Sweetwater Speedway

8/31/2025

Sweetwater Speedway

Sweetwater Speedway Crowns 2025 Champions After Thrilling Weekend of Racing

ROCK SPRINGS, WY – Sweetwater Speedway wrapped up its 2025 season with a two-day championship weekend that delivered high-octane action and crowned new track champions. The weekend was packed with unforgettable moments, including a father-son duel, a first-time winner, and a dominating season performance.

Friday Night Highlights: A Night of Firsts and Family Pride
Friday night kicked off the championship weekend with a bang, showcasing some of the most competitive racing of the season. The IMCA Sport Compacts saw a massive 28 cars take to the track, with Travis Bott claiming the feature win. In a testament to the skill of the drivers, the race ran green-to-checkered without a single caution flag.

IMCA Sport Compacts Results 8/29

43-Travis Bott[1]; 2. 59P-Ethan Poll[8]; 3. 26-Lane Owens[3]; 4. 3T-Tavian Leonard[4]; 5. 21-McKay Clark[2]; 6. 2-Marc Hammond[12]; 7. 18-cody poll[11]; 8. 8-Sam Ogden[7]; 9. 176-Kyle Gotschall[10]; 10. 13-Ronnie Roy[9]; 11. 86-Jonathon Crawford[13]; 12. 51-Monty Mandros[5]; 13. 20-Larry Kaml[17]; 14. 988-Michael Macy[15]; 15. 22L-kolby licking[6]; 16. 81-Ashley Warner[14]; 17. 07-Dustin Daigle[18]; 18. 76G-Hannah Gotschall[21]; 19. 17N-Harlie Nance[24]; 20. 745-Ivan Ibarra[26]; 21. 13D-Laurie Davis[20]; 22. 29-Kaleb Clark[19]; 23. 516-Scott Piazza[22]; 24. 007-Michael Langley Jr[23]; 25. 14M-Michael Piazza[28]; 26. 15M-Michael Langely[25]; 27. 16CC-Jamie Amrine[27]; 28. (DNF) 35L-Kathrine Licking[16]

The IMCA Modifieds celebrated a first-time winner at Sweetwater Speedway, as Terrell Payne from Idaho secured a hard-fought victory. Drivers were four and five wide all night throughout the pack and put on a thrilling race for the fans in the stands.

IMCA Modified Results 8/29

51-Terrell Payne[7]; 2. 49K-Kade Dimick[4]; 3. 33-Justen Yeager[10]; 4. 2W-Casey Delp[12]; 5. 72W-Wyatt Howard[8]; 6. 46-Bert Beech[13]; 7. 21-Trayke Metz[11]; 8. 7W-Bryan Wordelman[3]; 9. 94U-Brian Ungaro[5]; 10. 73U-Joe Miller[17]; 11. 22-Chris Delp[6]; 12. 01C-Lakota Cleveland[2]; 13. 18K-Jay Mathews[14]; 14. 14X-CJ Thorne[9]; 15. 69-Jim Beaman[1]; 16. (DNF) 14TS-Traeger Sperry[15]; 17. (DNF) 81-Bill Cornwall[16]; 18. (DNS) 01H-Michael Hale; 19. (DNS) 14-Richard Ungaro

Meanwhile, the IMCA Sport Mods provided the most dramatic finish of the night. A late-race caution bunched up the field, leading to a thrilling restart that saw Dave Pitt lose the lead and the win to his son, Slade Pitt, in a truly memorable moment for the family.

IMCA Sport Mod Results 8/29

35-Slade Pitt[6]; 2. 28-David Pitt[3]; 3. 23J-Jacob Vasquez[12]; 4. 5D-Tony Dugan[5]; 5. 31JR-Shawn Parish[8]; 6. 1-Cole Marlatt[10]; 7. 99C-Kagen Cook[1]; 8. 4V-Scott Verner[15]; 9. 31SR-Kenny Parish[4]; 10. 16C-Kendrick Chapman[19]; 11. 33J-Josh Pate[9]; 12. 37J-Jimmy Renfro[7]; 13. 300-Justin Verner[11]; 14. 24X-Shawn Peterson[14]; 15. 33JR-JD Renfro[13]; 16. 64A-Alek Marsing[16]; 17. 17N-Curt Nance[2]; 18. FU2-Robert Pedockie[17]; 19. 18-Joe Gamper[18]; 20. (DNF) 16-Shane Amrine[20]; 21. (DNS) 87-Justin Wright

Saturday Night: Champions Are Crowned
The final night of racing saw even more cars hit the track to compete for the prestigious championship titles. Cody Poll secured the win in the Sport Compacts, Josh Pate took the top spot in the Sport Mods, and Casey Delp was victorious in the Modified division.

