Schill Scores Happy Harry's Midwest Modified Win

By Mike Spieker

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (July 28, 2017) – Lance Schill took the Happy Harry’s Midwest Modified feature win after starting back in the 14th position.

The race was was red flagged on the opening lap after Jason Halverson flipped end over end off the turn three embankment. Halverson made contact with another car down the back straightaway before his car high-centered at the crown of the track and dug into the surface.

Halverson walked away uninjured.

On the restart, Jeremy Castro and Preston Carr battled for the lead with Carr eventually taking the top spot. Carr led until lap seven, when he lost the handle on his No. 5C machine and spun in front of the field. A total of six cars were involved, but they all were able to rejoin the field for the restart.

From there, Todd Johnson and Jesse Aho fought for the lead as Schill stalked them in third. With three laps to go, Schill drove by Johnson and Aho to take the lead.

Once out front, Schill checked out from the field as he cruised to the win.

RESULTS:
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 17S-Lance Schill, [14]; 2. 21-Todd Johnson, [8]; 3. 25A-Jesse Aho, [6]; 4. 22-Rick Hamel, [18]; 5. 44-Austin Hunter, [11]; 6. 74-Gary Nelson, [12]; 7. 10C-Cole Haugland, [5]; 8. 188-Hunter Hougard, [16]; 9. 35-John Halvorson, [20]; 10. 14-Jeremy Castro, [1]; 11. 01-Zach Bruer, [22]; 12. 4H-Grant Hall, [13]; 13. 55-Murray Kozie, [19]; 14. (DNF) 77R-Ryan Schroeder, [10]; 15. (DNF) 5C-Preston Carr, [2]; 16. (DNF) 16-Randy Thompson, [21]; 17. (DNF) 57-Nathan Raasakka, [17]; 18. (DNF) 96L-Jeremy Lizakowski, [15]; 19. (DNF) B0-Jory Berg, [3]; 20. (DNF) 6R-Nate Reynolds, [7]; 21. (DNF) 17-Dallas Brevik, [9]; 22. (DNF) 111-Jason Halverson, [4]

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 16-Randy Thompson, [2]; 2. 01-Zach Bruer, [3]; 3. 12-Jaden Varnson, [4]; 4. B4-Tim Berg, [1]; 5. M1-Ryan Oppegaard, [6]; 6. 96-Brent Loftsgard, [9]; 7. 77B-Logan Bauer, [7]; 8. 43-Dean Selmanson, [10]; 9. (DNF) 3L-Logan Salazar, [5]; 10. (DNF) 84-Travis Traut, [8]
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Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. B0-Jory Berg, [2]; 2. 111-Jason Halverson, [5]; 3. 17-Dallas Brevik, [3]; 4. 4H-Grant Hall, [1]; 5. 57-Nathan Raasakka, [7]; 6. B4-Tim Berg, [8]; 7. 3L-Logan Salazar, [4]; (DNS) 43-Dean Selmanson,
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 25A-Jesse Aho, [1]; 2. 21-Todd Johnson, [4]; 3. 77R-Ryan Schroeder, [2]; 4. 17S-Lance Schill, [6]; 5. 22-Rick Hamel, [7]; 6. 16-Randy Thompson, [5]; 7. M1-Ryan Oppegaard, [8]; 8. 96-Brent Loftsgard, [3]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 6R-Nate Reynolds, [5]; 2. 14-Jeremy Castro, [2]; 3. 44-Austin Hunter, [7]; 4. 96L-Jeremy Lizakowski, [3]; 5. 55-Murray Kozie, [1]; 6. 01-Zach Bruer, [4]; 7. 77B-Logan Bauer, [6]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 10C-Cole Haugland, [3]; 2. 5C-Preston Carr, [1]; 3. 74-Gary Nelson, [6]; 4. 188-Hunter Hougard, [7]; 5. 35-John Halvorson, [4]; 6. 12-Jaden Varnson, [2]; 7. 84-Travis Traut, [5]