Rossburg, Ohio (May 18, 2024)………For the second year in a row, Matt Lux displayed his prowess in USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget competition at Rossburg, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway.
On Saturday night, Lux (Manilla, Ind.) wired all 20 laps from the pole position to score his second consecutive victory around the 1/2-mile, high banked dirt oval.
Lux was simply dominant throughout the contest, prevailing by a 5.741 second margin over fast qualifier Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio), Michael Magic (Winder, Ga.) and Ian Creager (Covington, Ohio) while Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, Ind.) rounded out the top-five.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET NON-POINTS SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: May 18, 2024 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio
VMS MOTORSPORTS FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Stratton Briggs, 71, Briggs-17.722; 2. Matt Lux, 5, Wells-17.853; 3. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-18.246; 4. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell/Merkler-18.458; 5. Jimmie Guidry, 21G, Guidry-18.555; 6. Tommy Bigelow, 2B, Bigelow-19.243; 7. Casey Meyer, 9, Meyer-19.664.
VMS MOTORSPORTS SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Luke Hall, 74, Heitmeyer-18.603; 2. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-18.787; 3. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-18.903; 4. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-18.913; 5. Bryce Dues, 0H, Sniper-19.010; 6. Luke Lemons, 33, Lemons-NT.
VMS MOTORSPORTS THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-18.119; 2. Tyler Kalb, 32, Kalb-14.025; 3. Josh Yenser, 16y, Yenser-13.661; 4. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwartz-15.345; 5. Steve Gresham, 27G, Gresham-19.251.
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Lux, 2. Ian Creager, 3. Stratton Briggs, 4. Jakeb Boxell, 5. Casey Meyer, 6. Tommy Bigelow, 7. Jimmie Guidry. NT
STIEFEL’S HOME & AUTO SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill, 2. Luke Hall, 3. Cole Morgan, 4. Cody Dye, 5. Bryce Dues, 6. Chuck Taylor. NT
HOOSIER AUTO RACING FANS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Michael Magic, 2. Josh Yenser, 3. Tyler Kalb, 4. Brayden Schwartz, 5. Steve Gresham. NT
FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Lux, 2. Stratton Briggs, 3. Michael Magic, 4. Ian Creager, 5. Jakeb Boxell, 6. Bryce Massingill, 7. Tyler Kalb, 8. Josh Yenser, 9. Luke Hall, 10. Cole Morgan, 11. Brayden Schwartz, 12. Cody Dye, 13. Bryce Dues, 14. Tommy Bigelow, 15. Jimmie Guidry, 16. Chuck Taylor, 17. Steve Gresham, 18. Casey Meyer. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Matt Lux.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET SPECIAL EVENT RACE: May 23, 2024 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Stratton Briggs
Performance Electronics First Heat Winner: Matt Lux
Stiefel’s Home & Auto Second Heat Winner: Bryce Massingill
Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Third Heat Winner: Michael Magic
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Stratton Briggs, Michael Magic & Jakeb Boxell (+5)
Lynn Cook – A Racer’s Friend Hard Luck Award: Luke Lemons
Saldana Gift Certificate: Casey Meyer
Competition Suspension Inc. Gift Certificate: Cole Morgan
Impact Gift Certificate: Tyler Kalb
