ASA: Berlin Senneker report

• bluebird84@wingsbbs.com (Joe Ruch)
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Sat Aug 17 14:45:45 EDT 1996

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SENNEKER MOTORSPORTS PERFORMANCE REPORT

LANE AUTOMOTIVE - JR AUTOMATION - MR GASKET FORD THUNDERBIRD

CONTACT PERSON:
JOE RUCH 
FAX 616-776-0488

August 10, 1996
"Eaglewood Construction 300"
Berlin Raceway; Grand Rapids, MI

Finished: 4th					Started: 5th, 16.364 (96.358 mph)

The heat is on! The longest continuous stretch of ASA races during the 1996 
season is 8 events long; and we are at the half way mark 4 races down and 4 
to go. After starting 5th at his "home" track, Bob quickly began to fall 
back through the pack in the Lane Automotive/JR Automation/ Mr. Gasket Ford. 
Bob was 6th at lap 5, 7th at 25, 8th at lap 36 and 9th at lap 41. At the 
50th lap he was in 18th position with the threat of going down a lap. The 
stagger on the "Bluebird" was way off. When the 1st caution waved at lap 60, 
Bob came in for rear tires and went out running 16th. The 2nd caution flew 
at lap 85, Bob came in for right side tires to try and tighten the car up, 
we are running 14th at this point. The third caution waves at the lap 125 
mark, the crew changes the right front after it has been shaking during the 
previous short green flag run, Bob comes out running 9th. Shortly after 
going green, the 4 and 3 cars tangled in turn 3, as Bob was slowing to avoid 
the wreck he was tagged from behind and spun into the infield. As he 
desperately tried to refire the car, he was passed by the leader and put a 
lap down. The crew ran down to turn 4 and pushed Bob to get him started, 
when he did; he dove into the pits for left side rubber and came out running 
13th one lap down. Bob continues laboring on 1 lap down until the 5th 
caution flies at lap 195, as the leaders pit Bob stays out trying to get his 
lap back. The green flies from lap 202 until lap 276, and he FINALLY gets 
his lap back, he is running 9th the last car on the lead lap. Now he comes 
to the pits for the fresh right side tires, the green flies at alp 283. Bob 
comes out running 7th, takes over 6th at lap 286, 5th at lap 292 and 4th 
place at lap 294, where he finishes. "The crew did a great job tonight. We 
were chasing the tires all night and were are happy to get a 4th place," 
said Senneker. "I got caught up in that big melee early in the race, I got 
spun and I couldn't get the engine started. We should have been in the lead 
lap earlier, then we would have been in the hunt for the win." Bob maintains 
his 4th place in the ASA point standings. The next ASA race is the Weidner 
Chevrolet 400 at Anderson (IN) Speedway. The race will start at 8PM (EST) 
and will be telecast nationally on the PRIME Sport Network (PASS in Michigan)


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AC Delco Challenge Series Points (After 11 events)
1. Gary St. Amant            1771 	  11. Mike Eddy               1461
2. Scott Hansen              1753	  12. Ted Smokstad            1291
3. Joe Nott                  1706         13. Tom Jones               1243
4. BOB SENNEKER              1701         14. Harold Fair             1196
5. Tony Raines               1693	  15. Bill Baird              1159
6. Dave Sensiba              1652         16. Carl Miskotten  (R)     1133
7. Mike Miller               1568         17. Jack Landis (R)         1117
8. Brad Loney                1527`        18. Rick Miller             1082
9. Kevin Cywinski  (R)       1511         19. Yale Conley             1073
10. Tony Roper               1464         20. Dennis Lampman          1062
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Remaining ASA AC Delco Challenge Series events

August 10       "Berlin 300"                             Steve Holzhausen    
               
                Berlin Raceway; Grand Rapids, MI
August 17       "Anderson-Weidner 400"          PRIME   9pm
                Anderson(IN) Speedway           
August 25       "Badgerland 150"                TNN     3pm
                Milwaukee Mile Speedway
September 2     "Miller 300"                    NO Television
                Minnesota St. Fair Speedway, Minneapolis, MN
September 8     "Wisconsin 300"                 PRIME   4pm
                Wisconsin Int'l Raceway; Kaukauna, WI
September 21    "Hawkeye Downs 300"             TNN     2pm
                Hawkeye Downs Speedway; Cedar Rapids, IA
September 29    "Toledo 400"                    TNN     1pm             
                Toledo(OH) Speedway
October 6       "Midwest 300"                   TNN     3pm
                Salem(IN) Super Speedway                
October 13      "Jennerstown 400"               PRIME   2pm
                Jennerstown(PA) Speedway        
November 17     "ASA 300"                       TNN     1pm
                Southern National Speedway; Kenly, NC
All times eastern, TNN (The Nashville Network)

Sincerely,
Senneker Motorsports
Joe Ruch
Public Relations/Marketing
bluebird84@wingsbbs.com
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fax 616-776-0488