Corey Day won the Casey’s 410 Sprint Cars feature and Dusty Ballenger was the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series winner Sunday at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon.
Day (Clovis, Calif.) made the most of his Huset’s Speedway debut by leading the final 10 laps of the 25-lap 410 feature to become the seventh different feature winner in the division this season.
Kaleb Johnson (Sioux Falls) held the point for the first 15 laps, highlighted by a stout battle in thick traffic as the top four drivers where within a couple of seconds near the midpoint of the race. Day executed a slide job a lap after the final restart of the race.
“It started to rubber up there like a lane off the top,” he said. “I figured if I hopefully hit it better than him in one and two (I could) slide him in three and four.”
Right after Day made his move on Johnson Ryan Timms (Oklahoma City) advanced into second place and closed within a couple of car lengths of Day before jumping the cushion in turns one and two in the closing laps.
“I was just trying to get as many cars as I could there,” Day said. “He’s got a few more races here than I do and he knows how it works and I really don’t. I didn’t know where he was, if he was behind me or not, so I just kept trying to put as many lapped cars behind us.”
Timms rebounded from the near incident with a wall and closed the gap to finish second by 0.693 seconds.
“Every time I got close to someone I’d catch their dirty air and put it in the fence,” he said. “That’s kind of what got us tonight. I felt like we were the fastest car on the track so I’m still happy with it.”
Ayrton Gennetten (Versailles, Mo.) was third.
Johnson finished fourth and Justin Henderson (Tea, S.D.) rounded out the top five.
Earlier, Johnson was second in his heat and eighth in qualifying.
Brooke Tatnell (San Souci, NSW) was eighth in the feature in the DeWall Racing No. 16. He won his heat race and was 12th in qualifying.
Skylar Prochaska (Lakefield) finished 13th in the feature, was sixth in his heat and 13th in qualifying.
The first track champion of the season was crowned as Jacob Hughes (Hartford, S.D.) captured the RaceSaver Sprint Car Series title by only one point in a championship fight that came down to the wire.
“Oh that’s awesome,” he said. “We got it done. We’re champions. Me and dad worked our tails off for this one and I’m proud to bring that trophy back to our shop.”
Ballenger (Harrisburg, S.D.) led the distance of Sunday’s RaceSaver main event, which was shortened to 15 laps after multiple red flags and cautions during the first nine laps. It was his 30th win at Huset’s.
“I just love this place,” he said. “They did a heck of a job when they reworked the track. We’re rolling really good right now. It was nice to get a win. Congratulations to Jacob Hughes and Lee Goos and all the competitors here this year. The 305s are obviously right there with the 410s for competition.”
Goos Jr. (Hartford, S.D.), who finished second to Hughes in the championship standings, advanced from fourth to second place with a pair of passes near the midpoint of the feature. He closed within a couple of car lengths on Ballenger, who moved up the track to Goos Jr.’s preferred higher groove in the closing laps and held on to win by 0.766 seconds.
Koby Werkmeister (Armour, S.D.) rounded out the podium with Blaine Stegenga (Valley Springs) fourth and Brandon Bosma (Rock Rapids) fifth.
Huset’s Speedway concludes its season Saturday and Sunday with the Bull Haulers Brawl.
The racing action features the Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association and Casey’s 410 Sprint Cars and the Midwest Power Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360 sprint cars each night plus the Late Model Street Stocks on Sunday only.
MSTS
The Midwest Sprint Touring Series was in Nebraska this weekend.
On Friday I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Jason Martin (Lincoln) was first, with Chris Martin (Ankeny) second and Cody Ledger (Omaha) third.
The MSTS was at Off Road Speedway in Norfolk on Saturday, where Jack Dover (Springfield, Neb.) was first, Ledger second and Jody Rosenboom (Rock Rapids) third.
Knoxville
Feature winners at Knoxville Raceway Saturday:
410 - Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, Mo.
Make-up 410 - Brian Brown Grain Valley, Mo.
360 - Terry McCarl, Altoona
Fairmont
Wednesday will be Season Championship Night at Fairmont Raceway.
Here are the point standings heading into the final night.
Fairmont Raceway point standings
Top 10
B-Mods
1. Jared Boumeester, Waseca 938
2. Michael Meyer, New Richland 788
3. John Ross, Mankato 778
4. Klay Beemer, Fairmont 742
5. Kullen Kath, Owatonna 508
6. Ryan Westman, Ormsby 447
7. Ridge Larson, Northrop 364
8. Corbin Erickson, Sioux Falls 287
9. Zach Elward, Hayfield 254
10. James Richert, Comfrey 252
Hobby Stocks
1. Greg Sidles, Fairmont 833
2. Parker Anderson, Welcome 773
3. Gavin Bussinger, Granada 747
4. Jonathon Hynes, Winnebago 701
5. Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls 651
6. Angie DeBoer, Fairmont 603
7. Chad Volk, Lake Crystal 590
8. Parker Larson, Lewisville 575
9. Trevor Iverson, Welcome 495
10. Jeremy Crimmins, Fort Dodge 472
Modifieds
1. Josh Ruby, Lakota 901
2. Don Gerritsen Jr., Rock Rapids 877
3. Roger Nielsen, Fairmont 852
4. Lyle Sathoff, Sherburn 811
5. Travis DeBoer, Fairmont 776
6. Kylie Kath, Claremont 476
7. Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord 356
8. J.T. Wasmund, Pine Island 321
9. Jason Cummins, New Richland 300
10. James Slawson, Spirit Lake 271
Stock Cars
1. Luke Sathoff, Jackson 899
2. Derek Green, Granada 858
3. Chance Larson, Dunnell 806
4. Nathan Roiger, Sanborn 754
5. Ben Petersen, Swea City 668
6. Justin DeBoer, Granada 501
7. Cade Lehr, Fairmont 483
8. Jeremy Olson, Mapleton 299
9. Chanse Hollatz, Clear Lake 252
10. Andrea McCain, South Haven 217
Tuners
1. Alan Lahr, Nicollet 791
2. Nate Coopman, Mankato 601
3. Jaedon Erickson, Welcome 581
4. Jerry Coopman, Mankato 517
5. Jason Bolte, Odin 420
6. Brandon Hartmann, Fairmont 364
7. Logan Kelly, Fairmont 281
8. Dale Gatton, Fairmont 245
9. Stephanie Coopman, Mankato 207
10. Tyler Crimmins, Fort Dodge 195