Jeff Weinfurter of Wisconsin Rapids won the first 30-lap main during Dave Lashua Memorial Night at State Park Speedway in Wausau Saturday, June 29. (Contributed photo)

The Central Wisconsin Racing Association (CWRA) Stars to Legends Tour as presented by Smiley’s Old Time Diner, made its first appearance at State Park Speedway in Wausau in more than a year for Dave Lashua Memorial Night Saturday, June 29.

When all was said and done, it was Tour veteran, Jeff Weinfurter of Wisconsin Rapids and upstart Travis Volm of Mosinee taking top honors in the headlining 30-lap Feature races.

The first 30-lap main found Mike Reichenberger of Appleton and Weinfurter making up the front row. Before a lap was even in the books, Weinfurter jumped out to the lead.

Weinfurter immediately built up a five-car advantage while the 19-car field sorted itself out. Dillon Mackesy of Wausau moved into the second spot with just a handful of laps completed and set out for leader Weinfurter.

Mackesy closed the gap slightly, but the sly veteran Weinfurter only pushed his car as much as he had to on the tight 1/4 mile paved oval.

In the meantime, Nick Roehl of Fond du Lac was the man on the move, taking the third position from his ninth starting spot with 10 laps down.

Weinfurter maintained his four-car length cushion, but it was now Roehl and Chad Butz of Green Bay battling for the third position. The two were side by side for numerous laps, and while battling, were catching up to Mackesy.

With just three laps to go, they were on Mackesy’s bumper, with Roehl sneaking to the outside.

The move paid off, as Roehl was able to secure the position on the last lap. Weinfurter led every lap, maintaining his cushion to the checkered flag.

The finishing order, in the caution free race, found Weinfurter first, followed by Roehl, Mackesy, Butz, Bentley Trucking fast qualifier Travis Volm, and Mark Mackesy of Wausau.

The second 30-lap Feature found top Tour Rookie Harley Jankowski of Sparta and Greg Back of Ringle on the front row.

Neither driver would give an inch, as they raced side-by-side for the first five laps. Mitch Stankowski of Wausau moved up to challenge the leading duo, and after waiting out a Weinfurter and Dillon Mackesy twin spin, he moved into second.

Unfortunately for both Back and Stankowski, the two made contact, spinning in corner one. Both were sent to the back of the pack on the restart, ending any chance they had for winning the race.

On the restart, it was Paul Paine of Mound, Minn., grabbing the lead and stretching his margin to six-car lengths at the half-way point of the race

The car to watch at this point was Volm, as he was all the way up to third from the 10th starting spot, with 13 laps remaining.

Volm suddenly found extra power, passing both Jankowski and Paine within two laps. With the pass, Volm was long gone, pacing the 19-car field the rest of the way, winning his first ever CWRA Feature by three car lengths.

Travis Volm of Mosinee won the second 30-lap main during Dave Lashua Memorial Night at State Park Speedway in Wausau Saturday, June 29. (Contributed photo)

Next in line at the checkered flag were Paine, Mark Mackesy, Roehl, Butz, and Jankowski.

With this event concluding, the CWRA Stars to Legends Tour will look forward to their next racing action, once again at State Park Speedway Thursday, July 18. It will be book-signing night with Racing Father Grubba, and a number of special guests and dignitaries will be on hand for the special night of racing.

SUMMARY

30 lap Feature one 1. Jeff Weinfurter, Wis. Rapids, WI., 2. Nick Roehl, Fond du Lac, WI., 3. Dillon Mackesy, Wausau, WI., 4. Chad Butz, Green Bay, WI., 5. Travis Volm, Mosinee, WI., 6. Mark Mackesy, Wausau, WI., 7. Darek Gress, Neillsville, WI., 8. Mike Reichenberger, Appleton, WI., 9. Putch Bentley, Iron River, MI., 10. Paul Paine, Mound, MN., 11. Mitchell Stankowski, Wausau, WI., 12. Mike Sievers, Wis. Rapids, WI., 13. Greg Back, Ringle, WI., 14. Harley Jankowski, Sparta, WI., 15. Monte Gress, Neillsville, WI., 16. Frank Nitzke, Berlin, WI., 17. Brett Breitenfeldt, Wausau, WI., 18. Rachel Kallas, Winneconne, WI., 19. Rob Christen, Holmen, WI.

