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(Francis Creek, WI)- Darin Duffy solidified his rankings in the Red, White, and Blue Series with his IMCA Modified feature win at 141 Saturday night.

Cody Schroeder earned his first career IMCA Sportmod feature win in the 20 lap main event.

Other feature winners included: Larry Karcz Jr. (IMCA Stock Cars) Kevin Naidl (Grand Nationals) Paul Diefenthaler (Street Stocks) and Mathias Prouty (4 Cylinders.)

The IMCA Modified Feature kicked off with an unfortunate bang as a melee broke out in front of the field causing a red flag. Thirteen cars were involved in the incident. Point leader Benji LaCrosse was not able to continue among others. When the race restarted Eric Mahlik found his way in front of the field with Darin Duffy behind. Sean Jerovetz ran to the front after a three-wide pass for the lead including Mahlik and Duffy. Shawn Kilgore made his way to second five lap into the event with Duffy fading back to fourth. A caution on lap twelve arrived as the front four were battling for the lead. On the restart, Duffy charged from fourth to second and moved outside of Jerovetz for the lead. Jerovetz stayed strong down low but could not fend off Duffy. Duffy took charge with three laps remaining and pulled away for the $1000 pay day. Even more importantly he took the point lead in the Red, White and Blue Series. Kilgore ran to a late
race
second. Johnny Whitman was involved in the opening lap fiasco and came from the back to third. Jerovetz faded to fourth on the last lap with Mahlik fifth.

A classic race was put on by two of the veterans in the IMCA Stockcar Feature event. Larry Karcz Jr and Rod Snellenberger provided everyone with a clean, side by side race throughout lapped traffic that saw multiple lead changes. Todd Augustian rode the high-line to the front of the field but Larry Karcz Jr was able to move ahead on lap four. Point leader Rod Snellenberger forged ahead and into second on lap five. The next sixteen laps saw many lead changes by the duo. They entered lapped traffic with five laps remaining. Karcz was to loose to run the bottom but just fast enough on top. Snellenberger used a lapped car up top to grab the lead with Karcz just sneaking passed up top. The tables turned and Karcz was able to take the lead on the final exchange of lapped traffic. Karcz and Snellenberger drag raced down the backstretch on the final lap and into the final corners. Karcz found just enough bite up top to win his first feature
of the
season. Snellenberger increased his point lead over John Heinz who finished third. Justin Jacobson ran to a fourth place in front of Troy Muench. The feature event was caution free.

July 5th, 2014 will be the date that lives with Cody Schroeder throughout his racing career. He bested the twenty car field over the twenty laps. J.J. Tuyls led the opening four laps of the contest before Schroeder powered by with the winning move on lap four. By lap ten Schroeder had worked to a straightaway lead over Scott Boyea. J.J. Anderson and Tuyls dueled for the third spot which saw Anderson get the spot before the only caution flew on lap fifteen. Schroeder got a great jump and rode it to the checkered flag. Boyea snuck back to second late around Anderson. Tuyls finished a season best fourth. Steve Schneider started sixteenth and finished fifth.

Five cautions in the first eleven laps of the Grand National show kept everyone close together. The final nine laps proved to be one of the best Grand National features of the season. Charlie Sancinati was trying to break the three-peat that Kevin Naidl had going come feature time. Unfortunately for Sancinati, Naidl found the high-line and victory lane. Naidl powered by on the outside with five laps remaining to pick up the sombrero. It was his fourth straight win. Naidl started tenth and methodically worked through the field to pick up the win. Jason Fish finished a season best third after a caution on the final lap moved him back to the position. Point leader Shawn Schmitt finished fourth in front of Tim Doehling.

Dan Juszczyk paced the field in the beginning of the Street Stock Feature. Mike Conard showed the youngster the high-line and moved into the top spot on lap six. Two cautions mid race set up a final six lap sprint to the finish. Shawn Haydon and Paul Diefenthaler had made their ways to the front to make a four car battle with Conard and Matt Warner. Paul Diefenthaler timed the restart to a T and pulled ahead of Conard with a slide job out of turn two. Diefenthaler set sale over the final laps to pick up his second win of the season. Conard beat Haydon back to the checkers. Warner settled for fourth in front of rookie Sawyer Haese.

Mathias Prouty put his name into the category of Feature winner in the 4 Cylinder division. He started on the outside pole and led every lap to secure the win. Shaun Bangart raced from fourteenth to second to capture the runner-up position. Matt Brehmer finished third with Scott Johnson fourth. Braison Bennett finished fifth in his first run of the season.

IMCA Modified Feature- 1. Darin Duffy 2. Shawn Kilgore 3. Johnny Whitman 4. Sean Jerovetz 5. Eric Mahlik
Heats- #1 1. Benji LaCrosse 2. Kilgore
#2 1. Randy Markwardt Jr. 2. Dave Zeitler
#3 1. Whitman 2. Brad Lautenbach

IMCA Stockcar Feature- 1.Larry Karcz Jr. 2. Rod Snellenberger 3. John Heinz 4. Justin Jacobson 5. Troy Muench
Heats- #1 1. Karcz 2. Dave Bouche
#2 1. Snellenberger 2. Muench

IMCA Sportmod Feature- 1. Cody Schroeder 2. Scott Boyea 3. J.J. Anderson 4. J.J. Tuyls 5. Steve Schneider
Consy- 1. Schneider
Heats- #1 1. Mike Dauphinais 2. Thiel
#2 1. Race Van Pay 2. Kevin Bethke
#3 1. Brandon Long 2. Boyea

Grand National Feature- 1. Kevin Naidl 2. Charlie Sancinati 3. Jason Fish 4. Shawn Schmitt 5. Tim Doehling
Heats- #1 1. Kodiak Wirtz 2. Doehling
#2 1. Sancinati 2. Matt Jackson

Street Stock Feature- 1. Paul Diefenthaler 2. Mike Conard 3. Shawn Haydon 4. Matt Warner 5. Sawyer Haese
Consy- 1. Justin Mahlberg
Heats- #1 1. Josh McDonald 2. Diefenthaler
#2 1. Haydon 2. Conard
#3 1. Warner 2. Haese

4 Cylinder Feature- 1. Mathias Prouty 2. Shaun Bangart 3. Matt Brehmer 4. Scott Johnson 5. Braison Bennett
Heats- #1 1. Brehmer 2. Bennett
#2 1. Zach Degner 2. Prouty

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