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A season high 134 cars turned out for the Double Down Challenge at Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday.
Drivers in attendance could race for double the normal purse just by paying an extra $50 entry fee.
This week’s program also featured a driver recognition program that honored the racers from past decades that brought the sport to where it is today.
Fifty-seven former drivers were on hand from the 1950s through the early '90s.
They were all introduced to a very appreciative crowd before the racing began.
Alan Wagner led the USRA Modified feature but caused a caution that sent him to the back.
Jacob Bleess took over with Erik Kanz and Brandon Davis in tow.
Lucas Schott was on the move and got to fourth on lap two. Schott then challenged Davis and they both got by Kanz.
Bleess continued to lead but a yellow on lap eight would slow things down. Schott got to second on the restart while Josh Angst passed Kanz for fourth.
Bleess took off but Schott reeled in the leader on lap 20 and made the pass for the lead.\
Bleess bounced off of and on top of the wall and kept going.
Schott was out front but a yellow on lap 24 set up a green-white-checkered dash to the finish.
Schott held on for his second win of the season at Deer Creek and ninth win overall.
Angst had a late-race charge to snag second with Davis in third.
Bleess ended his run in fourth and Kanz scored a top-five finish.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016
USRA MODIFIEDS
A-Main: Lucas Schott, Josh Angst, Brandon Davis, Jacob Bleess, Erik Kanz, Jason Cummins, Nate Wasmund, Brian Albrecht, Brad Dierks, Bob Timm, Levi Nielsen, John Doelle, Jake Timm, Joe Horgdal, Jacob Dahle, Kevin Stoa, Alan Wagner, Jim King, Bill Clemens, Dustin Sorensen, Cory Crapser, Brett Bumgardner, Keith Foss, Darwyn Karau, Joe Ludemann, Mark Motl.
B-Main #1: Doelle, Foss, Stoa, Ludemann, King, Tammy Soma-Clark, Dwaine Hanson.
B-Main #2: Nielsen, Dahle, Clemens, Motl, Bumgardner, Greg Jensen, Jake Stark.
Heat #1: Dierks, Bleess, Albrecht, B. Timm, Foss, Stoa, Ludemann, Hanson.
Heat #2: Kanz, Wagner, Angst, Wasmund, Jensen, Clemens, Stark, Bumgardner.
Heat #3: Davis, J. Timm, Cummins, Sorensen, Doelle, King, Soma-Clark.
Heat #4: Schott, Karau, Crapser, Horgdal, Nielsen, Dahle, Motl.
