May 16
Wilmot Raceway,
Wilmot, WI
Sanction: DiscountShopTowels.com Dirt Kings Tour (Diamond 43) - $4,300
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated May 17, 9:28 pm)
Scheffler overtakes Erb late for Wilmot win
Diamond 43
- Taylor Scheffler
- Dennis Erb Jr.
- Nick Anvelink
- Justin Reed
- Brett Swedberg
- Ron Berna
- Troy Springborn
- Jesse Glenz
- Tim Buhler
- Bill Rezutek
- Brad Mueller
- Turk Letizia
- Joel Bennett
- Kyle Raddant
- Dan White
- Aaron Wickersheim
- Gunner Frank
- Chris Engels
- Todd Frank
- Lucas Postl
- Justin Ritchie
Taylor Scheffler in victory lane at Wilmot after his $4,300 victory.
What won the race: Taylor Scheffler of Waukesha, Wis., overtook Dennis Erb Jr. with four laps remaining Sunday at Wilmot Raceway for a $4,300 DiscountShopTowels.com Dirt Kings Tour victory in the Diamond 43. Erb, who led laps 1-39, finished 1.702 seconds behind at the checkers.
Key notes: The winning pass was an outside move in turn two and down the backstretch. ... Scheffler notched his third career Dirt Kings victory; his previous victory came last October at Wilmot. ... Three cautions slowed the action, two on the seventh lap and another with seven laps remaining. ... Seventh-place finisher Troy Springborn, who started on the pole, earned a $500 bonus from an anonymous donor. ... Thirteen of 23 starters completed 43 laps. ... The race honored the late “Diamond” Jim Letizia, a former series racer, and was presented by Diamond Jim's Steakhouse.
On the move: Jesse Glenz of Fall Creek, Wis., started 19th and finished eighth.
Winner's sponsors: Scheffler's Rocket Chassis has a Pro Power Race Engine and sponsorship from Sorce Services, Diamond Jim's Auto Sales, Performance Roofing Systems and Gary Belman Trucking.
Car count: 31
Polesitter: Troy Springborn
Heat race winners: Troy Springborn, Justin Ritchie, Taylor Scheffler, Dennis Erb Jr.
Consolation race winners: Lucas Postl
Next series race: May 23, Gravity Park USA (Chilton, WI) $1,250
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.