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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
Saturday, May 24,2025 – Points Race Season
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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
7/6/2024 - Escanaba Motor Speedway
Escanaba, MI
Allan Yelle Memorial Night
Join us for our annual Allan Yelle Memorial Race! All of our weekly classes will be back in action with Vintage & Super Modifieds having out of car introductions on the front stretch during intermission.
Pits: 2:00pm
Grandstands:4:00pm
Driver Registration Ends:5:00pm
Green Flag: 6:00pm
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 | 5 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 7R |
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Terry Royer | 1 | |
| 3 | 6 | 9 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 33 |
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Ron Anderson | - | |
| 5 | 11 | 02L |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | 25 |
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Fred Minor Cooks, MI | Cooks, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 09 |
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Richard Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | -6 |
| 9 DNF | 1 | 1 |
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Herb Iverson Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -8 |
| 10 DNF | 9 | 83 |
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Derek LeBresh | -1 | |
| DNS | 10 | 19 |
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Gerry Olson Terryhaute, IN | Terryhaute, IN | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 33 |
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Ron Anderson | 1 | |
| 3 | 6 | 9 |
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David Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 |
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Fred Minor Cooks, MI | Cooks, MI | - |
| 5 DNF | 1 | 83 |
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Derek LeBresh | -4 | |
| 6 DNF | 5 | 19 |
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Gerry Olson Terryhaute, IN | Terryhaute, IN | -1 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7R |
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Terry Royer | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Herb Iverson Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 3 | 1 | 55 |
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Don Benoit Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -2 |
| 4 | 5 | 61 |
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Chris Broeders Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 09 |
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Richard Lantagne Riverland, MI | Riverland, MI | 1 |
| DNS | 3 | 02L |
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Kevin Lustila Germfask, MI | Germfask, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Riverside Auto Group Youth Micro Sprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 |
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FINN BOWER Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 51 |
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Nathan Winling Jr Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 14 |
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WYATT AMMEL Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 1 | 77 |
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EASTON WINLING Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 |
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FINN BOWER Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 51 |
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Nathan Winling Jr Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 14 |
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WYATT AMMEL Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 1 | 77 |
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EASTON WINLING Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Sportsman Micro Sprints
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 15 |
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BRAXTON LUNDQUIST Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | 52 |
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Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | 28 |
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Kristy Karl Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 32V |
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Nathan Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | -3 |
| 5 | 4 | 80 |
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ROBERT KNIGHT Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 8 | 11 |
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MACY DEGNAN Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 74 |
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Ethan Juhola Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | -5 |
| 8 | 3 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -5 |
| 9 | 9 | 70 |
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Andrew Karl Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 10 | 10 | 19 |
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Chase Schultz Menominee, MI | Menominee, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15 |
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BRAXTON LUNDQUIST Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 80 |
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ROBERT KNIGHT Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 3 | 1 | 74 |
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Ethan Juhola Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | -2 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 |
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MACY DEGNAN 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 | 52 |
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Griffin Iverson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 28 |
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Kristy Karl Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 44 |
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Tannar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 1 | 32V |
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Nathan Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | -3 |
| 5 | 5 | 19 |
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Chase Schultz Menominee, MI | Menominee, MI | - |
| 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 | 5 | 2 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 |
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Rick Ness Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 1 | 57 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 8 | 32 |
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Clayton Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 6 | 7 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | -3 |
| 8 | 3 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | -5 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 |
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Rick Ness Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | 44 |
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Gunnar Hansen Ogantz, MI | Ogantz, MI | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | 57 |
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Drake Degnan Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -3 |
| 5 | 8 | 32 |
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Clayton Peterson Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 93 |
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ABI YELLE Sands , MI | Sands , MI | -3 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 8 | 2 | 75 |
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Scott 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 | 2 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 |
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Logan Getzloff Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | - |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Ethan Manninen Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Binks Coca-Cola Sport Modifieds
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 53 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 65 |
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Doug Belongia Jr Suring, WI | Suring, WI | -1 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 |
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Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 13 | 7 |
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Joey Pontbriand Norway, MI | Norway, MI | 8 |
| 6 | 7 | 02 |
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Cody Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 93 |
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Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| 8 | 9 | 60 |
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Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | 855 |
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Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | -2 |
| 11 | 10 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 12 | 11 | 20 |
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Kyle Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 13 | 15 | 69 |
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Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 19 |
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Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -10 |
| 15 | 14 | 51 |
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Jordan Nedeau Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| 16 | 16 | 22M |
