IRA Wayne Daun Memorial at Wilmot Speedway 5-21-05
Results Courtesy of Paul Pittman
| Wilmot, WI (May 21, 2005): Fans who vetured out to the
Wilmot Speedway on Saturday night, expecting to see a great show with the Bumper to Buper
IRA Outlaw Sprint Series were not dissapointed. With 50 teams signed into the
pit area for the Wayne Daun Memorial, it was no holds barred and the action started
off right with tie trials. Matt Folstad made his long trip pay off as he picked up
his 2nd fast time award of his rookie season, and set a new track record for
the speedway with a 13.368 second lap, besting Todd Hepfner's 2002
record. Scott Biertzer would come close later, but after posting the 2nd quick
time of the night on his first lap, Biertzer's #4B ended up on it's side in turn #2.
The team would make repairs in time for the 2nd heat race. Heat races would go to Scott Uttech, Brian Kristan, Kim Mock and Scott Neitzel. Scott Kuxhouse won the last chance race but during the 1st B-Main, made hard contact with the 1st turn retaining wall, resulting in a red flag for his overturned mount. Kuxhose escaped inury however was finished for the night. Folstad would go on to win the 1st B-Man while Travis Whitney percerviered and claimed the 2nd B-Main. The front row of the 30 lap A-Main held a lot of promise as two of the IRA's up and coming stars would sit side by side for the drop of the green flag. Uttech and Kristan would race into turn one side by side, however, it was Uttech who would emerged from turn #2 with the lead. Brake problems would later force Kristan to drop from the event. Lap #20 saw Mike Kertscher make a strong bid for the top spot, pulling along side Uttech for the lead out of turn #4, however, Uttech was able to grab enough traction on the bottom of the speedway to shut the door on Kertscher. Kertscher would then stop on the speedway 2 laps later, setting up a shootout between Uttech and past champions Scott Neitzel, Joe Roe, John Haeni and Donny Goeden, all directly behind him. The restart saw Haeni in the 2nd spot, but as laps continued to click off, Neitzel moved his #2W to the top of the speedway and approaching lapped traffic, the three leaders all went into turn #4, three abreast. Neiztel's decision to go high earlier would pay off as he was able to get by both Haeni and Uttech and once in front, never looked back to pick up his first win of the 2005 season. Joe Roe also joined the fight but a brake failure forced him to take a more conservative role in the waining laps. Scott Young, who fell back as far as 6th at one point, fought back to finish 3rd. The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series will return to action on Saturday night, May 28th when they return to the Echo Valley Speedway in West Union, IA. Last Year's defending champion, Mike Reinke, is expected to return to defend his title along with a host of other stars in what is promising to be a banner year for the series. For ticket and admission information, please contact the track office. For complete series scheduling and other informion, we invite you to the IRA's website at irasprints.com. All American Caps & Liners/TW Metals Time Trials (50 cars): Matt Folstad (RJS Racing #1H) 13.368 sec - New Track Record WELD Racing Heat: Scott Uttech (Trinity Racing #7) Wayne Daun Memorial/United Trailers A-Main (30 laps): Scotty Neitzel (R&H Enterprises #2W), John Haeni, Scott Young, Scott Uttech, Donny Goeden, Joe Roe, Travis Whitney, Matt Folstad, Todd Hepfner, Seve Meyer, Kurt Davis, Scott Biertzer, Kim Mock, Billy Warren, Rick Kelsey, Mike Stefka, Scott Grissom, Bill Waite Jr., Wayne Modjeski, Mike Kertscher, Darrell Dodd, Brian Kristan DMI Hard Charger: Todd Hepfner (+14) |
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