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CZARNESKI CHARGES FROM 10TH TO 1ST IN 141 IMCA MOD SCRUM
Posted on: Sunday May 10, 2026
Denmark’s Cole Czarneski charged from 10th to 1st to win the IMCA modified feature at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek May 9. (Throttle Shots Photography)
ATTENTION SPORTS/MOTORSPORTS
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CZARNESKI CHARGES FROM 10TH TO 1ST IN 141 IMCA MOD SCRUM
(FRANCIS CREEK, WI) May 9 – Denmark’s Cole Czarneski charged from his 10th starting spot and passed early race leader Race Van Pay for the top spot, and went on to capture the caution-free, 25-lap IMCA modified feature at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek Saturday.
Van Pay sprinted from his pole position into the lead at the drop of the green of the 25 lap contest. Czarneski began picking cars off lap-by-lap, marching up to second by lap seven. Czarneski began reeling in Van Pay, who was enjoying a five car length advantage up front.
Czarneski motored around past Van Pay into the lead at the contest’s halfway point. Meanwhile, Mike Mullen, who started 14th on the grid, had also successfully sliced his way through traffic, storming into 2nd with ten laps remaining.
Mullen kept Czarneski within striking distance, and really began closing the gap when Czarneski sifted through lapped traffic in the waning laps. Czarneski fended off Mullen’s late race surge to score the win, which went green-to-checkered without a yellow. Mullen took second, with Mullen’s dad Brian Mullen taking third. Former track champion Johnny Whitman and Van Pay rounded out the top finishers.
Beaver Dam’s Brandon Schmitt scored the IMCA stock car feature win.
Schmitt dashed from his outside, front row starting spot and traded paint with polesitter Shannon Guelette in the early going. A lap seven caution tightened the field, and when racing resumed, Todd Augustain and Nick Buckarma marched into the second and third spots, respectively. The duo hounded Schmitt as the race wore on, but Schmitt emerged triumphant when the checkers flew. Augustain, Buckarma, last week’s winner Luke Lemmens and Guelette finished second through fifth, respectively.
Fond Du Lac’s Brady Harshbarger passed Beaver Dam’s Derek Fehling for the lead on lap seven and was never headed again, as Harshbarger picked up the $1,000-to-win IMCA northern sportmod win. The event went caution-free.
Fehling, who started on the pole, took runnerup money. Last week’s winner Coy Vlies took third, followed by Ryan Schmidt and Cole Thomas.
New Franken’s Derek Moede came out on top of a thrilling, street stock main where he traded paint and the lead with Paul Diefenthaler throughout the contest. Montello’s Jeff Richards and Black Creek’s Jake Peters scored feature wins in the grand national and IMCA sport compact classes, respectively.
Four of the six division’s features went caution-free without a yellow. 161 drivers from four states took part in the racing program.
Racing resumes Saturday night, May 16 at 6:00 p.m. 141 is hosting the CJ Joski Memorial Race. The band Tailgate County will provide entertainment in the Left Turn Lounge following the races. For more information check out our website outagamiespeedway.com or check out our Facebook page.
RACE SUMMARY
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE – Cole Czarneski, Denmark; Mike Mullen, Seymour; Brian Mullen, Seymour; Johnny Whitman, Suamico; Race Van Pay, Green Bay; Konnor Wilinski, Seymour; Derek Janke, Symco; Cody Schroeder, Manitowoc; Eric Scribner, Kiel; Will Garceau, Francis Creek; Todd Dart, Algoma; Don Scheffler, Milwaukee; Josh Long, Suamico; Skyler Woods, Beaver Dam; Kelsy Wedelstadt, New London; Benji LaCrosse, Casco’ Kyle Kudick, Mishicot; Colton See, Chilton; Greg Gretz, Kewaunee; R.M. Van Pay, Green Bay James Fletcher, Beaver Dam; Brandon Schmitt, Beaver Dam; Jayden Schmidt, Seymour; Don Roedl, Beaver Dam
