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Inside Line Promotions – BRANDON, S.D. (June 23, 2022) – Michael ‘Buddy’ Kofoid soaked in the entirety of the moment on Thursday when he climbed on top of his winged sprint car, raised his right arm in the air and basked in the falling confetti at Huset’s Speedway.
Kofoid captured his first career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win during the opening round of the inaugural Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Billion Auto, becoming the 148th World of Outlaws feature winner in the history of the series.
“Man, I’m speechless,” he said. “That’s pretty damn cool. I’ve wanted to win an Outlaws race for a long time. This is by far the biggest win of my career. To finally say I beat the best in the world is something you don’t get to say very often. It’s pretty damn special.”
Additionally, Matt Steuerwald advanced from sixth to record his second Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stock triumph of the season at Huset’s Speedway.
Kofoid was one of three different race leaders throughout the $15,000-to-win, 35-lap World of Outlaws main event at the high-banked dirt oval. The feature went non-stop after a red flag on the initial start of the race when several drivers tangled exiting turn two.
Polesitter Brock Zearfoss led the first three laps before Kofoid, who started on the outside of the front row, used the bottom in turns one and two to drive into the top spot. Meanwhile, James McFadden advanced into third place on Lap 10 and into second place on Lap 12. A slide job in turns one and two on Lap 20 gave McFadden the lead, but Kofoid powered around him on the cushion during the ensuing lap.
Kofoid then pulled away during the final 15 laps to win by 2.177 seconds during only his 16th career start with the series.
“This is an obviously brand new team and we haven’t run very often,” he said. “We finally got our speed where we need. I knew if we could get our speed right, I told myself I knew I could win one of these damn races. It’s really good momentum and hopefully we can cap off the weekend with $100,000.”
McFadden was smooth all night after his team was forced to change an engine after hot laps. He earned the most points after qualifying and the heat races before advancing from fifth to second in the A Main.
“You obviously want to win the race,” he said. “We just got caught up with lapped cars. It sort of screwed my momentum up. Buddy ripped the top and got by them quicker. Hopefully we can get one spot further tomorrow night and get up in Victory Lane. I’ve got to thank my guys. Obviously starting off the night hurting an engine. Them thrashing and getting us to this position is good and it all counts toward the $100,000 on Saturday.”
Parker Price-Miller passed Zearfoss for the final spot on the podium in the closing laps.
“We were really good late,” Price-Miller said. “Maybe a little tick tight at the beginning, but you kind of have to be like that with how fast this place slickens off. We’re running really good right now. Hopefully we can cap it off with another two good nights.”
Hunter Schuerenberg rounded out the top five.
Spencer Bayston and Giovanni Scelzi each set quick time during their qualifying sessions before Logan Schuchart, Mitchel Moles, Brooke Tatnell, Austin McCarl, Schuerenberg and Mark Dobmeier earned heat race triumphs. Brendan Mullen won the C Main and Bayston claimed the Last Chance Showdown.
Steuerwald led the final 11 laps of the 15-lap Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stocks feature for his second win of the year, which is tied for the most of any driver at the track.
Jeff Wittrock paced the field for the first four laps, which were hampered by a pair of cautions and a wild red flag as Mike Chaney flipped on the frontstretch. Steuerwald came out of a three-wide battle for the top spot in the lead on Lap 5. Second-running Zach Olivier got into the back of Steuerwald entering turn three on Lap 8 to bring out the final caution. Steuerwald returned to the lead and Olivier was penalized to the rear of the field for the restart.
Olivier was on a mission during the second half of the race as he charged back into the runner-up position, but Steuerwald had built a sizeable lead to win by 2.631 seconds.
“I know Zach probably didn’t mean to get into me,” he said. “I spun it out. I was just glad I got my spot back.
“It’s great. We’re due for one here again I guess. It’d just been eluding me.”
Colby Klaassen finished third with Wittrock placing fourth and Matthew Donker fifth.
Chaney and Klaassen were the heat race winners.
Round 2 of the Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Billion Auto is Friday night. It marks the second-and-final preliminary night of the event leading into Saturday’s $100,000-to-win finale. The gates open at 4 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. each night.
Tickets are available at the track as well as online by visiting https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true.
