(Thunderhill Raceway - Sturgeon Bay, WI) Thunderhill Raceway resembled an asphalt track on Saturday night after the competition was over. The smooth, glossy surface held throughout the night of a record turnout of IMCA Mods. In the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Jeremy Jacobs sliced his way to his first 2004 win. Repeat feature winners included T Simon Jewelers IMCA Stock Car defending track champion Shawn Kilgore, May’s Sports Center IMCA Hobby Stock Keith Kickbusch, AmericInn Street Stock Aaron Thornton along with defending champ, Sport Four Ken Malcore. Sonny’s Pizzeria sponsored the Fan Photo Night with nearly one quarter of the field parking on the midway pre-race to sign autographs and hand out photos to early-arriving race fans.

In the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Algoma’s Jeremy Jacobs survived an opening lap spin in the front row and subsequent restart, and carefully maneuvered his way past early race leader Randie Back. Back led the first four circuits before giving up the race lead to Jacobs. Jacobs was quickly followed by Benji LaCrosse and Todd Dart. Experienced dry slick drivers were able to find the bite necessary to move up through the pack. Jacobs had that task mastered as he took home his first feature win of the season. A very consistent LaCrosse finished second, followed by Dart, Back and rookie driver James Tebon. Consi winners included Scott Boyea of Abrams and Frog Station’s Dan Ratajczak. Heat winners were Dean Maurer, Mike Cole, Darrell Massart and Sean Jerovetz.

T Simon Jewelers IMCA Stock Car Corey Haen, Sturgeon Bay, got a great start off of the front row, leading the first six laps of the 18-lap feature race, but it was a persistent Mike Wietor that found the outside groove and passed Haen. Wietor looked to be the man to beat and it was Shawn Kilgore that took it to task. Kilgore got by Wietor and raced on to his third feature win of the year. Wietor finished second, his best showing of 2004. Patience was the key for Craig Paque, finishing third while Bernie Reinhardt and Pat Davister rounded out the top five. Earlier heat winners were Charlie Kroll, Haen, and Tony Bouche.

In the May’s Sports Center IMCA Hobby Stock feature event, Denmark’s Tom Brumlic was looking like he was going to repeat last week’s performance by leading nearly two thirds of the event, but it was a hard-charging Keith Kickbusch, of Kewaunee, that took control of the race with only three laps to go. Kickbusch sliced his way to the front from his fourth row starting spot, passing Marcus and Derek Moede in the process. At the checkers, it was Kickbusch, Brumlic and then Eddie Anschutz crossing the line followed by Marcus Moede and Wayne Moore. Brumlic and Anschutz won earlier heat events.

The fifth row starting spot proved to be just the ticket for the AmericInn Street Stock feature event winner Maplewood’s Aaron Thornton. Thornton was just one of four repeat winners on Saturday night. Front-row starter Todd Polster, Baileys Harbor, was strong out of the starting blocks, leading the way for ten laps. Darren Otto shadowed Polster for much of the race until falling victim to Thornton after a mid-race caution and restart. Thornton took the 23-car field to the finish along with Polster and Otto. Fourth and fifth went to James Anderson and John Sternard. Earlier heat winners were Polster, Von Eytcheson, and Thornton.

In the Sport 4 division, Algoma’s Ken Malcore was in winning form, taking his front-row starting mount to his third feature win in the last four weeks. Brussels’ Chad Williams won the heat race.

Budweiser IMCA Modified, T Simon Jewelers IMCA Stock Car, May’s Sports Center IMCA Hobby Stock, AmericInn Street Stock divisions along with the Sport-4 class compete weekly on Saturday nights, with competition getting underway at 6 p.m.

Next week’s event is the Budweiser- Flanigan Distributing Night at Thunderhill Raceway!

A special night of racing has been slated for Wednesday night, August 11 when the Forest County Potawatomi-sponsored 2nd Annual Dirt Late Model ShootOut opens the Door County Fair. Thunderhill Raceway is located at John Miles Park, the site of the Door County Fairgrounds, just off Highways 42/57, and west on County Trunk T. For more information call 920-743-7052 or 920-746-0387, the track phone number. The track’s website is www.racethunderhill.com.

RACE SUMMARY

20 lap Budweiser IMCA Modified Feature - Jeremy Jacobs, Algoma; Benji LaCrosse, Luxemburg; Todd Dart, Algoma; Randie Back, Green Bay; James Tebon, Algoma; Jared Siefert,Green Bay; Mike Cole, Baileys Harbor; Dan Ratajczak, Frog Station; Randy LeMieux Jr., Sturgeon Bay; Darrell Massart, Brussels.

