Brian Brown had his sights set on a sweep of the weekend s American Sprint Car Series Midwest vs. Northern Plains Region double at Nebraska Raceway Park s I-80 Speedway, but Chuck Swenson was quick to capitalize on Brown s early misfortune and went on to win Sunday night s 20-lap feature.
Swenson assumed the point when Brown surrendered the lead with a broken rear end on the fifth circuit, then held off a closing Don Droud, Jr., by five car-lengths to secure the win aboard the Fisher-powered K&C Conversions/Nichols Construction No. X Maxim.
“I like tracks like this! ” Swenson exclaimed in victory lane. “It was dry but it was fast. Everyone ran clean tonight and no one really tore anything up to bad and that s good. The key to this deal is to draw good and then qualify through your heat. The crew did a great job and the car was real good tonight. ”
Swenson and Brown led the feature field to the green flag, with Brown gunning into the early lead. It was a short-lived lead however, as mechanical woes denied Brown a sweep of the weekend s action on the fifth lap.
Out in front, Swenson began working lapped traffic on the ninth round and held a half straightaway lead with five laps to go. With the reigning ASCS Northern Plains Region champion mired in heavy traffic over the final two rounds, Droud closed to with a handful of car-lengths but was unable to make a move on Swenson.
Wayne Johnson chased the lead duo to the stripe, with Mike Boston snaring fourth. Jack Dover climbed from eleventh to round out the top five, with Wade Nygaard, Scott Winters, Rick Ideus, 14th-starter Garry Lee Maier and Preston Peebles II completing the top ten.
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