Wetzstein, Donlan, Kennedy collect Chateau Speedway checkers

Ryan Wetzstein won the USRA Modified main event.

Ryan Wetzstein won the USRA Modified main event.


Chateau Speedway powered by Garlick’s Water, returned to action Friday Night after a week off.

Seven classes made for a full night of action sponsored by the Motor Supply companies of Austin and Albert Lea.

Five of the seven classes saw drivers turn the fastest laps of the season for their class and two of those were track records.

Picking up a feature win in his first visit to the track this year was Kevin Donlan of Decorah, Iowa, in the Skjeveland Sanitation USRA Stock Cars.

Donlan did so with speed that gave him the track record for the class as he posted a fast lap of 16.904 seconds which comes out to 70.961 mph in the caution-free main event.

Cole Denner of Ionia, Iowa, took the lone heat win.

French’s Repair USRA Modifieds were lea for the second race night in a row at Chateau Speedway by Ryan Wetzstein of West Concord but it came with a twist.

When Wetzstein won the last feature two weeks ago  he did it in his dad Steve Wetzstein’s car.

This time he drove his own and had to outrun his dad for much of the race before Josh Angst of Winona moved up into second late to challenge him.

Steve Wetzstein did grab a heat win on the night as did Angst.

Despite not taking a win on the night, Jason Cummins of New Richland posted the fast lap of the season during his heat race when he laid down a 15.431-second (78.214 mph) lap.

The second rollover of the night occurred in the Double M Transport USRA B-Mods when Kullen Kath of Owatonna got sideways in turn 1 off a second attempt to start the race and barrel-rolled through the corner.

Hunter Kennedy of St. Ansgar, Iowa, started on the pole and used it to his advantage as he led flag to flag for his second feature win of the season.

Action resumes next Friday, July 22, with the six regular classes back in action with the first green flag scheduled to fly at 7:15 p.m.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Chateau Speedway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, July 15, 2022

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

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (2) 90X Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
2. (3) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
3. (5) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
4. (4) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
5. (1) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
6. (6) 55 Casey Schlichting, Clear Lake, Iowa

Heat #2:
1. (2) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
2. (1) Z29 A.J. Zvorak, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (4) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
4. (5) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
5. (3) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.

Feature:
1. (1) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
2. (7) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (4) 90X Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
4. (5) Z29 A.J. Zvorak, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (6) 71 Jason Cummins, New Richland, Minn.
6. (3) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn.
7. (8) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
8. (11) 55 Casey Schlichting, Clear Lake, Iowa
9. (2) 36K Jayden Larson, Mankato, Minn.
10. (10) 38 Michael Wytaske, Hartland, Minn.
11. (9) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.

MEDIEVAL USRA STOCK CARS

Heat:
1. (1) 02 Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
2. (4) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa
3. (2) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taopi, Minn.
4. (7) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
5. (3) 14A Chris Adams, McIntire, Iowa
6. (6) 16K Kevin Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn.
7. (5) 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.

Feature:
1. (1) 33 Kevin Donlan, Decorah, Iowa
2. (2) 7X Andrew Eischens, Taopi, Minn.
3. (3) 02 Cole Denner, Ionia, Iowa
4. (4) 87 Travis Shipman, Mason City, Iowa
5. (5) 14A Chris Adams, McIntire, Iowa
6. (7) 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.
7. (6) 16K Kevin Vogt, Rose Creek, Minn.

USRA B-MODS

Heat #1:
1. (1) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
2. (4) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (2) 08 Kyle Kotek, Owatonna, Minn.
4. (5) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
5. (3) 7M Matt Tighe, Austin, Minn.
6. (6) 5 Michael Meyer, New Richland, Minn.

Heat #2:
1. (2) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
2. (1) 22C Michael Johnson, Rose Creek, Minn.
3. (3) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
4. (5) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
5. (4) 15 Cole Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
6. (6) 08K Toby Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa

Heat #3:
1. (1) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
2. (3) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa
3. (2) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
4. (5) 07 Logan Alseth, Winona, Minn.
5. (6) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
6. (4) 4 Greg Brooks, Spring Valley, Minn.

Feature:
1. (1) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
2. (6) 22C Michael Johnson, Rose Creek, Minn.
3. (8) 56 Ty Griffith, Webster City, Iowa
4. (3) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
5. (9) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
6. (2) 88 Bryer McCoy, Webster City, Iowa
7. (17) 08K Toby Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
8. (15) 81K Caleb Korpi, Claremont, Minn.
9. (14) 15 Cole Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
10. (10) 07 Logan Alseth, Winona, Minn.
11. (13) 7M Matt Tighe, Austin, Minn.
12. (11) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
13. (16) 5 Michael Meyer, New Richland, Minn.
14. (5) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
15. (18) 4 Greg Brooks, Spring Valley, Minn.
16. (4) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
17. (12) 83R Kullen Kath, Owatonna, Minn.
18. (7) 08 Kyle Kotek, Owatonna, Minn.

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