UMSS ARCHIVES

New Richmond, WI, September 14 - 16, 2023

The annual Legendary 100 kicked off on Thursday night with the opening round of preliminary features utilizing the unique Legendary 100 qualifying format at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Thursday night’s field saw 20 Pirtek Renegades traditional sprints take qualifying time along 24 winged sprints. Grand Rapids, Minnesota, chauffeur Ken Hron notched the top qualifying time of 15.309 for the traditional sprints placing the 46H on the pole for the feature.

Second starting Cam Schafer took home the opening night feature win in front of hard-charger Mike Mueller, Hron, Chris Lewis and Zach Widdes. For the wings, “The New Richmond Nightmare”, Chase Viebrock scored both the quickest lap with a 14.006 qualifying time as well as the feature win from the pole. Rounding out the top five for the wings on opening night were Jack Berger, Mark Chevalier, Owen Carlson, and Patrick Heikkinen.

The traditional field shrunk to 18 sprinters on Friday, while the winged contingent swelled to 27 competitors for the second night of preliminaries. In traditional qualifying, Brad Cunningham set quick time with a 14.562 second lap and a seat on the pole for the 18-lap feature.

Six days after scoring his first career Pirtek feature win, Chris Lewis parked his 5J in victory lane for the second time in a week at Cedar Lake. Chasing “The Joker” to the line were Cam Schafer, Ken Hron, Cunningham, and Zach Widdes. On the winged side of the ledger, it was Chase Viebrock setting quick time again, with a blistering 13.688 second lap to secure the pole start. At the double checkers on Friday, fifth starting Brady Donnohue was first to the stripe in front of Jack Berger, Viebrock, Mark Chevalier, and Brandon Allen.

With lineups for championship night determined by preliminary features, Cam Schafer was set to start championship night from the pole. However, Schafer was behind the wheel of Bryan Roach’s #99 mount - and series rules stipulate qualifying position is forfeited with a car change. That meant Schafer started in the last row for the 20-lap season finale, with Chris Lewis going from the catbird seat. Third starting Ken Hron led most of the way but Schafer and his borrowed hotrod steadily moved forward and with a handful of laps remaining, Schafer pushed his loaner ride to the front of the pack. At the double checkers, the winningest driver in series history was crowned the 2023 Legendary 100 champion. Rounding out the top five were Zach Widdes, Ken Hron, Jeremy Kerzman, and Chris Lewis.

A Pirtek Renegades feature with Chase Viebrock starting on the pole often times ends with the multi-time champion adding to his sticker collection - and that was the case with the Pirtek Renegades winged Legendary 100 championship as the New Richmond pilot notched yet another win on his impressive resume. Jack Berger closed out an impressive and consistent weekend with his third consecutive runner-up finish in front of Mark Chevalier, Patrick Heikkinen, and Mike Mueller.

The series’ points championships were also decided on Saturday with Rice Lake, Wisconsin, pilot Zach Widdes being crowned traditional sprint champ, while Chase Viebrock added another series championship to his trophy shelf for the wings.

The final event on the Pirtek Renegades calendar is the annual Arrive-and-Drive on Saturday afternoon, September 30, at Cedar Lake Speedway. New this year is an exhibition race that follows the afternoon arrive-and-drive sessions.

More information about the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

THURSDAY - Traditional Sprints

Feature (18 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[2] 2. 87-Mike Mueller[8] 3. 46H-Ken Hron[1] 4. 5J-Chris Lewis[10] 5. 10Z-Zach Widdes[4] 6. 7-Scott Brandt[3] 7. 11J-Jori Hughes[6] 8. 2C-Brad Cunningham[11] 9. 99-Bryan Roach[13] 10. 20L-Lucas Logue[12] 11. 17-Erik Bjorklund[5] 12. 7X-Dan Atchison[7] 13. 25A-Ashley Williams[16] 14. 95-Kevin Bradwell[14] 15. 25-Eric Guyot[9] 16. 59W-Wyatt Reberg[15] 17. 6X-Mark Martin[17] 18. 15-Randy Archambeau[18] 19. 47X-Tim Lynch[19] 20. (DNF) P1-Mark Chevalier[20]

Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 46H-Ken Hron, 00:15.309[1] 2. 54-Cam Schafer, 00:15.370[5] 3. 7-Scott Brandt, 00:15.511[13] 4. 10Z-Zach Widdes, 00:15.560[3] 5. 17-Erik Bjorklund, 00:15.640[12] 6. 11J-Jori Hughes, 00:15.640[18] 7. 7X-Dan Atchison, 00:15.673[8] 8. 87-Mike Mueller, 00:15.692[14] 9. 25-Eric Guyot, 00:15.715[4] 10. 5J-Chris Lewis, 00:15.721[19] 11. 2C-Brad Cunningham, 00:15.749[11] 12. 20L-Lucas Logue, 00:15.823[20] 13. 99-Bryan Roach, 00:15.925[10] 14. 95-Kevin Bradwell, 00:15.986[9] 15. 59W-Wyatt Reberg, 00:16.045[6] 16. 25A-Ashley Williams, 00:16.418[17] 17. 6X-Mark Martin, 00:16.458[15] 18. 15-Randy Archambeau, 00:17.951[2] 19. 47X-Tim Lynch, 00:19.693[7] 20. P1-Mark Chevalier, 00:19.693[16]

THURSDAY - Winged Sprints

Feature (18 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[1] 2. 19-Jack Berger[11] 3. P1-Mark Chevalier[3] 4. O7-Owen Carlson[7] 5. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[6] 6. 03-Jamey Ogston[13] 7. 93-Brad Peterson[2] 8. 61-Mike Mueller[8] 9. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[10] 10. 62-Ronnie Erickson[5] 11. 17-Austin Phillips[21] 12. 85-Matthew Jasper[19] 13. 3TK-Tony Kaus[12] 14. 57-Ryan Buck[20] 15. 95-John Vaillancourt[18] 16. 53-Dustin Pittman[23] 17. 73-Johnny Parsons III[15] 18. 9C-Cole Stella[17] 19. 4-Mitch Hagen[14] 20. C4-Carl Wade[24] 21. 13A-Ryan Anondson[16] 22. (DNF) 42X-Brett Peterson[4] 23. (DNF) 12-Jason Flohrs[22] 24. (DNF) 59-Jamie Reberg[9]

Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock, 00:14.006[10] 2. 93-Brad Peterson, 00:14.056[8] 3. P1-Mark Chevalier, 00:14.064[6] 4. 42X-Brett Peterson, 00:14.096[1] 5. 62-Ronnie Erickson, 00:14.210[2] 6. 13-Patrick Heikkinen, 00:14.224[15] 7. O7-Owen Carlson, 00:14.239[11] 8. 61-Mike Mueller, 00:14.358[4] 9. 59-Jamie Reberg, 00:14.572[7] 10. 34DD-Brady Donnohue, 00:14.588[17] 11. 19-Jack Berger, 00:14.692[18] 12. 3TK-Tony Kaus, 00:14.927[20] 13. 03-Jamey Ogston, 00:14.933[21] 14. 4-Mitch Hagen, 00:15.151[3] 15. 73-Johnny Parsons III, 00:15.246[9] 16. 13A-Ryan Anondson, 00:15.324[5] 17. 9C-Cole Stella, 00:15.352[13] 18. 95-John Vaillancourt, 00:15.418[16] 19. 85-Matthew Jasper, 00:15.418[19] 20. 57-Ryan Buck, 00:15.472[12] 21. 17-Austin Phillips, 00:15.551[14] 22. 12-Jason Flohrs, 00:15.660[23] 23. 53-Dustin Pittman, 00:15.837[22] 24. C4-Carl Wade, 00:15.837[24]

FRIDAY - Traditional Sprints

Feature (18 Laps): 1. 5J-Chris Lewis[4] 2. 54-Cam Schafer[2] 3. 46H-Ken Hron[3] 4. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1] 5. 10Z-Zach Widdes[7] 6. 7-Scott Brandt[6] 7. 87-Mike Mueller[5] 8. 20L-Lucas Logue[10] 9. 7X-Dan Atchison[8] 10. 99-Bryan Roach[13] 11. 25A-Ashley Williams[11] 12. 11J-Jori Hughes[9] 13. 1-Kevin Bradwell[15] 14. 17-Erik Bjorklund[12] 15. 59W-Wyatt Reberg[14] 16. 6X-Mark Martin[16] 17. 15-Randy Archambeau[17] 18. (DNF) P1-Mark Chevalier[18]

Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 2C-Brad Cunningham, 00:14.562[16] 2. 54-Cam Schafer, 00:14.572[7] 3. 46H-Ken Hron, 00:14.628[15] 4. 5J-Chris Lewis, 00:14.762[12] 5. 87-Mike Mueller, 00:14.855[3] 6. 7-Scott Brandt, 00:14.904[5] 7. 10Z-Zach Widdes, 00:14.909[4] 8. 7X-Dan Atchison, 00:14.939[13] 9. 11J-Jori Hughes, 00:15.034[14] 10. 20L-Lucas Logue, 00:15.118[1] 11. 25A-Ashley Williams, 00:15.161[11] 12. 17-Erik Bjorklund, 00:15.213[18] 13. 99-Bryan Roach, 00:15.313[6] 14. 59W-Wyatt Reberg, 00:15.350[8] 15. 1-Kevin Bradwell, 00:15.452[2] 16. 6X-Mark Martin, 00:15.528[17] 17. 15-Randy Archambeau, 00:16.554[9] 18. P1-Mark Chevalier, 00:16.554[10]

