September 30, 2023 – Elko, MN By Jason D Searcy Race fans were greeted with unseasonably warm temperatures for the final Eve of Destruction and Championship night at Elko Speedway. Jacob Goede #72 from Carver (MN) won his 10th consecutive Elko Speedway premier division Championship. Goede started the evening by winning NASCAR sanctioned Late Model qualifying, but just barely, his closest rival #19 Jake Ryan finished the qualifying session just 0.016 seconds slower than Goede, […]
Race Recap September 16, 2023 – Elko, MN By Jason D Searcy The Minnesota Professional Towing Association sponsored an Eve of Destruction at Elko Speedway on Saturday night. The NASCAR sanctioned Late Model division raced two 25 lap feature events, both of them were raced without a caution period. The first race was won by #52 Chad Walen from Prior Lake (MN), he led every lap but the win was anything but easy, he raced […]
Race Story September 2, 2023 – Elko, MN By Jason D Searcy Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer but it’s not the end of the race season at Elko Speedway, the stretch run to the Championship has now begun. On Saturday night the NASCAR sanctioned Late Models raced two 25 lap feature events at ELKO. The first one had 9-time Champion #72 Jacob Goede from Carver (MN) winning in dramatic fashion with […]
Race Story August 19, 2023 – Elko, MN By Jason D Searcy The annual Tribute night and Eve of Destruction at Elko Speedway was held on Saturday sponsored by Schmitty and Sons Bus Company. The first race in the NASCAR sanctioned Late Models had #72 Jacob Goede from Carver (MN) winning, he started on the pole position and led every lap of the 25, it was a cautionlesys race. Goede won by 1.007 seconds, it […]
ELKO Race Story August 5, 2023 – Elko, MN By Jason D Searcy Elko Speedway hosted another huge night of motorsports action for Eve of Destruction Saturday August 5th. Jake Ryan #19 from Elko (MN) won the first of two 25 lap feature events in the NASCAR sanctioned Late Model division. Ryan started the race in the second row behind 9-time Champion #72 Jacob Goede who took the lead from the start, Ryan was able […]
WALEN AND VARNER SCORE LATE MODEL WINS AT ELKO SPEEDWAY By Dean Reller ELKO-NEW MARKET, MN (JULY 22, 2023) – Chad Walen and Ryan Varner each scored Late Model Feature Wins in NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series action at Elko Speedway. In Feature one, Billy Mohn led the field to the green, but it was Walen who moved by and took the lead. Jerry Ziemiecki spun in turn 2 to bring out the race’s […]
Race Recap July 8, 2023 – Elko, MN By Jason D Searcy This year with the Holiday taking place mid-week, Two Independence Day celebrations were held on Saturday nights at Elko Speedway. Both events had huge crowds for Eve of Destruction and fireworks both in the sky and on the track. The NASCAR sanctioned Late Models raced two 25 lap features, the first one was won by #52 Chad Walen from Prior Lake (MN). Walen […]
