January 8th, 2005; Slinger Speedway Banquet - The stage belonged to The Midwest Modified driver Dale Prunty who led the division with 15 Top 5 finishes which included feature wins on nights sponsored by The Camera Case & TV, Johnsonville Sausage Night, Coca Cola & Open Pantry, and the Behling Racing Race of Champions. He won two trophy dashes and set fast time seven times to place him first in the points standings to become the 2004 Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified Champion.

Finishing in second the point’s battle for a second impressive year in the Modified division Wes Biswell scored 9 Top 5 finishes including 4 feature wins, and six Trophy Dash wins over Jason Feyereisen who accomplished one checkered flag, scored 9 Top 5 finishes, and won 4 trophy dashes. Jeff Holtz and Dan Miller completed the top five point earners. Other competitors qualified in this division for post-season honors included Steve Schulz, Ron Schmitt, Russ Moberly, Roger Schmid, David McCardle, and Russ Grade.

October 3, 2004; Lake Geneva Raceway -The Midwest Modifieds finally had a good size field and quick qualifier, two time Slinger speedway championship Dale Prunty of Allenton won the 25 lap feature.

The Midwest modified feature saw Dave Grenlund lead the first lap before Eddie Bentfield move in after for the next three laps. On lap four Chuck Rein moved in front with the caution next for a Bill Tandetzke and Brian Holtz get together slowing the action with the only caution of the 25 lap contest. On the next green Rein had Wes Biswell all over him. By lap twelve fast timer Dale Prunty was now third,with Bentfield feeling the pressure from Russ Moberly. With just six laps to go Biswell who had taken all the heat from Prunty those last eight laps lost second to him. One lap later Rein and Prunty raced side by side for one lap before the lead changed and Prunty went on to win the race. Rein held on to second, with Biswell holding back a
recovered Holtz who was fourth. Ron Schmitt was fifth with Bentfield sixth.

 Midwest Modifieds:A Main 01: 1.Dale Prunty,Allenton; 2.Chuck Rein,LasVegas,Nev;
3.Wes Biswell,Sussex; 4.Brian Holtz,Muskego,Wis; 5.Ron Schmitt,Jackson; 6.Eddie
Bentfield,Gurkees Corners,Wis; 7.Russ Moberly,; 8.Bill Tandetzke,Milwaukee; 9.Dave
Grenlund,Sharon,Wis; 10.Larry Epright,East Troy,Wis; 11.Alan Jantz,Kenosha; 12.Dave
McCarole,Menomonee Falls,Wis; 13.Joe Osterman,Sussex,Wis;

Heat 01; 1.Eddie Bentfield,Gurkees Corners,Wis; 2.Dave McCarole,Menomonee Falls,Wis; 3.Joe Osterman,Sussex,Wis; 4.Dave Grenlund,Sharon,Wis;
Heat 02; 1.Wes Biswell,Sussex,Wis; 2.Bill Tandetzke,Milwaukee,Wis; 3.Chuck Rein,LasVegas,Nev; 4.Dale Prunty ,Allenton,Wis;

Time Trials; 1.Dale Prunty; 2.Wes Biswell; 3.Ron Schmitt; 4.Bill Tandetzke; 5.Brian Holtz; 6.Chuck Rein; 7.David Carole; 8.Eddie Bentfield; 9.Alan Jantz; 10.Joe Osterman; 11.Dave Grenlund; 12.Larry Epright; 13.Russ Moberly;

September 12, 2004 - Slinger Super Speedway - Dan Miller charged by Dale Prunty and went on to take the win in the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature.

Dan Jung and Dan Prunty occupied the front row for the start and Jung led the first two laps before Prunty got his car wound up on the outside to take the top spot on lap three. The high side proved to be the fast way around the speedway as Dale Prunty, Miller, Steve Schulz, and Jeff Holtz all used it to advance forward during the middle stages of the event. Dale Prunty caught Dan Prunty for the lead on lap nine and once again used the outside to drive around and take command of the race. Miller followed with a similar move to take second a few laps later to take second place. Dan Prunty began to fade on the inside as both Schulz and Holtz also made their way by and into third and fourth place respectively by lap 12. Once in second place, Miller tracked down Dale Prunty and after several attempts on the high side, moved to the low groove to pull alongside on lap 15. Miller and Prunty battled side-by-side for many laps with Miller prevailing entering the corners while Prunty made up the ground on the exits. Miller was finally able to ease ahead in the closing laps and went on to take the checkered flag for the win. Prunty settled for second and in the process, wrapped up his second consecutive track championship. Schulz finished in third place, just ahead of Holtz and Jason Feyereisen who rounded out the top five.

