Mahder wins Russ Laursen Classic

Chad Mahder of Eau Claire won the Russ Laursen Late Model Classic on Wednesday night at Superior Speedway.

Mahder held off Pat Doar of New Richmond in the 25-lap Late Model feature, with 16 of the drivers in the 24-car field not completing the race.

Other feature winners on Wednesday were Al Uotinen (Modifieds) and Chad Carlson (Pure Stocks) of Superior, and Scott Herrick (Midwest Modifieds) of Proctor.

Russ Laursen Late Model Classic

Superior Speedway

Wednesday, June 16

LATE MODELS (25 Cars)

(ALL CARS TRANSFER TO FEATURE)

HEAT No. 1: (8 Laps) Steve Laursen (Cumberland), Tim McMann (Duluth), Joey Ogston (Duluth), Chris Olson (Hibbing), Scott Meeds (Shell Lake), John Meeds (Spooner). DNF: Davin Larson (Rice Lake).

HEAT No. 2: (8 Laps) Pat Doar (New Richmond), Chad Mahder (Eau Claire), Joel Cryderman (Thunder Bay), Darin Meierotto (Superior), Matt Sorenson (Duluth). DNF: John Kaanta (Elk Mound).

HEAT No. 3: (8 Laps) Jake Redetzke (Eau Claire), Aaron Lillo (Duluth), Don Copp (Brule), Travis Budisalovich (Cottage Grove), Paul Parker (Appleton). DNF: Gregg Hill (Eveleth).

HEAT No. 4: (8 Laps) Todd Frank (Mellen), Adam Hensel (Barron), Darrell Nelson (Hermantown), John Henkemeyer (Sauk Rapids). DNF: Harry Hanson (Eveleth), Rick Hanestad (Boyceville)

FEATURE: (25 Laps) Mahder, Doar, Copp, Redetzke, Ogston, Sorenson, Olson, Hanestad. DNF: Parker, Kaanta, J. Meeds, Hanson, Hill, Henkemeyer, Lillo, Hensel, Cryderman, Frank, S. Meeds, Meierotto, McMann, Nelson, Larson, Budisalovich. DNS: Laursen.

MODIFIEDS (10 Cars)

(ALL CARS TRANSFER TO FEATURE)

HEAT No. 1: (8 Laps) Darrell Nelson (Hermantown), Greg Chesley (Duluth), Al Uotinen (Superior), Jeremy Houle (Forest Lake), Nick Lavato (Superior).

HEAT No. 2: (8 Laps) Rick Rivord (Superior), Jody Bellefeuille (Duluth, Kelly Checkalski (Poplar), Scott Hudack (Ashland). DNF: Bill Byholm (Glidden).

FEATURE: (20 Laps) Uotinen, Checkalski, Byholm, Bellefeuille. DNF: Houle, Chesley, Lavato, Hudack, Rivord, Nelson.

SUPER STOCKS (14 Cars)

(ALL CARS TRANSFER TO FEATURE)

HEAT No. 1: (8 Laps) Joe Oliver (Superior), Scott Lawrence (Superior), Keith Kern (Superior), Robbie Cooper (Superior), Dave Flynn (Superior) Justin Iverson (Saginaw). DNS: Andy Gymala (Superior).

HEAT No. 2: (8 Laps) Trevor Wilson (Superior), Jim Campbell (Two Harbors), Nick Oreskovich (Mason), Steve VanHouse (Silver Bay). DNF: Ronnie Malecki (Superior), Mike Bellefeuille (Duluth). DNS: Tom Treviranus (Hawthorne).

FEATURE: (18 Laps) Oliver, Lawrence, Wilson, Campbell, Oreskovich, Kern, Malecki, Bellefeuille, Van House. DNF: Iverson, Flynn. DNS: Treviranus, Grymala.

MIDWEST MODS (18 Cars)

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HEAT No. 1: (8 Laps) Cody Carlson (Superior), Jeff Pohjonen (Duluth), Tom Smart (Kakabeka Falls, ONT), Deven VanHouse (Silver Bay). DNF: Joe Olson (Superior). DQ: Pat Cook (Washburn).

HEAT No. 2: (8 Laps) Scott Herrick (Proctor), Jesse Ogston (Duluth), Zene Anderson (Superior), Steve Houle (Forest Lake), Dan Kingsley (Superior), Dan Russell (Foxboro).

HEAT No. 3: (8 Laps) E.J. Heitala (Proctor), Jeff Marshall (Thunder Bay), Adam Archer (Duluth), Taylor Leuthner (Foxboro), Glenn Godin (Murillo, ONT). DNS: Jake Gondik (Foxboro).

FEATURE: (16 Laps) Herrick, Marshall, Heitala, Leuthner, VanHouse, Archer, Houle, Cook, Godin. DNF: Ogston, Kingsley, Gondik, Russell, Carlson, Pohjonen. DNS: Smart.

PURE STOCKS (21 Cars)

(ALL CARS TRANSFER TO FEATURE)

HEAT No. 1: (6 Laps) Chad Carlson (Superior), Tim Carlson (Superior), Austin Blom (Saginaw), Al Rapp (Saginaw), Caitlyn Carlson (Superior), Rita Anderson (South Range). DNS: Josh Johnson (Superior).

HEAT No. 2: (6 Laps) Matt Madsen (Superior), Richard Dzelak Jr. (Superior), Ken Tody Jr. (Ashland), Andy Udeen (Superior), Scott Larsen (Carlton), Ashley Smith (South Range). DNF: Justin Madsen (Foxboro).

HEAT No. 3: (6 Laps) Pat VanErt (Foxboro), Matt Deragon (Ashland), Dustin Follett (Cloquet), Steve Udeen (Superior), Dan Larsen (Hermantown), Travis Zembo (Superior), Jack Sigafus (South Range).

FEATURE: (14 Laps) Chad Carlson, M. Madsen, VanErt, T. Carlson, Follett, Dzelak, Tody, Blom, S. Udeen, A. Udeen, Rapp, J. Madsen, S. Larsen, D. Larsen, Zembo, Anderson. DNF: Caitlyn Carlson, Sigafus, Deragon, Smith. DNS: Johnson.

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