13 cars made the trek north to 141 Speedway in support of the IRA 410 sprints. Brian Strane Jr. would once again edge out Nick Petska and Mike Neau for quick time honors and establishing a new qualifying track record there at 12.639. The top 3 were all under the previous record. In Allstar Performance Heat 1, front row starter Jacob Irwin would take the win while Mark Heinert would claim Rod End Supply Heat 2. A common theme with the IRA Lightning Sprints this year has been running green to checkers features and this happened again this night. Chad Stouthamer again would capitalize on his front pole position starting spot and lead early, however it was Brian Strane Jr. coming from 8th and passing for the lead with 3 to go and capturing his 7th win of the season as well as the Weld Racing Hard Charger and redeeming himself after disaster after taking the lead last week at Wilmot and then retiring with a mechanical issue and losing the track championship. A great points night gets him back to within 5 points for the season championship with 2 races to go.
The ILS returns to Wilmot Raceway as part of the Inaugural Fall Classic during the Friday night show on September 20th before finishing up the season at the Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at the Plymouth Dirt Track on September 28th.
9/14/2024 at 141 Speedway
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 22S-Brian Strane Jr[8]; 2. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[1]; 3. 63-Jacob Irwin[4]; 4. 16-Mike Neau[6]; 5. 18-Nick Petska[7]; 6. 55H-Mark Heinert[5]; 7. 13-Tucker Richards[2]; 8. 74-Tim Brannam[9]; 9. 17-Jordan Funderburk[3]; 10. 74M-Max Brannam[12]; 11. 01-Ron Brannam[10]; 12. 6-Jeff Schmidt[11]; 13. 23-Dominick Swierad[13]
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 63-Jacob Irwin[2]; 2. 22S-Brian Strane Jr[4]; 3. 16-Mike Neau[3]; 4. 13-Tucker Richards[1]; 5. 01-Ron Brannam[6]; 6. 6-Jeff Schmidt[5]; 7. 23-Dominick Swierad[7]
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 55H-Mark Heinert[3]; 2. 18-Nick Petska[4]; 3. 5S-Chad Stouthamer[1]; 4. 74-Tim Brannam[5]; 5. 17-Jordan Funderburk[2]; 6. 74M-Max Brannam[6]
Qualifying: 1. 22S-Brian Strane Jr, 00:12.639[10]; 2. 18-Nick Petska, 00:12.680[1]; 3. 16-Mike Neau, 00:12.781[9]; 4. 55H-Mark Heinert, 00:12.939[5]; 5. 63-Jacob Irwin, 00:12.998[4]; 6. 17-Jordan Funderburk, 00:13.137[7]; 7. 13-Tucker Richards, 00:13.309[6]; 8. 5S-Chad Stouthamer, 00:13.339[3]; 9. 6-Jeff Schmidt, 00:13.371[2]; 10. 74-Tim Brannam, 00:13.401[8]; 11. 01-Ron Brannam, 00:13.642[12]; 12. 74M-Max Brannam, 00:13.720[11]; 13. 23-Dominick Swierad, 00:13.749[13]
- Mike Neau on Sep 17, 2024
- Article Date: 9/17/2024