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It comes with great sorrow to inform the Winston Speedway racing family that at 10:00 a.m. today Paul VanDerStelt lost his battle with cancer. 

Paul was a gentle giant who helped out countless racers in the West Michigan area. His hearty laugh and his timeless garage stories were legendary. Paul's willingness to help anyone in the garage or pit area will always be remembered. I would dare to say that there are very few Muskegon area drivers who Paul did not help out with his Tire Business. Paul will be greatly missed but not forgotten. 

Please keep Paul's family in your thoughts and prayers.  Details of the funeral at this time have not been posted. I will post them as soon as possible.

The Winston Speedway racing family sends out it thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Paul Vanderstelt. 

The Friday July 18th race program at Winston Speedway had a little bit of everything for the fans. Not only were there five divisions of racing there was a Push Me Race, A Roll Over contest and Spectator drags. There was laughter in the stands as fans watched the “Push me Race”. One car under power pushes another that is in neutral causing some interesting maneuvers. There was also looks of shock and disbelief in the stands as cars were rolled over after hitting a steel ramp on the front stretch. Combine this with some great racing and another great night at Winston Speedway was put in the books.

If you’re a fan of Modified driver John McCaul you think he has an “S” on his chest. For the rest of the Modified drivers and their fans it is more of a “Bull’s-eye”. For the eighth time this season McCaul showed his dominance. Dean Wilkerson looked like he was going to be the man to knock McCaul of his pedestal. For half the Integra Racing Shocks and Springs UMP Modified feature Wilkerson held the point. Twelve cautions and a rocket ship under McCaul did not aide his cause. Coming from the sixth position McCaul took the lead from Wilkerson on lap nine and never looked back. While McCaul opened his lead, Wilkerson wound up in the pits with mechanical failure. By the end of the race only seven of the seventeen starters were still on the track. Dan Dykman proved that his car was still in great shape after a wild accident last weekend. Dykman finished second ahead of Derek Poland, Randy Whitten and rookie Jared Guinn. Heat races were won by Dykman and Wilkerson.

The Port City Racing Sportsman division is a log jam at the top of the Point standings. Balanced competition is making for a great run for their season championship. Early in the race 60 year old Mike Anderson held the point. On lap five Kody Weisner and Tim Tuttle made contact on the front stretch causing Tuttle to look like a "Joey Chipwood" stunt driver riding on his two driver’s side tires showing the bottom of his car to the fans. Unbelievably both drivers did get some more racing in before giving into mishandling cars. Anderson’s lead lasted until lap 10 when Chad Wienrick made his pass to the front. The rest of the race saw great action as Weinrick and Ralph Sternberg swapped the lead back and forth running side by side. Fans were on their feet as Weinrick captured the win while Point Leader Ralph Sternberg settled for second. Mike Lynn charged from eleventh to third beating Rob Stenberg and Larry Passenier to the line. Tim Tuttle won the “Dash for Cash’ and a Heat race. Jeremy Holman also garnered a Heat race win.

The best race of the night was in the Factory Stock division. Coming for the line you could have thrown a blanket over the first three cars as they charged three abreast for the win. The win was the feel good story of the night. Fifteen year old Muskegon High School student Justin Gilland has been racing since he was twelve. Fans of Winston Speedway have watched Gilland come of age this season. Gilland started out turning laps, gaining experience and never altering the finish of a race with his inexperience. Those days are gone as Gilland, Derek Passenier and Bill Delong put together one of the most exciting finishes of the season. When the checkered was waved Gilland was all smiles as his and his family’s efforts had finally paid off with a feature win. Bill Delong’s charge from seventeenth nipped Derek Passenier for the runner-up spot  at the finish line. John Person and Loren Peterson completed the top five. Heat race winners were Zach Wiggers, Brad Huisken, and Robby Sternberg. Scott Erickson claimed the top transfer spot in the “B” Feature.

Sprague’s Auto Parts Mini Stock drivers CJ Rector and Mark Farber pulled away from the rest of the field to stage their own battle up front. When the dust settled it was Rector picking up the win. Kyle Hulett, Harley Farkle and Cody Moorman completed the top five. Hulett and Chris Rice claimed Heat race wins earlier in the evening. In the Warrior four cylinder class Harley Farkle edged Heat Race winner Dale Hilliard for their Feature win.

