Nobody able to collect Wakeeney bonus
By Mike Hughes

WAKEENEY, KS (May 29, 2006) - Wakeeney (KS) promoter Rod Bencken offered a bonus winner’s check to any driver in their division that could win the feature race both nights, Sunday and Monday, May 28-29, during the 6th Annual 2-day Memorial Challenge. And after racing action was complete Monday evening, Bencken did not have to write an extra check.

Russell’s Jeremy Zorn dominated the IMCA Modified feature as he led all 20 laps enroute to the checkers. Caution flags on laps 3 and 7 bunched the field for a restart, but on both occasions, Zorn drove away, leaving four drivers to battle for second. Ronnie Hill was able to take the runner-up spot over Nate Schaben, Craig Colgin and Rob Day. Heat race winners were John Fabrizius, Schaben and Hill.

Caleb Peters of Oberlin also led all 20 laps to score the victory in the IMCA Stock Car feature, which went caution free for the second night in a row. Cory Struckhoff, Terry Cunningham and Josh Hudson chased Peters the whole distance and stayed close but could not make a pass and finished second, third and fourth. Jason Schoenberger rounded out the top five. Travis Towns and Peters won the two heat races.

The Bomber feature was definitely the most exciting of the night as four different drivers held the top spot in the 15-lap event. Hometown driver Bobby Denning led the first lap before giving way to Tom Rosendahl on lap 2, but Denning took the lead back on the next lap. Rosendahl’s night came to an end on the following lap when he spun in turn 3 and was hit by Josh Latka. Two laps later, Kyle Rohleder of Wakeeney, took control, with Tyler Kraus, Denning, and Jeremy Blackwill giving chase. A caution on lap 13 set up a three lap dash to the finish, and Tyler Kraus of Ransom finally got by Rohleder to take the checkers and the bonus check after winning the previous night. But in post-tech, another driver claimed Kraus, who refused the claim and was disqualified, moving everybody up one spot in the finishing order and giving the win to Rohleder. Blackwill, Denning, Ron Haremza and Paul Fabrizius would round out the top five. Heat race victors were Blackwill and Kraus.

Norman Wiechman & Milo Lippelmann looked to claim their first Cruiser feature of the year after leading the first 2 laps of the 15-lap event, but were passed on lap 3 by Brett & Travis Glassman . The Oakley duo then fended off a late charge by Joe & Jim Carter to claim the checkers. Wiechman & Lippelmann finished third. Winning the two heat races were Josh Wonderly & Jason Davis, and John Rhudolph & Amanda Maupin.

The regular four divisions return to action at the 3/8-mile oval Sunday evening, June 11, and will also see a return of the O’Reilley/NCRA 360 Sprint Cars. Race time is 6:00 p.m.



RESULTS
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. John Fabrizius, 2. Jeff Tubbs, 3. Kevin Hoeme, 4. Rob Day.

Heat 2: 1. Nate Schaben, 2. Mike Petersilie, 3. Craig Colgin, 4. Mitch Kline.

Heat 3: 1. Ronnie Hill, 2. Barry Maupin, 3. Jim Bell, 4. Jeremy Zorn.

Feature: 1. Zorn, 2. Hill, 3. Schaben, 4. Colgin, 5. Day, 6. Fabrizius, 7. Kline, 8. Hoeme, 9. J. Tubbs, 10. Marty Clark, 11. Nick Tubbs, 12. Jason Schoenberger, 13. Maupin, 14. Rick Schwab, 15. K.B. Murphy, 16. Petersilie, 17. Kenny Schmidt, 18. Milo Lippelmann, 19. Bell, 20. Kent Lampe, 21. Doug Holzmeister (DNF), 22. Jerry Teel (DNF), 23. John Fose (DNS).

IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 1. Travis Towns, 2. Jason Rogers, 3. Cory Struckhoff, 4. Travis Sherfick.

Heat 2: 1. Caleb Peters, 2. Josh Hudson, 3. Terry Cunningham, 4. Jason Schoenberger.

Feature: 1. Peters, 2. Struckhoff, 3. Cunningham, 4. Hudson, 5. Schoenberger, 6. Rogers, 7. Towns, 8. Jason Davis, 9. Sherfick, 10. Dan Lauer, 11. Jay Hachmeister, 12. C.J. Pfannenstiel (DNF), 13. Tyler Hahn (DNF).

Bombers
Heat 1: 1. Jeremy Blackwill, 2. Joshua Latka, 3. Brian Conness, 4. Dwight Allenbaugh.

Heat 2: 1. Tyler Kraus, 2. Tom Rosendahl, 3. Bobby Denning, 4. Brent Moss.

Feature: 1. Kyle Rohleder, 2. Blackwill, 3. Denning, 4. Ron Haremza, 5. Paul Fabrizius, 6. Clinton Hockersmith, 7. Conness (DNF), 8. Allenbaugh (DNF), 9. Latka (DNF), 10. Rosendahl (DNF), 11. Robbie Wilger (DNF), 12. Moss (DNS), DQ – Kraus.

Cruisers
Heat 1: 1. Josh Wonderly/Jason Davis, 2. Brett Glassman/Travis Glassman, 3. Norman Wiechman/Milo Lippelmann.

Heat 2: 1. John Rhudolph/Amanda Maupin, 2. Kenny Cain/Jerry Bates, 3. Tony Driscoll/Travis Vonfeldt, 4. Darin Honeyman/Clinton Hockersmith.

Feature: 1. Glassman/Glassman, 2. Joe Carter/Jim Carter, 3. Wiechman/Lippelmann, 4. Driscoll/Vonfeldt, 5. Cain/Bates, 6. Jeremy Simmons/Neal Rogers, 7. John McGuire/Alfred Emmons (DNF), 8. Rhudolph/Maupin (DNF), 9. Wonderly/Davis (DNF), 10. Honeyman/Hockersmith (DNS), 11. Mike Wilson/Tessa Wiseman (DNS), 12. Brandon Hauptman/Travis Blide (DNS).