2006 Race Results

FINAL
2006 Point Standings

Slinger Speedway
9/3/06

1   1P     Prunty, David          1147
2   14S Schill, Al                  973
3   2B    Bennett, Lowell       893
4   71B Bauer, Josh            796
5   42P Prunty, Dennis     771
6   23M Mueller, John           652
7   16S Schumacher, Nick   605
8   89E   Egan, Mike               589
9   75W  Winn, Fred                 586
10  27B  Bamke, Collin             511

FINAL
Pepsi Challenge
Point Standings
Slinger Speedway
8/13/06
1 42P   Prunty, David        212
2 71B   Bennett, Lowell    179
3 1P   Prunty, Dennis    180
4 14S  Bauer, Josh          176

 FINAL
Wisconsin Challenge
Series Points
9/16/06

1     87   Nathan Haseleu                  1152
2     9     Kenny Richards                  1114
3     0     Jeff Kendall                         1028
4     71   Mark Eswein                       1021
5     99   Kreyer Racing                     1013
6     89   Adam Royle                        869
7     10   Andy Monday                     856
8     96   Dave Feiler                          845
9     97   Kempf Racing                     783
10   76   Jason Weinkauf                  781
11   40   Jeremy Lepak                     747
12   75   Chris Weinkauf                   725
13   44   Zimmermann Racing           695
14   75   Blake Horstman                   678
15   8     Neil Knoblock                      616
16   14   Eugene Grogorich, Jr          613
17   66   Steve Carlson                     611
18   63   Jacob Humphrey                 587
19   98   Brandon Selle                     584
20   42   Dennis Prunty                  565
21   9     Dean Cornelius                   531

Slinger Speedway Honors 2006 Champions

Prunty(s), Graczkowski, Nottestad, Van Camp Crowned

(Slinger, WI) January 8, 2006 - Slinger Speedway completed its 59th year of racing during the 2006 season and the annual awards festivities capped off another successful campaign for the Worlds Fastest Quarter Mile Asphalt Oval. The Awards Ceremony took place Saturday evening January 6th 2007 at The Chandelier Ballroom in Hartford, WI. Dinner was catered by the Eden Meat Market and preceded the awards ceremony while Comedy Sportz provided entertainment after all the cash and hardware was handed out.

Heading the list of Champions crowned was Late Model Champion David Prunty. Other champions receiving accolades were: Midwest Sportsman – Mike Graczkowski, Limited Late Model – Scott Nottestad, Midwest Modified – Dale Prunty, and Figure 8 – Donald VanCamp Jr. The Late Model Rookie of he Year Award went to Josh Bauer; Midwest Sportsman Rookie of the Year was Ryan Zielski.

2006 Late Model Champion David Prunty had a division leading ten fast times, and fifteen top fives finishes. He had one trophy dash win to go with 4 feature wins. While driving the Stone Mountain Access Systems, Luedtke Lumber, PORT A JOHN Pontiac David won the second 75 lap Miller Lite Opener, The UEMSI Great Lakes Underground Equipment 65, The Pepsi 100, and The Sno-Way snow plow equipment 60. He was also the overall winner of the Pepsi Challenge on his way to winning his first late model track championship. Finishing in second place was veteran Al Schill with a division leading five wins. Third place was Lowell Bennett followed by Josh Bauer, Dennis Prunty, Nick Schumacher, Mike Egan, Fred Winn, and Collin Bamke rounded out the top 10.

Josh Bauer took home the 2006 Rookie of the Year honors by winning one feature, finishing in the top ten Eleven times, collecting two trophy dash wins, and one semi feature win. Josh finished 4th in the championship standings during his maiden voyage racing a late model on the high banks of the World’s Fastest 1/4 Mile Oval in the Cardinal Fabricators, Picks Pub Monte Carlo.

Driving the Port A John number 17 Dale Prunty completed a three peat in the Midwest Modified Division. Dale successfully defended his 2004 and 2005 titles by placing in the top five sixteen times, winning one trophy dash, setting fast time on four occasions and winning seven features. Steve Huelsbeck took runner up honors in the modified division with Ron Schmitt, Wes Biswell, Jason Feyereisen, Eddie Bentfield, John Kruschel, Joey Benteild, Joe Osterman, and Matt Pate rounding out the top ten.

