Sunday is a night of celebration at Sheyenne Speedway! The 1/4-mile dirt track in Lisbon, N.D., will celebrate its 45th anniversary this Sunday night!
Racing begins at 6 p.m. and will be the biggest show of the year with six classes running. The Powdercoat Specialists IMCA Modifieds are back for a second time this season and will join the Fargo Force Wissota Super Stocks, Mycogen Seeds Wissota Midwest Modifieds, Steffes Wissota Street Stocks, Milner Fab Mini Stocks and Gateway Chevrolet Hobby Stocks as part of the 45th anniversary night.
The night also includes a fireworks show after the racing for fans to enjoy in addition to the action on the track. Special, custom 45th anniversary trophies will be presented to all six feature winners. There also will be memories shared as part of the rich history of the 45 years of racing in Lisbon.
"Couldn't think of a better way to start the 4th of July week. 6 full race classes will be on display that will not disappoint." Race director Hunter Carter said. "Plus, a FIREWORKS display for everyone to enjoy and celebrate the 45th anniversary together...You are not going to want to miss this!"
There are several on-track storylines for fans to follow as well:
-Will Clay Gentzkow’s four-night winning streak continue in the hobby stock class, or will drivers such as Zach Nord, Hayden Aberle or John Heacox break the streak?
-The Wissota Midwest Modified class has had four different feature winners this season (Scott Bintz, Nate Reinke, Randy Klein, Zach Reinke) will there be a fifth this Sunday?
-Brian Bernotas (two) and Taylor Schmidt (one) have won Wissota Super Stock features so far, could another driver find victory lane?
-Could Zach Muralt win a third Mini Stock feature this year?
-Could Royce Jawaski, Kasey Ussatis, Kyle Anderson or Jerry Lamb join Jonny Carter and Bob Banish Jr. as Wissota Street Stock winners?
The IMCA Modifieds were a hit during their first appearance on June 10. A strong 21-car field signed in with Dave Shipley of Argusville, a former super stock track champion at Sheyenne, taking the feature win over Tyler Peterson of Hickson.
“It’s awesome to be able to race down in Lisbon, I grew up there as a kid watching Corky Thomas race my dad’s super stock there,” Peterson said. “I only raced there a handful of times with my B-mod, but had good success the few times I did. I’m looking forward to coming back down on Sunday and see if we can’t do one spot better then the last time!”
Ageless veteran John Corell of Jamestown was third, followed by Tim Perkins of Bismarck and Jarrett Carter of Lisbon.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Sheyenne Speedway this weekend,” Carter said. “If you missed the first week you are going to want to put this on your calendar. Both the car count and racing were great and I would expect the same again.”
IMCA Modified rookie Jesse Skalicky, who leads the points at Red River Valley Speedway and finished eighth during the first modified show at Sheyenne, is also looking forward to coming back.
“It was cool coming back to Lisbon in a Modified this time,” Skalicky said. “Anytime a track adds your class its fun to support it. It’s a great facility will definitely be back.”
by Tom Berg