Scharkey, Johnson score opening night wins at Deer Creek Speedway

  • April 3, 2010
  • by Bill Nelson

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. – A great field of cars and fans showed up for an early April race Saturday night at the Deer Creek Speedway with a cool breeze keeping everyone bundled up by the end of the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series racing action.

The first ever regular points race night for the USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods saw 24 cars on hand to test the high banks of Deer Creek Speedway. The drivers had a tough night getting going with a seven-car incident on the initial start and then a five-car incident on the restart.

Finally, one lap was completed with Tyler Johnson of Tea, S.D., taking the early lead. Jason Schlangen moved into second early with Chad Olsen and Andrew Kelly racing for third.

Another caution slowed down the action, and on the restart Johnson blasted back out front. Bob Bunne moved into the second spot with Olsen in third. Double wide racing behind the front three as Schlangen moved back past Bunne for second with five down.

Another restart with 10 laps to go saw Bunne move back into second behind Johnson while Parker Hale was working on Brandon Hare for fifth. Hale took the spot as Darrin Korthals was racing Schlangen for third. Korthals took the spot while Hale made contact with a slower car, knocking him back out of the top five with five to go.

Hare moved past Schlangen with two to go, but Johnson cruised home for the win with Bunne, Korthals, Hare and Schlangen rounding out the top five.

Tyler Johnson of Tea, S.D., captured the USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mod victory at the Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday, April 3.

Twenty-nine USRA RHS Modifieds made up the field with Jay Ihrke getting the early lead in the "A" feature with Ben Mattick running a close second. Kelly Shryock moved into third followed by A.J. Wiste and Nate Wasmund.

With three completed, Todd Scharkey moved under Wasmund for fifth. The front two ran nose to tail and slowly pulled away from Shryock. With five completed Scharkey moved past Wiste for fourth and four laps later moved past Shryock for third.

With 10 laps to go, the only caution flew, followed by a restart that benefited Scharkey more than anybody as the leaders were a straight-away ahead of the pack.

On the restart, Ihrke led the pack but Scharkey got a great run and moved past Ihrke for the lead out of turn two and into turn three. Ihrke kept the pressure on Scharkey to the finish but was unable to retake the lead.

Scharkey took home the win followed by Ihrke, Mattick and Shryock. Bob Timm moved into the top five on the last restart dropping Wiste back to sixth.

Todd Scharkey of Kasson, Minn., celebrates in victory lane after winning the USRA RHS Modified feature at the Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday, April 3.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, April 3, 2010

USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS

Feature - Tyler Johnson, Bob Bunne, Darrin Korthals, Brandon Hare, Jason Schlangen, Parker Hale, Colter Deutsch, Kylie Kath, Tracy Johnson, Brian Mahstedt, Jacob Bleess, Jake Timm, Terry Kohnert, Chad Olsen, Taylor Boss, John Warrington, Andrew Kelly, Mike Kelly, Josh Gessell, Greg Mattick, Ben Moudry, Tyler Groenedyk, Jamey Ayers, Jeremy Schaufenbul.

Heat 1 - Tracy Johnson, Bunne, Hare, Kath, Ayers, Timm, Gessell, Boss.

Heat 2 - Groenedyk, Korthals, Schlangen, Tyler Johnson. M. Kelly, Hale, Kohnert, Warrington.

Heat 3 - A. Kelly, Moudry, Olsen, Mahstadt, Bleess, Mattick, Deutsch, Schaufenbul.

USRA RHS MODIFIEDS

"A" Feature - Todd Scharkey, Jay Ihrke, Ben Mattick, Kelly Shryock, Bob Timm, A.J. Wiste, Doug Hillson, Nate Wasmund, Steve Wetzstein, Darrin Walch, Shane Sabraski, Chris Gilbertson, Greg Jensen, Jason Cummins, Bobby Swanson, Ryan York, Josh Angst, Tom Brink, Dan Bohr, Brian Shaw, Lucas Schott, Cory Crapser, LeRoy Scharkey, Mike Steensma.

"B" Feature - Brink, Angst, Shaw, L. Scharkey, Schott, Andy Gordon, Les Jonsgaard, Jeremy Jonsgaard, Jason Voigt.

Heat 1 - T. Scharkey, Ihrke, Mattick, Steensma, Wetzstein, Shaw, Gordon, L. Scharkey.

Heat 2 - Shryock, Gilbertson, Cummins, Jensen, York, Angst, Schott.

Heat 3 - Wasmund, Timm, Hillson, Sabraski, Bohr, Brink, L. Jonsgaard.

Heat 4 - Walch, Swanson, Wiste, Crapser, Josh Mattick, Voigt, J. Jonsgaard.

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