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SCHILL BESTS PRUNTY TO WIN
RITTER/PARKER STORE 75!!!
By
Dan Margetta |
(Slinger,
WI) July 23, 2006 - Al Schill parlayed an outside move
for the lead around David Prunty to his fourth late model feature
win of the season Sunday night in the Ritter/Parker Store 75.
“I should have gone out there sooner,” Schill stated from victory
lane when asked about his outside lane pass for the lead. “My wife
is my spotter and she was getting sick of me trying to go in the
bottom so she told me to get up in the top (groove). When she tells
me what to do, it’s usually a good move because she has been
watching me all these years.”
Tommy Pecaro and Nick Schumacher occupied the front row at the start
and both drivers raced side by side for the lead during the opening
six laps before Pecaro was able to take sole possession of the lead
by using the inside on lap seven. The inside lane began to move
forward as Colin Bamke, Dennis Prunty, and Schill also advanced
forward and into the second through fourth spots while David Prunty
settled into fifth. A spin by Mark Bitzan on the frontstretch on lap
14 after some traffic jam issues back in the pack produced the first
caution flag. Pecaro chose the inside lane for the restart, leaving
Bamke to deal with the top side and once again the inside lane
proved advantageous as Pecaro pulled out to the lead while Dennis
Prunty moved into second place. David Prunty also ducked to the
inside to take over third place while Lowell Bennett cut his way
forward and into fourth place. The front four eased away from the
rest of the field, leaving Schill and Bamke to contest the fifth
position with Josh Bauer and Nick Schumacher. Bennett’s race came to
an end on lap 37 when his car suddenly stopped, causing the cars to
scatter and spin in the fluid trail created by Bennett’s misfortune.
Bauer got the worst of the situation as he ended up against the turn
four wall and was the only car unable to continue in the race.
Again, Pecaro chose the inside lane for the restart, but this time
Dennis Prunty found himself on the outside and he was able to keep
pace with Pecaro, taking the lead briefly on lap 40 before Pecaro
was able to regain the top spot three laps later. Pecaro and Prunty
fought door to door until lap 50 when Pecaro prevailed on the
inside. Matt Raudabaugh spun in turn two on lap 53 but was able to
continue without causing a caution flag but as the leaders
approached Raudabaugh’s car, Pecaro appeared to lift momentarily in
anticipation of the caution flag that never appeared. Pecaro’s
bobble cost him the lead as David Prunty and Schill raced by and
into the top two spots while Dennis Prunty fell back a few positions
after being forced to slow to avoid Pecaro.
Prunty refused to give up the bottom groove as Schill looked inside
a few times before taking to the high side on lap 66. Two laps
later, Schill used the outside to drive around Prunty exiting turn
four, taking the lead on lap 68. Over the final laps, Schill
continued to hold off Prunty while behind them, Travis Dassow
marched forward and into the top five. Schill was able to hold off
Prunty for the victory while Dassow continued his string of
impressive races of late, charging all the way to third place at the
finish just ahead of Pecaro and Dennis Prunty.
Chris Blawat crossed the finish line first to win the 30-lap late
model semi-feature, holding off Matt Raudabaugh at the stripe. Jerry
Eckhardt finished in third place ahead of Jim Schmittinger and Steve
Schulz. Dennis Prunty took the win in the late model fast dash while
brother David Prunty paced qualifying, touring the speedway in
11.349 seconds.
Brad Keith pulled off a spectacular pass in traffic to advance from
third place to the lead, en route to the win in the 30-lap Midwest
Sportsman Series feature.
Jay Shambeau and Bobby Giers contested the lead early on, racing
alongside each other for the first ten laps, with Shambeau edging
Giers at the stripe for the top spot. Giers remained alongside
Shambeau up front while Brad Keith and Jeff Holtz joined the lead
battle. Giers was able to lead lap 12 but Shambeau retook the stop
spot on lap 15. The leaders began to approach lapped traffic with
Keith and Holtz directly behind the lead duo as they remained side
by side. As Shambeau and Giers began to pass the lapped cars,
Shambeau took to the outside ahead of Giers on lap 22 and Keith saw
an opening for the lead, diving to the inside exiting turn four.
Keith was able to race by both Giers and Shambeau and then quickly
moved outside to clear the lapped cars in a brilliant move that
enabled him to drive out to a sizeable lead. Keith maintained his
lead and drove to the win over Shambeau while Jeff Holtz charged
forward to take third place at the finish. Giers and Pat McIntee
were fourth and fifth respectively.
Keith also raced to the win in the Midwest Sportsman Series fast
dash and Rob Braun set fast time at 12.695 seconds.
Scott Nottestad took top honors in the 30-lap limited late model
feature, using the inside lane to take the lead with seven laps to
go.
Nick Schumacher and Jeff Steenbergen paced the field at the start
and Schumacher launched into the lead from the inside while
Nottestad grabbed second place from Steenbergen, who was unable to
get to the lower groove. Brad Keith also moved around Steenbergen on
lap three just before the first caution flag appeared on lap four
when Joel Laufer spun in turn one.
Schumacher led Nottestad, Keith, Steenbergen, and Kris Kelly on the
restart and he was able to maintain command of the race while
Rockford visitors Ricky Bilderback and Jon Reynolds Jr. sliced their
way through the field right behind the top five. Steenbergens bid
for the win erupted in flames on lap 18 when a fire suddenly
appeared under his hood and the field was slowed again under the
yellow flag. Schumacher chose the inside lane for the restart but
Nottestad was able to keep pace on the outside and began to make his
bid for the lead. When the outside line didn’t work, Nottestad fell
in line behind Schumacher and began to make another try for the lead
on the inside lane. Nottestad drew even with Schumacher on lap 22
and took the top spot one lap later. Nottestad could not be caught
from there and drove to the win ahead of Schumacher and Kris Kelly
who finished third. Andy Wendt and Jon Reynolds Jr. rounded out the
top five.
Nottestad also took the win in the limited late model fast dash
while Jon Reynolds Jr. was the fastest qualifier.
Ron Schmitt held off Steve Huelsbeck to win the 25-lap Midwest
Modified feature.
Joseph Ostermann and Eddie Bentfield led the field to the green flag
and the outside lane moved quickly with Bentfield jumping out to the
early lead. Jason Feyereisen and Steve Huelsbeck also used the
outside to fall into line in second and third place ahead of Schmitt
while farther back, Wes Biswell and Dale Prunty began to march
forward. Schmitt then worked his way forward, moving into second
place by lap five and then maneuvering his way by Bentfield for the
lead on lap six. Once out front, Schmitt was uncontested as
Huelsbeck settled into second place while Feyereisen battled with
Biswell and Prunty for third. Schmitt drove to the checkered flag to
score the win over Huelsbeck and Feyereisen while Biswell and Prunty
rounded out the top five.
Schmitt also scored the win in the Midwest Modified fast dash while
Biswell turned in a qualifying lap of 12.476 seconds and was the
evening’s fastest qualifier.
C.J. Corallini and Nick Walder each claimed victories in the
Complete Car Care Slinger Bees races and Jim Belling won the
Port-A-John Speedway Guest Car race that featured crew members from
Lowell Bennett’s late model team. Scott Applei won the Spectator
Elimination races and Scott Goetzke was victorious in the Figure 8
event.
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