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Press Release: Norway Speedway 09/03/23 Results

John Ostermann

The 2023 Dickinson County Racing Association/Norway Speedway came to a close on Sunday early evening with the Labor Day 100 Lap Late Model Feature Event brought to you by the Dickinson County Fair Board and the Island Resort & Casino. Over 100 race cars in 6 divisions competed in record heat in the interest of safety for the fans and drivers, the event was pushed through by track officials in a little over 4 hours. 

In the Coca-Cola Late Model Feature a tight points race for the Championship between Kingsford’s MI Scott Stanchina and Neenah’s Braison Bennett driving a Coleman Racing entry came down to the Feature Event. 2022 Norway Speedway Champion Chad Butz won his 2nd straight Dickinson County Fair Labor Day 100 and collected the $1000 bonus put up by the DCFB as well as the Auto Value bonus of $1250 for leading at the halfway point. Bennett finished 2nd and fell just 13 points short of the title as Scott Stanchina managed a 6th place finish giving him enough points to garner his 1st Norway Speedway Track Championship. Rounding out the Top 5 in the Feature are Wisconsin International Raceway’s standouts Appleton’s Andy Monday and Neenah’s Lowell Bennett, and Kingsford MI’s Jason Wells. Norway, MI’s Travis Walker won Rookie of the Year. 

In the Auto Value Super Stock division Norway, MI’s Joey Pontbriand won his 2nd Track Championship in the last 3 years. Pontbriand’s Championship was one of the most dominating in recent history as it was clinched 2 weeks ago winning an unbelievable 10 out of 13 Feature Events. Rounding out the Top 5 in the Feature are Hermansville, MI’s Dean Bellmore, Menominee, MI’s Nicks Anderson, Niagara, WI’s Payton Linder, and Menominee, MI’s Lukas Peterson. Hermansville, MI’s Dean Bellmore also won Rookie of the Year. 

For the 7th consecutive year in a row the 141 Auto Stock Car Division Championship came down to the final evening between defending champion Joe Ostermann of Norway, MI and Marion, WI’s BJ Schoneck. Joe won the battle by winning the Feature Event that had a $250 bonus from Lake State’s Roofing & Charnota Enterprises. However, BJ Schoneck won the war by winning his 2nd Norway Speedway Track Championship by edging out Joe by 6 points. The Top 5 included Bradley Ostermann from Knoxville, Tennessee finishing 2nd in a car owned by 141 Auto that he had never driven before, 3rd place is Brian Gilhuber, 4th is Kingsford, MI’s Brian Massicotte, and 5th Marion, WI’s BJ Schoneck. 

In the Fabulous 4 division Vulcan, MI’s Zach Gazda won the Main Event followed by Hermansville, MI’s Brent Ayotte, Peshtigo, WI’s Stewart Hornick, Escanaba, MI’s “Mailbox” Mike Frame had his best run of the season finishing 4th, and Kingsford, MI’s Zach Hanson finished 5th. Winning the Fabulous 4 2023 Track Championship is Hermansville, Mi’s Alex Bellmore in a back-up car. 

In The Wisconsin Sport Trucks which had 3 events this year at the Speedway, Kingsford’s MI's Brad Barglind won the Feature event followed by Appleton, WI’s Kasey Vanderloop, Owen Voight, Marquette, MI’s Bode Johnson and Grant Gibert in 5th.  Kingsford’s, MI’s Brad Barglind continued his string of Track Championships by winning his 2nd title in a row over Kasey Vanderloop by a narrow margin of 7 points.

In the Spectator Eliminators Austen Guldswog won the first awarded Truck Championship, Mike Singletary won the Series Points Championship and Gerald Dugree Jr won his 1st Spectator Eliminators Championship.