Ostrowski chose the outside groove and began a three way battle for control of the race. Two laps later, the high groove paid off for Ostrowski as he charged out of turn two to pass McMullen by inches for second. McMullen remained hooked up down low on the track and took back second a lap later. Ostrowski charged back very high on the track and at the line retook second over McMullen. For six laps, McMullen and Ostrowski swapped second place until lap fourteen when Ostrowski lost some ground on the backstretch and McMullen charged ahead to reel in leader Pokorski who started lapping cars. McMullen picked his way through the lapped traffic and pulled in directly behind Pokorski in lap twenty with only ten laps to the checkered. Pokorski threw his car down low to ward off McMullen but McMullen remained focused and waited for an opening. Coming out of turn four to complete lap 23 an opportunity presented itself as Pokorski charged out of the turn just a little higher than the inside of the track.

The opening was just enough for the low groove charging McMullen to pull next to him. As the battling champions shot across the scoring line, McMullen took back control of the race. McMullen, Pokorski and Ostrowski remained close in the front of the field with lapped traffic interspersed. Ostrowski charged passed Pokorski in lap 25 but Pokorski battled back and charged passed lapped traffic and Ostrowski to regain second spot with just four laps to go. A lap later, Pokorski retired to the pits with a flat tire moving Ostrowski into second again with McMullen charging, the laps counting down and lapped traffic in the way. McMullen flew around the Manitowoc track to win his first A-Main of the season. Fast Qualifier Ostrowski followed in second with Chuck Tuschl of Reedsville, Billy Hafemann of Waldo and Lee Mohs of Waldo rounding out the top five.

Only one early yellow flag slowed the hard-charging Limited Late Model A-Main as Dave Haag of Plymouth jumped into the early lead with the past track champion Dan Dippel also of Plymouth on his tail. Dippel charged after Haag and pulled next to him to cross the scoring line in lap four side by side. A lap later, returning substitute driver Tim Thompson of Campbellsport pulled into third to chase down the battling Dippel/Haag duo. Haag and Thompson charged after Dippel but Dippel remain intent on the win. Dippel took the checkered to win his fourth A-Main of the season. Haag followed in second with Thompson following in third.

Elkhart Lake’s Brad Ruh jumped into the early lead of the Grand National A-Main event after the only yellow flag restarted the field from the top of the order before the first lap was completed. Jason Winkler of New Holstein charged into second behind Ruh to challenge for the lead. A lap later, two time A-Main winner Mike Bastian of Manitowoc joined the chase after pulling into third behind Winkler. With Ruh and Winkler also having previous feature wins this season, the tightly packed front runners, Ruh, Winkler and Bastian, charged through the corners and down the straightaways. Bastian maneuvered passed Winkler to pull into second in lap six. Winkler battled back but Bastian set his sights on the lead and passed Ruh two laps later. Ruh charged back as Jeff Muehlbauer of Elkhart Lake passed Winkler to take over third.

By lap eleven, Muehlbauer passed Ruh for second as Ruh, Brian Gilles of Plymouth and Winkler charged three abreast around the track to secure third place. Gilles broke free from the battle to take over third a lap later. Leader Bastian distanced his car out in front forcing Muehlbauer and Gilles to charge after him to challenge for the win. Muehlbauer chose the low groove as Gilles charge high on the track to reel in Bastian. Five laps from the end, Muehlbauer and Gilles raced side by side at the line with lapped traffic between them and the lead. As the field finished the white flag lap, Gilles took second place by inches over Muehlbauer at the line. Bastian charged through the corners and took the checkered to win his third A-Main of the 2006 season. Gilles followed in second with Muehlbauer, Winkler and Bob Cullen of Chilton rounding out the top five.

Running green flag to checkered, the EWSC Mighty 4 main event began with 14 year old Jacob Meyer of Plymouth leading the first laps until three time A-Main winner Tim Jorgenson of DePere charged passed to take over the lead in lap four. Greg Gierke of Kiel moved into second a lap later to chase Jorgenson for the lead. But Jorgenson remained intent on winning and at the checkered flag, Jorgenson won his fourth A-Main of the season. Gierke and Meyer followed in second and third.

