Kolek Gets First Win at Red Cedar

Menomonie, Wisconsin (May 12, 2017) Sports Rider presented the best tradition in racing with Meet the Driver Night as they.sponsored the Red Cedar Speedway and the WISSOTA Poly Dome Dirt Track Series sanctioned Pure Stocks, Street Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Super Stocks, Modifieds, and Late Models along with the Red Cedar Hornets. Feature winners included AJ Diemel, Ashley Anderson, Jesse Redetzke, Carl Kolek, Danny Richards, George Richards, and Jeremy Johnson.

The T.L. Sinz Plumbing Late Model heat was won by Jake Redetzke as AJ Diemel rode his outside front row starting position to the victory at feature time. Diemel quickly jumped out front over Rick Hanestad and Jake Redetzke as the group stretched out. The race ran caution free but at about two thirds through the race, Diemel nearly spun on his own in the lead. Hanestad charged hard to take advantage, but to no avail. Diemel regained control of his car and the race and drove to the win. Hanestad, Redetzke, Mike Prochnow, and John Kaanta were scored in the top five.

The Tim’s Automotive Modifieds saw Mike Anderson, and Ashley Anderson score heat wins. Ashley Anderson and Greg Chesley held the front row as a first attempt to start the feature was stopped by a Jay Richardson spin. Under green, Ashley Anderson took control but a spinning Mark Hessler restacked the field. Again, Ashley Anderson lead, but eighth starting Cory Mahder closed to second and challenge for the point. Mike Anderson had worked his way to third and he too tried to eat into the lead. With three laps remaining the leader began to smoke heavily but he didn’t slow as he drove to the victory. Mahder finished an impressive second as he hounded for the win throughout the event. It was Mike Anderson, Jake Hartung, and Steve Hallquist in the top five.

The Johnson Motors Super Stocks heats were won by Dan Gullixson, Ben Hillman, and Eric Olson. Rick Hallquist and and Chad Gullixson held the front row as Steve Thomas blasted from the second row to impressively take the lead on lap two. It was Jesse Redetzke closing to second as Tommy Richards and Dan Gullixson drove up to challenge. Kyle Helling was spun on the backstretch and the yellow flew. On the restart, Thomas jumped the cushion in turn two and Redetzke took advantage driving to the point as Thomas slipped back to fifth. A debris caution later reset the field for the final time. Under green, Richards drove hard to try to snatch the win from Redetzke. He pulled even at the white flag and they raced the final circuit closely as Redetzke won the drag race off turn four to the checkers. It was Richards, Dan Gullikson, Hillman, and Thomas in the top five.

The Southworth Chevrolet Midwest Modifieds ran three heats won by Travis Anderson, Nick Koehler, and Jesse Bryan. Derek Haas and Shadow Kitchner paced the group to the start of the feature as Denny Cutsforth came from the second row to immediately take control of the race. Soon, contact on the front stretch sent several cars spinning and but Clark Swartz and Calvin Iverson off on the wrecker. Cutsforth continued to lead as Karl Kolek moved to second as Travis Anderson and Shane Halopka made their presence known. A large crash in turn two which involved five cars slowed the action.

On the restart, the leader spun on his own in turn two and himself collected more cars. A green white checkered attempt saw a spinning Kitchner draw the last caution. The race was restarted with Koleck on the point with Anderson and Halopka directly behind. The white and green were shown simultaneously and a one lap charge saw Kolek win his first ever feature as Halopka grabbed second over Anderson on a very close finish by the top three. Nick Koehler finished fourth as Tyler Werner finished a strong run from eleventh in fifth.
Ron Hanestad and Michael Knudtson won the Street Stock heats as it was Jess Seim and Travis Loew leading the parade to the start of the feature. Loew lead early as Danny Richards closed from his fourth row start to take second and then move into the lead on lap two. Knudtson moved to third and Ron Hanestad to fourth. Knudtson overtook second and chased Richards who held a slight advantage. Knudtson closed to the leaders bumper when the yellow flew for a Robert Wahlstrom spin. On the restart, Richards held the lead and Kolby Kiehl moved to third. The last few laps saw Knudtson pressure greatly for the lead but Richards held the spot to the finish. The top four were in a tight bundler as Knutson, Kiehl, and Hanestad all finished closely. Loew was scored in fifth.

