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Kerry Hanson Wins First WISSOTA Late Model Feature
By Bill Nelson
April 21, 2007
Well it finally made it here, good weather that is and the official opening
night of Deer Creek Speedway. A mod 70’s day in southern MN in April
is a blessing however the 30mph sustained winds all day long played games with
the track crew as they tried to get moisture into the speedway. Track
stayed smooth and black throughout most of the action which in the springtime
is a blessing over a tacky and rough track.
After completion of the heat race action and one “B” feature the 5 classes
of cars took to the track for their respective feature races. The
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds were up first with 30 of them checking into the back
gate on this Saturday afternoon. Flyin Bryan Hernandez took early
control of the feature until a caution flew for Jim Struckman after tagging
the wall in three and four after working through a “B” feature. On
the restart Jerry Young pressure Hernandez for the top spot. Greg
Pfeifer Jr. was also strong early as he worked low on Young early while
sitting in third. Chris Adams used the very bottom of the track to
slowly work into the top three while Hernandez flew around the top side of the
speedway. With eleven to go Kenny Wytaske moved into a three car battle
for third with Adams and Pfeifer and after clearing them moved under Young for
second. A caution bunched the field back up with Wytaske, Hernandez and
Adams three wide for the lead out of two on the restart. Adams came into
turn three with the lead while the other Wytaske, Albert found himself inside
the top five and on a mission to the front. Another caution with six to
go gave Albert his chance as he quickly moved onto the bumper of Adams on the
restart. Chris was too strong on this night as he slowly moved out to a
comfortable lead over A. Wytaske in second, Hernandez came home third.
The WISSOTA Street Stocks pulled onto the track for their 18 lap feature next
with Scot Nelson and Derek Borchardt pacing the field side by side for the
first two circuits with Scott Olson running close behind in third. Chuck
Nerland and Tony Horsman ran side by side for the fourth place. Nelson
took control for two laps only to have Borchardt pull alongside again.
Thirteen to go found Nelson out front alone with Olson moving into second
place. Borchardt kept the pressure on with Steve Eischens and Horsman
racing for position directly behind him. With nine circuits completed
Nelson was cruising up front up to a full straightaway lead. Olson
pushed up in four allowing Borchardt and Eischens to cruise by into second and
third. Bobby Kilby started rear on the field and was also working his
way forward. Nelson cruised home for the win with Borchardt and Olson
rounding out the top three.
Ed Sanders led the first lap of the WISSOTA Super Stock feature until his car
spun in turn two handing the lead to Jason Gabrielson. On the restart
Cole Queensland moved into second as Dustin Nelson worked into the third
position. With three laps completed Nelson and Ryan Siegle touched in
four but both drivers were able to back out a little and regained control of
their cars. Four laps later Gabrielson was a missile cruising up front
while Nelson slowly gained on Queensland in second. With seven to go
Nelson moved into second while Chris Groth moved up to the top of the track
and quickly reeled in the top five. Groth pulled alongside of Siegle for
fifth as Josh Bartel moved under Queensland for third. Without much
excitement up front as Gabrielson moved out to a full straightaway lead Groth
and Bartel went side by side as Queensland and Siegle ran side by side for
fifth. Groth took the third spot away with two to go as Siegle moved
into fifth. Gabrielson took home the checkers followed by Nelson and
Groth.
Kerry Hanson made the trip over from Baldwin WI payoff with a front row
starting spot. Alongside of him was rookie Late Model driver Justin Sass
who won his heat race earlier in the night in his first night out in the
high-powered machine. With four down the first caution flew for a
slowing Bob Slater with Hanson leading, Sass second and Jay Ihrke in
third. On the restart Ihrke moved into second while Keith Foss and Lance
Matthees raced with Sass for third. Exiting turn four with twenty to go
the three wide battle saw the cars touch sending Sass spinning into the
infield. On the restart fifteenth place starting Brad Waits moved into
the top five. Another quick caution saw Hanson lead with Foss moving
into second followed by Ihrke and Matthees. Waits moved into fourth on
the restart as Nick Herrick worked on Matthees for fifth. Foss was
putting heavy pressure on Hanson up front as the field held mostly single file
with fifteen to go. Hanson and Foss touched slightly exiting turn four
on their way to the white flag but everyone continued forward with Hanson
crossing the checkers first, Foss second and Ihrke third.