FRIDAY - Winged Sprints

Feature (18 Laps): 1. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[5] 2. 19-Jack Berger[9] 3. 50-Chase Viebrock[1] 4. P1-Mark Chevalier[10] 5. 05-Brandon Allen[12] 6. 61-Mike Mueller[14] 7. 3TK-Tony Kaus[3] 8. 63-Todd Hansen[7] 9. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[8] 10. 95-John Vaillancourt[19] 11. 62-Ronnie Erickson[11] 12. 59-Jamie Reberg[27] 13. 85-Matthew Jasper[17] 14. 42X-Brett Peterson[21] 15. 9C-Cole Stella[16] 16. 12-Jason Flohrs[25] 17. 4-Mitch Hagen[20] 18. 13A-Ryan Anondson[24] 19. 17-Austin Phillips[26] 20. (DNF) 03-Jamey Ogston[6] 21. (DNF) O7-Owen Carlson[4] 22. (DNF) 73-Johnny Parsons III[13] 23. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[18] 24. (DNF) 53-Dustin Pittman[23] 25. (DNF) 57-Ryan Buck[15] 26. (DNF) 21L-Ryan Lilliberg[22] 27. (DNF) 93-Brad Peterson[2]

Qualifying (2 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock, 00:13.688[5] 2. 93-Brad Peterson, 00:13.701[9] 3. 3TK-Tony Kaus, 00:13.785[3] 4. O7-Owen Carlson, 00:13.852[10] 5. 34DD-Brady Donnohue, 00:13.892[7] 6. 03-Jamey Ogston, 00:13.909[2] 7. 63-Todd Hansen, 00:13.947[21] 8. 13-Patrick Heikkinen, 00:14.061[22] 9. 19-Jack Berger, 00:14.115[6] 10. P1-Mark Chevalier, 00:14.385[14] 11. 62-Ronnie Erickson, 00:14.449[19] 12. 05-Brandon Allen, 00:14.555[15] 13. 73-Johnny Parsons III, 00:14.683[4] 14. 61-Mike Mueller, 00:14.710[20] 15. 57-Ryan Buck, 00:14.812[8] 16. 9C-Cole Stella, 00:14.952[16] 17. 85-Matthew Jasper, 00:14.956[27] 18. C4-Carl Wade, 00:14.966[1] 19. 95-John Vaillancourt, 00:15.107[11] 20. 4-Mitch Hagen, 00:15.218[26] 21. 42X-Brett Peterson, 00:15.262[24] 22. 21L-Ryan Lilliberg, 00:15.350[18] 23. 53-Dustin Pittman, 00:15.510[13] 24. 13A-Ryan Anondson, 00:15.736[12] 25. 12-Jason Flohrs, 00:15.782[25] 26. 17-Austin Phillips, 00:15.782[17] 27. 59-Jamie Reberg, 00:15.782[23]

SATURDAY - Championship night, Traditional Sprints

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 99-Cam Schafer[21] 2. 10Z-Zach Widdes[4] 3. 46H-Ken Hron[3] 4. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[20] 5. 5J-Chris Lewis[1] 6. 87-Mike Mueller[2] 7. 2C-Brad Cunningham[5] 8. 20L-Lucas Logue[6] 9. 7X-Dan Atchison[8] 10. 955-Lucas Grosinger[18] 11. 17-Erik Bjorklund[10] 12. 1-Kevin Bradwell[11] 13. 25A-Ashley Williams[9] 14. 6X-Mark Martin[13] 15. 7-Bryan Roach[22] 16. 15-Randy Archambeau[15] 17. 59W-Wyatt Reberg[12] 18. (DNF) 11J-Jori Hughes[7] 19. (DNS) 25-Eric Guyot 20. (DNS) 47X-Tim Lynch 21. (DNS) P1-Mark Chevalier 22. (DNS) 5-Kevin Seidler

SATURDAY - Championship night, Winged Sprints

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[1] 2. 19-Jack Berger[3] 3. P1-Mark Chevalier[4] 4. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[7] 5. 61-Mike Mueller[8] 6. 63-Todd Hansen[15] 7. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[28] 8. 62-Ronnie Erickson[10] 9. 3TK-Tony Kaus[9] 10. 59-Jamie Reberg[18] 11. 93-Brad Peterson[17] 12. 95-John Vaillancourt[11] 13. 42X-Brett Peterson[19] 14. 9C-Cole Stella[16] 15. 73-Johnny Parsons III[23] 16. C4-Carl Wade[26] 17. 4-Mitch Hagen[20] 18. 13A-Ryan Anondson[22] 19. (DNF) 34DD-Brady Donnohue[2] 20. (DNF) 12-Jason Flohrs[21] 21. (DNF) 85-Matthew Jasper[12] 22. (DNF) O7-Owen Carlson[5] 23. (DNF) 53-Dustin Pittman[25] 24. (DNS) 05-Brandon Allen 25. (DNS) 03-Jamey Ogston 26. (DNS) 17-Austin Phillips 27. (DNS) 57-Ryan Buck 28. (DNS) 21L-Ryan Lilliberg

New Richmond, WI, September 9, 2023

With apologies to Thomas Paine…these are the times that try racers’ souls. On a night that Mother Nature proved to be persistently bothersome grit, guile, luck, daring, and skill would all be needed to conquer the evening. Cedar Lake track officials, with a healthy dose of assistance from the Pirtek Renegade teams, were twice able to reclaim the water-logged track from the elements.

Coupled with Job-like patience from the fans, the night into another memorable bit of lore that is the Jerry Richert Memorial. Twenty-six Renegade teams persevered through not one but two rain delays, with the first of three heat races finally seeing a green flag well past the nine o’clock hour.

Zach Widdes scored the win in Pirtek heat #1 that also saw the first of several rollovers on lightning fast, moisture-laden track - which claimed Cam Schafer as its initial Hoosiers up victim.

RTS Podcast heat #2 saw Jake Kouba snare checkers, while Brad Cunningham wrapped up Hoosier Tire heat #3.

Lucas Logue and Nick DaRonco set the pace for the 20-lap finale’, with DaRonco establishing his #8 ride at the point early and the 10z of Zach Widdes hot on his fuel cell. The lead duo were in a 2-car breakaway well ahead of “The Joker”, Chris Lewis, the Grand Rapids, MN, chauffeur and 9-time Northern Renegades winner. Another gap behind Lewis saw a beehive of action involving Logue, Jon “Ted Hitchcock” Lewerer, Jake Kouba, and Cam Schafer, who had quickly charged up from his eighth row starting spot. With the action starting to heat up in the battle for the lead, Widdes suddenly rolled to a stop in turn two, bringing out the caution.

Back under green, DaRonco was showing the strength that has led him to eight wins already this season and began to pull away again. But the moisture in the track resulted in a heavy berm forming in turn three, and DaRonco caught the ledge at precisely the wrong angle, and joined the list of the evening’s overturned racers. After inheriting the lead, Lewis was steady and fast, with an iron-grip on the top spot through a series of cautions - but Schafer was able to pick up positions on the multiple restarts.

For the final green-white-checkered finish, the #54 was in second, and ready to pounce. Under green, the slide job that Schafer had successfully used on prior restarts wasn’t enough to grab the top spot as The Joker throttled-stomped away the challenge. On the white flag lap, Schafer, who, remember, started the night upside-down, managed to muscle his way into the lead in turn two. Lewis, however, wasn’t willing to just relinquish what he’d held for nearly half the race and came right back underneath the multiple time series champion going down the back stretch. Working a lower groove, Lewis accomplished what very few have, he passed the winningest driver in Renegade series history in the final turn to claim his first career Pirtek Renegade double checkers. Lewerer was an impressive third in his first action of the season, with Brad Cunningham and Jake Kouba rounding out the top five.

The last official event for the Pirtek Renegades is the annual Legendary 100 this Thursday through Saturday at Cedar Lake.

