From the Kwik Trip Pits... First, we would like to thank everyone for their support of Special Olympics at the Madison Race. We sold, $1,413 in raffle tickets. That combined with the $1.00 from each ticket sale comes pretty close to record sales set by Gary. There were several pit prizes that were not claimed in Madison, we will bring them to Jefferson. So, if you still have your tickets, come check your numbers. We will be doing another raffle for Special Olympics at Jefferson, with some more great prizes... Lets see if we can set some more record sales numbers.

Also, we know that there were several teams at Madison that were not at Elko, and thus you missed out on the hats and calendars. We will have them with us in Jefferson so if you didn't get hats and calendars or if you need more please let us know. (Lets give Doug Hornickel a big "thank you" for all of the wonderful photo's in the calendar!) Have a great weekend... we are sure you will all be busy working on your cars. Although we don't have a car to work on, we did have to order a couple of parts for the Cruzin Cooler... so Christa will have to spend a little time in the "shop" this weekend to. See you all in Jefferson!! Gary, Christa, Amanda, Ruanna, & Randie.

From the Chris Wimmer Pits... Chris Wimmer’s day at Madison International Speedway went from bad to good in a matter of three hours Sunday. When the #52 Chevy hit the track for first practice, Wimmer registered the second slowest time in the group. Wimmer and his crew went hard to work on the car, making wholesale changes for the next practice. Said Wimmer, “The set up we went to the track with was just way off. We were too soft and had trouble getting through the corners because the nose was dragging.�

Those changes paid off and Wimmer found himself 13th in the second practice and then went out and qualified 11th, putting him in the ECHO Chainsaw 100 on time. “We worked really hard on the car during the end of the first practice and before the second. It’s nice to see that pay off and it’s always nice to get in on time right away and focus on the feature.�

With the inverted start Wimmer started on the pole at Madison International Speedway. During the 100 laps he slipped out of the top ten only once and avoided getting caught in three incidents that happened in front of him to bring out cautions. Wimmer lined up 6th for the final restart with just 13 laps to go and help his ground to take the checkered flag in that position. “From where we started the day to where we ended, I’m really happy and thankful to my crew for all their hard work. We were really tight during the race, so to finish where I did is exciting.�

Wimmer’s sixth place finish at MIS moves him up two places and in to ninth in the ASA Midwest Tour point standings. Said Wimmer, “To be in the top ten in points just two races in is great. Of course you always want to be higher, but it’s so important in this series to get in the points and stay towards the top.�

From the Tim Schendel Pits... Iron Eagle Racing and driver Tim Schendel traveled to Madison, WI Sunday, May 4th for the ECHO Chainsaw 100.

Tim and the team were ready to rock as both practice sessions went real well with fifth and seventh fastest overall times for the sessions. “The car was handling really well,�stated Schendel. “We really only needed to make minor adjustments to get the car where we needed it.� The day proved to get even better with a solid qualifying run and ending up fourth quickest and capturing the fourth spot in the odd/even heat from starting in the last row. Unfortunately the remainder of the night would not be so good for Schendel and team.

With the invert, Tim started the main event in the eighth spot. Tim quickly worked his way up to third and then battled back and forth throughout the race for a top five spot.
On a restart tight in traffic Tim was racing for fourth position. Things became heated between the #9 and #97 car where Tim fell victim to circumstance. Unfortunately Tim spun on the backstretch but was able to complete the race salvaging a 17th place finish. “I’m pretty disappointed. The car was running good and we had a top 5 car. Unfortunately we got tangled up in that mess… I just didn’t have luck on my side,� commented Schendel.