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Haseleu Edges Rubeck in Construction Labor Management 50 Friday, July 11, 2008 (Oregon, WI) Fans were treated to one of the closest finishes ever at Madison International Speedway when Nathan Haseleu edged Steve Rubeck at the line to win the Construction Labor Management 50 for the Weaver Auto Parts Super Late Models. Six other divisions were also in action with Bret Schmidt, Chester Ace, Max McNamara, Randy Nottestad, Rodney Mundt, and Caylie Duncanson claiming victories. Haseleu Beats Rubeck to the Line to Win Super Late Model Feature Just when the fans thought they had seen some exciting racing in the Weaver Auto Parts Super Late Models this season, Nathan Haseleu and Steve Rubeck put on a classic battle that resulted in Haseleu winning at the stripe by .0124 seconds after passing Rubeck on the outside coming out of turn four on the final lap. “That was a great race,” said Haseleu. “I waited for the opportunity to get by Steve and was able to get around on the outside.” Tim Hintz and Shane Morrissey paced the eighteen car field to the green flag with Morrissey grabbing the early lead. Frank Kreyer would quickly move to second from his fifth place starting postion and apply the pressure to Morrissey. But it would be Shane's cousin Andrew who would eventually take the lead following an inside pass on the front stretch on lap 14. By lap 20 Kreyer would still hold down the second position followed by Dave Feiler, Rubeck, and Bobby Wilberg. The caution flag would come out on both lap 23 and 24 for spins. On the restart following the second caution disaster struck for Andrew Morrissey as his car was unable to come up to speed thus opening the door for Kreyer who would claim the lead. Meanwhile, Haseleu would join the top five after starting twelfth in th field. On lap 29 Rubeck would slide by Feiler for the second spot just before the caution flag came out for an incident in turn four. On the restart Kreyer would continue to lead with a spirited battle taking place behind him between Feiler and Wilberg. On lap 33 things really heated up as the two battled down the backstretch and eventually getting together with Wilberg sliding off the track into the infield. For Wilberg it meant the end of the night due to damage to his car and for Feiler it meant a trip to the rear for his involvement. Kreyer would continue to lead following the restart with Rubeck quickly closing ground with Haseleu also up to join the mix. On lap 36 Rubeck pulled alongside Kreyer who wouldn't be able to hold him off as Rubeck took the lead on lap 37. On lap 40 Haseleu would overtake Kreyer for second and would now focus his attention on Rubeck. All of the ingredients were in place for a classic Weaver Auto Parts Super Late Model finish. Going into turn one on lap 45 Haseleu gave Rubeck a tap, but the Illinois driver would hang on and maintain his slight lead. Haseleu looked low and high but was unable to find the opening he needed to get by RubeckÉuntil the final lap. On lap 50 Haseleu had set himself up for an outside pass going into turn three and would eventually clear Rubeck coming out of turn four and edge him at the finish line by .0124 seconds. Following Haseleu and Rubeck at the line would be Kreyer, Zack Riddle, and Nick Hammer. Haseleu set fast time with a lap of 17.644. A fifteen lap exhibition race was held for the visiting ASA Late Model Northern Series drivers with Jesse Saunders taking the checkered flag. Super Late Models 7/11/2008 (50 Laps) Feature:1. Nathan Haseleu (Pardeeville, WI), 2. Steve Rubeck (Monroe Center, IL), 3. Frank Kreyer (Wisconsin Dells, WI), 4. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 5. Nick Hammer (Sun Prairie, WI), 6. Dan Lensing (Poplar Grove, IL), 7. Shane Morrissey (Cuba City, WI), 8. Brett Moffitt (Grimes, IA), 9. J Herbst (West Salem, WI), 10. Tim Hintz (Nekoosa, WI), 11. Zach Reining (Forreston, IL), 12. Andrew Morrissey (DeForest, WI), 13. Bobby Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 14. Dave Feiler (Sun Prairie, WI), 15. Eugene Gregorich (Kewaunee, WI), 16. Michael Pickens (Madison, WI), 17. Brandon Kozak (Whitewater, WI), 18. Jason Tyler (Stoughton, WI), Qualifying:1. Nathan Haseleu (Pardeeville, WI)
