Eagle Raceway

2025 Awards Banquet Story and Awards List

1/12/2026

Eagle Raceway

2025 Awards Banquet Story and Awards List

Story by Greg Soukup

Saturday evening, I was fortunate to attend the 2025 Eagle Raceway Awards Banquet (AKA My racing family reunion). As always, the room was packed with racers, racer’s families, crew members, raceway staff and volunteers and of course the class champions from both Mini-E and the big track.
We were treated to a great buffet style meal prior to the actual festivities followed by Roger Hadan giving his yearly ‘State of the track’ report. Among those items he spoke about were the improvements made to the track itself, including 5-foot-high steel walls in place of the old Armco barriers at each end of the track. Mini E Raceway will be adding the Juice Box class for 3-6 year olds as a "just for fun" event at intermissions. Possibly the biggest announcement was that his daughter Racine would become the owner of the track, with the paperwork to be signed that evening. Roger stated that he would continue doing the ‘grunt work’ at the facility because that was his favorite thing to do. I found that a little bit odd because I always thought that coming up with improvements to the track, new innovations and goofy additions to the evening’s competition were his forte.
After that, all of the sponsors that make it possible for the sport that we all love to be contested were recognized. Then, all of the points champions and top performers from both Mini-E and Eagle Raceway itself were honored, along with a few special awards such as most popular driver and best-looking car in each class as well as perfect attendance, and others. The staff and volunteers of Eagle Raceway were also recognized for their contributions, which make every race night a safe and enjoyable one for all. Following the awards the celebration moved on to dancing and conversation.
I am proud to say that this coming season will be my 29th year of being associated with Eagle Raceway. My hope is that I will be able to keep up my little contribution to the track at least until I hit the 30-year mark and hopefully far beyond that. Every one of those years were wonderful for me, with each one being better than the previous ones.
I am sure everyone in attendance plus those who weren’t able to attend want to send a huge thank you to Roger and Racine. Giving the drivers a fabulous place to race, the fans fast-paced action run in a timely manner and personally for the chance to speak to the winners in each class and writing about the night’s events.
I can’t wait for the Icebreaker Challenge to kick off the 2026 season on April 17th with several other special events throughout the season such as 2 visits from the High Limit Sprint Car series, the 3-day High Banks Heist sponsored by Malvern Bank and featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Series, the Stewart Alley Memorial presented by Tyler Perry Enterprises and of course the 4-day IMCA Racesaver Nationals with the best Racesaver drivers from all over the country.
See you in April at America’s Home Track, Eagle Raceway!!

Awards that were given:

Mini E Sponsor Recognition Plaques:
Cage Adult Clone Class Sponsor: Nick’s Lawn Care
Cage Jr. 1 Class Sponsor: Fast Glass of Bellevue
Cage Jr. 2 Class Sponsor: C&L Automotive
Cage Amateur Class Sponsor: Woody’s Airboat Tours
Cage Blue Wazoom Class Sponsor: Uncle Franks
Flat Predator Class Sponsor: Weber Fabrication
Flat Pro Clone Class Sponsor: Dan Fay Plumbing
Flat Jr. 1 Class Sponsor: Empire Netting & Fence
Winner Circle Sponsor: Rage Midwest
Nightmare Nationals Sponsors: Jody’s Auto Collision & Eagle Hollow Scream Park

Thank you to our Mini E Raceway Staff and Volunteers

2025 Miss Mini E Raceway Winners Plaques: Aubrey Aufenkamp & Mallory Garrett

2025 MINI E RACEWAY AWARDS – The top 20 in each class receive an award if they misses 4 nights or less in 2025 .

Dan Fay Plumbing FLAT PRO CLONE
8th Place- Randy Walker #181 (214 points, 3 top 5’s)
7th Place – Zoey Worley #26 (237 points, 2 top 5’s)
6th Place- Zach Imig #56 (266 points, 1 win, 8 top 5’s)
5th Place- Carley Timmons # 25 (346 points, 3 top 5’s)
4th Place- Curtis Timmons #150 (356 points, 7 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Robert Bennett #76 (374 points, 9 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Cameron Childs #452 (376 points, 5 wins, 5 top 5’s)
1st Place- Dan Fay #151 (389 points, 3 wins, 11 top 5’s)