In the Eastern 8 A-Main, Ryan Eickert of Brillion charged into the lead from the first lap with Paul Nelesen of Mishicot on his bumper. In lap four, Eickert charged on the high side of the track with Nelesen down low and Greg Steffens of Appleton outside of him. Eickert, Nelesen, Steffens and Mike King of Little Chute raced tightly packed in the front. As cars raced three abreast down the back stretch and through turns three and four, Eickert remained in the top spot with King, Steffens and Nelesen crossing the scoring line even with inches separating second through fourth places. Before another lap could be completed, a yellow flag restarted the race. At the green flag, King flew into the lead with Eickert behind him in second. For laps the two battled for the lead until another yellow flag halted the racing action and expired the one-minute-per-lap time limit for the race.

When the green flag flew for a green-white-checkered finish, King lined up in front alone with Eickert and two time A-Main winner Bret Koehler of Two Rivers in the next row. As the green flag flew, King held onto the lead with Koehler jumping into second. At the white flag, Koehler threw his car to the outside to challenge for the lead. King and Koehler battled around the track until they charged out of turn four. When it looked as if Koehler would take over the lead and then the win, King maneuvered on the track and took both his car and Koehler’s hard into the front guardrail. Eickert dove to the inside of the track and came through the checkered flag. This win would have been Eickert’s second A-Main but a post race inspection found a violation. Adam Krepline of Manitowoc finished in second with Steffens in third.

Join Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars on Saturday, June 17th for the Lakeside Foods Night at the races. As part of the regular race program with the self-starting Winged Super Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Grand Nationals, Mighty 4 and Eastern 8 competitors, EWSC will also have specials for Father’s Day and support for a local Relay for Life team.
 
Summary: EWSC “Military Salute” Night at the Races


Winged Super Modified:

Fast Qualifier: Pete Ostrowski – East Troy 14.504

A-Main (30 laps): Tim McMullen, Plymouth; Pete Ostrowski, East Troy; Chuck Tuschl, Reedsville; Billy Hafemann, Waldo; Lee Mohs, Waldo; Bob Brion, Plymouth; Keith Anderson, Sheboygan; Paul Pokorski, West Bend; Kris Hansen, Manitowoc; Richie Hafemann, Mayville;

Heat # 1 (10 laps): McMullen; Tuschl; Ostrowski;

Heat # 2 (10 laps): Pokorski; Billy Hafemann; Dan Kruschke, Glenbeulah;

Limited Late Model:

Fast Qualifier: Tim Thompson – Campbellsport 17.546

A-Main (15 laps): Dan Dippel, Plymouth; Dave Haag, Plymouth; Tim Thompson, Campbellsport; Dave Schaetzer, Sheboygan; Mark Dingel, Sheboygan;

Heat # 1 (10 laps): Scott Haugstad, Plymouth; Haag; Thompson;

Grand National:

Fast Qualifier: Brian Gilles – Plymouth 19.095

A-Main (20 laps): Mike Bastian, Manitowoc; Brian Gilles, Plymouth; Jeff Muehlbauer, Elkhart Lake; Jason Winkler, New Holstein; Bob Cullen, Chilton; Bradley Ruh, Elkhart Lake; Brett Wenzel, Two Rivers; Bob Peter, Howards Grove; Duane Dippel, Plymouth; Chad Ninmer, Sheboygan;

Heat # 1 (10 laps): Gilles; Bastian; Chad Kistner, New Holstein;
Heat # 2 (10 laps): Andy Fuhrmann, Brillion; Winkler; Ruh;

All American Mighty 4’s:

A-Main (12 laps): Tim Jorgenson, DePere; Greg Gierke, Kiel; Jacob Meyer, Plymouth; Samantha Meyer, Plymouth; Amber Rabe, Plymouth;

Heat # 1 (6 laps): Jorgenson; Rabe; Samantha Meyer;

Eastern 8’s:

A-Main (15 laps): Violation to Winner, 2) Adam Krepline, Manitowoc; Greg Steffens, Appleton; Josh Schroeder, Manitowoc; Paul Steffens, Appleton; Mike Kaufmann, Newton; Marshall Mullenix; Bret Koehler, Two Rivers; Jacob Phillips, Green Bay; Troy Bartel, Chilton;

Heat # 1 (6 laps): Mike King, Little Chute; Krepline; Kaufmann;
Heat # 2 (6 laps): Greg Steffens; Mike Robinson, Denmark; Koehler;