The lights were shining over the historic quarter-mile clay oval at Double X Speedway on Sunday night, May 17, as Week 3 of the 2026 “Sunday Night Thunder” season delivered another action-packed evening of side-by-side dirt track racing.
Fans were treated to a full program featuring the 360 Winged Sprint Cars, Super Stocks and B Modifieds as drivers battled each other in front of an enthusiastic crowd on a beautiful May evening.
In the headline division, the 360 Winged Sprint Cars put on another high-speed showcase with the high line proving to be the way around the track. Pole sitter Ben Brown took the early advantage using the top shelf with Jack Wagner and Jack Thomas in tow. The 7B of Brown and 77 of Wagner distanced themselves from the field. Both were committed to the top shelf, with Brown fighting a tight condition in turns one and two, Wagner made a try on the bottom in three and four but found Brown opening up a lead for the next several laps. Moving back to the top, Wagner steadily gained on the leader until the duo encountered lapped traffic and Brown again opened up a six- to eight-car length lead over the 77.
With the laps clicking by, Wagner once again went to the top, running down the 7B and trying the inside line the last two laps, but the slide job on the last corner came up short and allowed Jack Thomas to slip past for second place. Jack Wagner finished third. Chase Howard crossed the line in fourth and Garrett Benson finished fifth.
The Super Stocks once again brought the fender-rubbing excitement fans have come to expect at Double X. With Darin Porter and John Clancy Jr. on the front row by virtue of winning the heat races, the start was sure to be good as these two have seen many laps around the quarter mile oval. Porter gained the early lead as Clancy battled newcomer Mitchell Waters for the second position. Waters took second on lap nine, moving around Clancy on the top shelf to then set his sights on leader Porter. Clancy moved back to the bottom and challenged Waters with Porter only a car length ahead.
A caution on lap 12 bunched the field; however, on the restart, the 21W of Waters lost momentum in turn one, coasting to a stop on the back stretch and bringing out a caution. With the green waving, Clancy was right on the rear bumper of Porter. A string of cautions for spin outs kept the pace at a minimum as the field tried to restart. After one green flag lap, another caution would set up a green, white, checker finish for the event. Porter survived heavy pressure throughout the feature to claim a victory over a determined field.
The B Modified division continued its competitive 2026 campaign with another thrilling feature race. Alex Schultz and Colson Kirk brought the field to green. The end of lap one saw Kirk, Schultz and Tyler Potter come out of turn four three wide battling for the top spot with Kirk gaining the advantage. Kirk led until lap five when Potter passed on the top shelf coming out of turn two to take the lead. From that point on, it was all Potter in picking win number three on the season at Double X.
Behind the leader, Waylon Dimmitt was steadily moving up and battled past Schultz to move into third and then waged a multi-lap battle with Kirk for the number two spot. At the checkers it was Kirk taking the runner-up honors by a nose over Dimmitt who settled for third, Schultz took fourth and Chad Staus completed the top five. Schultz and Kirk won the heat races in the division.
Double X now turns its attention toward one of the most anticipated events of the season next Sunday, May 24, with the annual “Tribute to Jesse” Hockett Memorial presented by Wagner Boys Racing. The special evening honors the memory and legacy of Jesse Hockett, whose passion and impact on sprint car racing across the United States, but especially here at Double X, continues to be remembered throughout the Midwest racing community.
The event will feature the return of the Non-Wing Sprint Cars alongside the 360 Winged Sprint Cars, Super Stocks and B-Mods for a can’t-miss night of open-wheel excitement on the legendary Double X clay.
Pit gates and grandstands will open at 5 p.m., with hot laps scheduled for 7 p.m.
Results
Double X Speedway
California, Mo.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
360 Winged Sprint Cars, presented by Brockes Tire, Auto and Glass. Feature: 1. 7B, Ben Brown, Marshall; 2. 63, Jack Thomas, Bates City; 3. 77, Jack Wagner, Lone Jack; 4. 13, Chase Howard, Nesbitt, Miss.; 5. 2B, Garrett Benson, Concordia; 6. 73, Samuel Wagner, Lone Jack; 7. 45, Taylor Walton, Odessa; 8. 52, Blake Bowers, Knob Noster.
Heat 1: 1. Brown; 2. J. Wagner; 3. Howard; 4. Bowers.
Heat 2: 1. Thomas; 2. S. Wagner; 3. Benson; 4. Walton.
Super Stocks, presented by Hitachi Energy. Feature: 1. 21, Darin Porter, California; 2. 87C, John Clancy Jr., California; 3. 10, Steve Beach, Eldon; 4. 10R, Darek Wiss, Centralia; 5. 409, Joe Miller, Centertown; 6. 43, Ryan Shikles, Enon; 7. 87, Ethan Daniels, California; 8. 33, Kyle Miller, California; 9. 21W, Mitchell Waters, Preston; 10. 19J, Tyler Crocker, Holts Summit, did not finish; 11. 21C, Shawn Clair, Eldon, did not start; 12, Jody Romig, Syracuse, DNS.
Heat 1: 1. Porter; 2. Waters; 3. Shikles; 4. Miller; 5. Daniels; 6. J. Romig, DNF.
Heat 2: 1. Clancy Jr.; 2. Beach; 3. Wiss; 4. Clair; 5. Miller; 6. Crocker, DNF.
B Modifieds, presented by Grace Print House. Feature: 1. 94, Tyler Potter, Fulton; 2. 55, Colson Kirk, Urbana; 3. 11, Waylon Dimmitt, Macks Creek; 4. 41, Alex Schultz, Sedalia; 5. C3, Chad Staus, Otterville; 6. T3, Tristan Leicher, Hughesville; 7. 99, Ryan Oerly, Jamestown; 8. 00, Dennis Cook, California; 24, Joshua Ready, Fulton, DNS.
Heat 1: 1. A. Schultz; 2. Potter; 3. Ready; 4. Leicher; 5. Cook.
Heat 2: 1. Kirk; 2. Staus; 3. Dimmitt; 4. Oerly.
