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Stehouwer Scores Super Win

By Michelle Sprague
Dave Stehouwer, of Muskegon, took the Sawyers Superstore Super Late Model win at the Spartan Speedway on Friday, May 20th. It was an uphill climb for all of the drivers, as cautions marred the 40-lap feature. Scott Rugg was shown as the early leader, as Stehouwer went to work from his signature high line. Stehouwer caught Rugg, but cautions, for multi-car tangles, handed the lead back to Rugg a number of times, while Jon McNett, Jimmy Gallagher and Justin Claucherty gave chase. Stehouwer took the lead for good on lap seven, as Gallagher got around Rugg for second. Stehouwer opened up a bit of a lead, leaving Gallagher to fend off Claucherty, McNett, Rugg and Logan Beckwith. Beckwith was able to work his way around McNett and into fourth, when a slower car got into McNett. This brought the seventh, and most lengthy, caution. On the double-file restart, Stehouwer put himself out in front of the pack, but caution waved for the final time, and at 24 laps into a 40-lap feature, Stehouwer was shown the checkered flag. Gallagher, Claucherty, Tim Ryan and Dave Watson rounded out the top five. Ryan and Rugg were heat winners for the evening.
Dan Loughan, Craig Curtis and Larry Wallace put on a whale of a show for the Modified 35-lap feature, but Leroy Ellis motored his way into the Winner’s Circle from mid-pack. At the green, Loughan took the early lead over Curtis, Wallace, Ron Parish (Four Car Dash winner) and Ellis. The top three broke away from the pack as Ellis took fourth away from parish and went to work reeling in the lead trio. Wallace, in the meantime, was trying to find a way around Dwarf car transplant, Craig Curtis, on the outside but dropped back in line behind Curtis. Curtis went to work on Loughan for the lead and was able to take the spot away on lap 18. Ellis was lurking, waiting to strike, and on lap 20, he took the lead and put some breathing room between himself and the rest of the field. Wallace was able to get around Curtis for second but lost some ground to Ellis in the process. At the line, it was Ellis, Wallace, Curtis, Loughan and Chris Hettinger. Kyle Drake scored a heat win to take his first checkered flag in a Modified.
The Lipari Foods Spartan Stock division saw Al “Gator” Williams lead the first five laps of the 20-lap A feature. Jordan Harvey took the reins on a lap five restart, after Williams brought of the caution. Steve Prucnell went to work on Harvey, while Matt Kirchen, Misty Allen and Ron Heeney were duking it out for third. Prucnell took the lead on lap 11 with Heeney working the high side of Jordan for second. Heeney took the lead and went on to score the win over Prucnell, Tom Freeman, Harvey and Kirchen. Heeney also took the win in the make-up feature from May 13th over Damon Place, Harvey, Kirchen and Allen.
It was an all Childers nights, as brothers Marc and Matt Childers swept the B- and make-up feature for the evening. Ken Dollarhite led the first 12 laps of the regular feature, with Scott Rodgers issuing a challenge, and taking the lead on lap 13. Marc Childers closed on Rodgers bumper and the two touched as Childers dove under Rodgers for the lead on lap 18. At the line it was Marc Childers, Rodgers, Jason Luce, Matt Childers and Dollarhite.
Matt Childers scored the May 13th make-up feature win over brother Marc Childers, Rodgers, Dollarhite and Tyler Hawkins.
For the Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock A feature, it was a battle of the young guns at the start of the 20-lap feature. Tyler Heeney, Aaron Taylor and Kyle Crump battled for the top spot as Wayne Beckner Jr., Todd Metz Jr. and Sr. made there way into contention. Taylor took the lead from Heeney on lap eight, while Metz Jr. took the lead away on lap 11. Beckner Jr. followed suit and gave chase, but couldn’t catch Metz Jr. At the stripe, it was Metz Jr., Beckner Jr., Taylor, Metz Sr. and Darren Wright.
Kyle Crump took his first Spartan Speedway Pony Stock win in the A make-up feature over Metz Jr., Beckner Jr., Heeney, and Wright.
Patrick Denison took the B feature win over Branden Moody, Bryan Jenks, R.J. Miller and rookie, Abby Looman.
Branden Moody scored the win in the B feature make-up over Jenks, Miller, Scott Sparagowski and Rich Roberts.

