(SEYMOUR, WI) SEPT. 8 – Greenville’s T.J. Smith inherited the lead on a restart with four laps remaining and went on to win the grand national feature at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour Friday night.
Smith started on the pole position for the 20-lap contest and kept the lead until a lap three yellow threw. On the restart Sheboygan’s Ryan Minster stormed from his fourth starting spot into the runner up position using the high side.
Minster motored past Smith to take the lead on lap seven. Minster stayed committed to the top side while Smith kept within a car length or two of Minster hugging the lower line for the next several circuits,
Smith caught a break with on lap 16 a lapped car made contact with Minster, sending the leader into the wall and cutting a tire. Minster was done for the evening and Smith led the balance of the contest after the restart to score the win.
Norway, Michigan’s Rick Gustavson took second place, with Dustin Weiss, Will Sorce and Daniel Schumacher placing third through fifth, respectively.
A total of 129 cars in six classes took part in night number 1 of the Fall Brawl.
Night two of the Fall Brawl will get underway Saturday, September 9 at 5:30 p.m. The Dirt Kings Tour will be the headliner with a $5,000 top prize to the winner. B mains and feature races will be run in the remaining divisions.
RACE SUMMARY
Grand National Feature – T.J. Smith, Greenville; Rick Gustavson, Norway, MI; Dustin Weiss, Iron Ridge; Will Sorce, Franklin; Daniel Schumacher, Germantown; Derek Schrauth, Omro; Todd Ascherien, Beaver Dam; Nick Schumacher, Eagle; Jeff Richards, Montello; Tyler Kulow, Sheboygan; Aaron Streblow, Waupun; Darryl Traber, Waterford; Putch Bentley, Iron River, MI; Jake Richards, Neshkoro; Jeff Muehlbauer, Elkhart Lake; Brad Weiss, Cascade; Nick Goeman, Rubicon; Will Schumacher, Hartford; Tim Mitchell, Menasha; Rex Karner, Kimberly; Nate Ruh, Chilton; Matt Yancey, Sheboygan; Donny Kulow, Plymouth; Brad Caswell, Franklin; Ryan Minster, Sheboygan; Randy Dent, Two Rivers (DNS)
Semi feature – Sorce; Kulow; Will Schumacher; Nick Schumacher; Streblow; Goeman; Yancey; Jake Richards; Caswell; Ruh; Dent
Heats 1) Muehlbauer; Acherien 2) Minster; Kulow 3) Traber; Karner
IMCA Modified heats 1) Mike Mullen, Seymour; Derek Janke, Symco 2) Konnor Wilinski, Seymour; Brian Mullen, Seymour 3) Marcus Yarie, Wausau; Mike Wedelstadt, Fremont 4) Mike Mullen; Jesse Cullen, Chilton 5) Jayden Schmidt, Seymour; Brian Mullen 6) Will Garceau, Francis Creek; Yarie
IMCA stock car heats 1) Vern Stedjee, Shiocton; Eric Arneson, Oconto Falls 2) Mike Carter, Greenleaf; Dave Bouche, Algoma 3) Austin Jansen, Green Bay; Brett Wenzel, Manitowoc 4) Eric Mahlik, Green Bay; Barry Van Straten, Shiocton
IMCA northern sportmod heats 1) Matt Radtke, Marion; Jimmy Berkevich, Watertown 2) Randy LeMieux Jr., Brussels; Elijah Koenig, Fox Lake 3) Jordan Jahnke, Hortonville; Colton Van Hierden, Beaver Dam 4) Berkevich; Radtke 5) Koenig; Colton See, Chilton 6) Van Hierden; Doug Belongia, Suring
Unified street stock heats 1) Beau Schroeder, Bonduel; Kyle Caswell, Caledonia 2) Jon Schultz, Waunakee; Marcus Moede, Casco 3) Ed Anschutz, Two Rivers; Jesse Krahn, Beaver Dam 4) Moede; Tyler Nettekoven, Appleton
IMCA sport compact heats 1) Cody Booth, Oshkosh; Brett Deprez, Green Bay 2) Jake Peters, Black Creek; Dakota Wright, Oshkosh 3) Booth; Kyle Jorgenson, Oneida 4) Thomas Schulte; Peters