Gjere, Kennedy pour it on at 'The Creek' on Sherwin Williams Night

Hunter Kennedy won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Hunter Kennedy won the USRA B-Mod main event.


It was a hot and sultry Saturday night at Deer Creek Speedway with 26 USRA B-Mods and 18 Medieval USRA Stock Cars on hand for the show sponsored by Sherwin Williams.

The St. Ansgar American Legion Post 358 also supported the program and presented our nation’s colors during opening ceremonies.

Corbin Ludemann took the lead in the USRA B-Mod main event and led the first three laps.

Spencer Stock then took the point while Brandon Hare worked to second before the caution came out on lap six.

Two more cautions slowed the race on lap eight.

Then a red flag on lap nine as Landon Volkman rolled over in a multi car incident in turn two.

Volkman was uninjured in the crash.

The race settled down and it was a great race up front. Noah Grinstead and Hunter Kennedy challenged Stock for the lead.

One more caution would slow the race on lap 13.

The race up front really heated up when Kennedy used the high groove and vaulted to the lead on lap 13.

Stock came back to hold the lead on lap 14 and Taylor Skauge was third after he started 12th.

The final laps were wild when Stock threw a slider in turn two to take the lead.

Kennedy dove low and threw his own slider in turn three and led the pack to the white flag.

Once again Stock threw another slider in turn to on the final lap to retake the lead. Kennedy again dove love and executed another slide job in turn three. Stock tried to dive low when the duo charged to the checkered flag.

Kennedy held on for his third win of the season with Stock a close second. Hare finished in third with Grinstead fourth and Skauge wound up fifth.

The 20-lap Medieval USRA Stock Car feature concluded the night.

Points leader Brayden Gjere started on the pole and led all 20-lap for his fourth win of the season at Deer Creek and 11th overall.

Gjere was challenged early on by Danny Cole and Andrew Bleess, but Gjere eventually pulled away.

Bleess finished second with Kyle Falck third. Blake Adams was fourth and Cole ended up fifth.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023

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

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
2. (5) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
3. (3) 01 Kory Adams, Stacyville, Iowa
4. (2) 14 Brady Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
5. (4) 34JR Shawn Klapps Jr., La Crosse, Wis.
6. (6) 36 Dillon Njus, New Hampton, Iowa
7. (7) 27 Shawn Peter, Mabel, Minn.
8. (9) 69W Cadyn Wessels, Luverne, Minn.
9. (8) 16 Jake James, Winona, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (5) 00C Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa
2. (3) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
3. (7) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
4. (9) 2 Andrew Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
5. (2) 14. Chris Adams, McIntire, Iowa
6. (6) 11B Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa
7. (4) 11 Levi Sand, Caledonia, Minn.
8. (8) 711/2 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
9. (1) 21X Xander Treichel, Greene, Iowa

Feature:
1. (1) 23 Brayden Gjere, Mabel, Minn.
2. (2) 2 Andrew Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (6) 67 Kyle Falck, Decorah, Iowa
4. (5) 14A Blake Adams, McIntire, Iowa
5. (4) 00C Danny Cole, Lansing, Iowa
6. (8) 01 Kory Adams, Stacyville, Iowa
7. (10) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
8. (9) 14. Chris Adams, McIntire, Iowa
9. (7) 14 Brady Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
10. (14) 11 Levi Sand, Caledonia, Minn.
11. (15) 69W Cadyn Wessels, Luverne, Minn.
12. (16) 711/2 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
13. (13) 27 Shawn Peter, Mabel, Minn.
14. (3) 34JR Shawn Klapps Jr., La Crosse, Wis.
15. (12) 11B Jesse Brown, Nashua, Iowa
16. (18) 21X Xander Treichel, Greene, Iowa
17. (17) 16 Jake James, Winona, Minn.
18. (11) 36 Dillon Njus, New Hampton, Iowa

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
2. (1) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
3. (8) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
4. (4) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
5. (5) 15 Cole Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
6. (7) 5 Trystan Hagen, Winona, Minn.
7. (2) 13 Jesse Antiporek, Dexter, Minn.
8. (6) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
9. (9) 48 Wally Olsen, Galesville, Wis.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
2. (1) 88 Brady Boland, Winona, Minn.
3. (7) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
4. (2) 28 Spencer Stock, Racine, Minn.
5. (4) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
6. (5) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
7. (8) 35 Dennis Dunbar, Winona, Minn.
8. (6) 29S Raymond Rehbein, Byron, Minn.
9. (9) 47 Kyle Swanson, Bellchester, Minn.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
2. (2) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
3. (4) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
4. (8) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
5. (6) 155 Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
6. (5) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
7. (3) 16 Jacob Bennett, Austin, Minn.
8. (7) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
9. (9) 3K Kody Sexton, Rochester, Minn.

"B" Feature:
1. (2) 35 Dennis Dunbar, Winona, Minn.
2. (4) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
3. (1) 13 Jesse Antiporek, Dexter, Minn.
4. (3) 16 Jacob Bennett, Austin, Minn.
5. (6) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
6. (7) 48 Wally Olsen, Galesville, Wis.
7. (8) 47 Kyle Swanson, Bellchester, Minn.
8. (5) 29S Raymond Rehbein, Byron, Minn.
DNS – 3K Kody Sexton, Rochester, Minn.

"A" Feature:
1. (10) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
2. (2) 28 Spencer Stock, Racine, Minn.
3. (6) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
4. (4) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
5. (12) 32 Taylor Skauge, Caledonia, Minn.
6. (19) 35 Dennis Dunbar, Winona, Minn.
7. (3) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
8. (9) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
9. (8) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
10. (13) 15 Cole Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
11. (5) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
12. (17) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
13. (20) 45 Cole Lonergan, Dexter, Minn.
14. (21) 13 Jesse Antiporek, Dexter, Minn.
15. (22) 16 Jacob Bennett, Austin, Minn.
16. (1) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
17. (16) 5 Trystan Hagen, Winona, Minn.
18. (24) 48 Wally Olsen, Galesville, Wis.
19. (23) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
20. (15) 155 Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
21. (7) 88 Brady Boland, Winona, Minn.
22. (14) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
23. (11) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
24. (18) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.

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