Schmidt Cruises to Victory in Area Sportsman Bret Schmidt made the most of his first appearance at MIS in 2008 by winning the 20 lap feature for the Bryden Motors Area Sportsman. The eight car field was led to the green flag by Steve Dickson and Bob Hansberry. Dickson quickly made an early statement by jumping out to the lead. On lap 4 TJ Goldade would move up to second followed by Darrell Garman and Schmidt. On lap 7 Schmidt would move up two more positions into second place and start to cut into Dickson's lead. Dickson would continue to show the way until lap 10 when Schmidt got by him on the outside while coming down the frontstretch. From that point on it was all Schmidt who would cruise to victory. Dickson would hold off Garman for second place with Scott Lawver finishing fourth and point leader Jay Kalbus in fifth. Fast time was set by Schmidt with a lap of 20.503 while Dickson won the heat race. Area Sportsman 7/11/2008 (20 Laps) Feature:1. Bret Schmidt (Watertown, WI), 2. Steve Dickson (Rockton, IL), 3. Darrell Garman (Machesney Park, IL), 4. Scott Lawver (Roscoe, IL), 5. Jay Kalbus (Watertown, WI), 6. Bob Hansberry (Beloit, WI), 7. TJ Goldade (Stoughton, WI), 8. RC Van Ransull (Madison, WI), Heats:1. Steve Dickson (Rockton, IL) Qualifying:1. Bret Schmidt (Watertown, WI)
Ace Back on Top in Roto Rooter Bandits Chester Ace won his second feature of the season by topping the eleven car field in the 20 lap feature for the Roto Rooter Bandits. Terry Biddick and Ryan Slater brought the field to the green flag. Wasting no time, Kyle Padfield threaded the needle coming out of turn three and took the lead after the first lap. Padfield would maintain the lead until lap 5 when he left a little too much room for Ace who powered by on the inside coming out of turn four to take over the top spot. From there it would be all Ace with Padfield running a strong second place. A good battle was taking place between Cory Skolaski, Jody Schmidt, and Stephen Scheel for third place with Skolaski eventually winning out followed by Schmidt and Scheel. “I saw the opportunity and took it,” said Chester Ace from Smart Motors Victory Lane following the race. Scheel set fast time with a lap of 15.900 with Brandon Skolaski and Padfield winning heat races. Bandits 7/11/2008 (20 Laps) Feature:1. Chester Ace (Oregon, WI), 2. Kyle Padfield (Stoughton, WI), 3. Cory Skolaski (Fitchburg, WI), 4. Jody Schmidt (Belleville, WI), 5. Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 6. Brandon Skolaski (Fitchburg, WI), 7. Waylin Willman (Janesville, WI), 8. Mark Dewey (Beloit, WI), 9. Terry Biddick (Evansville, WI), 10. Ryan Slater (Brooklyn, WI), 11. Pat Richgels (Middleton, WI), Qualifying:1. Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills, WI) Heat 1: Brandon Sklolaski (Fitchburg) Heat 2: Kyle Padfield (Stoughton)
McNamara Edges Arelano to Win Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends Feature Mad Max McNamara and Southside Alex Arelano continue to battle it out for supremacy in the Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends with this 20 lap feature belonging to McNamara. Michael Cooter and Hermann Greinig comprised the front row of the nine car field but neither was able to hold the lead after the first lap. Showing a strong burst of speed, Tom Palma, who was making his first-ever appearance at MIS, took the lead. By lap 7 McNamara was up to third and ready to challenge Dave Townsend for second place when the caution flag came out for Townsend was his car suffered heavy damage in a turn one incident. On the restart it was Palma who would continue to lead but for only one more lap as McNamara got by on the inside with Arelano quickly up to surpass Palma for second. This set up the two car battle