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KELLER AND DICKSON EARN BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCES AT MADERA SPEEDWAY
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (August 22, 2026) – Madera’s Kellen Keller in the Mission Pro Late Models and Jarrett Dickson of Redwood Valley in the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series each enjoyed their first career series triumphs during Saturday’s round six action at Madera Speedway. The RACER Network-televised racing also saw Bakersfield’s Logan Chambers and Steve Schermerhorn collect trophies on the one-third mile oval. Both Keller and Dickson rolled the high side as the road map to victory.
“It feels great. We made a lot of adjustments at the half way break. It didn’t really help us on the bottom but it helped a lot on the top. This wouldn’t be possible without Red (Randy Denson) who works on the cars every day,” Keller said.
Opening night winner Mike Hensley had the pole for the 70-lap Pro Late Model feature before multi-time champion Matt Erickson swooped by to take the lead. Erickson accumulated a 2.2 second advantage before a caution on lap ten when Shaun Reynolds and Hensley spun in turn four.
Alaska’s Wyatt Flowers used the outside to seize second from Keller on the restart, then began to claw towards Erickson. Erickson struggled down a cylinder and limped through lapped traffic to narrowly lead the race at the lap 40 break. Flowers was second over Keller, Cam Carraway, and points leader Jason Aguirre.
Erickson solved his woes during the break but still faced pressure from Flowers. Flowers slid past Erickson to take the lead on lap 49. Erickson then collided with Carraway in turn one, sending Carraway spinning and relegating both to the rear of the field.
Flowers chose the bottom on the ensuing restart, allowing Keller the opening he needed. Keller used the high side to win a thrilling battle over Flowers. Kellen Keller scored the victory followed by Flowers with Aguirre coming back to finish third. Shaun Reynolds and Matt Erickson rounded out the top-five.
Illinois driver Keatin Lyons again led the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series to green for their 70-lap affair for drivers ages 10-16 years old. A caution on lap 31 for a spin for new driver Dylan Reese tightened up the pack behind Lyons. Incoming points leader Lane Christensen – who set fast-time but started sixth – worked to the outside of Lyons to take the lead on lap 32. Christensen led a tight lead pack of Lyons, Jarrett Dickson, Wyatt Flowers, and first-time driver Dylan Bongiovanni of Cumming, Georgia into the lap 40 race break.
Christensen and Lyons raced door handle to door handle on the restart with neither driver gaining much of an advantage for several laps. The duo then collided exiting turn two, sending Christensen onto his side and causing significant damage to Lyons. Lyons was eliminated from the race and the caution flew on lap 47.
Wyatt Flowers inherited the lead but it was short lived as Jarrett Dickson soared past him on the outside lane to lead lap 48. Flowers and Dickson jostled on the next restart but Dickson maintained the top spot after a brief three-wide tussle with Bongiovanni in the mix. Jarrett Dickson led the final 22 laps for his first career stock car win. Dickson is also the first California winner of the 2026 Jr. Late Model campaign. Flowers finished second for the second event in a row with Bongiovanni fending off Clovis’ Connor Penix for third. Washington’s Mason Blodgett finished fifth.
“This is awesome, can’t thank the sponsors enough, and Cole Brown for helping all season,” Dickson said. “Probably mostly some of the dirt stuff that I’ve ran (helped with the high line success). Hopefully we can win the last two races and compete with Lane (Christensen) in the points.”
Bakersfield’s Logan Chambers used a bump and run pass to move ahead of points leader Antonio Gonzales of Turlock and win the 30-lap INEX Legends feature. Jared Torres finished third in his Madera debut followed by Santana Gonzales and Patrick Geiger.
Steve Schermerhorn topped Jason Kerns in the 25-lap Pro Sportsman feature. Jon Schlundt finished third.
