NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — Travis Whitney enjoyed the biggest night of his racing career Saturday night as he swept both ASA O’Reilly Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint main events during the Masters at Cedar Lake Speedway.
With rain forcing both A -mains to be run Saturday night, Whitney ran away with the victories in both features, pocketing $5,500 and padding his point lead in the IRA standings.
IRA veteran Kim Mock led the first 25-lap feature, with Whitney trailing in third behind the second-place machine of Scott Winters. Holding a 10-car advantage at the halfway point, Mock jumped the cushion in turn three, setting off a chain-reaction crash that also eliminated Winters, handing the lead to Whitney. From there, Whitney held off a determined Scotty Neitzel over the final two restarts to score his second IRA feature of the year.
Coming into the Masters as the defending race winner and fresh off his victory in the first feature, all eyes were on Whitney as the green flag waved for the finale.
Whitney didn’t disappoint, holding off Mike Reinke on the final restart for victory.
The finish:
First Feature: Travis Whitney, Scotty Neitzel, Billy Balog, Donny Goeden, Mike Reinke, John Haeni, Joe Symoens, Todd King, Matt Wasmund, Brian Kristan, Dusty Ballenger, Mike Sitzmann, Jr., Bill Warren, John Sernett, Scott Biertzer, Scott MacDonald, Kim Mock, Scott Winters, Dave Uttech, Jerry Richert, Jr., Scott Uttech.
Second Feature: Travis Whitney, Mike Reinke, John Haeni, Scott Uttech, Donny Goeden, Scotty Neitzel, Brian Kristan, Steve Meyer, Mike Stitzmann, Jr., John Sernett, Bill Warren, Dusty Ballenger, Tim Vandevere, Brett Geldner, Jerry Richert, Jr., Rusel Borland, Scott Bietzer, Kim Mock, David O’Neal, Ty Bartz, Jason Johnson, Billy Balog.