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Timm Tops Deer Creek Late Models
By Bill Nelson
(June 5) - Spring Valley Mn - Another race against Mother Nature was battled
by race crews and track crew during the regular Saturday night racing
action. During the track prep the skies let loose with a light rain and
mist for most of the afternoon. About 5:00 the misting finally quit and
the final prep work was completed with the cars taking the first green flag
just past the 6:00 start time. The final checker waved about 10:15 as
the Sorensen Restoration and Custom Woodworking of Wabasha sponsored night
came to a conclusion.
The WISSOTA Midwest Modified had their smallest car count of the season with
25 cars on hand but the drivers continued to battle hard for the feature
win. Bob Bunne took the early lead with some great 2-3 wide battles for
fifth on back. Ryan Weber and Tim Siercks were locked in a great battle
for second. With 11 to go Weber and Siercks moved past Bunne with Weber
having the advantage at the line. The caution flew with ten to go as the
front runners started to work into lapped traffic. On the restart Weber
led with Albert Wytaske, Ron Houdek and Siercks in a three wide battle for
second. From the sixth spot on back there were some great two and three
wide battles for position through the field. On a restart with five to
go Wytaske was found at the rear after changing a flat tire. Houdek took
the point as the field went four wide through three and four. Coming
through four on the next lap a ten car pileup slowed the pace back down.
Joe Wernecke made a strong move on the restart with a lot of two and three
wide battles through the field for the last four laps as Houdek held on for
the win.
The WISSOTA Street Stocks took the green flag and ran to the checkers without
a caution period. Chuck Nerland and Travis Krause started on the front
row and carried this through the first lap. Danny Hanson and Mark
Hovland ran side by side for fourth as the field set up two wide behind
them. Krause took over the top spot on the second lap and never looked
back. Hanson took over the fourth spot with eleven to go while Krause
moved out to a five-car length lead. Jason Gabrielson was working the
low side of the track trying to challenge Nerland for the second spot.
With six to go Steve Eischens and Hovland battled for the fifth spot followed
closely by Mark Zvorak. Zvorak moved past Eischens for the sixth spot as
the top four pulled out to comfortable leads over the field. Coming to
the white Zvorak's car slowed dramatically allowing Eischens back by while up
front Krause held on strong for the win.
The dwarf car feature found front row starter Brian Kiehne taking the early
lead. David Marsow and Tate Bestor were locked in a good battle for
second for the first two laps. Bestor cleared Marsow and pulled
alongside of Kiehne in an awesome battle for first. David Lewison
starting ninth on the
field moved into third on the third lap as Bestor suddenly slows and pulls off
the track as a caution fly's. Kiehne held the lead as Marsow and Lewison
battled for second. Lewison cleared into the second spot as Jeff Jech
worked into the picture. Lewison was running low on the track as Kiehne
ran the top of the track up front. Jech and Marsow were side by side
with Jech taking the third spot as lapped traffic worked into play.
Kiehne held onto the top spot taking home his first checkers of the season.
Cole Queensland took the green flag for the WISSOTA Super Stock feature
event. Schatney Sanders moved into the second spot as the field ran two
and three wide further back. Chris Klinger moved to the high side of the
track and after Sanders moved past Queensland, Klinger followed past into the
second spot. With fifteen laps to go Dan Nissalke worked into the third
spot as the first caution of the event flew. Sanders looked strong
upfront on the restart as Klinger, Nissalke and Dustin Nelson battled for the
second spot. Behind these three Dave Haberman started to make his
presence known. Nissalke takes over the second spot as Haberman works
past Klinger for the fifth spot. With eleven laps to go Nissalke and
Nelson were locked into a
battle for the second spot. Up front Sanders moved out to a very
comfortable lead as the field battled for position. A caution with four
laps to go setup an interesting restart as Sander, Haberman, Nelson and
Nissalke went four wide for a half lap. Nelson and Haberman took
advantage of it as they continued to battle for first. With two to
go Haberman took over the top spot and held on for his first win of the
season.
The USRA modified race was an incredible battle again as Brad Waits and Bob
Timm paced the field for the feature. The two ran side by side for the
first two laps as the field was three and four wide behind them. Timm
ran the top of the track and took the advantage on the second circuit.
