WIMMER WEEKEND SWEEP PREVENTED BY ZOMER VICTORY AT WILMOT IN BUMPER TO BUMPER IRA 50TH ANNIVERSARY ACTION!
May 7, 2016; Wilmot, WI – Wilmot Raceway hosted the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints to open the historic raceway’s 2016 raceway season. Drivers and teams were greeted by a raceway that had undergone several improvements during the off-season. The result was a very racy track, which lead to some amazing side by side battles witnessed by the fans who now have an unobstructed view of the entire track.
The A-main event saw several cautions keep the field close during the first half of the contest, while the second half ran non-stop, and turned into a showdown between Sioux Falls, SD resident Dusty Zomer, and Indiana native Brandon Wimmer who was seeking to sweep the weekend’s IRA action as he had won the previous night at Manitowoc Speedway in his Hartnell Motorsports owned machine.
Zomer had won during his last appearance with the IRA Sprints in an event at the Dodge County Fairgrounds last fall. Tonight he had to fight a frantic battle with Wimmer through lapped traffic during the closing stages of the race.
On several occasions Wimmer had managed to show Zomer his front wing but Zomer would prove up to the challenge, and once clear of traffic he managed to build a small lead that he would hold to the checker.
Over the final laps Jordan Goldesberry and Blake Nimee scrapped for the final podium position. Both drivers had won Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint events last season at Wilmot Raceway and they were seeking their first podium of the young 2016 season.
In the end, Goldesberry found the speed to earn the position, joining Zomer and Wimmer on the front stretch for post-race ceremonies as a result of his third place finish.
The A-main contest started out with Nimee starting from the pole of the contest while 2013 Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint series Rookie of the Year Robbie Pribnow started to his outside. Pribnow blasted into the opening lead leaving Nimee to battle with Mike Reinke, and Zomer for the second spot.
On lap three an incident which disabled Russel Borland’s machine resulted in his car coming to a stop in turn one drawing the first caution.
On the restart Zomer worked the bottom line to make his way past both Reinke and Nimee. He then set out to close the gap on Pribnow.
On lap seven the second caution of the contest flew when Ben Schmidt looped his ride in turn three.
On the restart Zomer quickly disposed of Pribnow to take the lead but only a single lap went in the books before the race was halted again as Kody Kinser spun in turn two. It would be the final slowdown of the contest.
As soon as racing action resumed Zomer quickly took off from the field. Pribnow gave chase, rim-riding the track in the second spot while third was contested between Wimmer, and Nimee with the pair exchanging the spot several times before Wimmer secured the position.
The race past the halfway point with Zomer extending his lead on Pribnow who was holding his own in second successfully fending off the challenges of Zomer.
A few laps later Pribnow went wide in turn two, nearly tagging the wall. As a result, both Wimmer and Nimee were able to slip past for second and third before Pribnow regained his composure to retain the fourth spot.
Goldesberry meanwhile was making progress forward. After starting in the twelfth spot he cracked the top five with ten laps to go.
Out front the leaders were working heavy traffic which allowed Wimmer to rapidly close on Zomer, and as they sought to work past back markers Wimmer actually managed to nose ahead briefly but as soon as Zomer saw Wimmer’s front wing he was able to up the pace.
Over the final laps, Zomer maintained a four-car length gap which he held to the finish to score the victory. Wimmer had to settle for second.
Over the final circuits, Goldesberry managed to work past Nimee to take the final podium position.
Nimee earned his first top-five effort of the season achieving a fourth place finish. Seven-time Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint champion Bill Balog completed the top five.
Pribnow crossed the line in sixth followed by 2015 series champion Bill Rose who claimed seventh. Mike Reinke, Jeremy Schultz, and Joey Moughan who was making his first series start in 2016 comprised the top ten.
In earlier action Kody Kinser laid claim to top honors in the B-main, outpacing Goldesberry, Scott Biertzer, Scotty Thiel as the top four finishers advanced to the main event.
Heat race wins went to Schmidt, Wimmer, Dave Uttech and Raymond Hensley.
35 drivers checked in to qualify this evening with Balog turning in the fasted lap around the third-mile oval with a lap of 13.764 seconds, Wimmer was second fastest with a 13.898 second trip around the track with Zomer third fastest at 13.901.
Then series now heads back to Beaver Dam Raceway for a show next Saturday night May 14th. Bill Balog won the last IRA contest held at the track at an event back on April 23rd.
The Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints will be back at Wilmot Raceway on May 21st in a co-sanctioned event with the All-Star circuit of Champions.
For more information on the IRA Outlaw Sprints check out the tour website at www.irasprints.com or by logging onto the series Facebook page at www.facebook.com/irasprints the series is also on twitter at #IRA_sprints.
The IRA Sprints are presented by its long time supporting series partners. The series support is led by title sponsor Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts & Service Centers, and associate series partners Hoosier Tire, Osborn & Son Trucking, TW Metals, Cummins Onan, and Twin Lakes Marine.
Upcoming 2016 Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series Events:
5/14/2016 – Beaver Dam Raceway – Beaver Dam, WI
5/21/2016 – Wilmot Raceway – Wilmot, WI
5/22/2016 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, WI
5/27/2016 – Oshkosh Speedzone – Oshkosh, WI
5/29/2016 – 141 Speedway – Francis Creek, WI
410 Sprints | IRA Interstate Racing Association
Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 82-Dusty Zomer[4]; 2. 48H-Brandon Wimmer[5]; 3. 65-Jordan Goldesberry[12]; 4. 79-Blake Nimee[1]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog[6]; 6. 94R-Rob Pribnow[2]; 7. 6-Bill Rose[15]; 8. 02-Mike Reinke[3]; 9. 5J-Jeremy Schultz[17]; 10. 29M-Joey Moughan[20]; 11. 64-Scotty Thiel[24]; 12. 70-Raymond Hensley[7]; 13. 53W-Bill Wirth[9]; 14. 4B-Scott Biertzer[23]; 15. 23-Russell Borland[19]; 16. 10V-Matt Vandevere[18]; 17. 19-Todd Daun[22]; 18. 68-Dave Uttech[8]; 19. 2W-Scott Neitzel[13]; 20. 23D-Trey Datweiler[16]; 21. 4K-Kris Spitz[21]; 22. 99-Kyle Marten[14]; 23. (DNF) 4KK-Kody Kinser[11]; 24. (DNF) 35-Ben Schmidt[10]
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 4KK-Kody Kinser[1]; 2. 65-Jordan Goldesberry[2]; 3. 4B-Scott Biertzer[4]; 4. 64-Scotty Thiel[3]; 5. 1M-Phillip Mock[5]; 6. 7-Scott Uttech[11]; 7. 50-Rusty Egan[9]; 8. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[12]; 9. 12W-Josh Walter; 10. 2B-Jimmy Sivia[7]; 11. 56-Ryan Irwin[10]; 12. 41-Dennis Spitz[6]; 13. 43-Jereme Schroeder[8]; 14. 12-Michael Decker[13]; 15. 14-Jim Fifield[14]
Weld Racing Products Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Ben Schmidt[3]; 2. 23D-Trey Datweiler[2]; 3. 23-Russell Borland[1]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog[6]; 5. 4K-Kris Spitz[7]; 6. 4KK-Kody Kinser[5]; 7. 4B-Scott Biertzer[4]; 8. 12-Michael Decker[9]; 9. 56-Ryan Irwin[8]
DMI Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 53W-Bill Wirth[2]; 2. 48H-Brandon Wimmer[6]; 3. 29M-Joey Moughan[1]; 4. 79-Blake Nimee[4]; 5. 19-Todd Daun[9]; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry[5]; 7. 1M-Phillip Mock[3]; 8. 7-Scott Uttech[8]; 9. (DNF) 2B-Jimmy Sivia[7]
All Star Performance Products Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 68-Dave Uttech[1]; 2. 82-Dusty Zomer[6]; 3. 5J-Jeremy Schultz[2]; 4. 2W-Scott Neitzel[4]; 5. 6-Bill Rose[3]; 6. 64-Scotty Thiel[5]; 7. 43-Jereme Schroeder[7]; 8. 14-Jim Fifield[9]; 9. (DNF) 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[8]
