Trevor’s Chris Dodd (#01) won his heat race, then won the WingLESS Sprint feature, at Wilmot Raceway on Sunday night.
Local WingLESS Sprint finishers:
Chris Dodd (Trevor) – Winner , started 3rd
Chris Klemko (Bristol) – 3rd place , started 9th
Jordan Paulson (Trevor) – 5th place, started 14th
Natalie Klemko (Bristol) – 9th place, started 17th
Raymond Hensley (Trevor) – 17th place, started 15th
The finish moves Chris Klemko up to 2nd place in season points, while Dodd moves up to 3rd place, Paulson up to 12th, and Natalie Klemko up to 14th, in the 47 car WingLESS field.
In Modifieds, Bristol’s John Dost (#30) placed twelveth , and sits in 7th place in season points.
Bristol’s Natalie Klemko (right) lets a young fan sit inside the cockpit of her IRA WingLESS sprint car after the races on Saturday night. All fans are allowed in the pits, for FREE, after the last race.Trevor’s Chris Dodd (left) chats with Bristol’s Chris Klemko at the inspection garage after the WingLESS feature. Dodd won the feature, and Klemko took 3rd place. The defending 2019 IRA points champion, Dodd, plans to miss several races this season with work and some motorcycle travels. Klemko is a serious 2020 contender for his first ever IRA points championship, and currently sits in 2nd place, behind by only three points.Bristol’s John Dost (left) chats with his crew after his Modified feature. Dost currently sits in 7th place in the season points, Team Klemko (L-R) : Jordan Paulson, Chris Klemko, and Natalie Klemko scout out the track conditions from the top of their rig during the Late Model heat races. All three finished in the top 10 in the WingLESS feature on Sunday night.Trevor’s Raymond Hensley throttles into turn 3 at Wilmot Raceway on Sunday night. Hensley continues to get his #70 car dialed in, with hopes to hand it off to his son, Tate Hensley, later in the season.Chris Klemko (right) and crew chief prepare for inspection after their 3rd place finish in the WingLESS feature on Sunday night. Klemko is just 3 points out of the 2020 season points lead.Chris Dodd on his feature win, and early battle with Jimmy Sivia, “I’ve raced with him for years. I knew there were a bunch of guys running up top, so I just set it up where everyone else was NOT going to go (bottom) We were racing next to each other for a few laps, then I didn’t see his nose anymore, so I thought I was doing okay. And until someone shows me differently, I’m just going to keep doing it (staying bottom). The patience part is the killer. When you see somebody’s nose next to you, you try to keep your patience…… It was all just waiting.”
Racing resumes this Saturday with the A-Modifieds, Street Stocks, Bandits, and Badger Midgets.
Then, a “Tuesday night special”, on June 30th, as the raceway hosts the 2020 Fireworks Special. This event will feature “carload pricing” for only $25. – WingLESS Sprints and A-Modifieds
