This past Saturday was a very special night at the Jamestown Speedway as the 1st 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 as part of the Steffes Tour, and Bombers. The weather was warm and windy, but the racing action was great. The track was very smooth, had multiple grooves, and was dry slick the entire night. We want to thank all of the drivers, fans, and track workers that came out to celebrate the life of Don Gumke, Keith Hermanson, and Jeff Carpenter 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 1st Annual Don Gumke Racers' Memorial. A huge thanks goes out to Don Wilhelm Inc. & your Heartland Chevy Dealers, S&R Truck Plaza, I-29 Trailer Sales in Fargo & Bismarck, ND, Trackside EMS, Midmach, Schwind Construction, Dakota Engine Builders, the Hermanson Family, and Steffes Group, Inc. Additionally, it was so great to have so many people in the stands supporting the event on Saturday night and especially, the Gumke and Dieterle families for coming out to the Speedway. Without the support of our sponsors, fans, drivers, track crew and officials, volunteers, and everyone involved in the Speedway, it would have not been possible to host this great event.
We had a total of 104 cars in the pits for the three classes running. Congratulations goes out to our winners and runner-ups during the 1st Annual Don Gumke Racers' Memorial:
Bombers/Pure Stocks - 26 Cars ($222 to Win):
- Winner: Matt Duchscherer (First Feature Win!), Runner-Up: Billy Carow
Wissota Street Stocks - 34 Cars ($1,222 to Win):
- Winner: Eric Riley , Runner-Up: Jake Froemke
Thank you Benji Froemke and the Steffes Group for sponsoring the Steffes Wissota Street Stock Tour and bringing the Wissota Street Stock Tour to Jamestown on Saturday night.
IMCA Modifieds - 44 Cars ($2,222 to Win):
- Winner: Austin Arneson, Runner-Up: Jason Grimes (Driving Don's 2* IMCA Modified)
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 1st Annual Don Gumke Racers' Memorial. 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 Saturday, June 20th is the RC Cars Night at the Jamestown Speedway. All regular classes will be running! The gates open at 5:30 pm and racing action begins at 7:00 pm. Hope to see everyone next week Saturday!