12 lap semi-features - 1) Scott Boyea, Abrams; Bill LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay; Eric VanIten, Green Bay; Brian Dancz, Luxemburg, Rick Johnson, Gills Rock. 2)
Ratajczak, George Henkel, Sturgeon Bay; R.M. Van Pay, Green Bay; Clyde Skenadore, Oneida; Rick LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay.

10 lap heats 1) Dean Maurer, DePere; Jacobs; 2) Cole; Siefert; 3) Massart; Tebon; 4) Sean Jerovetz; Back.

20 lap T Simon Jewelers IMCA Stock Car feature - Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee; Mike Wietor, Green Bay; Craig Paque, Algoma; Bernie Reinhardt, Sturgeon Bay; Pat Davister, Luxemburg; Dave Davister, Luxemburg; Corey Haen, Sturgeon Bay; Matt Junio, Casco; Dave Bouche, Algoma; Tony Bouche, Algoma.

10 lap heats 1) Charlie Kroll, Algoma; Ryan LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay; 2) Haen; Jamie Suchocki, Kewaunee; 3) Tony Bouche; Kilgore.

15 lap May’s Sports Center IMCA Hobby Stock feature - Keith Kickbush, Kewaunee; Tom Brumlic, Denmark; Ed Anschutz, Algoma; Marcus Moede, Casco; Wayne Moore, Sturgeon Bay; Dave DeGrave, Luxemburg; Evan Madden, Algoma; Derek Moede, Casco; Roger LaViolette, Sturgeon Bay; Kevin Laughlin.

10 lap heats 1) Brumlic; Dwayne Mertens, Luxemburg; 2) Anschutz; Derek Moede.

15 lap AmericInn Street Stock feature - Aaron Thornton, Maplewood; Todd Polster, Baileys Harbor; Darren Otto, Pulaski; James Anderson, Sturgeon Bay; John
Sternard, Sturgeon Bay; Brian Ambrosius, Pulaski; James Iverson, Sturgeon Bay; Von Eytcheson, Forestville; Scott Reinhardt, Sturgeon Bay; Mike King Jr., Little Chute.

10 lap heats 1) Polsten; Otto; 2) Eytcheson; Dennis Weidner, Sturgeon Bay; 3) Thornton; Thom Terrien, Green Bay.

10 lap Sport Four feature - Ken Malcore, Algoma; Tom Zastrow; Tim Jorgenson; Charlie Gross; James VanDenBogart; Green Bay.

8 lap heat 1) Chad Williams, Brussels; Zastrow.

'04 THUNDERHILL RACEWAY POINTS 6/26/04

'04 THUNDERHILL RACEWAY POINTS
STREET STOCKS Point
Rank/Car# Name Total
1 54 Benji LaCrosse 242
2 66 Jared Siefert 229
3 73 Dan Ratajczak 228
4 90 Jeremy Jacobs 227
5 3d Todd Dart 209
6 37 Sean Jerovetz 208
7 18 Randy LeMieux Jr. 203
8 19 George Henkel 198
9 38 Randie Back 197
10 22c Mike Cole 195
11 8m Jay Matthias 194
12 2 Darrell Massart 189
13 21 James Tebon 179
14 4T Tim VanDeHei 174
15 3L Bill LeMieux 157
16 22L Doug Maurer 156
17 76 Kevin Sternard 148
18 10 Chris Derenne 146
19 43 Tony Herbst 144
20 34 Jerry Wenzel 143
21 O7 Scott Boyea 128
22 8J Rick Johnson 127
23 98 Scott Derenne 106
24 OOrm R.M. VanPay 102
25 13 Jeff Dubois 95
26 OOL Rick LeMieux 90
27 84 Dave Zeitler 75
28 36 Clyde Skenadore 72
29 32 Lucas Engels 44
30 65 Dean Maurer 33
31 7 Rob Waechter 31
32 34 Chad Wilcox 16
33 99 Eric VanIten 16
34 36d Brian Dancz 15
35 67 Ronnie Plog Jr. 13
36 11 Eugene Gregorich 11
37 11 Mark Berglund 11
38 82 Don Padgett 11

