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September 28th, 2002 - Dells Motor Speedway Dale
Prunty (#17) came away with a win in the Midwest Modified feature race. Steve Johanneck (#1) and Andy Anderson (#66) got together during the Midwest Modified feature. Johanneck was able to rejoin the race and he powered back through the field to finish second. DALE PRUNTY CLOSES SEASON WITH A MODIFIED FEATURE WIN The Midwest Modifieds were the alternate class to run this past Saturday. Steve Johanneck (1) jets away at the green flag. Wes Biswell was in hot pursuit, as he shot by Ken Wills for second. Three cars went for a loop in the three-four corners on lap five. Dave Naumann (72) seemed to be the culprit as he was found to be leaking fluid. Johanneck left the pack behind when racing resumed. The dual was for second between, Dale Prunty and Biswell. Leader Johanneck, was about to pass a slower car, when he got a little to close. They bounced off each other, which brought out another caution. Johanneck was sent to the rear because of the contact rule. Dale Prunty was now in charge of the race. Prunty had second place runner, Jeff Holtz (91) pull to his side, but Prunty was a hair quicker and held him off. Yet another caution for debris on the track on lap twenty of the fifty. Racing quickly resumed for seven more laps then caution again for more debris. Somebody was shedding parts like a hound shedding in spring. The fans had been keeping an eye on former leader, Steve Johanneck, as he was climbing back to the front. By lap forty, Johanneck had fought his way back to second. It was side by side racing with five laps to go. Prunty had the narrowest of lead when the caution came again on lap forty-six. Eddie Bentfield (4) started to drop more fluid on the racing surface. The racing had fans on their feet, as it was door handle to door handle, with four laps to go. When the checkered flag waved, Dale Prunty of Allenton collects the feature trophy. Steve Johanneck gave it a great run, but had to settle for second. Ken Wills of West Bend cruised through for third. September 15th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway The
Midwest modified 30-lap feature was full of drama as Ron Schmitt scored his
first career feature win and Dan Jung edged Dale Prunty for the track
championship. While
Schmitt continued to lead, Jeff Holtz joined the fight for third place and
contact amongst that tight group of cars littered the front stretch with debris,
producing the yellow flag. When racing resumed, Schmitt and Grober raced out in
front of the field as Reihbrandt held third place right in front of Jung and
Prunty who were side-by-side. Jung held the inside lane and Prunty took to the
top of the speedway over the final six laps in a torrid battle for not only the
position, but the track title as well. September 9th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway The already
tight battle for the track championship between Dale Prunty, Dan Jung, and Jeff
Holtz in the Midwest modified division narrowed even further after Prunty won
his sixth feature of the season while Jung and Holtz finished fourth and fifth
respectively. September 1st, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Jeff Holtz charged to his fourth win of the season in the caution-filled 30-lap Midwest modified feature. The race was barely under the green flag when Russ Grade’s car faltered at the start and in an effort to avoid the situation, Larry Reihbrandt slammed the turn one wall. The incident had major implications on the chase for the season championship as point leader Dale Prunty became collected in the wreck and was forced to retire from the event. Dan Jung, who sits in second place in the season points, led the complete restart and Holtz, the third place point man, got around Andy Evraets to grab second. Jung clung to the inside of the track as Holtz tried numerous times to make the outer groove work. Several times Holtz moved alongside Jung and both drivers raced so close they nearly touched wheels many times during the race’s middle stages. After Evraets and Mike Graczkowski tangled on lap 17 to bring out the caution flag, Holtz again took to the outer groove on the restart to challenge Jung for the lead. This time Holtz was able to make the maneuver work and he cleared Jung to take the top spot while exiting the second turn. Once out front, Holtz pulled away and captured the win over Jung who was forced to settle for second. Dan Miller drove to a third place finish as Ed Grober and Lenny Gallenberg rounded out the top five. August 25th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Wes Biswell
chalked up his third win of the season by claiming top honors in the 30-lap
Midwest modified feature. Pawelski
maintained the lead until lap 20 when Biswell was able to race around on the
outside for the top spot. Pawelski became caught up behind lapped cars and
Grober and Jung also passed him to move into second and third place
respectively. Schmitt and Holtz bounced off each other while racing for fifth
which momentarily slowed both drivers. Prunty muscled Pawelski out of the top
five on the final lap as Biswell held off Grober to take the win. Jung crossed
the finish line in third ahead of Prunty and Schmitt. August 18th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Jeff Holtz
kept his championship hopes alive as he chalked up his third win of the season
in the 30-lap Midwest modified feature. August 11th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway
Staying in the low groove allowed Dan
Miller (#33) to fend off Dale Prunty (#17) for the win in the Midwest Modified
main event. A spin by Kurt
Brown brought out the caution flag and erased Miller’s advantage on lap 20.
