(Francis Creek, WI - September 19, 2009) - Enduro veteran Dave Beyer led nearly every lap, dominating the fifth and final round of the Tisler Salvage Enduro Series Saturday night at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek.

Starting up front, Beyer established the lead at the drop of the green of the 300 lap affair, putting nearly the entire field at least a lap down half-way through the event’s first 150 lap segment.

Only Greg Banker was able to stay on the lead lap as the field hit the mandatory midway break. Beyer had passed Banker to put him a lap down, but in the final five laps of the segment, Banker worked lapped traffic to get back around the leader.

The second segment began with Beyer out front and Banker just less than half a lap behind. The duo ran that way until the 235th lap when Banker headed to the pits. That left Beyer a full two laps ahead of the next cars in the running order as he cruised away to his first series win of the year.

With Beyer in control, emphasis shifted to the series championship which wasn’t decided until the final corner of the final lap.

Waterford, WI, September 9 – The Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series is set to conclude its 2009 season on Saturday September 12 at the Grundy County Speedway (Morris, IL). The “FRANK WELCH MEMORIAL 250” main event will be held in honor of the late Grundy County Speedway race promoter who recently passed away in 2009.

The race program will begin starting at 6:30 featuring a 15-lap “Mechanic’s race” event for the Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series cars. Immediately following will be the “FRANK WELCH MEMORIAL 125” enduro for the Midwest Enduro Small Car and V-6 Series cars. The final racing event for the day will feature the Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series “FRANK WELCH MEMORIAL 250” starting at 7:30.

A guaranteed first prize will be awarded to both the “A” and “B” class winners for the Stock Car division and the winner of the Small Car Series if 40 cars are entered in each division. A first place prize of $800 for the “A” class, $400 for the “B” class winner and $500 for the Small Car Series winner respectively. Each class pays the top 15 positions and will be adjusted accordingly to car count and attendance.

Wisconsin Dells, WI, September 6 – Mark Fogel of West Bend, collected his third Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series win of the season at the Dells Raceway Park. Fogel was shown as the leader for most of the “LABOR DAY 250” main event.

Fogel was the overall winner and first in the "A" Class over Phil Speciale. First in the "B" Class was Jesse Jollie over Steven Markey.

Mike Jucius scored his first career Midwest Enduro Small Car Series win. Steve Privett was first to cross the line but was not able to make up a 2-lap pre-race penalty to collect the win. Jucius was first over Mark Johler.

Brad Nelson was the winner in the “V-6 Series” division over Joe Ciardo III. Nelson collected his third win of the season and now sits on top of the Series point standings over defending champion Julie Hayes.

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Wilmot, WI, July 18 – Darryl Traber of Waterford, collected his second Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series win of the season during the running of the ’95 WIIL ROCK 200” enduro held at the Wilmot Raceway. Traber took the lead with 10 laps to go after Charlie Pinkalla fell victim to a flat tire.

Traber was the overall winner and first in the "A" Class over Mike Watson. First in the "B" Class was Jesse Jollie collecting his first win in the class over Ken Childre.

Steve Bayer recorded his second Midwest Enduro Small Car Series win of the 2009 season during the running of the “95 WIIL ROCK 100” small car enduro. Bayer was first over local favorite Todd Booker.

Brad Nelson collected his second win of the season in the Midwest Enduro V-6 Series over Julie Hayes.

Waterford, WI, July 16 – The Wilmot Raceway will be host to two enduro race events on Saturday July 18. This will be the first time the Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series has visited the track in over ten years on the 1/3 mile clay oval. The last event held at the track was on July 11, 1999.

Prior to the race events, a special tribute will take place in honor of veteran Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series driver Steve Just who perished in an unexplained tragic death earlier in the week. The tribute will begin at 6:45. Just was the first Midwest Enduro “rookie of the year” established in 1996 and assisted in contributing to the Series in many different ways through the years.

The racing will begin at 7:00 with the running of the “95 WIIL ROCK 100” 100 lap enduro event for the Midwest Enduro Small Car (4-cyl.) and V-6 Series cars. At 8:00 the main event will take place with the running of the “95 WIIL ROCK 200” 200 lap enduro for the Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series (V-8). Awards will be presented by 95 WIIL ROCK of Pleasant Prairie.