Schulz led flag-to-flag to capture the 30-lap Midwest Modified Race of Champions for feature and fast dash winners on the season. Dale Prunty finished second and Jason Feyereisen was third. Jeff Holtz and Dan Miller rounded out the top five.

Wes Biswell was the winner of the Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified dash and Schulz set fast time for the second week in a row with a lap of 12.188 seconds.

September 5, 2004 - Slinger Super Speedway - Jason Feyereisen edged Dan Miller by less than a car-length to win the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature.

Russ Grade led the opening laps and opened up nearly a straightaway lead as Ron Schmitt, Feyereisen, Wes Biswell, and Miller all raced alongside each other for the remaining top five positions. With Grade comfortably in front, Feyereisen made his way around Schmitt for second on lap 15 and Miller followed suite a lap later to grab third place. Dale Prunty had worked his way into the fifth spot but his evening ended early when he stalled with mechanical problems on lap 19 to draw a caution flag. The caution erased Grade’s advantage and Feyereisen was ready on the restart and immediately began to put the pressure on for the lead. Feyereisen took command of the event from Grade on lap 22 and Miller used the outside to move into second place on lap 23 as Grade fell to third. Over the final two laps, Miller closed the gap on Feyereisen and tried an outside lane move on the final lap as the two raced to the checkered flag. Miller’s bid came up just short as Feyereisen took the win in a photo finish at the stripe. Grade wrapped up one of his best runs of the season to finish third while Schmitt and Ken Wills rounded out the top five.

Feyereisen also claimed top honors in the fast dash and Steve Schulz circled the track in 12.271 seconds to become the fastest qualifier for the evening.

August 29, 2004-  Slinger Super Speedway - Dale Prunty used the outside grooved to power to another feature win in the 25

-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified main event.

Ron Schmitt charged into the early lead with the rest of the field nipping at his heels and held steady on the inside lane. Russ Grade was the first driver to challenge Schmitt by trying the outside and he quickly became hung out to dry and faded to fifth as Jeff Holtz, Steve Schulz, and Dan Miller all got by. Schulz made his move to the outside on lap 18 but couldn’t make the move work and immediately got back in line. This opened the door for Miller to take to the outside a lap later and he attempted to squeeze alongside Schulz for second. Contact between the two cars exiting the second turn sent Schulz hard into the turn three wall and Miller to the rear of the field as the caution waved. Schmitt led Holtz on the restart with Prunty moving into third as a result of the incident and as racing resumed, Holtz remained on the inside while Prunty took his shot on the outside. Prunty was able to edge around Holtz and began to pressure Schmitt for the lead when the final caution flag appeared on lap 21 after Russ Grade and Jason Feyereisen tangled in turn two. Prunty again took to the top side on the restart and charged around Schmitt for the lead on lap 23. Prunty drove away for the final two laps and scored the win over Schmitt who nailed down a respectable second place finish. Holtz took the checkered flag in third and Miller came back through the field to finish fourth. Russ Moberly rounded out the top five.

Wes Biswell won the fast dash and Dan Miller was the fastest qualifier with a lap of 12.174 seconds.

August 22, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway - Dale Prunty cruised to another win in the 25-lap Midwest Modified main event after many cars were eliminated in an early race incident.

Prunty charged to the top spot by lap ten and held the lead over Wes Biswell, Jason Feyereisen, Jeff Holtz, and Steve Schulz as they came up on slower traffic. Bill Tandetzke, Brad Smith, and Joe Osterman were racing hard for position just in front of the leaders and as they battled, the leaders quickly closed. Prunty was able to pass the cars cleanly but when the racing between the slower cars eventually took up both racing grooves, Biswell and the others were forced to get on the binders, resulting in a turn one accident that involved Biswell, Feyereisen, Holtz, and Schulz. Biswell was the only one able to continue but the damage to his car caused a severe tire rub and he left the speedway as Prunty led over Russ Grade, David McCardle, Russ Moberly, and Roger Schmid. Prunty was unchallenged from there and took the win over Grade and Moberly while McCardle and Schmid rounded out the top five.

Earlier, Biswell won the fast dash and Prunty was the fastest qualifier at 12.193 seconds.

August 21st, 2004 - Riverview Speedway, Carthage, TN - Thirty-seven Open Wheel Modifieds, representing 8 different states showed up to participate in the North vs. South Open Wheel Modified Shootout.  Time trials produced a new track record as Rodney Scott of Newcastle, Indiana established the new mark at 10.83 seconds.  Twenty-Four cars started the feature, the most ever for one class at Riverview.    R.J. Norton Jr. of Indianapolis, Indiana took the checkered flag during the feature and led the entire race pole-to-pole.   The Jerry Shrum Memorial trophy will travel north with USA Modifieds to their headquarters in Indianapolis until next years shootout.

