Thank you to all the teams, families, and spectators that came out for our final race of the season.
This year we raised just over $8,000 in donations for our purse!!!!!!
A special thanks to Fishers Fuel and Tews Inc. for their help in building this wonderful race track
500 mile I.R.A. spring classic finishing positions are as follows:
Overall
- 1st – James Estes and Dale Bennett team #27 Polaris
- 2nd – Tony Hardwick and John Clague team #111 Yamaha
- 3rd – James Sweetsir and Brenden Sweetsir team #86 Arctic Cat
Top three 0-600 class
- 1st – James Estes and Dale Bennett team #27 Polaris
- 2nd – James Sweetsir and Brenden Sweetsir team #86 Arctic Cat
- 3rd – Tyler Bogert and Calen Wilbur team #3 Polaris
Top three 0-1000cc open
- 1st – Tony Hardwick and John Clague team #111 Yamaha
- 2nd- George Lambert and John Schaeffer team #10 Yamaha
- 3rd – Chad Stone and Don Barnes team #77 Yamaha
500 mile Sponsors
Big Lake Aurora Lions, Rockstar Energy Drink & Mike Vasser, Big Lake Superstore, Burkeshore Marina, Wahl Brothers Racing, Alaska Sports Car Club, Big Lake Liquor, Big Lake Powersports, Valley Moving and Storage, L&C Landscaping and Snow Removal, All Seasons Family Health, Holiday Station Stores, Mat-Su Vintage Club, Don Barnes Racing, Berry Cool Yogurt, I.R.A. racers. and a thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make this a great event.
IRA 500 2012 Overall Results
- 1st Team #27 - Dale Bennett/James Estes 114 Laps
- 2nd Team # 111 - Tony Hardwick/John Clauge 113 Laps
- 3rd Team # 86 - James Sweetsir/Brendan Sweetsir 107 Laps
- 4th Team # 10 - George Lambert/John Schaeffer 105 Laps
- 5th Team # 3 – Tyler Bogert/Calen Wilbur 104 Laps
- 6th Team # 77 – Chad Stone/Don Barnes 102 Laps
- 7th Team # 90 – Gary Bowers/Rick Mastel 101 Laps
- 8th Team # 83 – Wyatt Schmiege/Clifton Yates 78 Laps
- 9th Team # 18 – Mike Estes/David Branholm 73 Laps
- 10th Team # 52 - Rod Frank/Tyson Sena 63 Laps
- 11th Team # 48 - Mike Tope/Don Rysnar 51 Laps
- 12th Team # 191 - Bill Wilkes/Al Palma Jr. 16 Laps