June 20
Dodge City Raceway Park,
Dodge City, KS
Sanction: Heartland Late Model Tour (El Capitan Classic) - $3,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 20, 9:59 pm)
Sawyer Crigler denies Leonard Dodge City sweep
El Capitan Classic
- Sawyer Crigler
- Josh Leonard
- Scott Crigler
- Brandon Conkwright
- Dusty Leonard
- Kip Hughes
- Braxten Leonard
- Jake Nightingale
- Kayden Clatt
- Dan Smith
- Joey Smith
- Mike Petersilie
- Dustin Walker
- Delbert Smith
- Gary Cooper
- William Nusser
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What won the race: Second-starting Sawyer Crigler of Alton, Mo., fended off multiple race-long challenges from Josh Leonard and led all 25 laps of Saturday's El Capitan Classic finale at Dodge City Raceway Park, capturing his first POWRi Heartland Late Model Tour victory. Crigler beat Leonard by 0.914 of a second for the $3,000 paycheck and his second feature victory of the 2026 season.
Key notes: The POWRi Heartland Late Model Tour contests its second-ever event in this weekend’s El Capitan Classic at Dodge City Raceway Park, concluding with Saturday’s 25-lap, $3,000-to-win finale. … The two-day program began when Josh Leonard of Gibbon, Neb., led the final 27 laps of Friday’s 30-lap, $2,500-to-win opener. Leonard grabbed his third major Dodge City victory since May of 2024, his first on the Heartland Tour, adding to $1,000 victories on the now-defunct United Rebel Series. … Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., won May 15’s inaugural Heartland Late Model event at Legit Speedway Park in West Plains, Mo., but he is competing this weekend at Salina (Okla.) Highbanks Speedway. … Kip Hughes of Enid, Okla., who advanced from eighth to finish second in Friday’s opener, has four Dodge City specials since July of 2019, earning $7,000 over that span. … Delbert Smith of Wichita, Kan., grabbed a $1,200 victory there in June of 2011, co-sanctioned on the now-defunct Championship Dirt Motorsports and Midwest Dirt Late Model Series. … Watch live on Racin’ Dirt.
On the move: Braxten Leonard of Gibbon, Neb., started 10th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Crigler’s Longhorn Chassis is sponsored by Crigler Timber Harvesting, Crigler Trucking, Center Point Graphics, Midwest Sheet Metal and Performance Bodies & Parts, Penske Racing Shocks.
Points chase: Before Dodge City Saturday: 1. Sawyer Crigler (250); 2. Scott Crigler (235); 3. Kayden Clatt (231); 4. Joey Smith (217); 5. Jake Nightingale (216).
Current weather: Clear Haze, 82°F
Car count: 18
Fast qualifier: Scott Crigler
Time: 16.234 seconds
Polesitter: Josh Leonard
Heat race winners: Scott Crigler, Sawyer Crigler, Josh Leonard
Next series race: August 1, Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) $3,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
