Bemidji Speedway Results from July 14, 2024

You never really know how a race is gonna go until the cars are on the track.

Some weeks you’ll see runaway victory after runaway victory, but occasionally, the crowd is treated to some white flag action. That’s exactly what we got at Bemidji Speedway on Sunday, where there was some late-lap theatrics in the feature races.

Starting with the Wissota Pure Stocks, Kade Leeper in the #3 car trying to win in back-to-back weeks, but Justin Barsness in the #47J was able to hold him off after  a late caution, as the man from Grand Rapids gets his first win of 2024.

In the Midwest Modifieds, a few love taps on the restart out of the caution sent cars in every direction. It was Hunter Weeks from Laporte in the #9 that was able to capitalize on the chaos and finally get his first ever feature win.

The Bemidji Mini Stocks saw the #50 car, driven by Nick McCann of Brainerd, who finished second last week, take the checkered flag for the first time this season.

The race of the night had to go to the Hornet Feature. Russell Kiker Jr. in the #13 spent most of the race chasing Aiden Kessler in the #72, but on the final lap, Kiker Jr. was able to pass Kessler and then hold him off down the stretch after a little bump-and-go. He would pull into victory lane as the second winner from Brainerd on the night to collect his third feature of the season.

The Mod Fours marked the third Brainerd driver to get a feature win on Sunday. Patrick Specht in the 617 picks up his first win of the season.

The Super Stocks raced in the dark, and it was Bemidji’s Matt Sparby in the yellow 81X that was able to take the lead late in the feature and get the checkered flag for the first time this season.

Finally, it was Josh Beaulieu in the 22B from Bemidji that would cap a long night of racing by winning the Wissota Modifieds Feature. He took a well-deserved victory lap for his third win of the season.

It was quite the night of racing for Unified Special Olympics Night, where the Michael Fullerton 500 took place. Next week, Bemidji Speedway holds their Women in Motorsports night honoring all the women drivers who race there and across Northern Minnesota. All seven classes are scheduled to race next week.