5/16/2022
Outagamie Speedway
Fletcher Takes Street Stock Opener at Outagamie Speedway
(Seymour, WI) May 13, 2022- Outagamie Speedway Race Report- 138 racers checked to do battle at Outagamie Speedway powered by EWSC. There were 28 IMCA Modifieds, 39 IMCA Stock Cars,34 IMCA Sport Mods, 21IMCA Sport Compacts and 16 Unified Street Stocks.
Mother-Nature got the last word as lightning set in after the first feature ended, forcing track officials to cancel the remainder of the event due to safety concerns. Soon after that the skies opened.
In Street Stock action Josh McDonald set the pace early from his pole position. A caution on lap 3 bunched the field, allowing defending champion James Fletcher to close in. Fletcher worked the top groove to perfection, racing around McDonald to take the lead on the 5th lap. Fletcher went unchallenged the remainder of the event to score the opening night win. Beau Schroder made a late race charge in his Pontiac Ventura to place second, McDonald was able to secure third, Brooke Diefenthaler charger from 12th to place fourth and Trey Van Straten rounded out the top five.
FEATURE, HEAT & LCQ RESULTS
IMCA MODIFIED FEATURE: Canceled due to weather
HEAT 1) Jared Siefert, Luxemburg; Kurt Moeller, Kaukauna 2) Jordan Bartz, Shawano; Jayden Schmidt, Seymour 3) Dan Roedl, Beaver Dam; Marcus Yarie, Wausau
LCQ 1) Jerry Wilinski, Seymour; Dan Wilcox, Pulaski
IMCA STOCK CAR FEATURE: Canceled due to weather
HEAT 1) Wyatt Block Jr., Tigerton; Trent Nolan, Shawano 2) Aaron Karcz, Pulaski; Brandon Czarapata, Pulaski 3) Brett Wenzel, Manitowoc; Eric Arneson, Oconto Falls 4) Mike Coel, Pulaski, Kyle Frederick, Oconto Falls
LCQ 1) Chas Van Ooyen, Freedom; Jeff Kropp, Pulaski 2) Justin Jacobsen, Black Creek; Kevin Hebbe, Neenah
IMCA SPORT MOD FEATURE: Canceled due to weather
HEAT 1) Jake Carpenter, Green Bay; Ryan Schmidt, Hortonville 2) Derek Fehling, Beaver Dam; Mason Woods, Shiocton 3) Bernie Miller, Hatley; Skyler Woods, Beaver Dam 4) Tyler Sobiesczyk, Shawano; Brady Harshbarger, Fond Du Lac
LCQ 1) Dustin White, Eagle River; Jordan Jahnke, Hortonville 2) Goeff Jeche, Juneau; Sean Falk, Bonduel
UNIFIED STREET STOCK FEATURE: James Fletcher, Beaver Dam; Beau Schroder, Bonduel; Josh McDonald, Hilbert; Brooke Diefenthaler, Manitowoc; Trey Van Straten, Hortonville
HEAT 1) Chad Naze, Green Bay; Jared Spaulding, Greenville 2) Trey Van Straten, Hortonville; TJ Everard, Green Bay
IMCA SPORT COMPACT FEATURE: Canceled due to weather
HEAT 1) Skyler Bork, Little Chute; Bo White, Seymour 2) Cody Booth, Oshkosh; Thomas Schulte, Kaukauna 3) Kyle Jorgenson, Onieda; Kevin Powell, Pittsfield
Article Credit: Edward Anschutz
Submitted By: John Tienor