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FRISKE FLIES TO USRA LATE MODEL WIN AT EAGLE RIVER SPEEDWAY
Posted on: Wednesday June 25, 2025
Tomahawk’s Zack Friske picked up the USRA late model feature win at Eagle River Speedway June 24.
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FRISKE FENDS OFF NELSON, SCORES EAGLE RIVER SPEEDWAY USRA LATE MODEL GO
(Eagle River, WI) June 24 – Tomahawk’s Zack Friske dodged several cautions and a late race rally from defending USRA late model national champion Cade Nelson to win that division’s feature at Eagle River Speedway Tuesday night.
Friske outraced fellow front row starter Dustin White into the lead of the 20 lap contest. Several yellows slowed the action in the first half of the race. In the first half of the contest, Friske felt pressure from both Dave Bennett and Jesse Aho. Meanwhile by lap 10, Nelson had sliced his way through the field from his 10th starting position into 3rd by lap 13.
Nelson motored past Bennett into second by lap 15 and chased down Friske. In the final circuits, Nelson was able to pull alongside of Friske. But the Tomahawk racer kept his racer in the tacky high groove and hung on for his first feature flag here of 2025. Nelson settled for 2nd at the pay window, followed by Lucas Peterson, Bennett and Aho.
Wakefield, Michigan visitor George Dalbeck inherited the lead after leader Dustin White left the pits during a caution to capture the B mod feature. Trailing Dalbeck at the checkers were Dave Dishaw, Ryan Brown, last week’s winner Charlie Hoffman and Judd Skubal.
Pulaski’s “Hot Rod” Snellenberger came out on top of a dogfight with hometown racer Jason Zdroik to win the IMCA stock car feature. The win was the 231st sanctioned win for Snellenberger in the division. Zdroik took second, followed by Ryan Glembin, Dustin White and Jonathan Miller.
Hometown driver Quentin “Iceman” Morrison slipped past Wyatt McIntyre for the lead on lap eight and cruised to victory in the caution-filled, street stock feature.
Phillips’ Devin Fries went wire-to-wire, winning the pure stock feature.
Minnesotan Tyler Pelofske led every lap en route to victory in the 600 micro sprint feature. The contest went caution free.
Wausau’s Bentley Seliger won the pro 300 micro sprint feature while hometown driver Myia Ewert won the semi-pro feature.
In the semi-pro 300 micro sprint feature, rookie Graham Van Atta flipped his mount on it’s side on the frontstretch. Van Atta was unhurt, and waved to the crowd, which drew a hearty round of applause for the five-year-old.
The next race at the third-mile, clay oval will be Tuesday, July 1. The IMCA stock cars will take the spotlight during the Mark Zdroik Memorial race. A massive fireworks display will cap off the evening’s festivities. The first green flag dropping at 7 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 – Zack Friske, Tomahawk; Cade Nelson, Hermantown, MN; Lucas Peterson, Stockholm; Dave Bennett, Eagle River; Jesse Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Jeff Thomas, Eagle River; Aaron Reivitis, Shawano; Jason McFadden, Jim Falls; Chris Plasky, St. Germain; Brent Mindock, Prentice; Todd Gorny, Eagle River; Mike Boyd, St. Germain; Chad Lederer, Conover; Dustin White, Eagle River; Josh Nevoraski, Lake Tomahawk
HEATS 1) Friske; Nelson 2) Thomas; Reivitis
CHEF RENE B MODS
FEATURE – George Dalbeck, Wakefield, MI; Dave Dishaw, Ontonagon, MI; Ryan Brown, Eagle River; Charlie Hoffman, Gresham; Judd Skubal, Rhinelander; Zack McKinnon,Antigo; Dustin Kangas, Phelps; Beetle Bailey, Argonne; Taylor Hoffman, Gresham; Dustin White, Eagle River; Braedyn Kirtland, Mass City, MI; Kory Joliff, Mass City, MI; Andy Fink, Minocqua; Frank Gasperini, Iron Mountain, MI; Rory Taber, Webster (DNS)
HEATS 1) White; Dave Dishaw 2) Kangas; Brown
J & J CONSTRUCTION IMCA STOCK CARS
FEATURE – Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski; Jason Zdroik, Eagle River; Ryan Glembin, Eagle River; White; Jonathan Miller, Eagle River; Matt Cleary, Lac Du Flambeau; Nicholas Pagac, Eagle River
HEAT – Jason Zdroik; White
ZDROIK WELL DRILLING STREET STOCKS
FEATURE – Quentin Morrison, Eagle River; Jason Eisel, Sugar Camp; David Blackberg, Eagle River; Hope Eisel, Rhinelander; Jeremy Joslin, Rhinelander; Ben Pitlik, Eagle River; Teagan Melton, Rhinelander; Kim Brown, Eagle River; Nick Allard, Three Lakes; Alexis Joslin, Rhinelander; Wyatt McIntyre, Mass City, MI; Caleb Joslin, Mass City, MI; Blake Joslin, Rhinelander; Madisyn Dieringer, Marshfield; Brandon Romenesko, Watersmeet, MI
HEATS 1) Blackberg; Allard 2) Jason Eisel; Hope Eisel
PURE STOCKS
FEATURE – Devin Fries, Phillips; Trevor Schumann, Tomahawk; Cole Bennett, Eagle River; Camryn Valkenaar, Rhinelander; Bobby Hommerding, Merrill; Cody Bauknecht, Crandon
HEAT – Fries; Schumann
600 MICRO SPRINTS
FEATURE – Tyler Pelofske, Stacy, MN; Blake Joslin, Rhinelander; Jackson Geragi, Elsworth, MN
HEAT – Pelofske; Geragi
300 MICRO SPRINTS
FEATURES Pro) Bentley Seliger, Wausau; Carter Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Cooper Aho, Twin Lakes, MI; Addison Dishaw, Ontonagon, MI; Lucas Zdroik, Eagle River; Parker Ewert, Eagle River
Semi-Pro) Myia Ewert, Eagle River; Blake Wilke, Tomahawk; Archer Peter, Manitowish,Waters; Graham Van Atta, Eagle River
HEATS 1) Cooper Aho; Addison Dishaw 2) Myia Ewert; Wilke