Another slow-down for a David McCardle spin on lap 26 set up a four lap dash
toward the finish that began with Prunty moving to the outside to challenge
Miller for the lead while Evraets had his hands full with Biswell and Jung.
Prunty bobbled in turn two on lap 27 and that was enough for Miller to drive to
victory. Prunty was forced to settle for second and Biswell edged Evraets for
third. Jung finished fifth just ahead of Holtz as the top six cars finished
close together. August 4th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty (#17) earned quick time honors in the Midwest Modified field in qualifying. Dan Jung found
himself in the right place at the right time to pick up the Midwest modified
feature win. Schmitt led
the restart with Biswell close on his tail as Jung held down third followed by
Holtz and Prunty, who seemed to fighting an ignition problem. As the green flag
flew, Biswell and Schmitt came together in turn two, sending Schmitt spinning
into the infield as the yellow flag waved again. Biswell was placed at the tail
end of the field for his involvement in the situation, giving the lead to Jung.
Jung led the final four laps and took the win ahead of Holtz and Prunty. Dan
Miller was fourth while David McCardle raced to his best career finish in fifth. July 28th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Russ Grade
earned his first career Midwest modified 30-lap feature the hard way by
outracing three of the division’s top drivers at the finish. Grade was up
to the task as the green waved again and he held off the three hotshoes behind
him to capture his first career Midwest modified feature victory. Holtz finished
second followed by Biswell and Jung. Evraets completed another strong race with
a fifth place finish. Dan Jung
continued his winning ways at Slinger by posting the victory in the 35-lap
Midwest modified feature. Dale Prunty charged from back in the field to grab fourth as the top four drivers in the season point standings held the first four positions. Jung and Biswell appeared to be evenly matched which meant that while Biswell could stay with Jung, he was unable to pass and Jung took the win. Biswell settled for second and Holtz was third. Prunty finished fourth and Evraets was fifth. Prunty was also the fastest qualifier with a lap of 12.539 seconds. July 21st, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty (#17) earned his fifth Midwest Modified feature win of the 2002 season here at Slinger Super Speedway. Dale Prunty
placed himself at the head of the field at the finish of the Midwest modified
30-lap feature to take top honors in the main event for the fifth time this
season. Prunty was
finally able to power by Miller to take command on lap ten and Holtz followed in
his tire tracks to pull into second place while Miller fell to third. Holtz and
Prunty began to distance themselves from Miller, Mike Graczkowski, and
Reihbrandt when Holtz’s car developed a leak and he was shown the black flag.
At the same time, Holtz was having his problems, Graczkowski, Russ Grade, and
Ron Schmitt all spun in turn one to produce a caution flag. July 14th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Wes Biswell
drove to his second win of the season in the 30-lap Midwest modified feature. While Pawelski
and Grade fought for second, Dale Prunty and Jeff Holtz were marching through
the field and entered the top five. Prunty and Holtz first were able to get by
Pawelski and then went to work on Grade for second while Biswell continued to
lead. Prunty, Holtz, and Grade bounced off each other a few times before Grade
was shuffled back to fifth place by lap 25. Biswell maintained his lead and took
the win over Prunty and Holtz. Ed Grober moved up to capture the fourth position
and Grade finished fifth. July 7th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dan Jung won
the 30-lap Midwest modified feature and gained points on point leader Dale
Prunty, who experienced mechanical problems and did not finish the event.
