Along with the Solution Heating and Cooling 30 for WISSOTA Late Models won by Chad Mahder, four other WISSOTA classes were also in action on Saturday night at the Rice Lake Speedway.
Winning their first feature wins of the season at the speedway were Cody Cimfl in the Midwest Modifieds, Joe Chaplin Jr. in the Modified class and James Rahn in the Pure Stocks. For Cimfl, it was his first ever win in the class while for the other two it was their first wins here this season. Simon Wahlstrom became a repeat winner as he took his second Super Stock feature win to round out the program.
Midwest Modified
For Cimfl, his first win was one that at least partially helped to ease the bad feelings that were left over from a feature race earlier this year when he believed he had won his first main, only to come up light on the scales and be disqualified from the win. There were no such problems on Saturday, although the win was not decided until the last few feet of the race as he edged out Blake Adams by the narrowest of margins in a wild three-car battle right to the finish.
Although Cimfl was scored the race leader for all 15 laps, it was a much more difficult win than that statistic might indicate. While Cimfl took the immediate lead from the outside pole, he was challenged by both Mark Thomas and Dave Baxter in the early going. Those two traded the second spot back and forth between them in the first three laps before a spin slowed the action.
The drivers then got stuck on that lap mark with three more yellows for spins before another lap could be scored, with Thomas getting turned around to trigger the final one. He was restored to his position and the race then would go to the checkers.
Following that last yellow, Adams was the driver on the move as he went to the cushion, found it to be fast and began picking off drivers as he moved up from his fifth running spot. Despite the front end of his car being bashed up from the first yellow of which he was a part of, he was flying as he moved to the front.
Baxter and Adams had a great battle for second before Adams prevailed and in the closing laps he pulled in on Cimfl and they went side by side for the lead. The final tour found them side by side exiting the fourth turn and in the rush to the finish, marked by steam pouring from Adams' car. Cimfl edged out his young challenger by .039 seconds for his first ever Midwest Modified feature win at Rice Lake driving the Herrman Farms No. 19H. Adams settled for a very close second with Baxter, Mike Schnider and Thomas completing the top five.
Super Stock
The Super Stock feature had all the makings of a great race early, with the lead being swapped four times among three different drivers before things went downhill in a grinding and crashing manner.
Kori Richter got the jump on pole sitter Wahstrom and led the opening lap, only to see Wahlstrom return the favor and jump into the lead on lap two. Alex Myers was flying from the second row and he came up, passed both those in front of him, and took the lead on lap three. Wahlstrom fought back and led lap four and it looked like a real dandy was brewing.
But then it happened. Myers went sideways on the back chute in very heavy traffic and before he could get straightened out he was impacted in the rear, cars started spinning. As the pack bore down on them, more and more cars crashed into each other, producing the biggest wreck of the season to date. At least 10 cars were a part of the grinding wreck with seven of then being hauled from the track by wrecker and done for the night.
But the crashes still weren't done either. The attempted restart saw another driver spin in turn one with three more cars impacting, and all four of these drivers were done for the race. The biggest field of the night at 19 drivers was suddenly reduced to seven.
After all this, there was plenty of room to race and Wahlstrom took advantage, pulling away from Eric Olson, who had continued despite a beat-up car of his own. Wahlstrom opened up a big lead and was not challenged as he drove on for his second win of 2024 at the track. Olson finished second while Randy Graham had a consistent run to finish third.
Modified
The Modifieds were a late addition to the racing program for this night but there were enough of them to produce a pair of heat races, leading to their 20-lap main event. Their first attempt to complete a lap went no better than the Super Stocks had done, as leader Aiden Hoffman was turned around in turn four and the resulting impact eliminated him and two other drivers from the race before a lap could be scored.
The second attempt at a start saw Kyle Helling take the lead and hold that spot for the next three laps before Kevin Adams, flying up from the fourth row, blew past Helling to take over the top spot.
Adams pulled out to a big advantage when he suddenly slowed on the front stretch dramatically with all but the final car running managing to avoid him. However, he got clipped by that car and received a flat tire along with the other damage. Adams went to the work area and returned to the track but later was asked to leave as the repairs took longer than that allowed time limit.
Chaplin Jr. inherited the lead following Adams' problems and he didn't squander the opportunity, leading the final 12 laps to take the win, his first of the year at the track. Austin Ellis got past Helling for second and ran the rest of the race in that position while Brent Prochnow had another solid run to finish in third.
In a very balanced Modified division this year, Chaplin Jr. becomes the seventh different feature winner already in 2024.
Pure Stock
Rahn had perhaps the easiest route to his feature win. He started on the pole of the Pure Stock feature and was scored the leader for all 12 laps of the race. The yellow flag fever that plagued the night also affected this race which was slowed five times for spins. George Richards gave Rahn a great battle for the lead, pushing hard to try and get past until he tried too hard and spun at the halfway mark while running second.
This gave Bob Wahlstrom the second spot and he trailed Rahn the rest of the event but couldn't challenge for the lead. Rahn's win was his first of the year and he became the fifth different Pure Stock winner of the season while earning his 10th overall feature win in the class. Richards drove the wheels off his car as he came from the back of the pack to get back up to third, ahead of Bob Thompson and Charlie Pitcavage.
Following the Street Stock Little Dream race, scheduled for Tuesday night, the speedway will be off until Aug. 10. On that night, it will be Jam the Stands night with spectator admission tickets being just $5. All five WISSOTA divisions will be in action that night for one of the season's best bargains. Race time will be 6 p.m.
