Three nights of racing at 3 different tracks in 2 different cities in one weekend? Yes, you are reading that right. On Friday night, I had my normal flagging duties at the Marshalltown Speedway; on Saturday night, I filled in for my buddy Braxton Flattery at the Webster County Speedway in Fort Dodge behind the microphone; and on Sunday night, if that wasn't enough, I returned to Fort Dodge but this time across Highway 169 at the Sports Park Raceway presented by Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota. I do want to give a big thanks to Cody Wirt, the Webster County Fairboard and the rest of the team at Webster County Speedway for making it so fun and easy for this guy to fill in on Saturday. That is a great track, so check out a race there. Okay, let's get back to what happened at Sports Park Raceway on Sunday.
Last week at Sports Raceway Park, they got two heats in and the third heat race of the night on the track before rain rolled in, forcing the cancellation. This week was a little different as one hundred and twenty-three cars signed in to tame the 4/10-mile high-banked dirt oval on a picture-perfect Sunday night. It was Matt's Tire Service IMCA Sport Compacts, which was the featured class running for extra money, and the first appearance of the IMCA STARS Mod Lites, which brought 21 cars. The Toftee family put Hard Charger Awards up in 6 classes; only divisions not included are Vintage Cars and Mod Lites.
Brandon Toftee and Jeff Frevert produced a fantastic racing surface to race on all night. Sarah Stewart and the rest of the team did an amazing job as well. The final checkers waved at 10:06 pm, slightly later than they wanted to, but all in all it was a great night of racing. I want to thank them for the hospitality and plan on making some more trips to Sports Park Raceway this season. It was nice to have a conversation with Danielle Ayers from Danielle Ayers Photography down in the infield before the races, so if you want to see more cool shots besides mine which has the links below, check her page out.
The first feature of the night was the Culver's of Fort Dodge and Carroll 4.6L Crown Vics for their 10-lap feature event. Nick Sawdy grabbed the top spot early in the feature and received pressure from Nick Hogan. On lap two, though, Nick Hogan spun off the top of turn one, bringing out the yellow. Sawdy fended off Gerald Ford and Nate Hogan on the restart, but the caution came out again on lap four when Dakota Flogstad spun in turn one and then pulled out on the racing surface and stopped to bring the yellow out. Two more cautions came out on lap five when Cody Fogleman spun in turn three and then when Sawdy spun exiting turn two, resulting in Nate Hogan having nowhere to go. Hogan was giving his spot back, which technically now was the race lead. Nate Hogan held off the challenges from Greg Dollens to capture the win. Dollens finished second, Cyle Marsh was third, Nick Hogan worked back to finish fourth and Taylor Andringa took fifth. Nate Hogan was also the Toftee Family Hard Charger advancing 11 spots.
Pickett Salvage Vintage Cars was up next for their 10-lap feature. In the heat races, the different classes of vintage cars run separate heats, but in the feature, they all run together with the Super Stocks starting at the front and the Street Stocks at the back. However, before a single lap was scored, the caution came out when Mark Chance flipped on his roof in turn three. He climbed from the car, but it ended his night. On the restart, Brad Pinkerton, driving the 62XL Hunnell Racing hot rod, jumped out to the race lead, and he was followed by Dino Rodish. Those two pulled away, but then there were cautions on lap four for Todd Jansonius spinning in turn two and lap seven when Rex Jansonius was spun by John Hunnell in turn three. Pinkerton led all ten laps, capturing the overall win and the Super Stock win. Rodish finished second; Rex Jansonius finished third and won the Street Stock class. Brent McClendon was fourth and the runner-up in the Street Stocks, and he was followed by Josh McClendon.
Next up was the first appearance of the season for the IMCA STARS Mod Lites for their 15-lap feature event. Austin Gray grabbed the race lead from the drop of the green flag, and just after lap one was scored, the caution came out when Kansas City, Missouri racer Dillon Raffurty came to a stop off the top side of turn two. Gray got a great restart and fended off Riley Clem, but it was Randy Bryan that would begin to pressure Gray for the top spot. Gray led until lap 13, when Bryan was able to pounce and take the lead away. Bryan went on to take the win; meanwhile, Josh may got by Gray for second with two to go. Gray, Clem, and Tracen Glick rounded out the top five.
In the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks 15-lap feature event, it was Brian Ashburn leading the opening lap. Seth Butler took the lead away on lap two from Ashburn. The first caution came out on lap five when Solomon Bennett and Macon Robinson spun in turn three. Butler had to contend with Braden Gifford and Adam Tiernan on the restart. Gifford managed to work his way by Butler on lap eight to capture the race lead. The final caution came out on lap ten when CJ McGregor spun in turn three right in front of the leaders. Gifford got a great restart and went on to capture his second win of the weekend; he also won Friday in Marshalltown. Butler finished second, Drew Barglof was third, Lucas Smith was in fourth, and Will Smith was fifth. Gifford was the hard charger, advancing eleven spots.
