by Holly Johnson | Jan 7, 2026 | Meeting Minutes
Present: Rick Huber, Chris Tuchscherer, Holly Johnson, Kelly Duchsherer, Wayne Johnson, and Drew Christianson. Meeting called to order at 7:03pm. Robby Rosselli arrived at 7:07pm.
Guests: Becky Medler, Tiffany Aho, Roy Miller
- Roy Miller – consideration regarding bylaw consultation: Roy recommended the consultation should be open to members.
- Tiffany Aho – had questions about closed session vs. executive session.
- We are not going into Executive Session, but rather we are going into Closed Session. She also questioned the topic of the last Executive Session.
- Tiffany asked if we were considered a public entity. 501(c)7 is a social club with members, which Drew explained we qualify as. Since we are not a public entity, we can close meetings at any time. Tiffany is concerned with transparency, and concerned about Attorney General involvement.
- Becky Medler – nothing.
Chris Tuchscherer made a motion to go into closed meeting at 7:11pm. Kelly Duchsherer seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.
Minutes: The December 1, 2025 meeting minutes were presented and revised. Motion to accept as revised by Wayne Johnson, second by Drew Christianson. All in favor. Motion carried.
Reports from Standing Committees:
- Hall of Fame – update provided via text on 12/17/2025 from Kadi Ruby, as follows:
- Working to add a Hall of Fame section to the by laws.
- Continued work on the Hall of Fame wall design and yearbook design.
- Will be starting the 2026 induction process in the coming month.
Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report was presented for discussion and review. Motion by Chris Tuchscherer, second by Wayne Johnson to approve/pay the bills. All in favor. Motion carried.
Old Business:
- 2026 Race Schedule
- WOO Late Model contract was signed by Robby Rosselli with unanimous board approval given to do so via text message on 12/9/2025.
- Next year’s schedule was discussed. Unanimous agreement to approve the 2026 Race Schedule and complete schedule design.
- Magic City Car & Trade Show (March 28-29th, 2026)
- Raffle Car was discussed.
- Vendors were discussed.
- Miscellaneous:
- Discussion occurred via text message on 12/3/2025 & 12/4/2025 regarding outstanding checks and reissuing lost/misplaced checks. Unanimous agreement to charge a fee per check reissued in order to stop payment on previous check and cover costs to the club.
- Articles of Incorporation – finalization documentation received from Secretary of State.
- Club Audit Nodak Racing Club Review Report prepared by Amanda Blikre, CPA dated 12/14/2025 was reviewed. Recommendations were discussed. Conclusion indicated no evidence of fraud, and no indications of intentional or unintentional misrepresentation of financial information.
- Wayne Johnson made a motion to accept the Report as submitted for review. Chris Tuchscherer second. All in favor. Motion carried.
New Business:
- Slogan shirts were discussed to be sold in the Souvenir Trailer.
- WOO Late Model tickets prices, including bundles, were discussed.
- Facebook & Website needing to be updated was discussed.
- Track Prep was discussed.
- Marketing was discussed.
- Minutes:
- Discussion occurred that meeting minutes are too detailed.
- References to Robert’s Rule of Order standards occurred.
- Robby Rosselli motioned to amend five parts of previously approved minutes from 11/25/2025 Board Meeting. Wayne Johnson seconded. All in favor. Motion carried.
Next Meeting: The next board meeting will be on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7:00pm at Staybridge Suites.
Meeting Adjournment: Motion by Robby Rosselli to adjourn the meeting. Second by Chris Tuchscherer. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:29pm.
by Holly Johnson | Jan 6, 2026 | Meeting Minutes
Present: Rick Huber, Chris Tuchscherer, Holly Johnson, Kelly Duchsherer, Wayne Johnson, and Drew Christianson. Meeting called to order at 7:03pm.
Not Present: Robby Rosselli
Guests: Becky Medler, Lonn Satran, Kyler Satran, Chad Strachen, Tiffany Aho, Roy Miller, Marcus Tomlinson, Isaac Sondrol, Kadi Ruby
Minutes: Minutes for approval were submitted as follows:
- The October 21, 2025 board meeting minutes were presented and motioned to accept as written.
- The October 23, 2025 board meeting minutes were presented and motioned to accept as revised.
- The October 26, 2025 general meeting minutes were presented and motioned to accept as written.
- The November 16, 2025 membership special meeting minutes were presented and motioned to accept as written.
