Champion Speedway
344 East River Drive
Owego, New York 13827
Jagger Roberts Race
Champion Speedway June 8, 2024
From Jason Bonsignore
The Flying Mullet Takes First Scratch Main at Champion!
 
Podium photo by Kelly Klees (L-R) Caleb Stewart center, Casey Donholt left and Lenny McBride right)
Action Photo by Brian Walsh of Caleb Stewart
On June 8th Champion Speedway played host to its annual Jagger Roberts Memorial to honor the young boy who had raced at Champion previously but tragically lost his life at a local hare scramble event several years ago. The track awards a perpetual trophy in Jagger's name to the winner of the Quad Pro division each season on the evening but the speedway riders also race hard in his memory, and this year was no different!
Last season there was a Handicap Main ran on the night that young teenager Caleb "Flying Mullet" Stewart won. He has been very fast in certain races the past two seasons and many felt he could be knocking on the door of his first scratch main event soon at age 18!
Stewart would take a 2nd place in his semi to transfer to the Main behind Casey Donholt. Lenny McBride, a 5-time track champion, won the other semifinal with "Smokin" Dave Oakden 2nd.
The last chance saw "GP" Jonny Oakden sweep around the outside into the lead and it was a lead he never relinquished as he took the final spot for the feature.
Casey Donholt, also a 5-time track champ, would jump into the lead off the start of the scratch main with young Stewart on his tail! Donholt held the lead for 3 laps but on the final lap going down the back straight, with Donholt on the outside, Stewart caught some traction and a massive wheel stand ensued in which many thought Stewart would end up looping out due to! Instead, he pulled it down and got a burst of traction that powered him under Donholt going into the corners and he passed and got a good shot out of turn 4 heading to the checkered flag for his first ever scratch main! Donholt on his Matriculation Racing powered GM was second and Lenny McBride, riding a Justice Brothers/ODI Grips/TANKS AUTO/Joe V's Auto powered GM took third!
Toby Relyea would take his second Jagger Roberts Victory in the Pro Quad Wars with a real smooth ride in the feature!
Champion Speedway hosts The Hurricane Hank Bassett Cup June 22nd at 7pm! The action has been hot and the track has had over 40 speedway riders 3 times this season, the most of any track in the Country!
More information can be seen at eastcoastspeedway.com
Jagger Roberts Race
Caleb Stewart
Casey Donholt
Lenny McBride
Jonny Oakden
Dave Oakden
Last Chance
Jonny Oakden
Levi Harris
Mike Cortese
Dalton Oakden
Adam Mittl
Division 2
Chloe Schnurr
Adam Mittl Jr
Kenny Dahlin
Hunter Wagner
Albert Smith
Division 3
Cody Pierce
Zach Ostrander
Luke Helton
Chris Hulbert
Jerry Harman JR
Junior Division 1
Macoley Saunders
Joel Farwell
Kabriel Howard
Cody Pierce
Junior Division 2
Jacob Tomchick
Jake Kilmer
Jenson Pierce
Gracie Bailey
Mikki Card
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