Last-lap Thriller Goes to Briggs at Gas City

By admin June 16, 2018 Gas City I-69 Speedway, Montpelier Motor Speedway, USAC Speed2 Midwest Thunder Midget Series

Gas City, IN……..Stratton Briggs of Anna, Ohio passed Chett Gehrke exiting the final turn of the final lap to win Friday night’s 25-lap “Jack & Jiggs Classic” USAC Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget race at Gas City I-69 Speedway. Chett Gehrke led seven of the feature laps but ended up second at the checkered flag ahead of series point leader Aaron Leffel, John Heydenreich and Cory Guingrich.

USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 15, 2018 – Gas City, Indiana – Gas City I-69 Speedway – “Jack & Jiggs Classic”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. John Heydenreich (Givens #22), 2. Stratton Briggs (Briggs #71), 3. Aaron Leffel (Taylor #11L), 4. Mike Hessel (Hessel #7m), 5. Trey Osborne (Taylor #11D), 6. Anthony Haas (Haas #81), 7. Tyler Kalb (Kalb #32), 8. Andy Martin (Martin #X), 9. Kyle Kriegbaum (Kriegbaum #12). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chett Gehrke (Gehrke #11c), 2. Alex Watson (Watson #3), 3. Cory Guingrich (Guingrich #11G), 4. Andrew Heitkamp (Heitkamp #4), 5. Becca Stiefel (Stiefel (#32B), 6. Tom Hessel (Hessel #7T), 7. Jon Watson (Watson #25). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Kevin Blue (Blue #7DW).

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Stratton Briggs, 2. Chett Gehrke, 3. Aaron Leffel, 4. John Heydenreich, 5. Cory Guingrich, 6. Anthony Haas, 7. Jon Watson, 8. Trey Osborne, 9. Kyle Kriegbaum, 10. Andy Martin, 11. Tom Hessel, 12. Mike Hessel, 13. Alex Watson, 14. Andrew Heitkamp, 15. Becca Stiefel, 16. Tyler Kalb. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Briggs, Laps 11-12 Gehrke, Laps 13-19 Briggs, Laps 20-24 Gehrke, Lap 25 Briggs.

NEW USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER POINTS: 1-Leffel-206, 2-A.Watson-150, 3-Gehrke-147, 4-Gedd Ross-132, 5-Briggs-132, 6-Heydenreich-132, 7-Andy Baugh-110, 8-J.Watson-107, 9-Osborne-105, 10-Guingrich-103.

NEXT USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER RACE: June 16 – Montpelier (IN) Motor Speedway

Sources: USAC PR