Sprint Car Racing Returns to Canadian Prairies

 

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series
Samantha Tomlinson photo

When the green flag drops to start the 2026 dirt track racing season, two Canadian prairie race tracks will include the long-awaited return of sprint car racing on their schedules.

Victory Lane Speedway and Estevan Motor Speedway will be hosting the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series this summer.  Both are sanctioned events.

The Renegades will pay their first visit to Manitoba's Victory Lane Speedway on Thursday, July 16th which will kick off WRSS Speedweek which includes dates in Grand Forks ND (Friday) and Devil's Lake ND (Saturday).

Manitoba racer, Eric Guyot, shared his thoughts about racing at home.  "After racing pretty much on the road, I'm really looking forward to coming home and putting on a great show for our local fans and sponsors.  Victory Lane Speedway has been the site of many of my best racing days over the years. As we've witnessed from past events, Winnipeg loves their sprint cars. It'll be awesome to show them what a good field of traditional sprints can do. The WRSS averaged over 17 cars per night last year."

Victory Lane Speedway, a high-banked 4/10ths mile oval, is also the largest dirt track on the Western Renegade's schedule.

The Renegades will then make a second attempt to race at Estevan Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 15th.  The traditional sprints were to debut in 2025, however rain forced the cancelation of their event.

The wide, sweeping corners and straightaways of this high-banked 3/8 mile oval make for fast-paced action at the Southeast Saskatchewan dirt track.

Minot, North Dakota's Dusty Lawson shared his enthusiasm to see both Winnipeg and Estevan on the schedule.  "I'm very excited to see the WRSS expand north of the border. It's great to see sprint cars returning to Estevan Motor Speedway for the first time since 2018, when I picked up my first sprint car win.  Winnipeg will be a night of great racing. I know Eric Guyot has been working very hard with Myles Tomlinson to make that event happen."

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series owner, Myles Tomlinson echoed the sentiments of both drivers Guyot and Lawson.   "We're excited to get to race at both Canadian tracks this season. It will be fun to go to both areas and see if we can continue to grow sprint car racing in the region."

Established in 2020, the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series set out with a goal to create a Premier class for the average working person with an economically-based, fast, and family-friendly atmosphere to help bring the enjoyment of racing to all.

For more information about traditional sprint car racing, check out the WRSS website here, or go to their Facebook page.

PDRA Western Expansion, Open Wheels & More

 

As the old expression goes, Go West Young Man.

That's exactly what the Prairie Dirt Racing Association has done for the upcoming 2026 season.

From it's beginnings as a dirt track touring group across most of Saskatchewan plus Manitoba (Swan River) in 2023, the PDRA has moved forward with an ambitious schedule covering 3 Western Canadian provinces from Saskatchewan to British Columbia in 2026.

Tracks previously booked that will be stops for the tour include Outlook Stockcar Track, Flatlanders Speedway (Kindersley), and Swift Current Speedway.

New to the 2026 tour will be Alberta tracks Dinosaur Downs Speedway (Drumheller), and Rad Torque Raceway (Edmonton).  British Columbia tracks scheduled are Taylor Speedway, and Rocky Mountain Speedway (Valemount).

To cap it off, there will be a special running of the Street Stock and Hobby Stock classes at Saskatoon's Sutherland Automotive Speedway on September 12th for the A&W Street Stock 100 event.  The Saskatoon event is on a paved oval, one of two in the province of Saskatchewan.  The other paved track is Kings Park Speedway in Regina.

Side Bites

The Dakota Classic Modified Tour released their 2026 schedule.  The tour will run from July 5th to 10th including its annual Canadian stop at Estevan Motor Speedway on Monday, July 6th.

Swan Valley Speedway (Swan River, MB) will be celebrating their 40th anniversary this season.  There are 5 weekends scheduled including their annual Invitational on August long weekend.

The biggest midget event of it's kind , the 2026 Chili Bowl Nationals, kicked off the new season in Tulsa, Oklahoma as over 400 competitors attempted to capture the coveted Golden Driller trophy.

