Legends and Bandoleros raced on the Madison International Speedway (WI) “Ring of Fire” quarter-mile oval on Friday, August 9, during the fourth annual Cheese Curd Cup. Winning the features were Lincoln Cain (Legends) and Axel Oldenhoff (Bandoleros). Read the race recaps by the track and results below.
Lincoln Cain Best of the Legends
After setting fast time earlier in the night, Lincoln Cain won the 20 lap feature for the Legends picking up his first win in the division at Madison. It was Cain’s first Legends win at Madison.
Kyle Mitchell and Ethan Ross brought the twelve Legends cars to the green flag with Ross leading the first lap before Mitchell moved back to the point. Ross took back the lead on lap 5 with Jacob Stark and Lincoln Cain moving up to second and third. A spin on lap 7 brought out the caution flag.
Ross paced the field back to the green flag with Cain racing his way to second on lap 9 and took the lead getting to the inside of Ross for the lead on lap 10 before a spin brought out the second caution of the race.
For the restart, Cain and Ross chose the front row followed by Stark and Niemi in the second row. Cain broke away from the field with Stark, Ryan Laatsch, and Niemi racing for second. Stark took second followed by Laatsch, Niemi and Ross. But nobody was fast enough to catch Cain as he picked up the checkered flag winning by 1.6 seconds over Stark. Laatsch, Niemi, and Ross completed the top five.
From victory lane Cain thanked those who helped him accomplish his win.
Cain was fastest qualifier with a lap of 13.759 (65.412 mph). Winners in the 8 lap heat races were Ethan Ross and Eric Niemi.
Axel Oldenhoff Holds Off His Brother for Bandoleros Win
Axel Oldenhoff held off his brother, Ace, to win the 15 lap feature for the Tim’s Detailing Bandoleros feature. It was his second career feature win at Madison.
Trevor Lami and Jase Riedner paced the field of eleven Bandoleros to the green flag. An incident on the opening lap involving three cars brought out the red flag and ending the night for two of the drivers.
On the restart the Oldenhoff boys jumped out front and started to run away from the field. Gage Kubicz moved up to third. Axel Oldenhoff kept the lead over his brother Ace and then both began working their way through lapped traffic before the yellow flag waved for a spin on lap 9. Axel continued to lead over Ace with Gage Kubicz and Jase Riedner in third and fourth.
But in the end the checkered flag belonged to Axel who beat out his brother with Kubicz, Riedner, and Lami completing the top five.
Ten year old Wesley Baumeister set a new track record in qualifying with a lap of 14.284 (59.367 mph) which is a new track record. LJ Robinson and Axel Oldenhoff won the 8 lap heat races.
RESULTS
Legends – Feature 20 Laps
1. 5LC-Lincoln Cain, Slinger, WI [9], 2. 11JS-Jacob Stark, Palmyra, WI [6], 3. 18RL-Ryan Laatsch, Milton, WI [8], 4. 80EN-Eric Niemi, Belleville, WI [7], 5. 54ER-Ethan Ross, Rosendale, WI [2], 6. 21TE-Tyler Edmundson, Johnson Creek, WI [10], 7. 84KM-Kyle Mitchell, Middleton, WI [1], 8. 111MK-Marianna Kubicz, Whitewater, WI [3], 9. 114PK-Peyton Kubicz, Whitewater, WI [12], 10. 115AG-Aaron Genske, Pardeeville, WI [4], 11. 23MW-Matt Weber, Whitewater, WI [11], 12. 27JB-James Bell, Janesville, WI [5]
Bandoleros – Feature 15 Laps
1. 29AO-Axel Oldenhoff, Lake Mills, WI [9], 2. 62AO-Ace Oldenhoff, Lake Mills, WI [7], 3. 126GK-Gage Kubicz, Whitewater, WI [6], 4. 63JR-Jase Riedner, Lodi, WI [4], 5. 21TL-Trevor Lami, East Troy, WI [3], 6. 21ZD-Zadale Demeny, Janesville, WI [12], 7. 15LR-LJ Robinson III, Beloit, WI [1], 8. 13JR-Jarrett Reynolds, Loves Park, IL [13], 9. 17RR-Ryder Robinson, Beloit, WI [5], 10. 5RT-Ransom Tate, Doylestown, WI [8], 11. 4WB-Wesley Baumeister, Beloit, WI [10], 12. 95RH-Riley Hansberry, Brodhead, WI [2], 13. 125KW-Kinsleigh Weber, Whitewater, WI [11]
Photo credits: Roy Ophime Photography
 “Ring of Fire” quarter-mile oval on Friday, August 9, during the fourth annual Cheese Curd Cup.){kind=link}