2007 All American 300
2007 All American 400 at: Music City Motorplex (0.586 miles) Date: 11/3/2007
Pos. No. Name Hometown Class Laps Total Diff. In miles/h
1 16n John Van Doorn Coopersville, MI CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:32.232 287 78.402
2 92s Jason Hogan Cleveland, GA CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:33.115 0.883 118 78.394
3 8n Robbie Pyle Columbus, OH CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:36.179 3.947 12 78.364
4 72s Eddie Mercer Pensacola, FL CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:38.446 6.214 3 78.342
5 08n Andy Hanson Green Bay, WI CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:38.866 6.634 3 78.338
6 72n Scott Hantz Angola, IN CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:42.455 10.223 3 78.303
7 67s Jeff Fultz Mooresville, NC CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:42.797 10.565 11 78.300
8 87n Nathan Haseleu Pardeeville, WI CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:43.827 11.595 149 78.290
9 71s Johnny Brazier Lick Skillet, AL CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:44.118 11.886 117 78.287
10 36n Josh Vadnais White Bear Lake, M CRA Super Ser 300 2:14:47.814 15.582 11 78.251
11 32n Sean Murphy Indianapolis, IN CRA Super Ser 299 2:14:46.346 -- 1 lap -- 4 78.004
12 17n Chris Gabehart Lafayette, IN CRA Super Ser 298 2:14:48.126 -- 2 laps -- 3 77.726
13 11s Donald Long Pensacola, FL CRA Super Ser 297 2:14:48.335 -- 3 laps -- 119 77.464
14 18s Hunter Robbins Montgomery, AL CRA Super Ser 297 2:14:49.412 1.077 11 77.453
15 26n Rick Turner Yorktown, IN CRA Super Ser 296 2:14:35.740 -- 4 laps -- 3 77.323
16 24n J.R. Roahrig Mishawaka, IN CRA Super Ser 296 2:14:50.429 14.689 11 77.183
17 12n Tony Strupp West Bend, WI CRA Super Ser 294 2:14:52.535 -- 6 laps -- 11 76.641
18 44s Gary Helton Sevierville, TN CRA Super Ser 290 2:14:34.019 -- 10 laps -- 14 75.772
19 18n Robert Maynor Colgate, WI CRA Super Ser 289 2:14:32.496 -- 11 laps -- 4 75.525
20 00n Andy Ponstein Jenison, MI CRA Super Ser 288 2:13:04.020 -- 12 laps -- 3 76.098
21 74s Jay Middleton Gaineville, FL CRA Super Ser 271 2:00:42.937 -- 29 laps -- 11 78.932
22 53n Boris Jurkovic Joliet, IL CRA Super Ser 262 1:55:58.007 -- 38 laps -- 3 79.436
23 91s Heath Hindman Signal Mountain, T CRA Super Ser 249 1:58:57.110 -- 51 laps -- 41 73.600
24 7n Jason Dietsch Edgerton, OH CRA Super Ser 216 1:38:27.912 -- 84 laps -- 11 77.129
25 77n Jonathan Eilen Hampton, MN CRA Super Ser 214 1:49:45.477 -- 86 laps -- 11 68.553
26 31s Ryan Lawler Mooresville, NC CRA Super Ser 163 1:16:35.706 -- 137 laps - 4 74.823
27 99s Casey Smith Austin, TX CRA Super Ser 149 1:10:58.085 -- 151 laps - 2 73.820
28 98n Keith Gardner Louisville,KY CRA Super Ser 145 1:10:02.712 -- 155 laps - 62 72.784
29 12s Justin Drawdy Ft. Pierce, FL CRA Super Ser 136 1:01:51.895 -- 164 laps - 10 77.294
30 44n Will Kimmel Sellersburg, IN CRA Super Ser 134 1:04:39.221 -- 166 laps - 12 72.872
31 43s Dennis Schoenfield Concord, NC CRA Super Ser 105 44:56.801 -- 195 laps - 3 82.137
32 98s Russell Fleeman Dacula, GA CRA Super Ser 99 44:02.012 -- 201 laps - 4 79.050
33 30n Larry Schuler Minooka, IL CRA Super Ser 50 33:53.612 -- 250 laps - 13 51.868
34 0n Eddie Hoffman Wheaton, IL CRA Super Ser 44 17:43.238 -- 256 laps - 4 87.302
35 8s Mark Day Clarksville, TN CRA Super Ser 26 11:16.301 -- 274 laps - 12 81.102
36 11n Jeff Lane Knightstown, IN CRA Super Ser 9 15:19.889 -- 291 laps - 8 20.640