30 Lap Feature two 1. Volm, 2. Paine, 3. M. Mackesy, 4. Roehl, 5. Butz, 6. Jankowski, 7. Weinfurter, 8. D. Gress, 9. Sievers, 10. Bentley, 11. D. Mackesy, 12. Nitzke, 13. Stankowski, 14. Reichenberger, 15. Back, 16. M. Gress, 17. Kallas, 18. Breitenfeldt, 19. Christen.

Bentley Trucking Group Qualifying 1. Volm

Race sponsor $500, Mark Heinrich

Race sponsor $250, New Life Ink- Jeff Poehls

AR Bodies           

10% off Product certificate           5th place Feature one                    Travis Volm

                                                                5th place Feature two                    Harley Jankowski

Bentley Trucking $100 cash         Fast Qualifier                                     Travis Volm

Coleman Racing Products

$50 Product certificate “Brake of the Race”  Feature one                Nick Roehl

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

Diamond Racing Wheels $50 certificate 1st Feature           Jeff Weinfurter

      $50 certificate 2nd Feature     Travis Volm

Don’s Auto and Truck    Checkers     $25 cash                        Jeff Weinfurter

      or              $25 cash                       Travis Volm

Wreckers     $50 cash                       Mitch Stankowski

Howe Racing Ent.           

$50 Product certificate Hard Charger        Feature one      Nick Roehl 9th-2nd

$50 Product certificate Hard Charger       Feature two       Travis Volm 10th-1st  

QA-1 Prec. Products        $50 certificate  Feature one        Greg Back, 13th

                                          $50 certificate Feature two        Mitch Stankowski, 13th

Tiry’s Race Engines

$100 off certificate                                             Feature one        Monte Gress, 15th

$100 off certificate                                                Feature two        Greg Back, 15th

CWRA Stars to Legends Tour point standings as of 6/29/19

1. #3 Jeff Weinfurter, Wis. Rapids, WI., 383
2. #12 Mark Mackesy, Wausau, WI.,        370
3. #8 Harley Jankowski, (R) Sparta, WI.,, 340
4. # 8 Chad Butz, Green Bay, WI., 340
5. #107.5D Darek Gress, Neillsville, WI. 306
6. #5 Mike Reichenberger, Appleton, WI. 288
7. #18 Frank Nitzke, Berlin, WI. 278
8. #76 Travis Volm, Mosinee, WI.                 273
9. #19 Mitch Stankowski, (R) Wausau, WI. 270
10. #93 Dillon Mackesy,(R) Wausau, WI., 269
11. #107.5Monte Gress, Neillsville, WI. 228
12. #52 Nick Roehl,(R) Fond du Lac, WI. 228
13. #12 Putch Bentley, Iron River, MI., 222
14. # Rachel Kallas, Winneconne, WI. 220
15. # 12 Derrick Van Dreel, Kellner, WI. 217
16. #2 Darren Jackson, Wis. Rapids, WI. 208
17. #27 Paul Paine, Mound, MN. 208
18. #6 Mike Sievers, Wis. Rapids, WI. 192
19. #14 Brett Breitenfeldt, Wausau, WI., 192
20. #6 Greg Back, Ringle, WI., 165
21. #64 Rob Christen, (R) Holmen, WI., 153
22. #7 Joey Pontbriand, Norway, MI., 153
23. #93 Andrew Morrissey, Deerfield, WI., 150
24. #55 Jesse Pokczyk, Friendship, WI., 132
25. #32 Steve Lichtfeld, Pardeeville, WI., 118
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