A large field of Legends drivers headed to Dacotah Speedway in North Dakota on Friday, May 26, with Donavin Wiest taking the checkered flag first. Below is the race recap, posted on the track’s website, as well as the results.
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The Aussie, Glenn Michell, grabbed the early lead in the INEX Legends feature. While Mitchell started to distance himself from the field, Austin Wiest, Casey Martin and Preston Martin raced three wide for second. Wiest shuffled into the second position, bringing Donavin Wiest with him. With the momentum, Austin Wiest quickly tracked down the leader, Mitchell and took the lead on lap three. After a series of mid-race cautions, Austin Wiest and Donavin Wiest battled hard for the lead. Donavin Wiest slipped by and took the lead at the halfway point, bringing Preston Martin with him. Preston Martin was all over his rear bumper. As they raced to the checkered flag, Donavin Wiest narrowly edged Preston Martin for the victory. Austin Wiest held onto third place, holding off Noah Madler and Nate Keena.
INEX LEGENDS
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 19-Donavin Wiest[9]; 2. 77-Preston Martin[8]; 3. 471-Austin Wiest[5]; 4. 1K-Nate Keena[6]; 5. 1OZ-Glenn Mitchell[3]; 6. 99-Dauntae Martin[12]; 7. 66-Casey Martin[4]; 8. 38-Brandon Anderson[11]; 9. 00-Duston Hagen[1]; 10. 070-Dayton Olheiser[14]; 11. 37-Kevin Jensen[16]; 12. 0-Ryan Erdahl[15]; 13. 51-Sierra Davenport[20]; 14. 7T-Ty Olson[2]; 15. 43-Dustin Herz[19]; 16. 4-Deen Brecht[17]; 17. 5-Justin Reagan[22]; 18. 28L-Don Hayes[21]; 19. 06-Weston Hagen[23]; 20. 3P-Braden Praus[24]; 21. (DNF) 700-Gage Madler[13]; 22. (DNF) 620-AJ Davenport[10]; 23. (DNF) 87-Gus Jensen[18]; 24. (DQ) 800-Noah Madler[7]
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 43-Dustin Herz[1]; 2. 51-Sierra Davenport[10]; 3. 28L-Don Hayes[3]; 4. 5-Justin Reagan[4]; 5. 06-Weston Hagen[5]; 6. 3P-Braden Praus[6]; 7. 8-Mike Kraft[7]; 8. 33M-Colton Miller[9]; 9. (DNF) 55-Ken Sandberg[2]; 10. (DNS) 22M-Michael King; 11. (DNS) 21-Tanner Hofer; 12. (DNS) 33-Morgan Hamann
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 77-Preston Martin[8]; 2. 7T-Ty Olson[5]; 3. 00-Duston Hagen[4]; 4. 620-AJ Davenport[10]; 5. 700-Gage Madler[9]; 6. 37-Kevin Jensen[7]; 7. 43-Dustin Herz[2]; 8. 5-Justin Reagan[6]; 9. 8-Mike Kraft[3]; 10. (DNF) 51-Sierra Davenport[1]
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 1OZ-Glenn Mitchell[4]; 2. 800-Noah Madler[1]; 3. 471-Austin Wiest[8]; 4. 38-Brandon Anderson[2]; 5. 070-Dayton Olheiser[5]; 6. 4-Deen Brecht[7]; 7. 55-Ken Sandberg[9]; 8. 06-Weston Hagen[3]; 9. (DNF) 21-Tanner Hofer[6]; 10. (DNF) 33-Morgan Hamann[10]
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 19-Donavin Wiest[5]; 2. 1K-Nate Keena[1]; 3. 66-Casey Martin[4]; 4. 99-Dauntae Martin[8]; 5. 0-Ryan Erdahl[9]; 6. 87-Gus Jensen[3]; 7. 28L-Don Hayes[2]; 8. 3P-Braden Praus[6]; 9. 33M-Colton Miller[10]; 10. (DNF) 22M-Michael King[7]
