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Estevan Motor Speedway crowns its track champions for 2020

Five drivers from southeast Saskatchewan are the track champions for the Estevan Motor Speedway this year.
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Leevi Runge (25R) was the track champion for the sport mods at the Estevan Motor Speedway this year.

Five drivers from southeast Saskatchewan are the track champions for the Estevan Motor Speedway this year.

Estevan’s Kody Scholpp (modifieds), Chris Hortness (stock cars) and Ryder Raynard (slingshots), Lampman’s Leevi Runge (sport mods) and Torquay’s Conner Hansen (hobby stocks) were crowned as the champions following Saturday night’s program at the track.

Hansen won the closest division, as the top four drivers in the hobby stock division were separated by 14 points. He edged Manor’s Kruz Wilson by five points, 295-290, for the title. Estevan’s Kaiden Tuchscherer was third with 287 points and Lampman’s Landon Runge was fourth at 281.

Leevi Runge won a track championship at the speedway for the fifth time in six years; he had won the hobby stock title in four of five years prior to 2020. He had the largest margin of victory of any track champion this year, as he won by 31 points, 298-267, over Bailey Cousins of Morden, Man. Justin Fichter was third with 266 points and Estevan’s Dan Blackburn was fourth at 236.

Hortness took home the stock car title with 299 points, 16 more than JJ Barnstable of Estevan, who had 283 points. Chase Davidson and Jeremy Istace, also of Estevan, were tied for third at 279.

Hortness won despite not starting Saturday’s feature. But since he raced in the qualifying heat, and since he had a strong lead before the feature, he still won the title.

Kody Scholpp of Estevan was the modified champion with 314 point to finish 23 ahead of fellow Estevan driver Les McLenehan (291). Tyler Wagner of Weyburn was third with 279 and Ed Turnbull of Estevan was fourth with 250.

Estevan’s Ryder Raynard won the slingshot division with 319 points, one point shy of the maximum 320 points available for the eight-program season. Cash Saxon of Lampman was second with 293 points, Jace Emmel of Estevan was third with 291 and Eli Turnbull of Estevan came in fourth with 275.