CLEVELAND TAMES TWO RIEDNERS AT ONCE TO WIN AT TOMAH SPARTA SPEEDWAY

By: Paul Reichert

May 30, 2025

Now that the new asphalt in the turns at Tomah Sparta Speedway has had a week to cure, we were ready to witness more incredible racing action. The new asphalt would create even more speed and it showed in qualifying as our five regular divisions all established a new track record or broke the ones just set last week. We saw even more competitive racing action in all six divisions, including the vintage modifieds from the Milwaukee Stock Car Racing Association. The best feature race of the night was the Hobby Stock feature as Mathew Cleveland has his hands full with fending off both Scott and Easton Riedner. Cleveland turned in an amazing race to keep the Riedners at bay and make a well deserved trip to Victory Lane.

Kaleb Baumgart outran Jonathan Kemp to turn one to take the race lead at the start of the 30 lap Great North Legends feature. Cael Slater began to pressure Baumgart for the lead and would make the move around Baumgart to move into the top spot on lap six. Ayrton Brockhouse began picking off drivers one by one before moving into the runner-up spot on lap nine. Now the battle was on for the lead as Brockhouse began to reel in Slater. That pursuit was held up by a yellow on lap 12 for a spin in turn two by Riley Goodwin. Brockhouse pursued Slater for a few laps after the restart before striking and powering around Slater to become the new leader on lap 14. Brockhouse began to open up his lead on the field, but two caution periods slowed his efforts.  Solo spins by Devon Lee on lap 22 and Dalton Lee on lap 25 gave Slater new chances at the lead. Brockhouse would drive away from Slater on both restarts and capture his first checkered flag victory of the season.

For a change of pace, officials decided to run two features for the INEX Bandoleros. Kam Martinez shot to the front at the start of the first 20 lap feature. Jaxxston Jump was ‘slicing and dicing’ his way quickly through the field before catching and passing Martinez for the number one position on lap three. Yellow flew on lap four for a spin in turn three by Carter Clapp. As Jump began to open up his lead, Ethan Jensen began to slowly catch up to the leader. A solo spin by A.J. Sauter on lap 11 was a big break for Jensen to go after Jump. Jump got ahead of Jensen on the restart, but suddenly on lap 13 a mechanical issue brought Jensen’s race to a sudden end. Jump ends up going from barrel rolling his race car a few weeks ago to putting in a dominant performance to capture his first career feature win.

Starting sixth in 20 lap INEX Bandolero feature #2, Bentley Thompson zoomed past traffic to put himself in the lead. Roman Crow would not let Thompson get away that easy as he used the outside lane to move to the front on lap two. Thompson stuck to the low line and found a way back around Crow to take back first place on lap four. Both of the Oldehoff brothers have been the biggest challengers to Thompson for a long time. Axel and Ace moved into second and third spots before halfway and started to put a lot of pressure on Thompson. First Axel tried to get around Thompson but could not finish the effort. Ace then looked to challenge Thompson for the lead but he also could not get close enough to look for the lead. Thompson did a  masterful job of driving to hold off both Oldenhoff brothers and score his second straight feature victory.

The 20 lap Hobby Stock feature saw Tyler Stuber lead his first ever feature lap, but Mathew Cleveland powered under him to settle into the lead on lap two. Scott Riedner and grandson Easton Riedner would crack the top three by lap five, and began to close in on Cleveland for the lead. Scott tried to find a way around Cleveland, but got loose on lap nine and allowed Easton to have a shot at the leader. For many laps Easton tried to find an opening to get around Cleveland but could not get the break he was looking for. Scott would catch back up to the front two and make the fight to the finish interesting again. Cleveland would pull out an incredible drive to hold back both Riedners and score his first career checkered flag. 

