway.com.
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