5/31/2025
Wissota Late Model Challenge Series
Sabraski stalks Mass, steals Monte Money
The fifth event for the 2025 Structural Buildings WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series powered by Momentum Truck Group, Freightliner, Western Star went green at the Fiesta City Speedway in Montevideo, Minnesota for the second night of a four race Minnesota/South Dakota swing and saw Rice, Minnesota’s Shane Sabraski stalk race long leader Dave Mass and steal the lead with just nine laps to go to win the 40-lap feature.
An 80* sunny, beautiful night for racing and saw hometown racer Jordan Tollakson trip the qualifying clock at a 16.112 second lap to set fast time honors and earn the Hiller Auction Co. Quick Qualifying Award on the night. Shane Sabraski, Dave Mass and Jeff Provinzino topped the three qualifying heat races early in the night’s program mains to set the feature starting lineup.
2013 Series Champion Zach Johnson and Mass earned the front row for the night’s $3,000 to win, 40-lap feature event with Mass getting the upper hand on the initial start and leading the field into turn number one and lead the opening lap.
Mass led early with Jeff Provinzino in tow as the leaders circled the black dirt oval out front with Sabraski a close third. Provinzino looked alongside Mass for the lead on several occasions over the first five laps until the first caution of the 40-lapper flew on lap six when Lee Grosz got turned around in turn two, slowing the field.
On the restart, Mass blasted around the 3/8 mile oval with Provinzino and Sabraski in tow again, but action was slowed immediately for a five-car pileup, eliminating Jon Tollakson, John Kaanta and Kevin Eder, and while under caution second running Provinzino slowed and was forced to retire from the event as well.
After one more caution on lap seven, the leaders raced back off out front, while several great battles were ongoing for the lead between Mass and Sabraski and for fifth between Johnson and 11th starting Jayson Good. The Johnson-Good battle saw the two race side by side for about a dozen laps for a top five run, while Sabraski was closing in on Mass for the top spot.
The remainder of the race ran non-stop with Sabraski stalking after Mass and finally stealing the lead off of turn two with just nine laps to go. Once Sabraski got out front he was able to race off to a 0.820 second win. Mass ran second for the second straight night, just ahead of Tollakson, who rounded out the podium on his hometown track. Good was able to win the battle with Johnson for fourth as the duo crossed the finish line fourth and fifth to round out the top five finishers. Todd Frank raced forward 12 spots from 22nd to 10th to earn hard charger honors.
Shane Sabraski won the WISSOTA Super Stock feature, while Kolton Brauer won the WISSOTA Street Stock feature, Colsten Schultz won the Pure Stock feature and Ryan Flaten won the WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature as well to round out the night.
Tonight’s contingency award winners included:
Collins Bros. Towing Long Tow Award – Todd Frank (373 miles)
Hiller Auction Quick Qualifier Award – Jordan Tollakson (16.112 seconds)
MyRacePass Pole Award – Zach Johnson
Olsen Custom Farms Hard Luck Award – Jeff Provinzino
Wehrs Machine Hard Charger Award – Todd Frank (+12)
GTX Rookie of the Race – Devin Fouquette (9th place)
MD3 Lap Leader Award – Dave Mass (27 laps)
Victory Fuel Top Three Finishers – Shane Sabraski (1st), Dave Mass (2nd), Jordan Tollakson (3rd)
The random pit meeting drawing winners included:
Hoosier Racing Tire – Gunner Frank
Gorsuch Performance Solutions – Jeff Provinzino
Velocita USA – Todd Frank
Champ Pans – Jon Tollakson
Deatherage Racing Opticians – Dave Mass
Joe Provo Racewear – Josh Zimpel
Full results can be found on MyRacePass.com
The Madison Speedway in Madison, Minnesota hosts the Challenge Series tomorrow night, Friday, May 31st with a 7pm start time scheduled.
For upcoming schedule information and tickets, visit www.WISSOTAChallengeSeries.com.
Submitted By: Jacy Norgaard
