Fike Nabs Prairie Win

By Bryan Gapinski

Sun Prairie, Wis, August 10---Defending series champion Aaron Fike scored an exciting victory in the 25-lap Badger Midget Series feature Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway.  Fike came to the track without a ride for the evenings events. Fike landed a ride in the Paul and Angie Perkins owned Hawk-Fontana entry.

Rick Mueller paced the initial two laps, before Scott Hatton moved in front.  Nick Lundgreen escaped injury in a wild flip on the fourth lap. Hatton led the field on the restart, Fike moved into second place two laps later.  Hatton slowed with motor problems leading on the ninth lap, and retired from the event.

Fike now assumed the lead, led a tightly bunched field of cars including his brother A.J., Chad DeSelle, and Davey Ray. Three cautions for stalled cars kept the field tightly bunched up.  A.J. Fike suffered suspension failure while running second on the 16th lap. On the restart Fike again paced the field over DeSelle, and Ray. Dan Boorse who faded outside the top ten charged into fifth.

Fike led the remainder of the event while DeSelle, and Boorse battled for second.

Fike finished 1.89 seconds ahead of DeSelle, Boorse, Ray, and Randy Fiscus.  Ray extended his series point lead over Boorse to 192 points, with four events remaining.

The Cornfest Midget Classic 50-lap event is the next event on the schedule next Sunday at the facility. The event will also be the 1,000th point race for the National Midget Driver of the Year Championship.

SUMMARY
25-lap Feature: 1. Aaron Fike; 2. Chad DeSelle; 3. Dan Boorse; 4. Davey Ray; 5. Randy Fiscus; 6. Randy Koch; 7. Aaron Fiscus; 8. Boyd Calvert; 9.David Gough; 10. Rob Keelan; 11. John Jones  12. Quinn McCabe; 13. Harley Slotten; 14. Buddy Luebke;  15. Kurt Mayhew; 16. Mike Heiss; 17. Aaron Fike; 18. Rick Mueller; 19. Dean Erfurth; 20. Brad Kuhn;  21. Scott Hatton; 22. Nick Lundgreen

Semi-Feature Winner: Hatton
Heat race Winners: Kris Hoegsted, DeSelle, Lundgreen, Ray
Trophy Dash Winner: Brandon Waelti
Fast Time: Ray, 14.791 seconds

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Mueller 1-2, Hatton 3-9, Fike 10-25   CARS PRESENT: 31

NATIONAL MIDGET DRIVER OF THE YEAR
1.  Aaron Fike     919
2.  J.J. Yeley     867
3.  Tracy Hines    839
4.  Mike Hess      762
5.  Bobby East     754
6.  Dan Boorse     682
7.  Jay Drake      662
8.  Davey Ray      619
9.  A.J. Fike      573
10. Scott Hatton   562 

BADGER MIDGET SERIES
1.  Davey Ray     1286
2.  Dan Boorse    1094
3.  Chad DeSelle   985
4.  Scott Hatton   911
5.  Aaron Fiscus   873
6.  Aaron Fike     832
7.  Boyd Calvert   774
8.  Brandon Waelti 721
9.  Brad Kuhn      680
10. Quinn McCabe   666



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