Mid-Am point leader Jake Ryan faces strong test at 141 Speedway May 17

FRANCIS CREEK, WI -- Yellow Book USA Mid-Am Stock Car Series point leader Jake Ryan of Lakeville, MN will square off against a strong local crop of challengers when he competes in the Dick Grall Memorial 60 race Saturday night, May 17 at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek. The high banked quarter-mile paved oval is a tough place to compete and weekly drivers like three time track champion Gregg Haese of Two Rivers will make for an outstanding matchup. "We'll be bringing in some new faces this year. We've got quite a few new drivers running the series. It will be interesting to see how everyone matches up at 141," said series owner Gary Vercauteren. Ryan, who set a new track record at the series opener in Elko, MN two weeks ago among 30 participants, drives a 2003 Monte Carlo. He
has 135 points and is foolowed by Josh Bauer of Random Lake, WI and Bill Prietzel of Franklin, WI, with 115 points each. Jonathan Eilen of Hampton, MN is fourth with 96 points and Bobby Gutknecht of Oak Creek, WI is fifth with 93.

Qualifying begins at 5:51 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m. The track is located on County Trunk R, three miles north of Francis Creek and one mile east of Interstate 43. Call 920-863-3377 for more information.