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Anvelink Wins Second Straight Late Model Feature At Shawano
By Bert Lehman
Shawano, WI (May 21, 2005) - The Shawano Speedway resumed its racing season
Saturday night with a full field of cars on hand and a nice sized crowd.
Nick Anvelink won his second straight WISSOTA Late Model feature, while Craig
Bartz won the IMCA Modified feature. The IMCA Stock Car feature went to Jason
Czarapata, with Jeff Curtian once again winning the Limited Late Model
feature.
Tim Buhler jumped out to the early lead over Chris Carlson, Nick Anvelink, A.J.
Diemel and Ron Berna in the WISSOTA Late Model feature. Anvelink got by
Carlson on the next lap before the first caution flag waved. Anvelink took the
lead from Buhler two laps later, with Diemel following in second when another
caution flag flew. On the restart, Diemel was off the pace with what appeared
to be damaged to the right front. This moved Seegert to second, with Buhler,
Tom Naeyaert and Carlson following.
Anvelink had a comfortable lead midway through the race, when the action was
slowed for two more cautions. As soon as the race was restarted with eight
laps remaining, Anvelink immediately began to pull away from the field with
Seegert and Buhler holding down the second and third spots. Terry Anvelink
also joined the top five at this time, after flying through the field after
changing a flat tire early in the race. It was all Nick Anvelink, though, as
he won his second straight feature at the Shawano Speedway. He was followed by
Seegert, Buhler, Terry Anvelink and Ron Berna.
The IMCA Modified feature saw Paul Thorpe grab the early lead over Craig Bartz,
Tom Haferkorn, Brad Rohloff and John Peters. Thorpe continued to lead over the
next several laps, challenged several times by Bartz on the high-side, but
always being able to fend off Bartz. Rohloff then began challenging Bartz for
the second spot, while Jerry Muenster joined the top five.
The middle of the race was plagued by several caution flags, with one of them
coming out when Jeremie Hedrick barrel-rolled several times in turn four.
Hedrick was uninjured. When the race was restarted, Bartz was right on
Thorpe’s rear bumper. With the race shortened due to the time limit, Bartz
once again tried the high-side in turn one on the last lap. This time he
ducked low in turn two and got a good run on Thorpe on the inside. He was able
to make the pass, and go on to the victory. He was followed by Thorpe, Rohloff,
Muenster and Lance Arneson.
Barry Van Stratten took the lead of the IMCA Stock Car feature on the third
lap before being ambushed three laps later. It was at that time that Chas Van
Ooyen pulled alongside Van Stratten, with Larry Karcz, Jason Czarapata and
Kyle Frederick following three-wide when a caution came out. Van Ooyen grabbed
the lead on the restart, with Rod Snellenberger, Kyle Frederick, Van Stratten
and Karcz following.
Bruechert and Karcz swapped the third spot a couple times midway through the
race, while Van Ooyen continued to lead. Czarapata then took the lead with
four laps remaining. He held the lead until the final caution flag waved with
two laps left. Czarapata continued to lead on the restart, with Bruechert
moving up to second, and Frederick, Van Ooyen and Kevin Lamberies following.
Lamberies passed Van Ooyen on the last lap, while Czarapata went on to win the
race.
Jeff Curtin used his pole position starting spot to take the early lead over
Chad Hohn, Luke Uttecht, Bob Schmidt and Jesse Peebles in the Limited Late
Model feature. Uttecht moved to second on the fourth lap, with Schmidt,
Peebles and Mike Kunschke following. As the race continued, the leaders began
to spread out over the 1/2-mile track. Curtin went on to the convincing
victory, his third of the season.
Racing action continues next Saturday night, with the action starting at 6:30
p.m.
RACING SUMMARY
WISSOTA LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Nick Anvelink, 2)Gordie Seegert, 3)Tim
Buhler, 4)Terry Anvelink, 5)Ron Berna, 6)M.J. McBride, 7)Cody Grosskruetz,
8)Justin Ritchie, 9)Mark Mitchell, 10)Gary Nelson.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Frank Geiger, 2)Naeyaert, 3)Grosskruetz.
SECOND HEAT: 1)N. Anvelink, 2)Mitchell, 3)Doug Blashe.
THIRD HEAT: 1)Seegert, 2)A.J. Diemel, 3)Chris Carlson.
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE: 1)Craig Bartz, 2)Paul Thorpe, 3)Brad Rohloff,
4)Jerry Muenster, 5)Lance Arneson, 6)Jerry Wilinski, 7)Tom Haferkorn, 8)Eric
Scribner, 9)Matt McDermid, 10)Wade Schutt.
FIRST CONSI: 1)Scribner, 2)McDermid.
SECOND CONSI: 1)Eddie Muenster, 2)Schutt.
THIRD CONSI: 1)Jeremie Hedrick, 2)Ron Figlinski.
FIRST HEAT: 1)J. Muenster, 2)Joe Haferkorn, 3)John Peters.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Thorpe, 2)Jim Hanson, 3)John Berna.
THIRD HEAT: 1)Bartz, 2)Arneson, 3)Mike Wedelstadt.
FOURTH HEAT: 1)Rohloff, 2)T. Haferkorn, 3)Ron Besaw.
IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE: 1)Jason Czarapata, 2)Brian Bruechert, 3)Kyle
Frederick, 4)Kevin Lamberies, 5)Chas Van Ooyen, 6)Rod Snellenberger, 7)Bary
Van Stratten, 8)Dan Michonski, 9)Jamie Schmidt, 10)Brian Karcz.
CONSI: 1)Bruechert, 2)Schmidt.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Van Ooyen, 2)Larry Karcz Jr., 3)Gene Johnson.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Jeremy Christians, 2)Czarapata, 3)Snellenberger.
THIRD HEAT: 1)Lamberies, 2)Frederick, 3)Steve Frees.
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Jeff Curtin, 2)Luke Uttecht, 3)Bob
Schmidt, 4)Jesse Peebles, 5)Mike Kunschke.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Kunschke, 2)Chad Hohn, 3)Jeff Deutscher.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Curtin, 2)Uttecht, 3)Schmidt.
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