The Jeff Hinkemeyer Memorial kicked off the 2026 season at Viking Speedway. The Structural Buildings Wissota Late Model Challenge Series was on hand for the first and only time at the half-mile with a solid 32-car field on hand. The night was in honor of Jeff Hinkemeyer, a Viking Hall of Fame member and many time late model track champion, who passed away from lung cancer earlier this spring. He was a very well-known late model driver in central Minnesota for a long time. One

River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks opened the 2026 season on a breezy Friday night. Yep, it was windy. Again. I am 3-for-3 on wind races so far. The wind did RCS folks no favors, leading to a challenging night of track prep – not to mention the wind was blowing straight into the stands. It even impacted the order of the racing – the NOSA Sprints, with their wings, heats were held AFTER the Wissota Street Stock and Midwest Modified features, and after intermission because of

Veteran driver Dave Mass of East Bethel enjoyed some success in his first years in a Wissota Late Model, including track championships at I-94 EMR Speedway in 2020 and 2021. When 2025 rolled around, he set another goal – to win his first Structural Buildings Wissota Late Model Challenge Series race. He did that – twice. Not only did he win two races, he also was crowned the series champion for the first time in his three-decade career. Mass topped Shane Sabraski by 25 points

I made it to Casino Speedway in Watertown for opening night on Sunday with 72 cars signed in. As I’ve said I won’t be evaluating car counts in my recaps until we get past Memorial Day (I know several who are not ready), nor will I focus much on track conditions this early in the year as I have yet to see a perfect racetrack during an opening night of a track. We need to get into the season for a good 3-4 weeks before I make much of the track conditions unless it is a total p

I-94 EMR Speedway kicked off the 2026 season with 125 cars on hand. The weather did not deal I-94 an ideal hand – a gusty northwest wind was present throughout the evening, and rain would eventually become a factor to shorten the night. The Wissota Modified feature got about four laps in with Tyler Peterson of Hickson (TPO) leading Talan Thoennes of Nelson for the top pot before the rain started to fall. The Wissota Modified, Wissota Late Model and Wissota Hornet features wil

Fiesta City Speedway in Montevideo opened its 2026 season on a cool May evening with 89 cars signed in. I mentioned in a recent Facebook post, I will be covering tracks mainly within a 150-mile radius of Fargo; however, I do want to hit the tracks in my home area some, too, which would include Fiesta City and Madison, two tracks I went to as a kid. I grew up 15 minutes from Fiesta City and my parents ran the track there for three years in the early 1990s.Thanks to presenting

Brady Gerdes won the Wissota Modified feature. Photo by Cody Papke) Night 1 of the Lou’s Mad Town Showdown was held Friday at Madison...

Doyle Erickson won the Wissota Mod feature (photo by Lisa Rhen/Lisa Jean Designs) Night 1 of the Bemidji Stampede featured 113 cars on...

Ryan Gierke fended off challlenges from Shane Sabraski to win the Wissota 100 Mod title. Photo by Alex Ostenson/AOK Photography. The...

Cole Schill won his first John Seitz Memorial title. (photo by Speedway Shots). The 19 th annual John Seitz Memorial concluded on...

Levi Randt led flag-to-flag in the Wissota Street Stock feature. (Photo by Alex Ostenson, AOK photography) I grew up about 40 minutes...

Todd Stark celebrates his feature win and track championship at Casino Speedway Sunday (Photo by Darin Stein) The points races took...

Viking Speedway in Alexandria held Night 1 of its annual Labor Day doubleheader on Saturday with a solid 71 cars on hand. Night 2 of...

Red River Valley Speedway wrapped up its 2025 campaign with season championship night. A late-afternoon downpour left some doubt about...

Tony Konold It was Watertown Lawn and Garden Fan Night at Casino Speedway with free admission to the grandstands. There was bonus money...

Bailey Rosch wrapped up his second straight track championship with a feature win (Photo by Collin Nelson, Outlaw Action Photography)...

I-94 EMR Speedway had a busy night with 125 cars on hand on Friday. Plus, there was the makeup for the King of the Dirt Wissota Sttreet...

Sheyenne Speedway concluded its 2025 season with its season championship which is part of the Ransom County Fair. There looked to be a...

Scott Ward of Watertown won the Tri-State Late Model feature. Photo by Darin Stein After covering Night 1 of the Howie Schill Memorial on...

I made it to Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo for night 1 of the fifth annual Howie Schill Memorial. While I expected a good field...