By Eldon Butcher
Mt. Vernon, IL. (Sept. 9. 2006) Hunter Schuerenberg, of Sikeston, MO, edged Kyle Wissmiller in a 30 lap race to the finish Saturday night at the Mt.Vernon Raceway. Schuerenberg turned in a solid, steady performance for a 16 year old driver. He took the lead from Wissmiller on lap nine.. The young gun then led the field through six more restarts and kept his cool under pressure despite the changing, closing opposition.
Schuerenberg was at the wheel of the HSR Racing Maxim/Foxco Sprint sponsored by Minor Harley Davidson.. The team includes the proud car owner Rick Schuerenberg and Brian Karaker who serves as the crew chief. It was the first victory for Schuerenberg who is enjoying his Rookie season with the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series. With the victory came the trophy for the PEPSI MSCS Illinois Sprint Championship.
The final yellow came out with 24 laps on the board and closed the field to a single file restart with just 6 laps remaining. The top five had been a changing scene during the entire race. Kyle Wissmiller picked up the pace on the restart. He got by Chris Windom in two laps and went high to find a little extra speed. With two laps to go Kyle was so close. However, coming off two after taking the white flag, it was Hunter with an edge. Wissmiller’s charge came up short in a close finish.
Chris Windom finished third in the eventful feature. Windom kept pressure on whoever was nearest and stayed right in the thick of the hunt. Chase Stockon finished fourth and was also part of the side by side back and forth racing for third and fourth. Kyle Cummins finished fifth. Drivers from 3 states were represented in the top five.
Both Cummins and Chris Windom gained points in their season championship bids to catch MSCS points leader Alex Shanks. Shanks had magneto problems with his sprint and he was the first to retire in the 23 car field. Cummins and Windom now head into the final two events tied for second place and just 29 points out of first.
Positions six through ten at the finish were hard earned spots for Scotty Weir, Tommy Rockwell, Jeff Davis, Patrick Budde, and Rex Norris III. Weir and Davis worked their way back into the top ten after being involved in spins that placed them at the tail of the field on restarts. Patrick Budde moved up 10 spots to earn the Mike’s Motors Hard Charger Award. Rockwell and Norris turned in strong first time performances. Rookie D.J. Ott was eleventh in his best outing of the season.
Heat races were won by Kyle Wissmiller, Kyle Cummins, and Hunter Schuerenberg. The second heat underwent a difficult start during which the Cravens sprinter driven by Patrick Bruns entered into a series of end for end flips down the front chute. The front of the car was destroyed. Bruns was assisted to the ambulance for further evaluation by the EMT personnel team on duty.
A decision was made later in the program to forego having the B-Main and allow all 23 remaining cars to start the feature. Some amazing runs in heavy traffic made for an exciting feature. Daron Clayton started 20th and raced up to third before spinning and being hit by another car. Hud Cone started 23rd and was in fourth spot using the high groove when the smoke from his car subsided and it quit in turn four.
Next up will be the 2 day 2006 season finale at the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway on September 29th and 30th. Friday night MSCS will run for $2,000 to win and Saturday the stakes raise to $10,00 to win. Any driver who can win the feature both nights will be assured an extra $1,000.
First Heat – 2k Kyle Wissmiller, 32 Chase Stockon, 33 Jeff Davis,
59 Craig Budde, 50 Daniel Adler, 63 Rex Norris III,
90 Patrick Budde, 83 Dale Christian
Second Heat – 3c Kyle Cummins, 55B Alex Shanks, 7X Mitch Wissmiller,
22W Scotty Weir, 56B Randy Bateman, 22A D.J. Ott,
92 Daron Clayton, 1c Patrick Bruns
Third Heat – 35s Hunter Schuerenberg, 17W Chris Windom, 17R Jerry Ruble,
95 Tommy Rockwell, 11d Derek O’Dell, 72 Al Thomas,
91 Mark Potter, 51 Hud Cone
B-Main – Not held – all 8 cars advance to the feature.
Feature(30 Laps) – 1) 35s Hunter Schuerenberg, 2) 2k Kyle Wissmiller,
3) 17w Chris Windom, 4) 32 Chase Stockon
5) 3c Kyle Cummins, 6) 22W Scotty Weir,
7) 95 Timmy Rockwell, 8) 33 Jeff Davis,
9) 90 Patrick Budde, 10) 63 Rex Norris III,
11) 22A D.J. Ott, 12) 59 Craig Budde,
13) 83 Dale Christian, 14) 50 Daniel Adler,
15) 17R Jerry Ruble, 16) 56B Randy Bateman,
17) 91 Mark Potter, 18) 7x Mitch Wissmiller
19) 72 Al Thomas, 20) 51 Hud Cone
21) 92 Daron Clayton, 22) 11d Derek O’Dell
23) 55B Alex Shanks
Number of Entries: 24
Mt. Vernon, IL. (Sept. 9. 2006) Hunter Schuerenberg, of Sikeston, MO, edged Kyle Wissmiller in a 30 lap race to the finish Saturday night at the Mt.Vernon Raceway. Schuerenberg turned in a solid, steady performance for a 16 year old driver. He took the lead from Wissmiller on lap nine.. The young gun then led the field through six more restarts and kept his cool under pressure despite the changing, closing opposition.
