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AHO NABS CAREER WINS 100, 101 IN EAGLE RIVER LATE MODEL GO
Posted on: Sunday September 8, 2024
Twin Lakes, Michigan’s Jesse Aho picked up career feature wins no. 100 and 101, respectively in his late model at Eagle River Speedway September 7.
ATTENTION SPORTS/MOTORSPORTS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AHO DOUBLES DOWN ON EAGLE RIVER LATE MODEL FEATURES IN CURTAIN CLOSER
(Veteran Michigan racer picks up career wins no. 100 and 101, respectively)
(EAGLE RIVER, WI) Sept. 7 – Former modified track champion Jesse Aho of Twin Lakes, Michigan slipped into the lead on a lap seven restart and went on to win the $1,500 late model feature at Eagle River Speedway Saturday.
Earlier in the evening the veteran racer scored career victory number 100 when he won the makeup late model feature that was rained out August 31. His $1,500 victory was career win 101 for Aho.
Tomahawk’s Zack Friske took the lead at the drop of the green of the 20 lap contest. Dave Bennett ran 2nd with Marcus Dunbar and Jason Zdroik trailing as the four car freight train began to slightly pull away from the field. The caution flew on lap six when Friske looped his mount in turn two, handing the lead to Bennett on the restart. Bennett’s lead was short lived, however as Aho ducked underneath Bennett to snatch the lead when racing resumed.
Aho hugged the bottom groove and kept the lead the balance of the contest and went on to claim his second feature race of the night.
Another former track champion, Dunbar, took second. ’24 track champ Zdroik took third. Bennett and Josh Nevoraski placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
Earlier in the night Dunbar picked up the B modified feature win.
Jason Zdroik executed a last lap pass on central Wisconsin late model pavement standout Mark Eswein to score the IMCA stock car feature win. Eswein took second in his first appearance ever at the track. LaCrosse visitor Shawn Klapps Jr. rounded out the top three finishers.
Forest Junction’s Jake Binash led every lap and dodged several caution periods and went on to win his first career street stock feature win. Binash survived late race pressure from Hope Eisel, who took second. 2024 track champion Quentin ‘Iceman’ took third. Caleb Miller and “Grandma Kim” Brown rounded out the top five finishers in a race littered with cautions.
A pair of Michigan visitors each scored open wheel feature wins. Wilson’s Logan Getzloff picked up the 600 micro win while Escanaba’s Tanner Rae scored the 300 micro feature win.
Other makeup feature winners earlier in the evening included hometown driver Quentin Morrison (street stocks), Pittsville’s Hoyt Cournoyer (600 micro) and Merrill’s Jason Torney (Dairyland Vintage)
That puts a wrap on the 2024 racing season. Track promoters Pat and Patti Zdroik want to thank all of the fans, drivers and track employees for another successful season. To stay abreast on off season news and post season banquet information, folks are encouraged to check the track’s Facebook page regularly during the off season.
RACE SUMMARY
Sweetwater late model feature – Jesse Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Marcus Dunbar, Marenisco, MI; Jason Zdroik, Eagle River; Dave Bennett, Eagle River; Josh Nevoraski, Minocqua; Robbie Maas, Tilleda; Dave Gorny, Eagle River; Jarrid Curtin, Shawano; Travis Friske, Tomahawk; Aaron Reivitis, Shawano; Chris Plasky, St. Germain; Logan Larson, Tomahawk
Heats 1) Jesse Aho; Reivitis 2) Jason Zdroik; Curtin
(Make up feature from Aug. 31) – Jesse Aho; Friske; Jason Zdroik; Dave Bennett; Nevoraski; Larson; Gorny; Plasky
Cbef Rene B Mod feature – Marcus Dunbar, Marenisco, MI; Tommy Rindt, Shawano; Ryan Brown, Eagle River; Cody Hokenstad Shawano; C.J. Hedges, Tripoli; Dustin Kangas, Phelps; Pat Richer, Bark River, MI; Josh Fleischmann, Iron River, MI: Andy Fink, Minocqua (DNS)
Heat – Ryan Brown; Hokenstad
J & J Construction IMCA stock car feature – Jason Zdroik; Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids; Shawn Klapps Jr, LaCrosse; Trentin Bell, Eagle River
Heat – Jason Zdroik; Eswein
Zdroik Well Drilling street stock feature – Jake Binash, Forest Junction; Hope Eisel, Sugar Camp; Quentin Morrison, Eagle River; Kim Brown, Eagle River; Russel Klein, Eagle River; Blake Hartman, Conover; Shawn Hartman, White Pine, MI; Brandon Romenesko, Watersmeed, MI; Cole Bennett, Eagle River; Ryan Valeria, Eagle River; Jason Eisel, Sugar Camp (DNS)
Heats 1) Valeria; Binash 2) Hope Eisel; Morrison
(Makeup feature from Aug. 31) – Morrison; Binash; Cole Bennett; Blake Hartmann; Hope Eisel; Romenesko; Jeff Hartman; Jason Eisel; Caleb Miller
JD Archery and Paintball 600 Micro Feature – Logan Getzloff, Wilson, MI; Fink; Katherine Towne, Boulder Junction; Kelly Turner, Otter Creek; Blake Joslin, Rhinelander; Oakley Schwantes, Dorchester; Hoyt Cournoyer, Pittsville; Ethan Manninen, Cornell (DNS)
Heat – Getzloff; Fink
(Makeup feature from Aug. 31) – Cournoyer; Joslin; Schwantes; Towne; Manninen
300 micro feature – Tanner Rae, Escanaba, MI; Bentley Seliger, Wausau; Cooper Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Carter Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Lucas Zdroik, Eagle River; Blake Wilke, Tomahawk; Parker Ewert, Eagle River; Madisyn Dieringer, Marshfield (DNS)
Heat – Cooper Aho; Carter Aho
Dairyland Vintage Feature – Matt Eder, Merrill; Derek Posto, Merrill ; Jason Torney, Merrill
Heat – Torney; Eder
(Makeup feature from Aug. 31) – Torney; Matt Eder; Williams