Weber Fabrication FLAT PRO PREDATOR
9th Place- Wayne Van Eperen #53V (193 points)
8th Place – Weston Gettler #02G (207 points, 4 top 5’s)
7th Place- Dan Cotton #99D (218 points, 4 top 5)
6th Place – Austin Rose 32T (234 points, 1 top 5’s)
5th Place- Braydon Thornton #219 (325 points, 1 win, 6 top 5’s)
4th Place-Calvin Releford #47 (343 points, 4 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Easton LaRiviere #2 (371 points, 2 wins, 8 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Dan Fay #151 (375 points, 3 wins, 7 top 5’s)
1st Place- Billy Strange #9 (386 points, 3 wins, 10 top 5’s)

CAGE ROOKIE
7th Place- Keagan Heater #3K (241 points, 2 top 5’s)
6th Place- Wyatt Ackman #8W (274 points, 3 wins, 8 top 5’s)
5th Place- Camden Blumer #9 (330 points, 6 top 5’s)
4th Place- Dane Jaros #77D (337 points, 1 win, 10 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Jaxxton Nice #42 (339 points, 2 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Tosca Baker #27T (352 points, 6 top 5’s)
1st Place- Easton Clapp-Lovings #1E (385 points, 4 wins, 9 top 5’s)

Woody’s Airboat Tours CAGE AMATEUR
20th Place- Maverick Stewart #17M (164 Points, 2 top 5’s)
19th Place- Cohen Smith #10 (178 Points, 1 top 5)
18th Place- Henry Laher #76 (199 Points, 1 win, 1 top 5)
17th Place- Joelle Nice #33 (206 Points)
16th Place- Karlyn Manning #X52 (207 Points)
15th Place- Adelaide Martin #7A (213 Points)
14th Place- Easton Frahm #33E (236 Points)
13th Place- Riley Heater #17R (236 Points, 2 top 5’s)
12th Place- Lukas Haas #99 (243 Points)
11th Place- Danalyn Krichau #101 (259 Points)
TOP TEN
10th Place- Aubrey Aufenkamp #12A (289 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s)
9th Place- Braxton Clapp-Lovings #15B (299 points, 1 win, 5 top 5’s)
8th Place- Everleigh Mussman #55M (304 points, 1 win, 4 top 5’s)
7th Place- Addisyn Burck #8 (305 points, 1 win, 3 top 5’s)
6th Place- Chase Draper #62 (308 points 1 top 5)
5th Place- Dawson Fricke # 15D (330 points, 4 top 5’s)
4th Place- Vivian Bussen #77 (340 points, 4 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Easten Campbell #10E (350 points, 1 win, 6 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Gunner Snyder #10G (361 points, 3 wins, 8 top 5’s)
1st Place- Brinley Strickland #13 (369 points, 1 win, 8 top 5’s)

Fast Glass CAGE JUNIOR 1
20th Place- Hendrix Hyatt #41 (158 Points)
19th Place- Jemma Lilly #24 (160 Points)
18th Place- Keldon Starr #02 (193 Points, 1 top 5)
17th Place- Jocelyn Beckman #28 (204 Points)
16th Place- Zane VanArsdall #24Z (231 Points)
15th Place- Christian Knudsen #57 (235 points, 1 top 5)
14th Place- Scotty Nice #15 (235 points, 2 top 5’s)
13th Place- Beckam Nieman #1B (246 points, 5 top 5’s)
12th Place- Emory Anderson #85 (248 points)
11th Place- Reed Hart #10H (262 points)

TOP TEN
10th Place- Damon Krichau #35 (291 points, 1 top 5)
9th Place- Leo McNeil #31M (294 points, 3 top 5’s)
8th Place- Tuff Krupicka #0 (294 points, 1 win, 4 top 5’s)
7th Place- Hunter Wilcox #38H (297 points, 2 top 5’s)
6th Place- Greyson Simon #32G (303 points, 2 top 5’s)
5th Place- Sirriena Johnson #02S (324 points, 1 win, 4 top 5’s)
4th Place- Kaden Smith #5 (328 points, 4 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Clay Hobscheidt #16 (363 points, 1 win, 7 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Asher Brown #B52 (367 points, 3 wins, 7 top 5’s)
1st Place- Eli Dumpert #25 (374 points, 5 wins, 9 top 5’s)

