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2025 Race Schedule
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May
Tuesday, May 20,2025 – Practice
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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)
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Check this out - 55 years later Don Benoit is still racing!!!
6/15/2025Sports Flashback June 8-14
Local Sports
Jun 14, 2025
John Vrancic
Sports Writer
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June 8, 1970 — Herb Iverson won the modified feature race by several car lengths at the Escanaba Speedway. Ed Prowley of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. nipped Ken Iverson of...more
7/24/2021 - Escanaba Motor Speedway
Escanaba, MI
UPIR Weekly Points Race
Grandstands open at 4pm Racing starts at 6pm!
Classes
Track Contact
Full Event Information on MyRacePass
Exhibition Vintage Modified
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 02 |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | 93 |
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Allan Yelle Sands , MI | Sands , MI | 4 |
| 3 | 7 | 29 |
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Charles Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 2 | 92 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -3 |
| 6 | 5 | 25 |
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Fred Minor Cooks, MI | Cooks, MI | -1 |
| DQ | 4 | 1 |
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Herb Iverson Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 29 |
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Charles Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - |
| 2 | 6 | 02 |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 92 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 4 | 5 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | 25 |
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Fred Minor Cooks, MI | Cooks, MI | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 93 |
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Allan Yelle Sands , MI | Sands , MI | -4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 |
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Herb Iverson Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -3 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Riverside Auto Group Youth Micro Sprints Jr Class/
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 9 |
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Karl Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | 99 |
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Walker Clarkson Manitowoc, WI | Manitowoc, WI | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 19 |
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Kaleb Warm Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 4 | 10 | 71 |
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Brody Steinhauer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | 10 |
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Liam Steinhauer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 23 |
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Bentley Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 7 | 8 | 4R |
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TANNER RAE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 8 | 9 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | 33K |
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Katherine Towne Boulder Junction, WI | Boulder Junction, WI | 3 |
| 10 | 13 | 24 |
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TAYLOR ARTLEY Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | 09 |
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Abbie Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | - |
| DQ | 1 | 52 |
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Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| DQ | 2 | 19A |
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Carson Artley Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 |
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Karl Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 7 | 10 |
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Liam Steinhauer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 99 |
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Walker Clarkson Manitowoc, WI | Manitowoc, WI | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 4R |
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TANNER RAE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 2 | 33K |
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Katherine Towne Boulder Junction, WI | Boulder Junction, WI | -4 |
| 7 | 1 | 24 |
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TAYLOR ARTLEY Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 23 |
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Bentley Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 19 |
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Kaleb Warm Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 4 | 19A |
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Carson Artley Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 52 |
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Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 71 |
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Brody Steinhauer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 6 | 6 | 09 |
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Abbie Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Sportsman Micro Sprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20 |
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Brennan Swanson Menominee, MI | Menominee, MI | - |
| 2 | 3 | 21 |
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Tyler Demars Green Bay, WI | Green Bay, WI | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Luke Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 | 5 | 29 |
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Jeffrey Latsch Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 6 | 7 | 32 |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 7 DNF | 2 | 80 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -5 |
| 8 DNF | 9 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | 1 |
| DNS | 6 | 23 |
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Brett Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 80 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 2 | 4 | 21 |
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Tyler Demars Green Bay, WI | Green Bay, WI | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | 20 |
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Brennan Swanson Menominee, MI | Menominee, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | 4 |
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Luke Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | 29 |
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Jeffrey Latsch Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 23 |
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Brett Labre Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 7 | 3 | 32 |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
| 8 | 9 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -7 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Super Modified
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 75 |
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Scott Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Terry Royer | -1 | |
| 5 | 5 | 18 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 6 DNF | 4 | 0 |
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Don Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -2 |
| 7 DNF | 1 | P2 |
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Joe Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 75 |
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Scott Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Don Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 2 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - |
| 5 | 7 | 7 |
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Terry Royer | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | P2 |
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Joe Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 7 | 1 | 18 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
| All transfer | ||||||
600cc Winged Microsprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 |
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Logan Getzloff Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | - |
| 2 | 8 | 42 |
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Matt Peterson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 29 |
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Kevin Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 5 | 14 |
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Kyle Mayville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 93 |
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Paul Hosking Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 32 |
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Austin Berg Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -2 |
| 7 | 7 | 91 |
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Dennis Ness Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 8 | 2 | 101 |
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Tony Beauchamp Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 29 |
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Kevin Warm Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 101 |
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Tony Beauchamp Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 |