R & H Enterprise Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 70-Raymond Hensley[1]; 2. 10V-Matt Vandevere[2]; 3. 02-Mike Reinke[6]; 4. 94R-Rob Pribnow[5]; 5. 99-Kyle Marten[4]; 6. 41-Dennis Spitz[3]; 7. 50-Rusty Egan[7]; 8. (DNF) 12W-Josh Walter[8]
Osborn & Son Qualifying 1: 1. 17B-Bill Balog, 13.764[4]; 2. 48H-Brandon Wimmer, 13.898[18]; 3. 82-Dusty Zomer, 13.901[22]; 4. 02-Mike Reinke, 13.930[10]; 5. 4KK-Kody Kinser, 14.053[19]; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 14.062[2]; 7. 64-Scotty Thiel, 14.103[34]; 8. 94R-Rob Pribnow, 14.110[28]; 9. 4B-Scott Biertzer, 14.124[8]; 10. 79-Blake Nimee, 14.141[20]; 11. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 14.163[15]; 12. 99-Kyle Marten, 14.172[13]; 13. 35-Ben Schmidt, 14.191[12]; 14. 1M-Phillip Mock, 14.214[17]; 15. 6-Bill Rose, 14.234[26]; 16. 41-Dennis Spitz, 14.310[16]; 17. 23D-Trey Datweiler, 14.312[11]; 18. 53W-Bill Wirth, 14.369[32]; 19. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 14.378[21]; 20. 10V-Matt Vandevere, 14.381[6]; 21. 23-Russell Borland, 14.404[7]; 22. 29M-Joey Moughan, 14.433[14]; 23. 68-Dave Uttech, 14.439[27]; 24. 70-Raymond Hensley, 14.460[9]; 25. 4K-Kris Spitz, 14.537[25]; 26. 2B-Jimmy Sivia, 14.539[3]; 27. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 14.546[29]; 28. 50-Rusty Egan, 14.577[1]; 29. 56-Ryan Irwin, 14.619[31]; 30. 7-Scott Uttech, 14.637[33]; 31. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 14.696[24]; 32. 12W-Josh Walter, 14.765[23]; 33. 12-Michael Decker, 14.796[5]; 34. 19-Todd Daun, 14.846[30]; DNS 14-Jim Fifield
WingLESS Sprints | WWSS-Wisconsin Wingless Sprint Series
Meyer A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 16-Todd Lehr[8]; 2. 9-Mike Sullivan[2]; 3. 6-Jake Kouba[4]; 4. 70-Chris Klemko[1]; 5. 89-George Gaertner Jr[12]; 6. 5J-Jim Scanlon[7]; 7. 15-Dan Wade[14]; 8. 2K-Jimmy Kouba[3]; 9. 71S-Doug Schenck[6]; 10. B2-Chuck Shaer[11]; 11. 77-James Walldan[10]; 12. 38-Allen Hafford[5]; 13. 19-Derek Crane[9]; 14. (DNF) 13-Dustin Richards[13]; DNS 52-Craig Lager; DNS 72-Dave Maynard
DRC Chasis Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 19-Derek Crane[1]; 2. 16-Todd Lehr[6]; 3. 6-Jake Kouba[4]; 4. 9-Mike Sullivan[3]; 5. 70-Chris Klemko[2]; 6. 71S-Doug Schenck[5]; 7. 15-Dan Wade[8]; 8. 13-Dustin Richards[7]
Super Shox Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 38-Allen Hafford[3]; 2. 2K-Jimmy Kouba[4]; 3. 89-George Gaertner Jr[1]; 4. 5J-Jim Scanlon[6]; 5. B2-Chuck Shaer[8]; 6. 77-James Walldan[2]; 7. (DNF) 72-Dave Maynard[5]; 8. (DNF) 52-Craig Lager[7]
Performance Parts Supply Qualifying 1: 1. 16-Todd Lehr, 15.515[2]; 2. 5J-Jim Scanlon, 16.203[9]; 3. 71S-Doug Schenck, 16.264[1]; 4. 38-Allen Hafford, 16.394[12]; 5. 6-Jake Kouba, 16.456[14]; 6. 2K-Jimmy Kouba, 16.497[15]; 7. 9-Mike Sullivan, 16.523[13]; 8. 52-Craig Lager, 16.680[10]; 9. 70-Chris Klemko, 16.725[5]; 10. 77-James Walldan, 16.960[8]; 11. B2-Chuck Shaer, 16.977[6]; 12. 19-Derek Crane, 17.069[4]; 13. 89-George Gaertner Jr, 17.154[3]; 14. 13-Dustin Richards, 17.596[16]; 15. 72-Dave Maynard, 18.060[7]; DNS 15-Dan Wade
- Jeffrey Sachse on May 09, 2016
- Article Date: 5/9/2016