By Joe Verdegan
SEYMOUR, Wis. (Jun. 6, 2025) — Hometown driver Mike Mullen gave the locals plenty to cheer about at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour Friday. The second-generation driver not only pulled off feature wins in two divisions — the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars and one of the local divisions — he also scored heat wins in both classes, earning clean sweeps in each respective division.
Mullen jumped into his IMCA Stock Car to scrap for the $1,000 top prize. Starting eighth on the grid, he sliced through the field to take second place by lap seven, right behind leader Travis Van Straten. Mullen motored past the former IMCA National champion to snag the lead on lap nine.
While Mullen kept all challengers at bay, Van Straten had his hands full, duking it out with another former IMCA National champion, Rod Snellenberger, in the battle for second. When the checkers flew, Mullen scored his second feature win of the night — his third of the season in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region — and his second at Outagamie. Van Straten claimed second-place money at the pay window, followed by Snellenberger.
Wilinski Wins Modified Thriller
Konnor Wilinski’s Friesen Performance IMCA Modified victory was anything but a gimme. The hometown driver started fifth in the contest and stayed in the top five, running the high side through a pair of early yellows. Skyler Woods and Daniel Wilcox had battled up front, trading the lead while Wilinski waited patiently behind the duo, looking for the right time to make his move.
Wilinski snatched the lead on lap seven and fought through a pair of late-race yellows, along with a hard-charging surge from Schmidt in the waning laps, to secure the “W.” It was his first win of the season in the Razor Chassis North Central Region. Schmidt and Dan Roedl placed second and third, respectively.
Oreskovich Outlasts Field in SportMods
The Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod feature had no fewer than five different leaders during the event. Polesitter James Bohm, Grant Besaw, and Robert Wittkopf all traded the top spot early while Max Oreskovich bided his time, riding around in the top five.
Oreskovich grabbed the lead at the race’s halfway point and would trade the top spot with Wittkopf no less than three times before the checkers flew. It was Oreskovich’s second win of 2025 — both coming at the Seymour facility — for the Clintonville chauffeur. Wittkopf settled for second, followed by Ryan Schmidt.
Deprez Dominates Sport Compacts
Green Bay’s Brett Deprez emerged triumphant in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact main event, marking his first win of the current campaign. Deprez took over the lead on lap four and never looked back. Thomas Schulte was the runner-up, and Al Cottrell came home in third.
