Thirteen D & D Amusement Games Super Stocks took to the field for the 20-lap Super Stock feature event. John Zuch battled off Matt Ciesielski for the race lead as he led the first six laps. Point leader Mike Gwidt edged by Zuch for the race lead on lap seven. Gwidt held that lead for several laps until 10 when Greg Back worked his #6 machine to the front. As Back and Gwidt battled for the lead, rookie of the year contender Randall Wilhorn worked his way past a very fast Mark Langreck and set his sights on the leaders. With three laps remaining, Wilhorn passed Gwidt for the runner up spot.

Once the drivers received the white flag, Wilhorn worked his way to the inside of Greg Back. As the two drivers exited turn 2, Wilhorn and Back got together slightly giving the advantage to Wilhorn as the two drivers powered their way down the backstretch. With Wilhorn crossing the finish line first, Mike Gwidt was able to work his way to the inside of Back and edge his way to the runner up spot. With Greg Back finishing third, Mark Langreck and Erin Schlough finished 4th and 5th respectively.

A shuffle in the racing allowed Reffner to quickly pass Dwayne Davis and John Zuch almost in the same lap, while Scott Hamel snuck past Weinfurter, widening the gap between the two front runners in the points. Reffner finished 2nd, Weinfurter 6th behind Hamel. Ahead of Hamel was Davis, along with the steady John Zuch in 3rd. Kyle Andrich posted his 2nd Fast Time of the year.

Dean Zakrzewski started on the 3rd row and hung around the front long enough to inherit a win after a grinding crash between Brian Weinfurter and Colin Reffner took out both leaders coming for the white flag lap. Zakrzewski appeared to slow at the late going allowing Weinfurter to get past, who proceeded to drive into, then over the hood of Reffner’s car to take out 1st and 2nd place, giving the win to Zakrzewski.

Weinfurter’s Fast Time took a little sting out of a 12th place finish. Reffner posted 11th. Scott Hamel beat the others to 2nd after restarting last in a great effort, and John Zuch’s 3rd place run was another decent showing, along with Don Zuehlke in 4th and Ryan Hinner managing 5th with speed problems.

With Wilhorn enjoying a large lead, point leader Mike Gwidt was working his way through the field. Gwidt made his way past Brian Weinfurter on lap 12 to earn the third position. Gwidt and Greg Back battled side-by-side for four laps with Back finally giving way to a very fast Gwidt for the runner up spot. It was evident that the hard work that the Wilhorn crew did all week, to prepare their car that had engine issues, was going to pay off. Randall Wilhorn cruised to an easy win with Mike Gwidt and Greg Back finishing second and third respectively. Greenwood’s Erin Schlough and Marshfield’s Mark Langreck rounded out the top five.

Gwidt turned the fastest lap of the day to earn the fast time award. Heat winners were Randall Wilhorn and Erin Schlough with Mark Langreck coming home first in the Dash 4 Cash.

In a tightly contested point battle in the D & D Amusement Games Super Stocks, Mike Gwidt, Erin Schlough, and Randall Wilhorn were all looking to find a way to gain the advantage on the other. Wilhorn, who earlier in the evening captured fast time, had his work cut out, as he had to come from the rear of the field. As Aaron Anderson led the field to the green flag, it was sure to be an exciting feature with some of the top drivers in the state competing. Terry Knupp worked his way to the front and led the first three laps. However, it didn’t take Mike Gwidt long to work his way through the field.

Gwidt, raced his way to first by lap 4. While Gwidt cruised out front, it was exciting for the fans to watch the young Wilhorn work his way through the field. Wilhorn and Schlough worked their way to the second and third positions respectively. Trying to run down a very fast Gwidt was nearly impossible tonight. The Wausau, WI driver of Gwidt, cruised to an 8-car length win with Wilhorn and Erin Schlough running second and third. Last week’s feature winner Brian Weinfurter came home in fourth with Dash 4 Cash point leader Mark Langreck finishing fifth.

Claire Decker held the point in feature number two with Marv Flick running a close second. Decker held the lead for five laps, that was when Brian Weinfurter decided it was his turn to lead the race. Two laps later, Erin Schlough moved past Decker for the runner up spot. Working his way to the third position was fast timer Mike Gwidt. Gwidt closed the gap on Weinfurter and was looking inside for the pass on lap-16. Weinfurter was able to slam the door on Gwidt keeping him in his rear view mirror. In the end, it was Brian Weinfurter scoring the win with Gwidt, Randall Wilhorn, Erin Schlough, and Scott Luck your top five pointer getters.

Brian Weinfurter continued his rapid racing to the front with an amazing move early to take the win in the Super Stocks. Even though he started 8th, Weinfurter appeared to be up front almost instantly. He saw an opening, shot through a gap between two other cars slowing abruptly, and came out front in a big way by lap 5. Kyle Andrich and Colin Reffner followed, but neither would get close enough to challenge, although Reffner’s car seemed to find new life in the later laps, as he made it look easy passing Andrich for 2nd. Scott Hamel just will not give up a spot in the top 5, finishing 4th, and Matt Ciesielski posted another 5th place run. Dean Zakrzewski surprised everyone, including himself, with fast time, and picked up a few spots in the quality field.

Heat – Lyle Nowak #36

Feature – 1. Greg Back #61  2. Erin Schlough #45  3. Marv Flick #9

Full Results and pictures to follow

As the Super Stock class started their feature, the car count may have dropped a bit, but the competition was heated. Claire Decker led early, surrendering the lead to Scott Hamel on lap 8. Hamel looked ready for a win, but a caution on lap 10 bunched the group, and Colin Reffner got a huge run on Hamel and took off for the front. Lap 19 was another delay when Brian Weinfurter turned Duwayne Davis, and a 6 lap dash for the finish ended with Hamel losing 2nd to Dean Zakrzewski. John Zuch backed up his first-ever Fast Time at Golden Sands with a 4th, and Don Zuehlke posted a steady 5th.