RACE RECAP  8-21-04   - Thirty-seven Open Wheel Modifieds, representing 8 different states showed up to participate in the North vs. South Shootout. The North was comprised of cars from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, the South from Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky.

Time trials produced a new track record as Rodney Scott of Newcastle, Indiana established the new mark at 10.83 seconds. The top 18 cars and two provisionals advanced to the Main and 14 additional cars raced in the last chance race with 4 advancing. Twenty-Four cars started the feature, the most ever for one class at Riverview Speedway.

R.J. Norton Jr. of Indianapolis, Indiana took the checkered flag during the feature and led the entire race pole-to-pole. Norton Jr.'s effort helped to lead the way for the North squad to take home the Jerry Shrum Memorial Trophy for the side with the most top 10 finishers. The North squad held 9 of the top 10 places to secure the cup. The only South member to crack the top 10 was Steve Mullinax of Crossville who finished 9th. The Jerry Shrum Memorial trophy will travel north with USA Modifieds to their headquarters in Indianapolis until next years shootout.

The shootout brought out the biggest crowd of the year, to date. Many of the preliminary races were just as exciting as the main event. Jonathan Foster of Hartsville, who leads the Nas-Kart point series finally won his 1st career feature at Riverview. Foster held off William Boyd of Lebanon and Tom Lowe of Carthage to get the win.

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 OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS

1st Place:  #69 R. J. Norton Jr. Indianapolis, IN

2nd Place: #126 Jeff Layne, Knightstown, IN

3rd Place:  #29 Jeff Weston, Nobleesville, IN

4th Place:  #7 Jason Dietsch, Edgerton, OH

5th Place:  #11 Brian Nester, Edon, OH

August 15, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway - Dale Prunty charged from the back of the field and executed a late race pass of Jeff Holtz to drive to victory in the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature.

Ron Schmitt led the opening laps as a tightly bunched field of cars that included Holtz, Roger Schmid, Russ Moberly, and Dan Miller raced intensely for track position behind the leader. Schmid momentarily broke loose in turn four on lap three and was slightly tagged by cars behind him, sending him spinning on the frontstretch. As the rest of the field tried to avoid the incident, Dan Miller and Steve Schulz were turned into the wall and the race was slowed under the caution flag.

Holtz was able to get a run on Schmitt on the restart and immediately went to the outside to challenge for the lead. Holtz made the outside work on lap five and took command of the race while further back, Wes Biswell, Jason Feyereisen, and Prunty were working their way toward the front. As Holtz led comfortably, Schmitt began to fade on the inside and fell back to fifth by the halfway mark as Biswell, Feyereisen, and Prunty advanced to the second through fourth spots respectively. Prunty was really hooked up in the later stages of the race and he quickly dispatched Biswell for second and began to gain ground on Holtz for the lead. With five laps to go, Prunty caught Holtz and took to the outside to attempt a pass. Holtz held tough on the inside for a few laps but eventually was no match for Prunty who took the lead with three laps to go. It was smooth sailing from there for Prunty and he scored the win over Holtz and Biswell. Feyereisen finished fourth and Schmitt was fifth.

Earlier in the evening, Holtz was victorious in the Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified dash and Prunty set fast time at 12.235 seconds.

August 8, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway - Dan Miller drove off to victory in the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature, taking the checkered flag nearly a half lap ahead of the field.

Miller started fifth and charged by Roger Schmid and Jason Feyereisen to take second place by lap two as Steven Schulz led. Schulz paced the event for seven laps before Miller drove around to take the point on lap eight. As Miller and Schulz raced for the lead, the best battle on the speedway was between Jeff Holtz, Dale Prunty, Wes Biswell, and Feyereisen as they all raced hard for third. Using the outside lane, Prunty and Biswell were able to pass Holtz on lap 15 as Miller began to stretch out his advantage over Schulz. The gap continued to grow as the handling went away on Schulz’s car and over the final five laps, Prunty, Biswell, and Holtz closed in and pressured him for second. With Miller comfortably in front, Prunty and Biswell upended Schulz for second on lap 21 and Holtz followed soon thereafter, dropping Schulz to fifth. Miller was not to be denied and he took the convincing win nearly a half lap ahead of Prunty and Biswell. Holtz finished fourth and Schulz hung on to finish fifth.

