Williamsburg, Ohio (April 19, 2024)………Bryce Massingill led all 25 laps in wire-to-wire succession to capture the victory in Friday night’s USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget season opener at Williamsburg, Ohio’s Moler Raceway Park.
Massingill (Troy, Ohio) started from the pole and never relinquished it throughout the feature event en route to his 14th career series victory, tying him with Aaron Leffel for seventh on the all-time list.
Thirteenth starting Luke Hall (Findlay, Ohio) picked up Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger honors for his efforts by finishing in the runner-up spot after starting way back in 13th. Tate Martz (Rushville, Ind.), Cale Coons (Greencastle, Ind.) and Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, Ind.) rounded out the top-five.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 19, 2024 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio
VMS MOTORSPORTS FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Tyler Nelson, 10N, Nelson-13.300; 2. Stratton Briggs, 71, Briggs-13.406; 3. Tate Martz, 34, GMB-13.570; 4. Josh Yenser, 16y, Yenser-13.661; 5. Luke Hall, 74, Heitmeyer-13.843; 6. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-14.134; 7. Bryce Dues, 0H, Sniper-14.718; 8. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-15.030.
VMS MOTORSPORTS SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-13.522; 2. Kayla Roell, 21, Fedorczyk-13.801; 3. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-13.944; 4. Tyler Kalb, 32, Kalb-14.025; 5. Carl Peterson, 49p, Peterson-14.119; 6. Zach Wigal, 18, Wigal-14.186; 7. Jody Paul, 5J, Paul-14.561; 8. Page Perrine, 55, Perrine-14.721.
VMS MOTORSPORTS THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Matt Lux, 5, Wells-13.659; 2. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell/Merkler-13.672; 3. Chett Gehrke, 10, Moore-13.705; 4. Gunnar Lucius, 22, Lucius-13.901; 5. Ryan Fleming, 11L, Taylor-14.045; 6. Jimmie Guidry, 21G, Guidry-14.505; 7. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwartz-15.345.
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Tate Martz (2), 2. Josh Yenser (1), 3. Tyler Nelson (4), 4. Stratton Briggs (3), 5. Luke Hall (5), 6. Ian Creager (8), 7. Cole Morgan (6), 8. Bryce Dues (7). NT
STIEFEL’S HOME & AUTO SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cale Coons (2), 2. Bryce Massingill (4), 3. Tyler Kalb (1), 4. Kayla Roell (3), 5. Carl Peterson (5), 6. Zach Wigal (6), 7. Page Perrine (8), 8. Jody Paul (7). NT
HOOSIER AUTO RACING FANS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Lux (4), 2. Gunnar Lucius (1), 3. Chett Gehrke (2), 4. Jakeb Boxell (3), 5. Ryan Fleming (5), 6. Brayden Schwartz (7), 7. Jimmie Guidry (6). NT
FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (1), 2. Luke Hall (13), 3. Tate Martz (4), 4. Cale Coons (6), 5. Jakeb Boxell (12), 6. Matt Lux (8), 7. Ian Creager (16), 8. Kayla Roell (11), 9. Josh Yenser (3), 10. Tyler Kalb (5), 11. Ryan Fleming (15), 12. Chett Gehrke (7), 13. Cole Morgan (19), 14. Brayden Schwartz (18), 15. Jimmie Guidry (21), 16. Stratton Briggs (10), 17. Gunnar Lucius (9), 18. Bryce Dues (22), 19. Carl Peterson (14), 20. Tyler Nelson (2), 21. Page Perrine (20), 22. Zach Wigal (17). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Bryce Massingill.
**Jody Paul flipped during the second heat.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Bryce Massingill-70, 2-Tate Martz-64, 3-Cale Coons-61, 4-Jakeb Boxell-58, 5-Matt Lux-55, 6-Ian Creager-52, 7-Kayla Roell-49, 8-Chett Gehrke-39, 9-Brayden Schwartz-35, 10-Carl Peterson-25.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: May 4, 2024 – Fremont Speedway – Fremont, Ohio
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Tyler Nelson
Performance Electronics First Heat Winner: Tate Martz
Stiefel’s Home & Auto Second Heat Winner: Cale Coons
Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Third Heat Winner: Matt Lux
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Luke Hall (13th to 2nd)
Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move: Ian Creager
Lynn Cook Hard Luck Award: Jody Paul
Saldana Gift Certificate: Chett Gehrke
Competition Suspension Inc. Gift Certificate: Kayla Roell
Impact Gift Certificate: Ian Creager
