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Haderly Wins First of '04 at ABC!
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Nick Gima |
July 10, 2004; Ashland, WI: - The kids took to the track for some bike-racing action, and Larry Haderly
became the sixth different WISSOTA street stock feature winner in as many shows at the ABC Raceway Saturday night, as 113
entries crowded the pits for a program sponsored by County Market of Ashland.
In a non-stop contest on a smooth, fast track, Haderly bolted from the pole and led every lap,
although not without challenge, as Randy Vezina, Roger Walker and Marshall Andrews provided close pursuit. The lead pair
gained
a little ground by mid-race, and when Vezina blew a tire with six laps remaining Haderly held a half-straightaway lead to
the finish and strengthened his points advantage. Andrews took second by a fender over Walker, while Steve Anderson and Lou
Andrews trailed at a distance.
The other four divisions all saw repeat winners for the first time this season. For Dean Yrjanainen,
his second straight win in the WISSOTA modifieds was the 56th of his career here, moving into sole posession of second place
on the track's all-time list. Yrjanainen, who started outside on row 4, made significant gains on the outer groove and found
himself second for a lap 9 restart behind racelong leader Darrell Carlson. A lap later Yrjanainen gained control of the race
and tried to run off and hide, but Jeff Spacek, who started 16th on the 19-car grid after his crew made repairs to significant
damage his car received in his heat, annexed second by lap 13 and used a lap 17 restart to challenge. Yrjanainen held on for
the win with Spacek trailing close, while Clint Larson, Rick Przybylski and Bob Root completed a tight top five.
The win, combined with Al Uotinen's tenth-place run, drew Yrjanainen to within three of Uotinen's points lead.
Darin Meierotto also made it two in a row in WISSOTA super stock feature action, and like Yrjanainen,
he came from an eighth-place start and used the upper lanes to do so. A thrilling five-car battle saw a handful of lead changes
between Scott Lawrence and John Copp, while Randy Spacek and Meierotto tussled with a stubborn Ron Hmielewski for third. But
on a lap 7 restart Lawrence bobbled and clogged up the field for just a moment, and Meierotto used a brilliant move to shoot
through a gap and pull away with the lead. An eight-car melee with six laps to go drew the field back to the leader, and Greg
Kuklinski provided heavy pressure for the lead, but Meierotto survived it for the win. After Kuklinski was penalized for jumping
two restarts, Spacek was moved up to second at the pay window, followed by points leader Lawrence, Hmielewski and Copp.
Ken Tyykila collected his second six-cylinder feature win in three weeks after holding off second-finishing
Steve Stuart's steady threats through several caution periods. After early top-three challenger Brent Brevak's motor blew,
Greg Jaeger moved around Steve Tesch into third and threatened to do likewise to the leaders after a lap 12 restart but settled
for third,
while Dale Coddington also got by Tesch late in the run for fourth. Ron Swanson and
Russ Weber both struggled through the evening's action, and with his runner-up effort Stuart becomes the new points leader
by two ahead of Swanson.
Al Rapp also collected his second win of the year in pure stock feature action. After an initial yellow
flag on the start, the 12-lapper ran straight through to the checkers, with Rapp taking the point from early leader Mike McKay
on lap 2. Rapp distanced himself easily from the field until Cory Casari broke out of the logjam into second, and over the
final three laps nearly caught Rapp, finishing on the winner's bumper while solidifying his points lead. Kevin Dudley gave
his car its best run of the season with a strong third-place showing, fending off Tim Carlson, while the red-hot Kevin Truchon
crossed the stripe sixth.
In kids' bike race action, winners included Matthew Clemens (ages 2-4), Bradley Duhr (5-7), Tanner Hicks
(8-10) and Mitch Kieber (11-13). Winners in the bike giveaways were Cody Weiner, Rachael Bruch, Joshua Siebert, Brooke Beede
and Savannah Swanson.