C&L Automotive CAGE JUNIOR 2
20th Place- Evan Askeland #5 (166 Points, 1 top 5)
19th Place- Regan Crozier #25R (198 Points)
18th Place- Carter Stewart #87 (199 Points)
17th Place- Adalynn Dirkschneider #14S (212 Points)
16th Place-Xander Wilson #77X (248 Points)
15th Place- Justice Krupicka #0J (251 points, 1 top 5)
14th Place- Raygen Snyder #18S (257 points)
13th Place- Roman Mason #8R (271 points)
12th Place- Tripp Riffel #3R (279 points, 3 top 5’s)
11th Place- Grayson Rojewski #57 (284 points, 1 win, 6 top 5’s)
TOP TEN
10th Place- Liberty Weiler #4 (287 points)
9th Place- Caius Mussman #505 (287 points, 1 top 5)
8th Place- Aden Brown #24X (305 points, 3 wins, 7 top 5’s)
7th Place- Krista Smith #10 (316 points, 2 top 5’s)
6th Place- Grant Ashcraft #76 (336 points, 2 top 5’s)
5th Place- Garrett Ashcraft #88 (340 points, 3 top 5’s)
4th Place- Cayden Thompson #3T (354 points, 1 win, 5 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Draken Brethouwer #45 (358 points, 3 wins, 7 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Lucas Corbin #14L (367 points, 7 top 5’s)
1st Place- Crew Hobscheidt #7H (367 points, 3 wins, 8 top 5’s)

Nick’s Lawn Care CAGE PRO CLONE
20th Place- Bailey Gaswick #25D (180 Points)
19th Place- Anden Sutter #42 (182 Points, 1 top 5)
18th Place- Kevin Wagner #21 (186 Points)
17th Place- Alivia LeRette #09 (189 Points)
16th Place- Aneliese LeRette #08 (211 Points)
15th Place- Lexi Nordby #57 (219 points, 1 top 5)
14th Place- Wyatt Albertson #8W (221 points)
13th Place- Dylan McNeill #16 (222 points)
12th Place- Todd Ross #421 (224 points)
11th Place- Blaine Loll#6 (230 points)
TOP TEN
10th Place- Brenton Reger #5B (261 points, 2 top 5’s)
9th Place- Tyler Scheinost #52 (287 points, 2 top 5’s)
8th Place- Rilee Hurt #24R (305 points, 1 win, 3 top 5’s)
7th Place- Reid Thornton #21R (324 points, 2 top 5’s)
6th Place- Avari Thornton #21A (325 points, 2 top 5’s)
5th Place- Gavin Wilson #01 (327 points)
4th Place- Easton LaRiviere #2 (358 points, 6 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Jace Krug #2K (373 points, 1 win, 9 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Mason Corbin #22M (380 points, 10 top 5’s)
1st Place- Derek Daly #4D3 (391 points, 9 wins, 10 top 5’s)

Uncle Franks CAGE BLUE WAZOOM
4th Place- Atley Johnson #71 (350 points, 2 wins, 9 top 5’s)
3rd Place- Cayden Kropp #99 (378 points, 11 top 5’s)
2nd Place- Braxton Schmid #22 (384 points, 2 wins, 11 top 5’s)
1st Place- Mason Corbin #22M (391 points, 7 wins, 10 top 5’s)

2025 MINI E RACEWAY AND BLUE RIVER RACEWAY “BIG DOG AWARDS” (This year we worked together and had a combined points championship between Blue River Raceway and Mini E Raceway. Each of these “Big Dog” Champions received $100 and a trophy.)
CAGE PRO CLONE- Mason Corbin - 5 wins 20 top 5’s - 20 starts.
CAGE JUNIOR 2- Lucas Corbin - 1 win 18 top 5’s 20 starts
CAGE JUNIOR 1- Tuff Krupicka - 2 wins 9 top 5’s 19 starts
CAGE AMATEUR- Brinley Strickland - 3 wins 13 top 5’s 20 starts

Best Appearing Gokart Plaques (1,289 people voted on an online poll)