between McNamara and Arelano that we have seen all season long. McNamara would need to use every ounce of energy to hold of Arelano but this was his night as he picked up his second feature win of the 2008 season. Following McNamara and Arelano at the line were Aaron Moyer, Palma, and Greinig. Arelano set fast time with a lap of 14.154 with McNamara winning the heat race. Legends 7/11/2008 (20 Laps) Feature:1. Max McNamara (Ingleside, IL), 2. Alex Arelano (Frankfort, IL), 3. Aaron Moyer (Eden, WI), 4. Tom Palma (Delavan, WI), 5. Herman Greinig (Addison, IL), 6. Michael Cooter (Rockford, IL), 7. Dave Wastak (Milwaukee, WI), 8. Cody Townsend (Sugar Grove, IL), 9. Dave Townsend (Sugar Grove, IL), Heats:1. Max McNamara (Ingleside, IL Qualifying:1. Alex Arelano (Frankfort, IL
Nottestad and Mundt Victorious in American Short Tracker / International Debut The American Short Trackers and International Four Cylinders made their debut on Wisconsin's Fastest Half-Mile with eleven cars taking the challenge. All cars raced together but were scored separately as three “short trackers” joined the eight International cars. When all was said and done it would be Randy Nottestad and Rodney Mundt taking home top accolades in the 15 lap feature. Mark English and Peter Shelley paced the field to the green flag with Shelley taking the early lead after English failed to get up to speed. Shelley would lead the first three circuits before Derek Bettenhausen would take the lead on lap 4. Bettenhausen would lead until lap 6 when Nottestad and his “Flying Pinto” would vault into first place. A great battle was taking place between Bettenhausen and Mundt for second place with Steve Allman up to add to the mix. Allman would eventually win the battle for second but would not have enough to catch Nottestad who raced his way to victory lane. Allman and Bettenhause would finish two-three followed by Mundt and Stephen Scheel. Fast time was set by Mundt with a lap of 22.280. International / American Short Trackers (15 Laps) Feature: 1- Randy Nottestad- Deerfield, 2- Steve Allman- Oconomowoc, 3- Derek Bettenhausen- Cambridge, 4- Rodney Mundt- Lake Mills, 5- Stephen Scheel- Lake Mills, 6- Joe Cross- Sun Prairie, 7- Ken Au- Jefferson, 8- Peter Shelley- Edgerton, 9- Mark English- Edgerton, 10- Derek Childs- Poynette, 11- Jim Pankow- Jefferson Qualifying: Rodney Mundt- Lake Mills
Clean Sweep for Caylie in the Bandoleros Eleven year old Caylie Duncanson made it a clean sweep in the Bandoleros by setting fast time, winning the heat race, and eding Cory Cootware for the win in the 15 lap feature. Duncanson would lead wire to wire but not without a strong challenge from Cootware who several times looked like he might have enough to get by for the lead. However, the nine year old from Michigan would come up just short in his efforts. “I really want to thank Dave (Grueneberg) for letting us race here,” said Duncanson who once again added that she is “Keeping her options open” when it comes to her future in racing. Bandoleros (15 Laps) Feature: 1. Caylie Duncanson- DePere, Cory Cootware- Iron Mountain, MI, 3- Kyle Vergata- New Berlin, 4- Joshua James- Saukville Heat 1: Caylie Duncanson- DePere Qualifying: Caylie Duncanson- DePere Racing continues at Madison International Speedway on Friday, July 18th with Clear Channel Night featuring the Rockweiler Insulation Limited Late Models, Bryden Motors Area Sportsman, Roto Rooter Bandits, Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends, Hobby Stocks, and Pure Stocks. Pit gates open at 3:30 with hot laps at 4:45, qualifying at 6:20 and racing at 7:30. The Weaver Auto Parts Super Late Models will not be racing on Friday. The ASA Late Model Series Northern Division will be at MIS on Friday, July 25th for the running of the Mayor of Madison 100. For more information about MIS contact the track office at 608.835.9700 or checkout the track website at www.madisoninternationalspeedway.com. | ||||
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