- The November 25, 2025 board meeting minutes were presented and motioned to accept as written.
Chris Tuchscherer made the motion to approve all minutes submitted for approval as written. Second by Kelly Duchsherer. All in favor. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report was presented for discussion and review. Kelly also presented a summary spreadsheet of outstanding items/checks for 2025, totaling 96 items. Motion by Wayne Johnson, second by Drew Christianson to approve/pay the bills. All in favor. Motion carried.
Old Business:
- 2026 Race Schedule
- Regional Scheduling Meeting 12/29/2025 in Stanley was reported on:
- TTDT will be on June 7th
- DCMT will be on July 5th in Minot.
- Discussion regarding Legends Tour
- August 16th – Jr. Slingshots Tour. Unanimous agreement to include the Slingshots for this class.
- All Stars of August
- Discussion occurred about purse/payouts for August, taking into consideration the 2025 P&Ls. Attendance was reviewed, as well as car counts each night.
- NDSF Demo Derby – Sam Crowell has been in contact with Holly and will update her with a final answer when he hears from the NDSF.
- Track Equipment – discussion occurred with repairs needed to equipment.
- Sponsors
- Continue working on sponsors. Marketing Partnership Package sheets were handed out to each Board Member.
- Volunteers/Paid Employees
- 2025 Volunteer list with paid employees was distributed to Board members.
- Volunteer Meeting & Meal before the season starts.
- Magic City Car & Trade Show (March 28-29th, 2026)
- A new contract with the NDSF will be signed by Rick Huber, as current President.
- Discussion occurred on ways to attract attendance, as well as other groups to include/participate.
- Miscellaneous:
- By-laws Consultation: Ron Huettl point of contact
- Mass/Group Texting – discussion occurred with options for membership communication.
- Headsets – discussion on current equipment occurred.
- Ticket prices, family pack – discussion occurred on ideas for the 2026 season
- Holly mailed Articles of Incorporation amendments and received notification today that it was delivered on this day.
- Banks signers are being updated.
- Club Audit is scheduled for Monday, December 8th. The Auditor (Mandie Blikre, CPA) has asked for bank statements, bylaws, and Kelly’s balance sheets. It will take her a few weeks to finalize her report.
New Business:
- Guest Kadi Ruby – Hall of Fame update
- Questioned how we want to get reports from HOF, whether it be an agenda item with weekly in-person or text updates. Kadi requested that a Standing Committee line be added to the weekly agenda.
- HOF Wall is pre-built and ready to install, but cannot access the Grandstand until the spring. Kadi is looking for a place to store them for the winter since Minot Sash is unable to install until then. Wayne offered some of his shop space for this.
- Kelly asked for a final invoice, which likely won’t come until April.
- Nomination Committee will get going. Kadi will review Induction Process. Rick Huber indicated someone will need to fulfill his spot on the HOF Committee Induction Committee for the coming year.
- Fire hydrant – discussion was had about the replacement of the fire hydrant in the infield and potentially new concrete around the hydrant.
Next Meeting: The next board meeting will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 7:00pm at Staybridge Suites.
Meeting Adjournment: Motion by Wayne Johnson to adjourn the meeting. Second by Kelly Duchsherer. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:39pm.
by Holly Johnson | Dec 4, 2025 | Meeting Minutes
Amended: 12/16/2025
Present: Rick Huber, Chris Tuchscherer, Holly Johnson, Kelly Duchsherer, Robby Rosselli, Wayne Johnson, and Drew Christianson. Meeting called to order at 6:59pm.
Guests: Ron Huettl, Korie Huettl, Michelle Long, Jesse Long, Lonn Satran, Kyler Satran, Jordan Huber, Terri Huber, Racelyn Rudland, Bruce Rudland, Becky Medler, Trever Haas, Bobbie Klabo, Ellie Klabo, Roy Miller, Bonnie Joern, Scott Joern
Minutes:
- Discussion occurred regarding recording of meetings for minute purposes. Holly Johnson explained why it’s useful to record, and that she has not shared with anyone the previously recorded minutes.
- Ron Huettl indicated he sees the utility of recording minutes for the Secretary to use personally, not sharing outside. Jesse Long also spoke about the usefulness of recording meetings.
- Motion made by Robby Rosselli, second by Kelly, to not allow meetings to be recorded. Holly opposed. Motion carried.
