Thunderhill Raceway Race Reports

Kilgore, Forestner, Belleau Win First Career Features
By Greg Aregoni
July 15, 2006; Sturgeon Bay, WI. - Shawn Kilgore grabbed the lead from Chris Derenne on lap ten and went on to win his first career IMCA Modified Feature. Bernie Reinhardt won his first feature in five years in the IMCA Stockcar Feature. He passed Mark Derenne with five laps to go to pick up the win. Clint Forestner led every single lap in the IMCA Hobby Stock Feature to claim his first career win. Von Eytcheson grabbed the lead midway through the Street Stock Feature and went on to victory.
 

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Rookie driver IMCA Modified feature winner #90k Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee, won his first career mod feature event on Saturday night at Thunderhill Raceway.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Tri-County Heating IMCA Modified feature winner #90k Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee finished just ahead of #66 Jared Siefert, Green Bay on a blackened clay oval. 51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
#11 Bernie Reinhardt, Sturgeon Bay, won his first Budweiser IMCA Stock Car feature in five years.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
#25 Tony Bouche and #11 Bernie Reinhardt put on a great show for the fans on Saturday night, with Reinhardt taking his first feature win in five years. Bouche finished third behind Craig Paque.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
D.C. Custom Drilling and Blasting Street Stock feature winner #11 Von Eytcheson, Forestville, took home his second A-main win of 2006.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
#11 Von Eytcheson took the inside away from #11r Scott Reinhardt on his way to a feature win at the Hill on Saturday night.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
#0 Steve Bergdorf, Watertown, won the Milwaukee Stockcar Auto Racing Association Vintage feature event.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
In the closing laps of the Vintage Mod feature event, #0 Steve Bergdorf, Watertown, and #K5 Brian Titel, Sheboygan Falls, battled it out to the end with Bergdorf getting the best hand.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
#64 Clint Forestner, Shawano, led every single lap in the IMCA Hobby Stock Feature to claim his first career win. 51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
#64 Clint Forestner held off the rest of the pack even through a restart with #10 Brandon Peterson and #7T Terry Therrien on his bumper. 51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
37 Brian Belleau, Algoma, led every lap in making the night a clean sweep in the Bombers. The win was his first career feature win.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Second place became a place for some hot racing action between #41 Ryan Eichert, Brillion, and #11m Dan Merkle, Egg Harbor. Eichert had won his feature on Friday at Chilton and finished second to Brian Belleau at Thunderhill.
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4-Cylinder #2 Kenny Malcore, Milwaukee, mixed it up with #17 Jeremy Dubois, Algoma, through much of the A-main in a heated battle for second place.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Tom Zastrow, Sturgeon Bay, scored another feature win on Saturday, his third of 2006.
Clint Forestner led the opening few laps of the IMCA Hobby Stock Feature. A series of cautions kept the field all bunched up. The contest went from lap four all the way to the checkers with no cautions. Forestner was able to keep a good five car length lead on the rest of the competition. Jeff Lautenbach and Eddie Anschutz battled for second the rest of the way. Coming to the white flag, Lautenbach spun giving Anschutz second. Forestner held on and picked up his first career IMCA Hobby Stock Feature win. Anschutz was second followed by Jarred Van Lannen, Terry Therrien, and Jerry Scray Jr.

Jesse Behnke in only his second trip to Thunderhill set the pace early in the Street Stock Feature. Behnke continued to lead until Von Eytcheson grabbed the lead with a pass on the inside on lap eight. Eytcheson led through a couple of cautions and picked up his second win of the season. He was followed by Scott Reinhardt, Aaron Thornton, Behnke, and John Sternard.

