Nate Wasmund of Rochester, Minn., is interviewed by track announcer Todd Narveson after winning the USRA Modified main event on Saturday, April 28, at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. (Scott Gulbranson Photo)

The record cold and snowy spring pushed the start of the 2018 racing season back two weeks. It was also a question if racing would take place this week, but with some help from Mother Nature and a determined track prep crew, the season got underway at Deer Creek Speedway.

Before the races, kids had the opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny who finally was able to get out of his frozen home. The kids also enjoyed the Easter egg hunt that took place. A huge field of 133 cars—the most for an opener since 2008—filled the pit area. It was a full night of racing which was highlighted by a first time Deer Creek winner and a driver who busted a long winless drought.

A huge pack of 42 Out-Pace USRA B-Mods signed in. That number tied the car count record for that class on a points night show set on Aug. 29, 2015. It took five heats and two "B" features to get the 25-car field set for their 18-lap feature.

Outside polesitter Andrew Bleess shot off on the top side of the track and bolted to the lead past pole sitter Kadden Kath. Bleess set sail while Kath was passed up by Jimmy Broszeit for second. Cole Denner and Shaun Walski battled for fourth. Walski made the pass on lap four and now Broszeit challenged Bleess up front.

Broszeit caught Bleess on lap nine and they ran even on laps 10 and 11. Broszeit snagged the lead on lap 11 and started to extend the lead until the caution flew on lap 13. From there Broszeit took off and led the remainder of the race to score his first Deer Creek Speedway win. Bleess held on to finish second with Walski in third. Kath drove to a fourth place finish and Parker Hale had a great late race charge to finish fifth.

Jimmy Broszeit of Postville, Iowa, emerges from his race car after winning the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod main event on Saturday, April 28, at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. (Scott Gulbranson Photo)

Nate Wasmund and Steve Wetzstein sat in row one for the Napa Auto Care Centers USRA Modified main event. Twenty-six cars took the green and Wasmund darted to the lead. Josh Angst passed Wetzstein for second and Keith Foss also got to third. Keith Tourville was on the move and was up to fourth.

A caution slowed things down on lap six. Tourville was able to slip past Foss for third before another caution came out on lap seven.

Wsmund was in control up front but Angst was not too far behind. Two more cautions slowed the pace on lap 11 and 18, but it would not deter Wasmund, who wheeled his brand new DirtDueler for the first time and picked up the win. It was Wasmund’s first feature at the track since June 11, 2011.

Angst ran in second with Tourville in third. Rounding out the top five were Foss and Mark Noble, who got there from the 21st starting spot.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, April 28, 2018

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat Race #Race #1:
1. (5) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (3) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Hea, Minn.
3. (7) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
4. (1) 73jr Greg Pfeifer, Austin, Minn.
5. (8) 51 Blake Arndt, Browndale, Minn.
6. (6) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
7. (9) 20 Dustin Scott, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
8. (2) 61t Tammy Soma-Clark, Rochester, Minn.
9. (4) 4 Cory Bruggeman, Stillwater, Minn.

Heat Race #Race #2:
1. (1) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
2. (3) 29h Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn.
3. (6) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
4. (9) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
5. (4) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
6. (5) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
7. (8) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn.
8. (7) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
9. (2) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.

Heat Race #Race #3:
1. (3) 11jr Keith Tourville, Webster, Wis.
2. (2) 44 Alan Wagner, Orchard, Iowa
3. (5) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn.
4. (1) 57 Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (4) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
6. (8) 8s Tony Schill, Lake Elmo, Minn.
7. (6) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
8. (7) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.

Feature:
1. (1) 52w Nate Wasmund, Rochester, Minn.
2. (3) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (4) 11jr Keith Tourville, Webster, Wis.
4. (5) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
5. (21) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (7) 29h Joe Horgdal, Kasson, Minn.
7. (15) 83 Kylie Kath, Claremont, Minn.
8. (17) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
9. (20) 18 Mick Glenn, Minnesota City, Minn.
10. (6) 98 Kevin Stoa, Albert Hea, Minn.
11. (10) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
12. (26) 4 Cory Bruggeman, Stillwater, Minn.
13. (14) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
14. (8) 23 Darwyn Karau, Kasson, Minn.
15. (11) 44 Alan Wagner, Orchard, Iowa
16. (16) 56h Brandon Hare, Elma, Iowa
17. (24) 96 Greg Jensen, Albert Lea, Minn.
18. (23) 4a Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
19. (22) 61t Tammy Soma-Clark, Rochester, Minn.
20. (25) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
21. (12) 57 Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
22. (2) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
23. (9) 73jr Greg Pfeifer, Austin, Minn.
24. (18) 8s Tony Schill, Lake Elmo, Minn.
25. (19) 20 Dustin Scott, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
26. (13) 51 Blake Arndt, Browndale, Minn.

