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Kendall, Sabraski, Jackson, Carlson and Fosso lasso up WISSOTA rivals Thursday at Grand Rapids

By Shannon Reigel

GRAND RAPIDS, MN (August 7) - Grand Rapids Speedway hosted WISSOTA Dirt Track Series racing on a hot August Thursday night, highlighted by an appearance of the Fastlane Northland WISSOTA Super Stock series.

Winners in sanctioned action included Billy Kendall, Shane Sabraski, Tim Jackson, Austin Carlson, and Brady Fosso.

In the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, Paul Ripley and Matthew Cunha led the field to green, with Ripley the early leader ahead of Cunha. Alex O’Dell and Michael Blevins raced side by side for third, with Tim Jackson fifth.

With several laps completed, Cunha spun in turn one and made contact with Blevins; the caution fell and the field regrouped.

Ripley kept out front on green, with Jackson moving into contention for second alongside Blevins. O’Dell and Gary James Nelson raced side by side for fourth.

Jackson took second and then went to the outside of Ripley for the lead, making the pass a couple of laps later. Blevins raced in third, O’Dell was fourth, and Darrin Lawler battled with Nelson and Feltus for fifth.

Jackson drove on to victory lane ahead of Ripley, Blevins, O’Dell, and Scott Thompson, who shot by Lawler with two laps left to complete the top five.

The WISSOTA Hornets were led to the initial green by Mark Gangl and Zeb Graves, before a first-lap caution was thrown when Kaitlyn Kohl rolled on the track; she was reported to be okay.

Back under green Gangl and Graves battled for the lead, just ahead of Brady Fosso and Nick Ruzich. Fosso raced to the outside of Gangl and Graves before a caution for debris was thrown with 10 laps to go.

As the field was back underway, Gangl kept out front, while Fosso and Graves battled for second; Fosso took the spot. Graves was then under pressure from Russell Kiker, Jr., and Kiker took third. Out front, Fosso went to the high side to try to get by Gangl for the lead. Fosso took the spot a couple laps later, with Kiker now challenging for second.

As the field came through the backmarkers, Fosso maneuvered through flawlessly and took the victory. Gangl, Kiker, Zeb Graves and Easton Pfeiffer were top-five finishers.

The WISSOTA Super Stocks were led to the green by Andy LaBarge and Alex Myers. Myers was the early leader, with Terran Spacek grabbing second and LaBarge falling into the clutches of Shane Sabraski. Curt Myers was fifth.

Alex Myers and Spacek were in a great back-and-forth fight for the lead over several green-flag laps, with Sabraski right on their bumpers. Curt Myers had moved into fourth.

With 17 laps to go Spacek had a slight lead, but one lap later Sabraski moved past both Spacek and Myers into the lead.

Even through heavy lapped traffic, Sabraski’s charge could not be stopped. He took the victory ahead of Spacek, Alex Myers, Tommy Richards, and Dylan Nelson in the top five.

Fifteen WISSOTA Late Models took to the track, led to green by Kyle Peterlin and Billy Kendall. Kendall was the early leader, jumping out to a good advantage right away. Zach Wohlers was third, with Johnny Broking fourth and Derek Vesel getting by Danny Vang for fifth.

As the racers reached lapped traffic, Peterlin closed back in on Kendall, but could not make a pass stick through several attempts. Kendall took the eventual win ahead of Peterlin, Wohlers, Broking, and Sabraski in the top five.

The WISSOTA Pure Stocks then rolled onto the track to close out the program, with Dustin Puffe the early leader and Alex Berg in second. Austin Carlson shook out into third, challenging Berg the next lap for second and taking the spot.

Puffe continued to lead out front, with Carlson having a good advantage on Jake Smith in third at the halfway mark.

As the laps wound down, Carlson caught Puffe, maneuvering past with two laps left to go. Carlson took home the win, while Puffe had to settle for second. Smith, Bob Klein, and Berg completed the top five.

