WILMOT, Wis. — Eric Wilke overtook race leader John Fahl two laps from the finish to score the 20-lap AutoMeter Powered by Gandrud Performance Wisconsin WingLESS Sprints feature win Tuesday, June 30 at Wilmot Raceway.
For Wilke, it was his second series main event win of the season having won June 13 at Wilmot to start the month off.
“We had so many problems last Saturday (June 27) here, I was thinking about not coming back,” Wilke admitted, noting a second place finish at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie on Sunday (June 28) along with his team convinced him to come back for the car load/fireworks night.
“We won the same night last year,” recalled Wilke. “But the track was a lot different tonight. I have to thank my dad and crew member Mark who worked on the car. This is our third of six races for us this week as we’re running the wingless and the MSA 360 sprint on Thursday (July 2) at Plymouth Dirt Track and then going to Eagle Raceway with the MSA car this weekend.”
Fahl took the initial lead and opened a sizeable advantage until the first caution flag flew four laps from the finish when second running Chance Ciskowski of Salem hooked the turn one cushion and spun.
On the restart, it was a four-way battle closing in on Fahl with Greg Alt, 14-year-old Colin Sivia and Allen Hafford dicing back and forth the next two laps.
A final yellow flew two laps from the finish. On the restart, Wilke shot alongside Fahl and eventually took the point going on to the win.
Wilke had originally started seventh improving six spots for the win. Fahl came across a close second.
Alt came across fourth. Tim Cox finished fifth.
