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Fenske Holds Off Duellman For Win
May 16, 2003
by Scott Malotke
Karl Fenske held off a late challenge from Les Duellman to capture the 18 lap Wissota modified feature Friday night at the Fox Ridge Speedway.
Fenske started the main event on the inside of row one and held off an early challenge from Scott Duval. Kerry Ledebuhr was on the move from his sixth starting spot and began mixing it up with Duval for second place.
By lap six, Duellman had joined the fracas and the three drivers swapped positions during the middle of the race. Duellman finally gained control of the runner-up spot on lap 13 and set sail for Fenske.
Duellman was able to pull within striking distance on Fenske but unable to find the momentum to pass on the final lap. Fenske won his second feature of the season.
Duellman, debuting a brand new Dirt Dueller chassis, was able to overcome a bad re-draw (12th) to place second. Ledebuhr had his most impressive run of the season placing third. Bob Timm charged to fourth after starting 19th in the field. Timm dropped out of his heat and was relegated to the back of the field for the feature. Rookie Ben Anderson showed promise taking home fifth. Anderson started 17th and was able to join the top five at the midpoint of the main event.
Shawn Wehlage made the most of his front row starting spot and triumphed in the 15 lap Wissota street stock feature. Wehlage jumped out to the early lead and Brad Dennis followed in pursuit of the Stockton Minn. youngster.
Jeremy Somer started sixth on the field and quickly made his way to the top three. Somer moved into second on lap 8 and fled out after the leader. A lap nine yellow for David Nastvold, with a broken right front suspension, closed the field.
Wehlage was able hold off Somer on the restart, two laps later Somer made a valiant effort on the bottom of the track coming out of turn two. The two raced side by side but Wehlage withstood the challenge. Wehlage won by two car lengths over Somer. Travis Krause was able to muster third after having a difficult getting through traffic. Fourth finisher Danny Hanson fought off Krause for the last four laps only to lose third place on the final go. Daryl Foegen rallied for a fifth place finish after starting 12th.
Before Friday night, Shawn Huse had never won a feature race in the Wissota super stocks. Late Friday night, Mr. Huse had finally shaken that bug. Not only did he shake the bug, he did it in convincing fashion dominating the field in the 18 lap feature.
Huse's accomplishment may be even more meaningful considering he beat polesitter, Mark Teske, the 2002 Wissota national champion. Teske led the first lap with Rod Dregney in tow. A stalled car in turn three brought out the caution. After one failed restart, the race resumed and Huse bolted by Teske to grab the lead on lap two.
Huse was able to pull away from Teske, meanwhile Teske had his hands full of Dan Nissalke and Jason Johnson. The three drivers dueled all over the track with Teske settling into the second spot.
Johnson was able to gain the third spot from Nissalke. Late in the race, Nick Herrick was able to slip into fourth and Nissalke was fifth.
Huse was pleased with the results. "This is my first (feature) ever. I've led a few on the last lap before, but I was never able to get it done. I've got to give a lot of credit to my car builder, Wayne Harris, and the engine builder, Tim Ludwigson. This is the first time that I have ever actually had a new car, and it is really good. Last year, the car I had, I had to keep it straight or I was in trouble. Now, with this car, I can put it down and just go. The car handles really great. It feels really good to finally win one."
Eric Pember has stopped Keith Foss' streak in the late model class. Pember jumped out in front of Tom Nesbitt at the start of the feature and cruised to the 20 lap feature win.
Nesbitt ran second for the early part of the race, until Lance Matthees took over second on lap six.
Matthees needed the benefit of yellow to close ground on Pember, unfortunately that yellow never came for Matthees. The 20 lap main went green to checkered for the first time this season. Nesbitt was able hang on for third. The best racing of the feature was among Foss, Teske and Timm for the fourth through sixth spots. The three drivers juggled positions. In the end, Foss grabbed fourth and Timm fifth.
Jack Larson led the Midwest modified feature wire to wire to gain his second straight win at the track. Dan Fagerlind and Jeff Ringenburg were unable to chase him down. Bud Pehler and Tom Brink rounded out the top five in the 15 lap feature.
