ESTEVAN - The Estevan Motor Speedway crowned its champions in five different classes during Saturday night's program.
The closest race was in the modified division. Kody Scholpp edged out Tyson Turnbull by one point, 423-422. Turnbull won Saturday night's modified feature in convincing fashion, but Scholpp was second, and since he had a two-point lead entering Saturday's program, he captured the championship for the third straight year.
Chris Hortness won the feature and the track championship in the stock car division, finishing with 428 points on the season. He was 36 points clear of Chase Davidson.
Leevi Runge took the sport mod feature and the division's track championship for the third straight season, finishing with 430 points. He won eight of 11 feature races this season. Keenan Glasser was second with 405 points.
Kaiden Tuchscherer won the stock car championship with 413 points on the season, six more than Connor Hansen. Kruz Wilson won the feature Saturday night.
The slingshot division was also close, as Cash Saxon won with 416 points, four more than Jace Emmel. Emmel had the lead entering the final race, and was battling for top spot for most of Saturday's feature, but dropped out late, allowing Saxon to take the title.
Saturday's program was the second half of a weekend doubleheader. On Friday night, Kyle Scholpp won the modified feature. The race was called with nine laps remaining due to a series of thunderstorms that hit the Estevan area.
Mike Wilson of Manor won the hobby stock feature, his first-ever feature victory at the speedway. His son Kruz was second.
Erik Laudenschlager of Minot won the sport mod feature in his first appearance in Estevan this season. He spun out early and was sent to the back of the pack, but worked to the lead.
Emmel won the slingshot feature, and Hortness won the stock car feature.
The weekend was also the annual Dirt Wars doubleheader for the hobby stocks. Kruz Wilson was the winner, as he finished with 79 points, thanks to the win on Saturday and the second on Friday.
The next edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
