September 4
Grand Rapids Speedway,
Grand Rapids, MN
Sanction: Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series (WISSOTA Classic) - $3,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated September 5, 1:39 am)
Restart lifts Sabraski in WISSOTA Classic
WISSOTA Classic
- Shane Sabraski
- Billy Kendall
- Chad Mahder
- Kevin Burdick
- Dave Mass
- Jeff Provinzino
- Ryan Mikkelson
- Derek Vesel
- Jeff Massingill
- Harry Hanson
- T.J. Heinle
- Adam Ayotte
- Jayme Lautigar
- Ben Heinle
- Cory Crapser
- Taylor Madrinich
- Jim Morris
- Kyle Peterlin
- Zach Wohlers
- Joel Bennett
- Danny Vang
- Johnny Broking
- Dexton Koch
- Rick Niemi
- Gunner Frank
Shane Sabraski takes the checkered flag at Grand Rapids Speedway.
What won the race: Capturing his second Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series victory in as many days, Shane Sabraski of Rice, Minn., used a lap-22 restart to charge from fourth and triumph in Friday’s 32nd annual WISSOTA Classic at Grand Rapids (Minn.) Speedway. Sabraski led the final 18 of 40 laps and beat Billy Kendall by 3.152 seconds for the $3,000 payday.
Quotable: "I was kind of following Billy around the bottom there. I knew my only shot was to try the outside like he did to get the lead there. It worked for us," Sabraski said in victory lane. "Just got lucky. ... We had our other car out at the start of the year, and we brought our older one out and it's been really good."
Key notes: Shane Sabraski, who also won Thursday at Proctor (Minn.) Speedway for a $4,000 victory in the 54th annual Silver 1000, collected his eighth career victory with the WISSOTA Challenge Series and 11th overall on the season. … Polesitter Cory Crapser of Chippewa Falls, Wis., led the opening 10 laps and built a nearly two-second advantage before a lap-eight caution erased it. Second-starting Billy Kendall of Walker, Minn., used the outside lane to overtake Crapser on lap 11 and held serve until lap 22, when Sabraski powered around Kendall on the top side shortly after a restart. ... Crapser’s night took a nosedive on lap 27 when he spun while looking underneath Mahder in turns one and two during their battle for third. He finished as the last car on the lead lap in 15th. … A nine-car pileup on the opening lap triggered a roughly 10-minute red flag and required at least three tow trucks to clear the wreckage. Fifth-starting Zach Wohlers lost control of his No. 71 off turn two and spun in front of the field, collecting Kevin Burdick, Ryan Mikkelson, Dexton Koch, Gunner Frank, Danny Vang, Johnny Broking, Rick Niemi and Taylor Madrinich. Vang, Broking, Koch, Niemi and Frank couldn’t continue. … Wohlers triggered the second caution on lap eight as well when he spun just inside the infield running 18th. He eventually called it a night after 12 laps. … Mikkelson brought out the yellow on lap 22 when he spun off turn two running ninth. … Reigning Challenge Series champ and reigning WISSOTA Classic winner Dave Mass of East Bethel, Minn., started 14th and finished fifth. … Points leader and 2024 WISSOTA Classic champ Kevin Burdick finished fifth. … James Giossi, who won Wednesday’s $3,000 weekend opener at Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, Wis., didn’t enter Grand Rapids action. … It was the third race of a five-event Labor Day weekend for the Structural Buildings WISSOTA Challenge Series.
On the move: Jeff Provinzino of Hibbing, Minn., started 16th and finished sixth.
Winner's sponsors: Sabraski's Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsored by West Metro Buick-GMC, QA1 Racing Shocks, Speedwerx Custom Exhaust and Joe Signs.
Points chase: Before Grand Rapids: 1. Kevin Burdick (608); 2. Shane Sabraski (582); 3. Dave Mass (546); T4. Tyler Peterson (521); T4. Johnny Broking (521); 6. Ryan Mikkelson (519).
Current weather: Overcast, 66°F
Car count: 30
Fast qualifier: Kevin Burdick
Time: 13.385 seconds
Polesitter: Cory Crapser
Heat race winners: Shane Sabraski, Zach Wohlers, Cory Crapser, Chad Mahder
Consolation race winners: Harry Hanson
Provisional starters: Taylor Madrinich, Gunner Frank, Name unavailable
Next series race: September 5, Hibbing Speedway (Hibbing, MN) $3,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.




