2006 Midwest Sportsman Champ Mike Graczkowski driver of the Schroeder Implement, D&B Tool, Quality Welding Pontiac lead the division in feature wins with four, and Fast times with six. He also collected fourteen top tens, eight top fives and one trophy dash win. Brad Keith finished second in the Midwest Sportsman Division and the rest of the top ten are Pat McIntee, Jay Schambeau, Rob Braun, Mike Borchardt, Dave Thomas, Ryan Zielski, Scott Schambeau, and Jeff Holtz.

The 2006 Midwest Sportsman Rookie of the year is Ryan Zielski. Ryan recorded three top fives, ten top tens and one trophy dash win. In 2005 he recorded the most wins in the Complete Car Care Slinger Bee division before moving up divisions in 2006 and racing against seasoned veterans. Driving the Joe Cool Racing #21 Ryan showed he has the talent to get the job done.

Star Packaging jumped on board to sponsor the Limited Late Model Series. Scott Nottestad took top honors in the Star Packaging Limited Late Model Championship standings winning the title by a mere 12 points over Nick Schumacher. Driving the Badger Consulting, Kearns Motor Car Monte Carlo Nottestad recorded eight top tens, two fast times, one trophy dash win and two feature wins. Rounding out the top five was Andy Wendt, Jerry Eckhardt, and Kris Kelly.

2005 Champion Donald Van Camp repeated winning the 2006 Championship in the Figure 8 division. Donald had seven feature wins along with fifteen top five finishes. Runner up was Willy Van Camp, with Jeff Wohlabe, in third, Shane Becker in fourth and Scott Goetzke in fifth.

The Thunderstock division honors went to Al Stippich and Justin Okruhlica for recording the most wins with 2-checkered flags each. The Driver in The Complete Car Care Slinger Bee’s that recorded the most wins with 7-checkered flags is Travis Buchholz.

The 2007 season will open with a practice day on Saturday April 21st and The Miller Lite Twin Season Opener on Sunday Afternoon, April 22nd. April 29th and May 6th will also be afternoon races with Mothers Day May 13th starting night racing. It was also announced that Matt Kenseth will return to defend his 2006 Slinger Nationals title July 17th, 2007.

On behalf of track owner-promoter Wayne Erickson, and the entire staff Slinger Speedway would like to thank everyone that has been a part of the success the track enjoyed in 2006 - especially the many fans, teams, and sponsors.

Saturday, October 07, 2006 (West Salem, WI) - Lacrosse Speedway -
ASA LATE MODEL SERIES NORTH DIVISION
Peterbuilt 100 Feature (26 cars) — 1.Landen Cassil, Fairfax, IA; 2. Eddie Hoffman, Wheaton, IL; 3. Trent Snyder, Ironton, MN; 4. Derek Thorn, Lakeport, CA; 5. Jim Duchow, Appleton, WI; 6. J. Herbst, West Salem, WI; 7. Kelly Bires, Mauston, WI; 8. Andy Hanson,MN; 9. Chad Wood, Madison, WI; 10. Travis Sauter, Necedah, WI; 11. Peter Cozzolino, Indianapolis, IN; 12. Derek Neville, Mackinaw, IL; 13. Nick Neville,Mackinaw, IL; 14. Jesse Smith, St Louis, MO; 15. Jacob Goede, New Germany, MN; 16. Andrew Morrissey, Deforest, WI; 17. Jack Smith, Medina, OH; 18. Jason Setser, IN; 19. Mark Hartline, Gilberts, IL; 20. Nate Haseleue, Pardeeville, WI; 21. Tom Gille, Winnebago, IL; 22. Anthony Danta, Orland Park, IL; 23. Trevor Stewart, St Cloud, MN; 24. Mark Kraus, Statford, WI; 25. Mike Heiss, Mokena, IL; 26. Charlie Manard, Eau Claire, WI; 27. Terry Shoppenhorst, WI; 28. Nick Hammer, Sun Praire, WI;

Qualifying ASA — 1. Eddie Hoffman, 19.160 sec, 117.432 MPH; 2. Jacob Goede, 19.295 sec, 116.611 MPH; 3. Nate Haseleue, 19.299 sec, 116.586 MPH; 4. Landon Cassill, 19.331 sec, 116.393 MPH; 5. Derek Thornm, 19.361 sec, 116.213 MPH; 6. Peter Cozzolino, 19.370 sec, 116.159 MPH; 7. Tom Gille, 19.377 sec, 116.117 MPH; 8. Trent Snyder, 19.416 sec, 115.884 MPH; 9. Mike Heiss, 19.425 sec, 115.830 MPH; 10. Charlie Menard, 19.426 sec, 115.824 MPH;

