Mt.
Vernon, IL. (Sept. 9. 2006)
Hunter Schuerenberg, of Sikeston, MO, edged Kyle Wissmiller in a 30 lap
race to the finish Saturday night at the Mt.Vernon Raceway.
Schuerenberg turned in a solid, steady performance for a 16 year old
driver. He took the lead from Wissmiller on lap nine..
The young gun then led the field through six more restarts and kept his
cool under pressure despite the changing, closing opposition.
Schuerenberg was at the wheel of the HSR Racing Maxim/Foxco Sprint
sponsored by Minor Harley Davidson.. The
team includes the proud car owner Rick Schuerenberg and Brian Karaker who serves
as the crew chief. It was the
first victory for Schuerenberg who is enjoying his Rookie season with the
Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series. With
the victory came the trophy for the PEPSI MSCS Illinois Sprint Championship.
The final yellow came out with 24 laps on the board and closed the field
to a single file restart with just 6 laps remaining.
The top five had been a changing scene during the entire race.
Kyle Wissmiller picked up the pace on the restart.
He got by Chris Windom in two laps and went high to find a little extra
speed. With two laps to go Kyle was
so close. However, coming off two
after taking the white flag, it was Hunter with an edge.
Wissmiller’s charge came up short in a close finish.
Chris Windom finished third in the eventful feature.
Windom kept pressure on whoever was nearest and stayed right in the thick
of the hunt. Chase Stockon finished
fourth and was also part of the side by side back and forth racing for third and
fourth. Kyle Cummins finished
fifth. Drivers from 3 states were
represented in the top five.
Both Cummins and Chris Windom gained points in their season championship
bids to catch MSCS points leader Alex Shanks.
Shanks had magneto problems with his sprint and he was the first to
retire in the 23 car field. Cummins
and Windom now head into the final two events tied for second place and just 29
points out of first.
Positions six through ten at the finish were hard earned spots for Scotty
Weir, Tommy Rockwell, Jeff Davis, Patrick Budde, and Rex Norris III.
Weir and Davis worked their way back into the top ten after being
involved in spins that placed them at the tail of the field on restarts. Patrick Budde moved up 10 spots to earn the Mike’s Motors
Hard Charger Award. Rockwell and
Norris turned in strong first time performances.
Rookie D.J. Ott was eleventh in his best outing of the season.
Heat races were won by Kyle Wissmiller, Kyle Cummins, and Hunter
Schuerenberg. The second heat
underwent a difficult start during which the Cravens sprinter driven by Patrick
Bruns entered into a series of end for end flips down the front chute.
The front of the car was destroyed.
Bruns was assisted to the ambulance for further evaluation by the EMT
personnel team on duty.
A decision was made later in the program to forego having the B-Main and
allow all 23 remaining cars to start the feature.
Some amazing runs in heavy traffic made for an exciting feature.
Daron Clayton started 20th and raced up to third before
spinning and being hit by another car. Hud
Cone started 23rd and was in fourth spot using the high groove when
the smoke from his car subsided and it quit in turn four.
Next up will be the 2 day 2006 season finale at the legendary
Lawrenceburg Speedway on September 29th and 30th.
Friday night MSCS will run for $2,000 to win and Saturday the stakes
raise to $10,00 to win. Any driver
who can win the feature both nights will be assured an extra $1,000.
RACE SUMMARY: Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series
PEPSI MSCS Illinois Sprint Championship
September 9, 2006 - Mt. Vernon Raceway - Mt. Vernon, IL.
First Heat – 2k Kyle Wissmiller, 32 Chase Stockon, 33 Jeff Davis, 59 Craig Budde, 50 Daniel Adler, 63 Rex Norris III,
90 Patrick Budde, 83 Dale Christian
Second Heat – 3c Kyle Cummins, 55B Alex Shanks, 7X Mitch Wissmiller, 22W Scotty Weir, 56B Randy Bateman, 22A
D.J. Ott, 92 Daron Clayton, 1c Patrick Bruns
Third Heat – 35s Hunter Schuerenberg, 17W Chris Windom, 17R Jerry Ruble, 95 Tommy Rockwell, 11d Derek O’Dell, 72 Al Thomas,
91 Mark Potter, 51 Hud Cone
B-Main – Not held – all 8 cars advance to the feature.
Feature(30 Laps) – 1) 35s Hunter Schuerenberg, 2) 2k Kyle Wissmiller, 3) 17w Chris Windom, 4) 32 Chase Stockon 5) 3c Kyle Cummins, 6) 22W Scotty Weir, 7) 95 Timmy Rockwell, 8) 33 Jeff Davis,
9) 90 Patrick Budde, 10) 63 Rex Norris III, 11) 22A D.J. Ott, 12) 59 Craig
Budde, 13) 83 Dale Christian, 14) 50 Daniel Adler, 15) 17R Jerry Ruble, 16) 56B Randy Bateman, 17) 91 Mark Potter, 18) 7x Mitch Wissmiller 19) 72 Al Thomas, 20) 51 Hud Cone 21) 92 Daron Clayton, 22) 11d Derek O’Dell
23) 55B Alex Shanks
Number of Entries: 24
HOOSIER TIRE MSCS POINTS STANDINGS
CURRENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2006
TOP TWELVE IN MSCS SERIES POINTS
1. 55B Alex Shanks 486
2 3C Kyle Cummins 457
2 17W Chris Windom 457 Tie
4. 51 Hud Cone 428
5 17 Jerry Ruble 419
6 33 Jeff Davis 406 R
7 23 Chase Stockon 393
8 2K Kyle Wissmiller 374
9 35s Hunter Schuerenberg 347 R
10 4B Donny Brackett 334
11 92 Daron Clayton 321
12 83 Dale Christian 316
13 36 Brady Short 309
14 5/81 Kevin Briscoe 304
15 1c Patrick Bruns 267 R
TOP ENGLER MACHINE AND TOOL ROOKIES
1. 33 Jeff Davis 406
2. 35s Hunter Schuerenberg 347
3. 1C Patrick Bruns 267
4. 91 Mark Potter 214
5. 22A D.J. Ott 204
6. 34M Arin McIntosh 144
7. 16 Lee Stark 88
8, 23R Russle Mc Donald 86
9. 35 Jason Lynch 73
10 30 Craig Carey 62
11 99 Jason Holt 49
12 1T Tyler Shoemaker 42
MIKE’S MOTORS HARD CHARGER LEADERS
1 Mat Neely 44
2 Daron Clayton 32
3 Alex Shanks 29
4 Dave Darland 26
5 Kevin Briscoe 25
5 Kyle Cummins 25
7 Hud Cone 24
7 Hunter Schuerenberg 24
9 Jerry Ruble 23
10 Jared Fox 21
TOP DRIVERS RUNNING AFCO SHOCKS
Kyle Cummins, JerryRuble, and Jeff Davis
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