7/8/2018
Badger Midget Auto Racing Association
"Chase McDermond wins Sycamore Midget thriller" “Four cars under a blanket at finish”
Sycamore, Ill., May 26---Chase McDermond won the 20-lap Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series feature Saturday Night at Sycamore Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned with the POWRi Lucas Oil Regional Midget Series.
Mike Stroik paced the opening lap before Zach Boden took over the top position on the second lap. McDermand moved in to the third place, two laps later. The events only caution appeared on lap five, for a spun car. On the restart McDermand passed Boden for the lead on the backstretch. McDermand held a four-car length lead at the midway point over Kevin Olson, Andrew Felker and fast qualifier Scott Hatton.
The trio exchanged positions second-fourth over the next five laps, while McDermand held his lead. With the “racing groove” changing and lapped traffic the three cars closed to within a car length of McDermand with three laps remaining. McDermand driving the Mike Wallace Racing owned Boss/Chevrolet No. 10c finished one car length ahead of Felker at the finish.
Felker’s second place position was gained when he passed Olson for the position in the final fifty yards before the start/finish line. Olson finished third, with Hatton trailing in fourth by a half-car length. Ryan Probst claimed the Advance Race Suspensions Hard Charger Award improving from his thirteenth place starting position to finish in fifth. Seventh place finishing Aaron Schuck won the Howard Law Cash Draw, a bonus for a randomly selected feature finishing position.
"My car owner Mike Wallace gave me a perfect car, the deal to race the car came together at the last minute, it’s great to get a Badger feature victory. I knew a lot of fast cars were behind me but I ran my “race” it worked great commented the Springfield, Illinois driver after the victory.
Badger joins the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Sunday July 8 for the 37th annual "Pepsi Midget Nationals at Angell Park Speedway (Sun Prairie, Wis.).
SUMMARY
25-lap Feature: 1. Chase McDermand; 2. Andrew Felker; 3. Kevin Olson; 4. Scott Hatton; 5. Ryan Probst; 6. Tyler Baran; 7. Aaron Schuck; 8. Kurt Mueller; 9. Mike Stroik; 10. Zach Boden; 11. Denny Smith; 12. Eric Reibenstein; 13. Harrison Kleven; 14. Jake Goeglein; 15. Michael Klein; 16. Jacob Allen; 17. Kurt Mayhew; 18. Marty Saso.
8-lap Engler Machine Heat Race Winner: Hatton.
8-lap DMI Heat Race Winner: Felker.
Fast Time: Hatton, 15.341 seconds.
Cars Present: 19 Feature Lap Leaders: Stroik 1, Boden 2-5, McDermond 6-20.
Current Badger Midget Series Points: 1. Hatton 559; 2. Olson 528; 3. Baran 460; 4. McDermand 422; 5. Probst 412; 6. Felker 412; 7. Boden 380; 8. Mayhew 278; 9. Ray 232; 10. Jeff Zelinski 223.
Article Credit: Bryan Gapinski