Noah Grinstead won the USRA B-Mod main event.

Temperatures climbed into the 80s making for one of the warmer Friday nights this summer for racing action at Chateau Speedway in Lansing, Minnesota. The cars and drivers were up to the task as even the threat of some rain didn’t slow them down as they rolled in and through week six of racing action. The rains did eventually show up halfway through the final feature of the night.

Patience was the key for Jason Cummins of New Richland as he scored his third French’s Repair USRA Modified feature win of the season. Starting back in row three he moved into the top five on lap two and into the top three on lap seven before slowly reeling in Taton Hansen of Spicer and Joel Alberts of Mantorville who had gotten off first and second and were building up a healthy lead on the rest of the field. The race ran caution free and by the time he got to third Jason was almost a full straightaway behind the top two, but he just kept laying down clean laps until he pulled along side Alberts on lap 18. He dropped to the bottom out of four to take the spot. A lap later he was on Hansen’s bumper and Hansen was doing a good job of holding his line until a little hiccup in turn two with four to go opened the inside line to Cummins who dropped down and around him to go to the lead. Hansen came home in second ahead of Alberts. Mark Gartner of Mapleton and Jake Stark of Austin rounded out the top five. Alberts and Hansen picked up the heat wins.

Jason Cummins won the USRA Modified main event.

In USRA B-Mod action, Noah Grinstead of Austin solidified his spot on top of the point standings in the class with his first feature win of the year. Starting on the pole, he led flag to flag in the caution-free main event leaving the rest of the field to fight over second. That runner-up spot wasn’t decided until the last lap when A.J. Hoff of Mantorville, who started in row five, worked his way around Matt Brooks of Austin. Garitt Wytaske of Austin and Mark Motl of Owatonna crossed the finish line side by side with Wytaske winning the battle for fourth. Grinstead also had a heat win for the sweep on the night. Michael Wytaske of Hartland garnered the other heat win.

Several great shows are ahead at Chateau as the summer will turn into fall. The track has three more shows coming up yet this month before September kicks off with a visit from the USMTS Modifieds on Labor Day weekend. Friday, September 4, is sure to be a great night of action as some of the country’s top Modified drivers invade Lansing for that $3,000-to-win special. That will just be the first of some high-dollar shows during the home stretch of the season. The rescheduled “Spirit of 83” Memorial will run on Friday, September 18, with the 22nd Mike Guttormson Memorial Modified feature race which is expected to feature one of the highest paying purses in the history of that event. The event will feature an “83 for 83” promotion with 83 available spots for sponsors, be it businesses or Individuals putting up an extra $83 towards the purse either listing there sponsorships as themselves or in memoriam of a former fan or individual who had the “Spirit of 83.” All contributors will be listed in that nights program. Chateau Speedway also added a regular show for Friday, September 11. Next week's points show will kick off with the first green flag at 7:15. Chateau Speedway is just five miles north of Austin in Lansing.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Chateau Speedway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, Aug. 14, 2020

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
2. (4) 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.
3. (1) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
4. (3) 00 Mark Gartner, Mapleton, Minn.
5. (5) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
2. (4) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
3. (5) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
4. (3) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
5. (1) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.

Feature:
1. (6) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
2. (1) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
3. (4) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
4. (3) 00 Mark Gartner, Mapleton, Minn.
5. (5) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
6. (9) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
7. (10) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
8. (2) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
9. (7) 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.
10. (8) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
2. (3) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
3. (1) 45 Cole Longergan, Dexter, Minn.
4. (4) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
5. (5) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (2) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
2. (1) 20 Mark Motl, Owatonna, Minn.
3. (4) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
4. (3) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
5. (5) 71 Jamie Tapp, Myrtle, Iowa

Feature:
1. (1) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
2. (10) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
3. (2) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
4. (3) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
5. (8) 20 Mark Motl, Owatonna, Minn.
6. (9) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
7. (6) 45 Cole Longergan, Dexter, Minn.
8. (5) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
9. (7) 0D Thomas Rolfes, Carpenter, Iowa
10. (4) 71 Jamie Tapp, Myrtle, Iowa