SEYMOUR, Wis – The inaugural Spring Thaw special sees three IMCA divisions on the track for the first time this season at Seymour Speedway.

IMCA Modifieds run for $1,000 to win in their Saturday, April 10 main event at Seymour. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods are also on the 2010 lidlifter.

National, regional and Allstar Performance State points will be awarded. The Modified winner will be added to the 2010 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot.

Gates open at 10 a.m. and the grandstand opens at 11 a.m. on race day. Hot laps are at 11:30 a.m. with the first heat to fol low.

Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students ages 13 to 17. Kids 12 and under get in free when
accompanying a paid adult. Pit passes are $25. Fans can hobnob with drivers during the party that follows the race program.

Inspection and test and tune is from noon-7 p.m. on Friday, April 9. Pit passes are $15 and grandstand admission is free.

More information about the Spring Thaw is available by calling 920 420-8838.

Seymour, - Mother Nature threw every threat at the Seymour Speedway throughout the day, but relented as racing started for a beautiful night for a fast paced program Sunday night. 118 cars checked in to battle on a smooth, fast track.

Phil Hiles grabbed the top spot in the Street Stock main for the opening 3 laps before David Hoerning took command. Hoerning survived a couple cautions over laps 4 to 7, but opened a lead after the restart with Aaron Melchert, Jeremy Wiitala, point leader, Todd Everard and Matt Drawenek battled for the runner up spot. After the mid point of the race, the pack started to close on the leader. Everard hooked up on the outside and moved into the runner up spot on lap 13. As Everard pulled up on Hoerning, lapped traffic came into play as the pair ran for the lead. With 3 laps left, the traffic cleared and Everard moved outside to attack the leader. The final effort was cut short by a late caution just after the leaders took the white flag, ending the race with Hoerning picking up his third feature win of the season. Everard inched his point lead to 7 marks by taking second over defending champ Wiitala in third. Melchert and Drawenek were next with Bob Czarapata rounding out the top six.

Troy Jerovetz started the IMCA Sport Mod main sixth and moved quickly to the front on the opening lap. Jerovetz opened a lead with Eric Arneson, Rob Charapata and Jason Guyette moving into line behind the leader. The top four pulled away from the rest of the field, but strung out behind Jerovetz. Over the last half of the race, lapped traffic came into play and allowed Arneson to close the gap on Jerovetz as they picked up the white flag. A 2 car incident on the final lap ended the race with Jerovetz claiming his first feature win of the year here. Arneson was right behind in second. Charapata and Guyette maintained their spots to the finish. Rod Solem held off Johnny Whitman to round out the top six.

Greg Gutt took control of the IMCA Stock Car division main at the start with Rod Snellenberger and John Heinz pulling right behind after lap 2. The trio ran nose to tail in the high groove for several laps until Heinz took his mount to the low side just before the mid point to challenge for the lead. A pair of cautions on lap 13 set up a great battle for the top spot for the final 7 laps. Gutt had Snellenberger glued to his rear bumper in the high groove while Heinz remained to the inside. Heinz could drive deeper into the corner but the high side offered a bit more bite out of the corners. Gutt maintained the lead by inches as the laps ticked away. They ran hard to the finish with Gutt crossing the line for his first feature win of the season with Heinz scored second with Snellenberger third. Kyle Wanner, Mark Schuenemann and Shawn Wagner rounded out the top 6. In post race inspection, Gutt’s car was DQ’d for a wheel base infraction, which gave the win to Heinz for his division leading 4th checker of the season. This also moved Larry Karcz, Jr into the sixth finishing spot.

The Budweiser IMCA Modifieds took the lightening fast track and clicked off 20 non stop laps in less than 8 minutes.
Mike Knapp set the pace for the opening lap before Scott Mullen took charge. His son, Eric, pulled into the runner up spot on the next circuit and nephew, Mike Mullen joined the leaders one lap later. The trio hooked up on the outside in a fast freight train to pull away from the field. Just before the mid point of the race, Mike pulled his car to the inside and was able to make a run at the lead and taking charge on lap 12. Once in the lead, Mike pulled to the outside again, and started to pull away. As Mike was taking over the lead, Benji LaCrosse had broke free of the pack and was closing in on the top three. LaCrosse, also running the inside line, was able to move into the runner up spot with 3 laps left, but ran out of time to make a run at the lead. Mike Mullen took his division leading third feature win of the season with LaCrosse taking over the point lead with his second place finish. Scott and Eric Mullen were right behind to complete the top 4, with Jason Czarapata and Julie Wedelstadt rounding out the top six.

After a false start, the 4 Cylinders also set out on a non stop run for their feature with Mitch Pallock grabbing the lead followed by Justin Vannieuwenniven, Wayne Hansen, Tony Everard and Alex Lepak. Logan Sobieck moved into the lead pack by lap 3 and took over the lead on lap 7. Once in front, Sobieck moved away from the field leaving the battle for the runner up spot.

Vannieuwenniven held second and was joined by point leader, Kevin Birr, Dan Juszczyk and Hansen over the last half of the race and were able to close the gap on the leader. Sobieck took the white flag before the lone caution of the race appeared, ending the race and securing his first feature win of the season. Vannieuwenniven received second as the caution ended Birr’s late race run to finish third. Hansen, Juszczyk and Calvin Stueck round out the top six.