ASA General Motors Shoot Out — 1.Andy Hanson; 2. Trevor Stewart; 3. David Gentile; 4. Nick Schumacher; 5. Wes Griffin; 6.Brett Piontek; 7. Dennis Prutny; 8. Mike Osgar; 9. Alison Quick; 10. Josh Nelms; 11. Shane Morrissey; 12. Kevin Mccann; 13. Jamie Dorsey; 14. Joe Feadke; 15. Daniel Ouderkirk; 16. Aalex Pruett; 17. Steve Vaughn; 18. Earl Counter; 19. Micheal Marden; 20. Sean Murphy; 21. Jim Ross; 22. Kyle Hinrichs; 23. Ryan Carlson; 24. Dudley Fleck;

Friday, September 22, 2006 - Toledo Speedway - Toledo, OH
Qualifying for the USA Modifieds was scrapped for the entire 43 car field after only a portion of the cars were able to take times due to a list mist that set in, stopping action for about a half-hour. Rain wiped out the 4 Cylinder event. Ann Palmer of National City presented trophies to the winners.

Ft. Wayne, IN driver Tony Dager survived a wild crash on the initial start of the 50 lap main event and led every circuit on his way to victory in the main event. On the complete re-start, Dager sped away to grab the point as things settled down for a while. As the laps wound down, Dager had plenty of company in the form of Bob Curry. Curry looked high and low for a way around Dager but to no avail. Curry dipped low on the final 2 laps looking for the win, but Dager held on for the victory over Curry, Rodney Scott, Nick Clemens, Tim Burkett, Jon Beach, Dennis Prunty, Bud Camp, Steve Curry and Damon Breedlove. Todd Griggs and Prunty captured the 12 lap B Main wins. Johnny Belott captured the 6 lap dash, but suffered a flat tire on the original start in the main event. Tim Burkett was the winner of the fast heat.
 

Saturday, September 16, 2006 - Marshfield Speedway - Marshfield, WI
...Earlier in the day a pair of qualifying races would complete the field for the main event.  In the first contest Jason Weinkauf handedly won the race over Travis Sauter and Dennis Prunty.  All three advanced to the feature contest, while  Dave Feiler and Chris Skrede finished fourth and fifth.

Dennis went on to finish 17th in the A-Main battling an ill-handling race car.

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Sunday, September 10, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
Hi Rev Performance Season Championships Rained Out at Slinger
The races at Slinger Speedway have been rained out tonight (9-10-06).  There was no rain date scheduled so we had the drivers vote to see if they wanted to add another points race to the season next Sunday night ..........the majority voted against it. 

Friday, September 8th - Madison Int'l Speedway
...The duo of Haseleu and Feiler would reach Class on the final lap.  The mishap coming off turn four heading to the checkered would result in the leaders Haseleu and Feiler eliminated from the contest in a grinding crash.  Carlson raced past the tangled machines for a stunning upset victory.  Lepak would turn in his strongest WCS performance of the year reaching second.

Kreyer, slipped past Morrissey during the final laps of the event to claim third.  Morrissey nursed an ill-handling car home in the fourth spot, while Holzhausen completed the top five.

Jeremy Miller took sixth, Adam Royle turned a late race charge into a seventh place finish the highest finishing car to come from a qualifying race.  Dennis Prunty has a strong run grabbing the eighth spot.  Dean Cornelius took ninth, and Jacob Humphrey, completed the top ten runners....

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http://www.wisconsinchallenge.com/reports/2006/pr0610.html

Sunday, September 3, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
...Nick Schumacher led the opening laps while Schill, Dennis Prunty, and Conrad Morgan followed. Schumacher paced the first seven laps before stalling on the speedway with mechanical problems, producing the first caution flag and handing the lead to Schill. Schill led Prunty and Morgan on the restart with Tony Strupp, Lowell Bennett, and Mike Strupp holding down the rest of the top five positions. Prunty tried to pressure Schill for the lead, but soon he too experienced mechanical issues, leaving the speedway on lap ten...

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http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0620.html

Sunday Night, August 27, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
Jeremy Lepak notched his second late model feature win of the season Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway, holding off David Prunty to win the Sundance Vacations 65 and stopping Prunty’s win streak at three weeks.

“When you’ve got that #1 car (Prunty) coming to you, you’ve always got to look in the mirror,” Lepak stated from victory lane. “I just tried to look straight ahead and just do what I had to do and keep my rhythm to keep this car out front.”

