MASSINGILL FINISHES UNDEFEATED WEEKEND WITH WIN AT CIRCLE CITY
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Indianapolis, Indiana (May 15, 2022)………Bryce Massingill finished his weekend undefeated in USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget competition with his second-straight victory on Sunday night at Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind.
Massingill (Troy, Ohio) became the first two-time series winner at the track following his victory at Circle City in September of 2021.
Two days after striking gold with a score in Friday’s Mike Streicher Memorial at Ohio’s Limaland Motorsports Park, Massingill raced to the lead at Circle City on lap nine of the 20-lap feature after starting back in the eighth position. Massingill assumed the race lead from Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio), who led the opening eight circuits.
Michael Magic (Winder, Ga.) charged from 9th to finish 2nd while Briggs, Ian Creager (Covington, Ohio) and Josh Yenser (Hilliard, Ohio) rounded out the top-five.
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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 15, 2022 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana
FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Kyle Dager, 2, Briggs-13.503, 2. Stratton Briggs, 71, Briggs-13.658, 3. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-13.739, 4. Ryan Thomas, 1FR, Thomas-13.740, 5. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-13.795, 6. Bryce Dues, 23D, Dues-13.940, 7. Carl Peterson, 49p, Peterson-14.016, 8. Jon Watson, 20x, Watson-14.404, 9. Kyle Keaton, 6K, Keaton-14.479.
SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Wes Pinkerton, 9p, Pinkerton-13.710, 2. Kayla Roell, 4K, Roell-13.754, 3. Abby Hohlbein, 11H, Hohlbein-13.818, 4. Gunnar Lucius, 11T, Taylor-13.850, 5. Josh Yenser, 5, Yenser-14.101, 6. Tommy Kouns, 98, Kouns-14.593, 7. Jim Jones, 97, Jones-15.107.
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Stratton Briggs (3), 2. Ryan Thomas (1), 3. Ian Creager (5), 4. Carl Peterson (7), 5. Michael Magic (2), 6. Kyle Dager (4), 7. Bryce Dues (6), 8. Jon Watson (8), 9. Kyle Keaton (9). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gunnar Lucius (1), 2. Abby Hohlbein (2), 3. Josh Yenser (5), 4. Bryce Massingill (#35 Massingill) (8), 5. Kayla Roell (3), 6. Tommy Kouns (6), 7. Jim Jones (7), 8. Wes Pinkerton (4). NT
FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (8), 2. Michael Magic (9), 3. Stratton Briggs (1), 4. Ian Creager (3), 5. Josh Yenser (2), 6. Kyle Dager (11), 7. Gunnar Lucius (5), 8. Bryce Dues (13), 9. Carl Peterson (7), 10. Jon Watson (15), 11. Tommy Kouns (12), 12. Abby Hohlbein (6), 13. Ryan Thomas (4), 14. Jim Jones (14), 15. Kayla Roell (10), 16. Kyle Keaton (17). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Stratton Briggs, Laps 9-20 Bryce Massingill.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Bryce Massingill-204, 2-Stratton Briggs-195, 3-Michael Magic-177, 4-Ian Creager-177, 5-Bryce Dues-137, 6-Carl Peterson-133, 7-Kyle Dager-123, 8-Josh Yenser-117, 9-Abby Hohlbein-115, 10-Gunnar Lucius-113.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: May 20, 2022 – Gas City I-69 Speedway – Gas City, Indiana
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
Brewhouse Drive Thru First Heat Winner: Stratton Briggs
K & M Tool & Die Second Heat Winner: Gunnar Lucius
Rosewood Machine Precision Move of The Race: Bryce Massingill & Michael Magic
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Bryce Massingill (8th to 1st) & Michael Magic (9th to 2nd)