welcome race fans to krazyaboutracing.com

we are now in our 23RD year of having the most complete motorsports coverage on the world wide web

(HOME) (LOCAL RACING)  (DRIVER BIO PAGE)  (TRACK BIO PAGE) (PREVIOUS NEWS)  (PREVIOUS RACING)   (SITE NEWS)  (MEET THE STAFF)   (HALL OF FAME)  (MONTHLY NEWSLETTER)  (THE OLD'N DAYS)  (SPECIAL EVENTS)  (MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS)  (ANNUAL AWARDS)  (CONTACT US)   (DRIVER & TEAM RELEASES) (LOCAL TRACK NEWS) (MULTIMEDIA)

 for more coverage on the series click on the series lOgo

  MUST SEE XTREME SPRINT CAR SERIES SOUTHERN SPRINTS SERIES   Great Lakes Super Sprints 

   NARC 410 Sprint Cars Series

 NARC 410 Sprint Cars Series

The NARC 410 Sprint Cars Series has been entertaining fans for more than six decades as the best sprint car teams in California do battle at dirt oval tracks on the West Coast.  We have several great racing events and promotions lined up for you as we go on another quest to crown a “King of the West” champion.

www.narc410.com

 

 

 

Great Lakes Super Sprints 

   

www.greatlakessupersprints.com

 

Stambaugh Notches 8th GLSS Win, Opens Championship Lead Heading to Final Month


 

Crystal, MI - When the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP entered the weekend, Max Stambaugh and Jared Horstman were separated by roughly a dozen points for the GLSS Tour Championship. In the MacAllister CAT Division, Horstman held an over 100 point advantage for the Championship prior to Friday’s race at I-96 Speedway. Now, after Saturday’s race at Crystal Motor Speedway, the battles for Championship honors continue to peak interest.


 

Ryan Turner, who set a new track record in qualifying earlier in the day, led the field to green alongside Stambaugh. Turner kept even with Stambaugh on the bottom of the track for the opening two rotations before Stambaugh’s No.71H began clicking off big laps around the cushion.


 

Behind him, Dustin Daggett and Keith Sheffer, Jr were on the move through traffic. Starting just outside the redraw, Daggett’s No.85 rolled off 8th and was quickly into the top five along with Sheffer who started sixth. They raced nose-to-tail around Turner, Devon Dobie, and Jared Horstman.


 

The race set a rapid pace, going green to checkered in just six minutes and 19 seconds. Stambaugh navigated lapped traffic flawlessly and fending off advances from Turner before his No.15 fell to Daggett in the closing laps. 


 

“You know, it just played out great,” Stambaugh said in victory lane. “Rachel did a good job in the redraw and you know you get yourself here and set sail a little bit. Track was dicy, getting through traffic, I’m sure Daggett might have been closing there. I didn’t want to get too careful but I didn’t want to go too hard. This win tonight goes out to Anthony [Boyd] (GLSS Scorer). He’s been around since 2016 and he just lost his mom, so you hate to lose a loved one, but this one goes to him.”


 

After the win, Stambaugh now holds a 65 point advantage on Horstman for the GLSS Tour Championship and moves into second, 70 points behind Horstman for the MacAllister CAT Division Championship. Stambaugh also holds a 135 point lead in the Ohio CAT Division Championship.


 

The next event for the Great Lakes Super Sprints will be the conclusion of the Ohio CAT Division season at Eldora Speedway on Saturday, August 2nd. Fans who can’t make the trip can catch the action on FloRacing. 


 

Ryan Turner earned the Ti22 Performance Fast Qualifier Award.


 

Devon Dobie won Engler Machine & Tool Heat One.


 

Jared Horstman won Beacon and Bridge Markets Heat Two.

Keith Sheffer, Jr won Miami Paint Heat Three.


 

Skyler Evans won the B-Main and was the Operating Engineers 324 Hard Charger.


 

Michigan CAT A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[2]; 2. 85-Dustin Daggett[8]; 3. 15-Ryan Turner[1]; 4. 23-Devon Dobie[3]; 5. 17-Jared Horstman[4]; 6. X-Mike Keegan[5]; 7. 7C-Phil Gressman[10]; 8. 66-Chase Dunham[9]; 9. 87XS-Skyler Evans[16]; 10. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[7]; 11. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[12]; 12. 6-Ryan Coniam[14]; 13. 70-Eli Lakin[15]; 14. 38-Chase Ridenour[13]; 15. 84-Levi Poortenga[11]; 16. 33-Jeremy Ferguson[20]; 17. 14-Keith Sheffer Jr[6]; 18. 49T-Gregg Dalman[18]; 19. 27K-Zac Broughman[19]; 20. 13-Andy Teunessen[17]
 

 
 

Thiel Navigates Traffic and Cautions for GLSS Win at I-96


 

Lake Odessa, MI - When ‘The Big Wheel’ unloads at I-96 Speedway, he already has it in his mind that something is probably not going to go his way. Friday night with the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP, everything went exactly his way.


 

Max Stambaugh and Chase Dunham led the 20-car field to the green flag, whittled down from the 29 cars on the property. Stambaugh led the opening two laps before Dunham put his No.66 to the point. While Dunham looked strong out front, lapped traffic allowed Thiel to close in quickly. On lap 10, the No.51 was out front.


 

The race was far from over from that point, as Thiel had been in that position many times before; out front dominating a GLSS event, when something takes the win away. Behind him though, the battle to be in the top five was fierce, with Dustin Daggett, Stambaugh, Devin Dobie, Dunham, and Keith Sheffer, Jr, all fighting to stay in the top five. 


 

Daggett appeared to have the perfect car in traffic, coming from 9th to second in under 10 laps. By the time he got to the runner-up spot, Thiel had a 2.8-second advantage. With eight laps to go, the gap was erased when Jay Steinebach came to a stop down the backstretch.


