#101 Dan Revering, Pro Factory 600 class, from Fergus Falls, MN, gets some air by Jim Waletzki’s driveway outside of Grygla. He placed 13th in his class. Photo courtesy of Shaunna Olson Herf does it again!<br />Zach Herfindahl, from Eagle River, WI, is the 2020 Goodridge-Grygla 500 Pro Class Champion! The #312 on an Arctic Cat takes the win again this year, racing 500 miles in 6 hours & 53 minutes. Photo courtesy of USXC

Herf does it again!<br />Zach Herfindahl, from Eagle River, WI, is the 2020 Goodridge-Grygla 500 Pro Class Champion! The #312 on an Arctic Cat takes the win again this year, racing 500 miles in 6 hours & 53 minutes. Photo courtesy of USXC

Herf does it again!
Zach Herfindahl, from Eagle River, WI, is the 2020 Goodridge-Grygla 500 Pro Class Champion! The #312 on an Arctic Cat takes the win again this year, racing 500 miles in 6 hours & 53 minutes. Photo courtesy of USXC

Pictured above are members of the Grygla Fire & Rescue, who were on site Sunday at Grande Corner, which was a fuel stop for the racers along the way. Front row, L-R: Rodney Hagen, Geoff Satre and Robbie Anderson. Back row, L-R: Carson Saurdiff, Lynn Anderson, Andy Oslund and Greg Monson. Photo by Grygla Eagle Newspaper

David Brown, of Hanover, raced in the Pro class, placing 5th. He had a minor setback during the GG-500. His sled caught fire, but was put out quickly by local firemen with no injuries; he was even able to continue on with the race. Photo courtesy of TRF Radio

#35 Thomas Junglen, from Nowthen, MN, placed 1st in the Sport 600 class with his time and 3rd in the Semi Pro Factory 600 class. Photo courtesy of Shaunna Olson

One of the many organizations that had food available over the weekend of the Goodridge-Grygla 500 were the Grygla JCC’s. JCC members making and selling food that day included, front row, L-R: Geoff Satre, Gretchen Smeby, Ethan Schulz (laying) and Robbie Anderson. Back row, L-R: Hunter McMillin, Karla Byklum, Karlee Johnson, Lindsay Oslund and Jaclyn Moe. Photo by Grygla Eagle Newspaper

And that’s a wrap for the Goodridge/Grygla 500

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 9:45am admin

Written by Kari Sundberg, Eagle Editor

What an eventful weekend it was as the 2nd Annual Goodridge-Grygla 500 USXC Snowmobile Race took place last Saturday and Sunday with many festivities to go along with it! With all the action present, and full coverage on “94.1 - The Falls” both Saturday and Sunday, along with multi-coverage all over social media over the duration of the weekend, spectators and volunteers felt as much a part of the action as the big group of racers that pulled into town and hit the cross-country course!

Zach Herfindahl (Arctic Cat, #312, Pro 600 winner) once again dominated the GG-500 making it back to back 500 wins! Along with the cash prize, Herfindahl also received a Henry 22 Golden Boy. According to a USCX Official, Herfindahl is expected to be awarded approximately $12,000 for his victory.

93 sleds started the day 1/Goodridge loop of the race on Saturday, February 8th. 60 of those sleds went on to the day 2/Grygla loop on Sunday. A variety of classes made up those sleds, including: Pro Factory 600, Semi Pro Factory 600, Semi Pro Imp, Expert 600 Limited, Masters 40, Masters 50+, Sport 600, Sport 600 Imp, Vintage, Vintage 50+, Classic IFS 1980-1998, Classic IFS 50+, Women, Junior 10-13 and Junior 14-17.

New this year was a 286 Snow Series circuit for youth racers to show off their snocross skills or give beginners a chance to try it out. There was also a Vintage Snowmobile Show on Saturday in Goodridge.

Many, many volunteers and organizations came together to make it another successful event. The event couldn’t have happened without everyone’s help, but especially that of the racers, crew members, Goodridge Trailblazers, The Fourtown/Grygla Sportsman’s Club, the local fire departments for their help over the weekend at the fuel stops, the Cenex Station Stores for supplying all the fuel for the racers, all of the businesses/organizations/individuals who donated money, time, work efforts, etc, and the numerous food vendors that put in countless hours over the weekend. No matter where you were spectating, food wasn’t hard to find!

To mention a few – the Goodridge Elementary Student Council served food Friday night at the Goodridge Lion’s Hall. Saturday’s vendors included the Goodridge 5th-6th graders serving breakfast at the Lion’s Hall, the GG Charger Girls set up selling food at the Start/Finish Line, the Northland Softball team selling food at Saturday’s Fuel Stop at Lynn Hammer’s place, along with the GG Charger Girls serving another meal at the Lion’s Hall.

