Dells Raceway Park: Dells Duel, Part 1

Wisconsin Dells, WI — Warm weather and blue skies were the perfect backdrop for exciting racing Saturday night at Dells Raceway Park. The Mid American Stock Cars joined the Late Models, Sportsman, Pure Stocks, and Bandits on track.

Points leader Corey Jankowski proved Saturday that he has the car to beat. Setting fast time in qualifying with a 14.363. Rookies Brian Hakala and Jim Bates started the feature off from the front row. Jankowski would start the race from the back of the field and only had 40 laps to maneuver through traffic. Working the outside groove of the track, Jankowski moved steadily towards the front of the pack and took over the lead. Despite a late caution, Hakala and Bates weren’t able to gain on Jankowski and Corey received his second feature win for the year. Derek Childs won the fast dash, and Cardell Potter and Kyle Wolosek won the heat races

In the Sportsman Division, Daron Fish took the top spot in qualifying with a time of 15.653 seconds. Starting the feature mid pack, Rick Coppernoll raced to the front of the field quickly and didn’t look back. Coppernoll visited Victory Lane for his second feature win of the season. Ron Grabarski won the heat race.

Breaking Dave Trute’s qualifying streak, fast time was set by Brad Luck in the #67 Pure Stock with a time of 16.012 seconds. Troy Yahn lead the feature to green, but Kevin Gilding quickly moved into first. With only a few laps left in the race, Gilding spun out, allowing Mark Hohl to pick up his first feature win. Bill Zeman and Kevin Gilding won their heat race.

Newcomer Mark Johler provided some fierce competition in the Bandit Division, qualifying with a time of 17.415 seconds. The feature was action packed with Todd Kolpien leading off the race, and Kory Childs passing him for the lead mid way through. Johler would start the feature in the back of the pack, navigating through the field like a pro, and gaining the lead with only three laps to go and claiming the checkered flag on his first visit to Dells Raceway Park. Kory Childs, Mark Johler, and Jerry Martens won their heat race.

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* DSC-3766-Mark Johler Victory Lane

* DSC-3781-Pure Stock Feature Win

* DSC-3802-Rick Coppernoll Victory Lane

* DSC-3825-Corey Jankowski Victory Lane