Blue Gray 100 Nashville TN
1 12s Justin Drawdy Ft. Pierce, FL CRA Super Ser 100 39:59.728 5 87.910
2 30n Larry Schuler Minooka, IL CRA Super Ser 100 40:09.448 9.720 32 87.555
3 18s Hunter Robbins Montgomery, AL CRA Super Ser 100 40:16.778 17.050 6 87.290
4 12n Tony Strupp West Bend, WI CRA Super Ser 99 40:01.461 -- 1 lap -- 5 86.968
5 74s Jay Middleton Gaineville, FL CRA Super Ser 99 40:05.315 3.854 31 86.829
6 44s Gary Helton Sevierville, TN CRA Super Ser 99 40:20.819 19.358 9 86.273
7 27n Jeff Berg Louisville, KY CRA Super Ser 98 40:08.084 -- 2 laps -- 31 85.853
8 1n Jeep Pflum Cincinnati, OH CRA Super Ser 98 40:19.657 11.573 2 85.442
9 39s Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA CRA Super Ser 97 40:08.525 -- 3 laps -- 5 84.961
10 25n Gary Pedley Owensboro, KY CRA Super Ser 96 40:17.641 -- 4 laps -- 31 83.768
11 9s Kurt Jett Orange Park, FL CRA Super Ser 94 41:05.426 -- 6 laps -- 3 80.433
12 112s Ricky Wilkerson Huntsville, AL CRA Super Ser 93 39:59.974 -- 7 laps -- 30 81.748
13 126n David Finney Sycamore, IL CRA Super Ser 93 40:01.008 1.034 3 81.713
14 59n Greg Boone Louisville, KY CRA Super Ser 65 30:30.273 -- 35 laps -- 4 74.920
15 8s Mark Day Clarksville, TN CRA Super Ser 40 20:15.510 -- 60 laps -- 5 69.423
16 18n Robert Maynor Colgate, WI CRA Super Ser 37 20:39.896 -- 63 laps -- 6 62.953
17 49s Stanley Smith Chelsea, AL CRA Super Ser 24 12:25.884 -- 76 laps -- 3 67.880
18 52n Chris Wimmer Wausau, WI CRA Super Ser 21 9:53.739 -- 79 laps -- 9 74.615
19 11n Jeff Lane Knightstown, IN CRA Super Ser 20 33:45.111 -- 80 laps -- 2 20.834
20 24n J.R. Roahrig Mishawaka, IN CRA Super Ser 9 3:11.146 -- 91 laps -- 5 99.329
21 7n Jason Dietsch Edgerton, OH CRA Super Ser 3 55.207 -- 97 laps -- 3 114.638
(10-14-07) Columbus 151 Speedway. Tony "The Cheetah" Strupp Jr's debut in the Big Red Machinery Movers
12 Car was later than anticipated due to Engine Parts (MOPAR) and finally we got her done.
Under the watchful eyes of Chris Ratajczyk, 2007 ASA Champion Travis Dassow and his brother Mike Strupp,
Tony took the Hemi Powered Pathfinder around the 1/4 mile bullring, spinning out only 4 times in 125 laps, and this
due to rear brake bias issues created when Rat set the balance on the brakes.
Timing was taken via computer and 4 skillfully manned stop watches, he was only .2 slower than the more experienced
asphalt pilots.
"I am ready for 2008", "My schedule will be released after the new year with Slinger a priority".
(9-9-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike Struggles in time at Slinger Behling Night and has to race the semi, which he wins
and takes 18th in the main, finishing 4th in the season points. Great job by the 10 team, driver and Old Earl the motor man.
(9-2-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike and Tony share the hauler to race the Labor day special 100 lapper,
complete with fireworks and at the finish Mike took 3rd and Tony 9th.
Mike relaxes with the Family Monday while Tony plants trees, have a great Holiday!
MUELLER WINS BOB FISH LABOR DAY SPECIAL 100!!!
By Dan Margetta
(Slinger, WI) Sept. 2 —Brad Mueller drove to his second feature victory of the season in the Bob Fish Pontiac Buick GMC Labor Day Special 100-lap late model main event Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway.
“Wow!” Mueller exclaimed upon exiting his car in Victory Lane. “It has been a long time and I’m very, very happy.”
