Sorensen snaps two-year drought, snags season opener at Deer Creek Speedway

  • April 11, 2009
  • by Bill Nelson

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. - A very nice day in Southern Minnesota brought out a very nice field of cars and a good crowd of spectators as Deer Creek Speedway opened up its 2009 racing season on Saturday, April 11.

In this part of the state, USRA Modifieds rule the roost for the fans. A total of 26 cars pulled onto the track for heat race action with Brad Waits, Mike Sorensen, Jacob Dahle and Todd Scharkey taking home the heat wins.

Dahle took the lead early on in the feature with Layne Meyer charging hard on his outside. Meyer went for a pass on lap 3, the two touched lightly and Dahle went spinning to the infield.

Doug HIllson took the lead on the restart with Dahle and Scharkey racing side by side fo second.  The three then went three wide for the lead with Scharkey taking control of the event.

With 19 to go, Dave Cain jumped to the high side of the track and took off like a rocket. He was in seventh on lap 18 and with 17 to go was in second with Mike Sorensen racing him on the low side as they flew by Hillson.

Sorensen slowed Cain's momentum and that was the end of the run for Cain as the top slicked off and the extra bite he found went away, but it was an incredible run for two laps.

With 15 to go, Sorensen moved up to race with Scharkey for the lead. Sorensen took control with 13 to go while Steve Wetzstein sat in fourth behind Cain. Wetzstein was making the bottom work and moved past Cain for third with five laps left.

At the line it was Sorensen with his first win in two years at the Deer Creek Speedway, followed by Scharkey, Wetzstein, Cain and Waits.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, April 11, 2009

USRA MODIFIEDS

Feature: Mike Sorensen, Todd Scharkey, Steve Wetzstein, Dave Cain, Brad Waits, Bob Timm, Josh Reisch, Jason Miller, Doug Hillson, Jason Cummins, Greg Jensen, Jay Ihrke, Terry Timmerman, Don Eischens, Jacob Dahle, Dustin Nelson, Josh Angst, Dano Ostrander, Layne Meyer, Jason Voigt, Blake Jetvig, LeRoy Scharkey, Joel Alberts, Don Gerritsen Jr., Anthony Mann, Tim Thomas.

Heat 1: Waits, Wetzstein, Cain, Reisch, Miller, Angst, Ihrke, Scharkey, Thomas.

Heat 2: Sorensen, Hillson, Dahle, Timm, Voigt, Eischens, Jetvig, Mann, Ostrander.

Heat 3: T. Scharkey, Meyer, Timmerman, Nelson, Cummins, Jensen, Alberts, Gerritsen.