elpasocountyraceway Archives

Lessig Family Sweeps Stock Cars at El Paso County; Brian Sr. Edges O’Lear by Three Points for Title

By Suzan McCoy CALHAN, Colo. (Aug. 16, 2025) — On championship night at El Paso County Raceway, the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car main event turned into a family affair as Peyton’s Brian Lessig powered to victory, followed by his son, Brian Lessig Jr. of Colorado Springs, in second. Local driver Ryan O’Lear of Calhan crossed in third to complete the podium. The win was Brian Lessig’s second of the season at El Paso County Raceway and also his second in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region. More importantly, it secured him the track championship by just three points over O’Lear, 255 to 252, in one of the closest title battles of the year. Clay Dominates SportMods; Championship Decided by Six Points The Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods produced some of the fiercest racing of the year, but on championship night Colorado Springs’ Scott Clay left no doubt. Starting from the pole, Clay led every lap in a dominant performance, with Pueblo West’s Dave Stock in second and Calhan’s Daniel Payne in third. The victory was Clay’s [Read More]

Colorado Alliance Tour Set for Epic Doubleheader Championship Weekend

By Suzan McCoy CALHAN, Col. (Jul. 14, 2025) — The 2025 Colorado Alliance Tour is set to wrap up in spectacular fashion with a high-stakes, high-horsepower doubleheader weekend that will crown champions in six fierce Speedway Motors IMCA divisions. Race fans will be treated to two nights of action-packed dirt track excitement, beginning Friday, July 18th at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan during the El Paso County Fair. And concluding with the Championship Night on Saturday, July 19th at I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan. With tight point battles across the board, every lap will matter as drivers chase glory in the final races of the BST Promotions’ summer-long regional tour. Point Leaders Heading into the Finale Troy Seidl holds a strong lead with 235 points in the IMCA Modifieds. The most intense battle may come in the IMCA Stock Cars division where Frank Ogden holds a narrow edge with 236 points. DJ Banks (220) and Layne Bellm (217) are hot on his heels, setting the stage for a showdown in Fort Morgan. Ryan Moser enters the [Read More]

Welsh Wires SportMod Field at El Paso County

By Suzan McCoy CALHAN, Colo. (June 21, 2025) — Kody Welsh dominated the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod feature from the pole at El Paso County Raceway. Despite a stout field, Welsh led every lap to collect his first win of the season. It was also the first win of 2025 for the Colorado Springs driver. Coming from ninth, Scott Clay carved his way through traffic to finish second, followed by Barry Halley in third. Yutterman Rises Through Hobby Stock Field Rocky Ford’s Justin Yutterman charged from the eighth starting position to score an impressive win in the Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock feature. It marked Yutterman’s first victory of the season in the B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region. Chad Nelson crossed the line in second, holding off a late charge from Jacob Worthington, who completed the podium in third. O’Lear Holds Steady for Sport Compact Win In the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact division, Leann O’Lear of Boone started fourth and drove a clean, calculated race to take home her third win of the season at ECRP. [Read More]

Bellm Blazes to El Paso County Stock Car Victory

By Suzan McCoy CALHAN, Colo. (Jun. 20, 2025) — In the main event at El Paso County Raceway, featuring the Colorado Alliance Tour IMCA Stock Cars, Layne Bellm of Broomfield showed exactly why she’s a driver to watch. Bellm led from the pole and never looked back, fending off D.J. Banks lap after lap to earn her second win of the season—and her first in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region. Bellm dominated the feature and picked up valuable points in the CAT Tour. Ryan O’Lear moved up into second after Banks dropped out with a flat tire, while Peyton’s Brian Lessig rounded out the podium with a solid third-place finish. Halley Holds Off the Heat for SportMod Win The Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod class saw a 15-car field take the green, and Barry Halley of Pueblo made the most of his front-row starting spot. He led the entire distance, holding off a hard-charging Ryan Moser, who moved up from fifth to finish second. Dave Stock kept a steady pace all night to bring home [Read More]

