GOOD LUX CHARM: LUX GOES BACK-TO-BACK IN THE CIRCLE CITY

Indianapolis, Indiana (May 25, 2023)………For the second time in six days, Matt Lux is a USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget feature winner.

Lux (Manilla, Ind.) scored his second victory in a row during Thursday night’s non-points, special event 20-lapper at Indianapolis, Indiana’s Circle City Raceway.  Last Saturday, the reigning All Star Circuit of Champions TQ Midget titlist also grabbed a win on the high banks of Ohio’s Eldora Speedway.

Starting all the way back in ninth, Lux was the biggest mover of the event, running down racelong leader and defending series champion Stratton Briggs.  The two waged a side-by-side battle for several laps before Lux finally wrestled away control on lap 13.

Lux led the remaining eight laps to close out another strong victory by a 0.560 margin over 10th starting Ian Creager (Covington, Ohio).  Bryce Massingill (Troy, Ohio) took third ahead of Briggs (Anna, Ohio) with Marcel Berndt (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bavaria, Germany) rounding out the top-five.

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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: May 25, 2023 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana

FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Marcel Berndt, 2, Briggs-14.061; 2. Wes Pinkerton, 12, Pinkerton-14.119; 3. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell/Merkler-14.160; 4. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-14.325; 5. Page Perrine, 55, Perrine-14.438; 6. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-14.520; 7. Tommy Kouns, 98, Kouns-14.643.

SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Tate Martz, 34, GMB-13.621; 2. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-13.989; 3. Abby Hohlbein, 11H, Hohlbein-14.095; 4. Tyler Nelson, 10, Nelson-14.248; 5. Josh Yenser, 16y, Yenser-14.313; 6. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-14.594; 7. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-14.891.

THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Stratton Briggs, 71, Briggs-13.949; 2. Logan Prickett, 3, Prickett-14.186; 3. Matt Lux, 5KB, Wells-14.224; 4. Alex Watson, 3E, Watson-14.348; 5. Kyle Ford, 11T, Ford-14.710; 6. Casey Meyer, 9, Meyer-14.816; 7. Gunnar Lucius, 22, Lucius-15.002.

STEIFEL AUTO & HOME FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Michael Magic (3), 2. Marcel Berndt (4), 3. Jakeb Boxell (7), 4. Ian Creager (6), 5. Wes Pinkerton (3), 6. Page Perrine (5), 7. Tommy Kouns (7). NT

U.S. LAWNS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill (3), 2. Tyler Nelson (1), 3. Tate Martz (4), 4. Abby Hohlbein (2), 5. Josh Yenser (5), 6. Cody Dye (6), 7. Cole Morgan (7). NT

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Stratton Briggs (4), 2. Alex Watson (1), 3. Matt Lux (2), 4. Gunnar Lucius (7), 5. Logan Prickett (3), 6. Kyle Ford (5), 7. Casey Meyer (6). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Lux (9), 2. Ian Creager (10), 3. Bryce Massingill (6), 4. Stratton Briggs (2), 5. Marcel Berndt (3), 6. Tyler Nelson (5), 7. Tate Martz (8), 8. Jakeb Boxell (7), 9. Michael Magic (1), 10. Abby Hohlbein (11), 11. Logan Prickett (15), 12. Alex Watson (4), 13. Cole Morgan (20), 14. Casey Meyer (21), 15. Page Perrine (16), 16. Gunnar Lucius (12), 17. Tommy Kouns (19), 18. Josh Yenser (14), 19. Kyle Ford (18), 20. Wes Pinkerton (13), 21. Cody Dye (17). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Stratton Briggs, Laps 13-20 Matt Lux.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: June 2, 2023 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Matt Lux (9th to 1st)

Curtis Motor Sales 10th Place Bonus: Abby Hohlbein