Fox Ridge Speedway Results- 5/16/2003
WISSOTA Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis; 2. Lance Matthees, Winona, Minn.; 3. Tom Nesbitt,
Thunder Bay, ON; 4. Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.; 5. Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.; 6. Mark Teske, Spring
Valley, Minn.; 7. Kelly Anderson, Hager City, Wis; 8. Jeff Keeney, River Falls, Wis; 9. John VanMinsel,
Spring Valley, Minn.; 10. Rick Hanestad, Boyceville, Wis; 11. Steve Yaggy, Rochester, Minn.; 12. Andy
Simonson, Sartell, Minn.; 13. Troy Brand, Winona, Minn.; 14. Jeff Matjeka, Winona, Minn.; 15. Keane
Laackson, Stone Lake, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis; 2. Jeff Keeney, River Falls, Wis; 3. Bob Timm, Winona,
Minn.; 4. Jeff Matjeka, Winona, Minn.; 5. John VanMinsel, Spring Valley, Minn.; 6. Rick Hanestad,
Boyceville, Wis; 7. Andy Simonson, Sartell, Minn.; 8. Keane Laackson, Stone Lake, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Lance Matthees, Winona, Minn.; 2. Mark Teske, Spring Valley, Minn.; 3. Tom Nesbitt,
Thunder Bay, ON; 4. Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.; 5. Troy Brand, Winona, Minn.; 6. Steve Yaggy,
Rochester, Minn.; 7. Kelly Anderson, Hager City, Wis.
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jack Larson, Marshfield, Wis; 2. Dan Fagerlind, Dover, Minn.; 3. Jeff Ringenberg,
Eyota, Minn.; 4. James Pehler, Fountain City, Wis; 5. Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.; 6. Dareck Volkman,
Winona, Minn.; 7. Harlan Morehart, Eyota, Minn.; 8. Lonnie Seipel, Maiden Rock, Wis; 9. Shawn
Krousey, Winona, Minn.; 10. Leigh Volkman, Rushford, Minn.; 11. Dan Hesch, Arcadia, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Harlan Morehart, Eyota, Minn.; 2. Dareck Volkman, Winona, Minn.; 3. James Pehler,
Fountain City, Wis; 4. Leigh Volkman, Rushford, Minn.; 5. Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.; 6. Lonnie Seipel,
Maiden Rock, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Jack Larson, Marshfield, Wis; 2. Dan Fagerlind, Dover, Minn.; 3. Jeff Ringenberg,
Eyota, Minn.; 4. Shawn Krousey, Winona, Minn.; 5. Dan Hesch, Arcadia, Wis.
WISSOTA Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Karl Fenske, Winona, Minn.; 2. Leslie Duellman, Winona, Minn.; 3. Kerry Ledebuhr,
Winona, Minn.; 4. Bob Timm, Winona, Minn.; 5. Ben Anderson, Winona, Minn.; 6. John Doelle, Arcadia,
Wis; 7. Dan Hesch, Arcadia, Wis; 8. Scott Duval, Bloomer, Wis; 9. Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis; 10. Rick
Hauser, Winona, Minn.; 11. Steve Speltz, Fountain City, Wis; 12. Jason Marten, Mondovi, Wis; 13. Mark
Iverson, Somerset, Wis; 14. Gary Doelle, Fountain City, Wis; 15. Jason Nordhougen, St Paul, Minn.; 16.
Lonnie Earney, Cochrane, Wis; 17. Troy Girolamo, Eleva, Wis; 18. Jonah Daffinson, Galesville, Wis; 19.
Wayne Engen, Shell Lake, Wis; 20. Jeremy Jonsgaard, Winona, Minn..
Heat 01 -- 1. Karl Fenske, Winona, Minn.; 2. Steve Speltz, Fountain City, Wis; 3. Kerry Ledebuhr,
Winona, Minn.; 4. Jonah Daffinson, Galesville, Wis; 5. Rick Hauser, Winona, Minn.; 6. Dan Hesch,
Arcadia, Wis; 7. Bob Timm, Winona, Minn..
Heat 02 -- 1. John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis; 2. Lonnie Earney, Cochrane, Wis; 3. Jason Nordhougen, St
Paul, Minn.; 4. Jeremy Jonsgaard, Winona, Minn.; 5. Wayne Engen, Shell Lake, Wis; 6. Ben Anderson,
Winona, Minn.; 7. Troy Girolamo, Eleva, Wis.
Heat 03 -- 1. Scott Duval, Bloomer, Wis; 2. Leslie Duellman, Winona, Minn.; 3. Eric Pember,
Pittsville, Wis; 4. Mark Iverson, Somerset, Wis; 5. Jason Marten, Mondovi, Wis; 6. Gary Doelle, Fountain
City, Wis.
WISSOTA Street Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Shaun Wehlage, Stockton, Minn.; 2. Jeremy Sommer, Lake City, Minn.; 3. Travis
Krause, Buffalo City, Wis; 4. Danny Hanson, Alma, Wis; 5. Darryll Foegen, Cochrane, Wis; 6. John
Laumb, Rushford, Minn.; 7. Andy Bohnstengel, Winona, Minn.; 8. Dennis Davis, Fountain City, Wis; 9.
