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Carlson Comes Back For
Hales Corners UMP LM Win
By John Shea
    Franklin, Wis., Aug. 23--There have been a lot of great finishes in the 
55-year history of the Hales Corners Speedway, and the conclusion to the UMP 
late model feature on Saturday night provided another one.  The "South Milwaukee 
Rocket" Chris Carlson hounded defending track champion Bret Sievert for the 
final 13 laps of the main event and took a popular win with a last lap, last 
turn pass which left him a half car length clear at the checkered flag.
    Don Scheffler won the night's sportsmen feature, with Jim Zdroik topping 
the modified main, Ken Fleury Jr. taking the win in the Hales Whales headliner 
and Tony Prietzel topping the 4-cylinder Mud Puppies nightcapper.
    At the start of the 30-lap UMP late model feature Sievert was able to get 
the jump on polesitter Dan Sorce and take the lead at the conclusion of lap 
one as Rick Scheffler, Ron Stroika and Scott Specht followed.  Specht moved up 
to fourth by lap five but suffered mechanical problems a short time later.
    The event's first caution flag appeared on lap eight when Turk Letizia 
did his tornado impression and spun in turn four.  Carlson was up sixth at this 
point and was running fourth behind Sievert, Sorce and Scheffler when the 
event's second yellow came out on lap 10 when George Scheffler lost a wheel on the 
backstretch, prompting a red flag.
    When the race resumed Rick Scheffler got around Sorce for second, with 
Carlson demoting him a further spot to fourth.  Then the battle for second was 
on between Scheffler and Carlson, with Carlson taking the spot on lap 16.  
Carlson, who struggled mightily in the night's preliminary events, had his car 
working perfectly for the main event and quickly closed the gap to Sievert as 
Rick Scheffler was suddenly joined in a fight for third place by his brother 
Russ, who had steadily moved his way up from the 12th starting position and gotten 
around Sorce for fourth place.
    Carlson drew even with Sievert along the low side of the track but the 
duo ran up on a pack of slower cars, allowing Sievert some breathing room.  At 
that point Sievert switched from the top of the track to the bottom, taking 
Carlson's line away and forcing him to run the high side.  Carlson made it work, 
however, and kept the heat on Sievert in the closing laps.  Heading into turn 
three on the final lap, Carlson got a good run at Sievert and used his 
momentum to shoot past exiting turn four, bringing the crowd to its feet with a photo 
finish.  Russ Scheffler slipped past his brother Rick in the final laps to 
place third, with Sorce a solid fifth.
    The sportsmen main event started with a bang as Steve Printz collided 
with former track champ Dave Gorny heading into turn one on the opening laps, 
sending Gorny hard into the turn one wall.  Gorny left the track with the 
assistance of two tow trucks, while Printz continued on with a damaged car.
    John Sidesky led the first three laps of the 20-lap contest before Jeff 
Tondryk took the lead along the inside of turns three and four.  John Schultz 
III went three-wide a lap later to go past Tondryk and take the lead heading 
onto the frontstretch.
    Don Scheffler was running fourth behind Schultz III, Tondryk and Sidesky 
but quickly picked his way through the pack and ran the cushion in turns three 
and four to take command at lap eight.
    With no caution flags to slow his pace, Scheffler quickly opened up a 
healthy advantage as Roger Lee worked his way up from seventh at the start to run 
second with fine laps remaining.  Lee gave chase all the way to the checkered 
flag but could not find a way to deny Scheffler, who picked up the victory.  
Tondryk placed third at the finish, with defending sportsmen track champ Don 
Sorce Jr. fourth and Schultz III fading to fifth.
    Zdroik topped the modified main event as nephew Jason Zdroik failed to 
win a sixth consecutive feature.  Mike Bodendorfer was second at the finish, 
with Jimmy Muth Jr. third, Stewart Frost fourth and Brian Crapser fifth.
