ESTEVAN — There is still much to be decided in the races for the track championships at the Estevan Motor Speedway.
More than 80 drivers were entered between the track's five divisions during a Saturday night program. It was the second-to-last points program of the year, and the track champions will be decided at the Aug. 23 race event.
Saturday night's program was billed as a stock car special, with added money offered for the drivers. Austin Daae was the victor in the feature race. Daae started from the pole position on the grid, and finished ahead of Mike Hagen, who was second, Chase Davidson (third) and Troy Heupel (fourth).
Daae leads the points standings with 227, five more than Kyle Scholpp, who has 222. Joren Boyce is third with 216.
In the hobby stock class, Cash Saxon was the victor – his first feature race win in that class in Estevan. Kyler Satran was second, Connor Hanson was third and Landon Runge came in fourth.
Hanson holds the points lead entering the final race of the season with 190. Brennor Grinstead is second with 184 and Runge is third with 183.
Les McLenehan was the feature winner in the modified division, picking up his first feature victory of the season. Marcus Tomlinson was second. Aaron Turnbull and Tyson Turnbull were third and fourth, respectively.
Kody Scholpp finished sixth but still holds the lead in the points standings with 230. Steven Pfeifer sits second with 221, and Tyson Turnbull is third at 219.
Gabriel Deschamps continued his strong season in the sport mod class by finishing first in that division's feature race, working his way up from 10th on the starting grid. Ryder Raynard was second, Quentin Skjerdal was third and Leevi Runge was fourth.
Deschamps has 198 points, two shy of the maximum of 200 for the five points races in the sport mod division this year. Leevi Runge and Robby Rosselli sit tied for second with 181 points each. Rosselli was just three points back of Deschamps entering Saturday's program, but he wound up in 15th position.
Gunner Raynard was the winner in the slingshot race. He started in the 14th position on the grid, and worked his up into the lead by the end of the 10-lap feature. Eli Turnbull was second, Slade Pfeifer was third and Brogan Wagner was fourth. All of the top four finishers moved up at least five spots on the grid.
Wagner leads the points standings with 232, eight more than Gunner Raynard. Sladen Pfeifer is third with 220.
Prior to the start of Saturday's program, the speedway paid tribute to the contributions of the late Carl Maley, who died on July 28 at the age of 91. Racing was a big part of Maley's life, and he was inducted into the speedway's Wall of Fame in 2014 for his contributions to the sport.
