June 6, 2025

Leraas Flies Like the Wind at Natural Bridge

SP Mike Leraas VL — Mike Leraas celebrates his Virginia Sprint Series feature win on May 31 at Natural Bridge Speedway. The Kernersville, N.C., driver led all 20 laps of the caution-free main event to secure victory on a cool and windy night in the Shenandoah Valley. (Series Photo)

By Jim Haines

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (May 31, 2025) — On a day that started warm and clear and ended cool and windy, Mike Leraas of Kernersville, North Carolina, soared to the front of the field at Natural Bridge Speedway, claiming a breezy victory with the Virginia Sprint Series.

Leraas and Aaron Leach led the field to green, with Leraas immediately taking the high side to grab the lead. Jerald Harris and John Scarborough quickly made their way forward, shuffling Leach into a fierce battle with Matt Mullins and Daren Bolac for fourth and fifth.

The 20-lap caution-free feature moved swiftly, with drivers trying different lines in pursuit of speed. While some gambled and lost ground, the leaders found success in consistency and smooth driving.

As the laps ticked away, the front of the field began to tighten. On the final lap, the pressure mounted — but it was Leraas who stayed strong and sailed under the waving checkered flag.

At the stripe, it was Mike Leraas taking the win over Jerald Harris in second and John Scarborough rounding out the podium in third.

Harris brings broom to Natural Bridge

By Jim Haines NATURAL Bridge, Va. (May 25, 2024) – On the first hot humid night of the season, Jerald Harris was on a hot streak sweeping his heat and feature for his second Virginia Sprint Series feature win of the year. Harris and Matthew Leach paced the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car field at Natural Bridge Speedway to green and Harris was out first with Leach, Chris Humblet and John Scarborough in tow. On lap two, Leach spun in turn two to reload the field and Harris took off again with Humblet and Scarborough racing for second. On lap five, Leach and John Smith got together, ending the night for both. Harris took off with Humblet and Scarborough right with him Dylan Shatzer and Caleb Harris were racing for fourth. Scarborough got by Humblet and was using the low line to close in on Harris that liked the higher line. Shatzer got by Humblet to get to third as the laps were clicking off fast. Traffic came into play as the race was winding down [Read More]

‘Bullet’ Bill Rice tops the Mountain

By Jim Haines SHENANDOAH, Va. (April 30, 2022) – Bill Rice held off a charging Caleb Harris for his first Virginia Sprint Series win of the year, where the mountain roars, Shenandoah Speedway. Jerald Harris won the trophy dash before it was off to the Saturday IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature. Rice and Harris paced to green with Rice out first but by lap two Bill Mullis got by for the lead. All was good up front until lap seven when Mullis ended his night against the turn three fence after contact. Rice took off again and held off a fast closing Caleb Harris at the line. At the strip it was Rice, Caleb Harris, and French Grimes. The Virginia Sprint Series will next head to Dixieland Speedway in Elizabeth City, N.C,. on Friday, May 13 for the first Fast Friday race of the year.

Spahr sprints to Hagerstown win

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (June 17, 2023) – Already a six-time winner in Pennsylvania Sprint Series action this season, Logan Spahr became a first-time winner in two other IMCA RaceSaver series Saturday night. Spahr collected the checkers at Hagerstown Speedway in the event co-sanctioned by the Virginia Sprint Series, Laurel Highlands Sprint Series and PASS. The annual meeting of the three series was another great event with 43 cars checking in. Michael Alleman and Ken Duke paced the field to green with Alleman out first and right away joined by Austin Reed. Duke and the front group swapped the lead every lap. Alleman was fast on the bottom while Reed stayed to the top. Spahr showed up and moved to second as Reed started to fade with mechanical problems but Duke was right there to take up the charge. Spahr found a new line and moved to the front, leaving Alleman and Duke to fight it out for second. After a quick caution for a spinner it was back at it but nobody would catch Spahr as [Read More]

Hobby Stock

Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National Point Standings through June 5, 2025

Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds – 1. Izac Mallicoat, Boone, Iowa, 855; 2. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, 788; 3. Owen Barnhill, Milton, Florida, 747; 4. Chaz Baca, Mesa, Ariz., 731; 5. Trevor Fitz, Bondurant, Iowa, 702; 6. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, and Katelynn Robertson, Reno, Nev., both 699; 8. Logan Anderson, Eddyville, Iowa, 671; 9. Chris Zogg, New Liberty, Iowa, 659; 10. Luke Silber, Laveen, Ariz., 627; 11. Tyson Blood, Tumwater, Washington, 595; 12. Cody Laney, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 584; 13. Clifton (C. R.) Eisenzimer, Cascade, Montana, 581; 14. Logan Veloz, Colona, Ill., 577; 15. Austin Stamm, Orangeville, Ill., 570; 16. Marcus Tomlinson, Turtle Lake, N.D., 563; 17. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 549; 18. William Gould, Calera, Okla., 546; 19. Shane Paris, Muscatine, Iowa, 542; 20. Eston Whisler, Otis, Oregon, 539. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars – 1. John Oliver Jr., West Burlington, Iowa, 766; 2. Shelby Williams, Bonham, Texas, 742; 3. Johnathon D. Logue, Boone, Iowa, 690; 4. Bobby Eubanks, Concordia, Kan., 661; 5. Mike Albertsen, Audubon, Iowa, 659; 6. Casey Murdoch, Surprise, Ariz., 635; [Read More]

Feature

Curtis and Tiffany Towns: Together in Victory on a Fairytale Night

By Ben Deatherage COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (Jun. 6, 2025) — May 17 was more than just a night of racing at Cottage Grove Speedway. For Curtis and Tiffany Towns, it was magic — a shared dream realized. Racing in front of their hometown crowd, both husband and wife picked up wins in their respective IMCA divisions: Curtis in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, and Tiffany in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts. It marked Tiffany’s first career feature win, and for the Towns family, it was unforgettable. As she climbed out of her car and pumped her fists into the air, the crowd roared. Within seconds, Curtis sprinted into victory lane, wrapped her in a hug, and raised her arm in triumph. “I said once that my biggest dream was to win on the same night as Curtis,” she said. “To have it actually happen still doesn’t feel real.” A Journey From Skybox to Speedway Curtis began his racing career in 2006, following in the tire tracks of his uncle Don Muth — a local legend at [Read More]

Feature

Deschamp Doubles Up with Tougher Than Dirt Tour at Williston

By Ben Deatherage WILLISTON, N.D. (Jun. 5, 2025) — Gabe Deschamp mastered restarts and lapped traffic at Williston Basin Speedway to win Thursday’s 25-lap Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod feature during the Tougher Than Dirt Tour at the Upper Missouri Valley Fairgrounds. Tanner Conlin paced the field early, only for the previous night’s winner, Leevi Runge, to take command the next lap. Two-time defending tour champion Deschamp got past Runge on lap three, but a caution reverted the lead back to Runge. Runge, the three-time Estevan Motor Speedway track champion, had to deal with multiple restarts. On the final green flag run, which began on lap seven, Deschamp applied heavy pressure and eventually grabbed the lead on lap nine. Despite encountering lapped traffic on lap 13, Deschamp, from Westhope, mastered the conditions to secure his second win of the week, his second straight at Williston, and his eighth career tour victory. It was his sixth overall win of the season in the SportMod ranks. Runge held on for second, edging out the 2006 McLean County and [Read More]

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