Spacek Stars in Modified Action
at Monster Hall!
By Ben Brost
August 16, 2002; Unity, WI. - Clark Appliance and
Satellite along with Clark Electric Cooperative brought six classes of great racing to
Monster Hall Raceway, and were greeted by an incredibly smooth racing surface on Friday
night.
The Wissota Street Stocks came out to the track with a host of
new talent along with the current dominating forces making for an intense group of
wheelmen all with different driving styles, which made for an interesting race. The battle
for the points championship raged on with only fourteen points separating second place #33
Mike Paul from the leader #51 Chris Oertel, and many other intense battles that were to be
finalized that night.
From the start the intensity showed with newcomer to Monster Hall Raceway, #71C Scott
Clark along with hot running #71R Rod Herman charging to the front out of the gate. With
cars vying for position, the caution flew with #33 Mike Paul tangling with the #22 of
Chuck Gross and #55 Steve Tarsi, sending Paul to pit lane putting him in a very difficult
position to catch the #51 of Oertel. The cars were back under green with Clark out front,
and Herman chasing him down in second. Hard charging Oertel was trying to make sure that
he would hold his status as points leader by working his way into the fifth spot.
Ahead of him, another young hotshot #3 Jared Lindner, who with the
help of family and crew, revitalized his entire program, putting together a great run for
the night, as he sat in third. The race was winding down, with Clark still in the lead,
and Herman following closely behind, and Lindner waiting in the wings. The #36 Dave Teatz,
who has been in the winner's circle before, sat running strong in 4th, and Oertel back in
5th. The white flag flew giving Herman one last shot at the lead, but Clark was too much,
as he brought in the checkers, with Herman in second, Lindner in third, Teatz in fourth,
and Oertel in 5th.
The WISSOTA Super Stocks came out with "The Colby Comet" #57 Paul Lieders
looking strong in his heat, and hunting for another feature win. The drop of the green
signified the beginning of the end of the point battle, with #22 Randy Spacek having a
very significant lead, and from second place on back, the points chase was still up in the
air. #14L Lance Leu came out of the gate determined to charge his way to the front,
looking to advance in the points standings, to earn a strong starting spot for next
weekends Budweiser Season Championships.
The stage was set for a great battle. Robby Bunkelman in his orange #55J along with his
teammate #55S Jere Stanton have been on fire as of late, and with a second place finish
accredited to Stanton last week, he had the momentum he needed to get to the front. The
green flag dropped, and Lieders hooked his car up and got out front right away, pulling a
big lead on the rest of the field, which left #14L Lance Leu to battle it out with
Bunkelman, and Stanton.
#22 Randy Spacek was putting a great run together running in second,
when trouble struck halfway through the race. Bunkelman went down on the low side of Leu,
and Stanton went to the high side, making it 3 wide through turns 3 and 4, with both
Stanton cars advancing around Leu, forcing Leu to battle back. Leu, coming out of corner
number two, in a brilliant move, went from the inside of Stanton, to the outside, and
passed him on the outside in corner number 3. Lieders walked away with the win, leaving
the rest of the pack in the dust.
The WISSOTA Modifieds came out with the noise, with the stage set for a final showdown
between the ageless legend #51 Butch Oertel, who was holding onto a 4 point lead over the
smooth running black #22 of Jeff Spacek, and it was this race that would solidify the
points battle for the season. "Showtime" Scott Duval in his brand new #17
started in 9th, and before too long made his way into the tip 5, working his way forward.
After starting midpack, #33 Jed Moore showed that he could drive his Ford anywhere on the
track, with that versatility coming in handy as he drove on the low side around 3 & 4,
battling with #80 Troy Kuyoth, and in the 1 & 2 corner
Moore would go from the middle to the high side, trying to catch up
to the leader, #22 Jeff Spacek. Spacek ran the black all night long, with Oertel chasing
him down, Both cars setting a blistering pace for the rest of the pack to keep up. It was
down to a few laps, when Duval led the charge on the high side, leading Kuyoth and Moore
to 3rd and 4th, giving Spacek the win, Duval second, and Oertel in fifth, who put together
a valiant effort for the season, showing the Monster Hall Raceway fans that after 29 years
of racing, he is still a huge force to be reckoned with.
The stage has been set for great racing this Friday night. The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
saw #4 Jim Poyda take his second win of the season, and Shane Halopka in his Chevy #3JR
has been a consistent top 5 force. The WISSOTA Street Stocks, Mike Paul has been strong
wherever he is at, and Rod Herman has built up his program to be a consistent top 5 car,
along with Jared Lindner.
The WISSOTA Super Stocks saw Paul Lieders come back this season and
win, and #55S Jere Stanton put together some great runs. With Scott Duval coming back in
the WISSOTA Modifieds it is yet another element to a great field of cars. The battle lines
have been drawn. One final grudge match for Monster Hall Raceway bragging rights with the
season champion crown on the line. The Budweiser Season Championships should be a night of
racing for the record books.
