August 14, 2001; Eagle River, WI. - Coca-Cola night at the races featured some great racing under clear skies at Riverside Raceway in Eagle River, Tuesday, August 14th.

Photo Highlights

Tom Zdroik (#z1) slipped past Ted Schoonover late in the feature race for the A-Modifieds to take the win. Ken Valeria (#2) is no stranger to victory lane in Street Stock action.  Here Valeria poses in victory lane after his latest feature victory at Riverside Raceway. Current point leader in the Pure Stock division, Brian Slizewski (#29) moved another step closer to securing the division title when he scored a feature victory this evening. The lead Bandit!  Bruce Belland (#22) steals another checkered flag at Riverside Raceway in the track's entry level class. Thad Boettcher laid claim to top honors in the Street Eliminators this evening.

In heat one of the Bandits, Dan Zelton took over after lap two to take the win while Phil Malouf and Bruce Belland were side by side for the last few laps with Malouf prevailing and Belland settling for third. Jason Shattuck and Tim Rosemark ran away from the pack to finish one-two respectively in the second heat of the Bandits. Rod Rodziczak finished third.

Dan Melton led the first Pure Stock heat until a spin sent him to the back. Brian Slizewski took over until Vic Bodamer got by him and held on for the win with Slizewski second and Tom Nolda third. In the Pure Stock second heat Chad Rosinski led most of the way until a steering problem sent him into the wall and onto his trailer. Jeremy Melton, who was running in second ended up with a flat and Marlys Scharf got by Keith Durand for the win. Durand was second and Jim Melton was third.

In the first Street Stock heat Dennis Lacrosse held off Fritz Scharf for the win with Scharf second and Joe St Germain third. Heat two saw Ken Valeria take the lead on lap four from Mike Boyd and proceeded to run away with it. Boyd finished second and Ryan Glembin third.

Tad Schoonover led the First Miller Lite A-Mod heat from flag to flag. Mark Albertus got by Scott Blamberg on the last lap to finish second. Heat two had Ken Smith lead early but gave way to Stan Rychlock. Heavy contact on the last lap between the Tom Zdroik and Rychlock saw Zdroik come out on top for the win with Rychlock second and Guy Carly third.

After intermission, the Pure Stocks came to the line. Chad Belland took over the lead from Dan Melton after a few laps. Brian Slizewski took over second from Bodamer on lap seven and hounded Belland until Belland spun in corner four giving Slizewski the lead. A caution due to a fire on Dan Melton's car ended the race as time had expired. Slizewski was declared the winner with Keith Durand second and Chad Belland third.

Mike Boyd led the Street Stock feature until Ken Valeria passed him on the last lap for the win with Boyd finishing second and LaCrosse third.

The next feature of the night was the Bandits. Phil Malouf led the first ten laps. Belland got by him for the win with Malouf taking second and Zelton third.

Kenny Smith and Mark Albertus swapped the lead a few times early in the Miller Lite A-Mod feature. Tom Zdroik who was never far behind took advantage of several yellows and lots of broken equipment to edge by Tad Schoonover for the win. Schoonover finished second and Guy Carly third.

Thad Boettcher edged out Ann Chapman for the win in the Street Eliminator class.

For those interested in racing and the rules contact Don Scharf at (715) 479-8911. For those of you simply interested in grabbing a seat for a night of Riverside racing, come to the Riverside Raceway three miles West of Eagle River on Hwy 70, with a marked entrance across from the Honey Bear. You can also visit the web page at www.racingonline.com.