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Rusty Daufeldt
NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. (June 20) - Saturday was the seventh race of the 2009 WORLD Dirt Racing League season, the fourth and final night of the Northern Swing and the second and final night here of the 11th annual Masters at Cedar Lake Speedway.
And Menomonie, Wis., driver Jimmy Mars' goal was nabbing his third win in three nights. Mars and his No. 28 car started the evening on the fast race track that featured a night of two-by-two racing by turning in the fast time of 13.438.
Qualifying heat races were captured by Chris Simpson, Scott Gilberts, Chad Simpson and Denny Eckrich.
The Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash saw Chad Simpson lead flag to flag with Gilberts and Mars following him to the checkers.
In the $5,000-to-win main event, The Masters, Chad Simpson led almost the first half of the 50-lapper. He seemed to have the car to beat until a lap-30 caution flag. On the restart, Mars was able to overtake Simpson and grab a slight lead only to have another caution flag bunch the field up once again.
On the restart, Mars took the point with Simpson second and Eckrich third. Moving up from his 19th starting position, the No. 44 of Adam Hensel was in fourth. But on the backstretch, Simpson's No. 25 made contact with the wall. After getting the car back on all four wheels Simpson found himself still running in the fourth position.
A big accident involving Jason Utter, Ashley Anderson and Rick Hanestad brought out the red flag. When the race resumed, Chad Simpson was able to hang on to third after a fierce battle with Hensel, and Eckrich moved up to Mars' rear bumper but could not get close enough to mount a challenge. Mars went on to make it three WDRL wins in a row with Eckrich, Simpson, Hensel and Bill Frey rounding out the top five.
For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the latest WDRL Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site, www.worldraceleague.com.
RACE REPORT
CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY
NEW RICHMOND, WIS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2009
NIGHT TWO OF THE MASTERS
Group Qualifying: 1. Jimmy Mars (13.378), 2. Zach Johnson (13.429), 3. Justin Fegers (13.438) , 4. Adam Hensel (13.470), 5. Chad Mahder (13.500), 6. Jasonn Utter (13.666), 7. Eric Pember (13.691), 8. John Kaanta (13.695), 9. Jeremy Grady (13.721), 10. Chad Simpson (13.729), 11. Scott Gilbert (13.753), 12. Tim Isenberg (13.753), 13. Denny Eckrich (13.792), 14. Andrew Mckay (13.809), 15. Bill Koons (13.810), 16. Chris Simpson (13.820), 17. Bill Frey (13.848), 18. Rick Hanestad (13.864), 19. Dave Eckrich (13.891), 20. Curt Martin (13.910), 21. Ashley Anderson (13.980), 22. Jeff Aikey (13.982), 23. Gordy Seegert (13.999) , 24. Bryant Goldsmith (14.047), 25. Al Purkey (14.054), 26. Jake Redetzke (14.130), 27. Greg Hill (14.131), 28. Bryan Wennen (14.143), 29. Mike Nutzmann (14.175), 30. Rob Moss (14.412)
First Qualifying Heat Race: 1.Chris Simpson (32), 2. Bill Frey (66), 3. John Kaanta (85) , 4. Al Purkey (33), 5. Adam Hensel (44) , 6. Ashley Anderson, (81) 7. Tim Isenberg (9T)
Second Qualifying Heat Race: 1. Scott Gilberts (21G), 2. Rick Hanestad (71H), 3. Jake Redetzke (27), 4. Bill Koons (29), 5. Jeff Aikey (77), 6. Rob Moss (1M), 7. Eric Pember (90X), 8. Justin Fegers (F15).
Third Qualifying Heat Race: 1. Chad Simpson (25) , 2. Zach Johnson (73), 3. Dave Eckrich (58), 4. Jason Utter (31), 5.Gordy Seegert (4S), 6. Andrew Mckay (71), 7. Greg Hill (8).
Fourth Qualifying Heat Race: 1.Denny Eckrich (50) , 2. Jimmy Mars (28), 3. Jeremy Grady (43), 4. Chad Mahder (55C), 5. Curt Martin (45), 6. Byant Goldsmith (24), 7. Bryan Wennen (40W),
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash: 1. Chad Simpson , 2. Scott Gilberts, 3. Jimmy Mars, 4. Rick Hanestad, 5. Bill Frey, 6. Denny Eckrich, 7. Jake Redetzke, 8. Johnson.
Consolation Race: 1. Adam Hensel
50-Lap Masters Feature: 1. Mars 2. Denny Eckrich, 3. Chad Simpson, 4. Hensel, 5. Frey, 6. Dave Eckrich, 7. Purkey, 8. Redetzke, 9. Mahder, 10. Grady, 11. Isenberg, 12. Kaanta, 13. Martin, 14. Moss, 15. Koons, 16. Seegert, 17. Utter, 18. Hanestad, 19. Anderson, 20. Chris Simpson, 21. Zach Johnson, 22. Aikey, 23. McKay, 24. Gilberts.
INFORMATION OF INTEREST:
Entrants: 30
Lap Leaders: Simpson 1-30, Mars 31-50,
Time of Race: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Caution Flags: 3
Red Flags: None
Chase Decals Rookie-of-the-Race: Chad Mahder
Hard Luck Driver: Eric Pember
Series Provisionals: Andrew McKay, Tim Isenberg
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation: 1. Jimmy Mars
QA1 Motorsports: Chad Simpson
The Brake Man: Chad Simpson
Champ Pans: Chris Simpson
Performance Bodies: Dave Eckrich
Fast Shafts: Chad Mahder
Hooker Harness: Jeremy Grady
BSB Manufacturing: Al Purkey
Randy's Racing Filters 9th place finish: Curt Martin, 10th place finish: Rob Moss
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