(Slinger, WI); September 2, 2007 - Dennis drove Pete Wiedmeyer's #22 Late Model qualified 21st, but redeemed himself in the
semi-feature by having the fast laps of any of the cars racing on Sunday.  He then got tangled with Florian Wisinski and
Scott Schoeni as they were battling for 2nd place.  Dennis pulled off the track and had the crew pull the loose body parts off and
returned to the track.  Not long after returning something else broke and Dennis could not turn the #22 and went for a ride up the
wall in turns 3 and 4.  He then retired for the evening.

 

Sunday, August 26, 2007 (Slinger, WI) - At the last minute Dennis decided to take the blue #42 to Slinger and qualifying with the
      Milwaukee Mile setup. Qualifying didn't go so well, but the DDP Team made a few adjustments to get it in race form. 
He was able to bring it to a 10th place finish.

KENSETH CAPTURES WIN AT THE MILWAUKEE MILE
By: Kevin Ramsell

Sunday, August 26, 2007 (West Allis, WI) – Matt Kenseth made his return visit to The Milwaukee Mile a successful one as he held off 36 other competitors to win the Wisconsin All-Star 50 with Matt Kenseth event. It was Kenseth’s first win at America’s Legendary Oval.

Earlier in the day, Kenseth qualified his Pathfinder Chassis prepared Ford Fusion to a new track record of 29.241 seconds (123.114 mph) that was set last year by Nate Haseleu, who set the mark at 29.260 seconds (123.035 mph). A total of 38 cars took qualified for the main event.

The top eight in qualifying were inverted for the start. Chris Weinkauf and Dean Cornelius led the field to Tom Powell’s green flag. At the break, it was Cornelius pacing the field.

Kenseth, who started eighth quickly worked his way to the front and was up to second place by lap 8. Cornelius jumped out to almost a half a straightaway lead over Kenseth.

Kenseth was slowly gaining on Cornelius, but lap traffic allowed Kenseth to catch Cornelius. The two raced side-by-side for the lead as the halfway signal was given at the start finish line. As the two went into turn one, Kenseth took the lead on the inside of Cornelius and began to pull away. A crowd of over 14,000 erupted in cheers as Kenseth cruised down the backstretch.

Kenseth would go on to a near five second victory over Cornelius and take home his first ever win at The Milwaukee Mile. Dan Fredrickson made a late race pass to get around Jesse Saunders for third. Jeremy Lepak rounded out the top five.

Defending champion, Nate Haseleu was sixth with Steve Carlson in seventh. Steve Holzhausen finished eighth and Josh Bauer was ninth. Brian Johnson Jr. rounded out the top-ten.

“It was fun to come here and race with the guys I used to race a lot with like Steve Carlson and Steve Holzhausen,” Kenseth stated in victory lane after the race.

“We know he was coming, we kind of were expecting him to come,” Cornelius stated after the race. “Once he caught me, I knew we were racing for second, we couldn’t hang on to what he had. We will take this home as a win.”

Bennett Achieves Legendary Status With Fourth Miller Lite Nationals Title!
By Dan Margetta

(Slinger, WI); July 17, 2007 - Lowell Bennett survived a wild Miller Lite Nationals Tuesday night at the Slinger Super Speedway capturing his fourth victory in the 250-lap late model special to join legendary racers Dick Trickle and Joe Shear as the only three drivers to accomplish the feat.

“It’s an honor to included in that crowd (with Trickle and Shear),” an extremely happy Bennett stated from Victory Lane after leading 171 laps en route to a 4.8 second victory over Jeremy Lepak and Brad Mueller. “It doesn’t get much better and it was an awesome night.”

The toughest challenge Bennett faced all night was just making the feature field as he was forced to race his way into the line-up by winning the qualifying race after just missing the cut in time trials.

“We were real disappointed at missing the show early, “ Bennett continued, “But boy…what a race car. That thing was just fun.”

