Happy Harry's WISSOTA Midwest Modified recap.

Mike Nichols wins his first-ever River Cities Speedway feature

Nichols in RydellCars.com Victory Lane with his family. Photo by Mike Spieker.

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (September 10) - The Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops WISSOTA Midwest Modifeds boasted a field of 43 cars for the opening night of the Seitz Memorial, but after two B-mains, the class was cut to the fastest 24. 

Two-time and defending RCS track champion, Tyler Peterson, and first-time RCS visitor, Mike Nichols led the field to the green. Peterson, who hasn’t seen RCS much in 2015 since he graduated to the WISSOTA Modified division, picked up right where he left of in 2014 and grabbed the early lead. The Hickson, ND driver couldn’t shake Nichols, however, as the two raced side by side for the first five laps. Peterson eventually cleared Nichols’ #67 as the lead duo had checked out on the rest of the field.

Nichols came back at Peterson on lap seven and the two young guns once again raced door to door for the lead. This time Nichols prevailed to take the point. Peterson held tough, though, and challenged Nichols for several laps, but the Watertown, SD driver went on to take the victory and park his Fastlane Car Wash machine in RydellCars.com Victory Lane. 

---