SpeedWerx Takes 2nd At Crandon!

SpeedWerx Takes 2nd At Crandon!

The Speedwerx-TraLo Motorsports short course team traveled to “The Big House”, the legendary Crandon International Off Road Raceway in Crandon, Wisconsin for the first two rounds of the 2019 Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League.

SpeedWerx Takes 2nd At Crandon!


Things got off to a bit of a soggy start on Friday when the rains came and washed out all of the day’s scheduled practice sessions. The wet and muddy conditions also forced the cancellation of Saturday’s qualifying sessions so the Round 1 race lineups were set by random draw. Jeremy Houle #54 would get the 14th starting position and Joe Dresel #101 started 26th on the grid in the Pro Stock SXS main event. Starting deep in thefield without turning a lap isn’t an ideal scenario, but both drivers were determined to march forward in the short 10 lap race. The green flag dropped and both drivers went to work, powering through the pack despite both mud and dust causing some visibility issues. When the checkered flag dropped, Jeremy had turned the fasted lap time of the race and passed 12 cars to finish in 2nd, simply running out of time to catch the leader. Joe made the best of his start near the back of the pack, passing 9 cars to finish 15th.
Sunday’s Round 2 racing went off as scheduled with a morning qualifying session to set the lineup for the afternoon main event. Jeremy would post the 3rd fastest lap time in qualifying and line up 4th after the inversion draw, while Joe would start in the 23rd position. Jeremy capitalized on his starting position up front and powered to the lead before the competition caution midway through the race, and Joe was fighting for positions in the pack. Jeremy led the pack back to the green, but the competition caution had erased his lead and he was being challenged for the lead. One small mistake was all it took to relinquish that lead- he battled back and pulled alongside the leader, but was unable to complete the pass and had to settle for 2nd once again. Joe passed a number of cars to finish in the 15th position, gaining valuable seat time as it’s his Rookie Pro season.

SpeedWerx Takes 2nd At Crandon!
SpeedWerx Takes 2nd At Crandon!
SpeedWerx Takes 2nd At Crandon!
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