Above-One of many pictures from the exciting ice races!

Icy Future for Widdis

03/14/05
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Don Erickson
WiddisRacing.com

Late models, pure stocks, and go-carts are just a few of the machines Bret Widdis has driven over his short yet illustrious career. What could possibly be added to such a resume? A few short weeks ago Widdis again showed his superiority, but in a much different setting. For two straight weekends Widdis dominated the ice in Marinette/Menominee.

The first weekend brought many surprises for the Widdis Racing team. In his very first time racing on ice Bret finished 5th amongst a large field. To advance to the feature a driver must finish in the top 3 positions. A “consolation” race is given as a “last chance” for any drivers not in the feature to make it to the big show. It could be considered a B feature in many circuits. Only the winner of the consolation race gets bumped up to the feature. Bret would start third and be the first driver to see the checkered flag fly. He became the only driver promoted to the feature. In a long and exciting feature race, Widdis would start last and gradually work his way to 5th. Considering the race featured a 14 car field it was quite a feat for Widdis to finish in the top 5.

The second weekend didn’t disappoint just as the first didn’t. Bret finished 1st in his heat which meant he automatically was sent to the feature race. The feature was essentially a three car race. Widdis would come screaming into turn 2 directly in front of your humble correspondent and plow through a pile of snow built up while attempting a pass on the first place car. That one minor mistake was enough to keep him out of victory lane. He fell back a few car lengths and couldn’t quite make the space up. Widdis would finish second in the feature race.

With a 5th place finish and a 2nd place finish Widdis has quickly gained the attention of many and established his ability on ice. His uncanny ability to race has proven that he would be able to race nearly everything! WiddisRacing.com congratulates Bret on his two very successful weekends on ice.