J.R. Norris and Kelly Bires paced the 24-car field to the green flag and Norris quickly jumped to the lead from the outside lane while Bires battled with Brad Mueller, Matt Kocourek, and Jeremy Lepak. NASCAR Nextel Cup star Kyle Busch used the outside lane to rocket his way from his twelfth starting position to fifth by lap four just before the caution flag waved when the hood on Conrad Morgan’s car flew up and Steve Carlson spun to avoid his slowing machine. Norris chose the outside lane for the restart and the move proved costly as Mueller timed the restart perfectly and took over the point using the inside lane, bringing Kocourek along with him into second. A lap later, the yellow was displayed again for an incident involving Todd Stapleman in turn one as Mueller led followed by Kocourek, Norris, Busch, and Lepak.

As racing resumed, Busch was on the move again, swiping by Norris for third as Kocourek challenged Mueller for the lead. Mueller and Kocourek battled alongside each other for the top spot while farther back, NASCAR Nextel Cup star Matt Kenseth moved into the top ten. Kocourek managed to edge Mueller to lead lap 16 while Tony Strupp slid wide through turn three and in the ensuing gridlock Josh Bauer, Al Schill, and Rich Bickle spun around to draw the caution flag. Once again Mueller timed the restart and shot ahead of Kocourek for the lead while Lepak and Busch fought over third before Busch claimed the spot on lap 19. With Mueller out front, Busch ducked inside of Kocourek a lap later to claim second place leaving Lepak to race with Kocourek and Dennis Prunty for third. Once into second, Busch quickly tracked down Mueller and worked his way by to take the lead on lap 24 while Kenseth continued to move forward and into seventh. A multi-car spin in turn one produced yet another caution flag on lap 33 and during the slowdown, Kenseth’s bid to defend his 2006 Nationals title was derailed as he exited the event with an oil line issue.

“It lost all its oil, and so the engine needs to be checked out anyway,” Kenseth said. “We could have got it fixed and got out there maybe 20 minutes later, but to be 80 laps down and take a chance is kind of dumb. These motors are too expensive to do that.”

Mueller was once again quick on the button on the restart and he retook the lead from Busch and Lepak moved into second a few laps later as Busch’s car became loose in the corners. The handling continued to go away on Busch’s machine and he exited the speedway with tire issues.

“We had a flat left rear, left front and right front,” Busch said. “Just running over stuff, I guess. Nobody else is having a problem but us.”

“This thing was just bad fast, but you’ve got to finish,” Busch continued. “I got the lead and I was running 70%.”

Mueller continued to pace the event over Lepak while Eric Fransen and Tony Strupp advanced forward into third and fourth respectively as Bennett worked his way into the top five. The yellow flag was unfurled again on lap 46 when Norris slowed suddenly after having rear suspension problems. Mueller and Lepak raced hard for the lead as racing resumed and Lepak took the lead on lap 49 just before another slowdown occurred on lap 50 when Dick Trickle looped around in turn three after contact with Busch.

Lepak maintained his lead on the restart as Fransen moved into second ahead of Bennett and Strupp as Mueller became caught on the outside and fell back in line in fifth. With Lepak out front, Bennett was able to slip by Fransen for second on lap 69 and gradually began to track his way toward the lead. By lap 75, Bennett was within striking distance of the lead and four laps later, he moved alongside Lepak, taking command of the race on lap 80.

Bennett began to pull away from the field while Strupp charged into second place as Trickle left the speedway with mechanical problems on lap 106. With the halfway point in sight, Fransen began to lose ground as both Mueller and Matt Kocourek passed by and into fourth and fifth place respectively.

As the field paused for a mandatory ten-minute break at the halfway mark, Bennett led Strupp, and Lepak while Mueller and Kocourek were fourth and fifth.

The second half belonged to Bennett as he extended his lead as racing resumed while Strupp and Lepak tried to close the gap between themselves and the leader. Behind the top three, Mueller held down fourth as Kocourek and Schill raced for the fifth slot.

The make up of the race changed drastically on lap 176 as Dennis Prunty spun in turn four and nosed his car into the fronstretch wall, sending up a plume of smoke. In the midst of the thick smoke, Strupp looped his car around in an attempt to avoid Prunty and was immediately met nose-to-nose by Lepak’s car. The damage to Strupp’s machine was enough to retire him from the race, but Lepak was able to rejoin the event despite heavy damage to the front of this car.

