July Spectacular 100 | ASA MIDWEST TOUR

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CHASE HAS A DIFFERENT LOOK AFTER LAST SATURDAY

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Thursday, July 10, 2008) – Matt Kocourek appeared to have a strong hold on the 2008 Lane Automotive Rookie of the Year presented by Red Line Synthetic Oil and Hyperco title. But after last Saturday’s ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100 at I-94 Raceway, an ASA Member Track, the title is up for grabs among the top three competitors.

Kocourek was coming off an 11th place finish at Grundy County Speedway and was sitting ahead of Nick Murgic and Adam Hensel in the point standings. He, along with Murgic has made every ASAMT start up to last Saturday’s event.

But the tough 3/8-mile seasoned asphalt track appears to cause a hiccup in Kocourek’s run for the ROY title.

It’s becoming well-known in the ASAMT of how important qualifying is for any event. A good qualifying run will help set you on your way to a good night or a bad night, and for Kocourek it was almost a nightmare as he qualified 33rd out of 39 drivers. While Murgic would qualify 11th and Hensel would qualify into his second event by qualifying 13th.

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This article was posted to the website on July 10th, 2008

ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100 Event Contingency Awards

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

Nathan Haseleu, 2nd Place: Hawk, $100; Penske, $100; Schaeffer’s Diesel Treat, 12 pints; Joe Gibbs Racing Oil: one case of oil; ASAMT Touring Star Bonus: $350.

Steve Anderson, 3rd Place: PF Friction: $100, Quarter Master: $100.

Donny Reuvers, 4th Place: Hypercoils, One-Spring; Powertrain Tech, $150; Touring Star Bonus, $325.

Jonathan Eilen, 5th Place: PF Friction, $100; Avcomm, $100; ASAMT Touring Star Bonus, $300.

Eugene Dick, 6th Place: AP Brakes, Set of Discs; Joe Gibbs Oil, One Case of Oil.

Adam Hensel, 7th Place: Lane Automotive, $100; Lane Automotive Highest Finishing Rookie, $100; Touring Star Bonus (Highest finishing Rookie), $275.

Travis Sauter, 8th Place: Tex Racing, $50; Tilton, $75; Landrum, $50; ASAMT Touring Star Bonus: $250.

Jeff Storm, 9th Place: Hawk Performance, $50; Hypercoils, 1 Spring.

Chris Wimmer, 10th Place: Quarter Master: $50, Redline: $100; Avcomm: $50, Ferodo, one box of pads, ASAMT Touring Star Bonus: $225.

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This article was posted to the website on July 9th, 2008

FREDRICKSON INCREASES HIS LEAD ON REUVERS IN ASAMT POINTS

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By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Tuesday, July 08, 2008) – Dan Fredrickson’s win this past Saturday in the ECHO Bear Cat July Spectacular 100 at I-94 Raceway, an ASA Member Track, allowed him to increase his points lead over second place runner Donny Reuvers. He currently has an 85 point lead after six of the 14 events in the 2008 ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment.

Fredrickson picked up 150 of the 160 points he was eligible to get this past Saturday night. He received 100 points for the win, 12 points for qualifying 5th, 18 points for finishing second in his fast heat, and 20 appearance points.

Reuvers picked up 134 points. He received 82 points for his fourth place finish in the feature, 16 points for qualifying third, 16 points for finishing third in his fast heat, and 20 appearance points.

Travis Sauter sits third only 160 points behind Fredrickson in the standings. Sauter started 25th and finished 8th in the feature event to keep him within reach of Fredrickson.