This year's victor was Emerson Axsom of Franklin, Indiana, driving the 39a Kevin and Jo Swindell midget.

On a local note, some members of the Northern and Western Renegade participated in this year's Chili Bowl Nationals.  They included Myles Tomlinson, Cam Schafer, Jori Hughes, Jack Berger, Ryan Bowers, Matt and Bill Johnson, and Manitoba's Eric Guyot.

Speaking of Eric, his first attempt at midget racing, though exciting, was short-lived as he completed 3 laps of his first heat race before his car flipped. Although that was it for his Chili Bowl racing, I am told that he's already looking forward to 2027.

Speaking of open wheel racing, be sure to watch for upcoming racing schedules including the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series and the Ontario Traditional Sprints.  Slowly but surely, the traditional sprint car movement is taking hold as a popular economic alternative in open wheel dirt track racing.

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Until next time, race fans.  Take care and good racing. 🏁

Victory Lane, Lake of the Woods Survive Weekend of Rainouts

Mother Nature served up a rainout sandwich this past weekend as only two of six races being followed were able to run.  Victory Lane Speedway on Thursday and then Lake of the Woods Speedway on Sunday.

The victims of the wet weather included 2 days at Outlook Stock Car Track and the western swing of the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series events at Williston Basin Speedway on Friday and Estevan Motor Speedway on Saturday

WISSOTA Midwest Modified winner, Austin Hunter.
Melissa Zacharias photo

Lake of the Woods Speedway, Kenora, Ontario, August 10th

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds (11 cars) Feature: 44 Austin Hunter, 17 Christopher Leek, 16 Brenden Luschinski, 20 Nick Audette, 38 Nick Hooper, 07HD1 Stan Dueck, 3H Keelan Hall, 14 Edward Bell, 28 Brodie McGowan, 07HD Jesse McKuski, 177 Dusin Alcock

Heat Winners: 07HD1 Stan Dueck, 3H Keelan Hall     Special Dash for Cash Winner: 20 Nick Audette

Limited Stocks (7 cars) Feature: 18M Bryson McDonald, 46 Michael Copp, 14 Logan McDonald, 91 Morgan McDonald, 17 Matt Taylor, 57 Darrin Rea, 44 Tyler Brooks

Heat Winner: 14 Logan McDonald

4-Cylinders (11 cars) Feature: 71 Madoc Mulholland, 17 Kamea Mulholland, 00 Alexander Farr, 07HD Bentley McKuski, 705 Riley Tesarski, 177K Kianna Edison, 13T Shelden McDonald, 25M Melanie Alcock, 4A Anthony Bailey (DNF), 36 Jessica Jakabek (DNF), 203 Wanda Marshall (DNS)

Heat Winners: 00 Alexander Farr, 71 Madoc Mulholland

Next scheduled racing for Lake of the Woods Speedway is their Season Track Championship on August 24th.

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Mid-Canada Stock Car winner, Derek Pollock
Photo courtesy of Victory Lane Speedway

Victory Lane Speedway, St. Adolphe, Manitoba, August 7th Results

WISSOTA Modifieds (6 cars) Feature: 1R Rick Delaine, 5G Scott Greer, 16 Brenden Luschinski, 4B Brandon Rehill, 39 Shawn Teunis (DNF), 48 Jerome Guyot (DNS)

Heat Winner: 5G Scott Greer

WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds 14 cars) Feature: 77X Dylan McCaughan, 88 Paul Veert, 44 Austin Hunter, 20 Nick Audette, 24JR Rebecca Stutsky, 47K Memphis Klassen, 07HD Jesse McKuski, 07HD1 Stan Dueck, 16 Brenden Luschinski, 72 Rudy Peters, 83X Garett Veldman, 14 Lindsay Durocher (DNF), 24 Victoria Stutsky (DNF), M47 Malachi Klassen (DNS)

Hat Winners: 44 Austin Hunter, 20 Nick Audette

Mid-Canada Stock Cars (18 cars) Feature: 2T Derek Pollock, 45 Jeff Copp, 80 Jesse Pederson, 16 Toban Keefe, 07HD Aiden McKuski, 24 Jimmy Klassen, 19X Corey Werbicki, 17K Kaden Labute, 22 Michael Weremchuk, 8 Caitlyn Somack, 00 Shawn Perdonic, 21F Tommy Fehr, 1 Evan Marchand, 27E Ryan Enting, 37T Taylor MacKenzie-Boisjoli, 46 Michael Copp (DNF), 927X Taylor Christian (DNF), 13T Tom Wiens (DNS)

Heat Winners: 24 Jimmy Klassen, 2T Derek Pollock, 80 Jesse Pederson

Super Trucks (12 trucks) Feature: 2 Chris Audette, 44 Rob Reese, 3 Jason Somack, 71 Nico Vos, 13 Braeden Dick, 10 Kyle Swaffer, 38 Dan Klim, 5 Gerry Poirier, 20 Robert Audette, 27 Hayden Audette (DNF), 17 Lars Vos (DNF), 9 Taylor Audette (DNF)

Heat Winners: 17 Lars Vos, 2 Chris Audette

4-Cylinders (8 cars) Feature: 00 Alexander Farr, 55 Jeremy Wall, 71 Madoc Mulholland, 36 Jessica Jakabek, 07HD Bentley McKuski, 13M Taylor Strong-McCauley, 22 Robyn Knapp, 4A Anthony Bailey (DNS)

Heat Winner00 Alexander Farr

Next scheduled racing action for Victory Lane Speedway is Thursday, August 14th

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Tomlinson Tops Coal County Classic, MacDonell Captures Extreme Cup

The Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series completed a 3 night swing of racing at Underwood and Minot with plenty of action and a good field of cars for all 3 events.

To the West, Rad Torque Raceway hosted the annual Extreme Cup, Alberta's biggest sprint car race of the season.

Below are the results from the busy weekend of sprint car action.

Starting on the front row, Grand Rapids, Minnesota's Ken Hron captured the checkered flag at Nodak Speedway on Sunday night.  Coal County Classic winner, Myles Tomlinson started at the back of the feature and charged his way up to 7th place.

Western Renegade winner Ken Hron celebrating in victory lane
Samantha Tomlinson photo

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series, August 3rd Results

Nodak Speedway, Minot, North Dakota

Feature (14 cars): 46H Ken Hron, 96 Jeremy Lizakowski, 25 Eric Guyot, 10J Jake Nelson, 2T Mike Tomlinson, 21 Cory Palm, 15T Myles Tomlinson, 7X Randy Blotsky, 7 Storm Dayman, 15B Doug McCambridge, 90 Mort Blotsky, 23 Mike Nelson, 95B Dan Edwards, 16 Ross Cummings

Heat Winners: 25 Eric Guyot, 96 Jeremy Lizakowski

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Myles Tomlinson made a sweep of 20-lap features at McLean County Speedway by working his way up from the 4th row to capture his 2nd consecutive checked flag and earning the Western Renegade portion of the Coal County Classic on Saturday night.

Hard charger of the evening was Mike Tomlinson who advanced 8 positions, starting in 14th and finishing in 6th place.

Western Renegade Night 2 hard-charger, Mike Tomlinson
Samantha Tomlinson photo

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series, August 2nd Results

McLean County Speedway, Underwood, North Dakota, Coal County Classic, Night 2

Feature (18 cars): 15T Myles Tomlinson, 10J Jake Nelson, 46H Ken Hron, 37 Steve Nordrum, 21 Cory Palm, 2T Mike Tomlinson, 96 Jeremy Lizakowski, 25 Eric Guyot, 95B Dan Edwards, 7 Storm Dayman, 16 Ross Cummings, 36 Tyler Wass, 7X Randy Blotsky, 15B Doug McCambridge, 90 Mort Blotsky, 17 Mariah LaPatka, 15 James Weber, 8 Parker LaPatka (DNF)

Heat Winners: 21 Cory Palm, 15T Myles Tomlinson

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On Night 1 of the Coal County Classic, Turtle Lake, North Dakota's Myles Tomlinson charged from the 4th row to edge out Manitoban Eric Guyot at the finish line to take the opening night of racing at McLean County Speedway on Friday night. 

Hard charger of the evening was Jake Nelson of Williston, North Dakota who advanced 9 positions, starting at the back of the field and finishing in 7th place.

Western Renegade winner, Myles Tomlinson
Samantha Tomlinson photo

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series, August 1st Results

McLean County Speedway, Underwood, North Dakota, Coal County Classic, Night 1

Feature (16 cars): 15T Myles Tomlinson, 25 Eric Guyot, 46H Ken Hron, 21 Cory Palm, 37 Steve Nordrum, 15B Doug McCambridge, 10J Jake Nelson, 2T Mike Tomlinson, 36 Tyler Wass, 95B Dan Edwards, 23 Mike Nelson, 17 Mariah LaPatka, 7X Randy Blotsky, 90 Mort Blotsky, 8 Parker Vilandre (DNF), 85 Brenton Wiesz (DNF)

Heat Winners: 46H Ken Hron, 25 Eric Guyot

Next scheduled racing for the Western Renegades is a western swing on Friday, August 8th at Williston Basin Speedway, North Dakota and then Saturday, August 9th at Estevan Motor Speedway, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Extreme Cup winner, Sean MacDonell
Photo by Fuelled Up Photography

Alberta Extreme Sprints, Extreme Cup, August 2nd Results

Rad Torque Raceway, Leduc, Alberta, Extreme Cup, Night 2

Feature (18 cars): 9 Sean MacDonell, 17 Paxton Fleming, 49 Deklyn Fleming, 97 Matt Dussault, 24M Ian Myers, 2K Kyle Evans, 34 Johnny Wiersma, 11 Matt P Preece, 57 Ed Wiersma, 13 Brett Nokylk, 18X Patrick Harvey, 7P Piper Enright, 2R Paul Rolo, 7X Justin Enright, 10B Brody Anderson, 74 Chris Matise, 1K Gord Kynoch

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Alberta Extreme Sprints, Extreme Cup, August 1st Results

Rad Torque Raceway, Leduc, Alberta, Extreme Cup, Night 1

Feature (20 cars): 97 Matt Dussault, 49 Deklyn Fleming, 9 Sean MacDonell, 17 Paxton Fleming, 24M Ian Myers, 7X Justin Enright, 2R Paul Rolo, 57X Ryan Wiersma, 74 Chris Matise, 1K Gord Kynoch, 57 Ed Wiersma, 18X Patrick Harvey, 7P Piper Enright, 57R Ryan Wiersma, 11 Matt P Preece, 10B Brody Anderson, 0 Cal Hawkes, 2K Kyle Evans, 34 Johnny Wiersma, 13 Brett Nokylk

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Tomlinson Tops Western Renegades, Traditional Sprints, Extreme Sprints and More

We have results plus news from the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car series, Ontario Traditional Sprints, the Alberta Extreme Sprints, plus news about upcoming events in this edition of Dirt from the Stands.  Let's get to it.

