Andy Gross Captures Career First Modified Feature Win at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway
Andy Gross First Feature Win (Sontaag Photography)Oshkosh, WI, May 12, 2012: Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway hosted another evening of great racing action as winners in each of the five feature races were decided in the closing laps. B-104 and Total Power Sales presented the second night of racing for the 2012 season at the third-mile clay oval, and fans witnessed plenty of thrilling racing action on nearly a perfect track.
129 cars checked into the pit area including 41 Automotive Supply Company Modifieds. Fast becoming known as "Wisconsin's Modified Action Track", Oshkosh Speedzone has seen star filled fields in its headline division with champions from several area tracks competing this season. Even with all the championships represented in the starting lineup of tonight's feature it would be Andy Gross, a relative newcomer to the class who is running his first full season of Modified racing, reaching victory lane after a smooth late race pass of Will "The Thrill" Sorce in a non-stop feature contest.
32 Leon's Frozen Custard IMCA Northern Sport Modifieds were on hand and their feature race proved just how tight the competition in the division. A pack of six cars tossed the lead back and forth throughout the first half of the race before Cody Hudson surged to the front. Hudson then looked to be on his way to winning the contest when Tracy Wassenberg took advantage of a late race restart and charged to the lead in the closing laps to steal the win.
The Miller Lite Grand Nationals checked into the pit area with 18 contestants and the feature event would see Steve Schneider run down race leader Tim Reichenberger to grab the lead with two laps to go in the contest. The pair would run side by side to the checkered inches apart with Schneider taking the victory by less than a foot and earning his first feature win since the 2010 season.
21 Total Power Sales Street Stocks were on hand with hard charging Jerry Winkler tenaciously clinging to the lead over Mark Schultz the final laps of the contest. Schultz would actually nose ahead for the lead on the white flag lap but Winker fought back to claim the lead and the win on the final lap.
The Lynn's Service Center Dirt Devils had 17 competitors show up this evening with Mike Montie earning his first career feature win at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway.
After five heat races and a pair of consolation events a starting field of 23 drivers accepted the green flag in the Automotive Supply Company Modified main event. The duel between Will Sorce and Andy Gross began at the drop of the green flag as the pair were running first and second by the completion of the first lap. Veteran Jerry Muenster who has 51 years of driving experience and earlier won his heat race held down the third slot during the opening laps of the contest.
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