SIMPSON WINS FIRST SUPER STOCK MAIN EVENT
McMann Repeats Late Model Win

by Jerry O'Brien
July 6, 2003

Proctor, MN - Rick Simpson of Thunder Bay Ontario won his first career Super Stock feature at the Proctor Speedway Sunday night July 6th.  Darrell Nelson grabbed the WISSOTA Modified feature win while Tim McMann won his second consecutive WISSOTA Late Model main event and Mark Anderson picked up his second WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature of the season. Two laps into the Pure Stock feature Mother Nature stepped in and rained out the rest of the event.

Tim McMann won the all important redraw for the WISSOTA Late Model feature starting on the pole and streaking away at the green flag to the lead but it was a no go as Jeff Broking tapped Harry Hanson sending both spinning and collecting Kevin Carlson.  The result was the same for the next try as McMann again vaulted to the lead with Steve Vesel, John Massingill, Justin Aylward and Paul Wrazidlo trailing. Once again the caution flag flew as Broking and Carlson again tangled in turn one putting both out of action.

The third time was the charm and a single file start with McMann still in charge over Vesel while Aylward, Massingill and Don Copp were in a tussle for third.  Copp showed some power and took third pulling away to join Vesel and McMann on a break away from the pack.  The mid point was quickly reached with McMann extending his lead over Vesel while Copp began to creep forward overhauling Vesel for second.  Moving forward also was Darrell Nelson sliding into fourth but Hanson was charging back from the early incident to take fifth, as the white flag flew Nelson and Hanson were wheel to wheel for fourth while Copp tried unsuccessfully to wrest second from Vesel.  McMann won his second feature at the speedway in as many weeks.  Heats were won by Copp and Nelson.     

Darrell Nelson started the WISSOTA Modified feature from the outside of the front row and took the early lead but Duane Dale spun in turn one setting up a restart with no laps in.  At the green flag Nelson again took the point followed by Jeff Hart, Steve Arpin and Jeff Wood while Kelly Estey rode the track bottom dueling with Matt Sorenson for fifth. The battle up front was intense as Nelson was hounded by Arpin, Hart and Wood.  As the half way point was quickly reached Hart made a bid for the lead but that let Arpin through to second.  Arpin then made a bid for the lead himself but spun in turn one and was sent to the rear for causing the caution flag.  Hart limped to the pits with a flat.

It looked as though Hart was not going to be able to return as the green flag flew but Jason Miller's run was ruined with a spin in turn three halting the action and letting Hart return to rebound to an eighth place finish.   This chain of events left Nelson with a big lead and Wood trying to stave off Estey.  They traded slide jobs on the final circuit with Estey besting Wood for second behind Nelson.  Joey Jensen came almost unnoticed from the 11^th starting slot to finish fourth while Duane Dale rounded out the top five.

Rick Simpson also made the most of his redraw as he started the Super Stock Main from the pole flanked by Jay Kuras.  Kuras bolted to the lead mindful of his aborted win the previous week and led Simpson, Nick Musel, Jim Campbell and Keith Kern early on.  On the move from tenth was Scott Lawrence who quickly worked his way to fifth.   Lawrence moved to fourth as Ryan Aho and Campbell battled for fifth.

At the half way point reached with no caution flags Kuras still led Simpson while Musel and Lawrence skirmished for third. Simpson dropped to the low groove and went wheel to wheel with Kuras for the lead while close behind Lawrence and Musel were also door to door. Campbell suffered mechanical problems and dropped back as Simpson forged ahead of Kuras into the lead. Musel experienced problems also and dropped back as the white flag flew. Lawrence and a surging Aho blew by Kuras to finish second and third respectively, while Kyle Peterlin finished fifth after starting 13th.

Mark Anderson led every lap in the Midwest Modified feature after starting from the outside of the front row.  Early on Josh Loucks, Jody Bellefeuille, Justin Jones and JJ Thompson ran top five.   Anderson held a big lead on Bellefeuille while Dick Peterson had moved from tenth to fifth.  At the half way point with Anderson leading and Peterson up to third, Peterson spun on his own in turn two and was sent to the rear.   Anderson still led Bellefeuille but now it was Jones and Mark Kangas in third and fourth and Thompson hanging onto fifth.  Thompson got by Kangas and then Jones to finish third while Kangas followed through to fourth.  Anderson won feature number two for the season at the Speedway .

The Pure Stock feature experienced it's first caution flag two laps in and the red flag shortly thereafter as a rain storm hit the area washing out the rest of the feature.

Results

WISSOTA Late Model

Heat 1: Darrell Nelson, Harry Hanson, Tim McMann, Jeff Broking, Justin Aylward
Heat 2: Donn Copp, Clint Larson, Steve Vesel, Paul Wrazidlo, John Massingill
Feature: McMann, Vesel, Copp, Hanson, Nelson, Aylward, Massingill, Nick Nelson, Wrazidlo, Larson, Carlson, Broking

WISSOTA Modified

Heat 1: Jason Miller, Kelly Estey, Tommy Turcotte, Steve Arpin, Duane Dale
Heat 2: Jeff Hart, Jeff Wood, Jayme Lautigar, Darrell Nelson, Matt Sorenson
Feature: Nelson, Estey, Wood, Joey Jensen, Dale, Lautigar, Arpin, Hart, Turcotte, Jeff Pohjonen

WISSOTA Super Stock

Heat 1: Donnie Lodfahl, Mike Bellefeuille, Ryan Aho, Rick Simpson, Kyle Peterlin
Heat 2: Jay Kuras, Paul Schultz, Scott Lawrence, Gary Cornelison, Bruce Johnson
Heat 3: Jim Campbell, Nick Musel, Shawn Ziels, Keith Kern, Tridell Champlin
B Main: Johnny Erickson, Jeff Lindsey, Kevin Salin, Brad Arnes, Aaron Lillo
Feature: Simpson, Lawrence, Aho, Kuras, Peterlin, Campbell, Musel, Lofdahl, Kern, Lindsey

WISSOTA Midwest Modified

Heat 1: Dick Peterson, Mark Anderson, Josh loucks, Steve Inman, Bob Chesley
Heat 2: D J Severin, Justin Jones, J J Thompson, Jody Bellefeuille, Mark Kangas
Feature: Anderson, Bellefeuille, Thompson, Kangas, Jones, Terry Inman, Chesley, Peterson, Greg Carlson, Steve Inman

Pure Stock

Heat 1: Rick Wilhelm, Jon McKinnon, Dustin Lunde, Jimmy Rich, Jr. Al Rapp
Heat 2: Al McDougall, Nick Lavato, Gary Campbell, Scott Larsen, Steve Young
Heat 3: Ricky Davis, Chris Carlson, Dave Flynn, Stacey McKinnon, Tom Morinville Heat 4: Mark Carlson, J P Aase, Mike Fossness, Jim McLellan, Cheryl Deloach
B Main 1: Al Rapp, Cheryl Deloach, Glen Dammer, Jim Bianchi, Willie Thompson
B Main 2: Steve Young, Tom cornelison, Wade Ziels, Scott Baker
Feature: Rained out after two laps.