Thunderhill Raceway Race Reports

Shryock Wins USMTS at Thunderhill
By Greg Aregoni
June 7th, 2006; Sturgeon Bay, WI. - Kelly Shryock swept action in the USMTS Wednesday night with a heat and feature win. Shryock is a seven-time national champion and the current point leader. He pocketed $2,000 for the win. 105.7 WAPL and Forest County Potawatomi sponsored the races. Matt Junio picked up the win for the IMCA-Style Stockcars. He won $500 for his efforts. Eddie Anschutz used the pole position to capture the IMCA-Style Hobby Stocks. Anschutz won $250. Tim Jorgenson won $100 for his 4 cylinder feature win.
 

Photo Highlights

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Winner of the evening's big USMTS Modified feature contest, Kelly Shryock (#3) at speed on the Thunderhill Raceway oval.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Fertile, Iowa’s USMTS #3 Kelly Shryock swept the action in the USMTS Wednesday night with a heat and feature win. Shryock is a seven-time national champion and the current point leader. He pocketed $2,000 for the win.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Not only did the father/son combo of #66 Jared Siefert and #25 Art Siefert make the show on Wednesday night, but went wheel-to-wheel in the race as well! 51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Kelly Shryock (#3) powers through a turn ahead of Tommy Myer (#65) during one of the USMTS Modified heat races.51201b.jpg (17266 bytes)
Multi-track champion #72 Brian Mullen of Seymour, held of #19 Jeremie Hedrick, Clintonville, momentarily in the night’s main event.  Hedrick came up through one  a win in a consi race to make the tough show.
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IMCA Stockcar #10 Matt Junio, Casco, joined IMCA Hobbystock winner #71 Eddie Anschutz, Algoma, who led from the drop of the green until the fall of  the checkers in picking up the Hobby Stock feature.
Kelly Shryock led the 40 lap USMTS feature event from green to checker and was never challenged. Shryock was able to pull away from Jon Tesch on every restart and continued the lengthen the lead every lap. Shryock eventually made it into lap traffic but was never slowed in lapping cars. Tesch was left for second but not without a fight from Tommy Myer. Tesch kept his five car length lead on Myer until the checkers. Shryock picked up the $2,000 for his win followed by Tesch, Myer, Hortonville, WI’s Mike Wedelstadt, and Ryan Ruter.

Dave Bouche led the opening lap of the IMCA-Style Stockcar main event before Larry Karcz made the pass for the lead using the inside. Karcz continued to lead from his pole position starting spot but was quickly caught by Matt Junio. Junio made his run on the top side of the track and was able to catch more momentum off the corners that Karcz. Junio took the lead on lap 8. Junio led the final ten laps and pocketed $500.00 for the win. Karcz, Greg Gretz, Craig Paque, and Dave Bouche rounded out the top 5. The feature was caution free

Eddie Anschutz led from the drop of the green until the fall of the checkers in picking up the Hobby Stock feature. Dave
DeGrave stayed on the back bumper of Anschutz the entire feature. Anschutz never faltered and took home the $250 first place prize. DeGrave finished second followed by Keith Kickbusch, Jeff Lautenbach, and Frank Paul.

Tim Jorgenson swept the action in the four cylinder division. He won $100 for the feature win.

This Saturday Night S&B Trailer’s will be sponsoring the races. Start time is 6 p.m. The IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stockcars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks, Bombers, and 4 cylinders will be in action. The Forest County Potawatomi Thunderhill Raceway is located at the John Miles Fair Park in Sturgeon Bay. The track’s website is www.racethunderhill.com For more info call Woody at 743-7052

40 lap USMTS Feature- 1. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, IA 2. Jon Tesch, Watertown, SD 3. Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, MN 4. Mike Wedelstadt, Hortonville,WI 5. Ryan Ruter, Forest City, IA

12 lap Consi #1 1.Brad McEwan, Storm Lake, IA
#2 1. Jeremie Hedrick, Clintonville

10 lap Heats- #1 1. Chris Oertel, Marshfield 2. Benji Lacrosse, Luxemburg
#2 1. Tesch 2. Scott Mullen, Seymour
#3 1. Ruter 2. Wedelstadt
#4 1. Shryock 2. Myer

18 lap Stockcar Feature- 1. Matt Junio, Casco 2. Larry Karcz, Pulaski 3. Greg Gretz, Kewaunee 4. Craig Paque, Algoma 5. Dave Bouche, Algoma

12 lap Consi- 1. Shawn Havel, Brussels

10 lap Heats- #1 1. Bouche 2. Karcz
#2 1. Gretz 2. Rick Mahlberg, Denmark
#3 1. Charlie Kroll, Forestville 2. Jeff Vlies, Kewaunee

12 lap Hobby Stock Feature- 1. Ed Anschutz, Algoma 2. Dave DeGrave, Luxemburg 3. Keith Kickbusch, Kewaunee 4. Jeff Lautenbach, Sturgeon Bay 5. Frank Paul, Kewaunee

10 lap Heat- 1. Anschutz 2. DeGrave

8 lap 4 cylinder Feature- 1. Tim Jorgenson, Green Bay 2.
Tony Everard, Green Bay 3. Tom Zastrow, Sturgeon Bay
8 lap Heat- 1. Jorgenson 2. Everard