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🏁 This week on the Built2 Media Podcast R&R Series, Ben and Blake break down an action-packed Fourth of July weekend featuring one of the biggest nights of the season at Rice Lake Speedway!

The guys recap Joey Jensen's incredible double victory, winning both Super Stock and Midwest Mod features at the 10th annual Kyle Runkle Memorial. They also dive into one of the wildest finishes of the year as Kennedy Swan edged out Blake Adams in an unforgettable Modified battle that had fans on their feet until the final lap.

The conversation also covers this week's Built2 Media Hard Chargers and Clean Sweep winners:

🧹 Built2 Media Clean Sweep
• Simon Wahlstrom – Pure Stocks (Kyle Runkle Memorial)

💥 Hard Chargers
• Blake Adams – Modifieds (+6 to 2nd)
• Mike Loomis – Super Stocks (+8 to 9th)
• Les Duellman – Midwest Mods (+7 to 15th)
• Parker Anderson – Street Stocks (+5 to 2nd)
• Carsyn Olson – Pure Stocks (+8 to 4th)

The guys then shift their attention to one of the biggest grassroots racing events in the Midwest as they preview the Jeff Tardy Memorial at Hibbing Speedway and opening night of the Fastlane Motorsports Northland Super Stock Series. They break down the huge purses, unique bonus awards, fan giveaways, and discuss why Ryan Aho continues to raise the bar with one of the premier racing events of the summer.

To wrap things up, Ben and Blake recap the Great Lakes Border Battle at Gondik Law Speedway, highlighting feature victories by Darrel Nelson, Jody Bellefeuille, Shane Sabraski, Jake Smith, and Austin Fencl.

If you love Midwest dirt track racing, big-money specials, hard chargers, incredible finishes, and everything happening around the region, this is an episode you won't want to miss!

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The R&R Series is your go-to weekly recap for all the action from Red Cedar Speedway and Rice Lake Speedway, bringing you the biggest moments, standout performances, and stories from the weekend.

This week, Josh Wahlstrom is coming off one of the biggest weekends of his racing career, and he's joining us to break it all down!

Josh kicked things off Friday night at Red Cedar Speedway by charging forward +6 positions in the USRA Late Model feature to pick up an impressive feature victory. He wasn't done there. Saturday night at Rice Lake Speedway, he backed it up with a heat race win and another feature victory, earning himself a Built2 Media Clean Sweep Broom to cap off an unforgettable weekend.

We dive into everything that made the weekend so special, discuss what was working behind the wheel, and learn more about Josh's journey into racing, how he developed into a consistent and competitive Late Model driver in the area, and what life is like away from the racetrack.

As always on the R&R Series, Blake and Ben also break down all the racing action from Red Cedar Speedway and Rice Lake Speedway. We cover the biggest winners, standout performances, Hard Chargers, Clean Sweep Brooms, and the biggest storylines from another exciting weekend of dirt track racing.

If you're a fan of Midwest dirt track racing, you won't want to miss this episode!

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The "Tardy Memorial" has quickly become one of the premier dirt track racing events in the Upper Midwest, and this week we're joined by one of the men helping make it happen — Ryan Aho from "The One To Go Show"

Ryan joins the Built2 Media Podcast to preview the massive Tardy Memorial coming to Hibbing Speedway on July 10th. We break down the incredible payout structure, bonus prizes, special awards, and everything racers and fans can expect from what could be the highest-paying Super Stock race ever held. We also discuss the addition of the Fast Lane Super Stock Series, the tremendous amount of work that goes into organizing an event of this magnitude, and why the Tardy Memorial is one of the most prestigious races on the Iron Range.

Beyond the event itself, Ryan reflects on his legendary racing career, including his four consecutive national championships, the keys to sustained success, and some of the memories that stand out most from his time behind the wheel.

We also dive into all the action from Rice Lake Speedway this past weekend, including:

🏁 Eric Olson's 81st career feature victory
🏁 Steve O'Brien picking up his first-ever Rice Lake Speedway win
🏁 Hunter Van Gilder's thrilling late-race charge to victory
🏁 Mitch Kesan's unforgettable family announcement in victory lane
🏁 Updated WISSOTA National Point standings

Whether you're planning to attend the Tardy Memorial, follow the Fast Lane Super Stock Series, or simply love Midwest dirt track racing, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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