ESTEVAN - Local racing fans had a taste of what will be coming soon during the Canada Day feature at the Estevan Motor Speedway.
Seventy-three cars, including 19 modified drivers, entered Saturday between the five different classes. With the Dakota Classic Modified Tour just a week away, a number of drivers from the U.S. made their debut or a rare appearance at the track to become familiar with the design.
Yet it was Kody Scholpp, the winner of the speedway’s modified track championship the past three season, who won the feature race. He finished ahead of Steven Pfeifer, who first raced a modified at the track in 2001, and Travis Hagen, who won the modified title in Estevan in 2019.
Kollin Hibdon of Pahrump, Nev., was fourth. Hibdon is among those expected to be on the tour when it begins July 8 in North Dakota.
Hagen leads the points standings with 193, 10 more than Scholpp. Pfeifer is third with 179.
Kayden Hjorteland won the hobby stock feature with a thrilling last-second pass. Kyle Satran was second, Connor Hanson came in third and Diezel Raynard finished fourth.
Satran sits atop the hobby stock class with 155 points, three more than Hjorteland. Brennor Grinstead is third with 151.
The stock car class saw Mike Hagen finish first, followed by Jeremy Swanson , Chris Hortness and Adam Goff.
Hortness and Goff are now tied atop the standings with 189 points each. Kyle Scholpp is third with 183.
Robby Rosselli was the winner of the sport mod class, finishing ahead of Keenan Glasser, Brock Beeter and Ryder Raynard.
Rosselli leads the sport mod points with 155, with Raynard in second with 144. Beeter is third at 141.
In the slingshot division, Brogan Wagner picked up his third victory of the season. Eli Turnbull was second Jacek Ashworth came third and Kolby Fichter was fourth.
Sladen Pfeifer leads with 187 points. Wagner has 184 points and Ashworth is third with 183.
The next program at the speedway will be the Estevan stop on the Dakota Classic Modified Tour on July 10. The next edition of the Mercury will have more on the tour.
