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Anvelink Wins Late Model Beat Mother Nature Feature At Shawano
By: Bert Lehman
Shawano, WI (July 21, 2005) - With Mother Nature providing a perfect night for
racing, the Shawano Speedway hosted a special Beat Mother Nature night at the
races Thursday night. Nick Anvelink won the WISSOTA Late Model feature, while
Mike Wedelstadt won the IMCA Modified feature. Larry Karcz won the IMCA Stock
Car feature. Jeff Curtin won the Limited Late Model feature.
Starting in the second spot, Ron Berna jumped out to the early lead over Nick
Anvelink, Kerry Hansen, Tom Naeyaert and Chris Carlson in the WISSOTA Late
Model feature. Terry Casey joined the top five on the next lap. Hansen began
challenging Anvelink over the next several laps and finally grabbed the second
spot on lap five. Once in second, Hansen closed in on Berna and began
challenging for the lead. It wasn’t meant to be for Hansen, as he pulled to
pit lane halfway through the race, before the first caution of the race came
out.
On the restart, Anvelink ducked to the inside of Berna and grabbed the top
spot. Casey, Carlson and Gordie Seegert rounded out the top five. It stayed
that way until five laps remained in the race, when Carlson’s car flipped
violently in turns three and four. Carlson was not injured in the accident.
Anvelink continued to lead on the restart, and actually began pulling away
from the field with Casey, Tim Buhler, M.J. McBride and Berna following. With
Anvelink taking the white flag, Berna’s car came to a stop in turn four,
ending the race. The win went to Anvelink, with Casey, Buhler, McBride and
Seegert following.
In the IMCA Modified feature, Jeremy Hodkiewecz grabbed the early lead over
Jared Siefert, John Berna, Mike Wedelstadt and Craig Bartz. Those five drivers
pulled away from the rest of the field, and by lap four Wedelstadt had moved
up to second place, and was gaining on Hodkiewecz. Wedelstadt caught
Hodkiewecz and tried several times to take the lead, but could not make the
pass stick, which also allowed Bartz to close in on the top two cars.
A caution halfway through the race bunched up the field. Hodkiewecz fended off
Wedelstadt for one more lap, before giving up the lead with six laps
remaining. Bartz followed Wedelstadt past Hodkiewecz for second place. Over
the final laps of the race, Wedelstadt and Bartz engaged in a hard fought
battle with Bartz getting along the inside of Wedelstadt once. Wedelstadt had
more momentum, though, and went on to the victory. Bartz, Eric Scribner,
Hodkiewecz and Berna followed him across the line.
Kyle Frederick pulled out to the quick lead over Jason Czarapata, Larry Karcz,
Chas Van Ooyen and Dan Michonski in the IMCA Stock Car feature. Karcz moved
into the lead on the next lap. Frederick didn’t give up, staying right on
Karcz’s rear bumper over the next several laps, before taking the lead again
on lap six. Frederick, Karcz and Czarapata pulled away from the rest of the
field.
Frederick maintained his lead through the middle part of the race, with Karcz
and Czarapata right behind him, often side-by-side. Karcz once again began
pressuring for the lead as the laps began to wind down. With the white flag
waving, Frederick encountered slower cars on the backstretch. Frederick went
to the outside of the slower cars, while Karcz went to the inside of the
slower cars. Frederick got boxed in behind a slower car, allowing Karcz to
move into the top spot. Karcz beat Frederick to the line, to win the feature.
Czarapata, Van Ooyen and Michonski rounded out the top five. Michonski claimed
Karcz’s engine after the race.
In the Limited Late Model feature, Bob Schmidt led the first two laps over
Mike Kunschke, Rocky Miller, Matt Rindt and Jeff Curtin. Curtin moved to the
second spot on a restart after one lap, before taking the lead from Schmidt on
the third lap. Once in the lead, Curtin began pulling away from the field.
This left Schmidt and Kunschke to battle for the second spot.
A caution with five laps to go negated Curtin’s lead. It didn’t matter, as
Curtin maintained his lead on the restart, with Schmidt, Aaron Wickersheim,
Jesse Peebles and Kunschke following. That’s the way it ended, with Curtin
getting the win.
Racing action continues Saturday night, with the action starting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information about the Shawano Speedway, visit www.shawanospeedway.net.
RACING SUMMARY
WISSOTA LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Nick Anvelink, 2)Terry Casey, 3)Tim
Buhler, 4)M.J. McBride, 5)Gordie Seegert, 6)Tom Naeyaert, 7)Doug Blashe,
8)Greg Stelse, 9)Ryan Huettl, 10)Cody Grosskreutz.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Ron Berna, 2)Chris Carlson, 3)Buhler.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Casey, 2)Kerry Hansen, 3)Anvelink.
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE: 1)Mike Wedelstadt, 2)Craig Bartz, 3)Eric
Scribner, 4)Jeremy Hodkiewecz, 5)John Berna, 6)Jerry Wilinski, 7)Jared Siefert,
8)Lance Arneson, 9)Eddie Muenster, 10)Bill Martin FIRST CONSI: 1)Scribner,
2)Dave Werbelow.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Berna, 2)Siefert, 3)Arneson.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Bartz, 2)Jeremie Hedrick, 3)Wilinski.
THIRD HEAT: 1)Joe Haferkorn, 2)Wedelstadt, 3)Hodkiewecz.
IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE: 1)Larry Karcz, 2)Kyle Frederick, 3)Jason
Czarapata, 4)Chaz Van Ooyen, 5)Dan Michonski, 6)Steve Kastning, 7)Gene
Johnson, 8)Robert Ninham, 9)Jamie Van Ooyen, 10)Troy Jerovetz.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Czarapata, 2)Karcz, 3)Frederick.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Michonski, 2)C. Van Ooyen, 3)Rod Snellenberger.
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE: 1)Jeff Curtin, 2)Bob Schmidt, 3)Aaron
Wickersheim, 4)Jesse Peebles, 5)Mike Kunschke.
FIRST HEAT: 1)Peebles, 2)Jeff Wickersheim, 3)Schmidt.
SECOND HEAT: 1)Rocky Miller, 2)Kunschke, 3)Luke Uttecht.
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