 

On the restart, Daggett pulled to Thiel’s inside in turn one, but the top was too good, and Thiel pulled away down the backstretch and seemed to be on his way to victory lane. A caution flag with six laps to go for Sheffer set up another restart.


 

Thiel had no issue on the start, however, and went on to collect his first career GLSS win and finally earned some redemption at I-96 Speedway.


 

“I-96 in general for me has just been a knife in my back,” Thiel said in victory lane. “We’ve had really really good runs back in the day, and then dumb stuff just happened. I knew I had some unfinished business when I signed up with this [Ragged Edge Racing] team, and we struggled a little bit a few times coming here, and we worked really really hard to make sure when we came back [we] not only win but go prove a point, mainly to ourselves.”


 

Daggett held on for the second spot and was very excited about the speed he found in his car that night in, which was actually the car Andy Teunessen had been driving. Daggett joked on the front stretch that he “didn’t think Andy is getting his car back.”


 

The next event for the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints is Saturday night at Crystal Motor Speedway. Gates open at 4:00 PM with Racing set to begin at 7:00 PM.


 

Michigan CAT A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 51-Scotty Thiel[4]; 2. 85-Dustin Daggett[9]; 3. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 4. 87XS-Skyler Evans[6]; 5. 17-Jared Horstman[17]; 6. 15-Ryan Turner[7]; 7. X-Mike Keegan[11]; 8. 66-Chase Dunham[2]; 9. 23-Devon Dobie[3]; 10. 7C-Phil Gressman[16]; 11. 6-Ryan Coniam[14]; 12. 10S-Jay Steinebach[13]; 13. 49-Brian Ruhlman[15]; 14. 14-Keith Sheffer Jr[5]; 15. 49T-Gregg Dalman[18]; 16. 77E-Ashton VanEvery[20]; 17. 16-Ryan Ruhl[8]; 18. 38-Chase Ridenour[19]; 19. 31-Jac Nickles[10]; 20. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[12]
 

Jedrjezek Defeats All Challengers for GLSS Win at Limaland


Lima, OH - Limaland Motorsports Park has treated Kasey Jedrjezek good and bad in the 2025 season. Friday night, the Lagrange, Ohio native got all the right breaks and collected his second win with the Ohio CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP of the season.


 

Alongside Corbin Gurley, Jedrzejek led the 20 car field to the green flag on a version of Limaland that not many are used to; one that was pony up, full of character, and different on both ends. 


 

The battle to lead the first lap was intense as Jedrjezek, Gurley, and Chase Dunham went three wide down the backstretch. At the exit of turn four, it was Gurley and Jedrjezek still side-by-side for the lead. The pair made slight contact as Jedrjezek jumped out to the point.


 

The first caution of the night flew five laps in when Frank Neil spun around entering turn one after jumping over the cushion. On the restart, Jedrjezek continued to lead as Dustin Daggett applied pressure on the podium while Gurley continued to try and stop the free fall from second.


 

Near the halfway point of the race, Dunham found the quick way around Limaland, maintaining his gap to Jedrjezek in one and two, but gaining plenty of ground in three and four on the extreme top of the race track while Jedrjezek navigated lapped traffic.


 

With six laps to go, Dunham had caught Jedrjezek and was working to make a pass to his outside off turn four. Dunham’s car bounced into the front stretch wall and caught the crossover opening with the right front tire, ripping the front end out of his No.66, bringing his night to an end.


 

In the final six rotations, Gurley drove his way back into the second spot, turning his fastest lap of the race with just four laps to go using a similar line that Dunham was using to try and take the lead. Gurley’s drive to the front fell nine-tenths of a second short of his first win of the season.


 

“I’ve gotta thank my guys, they gave me a great car all night,” Jedrjezek said in victory lane. “We had a rough night last night, but this is a good way to rebound.”


 

The next event for the Ohio CAT Great Lakes Super Sprint is Saturday, July 6th for the quarter-mile special at Millstream Speedway alongside the Great Lakes Traditional Sprints and Dirt Trucks. Fans who can’t make the trip can catch the action live at www.GreatLakesSprints.Tv.


 

Kasey Jedrjezek was the Ti22 Performance Fast Qualifier.


 

Kasey Jedrjezek won Engler Machine & Tool Heat Race Number One


 

Corbin Gurley won Howard Johnson of Lima Heat Race Number Two.


 

Chase Dunham won Miami Paint Heat Race Number Three.


 

Gregg Dalman was the Operating Engineers 324 Hard Charger advancing five spots.


 

Ohio CAT A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[2]; 2. 12-Corbin Gurley[1]; 3. 85-Dustin Daggett[6]; 4. 17-Jared Horstman[5]; 5. 71H-Max Stambaugh[4]; 6. 23-Devon Dobie[9]; 7. 31-Jac Nickles[8]; 8. 49T-Gregg Dalman[13]; 9. X-Mike Keegan[7]; 10. 12DD-Darren Dryden[10]; 11. 24-Kobe Allison[14]; 12. 17X-Mason Hannagan[12]; 13. 37-Noah Dunlap[11]; 14. 20A-Andy Chehowski[17]; 15. 11H-Caleb Harmon[16]; 16. 88N-Frank Neill[20]; 17. 66-Chase Dunham[3]; 18. 11G-Luke Griffith[19]; 19. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[18]; 20. 5J-Jake Hesson[15]; 21. (DNS) 7C-Phil Gressman

 
 

Stambaugh Charges from Fifth for GLSS Win at Waynesfield


 

Waynesfield, OH - Three of Max Stambaugh’s six feature wins in 2025 have come from the front row. Tonight, Stambaugh proved he can pass racecars to win as well, rolling off fifth for the 25 lap main event from Waynesfield Raceway Park.


 

Jared Horstman and Kasey Jedrzejek led the field to green and the race was intense from the drop of the green flag. Horstman got the holeshot in turns one and two, behind him it was three wide for the third spot with Stambaugh, Jac Nickles, and Darren Dryden battling for the final step of the podium while Jedrzejek held down second. Stambaugh took the second spot at the line and went to work trying to catch Horstman.


