MILLER GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE TO SNAP BLACKBERG’S EAGLE RIVER SPEEDWAY STOCK CAR WIN STREAK

(EAGLE RIVER, WI) July 25 – Hometown driver Jonathan Miller sprinted into the lead from his pole position at the drop of the green and fought off a fast-closing David Blackberg in the waning laps to win the stock car feature at Eagle River Speedway Tuesday.

 

The victory by Miller, his first here of 2023, ended Blackberg’s win streak of six consecutive feature wins in the division.

 

Blackberg settled for second place money at the pay window, followed by Wausau’s Jeff Nowak, Eagle River’s Ryan Glembin and Glenwood City’s Ron Hanestad rounding out the top five finishers.

 

Hometown driver Jason Zdroik found victory lane twice in feature action tonight. Zdroik won both the B modified and late model features, but his victories were nothing but easy.

 

In the modified main Zdroik passed Rhinelander’s Judd Skubal for the lead with five laps remaining and fought off Tad Schoonover and Dave Dishaw in the waning laps for the win.

 

In the late model main Zdroik went toe-to-toe with Travis Friske for several laps before pulling into the lead late in the race and winning the caution free event.    

 

The “Mayor of Sugar Camp” Jason Eisel continued his winning ways in the street stock class. Eisel started out the night by winning his heat and then scoring the feature win in the 18-car field by a full straightaway margin.

 

Track officials also broke out the broom for Pittsville’s Hoyt Cournoyer. Cournoyer won both the heat and led every lap in the caution free 600 micro sprint feature to net a clean sweep for the evening.

 

Marshfield’s Madisyn Dieringer netted a clean sweep in the semi-pro 300 micro division winning the heat and the feature. Twin Lakes, Michigan’s Carter Aho scored a wire-to-wire feature win in a caution free, pro 300 micro sprint class.

 

An “Open Wheel Madness” special will take place at the Speedway Saturday, night July 29 featuring the winged, full-sized sprint cars from the Midwest Sprint Association (MSA). Joining the full-sized sprint cars will be the Chef Rene B modifieds, Halsey Fab/Dan’s Service 300 micro sprints, JD Paintball & Archery 600 micro sprints and the winged micro sprints from Escanaba Speedway will be on hand.

 

A 7 p.m. start time is in effect for the Saturday program. For further information fans are advised to check the track’s Facebook page.

 

RACE SUMMARY

 

-Chef Rene B Mod Feature – Jason Zdroik, Eagle River; Tad Schoonover, Eagle River; Dave Dishaw, Ontonagon, MI; Judd Skubal, Rhinelander; Ryan Brown, Eagle River; Jesse Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Mike Kirtland, Mass City, MI; Beetle Bailey, Argonne; Austin Zdroik, Eagle River; Kory Joliff, Mass City, MI; Andy Fink, Minocqua; Frank Gasperini, Iron Mountain, MI; Scott Swanson, Wausau

 

Heats 1) Jesse Aho; Kirtland 2) Skubal; Ryan Brown

 

-Sweetwater Late Model Feature – Jason Zdroik; Travis Friske, Tomahawk; Zack Friske, Tomahawk; Austin Zdroik, Eagle River; Peyton Towne, Boulder Junction; Josh Nevoraski, Minocqua

 

Heat – Nevoraski; Jason Zdroik

 

-Coffen Construction Stock Car feature – Jonathan Miller, Eagle River; David Blackberg, Eagle River; Jeff Nowak, Wausau; Ryan Glembin, Eagle River; Ron Hanestad, Glenwood City; Trentin Bell, Eagle River; Eagle River; Patrick Farley Jr, Green Bay; Jeff Zdroik, Eagle River; Ryan Valeria, Eagle River

 

Heat – Nowak; Blackberg

 

-Eagle River Dock & Lift Street Stock feature – Jason Eisel, Sugar Camp; Colin Joliff, Mass City, MI; Jason Melton, Rhinelander; Quentin Morrison, Eagle River; Eric Mathieson, Escanaba, MI; Blake Hartman, Conover; Ryan Schuppler, Rhinelander; Teagan Melton, Rhinelander; Ken Wolf, Eagle River; Kim Brown, Eagle River; Cortney Pirus, Eagle River; Michelle Gasperini, Iron Mountain, MI; Brandon Romenesko, Watersmeet, MI; Emerson Manos, Ontonagon, MI; Wyler Haynes, Eagle River; Jeff Hartman, White Pine, MI; Hope Eisel, Rhinelander; Kevin Hokans, White Pine, MI

 

Heats 1) Jason Eisel; Colin Joliff 2) Hokans; Jason Melton 3) Morrison; Manos

 

-JD Archery and Paintball 600 Micro Feature – Matt Cournoyer, Pittsville; Chase Richer, Escanaba, MI; Noah Carpenter, Spring Hill, FLA; Max Nowak, Minocqua; Mya Towne, Boulder Junction; Kaeden Bethel, Tomahawk; Katherine Towne, Boulder Junction

 

Heat – Cournoyer; Carpenter

 

-Halsey Fab/Dan’s Service 300 Micro Features – PRO) Carter Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Bentley Richer, Escanaba, MI; Mason Meier, Eagle River; Cooper Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Elijah Sharp-Nevoraski, Minocqua; Katherine Towne, Boulder Junction SEMI PRO) Madisyn Dieringer, Marsfield; Addison Dishaw, Ontonagon, MI; Lucas Zdroik, Eagle River; Archer Peter, Manitowish Waters

 

Heats 1) Meier; Bentley Richer 2) Dieringer; Lucas Zdroik