7/5/2024
Deer Creek Speedway
Davis Wins Second Gopher 50 Prelim
Spring Valley, MN (July 5)
By: Todd Narveson
The second of two shows in one day took place on Friday night at the NAPA Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway. There were 30-NAPA Auto Care Centers USRA Modifieds on had for the nightcap. Four heat races and two B-mains would determine the 26-car starting field.
Parker Hale and Ryan Wetzstein led the field to the green flag for the 25-lap $1000 to win race. Hale led but then had mechanical issues and dropped off. Wetzstein then lead with Brandon Davis and Keith Foss close behind.
After a restart on lap seven Davis took the lead. Rodny Sanders came from seventh and got to second. A couple of yellows would slow the race, but Davis sent on to the win. Sanders finished second and Foss was third. Jake O’Neil scored another top five in fourth and Lucas Schott charged from 13th to fifth.
A Modifieds
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 50III-Brandon Davis[4]; 2. 20-Rodney Sanders[7]; 3. 95-Keith Foss[3]; 4. 0-Jake O'Neil[10]; 5. 69-Lucas Schott[13]; 6. 90W-Ryan Wetzstein[2]; 7. 3-Kelly Shryock[8]; 8. 99-Josh Angst[9]; 9. 43-Zach Brom[5]; 10. 15W-Alex Williamson[20]; 11. 21-Jacob Bleess[22]; 12. 95X-Shaun Walski[14]; 13. 7S-Todd Stinehart[26]; 14. 97JR-Landon Volkman[15]; 15. 4A-Joel Alberts[6]; 16. 23-Darwin Karau[25]; 17. 33-Joe Ludemann[24]; 18. 61T-Tammy Soma Clark[23]; 19. 17W-Ryan Wiome[21]; 20. (DNF) 24C-Jim Chisholm[11]; 21. (DNF) 12-Nick Murgic[18]; 22. (DNF) 28S-Spencer Stock[16]; 23. (DNF) 25-Joe Chisholm[19]; 24. (DNF) 24X-Aaron Benson[12]; 25. (DNF) 28-Parker Hale[1]; 26. (DNF) 83-Kylie Kath[17]
B Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Kylie Kath[1]; 2. 25-Joe Chisholm[6]; 3. 17W-Ryan Wiome[2]; 4. 61T-Tammy Soma Clark[3]; 5. 23-Darwin Karau[4]; 6. 77-Jacob Stark[5]; 7. 75-James Parker; 8. (DNS) 72-Doug Hillson
B Feature 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Nick Murgic[1]; 2. 15W-Alex Williamson[2]; 3. 21-Jacob Bleess[4]; 4. 33-Joe Ludemann[5]; 5. 7S-Todd Stinehart[3]; 6. 29H-Joe Horgdal[6]; 7. (DNS) 75-James Parker
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 0-Jake O'Neil[2]; 2. 3-Kelly Shryock[1]; 3. 4A-Joel Alberts[5]; 4. 28S-Spencer Stock[4]; 5. 97JR-Landon Volkman[8]; 6. 21-Jacob Bleess[6]; 7. 33-Joe Ludemann[7]; 8. 72-Doug Hillson[3]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 24X-Aaron Benson[1]; 2. 95-Keith Foss[7]; 3. 50III-Brandon Davis[4]; 4. 95X-Sha
un Walski[5]; 5. 12-Nick Murgic[6]; 6. 7S-Todd Stinehart[3]; 7. 77-Jacob Stark[2]; 8. (DNS) 75-James Parker
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Josh Angst[1]; 2. 90W-Ryan Wetzstein[3]; 3. 20-Rodney Sanders[4]; 4. 69-Lucas Schott[6]; 5. 15W-Alex Williamson[5]; 6. 61T-Tammy Soma Clark[2]; 7. 25-Joe Chisholm[7]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 24C-Jim Chisholm[1]; 2. 43-Zach Brom[2]; 3. 28-Parker Hale[6]; 4. 83-Kylie Kath[4]; 5. 17W-Ryan Wiome[3]; 6. 23-Darwin Karau[5]; 7. 29H-Joe Horgdal[7]
Article Credit: Todd Narveson
Submitted By: Cole Queensland