Lonnie Wheatley, HARTFORD, S.D. (July 24, 2009) – The Iron-Man of the ASCS Northern Plains Region captured his third career series win by topping Friday night’s 25-lap ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Regional main event at I-90 Speedway.
Eric raced around pole starter Danielle Ossenfort on the eighth round en route to victory lane aboard Monte Lutz’ Bruns-powered Dell Rapids Chevrolet/Pontiac No. 5 Maxim, lapping up to tenth place in the non-stop affair.
Lutz took the checkered flag in front of eighth-starter Lou Kennedy, Jr., with Chad Humston, Thomas Kennedy and Robby Wolfgang rounding out the top five.
Joe Riedel was sixth, with Donovan Peterson, Jason Danley, Ossenfort and “B” Main winner Lee Grosz completing the top ten.
Heat races were won by Ossenfort, Humston and L. Kennedy.
[u ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Results from I-90 Speedway:]
Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 10-Dannielle Ossenfort, 2. 24-Randy Droescher, 3. 1a-Robby Wolfgang, 4. 5w-Dusty Wasmund, 5. 44-Doug Lovegrove, 6. 5x-Dave Glennon, 7. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 8. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 9. 11m-Troy Meyer.
Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. 82-Jason Danley, 3. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 4. 19-Steve Ballenger, 5. 2d-Dusty Ballenger, 6. 8k-Butch Hanssen, 7. 4j-Lee Grosz, 8. 99-Jake Ossenfort, 9. 23-Trent Van Maanen.
Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 2. 15-Joe Riedel, 3. 5-Eric Lutz, 4. 2-Kevin Ingle, 5. 3-Donovan Peterson, 6. 85-Justin Saathoff, 7. 9m-Aaron Wendt, 8. 56-John Cressman.
9. 1-Justin Glaser.
“B” Feature (10 Laps): 1. 4j-Lee Grosz, 2. 44-Doug Lovegrove, 3. 8k-Butch Hanssen, 4. 99-Jake Ossenfort, 5. 11m-Troy Meyer, 6. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 7. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 8. 1-Justin Glaser, 9. 23-Trent Van Maanen. DNS: 56-Johnn Cressman, 9m-Aaron Wendt.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5-Eric Lutz, 2. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 3. 1m-Chad Humston, 4. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 5. 1a-Robby Wolfgang, 6. 15-Joe Riedel, 7. 3-Donovan Peterson, 8. 82-Jason Danley, 9. 10-Dannielle Ossenfort, 10. 4j-Lee Grosz, 11. 24-Randy Droescher, 12. 2d-Dusty Ballenger, 13. 2-Kevin Ingle, 14. 85-Juston Saathoff, 15. 99-Jake Ossenfort, 16. 8k-Butch Hanssen, 17. 44-Doug Lovegrove, 18. 5x-Dave Glennon, 19. 5w-Dusty Wasmund, 20. 19-Steve Ballenger.
ASCS Midwest Points (Top Ten): 1. Jason Danley 1,184, 2. Chad Humston 1,080, 3. Eric Lutz 1,053, 4. Lee Grosz 905, 5. Mike Boston 879, 6. Brian Brown 846, 7. (tie) Don Droud, Jr., and Jack Dover 826, 9. Jonathan Cornell 804, 10. Robby Wolfgang 696.
ASCS Northern Plains Points (Top Ten): 1. Jason Danley 666, 2. Eric Lutz 647, 3. Robby Wolfgang 564, 4. Chad Humston 530, 5. Lee Grosz 489, 6. Jody Rosenboom 488, 7. Ryan Bickett 480, 8. Lou Kennedy, Jr. 412, 9. Donovan Peterson 402, 10. Kevin Ingle 392.