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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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2025 Escanaba Motor Speedway Schedule
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May
Tuesday, May 20,2025 – Practice
Saturday, May 24,2025 – Points Race Season
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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)
ESCANABA — Weekend rain pushed the...more
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
6/15/2024 - Escanaba Motor Speedway
Escanaba, MI
Weekly Points Racing at Escanaba Motor Speedway Presented by O'Reilly's Auto Parts
Join us for a night of racing sponsored by O'Reilly's Auto Parts! All of our weekly classes will be back in action with Sport Compacts having out of car introductions on the front stretch during intermission.
Pits: 4:00pm
Grandstands:6:00pm
Driver Registration Ends:6:00pm
Green Flag: 7:00pm
Grandstands: $10 Kids 12&Under FREE with paid adult
Pits: Member $25 Nonmember $35 Non racing kids under 5 $10 Sport mod Points fund fee $10
Classes
Track Contact
Full Event Information on MyRacePass
Exhibition Vintage Modified
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 02L |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 83 |
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Derek LeBresh | - | |
| 3 | 4 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 33 |
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Ron Anderson | -3 | |
| 5 | 6 | 61 |
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Chris Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | 09 |
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Richard Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 19 |
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Gerry Olson Terryhaute, IN | Terryhaute, IN | -3 |
| 9 | 10 | 41 |
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TOM PEPIN Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -7 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 83 |
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Derek LeBresh | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 33 |
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Ron Anderson | - | |
| 4 | 8 | 02L |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 6 | 10 | 19 |
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Gerry Olson Terryhaute, IN | Terryhaute, IN | 4 |
| 7 | 7 | 61 |
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Chris Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 8 | 2 | 09 |
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Richard Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | -6 |
| 9 | 6 | 9 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -3 |
| DNS | 9 | 41 |
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TOM PEPIN Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Riverside Auto Group Youth Micro Sprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 |
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FINN BOWER Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 2 | 2 | 14 |
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WYATT AMMEL Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 3 | 3 | 72 |
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Carson Wagner Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 15 |
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Lilah Wagner Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 |
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FINN BOWER Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 14 |
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WYATT AMMEL Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 72 |
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Carson Wagner Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 15 |
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Lilah Wagner Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Sportsman Micro Sprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 52 |
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Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 2 | 8 | 23R |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 |
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MACY DEGNAN Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 7 | 15 |
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BRAXTON LUNDQUIST Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 28 |
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Kristy Karl Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 1 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -5 |
| 7 | 5 | 80 |
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ROBERT KNIGHT Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -2 |
| 8 | 10 | 32V |
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Nathan Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 74 |
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Ethan Juhola Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | -7 |
| 10 | 9 | 70 |
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Andrew Karl Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 74 |
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Ethan Juhola Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | - |
| 2 | 2 | 28 |
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Kristy Karl Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 3 | 3 | 52 |
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Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 23R |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 | 5 | 70 |
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Andrew Karl Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 |
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BRAXTON LUNDQUIST Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | 80 |
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ROBERT KNIGHT Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 4 | 5 | 32V |
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Nathan Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | 1 |
| 5 DNF | 2 | 11 |
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MACY DEGNAN Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Super Modified
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 75 |
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Scott Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 2 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 4 | 57 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 | 6 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 |
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Rick Ness Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| DNS | 7 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 |
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Rick Ness Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | 75 |
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Scott Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | 57 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 1 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | -5 |
| 7 DNF | 3 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -4 |
| All transfer | ||||||
600cc Winged Microsprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 32R |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 |
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Logan Getzloff Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | - |
| 4 | 1 | 14 |
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Paul Hosking Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 |
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Brayden Lundquist Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 6 DNF | 5 | 23 |
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Bentley Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 7 DNF | 7 | 47 |
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ROBERT KNIGHT Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 14 |
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Paul Hosking Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 32R |
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Chase Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 |
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Logan Getzloff Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | - |
| 4 | 5 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 23 |
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Bentley Richer Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 |
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Brayden Lundquist Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 7 | 7 | 47 |
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ROBERT KNIGHT Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Binks Coca-Cola Sport Modifieds
