(Racing Every Saturday Night)
Race Results
August 24, 2002
Bickett Takes Second Career Lake County Win
By Shawn Neisteadt
(August 24, 2002-Madison, SD) Two young hot shoes set the pace for the start of the sprint car feature Saturday night at Lake County Speedway. Ryan Bickett and Joe Reidel came off the front row with Bickett immediately grabbing the top spot. Chuck McGillivray was the man on the move as he took third from Reidel on lap four and one lap later passed Mike McMahan for the second position. On the sixth trip around the speedway, John Miller, who had started in the last row, moved into fourth by taking the spot from Reidel.
Out front, Bickett, the 2001 Rookie of the Year, would not be touched as he took his first win of the season and second of his career. McGillivray finished in a strong second followed by McMahan. Miller crossed the line fourth and Randy Droescher rounded out the top five. McGillivray and Reidel won the heat races.
In short track stock car action, it was JJ Zebell dominating the 15 lap main event to take his first LCS win of the 2002 season. Gary Brown Jr. came from seventh to take second and extend his point lead. Scott Freet finished third with Rick Goth in fourth. The fifth place went to Don Bickett. Freet and Chris Ellingson won the heat races.
Daryl Reverts shot from the second row to the lead on the opening lap of the 12 lap sportsmen feature. Reverts conquered the event for his first win of the year. Josh Schmidt was second after starting seventh. Kevin Spurgin charged from ninth to third and Rick Vander Weide came from tenth to fourth. Scott Overgaard came from eleventh to take fifth. Jeff Hoogendoorn, Joey Hofer and Brad James won the heat races. Richard Holbrook took the checkereds in the "B" feature.
It only happens once in a career, and Steve Eliason led all 12 laps of the hobby stock feature to experience the joy of winning for the first time in his career. Nick Bahr finished second just ahead of Justin Lebahn. Adam Thielbar came from eleventh to take fourth and Jeff Beck finished fifth. Lebahn, Beck and Scott Barkowski took the heat race wins.
Brian Heiman also received his first taste of victory as he led the entire distance of the street stock feature to pick up his first career win. Jeremy Fedeler was second followed by Joe Tieszen. Brandon Kampa brushed the wall early in the event but was able to hold on for a fourth place finish and Leslie Arnett finished fifth after having a flat tire earlier in the race. Heiman and Craig Delfs won the heat races.
When all was settled in a very exciting deuces wild feature, it was the team of Jeff Claussen/Jason Lunders picking up their second straight win. Cody Brown/Chris Bunkers finished second followed by Matt Scholl/Chris Scholl and Danny Harmon/Bill Harmon. Kelly Krueger/Mark Barkowski finished fifth. Harmon/Harmon won the "B" feature. Claussen/Lunders, Shawn Ryan/Chad Larsen and Kevin Prussman/Myron Prussman won the heat races.