It
took Jung two laps to get around Graczkowski for the lead as Holtz and Biswell
also made their way by for second and third. Holtz and Biswell remained in
Jung’s tire tracks as the laps wound down but any chance they had at
challenging Jung was negated when they got together on the backstretch and
jammed up the field. Jung took the win while Holtz was able to make it around
for second ahead of Biswell and Graczkowski. Grade was fifth. July 3rd, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty (#17) scored the victory in the Midwest Modified main event this evening Going for the lead Dale
Prunty (#17) surpasses Ed Groeber (#39) on his way to winning the Midwest
Modified feature. Reihbrandt had some sort of problem on lap 13 and headed toward the wall entering turn one, carrying Holtz wide and setting back both drivers briefly. As Prunty pulled away at the head of the field, Dan Miller passed Grober for second while Wes Biswell, Jung, and Holtz began to move up again. Biswell made his way around Grober for third on lap 25 while Jung and Holz were banging wheels for fifth. Prunty held off Miller for the win as Biswell raced to a third place finish. Jung came out on top of his battle with Holtz for fifth. Holtz also set fast time with 12.683 seconds. June 30th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dan Jung won the 30-lap Midwest modified feature for his second win of the season. Ron Schmitt led the first five laps over Jung, Andy Evraets, Mike Graczkowski, and Ed Grober. Jung made his way around Schmitt to take the lead by lap ten as Dale Prunty took over third place just ahead of Evraets and Graczkowski. Prunty never made a serious challenge for the lead however, as he headed to the pits a few laps later, the victim of an apparent rear end gear problem. Wes Biswell and Jeff Holtz entered the top five by lap 15 and five laps later, the two found themselves in second and third behind the leader, Jung. Biswell and Holtz couldn't get close enough to challenge over the final ten laps and Jung took the win. Graczkowski was fourth and Larry Reihbrandt was fifth. Evraets won the Midwest modified dash and Holtz turned the fastest lap in qualifying at 12.608 seconds. June 23rd, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Jeff Holtz defeated Dale Prunty to win the Midwest modified feature that was shortened to 25-laps due to time constraints. Gregg Pawelski and Larry Reihbrandt led the field to the start and Reihbrandt gained the advantage to lead the opening laps. Andy Evraets was third and Ed Grober was fourth as Holtz and Prunty began to march towards the front after starting deep in the field. Reihbrandt's car kicked loose while exiting turn two on lap three and when he chased it up the racetrack, Pawelski was forced to slam on the binders, allowing Evraets to sneak by on the inside and take the lead. Evraets began to stretch out his lead while Holtz and Prunty raced their way into second and third by lap ten. Dan Miller suffered a flat tire and spun on lap 12, bringing out the caution flag and leaving Evraets with the difficult task of holding off both Holtz and Prunty for the restart. Evraets made a valiant effort but it only lasted one lap as Holtz powered around him for the lead on lap 14 and Prunty followed suite to take second three laps later. The race was halted under the red flag on lap 18 when Wes Biswell suffered mechanical problems and dropped fluid on the track, collecting Russ Grade, Lenny Gallenberg, and Larry Epright in a hard crash in turn three. Neither driver reported any serious injuries and the race was shortened to 25 laps following the delay. Holtz was strong on the restart and led the final laps to score the win over Prunty and Evraets. Reihbrandt finished fourth and Ed Grober was fifth. Dan Jung won the dash and Prunty once again led qualifying with a lap of 12.710 seconds. June 16th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dan Jung raced
to his second feature win of the season in the 30-lap Midwest modified main
event. Graczkowski quickly found his way around Pawelski for third by the race’s halfway point as Jung continued to show the way over Evraets. Dale Prunty and Jeff Holtz worked their way from deep in the field to get within sight of the leaders by lap 20. Graczkowski moved around Evraets for second and he brought Prunty with him to take third as Evraets fell back into a battle with Holtz. Lapped
traffic became a factor over the final laps as first Prunty became trapped
behind a slower car with two laps to go and then on the final lap Graczkowski
made contact with another lapped machine as Jung extended his lead. Graczkowksi
was able to keep moving but the incident slowed him down enough
to allow Prunty to pass him and finish second as Jung scored the win.
