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8 Hours of Racing, Featuring 327 Racers - the FYE Motorsports 21st Annual MTH Fall Classic Presented by M&B Services is in the Record Books!

By: Tami Jo Kuehn

Ogilvie, MN (October 5) – Saturday night’s program officially concluded the FYE Motorsports 21st Annual MTH Fall Classic presented by M&B Services at Wagamon’s Ogilvie Raceway. Between the two-day affair, 327 drivers signed in to battle, which broke the previous event record, and a huge crowd of fans filled the facility to soak in some of the final racing opportunities of the season.

The WISSOTA Street Stocks kicked off the night’s feature events with Keith Tourville in the lead. A few early cautions kept the drivers at a stop and go pace, but Tourville remained in command. Hunter VanGilder slid into second while Kyle Dykhoff grabbed third. The top three drivers pulled away from the field as laps began to click off. Tourville slowly stretched his lead, and soon caught slower drivers. A caution occurred with few laps to go, which put Dykhoff and Jim Gullikson on Tourville’s rear. Although the late caution restacked the field, Keith Tourville held his line and took the win. Kyle Dykhoff, Jim Gullikson, Andrew Hanson and Levi Randt rounded out the top points.

The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds rolled on to the track next with Wyatt Boyum and Landyn Randt on row one. Boyum claimed the lead as the green dropped, and Randt went three wide with Ashley Boyum and Joey Jensen. After a quick caution, Randt made the pass for first, and Jensen slid into second. The top drivers began to space out as Randt held off Jensen, however, Jensen dove low on the surface and slid up the track to pass Randt. Just as the sliders began, another caution reset the field, but Randt, Jensen and Jake Smith went three wide as the race resumed. One final restart again featured Jensen, Randt and Smith fighting for first, but Smith took second and kept close to Jensen. With one lap to go, Jensen and Smith were side by side and Smith slid up to block Jensen the final curve. Joey Jensen however, charged out of turn four and took the checkers making Jake Smith settle for second with Cole Boston, Blake Adams and Cody Borgeson as the top finishers.

Tyler Peterson took the lead as the WISSOTA Late Model feature began, but Ryan Mikkelson raced to his side in the curves. Mikkelson slid by Peterson as they exited a turn, and with just eight laps complete, top drivers were mixed in with lapped cars. A couple cautions slowed the racers, and when the green waved, Mikkelson, Peterson and Pat Doar remained at the front. Doar passed Peterson for second and looked ahead at Mikkelson’s #15, who was already with slower traffic. With just three laps to go, significant debris laid at the top of the track and a final caution occurred. Mikkelson brought the drivers back to green but felt the heat of Shane Sabraski and Doar on his rear. As the white flag waved, Doar was at Mikkelson’s door, and they remained close the final lap. Mikkelson led nearly the entire race, except the final moment, as Pat Doar crossed the line first and took his sixth straight Fall Classic win. Ryan Mikkelson finished second along with Shane Sabraski, Josh Zimpel and Jeff Provinzino in points three through five.

Clayton Wagamon sped off early in the WISSOTA Modifieds feature with Ryan Gierke and Landon Atkinson in a fight for second. The fight was short as Atkinson snagged the point and looked ahead at Wagamon’s #14w. Atkinson caught Wagamon and as they prepared to lap drivers, a yellow was triggered. Drivers were sorted, realigned and battled three and four wide on the track surface when the race resumed. Wagamon and Atkinson again separated from the field and Atkinson dove low on the track to challenge Wagamon. Wagamon held the point, but Atkinson was close behind when Wagamon’s car stalled a second, and Atkinson took the advantage to snag the lead. One final restart reset the field, however Atkinson remained in control of the top position, and after 12 years of racing FYE events, Landon Atkinson finally got his FYE Feature win. Clayton Wagamon, Shane Sabraski, Andy Jones and Eric Lamm rounded out the top five, however following post-race tech, Kaden Blaeser was awarded fifth.