The season wraps up two weeks later at CLS with the annual Arrive-and-Drive on Saturday afternoon, September 30, followed by an exhibition race that evening. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 5J-Chris Lewis[7] 2. 54-Cam Schafer[17] 3. 7B-Jon Lewerer[6] 4. 2C-Brad Cunningham[3] 5. 6-Jake Kouba[8] 6. 99-Bryan Roach[11] 7. 46H-Ken Hron[18] 8. 93-Brad Peterson[5] 9. 12-Johnny Parsons III[9] 10. 25A-Ashley Williams[14] 11. 57-Ryan Buck[13] 12. 36-Tyler Wass[15] 13. 955-Lucas Grosinger[22] 14. 20L-Lucas Logue[1] 15. 6X-Mark Martin[21] 16. (DNF) 95-John Vaillancourt[20] 17. (DNF) 38S-Allen Stettner[12] 18. (DNF) 8-Nick DaRonco[2] 19. (DNF) 10Z-Zach Widdes[4] 20. (DNF) 17-Erik Bjorklund[16] 21. (DNF) 7X-Dan Atchison[10] 22. (DNF) 37-Marc Meyerhoff[19] 23. (DNF) THE1-Tony Gernert[24] 24. (DNS) 97B-Buenvanida Gilbertson[23] 25. (DNS) 135-Joshua Hulberg[25] 26. (DNS) P1-Mark Chevalier[26]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Zach Widdes[2] 2. 5J-Chris Lewis[7] 3. 38S-Allen Stettner[1] 4. 12-Johnny Parsons III[5] 5. 57-Ryan Buck[6] 6. 37-Marc Meyerhoff[8] 7. 955-Lucas Grosinger[9] 8. 54-Cam Schafer[3] 9. P1-Mark Chevalier[4]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Jake Kouba[1] 2. 20L-Lucas Logue[2] 3. 8-Nick DaRonco[7] 4. 7X-Dan Atchison[5] 5. 25A-Ashley Williams[6] 6. 95-John Vaillancourt[8] 7. 17-Erik Bjorklund[4] 8. (DNF) 46H-Ken Hron[3] 9. (DNF) 97B-Buenvanida Gilbertson[9]

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1] 2. 93-Brad Peterson[2] 3. 7B-Jon Lewerer[3] 4. 99-Bryan Roach[5] 5. 36-Tyler Wass[4] 6. 6X-Mark Martin[8] 7. (DNF) THE1-Tony Gernert[7] 8. (DNF) 135-Joshua Hulberg[6]

New Richmond, WI - August 26, 2023

After nearly a month away from home, the traditional sprints of the Pirtek Renegades returned to Cedar Lake Speedway on a temperate late summer evening for a night of action on the high banks.

Twenty two teams signed in at the back gate to battle in three qualifying heat races.

Pirtek heat 1 saw the visiting Northern Renegade chauffeur Ken Hron claim the win, while Cam Schafer continued his red hot summer with the Renegades in wrapping up RTS Podcast heat 2. Hoosier Tire heat 3 went to the Britt, Minnesota, hot shoe Nick DaRonco.

Schafer led all competitors with an impressive 153 passing points. Johnny Parsons III and Jake Kouba redrew the front row for the 20-lap finale, with the #6 of Kouba squirting to the point early.

Just two laps in, the third row of Nick DaRonco and Cam Schafer were already up to third and fourth, behind Kouba and Jori Hughes. After a lap six caution, the top four of Kouba, DaRonco, Schafer and Hughes started to break away from the rest of the field with DaRonco and Schafer locking horns in a real slobber-knocker of a battle for second.

With only five laps remaining, Schafer finally emerged solidly into the runner-up position and set sail for Kouba. Schafer threw a slide job at Kouba in turn two with two laps to go, taking over the top spot.

At the double checkers, it was Schafer claiming his sixth Pirtek Renegade victory of the summer - in only seven events with the series. Kouba crossed the stripe in second in front of DaRonco and Hughes. Zach Widdes charged up seven positions from twelfth to round out the top five.

Next up for the Renegades is an opportunity to head west for the long Labor Day weekend and compete with the Western Renegades at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, September 1. Then on Saturday and Sunday, the teams venture even further west, to Crary, ND, and the Devils Lake Speedway for the annual North Dakota Non-Wing Nationals.

The next Renegade home game is set for the following weekend, September 9, when the traditionals are part of the annual Jerry Richert celebration at Cedar Lake. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[5] 2. 6-Jake Kouba[2] 3. 8-Nick DaRonco[6] 4. 11J-Jori Hughes[4] 5. 10Z-Zach Widdes[12] 6. 7-Scott Brandt[8] 7. 93-Brad Peterson[11] 8. 7X-Dan Atchison[13] 9. 99-Bryan Roach[3] 10. P1-Mark Chevalier[16] 11. 135-Joshua Hulberg[9] 12. 25A-Ashley Williams[10] 13. 76-Edison Aldrich[19] 14. (DNF) 12-Johnny Parsons III[1] 15. (DNF) 46H-Ken Hron[7] 16. (DNF) 17-Austin Phillips[18] 17. (DNF) 6X-Mark Martin[20] 18. (DNF) 95-Tony Gernert[17] 19. (DNF) 47X-Tim Lynch[14] 20. (DNF) 87-Mike Mueller[15] 21. (DNS) 955-Lucas Grosinger 22. (DNS) 5J-Chris Lewis

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 46H-Ken Hron[2] 2. 99-Bryan Roach[1] 3. 5J-Chris Lewis[4]4. 7-Scott Brandt[6] 5. 7X-Dan Atchison[3] 6. 76-Edison Aldrich[8] 7. (DNF) 6X-Mark Martin[7] 8. (DNF) 95-Tony Gernert[5]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[6] 2. 12-Johnny Parsons III[2] 3. 135-Joshua Hulberg[1] 4. 25A-Ashley Williams[4] 5. 17-Austin Phillips[7] 6. (DNF) 87-Mike Mueller[5] 7. (DNF) P1-Mark Chevalier[3]

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[1] 2. 11J-Jori Hughes[2] 3. 6-Jake Kouba[4] 4. 93-Brad Peterson[3] 5. 10Z-Zach Widdes[5] 6. 47X-Tim Lynch[6] 7. (DNF) 955-Lucas Grosinger[7]

New Richmond, WI and Jackson, August 20, 2023

It was another weekend of far flung racing for the Pirtek Renegades on Saturday, with the traditional sprints taking part in the Jackson Nationals while their winged counterparts enjoyed an evening of home cooking at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Down Jackson way, the 16 traditional teams qualified in two heats. Pirtek heat 1 went to the 3k of Jeremy Kerzman and RTS Podcast heat 2 was claimed by Brad Cunningham.

For the wings, Pirtek heat 1 saw the 03 of Jamey Ogston first to the stripe. Chase Viebrock won RTS Podcast heat 2 while Hoosier Tire heat 3 saw the O7 of Owen Carlson take the win.

In feature racing action for the traditionals, the front row of Cam Schafer and Jeremy Kerzman engaged in a race-long battle that saw Schafer collect his 5th UMSS sticker of the summer in only six events. Behind Kerzman, Brad Cunningham, Jake Kouba, and Zach Widdes rounded the top five.

At Cedar Lake, pole starter Owen Carlson held the early lead until a restart penalty handed the lead to a hard charging Chase Viebrock. Viebrock extended his lead until very late when Luke Nellis and Carlson both began reeling in the leader, and Nellis within striking distance on the white flag lap. At the double checkers, it was Viebrock holding strong to claim win number six on the season in front of Nellis, Carlson, Mike Mueller, and Jack Berger.

The Renegades return to action next Saturday, August 26, when the traditional sprints are back at their home track of Cedar Lake Speedway. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

Winged Sprints

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[5] 2. 74N-Luke Nellis[6] 3. O7-Owen Carlson[1] 4. 61-Mike Mueller[2] 5. 19-Jack Berger[9] 6. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[4] 7. 03-Jamey Ogston[8] 8. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[10] 9. 9C-Cole Stella[20] 10. 62-Ronnie Erickson[3] 11. 28-John Breitenfeldt[11] 12. 3TK-Tony Kaus[14] 13. 57-Ryan Buck[17] 14. 85-Matthew Jasper[22] 15. 5-Troy Gessner[13] 16. 53-Dustin Pittman[19] 17. 95-Tony Gernert[21] 18. 12-Jason Flohrs[16] 19. (DNF) 93-Brad Peterson[12] 20. (DNF) P1-Mark Chevalier[7] 21. (DNF) 2J-John Lowe[15] 22. (DNF) 4-Mitch Hagen[18] 23. (DNF) 17-Austin Phillips[24] 24. (DNF) 42X-Brett Peterson[23]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Jamey Ogston[1] 2. 74N-Luke Nellis[6] 3. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[5] 4. 5-Troy Gessner[2] 5. 2J-John Lowe[3] 6. 3TK-Tony Kaus[7] 7. 95-Tony Gernert[4] 8. (DNS) 17-Austin Phillips

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[1] 2. 62-Ronnie Erickson[3] 3. 19-Jack Berger[4] 4. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[5] 5. 93-Brad Peterson[6] 6. 53-Dustin Pittman[2] 7. 9C-Cole Stella[7] 8. 85-Matthew Jasper[8]

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. O7-Owen Carlson[4] 2. 61-Mike Mueller[2] 3. P1-Mark Chevalier[7] 4. 28-John Breitenfeldt[3] 5. 12-Jason Flohrs[1] 6. 57-Ryan Buck[6] 7. 4-Mitch Hagen[8] 8. 42X-Brett Peterson[5]

Traditional Sprints

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[1] 2. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[2] 3. 2C-Brad Cunningham[8] 4. 6-Jake Kouba[5] 5. 10-Zach Widdes[9] 6. 20L-Lucas Logue[4] 7. 17-Erik Bjorklund[10] 8. 7X-Dan Atchison[7] 9. 12-Johnny Parsons III[3] 10. 11J-Jori Hughes[11] 11. 7-Shane Fick[14] 12. 4K-Dominic Kerzman[15] 13. 135-Joshua Hulberg[13] 14. 25A-Ashley Williams[12] 15. 97B-Buenvanida Gilbertson[16] 16. (DNF) 7B-Scott Brandt[6]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[1] 2. 6-Jake Kouba[2] 3. 12-Johnny Parsons III[3] 4. 7X-Dan Atchison[4] 5. 10-Zach Widdes[5] 6. 11J-Jori Hughes[6] 7. 25A-Ashley Williams[7] 8. 97B-Buenvanida Gilbertson[8]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Brad Cunningham[3] 2. 54-Cam Schafer[1] 3. 7B-Scott Brandt[6] 4. 20L-Lucas Logue[4] 5. 17-Erik Bjorklund[2] 6. 7-Shane Fick[7] 7. 4K-Dominic Kerzman[8] 8. 135-Joshua Hulberg[5]

New Richmond, WI, July 29, 2023

After an off week due to wet weather, both the traditional and winged Pirtek Renegade sprints descended on Cedar Lake Speedway for a night of competition under near perfect summer racing conditions.

