Cummins, Kanz claim Deer Creek Speedway checkers
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. -- Erik Kanz jumped to the high side and into the lead on the opening lap of the USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mod feature Saturday night at the Deer Creek Speedway. Behind him the field stacked up as the jumbled up in turn two but everyone kept moving forward.
Jake Timm moved into second as the caution flew on the completion of lap one. Kanz led on the restart with Timm and Scott Demmer racing for second. Brandon Hare sat in fourth early on. Timm kept close to Kanz up front as the two pulled slightly away from the field.
Another caution flew on lap six with Kanz again leading. Jacob Bleess raced for the fourth spot as the caution flew again on lap seven. Kanz led with Timm in second. Demmer and Hare raced for the third spot with Bleess soundly in fifth.
The top five ran this way to the end with Kanz picking up his second win in a row.
Tim Donlinger led lap one of the USRA RHS Modified feature with Jay Ihrke in second. Brandon Davis and Jason Cummins sat in third and fourth as Mike Sorensen and Bob Timm raced for fifth. Cummins started to pressure Davis for third and with five down took over the third spot.
Quickly Cummins moved past Ihrke on lap six to take over second. Nine completed saw Nate Wasmund challenge Sorensen for the fifth spot. The caution flew on lap eleven and on the restart Cummins had his hands full of Wasmund who was flying around the top side of the speedway. As they battled for second they were on Donlinger's rear bumper and on lap sixteen Cummins pulled around Donlinger to take over the lead.
With sixteen complete Cummins was leading with Wasmund and Donlinger racing for second. Dan Bohr was up challenging Davis for fourth with Mark Noble looking to get inside the top five. Bohr cleared Davis and took over the fourth spot while bob Timm worked on Davis for fifth.
Cummins cruised home for the win his first this season at the Creek in weekly racing action. Wasmund, Donlinger, Bohr and Davis rounded out the top five.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS
Feature: 1. Erik Kanz; 2. Jake Timm; 3. Scott Demmer; 4. Brandon Hare; 5. Jacob Bleess; 6. Shaun Walski; 7. Dan Tenold; 8. Kylie Kath; 9. Michael Wytaske; 10. Billy Steinberg; 11. Jeff Kennett; 12. Todd Borwege; 13. Mike Chisholm; 14. Alex Williamson; 15. Robert Schoenfelder; 16. Terry Kohnert; 17. Brady Keefe; 18. Tyler Creely; 19. Josh Smith; 20. Pat McCarthy; 21. Dean Hoffman; 22. John Warrington.
Heat #1: 1. Borwege; 2. Kanz; 3. Demmer; 4. Chisholm; 5. Tenold; 6. Kennett; 7. Schoenfelder; 8. Williamson.
Heat #2: 1. Hare; 2. Kath; 3. Timm; 4. Smith; 5. Hoffman; 6. Wytaske; 7. Steinberg.
Heat #3: 1. Walski; 2. Keefe; 3. Bleess; 4. Creely; 5. Kohnert; 6. McCarthy; 7. Warrington.
USRA RHS MODIFIEDS
Feature: 1. Jason Cummins; 2. Nate Wasmund; 3. Tim Donlinger; 4. Dan Bohr; 5. Brandon Davis; 6. Bob Timm; 7. Hank Rollinger Jr.; 8. Josh Angst; 9. Mark Noble; 10. Mike Sorensen; 11. Jay Ihrke; 12. Mark Teske; 13. Joe Horgdal; 14. Greg Jensen; 15. Cole Queensland; 16. Robert Franklin; 17. Tom Brink; 18. Jake Timm; 19. Andy Bohnstengel; 20. Ric Fynbo; 21. James Parker; 22. Troy Brand; 23. Joel Alberts; 24. Todd Scharkey; 25. Kurt Krauskopf.
Heat #1: 1. Wasmund; 2. Bohr; 3. Rollinger; 4. Angst; 5. J. Timm; 6. Alberts; 7. Queensland; 8. Parker; 9. Krauskopf.
Heat #2: 1. Sorensen; 2. Noble; 3. Fynbo; 4. Ihrke; 5. Brink; 6. Bohnstengel; 7. Horgdal; 8. Brand.
Heat #3: 1. Donlinger; 2. Cummins; 3. Davis; 4. B. Timm; 5. Teske; 6. Scharkey; 7. Jensen; 8. Franklin.