BADGER MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS
CONTACT: Bryan Gapinski (608) 335-5385
Waelti survives to score Charter Raceway victory
By Bryan Gapinski
Beaver Dam, Wis., July 12---Brandon Waelti scored his second feature
victory of the season, winning "Round Three of Duel at the Dam",
30-lap Badger Midget Series feature, Saturday Night at Charter
Raceway Park. Due to curfew regulations, the events final seven laps
were not completed.
Chad DeSelle moved from outside of row 2 to take the lead on the
opening lap, followed by Brad Loyet, who improved two positions. The
events first seven laps were slowed by four caution flags, including
a five car accident on lap 7 involving series points leader Mike
Hess. On the restart Dan Mecum, flipped escaping injury.
Each restart DeSelle maintained the lead over Loyet. The turning
point of the event came on lap 11, when Waelti moved into second
position, one lap later Waelti took the lead from DeSelle. Two more
cautions on laps 17 and 18, bunching up the field. Waelti maintained
a three car-length advantage over Loyet when a ,mutli-car spin
occurred on lap 23, forcing the completion of the event due to
curfew regulations.
Waelti driving the Waelti-Schulenberg Racing/Stealth/Ford-Esslinger
finished ahead of Loyet, Matt Smith scored a career best feature
finish, coming home in third place. Aaron Fiscus, and Hess who
recovered from the lap 7 accident completed the top five. DeSelle
set a 15-lap track record winning the semi-feature.
SUMMARY
23-lap Feature: 1. Brandon Waelti; 2. Brad Loyet; 3. Matt Smith; 4.
Aaron Fiscus; 5. Mike Hess; 6. Scott Hatton; 7.Chad DeSelle; 8.
Robbie Ray; 9. Tim Noble;10. David Gough; 11. A.J. Fike; 12.Joe
Wipperfurth; 13. Dakota Armstrong; 14. Davey Ray; 15. Kris Hoegsted;
16. Jason Dull; 17. Bryon Walters; 18. Buddy Luebke; 19. Jake
Slotten; 20. Michael Pickens; 21. Dan Mecum; 22.Nick Lundgreen; 23.
Bobby East; 24.Jim Fuerst; 25. Zach Daum; 26. Derrick Myers.
15-lap Semi Feature Winner: DeSelle.
10-lap Heat Race Winners: Daum, Loyet, Pickens, Waelti.
Fast Time: Bubba Altig, 14.653 seconds.
Cars Present: 29 Feature Laps Leaders: DeSelle 1-12, Waelti 13-23.
*Mecum flipped lap 7 of feature, uninjured. Feature shortened to
23-laps due to curfew regulations.
