Loyet wins three-car battle at Wilmot

By Bryan Gapinski Wilmot, Wis., June 13, 2009---Brad Loyet edged Scott Hatton and Mike Hess in a torrid three-car battle to win the "Fourth annual Salute to Harry Turner", 25-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday Night at Wilmot Raceway. The event featured five official lead changes.
Polesitter Bryon Walters paced the first five laps, which were slowed by three caution flags. On the restart Hatton took the lead, while Loyet improved one position per lap moving into second on lap 8 behind Hatton. Loyet edged Hatton at the start/finish line to lead lap 10, before giving the lead back to Hatton, with Hess trailing by one car length. 
Following a lap 12 restart, Loyet used the high side pass moving around Hatton for the lead.Hess moved into second position four laps later. The trio broke away from the remainder of the field and were never separated by more than two-car lengths. Hatton repassed Hess for second position, with five laps remaining and pulled to Loyet's rear bumper on several occasions but couldn't executed a pass for the lead.
Loyet driving the Loyet Motorsports owned Spike/Ford-Esslinger No. 05 finished two-car lengths ahead of Hatton, with Hess trailing by an additional car-length in third place. Chad DeSelle, and Aaron Fiscus completed the top five. Earlier in the night Loyet and Hess turned the first-sub 15 second laps at the track, with Loyet topping Brad Kuhn's three-year old qualifying track record.