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ANVELINK NABS DK # 7 – 141 TREEK CLASSIC & MORE
Posted on: Wednesday September 25, 2024
Navarino’s Nick Anvelink picked up his 7th Dirt Kings late model tour championship at Plymouth Dirt Track last weekend. (Dirt Kings photo)
Navarino’s Nick Anvelink secured his 7th Dirt Kings late model tour championship. The second-generation racer officially sealed the deal during the Tour’s season finale at Plymouth Dirt Track last weekend during the 7th annual Jim “Wildman” Watson Classic.
This weekend Anvelink will tow north to WISSOTA country, where he will compete in the 49th annual Red Clay Classic at ABC Raceway in Ashland, Wisconsin.
Closer to home 141 Speedway in Francis Creek will host a late model special Thursday, September 26 to kick off the 15th annual Treek Strong Creek Classic this weekend. A pair of bands on both Friday and Saturday night will be part of the weekends entertainment. The Thursday night action begins at 6:30 p.m. with Friday and Saturday’s action kicking off at 4 p.m. Best to check 141 Speedway’s Facebook page for updates heading into this weekend. The weather forecast (for once) is looking favorable for a late September special event.
All of the track’s weekly divisions will be in action: IMCA modifieds, stock cars, northern sportmods and sport compacts along with Unified Dirt street stocks and grand nationals.
The Francis Creek oval provided a homecoming of sorts for former track promoter Matt Rowe, who brought his Impact Survival Series (ISS) last weekend. Phil Lehl topped the 60 car field, sporting a Muenster Racing entry.
Another second generation racer made his racing debut last weekend. Sawyer Frederick, son of IMCA stock car hotshoe Kyle Frederick, climbed behind the wheel for the first time facing live bullets at Gravity Park USA in Chilton. The Gillett racer finished 11th in A main action.
Plymouth’s Ben Schmidt leads the MSA sprint points heading into this final weekend of racing at Plymouth Dirt Track. (MSA sprint photo)
CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT – Even though its late September there are still a few track/series titles that need to be buttoned up. In sprint car land the Midwest Sprint Association (MSA) will crown their champion after the season finale at Plymouth Dirt Track this weekend at the seventh annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth Saturday, September 28. Hot laps are set for 5 p.m. with racing to follow.
Heading into the final weekend Ben Schmidt holds a comfortable 63 point lead over Brandon Berth.
IRA OUTLAWS – The 410 IRA Outlaw sprints will wrap up their 2024 season with a doubleheader this weekend. The travelers will head west to Mississippi Thunder Speedway for the first time since 2012 on Friday, September 27. After Friday’s show the series will tow back to familiar territory at PDTR in Plymouth. “The Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel holds an 80 point lead over Jake Blackhurst heading into this weekends racing action.
TNT SPEEDWAY – The racing action is still going on this weekend at TNT Speedway in Three Lakes. The inaugural running of the pure stock dual will take place. Powder Puff races will also be held. Racing action is set to begin at 7 p.m.
PAVEMENT PONDERINGS – After having the racing action canceled last weekend because the pavement track surface was peeling up, The Wisconsin State Championship 50 at Jefferson Speedway has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 12. The event will remain a sanctioned event for the Midwest Truck Series but will be a non-points event.
FEST IS BEST – The truck series champion will be crowned after the annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend October 3-6 at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem. The Midwest Tour championship will also be settled.
The opportunities to catch some racing in person are dwindling so get out and support your local short track yet while you still can!
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN REGIONAL DIRT TRACK FEATURE WIN TOTALS 2024 (as of 9-22-24)
(Tracks included, but not limited to, include Outagamie Speedway, 141 Speedway, Shawano Speedway, Plymouth Dirt Track, Gravity Park, The Hill Raceway, Beaver Dam Raceway, The ‘Burg & Plymouth Dirt Track. These totals will also reflect any driver feature wins that occur out-of-state or at other ovals in Wisconsin)
LATE MODEL
Taylor Scheffler 5
Brett Swedberg 5
Troy Springborn 4
Nick Anvelink 4
Mike Mullen 4
Justin Ritchie 3
Ron Berna 2
Jayden Schmidt 2
Brad Mueller 2
Mitch McGrath 1
Tom Naeyaert 1
Andy Karl 1
MODIFIED
Cole Czarneski 11 (UMP mod win)
Marcus Yarie 7
Benji LaCrosse 6
Steve Mueller 6
Marcus Hoeppner 5
Skylar Woods 4 (Dodge County Fair)
Johnny Whitman 4
Jordan Bartz 3
Kevin Feck 3
Cody Schroeder 3
Konnor Wilinski 2
Jayden Schmidt 2
Greg Gretz 2
Brandon Schmitt 2
Shawn Kilgore 2
Jeff Schmuhl 2
Geoff Jeche 2
Brian Mullen 2
Dan Ratajczak 2
Lucas Lamberies 1
Dan Roedel 1
Will Garceau 1
Cody Afelbeck 1
Jason Czarapata 1
Derek Janke 1
Steve Schneider 1
Joel Crowbridge 1 (Wilmot)
Chris Pigeon 1
R.M. Van Pay 1
Scott Barnharst 1
Kyle Strickler 1 (BDR)
Tim Ward 1 (141)
Russ Reinwald 1
Daniel Wilcox 1
Matt Klenz 1
Mike Wedelstadt 1
Kelsy Wedelstadt 1
Jesse Cullen 1
STOCK CAR
Mitch Meier 9
Rod Snellenberger 8
Tyler Wilson 6
Jeremy Christians 6
Travis Van Straten 5
Luke Lemmens 5
Trent Nolan 5
Brett Wenzel 5
Benji LaCrosse 4
Kenny Richards 3
Cole Czarneski 3
Tim Warner 3
Kyle Frederick 3
Caden LeMieux 3
Brandon Schmitt 3
Travis Welch 2 (Eagle River)
Josh Mroczkowski 2
Nick Buckarma 2
Dave Bouche 2
Brandon Czarapata 1
Shawn Havel 1
Jesse Krahn 1
Brekken Kleinschmidt 1
John Heinz 1
David Blackberg 1 (ERS)
Eric Mahlik 1
Mike Carter 1
Scott Reinhardt 1
Jeff Steenbergen 1
Mike Mullen 1
Dan Sell Sr. 1
Dan Sell Jr. 1
John Rothmund 1
Jeremy Johnson 1
Chase Parker 1
R.M. Van Pay 1
Nate Michonski 1
Dean Maurer 1
Austin Jansen 1
Devin Snellenberger 1
Jeff Novak 1 (Antigo)
Jared Siefert 1
Jason Bork 1
SPORTMOD
Cory Kemkes 8
Coy Vlies 8
Jeffery Teske 5
Elijah Koenig 5
Craig Dorner 5
Alec Wery 4
Colton See 4
Travis Schmidt 4
Matthew Radtke 3
Brady Harshbarger 3
Tommy Rindt 3
Cole Thomas 3
Frank Gasperini 3 (ERS, TNT)
Tony Gates 3
Jay Schaalma 2
Robert Wittkopf 2
Cole Magnin 2
Jordan Jahnke 2
Nick Kresbach 2
Zach Raab 2
Max Oreskovich 2
Tom Schneider 2
Dylon Waldvogel 2
Cole Slezewski 1
Dustin White 1
AJ Springborn 1
Colton Van Hierden 1
Jake Carpenter 1
Spencer Long 1
Barrett Hummelmeier 1
Derek Fehling 1
Nick Schultz 1
Rory Welch 1
Mike Plate 1
Matt Avila 1 (Captain of Creek)
Logan Brass 1
Shane Bahr 1
Tim Jorgenson 1
Dustin Wudstruck 1 (Escanaba)
Brian Konitzer 1
Brian Ankerson 1
Bret Widdis 1
JJ Vander Loop 1
Mike Mueller 1
Logan Veloz 1
STREET STOCK
Paul Diefenthaler 11
Mark Hoepper 10
James Fletcher 7
Shannon Guelette 6
Travis Zirbel 5
Ed Anschutz 5
Jason Geyer 4
Kenny Richards 3
Derek Moede 3
Cory Romenesko 2
Phillip Wuesthoff 2
Mike Meier 2
Nick Wunrow 2
Trey Van Straten 2
Courtney Atkinson 1
Brooke Diefenthaler 1
Jerry Winkler 1
Kyle Gennett 1
Tyler Fox 1
Austin Steinke 1
Brian Besaw 1
Dan Van Pay 1
Russ Davison 1
Jake Binash 1
Jon Schultz 1
Josh McDonald 1
Courtney Atkinson 1
GRAND NATIONAL
Jeff Richards 9
Josh Pierce 5
Dustin Weiss 3
Taylor Rahn 3
Nick Schumacher 3
Jake Richards 3
Greg Haese 2
Brad Weiss 2
Maverick Ruh 2
Daniel Schumacher 2
Mike King 2
TJ Smith 1
Aaron Streblow 1
Will Schumacher 1
Todd Ascherien 1
Steven Weber 1
Kenny Richards 1
Will Sorce 1
Scott Kafka 1
Chase Solomon 1 (Eagle River)
Jeff Muehlbauer 1
FOUR CYLINDER
James Reese 12
Brian Watzka 9
Scott Schlafke 5
James Riske 4
Cody Booth 4
Adam Broehm 4
Kenneth Becker 3
Brad Wedde 3
Lucas Hacker 3
Thomas Schulte 3
Dalton Nelson 2
Shaun Bangart 2
Brett Deprez 2
Tanner Westphal 2
Tanner Pari 2
Trevor Cronick 1
Taylor Junk 1
Carl King 1
Roland Van De Hei III 1
Justin Finlan 1
Dalton Nelson 1
TJ Everard 1
Nick Everard 1
Al Cottrell 1
Bennett Glidden 1
Ben Schulte 1
Skylar Bork 1