Grinstead, Kruse, Bartel share Deer Creek winner's circle

May 24, 2025

Noah Grinstead won the first USRA B-Mod main event.

Deer Creek Speedway hosted a thrilling Saturday night of racing for the 22nd Annual LRS Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge, featuring a robust field of 43 USRA B-Mods, 28 USRA Hobby Stocks, and 50 USMTS Modifieds in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series. The event drew top talent from across the region, delivering intense competition on the 3/8-mile clay oval as drivers battled for supremacy in front of a packed crowd.

In the first USRA B-Mod 20-lap Feature, Noah Grinstead of Austin led from the start to secure the victory. Jett Sorensen of Rochester followed in second, with Tianna Mithun of New Richland taking third. Spencer Stock of Racine charged to fourth, and Jackson Hale of Grand Meadow rounded out the top five.

The second USRA B-Mod Feature saw Dustin Kruse of Baltic, S.D., emerge victorious after starting fifth. Kaeden Bronner of Austin claimed second, followed by Billy Steinberg of Utica in third. Hunter Kennedy of St. Ansgar, Iowa, took fourth, and Christopher Deno of Mantorville finished fifth in the 20-lap showdown.

In the USRA Hobby Stock Feature, Gavin Bartel of Kasson drove to the win from the third starting position. Parker Anderson of Welcome took second, while Dustin Doughty of Hudson, Wis., made an impressive run from 20th to third. Travis Krause of Buffalo City, Wis., secured fourth, and Dustin Gulbrandson of Sioux Falls, S.D., completed the top five. Bartel’s victory underscored his rising talent in the division, holding off a hard-charging Anderson.

Deer Creek Speedway’s next event is set for Saturday, June 7, featuring the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series with USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, and USRA Hobby Stocks. For more information, visit www.deercreekspeedway.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA B-MODS

Heat 1:
1. (2) 23K Erik Kanz, Winona, Minn.
2. (4) 13 Jesse Antiporek, Dexter, Minn.
3. (1) 79K Nick Kramer, Pine Island, Minn.
4. (6) 22H Jayme Hiller, Waseca, Minn.
5. (5) 2 Riley Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
6. (9) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
7. (3) 96 Isaiah Rowe, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
8. (7) 175 Miah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
9. (8) 35 Dennis Dunbar, Winona, Minn.

Heat 2:
1. (1) 15 Cole Neisius, Cannon Falls, Minn.
2. (2) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
3. (7) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
4. (3) 28J Jackson Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
5. (8) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
6. (5) 5 Mike Meyer, New Richland, Minn.
7. (6) 40 Colton Kramer, Pine Island, Minn.
8. (9) 21S Brian Schott, Redwing, Minn.
9. (4) 29S Raymond Rehbein, Byron, Minn.

Heat 3:
1. (1) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa
2. (2) 83S Billy Steinberg, Utica, Minn.
3. (4) 71B Barry Johnson, Nelson, Wis.
4. (8) 53 Tianna Mithun, New Richland, Minn.
5. (6) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
6. (5) 59 Mason Stockhausen, Minnesota City, Minn.
7. (9) 14F Tyron Friese, Zumbrota, Minn.
8. (3) 7C Curtis Parmenter, Albert Lea, Minn.
9. (7) 24S Shane Southard, Waseca, Minn.

Heat 4:
1. (2) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
2. (6) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (3) 6 Dustin Kruse, Baltic, S.D.
4. (1) 19 Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (5) 28S Spencer Stock, Racine, Minn.
6. (7) 18 Tyler Werner, Menomonie, Wis.
7. (4) 22 Josh Elsing, St. Charles, Minn.
DNS - 28 Jimmy Patzner, Winona, Minn.

Heat 5:
1. (3) 98D Christopher Deno, Mantorville, Minn.
2. (5) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
3. (8) 22C Cole Campbell, Mexico, Mo.
4. (1) 83 Braeden Decker, Ostrander, Minn.
5. (2) 9 Isaac Clark, Rochester, Minn.
6. (7) 31 Kyle Kletschka, Austin, Minn.
7. (6) 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
8. (4) 44Z Anton Nelson, Hayfield, Minn.

Feature 1:
1. (1) 99 Noah Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
2. (3) 54 Jett Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
3. (2) 53 Tianna Mithun, New Richland, Minn.
4. (12) 28S Spencer Stock, Racine, Minn.
5. (11) 28J Jackson Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
6. (7) 22H Jayme Hiller, Waseca, Minn.
7. (13) 9 Isaac Clark, Rochester, Minn.
8. (8) 13 Jesse Antiporek, Dexter, Minn.
9. (19) 29S Raymond Rehbein, Byron, Minn.
10. (16) 14F Tyron Friese, Zumbrota, Minn.
11. (14) 18 Tyler Werner, Menomonie, Wis.
12. (17) 22 Josh Elsing, St. Charles, Minn.
13. (4) 79K Nick Kramer, Pine Island, Minn.
14. (6) 19 Cole Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
15. (18) 44Z Anton Nelson, Hayfield, Minn.
16. (5) 85 Ben Moudry, Protivin, Iowa
17. (9) 33 Corbin Ludemann, Grand Meadow, Minn.
18. (10) 23K Erik Kanz, Winona, Minn.
19. (15) 5 Mike Meyer, New Richland, Minn.
20. (20) 28 Jimmy Patzner, Winona, Minn.
DNS - 14 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
DNS - 7C Curtis Parmenter, Albert Lea, Minn.