The Pure Stock heats were topped by Dean Pronschinske and Dustin Doughty as James Thur and Jeff Tisdale led the pack to green in the feature. Tisdale brought out the yellow on the start, and a second attempt saw Christa Doughty on the front row. It was Chista Doughty out to the lead early, as George Richards cut through the crowd from tenth into second. Richards took the lead, Doughty fought back, but Richards was too tough, retaking the lead on lap four. He continued at the point to the checkered flag. Dustin Doughty moved to second and Kent Harmon overtook Krysta Doughty for third. Pronschinske finished fifth.

Two heats of Hornets were won by William Voeltz and Sean Svee. The feature saw Josh Creighton and Adam Hackbarth bring them to green. It was Jordan Langer taking the early lead over Voeltz. But Jeremy Johnson drove by both on the low side to take the lead. It looked as if Johnson was in control but later in the run, Voeltz began to close. The white flag was displayed but a three car wreck drew the yellow causing a green, white, checkered finish. On the final circuit, third running Jason Holte made a terrific save but lost multiple positions. Johnson ran to the checkered up front, followed by Voeltz, sixteenth starting Bradley York, Svee, and Langer.

The Red Cedar Speedway will return to racing on May 19, 2017, presented by Serve Pro of Barron, Dunn & Rusk Counties. All seven classes with the WISSOTA Poly Dome Dirt Track Series sanctioned Pure Stocks, Street Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Super Stocks, Modifieds, and Late Models, along with the Red Cedar Speedway and Hornets will all be in action. Once again, Realtor Shelly Watkins will pay out $50.00 to the hard charger. The money is awarded to the feature winner who won from the furthest position in the field. Tenth starting George Richards won the Hard Charger bonus on this night of racing.

T.L. Sinz Plumbing Late Model Feature: 1. 58-AJ Diemel[2]; 2. 71-Rick Hanestad[1]; 3. 27-Jake Redetzke[4]; 4. 68-Mike Prochnow[5]; 5. 85-John Kaanta[3]; 6. 31-Michael Keller[6]; 7. 122-Cole Spacek[7]
Heat 1: 1. 27-Jake Redetzke[1]; 2. 58-AJ Diemel[2]; 3. 68-Mike Prochnow[3]; 4. 85-John Kaanta[4]; 5. 71-Rick Hanestad[5]; 6. 31-Michael Keller[7]; 7. 122-Cole Spacek[6]

Tim’s Automotive Modified Feature: 1. 81-Ashley Anderson[1]; 2. 55-Cory Mahder[8]; 3. 57-Mike Anderson[5]; 4. 05-Jake Hartung[11]; 5. 27H-Steve Hallquist[6]; 6. 13-Mark Hessler[13]; 7. 21B-Brandon Jensen[7]; 8. 23-Kerry Halopka[4]; 9. (DNF) 40-Kevin Adams[10]; 10. (DNF) R1-Jay Richardson[3]; 11. (DNF) 9-Josh Hessler[9]; 12. (DNF) 45C-Greg Chesley[2]; 13. (DNF) 12-Jake Hanson[12]
Heat 1: 1. 57-Mike Anderson[2]; 2. 27H-Steve Hallquist[1]; 3. 55-Cory Mahder[5]; 4. 45C-Greg Chesley[4]; 5. R1-Jay Richardson[6]; 6. 9-Josh Hessler[3]; (DNS) 13-Mark Hessler
Heat 2: 1. 81-Ashley Anderson[1]; 2. 21B-Brandon Jensen[5]; 3. 23-Kerry Halopka[3]; 4. (DNF) 40-Kevin Adams[2]; 5. (DNF) 05-Jake Hartung[4]; 6. (DNF) 12-Jake Hanson[6]

