Eugene Gregorich Jr. of Amherst Junction won the first feature of the Albert Getzloff Memorial race at Golden Sands Speedway in Plover Friday, June 21, as part of the CWRA Stars to Legends Tour. (Jeff Blaser photo)

The Central Wisconsin Racing Association (CWRA) Stars to Legends Tour produced two new winners in the Albert Getzloff Memorial race at Golden Sands Speedway in Plover Friday, June 21, as veteran Eugene Gregorich Jr. of Amherst Junction, and rookie contender Harley Jankowski of Sparta raced to exciting wins in the two, 30-lap Feature events.

Travis Volm of Mosinee jumped out to an early lead in the first 30-lap Feature, with Jesse Pokszyk of Friendship and Mike Sievers of Wisconsin Rapids battling behind. Jeff Weinfurter of Wisconsin Rapids quickly moved up to challenge those two, as he moved into third place by the fourth lap.

Two quick cautions slowed action, but when racing resumed it was Volm opening up a slight cushion over the field. Weinfurter up to second, and had a battle on his hands from Darek Gress of Neillsville, who was challenging on the outside.

Gress grabbed the spot and set out for Volm, who was still in front. Gregorich, Jr., in his first CWRA start, was moving quickly through the field from his 18th starting spot as a result of his Putch Bentley Trucking, $100 fast time honor, as he grabbed the third spot by the halfway point of the race.

Another slowdown bunched the field, and on the restart it became a three-car battle for the lead. In a nifty three-wide pass, Gregorich, Jr. swooped by both Volm and Gress to take the lead with five laps remaining in the race.

That’s where he would finish, as he took the win by five-car lengths over Volm, Gress, Mark Mackesy of Wausau, Andrew Morrissey of Deerfield and Sievers in one of his best runs to date.

The second 30-lap Getzloff Memorial main saw Monte Gress of Neillsville, from his front row starting position, take the early lead. A quick caution involving three cars made for a complete restart. Another caution found the 27-car field slowed, as Steven Lichtfeld of Pardeeville spun.

Finally on the third try the race went green, with Monte Gress in front. Weinfurter, who was slowed by a flat tire in the first 30 lapper, moved into second to challenge for the lead.

Monte Gress maintained his position leading through the half-way point, but Jankowski appeared to have the hot setup for the race, as he moved up to third from his ninth starting spot. Another caution bunched the field, and with the ensuing, choose your lane, double-file restart, Jankowski found himself next to Monte Gress for the restart.

The two battled side by side for six laps, with neither able to gain an advantage. Jankowski took the point, but one last caution slowing incident found Monte Gress able to sneak inside Jankowski, taking a shot at the lead.

The two again raced side by side, with Jankowski making the outside lane work just a bit better in inching in front of Monte Gress with one lap to go.

It was a lead that Jankowski would hold to the finish, as he scored his first CWRA Feature win, followed by Monte Gress, Weinfurter, Pokszyk, Lichtfeld and another Rookie contender in Mitch Stankowski of Wausau.

A great crowd was on hand for the event to watch the 27 CWRA race cars, the majority of which will be at the next Stars to Legends Tour race at State Park Speedway in Wausau Thursday, June 27, for the Dave Lashua Memorial race.

Harley Jankowski won the second feature of the Albert Getzloff Memorial race at Golden Sands Speedway in Plover Friday, June 21, as part of the CWRA Stars to Legends Tour. (Jeff Blaser photo)SUMMARY

30 lap Feature one 1. Eugene Gregorich, Jr., Amherst Junction, WI., 2. Travis Volm, Mosinee, WI., 3. Darek Gress, Neillsville, WI., 4. Mark Mackesy, Wausau, WI., Andrew Morrissey, Deerfield, WI., 6. Mike Sievers, Wis. Rapids, WI.,7. Greg Back, Ringle, WI., 8. Harley Jankowski, Sparta, WI., 9. Jesse Pokszyk, Friendship, WI., 10. Mitch Stankowski, Wausau, WI., 11. Mike Reichenberger, Appleton, WI.,12. Derek Van Dreel, Kellner, WI., 13. Steven Lichtfeld, Pardeeville, WI.,14. Jeff Weinfurter, Wis. Rapids, WI., 15. Rachel Kallas, Winneconne, WI., 16. Monte Gress, Neillsville, WI., 17. Putch Bentley, Iron River, MI.,18. Brian Henry, Omro, WI., 19. Chad Butz, Green Bay, WI., 20. Frank Nitzke, Berlin, WI., 21. Dillon Mackesy, Wausau, WI., 22. Brett Breitenfeldt, Wausau, WI., 23. Rob Christen, Holmen, WI., 24. Chad Devine, Appleton, WI., 25. Tedd Griffith, Wis. Dells, WI., 26. Darren Jackson, Wis. Rapids, WI., 27. Nick Roehl, Fon Du Lac, WI.

