Verardi Will get First Dash Automobile Win
Luke Verardi in victory lane. (Dash Invaders picture)
VINTON, Iowa — Luke Verardi picked up his first dash automotive victory Sunday evening at the Benton County Speedway bullring. The Dash Invaders tally used to be value $2,000 for the driving force of the Verardi Bros. Racing No. 28.
Verardi were given the bounce from the pole within the 25-lap primary tournament. Devin Wignall, Paul Nienhiser and Chris Martin had been in chase. Wignall used the cushion in flip 4 to take the lead on lap two, whilst Martin snagged 3rd from Nienhiser.
Wignall led the price at the cushion, whilst Verardi stayed inside hanging distance. On lap 9, Verardi made a transfer low in flip two to take again the purpose. In a while after, Chase Richards spun in flip two to deliver the one warning of the development.
Verardi led Wignall, Martin, Nienhiser and Riley Goodno again to inexperienced flag racing. Rubber used to be growing at the quarter-mile at that time, making passing difficult within the overdue going. Nienhiser labored his method through Martin for 3rd on lap 19 after which handed Wignall low in flip two for moment coming for the white flag.
Verardi used to be cruising up entrance and raced to the checkers forward of Nienhiser, Wignall, Martin and Chase Randall. Cody Wehrle, hard-charger Bret Tripplett, Goodno, Colton Fisher and J.J. Hickle rounded out the highest 10.
“That is in reality my first dash automotive win,” mentioned Verardi. “That is my second-year racing dash automobiles. We began out in micro-sprints and quarter midgets beginning out at 5 years outdated. It is a dream come true! To all you youngsters in the market, hang onto your desires, and simply stay chugging. I used to be beautiful dedicated to the ground in the beginning, after which noticed (Wignall) get round me on most sensible. I figured I ought to offer it a take a look at up there and it caught. It simply saved getting higher and higher, and clearly, rubber got here into play on the finish. I couldn’t ask for a greater automotive.”
“It took rubber a little bit quicker than expected,” mentioned Nienhiser. “It gave the look of I used to be possibly in a position to avoid wasting my tires a little bit higher than the fellows in entrance of me sliding round a little bit bit. There on the finish, you must see we had some power off. We had been in a position to slide beneath (Martin) and (Wignall).”
The end:
Characteristic (25 laps): 1. 28, Luke Verardi, Taylorville, IL (1) 2. 50, Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (4) 3. 21, Devin Wignall, Altoona, IA (2) 4. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (3) 5. 9R, Chase Randall, Waco, TX (11) 6. 40, Cody Wehrle, Burlington, IA (10) 7. 99, Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL (16) 8. 22, Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA (5) 9. 11, Colton Fisher, Mediapolis, IA (6) 10. 78, JJ Hickle, Quilcene, WA (7) 11. 2, Chase Porter, St. Joseph, MO (9) 12. 35, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (8) 13. 81, Tanner Gebhardt, Burlington, IA (17) 14. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (15) 15. 7c, Tony Shilling, Knoxville, IA (13) 16. 11T, Dugan Thye, Burlington, IA (19) 17. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (18) 18. 7, Tyler Lee, Cedar Rapids, IA (12) 19. 5, Gage Pulkrabek, Grand Forks, ND (14) 20. 4x, Chase Richards, Burlington, IA DNS – 7a, Jack Anderson, Newton, IA, 14, Aidan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA