The Fall Classic wrapped up the RaceChaser season, so it’s time for a little recap to 2020. I Highlighted the Top Guns (top drivers in area), Breakout Performers, Most Improved, etc. in the blog I will do a year in review later to highlight more individual/specific events by the calendar. Here are some drivers who stood out in 2020. Top Guns: Brock Gronwold (#2020G Wissota Midwest Modified, Fergus Falls): Including his wins down south over the winter, Gronwold had a RaceChase

With some of the sponsorship money I picked up a camera to take some action shots. I'm no Mike Spieker, Cody Papke, Collin Nelson or Stevenator, but I at least wanted to get some pics of my own. So I decided to throw together a collection of my pics with a little story behind each. I got to meet the Mehrwerth (Ashley, Brandon and Corey) family out of St. Stephen this summer for the first time. Very nice family. Ashley also might have the biggest Facebook following Of any dri

RaceChaser was at Norman County Raceway for season championship night at the 3/8-mile oval. Despite some rain in the late afternoon the show got in and was done by 9:30 p.m. Nice work by the NCR officials and drivers to keep the show moving. Despite the overcast weather and rain, the track was actually on the drier side with a little dust. My guess is track prep workers erred on the side of caution with water earlier in the day knowing rain was on its way. A couple of the div

One of the things that gives me hope for the future of stock-car racing locally is the amount of younger drivers competing right now. Some drivers are as young as age 12! Using myracepass.com (which lists the ages of most drivers), I compiled a list of RaceChaser area drivers who are 18 and younger. Almost all are go-kart graduates. Some of the group are already pretty experienced drivers for their age — Tye Wilke and Brody Carlsrud in the INEX Legends, Kelsi Pederson in the

When he was a young kid, Brody Carlsrud’s dad, Cory, brought him to the races at Buffalo River Race Park. It was also there that he discovered his favorite driver — Tyler Hall. What an impact that trip proved to have. “My dad took me out to the racetrack one night at Buffalo River Race Park, and I wanted to start going every week,” Brody Carlsrud said. “That’s how I picked my favorite driver, Tyler Hall. He got me into racing, too. Mostly my dad because he took me out every w

It’s time to reflect on some of the on-track successes this season in the RaceChaser area. So I’ve highlighted some drivers who stood out this season. This applies to people who raced regularly at one of the eight RaceChaser-area tracks — for example, Shane Edginton of Winnipeg raced weekly at River Cities in Grand Forks. Here we go: Top dogs Jonny Carter (#46 Wissota Street Stock, Lisbon): Hard to argue against a driver who won the Wissota Street Stock national title, won 25

First, I want to commend all of those involved – workers at I-94, Wissota officials, volunteers, whoever – for getting the Wissota 100 in. I admit after the rain on Thursday and seeing how muddy the grounds were on Facebook photos, I thought getting this show in was a long shot. It took a lot of hours from a lot of people to get that show in and all involved deserve credit for getting the racing in. I think the drivers and fans who attended, at least based on the facebook pos