Western Renegade winner, Myles Tomlinson
Samantha Tomlinson photo

Western Renegade Non-Wing  Sprint Car Series, July 19th Results

Jamestown Speedway, Jamestown, North Dakota

Feature (20 cars): 15T Myles Tomlinson, 46H Ken Hron, 25 Eric Guyot, 96 Jeremy Lizakowski, 5H Nick Shirek, 5J Chris Lewis, 2T Mike Tomlinson, 36 Tyler Wass, 8 Parker Vilandre, 85 Brenton Wiesz, 21N Bryan Nordrum, 15B Doug Mccambridge, 37 Steve Nordrum, 21 Cory Palm, 49 Collin Compson, 18 Paul Tharalson, 10 Dennis Knudson, 95B Dan Edwards, 17 Mariah LaPatka, W5 Shawn Wedge

Heat Winners: 5H Nick Shirek, 5J Chris Lewis, 25 Eric Guyot

Western Renegade Non-Wing  Sprint Car Series, July 18th, River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Cancelled (Rain Out)

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Ontario Traditional Sprint winner, Jamie Turner
Aaron Wiebe photo

Ontario Traditional Sprints, July 19th Results

Buxton Speedway, South Buxton, Ontario

Feature (10 cars): Jamie Turner, Ian Hunter, Jim Porter, Tate O'Leary, Mitchel Brosseau, Dale Hunter, Brennen Hager, Jeremy Hughes, Scott Burke, Andrew Marshall

Heat Winners: Dale Hunter, Jamie Turner     Hard Charger: Mitchel Brosseau

Next scheduled event is August 30th at Buxton Speedway.

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Alberta Extreme Sprint winner, Kyle Evans
Rusty Pothier photo

Alberta Extreme Sprints, July 18th Results

Rad Torque Raceway, Leduc, Alberta

Feature (8 cars): 2K Kyle Evans, 17 Paxton Fleming, 2R Paul Rolo, 7 Deklyn Fleming, 57 Ed Wiersma, 0 Kal Hawkes, 11 Daryl Sperling, 1K Gord Kynoch

Heat Winners: 7 Deklyn Fleming, 2R Paul Rolo

Saturday's scheduled racing was rained out.

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Side Bites

A few very notable events coming up in the month of August for the Westerrn Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series. They start off with August 1st and 2nd at McLean County (Coal County Classic).

Next up, the Western Renegades take their show on the road to Saskatchewan for their first ever Canadian sanctioned event at Estevan Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 9th  This is the first time traditional sprint cars have been featured at the high-banked 3/8 mile dirt oval and promises to be a night of racing that fans should not want to miss.

Finally, the biggest annual event of it's kind, the North Dakota Non-Wing Nationals takes place at Devil's Lake Speedway on August 30th and 31st. Teams from both the Western Renegades and Northern Renegades will converge on Doyan, North Dakota on the Labour Day weekend. Last year's event saw 31 cars pitted and with new drivers in the mix for 2025, the number of participants could exceed that number.

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Western Renegade Independence Day Results

Western Renegade winner, Ross Cummings
Samantha Tomlinson photo

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series, July 4th Results

Nodak Speedway, Minot, North Dakota

Feature (12 cars): 16 Ross Cummings, 96 Jeremy Lizakowski, 15T Myles Tomlinson, 21 Cory Palm, 85 Brenton Wiesz, 46H Ken Hron, 2T Mike Tomlinson, 36 Tyler Wass, 15B Doug Mccambridge, 95B Dan Edwards, 5 James Weber (DNF), 5F Rick Fabian (DNF)

Heat Winners: 96 Jeremy Lizakowski, 85 Brenton Wiesz

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Western Renegade winner, Ken Hron
Samantha Tomlinson photo

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprint Car Series, July 3rd Results

McLean County Speedway, Underwood, North Dakota

Feature (10 cars): 46H Ken Hron, 8 Parker Vilandre, 15T Myles Tomlinson, 21 Cory Palm, 36 Tyler Wass, 16 Ross Cummings (DNF), 20L Dusty Lawson (DNF), 95B Dan Edwards (DNF), 15B Doug Mccambridge (DNF), 2T Mike Tomlinson (DNS)

Qualifying: 46H Ken Hron, 15T Myles Tomlinson, 8 Parker Vilandre, 20L Dusty Lawson, 21 Cory Palm, 16 Ross Cummings, 36 Tyler Wass, 15B Doug Mccambridge, 95B Dan Edwards, 2T Mike Tomlinson

Next scheduled racing for the Western Renegade sprints are June 18th at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks and June 19th at Jamestown Speedway, North Dakota.

Side Bites

Best wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Minot's Dusty Lawson after suffering injuries from a bad wreck in his 20L Renegade sprint car on Thursday night at McLean County Speedway. As Lawson summarized it, "the worst wreck of my 25 year career." Since the accident, Dusty has been released from hospital and is resting and healing at home.

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Manitoba Opener, Miller Time, Musings and More

WISSOTA Midwest Mod winner, Memphis Klassen in victory lane.
Photo courtesy of Dead Horse Creek Speedway.

Manitoba's 2025 dirt track racing season officially kicked off with a Saturday event at Morden's Dead Horse Creek Speedway.  Originally scheduled for a Friday-Saturday affair, a soft track from rain earlier in the week prevented the speedway from opening on Friday, but persistence paid off to get the track in shape for Saturday.

Dead Horse Creek Speedway, Morden, Manitoba May 24 Results

WISSOTA Late Models (9 cars) Feature: 5E Shane Edginton, 11 Shane Holden, 27P Tucker Pederson, 7P Joey Pederson, 29K Ryan Kereluk, 93 Kelsi Pederson, 08 Frank Veert, 1 Jeff Pritchard (DNF), 5G Scott Greer (DNF)

Heat Winner: 5E Shane Edginton

WISSOTA Modifieds (10 cars) Feature: 10W Ward Imrie, 18P Tevin Poluyko, 1R Rick Delaine, 7 Danny Staff, 16 Brenden Luschinski, 5G Scott Greer, 31 Eric Klassen, 36 Ryan Cousins, 39 Shawn Teunis (DNF), 4B Brandon Rehill (DNF)

Heat Winners: 10W Ward Imrie, 39 Shawn Teunis

WISSOTA Midwest Mods (26 cars) Feature: 47K Memphis Klassen, 17 Christopher Leek, 08 Frank Veert, 16 Brenden Luschinski, 4H Grant Hall, 54 Lance Relf, 8 Tyler Doell, m47 Malachi Klassen, 95 Ted Doell, 14 Edward Bell, 3 Jason Somack, 07HD1 Stan Dueck, 44 Austin Hunter, 77X Dylan McCaughan, 07HD Jesse Mckuski, 7B Bailey Cousins4BJR, Hunter Besson (DNF), 88 Paul Veert (DNF), 20 Nick Audette (DNF), 12 Jeff Rempel (DNF)

B Main Winner: 12 Jeff Rempel     Heat Winners:08 Frank Veert, 44 Austin Hunter, 7B Bailey Cousins, 8 Tyler Doell

Dead Horse Stocks (15 cars) Feature: 80 Jesse Pederson, 5F Tyler Fehr, 13 Wade Barkley, 27V Vince Sayak, 24 Jimmy Klassen, 2T Derek Pollock, 27T Jamie Tates, 21F Tommy Fehr, 88 Jack Penner, 73 Steve Redman (DNF), 17K Kaden Labute (DNF), 56 Gary Feeleus (DNF), 51 Rob Mcfadzean (DNF), 30K Brian Bellew (DNF), 95 Al Unger (DNF)

Heat Winners: 56 Gary Feeleus, 30K Brian Bellew, 5F Tyler Fehr

Next scheduled event weekend for Dead Horse Creek Speedway will be June 20th and 21st.

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RAD Torque Raceway, Leduc, Alberta May 23rd Results

Following the cancelation of racing at RAD Torque Raceway on Victoria Day long weekend, the Alberta Extreme Sprints were able to run their rescheduled opening weekend on May 23 and 24.

May 23, Alberta Extreme Sprints (8 cars) Feature: Brody Anderson, Paxton Fleming, Paul Rolo, Marc Wiersma, Matt Preece, Ed Wiersma, Decklyn Fleming, Chris Matise.

May 24, results were not available at the time of posting.

Next events scheduled for the Alberta Extreme Sprints are June 20th and 21st at RAD Torque Raceway.

Musings

Rain seemed to be the word of the week as many tracks were forced to cancel their events early due to wet conditions. 

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series

The Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series had 3 nights of racing over the Memorial Day long weekend cancelled because of the wet stuff.  This, however, did not stop some of the teams from travelling further and running with the Northern Renegades at Gondik Law Speedway, WI and North Central Speedway, MN.

Kelly Miller 

Lethbridge, Alberta's Kelly Miller has been a force to be reckoned with in regional 360 sprint car racing. Since the 2025 ASCS Frontier Region season started, he has won 3 out of 4 events in Montana. This past weekend, his Saturday night trip to victory lane at Electric City Speedway was even more special as he is now tied for the all-time most feature wins (17) along with Joe Ramaker and Logan Forler.

Friday Night Racing Fix

I started watching GForceTV on YouTube last year and really enjoyed their broadcast of dirt track racing at Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario. The broadcast is as good a quality as any you will find, plus it's absolutely FREE to watch.  After a day of working hard, it's nice to be able to come home, have a bite to eat, settle in and watch an evening of sprint car racing.

Outlook Stock Car Track

Outlook Stock Car Track, Saskatchewan, adjusted their schedule slightly and held a Test and Tune on Sunday.afternoon.  Not all of the regular cars were available for a season opener, so a change was necessary. 9 cars attended the afternoon practice session. When a smaller community dirt track relies on every car they can get on race day, sometimes these things happen.

Next scheduled event weekend for Outlook is June 28th and 29th

Racing Into June

June is fast approaching and that means that all Canadian dirt tracks will be open for business. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and fun season of racing.  Whatever aspect of racing you are involved with, it's always appreciated.  

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Until next time race fans, take care and good racing. 🏁

 

Renegade, Estevan Season Openers and More Dirt

The month of May means different things to many people, but what it means to the dirt track faithful is the kickoff to a new season of dirt-slinging action at their local race tracks.

A beautiful sunny sky and warm temperatures were in stored for Estevan Motor Speedway during their season opener on Saturday night.  The same conditions were enjoyed just south of the border by the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series as they were part of opening weekend at Devil's Lake Speedway.

Western Renegade winner, Myles Tomlinson in victory lane.
Samantha Tomlinson photo

Myles Tomlinson held off a hard charging Steve Nordrum to win the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series season opener on Saturday night.  Nordrum started in the 11th position and was closing on the leader by the end of the 20 lap feature.

Devil's Lake Speedway, Crary, North Dakota May 3rd Results

Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series (17 cars) Feature: 15T Myles Tomlinson, 37 Steve Nordrum, 21 Cory Palm, 25 Eric Guyot, 96 Jeremy Lizakowski, 21N Bryan Nordrum, 85 Brenton Wiesz, 8 Parker Vilandre, 15B Doug Mccambridge, 2T Mike Tomlinson, 5F Rick Fabian, W5 Shawn Wedge, 38 Xander Coleman, 52 Emma Sobolik, 95B Dan Edwards (DNF), 5H Nick Shirek (DNF), 18 Paul Tharalson (DNS)

Heat Winners: 25 Eric Guyot, 85 Brenton Wiesz, 15T Myles Tomlinson

Next scheduled event for the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series is May 22nd, McLean County Speedway, Underwood, North Dakota

IMCA Stock Car winner, Kyle Scholpp in victory lane.
Mason Eisenzimmer photo

Some notable moments in Estevan as Kyle Scholpp of Lampman, Saskatchewan started in 13th position and charged his way to victory lane in the IMCA Stock Car 20 lap feature.   

Gabriel Deschamp from Westhope, North Dakota pulled double duty, running in 2 car classes.  Gabriel won his heat plus the feature in the IMCA Northern Mod. He then went on to win his heat before settling for a 2nd place finish in the IMCA Stock Car class.

Estevan Motor Speedway thanks Peyton Beeter for assisting with running victory lane last night.

