The turn of the calendar to 2026 meant a generational cold spell, but the frigid weather outside hasn't cooled the fiery action on the track at Redmen Raceway.
The second half of the season kicked off on January 7 with the annual Birthday Bash, this year more appropriately named "Vintage Night". Three classes were on tap including the Redmen Raceway debut of the North Coast H.O. inspired Tyco coupe class. Frankie Scott maintained his stranglehold on the ARCA class cars picking up the win over Mark Gierhart and Lilian Missler in her first RR podium finish. Lee Booze took the coupe main over Frankie and Ryan Missler. Ryan capped off the night successfully handling the vintage Midgets topping Frankie and Lee.
An untimely snowstorm pushed the Chili (Dog) Bowl back one week and the changed also pushed the race onto the big oval for the annual event. Racers were assigned heats via current points, and picking up wins are Ryan Missler, Lee Booze and Frankie Scott to no one's surprise. The C Main was a crash-fest with the casual views losing track of the flip count. Randy Dickman and Christian Booze emerged from the carnage to move on to the B. After for more lanes Mark Gierhart took the win and secured the final starting spot in the lucrative main event. In the end Lee Booze secured a three lap victory over Gierhart who made the most of his move up. Missler and Scott trailed.
Outside weather pushed the 1:1 scale NASCAR Clash to Wednesday February 4, coinciding with the 1:64 version on the Redmen Raceway bullring. A two event format greeted the racers running the tipsy Tyco Diecast Cup cars. Justin Liskai scored the first win as he found the best way around the tight oval. Christian Booze and Lee Booze filled out the first race podium. The second event was split into two co-equal heats based on the first feature finish. Ryan Missler came out the overall winner with a sizeable cushion over runner-up Randy Dickman. Justin Liskai rounded out a big night at RR with a second podium finish.
Redmen Raceway will continued with the Diecast themed class this Wednesday night with the annual running of the ARCA 200 and Daytona 500 on the big oval. Racing at 7pm sharp!
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