Nick Anvelink left the Shawano Speedway a bit richer after topping a field of 36 Late Models and taking home the $2,000 top prize that went with it Saturday on Seubert Calf Ranches Night.
Travis VanStraten put an end to Kyle Frederick’s winning streak in the IMCA Stock Car class. Lance Arneson (IMCA Modifieds) and Dalton Nelson (Mighty Fours) secured their first wins of the season, while Tracy Wassenberg (IMCA Sport Mods) raced to his third victory.
Late Models
Troy Kuyoth led the first four laps of the Late Model feature before succumbing to mechanical woes. Justin Hirt inherited the lead from Kuyoth, but Paul Parker put the pass on Hirt on a restart on lap No. 5.
Parker’s time out front only lasted for two laps, though, as Anvelink raced inside of Parker on lap No. 7 to take over the lead.
Anvelink led for the remainder of the 40-lap feature to win his third feature of the year. Parker and Troy Springborn had a spirited battle for second with Parker winning out.
IMCA Modifieds
Craig “The Tiger” Bartz was back on the prowl early on in the IMCA Modified feature. Bartz led the first 12 laps of the race.
On lap No. 13 Bartz slipped just high enough to open the door for Arneson and Marcus Yarie to slip past and into the top two spots.
Yarie continued to pressure Arneson as the race ran on, but Arneson was up to the challenge and scored his first win of the year.
IMCA Sport Mods
In the IMCA Sport Mod feature, Wassenberg led the final 19 laps on the way to his third win of the year after taking the lead from Tristin Peebles.
Jordan Bartz pursued Wassenberg the entire race, but could not muster a pass. Joey Taycher held off Jake Solin for third.
IMCA Stock Car
The IMCA Stock Car feature saw Vern Stedjee race into the lead on the first lap.
Stedjee would stay there until lap No. 5, when hard-charging VanStraten took the lead with an outside line pass coming out of the second turn.
Aside from a restart on lap No. 16, VanStraten was virtually unchallenged. Mike Schmidt passed Stedjee to finish second. Stedjee took third.
The win by VanStraten ended Frederick’s four-race undefeated streak to start the season.
Mighty Fours
Tanner Westphal shot into the lead on the opening lap of the Mighty Four feature and led the first six laps of the race.
Nelson powered into the lead on lap No. 7 and went on to score his first victory at the track.
This week
Racing will continue Saturday with a 6:30 p.m. start time.
The IMCA Stock Car feature will pay $500 to win, plus lap leader bonus money. Also, the challenge money will be up to $300 for IMCA Modifieds and $150 each for IMCA Stock Cars and Sport Mods.
More information is available online at www.shawanospeedway.net
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