9/10/2025
Deer Creek Speedway
History of the 4th Annual Altenburg Construction USRA Stock Car Nationals | Falck & Clinton Nab Stock Car National Titles
The rainy weather that was predicted for Saturday at the Deer Creek Speedway never materialized and the 4th Annual Altenburg Construction USRA Stock Car Nationals went off without a hitch.
The show was also presented by Podein’s Power Equipment, Blake’s Auto and Kids’ Dreams Come True.
The car count set a record for this event with 53 Medieval USRA Stock Cars and a whopping field of 71 USRA Hobby Stocks. Two drivers staked claim to their second event title.
Twenty-one of the top 30 in USRA Hobby Stock national points were on hand. They required seven heat races and four B-features to determine the 24-car field for the $1,000-to-win 25-lap main event.
B.J. Dahl, Dustin Gulbrandson and Justin Lichty led the pack to the green flag. Coming in to get the green there was a big tangle up front that knocked out Dahl while Gulbrandson was sent to the back.
Lichty took the early lead while Dylan Nelson and Dylan Clinton were close behind. Clinton nabbed second as another yellow flag flew on lap five.
Lichty continued to lead while Clinton and Nelson remained close. Gulbrandson was the car to watch as he charged all the way to sixth on lap eight.
The top three remained close as Clinton took over the lead when another caution slowed the race on lap 21. From there, Clinton drove to his second straight Stock Car Nationals title while Nelson finished second.
Chris Hovden raced from 19th to third, but was disqualified in post-race tech which moved Gulbrandson to third. Lichty was fourth and 15th-starting Nick Schwebach was fifth.
The Medieval USRA Stock Cars ran five heat races and three B-features to whittle their field down to the 24-car pack for the $5,000-to-win finale.
Shawn Peter, Jeffrey Larson and Rich Gregoire brought the field to the green but Kyle Falck used the low groove to take the lead on lap one. Meanwhile third row starters Mitch Hovden and Derek Green moved to second and third.
Falck was challenged by Hovden while Green battled with Larson for third on lap 10. Falck held the lead with Hovden a couple of car lengths back. The racing was really good behind the lead quartet.
There was a caution for debris on lap 23 and another on lap 24.
When the race resumed, Dustin Larson moved up to challenge Hovden for second. They exchanged a couple of slide jobs on lap 27 but Hovden held on to second.
Hovden moved back in to challenge Falck for the lead on lap 31, but another yellow brought the race to a halt on lap 33. On the restart, Hovden threw a slider at the leader but Falck dove low to regain the lead.
The race for the lead was incredible when they went four-wide with Falck, Hovden, Dustin Larson and Dan Jones. Jones was in the mix after he started 15th.
Dustin Larson stole second from Hovden and the went after Falck. On lap 37, Larson executed a perfect slider and took the lead. Falck crossed him over and regained the lead once again.
Lap 38 saw the same scenario when Larson slid in front of Falck in turn two. Falck was ready for the move and crossed over to take the lead back.
Falck led the final two laps to claim his second USRA Stock Car Nationals title. Dustin Larson finished second while Hovden was third. Dylan Thornton charged from 16th to fourth and Jones came home in fifth.
Article Credit: Todd Narveson
Submitted By: Cole Queensland
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