Davis drives to Dairyland Showdown win

May 3, 2025

The second and final night of the Dairyland Showdown featured another stacked field of USRA Modifieds as the USRA Kevko Racing Northern Lights Modified Series presented by Real Racing Wheels thrilled the fans at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., on Saturday.

Polesitter Cole Queensland of Grand Meadow, Minn., jumped out to an early lead in the 35-lap main event for the high-powered USRA Modifieds, but was quickly disposed of on lap two when Kaden Blaeser of Chippewa Falls wrestled the lead away, and then drove away from the field until the race's first caution waved on lap 11.

On the restart, Blaeser had his hands full with two-time USRA Modified National Champion Brandon Davis of Hayfield, Minn., and last year's USMTS National Champion Jim Chisholm of Osage, Iowa. The pair split the leader with Chisholm leading Davis by a bumper at the flagstand as they completed lap 12.

Joe Chisholm, also from Osage, snuck underneath Parker Hale of Grand Meadow, Minn., on lap 25 to claim the fourth position while his older brother, Jim Chisholm, began to whittle away at the leader's advantage. Davis, however, Davis danced through heavy lapped traffic and passed beneath the checkered flag with a 1.519-second cushion over Jim Chisholm.

Davis pocketed $3,000 for his effort against a stellar field of 32 entries that featured six national champions representing 15 combined USMTS and USRA titles.

The Mississippi Thunder Speedway will be racing under the lights again on Friday, May 16, for American Family Insurance Free Night featuring the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series. USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and Eco-Mods are on tap.

Next up for the USRA Northern Lights Series will be on Saturday, June 7, at the Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway, followed by a two-hour trip up I-35 on to the North Iowa Fairgounds on Sunday, June 8, to tackle the Pritchard Family Auto Stores Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Racing Association
Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series
Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.
Saturday, May 3, 2025

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown.

USRA MODIFIEDS

Qualifying 1:
1. (10) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa, 15.628
2. (13) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn., 15.794
3. (6) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa, 15.867
4. (12) 5D Devon Havlik, Waterloo, Iowa, 15.895
5. (15) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis., 15.954
6. (16) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn., 15.955
7. (5) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn., 16.008
8. (9) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., 16.211
9. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., 16.336
10. (11) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn., 16.343
11. (1) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn., 16.487
12. (8) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis., 16.573
13. (2) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn., 16.667
14. (4) 18M Mason McEvers, Rochester, Minn., 16.947
DQ - (7) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn., 15.572
DQ - (14) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn., 15.771

Qualifying 2:
1. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, TX, 15.867
2. (12) 20Q Cole Queensland, Grand Meadow, Minn., 15.928
3. (16) 428 Kaden Blaeser, Chippewa Falls, Wis., 16.023
4. (15) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn., 16.025
5. (5) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla., 16.045
6. (14) 30 Matt Leer, Bruce, Wis., 16.055
7. (13) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn., 16.108
8. (8) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn., 16.234
9. (11) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn., 16.250
10. (10) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn., 16.254
11. (9) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn., 16.264
12. (1) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis., 16.343
13. (2) 4 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn., 16.411
14. (4) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn., 16.473
15. (3) 21N Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa, 16.501
DQ - (7) 24 Dylan Goettl, Chippewa Falls, Wis., 15.908

Heat 1:
1. (1) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (4) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.
3. (5) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
4. (2) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
5. (8) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
6. (3) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
7. (6) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
8. (7) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.

Heat 2:
1. (1) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
2. (8) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
3. (3) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
4. (2) 5D Devon Havlik, Waterloo, Iowa
5. (6) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis.
6. (5) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
7. (4) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
8. (7) 18M Mason McEvers, Rochester, Minn.

Heat 3:
1. (2) 428 Kaden Blaeser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
2. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, TX
3. (3) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
4. (5) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
5. (6) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn.
6. (4) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
7. (8) 21N Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
8. (7) 4 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.

Heat 4:
1. (1) 20Q Cole Queensland, Grand Meadow, Minn.
2. (4) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
3. (5) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
4. (7) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
5. (8) 24 Dylan Goettl, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
6. (3) 30 Matt Leer, Bruce, Wis.
7. (6) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
DQ - (2) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.

B Feature:
1. (3) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
2. (1) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
3. (2) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
4. (6) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
5. (4) 30 Matt Leer, Bruce, Wis.
6. (8) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
7. (7) 21N Ben Nading, Ankeny, Iowa
8. (5) 2C Cole Bennerotte, Byron, Minn.
9. (12) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
10. (9) 23 Darwin Karau, Kasson, Minn.
11. (11) 4 Caden Neisius, Hastings, Minn.
12. (10) 18M Mason McEvers, Rochester, Minn.

A Feature:
1. (6) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn.
2. (3) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (13) 25 Joe Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
4. (2) 428 Kaden Blaeser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
5. (5) 28 Parker Hale, Grand Meadow, Minn.
6. (17) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
7. (9) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.
8. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, TX
9. (4) 95 Keith Foss, Winona, Minn.
10. (11) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
11. (10) 58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, Okla.
12. (12) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, Minn.
13. (14) 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn.
14. (1) 20Q Cole Queensland, Grand Meadow, Minn.
15. (20) 24 Dylan Goettl, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
16. (24) 90 Ryan Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
17. (26) 43 Zach Brom, Winona, Minn.
18. (23) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn.
19. (16) 97JR Landon Volkman, Rushford, Minn.
20. (18) 29H Joe Horgdal, Mantorville, Minn.
21. (19) 99L Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis.
22. (22) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
23. (21) 95X Shaun Walski, Rollingstone, Minn.
24. (15) 5D Devon Havlik, Waterloo, Iowa
25. (25) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis.
26. (8) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn.