David Budres
BMARA
Heat one (started), *qualified for feature): 1. Scott Hatton 1 (5*) 2. Kevin Olson 9K (4*) 3. Lamont Critchett 14 (7*) 4. Harrison Kleven 29 (1) 5. Jeff Zelinski 15z (6*) 6. Jack Dohner 87 (2) 7. Jake Goeglin 8 (8) 8. Kyle Stark 2 (3)
8-lap heats took the top 16 in passing points to the feature. Stark flipped in turn one before a lap could be completed. He was ok. H. Kleven led early over the ageless Olson and Hatton. Hatton took second from Olson on lap two and then the lead a lap later. Olson and Critchett would both work by H. Kleven with three to go. Hatton and Olson have both turned a few laps at Angell Park.
Heat two (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Derek Doerr 20D (3*) 2. Mike Stroik 9s (4*) 3. Zach Boden 51 (7*) 4. Tyler Roth 18 (8*) 5. Denny Smith 10 (5) 6. Aaron Muhle 24 (2) 7. Dan Kleven 92 (1) 8. Jordan Nelson 98 (6)
Doerr would lead the distance in this one. Stroik took second from Muhle on lap three, and was joined by Boden, who was up from row four.
Heat three (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Chase McDermand 40 (6*) 2. Kevin Douglas 5K (1*) 3. Cody Weisensel 20 (2*) 4. Chase Jones 57 (4*) 5. RJ Corson 15c (3) 6. Nick Baran 11T (5) 7. Kurt Mayhew 21K (7) DNS – Jerremy Douglas 6
It was hard to take the eyes of McDermand. K. Douglas led Baran and Corson early. Corson took second on lap two, and Mayhew followed him into third. Mayhew would claim second and then took the lead at the halfway point. Weisensel had a tough start but battled back to third. McDermand was trapped in side by side battles in the back, but once he found his way clear on lap five, he shot from fourth to the lead. Mayhew exited and was done for the night. McDermand rode the high side the rest of the way to win going away.
Heat four (started, *qualified for feature): 1. Andy Baugh 6B (7*) 2. David Budres 31B (4*) 3. Mike Unger 76 (1*) 4. Kyle Koch 71 (2*) 5. Jim Fuerst 28 (5) 6. Todd Kluever 55 (3) 7. Shay Sassano 31 (6)
Unger was your early leader before Budres and Baugh both shot around on lap two. Baugh used the low side to take the lead on lap three. Budres wasn’t going away however as the pair battled side by side to the checkers, with Baugh winning by a narrow margin.
B main (started): 1. Baran (5) 2. H. Kleven (1) 3. Fuerst (3) 4. Smith (2) 5. Corson (4) 6. Dohner (8) / 7. Muhle (7) 8. D. Kleven (10) 9. Sassano (9) 10. Goeglein (6) 11. Nelson (11) DNS – Kluever, Mayhew, J. Douglas, Stark
The 12-lapper took the top six to the feature. H. Kleven led Smith and Corson early. Baran shot from fifth to third on the second lap. Fuerst claimed fourth from Corson on lap four. Muhle spun on lap five bringing caution. On lap seven, Baran worked by Smith for second. The final caution came for a Goeglin spin with thee to go. Baran took advantage by roaring to the lead and the win. Fuerst passed Smith for third with two to go.
A main (started): 1. Budres (1) 2. Baugh (8) 3. Olson (3) 4. Boden (4) 5. Weisensel (12) 6. McDermand (9) 7. Doerr (6) 8. Hatton (7) 9. K. Douglas (11) 10. Koch (16) 11. Stroik (2) 12. Dohner (22) 13. Jones (13) 14. Unger (14) 15. H. Kleven (18) 16. Fuerst (19) 17. Corson (21) 18. Critchett (5) 19. Roth (10) 20. Zelinski (15) 21. Smith (20) 22. Baran (17)
The 25-lapper was the first midget feature at Sun Prairie since 2019. Budres led early over Stroik and Olson. Things leveled out before Baugh took third from Olson on lap eight. Meanwhile, McDermand had been buried in the field by a near accident and was one of the only cars on the high side. It was entertaining watching the Springfield youngster training himself. He was back in the top ten by lap eleven. Stroik worked on Budres before taking the point on lap 13. Baugh worked into second, but on lap 15 gave the leader the chrome horn and spun him. Baugh was penalized three spots, while Stroik restarted at the tail. Budres inherited the lead ahead of Olson, Boden, Baugh and Critchett. Zelinski flipped on lap 17, bringing the red. He was ok. Critchett bowed out at the same time Baugh worked back into third behind Budres and Olson when the green flew again, but one final yellow came for an incident involving Fuerst and Corson with six to go. McDermand was still entertaining, but would peak at sixth. Budres maintained his lead, while Baugh took second on the last lap. Dohner was the hard-charger.