Statistics
                             
Sawyers Chevrolet Late Model Series
                             
Qualifying Results:           Heat 1 Results:        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Best Time 2nd Best     Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap  
1 7. Justin Claucherty 13.195 13.197     1 14. Tim Ryan 4 13.432 4  
2 71 Chris Hettinger- LM 13.227 13.245     2 7 Jon McNett 4 13.530 3  
3 14. Tim Ryan 13.234 13.252     3 71 Chris Hettinger- LM 4 13.572 3  
4 7 Jon McNett 13.327 13.347     4 7. Justin Claucherty 4 13.495 4  
5 3 Logan Beckwith 13.345 13.379                  
6 33 Dave Stehouwer 13.391 13.400     Heat 2 Results:        
7 95 Dominique VanWieringen 13.526 13.603                  
8 88 Scott Sigman 13.633 13.722     Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap  
9 12 Scott Rugg 13.670 13.773       1 12 Scott Rugg 8 13.651 7  
10 39 David Watson 13.695 13.723     2 33 Dave Stehouwer 8 13.530 7  
11 E92 Andrew Clark 13.716 13.770       3 39 David Watson 8 13.738 3  
12 45 Carl Sodman -.--- -.---     4 3 Logan Beckwith 8 13.352 5  
13 25. Jimmy Gallagher -.--- -.---     5 88 Scott Sigman 8 13.742 5  
              6 E92 Andrew Clark 8 13.939 5  
              7 25. Jimmy Gallagher 8 13.900 7  
              8 95 Dominique VanWieringen 8 13.909 5  
                             
Feature Results:                        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap                
1 33 Dave Stehouwer 24 13.439 12                  
2 25. Jimmy Gallagher 24 13.349 10                  
3 7. Justin Claucherty 24 13.346 10                  
4 14. Tim Ryan 24 13.395 12                  
5 39 David Watson 24 13.505 15                  
6 3 Logan Beckwith 24 13.351 14                  
7 71 Chris Hettinger- LM 24 13.644 15                  
8 7 Jon McNett 23 13.354 10                  
9 95 Dominique VanWieringen 23 13.670 15                  
10 E92 Andrew Clark 23 13.930 4                  
11 88 Scott Sigman 22 13.958 7                  
12 12 Scott Rugg 13 13.598 4                  
                             
Modified Series
 
Qualifying Results:           Heat 1 Results:        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Best Time 2nd Best     Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap  
1 50 Leroy Ellis 13.421 13.459     1 31 Ron Parish 4 13.726 3  
2 M1 Bill Butler 13.471 13.543     2 50 Leroy Ellis 4 13.567 3  
3 31 Ron Parish 13.523 13.571     3 49 John Mamula 4 13.825 3  
4 49 John Mamula 13.542 13.559     4 M1 Bill Butler 4 13.671 4  
5 55. Larry Wallace 13.550 13.587                  
6 12x Chris Hettinger- Mod 13.562 13.583     Heat 2 Results:        
7 47 Craig Curtis 13.613 13.642                  
8 72 Dan Loughan 13.652 13.685     Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap  
9 14 Kyle Drake 13.686 13.730       1 14 Kyle Drake 8 13.776 8  
10 55 Robby Johnston 13.720 13.735     2 55. Larry Wallace 8 13.652 5  
11 M74 Nate Moon 13.746 13.819       3 M74 Nate Moon 8 13.860 7  
12 97 Matthew Frazier 13.901 13.959     4 12x Chris Hettinger- Mod 8 13.640 7  
13 07 Matt Vannier 14.884 14.934     5 97 Matthew Frazier 8 13.938 4  
              6 72 Dan Loughan 8 13.665 6  
              7 47 Craig Curtis 8 13.717 6  
              8 55 Robby Johnston 2 14.317 2  
              9 07 Matt Vannier 1 15.086 1  
                             
Feature Results:                        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap                
1 50 Leroy Ellis 35 13.570 22                  
2 55. Larry Wallace 35 13.686 29                  
3 47 Craig Curtis 35 13.754 8                  
4 72 Dan Loughan 35 13.716 4                  
5 12x Chris Hettinger- Mod 35 13.743 9                  
6 31 Ron Parish 35 13.769 5                  
7 M1 Bill Butler 35 13.715 7                  
8 49 John Mamula 35 13.699 9                  
9 14 Kyle Drake 35 13.887 8                  
10 M74 Nate Moon 35 13.817 15                  
11 07 Matt Vannier 32 14.693 5                  
12 55 Robby Johnston 15 13.781 7                  
13 97 Matthew Frazier 6 14.500 4                  
                             
