WEINKAUF WINS RACE, MACKESY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

Support Division Champions Also Crowned

Wausau, WI – Mack Mackesy had the C-Tech Super Late Model Title wrapped up heading in to the 2nd Annual Fighting Cancer Full Throttle 75 Thursday night, but it was Jason Weinkauf who stole the show, finding his way to Buffalo Wild Wings Victory lane for the first time this year at State Park Speedway.

Burton Brown started on the pole with Weinkauf to his outside and it was the 76 of Weinkauf who stook the early lead and Brown settled in to second.

On the restart after a quick caution, Lepak moved his way in to second and looked outside Weinkauf or the lead.  The two battled side by side or three laps before the 76 reclaimed the top spot.

As the front two put distance on the field, Brown battled side by side with Tim Sauter for third.  With 51 laps to go Matt Tift, in his first race at SPS, found his way around Sauter and in to the fourth spot.

While the battles were tight from fourth on back, Weinkauf opened a big lead on the rest of the field.  With just under 25 laps to go, Mark Eswein, Tucker Miller, and Mark Mackesy all worked their way around Sauter and Tift and fell in to the third through fifth spots.

Burton Brown began to close on leader Weinkauf and with 14 laps to go looked inside for the lead, however lap traffic got in the way, and he fell back in to second spot.

Brown and Eswein battled or the third spot with Miller right behind.  Miller followed Brown on the inside lane and with 11 laps to go and lap traffic in the way, Miller looked to make it three wide to take the second spot, Brown backed out and Miller grabbed the spot and set his sights on Weinkauf.

By that time Weinkauf’s lead was too big.  The 76 heled green to checkers, with Miller in second, Brown third, Eswein fourth, and Point Champion Mackesy fifth.

Ryan Hinner led Lyle Nowak by 11 going in to the final race of the year or the Super Stocks.  Unfortunately for Nowak, he experienced motor problems early in the day and was unable to start the feature. 

Natalie Decker started on the pole of the 20-lap Super Stock feature, took the early lead and put some distance between herself and the rest of the field.  Just a few laps in to the race Hinner was forced to pull off with a flat right front tire, but with Mike Gwidt the next closest in points, 38 points back, he was still a lock for the season championship.

Decker settled in to the lead with Wayne Mackesy in second and Gwidt in third.  Gwidt closed in on the second spot and looked inside on the white lag lap.  As Decker took the checkered flag or the second time this season, Gwidt edged Mackesy at the line.  Hinner wrapped up the SPS Title and with his great run, Gwidt earned second in points and Nowak third.

Travis Volm all but had the Pure Stock Point Title wrapped up going in to the final night at State Park Speedway and his fourth place finish sent him home with the Championship.

In front of the 76, Nicholas Erickson Jr. grabbed the early lead and held on for the first eight laps.  That’s when Mike Kasparek took the lead.  Behind Kasparek and Erickson, Jake Capek worked his way to the front. Capek looked outside for second and took the spot with 10 laps to go and then three laps later pressured Kasparek or the lead.  The two raced side by side for two laps before Capek cleared and hung on to take the checkered flag.  Capek wins the feature and Volm the title.

The Mini-Mod Championship came down to the final race of the year.  Phil Malouf led Chad Dietsche by just one point heading in to the final race of the season.

It was John Lietz who jumped out in to the early lead in the Snap-On Mini Mod feature.  Behind the leaded, Dale Louze made a charge to the front.  He moved in to second with 16 laps to go and took the lead with 10 to go.

With Louze up front all eyes were on the 29 of Dietsche and 32 of Malouf.  Dietsche worked his way up to the second spot with under five laps to go, while Malouf hung back in fourth spot.

Louze held on or the win with Dietsche second, Kevin Eckes third, and Malouf fourth.  That gave the State Park Speedway overall point title to Dietsche, but the Snap-On Mini-Mod title, which is combined with Golden Sands Speedway, to Malouf.  Malouf wins a tool box courtesy of Snap-On Tools and Dietsche claims the State Park Speedway Championship.

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6:30pm - Qualifying

7:15pm - Opening Ceremonies

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