Drag racing underway in Medicine Hat

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 2, 2022.

Medicine Hat drag racing got their season underway last Friday.

Zac Henderson from Okotoks won the Street Friday race by beating out Ted Buzunis from Fort Macleod. The Friday Night Bike event was won Adam Hettler from Calgary who beat out Medicine Hat’s Kaylin Bradley.

On Saturday, Brandon Peck from Carseland won the Jr. Thunder event with Desert Blume’s Saxyn Schaufle taking second. It was a High River finale in the Jr. Lightning with Morgan Caron taking first and Cole Caron taking second.

The Junior Street event was in local hands with Paige Munsch from Cypress County taking first and Gray Schaan from Dunmore taking second.

But Buzunis from Airdrie won the Sportsman event with Medicine Hat’s Randy Stowe taking second.

Herb Nagel from Cypress County won the Saturday Pro event with Heinz Klassen from Coaldale taking second. The Super Pro event was another local affair, with Aaron Steinkey from Dunmore taking first and Rick Wagenaar from Redcliffe finishing second.

Medicine Hat’s Riley Toth took first in the Pro Bike event with Adam Hettler finishing second.

Sunday’s races got underway with Brandon Peck from Carseland winning the Jr. Thunder event. Medicine Hat’s Austin Markusson finished second in the same event.

Cole Caron from High River won the Jr. Lightning event with Medicine Hat’s Darian Dopp finishing second. The Junior Street event was won by Dunmore’s Gray Schaan with Luke Munsch taking second.

Maple Creek’s Spencer Udal won the Sportsman event with Ashley Zeller from Medicine Hat taking second. Randy Koop from Swift Current won the Pro event with Isaac Stettner from Regina finishing second.

Cory Schultz from Swift Current won the Super Pro event as Larry Peters from Calgary finished second.

Medicine Hat’s Riley Toth won the Pro Bike event with Steve Campbell from Airdrie finishing second.

The Drag way’s next event is their Fathers day/points weekend race from June 17-19.