Stien knows way to winner’s circle in Minnesota Sprint Series opener

Results

Michael Stien was the Saturday night winner when the Minnesota IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series opened at Arlington Raceway. (Photo by Sarah Moriarty)

ARLINGTON, Minn. (May 29) – Michael Stien’s latest Arlington Raceway feature win came on Saturday, opening night of the Minnesota IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series.

Nineteen cars were entered and Stien survived multiple cautions in the victory. 

Trevor Serbus, who had started 12th, moved up to challenge Stien but had to settle for second ahead of Neil Stevens. Justin Allen and Troy Manteufel completed the top five. 

Trent Loverude drove to his first local IMCA Modified win of the year ahead of Clint Hatlestad and Brandon Beckendorf. 

The IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature had 24 cars on the grid and three different leaders in the race. Matt Schauer led the first nine laps of the race from his front row start before the first caution was thrown. On the restart, A.J. Zimmerman got around Schauer and led the following three laps. Cars were three-wide at times and extremely close. 

By lap 13, Chad Schroeder took over the lead with Ryan Bjerkeset racing him side-by-side. Zimmerman wasn’t giving up as he took the second place spot once again. On the white flag lap, Schauer stomped on the gas and was on Schroeder’s tail but he settled for second with Zimmerman third, just inches ahead of Bjerkeset. 

The Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature was a nailbiter throughout the flag-to-flag race. Travis Schurmann took the initial lead but had the company of Eric Bassett. By lap seven, Eric Larson was also in the mix. 

A few laps later, Larson exchanged spots with Basset as he had his sights on taking the win. Schurmann held on until the white flag lap when Larson glided past him to take the lead and win the race. Schurmann was able to take second ahead of fast moving Matt Looft. 

Cory Probst held off Matt Olson for the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock checkers and R.J. Esqueda prevailed in the Mach-1 Sport Compact main.

Related Articles

Results

Points battles waged at Arlington Raceway

ARLINGTON, Minn. (Aug. 20, 2022) – As the season is winding down, point battles are becoming factors in the racing action at the Arlington Raceway.  Once again, Cory Probst pulled off another win in the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature. There were three different leaders as Cory Black led the first two laps before an early caution. On the restart, Taylor Manderfield took the lead but Probst had worked to the front from his eighth place start. The two raced side-by-side and each took turns leading with Probst passing the flags in first for the last four laps to win the race. Manderfield took second and Jed Trebelhorn took third. Nate Coopman took charge early in the Mach-1 Sport Compact main. The battle was behind him between Brett McConnell, Justin Dose, Gary Shumacher and Jerry Coopman. These four cars jockeyed positions back and forth for the duration with McConnell taking second and Dose third. Matt Looft became the winner in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod feature when the first car across the finish line [Read More]

Events

Schoknecht Shootout set this Saturday at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Minn. – B&B Racing Chassis will be host to the $5,000 to win Schoknecht Shootout for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars at Arlington Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 28.  The third annual event is sponsored by Robinson Trucking and Robinson Repair and held in memory of Scott Schoknecht, a friend of many in the racing community. Several area businesses have contributed to the payoff for this special event on the final night of the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season. At stake in the IMCA Modified feature is a check for $1,000 to win and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth with the runner-up receiving $1,500. In true Schokecht fashion, he would often say “We go to the races to win first places” and the Modified driver who does so will earn the spot on the All-Star ballot. The IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Series of Minnesota will be in action, as will IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. The pit gate opens at 1 p.m. and the grandstand opens [Read More]

Hobby Stock

RaceSaver win is first for rookie Snow

ARLINGTON, Minn. (July 1, 2023) – A driver from Princeton was king of the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars Saturday night at Arlington Raceway. Jeremy Snow won his first career feature in the winged class, leading the distance in a 15-lap feature that ran green to checkered. “It felt fantastic,” said Snow, an IMCA rookie at 48 and winner in his 14th night out. “We have taken some lumps this season (rebuilding the car in late May) so it was a great feeling to get this win. We have put so much into this.” Snow ran WISSOTA super stocks from 2001-2011 and was out of the sport before getting back behind the wheel, with much success, in support of brother Joe’s Minnesota Micro Sprint Series. “I paid attention to what some of the other drivers were doing and got the itch,” said Snow, who has 16-year-old son Wyatt as crew chief. “I tested a non-wing Sprint Car at Cedar Lake, ran about 18 laps and bought a turnkey car out of Jackson.” Mike Stien was his closest [Read More]