6/14/2019
Dacotah Speedway
GARTNER GOES FOR THREE-IN-A-ROW
Dickinson’s Josh Allocco started on the pole for the Hobby Stock feature.Outside pole sitter, Curt Michaelsohn, quickly grabbed the lead and pulled away as Allocco, Nathan Messer and John Gartner Jr raced for second. Caution regrouped the field and on the restart, Michaelsohn pulled away once again while Messer and Gartner battled for second. A second caution with five laps to erased Michaelsohn’s large lead. Contact among the leaders allowed Gartner to shuffled into the lead when the race resumed but another caution would set up a green-white-checkered finish. On the final restart of the race, Dylan Sandberg passed Michaelsohn, bringing Terry Davenport with him. When the checkered flag waved, Curt Michaelsohn held off Nathan Messer to finish fourth. Terry Davenport finished third behind second place Dylan Sandberg. John Gartner Jr led the final five laps to win his third feature victory in a row.
Article Credit: Becca Rattei
Submitted By: Becca Rattei
