Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.net(Luxemburg, WI - 9/4/2009) - Scott “Scooter” Boyea withstood a late charge from Benji LaCrosse to win the Tri-County Heating Championship Night IMCA Modified feature Friday at the Luxemburg Speedway in Luxemburg.

Late race dramatics came into play in the Speedway’s three other IMCA classes as Troy Muench in the Stock Cars, Tracy Wassenberg in the Sport Mods and Tyler Wilson in the Hobby Stocks all claimed narrow victories. Jeff Behm capped off the night’s features with a convincing win in the Sport 4 class.

25 straight green flag laps proved to be the recipe for Boyea’s success in the Modifieds. He took the lead from Chris Derenne on the second circuit, building a solid cushion over the rest of the field through the first half of the event.

Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.netLaCrosse worked past Tim Czarneski and Dan Ratajczak to take second with ten laps to go, bringing Shawn Kilgore with him to third. LaCrosse steadily chipped away at Boyea’s advantage, closing up to his back bumper on the white flag lap.

LaCrosse had one shot at a pass for the lead, swinging to the outside line for the final sequence through corners three and four. But Boyea held just enough speed through the corner to nip the former National champ at the wire for his first win of the season.

Kilgore was next across the line; a close third.

Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.netForced to start in the 8th row after qualifying for the main through the semi-feature, Jared Siefert kept his title hopes alive by passing points leader Brian Mullen en route to the front of the pack. Holding a ten point edge, Mullen followed Siefert forward, keeping close enough to maintain a lock on the season championship.

Siefert crossed the line fourth, with Mullen in the fifth spot, as the Seymour veteran capped off the year with his 7th track crown.

A trio of Stock Cars matched up for the Championship checker in that division’s finale. Shawn Havel had completed an early three-wide pass to take the lead, with Muench and Pat Davister eventually emerging as contenders.

Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.netTucked to the bottom groove, Havel slipped up just enough to open the door for Muench on the 14th lap. Gaining the inside edge, Muench took control for good one lap later. As he moved past Havel, Davister slid into the opening, setting up a side-by-side duel for the runner-up spot that lasted until the end.

Havel kept the momentum from the outside to score the spot with Davister third. A late charge by fourth place running Ben Kroll ended as he slipped high and over the berm on the final turn. Kroll recovered to cross the line sixth behind Dave Bouche.

By qualifying for the feature, Jesse Colwell locked up his second straight title in the class. He backed that up with a fourth place finish in the final feature.

The season championship in the IMCA Northern Sport Mods literally came down to the final corner of the year.

Travis VanStraten entered the night with a single point lead on Arneson, and for a time it looked like the duo were headed to a co-championship.

The race within a race saw the two contenders matched up, marching forward from deep in the field, while Brad Theys, Travis Cain, Brad Lautenbach and Wassenberg all raced up front for the final feature trophy.

Arneson had settled into fourth with VanStraten tight behind him in fifth; a finish that would have tied the two at the top of the standings. But a caution with just three laps to go changed the complexion of the race.

Cain would restart as the leader, with Lautenbach and Wassenberg in the second row, and Theys and Arneson in the third. VanStraten would start inside the fourth row. Wassenberg took off on the high line as the green flag flew, racing to the outside of Cain for the lead.

Arneson stayed to the outside, needing to put at least one car between he and VanStraten to claim the title outright. On the final turn, he got a big run out of the corner, powering around both Cain and Lautenbach to second behind Wassenberg. The pass was worth two points, which proved to be his margin of victory in the title chase.

Wilson slipped past Dean Anhalt with an inside move on the fifth lap, then held off Tom Brumlic in the final laps to win his second Hobby Stock feature of the year. John Hill posted a solid third behind the lead twosome.

Jarred VanLaanen nipped Marcus Moede at the line for fourth. Chad Kaminski took home his first championship after qualifying for the feature, then added a little icing to the cake by placing sixth in the main.

Jason Cornelius dropped from the Sport 4 feature on the very first lap, but he had enough of a point margin to win the championship despite Behm’s feature win.

Behm was in command the entire way, with Ralph Liegeois out-gunning Brittney King for second.

The final event of the season will be Friday and Saturday nights, September 18th and 19th. Seven divisions of racers will take to the clay for the 2009 edition of the Luxemburg Fall Classic presented by Tisler Salvage. The Speedway’s five regular divisions, the IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars, Northern Sport Mods and Hobby Stocks, along with the Sport 4s, will be joined by Street Stocks and Grand Nationals. A full show of qualifying heats and features will highlight Friday’s opener beginning at 6:30. Last chance qualifiers and the main events will be Saturday, with a 4:30 start time. For more information, visit the track’s website at www.luxemburgspeedway.com.

Luxemburg Speedway Results - 9/4/2009

IMCA Modified 25 Lap Feature - Scott Boyea, Abrams: Benji LaCrosse, Green Bay: Shawn Kilgore, New Franken: Jared Siefert, Green Bay: Brian Mullen, Seymour: Dan Ratajczak, Frog Station

Semi-Feature - Siefert: Jay Matthias, DePere: Eric VanIten, Green Bay: Kyle Kudick, Two Rivers

Heat 1 - Dave Zeitler, Luxemburg: Eddie Muenster, Green Bay
Heat 2 - Tim Czarneski, Denmark: Chris Derenne, Luxemburg
Heat 3 - James Tebon, Algoma: Kilgore

IMCA Stock Car 22 Lap Feature - Troy Muench, Brussels: Shawn Havel, Algoma: Pat Davister, Luxemburg: Jesse Colwell, Wrightstown: Dave Bouche, Algoma: Ben Kroll, New Franken

Semi-Feature 1 - Mike Pierrard, Green Bay: Rick Mahlberg, Denmark: Eric Malfroid, Luxemburg: Jerry Leary, Little Suamico
Semi-Feature 2 - Gary Reinhardt, Fish Creek: Tyler Smith, Luxemburg: Mike Wietor, Green Bay: Scott Reinhardt, Baileys Harbor

Heat 1 - Jesse Colwell: Kroll
Heat 2 - Jaime Colwell, Kaukauna: Dave DeGrave, Luxemburg
Heat 3 - Muench: Davister

IMCA Northern Sport Mod 20 Lap Feature - Tracy Wassenberg, Shawano, Eric Arneson, Oconto Falls: Travis Cain, Oconto: Brad Lautenbach, New Franken: Travis Van Straten, Hortonville: Eugene Gregorich, Kewaunee

Heat 1 - Brad Theys, Kewaunee: Wassenberg
Heat 2 - Arneson: Dave Davister, Luxemburg

IMCA Hobby Stock 18 Lap Feature - Tyler Wilson, Sobieski: Tom Brumlic, Denmark: John Hill, Sturgeon Bay: Jarred VanLaanen, Green Bay: Marcus Moede, Luxemburg: Chad Kaminski, Luxemburg

Heat 1 - Dean Anhalt, Mishicot: Wilson
Heat 2 - Scott Boulanger, Luxemburg: Wes Salentine, Luxemburg
Heat 3 - Hill: Kelsy Hayes, Sturgeon Bay

Sport 4 15 Lap Feature - Jeff Behm, Clintonville: Ralph Liegeois, Jr, Oconto: Brittney King, Appleton: Jordan Parma, Kewaunee: Justin Vannieuwenhoven, Pulaski: Brian Johnson, Oconto Falls

Heat 1 - King: Johnson
Heat 2 - Liegeois: Alex Lepak, Pulaski