JACKSON, Minn. — Nick Barger, Cory Yeigh, Parker Anderson and Jordan Rogotzke recorded victories on Thursday evening at Jackson Motorplex during the opening round of the Heiman Fire Equipment Mayhem Summer Series.
Barger took advantage of a fortunate caution early and held off ninth-starting Lee Goos Jr. late to lead all 20 laps of the Heser Auto & Detailing RaceSaver Sprint Cars and MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers main event.
It was the inaugural race for the newly created MedStar Midwest Sprint Touring Series RaceSavers.
“It’s pretty special,” Barger said. “It’s going to be a good season.”
Bill Johnson passed Barger for the lead a third of the way through the race, but a caution before the lap was completed put Barger back into the top spot for the restart. A late-race caution bunched the field together and Goos Jr. stuck with Barger, who was able to maintain the lead to win by 0.357 seconds.
Brandon Bosma placed third with Matt Johnson finishing fourth and Bill Johnson fifth.
Yeigh took the top spot on Lap 3 and pulled away for a 1.550-second margin of victory during the 15-lap Late Model Street Stocks main event.
“It is pretty racy,” he said of the track. “It’s a lot of fun. I wasn’t going to move down until I seen somebody and I saw someone so I moved down.”
Dustin Gulbrandson was the runner up with Chris Ellingson, who led the first two laps, completing the podium. Paul Lebahn finished fourth and Mike Chaney was fifth.
Anderson led all but the first lap and survived a green-white-checkered restart to win the 15-lap USRA Hobby Stocks main event by 0.474 seconds.
“I didn’t really want to see it,” he said of the late caution. “I was getting into a pretty comfortable rhythm. It’s pretty cool to hold Cory (Probst) off. He’s pretty good around these places.”
Probst placed second with Jeremy Wegner, Nick Brady and Johnathon Hynes rounding out the top five, respectively. Chase Overgaard, who led the opening lap, ended sixth.
Rogotzke drove into the lead on the sixth lap and held the point position for the final 10 circuits to top the 15-lap USRA Stock Cars main event by 0.795 seconds.
“You just gotta be on the gas and let it rip,” he said. “I just trust the car and everybody behind it. I do the easy part.”
Daniel Eckblad, who led Lap 4 and Lap 5, scored a second-place result. Braden Brauer was third with Derek Green fourth. Rodney Schweizer, who paced the field for the first three laps, placed fifth.
