WIGAL BRINGS HOME A VICTORY AT MOLER
Williamsburg, Ohio (June 23, 2023)………Zach Wigal became a three-time USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget winner on Friday night at Williamsburg, Ohio’s Moler Raceway Park.
Wigal (Belpre, Ohio) raced to the lead past Ian Creager by lap three after starting back in the fourth position. From there, Wigal led the remaining 18 laps to earn the victory in the 20-lap finale.
Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, Ind.) came home second with reigning series champ Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio) third, Bryce Massingill (Troy, Ohio) fourth and Gunnar Lucius (7) fifth.
Wigal, who was also the fastest qualifier, extended his series point lead to 36 over Bryce Massingill with his victory.
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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 23, 2023 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio
FIRST VMS MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Abby Hohlbein, 11H, Hohlbein-13.785; 2. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-13.896; 3. Cale Coons, 11T, Taylor-13.906; 4. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell/Merkler-14.062; 5. Gunnar Lucius, 22, Lucius-14.078; 6. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwartz-14.404.
SECOND VMS MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Matt Lux, 5KB, Wells-13.777; 2. Stratton Briggs, 71, Briggs-13.871; 3. Josh Yenser, 16y, Yenser-14.021; 4. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-14.382; 5. Page Perrine, 55, Perrine-14.510; 6. Tyler Kalb, 32, Kalb-14.607.
THIRD VMS MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Zach Wigal, 18, Wigal-13.663; 2. Luke Lemons, 33L, Lemons-13.896; 3. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-13.899; 4. Alex Watson, 20x, Watson-14.373; 5. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-14.691.
STIEFEL’S HOME & AUTO FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (3), 2. Jakeb Boxell (1), 3. Gunnar Lucius (5), 4. Abby Hohlbein (4), 5. Cale Coons (2), 6. Brayden Schwartz (6). NT
U.S. LAWNS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Lux (4), 2. Stratton Briggs (3), 3. Josh Yenser (2), 4. Tyler Kalb (6), 5. Cole Morgan (1), 6. Page Perrine (5). NT
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Zach Wigal (4), 2. Ian Creager (2), 3. Alex Watson (1), 4. Luke Lemons (3), 5. Cody Dye (5). NT
FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Zach Wigal (4), 2. Jakeb Boxell (1), 3. Stratton Briggs (5), 4. Bryce Massingill (3), 5. Gunnar Lucius (7), 6. Ian Creager (2), 7. Josh Yenser (8), 8. Abby Hohlbein (10), 9. Luke Lemons (12), 10. Matt Lux (6), 11. Cale Coons (13), 12. Cole Morgan (14), 13. Cody Dye (15), 14. Alex Watson (9), 15. Brayden Schwartz (16), 16. Page Perrine (17), 17. Tyler Kalb (11). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Ian Creager, Laps 3-20 Zach Wigal.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Zach Wigal-469, 2-Bryce Massingill-433, 3-Stratton Briggs-401, 4-Josh Yenser-376, 5-Ian Creager-361, 6-Gunnar Lucius-357, 7-Matt Lux-355, 8-Jakeb Boxell-332, 9-Abby Hohlbein-292, 10-Alex Watson-285.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: July 3, 2023 – Waynesfield Raceway Park – Waynesfield, Ohio
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Zach Wigal
Stiefel’s Home & Auto First Heat Winner: Bryce Massingill
U.S. Lawns Second Heat Winner: Matt Lux
Performance Electronics Third Heat Winner: Zach Wigal
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Zach Wigal (4th to 1st) & Luke Lemons (12th to 9th)
Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move of the Race: Cody Dye
HARF/DARF Hard Luck: Chett Gehrke