Dells Raceway Park: Pepsi and Blystone Towing Night

Wisconsin Dells, WI

It was a special night at Dells Raceway Park, as $45,000 worth of scholarships were awarded to students through American Speed Association and Ohio Technical College.

In the Late Model division, Davy Pennel was fastest on track during qualifying with a time of 14.289 seconds. During the Assembly Products, Dash for the Cash, Rich Schumann Jr finally got the win that he has been looking for. Despite pressure from Bobby Kendall, Schumann stayed in the lead and cruised into victory lane.

In the feature event, Dale Schultz had the early lead, starting from the pole position. Newcomer, Jon Lemke quickly moved into second and then went to work on Schultz for the top spot. Lemke gained the lead but a caution nearly midway through the feature bunched the field back together again. During the double file restart Andrew Kulka chose the outside lane, a smart move as it positioned him to take over the lead on the restart. When the green flag flew again, Kulka moved past Lemke, and held strong throughout the rest of the race. It was Kulka’s first feature win of the season. Mike Ehde and Jon Lemke won the heat races.

Daron Fish was the Sportsman fast qualifier this week with a time of 15.630 seconds. In the feature event the field was set into motion with Denny Schott leading the pack. Schott held strong while the group behind him shuffled ending with Tuffy Myer in second. For the next 12 laps Schott and Myer battled for the lead and in the last lap Myer powered past Schott for the win. Denny Schott won the heat race.

Pure Stock super qualifier, Dave Trute, kept his season rolling with his 9th fast time of the season, at 15.788 seconds. When the feature event got underway, Bill Zeman quickly passed front-runners, Willy Schreiber and Mark Ailes, to take over the lead. Zeman had his work cut out for him, 15 laps to go and the dominant 2 car of Dave Trute right behind him. When the checkered flag flew, Bill Zeman had his second feature win of the season. Heat race winners were Willy Schreiber and Mark Hohl.

Kory Childs was the fastest Bandit on track during qualifying with a time of 17.408 seconds. When the green flag flew for the feature event, Kurt Kolden was the leader. Kolden stayed in the front during the first half of the race, but Arnold Preston was waiting for his opportunity. With 9 laps to go, Preston squeezed past Kolden and cruised into Victory Lane for the second time this season. Heat race winners were Brandon Skolaski, Kurt Kolden, and Conrad Rothenburger. As an American Speed Association (ASA)-sanctioned track, Dells Raceway Park is part of the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship.

The goal of the ASA Short Track National Championship is to activate a measuring system which takes into account many variables – such as field size, inversion, wins and number of races in a season – and create a level playing field to determine who is the ‘best-of-the-best’ of the ASA Member Track Champions nationwide.

The ASA Joe Gibbs Driven National Member Track Champion Award was designed to give the National Champion exposure with one of the top teams in racing – Joe Gibbs Racing. Joe Gibbs Driven Oil, a division of Joe Gibbs Racing, sells the actual oil products developed and used by Joe Gibbs Racing to racers at all levels. More information can be found at http://www.joegibbdriven.com <http://www.joegibbdriven.com> .

The ASA Member Track program is comprised of a network of short tracks around the United States, as well as a variety of regional and national touring series. For news and information from all the racetracks and tours involved in the American Speed Association, visit http://www.ASA-Racing.com <http://www.ASA-Racing.com> .