The Left Turn
By: Ron Burt
Limaland Motor sports Park opened their 2026 featuring the Great Lakes Super Sprints in the 27th Annual Run for The Rabbit, paying the winner $5,000.00. In his 7th career start Mason Hannagan found himself in Victory Lane after working his car around veteran drivers. Rounding out the top 5, John Ivy, Kalib Henry, Corbin Gurley and Zane DeVault. Todd Sherman won the Thunder Stock Feature followed by Jordan Conover who set fast time 14.994, Tony Anderson, Zach Rush and Dan Wooten. In UMP Modifieds, Dillon Nusbaum set fast time with a 13.993 and won the feature. Behind the winner Tony Anderson 2nd, Dustin Moore 3rd, Jeff Koz 4thand Shane O’Connor 5th.
On Friday, May 15th Eldora Speedway hosted night #1 of Let’s Race Two featuring the USAC Non-Winged 410 Sprints and the World of Outlaw Winged 410 Sprints. On Friday in the USAC Sprint Feature Kyle Cummins from Princeton Indiana had a big pay day parking his car in Victory Lane. He started the feature inside row 2. Brady Bacon worked his way up from 7th to 2nd. Rounding out the top 5 Justin Grant 3rd, Briggs Danner who started on the pole came in 4th and Chase Stockon 5th. In the World of Outlaw Feature, Tony Stewart Racing driver Rico Abreu started 7th and worked through cars and found the checkered flag. Michael Kofoid, Giovanni Scelzi, Aaron Reutzel and Logan Schuchart rounded out the top 5.
Saturday, May 16th was the final night of let’s Race Two at Eldora. For the World of Outlaw Feature both drivers that started on the 2nd row moved up to finish 1st and 2nd. Logan Schuchart started P3 and was first to Victory Lane followed by Rico who started P4. Brady Bacon, Emerson Axsom, and Wooster Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild were your top 5 finishers in the WoO Sprints. For the USAC Feature, Brady Bacon led wire to wire, followed by Kyle Cummins, Briggs Danner, Steven Snyder Jr. and Mitchel Moles.
On Saturday, Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon opened for their 2026 season after a few weeks of bad weather. The DIRTcar UMP Super Late Model feature highlighted a great opening night of racing. 23 Late Models started the feature with Dan Wallace starting on the pole and had the early lead. On the tenth lap, the leaders caught up to the slower cars making the field bunch up and a couple of mishaps brought out the caution flags. Your new leader was the 2025 track champion Devin Shiels, and he was able to fend off the 2020 champion, Steve Kester, in the closing laps to pick up the opening night win. Casey Noonan, Jamie Grochowski and Dan Wallace were your top 5. Your Late Model Sportsman Feature was won by Dylan Jessen on the last lap, followed by Defiance driver Josh Robertson, John Gamber, Dylan Hough and Chris Williams. Adam Lantz started 2nd in the Dominator Stock Feature but parked his car in Victory Lane after the Feature. He was followed by Mason Luttrell, RJ Cornett, Jeff Foks Jr., and Scott Hammer. In the Sport Compacts 1st Ken Wells, James Stamper, Ryan Okuley, Gage Rushlow and Wesley Belkofor.
Saturday the Ultimate Heart of America Super Late Model Series invaded Montpelier Speedway Indiana. Your podium was Rusty Schlenk, Steve Peeden and
Dona Marcoullier. Other Feature winners UMP Modifieds Dalton Smith, and Super Stocks Super Stocks Tony Anderson. Until next week. Keep your wheels down. Ron Out! www.facebook.com/ohiosportsblitz