Clay Claims Victory in SportMod Feature at El Paso County

By Suzann McCoy CALHAN, Colo. (May 3, 2025) — A strong field of 12 drivers packed the pits of El Paso County Raceway for the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod division, and when the dust settled in the feature, it was Scott Clay of Colorado Springs parking his machine in victory lane. Starting from the pole, Clay led wire-to-wire, fending off heavy pressure in the closing laps to seal the win. His heat win earlier in the evening set the tone for a dominant performance. Coming from the fourth starting spot, Dave Stock made significant headway to claim second place in the main event. Stock showed consistency throughout the night, including a strong second-place run in his heat race. Barry Halley maintained his starting position to round out the podium in third. Alberson Sweeps the Night in IMCA Stock Cars Brady Alberson, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, delivered a flawless performance Saturday night in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car division, going two-for-two by winning both his heat race and the A Feature in dominant fashion. Alberson started [Read More]

Munoz hustles from 20th to checkers at El Paso Co. IMCA Stock Car Showdown

CALHAN, Colo. (July 22, 2022) – He isn’t a fan of bullrings but Angel Munoz sure knows how to get around them in a hurry. Munoz started 20th and raced his way to the front of the Colorado IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Showdown field at El Paso County Raceway, earning $2,000 for the Friday night feature win at Calhan. “I’m not a big fan of bullrings but we do good at ‘em,” said Munoz, more partial to the big tracks of western Kansas. “I’d only raced here once before, in 2016, and we won $1,000 that night.” He’d won his heat but was disqualified when post-race tech found the right rear shock measurement off by a quarter of an inch. “I’d changed a spring right before the heat and didn’t compensate. Rules are rules,” Munoz said following his big charge to the front. “The track had a lot of character. You had to be patient but cowboy up at the same time. The cards just played out in our favor and the gaps were there [Read More]

El Paso County Raceway primed for April 23 opening night

CALHAN, Colo. – BST Promotions is excited to bring the 2022 IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Race Season to El Paso County Raceway for yet another year of the fastest dirt track racing in the area. Starting Saturday, April 23 and running until Sept. 24, the 2022 EPCR race season is full of action. Heat races will start at 5 p.m. and the fast-paced main events will run from 7-10 p.m. Regular race programs feature IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock, IMCA Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. BST will also host two test and tune sessions before the season begins, on April 2 and April 9 and track officials encourage drivers and crews to come out and get some laps in, get registered and safety inspected, and check out this year’s competition. The 2022 season will be an exciting one for fans as the United Rebel Winged Sprint Cars come to Colorado for the first time in more than four years and will kick off the season right with our April 23 Winged Sprint [Read More]

Young rookies rule El Paso County Raceway

By Anna Spinuzzi CALHAN, Colo. (May 8) – Last Saturday was a night full of action-packed IMCA dirt racing and a night full of firsts at El Paso County Raceway. After a brief rain delay fans were treated to a night full of upsets when four IMCA racing divisions saw first-time track winners, including three young first-time feature winners, which was a first for the track itself. In a night full of surprises, the night’s youngest winner was 14-year-old Hunter Smith in his 10th career start as he drove away with the checkered flag in the competitive IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock division. Smith is making an impressive run at being the 2021 rookie of the year with 50 shows planned. Smith’s run was at risk after ripping off the rear suspension while racing the night before in Colby, Kan. His crew pulled it off and got him on track for his first feature win Saturday at El Paso and on track for the rookie title. Another young surprise in the Mach-1 Sport Compact division was from a [Read More]

Colorado Alliance Tour comes to Calhan for El Paso County Raceway opener

CALHAN, Colo. – Five IMCA divisions are on the Saturday, April 24 race night card, when the Colorado Alliance Tour comes to town for the season opening show at El Paso County Raceway. The second CAT weekend of the season brings IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks, Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods and Mach-1 Sport Compacts to Calhan. Pit gates open at 1 p.m., the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 5 p.m.

Plemons banks $1,100 for career first URSS victory

By David Smith, Jr., OKTidbits CALHAN, Colo. (June 8) – Todd Plemons took the lead at the start and held off Zach Blurton to claim his first-career Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing 305-ci sprint car feature Saturday at El Paso County Raceway. Tracey Hill and Plemons started on the front row for the 20-lap IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car feature finale with Hill taking the lead as the initial green flag fell. The race quickly went caution when two cars got together entering turns one and two. On the complete restart, Plemons took the lead while Zach Blurton charged from his fourth starting position to take the runner-up position as Hill fell back to third. Plemons kept up the pace the rest of the distance and picked up his first career series victory and a $1,100 paycheck while two-time and defending tour champion Blurton came home second. Scott Cochran finished third while Jeremy Huish picked up the Keizer Wheels Hard Charger award coming home fourth from his ninth [Read More]