Feature 2:
1. (5) 6 Dustin Kruse, Baltic, S.D.
2. (2) 42B Kaeden Bronner, Austin, Minn.
3. (4) 83S Billy Steinberg, Utica, Minn.
4. (10) 02K Hunter Kennedy, St. Ansgar, Iowa
5. (6) 98D Christopher Deno, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (11) 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan.
7. (8) 29 Lilli Reps, Utica, Minn.
8. (1) 83 Braeden Decker, Ostrander, Minn.
9. (7) 71B Barry Johnson, Nelson, Wis.
10. (12) 35JR Garitt Wytaske, Austin, Minn.
11. (19) 175 Miah Christensen, Sioux Falls, S.D.
12. (17) 40 Colton Kramer, Pine Island, Minn.
13. (16) 96 Isaiah Rowe, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
14. (20) 35 Dennis Dunbar, Winona, Minn.
15. (13) 2 Riley Grinstead, Austin, Minn.
16. (15) 59 Mason Stockhausen, Minnesota City, Minn.
17. (14) 31 Kyle Kletschka, Austin, Minn.
18. (21) 24S Shane Southard, Waseca, Minn.
19. (9) 22C Cole Campbell, Mexico, Mo.
20. (18) 21S Brian Schott, Redwing, Minn.
DQ - (3) 15 Cole Neisius, Cannon Falls, Minn.

USRA HOBBY STOCKS

Heat 1:
1. (3) 01G Gavin Bussinger, Granada, Minn.
2. (2) 25$ Joshua Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
3. (7) 18JR Gavin Bartel, Kasson, Minn.
4. (4) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
5. (1) 32J Carter Jonsgaard, Lewiston, Minn.
6. (8) Z Josef Zahn, Brandon, S.D.
7. (9) 99J Jeremy Werner, Rollingstone, Minn.
8. (6) D1 Dustin Doughty, Hudson, Wis.
9. (10) 409 Justin Haberer, Hartford, S.D.
10. (5) 35 Luke Schluetter, New Hampton, Iowa

Heat 2:
1. (2) 5 Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa
2. (1) 911 Dakota Koenig, Cochrane, Wis.
3. (7) 38S Nick Schwebach, Spring Valley, Minn.
4. (4) 99L Greg Lammers, Owatonna, Minn.
5. (5) 777 Paul Mart, Rushford, Minn.
6. (8) 61N Nick Brady, Sioux Falls, S.D.
7. (9) 28K Kaitlyn Paulson, Pine Island, Minn.
8. (3) 00 Josh Downs, Hartford, S.D.
9. (6) 18L Parker Larson, Lewisville, Minn.

Heat 3:
1. (3) 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.
2. (5) 47P Parker Anderson, Welcome, Minn.
3. (4) 01 Travis Krause, Buffalo City, Wis.
4. (6) 15C Caden Helle, Garnavillo, Iowa
5. (1) 25 Jacob Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
6. (7) 02F Samuel Fitterer, Lake City, Minn.
7. (8) Z86 Tracy Halouska, Worthing, S.D.
8. (2) 43 Garrett Nemechek, Byron, Minn.
9. (9) 72K Carter Kmett, Rochester, Minn.

Feature:
1. (3) 18JR Gavin Bartel, Kasson, Minn.
2. (1) 47P Parker Anderson, Welcome, Minn.
3. (20) D1 Dustin Doughty, Hudson, Wis.
4. (5) 01 Travis Krause, Buffalo City, Wis.
5. (4) 6 Dustin Gulbrandson, Sioux Falls, S.D.
6. (2) 01G Gavin Bussinger, Granada, Minn.
7. (9) 5 Oliver Monson, Thornton, Iowa
8. (16) 61N Nick Brady, Sioux Falls, S.D.
9. (6) 25$ Joshua Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
10. (12) 32J Carter Jonsgaard, Lewiston, Minn.
11. (8) 15C Caden Helle, Garnavillo, Iowa
12. (17) 02F Samuel Fitterer, Lake City, Minn.
13. (15) Z Josef Zahn, Brandon, S.D.
14. (18) 99J Jeremy Werner, Rollingstone, Minn.
15. (19) Z86 Tracy Halouska, Worthing, S.D.
16. (14) 25 Jacob Monson, Clear Lake, Iowa
17. (11) 99L Greg Lammers, Owatonna, Minn.
18. (21) 00 Josh Downs, Hartford, S.D.
19. (23) 409 Justin Haberer, Hartford, S.D.
20. (13) 777 Paul Mart, Rushford, Minn.
21. (22) 43 Garrett Nemechek, Byron, Minn.
22. (7) 911 Dakota Koenig, Cochrane, Wis.
23. (25) 35 Luke Schluetter, New Hampton, Iowa
24. (24) 72K Carter Kmett, Rochester, Minn.
DQ - (10) 38S Nick Schwebach, Spring Valley, Minn.
DNS - 32 Jason Newkirk, Austin, Minn.
DNS - 28K Kaitlyn Paulson, Pine Island, Minn.
DNS - 18L Parker Larson, Lewisville, Minn.

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