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Doar Dominates Frigid Viking Fall Classic For 250th Career Victory

ALEXANDRIA, MN (Oct. 3-4, 2014 ) - For more than a decade, the first weekend of October has been synonymous with the annual Viking Fall Classic. New Richmond, WI?driver Pat Doar added another big win to his resume when he claimed the WISSOTA Late Model feature during the 11th Annual Viking Fall Classic presented by Shaw Trucking. Other drivers who put their names in the Fall Classic Hall of Champions this year included Justin Vogel in the WISSOTA Street Stocks, Travis Saurer in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, Dave Mass in the WISSOTA Super Stocks, Brady Gerdes in the WISSOTA Modifieds and Dustin Holtquist in the WISSOTA Mod Fours.

With all the heat race and B-feature action in the books, 27 of the 28 scheduled starters in the WISSOTA Street Stock feature took to the track for their 20 lap main event. Tim Johnson and Justin Vogel, who were first and second in WISSOTA national points, sat on the front row and led the field to the green. Johnson took his machine to the high side of the speedway and into the lead while Vogel settled into the second spot. A pair of cautions slowed the event before a lap could be completed and on the third attempt, Johnson again bolted to the front. Vogel continued to put heavy pressure on Johnson with Ryan Satter in the number three spot. WISSOTA 100 champion Jordan Tollakson moved into the third spot on lap three but jut as quickly retired to the pits with an apparent engine issue; that moved Satter back into the third spot.

As Johnson and Vogel continued to battle at the front of the pack, a trio of drivers moved through the field. Mark Blom, Jimmy Williams and Travis Robertson continued to march to the front after a yellow flew on lap nine.

At the halfway point, Johnson led Vogel, Satter, Ryan Pommerer and Jonny Carter. During the yellow flag period, however, Pommerer retired to the pits with a spark plug issue.

As the laps continued to tick down, Johnson maintained the lead over Vogel and Satter. After the leaders came across the stripe with seven laps remaining, Johnson's car suffered a mechanical issue; he slowed going into turn one and pulled into the infield. That gave Vogel the lead and Satter applied heavy pressure to his friend. The final caution of the event came out with five laps remaining.

Vogel led Satter and 19th starter Jimmy Williams to the green for a five lap shoot out. Vogel led the final handful of laps en route to his second straight Viking Fall Classic victory. Satter was second, Williams was third, Carter was fourth and Justin Pogones rounded out the top five.

After five heat races and two B features, 25 qualifiers for the WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature hit the track for a 20 lap feature event. Former national champion Travis Saurer and Blake Swenson paced the pack to the green and Saurer moved to the early lead. Swenson was locked in a second place battle with Jason VandeKamp. Swenson was able to fight VandeKamp off and settled into the second spot as Saurer built a big lead.

Meanwhile, back in traffic, the main battle on the track was between Jeremy Kerzman, Jonathon Olmscheid and Andrew Bangsund for the number seven spot. The trio exchanged the spot lap after lap until Kerzman was able to clear both drivers with a power move on the high side of the speedway.

The first caution of the event flew on lap 12 when Shane Sabraski got too low on the track and clipped a tractor tire. Sabraski was able to continue and went to the back of the field.

Saurer led Swenson and VandeKamp back to the green and VandeKamp tried to make a daring pass on the high side. But his machine got loose, which allowed Michael Truscott and Tyler Peterson to slip past; Vandekamp was shuffled back to the number six spot.

As the laps ticked down, Saurer continued to pull away and cruised to the win. Swenson held on for a solid second, Peterson was third, Truscott was fourth and Kerzman rounded out the top five.

Twenty six of WISSOTA's finest Late Models took the track next for a 40 lap main event. Pat Doar and Canadian traveler Mike Balcaen paced the field to head flagman Mike Blom, who brought the field to life. Balcaen got the early advantage over Doar, who faced pressure from Eric Breeschoten and Adam Hensel.