OUT-PACE USRA B-MODS

Heat Race #Race #1:
1. (2) 77 Bill Edler, Howard's Grove, Wis.
2. (3) 18y Jerry Young, Blooming Prarie, Minn.
3. (5) 24c Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (6) 65j Josh Appel, Mason City, Iowa
5. (7) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D.
6. (4) 2m Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
7. (9) 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
8. (8) 22x Adam Mietzner, Racine, Minn.
9. (1) 30v Dustin Von Hagen, Glenville, Minn.

Heat Race #Race #2:
1. (2) 2 Andrew Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
2. (4) 88x Jimmy Broszeit, Decorah, Iowa
3. (5) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
4. (3) 32 Taylor Skauge, Decorah, Iowa
5. (6) 55h A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (1) 37c Mike Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
7. (7) 4w Tucker Williams, Rochester, Minn.
8. (9) 19 Cody Maier, Stonefort, Ill.
9. (8) 31h Raey Hastings, Austin, Minn.

Heat Race #Race #3:
1. (3) 81 Jared Boumeester, Waseca, Minn.
2. (4) 95x Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
3. (1) 36k Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
4. (7) 15w Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
5. (8) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
6. (6) 28j Jackson Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
7. (2) 6h Chance Hallatz, xxx, Iowa
8. (5) 30 Russell Quinnell, Hayfield, Minn.

Heat Race #Race #4:
1. (2) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn.
2. (1) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa
3. (5) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
4. (3) 30d Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
5. (7) 476x Troy Hovey, Decorah, Iowa
6. (6) 43b Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
7. (4) 61t Tammy Soma-Clark, Rochester, Minn.
8. (8) 31 Bill Stettner, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Heat Race #Race #5:
1. (2) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
2. (1) 83x Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
3. (6) 43 Nick Wagner, Osage, Iowa
4. (3) 51w J.T.. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
5. (4) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
6. (5) 27 Channing Warner, Owatonna, Minn.
7. (7) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa
8. (8) 60 Colby Mann, Caledonia, Minn.

"B" Feature: #1
1. (3) 51w J.T.. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
2. (2) 15w Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
3. (1) 65j Josh Appel, Mason City, Iowa
4. (6) 2m Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
5. (5) 476x Troy Hovey, Decorah, Iowa
6. (4) 55h A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
7. (9) 4w Tucker Williams, Rochester, Minn.
8. (8) 27 Channing Warner, Owatonna, Minn.
9. (7) 28j Jackson Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
10. (10) 61t Tammy Soma-Clark, Rochester, Minn.
11. (14) 31h Raey Hastings, Austin, Minn.
12. (12) 30 Russell Quinnell, Hayfield, Minn.
13. (11) 22x Adam Mietzner, Racine, Minn.
14. (13) 30v Dustin Von Hagen, Glenville, Minn.

"B" Feature: #2
1. (8) 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
2. (2) 30d Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
3. (3) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D.
4. (1) 32 Taylor Skauge, Decorah, Iowa
5. (6) 37c Mike Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
6. (5) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
7. (7) 43b Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
8. (12) 31 Bill Stettner, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
9. (4) 44 Matthew Brooks, Austin, Minn.
10. (9) 6h Chance Hallatz, xxx, Iowa
11. (10) 75 Cole Suckow, Cresco, Iowa
12. (11) 19 Cody Maier, Stonefort, Ill.
13. (13) 60 Colby Mann, Caledonia, Minn.

"A" Feature:
1. (3) 88x Jimmy Broszeit, Decorah, Iowa
2. (2) 2 Andrew Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (5) 95x Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
4. (1) 83x Kadden Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
5. (10) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
6. (8) 77 Bill Edler, Howard's Grove, Wis.
7. (11) 24c Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
8. (6) 81 Jared Boumeester, Waseca, Minn.
9. (12) 16 Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa
10. (16) 51w J.T.. Wasmund, Pine Island, Minn.
11. (7) 85 Ben Moudry, Hastings, Minn.
12. (17) 4 Ryan Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
13. (9) 18y Jerry Young, Blooming Prarie, Minn.
14. (13) 36k Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
15. (22) 2m Brandon Maitland, Waterloo, Iowa
16. (15) 43 Nick Wagner, Osage, Iowa
17. (21) 6 Dustin Kruse, Brandon, S.D.
18. (18) 15w Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
19. (14) 10t Trevor Fecht, Allison, Iowa
20. (4) 02 Cole Denner, New Hampton, Iowa
21. (24) 476x Troy Hovey, Decorah, Iowa
22. (23) 32 Taylor Skauge, Decorah, Iowa
23. (19) 30d Scott Demmer, Ellendale, Minn.
24. (25) 37c Mike Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
25. (20) 65j Josh Appel, Mason City, Iowa