A.J. Hoff won the USRA B-Mod main event.

It was a full night Friday night at Chateau Speedway as two Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series divisions rolled out racing action in this abbreviated 2020 season in Lansing. The night's program, sponsored by Zumbrota Ford, featured a Salute to Veterans.

Representing the veterans was Staff Sergeant Dan Wieman of Owatonna, a 19-year veteran of the U.S. Army. Wieman served in Iraq, Afghanistan and, most recently, Djibouti Africa where he took part in Operation Enduring Freedom. It was an inspiring moment as all veterans in attendance were asked to stand to be recognized.

Among the promotions Zumbrota Ford brought for the night was extra money for a random driver in each feature determined by drawing. There was a bike giveaway at intermission and prior to the night they had there spinning wheel out to give fans a chance to win prizes.

The biggest prize of the night though was supplied by the drivers as they put on a great show for the fans in attendance.

More than 100 cars filled the pits with drivers from as far away as Lansing, Kansas, to race here in Lansing, Minnesota. That driver was Jake Richards but he didn’t exactly have a night to remember running in the USRA B-Mod class. After a third-place finish in his heat he was working on a top five in the feature when he got caught up in somebody else’s mess that caused him to have to make a trip to the pits and the work area. When he came back out he started at the tail end of the sixteen cars that were still running. He managed to get back up to ninth.

The race for the win was an exciting one with Dustin Steinbrink of Austin leading early. A.J. Hoff of Mantorville worked from row three and after lap after lap of side by side battles he worked his way up to second at the halfway point of the race. He and Steinbrink squared off for a few laps before Hoff took over the lead.

Garitt Wytaske of Austin, who started back in row four, worked his way up to Steinbrink and made a late pass for second. Steinbrink held on for third ahead of Brody Shaw of Brownsdale and Matt Brooks of Austin. Wytaske and Steinbrink had the classes heat wins.

Jason Cummins of New Richland scored his second feature win of the season in the French’s Repair USRA Modified main event. Scotty Anderson of Mason City, Iowa, led the first lap ahead of Matt Gilbertson of Montevideo. Cummins came from row three on the first lap to pull up behind the top two.

While Anderson and Gilbertson were battling side by side on the bottom of the track for the lead, Cummins went all the way to the top through turns one and two and skirted them both to go to the point. Gilbertson, who had a heat win earlier in the night, eventually got a piece of the wall in turn three that ended his night early.

Ryan Wetzstein of West Concord had a good battle with Adam Hensel of Baldwin, Wisconsin, eventually holding him off for the runner-up spot. Anderson ended up in fourth followed by Dwaine Hansen of Lakefield who had the other heat win.

Jason Cummins won the USRA Modified main event.

Next Friday will be another full night with USRA Modifieds and USRA B-Mods back in action plus the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series will make there second visit this season. On top of that, the track will put on a fireworks display at 10 p.m. before the conclusion of the night's program. As always, the first green flag will fly at 7:15 next Friday at the Chateau Speedway.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Chateau Speedway, Lansing, Minn.
Friay, July 31, 2020

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

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
2. (2) 27 Channing Warner, Owatonna, Minn.
3. (8) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
4. (6) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
5. (1) 45 Cole Longergan, Dexter, Minn.
6. (4) 55III Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
7. (7) 21 Taylor Ovrebo, Wells, Minn.
8. (9) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
9. (5) 35X Phillip Dunbar, Rushford, Minn.
10. (10) 17 Justin Murray, Owatonna, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 33S Dustin Steinbrink, Austin, Minn.
2. (1) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
3. (3) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
4. (4) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
5. (8) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
6. (7) 72 Alex Schubbe, North Mankato, Minn.
7. (9) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
8. (6) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa
9. (5) 7W Drew Williams, Rochester, Minn.

Feature:
1. (5) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
2. (8) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
3. (1) 33S Dustin Steinbrink, Austin, Minn.
4. (3) 55 Brody Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
5. (2) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
6. (4) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
7. (9) 27 Channing Warner, Owatonna, Minn.
8. (14) 30 Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
9. (7) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
10. (19) 7W Drew Williams, Rochester, Minn.
11. (18) 17 Justin Murray, Owatonna, Minn.
12. (13) 21 Taylor Ovrebo, Wells, Minn.
13. (6) 45 Cole Longergan, Dexter, Minn.
14. (10) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
15. (17) 35X Phillip Dunbar, Rushford, Minn.
16. (11) 55III Gavin Shaw, Brownsdale, Minn.
17. (12) 72 Alex Schubbe, North Mankato, Minn.
18. (16) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa
19. (15) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.
2. (1) 15 Scotty Anderson, Mason City, Iowa
3. (6) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
4. (7) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
5. (4) 77S Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
6. (3) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
7. (8) 009 Jason Asbe, Clear Lake, Iowa
8. (5) 65D Dustin Brown, Thornton, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (1) 23G Matt Gilbertson, Montevideo, Minn.
2. (4) 44 Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis.
3. (3) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
4. (2) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
5. (5) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
6. (6) 00 Mark Gartner, Mapleton, Minn.
7. (8) 29H Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn.
8. (7) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.

Feature:
1. (5) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
2. (4) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
3. (10) 44 Adam Hensel, Baldwin, Wis.
4. (1) 15 Scotty Anderson, Mason City, Iowa
5. (2) 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.
6. (9) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
7. (14) 29H Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn.
8. (16) 51W J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
9. (8) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
10. (11) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
11. (6) 77S Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
12. (15) 65D Dustin Brown, Thornton, Iowa
13. (13) 009 Jason Asbe, Clear Lake, Iowa
14. (12) 00 Mark Gartner, Mapleton, Minn.
15. (7) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.
16. (3) 23G Matt Gilbertson, Montevideo, Minn.