Kamdyn Haggard and Drew Fett lead the field to the green flag in the White Transfer & Storage IMCA Northern Sport Mods 15-lap feature. Haggard was quick to jump out to the race lead and got just enough separation between him and Fett. The only race caution came out on lap five when Preston Bright spun in turn two. Haggard again got a great restart, and he was determined to capture the feature win at a racetrack about 20 miles from his hometown. Haggard came across the line first and captured his first career IMCA Northern Sport Mod win. Having known Kamdyn since his young go-kart days, I was happy to see him take a feature win finally, and I know his dad Dustin was excited; I am sure both are still smiling today. Finishing behind Haggard were Drew Fett, Hunter Longnecker, Alec Fett, and Mike Smith. Alec Fett and Smith each moved up four spots and would have been the hard chargers. but I think the Toftee Family bonus went to Fett.
Tyler Pickett led the first five laps of the Marsh Concrete IMCA Stock Cars 15-lap feature before Ryan Roath took the top spot away. Pickett left the door open on lap six, and Roath took advantage to take the race lead and then pulled away to take the feature win in the caution-free feature event. Pickett held on to finish second; Parker Slagle was third, Karter Evans in fourth, and Blake Lehman in fifth. Hard Charger was Kyle Rose, advancing seven spots from fourteenth to finish seventh.
Chaz Baca has looked like the master of Sports Park Raceway in the United Plant Services IMCA Modifieds 15-lap features this season because very quickly he outwrestled the lead from Jason Bass and never looked back in the feature that also went caution-free. Baca captured the win ahead of Bass, Jesse Patterson, Colby Fett, and Jake McBirnie. Fett, Andy Tiernan, and Robert Moore all technically tied for the hard charger, but it would go to Fett.
The final feature of the night was the Matt's Tire Service IMCA Sport Compacts Special, paying $500 to win for the winner. Chase Roath from New River, Arizona, and Mitchell Bunch led the field to the green flag. Roath grabbed the top spot and fended off Bunch; Brooke Osler got by Bunch for second and began to apply pressure to Roath. Osler led lap seven, but Roath figured out how to get back by Osler on lap eight. Roath went on to capture the feature win, making it a family affair, joining his dad as a feature winner on the night. Tyler Housley came across the line in second; Osler slipped back to third. Bunch came across in the fourth spot but was disqualified in post-race tech, handing the fourth spot over to Michael Gardner. Tyler Fiebelkorn came home in fifth and was the hard charger of the race, moving up nine spots.
Next week, the Sports Park Raceway presented by Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln will sit silent as they head over to the motocross course on the grounds for the RJ Motorsports Iowa Moto Series Round #5, Fort Dodge MX, on Saturday and Sunday, June 20th and 21st. Saturday is practice day, with gates opening at 7am and practice from 9am to 3pm, and then race day is Sunday. Gates open at 6am, sign-in is at 6:30am, practice is at 8am, and racing follows. Check out IowaMoto.com, Iowa Moto Series on Facebook or FDMX on Facebook for more information.
Racing returns to the big track on Sunday, June 28th with the Marsh Concrete IMCA Stock Car $1,000 to win B&B Chassis All-Star Invitational Qualifier plus IMCA Weekly Racing for Modifieds, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Sport Compacts, 4.6L Crown Vics, and Vintage Cars. Grandstands are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors/military/kids (7-12), and free for kids 6 and under. Pit passes are $35 for ages 14 & over and $25 for ages 13 & under. Pits open at 3p, grandstands at 4p, drivers meeting at 4:45p, hot laps at 5p, and racing to follow.Among the upcoming major events in the next few races are the following: Culver's of Fort Dodge and Carroll 4.6L Crown Vics will host a $1,000-to-win Special, along with IMCA Weekly Racing, on July 5th; the White Transfer & Storage IMCA Northern Sport Mods will have a $1,000-to-win Special on July 12th; the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks will feature a $1,000-to-win Special on July 26th; and Kids Night, sponsored by Kemna Auto of Fort Dodge, will take place on August 2nd.
The IMCA STARS Mod Lites return four more times to Sports Park; the next one is Sunday, July 5th. The remaining dates are July 26th, August 9th, and August 30th.
For more information about the Sports Park Raceway presented by Ford Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota check out SportsParkRaceway.com or check out Sports Park Raceway Facebook Page or call the office at (515) 571-4401.
I have to thank track operation manager Sarah Stewart for allowing me to come capture some pictures during hot laps and heat races; they are all posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo album titled Sports Park Raceway Sport Compact Special + Weekly Racing 6-14-26.