Earlier in the evening, Schulz won the fast dash and Miller turned in another impressive qualifying lap at 12.212 seconds to nail down fast time honors.

August 1, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway -  Dale Prunty won the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified 25-lap main event to claim his second feature victory of the season.

Russ Moberly led the beginning laps over Jason Feyereisen and Steve Schulz who raced just ahead of Prunty, Dan Miller, and Wes Biswell. Biswell was driving the car normally piloted by Ken Wills after he experienced problems with his own car earlier in the evening. The caution flag flew early when Ron Schmitt spun and hit the turn three wall on lap four. As racing resumed, Moberly held the lead but Prunty, Miller, and Biswell were working the outside lane and heading to the front.

 Prunty used the outside groove to take second from Feyereisen and then charged by Moberly and into the lead on lap eight. Miller followed Prunty, but his charge was derailed on lap 11 when he tangled with Moberly and both cars spun down the backstretch. Miller’s misfortune placed Biswell into second place and he tried to run down Prunty for the lead. Prunty and Biswell were well ahead of Feyereisen, who held third place and Schulz in fourth. Prunty held off any challenge Biswell could mount and raced to his second feature win of the season. Feyereisen finished a distant third and Schulz was fourth. Ron Schmitt finished in fifth place. Biswell won the fast dash and Prunty set fast time at 12.330 seconds.

July 25, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway - Ron Schmitt claimed his first feature victory of the season in the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest modified feature.

Schmitt took the green flag from the outside of the first row and followed early leader Russ Moberly for six laps before taking command of the event with an inside pass on lap seven. As Schmitt held the lead, Wes Biswell, Dale Prunty, and Ken Wills were using the outside lane to move through the pack and by lap nine Prunty took over second place from Moberly. Prunty made a challenge for the lead by ducking to the inside of Schmitt on lap nine, but the move proved costly as he spun between turns one and two.

 One lap later, Moberly spun after racing hard with Biswell for second and the caution flag appeared with Schmitt leading Biswell, Jason Feyereisen, Wills, and Dan Miller. Once racing resumed, Schmitt maintained the top spot over Biswell, Feyereisen, and Wills while Miller battled with Jeff Holtz for fifth. The intense racing between the two contributed to the next caution flag as Miller spun on the backstretch on lap 21. The final nine laps were run under green and Schmitt was up to the challenge as he held off Biswell for the win. Wills made a late race charge to grab third from Fereyeisen at the checkered. Steve Schulz was fifth.

July 18, 2004-  Slinger Super Speedway - Dale Prunty continued his winning ways with a victory in the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature.

Jason Feyereisen immediately grabbed the lead at the start over Russ Grade and Ken Wills. Prunty, who started fifth quickly went to work driving towards the front, taking third place on lap five and then second on lap seven. Near the half way mark, Prunty caught Feyereisen while Wills held down third place just ahead of Dan Miller and Grade. Prunty made his move around Feyereisen to take the lead just before lap 20 and was never headed from there, driving to the victory. Feyereisen finished second and Wills crossed the finish line in third. Miller finished in fourth place and Grade was fifth.

July 13, 2004-  Slinger Super Speedway - Slinger Nationals - Dale raced only his 2nd time in the #17 Late Model for the Nationals.  The Modifieds did not race for this event.  Dale qualified 44th out of 51 cars and finished 2nd in the semi-feature battling John Zimmerman for the lead most of the event.

July 11, 2004-  Slinger Super Speedway - Wes Biswell won the Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature that was shortened to 21 laps due to a rain shower that would eventually wash out the remaining races.

Steve Schulz jumped into the lead at the start over Ken Wills and Russ Moberly. Schulz led the opening laps as Biswell sliced through the field, taking third place from Moberly on lap eight. By lap 15, Biswell had caught and passed Wills for second while Schulz continued to lead. Biswell ran down Schulz and took the lead just before Dale Prunty slowed on lap 18 and brought out the caution flag. Biswell kept his lead as racing resumed for two more laps before the skies opened up and the race was halted. Schulz finished second followed by Wills, Jeff Holtz, and Ron Schmitt.

Earlier in the evening, Schulz won a wild modified dash and Dan Miller was the fastest qualifier at 12.302 seconds.

July 4, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway -  Jeff Holtz held off Dale Prunty and Dan Miller to win the 30-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature.

