By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (July 25) – The Princeton Speedway was in action Friday night with another exciting night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. Ryan Kostreba, Denis Czech, Shane Sabraski, Kyle Thell, Dannie Burkholder and Dave Cain all took home the wins. It was also the 2nd Annual Car show and people displayed their cars and won awards based on Driver, Track and Fan votes.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks were first on the agenda with Alex Gunderson and Amanda Milbrandt on the front row. Gunderson grabbed the lead while Kurt Becken challenged Milbrandt. Gunderson drifted high and Milbrandt charged into the lead. Ryan Kostreba pulled into second and worked Milbrandt, but she kept him back. Becken moved to Kostreba’s side while Justin Pogones closed in. Milbrandt continued to hold back her competitors until Kostreba moved to her side. Kostreba pulled into the lead and Pogones took second. Pogones slid aside but Kostreba was faster. Pogones kept after Kostreba and soon the checkers were raised. Side by side they crossed the line and the winner was determined by .001 seconds. Kostreba rolled his yellow #17 into victory lane with Pogones, Milbrandt, Becken and Gunderson as the top five.

Gino Fontecchio and Brandon Mehrwerth brought the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds to the green, but after a caution, Kyle Matuska was the leader. Matuska drove away in first as Denis Czech took second and Shane Sabraski third. Czech moved to Matuska’s inside while they caught a slower driver. Czech pulled into first and Matuska battled Sabraski. Czech stretched out his lead as the leaders battled slower cars. Matuska held Sabraski back, but Bud Martini moved in. Martini made the pass on Matuska for second with few laps to go. Martini, Matuska, Sabraski and Mehrwerth took top points while Czech rolled his Captain America Midwest Modified in victory lane.

Matthew Dibb grabbed the lead and Mike Loomis, Jared Zimpel and Shane Sabraski went three wide for second as the green waved for the WISSOTA Super Stock feature. Sabraski took second, Dexton Koch grabbed third and they closed in on Dibb. Sabraski made the pass for first but Dibb remained closed to him. Dave Mass was closing in on Sabraski and Dibb as Koch stalled off turn two. The yellow flew and drivers slowed. Koch exited the race, and after another caution, Dibb also left with car issues. Sabraski was first on the restart with Dan Gullikson and Mass in tow. Mass took second while Chris Wark moved into third. Sabraski and Mass had a comfortable lead and Sabraski took the win. Mass, Wark, Gullikson and Josh Anderson were the top finishers.

The JNP WISSOTA Mod Fours rolled onto the clay with Jess Geesey and Ross Mead in the lead. Geesey grabbed the lead when the green dropped and Mead held second. As drivers closed in, Mead got loose and cars collided on the back stretch. After sorting the drivers out, the race resumed with Geesey in first. Kyle Thell went wide off turn two and slid into the lead. Geesey held second but felt the heat of Keith Thell behind him. Geesey held Keith Thell back as another caution occurred. Kyle Thell sped away on the restart and Keith Thell grabbed second. Geesey held third as the Thell brothers pulled away. Kyle led the remaining laps and took the checkers.  Keith Thell, Geesey, Brandon Linquist and Jerry Esler were the top five.

The Hornets were next with Eric Pfundt and Brennan Gave as the front row. Dan Rick drove through the middle of them on the start, but Pfundt pulled away in first. Leslie Crow and Gave battled for third as Dannie Burkholder moved to their outside and stole the point. Rick went high on the track and took the lead while Burkholder moved aside Pfundt. Burkholder took second and chased after Rick. The yellow soon flew and Burkholder and Pfundt were on Rick’s rear. As the green flew, Crow’s #23c hit the wall, flew into the catch fence and landed in turn one. The lights turned red as medical and track officials tended to Crow. Crow was ok as she climbed from her car and was checked over. The fence was temporarily repaired as the drivers were realigned. Burkholder grabbed Rick’s side as the green flickered on and took the lead. Burkholder led the remaining laps and took the win.

The WISSOTA Modifieds closed out the night’s program and as the green flew, Dave Cain shot into the lead. Dustin Nelson took second and Eric Martini moved into third. Shane Sabraski moved aside Martini and took the point while Cain stretched out his lead. Drivers settled into their positions and rode the track’s middle groove while Sabraski closed in on Nelson. Sabraski was at his door in the turns, but Nelson was faster out of the curve. Nelson then went too high and Sabraski shot past him and Martini took third. Cain was well over a straight away ahead of the competition as the checkers were raised. Sabraski, Martini, Nelson and Dave Mass finished over four seconds behind Cain as Cain rolled his Bob Harris Enterprises sponsored #2c into victory lane.

Next Friday night will be the Race of Champions Qualifier at the Princeton Speedway. Racing will resume at 7pm.  

 

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Dave Cain, Shane Sabraski, Eric Martini, Dustin Nelson, Dave Mass, Shawn Fletcher, Larry Zeller, Justin Oestreich, Brandon Hines, Justin Jones

Heat 1- Fletcher, Sabraski, Mass, Nelson, Zeller

Heat 2- Cain, Martini, Oestreich, Jones, Hines

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Shane Sabraski, Dave Mass, Chris Wark, Dan Gullikson, Josh Anderson, Dexton Koch, Mike Loomis, Denis Czech, Kyle Robideau, Jared Zimpel, Matthew Dibb

Heat 1- Sabraski, Koch, Mass, Zimpel, Anderson, Robideau

Heat 2- Gullikson, Loomis, Dibb, Czech, Wark

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Denis Czech, Bud Martini, Kyle Matuska, Shane Sabraski, Brandon Mehrwerth, Gino Fontecchio, Kevin Schmidt, David Siercks, Josh Paulson, Jeff Born, Ryan Jones, Colbie Gallipo, Ashley Mehrwerth, Travis Taylor, Alan Bohlman, Jason Hall

Heat 1- Matuska, Hall, Martini, Czech, Jones, Schmidt, Siercks, Taylor

Heat 2- Sabraski, B. Mehrwerth, Bohlman, Fontecchio, A. Mehrwerth, Gallipo, Born, Paulson

 

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Ryan Kostreba, Justin Pogones, Amanda Milbrandt, Kurt Becken, Alex Gunderson, Kris Peterson, Russell Peterson, Anita Hillebregt

Heat- Kostreba, Pogones, Becken, Gunderson, Milbrandt, Hillebregt, K. Peterson, R. Peterson

 

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Kyle Thell, Keith Thell, Jess Geesey, Brandon Linquist, Jerry Esler, Zac Hribar, Chad Funt, Ross Mead, Joey Brown, Courtney Murray, Tommy Bawden, Abby Garin

Heat 1- Ky. Thell, M. Hribar, Geesey, Mead, Brown, Garin

Heat 2- Ke. Thell, Bawden, Esler, Linquist, Funt, Z. Hribar

 

Princeton Hornets

Feature- Dannie Burkholder, Dan Rick, Erik Gruhlke, Lexy Kastner, Josh Zimpel, Eric Pfundt, Layne Roberts, Jasmin Matthewman, Ariel Mueller, Brennan Gave, Kyle Shaw, Leslie Crow, Jake Bayerl

Heat 1- Matthewman, Zimpel, Pfundt, Crow, Shaw, Mueller

Heat 2- Bayerl, Burkholder, Gave, Rick, Kastner, Gruhlke, Roberts

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (July 18) - After a week off due to weather, the Princeton Speedway was in great condition for some WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing series action! It was meet the drivers nights and hundreds of kids covered the track to meet their favorite drivers. Marv's True Valu of Princeton sponsored the night of fun and Justin Pogones, Bud Martini, Keith Thell, Dave Mass, Eric Martini and Quain Busitzky took the wins.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks were first up for the night and Alex Gunderson and Amanda Milbrandt led the way. They raced side by side for first until Kris Peterson joined in. Milbrandt found her groove and pulled into the lead. Justin Pogones moved from seventh to second and drove to Milbrandt's side. They were door to door until Pogones pulled ahead. Ryan Kostreba and Kurt Becken carried on their battle for third as they caught a slower car. They lapped the driver and continued driving side by side. Kostreba finally broke away and caught Milbrandt. Becken, Kostreba and Milbrandt caught a slower driver and all went for second as the race ended. Milbrandt took the second point with Becken, Kostreba and Peterson as the top five. Pogones rolled his Northway Sports #01 into victory lane.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds took the green and Josh Paulson grabbed first. Brandon Mehrwerth kept close to him as the pair of 7's pulled away from others. Denis Czech moved into third and Mehrwerth pulled into the lead as the yellow waved. Mehrwerth was alone on the restart and Czech took second. Bud Martini moved in and drove to Czech's side. Martini took the point and chased down Mehrwerth. Martini soon passed Mehrwerth but Mehrwerth kept on his bumper. Another caution flew and Martini was slowed. Martini led through a couple more cautions and took the win. Mehrwerth, Czech, Jason Hall and Kyle Matuska were top finishers.

Ross Mead took the lead when the WISSOTA Mod Four feature commenced. Jerry Esler, Kyle Thell and Mitch Hribar battled three wide for second and Hribar pulled ahead. Hribar moved to Mead's side for first and took the lead. Mead, Esler, Kyle and Keith Thell all battled for second. Keith Thell moved through the traffic and soon took the lead. The yellow flew and drivers were realigned. Keith Thell was alone on the restart but another restart occurred. Keith Thell maintained the lead with Esler, Hribar and Brandon Linquist at it for second. Esler took second this round with Hribar and Linquist on the chase. Another couple restarts kept the drivers slow, but Keith Thell led the remaining laps and put the Wollak Construction #00t in victory lane. Hribar, Esler, Linquist and Tommy Bawden took the top five points. 

Mike Loomis and Chris Wark brought the WISSOTA Super Stocks to the stand and Loomis took the lead. Denis Czech, Dave Mass and Chris Wark were three wide for second as Czech pulled away. Dan Gullikson moved into third with Mass at his side. Mass took third and drove to Czech's side. Mass and Czech ran side by side right behind Loomis. Mass moved to the outside of Loomis and took the lead. Mass kept the lead and took the win with Loomis, Gullikson, Czech and Matthew Dibb in top points.

Jasmin Matthewman and Leslie Crow headed the Princeton Speedway Hornets and Matthewman pulled into the lead. Lexy Kastner took second while Crow held onto third. Brennan Gave moved to Crow's side and took third as Kastner closed in on Matthewman. Matthewman and Kastner had a good lead while Crow retook third. Gave and Matt Dibb kept close to Crow as Kastner and Matthewman prepared to lap. Ariel Mueller was holding her line while Matthewman and Kastner could not make the pass as the caution soon flew. Matthewman was first on the restart with Kastner and Quain Busitzky behind her. The final shootout to the finish put Busitzky in victory lane with Kastner and Dibb in the top three. 

The WISSOTA Modifieds were the final race of the night with Toby Patchen and Andy Jones on the front row. They ran side by side but Andy Jones pulled into the lead. As Jones rounded turn two he drifted over the edge and suffered a mechanical problem. Jones exited the track and Patchen assumed the lead. Shawn Fletcher shot into the lead while Dave Mass took second. Eric Martini and Patchen battled for third and Martini drove low next to Mass. Mass and Martini ran parallel around the quarter-mile as the laps passed. Martini kept on the low groove and caught a slower car allowing Mass to pull ahead. Martini moved back to Mass' door and they moved in on Fletcher. Fletcher, Mass and Martini were three wide for first but Fletcher held them. Martini kept low and again moved next to Fletcher. The final laps passed and Martini moved into the lead. Martini took the win with Fletcher, Mass, Larry Zeller and Jeremy Nelson as the top drivers.

Next Friday will be the second annual Car Show at the Princeton Speedway. Cars must be in the grandstand by 7pm, and the driver will receive a free grandstand admission. The Car Show is open to anyone who has a car they would like to show, so check out www.princetonspeedway.com for more information.

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Eric Martini, Shawn Fletcher, Dave Mass, Larry Zeller, Jeremy Nelson, Dustin Nelson, Toby Patchen, Mike Kyllonen, Tony Proell, Todd Lofgren, Andy Jones, Mark Blood

Heat 1- Mass, Zeller, Jones, Fletcher, Proell, Lofgren

Heat 2- J. Nelson, Martini, D. Nelson, Patchen, Blood, Kyllonen

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Dave Mass, Mike Loomis, Dan Gullikson, Denis Czech, Matthew Dibb, Josh Anderson, Chris Wark

Heat- Gullikson, Mass, Wark, Czech, Loomis, Anderson, Dibb

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Bud Martini, Brandon Mehrwerth, Denis Czech, Jason Hall, Kyle Matuska, David Siercks, Kyle Wehking, Ryan Putnam, Billy Kendall, Megan Schmidt, Behn Mensen, Travis Taylor, Colbie Gallipo, Gino Fontecchio, Josh Paulson, Jeremy Nelson, Chad Fouquette, Shawn Fletcher

Heat 1- Czech, Gallipo, Wehking, Fontecchio, Taylor, Fletcher

Heat 2- Matuska, Mehrwerth, Martini, Siercks, Fouquette

Heat 3- Hall, Paulson, Kendall, Schmidt, J. Nelson, Putnam

 

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Milbrandt, Kurt Becken, Ryan Kostreba, Kris Peterson, Davey Kruchten, Durrand Peterson, Russell Peterson, Alex Gunderson, Anita Hillebregt, Brad Schmidt

Heat 1- Schmidt, Kostreba, Gunderson, Milbrandt, R. Peterson, Hillebregt

Heat 2- Pogones, K. Peterson, Becken, Kruchten, D. Peterson

 

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Keith Thell, Mitch Hribar, Jerry Esler, Brandon Linquist, Tommy Bawden, Kyle Thell, Chad Funt, Dwight Gilyard, Ross Mead, Abby Garin, Jess Geesey, Zac Hribar, Trevor Roediger, Courtney Murray

Heat 1- Linquist, Esler, Ke. Thell, Mead, Garin, Z. Hribar, Geesey

Heat 2- M. Hribar, Bawden, Funt, Ky. Thell, Roediger, Murray, Gilyard

 

Princeton Speedway Hornets

Feature- Quain Busitzky, Lexy Kastner, Matt Dibb, Leslie Crow, Jasmin Matthewman, Eric Pfundt, Erik Gruhlke, Brennan Gave, Jake Bayerl, Ariel Mueller

Heat 1- Matthewman, Kastner, Gave, Pfundt, Dibb, Mueller

Heat 2- Bayerl, Busitzky, Gruhlke, Crow, Burkholder

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (July 4) – The Mid Summer Mod 444 kicked off Friday night at the Princeton Speedway. Night one of the special was a success with 23 Mod Fours signing into the pits along with many other drivers. The night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action was sponsored by Lockstar Locksmith Services and Bud Martini, Justin Pogones, Dave Mass, Bryce Bjerken and Dannie Burkholder went home winners.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds were first up with Gino Fontecchio and Dave Siercks on the pole. Siercks grabbed the lead while Denis Czech took second. Czech moved to Siercks’ door as the yellow waved. On the restart, Siercks was first but Czech quickly moved past him for the lead. Another caution waved for debris and Martini moved in on Czech. Martini and Czech ran side by side as the green reappeared and Martini took the lead. The top drivers began to lap as Ashley Mehrwerth put the pressure on Brandon Hines. They battled the slower traffic and Mehrwerth slid into fourth with few laps to go. Martini put his Plato’s closet sponsored #42 into victory lane with Czech, Siercks, Mehrwerth and Hines as the top finishers.

Amanda Milbrandt and Kris Peterson led the WISSOTA Street Stocks to the green and Justin Pogones moved up. They went three wide for first and Peterson broke away. Ryan Kostreba moved to Pogones’ door for second, but they both grabbed Peterson’s sides. The battle for first was three wide again and this round Pogones pulled away. Aaron Johnson moved his #442 into second and next to Pogones. Johnson kept the Pressure on Pogones but Pogones kept him back. Kostreba moved in and challenged Johnson for second. After a multi lap battle, Kostreba took the point. Pogones had stretched out his lead when Kostreba found his groove and closed in. The white flag raised and Kostreba was at Pogones’ bumper in turn three and they came out of turn four with the pedals down and side by side. As the checkers flew and officials checked the transponder timing, Pogones was determined the winner by .041 seconds over Kostreba. Johnson, Kris Peterson and Russell Peterson rounded out the top five.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks were next up and Dave Mass wasted no time and took the lead. Chris Wark took second and Mike Loomis and Denis Czech battled for third. Czech and Loomis moved aside Wark and they ran three wide for second as the yellow flew. Mass was alone on the restart with Wark and Czech in tow. Mass immediately drove away from his competition while Wark, Czech and Loomis went three wide again. Czech pulled away in second with Loomis and Wark behind him. Czech chased after Mass, but Mass led every lap and took the win. Czech, Loomis, Wark and Matthew Dibb took points two through five.

The WISSOTA Modifieds took the green and Jason Voigt took first. Shawn Fletcher moved to Voigt’s side and took the lead but Voigt came back and they ran side by side while Dave Mass took third. The yellow waved slowing the drivers down. Fletcher was first on the restart while Voigt and Mass battled for second. Mass dove low and made the pass for first as the yellow flew again. More cautions kept the mods at a slow pace, but Mass continued to lead. Mass led the remaining laps and took his second win of the night and second clean sweep of the night. Fletcher, Dustin Nelson, Zeller, Voigt and Ryan Canon were the top drivers.

The WISSOTA Mod Fours were up for their Mid Summer 444 race with Bryce Bjerken and Keith Thell on the front row. Bjerken took the lead and Thell got second while Shayne Laske and Chad Funt battled for third. Matt Halls kept close to them while Bjerken stretched his lead out. Funt moved into third and Halls and Brandon Linquist battled for fourth as Bjerken began to lap. Halls and Linquist were side by side as the yellow flew and drivers were sorted. Bjerken was alone on the restart with Thell and Funt in tow. Halls and Linquist kept close to Funt for third but Funt held them back. Linquist settled into fourth and began to work on Funt. Funt however closed in on Thell with two laps to go. Bjerken had a lead of five seconds over his competition and took the win and 444 payout in his #6j. Thell, Funt, Linquist and Dean Larson finished in top points.

The Princeton Speedway Hornets were the final race of the night with Matt Dibb and Lexy Kastner on the front row, however a first lap caution would send Dibb to the back and Kastner into the infield. Jake Bayerl took the lead on the restart and Dannie Burkholder moved in. Burkholder took the lead and Bayerl battled Erik Gruhlke for second. Dibb was back and next to Bayerl for third. Dibb took the point while Burkholder stretched his lead out. Dibb then moved aside Gruhlke for second but exited the track putting Bayerl next to Gruhlke. Bayerl took second as the yellow waved to let emergency vehicles out of the infield. Burkholder was first on the restart and took another win at the Princeton Speedway.

The night wrapped up with an excellent fireworks and music display presented by the Princeton Legion. Next week’s Friday Night Car Fight will resume at 7pm.

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Dave Mass, Shawn Fletcher, Dustin Nelson, Larry Zeller, Jason Voigt, Ryan Canon, Jeff Patchen, Mike Kyllonen, David Siercks, Tony Proell, Mark Blood, Donnie Lofdahl, Mark Prueser

Heat 1- Lofdahl, Fletcher, Blood, J. Patchen, Pruesser, T. Patchen, Siercks

Heat 2- Mass, Nelson, Zeller, Voigt, Canon, Kyllonen, Proell

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Dave Mass, Denis Czech, Mike Loomis, Chris Wark, Matthew Dibb, Denny Schouveller, Jared Zimpel, Jeff Frey, Brandon Englund

Heat- Mass, Loomis, Czech, Wark, Frey, Dibb, Schouveller, Englund, Zimpel

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Bud Martini, Denis Czech, Kyle Matuska, David Siercks, Ashley Mehrwerth, Brandon Hines, Chad Fouquette, Todd Rizer, Gino Fontecchio, Keith Paulsrud, Corey Jones, Megan Schmidt, Colbie Gallipo, Travis Taylor, Brandon Mehrwerth, Jason Hall

Heat 1- Czech, Martini, Jones, Fontecchio, Hall, Gallipo, B. Mehrwerth, Matuska

Heat 2- A. Mehrwerth, Paulsrud, Siercks, Hines, Fouquette, Rizer, Schmidt, Taylor

 

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Ryan Kostreba, Aaron Johnson, Kris Peterson, Russell Peterson, Amanda Milbrandt, Anita Hillebregt

Heat- Pogones, Johnson, Kostreba, K. Peterson, Milbrandt, R. Peterson, Hillebregt

 

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Bryce Bjerken, Keith Thell, Chad Funt, Brandon Linquist, Dean Larson, Shayne Laske, Dustin Zieske, Kyle Thell, Luke Johnson, Matt Halls, Dustin Holtquist, Jerry Esler, Tommy McGough, Ross Mead, Jess Geesey, Tyler Larson, Mitchell Hribar, Zac Hribar, Gerry Nohner, Dallas Buchholz, Forrest Foster, Corry VanMil, Joey Brown

Heat 1- Halls, Ke. Thell, D. Larson, Mead, Foster, Nohner

Heat 2- Bjerken, Zieske, Johnson, Ky. Thell, T. Larson, Holtquist

Heat 3- Linquist, M. Hribar, VanMil, Esler, McGough, Z. Hribar

Heat 4- Funt, Laske, Geesey, Buchholz, Brown

 

Princeton Speedway Hornets

Feature- Dannie Burkholder, Jake Bayerl, Erik Gruhlke, Gavin Rowland, Dallas Hoffman, Eric Pfundt, Matt Dibb, Lexy Kastner, Jasmin Matthewman

Heat- Bayerl, Kastner, Dibb, Burkholder, Gruhlke, Matthewman, Pfundt, Hoffman, Rowland

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (June 20) – After a week of rain, the weather was glorious Friday for a night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action.

The Advantage RV Modified Touring Series stopped by the Princeton Speedway for a night of their Minnesota Melee and 29 drivers signed into the pits.

