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REINKE ROARS TO 2nd RICHERT MEMORIAL WIN
New Richmond, WI 9/8 Mike Reinke claimed his second consecutive Jerry Richert Memorial victory in the O'Reilly Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw 410 Sprints headlined event at the Cedar Lake Speedway. The Richert event is certainly one of the jewels on the IRA schedule. Reinke claimed $3000 plus numerous bonus awards for his thirty lap effort aboard Scott Cowman's Mike's Construction Maxim. The victory was Reinke's third in 2007 IRA competition.
Polesitter Scott Biertzer jumped out to the initial lead and led the first few circuits before tenth starting Scott Winters stormed to the front. The second row tandem of Ricky Logan and Reinke battled Biertzer for second in a great three-way war with the pair eventually taking the positions from the early leader. Winters was setting a blistering pace.
Ryan Irwin and Kenny Melanson got together and brought out a yellow with Winters leading Logan, Reinke, Biertzer, and Scotty Neitzel to the restart. Reinke jumped Logan's wheel, but neither seemed to bothered by the contact as they continued to chase Winters.
Reinke got past Logan for the runnerup spot and began chasing the leader as the top two drove the cushion hard on the highspeed Cedar Lake banks.
Seperate yellows for minor incidents involving top IRA contenders Steve Meyer and Neitzel forced the duo to the tail. Winter's luck too would soon come to end however as his right rear exploded bringing out a yellow and sending the R19 machine to the work area and to
the rear of the lead lap for the restart.
Winters would charge from the rear back into the top ten, though his aggressive drive led to contact with Dave Uttech ending Uttech's solid top ten run, and a few laps later more contact with Kurt Winker would lead to a Winters flip.
Reinke would lead Logan, Biertzer, and Davey Heskin on the restart with Reinke immediately opening up a comfortable margin which he would maintain to the checkered.
Logan came home a solid second over a strong race long run for Biertzer. Defending IRA Champion Travis Whitney would put on a charge late to claim fourth over Heskin.
Donny Goeden, John Haeni, and Billy Balog came home sixth through eighth while Neitzel rebounded nicely to take ninth over Bill Warren.
The IRA sanctioned event was also supported by Knoxville Raceway and the Northern Outlaw Sprint Association. IRA is an ASA affiliated series.
Whitney set fast time over the thirty-four car field. Heat wins went to Goeden, Dave Uttech, Biertzer, and Joe Symoens. Winters would take the B-main. Bill Balog was the night's hard charger with his 17th to 8th run.
This event not only carries one of the best purses on the IRA schedule, but numerous other awards and bonus money are handed out making it IRA's richest event.. Goeden topped his fellow heat race winners in a rare IRA dash.
Jerry Richert Jr qualified fifth quick in the event honoring his father, though mechanical woes in his heat forced the Eagle Valley IRA winner to watch the remainder of the night on the sidelines.
Whitney leads the IRA season point battle over Reinke, Neitzel, Meyer, Goden, Haeni, Biertzer, Scott Uttech, Brian Kristan, and Warren going into this weekend's (Sept. 14-15)half-mile doubleheader at the fairgrounds venues of Langlade County and Dodge County.
Cedar Lake Speedway, Jerry Richert Memorial, A-Main Rsults;
1. Mike Reinke, Ricky Logan, Scott Biertzer, Travis Whitney, Davey Heskin, Donny Goeden, John Haeni, Billy Balog, Scotty Neitzel, Bill Warren, Steve Meyer, John Sernett, Scott Uttech, Kurt Winker, Billy Hafemann, Tim Vandevere, Kenny Melanson, Scott Winters, Dave Uttech, Ryan Irwin, Brian Kristan, Joe Symoens
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The Interstate Racing Association Outlaw Sprint Series
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