Beside the prize money and awards for the drivers, prizes for the fans will be distributed throughout the evening.

Morris, IL, July 4 – Mark Fogel of West Bend, WI, scored his second Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series win of the season during the running of the "FAIRTIME 250" enduro held at the Grundy County Speedway. Fogel led most of the 250-lap event.

Fogel was the overall winner and first in the "A" Class over Darryl Traber. First in the "B" Class was Mike Watson over Jason Lange.

Defending Small Car Series champion Mark Johler collected his second consecutive win of the season during the running of the “FAIRTIME 125” enduro. Mike Jucius finished in the runner up position. Julie Hayes was the winner in the V-6 division over Brad Bahr.

The evening started with the running of the Olson’s Auto / Scrap Metal Recycling sponsored "FAIRTIME 15" powder puff event. Tanya Galloway was the winner of the event over Brenda DeYoung. Galloway lapped the entire field as the track was very slick after the rain that fell during the entire afternoon.

The top five in each class received plaque awards plus prize money. The awards were courtesy of Olson’s Auto / Scrap Metal Recycling of Seneca.

SMALL CAR & V-6 SERIES

by Joe Verdegan
(Whitelaw, WI) July 4 - Green Bay's Duke Truttman passed Dave Beyer for the lead with 29 laps remaining to win the 300 lap Tisler Salvage Compact car enduro at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek Saturday.

Loves Park, IL, June 28 – Art Speciale of Bartlett, collected his first Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series win of the season during the running of the "MAC TOOLS 250" enduro held at the Rockford Speedway. Speciale took the lead at the 85-lap marker and remained in the top position for the rest of the 250-lap affair for the win.

Speciale was the overall winner and first in the "A" Class over Tom Ruh. First in the "B" Class was Jason Lange over Mike Watson.

Defending Small Car Series champion Mark Johler collected his first win of the season during the running of the “MAC TOOLS 125” enduro. Initial winner Jody Purdy was disqualified after post race inspection. Mike Jucius finished in the runner up position. Brad Nelson was the winner in the V-6 division over Joel Schumann.

The day started with the running of the “MAC TOOLS 15" powder puff event. Joy Wilson led most of the 15-lap event until Michelle Lemery collected her on lap seven. Tanya Galloway took over at that point and went on for the win over Erika DeYoung who made a last lap pass over Ashley Fogel to collect the runner up spot.

SMALL CAR & V-6 SERIES

Wisconsin Dells, WI, May 24 – Darryl Traber of Waterford, collected his first Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series win of the season and first at the Dells Raceway Park. Traber initially finished in the runner up position to Jim Plautz. Plautz was later disqualified after post race inspection for too high of compression, voiding his great run. Plautz was four car lengths ahead of Traber at the finish of the “Buddig / Old Wisconsin Sausage 250”.

Traber was the overall winner and first in the "A" Class over Don Lunsford. First in the "B" Class was Matt Arvia collecting his second consecutive win in the class over Bob Palermo.

Leo Bujak recorded his first Midwest Enduro Small Car Series win of the 2009 season during the running of the “Buddig / Old Wisconsin Sausage 125” small car enduro. The win was the second career win for Bujak, the first was at the Rockford Speedway on May 6, 2007. The top four drivers of the event were disqualified after post race inspection. Initial winner Mark Sontag jr. had modified springs with Mark Johler, Greg DiMaggio and Mike Jucius too high in compression. Bujak was first over Kyle Rasmussen.

photos courtesy of www.danlewisphoto.net(Francis Creek, WI - May 24, 2009) - Scott Leisner broke free from a three-car battle late in the event to pull away and win the 300 lap Tisler Salvage Memorial Day Enduro Sunday afternoon at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek.

The victory was Leisner’s second podium finish in as many events this year, after posting a second place run in the series opener in April.

The race’s first segment belonged to Dave Beyer, who paced 119 of the 150 laps. After the mandatory half-way break, Beyer, Leisner and Chris Fifarek emerged as the front runners, pulling away from the other lead lap cars.

The trio exchanged the lead multiple times over the course of the second segment’s first 70 laps, often running bumper to bumper as they worked through the constant stream of lapped traffic.

photos courtesy of www.danlewisphoto.netWith about 40 laps to go, Leisner finally began to escape, eventually extending his lead to a five second margin over Beyer.