When the WISSOTA Modifieds took the track, the field was stacked with talent. Matt Gilbertson and Scot Danzeisen led them to the green and Gilbertson took first. Dave Mass and Don Eischens moved aside Danzeisen for second but Danzeisen pulled away. Mass took third and Jesse Glenz moved next to Eischens. The top drivers began to separate themselves from the pack as Mass worked Danzeisen. Again Danzeisen drove away and caught Gilbertson. Mods covered the full quarter mile and leaders prepared to lap. Danzeisen kept pressuring Gilbertson, but Gilberston continued to pull away. Mass was back and next to Danzeisen as Danzeisen began to fall back. Mass took second and Glenz and Eischens passed Danzeisen. The 40 lap main event went flag to flag and Gilbertson rolled his #23 into the Advantage RV Modified Touring Series victory lane. Mass, Glenz, Eischens and Jason Grimes were the top finishers.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked off their feature with Kris Peterson, Kurt Becken and Amanda Milbrandt going three wide for first. Justin Pogones moved into battle as contact was made and the #01 went sideways. The yellow flew and drivers were sorted as Pogones got his car checked out. Pogones was able to race with a bent left front so he lined up behind Kurt Becken. Becken sped off as the green reappeared while Peterson and Jim Gullikson worked Pogones for second. Pogones and Gullikson advanced ahead and took Becken’s sides. They went three wide for first but Gullikson slid back allowing Becken and Pogones to battle. Pogones pulled ahead and took the lead as Gullikson claimed second. Pogones put his foot down and rounded the curves with the left front at an angle. The checkers flew and Pogones took the win with Gullikson 2.13 seconds behind him. Allen Gessell, Jr., Kurt Becken and Ryan Kostreba took the top points.

Denis Czech grabbed the lead as the green waved for the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, but a caution occurred. A few cautions kept the drivers at bay, but Czech continued to lead. Jeremy Nelson followed Czech and dove low to battle for first. Travis Sauer moved in as he and Nelson passed Czech. Nelson and Sauer battled for first and pulled away. The caution flew again and slowed Nelson and Sauer. Nelson was alone on the restart but Sauer moved aside him again. They remained close until the checkers were waived. Sauer’s #21x crossed the line first and took the win with Nelson, Michael Truscott, Czech and Sabraski as the top finishers.

Dave Mass drove away when the WISSOTA Super Stock feature commenced. James Trantina took second while Chris Wark, Matthew Dibb and Mike Loomis went three wide for third. Wark took third and chased down Trantina while Loomis rode in the fourth point. Dan Gullikson and Shane Sabraski moved into battle when Sabraski, who started last, moved into third and ahead towards Wark. Mass began to lap while Wark moved to Trantina’s side. Wark took the low groove and moved into second as Trantina came back. Wark held the point but Sabraski flew around the high side and took second. Mass took the win over seven seconds ahead of Sabraski in second. Wark, Trantina and Dan Gullikson took the top five points.

The JNP WISSOTA Mod Fours were next to race with Brandon Linquist and Mitch Hribar on the pole. Linquist moved into first with Hribar and Kyle Thell in tow. The yellow lights then flashed on and drivers slowed. Linquist was first on the restart and Thell took second. Thell moved into the lead, Hribar held second while Keith Thell took third. Keith Thell moved aside Hribar for second and claimed the point. The Thell brothers took positions one and two as the checkers flew with Hribar, Tommy Bawden and Ross Mead as the top drivers.

The Princeton Speedway Hornets capped off the nights events with a caution free feature. Erik Gruhlke took the lead with Lexy Kastner in second and Dannie Burkholder in third. Gruhlke sped away from the competition while Burkholder challenged Kastner. Burkholder and Kastner ran door to door for second, but Burkholder claimed the point. Burkholder then put his foot down and closed in on Gruhlke. Within laps, Burkholder was at Gruhlke’s side and they battled for the lead. Burkholder nosed ahead, took the lead and led the remaining laps to the checkers.

Next week’s Friday Night Car Fight will resume at 7pm.

 

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Matt Gilbertson, Dave Mass, Jesse Glenz, Don Eisches, Jason Grimes, Scot Danzeisen, Shawn Sabraski, eric martini, Shawn Fletcher, Mike Stearns, Clayton Wagamon, Dave Cain, Dale Mathison, Larry Zeller, Travis Sauer, Jordon Foster, Jeremy Nelson, Josh Beaulieu, Jeff Patchen, Jayson

Heat 1- Mass, Glenz, Sabraski, Zeller, Cain, Justin Jones, Johnny Broking, Patchen

Heat 2- Martini, Fletcher, Sauer, Beaulieu, T. Foster, Bob. Broking, Jason Voigt

Heat 3- Danzeisen, Grimes, Stearns, Wagamon, J. Broking, Trever Anderson, Dustin Nelson

Heat 4- Gilbertson, Eischens, Mathison, Good, Foster, J. Nelson, Tony Proell

B Feature 1- Wagamon, Cain, Zeller, J. Patchen, Jones, D. Nelson, Jeff Broking, Anderson, Jo. Broking

B Feature 2- J. Foster, J. Nelson, Beaulieu, Good, B.  Broking, T. Foster, Voigt, Proell

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Dave Mass, Shane Sabraski, Chris Wark, James Trantina, Dan Gullikson, Dexton Koch, Mike Loomis, Tristan Labarge, Matthew Dibb, Kyle Robideau, Jared Zimpel, Josh Schmit, Chad Dawson, Gregory Mueller

Heat 1- Loomis, Trantina, Schmit, Dibb, Zimpel, Dawson, Sabraski

Heat 2- Mass, Wark, Koch, Gullikson, Labarge, Robideau, Mueller

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Travis Sauer, Jeremy Nelson, Michael Truscott, Denis Czech, Shane Sabraski, Bud Martini, Alan Bohlman, Kyle Matuska, Billy Kendall, Shane Howell, Gino Fontecchio, Chad Fouquette, Josh Paulson, Zach Laqua, Mike Kittridge, Jason Hall, Adam Bohlman, Travis Taylor, Megan Schmidt, Colbie Gallipo, Behn Mensen, Dave Siercks

Heat 1- Alan Bohlman, Sauer, Czech, Sabraski, Fontecchio, Howell, Kittridge, Schmidt

Heat 2- Martini, Siercks, Hall, Paulson, Gallipo, Mensen, Ad. Bohlman

Heat 3- Nelson, Truscott, Matuska, Fouquette, Kendall, Laqua, Taylor

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Jim Gullikson, Allen Gessell, Jr., Kurt Becken, Ryan Kostreba, Kris Peterson, Davey Kruchten, Russell Peterson, Amanda Milbrandt, Evan Neumann, Alex Gunderson, Josh Schmidt, Adam Soltis

Heat 1- Kostreba, Pogones, Gessell, Jr., Becken, Neumann, Gunderson, Schmidt

Heat 2- Gullikson, Soltis, K. Peterson, Milbrandt, Kruchten, R. Peterson

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Kyle Thell, Keith Thell, Mitchell Hribar, Tommy Bawden, Ross Mead, Zac Hribar, Brandon Linquist, Abby Garin

Heat- M. Hribar, Ke.Thell, Linquist, Ky. Thell, Mead, Bawden, Z. Hribar, Garin

Princeton Hornets

Feature- Dannie Burkholder, Erik Gruhlke, Brennan Gave, Jake Bayerl, Quain Busitzky, Lexy Kastner, Drue Fletcher, Jasmin Matthewman,

Heat 1- Gave, Bayerl, Matthewman, Anderson, Busitzky, Fletcher

Heat 2- Burkholder, Gruhlke, Kastner, Mueller, Crow

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (June 13) – The first of two Kid’s Nights was Friday night at the Princeton Speedway and families filled the stands for some WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. Over 25 bikes were given away and there were many activities for the kids during the night. Justin Pogones, Keith Thell, Shane Sabraski, Bud Martini, Dustin Nelson and Gabby Volkers took the wins.

Kris Peterson and Amanda Milbrandt brought the WISSOTA Street Stocks to the line and they battled as the green waved. Peterson nosed ahead into the lead while Allen Gessell, Jr. took second. Gessell, Jr. moved aside Peterson and took the lead while Pogones took second. Gessell, Jr. ran high and Pogones ran low as they battled for first. Gessell, Jr. pulled ahead but Pogones was persistent and came back. Pogones kept low and took the lead. Drivers began to spread out as the checkers were raised. Pogones rolled his Northway Sports Street Stock into victory lane. Gessell, Jr., Ryan Kostreba, Milbrandt and Peterson took the top points.

Danny Vang snagged the lead as the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds took the green. Jeremy Nelson took second but Denis Czech was close. After a caution, Czech slid into second and Nelson took third. A few more cautions kept the drivers at a stop and go pace, but Vang continued to lead. On the final restart, Vang was first with Czech and Martini in tow. Martini grabbed the high side and took the lead. Martini sped away while Nelson and Czech kept the pressure on Vang. Vang held second and Nelson took third while Martini took the checkers. Czech and Shane Sabraski rounded out the top five drivers.

The JNP WISSOTA Mod Fours were next up with Abby Garin and Tommy Bawden on the front row. Bawden grabbed the lead and drove away while Jerry Esler and Brandon Linquist rode Garin’s bumper. The yellow waved and drivers slowed while Bawden took the lead. Keith Thell and Chad Funt battled side by side for second when the green reappeared. Thell took second, passed Bawden and pulled away as the yellow flew again. Thell was alone on the restart while Funt and Bawden ran door to door. Funt took second and looked ahead as Jess Geesey’s #32x went over the embankment. The yellow flew again and drivers were sorted. Thell sped away when the green dropped and led the final laps. Thell took the win with Bawden, Funt, Ross Mead and Esler as the top five.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks took the clay next and Kyle Robideau claimed first. Mike Loomis moved into second and Shane Sabraski took third as they rounded the curves. Sabraski moved next to Loomis, took second and then caught Robideau. Sabraski passed Robideau’s #23 and took the lead as the yellow flew. Sabraski was alone on the restart while Loomis and Robideau went door to door for second. Dexton Koch waited patiently behind them until Loomis broke away. Koch then took third and grabbed the high groove next to Loomis. Koch settled into second and set his eyes on Sabraski. Sabraski however was a straight-away ahead and took the checkers in his West Metro Buick GMC #7a. Koch, Loomis, Robideau and Dan Gullikson were the top drivers.  

The Princeton Speedway hornets were next with Jake Bayerl taking the lead. As they rounded turn four, hornets scattered all over the track bringing the yellow out. After being sorted, the restart was Jasmin Matthewman and Bayerl on the front row. Bayerl took first while Gabby Volkers took second. Matthewman, Brandon Opsahl and Dannie Burkholder kept close until Burkholder dove low and took third. Volkers worked on Bayerl for first and took the point. Matthewman and Opsahl continued to battle for fourth while Volkers began to lap. Opsahl moved away from Matthewman and caught Burkholder for third. Volkers kept her lead and took the win on her first night out of the season.

The final race on the agenda was for the WISSOTA Modifieds. Dustin Nelson and Jeremy Nelson brought the drivers to the stand and they battled side by side when the green flew. After a couple laps, Dustin Nelson broke away. J. Nelson kept second with Shane Sabraski at his side. J. Nelson pulled away in second while the top drivers pulled away. J. Nelson and Larry Zeller ran the cushion and kept going just over the track’s bank. The drivers kept their cars going but Sabraski took second and Zeller moved into third. With only two laps to go, Zeller was next to Sabraski but Sabraski’s low groove was faster. Dustin Nelson kept his lead and rolled his #46 into the Massman Geothermal & Mechanical Victory Lane. Sabraski, Zeller, J. Nelson and Shawn Fletcher were the finishers.

Next week’s Friday Night Car Fight will feature the Advantage RV Modified Touring Series. This series will bring some of the best Mod drivers to the Princeton Speedway, racing will resume at 7pm.

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Dustin Nelson, Shane Sabraski, Larry Zeller, Jeremy Nelson, Shawn Fletcher, Eric Martini, Johnny Broking, Rick Jacobson, Bob Broking, Jason Voigt, Tony Proell

Heat 1- Zeller, D. Nelson, J. Nelson, Jacobson, Proell, Martini

Heat 2- Sabraski, J. Broking, B. Broking, Fletcher, Voigt

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Shane Sabraski, Dexton Koch, Mike Loomis, Kyle Robideau, Dan Gullikson, Josh Schmit, Chris Wark, James Trantina, Mathew Dibb, Gregory Mueller

Heat 1- Wark, Gullikson, Robideau, Schmit, Dibb

Heat 2- Sabraski, Koch, Loomis, Trantina, Mueller

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Bud Martini, Danny Vang, Jeremy Nelson, Denis Czech, Shane Sabraski, Kyle Matuska, Jason Hall, Chad Fouquette, Ryan Putnam, Kyle Wehking, David Siercks, Brandon Mehrwerth, Rich Bohlman, Pat McCarthy, Jr., Mitchell Kittridge, Adam Bohlman, Gino Fontecchio

Heat 1- Vang, Sabraski, Hall, Matuska, Mensen, McCarthy, Jr.

Heat 2- Nelson, Czech, Martini, Fouquette, Fontecchio, Putnam

Heat 3- Mehrwerth, Wehking, Siercks, R. Bohlman, Kittridge, A. Bohlman

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Allen Gessell, Jr., Ryan Kostreba, Amanda Milbrandt, Kris Peterson, Russell Peterson

Heat- Kostreba, Gessell, Jr., Pogones, Milbrandt, R. Peterson, K. Peterson

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Keith Thell, Tommy Bawden, Chad Funt, Ross Mead, Jerry Esler, Jess Geesey, Abby Garin, Zac Hribar, Brandon Linquist, Courtney Murray

Heat 1- Bawden, Funt, Mead, Garin, Murray

Heat 2- Thell, Linquist, Esler, Geesey, Hribar

Princeton Hornets

Feature- Gabby Volkers, Jake Bayerl, Brandon Opsahl, Dannie Burkholder, Ariel Mueller, Jasmin Matthewman, Dan Rick, Eric Pfundt, Rob Hobbins, Drew Johnson, Lexy Kastner, Erik Gruhlke, Brennan Gave, Terry Romick

Heat 1- Pfundt, Matthew, Bayerl, Kastner, Gruhlke, Mueller, Gave

Heat 2- Volkers, Burkholder, Opsahl, Rick, Romick, Hobbins, Johnson

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (June 6) – There was rain in every direction, however the Princeton Speedway had the UMSS Sprints in the pits and was ready for a night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. The full night of racing was completed with some exciting action taking place.

The UMSS Sprint Cars stopped at Princeton for the 13th Annual Billy Anderson Memorial Race. Anderson was a long time racer who was injured in a sprint car accident on the track. After a long time battle with medical complications, Anderson passed away in 2001, and the Memorial race honors him every year. Chris Graf took the lead as the UMSS Sprint Cars took the green, but Brooke Tatnell quickly made the pass for first. Lee Grosz took third behind Graf and soon the leaders were lapping. Tatnell used the whole track surface to lap drivers when Davey Heskin went over the track’s edge. Heskin kept the gas down and the race stayed green. Soon thereafter Graf went over turn two, but came back and the race kept green. Graf gave up his second position but retained third. The Sprint 25 lap feature went flag to flag as Tatnell took the checkers. Tatnell celebrated by doing multiple burnouts and the crowd went wild. Lee Grosz, Graf, Heskin and Gunner Cummings were the top drivers.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks were the first regular feature of the night with Kris Peterson pulling into first. Durand Peterson and Davey Kruchten battled for second with Allen Gesell, Jr. in tow. Kruchten locked in second as the yellow flew. On the restart, K. Peterson reclaimed the lead and D. Peterson battled Kruchten for second. Kruchten again took the point but Jim Gullikson moved in. Gullikson went high to take second and then dove low next to the leader. Gullikson and K. Peterson were side by side for first, but Gullikson drove away. Gullikson led the remaining laps and took the feature in his Ray’s Auto Body sponsored #21. K. Peterson, Kruchten, Ryan Kostreba and Kurt Becken took top points.

23 WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds filled the quarter mile for the next race. Kevin Schmidt quickly took the lead but the first caution happened. Three back to back cautions took place with Schmidt retaining the lead. Denis Czech and Jason Hall battled for second but soon took Schmidt’s sides. They went three wide for first as Hall pulled ahead. Another caution slowed the drivers down and Czech and Sabraski were on Hall’s bumper. The top three drivers pulled away as the green dropped but Sabraski made the pass for first. Sabraski pulled away but the yellow flew again. Sabraski held the competition back through the cautions and the remaining laps putting his #7a into victory lane. Hall, Bud Martini, Kyle Matuska and Mitch Weiss were the top finishers.

Jasmin Matthewman and Lexy Kastner brought the Princeton Speedway Hornets to the green and Matthewman took first. Dannie Burkholder came through the traffic and soon passed Matthewman for the lead. Matthewman held onto second with Kastner and Brandon Opsahl in a battle for third. The yellow flew for incidents on both ends of the track. Burkholder remained in the lead as the green flew and led the remaining laps. The #46ssg sponsored by Outdoor Authority rolled into victory lane for the third time this season.

The final race of the night belonged to the WISSOTA Modifieds. Toby Patchen and Larry Zeller brought the drivers to the green, and Zeller took the lead. Patchen moved back to Zeller’s side, but Zeller drove away. Shawn Fletcher passed Patchen for second and Justin Jones and Dustin Nelson challenged Patchen for third. Jones took third while the half way flags were displayed. Patchen then sat in turn two and the yellow flew. Zeller was alone on the restart with Fletcher and Jones behind him. Jones took second on the restart and started to close in on Zeller. Jones caught Zeller and moved to his side with two laps to go. Zeller nosed ahead out of turn two and re-secured his lead. Jones, Fletcher, Eric Martini and Andy Jones took points two through five while the Little Red Wagon Childcare sponsored #41 of Larry Zeller took the win.

Next week will be the first Kid’s Night of the season featuring activities and a bike giveaway. Next week’s Friday Night Car Fight will resume at 7pm.

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Larry Zeller, Justin Jones, Shawn Fletcher, Eric Martini, Andy Jones, Don Eischens, Toby Patchen, Dustin Nelson, Shane Sabraski, Tony Proell, David Siercks

Heat 1- Zeller, Martini, J. Jones, Nelson, A. Jones, Eischens

Heat 2- Sabraski, Fletcher, Patchen, Siercks, Proell

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Shane Sabraski, Jason Hall, Bud Martini, Kyle Matuska, Mitch Weiss, Kevin Schmidt, Ashely Mehrwerth, Shane Howell, Gino Fontecchio, Ryan Putnam, Travis Schulte, Billy Kendall, Brandon Mehrwerth, Tyler English, Jacob Toepper, Behn Mensen, Ryan Jones, Denis Czech, David Siercks, Josh Paulson, Elizabeth Toepper, Larry Paulson

Heat 1- Sabraski, Hall, Howell, Fontecchio, B. Mehrwerth, English, Martini

Heat 2- Czech, Weiss, A. Mehrwerth, Matuska, Putnam, J. Toepper, Kendall, Jones

Heat 3- Siercks, Schmidt, E. Toepper, L. Paulson, Schulte, Fouquette, J. Paulson

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Jim Gullikson, Kris Peterson, Davey Kruchten, Ryan Kostreba, Kurt Becken, Durand Peterson, Evan Neumann, Russell Peterson, Allen Gessell, Jr., Amanda Milbrandt, Justin Pogones

Heat 1- Pogones, Neumann, Kruchten, Becken, Gullikson, Milbrandt

Heat 2- Kostreba, D. Peterson, Gessell, Jr., K. Peterson, R. Peterson

Princeton Hornets

Feature- Dannie Burkholder, Lexy Kastner, Brandon Opsahl, Drue Fletcher, Jake Bayerl, Lexi Gallagher, Erik Gruhlke, Jasmin Matthewman, Phil Henkemeyer, Ryan Mead, Eric Pfundt, Nick Axelsen

Heat 1- Fletcher, Burkholder, Gallagher, Mead, Pfundt, Mueller, Bayerl

Heat 2- Kastner, Opsahl, Matthewman, Axelsenm, Gruhlke, Henkemeyer

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (May 30) - The weather couldn’t have been more perfect Friday night as another great night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action ran at the Princeton Speedway. Don Eischens, Dexton Koch, Shane Sabraski, Justin Pogones, Kyle Thell and Dannie Burkholder took home the wins.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks took the clay for the night’s first feature. Kris Peterson grabbed the lead while Ryan Kostreba and Justin Pogones moved in. Kostreba took the high side and the lead while Pogones stole second. Allen Gessell, Jr. also made the move on Peterson while Pogones put the pressure on Kostreba. Pogones, Kostreba and Gessell, Jr. all battled for the lead, but Pogones pulled ahead. Pogones led the remaining laps and rolled the Pogo Chicken Powered #01 into victory lane for the second week in a row. Gessell, Jr., Kostreba, Peterson and Amanda Milbrandt took the top five.

Mitchell Kittridge and Kyle Matuska led the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds to the green. Matuska took the lead with Jason Hall and Jeremy Nelson in tow. The leaders began to space out as Shane Sabraski took third. Sabraski then closed the gap, took second, and soon was aside Matuska. Sabraski made the pass and drove away with Hall and Matuska at it for second. Sabraski set the cruise and took the win with Hall, Matuska, Denis Czech and Jeremy Nelson as the top finishers.

Chad Funt grabbed the lead and Kyle Thell settled in second as the green dropped for the WISSOTA Mod Four feature. Thell moved next to Funt and took the lead with Keith Thell and Mitch Hribar battled for third. Hribar kept Keith Thell back, but eventually Thell got him. Keith Thell moved behind Funt and took second with two laps to go. Kyle Thell took the win with Keith Thell, Funt, Hribar and Jerry Esler as the top drivers.

Josh Schmit and Kyle Robideau brought the WISSOTA Super Stocks on the track, but the yellow waved a few times. After the Supers were sorted, it was Robideau in first with Dexton Koch and Mike Loomis behind him. Koch drove to Robideau’s side and took the lead. Gullikson slid low and took second while Shane Sabraski took third. Sabraski quickly passed Gullikson, but Gullikson came back to his side. Sabraski pulled away from Gullikson again and chased Koch. Koch however led the remaining laps and took the win. Sabraski, Gullikson, Dave Mass and Loomis took the top points.

The Princeton Hornets ran next with Trisan Coburn and Jake Bayerl on the front row. They battled for first and Jasmin Matthewman took third. Bayerl moved into first and Coburn got loose in turn four. Dannie Burkholder took advantage of this and drove into second. Burkholder closed in on Bayerl for first, and after a slight battle, Burkholder took the lead. Burkholder kept the lead until the checkers flew and took his second feature win at Princeton.

After a rough start to the WISSOTA Modified feature, the race got underway with Dustin Nelson in the lead. Don Eischens moved into second and Shawn Fletcher took third. Eischens began to work Nelson for the lead, but Nelson held him back. Again Eischens caught Nelson’s bumper and dove low. Eischens made the pass and drove away from the pack. With few laps to go Fletcher and Jeremy Nelson battled for third. As the checkers were raised, Fletcher went high and put his foot down. Fletcher passed D. Nelson at the line getting second. D. Nelson, J. Nelson and Sabraski took the top five while Don Eischens rolled his Richmond Tire and Auto #9e into victory lane.

Next Friday, the Super Stocks and Mod Fours will take the week off as the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series (UMSS) takes the quarter mile. Racing will resume at 7pm.