Mueller led a total of 88 laps after using the outside lane to take the lead from Al Schill on lap 12, and then maintained his advantage over Lowell Bennett as the laps wound down.
“I was holding back a little bit after we got a pretty good car-length lead,” Mueller continued. “I kind of idled back a little bit because I’ve been known to fry the right rear tire off these things, so I thought I would play it safe and well, it worked out tonight.”
Tommy Pecaro paced the beginning laps with Schill using the inside to move into second place while Mike Strupp claimed third over Mueller and Race McComb. The car of Jacob Goede looped around in turn two after racing hard for a spot in the top ten on lap four, drawing the caution flag as the field slowed abruptly to avoid the incident. Several cars left the track for repairs and all were able to return with the exception of fast qualifier Nick Schumacher who retired from the event after sustaining damage in the wreck.
Pecaro chose the inside line for the restart, leaving the outside to Schill which he used to his advantage to rocket into the lead as racing resumed. Mueller also used the top lane to work is way into third place while Bennett, Strupp, and Eric Fransen followed behind him. By lap nine, Mueller had pulled alongside Pecaro for second, once again working the outside lane, and as the two cars exited turn four side by side, Pecaro’s car broke loose and he spun to the infield as the race remained under the green flag. Once into second, it took just three laps for Mueller to track down Schill and make the move for the lead, taking to the outside to make the pass on lap 12. Bennett was on the march as well and he too used the top lane to race his way into second place on lap 16, leaving Schill to battle with Strupp, Fransen, and David Prunty.
The remainder of the race ran caution-free despite numerous single car spins as Mueller maintained about a half straightaway advantage over Bennett, who appeared to be able to close slightly once the leaders were free of lapped traffic. Behind the leaders, Strupp was able to power his way into third place, a spot he was able to keep despite suffering a momentarily setback when his car appeared to slow suddenly on the backstretch near lap 70 before regaining momentum and continuing on.
Mueller ran a steady pace in the late stages and raced to the win as Bennett was unable to seriously challenge for the lead, taking the checkered flag in second place. Strupp wrapped up a very strong run with a solid third place finish while John Mueller parlayed a late race charge into a fourth place result. David Prunty took the checkered flag in fifth place, ahead of Fransen and Matt Kocourek. Conrad Morgan came home with an eighth place finish ahead of Tony Strupp, who was ninth, and Jacob Goede recovered from the early spin to post a tenth place finish in his Slinger debut.
Collin Bamke won the 30-lap late model semi-feature over Fred Winn and Mike Egan while Brian Johnson Jr. and Randy Schuler were fourth and fifth respectively. Jerry Eckhardt took top honors in the 15-lap late model consi over Larry Epright and Ron Ragan while George Olson and Kelsey Bauer rounded out the top five. Brad Mueller was the winner of the late model fast dash and Nick Schumacher was the fastest qualifier at 11.493 seconds.
(8-26-07) Slinger Speedway. The Hauler was full with the 10 and 12 cars heading off to Fan Appreciation night.
Mike started out 22nd in time, which meant Semi, which he won, and followed that race up with a 11th in the main.
In the Race of Champions, Mike had a real shot at the win but settled for 3rd place money.
Tony timed in 11th and the invert was 10...so he started behind fast time and last weeks winner. In the main he was
moving up fast to the top 3, but soon a loose car forced the Tiger to ease up and settle for 6th.
In the Race of Champions the 12 was a bit wide and tangled with the 89, lost the front end and ended up 12th.
(8-19-07) Slinger Speedway Races Rained out, be there next week for cheap food and beverages, plus great racing.
(8-12-07) Slinger Speedway
Slinger, Wis., Aug. 12— Jeremy Lepak out-dueled David Prunty in a thriller Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway to win the Pepsi Challenge 80 presented by Russ Darrow Toyota by a car length.
“I had to work pretty hard for that one,” Lepak told an excited crowd following the event. “It was real exciting there and I’m glad we put on a good show for the fans as he (Prunty) made it interesting.”
Steven Schulz battled Fred Winn for the lead at the green flag before Winn used the outside to gain the top spot on lap two. Mike also moved forward, taking over the second spot by lap ten while David Prunty followed in third, just ahead of Dale Prunty and Schulz. David Prunty was able to work his way into second by lap 14, just before a spin by Nick Schumacher in turn two produced the first caution flag. Winn was able to maintain the lead on the restart but three laps later, Prunty was able to track him down, passing him to take the lead and opening the door for Egan to grab second.
