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Jam-Packed Pit Area Leads To Action-Packed Evening At Cedar Lake Speedway
New Richmond, WI. April 23, 2005. Although temperatures were
dipping into the 30’s, that didn’t stop a large number of racers from
checking into a highly competitive field of racecars Saturday night at the
legendary Cedar Lake Speedway. 174 race cars showed up to chase a much
coveted early season win and establish themselves as a contender in
2005. 33 Wissota Winged-Warrior Sprint cars returned to the field after
being rained out last weekend. This was also the first event where the
new Impact Printing Super Late Models were required to sport the Goodyear
Racing Eagle tires.
Wissota Modifieds were the first feature to take the green flag after a whole
stack of great heat races and B-Features. Tyler Keyser and Paul
Harelstad lined the front row as the cold evening quickly heated up with
feature action. Harelstad jumped immediately to the front followed by
Dann Olson. By lap nine, Tyler Keyser had pulled even with Harelstad but
broke down in turn 2. On the restart, a great battle for the lead
developed with Craig Thatcher trading paint with Harelstad for over 3 solid
laps. By lap 15 Thatcher had driven on by and began pulling away when a
caution fell over the field. On the restart, Thatcher found another gear
and kissed the field goodbye. With the victory, Thatcher picked up his
first feature win of the season in defense of his Wissota National Point
title.
Mike Nutzmann and Joel Cryderman showed the Impact Printing Super Late Models
to the green flag for their feature event. Nutzmann took off early but
Cryderman motored by on the outside. Cryderman tried to run off and hide
but a lap five caution slowed the field. On the restart, Cryderman
literally checked out on the field, but the race for second was just
beginning. Nutzmann found a hard challenge from Brent Larson and swapped
positions multiple times over a five lap period. A Caution for Justin
Fegers on lap 25 left the field primed for a five lap shootout. Nutzmann
drove it hard into a few corners trying to slip past Cryderman but couldn’t
make it stick. With Cryderman driving off into the sunset, Pat Doar,
Nutzmann, and Larson battled for second. Cryderman took the checkers
followed by Nutzmann, Larson, Doar, and a hard charging Trent Follmer.
Wissota Sprint Cars hit the speedway next with Chuck Swenson and Lauren
Langerud getting on the gas first. Heading into turn three on the first
lap, Jay Rickert went end-over-end out of the ballpark. He was OK, but
the car certainly was not. On the restart, Lauren Langerud sprinted out
into the lead with Swenson in toe. The lead didn’t last long as
Swenson powered around him and took off into a sizable lead. As the
field sliced through lapped traffic, the lead was slowly widdled away. A
good battle ensued but Swenson held onto the lead as they hit the white
flag. As the duo entered turn three, Langerud just kept his foot in the
gas and drove past Swenson on the last 50 feet before the strip. An
amazing finish and victory for Langerud after what seemed like a sure win for
Swenson.
Superstocks were up next with Cory Mahder and Tim Borgerson adorning the front
row. Borgerson wasted no time in his quest to assume the lead and showed
the way through the first 11 laps. Borgerson had built up a nice lead on
second place runner Maher when the caution came out on lap eleven. The
restart bunched up Borgerson, Mahder, Mike Weber, Kelly Anderson, and Cory
Davis. The restart still didn’t allow the field to touch Borgerson as
he again walked away. A good battle between Mahder and Weber for the
second spot was fun to watch, but Mahder was too strong. On the last
lap, Anderson was able to drive around Weber to finish third. Borgerson
was clearly the class of the field on this night. Congratulations to him
and his team.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds rounded out the evening as they took the green flag
with Dan Graham and Steve Arpin showing the way. Arpin showed his
strength early and bolted out front of the field. A slew of cautions
slowed the race several times. After each restart, Arpin showed the way
but soon had company at the front when Troy Jordan made it a party.
Jason Schill came on hard from the 10th spot to get to second, but even he
couldn’t get close to Arpin.
Make sure you log on to www.cedarlakespeedway.com
to get a look at the complete schedule, ticket information, race recaps, and a
lot of other information about the high banked clay oval. Also call the
toll free information line for weather and schedule updates at
866-4-CLSFUN. All five regular program classes resume racing next
Saturday. We look forward to seeing you in the grandstand or pits next
Saturday night at the legendary Cedar Lake Speedway!
Results:
Wissota Sprint Cars
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: R19 Scott Winters
Heat 2: 56 Lauren Langerud
Heat 3: X Chuck Swenson
Feature: Lauren Langerud, Chuck Swenson, Dustin Lidquist, Wade Nygaard,
Scott Winters, Johnny Parsons, Shane Spurlock, Bill Balog, Mark Toews, and
Bill Boles.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: 11S Jason Schill
Heat 2: 55S Shawn Phillips
Heat 3: 00 Steve Arpin
Feature: Steve Arpin, Jason Schill, Troy Jordan, Dane Durbin, Tim
Siercks, Shawn Phillips, Trent Brutger, Billy Witherspoon, Nick Lavato, and
Erik Peterson.
Wissota Super Stocks
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: B37 Tim Borgerson
Heat 2: 8 Kelly Anderson
Heat 3: 71A Ryan Aho
Heat 4: 99 Tony Gates
Feature: Tim Borgerson, Cory Mahder, Kelly Anderson, Mike Weber,
Ryan Aho, Cory Davis, Dan Gullikson, Dan Carlson, Mike Loomis, and Dale Gangl.
Wissota Modifieds
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: 3D Dann Olson
Heat 2: 7K Tyler Keyser
Heat 3: 00 Steve Arpin
Feature: Craig Thatcher, Paul Harelstad, Jason Miller, Dann Olson,
Joey Jensen, Jed Moore, Jamie Lemke, Dave Friendt, Brandon Jenson, and Don
Copp.
Super Late Models
Heat Winners:
Heat 1: 51 Joel Cryderman
Heat 2: F15 Justin Fegers
Heat 3: 66 Eric Breeschoten
Feature: Joel Cryderman, Mike Nutzmann, Brent Larson, Pat Doar,
Trent Follmer, Ashley Anderson, Darrell Nelson, John Kaanta, Steve Laursen,
and Eric Breeschoten.
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