Indianapolis, Indiana (May 24, 2024)………Two Mays after his first Circle City Raceway victory, Bryce Massingill returned to victory lane at the 1/4-mile dirt oval during Thursday night’s USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget non-points special event.
Massingill (Troy, Ohio) started fifth, but chased down racelong leader Alex Watson (Columbus, Ohio) with six laps remaining to capture the 25-lap main event victory.
Watson, who started on the pole position, finished as the runner-up after leading the initial 19 laps. Michael Magic (Winder, Ga.) collected a third-place result while VMS Fast Qualifier Matt Lux (Manilla, Ind.) came home fourth.
Ryan Fleming (Troy, Ohio) rounded out the top-five after starting 13th. His advancement of eight positions earned him Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger honors for the evening.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET NON-POINTS SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: May 23, 2024 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana
VMS MOTORSPORTS FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Matt Lux, 5, Wells-13.435; 2. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-13.793; 3. Carl Peterson, 49p, Peterson-14.141; 4. Chett Gehrke, 93c, Gehrke-14.189; 5. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-14.203; 6. Ryan Fleming, 11T, Taylor-14.235; 7. Zachary Sims, 19, Sims-14.235.
VMS MOTORSPORTS SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Tyler Nelson, 10, Nelson-13.699; 2. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-13.815; 3. Tate Martz, 34, GMB-14.033; 4. Ryan Moran, 01, Moran-14.367; 5. Nolan Kiefer, 97, Kiefer-14.380; 6. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwartz-14.533.
VMS MOTORSPORTS THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Alex Watson, 3E, Watson-14.002; 2. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-14.034; 3. Michael Magic, 21, Fedorczyk-14.074; 4. Page Perrine, 55, Perrine-14.233; 5. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-14.233; 6. Brian Sims, 4, Sims-14.233.
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Lux (4), 2. Cale Coons (3), 3. Chett Gehrke (1), 4. Carl Peterson (2), 5. Ryan Fleming (6), 6. Cody Dye (5), 7. Zachary Sims (7). NT
STIEFEL’S HOME & AUTO SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (3), 2. Tate Martz (2), 3. Tyler Nelson (4), 4. Ryan Moran (1), 5. Nolan Kiefer (5), 6. Brayden Schwartz (6). NT
HOOSIER AUTO RACING FANS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Michael Magic (2), 2. Alex Watson (4), 3. Ian Creager (3), 4. Page Perrine (1), 5. Cole Morgan (5), 6. Brian Sims (6). NT
FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (5), 2. Alex Watson (1), 3. Michael Magic (9), 4. Matt Lux (4), 5. Ryan Fleming (13), 6. Nolan Kiefer (14), 7. Ian Creager (6), 8. Tate Martz (3), 9. Cole Morgan (15), 10. Brayden Schwartz (17), 11. Carl Peterson (10), 12. Chett Gehrke (7), 13. Ryan Moran (11), 14. Cale Coons (2), 15. Cody Dye (16), 16. Tyler Nelson (8), 17. Brian Sims (18), 18. Page Perrine (12), 19. Zachary Sims (19). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-19 Alex Watson, Laps 20-25 Bryce Massingill.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: May 25, 2024 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Matt Lux
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: Ryan Flemming (13th to 5th)
Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move of the Race: Nolan Kiefer
Lynn Cook – A Racer’s Friend Hard Luck Award: Cale Coons
Curtis Motors 10th Place Bonus: Brayden Schwartz
Saldana Gift Certificate: Cale Coons
Competition Suspension Inc. Gift Certificate: Michael Magic
Impact Gift Certificate: Ian Creager
