Saturday started with hot laps and three heat races for the 600 open class. Wanderscheid swept all of his heats, which led up to the ten lap final that went green shortly after three o'clock. The race went one lap green then the red came after four sleds tangled up in turns 3 & 4. The race resumed with Wanderscheid in the lead, but another red flag came out with four laps remaining. The Sauk Center, Minn. native was able to keep the lead off the restart and went on to take the win in the 600 open class, despite running their 440 champ sled against the more powerful 600's.
Sunday had a similar schedule to Saturday. The main difference was the move to the 440 Champ sleds for the day. Wanderscheid ran well in his heat races, battling back for a second in the first race and sweeping the final two heats.
The final race on the USSA schedule was the Wausau 525 Champ 440 feature race. Wanderscheid worked to the front quickly and held the lead coming out of turns one and two. The red flag came out on the initial lap after a rider pulled off in turn three, meaning a complete restart to the race. On the restart, Wanderscheid again came out of turn 2 with the lead, a 
position he would not relinquish for the remainder of the 15 lap race.
position he would not relinquish for the remainder of the 15 lap race."It was a awesome feeling to sweep the weekend with both feature wins and winning 5 out of 6 heat races in the weekend," said Wanderscheid. "The entire team wanted to make a statement after our bad luck last weekend in Eagle River. I think we proved to everyone that we are a team capable of winning races again."
Wanderscheid will race in Forest Lake, Minn. February 7-8. That weekend will mark a double feature in the Champ 440 class to make up for the final that was cancelled in Rock Rapids, Iowa in December.
You can watch video of this weekends race from the local news stations:
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
