SLINGER — Karter Stark advanced from his eighth starting position to win the 30-lap Super Beez Small Car Nationals feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway.
Travis Kreuser and Nick Schmidt swapped the lead in the early laps as Karter Stark and Kyle Stark quickly joined them as the top four cars raced tightly together. Eventually the inside lane prevailed as Schmidt took sole possession of the top spot, bringing Karter Stark with him. He then pressured Schmidt for the lead and eventually took to the outside lane in traffic to take command of the race.
Karter Stark then began to pull away out front as Kyle Stark began to battle with Schmidt for second. Kyle Stark took over second place on lap 16 and set his sights on his son, Karter, for the lead. A spin by Kreuser off turn two with five laps to go set up a dash for the finish, with Karter Stark leading over Kyle Stark and Schmidt. During the caution period, raindrops began to fall but the race resumed for the final laps and Karter Stark was able to hold off Kyle Stark to capture the win.
Jason Uttech made a late charge to finish in third place, followed by Tim Anderson and Mitchell Strobel in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Paul Reagles finished in sixth place, Al Strobel claimed seventh and Schmidt fell to eighth in the final laps. Tracy Neu and Travis Kreuser rounded out the top 10 finishers.
Super Beez heat races were won by Anderson and Karter Stark, and Stark also set the fastest time in qualifying after turning in a qualifying lap time of 13.365 seconds.
With rain falling harder after the completion of the Super Beez feature, the Slinger Bees feature was rained out. Michael Hennessey Jr. won the 15-lap Slinger Bees semi-feature over Morgan Zerwinski and Tom Elsinger Jr., while Misty Benn and Brian Stanczyk were fourth and fifth, respectively. Slinger Bees heat races were won by Dawson Knutson, Zerwinski, and Carl Benn, while fast time honors went to Marty Tackes, with a time of 15.236 seconds.
The Legends feature also fell victim to the rain and could not be completed, however Legend heat races were won by Rose Borntreger and Ayrton Brockhouse. Jaden Johnson was the fastest qualifier with a lap time of 13.256 seconds.
The Wisconsin Sport Trucks visited the Slinger Speedway for the first time this season and Mason Calmes won an exciting 25-lap feature over Kasey Vander Loop and Brady Vander Loop. Logan Mahoney finished fourth and Owen Voight was fifth. Calmes and Grant Gilbert were the winners of the Wisconsin Sport Truck heat races and Kasey Vander Loop was the fastest qualifier with a lap time of 13.492 seconds.
Lincoln Johnson won the 20-lap Bandolero feature as he held off Axel Oldenhoff for the victory. Harley Johnson finished third and Mason Obermeyer took the checkered flag in fourth. Ace Oldenhoff finished fifth. Bandolero heat race victories were claimed by Bentley Thompson and Lincoln Johnson. Harley Johnson was the fastest qualifier after turning in a lap in 14.590 seconds.
Giovanni Sallee won the 25-lap American Super Cup main event over John Kirsch and a fast-closing JoJo Fadke. Mick Ellis finished fourth and Nathan Feary earned fifth. Sallee also won the American Super Cup heat race while Fadke set fast time after circling the speedway in 15.142 seconds.