Balcaen continued to race ahead of the pack until shortly after the leaders entered slower traffic on lap 10. Doar raced to the outside of Balcaen and shot to the lead with 28 laps left on the board. Doar immediately started to build a lead, which the main battle on the track between Jeff Wildung, John Kaanta and Brad Seng for the number six spot.
Wildung was able to get past the other two and moved into sixth with 26 laps remaining.

At the halfway point, Doar led Balcaen, Breeschoten, Hensel, Marshall Fegers and Wildung. The first caution of the event came out with 16 laps remaining for Mindy McCord, who spun on the back chute. That put Balcaen and Breeschoten on Doar's bumper, but Doar was able to fight the pair off when the green flew again.

As the leaders passed the line with eight laps remaining, Balcaen slowed with mechanical issues and he coasted to a stop, which drew the caution flag and ended his second place run.

With the field reset, Doar blasted back to the lead while Fegers raced into the second spot and then challenged Doar. Doar fought back, picked the middle line and raced to the win ahead of Fegers, Breeschoten, Hensel and Lance Matthees in the top five.

The next event of the evening was the star-studded WISSOTA Modified division’s 30 lap feature event. Villard, MN driver Brady Gerdes and Montevideo's Matt Gilbertson paced the field to the green and Gerdes moved into the lead when Gilbertson's car pushed up the track and he lost several positions. Gerdes moved out to a large lead as Cody
Skytland settled into the second spot and Shaun Peterson pulled into third.

Behind the top trio, there was a battle between Aaron Olson, Brian Haben, Travis Saurer and Corky Thomas for the fifth through eighth spots. Haben was able to make his way through the pack and moved into fifth with 18 laps remaining.

Gerdes continuing to stretch his lead until Peterson encountered an engine issue on lap 16, which ended his night.

At the halfway point, Gerdes had a large lead over Skytland, Don Eischens, Saurer and Haben. The running order remained the same until Skytland's car blew a tire with nine to go; that ended his night and brought out the first caution of the Modified feature. ischens and Haben pulled up to Gerdes’ bumper for the restart but Gerdes again flexed his muscle and raced back into the lead. Haben moved by Eischens into the second spot.

A scary incident occurred with only seven laps remaining when Ryan Canon flew over the banking in turn three and rolled his #47 machine. Canon exited the car with no injuries and after a lengthy red flag period, the field lined back up with Gerdes ahead of Haben and Eischens once again.

Gerdes held on to the lead the final seven laps and raced to the largest payday of his young career. Haben was second, Eischens was third, Gilbertson raced back up to finish fourth and Corky Thomas rounded out the top five.

All 27 scheduled starters in the WISSOTA Super Stock main event rolled onto the speedway for that division’s 20 lap feature. Dave Mass and Andy Davey led the pack to the green and Mass immediately moved to the point with Davey, Tim Johnson, Don Shaw, and Shane Sabraski behind him. Davey moved comfortably into second but Sabraski's machine slowed on lap three; his night ended with an engine issue.

Mass continued to hold a large advantage until the caution came out for the first time on lap seven for Gary Nelson, Jr., who slowed on the back chute.

On the ensuing restart, Mass moved back to the lead while Johnson, Larry Lund and Shaw shuffled Davey back to fifth. Johnson set his sights on Mass and raced up to challenge for the lead. The yellow came out again at the halfway point when Chris Winter's car stalled on the backstretch.

Mass once again led Johnson and Shaw to the green. Johnson made a power move to the low side of Mass in an effort to take the lead. As the duo exited turn two, Mass fought back and charged back into the lead. Another caution flew with five laps remaining for debris on the speedway.

On the ensuing restart, Shaw's machine encountered a mechanical issue and quit in front of the field, which sent cars spinning in turn two. Shaw's night was done and he was taken off on the hook.

Mass once again paced the field to the green, then went on to lead the remaining circuits to claim the Fall Classic win. Davey raced back into the second spot, which dropped Johnson to third. Ryan Aho was fourth and Jon Stepan rounded out the top five.

The final event of the weekend belonged to the WISSOTA Mod Fours. All 11 scheduled starters liined up and Dustin Holtquist moved to the early lead with Bryce Bjerken in tow. The caution appeared before a lap could be completed when Bob Holtquist spun in turn one.

