Waits, Donlinger split Deer Creek double features

  • May 2, 2009
  • by Bill Nelson

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. - Saturday at the Deer Creek Speedway, Steve Wetzstein jumped out front in the make-up EZ Fabricating USRA Modified make-up feature event with Brad Waits and Jay Ihrke charging up on the high side of the speedway to take second and third.

On lap 2, Waits moved alongside of Wetzstein and dove hard into turns 3-4. Waits exited the corner with a slight lead as Wetzstein tried hard to catch back up and pay back the slide job. With 15 to go, Jason Cummins moved below Jay Ihrke and Wetzstein to take over the third spot. The field stayed in formation over the last five laps to the checkers with Waits taking home the win, Wetzstein second and Cummins third.

Layne Meyer led the first lap of the regular EZ Fabricating USRA Modified feature with Tom Paulson in second. Bob Timm worked past Paulson for second as Tim Donlinger moved into third. With four completed, Timm moved under Meyer for the lead while Donlinger quickly moved into second on the next lap and set his sights on the leader.

With Timm runnning low on the speedway Donlinger moved his left front tire onto the edge of the grass/berm around the track and worked that to try and get around Timm. With 15 to go, Donlinger made the line work and took the lead.

Further back through the field, Cummins and Waits tried to move up the speedway and blow in a new line. Cummins had success and with 10 to go found himself in fifth spot. Two laps later he moved past Paulson for fourth. With three to go Cummins moved past Meyer for third and coming to the white flag moved past Timm to take second.

A few more laps and the race up front could have gotten heated but Donlinger had the line and took home the win over Cummins and Timm. 

The final race of the slightly-extended show was completed just before 10:00.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, May 2, 2009

USRA MODIFIEDS

Make-Up Feature (from April 18): Brad Waits, Steve Wetzstein, Jason Cummins, Mike Sorensen, Tommy Myer, Jay Ihrke, Doug Hillson), LeRoy Scharkey, Greg Jensen, Pat Grahm, Tom Paulson, Jacob Dahle, Joel ALberts, Terry TImmerman, Don Gerritsen Jr., Tim Thomas, Todd Scharkey.

"A" Feature: Tom Donlinger, Jason Cummins, Bob Timm, Layne Meyer, tom Paulson, Mike Sorensen, Nate Wasmund, Steve Wetzstein, Zack Vanderbeek, Ryan Gustin, Brad Waits, Alan Mondus, Pat Grahm, Jeff Schluetter, JD Auringer, Doug Hillson, Dan Bohr, Greg Jensen, Tommy Myer, Jason Schlangen, Todd Scharkey, Jacob Dahle, Joel Alberts, Jay Ihrke.

"B" Feature - Myer, Bohr, Wetzsetein, T. Scharkey, Colt Mather, Don Gerritsen Jr., Bobby Swanson, Darwyn Karau, Tim Thomas, Dustin Steinbrink, Brian Shaw, Terry Timmerman, LeRoy Scharkey.

Heat #1: Donlinger, Alberts, Meyer, Dahle, Schlangen, Bohr, Thomas, L. Scharkey.

Heat #2: Sorensen, Schluetter, Auringer, Grahm, Hillson, Myer, Shaw, Gerritsen JR., Steinbrink.

Heat #3: Waits, Wasmund, Gustin, Jensen, Mondus, Wetzstein, T. Scharkey, Timmerman.

Heat #4: Cummins, Paulson, Timm, Ihrke, VanderBeek, Swanson, Mather, Karau.