SPORTS

Three drivers win first features of season at Casino Speedway

The P.O. Sports Staff
Watertown Public Opinion

Maria Broksieck of Goodwin, Tracy Johnson of Lake Preston and Chad Becker of Aberdeen each captured their first feature wins over the season Sunday night at Casino Speedway.

Broksieck won the street stock feature, Johnson the Midwest modified feature and Becker the late model feature.

Tyler Peterson of Hickson (N.D.) won his second straight modified feature and Trevor Nelson of Warner won his second super stock main of the season.

Sunday’s field included 86 cars.

Becker won the 25-lap late model feature, followed by Curt Gelling of Aberdeen and Blake Swenson of Watertown. Heat winners were Gelling and fellow Aberdeen driver Brandon Moser.

Peterson won the 25-lap modified feature, taking the checkered flag ahead of Mike Stearns of Hecla and Duke Erickson of Sioux Falls. Watertown drivers Trevor Anderson and Ryan Damm won heat races along with Chad Olsen of Hendricks (Minn.).

Johnson prevailed in the 20-lap Midwest modified feature, beating Huron drivers Cole Searing and David Carlson to the finish line. Jackson Hansen of Hamill won the B feature. Searing, Tony Konold of Clear Lake and Scott Harrington of Waubay won the heats.

The 20-lap street stock feature was won by Broksieck. Justin Vogel of Brooten (Minn.) was second and Andy Rossow of Florence third. Vogel and Landon Davis of Waubay won heats.

Nelson was first, Ryan Flaten of Madison (Minn.) second and Jeremy North of Huron third in the 20-lap super stock feature. Nelson and Blake Whitlock of Watertown won heats.

Sunday’s racing program will feature the Northern Outlaws Sprint Series — Winged 410 Sprints, Midwest modifieds and street stocks. It will start at 6:30 p.m.

Casino Speedway

Sunday’s Results

LATE MODELS

• Feature — 1. Chad Becker, Aberdeen; 2. Curt Gelling, Aberdeen; 3. Blake Swenson, Watertown; 4. Ryan Engels, Watertown; 5. Chad Olsen, Hendricks (Minn.); 6. Thomas Weisgram, Aberdeen; 7. Blair Nothdurft, Renner; 8. Rich Thomas Aberdeen; 9. Denver Nickeson, Veblen; 10. Brandon Moser, Aberdeen; DNF — D.J. Tesch, Brandt; Hope Swenson, Watertown; Justin Karlen, Howard; and Scott Ward, Watertown.

• First Heat — 1. Moser; 2. Nickeson; 3. Olsen; 4. B. Swenson; 5. Nothdurft; 6. Tesch; 7. Karlen.

• Second Heat — 1. Gelling; 2. Becker; 3. Ward; 4. Engels; 5. Weisgram. DNF — Thomas. DNS — H. Swenson.

MODIFIEDS

• Feature — 1. Tyler Peterson, Hickson (N.D.); 2. Mike Stearns, Hecla; 3. Duke Erickson, Sioux Falls; 4. Brent Dutenhoffer, Watertown; 5. Ryan Damm, Watertown; 6. Trevor Anderson, Watertown; 7. Matt Jeratowski, Madison; 8. Dale Ames, Huron; 9. Jayson Good, Watertown; 10. Alex Guthmiller, Huron; 11. Chad Olsen, Hendricks (Minn.); 12. Terry Bendel, Madison (Minn.); 13. Arne Anderson, Watertown; 14. Morgan Ward, Watertown; 15. Jesse Young, Warner; 16. Ed Leonard, Watertown. DNF — Trajan Schmidt, Ryan Engels and Jason Urdahl, all of Watertown.

• First Heat — 1. T. Anderson; 2. Peterson; 3. Stearns; 4. Guthmiller; 5. Leonard; 6. Urdahl; 7. Engels.

• Second Heat — 1. Damm; 2. A. Anderson; 3. Dutenhoffer; 4. Erickson; 5. Ward; 6. Ames.

• Third Heat — 1. Olsen; 2. Jeratowski; 3. Bendel; 4. Young; 5. Good; 6. Schmidt.

MIDWEST MODIFIEDS

• Feature — 1. Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston; 2. Cole Searing, Huron; 3. David Carlson, Huron; 4. Les Schoon, Watertown; 5. Scott Harrington, Waubay; 6. Zach LaQua, Watertown; 7. Tanner Zweifel, Watertown; 8. Tony Croninger, Watertown; 9. Mike Nichols, Watertown; 10. Tony Konold, Clear Lake; 11. Scott Hansen, Garden City; 12. Danny Hall, Watertown; 13. Tommy Nichols, Watertown; 14. Jackson Hansen, Hamill; 15. Charles Hanten, Watertown. DNF — James Dragt Jr., South Shore; Cory Berquist, Huron; Tate Block, Watertown; Nick Barger, Madison and Eric Cease, Britton.

• B Feature — 1. J. Hansen; 2. Hanten; 3. Aaron Swoers, Watertown; DNF — Austin Olinger, Clear Lake and Logan Kafka, Wagner; DNS — Cameron Lindberg and Dean Small, both of Watertown.

• First Heat — 1. Searing; 2. Carlson; 3. S. Hansen; 4. M. Nichols; 5. Block; 6. T. Nichols; 7. Hanten; 8. Lindberg; 9. Small.

• Second Heat — 1. Konold; 2. Johnson; 3. Zweifel; 4. Berquist; 5. Hall; 6. Cease; 7. J. Hansen; 8. Olinger.

• Third Heat — 1. Harrington; 2. Schoon; 3. Barger; 4. Croninger; 5. LaQua; 6. Dragt Jr.; 7. Kafka; 8. Sowers.

STREET STOCKS

• Feature — 1. Maria Broksieck, Goodwin; 2. Justin Vogel, Brooten (Minn.); 3. Andy Rossow, Florence; 4. Tyler Lamb, Clark; 5. Chad Willmott, White; 6. Marty Tirrel, White; 7. Anne Aason, Watertown; 8. Jessica Goth, Madison. DNF — Chris Serr, Aberdeen; Trajan Schmidt, Watertown; Dale Wampler, Hecla; Matt Goth, Madison; Jakob Browning, Watertown; Eric Riley, Morris (Minn.); Landon Davis, Waubay; Dustan Davis, Waubay.

• First Heat — 1. Vogel; 2. D. Davis; 3. Broksieck; 4. Serr; 5. Lamb; 6. M. Tirrel; 7. Wampler; 8. Browning.

• Second Heat — 1. L. Davis; 2. Schmidt; 3. M. Goth; 4. Rossow; 5. Riley; 6. Willmott; 7. J. Goth; 8. Aason.

SUPER STOCKS

• Feature — 1. Trevor Nelson, Warner; 2. Ryan Flaten, Madison (Minn.); 3. Jeremy North, Huron; 4. Cole Searing, Huron; 5. Cody Martin, Mitche;; 6. David Thomas, Aberdeen; 7. Blake Whitlock, Watertown; 8. Al Schmidt, Watertown; 9. Doug VanLiere, Madison; 10. Charley Beck, South Shore; 11. Jaimie Swanson, Florence; 12. Austin Arbogast, Huron.

• First Heat — 1. Whitlock; 2. North; 3. Flaten; 4. Schmidt; 5. Swanson; 6. Arbogast.

• Second Heat — 1. Nelson; 2. Thomas; 3. Martin; 4. VanLiere; DNF — Searing and Beck.

Maria Broksieck of Goodwin (14), shown leading Trevor Anderson of Watertown in a race this season, won the street stock feature during Sunday night’s racing program at Casino Speedway.