Williamsburg, Ohio (July 12, 2024)………Luke Hall became the sixth different driver to race his way into USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget victory lane in 2024 on Friday night at Williamsburg, Ohio’s Moler Raceway Park.
Starting sixth in the 25-car field, Hall (Ludlow Falls, Ohio) tracked down leader Matt Lux (Manilla, Ind.) with nine laps remaining, then carried on to his fourth career series victory over Michael Magic (Winder, Ga.), Tyler Nelson (Olathe, Kan.) and Ian Creager (Covington, Ohio).
Bryce Massingill (Troy, Ohio) earned Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger honors after advancing from 18th to fifth in the 25-lap main event. As a result, Massingill retook the series championship point lead.
Kayla Roell (Dillsboro, Ind.) led the opening four circuits before Lux led 5-16. Hall took over thereafter and paced laps 17-25.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 12, 2024 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio
FIRST VMS MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Stratton Briggs, 10B, Briggs-13.850; 2. Alex Watson, 11L, Taylor-13.874; 3. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-13.921; 4. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-14.016; 5. Carl Peterson, 49p, 14.308; 6. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-15.270; 7. Andy Martin, X, Martin-16.086; 8. Jason Shaffer, 40, Shaffer-16.463; 9. Jim Jones, 97, Jones-NT.
SECOND VMS MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Tate Martz, 34, GMB-13.667; 2. Matt Lux, 5, Wells-13.829; 3. Kayla Roell, 21, Fedorczyk-13.895; 4. Chett Gehrke, 93c, Gehrke-13.996; 5. Reed Whitney, 97w, Whitney-14.039; 6. Ryan Fleming, 11T, Taylor-14.051; 7. Luke Lemons, 33, Lemons-14.262; 8. Seth Crandall, 31, Crandall-14.448.
THIRD VMS MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell/Merkler-13.582; 2. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-13.667; 3. Tyler Nelson, 10, Nelson-13.722; 4. Luke Hall, 74, Heitmeyer-13.764; 5. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-13.903; 6. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwartz-14.412; 7. Page Perrine, 55, Perrine-14.455; 8. Tommy Bigelow, 2B, Bigelow-15.073.
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Stratton Briggs (4), 2. Ian Creager (2), 3. Cole Morgan (1), 4. Alex Watson (3), 5. Carl Peterson (5), 6. Cody Dye (6), 7. Jim Jones (9), 8. Andy Martin (7). NT
STIEFEL’S HOME & AUTO SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Lux (3), 2. Chett Gehrke (1), 3. Kayla Roell (2), 4. Tate Martz (4), 5. Reed Whitney (5), 6. Seth Crandall (8), 7. Luke Lemons (7), 8. Ryan Fleming (6). NT
HOOSIER AUTO RACING FANS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Luke Hall (1), 2. Tyler Nelson (2), 3. Michael Magic (5), 4. Jakeb Boxell (4), 5. Brayden Schwartz (6), 6. Bryce Massingill (3), 7. Page Perrine (7), 8. Tommy Bigelow (8). NT
FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Luke Hall (6), 2. Michael Magic (9), 3. Tyler Nelson (4), 4. Ian Creager (5), 5. Bryce Massingill (17), 6. Stratton Briggs (8), 7. Kayla Roell (1), 8. Tate Martz (11), 9. Jakeb Boxell (12), 10. Carl Peterson (13), 11. Reed Whitney (14), 12. Alex Watson (10), 13. Brayden Schwartz (15), 14. Seth Crandall (16), 15. Tommy Bigelow (21), 16. Jim Jones (18), 17. Andy Martin (23), 18. Matt Lux (3), 19. Page Perrine (20), 20. Luke Lemons (19), 21. Cole Morgan (2), 22. Chett Gehrke (7), 23. Jason Shaffer (22), 24.. Ryan Fleming (23). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Kayla Roell, Laps 5-16 Matt Lux, Laps 17-25 Luke Hall.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Bryce Massingill-537, 2-Jakeb Boxell-522, 3-Cale Coons-494, 4-Tate Martz-475, 5-Ian Creager-443, 6-Matt Lux-431, 7-Stratton Briggs-406, 8-Zach Wigal-373, 9-Ryan Fleming-355, 10-Luke Hall-333.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: July 27, 2024 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Jakeb Boxell
Performance Electronics First Heat Winner: Stratton Briggs
Stiefel’s Home & Auto Second Heat Winner: Matt Lux
Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Third Heat Winner: Tyler Nelson
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Bryce Massingill (18th to 5th)
Lynn Cook – A Racer’s Friend Hard Luck Award: Page Perrine
Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move of the Race: Michael Magic
Competition Suspension Inc. Gift Certificate: Michael Magic
Saldana Racing Products Gift Certificate: Tommy Bigelow
Impact Racing Gift Certificate: Kayla Roell