Gary Reinhardt led the opening lap of the IMCA Stockcar Feature before getting tangled with Kevin Charles to bring out a caution. Mark Derenne inherited the lead and would continue to hold on to the lead despite heavy pressure from Tony Bouche and Bernie Reinhardt. Bouche had several runs to the inside but Derenne would slam the door on Bouche. With the two going for the lead at the bottom of the track, Reinhardt made his move to the outside. A caution with four laps to go bunched the field up. Reinhardt was able to get a good restart and grab the lead using the highside of the track. Reinhardt cruised to his first win of the season followed by Consy winner Craig Paque, Tony Bouche, Dave Bouche, and Matt Junio.

Chris Derenne led the IMCA Modified Feature from the drop of the green flag. Derenne held court on the bottom side of the track with Shawn Kilgore moving to the topside. Kilgore was able to stay right on the outside of Derenne and made the pass on lap ten. Kilgore continued to lead while Jared Siefert made his way to second. Kilgore started to protect the low line. Siefert was able to reel in Kilgore but ran out of time. Kilgore won his first career IMCA Modified Feature followed by Siefert, Jeremy Jacobs, Benji Lacrosse and Chris Derenne.

Brian Belleau led every lap in making the night a clean sweep in the Bombers. The win was his first career Feature win.

Tom Zastrow picked up his third Feature win in the 4 Cylinders.

Steve Bergdorf won the Milwaukee Stockcar Auto Racing Association Vintage Feature event.

Next Week is Budweiser Night at Thunderhill. The IMCA Stockcars will be in the spotlight as they will get introduced. The track’s website is  www.racethunderhill.com

Tri-County Heating IMCA Modified Feature- 1. Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee 2. Jared Siefert, Green Bay 3. Jeremy Jacobs, Algoma 4. Benji Lacrosse, Luxemburg 5. Chris Derenne, Luxemburg
Heats- #1 1. James Tebon, Algoma 2. Siefert
#2 1. Sean Jerovetz, Little Suamico 2. Lacrosse
#3 1. Jay Matthias, De Pere 2. Kilgore

Budweiser IMCA Stockcar Feature 1. Bernie Reinhardt, Sturgeon Bay 2. Craig Paque, Algoma 3. Tony Bouche, Algoma 4. Dave Bouche, Algoma 5. Matt Junio, Casco
Consy- 1. Paque
Heats- #1 1. Reinhardt 2. Dave Davister, Luxemburg
#2 1. Mark Derenne, Kewaunee 2. Pat Davister, Luxemburg
#3 1. Junio, Casco 2. Cory Cochart, Kewaunee

Olson Fabrication IMCA Hobby Stock Feature- 1. Clint Forestner, Shawano 2. Eddie Anschutz, Algoma 3. Jarred Van Lannen, Luxemburg 4. Terry Therrien, Sturgeon Bay 5. Jerry Scray Jr, Abrams
Heats- #1 1. Dwayne Mertens, Luxemburg 2. Roger Laviolette, Sturgeon Bay
#2 1. Jeff Lautenbach, Sturgeon Bay 2. Forestner

D.C. Custom Drilling and Blasting Street Stock Feature- 1. Von Eytcheson, Forestville 2. Scott Reinhardt, Bailey’s Harbor 3. Aaron Thornton, Forestville 4. Jesse Behnke, Brillion 5. John Sternard, Green Bay
Heats- #1 1. Behnke 2. Jeremy Wiitala, Green Bay
#2 1. Eytcheson 2. Tim Czarneski, Denmark

4 cylinder Feature- 1. Tom Zastrow, Sturgeon Bay 2. Jeremy Dubois, Algoma 3. Jarred Smith, Luxemburg
Heats- #1 1. Everard 2. Kenny Malcore, Milwaukee
#2 1. Dubois 2. Zastrow

Bomber Feature- 1. Brian Belleau, Algoma 2. Ryan Eichert, Brillion 3. Dan Merkle, Egg Harbor
Heat- 1. Belleau 2. Mike Jost, Sturgeon Bay

Vintage Modified Feature- 1. Steve Bergdorf, Watertown
Heat- Jerry Bergdorf, West Bend