SEMI-FEATURES – 1) Schmitt; R.M. Van Pay 2) Kelsy Wedelstadt; Fletcher
HEATS 1) Janke; Race Van Pay 2) Scheffler; Scribner 3) Schroeder; Dart 4) Roedl; Wilinski
IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE – Schmitt; Todd Augustian, Kewaunee; Nick Buckarma, Sobieski; Luke Lemmens, Green Bay; Shannon Guelette, Luxemburg; Brad Lubach, Kiel; Jamison MacDonald, Suamico; Caden LeMieux, Sturgeon Bay; Zach Spangenberg, Manitowoc; Aiden Gretz, Kewaunee; Tyler Schrimpf, Montello; Dave Bouche, Algoma; Brandon Fuhrmann, Brillion; Eric Mahlik, Green Bay; Junior Karcz, Pulaski; Chris Loewenhagen, Kimberly; Matt Reinke, Reedsville; Andy Welter, Kirchhayne; Zackary Marg, Appleton; Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; Chase Parker, Hortonville; Cole Czarneski, Denmark; Kyle Resch, Manitowoc; Collin Skindzelewski, Germantown
SEMI-FEATURES – 1) Czarneski; Snellenberger 2) Mahlik; Resch
HEATS 1) Parker; Guelette 2) Buckarma; Lubach 3) Schmitt; Garceau 4) Aiden Gretz; Loewenhagen
IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD FEATURE – Brady Harshbarger, Fond Du Lac; Derek Fehling, Beaver Dam; Coy Vlies, Casco; Ryan Schmidt, Hortonville; Cole Thomas, Germantown; Jerry Duggan, Riefs Mills; Jordan Gracyalny, Appleton; Logan Brass, Howards Grove; Kaden Besaw, Omro; Jeff Steenbergen, Johnson Creek; Tyler DeMars, Green Bay; Shane Bahr, Greenville; Jacob Rens, Brandon; Chris Budzban, Luxemburg; Chris Kuchta, Little Chute; Mitchell Fairbank, Oshkosh; Spencer Uttecht, Birnmawood; Brendan Ostrowski, Milwaukee; Jordan Endries, Kaukauna; Jesse Denome, Escanaba, MI; Skyelin Krohlow, Suamico; Cole Slezewski, Pulaski
SEMI-FEATURES 1) Budzban; Kemkes 2) Bahr; Fairbank
HEATS 1)Fehling; Thomas 2) Krohlow; Gracyalny 3) Ryan Schmidt; Kaden Besaw 4) Harshbarger; Brass
NON-QUALIFIER RACE – Trevin Veeser, Brussels
UNIFIED DIRT STREET STOCK FEATURE – Derek Moede, New Franken; Paul Diefenthaler, Two Rivers; Brady Ascherien, Beaver Dam; Brayden Lundquist, Bark River, MI; Austin Steinke, St. Nazianz; Trey Van Straten, Hortonville; Brooke Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Neil Aaberg, Escanaba, MI; Jonathan Persha, Iron Ridge; Mark Haskins, Cascade; Tony Everard, Green Bay; Caleb Maurer, De Pere; Andrew Fuhrmann, Brillion; Teagan Melton, Rhinelander; Austin Turrubiates, Green Bay; Travis Zirbel, Kewaunee
HEATS 1) Steinke; Paul Diefenthaler 2) Brooke Diefenthaler; Aaberg
GRAND NATIONAL FEATURE – Jeff Richards, Montello; Jake Richards, Neshkoro; Mike King, Kaukauna; Taylor Rahn, Kaukauna; Ryan Minster, Sheboygan; Brandon Joy, Manitowoc; Noah Wachowiacz, West Allis; Aiden Zwiers, Hortonville; Dave Holm, Quinney
HEAT – Rahn; Jeff Richards
IMCA SPORT COMPACT FEATURE – Jake Peters, Black Creek; Carmen Zahringer, Chilton; Ricky Kaufert, Appleton; Brian Hillringhouse, Fond Du Lac; Thomas Schulte, Kaukauna; Bo White, Seymour; Morgan LaPlant, Hilbert; TJ Everard, Green Bay; Brett Deprez, Green Bay; Dan Thomson, Neenah; Roland Van De Hei III, Oconto; Mike Meier, Chilton; Clint Malueg, Bonduel; Nick Everard, Seymour; Ben Schulte, Kaukauna; Cody Booth, Oshkosh; Kyle Walters, Green Bay; Bella Schulte, Seymour; Dallas Topel, Green Bay; Missy Clark, Green Bay; Chase Ertel, Plymouth; Nathan Bowers, Black Creek; Scott Schlafke, Cleveland; Shaun Bangart, Chilton
SEMI-FEATURE – Thomson; Bangart
HEATS 1) Zahringer; Deprez 2) Nick Everard; Thomas Schulte 3) TJ Everard; Meier