By Don Hawkins
HARLAN, Iowa (May 16, 2026) — Once again with rain and storms in the forecast, the Shelby County Speedway staff met the challenge by completing a quick and efficient program.
The Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars once again put on one of the night’s best races. Mike Albertsen looked poised to capture the victory while being heavily pressured by Riley Christensen and Miciah Hidlebaugh.
An incident in the closing laps involving Albertsen and Hidlebaugh opened the door for Christensen, who slipped into the lead and never looked back. The Audubon driver started seventh and picked up his first EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of the season.
Dayton Ullrich finished second while Dusty Van Horn advanced from 10th to third. Braden Richards charged from 12th to fourth and Austin Meiners completed the top five.
The Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts had a stout field of 24 entries battling for the $1,000-to-win feature. A special thank you went to Jim Cahill, who added $550 to the already impressive winner’s purse.
After several incidents throughout the feature, Levi Volkert emerged with the lead and looked strong the rest of the way. The Correctionville driver started eighth and collected his third win of the season at three different facilities.
Michael Gardner finished second while Dalton Woodle crossed the line third. Caine Mahlberg advanced from ninth to fourth while Brooke Osler made one of the biggest charges of the night, racing from 18th to fifth.
33 IMCA Sport Compacts signed in for the night.
The Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks once again delivered a clean but highly entertaining feature. Briar Kriegel started ninth and worked his way to the front to earn his third B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region win of the season and first at Shelby County Speedway in 2026.
Colby Christensen finished second while Tyler Ramsey held on for third after starting on the pole. Jason Tetzlaff and Kris Chadwick completed the top five.
The Sunoco IMCA Late Models provided another exciting contest. Jordan Krug appeared headed for victory until defending track champion Zach Zeitner came charging through the field from his 10th starting spot.
The Bellevue, Neb., driver powered to his third win of the season and second straight at Shelby County Speedway.
Krug settled for second while Aidan Mohr was third. Drew Baker improved from ninth to fourth and Logan Cloudt rounded out the top five.
The Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods closed out the evening with Corey Madden taking the lead early and never looking back. The Avoca driver earned his first victory of the season.
Cody Olsen advanced from 10th to second while Brayden Shepherd finished third. Zane Woodman charged from 12th to fourth and Tyler Remmereid completed the top five.
The event was broadcast live on IMCA TV. Catch every lap again with the IMCA TV Replay Subscription, available for just $25.99/month. And don’t miss Season 2 of the Boone Docuseries, streaming exclusively on IMCA TV.
