Donlinger returns to form at Deer Creek

  • July 21, 2007
  • by Bill Nelson

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. - Another picture perfect evening fell over Deer Creek Speedway as the IRA Sprint cars invaded the speedway on Justice Brothers Night at the Speedway. Also sponsoring the nights racing activities were Valley Featherlite and Bobcat of Rochester. The US Army was also on hand with a rock wall for the kids to climb on during the racing action. Something for everyone to see or do on this great night of racing action in Southern Minnesota.

The final race of the night was the $1000 to win EZ Fabricating USRA Modified event. Tim Donlinger started on the outside of the front row and jumped into the early lead with Mike Spaulding and Kelly Shryock side by side in second.

A determined Brad Waits sat in fourth. Shryock took over second shortly with Spaulding left to fend off Waits. With twenty to go Waits sat in third as Brian Shaw raced with Spaulding for fourth. Sixteen laps left and Shaw’s run ended with a spin in turn three bringing out the only caution of the night.

After a called off restart Donlinger led the race with Shryock and Waits side by side for second.

Again Shryock was able to gain control but Waits was a rocket up high on the speedway. The top three stayed close for the final nine circuits of the speedway with Waits getting tremendous runs on the top side only to be pinched off by Shryock before he could get any closer than the rear bumper.

Donlinger looked good in a new machine and held on for his first win of the season with Shryock and Waits rounding out the top three.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, July 21, 2007

EZ Fabrication USRA MODIFIEDS

Feature - Tim Donlinger, Kelly Shryock, Brad Waits, Tommy Myer, Bob Timm, Mike Spaulding, Tyler Rubin, Ryan Gustin, Tom Paulson, Doug HIllson, Josh Reisch, Terry Timmerman, Greg Jensen, Dwaine Hanson, Bob Fisher, Mike Sorensen, Greg Erickson, Brian Shaw, Jay Poidinger, Ryan York.

Heat 1 – Waits, Paulson, Sorensen, Gustin, Tmmerman, Poidinger, Jensen.

Heat 2 – Shryock, Timm, Myer, Rubin, Hillson, Fisher, York.

Heat 3 – Spaulding, Shaw, Donlinger, Hanson, Reisch, Erickson.