As Prunty began to extend his lead, Lepak methodically picked his way through the field, entering the top five by lap 20. Utilizing his car’s ability to turn well on the inside exiting the corners, Lepak used the lower groove to race into third place by lap 30 before charging around Egan for second on lap 32. The leaders approached lapped traffic and Lepak began to cut into Prunty’s advantage while Egan battled with Matt Kocourek over third. A spin by Race McComb in turn two on lap 49 brought out the yellow flag and bunched up the field for the restart with Prunty choosing the inside lane, leaving Lepak to line up alongside on the high lane.
Prunty was on the mark for the restart and kept the lead while Lepak made serious challenges for the top spot in the high groove, moving alongside, but not able to clear Prunty’s car as they exited the corners. On lap 51, Lepak finally made the move stick and he edged by to take the lead while Kocourek advanced into third place and Nick Schumacher began to charge ahead and into the top five. Lepak was unable to shake Prunty as the defending track champion remained in his tire tracks when a tangle between Winn and Egan in turn four brought out the caution flag for the final time on lap 60.
The final 20 laps produced some of the best racing of the season as Prunty used the inside lane while Lepak worked the top as they battled for the lead. The two remained close together for the final laps with Prunty able to pull up to Lepak’s rear quarter panel only to have Lepak ease ahead with a better run off the corners. On the final lap, Lepak was able to maintain his advantage, taking the win with Prunty nearly alongside at his rear bumper. Schumacher recovered from the earlier spin to impressively come home with a third place finish while Kocourek and Dale Prunty rounded out the top five. Al Schill took the checkered flag in sixth place ahead of Mike Strupp and Gary LaMonte while Nick Hammer and Race McComb completed the top ten finishers.
(8-5-07) Slinger Speedway. Rain hits the track so we have a week off .
(7-29-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike and the 10 team hauled off to Slinger (Thanks for the hauler Brad) for the PPC 75, and struggled
to 22nd in time. Rather than race the semi feature Mike took his "Mulligan", a chance for a top 10 car in points to use to start the
feature.
In the main, Mike steadily moved up, then got pushed back....then got a flat RF tire, pitted and rebounded to a 13th place finish.
Mike fell to 6th in points, 8 out of 4th place.
(7-22-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike sets Fast Time and a 6th in the 75 lap main.
Donavan Morgan shared the front row with Bauer at the start and quickly fell into second place while Nick Schumacher,
Dale Prunty, and Race Mc Comb followed. Bauer began to stretch his lead over Morgan as Schumacher and Prunty
battled for third while McComb maintained the fifth spot. Mike Egan and Gary LaMonte put on the best battle on the
speedway over the sixth spot with Egan eventually taking the position using the inside lane. Tommy Pecaro looped
his car in turn two on lap 25 but the race remained under the green as he was able to continue with Bauer still leading over Morgan.
As Bauer and Morgan weaved their way through lapped traffic, Dale Prunty was able to work his way around
Schumacher for third by lap 40. Behind the leaders, Lowell Bennett, David Prunty, and Al Schill looked to move
forward after starting deep in the field but neither was able to make much progress, running just inside the top ten.
Bauer kept his machine out front the entire distance and drove to his first win of the season while Morgan ran a
steady race to finish a strong second. Dale Prunty also remained solid the entire race and crossed the finish line
in third place while Schumacher took the checkered flag in fourth. Race McComb wrapped up his strongest run
of the season with a respectable fifth place finish ahead of Mike Strupp and Lowell Bennett. Nick Hammer,
Al Schill, and Gary LaMonte rounded out the top ten finishers.
Tommy Hromadka held off Mike Meyerhofer to win the 30-lap late model semi-feature while Scott Schoeni,
Joe DeStefano Jr., and Brady Bennett finished in third through fifth respectively. Mike Egan took home the
win in the late model fast dash and Mike Strupp was the fastest qualifier at 11.489 seconds.
(7-17-07) Slinger Speedway. Tony timed in 6th quick for the 250 lap affair featuring NASCAR stars
and the locals with touring stars mixed in, and followed that up with a very strong run, second at the
126 lap break, and while running second was involved in an incident ending his night 75 laps short in
12th place. AHHHH what coulda been Tiger......
"Randy and Tony stare at the HUGE Crowd" "Demo Derby?"
