Van Pay earns his 100th Career Modified win with feature race victory at Seymour Tri-Oval!
By Dave Panske

July 25, 1999; Seymour, WI - Following a week off for the fair, the Seymour Tri Oval Raceway resumed their 1999 schedule Sunday night with all repeat winners in the four competing divisions, highlighting the night was the repeat win by R.M. Van Pay of Green Bay as he drove his IMCA Modified to his 100th career division feature win.

R.M. Van Pay captures 100th Career Modified Feature Triumph!!
	R.M. Van Pay (#00) recorded his 100th Career IMCA Modified feature win with his second Tri-Oval feature victory of the year at Seymour Tri-Oval this evening. Out of the 100 victories 44 of those have come here at the Seymour Tri-Oval.

Joel Schmit took the lead at the start of the mod main followed by Jerry Scharenbrock, Clint Neshek, Mike Klenz, Jamie Schmidt and R.M. Van Pay.  Following a couple cautions on the opening lap, Schmit led until lap 3, when Van Pay slipped by on the inside and took the lead away, and then started to pull away from the field. Van Pay built a good margin until a final caution on lap 11 for a multi car spin bunched the field.

All of the point leaders were right behind Van Pay for the restart, but traffic stayed tight which allowed Van Pay to again build a lead which he carried to his second feature of the season here, but the milestone, 100 wins, driving the Modified. Neshek ran his best race of the season taking the runner-up finish with point leader, Brian Mullen taking third. Brad Rohloff placed fourth with Mike Mashl and Travis Spaulding rounding out the top six.

Van Pay had won three area features early in the year and has been stuck on 99 since June 19th, His 100th overall feature win includes one non-sanctioned event here at Seymour when he won the Bud Nationals last season. This total includes a division leading 44 victories here at the Tri Oval.

Terry Casey won his first career Tri-Oval feature last week and quickly pulled into the lead tonight from the front row with Tom Naeyaert and Doug Blashe right behind. Following a lap 5 caution, Blashe and Pete Parker passed Naeyaert with the final caution 2 laps later for a tri-oval spin. On the final restart, Casey was still controlling the tempo with Naeyaert retaking third from Blashe and pulled right behind Parker for the runner up spot.  Naeyaert worked on Parker for three laps before again moving into the runner up spot. He closed on Casey but did not mount a serious challenge which allowed Casey to win his second straight division feature. Naeyaert finished second with Parker third, Blashe fourth, Mark Hessler fifth and Tim Buhler sixth.

Tim Martzahl assumed the lead in the IMCA Stock Car main at the start and led the first 4 laps before Rod Snellenberger powered into the top spot. Joe White moved into second after a lap 5 caution and started to work on the leader. A final caution on lap 8 and it was all out to the finish. Two laps after the final restart, White moved alongside the leader and the pair ran side by side for several laps before White took control.

Current IMCA Stock Car point leader Joe White (#11) earned his second feature win of the season on the challenging 1/3 mile clay Tri-Oval.

Once in front, White pulled ahead and won his second division feature of the season and took over sole possession of the point leader after entering the night tied. Snellenberger took the runner-up finish with Shawn Wagner taking third and Chad Wilcox fourth, Larry Karcz, Jr. and Tim Van De Hei rounded out the top six.

Charlie Van Ooyen lept from the front row of the Street Stock main and pulled away from the field while the fighting continued to sort out the bunched pack behind. At the half way mark, Van Ooyen enjoyed a sizable lead with Brandon Czarapata moving into the runner-up spot followed by Jared Siefert, John LeMere and Jesse Colwell. Czarapata and Siefert ran together end started to close the gap on the leader. Van Ooyen ran steady at the front but started to get lose as the laps clicked off.

A two car spin caused the only caution on lap 18, just as Czarapata and Siefert had pulled up on Van Ooyen. Czarapata pulled into the lead on the restart with Siefert right behind. Travis Van Straten moved into third on the final lap, Czarapata and Siefert crossed the finish line side by side with the winning nod going to Czarapata by a bumper with Siefert second, Van Straten third and Van Ooyen holding onto fourth for his best finish of the season. Josh Massart took the fifth place finish with Bob Bernier rounding out the top six. The win was the second straight and third overall for the season for Czarapata.

Weekly racing will now continue through the Labor Day weekend. The third mile clay Tri-oval features four divisions of action with WISSOTA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars and Street Stocks all competing weekly. The 1999 season will conclude on Saturday night, September 25 with the 3rd annual Budweiser Nationals.

RESULTS

WISSOTA LATE MODEL:
20 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Terry Casey, New London; 2.) Tom Naeyaert, Shawano; 3.) Pete Parker, Kaukauna; 4.) Doug Blashe, Marion; 5.) Mark Hessler, Menominee; 6.) Tim Buhler, Glenbeulah
FIRST HEAT: 1.) Casey; 2.) Troy Springborn, Shawano
SECOND HEAT: 1.) T.M. Miller, Bear Creek; 2.) Scott Cramer, Sheboygan

IMCA MODIFIED
20 LAP FEATURE: 1) R.M. Van Pay, Green Bay; 2.) Clint Neshak, Oneida; 3.) Brian Mullen, Seymour; 4.) Brad Rohloff, Pulski; 5.) Mike Mashl, DePere; 6.) Travis Spaulding, Greenville
12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1.) Doug Mahlik, Green Bay; 2.) Chris Derenne, Luxemburg; 3.) Spaulding; 4.) Pete Lemke, Green Bay
FIRST HEAT: 1) Dean Maurer, DePere; 2.) Dan Deau, Little Suamico
SECOND HEAT: 1) Mike Klenz, Sobieski; 2.) Neshak
THIRD HEAT: 1) Joel Schmit, Green Bay; 2.) Scott Mullen, Seymour

IMCA STOCK CARS:
20 LAP FEATURE: 1) Joe White, Oconto Falls; 2.) Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; 3.) Shawn Wagner, Pulaski; 4.) Chad Wilcox, Pulaski; 5.) Larry Karcz Jr., Pulaski; 6.) Tim Van Dei Hei, DePere
FIRST 12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Van Dei Hei; 2.) Tom Coel, Green Bay; 3.) john Mahlberg, Luxemburg; 4.) Benjo LaCrosse, Green Bay
FIRST HEAT: 1) White; 2.) Karcz Jr.
SECOND HEAT: 1) Snellenberger; 2.) Wagner
THIRD HEAT: 1) Chad Wilcox; 2.) Troy Wilcox, Pulaski

STREET STOCKS
20 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Brandon Czarapata, Pulaski; 2.) Jared Siefert, Green Bay; 3.) Travis Van Straten, Hortonville; 4.) Charlie Van Ooyen, Appleton; 5.) Josh Massart, Brussels; 6.) Bob Bernier, Sobieski
12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) John Belschner, Green Bay; 2.) Massart; 3.) Jamie Colwell, GReenleaf; 4.) David Hoerning, Appleton
FIRST HEAT: 1) Bernier; 2.) Lance Arenson, Green Bay
SECOND HEAT: 1) Brandon Czarapata; 2.) Jesse Colwell, Greenleaf
THIRD HEAT: 1) Siefert; 2.) Shannon Smith, Green Bay