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BUTZ SURVIVES TANGLE WITH MONDEIK, WINS NORWAY AUTO VALUE SERIES FEATURE
Posted on: Friday July 16, 2021
ATTENTION SPORTS/MOTORSPORTS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BUTZ SURVIVES TANGLE WITH MONDEIK, CAUTIONS, COPS NORWAY AUTO VALUE SERIES RACE
(It’s Pontbriand again in super stock action)
(Norway, MI) July 16 – Current point leader Chad Butz of Green Bay, Wisconsin survived a tangle with Gleason’s Justin Mondeik with 10 laps remaining and sweated out a pair of late cautions to win Round I of the Auto Value series at Norway Speedway Friday.
Butz also scored fast time and won the dash, scoring a clean sweep for the evening.
Iron Mountain’s Cory Cootware led the early going of the 50 lap contest with Butz and Mondeik working their way into the 3rd and 4th spots by lap eight, respectively. Butz wrestled the second spot away from Scott Stanchina one circuit later and it took Butz just one more round to take the lead from Cootware.
Mondeik quickly disposed of Stanchina and slowly reeled in Butz and the pair pulled away from the field. With ten laps remaining Mondeik and Butz tangled battling for the lead in turn one. Per track policy Mondeik ‘tapped out’ essentially admitting fault in the incident and went to the back while Butz was able to keep the lead.
Butz kept the lead through late caution periods and scored the win. Dan Lindsley recovered from an early race yellow to charge through the field to take second. Stanchina, Jason Wells and Tanner Kelly took third through fifth, respectively.
Current super stock point leader Joey Pontbriand executed a risky, three wide pass inside of Tim Schultz and Tony Wender on lap 16 and survived heavy pressure from Schultz to win the super stock feature.
With six laps remaining Schultz had nowhere to go on the backstretch when two cars spun, and his car slammed the guardrail. Schultz was unhurt but his car was too damaged to continue.
In stock car action Norway’s John Ostermann crossed the finish line first with his modified. However his car broke the 18 second bracket rule, in which a driver is sent to the tail of the field. This awarded the feature win to second place finisher Gary Thom.
Dean Bellmore emerged triumphant in the 4 banger class while Marquette’s Reece Cavin won the fuel injected Ford Mustang feature.
Next Friday, July 23 the track will host it’s annual Fan Appreciation night presented by Thirsty Whale Bar and Grill, Baker Sign Company and the Iron Mountain Rec Center. Racing gets underway at 7 p.m.
Please check our website norwayspeedway.com and our page on Facebook for further information or email ostermannjohn@hotmail.com.
RACE SUMMARY
BINK’S COCA COLA SUPER LATE MODEL FEATURE – Chad Butz, Green Bay, WI; Dan Lindsley, Vulcan; Scott Stanchina, Kingsford; Jason Wells, Kingsford; Tanner Kelly, Waucedah; Justin Mondeik, Gleason, WI; Tom Gee Jr, Sobieski, WI; Mike Lantange, Vulcan; Wyatt Spade, Norway; Ryan Hood, Niagara, WI; Bruce White, Kingsford; Cory Cootware, Iron Mountain; Robby Iverson, Escanaba; Jordan DeBoer, Arpin, WI
HEAT – Spade; Stanchina
DASH – Butz
FAST TIME – Butz, 14.304
AUTO VALUE SUPER STOCK FEATURE – Joey Pontbriand, Norway; Anthony Scheifelbein, Pembine, WI; Kevin Peterson, Marinette, WI; Tony Wender, Kingsford; Ryan Wender, Upper Pine Creek; Andy Gerwig, Norway; Bob Scheifelbein, Pembine, WI; Kelly LaCount, Athelstane, WI; Destiny Bullard, Marquette; Tim Schultz Jr, Vulcan; John Mattia Jr, Norway; Al Bilski, Norway (DNS)
HEAT – Tony Wender; Peterson
DASH – Gerwig
FAST TIME – Pontbriand, 15.881
141 AUTO SALES STOCK CAR FEATURE – Gary Thom, Aurora, WI; Todd Schmidt, Spread Eagle, WI; Brian Massicotte, Kingsford; B.J. Schoneck, Marion, WI; Trevor Pankratz, Little Suamico, WI
HEATS 1) Paul Bourgois, Iron Mountain; Bobby Lewis, Bark River 2) Pete Fraser, Iron Mountain; Travis Hulsizer, Menominee
FAST TIME – Preston Weddel, Crivitz, WI 18.002
MC SIGNS & GRAPHICS 4 BANGER FEATURE – Dean Bellmore, Hermansville; Mike Loberger, Marinette, WI; Elliot Reid, Faithorn; Trevor Cronick, Faithorn; Cory Grondine, Hermansville
HEATS 1) Owen Eichmeyer, Bucktown; Devin Farah, Iron Mountain 2) Dean Bellmore; Reid
FAST TIME – Reid, 18.125
FUEL INJECTED MUSTANG FEATURE – Reece Cavin, Marquette; Cole Hogwell, Marquette; Evan Sampla, Marquette; Tyler Bell, Marquette; Nathan Goodwin, Skandia
HEAT – Wyatt Clement, Marquette; Cavin
FAST TIME – Cavin, 17.349
SPECTATOR ELIMINATOR – Brandon Oxford, Escanaba