(7-15-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike hauled the black beauty to Slinger and timed in 18th quick and followed
that up with a 12th place finish in the 75 lap main event. Slinger Nationals Tuesday Night, gates open at 3.
(7-8-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike sweated his way to 17th in time and 12th in the 60 lap feature.
He sits 4th in points with a great 3rd place battle ahead. He also turned the fastest lap of the feature.
(7-1-07) Slinger Speedway. The upper deck was in full use Sunday at Slinger with the 10 and 12 cars off to the track
for Keith's Marina Night, 85 laps of racing, fireworks and thousands of tired souls Monday Morning.
Mike started out 5th in time with an 11.544, following that up with a 4th in the dash.
In the 85 lap main, a steady run towards the front went away and Mike faded to an 11th place finish.
Mike fell to 4th in points, 3 behind 3rd place.
Tony held fast time until Brad Mueller bested him late, turning an 11.466, following that up with a 3rd in the dash.
In the main, the 12 team is trying to develop a good race setup. but after 35 laps, it just wasn't working and Tony
parked the car, finishing 20th.
2 weeks til the Cheetah debuts the LLM
(Slinger, WI) June 24—Defending track champion, David Prunty notched his fourth late model feature win of the season Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway in the US Army 75.Prunty began the event from the ninth position and steadily worked his way through the field before kicking in the afterburners with 20 laps to go and using an outside pass to take the lead for good from Mike Strupp on lap 55“I didn’t think I had it for a sticky track like this,” Prunty told the crowd from Victory Lane. “It was hard to do, but we got it.”Strupp set the pace for most of the event, leading at the start over Fred Winn, Gary LaMonte, and Conrad Morgan. The strong contingent of Prunty, Lowell Bennett, and Al Schill marched their way toward the front and into the top six by lap 20. A solo spin by Brad Dahmer on lap 24 drew the first caution flag, erasing Strupp’s advantage and bunching the field for the double-file restart. Strupp continued where he left off, stretching his way to another lead over Winn, while Morgan used the outside to shut the door on Prunty for third. Morgan and Prunty then used the inside line to dispatch Winn for second as he became caught on the outside and subsequently lost two more spots to Bennett and Schill. Another single car spin by Brad Keith on lap 32 slowed the race for the second and final time as Strupp led Morgan, Prunty, Bennett, and Schill.
Once again, Strupp hit the marks on the restart and maintained his lead as Morgan did all he could to hold off Prunty and Bennett. Using all the available real estate, Morgan fended off challenges on the inside from Prunty and outside from Bennett until just before the 50-lap mark when both were able to work inside of Morgan for second and third. Once into second, Prunty quickly made up ground on Strupp, pulling to his bumper within five laps. On lap 55, Prunty took to the high side and racing around Strupp for the lead. Over the final 20 laps, Prunty pulled away to his fourth win of the season while Strupp was forced to settle for second. The best battle on the track in the final laps was for third place between Schill and Bennett as they drove door to door to the checkered flag with Bennett edging Schill for the spot. Josh Bauer finished in fifth ahead of Morgan, John Mueller, and Winn. Nick Schumacher and Mike Meyerhofer completed the top ten finishers.
(6-17-07) Slinger Speedway. Tough Night for Mike and the 10 team.
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.
R.I.P Donny
(6-12-07) Wisconsin Dells ASA Midwest Tour. A talent rich field descended upon the Dells Raceway park for the big show,
complete with NASCAR superstars and the 12 team missed the set-up and had an early night.
Mike takes 3rd at Slinger
(Slinger, WI) June 10—David Prunty proved he has the Slinger Super Speedway set-up nailed down as he held off Lowell Bennett to win the Enders Construction/Design to Construct 75 for his second consecutive and third late model feature win of the season.
“The slipperier the track is, the better we are,” Prunty stated from Victory Lane, “Tonight it was really slippery and that really helps.”
Bennett and Pete Weidmeyer led the field to the green flag and Bennett jumped out to the lead while contact between the cars up front bottlenecked the field, causing everyone to jam on the brakes, allowing the inside line to advance forward. Most cars escaped the dust up with little to no damage with the exception of Mike Egan whose wrinkled front fender sparked as it dragged along the track. With Bennett moving out front, Collin Bamke moved into second place ahead of Gary Lamonte, Josh Bauer, and Mike Strupp while Prunty advanced five spots and into seventh.