Graczkowski settled for third as Holtz held off Wes Biswell to finish fourth and
fifth respectively. Dale Prunty (#17) the current Midwest Modified point leader captured the feature contest this evening. It was a hard fought battle for the lead in the Midwest Modified main event, as Dale Prunty (#17) and Mike Graczkowski (#2) duel for the lead. Dale Prunty
continued his winning ways in the Midwest modified division as he took top
honors in the 30-lap feature. Graczkowski
came out on top of the battle and by lap 25, worked his way past Grade for
second. One lap later, Grade spun while running third allowing Evraets, Jung,
and Miller to move up as the race remained under the green flag. Prunty proved
to be too strong for Graczkowski as he took the victory, his third of the
season. Graczkowski finished second and Evraets was third. Jung and Miller
completed the top five. June 9th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty (#17) was out front of the pack when the checkered flag fell in Midwest Modified feature action this evening. Dale Prunty
won the 30-lap Midwest modified feature as he led a wild scramble of cars across
the finish line. Prunty powered
around Miller to take the lead with two laps to go as Holtz charged into third.
Holtz and Miller made contact in turn four on the final
lap causing Miller to spin. Biswell and Grober came together while trying to
avoid Miller’s spinning car, sending Grober into the wall and Biswell sliding
down the frontstretch on his roof. As Prunty took the win, track scoring sorted
out the results with Biswell finishing second ahead of Pawelsi and Grober. Dan
Jung finished fifth. June 2nd, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dan Jung took
the lead on lap 13 and raced to the win in the 30-lap Midwest modified feature. Jung was able to race to the inside of Gallenberg to take the lead on lap 13 and Biswell also made his way around Gallenberg to take second. Jeff Holtz and Dale Prunty made their way into the top five by lap twenty after starting deep in the field. Jung held onto
the lead with ten laps to go and Biswell remained in his tire tracks with Holtz
closing fast in third. Holtz was able to catch the lead duo and when he
challenged Biswell for second on the final lap, Jung’s victory was secured.
Jung took the win as Holtz edged Biswell for second. Prunty finished fourth and
Gallenberg was fifth. May 26th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty (#17) captured the top honors in the Midwest Modified main event. Dale Prunty
found his way to victory lane twice by taking top honors in the 30 lap Midwest
Modified Feature and Fast Dash. Once again the field lined up and ran another three laps to bring out another caution when Ron Schmitt and Wes Biswell tangled in turn four. When the green flag waived Prunty pulled away leaving Pawelski, and Dan Jung to battle for second with Jung coming out on top. Jeff Holtz won fourth place honors along with setting fast time at 12.675 seconds. Eddie Grober survived a first lap spin and came back to finish fifth.
Dale qualified 4th with the #17 Modified with a lap time of 14.691. Finished 5th in the Fast Dash and after starting 6th Dale came home with a 2nd place finish in the Feature. #72 David Naumann won the event. May 19th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Wes Biswell
took top honors in the Midwest modified 30-lap feature by holding off Dan Miller
for the win. Prunty
and Holtz appeared to have strong cars but their campaign for the win ended with
two laps to go when they made contact while racing down the backstretch,
resulting in Prunty spinning to produce a caution and Holtz being placed at the
rear of the field for the restart. Biswell was up to the challenge and
maintained the lead over the final two laps to claim the win. Miller finished
second followed by Reihbrandt, Jung, and Lenny Gallenberg III. May 15th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty set fast time this evening in the Midwest Modified division. Jeff Holtz won the 30 lap
Midwest Modified feature event holding off a determined Dale Prunty and Ed
Grober. May 12th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Slinger Super Speedway has rescheduled the Coca Cola Triple Crown Classic presented by Mobil due to inclement weather and is reschedule for Wednesday evening May 15th. May 5th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty started off the evening on a good note by setting quick time in the Midwest Modifieds. However.... ...Things did not go as well in the feature as he tangled with Larry Reihbrandt. The pair were unable to finish the event. April 28th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Slinger Super Speedway rescheduled the April 28th Miller Lite Spring Opener due to inclement weather conditions and is set for Wednesday July 3rd. April 20th, 2002 - Slinger Super Speedway Dale Prunty (#17) was among several Midwest Modifieds taking to the track during the practice session which took place Saturday Afternoon April 20th.
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