Bennett wins Blue Race

By: Sandy Shultz
August 19, 2010

(KAUKAUNA, WI) Lowell Bennett won the final leg of the Red, White & Blue Championship series and in the process took home the honors as the 2010 Red, White, & Blue Champion. Bennett started the 75-lap race from the seventh position, while Mark Schroeder took the early lead. Schroeder led until Ross Kenseth passed him for the lead on lap 15. Bennett quickly moved into second position just one lap later, passing Schroeder on the inside. Kenseth continued to lead with Bennett in pursuit for the next 46 laps, until lapped traffic became a factor, allowing Bennett to dive to the inside as they crossed the line on lap 61. Bennett pulled away from Kenseth, stretching out his lead as the laps were winding down. Behind the leaders, Jeff Van Oudenhoven was in third, followed by Frank Kreyer and Tim Rothe. With seven laps to go, Van Oudenhoven passed Kenseth for second, but there was not enough time to close the gap to Bennett. Bennett crossed the finish line 2.307 seconds ahead of Van Oudenhoven, winning his third feature of the season. Kenseth held on for third, followed by Kreyer and Rothe. Bennett is now tied with Terry Baldry for the point battle, with just two weeks left in the season.

Kris Kelly returned to victory lane in the limited late model division, winning his third feature of the season and claiming the Red, White & Blue Championship. Kelly took the lead on lap 18, on the restart, passing Todd Verhagen on the outside. Verhagen held on to finish second, followed by Mike Meyerhofer, Brent Strelka and Cory Kemkes. Point leader Tanner Bohlen finished sixth, extending his lead over Brandon Conrad to 19 points.

Larry Raygo won his second Super Stock feature of the season, taking the lead from Erik Turner on lap two, after starting third. Raygo finished .494 seconds ahead of Todd Baumann. Ed Howard finished third, followed by Dylan Wenzel and Corey Manders. Wenzel won the Red, White & Blue Championship, but still remains in 2nd place in the season-long point’s battle, 72 points behind Andy Casavant and Greg Hauser.

Ron Magdanz won his second Sport Truck feature of the season and the Red, White & Blue Championship. Magdanz started in the third position, taking the lead on lap three and never looked back. Dan Vixmer finished second, followed by Jason Plutz, Ron Champeau, and Jacob Boldig. Plutz extends his lead over Champeau in the points championship battle to 33 points.

Rick Wenzel won his third Sizzling Four feature of the season and the Red, White & Blue Championship. Wenzel . Tim Richter finished second, followed by Braison Bennett, Wayne Sonkowsky and Cody Kippenhan. With the win, Wenzel also closed the gap in the point’s battle with Sonkowsky. The two are now tied for the lead, 36 points ahead of Kippenhan.

In the final race of the evening, Jeff Wohlrabe won the 15-lap Figure Eight feature. This was Wohlrabe’s second win of the season. Terry Van Roy finished second, followed by Jared Baughman , Mike Meyerhofer and Craig VandeWettering. VandeWettering earned the Red, White & Blue Championship title, but still remains in third place behind Dan Gracyalny and Wohlrabe in the 2010 points battle.

There are just two races remaining in the 2010 Fox River Racing Club season. Join the excitement next week for PCMC night at Wisconsin International Raceway.
 

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The next FRRC event is August 26th 2010