Gary LaMonte and Collin Bamke paced the field at the start and Bamke used the outside to grab the lead while LaMonte battled with Dennis Prunty and Lepak for second. Prunty and Lepak both were able to race their way past LaMonte and a few laps later LaMonte also fell victim to Nick Schumacher and David Prunty. Bamke began to pull away to a sizeable advantage as Lepak moved into second place while Dennis Prunty tried to hold off his brother David for third place. David Prunty advanced to third on lap 24 while Lepak began to slowly close the distance between him and the leader. By lap 40, Lepak was glued to Bamke’s rear bumper and after making several looks to the inside, Lepak looked to the high side and completed the pass on lap 42. Three laps later David Prunty worked his way by Bamke for second and began to attempt to close on Lepak for the lead. Lepak caught the tail end of the field and worked the lapped traffic well to maintain his advantage over David Prunty while Dennis Prunty and Bamke engaged in a spirited battle for third. Lepak was able to hold David Prunty at bay and he drove to the win while behind the top two, Bamke edged Dennis Prunty for third. Nick Schumacher finished fifth while Josh Bauer and Al Schill were sixth and seventh respectively. John Mueller, Lowell Bennett, and Chad Barker completed the top ten finishers.

Lepak also was the winner of the 30-lap late model Race of Champions which consisted of feature winners and fast qualifiers from the season. Dennis Prunty finished in second place ahead of David Prunty and Al Schill. John Mueller took the checkered flag in fifth. Scott Schoeni held off Mark Bitzan to win the 30-lap late model semi-feature. Randy Schuler crossed the finish line in third while Race McComb and Dan Jung finished in fourth and fifth respectively. Dennis Prunty won the late model fast dash and David Prunty was the fastest qualifier at 11.456 seconds.


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http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0619.html

Sunday Afternoon, August 27, 2006 - Milwaukee Mile - Wauwatosa, WI
...With so many cars in the pit area, a field of 40 cars would accept the green flag for the 12 lap Last Chance event. Jake Ryan the polesitter for the contest would dominate the race taking a convincing win.  Scott Ollerman would reach the finish line in second, followed by Dean Cornelius, Brian Johnson Jr., Jeremy Miller and Kyle Calmes in the top six spots that transferred to the main event.  Dennis Prunty would finish seventh just missing the show.

Prunty however would return for the final contest of the day and reach victory lane in convincing fashion.  A 20 lap B-feature was held for all the cars that remained after the field for the main event was set.  Prunty and hard charging youngster Jacob Humphrey would battle throughout the contest.  Humphrey would lead the way the first five laps before Prunty would work by and into the top spot.  Though he never was able to gain much of an advantage over Humphrey, once out front Prunty was able to pace the distance to the checkered for the win.  Humphrey would settle for second followed by a fast closing Jeff Way in third.  Bryan Roach and Neil Knoblock would complete the top five finishers.

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http://www.wisconsinchallenge.com/reports/2006/pr069.html

Sunday, August 21, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
...While David Prunty and Egan raced unchallenged, Schill and Dennis Prunty charged hard, racing alongside each other with Schill hugging the inside and Prunty riding the high side. Dennis Prunty eventually was able to edge ahead to take over third while David Prunty continued to extend his lead over Egan. David Prunty cruised to the win over Egan, who turned in his strongest performance to date with a second place finish. Dennis Prunty held off Schill for third while Josh Bauer finished in fifth...
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http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0618.html
 

Saturday, August 19, 2006 - (WCS) Wisconsin International Raceway (WIR) - Kaukauna, WI
...Earlier in the day, a pair of 20 lap qualifying races would set the tone for the contest as some heavy hitters needed to work their way into the main event through those contests.  In the first race Dennis Prunty would fend off the challenges of Jamie Iverson to win by less than a car length.  Jeff Kendall would make a late race pass on Todd Stapleman to take third and the final transfer spot.  Stapleman and Adam Royle would complete the top five, just missing the big show...

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http://www.wisconsinchallenge.com/reports/2006/pr068.html
 

Thursday, August 17, 2006 - Wisconsin International Raceway (WIR) - Kaukauna, WI
The Super Late Model 50 lap headliner  would see title contender Mike Gardner on the pole, with Keith Romenesko to his outside.  Visiting racer Dennis Prunty from Slinger Super Speedway and current Wisconsin Challenge Series and Golden Sands Speedway point leader Kenny Richards would filter into second and third behind Gardner as Romenesko fell to the fourth spot before debris was found on the raceway on lap four forcing a slowdown.

Gardner was back to the lead with Prunty and Richards following.  Defending champion Rod Wheeler would make his way to the fourth spot on lap ten with Jim Duchow and current point leader Tim Rothe in tow.  On the next lap Mark Schroeder came rolling to a stop in turn two brining out the second caution of the contest and bunching the field.

