Winner Bryce Massingill (#35) battles Luke Hall (#74) for position. (Mike Campbell Photo)
By: Gerry Keysor
Elida, Ohio (May 9, 2025)………Troy, Ohio’s Bryce Massingill became the first two-time winner of the Mike Streicher Memorial presented by Post Printing on Friday night at Elida, Ohio’s Limaland Motorsports Park.
With heavy rain beginning the week, it was questionable whether Limaland would be able to run, but the staff and crew pulled together and the racetrack was pristine for the fifth annual event honoring the memory of the 1991 USAC National Midget champion.
In the 25-lap A-Main, Chett Gehrke and Massingill led the field to the green with Gehrke grabbing the early lead. Caution flew on lap two as Boxell came to a stop on the front stretch with a broken fuel pump, ending his bid to win back-to-back Streicher Memorial races.
Gehrke resumed his lead on the restart, but Massingill took the lead on lap five and never looked back. Zach Wigal, the 2023 Mike Streicher Memorial winner, charged to second on lap 18, but wasn’t able to close on Massingill, who won and became the first two-time victor of the Streicher Memorial after also winning in 2022.
Running behind Massingill at the finish line were Wigal, Gehrke, Luke Hall, and Matt Lux.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 9, 2025 – Limaland Motorsports Park – Elida, Ohio
FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Zach Wigal, 18, Wigal-13.480; 2. Chett Gehrke, 10, Moore-13.769; 3. Carl Peterson, 49, Peterson-14.270; 4. Buddy Hollmeyer, 11, Taylor-14.270; 5. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwarz-14.611; 6. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-15.464; 7. Travis Stickels, 87, Stickels-15.464.
SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Gunnar Lucius, 22, Lucius-13.935; 2. Jalen Cox, 11x, Cox-13.991; 3. Cole Morgan, 7m, Morgan-14.425; 4. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-14.808; 5. Dylan Trost, 21, Trost-15.046; 6. Jim Jones, 97, Jones-15.046.
THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Ian Creager, 36, Creager-13.827; 2. Tyler Nelson, 91, Nelson-13.932; 3. Ryan Moran, 01, Moran-14.061; 4. Drew Rader, 74H, Rader-14.150; 5. Jon Watson, 2w, Watson-15.124; 6. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-NT.
FOURTH QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell/Merkler-13.728; 2. Matt Lux, 5, Wells-13.926; 3. Luke Hall, 74, Heitmeyer-13.952; 4. Ryan Barr, 11T, Taylor-14.511; 5. Jacob Sabaj, 21J, Sabaj-14.565; 6. Derrick Noffsinger, 18N, Noffsinger-15.051.
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Zach Wigal (4), 2. Chett Gehrke (3), 3. Buddy Hollmeyer (1), 4. Carl Peterson (2), 5. Brayden Schwartz (5), 6. Travis Stickels (7), 7. Michael Magic (6). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gunnar Lucius (4), 2. Cole Morgan (2), 3. Jalen Cox (3), 4. Cody Dye (1), 5. Dylan Trost (5), 6. Jim Jones (6). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bryce Massingill (6), 2. Ryan Moran (2), 3. Tyler Nelson (3), 4. Ian Creager (4), 5. Drew Rader (1), 6. Jon Watson (5). NT
FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Luke Hall (2), 2. Jakeb Boxell (4), 3. Matt Lux (3), 4. Ryan Barr (1), 5. Jacob Sabaj (5), 6. Derrick Noffsinger (6). NT
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Bryce Massingill (2), 2. Zach Wigal (7), 3. Chett Gehrke (3), 4. Luke Hall (6), 5. Matt Lux (12), 6. Ryan Moran (4), 7. Tyler Nelson (11), 8. Gunnar Lucius (1), 9. Drew Rader (19), 10. Jalen Cox (10), 11. Cole Morgan (8), 12. Ian Creager (15), 13. Ryan Barr (16), 14. Buddy Hollmeyer (9), 15. Carl Peterson (13), 16. Cody Dye (14), 17. Jacob Sabaj (20), 18. Brayden Schwartz (17), 19. Derrick Noffsinger (23), 20. Jon Watson (22), 21. Travis Stickels (21), 22. Jakeb Boxell (5), 23. Michael Magic, 24. Dylan Trost. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Chett Gehrke, Laps 5-25 Bryce Massingill.
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Bryce Massingill-70, 2-Zach Wigal-67, 3-Chett Gehrke-64, 4-Matt Lux-58, 5-Ryan Moran-55, 6-Tyler Nelson-52, 7-Drew Rader-46, 8-Jalen Cox-43, 9-Ian Creager-39, 10-Buddy Hollmeyer-35.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: May 17, 2025 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – Non-Points Special Event
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
VMS Motorsports Fast Qualifier: Zach Wigal (13.480)
Performance Electronics First Heat Winner: Zach Wigal
Stiefel’s Home & Auto Second Heat Winner: Gunnar Lucius
Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Third Heat Winner: Bryce Massingill
Performance Electronics Fourth Heat Winner: Luke Hall
Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Drew Rader (19th to 9th)
Rosewood Machine & Tool Precision Move of the Race: Matt Lux
Lynn Cook – A Racer’s Friend Hard Luck: Jim Jones
LynK Chassis 10th Place Bonus: Jalen Cox