Defending Track champion Mike Sorensen picked right up where he left last
year. Sorensen drew the front row and jumped out into the elad followed
by rookie driver Tyler Rubin. Steve Wetzstein quickly moved into third
on a quick restart and set sail for Rubin in the second spot. Wetzstein
cleared Rubin three laps later. Another restart saw Bob Timm and Josh
Reich racing side by side for fourth with twenty to go. Timm gained
control of the position two laps later and started to close ground on
Wetzstein. With ten to go the leader started to work lapped traffic
while Timm and Wetzstein race nose to tail. Reich moved past Rubin with
seven to go but the rest of the field stayed in order to the finish with
Sorensen winning, Wetzstein second and Timm third.
Racing action resumes next Saturday night at the southern mn speedplant with
racing starting at 5:00, driver cutoff is 4:30. A special thanks to the
event sponsor LR-Realty of Grand Meadow.
USRA Modifieds
Feature - Mike Sorensen, Steve Wetzstein, Bob Timm, Josh Reich, Tyler Rubin,
Davin Emmel, Joey Galloway, Jerry King, Doug Hillson, Marlin Kracht, Dwaine
Hanson, Josh Mattick, Andy Kotek, Jason Schlangen, Tom Paulson, Terry
Timmerman, Gregory Jensen, Tim Donlinger, Hank Rollinger, Jason Cummins,
Benjamin Rippentrop
Heat 1 – Galloway, Timmerman, Rubin, Hillson , Paulson, Rollinger, King
Heat 2 – Timm, Wetzstein, Cummins, Kotek, Emmel, Donlinger, Rippertrop
Heat 3 – Sorensen, Reich, Hanson, Kracht, Jensen, Mattick, Schlangen
WISSOTA Late Models
Kerry Hanson, Keith Foss, Jay Ihrke, Brad Waits, Nick Herrick, Lance Matthees,
Paul Mueller, Nate Wasmund, Barry Underdahl, Steve Yaggy, Doug Herrick, Matt
Madsen, Lucas Peterson, Nick Kramer, Darwayn karau, Neil Eckhart, Dennis
Hillson, Joe Ludemann, Paul Novotny, Justin Sass, Tony Bloom, Jeremy Keller,
Bob Slater, Ben Mickelson, Ben Mattick
Heat 1 – Sass, N. Herrick, Mattick, Ludemann, Karau, Peterson, Mickelson
Heat 2 – Hanson, Foss, Wasmund, Mueller, Kramer, Hillson
Heat 3 – Ihrke, Slater, Novotny, Waits, Underdahl, D. Herrick
Heat 4 – Yaggy, Matthees, Keller, Bloom, Eckhart, Madsen
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature - Chris Adams, Albert Wytaske, Bryan Hernandez, Kenny Wytaske, Greg
Pfeifer Jr. , Mike Paulson, Craig Bentzin, Josh Angst, Ron Houdek, Joel
Alberts, Bob Bunne, Sam Siskow, Jeff Brauer, Brandon Davis, Adam Stowell, Tim
Siskow, John Sertich, Josh Michel, Jerry Young, Jimmie Arnold, Dustin Nelson,
Troy Barth, Bobby Swanson, Jim Struckman
“B” Feature – Davis, Struckman, Michel, T. Siskow, Mike Sample, Pete
Bushman, Tyron Friese, Don Schaefer, Harlan Morehart, Drew Williams, Johnny
Magnum
Heat 1 – Hernandez, Adams, A. Wytaske, Houdek, Barth, Struckman, T. Siskow,
Schaefer
Heat 2 – Bentzin, Young, K. Wytaske, Sertich, Stowell, Davis, Sample
Heat 3 – Bunne, Nelson, Paulson, Arnold, S. Siskow, Williams, Morehart
Heat 4 - Pfeifer Jr., Alberts, Angst, Brauer, Swanson, Magnum, Michel, Bushman
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature - Scot Nelson, Derek Borchardt, Scott Olson, Steve Eichens, Chuck
Nerland, Bobby Kilby, Tony Horsman, Fred Prudoehl, Ryan Goergen, Kevin Hager,
Ernie Kramer, Brent Holland, Dan Holland, Joe Sattre
Heat 1 – Borchardt, Horsman, Prudoehl, Kramer, D. Holland, B. Holland, Kilby
Heat 2 – Nelson, Olson, Nerland, Eischens, Hager, Goergen, Sattre
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature - Jason Gabrielson, Dustin Nelson, Chris Groth, Josh Bartel, Ryan
Siegle, Cole Queensland, Bobby Saterdalen, Chris Quast, Kevin Hager, Ted Marrs,
Ed Sanders, Dave Solum, Chris Klinger, Wyatt Wolfe Jr.
Heat 1 – Sanders, Queensland, Bartel, Saterdalen, Wolfe, Groth, Solum
Heat 2 – Gabrielson, Siegle, Nelson, Klinger, Hager, Quast, Marrs
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