Racing came hard and fast at Sweetwater Speedway during the Memorial Day Weekend.
The first races of the year brought racers and fans from Utah, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming together for three days of racing.
Starting the show May 26 the IMCA Stock Cars had 14 drivers hoping to take home the win. The drivers went green to checkered with Dillon Lawrence of Salt Lake City taking an early lead and obtaining his first IMCA Stock Car Win. There were 17 competitors in the IMCA Sport Mods. Brian Carey of Aztec, N.M., battled with Josh Pate of Green River and the Wright brothers of Rock Springs before he was able to claim victory.
The IMCA Modified division saw 28 different drivers trying to take home the trophy. Ricky Alvarado from Delta, Colo., started ninth and worked his way up to win the race.
The next night, Jacob Fehler of Thornton, Colo., led most of the race until a cut down tire gave Brian Carey the lead and another win for the weekend. In the stock cars, Beau Hutchinson, of Salt Lake City took home the win. There were 30 modifieds working to make it to a starting spot in the main event. Michael Hale of West Jordan, Utah, and the 2016 Sweetwater Speedway Modified Champion led much of the event. A caution flag caught the field back up and Eddie Belec of Lakewood, Colo., took the lead and the win.
On May 28, the final day of racing, the stock cars had a lot of lead changes and saw Steffan Carey take home the win. The sport mods went green to checkered with Pate, Jacob Fehler, Brian Carey and Jason Wright all taking a turn leading the race. In the end, Wright from Rock Springs edged out Fehler for the top spot. The modifieds saw 31 cars fighting to make the main event and take home the trophy. Braxton Yeager of Green River took the early lead until lap traffic gave Belec the advantage. Belec came from 11th to make it two wins for the weekend at Sweetwater Speedway.
May 26
Stock Main Results
1. Dillion Lawrence
2. Steffan Carey
3. Ed Henderson
4. Gene Henrie
5. Brent Hartmann
6. Beau Hutchison
7. Ronald Brewer
8. Race Fisher
9. Kasey Bright
10. Kelly Lee
11. Aspen Russell
12. Ron Swanson
13. Verlon Lee
14. Tanner Ensign
Sport Mod Main Results
1. Brian Carey
2. Josh Pate
3. Justin Wright
4. Jason Wright
5. Chipita Rowley
6. Camron Spangler
7. David Pitt
8. Larry Kaml
9. Verlon Lee
10. Myron Kaml
11. Trager Sparry
12. Chuck Delp
13. Slade Pitt
14. Jacob Fehler
15. Junior Flores
16. Anthony “A.J.” Fierro
17. Bob Brown
Modified Main results
1. Ricky Alvarado
2. Eddie Belec
3. Jeremy Frenier
4. Regan Tafoya
5. Justen Yeager
6. Aaron Spangler
7. Bert Beech
8. Michael Hale
9. Chase Hansen
10. Wyatt Howard
11. Chris Delp
12. Casey Delp
13. Kevin Wright
14. Braxton Yeager
15. Ron Moser
16. Craig Teter
17. Reed Payne
18. Bryan Wordelman
19. Enos Ruble
20. Chase Ruble
21. Wade Taylor
22. Lisa Taylor
23. Ronnie Roy
24. Lakota Cleveland
May 27
Sport Mod Main Results
1. Brian Carey
2.Jason Wright
3. Chuck Delp
4. Junior Flores
5. Jacob Fehler
6. Slade Pitt
7. Josh Pate
8. Larry Kaml
9. Verlon Lee
10. Anthony “A.J.” Fierro
11. Camron Spangler
12. Chipita Rowley
13. Myron Kaml
14. David Pitt
15. Justin Wright
16. Bob Brown
17. Trager Sparry
Stock Car Main Results
1. Beau Hutchison
2. Steffan Carey
3. Ed Henderson
4. Brent Hartmann
5. Gene Henrie
6. Ronald Brewer
7. Race Fisher
8. Kasey Bright
9. Kelly Lee
10. Aspen Russell
11. Ron Swanson
12. Verlon Lee
13. Dillion Lawrence
Modified Main Results
1. Eddie Belec
2. Michael Hale
3. Ricky Alvarado
4. Regan Tafoya
5. Justen Yeager
6. Chris Delp
7. Aaron Spangler
8. Bert Beech
9. Chase Hansen
10. Casey Delp
11. Wyatt Howard
12. Chase Ruble
13. Braxton Yeager
14. Greg Gustus
15. Jeremy Frenier
16. Ron Moser
17. Bryan Wordelman
18. Rick Fierro
19. Reed Payne
20. Richard Mueller
21. Kevin Wright
22. Enos Ruble
23. Fred Salgado
24. Craig Teter
25. Chris Clark
26. Lisa Taylor
27. Lakota Cleveland
28. Wade Taylor
29. Jeff Meeker
30. Ronnie Roy
May 28
Stock Car Main Results
1. Steffan Carey
2. Gene Henrie
3. Brent Hartmann
4. Race Fisher
5. Beau Hutchison
6. Dillion Lawrence
7. Kelly Lee
8. Kasey Bright
9. Ed Henderson
10. Aspen Russell
11. Ron Swanson
12. Ronald Brewer
Sport Mod Main Results
1. Jason Wright
2. Jacob Fehler
3. Brian Carey
4. Justin Wright
5. Josh Pate
6. Camron Spangler
7. Anthony “A.J.” Fierro
8. Larry Kaml
9. Chuck Delp
10. Verlon Lee
11. Chipita Rowley
12. Myron Kaml
Modified Main Results
1. Eddie Belec
2. Ricky Alvarado
3. Braxton Yeager
4. Rick Fierro
5. Jeremy Frenier
6. Justen Yeager
7. Bert Beech
8. Aaron Spangler
9. Wade Taylor
10. Wyatt Howard
11. Chris Clark
12. Michael Hale
13. Chris Delp
14. Chase Hansen
15. Craig Teter
16. Kevin Wright
17. Enos Ruble
18. Bryan Wordelman
19. Mike Bingham
20. Regan Tafoya
21. Ron Moser
22. Ronnie Roy
23. Casey Delp
24. Chase Ruble
25. Greg Gustus
26. Heath Denny
27. Lakota Cleveland
28. Lisa Taylor
29. Fred Salgado
30. Jeff Meeker
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