BRANDON, S.D. — Ryan Timms and Brandon Bosma wrapped up Championship Weekend by reaching victory lane during the Huset’s Speedway season finale on Sunday.
Two other drivers also celebrated as Justin Henderson captured the Casey’s 410 Sprint Cars presented by Big Frig track championship and Dusty Ballenger recorded the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series track title.
Polesitter Brooke Tatnell led the first nine laps of the 30-lap Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Ass’n and Casey’s 410 Sprint Cars presented by Big Frig main event before Timms made the race-winning pass in traffic on lap 10.
“I took the opportunity in traffic to slide him and went from there,” he said. “I tried the bottom a few times and felt it was way slower. That had me worried a little if they were right behind me.”
They weren’t.
While Tatnell maintained the runner-up position for the final two thirds of the feature, Timms pulled away to win by 4.734 seconds as he lapped up to the 10th-place finisher. The win was worth a total $8,000 thanks to a $3,000 bonus from Cressman Sanitation in memory of Curt Ness.
“I kind of screwed up,” Tatnell said. “I just got behind that one lapped car. I was stuck up high. This kid is a gasser. You’re going to hear a lot more of this kid. I believe tonight was ours to lose and we lost it.”
Henderson rounded out the podium to cap the championship season in style.
“Nothing to hang our heads about tonight,” he said. “It was a race track tonight if you were a little cautious it was going to bite you or move you back a few spots. I’m happy to be here and able to celebrate.”
Mark Dobmeier placed fourth and Jack Dover advanced from 14th to fifth to earn the Hard Charger Award, which had a $1,000 bonus courtesy of Cressman Sanitation.
Bosma led the final 14 laps as he posted his second Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series victory of the season at Huset’s Speedway – tied for the most in the division.
He entered the event ranked second in the championship standings and maximized his points night, but Ballenger maneuvered from sixth to second place to secure the championship.
“We had a couple of mistakes and that kind of put me out of the championship,” Bosma said before congratulating Ballenger as the two embraced on the frontstretch. “We’re good friends. He’s one heck of a racer.”
Stu Snyder rallied from 11th to third with Daniel Nekolite, who led the first six laps, finishing fourth and Bayley Ballenger fifth.
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