Gardner again surged out front with Prunty giving chase, while Richards drifted back in the field as Wheeler, Duchow and Rothe made their way past.  On lap 22 Wheeler would put a move on Prunty and snag the second spot, but faced a eight car length lead Gardner had built up.  Rothe not wanting to lose ground to Gardner in the point battle would work by Duchow on lap 28 for the fourth spot.

Out front Gardner  continued to keep a pace that kept his cushion on Wheeler at eight car lengths.  Prunty ran comfortable in third, while Rothe in fourth sought to close the gap.

Duchow would suffer a flat tire on lap 40  giving the firth spot to fast qualifier Andy Monday. Over the final five laps Gardner began to increase his lead on Wheeler who found himself having to defend his second position from both Prunty and Rothe.  Rothe charged a bit too hard, spinning his ride in turn two with just four laps to go in the contest.  As a result he would have to filter to the tail of the field as he forced the caution flag to come out.

The final laps clicked off quickly with Gardner taking the victory.  Wheeler finished second.  Prunty and Monday would engage in a wheel to wheel duel to the wire on the final lap with Monday getting the position by inches.  Prunty would claim fourth his best career finish in his limited appearances at Wisconsin International Raceway.  Nate Van Wychen would comprise the top five finishers.

As a result of his victory and Rothe's misfortunes, Gardner would take over the point lead in the season long championships by a margin of eight points.  Wheeler's second place finish was enough to grant Wheeler the overall Budweiser Triple Crown title over Gardner in the three race series.

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Sunday, August 13, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
...The inside lane worked well as racing resumed and Bennett kept his lead while Barker, David Prunty, Dennis Prunty, and Al Schill all advanced into the top five while Winn and Nick Schumacher fell back on the outside. As Winn and Matt Kocourek raced hard for position, they made slight contact and in the gridlock behind them, Mike Egan and Randy Schuler spun in turn three to draw another caution flag on lap 44. Bennett once again took to the inside for the restart and Barker lined up on the outside, leaving David Prunty to occupy the inside slot behind Bennett. The inside line again marched forward as the green flag reappeared and Prunty slotted into second place behind Bennett while Schill, Barker, and Dennis Prunty followed. Another quick caution on lap 52 for a spin by Dave Teske in turn two, resulted in David Prunty occupying the outside lane alongside Bennett for the restart.

Prunty was able to work well in the top groove and both he and Bennett raced side by side for several laps with neither driver able to gain a sizeable advantage. Prunty finally was able to clear Bennett for the top spot on lap 63 as behind them, Schill skated up the track as Dennis Prunty and John Mueller raced by and into third and fourth. A final caution flag appeared on lap 65 as Mike Egan spun against the turn one wall and this time Bennett found himself in the outside lane for the restart with Prunty in the inside lane. Prunty held his ground and raced unchallenged to the checkered flag, leaving Bennett to settle for second place. Schill rebounded to finish third as Dennis Prunty and Josh Bauer rounded out the top five...

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http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0617.html

Sunday, August 6, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
Dennis Prunty moved into second place by lap five and began to pressure Barker for the top spot. The hard racing between the two resulted in Barker spinning in turn two on lap seven, forcing both drivers to restart from the back of the pack as the caution flag waved. The leader’s misfortune, handed the lead to Mike Egan who chose the inside lane for the restart, leaving Mueller to deal with the outside.

Egan pulled away as racing resumed while Schill worked his way into second place two laps before the yellow flag appeared again when Travis Dassow spun while racing with Josh Bauer. Egan lined up on the inside for the restart and Schill flanked him as the green flag waved and Schill used the ouside to grab the lead on lap 13. Behind the front two, Bennett and David Prunty managed their way around Mueller to take over third and fourth place respectively. Three laps later, Prunty charged his way first around Bennett and then made his way by Egan and into second place. Prunty then edged alongside Schill and the two raced door to door for five laps before Prunty prevailed just before the 25-lap mark. Once out front, Prunty streaked away from the field while Schill fell into a battle for second with Bennett while Egan and Mueller disputed the fourth spot. A final caution flag flew on lap 49 after Rich Loch spun on the frontstretch while battling with Mike Strupp, leaving a 15 lap sprint for the finish with Prunty choosing the inside line and Bennett taking to the top side.

Prunty and Bennett both were on their marks for the restart, but Prunty proved to be too much on the inside and he retained the top spot. Behind them, Mueller advanced forward to race hard with Schill for third and Dennis Prunty worked his way ahead from the back of the field to fight for the fifth spot with Egan.