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Don Eischens, Shawn Fletcher, Dustin Nelson, Jeremy Nelson, Shane Sabraski, Jeff Patchen, Toby Patchen, Larry Zeller, Jeffrey Lien, Jr., Mark Prueser, Andy Jones

Heat 1- Fletcher, Eischens, Sabraski, J. Nelson, Proell, Lien, Jr.

Heat 2- Jones, D. Nelson, Zeller, J. Patchen, T. Patchen, Prueser

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Dexton Koch, Shane Sabraski, Dan Gullikson, Dave Mass, Mike Loomis, Kyle Robideau, Chris Wark, James Trantina, Loran Tardy, Matthew Dibb, Josh Schmit

Heat 1- Wark, Koch, Trantina, Tardy, Sabraski, Dibb

Heat 2- Loomis, Gullikson, Robideau, Schmit, Denis Czech

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Shane Sabraski, Jason Hall, Kyle Matuska, Denis Czech, Jeremy Nelson, David Siercks, Brandon Mehrwerth, Chad Fouquette, Ryan Putnam, Mitchell Kittridge, Gino Fontecchio, Colbie Gallipo

Heat 1- Sabraski, Nelson, Matuska, Fouquette, Putnam, Gallipo

Heat 2- Czech, Mehrwerth, Hall, Kittridge, Fontecchio, Siercks

 

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Allen Gessell, Jr., Ryan Kostreba, Kris Peterson, Amanda Milbrandt, Kurt Becken, Evan Neumann, Russell Peterson

Heat- Kostreba, Gessell, Jr., Pogones, K. Peterson, Milbrandt, Becken, Neumann, R. Peterson

 

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Kyle Thell, Keith Thell, Chad Funt, Mitchell Hribar, Jerry Esler, Tommy Bawden, Ross Mead, Courtney Murray, Zac Hribar

Heat- Esler, Ky. Thell, Ke. Thell, Hribar, Funt, Bawden, Mead, Hribar, Murray

 

Princeton Hornets

Feature- Dannie Burkholder, Brandon Opsahl, Jake Bayerl, Jasmin Matthewman, Trisan Coburn, Brennan Gave, Leslie Crow, Erik Gruhlke, Ariel Mueller, Lexy Kastner

Heat 1- Burkholder, Gruhlke, Kastner, Coburn, Crow

Heat 2- Opsahl, Gave, Bayerl, Matthewman, Mueller

Princeton, MN (May 23) – WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action was back in full effect Friday night at the Princeton Speedway. It was the 2nd Annual Don Roseen Memorial night with many members of the Roseen/Lofdahl family on hand. The Roseen/Lofdahl family shared many stories and memories of Don and had giveaways during the night, also James Trantina did a candy and shirts toss. The night was full of happiness, tears and support, but above all, great race action.

Justin Pogones and Kurt Becken brought the WISSOTA Street Stocks out for the night’s first feature. Pogones grabbed the lead as the green flew with Becken and Allen Gessell, Jr. in tow. Jim Gullikson made the pass on Gessell, Jr. for third but Gessell, Jr. came back and retook it. Gessell, Jr. worked Becken for second but Becken kept him back. The yellow then flew as contact was made between the two and Becken was charged with the caution. Gessell, Jr. was unable to race and exited the track as Pogones retook his lead. Gullikson ran close to Pogones as they pulled away in the lead. Gullikson kept the pressure on Pogones, but Pogones held his line and took the win. Gullikson, Ryan Kostreba, Durand Peterson and Becken were the top finishers.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds rolled on the track with Mitchell Kittridge and Jason Hall in the lead. A quick caution slowed the drivers down, but the race was soon green. Hall took the lead with Denis Czech and Chad Fouquette at it for second. Czech worked on Fouquette as Hall drove away. Czech made the pass for second and quickly chased down Hall. The top drivers were lapping slower cars as Czech caught Hall. Hall and Czech battled side by side and Czech took the lead. Hall held second with Shane Sabraski and Fouquette in tow. Sabraski took third and chased down Hall with minimal laps left. Czech took his Captain America themed car into victory lane with Hall, Sabraski, Fouquette and Jeremy Nelson finishing behind him.

Brandon Linquist and Ross Mead brought the WISSOTA Mod Fours to the green, but as soon as they crossed the line they piled up in turn one. The yellow waved and drivers were sorted. Keith and Kyle Thell assumed the lead positions as the green dropped. Keith Thell took the lead but Kyle Thell remained close. The Thell brothers drove away from others as the yellow flew again. Keith Thell maintained his leave over Kyle Thell while Mitch Hribar passed Mead for third. Only four cars remained on the track while Kyle Thell worked Keith Thell for the first. Keith was able to hold him off until the checkers flew and took the feature win with Kyle Thell, Hribar and Mead as the finishers.

After the WISSOTA Super Stocks did their Salute to Don Roseen led by Roseen’s grandson Donnie Lofdahl, they got back in line with Dan Gullikson and Dexton Koch in front. Gullikson grabbed the lead and Koch took second but soon thereafter the yellow flew. Gullikson was first on the restart with Koch and Mike Loomis behind him. Shane Sabraski took third, Loomis fell to fourth with Chris Wark at his door. Wark took fourth as the top three pulled away. Koch moved to Gullikson’s side but Gullikson kept him back. Koch then found Sabraski next to him and Sabraski took second. Gullikson drove away and was soon lapping as the white flag flew. Sabraski, Koch, Wark and James Trantina took the top points as Gullikson drove his French Lake Auto Parts #00x into victory lane.

Shawn Fletcher took the lead and Larry Zeller took second as the WISSOTA Modifieds went green. Shane Sabraski and Jeff Patchen moved into top points after a caution and Sabraski moved next to Fletcher. Sabraski took the lead, Fletcher held second as Andy Jones and Jeff Patchen battled for third. Another caution slowed the drivers, but Patchen made the move to second on the restart. Donnie Lofdahl was flying on the high side as he went a bit too high and went over the tracks edge and down the embankment. The yellow flew and drivers were sorted as Lofdahl retook the clay. Sabraski was still in the lead as the green reappeared and Patchen and Jones were back at it for second. Jones and Patchen went back and forth for second, rubbing panels every turn, and Patchen broke away for with the point. Jones kept close as the race came to a close. Sabraski rolled into victory lane with Patchen, Jones, Eric Martini and Fletcher as the top five.

The Princeton Speedway Hornets closed out the night with Erik Gruhlke and Jasmin Matthewman on the front row. Gruhlke took the lead while Lexy Kastner took second. Quain Busitzky moved next to Kastner but Kastner held him back. Dannie Burkholder moved in and went three wide with Kastner and Busitzky for second. Burkholder and Busitzky pulled away and Burkholder took second. Burkholder put his foot down and tried to catch Gruhlke but there weren’t many laps left. Gruhlke took his first ever feature win with Burkholder, Busitzky, Kastner and Matthewman as the top finishers.

Racing will resume next Friday at 7pm.

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Shane Sabraski, Jeff Patchen, Andy Jones, Eric Martini, Shawn Fletcher, Larry Zeller, Charlie Hillukka, Donnie Lofdahl, Dustin Nelson, Toby Patchen, Tony Proell

Heat 1- Sabraski, Jones, Zeller, Hillukka, D. Nelson, Ayotte, Jeremy Nelson

Heat 2- J. Patchen, Martini, Fletcher, Lofdahl, T. Patchen, Proell

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Dan Gullikson, Shane Sabraski, Dexton Koch, Chris Wark, James Trantina, Mike Loomis, Kyle Robideau, Adam Ayotte, Matthew Dibb, Josh Schmit, Brandon Englund, Cale Berry,

Heat 1- Wark, Loomis, Sabraski, Schmit, Robideau, Trantina, Gregory Mueller

Heat 2- Gullikson, Koch, Dibb, Ayotte, Englund, Berry, Jacob Swalboski

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Denis Czech, Jason Hall, Shane Sabraski, Chad Fouquette, Jeremy Nelson, David Siercks, Kyle Matuska, Ryan Putnam, Tyler English, Jacob Toepper, Elizabeth Toepper, Colie Gallipo, Mitchell Kittridge

Heat 1- Czech, Siercks, Putnam, J. Toepper, English, Gallipo

Heat 2- Sabraski, Fouquette, Hall, Kittridge, E. Toepper, J. Nelson, Matuska

 

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Jim Gullikson, Ryan Kostreba, Durand Peterson, Kurt Becken, Amanda Milbrandt, Allen Gessell, Jr., Kris Peterson, Russell Peterson

Heat- Pogones, Gullikson, Becken, D. Peterson, Gessell, Jr., Kostreba, Milbrandt, K. Peterson, R. Peterson

 

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Keith Thell, Kyle Thell, Mitch Hribar, Ross Mead, Zac Hribar, Brandon Linquist, Chad Funt, Andy Mayavski

Heat- Keith Thell, Kyle Thell, Linquist, Mead, Funt, M. Hribar, Z. Hribar, Mayavski

 

Princeton Hornets

Feature- Erik Gruhlke, Dannie Burkholder, Quain Busitzky, Lexy Kastner, Jasmin Matthewman, Eric Pfundt, Ariel Mueller, Drew Johnson, Brennan Gave

Heat- Burkholder, Gruhlke, Busitzky, Kastner, Matthewman, Pfundt, Johnson, Gave, Mueller

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (May 16) – It was a brisk night, but hearty fans took the stands and drivers filled the pits as the Princeton Speedway Season Opener kicked off. More than 70 drivers signed into the pits and even with the new clay surface being unstable, some great WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action took place.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks were the first feature of the season with Kurt Becken and Amanda Milbrandt leading the way. Becken took the lead and Allen Gessell, Jr. made his way into second. Ryan Kostreba took third as Gessell, Jr. drove to Becken’s door. The top three drivers drove away from the competition as Justin Pogones began to close in. Gessell, Jr. passed Becken for the lead while Pogones took third. Pogones drove to Becken’s side for second but Becken held him off. Pogones was persistent and took second with few laps to go. Gessell, Jr. had a comfortable lead, but Pogones drove after him. Gessell, Jr. took the checkers with Pogones, Becken, Kostreba and Kris Peterson as the top drivers.

Shane Sabraski and Travis Schulte brought the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds to the green and Schulte grabbed the lead. Sabraski kept close in second while Kyle Matuska handled third. Sabraski worked Schulte for the lead as Matuksa, Bud Martini and Denis Czech went three wide for third. The yellow then flew and drivers were sorted. A series of cautions took place and cars dropped from the race. The final restart was green, white, checkered with Sabraski in first. Bud Martini and Tony Schill sat behind Sabraski as the green dropped. Martini quickly drove to Sabraski’s door and they were panel to panel in turn three. Sabraski and Martini shot out of four side by side and crossed the finish line. The crowd went crazy as the announcer said Sabraski took the win by a margin of .011 seconds. Martini settled for second with Schill, Brandon Mehrwerth and David Siercks as the top five.

Keith Thell took the lead as the WISSOTA Mod Four feature got underway. Troy Keuhl and Kyle Thell battled for second but Kyle took the point. Kyle began to challenge his younger brother Keith for the lead but Keith continued to pull away. The yellow flag flew slowing the Thell’s down. Keith remained first through the restarts, but Kyle kept close. As the white flew, Kyle drove to Keith’s inside and contact was made sending Keith wide off the turn. Kyle shot into the lead while Keith chased him. Kyle led the final curve and took the win with Ross Mead, Keith Thell, Brandon Linquist and Abby Garin as the top finishers.

After a couple of caution plagued features, the crowd was wowed by the WISSOTA Super Stocks and their caution free race. Chris Wark and Matthew Dibb took the green and Wark pulled into first. Shane Sabraski and Dibb raced for second but Dibb nosed ahead. Dibb then moved aside Wark and took the lead. Wark, Sabraski and James Trantina battled for second but Wark dropped to fourth. The feature was half over and Dibb continued to pull away. Sabraski and Trantina battled for second the duration of the race and slowly closed in on Dibb. Dibb however didn’t pay attention to them as he took the checkers and swept opening night as a Rookie in the Super Stock class. Trantina, Sabraski, Wark and Mike Loomis took the top five points.

Justin Jones and Eric Martini brought the WISSOTA Modifieds to the green and Martini took the lead. Jones held second while Shane Sabraski and Dave Cain fought for third. Sabraski took third and moved to Jones’ side. Jones held second but Sabraski kept close. Don Eischens passed Cain for fourth and Sabraski moved back to #69’s door. Jones again pulled away from Sabraski as Tony Proell went off the tracks edge and the yellow flew. Martini was first on the restart with Sabraski and Jones at it for second. Martini drove away and took the win with Jones, Sabraski, Eischens and Andy Jones as the top finishers.

The Hornets were the final race of the night with Lexy Kastner in the lead. Terry Romick and Drew Johnson battled for second as the yellow flew. Kastner continued to lead on the restart while Dannie Burkholder moved into top points. Johnson’s car got loose in turn two, bounced off of Burkholder, caught the tracks edge and rolled. The cars all stopped while Johnson was tipped back over. Kastner retook the lead as the green flew and Burkholder moved to her side. They ran side by side for first as Burkholder nosed ahead. Kastner kept on him as the #TR3 of Romick barrel rolled in turns one and two. Again the driver’s stopped and track officials rushed to Romick. With minimal laps remaining, and two rollovers, the race was called as a complete event and Burkholder was awarded the win.

Next Friday is the 2nd Annual Don Roseen Memorial Race. There is a higher payout for the Super Stocks, along with other cash prizes and awards donated by the Lofdahl Family and other great sponsors. This is a wonderful event to remember and honor a great man who helped build the sport of racing! Mark your calendar, you won’t want to miss this night!!

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifeds

Feature- Eric Martini, Justin Jones, Shane Sabraski, Don Eischens, Andy Jones, Dave Cain, Shawn Fletcher, Dustin Nelson, Larry Zeller, Tony Proell, Dano Ostrander, Jeffrey Lien, Jr.

Heat 1- Nelson, Sabraski, Cain, Martini, Lien, Jr., Ostrander

Heat 2- Zeller, Eischens, A. Jones, J. Jones, Proell, Fletcher

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Matthew Dibb, James Trantina, Shane Sabraski, Chris Wark, Mike Loomis, Kevin Burdick, Dexton Koch, Dan Gullikson, Kyle Robideau, Gregory Mueller

Heat 1- Sabraski, Trantina,Gullikson, Burdick, Robideau

Heat 2- Dibb, Wark, Loomis, Koch, Mueller

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Shane Sabraski, Bud Martini, Tony Schill, Brandon Mehrwerth, David Siercks, Ryan Putnam, Kyle Matuska, Chad Fouquette, Denis Czech, Gino Fontecchio, Travis Schulte, Larry Paulson, Jason Hall, Kevin Schmidt, Mitchell Kittridge, Dany Vang, Josh Paulson

Heat 1- Vang, Martini, Fontecchio, Schmidt, Mehrwerth, English

Heat 2- Schill, Matuska, Hall, Putnam, J.  Paulson, Kittridge

Heat 3- Sabraski, Czech, Schulte, Siercks, Fouquette, L. Paulson

 

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Allen Gessell, Jr., Justin Pogones, Kurt Becken, Ryan Kostreba, Kris Peterson, Amanda Milbrandt, Davey Kruchten, Jon Gunderson, Russell Peterson

Heat- Becken, Gessell, Jr., Kostreba, Pogones, Milbrandt, K. Peterson, Kruchten, Gunderson, R. Peterson

 

WISSOTA Mod Four

Feature- Kyle Thell, Ross Mead, Keith Thell, Brandon Linquist, Abby Garin, Mitchell Hribar, Courtney Murray, Troy Kuehl, Andy Mayavski

Heat- Kuehl, Ke. Thell, Ky. Thell, Mead, Mayavski, Hribar, Linquist, Garin, Murray

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (April 15) – While the snow has slowly disappeared, the management of the Princeton Speedway has been busy gearing up for the 2014 race season.

After Siercks’ first season as promoter’s, they are pumped and ready for this season. The schedule has been set and looks great with the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series making two appearances and the Advantage RV Modified Touring Series also making a stop.

Race action should be at an optimal level this season after multiple loads of new clay were laid on the track last fall. Track staff has been eager to begin working the clay and getting it prepped for opener, the time has finally come for them to start.

The 2014 season will officially kick off on May 2nd with a regular night of WISSOTA race action and practice session on Saturday the 3rd. May 16th will be Armed Forces Night and military members will receive free admission with their ID. May will end with the 2nd Annual Don Roseen Memorial Race a Super Stock special on the 23rd.

June will begin with the first of two Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series specials. The Billy Anderson Memorial will be on June 6th and feature the exciting UMSS Sprint Cars. After that, June 13th will be the first of two Kids Nights. This night will feature a bike giveaway along with other activities for the kids. The Advantage RV Modified Touring Series will stop at the Princeton Speedway the following Friday and features some of the best mod racers around. It’s a night you wont want to miss.

The momentum carries into July with the 4th of July falling on Friday. After the races, the speedway will host a fireworks display. The season’s second Kids Night will take place on July 18th and will be Meet The Drivers Night for the kids. July 25th will be the 2nd Annual Car show with cars on display before the races. Cars will be judged by racers, track management and fans with awards being given that night.

The month of August will conclude the Princeton Speedway’s regular season. August 1st will be the WISSOTA 100 Race of Champions Qualifier, and the UMSS Sprints will make their second stop on the 15th for the Kouba Memorial. August 29th will wrap up the season and crown our Season Champions.

Once the leaves begin to change and the dust settles, the Princeton Speedway will throw it back in the air with the 2nd Annual P-Town Showdown. The showdown will be a two day special with races on Friday and Saturday September 19 and 20th. The showdown was a big success last year, and 2014 will be as well!

The track’s management is looking forward to opener and the whole 2014 season. Keep your eyes on the website at www.princetonspeedway.com and Facebook by searching Princeton Speedway for up to date news, schedule and events at the Princeton Speedway.
- Tami Jo

The racing commuity lost another driver from the past at a young age. Chris Perman lost his battle with brain cancer on 4-4-14 at the age of 45.

Chris started racing Wissota Street Stocks in 1991 with finishing 7th in point at Princeton Speedway and also getting Rookie of the year in the Wissota Street Stock.

In 1992 he finish 4th in Street Stock points and 15th in point in the Wissota Modified and also Rookie of the year in the Wissota Modified. In 1993 he only raced the Wissota Street Stock.

In 1994 is took 14th in Points in Wissota Super Stocks. He also raced in 1995 in Wissota Modified. Four feature wins and 10 overall wins. His 1st and only Wissota Modified Feature win came on 7-3-92 when he fought off Larry Zeller in a duel for 20 laps, crossing the finish line by the length of the front bumper for the win.

Funeral will be Thursday April 10, 2014 Visitation 10am - Noon Service at
Noon Akkerman - Ingebrand Funeral Home
825 S Union St Mora MN 55051

There will be a Potluck Get Together at Chris and Penny house in Ogilvie to share more memories of Chris.
Anyone is welcome to join.

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (January 11) – The new management of the Princeton Speedway held their first awards banquet at Steven’s restaurant in Princeton and more than 160 fans, drivers, families and employee’s attended the occasion.

Tim and Mindi Siercks thanked everyone for the attending and for the success for their first season running the track. Then flagman Brian Riedemann and photographer Jacy Norgaard took the microphone and had everyone laughing throughout the night. Riedemann and Norgaard thanked Employees and some were awarded personalized gifts for their hard work.

Next up was the drive recognition and drivers that finished tenth through sixth were mentioned, while drivers finishing in fifth through first were awarded trophies. Champions also received a custom designed and framed photo by Bailey of B. Sens Photography as well as banners.

Hornets were up first with Ariel Mueller, Jasmin Matthewman, Erik Gruhlke, Zac Hribar in fifth through second and Matthew Dibb took the championship.

The WISSOTA Mod Fours were next with Kyle Thell taking the track championship. Mitch Hribar finished in second with Ross Mead, Keith Thell and Brandon Linquist as the top five drivers.

The WISSOTA Street Stock’s top five took the stage with Amanda Milbrandt in fifth. Kurt Becken, Brad Schmidt and Justin Pogones took fourth through second while Dave Read took the championship.

Gino Fontecchio, Tyler English, Ryan Putnam and Dave Siercks finished in spots five through second while Bud Martini took the championship in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds.

Shane Sabraski was the track champion in the WISSOTA Super Stock while Dexton Koch, Dan Gullikson, Mike Loomis and Kyle Robideau finished in the top five points.

The WISSOTA Modifieds were the final class to be honored with Shane Sabraski taking his second track championship of the night. J.B. Stortz, Dustin Nelson, Larry Zeller and Eric Martini rounded out the top five Mod drivers.

Each class, with the exception of the Super Stocks, had a Rookie of the year. Each Rookie got a trophy and a photo of their car in action. The following drivers were rookie’s in each of their respective classes; Erik Gruhlke, Keith Thell, Evan Neumann, Larry Paulson and Jeremy Nelson.

Besides the normal racing awards, Riedemann and Norgaard had a list of “Brad and Carrie” awards. The awards were personal for each recipient and given with pride. Best Cheeseburger - Dexton Koch, Keep Diggin’ – Courtney Murray, Fastest Pyrotechnics – Gino Fontecchio, Best Rapper – Andy Jones, Shooter of the Year – Jacy Norgaard, #1 Fan – Laura Hess-Ulman, Fire in my Box – Brian Riedemann, Hard Luck – Lexy Kastner, Most Improved Driver – James Trantina, Sportsmanship – Amanda Milbrandt, and Best Victory Lane Celebration – Denis Czech.

Along with the Brad and Carrie awards was the Most Popular Driver. This award was voted on by drivers present at the banquet. After votes were tallied, Dave Read took the trophy and was humbled by his win.

This year the Siercks family managed the track and have been involved in the sport of racing for a long time, and this year Bill Siercks created an Award. The award, named after him, was awarded by him to a driver he picked. The award is “in recognition of his dedication, sportsmanship, and outstanding poise on and off the track”. The 2013 Bill Siercks Award was given to Larry Zeller.

Management of the Princeton Speedway would like to thank everyone who attended the banquet and the speedway throughout the year. The 2014 schedule has been finalized and racing will kick off on April 18th. Follow the Princeton Speedway on Facebook or online at www.princetonspeedway.com for your up to date racing information on Minnesota’s fastest quarter-mile on dirt.

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By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (September 21)- Night #2 of the P-Town Showdown was in full effect Saturday night with 135 cars rolling into the pits. The skies were clear and free of rain as the WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action got underway.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked off the nights features with Justin Pogones and Ryan Kostreba on the front row. They battled for first when the green flew and Mike Blowers fought Justin Tammen for third. Kostreba nosed ahead of Pogones, but Pogones came back. As Pogones grabbed the lead the yellow flew.