Fifteen traditional sprints checked in the back gate, while a whopping 30 wings signed in to close out the month of July. In heat race competition, for the traditional sprints, Pirtek heat 1 went to Cam Schafer and RTS Podcast heat 2 went to Mike Mueller. In winged competition, the Pirtek heat race went to Brad Peterson, while RTS Podcast heat 2 was claimed by Ronnie Erickson. Chase Viebrock picked up Hoosier Tire heat 3 victory.

The first of the finales was the traditional sprints, where Mackenzie Bjorklund and Jake Kouba redrew the front row and Kouba shot to the point early. On lap two, Cam Schafer squeezed under Kouba to take over the lead - then turned on the after-burners, immediately stretching his advantage. Chasing Schafer were Kouba, Dan Atchison, Mike Mueller, and Mark Chevalier. After a crash in his heat race, Nick DaRonco had to start 14th in the 15-car field, and he quickly cracked the whip. Without the benefit of a caution, DaRonco was up to seventh by the crossed flags and broke into the top five a few laps later. Out front, Schafer was off racing in his own ZIP code and went on to claim his fourth Pirtek sticker of the summer, and third in a row. Rounding out the top five were Kouba, Mueller, DaRonco, and Atchison.

For the winged feature, it was Mark Chevalier and Chase Viebrock leading the 24-car field to green with Viebrock taking the early lead. By the second circuit, Chevalier took over the top spot, with Viebrock, Jack Berger, Ronnie Erickson, and Brad Peterson in pursuit. At the crossed flags Berger began to pressure Chevalier for the lead, and with nine to go, Berger made the pass for the top spot. A caution with 5 laps remaining re-bunched the field. Back under green, Chevalier mounted a quick challenge before Berger began to stretch his advantage again. At the double checkers it was Berger claiming his first Pirtek Renegade feature of the summer in front of Chevalier, Brett Peterson (from 16th!), Erickson, and Peterson.

The Renegades have a short respite before their next event, with the traditionals waiting until Saturday, August 19, before traveling to the Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, MN, as part of the 45th annual Jackson Nationals The wings lock horns that same night at their home track of Cedar Lake Speedway. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[4] 2. 6-Jake Kouba[2] 3. 87-Mike Mueller[6] 4. 8-Nick DaRonco[14] 5. 7X-Dan Atchison[8] 6. 135-Joshua Hulberg[10] 7. 11J-Jori Hughes[3] 8. 12-Johnny Parsons III[9] 9. P1-Mark Chevalier[7] 10. 25A-Ashley Williams[11] 11. 2C-Brad Cunningham[5] 12. 955-Lucas Grosinger[15] 13. 17B-Mackenzie Bjorklund[1] 14. 20L-Lucas Logue[13] 15. 47X-Tim Lynch[12]


Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[1] 2. 11J-Jori Hughes[2] 3. 7X-Dan Atchison[3] 4. P1-Mark Chevalier[4] 5. 12-Johnny Parsons III[6] 6. 955-Lucas Grosinger[7] 7. 47X-Tim Lynch[8] 8. (DNF) 8-Nick DaRonco[5]


RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 87-Mike Mueller[2] 2. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1] 3. 6-Jake Kouba[5] 4. 17B-Mackenzie Bjorklund[3] 5. 135-Joshua Hulberg[4] 6. 25A-Ashley Williams[7] 7. (DNF) 20L-Lucas Logue[6] Winged Sprints

Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 19-Jack Berger[4] 2. P1-Mark Chevalier[1] 3. 42X-Brett Peterson[16] 4. 62-Ronnie Erickson[6] 5. 93-Brad Peterson[7] 6. 33S-Jeremy Schultz[10] 7. 61-Mike Mueller[13] 8. 9TK-Brady Donnohue[14] 9. 9C-Cole Stella[5] 10. 3TK-Tony Kaus[9] 11. 57-Ryan Buck[15] 12. 03-Jamey Ogston[11] 13. O7-Owen Carlson[24] 14. 59-Jamie Reberg[20] 15. 85-Matthew Jasper[21] 16. 17-Austin Phillips[17] 17. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[23] 18. 28-John Breitenfeldt[12] 19. 21L-Ryan Lilliberg[19] 20. (DNF) 2V-Chris Vogel[8] 21. (DNF) 2J-John Lowe[18] 22. (DNF) 11-Dalyn Cody[22] 23. (DNF) 74N-Luke Nellis[3] 24. (DQ) 50-Chase Viebrock[2]


B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 59-Jamie Reberg[8] 2. 85-Matthew Jasper[1] 3. 11-Dalyn Cody[2] 4. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[7] 5. 73-Johnny Parsons III[3] 6. 12-Jason Flohrs[4] 7. 4-Mitch Hagen[6] 8. 95-Tony Gernert[9] 9. (DNS) 13A-Ryan Anondson 10. (DNS) 63-Todd Hansen


Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Brad Peterson[3] 2. 33S-Jeremy Schultz[1] 3. 19-Jack Berger[9] 4. 61-Mike Mueller[5] 5. 03-Jamey Ogston[8] 6. 57-Ryan Buck[7] 7. 21L-Ryan Lilliberg[6] 8. (DNF) 13A-Ryan Anondson[10] 9. (DNF) 63-Todd Hansen[4] 10. (DNS) 59-Jamie Reberg

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 62-Ronnie Erickson[2] 2. 74N-Luke Nellis[8] 3. O7-Owen Carlson[9] 4. 9TK-Brady Donnohue[1] 5. P1-Mark Chevalier[10] 6. 42X-Brett Peterson[3] 7. 2J-John Lowe[7] 8. 73-Johnny Parsons III[5] 9. (DNF) 4-Mitch Hagen[4] 10. (DNF) 13-Patrick Heikkinen[6]

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[4] 2. 3TK-Tony Kaus[2] 3. 9C-Cole Stella[5] 4. 2V-Chris Vogel[7] 5. 28-John Breitenfeldt[8] 6. 17-Austin Phillips[3] 7. 11-Dalyn Cody[1] 8. 85-Matthew Jasper[9] 9. 12-Jason Flohrs[6] 10. 95-Tony Gernert[10]

New Richmond, WI, July 15, 2023

The traditional sprints of the Pirtek Renegades were back in action at their home track, Cedar Lake Speedway, on Saturday night. Seventeen teams checked in the back gate to do battle in a pair of heats.

Pirtek heat #1 went to Cam Schafer and RTS Podcast heat #2 was claimed by “Surfin’ Safari” Brad Peterson. Nick DaRonco led all drivers with a whopping 146 points, coming from seventh to second in the first heat.

For the 20-lap main event, it was Brad Peterson and Bryan Roach on the front row, with Peterson taking the point early, chased by Roach, Cam Schafer, Zach Widdes, and Nick DaRonco. By lap five, Schafer was in the lead and he immediately began to pull away. Peterson continued to run second while DaRonco, Widdes, and Roach were slugging it out in a real donnybrook for third. With eleven circuits remaining, DaRonco finally emerged from the 3-car tussle and started to pressure Peterson. With Schafer off racing in his own ZIP code, Peterson and DaRonco were locking horns in fierce duel for second amidst heavy lapped traffic. A late caution cleared the traffic but Schafer proved the #54 was best on the night and went on to capture his second feature win in as many nights, and third of the season. DaRonco finally managed to sweep around Peterson on the final turn to claim second. Bryan Roach and a late charging Jori Hughes rounded out the top five.

