Brady Van Deurzen, sports@wolfrivermedia.com
Leader Photo by Brady Van Duerzen Todd Tacheny, left, assesses his car after winning the annual Impact Survival Series Enduro at the Shawano Speedway on Friday.
Siblings Rachel Czarapata and Jeremy Czarapata led for a majority of the annual 150-lap Impact Survival Series Enduro at the Shawano Speedway on Friday.
Although the siblings controlled the race for a combined 120 laps, Todd Tacheny of Minnesota recorded the victory, followed in second place by Frank Calabrese.
The race was one of the main events Friday at the Shawano County Fair.
“It’s so cool to see how good of a job the Shawano fair has done with this race year after year,” Tacheny said. “A lot of fairs don’t have these races anymore, so it’s good to see that they still do such a good job with it.”
Sherry Czarapata, Rachel and Jeremy’s mother, also was among the leaders early in the race, moving up as high as the third spot.
Jeremy Czarapata pulled into the lead on the fifth lap and held it until the 47th lap, when he hit the wall coming out of turn four, ending his night.
Calabrese held the lead for eight laps before Rachel Czarapata passed him on the inside of turn three.
Czarapata controlled the race until lap 119, when she was given a one-lap penalty for moving during a red flag, giving Tacheny the lead for the first time. Engine problems forced Czarapata to exit the race.
Calabrese retook the lead on lap 124 and battled Tacheny for three laps. The duo traded paint frequently until engine problems forced Calabrese to the pits.
Tacheny opened up his lead, winning the race by almost a full lap over Calabrese.
Impact Survival Series Enduro
Sept. 2
Shawano Speedway
Top finishers
1, Todd Tacheny; 2, Jay Orr; 3, Kyle Ambroziak; 4, Dan Van Pay; 5, Eddie Muenster; 6, Kyle Miller; 7, Elliot Reid; 8, Trevor Clark; 9, Bob Voigt; 10, Dustin Wudstrack .