Superior Speedway Off And Running In 2010

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May 21

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SUPERIOR – Opening night 2010 finally came about at the Superior Speedway Friday night. With some early threats of showers the weather held off and the track held up great to make opening night a night worth remembering for drivers and fans.

In the Late Model division Adam Hensel picked up right where he ended the season at the Superior Speedway with a feature win. Darin Meierotto jumped out to the early lead in the feature but on the 3rd lap Matt Sorenson and Paul Berg got tied up between turns one and two which caused a re-start.

On the restart Pat Doar got Meierotto coming out of turn four to take the lead. Doar was passed by Hensel with 9 laps to go and he never looked back as he had things working well and ran away with the victory. Doar finished second followed by Meierotto, Harry Hanson and Steve Laursen.

Earlier in the night in the 8 lap heat races it was Hanson winning the first heat followed by Laursen and Eric Breschoten. Heat race number two went to Meierotto followed by Doar and Tim McMann. And in heat three it was Don Copp followed by Rick Henkemeyer and Hensel.

The modified night was owned by Darrell Nelson as he turned the first sweep in the class in 2010. Nelson who started on the outside of row one in the feature took the lead on the first lap and pulled away from the rest of the pack dealing with lap traffic by the end of the 20 lap feature.

In a night that was marred by caution flags in the features, the mod drivers showed their talent and experience as there was only one caution in the feature. Nelson was followed in the feature by Kelly Estey, 2009 Modified Champion, and Al Uotinen. Jody Bellefeiulle won the first heat of the night but found himself in the grass between turns three and four in the feature. In the heat race he was followed by Greg Chesley and Uotinen. In the second heat race it was Nelson winning followed by Estey and Kelly Checkalski.

Mike Weber from Osceola won his first ever feature at the Superior Speedway as he started on the poll and never let anyone past him in the 18 lap feature. Weber was challenged a few times on restarts by Scott Lawrence who finished second. Joe Oliver then battled Lawrence for the remainder of the race for the second spot but Lawrence held him off and Oliver finished third.

In the first Super Stock heat race of the night it was the other way around with Oliver winning followed by Lawrence and Trevor Wilson. And in the second heat race the checkered flag went to Dave Flynn from Superior, he was followed by Mike Bellefeuille and Weber.

After some great heat races the Midwest Modified feature race was marred by numerous caution flags resulting in 7 racers not finishing the race. When it was all said and done Jeff Marshall from Thunder Bay made the trip worth while taking the checkered flag. He was followed by Scott Herrick and Taylor Leuthner.

In the first heat race of the night it was Taylor Leuthner followed by Jesse Ogston and E.J. Hietala. The second heat race was won by Marshall with Jake Gondick finishing second and Steve Houle third. And in the final heat race it was Skeeter Estey followed by Adam Archer and Lance Solem.

The Pure Stock feature proved to be one of the best of the night with Pat VanErt edging out Al Rapp and Richard Dzelak Jr. In the heat races VanErt won the first followed by Rapp and Dan Larsen. Heat race number two went to Dzelak Jr. and he was followed by Josh Johnson and Alex Hart. And the final Pure Stock heat race was won by Chad Carlson and he was followed by Matt Madsen and Tim Carlson.

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