BRIGGS COMES UP BIG AT MOLER

Williamsburg, Ohio (July 1, 2022)………Stratton Briggs wired all 20 laps in succession to capture the victory during Friday night's USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget feature at Williamsburg, Ohio’s Moler Raceway Park.

Briggs (Anna, Ohio) started from the pole and went unrattled and unheeded for the distance to score his second win of the 2022 season over 16th starting Zach Wigal (Belpre, Ohio), Bryce Massingill (Troy, Ohio), Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, Ind.) and Carl Peterson (Waterford Township, Mich.).

In nine feature starts this year, Briggs has yet to finish outside the top-four.  Friday’s Moler triumph boosted his series point lead to 39 over Massingill.

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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE RESULTS: July 1, 2022 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio

FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Gunnar Lucius, 22, Lucius-15.042; 2. Kayla Roell, 11K, Roell-15.058; 4. Bryce Massingill, 35m, Massingill-15.255; 5. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-15.325; 6. Taylor Nibert, 11L, Taylor-15.4351; 7. Jody Paul, 5p, Paul-NT.

SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Stratton Briggs, 71B, Briggs-14.994; 2. Abby Hohlbein, 11H, Hohlbein-15.041; 3. Carl Peterson, 49p, Peterson-15.332; 4. Luke Lemons, 33L, Lemons-15.455; 5. Josh Yenser, 5y, Yenser-15.476.

THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell-14.472; 2. Ian Creager, 36c, Creager-14.753; 3. Kyle Keaton, 6K, Keaton-15.149; 4. Bryce Dues, 11T, Taylor-15.281; 5. Jim Jones, 97J, Jones-15.465; 6. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-17.158.

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Alex Watson (#3E Watson)

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Ian Creager (3), 2. Kyle Keaton (2), 3. Jakeb Boxell (4), 4. Bryce Dues (1), 5. Jim Jones (5), 6. Zach Wigal (7), 7. Cody Dye (6). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Carl Peterson, 2. Stratton Briggs, 3. Abby Hohlbein, 4. Josh Yenser, 5. Luke Lemons. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Bryce Massingill, 2. Michael Magic, 3. Kayla Roell, 4. Gunnar Lucius, 5. Taylor Nibert, 6. Jody Paul. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Stratton Briggs (1), 2. Zach Wigal (16), 3. Bryce Massingill (4), 4. Jakeb Boxell (7), 5. Carl Peterson (5), 6. Abby Hohlbein (9), 7. Josh Yenser (12), 8. Kayla Roell (8), 9. Gunnar Lucius (11), 10. Kyle Keaton (2), 11. Cody Dye (18), 12. Bryce Dues (10), 13. Jim Jones (13), 14. Luke Lemons (15), 15. Jody Paul (17), 16. Taylor Nibert (14), 17. Michael Magic (3), 18. Ian Creager (6). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Stratton Briggs.

BREWHOUSE DRIVE THRU FIRST HEAT WINNER: Ian Creager

K & M TOOL & DIE SECOND HEAT WINNER: Carl Peterson

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS THIRD HEAT WINNER: Bryce Massingill

PERFORMANCE POWDER COATING HARD CHARGER: Zach Wigal (16th to 2nd)

ROSEWOOD MACHINE PRECISION MOVE OF THE RACE: Carl Peterson

USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Stratton Briggs-582, 2-Bryce Massingill-543, 3-Michael Magic-475, 4-Ian Creager-459, 5-Carl Peterson-444, 6-Josh Yenser-397, 7-Abby Hohlbein-365, 8-Kyle Dager-316, 9-Zach Wigal-311, 10-Jim Jones-311.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE: July 9, 2022 – Atomic Speedway – Chillicothe, Ohio