9/18/2021 Crowning of the King

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Nick Anvelink is King!

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Seymour, WI - Nick Anvelink was crowned King in Mueller’s Sales & Service Victory Lane at Outagamie Speedway, his sixteenth DiscountShopTowels.com Dirt Kings Late Model Tour victory and with the win, he secured his fourth DiscountShopTowels.com Dirt Kings Late Model Tour Championship. Anvelink started the night with a fourteen point lead in the Championship standings and won his heat race and secured a spot in the re-draw of the top six drivers. Anvelink started the 30-lap Crowing of the King from outside row 2, as Troy Springborn and Kyle Raddant led the field to the green flag. Springborn took the lead as Anvelink tried to pass Raddant on the inside, but caution slowed the field on lap two for a spin on the backstretch.

On the restart, Anvelink chose the outside line and raced to the outside of Springborn, making the pass as they worked through turns three and four with Anvelink taking the lead. Springborn continued to battle for the lead on the inside of Anvelink for several laps, until caution slowed the field on lap eight. Avenlink was able to pull away from Springborn on the restart and he continued to lead at the halfway point. As the leaders began to approach the tail end of the field, Springborn was right on Anvelink’s bumper as caution slowed the race with just eleven laps to go. Avenlink pulled away to a half-straightaway lead in just a couple laps until the final caution came out as Brett Swedberg spun in turn four.

With just eight laps to go, Avenlink pulled away from Springborn, enroute to his third DiscountShopTowels.com Dirt Kings Late Model Tour victory of the season. Springborn finished second, followed by Jason Zdroik in third, after starting tenth. Raddant finished fourth, with Lukas Postl, Tom Naeyaert, Taylor Scheffler, Justin Ritchie, Ron Berna and Justin Green rounding out the top ten.

Sunoco Racing Fuels Rookie of the Year contender Jayme Zidar won his heat race and finished sixteenth, securing the 2021 DiscountShopTowels.com Dirt Kings Late Model Tour Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year title.

A Main Finish - CROWNING OF THE KING
1 15 Nick Anvelink
2 81 Troy Springborn
3 1z Jason Zdroik
4 03r Kyle Raddant
5 5 Lukas Postl
6 9 Tom Naeyaert
7 10s Taylor Scheffler
8 70 Justin Ritchie
9 66 Ron Berna
10 19j Justin Green
11 89 Brad Mueller
12 d1 Turk Letizia
13 40 Ron Stroika
14 7 Joel Bennett
15 27dj Derek Janke
16 9z Jayme Zidar
17 55 Joe Bongiorno
18 3 Brett Swedberg
19 54 Kevin Baldry
20 77 Bill Edler
21 99 Sawyer Specht
22 44 Wayne Freimund
23 97 Justin Schmidt

Heat 1 - Pro Power Racing Engines - Results
1 10s Taylor Scheffler
2 3 Brett Swedberg
3 1z Jason Zdroik
4 40 Ron Stroika
5 66 Ron Berna
6 99 Sawyer Specht
7 77 Bill Edler
8 7 Joel Bennett

Heat 2 - Mueller's Sales & Service - Results
1 15 Nick Anvelink
2 81 Troy Springborn
3 03r Kyle Raddant
4 9 Tom Naeyaert
5 70 Justin Ritchie
6 19j Justin Green
7 97 Justin Schmidt
8 89 Brad Mueller

Heat 3 - Wehrs Machine & Racing Products - Results
1 9z Jayme Zidar
2 d1 Turk Letizia
3 55 Joe Bongiorno
4 5 Lukas Postl
5 44 Wayne Freimund
6 54 Kevin Baldry
7 27dj Derek Janke