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Champions Crowned In Antigo
by Jennifer Jach
August 2, 2005; Antigo, Wisconsin; The final 2005 regular race program wrapped
up in Antigo this past Friday night. The Track Champions were as
follows: WISSOTA Late Model A.J. Diemel, IMCA Modified Scott Williams, making
it two in a row in the IMCA Stock Cars was Larry Karcz Jr., WISSOTA Street
Stocks to Lee Christjohn, and Trucks to JP Remington. A.J. Diemel also
grabbed the WISSOTA Late Model Feature win, with Jeremie Hedrick top dog in
the IMCA Modified Feature. Kyle Fredrick bead out Rod Snellenberger to
win the IMCA Stock Car Feature, and Brent Schultz won his first ever WISSOTA
Street Stock Feature. Jeremy Dake ended the season with a Feature win in
the Trucks.
The WISSOTA Late Model Feature started with a caution flag, when racing
resumed it was Troy Springborn taking the point, Doug Blashe second, and Ron
Berna third. Luke Roffers wasted no time moving to the inside of
Springborn to take over the third spot. Doug Blashe used the inside line
to get around Springborn for the lead as A.J. Diemel moved to the inside of
Roffers for third, and then Springborn for second. Another caution
slowed action but on the restart it was Blashe at the point, Diemel in a close
second and Nick Anvelink moving into third. Diemel grabbed the outside
line and easily moved around Blashe for the lead, as Nick Anvelink followed,
putting Blashe to third. When the laps ran out it was Diemel taking the
win, and the Track Championship, Anvelink second, and Gordie Seegert sneaking
into third.
The IMCA Modified Feature seen a few caution flags before they were able to
run a few consecutive laps. Jeremie Hedrick grabbed the lead right off
the bat and was never challenged for the position, and went on the win the
Feature. Mike Bailey grabbed the second position but was passed on one
of the restarts by Mike Wedelstadt, and then Tom Haferkorn. The field
would freeze as the top three pulled away from the rest of the
competitors. When the checkered flew, it was Hedrick grabbing the win,
Wedelstadt second, and Haferkorn third. Scott Williams was crowned the
2005 Track Champion.
Rod Snellenberger grabbed the point of the IMCA Stock Car Feature with Kyle
Fredrick second, and Darrin Otto third. Dan Michonski moved to the
outside line to get around Otto, Michonski then slipped high, letting Otto
back into second. Otto then grabbed the inside line around Fredrick to
take over second, but that would not last long as Fredrick gained more
momentum and grabbed second back. Fredrick then looked to the outside of
Snellenberger for the lead, Snellenberger held his line, and made Fredrick
earn the pass. A few laps latter, Fredrick was able to pull ahead into
the lead. When all the laps were completed, it was Fredrick taking the
win, Snellenberger second, and Otto rounding out the top three.
Brent Schultz grabbed the lead of the WISSOTA Street Stock Feature with Dan
Wanta nipping at his heals, and Jermey Wolfe in a close third. Mark
Schuenemann found the inside line to be faster and moved into third, moving
Wolfe to fourth. Schuenemann then looked to the inside of Wanta for the
runner-up position. Lee Christjohn was able to sneak in to the third
spot with a pass on Wanta before the Checkered flag flew. When the 15
laps were completed it was Brent Schultz taking his first ever Feature win,
Schuenemann second and Christjohn third.
Robert Hoffman grabbed the point of the Truck Feature win Forest Crandall
second, and Harold Harvey third. Jeff Becker grabbed the inside line and
went from fourth to second, bringing Jason Bandt with him into third. JP
Remington was then the man on the move, passing numerous cars in the next lap
and winding up in the second spot with Jeremy Dake following close moving into
third. Dake jumped to the outside and was able to get around Remington
and then Becker to take over the lead. When the laps were completed it
was Dake taking the win, Remington second, and Jason Bandt third.
The weekly race program includes WISSOTA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA
Stock Cars, WISSOTA Street Stocks, and ASCI Trucks. Langlade County
Speedway is located on the north side of Antigo, just off of Highway 45 at the
Langlade County Fairgrounds. For more information please contact the
track at (715) 623-3584 or visit the track website at www.langladespeedway.com.
SUMMARY
WISSOTA Late Models
FEATURE: Diemel, N. Anvelink, Seegert
HEAT #1: Roffers, Berna, Naeyaert
HEAT #2: Seegert, Diemel, Springborn
HEAT #3: N. Anvelink, Blashe, T. Anvelink
IMCA Modifieds
FEATURE: Hedrick, Wedelstadt, T. Haferkorn
HEAT #1: Wild, Murray, Zdroit
HEAT #2: Bailey, Hanson, T. Haferkorn
HEAT #3: Hedrick, Peters, Schaal
HEAT #4: Wedelstadt, Scribner, Schutt
CONSI 1: Williams, Holtger, Watson
CONSI 2: Hanson, Stehula, Arneson
IMCA Stock Cars
FEATURE: Fredrick, Snellenberger, Otto
HEAT #1: Snellenberger, Kastning, Karcz
HEAT #2: Otto, Michonski, Giese
WISSOTA Street Stocks
FEATURE: Schultz, Schuenemann, Christjohn
HEAT #1: Wolfe, Kasperek, Christjohn
HEAT #2: Schultz, Boettcher, Froehlich
Trucks
FEATURE: Dake, Remington, Bandt
HEAT #1: Harvey, Dake, Hoffman
HEAT #2: Schultz, Boettcher, Froehlich
TRACK CHAMPIONS
WISSOTA LATE MODEL: A.J. Diemel
IMCA MODIFIED: Scott Williams
IMCA STOCK CAR: Larry Karcz Jr.
WISSOTA STREET STOCK: Lee Christjohn
ASCI TRUCK: JP Remington
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