Nodak show sees Thornton, Zevenbergen win again

Feature

MINOT, N.D. (July 12) – The battle was for second place on night three of the Dakota Classic Modified Tour.

Ricky Thornton Jr. started on the pole and stayed in front every time around the Nodak Speed­way oval, earning $2,400 for his latest IMCA Modified tour checkers. He was catching up with the back of the field just after midway when the caution came out and took traffic temporarily out of the equation.

The top five pulled away after the ensuing restart and while Thornton was lapping cars the final five circuits, Austin Arneson, Jason Wolla, Eddie Belec and Spencer Wilson could not catch the leader and followed him across the stripe on that order.

Elijah Zevenbergen ran his streak to three straight IMCA Sunoco Stock Car tour checkers. Chanse Hollatz and Dalton Flory took turns at the point before Zevenbergen gained the lead 10 laps in.

Feature Results

Modifieds – 1. Ricky Thornton Jr.; 2. Austin Arneson; 3. Jason Wolla; 4. Eddie Belec; 5. Spencer Wil­son; 6. Robert Hellebust; 7. John Corell; 8. Billy Kendall III; 9. Jacob Bleess; 10. Casey Arneson; 11. Travis Hagen; 12. Marcus Tomlinson; 13. Travis Olheiser; 14. Kelsie Foley; 15. Ryan Gaylord; 16. Tripp Gaylord; 17. David Brown; 18. Zach Dockter; 19. Travis Tooley; 20. Grey Fer­rando; 21. Matt Aukland; 22. John Hansen; 23. Jerad Thelen; 24. Shawn Strand; 25. Tanner Black; 26. Alex Stanford; 27. Jeff Taylor; 28. Ricky Alvarado; 29. Hank Berry.

Stock Cars – 1. Elijah Zevenbergen; 2. Dalton Flory; 3. Chanse Hollatz; 4. Matt Speckman; 5. Joe Flory; 6. Angel Munoz; 7. Adam Goff; 8. Mike Swallers; 9. Dave Swallers; 10. Jace Iverson; 11.  Cody St. Croix; 12. Chris Ellis; 13. Brennan Borg; 14. Kevin Roberts; 15. Austin Daae; 16. Beau Deschamp; 17. Keith Mattox; 18. Travis Ulmer; 19. Mike Hagen; 20. Eric Mahlik; 21. Mi­chael Logelin; 22. Jordan Zillmer; 23. Jake Brown; 24. Tripp Gaylord.

Related Articles

Feature

Former champion Ward gets first IMCA Dakota Tour Modified win

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (July 8, 2023) – Tim Ward has already won an IMCA.TV Dakota Classic Modified Tour championship. Now he’s won an IMCA.TV Dakota Classic Modified Tour feature. Ward drew the pole and led all 30 laps of the 34th annual tour opener for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds Saturday at Jamestown Speedway, outrunning 10th starting Travis Hagen to the $2,000 checkers. “We finally got a win,” said Ward, twice a runner-up while en route to the 2021 tour title. ”It’s so tough to win on this tour. There are a lot of good cars here, a lot of good drivers, and it all worked out for me.” Drew Janssen, Jason Wolla and Kollin Hibdon were next across the stripe. Hibdon won his ‘B’ feature and completed the top five from 16th starting. Ward ran ahead of Cody Laney and Kyle Strickler while Wolla lurked close behind in the early going. Two-time and defending champion Tom Berry Jr. was up to fourth before he saw his string of six straight tour wins come to an end, pulling into the [Read More]

Modified

Sale of Dakota Classic Modified Tour announced

MANDAN, N.D. (Dec. 5, 2023) – Dakota Classic Modified Tour owner John Gartner has agreed to sell the long-time running series to a promoters’ governing group that represents the six tracks currently hosting the tour. The tour for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will be held during the previously agreed upon dates next July starting with Jamestown Speedway on Saturday, July 6; Nodak Speedway in Minot on Sunday, July 7; Estevan Motor Speedway on Monday, July 8; Williston Basin Speedway on Tuesday, July 9; Southwest Speedway in Dickinson on Wednesday, July 10; and Dacotah Speedway in Mandan on Thursday, July 11. No significant changes are planned to be made with tour payouts, fees or procedures. The governing group will be selecting a tour director/promoter at some point in the future. The new governing board members and promoters of each track state that that “Words cannot do enough to  describe our gratitude to John for his commitment to this tour over the years. This tour would not exist without him. As we move [Read More]

Events

Online registration begins for Dacotah Classic Tour

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – Online registration is now open for IMCA Modified and IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers planning to follow the 29th annual Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour. Drivers in both divisions can go to the drivers tab on the www.dakotamodtour.com website to pre-register. Modified drivers must be pre-entered to become eligible for provisionals during the tour as well as to compete in the $10,003 to win Corral Sales Legendary 50 on July 13 at Dacotah Speedway. Modified features pay $2,400 to win, a minimum of $300 to start and are qualifying events for the 2018 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Stock Car features pay $800 to win and a minimum of $125 to start. Opening night is Saturday, July 7 at Jamestown Speedway. The tour is at Nodak Speedway in Minot on July 8, Estevan, Sask., Motor Speedway on July 9, Williston Basin Speedway on July 10, Southwest Speedway in Dickinson on July 11 and Da­cotah Speedway at Mandan on July 12. Title sponsor Kupper Chevrolet provides tour point funds of $2,000 for the [Read More]