By John RittenhouseA Luverne man experienced a successful weekend as a modified race car driver.Mike Steensma picked up a pair of feature titles while racing at different Minnesota tracks.Steensma’s first test came at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday, where he topped the field in the modified feature.The long-time Luverne competitor attended Sunday’s races at Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, where he secured his second feature crown of the weekend.Steensma was competing against some Rock County talent at both tracks.Ash Creek’s Marlin Kracht placed fifth in the modified feature in Slayton Friday. Luverne’s Brett DeJager finished fourth in the feature event in Worthington.An Ellsworth man won a B feature title in hobby stock competition at Rapid Speedway Friday.Mike Deutsch competed in three races at the track in Rock Rapids, Iowa, placing fifth in the second heat race, winning the B feature and placing 12th in the A feature.Five other area drivers competed against Deutsch Friday.Magnolia’s Josh Klay (first in the first heat and 14th in the A feature), Magnolia’s Larry Kracht (third in the first heat and 11th in the A feature), Luverne’s Seth Stegenga (third in the second heat and sixth in the A feature), Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (first in the third heat and second in the A feature) and Magnolia’s Bobbi Kracht (sixth in the third heat and sixth in the B feature) raced in the hobby stock class at Rapid Speedway.Seven more men with area ties raced in different divisions at Rapid Speedway.The late model street stock competition attracted Adrian’s Mark DeBoer and Brad Klaassen, Luverne’s Jesse Akkerman and Scott Overgaard and former Rock County resident Darrin Korthals.DeBoer won the first heat race before finishing third in the feature. Korthals, who placed second in the first, led the area men by placing second in the feature.Akkerman placed third in the first heat and fourth in the feature, Klaassen second in the second heat and sixth in the feature and Overgaard third in the second heat and eighth in the feature.Former Luverne resident Anthony Mann and Ellsworth’s Greg Roemen raced in the sportsmen class at Rapid Speedway.Roemen finished fourth in the second heat before placing fifth in the feature. Mann, who secured second place in the second heat, finished ninth in the feature.Five area men mixed it up on the track at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, S.D., Sunday.Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch turned in the top performance by placing second in the second heat before placing third in the hobby stock feature.Luverne’s Cory Schmuck and Magnolia’s Klay also raced in the hobby stock class at Huset’s.Schmuck placed fifth in the second heat and fourth in the feature. Klay placed third in the first heat and seventh in the feature.Adrian’s Klaassen and Luverne’s Akkerman raced in the hobby stock class at Huset’s.Klaassen won the third heat race before placing seventh in the feature. Akkerman placed third in the second heat and 14th in the feature.Ellsworth’s Roemen and Adrian’s DeBoer represented the area during Saturday’s races at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D.DeBoer won the first heat race before placing ninth in the street stock feature. Roemen placed fourth in the second heat before finishing sixth in the sportsmen feature.