Wetzstein, Kevin Johnson pick up first wins Friday at Chateau Speedway


Chateau Speedway in Lansing, Minn., rolled through night four of the 2021 season Friday night with another action-filled night of racing despite the record breaking temps in the 90s during the past week.

The great racing action featured two more drivers picking up there first feature wins in Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action at the track.

USRA B-Mod driver Kevin Johnson—listed as being from Bakersfield, Calif., but now living in Austin—and brother Michael Johnson finished one-two and celebrated in victory lane one week after Michael Johnson got his first feature win at Chateau Speedway.

The two had raced on the west coast before moving to the area and making Chateau Speedway their new home track.

Heat winners were Hunter Kennedy of St. Ansgar, Iowa, and Michael Johnson.

Also bringing out the broom on Friday night was Ryan Wetzstein of West Concord who scored a pair of wins.

It was also his first feature win of the year.

Jason Cummins of New Richland outran Mark Noble of Blooming Prairie for second.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Chateau Speedway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, June 11, 2021

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat:
1. (4) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
2. (2) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
3. (5) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn.
4. (7) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (8) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
6. (9) 15 Chris Loberg, Elma, Iowa
7. (6) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
8. (1) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
DQ – (3) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.

Feature:
1. (1) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
2. (5) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
3. (2) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
4. (3) 97 Cole Anderson, Le Center, Minn.
5. (9) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
6. (6) 15 Chris Loberg, Elma, Iowa
7. (7) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
8. (4) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
9. (8) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
2. (1) 20S Kevin Johnson, Bakersfield, Calif.
3. (4) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
4. (3) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
5. (5) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
6. (6) 4 Brayten Cisneros, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (7) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
8. (9) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa
9. (8) 55 Serathia Nipp, Mason City, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (2) 22C Michael Johnson, Austin, Minn.
2. (3) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
3. (1) 15 Zach Elward, Hayfield, Minn.
4. (8) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
5. (7) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
6. (6) 71 Jamie Tapp, Myrtle, Minn.
7. (4) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
8. (5) 25 Zach Nelson, Owatonna, Minn.

Feature:
1. (2) 20S Kevin Johnson, Bakersfield, Calif.
2. (9) 22C Michael Johnson, Austin, Minn.
3. (3) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
4. (7) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
5. (10) 4 Brayten Cisneros, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (6) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
7. (4) 15 Zach Elward, Hayfield, Minn.
8. (5) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
9. (1) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
10. (13) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa
11. (11) 71 Jamie Tapp, Myrtle, Minn.
12. (14) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
13. (12) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
14. (8) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
DNS – 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
DNS – 55 Serathia Nipp, Mason City, Iowa
DNS – 25 Zach Nelson, Owatonna, Minn.