ESTEVAN - Three of the five classes went down to the wire to crown track champions at the Estevan Motor Speedway this year.
The speedway had its track championship weekend Saturday and Sunday. The races were initially supposed to happen Friday and Saturday, but Friday's program was pushed back to Sunday due to rain.
More than 70 cars were entered each night.
Kody Scholpp won the modified track championship for the second straight year and had the largest point differential of any champion. Scholpp finished with 424 of a possible 440 points on the season to wind up 17 points ahead of Tyson Turnbull (407).
Les McLenehan (365) was third and Joey Galloway (347) was fourth.
The hobby stock class saw Landon Runge finish with 408 points, two more than 2020 champ Connor Hansen's 406. Kaiden Tuchscherer was third with 405, and Dexter Saxon came in fourth with 394.
Gregg Mann won the stock car class with 423 points, two more than Chris Hortness, who won the championship last year.
Devon Gonas (390) came in third and Chase Davison (381) was fourth.
Also decided by two points was the sport mod class, with Leevi Runge taking that division for the second straight year. He finished with 412 points, ahead of Kyle Scholpp's 410. Keenan Glasser was third with 396 and Justin Fichter came in fourth with 366.
In the slingshot class, Ryder Raynard won the title for the fourth straight year with 438 points, 10 more than Cash Saxon's 428. Raynard and Saxon combined to win all the feature races this season.
Jagger Ashworth was third with 386 points and Eli Turnbull came fourth with 383.
The weekend was also the annual Dirt Wars at the track, which put a spotlight on the hobby stock class. Hansen was the winner, as he had the most combined points with 77.
As for the weekend results, Saturday's program saw Landon Runge finish first in the hobby stocks, followed by Dexter Saxon, Tuchscherer and Hansen. That gave Landon Runge a comfortable lead atop the hobby stock standings, which he needed because he didn't finish Sunday's race.
He was classified in 17th, creating some suspense for the track championship. Adding to the suspense was that Hansen and Tuchscherer were first and second, respectively, in the feature, which really narrowed the gap.
Kruz Wilson was third in Sunday's feature and Kayden Hjorteland came fourth.
Ryder Raynard was the winner in the slingshot feature on both days, and Cash Saxon came second. Dane Skjersal was third and Jace Emmel was fourth on Saturday. Sierra Staff was third and Eli Turnbull was fourth on Sunday.
Brandon Rehill won the sport mod class on Friday night, followed by Kyle Scholpp in second, Rylan Raynard in third and Ryan Cousins in fourth.
Rylan Raynard won his first sport mod feature on Sunday, with Ryan Cousins second, Bailey Cousins third and Kyle Scholpp fourth. Leevi Runge was seventh, but it was enough to claim the season title.
In the stock car class, Austin Daae was the victor Saturday night, his third win in five feature races this season. Jeremy Swanson was second, Hortness was third and Mann came in fourth.
Swanson took the checkered flag for Sunday's feature, one spot ahead of Hortness. Mann was third to clinch the championship, and Daae came in fourth.
Tyler Wagner won the modified feature on Saturday night, finishing ahead of Kody Scholpp in second, Joey Galloway in third and Les McLenehan in fourth.
Aaron Turnbull won the feature on Sunday, ahead of Scholpp. Wagner was third and Joey Galloway was fourth.
The final program at the speedway this season will be the second Enduro of the season on Sept. 18.
