6/15/2018
Dacotah Speedway
Racing Bounty Increases as Gartner Jr Wins Sixth Feature In A Row
With a racing bounty on his back, John Gartner Jr went from eight to first in the Dacotah Speedway Hobby Stock feature. As Gartner Jr and second place Terry Davenport started to pull away from the field, a three car battle for third was brewing between Josh Roehrich, A.J. Davenport and Brent Vetter. Vetter, who started seventh, dove low and hugging the guardrail, shuffled into third.Using the low line around the track, Vetter started to catch Terry Davenport for second. They raced side by side until Vetter cleared Terry Davenport for position. With six laps to go, a caution erased Gartner’s lead. On the restart, Vetter choose the inside lane and dove low into corners one and two. The momentum from the high line allowed Gartner to hang onto the lead but Vetter was strong on the bottom. They raced side by side for the win but a caution ended the race early because the leaders had already taken the white flag. Officials declared John Gartner Jr the feature winner over Brent Vetter. Terry Davenport finished third ahead of A.J. Davenport while Nathan Messer rounded out the top five. The feature victory increases a track bounty on Gartner as he has won six features in a row at Dacotah Speedway.
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Article Credit: Becca Rattei
Submitted By: Becca Rattei