Hales Corners Speedway Complete Story 05-24-2003

Rick Scheffler Romps To
UMP LM Win At Hales
By John Shea
    Franklin, Wis., May 24--Rick Scheffler ran away to a dominating victory 
on Saturday night at the Hales Corners Speedway, leading 26 laps in the night's 
30-lap UMP late model main event.
    Don Scheffler topped the night's sportsmen feature, with Spencer Frost 
emerging victorious in the modified main and Jim Reinhardt winning the Hales 
Whales headliner.  Aaron Stolp won the night's 4-cylinder Mud Puppies 
nightcapper.
    Bill Rezutek led the opening three laps of the 30-lap UMP late model 
feature before a spin in turn two by Turk Letizia put the field under yellow.  
When the race resumed, Rick Scheffler shot by Rezutek exiting turn two to take 
the lead.
    Rezutek quickly dropped back through the running order as Scott Specht 
moved to second, with Chris Carlson third, Illinois Invader Frank Reaber fourth 
and Jimmy Watson fifth by lap 10.  Scheffler began to lap the tailenders on 
lap 11 and gradually built a healthy advantage.
    With the race closing in on a finish, Specht began to narrow the gap to 
the front-running car of Scheffler.  Specht needed a yellow to tighten the 
field back up and make a race of it, but he never got it.  Scheffler worked his 
advantage to the checkered flag with Specht settling for runner-up honors.  
Carlson was third, with Reaber fourth and Watson fifth.
    After a caution on the opening lap for debris in turn one following a 
Mike Borchardt bounce over the berm, the 20-lap sportsmen main resumed with 
polesitter Don Scheffler bursting into the lead ahead of Jeff Tondryk, Jim Fisher, 
Dave Gorny and Bob Brent.  Scheffler set a blistering pace in the opening laps 
and opened up a big lead as his pursuers sorted the running order from second 
on back.
    Gorny moved to third by lap five and by lap 10 was challenging Tondryk at 
every turn for the second spot.  Tondryk was able to weather the attack and 
get away as Gorny soon found himself busy defending third place from Roger Lee.
    Up front, Tondryk finally reeled Scheffler in with five laps to go.  In 
the final few laps Tondryk rapped Scheffler's rear bumper several times trying 
to unnerve the veteran racer, but he was having none of it as he held on to 
take the victory.  Behind Scheffler and Tondryk, Gorny held Lee at bay for 
third, with defending sportsmen track champ Don Sorce Jr. rounding out the top 
five.
    Spencer Forst won his modified feature of the season, taking the win in 
the 20-lap main event over Jim Zdroik.  Fast qualifier Jason Zdroik was next 
across the line in third, with Brian Crapser fourth and former late model 
competitor Mark Brunner a solid fifth.
    Jim Reinhardt drove to victory in the 20-lap Hales Whales headliner.  
Reinhardt was trailed at the finish by Chris Hoedel in second, with Al Tietyen, 
J.J. Weickowski and Ken Childre rounding out the top five.
    On Saturday night, May 31, stock car racing continues at Hales Corners 
Speedway with a full program of UMP late model, sportsmen, modified and Hales 
Whales racing, plus the 4-cylinder Mud Puppies.  The night will be highlighted 
by a 30-lap UMP late model feature plus the opening round of the popular annual 
Borchardt Speed - Automotive Sportsmen Triple Crowned, topped by a 35-lap 
main event.  Time trials are at 6:15 p.m., with racing immediately following 
qualifying.  Hales Corners Speedway is located on Hwy. 100, one half-mile south of 
Forest Home Avenue in Franklin, next to Hiller Ford.  For more information, 
call (414) 778-4710 during regular business hours, or (414) 425-4700 on race 
day.
SUMMARY
UMP LATE MODEL
    30-lap Feature--1.Rick Scheffler, Waukesha, Scott Specht, Sheboygan 
Falls; 3. Chris Carlson, South Milwaukee; 4. Frank Reaber, Bensenville, Ill.; 5. 
Jimmy Watson, Big Bend.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1.Bill Rezutek, Big Bend; 2. Turk Letizia, Milwaukee. 
 Second: 1. Specht; 2. Scheffler.
    6-lap Dash--Dan Sorce, Franklin.
    Fast Qualifier--Specht.
SPORTSMEN
    20-lap Feature--1. Don Scheffler, Wauwatosa; 2. Jeff Tondryk, West Allis; 
3. Dave Gorny, West Allis; 4. Roger Lee, Wind Lake; 5. Don Sorce Jr., West 
Allis.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1. Scheffler; 2. Tondryk.  Second: 1. Gorny; 2. 
Sorce.
    Fast Qualifier--Gorny.
MODIFIED
    35-lap Feature--1. Spencer Frost, Waterford; 2. Jim Zdroik, Big Bend; 3. 
Jason Zdroik, Big Bend; 4. Brian Crapser, Milwaukee; 5. Mark Brunner, 
Wauwatosa.
    12-lap Semi-Feature--1. Dan Mech, Greenfield; 2. Mike Bodendorfer, 
Waterford; 3. Dan Tafelski, West Allis; 4. Larry Walter Jr., New Berlin.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1. Tafelski; 2. Bodendorfer.  Second: 1. David 
Hochschild, Muskego; 2. Brunner.  Third: 1. Jason Zdroik; 2. Jim Zdroik.
    Fast Qualifier--Jason Zdroik.
HALES WHALES
    20-lap Feature--1. Jim Reinhardt, Milwaukee; 2. Chris Hoedel, Greenfield; 
3. Al Tietyen, Franklin; 4. J.J. Weickowski, Waukesha; 5. Ken Children, 
Milwaukee.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1. Bill Graf, Milwaukee; 2. David Paskiewicz, 
Franklin.  Second: 1. Weickowski; 2. Reinhardt.
4-CYLINDER MUD PUPPIES
    Feature--1. Aaron Stolp, Milwaukee; 2. Chris Blake, Milwaukee; 3. Shay 
Bushnell, Rockford, Ill.; 4. Kevin Kuehnke, South Milwaukee; 5. Eddie Lemay III, 
Milwaukee.


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