IMCA STOCK CARS Point
Rank/Car# Name Total
1 11 Bernie Reinhardt 230
2 2p Craig Paque 223
3 52 Troy Muench 223
4 10J Matt Junio 219
5 17 Jeff Vlies 219
6 21 Dave Bouche 217
7 8 Charlie Kroll 214
8 54 B.J. Soquet 212
9 76 Mike Wietor 208
10 90 Shawn Kilgore 198
11 10K Tracy Koontz 189
12 29 Corey Haen 172
13 77 Chris Hendricks 169
14 18L Ryan LeMieux 148
15 97 Jamie Suchocki 148
16 25 Tony Bouche 139
17 O5 Dave Davister 138
18 73 Don Aregoni 138
19 15g Kraig Gretz 126
20 12 Larry Ingebretson 123
21 20R Gary Reinhardt 119
22 6 Rick Mahlberg 118
23 4T Shawn Havel 91
24 71 Mark Reinhard 89
25 44 Pat Davister 82
26 19 Dave Hoerning 69
27 2T Travis VanStraten 68
28 55 Shawn Wagner 54
29 34 Brett Wenzel 47
30 53 Travis Annoye 43
31 7d Mark Derenne 37
32 5f Mike Franzke 21
33 53 Craig Barrett 21
34 53 Brandon Mindak 14

IMCA HOBBYSTOCKS Point
Rank/Car# Name Total
1 71 Ed Anschutz 247
2 47 Keith Kickbush 239
3 55 Wayne Moore 238
4 2 Evan Madden 231
5 9 Marcus Moede 230
6 40d Dave DeGrave 220
7 40 Tom Brumlic 220
8 10 Brandon Peterson 209
9 49 Roger LaViolette 199
10 88 Dave Serrahn 185
11 53 Dwayne Mertens 181
12 12 Carl Laughlin 173
13 13 Keith Peterson 165
14 56 Jeff Lautenbach 165
15 18 Davin Malvitz 161
16 6 Dave Lane 155
17 8 Derek Moede 148
18 15 Maynard Hegnet 133
19 5 Joe Hegnet 79
20 75 Tony Schlei 62
21 4 Mike Mueller 32
22 5 Kevin Laughlin 31
23 20 Casey Groessl 22
24 31 Jarred VanLaanen 21

STREET STOCKS Point
Rank/Car# Name Total
1 11v Von Eytcheson 252
2 95 Aaron Thornton 247
3 51 Jeremy Wiitala 238
4 11r Scott Reinhardt 223
5 25 Mike Pierrard 219
6 12 Kevin Damrow 214
7 15 Brian Ambrosius 212
8 21 Mike King Jr. 212
9 44 Dennis Weidner 207
10 73 James Anderson 204
11 76 John Sternard 196
12 90b Faron Beilke 191
13 64 Don Polcen 189
14 50 James Iverson 185
15 29 Scott Iverson 177
16 27 Darren Otto 173
17 75 Thom Terrien 166
18 3p Todd Polster 164
19 23 Todd Wagner 148
20 17s Harley Simon 94
21 3b Mark Brickner 93
22 99 Kevin Jandrin 82
23 65 Bill Kelsey 80
24 14 Jamie Berg 72
25 5 Joe Hegnet 52
26 38 Andrew Schnable 43
27 52v Shawn VanOoyen 33
28 66 James Brunette 32
29 98 Dave Baenen 30
30 13 Keith Peterson 27
31 34 Jeremy Schultz 27
32 24 Jerry Denil 26
33 79 Joe Johnson 26
34 50 Steve Grenier 24
35 95s Jim Solem 22
36 90f Fred Davister 21
37 33 Rick Sternard 15
38 8 Dean Bader 11
39 19 Chris Konitzer 11

SPORT 4s Point
Rank/Car# Name Total
1 29J James VanDenBogart 256
2 72 Jon Beilfuss Jr. 239
3 2 Ken Malcore 238
4 32 Chad Williams 220
5 9 Charlie Gross 209
6 11 Adam Rex 167
7 18j Tim Jorgenson 106
8 1 Don Mahlberg 105
9 10 Tom Zastrow 72
10 8 Tyler Smith 70
11 6 Ryan Johnson 69
12 O1B Butch Beyers 68
13 8 Gene Sternard 64
14 115 D.J. Jorgenson 64
15 16d Ben Daoust 38
16 10 Mike Hanson 37
17 15 Todd Smith 37
18 17 Greg Banker 35
19 6 Dave Schlise 33
20 15 Bob Skippon 32