Johnson Motors Super Stock Feature: 1. 207-Jesse Redetzke[4]; 2. 7R-Tommy Richards[5]; 3. 31X-Dan Gullikson A[8]; 4. 22JR-Ben Hillman[7]; 5. T17-Steve Thomas[3]; 6. 1E-Eric Olson[6]; 7. 56-Chad Gullixson[2]; 8. 27-Tony Falkner[10]; 9. 2-Bart Steffen[9]; 10. 37-Jay Oricchio[13]; 11. 40-Nick Traynor[16]; 12. 42K-Michael Knudtson[12]; 13. 89-Tyler Lamm[19]; 14. 1-Matt Koski[14]; 15. (DNF) 777-AJ Morrissette[15]; 16. (DNF) 26-Rick Hallquist[1]; 17. (DNF) 10H-Kyle Helling[11]; 18. (DNF) 96-Luke Schultz[17]; (DNS) 8-Jim Harris
Heat 1: 1. 31X-Dan Gullikson A[5]; 2. 56-Chad Gullixson[1]; 3. 2-Bart Steffen[2]; 4. 27-Tony Falkner[4]; 5. (DNF) 777-AJ Morrissette[6]; 6. (DNF) 96-Luke Schultz[3]; 7. (DNF) 89-Tyler Lamm[7]
Heat 2: 1. 22JR-Ben Hillman[6]; 2. 7R-Tommy Richards[1]; 3. T17-Steve Thomas[5]; 4. 10H-Kyle Helling[4]; 5. (DNF) 40-Nick Traynor[3]; 6. (DNF) 8-Jim Harris[2]
Heat 3: 1. 1E-Eric Olson[1]; 2. 207-Jesse Redetzke[6]; 3. 26-Rick Hallquist[3]; 4. 42K-Michael Knudtson[5]; 5. 37-Jay Oricchio[2]; 6. 1-Matt Koski[4]

Southworth Chevrolet Midwest Modified Feature: 1. 15-Karl Kolek[7]; 2. 3JR-Shane Halopka[10]; 3. 37-Travis Anderson[6]; 4. 13-Nick Koehler[8]; 5. 18-Tyler Werner[11]; 6. 89-Matt Klukas[13]; 7. 19-Josh Wahlstrom[20]; 8. 19P-Antonio Pintaro[12]; 9. 34JR-Dan Larson Jr[15]; 10. 343-John Ford[22]; 11. 31-Jason Vokovan[16]; 12. 6H-Steve Haas[19]; 13. 6-Derek Haas[1]; 14. 68-Shadow Kitchner[2]; 15. (DNF) 61-Andrea Keeney[18]; 16. (DNF) 21B-Jesse Bryan[3]; 17. (DNF) 20-Denny Cutsforth[4]; 18. (DNF) 2-Gunnar Watkins[9]; 19. (DNF) 21-Jacob Smith[17]; 20. (DNF) 27X-Calvin Iverson[5]; 21. (DNF) 18S-Clark Swartz[14]; 22. (DNF) 7W-John Wilson[21]; 23. (DNF) R2-Jason Richardson[23]
Heat 1: 1. 37-Travis Anderson[4]; 2. 6-Derek Haas[1]; 3. 15-Karl Kolek[3]; 4. 3JR-Shane Halopka[6]; 5. 89-Matt Klukas[8]; 6. 31-Jason Vokovan[5]; 7. 6H-Steve Haas[7]; 8. 343-John Ford[2]
Heat 2: 1. 13-Nick Koehler[1]; 2. 2-Gunnar Watkins[2]; 3. 20-Denny Cutsforth[3]; 4. 18-Tyler Werner[5]; 5. 18S-Clark Swartz[7]; 6. 21-Jacob Smith[6]; 7. 19-Josh Wahlstrom[4]; (DNS) R2-Jason Richardson
Heat 3: 1. 21B-Jesse Bryan[2]; 2. 27X-Calvin Iverson[1]; 3. 68-Shadow Kitchner[7]; 4. 19P-Antonio Pintaro[3]; 5. 34JR-Dan Larson Jr[6]; 6. 61-Andrea Keeney[5]; 7. 7W-John Wilson[4]

