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Ostrowski Wins in Pat Rand Memorial Twin 22 Race of Champions
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Manitowoc, WI.; July 8, 2006 - In the first of the Twin 22 Modified A-Mains, Scott Mohs of Plymouth grabbed the early lead and charged ahead of last year’s Pat Rand Memorial winner Tim McMullen also of Plymouth. Mohs held off McMullen until a mechanical problem sent Mohs to the pits on the first caution of the race. McMullen lined up in the front with Steve Bricker of Two Rivers and Paul Pokorski of West Bend right behind him. As the green flag restarted the race, McMullen charged out in front as Pokorski secured second to chase him down but the race would be halted again on lap seven for a spun car. With McMullen again the pace setter, Pokorski and Bricker switched positions in the row behind him and Reedsville’s Chuck Tuschl and Manitowoc’s Kris Hansen took up the next row to restart the race. |
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When the green flag flew, Bricker charged into second behind leader McMullen. Pokorski ducked into the inside racing groove to pressure Bricker for the challenge position. Two laps later, fast qualifier Pete Ostrowski of East Troy charged into fifth behind Hansen in fourth. By the halfway point in lap eleven, McMullen was still charging out in front with Pokorski pulling into second and Bricker in third. Ostrowski threw his car to the outside and passed Hansen to take over fourth. Three laps later, Pokorski caught up to McMullen and threw his car to the outside to pull side by side with McMullen down the front stretch. As McMullen and Pokorski battled next to each other for the lead, the two charged through turns one and two. Pokorski passed McMullen on the backstretch to take control of the race and charge out in front. McMullen readjusted and threw his car to the outside as Ostrowski took over third behind the battling duo. Before Pokorski could build his momentum in the lead, an incident in turns one and two sent Butch Hafemann of Campbellsport on his side and collected six other cars sending some at least temporarily to the pit area including McMullen and Ostrowski. On the restart, Pokorski lined up in front alone with Bricker and Tuschl directly behind him. As the green flag flew, only five laps remained in the race as Ostrowski reentered the track but McMullen could not. Ostrowski wasted no time in charging the high side of the track to pull into second behind the hard charging Pokorski in the lead by lap 20. At the checkered, Pokorski won the first leg of the Twin 22 Challenge. Ostrowski followed in second with heat winner Bricker, Tucshl and Billy Hafemann of Waldo rounding out the top five. |
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As Jorgenson built a healthy lead over the field by the halfway point in lap seven, Rabe securely held second as Kuhfuss moved into third. A lap later, Nic Schuette of Glenbeulah joined the top five behind Swoboda now in fourth. No cautions slowed the racing action in the 15-lap race as heat winner Jorgenson charged through the checkered flag to win his fifth feature of the season. Rabe followed in second with heat winner Kuhfuss, Swoboda and Schuette rounding out the top five. |
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