CAGE ROOKIE- Tosca Baker #27T (334 votes, 27.6% of the vote)

Woody’s Airboat Tours CAGE AMATEUR- Addisyn Burck #8 (165 votes, 13.9% of the vote)

Fast Glass CAGE JUNIOR 1- Zane VanArsdall #24Z (248 votes, 21.2% of the vote)

C & L Automotive CAGE JUNIOR 2- Justice Krupicka #0J (206 votes, 17.9% of the vote)

Uncle Franks CAGE BLUE WAZOOM- Mason Corbin #22M (414 votes, 33.8% of the vote)

Nick’s Lawn Care CAGE PRO CLONE- Rilee Hurt #24R (147 votes, 12.9% of the vote)

Dan Fay Plumbing FLAT PRO CLONE- Carley Timmons #25 (597 votes, 52.2% of the vote)

Weber Fabrication FLAT PRO PREDATOR- Weston Gettler #02G (342 votes, 29.2% of the vote)

EAGLE RACEWAY AWARDS CEREMONY:

2025 Class Sponsor Appreciation Awards:
Nebraska Septic – IMCA Sprint Sponsor
Nebraska’s Best Lawn & Landscape – IMCA Modified Sponsor
Avid Realty – IMCA SportMod Sponsor
Valentino’s – IMCA Hobby Stock Sponsor
A1 Iron – IMCA Stock Car Sponsor

2025 Sponsor Appreciation Awards:
Pepsi Cola of Lincoln
Rotella’s Italian Bakery
Hotsy
Ty’s Outdoor Power & Service
Empire Fence
Mammoth Station
Hippo Equipment
Malvern Bank
Celerion
Meininger Fire Protection
Nebraska Realty
Speedway Motors
Summit Fire Protection
Stumpy’s Custom Creations
S&L Trenching
United Rentals
Vessco Inc.

Special Thanks to all of our other supporting 2025 Sponsors:
Stop n Shop, Beatrice Speedway, RaceSaver Enterprises, Budweiser, Miller Lite, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Gatsby Glass, Hy-Vee Floral, Sam’s Club, Port-A-Johns, Alpha Media, Mr. Tuxedo, Joe’s Karting, O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, Kona Ice, Lincoln Salt Dogs, iHeart Media, Cass County Tourism, Sysco, Hoosier Tire Great Plains, One Shot Auto Repair, Race Jugs, T3 Fabrication, Lincoln Stars, Lincoln City Golf, Auto Trans Matic, Assassin Speed Works, Lofte Community Theater, The Ticket FM, Strobel Manufacturing, Quasar Drive-In Theater, Midwest Racing Performance, Baker Boys Racing, Arcut Performance Machine, Nebraska Lottery, Animal Care Clinic, Max I Walker, Surplus Center Lincoln, Clausen & Sons, Primary Care Partners, Roland Race News, The Front Stretch, Brand X RaceCars, Beatrice Speedway, Speedway Motors Racing Engines, Van’s Waterproofing & Senior Helpers of Southeast Nebraska.

Miss Eagle Raceway winner 2025: Cailyn Finch

Service Appreciation Awards:
Joe Orth Photos
Stephen Clegg Video
Four Corners Fire & Safety Crew
Pace Car Driver – Gary Dominguez
9 Line Med
South Central EMS
BaG & TaG Tow Crew
Push Truck Crew
Leiting Motorsports
Advantage Racing TV
2 Seater Driver- Dan Battaglia

