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SCHULTZ PADS WIR SUPER LATE POINT LEAD WITH FEATURE WIN
Posted on: Thursday August 19, 2021
‘Mighty Maxwell’ Schultz stretched his super late model point lead with a feature win at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wisconsin August 19.
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SCHULTZ STRETCHES WIR POINT LEAD WITH SUPER LATE MODEL FEATURE WIN
(KAUKAUNA, WI) August 19 – Two time Red, White and Blue champion Maxwell Schultz of Reedsville passed Sawyer Effertz for the lead on lap 14 and went on to win the super late model feature at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna Thursday. The win his first here of 2021.
Darboy’s Effertz outraced fellow front row starter Kyle Calmes into the lead at the drop of the green in the 35 lap contest. Taylor Vandermoss took over second a few circuits later and by lap seven Effertz and Vandermoss hooked up and put some distance between themselves and the balance of the field.
An amber flew on lap 12 for a Jeff Holmgren Jr. spin on the backstretch. With the field tightened back up the race restarted and kept the lead while the point leader Schultz began working the high line around Vandermoss for second. Schultz was able to pull off the pass on lap 14 and kept Effertz within striking distance for the next few laps.
Schultz ducked underneath Effertz to take the lead on lap 18. Schultz was able to keep Effertz and company at bay the rest of the way to score the win. Schultz stretched his point lead in the process with the win. With two nights of weekly racing remaining Schultz holds a 24 point lead over Pewaukee’s Grant Griesbach.
Manitowoc’s Travis Rodewald picked up the late model feature win. Trailing at the checkers were Bryan Monday, Nathan Van Wychen, Bryan Henry and Matthew Wittman.
With two weeks of racing remaining Monday holds a slim five point edge over Van Wychen in the division points.
Hometown driver Trevor Howard started the night off with scoring fast time and ended it with a win in the super stock feature. Chuck Gilbertson took second, followed by Shane Krueger, Jimmy Wilson and Mitch Meyerhofer.
Current sport truck point leader Bobby Wautier of Denmark stretched his margin even further by netting quick time and posting his fifth division feature here. Chasing Wautier down at the checkers were Cody Vander Loop, Mike Byrge, Jason Plutz and Landon Braatz who took second through fifth, respectively.
Super late model driver Braison Bennett returned to his roots. Bennett guest drove the second car of Scott Wolf’s and scored a last lap pass on Mitchell Opsahl and went on to win the Sizzlin’ 4 feature.
Appleton’s Jordan Gracyalny won the V6 Rovals while Hilbert’s Mike Meyerhofer won the Figure 8s.
Weekly racing resumes next Thursday August 26. The action gets underway at 6:30 p.m. You can check frrc.us for more information.
SUPER LATE MODEL FEATURE – Maxwell Schultz, Reedsville; Sawyer Effertz, Darboy; Taylor Vandermoss, Appleton; Grant Griesbach, Pewaukee; Alex Stumpf, Woodville; Jeff Van Oudenhoven, Appleton; Andy Monday, Appleton; Lowell Bennett, Neenah; Kyle Calmes, Freedom; Corey Manders, Hilbert; Braison Bennett, Neenah; Nick Van, Greenville; Brady Baldry, Omro; Jeff Holmgren Jr, East Troy; Trevor Vandermolen, Oshkosh; Randy Schuler, Mequon; Pete Vandermolen Jr, Oshkosh; Mike Anthony, Appleton
HEATS 1) Braison Bennett; Baldry 2) Lowell Bennett; Anthony
DASH – Stumpf
FAST TIME – Van Oudenhoven, 19.288
LATE MODEL FEATURE – Travis Rodewald, Manitowoc; Bryan Monday, Appleton; Nathan Van Wychen, Kaukauna; Bryan Henry, Omro; Matthew Wittman, Appleton; Brandon Reichenberger, Appleton; Kevin Retzlaff, Berlin; Brent Strelka, Freedom; Chase Randerson, Oshkosh; Todd Verhagen, Freedom
HEAT – Strelka; Rodewald
DASH – Henry
FAST TIME – Strelka, 20.565
SUPER STOCK FEATURE – Trevor Howard, Kaukauna; Chuck Gilbertson, Kaukauna; Shane Krueger, Kimberly; Jimmy Wilson, Appleton; Mitch Meyerhofer, Sherwood
HEAT – Gilbertson; Mitch Meyerhofer
FAST TIME – Howard, 15.783
SIZZLIN’ 4 FEATURE – Braison Bennett; Scott Wolf, Appleton; Emery Beattie, Little Chute; Isaac Therrien, Seymour
HEATS 1) Jesse Bauer, Kaukauna; Mathias Hecker, Neenah 2) Emery Beattie; Gavin Klein, Greenville
FAST TIME – Braison Bennett, 17.886
SPORT TRUCK FEATURE – Bobby Wautier, Denmark; Cody Vander Loop, Freedom; Mike Byrge, Chilton; Jason Plutz, Menasha; Landon Braatz, Clintonville
HEATS 1) Kyle Quella, Appleton; Tanner Fickel, Neenah 2) Plutz; Cody Vander Loop
FAST TIME – Wautier, 16.051
FIGURE 8 – Mike Meyerhofer, Hilbert
V6 ROVALS – Jordan Gracyalny, Appleton; Shane Schwaller, Appleton; Bret Vande Hey, Wrightstown