By Fully Injected Motorsports:
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (July 22, 2024) – The “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel and Team 73 put up big numbers in their three-day King of the Wings campaign across Minnesota and North Dakota, not only concluding action with a pair of top-ten finishes, but ultimately highlighting all performances with a top-five at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Friday, July 19. Thiel, a two-time IRA winner in 2024, finished second from tenth in his top-five appearance, simultaneously attaining his eighth top-five of the season.
Impressive enough, the following evening in the second of two nights at River Cities Speedway, Thiel and Team 73 climbed from 17th to finish seventh – a head-turning rebound after an engine change forced the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, native to miss qualifying time trials.
Launching their weekend in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Thiel kicked-off his three-race King of the Wings tour with a 12th-place performance on Thursday, July 18, doing so at Norman County Raceway in Ada, Minnesota. Despite the outcome, the Big Wheel seemed invincible at the start, leading the first 11 circuits before slipping over the outside cushion.
“First of all, I want to thank all of the teams who stepped up to help us out at River Cities. The engine change put us in a hole early, but to rebound like we did says a lot about this team. I think we had a winning car,” Thiel, ace of the Gibbsville Cheese, Professional Plating Inc, Ludwig & Sons Trucking, Total Restoration Services, Scott Thiel Builders, Lift Pro, Schmidts Landscaping, Complete Water, Iron Buffalo Saloon, GRP Motorsports, Lake Home Retreats, Elliott Family, Diamond Pools, No. 73 sprint car, said. “Overall, a pretty solid weekend considering the big picture. We hope to do a little bit better this weekend when we get back to work at Dodge County and Plymouth.”
ON DECK:
Scotty Thiel and Team 73 will continue their 2024 campaign with an IRA Outlaw Sprint Series doubleheader in the Badger State, visiting Dodge County Fairgrounds and the Plymouth Dirt Track on Friday and Saturday, July 26-27.
2024 STATISTICS:
Wins: 2
Top-Fives: 8
Top-Tens: 14
SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Earned first victory of the season in an IRA Outlaw Sprint Series start at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin, on Saturday, May 4. Finished fourth during IRA Outlaw Sprint Series action at Sycamore Speedway in Sycamore, Illinois, on Saturday, May 11. Finished tenth with World of Outlaws in Beaver Dam Raceway’s Jim “JB” Boyd Memorial on Friday, May 31. Won IRA main event at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on Sunday, June 9. Earned four-straight top-tens (including a fourth-place finish) during four rounds of Ohio Sprint Speedweek. Finished ninth at Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, Indiana, on Friday, June 21. Finished third in a Maverick Mayhem start at Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Sunday, June 23. Finished third during IRA action at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on Saturday, June 29. Finished second and seventh in River Cities Speedway doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, July 19-20.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Scotty Thiel and Team 73 would like to thank all of their partners: Gibbsville Cheese, Professional Plating Inc, Ludwig & Sons Trucking, Total Restoration Services, Scott Thiel Builders, Lift Pro, Schmidts Landscaping, Complete Water, Iron Buffalo Saloon, GRP Motorsports, Lake Home Retreats, Elliott Family, Diamond Pools, Hepfner Racing Products, Triple X Chassis, Keizer Wheels, Behling Racing Equipment, Winters Performance Products.
LIVE BROADCAST COVERAGE:
High Limit Sprint Car Series: www.floracing.com.
IRA Outlaw Sprint Series: www.floracing.com.
World of Outlaws: www.dirtvision.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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