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http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0616.html

Sunday, July 30, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
Fred Winn and Dennis Prunty began the race from the front row and Prunty used the outside to take the lead at the start as Winn fell in line behind him. Chad Barker moved into third place ahead of Tommy Pecaro and Nick Schumacher while Bauer, Bennett, David Prunty, and Jeremy Lepak raced for track position just outside the top five. The front four lined up and began to pull away just before the first caution flag waved on lap 29 when Winn experienced mechanical problems while running second and pulled off the speedway trailing liquid behind him. Just as racing resumed, an accordion-like effect on the restart resulted in numerous cars making contact, sending Schumacher spinning around in turn four and clipping Conrad Morgan which sent Morgan across the track and into the frontstretch wall. Lepak became another casualty of the incident as he was forced to restart the race from the rear of the field.

Dennis Prunty chose the inside for the restart, leaving Barker to line up to his outside. Barker was able to keep pace as racing resumed and he raced side by side with Prunty for three laps before edging by on lap 32. Once out front, Barker immediately dove to the inside while Bauer and Bennett both made they way around Prunty. Bauer began to close in on Barker for the top spot with Bennett also moving in while David Prunty charged forward as well. Bauer used the high side to complete the pass for the lead on lap 40 and Bennett followed suite a few laps later, advancing to second place. David Prunty worked his way into third place by lap 51 and he along with Bauer and Bennett began to string away from the rest of the field. With the front three racing single-file, Lepak was the car on the move in the second half, launching his way from the back all the way to sixth place by lap 60, just behind Dennis Prunty and Al Schill. Bauer hit his marks over the final ten laps and drove to the win, just ahead of Bennett and David Prunty. Lepak charged his way to fourth place at the finish while Dennis Prunty rounded out the top five.

For more information visit Slinger Super Speedway's website...
http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0615.html

Friday, July 28, 2006 - Golden Sands Speedway - Plover, WI
SANDS 100 - Golden Sands Speedway - July 28, 2006
100 Lap Feature:  --  1.) Nathan Haseleu, Marshall; 2.) Kenny Richards, Montello; 3.) Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids; 4.) Ken Reiser, Waukon, IA; 5.) Frank Nitzke, Berlin; 6.) Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 7.) John Zimmerman, Markesan; 8.) Dave Feiler, Sun Prairie; 9.) Dean Cornelius, Chaska, MN; 10.) Jeff Kendall, Montello; 11.) Todd Stapleman, Wautoma; 12.) Neil Knoblock, Wausau; 13.) Burton Brown, Dale; 14.) Adam Royle, Farmington, MN; 15.) Rory Melbinger, Marshfield; 16.) Jason Weinkauf, Merrill; 17.) Keith Bohmsach, Wisconsin Rapids; 18.) Dennis Prunty, Lomira; 19.) Don Turner, LaCrosse; 20.) Frank Kreyer, Pardeeville; 21.) Jeremy Lepak, Wausau; 22.) Brandon Selle, Dale; 23.) Kyle Kinder, McFarland; 24.) Eugene Gregorich Jr., Kewaunee

First 30 Lap Qualifier  --  1.) Prunty; 2.) Kinder; 3.) Stapleman; 4.) Elliott Weiler, Marshfield; 5.) Benjamin Brinkman, Oshkosh; 6.) Blake Horstman, Rockland; 7.) Ben Pettis, Eau Claire; 8.) Andy Monday, Appleton; 9.) Gregg Ruffalo, Wautoma; 10.) Joe Krzykowski, Junction City

For more information visit Slinger Super Speedway's website...
http://www.wisconsinchallenge.com/reports/2006/pr067.html

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
...Again, Pecaro chose the inside lane for the restart, but this time Dennis Prunty found himself on the outside and he was able to keep pace with Pecaro, taking the lead briefly on lap 40 before Pecaro was able to regain the top spot three laps later. Pecaro and Prunty fought door to door until lap 50 when Pecaro prevailed on the inside. Matt Raudabaugh spun in turn two on lap 53 but was able to continue without causing a caution flag but as the leaders approached Raudabaugh’s car, Pecaro appeared to lift momentarily in anticipation of the caution flag that never appeared. Pecaro’s bobble cost him the lead as David Prunty and Schill raced by and into the top two spots while Dennis Prunty fell back a few positions after being forced to slow to avoid Pecaro...