 

Meanwhile, Keith Sheffer, Jr, who started ninth, was battling with Jedrzejek for third as Nickles and Dryden fell back. With seven laps complete, Sheffer quickly closed in on Stambaugh and brought Jedrzejek with him, but a bobble on the cushion in turns three and four kicked Sheffer’s No.14 sideways and Jedrzejek had nowhere to hide as he clipped the front of Sheffer sending the No.11N for a flip in turn four. All drivers were uninjured.


 

 On the restart, Stambaugh challenged Horstman for the lead but tucked in line. The race was slowed for a second time when Chase Dunham spun in turn one which ended his night.


 

Dustin Daggett was on the move after the restart, putting his No.85 on the top of the race track to build momentum but making technical passes in traffic around the bottom. At the front, Stambaugh used the bottom of the race track as well to catch Horstman in traffic. With seven laps to go, the No.71H put his car to the front of the field; however, his journey to six wins wasn’t complete yet. Kobe Allison spun at the top of turn four as the field was coming to the white flag, setting up a green-white-checkered finish.


 

Stambaugh fired on the bottom of the race track and was committed to that line for the final two rotations. Horstman, on the other hand, tried to build as much momentum as he could on the top of the track but couldn’t pull in Stambaugh who got the win. Daggett moved up five from his starting spot to finish third, Nickels fourth, Mike Keegan from 12th to round out the top five.


 

“You know me, I like when the bottom comes in a little bit,” Stambaugh said after the race. “Jared was spinning his tires off two and I think I got my wing back quicker than him, but I knew when that yellow came out, Jared would have something for me. I’m sure he went to the top [on the restart], I rolled the wing back and said ‘He’s gonna have to beat me around the top’.”


 

The next even for the Ohio CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP is Friday, July 4th at Limaland Motorsports Park for Firecracker Friday. Fans who can’t make the trip can catch the action LIVE on www.GreatLakesSprints.Tv.


 

Jared Horstman was the Ti22 Performance Fast Qualifier.


 

Jared Horstman won Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race Number One.


 

Kasey Jedrzejek won Howard Johnson by Wyndham Heat Race Number Two.


 

Darren Dryden won Miami Pain Heat Race Number Three.


 

Ohio CAT A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[5]; 2. 17-Jared Horstman[1]; 3. 85-Dustin Daggett[8]; 4. 31-Jac Nickles[3]; 5. X-Mike Keegan[12]; 6. 12DD-Darren Dryden[4]; 7. 23-Devon Dobie[6]; 8. 49T-Gregg Dalman[15]; 9. 7C-Phil Gressman[14]; 10. 29-Zeth Sabo[20]; 11. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[17]; 12. 6-Ryan Coniam[13]; 13. 17X-Mason Hannagan[16]; 14. 37-Noah Dunlap[11]; 15. 88N-Frank Neill[23]; 16. 24-Kobe Allison[7]; 17. 11H-Caleb Harmon[24]; 18. 83-Adam Cruea[19]; 19. 5J-Jake Hesson[18]; 20. 11G-Luke Griffith[21]; 21. 66-Chase Dunham[10]; 22. 14-Keith Sheffer Jr[9]; 23. 11N-Kasey Jedrzejek[2]; 24. (DNS) 70-Eli Lakin
 

Horstman Matches Stambaugh, Earns Fifth Win of 2025 with GLSS
 

Crystal, MI - As drivers with the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP unloaded at Crystal Motor Speedway on Saturday night, most were preparing for a track unlike what we’d seen to this point in the 2025 season. A track that slicked off through the center, had a small cushion up top, and a technical yet fast bottom groove, put on a thrilling show for fans!


 

Mike Keegan and Jared Horstman led the field to the green flag ahead of the 25 lap main event. On the start, Horstman instantly found the moisture at the top of the race track and had the lead by the exit of turn two. Dustin Daggett moved into the second spot before the first and only caution of the night on lap five.


 

On the restart, Horstman continued to use the top of the race track as his preferred line around the speedway. Meanwhile, Keith Sheffer, Jr was charging from his sixth starting spot and was on the tail of Daggett before setting up a slider that wouldn’t clear, forcing Sheffer to regroup after losing several car lengths on Daggett. 


 

The top of the race track was fading fast in turns three and four, forcing Horstman to find the rough bottom of the track instead of missing his mark and going over the turn. Heavy lapped traffic brought Daggett and Sheffer back within striking distance in the final five laps, but Horstman was able to drive away once again as Sheffer completed the pass on Daggett for second. Keegan and Chase Dunham rounded out the top five.


 

“This thing was awesome,” Horstman said in Victory Lane. “I’ve gotta thank the crew for this one without them we wouldn’t be here. The top got a little treacherous down there in two, and three and four got pretty narrow so I moved it back to the bottom. We were good. I think Max mentioned it last night, this is what this series needs. It’s fun racing with Max every night… To go back and forth like this, this is pretty cool.”


 

Keith Sheffer, Jr earned the Ti22 Performance Fast Qualifier Award


 

Sheffer, Jr won Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race Number One.


 

Mike Keegan won Beacon & Bridge Markets Heat Race Number Two.


 

After having a 12 point deficit coming into the night, Horstman leaves Crystal with an 18 point advantage in the Great Lakes Super Sprints Tour and opens up a 118 point advantage in the MacAllister CAT (Michigan) division over Dustin Daggett. Meanwhile, Stambaugh continues to pace the Ohio CAT division by 106 points over Horstman.


 

The next event for the Great Lakes Super Sprints will be Thursday, July 3rd at Waynesfield Raceway Park for the Let Freedom Ring Night. Racing begins at 7:00 PM. Then, Limaland Motorsports Park hosts GLSS on Friday, July 4th, and Millstream Speedway wraps up the weekend on Saturday, July 5th. Fans who can’t make the trip can catch all the action on www.GreatLakesSprints.Tv.


