BRANDON, S.D. – The trend of first-time winners at Huset’s Speedway this season continued on Sunday during Frankman Motor Company Night.
Brooke Tatnell earned his first triumph of the year at the high-banked oval, which has now showcased 14 different winners in 14 main events in 2022.
Tatnell held onto the top spot throughout the 25-lap Casey’s 410 Sprint Cars presented by Big Frig main event to garner his first feature triumph at the track since 2006.
A pair of early red flags and two late cautions, which collected a trio of drivers running inside the top four, were the only moments that allowed the other racers to close to the rear bumper of Tatnell. However, on each restart and through traffic Tatnell was nearly flawless en route to the victory by 1.892 seconds.
“It’s pretty cool to have this thing up front,” he said. “The DeWall race team is a family atmosphere. What makes this race team tick is Doug DeWall’s heart. It’s not money. It’s not because he wants to have a race car. It’s because of his heart. You race fans are what give him that heart to keep on going because I know several years ago Doug was ready to quit. Hopefully we keep rejuvenating him.”
Riley Goodno posted a Huset’s Speedway career-best second-place outing.
“On the start I followed (Tatnell),” he said. “I shouldn’t have. I should have went to the top. That’s how he got me and I couldn’t keep up with him. I was trying to get around a lapped car and just couldn’t get by him. (Justin) Henderson and (Jack) Dover got by me. Luckily they crashed and I was back in second.”
Kaleb Johnson also recorded a career-best result at the track with a third-place showing.
“Hats off to Brooke,” he said. “He drove a good race and so did Riley. I kind of got lucky there with Justin and Jack kinda getting together, but we’ll take it however we can get it and try to keep improving from here.”
Ryan Timms finished fourth and Brendan Mullen was fifth.
Colby Klaassen edged out Mike Chaney to the line by .024 seconds in the Nordstrom’s Automotive Late Model Street Stocks 18-lap A Main.
The 20-lap Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series feature went to Sam Henderson.Â
The Finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 16-Brooke Tatnell (1); 2. 22-Riley Goodno (2); 3. 22K-Kaleb Johnson (5); 4. 5T-Ryan Timms (10); 5. 11M-Brendan Mullen (8); 6. 14-Jody Rosenboom (9); 7. ACE-Dusty Zomer (11); 8. 4-Cody Hansen (14); 9. 101-Chuck McGillivray (15); 10. 09-Matt Juhl (4); 11. 0-Alex Schriever (19); 12. 81-Jack Dover (7); 13. (DNF) 97-Alan Gilbertson (18); 14. (DNF) 7-Justin Henderson (6); 15. (DNF) 47-Brant O’Banion (13); 16. (DNF) 05-Colin Smith (16); 17. (DNF) 13-Mark Dobmeier (3); 18. (DNF) 10J-Justin Jacobsma (17); 19. (DNF) 51A-Elliot Amdahl (12)