Next up for the Renegades, both the wings and traditionals travel to Menomonie, Wisconsin, to the Thunder Hill Speedway for Thursday Night Thunder #2 on July 20. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook. RESULTS:

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[6] 2. 8-Nick DaRonco[7] 3. 93-Brad Peterson[1] 4. 99-Bryan Roach[2] 5. 11J-Jori Hughes[10] 6. 10Z-Zach Widdes[3] 7. 17-Erik Bjorklund[4] 8. 7X-Dan Atchison[11] 9. 6-Jake Kouba[8] 10. 57-Ryan Buck[15] 11. 25A-Ashley Williams[5] 12. 135-Joshua Hulberg[13] 13. 5-Troy Gessner[12] 14. 59-Jamie Reberg[16] 15. 04-Ayden Trembath[17] 16. (DNF) 7-Scott Brandt[14] 17. (DNF) 20L-Lucas Logue[9]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[2] 2. 8-Nick DaRonco[6] 3. 6-Jake Kouba[4] 4. 17-Erik Bjorklund[7] 5. 11J-Jori Hughes[5] 6. 7X-Dan Atchison[3] 7. 135-Joshua Hulberg[1] 8. 04-Ayden Trembath[8] 9. 7-Scott Brandt[9]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 93-Brad Peterson[1] 2. 10Z-Zach Widdes[6] 3. 99-Bryan Roach[4] 4. 25A-Ashley Williams[5] 5. 20L-Lucas Logue[7] 6. 59-Jamie Reberg[8] 7. 5-Troy Gessner[2] 8. (DNF) 57-Ryan Buck[3]


Fountain City, WI, July 14, 2023

A hot, sticky afternoon and a threatening forecast couldn’t keep 16 intrepid Pirtek Renegades traditional sprint racers from making the Friday afternoon tow to Fountain City, Wisconsin, and the Renegades first ever visit to the Mississippi Thunder Speedway.

Nick DaRonco snared checkers in the Pirtek heat race #1, while Zach Widdes continued his trend of piling up heat race wins in the RTS Podcast heat #2.

Cam Schafer bested the field with 139 passing points, moving up from eighth to finish third in the first qualifier. The 2c of Brad Cunningham redrew the pole to for the feature with the #99 of Bryan Roach drawing the #2 pill. At the drop of the green, Roach paced the field for a few laps before Schafer took command from his third row starting position. While Schafer stretched his lead, Roach, Zach Widdes, Jake Kouba, and Nick DaRonco all battled for the runner-up spot. Just past halfway, DaRonco finally established the #8 in second and set sail for Schafer. While able to make steady progress, the Britt, MN, chauffeur simply didn’t have enough remaining laps to mount a serious challenge for the lead as Schafer claimed his second sticker of the summer in front of DaRonco, Widdes, Kouba, and Roach.

No rest for the weary as the traditionals are right back in action tonight at their home track of Cedar Lake Speedway. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[6] 2. 8-Nick DaRonco[5] 3. 10Z-Zach Widdes[3] 4. 6-Jake Kouba[9] 5. 99-Bryan Roach[2] 6. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1] 7. 87-Mike Mueller[8] 8. 11J-Jori Hughes[11] 9. 7X-Dan Atchison[4] 10. 12-Johnny Parsons III[7] 11. 57-Ryan Buck[10] 12. 135-Joshua Hulberg[14] 13. 25A-Ashley Williams[13] 14. 95-Tony Gernert[16] 15. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[12] 16. (DNS) 20L-Lucas Logue

Pirtek Heat #1 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[1] 2. 12-Johnny Parsons III[3] 3. 54-Cam Schafer[8] 4. 99-Bryan Roach[5] 5. 6-Jake Kouba[7] 6. 11J-Jori Hughes[6] 7. 25A-Ashley Williams[2] 8. 135-Joshua Hulberg[4]

RTS Podcast Heat #2 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Zach Widdes[3] 2. 2C-Brad Cunningham[5] 3. 87-Mike Mueller[4] 4. 7X-Dan Atchison[6] 5. 57-Ryan Buck[2] 6. C4-Carl Wade[7] 7. 95-Tony Gernert[8] 8. (DNS) 20L-Lucas Logue

New Richmond, WI, July 1, 2023

The winged Pirtek Renegades took their turn teaming up with the World of Outlaws on Saturday. A record 33 winged teams signed in to do battle in four qualifying heat races.

Pirtek Heat race #1 went to Patrick Heikkinen, while RTS Podcast heat #2 was claimed by Owen Carlson. Hoosier Tire heat race #3 was won by Luke Nellis and GT Transport heat race #4 saw Jamey Ogston first to checkers. Nellis bested the field by amassing 143 passing points while winning his heat.

Mike Mueller and Ken Hron paced the field for the feature, with Mueller grabbing the point early, being chased by Nellis, Hron, Carlson, and Cole Stella. While Mueller was building a solid lead in his customary catfish line, eleventh starting Chase Viebrock was running one groove higher than the rest of the field and methodically moving towards the front. On a lap 12 restart, Mueller continued to hold serve and Viebrock rocketed from sixth to third. Mueller was steadfast at the point through a series of late race cautions, but Viebrock finally managed to wrestle away the top spot in the final green-white-checkered finish - notching his fifth win of the season. Mueller crossed the stripe second, in front of Nellis, Ogston, and Hron.

The Renegades will enjoy an off weekend before christening another new track in two weeks. The traditional sprints will make their first ever visit to Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, WI, on Friday, July 14. The traditionals return home to Cedar Lake the following night, July 15. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[11] 2. 61-Mike Mueller[1] 3. 74N-Luke Nellis[6] 4. 03-Jamey Ogston[5] 5. 46H-Ken Hron[2] 6. 93-Brad Peterson[13] 7. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[7] 8. 33S-Jeremy Schultz[8] 9. 2V-Chris Vogel[14] 10. 63-Todd Hansen[17] 11. 62-Ronnie Erickson[16] 12. 9C-Cole Stella[3] 13. 34DDD-Jesse Glenz[20] 14. 11J-Jori Hughes[12] 15. P1-Mark Chevalier[9] 16. 17-Austin Phillips[10] 17. C4-Carl Wade[21] 18. 21L-Ryan Lilliberg[24] 19. 56-Josh Braford[18] 20. O7-Owen Carlson[4] 21. (DNF) 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[15] 22. (DNF) 42X-Brett Peterson[23] 23. (DNF) 7X-Dan Atchison[19] 24. (DNS) 3TK-Tony Kaus

B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 34DDD-Jesse Glenz[4] 2. C4-Carl Wade[1] 3. 3TK-Tony Kaus[5] 4. 42X-Brett Peterson 5. 21L-Ryan Lilliberg[8] 6. 53-Dustin Pittman[9] 7. 12-Jason Flohrs[2] 8. 95-Tony Gernert[13] 9. (DNF) 34DD-Brady Donnohue[12] 10. (DNF) 5-Troy Gessner[3] 11. (DNF) 85-Matthew Jasper[7] 12. (DNF) 13A-Ryan Anondson[6] 13. (DNF) 4-Mitch Hagen[10] 14. (DNS) 2J-John Lowe

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[1] 2. 9C-Cole Stella[3] 3. 17-Austin Phillips[5] 4. 11J-Jori Hughes[6] 5. 62-Ronnie Erickson[7] 6. 5-Troy Gessner[4] 7. 12-Jason Flohrs[8] 8. (DNF) 4-Mitch Hagen[2] 9. (DNS) 95-Tony Gernert

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. O7-Owen Carlson[2] 2. 61-Mike Mueller[3] 3. 33S-Jeremy Schultz[6] 4. 63-Todd Hansen[4] 5. C4-Carl Wade[1] 6. 56-Josh Braford[7] 7. 13A-Ryan Anondson[5] 8. (DNF) 21L-Ryan Lilliberg[8]

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 74N-Luke Nellis[4] 2. P1-Mark Chevalier[3] 3. 50-Chase Viebrock[5] 4. 93-Brad Peterson[6] 5. 34DDD-Jesse Glenz[2] 6. 3TK-Tony Kaus[7] 7. 53-Dustin Pittman[8] 8. (DQ) 34DD-Brady Donnohue[1]

GT Transport Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Jamey Ogston[1] 2. 46H-Ken Hron[4] 3. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[3] 4. 2V-Chris Vogel[6] 5. 7X-Dan Atchison[8] 6. 85-Matthew Jasper[5] 7. (DNF) 2J-John Lowe[2] 8. (DQ) 42X-Brett Peterson[7]


New Richmond, WI, June 30, 2023

The Pirtek Renegades kicked off the Independence Day holiday celebration supporting the World of Outlaws annual visit to the legendary high banks of Cedar Lake Speedway. Twenty-five traditional sprint teams checked in on a hot, muggy evening - qualifying in three heats.

Pirtek heat #1 was claimed by Brad Cunningham, while RTS Podcast heat #2 went to Zach Widdes. The Hoosier Tire heat #3 was won by Nick DaRonco and Mike Mueller racked up a whopping 141 passing points to lead all drivers, coming from sixth to second in the first qualifier.

The front row for the 20-lap finale had a northern flavor, with “The Joker” Chris Lewis from Grand Rapids, MN on the pole and Tower, MN pilot Jori Hughes to Lewis’ right side. At the drop of the green it was Lewis leading the way in front of Hughes, Ken Hron, DaRonco, and Widdes. It took just three laps for the #8 of DaRonco to find the front - but once he got there - it was no cake walk. In the last half of the race, Widdes and Lewis both applied heavy pressure to the Britt, MN chauffeur. At the double checkers, it was DaRonco claiming his fifth sticker of the summer, and third in a row. Lewis finished second ahead of Widdes, Mike Mueller, and Brad Peterson.

