Photos by HooferBy Scott Owen
Shawano,WI,8/1/09—The family of former racer Bud Lynn was on hand to present trophies to the feature winners on Bud Lynn Memorial night at the Shawano Speedway. Doug Blashe, Julie Wedelstadt, and Tim Jorgenson each earned their first feature wins of the year. While AJ Diemel won feature number five and Rod Snellenberger won number seven.

Doug,” The Blaze”, Blashe grabbed the lead at the start of the Wissota Late Model feature and proceeded to put on a clinic on how to get around the historic half mile. Craig Bartz and Troy Springborn had a spirited battle for the second spot in the race. On lap eleven Springborn finally took control of second. Blashe continued to cruise and eventually parked his Ford powered mount in victory lane. Sprinborn held off Gordie Seegert Jr. for second in the race.

Photos by HooferIn the Fastrak Late Model feature race, Jeff Curtin took the lead at the start. Brett Swedberg and AJ Diemel quickly locked horns in a barttle for second. As the race ran on it Diemel and Swedberg were able to catch Curtin and turn it into a three car battle for the lead. On lap seventeen Diemel made the pass on Curtin to take the lead. Diemel was able to hold on to the end to pick up the win. Curtin fended off Swedberg to finish second.

Pole sitter John Berna looked like the man to beat in the IMCA Modified feature. After leading the first seventeen laps of the race, Berna’s engine went up in flames entering turn three. Behind Berna a great battle for second was taking place between, Julie Wedelstadt, Eddie Menster, and Jared Siefert. Once Berna was eliminated from the race, Wedelstadt inherited the lead. In the closing laps of the race Wedelstadt was able to stay ahead Siefert for the win. Muenster finished second. Lance Arneson advanced from eighteenth to finish second.

Photos by HooferRookie, Vern Stedjee, took the lead at the start of the IMCA Stock Car feature and held the position until lap eight when Rod Snellenberger grabbed the lead. On lap fifteen, Dan Michonski began to pressure Snellenberger. Snellenberger held off Michonski for the win. Mitch Stankowski finished in third.

In IMCA Sport Mod action, rookie Josh Moesch took the lead on lap one. On lap two Moesch lost the handle of his car and brought out the yellow flag. On the restart Tim Jorgenson quickly asserted himself as the leader in the race. Clint Forstner was able to challenge Jorgenson for the top spot, but it was Jorgenson winning his first feature of the year.

Racing will continue next Saturday at the track. More information can be found on the internet at www.shawanospeedway.net.

Racing Summary

Wissota Late Model

Feature: 1)Doug Blashe, 2)Troy Springborn, 3)Gordy Seegert Jr., 4)Ron Berna, 5)Justin Ritchie, 6)Craig Bartz, 7)Mark Mitchell, 8)MJ McBride, 9)Jim Rychtik, 10)Ryan Huettl

First Heat: 1)Springborn, 2)Rychtik, 3)Mitchell

Second Heat: 1) Doug Blashe, 2)Seegert, 3)Ritchie

Fastrak Late Model

Feature: 1)AJ Diemel, 2)Jeff Curtin, 3)Brett Swedberg, 4)Justin Hirt, 5)Dave Fieber, 6)Scott Lewis, 7)Zack Barrow, 8)Cody Grosskreutz, 9)Mike Stangl, 10)Aaron Wickersheim

First Heat: 1)Hirt, 2)Swedberg, 3)Curtin

Second Heat: 1)Diemel, 2)Wickersheim, 3)MJ McBride

IMCA Modified

Feature: 1)Julie Wedelstadt, 2)Jared Siefert, 3)Eddie Muenster, 4)Lance Arneson, 5)Jason Czarapata, 6)Tim VanDeHei, 7)Brian Joski, 8)Kyle Lentz, 9)Kyle Meyers, 10)Jerry Muenster

Last Chance Qualifier: 1) Brandon Czarapata, 2)Arneson, 3)Lentz, 4)Meyers, 5)Shawn Frelich

First Heat: 1)Ron Figlinski, 2)David Diemel, 3)Brad Roh;off

Second Heat: 1)Wedelstadt, 2)John Berna, 3)Nick Holtger

Third Heat: 1)Mike Knapp, 2)VanDeHei, 3)Jerry Wilinski

IMCA Stock Car

Feature: 1)Rod Snellenberger, 2)Dan Michonski, 3)Mitch Stankowski, 4)Brian Ambrosius. 5)Barry VanStraten, 6)Junior Karcz, 7)Nate Michonski, 8)Vern Stedjee, 9)Adam Clark, 10)Bob Schampers

First Heat: 1)Snellenberger, 2)Karcz, 3)Alan Gast

Second Heat: 1)Schampers, 2)VanStraten, 3)Dan Michonski

IMCA Sport Mod

Feature: 1)Tim Jorgenson, 2)Clint Forstner, 3)Tracy Wassenberg, 4)Matt Oreskovich, 5)Travis VanStraten, 6)Greg Magsam, 7)Johnny Whitman, 8)Jason Jach, 9)Kevin Bethke, 10)Chad Guyette

First Heat: 1)VanStraten, 2)Forstner, 3)Brandon Nygaard

Second Heat: 1)Oreskovich, 2)Rob Charapata, 3)Jorgenson