Sanders, Gjere, Brom, Hovden winners at ‘The Creek’
Rodney Sanders won the USRA Modified main event.
Another large field of 125 cars were on hand for Podein’s Power Equipment Night at Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday. Rain was in the forecast and on the way, but that failed to materialize and the show was completed.
The USRA B-Mods were one car short of the 40 needed to have two features. They ran four heats races and two B-Mains to qualify drivers for the 26-car feature field.
Zach Brom drew the pole and led all 18 laps for his first win of the season. Brom held off a late challenge from Joe Chisholm for the win.
Chisholm, Taylor Ausrud and Hunter Kennedy had a race-long battle behind Brom
Brom became the 10th different winner in 11 shows for far this season. Chisholm was second with Ausrud third. Kennedy finished in fourth and Garitt Wytaske was fifth.
Seventeen USRA Hobby Stocks took the green flag for their 18-lap feature.
Chris Hovden took the early lead but was chased by Nick Schwebach. Hovden ran the high side while Schwebach used the low groove. Schwebach was able to challenge, but was unable to make the pass.
A yellow on lap 16 set up a dash to the finish. Hovden held on for his second win of the season with Schwebach in second.
Caden Helle finished third with Devin Holthaus fourth and Parker Anderson fifth.
Levi Schott led the Medieval USRA Stock Car feature until he just about spun in front of the field. Schott regained control but lost several spots.
Brayden Gjere took over the lead and took off from there. Gjere led the rest of the way for his second win in a row as well.
Kyle Falck ran in second with Travis Shipman third. Jake Lampert ran from 10th to fourth and Schott wound up fifth.
Kylie Kath took the lead from the pole to start the USRA Modified feature.
Kath ran the top side of the track while Rodney Sanders ran down low. That duo was side-by-side for several laps. It was a great race until Kath broke on lap 9, ending his run.
Sanders led the rest of the race to pick up the win. Lucas Schott finished second while Jim Chisholm raced from 12th to third. Brandon Davis started 16th and finished fourth and Jacob Bleess was fifth.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Showing finishing position, starting position in paren theses, car number, driver and hometown
USRA MODIFIEDS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
2. (2) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (3) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
4. (7) 24X Aaron Benson, Clear Lake, Iowa
5. (5) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
6. (6) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
7. (4) 17W Ryan Wiome, Center City, Minn.
8. (8) 8L Lyle Sathoff, Sherburn, Minn.
9. (9) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
Heat #2:
1. (1) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
2. (2) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
3. (3) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
4. (4) 0 Brandon Duellman, St. Charles, Minn.
5. (6) 61T Tammy Soma-Clark, Rochester, Minn.
6. (5) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
7. (8) 77T Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
8. (7) 15L Christopher Lewis, Rogers, Ark.
Heat #3:
1. (2) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (7) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (8) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
4. (3) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
5. (1) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (5) 98M Mitchel Madery, Kasson, Minn.
7. (4) 14M Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa
8. (6) 31 Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
Feature:
1. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
2. (6) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (12) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (16) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
5. (2) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (9) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
7. (13) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
8. (4) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
9. (8) 0 Brandon Duellman, St. Charles, Minn.
10. (10) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
11. (11) 24X Aaron Benson, Clear Lake, Iowa
12. (25) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
13. (15) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn.
14. (5) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
15. (18) 98M Mitchel Madery, Kasson, Minn.
16. (17) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
17. (20) 77T Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
18. (19) 17W Ryan Wiome, Center City, Minn.
19. (14) 61T Tammy Soma-Clark, Rochester, Minn.
20. (22) 8L Lyle Sathoff, Sherburn, Minn.
21. (24) 31 Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
22. (21) 14M Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa
23. (23) 15L Christopher Lewis, Rogers, Ark.
24. (1) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
25. (7) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS
Heat #1:
1. (2) 69W Cadyn Wessels, Luverne, Minn.
2. (3) 67S Levi Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (4) 27 Shawn Peter, Mabel, Minn.
4. (7) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taopi, Minn.
5. (8) 21X Xander Treichel, Greene, Iowa
6. (6) 14 Brady Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
7. (5) 7 David Stearns, Kellogg, Minn.
8. (1) 16 Jake James, Winona, Minn.
Heat #2:
1. (4) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
2. (1) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
3. (3) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
4. (6) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
5. (2) 01 Kory Adams, Stacyville, Iowa
6. (8) 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.
7. (5) 86. Phil Wernert, Galesville, Wis.
8. (7) 28 David Gustafson, Pine Island, Minn.
Feature:
1. (3) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
2. (5) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
3. (1) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
4. (10) 11 Jake Lampert, Caledonia, Minn.
5. (2) 67S Levi Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (6) 21X Xander Treichel, Greene, Iowa
7. (7) 01 Kory Adams, Stacyville, Iowa
8. (11) 14 Brady Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
9. (8) 27 Shawn Peter, Mabel, Minn.
10. (9) 69W Cadyn Wessels, Luverne, Minn.
11. (14) 86. Phil Wernert, Galesville, Wis.
12. (16) 28 David Gustafson, Pine Island, Minn.
13. (12) 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.
14. (4) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taopi, Minn.
15. (15) 16 Jake James, Winona, Minn.
16. (13) 7 David Stearns, Kellogg, Minn.
USRA B-MODS
Heat #1:
1. (3) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
2. (1) 155 Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
3. (5) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
4. (7) 35 Dennis Dunbar, Winona, Minn.
