Travis VanStraten passed Brandon Czarapata with two laps remaining to win his sixth feature of the year and take home the $750 top prize in the IMCA Stock Car feature Saturday at Shawano Speedway.
In other action Saturday, Nick Anvelink won his fourth straight and fifth Late Model feature of the season, Jerry Wilinski scored his second IMCA Modified feature win, Lucas Lamberies won his second straight IMCA Sport Modified, and Grant Kastning won his second Mighty Four feature.
IMCA Stock
Josh Mroczkowski led laps one and two of the IMCA Stock Car feature before Mike Schmidt took the lead on lap three. Rod Snellenberger, Czarapata, VanStraten and Shawn Wagner quickly joined the lead duo in a six-car battle at the front of the field.
On lap four, Czarapata went three wide with Schmidt and Mroczkowski and took the lead. By lap six, it was Czarapata out front, trailed by Snellenberger and VanStraten. As the race ran on, the top three cars raced in a tight pack with VanStraten running door to door with Snellenberger for numerous laps right on the back bumper of Czarapata. A caution on lap 13 bunched up the field. Czarapata got a good restart and held the lead.
On lap 17, Snellenberger pulled into the pits — eliminating him from competition. Mike Schmidt joined Czarapata and VanStraten in the top three. On lap 18, VanStraten moved to the inside of Czarapata, and the pair raced side by side for two laps with Czarapata holding the lead each lap by a fender. On lap 24, VanStraten again went under Czarapata and this time nudged ahead of Czarapata by a fender as the pair took the white flag. Entering turn one, VanStraten drove in deeper than Czarapata and slid up the track into the high groove. VanStraten held off Czarapata through turns three and four to win the race.
Schmidt took third, with Wagner fourth. Dustin Loberger finished fifth and took home the hard charger award after starting 18th.
Late Model
Mark Rose led the opening lap of the Late Model feature before Jared Siefert asserted himself as the leader. In only his second night at the track in a Late Model, the former IMCA Modified track champion quickly pulled away from the rest of the pack while Brett Swedberg and Troy Springborn gave chase.
Meanwhile, 12th-place starter Nick Anvelink began to work his way through traffic. The first caution of the race waved after lap 13, wiping away the huge lead that Siefert had built. As the race went back to green, it was Siefert leading Springborn, Swedberg and Anvelink. Anvelink passed both Swedberg and Springborn in turns three and four to grab second. On lap 17, Anvelink went to the outside of Siefert and took the lead by a fender at the start-finish line. Anvelink quickly pulled away from Siefert and went on to win the race. Siefert finished second, followed by Springborn and then Swedberg.
IMCA Modified
One day after turning 58 years old, Art Siefert celebrated his birthday by taking the lead on the opening lap of the IMCA Modified feature. Siefert immediately began to receive pressure from Joel Seegert. Jamie Schmidt raced his way to second on lap four. The following lap saw Schmidt make contact with Siefert, bringing out a caution. Siefert would get his spot back, while Schmidt would be sent to the tail of the field. As the race went back to green on lap five, Jerry Wilinski made the pass on Siefert to take the lead. Wilinski would lead the rest of the race for the win. Siefert held off John Peters to finish second, equaling his son Jared’s effort. Marcus Yarie passed Seegert in the late stages of the race to finish fourth.
IMCA Sport Mod
The IMCA Sport Mod feature saw Greg Magsam lead the first three laps before being overtaken by Lamberies. Lamberies fought off challenges first from Wyatt Block then from Brock Saunders to win the race. Saunders finished second. Jake Solin took third. Jason Jach finished fourth after starting 14th.
Mighty Four
Grant Kastning took the lead from Aaron Milavitz on lap three of the Mighty Four feature and held off Lukas Hacker to win the race. Brad Wedde crossed the line in third.
SHAWANO SPEEDWAY
June 20 Race Summary
Late Model Feature: 1. Nick Anvelink, 2. Jared Siefert, 3. Troy Springborn, 4. Brett Swedberg, 5. Ron Berna, 6. Doug Blashe, 7. Mark Rose, 8. Justin Hirt, 9. Rob Krull, 10. Joe Reuter.
Heat 1: 1. Springborn, 2. Rose, 3. Jeff Curtin.
Heat 2: 1. Siefert, 2. Anvelink, 3. Blashe.
Heat 3: 1. Swedberg, 2. Berna, 3. Krull.
IMCA Modified Feature: 1. Jerry Wilinski, 2. Art Siefert, 3. John Peters, 4. Marcus Yarie, 5. Joel Seegert, 6. Mark Weisnicht, 7. Eric Arneson, 8. Chris Engels, 9. Kevin Feck, 10. Jerry Muenster.
Heat 1: 1. Siefert, 2. Matt Oreskovich, 3. Yarie.
Heat 2: 1. Peters, 2. Jason Czarapata, 3. Jerry Muenster.
Heat 3: 1. Jamie Schmidt, 2. Feck, 3. Wilinski.
IMCA Stock Car Feature: 1. Travis VanStraten, 2. Brandon Czarapata, 3. Mike Schmidt, 4. Shawn Wagner, 5. Dustin Loberger, 6. Gregory Gutt, 7. Steven Stewart, 8. Gary Kasperek, 9. Luke Uttecht, 10. Harley Simon.
Heat 1: 1. Wagner, 2. Schmidt, 3. Simon.
Heat 2: 1. Czarapata, 2. Lowenhagen, 3. Josh Mroczkowski.
Heat 3: 1. Snellenberger, 2. Scott Stewart, 3. VanStraten.
IMCA Sport Mod Feature: 1. Lucas Lamberies, 2. Brock Saunders, 3. Jake Solin, 4. Jason Jach, 5. Kyle Raddant, 6. Jordan Bartz, 7. Greg Magsam, 8. Les Yaeger, 9. Weston Frenche, 10. Lloyd Allen.
Heat 1: 1. Lamberies, 2. Brianna Ambroziak, 3. Brandon NyGaard.
Heat 2: 1. Raddant, 2. Magsam, 3. Solin.
Mighty Four Feature: 1. Grant Kastning, 2. Lukas Hacker, 3. Brad Wedde, 4. Calvin Stueck, 5. Aaron Milavitz, 6. Hollie Welch, 7. Josh Slewinski, 8. Dalton Nelson, 9. Carl King, 10. Matt DeWilde.
Heat 1: 1. Milavitz, 2. Stueck, 3. James Bohm.
Heat 2: 1. Welch, 2. Hacker, 3. Kastning.
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