What Won the Race:  Majeski got to the front early and opened up to a big lead over Casey Johnson for the win.

 

The Finish:

Pos	No.	Name	Laps
1	91	Ty Majeski	50
2	47	Casey Johnson	50
3	14	Austin  Nason	50
4	25	Jeff Storm	50
5	5m	Jeremy Miller	50
6	19L	Dan Lensing	50
7	7s	Paul Shafer Jr	50
8	99	Bobby Wilberg	50
9	11	Bobby Kendall	50
10	28	Jake Finney	50
11	90	Duke Long	50
12	75	Joel Theisen	50
13	88	Rick Corso	49
14	15	Dean LaPointe	42
15	7D	John DeAngelis	35
16	33	Nicole Behar	14
17	89	Ryan Farrell	14
18	11j	Andy Jones	3
19	42	Dennis Prunty	1
20	63	Gary LaMonte

 

The Skinny: Ty Majeski cruised a 0.499 second victory over Casey Johnson and Austin Nason.

 

Winning Quote:

 

Notebook:  

11:25pm – Ty Majeski cruises to victory as he takes Round One of the Triple Crown.

10:05pm – Robert Hansberry Jr. wins the MIS Sportsman feature.  Triple Crown 50 up next.

9:55pm – Local Division features are underway.  So far, Dave Edmunds won the Midwest Truck feature and Kevin Kneuse won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model feature.  First feature wins for both drivers.

9:00pm – Heat races are completed.  John DeAngelis wins the first heat.  Austin Nason holds off Ty Majeski to win the second. Jeff Storm holds off Casey Johnson by 0.005 seconds to win the third heat.

6:55pm – Austin Nason sets fast time of 17.311 among the 20 cars that qualified tonight.

 

Title Fight: This is the first event of the 2016 season.  Past champions Casey Johnson (2013) and Jeremy Miller (2015) will be looking for another title.  Other entries include two-time ARCA Midwest Tour Champion Ty Majeski, multi-time track champion Bobby Wilberg, and young talent like Derek Kraus, Andy Jones, and Austin Nason.  Nicole Behar made the trek from the State of Washington to compete in her first event at MIS.

 

Winning Crew Chief: Toby Nuttleman

 

Biggest Loser:  Dennis Prunty had a hard wreck in turn three on the second lap.  He walked to the ambulance, but was taken to the hospital for observation.

Starting Lineup:

1	11	Andy Jones
2	11	Bobby Kendall
3	5	Jeremy Miller
4	75	Joel Thiesen
5	91	Ty Majeski
6	47	Casey Johnson
7	14	Austin Nason
8	25	Jeff Storm
9	19	Dan Lensing
10	99	Bobby Wilberg
11	7	Paul Shafer Jr.
12	42	Dennis Prunty
13	63	Gary LaMonte
14	89	Ryan Farrell
15	33	Nicole Behar
16	90	Duke Long
17	7	John DeAngelis
18	88	Rick Corso
19	15	Dean LaPointe
20	28	Jake Finney

 

Heat Race Results:

Heat #3

1	25	Jeff Storm
2	47	Casey Johnson
3	42	Dennis Prunty
4	99	Bobby Wilberg
5	89	Ryan Farrell
6	75	Joel Theisen
7	11	Bobby Kendall

 

Heat #2

1	14	Austin Nason
2	91	Ty Majeski
3	5	Jeremy Miller
4	7	Paul Shafer Jr.
5	63	Gary LaMonte
6	11	Andy Jones
7	19	Dan Lensing

 

Heat #1

1	7	John DeAngelis
2	90	Duke Long
3	88	Rick Corso
4	15	Dean LaPointe
5	28	Jake Finney
6	33	Nicole Behar

 

Qualifying Results: 

1	14	Austin Nason	17.311
2	47	Casey Johnson	17.32
3	91	Ty Majeski	17.363
4	75	Joel Thiesen	17.41
5	5	Jeremy Miller	17.415
6	11	Bobby Kendall	17.49
7	11	Andy Jones	17.519
8	25	Jeff Storm	17.544
9	19	Dan Lensing	17.605
10	99	Bobby Wilberg	17.642
11	7	Paul Shafer Jr.	17.663
12	42	Dennis Prunty	17.686
13	63	Gary LaMonte	17.691
14	89	Ryan Farrell	17.732
15	33	Nicole Behar	17.848
16	90	Duke Long	17.896
17	7	John DeAngelis	17.988
18	88	Rick Corso	18.079
19	15	Dean LaPointe	18.087
20	28	Jake Finney	18.169

 

Event Schedule: Pit gates for Friday’s race open at 3:30 with practice at 5:00, qualifying at 6:30 and racing at 7:30pm.

 

Entry List:

Expected Entries

Car #   Name
5 Jeremy Miller
7 John DeAngelis, Jr
7 Paul Shafer, Jr
9 Derek Kraus
11 Andy Jones
11 Bobby Kendall
14 Austin Nason
15 Dean LaPointe
19 Dan Lensing
25 Jeff Storm
33 Nicole Behar
34 Brandon Hill
42 Dennis Prunty
47 Casey Johnson
63 Gary LaMonte
75 Joel Thiesen
89 Ryan Farrell
90 Duke Long
91 Ty Majeski
99 Bobby Wilberg

The Track: Madison International Speedway is a half-mile oval located between Oregon and Stoughton, WI.  It is known as “Wisconsin’s Fastest Half-Mile Oval” with long straights and tight banked turns in the corners.  The champions list is a who’s who in racing including Dick Trickle, Tom Reffner, Johnny Ziegler, Travis Kvapil, Matt Kenseth, Robbie Reiser, Rich Bickle, and Conrad Morgan.

 

Weather: Sunny skies with temps in the 80’s.

 

Next Series Race:  The Triple Crown Challenge will be back at Wisconsin’s Fastest Half-Mile on Friday, July 22nd and Friday, August 19th for the Howie Lettow Memorial.

 

 

Speed Central: Majeski Cruises to Madison Victory Lane