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 33V |
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Bradley Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | - |
| 2 | 7 | 19 |
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Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 65 |
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Doug Belongia Jr Suring, WI | Suring, WI | -1 |
| 4 | 3 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 |
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Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - |
| 6 | 10 | 53 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 93 |
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Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| 8 | 8 | 60 |
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Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 9 | 12 | 65G |
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Frank Gasperini Iron Mountain, MI | Iron Mountain, MI | 3 |
| 10 | 11 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | 20 |
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Kyle Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 6 |
| 12 | 9 | 45K |
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Lance Salo Payson, AZ | Payson, AZ | -3 |
| 13 | 14 | 51 |
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Jordan Nedeau Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 14 | 16 | 855 |
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Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | 2 |
| 15 | 13 | 9 |
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RICHARD LANTAGNE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 16 | 18 | 95 |
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Zach Yelle Gwinn, MI | Gwinn, MI | 2 |
| 17 | 19 | 101 |
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Tony Beauchamp Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 18 DNF | 4 | 02 |
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Cody Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -14 |
| 19 DNF | 15 | 22M |
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JIM MOORE Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -4 |
| 20 DNF | 21 | 69 |
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Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 21 DNF | 20 | 121 |
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Chris Olson Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | -1 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 65G |
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Frank Gasperini Iron Mountain, MI | Iron Mountain, MI | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | 93 |
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Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 45K |
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Lance Salo Payson, AZ | Payson, AZ | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 9 |
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RICHARD LANTAGNE Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 6 DNF | 3 | 121 |
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Chris Olson Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | -3 |
| 7 DNF | 1 | 69 |
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Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 19 |
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Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 33V |
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Bradley Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | - |
| 3 | 6 | 53 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 02 |
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Cody Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 | 7 | 95 |
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Zach Yelle Gwinn, MI | Gwinn, MI | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 22M |
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JIM MOORE Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -5 |
| 7 | 3 | 20 |
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Kyle Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 3
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 60 |
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Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 |
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Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 65 |
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Doug Belongia Jr Suring, WI | Suring, WI | -1 |
| 5 | 1 | 51 |
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Jordan Nedeau Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -4 |
| 6 | 2 | 855 |
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Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | -4 |
| 7 | 7 | 101 |
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Tony Beauchamp Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Bichler Concrete & Gravel Unified Street Stocks
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 181 |
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Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 8 |
| 2 | 7 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 77T |
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Cody Turner Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 3G |
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Jeremy Sebeck Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 48 |
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Jason Peacock Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -2 |
| 6 | 2 | 71 |
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Nathan Price Manistique, MI | Manistique, MI | -4 |
| 7 | 10 | 43 |
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Bob Lewis Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 8 DNF | 1 | 53 |
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QWENTIN JOHNSEN Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -7 |
| 9 DNF | 8 | 3 |
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Brayden Lundquist Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -1 |
| 10 DNF | 4 | 2 |
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Tony Begovac Escanaba, MI, MI | Escanaba, MI, MI | -6 |
| 11 DNF | 11 | 7 |
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Dan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 53 |
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QWENTIN JOHNSEN Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 2 | 4 | 3 |
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Brayden Lundquist Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 3G |
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Jeremy Sebeck Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 4 | 2 | 48 |
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Jason Peacock Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -2 |
| 5 | 6 | 77T |
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Cody Turner Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 |
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Dan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 181 |
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Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Tony Begovac Escanaba, MI, MI | Escanaba, MI, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 1 | 71 |
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Nathan Price Manistique, MI | Manistique, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 5 | 43 |
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Bob Lewis Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Island Resort Sport Compacts
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 21 |
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Tombo Waselesky Harvey, MI | Harvey, MI | 8 |
| 2 | 7 | 13 |
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Dominick Lantagne Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 12V |
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Andrew Vandrese Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 6 | 54 |
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Tanner Olson Norway, MI | Norway, MI | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 4C |
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Dylan Lanaville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
| 6 | 8 | 28 |
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MARK ISLEY Ishpeming, MI | Ishpeming, MI | 2 |
| 7 DNF | 5 | 67 |
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Elliott Reid Faithorn, MI | Faithorn, MI | -2 |
| 8 DNF | 4 | 92 |
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Garrett Greenfield Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
| 9 DNF | 3 | 32 |
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Ron Borchert Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -6 |