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Escanaba Motor Speedway racer Rick Ness poses for a photo on May 24, 2025 at Escanaba Motor Speedway. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)
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2025 Race Schedule
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May
Tuesday, May 20,2025 – Practice
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Meet the racer: super mod driver Gunnar Hansen
6/28/2025ESCANABA — The Escanaba Motor Speedway had a week off as it prepares for the back half of the 2025 season. Daily Press sports writer Adam Hinch got a chance to sit down with super mod driver Gunnar Hansen to discuss a variety of topics.
Adam Hinch: What got you into racing...more
Rock Picking Party
6/24/2025We know it is late notice but we are having a rock picking party at 6 PM.
Weather has not been on our side but the track has been disced. Free pet rocks. Everyone invited. The more rocks we pick the better and safer the track will be. There are some pails at pit shack....more
Support for Easton Winling, unpredictable finishes highlight O’Re...
6/19/2025ESCANABA — O’Reilly Auto Parts Night at the Escanaba Motor Speedway brought fans an action-packed night of racing, with close racing and exciting finishes.
More important than the racing, though, was what happened off the track as racers and fans showed their support for...more
Manninen wins big on Father's Day
6/17/2025Local Sports
Jun 16, 2025
Adam Hinch
Sports Reporter
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600 Sprints driver Ethan Manninen celebrates with his father Carl Manninen in Victory Lane on June 15, 2025 at Escanaba Motor Speedway. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)
ESCANABA — Weekend rain pushed the...more
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Escanaba, MI
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Classes
Track Contact
Full Event Information on MyRacePass
Exhibition Vintage Modified
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 29 |
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Charles Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | 93 |
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Allan Yelle Sands , MI | Sands , MI | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 02 |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 |
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Herb Iverson Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 5 | 3 | 92 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -2 |
| 6 | 5 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 |
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Vern VanDrese Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 29 |
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Charles Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - |
| 2 | 5 | 93 |
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Allan Yelle Sands , MI | Sands , MI | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Herb Iverson Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 4 | 92 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 5 | 3 | 02 |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | -2 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 |
|
Vern VanDrese Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 7 | 7 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Riverside Auto Group Youth Micro Sprints Jr Class/
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 52 |
|
Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 19A |
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Carson Artley Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 |
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Karl Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 99 |
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Walker Clarkson Manitowoc, WI | Manitowoc, WI | -3 |
| 5 | 5 | 23 |
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Bentley Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 6 | 2 | 4R |
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TANNER RAE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 |
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Kaleb Warm Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 8 | 9 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 24 |
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TAYLOR ARTLEY Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 10 | 16 |
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KAYDYN LINDBERT Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - | |
| 11 | 10 | 09 |
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Abbie Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | -1 |
| DNS | 11 | 71 |
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Brody Steinhauer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 |
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Karl Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | 23 |
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Bentley Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 99 |
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Walker Clarkson Manitowoc, WI | Manitowoc, WI | -2 |
| 4 | 2 | 24 |
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TAYLOR ARTLEY Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 5 | 3 | 09 |
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Abbie Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | -2 |
| DNS | 4 | 71 |
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Brody Steinhauer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 52 |
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Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 19A |
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Carson Artley Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 4R |
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TANNER RAE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 19 |
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Kaleb Warm Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 5 | 5 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Sportsman Micro Sprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 80 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 2 | 6 | 20 |
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Brennan Swanson Menominee, MI | Menominee, MI | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 21 |
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Tyler Demars Green Bay, WI | Green Bay, WI | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 23 |
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Brett Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 |
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Luke Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 6 | 7 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | 32 |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 29 |
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Jeffrey Latsch Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
| DNS | 8 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 23 |
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Brett Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 80 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 3 | 8 | 29 |
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Jeffrey Latsch Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 21 |
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Tyler Demars Green Bay, WI | Green Bay, WI | -3 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 |
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Luke Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 6 | 7 | 20 |
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Brennan Swanson Menominee, MI | Menominee, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -5 |
| 9 | 4 | 32 |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -5 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Super Modified
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
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Don Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 75 |
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Scott Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | P2 |
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Joe Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 75 |
|
Scott Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Don Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 5 | P2 |
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Joe Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
600cc Winged Microsprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 26 |
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Kyle Getchell Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 42 |
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Matt Peterson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 3 | 1 | 14 |
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Kyle Mayville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 4 | 5 | 717 |