HUSET’S HIGH BANK NATIONALS PRESENTED BY BILLION AUTO NIGHT 1 RACE RESULTS AT HUSET’S SPEEDWAY (June 23, 2022) –
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
A Feature (35 Laps): 1. 11-Michael Kofoid (2); 2. 83-James McFadden (5); 3. 11P-Parker Price Miller (6); 4. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss (1); 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg (4); 6. 2-David Gravel (9); 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild (23); 8. 18-Giovanni Scelzi (7); 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart (13); 10. 41-Carson Macedo (11); 11. 24-Rico Abreu (14); 12. 1A-Jacob Allen (8); 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr (10); 14. 49-Brad Sweet (16); 15. 88-Austin McCarl (15); 16. 09-Matt Juhl (3); 17. 5-Spencer Bayston (21); 18. 15-Donny Schatz (24); 19. 16-Brooke Tatnell (17); 20. 25-JJ Hickle (20); 21. 19AZ-Mitchel Moles (12); 22. 13-Mark Dobmeier (19); 23. 21K-Thomas Kennedy (18); 24. 7S-Robbie Price (22).
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps): 1. 5-Spencer Bayston (1); 2. 7S-Robbie Price (2); 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild (3); 4. 15-Donny Schatz (8); 5. 22K-Kaleb Johnson (4); 6. 20G-Noah Gass (6); 7. 8-Aaron Reutzel (11); 8. 1AU-Marcus Dumesny (18); 9. 81-Jack Dover (5); 10. 7-Justin Henderson (9); 11. 22-Riley Goodno (16); 12. 9-Kasey Kahne (19); 13. 35-Skylar Prochaska (10); 14. 19-Paige Polyak (12); 15. 11M-Brendan Mullen; 16. 27-Carson McCarl; 17. 21-Brian Brown (14); 18. 3-Ayrton Gennetten (7); 19. 8B-Jack Croaker (13); 20. 51A-Elliot Amdahl (15); 21. 97-Alan Gilbertson (20); 22. ACE-Dusty Zomer (17).
C Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 11M-Brendan Mullen (1); 2. 27-Carson McCarl (4); 3. 47-Brant O'Banion (2); 4. 3X-Tim Shaffer (6); 5. 101-Chuck McGillivray (3); 6. 17G-Lee Goos Jr (5); 7. 4W-Matt Wasmund (9); 8. 4-Cody Hansen (7); 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle (8).
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart (1); 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr (3); 3. 25-JJ Hickle (2); 4. 49-Brad Sweet (4); 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild (5); 6. 1AU-Marcus Dumesny (7); 7. 5-Spencer Bayston (6); 8. 27-Carson McCarl (8); 9. 4W-Matt Wasmund (9).
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 19AZ-Mitchel Moles (2); 2. 22K-Kaleb Johnson (1); 3. 09-Matt Juhl (5); 4. 2-David Gravel (6); 5. 15-Donny Schatz (4); 6. 9-Kasey Kahne (7); 7. ACE-Dusty Zomer (3); 8. 3X-Tim Shaffer (8).
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 16-Brooke Tatnell (1); 2. 1A-Jacob Allen (4); 3. 11P-Parker Price Miller (5); 4. 41-Carson Macedo (6); 5. 19-Paige Polyak (2); 6. 21-Brian Brown (3); 7. 11M-Brendan Mullen (7); 8. 4-Cody Hansen (8).
Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 88-Austin McCarl (1); 2. 83-James McFadden (5); 3. 24-Rico Abreu (3); 4. 18-Giovanni Scelzi (6); 5. 20G-Noah Gass (4); 6. 51A-Elliot Amdahl (2); 7. 97-Alan Gilbertson (7); 8. 17G-Lee Goos Jr (8).
Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg (4); 2. 81-Jack Dover (1); 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss (5); 4. 35-Skylar Prochaska (2); 5. 22-Riley Goodno (7); 6. 8B-Jack Croaker (3); 7. 101-Chuck McGillivray (8); 8. 7S-Robbie Price (6).
Heat 6 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Mark Dobmeier (1); 2. 21K-Thomas Kennedy (2); 3. 11-Michael Kofoid (6); 4. 3-Ayrton Gennetten (3); 5. 7-Justin Henderson (4); 6. 8-Aaron Reutzel (5); 7. 47-Brant O'Banion (7); 8. 2K-Kevin Ingle (8).
Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 5-Spencer Bayston, 00:10.882 (1); 2. 2-David Gravel, 00:10.962 (6); 3. 41-Carson Macedo, 00:10.980 (23); 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 00:11.021 (18); 5. 09-Matt Juhl, 00:11.038 (14); 6. 11P-Parker Price Miller, 00:11.055 (7); 7. 49-Brad Sweet, 00:11.070 (19); 8. 15-Donny Schatz, 00:11.095 (24); 9. 1A-Jacob Allen, 00:11.112 (20); 10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 00:11.151 (8); 11. ACE-Dusty Zomer, 00:11.165 (4); 12. 21-Brian Brown, 00:11.182 (2); 13. 25-JJ Hickle, 00:11.204 (15); 14. 19AZ-Mitchel Moles, 00:11.204 (5); 15. 19-Paige Polyak, 00:11.211 (12); 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 00:11.222 (11); 17. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, 00:11.230 (9); 18. 16-Brooke Tatnell, 00:11.235 (3); 19. 1AU-Marcus Dumesny, 00:11.235 (13); 20. 9-Kasey Kahne, 00:11.261 (10); 21. 11M-Brendan Mullen, 00:11.267 (25); 22. 27-Carson McCarl, 00:11.278 (16); 23. 3X-Tim Shaffer, 00:11.410 (21); 24. 4-Cody Hansen, 00:11.550 (22); 25. 4W-Matt Wasmund, 00:11.629 (17).