When the green flag came back out, Dustin Holtquist moved back into the lead and quickly began to stretch his advantage. With Holtquist and Bjerken comfortably in the top two spots, the main battle was between Josh Abrahamson, Matt Halls, Ryan Buer and Dustin Zieske for the third spot. Abrahamson was able to clear the pack and settled into third while Holtquist continued to build his advantage. Holtquist went on to win the event with Bjerken second, Abrahamson third, Halls fourth and Buer fifth.

The staff of FYE Motorsports and Viking Speedway would like to thank all the drivers, crew, fans, and sponsors for helping make the Fall Classic a successful event. For more information on the speedway please visit www.vikingspeedway.net and for more information on FYE Motorsports events, go to www.fyemotorsports.com.

SUMMARY

WISSOTA Late Models:

Feature - Pat Doar, Marshall Fegers, Eric Breeschoten, Adam Hensel, Lance Matthees, Jeff Wildung, John Kaanta, Don Shaw, Shawn Kirwin, Zach Johnson, Dan Ebert, Rick Schroeder, Dave Fieber, Corey Nelson, Harry Hanson, Brad Parson, Caley Emerson, Clarence Washburn, Blake Jegtvig, Scott Lehn, Mindy McCord, Brad Seng, Zach Wohlers, Mike Balcaen, Rick Nelson, Mark Rose

Heat 1 - Hensel, Breeschoten, Fegers, Shaw, Seng, Wildung, Rose, Wohlers, R. Nelson

Heat 2 - Parson, Kirwin, Doar, Emerson, C. Nelson, Jegtvig, Washburn, McCord, Lehn

Heat 3 - Balcaen, Matthees, Z. Johnson, Schroeder, Kaanta, Ebert, Fieber, Hanson

WISSOTA Modifieds:

Feature - Brady Gerdes, Brian Haben, Don Eischens, Matt Gilbertson, Corky Thomas, Kelly Estey, Zach Johnson, Scot Danzeisen, Dan Ebert, Ryan Mikkelson, Josh Thoennes, Brandon Aggen, Travis Saurer, Mike Stearns, Chris Mensen, Ryan Canon, Scott Greer, Aaron Olson, Ward Imrie, Jeff Wildung, Cody Skytland, Shane Sabraski, Shaun Peterson, Jason Thoennes, Blake Jegtvig

Heat 1 - Olson, Johnson, Canon, Jo. Thoennes, Good, Broking, Schroeder, Blascyk, Tofte, Reents

Heat 2 - Eischens, Estey, Stearns, Danzeisen, Guyot, Engebretson, Jegtvig, Anderson, VandeKamp, Mass

Heat 3 - Gilbertson, Imrie, Thomas, Ebert, Ja. Thoennes, Wildung, Esala, Corell, Bayer, Maasch

Heat 4 - Peterson, Saurer, Aggen, Mikkelson, Greer, Bitzan, Sabraski, Loecken, Brede, Prueser

Heat 5 - Skytland, Mensen, Gerdes, Haben, Krog, Hoium, Willms, Flaten, Tammen

B Feature 1 - Wildung, Stearns, Ja. Thoennes, Jayson Good, Danny Bayer, Kent Willms, Brian Krog, Dave Mass, Jason VandeKamp, Dennis Bitzan, Arne Anderson, Mark Prueser, Peter Loecken, Dave Schroeder, Shane Sabraski, Cory Tammen

B Feature 2 - Danzeisen, Jegtvig, Greer, Brett Hoium, Terry Engebretson, Jason Blasyck, John Corell, Scott Tofte, Gary Reents, Seth Brede, Jeff Maasch, Jerome Guyot, Mark Esala, Johnny Broking, Jeff Flaten

