Caleb Gardner won’t get to race much, if at all, in 2027. So he’s looking to make the most of the remaining nights of the 2026 season. The 24-year IMCA Hobby Stock driver from Glyndon isn’t retiring from racing. He’ll instead be serving his country overseas as a member of the National Guard. Beginning in May 2026, he begins a 12-month deployment, which starts in Texas for two months and ends up with him serving in Kuwait. “It’ll be a good experience,” Gardner said. “I t

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