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Estevan Motor Speedway, Estevan, Saskatchewan May 3rd Results

IMCA Hobby Stocks (16 cars) Feature TOP 5: 96R Diezel Raynard, 99 Cash Saxon, 8 Brody Singleton, 41 Ty Saxon, 22 Kyler Satran

Heat Winners: 22 Kyler Satran, 99 Cash Saxon

IMCA Northern SportMods (18 cars) Feature TOP 5: 21D Gabriel Deschamp, 25R Leevi Runge, 95 Rylan Raynard, 18 Ryder Raynard, 89 Tim Goodwin

Heat Winners: 0 Robby Rosselli, 22 Keenan Glasser, 21D Gabriel Deschamp

IMCA Stock Cars (20 cars) Feature TOP 5: 2 Kyle Scholpp, 21D Gabriel Deschamp, 21C Chase Davidson, 68 Jeremy Swanson, 44A Ryan Atkings

Heat Winners: 21D Gabriel Deschamp, 21C Chase Davidson

IMCA Modifieds (10 cars) Feature TOP 5: 21 Aaron Turnbull, 02 Kody Scholpp, 11 Steven Pfeifer, 29 Les McLenehan, 5T Marcus Tomlinson

Heat Winners: 02 Kody Scholpp, 21 Aaron Turnbull

Slingshots (12 cars) Feature:221E Eli Turnbull, 50 Gunner Raynard, 195 Hudson Mann, 16 Jase Skjerdal, 8 Tatum Singleton, 3 Dane Skjerdal, 44 Owen Atkings, 21CH Halle Turnbull, 53 Sophie Skjerdal, 9 Karter Fichter, 19J Jake Skjerdal, 14 Kolby Fichter (DNF)

Heat Winners: 221E Eli Turnbull, 50 Gunner Raynard

Next event scheduled for Estevan Motor Speedway, Saturday May 17th

Musings

Victory Lane Speedway

In the previous writing, I had talked about the possibility of Victory Lane Speedway ceasing operation at the end of this racing season.  Well since then, the local dirt track community has come out in full support of helping to keep the facility going.

In addition, Victory Lane is pulling out the stops to attract families to their Thursday night show. Included this year will be a kids trophy giveaway and the always popular candy toss.

Not only has the speedway been the home of Thursday night racing in the Winnipeg area for decades, but the loss of Victory Lane could be a logistic nightmare for some racing teams in the province.  Currently, the closest dirt track to Victory Lane is Morden's Dead Horse Creek Speedway which is running 6 weekends this season.  To the North is Swan Valley Speedway in Swan River which currently has 5 weekend scheduled between June and August.

East of Winnipeg, two popular destinations are Kenora, Ontario's Lake of the Woods Speedway and Emo Speedway.

Let's hope that Victory Lane has a successful season of racing and will continue to operate going forward.  If not, the racing scene in Manitoba will take on an entirely different look in 2026.

Prairie Dirt Racing Association

The PDRA is set to kick off it's new season.  The series is running further West in Saskatchwan this season as it will make stops at Tisdale Motor Speedway, Outlook Stockcar Track, Flatlanders Speedway (Kinderlsey) and Swift Current Speedway.

In addition to Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Street Stocks, the PDRA is introducing a new introductory class, KidMods.  KidMods Canada is a dirt racing league for young people between the ages of 10 and 16 and will serve as a transitional series for those aspiring to continue racing as they get more experience.

Fun With Food

Estevan Motor Speedway will be featuring a concession food item special each race night. Just looking at the menu makes a person hungry. I couldn't help but to notice the August 9th special of wings night for the Western Renegade Non-Wing Sprintcar Series.  Chicken wings for a non-wing show.  Oh, the IRONY!  Looking forward to the Renegades' visit to Saskatchewan AND very first sanctioned race in Canada!

We will have more about wingless "wings" night, and a whole lot more in the near future.

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Until next time, take care and good racing.