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Jake Ryan Roars To Planet Pages Mid-Am Stock Car Win At Elko
by Greg McKarns
ELKO, MN -- Jake Ryan of Lakeville, MN opened the 12th annual Great Clips Fall Festival of Speed with a win in the Planet Pages Mid-Am Stock Car 75-lap feature Friday night at the Elko Speedway.
Ryan, one of eight drivers to break the Mid-Am one-lap track record, finished three car lengths ahead of Curtis Van Der Wal of Oskaloosa, IA. Josh Bauer of Random Lake, WI charged
through the field to finish in third. Ricky Martin of Farmington, Mn came home in fourth followed by Peter Hernandez of Mokena, IL and Geroge Schultz of Bristol, WI.
A record Mid-Am car turnout for a Minnesota event qualified for the race. Some 33 drivers from four states participated.
"Everything went the way we'd like to see it go," Ryan said. He is currently third in the
overall series point standings with two events remaining.
Ryan dipped inside of Martin on lap 30 to take the lead. Rod Brewe led the opening ten rounds before Van Der Wal went outside to take over the number one position. Martin got inside of Van Der Wal on lap 15, but
couldn't hold back
Ryan.
Once Ryan got into the lead he had to hold off the field following two restarts. The first yellow flag flew on lap 42 when Lynn Peterson and Jim Thorson tangled on the backstretch. On lap 70 Scott Ascher spun in turn two and clipped the inside wall.
Harm Alken held on to win the 305 Bomber feature over a hard charging Bob Hasert, the Legend feature victory went to Wisconsin Rapids, WI resident Josh Schoenick while the duos of Phil Peterson/Jay Simon and Kevin Crawford/Jim Pumper recorded Cruiser feature wins.
The 12th annual Great Clips Fall Festival of Speed continues tomorrow night (Saturday) with racing beginning at 6. The NASCAR NorthStar Late Models, Midwest Sportsman, Elko Bombers, American Short Trackers and Modifieds will all see action. Then on Sunday, the Great Clips 300 brings the Elko Speedway racing season to an end. The 'stars and cars' of the NASCAR RE/MAX Challenge Series will battle for 300 laps, plus Mid-American Trucks and the Twin Cities Featherlite Shootout, racing begins at 2 on Sunday.
The Mid-American Stock Car drivers close out their season Saturday night, Oct. 5 at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway during the annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend.
Results
75-Lap Feature: 1. Jake Ryan, Lakeville, MN; 2. Curtis Van Der Wal, Oskaloosa, IA; 3. Josh Bauer, Random Lake, WI; 4. Ricky Martin, Farmington, MN; 5. Peter Hernandez, Mokena, IL; 6. George Schultz, Bristol, WI; 7. Rod Brewe, Kaukauna, WI; 8. Steve Schultz, Webster, MN; 9. Doug Brown, Savage, Mn; 10. Duane Halvorson, Rosemount, MN; 11. Bobby Gutknecht, Oak Creek, WI; 12. Jaime Dorsey, Rockford, IL; 13. Ryan Manthei, Green Bay, WI; 14. Shawn Utphall, Racine, WI; 15. Gordy Swanson, Apple Valley, MN; 16. Greg Bieber, Lakville, Mn; 17. Jim Thorson, Sugar Grove, Il; 18. Kenny Smart, Oconomowoc, WI; 19. Thomas Boisvert, Prior Lake, MN; 20. Scott Ascher, Sussex, WI; 21. Brandon Blashe, Little Chute, WI; 22. Lynn Peterson, Lakeville, MN; 23. Mike Skaja, New Prague, MN; 24. Tony Habeck, Hortonville, WI
15-Lap Last Chance Race: 1. Smart; 2. Bieber; 3. Dan Whitehead, Apple Valley, MN; 4. Lucas Grasinger, Eden Prairie, Mn; 5.Randy Nesheim, Savage, Mn; 6. Mark Storlie, Lakeville, MN; 7. Gary Benion, Menasha, WI; 8. Dr. David Griffith, St. Paul, MN; 9. Franklin Pipton, Minneapolis, Mn; 10. Chris Cooley, Buffalo Lake, Mn; 11. Tom Dougherty, Claremount, MN.
10-Lap Heat Winners: First: Halvorson; Second: Gutknecht; Third: Smart; Fourth: Benion.
Fastest qualifier: Ryan, 14.418 (record)
305 Bombers
Qualifying (1-3) Steve Arends, Harm Alken, Rob Powers
Heat 1 (1-3) Arends, Bob Hasert, Powers
Heat 2 (1-3) Jimmy Welton, Kerry Estes, Mark Marshall
Feature (1-10) Alken, Bob Hasert, Powers, Estes, Paul Kuka, Dion Kuznia, Jeff Wenzel, Craig Belton, Don Whitebear, Ron Bastr (11-19) Eric Montour, Jeanne Erickson, Erik Pentz, Allen Eldred, Aaron Toby, Jason Knickel, Mark Marshall, Steve Arends, Jimmy Welton
Legends
Heat 1 Tim Brockhouse
Heat 2 Josh Schoenick
Feature Schoenick
Cruisers
Feature 1 (1-3) Phil Peterson/Jay Simon, Kevin Crawford/Jim Pumper, Adam Simon/Tim Stanley
Feature 2 (1-3) Crawford/Pumper, Phil Peterson/Jay Simon, Tom Malecha/Travis Pasch
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