Holtz raced with Russ Moberly for the lead at the start while Miller and Prunty battled for position with Ron Schmitt and Wes Biswell. Holtz used the inside lane to gain the advantage while Moberly began to fade slightly on the outside as Miller went by for second on lap ten and Prunty also passed Moberly for third by lap 15. Holtz held onto a sizeable lead during the middle stages and Miller and Prunty began to stage their own battle for second while Prunty won on lap 24. Holtz drove a near perfect race and drove to the win over Prunty and Miller while Biswell and Ron Schmitt rounded out the top five.

Holtz also visited victory lane following the fast dash and Miller was the fastest qualifier at 12.195 seconds.

June 30, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway - Wes Biswell scored the win in the 25-lap Eldorado Trailer Sales Midwest Modified feature by holding off Dale Prunty and Jason Feyereisen for the win.

Biswell jumped out to the lead at the start over Feyereisen and Jeff Holtz as the caution quickly flew on lap three when Dan Miller and Steve Schulz tangled on the frontstretch that resulted in Schulz scraping along the turn one wall. The yellow reappeared a lap after the restart when Russ Moberly made contact with the turn three wall and the pace was slowed again with Biswell still leading over Feyereisen and Prunty, who along with Ron Schmitt and Roger Schmid moved into the top five after Holtz dropped out with mechanical problems. Biswell continued to lead as racing resumed and Prunty quickly challenged Feyereisen for second. After racing hard for many laps, Prunty was able to take the position on lap 15 while Biswell maintained a considerable advantage out front. Over the final half of the race, Prunty was able to close to Biswell’s bumper and made several attempts to get by on the inside, but each time, Biswell was strong enough to hold him off. At the finish, Biswell took the win ahead of Prunty and Feyereisen while Ron Schmitt and Roger Schmid capped off their best runs of the season by finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

Earlier, Feyereisen won the fast dash and Prunty led all qualifiers at 12.309 seconds.

June 27, 2004 -  Slinger Super Speedway - Rained out, rescheduled for Wednesday, June 30th.

May 31, 2004 - Slinger Super Speedway - RAINED OUT

May 30, 2004 - Slinger Super Speedway - RAINED OUT

May 28, 2004 - Dells Motor Speedway - Qualified - 6th          Heat Race- 1st           Feature - 1st

May 23, 2004 - Slinger Super Speedway - RAINED OUT

May 16, 2004 - Slinger Super Speedway - Steve Schulz’s season continued on the upswing as he scored a wire-to-wire win in the 30-lap Midwest Modified feature.

Schulz used the inside lane to power his way to the lead at the start as Rick Ottman and Jason Feyereisen raced for second with Feyereisen using the outside to take the position by lap five. Dan Miller and Wes Biswell occupied the fourth and fifth spots as Schultz continued to lead. A bit of bumper tag amongst the front runners allowed Schulz, Feyereisen, and Miller to gain a sizeable advantage over the rest of the field by lap seven as further back, Dale Prunty and Jeff Holtz caught Biswell and Ottman to battle for the top five. With Schulz comfortably out front, Miller went to work on Feyereisen for second and after several laps of racing alongside him, took the position by lap 21. The field strung out over the final laps and as Schulz began to catch lapped traffic, Miller and Feyereisen slowly began to reel him in while Prunty, Biswell, and Holtz were also closing behind the top three. Miller’s bid for the victory ended however, just five laps from the finish when he dropped out with mechanical problems. While Feyereisen was able to close in on Schulz, he was unable to overtake him and Schulz drove under the checkered flag as the winner. Prunty charged forward to finish third while Biswell and Holtz completed the top five.

Feyereisen visited victory lane earlier in the evening when he captured the win in the fast dash and Prunty was the fastest qualifier after turning a lap in at 12.179 seconds.

May 14, 2004 - Dells Motor Speedway - The Mid-West Modified cars returned for their feature run, but were missing a few drivers from the previous week.

    Eddie Bentfield (4) and Steven Schulz (45) led the field of five to the green flag. Schulz used a lap to get up to speed and take control of the race. Dale Prunty (17) shot up, from last, to sit on the bumper of Schulz. Mere inches separated the two front runners, as they pulled away from the pack. An occasional bump from Prunty let Schulz know he was still there. Steven Schulz, of Menomonie Falls, went on to win the make-up feature. Dale Prunty, of Allenton, had to settle for second. Paul Treuthardt, of Monroe, cruised in for third with, Eddie Bentfield, of Goerkes Cornans fourth, and Ron Schmitt, of Jackson, completing the field of drivers.
 

May 9, 2004 - Slinger Super Speedway

Slinger Super Speedway

Madison Int'l Speedway

 Dells Motor Speedway

 Columbus 151 Speedway

 Lake Geneva Raceway

LaCrosse Fairgrounds