Alberts, Demmer share spotlight at Chateau Speedway

Joel Alberts won the USRA Modified main event.

Joel Alberts won the USRA Modified main event.


Temperatures were plenty warm Friday at Chateau Speedway but not as hot as the racing. The night's program, sponsored by M & M Transportation of Hollandale, Countryside Auto of Austin and The Dirt Show featured the largest field of cars to hit the track in this shortened season, and another full house packed the grandstand to take in the action.

The front has been a convenient spot to start in the French’s Repair USRA Modified main events. For the third week in a row a front row driver has drove off with the top spot.

Friday it was Joel Alberts of Mantorville.

Jason Cummins of New Richland gave chase all 25 laps but had nothing for him.

Blake Arndt of Brownsdale, who took one of the heats, came home in third followed by Jake Stark of Austin and the night's other heat winner, Mark Noble of Blooming Prairie.

Scott Demmer of Ellendale found the outside of the front row to be a nice place to start from as he rocketed to the front and ran away from the field in the USRA B-Mod main event.

Noah Grinstead of Austin outdrove Jim Chisholm of Osage, Iowa, in a good battle for the runner-up spot. Alex Schubbe of North Mankato made a last-lap pass of Drew Williams of Rochester for fourth.

Chisholm, Williams and Taylor Ovrebo of Wells had heat wins.


Scott Demmer won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Next Friday a little fun will be had at the expense of the flagman. It’s “Cool the Flagman” Night with the kids in attendance getting a chance to throw water balloons at flagman Ross Spitzer, who was a good sport last year and will stand tall and take the kids' best shots again during intermission.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Chateau Speedway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, July 17, 2020

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

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (4) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
3. (1) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
4. (6) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
5. (7) 33S Dustin Steinbrink, Austin, Minn.
6. (2) 52 Hunter Nelson, Peterson, Minn.
7. (5) 83X Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 7W Drew Williams, Rochester, Minn.
2. (5) 72 Alex Schubbe, North Mankato, Minn.
3. (7) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
4. (1) 14 Steven O'Brien, Red Wing, Minn.
5. (2) 45 Cole Longergan, Dexter, Minn.
6. (3) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
7. (6) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa

Heat #3:
1. (2) 21 Taylor Ovrebo, Wells, Minn.
2. (3) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
3. (6) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
4. (4) 4W Tucker Williams, Rochester, Minn.
5. (5) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
6. (1) 12 Bracken Smith, Cannon Falls, Minn.
7. (7) 17V Dustin Von Hagen, Glenville, Minn.

Feature:
1. (2) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
2. (6) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
3. (9) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (11) 72 Alex Schubbe, North Mankato, Minn.
5. (1) 7W Drew Williams, Rochester, Minn.
6. (13) 33S Dustin Steinbrink, Austin, Minn.
7. (7) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
8. (10) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
9. (17) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
10. (4) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
11. (14) 45 Cole Longergan, Dexter, Minn.
12. (12) 14 Steven O'Brien, Red Wing, Minn.
13. (21) 17V Dustin Von Hagen, Glenville, Minn.
14. (19) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa
15. (5) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
16. (16) 52 Hunter Nelson, Peterson, Minn.
17. (3) 21 Taylor Ovrebo, Wells, Minn.
18. (15) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
19. (18) 83X Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
20. (20) 12 Bracken Smith, Cannon Falls, Minn.
21. (8) 4W Tucker Williams, Rochester, Minn.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 51 Blake Arndt, Browndale, Minn.
2. (2) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
3. (4) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
4. (3) 00 Mark Gartner, Mapleton, Minn.
5. (5) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (4) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
2. (2) 9 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
3. (5) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
4. (3) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
5. (1) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.

Feature:
1. (1) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
2. (2) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
3. (4) 51 Blake Arndt, Browndale, Minn.
4. (6) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (5) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
6. (8) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
7. (7) 00 Mark Gartner, Mapleton, Minn.
8. (9) 9 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
9. (3) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
10. (10) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.