Remember opening night this Friday at the Lebanon Midway Speedway.
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🪓🔥 BATTLE FOR THE AXE: MUSKRAT RETAKES CONTROL AFTER AN INTENSE WEEK 4 SHAKEUP! 🔥🏁
The 2026 Battle For The Axe championship chase continues getting tighter by the week, and Week 4 delivered ANOTHER major shakeup at the top of the standings as drivers from across the Midwest continue battling for the coveted Dirt Warrior Championship. 🏁🪓
After briefly surrendering the point lead one week ago, Stilwell, Oklahoma’s Michael Muskrat stormed back to the top of the standings following another strong weekend of competition. 💪🔥
Muskrat now reclaims control of the axe heading into Week 5, but the margin separating the top contenders is still razor thin with 23 weeks remaining in this brutal championship fight. 👀
Camdenton, Missouri’s Waylon Dimmitt continues applying pressure in the second position, sitting ONLY 11 points behind the leader. 💥
Dimmitt has quietly put together one of the most consistent starts to the season and continues proving he’s going to be a serious threat every single week this summer. 🏁
One of the biggest movers coming out of Week 4 is Ava, Missouri’s Dustin Isaacs, who climbed into the third spot in the standings after another strong performance. 📈🔥
Isaacs now sits just 18 points out of the lead and has officially inserted himself directly into the championship conversation. 🪓
Meanwhile, Sundance Keepper slips back to fourth overall after leading the standings entering Week 4, but remains VERY much alive in this fight sitting only 23 points back. 😤
And if the first month of this series has shown us anything…
IT’S THAT THESE STANDINGS CAN CHANGE IN A HURRY. ⚠️🔥
Further back, the battle throughout the remainder of the Top 10 continues heating up as Michael Willoughby Racing , Jeff Ayres, Rylin Huber, Jackie Dalton Racing, Afton Palmer, and David Matney continue fighting for position in one of the tightest point races in Midwest dirt racing. 🏁💨
Through four weeks, Battle For The Axe has already delivered exactly what racers and fans hoped for:
🔥 Intense competition
🔥 Weekly momentum swings
🔥 Multiple classes battling together
🔥 Drivers from different tracks and states colliding every weekend
🔥 And absolutely ZERO room for mistakes
This isn’t a championship where anyone can afford to cruise. 😳
Every lap matters.
Every finish matters.
Every single point matters. 🪓🏁
Because one bad night can bury a contender… and one breakout weekend can completely flip this championship upside down. 🤯🔥
As we head toward Week 5, the pressure continues building and the axe is only getting heavier to carry. 👀🪓
Who survives this 27-week war and earns the title of 2026 Dirt Warrior Champion? 🏆🔥
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🏁 WEEK 5 IS NEXT… WHO’S READY FOR WAR?! 🔥🪓
Full Event | 2nd Annual Buck Gillmore Classic at 33 Raceway, May 24, 2026
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🏁 5/24/2026 – Crawford County Speedway on My Race Pass
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2nd edition of the Buck Gillmore Classic is in the books! Ryan Cawvey won the 50 lap feature. The boys put on a show and they raced all over the track! I hate that we have to have this race, but my pops woulda been proud once again of the race everyone put on!
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🔴 LIVE: 2nd Annual Buck Gillmore Classic Features at 33 Raceway, May 24, 2026
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Is about to get real.
Packed and ready for an exciting day of racing. If you’re aware, you know where we are headed. See you there. We will even be showing the features live here on Facebook for all to see.
