NELSON GRABS PROCTOR AMSOIL SERIES WIN

By Jerry O'Brien

6-29-08 Proctor, MN

Darrell Nelson the defending AMSOIL Late Model Series Champion won the second leg of

the six race four track series. The victory in the 35 lap feature for the 22 year veteran, was worth

$2000.

After a redraw by the five qualifying heat winners, Nelson found himself with the pole

position flanked by Thunder Bay Ontario's Joel Cryderman. At starter Jeff elliot's green flag

Nelson got a good jump on the field but Cryderman was right there with him and grabbed the

point off turn four on the initial circuit. Pat Doar charged from the inside of row four to third

with Jeff Hinkemeyer fourth and Jeff Broking running fifth. Nelson came back and he and

Cryderman dueled for the lead until the first caution flag flew when Brandon Jensen slid off turn

three. It was a side by side restart four laps in and Cryderman was flying around the outside while

Nelson tried to make up ground the short way around. The top eight all ran in the top groove

except for Nelson's forays to the lower side. Behind that group there was a fierce battle as the

field tried to shake out. Once again the caution flag appeared when the fourth running

Hinkemeyer went off turn four into the tire barrier. The car was not damaged and hinkemeyer

joined the pack at the rear with 25 laps remaining. The incident moved Jeff Massingill into the

top five as racing resumed. The caution flag was something Cryderman did not want to see as

Nelson blasted into the lead and Doar also got by Cryderman into second with Broking alone in

fourth ahead of Massingill. At the mid point of the event the top ten consisted of Nelson, Doar,

Cryderman, Broking and Tom Waseleski, Sr, in the lead five. Six through ten included Aaron

Lillo, Tommy Waseleski, Jr, Kyle Peterlin, Jeff Massingill and Travis Budiaslovich. Nelson was

way out in front shadowed by Doar while cryderman continued to lose ground on the leaders but

was in no danger of losing third. Waseleski, Jr moved up to fourth as Broking and Peterlin were

battling for fifth. Nelson was eyeing up the back of the field preparing to lap back markers but

fortune was with him as Bobby Carlson took a long slide off turn one and ended up near the trees

bringing out the caution flag and clearing the track for the leaders. The caution flag appeared on

lap 29 leaving seven more. With 29 laps in the order stood at nelson, Doar, Cryderman,

Waseleski, Jr, and Peterlin in the top five followed by Aaron Lillo, Broking, Harry Hanson who

had started outside of the eighth row, Jeff Massingill and Kelly Estey in the top ten from row

eleven. At the green flag Nelson dove to the bottom while Doar tried the high side with

Cryderman right on his heels. Hanson charged past Peterlin into the top five as Nelson took the

checkered flag ahead of Doar, Cryderman and Waseleski, Jr.

Also on the program were the WISSOTA AMSOIL Dirt Track Series Super Stocks as well as

the Proctor Pure Stocks. On hand were 27 Super Stocks and 29 Pure Stocks.

Sam Skalsky of Hibbing got the better of a stout field of Super Stocks taking his first feature

win at the Proctor Speedway. Three caution flags slowed the action but Skalsky was able to

maintain his lead each time. On the move from his fourth row starting spot was Mike Bellefeuille

but he was unable to overtake Skalsky for the win. Jeff Tardy, the current point leader at the

speedway, put on a charge from the fifth row to third while Campbell held on for fourth ahead of

Eric Nelson.

It was 15 laps for the Proctor Pure Stocks as Pat Van Ert blasted up from the second row to

take the lead early but a Matt Hammitt spin put the 20 car field back to a complete restart. At the

green flag pole sitter Rick Cornelison took control while there was heavy competition for

position behind him. Dan Larsen, Van Ert, Tim Carlson, Josh Loucks and Austin Blom battled as

9th starting Andrew LaBarge began a run toward the front. At the half way point the caution flag

again flew for debris on the race track. Dustin Follett's car suffered a flat tire and he was trying

to limp off the track when someone clipped him sending his bumper flying. The top ten at the

seven lap mark was Cornelison, Dan larsen, LaBarge, Carlson, Blom, Van Ert, Loucks, Blom,

Richard Dzelak from the ninth row, Jon mcKinnon, and Al Rapp. LaBarge pulled off the win

over a resurgent Van Ert with Dan Larsen, Carlson and Loucks rounding out the top five.