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Logan Getzloff Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 14 |
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Kyle Mayville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 | 7 | 32 |
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Austin Berg Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 93 |
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Paul Hosking Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 91 |
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Dennis Ness Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 8 | 5 | 42 |
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Matt Peterson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Binks Coca-Cola Sport Modifieds
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 53 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 70 |
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Jamie Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 21G |
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Rick Gustavson Norway, MI | Norway, MI | - |
| 4 | 7 | 15 |
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Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 4 |
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Pat Richer Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 60 |
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Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -5 |
| 7 | 15 | 47 |
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Chris Pepin Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 8 |
| 8 | 8 | 69 |
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Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 9 | 12 | 6 |
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Matt Adams Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 10 | 11 | 56 |
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Wally Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | 9 |
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RICHARD LANTAGNE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 12 | 14 | 02 |
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Cody Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 93 |
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Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -9 |
| 14 | 13 | 18 |
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Ryan Lindbert Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| 15 DNF | 9 | 855 |
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Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | -6 |
| 16 DNF | 10 | 2 |
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Brock Bower Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -6 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 70 |
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Jamie Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 |
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Pat Richer Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 53 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 855 |
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Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 8 | 15 |
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Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 6 | 7 | 6 |
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Matt Adams Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 02 |
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Cody Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 |
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RICHARD LANTAGNE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21G |
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Rick Gustavson Norway, MI | Norway, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | 93 |
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Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 60 |
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Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 1 | 69 |
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Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 |
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Brock Bower Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 7 | 56 |
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Wally Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 18 |
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Ryan Lindbert Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 47 |
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Chris Pepin Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Bichler Concrete & Gravel Unified Street Stocks
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Neil Aaberg Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Paul Wagner Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | 40 |
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Ron Jenshak Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 DNF | 7 | 48 |
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Jason Peacock Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 2 |
| 6 DNF | 8 | 51 |
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Tyler Winling Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 7 DNF | 6 | 19 |
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Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| DQ | 2 | 181 |
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Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 2 | 2 | 181 |
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Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 3 | 6 | 5 |
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Paul Wagner Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 |
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Neil Aaberg Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 19 |
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Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 6 | 8 | 40 |
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Ron Jenshak Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 48 |
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Jason Peacock Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -3 |
| 8 | 7 | 51 |
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Tyler Winling Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Island Resort Sport Compacts
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 |
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Zach Gazda Vulcan, MI | Vulcan, MI | - |
| 2 | 4 | 21 |
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Tombo Waselesky Harvey, MI | Harvey, MI | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | 57 |
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Avry Corrigan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 92 |
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Garrett Greenfield Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 8 | 49 |
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Ryan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 6 | 10 | 70 |
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Rodney VanBrocklin Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 4 |
| 7 DNF | 9 | 4C |
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Dylan Lanaville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 8 DNF | 5 | 10 |
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Trever Cronick Faithorn, MI | Faithorn, MI | -3 |
| 9 DNF | 6 | 53 |
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QWENTIN JOHNSEN Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -3 |
| DNS | 12 | 327 |
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BRENT JOHNSON-LARSON Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| DNS | 11 | 13 |
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Dominick Lantagne Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| DNS | 2 | 48 |
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Kyle Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 |
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Tombo Waselesky Harvey, MI | Harvey, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 92 |
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Garrett Greenfield Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 |
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Zach Gazda Vulcan, MI | Vulcan, MI | 1 |
| 4 DNF | 1 | 49 |
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Ryan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 5 DNF | 5 | 4C |
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Dylan Lanaville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 6 DNF | 6 | 13 |
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Dominick Lantagne Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 10 |
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Trever Cronick Faithorn, MI | Faithorn, MI | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 48 |
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Kyle Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 57 |
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Avry Corrigan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 6 | 53 |
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QWENTIN JOHNSEN Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 70 |
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Rodney VanBrocklin Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -3 |
| 6 DNF | 4 | 327 |
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BRENT JOHNSON-LARSON Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -2 |
| All transfer | ||||||