NMRA 360 Sprints
Heat #1: 1. Chuck McGillivray; 2. Ryan Bickett; 3. Mike Mc Mahan; 4. Mitch Runge
Heat #2: 1. Joe Riedel; 2. Randy Droescher; 3. John Miller; 4. Kim Muntefering
A Feature: 1. Ryan Bickett; 2. Chuck McGillivray; 3. Mike Mc Mahan; 4. John Miller; 5. Randy Droescher; 6. Kim Muntefering; 7. Joe Riedel; 8. Mitch Runge; DQ'd. Josh Holt
NMRA Short Track Stock Cars
Heat #1: 1. Scott Freet; 2. JJ Zebell; 3. Gary Brown Jr; 4. Don Bickett; 5. Rob Anderson
Heat #2: 1. Chris Ellingson; 2. Perry Tschetter; 3. Rick Goth; 4. David Kruger
A Feature: 1. JJ Zebell; 2. Gary Brown Jr; 3. Scott Freet; 4. Rick Goth; 5. Don Bickett; 6. David Kruger; 7. Perry Tschetter; 8. Chris Ellingson; 9. Rob Anderson
NMRA Sportsmen
Heat #1: 1. Jeff Hoogendoorn; 2. Kevin Spurgin; 3. Russ Englund; 4. Gary Gonyo; 5. Richard Holbrook; 6. Jeremiah Jordahl; 7. John Jensen
Heat #2: 1. Joseph Hofer; 2. Daryl Reverts; 3. Josh Schmidt; 4. Rick Vander Weide; 5. Matt Ayres; 6. Billy Prouty
Heat #3: 1. Brad James; 2. Scott Overgaard; 3. Jamie Tieszen; 4. Chuck Harming; 5. Ryan Van Emmerick; 6. Dustin Evink
B Feature: 1. Richard Holbrook; 2. Jeremiah Jordahl; 3. Dustin Evink; 4. Billy Prouty; 5. Ryan Van Emmerick; 6. John Jensen
A Feature: 1. Daryl Reverts; 2. Josh Schmidt; 3. Kevin Spurgin; 4. Rick Vander Weide; 5. Scott Overgaard; 6. JeremiahJordahl; 7. Matt Ayres; 8. Gary Gonyo; 9. Brad James; 10. Jeff Hoogendoorn; 11. Russ Englund; 12. Jamie Tieszen; 13. Joseph Hofer; 14. Chuck Harming; DQ'd. Richard Holbrook
NMRA Hobby Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Justin Lebahn; 2. Mike McGillivray; 3. Adam Thielbar; 4. Jason Fedeler; 5. Justin Olson
Heat #2: 1. Scott Borkowski; 2. Steve Eliason; 3. Johnny Monsees; 4. Andy Hansen; DQ'd. Sam Johnson
Heat #3: 1. Jeff Beck; 2. Dean Dunkelberger; 3. Nick Bahr; 4. Josh Lamer; 5. Aaron Penning
A Feature: 1. Steve Eliason; 2. Nick Bahr; 3. Justin Lebahn; 4. Adam Thielbar; 5. Jeff Beck; 6. Mike McGillivray; 7. Dean Dunkelberger; 8. Aaron Penning; 9. Scott Borkowski; 10. Josh Lamer; 11. Johnny Monsees; 12. Justin Olson; 13. Sam Johnson; 14. Andy Hansen; 15. Jason Fedeler
Street Stocks (FWD)
Heat #1: 1. Craig Delfs; 2. Leslie Arnett; 3. Barney Fuller; 4. Joe Tieszen; 5. Tara Johnson; 6. Brett Lease
Heat #2: 1. Brian Heiman; 2. Jeremy Fedeler; 3. Greg Jung; 4. Brandon Kampa; 5. Leonard Shugars
A Feature: 1. Brian Heiman; 2. Jeremy Fedeler; 3. Joe Tieszen; 4. Brandon Kampa; 5. Leslie Arnett; 6. Greg Jung; 7. Brett Lease; 8. Barney Fuller; 9. Tara Johnson; 10. Craig Delfs; 11. Leonard Shugars
Dueces Wild (FWD)
(Primary Driver Listed)
Heat #1: 1. Chad Larson; 2. Matt Scholl; 3. Erik Kludt; 4. Jay Tieszen; 5. Ryan Ellingson
Heat #2: 1. Jeff Claussen; 2. Chris Bunkers; 3. Adam Terveen; 4. Tom Vetsch; 5. Jason Schwader
Heat #3: 1. Myron Prussman; 2. Mark Borkowski; 3. Heath Gruhlke; 4. Bill Harmon; 5. Mike Klarenbeek
B Feature: 1. Bill Harmon; 2. Tom Vetsch; 3. Jason Schwader; 4. Mike Klarenbeek; 5. Ryan Ellingson; 6. Jay Tieszen
A Feature: 1. Jeff Claussen; 2. Chris Bunkers; 3. Matt Scholl; 4. Bill Harmon; 5. Mark Borkowski; 6. Tom Vetsch; 7. Erik Kludt; 8. Adam Terveen; 9. Myron Prussman; 10. Chad Larson; 11. Heath Gruhlke