(Racing Every Saturday Night)
Race Results
May 25, 2002
By Shawn Neisteadt
(Madison, SD-May 25, 2002) One week after Lake County Speedway reached several milestones, including its 400th different winner. The track gates opened for another night of exciting racing.
Josh Holt and Mike McMahan led the NMRA 360 Sprints Cars to the drop of the green for the main event. The pair ran side by side until Holt grabbed the lead on the backstretch. Four laps into the 14 lap affair, Mitch Runge had already shot from eighth and took fourth from Kim Muntefering. On the next revolution, Chuck McGillivray overtook McMahan for the second position.
Meanwhile, 18 year old Holt continued to lead. Holt ran into lap traffic on lap seven. Ten laps had been completed when Runge advanced to third by passing McMahan.
The field would not be able to touch Holt as he led every lap on his way to claiming his first ever win at Lake County Speedway. McGillivray finished second. Runge came to the stripe third with McMahan and Muntefering rounding out the top five. "The car was right on the money. It was perfect," said Holt, driver of the Mike's Jack and Jill #16v.
Heat race wins went to Muntefering and McGillivray.
In Short Track Stock Car action, Perry Tschetter rocketed from the third row to take the lead as the field exited turn two. Tschetter led until Scott Freet took the top spot entering the first turn three laps into the event. Tschetter battled back and retook the lead on the backstretch. One lap later, the battled continued as Freet maneuvered by Tschetter entering turn three.
Eight laps into the race, Chris Ellingson was now challenging Tschetter, this time for second. The two swapped the position several times until Ellingson finally held onto the spot on lap 12.
Freet held on to take the win with Ellingson second. Third went to Tschetter. Rick Goth took fourth and Jeff Hertel rounded out the top five. "Has it been that long," asked Freet after being informed it had been four years since his last trip to victory lane. "If you can get a top five in this class, you have nothing to be ashamed of," added Freet.
Several drivers led the Sportsmen "A" feature, but Al Barnhart claimed the spot with four laps remaining and held on to take the win. Barnhart had started in the fourth row. Dustin Evink led the seventh lap and finished second. Chuck Harming finished third. Richard Holbrook came from his provisional starting position in the eighth row all the way to fourth. Josh Schmidt rounded out the top five. Jeremiah Jordahl won the "B" feature. Heat race wins went to Evink, Harming, and Matt Ayres.
Steve Eliason took the lead of the NMRA Hobby Stock feature from Josh Lamer on a lap five restart. Eliason held the lead until mechanical problems ended his race on a lap 10 restart. As Eliason pulled off the speedway, it gave the lead to Mike McGillivray. McGillivray had charged from the back row to take the lead.
As the field came to the checkereds, McGillivray broke loose exiting turn four. Adam Thielbar and Scott Barkowski pulled alongside of McGillivray and it was a three way dash to the finish. McGillivray's problems were not over yet though. McGillivray tagged the wall and that sent the car into a high, wild flip on the front stretch.
Crossing the line first and taking the win was Thielbar. Borkowski was inches behind in second. McGillivray crossed the finish line third while flipping. Fourth went to Johnny Monsees with Aaron Penning taking fifth. McGillivray won the "B" feature. Heat wins were scored by Eliason, Lamer, and Nick Bahr.
In the Deuces Wild main event, the teams of Shawn Ryan/Chad Larson and Tom Vetsch/Neil Meunchow tangled on the opening lap. Both cars tumbled wildly in the third turn, but all walked away uninjured.
The team of Ryan Ellingson/Rick Dresson took the win. Shawn Callies/Jason Schwader took second. The teams of Danny Harmon/Bill Harmon, Erik Kludt/Chris Nelson, and Cody Brown/Chris Bunkers rounded out the top five.
In the FWD Street Stock feature, Jeremy Fedeler took his first win of the season. Craig Delfs finished second with Joe Tieszen and Leslie Arnett rounding out the order.