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JIM MOORE Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - |
| 17 | 18 | 121 |
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Chris Olson Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | 1 |
| 18 | 5 | 33V |
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Bradley Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | -13 |
| DNS | 19 | 45 |
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Brent Smith Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| DNS | 20 | 95 |
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Zach Yelle Gwinn, MI | Gwinn, MI | - |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 53 |
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Matt Valiquette Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 |
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Jesse Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 4 | 20 |
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Kyle Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 855 |
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Harvey Lewis Wilson, MI | Wilson, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 7 | 7 |
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Joey Pontbriand Norway, MI | Norway, MI | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 22M |
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JIM MOORE Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -1 |
| DQ | 6 | 45 |
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Brent Smith Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 65 |
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Doug Belongia Jr Suring, WI | Suring, WI | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 33V |
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Bradley Viau VAN DYNE, WI | VAN DYNE, WI | -1 |
| 3 | 4 | 19 |
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Evin Gagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 22 |
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Bradley Seppanen Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 5 | 2 | 51 |
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Jordan Nedeau Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | -3 |
| 6 DNF | 6 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 7 DNF | 7 | 95 |
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Zach Yelle Gwinn, MI | Gwinn, MI | - |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 3
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 |
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Matt Maki IV Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | - |
| 2 | 2 | 60 |
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Lonnie Dalgord Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 3 | 4 | 93 |
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Anthony Harper Rapid River, MI | Rapid River, MI | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 02 |
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Cody Johnson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 69 |
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Jeff Solomon Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 6 DNF | 3 | 121 |
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Chris Olson Gladestone, MI | Gladestone, MI | -3 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Bichler Concrete & Gravel Unified Street Stocks
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 181 |
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Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Paul Wagner Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 3 | 9 | 53 |
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QWENTIN JOHNSEN Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 |
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Tony Begovac Escanaba, MI, MI | Escanaba, MI, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 |
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Dan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 7 | 6 | 00 |
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JIMMY REATH Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 |
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Brayden Lundquist Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | -1 |
| 9 | 12 | 43 |
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Bob Lewis Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 3 |
| 10 | 11 | 1 |
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Trevor Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | 77T |
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Cody Turner Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -9 |
| 12 | 8 | 3G |
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Jeremy Sebeck Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Brayden Lundquist Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Tony Begovac Escanaba, MI, MI | Escanaba, MI, MI | -1 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 |
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Dan Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 00 |
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JIMMY REATH Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 5 | 6 | 77T |
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Cody Turner Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 27 |
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Eric Mathieson Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -4 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 181 |
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Jason Piron Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Paul Wagner Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | - |
| 3 | 3 | 53 |
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QWENTIN JOHNSEN Bark River, MI | Bark River, MI | - |
| 4 | 4 | 3G |
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Jeremy Sebeck Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | - |
| 5 | 6 | 43 |
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Bob Lewis Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 |
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Trevor Denome Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Island Resort Sport Compacts
A Feature 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3B |
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Adam Broehm Newton, WI | Newton, WI | - |
| 2 | 10 | 9 |
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Reggie Lantagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 15 |
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Shawn Harry Marquette, MI | Marquette, MI | -1 |
| 4 | 4 | 54 |
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Tanner Olson Norway, MI | Norway, MI | - |
| 5 | 8 | 21 |
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Tombo Waselesky Harvey, MI | Harvey, MI | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 888 |
|
Colin Immel Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | -1 |
| 7 | 7 | 7T |
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Chris Timm Green Bay, WI | Green Bay, WI | - |
| 8 | 14 | 28 |
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MARK ISLEY Ishpeming, MI | Ishpeming, MI | 6 |
| 9 | 12 | 29 |
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Brian VanDrese Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 12V |
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Andrew Vandrese Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | -4 |
| 11 | 13 | 209 |
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Ericka Vogel New Holstein, WI | New Holstein, WI | 2 |
| 12 | 11 | 32 |
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Ron Borchert Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 13 | 3 | 4C |
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Dylan Lanaville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -10 |
| 14 | 9 | 92 |
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Garrett Greenfield Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -5 |
Heat 1
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 |
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Reggie Lantagne Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 3B |
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Adam Broehm Newton, WI | Newton, WI | - |
| 3 | 1 | 54 |
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Tanner Olson Norway, MI | Norway, MI | -2 |
| 4 | 5 | 888 |
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Colin Immel Gladstone, MI | Gladstone, MI | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 4C |
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Dylan Lanaville Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | -1 |
| 6 | 7 | 32 |
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Ron Borchert Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 209 |
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Ericka Vogel New Holstein, WI | New Holstein, WI | -1 |
| All transfer | ||||||
Heat 2
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 |
|
Shawn Harry Marquette, MI | Marquette, MI | - |
| 2 | 2 | 21 |
|
Tombo Waselesky Harvey, MI | Harvey, MI | - |
| 3 | 5 | 92 |
|
Garrett Greenfield Escanaba, MI | Escanaba, MI | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 7T |
|
Chris Timm Green Bay, WI | Green Bay, WI | - |
| 5 | 6 | 12V |
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Andrew Vandrese Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | 29 |
|
Brian VanDrese Cornell, MI | Cornell, MI | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 28 |
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MARK ISLEY Ishpeming, MI | Ishpeming, MI | -4 |
| All transfer | ||||||