MID WEST MODIFIEDS:
Heat 1: 27 Scott Anderson, 4 Jim Poyda, 13 Dave Salzman, 42 Paul Niznik,
44 Brian Rodman, 3 Joshua Luepke
Heat 2: 3Jr Shane Halopka, 01 Al Seehafer, 34S Ken Smith, 2M Mike
Molitor, 56 Nathan Thums, 2K Jerome Kowalski
Feature: Poyda, Anderson, Smith, Halopka, Seehafer, Rodman, Salzman,
Niznik, Molitor, Thums, Luepke
STREET STOCK:
Heat 1: 36 Dave Teatz, 23 Mike Warga, 55 Craig Tarsi, 3 Jared Lindner,
22G Chuck Gross, 1A David Pospyhalla, 35 Ken Heser, 96 Ken Slusser, 29 Zach Kauth, 51
Chris Oertel
Heat 2: 71R Rod Herman, 71C Scott Clark, 33 Mike Paul, 7 Chris Crapser, 8
John Goulden, 17X Joe Bablick, 94 Chris Schloer, 74 John Fetzer, 22M Scott Miller
Feature: Clark, Herman, Lindner, Teatz, Oertel, Crapser, Goulden, Paul,
Miller, Hesser, Fetzer, Slusser, Schloer, Pospyhalla, Warga, Martinson, Tarsi, Gross
SUPER STOCK:
Heat 1: 10T Larry Jackson, 75 Scott Geiger, 57 Paul Lieders, 14L Lance
Leu, 77S Bill Schwantes, 4X Dave Elliott, 8M Mike Duhr, 11R Brian Rau, 27 Mark Stender
Heat 2: 22 Randy Spacek, 55J Robby Bunkelman, 77W Jim Willner, 55S Jere
Stanton, 02 Jamie Strebig, 8J Scott Johnson, 77K Jason Kellner, 24 Butch Kummer, 88JR
Jamie Anderson, 55R Cory Rueth
Feature: Lieders, Stanton, Leu, Bunkelman, Schwantes, Geiger, Stender,
Gorst, Willner, Jackson, Rau, Anderson, Spacek, Duhr, Kellner, Kummer, Rueth, Strebig,
Johnson, Elliott
MODIFIED:
Heat 1: 16G Rob Genett, 80 Troy Kuyoth, 61 Ray Karl, Jr., 70 Mike
Williams, 43 Luke Schilling, 21 Roger Andres, 3 Mike Bauer
Heat 2: 22 Jeff Spacek, 17 Scott Duvall, 10 John Frydrych, 16S Dan
Schloer, 31 Butch Steckbauer, 29 David Harrison, 24 Kevin Rogers, 95X Kent Baxter
Heat 3: 33 Jed Moore, 51 Butch Oertel, 35B David Baxter, 22B Mark Baxter,
7 Steven Surprenant, 25 Gary Dieringer, 58 Scott Vesely
Feature: Spacek, Duval, Moore, D Baxter, Oertel, M Baxter, Kuyoth,
Surprenant, Genett, Frydrych, Rogers, Bauer, Williams, Karl, K Baxter, Schilling,
Harrison, Andres, Vesely, Schloer, Dieringer
LATE MODEL:
Heat 1: 32 Terry Anvelink, 18 Mark Weisnicht, 80 Troy Kuyoth, 31 Steve
Kuester, B4 Tim Bennett, 6 Aaron Bennett
Heat 2: 00 Robby Bunkelman, 19 Paul Brust, 15 Nick Anvelink, 58 A J
Diemel, 5B Dave Bennett
Feature: Kuester, T Anvelink, Kuyoth, N Anvelink, Brust, T Bennett,
Diemel, Bunkelman, D Bennett, A Bennett, Weisnicht
2 MAN CRUISERS:
Heat 1: 11 Jamie Kilty/Darrin Geiger, 6.2 Mark Virnig/John Virnig, 4 Chad
Simone/Chris Grosbier, 8UP2 Eric Hamm/Luke Rindt, 10 Jeff Hartwig/Jason Hartwig, -10
Donovan Plaskey/Justin Plaskey, 18 Bill Davis/Jesse Felton, 44 Jared Loos/Josh Olson
Heat 2: 13 Joel Peterson/Adam Weis, 10-4 Justin Lindner/Steve Plaskey, 83
Will Garton/Derek, 37 Jim Marshall/James Marshall, 8UP Jerry Hamm/Ed Hoffmann, 41 Eric
Luepke/Breanna Anderson, 13 ½ Shawn Peterson/Ben Mann
Feature: Kilty/Geiger, Virnig/Virnig, Hamm/Rindt, Peterson/Mann,
Loos/Olson, Marshall/Marshall, Davis/Felton, Peterson/Weis, Hamm/Hofmann, Garton/Derek,
Hartwig/Hartwig, Plaskey/Plaskey, Luepke/Anderson, Lindner/Plaskey, Simone/Grosbier |