SUMMARY

WISSOTA Late Models:

A Feature 1: 1. 99-Billy Kendall[2]; 2. 23-Kyle Peterlin[1]; 3. 71-Zach Wohlers[4]; 4. 45J-Johnny Broking[3]; 5. 7A-Shane Sabraski[8]; 6. 16-Derek Vesel[6]; 7. 47-Danny Vang[5]; 8. 30-Kevin Burdick[9]; 9. 6M-Jeff Massingill[10]; 10. 7-Harry Hanson[11]; 11. 28-Jeff Provinzino[7]; 12. 12X-Ben Heinle[14]; 13. 13-Roger Paolo[12]; 14. 12-Mark Heinle[13]; 15. 34-Taylor Madrinich[15]

Heat 1: 1. 47-Danny Vang[1]; 2. 7A-Shane Sabraski[4]; 3. 28-Jeff Provinzino[6]; 4. 71-Zach Wohlers[5]; 5. 30-Kevin Burdick[3]; 6. 7-Harry Hanson[7]; 7. 12-Mark Heinle[8]; 8. 34-Taylor Madrinich[2]

Heat 2: 1. 45J-Johnny Broking[2]; 2. 99-Billy Kendall[1]; 3. 23-Kyle Peterlin[6]; 4. 16-Derek Vesel[7]; 5. 6M-Jeff Massingill[4]; 6. 13-Roger Paolo[3]; 7. 12X-Ben Heinle[5]

WISSOTA Super Stocks:

A Feature 1: 1. 7A-Shane Sabraski[6]; 2. 22T-Terran Spacek[4]; 3. 21M-Alex Myers[2]; 4. 7R-Tommy Richards[5]; 5. 25-Dylan Nelson[15]; 6. 19-Tristan LaBarge[11]; 7. 79A-Andy LaBarge[1]; 8. 27-Matt Deragon[3]; 9. 57-Dalton Carlson[10]; 10. 12K-Duane (DJ) Keeler[7]; 11. 11A-Jordan Henkemeyer[24]; 12. 40C-Chaston Finckbone[9]; 13. 2-Don Livingston[13]; 14. 14X-Leslie Leu[19]; 15. 33-Austin Niemeyer[14]; 16. 76-Doug Koski[17]; 17. 47J-Justin Barsness[16]; 18. 11-Kevin Salin[12]; 19. 25X-Chad Johnson[23]; 20. 01-Trevor Arens[20]; 21. 69X-John Sharpnack[22]; 22. (DNF) 4A-Allan Cleveland[21]; 23. (DNF) 1M-Curt Myers[8]; 24. (DNF) 81X-Matt Sparby[18]

Heat 1: 1. 22T-Terran Spacek[2]; 2. 27-Matt Deragon[1]; 3. 40C-Chaston Finckbone[3]; 4. 2-Don Livingston[4]; 5. 76-Doug Koski[6]; 6. 4A-Allan Cleveland[5]

Heat 2: 1. 79A-Andy LaBarge[2]; 2. 21M-Alex Myers[1]; 3. 57-Dalton Carlson[6]; 4. 33-Austin Niemeyer[4]; 5. 81X-Matt Sparby[5]; 6. 69X-John Sharpnack[3]

Heat 3: 1. 1M-Curt Myers[2]; 2. 12K-Duane (DJ) Keeler[1]; 3. 19-Tristan LaBarge[4]; 4. 25-Dylan Nelson[6]; 5. 14X-Leslie Leu[3]; 6. (DNF) 11A-Jordan Henkemeyer[5]

Heat 4: 1. 7A-Shane Sabraski[4]; 2. 7R-Tommy Richards[3]; 3. 11-Kevin Salin[1]; 4. 47J-Justin Barsness[6]; 5. 01-Trevor Arens[2]; 6. 25X-Chad Johnson[5]

WISSOTA Midwest Mods:

A Feature 1: 1. 48-Tim Jackson[6]; 2. 28-Paul Ripley[1]; 3. 10-Michael Blevins Sr[5]; 4. 12A-Alex O'Dell[3]; 5. 11X-Scott Thompson[11]; 6. 19-Darrin Lawler[10]; 7. 16-Skyler Smith[16]; 8. 15-Sam Blevins[7]; 9. 74-Gary James Nelson[8]; 10. 14G-Brant Gruba[15]; 11. 26K-Sam Kolar[14]; 12. 10Z-Cade Johnson[9]; 13. 22E-Ethan Elhardt[12]; 14. 62-Ryan Kough[13]; 15. (DNF) 10X-Matthew Cunha[2]; 16. (DNF) 18-Justin Feltus[4]