Pogones was alone on the restart with Kostreba and Blowers in tow. The battle for second heated up as Kostreba locked in the point. Kostreba began to work Pogones for the lead when contact was made and the #01 turned sideways. Cars scattered and piled into each other as the yellow flew.

The Street stocks couldn’t get their race together as caution after caution kept them slow. At the end of the feature it was Jim Gullikson in his Ray’s Auto Body sponsored car who took the win. Gullikson won both nights of the Showdown getting the feature win bonus as well. Rod deBernardeaux, Ryan Pommerer, Dave Read and Adam Burrows finished as the top drivers.

Corry VanMil and Josh Abrahamson battled side by side for first as the WISSOTA Mod Four feature began. Laps ticked by and VanMil and Abrahamson continued to battle. Abrahamson finally broke away while VanMil settled in second. Tommy Sabraski had his hands full with Chad Funt, Brandon Linquist and Tyler Larson trying to take his third position. Larson and Funt grabbed Sabraski’s sides and Larson made the pass for third. Larson then crept up on VanMil for second as the yellow waved.

Abrahamson led through four cautions until a few laps were done. Kyle Thell moved up on Larson and VanMil and took third while Larson stole second. Thell then cruised aside Larson, took second and shot by Abrahamson for the lead. Thell stayed there until the checkers waved and since he won features both nights, he got the bonus pay. Abrahamson, Larson, VanMil and Sabraski took the top five.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds feature was next on the list, and Travis Schulte grabbed the early lead. Tim Johnson and Shane Sabraski ran on Schulte’s rear as Johnson took the lead. Denis Czech grabbed the middle groove and went between Sabraski and Schulte for second but Czech fell back. Schulte took second with Jason Hall challenging Sabraski. Bud Martini joined the fun and grabbed the low groove to take fourth. Martini then drove past Sabraski and next to Schulte. Czech was back at Sabraski’s door as they battled close for top points. As they rounded the curves, Schulte’s car drifted over the track’s edge and the yellow flew.

Johnson was alone on the restart with Sabraski and Martini behind him. Martini drove to Johnson’s side but Johnson pulled ahead. Martini came back and assumed the lead with Johnson in second. Czech however grabbed the high side and moved next to Martini. Czech wasted no time and took the lead as the crowd roared with excitement. Czech held back the competition, took the checkers and celebrated on the front stretch by doing doughnuts all over the track surface. Johnson, Martini, Sabraski and Ryan Bowers took the top points.

Dan Gullikson took first, Dave Mass second and Tim Johnson, Shane Sabraski and Kevin Burdick ran three wide for third as the WISSOTA Super Stock feature began. Burdick and Sabraski pulled ahead of Johnson and Sabraski took third while Gullikson pulled away. Gullikson soon began to catch slower cars as the yellow flew.

Gullikson was in charge on the restart with Sabraski and Mass battling for second. Dave Read joined the battle for second and they ran three wide. Sabraski took the position as Mass suddenly spun in turn two and the yellow flew again. Sabraski now had Johnson at his side while Gullikson continued to lead. Gullikson rocked the high side with Sabraski and Johnson following his path with Read and Derek Vesel in the top five. They drove in that order until the checkers flew and Gullikson took the trophy.

Matthew Dibb and Jared Zimpel brought the Hornets to the green and Dibb took the lead. The caution lights flickered on a few times, but Dibb continued to lead. Zimpel moved to Dibb’s door after the final restart and they went door to door. Dannie Burkholder closed in on them and joined the fight. Zimpel nosed ahead into the lead with Burkholder moving to his side. Burkholder and Zimpel drove door to door for a few laps with Dibb on their rears. Burkholder finally broke away and took the lead. Zimpel moved back to Burkholder’s side but Burkholder pulled away. Staff Sargent Dannie Burkholder held Zimpel and Dibb and took the feature win.

The WISSOTA Modifieds feature not only closed out the show, but also wrapped up the 2013 racing season. Jamie Davis grabbed the lead and Justin Jones took second as the green flew. Dustin Nelson, Jason Thoennes, Jeremy Nelson and Scot Danzeisen battled for top points as the laps went by. Thoennes pulled away in third while Danzeisen took fourth. After a caution, Thoennes moved next to Davis but Davis pulled away in the lead. Thoennes and Jones ran close for second as the yellow waved.

The drivers were sorted with Davis in the lead. Thoennes took second but Danzeisen came on strong and moved to his side. Danzeisen took second and made the pass on Davis for first without a problem. Jones and Thoennes drove side by side for third with Shane Sabraski closing in. They all caught slower traffic and as Jones moved down to lap a car, he made contact and Thoennes spun out. Jones was charged with the caution with few laps to go.

Danzeisen was first on the restart and he kept the lead the remaining laps until the checkers dropped. Thoennes, Sabraski, Davis and Jeremy Nelson took the top five points as Danzeisen’s #5x rolled into victory lane.

The staff and management of the Princeton Speedway would like to send out a big and sincere thank you to everyone who helped make the 2013 race season the success that it was. Keep your eyes on the website at www.princetonspeedway.com and facebook by searching Princeton Speedway for all the up to date racing information. We look forward to seeing everyone back in 2014.

WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Scot Danzeisen, Jason Thoennes, Shane Sabraki, Jamie Davis, Jeremy Nelson, Don Eischens, Dave Mass, Shawn Fletcher, J.B. Stortz, Rick Jacobson, Jeff Broking, Jake Miller, Larry Zeller, Ryan Canon, Keith Vork, Jim Nystrom, Justin Jones, Tim Alexander, Mark Blood, Charlie Hillukka, Seth Brede
Heat 1- D. Nelson, Sabraski, Eischens, Alexander, Martini, Stortz
Heat 2- Jones, J. Nelson, Jacobson, Hillukka, Nystrom, Blood
Heat 3- Thoennes, Zeller, Broking, Brede, Canon, Vork
Heat 4- Danzeisen, Davis, Mass, Fletcher, Miller

WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Dan Gullikson, Shane Sabraski, Tim Johnson, Dave Read, Derek Vesel, Kevin Burdick, Chris Wark, Tristan Labarge, Dexton Koch, Seth Kramer, Andy Davey, Mike Loomis, Kyle Robideau, Ryan Henderson, Joel Collins, Adam Ayotte, Donna Schmidt, Donnie Lofdahl, John Toppozini, Rocky Yeats, Denny Schouveller, James Trantina, Craig Hiemstrc, Chad Dawson
Heat 1- Read, Burdick, Vesel, Henderson, Toppozini, Schmidt, Hiemstrc
Heat 2- Gullikson, Sabraski, Kramer, Wark, Collins, Yeats
Heat 3- Loomis, Ayotte, Trantina, Labarge, Koch, Schouveller
Heat 4- Johnson, Mass, Robideau, Davey, Lofdahl, Dawson

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Denis Czech, Tim Johnson, Bud Martini, Shane Sabraski, Ryan Bowers, Jason Hall, Todd Rizer, Justin Oestreich, Ryan Putnam, Rich Paulicek, Tyler English, Andy Jones, Bill Matzdorf, Vince Corbin, Chad Fouquette, Mitch Weiss, Randy Laage, Jamie Davis, Kyle Matuska, Gino Fontecchio, Jesse Ogston, Jason Hoffman, Travis Schulte, Tony Konold
Heat 1- Czech, Matzdorf, Bowers, Oestreich, Siercks, Matuska, Gerwing, Josh Paulson
Heat 2- Hall, Martini, Corbin, English, Kevin Monteith, Jayme Hiller, Laage, Elizabeth Toepper
Heat 3- Johnson, Davis, Weiss, Putnam, Jones, Brandon Hines, Rich Bohlman
Heat 4- Sabraski, Rizer, Paulicek, Ogston, Jacob Toepper, Fouquette, Chris Mensen
Heat 5- Schulte, Hoffman, Fontecchio, Konold, Kyle Wehking, Alan Bohlman, Rick Jacobson
B Feature 1- Jones, Fouquette, Siercks, Gerwing, Hiller, E. Toepper, Wehking, R. Bohlman, Jacobson
B Feature 2- Laage, Matuska, Hines, A. Bohlman, J. Toepper, Paulson, Monteith, Mensen

WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Jim Gullikson, Rod deBernardeaux, Ryan Pommerer, Dave Read, Adam Burrows, Durand Peterson, Cory Asmussen, Jon Gunderson, Russ Carlson, Amanda Milbrandt, Russell Peterson, Allen Gessell, Jr., Ryan Kostreba, Tony Yezek, Mike Blowers, Justin Pogones, Justin Tammen, Kurt Becken
Heat 1- Gessell, Jr., Tammen, Carlson, Becken, Yezek, R. Peterson
Heat 2- deBernardeaux, Kostreba, Blowers, D. Peterson, Milbrandt, Gullikson
Heat 3- Read, Pogones, Pommerer, Asmussen, Gunderson, Burrows

WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Kyle Thell, Josh Abrahamson, Tyler Larson, Corry VanMil, Tommy Sabraski, Dean Larson, Aaron Leininger, Ketih Thell, Tommy Bawden, Mike Rau, Dwight Gilyard, Dave Bawden, Brandon Linquist, Abby Garin, Gerry Nohner, Dan Kastner, Courtney Murray, Chad Funt, Ross Mead
Heat 1- Abrahamson, D. Larson, Funt, Mead, Rau, Leininger, Murray
Heat 2- Ky. Thell, VanMil, Sabraski, T. Bawden, Ke. Thell, Garin
Heat 3- Linquist, T. Larson, D. Bawden, Gilyard, Nohner, Kastner

Hornets
Feature- Dannie Burkholder, Jared Zimpel, Matthew Dibb, Adam Thompson, Terry Blowers, Brandon Mehrwerth, Erik Gruhlke, Dan Rick, Mark Witwicke, Jasmin Matthewman, Trisan Coburn, Lexi Gallagher, Payton English
Heat 1- Mehrwerth, Dibb, Zimpel, Thompson, Witwicke, Matthewman, Coburn
Heat 2- Blowers, Burkholder, Gallagher, English, Rick, Gruhlke

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (September 20) – Friday night kicked off the first of two nights for the Princeton Speedway’s P-Town Showdown. This is the first ever WISSOTA two day show the track has ran, and it was a huge success with more than 140 drivers signing in. Even though Mother Nature gave the track multiple days of rain, Princeton did not cancel and put on a good night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked off the night’s features, however the race was plagued with cautions. Amanda Milbrandt and Jim Gullikson brought the Streeters to the green, but the yellow quickly flew. A total of six cautions kept the streets in stop and go mode for many laps. Gullikson was able to hold his lead as the green continued to fly. Allen Gessell Jr. kept close to Gullikson with Adam Soltis in third. Dave Read ran in sixth and move past Ryan Kostreba for fifth. Read then moved to Ryan Pommerer’s side and they ran close for laps. While they battled Gessell, Jr. put the pressure on Gullikson and they drove away. Gullikson and Gessell, Jr. began to lap slower cars as the laps ticked by. Gullikson made it to the end and took the checkers with Gessell, Jr., Soltis, Pommerer and Read as the top finishers.

Dean Larson and Kyle Thell led the WISSOTA Mod Fours on the track and Thell quickly grabbed the lead. Larson and Brandon Linquist took the top three as the yellow flew. Thell was alone on the restart with Larson and Linquist in a battle for second. Linquist secured second while Bryce Bjerken moved next to Larson. Bjerken quickly moved aside Linquist while Josh Abrahamson took fourth. Bjerken fell back while Abrahamson drove to Linquist’s door for second. Linquist kept him back as the yellow flew again.

Thell felt the heat of Linquist and Bjerken as the green reappeared. Linquist quickly took second, but Abrahamson was faster and took the point. Abrahamson then spun in turn four, however he kept the car going and kept second. Thell was again closing in on lapped cars, and made his way through traffic as the race came to a close. Thell took the win with Abrahamson, Bjerken, Linquist and Corry VanMil as the top finishers.

Tim Johnson was wheeling the #97c WISSOTA Midwest Modified and he started on the pole with Charlie Zander at his door. Johnson quickly grabbed the lead with Bud Martini and Shane Sabraski battling for second. Before you knew it, Sabraski and Martini were aside Johnson and they were three wide for first. Johnson quickly pulled away as the yellow flew.

Johnson kept first on the restart with Sabraski grabbing second. Martini moved back to Sabraski’s side but Sabraski held him back. A couple more restarts kept the field slow but Johnson kept the lead. Andy Jones, started in 17th, worked his way into fifth and then moved aside Martini for third. With only a few laps to go, Martini kept him back while Johnson took the checkers. Sabraski, Martini, Jones and Ryan Bowers took the top points in the feature.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks took the green with Seth Kramer in the lead. Dave Mass moved into second and drove to Kramer’s door while Shane Sabraski moved in. Mass pulled away in the lead while Sabraski slid under Kramer. Sabraski made the pass and drove next to Mass as the yellow flew. Sabraski and Mass battled side by side for the lead with Sabraski nosing ahead. Mass held onto second while Tim Johnson challenged Kramer for third. Johnson took the point and Kramer settled in fourth, but Dan Gullikson was on his rear.

One more caution slowed the Supers down, but Sabraski led the way. Johnson and Mass were door to door but Mass pulled ahead in second. Gullikson and Kramer were also nose to nose, but Gullikson broke away just in time for the race to end. Sabraski beat out the stiff competition and took the win with Mass, Johnson, Gullikson and Kramer as the top finishers.

The Hornets were the next race for the night with Dan Rick and Brandon Mehrwerth on the pole. Mehrwerth jumped into the lead with Rick and Erik Gruhlke in tow. Gruhlke moved into second but Dannie Burkholder was on the move and slid by Gruhlke. Burkholder took over second as the yellow flew.

Mehrwerth continued to lead with Gruhlke, Burkholder and Terry Blowers, who started last, in a fight for second. Blowers took the point and flew past Mehrwerth for the lead. Burkholder ran side by side with Adam Thompson for third but Burkholder suffered a flat and the yellow flew.

Blowers was first on the restart but Mehrwerth quickly grabbed his side. As they came down the back chute, Blowers suffered a flat allowing Mehrwerth to speed away. Mehrwerth led the final laps and took the feature win.

Jeff Patchen and Seth Brede led the WISSOTA Modifieds to the green for the night’s final feature. Brede quickly grabbed the lead with Scot Danzeisen in second. Dave Mass and Patchen battled for third with Patchen getting the point. Jeremy Nelson moved next to Mass for fourth but Mass pulled away while Patchen closed in on Danzeisen. The yellow then flew and drivers were realigned.

After back to back cautions, Brede was back in charge with the green waving. Danzeisen moved to Brede’s side, but Brede had the better line and drove away. Danzeisen remained closed with Patchen and Mass at it for third. Mass locked in third and closed in on Danzeisen with two laps remaining. Brede rounded turn four but he slipped a bit and Danzeisen took full advantage moving back to his door. Brede got it together and lead to finish, taking his first feature win in a Modified. Danzeisen finished close in second with Mass, Patchen and Sabraski as the top drivers.

WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Seth Brede, Scot Danzeisen, Dave Mass, Jeff Patchen, Shane Sabraski, Jeremy Nelson, Jeff Broking, Dustin Nelson, Shawn Fletcher, Jason Thoennes, Rick Jacobson, Zach Schultz, Terry Hanson, Mark Blood, Don Eischens, Jamie Davis, Toby Patchen, Tim Alexander, Eric Martini, J.B. Stortz
Heat 1- Patchen, J. Nelson, Sabraski, Justin Jones, Jeff Maasch
Heat 2- Martini, Mass, Broking, Alexander, Blood, Hanson, Larry Zeller
Heat 3- Davis, Brede, Stortz, Fletcher, D. Nelson, Ryan Canon, Jim Nystrom
Heat 4- Thoennes, Danzeisen, Jacobson, Schulte, Charlie Hillukka, Brett Hoium, Dave Siercks
B Feature- Sabraski, D. Nelson, Blood, Hanson, Zeller, Siercks, Nystrom, Jones, Hillukka, Canon, Hoium

WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Shane Sabraski, Dave Mass, Tim Johnson, Dan Gullikson, Seth Kramer, Dexton Koch, Andy Davey, Mike Loomis, Kevin Burdick, Chris Wark, Derek Vesel, Kyle Robideau, Joel Collins, James Trantina, Donna Schmidt, Rocky Yeats, John Toppozini, Larry Fitzsimmons, Donnie Lofdahl, Jesse Ouren, Denny Schouveller, Chad Dawson, Dave Read
Heat 1- Collins, Davey, Vesel, Gullikson, Trantina, Robideau, Schouveller, Yeats
Heat 2- Sabraski, Johnson, Mass, Read, Loomis, Toppozini, Schmidt, Oren
Heat 3- Koch, Lofdahl, Kramer, Wark, Burdick, Fitzsimmons, Dawson

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Tim Johnson, Shane Sabraski, Bud Martini, Andy Jones, Ryan Bowers, Justin Oestreich, Jamie Davis, Jason Hall, Charlie Zander, Ryan Putnam, Tony Konold, Mitch Weiss, Todd Rizer, Shane Gerwing, Dave Siercks, Jason Hoffman, Alan Bohlman, Vince Corbin, Deniz Czech, Rich Paulicek
Heat 1- Johnson, Putnam, A. Bohlman, Gerwing, Jones, Jacob Toepper, Elizabeth Toepper, Jesse Ogston
Heat 2- Sabraski, Konold, Paulicek, Siercks, Hoffman, Darrin Lawler, Randy Laage, Michael Rukamp
Heat 3- Oestreich, Corbin, Czech, Gino Fontecchio, Kevin Monteith, Mark Froehlich, Mitchell Kittridge, Brandon Hines
Heat 4- Martini, Davis, Bowers, Fouquette, Rich Bohlman, Josh Madson, Jayme Hiller, Kyle Matuska
Heat 5- Zander, Hall, Rizer, Weiss, Kevin Schmidt, Tyler English, Bill Matzdorf
B Feature 1- Gerwing, Weiss, Hoffman, Fontecchio, English, Ogston, Hiller, Hines, J. Toepper, Laage, Mark Froehlich, R. Bohlman
B Feature 2- Jones, Siecks, Matuska, Matzdorf, E. Toepper, Rukamp, Kittridge, Fouquette, Monteith, Lawler, Madson, Schmidt

WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Jim Gullikson, Allen Gessell, Jr., Adam Soltis, Ryan Pommerer, Dave Read, Ryan Kostreba, Rod deBernardeaux, James Becker, Duran Petersond, Justin Pogones, Cory Asmussen, Amanda Milbrandt, Russell Peterson, Evan Neumann, Brian Friez, Russ Carlson, Ben Rothstein, Adam Bohlman, Kurt Becken, Jon Gunderson
Heat 1- Read, Becken, Milbradnt, Becker, Friez, R. Peterson, Carlson
Heat 2- Pommerer, Soltis, Gessell, Jr., deBernardeaux, Pognes, Gunderson, Bohlman
Heat 3- Gullikson, Kostreba, Rothstein, D. Peterson, Asmussen, Neumann

WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Kyle Thell, Josh Abrahamson, Bryce Bjerken, Brandon Linquist, Corry VanMil, Chad Funt, Luke Johnson, Keith Thell, Dean Larson, Tommy Bawden, Dwight Gilyard, Adam Fuchs, Mike Rau, Dave Bawden, Ross Mead, Mitch Hribar, Gerry Nohner, Abby Garin, Tyler Larson, Courtney Murray, Dan Kastner
Heat 1- Abrahamson, VanMil, Linquist, Gilyard, Funt, Ke. Thell, Kastner
Heat 2- Bjerken, Ky. Thell, T. Bawden, Garin, Nohner, Rau, Mead
Heat 3- Johnson, D. Larson, Fuchs, Hribar, d. Bawden, Murray, T. Larson

Hornets
Feature- Brandon Mehrwerth, Adam Thompson, Quain Bustizky, Erik Gruhlke, Matt Dibb, Terry Blowers, Dan Rick, Mark Witwicke, Payton English, Jasmin Matthewman, Dannie Burkholder, Lexi Gallagher, Trisan Coburn
Heat 1- Bustizky, Dibb, Gruhlke, Thompson, Coburn, Matthewman, Blowers
Heat 2- Mehrwerth, Burkholder, Rick, Witwicke, Gallagher, English

Practice is still on for tonight! We'll keep you updated if there are any changes, thank you!

Thanks to GRP Motorsports, the Super Stocks will pay $1000 to win each night; and thanks to DBS Performance & Bill Siercks, the Midwest Modifieds will pay $600 to win each night! We'll see you there!

All free passes must be used by August 30th, 2013 and will not be honored at the September 20th and 21st races.

By: Tami Jo Kuehn
 
Princeton, MN (August 23) – The Princeton Speedway had a stellar night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action Friday night with great finishes in every race. It was the track’s final kids night and 30 bikes were awarded to lucky kids along with Jr. Fans and Jr. Announcers participating in the nights events. Dave Read, Bud Martini, Kyle Thell, Shane Sabraski, Matthew Dibb and J.B. Stortz took home the feature wins.
 
The first feature of the night was for the WISSOTA Street Stocks and Jon Gunderson and Amanda Milbrandt lead the way. Milbrandt shot into the lead with Rod deBernardeaux and Gunderson at it for second. Justin Pogones and Dave Read made their way into the top five and alongside Ben Rothstein for fourth. The yellow flew for Alec Nesbit sitting sideways in turn two and drivers were realigned.
 
Milbrandt was first on the restart with Gunderson in second. Read and Pogones charged into second and third as Read grabbed the high groove. Read passed Milbrandt for the lead and Pogones took second. Milbrandt held third as the yellow flew again.
 
Pogones chose the low groove and moved to Read’s door as the green reappeared. Read and Pogones drove door to door through the curves as checkers were in sight. Read nosed ahead and took win giving him a clean sweep in his Wollak Construction powered Street Stock. Pogones, Milbrandt, Gunderson and Rothstein took top points.
 
After a first lap restart, the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds were back to green with Jeremy Nelson in the lead. Kyle Matuska took second and Denis Czech grabbed third, but Matuska’s car began to smoke and he stalled exiting the track. The yellow flew and drivers were realigned.
 
Nelson was alone on the restart with Czech and Bud Martini in tow. Nelson drove away while Czech and Martini drove side by side. Czech began to pull away but Martini moved back to his door. They drove side by side for laps until Martini moved to the low line and slid next to Nelson. Nelson and Martini raced door to door and closed in on slower cars. With the white waving Nelson went between the slower cars and kept the lead with Martini still hot on his trail. Nelson drove into turn two but went too high catching the track’s edge. Martini took the opportunity and shot past Nelson for first. Martini took the win with Czech, Nelson, Jason Hall and Shane Sabraski as the top drivers.
 