Sports Park Raceway
presented by Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Sport Compact Special + Weekly Racing
presented by Matt's Tire Service
Sunday June 14th, 2026
IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by United Plant Services
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 75JR Chaz Baca (Jewell); 2. 4 Jason Bass (Fort Dodge); 3. 118 Jesse Patterson (Marana, Ariz.); 4. 00 Colby Fett (Algona); 5. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 6. 321 Andy Tiernan (Madrid); 7. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 8. 75 Greg Elliott (Stanhope); 9. 7 Danny Fye (Boxholm).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Baca; 2. McBirnie; 3. Elliott; 4. Bass; 5. Patterson; 6. Fett; 7. Fye; 8. Tiernan; 9. Moore.
IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Marsh Concrete
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 45 Ryan Roath (Kamrar); 2. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boone); 3. 47 Parker Slagle (Eagle Grove); 4. 154E Karter Evans (Spirit Lake); 5. 93L Blake Lehman (Winterset); 6. 18 Tyler Nelsen (Lohrville); 7. 123 Kyle Rose (Cambridge); 8. 32 Bill Atcheson (Van Meter); 9. 343 Zayn Feaster (Corwith); 10. 18K Klayton Kramer (Algona); 11. 4D Daniel Ayers (Webster City); 12. 43 Calvin Lange (Humboldt); 13. 8X Scott Olson (Blairsburg); DNS 01 Troy Jerovetz (Iowa Falls).
Heat 1 (8 Laps) : 1. Roath; 2. Olson; 3. Slagle; 4. Lehman; 5. Nelsen; 6. Atcheson; 7. Feaster.
Heat 2 (8 Laps) : 1. Pickett; 2. Jerovetz; 3. Lange; 4. Ayers; 5. Evans; 6. Kramer; 7. Rose.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORT MODS
presented by White Transfer & Storage
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 95 Kamdyn Haggard (Humboldt); 2. 64 Drew Fett (Thompson); 3. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Boone); 4. 08 Alec Fett (Burt); 5. 22 Mike Smith (Lake City); 6. 9J Jeremiah Reed (Otho); 7. 85 Dustin West (Radcliffe); 8. 57S David Schwartz (Greenfield); 9. 99 Rocky Caudle (Ellsworth); 10. 511 Matt Grall (Fort Dodge); 11. 18 Aaron Denney (Auburn); 12. 53 Jacob Hanus (Summer); 13. 40 George Gilliland (Lehigh); 14. 13B Preston Bright (Indianola).
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Smith; 2. Haggard; 3. West; 4. Grall; 5. Caudle; 6. Schwartz; 7. Gilliland.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Drew Fett; 2. Reed; 3. Longnecker; 4. Alec Fett; 5. Denney; 6. Bright; 7. Hanus.
IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Pickett Salvage
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 22B Braden Gifford (Boone); 2. 22 Seth Butler (Glidden); 3. 45 Drew Barglof (Sioux Rapids); 4. 14L Lucas Smith (Iowa Falls); 5. 31 Will Smith (Lake City); 6. 13 Brian Ashburn (Callender); 7. 21W Wade Gilliland (Callender); 8. 24R Roger Haupt (Webster City); 9. 50 Bryce Sommerfeld (Fort Dodge); 10. 9 Max Pogeler (Cherokee); 11. 51 Ethan Dirks (Belmond); 12. 55G David Gilliland (Fort Dodge); 13. 11 Macon Robinson (Boone); 14. 11H Grant Haugland (Wesley); 15. 22$ CJ McGregor (Algona); 16. 8 Adam Tiernan (Madrid); 17. 44 Brayson Siegle (Pueblo, CO); 18. 37 Shane Butler (Glidden); 19. 56G Brad Gilliland (Webster City); 20. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 21. 8F Aron Fye (Alden); 22. 43 Jade Lange (Humboldt); 23. 24Z Dominick Zolkiewicz (Alta).
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Seth Butler; 2. Haugland; 3. Tiernan; 4. Haupt; 5. McGregor; 6. Fye; 7. David Gilliland; 8. Lange.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Barglof; 2. Ashburn; 3. Shane Butler; 4. Will Smith; 5. Bennett; 6. Wade Gilliland; 7. Sommerfeld; DNS Zolkiewicz.
Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. Gifford; 2. Lucas Smith; 3. Dirks; 4. Siegle; 5. Poegler; 6. Robinson; 7. Brad Gilliland.
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
presented by Matt's Tire Service
A Feature (10 Laps) : 1. 45JR Chase Roath (New River, Ariz.); 2. 15H Tyler Housley (Council Bluffs); 3. 07 Brooke Osler (Milford); 4. 46 Michael Gardner (Des Moines); 5. 61F Tyler Fiebelkorn (Stuart); 6. 7P Charles Prime (Britt); 7. 3H Rece Hayes (Guthrie Center); 8. T13 Braxton Wallace (Greenfield); 9. 3 Carson Hayes (Guthrie Center); 10. 751 Keegan Russell (Corning); 11. 22AD Joseph Carolus (Des Moines); 12. M80 Mark Smith (Huxley); 13. J2 Dani Lenz (Barnum); DNS 99 Chris Wilson (Britt); DNS 53 Josh Winegarden (Clare); DQ 83B Mitchell Bunch (Des Moines).
