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Shawano,WI,7/02/16—Even though he only lives a few blocks away from the track, Kyle Raddant, a third generation racer with deep roots at the Shawano Speedway, was the last competitor to enter the fairgrounds. In fact, he barely got the car unloaded in time to start his heat race. It didn’t matter though as Raddant, who operated the scoreboard at the track for many years saving his money up to buy a racecar, brought home his first career feature in front a large contingent of family. Brett Swedberg and Rod Snellenberger each won their first features of the year also. While Marcus Yarie scored win number five and Josh Slewinski won his second consecutive feature.

The Late Model feature saw Jeremy Kazynski grab the lead lap one. While Kazynski led, Brett Swedberg worked his way through traffic and up to second on lap five. Swedberg ran down Kazynski over the next two laps and put an inside pass on Kazynski to take the lead on lap seven. Ninth place starter Tom Naeyaert passed Kazynski for second on lap nine. Tenth place starter Nick Anvelink joined the top three on lap eleven. As Swedberg caught the tail of the field, Naeyaert and Anvelink began to gain ground on the leader. A caution after lap twenty-one erased the lead of Swedberg, but did provide him with a clear track in front of him. When the race went back to green, Swedberg quickly put a few car length advantage on Anvelink who raced into second on the restart. Swedberg was able to fend off Anvelink for the win. Naeyaert, Doug Blashe, and Jeff Curtin completed the top five.
Kevin Feck took the lead on lap one of the IMCA Modified feature in front of Jeremie Hedrick. As Feck continued to lead, Marcus Yarie worked his way to second on lap seven. Feck and Yarie battled side by side for the top spot over the next three laps with Feck racing right by the wall, while Yarie ran the inside of the track. Yarie held the lead on lap ten, but Feck battled back past Yarie to take the lead back on lap eleven. On lap twelve though Yarie passed Feck again and this time he would not relinquish the lead. Yarie led the rest of the way for the win. Jerry Wilinski charged to second late in the race as Lance Arneson, Clint Forstner, and Mark Weisnicht finished third through fifth.
BJ Giese led lap one of the IMCA Stock Car feature before Shawn Wagner made the pass for the lead on lap two. Wagner would hold the point position until lap ten Rod Snellenberger snagged the lead. Dan Michonski moved into second on lap eleven, while nineteenth place starter Travis VanStraten moved to third on lap thirteen. Michonski lost the handle on his car on lap nineteen and fell back to sixth before he could gather it back in. Snellenberger went on to win the race ahead of VanStraten, Wagner, Brandon Czarapata, and Justin Jacobsen.
Brian Besaw took the lead on the opening lap of the IMCA Sport Mod feature. Kyle Raddant passed Karah Taycher for second on lap two. On lap four Raddant stormed to the outside Besaw to take the lead away. Besaw continued to run second until lap thirteen when Lucas Lamberies grabbed the runner-up spot. A caution after lap thirteen added a little suspense to the race as Lamberies lined up right behind Raddant. Raddant would not be denied though and went on to win his first career feature. Lamberies finished second, Wyatt Block third, Besaw fourth, and Jason Ebert rounded out the top five.
In Mighty Four action, Josh Slewinski fought back the challenges of Grant Kastning to lead every lap of the feature and score the victory. Kastning had to settle for second followed by Matt Brehmer, Jason Hopinka and 18th place starter Lucas Hacker.
Jasper Drengler and Mike Sortino prevailed in Spectator Eliminator action.
Racing will continue next Saturday night as the track hosts the sixth annual Racing For a Reason night. Through the first five years the track has raised over $60,000 for childhood cancer awareness. There will be numerous silent auction items as well as bucket raffles. Racing begins at 6:30. More Information can be found online at www.shawanocountyfair.net.

Race Summary:
Late Model Feature: 1)Brett Swedberg, 2)Nick Anvelink, 3)Tom Naeyaert, 4)Doug Blashe, 5)Jeff Curtin, 6)Jared Siefert, 7)Joel Bennett, 8)Jeremy Kazynski, 9)Josh Moesch, 10)Robby Bunkleman.
Heat 1: 1)Tim Rothe, 2)Ron Berna, 3)Troy Springborn.
Heat 2: 1)Curtin, 2)Anvelink, 3)Moesch.

IMCA Modified Feature: 1)Marcus Yarie, 2)Jerry Wilinski, 3)Lance Arneson, 4)Clint Forstner, 5)Mark Weisnicht, 6)Matt Oreskovich, 7)Kevin Feck, 8)Jerry Muenster, 9)Chris Pepin, 10)Mike Fillion.
Heat 1: 1)Feck, 2)Shawn Frelich, 3)Forstner.
Heat 2: 1)Jeremie Hedrick, 2)Oreskovich, 3)Wilinski.

IMCA Stock Car Feature: 1)Rod Snellenberger, 2)Travis VanStraten, 3)Shawn Wagner, 4)Brandon Czarapata, 5)Justin Jacobsen, 6)Dan Michonski, 7)Tom Riehl, 8)Scott VanProoyen, 9)Vern Stedjee, 10)BJ Giese.
Heat 1: 1)Snellenberger, 2)Ray DePew, 3)Simon.
Heat 2: 1)Michonski, 2)Trent Nolan, 3)Giese.
Heat 3: 1)Riehl, 2)Jacobsen, 3)Schmidt.

IMCA Sport Mod Feature: 1)Kyle Raddant, 2)Lucas Lamberies, 3)Wyatt Block, 4)Brian Besaw, 5)Jason Ebert, 6)Jordan Bartz, 7)Jordan Barkholtz, 8)Jason Jach, 9)Bryce Clements, 10)Jordan Reinke.
Heat 1: 1)Block, 2)Jach, 3)Besaw.
Heat 2: 1)Bartz, 2)Lamberies, 3)Barkholtz.

Mighty Four Feature: 1)Josh Slewinski, 2)Grant Kastning, 3)Matt Brehmer, 4)Jason Hopinka, 5)Lucas Hacker, 6)Hollie Welch, 7)Brad Wedde, 8)Dalton Nelson, 9)Travis Welch, 10)Mike Brehmer.
Heat 1: 1)Welch, 2)Matt Brehmer, 3)Hopinka.
Heat 2: 1)Slewinski, 2)Calvin Stueck, 3)Kastning.

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