Eagle Staff and Volunteer Recognition

2025 Employee Awards:
Employee Congeniality Award: Jodi Engel (voted on by the staff members)

Employee Rookie of the Year Award: Joseph Thiemann

Employee of the year Award: Sidney Dowty

For the Love of Eagle Raceway Volunteer Award: Paige Hadan

2025 EAGLE RACEWAY TOP 20 AWARDS:

A1 Iron IMCA Stock Cars Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Dan Jackson #3AM (276 points, 3 top 10’s)
19th Place- Mike Lineberry #72 (276 points, 2 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
18th Place- Jeff Watts #66 (281 points, 1 top 5, 3 top 10’s)
17th Place- Riley Ruisinger #7 (292 points, 2 top 10’s)
16th Place- Dylan Haney #12X (298 points, 3 top 10’s)
15th Place- Kyle Vanover #19 (305 points, 45 wins, 10 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
14th Place- Jakob Boucher #5J (322 points, 5 top 10’s)
13th Place- Cash Beckman #44X (331 points, 1 top 5, 1 top 10)
12th Place- Tim Drake #55X (333 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
11th Place- Nick Beckman #22 (336 points, 4 top 5’s, 7 top 10’s)
A1 Iron IMCA Stock Cars Division- Top 10
10th Place- Travis Patterson #17TK (343 points, 2 top 5’s, 4 top 10’s)
9th Place- Nick Steier #8 (349 points, 3 top 10’s)
8th Place- Nate Thompson #3T (353 points, 2 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
7th Place- Jeremy Down #6 (372 points, 1 win, 3 top 5’s, 4 top 10’s)
6th Place- Dana Deeke #36 (383 points, 2 top 5’s, 3 top 10’s)
5th Place- Tyler Jackson #13T (393 points, 3 top 5’s, 7 top 10’s,)
4th Place- Thomas Etherton #24T (420 points, 2 top 5’s, 9 top 10’s)
3rd Place-Benji Legg #84 (501 points, 1 win, 11 top 5’s, 16 top 10’s)
2nd Place- Mason Richards #18M (520 points, 3 wins, 9 top 5’s, 15 top 10’s)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Ray Graef
1st Place- Chad Andersen #8C (520 points, 3 win’s, 12 top 5’s, 15 top 10’s,)

Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Eric Chabb #11 (223 points, 4 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
19th Place- Colin Hein #19H (226 points, 4 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
18th Place- Brayden Hurley #38 (230 points, 1 win, 4 top 5’s, 6 top 10’s)
17th Place- Kenny Roberts #69 (237 points, 2 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
16th Place- Tyler Ramsey #72T (275 points)
15th Place- Cody Muth #Z00M (288 points, 1 top 5, 1 top 10)
14th Place-Jason Hansen #76H (310 points, 2 top 10’s)
13th Place- Tanner Dowty #7T (315 points, 1 top 5, 4 top 10’s)
12th Place- Nick Jensen 48J (323 points, 1 Top 5, 4 top 10’s)
11th Place- Justin Myre #13M (330 points, 1 top 10)
Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stock Division- Top 10
10th Place- Matt Rotschafer #14R (332 points, 3 top 10’s)
9th Place- Brad Burhenne #65 (336 points, 4 top 10’s)
8th Place- Troy Dowty #17T (353 points, 1 top 5, 4 top 10’s)
7th Place- Dan Markham #6 (411 points, 1 win, 4 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
6th Place- Ben Becher #B4 (453 points, 3 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
5th Place- Trenton Dowty #53T (459 points, 8 top 5’s, 13 top 10’s)
4th Place- David Carter #2C (475 points, 6 top 5’s, 12 top 10’s)
3rd Place- Neil Pella #3N (477 points, 1 wins, 9 top 5’s, 14 top 10’s)
2nd Place- Brad Schreiner #10 (486 points, 1 wins, 7 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Ben Kempf
1st Place- Dillon Richards #24R (556 points, 13 Wins, 15 top 5’s, 15 top 10’s)

