Vic’s Auto Body Sales & Service night at the races saw 4 out of 5 divisions have clean sweeps. The modified feature had Tim Lemirande and Dan Jung swap the lead the first few circuits around the half mile as Lemirande solidly takes the lead on lap 4 when Jung gets a little loose allowing Joel Crowbridge and Dan Roedl a pass. By the halfway mark Lemirande is still out front as Matt Rechek & Jeremy Christians race into the top five. A caution on lap 16 forces Rechek to the pits with hanging sheet metal, setting up a 4 lap shootout. Lemirande stays out front on restart as Christians powers into second followed by Roedl. Christians was trying the high and low grooves to close the gap on Lemirande and was within striking distance as the checkered fell with Lemirande out front followed by Christians & Roedl. Heat winners were Christians & Roedl.

Sport mods took to the track next as Tim Sheppard moved from his 8th starting spot out to the lead by lap 2 followed by Jack Jones & Brekken Kleinschmidt. The next time by Colten Van Hierden powers into 3rd as Jeff Steenbergen follows suit. Lap 6 saw the leader spin in turns 1 & 2, putting Van Hierden in the top spot. The remainder of the race ran caution free as Steenbergen started to close the gap on the leader but time ran out giving Van Hierden a clean sweep followed by Kleinschmidt & Jeff Schmuhl.

The Late Model feature had Joe Mcgrath take the early lead followed by Tim Buhler as Taylor Scheffler & Mitch Mcgrath fight for 3rd spot. The only caution came on lap 4 as Scheffler spins in turn 4. Joe kept the top spot on the restart as Mitch took over second with Buhler trying to break up the 74 show out front. At the halfway mark the top 3 cars were all within striking distance as Joe hangs on for the win followed by Mitch & Buhler. Joe Mcgrath was the heat winner.

The Grand National feature ran green to checker as Kenny Richards motors his way into the lead on the first lap followed by brother Jeff. Dad Larry Richards & Todd Ascherien staged a side by side battle for 3rd with Richards getting the edge. The remaining race had the Richards posse keep the top three spots with Kenny crossing the line first followed by Jeff & Larry. Kenny Richards was the heat race winner.

The final feature of the night had the Street Stocks take to the track. It was anyone’s race the first few laps as Russ Davidson took top spot and was being hounded by Chad Hummelmeier and Jesse Krahn. The top 3 cars started to pull away from the field at the halfway mark as Hummelmeier was putting heat on Davidson for the lead as Krahn spun on his own. Hummelmeier was tight on Davidson bumper the next few rounds until Davidson bobbled just a bit on lap 12, just enough for Hummelmeier To move into top spot. Hummelmeier took the checkered flag followed by Krahn and Alex Crasper took home third spot. Hummelmeier also was the heat winner.

The next race at the Dodge County Fairgrounds is Sunday June 21st. Bring the kids out for some special Fathers Day events! Racing starts at 5:00.

More information about local racing on the Horsepower Half Mile at http://www.dodgecountyspeedwaywi.com/

Story by Pegi Erdmann, photos by Leader Photography

IMCA Modified – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 5X Tim Lemirande Middleton , Wi 40
2 9 99X Jeremy Christians Horicon , Wi 39
3 7 33X Dan Roedl Beaver Dam, Wi 38
4 11 13 Eddie Lemay Beaver Dam, Wi 37
5 3 27 Frank Firari Juneau , Wi 36
6 4 28C Joel Crowbridge Burlington , Wi 35
7 5 33H Kelly Brown Beaver Dam, Wi 34
8 12 13J David Jaeger Germantown , Wi 33
9 8 5R Matt Rechek Beaver Dam, Wi 32
10 2 68 Dan Jung Iron Ridge, Wi 31
11 14 95 Jeff Bodendorfer Jr Waterford , Wi 30
12 10 3M Mike Mueller Fond Du, Wi 29
13 16 24M Aaron Muhle Beaver Dam, Wi 28
14 13 4S Joel Seegert Sheboygan , Wi 27
15 15 89 Adam Reed Rubicon , Wi 26
16 17 0 Scottie Hatton Clyman , Wi 25
17 6 10S Jay Schraufnagel – 24
IMCA Sport Modified – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 7 66C Colten Van Hierden Beaver Dam, Wi 40
2 9 62S Jeff Steenbergen – 39
3 5 103 Brekken Kleinschmidt North Fond, Wi 38
4 6 11S Jeff Schmuhl Fall River, Wi 37
5 1 17S Jack Jones Rio , Wi 36
6 8 49 Keith Schmitt Beaver Dam, Wi 35
7 10 29S Tim Sheppard – 34
8 3 25P Nathan Persha Horicon , Wi 33
9 4 19M Bob Mann Juneau , Wi 32
10 2 45 Raymon Keyser Beaver Dam, Wi 31
11 11 14H Robbie Holst Jr. Beaver Dam, Wi 30
DCSA Late Model – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 74 Joe Mcgrath Waukesha , Wi 35
2 5 74M Mitch Mcgrath Waukesha , Wi 34
3 3 7B Tim Buhler Glenbeulah , Wi 33
4 4 10S Taylor Scheffler Waukesha , Wi 32
5 1 11R Larry Richards Montello , Wi 31
Street Stock – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 6 33H Chad Hummelmeier Beaver Dam, Wi 38
2 4 68 Russ Davison Horicon , Wi 37
3 8 40 Alex Crapser Brookfield , Wi 36
4 7 99 Phillip Wuesthoff Beaver Dam, Wi 35
5 5 55K Jesse Krahn Beaver Dam, Wi 34
6 1 88 Stuart White Randolph , Wi 33
7 2 76H Jeremy Hallmeyer Randolph , Wi 32
8 3 77H Michael Held Hustisford , Wi 31
Grand National – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 9R Kenny Richards Montello , Wi 36
2 5 10R Jeff Richards Montello , Wi 35
3 4 11R Larry Richards Montello , Wi 34
4 1 7A Todd Ascherien Beaver Dam, Wi 33
5 2 29X Jay Schaalma Juneau , Wi 32
6 6 27S John Stanton Reeseville , Wi 31
Dan Roedl and Joel Crowbridge IMCA Modifieds

Joel Crowbridge 28c of Burlington, WI and Dan Roedl 33x of Beaver Dam, WI battle in the IMCA Modifieds on the Half Mile Speedway near Beaver Dam, WI