By Brandon Beeter
MINOT, N.D. (May 25, 2026) — The Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods capped off the Memorial Day Weekend doubleheader at Nodak Speedway with a dramatic finish as Estevan, Saskatchewan’s Keenan Glasser stormed from 10th starting position to steal the lead on the final lap.
Payce Herrera controlled the early stages while Glasser methodically worked the high side through the field. With five laps remaining, Glasser began reeling in the leader before making the winning move coming to the checkers.
The victory completed a weekend sweep for Glasser and marked his fourth win of the season, with three coming at Nodak Speedway.
Herrera finished second after starting ninth while Chad Strachen charged from 12th to third. Stan Tomlinson advanced from 11th to fourth and Darren Schatz rounded out the top five.
Appelt Wins Fourth Straight Nodak Hobby Stock Feature
The Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks once again produced one of the most entertaining races of the night.
Kyler Satran led the opening laps before Minot’s Caden Appelt used a slingshot move off the cushion exiting turn two to grab the lead with 12 laps remaining.
Appelt then held off repeated challenges from Alan Bertsch on the bottom groove to secure his fourth straight Nodak Speedway victory of the season and fourth B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region triumph overall.
Appelt charged from 12th to win while Bertsch advanced from ninth to second. Saskatchewan’s Cash Saxon climbed from 11th to third while Satran held on for fourth. Tyson Grinstead completed the top five after moving up from 13th.
Wolla Uses Restart to Capture Modified Victory
The Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature saw Shawn Strand dominate the opening 15 laps before a late restart changed the complexion of the race.
Jason Wolla, from Ray, capitalized on the opportunity by slipping around Strand following the restart and drove away over the final 10 circuits to earn his first Razor Chassis North Central Region victory of the season.
Wolla started sixth while Brady Bjella advanced from eighth to finish second. Strand settled for third ahead of Steven Pfeifer in fourth. Dalton Flory completed a strong run from 13th to fifth.
Stenvold Goes Wire-to-Wire in Stock Cars
Minot’s Rob Stenvold led every lap of the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature to secure his first EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of 2026.
Stenvold held off pressure from Gabriel Deschamp and Brock Beeter throughout the 20-lap contest to seal the victory.
Chris Tuchscherer finished second while Beeter advanced from ninth to third. Deschamp charged from 10th to fourth and Will Scheresky rounded out the top five.
Gilbert Dominates Sport Compact Main Event
James Gilbert put together a commanding performance in the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact feature.
The Minot driver started third and led from the outset, surviving a lone caution en route to his first victory of the season.
Zach Hughbanks finished second while Harrison Schwartz climbed from 10th to third. Krys Yost advanced from 14th to fourth and Landen Mikkelson completed the top five.
The entire event was broadcast live on IMCA TV affiliate DARN TV. Full replays are available with the IMCA TV Replay Subscription for $25.99/month. Don’t miss Season 2 of the Boone Docuseries, streaming exclusively on IMCA TV.
