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U.S. 131 takes D5 team win, Fassler, Powell and VanAmelsvoort punch tickets to Summit SuperSeries championship

Friday, 13 September 2013
SSS Top Final: Curt Fassler (near) vs. Randy Biddle Sr. SSS Top Final: Curt Fassler (near) vs. Randy Biddle Sr.

When a racer is in need, leave it up to his or her fellow competitors to come through in a major way.

Such was the case Friday afternoon when Curt Fassler, looking after his daughter at a local hospital following an incident at the track, was given a big break by his fellow competitors and used that gracious gift to win the Top ET runoff at the Division 5 Summit Team Finals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.

Fassler joined fellow Summit SuperSeries runoff winners Chuck Powell in Mod ET and Joshua VanAmelsvoort in Junior Dragster.

In the Division 5 Summit Team Finals team competition, host track U.S. 131 Motorsports Park ran away from Dragway 42 to take the team win by 24 points. Grand Bend Motorplex was third, followed by Wisconsin International Raceway, Marion County International Raceway and Ubly Dragway.

Martin Mod Final

   SSS Mod Final: Chuck Powell vs. Jeff Green

Fassler’s heartwarming story actually began with a scare on Thursday when his daughter was involved in an on-track incident that injured her leg and left her in the hospital. Scheduled to run first thing Friday morning in the Summit SuperSeries runoff, Fassler’s competitors voted to delay the runoff until Fassler was able to return to the track.

Fassler tended to his daughter throughout the day Thursday into Friday and when he was finally able to return to the track Friday afternoon, he was surprised to find all of his opponents waiting patiently for his return.

Not wanting to waste this incredible opportunity, Fassler went to work and survived a trio of rounds to claim the Top ET runoff over Dragway 42’s Randy Biddle Sr. Representing Marion County International Raceway, Fassler had a near-perfect .004 light in the final and ran a solid 6.276 elapsed time at 109.11 miles per hour on a 6.25 dial to take the win. Biddle had a .026 light and ran a 5.19 on a 5.198 dial in the runner-up effort.

In the Mod ET final Chuck Powell, representing Dragway 42, took the win over Jeff Green with a near-perfect run. Powell had a .020 light and ran a 6.520 on a 6.52 dial at 104.19 mph. Green, representing host track U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, had a .028 light and ran a 6.010 on a 5.99.

Martin Junior Final

   SSS Junior Final: Joshua VanAmelsvoort vs. Tanner Osborne

Joshua VanAmelsvoort, from Grand Bend Motorplex, took the Junior Dragster win over Wisconsin International Raceway’s Tanner Osborne. VanAmelsvoort had a .109 light an a 7.911 light on a 7.90 dial to Osborne’s .131 light and 7.918 on a 7.90.

The trio of winners automatically advance to the Summit SuperSeries championship runoff October 11-12 at Memphis International Raceway.

Other big winners from the Division 5 Summit Team Finals were Top Main Event winner Bernie Vanderploeg from U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, Mod Main Event winner Lewis Hall of U.S. 131 Motorsports Park and Junior Main Event winner Schuyler Turner of Marion County International Raceway.

The following are the final results from the Division 5 IHRA Summit Team Finals event at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.

Division 5 Summit Team Finals Team Standings

1. U.S. 131 Motorsports Park – 76
2. Dragway 42 – 52
3. Grand Bend Motorplex – 43
4. Wisconsin International Raceway – 42
5. Marion County International Raceway – 15
6. Ubly Dragway – 14

SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RESULTS

SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF TOP ET – Curt Fassler (U.S. 131) .004 RT, 6.276, 109.11 def. Randy Biddle Sr. (Dragway 42) .026 RT, 5.198, 136.55

SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF MOD ET – Chuck Powell (Dragway 42) .020 RT, 6.520, 104.19 def. Jeff Green (U.S. 131) .028 RT, 6.010, 115.22

SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF JUNIOR – Joshua VanAmelsvoort (Grand Bend) .109 RT, 7.911, 83.62 def. Tanner Osborne (Wisconsin Int’l) .131 RT, 7.918, 78.27

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

D5 Top Main Event

Main Event Top ET – Bernie Vanderploeg (U.S. 131) .016 RT, 5.851, 115.34 def. Bailey Atkinson (Grand Bend) .002 RT, 4.890, 138.11

D5 Mod Main Event

Main Event Mod ET – Lewis Hall (U.S. 131) .028 RT, 6.565, 103.56 def. Mark Pressey (Ubly) .032 RT, 6.375, 105.90

D5 Junior Main Event

Main Event Juniors – Schuyler Turner (Marion County) .041 RT, 8.006, 80.07 def. Carly Truhler (U.S. 131) .075, 7.960, 82.41

D5 Street Main Event

Main Event Street – Dan Smith (U.S. 131) .189 RT, 7.569, 89.05 def. Al Blonien (Wisconsin) -.006 RT FOUL

Team Captains Race – Nick Janowiak (Ubly) .231 RT, 10.701, 65.39 def. Mark Primavera (Marion County) -.008 RT FOUL

Friday Gamblers Top – Brian Weinkamer (Dragway 42) .006 RT, 4.582, 150.04 def. Jodi Alfman (Dragway 42) .046 RT, 6.736, 100.29

Friday Gamblers Mod – Joseph Soucek Sr. (Dragway 42) .019 RT, 6.321, 107.01 def. Rob Holden (Grand Bend) .071 RT, 6.211, 110.55

Friday Gamblers Junior – Joshua VanAmelsvoort (Grand Bend) .109 RT, 7.911, 83.62 def. Tanner Osborne (Wisconsin Int’l) .131 RT, 7.918, 78.27

Sunday Gamblers Top – Derek Dignitz (Wisconsin Int’l) .023 RT, 5.375, 123.17 def. David Chidsey (Dragway 42) .053 RT, 6.178, 110.70

Sunday Gamblers Mod – Dave Keller (Grand Bend) .088 RT, 7.079, 95.67 def. Stan Jones (U.S. 131) .005 RT, 5.481, 125.57

Sunday Gamblers Junior – Mason Osborne (Wisconsin Int’l) .011 RT, 8.849, 72.61 def. Tanner Osborne (Wisconsin Int’l) .081 RT, 7.949, 76.68

SPECIAL AWARDS

Best Appearing Open Bodied Car – Dave Smith (Marion County)

Best Engineered Open Bodied Car – Ed Smith (Grand Bend)

Best Appearing Full Bodied Car – Dan Klein (Wisconsin International)

Best Engineered Full Bodied Car – Gary Williams (Ubly Dragway)

Best Appearing Junior – Kalob Smith (Dragway 42)

Best Engineered Junior – Connor Grisez (Dragway 42)

Best Appearing Motorcycle – Joe Crosby (Grand Bend)

Best Engineered Motorcycle – Jeff Green (U.S. 131)

Best Team Spirit – Grand Bend Motorplex

Best Appearing Sponsor Banner – Wisconsin International Raceway

Best Appearing Team – U.S. 131 Motorsports Park

Last modified on Monday, 16 September 2013

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