MASSINGILL AMASSES ANOTHER MTM VICTORY AT MONTPELIER
Montpelier, Indiana (October 8, 2022)………It didn’t take long for Troy, Ohio’s Bryce Massingill to reach the front of the pack on Saturday night at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway.
The sixth-starting driver made his way to the lead by the end of the first lap and never conceded as he drove to his fifth USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midgets Presented by Performance Electronics win of the year, leading all 20 laps in the process.
Massingill was followed to the line by Matt Lux (Manilla, Ind.), the recently crowned 2022 All Star Circuit of Champions TQ Midget titlist who revealed he has purchased two cars to run the Midwest Thunder series in 2023.
Drew Rader (Findlay, Ohio), who had won each of the past three Midwest Thunder features at Montpelier this season, came home third after starting eighth. Jakeb Boxell (Zanesville, Ind.) and Chett Gehrke (Broken Arrow, Okla.) rounded out the top-five with point leader Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio) scored in sixth.
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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE RESULTS: October 8, 2022 – Montpelier Motor Speedway – Montpelier, Indiana
K & M TOOL & DIE FIRST HEAT WINNER: Stratton Briggs (#71 Briggs)
PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS SECOND HEAT WINNER: Michael Magic (#21 Fedorczyk)
BREWHOUSE DRIVE-THRU THIRD HEAT WINNER: Bryce Massingill (#35 Massingill)
FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bryce Massingill, 2. Matt Lux (#5KB Wells), 3. Drew Rader (#74 Bassitt), 4. Jakeb Boxell (#44JB Boxell), 5. Chett Gehrke, 6. Stratton Briggs, 7. Wes Pinkerton (#9p Pinkerton), 8. Carl Peterson (#49p Peterson), 9. Ian Creager (#36 Creager), 10. Michael Magic (#5m Magic), 11. Abby Hohlbein (#11H Hohlbein), 12. Alex Watson (#3E Watson), 13. Chris Dickey (#12 Pinkerton), 14. Jake Sollenberger (#5s Utsinger), 15. Jim Jones (#97 Jones), 16. Tyler Watkins (#5 Watkins), 17. Ryan Moran (#01 Moran), 18. Josh Yenser (#5y Yenser).
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Bryce Massingill.
PERFORMANCE POWDER COATING HARD CHARGER: Drew Rader (8th to 3rd)
ROSEWOOD MACHINE & TOOL PRECISION MOVE OF THE RACE: Bryce Massingill
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS POINTS: 1-Stratton Briggs-1186, 2-Bryce Massingill-1063, 3-Michael Magic-993, 4-Ian Creager-939, 5-Carl Peterson-923, 6-Josh Yenser-860, 7-Jakeb Boxell-710, 8-Zach Wigal-687, 9-Jim Jones-628, 10-Abby Hohlbein-618.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE: October 21, 2022 – Gas City I-69 Speedway – Gas City, Indiana