ParkerStore team is runner-up at Slinger Super Speedway June 24, 2001; Slinger, WI - There was no stopping the ageless Al Schill as he drove to his second late model feature win of the season in the Ritter Parker Store 70 Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway."This is the same car I put in the fence a few years back," exclaimed Schill from victory lane referring to a spectacular incident that occurred in 1997. "The car is finally back and it was just awesome, even with a borrowed motor in it. I've been racing for 35 years now legally and about five more of sneaking in using my brother's name, so I guess I've been at this a good 40 years." Cindy Peterson and Danny Heying led the field to the start and Peterson immediately jumped out to the lead while Rich Loch and Schill worked their way into second and third. Schill maneuvered his way around Loch to grab second on lap 13 as Peterson continued to show the way. Donavan Morgan and David Prunty held down the fourth and fifth positions as the top five ran single file. Schill finally made his move and used the outer groove to pull alongside Peterson on lap 22 before completing the pass for the lead on lap 25. Schill's outside pass also brought along Loch as Peterson was relegated to third. Schill led at lap 35 and collected the $100 Mac Tools Halfway Bonus as Morgan took third place from Peterson. Schill extended his lead to eight car lengths while Morgan caught Loch to take over second. Morgan began to close in as Schill encountered lapped traffic but his charge came up about three car lengths short as Schill took the checkered flag for his second feature win in the last four weeks. Morgan settled for a second place finish and Loch held off Peterson to take fourth place. Conrad Morgan raced from his twelfth starting position to claim the fifth position. Defending track champion Lowell Bennett finished sixth while Brad Mueller, Eric Fransen, Heying, and Charlie Thon rounded out the top ten. The Ritter Engineering location in Brookfield, WI sponsors Donavan Morgan, as well as being a sponsor at the Slinger Super Speedway facility itself. Slinger Super Speedway is well respected by drivers, crews and fans alike. It hosts the Slinger Nationals, which have included popular big name drivers from NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch Grand National, Craftsman Truck and the ASA series. Some of the drivers in recent years have included Alan Kulwicki, Dick Trickle, Dale Earnhardt, Kenny Wallace, Bill Elliot, Ken Schrader, Sterling Marlin, Ernie Irvan, Michael Waltrip, Rich Bickle, Bryan Reffner, Scott Hansen, Butch Miller, Rusty Wallace, Jason Schuler, and Matt Kenseth. (Article by Weyer) |