Madera Speedway returns with televised stock car action on September 19th. More details at www.racemadera.com
The 2026 season would not be possible without the support 51FIFTY LTM, Mission Foods, 805 Beer, Race 2B Drug Free, Competition Carburetion, Hoosier Tires, Franks Radio, and Sunoco Race Fuel.
Madera Racing on RACER Network airs Monday nights.
JOE FLOWERS PREVAILS IN THE OLGA’S CALIFORNIA DREAM 100 FOR MINI STOCKS AT MADERA SPEEDWAY
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (August 15, 2026) – Manteca’s Joe Flowers avoided an incident at the front of the field with ten laps remaining, then charged away to become the seventh different winner of the Olga’s California Dream 100 for Mini Stocks on Saturday night at Madera Speedway. Flowers earned $3,000 for the victory as only the second California winner in seven editions of the event.
“I can’t believe it. I brought another car down and blew it up yesterday. This is my Stockton car and I just can’t believe it. I just wanted to finish this race. I’ve never made it past (lap 50). This is a big win for me,” Flowers said. “I was holding my breath the whole time. Our team – we have no shop, we work beside our house. We build all our own cars.”
Nearly 40 Four Cylinder race teams from five states participated in the event. A field of 25 was set following a 30-lap B-Main earlier in the evening. The traditional 20-car invert made for an electric start to the race. The first 24-laps of the feature ran caution free with drivers manuevering all over the speedway. 17 year-old Jayden Cross, Fresno’s Kevin Thompson, Idaho’s Trevor Anderson, and Clovis’ Dan Myrick each took turns at the front of the field. 17th starting Jarrett Mayo of Eureka, the defending winner, used a restart take over the lead position on lap 29.
Fast-time qualifier and former winner Drew Crenshaw of Nampa, Idaho drove into second place as well. A restart on lap 33 gave Crenshaw an opening to charge past Mayo to take the lead on the high side. Crenshaw and Mayo then collided in turn two after Crenshaw slowed with an apparent electrical issue. Crenshaw retired from the race while Mayo was sent to the rear to attempt to navigate through the pack a second time.
Thompson went airborne over Idaho’s Fred Vigil in turn three but the field stayed green. Manteca’s Josh Cross, the 2025 runner-up, took the lead at the lap 50 break for adjustments and TV interviews. Vigil ran second followed by Tyler Palmer, Anderson, and Roseville points leader Vic Theberge.
The second half of the event was highlighted by the spirited comeback of Jarrett Mayo. Mayo drove past Palmer for second on lap 70, then worked to run down Josh Cross. Mayo took the lead on the outside on lap 88. Two laps later, Mayo slid through the grass in turn two and collected Cross. The caution flew and both drivers were relegated to the rear of the field.
Joe Flowers had run within the top-five throughout the second half and was suddenly thrust into the lead. Flowers soared ahead over the final ten circuits to claim the victory with Tyler Palmer winning a strong duel for second. Vigil took third over Cross by inches with Mayo recovering to finish fifth.
Madera Speedway’s 2026 season continues on August 22 with the Mission Pro Late Models, 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models, Pro Sportsman Series, and INEX Legends. More details at www.racemadera.com
The 2026 season would not be possible without the support 51FIFTY LTM, Mission Foods, 805 Beer, Race 2B Drug Free, Competition Carburetion, Hoosier Tires, Franks Radio, and Sunoco Race Fuel.
Madera Racing on RACER Network airs Monday nights.
CHRISTSENSEN AND AGUIRRE PREVAIL IN RED HOT SUMMER SPEEDFEST ACTION AT MADERA
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (August 1, 2026) – Both the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series and Mission Pro Late Model Series experienced drama on Saturday night at Madera Speedway, with incidents ahead of them for the lead paying dividends to place Lane Christensen and Jason Aguirre into the winner’s circle. For Georgia’s Lane Christensen, his win represented his fourth of the year in five rounds of Jr. Late Model action. Atwater, California’s Aguirre enjoyed his first-career RACER Network-televised triumph in the Mission Pro Late Model Series.
