By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Sunday, June 08, 2008) – After four events, Matt Kocourek and Nick Murgic are showing that each are worthy of the Lane Automotive Rookie of the Year presented by Red Line Synthetic Oil and Hyperco. But, don’t count out Adam Hensel with the fifth event coming up this Friday at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Murgic made his first visit to Dells Raceway Park and appeared to have quickly adapted to the 1/3-mile oval. He started out the day by qualifying third, only 0.030 seconds behind fast qualifier Dan Fredrickson. He would finish 13th in the Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s, the highest finishing rookie.

“I was really excited about how qualifying went and was looking forward to the race,� Murgic stated. “We misjudged the track and about ten laps in, the car got very loose so I just had to hold on to what I had.�

While he battled with a loose handling car, he was able to gain some valuable experience in the race, “It was a fun race to be racing against guys like Dan Fredrickson, Johnny & Travis Sauter, Steve Carlson, and some of the local guys so I was just happy to have done that.�

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Thursday, June 5, 2008) – The ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment would not be successful without the help of our marketing partners and sponsors. Last Sunday’s Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s had a great field of competitors with a majority taking home contingency bonuses.

In order to receive the awards, the driver must be a full ASA member and their teams must satisfy all manufacturers’ requirements (decals, patches and post race interview criteria.) The awards listed for each driver is on top of the event purse payout they received.

Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s Contingency Awards:

Donny Reuvers, 1st Place: AVCOMM, $100; Penske Racing, $100; Schaeffer’s Oil, one case of oil; Tilton, $125; Tex Racing, $100, ASAMT Touring Star Bonus: $400.

Steve Carlson, 2nd Place: Hawk, $100; Penske, $100; Schaeffer’s Diesel Treat, 12 pints.

Andrew Morrissey, 3rd Place: PF Friction, $100; Quarter Master $100; Touring Star Bonus, $350.

Travis Sauter, 4th Place: Hypercoils, One-Spring; Powertrain Tech, $150; PF Friction, $100; Touring Star Bonus, $325.

All Photos are courtesy of Doug Hornickel - Fast Lap Photos
www.fastlapphoto.com

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Monday, June 02, 2008) – Donny Reuvers victory in the Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s at Dells Raceway Park on Sunday makes him the 11th different driver in 15 ASAMT starts to record a victory. Reuvers is one of four drivers to make every ASAMT feature race to date with Jonathan Eilen, Nathan Haseleu and Travis Sauter being the others.

GOPHER DOMINATION

Reuvers win continues a streak of domination by Minnesota competitors going back to last year’s ASAMT event at Raceway Park in Shakopee, MN. This was the sixth straight win for the Minnesota group with Dan Fredrickson recording three of those wins at Shakopee, Oktoberfest, and Madison. The others include: Jake Ryan at Elko, Jonathan Eilen at Jefferson, and now Reuvers at Dells.

The last ASAMT winner outside of the Land of 10,000 Lakes was Kyle Busch back on August 7, 2007 with his win at Wisconsin International Raceway.

HARD CHARGING THROUGH THE FIELD

Of the 26 competitors who competed in the Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s, half of the field (13) actually finished ahead of where they started. The average of positions gained by those drivers was 4.69.

Unofficial Race Stats (PDF) • Feature Finish

By: Kevin Ramsell
WISCONSIN DELLS, WI (Sunday, June 01, 2008) – Donny Reuvers has always been a patient driver behind the wheel of his Toyota Camry. Today, that patience paid off as he collects his first ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment win by taking the Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s at Dells Raceway Park in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

“Oh, it’s awesome! It’s something we have been working on for a year and a half,� a happy Reuvers stated in victory lane. “It’s awesome to do it here at the Dells with its rich heritage and with all of the guys here racing today and the competition level, it’s just incredible.�

Reuvers would lead every lap of the 100-lap affair that only saw two caution flags and took only 33 minutes to complete.

But, it wasn’t an easy drive for Reuvers as he held off challenges from Kenny Richards in the early going and Steve Carlson in the final stages.

# Driver Name Hometown
1 - 41 - Donny Reuvers (TS) - Dundas, MN
2 - 66 - Steve Carlson - West Salem, WI
3 - 39 - Andrew Morrisey (TS) - DeForest, WI
4 - 5 - Travis Sauter (TS) - Necedah, WI
5 - 143 - Johnny Sauter - Necedah, WI
6 - 9 - Kenny Richards - Montello, WI
7 - 36 - Dan Fredrickson (TS) - Elko, MN
8 - 52 - Chris Wimmer - Wausau, WI
9 - 97 - Jamie Iverson (TS) - Norway, MI
10 - 102 - Kenny Reiser - Waukon, IA
11 - 00 - Jeff Kendall - Montello, WI
12 - 72 - Jacob Goede - New Germany, MN
13 - 12 - Nick Murgic (R) - Rosemount, MN
14 - 7 - Don Turner - LaCrosse, WI
15 - 43 - Matt Kocourek (R) - Franklin, WI
16 - 0 - Tim Sauter - Necedah, WI
17 - 87 - Nathan Haseleu (TS) - Marshall, WI
18 - 9c - Kyle Calmes - Freedom, WI
19 - 175 - Blake Horstman (TS) - Bangor, WI
20 - 22 - Russ Blakeley (TS) - Whitewater, WI
21 - 77k - Kris Kelly (TS) - Norway, MI
22 - 21 - Tim Schendel (TS) - Sparta, WI
23 - 25 - Jeff Storm - Waterford, WI
24 - 99 - Frank Kreyer - Pardeeville, WI

Jeff Storm and Nathan Haseleu secured their starting spots into the Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s by finishing first and second in the Last Chance Race at Dells Raceway Park.

