PROCTOR LM FEATURE TO PROVINZINO 
Hart, Wheeler, Rivord, Kesty Top Other Divisions 
By Jerry O'Brien 
6-20-04 

Proctor, MN-Five new winners made their way into the Proctor Speedway Victory Lane Sunday night June 20th on D.A.R.E. Night and Kids Bike races night.   Blazing from the second row Jeff Provinzino of Hibbing, MN survived a single caution flag to take his first WISSOTA Late Model main of the season. Dan Wheeler started 9th in the Midwest Modified feature and made his way to the win in the 15 lap main event.  Jeff Hart started from the outside of the front row and held off Jeff Lien at the checkered flag for the Modified win.  Rick Rivord grabbed the lead from the outside of the front row and won his first Super Stock feature at the Proctor Speedway.  Rick Kesty was the winner of the Pure Stock feature in a close battle with Tom Morinville. 

Provinzino shot past the front row starters from the second hole outside and rocketed to a huge lead in the early going.  No caution flags slowed the action as Provinzino won his first Late Model feature of the season at the Proctor Speedway.  Darrell Nelson and Kelly Estey dueled for second for several laps before Nelson secured the spot.  At the half way point Provinzino had nearly a straight away lead but Nelson began to cut into it as the laps wore down.  Estey was further back in third while Roseen and Harry Hanson battled for fourth.  Provinzino held on to the lead for the win with Nelson, Estey, Roseen and Hanson in the top five. 

The WISSOTA Modifieds had a more difficult time of it in their feature as five caution flags slowed the action.  Outside pole sitter Jeff Hart of Hibbing, MN took the lead at the outset but was pressured by Jeff Lien for a number of laps.  Hart was able to hold off Lien on restarts until Lien got a strong jump off turn four and took the top spot away from Hart.  Hart stayed with Lien and was able to retake the lead and hold it to the checkered flag for his first win this season.  Those two were not alone at the point, however as Defending track champion Darrell Nelson made his presence felt as did pole sitter Dave Mass until Mass pulled into the infield and out of the event.  Nelson, who had started way back in 10th joined the front battle but could get no closer than third.  Kelly Estey was also in contention starting ninth and battling with Nelson through the field until he suffered a flat tire.  A convenient caution period allowed him to make the change and rejoin the field only to suffer yet another flat finishing 13th.  Hart took the win over Lien, Nelson, Jason Miller who was also in the hunt throughout the race and Jodi Olson in fifth. 

Rick Rivord of Superior got the jump from the outside of the front row to take the lead from pole sitter Mike Bellefeuille with Joe Oliver, Eric Nelson and Jay Kuras in the top five in the early going.  Jay Kintner was a fast mover and took the measure of Kuras and Oliver to slip into third while further back the sixth row consisting of Dave Mass and Scott Lawrence were racing each other and the pack on the way to the front.  Mass worked his way by Kintner and Bellefeuille into second but had nothing for Rivord who rolled to the win.  Bellefeuille, Kintner and Lawrence rounded out the top five. 

Dan Wheeler wheeled his way from the inside of the fifth row to take the Midwest Modified feature win. Wheeler has been knocking on the door since opening night and finally stepped through into victory circle.  Jeremy Hall led in the early going Darren Brown, Monty Hall, Mark Kangas and Troy Jordan in a tight battle. The event was slowed by three caution flags keeping the pack close.  Wheeler worked his way forward and took the point in the late going for the win. M Hall, Jordan, Terry Inman and Loren Inman, Jr rounded out the top five. 

Rick Kesty managed to stay out front after a tight battle with Tom Morinville at the head of the Pure Stock field.  Kesty took the lead after the third of four caution flags and held off Morinville, 8th starting Ricky Davis, 15th starting Jim McClellan and Tony Ciurleo for his first win. 

Results 

WISSOTA Late Model 
Heat 1: Kelly Estey, Andrew McKay, Harry Hanson, Steve Roseen, Jeff Provinzino 
Heat 2: Darrell Nelson, Kevin Carlson, Tim McMann, John Massingill, Jeff Broking 
Feature: Provinzino, Nelson, Estey, Roseen, Hanson, Carlson, McMann, Massingill, McKay, Broking, Bill Stettner, Aaron Lillo (DNF) 

WISSOTA Modified 
Heat 1: Kelly Estey, Tony Lund, Cory Jorgenson, Jeff Hart, Tyler Hynnes 
Heat 2: Jason Miller, Darrell nelson, Jodi Olson, Andy Rarick, John Reini 
Heat 3: Dave Mass, Jeff Lien, Don Copp, Jayme Lautigar, Tommy Turcotte 
Feature: Hart, Lien, Nelson, Miller, Olson, Jeff Wood, Lautigar, Jorgenson, Hynnes, Rod Hietala

WISSOTA Super Stock 
Heat 1: Scott Lawrence, Kyle Peterlin, Keith Kern, Rick Rivord, Kevin Salin 
Heat 2: Eric Nelson, Mike Bellefeuille, Paul Schultz, Joe Oliver, Adam Long 
Feature: Rivord, Mass, Bellefeuille, Jay Kintner, Lawrence, Peterlin, Oliver, Ryan Aho, Kern 

WISSOTA Midwest Modified 
Heat 1: Monty Hall, Loren Inman, Jr., Mark Kangas, Darren Hynnes, Jim Inman 
Heat 2: Dan Wheeler, Darren Brown, Greg Carlson, Kelly Checkalski, Brad Anderson 
Heat 3: Mark Anderson, Troy Jordan, Jeremy Hall, JJ Thompson, Brock McCarthy 
Feature: Wheeler, J Hall, Jordan, T Inman, L Inman, Brown, M Hall, Kangas, Ken Thompson, Gregg Carlson 

Pure Stock 
Heat 1: Alan Price, Nick Baker, Rick Wilhelm, Tom Cornelison, Stacy McKinnon 
Heat 2: Al Rapp, Tom Morinville, Joey Ogstad, Tom Cornelison, Jr, Greg Allen 
Heat 3: Rob Monahan, Miles Weske, Rick Kesty, Jim McClellan, Dustin Lunde 
Heat 4: Tim Carlson, Ricky Davis, Tony Ciurleo, Willy Thompson, Scott Larsen 
B Main: Stacy McKinnon, Lunde, Glen Dammer, Mike Tucci, Tim Nolan 
B Main: Scott Larsen, Greg Allen, Cheryl Deloach, Mark Carlson, Kevin Youderin 
Feature: Kesty, Morinville, Davis, McClellan, Ciurleo, Larsen, Rapp, Monahan, Allen, Tom Cornelison