The winged Pirtek Renegades are on tap to wrap up Outlaw weekend at Cedar Lake on Saturday, July 1. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

Traditional Sprints A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[4] 2. 5J-Chris Lewis[1] 3. 10Z-Zach Widdes[6] 4. 87-Mike Mueller[8] 5. 93-Brad Peterson[10] 6. 46H-Ken Hron[3] 7. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[9] 8. 11J-Jori Hughes[2] 9. 2C-Brad Cunningham[7] 10. 10C-Travis Case[5] 11. 17-Erik Bjorklund[17] 12. 20L-Lucas Logue[11] 13. 25A-Ashley Williams[12] 14. 7X-Dan Atchison[15] 15. (DNF) 135-Joshua Hulberg[16] 16. (DNF) 04-Ayden Trembath[21] 17. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[13] 18. (DNF) 56-Emma Bradford[20] 19. (DNF) 17B-Mackenzie Bjorklund[14] 20. (DNF) 95-Tony Gernert[23] 21. (DNF) 3TK-Trevor Reding[18] 22. (DNF) 97B-Buenvanida Gilbertson[22] 23. (DNF) P1-Mark Chevalier[19] 24. (DNS) 22-Cody Emmans 25. (DNS) 12-Johnny Parsons III

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1] 2. 87-Mike Mueller[6] 3. 11J-Jori Hughes[4] 4. 46H-Ken Hron[7] 5. 7X-Dan Atchison[3] 6. 17-Erik Bjorklund[5] 7. 04-Ayden Trembath[8] 8. 97B-Buenvanida Gilbertson[9] 9. (DNF) P1-Mark Chevalier[2]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Zach Widdes[1] 2. 5J-Chris Lewis[4] 3. 93-Brad Peterson[3] 4. 20L-Lucas Logue[5] 5. 135-Joshua Hulberg[2] 6. 17B-Mackenzie Bjorklund[7] 7. 22-Cody Emmans[6] 8. 95-Tony Gernert[8]

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[3] 2. 10C-Travis Case[2] 3. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[4] 4. 25A-Ashley Williams[1] 5. C4-Carl Wade[5] 6. 56-Emma Bradford[7] 7. (DNF) 3TK-Trevor Reding[6] 8. (DNS) 12-Johnny Parsons III

West Union, IA, and Jim Falls, WI, June 23, 2023

The Pirtek Renegades split their dance card on Friday night with traditionals making a return visit to Eagle Valley Speedway in northern Wisconsin while the wings were nearly 200 miles south, in West Union, Iowa. Ten traditionals signed in at EVS, while the winged ranks grew by two from Thursday night with twelve wingers racing at Fayette County Speedway.

For the traditionals, Zach Widdes claimed Pirtek heat #1 with a track high 138 passing points and Bryan Roach nabbed checkers in RTS Podcast heat #2. Down south, both winners came from the outside of the front row as Luke Nellis, and last night's winner Chase Viebrock, won the qualifiers.

Nick DaRonco and Zach Widdes redrew the front row for the main event in Jim Falls, and that duo paced the field the entire way. DaRonco shot to the point and stayed there, while Widdes emptied his bag of tricks trying to keep pace with the red hot chauffeur from Britt, MN. At the double checkers it was DaRonco claiming his fourth sticker in only five events this summer. Widdes, Chris Lewis, Ken Hron, and Lucas Logue filled out the rest of the top five.

Meanwhile, down Iowa way, it was Brett Peterson and Patrick Heikkinen bringing the 12-car field to green with Heikkinen grabbing the point early. Once the Eveleth, MN, pilot found his groove, there was no catching him as the #13 nabbed his first feature win of the summer. Fourth starting Luke Nellis crossed the stripe in second, followed by Chase Viebrock, Mike Mueller, and Jack Berger.

With the winged weekend wrapped up, the traditionals return to their home track of Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday to round out their week. The following week, the traditionals join the World of Outlaws at CLS on Friday, June 30, with the wings providing WoO support the following night, Saturday, July 1, as part of Cedar Lake’s annual WoO/Independence Day festivities.More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

Traditional Sprints

Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[1] 2. 10Z-Zach Widdes[2] 3. 5J-Chris Lewis[6] 4. 46H-Ken Hron[5] 5. 20L-Lucas Logue[8] 6. 6-Jake Kouba[7] 7. 99-Bryan Roach[4] 8. 2C-Brad
Cunningham[3] 9. 25A-Ashley Williams[9] 10. 135-Joshua Hulberg[10]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Zach Widdes[3] 2. 5J-Chris Lewis[4] 3. 46H-Ken Hron[5] 4. 20L-Lucas Logue[2] 5. 135-Joshua Hulberg[1]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Bryan Roach[1] 2. 8-Nick DaRonco[5] 3. 2C-Brad Cunningham[3] 4. 6-Jake Kouba[4] 5. 25A-Ashley Williams[2]

Winged Sprints

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[2] 2. 74N-Luke Nellis[4] 3. 50-Chase Viebrock[5] 4. 61-Mike Mueller[3] 5. 19B-Jack Berger[6] 6. 42X-Brett Peterson[1] 7. 07-Owen Carlson[9] 8. 28-John Breitenfeldt[8] 9. P1-Mark Chevalier[7] 10. C4-Carl Wade[11] 11. 95-Tony Gernert[10] 12. (DNF) 9C-Cole Stella[12]

Heat 1: 1. 74N-Luke Nellis[2] 2. 19B-Jack Berger[1] 3. 61-Mike Mueller[3] 4. 9C-Cole Stella[4] 5. 95-Tony Gernert[6] 6. (DNF) 07-Owen Carlson[5]

Heat 2: 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[2] 2. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[1] 3. 42X-Brett Peterson[4] 4. P1-Mark Chevalier[5] 5. 28-John Breitenfeldt[3] 6. (DNS) C4-Carl Wade

Cresco, IA, June 22, 2023

Ten hearty teams of the winged persuasion from the Pirtek Renegades headed south on Thursday, to the Howard County Fair at the Cresco Speedway in their first ever visit to the Cresco, Iowa, speedplant. Pirtek heat #1 went to Chase Viebrock, while RTS Podcast heat #2 was claimed by high-points earner John Breitenfeldt.

Breitenfeldt redrew the pole for the 20 lap feature with Mark Chevalier in the outside row. At the drop of the green, Chevalier took the point with third starting Viebrock right on his fuel cell. With seven laps remaining, Viebrock swept by Chevalier and into the lead, on his way to winning his second consecutive feature and fourth of the summer. Luke Nellis crossed the stripe in second, in front of Chevalier, Patrick Heikkinen, and Brett Peterson.

No rest for the weary as the wings head even further south on Friday to West Union, IA, and the storied Fayette County Speedway - where the wings will debut at their second track in as many nights. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[3] 2. 74N-Luke Nellis[5] 3. P1-Mark Chevalier[2] 4. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[4] 5. 42X-Brett Peterson[6] 6. 61-Mike Mueller[7] 7. 28-John Breitenfeldt[1] 8. (DNF) 95-Tony Gernert[9] 9. (DNF) 9C-Cole Stella[8] 10. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[10]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[1] 2. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[2] 3. P1-Mark Chevalier[3] 4.61-Mike Mueller[4] 5. 9C-Cole Stella[5]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-John Breitenfeldt[2] 2. 74N-Luke Nellis[3] 3. 42X-Brett Peterson[1] 4. 95-Tony Gernert[5] 5. (DNS) C4-Carl Wade

Rice Lake, WI, June 17, 2023

Both the winged and traditional sprints of the Pirtek Renegades hit the road Saturday headed for northern Wisconsin and the Rice Lake Speedway, with sixteen teams in each class checking in to do battle.

The traditional sprints hit the track first with Zach Widdes notching the win in the Pirtek heat and leading the division with 133 passing points. The red hot Nick DaRonco stayed hot in claiming the RTS Podcast heat. On the winged side, John Breitenfeldt won his second heat race of the summer in Pirtek heat #1, while the RTS Podcast heat saw Duluth’s Jamey Ogston win from the pole. Owen Carlson racked up an impressive 139 points after finishing 3rd in his heat from the 8th starting position.

Scott Brandt and Lucas Logue drew the top spots for the traditional feature, and at the drop of the green, it was Brandt holding down the point in front of Cam Schafer and Nick DaRonco. Within a few laps, DaRonco made his way to the front and went on to dominate the 20 lapper for his 3rd sticker of the summer with a clean sweep victory. Schafer, Mike Mueller - who charged up from 11th on the starting grid, Zach Widdes, and Bryan Roach filled out the rest of the top five.

John Breitenfeldt and Austin Phillips set the pace for the winged main event, with Phillips showing the way early. Phillips led for 15 laps before “The New Richmond Nightmare”, Chase Viebrock took over the top spot. At the double checkers it was Viebrock claiming his third win of ‘23. Mike Mueller garnered a second hard-charger on the night, moving up five spots for second in front of Phillips, Zach Widdes, and Patrick Heikkinen.