Street Stock Feature: 1. 3R-Danny Richards[7]; 2. 42K-Michael Knudtson[8]; 3. 9K-Kolby Kiehl[6]; 4. 71H-Ron Hanestad[4]; 5. 40-Travis Loew[2]; 6. 29-Armond Love[9]; 7. 53-Jake Hessler[3]; 8. 12-Warren Hanson[10]; 9. 007-Jess Seim[1]; 10. 88-Robert Wahlstrom[5]
Heat 1: 1. 71H-Ron Hanestad[3]; 2. 3R-Danny Richards[5]; 3. 9K-Kolby Kiehl[4]; 4. 53-Jake Hessler[1]; 5. 29-Armond Love[2]
Heat 2: 1. 42K-Michael Knudtson[1]; 2. 88-Robert Wahlstrom[2]; 3. 40-Travis Loew[4]; 4. 007-Jess Seim[3]; 5. (DNF) 12-Warren Hanson[5]

Pure Stock Feature: 1. 5R-George Richards[10]; 2. D1-Dustin Doughty[5]; 3. E3-Kent Harmon[7]; 4. 03-Krysta Doughty[3]; 5. 49-Dean Pronschinske[4]; 6. 66T-James Thur[2]; 7. 7-Kent Deutsch[9]; 8. 9-Cole Hill[12]; 9. (DNF) 22-Robert Holmstrom, Jr.[8]; 10. (DNF) 15-Jeff Tisdale[1]; 11. (DNF) 66-Brendan Uetz[11]; (DNS) R44-Pat Smith
Heat 1: 1. 49-Dean Pronschinske[2]; 2. R44-Pat Smith[5]; 3. 66T-James Thur[3]; 4. 22-Robert Holmstrom, Jr.[6]; 5. 7-Kent Deutsch[4]; 6. (DNF) 66-Brendan Uetz[1]
Heat 2: 1. D1-Dustin Doughty[2]; 2. E3-Kent Harmon[3]; 3. 03-Krysta Doughty[1]; 4. 15-Jeff Tisdale[5]; 5. (DNF) 5R-George Richards[6]; 6. (DNF) 9-Cole Hill[4]

Hornets Feature: 1. 68-Jeremy Johnson[6]; 2. 41V-William Voeltz[4]; 3. 17-Bradley York[16]; 4. 91-Sean Svee[8]; 5. 34-Jordan Langer[3]; 6. 33-Derek Krumrie[9]; 7. 3229-Chad Walera[11]; 8. 67-Jason Holte[5]; 9. 1H-Ross Hoffman[17]; 10. 18B-Dean Butler[13]; 11. 14B-Lucas Brackin[7]; 12. 103-Dave Clausen[14]; 13. F7-Robert Fawcett[10]; 14. 50%-randy goss[15]; 15. 713T-Nicholas Savage[12]; 16. (DNF) 26-Josh Craighton[1]; 17. (DNF) 21-Adam Hackbarth[2]
Heat 1: 1. 41V-William Voeltz[6]; 2. 68-Jeremy Johnson[2]; 3. 67-Jason Holte[9]; 4. 34-Jordan Langer[4]; 5. 33-Derek Krumrie[3]; 6. 3229-Chad Walera[1]; 7. 18B-Dean Butler[7]; 8. 103-Dave Clausen[5]; 9. 50%-randy goss[8]
Heat 2: 1. 91-Sean Svee[5]; 2. 14B-Lucas Brackin[3]; 3. 26-Josh Craighton[4]; 4. 21-Adam Hackbarth[6]; 5. F7-Robert Fawcett[7]; 6. 713T-Nicholas Savage[2]; 7. (DNF) 17-Bradley York[8]; (DNS) 1H-Ross Hoffman

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