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SNELLENBERGER SNAGS EAGLE RIVER SPEEDWAY $1,000 IMCA STOCK PAYDAY
Posted on: Wednesday July 2, 2025
Pulaski, Wisconsin’s ‘Hot Rod’ Snellenberger picked up IMCA stock car career win No. 232 at Eagle River Speedway July 1.
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SNELLENBERGER SNAGS EAGLE RIVER SPEEDWAY $1,000 IMCA STOCK CAR PAYDAY
(Eagle River, WI) July 1 – Former track champion Rod Snellenberger of Pulaski passed Junior Karcz for the lead on lap eight and kept hometown driver Jason Zdroik at bay long enough to capture the IMCA stock car feature win at Eagle River Speedway Tuesday. The victory was worth $1,000.
The victory for Snellenberger was IMCA stock car career win No. 232.
Algoma’s Dave Bouche jumped into the lead from his pole position at the drop of the green of the 20 lap contest. Bouche mixed it up with Karcz in the first few circuits until a caution flew when Wausau’s Mitch Stankowski stalled on the frontstretch.
On the restart, Cole Czarneski blasted into the second spot, and a three car duel ensued for the lead between Bouche, Czarneski and Snellenberger. After another yellow, Karcz would regain the top spot with Snellenberger hot on his heels. Snellenberger motored past Karcz on the eighth lap. Meanwhile Zdroik, who started 10th, stormed his way up into the top three, and broke into the second spot on lap 10.
Zdroik tried to keep Snellenberger within his sights, but it just wasn’t enough as Snellenberger picked up the “W.” Zdroik hung on for second place money, followed by Czarneski, Marcus Yarie who sliced his way into fourth from his 12th starting spot, and Jeff Nowak.
Tomahawk’s Travis Friske led wire-to-wire, leading all 20 laps and beating his son Zack Friske at the line to score the USRA late model feature. Jesse Aho took third, followed by Jason McFadden and Lucas Peterson.
Ontonagon, Michigan’s Dave Dishaw won the B mod feature at Eagle River Speedway July 1.
Ontonagon, Michigan’s Dave Dishaw picked up the B modified feature win. Dishaw fought off hometown racer Dustin White in the final laps to get the victory.
Hometown driver David Blackberg survived a last lap scrum with Rhinelander’s Jeremy Joslin to pick up the caution-filled, street stock feature win.
Elsworth’s Jackson Geragi scored the caution-free, 600 micro sprint feature.
Cooper Aho of Twin Lakes, Michigan scored the Pro 300 micro sprint feature while Beaver Dam visitor Kaides Coombs won the Semi-Pro 300 micro sprint feature.
Action was halted as the checkers flew in the first street stock heat. Mass City, Michigan’s, Caleb Joliff flipped his mount in turn two. Joliff emerged unhurt, but his car suffered some damage.
93 drivers representing four different states took part in the racing program.
The next race at the third-mile, clay oval will be Saturday, July 5 for the 3rd annual “Open Wheels and Wings” night of action. The MSA sprint cars will be in the house, along with B mods, 300 and 600 micro sprints and the Dairyland Vintage Racers. The first green flag drops at 6 p.m. For race day, weather information, best to check the track’s Facebook page or email zdroikseagleriverspeedway@gmail.com.
RACE SUMMARY
SWEETWATER USRA LATE MODELS
FEATURE – Travis Friske, Tomahawk; Zack Friske, Tomahawk; Jesse Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Jason McFadden, Jim Falls; Lucas Peterson, Stockholm; Jeff Thomas, Eagle River; Brent Mindock, Prentice; Jarrid Curtin, Shawano; Chad Lederer, Conover; Todd GorDany, Eagle River; Josh Nevoraski, Lake Tomahawk; Dave Bennett, Eagle River (DNS)
HEATS 1) Curtin; Travis Friske 2) Jesse Aho; Thomas
CHEF RENE B MODS
FEATURE – Dave Dishaw, Ontonagon, MI; Dustin White, Eagle River; Logan Theys, Luxemburg; Zack McKinnon, Antigo; Ryan Brown, Eagle River; Kory Joliff, Mass City, MI; Logan Theys, Luxemburg; Judd Skubal, Rhinelander; George Dalbeck, Wakefield, MI; Charlie Hoffman, Gresham; Beetle Bailey, Argonne; Taylor Hoffman, Gresham; Rory Taber, Webster; Frank Gasperini, Iron Mountain, MI; Dustin Marquardt, Gillett; Braedyn Kirtland, Mass City, MI; Andy Fink, Minocqua; Dustin Kangas, Phelps
HEATS 1) Marquardt; Dalbeck 2) Dave Dishaw; White
J & J CONSTRUCTION IMCA STOCK CARS
FEATURE – Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; Jason Zdroik, Eagle River; Cole Czarneski, Denmark; Marcus Yarie, Wausau; Jeff Nowak, Angelton, TX; Junior Karcz, Pulaski; Dave Bouche, Algoma; Dustin White, Eagle River; Mitch Stankowski, Wausau; Kyle Frederick, Oconto Falls; Dan Sell, Suring; Dan Sell Sr, Suring; Trentin Bell, Eagle River; Matt Cleary, Lac Du Flambeau; Ryan Glembin, Eagle River; Jeff Bodendorfer, Waterford; Travis Spaulding, Greenville; Devin Snellenberger, Pulaski
SEMI-FEATURE – Frederick; Bell; Cleary; Troy LaRock, Laona; Jonathan Miller, Eagle River; Will Hoefs, Shawano; Josh Tuttle, Ahnapee; Nick Pagac, Eagle River; Ford Malvitz, Sturgeon Bay
HEATS 1) Yarie; Karcz 2) Bouche; Sell 3) White; Rod Snellenberger
ZDROIK WELL DRILLING STREET STOCKS
FEATURE – David Blackberg, Eagle River; Jeremy Joslin, Rhinelander; Nick Allard, Three Lakes; Quentin Morrison, Eagle River; Colin Joliff, Mass City, MI; Ben Pitlik, Eagle River; Cole Bennett, Eagle River; Jason Eisel, Sugar Camp; Josh Joslin, Rhinelander; Alexis Joslin, Rhinelander; Madisyn Dieringer, Marshfield; Jeff Hartmann, White Pine, MI; Kim Brown, Eagle River; Hope Eisel, Eagle River; Brandon Romensko, Watersmeed, MI; Wyatt McIntyre, Mass City, MI; Blake Joslin, Rhinelander; Caleb Joliff, Mass City, MI (DNS)
HEATS 1) Colin Joliff; Morrison 2) Pitlik; Blackberg
600 MICRO SPRINTS
FEATURE – Jackson Geragi, Elsworth; Tyler Pelofske, Stacy, MN: Blake Joslin, Rhinelander; Jayger Quinn, Gladstone, MI; Oakley Schwantes, Dorchester (DNS)
HEAT – Pelofske; Geragi
300 MICRO SPRINTS
FEATURES Pro) Cooper Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Carter Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Bentley Seliger, Wausau; Lucas Zdroik, Eagle River; Parker Ewert, Eagle River; Addison Dishaw, Ontonagon, MI
Semi-Pro) Kaides Coombs, Beaver Dam; Blake Wilke, Tomahawk; Archer Peter, Manitowish Waters; Myia Ewert, Eagle River; Graham Van Atta, Eagle River; Bexleigh Williams, Bark River; MI; Chase Zdroik, Rubicon
HEATS 1) Cooper Aho; Carter Aho 2) Wilke; Myia Ewert