A busy, long weekend awaits the Pirtek Renegades, with a pair of events scheduled for both the wings and the traditional sprints. The traditionals make a return trip to Jim Falls and a date at the Eagle Valley Speedway on Friday before wrapping up the weekend with a home game at Cedar Lake on Saturday. In a scheduling change, the event planned for this Thursday, June 22, at Thunder Hill Speedway in Menomonie, WI, has been postponed.

The traditional sprints will now join the wings for their Thunder Hill event on Thursday, July 20. Speaking of wings, the Renegades make their inaugural visit to a pair of Iowa tracks this week. First up is a visit to the Howard County Fair and the 4/10 mile Cresco Speedway in Cresco, IA, on Thursday, June 22. Then on Friday, the wingers travel further south into Iowa to West Union, for a night at the venerable Fayette County Speedway. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS:

Traditional Sprints Feature (20 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[3] 2. 54-Cam Schafer[4] 3. 87-Mike Mueller[11] 4. 10Z-Zach Widdes[6] 5. 99-Bryan Roach[8] 6. 7-Scott Brandt[1] 7. 5J-Chris Lewis[7] 8. 20L-Lucas Logue[2] 9. 55-Joseph Kouba[16] 10. 11J-Jori Hughes[9] 11. 135-Joshua Hulberg[10] 12. 2C-Brad Cunningham[5] 13. 25A-Ashley Williams[12] 14. 17-Erik Bjorklund[15] 15. 7X-Dan Atchison[13] 16. 57-Ryan Buck[14]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Zach Widdes[2] 2. 99-Bryan Roach[4] 3. 20L-Lucas Logue[6] 4. 2C-Brad Cunningham[8] 5. 135-Joshua Hulberg[1] 6. 87-Mike Mueller[5] 7. 57-Ryan Buck[3] 8. 17-Erik Bjorklund[7]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[1] 2. 7-Scott Brandt[3] 3. 54-Cam Schafer[6] 4. 5J-Chris Lewis[7] 5. 11J-Jori Hughes[5] 6. 25A-Ashley Williams[2] 7. 7X-Dan Atchison[4] 8. (DNF) 55-Joseph Kouba[8]

Winged Sprints Feature: 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[5] 2. 61-Mike Mueller[7] 3. 17-Austin Phillips[2] 4. 2V-Zach Widdes[9] 5. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[8] 6. 85-Matthew Jasper[11] 7. 28-John Breitenfeldt[1] 8. 62-Ronnie Erickson[12] 9. 07-Owen Carlson[6] 10. 03-Jamey Ogston[3] 11. P1-Mark Chevalier[4] 12. 9C-Cole Stella[10] 13. 42X-Brett Peterson[14] 14. 4-Mitch Hagen[13] 15. 44-Dani Aldrich[15] 16. (DNF) 53-Dustin Pittman[16]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 28-John Breitenfeldt[2] 2. P1-Mark Chevalier[5] 3. 07-Owen Carlson[8] 4. 50-Chase Viebrock[7] 5. 9C-Cole Stella[4] 6. 85-Matthew Jasper[6] 7. 42X-Brett Peterson[3] 8. 44-Dani Aldrich[1]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Jamey Ogston[1] 2. 61-Mike Mueller[3] 3. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[4] 4. 17-Austin Phillips[2] 5. 2V-Zach Widdes[5] 6. 62-Ronnie Erickson[6] 7. 4-Mitch Hagen[7] 8. 53-Dustin Pittman[8]

New Richmond, WI, June 10, 2023

The winged sprints of the Pirtek Renegades were back home at Cedar Lake Speedway for the track’s Kids’ Night celebration on Saturday. Twenty-seven winged warriors checked in to compete at the legendary high banks in three heat races.

Jack Berger started the night off by winning the Pirtek heat race, while the RTS Podcast and Hoosier Tire qualifiers went to Mark Chevalier and Jeremy Kerzman, respectively. Kerzman also led all drivers with 143 passing points.

Chevalier and Jamey Ogston redrew the front row for the main event, and it was the P1 of Chevalier showing the fast way around the track followed by Ogston, Brad Peterson, Chase Viebrock, and Casey Lang. After a caution on lap seven, Ogston got the jump on Chevalier and took over the top spot, but Chevalier charged right back to reclaim the lead by the flagstand.

Another restart saw Brady Donnohue, who started in the seventh row, power his way past Chevalier - leaving the P1 to battle Viebrock for second. At the double checkers it was Donnohue collecting his first sticker of the summer in front of Chevalier, Viebrock, Berger, and Peterson.

Next up for the Pirtek Renegades is a road trip to northern Wisconsin and the Rice Lake Speedway for both the winged and traditional sprinters on Saturday, June 17. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS: Pirtek Feature: (20 Laps): 1. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[13] 2. P1-Mark Chevalier[1] 3. 50-Chase Viebrock[5] 4. 19-Jack Berger[6] 5. 93-Brad Peterson[4] 6. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[8] 7. 42X-Brett Peterson[14] 8. 03-Jamey Ogston[2] 9. 28-John Breitenfeldt[11] 10. 609-Casey Lang[3] 11. 2V-Chris Vogel[12] 12. 11J-Jori Hughes[17] 13. 17-Austin Phillips[9] 14. 4-Mitch Hagen[10] 15. 44-Dani Aldrich[15] 16. 12-Jason Flohrs[21] 17. 13A-Ryan Anondson[22] 18. (DNF) 9C-Cole Stella[20] 19. (DNF) 85-Matthew Jasper[19] 20. (DNF) 74N-Luke Nellis[7] 21. (DNF) 63-Todd Hansen[18] 22. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[16] 23. (DNF) 61-Mike Mueller[23] 24. (DNF) 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[24]


B Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11J-Jori Hughes[2] 2. 63-Todd Hansen[3] 3. 85-Matthew Jasper[6] 4. 9C-Cole Stella[5] 5. 12-Jason Flohrs[8] 6. 13A-Ryan Anondson[4] 7. 53-Dustin Pittman[7] 8. 95-Tony Gernert[9] 9. 54-Jim Bruggeman[1]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 19-Jack Berger[1] 2. 74N-Luke Nellis[6] 3. 93-Brad Peterson[4] 4. 50-Chase Viebrock[7] 5. 42X-Brett Peterson[3] 6. 28-John Breitenfeldt[8] 7. 54-Jim Bruggeman[2] 8. 53-Dustin Pittman[9] 9. (DNF) 63-Todd Hansen[5]

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. P1-Mark Chevalier[1] 2. 609-Casey Lang[2] 3. 61-Mike Mueller[3] 4. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[6] 5. 2V-Chris Vogel[5] 6. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[7] 7. 85-Matthew Jasper[9] 8. 11J-Jori Hughes[4] 9. 95-Tony Gernert[8]

Hoosier Tire Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3K-Jeremy Kerzman[4] 2. 03-Jamey Ogston[6] 3. 17-Austin Phillips[1] 4. 4-Mitch Hagen[3] 5. 9C-Cole Stella[7] 6. 44-Dani Aldrich[5] 7. C4-Carl Wade[8] 8. 12-Jason Flohrs[9] 9. (DNF) 13A-Ryan Anondson[2]

New Richmond, WI, June 3, 2023

The traditional sprints of the Pirtek Renegades were back home at Cedar Lake Speedway for CLS Dash Race #5 on Saturday. Nineteen sprinters checked in on a sweltering early summer evening, with heat race wins going to the pole starters.

Jake Kouba carded the win in Pirtek heat race 1, while Cam Schafer grabbed checkers in RTS Podcast heat two. The red hot Nick DaRonco moved up from sixth to second in heat two to lead all drivers with 141 passing points.

The heat race winners redrew the front row for the finale, with Kouba on the pole for the 20-lapper. Coming to green, Kouba lost power, necessitating a criss-crossing of the field and a restart. Once the racing was under way, Schafer surprised no one in staking an early claim to the lead, chased by third-starting DaRonco and Scott Brandt. With seven laps scored, DaRonco’s very low groove proved to have enough speed to overtake the top spot, at which point Schafer headed up to his familiar haunts and started throttle stomping the cushion. By the crossed flags, Schafer was back in the lead. Schafer’s high groove proved faster in turns one and two, while DaRonco’s #8 was faster down low through turns three and four. That set up a dynamic resulting in five lead changes in five laps as the duo deftly worked their respective lines. With a handful of laps remaining, DaRonco had just enough contact with a lapped car to upset the handling on his hot rod, allowing Schafer to start pulling a gap. Schafer cruised to the win in his 2023 Renegade debut, while DaRonco masterfully muscled his ill-handling mount to hold on to the runner-up spot. Brandt rode home in third in front of Zach Widdes and hard charging Erik Bjorklund, who gained a field best six positions to round out the top five.

The Pirtek Renegades of the winged variety return to Cedar Lake next Saturday, June 10, as part of CLS’s Kids Night celebration. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.

