4/27/2025
Skagit Speedway
STARKS SCORES WIN AT SKAGIT SPEEDWAY OPENER
Alger, WA - A packed house for the 71st Season Opener at Skagit Speedway saw Trey Starks win for the 13th time since 2012 in the Karmart USA 410 Sprint Cars. Jesson Jacobson won the first main event of the year in the Sportsman Sprints and Jeff Westergard opened defense of his IMCA Modified championship with a feature win.
The main event looked like a video game set to easy mode for Starks who led every lap of the Karmart USA 410 Sprint Cars feature by a comfortable margin. The win netted the Puyallup, WA driver a $5,000 payday. Jason Solwold was second while Joel Myers Jr took third. Robbie Price of Cobble Hill, BC set fast time on the night with a lap of 11.365 seconds. Heat race winners were Justin Youngquist, Starks and Eric Fisher.
It was a battle of the young guns up front in the Sportsman Sprint main event. Jesson Jacobson led the first ten laps before Macie Logsdon, in just her second Skagit Speedway race, passed him in traffic to take the top spot on lap 11. Jacobson was undeterred, rolling his way back forward and in lapped traffic, passed Macie back to retake the top spot on lap 21. He would lead the final few circuits for his third career win, with Jayden Whitney racing into second place late and Logsdon taking third. Heat wins went to Keira Zylstra and Jacobson with rookie Jailynn Serrano setting quick time at 12.609.
Jeff Westergard opened defense of his track championship in the IMCA Modifieds with a win on opening night at Skagit Speedway. Westergard found room underneath race leader Adam Holtrop on lap 16 to take the lead and went the rest of the way for the victory. Holtrop and James Bundy had a great battle for second place with Adam holding off James at the end for second. Westergard, Kevin Smith and Geoff Morris were heat race winners.
59 cars total signed in for competition with the checkered flag on the night falling at 10:20pm.
Karmart 410 Sprint Cars
Fast Time - Robbie Price 11.365
Heat 1 - Justin Youngquist
Heat 2 - Trey Starks
Heat 3 - Eric Fisher
Main - Trey Starks, Jason Solwold, Joel Myers Jr, Robbie Price, Eric Fisher, Chase Goetz, Justin Youngquist, Cam Smith, Hank Davis, Levi Klatt, Axel Oudman, Brett McGhie, Bill Rude, Greg Otis, Colby Thornhill, Luke Didiuk, Tyler Anderson, Jesse Schlotfeldt, Mike Brown, Dan Reynold, Brody Ferguson
Lap Leaders - Starks 1-30
IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1 - Jeff Westergard
Heat 2 - Kevin Smith
Heat 3 - Geoff Morris
Main - Jeff Westergard, Adam Holtrop, James Bundy, Zane Miner, Alan Grimbly, Cory Gordon, Kevin Smith, Larry Buchanon, Austin Smith, Cole Logan, Bill Wartchow, Steve Peters, Geoff Morris, Ben Gunderson, Brent Morris, Ben Malmstadt, Rory Smith, Greg Hibma
Lap Leaders - Holtrop 1-15 Westergard 16-25
Sportsman Sprints
Fast Time - Jailynn Serrano 12.609
Heat 1 - Keira Zylstra
Heat 2 - Jesson Jacobson
Main - Jesson Jacobson, Jayden Whitney, Macie Logsdon, Steven Hendrickson, Peyton Drake, Tanner Merritt, Dustin Gehring, Jeff Westergard, Xan Miller, Alden Ostrom, Jaxson Stratton, Keira Zylstra, Jailynn Serrano, Piper Harless, Tony Bundy, Garrel Powers, Taylor Burstyk, Paul Roleau, Jeff Pearson
Lap Leaders - Jacobson 1-10 Logsdon 11-20 Jacobson 21-26
Article Credit: Kaleb Hart