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Traynor takes down Street Stock Tour field while Anderson, Adams, Olson & Wahlstrom also win Rice Lake features

By Ed Reichert

RICE LAKE, WI (July 11) - The DRC Street Stock Tour made its second annual appearance Saturday night at Rice Lake Speedway as the highlight event of the evening. Nick Traynor made the winning pass with just five laps to go to claim victory over a strong field of Street Stock drivers and win his first feature win of 2026 at the speedway.

Other WISSOTA Dirt Track Series winners on a steamy Saturday night at the track included Simon Wahlstrom, Mike Anderson, Ryan Olson and Blake Adams.

Polesitter Cole Richards grabbed the opening lap lead in the WISSOTA Street Stock feature, with Tommy Pogones and Traynor close behind. Pogones moved to the outside lane on the track and found success, as he drove around Richards and moved into the top spot during lap four. Numerous yellow flags plagued this event with many stoppages, for mostly one car spins. Drivers were really pushed to their limits on a fast race track.

Pogones continued to lead as the field slogged through two more slowdowns in the first 10 laps of the race. Richards had not given up and continued to press Pogones on each restart, as Pogones continued to work farther up on the track - contrary to most of the drivers. Traynor, Jeff Nowak and defending Little Dream Winner Kyle Dykhoff continued to lurk in the top five and with the numerous slowdowns, there was little gap among the leader and the top six drivers.

After continuing to hold off all challenges following the restarts, Pogones slipped a bit higher on the track following a lap nine restart and Richards was right there to drive under him and retake the lead. Richards continued to hold the point during the longest green-flag period, with Cody Kummer now joining those drivers fighting for top five spots.

Justin Vogel was putting on a show as he rode the cushion on the track, gradually making time toward the front of the field. That all ended on lap 18, as he slowed and triggered the final - and significant - yellow of the race.

Back under green for the last seven laps of the race, Traynor wasted little time as he drove past Richards one lap later to take over the lead. Kummer was now putting pressure on Richards for second while Dykhoff, who slipped back to fifth, moved to the cushion also and had immediate success.

Traynor was in control and no one challenged him over the final few laps as he drove home for the win. Dykhoff was flying on the outside and when Kummer and Richards were momentarily tied up coming off the final corner, Dykhoff drove past both to come home second ahead Richards and Kummer. Fifteenth-starter Shawn Amundson completed the top five.

Wahlstrom became the top feature winner at the speedway, as he won his seventh WISSOTA Pure Stock main of the year. After losing his bumper in the heat, he started 13th in the Pure Stock finale. He quickly made up for that however as he rushed to the front once the green flag dropped for the feature.

James Rahn took the early lead, which included an incident where he was turned around and returned to his position for the restart. Wahlstrom was up to fifth by this point and continued his charge to the front.

He drove by Rahn for the lead on lap eight, but soon after they tangled and Wahlstrom spun into the infield, triggering another yellow. This time Wahlstrom got his spot back, and he led the final seven laps without a serious challenge to take the win. Austin Fencl survived a wild ride over one of the tractor tires that was dragged onto the track during an incident to claim the runner-up honors ahead of Mark Barta, C.J. Wagner and George Richards in the top five.

Mike Anderson won for the second time in 2026 as he topped the WISSOTA Modified feature race after a hard battle with Brady Uotinen for the win. Uotinen and Anderson shared the front row and Uotinen, who went to the cushion, had the jump on Anderson and led the opening seven laps of the feature.

Once racing settled in, Anderson was locked into his groove and gradually began to close on Uotinen. Working the low line, Anderson drove under the Superior driver and claimed the top spot. He then put some distance on the field, slowly but surely.

A yellow with 12 laps complete fell when top-five runner Blake Adams broke. Back under green, Matt Leer used the high side of the track to drive past Uotinen for second.

However, Anderson was in no danger as he had built up a comfortable lead and claimed the win with Leer and Uotinen following him across the line.

Ryan Olson set a torrid pace as he led from start to finish to claim his second WISSOTA Super Stock feature win at the track in 2026. He made perhaps the move of the night on the opening lap as he split the front-running duo as they came down the front chute to complete the opening lap and found himself clean and clear in the lead.

