Van Pay streak up to
three at the Tri-Oval!!
By Dave Panske
August 8, 1999; Seymour, WI - An almost fall like night for some hot racing action Sunday night at the Seymour Tri Oval Raceway.
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Defending track champion Pete Parker (#10) made his way back to the winner's circle after an scoring his second WISSOTA Late Model feature win of the season at Seymour Tri-Oval Raceway. Parker's last win was during the season opener on April 25th. |
The IMCA modifieds took the track first for their feature with Dennis Young leading the way until dropping off the pace turning the lead over to Ryan Schmidt for the next 2 laps. A caution on lap 4 bunched the field and on the green Brad Rohloff started looking for an opening and finally pulled into the top spot on lap five. R.M. Van Pay was working from the rear of the field and pulled into the runner up spot and then the lead following a caution on lap 7.
Once in front, Van Pay started to pull away from the field leaving the run for second. Rohloff, Mike Klenz, Mike Mashl, Scott and Brian Mullen ran together lap after lap. The pack got one last shot at the leader when a late race caution appeared on lap 18 for debris. On the track and bunched the field right behind Van Pay. Under green, Van Pay was able to hold off all challenges and picked up his 3rd straight and 4th feature of the season. Klenz took his best finish of the season here with Rohloff casting in the third spot. Scoff Mullen edged brother, Brian for fourth place, with Mashl rounding out the top six.
| First career feature win! Shannon Smith (#30) drove a perfect race and won his first career Street Stock feature on the third-mile clay Tri-Oval here Sunday evening. |  |
The Street Stocks were next with John Hiles leading the way for the opening 2 circuits before Shannon Smith pulled into the top spot and began to pull away from the pack, Smith continued to pull away as the pack behind tried to sort out. A couple of cautions on lap 14 set up a 6 lap dash to the finish. Smith again held the top spot but point leader, Jason Czarapata had worked from the rear of the field into second with Jesse and Jamie Colwell and Charlie and Chas Van Ooyen all tight together. Smith was able to hold off Czarapata and collect his first career feature win with Czarapata holding on for the runner up finish. Jamie and Jesse Colwell, Chas Van Ooyen and John Belschner round out the top six.
Terry Casey grabbed onto the lead at the start of the WISSOTA Late Model main with Tom Naeyaert, Pete Parker and Troy Springborn right behind. The top three put on quite a show for the fans with Casey holding on to the top spot through lap 13. Parker made his move on the leader out of the tri-oval on tap 13 and settled into the top spot. Naeyaert tried to shake Casey out of his line but had to settle for the runner up finish. Springborn settled into the fourth as Tim Buhler and Doug Blashe round out the top finishers.
The IMCA Stock Car main took the green with five week racing rookie, Benji LaCrosse taking the lead with Dave Peiterson, Troy Wilcox, John Heinz and Tony Bouche behind. Pat Davister moved into the runner up spot on lap 4, and after a couple laps pulled even with the leader. LaCrosse was running the high line and Davister was holding inside LaCrosse ran steady to maintain the lead while the battle behind heated up.
Heinz, Davister and Rod Snellenberger hounded the leader but could not force an error. On lap 17, the lone caution of the race appeared for a stalled car. On the restart, LaCrosse was still leading the way but a mix up out of the tn oval got Heinz sideways and dug into the track causing his car to roll over several time before landing on the wheels. He was not injured but out of the race and LaCrosse was sent to the back for causing the incident.
Davister was the new leader, but on the restart, Snellenberger quickly powered into the top spot and never looked back picking up his 6th feature of the season. Davister held on to place second with Peiterson third, Tony Bouche fourth and Dave Bouche took the fifth place finish over point leader, Joe White.
Sunday Night racing action continues next week at the Seymour Tri-Oval Raceway. The unique three turn racetrack is located on the Outagamie County Fairgrounds in Seymour, WI. The raceway features WISSOTA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars and Street Stocks
RESULTS
WISSOTA LATE MODEL:
20 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Pete Parker, Kaukauna; 2.) Terry
Casey, New London; 3.) Tom Naeyaert, Shawano; 4.) Troy Springborn, Shawano; 5.) Tim
Buhler, Glenbeulah; 6.) Doug Blashe, Marion
FIRST HEAT: 1.) Casey; 2.) Springborn
IMCA MODIFIED
20 LAP FEATURE: 1) R.M. Van Pay, Green Bay; 2.) Mike Klenz,
Sobieski; 3.) Brad Rohloff, Pulaski; 4.) Scott Mullen, Seymour; 5.) Brian Mullen, Seymour;
6.) Mike Mashl, DePere
10 LAP CONSOLATION: 1.) Joel Schmit, Green Bay; 2.) VanPay; 3.) Luke Roffers,
Oneida; 4.) Dean Maurer, DePere
FIRST HEAT: 1) Dennis Young, Seymour; 2.) Rohloff
SECOND HEAT: 1) Kurt Jordan, DePere; 2.) Ron Bomber, New Franken
THIRD HEAT: 1) Scott Mullen; 2.) Clint Neshak, Oneida
IMCA STOCK CARS:
20 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; 2.) Pat
Davister, Luxemburg; 3.) Dave Peiterson, Green Bay; 4.) Tony Bouche, Algoma; 5.) Dave
Bouche, Algoma; 6.) Joe White, Oconto Falls
FIRST 12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Snellenberger; 2.) Tim VanDeiHei, Oshkosh; 3.) Larry
Karcz Jr., Pulaski; 4.) Bucky Coopman, Green Bay
FIRST HEAT: 1) Peiterson; 2.) Davister
SECOND HEAT: 1) Tony Bouche; 2.) Tom Coel, Green Bay
THIRD HEAT: 1) John Heinz, Green Bay; 2.) Troy Wilcox, Pulaski
STREET STOCKS
20 LAP FEATURE: 1.) Shannon Smith, Green Bay; 2.) Jason
Czarapata, Pulaski; 3.) Jamie Colwell, Greenleaf; 4.) Jesse Colwell, Greenleaf; 5.) Chas
VanOoyen, Appleton; 6.) John Belschner, Green Bay
FIRST 12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Travis VanStraten, Shiocton; 2.) Jesse Colwell,
Greenleaf; 3.) Lance Arenson, Green Bay; 4.) Tom White, Green Bay
SECOND 12 LAP CONSOLATION: 1) Bobby Rezek, Green Bay; 2.) Jason Czarapata, Pulaski;
3.) John LeMere, Green Bay; 4.) Joe Van Ooyen, Kaukauna
FIRST HEAT: 1) Josh Wirtz, Green Bay; 2.) Jamie Colwell
SECOND HEAT: 1) John Hiles, Seymour; 2.) Steve Baker, Seymour
THIRD HEAT: 1) Belschner; 2.) Joe Kerkhoff, DePere