Jacob Bleess won the USRA Modified main event.

This week’s program at Deer Creek Speedway featured the annual “Pink Out” Night with Join The Journey to raise awareness and money in the fight against breast cancer. There was a 50/50 drawing, donation buckets and a driver push-up challenge for the feature winners. Weber Auto Parts and the Osage Co-op helped support the program.

Twenty-seven USRA B-Mods took the green flag for their 18-lap feature. Jim Chisholm drew the pole position and took the early lead. Brandon Hare stole the lead for a moment, but Chisholm drove back by to reclaim the top spot.

Chisholm opened up the lead and left the pack to battle it out for second. Hare, Garitt Wytaske and Kadden Kath were in the mix while Dustin Kruse cracked the top five.

Kruse worked the low line and got to fourth on lap 10. Kruse kept up his charge and passed Hare for third on lap 13. A caution slowed the race and on the restart Kruse drove to second. A caution with one lap to go set up a green, white and checkered finish.

Chisholm led the final dash for his third win in a row this year. If you go back to 2019 this was his sixth straight at the speedway. Kruse finished second followed by Hare in third. Kath finished in the fourth spot but was later disqualified, moving Joe Chisholm to fourth and Eric Thill to fifth.

Jim Chisholm won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Twenty-six USRA Modifieds answered the bell for their 25-lap main event. A yellow on the initial start brought a complete restart. Pole sitter Jacob Bleess took off into the lead followed by Lucas Schott, Josh Angst and Brandon Davis.

Davis raced the low line to take third from Angst before the races second caution came out on lap two. The top three were close when the race resumed. Bleess roared around the top side, while Schott ran low to challenge.

Schott took the lead on lap five, but Bleess rallied on the top side and pulled even with Schott once again. The lead duo remained even with Bleess on the extreme high line and Schott low. Davis reeled in the two and it became a three car tussle while the leaders entered some lapped traffic.

Schott surged back out front on lap 15 and Davis who also used the low groove now challenged Bleess for second. Bleess continued to blast the top side and again drove up even with Schott with Davis right there. Schott took the lead briefly and then the trio went three wide for the lead to end lap 20.

Bleess never gave up on the top and snagged the lead again on lap 21. Bleess led the final four laps to take his second win of the season. Davis ended up in second with Schott third. Dustin Sorensen raced from 12th to fourth and Cory Crapser came from 11th to fifth.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, June 27, 2020

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (5) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (3) 35B David Baxter, Eau Claire, Wis.
4. (7) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (6) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (4) 61T Tammy Soma Clark, Rochester, Minn.
7. (2) 31 Bill Stettner, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (6) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
2. (1) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn.
3. (4) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
4. (2) 0 Craig Shaw, Dexter, Minn.
5. (3) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
6. (5) 3 Bryan Hessler, Chetek, Wis.
7. (7) 14M Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa

Heat #3:
1. (2) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
2. (1) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (4) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
4. (5) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn.
5. (3) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
6. (7) 8S Tony Schill, Oakdale, Minn.
7. (6) 9 Josh Hessler, Boyceville, Wis.

Heat #4:
1. (2) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
2. (1) 23A Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
3. (4) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
4. (6) 51 Blake Arndt, Browndale, Minn.
5. (3) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
6. (7) 91 Shawn Ryan, Waterloo, Iowa
7. (5) 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.

Feature:
1. (1) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (5) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
3. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (12) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
5. (11) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
6. (4) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
7. (15) 24 Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn.
8. (17) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
9. (19) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
10. (2) 35B David Baxter, Eau Claire, Wis.
11. (6) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
12. (16) 51 Blake Arndt, Browndale, Minn.
13. (9) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
14. (23) 8S Tony Schill, Oakdale, Minn.
15. (7) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
16. (27) 9 Josh Hessler, Boyceville, Wis.
17. (21) 61T Tammy Soma Clark, Rochester, Minn.
18. (8) 59 Bob Sammann, Winona, Minn.
19. (10) 23A Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
20. (26) 14M Brian Mahlstedt, Ionia, Iowa
21. (25) 31 Bill Stettner, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
22. (20) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
23. (22) 3 Bryan Hessler, Chetek, Wis.
24. (14) 0 Craig Shaw, Dexter, Minn.
25. (18) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
26. (13) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
DNS – 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.
DNS – 91 Shawn Ryan, Waterloo, Iowa

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
2. (4) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (6) 83X Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
4. (7) 72 Alex Schubbe, North Mankato, Minn.
5. (5) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
6. (3) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
7. (1) 2 Andrew Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (3) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D.
2. (1) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
3. (4) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (5) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
5. (7) 55S Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
6. (2) 8 Dan Lewison, Dexter, Minn.
7. (6) 35X+1 Phillip Dunbar, Rushford, Minn.

Heat #3:
1. (2) 60 Colby Mann, Caledonia, Minn.
2. (1) 27 Channing Warner, Owatonna, Minn.
3. (5) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
4. (3) 95 Eric Thill, Rochester, Minn.
5. (6) 97 Leigh Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
6. (4) 17M Justin Murray, Owatonna, Minn.
7. (7) 21 Taylor Ovrebo, Wells, Minn.

Heat #4:
1. (2) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
2. (4) 30D Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
3. (3) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
4. (1) 30 Russell Quinnell, Hayfield, Minn.
5. (6) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (5) 17 Jordon Grube, Cresco, Iowa

Feature:
1. (1) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (5) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D.
3. (4) 56H Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
4. (7) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
5. (15) 95 Eric Thill, Rochester, Minn.
6. (17) 10T Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
7. (13) 72 Alex Schubbe, North Mankato, Minn.
8. (3) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
9. (11) 30D Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
10. (16) 30 Russell Quinnell, Hayfield, Minn.
11. (21) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
12. (22) 8 Dan Lewison, Dexter, Minn.
13. (23) 17M Justin Murray, Owatonna, Minn.
14. (2) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
15. (14) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
16. (10) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
17. (9) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
18. (20) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
19. (12) 60 Colby Mann, Caledonia, Minn.
20. (25) 2 Andrew Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
21. (27) 21 Taylor Ovrebo, Wells, Minn.
22. (8) 27 Channing Warner, Owatonna, Minn.
23. (24) 17 Jordon Grube, Cresco, Iowa
24. (18) 55S Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
DNS – 35X+1 Phillip Dunbar, Rushford, Minn.
DNS – 97 Leigh Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
DQ – (6) 83X Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn.