Josh Mattick led at the start, but Todd Scharkey was not to be denied this week at the Chateau Raceway. Scharkey lost a heartbreaker on the final corner last week, but he shot to the lead to complete lap 1 Friday night.

For a while it looked like Todd Scharkey would dominate the USRA RHS Modified feauture, but Jason Cummins got the drive off of turn four and edged Scharkey by a door to win his fifth feature and third in a row.

Heavy thunderstorms and rain that lasted into Friday morning forced the cancellation of the evens at Chateau Raceway. This was the sixth racing program that has been rained out this season.

It was an absolutely picture perfect night for racing at Chateau Raceway on Friday night. Several of the points leaders continued their quest for a track championship when they scored feature wins, including Jason Cummins in the USRA RHS Modifieds.

Mother Nature dug into her bag of tricks again this week at Chateau Raceway. Early morning rains again made things a challenge to get the facility up to speed and ready for racing.

Heavy rains on Thursday night provided a challenge to get the Chateau Raceway ready for action this week. The hard work paid off and racing went off without a hitch this week.

Late afternoon thunderstorms dropped enough rain to knockout any chance of racing this week at Chateau Raceway. Although the heaviest of the weather went to the north and south of the facility, a persistent showery pattern made it too wet to race.

Todd Scharkey picked up his third USRA RHS Modified win of the season Friday night at the Chateau Raceway, and scored an extra $250 in the Miner’s Outdoor & Rec promotion.

The sun shined gloriously over the Chateau Raceway for once this Friday, July 2. The large crowd in attendance got a “bang for their buck” and then some this Fourth of July holiday weekend as seven make-up features were run and 104 cars filled the pit area.

Things looked good through the mid afternoon hours for the Chateau Raceway to get a complete show in this week. However, the warm and humid conditions were condusive for thunderstorm activity and the area was under a tornado watch as racers and fans filed into the facility.

Jacob Dahle of Morristown, Minn., was involved in a viloent crash Friday night during the USRA RHS Modified feature at the Chateau Raceway. He was released from the Austin Medical Center last night shortly after 1 a.m.

Heavy rains and thunderstorms Thursday and again on Friday morning did not put a stop to the racing action at the Chateau Raceway. The rain ended early on Friday and the crew got to work early Friday afternoon and whipped the facility into shape.