September 11, 2004; Unity, WI. - 86 Cars filled the pits on Saturday night for the second annual Monster Mash Invitational. Some of the best drivers in WISSOTA made the pull to Monster Hall Raceway for a chance at the large payout advertised for the event. The top five drivers in each division did receive the advertised payout, However, anyone
finishing outside of the top five in all six divisions received $50.00 at the pay window. After the racing program, drivers, crews and fans were treated to a pig roast at the nearby Monster Hall campground presented by Seubert Calf Ranches.

The racing program itself was highlighted by exciting back and forth action in all of the feature events. Shane Halopka scored his fifth feature in nine days in his WISSOTA Midwest Modified. Wayne Dean brought his Vince's Speed Shop powered WISSOTA Street Stock to victory lane after leading all 20 laps. Jim Willner had the car to beat in the WISSOTA Super Stocks as he  won both his heat and feature events. Craig Thatcher battled his way from the sixth row to an impressive win in the WISSOTA Modifieds. The WISSOTA Late Model feature went to Nick Anvelink who used a late race pass on Ron Berna to grab the $2,000 winner's check.

Bob Bouch led the first lap of the Midwest Modified feature from the pole, but Shane Halopka wasted no time in charging from the third row to challenge for the lead. Halopka moved up to the high side to take the lead on lap three, while Mickey Nosser and Bouch battled over the second position. It took Halopka several laps to pull away from Nosser, but when he did he never looked back and dominated the remainder of the event. The second position however, was still up
in the air between Nosser, Bouch and Kevin Vought. The three cars were nose to tail on the last lap with Nosser using the high line to take home second ahead of Bouch. Dean Hoffman came across the line in fourth ahead of Kent Paulson.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks were next to pull trackside with Wayne Dean and Jeff Heintz leading the field to the green flag. Dean took the lead at the start followed by Jay Kesan, Roger Walker, Ron Hanestad and Travis Krause. Dean was able to hold a two car length advantage over Kesan until the caution flag flew on lap nine. After the restart Walker got a good run to the inside of Kesan and took over the second position behind Dean who was three car lengths out front.
Walker closed in on Dean's back bumper with three laps to go but Dean was able to fend off the challenge and hold on for the win. Hanestad came out on top of a late race battle for third with Krause and Kesan.

Jim Willner used the bottom groove to slingshot himself from the second row into the lead of the Super Stock feature. Ken Truscott and Adam Hensel ran two wide for second with Hensel up high and Truscott working the bottom, while trying to keep pace with Willner who continued to slowly pull away from the rest of the field. John Fiern held on to the fourth
spot near the halfway mark while fighting to hold off advances from both Mark Stender and Randy Spacek. Out front, Willner continued to hold a commanding lead while Truscott and Hensel battled back and forth for the runner-up spot.  Willner held on to take the win after leading all twenty laps and completing a clean sweep of the evening's Super Stock action. Ken Truscott made a rare visit to the track and it paid off with a solid second place finish. John Fiern used
a late race pass on "Track Champion" Adam Hensel to finish third.

Next up was the 25 lap feature in the WISSOTA Modifieds. Todd Siddons blasted from the second row to snatch the early lead away from Jason Nordhougen. Nordhougen and Dan Konrardy ran in the second and third positions until lap five when Craig Thatcher made short work of both drivers while maneuvering the outside cushion. Thatcher quickly closed the gap on Siddons and began to challenge for the lead on lap nine. It took Thatcher several laps to find the groove he was looking for but when he did he shot right into the lead and put several car lengths between himself and Siddons. Thatcher survived a flurry of cautions in the late going to claim the win and a $1,000 payday.

Thatcher's impressive run started from the sixth row. Siddons led the first half of the event but had to settle for second after a fine performance. Scott Duval looked to challenge for the lead in the late going but ran out of laps and earned a top three finish. Adam Heuer fought his way from the seventh row to finish fourth ahead of Paul Harelstad.

Ron Berna used a front row starting spot to take the early lead in the Late Model Main Event. Terry Anvelink gave chase in second while A.J Diemel battled with Nick Anvelink for the third position. Terry Anvelink capitalized on a lap 13 restart to nearly claim the lead on the high side. Berna was able to fend off the challenge and reclaim the lead. This battle for the lead allowed Nick Anvelink to close in on Terry Anvelink and overtake him for the runner-up spot. Nick Anvelink stayed right on Berna's back bumper for a number of laps before ducking to the inside of Berna in turn three and came out of turn
four with the lead. Nick Anvelink was able to hold on to the lead in the remaining laps and scored the win after leading the final four laps of the thirty lap distance. Berna finished second after leading the majority of the event. Terry Anvelink finished off a fine run in third place ahead of A.J Diemel and MJ Mcbride.

SUMMARY

WISSOTA Late Models:
Feature - Nick Anvelink, Ron Berna, Terry Anvelink, A.J Diemel, MJ McBride
Heat 1 - Hanson, N. Anvelink, Seegert
Heat 2 - Isenberg, T. Anvelink, Berna

WISSOTA Modifieds:
Feature - Craig Thatcher, Todd Siddons, Scott Duval, Adam Heuer, Paul Harelstad, Chris Oertel, Jed Moore, Darrell Hazelton, Mark Baxter, Jason Schill
Heat 1 - Harelstad, Siddons, Schill
Heat 2 - Thatcher, Oertel, Fenske
Heat 3 - Duval, M. Baxter, Konrardy

WISSOTA Super Stocks:
Feature - Jim Willner, Ken Truscott, John Fiern, Adam Hensel, Mark Stender, Randy Spacek, Dan Viscelli, Jeremy Snow, Terry Gorst, Scott Johnson
Heat 1 - Leu, Nayes, Spacek
Heat 2 - Willner, Stender, Bunkelman
Heat 3 - Fiern, Olson, Gorst

WISSOTA Street Stocks:
Feature - Wayne Dean, Roger Walker, Ron Hanestad, Travis Krause, Jay Kesan, Jared Lindner, Butch Kummer, Brock Wright, Darrel Fullman, Jeff Heintz
Heat 1 - Heintz, Lindner, Stangl
Heat 2 - Kauth, Loos, Wright
Heat 3 - Kesan, Krause, Walker

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:
Feature - Shane Halopka, Mickey Nosser, Bob Bouch, Dan Hoffman, Kent Paulson, Kevin Vought, Joe Bablick
Heat 1 - Nosser, Paulson, Bouch
Heat 2 - Halopka, Hoffman, Vought

Two-Man Cruisers:
Feature - Davis/Fitzgerald, Ron/John Kunninger, Schubert/Delis, Lindner/Rosier, Wolf/Maurer
Heat 1 - Loos/Fitzl, Wolf/Maurer, Schubert/Delis