Troy Springborn may have had the fastest car in the Late Model feature May 10 but had to settle for third. Saturday's race at Shawano Speedway was different as Springborn came from eighth place to take the checkered flag.
Marcus Yarie and Jason Jach also picked up their first wins of the season. Kyle Frederick and Scott Blanke made it two wins in a row on TL Kersten Excavating night at the races.
Late Models
Derek Jahnke rolled off from the pole position of the Late Model feature and into the lead at the start of the race. Josh Moesch and Todd Frank gave chase early on in the race. By lap five Frank began to receive pressure from Paul Parker and Nick Anvelink.
On lap six, Parker passed Frank on the outside, while Anvelink passed Frank on the inside to move into fourth. Parker quickly ran down Moesch and made a high side pass to take second. Jahnke continued to lead on lap seven, but Anvelink’s night was over as a mechanical failure sent him to the pits.
On lap nine, Parker again took to the outside line and took the lead from Jahnke. Springborn moved up to third. With Parker leading, Springborn ran down Jahnke to take second away on lap 11. Ron Berna and Mitch McGrath also joined the top five at this time. Springborn continued to reel in Parker as the laps wore on. The pair went side-by-side for the lead on lap 17 with Springborn coming out ahead.
Springborn would pull away at the end and pick up his first win of the year. The race went wire to wire without a caution flag.
IMCA Modified
Tom Schaal led the first two laps of the IMCA Modified feature before giving way to Yarie, who started in sixth place, on the third lap. Yarie began to pull away.
Last week’s feature winner, Jerry Wilinski, made his way into the second spot on lap 11, dropping Schaal to third. Yarie was untouchable for the rest of the race. Wilinski finished in second, Eddie Muenster took third. Jamie Schmidt started 11th and finished fourth.
The IMCA Modified feature also ran green to checkered without a yellow flag.
IMCA Stock Car
Rookie Trent Nolan moved from the outside row No. 1 into the lead on the opening lap of the IMCA Stock Car feature.
With Nolan continuing to lead, Mike Schmidt moved up to second on lap three. Nolan and Schmidt went side-by-side on lap five, with Nolan still hanging onto the lead.
On lap six, though, Schmidt would gain the upper hand and take the lead from Nolan. Schmidt was quickly joined by Frederick and Travis VanStraten in the top three. On lap eight Frederick took the top spot from Schmidt exiting turn two. VanStraten followed Frederick past Schmidt.
VanStraten continued to pester Frederick by staying right on his back bumper, but Frederick would not be denied his second win in as many weeks. VanStraten and Schmidt finished second and third for the second week in a row.
IMCA Sport Mod
Jach put last week’s misery behind him by leading the entire IMCA Sport Mod feature this week.
Last week he led the first 16 laps before an expired engine put him out of the race.
Jach may have led the entire race Saturday, but the action behind him was top notch. Jordan Bartz, Joey Taycher, Lucas Lamberies, Jordan Barkholtz and Brock Saunders all fought hard for a spot in the top five.
Taycher took the second position from Bartz on lap 16, and began to catch Jach over the final four laps. It was not enough, though, as Jach drove on to victory lane.
Bartz held on to finish third. Saunders made a last-lap pass on Lamberies to take fourth.
Mighty 4s
Dalton Nelson led early with Kasey Gross giving chase in the Mighty 4s feature.
Blanke, last week’s winner, raced to the lead on lap five of the race, with an inside pass in turn No. 2. Gross soon moved into second. Gross stayed with Blanke for the remaining laps of the race, but Blanke carried the momentum to win for the second week in a row.
Spectator Eliminators
Beau Schroeder celebrated his birthday with a V8 Spectator Eliminator victory. Brian Welch won the 4- and 6-cylinder eliminator race for the second week in a row.
Racing will continue at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
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