NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Carlos Ahumada Jr. scored his second feature race win with the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt as the series kicked off the 24th annual Masters at the Cedar Lake Speedway on Thursday.
The 26-year-old racer from El Paso, Texas, passed race-long leader Will Krup on the 33rd lap and then led the remaining eight laps to pocket the $3,000 winner’s share of the prize money.
His maiden victory happened a little more than two years ago on opening night of King of America X at the Humboldt Speedway. The search for win number one continues for Krup, who sits second in the Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year points behind Tom Berry Jr.
Tanner Mullens continued his resurgence with a third-place effort while 20th-starting Clayton Wagamon passed 16 cars to finish fourth and earn the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award.
Dylan Thornton rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Carlos Ahumada Jr., Will Krup, Tanner Mullens, Clayton Wagamon, Dylan Thornton, Rodney Sanders, Jake Timm, Jake O’Neil, Darron Fuqua, Joe Chisholm, Dereck Ramirez, Dustin Sorensen, Tom Berry Jr., Jim Chisholm, Chase Holland, Cayden Carter, Landon Atkinson, Dan Ebert, Darrell Nelson, A.J. Diemel, Jake Smith, Zack VanderBeek, Jeremy Nelson, Terry Phillips, Steve Lavasseur, Matt Leer, Tyler Wolff, Al Hejna, Jason Hughes.Â