October 7th, 2023 (Dacono, CO)
Colorado National Speedway’s annual Halloween celebration was the perfect send-off for the 2023 season on October 7th, 2023. Fans of all ages dressed to the nines for our Trick or Treat event that let them get up close and personal with the very machines that would soon take to the track, visiting with the drivers of our Pure Stocks, Super Stocks, Legends, Figure 8s, Bandoleros, Trains and Demo X. A handful of hearses even joined in on the fun to set the scene for a spooky night of thrills, spills and the best auto racing in the Rocky Mountains.
From all of us here at CNS – a huge thanks to all our incredible fans, drivers, crews, employees, and partners that made 2023 possible. We will see you all next year – you know where to find us for unforgettable Saturday night entertainment!
Rock ‘N’ Roll Brewery Pure Stocks + Pueblo Bank & Trust Super Stocks
Feature – 30 Laps
Once a year, our SS and PS divisions share a racetrack, and it’s always one hell of a ride. The No. OH7H, driven by Adam Hilton, charged into third past the No. M60 of Morris Christner just three laps in, already putting pressure on the leaders, quickly demoting the No. 21 of Chris Nelson from first and lighting out after the No. 5W of Troy Witthar. Shuffled back, Nelson continued to plummet through the standings, while a familiar No. 49X – driven by Darrell J. Stewart this time – pulled the No. 15C of Chris Cox through to take command of the front row. Witthar and Hilton battled for third behind them, while Cox took the lead away from Stewart (who, by the way, was driving Cox’s own car).
Twelve laps in, the faster cars began to catch the rear of the field, creating obstacles and allowing Hilton to get to the inside of Stewart for second. Then, Witthar and Christner slammed together in the front stretch, putting the No. M60 machine nose-first into the outside wall while Witthar spun to the infield. A red flag waved to address the carnage. Cox and Hilton started together on the front row, while Witthar put Stewart behind him, unfazed from the earlier incident. Hilton continued to reel in Cox for the lead, until Nelson lost a left front tire and halted on the backstretch, causing a yellow flag. Hilton and Cox renewed their battle for P1, hunted relentlessly by Stewart, while Abeyta and Witthar battled for fourth place. Finally, Cox got around Hilton, dragging Stewart along with him, as Hilton’s race car stepped out slightly in Turn 4, costing him precious ground. The battle for the lead came down to Cox and Stewart, bumper-to-bumper before Stewart took it side-by-side with Cox. He muscled his way past Cox on the last lap, taking home a hard-fought trophy in his first ever start in the division.
Quick Time: No. 15C, Chris Cox, 19.515
SS Feature: No. 49X, Darrell J. Stewart
AC Transmissions Legends
Fast Feature 1 – 15 Laps
Colton Crocker’s No. 78C and Ryan Jones’ No. 21 took the LEG field to the green, stalked by the No. 66 of Kyle Clegg. By Lap 2, the top five became strung out behind the leader, single-file as they shot after Crocker. Jones put pressure on Clegg for second place. Clegg then made slight contact with the No. 6 of Scotty Scott, bunching the field up and throwing Clegg into sixth place. He began his forward charge once again, passing the No. 03 of Darrell L. Stewart for fifth in short order, making out after the top four. Jones wore out Crocker’s bumper for the lead, while Chris Eggleston’s No. 22 found an opening to shoot into third place past Scott. Clegg also caught Scott, taking away one more spot from him, while Crocker was able to extend his lead. Crocker held on, fending off Jones and Eggleston for the win.