Christensen topped qualifying for the Jr. Late Model Series before Illinois’ Keatin Lyons drew the pole for the 70-lap feature. Lyons darted away early while Jarrett Dickson, Alaskan driver Wyatt Flowers, and Christensen jockeyed for second behind Lyons.
Clovis, California’s Connor Penix and Hawaiian newcomer Kai Park collided in turn three for a caution on lap 22. Washington’s Mason Blodgett made hard contact with fellow Washington driver Hunter Gates trying to avoid, with Blodgett suffering race ending damage.
Dickson chose the outside line, lining up next to race leader Lyons for the restart. Dickson used the high side to edge into the lead on lap 23. Lyons battled back, retaking the position on the inside by lap 26. Christensen and Flowers had heavy contact for third, with Flowers limping into the lap 40 break with a flat right rear tire.
Lyons led Dickson, Christensen, Park, and Gates at the break for adjustments and TV interviews.
Dickson tried the outside groove again when racing resumed. The move proved successful, with the Legends and Outlaw Kart driver charging into the lead on lap 41. Lyons hounded the back bumper of Dickson over the next 12 laps. The duo collided in turn three on lap 52, sending Dickson spinning and relegating both drivers to the rear of the pack. Christensen avoided the incident to inherit the lead position.
Lyons and Dickson had an additional collision on lap 62, drawing a caution with eight laps remaining and erasing Christensen’s 2.5 second lead over the field as well. Wyatt Flowers tried the outside of Christensen but Christensen prevailed across two exciting restarts. Lane Christensen drove to his fourth win of the season followed by Flowers in a career-best second place. Dickson finished third over a resurgent Lyons with Hunter Gates in fifth.
“First of all I just want to thank everyone who got me here. It was such a great race. I feel that was probably the craziest race Ive ever been in. So much contact there,” Christensen said. “I felt that Charlie (Wilson) made the right call there at the break to make this thing fast.”
Jason Aguirre of Atwater, the 2025 Madera Late Model non-televised series champion, earned his first televised win in the Mission Pro Late Models on Saturday night. His teammate Shaun Reynolds notably scored twice this season, carrying a narrow single-digit points lead heading into the event.
Multi-time champion Matt Erickson of La Grange dominated the first 50-laps of the scheduled 100-lap feature while former Short Track Shootout champion Ethan Nascimento fended off double-duty driver Wyatt Flowers for second into the halfway break.
Erickson resumed his dominant place at the front of the field in the second half before Nascimento started to close in. By lap 75, Nascimento had closed to Erickson’s bumper. Erickson got loose into turn one on lap 78, allowing Nascimento to knife underneath to the lead. Erickson then nosed into Nascimento as they drove into turn three with both drivers eliminated from the race with damage.
Additional cautions led the event to conclude with a green-white-checkered finish between Aguirre and Reynolds. Aguirre earned the edge on Reynolds when the field raced to the white flag but Reynolds was undeterred. Reynolds drove hard on the outside of Aguirre into turns three and four, narrowly losing the race to the finish line by a nose. Jason Aguirre savored his first career RACER Network-televised victory over teammate Shaun Reynolds. Opening night winner Mike Hensley of Bass Lake finished third, placing all three drivers into a near dead heat for the championship with three races remaining in 2026.
Madera Speedway’s 2026 season continues with the 7th Annual Olga’s California Dream 100 for Pro Mini Stocks on August 15th. More details at www.racemadera.com
The 2026 season would not be possible without the support 51FIFTY LTM, Mission Foods, 805 Beer, Race 2B Drug Free, Competition Carburetion, Hoosier Tires, Franks Radio, and Sunoco Race Fuel.
Madera Racing on RACER Network airs Monday nights.