Corry VanMil and Mike Rau brought the WISSOTA Mod Fours to the green, but VanMil spun in turn two and everyone scattered to miss him. The yellow flew and the field was reset with Chad Funt on the pole. Funt took the lead as the green flew with Brandon Linquist and Rau in a battle for second. Linquist took second and Landon Atkinson moved into third. Atkinson slid aside Linquist but Linquist worked the high groove and drove past Funt for first. Atkinson also moved aside Funt as the yellow waved.
 
A couple restarts kept the drivers at a coast but Linquist continued to lead the way. Atkinson and Thell were on Linquist’s rear as Thell quickly took second and moved next to Linquist. Thell made the pass for first with two laps to go. Thell took the checkered flag and rolled into victory lane with Linquist, Atkinson, Funt and Mitch Hribar taking the top five points.
 
Joel Collins took the lead as the WISSOTA Super Stock feature began. Dave Read moved into second while Dexton Koch challenged Kyle Robideau for third. Read moved next to Collins for first and they battled for a few laps. Meanwhile Shane Sabraski took third from Koch and closed in on the leaders. Sabraski drove in the middle of Read and Collins, but they drove away. Read finally broke away from Collins for first and Sabraski moved into second. Sabraski then passed Read and took the lead while they caught a slower car. Sabraski passed the car and as they went through turn four Josh Schmidt spun and everyone dodged him. Sabraski was alone on the restart with Read and Koch behind him. Koch took second while Sabraski finished the final laps taking the win. Read, James Trantina and Mike Loomis rounded out the top cars.
 
Ariel Mueller and Jasmin Matthewman brought the hornets around the track and Matthewman took the lead as the green dropped. Erik Gruhlke took second and Matthew Dibb cruised into third. Gruhlke moved next to Matthewman for first and took the point. Gruhlke then drifted to the high side which allowed Dibb to shoot past him and Matthewman on the low side. Dibb took the lead and finished the feature in first putting his Bradford Garage sponsored #22 in victory lane.
 
The final feature of the night belonged to the WISSOTA Modifieds with Jeremy Nelson and Larry Zeller on the pole. Zeller sped away when the green flew with Nelson and Clayton Wagamon behind him. Nelson grabbed the low groove and moved next to Zeller. Nelson was a bit faster out of the turns but Zeller kept close. Nelson and Zeller pulled away from the others while J.B. Stortz took third from Wagamon. Stortz closed the gap with the leaders while Nelson broke away. Stortz began to work Zeller for second as Eric Martini moved in. Stortz and Martini put the pressure on Zeller until they both passed him. The yellow then flew forcing Nelson to slow down.
 
Nelson drove away on the restart while Martini and Stortz bounced back and forth for second. Stortz secured the point and closed in on Nelson. With the race winding down, Stortz caught Nelson and made the pass as the checkers waved. Stortz took the win with Nelson, Martini, Wagamon and Shane Sabraski as the top drivers.
 
Next Friday night will be Season Championship night and with the regular season coming to an end its time for post season specials. The Princeton Speedway will host its first ever two day show on September 20 and 21! The Ptown Showdown will feature WISSOTA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours and hornets with two complete nights of racing and payout bonuses for racers who win each night. Racing will begin at 7 pm, see you at the bullring.
 
WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- J.B. Stortz, Jeremy Nelson, Eric Martini, Clayton Wagamon, Shane Sabraski, Larry Zeller, Andy Jones, Dustin Nelson, Toby Patchen, Shawn Fletcher, Tony Proell, Landon Atkinson, Dave Mass
Heat 1- Mass, Jones, Stortz, Sabraski, Fletcher, D. Nelson, Patchen
Heat 2- Wagamon, Martini, J. Nelson, Zeller, Proell, Atkinson, Kyllonen
 
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Shane Sabraski, Dexton Koch, Dave Read, James Trantina, Mike Loomis, Joel Collins, Dan Gullikson, Kyle Robideau, Jeff Frey, Chris Wark, Josh Schmidt, Donnie Lofdahl
Heat 1- Gullikson, Collins, Lofdahl, Robideau, Frey, Loomis
Heat 2- Sabraski, Trantina, Read, Koch, Wark, Schmidt
 
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Bud Martini, Denis Czech, Jeremy Nelson, Jason Hall, Shane Sabraski, Tyler English, Dave Siercks, Gino Fontecchio, Elizabeth Toepper, Josh Paulson, Jacob Toepper, Kyle Matuska, Ryan Putnam
Heat 1- Hall, Putnam, Nelson, Matuska, English, Paulson, Siercks
Heat 2- Sabraski, Martini, Czech, Fontecchio, J. Toepper, E. Toepper
 
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Dave Read, Justin Pogones, Amanda Milbrandt, Jon Gunderson, Ben Rothstein, Ryan Kostreba, Rod deBernardeaux, Brad Schmidt, Pat Zerfas, Kyle Howland, Wes Howland, Alec Nesbit, Russell Peterson, James Becker
Heat 1- Pogones, Milbrandt, Rothstein, Zerfas, Becker, Nesbit, Peterson
Heat 2- Read, deBernardeaux, Gunderson, Schmidt, Kostreba, K. Howland, W. Howland
 
WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Kyle Thell, Brandon Linquist, Landon Atkinson, Chad Funt, Mitch Hribar, Keith Thell, Andy Mayavski, Dwight Gilyard, Abby Garin, Ross Mead, Nick Jelacie, Gerry Nohner, Daniel Kastner, Courtney Murray, Mike Rau, Corry VanMil
Heat 1- Atkinson, Linquist, Ky. Thell, Rau, Mead, Mayavski, Garin, Jelacie
Heat 2- Funt, VanMIl, Gilyard, Hribar, Ke. Thell, Kastner, Nohner, Murray
 
Hornets
Feature- Matthew Dibb, Erik Gruhlke, Jasmin Matthewman, Zac Hribar, Ariel Mueller
Heat- Dibb, Gruhlke, Hribar, Matthewman, Mueller

By: Tami Jo Kuehn
 
Princeton, MN (August 16) – The Princeton Speedway welcomed the UMSS Sprint cars on Friday night for the Ethel Kouba Memorial race. More than 20 sprints signed into the pits along with many other drivers for a great night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. Shane Sabraski, Jason Hall, Kurt Becken, Kyle Thell and Gabby Volkers took home the hardware with Brooke Tatnell winning in the Sprints.
 
The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked off the nights races with Jon Gunderson pulling into the lead. Kurt Becken grabbed second while the #21’s of Dave Read and Jim Gullikson battled for third. Becken slid under Gunderson for the lead with Dave Read following him. Read pulled into second and Gullikson settled in third. Zerfas took the fourth point and worked on Gullikson for third. Read was on Becken’s rear for first while they drove away from the pack. Read put the pressure on Becken and took a couple shots at him, but Becken kept him back. Becken held his line and rolled his Tavis Metal and Fabrication sponsored streeter into victory lane with Read, Gullikson, Zerfas and Brad Schmidt in the top five.
 
David Mastell took the lead when the green dropped for the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds. Jason Hall and Kyle Matuska battled for second as Matuska slid next to Mastell. They ran door to door for first until Matuska nosed ahead. Bud Martini made his way next to Hall for third and they drove right behind Matuska and Mastell. All four drivers went for the lead with Mastell falling back.
 
Matuska continued to lead the way but Martini grabbed the low line and moved past Matuska. Matuska and Hall were side by side as Martini began to drive away. Hall took second, moved to the high groove, rode the cushion and began to reel in Martini. As the white flew Hall was on Martini’s rear and as they went down the back chute, Hall made the pass for first. Hall took the checkers and rolled his #6 into victory lane for the first time this season. Martini, Matuska, Sabraski and Czech took the top points.
 
Back to back restarts kept the WISSOTA Mod Fours at a coast, but when the green reappeared it was Ross Mead in the lead. Mike Rau and Abby Garin battled for second with Kyle Thell on their trail. Rau moved into second and aside Mead for the lead and Thell took over third. Thell moved closed in and drove in between Mead and Rau for first. Thell took the lead while Rau handled second. Keith Thell grabbed fourth and slid next to Mead for third. They battled slower drivers and Keith made the pass for third. Keith caught and began to work on Rau for second, but his brother Kyle grabbed the checkers taking another feature win. Rau, Keith Thell, Mead and Hribar were the top five finishers.
 
The UMSS Sprint cars lined along the front stretch as they prepped for their feature event. Donovan Peterson and Cody Hahn brought the sprints to the green with Hahn in the lead. A quick yellow slowed Hahn down, but he was strong on the restart.
 
Jerry Richert, Jr. moved into second with Tony Norem in third. Norem made the pass for second with Brooke Tatnell coming through the cars. Tatnell took third and passed Norem for second. Norem however sped up and retook the point.
 
Sprint cars covered the entire quarter-mile surface and Tatnell was racing three wide and just over the tracks edge to catch Norem. Tatnell’s plan worked as he quickly caught and passed Norem. Tatnell then caught Hahn for the lead as the yellow flew.
 
Back to back cautions kept the drivers slow, but Hahn was still in the lead. When the green dropped Tatnell pulled a slider on Hahn and took the lead. Norem also passed Hahn for second and was on Tatnell’s wing. Tatnell drove his car hard, got loose and went off the track’s backside allowing Norem to shoot into the lead. However, Dave Becker spun his car on the surface and the yellow flew for Becker.
 
Tatnell was a lucky guy as he retook his place in the lead with one lap remaining. Tatnell didn’t flinch this round and took the checkers and the win. Norem, Hahn, Richert, Jr., and Chris Graf took the top five points.
 
Jeremy Nelson and Larry Zeller brought the WISSOTA Modifieds to the flag for their feature with Nelson taking the lead. Jeff Patchen and Zeller battled for second but Zeller cruised the high side and moved next to Nelson. The field of drivers was stacked door to door but again Nelson pulled away as the leader. Zeller held second but Patchen moved to his side. Patchen made the pass while Shane Sabraski moved into third.
 
The yellow flew slowing Nelson down and put Patchen and Sabraski on his rear. When the green dropped Sabraski grabbed the high groove and moved next to Nelson. They raced side by side for first until Sabraski broke away.
 
Sabraski led through one more caution with Patchen in second. Eric Martini and Dave Cain moved to Nelson’s sides for a three way battle for third. Martini took third and after some work took second. Patchen and Dave Cain battled for third with the checkers raised. Sabraski took the win with Martini, Cain, Patchen and Nelson as the top drivers.
 
Erik Gruhlke’s 7g hornet took the lead as the final feature of the night began. Both Matthew Dibb and Brandon Opsahl retired to the infield with mechanical issues leaving just five drivers on the track. Jasmin Matthewman drove in second but found the yellow car of Gabby Volkers at her side. After a short battle, Volkers took the point and flew under Gruhlke taking the lead. Dan Rick also passed Matthewman and Gruhlke to claim second while the checkers were raised. Volkers had the cruise control set and took the win with Rick, Gruhlke, Zac Hribar and Matthewman as the finishing drivers.
 
With only two weeks left of the regular race season, The Princeton Speedway is offering one more kids night next Friday. All kids 12 and under will be free in the grandstands and there will be bike giveaways and fun activities for the kids including projects offered by the people from Home Depot. Stop by the Princeton Speedway next Friday, racing begins at 7pm.
 
WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Shane Sabraski, Eric Martini, Dave Cain, Jeff Patchen, Jeremy Nelson, Dustin Nelson, Larry Zeller, Shawn Fletcher, J.B. Stortz, Toby Patchen, Andy Jones, Tony Proell
Heat 1- J. Nelson, Cain, D. Nelson, J. Patchen, T. Patchen, J.T. Johnson
Heat 2- Martini, Sabraski, Stortz, Zeller, Jones, Fletcher, Proell
 
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Jason Hall, Bud Martini, Kyle Matuska, Shane Sabraski, Denis Czech, Danny Vang, Jeremy Nelson, Tyler English, David Mastell, Ryan Putnam, Dave Siercks, Gino Fontecchio, Jacob Toepper, Elizabeth Toepper, Larry Paulson
Heat 1- Mastell, Czech, Vang, Putnam, English, J. Toepper, E. Toepper
Heat 2- Matuska, Siercks, Hall, Martini, Sabraski, Fontecchio, Paulson
 
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Kurt Becken, Dave Read, Jim Gullikson, Pat Zerfas, Brad Schmidt, Justin Pogones, Jon Gunderson, James Becker, Amanda Milbrandt, Evan Neumann
Heat 1- Gullikson, Read, Milbrandt, Schmidt, Becker
Heat 2- Pogones, Zerfas, Gunderson, Becken, Neumann
 
WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Kyle Thell, Mike Rau, Keith Thell, Ross Mead, Mitch Hribar, Abby Garin, Andy Mayavski, Nick Jelacie, Dan Kastner, Courtney Murray
Heat 1- Hribar, Ke. Thell, Mead, Kastner, Murray
Heat 2- Ky. Thell, Rau, Garin, Mayavski, Jelacie
 
Hornets
Feature- Gabby Volkers, Dan Rick, Erik Gruhlke, Zac Hribar, Jasmin Matthewman, Brandon Opsahl, Matthew Dibb
Heat- Opsahl, Dibb, Volkers, Gruhlke, Matthewman, Hribar, Rick
 
UMSS Sprint Cars
Feature- Brooke Tatnell, Tony Norem, Cody Hahn, Jerry Richert, Jr., Chris Graf, Donovan Peterson, Davey Heskin, Leigh Thomas, Lee Grosz, Sye Anderson, Rick Kobs, Joseph Kouba, Ryan Wilson, Jennifer Eriksen, Gunner Cummings, James Broty, Tony Kaus, Troy Manteufel, Jordan Wilmes, Neal Matuska, Victory Knutson, Reed Allex, Dave Becker
Challenge Race 1- Hahn, Grosz, Graf, Heskin, Kobs, Richert, Jr., Thomas, Matuska, Wilmes, Knutson, Wilson, Allex, McVitty
Challenge Race 2- Tatnell, Anderson, Norem, Kouba, Peterson, Manteufel, Cummings, Eriksen, Broty, Becker, Kaus, Goerges, Joe Kouba, Jason Tostenson
Heat 1- Richert, Jr., Tatnell, Graf, Kouba, Cody Hahn, Reed Allex, Knutson, Eriksen, Tostenson
Heat 2- Norem, Heskin, Becker, Wilson, Anderson, Matuska, Cumming, Wilmes, McVitty
Heat 3- Grosz, Peterson, Thomas, Manteufel, Kobs, Kaus, Joe Kouba, Broty, Goerges

The UMSS Winged Sprint Cars will be making their second appearance of the season at Princeton for the Kouba Memorial Race. Along with the sprint cars, the night will feature the WISSOTA Modifieds, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours and Hornets.

Even with the added Sprint car entertainment, there will be no increase in Pit prices, and only a slight increase of 2.00 for adults and seniors in the grandstands. Fans can still use their free passes they have, but will have to pay the additional fee.

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (August 9) – The Princeton Speedway took a week off from racing to host the Mille Lacs County Fair, however Friday the 16 will be jammed with great WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action.

The UMSS Winged Sprint Cars will be making their second appearance of the season at Princeton for the Kouba Memorial Race. Along with the sprint cars, the night will feature the WISSOTA Modifieds, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours and Hornets.

Even with the added Sprint car entertainment, there will be no increase in Pit prices, and only a slight increase of 2.00 for adults and seniors in the grandstands. Fans can still use their free passes they have, but will have to pay the additional fee.

The regular race season is quickly coming to an end with only a few nights left. August 23 will feature another kid’s night with extra activities and prizes for kids. August 30 will be Season Championship night at the Princeton Speedway where we will crown our 2013 champions. A couple of classes have very close point battles, so championship night is sure to bring out the best in the drivers.

Even though the regular season will be wrapped up, the Princeton Speedway isn’t done and will host its first ever WISSOTA Racing two day show.

September 20 and 21 will be the inaugural P-Town Showdown. Friday and Saturday nights will feature two complete shows of racing action with WISSOTA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours and Hornets on the agenda.

Both nights will have increased payout and there will be a winner’s bonus. If you race and win both nights of the Showdown you will get the bonus. Also, there will not be any extra draw or entry fees for drivers, just a pit pass is all a driver will need.

The Princeton Speedway has plenty of space for racers, fans and camping. There is onsite room for people to camp at the track, so there’s no need to leave and no excuse not to race both nights.

For more information, check out the website at www.princetonspeedway.com or on facebook by searching Princeton Speedway.

With the racing season slowing coming to a close, there is still a lot going on at the Princeton Speedway, so head on out to the Bullring for some high flying dirt track race action.

By: Tami Jo Kuehn
 
Princeton, MN (August 2) – Sunny skies welcomed racers and fans to the Princeton Speedway for a night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. The night featured an antique car show along with driver “couples” interviews. It was also the Race of Champions qualifier night with Brad Schmidt, Dan Gullikson, Bud Martini, Dave Cain and Kyle Thell taking WISSOTA wins and Matthew Dibb took the hornet win.
 
Brad Schmidt and Pat Zerfas brought the WISSOTA Street Stocks to the line as the green flew. Schmidt grabbed the lead while Zerfas and Ben Rothstein battled for second. Rothstein took second while Justin Pogones moved to Zerfas’ door. Pogones took third and moved next to Rothstein. They ran door to door a few laps until Pogones took the point. Schmidt ran strong in the lead while Pogones began to chase him down. Schmidt held the lead and took the lead with Pogones, Rothstein, Rod deBernardeaux, and Kurt Becken in the top five.
 
The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds took the track with Tyler English, Kevin Schmidt and Ryan Putnam three wide for first. Schmidt and English broke away and battled for first with Bud Martini moving in. Putnam rejoined the leaders and they battled for top points. Schmidt pulled away as the leader with Martini on his trail. Martini quickly stole the lead with Schmidt, Putnam, Dave Siercks and English as the top five. Putnam moved to Siercks’ side, took second, and quickly closed in on Martini. The white was waving as Flyin’ Ryan Putnam caught Martini. As they grabbed the checkers, Martini took the win with Putnam, Siercks, Schmidt and English as the top finishers.
 
Three cautions kept the WISSOTA Mod Fours at a coast, but Brandon Linquist was in charge when the green flew. Keith Thell and Chad Funt fought for second and Thell took the point. Funt didn’t back down and soon moved back to Thell’s door. Kyle Thell joined them and quickly took second with Funt and Keith behind him. Kyle caught Linquist for the lead, and made the pass. Keith and Funt were back at it for third and they battled lapped traffic. Keith took third but as the white flew Funt made the final pass. Linquist, Funt, Keith Thell, and Jess Geesey took the top positions while Kyle Thell took the win in his GOT MILK? sponsored machine.
 
The WISSOTA Super Stocks took the clay with Chris Wark and Mike Loomis on the pole. Loomis took the lead with Wark in second. Wark moved right behind Loomis for the lead while Dan Gullikson moved into third. Gullikson closed in on Wark and they ran side by side for second. Gullikson took the point and moved in on Loomis. Gullikson grabbed the high line, passed Loomis and took the lead as the yellow flew for Donnie Lofdahl going off the track’s edge.
 
Gullikson was first on the restart with Loomis and Wark in tow. Loomis grabbed second while James Trantina battled Wark for third. Trantina took the point and slid behind Loomis but Loomis pulled away. Wark raced back to Trantina’s side and as Trantina tried to keep third, his car slid over the edge allowing Wark to retake third. Gullikson grabbed another win with Loomis, Wark, Tristan Labarge and Joel Collins as the top drivers.
 
Gabby Volkers shot into the lead as the hornets took the green. Brandon Opsahl moved into second and Lexy Kastner took third. Kastner grabbed the high line and moved next to Opsahl for second. Opsahl and Kastner ran door to door until Kastner took the point. Kastner then drove to Volkers’ door and they fought for first. Opsahl joined Kastner and Volkers for first as Opsahl grabbed the lead. Kastner moved back to Opsahl’s side, and as they rounded turn four Kastner drifted high and caught the tracks edge sending her into a roll. The drivers stopped and track personnel attended to Kastner. Kastner was ok and Opsahl retook the lead. Matthew Dibb moved into second and took over the lead with few laps to go. Dibb drove away getting a clean sweep for the night.
 
Jeff Patchen and Dustin Nelson brought the WISSOTA Modifieds on the track for the night’s final race. Nelson grabbed the lead with Patchen and Jeff Broking in tow. Dave Cain took fourth and quickly passed Broking for third. Patchen moved to Nelson’s side for first as Cain closed in behind them. While they battled for first Broking, J.B. Stortz and Eric Martini battled three wide for fourth. Patchen passed Nelson and took the lead while Cain ran aside Nelson. Stortz, Martini and Broking continued to battle for fourth as Stortz broke away from them. Patchen began to lap slower cars while Cain chased him down. Patchen held him off and with three laps to go, Cain was at Patchen’s door. Cain made the pass and took the lead with Patchen falling to second. Cain’s Tim’s Automotive sponsored car was unstoppable as he took the checkers and his second feature win at Princeton in a row. Patchen, Nelson, Stortz and Martini took top points.
 
The Princeton Speedway will take the night of August 9 off, but will be back on the 16 with the Kouba Memorial Race night. The night will feature the Winged Sprint cars along with the Modifieds, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours and hornets. Racing will resume at 7 pm.
 
WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Dave Cain, Jeff Patchen, Dustin Nelson, J.B. Stortz, Eric Martini, Jeff Broking, Erik Peterson, Don Eischens, Larry Zeller, Toby Patchen, Tony Proell, Mike Kyllonen, Joel Collins, Tim Alexander
Heat 1- Zeller, Cain, Stortz, J. Patchen, Proell, Alexander, Peterson
Heat 2- Nelson, Martini, T. Patchen, Broking, Eischens, Kyllonen, Collins
 
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Dan Gullikson, Mike Loomis, Chris Wark, Tristan Labarge, James Trantina, Joel Collins, Donnie Lofdahl, Kyle Robideau, Tim Patchen, Ed Wheeler
Heat 1- Loomis, Lofdahl, Labarge, Robideau, Patchen, Wheeler
Heat 2- Gullikson, Collins, Wark, Trantina, Frolik
 
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Bud Martini, Ryan Putnam, Dave Siercks, Kevin Schmidt, Tyler English, Kyle Matuska, Gino Fontecchio, Jacob Toepper, Cory Bauman
Heat- Putnam, Martini, Siercks, Schmidt, English, Fontecchio, Matuska, Bauman, Toepper
 
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Brad Schmdit, Justin Pogones, Ben Rothstein, Rod deBernardeaux, Kurt Becken, Pat Zerfas, Amanda Milbrandt, Dave Read
Heat- Zerfas, Pogones, deBernardeaux, Rothstein, Schmidt, Becken, Milbrandt, Read
 
WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Kyle Thell, Brandon Linquist, Chad Funt, Keith Thell, Jess Geesey, Mitch Hribar, Andy Nelson, Mike Rau, Ross Mead, Andy Mayavski, Abby Garin, Nick Jelacie, Dan Kastner, Courtney Murray, Gerry Nohner
Heat 1- Ky. Thell, Nelson, Funt, Linquist, Garin, Nohner, Kastner, Murray
Heat 2- Hribar, Geesey, Ke. Thell, Rau, Mayavski, Jelacie, Mead
 
Princeton Hornets
Feature- Matthew Dibb, Brandon Opsahl, Gabby Volkers, Ariel Mueller, Chris Kenney, Lexy Kastner, Erik Gruhlke, Jake Bayerl, Zac Hribar, Jasmin Matthewman
Heat 1- Dibb, Hribar, Keeney, Mueller, Matthewman
Heat 2- Volkers, Opsahl, Kastner, Bayerl, Gruhlke

By: Tami Jo Kuehn
 
Princeton, MN (July 19) – Bikes were given away, kids were Jr. announcers, fans and flag people, but above all the Kids night was jam packed with exciting WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. Side by side battles filled each feature race, but in the end the Martini brothers Bud and Eric as well as Brad Schmidt, Landon Atkinson, James Trantina and Dannie Burkholder took home trophies.
 
The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked off the night’s features with Pat Zerfas and Ben Rothstein on the front row. Rothstein grabbed the lead while Zerfas, John Adams and Brad Schmidt battled three wide for second. The field was stacked three and four wide as the X3 of Rod deBernardeaux went off the tracks exit and caught the wall and sat at an angle. Track and safety crews rushed to deBernardeaux, he was ok but unable to race.
 
Rothstein was first on the restart with Schmidt and Adams in tow. Schmidt took second and moved to Rothstein’s bumper and quickly took the lead. Kurt Becken and Jim Gullikson were door to door for second as they moved to Rothstein’s sides. Becken was on the low groove when contact was made and Rothstein spun around. Becken was charged with the caution as Schmidt retook the green. Schmidt was in charge while Rothstein and Gullikson fought for the second point. Schmidt took the checkers and his first win at Princeton this season with Rothstein, Gullikson, Pogones and James Becker in the top points.
 
Chad Fouquette and Gino Fontecchio led the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds to the line and Ryan Putnam joined them when the green flew. They ran three wide for first with Putnam taking the lead. Fouquette grabbed second while Shane Sabraski battled Mark Froehlich for third. The yellow flew for Brandon Hines taking on a track tire and the drivers were realigned.
 
Putnam was first on the restart but unfortunately he jumped it and was docked two points. Fouquette assumed the lead with Sabraski in second. Bud Martini moved next to Sabraski and quickly made the pass. Martini then took a look at Fouquette as they drove door to door. Martini was quicker and took the lead as the yellow flew. Martini was first on the restart and Danny Vang moved into second. Vang tried to make a pass on Martini, but Martini drove away taking the checkers. Vang, Fouquette, Tyler English and Putnam took the top points.
 
The WISSOTA Mod Fours were next up to race with Mitch Hribar leading the way. Hribar took first with Keith Thell in second. Brandon Linquist and Chad Funt battled for fourth and moved to Abby Garin’s sides for third. Funt made the pass while Landon Atkinson took fourth. Hribar ran the low groove and hit a track tire causing the yellow to fly.
 
Thell took the lead position on the restart and Atkinson grabbed the high line. Atkinson passed Funt and then Thell for the lead. Funt also passed Thell for second making Keith battle his brother Kyle Thell for third. The yellow flew again and Atkinson held the lead through three cautions. Atkinson took the win with Funt, Kyle Thell, Hribar and Linquist in the top five.
 
The WISSOTA Super Stocks awed the crowd with a caution free feature. James Trantina and Mike Loomis took the green and Loomis sped into the lead. Trantina, Mike Frolik, Kyle Robideau and Dexton Koch battled for top points as Trantina broke away. Trantina locked in second while Shane Sabraski moved through the traffic. Sabraski took third and closed in on Trantina. Trantina however had his eyes set on Loomis as he slid next to him.
 
Loomis and Trantina ran door to door a couple laps until Trantina pulled away. Trantina became the leader as Sabraski passed Loomis for second. Sabraski closed in on Trantina, and they ran panel to panel the remaining laps. With the checkers raised, Trantina crossed the line first taking his first feature win ever. Sabraski, Dan Gullikson, Frolik and Loomis took the top points.
 
Erik Peterson and Larry Zeller led the WISSOTA Modifieds on the track, and as they green dropped they battled for first. Trent Follmer moved into third as Zeller took the lead. Follmer and Peterson battled for second with Eric Martini and Dustin Nelson at it for fourth. Martini took fourth and moved next to Peterson for third. Martini began to work all grooves of the track to catch Follmer as Peterson slid over the tracks edge bringing the yellow out.
 
Zeller pulled away when the green reappeared while Follmer and Martini fought for second. Follmer and Martini crept in on Zeller and they all went for first. Zeller and Martini pulled away and Martini took the lead. Zeller however did not back down and quickly moved to Martini’s door. Zeller ran high and Martini ran low as Zeller nosed ahead enough to take the point. Zeller was too high on the track and slid off allowing Martini to blast off into the lead. Zeller came back keeping the race green and was in third. Zeller closed in on Follmer until the lack of cushion got him again and he went over. The yellow flew and cars were realigned with Martini in front for the green white checkered restart. Martini led the final lap and took the win with Sabraski, Follmer, J.B. Stortz and Nelson as the top drivers.
 
Jasmin Matthewman and Dannie Burkholder brought the Hornets to the green for the final race of the night. Burkholder quickly grabbed the lead with Zac Hribar in second and Erik Gruhlke in third. Burkholder immediately sped away putting a lot of air between him and Hribar. Brandon Opsahl moved into third and closed in on Hribar while Matthew Dibb broke into the top five. Dibb and Gabby Volkers went three wide with Gruhlke and Dibb took the point. Dibb then moved to Opsahl’s door and they battled for third. Opsahl and Dibb moved in on Hribar for second with the white waving. Opsahl, Dibb and Hribar ran three wide but as the checkers waved. Dibb took second with Hribar, Opsahl and Volkers behind him as Staff Sargent Dannie Burkholder drove his #21 into victory lane.
 
Racing will resume next Friday at 7 pm.
 
WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Eric Martini, Shane Sabraski, Trent Follmer, J.B. Stortz, Dustin Nelson, Toby Patchen, Jeff Patchen, Andy Simonson, Jeffrey Lien, Jr., Terry Hanson, Tony Proell, Mike Kyllonen, Larry Zeller, Erik Peterson
Heat 1- Stortz, Peterson, Martini, Lien, Jr., Hanson, J. Patchen, Kyllonen
Heat 2- Sabraski, Follmer, Nelson, Zeller, Simonson, T. Patchen, Proell
 
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- James Trantina, Shane Sabraski, Dan Gullikson, Mike Frolik, Mike Loomis, Dexton Koch, Chris Wark, Kyle Robideau, Tyler Mecl, Josh Schmit, Tim Patchen
Heat 1- Trantina, Robideau, Loomis, Mecl, Schmit, Patchen
Heat 2- Gullikson, Sabraski, Frolik, Koch, Wark
 
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Bud Martini, Danny Vang, Chad Fouquette, Tyler English, Ryan Putnam, Dave Siercks, Jason Hall, Mark Froehlich, Tom Gill, Gino Fontecchio, Shane Sabraski, Elizabeth Toepper, Jacob Toepper, Justin Tanner, Cory Bauman, Larry Paulson, Brandon Hines
Heat 1- Sabraski, Froehlich, Fouquette, Siercks, Hines, Bauman
Heat 2- Vang, Putnam, Gill, Hall, J. Toepper, Paulson
Heat 3- Fontecchio, Martini, English, Tanner, E. Toepper
 
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Brad Schmidt, Ben Rothstein, Jim Gullikson, Justin Pogones, James Becker, Pat Zerfas, Kurt Becken, Dave Read, John Adams, Amanda Milbrandt, Russell Peterson, Jon Gunderson, Allen Gessell, Jr., Rod deBernardeaux,
Heat 1- Gullikson, Becken, Rothstein, Zerfas, Read, Becker, Gessell, Jr.
Heat 2- Pogones, deBernardeaux, Adams, Schmidt, Milbrandt, Peterson, Gunderson
 
WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- official results unavailable pending tech
Heat 1- Hribar, Ke. Thell, Ky. Thell, Linquist, Ray, Murray
Heat 2- Atkinson, Funt, Garin, Mead, Jelacie
 
Princeton Hornets
Feature- Dannie Burkholder, Matthew Dibb, Zac Hribar, Brandon Opsahl, Gabby Volkers, Erik Gruhlke, Lexy Kastner, Jasmin Matthewman, Drew Johnson, Ariel Mueller, Jake Bayerl
Heat 1- Burkholder, Opsahl, Gruhlke, Kastner, Bayerl, Johnson
Heat 2- Dibb, Matthewman, Volkers, Hribar, Mueller

By: Tami Jo Kuehn
 
Princeton, MN (July 12) – Friday night WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action was in full swing at the Princeton Speedway with some exciting yet tough battles taking place. Justin Pogones, Jason VandeKamp, Kyle Thell, Dan Gullikson, Eric Martini and Gabby Volkers won those battles and took home features wins.
 
The WISSOTA Street Stocks rolled on the track for the night’s first feature. John Adams and Justin Pogones led the way and Pogones shot into the lead as the green flew. Adams grabbed second and Kurt Becken took third while Adams raced to Pogones’ side. Pogones held off Adams keeping first and Becken passed Adams for second. Dave Read moved in and battled Adams for third as Becken chased down the #01. Becken rode Pogones’ bumper, but Pogones put his foot down and pulled away. Pogones and Becken had a good lead, but Read claimed third and closed in on them. Read was working on Becken for second as the checkers were waved. Pogones drove his Northway Sports sponsored streeter into victory lane for the third time at Princeton. Becken, Read, Jim Gullikson and Adams took the top points.
 
Cory Bauman took the lead when the green dropped for the WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature. Gino Fontecchio grabbed second with Bud Martini, Ryan Putnam and Jason Hall going for third. Putnam moved to the high groove and passed everyone taking the lead. Martini moved into second but the yellow flew. The restart had Putnam in command, but Martini and Jason VandeKamp joined him going three wide for the point.
 
Putnam retained the lead but Martini and VandeKamp kept close battling for second. Martini took over second, but VandeKamp didn’t back down. VandeKamp was back at Martini’s door as they rounded the bullring. Putnam was three wheeling around turn two as he drifted high and went over the edge. The yellow flew and Putnam gave up is lead. VandeKamp was first on the restart with Martini moving to his door. VandeKamp pulled away this round and took the checkers with Martini, Chad Fouquette, Jason Hall and Dave Siercks as the top drivers.
 
Mitch Hribar drove away from the competition as the WISSOTA Mod Fours took the green. Tommy Bawden moved to Hribar’s door for the lead, but Hribar quickly pulled away. The Thell Brothers of Keith and Kyle moved next to Chad Funt for third and they ran three wide. Kyle Thell took the point and passed Bawden for second as the yellow waved.
 
Hribar lead through three cautions with Bawden and Kyle Thell behind him. Thell drove to Hribar’s side for the lead, but again Hribar sped away. Landon Atkinson joined Thell for second as the white flew. Hribar grabbed the white, and with two turns left, his car flew over the tracks edge bringing out a yellow. Hribar coasted to the back of the field with Thell and Atkinson going for first. Thell took the win with Atkinson, Bawden, Brandon Linquist and Keith Thell as the top finishers.
 
Kyle Robideau and Chris Wark brought the WISSOTA Super Stocks on the track for the next feature. Wark and Robideau battled for first with Dan Gullikson and Dave Mass joining in. Robideau, Wark, Mass and Gullikson ran their Supers four wide around the little Princeton Speedway. Gullikson broke away claiming the lead with Wark holding second. Mass took third and Shane Sabraski passed Robideau grabbing fourth. Mass moved to the high groove and ran parallel with Wark for second. Sabraski also took the high line and ran behind Mass. Mass, Wark and Sabraski all went for second, as Mass nosed ahead. The high line was faster as Sabraski took third and Wark fell to fourth. Sabraski began to make his move on Mass, but the checkers were flying for Gullikson who took the win. Mass, Sabraski, Wark and Robideau took the top five points.
 
Erik Gruhlke and Zac Hribar battled for first as the Hornets took the track. Gabby Volkers broke her way through the traffic and took the lead with Matthew Dibb following her lead. Dibb claimed second and Hribar held third, but Brandon Mehrwerth moved into fourth and took third from Hribar. Volkers drove away and put her bright yellow #24 into victory lane with Dibb, Mehrwerth and Hribar as the top four.
 
The WISSOTA Modifieds grabbed everyone’s attention as Toby Patchen, Dave Mass, Eric Martini and Mike Kyllonen went four wide as the green dropped. Three laps went by with all four drivers fighting for the lead when finally Kyllonen broke away. Martini took second and moved to Kyllonen’s side. Martini took the point as Mass and Shane Sabraski ran door to door for third and moved next to Kyllonen. They ran three wide for second as the yellow flew.
 
The drivers were sorted with Martini leading the way. Mass took second while Dave Cain joined Kyllonen and Sabraski for third. Kyllonen fell back giving Cain and Sabraski the chance to duke it out. Mass moved aside Martini for first while Cain and Sabraski battled for third. Mass just didn’t have the snuff as Martini pulled away again. Cain and Sabraski continued to run door to door until Cain finally broke away and locked in third with few laps to go. Mass gave it one more run at Martini, but Martini held him back and took the win. Mass, Cain, Sabraski and Trent Follmer took the top points.
 
Next Friday is Kids Night and Meet the Drivers night at the Princeton Speedway. The night will feature events for the kids as well as a prolonged intermission for kids to join drivers on the track for a night of fun. Racing will resume at 7pm.
 
WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Eric Martini, Dave Mass, Dave Cain, Shane Sabraski, Trent Follmer, Dustin Nelson, Toby Patchen, Mike Kyllonen, Charlie Hillukka, J.B. Stortz, Ryan Canon, Larry Zeller, Shawn Fletcher, Tony Proell
Heat 1- Patchen, Martini, Stortz, Kyllonen, Canon, Nelson, Fletcher
Heat 2- Cain, Hillukka, Mass, Sabraski, Zeller, Follmer, Proell
 
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Dan Gullikson, Dave Mass, Shane Sabraski, Chris Wark, Kyle Robideau, Dave Read, Dexton Koch, Tyler Mecl, Marcus Simonson, Tim Patchen
Heat 1- Mecl, Sabraski, Robideau, Koch, Read
Heat 2- Gullikson, Wark, Mass, Simonson, Patchen
 
WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Jason VandeKamp, Bud Martini, Chad Fouquette, Jason Hall, Dave Siercks, Tyler English, Corey Koenig, Gino Fontecchio, Jacob Toepper, Ryan Putnam, Cory Bauman, Elizabeth Toepper, Larry Paulson
Heat 1- VandeKamp, Martini, Bauman, Hall, Koenig, Paulson, E. Toepper
Heat 2- Siercks, Putnam, Fontecchio, English, J. Toepper
 
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Justin Pogones, Dave Read, Kurt Becken, Jim Gullikson, John Adams, Brad Schmidt, Ryan Kostreba, Rod deBernardeaux, Pat Zerfas, Jon Gunderson, Amanda Milbrandt
Heat 1- Read, deBernardeaux, Zerfas, Kostreba, Gunderson, Schmidt
Heat 2- Gullikson, Pogones, Becken, Adams, Milbrandt
 
WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Kyle Thell, Landon Atkinson, Tommy Bawden, Brandon Linquist, Keith Thell, Ross Mead, Andy Mayavski, Dave Bawden, Jr., Logan Draack, Nick Jelacie, Chad Funt, Dan Kastner, Courtney Murray, Mitch Hribar, Mike Rau, Andy Nelson, Corry VanMil
Heat 1- Atkinson, Nelson, Bawden, Mayavski, Mead, Kastner,
Heat 2- VanMil, Hribar, Funt, Draack, Bawden, Jr., Murray
Heat 3- Ky. Thell, Linquist, Ke. Thell, Rau, Jelacie
 
Princeton Hornets
Feature- Gabby Volkers, Matthew Dibb, Brandon Mehrwerth, Zac Hribar, Erik Gruhlke, Jasmin Matthewman, Alicia Moonet, Ariel Mueller
Heat- Dibb, Volkers, Gruhlke, Mehrwerth, Hribar, Matthewman, Moonet, Mueller

Speedway hosts Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series
By Tami Jo Kuehn


Fans were treated to more than just a regular night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action Friday night at the Princeton Speedway. Among the regular scheduled program of all six classes, the track ran all four make-up features from June 21, making it a night of ten features. Dan Gullikson, Bud Martini and Kyle Thell all took home double feature wins with Eric Martini, Andy Jones, Kurt Becken and Matthew Dibb all taking home singles.

The first feature of the night was the make-up feature for the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds. Ryan Putnam and Dave Siercks brought the drivers to the line and they battled as the green flew. Putnam grabbed the lead with Bud Martini moving into second. Putnam cruised around the quarter mile bull ring leaving his left front at home, but he spun out and the yellow flew. Martini assumed the lead and led through a series of cautions. Martini held his lead with Siercks and Matuska behind him. Putnam made his way back into the top five and as the checkers flew. Martini took the win with Siercks, Matuska, Putnam and Jeffrey Lien, Jr. in the top positions.

After a first lap caution in the WISSOTA Mod Four make-up feature, Kyle Thell took the lead with Brandon Linquist in second and Mitch Hribar battling Dean Larson for third. Thell immediately stretched out a lead but the yellow flew for Dan Kastner spinning in turn two.

Thell was first on the restart with Larson taking over second. Landon Atkinson moved into fourth and took third from Hribar. Atkinson took second and moved right behind Thell. With the white flying Atkinson was giving Thell all he had, but Thell held the lead and took the win. Atkinson settled in second with Cory VanMil, Keith Thell and Brandon Linquist in the top five.

Donnie Lofdahl and Dan Gullikson brought the WISSOTA Super Stocks to the green and Gullikson quickly took the lead. Dave Read moved into second with Lofdahl and Dexton Koch going for third. Read was on Gullikson’s bumper and he went to his side for first. Gullikson pulled away as Lofdahl’s car went off the tracks high side and the yellow waved.

Gullikson was first on the restart with Sabraski and Read in tow. Read again grabbed second with Sabraski getting third. Read and Sabraski followed Gullikson’s lead as they drove away from the competition. Read made a few pokes at Gullikson to try and take the lead, but Gullikson held the line. As the checkers were raised, Sabraski moved to Read’s door and they crossed the line side by side. Gullikson took the make-up feature win with Read in second and Sabraski, Kyle Robideau and Mike Loomis rounding out the top five.

The WISSOTA Modifieds were the final make-up feature of the night with Andy Jones and Larry Zeller in charge. Jones, Zeller and Sabraski went three-wide for the lead as the green flew and Jones took the point. Jones began to pull away while Zeller took second and J.B. Stortz grabbed third. As the drivers went through turn three, Todd Lofgren went sideways tying up Dustin Nelson and Andy Gordon bringing the yellow out.

Jones was first on the restart with J.B. Stortz in second. Shane Sabraski moved into third while Jeffrey Lien, Jr. took fourth. Jones, Stortz and Sabraski began to pull away, but Sabraski went off the tracks edge. Jones kept the lead as the green reappeared with Stortz and Lien, Jr. behind him. Jones won the feature even with Stortz, Lien, Jr., Shawn Fletcher and Andy Gordon in the top five.

Lexy Kastner and Brennon Gave led the Hornets on the track for the next feature. Matthew Dibb quickly worked his way from fourth into the lead and didn’t look behind him. Zac Hribar ran in second with Dannie Burkholder and Erik Gruhlke behind him. With few laps to go, Burkholder was forced into the infield which he took advantage of and came back on the track maintaing fourth. Burkholder moved to Gruhlke’s side and battled for third while Dibb grabbed the win. Hribar finished in second with Burkholder, Gruhlke and Quain Bustizky in the top points.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked off the nights regular features with Amanda Milbrandt and Kurt Becken in the lead. Becken grabbed first with Brad Schmidt taking second. Kyle Howland and Ryan Kostreba battled for third as the first yellow flew. The feature would host six cautions making it tough for drivers to make moves. Kurt Becken kept his lead through the cautions while Schmidt held second. Ryan Kostreba locked in third while Justin Pogones and Kyle Howland battled for fourth. Howland took the point and Pogones settled in fifth while the race progressed. Becken, Schmidt, Kostreba, Howland and Pogones ran that order the majority of the race and finished in those same positions with Kurt Becken taking the trophy home.

Kyle Thell, Andy Mayavski and Dean Larson all battled for first as the green dropped for the WISSOTA Mod Four Feature. Mayavski grabbed the lead with Thell holding close in second. Thell moved to Mayavski’s side and quickly took the lead with Luke Johnson, Larson and Corry VanMil battling for third. A caution slowed the drivers down and put Johnson and Mayavski on Thell’s rear. Thell quickly pulled away when the lights went green and Mayavski took second.

Landon Atkinson made his way into the top points, moved passed Larson and to Mayavki’s side. Atkinson took second and started to chase down Thell who was a straight-away away. Atkinson caught Thell with two laps to go, but Thell was able to hold him back and took his second feature win of the night. Atkinson, Johnson, VanMil and Mayavski took the top five points.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds were up and they ran their feature flag to flag. 14 year old Jeffrey Lien, Jr. grabbed the lead when the green flew with Dave Siercks making his way into second. Siercks ran on Lien, Jr.’s rear and they pulled away from others. Kyle Matuska moved into third, but Bud Martini moved into fourth, and then third. Martini slid passed Siercks taking second and was soon at Lien, Jr.’s side. Lien, Jr. gave Martini a challenge, but Martini pulled away claiming the lead.

Siercks now moved next to Lien, Jr. and they ran door to door for second. The laps ticked by and Lien, Jr. and Siercks were still side by side. Two laps remained when Martini began to lap, but all eyes were glued on Lien, Jr. and Siercks fighting for that second point. As Martini took the checkered flag Lien, Jr. gave it all he had and crossed the finish line ahead of Siercks getting second. Todd Rizer and Kyle Matuska finished out the top five.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks followed the Midwest Mod’s and also ran a caution free feature. Donnie Lofdahl claimed the lead when the green flew with Dan Gullikson, Josh Schmit and Chris Wark going three wide for second. Wark and Gullikson broke away from Schmit but they kept the fight for second going. Gullikson locked in second and Wark claimed third with Dexton Koch and Kevin Burdick battling for fourth. Gullikson moved to Lofdahl’s door for first and after a short battle he took the lead. Gullikson immediately drove away from the others as Wark began to work on Lofdahl. Koch and Shane Sabraski moved in on Wark’s rear and Wark turned his attention to them.

