Jesse Glenz is King!
Maribel, WI - Jesse Glenz became the first repeat winner of the crown jewel of the WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour, winning The Diamond 48 at 141 Speedway. Glenz was crowned King in BMRE Electrick Carts Victory Lane for his second WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour victory. Troy Springborn and Glenz led the field to the green of the 48-lap race, with Glenz moving around Springborn as they raced out of turn two and down the backstretch. Glenz had a .546 second advantage as they crossed the stripe to finish lap one. Glenz continued to pace the field, stretching his lead to 3.275 seconds, until the caution came out on lap seven. This turned out to be the only caution of the night. Glenz was strong on the restart, keeping the lead as Joel Bennett took second spot from Springborn with Cole Czarneski and Brett Swedberg close behind.
Glenz pulled away from Bennett and continued to stretch his lead to 4.213 seconds on lap 13 and then had to work his way through the tail end of the field. Bennett, Czarneski, Chris Oertel and Jake Timm followed Glenz, as he continued to extend his lead. Even working through the tail end of the field did not slow down Glenz, who won The Diamond 42 at Plymouth Dirt Track Racing in 2020.
At the halfway point, Glenz held a 4.108 second lead over Bennett, followed by Timm, Oertel and Nick Anvelink. With racing all around the track, Glenz exhibited patience as he worked his way through the field and at times extending his lead to 5.329 seconds over Bennett.
With the white flag in the air, Glenz held a 3.054 second lead over Bennett and went on to finish 2.888 seconds ahead to claim his second WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour victory. Bennett finished second, followed by Oertel, Anvelink and Springborn.
After being crowned King in BMRE Electrick Carts Victory Lane, Glenz had a little taste of the infield pond at 141 Speedway.
For the past nine seasons, the WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour has honored the life and legacy of Diamond Jim Letizia with the The Diamond race, a race that demands everything. Legacy. Pride. Bragging rights. Each year the stakes are higher. The Diamond 49 will return in 2027 - don’t miss it.
The double header weekend for the WABAM Dirt Kings Late Model Tour continues on Sunday night at Angell Park Speedway for the King of the Park.
1. 7X-Jesse Glenz[2]; 2. 7-Joel Bennett[3]; 3. 51-Chris Oertel[11]; 4. 15-Nick Anvelink[15]; 5. 81-Troy Springborn[1]; 6. 27-Jake Redetzke[12]; 7. 10P-Benji LaCrosse[8]; 8. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski[5]; 9. 21F-Gunner Frank[16]; 10. 5-Lukas Postl[10]; 11. 61K-Andy Karl[7]; 12. D1-Turk Letizia[9]; 13. 56-Justin Ritchie[22]; 14. 07-Cory Crapser[14]; 15. 89-Brad Mueller[21]; 16. 3-Brett Swedberg[4]; 17. 21-Todd Frank[6]; 18. 97-Justin Schmidt[17]; 19. (DNF) 49-Jake Timm[13]; 20. (DNF) 10-Paul Parker[18]; 21. (DNF) 33E-Chris Engels[20]; 22. (DNF) 54-Kevin Baldry[19]
Stockbridge Engineering B Main 12 Laps
1. 97-Justin Schmidt[4]; 2. 54-Kevin Baldry[2]; 3. 56-Justin Ritchie[5]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[8]; 5. 55-Joe Bongiorno[3]; 6. 99-Sawyer Specht[1]; 7. 99S-Scott Specht[9]; 8. 99R-Aaron Reivitis[6]; 9. (DNS) 8R-Jon Krogstad
Fast & Fun Toy & Hobby B Main 12 Laps
1. 10-Paul Parker[2]; 2. 33E-Chris Engels[1]; 3. 77-Bill Edler[3]; 4. 89-Brad Mueller[8]; 5. 21X-Kurt Moeller[6]; 6. 9T-Tim Isenberg[4]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller[5]; 8. (DNS) 20-Joe Reuter
Autoworx Heat 1 10 Laps
1. 3-Brett Swedberg[1]; 2. 21-Todd Frank[2]; 3. D1-Turk Letizia[3]; 4. 49-Jake Timm[7]; 5. 99-Sawyer Specht[6]; 6. 55-Joe Bongiorno[5]; 7. 56-Justin Ritchie[8]; 8. 8R-Jon Krogstad[9]; 9. (DNF) 99S-Scott Specht[4]
Klink Equipment Heat 2 10 Laps
1. 81-Troy Springborn[2]; 2. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski[1]; 3. 5-Lukas Postl[5]; 4. 07-Cory Crapser[3]; 5. 33E-Chris Engels[8]; 6. 77-Bill Edler[6]; 7. (DNF) 21M-Shawn Miller[7]; 8. (DNF) 20-Joe Reuter[4]
Ken's Sports Inc. Heat 3 10 Laps
1. 7X-Jesse Glenz[1]; 2. 61K-Andy Karl[6]; 3. 51-Chris Oertel[4]; 4. 15-Nick Anvelink[2]; 5. 54-Kevin Baldry[7]; 6. 97-Justin Schmidt[5]; 7. 99R-Aaron Reivitis[8]; 8. (DNF) 10S-Taylor Scheffler[3]
WABAM Heat 4 10 Laps
1. 7-Joel Bennett[1]; 2. 10P-Benji LaCrosse[2]; 3. 27-Jake Redetzke[4]; 4. 21F-Gunner Frank[5]; 5. 10-Paul Parker[7]; 6. 9T-Tim Isenberg[3]; 7. 21X-Kurt Moeller[6]; 8. 89-Brad Mueller[8]
Autoworx Qualifying 1
1. 3-Brett Swedberg, 12.909[3]; 2. 21-Todd Frank, 13.060[8]; 3. D1-Turk Letizia, 13.213[4]; 4. 99S-Scott Specht, 13.380[6]; 5. 55-Joe Bongiorno, 13.494[5]; 6. 99-Sawyer Specht, 13.529[9]; 7. 49-Jake Timm, 13.604[7]; 8. 56-Justin Ritchie, 13.799[2]; 9. 8R-Jon Krogstad, 14.780[1]
Klink Equipment Qualifying 2
1. 21CZ-Cole Czarneski, 13.242[1]; 2. 81-Troy Springborn, 13.382[3]; 3. 07-Cory Crapser, 13.474[7]; 4. 20-Joe Reuter, 13.572[2]; 5. 5-Lukas Postl, 13.683[8]; 6. 77-Bill Edler, 13.748[4]; 7. 21M-Shawn Miller, 14.160[5]; 8. 33E-Chris Engels, 14.282[6]
Ken's Sports Inc Qualifying 3
1. 7X-Jesse Glenz, 13.308[1]; 2. 15-Nick Anvelink, 13.350[6]; 3. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 13.407[8]; 4. 51-Chris Oertel, 13.485[2]; 5. 97-Justin Schmidt, 13.540[4]; 6. 61K-Andy Karl, 13.569[7]; 7. 54-Kevin Baldry, 13.792[3]; 8. 99R-Aaron Reivitis, 14.396[5]
WABAM Qualifying 4
1. 7-Joel Bennett, 13.363[8]; 2. 10P-Benji LaCrosse, 13.690[4]; 3. 9T-Tim Isenberg, 13.757[3]; 4. 27-Jake Redetzke, 13.766[7]; 5. 21F-Gunner Frank, 13.861[6]; 6. 21X-Kurt Moeller, 14.022[1]; 7. 10-Paul Parker, 14.045[2]; 8. 89-Brad Mueller, 14.648[5]