After that he turned up the speed further and put distance on the field. Shane Kisling came from the third row to move into second and tried to chase down the leader without success. Kisling ran a solid second for much of the race until suddenly slowing and pulling into the infield with just a handful of laps remaining. This turned second over to Andrew Davis with Tucker Quinn moving into third.

A last-lap yellow for a slowing driver set up a one-lap sprint to the finish of the race. Olson got away cleanly at the start and then drove on for the win. Unfortunately for Davis, his start was not as good and Quinn was able to take away second just before they crossed the line. Mickey Anderson and Andy Ladd both had their best runs of the year as they completed the top five finishers.

Adams’ luck was much better in the WISSOTA Midwest Modified class as he won his fifth feature race of the year in that division. Travis Anderson took the initial lead and ran in front for the first two laps before Adams drove around him and took away the top spot. Baxter and Stai were hot on his heels though, as Baxter ran the low line and Stai ran the cushion. The yellow flag got a workout in this event as well; due to the number of slowdowns, the event was terminated two laps early.

While they were racing, the top three put on a good show. Baxter was particularly troublesome to Adams, as he got his nose under Adams several times in the corners, but just could not quite get past. Adams was forced into a defensive posture to protect his advantage, but he was careful not to give Baxter an opening. He raced on for the win with both Baxter and Stai close behind. Cody Cimfl and Travis Anderson completed the top five.

SUMMARY

WISSOTA Modifieds:

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 57-Mike Anderson[2]; 2. 30-Matt Leer[6]; 3. 9-Brady Uotinen[1]; 4. 9MM-Aiden Hoffman[8]; 5. 22T-Michael Truscott[10]; 6. 10-Kyle Helling[7]; 7. 12-Mike Goodremote[11]; 8. 204-David Mayala[12]; 9. (DNF) 18S-Kennedy Swan[9]; 10. (DNF) 78-Brent Prochnow[4]; 11. (DNF) 40D-Blake Adams[5]; 12. (DNF) 20-Austin Ellis[3]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Brady Uotinen[1]; 2. 9MM-Aiden Hoffman[2]; 3. 30-Matt Leer[4]; 4. 20-Austin Ellis[3]; 5. 18S-Kennedy Swan[6]; 6. 22T-Michael Truscott[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 57-Mike Anderson[2]; 2. 40D-Blake Adams[4]; 3. 10-Kyle Helling[6]; 4. 78-Brent Prochnow[3]; 5. (DNF) 12-Mike Goodremote[1]; 6. (DQ) 204-David Mayala[5]

WISSOTA Super Stocks:

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 1-Ryan Olson[4]; 2. 82-Tucker Quinn[5]; 3. 20-Andrew Davis[3]; 4. 01-Michael Anderson[8]; 5. 77L-Andy Ladd[7]; 6. 21-Mike Siewert[1]; 7. (DNF) 02-Travis Anderson[9]; 8. (DNF) 6-Shane Kisling[6]; 9. (DNF) 2-Bart Steffen[11]; 10. (DNF) 28-Josh Cappo[2]; 11. (DNF) 17G-Chris Gross[10]; 12. (DNF) 22AT-Austin Tilton[12]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Shane Kisling[2]; 2. 82-Tucker Quinn[5]; 3. 01-Michael Anderson[1]; 4. 77L-Andy Ladd[4]; 5. 02-Travis Anderson[3]; 6. 2-Bart Steffen[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Ryan Olson[2]; 2. 20-Andrew Davis[4]; 3. 21-Mike Siewert[1]; 4. 28-Josh Cappo[5]; 5. 17G-Chris Gross[6]; 6. (DNF) 22AT-Austin Tilton[3]

WISSOTA Midwest Mods:

