EAGLE, Neb. (May 3, 2025) — The Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars delivered the race of the night at Eagle Raceway, with Mason Richards prevailing in a thrilling 20-lap showdown against Kyle Vanover. Trading the lead multiple times and battling door-to-door for much of the main event, Richards edged Vanover in a dramatic finish that had the crowd on its feet.
Vanover worked the high side to seize the lead on the opening lap before an early caution slowed the pace. On the restart, Richards rolled the bottom to briefly take the lead on lap six, but Vanover used the outside line to edge back ahead the following time around. For several laps, the two battled door-to-door, with Tyler Jackson entering the picture in third. Richards regained the top spot on lap 11 with a smooth run through the center while Vanover experimented with lower lines to stay in the fight.
With just two laps remaining, lapped traffic bunched the leaders back up and allowed Vanover one last chance. He exited turn four with momentum on the high side, but Richards had just enough to hold him off by half a car length at the stripe. Winning the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod main event the week before it was his first career Stock Car triumph in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region. Jackson settled for third…