Avid Realty IMCA SportMod Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Shawn Pospisil #6SJ (263 points, 3 Top 10’s)
19th Place- Luke Williams #75 (265 points, 1 top 5, 2 top 10’s)
18th Place- Beau Riffel #413 (267 points, 1 top 10)
17th Place- John Jr Allensworth #19X (280 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s, 3 top 10’s)
16th Place- Michael Sherwood #0 (304 points, 2 Top 10’s)
15th Place- Trevor Noonan #66 (318 points, 1 win, 3 top 5’s, 6 Top 10’s)
14th Place- Matt Andrews #22 (325 points, 1 win, 6 top 5, 9 top 10’s)
13th Place- Tyler Deeke #15 (329 points, 1 top 10)
12th Place- Joe Feyen #25X (334 points, 1 top 5, 7 top 10’s)
11th Place- Dion Kovar #18 (335 points, 3 top 5’s, 7 top 10’s)
Avid Realty IMCA SportMod Division- Top 10
10th Place- James Hines #31R (339 points, 1 top 10)
9th Place- Robert Draper #62 (377 points, 1 top 5, 4 top 10’s)
8th Place- Mason Richards #18M (388 points, 1 win, 6 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
7th Place- Gary Saathoff #96 (399 points, 3 top 5’s, 6 top 10’s)
6th Place- Jacob Swanson #31S (404 points, 2 top 5’s, 6 top 10’s)
5th Place- Aiden Floyd #7F (438 points, 1 win, 3 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
4th Place- Noah Williams #27W (447 points, 5 top 5’s, 9 top 10’s)
3rd Place- Derek Hall #44D (489 points, 6 top 5’s, 13 top 10’s)
2nd Place- Adam Vrbka #7V (531 points, 2 wins, 12 top 5’s, 16 top 10’s)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Timmy Fox
1st Place- Cole Wayman #18W (577points, 5 wins, 15 top 5’s, 16 top 10’s)

Nebraska’s Best Lawn & Landscape IMCA Modified Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Bob Ruisinger #7 (273 points, 1 top 10)
19th Place- Aaron Pella #3A (295 points)
18th Place- Dustin Andersen #8A (298 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s, 6 top 10’s)
17th Place- Shawn Hein #5H (316 points)
16th Place- Jaxon Saathoff #96 (330 points, 1 win, 7 top 5’s, 10 Top 10’s)
15th Place- Brandon Verbeek #4B (366 points, 3 top 5’s, 4 Top 10’s)
14th Place- Jared Deterding #13J (380 points)
13th Place- Adam Wasserman #41A (391 points, 2 top 5’s, 8 top 10’s)
12th Place- Tyler Harr #21T (418 points, 1 top 5, 6 top 10’s)
11th Place- Tracy Harr #21 (418 points, 2 top 5’s, 8 top 10’s)
Nebraska’s Best Lawn & Landscape IMCA Modified Division- Top 10
10th Place- Cameron Thompson #2T (427 points, 2 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
9th Place- Nate Thompson #3T (428 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s, 8 top 10’s)
8th Place- Mike Densberger #81 (443 points, 1 win, 3 top 5, 10 top 10’s)
7th Place- Ricky Stephan #25 (450 points, 7 top 5’s, 12 top 10’s)
6th Place- Bob Zoubek #5S (481 points, 1 wins, 4 top 5’s, 14 top 10’s)
5th Place- Clint Homan #27 (484 points, 2 wins, 5 top 5’s, 11 top 10’s)
4th Place- Johnny Saathoff #96J (503 points, 3 top 5’s, 14 top 10’s)
3rd Place- Adam Armstrong #60 (517 points, 1 win, 9 top 5’s, 14 top 10’s)
2nd Place- Chad Andersen #8C (528 points, 2 wins, 13 top 5’s, 15 top 10’s)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: (Shawn insisted on having two. As there was no way for him to pick.) Boston Harker & Preston Wieckhorst
1st Place- Shawn Harker #40 (563 points, 6 wins, 15 top 5’s, 17 top 10’s)

BEATRICE/EAGLE COMBINED MODIFIED TOP 4 IN POINTS: Beatrice Speedway and Eagle Raceway had a combined point fund for the Modified class. The top 4 will receive point fund money at the Beatrice Speedway banquet. We did have awards here for the top 4. Special thanks to Baker Boys Suspension, Arcut Performance Machine, Speedway Motors Racing Engines, The Ticket FM, Brand X Racecars, Van’s Waterproofing, Clausen and Sons Construction, Animal Care Clinic, The Front Stretch, Roland Race News, Eagle Raceway and Beatrice Speedway for contributing to the point fund and we would like to make plans to do this again for next season as long as we can get marketing partners to help us with it.
4th Place: Adam Wasserman #41
3rd Place: Bob Zoubek #5S
2nd Place: Johnny Saathoff #96J
1st Place: Shawn Harker #40