Results AMSOIL Late Model Series Race #2 Proctor Speedway 6-29-08 (38 cars)

Five Qualifying Heats, top four to the feature, heat winners redraw for starting position. Heats are

10 laps.

Heat 1: Jeff Hinkemeyer, St Cdloud, MN; Steve Vesel, Hibbing, Tom Waseleski, Sr Hibbing;

Harry Hanson, Eveleth; Greg Hill, Eveleth; Kevin Carlson, Hermantown, Chris Olson, Hibbing,

Matt Sorenson, Duluth

Heat 2: Joel Cryderman, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Pat Doar, New Richmond, WI; Kyle Peterlin,

Hibbing, Tom Waseleski, Jr Hibbing; John Massingill, Keewatin; Bobby Carlson, Hibbing; Dave

Esse, Cloquet; George Ledin, Britt, MN

Heat 3: Travis Budisalovich, Cottage Grove, MN; Jeff Massingill, Keewatin; Aaron Lillo,

Duluth; Jeff Provinzino, Hibbing; Kelly Estey, Kelly Lake; Tom Nesbitt, Thunder bay; Bob

Slater, Thunder bay; John Carpenter, Hibbing

Heat 4: Jeff Broking, Grand Rapids; Terry Lillo, Duluth; Bob Richardson, Eagle River, WI; Don

Copp, Brule, WI; A J Diemel Navarino, WI; Steve Laursen, Cumberland, WI; Tim McMann,

Duluth

Heat 5: Darrell Nelson, Hermantown, John Kaanta, Elk Mound, WI; Joey Jensen, Forest Lake,

MN; Branden Jensen, Forest Lake; Pete Parker, Kaukauna, WI; Cory Jorgenson, Hermantown;

Dustin Hapka, Grand Forks, ND

B Feature #1(15 laps) Estey; B Carlson; Hill; Laursen; Parker; Hapka; Slater; Olson; Ledin

B Feature #2(15 laps) Diemel; John Massingill; Nesbitt; McMann; K Carlson; Jorgenson; Esse;

Carpenter; Sorenson

Feature (35 laps, start 25 cars) Nelson; Doar; Cryderman; Waseleski, Jr; Hanson; Peterlin; Estey;

Jeff Massingill; A Lillo; Broking; Waseleski, Sr; Kaanta; Vesel; Diemel; John Massingill; Copp;

J Jensen; Budisalovich; Richardson; T Lillo; B Jensen; B Carlson; Provinzino; Hinkemeyer;

Laursen.

WISSOTA AMSOIL dirt Track Series Super Stock (27 cars)

Heat 1: Eric Nelson, Jay Kuras, Jim campbell, Steve Christman, Dan Tocheri, Todd Carlson,

Robbie Cooper, Andy Grymala, Steve Carlson

Heat 2: Mike Bellefeuille, Kevin Salin, Tyler Kintnar, Steve Estey, Louis Meglen, Kevin Eder,

Tom Treviranus, Ronnie Malecki, Jacob Lukanen

Heat 3: Jeff Tardy, Sam Skalsky, Jeremy Fink, Jeff Ruzich, Bob Kintner, Zach Wohlers, Bruce

Johnson, Tristan LaBarge, Scott Sertich.

B Feature: Eder, Wohlers, Treviranus, Cooper, Malecki, LaBarge, Grymala, Johnson, T Carlson,

Sertich, S Carlson, Lukanen

Feature (20 laps) Skalsky, Bellefeuille, Tardy, Campbell, Nelson, Wohlers, Cooper, Kuras, Fink,

Salin, Ruzich, T Kintner, Treviranus, B Kintner, Malecki, Christman, Tocheri, Meglen, Eder,

Estey

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