By Jerry O'Brien

Nick Lavato overcame four caution flags to win the Midwest Modified 20 lap feature Sunday night at the Proctor Speedway. As the Late Model Feature attempted to get in the first lap of the 20 lap feature, the Heavens opened and poured down rain washing out the rest of the racing program. 

Willy Thompson started to feature from the pole position and streaked into the lead at the green flag. Clint Larson fell into second ahead of twin brother Chad with Adam Archer and Nick Lavato following. Charging forward from the fifth row was Greg Chesley and he and Chad Larson tangled in turn four. Chesley went to the pits for a tire change while Larson was charged with the incident. Thompson led off at the green but Clint Larson raced alongside and nosed into the lead at the line. Racing did not last too long as the next time around there was a massive tangle in turn four near the back of the field bringing out the caution flag once again. All cars drove away from the incident. 

This time when the green flag appeared Larson jumped into the point with Thompson, Lavato, Loren Inman from the sixth row and Mark Kangas in the top five. Archer, who was running toward the front, slipped back to 11th. Yeat another caution flag flew when Kylie Abrahamson spun in turn four with 14 laps remaining. This time at the green Thompson was ready and again took the lead over Larson as Lavato and Inman made it a four car race for the lead. What would prove to be the final caution flag flew when the racing for the lead became a little too intense. It appeared that Inman and Thompson got too close and Thompson's front bumper got tangled with Inman's rear bumper  sending both cars off the top of the track at the exit of turn two. Both cars were too damaged to continue. 

It was a single file restart with Larson in the lead and Lavato and Kangas , Skeeter Estey and Jeremy Hall in the top five. Hall had made an amazing drive to the top five from the 17th starting spot. At the green Lavato dived to the low groove and drew alongside Larson but Larson was able to retain the lead by powering off the high side of turn four. The next time by the tactic worked for Lavato and he was able to slide up in front of Larson to take the lead. At the half way point Lavato led with Larson, Estey, Kangas and Hall in the top five. Behind the top five was Deven VanHouse up from 14th, Nick Baker from 13th, E J Hietala, and the pair who caused the second caution period Chesley and Chad Larson. Lavato ran of to a huge lead as the race continued to the end with no more caution flags. On the final lap it looked as though Skeeter Estey had locked up a top three finish but spun off turn four and recovered to finish 7th. Larson, Kangas, Hall and VanHouse rounded out the top five.

Make up features in the other four classes will be announced at a later time.

Results Proctor Speedway 6-19-07 124 Cars, five divisions.

WISSOTA Late Model (21 Cars)
Heat 1: 1. Nick Musel; 2. Steve Vesel; 3. Tim McMann; 4. Kyle Peterlin; 5. Dave Esse; 6. Danny Young; 7. Jeff Massingill 
Heat 2: 1. Harry Hanson; 2.Jeff Provinzino; 3. Darrell Nelson; 4. Caley Emerson; 5. Terry Lillo; 6. Gregg Hill; 7. Brian Taylor 
Heat 3: 1. Todd Gehl; 2. John Massingill; 3. Kevin Carlson; 4. Aaron Lillo; 5. Jeff Broking; 6. Doug Koski; 7. Joey Ogston 

WISSOTA Modified (16 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Jad Carlson; 2. Kelly Estey;3. Nick Nelson; 4. Jody Bellefeuille; 5. Don Copp; 6. Rick Cannata; 7. Travis Zollar; 8. Marc Johnson 
Heat 2: 1. Jeff Wood; 2. John Reini; 3. Jayme Lautigar; 4. Paul Schultz; 5. Darrell Nelson; 6. Duane Dale; 7. Ken Hron; DNF Justin Jones 

WISSOTA Super Stocks (32 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Kevin Eder; 2. Butch Butcher; 3. Ronnie Malecki; 4. Dave Reynolds; 5. Louis Meglen; 6. Gary Cornelison; 7. Scott Sertich; 8. Jeremy Fink 
Heat 2: 1. Art Hyde; 2. Ryan Aho; 3. Tim Johnson; 4. Nick Oreskovich; 5. Dennis German; 6. Kevin Salin; 7. Bruce Johnson; Disqualified: Jeremy Crabb 
Heat 3: 1. Jeff Tardy; 2. Andy Davey; 3. Derrick Vesel; Tom 4. Treviranus; 5. Robbie Cooper; 6. Frank Befera; 7. Jim Urseth Disqualified 
Heat 4: 1. Dave Flynn; 2. Donnie Lofdahl; 3. Steve Estey; 4. Eric Nelson; 5. Jay Kuras; 6. Adam Long; 7. Todd Carlson; 8. Steve Carlson 
B Main: 1. Kuras; 2. Cooper; 3. German; 4. Cornelison; 5. Long; 6. Salin; 7. Fink; 8. Befera; 9. B Johnson; 10. Crabb; 11. T Carlson; 12. S Carlson; 13. Meglen; 14. Sertich; 15. DNF Urseth; 16 DNS Campbell

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds (26 cars)
Heat 1: 1. Jim White; 2. Willy Thompson; 3. Mark Kangas; 4. Tom Morinville; 5. Nick Baker; 6. E J Hietala; 7. Ricky  Davis; DNF: 8. Bart Porter; 9. Jeremy Hall; 10. Zach McClellan 
Heat 2: 1. Clint Larson; 2. Chad Larson; 3. Kylie Abrahamson; 4. Loren Inman; 5. Deven Van House; 6. Cory Jorgenson; 7. Brad Anderson; 8 Al McDougall  
Heat 3 1. Nick Lavato; 2. Adam Archer; 3. Greg Chesley; 4. Skeeter Estey; 5. Jesse Ogston; 6. Andrew Inman; 7. Jimmy Latvala; 8. Taylor Leuthner 
B Main: 1. Hietala; 2. Hall; 3. Jorgenson; 4. Davis; 5. McDougall; 6. A Inman; 7. Leuthner DNF 10. McClellan; 11. Anderson 
Feature (20 Laps) 1. Lavato; 2, Clint Larson; 3. Kangas; 4. Hall; 5. VanHouse; 6. Hietala; 7. Estey; 8. Baker; 9. Chesley; 10. White; 11. Chad Larson; 12. Ogston; 13. McDougall; 14. Jorgenson; 15. Davis DNF: 16. L Inman; 17. Thompson; 18 Morinville; 19. Abrahamson; 20. Archer