7/14/2024
Red Cedar Speedway
Diemel Bests Late Model Field at Red Cedar’s Mahder Memorial
It was the Duane Mahder Memorial this past Friday at the Red Cedar Speedway. Finally, this event was blessed with beautiful weather after many tries and dismal results during the 2023 version.
Nick Anvelink and Jesse Glenz Led the field to the green flag in the 50 lap late model main event. Anvelink would jump out to the lead right away with heavy pressure from Glenz.
Glenz wasted no time as he shot to the lead but Anvelink would jump to the outside and back blast past Glenz. As the two were side-by-side they made contact and Glenz was sent spinning on the front stretch. Glenz was tagged with the caution and Anvelink would resume as the leader. On the restart Anvelink would take command of the race as Mike Prochnow would begin to charge forward, Prochnow would settle into second. AJ Diemel and Ashley Anderson would start to move forward putting down smooth and consistent laps on the low side of the speedway both drivers would eventually move past Prochnow and start to charge towards the leader. Diemel would close in and start to eye up Anvelink. As they worked through lap traffic Anvelink and Diemel went to work around one lap car in particular, Diemel went high Anvelink went low and he would make slight contact with a lap car, which would eventually cause Anvelink to spin on his own and bring out the yellow.
Diemel would resume the race as the leader And drive off to the win, followed by Anderson, Prochnow, Jim Carlson and James Giossi.
Cory Mahder would take the lead early in the modified division With Danny Thomas, looking to the outside for the lead. Mahder would prevail as Shane Halopka would wirk past Thomas first second And start to charge towards Mahder. Halopka Would shoot to the outside and roll past Mahder. Behind them Kevin Adams and Kennedy Swan began to roll forward and close in on the leaders. Adams would eventually dive past Mahder into second and started to close on Halopka For the lead, with Mahder also still in close pursuit. As the front three took the white flag into turn one Mahder Made contact with Adams sending both cars spinning. Mahder was charged with the caution Which set up a green white checker finish.
On the restart Halopka would get the early lead but Kennedy Swan would Roll the bottom side of the speedway and draw even with Halopka, with Adams and very close pursuit also. The three would battle, but Halopka would prevail as the winner followed by Swan, Adams, a hard charging Kaden Blaeser and Jake Hartung.
Avery Anderson and Andrew Davis battled for the lead immediately in the Super Stocks. Anderson would stay strong and take the eventual lead while Curt Myers worked past Davis. As the battle up front was starting to heat up a massive pileup behind would gather several top contenders on the night.
On the restart the veteran Myers would quickly take the lead and drive off. DJ Keeler would move past Anderson but never had anything for Myers. Myers would win followed by Keeler, Anderson, Davis and Ron Mahder.
Join us next week for kids night and alumni night at the speedway. With a firework show to follow the races
Article Credit: Brent Creaser