Two winged sprint car divisions are on the the racing program Friday at Jackson Motorplex during the Bank Midwest 360 Challenge.
The Gunderson Racing Inc. Midwest Sprint Touring Series and QualityFreightRate.com Midwest Power Series 360 sprint cars will be on hand along with the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series.
It’s the second 360 sprint car race of the season at the track. Aaron Reutzel won the first feature on May 26.
There have been two RaceSaver Sprint Car features in Jackson, with Blaine Stegenga and Brandon Buysse each picking up a win.
Midwest Sprint Touring Series
As of June 12
Point standings
Top 15
1. Cody Ledger, Omaha 173
2. Brant O'Banion, Parker, S.D. 155
3. Javen Osterman, Courtland 150
4. Ryan Bickett, Ramona, S.D. 145
5. Dillon Bickett, Madison, S.D. 140
6. Micah Slendy, Sioux Falls 134
7. Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids 132
8. Lincoln Drewis, Tripoli, IA 125
9. Christopher Thram, Sanborn 112
(tie) Bill Wiese, Flandreau, 112
11. Brandon Halverson, Jackson 108
12. Cody Ihlen, Pipestone 107
13. Carson McCarl, Altoona 95
14. Tim Estenson, Fargo 93
(tie) Cameron Martin, Ankeny 93
Hall of Fame
The Jackson Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremony has been rescheduled from this Saturday until Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Jackson American Legion. There will be a social hour at 11 a.m., a meal at noon and the ceremony at 1 p.m.
Two of this year’s inductees have passed away.
Paul Jerousek was the flagman at Jackson Speedway for many years and Dan Voigt, who was instrumental in forming a safety team at Jackson Speedway in the early 1990's.
Also being inducted this year are drivers Troy Schmidtke and Randy Winter.
Schmidtke was a multi-time track champion in three different divisions, Hobby Stocks, Stock Cars and Double Barrel Sprint Cars. He also picked up Jackson Nationals wins in all three classes.
Winter won track championships in both the Modified and Sport Mod divisions.
Fairmont Raceway
The next event at Fairmont Raceway is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12 when it will be Teacher Appreciation Night.
After that, Hall of Fame Night is next on Wednesday, July 26.
Fairmont Raceway
Point standings
As of June 28
Top 10
Modifieds
1. Josh Ruby, Lakota 636
(tie) Lyle Sathoff, Sherburn 636
3. Roger Nielsen, Fairmont 583
4. Travis DeBoer, Fairmont 557
5. Lee Beemer, Fairmont 491
6. Dustin Wiederhoeft, Fairmont 454
7. Dwaine Hanson, Lakefield 321
8. Jason Bass, Fort Dodge 187
9. Eric Dailey, Armstrong 100
(tie) Brandon Davis, Hayfield 100
Stock Cars
1. Derek Green, Granada 700
2. Chance Larson, Dunnell 618
3. Nathan Roiger, Sanborn 522
4. Andrea McCain, South Haven 497
5. Justin DeBoer, Granada 485
6. Cade Lehr, Fairmont 459
7. Luke Sathoff, Jackson 449
8. Matt Moeller, Welcome 434
9. Jeff Lyon, Duncombe, IA 422
10. Ben Petersen, Swea City 397
B-Mods
1. Jared Boumeester, Waseca 685
2. Kullen Kath, Owatonna 615
3. John Ross, Mankato 573
4. Michael Meyer, New Richland 570
5. Klay Beemer, Fairmont 536
6. Aaron Fullerton, Welcome 506
7. Jaedon Erickson, Sherburn 479
8. James Richert, Comfrey 440
9. Jayden Oskerson, Fairmont 426
10. Jacob Korte, Fairmont 323
Hobby Stocks
1. Parker Anderson, Welcome 619
2. Greg Sidles, Fairmont 615
3. Gavin Bussinger, Granada 607
4. Corey Black, Mankato 546
5. Craig Fowler, Ledyard 543
6. Trevor Iverson, Welcome 539
7. Jonathon Hynes, Winnebago 510
8. Angie DeBoer, Fairmont 508
9. Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge 490
10. Chad Volk, Lake Crystal 360
Tuners
1. Dale Gatton, Fairmont 603
2. Slade Fitzgerald, Dunnell 595
3. Alan Lahr, Nicollet 572
4. Brandon Hartmann, Fairmont 352
5. Oliver Monson, Thornton, IA 300
6. Nate Coopman, Mankato 279
7. Jason Bolte, Odin 264
8. Logan Kelly, Fairmont 259
9. Kevin Bolte, Odin 231
10. Jerry Coopman, Mankato 206
Gravel wins at Cedar Lake
David Gravel guided Big Game Motorsports to its eighth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory of the season Saturday at the Independence Day Spectacular finale at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis.
It was Gravel’s fourth win in 12 events in the last month and moves him to within four points of Brad Sweet in the World of Outlaws championship lead.
On Friday, Gravel started sixth in the A Main and finished third.
“This place is tricky,” Gravel said during a post-race interview on DIRTVision. “It gets spinny. They water the track, and it has a little bit of artificial grip to start the race. We just weren’t good early. I had a couple good things. Rico (Abreu) got a flat and let us get to third there and race a little bit. I found the bottom before everybody else, but it just wasn’t able to pay off.”
Gravel started fourth on Saturday. He used the bottom groove during the feature to propel himself into the lead on Lap 28 and pull away to win by almost two seconds.
“It feels good to finally win one here,” he said in a post-race interview. “Man, I love this track. This track is a lot of fun. It just shows you how much this track changes. The top was the fastest groove, and those young bucks can’t slow down like I can. You’ve just got to be real patient there on the bottom, and it really worked out. I got the wing back, and I know I was being way easier on my tires than those guys ripping the top for all those laps.”
This weekend the World of Outlaws will be at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, on Friday and at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis., on Saturday.
Gravel has never won a WoO race at 34 Raceway, but is the winningest driver in World of Outlaws history at Wilmot Raceway with four victories in 10 series races.
World of Outlaws
Point standings
As of July 1
Top 10
1. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. 4844
2. David Gravel, Watertown, Conn. 4840
3. Carson Macedo, Lemoore, Calif. 4790
4. Logan Schuchart, Hanover, Penn. 4662
5. Donny Schatz, Fargo 4584
6. Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, Oho 4582
7. Giovanni Scelzi, Fresno, Calif. 4564
8. Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, Ind. 4490
9. Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, Penn. 4248
10. Jacob Allen, Hanover, Penn. 4208