Foss, Schmit, Ausrud win at Chateau Speedway

Joe Schmit won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.

Joe Schmit won the Medieval USRA Stock Car main event.


Weather was perfect Friday for Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series action at the Chateau Speedway powered by Garlick’s Water.

Taylor Ausrud of Hayfield ran the string of different feature winners this season to five in the Double M Transport USRA B-Mod class.

Ausrud led early before making a mistake about halfway through to let Kevin Johnson of Bakersfield, Calif., slip by.  Johnson returned the favor coming to the white flag and getting a bit out of the groove in turn 4.

Ausrud went back to the point for the win while Johnson held on for second ahead of Michael Johnson of Dexter.

Michael Johnson had one of the three heat wins with the other two going to Logan Alseth of Winona and Kullen Kath of Owatonna.

Winona’s Keith Foss kept the string of different feature winners every week going in the French’s Repair USRA Modifieds as he came out of row 2 to the front on lap 3.

Front row starters A.J. Hoff of Mantorville and A.J. Zvorak of Blooming Prairie finished second and third just ahead of Steve Wetzstein of West Concord who charged up to fourth from a row-eight starting spot.

Foss also had a heat win as did Jason Cummins of New Richland and Josh Angst of Winona.

Joe Schmit of Ventura, Iowa, claimed his second straight feature in the Skjeveland Sanitation Medieval USRA Stock Cars.

Schmit had the lead early before Chris Adams of McIntire, Iowa, slipped by, but with just a handful of laps to go Adams turn 4. Andrew Eischens of Taopi took the lone heat race.

Racing continues next Friday, June 24, with the regular six classes back in action. The night will be highlighted by the induction ceremony of the third class to be included in the Chateau Speedway Hall of Fame.  Racing action gets underway at 7:15 with the induction ceremony for this years six inductees taking place during intermission.

Inductees will include Steve Sorensen, Todd Scharkey, Larry Nelson, Louis “Bud” Lomholt, Dick Veldman and Maynard White.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Chateau Speedway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, June 17, 2022

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
2. (4) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
3. (3) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
4. (2) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (5) 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.
6. (7) 7S Todd Stinehart, Waseca, Minn.
7. (6) 90X Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
2. (4) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
3. (1) 24S Charlie Steinberg, Kasson, Minn.
4. (6) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (3) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
6. (5) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.

Heat #3:
1. (1) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
2. (5) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
3. (2) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
4. (3) Z29 A.J. Zvorak, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (6) 55 Casey Schlichting, Clear Lake, Iowa
6. (4) 12 Nick Murgic, Rosemount, Minn.

Feature:
1. (4) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
2. (2) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
3. (1) Z29 A.J. Zvorak, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
4. (13) 90X Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
5. (6) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (3) 24S Charlie Steinberg, Kasson, Minn.
7. (9) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
8. (5) 4A Joel Alberts, Mantorville, Minn.
9. (15) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
10. (11) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
11. (17) 7S Todd Stinehart, Waseca, Minn.
12. (10) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
13. (8) 33 Joe Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
14. (16) 12 Nick Murgic, Rosemount, Minn.
15. (12) 55 Casey Schlichting, Clear Lake, Iowa
16. (7) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
17. (14) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
DNS – 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
DNS – 1A Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield, Minn.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat:
1. (2) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taopi, Minn.
2. (7) 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.
3. (3) 14A Chris Adams, McIntire, Iowa
4. (1) 38 Joe Schmit, Ventura, Iowa
5. (5) 67 Levi Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (8) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
7. (4) 15 Zach Elward, Hayfield, Minn.
DQ – (6) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa

Feature:
1. (1) 38 Joe Schmit, Ventura, Iowa
2. (2) 14A Chris Adams, McIntire, Iowa
3. (8) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
4. (4) 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.
5. (3) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taopi, Minn.
6. (5) 67 Levi Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
7. (6) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
DNS – 15 Zach Elward, Hayfield, Minn.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 22C Michael Johnson, Rose Creek, Minn.
2. (1) 20S Kevin Johnson, Bakersfield, Calif.
3. (6) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
4. (3) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (4) 08K Toby Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
6. (5) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
DNS – 21M Brandon McFarland, Austin, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
2. (4) 15 Cole Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
3. (1) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
4. (3) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
5. (5) 5 Michael Meyer, New Richland, Minn.
6. (6) 08 Kyle Kotek, Owatonna, Minn.
DNS – 7M Matt Tighe, Austin, Minn.

Heat #3:
1. (3) 07 Logan Alseth, Winona, Minn.
2. (5) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
3. (4) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
4. (1) 21 Rian Leichtnam, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (6) 4 Greg Brooks, Spring Valley, Minn.
6. (2) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.

Feature:
1. (2) 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn.
2. (4) 20S Kevin Johnson, Bakersfield, Calif.
3. (1) 22C Michael Johnson, Rose Creek, Minn.
4. (3) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
5. (17) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
6. (9) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
7. (7) 15 Cole Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
8. (10) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
9. (15) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
10. (13) 5 Michael Meyer, New Richland, Minn.
11. (19) 7M Matt Tighe, Austin, Minn.
12. (5) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
13. (12) 08K Toby Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
14. (18) 21M Brandon McFarland, Austin, Minn.
15. (14) 4 Greg Brooks, Spring Valley, Minn.
16. (6) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
17. (16) 08 Kyle Kotek, Owatonna, Minn.
18. (11) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
19. (8) 07 Logan Alseth, Winona, Minn.
DNS – 21 Rian Leichtnam, Grand Meadow, Minn.

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