 

Find www.GreatLakesSprints.com for more information and follow the Great Lakes Super Sprints on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube.


 

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 17-Jared Horstman[2]; 2. 14-Keith Sheffer Jr[6]; 3. 85-Dustin Daggett[4]; 4. X-Mike Keegan[1]; 5. 66-Chase Dunham[3]; 6. 7C-Phil Gressman[7]; 7. 71H-Max Stambaugh[5]; 8. 24-Kobe Allison[9]; 9. 38-Chase Ridenour[8]; 10. 3A-Mike Astrauskas[10]; 11. 84-Levi Poortenga[11]; 12. 67-Kevin Martens[13]; 13. 31-Jim Girard[14]; 14. 5X-Trent Musk[15]; 15. 27K-Zac Broughman[12]; 16. (DNS) 49T-Gregg Dalman; 17. (DNS) 70-Eli Lakin

Stambaugh Prevails in Thrilling GLSS Champion's Duel at Tri-City Motor Speedway

Auburn, MI - Many drivers in the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP pit area had been looking for an opportunity to race a smooth, technical track this season. So far, many weekend visits have been hammer down and “pony up”. But Tri-City Motor Speedway was just what the Doctor ordered.


 

Max Stambaugh and Kelsey Ivy led the field to the green flag Friday night in front of a packed house in Auburn, MI. Stambaugh took hold of the race lead early while Mike Keegan and Dustin Daggett argued over who would hold down the second spot. 


 

After the negotiations for second fell to the liking of Daggett, he set sights on catching Stambaugh in lapped traffic. A defisit that was over 1.2 seconds at one point in the race, was quickly cut down to just four-tenths-of-a-second by the halfway mark. Dicing through traffic, Daggett used every ounce of race track he could find to try and get to Stambaugh’s tailtank. As he was setting up a lapped car to get to Stambaugh, the caution flew with just seven laps to go.


 

The pause in the action gave fans a chance to realize who else was now in the picture for a win - four-time feature winner, two-time GLSS Champion, and leader on the all-time wins list at Tri City, Jared Horstman. 


 

On the restart, Horstman went straight to the top of the race track while Daggett again went on the hunt for a quick line around Stambaugh, who remained committed to the bottom. Horstman went by Daggett on the top of the race track and but down six money laps trying to outperform his closest championship rival.


 

At the finish, Stambaugh collected his fifth win of the 2025 season while Horstman kept the championship hunt tight by finishing second. Daggett held on for third, Chase Dunham climbed to fourth, and Gregg Dalman came home fifth.


 

Stambaugh won the Ti22 Performance Fast Qualifier Award.


 

Ivy won Engler Machine and Tool Heat Race number 1.


 

Keegan won Beacon & Bridge Markets Heat Race number 2.


 

Daggett won MacAllister CAT Heat Race Number 3.


 

The next event for the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP is Saturday, June 28th at Crystal Motor Speedway. Gates open at 4:00 PM with racing slated to begin at 5:00 PM. Fans who can’t make the trip can catch the action LIVE at GreatLakesSprints.Tv.


 

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 71H-Max Stambaugh[1]; 2. 17-Jared Horstman[9]; 3. 85-Dustin Daggett[4]; 4. 66-Chase Dunham[6]; 5. X-Mike Keegan[3]; 6. 49T-Gregg Dalman[8]; 7. 7C-Phil Gressman[7]; 8. 38-Chase Ridenour[11]; 9. 14-Keith Sheffer Jr[5]; 10. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[2]; 11. 10S-Jay Steinebach[10]; 12. 23-Charlie Baur[13]; 13. 49-Brian Ruhlman[16]; 14. 27K-Zac Broughman[17]; 15. 3A-Mike Astrauskas[12]; 16. 67-Kevin Martens[18]; 17. 31-Jim Girard[15]; 18. 84-Levi Poortenga[14]
 GLSS Event for Friday, June 13th Postponed to Friday, August 8th

Hartford, MI - Officials with Hartford Speedway and the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP have announced that the event scheduled for Friday, June 13th has been postponed to Friday, August 8th due to continued rainfall. A progressively poor weather forecast has forced the postponement.

The next scheduled event for the MacAllister CAT Great Lakes Super Sprints is Saturday, June 14th at Butler Motor Speedway alongside Winged 410 Sprint Cars, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, and Compacts.

Fans who can't make the trip can watch all the action live on www.GreatLakesSprints.TV. For more information on the Great Lakes Super Sprints log onto www.GreatLakesSuperSprints.com.

 
 

 

 

 MUST SEE XTREME SPRINT CAR SERIES 

Image result for must see racing

The Fastest Short Track Cars in the World" sanctioning winged pavement sprint cars at many of the most historic and finest short tracks in the country.

www.mustseeracing.com

 

Willison Holds Off Hamilton For Bob Frey Classic Win At Sandusky

david sink

SANDUSKY, Ohio (July 23, 2025) – Make it two straight for drivers hailing from “north of the border” with the Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series.

Canadian Aaron Willison drove to his first series win of the season Wednesday night in an intense Bob Frey Classic feature, leading all 30 laps at Sandusky Speedway but having to withstand heavy pressure from Davey Hamilton Jr. in the closing stages at the half-mile paved oval.

Following a restart with four to go, Willison fended off Hamilton’s advances and ultimately drove to his third career Must See Racing victory by .534 seconds in the Statham Construction-sponsored No. 36.

In the process, he brought veteran car owner Ken Statham back to the winner’s circle with the traveling 410 sprint car tour for the first time since Statham was injured at South Boston (Va.) Speedway three years ago and underwent surgery, missing significant time while he recovered and rehabbed.

“I wasn’t too impressed to see a [late-race] yellow come out inside five to go … that kind of sucked a little bit, but when I knew it would be a single-file restart, that was a huge relief,” said Willison, who won for the first time in his career at Sandusky.

