Track: Elko Speedway (MN)
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Winners: Leighton Rose (Bandoleros Feature 1); Penn Sauter (Bandoleros Feature 2); Tristan Swanson (Legends Feature 1); Ayrton Brockhouse (Legends Feature 2)
Photo Credits: Dean Reller, team provided, and Redline Graphics
ADDED STORY WITH RESULTS BELOW.
Race Story 9/30/23
By Jason D Searcy
The INEX sanctioned Legends division raced two 20 lap feature events during Eve of Destruction on Championship night. Colin Stocker #8 from Northfield (MN) won his second consecutive ELKO points Championship, he led the field with a total of 19 Top5 finishes out of 20 races, he also scored three wins in 2023 at Elko Speedway.
The first feature event saw a huge wreck on the first lap which resulted in five cars being unable to continue the race. Mark Anderson #8 took the early lead after the restart until #75 Baiden Heskett grabbed the top spot on lap two. Fast-timer #66 Tristan Swanson worked his way up from the 10th starting position to run side by side with Heskett and then take the lead on lap 11. Swanson was able to hold on through a Green-White-Checkers situation at the end of the race and he won the drag race to the finish line by only 0.066 seconds, it was his 9th win of the season in just 11 races attempted at ELKO. Baiden Heskett finished in second place, #12 Ayrton Brockhouse third, Colin Stocker fourth and #158 Tim Brockhouse fifth of the 19 cars entered.
The second 20 lap feature had former Elko Speedway Champion Tim Brockhouse lead the first few laps, this was his first night racing at ELKO this year, he has been recovering from Cancer treatments. Ayrton Brockhouse #12, the youngest son of Tim Brockhouse then took over the lead on lap three, he ran away from the field and won this cautionless race by an impressive 2.542 seconds. It was the first win of the season at ELKO for Ayrton Brockhouse, he also has the maximum possible points in the INEX Asphalt Young Lions division, giving him a share of the National regular season points Championship. Baiden Heskett finished second place, Tristan Swanson was third, Colin Stocker fourth and Tim Brockhouse finished fifth.
A total of 42 different drivers earned points in the Legends division at Elko Speedway in 2023.
Jackson Kottschade #07 from Ramsey (MN) won his first Elko Speedway Bandolero points Championship. Kottschade finished with 7 wins and won the point title by 27 points.
The first INEX sanctioned Bando feature saw 6 caution flags and timed out at the 20 minute mark. Colton Roe Pershall #32 led the first couple laps until #18 Leighton Rose took over the top spot, Rose then had to fight back the hard charges of some visiting Wisconsin drivers, both #22 Bentley Thompson and #5 Pen Sauter came close to gaining the lead but were denied because of a yellow flag being displayed and scoring having to be reset to the last completed lap. Rose was declared the winner at the 20 min time limit, it was his 7th win of the season at ELKO. Bentley Thompson finished second, Pen Sauter third, Jackson Kottschade fourth and Colton Roe Pershall fifth of the 18 cars entered.
The second Bando feature event at Elko Speedway on Championship night only had two yellow flags, #29 Alel Oldenhoff took the early lead until #5 Pen Sauter from Deforest (WI) took over as the leader on lap two. Pen Sauter is the son of NASCAR Truck Series Champion Johnny Sauter, he won by an impressive 1.925 seconds at the finish line. It was the first win at ELKO for Sauter. Bentley Thompson finished second, Axel Oldenhoff third, #32 Colton Roe Pershall fourth and #18 Leighton Rose rounded out the Top5.
A total of 27 different drivers raced in the Bando division at ELKO in 2023.
Results and Points can be found at www.ElkoSpeedway.com
Results as posted on Scoring.Racing
LEGENDS FEATURE 1
1 Tristan Swanson
2 Baiden Heskett
3 Ayrton Brockhouse
4 Collin Stocker
5 Tim Brockhouse
6 Robby Carter
7 Mark Anderson
8 Gage Schmidt
9 Riley Goodwin
10 Greg Erhardt
11 Gene Traxler
12 Justin Zemiciki
13 Cameron Benson
14 Jessie Mahoney
15 Chris Benny
16 Ayden Brockhouse
17 Casey Traxler
14 Jessie Mahoney
19 Jensen Vadness
LEGENDS FEATURE 2
1 Ayrton Brockhouse
2 Baiden Heskett
3 Tristan Swanson
4 Collin Stocker
5 Tim Brockhouse
6 Robby Carter
7 Mark Anderson
8 Greg Erhardt
9 Riley Goodwin
10 Gage Schmidt
11 Gene Traxler
12 Justin Zemiciki
13 Jensen Vadness
14 Wyatt Moren
15 Cameron Benson
16 Chris Benny
BANDOLERO FEATURE 1
1 Leighton Rose
2 Bentley Thompson
3 Penn Sauter
4 Jackson Kottschade
5 Colton Roe Pershall
6 Ace Oldenhoff
7 Axel Oldenhoff
8 Blake Michael
9 Makaydee Konop
10 Logen Carter (R)
11 Macy Ryan
12 Jamie Dougherty
13 Brody Thompson
14 George Brochman
15 Jaden Miller-Schmitz
16 Aiden Kubiszewski
17 Thomas Poretsky
18 Caleb Hawes
19 Josiah Kottschade
BANDOLERO FEATURE 2
1 Penn Sauter
2 Bentley Thompson
3 Axel Oldenhoff
4 Colton Roe Pershall
5 Leighton Rose
6 Ace Oldenhoff
7 Jackson Kottschade
8 Blake Michael
9 Thomas Poretsky
10 Jamie Dougherty
11 Macy Ryan
12 Logen Carter (R)
13 Makaydee Konop
14 Caleb Hawes
15 George Brochman
16 Aiden Kubiszewski
17 Brody Thompson
18 Jaden Miller-Schmitz
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