11 drivers start their own traditions at the Milwaukee Mile

The big track at the Milwaukee Mile brought out 11 new stars on the Burris Circle Tour. As 11 drivers pick the legendary Milwaukee Mile for their first Burris Circle Tour win of the year.

Long time Midwest Stock Car racing legend Tom Jones made his first trip to victory lane at the Mile, not as a driver, but as a crew chief for son Tommy Jones’ first feature win ever. Tommy credits his win with intensive practice on the new NASCAR 2005 video game featuring the Milwaukee Mile. Of course, a great set up and a great drafting partner in Kyle Holzhausen may also have been a factor.

Sean Clavey, another 3rd generation racer, swept the feature events both days in the Jr. Sportsman Champ kart class. Longtime stock car racers (Dad) Dave and (Grandpa) Lou Clavey were on hand for the win. George Bobolos powered his Sr. Champ Kart to Victory Lane on Sunday and celebrated his first ever feature win at the Mile. Ross Kenseth and Mackenzie Piller won their respective Jr. Champ Kart classes both days by partnering up and using the draft to fly by the rest of the pack. One Sr. driver was heard to say, “Who was that, that passed me like I was standing still?”

Following the family tradition, the Brannam’s mastered the Mile on Saturday. Tim won the Yamaha Sportsman Class and granddaughter Jessica dominated the Jr. Yamaha Class. On Sunday, former BCT champion, Lamont Crichett took the weekend off from his Midget ride to win in the Yamaha Sportsman Lite Class.

The family ties were very close on Saturday in the 125cc and 80cc shifters. Josh Lane beat dad, Lance by a mere .019 of a second and 80cc driver Alex Stumpf beat big brother Ben by a half a second after 15 miles around the circuit. Corey Heipp was tops in the Animal Briggs Class.

Trevor Kelley and Morgan Schissel battled the entire weekend in Jr. F200 Jr. 1. Trevor won his first feature race on Saturday by only 1/10th of a second. Morgan won on Sunday by the same margin.

Brad Richards and Robert Markiewicz split the wins in F200 with Brad winning Saturday and Robert winning Sunday.

The legend of the Milwaukee Mile continues as one of the greatest tracks to race at and provided great competition, camaraderie, and grist for bench racing for years to come. Congratulations to all of the racers.