Locals top Mud Bog

Heavy rainfall at LaCrosse made for a great day of racing in the Farmers’ Fest Mud Bog Saturday afternoon, as the suped-up machines of mud warriors flung muck across the west Palouse sky.

Massive trucks ran side-by-side through inches of soggy slop in the Mud Bog field on Scott Road to vie for the best time as the roar of their engines filled echoed into downtown.

Hometown racer Trevor Bennett topped the field in the stock class drag races, while Nick Lecraft of Kahlotus was best in the Super Stock class.

Gary Fleming of LaCrosse won the stock class in the mud bog, which calls for racers’ rides to go through a back and forth in the slop. Kurt Harder’s homemade monster of a machine took the Super Stock class. Nick Fleming of LaCrosse was tops among ATV racers.

Next Mud Bog will by July 9. Races are open to all challengers who think they can get their rigs through the muck.

Results were as follows:

Dirt Drags:

Stock: 1. Trevor Bennett, LaCrosse, 16.788; 2. Grant Kelso, LaCrosse, 17.392; 3. Russ Hennings, Colfax, 18.171.

Super Stock: 1. Nick Lecraft, Kahlotus, 15.543; 2. Kurt Harder, Hooper, 16.581; 3. Steve Lowry, Orofino, 16.624. ATV: Nick Fleming, LaCrosse, 16.205.

Mud Bog:

Stock: 1. Gary Fleming, LaCrosse, 32.153; 2. Chereice Lowry, Orofino, 33.515; 3. Cala Fleming, LaCrosse, 35.541.

Super Stock: 1. Harder, 30.618; 2. Lecraft 34.514; 3. Caleb Hannas, LaCrosse, 40.077. Modified: 1. David Miller, Washtucna, 31.237. ATV: Nick Fleming, 35.568.