I-35 Speedway Race Recap 7-11-2026
Casey's night at the Races welcomed another great crowd of fans and drivers to I-35 Speedway on Saturday night. Fans were treated to exciting battles throughout the night, with 107 total cars across 9 classes all putting on a great show and concluding the event by 10:30. Tonight was also the annual Kaster Celebration night at the track, where we honored Larry and Dixie Kaster as well as the entire Kaster family during intermission.
The E-mods kicked off feature racing action with Chris Dishong continuing his impressive 2026 racing season. Dishong picked up the feature win, his 6th feature win in the E-mods this year at I-35. Corey Myers came home in 2nd, Bubba Silkwood led multiple laps before coming home in 3rd, Cameron Sample in 4th and Blake Hayes rounded out the top-5.
In USRA Hobby Stock feature action, Trevor Hittle was able to find some speed on the top line of the speedway and secure his first feature win of the year. Brad Chumbly ran up front all night before coming home 2nd, Jakub Hisel in 3rd, Anthony Witham 4th and Tyler Brown in 5th.
In the Late Models, Paul Glendenning had a fast car all night and would secure his first feature win of the 2026 season. Tommy Cordray finished in 2nd, Vic Lovejoy 3rd, Jon Binning 4th and Michael King in 5th.
USRA Tuners rolled out next, where Alvin Cooney had the car to beat all night long. Cooney would start from the pole in tonight’s feature race and wouldn’t be caught, collecting his first feature win of 2026. Samuel Moore had a strong run and came home 2nd, Brad Mick in 3rd, JR Curtis 4th and Jeremy Sims came home 5th.
We welcomed back the Vintage Open series for the 2nd time this season. Mike Lefholz took home the feature win, Ron Lefholz in 2nd, Bill Hager finished in 3rd, Eddie Neil 4th and David Clark rebounded to finish 5th.
It was all Isaacs in the USRA B-Mods tonight. Ethan and Lucas Isaacs each won the B-mod heat races, then would finish 1-2 in the feature with Ethan getting the win and Lucas finishing 2nd. Chase Moulton came home 3rd, John Ross in 4th and Chris Wright completed the top-5.
In USRA Stock Car feature action, we had Austin Kaplan pick up his 3rd feature win at I-35 this racing season. Kristchon Hisel found some speed in the closing laps to come home 2nd, Eddie Ingram in 3rd, Slade Sedgwick 4th and Jake Hoover 5th.
Houston Johnson found himself back in victory lane in the USRA Modifieds, Johnson’s 7th feature win on the season. Tyler Grooms had a fast car and would lead multiple laps before ultimately coming home 2nd, Brad Johnson in 3rd, Jimmy Dowell 4th and Nathan Hampton in 5th.
The Beginner Tuners capped off the evening with Makayla Myers also tallying her 7th feature win on the year. Madelyn Myers came home 2nd, Glenn Sterkis in 3rd, Owen Miller 4th and Rylie Robb in 5th.
Thank you to all of our drivers, teams, race fans, sponsors, officials, safety crew, and everyone working behind the scenes for making another successful Saturday night at I-35 Speedway. We look forward to seeing everyone back next Saturday for another exciting night of dirt track racing as the 2026 season continues.