Checkers wave for Waits at Deer Creek

  • August 2, 2008
  • by Bill Nelson

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. - Todd Scharkey and Darrin Walch raced hard for the lead over the first two laps of the EZ Fabricating USRA modified feature Saturday at the Deer Creek Speedway in Sprig Valley, Minn.

Walch took control of the race on the bottom of the speedway early on as the fifth place through tenth place cars jumped to the high side of the speedway.

Layne Meyer led the pack up top followed by Nate Wasmund.

With twenty one laps to go Meyer flew by Walch and took the lead.

A caution with twenty to go saw Meyer leading with Brad waits, Wasmund and Sorensen three wide for fourth.

Walch and Scharkey continued to race for the second spot. Waits took fourth as Scharkey took second.

Thirteen to go and Waits and Walch were battling back and forth for third as they raced on Scharkey’s bumper.

Antoher restart with ten to go saw Waits take his mount into the second spot with Scharkey and Walch racing for third.

With eight to go Waits moved past Meyer briefly but Meyer regained the spot.

With five to go Waits completed the pass as Bob Timm worked into third.

Waits had the high groove working to perfection and took home the win, Timm moved past Walch to take over second with Meyer, Scharkey and Walch rounding out the top five.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008

USRA MODIFIEDS

Feature – Brad Waits, Bob Timm, Layne Meyer, Todd Scharkey, Darrin Walch, Jay Ihrke, Dan Bohr, Pat Grahm, Terry Timmerman, James Parker, Jason Schlangen, Nate Wasmund, Greg Jensen, Jason Cummins, Ted Marrs, Aaron Rake, LeRoy Scharkey, Mick Glenn, Mike Sorensen, Mark Noble, Ryan York, Tim Donlinger, Doug Hillson, Darwyn Karau.

Heat 1 – Donlinger, Irhke, Timm, Sorensen, Jensen, Rake, Hillson, Karau.

Heat 2 – Walch, Cummins, Wasmund, Noble, L. Scharkey, Bohr, Schlangen, Glenn.

Heat 3 – Meyer, T. Scharkey, Grahm, Waits, York, Marrs, Timmerman, Parker.