Next Sunday will feature the annual Faster Pastor race following the regular program. Only three weeks now remain in the season, with 2 weeks for IMCA division points and the final leg of the Summer Holiday Classic on Labor Day weekend, September 6th, featuring the WDLMA Late Models. This will also be the final point night for the Street Stock and 4 Cylinders.

Seymour, - The scheduled racing program for Sunday night at the Seymour Speedway was cancelled because of extremely wet grounds, and no drying with the hot, humid weather.

Motorcycle racing will take place during the Vintage Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet at the Fairgrounds next Friday night, August 14 at 7:30. Full racing program will return on Sunday August 16.

Mother nature has turned into a race fan lately, giving N.E.W. DIRT another perfect night for racing Sunday at the Seymour Speedway. A field of 187 cars checked in and ran a fast paced program done in record time at 8:44. Phil Hiles opened the Street Stock main setting the pace for the first lap before Matt Drawenek inched ahead. Drawenek held the position through 2 cautions on laps 3 and 7. After the final restart, Jeremy Wiitala moved into the top spot and opened a slight lead on the field with Hiles moving back into the runner up spot. By the halfway mark, point leader, Todd Everard moved into third. The leaders
spread out a bit over the last half of the race, but with 3 laps left, Hiles made a run at the leader, pulling alongside a couple times, and was even when the white flag appeared. Wiitala fought back and collected his first feature win of the season here. Hiles was second with Everard holding third. Joe Schwister, Aaron Melchert and Drawenek round out the top six.

After a couple cautions before the race started, the IMCA Sport Mods drove a non stop event. Dennis Miesler led the open round with Jamie Schmidt taking control on lap 2 and never looked back, leaving the field behind to race for second. Jeremy Cota, Brandon Long, Rod Solem, Josh Long and Eric Arneson bunched to do battle. Schmidt continued to stretch his lead by the mid point with Solem, Arneson, Jamie Goffard, point leader, Travis Van Straten and Cota behind. After running tight races to finish second the past 2 weeks, Schmidt continued to pull away and collect his first division feature win, making him the first driver in N.E.W. DIRT history to win features in 4 divisions, 4 cylinder, Street Stock, Modified and now Sport Mod. The race for second was won by Solem with Van Straten taking third, Arneson fourth and Goffard fifth. Eugene Gregorich finished sixth after blowing an engine in his heat and starting the main last in the 21 car field.

The IMCA Stock Cars set a field of 21 cars and clicked of 20 straight laps. Brian Ambrosius took off from the pole and checked out early on the field. Jason Bork, Paul White, Andy Kornowski, Jerry Leary, Darren Otto and John Heinz were next in line. Otto was the big mover, taking the runner up spot on lap 7 and started to work closing the huge lead of Ambrosius. The front half of the field strung out a bit over the final half of the race, but the rest of the field was bunched tight. Ambrosius continued to set the pace and hold a lead while Otto worked to close in. White was next with point leader, Shawn Wagner moving into fourth. Jeremy Christians, started near the back after winning his consy to make the main, hooked up on the outside and moved into fifth running with Kyle Frederick and Rod Snellenberger.

Otto continued to close the gap on the leader, but would run out of laps leaving Ambrosius to collect his first ever N.E.W. DIRT, Seymour Speedway feature win. Otto, Christians, Wagner, White and Frederick round out the top six. Dean Maurer set the pace in the Budweiser IMCA Modified main until the first and only caution flew on lap 5. Jason Czarapata, Brian Mullen and Jerry Wilinski were able to get by on the restart, with Czarapata and Mullen pulling away in their own race for the top spot. Czarapata hugged the inside line and Mullen was force to finally move outside just before the mid point and slipped by into the top spot on lap 12. Wilinski had Benji LaCrosse join him and battle for third with the rest of the field bunched behind. Mullen was able to hold off Czarapata for the distance to claim his second feature win and extend his point lead a bit. Czarapata, Wilinski and LaCrosse made the top four with Maurer holding fifth and Mike Mullen rounding out the top six.

After an opening lap caution, the 4 Cylinders wrapped up the fast paced night with a flag to flag contest. Ralph Liegeois, Jr, Matt Jahnke, Josh Vogel, Tony Everard and Kevin Glatz were running behind. When Liegeois bobbled a bit on lap 5, Vogel made the move to the lead and over the rest of the race, held off Liegeois to collect his first career Seymour feature win. Calvin Stueck, Logan Sobieck, Glatz and point leader, Kevin Birr round out the top six. Racing continues this week, July 19, before a week off for the County Fair

Seymour- Water, water, everywhere…

That was all that could be said for the conditions at the Seymour Speedway on Sunday morning, which forced N.E.W. DIRT to cancel the Bumper to Bumper of Seymour sponsored racing program for Sunday night.

Next weeks Flag Day celebration will be sponsored by Baylake Bank and the American Legion Aux unit 106 will present the colors for the opening ceremonies.

Club Speed will be presenting American flags to all members, and the first bike give away from Tri County Heating will take place.

All this to go along with a full 5 division racing program on the 1/3 mile banked oval. Gates open at 4:30 with racing at 6 PM SHARP every Sunday.