BEALE CAPTURES SPRING OPENER AT MARSHFIELD MOTOR SPEEDWAY! HUNTER LANDWEHR EARNS FIRST CAREER FEATURE WIN!
BRANDON VAN STEDUM SWEEPS 6-SHOOTERS! MALOUF CRUISES IN MIDWEST DASH SERIES!
MARSHFIELD, WI, May 8, 2021 – Many Mother’s on Mother’s Day weekend, showed up at the half-mile paved oval of Marshfield Motor Speedway, and witness 6-divisions of exciting racing, here today! Fans and drivers alike, were treated to some great weather for the spring opener.
In qualifying for the Super Late Models, it was Verona, WI driver John Beale topping the charts with a lap time of 18.243 seconds. Mark Eswein was second in qualifying and Brian Hakala, third. In the Dash 4 Cash, Wausau, WI driver Mark Mackesy cruised to the win, with Mark Eswein finishing in the runner up position. Scoring heat wins in the super late models tonight, it was Curt Tillman and Mark Mackesy finding their way to the McDonald’s Drive Thru Victory Lane. 
Once the cars took to the track for the super late model feature, it was Harley Jankowski and Dillon Mackesy leading the field to the green flag. Mackesy, who was piloting the familiar bright green #93, would jump out to the early lead. With Curt Tillman running second, it was Mike Reichenberger holding down the third spot. Dillon Mackesy and Curt Tillman pulled away from the field by 6-7 car lengths, five laps into the A-main. At the half-way point of the race, Dillon Mackesy had clean air, as he was still holding a commanding lead. As John Beale, Mark Eswein, and Darren Jackson started to work their way through traffic, all moving into the top five positions, it appeared Dillon Mackesy and Curt Tillman’s cars were going away on them. With Mackesy starting to get loose, it looked as if Tillman’s car was starting to push up the track in the corners. On lap 20, it was John Beale working his way to the inside of Tillman for the runner up position. Now, with just 14 laps remaining, Beale had his sights set on a very fast Dillon Mackesy machine. The fans were starting to edge to the front of their seats, as it was very noticeable that Beale was closing in on Mackesy. With 9 laps remaining, Beale worked his way to the inside of Mackesy as the drivers entered turn one. Beale cleared Mackesy midturn, but Mackesy darted back to the inside of Beale as the two cars exited turn two. It was a great move made by the youthful driver in Dillon Mackesy, however, Beale out motored Mackesy moving down the back stretch, once again, clearing Mackesy’s #93 machine. With Beale comfortably out front with just a few laps remaining, it was evident that the handling on Mackesy’s car was going away on him. Darren Jackson worked his way past Mackesy for the second spot with three laps remaining. But once flagman Geno Eckes threw the checkererd flag, it was John Beale earning the feature win. With Darren Jackson grabbing the second spot, it was Dillon Mackesy holding off Mark Eswein for the third spot. Rounding out the top five, it was Illinois driver Curt Tillman having a great day, coming home fifth.
- John Beale
- Darren Jackson
- Dillon Mackesy
- Mark Eswein
- Curt Tillman
- Mark Mackesy
- AJ Kreager
- Brian Hakala
- Mike Reichenberger
- Jason Wells
- Frank Nitzke
- Greg Blount
- Todd Rueden
- Harley Jankowski
The 6-Shooters look to be an up and coming division of racing. With this being a stock six-cylinder division of racing, many drivers are able to hit the track at an affordable cost, and have a lot of fun. Coming off a track championship in 2020, Brandon Van Stedum looked very fast in practice today. Van Stedum earned the top spot in qualifying, with Matt Moore tripping the clock second fastest. Heat winners today were Joshua Zacharius and Brandon Van Stedum. In feature action, Joshua Zacharius motored to the early lead, with Brandon Van Stedum hot on his bumper. At the half way point of the 6-Shooter feature event, it was Brandon Van Stedum eclipsing the hot rod of Zacharius for the top spot. Van Stedum would go on to capture his first checkered flag of the season. With Joshua Zacharius holding down the second spot, Gary Haarklau made a last lap pass of Pat Literski for the final podium position. With Literski finishing fourth, it was John Wendt finishing fifth.
