TOMAHAWK, WI -- Donnie Woller used the outside lane to pass
the competition on his way to victory in the Yellow Book USA Mid-Am Super Truck
50-lap feature race Saturday night at Pepsi Raceway Park in Tomahawk before
the largest crowd of the 2004 season. Woller, of nearby Merrill, was the fastest
qualifier for the quarter mile paved oval with a time of 13.795. His time was
a shade slower than his all-time Yellow Book USA one-lap record of 13.584 established
in 2003.
The feature winner started near the back of the lineup for the feature, but
quickly raced to the front by using the outside lane. Last year's rookie of
the year John Froelich followed Woller in the outer groove to the front of the
field. Anthony Brewer set the pace for the first 15 laps before Woller got around
him. Froelich overtook Brewer for second place on lap 25. One lap later Brewer
and John Vig Jr collided along the backstretch. Brewer and Vig had battled for
the lead over the first 15 laps of the race. Vig, who had won the most recent
Yellow Book USA races at odessa, Mo and Shakopee, MN was never able to pass
Brewer. Following the incident on the backstretch Brewer and Vig were sent to
the rear of the field for the restart. Woller was able to maintain a one truck
length lead over Froelich for the remaining 24 laps. After the race Woller got
out of his truck in victory lane and stood on the roof of his Ford super truck,
much to the delight of the local fans. Tony Holm, who drove a smooth race, came
home in third while Gary Fredrickson had his best finish of the season with
a fourth. Brill Prietzel and Jamie Farrell rounded out the top six. Completing
the top ten were Anthony Brewer, Dominic Brewer, Kyle Bauknecht and Vig. Ten
lap heat race winners were Froelich and Fredrickson.
Upcoming Yellow Book USA Super Truck races are Friday night,
August 6 at Fergus Falls Raceway in Fergus Falls, MN at 8 p.m. and Saturday
night, August 7 at I-94 Raceway in Sauk Centre, MN. For additional series information
call 920-823-2856.