HANSON, NELSON WIN LATE MODEL & MODIFIED FEATURES AT PROCTOR
By Jerry O'Brien
6-18-06

The WISSOTA Late Model feature at the Proctor Speedway Sunday night June 18 was shortened by eight laps when the time limit ran out. Much of the time was taken up trying to get a lap in the books as multiple caution flags reduced the 20 car field to an even dozen as six wrecks and spins put eight cars pit side. All of these incidents overshadowed a great run by Harry Hanson from the third row to battle with early leader and pole starter Darin Meierotto. Racing finally got started with Meierotto in the lead followed by Tim McMann, Jeff Provinzino, Caley Emerson and Aaron Lillo as the front runners. Hanson held the lead at the ten lap mark but the seventh caution flag flew when John Massingill slid off turn one. With ten laps complete and the time limit expired, officials called for a green/white/checkered two lap dash. Hanson held off Meierotto over the two circuits with Provinzino, Nick Musel and McMann rounding out the top five.

Front row starter Paul Schultz led the 22 car WISSOTA Modified feature under the green flag with Bob Broking, Rick Cannata, Jeff Lien and Tim Danielson trailing. Broking got by Schultz and held on to the lead to the half way mark but the third and final caution flag appeared after Lien and Schultz collided in turn one. Darrell Nelson who had started in the sixth row, had worked his way forward and was on Broking's bumper at the green flag and shot past for the lead winning the 20 lap feature in a walk off. Broking held on to second while Don Copp from 12th, John Reini and Jody Bellefeuille finished in the top five. Lien rebounded from his ticket for causing a caution flag to appear to finish 10th.

Luke Hines became a first time winner in the Midwest Modified division at the Proctor Speedway taking home the hardware in the 20 lap event. Four caution flags kept the action close and in the early going there was a great four car battle between front row starters Monty Hall and Jeremy Hall along with Hines and Al McDougall. Jeremy Hall squirted out of the pack to the lead but Hines also burst free and challenged Hall while Monty Hall, McDougall and Josh Loucks battled for third. With seven laps in Hines grabbed the lead with Jeremy and Monty third and fourth and McDougall fifth ahead of Loucks while fourth row starter Chad Larson was headed for the top five. Larson kept chipping away at the front runners while Hines was in control of the race up front. One of the caution flags saw Larson make a good run to second and the final caution flag gave him a chance to take his first win as it put him right on Hines' bumper. He was unable to catch Hines in the remaining laps finishing second as Hines won his first feature at the speedway. Larson, the Halls, Jeremy and Monty and Willy Thompson finished in the top five. Former feature winners Nick Lavato and Mark Kangas rebounded from trips to the back of the pack to finish 6th and 13th respectively.

Dave Mass quickly shot from the second row in the 20 lap Super Stock feature into a lead he would never relinquish despite a determined effort by Jeff Tardy. Mass had little trouble pulling away in the early stages as there was a fierce four car battle for second raging behind him that included Art Hyde, Tardy, Kyle Peterlin and Mike Bellefeuille. Despite being the victim in two of the five caution periods that slowed the action, Ryan Aho managed to make it up to the fourth position from 14th and there was a heck of a skirmish between he and Peterlin for third. Up front Mass had his hands full with Tardy who was all over him for the lead. Mass was able to hang on for his second consecutive feature win at the speedway. Tardy, Aho, Peterlin and Scott Lawrencetrailed Mass across the line in the top five.

