Berquist wins first feature in Miller

It was a very windy but cold night at the Miller Central Speedway Saturday night. The die hard fans came out and 75 cars filled the pits.
The night started off with the Pump N Pak pure stock feature. Ferlin Sheridan led the first lap but then Trevor Ryan spun in turn two and got collected by Curtis Johnson. Ryan went off on the hook and Johnson had to go to the work area for a tire change. Sheridan led another lap on the restart before Mike Hammill took the lead. Colton Fryer ran him down and nipped him for the lead at the white flag. Before they could finish, a spin brought out the yellow flag, but Fryer outran Hammill in a green, white, checker finish. Fryer won over Johnson as both Hammill and Jordan Rawstern broke down on the last lap. It was Fryer’s third feature win at the Miller Central Speedway.
The WISSOTA street stock feature went green to checker with Zach Pollock leading all the way. It was Pollock’s first win in the Streets, but he now has six feature wins in three classes at the speedway. Andy Rossow, Broc Stout, Chris Serr and Blayne Baloun rounded out the top five.
The WISSOTA Midwest modified feature started off with a hard crash in turn one involving Dawson Zabel, Jordan Kienow, Spence Pollock, Tanner Grohs and Robert Harder. Harder had the only car that could continue, with Zabel and Grohs going off on the hook.
There were several yellows for single car spins, but Cory Berquist led the first five laps before Lane Johnson caught him napping on a restart. Lane Johnson led until lap 10 when Berquist retook the lead to win his career first feature win anywhere. He was chased to the line by Lorin Johnson, Jayme Peterson, David Carlson and Lane Johnson.
With the bulk of the WISSOTA modified racers still getting their crops in, Mike Stearns led all the way over Nick Wranek and Arne Anderson. Stearns is now tied with Alex Guthmiller for third on the list.
The WISSOTA super stocks rolled out 17 strong. Taylor Schmidt led all the way in a feature that just had one yellow over Cole Searing, Kip Myers, Jon Tollakson and Casey Hanson. It was his first feature win ever, and it was the night before he graduated from Aberdeen Central.
The WISSOTA late models rounded out the night. Chad Becker led all the way in a one caution 20 lap feature. It was his seventh feature win at the Miller Central Speedway with Quentin Myers, Jordan Tollakson, Troy Nothdurft and Curt Gelling rounding out the top five.
Next weekend there will be racing on both Friday and Saturday night. This will be two separate shows with starting times at 7 p.m.

WISSOTA Late Model
Main: 1. Chad Becker, Aberdeen 2. Quentin Myers, Pukwana 3. Jordan Tollakson, Montevideo, Minnesota 4. Troy Nothdurft, Sioux Falls 5. Curt Gelling, Aberdeen 6. Tyler Lambert, Aberdeen 7. Josh Skorczewski, Aberdeen 8. Blair Nothdurft, Sioux Falls 9. Brandon Moser, Aberdeen DNF: Roger Bitz, Aberdeen; Dustin Arthur, St. Lawrence; Rich Thomas, Aberdeen
Heat 1: Skorczewski, Lambert, Tollakson, B. Nothdurft, Arthur, Gelling
Heat 2: Myers, T. Nothdurft, Becker, Moser, Thomas, Bitz

WISSOTA Modified
Main: 1. Mike Stearns, Hecla 2. Nick Wranek, Harrisburg 3. Arne Anderson, Watertown DNF: Matt Jeratowski, Madison
Heat: Stearns, Wranek , Anderson, Jeratowski

WISSOTA Super Stock
Main: 1. Taylor Schmidt, Bath 2. Cole Searing, Huron 3. Kip Myers, Ethan 4. Jon Tollakson, Montevideo, MN 5. Casey Hanson, Badger 6. Jeremy North, Huron 7. Kipp DeGroot, Platte 8. Tyler Anglin, Ipswich 9. Tyler Myers, Ethan 10. Shawn Schnabel, Aberdeen 11. Bowdry Morris, Miller 12. Billy Prouty, Alexandria 13. Brandon Tingle, Mitchell 14. Daniel Tingle, Mount Vernon 15. Tanner James, Mount Vernon DNF: C.J. Johnson, Ethan; Cody Martin, Mitchell
Heat 1: Searing, T. Myers, North, Schnabel, James, Johnson
Heat 2: K. Myers, DeGroot, Tollakson, Morris, Prouty, B. Tingle
Heat 3: Hanson, Schmidt, Anglin, Martin, D. Tingle

WISSOTA Midwest Modified
Main: 1. Cory Berquist, Huron 2. Lorin Johnson, Miller 3. Jayme Peterson, Highmore 4. David Carlson, Huron 5  Lane Johnson, Miller 6. Dylan Zabel, Selby 7. James Reiner, Wessington Springs 8. Shaun Cooper, Pierre 9. Robert Harder, Huron 10. Britt Phillips, Fort Pierre 11. Scott Phillips, Huron DNF: Jeff Rawstern, Blunt; Connor Friske, Rapid City; Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston; Brandon Hoftiezer, Fort Pierre; Spence Pollock, Orient; Nathan Jager, Aberdeen; Blake Meyers, Huron; Tanner Grohs, Wessington Springs; Dawson Zabel, Selby; Jordan Kienow, Miller
Heat 1: La. Johnson, Carlson, Reiner, Peterson, Lo. Johnson, Williams, Grohs
Heat 2: Dy. Zabel, Meyers, Jager, Scott Phillips, Huron; Cooper, Da. Zabel, Kienow
Heat 3: T. Johnson, Berquist, Friske, Hoftiezer, Harder, Pollock, Rawstern

WISSOTA Street Stock
Main: 1. Zach Pollock, Miller 2. Andy Rossow, Florence 3. Broc Stout, Winner 4. Chris Serr, Aberdeen 5. Blayne Baloun, St. Lawrence 6. Clifford Houser, Kimball 7. James Hoing, Kimball 8. John Cable, Geddes 9. Travis Oxanaburu, Huron 10. Luke Johnson, Miller 11. Casey Carstens, Mitchell DNF: Preston Blackwell, Miller
Heat 1: Serr, Houser, Cable, Baloun, Carstens, Johnson
Heat 2: Pollock, Stout, Rossow, Hoing, Blackwell

Pump N Pak Pure Stock
Main: 1. Colton Fryer, Aberdeen 2. Curtis Johnson, Miller DNF: Jordan Rawstern, Blunt, Mike Hammill, Miller; Tom Koster, Mitchell, Destrie Morris, Miller; Josh Black, Aberdeen; Ferlin Sheridan, Aberdeen; Trevor Ryan, Highmore
Heat: Sheridan, Hammill, Rawstern, Johnson, Morris, Ryan, Koster

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALLEN BECKER/CORNER 4 PHOTOGRAPHY
Lane Johnson of Miller, front, and Cory Berquist of Huron battle for the lead during the WISSOTA Midwest modified feature race on Saturday at Miller Central Speedway.

Next, from left, Zach Pollock of Miller, Preston Blackwell of Miller, Andy Rossow of Florence and Broc Stout of Winner compete in the WISSOTA street stock main event on Saturday at Miller Central Speedway.