Koch ran the high side and Sabraski was sneaking down low as Wark tried to hold them back. Koch was first at making the pass taking third, and then Sabraski made his pass putting Wark back in fifth. Koch took second from Lofdahl and Sabraski followed also passing Lofdahl. Gullikson caught some slower cars, but weaved through them with one lap to go. Gullikson took the win with Koch, Sabraski, Lofdahl and Wark taking the top points.

Jeff Patchen and Jeffrey Lien, Jr. took first and second as the green flew for the final feature of the night. Andy Jones moved into third and next to Lien, Jr. for second but Lien, Jr. kept him back in third. Jones, Dustin Nelson and Eric Martini were three wide for third with Jones and Martini breaking away. Martini and Jones went door to door for a couple laps until Martini took the point. Martini then passed Lien, Jr. getting second with Jones following his path. The yellow flew for a few drivers going over the track’s edge and the drivers were realigned.

Patchen was still in the lead with Lien, Jr. and Martini behind him. Martini took over second and Lien, Jr. battled Shane Sabraski for third. Sabraski grabbed third while Martini was next to Patchen. Martini moved around Patchen taking the lead with Sabraski closing in. Jones and Lien, Jr. had been battling for fourth, but with few laps to go, Jones locked it in. The race came to an end with Martini taking the WISSOTA Modified feature win followed by Patchen, Sabraski, Jones and Lien, Jr.

Racing will resume next Friday at 7pm with gates opening at 5.

WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Eric Martini, Jeff Patchen, Shane Sabraski, Andy Jones, Jeffrey Lien, Jr., Andy Gordon, J.B. Stortz, Dustin Nelson, Larry Zeller, Logan Atkinson, Shawn Fletcher, Tony Proell, Todd Lofgren
Heat 1- Stortz, Jones, Gordon, Lien, Jr., Atkinson, Fletcher, Lofgren
Heat 2- Martini, Sabraski, Patchen, Nelson, Zeller, Proell
Make-Up Feature- Andy Jones, J.B. Stortz, Jeffrey Lien, Jr., Shawn Fletcher, Andy Gordon, Todd Lofgren, Shane Sabraski, Larry Zeller, Dustin Nelson

WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Dan Gullikson, Dexton Koch, Shane Sabraski, Donnie Lofdahl, Chris Wark, Kyle Robideau, Kevin Burdick, Dave Read, Adam Ayotte, Mike Loomis, James Trantina, Josh Schmit, Denny Schouveller, Jeff Frey, Joel Collins
Heat 1- Gullikson, Lofdahl, Read, Schmit, Frey, Schouveller, Collins, Ayotte
Heat 2- Sabraski, Wark, Koch, Burdick, Robideau, Trantina, Loomis
Make-Up Feature- Dan Gullikson, Dave Read, Shane Sabraski, Kyle Robideau, Mike Loomis, Adam Ayotte, Dexton Koch, Donnie Lofdahl, Josh Schmit

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Bud Martini, Jeffrey Lien, Jr., Dave Siercks, Todd Rizer, Kyle Matuska, Tyler English, Jacob Toepper, Jason Hall, Ryan Putnam, Elizabeth Toepper, Gino Fontecchio, Larry Paulson, Colbie Gallipo
Heat 1- Martini, Rizer, Matuska, Lien, Jr., Putnam, Paulson, Gallip
Heat 2- Siercks, English, Hall, J. Toepper, Fontecchio, E. Toepper
Make-Up Feature- Bud Martini, Dave Siercks, Kyle Matuska, Ryan Putnam, Jeffrey Lien, Jr., Gino Fontecchio, Tyler English, Josh Paulson, Jacob Toepper, Elizabeth Toepper

WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Kurt Becken, Brad Schmidt, Ryan Kostreba, Kyle Howland, Justin Pogones, John Adams, Pat Zerfas, Tom Anderson, Lance Ennenga, Amanda Milbrandt, Dave Read
Heat 1- Read, Howland, Kostreba, Schmidt, Adams, Ennena
Heat 2- Becken, Pogones, Zerfas, Milbrandt, Anderson, Nelson

WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Kyle Thell, Landon Atkinson, Luke Johnson, Corry VanMil, Andy Mayavski, Dustin Zieske, Dean Larson, Logan Draack, Bryce Bjerken, Brandon Linquist, Keith Thell, Ross Mead, Nick Jelacie, Abby Garin, Courtney Murray, Daniel Kastner, Mitch Hribar
Heat 1- Atkinson, Bjerken, Johnson, Mead, Garin, Jelacie,
Heat 2- VanMil, Larson, Mayavski, Kastner, Murray
Heat 3- Ky. Thell, Draack, Zieske, Ke. Thell, Linquist
Make-Up Feature- Kyle Thell, Landon Atkinson, Cory VanMil, Keith Thell, Brandon Linquist, Ross Mead, Nick Jelacie, Daniel Kastner, Mitch Hribar, Dean Larson, Courtney Murray, Abby Garin

 

No one really likes it when old Mother Nature takes the checkers... She did it again on June 28th! If you were at the races and already purchased your wristbands, you may use them either July 5th or July 12th!

Super Stock Make Up Feature will be on July 5th along with all the other make up features from June 21st!

Come out to Princeton Speedway on July 5th for an action packed night FULL of Feature events!!

Make Up Dates for June 21, 2013 Races

Due to Lightning, we were told to call the race so that the fans and drivers could get to safety. We held the Hornet Feature and the Wissota Street Stock Feature, therfore we wil be making up the Wissota Super Stock, Wissota Midwest Modified, Wissota Modified and Mod 4 Features up at a later date!

Super Stocks will be made up on Friday, June 28th, 2013
All other Features (Mods, Mid Mods& Mod 4's) will be made up on Friday, July 5th, 2013

Hope everyone can make it back!! Thank You!

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (June 14) – The Princeton Speedway started a new tradition on Friday night by hosting the Don Roseen Memorial Race. The race included increased payout for the Super stocks and other perks for the drivers. Sabraski won the memorial race and Eric Martini, Denis Czech, Rod DeBernardeaux, Landon Atkinson and Matthew Dibb took the regular feature wins with Tim Johnson and Rod DeBernardeaux taking the make-up wins.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked the night off with their make-up feature from May 24. Kurt Becken and Kyle Howland brought the drivers to the green and they battled for the lead. Becken nosed ahead into first with Howland, Rod DeBernardeaux and Pat Zerfas driving away from the others. Jim Gullikson then made contact with Justin Pogones making Pogones stop dead on the track. The yellow flew and Gullikson was charged with the caution.

Becken was first on the restart but DeBernardeaux took second and moved in on Becken. Pat Zerfas moved to Howland’s side for second, but Howland held him back. DeBernardeaux slid next to Becken again and this time took the point. DeBernardeaux stretched his lead out and took the checkers and his first feature win of the season. Kurt Becken, Kyle Howland, Pat Zerfas and Dave Read finished in the top points.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks were next up to race with Donnie Lofdahl grabbing the lead. Adam Ayotte and Mike Loomis took second and third while Shane Sabraski battled Tim Johnson for fourth. Sabraski took fourth and cruised to Loomis’ door. They ran side by side and were on Ayotte’s bumper. Sabraski took third and moved below Ayotte as the yellow flew.

Lofdahl continued to lead as the green reappeared but Sabraski moved to his low side. Sabraski and Lofdahl raced so close they made contact. Both drivers kept going, but Johnson took advantage of the situation and shot past them taking the lead. Sabraski kept close to Johnson for the lead but Johnson was faster. Johnson kept Sabraski in his dust as they crossed the finish line. Loomis, Chris Wark and Lofdahl were the top finishers.

The first regular feature of the night went to the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds and Tyler English battled Ryan Putnam for the lead. While they battled Denis Czech took third and watched them. When the time was right, Czech took the low groove and passed them both taking the lead. Bud Martini made his way through the traffic and battled with English for second while Justin Oestreich battled Putnam for fourth. Oestreich took the point and moved behind Martini and English. Martini took over second and Oestreich grabbed third putting English and Putnam back.

Czech had a sizeable lead as Martini chased him down. Oestreich tried to close in on Martini, but Martini pulled away. Czech had two laps to go as Martini was closing in. Czech however was not worried and drove to the checkered flag. Martini, Oestreich, English and Alan Bohlman took the top points.

Drew Johnson and Erik Gruhle brought the Hornets on the track but as the green flew the yellow flew too. After a couple early cautions, the hornets were off. Matthew Dibb didn’t waste a second and quickly shot into the lead. Dibb immediately pulled away with Gruhlke and Zac Hribar battling for second. Gruhlke kept second and Hribar remained in a close third. The white flew and Hribar moved to Gruhlke’s door. As they came down the front chute both drivers put their foot down, and Gruhlke took second with Hribar at this side in third. Dibb dominated the feature and got another clean sweep at Princeton.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks made their return to the racetrack with Jim Gullikson taking the lead. Kyle Howland took second and Ryan Kostreba grabbed third while Rod DeBernardeaux, Brad Schmidt and Gunderson went three wide for fourth. DeBernardeaux took fourth and then third by running the cushion. Gullikson looked strong in the lead, but Alec Nesbit’s drive shaft was laying in turn two brining the yellow out.

Gullikson continued to lead with Howland and DeBernardeaux chasing him. DeBernardeaux took second and set eyes on Gullikson. DeBernardeaux closed the gap Gullikson had and got on his bumper. Dave Read made his way into third and joined the fun for first. Read was up high and made a swift move going between Gullikson and DeBernardeaux and grabbed the low groove. Read nosed ahead, but DeBernardeaux took the high side and passed him and Gullikson. DeBernardeaux drove off and took his second feature win of the night. The top five drivers were Read, Gullikson, Howland and Schmidt.

The WISSOTA Mod Fours rolled on the track with Andy Mayavski and Brandon Linquist on front row. Linquist took the lead and Keith Thell moved into second as the green waved. Mitch Hribar moved into third while Landon Atkinson came through the field. Atkinson took fourth and then flew past Hribar getting third. Atkinson drove to Thell’s door as the yellow flew.

The restart order was Linquist with Thell and Atkinson in tow. Atkinson made his move to take the lead, but Linquist suffered a flat tire and went off the track. Atkinson took the lead on the restart and Hribar slid next to Thell. Thell and Hribar ran side by side until Hribar took the point. Atkinson held his lead with Hribar, Chad Funt, Thell and Nick Jelacie in the top five, and they ran that order until the checkers flew. Atkinson rolled his bright yellow #18a into victory lane for his second week in a row.

JT Johnson took the lead as the green dropped for the WISSOTA Modifieds. Jeremy Nelson moved into second with the field stacked three wide. Eric Martini made his way around Nelson and took second while JB Stortz drove to Nelson’s side. Martini and Johnson ran side by side for first while Stortz took third behind them. Martini and Stortz grabbed the low groove and blew past Johnson taking first and second. Sabraski claimed third and went to pass Stortz, but Stortz held him off as the yellow flew.

A couple cautions kept the drivers slow, but when they were set free Martini and Stortz drove away. Stortz kept close to Martini as Sabraski was in a distant third. Martini and Stortz kept their speed up, and Martini kept the lead as they took the checkers. Sabraski, Dustin Nelson and Larry Zeller finished behind Stortz in the top points.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks closed out the program with the Don Roseen Memorial Race. Roseen’s grandson Donnie Lofdahl started on the pole with Jeff Frey at his door. Lofdahl took the lead and Dave Read grabbed the low line. Read moved next to Lofdahl, but Lofdahl held him off. Dave Mass decided to make his move on Lofdahl, he was successful stealing the lead with Read, Chris Wark and Shane Sabraski following his trail. Sabraski went from fifth to third and took second from Lofdahl. Mass hugged the tires and Sabraski ran the cushion as they battled for first. The high side was faster and Sabraski took the lead. Dexton Koch followed Sabraski’s plan and moved into third.

A series of cautions plagued the super’s keeping them slow for many laps. Once the race was under way again not many laps remained. Sabraski pulled away as soon as the green lights clicked on and didn’t look back. Mass, Koch, Mike Frolik and Mike Loomis took the top five points and held them until the checkers flew. Sabraski took the win and the $600 payday.

Next Friday night will be a kid’s night featuring fun activities for the kids. Racing will resume at 7 pm.

WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Eric Martini, JB Stortz, Shane Sabraski, Dustin Nelson, Larry Zeller, Tim Johnson, Dave Mass, Jeff Patchen, Zach Drews, Shawn Fletcher, Tony Proell, JT Johnson, Justin Jones, Toby Patchen, Jeremy Nelson
Heat 1- Sabraski, Martini, T. Johnson, Proell, Mass, Zeller, Drews, Jones
Heat 2- D. Nelson, J. Nelson, Johnson, Stortz, J. Patchen, Fletcher, T. Patchen

WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Shane Sabraski, Dave Mass, Dexton Koch, Mike Frolik, Mike Loomis, Dave Read, James Trantina, Chris Wark, Adam Ayotte, Kyle Robideau, Denny Schouvelle, Tim Johnson, Dan Gullikson, Josh Schmit, Donnie Lofdahl, Jeff Frey, Tim Patchen
Heat 1- Sabraski, Trantina, Wark, Frolik, Robideau
Heat 2- Read, Lofdahl, Johnson, Koch, Ayotte, Schmit
Heat 3- Mass, Schouvelle, Frey, Patchen, Loomis
Make-Up Feature- Tim Johnson, Shane Sabraski, Mike Loomis, Chris Wark, Donnie Lofdahl, James Trantina, Kyle Robieau, Jeff Frey, Tim Patchen, Adam Ayotte, Josh Schmit, Dan Gullikson

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Denis Czech, Bud Martini, Justin Oestreich, Tyler English, Alan Bohlman, Ryan Putnam, Dave Siercks, Gino Fontecchio, Chad Fouquette, Justin Tanner, Elizabeth Toepper, Jacob Toepper, Paulson
Heat 1- Czech, Fontecchio, Fouquette, English, Siercks, E. Toepper, J. Toepper
Heat 2- Nelson, Martini, Oestreich, Putnam, Paulson, Bohlman, Tanner

WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Rod DeBernardeaux, Dave Read, Jim Gullikson, Kyle Howland, Brad Schmidt, Ryan Kostreba, Pat Zerfas, John Adams, Justin Pogones, Keith Tourville, Kurt Becken, James Becker, Jon Gunderson, Cole Shake, Amanda Milbrandt, Evan Neumann, Alec Nesbit, Russell Peterson, Kris Peterson
Heat 1- Howland, Zerfas, Kostreba, Tourville, Milbrandt
Heat 2- DeBernardeaux, Read, Adams, Nesbit, Becker, R. Peterson
Heat 3- Gullikson, Gunderson, Schmidt, Shake, Neumann, Becken
Make-Up Feature- Rod DeBernardeaux, Kurt Becken, Kyle Howland, Pat Zerfas, Dave Read, Justin Pogones, Brad Schmidt, James Becker, Ryan Kostreba, Jim Gullikson, Alec Nesbit, Evan Neumann, Jon Gunderson, Amanda Milbrandt, Russell Peterson, Kris Peterson, Keith Tourville

WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Landon Atkinson, Mitch Hribar, Chad Funt, Keith Thell, Nick Jelacie, Adam Fuchs, Andy Mayavski, Ross Mead, Abby Garin, Dan Murray, Dan Kastner, Brandon Linquist,
Heat 1- Hribar, Funt, Garin, Fuchs, Jelacie, Murray, Ky. Thell
Heat 2- Atkinson, Mayavski, Ke. Thell, Linquist, Mead, Kastner

Princeton Hornets
Feature- Matthew Dibb, Erik Gruhlke, Zac Hribar, Drew Johnson, Dan Kastner, Ariel Mueller, Dannie Burkholder
Heat- Dibb, Gruhlke, Kastner, Hribar, Johnson, Matthewman, Mueller, Burkholder

Princeton Speedway would like to thank the following businesses for stepping up to increase the purse with cash and prizes totaling more than $1,200.00: Wagamon Bros. Engines, Ray's Auto Body, TRC Race Cars, JNP (Jacy Norgaard), Pro Tire of Duluth, Berry Law Offices, Minuteman Press and Bill Siercks.

1st - $600.00

2nd - $400.00

3rd - $350.00

4th - $250.00

5th - $200.00

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By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (June 7) – The UMSS Sprint cars visited the Princeton Speedway Friday night for the Billy Anderson Memorial race, and the fans squished together filling the stands. Along with the sprints, all six regular classes were on hand and the night of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action was full of excitement. Justin Pogones, Landon Atkinson, Jeremy Nelson, Shane Sabraski, Larry Zeller and Gabby Volkers took feature wins with Brooke Tatnell taking the sprint feature win.

21 UMSS Sprint cars signed into the Princeton Speedway and didn’t let the fans down. The feature was full of battles, quick passes and of course a fire and a roll over. Lee Grosz led the first half of the feature but Brooke Tatnell causally chased him down. With about eight laps to go, Tatnell shot through the curves and took the lead. Tatnell led the remaining laps with Grosz keeping close in second. Tatnell took the win and celebrated by doing multiple donuts in the infields grass. Lee Grosz, Cody Hahn, Chris Graf, and Tony Norem took the top five points.

Kurt Becken and Behn Mensen led the WISSOTA Street Stocks on the track for the night’s first feature. The track was slick after some maintenance, so three back to back cautions kept the drivers at a slow pace. Becken kept the lead as the green reappeared with Justin Pogones and Dave Read dueling for second. Pogones however flew ahead and took the lead from Becken. Becken and Read battled for second but the yellow flew again as Becken spun into the infield.

The restart was Pogones with Tourville claiming second and Read in third. Read put the pressure on Tourville for second, but Read’s car hit a rut allowing Pat Zerfas to fly past him. Another caution allowed Read to move into third and get next to Tourville for second, but Tourville was faster keeping the point. Tourville closed in on Pogones as the checkered was raised. Pogones held his lead and took the win with Tourville in second. Zerfas made a last second pass finishing third with Read and Becken in the top five.

The WISSOTA Mod Fours entertained the fans with a caution free feature! As the green flew Andy Nelson grabbed the lead with Andy Mayavski and Brandon Linquist fighting for second. Linquist took second and Mayavski’s car was quite loose on the track giving Landon Atkinson and Kyle and Keith Thell the chance to pass him. Chad Funt slid next to Linquist for second, but Linquist held him off as Atkinson moved in. Atkinson went low and took third, scooted next to Linquist and grabbed second before the lap was over. Atkinson went back to the low groove and found Nelson with a slower car. Atkinson made the pass, took the lead and drove away while Linquist, Funt and Nelson all battled for second. Atkinson took the win with Funt, Linquist, A. Nelson and Ky. Thell taking top points.

Gino Fontecchio claimed the lead as the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds took the track. Alan Bohlman, Jeremy Nelson and Denis Czech all went three wide for second with Nelson getting the point. Nelson flew around Fontecchio stealing the lead while Bohlman and Czech moved next to Fontecchio. Fans then noticed an orange glow under the #F5 car, and soon Chad Fouquette’s car was up in flames. The red lights turned on as emergency crews went to Fouquette.

The drivers were sorted for the restart with Nelson in the lead. Bohlman, Czech, Mark Froehlich and Bud Martini took the top five with Nelson pulling away. Froehlich and Czech were side by side for third and they moved to Bohlman’s doors for second. Bohlman held them off, but the following lap Czech ran low and took the position. Froehlich followed in Czech’s path taking third and Bohlman fell to fourth. Nelson was far off in the lead but Czech and Froehlich were side by side for second. As Nelson took the win, Froehlich nosed ahead finishing second with Czech, Bohlman and Jon Frolik taking the top points.

Mike Frolik and Dave Read battled side by side for first and James Trantina and Dan Gullikson battled for third, the first five laps of the WISSOTA Super Stock feature. Frolik broke away from Read and took the lead with Gullikson grabbing third. Trantina and Mike Loomis battled for fourth with Shane Sabraski nosing his way in. Read ran the cushion and moved alongside Frolik again for the lead as Dave Mass was out of action in turn four.

The yellow flew, and according to the last fully scored lap, Read was first on the restart. Frolik and Gullikson were on his rear, but Read pulled away. Sabraski took third and moved next to Frolik for second, but Frolik ran the low side and was parallel to Read again. Sabraski wedged his way in between them and they all fought for first. With few laps left, Sabraski nudged Read in turn three allowing him to grab the lead. Read held second with Frolik, Gullikson and Loomis taking the top five with the checkers waving. Sabraski drove his #7a super stock in the Wagamon Brothers Victory Lane for the first time this season at Princeton.

The Modifieds rolled on the track for the last WISSOTA feature of the night. Larry Zeller took the early lead with Dave Mass in second. Andy Jones passed JB Stortz for third while Zeller drove away. Jones took second from Mass and Trent Follmer also made the pass getting third. Jones and Follmer were battling for second as contact was made. Between the contact and the track conditions, Jones’ car broke and Follmer suffered a flat causing both cars to exit.

Zeller was first on the restart with Stortz and Dustin Nelson in tow. Stortz grabbed second with Clayton Wagamon taking third. Wagamon ran the high side and moved next to Stortz for second, but Wagamon was a bit too high and went off the tracks edge. Zeller maintained the lead on the restart but Stortz was at his door. Zeller however ran the cushion, and crossed the line first taking his first feature win of the season. JB Stortz, JT Johnson, Dave Cain and Dustin Nelson rounded out the top five.

The Princeton Hornets completed the night of racing with Matthew Dibb and Erik Gruhlke on the front line. Dibb grabbed the early lead with Gabby Volkers and Gruhlke battling for second. Drew Johnson’s car was not handling well, and the yellow flew as his rear tires broke off. Dibb was first on the restart but Volkers was coming for him. Volkers made her way under Dibb in turn one and they ran side by side until Volkers made the pass. Dibb held onto second, and with two laps to go he caught Volkers. The checkers were raised and Volkers caught a rut on the track. Dibb gave it a final run, but Volkers held him off and took the win.