In Special events, Cousins Josh and Robby Sternberg won the Push Me Race. Steve Delong rolled his way to a win over Randy Whitten in Roll Over contest.  The Spectator Drag competitions saw Kenny Wilson take top honors in his Jaguar.

The action at Winston continues grow next Friday July 25th. Matt Sprague gave fans a peek of what to expect next Friday as he turned laps at Winston’s 3/8 mile oval in under 12 seconds with his “Bat Man’ wing attached. The $2000 to win Outlaw Late Model show is the headline event. Fans will get to see the fastest laps turned at Winston this season. Combine this with a full racing program and you can understand the attraction of Winston Speedway. For the Best in Family Entertainment along the lakeshore make your way to Winston Speedway.

Friday July 11th was another great night of racing at Winston Speedway. It was I-96 Speedway Challenge Night for the Late Model and Modified divisions along with the Mid Season Championship for the Sportsman division.  For the second week in a row the weather was not a factor in getting in the program. Five classes of racing provided a show for the fans that ran smooth and fast.

In the Integra Racing Shocks and Springs Late Model division out side pole sitter Jim Fairbanks held the early lead. By lap ten Tom Sprague Jr had pulled even with Fairbanks racing him side by side. On Lap thirteen Sprague gained the advantage with a pass going through turns one and two.  As Sprague opened up the lead working his way through lapped traffic the next driver on the move was sixth place starter and present points leader Rich Neiser. A late race caution put Neiser on Sprague’s bumper. On the final lap Nesier was able to diamond the final two turns only to come a half car short on the inside of Sprague’s #21 Late Model. The win was Sprague’s third of the season at Winston. Fairbanks held onto third over Andy Sprague and Matt Pickard. Heat Races were won by Jeff Roodvoest and Andy Sprague. The “Dash for Cash” was won by Andy Sprague.

The Modified division continues to be a playground for John McCaul. After three laps being led by Dean Wilkerson it was all McCaul. Drivers in the Modified division have to be scratching their heads at McCaul's dominance. Only one other driver has a main event win at Winston. The race for second was as good as any racing action all season.  With ten laps to go Wilkerson, Andy Sprague and Jacob Poel were the best of the rest as they swapped the second position on different occasions.  With three to go all eyes were on Andy Sprague and Jacob Poel racing side by side. Coming for the checkered Poel and Sprague made contact. Poel showed the bottom of his race car to the fans as he went by the flag stand riding the wall and fence. The ensuing race for positions was scary as Poel and Sprague were stopped on the front stretch. No solid contact was made with either but cars did clip both of them as they went by. When the smoke cleared four drivers would have their cars taken to the pits on a wrecker. Poel would be credited with second but his car got the worst of all the carnage. The front sub of Poel’s car was bent bad enough to have his motor facing to the left. Sprague was third followed by Jeremy Ferguson and Dan Dykman. Heat Races were won by Poel and Wilkerson.  The “Dash for Cash” winner was McCaul.

The Port City Racing Sportsman division was finally able to compete for their Mid-Season championship. After a two week delay drivers lined up by points with Ralph Sternberg holding the pole starting position. Outside of him was Chad Weinrick. The start of the race tuned out to be the big key as Sternberg jumped to the lead with Weinrick glued to his bumper. For the next twenty five laps Sternberg hit all his marks. Weinrick could only hope for a mistake by Sternberg. It never happened as Sternberg picked up his third win of the season. Weinrick was second followed by Tim Tuttle, Jeremy Holman, and Rob Sternberg.  Dan Wilson and Holman garnered Heat Race wins.

Bill Delong’s eighth place starting position in the Factory Stock division was not a factor for him as he moved to the point by lap four. Once out front only Tony Weinrick could challenge as these two broke away from the rest of the field. Delong was too strong at the end and beat Weinrick for the win. The third spot went to Loren Peterson. John Person and Paul TenBrink completed the top five. Heat race wins earlier in the evening went to Person, TenBrink, and Delong. The top transfer spot in the consolation feature went to Scott Erickson.

The Sprague Auto Parts Mini Stock division saw Rothbury native Luke Near race his way to another feature win. Starting out front Near held off the hard charges of second and third place finishers, Carl McCann and CJ Rector to take the win. Mark Farber and John Foss completed the top five.  Heat races were won by McCann and Near.

Friday July 18th will see another exciting night of action planned. Four divisions of racing along with a Roll Over contest will take place. The Late Model division will have the night off. For the best in Family entertainment along the Lakeshore make your way to Winston Speedway.