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http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0614.html

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI

SLINGER NATIONALS
...Dennis Prunty rebounded from an early spin and charged to a respectable third place finish, just ahead of Lowell Bennett who remained in the top five all night, leading 16 laps before finishing in fourth place...

For more information visit Slinger Super Speedway's website... http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0613.html

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Sunday, July 16, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
... While Lowell Bennett and David Prunty diced for the lead, Schill worked his way up to third while Bauer and Dennis Prunty ran fourth and fifth respectively.

Bennett was able to keep Prunty at bay over the closing laps and he charged to his third feature win of the season. David Prunty finished a strong second while Schill, Bauer, and Dennis Prunty rounded out the top five. Mike Egan finished in sixth place while Illinois visitor Brian Johnson Jr. turned in a very respectable performance to finish seventh ahead of John Mueller, Fred Winn, and Nick Schumacher.

Dan Prunty was the winner of the Port-A-John Speedway Guest Car race.

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http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0612.html

Sunday, July 15, 2006 - Marshfield Speedway  - Marshfield, WI
At the end of the program a very exciting B-feature was held as Jeff Way, Dennis Prunty, Elliott Weiler and John Zimmerman ran nearly pack style battling for the lead.  Prunty would manage to work ahead of way and fend off Way's challenges to win the race.  Way would slow over the final laps giving second to Weiler.  Hintz would finish third.  Pete Moore making his first run of the year cam from dead last on the grid to claim fourth and Mike DeKeuster rounded out the top five.

For more information visit Wisconsin Challenge Series website...
http://www.wisconsinchallenge.com/reports/2006/pr066.html

Sunday, June 16, 2006 - News Release from Slinger Speedway

Old Wisconsin Hot Dog of the Race Award - Dennis Prunty

(Slinger, WI) July 6, 2006 – New for 2006 is the Old Wisconsin Hot Dog of the race award. This award goes to the driver that has the most impressive race during the evening. The winning driver will take home the following Old Wisconsin items – Cooler, t-shirt, coupons for brats and sausages, snack stick pack, and a hat.

The July 9th Winner is Dennis Prunty. Dennis battled a sour engine and his brother David to hold on for a hard fought win. Dennis worked lapped traffic masterfully on his way to victory lane. Congratulations to Dennis Prunty earning The Old Wisconsin Hot Dog of the Race Award.

Every racer knows there’s only one way to spice up the action on the track. So, get on over to your local grocery store for the all-natural spices of Old Wisconsin Sausage, the official sausage of Slinger Speedway. And let the better flavor of Old Wisconsin drive you all the way to victory lane.

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Sunday, July 9, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI

DENNIS PRUNTY SCORES FIRST FEATURE WIN OF THE 2006 SEASON

The rain definitely didn't stop the Port-A-John #42 from a much deserved win on Sunday night.  The day started off very warm with 80 degree temperatures during practice and qualifying, but conditions changed after the fast dashes as the severe weather started to move into the area and the temperature dropped 20 degrees.  Slinger did their best to move the show along as fast as they could and even moved the Late Model Feature event up in the schedule as an attempt to get it in before the rain, but it started to pour during driver introductions for the Feature. The rain delay put the show back about an hour and half, but once the storm passed... all races resumed. 

After qualifying 7th with a lap time of 11.554 Dennis just missed the fast dash.  Dennis was lined up for the feature in the 2nd row on the outside.  The #42 took over the lead from Mike Egan's #89 on lap nine as the #1 of David Prunty followed into 2nd place.  The Prunty brothers battled through lap traffic as the last 56 laps ran caution-free.  Even as Dennis' motor began to fail during the last 6 laps, he was still able to hold off his brother David to win round 2 of the Pepsi Challenge presented by Nutrisoda and Culver’s of Jackson capturing his first win of the 2006 season.   

For more information visit Slinger Super Speedway's website...
http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0611.html

   


Thursday, July 6, 2006 - Wisconsin Int'l Raceway - Kaukauna, WI
The DDP Motorsports Team made a surprise visit to WIR on Thursday to try to dial-in the blue #42 for the Marshfield race coming up next Saturday.  It was a good thing they did...  during practice Dennis found that he had a cracked header pipe.  The team scrambled to get the header pipe welded up, but in the meantime missed their practice sessions which had a definate impact on Dennis' qualifying effort.  Dennis qualified 19th and looked very fast in his heat race by winning the race by at least 15 car lengths.  He was pretty confident that he would have a chance at finishing in the top 2 to transfer to the feature, but unfortunately shortly into the semi-feature the right front tire went flat.  Dennis kept the car under control to get to the back of the field and then exited the track which ended the night for the DDP Motorsports team. 