The front row of Caleb Uksas and A.J. Finnigan did not play nice at the start of the Hornet feature as they got tangled up in turn two. Both drivers took hard hits into the outside wall, but Uksas and Finnigan would both check out a-okay. The second try to start did not go well also as Braxtyn Moore collided with Joshua Schwartz and Tyler Vincetich. Moore had to start at the rear of the field for causing that incident. The third time was the charm as defending champion Glen Bush, Jr. showed the way for the first three laps. Jim Rohde powered around Bush, Jr. on the outside to take over the number one position on lap four. Coming from deep in the field, Taylor Dawson carved his way through the field to catch Rhode and used the outside lane to take over the lead on lap nine. They battled side-by-side for a few laps before there was contact that allowed Rhode to take back the top spot with three laps to go. Rhode pulled away from Dawson down the stretch to claim his first feature win at Tomah Sparta Speedway.

After a spin by Trenton Frye in turn three that waved off the first start of the Sixers feature, Parker Thompson nosed ahead of Landin Frye to lead the first two laps of the race. Frye held the outside lane before powering around Thompson to settle into the top spot on lap three. After starting mid-field, Dustin McCracken juked and jived his way through traffic before catching up to Frye and going around him for the lead on lap seven. McCracken’s sizable lead would go away thanks to a spinning James Gratz in turn three on lap 12. Curtis Hellickson and Matt Moore would be McCracken’s challengers to his throne on the restart. McCracken opened up a little bit of a lead over the closing laps to notch his first feature victory this year. 

The vintage modifieds of the Milwaukee Stock Car Racing Association made their fourth straight appearance at Tomah, and they put on another great show for the fans. Dale Herring took the lead at the start of the feature, and held it for the first seven laps. Butch Titel and his bright orange modified drove around Herring to move into first place on lap eight. Soon the father and son duo of Jeff and Darrin Allard would move into the top three and begin their pursuit of Titel. Darrin began to fall back through the field while Jeff continued to chase after Titel. Jeff Allard only got as close as five car lengths as Titel crossed the finish line in first.    

Bring the kids out to Tomah Sparta Speedway for our School’s Out celebration next Friday, June 6. The fast and furious action you will see on-track features the Hobby Stocks, Great North Legends, INEX Bandoleros, Crown Vics, plus the High School Racing Association will make its season debut.  The kids will celebrate the end of another school year with a lap around the racetrack in a stock car during the next round of Kids’ Rides. Gates open at 5:30, the ‘faster than a speeding bullet’ battle in qualifying happens at 6 and the thrilling wheel-to-wheel battles go green at 7.

Call the track office at 952-994-1282, visit our website at tomahspartaspeedway.com and be sure to like the track’s Facebook page to learn more about Tomah Sparta Speedway and the 2025 schedule of events.

RESULTS

Feature (30 laps):  1. Ayrton Brockhouse, 2. Cael Slater, 3. Jacob Bradley, 4. Robby Carter, 5. Andrew Borntreger, 6. Abby Blasel, 7. Jonathan Kemp, 8. Kaleb Baumgart, 9. Elliott Weiler, 10. Rose Borntreger, 11. Art Hahn, 12. Devon Dieringer, 13. Coty Gular, 14. Kooper Heintz, 15. Devon Lee, 16. Justin Gilbertson, 17. Matt Trautsch, 18. Aaron Genske, 19. Dalton Lee, 20. Riley Goodwin

Last Chance Race (12 laps/Top 6 advance):  1. Elliott Weiler, 2. Kooper Heintz, 3. Justin Gilbertson, 4. Andrew Borntreger 5. Art Hahn, 6. Aaron Genske, 7. James Berndsen, 8. Hayden Dieringer, 9. Matt Schecklman, 10. Ernie Duerr, 11. David Demeny

Heat #1 (10 laps):  1. Aaron Genske, 2. Ernie Duerr, 3. Justin Gilbertson, 4. James Berndsen, 5. Marc Humkins, 6. Matt Schecklman, 7. David Demeny

Heat #2 (10 laps):  1. Art Hahn, 2. Andrew Borntreger, 3. Elliott Weiler, 4. Kooper Henitz, 5. Dalton Lee, 6. Hayden Dieringer, 7. Alex Ruedinger

