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The Red Cedar Speedway invited traveling modifieds and allowed them to run an unsanctioned event for increased pay sponsored by Mars Racing and Keyes Chevytown USA. Four classes of cars were in attendance as the WISSOTA Poly Dome Dirt Track Series sanctioned Midwest Modifieds, Super Stocks, and Late Models, along with the unsanctioned “Open” modifieds took to the track. Feature winners included Lucas Schott, Jesse Glenz, Curt Meyers, and Nick Koehler.
The stars of the night were the open modifieds as several sanctioning bodies were intermingled together on the track. Cars were allowed to run with the rules of their own sanctioning body with an 8000 RPM rev limiter on their motors. Three heats were run and the cars were lined up by passing points for the feature. Mike Anderson won the pole position by virtue of his last place to first run in his heat. The outside front row starter was Jake Hartung as he gained more heat points by starting fifth and finishing second as Lucas Schott and Craig Thatcher both won their respective heats from the front row.
Mike Anderson (WISSOTA) drove to the early lead as Schott (open) followed through to second. A lap three caution reset the field as Anderson again led. Schott used the high line to move to the point on lap four and Jake Hartung (open) moved past Anderson into second. As the front group approached traffic, Hartung and Anderson tightened the gap on Schott. Hartung powered into the lead and Anderson challenged for second. On lap 20 of 30 in heavy lapped traffic, Hartung got into Paul Nitzik (WISSOTA) causing Nitzik to spin. Hartung was relegated from the lead to the rear of the field at the restart.
Schott again lead the field but a caution involving Matt Leer (WISSOTA) and Cory Bruggeman (WISSOTA) slowed the pace. Schott, who gained his advantage on amazing restarts maintained the lead at the green. Anderson and Thatcher (open) battled for second and closed the gap on the leader. A spinning Chris Ortel (open) slowed the action for the final time as Hartung was called for the foul. But again, Schott’s terrific ability to gain distance on the field on restarts was paramount. During the last run for the checkered, Schott gained a four to five car length advantage on the front stretch on the green. Although Anderson was able to cut that distance in half over the last five laps, he followed the 19 year old sensation to the checkers.
Thatcher, who throughout history is considered the man who owned the Red Cedar Speedway in the modified division, having won five National Championships claiming the track as his home, could do nothing with Anderson and finished a strong third. Chad Mahder was scored in fourth.
