Van Oudenhoven Claims 4th Win of the Season on MCL Night

August 21, 2008

by: Sandy Shultz

(KAUKAUNA, WI) Jeff Van Oudenhoven of Kimberly won his fourth late model feature of the Fox River Racing Club season on MCL Night, securing an 84 point lead in the Championship point standings over defending champion Tim Rothe. Van Oudenhoven started the fifty lap feature from the fourth position, taking the lead from Pete Vandermolen on lap nine. Van Oudenhoven had the advantage, pulling away from the rest of the field.

The only caution of the race, came on lap 10 following some contact between Lowell Bennett and Jason Vandenberg, coming out of turn four. Van Oudenhoven remained unchallenged for the remainder of the event, with Terry Baldry finishing second, nearly a half second behind. Rothe finished third, followed by John Meidam and Gregg Haese.

Andrew Kluck started the thirty lap limited late model feature on the front row and led all thirty laps to win his first feature of the season. Kluck, who is currently 6th in the point standings, battled with Kris Kelly and Jim Duchow, as the three ran nose-to-tail for ten laps, before Kelly and Duchow made contact coming out of turn two, causing the first caution of the night. The incident sent the top two in the point standings to the back of the race, leaving Kluck in the lead.

Kluck continued to lead as Kelly and Duchow worked their way from the back of the field. The caution came out on lap 27, when Tim Springstroh spun on the backstretch, and again on lap 28, when Kelly and Doug Carpenter got together coming out of turn two causing a seven car pile-up. On the restart, Kluck was able to hold off Gary Natrop, with Jay Kassera, Todd Verhagen and Brandon Conrad completing the top five.

Duchow holds a 24-point lead over Kelly in the Championship point standings.

Larry Raygo won the 25-lap Super Stock feature, his first of the season. Raygo led every lap, though he was challenged by Allen Trudell, who finished second. Greg Hauser and Andy Casavant hold an 11 point lead over Dylan Wenzel in the Championship point standings.

Freedom’s Jeff Van Handel won his third Sport Truck feature of the season. Josh Jeske started on the pole and led the first five laps, before Jason Plutz took the lead on lap six. Van Handel and Plutz exchanged the lead, with Van Handel passing him on lap twelve for the final time, going on to win the 20-lap feature. Ron Magdanz holds a 39 point lead over Van Handel in the Championship point standings.

Tom Schweitzer took the lead from Andy Weise on lap four and went on to win his first Sizzling 4’s feature of the season. Weise finished second, followed by Derek Schmitt. Schmitt and Schweitzer are tied atop the Championship point standings, each with 373 points. Scott Verboomen is just five points back in third position.

Terry Van Roy won the Figure Eight feature. Van Roy also leads the Championship point standings by 15 points over Jared Baughman.

Next week is the final race of the 2008 Fox River Racing Club season; join us for Valley Liquor/Gene Fredrickson Trucking Fan Appreciation Night.