7/27/2016
Wissota Late Model Challenge Series
OneMain Challenge Series Eyes Trio of Events This Weekend
The OneMain Challenge Series for WISSOTA Late Models will be back in action this coming weekend with a trio of events Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Friday, the series will make its first stop at the Proctor Speedway just outside of Duluth, MN since 2006 when Elk Mound, Wisconsin racer AJ Diemel topped the field in one of his 11 series victories. Saturday night, the series makes a return visit to the Rice Lake Speedway in Rice Lake, WI for the first time since 2008 when Canadian Joel Cryderman bested the field on his way to victory lane and Sunday night, the series will head to the AMSOIL Speedway in Superior, WI as part of the annual Twin Ports Twin 25’s – Hermantown, Minnesota’s Darrell Nelson won the most recent Challenge Series stop at AMSOIL in 2015.
Hibbing, Minnesota’s Jeff Provinzino leads the current series point standings with an 8 point lead over Jake Redetzke, a 9 point margin over Lance Matthees, an 11 point gap back to Jeff Wildung, who sits in 4th and a 17 point margin ahead of 5th place Curt Gelling as the series rolls into this weekend.
24 competitors are still eligible for the series points fund and the $10,000 top prize that goes along with it when the series wraps up on Labor Day at the St Croix Speedway in St Croix Falls, WI.
Five more series events are on the schedule after this weekend, including a weekend double header at the I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN on Thursday, August 18th and a stop at the Fiesta City Speedway in Montevideo, MN on Friday, August 19th.
The final weekend for the OneMain Series will take place with back to back events at the Hibbing Raceway in Hibbing, MN on Saturday and Sunday, September 3rd and 4th and then the final event of the series will be held at the St. Croix Speedway in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin on Labor Day Monday, September 5th.
For more information, fans can check out www.WissotaChallengeSeries.com for updated point standings, driver bios and schedule information.
The top 25 in current series points are listed below:
Pos Name Car # Hometown Points
1 Jeff Provinzino* 28 Hibbing MN 161 Leader
2 Jake Redetzke* 27 Eau Claire WI 153 -8
3 Lance Matthees* 90 Winona MN 152 -9
4 Jeff Wildung* 50 Nassau MN 150 -11
5 Curt Gelling* 18 Aberdeen SD 144 -17
6 Marshall Fegers* F19 Savage MN 139 -22
- Chad Mahder* 55C Eau Claire WI 139 -22
8 Jeffrey Massingill* 6M Keewatin MN 137 -24
9 A. J. Diemel* 58 Elk Mound WI 129 -32
10 Gary Brown JR.* 22B Brandon SD 128 -33
11 Pat Doar* 11 New Richmond WI 125 -36
12 Jordan Heiman* 38 Sioux Falls SD 120 -41
13 Steve Laursen* 19 Cumberland WI 119 -42
14 Nate Beyenhof* 51B Rock Rapids IA 113 -48
15 Jason Krohn 7K Slayton MN 110 -51
16 Chad Becker* 12B Aberdeen SD 106 -55
17 David McDonald* 52X Huron SD 103 -58
18 Ricky Weiss 7W Headingley MB 98 -63
19 Josh Skorczewski 2S Aberdeen SD 82 -79
20 Scott Ward* 37 Watertown SD 81 -80
21 Dave Smith* 06 Edmonton AB 79 -82
- Brian Diede 1QT Huron SD 79 -82
23 Cole Schill 44 Fargo ND 77 -84
24 Corey Nelson 22 Canby MN 76 -85
- Matt Gilbertson 23 Montevideo MN 76 -85
- denotes eligible for point fund
Submitted By: Craig Sullivan
