Nelson Becomes First Repeat Modified Winner In 8 Events

5 Repeat Winners Steal Headlines At Kid’s Night in Superior

         All 5 DTRA feature winners that graced the Arnie Ranta Motorsports Winner’s Circle on Friday, July 7^th were repeat winners at the track in 2006. Dan Wheeler won on opening night and stormed to his second win of the season on kid’s night in the Midwest Modified division, while Butch Madsen raced to his 5^th DTRA Street Stock feature win in 7 tries. Terry Casey raced to his third DTRA feature win in Superior in the Late Model division, while Ryan Aho racked up his 4^th Superior Super Stock feature win of the season and Darrell Nelson became the first Modified driver to win multiple features in the ultra-competitive division at the track so far in 2006.

            The first feature onto the track on Kid’s Night was the Midwest Modifieds and saw Wayne Engen and Tom O’Brien pace the field to the green flag. Engen took off into the lead in search of his second consecutive feature win at the track and looked like he may indeed drive off into the night until mechanical troubles struck him on lap 5, which ended his run and handed the lead over to Dan Wheeler. Once out front, Wheeler was not to be denied his second win of the season in Superior as he cruised to the win while Nick Lavato tried to track him down. Lavato was forced to settle for second with 12^th starting and first time visitor Andy Jones coming across the line in third, ahead of O’Brien and Jesse Ogston in fifth.

            Ryan Aho drew the pole and drove off immediately at the drop of the green to his 4^th feature win at the track in 2006. Aho was the class of the field tonight, while Mike Bellefeuille came from 10^th to second and on a late race restart looked under Aho for the lead, but Aho was not to be denied and drove off again for the win. Bellefeuille raced to second with Dale Gangl in third, Mike Loomis in fourth and 13^th starting Sam Skalsky crossing the line in 5^th.

            Dean Yrjanainen took the lead from Cory Jorgenson at the start of the Modified feature event, but after an early race restart, Darrell Nelson stole the top spot and drove off into the lead, leaving the best battle on the track for second between Joey Jensen and Al Uotinen. Nelson stretched his lead at the half way point, while Jensen and Yrjanainen continued to battle for second for most of the remaining laps in the 20-lap event. Nelson raced to an uncontested feature win to become the first repeat feature winner in the Modified division in Superior this season. Jensen held off Yrjanainen for second with Brent Larson and Kelly Estey rounding out the top five finishers.

            Joey Jensen got the jump on fellow front row starter Kelly Estey at the start of the Late Model feature and tried to run away from the field, but 6^th starting Terry Casey, 4^th starting Steve Laursen, along with Estey were up to the challenge and were battling for the lead with Jensen’s Q machine. Casey took advantage of a lap 10 restart to storm by Jensen into the lead and proceeded to drive away from the field for the remaining 15 laps en route to his third Superior Speedway feature win of the season. Jensen held off Laursen for second with Pat Doar sneaking by Estey to fourth at the line.

            Randy Vezina, Tim Baum and 5^th starting Butch Madsen assumed a great battle for the lead at the start of the Street Stock main event, but several caution flags slowed the action early on. Once back underway Madsen drove to the front and to the lead and off to his 5^th feature win of the season in only 7 starts. Madsen walked away from the field yet again, while Scott Herrick and Mike Kalkbrenner waged a great battle for second. Herrick backed up last week’s feature win with a second place run ahead of Kalkbrenner, Mark Froelich and Tim Baum.

            Superior Speedway kicks back into action on Friday, July 14^th with a regular racing event featuring DTRA Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, Street Stocks and Superior Pure Stocks presented by Coldwell Banker – Van Vleck Clemens and Keystone Automotive. For more information, please check out www.superiorspeedway.com or call (715) 497-8916.

Event Summary:

Terry Casey DTRA Late Models	Ryan Aho DTRA Super Stocks
Dan Wheeler DTRA Midwest Modifieds	Darrell Nelson DTRA Midwest Modifieds
Butch Madsen DTRA Street Stocks	Meet the Drivers Night Was a Huge Success!

DTRA Late Models

Feature: Terry Casey, Joey Jensen, Steve Laursen, Pat Doar, Kelly Estey, Brent Larson, Darrell Nelson, Eric Breeschoten, Darin Meierotto, Joel Cryderman

Heat 1: Estey, Nelson, Billy Byholm, Larson, Jeff Broking

Heat 2: Breeschoten, Cryderman, Laursen, Jensen, Jeff Provinzino

Heat 3: Casey, Tom Nesbitt, Doar, Todd Gehl, Tim McMann

DTRA Modifieds

Feature: Darrell Nelson, Joey Jensen, Dean Yrjanainen, Brent Larson, Kelly Estey, Billy Byholm, Erik Bjorklund, Duane Dale, Shawn Polonoski, Cory Jorgenson

Heat 1: Bjorklund, Polonoski, Jensen, Yrhanainen, Don Copp

Heat 2: Al Uotinen, Nelson, Jorgenson, Estey, Jeff Lien

Heat 3: Jodi Olson, Larson, Jason Miller, Kevin Monteith, Duane Dale

DTRA Super Stocks

Feature: Ryan Aho, Mike Bellefeuille, Dale Gangl, Mike Loomis, Sam Skalsky, Eric Nelson, Scott Lawrence, Chuck Metzgar, Randy Silverness Jr., Keith Kern

Heat 1: Metzgar, Gangl, Bellefeuille, ,Trevor Wilson, Skalsky

Heat 2: Tim Borgeson, Rob Erickson, Silverness Jr., Jim Campbell, Nelson

Heat 3: Lawrence, Loomis, Aho, Tim Johnson, Dave Flynn

DTRA Midwest Modifieds

Feature: Dan Wheeler, Nick Lavato, Andy Jones, Tom O’Brien, Jesse Ogston, Jimmy Latvala, E J Hietala, D J Severin, Deven VanHouse, Chais Eliason

Heat 1: Jones, Greg Chesley, Eliason, Rod Hietala, Latvala

Heat 2: Loren Inman, Wheeler, Lavato, Brock McCarthy, Shane Roy

Heat 3: O’Brien, VanHouse, Wayne Engen, Ogston, Tom Smart

DTRA Street Stocks

Feature: Butch Madsen, Scott Herrick, Mike Kalkbrenner, Mark Froelich, Tim Baum, Dan Kingsley, Shane Kisling, Marshall Andrews, Don Craig, Ryan Kostreba

Heat 1: Baum, Randy Vezina, Kisling, Kingsley, S. Andrews, Brian Fulda

Heat 2: Froelich, Madsen, Craig, Kalkbrenner, Herrick

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