Bennett maintained the lead over Mueller and Schill as racing resumed while Kocourek was

forced to deal with Lepak, who wheeled his damaged car into a battle over fourth. By lap 190, Lepak worked is way around Kocourek and four laps later, he edged past Schill for third as Bennett extended his lead over Mueller. On lap 202, Lepak raced is way around Mueller for second and began to close the distance to Bennett for the lead. Bennett’s lead proved to be too much however, and he drove to a 4.8 second victory over Lepak and Mueller. Kocourek finished with a strong fourth place result and Conrad Morgan ran solid all night to cross the stripe in fifth place, the final car on the lead lap. Schill fell back in the late stages and finished in sixth place ahead of NASCAR Craftsmen Truck Series driver Erik Darnell who turned in his best Nationals performance in seventh place. Defending track champion David Prunty took the checkered flag in eighth place while Kelly Bires was ninth, the final car running at the finish. Fred Winn finished in the tenth position.

Tommy Pecaro was the winner of the 35-lap late model semi-feature over Race McComb and James Swan. Chris Wimmer and Randy Schuler rounded out the top five. Bennett took the win in the 30-lap late model qualifying race over David Prunty, Josh Bauer, and Todd Stapleman as all four transferred their way into the main event. Kyle Busch blistered the speedway in 11.400 seconds and was the fastest qualifier among the 45 late model entries.
 

     Schill Victorious In 60th Anniversary Special presented by Goemans Rapid Mart!!
     By John Wiedemann

(Slinger, WI); July 15, 2007 - Al Schill chased down leader Lowell Bennett to win the Goemans Rapid Mart 75 at Slinger Super Speedway Sunday night. With under ten laps to go in the race, the Slinger veteran made his move and went on to capture his second win of the season on a night celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the speedway.

Taking the lead on the opening lap of the Goemans Rapid Mart 75, Lowell Bennett looked to have the contest in hand as the race ran without a caution flag. As Bennett ran at the front, Al Schill methodically picked off spots, moving into second with twenty laps on the scoreboard. Lapped traffic came into play and Schill moved closer and closer to Bennett until, with ten laps left in the race, Schill was on Bennett’s bumper. When Bennett opened the door in turn one, Schill took advantage and grabbed the lead. Bennett held on to second, followed by Fred Winn. David Prunty charged through the pack to finish fourth with Dale Prunty coming home fifth and Dennis Prunty in sixth.

“I didn’t think I was gonna get there but, I kept seeing Lowell get bigger and bigger and that’s a good sign,” explained Schill. “But, it wasn’t happening for a long time. He was getting looser and looser and I needed the laps that I had left to get him.”
 

“The outside lane came in late, “Prunty explained to the crowd from victory lane, “The outside was definitely the place to go.”

Conrad Morgan set the pace at the drop of the green flag as he edged ahead of Dennis Prunty, Nick Hammer, Matt Kocourek, and Mike Strupp while behind them David Prunty, Brad Mueller, and Lowell Bennett began to advance forward from deep in the field. Morgan continued to set the pace as Dennis Prunty dogged him for the top spot, racing directly on his rear bumper throughout the first 30 laps. Prunty was able to take command of the event on lap 31 following a nudge to Morgan in turn two while David Prunty, Mueller, and Bennett found themselves on the edges of the top five by lap 40. Morgan was able to keep Dennis Prunty in his sights as the leaders weaved their way through lapped traffic while Hammer held down the third slot just ahead of the trio of David Prunty, Mueller, and Bennett. The first caution flag of the race flew on lap 72 following an incident involving Fred Winn and James Swan in turn three and as the field lined up for the restart, Dennis Prunty chose the inside lane, leaving Morgan to take to the outside.

