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Scott Cook Memorial One-Eye Nationals SportMod Special Set for June 11 at Kossuth County Speedway

By Ben Deatherage ALGONA, Iowa (June 9, 2026) — Kossuth County Speedway will honor the memory of Scott Cook with the Scott Cook Memorial One-Eye Nationals SportMod Special on Thursday, June 11. The Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods will headline the evening with a lucrative $1,000-to-win feature. An additional $100 bonus will be awarded to the winner if 24 SportMods are entered, pushing the top prize to $1,100. The special-event purse pays $800 for second, $700 for third, $500 for fourth, $400 for fifth, $300 for sixth, and $200 for seventh. Positions eighth through 24th will each receive $100. In addition to the featured SportMod special, Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, and Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks will also be in action as part of a full night of Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing competition. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6:50 p.m., with racing to follow. Fans unable to attend can watch every lap live on IMCA TV, where America comes to watch racing. For additional event information and updates, follow Kossuth [Read More]

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Simpson Family Enjoys Memorable Night at Kossuth County Speedway

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (May 28, 2026) — It was a night the Simpson family won’t soon forget at Kossuth County Speedway. Thirteen-year-old Ryan Simpson celebrated his first career feature victory in one of the track’s local divisions, and later in the evening father Jake added a Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod feature win to complete a memorable family double. With Ryan already in victory lane, the spotlight shifted to Jake in the Northern SportMod feature. The Algona driver answered the challenge in impressive fashion. Drew Fett led the opening laps before cautions on consecutive circuits slowed the action. Following the second restart, Simpson powered past Fett and took command. Starting third, Simpson maintained the lead over the final eight laps to score his second victory of the season, with both wins coming at Kossuth County Speedway. Josh Appel finished second while Grant Kramer completed the podium in third. Charlie Stevens charged from ninth to fourth and Alec Fett rallied from 11th to fifth. Swearingen Wins Stock Car Thriller for Second Straight Week The Sunoco [Read More]

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Nielsen Survives Wild Hobby Stock Feature at Algona for First Win of 2026

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (May 21, 2026) — The Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks stole the spotlight during another action-packed night at Kossuth County Speedway as Brandon Nielsen survived a caution-filled 28-car feature to earn his first B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region victory of the season. The Hobby Stock feature required a complete restart after a multi-car pileup in turn one. Derrick Barglof paced the early laps before another caution flew on lap three when Brett Doege lost his nose cone. Spencer’s Nielsen powered into the lead one lap later and remained unfazed through caution flags on laps five, eight, nine, and 13 to secure the victory after starting 10th. Last week’s winner Nathan DaRagon finished second while Josh Sidles turned in one of the drives of the night, charging from 26th to third. Steve Wickman crossed the line fourth and Dan Hanselman advanced from 11th to finish fifth. Heat race victories went to Austin Jahnz, Barglof, Doege, and DaRagon. Stevens Scores Second SportMod Victory at Algona Jackson Carey and Matt Grall led the Karl Kustoms [Read More]

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Fett Sweeps Stock Cars and Modifieds at Kossuth County

By Greg Grabinoski ALGONA, Iowa (May 14, 2026) — Colby Fett put together a dominant night Thursday at Kossuth County Speedway, sweeping both the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car and Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified features. In the 20-lap Stock Car feature, Fett grabbed the early lead before an early caution on lap two slowed the field. Another yellow on lap eight was the only thing delaying the Algona driver’s trip to victory lane as he collected his first EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region win of the season. Ryan Roath finished second while Kelly Shryock advanced from ninth to third. Wayne Landheer took fourth and Chad Palmer completed the top five. Palmer and Fett captured the Stock Car heat race wins earlier in the evening. Fett returned later in the night to lead all 20 laps of the IMCA Modified feature, which went green-white-checkered, to complete the double victory. The triumph marked Fett’s first career IMCA Modified feature win and his first Razor Chassis North Central Region score. Jeremy Mills finished second while Chaz Baca was third. Mills [Read More]

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Todd Stinehart: Thirty Years Down the Road

By Ben Deatherage WASECA, Minn. (May 14, 2026) — The highways out of southern Minnesota run long and flat, cutting through fields that seem to stretch forever. On summer weekends, those roads lead in every direction. North toward Arlington. West toward Worthington. South into Iowa. And more often than not, somewhere along those roads, Todd Stinehart is hauling a race car. Not because he has to. Because he loves it. The No. 7S Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified has become a familiar sight across the Upper Midwest, rolling into pit areas at places like Kossuth County Speedway, Hancock County Speedway, Arlington Raceway, and Worthington Speedway, where in 2025 Stinehart finally achieved something that had eluded him for three decades. A track championship. Thirty years after climbing into a race car for the first time. “Thirty years and that was my first track championship,” Stinehart said. “It’s something I never really thought I would do.” For a driver who has spent most of his racing life doing things his own way — loading the trailer himself, working on [Read More]

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Hanselman Scores Milestone Hobby Stock Win on Opening Night at Kossuth County

