The second half of the holiday doubleheader saw one hundred cars check in for racing action Sunday and the first two feature races to take to the track saw the late race drama develop. A full field of twenty four Midwest Modifieds took the green flag for their main event with Dan Svee taking the lead from the pole position. He didn’t hold the point for long though, as Mickey Nosser moved to the high side and slipped past Svee as they raced out of turn four. Once in front, Nosser was able to open up several cars lengths on the field with plenty of action behind him though. Bryce Johnson and Travis Krause fought for position and they were soon joined by Marshall and Brady Peterson in the race for position. Kevin Adams and Dan Wheeler were also on the move.

 

Marshall used the high side to take over the second spot but he was still several car lengths behind Nosser. Peterson worked into the third spot but when he slipped high in turn one, Adams drove under him to take over third. Nosser continued to hold the lead for several laps as Marshall and Adams tried to track him down to no avail. Suddenly things changed when Nosser suddenly slowed down the back chute and headed for the infield.

 

Marshall inherited the lead with only a few laps remaining, and while Adams was able to close up, he could never mount a serious challenge as Marshall drove home for his first win at EVS. Behind Adams, the rookie Peterson had a strong run for third with Ryan Olson and Wheeler next in line.

 

Topping the Midwest Modified surprise finish was the Super Stocks where the issue wasn’t settled until the final corner. Steve Hallquist started on the pole, fought off an early challenge from Jason Forehand and then established a solid lead in the event. There was a good battle for second as Paul Erikson, Cory Karshbaum and Mike Keller battled for the position with Dave Mass, Steve Thomas and Cory Mahder close behind.

 

Erikson held the position for several laps as other drivers took turns challenging him, but Mass and Keller eventually became the most serious contenders for the position. Mass was working the high side, and he was able to drive into second with Keller instead using the low side of the track.

 

Keller then picked up the pace and was able to drive under Mass to take over second. However, both were several car lengths back of Hallquist who seemed to have a comfortable lead as he worked the cushion. The final lap began with Hallquist seemingly in control when he suddenly seemed to slow down the back chute with the car wiggling around from side to side. As he entered turn three the car shot up the track and slowed dramatically with the left rear tire flat. Keller dove to the inside and drove across the line as the surprise winner of his second victory of the year at EVS. Mass finished second with the hard luck Hallquist robbed of his first victory of the year. Mahder raced home fourth ahead of Jesse Redetzke.

 

All eyes have been on Craig Thatcher lately in the Modifieds but his winning streak was broken tonight by Todd Siddons who took his second win of the year at The Valley. Kevin Rogers took the initial lead from the outside pole and held off Mike Anderson for a couple of laps before Anderson was able to take over the lead. Meanwhile, Siddons and Thatcher were marching through the pack from their fourth row starting positions.

 

Siddons was able to shoot up to the second spot with Thatcher next in line when Craig suddenly slowed on the back chute and pulled into the infield, his race at an end.

 

Siddons turned up the pressure as he closed on Anderson and with a hard drive low, was able to squeeze under Anderson to take over the lead. Once in front , Siddons checked out on the field as he built up nearly a straightaway advantage until a late yellow bunched the field.

 

On the green, Siddons again pulled away but there was a good three car battle for second. Anderson was closely trailed by A.J. Heuer while Scott Duval went to the cushion. Working hard off the banking , he was able to pass Heuer and just came up short of Anderson at the finish with Luke Schilling also in the top five.

 

The Late Model feature was a nonstop event and was decided on the first lap of the race. Hensel held the pole position and he jumped into the lead right at the green. Duane Mahder was able to squeeze past Mike Goodremote for second right at the start and that’s the way they ran for twenty laps. Hensel pulled to an eight car length lead , which he maintained throughout the event as Mahder stayed about the same distance behind the rest of the race. Goodremote rode third all the way with the closest battle for fourth with Jake Redetzke and Chad Mahder fighting for that position. Redetzke prevailed for that position and when Mahder was disqualified in post race inspection, Rick Hanestad was elevated to fifth in the final order. It was Hensel’s third win of the year here, making him the only repeat winner in the division.

 

Cory Crapser scored a come from behind win for the second straight night in the Street Stock division. Clark Swartz took the early lead with pressure from Jay Kesan and Mike Conrad. Crapser started eighth but quickly worked his way into a challenging position. Swartz held the lead for several laps until he drifted up the track and Conrad was there to take over the point.

 

There was some hard racing among contenders Kesan, Darrel Hazelton and Crapser for second with Crapser eventually positioning himself behind Conrad. With five laps to go, the yellow flew when Swartz stalled in turn one. A single file restart saw the top four nose to tail and taking turns polished their front bumpers on the competition. Conrad continued to maintain the lead but Crapser was putting heavy pressure on him. With two to go, Conrad slipped high for just a second leaving turn four and Crapser was right there to slip under him and take the lead. That’s the way they finished with Kesan edging Hazelton for fourth and Troy Fransway rounding out the top five. It was Crapser’s four win of the season at Eagle Valley.