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Rick Ness Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | 93 |
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Paul Hosking Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 29 |
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Kevin Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 7 | 10 | 101 |
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Tony Beauchamp Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | 92 |
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Braden Beauchamp Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 9 | 9 | 91 |
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Dennis Ness Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 10 | 4 | 8 |
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Logan Getzloff Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | -6 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 717 |
|
Rick Ness Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 14 |
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Kyle Mayville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 5 | 42 |
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Matt Peterson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 92 |
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Braden Beauchamp Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -2 |
| 5 | 3 | 91 |
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Dennis Ness Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -2 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 26 |
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Kyle Getchell Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 2 | 5 | 8 |
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Logan Getzloff Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 29 |
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Kevin Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 3 | 93 |
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Paul Hosking Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 4 | 101 |
|
Tony Beauchamp Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Binks Coca-Cola Sport Modifieds
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 70 |
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Jamie Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | 60 |
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Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | 4 |
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Pat Richer Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 69 |
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Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 12 | 21G |
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Rick Gustavson Norway, MI | Norway, MI | 7 |
| 6 | 10 | 18 |
|
Ryan Lindbert Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 4 |
| 7 | 14 | 93 |
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Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 53 |
|
Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -3 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 |
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Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -6 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 |
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Brock Bower Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -6 |
| 11 | 13 | 855 |
|
Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | 2 |
| 12 | 15 | 8 |
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Ryan Timm Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 13 | 11 | 6 |
|
Matt Adams Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 14 | 9 | 56 |
|
Wally Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -5 |
| 15 | 2 | 64 |
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Tyler Corwin Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -13 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 53 |
|
Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 69 |
|
Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 3 | 3 | 60 |
|
Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 8 | 15 |
|
Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 18 |
|
Ryan Lindbert Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -4 |
| 6 | 7 | 6 |
|
Matt Adams Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 855 |
|
Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | -3 |
| 8 | 5 | 8 |
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Ryan Timm Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -3 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 |
|
Brock Bower Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 64 |
|
Tyler Corwin Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 4 | 70 |
|
Jamie Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 4 |
|
Pat Richer Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 6 | 56 |
|
Wally Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | 21G |
|
Rick Gustavson Norway, MI | Norway, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 93 |
|
Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -2 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Bichler Concrete & Gravel Unified Street Stocks
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 51 |
|
Tyler Winling Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 27 |
 |
Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 3 | 6 | 40 |
 |
Ron Jenshak Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 |
|
Paul Wagner Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 4 |
|
Neil Aaberg Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 6 | 1 | 19 |
 |
Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -5 |
| 7 | 7 | 48 |
|
Jason Peacock Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 8 | 9 | 181 |
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Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 9 DNF | 8 | 17 |
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Ben Buckland Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 10 DNF | 10 | 12S |
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Kurt Schwalbach Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 |
|
Neil Aaberg Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 19 |
|
Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 |
|
Paul Wagner Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 40 |
|
Ron Jenshak Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 | 5 | 181 |
|
Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 12S |
|
Kurt Schwalbach Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 27 |
|
Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 51 |
|
Tyler Winling Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 48 |
|
Jason Peacock Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -2 |
| 5 | 1 | 17 |
|
Ben Buckland Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -4 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Island Resort Sport Compacts
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 10 |
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Trever Cronick Faithorn, MI | Faithorn, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 8 |
 |
Zach Gazda Vulcan, MI | Vulcan, MI | - |
| 3 | 4 | 21 |
|
Tombo Waselesky Harvey, MI | Harvey, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 13 |
|
Dominick Lantagne Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 5 | 8 | 4C |
|
Dylan Lanaville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 6 | 9 | 48 |
|
Kyle Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 7 DNF | 5 | 57 |
 |
Avry Corrigan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 8 DNF | 1 | 49 |
|
Ryan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -7 |
| 9 DNF | 11 | 70 |
|
Rodney VanBrocklin Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 2 |
| 10 DNF | 7 | 92 |
 |
Garrett Greenfield Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| DQ | 10 | 6X |
|
Jared Demeuse Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 |
|
Trever Cronick Faithorn, MI | Faithorn, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 |
|
Zach Gazda Vulcan, MI | Vulcan, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 4 | 57 |
|
Avry Corrigan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 92 |
|
Garrett Greenfield Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 5 DNF | 6 | 9 |
|
Traci Lantagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 6 DNF | 5 | 70 |
|
Rodney VanBrocklin Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 21 |
|
Tombo Waselesky Harvey, MI | Harvey, MI | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 49 |
|
Ryan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 3 | 3 | 13 |
|
Dominick Lantagne Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 4 | 1 | 4C |
|
Dylan Lanaville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 4 | 48 |
|
Kyle Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 6 | 6X |
|
Jared Demeuse Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||