REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (Aug. 4, 2024) – There was no shortage of encouragement to make the switch when Tyler Domeier was thinking about getting into an IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock.
Just six starts into his career in the class, the congratulations started coming in following his first feature win.
Domeier won the Sunday night main event at Redwood Speedway, wheeling a 2008 Terminator to the checkers ahead of Tayte Harazin and Cory Probst.
“I started on a really fast line. I started front row outside so I started on the preferred line. I just stuck to that line and I just needed to race clean,” the hometown speedster said. “I knew if I could keep it straight and clean I’d probably be fast enough to hold off Harazin and Probst on the restart. That definitely made me a bit nervous.”
The one caution came in the 15-lapper came when contact got Domeier’s brother Joey sideways – with maybe five circuits left.
Domeier was leading by five car lengths at the time. The restart didn’t become an issue as he stayed in control of front, getting the win by a comfortable margin.
“It was awesome. I was pumped. I was just shocked that I was able to pick up a win in my first season, even,” he admitted. “Afterwards, everybody kept asking me if I was nervous and I definitely was. I just told myself to stay straight and I should be able to take it home.”
Domeier had made a handful of starts previously in a bomber class at Redwood – he said the difference between the bomber and an IMCA Hobby Stock is “everything” – before buying a former Chad LeGere ride.
Girlfriend Paige Wiehr, his brother and Trevor Serbus, driver of the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car Domeier’s River Bottom Dog Training helps sponsor, all encouraged him to get into the sanctioned division.
“I like that it’s pretty straight forward to work on and it’s a pretty competitive class. Any driver, if they’re good, should have a chance to compete in this class, whether you have a new car or an old one. It’s a competitive class across the board, which is nice,” he said.
“This car is just fast. Chad did a good job setting that thing up and I call him if I have any questions,” Domeier added. “He’d run pretty decent with it down in Iowa so I’ve run with the setup he had down there and any time something breaks, I try to replace it with exactly how it was.”
Domeier will chase career win number two on Wednesday, at Arlington’s Sibley County Fair Stock Car Shootout.
“There will be a lot of guys there,” he acknowledged. “That’ll be a tough one to win.”
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