    Fleury held off Chris Hoedel to pick up the win in the Hales Whales 
feature.  Keith Faber was third at the finish, with Lon Meagher and Al Tietyen 
rounding out the top five.
    Prietzel held off Chris Blake for the victory in the 4-cylinder Mud 
Puppies show-closer.  Kevin Kuhnke, Johnny Knoxville and Pat Krimmer placed third 
through fifth, respectively.
    The final scheduled night of stock car racing ever at the historic 
third-mile Hales Corners Speedway oval is set for Saturday night, Aug. 30. with a 
full program of UMP late model, sportsmen, modified and Hales Whales racing, 
plus the 4-cylinder Mud Puppies.  All of the divisions are scheduled for extended 
features, highlighted by a 55-lap UMP late model main event, plus added 
"Legends of Hales Corners Speedway" events.  Racing Round-up will be broadcasting 
live from under the oak tree in the parking lot starting at 4:30 p.m., with the 
radio program honoring the track's storied 55-year history.  Due to the heavy 
schedule that night, qualifying has been moved up to 5:45 p.m. with racing to 
follow.  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.  You can also visit Hales Corners Speedway on the world wide web at 
www.halescornersspeedway.com.
SUMMARY
UMP LATE MODEL
    30-lap Feature--1. Chris Carlson, South Milwaukee; 2. Bret Sievert, 
Franklin; 3. Russ Scheffler, Waukesha; 4. Rick Scheffler, Waukesha; 5. Dan Sorce, 
Franklin.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1. Russ Scheffler; 2. Sorce.  Second: 1. Scott 
Specht, Sheboygan Falls; 2. #18 Mike Weisnicht, Pulaski.
    6-lap Dash--George Scheffler, Waukesha.
    Fastest Qualifier--Specht.
SPORTSMEN
    20-lap Feature--1. Don Scheffler, Wauwatosa; 2. Roger Lee, Wind Lake; 3. 
Jeff Tondryk, Milwaukee; 4. Don Sorce Jr., West Allis; 5. John Schultz III, 
Milwaukee.
    12-lap Semi-Feature--1. Terry Thomas, Muskego; W. Mike Arnold, West 
Allis.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1. Arnold; 2. Thomas.  Second: 1. John Sidesky, Wind 
Lake; 2. Scheffler.  Third: 1. Lee; 2. Sorce Jr.
    Fastest Qualifier--Lee.
MODIFIED
    20-lap Feature--1. Jim Zdroik, Big Bend; 2. Mike Bodendorfer, Waterford; 
3. Jimmy Muth Jr., Greenfield; 4. Stewart Frost, Waterford; 5. Brian Crapser, 
Milwaukee.
    12-lap Semi-Feature--1. Dan Mech, Greenfield; 2. Dan Tafelski, West 
Allis.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1. Tafelski; 2. David Paskiewicz, Franklin.  Second: 
1. Frost; 2. Muth Jr.  Third: 1. Jeff Bodendorfer Jr., Waterford; 2. Mike 
Conn, Big Bend.
    Fastest Qualifier--Crapser.
HALES WHALES
    20-lap Feature--1. Ken Fleury Jr., Franklin; 2. Chris Hoedel, Greenfield; 
3. Keith Faber, Greenfield; 4. Lon Meagher, Racine; 5. Al Tietyen, Franklin.
    8-lap Heats--First: 1. Fleury; 2. Jeff Graf, Milwaukee.  Second: 1. Jim 
Shambeau, Milwaukee; 2. Dean Olla, Milwaukee.  Third: 1. Barry Cates, 
Greenfield; 2. Jeremy Bregant, West Allis.
4-CYLINDER MUD PUPPIES
    Feature--1. Tony Prietzel, West Allis; 2. Chris Blake, Milwaukee; 3. 
Kevin Kuhnke, South Milwaukee; 4. Johnny Knoxville, Ojai, California; 5. Pat 
Krimmer, Milwaukee.
    8-lap Heat--1. Prietzel; 2. Aaron Stolp, Milwaukee.


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