MASSINGILL TURNS THE TABLES, WINS AT MOLER
Williamsburg, Ohio (June 2, 2023)………After Bryce Massingill finished second to Zach Wigal a month ago in the season opening points race for the USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midgets, he made sure to turn the tables the next time around.
On Friday night, Massingill (Troy, Ohio) reversed the order by finishing first with Wigal second at Williamsburg, Ohio’s Moler Raceway Park, and now both are tied atop the series points.
Wigal (Belpre, Ohio) held the upper hand on the opening lap after starting from the pole. However, Matt Lux (Manilla, Ind.), winner of the two most recent special events on the schedule, took and led laps two through four. Wigal reassumed control on the fifth circuit and gripped the top position for the next five laps.
On lap 10, sixth-starting Massingill had worked his way into contention and made his winning move past Wigal. From there, Massingill led the remaining 11 laps to earn his eighth career series victory.
Wigal came home second with Lux third, reigning series champion Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio) fourth and Josh Yenser (Plain City, Ohio) fifth.
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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 2, 2023 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio
VMS MOTORSPORTS FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-13.990; 2. Abby Hohlbein, 11H, Hohlbein-14.367; 3. Cale Coons, 11T, Taylor-14.463; 4. Luke Lemons, 33L, Lemons-14.569; 5. Alex Watson, 3E, Watson-14.673; 6. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-14.843; 7. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwartz-14.880; 8. Kayla Roell, 4K, Roell-17.468.
VMS MOTORSPORTS SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Tyler Nelson, 10, Nelson-13.921; 2. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell/Merkler-14.120; 3. Matt Lux, 5KB, Wells-14.200; 4. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-14.331; 5. Chett Gehrke, 10, Moore-14.695; 6. Gunnar Lucius, 22, Lucius-14.759; 7. Bryce Dues, 23D, Dues-14.897.
VMS MOTORSPORTS THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Zach Wigal, 18, Wigal-14.131; 2. Logan Prickett, 3, Prickett-14.551; 3. Stratton Briggs, 71, Briggs-14.711; 4. Josh Yenser, 16y, Yenser-15.376; 5. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-16.758; 6. Jim Jones, 97, Jones-NT; 7. Tate Martz, 34, GMB-NT.
U.S. LAWNS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (3), 2. Kayla Roell (7), 3. Cale Coons (2), 4. Alex Watson (4), 5. Luke Lemons (1), 6. Abby Hohlbein (8), 7. Cole Morgan (5), 8. Brayden Schwartz (6). NT
STEIFEL AUTO & HOMES SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ian Creager (1), 2. Matt Lux (2), 3. Jakeb Boxell (3), 4. Tyler Nelson (4), 5. Gunnar Lucius (6), 6. Chett Gehrke (5). NT
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Stratton Briggs (2), 2. Zach Wigal (4), 3. Logan Prickett (3), 4. Josh Yenser (1), 5. Michael Magic (5). NT
FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (6), 2. Zach Wigal (1), 3. Matt Lux (4), 4. Stratton Briggs (2), 5. Josh Yenser (12), 6. Cale Coons (7), 7. Ian Creager (5), 8. Logan Prickett (9), 9. Tyler Nelson (11), 10. Jakeb Boxell (8), 11. Chett Gehrke (17), 12. Bryce Dues (20), 13. Luke Lemons (13), 14. Abby Hohlbein (16), 15. Brayden Schwartz (19), 16. Cole Morgan (18), 17. Jim Jones (21), 18. Alex Watson (10), 19. Kayla Roell (3), 20. Gunnar Lucius (14), 21. Michael Magic (15). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Zach Wigal, Laps 2-4 Matt Lux, Laps 5-9 Zach Wigal, Laps 10-20 Bryce Massingill.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Zach Wigal & Bryce Massingill-147, 3-Stratton Briggs-135, 4-Matt Lux-129, 5-Ian Creager-120, 6-Josh Yenser-117, 7-Tyler Nelson-108, 8-Gunnar Lucius-94, 9-Abby Hohlbein-86, 10-Jakeb Boxell-82.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: June 3, 2023 – Atomic Speedway – Chillicothe, Ohio
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Tyler Nelson
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Bryce Dues (20th to 12th)
HARF/DARF Hard Luck: Gunnar Lucius
Rosewood Machine Precision Move of the Race: Chett Gehrke