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ANDREWS SWEEPS 141 WITTKOPF MEMORIAL NIGHT TWO, BAGS 5K PAYDAY
Posted on: Sunday October 11, 2026
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IOWAN ANDREWS SWEEPS 141 WITTKOPF MEMORIAL – BAGS 5K PAYDAY
(FRANCIS CREEK, WI) OCT. 10 – Blake Andrews took an immediate liking to 141 Speedway in Francis Creek, and for good reason.
The Iowan capped off two big nights of racing by leading all 30 laps and winning the $5,000, 3rd annual Rod Wittkopf Memorial IMCA sportmod feature at 141 Speedway Saturday. The night prior, Andrews also won, pocketing the $2,000 top prize.
The contest went caution-free without a yellow.
Andrews sprinted into the top spot from his outside, front row starting spot at the drop of the green of the 30-lap contest. Andrews set a torrid pace, very quickly distancing himself from the balance of the field. The Estherville, Iowa pilot began threading his way through lapped cars beginning on lap 12.
Meanwhile Green Bay’s Jake Carpenter, the 2025 winner of this event, took part in a spirited battle with ’26 track champion Coy Vlies for the last ten circuits. When Andrews got bottled up in lapped traffic during the final five circuits, Carpenter was able to close the gap. However, that margin was too much for Carpenter to make up as Andrews took the win, fattening his wallet to the tune of $7,000 after winning both feature races.
Carpenter settled for second place at the pay window. Vlies finished third, followed by Brady Harshbarger and Elijah Koenig.
Burnett’s Cody Apfelbeck took the lead on a three-wide pass with seven laps remaining, and went on to win the caution-free, IMCA modified feature.
Joel Seegert Sr led the early laps of the main event, with Apfelbeck jumping into second by lap five. Apfelbeck began chipping away at the five-car length lead that Seegert Sr had built up. Friday night’s feature winner, Todd “Felix” Dart caught up with Apfelbeck and Seegert Sr on lap 18 when Apfelbeck stormed past the other two competitors to grab the lead.
Dart kept within striking distance of Apfelbeck in the waning laps, but Apfelbeck fought off Dart to claim the win. Dart took second across the finish line, with Cole Czarneski mounting a late race charge to wrestle the third spot away from Seegert Sr. at the checkers.
Little Suamico’s Tyler Wilson fought off a stiff, late race surge from Luke Lemmens and Vlies to capture the IMCA stock car feature.
Lemmens and Vlies took the second and third positions, respectively. Rod Snellenberger and Josh Mroczkowski finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Cole Czarneski guest drove Cory Lemirande’s street stock to victory in that division’s feature race, while Kaukauna’s Taylor Rahn pulled off the same fete in the grand national division.
Burlington, Wisconsin visitor Matt VanderVere pulled off his second IMCA sport compact feature wins in as many nights.
The staff at 141 Speedway want to thank the drivers, fans, sponsors and employees for a successful 2026 season. For more information during the off season, check out our website 141speedway.com or check out our Facebook page.