For more information visit Fox River Racing Club's website...
http://www.frrc.net/report/2006/pr066.html

Sunday, July 2, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
...The final caution flag appeared on lap 71 as Robert Maynor stalled on the frontstretch.  Lepak took the inside slot for the restart and this time Prunty was able to stay alongside on the outside as the green flag flew. David Prunty had the horsepower to stay with Lepak and both drivers battled side-by-side for the lead as the laps wound down. Lepak’s car handled perfectly in the final laps and he was able to edge ahead of Prunty, holding him off to score the victory. Josh Bauer finished a strong third while Schill and Lowell Bennett completed the top five finishers. Nick Schumacher finished in sixth place ahead of Dennis Prunty and Rich Loch while Travis Dassow and John Mueller finishing in ninth and tenth place respectively....  

Dennis Prunty won the late model fast dash.

For more information visit Slinger Super Speedway's website...
http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr0610.html

Saturday, July 1, 2006 - Dells Motor Speedway - Wisconsin Dells, WI
The big Midwest Championship race was to take place on Saturday, July 1^st with the Wisconsin Challenge Series “North American Cup 100”, Midwest Super Trucks and Rascal Outlaws. Fans and drivers braved the muggy weather to see a fantastic night of Wisconsin’s best racing as 34 super late models took to the track. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had another idea as dangerous storms moved in and shortened the evening. 

Dennis qualified 15th, but was not able to race before the rain.  The races were rescheduled for Sunday at 3:00 p.m.  He was not able to come back since it conflicted with Slinger.

For more information visit Dells Motor Speedway's website...
http://www.diswebsites.com/dellsmotorspeedway/newsfile167_1.htm

Sunday, June 25, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
Bennett led the opening laps over Gary LaMonte as Mike Egan, Travis Dassow, Nick Schumacher, and David Prunty all raced for the third position. Prunty experienced mechanical issues which caused him to slow on lap ten and in the effort to avoid his slowing car, Mike Strupp made contact with the car in front of him and spun. Dennis Prunty then slid into Strupp’s stalled car as the caution flag waved with Bennett leading LaMonte, Egan, Dassow, and Schumacher.  David finished 9th.

For more information visit Slinger Super Speedway's website...
http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com/report/2006/pr069.html

Sunday, June 18, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI
The races have been cancelled as the track is out of power due to the tornado in Hartford.

Sunday, June 11, 2006 - Slinger Speedway - Slinger, WI

DOUBLE-DUTY

Dennis Prunty had a great night in the #42 Port-A-John late model.  He started out the night qualifying 5th with a fast 11.393 lap time.  Dennis then went on to win the Fast Dash.  Then in the feature Dennis started the race in 6th place.  The first caution came out at lap 10 and Dennis had already made his way up to 3rd place.  After racing Collin Bamke for the lead, Dennis finally took over the lead at lap 33 when the caution came out.  Dennis fought a loose race car for most of the race and couldn't continue to hold on to the lead.  Collin Bamke took over the lead once again and Dennis finished 2nd followed by his brother David Prunty in 3rd.  It was a great points night for both Pruntys as David took over the lead and Dennis jumped up to 4th place. 

MODIFIED RESULTS
You just never know which of the Prunty cars are going to show up at the track.  This week Dale brought both his Modifieds and let Dennis drive the yellow #17... 

Ron Schmitt took top honors in the 25-lap Midwest Modified feature.

Dennis Prunty led the beginning laps as he battled side by side with Schmitt in the early going as Jason Feyereisen and Steve Huelsbeck. A tangle between John Kruschell and Joey Bentfield in turn three on lap seven brought out the yellow flag with Dennis Prunty leading Schmitt and Feyereisen. Schmitt worked his way by Prunty on lap eight while Huelsbeck also advanced forward, taking second place on lap ten. With Schmitt and Huelsbeck out front, Wes Biswell worked his way forward into third place on lap 11 while Dale Prunty joined the top five. As Huelsbeck and Biswell fought hard for second place, Schmitt extended his advantage. With Schmitt pulling farther away, the battle for second expanded to four cars as Dale Prunty and Feyereisen joined Huelsbeck and Biswell as the laps ticked down. Schmitt charged to the win while at the line, Dale Prunty nipped Biswell for second place. Huelsbeck finished in fourth place and Feyereisen was fifth.

Schmitt also was the winner of the Midwest Modified fast dash and Huelsbeck was the fastest qualifier at 12.293 seconds.

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