Fast Feature 2 – 30 Laps
Ryan Land showed the way to the green in the No. 1 machine, while behind him, the hunt for second place took the field three-wide. When it was sorted out, Clegg was in the lead, with the No. 16 of Travis Roe hung out to dry on the high side. The tail end of the field jumbled up, almost unraveling into a crash, while Clegg checked out up front. The frontrunners fell in behind Clegg, following in his tire tracks until Stewart struck the No. 57 of Jarrett Scarberry. Scarberry overcorrected, hammering the backstretch wall, while Stewart ended up in the dirt in Turn 3. Clegg restarted beside Eggleston, who was the only driver to take advantage of the outside line at the choose cone. It didn’t work out in his favor, and he found himself behind Jones, working on the No. 21 machine until its bumper came loose – although it was able to keep going. Clegg maintained his lead, ditching Jones and Eggleston, and led all the way to the checkered flag. Meanwhile, Eggleston brought home a third-place finish, but it was enough to solidify his winning season for his sixth overall LEG championship.
Quick Time: No. 78C, Colton Crocker, 18.466
Fast Feature 1: No. 78C, Colton Crocker
Fast Feature 2: No. 66, Kyle Clegg
2023 FAST LEG Champion: No. 22, Chris Eggleston
Feature 1 – 15 Laps
While the No. 35 of Andrew Lee took off with the lead, just four laps in, the No. 18 of JJ Sanders and the No. 32 of Cody Milan got together, but just as the caution waved, Lee also spun. He was given his position back, defending the top spot against the No. 14X of Jake Nutall – that is, until the No. 27 of Brian Harlow took over. Then, the No. 19 of Dominic Moss suffered a mechanical failure and flames engulfed the engine compartment, but thankfully, Moss was able to exit the vehicle unharmed. Harlow restarted alongside Nutall when the green flag dropped, allowing Harlow the advantage he needed to get back out front. Then, the No. 34 of Patty Sylvester spun, causing another yellow flag. Nutall leaped into the lead on the restart, pulling away from the field with ease, leaving Harlow and Lee to settle things for second place. Harlow got the position for a few laps until Lee passed him once again, bringing the No. 48P of Preston Nakayama along with him. Nutall, meanwhile, continued his dominating performance and flashed under the flag stand in first.
Feature 2 – 20 Laps
Jessilyn Dike’s No. 95 traded the lead with the No. 56 of Nick Gunther. Before they could really get up to speed, the No. 17 of Jeremy Krueger stalled at the Turn 2 exit. A caution was thrown to address the disabled race car. At the drop of the green flag, Nutall shot after Dike, taking her lead away in Turn 3. Harlow entered the conversation for second place with Dike, surging past her and galloping after Nutall up front. He caught Nutall, dipping to the inside, while Nakayama looked to the inside of Gunther for third place. Lapped traffic became an issue on Lap 13, causing Nakayama and Gunther to scatter as they navigated around them. Harlow, meanwhile, caught Nutall for the lead, taking it two-wide as each tried to get the better of the other. Then, chaos ensued, when Sylvester and the No. 97 of Billy Blevins got together. Lined up side-by-side, Harlow and Nutall made it a drag race to the finish line when the race got rolling again – with the advantage going to Harlow at the line.
Feature 1: No. 14X, Jake Nutall
Feature 2: No. 27, Brian Harlow
2023 LEG Champion: No. 48 Preston Nakayama
Take 5 Oil Change Figure 8s
Feature – 25 Laps
Talk about a wild race! Over two dozen race cars took to the F8 course for the final race of the season, many of which had already turned laps in the PS/SS Feature earlier in the night. To boot, the course was reversed, placing the finish line at the exit of The X rather than at the exit of a turn, something the full house of fans was thrilled to witness. Adam Gastineau threw the No. 97 out front right away, but didn’t get too far – he promptly spun out, resulting in a massive pileup that saw the No. 13 of Frank Gastineau and the No. 11 of Joe Gastineau involved, with the latter taking heavy damage.
