PROVINZINO LEADS EVERY LAP FOR PROCTOR LATE MODEL WIN
By Jerry O'Brien
7-10-05 

Jeff Provinzino used his pole position start to the maximum advantage as he jumped to the lead at the green flag and led all 20 circuits for his first WISSOTA Fon Du Luth Late Model victory of the season. Joel Cryderman who had won back to back features the previous two Sundays, was trying his best to make it three straight moving to the second spot from the outside of row two but could not quite make up enough ground to challenge Provinzino for the lead and had to settle for runner up money. Jeff Broking had an extremely strong race coming from seventh to third while Darrell Nelson made his way forward from ninth to fourth while Bob Slater started fifth, hung around there all 20 laps and finished fifth. 

Darrell Nelson got a great start in the WISSOTA Modified main event using a strong inside move from the second row but to no avail as a six car pileup in the first turn eliminated the car of Nelson's chief rival Kelly Estey. Pole sitter Clint Larson was sent to the rear of the 14 car field for causing the incident. The second try for a start was no better as Jad Carlson looped in turn one. The third try was the charm as Nelson led off again with Jeff Wood, Jeff Lien, Duane Dale and a fast moving Larson battling for several laps to see who would break free to challenge Nelson. Lien finally won that battle and set off in pursuit. At the half way point it was Nelson way out in front with Lien trying to cut down the distance. Wood, Jeff Hart, Dale and Jayme Lautigar were in the top five while Larson had made his way to seventh. 

As the laps diminished toward the finish, Lien caught Nelson and the two pulled away by a straight away from third place Jeff Wood. Lien Edged closer to Nelson's back bumper and took several looks to the inside but could not muster enough steam to make the try. Nelson went on to win his second feature in three weeks as Lien had his best finish of the season in second. Wood, Dale and Hart rounded out the top five with Larson able to make it to sixth. 

Scott Lawrence was out to make it three feature wins over the weekend as he had already won twice since Friday night. Lawrence drew the inside of the third row and waited for his opening on the inside of turn two on lap two as he dived through to take the lead across the back stretch. Following behind were Kyle Peterlin, Rick Simpson and Destin Lorimor. The action was slowed when Adam Long was turned around in turn four. During the caution period two time feature winner Jim Campbell stalled on the back stretch and was out of the event. At the half way point Lawrence led Peterlin, Simpson, Ryan Aho and Lorimor. At the white flag Aho made the move to second but it was too little too late as Lawrence led fourteen of fifteen laps for his third consecutive win over the weekend. 

After a caution flag on the opening lap the WISSOTA Midwest Modified 15 lap feature went all the way without another stoppage. Justin Jones made his move from the second row and led to the finish. Behind Jones the battling was fierce as it was sometimes three wide for positions. Jones led pole sitter Loren Inman and Mark Kangas at the mid point as Greg Chesley and 2004 track champion Dan Wheeler who was making his first appearance of the season were moving through the field but the Onamia, MN driver was too strong for them crossing under the checkered flags for his second feature win of the season at the speedway. Loren Inman, Chesley, Kangas and Nick Lavato rounded out the top five. Al Rapp was looking for his second straight feature win at Proctor in the Pure Stock division and second of the weekend, but "Mr Smooth" Jon McKinnon had other ideas as it was he who would get his second feature win of the season. McKinnon pulled out to a commanding lead leaving the battle for second to Skeeter Estey, Rapp and Jim McClellan with Jason Ziells hanging around in the top five. Jesse Ogston brought out the only caution flag of the event with a spin and stall on the back stretch. The restart saw McKinnon pull away to the win over Rapp, Alan Price, McKinnon and Estey. 

Results

WISSOTA Late Model
Heat 1: Jeff Broking, Tom Nesbitt, Darrell Nelson, Joel Cryderman, Bob Slater, Jeff Massingill, Kevin Mudrak, Mike Meger, Travis Budisalovich, John carpenter 
Heat 2: Danny Young, Jeff Provinzino, John Massingill, Kevin Carlson, Tim McMann, Roger Paolo, George Ledin, Aaron Lillo 
Feature (20 laps) Provinzino, Cryderman, J Broking,Nelson, Slater, McMann, Carlson, Hanson, Meger, Ledin, Mudrak, Lillo, John Massingill, Jeff Massingill, Paolo, Carpenter, DNF Young, Budisalovich 

WISSOTA Modified
Heat 1: Darrell Nelson, Kelly Estey, Jeff Lien, Jody Bellefeuille, Matt Sorenson, John Reini, Jayme Lautigar 
Heat 2: Clint Larson, Duane Dale, Jeff Hart, Jeff Wood, Rod Heitala, Marc Johnson DNF Jad Carlson 
Feature: Nelson, Lien, Wood, Dale, Hart, Larson, Lautigar, Carlson, Heitala, Sorenson, Reini, Johnson DNF estey, Bellefeuille 

WISSOTA Midwest Modified
Heat 1: Deven Van House, Dan Wheeler, Mark Kangas, Nick Lavato, Barry Smith, Shawn Ziells, Miles Weske, E J Heitala, DNF Brock McCarthy, Greg Chesley 
Heat 2: Monte Hall, Justin Jones, John Sertich, J P Aase, Josh Loucks, Ken Thompson, Steve Inman, Shawn Van Guilder, Darrell inman, DNF Jim Lowinski 
Heat 3: Carey LePage, Loren Inman, Jeremy Hall, Joey Ogston, Brad Anderson DNF Dick Walters, Darren Brown, Wade Ziells DNS Willy Thompson 
B Main: Chesley, Shawn Ziells, W Thompson, Weske, K Thompson, W Ziells, D Inman, McCarthy DNF Lowinski, Walters, S Inman, Van guilder, Heitala 
Feature: Jones, L Inman, Lavato, Chesley, Kangas, M Hall, Wheeler, LePage, W Thompson, Sertich, Aase, Van House, K Thompson, J Hall, Weske, Anderson, S Ziells, Smith 

WISSOTA Super Stocks 
Heat 1: Jim campbell, Ryan Aho, Kyle Peterlin, Dave Flynn, Mike Bellefeuille, Ronnie Malecki, Donnie Lofdahl, Gary Cornelison, Scott Heikkinen, Dennis German 
Heat 2: Scott Lawrence, Destin Lorimor, Jay Kuras, Rick Simpson, Adam Long, Kevin Salin, Doug Woodhull, Tom Treviranus, Eric Nelson 
Feature: Lawrence, Aho, Peterlin, Simpson, Bellefeuille, Lorimor, Lofdahl, Flynn, Malecki, German  Woodhull, Nelson, Heikkinen, Cornelison DNF Campbell, Salin, Long, Treviranus