ESTEVAN - It was a special night for Diezel Raynard at the Estevan Motor Speedway on Sunday.
The Lampman racer won the track's hobby stock feature, and he also captured the Riley Raynard Dirt Wars title for this year. Dirt Wars was held Saturday and Sunday at the track for the hobby stock drivers. Diezel and Riley Raynard are brothers.
Diezel Raynard finished second during Saturday night's feature and wound up with 79 points over the two nights, four ahead of Connor Hanson and Ty Saxon, who each had 75 points.
The speedway announced last year it was naming the annual Dirt Wars doubleheader after Riley Raynard, who raced as a hobby stock driver for a decade despite having Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Raynard, who is in a wheelchair, raced using special hand controls in his vehicle.
The doubleheader featured lots of racing each night. Kayden Hjorteland had a convincing victory in Saturday's hobby stock race, and finished well ahead of Diezel Raynard. Brennor Grinstead was third and Ty Saxon came in fourth.
Hanson, Saxon and Kyler Satran rounded out the top four in Sunday's hobby stock feature.
Gunner Raynard was the winner in the slingshot class for both nights. He won convincingly on Saturday, finishing several seconds ahead of Sladen Pfeifer. Brogan Wagner was third and Eli Turnbull came in fourth.
Then on Sunday, Gunner Raynard was ahead of Wagner, Pfeifer and Eli Turnbull.
Gabriel Deschamps was the winner in the sports mod class both nights. Saturday's race had several lead changes and a few cautions early on. Deschamps benefited from several laps of green flag racing towards the end and never surrendered the lead. Rosselli, Keenan Glasser and Dustyn Mayer rounded out the top four.
Sunday saw Deschamps finish ahead of Rosselli, Glasser and Ryder Raynard.
Austin Daae was the winner in the stock car division on Saturday night. He took the lead with a few laps remaining, and finished ahead of Deschamps – who raced in both classes each night – Kyle Scholpp and Joren Boyce.
Then on Sunday, Scholpp finished first, ahead of Deschamps, Boyce and Daae.
Tyson Turnbull captured the IMCA modified feature Saturday in a thriller. He took the lead from Isaiah Geisel on the backstretch of the final lap and held on for a victory that was announced as .012 seconds. Turnbull said after the race he didn't think he'd won.
Kody Scholpp was third and Les McLenehan was fourth.
Aaron Turnbull was the modified victor on Sunday, with Kody Scholpp second, Tyson Turnbull third and Steven Pfeifer fourth.
Saturday night's program was also the track's annual kids' night, and activities took place throughout the night for the younger fans.
Hanson has moved into top spot in the overall hobby stock standings with 152 points, one more than Raynard, who has 151. Grinstead is third at 149 and Landon Runge is just six out of the lead at 146.
Scholpp leads the modified standings with 195 points, eight more than Pfeifer's 187. Tyson Turnbull is third with 182.
Daae and Scholpp are tied for top spot in the stock car division with 187 points each, one more than Boyce, who has 186.
Deschamps leads in the sport mod class with 158 points, three clear of Rosselli's 155. Leevi Runge is third at 144.
Brogan Wagner continues to lead the slingshot class with 195 points, 11 more than Gunner Raynard. Sladen Pfeifer is third with 182.
The next program at the speedway will be on Aug. 10, and it is being billed as a stock car special. Races start at 7 p.m.
