By Jerry O'Brien
May 28, 2007Kelly Estey rebounded from a difficult time
the night before and won the first race of the $30,000
Como Oil & Propane WISSOTA Modified Series Monday at the
Proctor Speedway. Estey started the 30 lap main event on
the pole position leading the 25 car field to the green
flag. Estey grabbed the lead over Jason Miller and pulled
away. Jayme Lautigar was third ahead of Jeff Hart and
Duane Dale. Miller and Lautigar battled for second with
Miller finally breaking free. Miller then set out to track
down Estey and began to reel him in. As the event
proceeded with no stoppages, Miller drew ever closer until
he was right on Estey's tail and when Estey committed a
slight bobble it was enough for Miller to slip by.
The event proceeded past the half way point without a
caution flag until lap 18 when Andy Miskowic's number 27x
shucked the drive shaft out in turn two bringing out the
first yellow flag. The restart was single file with Miller
leading Estey and Lautigar with Hart and Jacobson running
fourth and fifth. Dale, Wood, Schultz, Darrell Nelson who
had worked his way forward from his 18th starting slot,
and Tyler Keyser were the top ten at this point. The
caution flag again appeared when it appeared that the
number 55 of Wood was tapped in traffic and spun into the
infield off turn two. Dale was tagged with the incident
and sent to the back of the field.
At the green the order remained the same and further
back Keyser tried the high side to gain an advantage but
lost 8th to Nelson. Miller continued to lead with Estey
right on his bumper poised to regain the lead should
Miller make a mistake. On lap 21 the opening Estey was
looking for materialized and he drove through to take the
lead and went on to take the win and the lead in the Como
Modified Series points. Miller, Lautigar, Jacobson and
Hart finished in the top five. 2006 Series Champion Nelson
came home seventh.
Jeff Tardy raced his way forward from the fifth row to
grab the 20 lap WISSOTA Super Stock feature victory. At
the green flag it was a mad scramble up front amongst six
cars. Mike Bellefeuille took the initial lead from the
pole with Sunday night's winner Butch Butcher blasting up
from the third row to second. Sam Skalsky, Steve Estey and
Jay Kintner were in the mix. A tangle off turn two saw
Eric Nelson forced off the track. The restart saw an
attempt by several drivers to occupy the same space
resulting in Estey sliding off turn three.
At the green flag Bellefeuille continued to lead
Butcher and Skalsky while John Copp, Scott Lawrence and
Ryan Aho battled for position. Butcher made the pass for
the lead but another caution flag flew for debris on the
front stretch. On the ensuing restart there was a scramble
for the lead resulting a punctured tire for Butcher
resulting in his retirement. Skalsky came out of the
turmoil with the lead while Tardy moved up to fourth. Just
at the half way mark the order stood at Skalsky,
Bellefeuille, Lawrence, Copp and Aho. With three laps
remaining the final caution flag appeared and on the
restart Tardy was able to take over the lead and pulled
away from Skalsky for the win.
Bellefeuille, Lawrence and Aho finished in the top
five. Andrew LaBarge and Scott Larsen ran wheel to
wheel for the lead at the beginning of the 15 lap Pure
Stock feature with Larsen leading lape one and LaBarge the
second circuit. The top six ran in a pack and Andrew Jarvi
quickly moved from fifth to second. Just as the crossed
flags signaled the half way point, a tangle in turn four
slowed the action. At the restart LaBarge held the lead
over Jarvi, Rick Kesty, Larsen and Jeremy Fink. At the
green flag Jarvi squeezed into the lead only to have what
would prove to be the final caution flag appeared for a
multi-car tangle in turn four. When racing resumed LaBarge
was back on top and held off Jarvi for the win. Kesty,
Sunday's winner Tony Ciurleo and LaRae Ralidak finished in
the top five . It was a great drive for Ralidak who had
begun the event from the 15th starting spot. Early leader
Scott Larsen finished sixth and Isaac Hudson, Al Rapp,
Chad Carlson and Jon McKinnon rounded out the top ten.
