Matt Schow gets 3rd consecutive Midwest Mod win

Happy Harry's WISSOTA Midwest Modified recap, presented by RydellCars.com

Matt Schow in RydellCars.com Victory Lane with his two sons after winning the Midwest Mod feature. Photo by Mike Spieker.

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, ND (August 28) - The opening lap of the Happy Harry’s WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature got off to a rocky start as Jordan Wahl was collected by a car that spun in turn two. Wahl was tagged in the right rear, which forced his #47 to bicycle on the left side wheels and launched him off the banking at full speed. Wahl came to a sudden stop off the track as he nailed the water barrels and sent water flying up about 30 feet in the air. Wahl was OK after the incident, but retired his machine back to the trailer.

Another Evergreen Insurance restart put the race back under the green flag as Matt Schow took the point from his outside front row starting position. By lap seven, Schow had a full straightaway advantage over Scott Vasichek and Preston Carr. On the following lap, Carr spun in turn four and collected point leader, Ricky Hamel. Carr rebounded to finish sixth, while Hamel was credited with a DNF and a 20th place finish.

On the ensuing restart, the field raced into turn one where a two car spin resulted in a nine car pileup, bringing out the caution once again. A total of six cautions forced the race to be shortened by three laps as the allotted time limit was fast approaching.

It came down to a green-white-checkered finish between Schow, Ryan Schroeder, and Lance Schill. Schroeder and Schill battled door to door for second as the green flag flew, which allowed Schow to drive off with his third consecutive win. Schroeder beat Schill to the line as Vasichek and Hunter Hougard rounded out the top five. 


“We started on the front row, which really helped out,” said Schow after his win. “The track held up really well and the car worked great. We changed a few things on the setup and it’s been working really well.” 


Schow is the new point leader heading into season championship night next week. He holds a 15 point lead over Hamel. Schow’s win was his eighth at RCS.