By Ben Deatherage
BREWSTER, Minn. (Oct. 22, 2025) — For the second straight season, the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock national title came down to a tiebreaker — and for the second straight year, Cory Probst of Brewster, Minnesota, came out on top. Piloting the Weber’s Money/Jack Pines Resort/Bruns Racing Products no. 75C Big Daddy Race Car, Probst captured his third career national championship and second in a row, along with his third B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region title — all earned in the same years as his national crowns.
Probst’s 2025 campaign was nothing short of extraordinary. Across 50 starts, he turned in the most dominant and consistent season of his career, earning 40 feature victories — a new personal best and the performance that ultimately secured the tiebreaker over runner-up Dillon Richards, who had 36. Along the way, he swept multiple weekends at Arlington Raceway and Redwood Speedway, the two tracks where he also clinched championships. Those titles marked his ninth at Arlington, where he’s now won four straight, and his fifth at Redwood, where he went back-to-back for the first time.
In those 50 starts, Probst recorded 43 podiums, 44 top-five finishes, and 47 top-tens. His 40 victories set a new personal best, surpassing his previous high mark of 29 wins in both 2022 and 2024. Along the way, he also celebrated a milestone 300th career victory at Arlington Raceway on Aug. 2.
“I don’t know if I could have done any better,” Probst said. “You try to do your best every single time you hit the track. It’s mind-blowing how good of a year we had. When it’s going good like that, you try not to think about it and just keep doing what you do.”
Probst’s year was defined by long streaks and short rest. From early May through mid-June, he rattled off ten straight victories, including back-to-back sweeps at Arlington and Redwood. He added another six-race tear in July, dominating at both tracks again, and capped the summer with a pair of weekend sweeps in late August, including wins at Wyoming’s Gillette Thunder Speedway, Arlington, and North Central Speedway in Brainerd. His run of seven consecutive wins from Aug. 15–31 showcased the momentum that would eventually seal the national crown.
“This one means a lot,” he said. “Every national championship is special especially when you’re fresh in the moment. There was a lot of pressure this year — Dillon was coming up after he wrapped up his track championships down in Nebraska. Racing against him and all the other drivers was a lot of fun. Hats off to him for coming all the way up here — he’s great competition and raced me hard but with respect.”
Brewster, Minn., driver Cory Probst earned his third career and second consecutive Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock national championship in 2025. (Photo by Tom Macht)
That competition brought out Probst’s best. From the season-opening special in Spencer, where he won early at Clay County Fair Speedway, through the final checkers at Redwood Speedway in late September, the Minnesota veteran delivered a model of consistency. He also logged a grueling four-race road trip before Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, competing on consecutive nights at Gillette, Arlington, North Central, and Boone, driving through the night just to keep his championship hopes alive.
“We were solid from spring to fall,” Probst said. “We started in March, which is early for me, but the weather was good, so we ran Spencer and won a bunch early. We went all over — Slayton, Alta, Britt — and kept the momentum going. That stretch right before Boone was wild, but we needed to get races in after the rainouts. I like trying new tracks, and we did a lot of traveling in a short time without much sleep. It was fun, but it was nice to finally get some rest.”
Feature Wins 40
Total Top Five’s 44
Total Starts 50
His Pit Crew: dad Dan, daughter Kenleigh, son Calen, wife Katelyn, mom Sandy, Leon Sand, Lisa Hieronimus, Chad Volk, Devin Bradley
His Sponsors: Big Daddy Race Cars, Weber’s Money, Jack Pines Resort, Bruns Racing Products, Mick’s Repair, Radio Works, KNP Properties, Oberlohs Scrap Metal, ReMax Realty Plus, Kuehl Trucking, JE Pistons, Engine Quest