07/27/2026
Merritt Speedway race recap:
What a crazy weekend! On Friday I started last in the heat race and before we got to turn 3 on the first lap someone decided to turn right into the whole field. Unfortunately me and another car got tangled up on the backstretch. We pulled off and with everyone’s help we got the car together enough to go back out.
We were expecting to go green with the rest of the field, but the officials had other plans and threw the green as I was pulling back onto the track. Luckily, a caution came out with two laps to go, which gave me a chance to make up ground. I was able to pass three cars in those final laps and finish 5th! We had alot to fix before we could race in the feature; tie rods, alot of welding, and ALOT of body panels to straighten out. In the even feature I started last (16th) and the car was super fast! Within the first 12 laps I made my way to 4th. Then our bad luck continued and I got a flat tire. We got it fixed and pulled onto the track ready to go for the last couple laps and quickly found out that earlier in the race the center link had bent ending our night.
Saturday, we came in hoping our luck would turn around. I started 10th in the B main and was running good in 6th place for majority of the race. As I was passing for 5th I got tangled up in another wreck. Fortunately, nothing was bent, flat, or broke so we continued the race at the back of the pack! In the last couple laps of the race I made my way back up to 6th, 2 spots away from a transfer! But unfortunately the race ended early which ended our weekend.
Overall, not the results we were hoping for, but the car wad fast all weekend. Hoping for better luck at Crystal in two weeks!
This weekends racing wouldn’t have been possible without all my amazing support!:
Auto Value
Full Throttle Graphix
Miller Contracting
Clover Family Farms
Whitetail River Creations Smith and Smith Carpet
Hill BBQ
Northern Logistics
Jenemas Repair
Jared Huttenga Electric
Wade Logging
Classic Chevrolet
Clyde Kinne
Ron Anklem
Aero machine
Kenny Dittenber
Richie and Tylor
Oakley barger
Jake Genson, Rachel Genson, and your whole camper crew!
JNE trucking
And everyone who helped get me back out in the heat race!