HomeOpen Wheel Modified NewsIMCA Modified & Sport Mod NewsWhitman is a hit at 141’s IMCA Clash at the Creek

Whitman is a hit at 141’s IMCA Clash at the Creek

Published on

- Advertisement -
Johnny Whitman

FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (June 17) – The IMCA Modified driver they call ‘The Hitman’ was a big hit with his 141 Speedway fans Thursday night.

Johnny Whitman took the lead following a lap 10 restart and led Mike Mullen around the oval at Francis Creek the last 40 green flag, lightning fast times around the track in taking the $10,000 Clash at the Creek win.

“I’ve been wanting to do this for 13 years,” he said from victory lane. “It’s crazy, the amount of competition that’s here. I didn’t know if my car was good enough to keep up with them but we got it done.”

Pole starter Josh Long was a distant third as home state drivers ran 1-2-3. Californian Cody Laney was fourth and Missouri’s Terry Phillips rounded out the top five.

Seventy-five Modified drivers from 10 states competed at the 13th annual Clash.

Whitman had started fourth and, after Dylan Thornton and Long took early turns up front, went to the high side of the track on the restart that followed the only caution of the night to take over the front spot.

Two-time Clash winner Mullen caught Thornton for second on lap 17 and the chase was on. Whitman led by just a car length at midway and the front pair were catching, then running with lapped traffic on the next two circuits.

Whitman’s lead was the width of his bumper when lap 33 was scored before he began putting distance on Mullen, running the race of his career with nothing but a clear track ahead of him the last six laps.

A six-time Modified track champion at 141, Whitman was already a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot candidate.

Wednesday night Clash feature winners were Eric Mahlik in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Gabriel Zellner in the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods.

In Thursday features, Jacob Ambrosius raced from 13th starting to win the Stock Car feature and Bruce Belland took the Northern SportMod checkers from 14th starting.

Modified feature results – 1. Johnny Whitman; 2. Mike Mullen; 3. Josh Long; 4. Cody Laney; 5. Terry Phillips; 6. Ethan Dotson; 7. Tim Ward; 8. Benji LaCrosse; 9. Shawn Kilgore; 10. Kenny Wallace; 11. Kyle Brown; 12. Jordan Grabouski; 13. Justin O’Brien; 14. Jacob Hobscheidt; 15. Joel Rust; 16. Dylan Thornton; 17. Wyatt Block; 18. Kyle Kudick; 19. Tyler Wilson; 20. Travis Hansen; 21. Shane DeMey; 22. Gregory Gretz; 23. Lucas Lamberies; 24. Peyton Taylor.

- Advertisement -

Recent articles

POWRi 410 Wing & Non-Wing Sprints to Headline 2024 Hockett/McMillin Memorial

Belleville, IL. (3/22/2024) Ushering in a new era of excitement and...

Chris Simpson Seeking A Fast Start To 2024 With Lucas Oil MLRA

Wheatland, Missouri (March 22, 2024) – Leaving the Lucas Oil Speedway...

Brandon Sheppard Eager to Hunt For Fourth Illini 100 Win at Farmer City 

B-Shepp is currently tied with Billy Moyer for the most Illini...

Dale Howard wins UCSC Winter Heat Series Finale at Clayhill

ATWOOD, TN  –March 23, 2024 - Dale Howard of Byhalia, MS...

Appeals Commission Upholds Findings and Process in Tire Penalties

Board adjusts impact to penalized drivers, all three eligible to race...

Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Visit Headlines Two-Day Show at I-75 Raceway

(SWEETWATER, TENNESSEE)  Schaeffer’s Oil Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms...

Devin Moran Earns First Career Brownstown Victory

BROWNSTOWN, IN (March 23, 2024) – After 10 years of trying to...

RELATED ARTICLES

King of America XIII reigns April 4-6 at Humboldt Speedway

RacinDirt USMTS King of America XIII takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 4-6,...

Rodney Sanders Bests Winter Meltdown Finale at Vado

Humboldt Speedway’s King of America XIII Up NextHAPPY, Tex. (03/19/24) – Rodney Sanders made his...

Southern Raceway’s Clash on the Coast Results – 3/2/24

35 entries IMCA STOCK CAR A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 99-Dallon Murty; 2. 7R-Hunter Rasdon;...

Ebert flawless in Rocket Raceway Park route

An electrifying finale to the 14th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals took place Saturday...