Washington, West Virginia (August 10, 2024)………Bryce Massingill dominated the USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget series’ first ever visit to the Mountain State on Friday night at Washington, West Virginia’s Ohio Valley Speedway.
Massingill (Troy, Ohio) led all 25 laps from the pole position to score the victory in the non-points special event.
Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, Okla.) battled Alex Watson (Columbus, Ohio) for 20 consecutive laps during the feature with Gehrke taking over the runner-up spot with five laps remaining.
Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, Ind.) made the Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move of the Race as he took third on the final lap from Watson. Watson crossed the line in fourth while Josh Yenser (Hilliard, Ohio) rounded out the top-five.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET NON-POINTS SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: August 9, 2024 – Ohio Valley Speedway – Washington, West Virginia
FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (#35 Massingill), 2. Chett Gehrke (#21 Fedorczyk), 3. Jakeb Boxell (#44JB Boxell-Merkler), 4. Alex Watson (#3 Watson), 5. Josh Yenser (#11L Taylor), 6. Tyler Nelson (#10 Nelson), 7. Ian Creager (#36 Creager), 8. Luke Lemons (#33 Lemons), 9. Cole Morgan (#7m Morgan), 10. Ryan Fleming (#11T Taylor), 11. Tyler Kalb (#32 Kalb), 12. Tommy Bigelow (#2B Bigelow), 13. Jim Jones (#97 Jones), 14. Cody Dye (#4T Dye), 15. Jody Paul (#31 Lemons), 16. Larry Rice (#7R Collett), 17. John Ralston (#2R Ralston), 18. Jason Shaffer (#40 Shaffer), 19. Zach Wigal (#18 Wigal), 20. Steve Gresham (#27G Gresham). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Bryce Massingill.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: August 24, 2024 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
Performance Electronics First Heat Winner: Tyler Nelson
Stiefel’s Home & Auto Second Heat Winner: Josh Yenser
Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Third Heat Winner: Jakeb Boxell
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Ian Creager (13th to 7th)
Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move of the Race: Jakeb Boxell
Lynn Cook A Racer’s Friend Hard Luck: John Ralston
Competition Suspension Inc. Highest Pill: Tyler Nelson
Impact Lucky 7th Place Feature Finisher: Ian Creager
Saldana Racing Products Gift Certificate: Jody Paul
