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Manitowoc, WI.; August 12, 2006 -Butch Hafemann of Campbellsport jumped into the early lead in the Winged Super Modified 30-lap A-Main with Steve Bricker of Two Rivers charging into second behind him just before a yellow flag caution halted the racing action in lap two and relined up the field. When the green flag flew, Bricker charged out in front to take over the lead with Hafemann and Chuck Tuschl of Reedsville chasing him down. As Tim McMullen of Plymouth pulled inside Tyler Hansen of Manitowoc to challenge him for fourth coming out of turn four, Paul Pokorski of West Bend had just enough of an opening between the two competitors and charged in the middle. Down the front stretch and at the line, only inches separated the three hard-charging Modifieds with McMullen scored fourth, Pokorski fifth and Hansen sixth. |
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A lap later, Tuschl made his move and passed Hafemann to take over second behind leader Bricker who had built a suitable cushion over second place. After lap five was completed, another yellow flag pulled Bricker back to the front of the field with Tuschl and Hafemann behind him. When the green flag flew, Tuschl wasted no time and charged into turn one pulling beside Bricker. As Bricker and Tuschl flew through the corner, Tuschl passed Bricker for the lead coming out of turn two. Bricker stuck to Tuschl and crossed the line a lap later almost even with the leader. Tuschl charged hard into the corner to pull ahead of Bricker as Pokorski threw his car to the outside to attempt to pass for second. Bricker held him off to tuck his car to the inside to once again challenge for the lead just before a yellow flag cut the momentum and relined up the field. Tuschl charged into the lead again at the drop of the green flag with Pokorski used his outside restart position to take over second place as Billy Hafemann of Waldo moved into fourth behind Bricker. A lap later, Pokorski tucked his car to the inside of Tuschl coming out of turn four to take over the lead. As Pokorski started putting distance between his car and second place, Bricker made his charge inside Tuschl to take over second by inches in lap 14. Two laps later, McMullen made his move and charged passed both Hafemann and Tuschl to take over third. By lap 17, leader Pokorski started lapping traffic with Bricker and McMullen weaving through the cars to catch him. As Pokorski seemed locked into the win, a final yellow flag halted the racing in lap 24 to move the challengers directly behind the leader for a 6-lap dash to the checkered. When the final green flag flew, Pokorski wasted no time in charging out in front with Bricker and McMullen chasing him down. Hafemann made his move three laps later and passed McMullen for third. At the checkered flag, Pokorski won his sixth A-Main of the season with heat winner Bricker, heat winner Billy Hafemann, McMullen and Butch Hafemann rounding out the top five. |
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In the Eastern 8 A-Main, Paul Nelesen of Mishicot jumped into the early lead with Mike Kaufmann of Newton chasing him down. Three laps into the race, Nelesen charged hard into turns three and four and opened the door slightly for Kaufmann who charged right through to take over the lead. Behind leader Kaufmann and Nelesen, Troy Bartel of Chilton and Bret Koehler of Two Rivers battled side by side for third. Two laps later, Koehler secured the position but had track to make up to catch the top two cars. Debris on the track pulled the frontrunners back in closer to the field. When the green flag flew, Kaufmann once again charged into the lead with Koehler moving into second. Adam Krepline of Manitowoc moved into third behind them and all three charged the high side of the track in a battle for the win. As Kaufmann and Koehler threw their cars into turn three, Koehler tucked his car to the inside and the two charged side by side through turn four and down the front stretch with Koehler taking over control of the race with two laps to go. At the white flag, Krepline charged passed Kaufmann to take second place. As the checkered flag flew, heat winner Koehler won his fifth A-Main of the season. After winning his heat, Krepline followed in second with Kaufmann finishing third. Join Eastern Wisconsin Stock Cars on Saturday, August 19th for the 2006 “Back to School” Night at the Races. The race program has special Winged Super Modified Twin 20-lap A-Mains. Young fans will also be treated to school supply giveaways donated by sponsors and race crews. EWSC also announced its plans for racing Wednesday, August 23rd during the Manitowoc County Fair. Qualifying begins at 6pm with racing at 7pm. Also announced was bonus money to the Grand National purse making the win worth $ 500 plus a $ 100 gift certificate compliments of M/R Racing Equipment. The Mighty 4 and Eastern 8 divisions also have $ 250 to win their features with a 20-car count. At the end of the race program, M/R Racing will host the first annual “Wheelbarrow Race” at the Manitowoc County Expo. Summary: EWSC “August HEAT” Race Winged Super Modified: Fast Qualifier: # 7 Pete Ostrowski – East Troy 14.582 Seconds A-Main (30 laps): Paul Pokorski, West Bend; Steve Bricker, Two Rivers; Billy Hafemann, Waldo; Tim McMullen, Plymouth; Butch Hafemann, Campbellsport; Brad Swendrowski, Milwwaukee; Dan Kruschke, Glenbeulah; Jeremy Mullenbach; Chuck Tuschl, Reedsville; Bill Schmitz, Mukwonago; Heat # 1 (10 laps): Bricker; Tuschl; Kris Hansen, Manitowoc; Heat # 2 (10 laps): Billy Hafemann; Pokorski; McMullen; Limited Late Model: A-Main (15 laps): Dan Dippel, Plymouth; Dave Schaetzer, Sheboygan; Scott Haugstad, Plymouth; Mark Dingel, Sheboygan; Howie Weiss, Glenbeulah; Heat # 1 (10 laps): Haugstad; Schaetzer; Dippel; Grand National: Fast Qualifier: # 8 Bob Cullen – Chilton 19.300 Seconds A-Main (20 laps): Bob Peter, Howards Grove; Jerry Wenzel, Two Rivers; Bob Cullen, Chilton; Nick Schumacher, Eagle; Tim Thompson, Campbellsport; Tim Warner, Malone; Brad Ruh, Elkhart Lake; Gregg Haese, Two Rivers; Cory Suchocki; Brett Wenzel, Two Rivers; Heat # 1 (10 laps): Dan Schumacher, Milwaukee; Chad Ninmer, Cleveland; Mike Wietor, Green Bay; Heat # 2 (10 laps): B. Wenzel; Haese; Warner; Heat # 3 (10 laps): Mike Bastian, Manitowoc; Jason Winkler, New Holstein; Cullen; All American Mighty 4’s: Overall A-Main Finish: Tim Jorgenson, DePere; Tim Simon, St. Peter; Greg Gierke, Kiel; Amber Rabe, Plymouth; Mark Kuhfuss, Howards Grove; Samantha Meyer, Plymouth; Kyle Resch, Manitowoc; Jake Fuller, Cato; A-Main # 1 (15 laps): Jorgenson; Rabe; Josh Torrison, Sheboygan; Simon; Gierke; Meyer; Resch; Steve Brion, Plymouth; A-Main # 2 (15 laps): Jorgenson; Kuhfuss; Simon; Gierke; Fuller; Meyer; Resch; Rabe; Heat # 1 (6 laps): Rabe; Simon; Jason Swoboda, Two Rivers; Heat # 2 (6 laps): Kuhfuss; Meyer; Torrison; Eastern 8’s: A-Main # 1 (15 laps): Brett Koehler, Two Rivers; Adam Krepline, Manitowoc; Mike Kaufmann, Newton; Adam Paulow, Hilbert; Sandra Meyer, Plymouth; Lynn Grimm, Manitowoc; Heat # 1 (6 laps): Krepline; Paul Nelesen, Mishicot; Meyer; Heat # 2 (6 laps): Koehler; Troy Bartel, Chilton; Kaufmann;
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