Buck Monson Photo: Rodney Sanders and team all smiles in victory lane

Fountain City, WI (July 11, 2025) - A light spring like rain that settled in over the Fountain City area along the banks of the Mississippi River wouldn’t stop Bob Timm and team at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway, and they couldn’t stop Texas panhandle transplant Rodney Sanders either. Sanders, who started the race from the outside pole, survived a late race restart with Brandon Davis and Jacob Blees lined up right behind him to take home the win.

In a race that was slowed by just one caution period, Sanders had to outduel pole sitter Keith Foss over the opening three laps to cement himself at the front of the field. With Sanders starting to run away, Foss found himself battling with the No. 21 of Bleess before finally settling into third during the first half of the race. As the field stretched out around the 1/3-mile oval, eighth starting Brandon Davis had advanced to the fourth spot while looking for more.

Nearing the 10 to go mark, Davis took advantage of a log jam in lapped traffic to slip by the 95 of Foss, while Bleess had the hook set and was slowly reeling in the 20 of Sanders. Three laps later a caution flew with seven laps to go for the 24 of Dylan Goettl setting up the final dash to the finish.

On the restart Bleess chose the outside of the first double file row behind Sanders and swung wide at an attempt to build momentum for a run into turns one and two. But it was Davis who stunned the front runners with a charge off the bottom of turn two grabbing the runner-up spot from Bleess and staying within reach of Sanders into turns three and four. Davis searched around on the surface for a way by Rodney for the remaining six laps, but Sanders hung to claim the $2,000 winner’s prize.

Davis crossed second, Bleess third, Foss fourth, and Zach Brom completed the top 5. Joe Chisholm, Foss, and Lucas Schott were the three heat race winners while Joe Chisholm picked up the nights qualifying fast time award. The series is back in action at the historic Hamilton County Speedway on July 26th during the Hamilton County Fair week in Webster City, IA.

Wehrs Machine A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 20-Rodney Sanders  2. 50III-Brandon Davis  3. 21-Jacob Bleess  4. 95-Keith Foss  5. 43-Zach Brom  6. 99-Josh Angst  7. 25-Joe Chisholm  8. 28-Parker Hale  9. 24C-Jim Chisholm  10. 15W-Alex Williamson  11. 69-Lucas Schott  12. 55H-AJ Hoff  13. 87H-Harley Dais  14. 99L-Steve Lavasseur  15. 90-Ryan Wetzstein  16. 97JR-Landon Volkman  17. 23-Darwin Karau  18. 29H-Joe Horgdal  19. 94JR-John Doelle  20.  24-Dylan Goettl  21.  2C-Cole Bennerotte  22.  18M-Mason McEvers  23.  21N-Ben Nading

SS Fishing Rental Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Joe Chisholm  2. 20-Rodney Sanders  3. 43-Zach Brom  4. 24C-Jim Chisholm  5. 28-Parker Hale  6. 99L-Steve Lavasseur  7. 87H-Harley Dais  8. 90-Ryan Wetzstein

Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Keith Foss  2. 99-Josh Angst  3. 50III-Brandon Davis  4. 15W-Alex Williamson  5. 24-Dylan Goettl  6. 97JR-Landon Volkman  7. 23-Darwin Karau  8. (DNS) 21N-Ben Nading

Kevko Racing Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 69-Lucas Schott  2. 21-Jacob Bleess  3. 94JR-John Doelle  4. 55H-AJ Hoff  5. 29H-Joe Horgdal  6. 18M-Mason McEvers  7. 2C-Cole Bennerotte

The USRA Kevko Racing Northern Lights Modified Series Presented by Real Racing Wheels would like to recognize and thank their 2025 season long partners.

Gold Partners - Central Spray Foam & Cement Lifting, Day Motor Sports, Deatherage Opticians, Dylan Scott Entertainment, Hochatown Saloon, Kevko Racing, Midwest Sheet Metal, RacinDirt.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rick Beebe Heating and Air Conditioning, S&S Fishing and Rental, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products

Silver Partners - American Racer Tires, Bryke Racing, Buck Monson Photos, Duvall Electric, Fast Shafts, Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Photos By Boyd, Scotty Dogg’s Hideout, Swift Springs, Victory Vault

Bronze Partners - Freight Logistics Inc., KS Engineering, Mars Race Cars, Milburn Acreages by Tillison Enterprises, Service Plumbing of Wichita, Transmissions Unlimited, VP Racing Fuels, Zac's Sales and Service

2025 Point Funds (ARMS, HMT, NLMS)

1. $7,500

2. $4,500

3. $3,500

4. $3,000

5. $2,500

6. $2,400

7. $2,300

8. $2,200

9. $2,100

10. $2,000

*80 Percent attendance required to remain point fund eligible*