Lou Stremme now joins son David Stremme as a CRA victor after winning from the pole in Saturday night’s Transit Mix Concrete 75 Howe CRA Sportsman Series event at Plymouth Speedway.
In breaking the winning streak of Tony Dager, who won four-consecutive races, Stremme had to contend with a field of 44 cars attempting to qualify for the 28 positions of the 75-lap event.
Fast-qualifier Dager started eighth due to an inverted draw and Stremme started on the pole and jumped to the lead at the wave of the green flag. Never leading by more than a few car lengths, Stremme battled his way to the victory despite several restarts and strong pressure from Charlie Hanna.
Hanna stalked Stremme around the track for the last 25 laps, trying to edge by on the high side, but lacked the power to complete the pass. In the closing laps, third-running Justin Alsip forced Hanna to defend second and allowed Stremme to take the checkered in first.
Hanna finished second with Alsip less than a fender behind. Rick Rinehart and Billy Hutson followed.
The finish:
Lou Stremme, Charlie Hanna, Justin Alsip, Rick Rinehart, Billy Hutson, Mike Shewchuk, Rich Mersereau, Barry Holdeman, Tony Dager, Nathan Herron, Steve Stacy, Bob Dumpke, Eric Barcus, Matt Elliot, Bill Lovely, Rick Van Houden, John Wicks, Gary Chapman, Rick Pfeifer, Dave Mannia, Rich Segvich, Rick Sullivan, Nick Lay, Josh Smith, Kevin Gunkel, John Marshall, Jesse Opliger, Kevin Papa.