8/20/2017
Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints
Schenck Wins at the Fair
Cottage Grove's Doug Schenck led wire to wire capturing his third 20-lap Wisconsin wingLESS Sprint feature of the season at Wilmot, and fifth overall having won in Minnesota and the week prior at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie.
"I don't like starting up front, but we'll take it," said Schenck, the 2015 Wilmot WingLESS season champion. "These young guys out here make me work for it, but it's still a lot of fun. We've got a few weeks left here at Wilmot, so we'll have to wait and see how it shakes out as far as the points championship."
Schenck was challenged briefly a couple of times by first year WingLESS driver Nick Petska of Spring Grove, Illinois after the initial caution flag on lap four.
One lap later, the yellow flew again when Tim Cox of Park City, Illinois snapped an axle in turn bringing the car to a stop. Cox had the Wilmot point lead going into the night, but his 17th place feature finish put Schenck on top with three scheduled nights remaining.
A final caution came with eight laps remaining but the veteran Schenck was up to the challenge. Petska scored a career best second behind Schenck at the finish. A late charge from Allen Hafford of Beach Park, Illinois resulted in a third place finish. Jimmy Sivia of Winthrop Harbor, Illinois was fourth with Milwaukee's Jordan Mattson fifth.
Submitted By: Kim Tennyson