The Left Turn
By: Ron Burt
Friday August 7, Limaland Motorsports Park closed 2026 with Invitational and King of the Quarter Mile races and passed out season points awards, as drivers, crews and fans celebrated. Unfortunately, it was a short season because of several weather cancellations.
In the UMP Modified Division, a pair of Warsaw Indiana drivers split the wins. Dylan Woodling won the invitational race, and Dillon Nusbaum dominated the King of the Quarter Mile race. Thunderstock driver, Jordan Conover doubled up, winning the invitational feature and King of the Quarter Mile race, wrapping up his first Championship season. Chris Hick in the Dirt Track Truck Series also won the invitational feature and King of the Quarter Mile races. UMP Modified Champion, Shane O’Connor was named Sportsman of the Year, then gave a tearful racing retirement speech to the fans and fellow drivers.
Saturday, August 8, Oakshade Raceway Wauseon Ohio-I helped with the track announcing duties. The DIRTcar Late Models were the featured class. Twenty cars qualified. Sylvania’s Casey Noonan picked up his first DIRTcar UMP Late Model win of the season. Noonan extended his slim point lead over Steve Kester to eight points with just two championship races remaining. Other Feature Winners, Late Model Sportsmen Dylan Jessen, Dominator Stocks Josh McNicol and Sport Compacts Ryan Okuley.
The Great Lakes 360 Super Sprints were at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, MI on Friday. 24 cars registered and all ended up in the Feature. Leipsic’s Chase Dunham currently 2nd in points set the fast time 14.257. Max Stambaugh started on the pole and led most of the race until lap 24, when Zane DeVault made a pass on the leader and parked his car in Victory Lane for 4th time in 2026.
Feature Winners from Saturday around the Tri-State:
Fremont Speedway: 410 Winged Sprints Craig Mintz, Fremont Dirt Trucks Dave Golembiewski and 305 Winged Sprints Bryan Sebetto.
Flat Rock Speedway: Outlaw 350 Supermodified Keegan Weese, Street Stock Douglas Litogot, and Factory Stocks 500 Series Kyle Metdepenningen.
Montpelier Speedway: 410 Non-winged Sprints Zack Pretorius, USAC D2 Thunder Midgets Luke Hall, and UMP Modifieds Jordan Wever.
Butler Motor Speedway, American Late Model Iron Man Series Rusty Schlenk $5000.00 Feature win 305 in his career.
The Great Lakes Super Sprints, traveled to Silver Bullet Speedway in Owendale MI. It’s the state’s oldest Stock Car Track but Saturday the Sprints ruled and Zane DeVault picked up his 2nd Feature win in two nights.
Sunday, August 9, Toledo Ohio-The Supermodifieds returned to the high banks of Toledo Speedway. This time it wasn’t the ISMA MSS methanol powered big blocks, but the smaller gas powered Outlaw 350 Supermodified Sprint Series machines, and they put on a great show for the fans. AJ Lesiecki brought home the hardware and the big payday for his feature win. Chase Pinsonneault won the CRA Pro Series, House of Meats 100 for the Late Models. Mike Young was victorious in the Late Model Sportsman Division and Josh Bunting won the Factory Stock A-Main.
Next week I will be covering events from the Knoxville Nationals for the 410 Outlaw Winged Sprints. Until then, keep your wheels down. Ron Out! www.facebook.com/ohiosportsblitz