RESULTS: Pirtek Feature: (20 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[2] 2. 8-Nick DaRonco[4] 3. 7-Scott Brandt[3] 4. 10Z-Zach Widdes[8] 5. 17-Erik Bjorklund[11] 6. 11J-Jori Hughes[5] 7. 99-Bryan Roach[12] 8. 2C-Brad Cunningham[10] 9. 20L-Lucas Logue[9] 10. 57-Ryan Buck[13] 11. 25A-Ashley Williams[16] 12. 7A-Dan Atchison[17] 13. 135-Joshua Hulberg[7] 14. 04-Ayden Trembath[19] 15. 47X-Tim Lynch[15] 16. (DNF) 95-Tony Gernert[18] 17. (DNF) 93-Brad Peterson[6] 18. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[14] 19. (DNF) 6-Jake Kouba[1]

Pirtek Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 6-Jake Kouba[1] 2. 93-Brad Peterson[3] 3. 135-Joshua Hulberg[5] 4. 20L-Lucas Logue[4] 5. 11J-Jori Hughes[7] 6. 99-Bryan Roach[2] 7. 95-Tony Gernert[10] 8. C4-Carl Wade[6] 9. (DNS) 7A-Dan Atchison

RTS Podcast Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[1] 2. 8-Nick DaRonco[6] 3. 7-Scott Brandt[2] 4. 10Z-Zach Widdes[7] 5. 2C-Brad Cunningham[4] 6. 17-Erik Bjorklund[5] 7. 57-Ryan Buck[3] 8. 25A-Ashley Williams[9] 9. 7A-Dan Atchison 10. 47X-Tim Lynch 11. 04-Ayden Trembath[8]

Ashland, WI and New Richmond, WI, May 27, 2023

The Pirtek Renegades traveled divergent paths on Saturday, as the winged sprints traveled north to Ashland, WI, while the traditional sprints headed to their home track of Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond for their second event in as many days in observance of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

At ABC Raceway, Chase Viebrock and John Breitenfeldt scored the heat race wins, while Johnny Parsons III and Brad Cunningham won their respective qualifiers at Cedar Lake. In feature competition for the wings, Jamey Ogston and Mike Mueller paced the field to green and prior champ Mueller showed the fast way around the ⅜ mile red clay, ahead of a field full of slicing and dicing.

Friday night winner Mark Chevalier was charging up from fifth while Patrick Heikkinen was working the field from his fifth row spot. After a restart on lap 13, Viebrock got alongside Mueller and the pair dueled for a lap before “The New Richmond Nightmare” wrested the lead away from Mueller. Viebrock raced on to his second win of the season in front of Mueller, Chevalier, Eric Wilke, and Heikkinen.

Meanwhile, back at the home front, the heat race winners redrew the front of the 14-car field for the main event with Parsons setting the pace early in front of Cunningham, Nick DaRonco, and Lucas Logue. With five laps in the books, DaRonco worked under Cunningham, and a few laps later swept around Parsons to take over the point. Zach Widdes was making hay, as well, leaving his early battle with Brad Peterson and methodically slicing forward.

As impressive as Widdes’ march forward was, there was no catching DaRonco who eventually won by a straightaway over Widdes, Parsons, Logue, and Peterson.

The Pirtek Renegades are back in action on Saturday, June 3, when the traditionals return to CLS. The wings and traditionals pair up again the following Saturday, June 10, also at Cedar Lake. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on Facebook.

RESULTS: WINGS - A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[4] 2. 61-Mike Mueller[3] 3. P1-Mark Chevalier[6] 4. 24-Eric Wilke[7] 5. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[11] 6. 03-Jamey Ogston[1] 7. 42X-Brett Peterson[9] 8. 17-Austin Phillips[10] 9. 95-Tony Gernert[8] 10. 9C-Cole Stella[13] 11. 609-Casey Lang[5] 12. 4-Mitch Hagen[12] 13. (DNS) 28-John Breitenfeldt 14. (DNS) 34DD-Brady Donnohue

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 50-Chase Viebrock[6] 2. 03-Jamey Ogston[1] 3. 609-Casey Lang[4] 4. 61-Mike Mueller[2] 5. 42X-Brett Peterson[3] 6. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[5] 7. 9C-Cole Stella[7]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-John Breitenfeldt[5] 2. P1-Mark Chevalier[3] 3. 95-Tony Gernert[7] 4. 24-Eric Wilke[4] 5. 17-Austin Phillips[2] 6. 4-Mitch Hagen[1] 7. (DNS) 34DD-Brady Donnohue

TRADITIONALS - A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[6] 2. 10Z-Zach Widdes[5] 3. 12-Johnny Parsons III[2] 4. 20L-Lucas Logue[4] 5. 93-Brad Peterson[3] 6. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1] 7. 55-Joseph Kouba[7] 8. 7-Dan Atchison[13] 9. 57-Ryan Buck[9] 10. 25A-Ashley Williams[14] 11. 04-Ayden Trembath[15] 12. (DNF) 17-Erik Bjorklund[8] 13. (DNF) 135-Joshua Hulberg[10] 14. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[12] 15. (DNS) 11J-Jori Hughes

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Johnny Parsons III[1] 2. 10Z-Zach Widdes[3] 3. 93-Brad Peterson[4] 4. 55-Joseph Kouba[5] 5. 57-Ryan Buck[2] 6. 25A-Ashley Williams[7] 7. 04-Ayden Trembath[8] 8. (DNF) C4-Carl Wade[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2C-Brad Cunningham[1] 2. 8-Nick DaRonco[5] 3. 20L-Lucas Logue[3] 4. 17-Erik Bjorklund[4] 5. 7-Dan Atchison[7] 6. 135-Joshua Hulberg[2] 7. (DNF) 11J-Jori Hughes[6]

Jim Falls, WI, May 26, 2023

The Pirtek Renegades kicked off their observance of Memorial Day weekend at Eagle Valley Speedway on Friday, with ten traditional sprints and 16 winged racers making the tow east to Jim Falls, WI. Nick DaRonco started the event with a win in the first heat of the night for the traditionals, while Rice Lake hot shoe Zach Widdes snared the win in heat two. DaRonco was top passing points earner with 138. On the winged side, Patrick Heikkinen and Brady Donnohue scored the heat wins, with Donnohue besting the field amassing 143 passing points. Feature racing kicked off with Mike Mueller redrawing the pole for the traditionals and Widdes to his outside.

Right from the get-go, the sixth starting Britt, MN chauffeur, Nick DaRonco, smashed the loud pedal and marched forward. DaRonco wasted little time in getting to the front and cruised home for the clean-sweep win. Widdes rode home in second, ahead of Mueller, Brad Cunningham, and Joshua Hulberg.

After a rough start to his season a week ago, Mark Chevalier started the winged feature from the catbird’s seat with Heikkinen to his right flank. At the drop of the green, Chevalier shot his #P1 mount to the point, while sixth starting Jack Berger and eighth starting Chase Viebrock began their charges forward.

At the double checkers, it was a flag-to-flag win for Chevalier, chased by Berger, Viebrock, Heikkinen, and Donnohue. The Pirtek Renegades part ways for Saturday, with the wings heading north to ABC Raceway in Ashland, WI, while the traditionals head to Cedar Lake for their home opener. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on Facebook.

RESULTS: Traditional: A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[6] 2. 10Z-Zach Widdes[2] 3. 87-Mike Mueller[1] 4. 2C-Brad Cunningham[5] 5. 135-Joshua Hulberg[4] 6. 20L-Lucas Logue[3] 7. 7-Dan Atchison[9] 8. 47X-Tim Lynch[7] 9. (DNF) P1-Mark Chevalier[8] 10. (DNF) 25A-Ashley Williams[10]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Nick DaRonco[3] 2. 2C-Brad Cunningham[4] 3. 20L-Lucas Logue[1] 4. 7-Dan Atchison[5] 5. P1-Mark Chevalier[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10Z-Zach Widdes[2] 2. 87-Mike Mueller[1] 3. 135-Joshua Hulberg[3] 4. 47X-Tim Lynch[4] 5. (DNF) 25A-Ashley Williams[5]

Wing: A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. P1-Mark Chevalier[1] 2. 19B-Jack Berger[6] 3. 50-Chase Viebrock[8] 4. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[2] 5. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[7] 6. 61-Mike Mueller[4] 7. 03-Jamey Ogston[3] 8. 28-John Breitenfeldt[5] 9. 609-Casey Lang[12] 10. 42X-Brett Peterson[9] 11. 4-Mitch Hagen[11] 12. 85-Matthew Jasper[14] 13. 9C-Cole Stella[13] 14. 17-Austin Phillips[10] 15. 95-Tony Gernert[16] 16. (DNS) 12-Jason Flohrs

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Patrick Heikkinen[1] 2. 50-Chase Viebrock[3] 3. 61-Mike Mueller[2] 4. 28-John Breitenfeldt[4] 5. 42X-Brett Peterson[6] 6. 9C-Cole Stella[8] 7. 95-Tony Gernert[7] 8. (DNF) 609-Casey Lang[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 34DD-Brady Donnohue[4] 2. P1-Mark Chevalier[1] 3. 03-Jamey Ogston[3] 4. 19B-Jack Berger[5] 5. 17-Austin Phillips[2] 6. 85-Matthew Jasper[7] 7. (DNF) 4-Mitch Hagen[6] 8. (DNF) 12-Jason Flohrs[8]