WISSOTA SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Larry Zeller, JB Stortz, JT Johnson, Dave Cain, Dustin Nelson, Shane Sabraski, Shawn Fletcher, Jeremy Nelson, Tim Alexander, Terry Hanson, Clayton Wagamon, Andy Jones, Trent Follmer, Dave Mass, Eric Martini, Tony Proell, Toby Patchen, Erik Peterson, Brett Johnson

Heat 1- Stortz, Jones, Zeller, Cain, Sabraski, JT Johnson

Heat 2- Wagamon, D. Nelson, Martini, Fletcher, Patchen, Proell

Heat 3- Mass, Hanson, Follmer, Alexander, Peterson, B. Johnson

WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Shane Sabraski, Dave Read, Mike Frolik, Dan Gullikson, Mike Loomis, Dexton Koch, Adam Ayotte, James Trantina, Kyle Robideau, Tim Patchen, Kyle Oman, Josh Schmit, Jeff Frey, Dave Mass

Heat 1- Read, Frolik, Gullikson, Trantina, Oman, Patchen, Frey

Heat 2- Koch, Sabraski, Loomis, Mass, Ayotte, Robideau, Schmit

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Jeremy Nelson, Mark Froehlich, Denis Czech, Alan Bohlman, Jon Frolik, Brandon Hines, Dave Siercks, Gino Fontecchio, Kyle Matuska, Ryan Putnam, Tyler English, Larry Paulson, Bud Martini, Chad Fouquette

Heat 1- Froehlich, Martini, Frolik, Hines, English, Matuska, Paulson

Heat 2- Nelson, Czech, Bohlman, Fontecchio, Siercks, Fouquette, Putnam

WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Keith Tourville, Pat Zerfas, Dave Read, Kurt Becken, Amanda Milbrandt, Evan Neumann, Russell Peterson, Jon Gunderson, Behn Mensen, Ryan Kostreba, Brad Schmidt

Heat 1- Tourville, Schmidt, Mensen, Becken, Peterson, Milbrandt

Heat 2- Read, Zerfas, Pogones, Kostreba, Gunderson, Neumann

WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Landon Atkinson, Chad Funt, Brandon Linquist, Andy Nelson, Kyle Thell, Keith Thell, Abby Garin, Ross Mead, Nick Jelacie, Jesse Ouren, Trevor Rodziter, Courtney Murray, Andy Mayavski

Heat 1- Nelson, Ke. Thell, Mayavski, Garin, Mead, Ouren, Rodziter

Heat 2- Atkinson, Ky. Thell, Linquist, Funt, Jelacie, Murray

Princeton Hornets- Gabby Volkers, Matthew Dibb, Quain Busitzky, Zac Hribar, Jake Bayerl, Ariel Mueller, Erik Gruhlke, Jasmin Matthewman, Drew Johnson

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (May 31) – Friday night was packed full of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt Track Series racing action at the Princeton Speedway. All six classes’ regular features were completed, as well as three make-up features from the prior week. Curt Myers, Dave Read, Tim Johnson, Clayton Wagamon all took home feature wins with Bud Martini and Mitch Hribar taking home two trophies each.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds ran their make-up feature right away with Chad Fouquette taking the lead. Bud Martini and Ryan Putnam battled for second but Martini took the point and slid next to Fouquette for the lead. Fouquette held Martini off a few laps, but Martini grabbed the lead. Fouquette settled in second and noticed Jeremy Nelson and Denis Czech on his rear. Czech, Nelson and Fouquette went three wide for second, and Fouquette fell back allowing Nelson and Czech to pass.

A caution slowed the drivers down, but this gave Nelson and Czech a chance to get Martini. As the green flew, Martini took off like a bullet and Czech grabbed second and Nelson got third. They ran that order until the checkers and Martini drove into victory lane. , Denis Czech, Jeremy Nelson, Chad Fouquette and Travis Schulte took the top five.

Nick Jelacie and Brandon Lindquist brought the WISSOTA Mod Fours to the line for the next make-up feature. Lindquist took the early lead with Kyle Thell grabbing second. Mitch Hribar and Jelacie fought for third but Hribar took the point. Lindquist and Thell pulled away from the others while Dustin Zieske caught Hribar. Hribar and Zieske closed the gap with the leaders and soon the top drivers drove in line scouting out when to make their move.

Hribar then moved alongside Thell and took the point while sliding next to Lindquist. They began to lap drivers when Lindquist made contact with a slower car spinning them out. The yellow flew and Lindquist was charged with the caution. Hribar became the new leader with Zieske and Thell in tow. Hribar kept his foot down until the checkered flew, and he took his first career feature win in his Lockstar Locksmith Mod Four. Dustin Zieske, Kyle Thell, Troy Kuehl and Matt Staab were the top drivers.

The WISSOTA Modifieds were the final make-up feature of the night and Erik Peterson jumped into the lead with Dave Cain grabbing second. Larry Zeller moved into third and challenged Cain for second, but Cain held him off.

By now, Peterson had a significant lead, but Cain set his eyes on him and within laps, Cain caught him. A couple of cautions slowed the mods down, but when the race got going, Peterson was still the one to beat.

Myers moved into second with Cain and Zeller on his rear when something broke on Peterson’s making him clip the wall. He continued off the track keeping the race green and Myers assumed the lead with few laps to go. Cain again closed in on the leader, but with two laps to go Myers pulled away. Myers kept that lead and took the win with Dave Cain, J.B. Stortz, Larry Zeller and Jeremy Nelson taking top points behind him.

Dannie Burkholder and Brennen Gave brought the Hornets onto the track for their feature, and Burkholder took the lead. Gave and Matthew Dibb moved to Burkholder’s sides and they went three wide for first. Dibb pulled ahead through the turn and took the lead with Burkholder and Gave going for second. Dibb kept on pulling away with Gave grabbing second and Justin Schelitzche moving into third. Schelitzche took second and closed in on Dibb for first. Dibb noticed the driver in second, and drove away taking another feature win in his 2013 season.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks were the first regular feature of the night with Jon Gunderson and Kyle Howland in the front. Howland took the lead with Rod DeBernardeaux on his tail. DeBernardeaux tried to take the lead, but Howland pulled away. Pat Zerfas took third with Ryan Kostreba, Dave Read, Brad Schmidt, Gunderson, Ben Rothstein, and Justin Pogones all sticking close and wanting the fourth point. The drivers went three and even four wide while swapping positions until Read broke away.

Howland had a great lead but Read made his way into third, and then took second with Schmidt following his lead. Read and Schmidt caught Howland for first, but Howland didn’t let off. The three of them fought for first with slower traffic, but that gave Read the advantage and Read took the lead. With only two laps left, Read pulled away in first and Schmidt moved into second. Read kept the lead and wheeled his Wollak Construction #21R into victory lane. Brad Schmidt, Kyle Howland, Jim Gullikson and Justin Pogones were the top finishers.

Kyle Matuska took the lead when the green dropped for the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds. Jason VandeKamp and Bud Martini battled for second and VandeKamp took the point. Ryan Bowers moved next to Martini for third but Martini kept it. Matuska was flying on the high side, but he got too high and lost control allowing VandeKamp and Martini to sling shot by on the low line. VandeKamp took the lead, but before the lap was done the yellow flew resetting the drivers.

A series of cautions kept the drivers running slow, but Matuska took the lead when the race resumed. Martini and Bowers moved to Mastuka’s doors and they scrimmaged for first. Matuska pulled away and Martini moved to the tracks fast high groove and took the lead. Martini, Matuska and VandeKamp were close for the top points, and they made their way through slower drivers until the yellow flew. With only one lap to go, Martini was alone on the restart and didn’t look back taking his second feature win of the night. Top positions were taken by Jason VandeKamp, Kyle Matuska, Justin Oestreich and Ryan Bowers.

The Mod Fours’ feature was plagued with cautions but it was Matt Staab who led most of the race. Staab, Ross Mead and Mitch Hribar ran close for the top points and Staab held them off. Hribar looked at Mead’s rear for a while until he grabbed the low groove and took over second. A caution slowed the drivers down and the restart was Staab in first and Hribar and Mead in tow. Hribar and Mead went to Staab’s sides and they went three wide for first. Staab pulled away but Hribar got a good run and moved to his side.

As they went through turn four, Staab spun out and drivers scattered to miss him. Staab was charged with the caution and went to the rear giving up his lead to Hribar. On the restart, Hribar drove away and in turn two, Mead, Staab and Troy Kuehl all looped their cars on the tracks black surface.

Hribar held the lead on the restart and with one lap to go, he drove away and took his second feature win of the night in his Mod Four. Dustin Zieske, Troy Kuehl, Keith Thell and Tom Hoeft were the top finishers.

Andy Davey took the lead as the green flew for the WISSOTA Super Stock feature. Dan Gullikson, Adam Ayotte and Tim Johnson all battled for second with Gullikson getting the point. Gullikson moved to Davey’s side and stole the lead but Davey remained close and Tim Johnson moved in. Gullikson stretched out his lead while Johnson tried to get second. Davey pulled away and Johnson hung out in third as James Trantina then flew off the tracks edge bringing the yellow out.

A series of cautions kept the drivers at a slow pace, but Gullikson kept the lead. With a few laps to go one more caution would slow the drivers down, as part of Gullikson’s car flew into the fence and he didn’t make it off the track. The final restart was Tim Johnson in first with Dave Mass and Shane Sabraski behind him. Sabraski and Mass kept close to Johnson but Johnson took the win. Sabraski, Mass, Mike Loomis and Dexton Koch topped the top five.

The night of nine features wrapped up with the WISSOTA Modifieds. Clayton Wagamon and JT Johnson brought the drivers to the line, and Wagamon grabbed the lead. Jeremy Nelson took second and Johnson, Sabraski and Andy Jones fought for third. Sabraski took third as the leaders began to space out. Wagamon and Nelson had already began to lap slower drivers when Sabraski caught Nelson. Sabraski and Nelson battled for second as the yellow flew.

Wagamon led the drivers through three cautions, and held off Sabraski as the green reappeared. Sabraski grabbed the low groove and ran parallel to Wagamon for first while Nelson, Eric Martini and Dave Cain went three wide for third. Wagamon and Sabraski were tied up as they went into turn three, and with the checkered in sight they floored it. Wagamon’s trusty high line was faster and he put his car in the Wagamon Brothers Victory Lane. Sabraski, Martini, Nelson and Myers took the top points.

Next Friday the Princeton Speedway will host the Billy Anderson Memorial race featuring the UMSS Sprints and all six of our regular classes. Races resume at 7pm.


WISSOTA SUMMARY
WISSOTA Modifieds
Feature- Clayton Wagamon, Shane Sabraski, Eric Martini, Jeremy Nelson, Curt Myers, Dave Cain, Dustin Nelson, Jeff Patchen, Brett Johnson, JT Johnson, Larry Zeller, Andy Jones, Mike Kyllonen, Tim Alexander, J.B. Stortz, Matt Lear, Todd Lofgren, Dave Mass, Josh Beaulieu, Erik Peterson, Toby Patchen
Heat 1- Cain, Sabraski, JT Johnson, Lear, Johnson, Alexander
Heat 2- Mass, Martini, Jones, Myers, Stortz, J. Patchen, Lofgren
Heat 3- Wagamon, J. Nelson, D. Nelson, Zeller, Kyllonen, Beaulieu, T. Patchen
Make-Up Feature- Curt Myers, Dave Cain, J.B. Stortz, Larry Zeller, Jeremy Nelson, Jeff Patchen, Todd Lofgren, Shane Sabraski, Erik Peterson, Toby Patchen, JT Johnson, Brett Johnson, Deven Vanhouse

WISSOTA Super Stocks
Feature- Tim Johnson, Shane Sabraski, Dave Mass, Mike Loomis, Dexton Koch, Chris Wark, Adam Ayotte, Trevor Arens, James Trantina, Dave Read, Tim Patchen, Andy Davey, Dan Gullikson, Mike Frolik, Kyle Robideau, Josh Schmit, Donnie Lofdahl
Heat 1- Mass, Ayotte, Gullikson, Trantina, Robideau, Arens, Wark, Lofdahl, Patchen
Heat 2- Sabraski, Johnson, Davey, Koch, Loomis, Frolik, Schmit, Read

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Feature- Bud Martini, Jason VandeKamp, Kyle Matuska, Justin Oestreich, Ryan Bowers, Denis Czech, Jeremy Nelson, Travis Schulte, Alan Bohlman, Kurt Deters, Gino Fontecchio, Elizabeth Toepper, Cory Bauman, Ryan Putnam, Larry Paulson, Chad Fouquette, Tyler English, Jacob Toepper, Rich Bohlman, Dave Siercks
Heat 1- Siercks, VandeKamp, Martini, A. Bohlman, Fouquette, E. Toepper, R. Bohlman
Heat 2- Oestreich, Czech, Bowers, Schulte, Deters, Paulson, J. Toepper
Heat 3- Nelson, Matuska, Bauman, English, Putnam, Fontecchio
Make-Up Feature- Bud Martini, Denis Czech, Jeremy Nelson, Chad Fouquette, Travis Schulte, Alan Bohlman, Dave Siercks, Kyle Matuska, Gino Fontecchio, Tyler English, Ryan Putnam, Elizabeth Toepper,

WISSOTA Street Stocks
Feature- Dave Read, Brad Schmidt, Kyle Howland, Jim Gullikson, Justin Pogones, Ryan Kostreba, Rod DeBernardeaux, Ben Rothstein, Kurt Becken, Pat Zerfas, Alec Nesbit, Davey Kruchten, Amanda Milbrandt, Russell Peterson, Jon Gunderson
Heat 1- DeBernardeaux, Schmidt, Pogones, Gunderson, Becken, Rothstein, Gullikson, Peterson
Heat 2- Read, Kostreba, Zerfas, Howland, Milbrandt, Nesbit, Kruchten

WISSOTA Mod Fours
Feature- Mitch Hribar, Dustin Zieske, Troy Kuehl, Keith Thell, Tom Hoeft, Andy Mayavski, Ross Mead, Nick Jelacie Matt Staab, Tommy Bawden, Ryan Buer, Dan Kastner, Courtney Murray, Kyle Thell, Brandon Lindquist, Andy Nelson
Heat 1- Thell, Lindquist, Hribar, Bawden, Hoeft, Nelson, Murray, Kastner
Heat 2- Kuehl, Zieske, Mead, Staab, Thell, Jelacie, Mayavski, Buer
Make-Up Feature- Mitch Hribar, Dustin Zieske, Kyle Thell, Troy Kuehl, Matt Staab, Andy Nelson, Brandon Lindquist, Ross Mead, Ryan Buer, Dan Kastner, Courtney Murray, Nick Jelacie

Princeton Hornets
Feature- Matthew Dibb, Justin Schelitzche, Gabby Volkers, Brennen Gave, Trevor Roediger, Ashley Bell, Zac Hribar, Erik Gruhlke, Jasmin Matthewman, Ariel Mueller, Dannie Burkholder, Lexy Kastner
Heat 1- Schelitzhe, Bell, Volkers, Gave, Matthewman, Mueller
Heat 2- Kastner, Dibb, Burkholder, Roediger, Hribar, Gruhlke

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Princeton, MN (May 17) – The second week of WISSOTA Amsoil Dirt track racing was in full action on Friday night, even though mother nature threatened with rain. The full night of racing was completed with Justin Pogones, Jason VandeKamp, Brandon Lindquist, Dexton Koch and Shane Sabraski taking feature wins.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks were the first feature of the night with Jim Gullikson and James Becker leading the way. Gullikson grabbed the early lead with Becken, Becker and Rod deBernardeux going for second. Justin Pogones made his way from eighth to fifth, and then next to Becken for third. Pogones took third and drove alongside DeBernardeaux for second. Gullikson’s car then suffered mechanical issues and stalled exiting the track. The yellow flew and drivers were realigned.

DeBernardeaux was first on the restart with Pogones and Becken behind him. Pogones drove around DeBernardeaux and took the lead with Becken going to deBernardeaux’s door. Pogones kept the lead after a couple yellow’s and had Brad Schmidt on his rear. Pogones continued to lead, but Schmidt was close. Schmidt was gaining on Pogones, but Pogones took the checkers and won. Brad Schmidt, Behn Mensen, Dave Read and James Becker rounded out the top five.

Pat Zerfas and Rod DeBernardeaux won the Street Stock heats.

Jason VandeKamp brought the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds to the line for the next feature. VandeKamp immediately pulled away from the field with Jeremy Nelson and Ryan Bowers battling for second. Bowers took second and Nelson held Bud Martini off for third. As Bowers chased down VandeKamp, multiple cars spun in turn two slowing the leaders down.

VandeKamp was first on the restart with Bowers and Nelson behind him. Bowers and Nelson raced for second again, and as the laps passed by, the battle continued. With less than ten laps remaining, Bowers finally pulled ahead of Nelson and clinched second. Nelson held onto third but Martini and Denis Czech were on his rear. They moved to his doors and the three of them went for third. Nelson grabbed the high line and clipped the front wall, allowing Martini and Czech to pass him.
Czech took over third and Martini settled in fourth, while Bowers caught VandeKamp with one to go. VandeKamp took the checkered flag and wheeled his FYE Motorsports sponsored car into victory lane.

Jeremy Nelson, Vince Corbin and Bud Martini won the Midwest Modified heats.

Brandon Lindquist took the lead when the flag flew for the WISSOTA Mod Fours, and he never looked back. Abby Garin and Mitch Hribar fought for second, and Hribar took the point. Lindquist already had a sizeable lead, so Hribar put his foot down. Kyle Thell made his way through the pack and took third from Chad Funt with the race half over. Hribar was closing the gap on Lindquist, but Thell quickly caught Hribar. Thell tried to take second, but Hribar pulled away and kept sight on Lindquist. Lindquist could feel Hribar getting close, but Lindquist saw the checkers and took the win. Mitch Hribar, Kyle Thell, Chad Funt and Ross Mead were the top finishers.

Ross Mead and Kyle Thell took the heat wins.

The Princeton Hornets took the track with Matthew Dibb and Dan Rick battling for first as the green flew. Dibb took the early lead with Rick and Tony Baker behind him. Dibb and Rick pulled away from the other drivers, but it was Dibb who was flying. Dibb lead every lap of the feature and took the win. Dan Rick, Zac Hribar, Trevor Rodiger and Brennon Gave were the top drivers.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks were next up to race with Chris Wark and Dexton Koch on the front line. Koch took the quick lead as the green flew with Shane Sabraski and Dave Mass moving to Wark’s side for second. Sabraski took second, Mass grabbed third and Dan Gullikson settled in fourth. Koch, Sabraski and Mass all ran the high line and pulled away from the other drivers. Sabraski moved to the low groove to take the lead from Koch, but Koch was faster and kept the lead. Sabraski then moved back high and retained second.

Koch, Sabraski and Mass flew along the top side in single file as the laps ticked away. With only two to go, Mass got a run out of three and went to the low groove to make a pass, but the high line was too fast and Mass kept third. Sabraski gave it a final push to get Koch, but Koch held his line and took the win.

Koch also won the heat for the night, giving him a clean sweep and his first feature win ever.

Erik Peterson and Dustin Nelson led the WISSOTA Modifieds through turn four as the green flew. Peterson pulled ahead, but J.B. Stortz and Nelson passed him and Nelson took the lead. Stortz however passed Nelson and took the first. Peterson was in third with Shane Sabraski and Larry Zeller next to him and they went three wide for third. Sabraski took third, then took second and set out for Stortz. Stortz and Sabraski had a good lead as Sabraski made the pass taking the point from Stortz.

A couple of cautions plagued the Modifieds, but Sabraski held the lead as the race got underway. Stortz and Nelson tried to make moves on Sabraski, but Sabraski pulled away and set the cruise. Sabraski took the win, making it two feature wins at the Princeton Speedway this season. J.B. Stortz, Dustin Nelson, Tim Alexander and J.T. Johnson took the top points.

Modified heat wins went to Andy Jones and Dustin Nelson.

Racing will resume next Friday at 7pm for the Princeton Speedway Memorial Weekend Race.

WISSOTA Summary

WISSOTA Modifieds

Feature- Shane Sabraski, J.B. Stortz, Dustin Nelson, Tim Alexander, J.T. Johnson, Andy Jones, Jeremy Nelson, Erik Peterson, Tony Proell, Toby Patchen, Larry Zeller, Clayton Wagamon

Heat 1- Jones, Wagamon, Peterson, Johnson, Proell, Patchen, Lien, Jr.

Heat 2- D. Nelson, Stortz, Sabraski, Zeller, Alexander, J. Nelson


WISSOTA Super Stocks

Feature- Dexton Koch, Shane Sabraski, Dave Mass, Dan Gullikson, Dave Read, Kyle Robideau, Chris Wark, James Trantina, Donnie Lofdahl

Heat- Koch, Sabraski, Gullikson, Wark, Mass, Trantina, Read, Lofdahl, Robideau


WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds

Feature- Jason VandeKamp, Ryan Bowers, Denis Czech, Bud Martini, Jeremy Nelson, Ryan Putnam, Dave Siercks, Jason Meyer, Cory Bauman, Tyler English, Jacob Toepper, Vince Corbin, Elizabeth Toepper, Chad Fouquette, Gino Fontecchio, Dave Mastell, Larry Paulson, Corey Koenig

Heat 1- Nelson, Czech, Siercks, Fontecchio, Meyer, J. Toepper

Heat 2- Corbin, VandeKamp, Bauman, English, J. Toepper, Fouquette

Heat 3- Martini, Bowers, Putnam, Koenig, Paulson, Mastell


WISSOTA Street Stocks

Feature- Justin Pogones, Brad Schmidt, Behn Mensen, Dave Read, James Becker, Ben Rothstein, Kyle Howland, Pat Zerfas, Ryan Kostreba, Jon Gunderson, Rod DeBernardeaux, Scott Borstad, Kurt Becken, Jim Gullikson, Amanda Milbrandt

Heat 1- Zerfas, Becken, Borstad, Pogones, Read, Howland, Schmidt, Kostreba

Heat 2- DeBernardeaux, Rothstein, Becker, Gullikson, Mensen, Gunderson, Milbrandt


WISSOTA Mod Fours

Feature- Brandon Lindquist, Mitch Hribar, Kyle Thell, Chad Funt, Ross Mead, Abby Garin, Andy Mayavski, Nick Jelacie, Dan Kastner, Courtney Murray

Heat 1- Mead, Hribar, Mayavski, Jelacie, Kastner

Heat 2- Thell, Lindquist, Garin, Funt, Murray


Princeton Hornets

Feature- Matthew Dibb, Dan Rick, Zac Hribar, Trevor Rodiger, Brennon Gave, Tony Baker, Erik Gruhlke, Jamin Matthewman, Ariel Mueller, Trisan Coburn

Heat 1- Dibb, Gave, Rick, Coburn, Burkholder, Mueller, Gruhlke

Heat 2- Rodiger, Hribar, Baker, Matthewman, Nicholson, Johnson