WISSOTA Super Stocks:
Feature - Dave Mass, Andy Davey, Tim Johnson, Ryan Aho, Jon Stepan, Curt Myers, Larry Lund, Dexton Koch, Jason Cook, Dominic Baker, Ben Wolden, Mike Peterson, Donna Schmidt, Bryan Hellerman, Dave Jacobson, Chris Lynch, Alan Johnson, Wally Mass, Don Shaw, Ben Johnson, Matt Miller, Randy Laage, Chris Winter, Scott Lawrence, Gary Nelson, Jr., Jeff Kluver, Shane Sabraski

Heat 1 - D. Mass, Shaw, Lund, Lawrence, Baker, Cook, W. Mass, Schmidt, Lynch

Heat 2 - Davey, T. Johnson, Aho, Laage, Stepan, Winter, Hellerman, Miller, Myers

Heat 3 - Sabraski, Koch, A. Johnson, Peterson, B. Johnson, Nelson, Jr., Wolden, Kluver, Jacobson

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds:
Feature - Travis Saurer, Blake Swenson, Tyler Peterson, Michael Truscott, Jeremy Kerzman, Andrew Bangsund, Cory Crapser, Jason VandeKamp, Mack Estey, Nick Bruder, Jonathon Olmscheid, Scott Bintz, Shane Sabraski, Ron Saurer, Justin Froemming, Bill Yonke, Grant Hall, Brian Haben, Jason Hoffman, Chris VanMil, Denis Czech, William Lund, Dan Ebert, Josh Muzik, McKenzie Gerdes

Heat 1 - T. Saurer, Estey, Bangsund, Sabraski, Thorstad, Hanson, Hellerman, Brutger, R. Bohlman

Heat 2 - Bruder, Truscott, Czech, Lund, Ebert, Michel, Haben, Muzik, Merten

Heat 3 - Swenson, Olmscheid, Peterson, R. Saurer, Lee, Froemming, Seavers, Caissie, Vanderby

Heat 4 - Bintz, VandeKamp, Hall, VanMil, Hoffman, Reents, Haack, Boelens, Storck

Heat 5 - Kerzman, Yonke, Gerdes, Crapser, A. Bohlman, Hunter, Dolman, Schwardt

B Main 1 - Hoffman, Ebert, Haben, Haley Lee, Austin Hunter, Andrew Michel, Brandon Dolman, Tyler Vanderby, Richard Bohlman, Kelly Haack, Blake Boelens, Trent Brutger, Jamie Thorstad

B Main 2 - R. Saurer, Lund, Froemming, Hayden Hanson, Brad Seavers, Corey Storck, Josh Muzik, Kyle Reents, Alan Bohlman, Brooke Hellerman, Tony Caissie, Terry Merten, Dick Schwardt

WISSOTA Street Stocks:
Feature - Justin Vogel, Ryan Satter, Jimmy Williams, Jonny Carter, Justin Pogones, Mark Blom, Kyle Dykhoff, Eric Riley, Taylor Willms, Scott Huston, Cory Dykhoff, Jake Knapper, Russ Carlson, Nick Linert, Jake Huston, Bruce Lundin, David Deters, Tim Johnson, Travis Robertson, Ryan Pommerer, Bryan Crandall, Derek Rieck, Chuck Olson, Jordan Tollakson, Adam Burrows, Brett Miller, Durand Peterson, Chuck Lundeen

Heat 1 - Satter, Riley, Olson, Lundin, K. Dykhoff, Robertson, Rieck, Pogones, Lundeen

Heat 2 - Vogel, Burrows, Johnson, S. Huston, Linert, Blom, Willms, Deters, Crandall

Heat 3 - Peterson, Carter, Tollakson, Pommerer, Carlson, C. Dykhoff, Williams, Knapper, Miller, J. Huston

WISSOTA Mod Fours:
Feature - Dustin Holtquist, Bryce Bjerken, Josh Abrahamson, Matt Halls, Ryan Buer, Dustin Zieske, Brandon Linquist, Brandon Ferris, Bob Holtquist, Dean Larson, Ashley Zieske

Heat 1 - Abrahamson, Buer, Halls, D. Zieske, Ferris, A. Zieske

Heat 2 - D. Holtquist, Bjerken, B. Holtquist, Larson, Linquist

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