DOOR OPENS FOR CREAGER TO WIN USAC MW THUNDER AT WAYNESFIELD
By: Brian Liskai
Waynesfield, Ohio (July 3, 2021)………Ian Creager survived a caution with just two laps to go and drove to the win in Saturday night’s USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget non-points special event at Ohio’s Waynesfield Raceway Park.
“On that restart, I was mad at myself when two guys got by me but then the red came out and they told me the one was penalized for being beside me before the cone. I just had to concentrate on hitting my marks,” said Creager beside his Donners Bay Resort, Concept Machine/KSD Insurance/Site X Inc. backed #36.
Gunnar Lucius grabbed the early lead of the 20-lap A-main with Creager holding onto second. Lucius built a sizeable lead until a lapped car spun in front of him, collecting him on lap 13.
Creager inherited the lead and held off Bryce Massingill and Creager until a caution flew with just two laps to go.
On the lap 19 restart, officials determined Jacob Denney had jumped the restart, which was followed by a red flag. Denney was moved back two spots, giving the lead back to Creager who drove to the win.
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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: July 3, 2021 – Waynesfield Raceway Park – Waynesfield, Ohio
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting position in brackets) 1. Gunnar Lucius (#22 Lucius) [2], 2. Jacob Denney (#11T Taylor) [5], 3. Zack Gingerich (#8z Gingerich) [3], 4. Ryan Moran (#01 Moran) [9], 5. Cory Guingrich (#42 Guingrich) [4], 6. Taylor Nibert (#11L Taylor) [7], 7. Seth Stiefel (#2s Stiefel) [6], 8. Jody Paul (#5 Paul) [8]. NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting position in brackets) 1. Ian Creager (#36 Creager) [7], 2. Kyle Dager (#2 Dager) [5], 3. Abby Hohlbein (#11H Hohlbein) [1] , 4. Zane Briggs (#10 Briggs) [6], 5. Cody Dye (#4T Dye) [8], 6. Jon Watson (#20s Watson) [2], 7. Kyle Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum) [3], 8. Steven Gresham (#27G Gresham) [4]. NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting position in brackets) 1. Bryce Massingill (#12m Massingill) [2], 2. Stratton Briggs (#71 Briggs) [5], 3. Tom Hessel (#7T Hessel) [1], 4. Bryce Dues (#23D Dues) [4], 5. Adam Schmenk (#6s Schmenk) [8], 6. Alex Watson (#3 Watson) [6], 7. Mike Nash (#17 Nash) [3], 8. Carl Peterson (#49p Peterson) [7]. NT
FEATURE: (20 laps, starting position in brackets) 1. Ian Creager [1], 2. Bryce Massingill [6], 3. Stratton Briggs [3], 4. Jacob Denney [5], 5. Kyle Dager [4], 6. Abby Hohlbein [8], 7. Alex Watson [18], 8. Bryce Dues [12], 9. Zack Gingerich [7], 10. Cory Guingrich [13], 11. Adam Schmenk [15], 12. Carl Peterson [24], 13. Jon Watson [17], 14. Mike Nash [21], 15. Zane Briggs [11], 16. Steven Gresham [23], 17. Seth Stiefel [19], 18. Kyle Kriegbaum [20], 19. Jody Paul [22], 20. Ryan Moran [10], 21. Cody Dye [14], 22. Tom Hessel [9], 23. Gunnar Lucius [2], 24. Taylor Nibert [16]. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Gunnar Lucius, Laps 13-20 Ian Creager.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: July 9, 2021 – Jackson County Speedway – Jackson, Ohio