Heat 1 (5 Laps) : 1. Rece Hayes; 2. Prime; 3. Roath; 4. Carson Hayes; 5. Carolus; 6. Wilson; 7. Bunch; 8. Fiebelkorn.
Heat 2 (5 Laps) : 1. Osler; 2. Housley; 3. Gardner; 4. Russell; 5. Wallace; 6. Smith; 7. Lenz; 8. Winegarden.
IMCA STARS MOD LITES
presented by
A Feature (15 Laps) : 1. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 2. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 3. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 4. 9 Riley Clem (Bakersfield, Calif.); 5. 5G Tracen Glick (Madrid); 6. 44 Garrett Barber (Nevada); 7. H7B Jon Braathun (Story City); 8. 9XL Colin Anderson (Huxley); 9. 7G Devan Glick (Madrid); 10. 2G Grant Anderson (Huxley); 11. 34 Tyler Furrell (Belton, Mo.); 12. 73 Cole Paul (Madrid); 13. 1 Robert Moore (Maxwell); 14. 72T Trevor Swenson (Jewell); 15. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 16. 85 Jered Douglas (West Des Moines); 17. 0B Colby Oberembt (Adel); 18. 46 Dillon Raffurty (Kansas City, Mo.); DNS 4G Ben George (Altoona); DNS 19DD Derek Foster (Maxwell); DNS 89 Travis Stensland (Nevada).
Heat 1 (7 Laps) : 1. Raffurty; 2. Clem; 3. George; 4. Bryan; 5. Braathun; 6. Foster; 7. Paul.
Heat 2 (7 Laps) : 1. Gray; 2. Colin Anderson; 3. Tracen Glick; 4. May; 5. Kennedy; 6. Swenson; 7. Stensland.
Heat 3 (7 Laps) : 1. Oberembt; 2. Moore; 3. Barber; 4. Furrell; 5. Grant Anderson; 6. Devan Glick; 6. Douglas.
4.6L CROWN VICS
presented by Culver's of Fort Dodge & Carroll
A Feature (10 Laps) : 1. 20N Nate Hogan (Fort D0dge); 2. 10D Greg Dollens (Dallas Center); 3. 2 Cyle Marsh (Fort Dodge); 4. 20TP Nick Hogan (Fort Dodge); 5. 3 Taylor Andringa (Granada, Minn.); 6. 14F Thomas Ford (Dakota City); 7. 06 Jake Waters (Cumberland); 8. 33S Nick Sawdy (Fort Dodge); 9. 17C Cody Fogleman (Pocahontas); 10. 44X Alex Ford (Webster City); 11. 814 Dakota Flogstad (Fort Dodge); 12. 64 Gerald Ford (Webster City); DNS 20J Jim Hogan (Fort Dodge).
Heat 1 (5 Laps) : 1. Dollens; 2. Andringa; 3. Waters; 4. Marsh; 5. Jim Hogan; 6. Thomas Ford; 7. Alex Ford.
Heat 2 (5 Laps) : 1. Nick Hogan; 2. Sawdy; 3. Flogstad; 4. Gerald Ford; 5. Fogelman; 6. Nate Hogan.
VINTAGE CARS
presented by Pickett Salvage
STREET STOCK
A Feature (10 Laps) : 1. M1 Rex Jansonius (Geneva); 2. 72 Brent McClendon (Ames); 3. 11B Josh McClendon (Ames); 4. 33 Cameron Kenendy (Clair); 5. 62 John Hunnell (Des Moines); 6. 03 Phillip Abrahamson (Oskaloosa); 7. 73C Carl Yaw (Pleasant Hill); 8. 1 Todd Jansonius (Carroll); 9. 3 Mark Chance (Clive); 10. 33G John Gall (Ankeny).
Heat 1 (5 Laps) : 1. Yaw; 2. Rex Jansonius; 3. Todd Jansonius; 4. Hunnell; 5. Chance.
Heat 2 (5 Laps) : 1. Brent McClendon; 2. Josh McClendon; 3. Kennedy; 4. Abrahamson; DNS Gall.
SUPER STOCK
A Feature (10 Laps) : 1. 62XL Brad Pinkerton (New Sharon); 2. 20 Dino Rodish (West Des Moines); 3. XX Steve Tanner (Richmond, Mo.).
Heat (5 Laps) : 1. Pinkerton; 2. Rodish; 3. Tanner.