Koester Racing #53

09/08/2026

Supernationals day ✌️

Fixed the broken brake line and are ready to go. We will roll out in P4 in the 4th heat

09/08/2026

Ran the B and unfortunately cracked the brake line by the master cylinder causing a DNF for us. We will fix it, regroup and try again tomorrow. Still having a blast though 🤘

09/08/2026

First night of Supernationals for us.

Trav raced Heat 14 starting 5th and finished 4th. Missed the transfer spot by .155 seconds. He will race a B feature for points later tonight starting 4th.

09/06/2026

We will roll out pole in heat 13 today!

09/06/2026

As we set up here at Boone Supernationals for the week, it's hard to not reflect on the year we've had and the great crew behind it.

It's no lie we've had a trying year. It's tested us mentally, physically, emotionally and financially. It's made us question why we do it and if it's even fun anymore. But the one thing we can say for certain is we have many stories, memories and a village of people that have contributed in ways we cant even begin to thank them for.

Mason, Paul, River and Zach for coming out to the house on Saturday mornings to help with last minute fixes and even nights during the week when it was too much for one guy to handle. They show up at the track week in and week out on Saturday nights to help in anyway they can even if it's to remind Trav why we do it.

Grant and Scott for the amount of time they have put into the car and allowing us to use the shop. Their help, guidance and knowledge is priceless. We wouldnt have been able to do this without you.

Paul, Sandy, Amber, Tyler and Kelsey for showing up to the track every Saturday to video tape, laugh, cry (not literally) and smile with whatever the night brings us. They also continue to show up day in and day out, outside of the track in any way they can. We appreciate your time and support more than you know.

To our sponsors for always standing by us through the good, bad and ugly; Napa Auto Parts of Hutchinson, Lions Club of Hutchinson, Kari Fritz with Karis Cleaning, Nate Matousek with State Farm, SJS Performance, Blooming Acres, RJ Rental, Northfork Custom Meats, Glencoe Car Club and Dustys Belted Beef. Without you, we wouldn't be able to do what we do.

And to Trav for not letting this year completely defeat him no matter how bad he wanted to throw in the towel. Without these bad years, we can't appreciate the good years. If it was easy, everyone would do it.

We race tomorrow for the prelude and officially start our Supernationals Monday. Wish us luck and a better set of cards dealt than what we've been getting this year. Either way, we will give it our all and have fun doing it.

08/29/2026

Unfortunately, we will not be racing today. We took on more damage than we thought and we don't have the parts we need. We will be working this week to get it ready for Supernationals next week. Thank you again for your continued support. We wouldn't be able to do what we do without you all!

08/23/2026

Things don't go too well when people try to win in the first 3 laps...

It's unfortunately a little more than cosmetic this time. We will need to fully pull things apart to see what we're working with. Plan is to take next weekend off to get things ready for Supernationals.

I guess now you could say we're searching for speed and a whole lot of luck. Stay tuned....

08/16/2026

Made a last minute decision to change gears and head North yesterday to North Central Speedway to sling dirt alongside Scahuer Racing and Goettl Racing.

Heat race was pretty uneventful. Tried a few different lines and couldn't find anything to give us passing momentum. Made some adjustments before the feature.

Feature, startes P10. Car was fast and he was moving. Made it up to P5 shortly into the race when the nut on the lower ball joint on the right front gave way and ended our night. Sucks when the car was working so well and you found the speed to push to the front.

We will get it fixed and get back out there Saturday at Arlington.

08/11/2026

Slacking on updates!

Saturday 8/8 was kids night. We enjoyed seeing and meeting all the kids that came down for the party in the pits as well as the ones that rode in and on the car for car rides. Thank you to all involved that helped put it together and make it such a success!

Heat race was going good until we ended up going 3 wide into turn 3. Being the outside guy, we got pushed up too high and went over the top of the track.

Started in the back for the feature. We played around with the setup a little bit and the car turned out to be a handful. At that point we were just hoping to survive and finish.

Thank you for the continued support from all of our family, friends and sponsors!

🏁 Northfork Custom Meats
🏁 Napa Auto Parts of Hutchinson
🏁 Blooming Acres
🏁 Lions Club of Hutchinson
🏁 Glencoe Car Show
🏁 SJS Performance
🏁 RJ Rentals
🏁 Nate Matousek with State Farm
🏁 Kari's Cleaning

08/09/2026

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🏆 MPI presents BOONE BOUND 🏆
🏁 Travis Koester 🏁

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The Speedway Motors 44th IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s take place Monday - Saturday, September 7-12, 2026. Also, don't miss the Prelude to the Super Nationals on September 5, and 6!

📸 Amy Koester