Nebraska Septic IMCA Sprint Division- 11-20th
20th Place- Alex Davenport #25A (223 points, 2 top 10’s)
19th Place- Jack Thomas #63 (242 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
18th Place- Ty Ledger #35L (267 points, 2 top 10’s)
17th Place- Tyler Drueke #12 (273 points, 5 wins, 7 top 5’s, 8 top 10’s)
16th Place- Bret Klabunde #77 (280 points, 1 top 10)
15th Place- Cole Vanderheiden #15V (314 points, 5 top 5’s, 11 Top 10’s)
14th Place- Stu Snyder #5 (340 points, 3 top 5’s, 9 top 10’s)
13th Place- Trevor Grossenbacher #35(351 points, 2 wins, 5 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
12th Place- Alex Salzman #2A (356 points, 1 win, 1 top 5, 1 top 10)
11th Place- Nate Weiler #4W (364 points, 3 top 10’s)
Nebraska Septic IMCA Sprint Division- Top 10
10th Place- Gene Ackland #14G (374 points, 4 top 10’s)
9th Place- Cameron Thompson #2T (382 points, 2 top 5’s, 4 top 10’s)
8th Place- Tyler Hendrickson #14T (428 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s, 5 top 10’s)
7th Place- Brandon Horton #1B (432 points, 2 wins, 7 top 5’s, 8 top 10’s)
6th Place- Billy Alley #11 (442 points, 1 win, 9 top 5’s, 10 top 10’s)
5th Place- Adam Gullion #91 (446 points, 2 wins, 9 top 5’s, 11 top 10’s)
4th Place- Trefer Waller #32 (466 points, 1 win, 2 top 5’s, 7 top 10’s)
3rd Place- Gunnar Pike #25 (476 points, 1 win, , 6 top 5’s, 13 top 10’s)
2nd Place- Cole Wayman #18W (508 points, 4 top 5’s, 15 top 10’s)
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR AWARD: Harold Danley
1st Place- Jason Danley #4X (527 points, 7 top 5’s, 13 top 10’s)

2025 Rookies of the Year:
IMCA Stock Car- Mason Richards #18M (finished 2nd in points for his Rookie season)
IMCA Hobby Stock- Adam Davis #10A (finished 28th in points for his Rookie season)
IMCA SportMod- Luke Williams #75 (finished 19th in points for his Rookie season)
IMCA Modified- Adam Armstrong #6A (finished 3rd in points for his Rookie season)
IMCA Sprints- Cameron Thompson #3T (finished 9th in points for his Rookie season)- This award is sponsored by Midwest Racing Performance by Tyler Drueke. Cameron will receive a set of front Vahlco Wheels.

2025 Most Improved Driver Awards:
IMCA Stock Car- Jeremy Down #6
IMCA Hobby Stock- Brad Schreiner #10
IMCA SportMod- Aiden Floyd #7
IMCA Modified- Shawn Harker #40
IMCA Sprint- Tyler Hendrickson #14T

2025 Most Popular Driver Awards (The Top 20 cars in points standings that raced at least 75% of the races at Eagle in 2025 were put onto a ballot online, 1,822 people voted, all of these drivers will also receive a Silver Season Pass):
IMCA Stock Car Most Popular Winner- Cash Beckman #44X (280 votes, 16.3% of the vote)
IMCA Hobby Stocks Most Popular Winner- Dillon Richards #24R (394 votes, 23.1% of the vote)
IMCA SportMods Most Popular Winner- Cole Wayman #18W (283 votes, 16.4% of the vote)
IMCA Modifieds Most Popular Winner- Chad Andersen #8C (206 votes, 11.9% of the vote)
IMCA Sprints Most Popular Winner- Cole Wayman #18W (291 votes, 16.6% of the vote)

2025 Best Appearing Car Awards (The Top 20 cars in points standings that raced at least 75% of the races at Eagle in 2025 were put onto a ballot online, 1,822 people voted):
IMCA Stock Car Best Appearing Winner- Tommy Etherton #24T (341 votes, 19.3% of the vote)
IMCA Hobby Stocks Best Appearing Winner- Dave Carter #2C (315 votes, 19% of the vote)
IMCA SportMods Best Appearing Winner- Adam Vrbka #7V (234 votes, 14.1% of the vote)
IMCA Modifieds Best Appearing Winner- Johnny Saathoff #96J (260 votes, 15.6% of the vote)
IMCA Sprints Best Appearing Winner- Gunnar Pike #25 (358 votes, 21.3% of the vote)

2025 Hard Charger of the Year Awards:
IMCA Stock Car- Chad Andersen #8C (passed 130 cars in A Features)
IMCA Hobby Stocks- Dillon Richards #24R (passed 131 cars in A Features)
IMCA SportMod- Cole Wayman #V18W (passed 143 cars in A Features)
IMCA Modifieds- Shawn Harker #40 (passed 120 cars in A Features)
IMCA Sprints- IT WAS A TIE!

