Ryland Sweeps Antioch SportMod and Stock Car Features and Championships

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Fred Ryland celebrates one of his two IMCA feature victories at Antioch Speedway on Aug. 29. The Brentwood, Calif. driver swept the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car and Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod features, earning his fifth win of the season in each division and securing both track championships. (Photo by Katrina Kniss)

By Candice Martin

ANTIOCH, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2026) — Fred Ryland of Brentwood had a big night at Antioch Speedway as he won both the 20-lap Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod and Sunoco IMCA Stock Car features. In each division, it was his fifth win of the season and capped championship efforts for him in both classes.

In the SportMod race, championship hopeful Danny Wagner of Bay Point had earlier won the eight-lap heat race. With a front-row start next to Ryland, Wagner bolted into the lead at the start as Trevor Clymens of Brentwood settled into third.

Wagner seemed to have the race well in hand when he caught a slower car on lap 14. A lap later, Wagner and the slower car made contact in turn two, allowing Ryland to make a move underneath both to grab the lead. Ryland led the rest of the way for his fifth SportMod victory of the season, with all five coming at Antioch.

Wagner settled for second ahead of Clymens, Al Johnson of Antioch, and Jason Ryan Jr. of Oakley.

Ryland started his Stock Car night with a heat race win before chasing Jason Robles of Rio Vista for the opening lap of the 20-lap feature.

A low pass in turn two on lap two gained Ryland the lead. Kenneth Robles of Rio Vista settled into third, while Ryland led the rest of the way to complete his two-division sweep. The victory was his fifth EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region win of 2026, with all five coming at Antioch.

Jason Robles finished second, Kenneth Robles third, Dave Hill of San Francisco fourth, and Anthony Slaney of Martinez fifth.

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