Season Opener Win

"The Tim’s Automotive Modifieds were sure to put on a show is it pitted Cory Mahder and Kevin Adams on the front row with the extremely tough traveler, Blake Jetvig, Matt Leer, and Mike Anderson in the top five. Several hundred feature wins were represented in the elite group. The remaining field was further compiled of excellent runners. Add this to the fact Mahder went from eighth to second and Adams from sixth to win the first heat, and Leer won the second heat from fifth, it appeared as if action was guaranteed.

The first ten laps of the feature was outstanding as Adams worked high and Mahder low for two laps at the green until Adams had to grab a handful of steering wheel as he bounced through turn two and Mahder secured the point. Adams began to lurk toward the front as Leer secured third and Anderson and Jetvig battled for the fourth position.

A caution flag flew just as action was being spread everywhere on the track, drawing the group tight once again. On the restart Anderson came to life but soon his left front suspension broke as he three wheel the car into third and tried to close on the leaders. His modified dug into the racing surface in turn three and as his complete left suspension and wheel tore free from the car and the yellow flag flew once again.

On the restart, Mahder powered to the lead and led the remaining one third of the race. Adams lost a position to Leer but battled back as David Baxter joined the battle for third. Mahder was never seriously challenged the rest of the way as he drove to a what became a solid victory late in a race that was packed with action for two thirds the way through. Adams finished second, Baxter drove from 14th to third, Leer and Kerry Halopka, who has made an impressive move from the Midwest Modified to the “A-mod” finished out the top five." Written by Brad Erickson, https://www.facebook.com/bradatthetrack