Dennis Prunty’s car kicked loose exiting turn four as the green flag appeared and Morgan was able to briefly get a jump for the lead, but as the cars raced through turn two, Morgan’s car also dirt-tracked sideways and Prunty was able to make up the lost ground. As Dennis Prunty and Morgan battled side by side off turn four, Morgan’s car again washed loose and he slide sideways into the infield while David Prunty stayed on the gas in the outer groove to drive into the lead on the outside from third place. Moments after David Prunty took the lead, Hammer looped his car around in turn two and numerous cars spun to avoid the incident as the race was slowed again with David Prunty leading Dennis Prunty, Bennett, Mueller, and Kocourek.

David Prunty chose the outside lane for the restart and launched into the lead at the drop of the green flag while Dennis Prunty held back the charges of Bennett, Mueller, and Al Schill, who moved into the top five. With David Prunty pulling away, Bennett was able to nose to the inside of Dennis Prunty for second as the laps wound down but both cars made side-to-side contact on the frontstretch but as the cars bounced off each other, neither driver lost control and the race remained green. The dust-up did however, allow Mueller and Schill to charge by into second and third place respectively. No one could catch David Prunty in the closing laps and he drove to his fourth feature win in five weeks while Mueller finished a strong second. Schill advanced to the main event through the semi-feature and ended the night with a respectable third place result while Dennis Prunty and Bennett rounded out the top five.

1 David Prunty (Brownsville)
2 Brad Mueller (Random Lake)
3 Al Schill (Franklin)
4 Dennis Prunty (Lomira)
5 Lowell Bennett (Neenah)
6 Rich Loch (Muskego)
7 Nick Schumacher (Hartford)
8 Matt Kocourek (Franklin)
9 Dale Prunty (Allenton)
10 James Swan (Lake Geneva)
11 Mike Strupp (Theresa)
12 Nick Hammer (Sun Prarie)
13 Conrad Morgan (Waukesha)
14 Mike Egan (Slinger)
15 John Mueller (Hubertus)
16 Brad Dahmer (Sheboygan Falls)
17 Josh Bauer (Random Lake)
18 Fred Winn (Sussex)
19 Gary LaMonte (West Allis)
20 Tony Strupp (West Bend)

Late Model Fast Dash- Dale Prunty (Allenton)

KENSETH TOPS FIRST SUPPLY ALL-STAR CHALLENGE AT MIS!!!

“I watched him (Prunty) back there,” Bennett explained later, alluding to Prunty beginning to close the gap to the lead late in the going. “I’ve got my hands full trying to beat him this year, but it was a fun night.”

Bennett jumped into the lead from the outside of the front row at the start while Matt Kocourek and Dale Prunty battled over second. Prunty held tough on the outside and slid in front of Kocourek for second by lap ten while Gary LaMonte and Al Schill raced in fourth and fifth place respectively. The caution flag flew on lap 16 when Nick Hammer looped his car in turn one, allowing Prunty and Kocourek to close on Bennett for the lead. Bennett was up to the task on the restart and once again eased ahead as Prunty again held off Kocourek for second. Behind the top three, Schill used the inside to grab fourth place from LaMonte and Collin Bamke followed suit to take fifth as LaMonte became caught on the high side.

The field settled down in the middle stages with the top five remaining relatively unchanged while David Prunty gradually worked his way forward into the sixth position by lap 40. Mike Strupp suddenly slowed while exiting turn two on lap 44 while running in the top ten and the ensuing traffic jam behind him caught up Josh Bauer, sending his car into the wall on the backstretch to bring out the caution. This time as the green appeared, it was Prunty who made a significant gain on the outside, moving from sixth to third while Bennett continued to lead. By lap 60, David Prunty again used the outside to slip by Dale Prunty for second and began to try to erase Bennett’s lead. While Prunty chased Bennett, Nick Schumacher also found life on the outside and he marched ahead to secure the third spot with five laps to go. Bennett was able to maintain his lead all the way to the checkered flag to pick up his second feature win of the season. David Prunty finished a strong second while Schumacher, Dale Prunty, and Schill rounded out the top five.

Mike Meyerhofer picked up his first Slinger Super Speedway win by taking top honors in the 30-lap late model semi-feature. Florian Wisinski was second ahead of Scott Schoeni, Chris Carlson, and Randy Schuler. Al Schill was the winner of the late model fast dash and Collin Bamke was the fastest qualifier with a lap of 11.540 seconds.