The Linwood Lead foot/Pheasantleggs Casey Lang captures his first career feature win, Jack Berger is the last lap thriller at Princeton Speedway.
By: Sherri Murawski
Photo credit: Track Rat Photos
Princeton, MN, August 22nd, 2025
The Pirtek Renegades team reunited at Princeton Speedway, after a few weeks off, featuring 14 Traditional and 15 Winged Sprint cars. Zach Widdes secured the pole position for the Traditionals, with Edison Aldrich, Berger, Dan Atchison and Johnny Parsons III rounding out the top 5 in the 20-lap feature. The track's racey layout allowed drivers to find grip on both the top and bottom, it was a beehive battle amongst the lead drivers for first position. Aldrich dominated the pack leading 15 laps, with Berger sliding by taking the lead in the final laps. Aldrich, Widdes, Atchison, and Schafer followed Berger to the finish line. The 5J car of Chris Lewis, earned the hard charger award, sponsored by EJ's Bar and Bottle Shop, for advancing 4 positions from 12th to 8th position.
John Vaillancourt claimed the pole position for the Wings in the 20-lap feature, ahead of Carl Brunsvold, John Lowe, Garrett Tatnell, and Jamey Ogston in the top 5. Vaillancourt led the pack initially, holding his position for the first lap, but a tractor tire incident in lap 2 prompted a yellow flag. Rookie driver Carl Brunsvold, in car #97, took the green flag and led for 6 laps until another yellow flag flew. Sixth-starting car #609, driven by Casey Lang, took the lead on the green flag and led the remaining 13 clean laps, thrilling spectators as he crossed the finish line. Lang was trailed by Ogston, Hron, Lowe, and Tony Kaus. Notably, Lang's victory marked his first career win since his debut in 2021. Additionally, Ken Hron's 46H car earned the $40 Hard Charger award, sponsored by EJ's Bar and Bottle Shop, for his impressive 8-position gain from 11th to 3rd position.
Traditional Results:
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Bryan Roach[2]; 2. 76-Edison Aldrich[1]; 3. 10Z-Zach Widdes[5]; 4. 7X-Dan Atchison[3]; 5. 28-Westen Johnson[4]; 6. 955-Lucas Grosinger[7]; 7. (DNF) 46H-Ken Hron[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 54-Cam Schafer[1]; 2. 19B-Jack Berger[2]; 3. 12-Johnny Parsons III[6]; 4. 17C-Hunter Colton[5]; 5. 5J-Chris Lewis[3]; 6. 17-Erik Bjorklund[7]; 7. 5-Kierston Coss[4]
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 19B-Jack Berger[3]; 2. 76-Edison Aldrich[2]; 3. 10Z-Zach Widdes[1]; 4. 7X-Dan Atchison[4]; 5. 54-Cam Schafer[7]; 6. 12-Johnny Parsons III[5]; 7. 99-Bryan Roach[6]; 8. 5J-Chris Lewis[12]; 9. 17C-Hunter Colton[8]; 10. 28-Westen Johnson[9]; 11. 5-Kierston Coss[13]; 12. 17-Erik Bjorklund[11]; 13. (DNF) 46H-Ken Hron[14]; 14. (DNF) 955-Lucas Grosinger[10]
Winged Results:
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 95-John Vaillancourt[1]; 2. 7-Keegan Coss[4]; 3. 609-Casey Lang[5]; 4. 3TK-Tony Kaus[6]; 5. 390-Mitchell Schoenoff[2]; 6. 17-Austin Phillips[7]; 7. 59-Cole Demko[8]; 8. 1B-Mathew Weber[3]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 03-Jamey Ogston[1]; 2. 2J-John Lowe[2]; 3. 14-Garrett Tatnell[5]; 4. 97-Carl Brunsvold[4]; 5. 46H-Ken Hron[3]; 6. 16-Willie Ewing[7]; 7. (DNS) 12-Jason Flohrs
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 609-Casey Lang[6]; 2. 03-Jamey Ogston[5]; 3. 46H-Ken Hron[11]; 4. 2J-John Lowe[3]; 5. 3TK-Tony Kaus[7]; 6. 1B-Mathew Weber[14]; 7. 97-Carl Brunsvold[2]; 8. (DNF) 17-Austin Phillips[9]; 9. (DNF) 59-Cole Demko[13]; 10. (DNF) 390-Mitchell Schoenoff[12]; 11. (DNF) 14-Garrett Tatnell[4]; 12. (DNF) 95-John Vaillancourt[1]; 13. (DNF) 7-Keegan Coss[8]; 14. (DNF) 16-Willie Ewing[10]; 15. (DNS) 12-Jason Flohrs
The Pirtek Renegades next event will be Friday September 5th and 6th, 2025 at Cedar lake Speedway, in New Richmond, WI., to be a part of the 25th Annual Jerry Richert Memorial Show. More information on upcoming events for the Pirtek Renegades, as well as links to other Renegades series, can be found at www.umsprints.com, or on facebook.
- administrator on Aug 30, 2025
- Article Date: 8/22/2025