By Greg Soukup
EAGLE, Neb. (July 11, 2026) — Tyler Drueke thrilled the Eagle Raceway crowd Saturday night, charging from the 11th starting position to win the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature after surviving a wild late-race crash and celebrating with a headfirst belly flop into the mud.
Jay Russell led the opening laps before Drueke steadily worked his way toward the front. Following a spectacular four-car pileup on a restart with 10 laps remaining, Drueke restarted in contention and wasted little time taking command.
He drove away from there to score the victory.
The Eagle driver earned his second RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car victory of the season, with both wins coming at Eagle Raceway.
Adam Gullion raced from 12th to second, Russell held on for third after leading the early laps, Jason Danley finished fourth, and Dylan Waxdahl completed the top five.
Woken Rallies Late for First Stock Car Victory
Casey Woken worked his way through the field before making the winning move in the closing laps of the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature.
Dana Deeke took the lead on lap two and paced much of the race before Shane Stutzman and Mason Richards mounted challenges. Following a pair of cautions, Woken emerged in contention and drove past both Stutzman and Deeke with four laps remaining. Another late yellow tightened the field, but Woken held strong over the final restart to secure the victory.
The Lincoln driver earned his first EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of the season.
Deeke finished second, Chad Andersen raced from 15th to third, Kyle Vanover advanced from 12th to fourth, and Stutzman completed the top five.
Allensworth Breaks Through in SportMods
John Allensworth Jr. took the lead on the opening lap and survived multiple restarts to capture the Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod feature.
Bree Pfansteil kept the pressure on throughout the early stages before Cole Wayman and Mary Hahn charged into the top four. Despite several cautions bunching the field, Allensworth never faltered and drove away to the victory.
The Omaha driver celebrated his first victory of the season.
Pfansteil finished second, Wayman charged from 11th to third, Hahn advanced from 10th to fourth, and Aiden Floyd completed the top five.
36 IMCA Northern SportMods were on hand for the night.
Harker Leads Every Lap in Modifieds
Shawn Harker controlled the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature from the drop of the green, leading all 20 laps despite several caution periods.
Hunter Weber and Adam Vrbka gave chase during the opening laps before Dustin Andersen worked into second. Mike Densberger climbed into podium contention late, while Jaxon Saathoff made his way into the top four during the closing laps.
The Nebraska City driver earned his second Jet Racing Central Region victory of the season, with both coming at Eagle Raceway.
Andersen finished second, Densberger advanced from ninth to third, Saathoff charged from 11th to fourth, and Cameron Thompson rounded out the top five.
Pella Prevails After Late Battle in Hobby Stocks
Neil Pella overcame several lead changes to capture the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock feature.
Jason Hansen led early before Dan Markham took over near the midway point. Trenton Dowty then worked his way to the front, but Pella made the decisive move with three laps remaining and held off Dowty to score the victory.
The Adams driver earned his fifth B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region victory of the season, with all five coming at Eagle Raceway.
Dowty finished second, Markham crossed the stripe third, Hansen was fourth, and Eric Chab completed the top five.
The event was broadcast live on IMCA TV affiliate Advantage Racing 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.
