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| 450cc Pro Main | 450cc Pro Main Lap Chart | 450cc Pro Heats | 450cc Pro Semis | Vintage/Amateur Mains | Quads/Youth Mains |
Jared Mees of Clio, Michigan claimed his second consecutive Dairyland Classic crown on Friday night with a come-from-behind ride to best Joe Kopp of Mica, Washington and defending AMA National Singles Champion Henry Wiles of Blanchard, Michigan in the 20-lap 450cc Professional Division final at the Sheboygan County Fair Park.
Thirty-one professional racers from ten states comprised the most star-studded field in Dairyland Classic history – five riders represented thirteen A.M.A. Grand National Championships between them. Kopp, the 2002 Dairyland winner, clocked in the fastest qualifying lap at 17.252 sec (69.557 mph), with Mike Avila (Madera, California), Mees, Rob Pearson (Morton, Illinois), and Wiles rounding out the top five. All thirty-one pros qualified within ¾ of one second of each other on the 1/3-mile clay oval.
Three-time A.M.A. Grand National Champion Kenny Coolbeth (2003 & 2008 Dairyland champ) claimed the fastest heat race win and thereby earned the pole position for the main event. Jethro Halbert (Graham, Washington) and Mees won the other two heat races, while Matt Weidman (Westerlo, New York), seven-time A.M.A. Grand National Champion Chris Carr (Fleetwood, Pennsylvania) and Pearson won the three semi-finals.
Kopp sliced through the field to win the Jim Sumner Memorial Dash for Cash, over Wiles and Pearson. Kopp had a back-row start for the Main event, and felt he had found a chassis set-up that would allow him to slice through the field again.
Coolbeth squandered his pole position with a terrible start in the final, finishing the first lap in sixth. Wiles grabbed the early lead on the National #1-plated Kawasaki with Halbert hot on his tail. Mees started in fifth spot, but muscled his way into third by lap 2 and began hounding Halbert, working past on lap 4. Four laps later Mees passed Wiles entering turn three and immediately began to stretch a big lead. Kopp, meanwhile, was indeed slicing through the field. He started in 10th, completed the first lap in seventh, and moved into the number four slot on lap 7. Two laps later he made a big move around the outside and passed both Halbert and Wiles for the runner-up spot. As if sensing the challenge now that Kopp was in second, Mees put together a handful of stellar laps to pull even further ahead, scoring a comfortable win at the finish. Coolbeth recovered to snatch fourth place on the last lap from Halbert.
Terry Vestal borrowed Dan Vrana’s 2009 Vintage-winning Triumph T140 and powered to a hard-fought victory in the Vintage Division. Lee Johnson (1979 Yamaha TT500) and Vrana (1968 Harley-Davidson KR) fought back and forth throughout for the runner-up spot but were unable to unseat Vestal for the win. Dan Murre (1976 Yamaha XS650) overcame a poor start to claim the fourth spot at the flag over Louie Lauters (1977 Yamaha XS650) and Mark Muth (1980 Harley-Davidson XR750).
Soren LeValley, Trey Johnson, and Lexi Hoffman claimed the three 250cc Amateur division heat races, with Hoffman’s time earning her the pole position for the main event. Johnson – the 2008 250cc Amateur winner – grabbed the holeshot in the final and never looked back. Dave Kilkenny held the runner-up spot until the mid-way flags when he succumbed to the charges of both Nikki Spore and Hoffman.
Charlotte Kainz claimed the 85cc Youth heat race win and appeared set to claim her unprecedented third division win in a row, but Jacob Jesko had other ideas, grabbing the holeshot and leading every lap. Kainz tried to find a way past – nearly pitching it away on lap six – but could not make the pass and had to settle for second. Parker Lange, Samuel Wolf, and Alec Muth rounded out the top five.
Rob Reitz and Cory Mahlum claimed the two Quad Division heat races, with Reitz sitting on the pole for the main event. Reitz grabbed the holeshot with Mahlum in tow and they would finish in that order. Jeremy Hunt worked his way past Chuck Calvert on lap nine to secure the final spot on the podium.