The green flag dropped again on the No. 3 of Michael Wolfe Jr., who took control of the race. Just three laps in, due to the sheer size of the field, The X already became a hotbed, forcing the leaders to dodge slower race cars through the crossroads. Wolfe commanded the lead, while the No. 15 of 2023 F8 Champion Jereme Wall had already clawed his way into second place. Suddenly, sparks spewed from Wolfe’s race car, drawing the crowd’s attention until he spun out, but he was able to gather it back up and kept going. Then, on Lap 9, some cars made contact in The X, and Jereme Wall was able to take the lead, putting some distance between himself and the second-place No. 52 of Jared Wall. Just a few laps later, two more cars made contact, with the No. OH7 of Adam Hilton slamming into the No. 03 machine of Zay Martinez. A red flag was immediately thrown to clean up the wrecked race cars, but thankfully, both drivers were able to exit their vehicles under their own power.
When the green waved, Jared and Jereme Wall immediately went at it for the lead, while the No. 50 of Justin McKeachie waited for his shot at the top spot. Jereme took off with a massive lead, leaving Jared to defend second place against McKeachie as they shot around the Figure 8 course. Then, McKeachie spun from second place, pouring smoke into the Turn 3 section of the F8 course. Unable to see, Frank Gastineau plowed into McKeachie, causing a caution flag. While McKeachie was not so damaged that he could not move his race car, he did pull off the racetrack and retired. As the race was reaching its time limit, the field was given three laps to sort it out after the green flag dropped, with Jereme Wall back to the point and Wolfe in second. Jereme kept his lead, showing the way through The X, winning the first F8 race on the reversed course.
Feature: No. 15, Jereme Wall
Puzzle Effect Bandoleros
Outlaws Feature 1 - 10 Laps
Wyatt Dent put the No. 68 machine into second in a three-wide maneuver on the first lap, putting pressure on the No. 38 of Javon Barnard for the lead in the first of two Features. He completed the pass even as the No. 08 of Tanner McKim spun out and set the pace for the rest of the race despite running up on slower traffic. He ultimately picked up the win uncontested.
Outlaws Feature 2 - 12 Laps
Two cars spun out on the first lap of the second Outlaw Feature, allowing Dent to pick up right where he’d left off and charge back into the lead right away. He got by the No. 61 of Lilly Tuttle, followed closely by Barnard, who took second away from her as well. Barnard kept after Dent, looking for an opening that would help turn the lead over to him. He almost got his chance when they hit lapped traffic, which allowed him to cut the distance at least some, but nothing would stand in the way of Dent’s dominating performance as he swept the Outlaw division for the night – and the overall championship.
Outlaw Feature 1: No. 68, Wyatt Dent
Outlaw Feature 2: No. 68, Wyatt Dent
2023 BD Outlaw Champion: No. 68, Wyatt Dent
Bandits Feature 1 - 10 Laps
Jaxson Muhler’s No. 95 jumped out ahead of the pack to take the lead at the drop of the green flag, leading the first lap while the No. 23 of Peyton Opperman spun during the first Bandit Feature. However, Muhler couldn’t hold of a pair of hard-charging racers, and found himself behind the No. 12 of Aspyn Lange and the No. 5 of Reagan Fruge. Fruge took over the lead, but couldn’t hold the lead as he drifted up the track and turned control over to Lange. Then, Fruge’s race car suffered a mechanical failure, prompting his exit from the race. Lange went on to capture the victory.
Bandits Feature 2 - 12 Laps
The second feature saw Muhler back to the lead, but his pace was stymied by the No. 33 of Conor Kellogg and the No. 88 of Austin Steinke making contact. Kellogg’s right front wheel suffered damage and rendered him unable to continue. Lange took advantage of the restart to put pressure on Muhler for the lead, while Fruge was able to muscle back into third after spinning out on the first lap. Lange worked her way past Muhler and brought Fruge along with her. Fruge didn’t let up, wearing out Lange’s bumper as he stalked her. However, Lange continued her dominating performance in the Bandit division, picking up her second Feature and the championship trophy while she was at it.