NMRA 360 Sprints
Heat #1: 1. 31M Kim Muntefering; 2. 16v Josh Holt; 3. 18 Gary Johnson; 4. 4K Kory Rawstern; 5. 24 Randy Droescher
Heat #2: 1. 101 Chuck McGillivray; 2. 28 Mitch Runge; 3. R19 Mike Mc Mahan; 4. 11 Joe Riedel
A Feature: 1. 16v Josh Holt; 2. 101 Chuck McGillivray; 3. 28 Mitch Runge; 4. R19 Mike Mc Mahan; 5. 31M Kim Muntefering; 6. 4K Kory Rawstern; 7. 24 Randy Droescher; 8. 11 Joe Riedel; 9. 18 Gary Johnson
NMRA Short Track Stock Cars
Heat #1: 1. 69 Scott Freet; 2. 22 Gary Brown Jr; 3. 20 Perry Tschetter; 4. 73 Richard Palmer; 5. 90 Rick Goth
Heat #2: 1. 17 Don Bickett; 2. 2S Jeff Hertel; 3. 2 Chris Ellingson; 4. 29Z JJ Zebell; 5. 11 Jeff Machovsky
A Feature: 1. 69 Scott Freet; 2. 2 Chris Ellingson; 3. 20 Perry Tschetter; 4. 90 Rick Goth; 5. 2S Jeff Hertel; 6. 73 Richard Palmer; 7. 29Z JJ Zebell; 8. 17 Don Bickett; 9. 11 Jeff Machovsky; 10. 22 Gary Brown Jr
NMRA Sportsmen
Heat #1: 1. 13 Chuck Harming; 2. 34 Josh Schmidt; 3. 1 Gary Gonyo; 4. 51 Billy Prouty; 5. 1R Richard Holbrook; 6. 2 Joseph Hofer
Heat #2: 1. 6X Matt Ayres; 2. 7 Daryl Reverts; 3. 7x Kevin Spurgin; 4. 5X Jamie Tieszen; 5. 3J Jeremiah Jordahl; 6. 7J Brad James
Heat #3: 1. 76 Dustin Evink; 2. 88 Al Barnhart; 3. 57 Mark Janke; 4. 00 Ryan Mulder; 5. 91 Jeff Hoogendoorn; 6. 01 Ryan Van Emmerick
B Feature: 1. 3J Jeremiah Jordahl; 2. 91 Jeff Hoogendoorn; 3. 1R Richard Holbrook; 4. 01 Ryan Van Emmerick; 5. 7J Brad James; 6. 2 Joseph Hofer
A Feature: 1. 88 Al Barnhart; 2. 76 Dustin Evink; 3. 13 Chuck Harming; 4. 1R Richard Holbrook; 5. 34 Josh Schmidt; 6. 7 Daryl Reverts; 7. 5X Jamie Tieszen; 8. 1 Gary Gonyo; 9. 7x Kevin Spurgin; 10. 51 Billy Prouty; 11. 00 Ryan Mulder; 12. 6X Matt Ayres; 13. 3J Jeremiah Jordahl; 14. 91 Jeff Hoogendoorn; 15. 57 Mark Janke
NMRA Hobby Stocks
Heat #1: 1. 65 Josh Lamer; 2. 2K Mike Kiggins; 3. 72 Jeff Beck; 4. 1 Scott Borkowski; 5. 28 Andy Hansen; 6. 10 Darren Duffy
Heat #2: 1. 33 Nick Bahr; 2. 8W Rick Wibeto; 3. 3 Walter Kiggins; 4. F2 Justin Lebahn; 5. 89 Jason Fedeler; 6. 4 Justin Olson
Heat #3: 1. 42 Steve Eliason; 2. 1X Aaron Penning; 3. 20 Adam Thielbar; 4. M22 Johnny Monsees; 5. 22jv Justin Voeltz; 6. 15 Mike McGillivray
B Feature: 1. 15 Mike McGillivray; 2. 89 Jason Fedeler; 3. 4 Justin Olson; 4. 28 Andy Hansen; 5. 10 Darren Duffy; 6. 22jv Justin Voeltz
A Feature: 1. 20 Adam Thielbar; 2. 1 Scott Borkowski; 3. 15 Mike McGillivray; 4. M22 Johnny Monsees; 5. 1X Aaron Penning; 6. 42 Steve Eliason; 7. 72 Jeff Beck; 8. 2K Mike Kiggins; 9. F2 Justin Lebahn; 10. 65 Josh Lamer; 11. 3 Walter Kiggins; 12. 89 Jason Fedeler; 13. 8W Rick Wibeto; 14. 33 Nick Bahr
Street Stocks (FWD)
Heat #1: 1. 1 Jeremy Fedeler; 2. 6 Craig Delfs; 3. 2 Joe Tieszen; 4. 28g Leslie Arnett
A Feature: 1. 1 Jeremy Fedeler; 2. 6 Craig Delfs; 3. 2 Joe Tieszen; 4. 28g Leslie Arnett
Dueces Wild (FWD)
(Primary Driver Listed)
Heat #1: 1. 38 Ryan Ellingson; 2. 34 Bill Harmon; 3. 88 Erik Kludt; 4. 6 Chris Bunkers; 5. 60 Tom Vetsch; 6. 17 Alan Franken
Heat #2: 1. 8 Chad Larson; 2. 27 Shawn Callies; 3. 1 Myron Prussman; 4. 7 Mark Borkowski; 5. 5 Adam Terveen; 6. 29 Matt Scholl
A Feature: 1. 38 Ryan Ellingson; 2. 27 Shawn Callies; 3. 34 Bill Harmon; 4. 88 Erik Kludt; 5. 6 Chris Bunkers; 6. 1 Myron Prussman; 7. 5 Adam Terveen; 8. 7 Mark Borkowski; 9. 29 Matt Scholl; 10. 17 Alan Franken; 11. 60 Tom Vetsch; 12. 8 Chad Larson