Heat #3 (10 laps):  1. Rose Bornterger, 2. Matt Trautsch, 3. Kaleb Baumgart, 4. Devon Dieringer, 5. Cody Gular, 6. Johnny Kemp, 7. Abby Blasel

Heat #4 (10 laps):  1. Cael Slater, 2. Jacob Bradley, 3. Robby Carter, 4. Devon Lee, 5. Riley Goodwin, 6. Ayrton Brockhouse

Qualifying:  1. Ayrton Brockhouse 15.621 (New Track Record), 2. Robby Carter 15.678, 3. Jacob Bradley 15.689, 4. Cael Slater 15.721, 5. Devon Lee 15.808, 6. Riley Goodwin 15.909, 7. Abby Blasel 15.928, 8. Coty Gular 15.929, 9. Jonathan Kemp 15.948, 10. Kaleb Baumgart 15.956, 11. Devon Dieringer 15.969, 12. Rose Borntreger 15.994, 13. Matt Trautsch 16.009, 14. Dalton Lee 16.016, 15. Andrew Borntreger 16.037, 16. Art Hahn 16.052, 17. Alex Ruedinger 16.066, 18. Elliott Weiler 16.084, 19. Kooper Heintz 16.097, 20. Hayden Dieringer 16.132, 21. Matt Schecklman 16.319, 22. Justin Gilbertson 16.366, 23. Aaron Genske 16.499, 24. Ernie Duerr 16.603, 25. James Berndsen 16.659, 26. Marc Humkins 16.967, 27. David Demeny 17.065

INEX Bandoleros

Feature #1 (20 laps):  1. Jaxxston Jump, 2. Adriana Hawes, 3. Caleb Hawes, 4. Zadale Demeny, 5. Carter Clapp, 6. A.J. Sauter, 7. Theo Crow, 8. Kam Martinez, 9. Ethan Jensen

Feature #2 (20 laps):  1. Bentley Thompson, 2. Axel Oldenhoff, 3. Ace Oldenhoff, 4. Christopher Flynn, 5. Justice Doubrava, 6. Wesley Baumeister, 7. Roman Crow, 8. Mason Westphal, 9. Blake Michael

Heat #1 (8 laps):  1. Zadale Demeny, 2. A.J. Sauter, 3. Theo Crow, 4. Kam Martinez, 5. Grant Hooker, 6. Carter Clapp

Heat #2 (8 laps):  1. Justice Doubrava, 2. Jaxxston Jump, 3. Adriana Hawes, 4. Blake Michael, 5. Caleb Hawes

Heat #3 (8 laps):  1. Wesley Baumeister, 2. Axel Oldenhoff, 3. Ace Oldenhoff, 4. Bentley Thompson, 6. Roman Crow, 7. Christopher Flynn

Qualifying:  1. Ace Oldenhoff 17.264 (New Track Record), 2. Axel Oldenhoff 17.272, 3. Bentley Thompson 17.377, 4. Christopher Flynn 17.377, 5. Mason Westphal 17.496, 6. Roman Crow 17.554, 7. Wesley Baumeister 17.575, 8. Justice Doubrava 18.161, 9. Blake Mitchell 18.246, 10. Caleb Hawes 18.534, 11. Ethan Jensen 18.536, 12. Jaxxston Jump 18.650, 13. Adriana Hawes 18.747, 14. Grant Hooker 18.806, 15. Zadale Demeny 18.861, 16. A.J. Sauter 19.089, 17. Carter Clapp 19.957, 18. Theo Crow 20.273, 19. Kam Martinez 20.419

Hornets

Feature (15 laps):  1. Jim Rhode, 2. Tyler Vincetich, 3. Taylor Dawson, 4. Paul Finch, 5. Adam Hadyen, 6. Glen Bush, Jr., 7. Colten Pennel, 8. Joshua Schwartz, 9. Ashtin Quinnell, 10. Tommy Weaver, 11. Austin Leis, 12. Caitlyn Wood, 13. Tristan Finnigan, 14. Braxtyn Moore, 15. Caleb Uksas, 16. A.J. Finnigan