Next Saturday night the Raceway will host its first-ever Pure Stock Special, with a purse that has grown
in recent days to over $2,000 and pays the winner $400. The other four divisions will also be in action, and there will be
no increase in admission fees.
The ABC Raceway is located three miles south of Ashland on Highway 13, then one mile west on Butterworth
Road. Hot laps are at 6:15 and racing starts at 7 pm. "Racenight Live" will air from 4:30-5:30 pm on WJJH, 96.7 &
102.3
FM, with track news and weather updates. Call (715) 682-4990 for raceday information.
Results
WISSOTA Modifieds
Heat 1: Al
Uotinen, Superior; Rick Przybylski, Iron River, MI; Bill Byholm, Glidden.
Heat 2: Dean Yrjanainen, Lake
Nebagamon; Darrell Carlson, Superior; Bob Root, Washburn.
Feature: Yrjanainen; Jeff Spacek, Phillips;
Clint Larson, Chisholm, MN; Przybylski; Root; Ross Lightner, Washburn; Byholm; Cory Jorgenson,
Hermantown, MN; Jeff Lien, Zimmerman, MN; Uotinen.
WISSOTA Super Stocks
Heat 1:
Darin Meierotto, Ashland; Al Uotinen, Superior; Ron Hmielewski, Washburn.
Heat 2: Scott Lawrence, Superior;
Bob DıAntonio, Ironwood, MI; John Copp, Brule.
Heat 3: Randy Spacek, Phillips; Greg Kuklinski, Ironwood,
MI.
Semi-Feature: Ken Truscott, Greenland, MI; Dave Flynn, Superior; Willie Johnson, Superior.
Feature: Meierotto; Spacek; Lawrence; Hmielewski; Copp; Kuklinski; D'Antonio; Uotinen; Mike Duhr, Hazelhurst; Truscott.
WISSOTA Street Stocks
Heat 1:
Trevor Wilson, Superior; Larry Haderly, Marengo; Roger Walker, Phillips.
Heat 2: Steve Anderson, Ironwood,
MI; Jimmy Maki, Poplar; Marshall Andrews, Duluth, MN.
Feature: Haderly; M. Andrews; Walker; Anderson;
Lou Andrews, Duluth, MN; Maki; Wilson; Cory Casari, Hurley; Dennis
Groom, Ashland;
Tim Baum, Superior.
Six-Cylinders
Heat 1: Dale Coddington,
Hayward; Steve Stuart, Ashland; Dane Amundson, Iron Belt.
Heat 2: Brent Brevak, Ashland; Steve Tesch,
Prentice; Pat Cook, Washburn.
Heat 3: Greg Jaeger, Mellen; Jim Anderson, Mason; Brian Nevala, Ashland.
Semi-Feature: Steve Walston, Marengo; Dan Mihalek, Ashland; Brandle Pupp, Ashland.
Feature: Ken Tyykila,
Iron River; Stuart; Jaeger; Coddington; Tesch; Chuck Hawkinson, Mellen; Anderson; Nevala; Walston;
Chris Lustig, Ashland.
Pure Stocks
Heat 1: Cory Casari,
Hurley; Don Bush, Washburn; Bruce Kalmon, Ashland.
Heat 2: Kevin Truchon, Highbridge; Clay Passuello,
Ironwood, MI; Mike McKay, Highbridge.
Heat 3: Al Rapp, Duluth, MN; Jim Eliason, Ashland; Kevin Dudley,
Cable.
Feature: Rapp; Casari; Dudley; Tim Carlson, Superior; Truchon;Passuello; Kevin Eder, Ashland;
McKay; Ricky Davis, Bruno, MN; TimDunaldson, Duluth, MN.
Kids' Bike races
Ages 2-4: Matthew
Clements; Josh Kallas; Brooke Beede.
Ages 5-7: Bradley Duhr; Brandon Morinville; Tyler Maki.
Ages 8-10: Tanner Hicks; Trevor Carlson; Tyler Hudack.
Ages 11-13: Mitch Keiber; Travis Swanson; Zach
Pagels.