The first caution flag appeared on lap 13 for a Fred Winn spin in turn one with Bennett continuing to lead over Bamke, LaMonte, and Bauer. Bennett used the inside lane to hang on to the top spot while farther back, Prunty began to march forward and into the top three. Jeremy Lepak also looked strong in the early going but his race came to an end when his car sputtered to the infield on lap 25, just before the yellow flag flew for a second time for an tangle between Pete Wiedmeyer and Matt Kocourek on lap 27. Prunty continued his charge as racing resumed and he pulled alongside Bennett to challenge for the lead, taking the position for good by lap 30 while behind
them a battle between Josh Bauer, Mike Strupp, and Nick Schumacher developed over third.Once out front, Prunty was able to hold onto his lead as Bennett was able to keep him in sight, but was never able to mount a serious challenge while the best action on the track was occurring for third between Bauer and Strupp. The fastest car on the speedway in the late going was Kocourek as he worked his way from the back of the pack to challenge for the top five slots by lap 65. At the finish, Prunty took the checkered flag ahead of Bennett while Strupp held off Bauer for third. Schumacher finished in the fifth position just ahead of Kocourek and LaMonte. Dale Prunty, Conrad Morgan, and John Mueller completed the top ten finishers.
(5-30-07) St Lawrence, WI. Strupp Enterprises prepares for the 4 hour trek to Cedar Rapids Iowa for the ASA Midwest Tour event.
Tony last raced there in 1992, and is looking forward to the event. "Should be fun," Tony told this webmaster, "I have 10 loads of
topsoil to spread, leave me alone."
Tony Strupp Jr will also be debuting very soon in the Silver Dodge Powered Intrepid, just waiting for a valve to come Fed Ex and
he'll be racing at the track.
When asked about his nickname, Jr replied "Cheetah". Stay Tuned!
DAVID PRUNTY WINS E.H. WOLF & SONS 80 AT SLINGER SPEEDWAY!!!
By Dean Strom
(Slinger, WI) May 27—Defending Slinger Speedway late model track champion David Prunty captured his second feature win of the season Sunday night, scoring a convincing win in the E.H. Wolf & Sons 80. Prunty crossed the strip ahead of Brad Mueller and John Mueller.
“I made the crew work for it today,” said Prunty. “We showed up with the wrong right front suspension and changes during every practice session and before qualifying. But we got it right for a cool track.”
Mike Strupp and John Mueller started from row one while Prunty rolled off from the fifth spot. Strupp took the lead at the drop of the green while John Mueller and Al Schill settled in behind him. John Mueller got pinned on the outside lane, allowing Schill and Prunty to sneak by before he could get to the bottom.
Prunty, however, was busy making it look easy, moving past fourth starting Nick Hammer at the drop of the green and moved to the outside of Schill on lap five. Schill’s night came to an abrupt halt immediately after Prunty got by as the five-time speedway late model track champion’s car lost power. By lap 10 Prunty shot under Strupp for the lead and immediately opened up a healthy advantage.
Ninth starting Brad Mueller was on the move early, working past Dale Prunty and into top five by lap 10. Brad Mueller quickly dispatched of fourth running Hammer and set his sights on side-by-side running John Mueller and Strupp.
John Mueller eventually got past Strupp, just prior to the events first caution, triggered when Mike Strupp got sideways in turn three. Rookie Dale Prunty, Dennis Prunty, Tony Strupp, Travis Dassow and Matt Kocourek all got tangled up with Mike Strupp in the wild incident. Mike Strupp and Dassow suffered the worst damage and were done for the night.
When the field came down for the green, it was John Mueller who lined up alongside the leader Prunty. Brad Mueller went from the inside of row two. Brad quickly got past John before the caution flew again, this time for a Tony Strupp and Hammer spin off of turn two on lap 32. Both Strupp and Hammer were sent to the rear of the field as Brad Mueller, the winner of the seasons opening event, lined up alongside Prunty on the subsequent restart. He, however, could only watch as Prunty drove off to a solid lead.
The remaining distance ran caution-free. The most spirited battle of the night occurred between Dale Prunty and John Mueller as they raced side-by-side for nearly 50 laps. John Mueller eventually prevailed and captured the third spot as Dale Prunty settled for fourth. Rich Loch finished fifth while Jeremy Lepak made a last lap pass of Lowell Bennett to finish sixth.
