VanStraten Wins Eighth, Anvelink Scores Fifth At Historic Half Mile
Shawano,WI,8/23/14—The second to last night of the 2014 racing season saw five drives make return trips to victory lane. Nick Anvelink won his fifth Late Model feature, Matt Oreskovich scored his second IMCA Modified win, Travis VanStraten secured win number eight in IMCA Stock Car action, Jason Jach earned his second IMCA Sport Mod feature, while Jasper Drengler raced to win number three in the Mighty Four division.
Josh Moesch led the opening lap of the Late Model feature before giving way to Aaron Holiday on lap two. Lap three saw Troy Springborn power to the lead of the race after starting in seventh. By lap five ninth place starter Ron Berna moved into second, while tenth place starter Nick Anvelink raced to third. On lap eight Anvelink went to the inside of Springborn to grab the lead. Springborn continued to chase Anvelink until lap sixteen when mechanical woes ended Springborn’s night. This moved Berna to second on the track. Anvelink cruised to his fifth win of the year. Coming to the race Berna held a one point lead over Springborn, but was able to extend his lead with the second place finish and Springborn’s problems.
John Peters lead the opening lap of the IMCA Modified feature before the race was stopped for a roll over by Chad Olson in turn’s three and four. Also involved in the wreck were point leader Marcus Yarie, Derek Kozak, Mitch Stankowski, and Mike Bailey. When the race resumed Matt Oreskovich took the lead and quickly distanced himself from the rest of the field. Oreskovich was relatively unchallenged as he won his second race of the year. Jerry Wilinksi took second. Eddie Muenster finished in third. Point leader Marcus Yarie fought back from the early caution to take fourth.
Jake Lunderby grabbed the lead at the start of the IMCA Stock Car feature and led the first six laps before a yellow flag slowed the race. Following the restart on lap seven Kyle Frederick took the lead from Lunderby. Frederick would hold the lead for one lap though as Travis VanStraten took the lead on lap eight. VanStraten cruised to his eighth victory and fourth in a row and extended his point lead over eventual runner up Mike Schmidt. Justin Jacobsen finished third after starting the race in twentieth.
Wyatt Block raced into the lead on the opening lap of the IMCA sport Modified feature and held the point position until a caution on lap three. On the restart of the race Block, Jason Jach, and Jake Solin went three wide for the lead into turn one. Jach emerged as the leader exiting turn two. Jach would lead the rest of the race for his second win of the year. Jordan Bartz raced past point leader Lucas Lamberies to finish second. Lamberies finished third and sits atop the point standings entering the final night of racing.
Brad Wedde led laps one and two of the Mighty Four feature until Grant Kastning flew into the lead on lap three. Kastning was soon pressured by Jasper Drengler. A lap ten caution set up a two lap dash to the finish. Drengler took the lead from Kastning on the restart and went on to his second straight win. Kastning held on to second. Josh Slewinski took third in the race and also took over the point lead. Slewinski and Dalton Nelson entered the night tied for the point lead. Nelson’s night ended early though after he was caught up in an opening lap incident.
Brian Welch and Dave Stoffer took home Spectator Eliminator victories.
Next Saturday night races will start at 6:00 as part of the Shawano County Fair. Champions will be crowned in all five divisions. The Shawano Speedway will be busy next weekend with the annual enduro Friday night at 7:00, the Trailer Race, Spectator Eliminators, and Tag Race Sunday at 1:00, and the Demolition Derby Monday at 1:00. More information is available online at www.shawanospeedway.net.
Race Summary:
Late Model Feature: 1)Nick Anvelink, 2)Ron Berna, 3)Brett Swedberg, 4)Aaron Holiday, 5)Kurt Moeller, 6)Doug Blashe, 7)Joel Bennett, 8)Josh Moesch, 9)Rob Krull, 10)Troy Springborn.
Heat 1: 1)Berna, 2)Holiday, 3)Springborn.
Heat 2: 1)Tim Rothe, 2)Anvelink, 3)Swedberg.
IMCA Modified Feature: 1)Matt Oreskovich, 2)Jerry Wilinski, 3)Eddie Muenster, 4)Marcus Yarie, 5)Cody Hudson, 6)Tom Schaal, 7)Mitch Stankowski, 8)Mike Fillion, 9)John Peters, 10)Jerry Muenster.
Heat 1: 1)Eddie Muenster, 2)Peters, 3)Yarie.
Heat 2: 1)Wilinski, 2)Oreskovich, 3)Schaal.
IMCA Stock Car Feature: )Travis VanStraten, 2)Mike Schmidt, 3)Justin Jacobsen, 4)Kyle Frederick, 5)Jake Lunderby, 6)Greg Wichman, 7)BJ Giese, 8)Luke Uttecht, 9)Trent Nolan, 10)Vern Stedjee.
Heat 1: 1)VanStraten, 2)Stedjee, 3)Harley Simon.
Heat 2: 1)Lunderby, 2)Wichman, 3)Schmidt.
Heat 3: 1)Frederick, 2)Giese, 3)Uttecht.
IMCA Sport Mod Feature: 1)Jason Jach, 2)Jordan Bartz, 3)Lucas Lamberies, 4)Wyatt Block, 5)Jordan Barkholtz, 6)Jake Solin, 7)Scott Busch, 8)Jake Hashbarger, 9)Weston Frenche, 10)Scott Swanson.
Heat 1: 1)Lamberies, 2)Joey Taycher, 3)Block.
Heat 2: 1)Jach, 2)Solin, 3)Bartz.
Mighty Four Feature: 1)Jasper Drengler, 2)Grant Kastning, 3)Josh Slewinski, 4)Brad Wedde, 5)Tanner Westphal, 6)Scott Blanke, 7)Kasey Gross, 8)Matt DeWilde, 9)Lucas Hacker, 10)Hollie Welch.
Heat 1: 1)Kastning, 2)Chris Hidde, 3)Drengler.
Heat 2: 1)Slewinski, 2)Westphal, 3)Gross.
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