BUDISALOVICH AND NELSON ARE AMSOIL SPEEDWAY CHAMPS
By Jerry O’Brien
8-23-16
Superior, WI
The seasons championship races at AMSOIL Speedway are broken into
two separate nights this season as part of the entertainment at the Head of the
Lakes Fair. Tuesday night the championships were settled in the WISSOTA
Polydome Dirt Track Series Late Models and Modifieds. Pure Stocks were
also on the card but will not settle their championship until Friday August
26th during the second round of racing at the Fair. Tuesday’s program drew
15 Modifieds, 20 Late Models and 17 Pure Stocks.
Entering the night’s competition Travis Budisalovich from Minneapolis
held a 13 point lead over Hemantown’s Darrell Nelson. Rick Hanestad of
Boyceville, WI led first nine circuits of the 25 lap Late Model main event but
was overhauled by Jeff Massingill of Keewatin. Nelson’s race was
complicated by a shredded right rear tire. He had his work cut out for him as
he restarted at the rear of the pack. Budisalovich started back in the sixth row
and charged up to finish third. Nelson’s tenth place run was not good enough
to catch Budisalovich who became 2016 Late Model Track Champion
widening his lead to 20 points.
On the WISSOTA Modified side, Darrell Nelson could not be caught in
his quest for the AMSOIL Speedway track championship. He collected his
third WISSOTA championship for 2016 as he had also is the Late Model and
Modified champ at the Proctor Speedway.
Nelson’s closest rival Neil Balduc of Bessemer, MI did his best to gain
points leading the 20 lap feature leading 13 laps before out of town visitor
Mike Anderson of Colfax, WI made the pass and went on to take his first
ever win at AMSOIL Speedway.
Dustin Follett from Cloquet, MN won his sixth main event of the 2016
season but Justin Weinberger still has the point lead which will be settled
Friday night. Jason Havel of Rice Lake, WI who’s Grandfather is in the
Speedway Hall of Fame, led for several laps before giving way to former
track champ Mike Blevins of Hibbing. Blevins and Follett dueled for the last
six laps before Follett assumed command and went on for the win.
Results AMSOIL Speedway Head of the Lakes Fair Night one
WISSOTA PolyDome Dirt Track Series Late Models (20 cars)
Feature (25 Laps)
Jeff Massingill Keewatin; Mike Prochnow Menomonie, WI; Travis
Budisalovich Minneapolis; Harry Hanson Eveleth; Rick Hanestad
Boyceville, WI; Pat Doar New Richmond, WI; John Kaanta Elk Mound, WI;
Terry lillo Duluth; Steve Laursen Cumberland, WI; Darrell nelson
Heermantown; Buddy Hanesatd Boyceville; Tim McMann Rice lake, MN;
Trevor Wilson Superior; Kevin Carlson Heermantown; Chris Olson Hibbing;
Dave Esse Cloquet; Jason Schill Centuria, WI; Aaron Lillo Proctor; T. J.
Adam,s hayward, WI DNF: Robbie Cooper South Range
Heat 1; Kaanta; Schill; Hanson; Prochnow; Esse; A. Lillo; Adams
Heat 2: Nelson; Doar; Massingill; Budisalovich; McMann; B. Hanestas;
Carlson
Heat 3: R. Hanestad; Laursen; Olson; t. lillo; Wilson; Cooper
WISSOTA PolyDome Dirt Track Series Modifieds (15 cars)
Feature (20 laps)
Mike Anderson Colfax; Neil Balduc Bessemer; Darrell nelson Hermantown;
Paul Wrazidlo Duluth; Kevin Eder Ashland; Dan Ebert Lake Shore, MN;
Rick Rivord Superior; Rick Niemi Eveleth; Al Uotinen Superior; Jody
Bellefeuille Duluth; Deven VanHouse Silver Bay; Jeff Massingill Keewatin;
Pat Hoffman Rice lake; Brian Mikkonen Iron River DNF: Jason Schill
Centuria; Dustin Hudack Ashland
Heat 1: Nelson; Anderson; Rivord; Balduc; Mikkonen; VanHouse; Schill;
Hudack
Heat 2: Wrazidlo; Ebert; Eder; Uotinen; Hoffman; Bellefeuille; Niemi;
Massingill
WISSOTA PolyDome Dirt Track Series Pure Stocks (17 cars)
Feature (15 laps)
Dustin Follett Cloquet; Mike Blevins Hibbing; Ryan Savoy Superior; Dylan
Shelton Wrenshall; Justin Madsen Foxboro; Shaina Rapp Saginaw; Justin
Weinberger Park Falls; Don Livingston Ashland; Andy Poll Two Harbors;
Carter Nelson Hermantown DNF: Chris Johnson Superior; Rob Christman
Superior; Jason Havel Rice Lake; Matt Deragon Ashland; Tyler Keup
Superior; Kyle Copp Brule; Kevin Getchell Cloquet
Heat 1: Savoy; Havel; Getchell; Deragon; Blevins; Livingston; Poll; Rapp
DNF: Follott
Heat 2: Madsen; Weinberger; Shelton; Christman; Copp; Johnson DNF:
Nelson; Keup