“You don’t want to have a guy like Davey beside you on a restart; you just know how deep he’ll drive it in and how good he is at this style of racing, with a team that has it together each time out,” Willison added. “It’s good racing with them, though, and luckily we were able to get away there and hold them off.”

Named in honor of Hall of Fame racer and five-time Little 500 winner Bob Frey, who was in attendance at Sandusky Wednesday night, the Bob Frey Classic feature was frenetic right from the start.

Second-generation driver Sawyer Stout started from the pole in his Must See Racing 410 debut, but lost the lead in the first corner as Willison soared around the outside of the Kyle Capodice-owned No. 12.

It only got worse from there, as Stout got into two-time and defending series champion Joe Liguori in turn two as he fell back, spinning Liguori out on corner exit and drawing the caution flag for the first time.

The incident led to a complete restart, though Liguori was able to continue from the tail of the field.

Willison duplicated his feat on the second try, quickly motoring away from the field as Bobby Komisarski charged into second place, engaging in a spirited battle with Hamilton over an extended green-flag run.

Lap after lap, Hamilton tried to get past Komisarski, largely to no avail as Komisarski defended on both ends of the Sandusky half mile. As he did so, while trading sliders with Hamilton several times, Willison steadily built his advantage to nearly a half lap.

Finally, Hamilton successfully cleared Komisarski in turns three and four coming to five to go, with the latter’s car getting completely sideways as it developed a loose handling condition. A lap later, Komisarski spun in the fourth turn to bring out the final caution, setting up a dash to the finish and erasing an eight-second lead for Willison in the process.

Though Hamilton tried twice to get to Willison’s rear bumper following a single-file restart – all but getting there coming to two to go – Willison hung on and left the son of multi-time Indianapolis 500 starter Davey Hamilton to settle for runner-up honors.

“It is what it is,” admitted Hamilton Jr. “It’s part of racing. I just hated starting further back. It just got us stuck in dirty air, and made it really hard to get by the [No.] 7 for the longest time. He had enough speed to make it tough on me, and once we finally got past him Aaron was long gone.

“I knew my only chance at that point was a yellow, and we did get that, but it wasn’t enough. If we’d been second to Aaron from the start, I think we’d have had a really good race between us, but congratulations to the Statham team. They were strong all night and got the better of us this time.”

A late charge after restarting fifth gave five-time series champion Jimmy McCune the final place on the podium, followed by New Hampshire’s Alby Ovitt in his Must See Racing debut.

Kevin Mingus, who began his racing career in a go-kart at Sandusky two decades ago, completed the top five.

Hamilton Jr. kicked off the night by setting a new Must See Racing track record in qualifying with a lap of 15.089 seconds (119.292 mph). Mingus and Liguori, who rallied back to finish sixth in the feature after his earlier spin, won their respective heat races.

 

In other action, J.J. Henes and rookie Brandon Lemmerman split the victories in twin 20-lap features for the Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights crate sprint car division. Dylan Napier topped the compact feature.

Wednesday’s Bob Frey Classic kicked off the 48th Hy-Miler Nationals week at Sandusky, which culminates Saturday night with a 100-lap main event for the ISMA-MSS Supermodified Series.

The Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series continues its 2025 campaign Saturday night, Aug. 9 with its second visit of the year to Michigan’s Berlin Raceway. Bobby Santos III won at the track in May.

For more information, visit www.mustseeracing.com.

RESULTS: Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series; Sandusky (Ohio) Speedway; July 23, 2025

TTI Machine Qualifying (best of two laps, top four to redraw): 1. Davey Hamilton Jr., 14, Morgan-15.089 (NTR); 2. Aaron Willison, 36, Statham-15.113; 3. Joe Liguori, 68, Liguori-15.238; 4. Sawyer Stout, 12, Capodice-15.476; 5. Bobby Komisarski, 7, Fogle-15.616; 6. Kevin Mingus, Z10, Mingus-15.696; 7. Alby Ovitt, 20, Parker-15.748; 8. Charlie Schultz, 9s, IBT-15.867; 9. Adam Biltz, 8A, Reiser-16.166- 10. Tom Geren, 11G, Geren-16.783; 11. Jeff Bloom, 26, Bloom-17.589; 12. Jimmy McCune, 88, McCune-19.188.

Heat #1 (8 laps, top two to redraw): 1. Kevin Mingus, 2. Aaron Willison, 3. Sawyer Stout, 4. Tom Geren, 5. Charlie Schultz, 6. Jimmy McCune (DNS). [2:09.271]

Heat #2 (8 laps, top two to redraw): 1. Joe Liguori, 2. Bobby Komisarski, 3. Davey Hamilton Jr., 4. Alby Ovitt, 5. Adam Biltz, 6. Jeff Bloom. [2:05.659]

Perfit Bob Frey Classic A-Feature (30 laps, starting position in brackets): 1. 36-Aaron Willison [2], 2. 14-Davey Hamilton Jr. [3], 3. 88-Jimmy McCune [12], 4. 20-Alby Ovitt [7], 5. Z10-Kevin Mingus [6], 6. 68-Joe Liguori [4], 7. 11-Tom Geren [10], 8. 8A-Adam Biltz [9], 9. 12-Sawyer Stout [1], 10. 7-Bobby Komisarski [5], 11. 26-Jeff Bloom [11], 12. 9s-Charlie Schultz [8]. [NT]

Lap Leader(s): Aaron Willison 1-30.

Hard Charger: 88-Jimmy McCune (+9)

 

Henes & Lemmerman Pick Up Midwest Lights Wins During Bob Frey Classic

Jacob Seelman

 

SANDUSKY, Ohio (July 23, 2025) – The all-time Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights winner and a true sprint car rookie split the laurels Wednesday night during the Bob Frey Classic at Sandusky Speedway.

Two-time and defending Midwest Lights champion J.J. Henes topped the first of Sandusky’s Twin 20s at the half-mile paved oval, while well-known modified racer Brandon Lemmerman won the nightcap in just his fourth-ever sprint car start.

