#49 Cameron Preisler Wins the 25 lap Feature as Daniel Calhoun and his #4 RCR team captured his first Mid-Am Racing Series Championship at LaCrosse Speedway on Saturday night.
Updated: 4 days ago
Timmy Stewart (Gary, IN) powered around the outside of Ron Vandermier, Jr. (Sheridan, IL) to lead the opening circuit of the Mid-Am Racing Series feature. Rick Tackman, Jr. (Slinger, WI) lost control coming out of turn four and harmlessly tagged the inside wall to slow the action down on lap two. Stewart maintained a few car lengths lead on Vandermier, Jr., who was now dealing with Cameron Priesley (Braidwood, IL). Both would be joined by veteran Mid-Am driver Kevin Murphy (Manhattan, IL) and former champion Clay Curts (Monee, IL) as the fight over the runner-up position intensified. Stewart began to pull away from that pack, and at halfway Vandermier, Jr. began to leave the drivers fighting him over second to battle amongst themselves. Murphy was the first to break free from that pack as he dove to the inside to power his way up to third with ten laps remaining. With seven laps left to run, Murphy caught up to Vandermier, Jr. and tried to work the inside lane to take over second place. Vandermier, Jr. got loose in turn four coming to five to go and that allowed Murphy to move into second. Yellow flew with three laps to go after Curts lost it in turn four and tagged the outside wall. Murphy pushed the limits of racing when he tagged and turned Stewart in turn four, then he stopped at the start/finish line to tap his roof and admit the incident was his fault. Priesler tried to apply pressure to Stewart on the restart, then the two made contact on the front straight. The result sent Stewart to the high side and Priesler to his second career Mid-Am feature triumph. A 7th place run would be good enough to give Daniel Calhoun his first Mid-Am Racing Series championship.
Feature (25 laps):
1. 49-Cameron Preisler, Braidwood, IL [3]
2. 5R-Kenny Richards, Hubertus, WI [6]
3. 28-Cameron Vandermier, Sheridan, IL [4]
4. 18-Timothy Stewart, Gary, IN [2]
5. 76-Bobby Gash III, Frankfort, IL [11]
6. K3-Keellen Arnold III, Mazon, IL [1]
7. 4-Daniel Calhoun, Mchenry, IL [9]
8. 88R-Rick Corso, McHenry, IL [8]
9. 51-Robert Turzinski, Mauston WI [13]
10. 6-Phil Speciale, Elgin, IL [15]
11. 27-Matt Lee, Manhattan, IL [16]
12. 74-Rick Redig-Tackman, Hartford, WI [10]
13. 98-Greg Beebe, Waukesha, WI [17]
14. 5-Todd Kamish, Farmington, MN [23]
15. 14-Andrew Meyerhofer, Freedom, WI [14]
16. 42-Rick Tackman Jr, Slinger, WI [12]
17. 99-Jim Thorson, Sugar Grove, IL [19]
18. 427-Kevin Murphy, Manhattan, IL [5]
19. 88C-Clay Curts, Monee, IL [7]
20. 86-Josh Fehrmann, Kewaskum, WI [22]
21. 21-Clint Evans, Appleton, WI [21]
22. 16-John Ventrello, Seneca, IL [18]
23. 00-Marqus Hoover, Seneca, IL [20]
