LUKE, HE IS YOUR WINNER; HALL WINS HEWITT CLASSIC AT WAYNESFIELD
Waynesfield, Ohio (July 3, 2023)………Luke Hall raced to his second USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget feature victory in his last three starts during Monday night’s Jack Hewitt Classic at Ohio’s Waynesfield Raceway Park.
Hall (Ludlow Falls, Ohio) trailed early race leader Matt Lux for the first 13 circuits before taking over up front. From there, Hall led the final seven to capture the victory in his Kyle Heitmeyer-owned machine.
Bryce Massingill (Troy, Ohio) charged from fifth on the final lap to grab second with Matt Lux (Manilla, Ind.) third, Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, Ind.) fourth and reigning series champion Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio) fifth.
Zach Wigal (Belpre, Ohio) finished sixth and retains a 24-point lead in the series’ championship standings.
Gunnar Lucius and Kyle Ford shared Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger honors. Lucius (Delphos, Ohio) advanced from 14th to 7th while Kyle Ford (Needham, Ind.) picked his way from 17th to 10th.
Abby Hohlbein (Cloverdale, Ohio) earned VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifying honors and finished 8th.
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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 3, 2023 – Waynesfield Raceway Park – Waynesfield, Ohio – Jack Hewitt Classic
FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Luke Hall (#74 Heitmeyer), 2. Bryce Massingill (#35 Massingill), 3. Matt Lux (#5KB Wells), 4. Jakeb Boxell (#44JB Boxell-Merkler), 5. Stratton Briggs (#71 Briggs), 6. Zach Wigal (#18 Wigal), 7. Gunnar Lucius (#22 Lucius), 8. Abby Hohlbein (#11H Hohlbein), 9. Darin Naida (#21 Fedorczyk), 10. Kyle Ford (#11T Taylor), 11. Alex Watson (#20x Watson), 12. Hilton Rowett (#11x Rowett), 13. Ian Creager (#36 Creager), 14. Luke Lemons (#33L Lemons), 15. Taylor Nibert (#7m Nibert), 16. Michael Magic (#5m Magic), 17. Cody Dye (#4T Dye), 18. Josh Yenser (#16y Yenser), 19. Carl Peterson (#49p Peterson), 20. Logan Prickett (#37 Prickett), 21. Travis Walters (#97T Walters), 22. Brayden Schwartz (#55s Schwartz), 23. Jim Jones (#97 Jones). NT
ALSO AT THE TRACK: Thomas Bigelow (#2B Bigelow), Bryce Dues (#23D Dues), Ryan Moran (#01 Moran) & Rylan Gray (#6m Magic)
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Matt Lux, Laps 14-20 Luke Hall.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Zach Wigal-524, 2-Bryce Massingill-500, 3-Stratton Briggs-459, 4-Matt Lux-419, 5-Gunnar Lucius-409, 6-Josh Yenser-403, 7-Ian Creager-398, 8-Jakeb Boxell-393, 9-Abby Hohlbein-341, 10-Alex Watson-326.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: July 8, 2023 – Montpelier Motor Speedway – Montpelier, Indiana
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Abby Hohlbein
Stiefel’s Home & Auto First Heat Winner: Stratton Briggs
U.S. Lawns Second Heat Winner: Jakeb Boxell
Performance Electronics Third Heat Winner: Matt Lux
Performance Electronics Third Heat Winner: Luke Hall
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Gunnar Lucius (14th to 7th) & Kyle Ford (17th to 10th)
Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move of the Race: Bryce Massingill (5th to 2nd on the last lap)
HARF/DARF Hard Luck: Thomas Bigelow & Brayden Schwartz