RACE SUMMARY
IMCA SPORTMOD FEATURE – Blake Andrews, Estherville, IA; Jake Carpenter, Green Bay; Coy Vlies, Casco; Brady Harshbarger, Fond Du Lac; Elijah Koenig, Fox Lake; Willy Kirk, Salix, IA; Joey Taycher, Appleton; Ryan Schmidt, Hortonville; Jake Sachau, Manning, IA; A.J. Springborn, Shawano; Logan Brass, Howards Grove; Cory Kemkes, Appleton; Trevin Veeser, Brussels; Cole Fenske, Waukee, IA; Brayden LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay; Chris Kuchta, Combined Locks; Brayden Shepard, Altoona, IA; Dylan Schmidt, Hortonville; Tim Sheppard, Beaver Dam; Ryan Kuehn, Oconomowoc; Bret Widdes, Marinette; Brad Buckman, Kiel; J.J. Vander Loop, Freedom; Jason Schilling, Wauwatosa
SEMI FEATURES 1) Sachau 2) Veeser 3) Kuchta
HEATS 1) Schilling 2) Kemkes 3) Harshbarger 4) Kirk 5) Kuehn 6) Andrews
IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE – Tyler Wilson, Little Suamico; Luke Lemmens, Green Bay; Vlies; Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; Josh Mroczkowski, Krakow; Shawn Kilgore, Kewaunee; Jared Siefert, Luxemburg; Logan Leary, Little Suamico; Cole Czarneski, Denmark; Kyle Frederick, Oconto Falls; Shawn Wagner, Lena; Mark Joski, New Franken; Aiden Gretz, Kewaunee; Brad Lubach, Kiel; Carsin Cullen, Chilton; Nathan Lauscher, Two Rivers; Rick Dix, Kingsbridge; Caden LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay; Benji LaCrosse, Casco; R.M. Van Pay, Green Bay; Jordan Parma, Kewaunee; Alex Crapser, Brookfield; Edward Anschutz, Denmark; Tyler Schrimpf, Montello
SEMI FEATURES 1) LaCrosse 2) Czarneski
HEATS 1) Vlies 2) Caden LeMieux 3) Lemmens 4) Anschutz
GRAND NATIONAL FEATURE – Taylor Rahn, Kaukauna; Mike King, Kaukauna; Will Schumacher, Hartford; Daniel Schumacher, Germantown; Ryan Minster, Sheboygan; Dylan May, West Bend
HEAT – King
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE – Cody Apfelbeck, Burnett; Todd Dart, Algoma; Czarneski; Joel Seegert Sr, Sheboygan; Travis Hansen, Brillion; Will Garceau, Mishicot; Clint Parsons, Green Bay; Kelsy Wedelstadt, New London; Gregory Gretz, Kewaunee; LaCrosse; Eric Scribner, Kiel; Kyle Kudick, Mishicot; Adam Abbey, Marion; Don Scheffler, Milwaukee; Jeff Bodendorfer, Waterford; Jordan Bartz, Shawano; Dave Zeitler, Luxemburg; Cody Hokenstad, Shawano; Tony Wedelstadt, Combined Locks; Colton See, Chilton
HEATS 1) Hansen 2) Czarneski
STREET STOCK FEATURE – Czarneski; Trey Van Straten, Hortonville; Shanon Guelette, Luxemburg; Travis Zirbel, Kewaunee; Derek Moede, New Franken; Brandon Mertes, Salem; Jason Eisel, Rhinelander; Marcus Moede, Algoma; Dan Schultz, Luxemburg; Hope Eisel, Rhinelander; Mitch Meyerhofer, Sherwood; Dustin Holland, Town of Norway; John Vetting, Valders; Derek Crane, Racine; James Jaime, Salem; Blake Joslin, Rhinelander; Alvin McFeely, Sturgeon Bay; Josh Novak, Neenah; Parker Derks, Chilton; Cole Warner, Appleton; Ken Wilson, Crandon; Jason Piron, Escanaba, MI; Bret Prange, Hebron, IL; Jeremy Joslin, Rhinelander
SEMI FEATURES 1) Hope Eisel 2) Schultz
HEATS 1) Holland 2) Czarneski 3) Crane 4) Van Straen
IMCA SPORT COMPACT FEATURE – Matt VanderVere, Burlington; T.J. Everard, Green Bay; Tony Everard, Green Bay; Dan Thomson, Neenah; Thomas Schulte, Kaukauna; Calvin Stueck, Clintonville; Mason Hungerford, Freedom; Tyler DeMars, Green Bay; Jessaaron Bauer, Kaukauna; Nathan Bowers, Black Creek; Cody McLain, Beaver Dam; Missy Clark, Green Bay; Steve Ellis, Pleasant Prairie; Dalton Bain, Green Bay; Bo White, Seymour; Clint Malueg, Bonduel; Aiden Zwiers, Hortonville; Brad Wedde, Clintonville; Derek Crane, Racine; Cory Becker, Beaver Dam; Chris Peterson, Beaver Dam; William Ranker, Burlington; Brian Kostichka, Two Rivers
HEATS 1) T.J. Everard 2) Bauer 3) McLain