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 40D-Blake Adams[3]; 2. 35B-David Baxter[4]; 3. 1-Jake Stai[7]; 4. 19C-Cody Cimfl[12]; 5. 37-Travis Anderson[2]; 6. 17-Calin Haas[5]; 7. 33-Cooper Berlin[8]; 8. 101-Michael Grover[6]; 9. 17B-Zach Beaulieu[1]; 10. 11K-Chase Brown[11]; 11. 401K-Mitch Patrick[9]; 12. (DNF) 78-Bently Prochnow[10]; 13. (DNF) 42KJR-Mason Knudtson[13]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Jake Stai[4]; 2. 40D-Blake Adams[5]; 3. 33-Cooper Berlin[1]; 4. 101-Michael Grover[2]; 5. 401K-Mitch Patrick[6]; 6. 42KJR-Mason Knudtson[7]; 7. (DNF) 19C-Cody Cimfl[3]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35B-David Baxter[3]; 2. 37-Travis Anderson[4]; 3. 17B-Zach Beaulieu[1]; 4. 17-Calin Haas[6]; 5. 78-Bently Prochnow[2]; 6. 11K-Chase Brown[5]

WISSOTA Street Stocks:

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 19J-Nick Traynor[3]; 2. 11K-Kyle Dykhoff[5]; 3. 1R-Cole Richards[1]; 4. 12-Cody Kummer[8]; 5. 19A-Shawn Amundson[15]; 6. 19C-Cody Cimfl[13]; 7. 04-Tommy Pogones[2]; 8. 11-Sam Fankhauser[7]; 9. 34-Kolton Brauer[19]; 10. 79-Jeff Nowak[4]; 11. 81-Charlie Pitcavage[20]; 12. 7-Caiden Engel[10]; 13. 10T-Darek Turner[18]; 14. 5-Alaina Chaplin[23]; 15. (DNF) 20F-Connor Franson[12]; 16. (DNF) 84-Hunter VanGilder[11]; 17. (DNF) 92R-Courtney Rose[22]; 18. (DNF) 10-Justin Vogel[16]; 19. (DNF) 00Z-Bryar Zimmerman[21]; 20. (DNF) 27-Parker Anderson[6]; 21. (DNF) 12K-Jay Kesan[14]; 22. (DNF) 86-Layla Chaplin[17]; 23. (DNF) 12R-Kammron Rose[9]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 1R-Cole Richards[1]; 2. 11K-Kyle Dykhoff[3]; 3. 27-Parker Anderson[4]; 4. 7-Caiden Engel[5]; 5. 19C-Cody Cimfl[6]; 6. 10-Justin Vogel[8]; 7. 34-Kolton Brauer[7]; 8. 92R-Courtney Rose[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 79-Jeff Nowak[3]; 2. 12-Cody Kummer[1]; 3. 12R-Kammron Rose[2]; 4. 84-Hunter VanGilder[7]; 5. 12K-Jay Kesan[5]; 6. 86-Layla Chaplin[6]; 7. 81-Charlie Pitcavage[8]; 8. (DNF) 5-Alaina Chaplin[4]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Sam Fankhauser[2]; 2. 19J-Nick Traynor[1]; 3. 04-Tommy Pogones[4]; 4. 20F-Connor Franson[7]; 5. 19A-Shawn Amundson[5]; 6. 10T-Darek Turner[3]; 7. 00Z-Bryar Zimmerman[6]

WISSOTA Pure Stocks:

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 38-Simon Wahlstrom[13]; 2. 52W-Austin Fencl[5]; 3. 78-Mark Barta[4]; 4. 93-CJ Wagner[6]; 5. 5R-George Richards[14]; 6. 55-Caleb Duffie[2]; 7. 89A-Alyson Karshbaum[12]; 8. 3D-Sean Duffy[10]; 9. 67-Dale Peterson[11]; 10. (DNF) 83-Tyler Wahlstrom[7]; 11. (DNF) 1-Carsyn Olson[8]; 12. (DNF) 47-Anthony Schultz[9]; 13. (DNF) 88-Robert Wahlstrom[3]; 14. (DQ) 23R-James Rahn[1]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Tyler Wahlstrom[6]; 2. 78-Mark Barta[5]; 3. 55-Caleb Duffie[2]; 4. 1-Carsyn Olson[3]; 5. 47-Anthony Schultz[1]; 6. (DNF) 38-Simon Wahlstrom[7]; 7. (DQ) 5R-George Richards[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 93-CJ Wagner[2]; 2. 23R-James Rahn[5]; 3. 52W-Austin Fencl[4]; 4. 88-Robert Wahlstrom[6]; 5. 3D-Sean Duffy[1]; 6. 67-Dale Peterson[7]; 7. 89A-Alyson Karshbaum[3]