Sat/Sun April 2&3 - Rockford
Speedway, Rockford IL
Not a bad start to the 2005 season! We timed in 5th
out of 16 cars with a 14.446. The heat race we were shuffled to the back and
then stuck in traffic and went no where fast. The Feature we started 3rd row
outside and finished 7th.
Saturday April 30 - Elko Speedway, Elko
MN
There were 29 cars total. We timed in with a 15.040
which put us 13th in time. Top 20 made the Feature so we were in the show. The
Qualifier is going to determine the starting position in the Feature. In the
Qualifier we started 4th row inside and finished 7th. The Feature we started 8th
row and were up to 6th place when Scott's spotter had brain fart and did not
tell him there was a car on his outside. Scott moved up going into turn 3 and
Prietzel drove up over his rear tire which pushed the quarter panel into the
tire. The tire then starting growing and we lost handling which dropped us back to
11th. We ended up in 10th place because the 2nd place finisher was
disqualified.
http://www.elkospeedway.com/rules/April30CompleteResults.pdf
Friday May 20 - Madison International, Oregon WI
We timed in with a 19.646 which put us 17th in time
out of 31 cars. The heat race we started front row outside and won that. The
Feature we started 9th row inside and after being stuck in traffic for the first
10-12 laps we finished 9th.
http://www.gotomis.com/report/2005/52005r.html
Saturday May 28 - Elko Speedway, Elko
MN
There were 27 cars total and we were 14th in time
with a 15.012. The heat race we started 4th row inside and finished 9th. the
Feature we started 9th row inside and finished 16th.
http://www.elkospeedway.com/rules/May28Results Results.pdf
Saturday June 18 - Lake Geneva Raceway,
Lake Geneva WI
We were 16th in time with a 17.537. There were 25
Mid-Am cars total. We started front row inside of the heat and finished 3rd. The
Feature we started 8th row outside and finished 7th after escaping multiple
wrecks.
Saturday June 25 - 141 Speedway,
Francis Creek WI
We timed in with a 13.000 which put us 18th in time
out of 22 cars. We started 3rd row inside for the heat and finished 3rd. We
started 9th row outside for the Feature and finished 13th but ended up 12th
after a car was disqualified.
Saturday July 2 - Elko Speedway, Elko
MN
There were 26 cars and we timed in with a 15.214
which put us 19th in time. The qualifier we started last and finished 11th. The
Feature we started 9th row and after getting spun out and going to the back of
the pack we finished 16th.
http://www.elkospeedway.com/rules/RaceResultsFromReportsComplete.pdf
Friday July 15 - Madison International Speedway, Oregon WI
We were 15th in time out of 22 cars with a 19.827.
The heat race we started last and finished 2nd. The Feature we started 8th row
inside and finished 7th. After post race inspection and a car being
disqualified we had a 6th place finish.
http://www.gotomis.com/report/2005/71505r.html
Saturday July 22 - Wisconsin
International Raceway, Kaukauna WI
Rained out - mother nature won this one.
Friday August 5 - Madison International Speedway, Oregon WI
We were 12th in time out of 24 cars. We had a
19.608 in time. The heat race we started second row inside and the #8 car took
us straight back and we ended up 5th. The Feature we started on the front row
inside and the car was not handling in the beginning of the Feature but did come
around a little towards the end and we had a 5th place finish. After post race
inspection and the disqualification of #77 Eileen we finished 4th.
http://www.gotomis.com/report/2005/pr0516.html
Saturday August 13 - Wisconsin
International Raceway, Kaukauna WI
Another great weekend with a top 5 finish! There
were only 15 cars at KK. We were 8th in time with a 21.531. There were no heat
races since they had to make up for the other 2 rain outs and had a full
schedule of racing. The Feature we started 3rd row inside and finished in 4th
place.
Saturday August 27 - Milwaukee Mile,
West Allis, WI
Not as many Mid-Am cars as anticipated but still a
very good showing with 36 cars total. We had a 33.268 in time which put us 22nd.
The Feature was a 30 car field and we started 9th row inside. We fell back a bit
to start with because the car was pushing really bad for the first half of the
race and then it came around a little bit and we finished in 15th place.
Saturday Sept. 3 - 141 Speedway,
Francis Creek WI
There were 17 cars total at 141. We were 13th in
time with a 12.800. The heat race we started inside 2nd row and finished in 3rd
place. The Feature we started 7th row inside and were running in 10th until the
last lap when coming out of turn 4 for the checkered flag cars were going
everywhere and we picked up one spot to finish in 9th place.
Saturday Sept. 4 - Elko Speedway, Elko
MN
We timed in with a 15.302 which put us 11th in time
out of 17 cars. The qualifying heat race we started 3rd row outside and finished
in sixth place. The Feature we started 6th row inside and had a major throttle
push all night which gave us 15th place finish. Our worst 3 finishes of the year
were all at Elko Speedway so we are glad to be done with that track for the
year!!
http://www.elkospeedway.com/rules/RaceResultsSept4.pdf
Sat/Sun Sept. 24 & 25 - Rockford
Speedway, Rockford IL
We were 15th in time with a 14.768 which put us
15th in time. The heat race we started 2nd row inside and finished second. The
Feature was rained out on Sunday and postponed until Saturday Oct. 29th.
Sat/Sun Oct. 1 & 2 - Lake Geneva Raceway,
Lake Geneva WI
There were 15 cars total and we were 7th in time
with a 17.536. The heat race we started front row inside and finished second.
The Feature we started 3rd row outside and finished in 7th place. We finally had
a good run at Lake Geneva!
Saturday October 8 - LaCrosse
Fairgrounds Speedway, West Salem WI
LaCrosse always draws a lot of cars. There were 27
Mid-Am cars total. We timed in with a 21.551 which put us 25th in time (lacking
horse power). The heat race we started front row inside and led until the last
lap. We finished second in the heat. The Feature we started 13th row inside and
ended up 13th.
Saturday October 29 - Rockford
Speedway, Rockford IL
The Feature we started 7th row inside and there was
a spin on the first lap. While driving around during the yellow Scott lost his
steering and had to pull into the pits. We never made it back out onto the track
so we ended up finishing in 19th place. The pulley belt on the harmonic balancer
broke.
http://www.rockfordspeedway.com/report/2005/pr0554.html
SCOTT AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE
BILL PRIETZEL ON THE 2005 MID-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP!
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR CREW FOR OUR SECOND PLACE FINISH!!