LANE CHRISTENSEN AND MATT ERICKSON SNARE REV. RON SPENCER CLASSIC WINS AT MADERA
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (July 12, 2026) – Georgia’s Lane Christensen delivered on a signature night at Madera Speedway, with the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series points leader scoring his third win of the season in Saturday’s Rev. Ron Spencer Red, White, and Blue Classic. Round four for the RACER Network televised action also featured the track’s winningest Late Model contender Matt Erickson return to the track and to victory lane in the Mission Pro Late Model Series.
Christensen withstood repeated challenges from the HGC Motorsports teammates of Keatin Lyons and Hunter Gates to prevail in the 70-lap feature on the one-third mile.
“This is awesome. I just want to thank everyone who gets me here,” Christensen said. “We got a little tight at there at the end. I know I could’ve done better stuff to help myself there. (Gates) ran a great race and raced us clean. It was tough there at the end. For me to be a rookie coming in here and doing this is awesome.”
Lyons earned his first career fast-time then drew the pole after the redraw. Lyons drove ahead of Gates at the drop of the green flag. Christensen then drove underneath Gates to nab second. Lyons accumulated a 2.2 second lead which evaporated when the caution flew for Sydney Strmoska spinning on the front stretch on lap 27.
Lyons chose the outside of Christensen for the restart. Christensen took full advantage and took over the top spot on lap 28. Visalia, Calif.’s Wade Boertje spun in turn one for the next caution a lap later while battling with Washington’s Mason Blodgett. Christensen led Lyons, Gates, Jarrett Dickson, and Alaska’s Wyatt Flowers into the lap 40 break for adjustments and TV interviews.
The second segment changed the complexion of the event when Lyons picked the top yet again. Lyons slid wide, allowing Gates to drive into second place. Lyons and Flowers then collided in a scramble to get to the bottom, knocking both drivers out of the top-five.
Christensen defended the lead from Gates in a nose to tail formation over the remaining laps, with Gates diving inside Christensen at the finish line to no avail. Lane Christensen won the Rev. Ron Spencer Red, White, and Blue Classic over Hunter Gates. Visalia’s Miles Boertje won a battle with Jarrett Dickson for third while Lyons stormed back through the pack to salvage fifth.
Matt Erickson returned to Madera Speedway and scored another coveted Rev. Ron Spencer victory after 70 laps of Mission Pro Late Model Series action. Erickson qualified quickest then started sixth after the redraw. Two-time 2026 winner Shaun Reynolds seized the lead from Fresno’s Rick Thompson on lap five.
Erickson quickly drove to second by the 23rd lap, then challenged Reynolds. Erickson made the decisive pass for the lead on lap 27 and led the rest of the way in the non-stop affair. Madera’s Joey Iest started last after mechanical trouble prevented him from qualifying. Iest drove to second position at the finish followed by 2025 Ron Spencer Classic Jr. Late Model winner Kellen Keller in third. Reynolds and Jason Aguirre rounded out the top-five.
2025 Pro Sportsman champion Joseph Holiday of Madera controlled the action in Saturday’s 40-lap feature and grabbed the win. Jason Kerns overcame a spin and contact with the wall to finish second while June 20 winner Brennan Mankin finished third.
Bakersfield’s Colton Page won the INEX Legends feature after also setting quick time. Antonio Gonzales of Turlock won a battle with Eddie Garone of Bakersfield for second in the 30-lap feature. Antonio’s older brother Santana – a Michigan Tech engineering student – grabbed third at the finish from Garone. Early race leader Konner Karsten finished fifth.
Madera Speedway continues its exciting 2026 summer of racing with the $5,000 to win Mission Pro Late Model Series feature on August 1st. 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models will also be in action along with a Motorhome Demolition Derby. More details at www.racemadera.com
The 2026 season would not be possible without the support 51FIFTY LTM, Mission Foods, 805 Beer, Race 2B Drug Free, Competition Carburetion, Hoosier Tires, Franks Radio, and Sunoco Race Fuel.
Madera Racing on RACER Network airs Monday nights.