6/10/2019
Badger Midget Auto Racing Association
"Ray repeats at Angell Park" "Probst captures The Badger State Midget Showdown Crown”
Sun Prairie, Wis., June 9---For the second consecutive week Davey Ray won the 20-lap Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series feature Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway. The event capped off the three-race "The Badger State Midget Showdown”, which also included series events at Luxemburg Speedway on Friday and the Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday.
The event got off to a “rocky” start as polesitter Kevin Olson flipped on the opening lap, causing a complete restart. Jack Routson paced the first two laps, before Ray took the lead exiting Turn 2. Ryan Probst passed Routson for second place, two laps later. Ray began lapping the tail of the field at the midway point. One lap later the event was stopped when Jeremy Douglas flipped on the backstretch, escaping injury.
Probst challenged Ray on the restart. Ray running the cushion was ready for the challenge and held off Probst. Probst kept Ray “close” but couldn’t put together another challenge for the lead. Ray driving the Mark Ray owned DRC/Honda No.3 finished 1.089 seconds ahead of Probst, Zach Boden, Scott Hatton, and Chase McDermand.
“The fast way around was on the narrow cushion; Angell Park teaches you how to run in lapped traffic” commented Ray who won his sixth feature in six starts for the team dating back to last season. “We didn’t have enough for Davey, but two second places in two nights is good for our team” commented Probst who earned The Badger State Midget Showdown Championship, by scoring 245 points in the three races, six more than Boden, Routson, Hatton and McDermand completed the top five.
Routson leads McDermand by thirty one-points entering the June 22-23 doubleheader which sees the series visit Sycamore (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday Night June 22, followed by Sunday Night June 23 at Angell Park Speedway.
SUMMARY
20-lap Feature: 1. Davey Ray; 2. Ryan Probst; 3. Zach Boden; 4. Scott Hatton; 5. Chase McDermand; 6. Jack Routson; 7. Kevin Douglas; 8. Mike Stroik; 9. Matt ReChek; 10. Brian Peterson; 11. Dave Collins Jr.; 12. Tristan Koenings; 13. Jim Fuerst; 14. Kyle Koch; 15. Shay Sassano; 16. Pat Henson; 17. Harrison Kleven; 18. Denny Smith; 19. Kurt Mayhew; 20. Jordan Mattson; 21. Jeremy Douglas; 22. Jeff Zelinski; 23. Aaron Schuck; 24. Kevin Olson.
8-lap AutoMeter Heat Race Winner: Collins.
8-lap Engler Machine Heat Race Winner: ReChek.
8-lap Madison Extinguisher Heat Race Winner: Ray.
Schoenfeld Headers Fast Time: Peterson, 14.786 seconds.
Cars Present: 24 Feature Lap Leaders: Routson 1-2, Ray 3-20.
Badger Midget Series Points: 1. Jack Routson 473; 2. Chase McDermand 442; 3. Kevin 3. Zach Boden 405; 4. Kevin Olson 391; 5. Ryan Probst 390; 6. Chase Jones 346; 7. Brian Peterson 325; 8. Mike Stroik 307; 9. Scott Hatton 265; 10. Matt ReChek 240.
RACE NOTES
---Aaron Schuck made his series debut and was an early retiree in the feature.
---With six races completed this season Badger is averaging 24.6 cars per event.
---Brian Peterson scored his first career Schoenfeld Headers Fast Time Award with the series by edging Scott Hatton in qualifying.
---Ninth place finishing Matt ReChek won the Howard Law Cash Draw, a bonus for a randomly selected feature finishing position. Mike Stroik claimed the Advance Race Suspensions Hard Charger Award improving seven starting positions.
Article Credit: Bryan Gapinski
