Viking Speedway: Saurer wins pair of features at Viking Speedway opener

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Travis Saurer of Elizabeth was a double winner at the Viking Speedway Saturday night, winning both the Midwest Modified and Modified Division feature races.

Andrew Bangsund of Alexandria picked up the feature win in the Street Stock Division, while Zach Johnson of Kensington won the Late Models and Cory Tammen of Fargo was the Super Stock winner.

Racing action will get underway this Saturday night with special NOSA Sprint Car action headed to the track. There will be no Late Model Division racing.

Action begins at 5:30 p.m.

VIKING SPEEDWAY RACE RESULTS

MAY 12

STREET STOCK

FEATURE - 1. Andrew Bangsund (70), Alexandria, 2. Justin Vogel (10), Brooten, 3. Mark Blom (6X), Glenwood, 4. Adam Burrows (18B), West Fargo, ND, 5. Brett Miller (33M), Alexandria, 6. Chris Winter (31), Hoffman, 7. Tiffany Maus-Krippner (8), Kimball, 8. Vernon Stewart (23), Herman.

HEAT - Miller, Vogel, Bangsund, Burrows, Winter, Maus-Krippner, Stewart, Blom.

LATE MODEL

FEATURE - 1. Zach Johnson (73), Kensington, 2. Pat Doar (11), New Richmond, WI, 3. Ricky Weiss (7W), Headingly, MB, 4. Jeff Wildung (50), Nassau, 5. Jeremy Keller (11K), Mandan, ND, 6. Kyle Peterin (23), Hibbing, 7. Shawn Kirwin (10K), Morris, 8. Mike Balcaen (10B), Winnipeg, MB, 9. Rick Nelson (12N), Alexandria, 10. Don Shaw (42S), Ham Lake, 11. Brad Parson (44P), Morris, 12. Todd Frank (21), Seymour, WI, 13. Shane Edginton (5E), Winnipeg, MB, 14. Toby Patchen (25), Isanti, 15. Billy Michaelsohn (8), West Fargo, ND, 16. Scott Lehn (7L), Albany, 17. Clarence Washburn (3), NA.

HEAT 1 - Weiss, Nelson, Balcaen, Frank, Lehn, Wildung, Michaelsohn, Edginton, Washburn.

HEAT 2 - Johnson, Doar, Peterlin, Keller, Patchen, Parson, Kirwin, Shaw.

MIDWEST MODIFIED

FEATURE - 1. Travis Saurer (21X), Elizabeth, 2. Ronald Saurer (42), Dalton, 3. Brian Haben (6), Holloway, 4. Jason Vejtruba (38J), Atwater, 5. William Lund (27), Brandon, 6. Jeremy Kerzman (14X), Grey Eagle, 7. Dustin Bitzan (10B), Brandon, 8. Chris Mensen (53), Alexandria, 9. Kurt Deters (29), Sauk Centre, 10. Darrin Braaten (4A), Kensington, 11. Tyler Vanderby (37), Glenwood, 12. Parick Brejcha (60), Wahpeton, ND, 13. Dan Greeley (7G), Alexandria, 14. Hayden Hanson (81X), Brandon, 15. Tim Mensen (59), Alexandria, 16. Kelly Haack (28H), Kensington, 17. Shawn Olson (32), Alexandria, 18. Brandon Spanswick (88), Osakis, 19. Brooke Hellerman (2H), Parkers Prairie, 20. Josh Muzik (23), Alexandria, 21. Todd Berg (20), Starbuck, 22. Dustin Karl (15K), NA, 23. Kyle Reents (20), Glenwood, 24. Jayden Berends (1X), Montevideo.

HEAT 1 - Braaten, Berg, Muzik, Haben, Vanderby, Greeley, Schleusner, Johnson.

HEAT 2 - Lund, Hellerman, Karl, Vanderby, Hoffman, Laage, Hanson, Schmidt.

HEAT 3 - Vejtruba, Olson, Spanswick, Mensen, Brejcha, Haack, Berends.

HEAT 4 - T. Saurer, R. Saurer, Bitzan, Deters, Kerzman, Reents, Mensen.

B-MAIN - Greeley, Haack, Reents, Berends, Karl, Hanson, Mensen, Laage, Schleusner, Hoffman, Johnson, Vanderby, Schmidt.

MODIFIED

FEATURE - 1. Travis Saurer (21X), Elizabeth, 2. Jason Thoennes (52), Garfield, 3. Mike Storck (75), Morris, 4. Danny Bayer (36), Elrosa, 5. Dennis Bitzan (10X), Farwell, 6. Dave Schroeder (18S), Glenwood, 7. Ward Imrie (10W), Winnipeg, MB, 8. Jake Wildman (99W), Glenwood, 9. Brett Hoium (5H), Villard, 10. Brock Gronwold (2G), Fergus Falls, 11. Robert Gierke (26K), Villard, 12. Brady Gerdes (2X), Villard, 13. Terry Merten (14M), Sauk Centre, 14. Scott Werk (16W), Verndale, 15. Terry Engebretson (1X), Cyrus, 16. Dallas Gulbrandson (1G), Alexandria, 17. Cody Skytland (19S), West Fargo, ND, 18. Mark Esala (95), Thief River Falls, 19. Josh Thoennes (51), Carlos.

HEAT 1 - T. Saurer, Thoennes, Storck, Gulbrandson, Gerdes, Bayer, Merten.

HEAT 2 - Skytland, Engebretson, Thoennes, Schroeder, Gierke, Gronwold.

HEAT 3 - Hoium, Esala, Bitzan, Wildman, Imrie, Werk.

SUPER STOCK

FEATURE - 1. Cory Tammen (71X), Fargo, ND, 2. Derrick Lemke (31X), Sauk Centre, 3. Jon Stepan (3S), Brandon, 4. Trevor Saurer (21), Dalton, 5. Matt Miller (13M), Glenwood, 6. Jeff Flaten (15F), Hancock, 7. Larry Lund (54), Brandon, 8. Jason Cook (79), Brandon, 9. Alan Johnson (22), Osakis, 10. Rocky Yeats (77), Alexandria, 11. Dominic Baker (9), Osakis, 12. Bryan Hellerman (2H), Parkers Prairie, 13. Cody Lee (50), Starbuck, 14. Jeff Kluver (19K), Alexandria.

HEAT 1 - Flaten, Johnson, Kluver, Stepan, Lee, Yeats, Lund.

HEAT 2 - Miller, Lemke, Tammen, Saurer, Cook, Baker, Hellerman.

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