With temperatures hovering below zero, the top twelve oval ice racers in the world lined up at the AMSOIL Eagle River Derby Track for the 45th running of the AMSOIL World Championship Snowmobile Race.
The front row included AMSOIL rider PJ Wandercheid. Wanderscheid, riding an Arctic Cat, battled hard into the first turn and came out in third before settling into fifth. On the second lap, a
crash brought out a complete restart. Wanderscheid settled into sixth until another accident stopped the race on lap 18. While defending champion Gary Moyle and Brian Bewcyk lined up one-two, Wanderscheid was hoping to take advantage of the the restart from the fifth spot. After the green flag got the field moving again, Wanderscheid drove the last seven laps in fifth, his final finishing position.
Bewcyk, the pole sitter for the AMSOIL World Championship, was able to retake the lead on the restart and held on for his first World Championship. Yuji Nakazawa was crowned the AMSOIL World Champion in the Pro Open Snocross race.
The front row included AMSOIL rider PJ Wandercheid. Wanderscheid, riding an Arctic Cat, battled hard into the first turn and came out in third before settling into fifth. On the second lap, a
crash brought out a complete restart. Wanderscheid settled into sixth until another accident stopped the race on lap 18. While defending champion Gary Moyle and Brian Bewcyk lined up one-two, Wanderscheid was hoping to take advantage of the the restart from the fifth spot. After the green flag got the field moving again, Wanderscheid drove the last seven laps in fifth, his final finishing position.Bewcyk, the pole sitter for the AMSOIL World Championship, was able to retake the lead on the restart and held on for his first World Championship. Yuji Nakazawa was crowned the AMSOIL World Champion in the Pro Open Snocross race.