30 Lap Feature two 1. Jankowski, 2. M. Gress, 3. Weinfurter, 4. Pokszyk, 5. Lichtfeld, 6. Stankowski, 7. Back, 8. Reichenberger, 9. Gregorich, Jr., 10. Van Dreel, 11. Sievers, 12. Volm, 13. Jackson, 14. Roehl, 15. Mackesy, 16. Henry, 17. Bentley, 18. Nitzke, 19. Breitenfeldt, 20. Christen, 21. Griffith, 22. Butz, 23. Kallas, 24. D. Mackesy, 25. Devine, 26. Morrissey, 27. D. Gress.

Group Qualifying 1. Gregorich Jr.

AR Bodies      

10% off Product certificate      5th place Feature one             Andrew Morrissey

                                                5th place Feature two             Steven Lichtfeld

Bentley Trucking $100 cash  Fast Qualifier                          Eugene Gregorich, Jr.

Coleman Racing Products

$50 Product certificate “Brake of the Race”  Feature one      Travis Volm

$50 Product certificate “Brake of the Race” Feature two       Harley Jankowski last lap

Diamond Racing Wheels $50 certificate 1st Feature           Eugene Gregorich, Jr.

      $50 certificate 2nd Feature           Harley Jankowski

Don’s Auto and Truck           Checkers     $25 cash              Eugene Gregorich Jr.

      or           $25 cash              Harley Jankowski

Wreckers     $50 cash              Dillon Mackesy

Howe Racing Ent.     

$50 Product certificate Hard Charger        Feature one         Eugene Gregorich, Jr.18th

                                                                                                18th- 1st

$50 Product certificate Hard Charger       Feature two          Harley Jankowski 9th-1st

QA-1 Prec. Products        $50 certificate  Feature one        Harley Jankowski, 8th

                                          $50 certificate Feature two        Mike Reichenberger, 8th

Tiry’s Race Engines

$100 off certificate                                     Feature one        Chad Butz, 19th

$100 off certificate                                    Feature two        Brett Breitenfeldt, 19th

CWRA Stars to Legends Tour point standings as of 6/21/19

1. #3 Jeff Weinfurter, Wis. Rapids, WI.,                   297
2. #12 Mark Mackesy, Wausau, WI.,                         288
3. #8 Harley Jankowski, (R) Sparta, WI.,, 276
4. # 8 Chad Butz, Green Bay, WI., 258
5. #107.5D Darek Gress, Neillsville, WI. 236
6. #5 Mike Reichenberger, Appleton, WI. 228
7. #18 Frank Nitzke, Berlin, WI. 226
8. #12 Derrick Van Dreel, Kellner, WI. 217
9. #19 Mitch Stankowski, (R) Wausau, WI. 214
10. #2 Darren Jackson, Wis. Rapids, WI., 208
11. #93 Dillon Mackesy, (R)Wausau, WI. 196
12. #76 Travis Volm, Wausau, WI. 183
13. #107.5M Monte Gress, Neillsville, WI. 179
14. # Rachel Kallas, Winneconne, WI. 175
15. # 12 Putch Bentley, Iron River, MI. 160
16. #7 Joey Pontbriand, Norway, MI. 153
17. #93 Andrew Morrissey, Deerfield, WI. 150
18. #14 Brett Breitenfeldt,(R) Wausau, WI. 147
19. #52 Nick Roehl, Fon Du Lac, WI. 140
20. #27 Paul Paine, Mound, MN. 132
21. #6 Mike Sievers, Wis. Rapids, WI. 132
22. #55 Jesse Pokszyk, Friendship. WI. 132
23. #64 Rob Christen,(R) Holmen, WI. 130
24. #32 Steve Lichtfeld, Pardeeville, WI. 118
25. #6 Greg Back, Ringle, WI. 113
26. #8 Greg Matthews, Wis. Rapids, WI. 111
27. #7 Brian Henry, Omro, WI. 93
28. #54 Chad Devine, Appleton, WI. 92
29. #25 Alyssa Larson, (R) Green Bay, WI. 86
30. #50 Hunter Stenson, Wis. Dells, WI. 84
31. #1 Eugene Gregorich, Jr, Amherst Jct, WI. 82
32. #79 Dan Lindsley, Norway, MI. 82
33. #40 Curt Tillman, Rockton, IL. 71
34. #2 Tod Stenson, Wis. Dells, WI. 69
35. #63 Jason Stark,(R) Sparta, WI. 67
36. #6 Thayran Rezin, Tomah, WI. 65
37. #44 Mike Lichtfeld, Portage, WI. 65
38. #2 Ted Griffith, Wis. Dells, WI. 59
39. #25 Jesse Bernhagen, Neillsville, WI. 53
40. #360 Daron Fish, Wis. Dells, WI. 50
41. #33 Mike De Angelo, Gwinn, MI. 48
42. #2 Rick Shone, Lyndon Station, WI. 32
43. #33 Jay Potter, Rome, WI. 31
44. # 76 Pete Moore, Columbus, WI. 30
45. #06 Dave Neitzke, Eureka, WI. 29.
46. #55 Dakota Blakeslee, Rudolph, WI. 28
47. #41 Scott Stanchina, Kingsford, MI. 0