Scott Owen, Special to the Leader
After an early restart, Nick Anvelink took the lead of Saturday’s Late Model feature at Shawano Speedway and held on for the win.
Tim Rothe led the first five laps prior to the caution flag for a Jeremy Kazynski crash between turns three and four. On the restart, Anvelink took the lead from Rothe. Paul Parker passed Rothe to take second shortly after while Anvelink continued to pace the field.
Troy Springborn got by Parker for second on lap 15, but nobody could catch Anvelink. Springborn was second and Parker finished third. Jeff Curtin and Rothe won heat races.
IMCA Modified
Mark Weisnicht went wire-to-wire on the way to winning a caution-free IMCA Modified feature. He started on the outside of the front row and quickly pulled away from the rest of the field for his first win of the season. Tony Wedelstadt gave chase, but could not catch Weisnicht and had to settle for second. Matt Oreskovich passed Jerry Wilinski on the final lap to finish in third.
IMCA Stock Car
Travis VanStraten won both the first heat race and the IMCA Stock Car feature. He started the feature in ninth and worked his way to the front; by the seventh lap he’d moved into second.
One lap later, he passed Gary Kasperek for the lead and held it for the win. Steven Stewart made a late charge to take second and Harley Simon was third.
IMCA Sport Mod
Tracy Wassenberg won the IMCA Sport Mod feature, passing Brianna Ambroziak for the lead on the seventh lap. Ambroziak started on the front row and held the lead until Wassenberg got by. A caution flag came out a lap later and Lucas Lamberies raced side-by-side with Wassenberg for a lap after the restart, but Wassenberg completed the pass and won his second event of the season. Lamberies was second and Brock Saunders finished third.
Mighty Four
Calvin Stueck led the entirety of the Mighty Four feature to score his first win of the year. He had to hold off his cousin and last week’s winner Brad Wedde for the win. Josh Slewinski finished third in the race.
Spectator Eliminator
Dave Stoffer and Brian Welch took home wins in Spectator Eliminator races.
Shawano Speedway
May 16
Late Model Feature: 1. Nick Anvelink, 2. Troy Springborn, 3. Paul Parker, 4. Ron Berna, 5. Tom Naeyaert, 6. Doug Blashe, 7. Aaron Wickersheim, 8. Joe Reuter, 9. Jeff Curtin, 10. Derek Jahnke.
Heat 1: 1. Curtin, 2. Naeyaert, 3. Anvelink.
Heat 2: 1. Tim Rothe, 2. Reuter, 3. Parker.
IMCA Modified Feature: 1. Mark Weisnicht, 2. Tony Wedelstadt, 3. Matt Oreskovich, 4. Jerry Wilinski, 5. Eddie Muenster, 6. Cody Hudson, 7. Mitch Stankowski, 8. Marcus Yarie, 9. Charlie Wild, 10. Mike Bailey.
Heat 1: 1. Wilinski, 2. John Peters, 3. Stankowski.
Heat 2: 1. Wild, 2. Jim Bartelt Sr., 3. Mike Fillion.
Heat 3: 1. Eddie Muenster, 2. Oreskovich, 3. Weisnicht.
IMCA Stock Car Feature: 1. Travis VanStraten, 2. Steven Stewart, 3. Harley Simon, 4. Dustin Loberger, 5. Justin Jacobsen, 6. Luke Uttecht, 7. Vern Stedjee, 8. Gary Kasperek, 9. Tom Riehl, 10. Chris Lowenhagen.
Heat 1: 1. VanStraten, 2. Riehl, 3. Mike Schmidt.
Heat 2: 1. Kasperek, 2. Loberger, 3. Simon.
IMCA Sport Mod Feature: 1. Tracy Wassenberg, 2. Lucas Lamberies, 3. Brock Saunders, 4. Jason Jach, 5. Wyatt Block, 6. Kyle Raddant, 7. Brianna Ambroziak, 8. Jason VandenBerg, 9. Brandon NyGaard, 10. Weston Frenche.
Heat 1: 1. Jordan Barkholtz, 2. Wassenberg, 3. Block.
Heat 2: 1. Lamberies, 2. Saunders, 3. Jordan Bartz.
Mighty Four Feature: 1. Calvin Stueck, 2. Brad Wedde, 3. Josh Slewinski, 4. Grant Kastning, 5. Lucas Hacker, 6. Dalton Nelson, 7. Lewis Jepson, 8. Hollie Welch, 9. Matt DeWilde, 10. Carl King.
Heat 1: 1. Wedde, 2. Nelson, 3. Kastning.
Heat 2: 1. Stueck, 2. Slewinski, 3. King