Bill Mooney Claims Second Performance Auto Late Model

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (June 23, 2017) – Selkirk, Manitoba’s Bill Mooney picked up the Performance Auto Late Model feature win. 
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After starting outside of the front row, Mooney got by polesitter Troy Schill on lap two to take the lead. Once out front, Mooney pulled away from the rest of the field until he reached lapped traffic. ​

Four-time WISSOTA Late Model national champion, Ricky Weiss, reeled in Mooney by lap eight as the race for the lead was on. On lap 12, Nick Minske lost the handle on his machine and spun in turn one. Weiss had nowhere to go and was collected in the incident, which caused significant damage to the right front of his No. 7.

Weiss restarted in the second position, but fell back as the race resumed. Brad Seng and Dustin Strand moved into second and third, but they didn’t have anything for Mooney.

The driver of the Lucas Oil No. 2M scored his second win of the season as Strand edged out Seng for second.

RESULTS:

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 2-Bill Mooney, [2]; 2. 71-Dustin Strand, [9]; 3. 12S-Brad Seng, [6]; 4. 10-Mike Balcaen, [8]; 5. 7W-Ricky Weiss, [5]; 6. 4-Shane Edginton, [3]; 7. 7P-Joey Pederson, [12]; 8. 4C-Ryan Corbett, [4]; 9. 71S-Steffen Snare, [10]; 10. 9-Steve Anderson, [11]; 11. 1S-Scott (Rebel) Bintz, [19]; 12. 1R-Travis Robertson, [14]; 13. F9-Brandon Fuller, [20]; 14. T1-Tom Corcoran, [17]; 15. 15-Cody Storbakken, [15]; 16. 55-Mike Martin, [13]; 17. 105-Terry Blacklance, [18]; 18. 14-Brody Troftgruben, [16]; 19. 11-Troy Schill, [1]; 20. 1M-Nicholas Minske, [21]; 21. (DNF) Z17-Zach Naastad, [7]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7W-Ricky Weiss, [1]; 2. 2-Bill Mooney, [2]; 3. 4C-Ryan Corbett, [5]; 4. 71S-Steffen Snare, [7]; 5. 55-Mike Martin, [4]; 6. 14-Brody Troftgruben, [3]; 7. 1S-Scott (Rebel) Bintz, [6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Z17-Zach Naastad, [2]; 2. 11-Troy Schill, [4]; 3. 12S-Brad Seng, [3]; 4. 9-Steve Anderson, [1]; 5. 1R-Travis Robertson, [5]; 6. T1-Tom Corcoran, [6]; 7. F9-Brandon Fuller, [7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Mike Balcaen, [2]; 2. 71-Dustin Strand, [6]; 3. 4-Shane Edginton, [3]; 4. 7P-Joey Pederson, [4]; 5. 15-Cody Storbakken, [1]; 6. 105-Terry Blacklance, [5]; 7. 1M-Nicholas Minske, [7]