By Ben Deatherage
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (Nov. 14, 2026) — Cody Laney collected a $9,777.77 payday Saturday night at Mohave Valley Raceway, capturing the 30-lap Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified finale of the second annual Duel at Mohave for his 12th victory of the season.
The 2021 Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s winner took command on the opening lap aboard the Janssen Fabrication-owned No. 5L. Wisconsin’s Cole Czarneski, the 2024 Wisconsin State and 141 Speedway track champion, reeled in Laney just as lapped traffic was coming into play. A caution halted the field before traffic became too heavy, giving Laney an open racetrack to work with.
Laney pulled away on the ensuing restart, but cautions on laps 18 and 19 brought the field back together and eliminated lapped traffic. Laney checked out when racing resumed for the final time, earning his fourth DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region victory of 2026. The race served as a qualifier for the 2027 Fast Shafts All-Star Modified Invitational, for which Laney was already eligible to attempt to qualify.
Czarneski finished second, followed by Iowa’s Ethan Braaksma, the 2026 IMCA TV Clash on the Coast champion and Survive the 55 winner, aboard the Tammy and Jason Beaulieu-owned No. 111. Two-time national champion Zane DeVilbiss of New Mexico finished fourth, while Tanner Black, an Arizona native now residing in Kansas, completed the top five.
Arkansas native Jeff Taylor, the 2012 Super Nationals winner and 2014 Dakota Classic Modified Tour champion, earned hard charger honors with a 22nd-to-seventh-place performance.
Baca Holds Off Williams for $3,500 Stock Car Victory
Friday night winner Chaz Baca Jr. grabbed the early lead in the $3,500-to-win, 25-lap Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature aboard the Logue Fabrication-owned No. 75JR. Texas driver Shelby Williams, the 2025 IMCA TV Winter Nationals champion and Thursday night winner, stayed within striking distance and threatened to take the lead, but a pair of cautions interrupted the battle.
Baca, originally from Arizona and now residing in Jewell, Iowa, pulled away when racing resumed but encountered lapped traffic with only a few laps remaining. Williams reeled in the leader, setting up a battle for the victory in the closing circuits.
The two-time national IMCA Modified champion held off Williams at the finish line to collect his third Stock Car victory of the season, all coming in the EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region. The race also served as a qualifier for the 2027 B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Stock Car Invitational, making Baca eligible to attempt to qualify for the event next September.
Williams finished second, followed by Cole Czarneski, the 2024 141 Speedway Stock Car track champion. Jake Pike, the 2019 DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western Region Modified Rookie of the Year, finished fourth, while two-time Mid-American Stock Car Championship winner Zane DeVilbiss rounded out the top five.
California’s Austin Pugh was the hard charger, advancing from 16th to eighth.
Loftis Takes Command to Earn $3,500 SportMod Payday
Californian Jayson Aldridge, winner of Thursday night’s feature, secured the lead at the completion of the opening lap following a brief battle for the top spot in the $3,500-to-win, 25-lap Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod main event. Cautions on laps four, seven and 13 kept the field close to the leader.
Tate Loftis reeled in Aldridge following the lap 13 restart and overtook him on lap 15. A pair of late-race cautions kept the field within striking distance of the new leader, but Loftis maintained his advantage each time racing resumed.
The Bakersfield, Calif., chauffeur held off 17-year-old Tyler Johnson, the 2024 national Rookie of the Year and Arizona State champion, to secure the $3,500 victory.
Johnson finished second, followed by David Pitt, the 2021 Wyoming State and two-time Sweetwater Speedway track champion. Colorado’s Brody Spangler, the 2026 Cortez Fairgrounds Speedway track title winner, placed fourth, while Nevada’s Jerry Walton, the two-time reigning track champion, finished fifth.
California’s Paul Brown earned hard charger honors by advancing from 15th to eighth.
Berg Dominates Nonstop Hobby Stock Finale for $2,000
Andrew Berg, the 2016 Super Nationals winner, and Thomas Daffern, the 2023 B&B Racing Chassis Southern Region and Arizona State champion, battled for the lead at the start of the $2,000-to-win, 20-lap Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock feature.
Berg, Friday night’s winner and the reigning Rush County Speedway track champion in Kansas, prevailed in the opening-lap battle and quickly separated himself from the rest of the field.
The Adel, Iowa, driver dominated the caution-free feature to collect his fourth victory of the season, with his last two coming in the Southern Region.
California’s Daffern, Thursday night’s winner aboard the Jason Hickenbottom-owned No. 81, finished second. The four-time and reigning South Dakota State champion, who also captured this year’s Central Arizona Raceway track title, finished third. Steve Bitting Jr., the 2026 Castle County Clash winner, placed fourth, followed by Nick Biggs in fifth.
The event was broadcast live on IMCA TV affiliate Dirt Race Central. Catch every lap again with the IMCA TV Replay Subscription, available for just $25.99/month. Don’t miss Season 3 of The Boone Docuseries, now streaming exclusively on IMCA TV.