IMCA Modified Results 8/30

2W-Casey Delp[1]; 2. 33Y-Justen Yeager[2]; 3. 72W-Wyatt Howard[3]; 4. 46-Bert Beech[6]; 5. 21-Trayke Metz[4]; 6. 51-Terrell Payne[11]; 7. 01H-Michael Hale[8]; 8. 20C-Chase Hansen[12]; 9. 01C-Lakota Cleveland[18]; 10. 94U-Brian Ungaro[7]; 11. 49K-Kade Dimick[14]; 12. 14X-CJ Thorne[17]; 13. 22-Chris Delp[10]; 14. 73U-Joe Miller[9]; 15. 14TS-Traeger Sperry[5]; 16. 81-Bill Cornwall[21]; 17. 21J-Julian Garcia Jr[20]; 18. 18K-Jay Mathews[13]; 19. 7W-Bryan Wordelman[16]; 20. 69-Jim Beaman[19]; 21. #55-Greg Kolbaba[22]; 22. 14-Richard Ungaro[15]

IMCA Sport Mod Results 8/30

33J-Josh Pate[2]; 2. 31JR-Shawn Parish[3]; 3. 1-Cole Marlatt[9]; 4. 16C-Kendrick Chapman[1]; 5. 5D-Tony Dugan[6]; 6. 35-Slade Pitt[5]; 7. 28-David Pitt[13]; 8. 4V-Scott Verner[4]; 9. 23J-Jacob Vasquez[11]; 10. 99C-Kagen Cook[17]; 11. 37J-Jimmy Renfro[7]; 12. 24X-Shawn Peterson[15]; 13. 300-Justin Verner[8]; 14. 31SR-Kenny Parish[12]; 15. 33JR-JD Renfro[10]; 16. 17N-Curt Nance[14]; 17. 18-Joe Gamper[18]; 18. 16CC-Shane Amrine[21]; 19. (DNF) 64A-Alek Marsing[16]; 20. (DNF) 745-Eric George[19]; 21. (DNS) FU2-Robert Pedockie

IMCA Sport Compacts Results 8/30

18-cody poll[1]; 2. 59P-Ethan Poll[4]; 3. 2-Marc Hammond[3]; 4. 21-McKay Clark[9]; 5. 43-Travis Bott[6]; 6. 176-Kyle Gotschall[8]; 7. 26-Lane Owens[12]; 8. 3T-Tavian Leonard[15]; 9. 13-Ronnie Roy[11]; 10. 51-Monty Mandros[17]; 11. 516-Scott Piazza[5]; 12. 988-Michael Macy[23]; 13. 22L-kolby licking[19]; 14. 81-Ashley Warner[21]; 15. 745-Ivan Ibarra[7]; 16. 76G-Hannah Gotschall[14]; 17. 17N-Harlie Nance[16]; 18. 8-Sam Ogden[13]; 19. 29-Kaleb Clark[18]; 20. 14M-Michael Piazza[22]; 21. 13D-Laurie Davis[20]; 22. 007-Michael Langley Jr[24]; 23. (DNF) 07-Dustin Daigle[10]; 24. (DNF) 35L-Kathrine Licking[2]

However, the real story of the night was the final season standings. In the IMCA Modifieds, Justen Yeager claimed the championship title with a slim six-point lead over Casey Delp. The IMCA Sport Mod championship went to Tony Dugan, who finished just three points ahead of Shawn Parrish. The IMCA Sport Compacts had a clear champion all season, as Cody Poll dominated with four feature wins and a commanding 26-point lead over Ethan Poll.

Dirt Drag Demonstration at Halftime
Adding to the excitement, the Rockin' Rollin' Rentals and Sales crew provided a thrilling dirt drag demonstration during the halftime show on both Friday and Saturday nights. This preview was a glimpse into their upcoming event, the Rockin' Rollin' Rentals and Sales Dirt Drags, which will take place on the front stretch of the Sweetwater Speedway on September 5th and 6th.
Sweetwater Speedway thanks all the drivers, crews, sponsors, and fans for a fantastic 2025 season. We look forward to seeing everyone for the Rockin' Rollin' Rentals and Sales Dirt Drags and the 2026 racing season.

Submitted By: Kara Beech