- Brandon Van Stedum
- Joshua Zacharius
- Gary Haarklau
- Pat Literski
- John Wendt
- Clayton Haessig
- Amanda Cnare
- Matt Moore
Midwest Dash Series Results
Fast Qualifier: Phil Malouf
Heat Winners: Zach Grier & George Seliger
Feature:
- Phil Malouf
- George Seliger
- Tim Finstad
- Zach Grier
- Chad Ferge
- Chris Jackson
- Lyle Phillips
- Shawn Kemnetz
- John Preston
- John Domine
- Ryan Brock
- Christine Schmude, DNS
The always exciting 2-Man Crusiers are back with a full slate on the 2021 schedule.
Tonight, it was the team of Craig Lyon and John Van Stedum earning the heat win. In their respective feature event, Joey Kuhn and Walter Mancil grabbed the early lead. That lead did not last long however, the team of John Van Stedum and Craig Lyon motored away, and went on for the victory.
- Craig Lyon/John Van Stedum
- Jason Greenweller/Craig Carlson
- Tyler Mancl/Jarrett Mancl
- Joey Kuhn/Walter Mancil
A nice field of Bandits made the trek to Marshfield Motor Speedway today, to kick off their 2021 race season. In what has become a very entertaining division of racing, the 4-Cylinder stocks put on a masterful job today for the fans.
In qualifying, it was past champion Tom Lecher earning the top spot with a lap time of 22.866 seconds. Ashley Schoone and Chris Tolliver led every lap of their respective heats, and visited the McDonald’s Drive Thru Victory Lane.
Once the Bandits hit the track for their main event, it was Chris Boykins grabbing the early lead. Boykins lead was brief, however, as Hunter Landwehr motored his race car to the top spot from his outside second row starting position. Eric Brietenfeldt worked his #14 car to the second spot, and was looking to put pressure on Landwehr for the race lead. Hunter Landwehr was on the wheel, working hard to keep his #85 car out front. Branden Sischo made a last lap pass of Breitenfeldt to put his car in the second spot, but tonight, it was Hunter Landwehr grabbing his first career feature win. Hunter’s win was very popular with the Marshfield crowd, as they cheered loudly for him as the #85 hit victory lane. With Sischo and Breitenfeldt finishing second and third respectively, Tom Lecher and Chris Tolliver rounding out the top five.
- Hunter Landwehr
- Branden Sischo
- Eric Breitenfeldt
- Tom Lecher
- Chris Tolliver
- Ashley Schoone
- Max Manowski
- Chris Boykins
- Kendra Baumann
- Wayne Gauger
Skidders (Skid Plate Race Cars), are back in 2021 with their second year competing on the 1/2 mile paved oval. John Van Stedum, once again put his car in victory lane. Having a great run and controlling his car well, it was Bob Lemke finishing second. With George Van Stedum grabbing the final podium spot, it was Brandon Van Stedum and Pat Literski rounding out the top five. 
Photos courtesy of Tom Loos Photography!
A special thanks to Steve Parsons for presenting the Kim Parsons Memorial Tour trophies to all our feature winners, here tonight. Parsons, a former public address announcer at Marshfield, is traveling throughout the state of Wisconsin, presenting beautiful trophies in memory of his daughter Kim.
Marshfield Motor Speedway will be back in action next Saturday afternoon with the 1Goose Promotions Demolition Derby. There will be 7 spectacular events, Gut N Go 4CYL, Gut N Go V6, Bone Stock Small, Truck/Van/SUV, Stock Half-Ton Truck, Bone Stock Full Size Car, and Semi Stock Midsize. Admission is just $12 for fans 13 years and older, kids ages 7-12 for $5, and kids 6 and under are Free! 
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