Todd Klees and Jay Ihrke race side by side for fourth as the caution flew for
the first time. With seventeen to go on the restart Timm held the point
as Bruce Angst and Jay Ihrke battled for the second spot. Tommy Myer
started nineteenth on the field and worked into the top five with Mark Noble
close behind him. Further back through the field they were still two and
three wide for position. With eleven laps to go the fourth caution flew
as Ihrke was slowly closing in on Timm. On the restart most of the field
completed a lap as a caution for came back out for a stalled car on the back
stretch. With the fifth caution 5-laps were dropped creating a five lap
dash. Jay Ihrke was credited with leading the tenth lap just nosing Timm
at the line so Ihrke paced the field to the green flag. Ihrke worked to
the top of the track as Timm worked the low line trying to get by. At
the white flag Ihrke held a half car length advantage. Timm kept working
the bottom but to no avail as Ihrke held on for the win.
After jumping out of his modified and into his WISSOTA Late Model Bob Timm
paced the field to the green flag. Ben Mattick, Brad Waits and Lance
Matthees moved into a battle for the fifth spot as Jeff Matjeka held the
second spot. Jim Carlson moved below Matjeka as Steve Yaggy moved up to
race him for third. Yaggy looked strong and took the spot as Matthees
moved up to battle with Matjeka and takes over the spot. Up front Timm
and Carlson moved out to a commanding lead. With seven laps to go Ashley
Anderson moved up to the middle of the track and found a groove to his liking
and started to work forward. The final caution of the event flew with
four to go as Mark Teske and Ben Mattick making contact and Mattick making
contact with the wall. Bob Timm had a great run and held on for the win.
Special thanks to track sponsors Steve Yaggy Trucking for the bike give
away. Also sponsors Glynn's Motor Mart, Seabright Electric, Whitewater
Wireless, Andy's Liquor, RDO Equipment Co., Ulven Ace Hardware, Northside Auto
Mart and Dan Sween - Snap on.
Next weeks racing action will feature all 6 classes with John Hardy's bar-B-Q
sponsoring the racing action
RESULTS
WISSOTA Late Model
Feature - Bob Timm, Lance Matthees, Jim Carlson, Ashley Anderson, Jeff
Matjeka, Barry Underdahl, Mark Teske, Bill Stettner, Jerry Bloom, Brad Waits
Heat 1-Matjeka, Matthees, Waits, Underdahl, Stettner
Heat 2-Anderson, Carlson, Steve Yaggy, Ben Mattick, Timm
USRA Modifieds
Feature-Jay Ihrke, Bob Timm, Bruce Angst, Mike Sorensen, Tim Donlinger, Mark
Noble, Tommy Myer, Nate Wasmund, Todd Klees, Dain Schultz
Heat 1-Ihrke, Sorensen, Angst, Schultz, Noble
Heat 2-Karl Fenske, Brad Waits, Neil Eckhart, Wasmund, Ben Anderson
Heat 3-Klees, Timm, Tim Donlinger, Joey Schaefer, Steve Wetzstein
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature-Dave Haberman, Dustin Nelson, Schatney Sanders, Chris Klinger, Dan
Nissalke, Bobby Swanson, Kevin Hager, Matt Durnen, John Bushman, George
Batzel
Heat 1-Nelson, Adam Stockhausen, Swanson, Brad Peterson, Sanders
Heat 2-Klinger, Haberman, Jon Duffy, Cole Queensland, Nissalke
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature-Ron Houdek, Joe Wernecke, Tim Siercks, Tyler Clark, Jerry Young,
Nick Kramer, Mike Paulson, Albert Wytaske, Derrick Bridley, Joe Bunne
Heat 1-Wytaske, Bob Hoksch, Brian Hernandez, Bob Bunne, Bryan Siercks
Heat 2-T. Siercks, Greg Pfeifer Jr., Houdek, Wernecke, Matt Narveson
Heat 3-Clark, Jacob Dahle, Ryan Weber, Paulson, Kramer
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature-Travis Krause, Chuck Nerland, Jason Gabrielson, Danny Hanson, Mark
Hovland, Mark Zvorak, Steve Eischens, Scott Olson, Rob McGregor, Darran
Jonsgaard
Heat 1-Gabrielson, Zvorak, Krause, Eischens, Hovland
Heat 2-Nerland, Hanson, Jonsgaard, Fred Prudoehl, McGregor
Dwarf Cars
Feature-Brian Kiehne, Dave Lewison, Jeff Jech, David Marso, Corey Whalen,
Todd Kiehne, Eric Wiste, Jim Dahle, Jacob Schotanus, Shawn Mayer
Heat 1-B.Kiehne, Tate Bestor, Jech, Wiste, Schotanus
Heat 2-Lewison, Marso, T. Kiehne, Drew Jech, Dahle
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