HAESE HUSTLES TO 141 MID AM MAIN WIN
by Jordan Verdegan
(Francis Creek, WI) July 26 - Manitowoc's Gregg Haese snuck past Manitowoc's Travis Groelle on a lap 21 restart and went on to win the 35 lap Mid American Sportsman feature at 141 Speedway Saturday night.
Haese, who started in the fourth row, worked his way up to third by lap 10, and into second by lap 15. In the final nine laps, Brett Piontek, the night's fast timer, broke through traffic and began chasing Haese down, but ran out of time as Haese hung on for the win. Piontek took second, followed by Daryl Gerke, who sliced his way through the field into third. Groelle took fourth, followed by Crystal Wood.
Manitowoc's Tim Conard drove around Maribel's Nathan Wagner for the lead on lap 13 and fought off Green Bay's Lee Kielpikowski to win the 30 lap super stock feature. Kielpikowski took second, followed by Wagner, Jo Gauger and Greg Thompson.
Green Bay's Todd Hebel passed Mishicot's Kevin Peroutka for the lead on lap seventeen and sweated out several caution periods to win the 40 lap mini stock feature.
Waldo's Jason Willadson emerged triumphant in the race long battle for second with Kurt Naidl, who took third. Eric Turner and Peroutka took fourth and fifth places, respectively. Mishicot's Mark Christensen swept action in the hobby stock class, scoring fast time, the heat and feature win, which went green to checkered without a caution.
Next Saturday, August 2 Subway will sponsor the night's activities. 141 Speedway is located 20 miles south of Green Bay on County Trunk "R" in Whitelaw. For more information call 920 863 3377. The track's website is 141speedway.com.
RACE SUMMARY
30 LAP Mid Am Sportsman feature - Gregg Haese, Manitowoc; Brett Piontek, Green Bay; Daryl Gerke, Whitelaw; Travis Groelle, Manitowoc; Crystal Wood, Denmark; Andy Casavante, Two Rivers
10 LAP HEATS 1) Jimbo Schleis, Francis Creek; Wood
2) Haese; Piontek
Fast Time - Piontek - 12.251
30 LAP SUPER STOCK FEATURE - Tim Conard, Manitowoc; Lee Kielpikowski, Green Bay; Nathan Wagner, Maribel; Jo Gauger, Manitowoc; Greg Thompson, Denmark; Matt Cherney, Mishicot
10 LAP HEATS 1) Wagner; Kielpikowski
2) Jason Kostichka, Green Bay; Conard
Fast Time - Conard 12.464
20 LAP MINI STOCK FEATURE - Todd Hebel, Green Bay; Jason Willadson, Waldo; Kurt Naidl, Denmark; Eric Turner, Mishicot; Kevin Peroutka, Mishicot
10 LAP HEATS 1)Peroutka; Hebel
2) Ben Stumpf, Brillon ; Kurt Naidl
Fast time - Hebel 13.257
20 LAP HOBBY STOCK FEATURE - Mark Christensen,Mishicot; Ray Fuller, Two Rivers; Andy Casavant,Two Rivers; Jesse Scheffer, Mishicot; John Hanson,Whitelaw
10 LAP HEAT 1) Christensen; Fuller
Fast Time - Christensen 14.661
25 LAP SPORT 4 FEATURE - Phil Malouf, Manitowish Waters; Mike Dolphin, Whitelaw; Ed Klug, Oregon; Aaron Dalton, Gilliett; Brad Leclaire, Two Rivers
12 LAP SEMI-FEATURE - Phil Malouf, Manitowish Waters; Dillion Steinfeldt, Green Bay
10 LAP HEATS 1) Mike Dolphin, Whitelaw; Aaron Dalton, Gillett 2) Jeremy Hebel, Two Rivers; Jake Fuller, Green Bay
3) Dave Gauger, Two Rivers; Dillion Steinfeldt, DePere
Fast Time - Hebel 14.740