HANSON SWEEPS LATE MODEL ACTION AT PROCTOR
By Jerry O'Brien
6-19-2005

Harry Hanson of Eveleth MN swept the Late Model action at the Proctor Speedway Sunday, June 19th winning the first heat and running away with the last half of the 20 lap feature event. Hanson started from the outside of the front row battling with pole sitter Kelly Estey. Tom Nesbitt was third ahead of Steve Laursen, Tim McMann and Steve Vesel. Nesbitt and McMann found some speed on the back stretch and surged forward with Nesbitt to second and McMann fourth. Jeff Broking was sixth as Laursen began to lose ground. The first and only caution flag flew when Nick Nelson slid off turn four.

At the green flag it was Hanson, Nesbitt, Estey, McMann and, newcomer to the top five, Ed Wakefield. Broking lost fifth on the restart then lost sixth to Darrell Nelson who had started 11th. Estey began to work on Nesbitt for second but Nesbitt was able to hold him off. McMann took third from Estey as Wakefield was fourth and Jeff Provinzino moved into fifth. Hanson held a huge lead as the white flag flew with Nesbitt firmly in second. There was an incident in the fourth turn as the field was headed for the checkers that left Estey facing the wrong way. Hanson took the win over Nesbitt, McMann and Provinzino while Estey was restored to fifth and Wakefield who was charged with the foul, was scored last.

Don Copp of Brule, WI recorded his first WISSOTA Modified feature win at the speedway in some time. Copp returned to the Modified ranks in 2004 after several seasons behind the wheel of a Late Model. At the start pole sitter Jeff Hart shot into the lead from the pole with Don Coppin second. Kelly Estey was up from the second row to third and Darrell Nelson, with a quick move went from eighth to fourth but a quick caution flag for a Jad Carlson spin brought things to a quick halt. The attempted restart stalled when a clash in the first turn flattened a front tire on John Reini's car. He shot straight across the turn and off the track to the pits but Jim Inman spun to avoid the scrambling cars and stalled.

At the green flag Copp took the lead over Estey and Jason Miller with Marc Johnson, Hart and Nelson in tow. Nelson was marching forward and took over third then got past Miller for third. Estey tried the low line in an effort to gain the lead but he was unable to make the pass as Copp went on to take the win over Estey, Nelson, Miller and Hart.

            Ryan Aho drew the pole position for the WISSOTA Super Stock feature alongside Jim Campbell and took the point with Mike Bellefeuille to second, Jay Kuras third, Campbell fourth and Scott Lawrence fifth. Kuras got by Bellefeuille into second and began to challenge Aho for the lead but the action slowed when the car of Paul Schultz showed serious smoke and pulled off the track but not out of harms way bringing out the caution flag.

At the green flag, Kuras got the jump on Aho and took the lead with Bellefeuille, Kyle Peterlin and Lawrence in the top five. As the laps counted down the top and bottom seemed to be about equal and all eyes were on the duel for the lead. Aho took over the top spot but Kuras came right back with the top six cars in a tight bunch. It looked as though Kuras would get the win but Aho nipped him at the line for the victory. Lawrence, Peterlin and Bellefeuille finished top five.

            Shane Sabraski was looking for a complete sweep of the evening as he had earlier won the make up feature and his heat in the regular program in the Midwest Modified division. At the green flag, Danny Vang took the point from the outside of the front row with Joey Ogston sneaking through from the second row into second ahead of pole sitter John Hettinga and Pete Hines. The first of three caution flags flew when Josh Loucks spun in turn one. The single file restart saw Vang and Ogston duel with Hettinga, Hines, Miles Weske and Sabraski close behind. Sabraski was strong on the inside line taking sixth then advancing to fourth, but it was all for nothing as Weske spun in turn two bringing a complete restart. At the green Vang and Ogston still battled but Sabraski was now close behind. closing on the front runners from the tenth starting spot was Justin Jones who was now in fourth. Sabraski took the lead and at the half way point it was Sabraski, Vang, Jones, Hettinga and Steve Alsaker in the top five. Just outside the top five was Nick Lavato who quickly joined the battle. The final caution flag flew for the spin of Vang with Lavato charged and sent to the back. Sabraski did not want to see that caution as he now had Jones on his rear bumper. At the restart Jones pulled a power move and took the lead from Sabraski and held it to the checkered flag. Sabraski, Alsaker, Mark Kangas, and Hines were in the top five in that order.

            Mark Carlson drew the pole for the Pure Stock feature alongside Al Rapp. At the start, Rapp took the lead with Carlson Jim McClellan Dustin Lunde and Rob Monahan trailing. McClellan was quickly up to second as Carlson and Monahan battled with Carlson running Monahan high in turn one. Monahan slipped a wheel over the edge and lost several spots. The problem escalated when Monahan caught Carlson several laps later and then appeared to clash with Carlson spinning to bring out the only caution of the event. After things settled down, Rapp and McClellan continued to battle and it came down to the final lap with the lapped car of Carlson again in the middle. He held his line and the two leaders surged around him without incident. In the drag race down to the finish line Rapp edged Mcclellan by a bumper. Lunde, Monahan and Glenn Dammer who had come from 11th rounded out the top five.

            In the makeup features from June 12th Shane Sabraski of Rice Minn. was the feature winner in the Midwest Modifieds. He started on the outside of the front row, took the lead and never was really challenged as he took the win. Almost from the outset the race on the track was for second as Sabraski dominated. A single caution flag brought the field to Sabraski's bumper but to no avail as he easily turned back any challenges and drove off to a long lead and the win over Troy Jordan who came from fifth row to finish second. Jones, Pete Hines, and Nick Lavato finished in that order in the top five.

