PERHAM — Six years ago, or so, Kasey Kurtz and family decided to head to a local race track for a good night’s entertainment.
One weekend of spectating turned into a whole season of spectating at local tracks.
He and his family just thought it would be a fun investment to try. “I thought it was really cool,” Kurtz said of his track experience that fateful night. And always being into anything with a motor and four wheels. “I decided right away I wanted to try it.”
And so he did.
Kurtz, who’s family moved to Marion Lake 10 years ago from Danube, MN, and into Perham about five years ago, emersed himself into the world of short track racing. After one year driving Thunder Cars at Fergus Falls Raceway, he ventured in to driving in the Legends division.
This year, the 21-year-old finished third in the semi-pro Legends season series at…