The pro riders loaded up and headed to an A.M.A. Grand National event in Indiana Saturday night.
| 450cc PRO MAIN (20 laps)Time: 5:48:3 | |||||
| Pos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | |
| 1. | 21 | Jared Mees | Clio, MI | ![]() |
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| 2. | 3 | Joe Kopp | Mica, WA | ![]() |
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| 3. | 1 | Henry Wiles | Blanchard, MI | ![]() |
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| 4. | 2 | Kenny Coolbeth | Morris, CT | ![]() |
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| 5. | 69 | Jethro Halbert | Graham, WA | ![]() |
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| 6. | 30 | Brock Schwarzenbacher | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
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| 7. | 27 | Rob Pearson | Morton, IL | ![]() |
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| 8. | 7 | Sammy Halbert | Graham, WA | ![]() |
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| 9. | 4 | Chris Carr | Fleetwood, PA | ![]() |
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| 10. | 24P | Jefferey Carver | Alton, IL | ![]() |
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| 11. | 20 | Matt Weidman | Westerlo, NY | ![]() |
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| 12. | 82K | Eric Mischler | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
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| Lap Number | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Pos 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Pos 2 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Pos 3 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 2 |
| Pos 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| Pos 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Pos 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Pos 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 |
| Pos 9 | 82K | 82K | 82K | 27 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pos 10 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P |
| Pos 11 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 24P | 24P | 24P | 24P | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Pos 12 | 24P | 24P | 24P | 82K | 82K | 82K | 82K | 82K | 82K | 82K | 82K | 82K | (82K) | (82K) | (82K) | (82K) | (82K) | (82K) | (82K) | (82K) |
| Pos. | Rider # | Name | Hometown | Bike | Lap Time | Lap Speed | Time Behind Fast Qualifier |
| 1 | 3 | Joe Kopp | Mica, WA | Honda CRF450R | 17.252 | 69.557 mph | --- |
| 2 | 33E | Michael Avila | Madera, CA | Honda CRF450R | 17.252 | 69.557 mph | 0.000 sec |
| 3 | 21 | Jared Mees | Clio, MI | Honda CRF450R | 17.278 | 69.452 mph | -0.026 sec |
| 4 | 27 | Rob Pearson | Morton, IL | Yamaha YZ450F | 17.365 | 69.104 mph | -0.113 sec |
| 5 | 1 | Henry Wiles | Blanchard, MI | Kawasaki KX450F | 17.466 | 68.705 mph | -0.214 sec |
| 6 | 30 | Brock Schwarzenbacher | Beaver Dam, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.506 | 68.548 mph | -0.254 sec |
| 7 | 69 | Jethro Halbert | Graham, WA | Yamaha YZ450F | 17.525 | 68.474 mph | -0.273 sec |
| 8 | 2 | Kenny Coolbeth | Morris, CT | Honda CRF450R | 17.613 | 68.131 mph | -0.361 sec |
| 9 | 7 | Sammy Halbert | Graham, WA | Yamaha YZ450F | 17.650 | 67.989 mph | -0.398 sec |
| 10 | 24P | Jeffrey Carver Jr. | Alton, IL | Yamaha YZ450F | 17.656 | 67.965 mph | -0.404 sec |
| 11 | 88K | Scott Bushman | Oak Creek, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.678 | 67.881 mph | -0.426 sec |
| 12 | 99X | Kyle Meiers | Escanaba, MI | Honda CRF450R | 17.700 | 67.797 mph | -0.448 sec |
| 13 | 4 | Chris Carr | Fleetwood, PA | Honda CRF450R | 17.706 | 67.774 mph | -0.454 sec |
| 14 | 20 | Matt Weidman | Westerlo, NY | Honda CRF450R | 17.733 | 67.670 mph | -0.481 sec |
| 15 | 42E | Kayl Kolkman | Ventura, CA | Honda CRF450R | 17.760 | 67.568 mph | -0.508 sec |
| 16 | 19L | Adam Bushman | Oak Creek, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.762 | 67.560 mph | -0.510 sec |
| 17 | 35 | Brady Mueller | Port Orchard, WA | Honda CRF450R | 17.779 | 67.495 mph | -0.527 sec |
| 18 | 45K | Benny Carlson | West Bend, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.792 | 67.446 mph | -0.540 sec |
| 19 | 32A | DJ Slosser | Beaver Dam, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.825 | 67.321 mph | -0.573 sec |
| 20 | 82K | Eric Mischler | Beaver Dam, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.829 | 67.306 mph | -0.577 sec |