After setting the fastest time (x seconds/x mph) in group qualifying, Henes started sixth in the first 20-lapper but wasted little time in working his way to the front.

The LaGrange, Ohio, native made the winning pass on lap five, driving inside polesitter Brandon Tregembo in turns three and four after Tregembo took the lead from Joe Liguori on the initial start.

Henes then held the field at bay on two subsequent restarts – one after Liguori slowed with a broken right-rear shock on lap nine and a second when Keegan Weese spun in turn two on lap 11 – to capture his record-extending 13th career Midwest Lights feature victory.

Henes took the checkered flag .466 seconds ahead of Charlie Baur, who roared from fifth to second with three to go, but ran out of time to catch Henes for the win.

“We had one get away from us earlier in the year at Owosso [Speedway], where I just had a bad restart, so that was in the back of my mind a little bit,” Henes admitted. “You never like to see a restart when you’re in the lead, so I’m just glad I was still able to come out on top.

“Winning during Hy-Miler is a big deal, with my family being so much in supermodified [history],” he added. “This was the race we always looked forward to each year, where we could get together and hang out with everyone. It’s not the Hy-Miler [Nationals] itself, but it still counts to me.”

Behind Henes and Baur, Andrew Bogusz completed the podium for the first feature, followed by Lemmerman and Keegan Weese.

The second feature saw the top five finishers from race one inverted on the starting grid, with Lemmerman rolling to the lead past polesitter Weese on the initial start and quickly building a lead of more than two seconds.

With a caution-free run that took just x minutes and x seconds to complete, Lemmerman continued to extend the margin and ultimately took the checkered flag in front by 2.633 seconds for his first sprint car victory of any kind.

Making the moment more special was the fact that track owner Kevin Jaycox is Lemmerman’s brother-in-law, creating a big family celebration in victory lane during the facility’s biggest racing week of the year.

“I have no clue how we pulled that off,” a jubilant Lemmerman said. “It’s amazing to be just my fourth race in a sprint car and to have a trophy in the trailer. I just drove it into turn one as far as I could and didn’t lift until I had no choice. Thankfully, it stuck and I was able to roll away after that.

“This is so big for me, for my family … we’ve all been involved in racing for so long … and going into this week, I said to everyone, ‘I just want to win a race during Hy-Miler week. I don’t care what it’s in – even a heat race win, I’d have been happy with – but to do it in the sprint car is unbelievable. It’s so special.”

Weese chased Lemmerman all the way and ultimately finished runner-up, with Bogusz, Henes, and Baur filling out the top-five finishers.

Henes further extended his point lead Wednesday night as he pursues a record third Midwest Lights championship in the familiar No. 36JR sprinter.

The Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights season continues Friday night, Aug. 15 at Lorain (Ohio) County Speedway during the track’s Trident Nationals event.

For more information, visit www.mustseeracing.com.

RESULTS: Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights; Sandusky (Ohio) Speedway; July 23, 2025

Qualifying (group format, best of three laps): 1. J.J. Henes, 36JR, Henes-16.187; 2. Keegan Weese, 37, Henes-16.598; 3. Joe Liguori, 51s, Sexton-16.686; 4. Charlie Baur, 23, CB1-16.790; 5. Brandon Lemmerman, 64, Henes-16.889; 6. Brandon Tregembo, 1, Drive 1-16.967; 7. Andrew Bogusz, 17, Fast Company-17.250; 8. Parker Corbin, 77, Corbin-17.979.

Maxima Racing Oils A-Feature #1 (20 laps): 1. 36JR-J.J. Henes [6], 2. 23-Charlie Baur [3], 3. 17-Andrew Bogusz [7], 4. 64-Brandon Lemmerman [2], 5. 37-Keegan Weese [5], 6. 1-Brandon Tregembo [1], 7. 51s-Joe Liguori [4], 8. 77-Parker Corbin [8].

Lap Leader(s): Brandon Tregembo 1-4, J.J. Henes 5-20.

Hard Charger: J.J. Henes (+5)

Maxima Racing Oils A-Feature #2 (20 laps): 1. 64-Brandon Lemmerman [2], 2. 37-Keegan Weese [1], 3. 17-Andrew Bogusz [3], 4. 36JR-J.J. Henes [5], 5. 23-Charlie Baur [4], 6. 51s-Joe Liguori [7], 7. 1-Brandon Tregembo [6], 8. 77-Parker Corbin [8].

Lap Leader(s): Brandon Lemmerman 1-20.

Hard Charger: 64-Brandon Lemmerman (+1)

 
Canadian Litt Wins Fourth Of July Must See Sprint At Kalamazoo

kitt poole

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (July 4, 2025) – The humor in a Canadian winning with the Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series on American Independence Day wasn’t lost on Ryan Litt Friday night.

After a fierce early battle with Dorman Snyder, Litt flexed his muscle and pulled away at Kalamazoo Speedway, driving to his fifth career victory and first of the season by a dominant 4.488-second margin.

The veteran from London, Ontario took the lead on the initial start from the outside pole and led 33 of 40 laps at the three-eighths-mile oval to capture the checkered flag with his No. 07 BS&B Radiator-sponsored Diablo Chassis sprinter.

Litt was the easy leader when a lap-four caution waved for woes to Tom Geren’s No. 13, but a double-file restart allowed Snyder to use the momentum of the outside lane to scoot past on the fifth circuit.

Snyder finally cleared Litt on lap seven, but the early toll on his tires caught up with him shortly after. Once Litt got back past on lap 12, he steadily increased his lead and there was no catching him.

In fact, Litt had as much as a half-track lead on runner-up Jason Blonde at times during the second half before pulling back the reins to conserve his tires down the stretch.

“It was a really technical track, especially with the weather conditions today,” Litt said post-race. “The cars were sliding all over the place. We had a pretty good car all day, qualified well, second in the heat. I knew it was going to be a tough start with Jason [Blonde] there. I got him a little bit on the start, and clean air helps significantly.

