This past Saturday was a very special night at the Jamestown Speedway as the 5th Annual Don Gumke Racers' Memorial took place. The top drivers from around the region were here to compete in the IMCA Modifieds, Wissota Street Stocks, INEX Legends as part of the Legendary Tour in memory of Jeff King, Wissota Midwest Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, and Jr. Slingshots. The weather was perfect and the racing action was good. The track was quite fast and provided lots of goog racing. Nice job to the Jamestown Speedway track prep crew to allow for a smooth surface for the drivers.
We want to thank all of the drivers, fans, and track workers that came out to celebrate the life of Don Gumke, John Corell Jr, Dave Martinson, and Donovan Moran on Saturday night. From all of us at the Jamestown Speedway, we hope everyone enjoyed the event and had a great time as we honored these great drivers and individuals. Additionally, we have to thank all of our sponsors and supporters of the 5th Annual Don Gumke Racers' Memorial. A huge thanks goes out to Don Wilhelm Inc. & your Heartland Chevy Dealers, I-29 Trailer Sales, Dakota Engine Builders, the Gumke & Dieterle families, the Corell family, Gordon's Interstate Towing, Clint Dunwoody, S&R Truck Plaza, Dacotah Speedway TV, and many more for their support of this great even.
We had a total of 130 cars in the pits, which was an awesome field of cars for this special race. Congratulations goes out to our winners, runner-ups, and third place finishers during the 5th Annual Don Gumke Racers' Memorial:
Bombers/Pure Stocks - 18 Cars:
- Winner: Asher Williams, Runner-Up: Travis Edinger
- Hard Charger: Dylan Steele +15 (18th to 3rd)
Wissota Midwest Modifieds - Sponsored by Gerdau Recycling - 21 Cars:
- Winner: Brennon Weight, Runner-Up: Scott Bintz
- Hard Charger: Brennon Weight +8 (9th to 1st)
INEX Legends - Sponsored by Wright Insurance Agency - 37 Cars ($500 to Win):
- Winner: Bryce Barnhardt (1st INEX Legend Win in Jamestown & State of ND!) & Runner-Up: Noah Madler
- Hard Charger: Preston Martin +13 (20th to 7th)
Thank you to the Legendary Tour for joining us for the Gumke Memorial Race in Jamestown on Saturday night.
Wissota Street Stocks - 20 Cars:
- Winner: Spencer Johnson (1st Jamestown Win since early 2010s & Runner-Up: Chris Ritter
- Hard Charger: Chris Ritter +12 (14th to 2nd)
IMCA Modifieds - Sponsored by Shocker Hitch - 27 Cars ($2,222 to Win):
- Winner: Kollin Hibdon, Runner-Up: Scott Gartner, Third Place: John Nord
- Hard Charger Bonus: Dave Shipley +15 (25th to 10th)
Slingshots - 7 Cars:
- Winner: Jaxon Carow, Runner-Up: Jacob Campbell
Once again, thank you to all of the drivers, fans, track personnel, and sponsors that came out to the show on Saturday night. We really appreciate everyone's support at the Jamestown Speedway and we have to thank everyone for coming out for the 5th Annual Don Gumke Racers' Memorial. We also have to thank the crew from Dacotah Speedway TV for broadcasting the races on Saturday night for fans that could not make it to the Speedway. It was so great to have so many people in the stands supporting the event on Saturday night and especially, the families of the fallen drivers for coming out to the Speedway. We hope all of the drivers had a great time and hope to see everyone back throughout the season.
Please join us next week for some more high-flying, action-packed racing on Jamestown's 1/4 mile high-bank oval. Next week WEDNESDAY, June 12th, the Jamestown Speedway will be back in action with more great racing action. It will be the kick off of the Stutsman County Fair and we are racing on WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The gates open at 5:30 pm and racing action begins at 7:00 pm. Hope to see everyone this coming Wednesday!