June 17, 2005; Unity, WI. -  The racing season is almost halfway through and the action is heating up.  Monster Hall Raceway added a couple more new feature winners of the season. If you were a first timer at Monster Hall Raceway on
Friday, you probably came to the same conclusion I did. 

Photo Highlights

Scott Duvall (#17) turned in a dominating performance in the WISSOTA Modified feature contest. Paul Erickson (#4) paced the entire distance enroute to winning the WISSOTA Super Stock feature contest. J23 Terry Kroening, #4 Paul Erikson, #77 Jim Willner competing in their Super Stock Heat earlier in the evening demonstrate some close quarters racing. Jim Halopka (#3jr) continues his mastery of the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds laying claim to another feature checkered. A pair of WISSOTA Midwest Modified racers prove that two objects can not occupy the same space at the same time. Rugg Lindner (#17) took his turn in victory lane after winning the WISSOTA Street Stock feature race. How about a little three wide racing>  During a WISSOTA Street Stock heat #17 Rugg Lindner, #99W Brock Wright & #07   Cory Crasper demonstrate how it's done. Nate Hauge (#10) topped the Pure Stock feature event again this week.

Scott Duvall in the yellow #17 WISSOTA Modified really has it hooked up at Monster Hall Raceway.  Duvall had the most dominant performance of any feature winner of the night.  Duvall jumped to the high grove and used the cushion to get to the front where he checked out on the field.   While Duvall was running away with the WISSOTA Modified feature, Paul Niznik, Jed Moore, Schilling, and Jeff Spacek provided excitement for second place.  Then the cautions started to come, bringing Duvall back to the rest of the field for the restart. But once again Duvall was too powerful, holding off Schilling and Spacek for another WISSOTA Modified Feature win at Monster Hall Racway.

The other feature events of the night at Monster Hall Raceway played out much of the same as the WISSOTA Modified feature did.  The driver who got the early lead, kept it.

Shane Halopka proved it in the WISSOTA Midwest Mod feature.  Halopka checked out on the field mid-race on his way to claim another feature win when the caution flag flew, setting up a two-lap shoot out.  Behind Halopka, Jim Poyda, Frank Soncek, and Paul Clark all wanted to steal the feature from Halopka.  Halopka had no part in letting go of the win, as he held on for the feature win in the WISSOTA Midwest Mods. In the WISSOTA Street Stocks, Rugg Lindner raced for his first feature win at Monster Hall Raceway.  Lindner was followed across the finish line by Roger Walker, Cory Crasper, Chris Crasper and Jared Lindner.

The WISSOTA Pure Stock feature came down to Nate Hauge and Justin Lindner.   Hauge took the lead midway, but Lindner wasn't going away.  The two drivers battled to the last lap with Hauge taking the checkered flag.

Paul Erickson, in the WISSOTA Super Stock feature event, held true to the theme of the night.  Erickson started on the pole and never relinquished the lead.   The feature seemed to come down to a survival of the fittest.  The first caution came out when Randy Spacek hit the wall in the backstretch, sending Spacek to the back of the restart.  Second caution of the night involved the points leader at Monster Hall Raceway Jim Willner. 

Willner and Schwantes got tangled up and both cars were done for the night.  The restart after the second caution also brought out the third caution. Erickson was bringing the field around corner four when Mark Stender stuck the nose of his car a little too much into the left rear of Erickson.   Erickson was turned around along with most of the leaders. Erickson was awarded back the lead followed by Terry Gorst and John Feirn.  Erickson kept his car down low consistently all night, which eventually led to his first feature win of the season.

Next week at Monster Hall Raceway  is the Mid-Season Championships.  The points are very close in most
divisions heading into this Friday.  The racing action starts at 7:30 PM on   Friday, June 24th .  Hot laps start at 6:30 PM.


WISSOTA Modifieds:
Feature: Scott Duvall, Luke Schilling, Jeff Spacek, Jed Moore, Paul Niznik
Heat 1: Chris Oertel, Luke Schilling, Mark Baxter, Roger Andres, Jeff Spacek
Heat 2: Scott Duvall, Jed Moore, Paul Niznik, David Baxter, Ray Karl,jr.

WISSOTA Super Stocks:
Feature: Paul Erickson, Terry Gorst, Mark Stender, John Feirn, Brian Rau
Heat 1: John Feirn, Terry Kroening, Paul Erickson
Heat 2: Jason Forehand, Randy Spacek, Mark Stender, Bill Schwantes, Rod Herman

WISSOTA Midwest Mods:
Feature: Shane Halopka, Jim Poyda, Frank Soucek, Paul Clark, Dave Salzman,
Heat 1: Dave Salzman, Shane Halopka, Guy Carly, Dave Williams, Shannon Williams
Heat 2: Jim Poyda, Frank Soucek, Steve Bangert,

WISSOTA Street Stocks:
Feature: Rugg Lindner, Roger Walker, Cory Crasper, Chris Crasper, Jared Lindner
Heat 1: Jared Loos, Dave Teatz, Chris Crasper, Jared Lindner, Roger Walker
Heat 2: Butch Kummer, Cory Crasper, Rugg Lindner, #16, Ralph Stark

WISSOTA Pure Stocks
Feature: Nate Hauge, Justin Lindner, Luke Lindner, Carolyn Nosser, Ron Kudinger
Heat 1: Matt Wilke, Carolyn Nosser, Matthew Schmidt, Rich Delis, John Kundinger
Heat 2: Justin Lindner, Luke Lindner, Nate Hauge, Jeff Behrens, Ron Kundinger