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CZARAPATA EARNS IMCA CAREER WIN # 132 @ OUTAGAMIE

Pulaski native Brandon Czarapata won his 132nd career IMCA stock car feature win at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour July 8.

(Seymour, WI) July 8, 2022 – 127 racers checked to do battle at Outagamie Speedway powered by EWSC. There were 26 IMCA Modifieds, 33 IMCA Stock Cars, 30 IMCA Sport Mods, 20 IMCA Sport Compacts and 18 Unified Street Stocks.

Shawn Frelich led the opening laps of the IMCA Modified feature until Marcus Yarie motored to the top spot on lap 4. Yarie paced the field until the caution flew midway through the contest. Dan Roedl used that his advantage, pulling next to Yarie for the top spot. Roedl road the top side to perfection, taking the lead on lap 12. Point leader Cody Schroeder got to second late in the going but no one had anything for Roedl who picked up his first win of the season and a clean sweep to boot. Schroeder had to settle for second at the pay window, Rookie Jayden Schmidt was third, Brian Mullen took fourth and Yarie completed the top five. 

In the IMCA Sport Mod feature it was a three-car battle for the top spot as Taylor Haufschildt, Jake Carpenter and Goeff Jeche duked it out. Haufschildt held the top spot until Jeche slipped by on lap 10. Jeche quickly came under attack from Carpenter. A caution with 5 laps remaining set up a dash to the checkers. Carpenter came to call, pulling to the outside of Jeche. On the final lap Carpenter was able to use the momentum up top to take the lead. Carpenter went on to win his second feature in a row.  Jeche had to settle for second, Will Garceau had his best run of the season to place third, Derek Fehling took fourth and Cory Kemkes was fifth. 

Jeff Steenbergen and Brandon Czarapata went to battle from the drop off the green in the IMCA Stock Car headliner. Czarapata worked the tires as Steenbergen stormed the cushion. The duo exchanged the lead several times until times. Czarapata was able to take the lead for good with 8 laps remaining to score his first win of the season. Clint Forstner made a late race charge to place second, with a third-place finish Kyle Frederick took over the point lead. Chase Parker placed fourth and Steenbergen was fifth.

Despite having to change engines Friday morning Paul Diefenthaler was able to net his first win of the season in the Unified Street Stocks. Diefenthaler was able to pass Jared Spaulding with 3 laps remaining to secure the win. Brooke Diefenthaler took second, Spaulding was third, James Flether took over the point lead with a fourth-place finish and early race leader TJ Everard rounded out the top five. 

Kegan Van Ooyen took the lead on the 2nd lap of the IMCA Sport Compact feature and never looked back, cruising to his second win of the season. Last weeks winner Matt Brehmer was second, point leader Thomas Schulte took third, Rookie Collyn Jorgenson was fourth and Bailey Tate completed the top five. 

FEATURE, HEAT & LCQ RESULTS 

IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE: Dan Roedl, Beaver Dam; Cody Schroeder, Manitowoc; Jayden Schmidt, Seymour; Brian Mullen, Seymour; Marcus Yarie, Wausau

HEAT 1) Jeff Bodendorfer, Waterford; Marcus Yarie, Wausau 2) Dan Roedl, Beaver Dam; Kevin Feck, Wausau 3) Mike Mullen, Seymour; Jerry Wilinski, Seymour

LCQ 1) Dan Wilcox, Pulaski; Matt Klenz, West Bend

IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE: Brandon Czarapata, Pulaski; Clint Forstner, Shiocton; Kyle Frederick, Oconto Falls; Chase Parker, Hortonville; Jeff Steenbergen, Johnson Creek

HEAT 1) Jeff Steenbergen, Johnson Creek; Chase Parker Hortonville 2) Jeff Kropp, Pulaski; Dan Michonski, Marion 3) Timothy Warner, Malone; Brandon Czarapata, Pulaski 4) Eric Arneson, Oconto Falls; Austin Jansen, Green Bay 

LCQ 1) Travis Van Straten, Hortonville; Josh Mroczkowski, Krakow 2) Tyler Wilson, Little Suamico; Bob Czarapata, Krakow

IMCA SPORT MOD FEATURE: Jake Carpenter, Green Bay; Goeff Jeche, Juneau; Will Garceau, Mishicot; Derek Fehling, Beaver Dam; Cory Kemkes, Appleton

HEAT 1) Jake Carpenter, Green Bay; Jerry Vanderloop, Freedom 2) Matthew Radtke, Marion; Taylor Haufschildt, Greenville 3) Goeff Jeche, Juneau; David McCutcheon, Green Bay 4) Travis Rhodes, Shawano; Chris Kuchta, Green Bay 

LCQ 1) Brady Harshbarger, Fond du lac; Kaden Besaw, Omro 2) Jimmy Berkevich, Watertown; Ryan Schmidt, Hortonville

UNIFIED STREET STOCK FEATURE: Paul Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Brooke Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Jared Spaulding, Greenville; James Fletcher, Beaver Dam; TJ Everard, Green Bay

HEAT 1) Jesse Krahn, Beaver Dam; Paul Diefenthaler, Manitowoc 2) Jared Spaulding, Greenville; Kayden Young, Weyauwega

IMCA SPORT COMPACT FEATURE: Kegan Van Ooyen, Freedom; Matt Brehmer, Pulaski; Thomas Schulte, Kaukauna; Collyn Jorgenson, Seymour; Bailey Tate, Clintonville

HEAT 1) Alexis Czarapata, Pulaski; Michael Brehmer, Oconto Falls 2) David Cox, Seymour; Matt Brehmer, Pulaski