Edmonton, Alberta's Castrol Raceway hosted the first of it's two annual sprint car summer events with the running of the 15th Annual Extreme Cup, featuring the Sportsman Extreme Sprints.
After the checkered flag waved and the dust settled on Saturday night, Chevy Goodhope became the 2018 Extreme Cup Champion, crossing the finish line ahead of 20 other competitors. Night One winner, Kyle Evans finished in second place.
Top 5 in Night One qualifying were 97 Matt Desault, 56 Ross Matherson, 2 Kyle Evans, 34 Johnny Weirsma and 36 Chevy Goodhope.
Here is a rundown of the weekend's feature races.
Castrol Raceway, Nisku, Alberta
Saturday, July 28, 2018
EXTREME CUP NIGHT TWO
SPORTSMAN SPRINTS FEATURE
1. 36 Chevy Goodhope
2. 2 Kyle Evans
3. 75 Jesse Dakus
4. 97 Matt Dusseault
5. 56 Ross Mathewson
6. 4 Kyle Van Ulden
7. 14 Rob Orgar
8. 66 Joey Duperron
9. 8 Piere Guyon
10. 65 Wayne Calihoo
11. 18 Scott Shaw
12. 27 Marcel Bijma
13. 6 Tom Watts
14. 22D Daryl Belanger
15. 13 Brett Kykulok
16. 50 Brody Anderson
17. 34 Johnny Weirsma
18. 73 Robert Veley
19. 0 Cal Hawks
20. 57 Ed Weirsma
21. 11 Grant Rude
HEAT WINNERS: 34 Johnny Weirsma, 65 Wayne Calihoo, 50 Brody Anderson
Castrol Raceway, Nisku, Alberta
Friday, July 27, 2018
EXTREME CUP NIGHT ONE
SPORTSMAN SPRINTS FEATURE (Top 10)
1. 2 Kyle Evans
2. 50 Brody Anderson
3. 36 Chevy Goodhope
4. 97 Matt Dusseault
5. 56 Ross Mathewson
6. 75 Jesse Dakus
7. 4 Kyle Van Ulden
8. 14 Rob Orgar
9. 6 Tom Watts
10. 34 Johnny Weirsma
HEAT WINNERS: 97 Matt Dusseault, 66 Joey Duperron, 36 Chevy Goodhope
Next scheduled event for Castrol Raceway will be August 17 and 18 for the Jim Albert Memorial Gold Cup. This annual open wheel weekend features the NSA 360 Sprint Cars plus Sportsman Sprints.
Regular car classes for the 3/8 mile dirt oval include the NSA 360 Sprints, Sportsman Extreme Sprints, Mini Stocks and Northern Thunder Late Models. As well, Castrol hosts Special Events featuring IMCA Mods and Super Stocks.
Until next time race fans, take care and good racing.
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