08.29.14 Happy Harry's WISSOTA Midwest Modified Recap

8/31/2014

Zach Bruer leads all 18 laps en route to his 1st career River Cities Speedway win.

By Mike Spieker

After seven years of competing at The Bullring, Zach Bruer won his first-ever Midwest Modified feature on Season Championship night.

Bruer and Ron Reed led the field of Happy Harry’s WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds to the green flag. Bruer grabbed the point down the back stretch on the opening lap and held a fairly comfortable lead until the caution flew with seven laps remaining. That put Darren Pfau and Dale Kraling on his rear bumper for the restart. As the race resumed, Bruer took off as Pfau continued to chase. With three laps to go, Bruer’s lead was a mere three car lengths over Pfau, but by the time they came around to take the white flag, his advantage was gone and Pfau was within striking distance. Pfau peaked to the inside of the Pioneer Seed #01 in turn three, but Bruer’s momentum was too much and he drove off the corner for his first-ever RCS victory. Pfau came home second, followed by Ryan Schroeder, Dale Kraling, and Matt Schow.

Bruer began racing at RCS in 2007 and couldn’t have been more satisfied to finally get his first win. “You just had to hold your line steady and stay consistent,” Bruer credited as the keys to victory. “That was the best track they have had here all year.”

“It’s been a long haul. We’ve raced here seven years and I’ve been close before, but I haven’t been able to get it done. It just feels like a breath of fresh air to finally get it done.”