By Greg Grabinoski ALGONA, Iowa (May 7, 2026) — A stout 22-car Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock field highlighted Thursday’s season opener at Kossuth County Speedway, where Dan Hanselman added another chapter to an already impressive track résumé. Corbin White controlled the early portion of the feature, leading the first seven laps while navigating a pair of cautions that kept the field tightly packed. On the restart following the second yellow, Hanselman made his move and never looked back, taking command and pacing the final seven circuits. The victory marked Hanselman’s 30th career Hobby Stock triumph at Kossuth County Speedway. For the Algona veteran, it also carried a bit of surprise — it was the first time he has ever opened a season with a feature win at his home track and his first triumph of 2026 in the B&B Racing Chassis Northern Region. Chris Krug secured second after fending off pressure behind him, while Brandon Nielsen worked his way onto the podium in third. White remained in contention to finish fourth, and James Burns delivered one [Read More]

Shryock Dominates Stock Cars at Algona; Adds to Big Season Tally

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (Aug. 21, 2025) — The Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature at Kossuth County Speedway for the Jade Lange Memorial brought 17 cars to the track, with pole sitter Kelly Shryock showing once again why he’s been the class of the field all year. Shryock jumped out front at the start and controlled the pace until a lap-12 yellow slowed things. After a complete restart, cautions for Mike Albertsen’s spin and a small fire under Colby Fett’s hood briefly delayed the action, but none of it rattled Shryock. He powered away to his eighth victory of the year at Kossuth County Speedway, and his 19th in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region for 2025. Kevin Opheim was runner-up, followed by Chad Palmer, Devin Tripp, and Calvin Lange. Tripp picked up the hard charger honors, improving seven positions. Shryock’s season dominance also locked down the track championship with a commanding 62-point margin. Nielsen Scores Hobby Stock Finale; Sidles Seals Title Point leader Josh Sidles led the 17-car B&B Racing Chassis IMCA Hobby Stock [Read More]

Jennings Storms From Row Seven to Stock Car Victory at Kossuth County

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (Aug. 14, 2025) — Austin Schrage and Chad Palmer led the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car field to the green, with Palmer pacing the opening five laps. Two early cautions slowed the action, but once the race found rhythm, Palmer had his hands full with a high-flying McCain Jennings. By the halfway point, a thrilling three-car battle emerged between Palmer, Mike Albertsen, and Jennings. Working the top side, Jennings powered into the lead on lap 11 and never looked back. Palmer held second with Albertsen third. Jennings, who charged from 14th starting, earned hard-charger honors and celebrated his second EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of the year — both at Algona. Emotional Hobby Stock Win for Wickman The Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock feature delivered one of the most emotional moments of the season. Darin Johnson led the early laps before Steve Wickman made his move to the front on lap 11. Wickman then held off a late charge from Brandon Nielsen in a green-white-checkered finish to secure his first victory of [Read More]

Mills Masters Modifieds for $2,000 Schattschneider Memorial Payday at Algona

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (Aug. 7, 2025) — Chaz Baca Jr. and Joel Rust brought the 21-car Friesen Performance IMCA Modified field to the flagstand for the green at Kossuth County Speedway on night four of the 2025 Iowa Speedweek and the Schattschneider Memorial. Baca led the first three laps around the Algona oval before Jeremy Mills powered into the lead on lap four. Once out front, Mills built a commanding advantage and never looked back, collecting his fourth feature win of the season at Algona and a $2,000 payday. The victory was also his 11th of 2025 in the Razor Chassis North Central Region. Tim Ward finished second for $1,200, with Baca third and $1,100 richer. Shryock Strikes for Seventh Algona Stock Car Win McCain Jennings jumped out to the early lead in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car main, pacing the first three laps before Shryock took over. The caution flew on lap seven when Kevin Opheim spun in turn four, but Shryock maintained the top spot on the restart. A hard-charging Derek Green, [Read More]

Wahoo Ends Shryock’s Streak in Stock Cars at Kossuth County

By Greg Grabianowski ALGONA, Iowa (July 31, 2025) — Kossuth County Speedway hosted a thrilling Thursday night program for the Harken/Hovinga Memorial Race. In the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature, Loren Pesicka Jr. took the early lead before giving way to Mike “Wahoo” Albertsen just two laps in. Behind him, a heated battle for second brewed between McCain Jennings, Kelly Shryock, David Wickman, Calvin Lange and Pesicka. Shryock eventually won that battle and slowly began reeling in Albertsen by the halfway point of the 20-lap main. With four laps remaining, Shryock was right on Albertsen’s rear bumper when a caution flew for a Zayn Feaster spin. Shryock threw everything he had at Albertsen on the restart, but the Audubon driver held his ground to score his second win of the season at Algona. The victory also snapped Shryock’s personal six-race win streak at the track. Albertsen now owns 10 overall wins in 2025, including eight in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region. Shryock was second and Jennings crossed the line third. Krug Collects Second Win of [Read More]