The BOSS Pony Stock Series
 
Qualifying Results:                        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Best Time 2nd Best                  
1 47 Wayne Beckner Jr 16.191 16.214                  
2 79 Todd Metz Jr. 16.292 16.368                  
3 7. Kyle Crump 16.319 16.361                  
4 62 Todd Metz Sr 16.324 16.326                  
5 22. Aaron Taylor 16.375 16.399                  
6 23 Darren Wright 16.393 16.450                  
7 11 Brian Beckner 16.410 16.458                  
8 7 Lexus Jarecki 16.646 16.735                  
9 19 Tyler Heeney 16.659 16.702                    
10 5. Mike Westphal 16.967 16.999                  
11 16 Scott Sparagowski 16.983 17.047                    
12 9 Bryan Jenks 16.994 17.113                  
13 20 Patrick Denison 17.088 17.707                  
14 288 Branden Moody 17.193 17.242                  
15 5 Rich Roberts 17.212 17.366                  
16 30 RJ Miller 17.250 17.274                  
17 43 Abby Looman 17.753 17.783                  
18 T17 Trina Wurmnest 18.289 18.401                  
19 15 Jerry King 18.374 18.400                  
20 6 Brad Robison 18.670 18.904                  
21 1 Joe White 20.808 -.---                    
                             
A Feature Results:           B Feature Results:        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap   Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap  
1 79 Todd Metz Jr. 20 16.370 5     1 20 Patrick Denison 20 17.189 10  
2 47 Wayne Beckner Jr 20 16.426 5     2 288 Branden Moody 20 17.002 13  
3 22. Aaron Taylor 20 16.548 16     3 9 Bryan Jenks 20 17.055 11  
4 62 Todd Metz Sr 20 16.450 10     4 30 RJ Miller 20 17.253 14  
5 23 Darren Wright 20 16.436 19     5 43 Abby Looman 20 17.502 13  
6 19 Tyler Heeney 20 16.683 3     6 5 Rich Roberts 20 17.528 8  
7 7. Kyle Crump 20 16.599 18     7 6 Brad Robison 19 18.285 14  
8 7 Lexus Jarecki 20 16.632 12     8 T17 Trina Wurmnest 19 18.080 7  
9 16 Scott Sparagowski 20 16.862 19     9 1 Joe White 4 22.048 2  
10 5. Mike Westphal 20 17.046 19                  
                             
Lipari Foods Spartan Stock Series
 
Qualifying Results:                        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Best Time 2nd Best                  
1 70 Ron Heeney 13.917 13.924                  
2 24 Damon Place 14.061 14.078                  
3 36 Matt Kirchen 14.350 14.362                  
4 47 Misty Allen 14.557 14.635                  
5 42 Steven Prucnell 14.646 14.716                  
6 07 Jordan Harvey 14.702 14.743                  
7 61 Charles Ammerman 14.748 14.816                  
8 23 Thomas Dumbauld Jr 14.829 14.885                  
9 x25 Tim Lahar 14.955 14.996                    
10 44 Tom Freeman Jr 15.002 15.619                  
11 69 Al Williams 15.211 15.256                    
12 33 Matt Childers 15.628 15.663                  
13 88 Marc Childers 15.830 15.929                  
14 40 Scott Rodgers 15.956 15.963                  
15 27 Jason Luce 15.994 16.100                  
16 2B James Sawade 16.076 16.199                  
17 87 Tyler Hawkins 16.269 16.508                  
18 8 Ken Dollarhite 16.312 16.488                  
19 78 Tamara Hawkins 17.252 17.355                  
20 19 Jenn Wilt 17.832 17.856                  
21 30 Tanya Heinig 18.311 19.151                    
                             
A Feature Results:           B Feature Results:        
                             
Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap   Pos Car# Driver Laps Best Time Lap  
1 70 Ron Heeney 17 13.960 14     1 88 Marc Childers 20 15.911 18  
2 42 Steven Prucnell 17 14.818 15     2 40 Scott Rodgers 20 16.030 17  
3 44 Tom Freeman Jr 17 15.254 8     3 27 Jason Luce 20 15.810 13  
4 07 Jordan Harvey 17 14.931 8     4 33 Matt Childers 20 16.160 13  
5 36 Matt Kirchen 17 14.838 9     5 8 Ken Dollarhite 20 16.483 7  
6 23 Thomas Dumbauld Jr 17 15.091 8     6 2B James Sawade 20 16.208 12  
7 47 Misty Allen 17 14.877 13     7 78 Tamara Hawkins 19 17.593 15  
8 24 Damon Place 17 14.628 16     8 19 Jenn Wilt 18 17.613 14  
9 61 Charles Ammerman 17 15.014 9     9 30 Tanya Heinig 18 18.696 4  
10 69 Al Williams 17 15.212 9     10 87 Tyler Hawkins 9 16.519 4  
11 x25 Tim Lahar 4 15.736 2