North Star driver finishes in top-two, twice

WASILLA — Alex Schwochert was a top driver in a pair of events during North Star Speedway’s Saturday Night Thunder last week.

Schwochert won the mini-stocks event and finished second in the thunder stocks.

Mike Thomas (legends), Paul Landes (late models) and Tim Workman (bandoleros) also won events.

North Star Speedway is hosting a salute to Father’s Day Saturday at the Wasilla-area raceway.

GCI Saturday Night Thunder

Saturday, Wasilla

Legends — 1. Mike Thomas; 2. Jeff Landrum; 3. Eddie Landes; 4. Michelle Black; 5. Bryan Barber; 6. Andy Workman.

Mini stocks — 1. Mike Schwochert; 2. Alex Schwochert; 3. Andy Schwochert; 4. Jim Menard; 5. Tyler Tilton; 6. Darin Kilbourne.

Thunder stocks — 1. Alex Schwochert; 2. Keith Jones; 3. Artie Neimi; 4. Jim Langland.

Late models — 1. Paul Landes; 2. Ray Butler; 3. Eric Wittner; 4. Allen Ulman; 5. John Simmelink.

Bandoleros — 1. Tim Workman; 2. Carly Meacham.

Palmer driver earns first win of season

BUTTE — Palmer’s Skip Gosch earned his first win of the season when he beat Mike Mihalka, of Anchorage, in the top eliminator race at Alaska Raceway Park in the Butte last Saturday.

Gosch topped 115 mph to grab the win.

Anchorage’s Stacey Ashley topped Houston’s Art Normand to win the super eliminator.

Anchorage’s Karl Solberg (modified eliminator), Chugiak’s Carl Reimann (open air), Soldotna’s Mariah Ulen (junior dragster) and Anchorage’s Bob Lee (trophy) also won events.

The Butte drag strip will be busy this weekend with a test and tune scheduled for tonight, a car show on Saturday and he top dragster events slated for Sunday.

Alaska Raceway Park

Saturday, Butte

Top ET — Winner: Skip Gosch; Runner-up: Mike Mihalka.

Mod ET — Winner: Karl Solberg; Runner-up: Rick Nissen.

Super ET — Winner: Stacey Ashley; Runner-up: Art Normand.

Junior dragster — Winner: Mariah Ulen; Runner-up: Sean Kordewick.

Trophy — Winner: Bob Lee; Runner-up: Ricky Moore.

Racing continues on dirt track

WILLOW — David Spain was the king of the trucks on the dirt track last Saturday, winning his class during racing action at Capitol Speedway in Willow.

Dave Burke (mini-stock), Jeff Wallace (300 sprints), Jaryd Riggs (hobby stocks) and James White (stocks) also won events.

Racing continues this Saturday at 6 p.m. On Sunday at 2 p.m., Capitol is hosting a 100-lap stock race.

Capitol Speedway

Saturday, Willow

Truck — 1. David Spain; 2. Corbin McManus; 3. Brian Madsen.

Mini-stock — 1. Dave Burke; 2. Fred Lloyd; 3. Shane Stankowitz; 4. Kory Madsen.

300 sprints — 1. Jeff Wallace; 2. Tony Schmitz; 3. Perry Breeding.

Hobby stocks — 1. Jaryd Riggs; 2. Tandi Fox; 3. Jason Doyal; 4. Regina Spain; 5. James Colberg.

Stocks — 1. James White; 2. Michael Kriger; 3. Brian Vucasin; 4. Brody Hiepas; 4. Brody Hiepas; 5. Rick Potter; 6. Howie Fox; 7. John Adams; 8. John Clemmons.