There were plenty of on track fireworks as the Proctor Pure Stocks wrapped up the racing for the evening with their 15 lap feature. Pete Ciurleo won his first career Pure Stock main event with a flag to flag win from the outside of the front row. Three caution flags and a red flag marred the event. On the first lap a crash in the first turn put second place point man Ricky Davis in the pits with an injured hand. The second caution came just a lap later when Allen Price slipped of turns three and four. Price was in for more trouble not of his making as Ciurleo led off over Dan Larsen, Richard Dezlak, newcomer Nathan Dees and Steve Kresal. Dees suffered a right rear flat tire and slowed suddenly in mid pack causing cars to scatter. Price was turned sideways in the fracas and did a couple of barrel rolls down the front stretch. He climbed uninjured from the wreckage. Another caution flag after the restart for an errant bumper on the front stretch was the final slowdown. Point leader Rick Kesty was on his way forward from the sixth row and made his way to the third spot behind Larsen, but Ciurleo was not to be denied that first win as he held the two of them over the final circuits for the victory. Rounding out the top kafive were Glen Dammer andTom Morinville from 13th.

Results

Pete Ciurleo Curtis Oil & Tire Pure Stocks	Harry Hanson WISSOTA Late Models
Tyler Hines WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds	Dave Mass WISSOTA Super Stock
Darrell Nelson WISSOTA Modifieds

WISSOTA Late Model
Heat 1: Jeff Provinzino, Harry Hanson, Darrell Nelson, Tim McMann, Jeff Broking
Heat 2: Jeff Hinkemeyer, Kelly Estey, Nick Musel, Caley Emerson, Darin Meierotto
Feature: Hanson, Meierotto, Provinzino, Musel, McMann, Emerson, George Ledin, Aaron Lillo,Dave Esse, Jeff Massingill

WISSOTA Modified
Heat 1: Don Copp, Darrell Nelson, Jody Bellefeuille, John Reini, Chuck Chesler
Heat 2: Rick Cannata, Jeff Hart, Jeff Lien, Kelly Estey, Jeff Wood
Heat 3: Bob Broking, Justin Jones, Paul Schultz, Tim Danielson, Mark Johnson
Feature: Nelson, Broking, Copp, Reini, Bellefeuille, Danielson, Jeff Wood, Cannata, Jones, Lien

WISSOTA Super Stock
Heat 1: Robbie Cooper, Jay Kuras, Dave Mass, Kevin Salin, Adam Long
Heat 2: Kyle Peterlin, Jeff Tardy, Scott Lawrence, Mike Bellefeuille, Ryan Aho
Heat 3: Tim Johnson, Art Hyde, Mike Reinke, Dan Yrjanson
B Feature: Ronnie Malecki, Doug Woodhull, Tom Treviranus, Tyler Kintner, Dave Reynolds
Feature: Mass, Tardy, Aho, Peterlin, Lawrence, Salin, Long, Dody Evenson, Treviranus,Woodhull

WISSOTA Midwest Modified
Heat 1: Nick Lavato, Greg Chesley, Monty Hall, jeremy Hall, Willy Thompson
Heat 2: Chad Larson, D J Severin, Mark Kangas, Al McDougall, Chais Eliason
Heat 3: Luke Hines, Rod Heitala, Josh Loucks, Jesse Ogston, Deven Van House
B Feature: Brad Anderson, Brock McCarthy, Dan Follett, E J Heitala, Mike Hazeltine
Feature: Hines, Larson, J Hall, M Hall, W Thompson, Lavato, Chesley, McDougall, Ogston, VanHouse

Proctor Pure Stocks
Heat 1: Pete Ciurleo, Glen Dammer, Steve Kresal, Tom Morinville, Tom Cornelison
Heat 2: Nathan Dees, Skeeter Esty, Richard Dezlak, Mark carlson, Jeff Tormondson
Heat 3: Rick Kesty, Dan Larsen, Ricky Davis, Al Rapp, Steve Christman
Heat 4: Tony Ciurleo, Jon McKinnon, Allen Price, Ashley Smith, Jepp Ojanen
B Feature: Steve Christman, Jacob Morinville, Mark Carlson, Tom Cornelison, Zene Anderson
B Feature: Ojanen, Scott Larsen, Tormondson, Doug Willis, Kevin Getchell
Feature: P Ciurleo, Larsen, R Kesty, Dammer, T Morinville, Kresal, T Ciurleo, McKinnon,
Rapp, Ojanen.