Kari Gibb/MDN Williston racer, Jason Storbakken, in heat 1 of the IMCA Stock Car division was in first place at the green flag and spun out in turn four of the second lap to finish 10th in the heat, missing the feature.

The history of the Dakota Classic Modified Tour started with a goal by John Gartner building to replicate what was called ‘Speedweeks’ in Florida and has slowly progressed the Dakota version into the largest Modified Tour series in the United States sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA).

The NODAK Speedway had their yearly turn to host the event on Sunday, July 7, and racers from several states showed up to test the Dakota dirt in Minot.

Two divisions had several heats, B Features and finally – at the top of the pyramid – the A Features for bragging rights for a year.

IMCA Modified

In the A Feature, Fargo racer Kollin Hibdon started in second place and held on to win in car number 48K while Newton, Iowa racer Ethan Braaksma used all 30 laps to move from fourth place to second in car 111 on Sunday, July 7, at the NODAK Speedway. Ricky Alvarado from Hotchkiss, Colorado finished in third place with car WW1.

Rounding out the top ten were the following racers. Tom Berry Jr. from Marshalltown, Iowa in car 11X moved from seventh to fourth place. Travis Hagen from Williston in car 14T started in fifth and finished in fifth. Tim Ward from Harcourt Iowa in car 4TW moved from 15th to sixth place. Eddie Belec from Arvada, Colorado in car 3B moved from 13th to seventh. Chris Tuchscherer from Burlington in car 73T moved from tenth to eighth place. Kyle Strickler from Mooresville, North Carolina in car 8 moved from 20th to ninth. Justin O’Brien from West Union, Iowa in car 12J moved from 19th to tenth place.

IMCA Stock Car

In the A Feature, Austin Brands from Boyden, Iowa in car 17 used the 25 laps to move from the second spot to finish in first place. Dan Mackenthun from Hamburg, Minnesota in car 92 moved from fifth place at the start to finish in second place. Mike Hagen from Williston in car 27X started in seventh and moved up to third to round out the top three.

Andel Munoz from Lamar, Colorado in car 2M started in third place and finished in fourth. Zachary Madrid from Boone, Iowa in car 5M moved from fourth to fifth place. Brendon LaBatte from Weyburn, Saskatoon in car 57 moved from eighth to sixth place. Rob VanMil from Barnesville, Minnesota in car 40 made the move from 14th to seventh. Cameron Starry from Corpus Christi, Texas in car 8JS started the race in first place but ended in eighth place after 25 laps. Shelby Williams from Bonham, Texas in car 82 started and stayed in ninth place. Brody Carlsrud from Moorhead, Minnesota in car B1 moved from 15th to tenth place to round out the top ten.