Qualifying B (2 Laps): 1. 18-Giovanni Scelzi, 00:11.006 (1); 2. 7S-Robbie Price, 00:11.132 (15); 3. 11-Michael Kofoid, 00:11.183 (4); 4. 83-James McFadden, 00:11.252 (14); 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 00:11.276 (17); 6. 8-Aaron Reutzel, 00:11.284 (13); 7. 20G-Noah Gass, 00:11.351 (9); 8. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg, 00:11.361 (7); 9. 7-Justin Henderson, 00:11.365 (16); 10. 24-Rico Abreu, 00:11.386 (21); 11. 8B-Jack Croaker, 00:11.425 (8); 12. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 00:11.437 (19); 13. 51A-Elliot Amdahl, 00:11.442 (3); 14. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 00:11.505 (6); 15. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 00:11.532 (18); 16. 88-Austin McCarl, 00:11.550 (12); 17. 81-Jack Dover, 00:11.556 (5); 18. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 00:11.585 (22); 19. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 00:11.617 (2); 20. 22-Riley Goodno, 00:11.645 (24); 21. 47-Brant O'Banion, 00:12.070 (23); 22. 17G-Lee Goos Jr, 00:12.179 (20); 23. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 00:12.537 (10); 24. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 00:12.540 (11).
Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stocks
A Feature (18 Laps): 1. 3-Matt Steuerwald (6); 2. 71-Zach Olivier (9); 3. 34K-Colby Klaassen (8); 4. 65J-Jeff Wittrock (1); 5. 7-Matthew Donker (5); 6. 83X-Brylee Gough (12); 7. 40-Tim Dann (7); 8. 29Z-JJ Zebell (4); 9. (DNF) 12-Mike Chaney (3); 10. (DNF) 33-Paul Lebahn (10); 11. (DNF) 18-Ivan Olivier (2); 12. (DNF) 14J-Jayke Glanzer (11); 13. (DNF) 211-Tyler Zebell (13); 14. (DNF) 71X-Shaun Taylor (14); 15. (DNS) 64-Cory Yeigh.
Fastenal Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Mike Chaney (3); 2. 71-Zach Olivier (7); 3. 40-Tim Dann (6); 4. 65J-Jeff Wittrock (2); 5. 7-Matthew Donker (5); 6. 64-Cory Yeigh (4); 7. 83X-Brylee Gough (8); 8. (DNF) 71X-Shaun Taylor (1).
Midwest Oil / VP Fuels Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 34K-Colby Klaassen (5); 2. 3-Matt Steuerwald (4); 3. 18-Ivan Olivier (1); 4. 29Z-JJ Zebell (3); 5. 33-Paul Lebahn (6); 6. 14J-Jayke Glanzer (2); 7. 211-Tyler Zebell (7).
2022 HUSET’S SPEEDWAY WEEKLY DIVISION FEATURE WINNERS –
Casey’s 410 Sprint Cars presented by Big Frig:
Ryan Timms – 2 (May 29 and June 19); Lynton Jeffrey – 1 (May 15); Parker Price-Miller – 1 (May 8); Giovanni Scelzi – 1 (May 22); Brooke Tatnell – 1 (June 12)
Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series:
Brandon Bosma – 2 (May 8 and June 19); Lee Goos Jr. – 1 (May 22); Sam Henderson – 1 (June 12); and Trevor Serbus – 1 (May 15)
Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stocks:
Zach Olivier – 2 (May 22 and June 19); Matt Steuerwald – 2 (May 8 and June 23); Colby Klaassen – 1 (June 12); and Cory Yeigh – 1 (May 15)
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday for the Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Billion Auto with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stocks (Friday only)
HUSET’S SPEEDWAY MEDIA LINKS –
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HUSET’S SPEEDWAY –
Huset’s Speedway is a dirt oval located in Brandon, S.D. The track opened in 1954 and has undergone a large renovation within the last few years, making it a premier destination for both marquee racing events and weekly programs.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 24, 2022
- Article Date: 6/24/2022 by Inside Line Promotions