| 21 | 45 | Jesse Janisch | Hartford, WI | Kawasaki KX450F | 17.830 | 67.302 mph | -0.578 sec |
| 22 | 14K | Nick Smith | Beaver Dam, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.837 | 67.276 mph | -0.585 sec |
| 23 | 46L | Karlin Weise | Green Bay, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.866 | 67.167 mph | -0.614 sec |
| 24 | 29K | Kyle Weise | Green Bay, WI | Honda CRF450R | 17.882 | 67.107 mph | -0.630 sec |
| 25 | 65E | Kenny Malaguarnero | Hesperia, CA | Honda CRF450R | 17.899 | 67.043 mph | -0.647 sec |
| 26 | 94L | Jacob Cunningham | Sherwood, WI | Suzuki RM-Z450 | 17.909 | 67.005 mph | -0.657 sec |
| 27 | 19 | Ion Stear | Havard, IL | Honda CRF450R | 17.951 | 66.849 mph | -0.699 sec |
| 28 | 77K | Dan Mischler | Beaver Dam, WI | Honda CRF450R | 18.035 | 66.537 mph | -0.783 sec |
| 29 | 88L | Kully Millage | Hartford, SD | Honda CRF450R | 18.045 | 66.500 mph | -0.793 sec |
| 30 | 34 | Jeremy DeRuyter | West Bend, WI | Suzuki RM-Z450 | 18.052 | 66.475 mph | -0.800 sec |
| 31 | 66L | Mark Will | Ladysmith, WI | Honda CRF450R | 18.054 | 66.467 mph | -0.802 sec |
| HEAT 1 (6 laps)Time: 1:47.1 | HEAT 2 (6 laps)Time: 1:46.9 | HEAT 3 (6 laps)Time: 1:47.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Pos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | Pos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | Pos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | ||
| 1. | 69 | Jethro Halbert | Graham, WA | ![]() |
1. | 2 | Kenny Coolbeth | Morris, CT | ![]() |
1. | 21 | Jared Mees | Clio, MI | ![]() |
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| 2. | 30 | Brock Schwarzenbacher | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
2. | 1 | Henry Wiles | Blanchard, MI | ![]() |
2. | 7 | Sammy Halbert | Graham, WA | ![]() |
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| 3. | 4 | Chris Carr | Fleetwood, PA | ![]() |
3. | 20 | Matt Weidman | Westerlo, NY | ![]() |
3. | 27 | Rob Pearson | Morton, IL | ![]() |
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| 4. | 3 | Joe Kopp | Mica, WA | ![]() |
4. | 35 | Brady Mueller | Port Orchard, WA | ![]() |
4. | 19L | Adam Bushman | Oak Creek, WI | ![]() |
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| 5. | 32A | DJ Slosser | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
5. | 88K | Scott Bushman | Oak Creek, WI | ![]() |
5. | 24P | Jefferey Carver | Alton, IL | ![]() |
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| 6. | 99X | Kyle Meiers | Escanaba, MI | ![]() |
6. | 33E | Mike Avila | Madera, CA | ![]() |
6. | 42E | Kayl Kolkman | Ventura, CA | ![]() |
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| 7. | 29K | Kyle Wiese | Green Bay, WI | ![]() |
7. | 82K | Eric Mischler | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
7. | 45 | Jesse Janisch | Hartford, WI | ![]() |
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| 8. | 65E | Kenny Malaguarnero | Hesperia, CA | ![]() |
8. | 94L | Jacob Cunningham | Sherwood, WI | ![]() |
8. | 14K | Nick Smith | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
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| 9. | 34 | Jeremy DeRuyter | West Bend, WI | ![]() |
9. | 88L | Kully Millage | Hartford, SD | ![]() |
9. | 19 | Ion Stear | Harvard, IL | ![]() |
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| 10. | 45K | Benny Carlson | West Bend, WI | ![]() |
10. | 46L | Karlin Weise | Green Bay, WI | ![]() |
10. | 77K | Dan Mischler | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
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| 11. | 66L | Mark Will | Ladysmith, WI | ![]() |
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| SEMI 1 (6 laps)Time: 1:50.3 | SEMI 2 (6 laps)Time: 1:45.1 | SEMI 3 (6 laps)Time: 1:46.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | Pos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | Pos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | |||
| 1. | 20 | Matt Weidman | Westerlo, NY | ![]() |
1. | 4 | Chris Carr | Fleetwood, PA | ![]() |
1. | 27 | Rob Pearson | Morton, IL | ![]() |
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| 2. | 82K | Eric Mischler | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
2. | 3 | Joe Kopp | Mica, WA | ![]() |
2. | 24P | Jefferey Carver | Alton, IL | ![]() |
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| 3. | 14K | Nick Smith | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
3. | 32A | DJ Slosser | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
3. | 19 | Ion Stear | Harvard, IL | ![]() |