Sunday’s breakfast was provided by the Goodridge 5th-6th graders again at the Lion’s Hall. The Grygla JCC’s had a stand set up at Grande Corner that afternoon, while the Goodridge Post Prom/Goodridge Parish VBS kids served a big selection at the Lion’s Hall throughout the day.

As you can tell, many people came together to pull off a great weekend enjoyed by many.

Friday night’s opening ceremony and autograph session kicked off the weekend at the Lion’s Hall in Goodridge – Sunday’s award ceremony was held there, as well.

Local racers that competed, included: Cooper Kangas/Goodridge/Junior 14-17, Hunter Kiesow/Goodridge/Junior 10-13, Abe Miller/Goodridge/Junior 10-13, and Rick Cullen/Goodridge/Classic IFS 50+.

For all things GG-500 related, including many photos from the weekend, you can check out the USXC website/FB page, Goodridge-Grygla 500 FB page, or the TRF Radio website.

2020 USXC Goodridge-Grygla 500 results (1st-3rd only)

(For a complete list of all race results in all classes, visit the USCX Racing website/FB page, Goodridge-Grygla 500 FB page, or the TRF Radio website/FB page

Pro Factory 600

1st place #312 Zach Herfindahl, Eagle River, WI, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 6:52:58.748; 2nd place #28 Justin Tate, Scandia, MN, Polaris, Total Time: 7:00:33.737; 3rd place #10 Aaron Christensen, Metiskow, AB, Polaris, Total Time: 7:01:28.555

Semi Pro Factory 600

1st place #931 Cale Anseeuw, Oak Bluff, Manitoba, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 7:09:09.968; 2nd place #711 Marshall Busse, Green Bay, WI, Polaris, Total Time: 7:16:54.585; 3rd place #35 Thomas Junglen, Nowthen, MN, Skidoo, Total Time: 7:21:16.787

Semi Pro Imp

1st place #711 Marshall Busse, Green Bay, WI, Polaris, Total Time: 7:16:54.585; 2nd place #223 Abe Olson, TRF, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 7:40:27.780; 3rd place #31 Andy Junglen, Elk River, MN, Skidoo, Total Time: 7:40:31.161

Expert 600 Limited

1st place #136 Jesse Hallstrom, TRF, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 7:48:05.075; 2nd place #217 Braden Sillerud, Pelican Rapids, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 8:21:53.592; 3rd place #203 Eli Nelson, Britton, SD, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 9:57:37.979

Masters 40

1st place #169 Nick Roehl, Plymouth, MN, Skidoo, Total Time: 7:27:39.428; 2nd place #190 Jon Arneson, Maple Plain, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 7:47:25.024; 3rd place #400 Quenton Grant, Thompson, Manitoba, Skidoo, Total Time: 8:00:33.203

Masters 50+

1st #190 Jon Arneson, Independence, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 7:47:25.024; 2nd place #84 Eric Christensen, Centuria, WI, Polaris, Total Time: 8:02:13.104; 3rd place #44 Jim Sobeck, Winona, MN, Skidoo, Total Time: 4:41:17.655

Sport 600

1st place #35 Thomas Junglen, Nowthen, MN, Skidoo, Total Time: 7:21:16.787; 2nd place #188 Evan Peppel, Roseau, MN, Polaris, Total Time: 7:32:13.189; 3rd place #874 Boe Bunke, Roseau, MN, Polaris, Total Time: 7:39:57.739

Sport 600 Imp

1st place #444 Lydia Sobeck, Winona, MN, Skidoo, Total Time: 7:51:49.191; 2nd place #225 Justin Winkler, Williston, ND, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 7:58:00.723; 3rd place #131 Luke Christensen, Milltown, WI, Polaris, Total Time: 7:59:20.506

Vintage

1st place #756 Collin Grover, City N/A, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 2:37:52.111; 2nd place #81 Levi Mattison, Amissville, VA, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 3:48:22.724; 3rd place #79 Adam Leubner, Greenwood, NY, Arctic Cat, Total Time: Did not finish

Vintage 50+ (Only 1st placed listed in the remaining classes.)

#911 Dave Chambers, Rexburg, ID, John Deere, Total Time: 3:27:57.899

Classic IFS 1980-1998

#232 Ryan Derrick, Roseau, MN, Polaris, Total Time: 2:14:15.980

Classic IFS 50+

#007 Karl Mattison, Amissville, VA, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 2:25:04.447

Women

#444 Lydia Sobeck, Winona, MN, Skidoo, Total Time: 7:51:49.191

Junior 10-13

#115 Dawson Darco, Mahnomen, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 2:25:04.613

Junior 14-17

#136 Jesse Hallstrom, TRF, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 3:48:31.917

Junior 10-13 Girls

#144 Unity Gausen, Warroad, MN, Polaris, Total Time: 3:02:34.594

Junior 14-17 Girls

#424 Mckenna Cloose, Pinewood, MN, Arctic Cat, Total Time: 3:54:49.476

And that’s a wrap for the Goodridge/Grygla 500

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