5/2/2026
USRA
Opening night a success at Hamilton County Speedway
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (May 2, 2026) - The 2026 Hamilton County Speedway season got off to a successful start on Saturday night, with champions crowned in five different divisions.
Local favorite Ty Griffith of Blairsburg was victorious in the feature race for the USRA B-Mods. Griffith took the checkered flag ahead of Kaeden Bronner of Austin, Minn. and Pierson’s Oliver Sackett.
Derek Green of Granada, Minn. earned the crown in the USRA Stock Cars race.
Lyle Sathoff of Sherburn, Minn. prevailed in the USRA Modifieds event, with Ankeny’s Ben Nading and Fort Dodge’s Bill Crimmins securing silver and bronze, respectively.
Clear Lake’s Joshua Monson won the USRA Hobby Stocks race, with Manly’s Scott Dobel and Riley Crimmins of Fort Dodge taking second and third, respectively.
Nearly 60 cars were in action for opening night at the venerable central Iowa track.
Action returns to Hamilton County Speedway on Saturday, May 16, with Bingo Night. All fans in attendance will receive a bingo card for prizes.
The Modifieds, Stock Cars, B-Mods, Hobby Stocks and Crown Vics will again be vying for titles. Pits open at 4 p.m., with gates at 5. Hot laps are at 6 and racing starts at 6:30 p.m.
MEL HAMBELTON FORD USRA MODIFIEDS A-MAIN
- 8L-Lyle Sathoff[1]; 2. 21-Ben Nading[3]; 3. 35-Bill Crimmins[6]; 4. 12-Jason Hahne[4]; 5. 4-Jason Bass[5]; 6. 92-Tyler Grooms[2]; 7. (DNS) 84-Christopher Elliott
PEM RACING GEARS & DRIVETRAIN USRA B-MODS A-MAIN
- 56-Ty Griffith[3]; 2. 42B-Kaeden Bronner[1]; 3. 17-Oliver Sackett[5]; 4. 1-Doug McCollough[4]; 5. 7J-Jake Richards[8]; 6. 88-Bryer McCoy[7]; 7. 85-Dustin West[6]; 8. 4S-Isaac Shaw[2]; 9. 85P-Jason Prochniak[11]; 10. 74X-Eric Baker[9]; 11. 5R-Leah Reutzel[10]; 12. 40-George Gilliland[12]; 13. (DNS) 14-Ted Gould
CHRISTIE DOOR COMPANY USRA STOCK CARS A-MAIN
- 32-Derek Green[3]; 2. 56H-Brandon Hare[8]; 3. 87T-Travis Shipman[2]; 4. 14-Todd Staley[4]; 5. 47-Parker Slagle[6]; 6. 95-Chance Larson[11]; 7. 01G-Gavin Bussinger[14]; 8. 4D-Daniel Ayers[7]; 9. 7J-John Campbell[9]; 10. 2A-Jamie Andreasen[13]; 11. 7R-Rick Todd[12]; 12. (DNF) 22-Malayna Johnson[10]; 13. (DNF) 7-Jason Minnehan[1]; 14. (DNF) 7I-Andrew Inman[5]; 15. (DNS) 21-Myles Michehl
QUICKCAR RACING PRODUCTS USRA HOBBY STOCKS A-MAIN
- 25S-Joshua Monson[3]; 2. 83-Scott Dobel[6]; 3. 35-Riley Crimmins[2]; 4. 15T-Tyler Crimmins[10]; 5. 7JO-Jeremy Wegner[4]; 6. 57H-Jonathon Hynes[9]; 7. 27-Branden Schaer[1]; 8. 136-Tanner Green[7]; 9. 25-Jacob Monson[5]; 10. 55G-David Gilliland[11]; 11. 13R-Adam Rodamaker[12]; 12. (DNF) 47P-Parker Anderson[8]
Submitted By: Ryne Staley
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