Lindner took his fifth Pure Stock win of the season, tops in the division, but it was a struggle as he had to come from the eleventh starting spot to claim the victory. Greg Gunderson took the early lead and held on for many laps despite pressure from several different drivers. Jeremy Robinson and Jason Lang were the early challengers with Mike Knudtson eventually working his way into second and challenging.

 

Meanwhile, Lindner had worked his way up into third and was running close behind. Knudtson put the horn on Gunderson and Greg slid high in turn four and Knudtson was able to take over the lead. However, he wasn’t able to celebrate long as he slid up the track in turn one and Lindner drove under him to take over the point.

 

Once in front,  Lindner stretched his advantage and continued to pull away to the checkered. Knudtson and Gunderson held on to their spots with Robinson and Tommy Richards rounding out the top five.

 

Racing will resume next Sunday, July 30^th , on Rod’s Painting & Sandblasting Inc. and Car Quest night at the speedway. All six classes will be in action with the first race to go under the green at 6 p.m.
 

SUMMARY

 

Eagle Valley Speedway - Jim Falls WI - July 23, 2006

 

WISSOTA Late Models 

20 lap Feature – Adam Hensel, Duane Mahder, Mike Goodremote, Jake Redetzke, Rick Hanestad, Tom Nesbitt, Davin Larson, Tony Bahr, John Kaanta.

10 lap Heat 1 – Kaanta, Hanestad, Hensel, Goodremote, Nesbitt.

Heat 2 – Bahr, Chad Mahder, Redetzke, D. Mahder, Larson.

 

WISSOTA Modifieds 

20 lap Feature – Todd Siddons, Mike Anderson, Scott Duval, A.J. Heuer, Luke Schilling, Kevin Rogers, Bill Stettner, Dave Baxter, Jim Harris, Kevin Viebrock, Mark Baxter, Andy Baxter, Rich Lofthus, Shawn Peterson, Kent Baxter, Craig Thatcher, Kevin Adams.

10 lap Heat 1 – Adams, Siddons, Rogers, Heuer, A. Baxter, Harris, M. Baxter, Viebrock, D. Baxter.

Heat 2 – Thatcher, Anderson, K. Baxter, Duval, Schilling, Stettner, Lofthus, Peterson.

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks 

20 lap Feature – Mike Keller, Dave Mass, Steve Hallquist, Cory Mahder, Jesse Redetzke, Steve Thomas, Paul Erikson, Mark Stender, Justin Sass, Cory Karshbaum, Brad Johnson, Eric Olson, Greg Alling, Wayne Harris Jr, Terry Kroening, Jason Forehand, Ryan Olson, Bryan Nayes, Charley Obermueller.

10 lap Heat 1 – Mahder, Mass, Keller, R. Olson, Nayes, Kroening, Johnson.

Heat 2 – Hallquist, Karshbaum, Erikson, Redetzke, Harris Jr, Sass, Aaron Wilson.

Heat 3 – Forehand, Stender, Thomas, Obermueller, Alling, E. Olson.

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds 

15 lap Feature – Jeff Marshall, Kevin Adams, Brady Peterson, Ryan Olson, Dan Wheeler, Dan Svee, Shane Halopka, Kevin Vought, Dave Salzman Jr, Travis Krause, Brandon Bowe, Zack Drews, Matt Leer, Steve Karshbaum, Dave Miller, Dave Williams, Ben Johnson, Tim Vought, Ralph Stark, Shannon Williams, Mickey Nosser, Bryce Johnson, Mark Turner, Sam Link.

10 lap Heat 1 – Adams, Marshall, K. Vought, Miller, Stark, Leer, Johnson, Karshbaum, T. Vought.

Heat 2 – Nosser, Svee, Krause, Wheeler, Drews, Salzman Jr, D. Williams.

Heat 3 – Peterson, Halopka, Johnson, Bowe, Olson, S. Williams, Link, Turner.

 

WISSOTA Street Stocks 

15 lap Feature – Cory Crapser, Mike Conrad, Jay Kesan, Darrel Hazelton, Troy Fransway, Ajay Christianson, Matt Wolfe, Lotty Macik, Adam Soltis, Clark Swartz, Russ Chester, Travis Hazelton.

10 lap Heat 1 – Fransway, Conrad, Soltis, Swartz, Chester, T. Hazelton.

Heat 2 – Crapser, D. Hazelton, Kesan, Wolfe, Christianson, Macik.

 

Pure Stocks 

12 lap Feature – Justin Lindner, Mike Knudtson, Greg Gunderson, Jeremy Robinson, Tommy Richards, Carolyn Nosser, Jason Lang, Wade Aspen, Mike Harshman, Luke Lindner, Scott Anderson, Cody Kummer, Al Butterbaugh, Keith Stephens, Danny Richards, Nate Szymoniak.

6 lap Heat 1 – T. Richards, Gunderson, Nosser, Lang, Butterbaugh, J. Lindner, Anderson, Szymoniak.

Heat 2 – Knudtson, L. Lindner, Robinson, Harshman, D. Richards, Kummer, Stephens, Aspen.