Mackesy the one to beat at Marshfield Motor Speedway July 6
For Hub City Times
MARSHFIELD — Mark Mackesy, Wausau, will be the driver to beat when the Central Wisconsin Racing Association (CWRA), Stars to Legends Tour comes to Marshfield Motor Speedway on July 6. Mackesy will be shooting for his fifth main event win on the Tour in 2018, as the veteran driver has been tough to beat wherever he has raced.
It is not for lack of competition that Mackesy has dominated the Tour, as Darek Gress, Neillsville, and Jeff Weinfurter, Wisconsin Rapids, have also posted wins. Mackesy has found a little better combination in setting up his purple and blue, Super Late Model race car then the others thus far, but when it comes to competing on the big half-mile paved Marshfield oval the door is wide open.
Mackesy currently leads the CWRA Stars to Legends Tour season point standings with 302 over Gress, and Weinfurter at 277 each, but that margin could evaporate in a hurry with the two Feature event format CWRA uses. Others hoping to capitalize on that scenario include Darren Jackson, Wisconsin Rapids, Rachal Kallas, Winneconne, and Derrick Van Dreel, Wisconsin Rapids, who are ranked fourth and sixth in points and very much in contention for the season Championship. Tour “Rookie of the Year” candidates Jesse Bernhagen, Stevens Point, and Brian Henry, Omro, are next in points and will be at the race in hopes of moving up in the standings. The 2017 CWRA Champion, Frank Nitzke, Berlin, and Monte Gress, Neillsville, will also challenge and be looking for their first Feature wins of the 2018 campaign. Upwards of 20 Super Late Model race cars and drivers are expected for the event.
Other divisions racing on the night include Mods, X-Treme 4’s, Bandits and the 2-man Cruisers. All racing taking place is part of Classic Car night at the track which also includes festivities in memory of WCAR’s Sue Bednarski. Racing is set to begin at 7 p.m.
For track information contact Wayne Brevik at [email protected] For info on CWRA, visit cwra.co or Facebook at Central Wisconsin Racing Association. CWRA information may also be found at www.starmakermultimedia.com, under news and comment heading.
Marshfield Motor Speedway is located 3.5 miles west of Marshfield on County Road H.
CWRA Stars to Legends point standings as of last race, June 16:
- Mark Mackesy 302
- Darek Gress 277
- Jeff Weinfurter 277
- Darren Jackson 262
- Rachel Kallas 217
- Derrick Van Dreel 215
- Jesse Bernhagen 212
- Brian Henry 203
- Frank Nitzke 198
- Monte Gress 191
- Mike Sievers 164
- Dave Neitzke 114
- Greg Matthews 110
- Dakota Blakeslee 106
- Jim Sauter Jr. 82
- Tod Stenson 54
- Jesse Pokscyk 63
- Brock Heinrich 62
- Jack Greenwood 54
- Kirby Kurth 53
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