Randy Lewis

Rice Lake, Wisconsin

March 19, 2008 

Forty-four drivers raced on the final day of the Rice Lake Ice Racing season on Saturday, bringing a 9-week run to an end.

The 44 drivers nearly matched the season’s weekly average in the 5th year of Rice Lake Ice Racing.

Under Saturday’s sun and in a chilly breeze, special guest Randy Lewis, recognized as the World’s No. 1 Track Chaser, showed up from California.

Lewis, from San Clemente, has traveled the world to watch automobile racing in as many venues as possible. The Rice Lake ice oval was the 1,317th track he has attended, and he added another the next day at the Ashland ice races before driving to Minneapolis and flying back to the West Coast.

Lewis’ trip to Rice Lake is recorded on his Web site, “www.ranlayracing.com.”

In racing action, Jarred Amundson and Karen Koltunski ended up in their familiar spot of the winner’s circle.

Amundson won his fifth 6/8 Full Size feature while Koluntski claimed her sixth win in Comp4 to lead all feature winners this season.

Steve Hallquist got his first feature checkered flag in Front Wheel Drive. Hallquist’s wife, Missy, took the checkers in the Powder Puff’s RWD class.

The Powder Puff FWD class was won by first-time driver Jenna Hayes.

The ice racing awards banquet is Saturday, March 29, at the Bungalow Bar. Cost is $12, and reservations can be made by contacting race promoter Troy Holder at 296-6768. -03/12/08



RICE LAKE ICE RACING
SATURDAY RESULTS

Comp4

Heat One: Karen Koltunski, Cumberland; Al Koltunski, Cumberland; Troy Holder, Rice Lake. Heat Two: K.Koltunski; A.Koltunski; Holder.

Feature: K.Koltunski; Tadd Davis, Rice Lake; Holder; A.Koltunski; Trent Gross, Turtle Lake.



6/8 Full Size

Heat One: Jim Cimfl, Clayton; Jarred Amundson, Barron; Troy Holder, Rice Lake. Heat Two: Steve Hallquist, Eau Claire; Joel Hinrichs, Cameron; Don Cook, Barron.

Heat Three: Hallquist; Andy Cimfl, Clayton; J.Cimfl. Heat Four: Holder; Butch Madsen, Rice Lake; Brandon Davis, Chetek.

Feature: Amundson; Hallquist; Holder; Hinrichs; A.Cimfl.



Front Wheel Drive

Heat One: Jesse Tripp, Spooner; Jerret Hamilton, Chetek; Scott Miller, Rice Lake. Heat Two: Steve Hallquist, Eau Claire; Pete Leuschner, Cumberland; Mike Schnider, Rice Lake. Heat Three: Miller; Lueschner; Jon Wigchers, Rice Lake. Heat Four: Hallquist; Hamilton; Mark Lawrence, Cumberland. Heat Five: Travis Lloyd, Cumberland; Harold Fischer, Eau Claire; Lawrence. Heat Six: Schnider; Hallquist; Fred Lloyd, Cumberland.

Feature: Hallquist; Miller; Brent Good, Birchwood; F.Lloyd; Schnider.

Powder Puff

Heat: Jill Amundson, Barron; Missy Hallquist, Eau Claire; Sheila Cook, Barron.

Feature: Hallquist (RWD); Cook (RWD); Amundson (RWD); Jenna Hayes (FWD), Cameron; Deb Cimfl (RWD), Clayton.