Anderson and Field Double In Red Cedar Main Event Marathon

 

By Ed Reichert

 

Menomonie WI, May 1 - Ashley Anderson and Nick Field were both double feature winners Friday night at the Red Cedar Speedway. A twenty six race, eleven feature event night was triggered when rains hit the track last Friday just at the completion of the qualifying events and last week's main events, plus one hold over Pure Stock feature from a curfew shortened night two weeks ago made for a full evening of racing. However, an early start and a few events that were cut in length due to time limits allowed the Red Cedar Racing Association to get the entire show completed before the curfew time hit Friday.

Along with Anderson and Field, other feature winners Friday included Ashley Husby, Mile Anderson, Shane Halopka, Ben Hillman, Shawn Huse, Dean Yrjanainen, and Mark Hessler.

Anderson who won both the Late Model main events, started on the pole in the make up feature and pulled away from the pack with ease, as he outdistanced John Kaanta and Keith Foss for the win, made exciting as a late race oil leak looked more serious for Anderson than it turned out. Feature race two was much more challenging as Anderson started seventh on the grid and was able to charge to the front using the second lane while most drivers hugged the low side on the black, slick track. Joel Cryderman had started on  the pole and had built up nearly a straightaway advantage, but when Anderson got into second, he cut the lead quickly and caught Cryderman one lap past half way. He motored by Joel on the high side and checked out on the field, leading Cryderman and Steve Laursen home for the win.

Yrjanainen moved up from the fifth starting spot in the Modified makeup feature to take the lead and then held off a rapidly closing Craig Thatcher to take the win. Behind Thatcher, Bryan Nayes had his best run of the year for third. In the second feature race, Mark Hessler scored his first Modified victory in quite some time as he started on the outside pole, went to the cushion and drove a strong race for the win. Mike Anderson and Thatcher moved into second and third but they were unable to cut into Hessler's advantage.

Ben Hillman brought a badly smoking Super Stock home for the win in their makeup feature race, an event cut seriously short by a big turn one pileup that took precious time to clean up. Despite the shortness of the race, there was a good battle for the lead between Hillman and Steve Thomas, with Hillman hanging on for the win. Paul Erikson rode home third in that race. The second feature in the Supers saw Shawn Huse use Anderson's line as he moved up the track and was able to drive by Mike Keller for the win. Keller and Brad Johnson had battled in the early going until Keller took the spot, but once Huse got moving in the high groove, he drove around Keller for the win. Jason Forehand made a late charge to take the third spot.

Mike Anderson is still driving his brother's Midwest Modified and with a bold move from the third row, he was able to drive into the lead on the opening lap and take the makeup event. This race was shortened by multiple yellows, but in the late going Anderson held off the pressure of Jim Bourn and Mark Gerth to take the win. Shane Halopka has been off to somewhat of a slow start this Spring, but Friday he got things going in the second feature race as he tracked down Mike Truscott for the win. Truscott started on the pole and built up a solid lead in the nonstop main event, but Halopka got moving at mid race and caught Truscott for the lead with just a few laps left. Mark Gerth was also able to nip Truscott at the end for second.

Nick Field had a big night in the Pure Stocks as he also won two feature races. In the race left over from two weeks ago, he started on the second row and out battled Lucas Plank for the win with Ron Hoffman taking third. Tonight's regularly scheduled main saw Field hold off a hard charge from Chaz Ducommun and Plank. Sandwiched between those two races, the makeup feature from last week saw twenty year old Ashley Husby win her first ever feature race as he fought off all challenges from Field and Ducommun for the win.

Next week things return to a more normal format, with a regular show slated to start at 7 p.m. All five classes will be in action and the sponsor for the evening will be Coke. It will be the Dukes of Hazard/Meet the Drivers Night and the special event will be a Daisy Duke look alike contest.

 

SUMMARY

 

Red Cedar Speedway

Menomonie WI

May 1, 2009

 

WISSOTA Late Model Feature 

 

Feature - Ashley Anderson, Elk Mound; Joel Cryderman, Thunder Bay Ont; Steve Laursen, Cumberland; Kyle Peterlin, Hibbing MN; Keith Foss, Winona MN; Cory Mahder, Elk Mound; Rick Hanestad, Boyceville; Jake Redetzke, Eau Claire; Lance Matthees, Winona MN; John Kaanta, Elk Mound; Jesse Redetzke, Altoona; Gregg Hill, Eveleth MN; Chris Oertel, Marshfield; Jeff Provinzino, Hibbing MN; Scott Gilberts, Menomonie; Mike Prochnow, Menomonie; Kerry Hanson, Baldwin; Cory Jorgensen, Hermantown MN; Bob Slater, Thunder Bay Ont; Ronnie Rihn, Bloomer; Jake Hartung, Elmwood.

Heat 1 - Anderson; Foss; Laursen; Hanestad; Oertel; Provinzino; Slater.

Heat 2 - Mahder; J. Redetzke; Cryderman; Hartung; Je. Redetzke; Hanson; Prochnow.

Heat 3 - Kaanta; Peterlin; Hill; Matthees; Jorgensen; Rihn; Gilberts.

Feature from 4/24 - Anderson; Kaanta; Foss; Matthees; J. Redetzke; Mahder; Provinzino; Hanson; Je. Redetzke; Prochnow; Laursen; Cryderman; Peterlin; Gilberts; Rihn; Slater; Hartung; Oertel.