Cole Wayman #18W (passed 86 cars in A Features)
Trevor Grossenbacher #35 (passed 86 cars in A Features)

FUN (OR NOT SO FUN) SPECIAL AWARDS (Please no one take offense to any of these. They are just in good fun.):

2025 “The Jimi” Rising Star Award (These Awards are dedicated to Jimi Grasso. Jimi Grasso grew up racing gokarts and then moved up to race on the big track. This award is a Rising star award and is given to drivers that move up from Mini E Raceway’s Gokart track to race on Eagle Raceway’s big track. Drivers must be 21 or younger and make the top 20 in points at Eagle Raceway to receive this award and will only receive the award once in their career.)
-Cash Beckman #44X (Stock Car Division)
-Luke Williams #75 (SportMod Division)

2025 Hard Luck Award:
Mason Richards #18M Stock Car (Came so close to the championship title in the stock car. The last night was a doozy. We thought Mason had the title locked up after Chad Andersen’s engine blew up in the A Feature. Then unfortunately after another caution, Mason’s wheel flew off giving Chad Andersen the track championship. Which leads us to the Homer Simpson award…)

2025 Homer Simpson Award: Terry Richards #18R Stock Car (For the biggest DOHHHH moment of the season. Staying on the track the final points night helped his son lose the championship. If Terry would have pulled off the track right after Chad Andersen’s engine blew up, Mason would have still won the title of 2025 Eagle Raceway Track Champion.)

2025 Slick Chick Award: (Woman Driver that finished highest in points):
Mary Hahn #17 SportMod. She finished 25th in points in the SportMod Division.

2025 Gasin’ Geezer Award (Highest finishing in points that is age 60 or older this season): Johnny Saathoff #96J in the Modified class. At 62 years old, he finished 4th in Modified points this season.

2025 Young Gun Award: (Highest finishing in points that was age 18 or younger this season): Aiden Floyd #7F in the SportMod Class. He was 18 this race season and finished 5th in points.

2025 Best Celebration Award:
Dillon Richards in the Hobby Stock class (Pretty sure he celebrated with some spectacular cookies or burnouts every single time he won, plus he had a badass fence climb)

2025 Balls to the Wall Award: (Most A Feature wins in 2025 in a single division) :
Dillon Richards Hobby Stock Driver (Had 13 A Feature wins at Eagle Raceway in 2025)

2025 Viral Moment Award: We started this award a few years ago based on interviews and what not that have gone wild on the internet etc. This year a few things came to mind. Once again, these awards are just for good fun and not meant to offend anyone.
-Brandon Verbeek in the Modified Class. If you know, you know.
-Matt Andrews in the SportMod Class. I wonder how many free t-shirts he had to give away?
-The Fire James Roland Mystery Man. You can follow the page on facebook if you would like to join the movement. Just search “Fire James Roland”

2025 Stranger Things Awards (these awards are for strange things that happen and/or honorable mentions. People that should probably receive some sort of award):
-Trevor Baker in the Stock Car class (We felt that this deserved some sort of award when he crossed the checkers a winner and immediately the engine let go and he ran into the turn one and two wall.)
-James Patterson in the Stock Car class (After a wreck, he ended up a lawn dart on the front stretch)
-The Beer-a-mid people in the grandstands. (Did you see that massive pyramid of cans they built?! Maybe this year we should go for a world record! I’m sure these fans aren’t here today, but, we will have an award waiting for them in the announcers booth this year.)

2025 DRIVER PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS (All IMCA Sanctioned races count for perfect attendance including the Ice Breaker Challenge, High Bank Heist & RaceSaver Nationals.)

A1 Iron Stock Cars (All of these drivers will receive a hoodie and a tire):