Tom Hund, Fountain City, Wis; 10. Nathan Rauter, Osseo, Wis; 11. Matt Wolfe, Independence, Wis; 12.
Brock Wright, Fall Creek, Wis; 13. Rick Loppnow, Buffalo City, Wis; 14. Lee Hager, Kellogg, Minn.; 15.
Dick Fuchs, Ettrick, Wis; 16. Brad Dennis, Winona, Minn.; 17. David Nastvold, Galesville, Wis; 18. Matt
Gleiter, Alma, Wis; 19. Michael Conrad, Independence, Wis; 20. Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.; 21. Scott
Kunda, Winona, Minn.; 22. Tagge Pape, Arcadia, Wis; 23. Fred Prudoehl, Winona, Minn.; 24. Roger
Champlin, Arcadia, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Travis Krause, Buffalo City, Wis; 2. Tom Hund, Fountain City, Wis; 3. John Laumb,
Rushford, Minn.; 4. Rick Loppnow, Buffalo City, Wis; 5. Nathan Rauter, Osseo, Wis; 6. Matt Wolfe,
Independence, Wis; 7. Matt Gleiter, Alma, Wis; 8. Tagge Pape, Arcadia, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Shaun Wehlage, Stockton, Minn.; 2. Dennis Davis, Fountain City, Wis; 3. Danny
Hanson, Alma, Wis; 4. Brad Dennis, Winona, Minn.; 5. Andy Bohnstengel, Winona, Minn.; 6. Michael
Conrad, Independence, Wis; 7. Scott Kunda, Winona, Minn.; 8. Fred Prudoehl, Winona, Minn..
Heat 03 -- 1. Jeremy Sommer, Lake City, Minn.; 2. David Nastvold, Galesville, Wis; 3. Brock Wright,
Fall Creek, Wis; 4. Darryll Foegen, Cochrane, Wis; 5. Lee Hager, Kellogg, Minn.; 6. Dick Fuchs, Ettrick,
Wis; 7. Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.; 8. Roger Champlin, Arcadia, Wis.
WISSOTA Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Shawn Huse, Bloomer, Wis; 2. Mark Teske, Spring Valley, Minn.; 3. Jason Johnson,
Galesville, Wis; 4. Nick Herrick, Kenyon, Minn.; 5. Dan Nissalke, Winona, Minn.; 6. Kelly Anderson,
Hager City, Wis; 7. Troy Brand, Winona, Minn.; 8. Dennis Earney, Cochrane, Wis; 9. Rodney Dregney,
Mondovi, Wis; 10. Jon Duffy, Winona, Minn.; 11. Dan Arneson, Eleva, Wis; 12. Jim Martinson, Cokato,
Minn.; 13. Kevin Hager, Kellogg, Minn.; 14. Jesse Hansen, Alma, Wis; 15. Travis Wagner, Arcadia, Wis;
16. Kevin Glander, Pepin, Wis; 17. Adam Stockhausen, Minnesota City, Minn.; 18. Matt Durnen, Winona,
Minn.; 19. Troy Langowski, Winona, Minn.; 20. Gary Wiersgalla, Fountain City, Wis; 21. Justin Sass,
Alma, Wis; 22. Jarrol Pflughoeft, Winona, Minn..
Heat 01 -- 1. Troy Brand, Winona, Minn.; 2. Jason Johnson, Galesville, Wis; 3. Dan Arneson, Eleva,
Wis; 4. Rodney Dregney, Mondovi, Wis; 5. Matt Durnen, Winona, Minn.; 6. Jarrol Pflughoeft, Winona,
Minn.; 7. Jesse Hansen, Alma, Wis; 8. Travis Wagner, Arcadia, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Kelly Anderson, Hager City, Wis; 2. Mark Teske, Spring Valley, Minn.; 3. Troy
Langowski, Winona, Minn.; 4. Shawn Huse, Bloomer, Wis; 5. Kevin Glander, Pepin, Wis; 6. Jim
Martinson, Cokato, Minn.; 7. Adam Stockhausen, Minnesota City, Minn..
Heat 03 -- 1. Nick Herrick, Kenyon, Minn.; 2. Gary Wiersgalla, Fountain City, Wis; 3. Dan Nissalke,
Winona, Minn.; 4. Jon Duffy, Winona, Minn.; 5. Dennis Earney, Cochrane, Wis; 6. Justin Sass, Alma,
Wis; 7. Kevin Hager, Kellogg, Minn..
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