Schuerenberg was at the wheel of the HSR Racing Maxim/Foxco Sprint sponsored by Minor Harley Davidson.. The team includes the proud car owner Rick Schuerenberg and Brian Karaker who serves as the crew chief. It was the first victory for Schuerenberg who is enjoying his Rookie season with the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series. With the victory came the trophy for the PEPSI MSCS Illinois Sprint Championship.
The final yellow came out with 24 laps on the board and closed the field to a single file restart with just 6 laps remaining. The top five had been a changing scene during the entire race. Kyle Wissmiller picked up the pace on the restart. He got by Chris Windom in two laps and went high to find a little extra speed. With two laps to go Kyle was so close. However, coming off two after taking the white flag, it was Hunter with an edge. Wissmiller’s charge came up short in a close finish.
Chris Windom finished third in the eventful feature. Windom kept pressure on whoever was nearest and stayed right in the thick of the hunt. Chase Stockon finished fourth and was also part of the side by side back and forth racing for third and fourth. Kyle Cummins finished fifth. Drivers from 3 states were represented in the top five.
Both Cummins and Chris Windom gained points in their season championship bids to catch MSCS points leader Alex Shanks. Shanks had magneto problems with his sprint and he was the first to retire in the 23 car field. Cummins and Windom now head into the final two events tied for second place and just 29 points out of first.
Positions six through ten at the finish were hard earned spots for Scotty Weir, Tommy Rockwell, Jeff Davis, Patrick Budde, and Rex Norris III. Weir and Davis worked their way back into the top ten after being involved in spins that placed them at the tail of the field on restarts. Patrick Budde moved up 10 spots to earn the Mike’s Motors Hard Charger Award. Rockwell and Norris turned in strong first time performances. Rookie D.J. Ott was eleventh in his best outing of the season.
Heat races were won by Kyle Wissmiller, Kyle Cummins, and Hunter Schuerenberg. The second heat underwent a difficult start during which the Cravens sprinter driven by Patrick Bruns entered into a series of end for end flips down the front chute. The front of the car was destroyed. Bruns was assisted to the ambulance for further evaluation by the EMT personnel team on duty.
A decision was made later in the program to forego having the B-Main and allow all 23 remaining cars to start the feature. Some amazing runs in heavy traffic made for an exciting feature. Daron Clayton started 20th and raced up to third before spinning and being hit by another car. Hud Cone started 23rd and was in fourth spot using the high groove when the smoke from his car subsided and it quit in turn four.
Next up will be the 2 day 2006 season finale at the legendary Lawrenceburg Speedway on September 29th and 30th. Friday night MSCS will run for $2,000 to win and Saturday the stakes raise to $10,00 to win. Any driver who can win the feature both nights will be assured an extra $1,000.
First Heat – 2k Kyle Wissmiller, 32 Chase Stockon, 33 Jeff Davis,
59 Craig Budde, 50 Daniel Adler, 63 Rex Norris III,
90 Patrick Budde, 83 Dale Christian
Second Heat – 3c Kyle Cummins, 55B Alex Shanks, 7X Mitch Wissmiller,
22W Scotty Weir, 56B Randy Bateman, 22A D.J. Ott,
92 Daron Clayton, 1c Patrick Bruns
Third Heat – 35s Hunter Schuerenberg, 17W Chris Windom, 17R Jerry Ruble,
95 Tommy Rockwell, 11d Derek O’Dell, 72 Al Thomas,
91 Mark Potter, 51 Hud Cone
B-Main – Not held – all 8 cars advance to the feature.
Feature(30 Laps) – 1) 35s Hunter Schuerenberg, 2) 2k Kyle Wissmiller,
3) 17w Chris Windom, 4) 32 Chase Stockon
5) 3c Kyle Cummins, 6) 22W Scotty Weir,
7) 95 Timmy Rockwell, 8) 33 Jeff Davis,
9) 90 Patrick Budde, 10) 63 Rex Norris III,
11) 22A D.J. Ott, 12) 59 Craig Budde,
13) 83 Dale Christian, 14) 50 Daniel Adler,
15) 17R Jerry Ruble, 16) 56B Randy Bateman,
17) 91 Mark Potter, 18) 7x Mitch Wissmiller
19) 72 Al Thomas, 20) 51 Hud Cone
21) 92 Daron Clayton, 22) 11d Derek O’Dell
23) 55B Alex Shanks
Number of Entries: 24