Heat #1 (8 laps):  1. Glen Bush, Jr., 2. Joshua Schwartz, 3. Colten Pennel, 4. Caleb Uksas, 5. Tommy Weaver, 6. Austin Leis, 7. Caitlyn Wood 8. A.J. Finnigan

Heat #2 (8 laps):  1. Jim Rohde, 2. Braxtyn Moore, 3. Tristan Finnigan, 4. Tyler Vincetich, 5. Taylor Dawson, 6. Adam Hayden, 7. Landon Peterson, 8. Paul Finch, 9. Ashtin Quinnell

Qualifying:  1. Paul Finch 17.408 (New Track Record), 2. Ashtin Quinnell 17.464, 3. Braxtyn Moore 17.513, 4. Tyler Vincetich 17.514, 5. Tristan Finnigan 17.590, 6. Landon Peterson 17.628, 7. Jim Rhode 17.772, 8. Joshua Schwartz 17.851, 9. Glen Bush, Jr. 17.866, 10. A.J. Finnigan 17.890, 11. Caleb Uksas 18.580, 12. Colten Pennel 18.697, 13. Tommy Weaver 20.141, 14. Caitlyn Wood 20.396, 15. Austin Leis 23.149, 14. Adam Hayden NO TIME (DQ), 15. Taylor Dawson NO TIME (DQ)

Sixers

Feature (15 laps):  1. Dustin McCracken, 2. Curtis Hellickson, 3. Matt Moore, 4. Alivia Moore, 5. Greg Brown, Jr., 6. Landin Frye, 7. Adria Day, 8. Parker Thompson, 9. Ghage Moore, 10. Austin Shirk, 11. Christopher Neal, 12. Ryatt Dobbratz, 13. James Gratz, 14. David Estenson, 15. Kevin Armagost, 16. Tommy Weaver, 17. Angel Weaver, 18. Trenton Frye, 19. Dan Frye

Heat #1 (8 laps):  1. Ryatt Dobbratz, 2. David Estenson, 3. Ghage Moore, 4. Kevin Armagost, 5. Tommy Weaver,6. Austin Shirk, 7. Angel Weaver 

Heat #2 (8 laps):  1. Parker Thompson, 2. Trenton Frye, 3. James Gratz, 4. Christopher Neal, 5. Landin Frye, 6. Adria Day, 7. Alivia Moore

Heat #3 (8 laps):  1. Curtis Hellickson, 2. Dustin McCracken, 3. Matt Moore, 4. Greg Brown, Jr., 5. Dan Frye

Qualifying:  1. Dustin McCracken 18.024 (New Track Record), 2. Greg Brown, Jr. 18.075, 3. Curtis Hellickson 18.091, 4. Dan Frye 18.168, 5. Matt Moore 18.170, 6. Alivia Moore 18.229, 7. James Gratz 18.426, 8. Adria Day 18.535, 9. Trenton Frye 18.549, 10. Landin Frye 18.597, 11. Parker Thompson 18.627, 12. Christopher Neal 18.731 13. Ryatt Dobbratz 18.765, 14. Austin Shirk 18.816, 15. Ghage Moore 18.864, 16. Kevin Armagost 19.210, 17. David Estenson 19.733, 18. Tommy Weaver 20.786, 19. Angel Weaver 25.433

Milwaukee Stock Car Racing Association

Feature (15 laps):  1. Brian Titel, 2. Jeff Allard, 3. Bryan Schott, 4. Lee Mueller, 5. Darrin Allard, 6. Dale Herring, 7. Jerry Jacobson, 8. John Koran, 9. Gary Dembinski, 10. Cal Maule

Heat #1 (8 laps):  1. Jeff Allard, 2. Darrin Allard, 3. Cal Maule, 4. Gary Dembinski, 5. Jerry Jacobson

Heat #2 (8 laps):  1. Lee Mueller, 2. Dale Herring, 3. Brian Titel, 4. Bryan Schott, 5. John Koran