“Yeah, pretty much a perfect day.”

Litt admitted the challenge he got from Snyder early on wasn’t an expected one, but that the battle was fun nevertheless.

“I honestly had no idea the top was going to be that fast, and he was pushing really, really hard, and it made me step up my game to catch up to him,” Litt said of Snyder. “Hats off to them, they were flying all day, and like I said, I really had to step my game up to even get back up to them.

“He had the top working, and I had the bottom working, so it actually played in my favor. Cool to win here and on the Fourth of July. I guess we spoiled the party a tiny bit,” he laughed.

After starting from the pole, Blonde was second ahead of five-time series champion Jimmy McCune, with Joe Liguori crossing fourth as the final car on the lead lap. Snyder faded to fifth at the finish.

Litt kicked off the night’s action with the fastest time of 11.578 seconds (116.600 mph) in qualifying, before a pair of 10-lap heat races served up a blistering appetizer for the main event.

The first heat saw Blonde make a last-corner pass of Schultz to take the win by .050 seconds, while McCune fended off Litt in the second heat in a thrilling battle that saw the pair touch wheels coming to the white flag.

In other racing action, Charlie Baur and Andrew Bogusz split the pair of Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights crate sprint car features that served as the main undercard to the national sprint car program.

Must See Racing national sprint car teams get a week off before their next race at Ohio’s Midvale Speedway, set for Saturday, July 19 as part of a stretch of two races in five days in the Buckeye State.

For more information on Must See Racing, visit www.mustseeracing.com.

RESULTS: Must See Racing Perfit Sprint Car Series; Kalamazoo (Mich.) Speedway; July 4, 2025

TTI Machine Qualifying (best of two laps): 1. Ryan Litt, 07, Litt-11.578; 2. Jason Blonde, 42, Nosal-11.825; 3. Joe Liguori, 68, Liguori-11.839; 4. Dorman Snyder, 99, Stickney-11.843; 5. Jimmy McCune, 88, McCune-11.889; 6. Charlie Schultz, 9s, IBT-11.954; 7. Bobby Komisarski, 7, Fogle-12.143; 8. A.J. Lesiecki, 8a, Reiser-12.271; 9. Rick Holley, 98, Reiser-12.304; 10. Kevin Mingus, Z10, Mingus-12.348; 11. Tommy Nichols, 55, Nichols-12.606; 12. Tom Geren, 13, Carter-13.468; 13. Jeff Bloom, 26, Bloom-NT.

Heat #1 (10 laps): 1. Jason Blonde [4], 2. Charlie Schultz [2], 3. Dorman Snyder [3], 4. A.J. Lesiecki [1], 5. Tom Geren [5], 6. Rick Holley (DNS), 7. Jeff Bloom (DNS).

Heat #2 (10 laps): 1. Jimmy McCune [2], 2. Ryan Litt [4], 3. Joe Liguori [3], 4. Kevin Mingus [5], 5. Bobby Komisarski [1], 6. Tommy Nichols (DNS).

Perfit A-Feature (40 laps): 1. 07-Ryan Litt [2], 2. 42-Jason Blonde [1], 3. 88-Jimmy McCune [5], 4. 68-Joe Liguori [3], 5. 99-Dorman Snyder [4], 6. 9S-Charlie Schultz [6], 7. Z10-Kevin Mingus [9], 8. 8A-A.J. Lesiecki [8], 9. 7-Bobby Komisarski [7], 10. 55-Tommy Nichols [11], 11. 13-Tom Geren [10], 12. 98-Rick Holley (DNS), 13. 26-Jeff Bloom (DNS).

Lap Leader(s): Ryan Litt 1-4, Dorman Snyder 5-11, Ryan Litt 12-40.

Hard Charger: 88-Jimmy McCune (+2)

- END -

 
 

Michigan Connection; Bogusz & Baur Split MSR Midwest Lights Twins At Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (July 4, 2025) – Charlie Baur and Andrew Bogusz each took home trophies from Kalamazoo Speedway on a Fourth of July Friday night, splitting the spoils of twin features for the Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights.

In the first feature, Baur put the demons of his two missed opportunities at Owosso Speedway two weeks earlier behind him, taking control on the initial start from the outside pole and managing his American Racer tires to perfection.

The 19-year-old from Fenton, Mich., led the 20-lapper from start to finish in a caution-free opening act for his long-awaited first career Midwest Lights victory in his 25th series start.

After twin features at Owosso saw Baur passed on a late restart and then suffering a blown tire in the nightcap, it was evident by his emotion in victory lane that redemption was sweet indeed.

“We needed this so badly, for me, for our team, for our sponsors … this is everything we’ve been working toward," Baur said in victory lane. "We put on a show at Owosso and didn’t come away with anything to show for it, so tonight was about finishing the deal. We’ve been hustling around traveling for so long now and come so close, so to finally win one of these things is huge.

“It’s been a different game for us recently; we’ve never had to manage the tires as much as we have this season, so it’s a skill I’ve definitely had to work on,” he added. “I always like to run on the edge, so saving has been a bit difficult for me … but I’m just grateful to finally have this moment, and hopefully it can be the first of many.

“We finally got the monkey off our back!”

Henes chased Baur for nearly the entirety of the first main, until a tire issue in the closing stages saw him lose second place to three-time Kalamazoo track champion Lucas Krick on the final lap.

Krick came home a career-best second, with Henes filling out the podium ahead of Bogusz and Keegan Weese.

A five-car invert for the second main event – shortened to 15 laps due to multiple tire issues from the first race – put Baur back in the third row and his longtime friend and rival Andrew Bogusz in the same outside front-row starting spot that Baur won from previously.

Bogusz put together a mirror performance, jumping to the lead on the opening circuit and never looking back for his second Midwest Lights win of the season and the seventh of his career.