Russ Blakeley received the ASAMT provisional while Mike Gunderson received the Dells provisional.

The Arby’s Pure Stock Challenge is on the track now. The Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s is coming up next!!!

LAST CHANCE FINISH
1 25 Jeff Storm Waterford, WI
2 87 Nathan Haseleu (TS) Marshall, WI
3 9k Mark Kraus Stratford, WI
4 96 Dave Feiler Sun Prairie, WI
5 171 Josh Bauer Random Lkae, WI
6 55 Rich Loch (TS) Muskego, WI
7 51 Joey Johnson Alexandria, MN
8 14 Eugene Gregorich Jr Amhurst, WI
9 34 Brandon Hill (TS) Genoa Ciy, WI
10 1 Tim Hintz Nekoosa, WI
11 44 Adam Hensel (R) Barron, WI
12 105 Terry Patnode South Milwaukee, WI
13 199 Bryan Roach Minneapolis, MN
14 94 Paul Paine Mound, MN
15 4 Mike Gunderson Wind Lake, WI
16 91 Gordy Swanson Northfield, MN
17 22 Russ Blakeley (TS) Whitewater, WI
18 98 Doug Mahlik (TS) Green Bay, WI

Miller Lite 100 presented By Arby's Lineup
# Driver Name
1 41 Donny Reuvers (TS)
2 9 Kenny Richards
3 21 Tim Schendel (TS)

Don Turner and Frank Kreyer earned a starting spot for the main event with their first and second finishes in the first qualifier heat. Kyle Calmes and Jamie Iverson made it in from the second heat while Tim Sauter and Jonathan Eilen earned their starting spots from their third qualifier heat finishes.

All three members of the Sauter family have either qualified or raced their way into the main event.

Johnny Sauter won the Odd Qualifying Heat and Jacob Goede won the Even Qualifying Heat.

The Last Chance race is coming up and there are some good drivers who will be competing in that race with Jeff Storm and Nathan Haseleu on the front row.

LAST CHANCE LINEUP

# Driver Name Finish
1 25 Jeff Storm
2 87 Nathan Haseleu (TS)
3 55 Rich Loch (TS)
4 9k Mark Kraus
5 96 Dave Feiler
6 51 Joey Johnson
7 171 Josh Bauer
8 14 Eugene Gregorich Jr
9 4 Mike Gunderson
10 34 Brandon Hill (TS)
11 44 Adam Hensel (R)
12 199 Bryan Roach
13 1 Tim Hintz
14 105 Terry Patnode
15 94 Paul Paine
16 98 Doug Mahlik (TS)
17 91 Gordy Swanson
18 11 Josh Vadnais
19 22 Russ Blakeley (TS)

Dan Fredrickson set a new ASAMT track record in qualifying today for the Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s at Dells Raceway Park in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Fredrickson set a lap time of 13.234 seconds, beating Travis Sauter’s fast time of 13.387 seconds set last year.

Blake Horstman was second with a lap time of 13.247 seconds with Nick Murgic third with his lap time of 13.264 seconds. Travis Sauter was fourth with a time of 13.287 seconds and Kenny Reiser rounded out the 13.312 seconds.

The autograph session is coming up with racing at 4:00 pm.

# Driver Name Hometown Time
1 36 Dan Fredrickson (TS) Elko, MN 13.234
2 175 Blake Horstman (TS) Bangor, WI 13.247
3 12 Nick Murgic (R) Rosemount, MN 13.264
4 5 Travis Sauter (TS) Necedah, WI 13.287
5 102 Kenny Reiser Waukon, IA 13.312

Current ASAMT point leader Dan Fredrickson and Travis Sauter both set the fast time of 13.540 seconds in the second and final practice session for today’s Miller Lite 100 presented by Arby’s at Dells Raceway Park.

Johnny Sauter was third with a lap time of 13.553 seconds with Mark Kraus in fourth with a lap time of 13.586 seconds and Josh Vadnais was fifth with a lap time of 13.594 seconds.

The difference between first and 20th was 0.255 seconds and the gap from first to 41st is 0.681 seconds.

Qualifying starts at 2 pm with the autograph session at 3 pm. Racing will get underway at 4 pm.

Bring the suntan lotion or the sun block with you to the track. It’s a great day for racing!!!

Pos No. Name Best Tm
1 36 DAN FREDRICKSON 13.540
2 5S TRAVIS SAUTER 13.540
3 143 JOHNNY SAUTER 13.553
4 9K MARK KRAUS 13.586
5 11 JOSH VADNAIS 13.594