Earlier in the evening, Brad Mueller scored the fast dash. Tony Strupp notched his first fast qualifier award in eight years, touring the ¼-mile oval at 11.490 seconds.
(5-19-07) Jefferson Speedway. Tony and the 12 team hauled the Monte to Jefferson, timed in 9th quick,
won the Fast Heat, and followed it up with a strong run in the main thwarted by a shattered axle and a DNF.
RESULTS JEFFERSON 100
Fast Qualifier: Dan Lensing, Rockton IL 13.815 Seconds
Qual. 1: Jim Duchow, Appleton; Bradley JJ Mueller, Random Lake
Qual. 2: Mark Kraus, Stratford; Brian Johnson Jr., Machesney Park, IL
Qual 3: Rich Bickle, Edgerton; Josh Vadnais, White Bear Lake, MN
Fast Heat 1: Donny Reuvers, Dundas, MN
Fast Heat 2: Tony Strupp, West Bend
Last Chance: Rich Loch, Franklin; Collin Bamke, Slinger
Provisional Starters: Dylan Schuyler, Dousman; Jonathan Eilen,
Hampton, MN
Jefferson 100 Feature: Nathan Haseleu, Marshall; Russ Blakely,
Whitewater; Johnson; Jamie Iverson, Escanaba, MI; Kenny Richards,
Montello; Rich Loch, Franklin; Bryan Roach, Minneapolis, MN; Dave
Feiler, Sun Prairie; Travis Sauter, Necedah; Vadnais; Steve Dobbratz,
Rio; Mueller; Duchow; Rod Wheeler, Hortonville; Reuvers; Michael
Pickens, Auckland, New Zealand; Robert Maynor, Brookfield; Schuyler;
Strupp; Doug Mahlik, Green Bay; Lensing; Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake;
Kraus; Bickle; Bamke; Eilen.
(5-14-07) St Lawrence, WI. Strupp Enterprises will be taking the 12 car to Jefferson Speedway for the ASA Midwest
Tour event this Saturday, while Mike will be attempting 3 fast times in a row at Slinger Speedway.
(5-13-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike and the 10 team repaired the Monte for another Sunday at Slinger, setting Fast Time.
In the main, a hard fought 8th place was earned . Point
Standings as follows.
| 1 | 1P | Prunty, David | 187 |
| 2 | 2B | Bennett, Lowell | 187 |
| 3 | 71B | Bauer, Josh | 171 |
| 4 | 16S | Schumacher, Nick | 155 |
| 5 | 27B | Bamke, Collin | 153 |
| 6 | 10S | Strupp, Mike | 152 |
| 7 | 89E | Egan, Mike | 128 |
| 8 | 92M | Morgan, Conrad | 124 |
| 9 | 43K | Kocourek, Matt | 113 |
| 10 | 14S | Schill, Al | 111 |
(5-6-07) Slinger Speedway. The last Sunday Afternoon show took place and Mike and the 10 team took fast time honors.
After a 4th place in the dash, Mike was making a charge on the hi side and lost control, crashing hard ending the day 17th.
Mike sits 3rd in the standings and the hard working crew will have the car race ready next Sunday Night!
(4-29-06) Strupp Enterprises split the Midwest as Tony took the 12 car to ELKO for the ASA Midwest Premier event.
In timing, 26th out of 50 cars was all he could muster, and couldn't advance thru the qualifier.
Mike took the long journey down 175 to Slinger, started out 10th quick and ended the afternoon show 2nd to David
Prunty and for the second week in a row posted the fastest lap of the race. Will a baked or cooked product be the prize?
(4-22-07) Slinger Speedway. Mike and Tony head off to Slinger for the opener, Mike broke a wheel but did have the fastest
lap of the race, and Tony had battery issues but was a rocket in segment 2 of the 120 lapper, but luck wasn't with us.
(4-19-07) St Lawrence, WI. Tony Strupp Jr announced today the teams plans for the next 2 weeks. The team will race the
Slinger Speedway opener this Sunday, followed by a trip to Elko Speedway for the ASA Midwest Tour opener.
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(3-24-07) St Lawrence, WI. Tony Strupp Jr, crew chief and head chef for the Strupp Enterprises team, has annonced
the Lefthander is almost ready for the Rockford WCS opener. Big Red Machinery Movers and their CEO Gary Pomeroy
will again be the main sponsor of the 12 car.
The LLM will again be raced at Slinger and maybe a few other specials, with an announcement soon on the driver.