Heat 1: 1. 18-Justin Feltus[2]; 2. 74-Gary James Nelson[5]; 3. 10-Michael Blevins Sr[6]; 4. 28-Paul Ripley[1]; 5. 10Z-Cade Johnson[7]; 6. 11X-Scott Thompson[3]; 7. (DNF) 14G-Brant Gruba[8]; 8. (DNF) 16-Skyler Smith[4]

Heat 2: 1. 48-Tim Jackson[1]; 2. 12A-Alex O'Dell[2]; 3. 10X-Matthew Cunha[3]; 4. 15-Sam Blevins[5]; 5. 19-Darrin Lawler[7]; 6. 22E-Ethan Elhardt[6]; 7. 62-Ryan Kough[4]; 8. 26K-Sam Kolar[8]

WISSOTA Pure Stocks:

A Feature 1: 1. 57-Austin Carlson[6]; 2. 21X-Dustin Puffe[1]; 3. 86J-Jake Smith[7]; 4. 7-Bob Klein[3]; 5. 18B-Alex Berg[4]; 6. 21S-Mason Smith[9]; 7. 925-Dnae Rose[8]; 8. 13D-Dylan Elhardt[5]; 9. (DNF) 88H-Michael Hawkins[2]; 10. (DNS) 501-Daniel Haugland

Heat 1: 1. 18B-Alex Berg[4]; 2. 7-Bob Klein[5]; 3. 88H-Michael Hawkins[1]; 4. (DNF) 21S-Mason Smith[2]; 5. (DNF) 501-Daniel Haugland[3]

Heat 2: 1. 21X-Dustin Puffe[3]; 2. 86J-Jake Smith[5]; 3. 57-Austin Carlson[1]; 4. 13D-Dylan Elhardt[4]; 5. 925-Dnae Rose[2]

WISSOTA Hornets:

A Feature 1: 1. 27-Brady Fosso[3]; 2. 34-Mark Gangl[1]; 3. 13K-Russell Kiker Jr[5]; 4. 31-Zeb Graves[2]; 5. 10-Easton Pfeiffer[8]; 6. 9-Nick Ruzich[4]; 7. 24JR-Jada Lore[9]; 8. 25K-McKenna Folstad[15]; 9. 40R-Tristen McLynn[10]; 10. 81R-Ryker Larson[11]; 11. R20-Riley Terry[12]; 12. 74-Jacob Petrich[16]; 13. 11-Tucker Smith[7]; 14. 79JR-Mikayla LaBarge[6]; 15. 08-Shayne Houle[17]; 16. 21-Tiffani Hauta Sanders[20]; 17. (DNF) 92S-Zachary Sims[18]; 18. (DNF) 88-Asher Tuttle[13]; 19. (DNF) 44-Olive Henagin[14]; 20. (DNF) 76K-Kaitlyn Kohl[19]; 21. (DNS) R00T-Jonathan Root

Heat 1: 1. 34-Mark Gangl[1]; 2. 27-Brady Fosso[4]; 3. 10-Easton Pfeiffer[5]; 4. 40R-Tristen McLynn[2]; 5. 88-Asher Tuttle[3]; 6. 74-Jacob Petrich[6]; 7. 76K-Kaitlyn Kohl[7]

Heat 2: 1. 11-Tucker Smith[4]; 2. 79JR-Mikayla LaBarge[5]; 3. 9-Nick Ruzich[6]; 4. 81R-Ryker Larson[7]; 5. 44-Olive Henagin[2]; 6. 08-Shayne Houle[1]; 7. 21-Tiffani Hauta Sanders[3]

Heat 3: 1. 24JR-Jada Lore[2]; 2. 13K-Russell Kiker Jr[5]; 3. 31-Zeb Graves[6]; 4. R20-Riley Terry[1]; 5. 25K-McKenna Folstad[4]; 6. 92S-Zachary Sims[3]; 7. (DNS) R00T-Jonathan Root