Bandit Feature 1: No. 12, Aspyn Lange
Bandit Feature 2: No. 12, Aspyn Lange
2023 BD Bandit Champion: No. 12, Aspyn Lange
Witthar Racing Trains
Feature – 7 Laps
Seven Trains – 21 cars total – took to the green flag, following the flipped F8 course. J&H Livestock’s Funny Farm, No. 41G, led early over the No. 151 Crazy Train, until trouble struck Funny Farm and smoke began to pour out from the engine car. Crazy Train fell back, passed by the No. 80HD SNAFU and No. 99, J&H Livestock’s Friday Night Special. Friday Night Special continued its forward march, catching Funny Farm and shouldering its way into the lead. Even as white smoke billowed from Friday Night Special, the three-car Train managed to hold onto the lead and take home the win.
Feature: No. 99, J&H Livestock’s Friday Night Special
DEMO X:
Lite Winner: 48 Joe Prante
Heavy Winner: 82 Ty Cowell
OFFICIAL RESULTS
FAST Legend Feature 1 - 15 Laps
78C Colton Crocker - Brighton
21 Ryan Jones - Arvada
22 Chris Eggleston - Erie
66 Kyle Clegg - Westminster
6 Scotty Scott - Arvada
16 Travis Roe - Thornton
57 Jarret Scarberry (R) - Denver
1 Ryan Land - Littleton
03 Darrell L Stewart - Arvada
74 Trayc Walker-Scott (R) - Parker
45 Cole Tuttle - Denver
88F Cade Fox (R) - Wellington
04 Natalie Foster - Westminster
98H Samuel Haugen (R) - Centennial
28P Adam Powers - Silverthorne
4W Stuart Wilkerson - Winder, GA
38 Garrett Wilson - Platteville
FAST Legend Feature 2 - 30 Laps
66 Kyle Clegg - Westminster
21 Ryan Jones - Arvada
22 Chris Eggleston - Erie
78C Colton Crocker - Brighton
6 Scotty Scott - Arvada
16 Travis Roe - Thornton
1 Ryan Land - Littleton
03 Darrell L Stewart - Arvada
45 Cole Tuttle - Denver
88F Cade Fox (R) - Wellington
74 Trayc Walker-Scott (R) - Parker
98H Samuel Haugen (R) - Centennial
4W Stuart Wilkerson - Winder, GA
28P Adam Powers - Silverthorne
38 Garrett Wilson - Platteville
04 Natalie Foster - Westminster
57 Jarret Scarberry (R) - Denver
Legend Feature 1 - 15 Laps
14X Jake Nutall
35 Andrew Lee (R) - Fountain
48 Preston Nakayama - Loveland
27 Brian Harlow - CO Springs
11X Bryanna Bruce - Wheatland, WY
17 Jeremy Krueger - Arvada
56 Nick Gunther - CO Springs
95 Jessilyn Dike - Westminster
12X Madilyn Lange - Wheatland, WY
78 Ashlyn Himler - Erie
9 Terry McBride - Edgewater
8 Jason Schmerse
34 Patty Sylvester (R) - Greeley
97 Billy Blevins - Arvada
32 Cody Milan - Fort Collins
18 JJ Sanders - Aurora
19 Dominic Moss (R) - Arvada
Legend Feature 2 - 20 Laps
27 Brian Harlow - CO Springs
14X Jake Nutall
48 Preston Nakayama - Loveland
35 Andrew Lee (R) - Fountain
56 Nick Gunther - CO Springs
11X Bryanna Bruce - Wheatland, WY
95 Jessilyn Dike - Westminster
12X Madilyn Lange - Wheatland, WY
9 Terry McBride - Edgewater
78 Ashlyn Himler - Erie
8 Jason Schmerse
97 Billy Blevins - Arvada
34 Patty Sylvester (R) - Greeley
17 Jeremy Krueger - Arvada DNS 32 Cody Milan - Fort Collins DNS 18 JJ Sanders - Aurora DNS 19 Dominic Moss (R) - Arvada
Super Stocks/Pure Stocks - 30 Laps
49X Darrell J Stewart - Westminster
15C Chris Cox - Brighton
OH7H Adam Hilton - Brighton
23X Emilio Abeyta - Denver
5W Troy Witthar - Centennial
4 Chris Jordan - Mead
82 Ian Clark - Wheat Ridge
15 Brendan Knowles
22 AJ Hill - Brighton
8A Austin Richards
86 Tim Coate - Highlands Ranch
1 Derek Spalding - Lochbuie
32 Rick Phillips (R) - Aurora
75R Trent Rehmig - Scottsbluff, NE
9 Cole Baker - Fort Collins
12S Shawn Sulley - Arvada
3.2 Robert Davey - Roggen
13 Brandon Claiborn - Lafayette
18Y Justin Young - Denver
62 Amber Giles - Fort Collins
24 Matthew Knowles - Littleton
21 Chris Nelson - Arvada
M60 Morris Christner - Elizabeth
64J Justin Eisenhauer - Broomfield
56 John Ranum (R) - Denver
78 Mark Bremkamp - Brighton
Figure 8 - 25 Laps
15 Jereme Wall - Commerce City
3 Michael Wolfe Jr - Thornton
52 Jared Wall - Commerce City
08 Travis Sanders - Aurora
71 Isaac Martinez - Denver
97 Adam Gastineau - Aurora
D67 Keith Swenson - Strasburg
64 Michael Kephart - Commerce City
100 Jorge Garcia - Denver
57B Javon Barnard - Northglenn
8 Cassidy Creekmore - CO Springs
5W Troy Witthar - Arvada
74 Sam Faus - Lakewood
13 Frank Gastineau - Denver
50 Justin McKeachie
18Y Christopher Galvin - Arvada
12 Harvey Webb Jr - Fort Morgan
OH7 Adam Hilton - Brighton
03 Zay Martinez (R) - Northglenn
64J Justin Eisenhauer - Brighton
23 Jordan Abeyta - Denver
49 Chris Cox - Brighton
78 Mark Bremkamp - Brighton
67X Kylan Swenson - Strasburg
13X Isaac Slinker
12S Dave Wheeler
11 Joe Gastineau - Aurora
Bandolero Outlaw Feature 1 - 10 Laps
68 Wyatt Dent - Brighton
38 Javon Barnard - Northglenn
61 Lilly Tuttle - Denver
21 Madilyn Lange - Wheatland, WY
89 Justin Barnard - Northglenn
16 Emmalee Phelps - Cheyenne, WY
08 Tanner McKim - Berthoud
60 Liam Hammond
Bandolero Outlaw Feature 2 - 12 Laps
68 Wyatt Dent - Brighton
38 Javon Barnard - Northglenn
61 Lilly Tuttle - Denver
21 Madilyn Lange - Wheatland, WY
08 Tanner McKim - Berthoud
16 Emmalee Phelps - Cheyenne, WY
89 Justin Barnard - Northglenn
60 Liam Hammond
Bandolero Bandit Feature 1 - 10 Laps
12 Aspyn Lange - Wheatland, WY
95J Jaxson Muhler - Brighton
23 Peyton Opperman - Littleton
88A Austin Steinke - Severence
44 Emersyn Weitzel
29 Nora Smith - Littleton
07 Madison Stanley - Thornton
98 Kyleigh Novak
33X Conor Kellogg - Denver
5 Reagan Fruge
Bandolero Bandit Feature 2 - 12 Laps
12 Aspyn Lange - Wheatland, WY
5 Reagan Fruge
23 Peyton Opperman - Littleton
98 Kyleigh Novak
95J Jaxson Muhler - Brighton
88A Austin Steinke - Severence
07 Madison Stanley - Thornton
44 Emersyn Weitzel
29 Nora Smith - Littleton
33X Conor Kellogg - Denver
Trains - 7 Laps
99 J&H Livestock Friday Night Special - Hudson
80HD SNAFU - Hudson
41G J&G Livestock Funny Farm - Hudson
86 Last Call - Commerce City
3 Anger Management - Henderson
151 Crazy Train - Commerce City
01 Dukes of Hazzard - Hudson