Jason Havel and Shane Sabraski remained close the opening lap of the WISSOTA Super Stock feature, but at the end of lap one, Sabraski was first. Havel held second with Dave Mass and Tommy Richards in a battle for third as other drivers went two and three wide. The yellow lights flipped on and Sabraski sped away on the restart with Dexton Koch, Dave Mass and Tim Johnson in tow. Johnson took over the third point and looked ahead at Koch’s #78k. Koch was busy chasing after Sabraski, and as laps passed without issue, drivers began to space out. With a handful of laps to go, Shane Sabraski put drivers down a lap, but he never slowed down, and took the win in his iconic #7a Super Stock. Remaining top points went to Dexton Koch, Tim Johnson, Denis Czech and Kolby Kiehl.

The USRA Late Models joined the program on Saturday night with a complete show of heats and a feature. After heats were completed and passing points tabulated, Matthew Larson and Cade Nelson took their starting positions on row one. As the drivers geared up and took the green, contact occurred between Ryan Howe and Jason McFadden which caused McFadden to roll violently. The race went red immediately and drivers were tended too, thankfully, all were ok. The remaining cars that were able to race retook the green and Larson claimed the lead. Larson had a huge lead from the start with Nelson in second and Parker Gilbertson in third. Cars quickly covered the track surface as they continued to chase after Larson’s #D1. With five laps left on the board, Larson encountered slower drivers which allowed Nelson to close the gap. Nelson was right behind Larson as they were both stuck behind lapped traffic. Larson and Nelson battled to the finish, but Larson crossed the finish line first for the win. As Larson made a trip to the scale before victory lane, he unfortunately was disqualified, and Cade Nelson rolled his #44 to victory lane and enjoyed a celebration. Points two through five went to Parker Gilbertson, Larry Fitzsimmons, Kody Koski and Lucas Peterson.

The WISSOTA Mod Fours struggled to get through their feature race with a multitude of cautions occurring across the 20 laps. Father and son, Robert and Dustin Holtquist brought the drivers to green, and Dustin claimed the immediate lead. Robert kept close with Tyler Larson and Luke Erlandson also in top positions. As lap five was scored, Robert cruised past his son for the lead and held the point a few laps, but Dustin reclaimed the point as Robert dropped from the event. Erlandson assumed the second point and kept close to the leader, however the checkers waved, and Dustin Holtquist snagged the win. Luke Erlandson, Tyler Larson, Blake Hawker and Dean Larson rounded out the top five finishers.

Dustin Puffe and Kade Leeper raced close the opening lap of the WISSOTA Pure Stock event, and Puffe claimed the lead. Leeper, Eric Crosby and Brent Mindock battled three wide for second with Crosby edging out the point. Crosby then began to work Puffe for first as a car stalled in turn four and a caution was triggered. Drivers were aligned and as the race resumed, Puffe, Crosby and Mindock all battled. Contact occurred amongst the drivers allowing Crosby to take the lead and Puffe dropped back a few points. Another caution was triggered shortly after, and a few more followed until the Pure Stocks were able to finish out their laps. Rob Grabon made his way into first during the cautions, while Crosby, Leeper and Mindock raced three wide around the Big O. Mindock grabbed second, and with just two laps to go, he chased after Grabon. Although Mindock closed the gap, Rob Grabon took the Pure Stock feature win with Brent Mindock, Kade Leeper, Eric Crosby and Austin Fencl rounding out the top five

The WISSOTA Hornets closed out the 21st Annual MTH Fall Classic presented by M&B services, and after a rough go of getting some laps in, the Hornets were under green with Tony Jenson in first. Bobie Arnes took second and chased after Jenson with laps cruising by. Arnes worked every groove and made his way to the door of the #23T. Arnes and Jenson raced side by side, rubbing and bouncing off one another lap after lap, until Arnes nosed out the lead. Jenson didn’t back down and kept after Arnes as one final caution occurred. Arnes, Jenson and Jenna Hagemann battled for first as the race resumed, but again Arnes pulled ahead of the competitors. Jenson kept pressure on Arnes and tried to get a pass completed, however as the checkers waved, Bobie Arnes took the win. Remaining top points went to Tony Jenson, Jenna Hagemann, Dexyn Habraken and Nikota Larson.

It was early in the morning, but after eight hours of nearly constant racing, the 2024 Fall Classic was officially in the record books. The next and final event of the 2024 Ogilvie Raceway season will be our 14th Annual Topless Nationals on Friday and Saturday October 18th and 19th. Mark your calendar and be sure to join us one final time this season.

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