Results Proctor Speedway Monday May 28th
Como WISSOTA Modified Series (46 cars)
Gondik Law Office Heat races
Heat 1: Jeff Wood, Tim Alexander, Bob Broking,
Jodi Olson, Don Copp, Marc Damjanovich, Kevin Adams, Kyle
Gavel, Dano Ostrander DNF Marc Johnson
Heat 2: Rick Jacobson, Jad Carlson, Paul Schultz, Jeff
Spacek, Joey Jensen, Scott Hudack, John Carpenter, Travis
Zollar DNF Mark blood
Heat 3: Tyler Keyser, Duane Dale, Jody Bellefeuille,
Darrell Nelson, Nick Nelson, Pat Doar, Jim Chyba, Ricky
Roche, Skeeter Estey
Heat 4: Jeff Hart, Jayme Lautigar, Andy Miskowic, Brad
Hanson, Dave Cain, Rick Cannata, Dean Yrjanainen, Steve
Lavasseur, Ross Lightner
Heat 5: Kelly Estey, Jason Miller, Bill Byholm, Justin
Jones, Al Uotinen, Eric Bjorkland, Jeff Ruzich, Rick
Rivord
Fortune Bay Resort & Casino B Mains
B Main N Nelson, Copp, Uotinen, Cannata, Chyba,
Hudack, Ruzich, Ostrander, Lavasseur, Zollar, S Estey,
Adams DNF Checkalski
B Main Cain, Doar, Jensen, Rocche, Damjanovich, Lightner,
Yrjanainen, Carpenter, Rivord, Johnson Gavel, Blood DNF
Bjorkland
Taco John's Pole Dash:
Estey, Lautigar, Miller, Dale, Hart, Wood, Keyser,
Jacobson, J Carlson, Alexander Provisional: Al Uotinen
Mid States Equipment 30 lap Feature:
Estey, Miller, Lautigar, Jacobson, Hart, Schultz, D
Nelson, Wood, Broking, Cain, Keyser, Alexander,
Bellefeuille, Byholm, Spacek, Copp, Jones, Uotinen, Doar,
Dale, N Nelson DNF J Carlson, Hanson, Miskowic, Olson
WISSOTA Super Stocks (44 cars)
Heat 1: Jay Kintner, Eric Nelson, Bobbie carlson,
Zach Wohlers, Jeremy snow, Jay Kuras, Art Hyde, Bryan Lund
DNS Frank Befera
Heat 2:Jeff Tardy, Steve Estey, Robbie Cooper, Mark
Keppel, Gary Cornelison, Kevin Eder, Dennis German, Adam
Long DNF Mike Vajdl
Heat 3: Scott Lawrence, Butch Butcher, Wayne Striker, Tom
Treviranus, Donnie Lofdahl, Ronnie Malecki, Luke
Strandlund, Louis Meglen, Steve Carlson
Heat 4: Sam Skalsky, John Copp, Bruce Shouvelle, Bruce
Johnson, Todd Carlson, Andy Davey, Shane Hawkinson DNF
Dave Flynn, Andy Grymala
Heat 5: Ryan Aho, Mike Bellefeuille, Tyler Kintner, Dody
Evenson, Derrick Vesel, Tridell Champlin DNF Kevin Salin,
Scott Sertich
B Main: Treviranus, Kuras, Hawkinson, Malecki, Lund,
Evenson, German, Meglen, Cornelison, Champlin, T Carlson,
Wohlers, Grynmala, Sertich, Vajdl
B Main: Vesel, Davey, Johnson, Lofdahl, Eder, Hyde, Flynn,
Strandlund, Keppel, Long, Carlson DNF Salin DNS Snow,
Befera
Feature (20 Laps): Tardy, Skalsky, Bellefeuille, Lawrence,
Aho, B Carlson, Hawkinson, J Kintner, T Kintner, Copp.
Davey, Nelson, Vesel, Kuras, Treviranus, Striker, Johnson,
Shouvelle DNF Butcher, S Estey
Pure Stock (29 cars)
Heat 1: Jon McKinnon, Jeremy Fink, scott Larsen,
Tim carlson, Zene Anderson, Dan larsen, Rick Cornelison,
Jeff Engelmeier, James Armstrong Tasha Rapp
Heat 2: Tony Ciurleo, Al Rapp, Andy LaBarge, Richard
Dezlak, Dale Reynolds, Jeff Tormondson, Pete Ciurleo,
Marke Korte, Caitlyn Carlson, Dan Follett
Heat 3: Andrew Jarvi, Troy Wiseth, Rick Kesty, Isaac
Hudson, LeRae Ralidak, Chad carlson, Jacob Morinville,
Matt Hammitt, Frank Westlund
B Main: P Ciurleo, Chad Carlson, Tormondson, D Larsen,
Korte, Armstrong, Westlund, Engelmeier, Follett,
Morinville, Cornelison, Caitlyn Carlson, T Rapp DNS
Hammitt
Feature (15 Laps): LaBarge, Jarvi, Kesty, T Ciurleo,
Ralidak, S Larsen, Hudson, Rapp, Chad Carlson, McKinnon,
Dezlak, P Ciurleo, Fink, Anderson, T Carlson, D Larsen,
Korte, Tormondson, Wiseth DNF Reynolds