By Joe Verdegan
SEYMOUR – Waukesha’s Taylor Scheffler sprinted from his pole position into the lead and never looked back as he led all 20 laps to win the late model feature at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour Friday.
Scheffler set a torrid pace right out of the box and began threading his way through lapped traffic by lap eight. At the checkers, Scheffler’s margin of victory over second place finisher Mike Mullen was a whopping 9.7 seconds in the caution-free event on the third-mile, clay oval. Mullen sliced his way through the field from seventh to place second. Justin Ritchie, Justin Schmidt and Jim Schmidt took third through fifth, respectively.
Oconto Falls’ Daniel Wilcox jumped into the lead at the drop of the green from his outside front row starting spot and never relinquished the top spot en route to winning the IMCA modified feature. The win was anything but easy as Wilcox fought heavy pressure in the waning laps from hometown driver Jayden Schmidt and Suamico’s Johnny Whitman who took second and third, respectively. Jason Ebert of Clintonville and Beaver Dam’s Skylar Woods rounded out the top five finishers.
Hortonville’s Chase Parker marched through the field from his 11th starting spot to grab the lead from Green Bay’s Nathan Otto with a handful of laps remaining to win the IMCA stock car feature. The stock car feature served up plenty of passing as Pulaski’s Rod Snellenberger charged from 14th to finish 2nd. Otto took third place while Josh Mroczkowski stormed through the pack from 10th to finish fourth. Brett Wenzel motored from 12th to place fifth.
In IMCA northern sportmod action “The Red Rocket” J.J. Vander Loop snatched the lead on lap six and kept that lead for the balance of the contest to win the 20 lap feature. Jordan Jahnke settled for second followed by Jared Spaulding, Max Oreskovich and Bernie Miller.
Manitowoc’s Paul Diefenthaler charged through the field from his 10th starting spot and whistled past Beau Schroeder for the lead with a three wide pass and went on to win the street stock feature. Trailing at the checkers were Michael Czarapata, Trey Van Straten, Brooke Diefenthaler and Schroeder.
82-year-old racing veteran J.J. Smith of Appleton dusted off his racing helmet and climbed behind the wheel of Brian Besaw’s street stock. The former Seymour Speedway champion finished 15th on the lead lap.
Oshkosh’s Cody Booth executed a three wide pass for the lead with three laps remaining to win the caution free, IMCA sport compact feature.
Action resumes next Friday, August 9. IMCA northern sportmods will battle for a $1,000 top prize. Action begins at 6:30 p.m. You can check outagamiespeedway.com for additional information.
RACE SUMMARY
LATE MODELS
Feature – Taylor Scheffler, Waukesha; Mike Mullen, Seymour ; Justin Ritchie, New London; Justin Schmidt, Cleveland; Jim Schmidt, Cleveland; Jayden Schmidt, Seymour; Brett Swedberg, Shawano; Ron Berna, Abrams; Paul Niznik, Medford; Kyle Frederick, Oconto Falls; Aaron Reivitis, Shawano; Tim Rothe, Appleton
Heats 1) Justin Schmidt; Mullen 2) Ritchie; Berna
IMCA MODIFIEDS
Feature – Daniel Wilcox, Oconto Falls; Jayden Schmidt; Johnny Whitman, Suamico; Jason Ebert, Clintonville; Skylar Woods, Beaver Dam; Jeff Schmuhl, Fall River; Jesse Cullen, Chilton; John Schultz, Appleton; Jason Czarapata, Pulaski; Jeff Bodendorfer, Waterford; Adam Abbey, Marion; Paul Thorpe, New London; Brad Moeller, New London; Konnor Wilinski, Seymour; Shawn Frelich, Kaukauna
HEATS 1) Wilcox; Woods 2) Cullen; Jayden Schmidt
IMCA STOCK CARS
Feature – Chase Parker, Hortonville; Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; Nathan Otto, Green Bay; Josh Mroczkowski, Krakow; Brett Wenzel, Two Rivers; Clint Forstner, Shiocton; Jerry Wilinski, Seymour; Austin Jansen, Green Bay; Jesse Krahn, Beaver Dam; Ryan Lujeck, Oshkosh; Kegan Van Ooyen, Freedom; Jerry Leary, Suamico; Kurt Olson, Oneida; Jeff Kropp, Pulaski; Kyle Stedjee, Shiocton; Jacob Rupert, Van Dyne; Patrick Farley Jr, Green Bay; Ericka Van Ooyen, Freedom; Brandon Czarapata, Pulaski; Brian Nowinski, Abrams; Kayden Young, Weyauwega
Heats 1) Otto; Brandon Czarapata 2) Leary; Jerry Wilinski 3) Jansen; Wenzel
IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMODS
Feature – J.J. Vander Loop, Freedom; Jordan Jahnke, Hortonville; Jared Spaulding, Greenville; Max Oreskovich, Clintonville; Bernie Miller, Hatley; Dylan Schmidt, Hortonville; Cory Kemkes, Appleton; Ryan Schmidt, Hortonville; Jerry Vander Loop, Freedom; Cole Slewzewski, Pulaski; Taylor Sorenson, Pulaski; Shane Bahr, Greenville; Bryce Clements, Suring; Dakota Johnson, Burnett; Owen Wilcox, Oconto Falls; Jordan Klemmer, Oshkosh; Vincent Engel, Neenah; John Young, Manawa
Heats 1) Jared Spaulding; Bernie Miller 2) J.J. Vander Loop; John Young
UNIFIED STREET STOCKS
Feature – Paul Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Michael Czarapata, Pulaski; Trey Van Straten, Hortonville; Brooke Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Beau Schroeder, Pulaski; Jason Piron, Escanaba, MI; Mitch Meyerhofer, Sherwood; Devin Yaeger, Menasha; Matt Warner, Appleton; Tyler Nettekoven, Appleton; Tony Everard, Green Bay; Tyler Fox, Brussels; Todd Berzowski, Pulaski; Ford Malvitz, Sturgeon Bay; J.J. Smith, Appleton; Travis Stratton, Oshkosh; Logan Wilde, Kimberly; Nick Berzowski, Pulaski; Eric Mathieson, Escanaba, MI; Cole Warner, Appleton; John Vetting, Valders; Derek Moede, Casco
Heats 1) Fox; Vetting 2) Paul Diefenthaler; Todd Berzowski 3) Tony Everard; Schroeder
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
Feature – Cody Booth, Oshkosh; Brett Deprez, Green Bay; Ben Schulte, Kaukauna; Carl King, Shawano; Al Cottrell, Oshkosh; Thomas Schulte, Kaukauna; Roland Van De Hei III, Oconto; T.J. Everard, Green Bay; Logan Boehlein, Black Creek; Nate Van Ooyen, Freedom; Kyle Walters, Green Bay; Bo White, Seymour; Jason Ebert, Clintonville; Isaiah McDowell, Shawano; Gracie Smits, De Pere; Juan Panales, Oconto; Alexis Czarapata, Pulaski
Heats 1) Deprez; T.J. Everard 2) Ben Schulte; Booth
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