It marked a strong bounce back for the Shelby Township, Mich., teenager after what he called “a weekend to forget” last time out at Owosso.

“It feels absolutely great to be back in victory lane,” said Bogusz afterward. “I love coming to this place; it’s where I got my first Lights win and with the multi-groove racing … there’s just always a show for the fans here.

“I knew J.J. was coming at the end. I could hear him behind me,” Bogusz added. “I just had to play a bit of defense and keep clicking [laps] off.”

Henes was closing on Bogusz in an attempt to steal the second act away, but simply ran out of time.

“I just needed a couple more laps,” Henes lamented. “The sun went away and we got a lot faster.”

Weese completed the podium for the second feature, followed by Baur, who could only muster fourth after his win earlier in the evening. Krick was the final driver in the top five at the checkered flag.

Henes was the fast qualifier after a lap of 12.229 seconds in group time trials to open the program.

The Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights season continues Saturday night, July 19 at Midvale Speedway, the tour’s debut at the Ohio speedplant.

For more information on Must See Racing, visit www.mustseeracing.com.

RESULTS: Must See Racing Maxima Midwest Lights; Kalamazoo (Mich.) Speedway; July 4, 2025

Maxima Racing Oils Qualifying (best of two laps): 1. J.J. Henes, 36JR, Henes-12.229; 2. Andrew Bogusz, 17, Bogusz-12.406; 3. Charlie Baur, 23, Baur-12.485; 4. Lucas Krick, 9, USA Earthworks-12.659; 5. Keegan Weese, 37, Henes-12.755; 6. Brandon Lemmerman, 64, Henes-12.967; 7. Matt Double, 14X, USA Earthworks-13.929.

A-Feature #1 (20 laps): 1. 23-Charlie Baur [2], 2. 9-Lucas Krick [1], 3. 36JR-J.J. Henes [3], 4. 17-Andrew Bogusz [7], 5. 37-Keegan Weese [4], 6. 64-Brandon Lemmerman [5], 7. 14X-Matt Double [6].

Lap Leader(s): Charlie Baur 1-20.

Hard Charger: 17-Andrew Bogusz (+3)

A-Feature #2 (20 laps): 1. 17-Andrew Bogusz [2], 2. 36JR-J.J. Henes [3], 3. 37-Keegan Weese [1], 4. 23-Charlie Baur [5], 5. 9-Lucas Krick [4], 6. 64-Brandon Lemmerman [6], 7. 14X-Matt Double [7].

Lap Leader(s): Andrew Bogusz 1-15.

Hard Charger: 17-Andrew Bogusz (+1)

 
 

 

 

SOUTHERN SPRINTS

Image result for must see racing

 

 

  MUST SEE XTREME SPRINT CAR SERIES  Great Lakes Super Sprints 
 

NARC 410 sprint car series

DATE TRACK-EVENT
March 8  Stockton Dirt Track – Salute to Leroy Van Conett
April 4  RAINED OUT: Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) – Spring Fling
April 5  CANCELED DUE TO A FIRE: Stockton Dirt Track – Asparagus Cup
April 12 Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico) – Mini Gold Cup – $10,000 to win w/BCRA
April 26 Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) – Chris & Brian Faria Memorial
May 10  Antioch Speedway – Contra Costa County Clash w/BCRA
May 16 Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) – Salute to First Responders
May 17 Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) – Morrie Williams Memorial Twin 20’s – Feature 1
  Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) – Morrie Williams Memorial Twin 20’s – Feature 2
May 31 Placerville Speedway – 34th Annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Race
June 7 Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico) – David Tarter Memorial w/BCRA
  Fastest Five Days in Motorsports
June 11 Southern Oregon Speedway (Central Point, OR) – Wild Wednesday 
June 12 The Douglas County Dirtrack (Roseburg, OR) – Thursday Night Thunder
June 13 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR) – Friday Night Frenzy
June 14 Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR) – Sprint Car Invasion
June 15 Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA) – Fathers Day Timber Cup
   
June 19 Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) – Super Dirt Cup – Night One 
June 20 Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) – Super Dirt Cup – Night Two 
June 21 Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) – $100,026 to win Super Dirt Cup 
   
July 12 Petaluma Speedway – $5,200 to win David Lindt Memorial
July18 Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) – 15th Annual Howard Kaeding Classic  
July 19 Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) – $6,900 to win Howard Kaeding Classic
July 26 Santa Maria Speedway (Nipomo) – The Showdown at Santa Maria
August 2 Ocean Speedway (Watsonville) – $5,000 to win 65th Annual Johnny Key Classic
August 30 Calistoga Speedway – Louie Vermeil Classic – Night One
August 31 Calistoga Speedway – Louie Vermeil Classic – Night Two
September 6 Placerville Speedway – Pay Dirt Showdown
October 4 ADDED: Thunderbowl Raceway (Tulare) – Chris & Bran Faria Memorial
October 11 Antioch Speedway – Open Wheel Octoberfest w/BCRA 
October 25 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Bakersfield) – October Classic
November 1 Stockton Dirt Track – 42nd Annual Tribute to Gary Patterson w/BCRA 

 

 
       

 

©2002-2025 MOTOR SPORTS GARAGE PRODUCTIONS,  All Rights Reserved

ALL LOGOS ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF THE RACING SERIES AND ARE USED FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY

ALL PICTURES ARE PROPERTY OF THE RACING SERIES AND ARE USED FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY

NO PART OF THE SITE CAN BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF MOTORSPORTSGARAGE PRODUCTIONS

This site is dedicated to my dad " Hoot" who introduced me to the great sport of auto racing............. rest in peace  DAD

larry criss....................A true race fan LIKE AN UNCLE TO ME

   gary lee.................auto racing broadcast legend and personnel friend

charlie patterson ............my old friend that supported me when mo one else did

 Carroll Horton .......................................life long friend and indy car owner

Judy Morris.................... a true race fan

todd shafer..............."a rock n roller" with a love for racing!

FOLLOW US on