Results, July 27
Modifieds
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 5-Joe Chaplin Jr[6]; 2. 20-Austin Ellis[4]; 3. 78-Brent Prochnow[7]; 4. 3JR-Shane Halopka[5]; 5. 20C-Denny Cutsforth[9]; 6. (DNF) 10-Kyle Helling[2]; 7. (DNF) 40-Kevin Adams[8]; 8. (DNF) 204-David Mayala[10]; 9. (DNF) 37-Travis Anderson[3]; 10. (DNF) 9MM-Aiden Hoffman[1]. First heat (8 Laps): 1. 40-Kevin Adams[2]; 2. 78-Brent Prochnow[1]; 3. 20-Austin Ellis[5]; 4. 10-Kyle Helling[3]; 5. 20C-Denny Cutsforth[4]. Second heat: 1. 5-Joe Chaplin Jr[4]; 2. 3JR-Shane Halopka[2]; 3. 9MM-Aiden Hoffman[3]; 4. 37-Travis Anderson[5]; 5. 204-David Mayala[1].
Super Stock
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 38-Simon Wahlstrom[1]; 2. 1E-Eric Olson[12]; 3. 57-Randy Graham[10]; 4. 1M-Alex Myers[4]; 5. 1776-Wayne Dean[6]; 6. 22AT-Austin Tilton[18]; 7. (DNF) 14-Kori Richter[2]; 8. (DNF) 01-Michael Anderson[15]; 9. (DNF) 22-Clay Albrecht[11]; 10. (DNF) 71X-William Fisher[17]; 11. (DNF) 33-Curt Myers[8]; 12. (DNF) 14X-Leslie Leu[3]; 13. (DNF) 1-Ryan Olson[5]; 14. (DNF) 20-Cory Davis[7]; 15. (DNF) 90-Adam Pratt[9]; 16. (DNF) 20*-Andrew Davis[13]; 17. (DNF) 21-Mike Siewert[16]; 18. (DNF) 02-Travis Anderson[19]; 19. (DNF) 28-Josh Cappo[14]. First heat (8 Laps): 1. 1M-Alex Myers[2]; 2. 33-Curt Myers[6]; 3. 14X-Leslie Leu[1]; 4. 57-Randy Graham[5]; 5. 20*-Andrew Davis[3]; 6. 21-Mike Siewert[4]; 7. (DNF) 02-Travis Anderson[7]. Second heat: 1. 38-Simon Wahlstrom[6]; 2. 20-Cory Davis[3]; 3. 1776-Wayne Dean[4]; 4. 22-Clay Albrecht[1]; 5. 28-Josh Cappo[2]; 6. 71X-William Fisher[5]. Third heat: 1. 1-Ryan Olson[3]; 2. 14-Kori Richter[4]; 3. 90-Adam Pratt[1]; 4. 1E-Eric Olson[6]; 5. 01-Michael Anderson[2]; 6. 22AT-Austin Tilton[5].
Midwest Mods
Feature (15 Laps): 1. 19H-Cody Cimfl[2]; 2. 40D-Blake Adams[6]; 3. 35B-David Baxter[5]; 4. 7-Mike Schnider[8]; 5. T25-Mark Thomas[3]; 6. 1-Jake Stai[7]; 7. 48-Cole Kelley[4]; 8. 23DD-George Dalbeck[9]; 9. 101-Michael Grover[14]; 10. 78-Bently Prochnow[12]; 11. 39-Rusty Taber[1]; 12. (DNF) 88K-Donavan Knutson[10]; 13. (DNF) 09-Skylar Findley[11]; 14. (DNF) 1848-Matthew Findley[13]. First heat (8 Laps): 1. 7-Mike Schnider[1]; 2. 1-Jake Stai[2]; 3. 48-Cole Kelley[4]; 4. T25-Mark Thomas[6]; 5. 23DD-George Dalbeck[7]; 6. 09-Skylar Findley[3]; 7. 1848-Matthew Findley[5]. Second heat: 1. 40D-Blake Adams[1]; 2. 19H-Cody Cimfl[4]; 3. 35B-David Baxter[3]; 4. 39-Rusty Taber[5]; 5. 101-Michael Grover[2]; 6. 88K-Donavan Knutson[6]; 7. 78-Bently Prochnow[7].
Pure Stock
Feature (12 Laps): 1. 23R-James Rahn[1]; 2. 88-Robert Wahlstrom[8]; 3. 5R-George Richards[6]; 4. 7D-Trevor Phillips[14]; 5. 81-Charlie Pitcavage[11]; 6. 70-Bob Thompson[9]; 7. 12-Aaron Holmberg[5]; 8. 24H-Devon Holub[3]; 9. (DNF) 18M-Leo Moos[4]; 10. (DNF) 4K-Terry Kemp[15]; 11. (DNF) 8-Dylan Salzgeber[10]; 12. (DNF) 55-Caleb Duffie[13]; 13. (DNF) 17-Brian DeNucci[2]; 14. (DNF) 15H-Dusten Holub[12]; 15. (DQ) 52W-Austin Fencl[7]. First heat (8 Laps): 1. 5R-George Richards[1]; 2. 18M-Leo Moos[3]; 3. 23R-James Rahn[4]; 4. 12-Aaron Holmberg[5]; 5. 70-Bob Thompson[7]; 6. 8-Dylan Salzgeber[8]; 7. (DNF) 55-Caleb Duffie[6]; 8. (DNF) 4K-Terry Kemp[2]. Second heat: 1. 88-Robert Wahlstrom[6]; 2. 52W-Austin Fencl[4]; 3. 17-Brian DeNucci[7]; 4. 24H-Devon Holub[1]; 5. (DNF) 81-Charlie Pitcavage[3]; 6. (DNF) 15H-Dusten Holub[5]; 7. (DNF) 7D-Trevor Phillips[2].
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