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Ogilvie Raceway Featured Great Race Action to Celebrate Mother's Day Weekend!

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Ogilvie, MN (May 9) – Wagamon’s Ogilvie Raceway Celebrated Mother’s Day on Saturday night as 112 racers checked into battle. The night of WISSOTA Dirt Track Race Action featured a smooth track, great side by side action, along with some exciting finishes. At the night’s end, Dexton Koch, Keith Tourville, Brennan Gave, Nikota Larson, Jake Smith and Tyler Peterson went home victorious.

The Mora Chevrolet WISSOTA Super Stocks kicked off the night’s features with Dexton Koch and Joey Jensen on row one. Koch claimed the early lead with Jensen close behind, but as laps passed quickly, Koch stretched his lead. Supers rounded the curves of the Big O, and as Koch prepared to lap slower drivers, the checkered flags waved. Dexton Koch snagged the win with Dylan Kromschroeder, Joey Jensen, Shane Sabraski and Ryan Kostreba in the top five points.

Lucas Boyce and Jeff Ekdahl led the Racers X Performance Parts WISSOTA Street Stocks to the stand, but the racers were slowed quicky as the yellow waved. Ekdahl claimed the lead as the race resumed with Jim Gullikson in second and Levi Randt in third. Keith Tourville made his way into third and challenged Gullikson for second. Gullikson held the point but the racers remained parallel in the curves lap after lap. With the white flag high in the air, the yellow lights flickered on and the field was slowed. All drivers felt the pressure as the race restarted again, none more than Ekdahl, as Gullikson and Tourville kept at his bumper. As they rounded the final curve and came down the front-chute, Tourville moved high aside the wall, and at the line, he was at Ekdahl’s door. In a very exciting finish, Keith Tourville took the win with Jeff Ekdahl, Jim Gullikson, Kyle Dykhoff and Levi Randt as the top finishers.

The Dirt Race Central WISSOTA Modifieds were next with Brennan Gave, Zach Benson and Jody Bellefeuille in points one, two and three. The track surface was slick and fast as racers cruised around the race surface and spaced out. Gave had slower traffic in sight as the race came to an end. Brennan Gave led the race from flag to flag, and grabbed the win with Jody Bellefeuille, Zach Benson, Bryce Sward and Cole Boston rounding out the top five.

The East Central Sports WISSOTA Hornets were next on the agenda with William Lange, Christian Kast and Nathan Penny as the top three drivers. Penny moved forward to claim the lead while Kast, Lange and Nikota Larson battled three-wide for second. Larson advanced forward and took the lead with Penny close by. Larson remained in control after a caution reset the field, as Brady Fosso moved into second with four laps to go. Nikota Larson led the remaining laps and took the win in his #26N. After drivers attended post-race tech, the remaining top five points went to Nathan Penny, William Lange, Christian Kast and Adam VanDerostyne.

Kris Macko sped away when the Hobby Farm RC Speedway WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds went green. Memphis Klassen and Nick Montanez battled for second with Joey Jensen on their rears. Jensen slipped by the battle, moved forward, and passed Macko for the lead. As Jensen secured the lead, Klassen grabbed second and kept close to Jensen with slower cars in sight. Jensen used the lapped drivers to gain an advantage, but with few laps to go, the yellow waved. A couple cautions reset the field with Klassen and Jake Smith at Jensen’s rear. Smith put pressure on Jensen as the race resumed and nosed ahead for the lead as the white waved. Jensen was back at Smith’s door the final turn, and as the drivers raced down the straight-away, Jake Smith edged out the win. Joey Jensen settled for second with Memphis Klassen, Landyn Randt and Nick Montanez as the top five.

The KME Late Models closed out the night’s program with James Giossi and Tyler Peterson in a battle for the lead. Peterson edged out the point, but Giossi was not far behind. Giossi dropped low to pull a slide job on Peterson, but Peterson answered back and held the lead. Drivers began to settle into positions, and Peterson started to weave his way around a couple slower drivers. A pack of lapped traffic slowed the #1TPO, but Peterson made his way through the pack. Drivers in points two though four changed up as they battled the slower cars, and with the race coming to a close, Dave Mass passed Giossi, and Pat Doar moved in. Mass, Doar and Giossi were nearly three-wide as the checkers waved and all put their foot down for the runner-up point. Dave Mass grabbed second with James Giossi, Pat Doar and Darrell Nelson rounding out the top five, while Tyler Peterson visited victory lane.

Next Saturday the Late Models will be off, but the Crown Vics will swing by the Big O. WISSOTA Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks and Hornets will also be on the agenda with racing scheduled to start at 6:30pm

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