            In the Super Stock make up feature Jeff Forseen took the early lead from the front row but Ryan Aho was on the move from the third row and soon caught up to Forseen. They then proceeded to run wheel to wheel for several laps before a caution for an incident in turn four brought out the yellow flag, the second and final one. The first was for a marker tire that had been flung out on the track. Aho regained the top spot at the green with Scott Lawrence sneaking into second on the bottom of the track as the white flag appeared. Aho was the winner over Lawrence, Tim Johnson, Jay Kintner and Forseen.

            Jim McClellan was the winner of the Pure Stock make up event over Rick Kesty, Glenn Dammer, and Dustin Lunde. Rob Monahan got a bit of a jump on the field at the green but spun out in front of the pack. At the green it was Kestey to the lead but McClellan was on the move and quickly took over the point. After a caution period for a tangle between Skeeter Estey and Nick Baker, McClellan took the point, the field strung out behind him and stayed that way to the end. Finishing in the top five were McClellan, Kestey, Al Rapp, Jon McKinnon and Scott Larsen.

Results:

WISSOTA Late Models
Heat 1: Harry Hanson, Ed Wakefield, Steve Vesel, Tim McMann, Steve Laursen, Nick Nelson, John Carpenter, Jeff Massingil, Aaron Lillo
Heat 2: Jeff Broking, Jeff Provinzino, Kelly Estey, Darrell Nelson, Tom Nesbitt, Caley Emerson, John Massingill, Kevin Carlson
Feature: Hanson, Nesbitt, McMann, Provinzino, Estey, Laursen, D Nelson, Broking, Vesel, Emerson, John Massingill, Carlson, Lillo, N Nelson, Jeff Massingill, Carpenter, Wakefield

WISSOTA Modifieds
Heat 1: Darrell Nelson, Jason Miller, John Reini, Clint Larson, Jody Bellefeuille, Robbie Lore, Ken Hron, Jim Inman, DNS Duane Dale
Heat 2: Jeff Hart, Jeff Wood, Don Copp, Kelly Estey, Marc Johnson, Jeff Lien, Rod Heitala, Gavin Paul, DNF Jad Carlson
Feature: Copp, Estey, Nelson, Miller, Hart, Larson, Dale, Lien, Johnson, Bellefeuille, Hron, Heitala, Lore DNF: Inman, Carlson, Reini, Wood

WISSOTA Super Stocks
Heat 1; Jim Campbell, Jay Kuras, Jeff Forseen, Eric Nelson, Scott Heikkinen, Gary Cornelison, DNF Doug Woodhull
Heat 2: Ryan Aho, Kyle Peterlin, Donie Lofdahl, Bruce Johnson, Dustin Lorimor, Keith Kern DNF Jack Provencher, Adam Long
Heat 3: Mike Bellefeuille, Scott Lawrence, Tim Johnson, Wayne Stricker, Dave Flynn, DanYrjanson, Tom Treviranus DNS Jom Amborn
Heat 4: Jay Kintner, Jeff Tardy, Paul Schultz, Kevin Salin, Ron Malecki, Steve Esty, Gordy Maki
B Main: Lorimor, Cornelison, Malecki Treviranus, Flynn, Yrjanson, Long, Maki, Provencher, Heikkinen, Amborn, Woodhull, Reynolds DQ Estey, failed to go to scales
Feature: Aho, Kuras, Lawrence, Peterlin, Bellefeuille, Johnson, Kintner, Tardy, Lofdahl, Forseen, Nelson, Stricker, Campbell, B Johnson, Lorimor, Salin, S Estey, Cornelison, Malecki DNF Schultz

Pure Stock
Heat 1: Dustin Lunde, Glen Dammer, Mark Carlson, Ricky Davis, Nick Baker, Brandon Aase, Jesse Ogston, Cheryl Deloach, DNS Kelly Moen
Heat 2: Scott Larsen, Tony Ciurleo, Rob Monahan, Jason Rockwell, Dale Reynolds, DanHendrickson, Dustin Follett, Chad Carlson DNF Kevin Getchell
Heat 3: Ed Kesty, Allen Price, Steve Kresal, Tom Morinville, Ken Stanley, Dan Doran, Jason Ziells DNS Skeeter Estey
Heat 4: Al Rapp, Jim McClellan, Tom Cornelison, Rick Kesty, Travis Zollar, Jon McKinnon, Shawn Ziells, Chad Carlson
B Main: Baker, J Ogston, S Ziells, Carlson, Richard Dzlak, Cheryl Deloach DNF Doran Aase,DNS Estey DQ Stanley Failed to make minimum weight.
B Main: McKinnon, Zollar, Reynolds, Hendrickson DNF Willis, Getchell, Follett DNS Moen DQ Anderson
Feature: Rapp, McClellan, Lunde, Monahan, Dammer, McKinnon, Davis, Cornelison, Cuirleo, Ogston, Rockwell, Baker, R Kestey, Zollar, Lunde, M Carlson, E Kesty DNF Larsen, Kresal, Morinville

Midwest Modified Makeup Feature: Sabraski , Jordan , Jones, Hines, Lavato, Hall, Alsaker, Kangas, Severin, Vang, Hettinga, Weske, Van House, Heitala DNF: Chesley, Ziels, S Inman DNS Arpin, Thompson, M Jones

Super Stock Make Up Feature: Aho, Lawrence , T Johnson, Kintner, Forseen, Campbell , Nelson, B Johnson, Maki, Bellefeuille, Striker, Long, Treviranus, Flynn DNF Kuras, Tardy DNS Luke Hines, Rick Simpson, Bobby Carlson