Fastest Man Ever At Superior Races To SpringFest Feature Win

Lavato Races To First Career Superior Feature Win While Lautigar Takes Mod Event

May 26, 2006 - The second annual Superior SpringFest at the Superior Speedway on Friday night, May 26^th welcomed the first visit by the 410 IRA Outlaw Sprint Cars on Upper Lakes Foods night at Wisconsin ’s fastest 3/8 mile red clay oval. The Sprinters made their first of three appearances of the season along with regular programs for the DTRA Modifieds, and Midwest Modifieds. Feature winners tonight included Nick Lavato in the Midwest Modifieds, Jayme Lautigar in the Modifieds and Donny Goeden, the fastest man to ever turn a lap at the Superior Speedway, in the Sprint Cars.

            The Midwest Modified feature kicked off with Kackabecka Falls , Ontario veteran Tom Smart jumping into the early lead with first time visitor Jim Schweitzer in tow. Smart tried to run away from the field and hide, but Schweitzer remained within striking distance, bringing Nick Lavato with him into third. Lavato then proceeded to sweep to the outside of the #25 car into second and set his sights on Smart.

            Just as Lavato was beginning to track down Smart, Tom’s #61 machine erupted into a ball of smoke, ending his run and his bid for the feature win and handing the lead over to Lavato for the reminder of the event. Lavato then assumed the lead on the restart and drove off into the night, while Jeff Marshall, Willy Thompson and Loren Inman were all battling for position just behind the leaders.

            Lavato cruised to his first career Superior Speedway feature win ahead of Schweitzer, Marshall, Thompson and Inman at the line rounding out the top five finishers.

            Last Friday night’s feature winner Duane Dale and Jayme Lautigar lead the field of Modifieds to the green flag tonight with Lautigar taking command early and never really looking back. Dale settled into second, while Darrell Nelson quickly moved from 7^th to third early in the going. Lautigar was forced to survive four caution flags, but each time on the restart, he powered his #54L to a sizeable advantage and had the field cornered tonight on his way to his first win of 2006.

            The battle on the track was for second late in the going with Nelson trying to track down Lautigar, Don Copp and 16^th starting Joey Jensen jumped to the high side and began to fly around the speedway at intense speeds on their way to the front. Copp was able to blow by Nelson on the final turn to secure second and the line and Jensen completed his masterful charge forward with a fourth place run, just behind Nelson at the stripe while Dale rounded out the top five.

            Donny Goeden set the Superior Speedway track record in 1999 and tonight raced to his first feature win at the facility since setting the mark 6 years ago. Goeden stole the lead from K J Skelton midway through the 30-lap event and proceeded to check out on the field from that point on. With Goeden out front, the battle on the track was for second and featured a great battle between Scott Neitzel and Travis Whitney. Whitney would get great runs off the turns, but Neitzel was up to the challenge on the straights, holding off Whitney’s advances each lap.

            Goeden ran uncontested the remainder of the event with Neitzel hanging on for second ahead of Whitney, Uttech and Meyer at the line. The Sprint Car feature featured only 2 caution flags on the ultra-smooth 3/8 mile red clay oval, providing for some great racing action all night long.

            Both Jayme Lautigar and Nick Lavato have the opportunity to capitalize on the Como Oil & Propane bonus program if each of them can with their respective features on Monday, July 24^th and Tuesday, August 22^nd they will take home some considerable extra cash for their efforts.

            This coming Friday, June 2^nd will feature a complete program of DTRA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Street Stocks and Midwest Modifieds along with our Twin 25 Lap DTRA Late Model features, where a driver has a chance to walk away with $5,000 presented by Domino’s Pizza. For more information regarding the Superior Speedway, please check out www.superiorspeedway.com or call 715 497 8916.

Donny Goeden IRA Sprints	Nick Lavato DTRA Midwest Mods
Jayme Lautigar DTRA Modifieds

Event Summary:

IRA Sprint Cars

Feature: Donny Goeden, Scott Neitzel, Travis Whitney, Dave Uttech, Steve Meyer, John Haeni, Mike Reinke, Bill Warren, John Sernett, Kim Mock

Heat 1: Neitzel, Reinke, Warren, Scott Beirtzer, K J Skelton, Ryan Irwin

Heat 2: Whitney, Billy Balog, J. Sernett, Mike Stefka, D. Uttech

Heat 3: Meyer, Jerry Richert Jr., Goeden, Tim Sernett, Ryan Wilson

B-feature: Mock, Haeni, Irwin, Ty Bartz, Jason Johnson

DTRA Modifieds

Feature: Jayme Lautigar, Don Copp, Darrell Nelson, Joey Jensen, Duane Dale, Rick Rivord, Kelly Estey, Tyler Keyser, Kelly Checkalski, Billy Byholm

Heat 1:  Checkalski, John Carpenter, Dale, Rivord, Estey

Heat 2: Nelson, Jeff Lien, Shawn Polonoski, Lautigar, Riley Matthews

Heat 3: Jeff Spacek, Keyser, Copp, Byholm, Cory Jorgenson

B-feature: Jad Carlson, Scott Hudack, Al Uotinen, Dean Yrjanainen, Jody Bellefieulle

DTRA Midwest Modifieds

Feature: Nick Lavato, Jim Schweitzer, Jeff Marshall, Willy Thompson, Loren Inman, Greg Chesley, Al McDougall, Rod Hietala, Deven VanHouse, E J Hietala

Heat 1: Wayne Engen, Inman, Thompson, Jesse Ogston, VanHouse

Heat 2: Lavato, McDougall, E. Hietala, Clint Wittlief, Barry Smith

Heat 3: Marshall, Tom Smart, Schweitzer, Jeff Pohjonen, Chesley

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