Hales Corners Speedway Demo Derby
Huebner, Hwilka Take Demo Wins
Franklin, Wis., September 1 – The Labor Day Demolition Derby tradition
continued at the Hales Corners Speedway where Steve Huebner and Jessie Hwilka
blasted their way through over 150 other destruction minded competitors to take the
wins in the heavyweight and lightweight feature events Monday afternoon. The
event marked the final demo held at the Hales Corners Speedway.
The derby started off with the popular rollover contest which saw Terry
Gatzow score three points and take the win over Mary Lyman and Chris Schmidt
who tied for second with two points easch.
Due to the large number of vehicles entered, heat derby's were run on
both the east end of the speedway as well as the west end throughout the day.
Heat winners on the east end were Jim "Flipper" Gatzow, Tony "The Tiger" Bieyzk,
Tony "The Curd" Kunkel, Joe "Flatfoot" Schumann, and Josh "Tinker Bell"
Masem. Robert "Runner" Rina, Steve "Marbles" Huebner, Tim Sandy" Schmidt, Doug
"Pool" King, and Jeremy "Soft-touch" Patterson all had heat wins on the west end.
David "Admiral" Nelson took the win in the truck/van/schoolbus/RV/ambulance
class.
Upon completion of the heat events, all remaining car or vehicles that
ran entered the final two features. Hwilka overcame over thirty other vehicles
in the small car class, and Huebner pounded his way through about 38 cars in
the heavyweight class.
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