5. (4) 15 Zach Elward, Hayfield, Minn.
6. (6) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
7. (8) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
8. (9) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
9. (2) 13 Jesse Antiporek, Dexter, Minn.
10. (10) 41 Cheyanne Stanfield, Sparta, Wis.
Heat #2:
1. (3) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
2. (7) 60 Colby Mann, Caledonia, Minn.
3. (5) 53 Tianna Mithun, New Richland, Minn.
4. (9) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
5. (8) RED1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
6. (2) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
7. (1) 19 Cody Maier, New Albin, Iowa
8. (10) 31 Bill Stettner, Red Wing, Minn.
9. (6) 4B Greg Brooks, Spring Valley, Minn.
10. (4) 83 Braeden Allen, Ostrander, Minn.
Heat #3:
1. (2) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
2. (1) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
3. (4) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
4. (8) 28J Jackson Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (3) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
6. (10) 5K Todd Kamish, Lakeville, Minn.
7. (7) 28 Spencer Stock, Racine, Minn.
8. (9) 48 Wally Olsen, Galesville, Wis.
9. (6) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
10. (5) 77 Matt Stark, Austin, Minn.
Heat #4:
1. (3) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
2. (4) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
3. (6) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (5) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
5. (8) 20 Gage Motl, Owatonna, Minn.
6. (1) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
7. (7) 37 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
8. (9) 3K Kody Sexton, Rochester, Minn.
9. (2) 21 Rian Leichtnam, Grand Meadow, Minn.
"B" Feature #1:
1. (2) 5K Todd Kamish, Lakeville, Minn.
2. (5) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
3. (1) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
4. (8) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (3) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
6. (7) 13 Jesse Antiporek, Dexter, Minn.
7. (9) 41 Cheyanne Stanfield, Sparta, Wis.
8. (6) 48 Wally Olsen, Galesville, Wis.
9. (10) 77 Matt Stark, Austin, Minn.
10. (4) 28 Spencer Stock, Racine, Minn.
"B" Feature #2:
1. (1) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
2. (2) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
3. (4) 37 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
4. (5) 31 Bill Stettner, Red Wing, Minn.
5. (6) 3K Kody Sexton, Rochester, Minn.
6. (7) 4B Greg Brooks, Spring Valley, Minn.
7. (8) 21 Rian Leichtnam, Grand Meadow, Minn.
8. (3) 19 Cody Maier, New Albin, Iowa
DNS – 83 Braeden Allen, Ostrander, Minn.
"A" Feature:
1. (1) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
2. (7) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (2) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
4. (3) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
5. (6) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
6. (12) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
7. (11) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
8. (14) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
9. (13) 35 Dennis Dunbar, Winona, Minn.
10. (8) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
11. (9) 60 Colby Mann, Caledonia, Minn.
12. (18) RED1 Dan Wheeler, Savage, Minn.
13. (15) 28J Jackson Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
14. (25) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
15. (16) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
16. (20) 20 Gage Motl, Owatonna, Minn.
17. (26) 37 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
18. (24) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
19. (23) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
20. (22) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
21. (19) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
22. (21) 5K Todd Kamish, Lakeville, Minn.
23. (10) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
24. (5) 53 Tianna Mithun, New Richland, Minn.
25. (17) 15 Zach Elward, Hayfield, Minn.
26. (4) 155 Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
USRA HOBBY STOCKS
Heat #1:
1. (1) 35 Luke Schluetter, New Hampton, Iowa
2. (3) 9ER Adam Speicher, Fredericksburg, Iowa
3. (5) 47P Parker Anderson, Welcome, Minn.
4. (2) 70 Steve Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
5. (7) 15C Caden Helle, Garnavillo, Iowa
6. (8) 7 Steve Dwyer, La Crosse, Wis.
7. (4) 28JR Aaron Gustafson, Rochester, Minn.
8. (6) 02F Samuel Fitterer, Lake City, Minn.
9. (9) 28K Kaitlyn Paulson, Pine Island, Minn.
Heat #2:
1. (8) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (1) 38S Nick Schwebach, Fountain, Minn.
3. (6) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
4. (3) 7D Devin Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
5. (5) 16K Kevin Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn.
6. (4) 101 Ken Adams, Stacyville, Iowa
7. (7) 19M Seth Maier, New Albin, Iowa
8. (2) 363 Richie Michel, Onalaska, Wis.
Feature:
1. (1) 07 Chris Hovden, Cresco, Iowa
2. (9) 38S Nick Schwebach, Fountain, Minn.
3. (3) 15C Caden Helle, Garnavillo, Iowa
4. (7) 7D Devin Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
5. (4) 47P Parker Anderson, Welcome, Minn.
6. (11) 7 Steve Dwyer, La Crosse, Wis.
7. (8) 35 Luke Schluetter, New Hampton, Iowa
8. (6) 9ER Adam Speicher, Fredericksburg, Iowa
9. (10) 18 Scott Spilde, Cresco, Iowa
10. (12) 101 Ken Adams, Stacyville, Iowa
11. (14) 19M Seth Maier, New Albin, Iowa
12. (5) 70 Steve Holthaus, Cresco, Iowa
13. (2) 16K Kevin Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn.
14. (13) 28JR Aaron Gustafson, Rochester, Minn.
15. (15) 02F Samuel Fitterer, Lake City, Minn.
16. (17) 28K Kaitlyn Paulson, Pine Island, Minn.
17. (16) 363 Richie Michel, Onalaska, Wis.
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