8/8/2014
Cam Schafer Continues To Rack Up TSCS Wins, Adds Another At SCVR Aug. 8
A pleasant afternoon rolled into a pleasant evening and a perfect night for racing at St. Croix Valley Raceway on Friday as the track hosted its Racing for a Cure event to raise money for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Proceeds from the 50/50 raffle were donated to the ACS; and prior to strapping in for their feature event – the UMSS Traditional Sprint Car racers climbed out of their mounts and passed their helmets through the grandstands to collect more donations. In total, Valley fans raised more than $550 for the local chapters of the American Cancer Society.
Also joining the “two-in-a-row” club was Cam Schafer in the UMSS Traditional Sprints. Schafer took a few laps to work past early leader Joseph Kouba, but once out front, the seasoned sprinter pulled away from the field. The race saw two red flags, a rarity for a class that frequently runs sans even a caution flag. The first red was for the spinning Johnny Parsons, subsequently the victim of Josh Hendrickson’s “nowhere to go” dilemma when Hendrickson slammed hard into Parsons’ left side. The front of Parsons’ was destroyed and Parsons commented he was still “pretty sore” at the end of the evening. The second stoppage was the result of Jake Kouba bouncing into, onto, then off of a spinning Mike Mueller, tumbling upside-down in the process. Both drivers emerged unharmed, but neither car was able to continue. The final red flagged also cost Chase Viebrock a chance at a possible win, as he was reeling in Schafer on the long green-flag run leading up to the stop in action. Viebrock’s #50 wasn’t the same back under green and, in fact, the “New Richmond Nightmare” was fortunate to even finish the race as he discovered the all-important right rear tire was slowly losing air. With Viebrock fading due to his tire issue, Schafer cruised to the win and parked in Anderson’s Maple Syrup victory lane for the sixth time this season. Viebrock managed to hang on to second over Rob Caho, Jimmy Kouba and Mike Walters.
RACE RESULTS:
UMSS Traditional Sprints
Feature (25 laps) – Cam Schafer, Chase Viebrock, Rob Caho Jr., Jimmy Kouba, Mike Walters, Kevin Bradwell, Alex Peper, Jori Hughes, Eric Becker(DNF), Jake Kouba(DNF), Mike Mueller(DNF), Anna Kouba(DNF), Joseph Kouba(DNF), Johnny Parsons(DNF), Josh Hendrickson(DNF), D Taubert(DNF).
Heat 1 (10 laps) – Mueller, Viebrock, Parsons, Taubert, Bradwell, Kouba, Hughes, Becker.
Heat 2 (10 laps) – Shafer, Joseph Kouba, Jimmy Kouba, Caho Jr., Walters, Peper, Hendrickson, Anna Kouba.
Article Credit: Terry Lehnertz