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| 4. | 88K | Scott Bushman | Oak Creek, WI | ![]() |
4. | 65E | Kenny Malaguarnero | Hesperia, CA | ![]() |
4. | 35 | Brady Mueller | Port Orchard, WA | ![]() |
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| 5. | 42E | Kayl Kolkman | Ventura, CA | ![]() |
5. | 34 | Jeremy DeRuyter | West Bend, WI | ![]() |
5. | 94L | Jacob Cunningham | Sherwood, WI | ![]() |
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| 6. | 19L | Adam Bushman | Oak Creek, WI | ![]() |
6. | 45K | Benny Carlson | West Bend, WI | ![]() |
6. | 33E | Mike Avila | Madera, CA | ![]() |
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| 7. | 88L | Kully Millage | Hartford, SD | ![]() |
7. | 99X | Kyle Meiers | Escanaba, MI | ![]() |
7. | 45 | Jesse Janisch | Hartford, WI | ![]() |
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| 8. | 77K | Dan Mischler | Beaver Dam, WI | ![]() |
8. | 29K | Kyle Wiese | Green Bay, WI | ![]() |
8. | 46L | Karlin Weise | Green Bay, WI | ![]() |
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| 9. | 66L | Mark Will | Ladysmith, WI | ![]() |
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| Jim Sumner Dash For Cash (6 laps) | ||||||
| FinishPos. | StartPos. | # | Name | Hometown | Bike | |
| 1. | 4. | 3 | Joe Kopp | Mica, WA | ![]() |
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| 2. | 3. | 1 | Henry Wiles | Blanchard, MI | ![]() |
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| 3. | 2. | 27 | Rob Pearson | Morton, IL | ![]() |
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| 4. | 1. | 94L | Jake Cunningham | Sherwood, WI | ![]() |
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| Redline CycleVintage Main | Pro Motorsports250cc Amateur Main | |||||||
| Pos. | # | Name | Bike | Pos. | # | Name | Bike | |
| 1. | 88L | Terry Vestal | T140 |
1. | 16 | Trey Johnson | ![]() |
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| 2. | 4 | Dan Vrana | KR |
2. | 23 | Nikki Spore | ![]() |
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| 3. | 66K | Lee Johnson | TT500 |
3. | 38 | Lexi Hoffman | ![]() |
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| 4. | 16Y | Dan Murre | XS650 |
4. | 51 | Dave Kilkenny | ![]() |
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| 5. | 97 | Louie Lauters | XS650 |
5. | 17 | Ryan Callies | ![]() |
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| 6. | 14K | Mark Muth | XR750 |
6. | 36 | Soren LaVelley | ![]() |
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| 7. | 25 | Dan Lauters | XS650 |
7. | 18 | Morgen Mischler | ![]() |
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| 8. | 60 | Dave Schultz | TT500 |
8. | 94 | Billy Veatch | ![]() |
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| 9. | 38C | Mike Corey | XL350 |
9. | 25 | Kevin Kilkenny | ![]() |
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| 10. | 81 | Mark Martinich | XS650 |
10. | 41 | Quinn Mischler | ![]() |
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| 11. | 22 | Tony Giorno | T140 |
11. | 44 | Aaron Muhk | ![]() |
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| DNF | 52 | Art Mischler | T140 |
12. | 01 | Ian Steen | ![]() |
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| the names of the heat race winners are highlighted in gold, with the main event polesitter in red | ||||||||
| Fireside Bar & GrillOpen Quad Main | Kold Kutter Ice Screws85cc Youth Main | |||||||
| Pos. | # | Name | Bike | Pos. | # | Name | Bike | |
| 1. | 63 | Rob Reitz | ![]() |
1. | 5X | Jacob Jesko | ![]() |
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| 2. | 12 | Cory Mahlum | ![]() |
2. | 05 | Charlotte Kainz | ![]() |
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| 3. | 32 | Jeremy Hunt | ![]() |
3. | 57 | Parker Lange | ![]() |
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| 4. | 61 | Chuck Calvert | ![]() |
4. | 38 | Samuel Wolf | ![]() |
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| 5. | 19 | Matt Schmitz | ![]() |
5. | 96 | Alec Muth | ![]() |
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| 6. | 64 | Scott Glynn | ![]() |
6. | 94 | Mitchell Martinich | ![]() |
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| 7. | 54 | Stuart Hunt | ![]() |
7. | 67H | Jordan Houpt | ![]() |
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| 8. | 11 | Hayden Zurn | ![]() |
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| the names of the heat race winners are highlighted in gold, with the main event polesitter in red | ||||||||