 

WISSOTA Modifieds 

 

Feature - Mark Hessler, Menomonie; Mike Anderson, Colfax; Craig Thatcher, Knapp; Brent Prochnow, Colfax; Jay Richardson, Spring Valley; Scott Duval, Bloomer; Rich Lofthus, Bloomer; Dean Yrjanainen, Lake Nebagamon; Ron Schreiner, Hudson; Bryan Nayes, Chippewa Falls; Cory Williams, Spring Valley; Mark Hanson, Chippewa Falls; Cory Crapser, Eau Claire; Don Brightbill, Hudson; Steve Bangart, Auburndale; Paul Niznik, Medford; Bill Byholm, Glidden.

Heat 1 - Thatcher; Hessler; Anderson; Prochnow; Yrjanainen; Nayes; Crapser; Hanson; Brightbill.

Duval; Niznik; Richardson; Jeff Provinzino; Schreiner; Lofthus; Williams; Bangart; Byholm.

Makeup Feature from 4/24 - Yrjanainen; Thatcher; Nayes; Schreiner; Crapser; Niznik; Duval; Anderson; Richardson; Prochnow; Lofthus; Hanson; Hessler; Bangart; Provinzino.

 

WISSOTA Super Stocks 

 

Feature - Shawn Huse, Bloomer; Mike Keller, Menomonie; Jason Forehand, Eau Claire; Brad Johnson, Wilson; Darrel Hazelton, Chippewa Falls; Ben Hillman, Menomonie; Aaron Wilson, Menomonie; Shane Kisling, Sarona; Steve Thomas, Menomonie; Ken Truscott, Greenland Mi; Paul Erikson, Abbotsford; Eric Olson, Ladysmith; Mark Stender, Holcombe; Tommy Richards, Mondovi; Tom Karis Menomonie; Joe Rhead, Menomonie; Steve Hallquist, Eau Claire; Bernie Christianson, Menomonie; Greg Nippoldt, Roberts; Jim Harris, Menomonie.

B Feature - Christianson; Harris; Richards; Nippoldt; Stender; Donnie Talmage; Lance Schilling; Ajay Christianson.

Heat 1 - Wilson; Karis; Huse; Kisling; Erikson;B. Christianson; Talmage; Richards.

Heat 2 - Hillman; Forehand; Johnson; Truscott; Hallquist; Schilling; A. Christianson.

Heat 3 - Hazelton; Keller; Thomas; Rhead; Olson; Harris; Stender; Nippoldt.

Makeup Feature from 4/24 - Hillman; Thomas; Erikson; Kisling; Olson; Forehand; Karis; S. Hallquist; B. Christianson; Wilson; Johnson; Harris; Talmage; Schilling; Rhead; Keller; Richards; Rick Hallquist;  Huse; Chad Zastrow; A. Christianson.

 

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds 

 

Feature - Shane Halopka, Eau Claire; Mark Gerth, Menomonie; Mike Truscott, Chippewa Falls; Mike Anderson, Colfax; Jeff Marshall, Thunder Bay Ont; Jim Bourn, Menomonie; Jeremy Houle, Forest Lake MN; Jake Smith, Eau Claire; Ronnie Rihn, Bloomer; Matt Leer, Bruce; Wayne Dean, Fall Creek; Kevin Smeltzer, Menomonie; Scott Erickson, Barron; Randy Smeltzer, Colfax; Mark Thomas, Menomonie; George Dalbeck, Wakefield Mi; Mike Knudtson, Osseo; Bob Wood, Chippewa Falls; Barry Johnson, Nelson; Brad Hudson, Chippewa Falls.

B Feature - Thomas; Dean; Dalbeck; Wood; Knudtson; Jason Swan; Cooper Dohms; Robbie Johnson.

Heat 1 - Marshall; Hudson; Anderson; Rihn; R. Smeltzer; Swan; Grant Southworth; Derek Borchardt; Dean.

Heat 2 - Truscott; Bourn; Smith; Erickson; B.Johnson; Knudtson; Wood; R. Johnson.

Heat 3 - Halopka; Gerth; Houle; K. Smeltzer; Leer; Thomas; Dalbeck; Dohms.

Makeup Feature from 4/24 - Anderson; Bourn; Gerth; R. Smeltzer; Leer; Hudson; K. Smeltzer; Rihn; Halopka; Thomas; R. Johnson; Dalbeck; Smith; Erickson; Dean; Knudtson; B. Johnson; Borchardt; Truscott; Wayne Bignell; Swan; Southworth; Dohms.

 

Pure Stocks 

 

Feature - Nick Field, Knapp; Chaz Ducommun, Chetek; Lucas Plank, Eau Claire; George Richards, Mondovi; Ashley Husby, Menomonie; Ron Hoffman, Ridgeland; Willy Hughes, Arkansas; Josh Rud, Osseo; Tony Falkner, Menomonie; Mike Harshman, Chippewa Falls; Mike Liphardt, Elk Mound; Nate Spence, Spring Valley; Rob Lawrence, Eau Claire; Armond Love, Eau Claire; Chad Tarvis, Chetek; James Gregory, Baldwin; Eric Burton, Menomonie; Austin Galloway, Boyceville.

Heat 1 - Hoffman; Plank; Field; Hughes; Rud; Gregory; Liphardt; Husby; Lawrence.

Heat 2 -  Ducommun; Richards; Falkner; Tarvis; Burton; Galloway; Love; Harshman; Spence.

Makeup Feature from 4/24 - Husby; Field; Ducommun; Richards; Liphardt; Hoffman; Falkner; Hughes; Rud; Gregory; Burton; Lawrence; Love; Plank.

Makeup Feature from 4/17 - Field; Plank; Hoffman; Husby; Richards; Rud; Hughes; Falkner; Gregory; Liphardt; Burton; Lawrence; Love; Ducommun.