- Kelly Duchsherer indicated she wants signed meeting minutes to be scanned electronically to Google Drive for record retention.
- Holly will bring printed copies of all the meeting minutes needing approval to the next Board meeting. Revisions to those printed copies will need to be made in Google Docs and then re-presented at a subsequent Board meeting for approval.
- Discussion occurred about the legitimacy of the 10/23/2025 Board meeting, and Ron Huettl indicated that the meeting was legitimate, just the piece of appointments was not legitimate. The October 23, 2025 meeting minutes were revised (in red) to reflect this determination, and also contain revisions based on the October 26, 2025 General Meeting.
Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report was presented for discussion and review.
- Kelly Duchsherer said Bremer Bank is being transferred to Bravera Bank.
- Kelly explained the agreement we have with Bravera Bank for the Heavy Hitch loan, and the interest payment deposit received from Bravera.
- Kelly described each section of her Treasurer’s Report.
- Hall of Fame has a $9,600.00 payment for the HOF Wall coming, which will be covered by the balance in their account.
- Kelly presented a 2025 Summary Through 11/25/2025 that she had intended to present at the General Member Meeting. Robby Rosselli indicated that not having Justin Medler on the Board will result in a loss of approx. $60,000.00 in sponsorship money. Robby also indicated that any member could receive 10% kickback off the top of any sponsorship they obtain. Robby also said that none of the Board members for this previous race season asked for this 10% incentive to obtain sponsors.
- Roy Miller indicated that state law indicates that Board members cannot receive kickback or their family members.
- Scott Joern called (point of order) back to the 10% kickback for obtaining sponsorships. Chris Tuchscherer stated that a $60,000.00 loss of sponsorship for the 2026 Race Season could really affect the bottom line, and that a $23,000.00 loss in 2025 would be significantly compounded. Robby said he received a call from IMCA. Chris said sponsors are talking to him about pulling out.
- Trever Haas asked about the CDs held by the Club. There is one CD remaining. Two of the past CDs are now sitting in the balance of the Bravera Checking account.
Motion by Chris Tuchscherer, second by Wayne Johnson to approve/pay the bills. All in favor. Motion carried.
Old Business:
- End of Year Awards Banquet & Elections (Oct 25-26, 2025)
- Awards of people not attending have been being delivered.
- Thank yous still need to go out.
- 2026 Race Schedule
- Miscellaneous:
- Articles of Incorporation
- Articles of Incorporation Amendments approved during 11/16/2026 Membership Special Meeting.
- Signed by Officers with notary between 11/18-11/21.
- Ron Huettl asked for an update on the Articles, but was provided it via email from Lyle Heide.
- Lyle Heide attempted to upload scanned copy to FirstStop (electronically), and was not able to do so as it only allowed generic amendments. We will need to mail in the signed copy to the Secretary of State with a $20 check to file.
- Holly Johnson will put in the mail tomorrow with the check received tonight from Kelly Duchsherer for filing fee.
- By-Laws
- Ron received an email from Shift Happens (Melanie), with options to either have $1500/month to consult with the Club, or $1800 one-time fee for recommendations with a 60-90 minute debrief.
- A virtual session follow-up session with training will cost $450.00, or her attending an in-person consultation will cost $1100.00.
- Ron offered to be middle man between the Race Club and Shift Happens.
- Chris Tuchscherer made a motion to pursue the one-time consulting fee with Shift Happens to update the Bylaws. Robby Rosselli seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
- Shawn Docktor and Zach Docktor memberships – Robby motioned to approve. Kelly Duchsherer seconded. All in favor.
New Business:
- Race Director – Trever Haas was in attendance to seek clarification on whether he will be Race Director for the 2026 Race Season. Bruce Rudland was asked to Race Direct, as well as Jake Nelson.
- Financial Audit – Kelly Duchsherer is working with someone to complete the audit prior to Christmas.
- Demo Derby
- Ron Huettl said he met with Craig Rudland re: NDSF Demo Derby. Rick Huber also met with Craig Rudland last week as well.
- Lonn Satran brought up that the equipment and dirtwork is done by Taylor Picard and Lance Johnson.
- Holly Johnson said she had spoken to Sam Crowell today. He met with the NDSF and the message was that the Demo Derby may not happen in 2026.
- NDSF Contract
- 2026 NDSF Contract signed by Justin Medler on 10/20/2025. Holly met with them following his resignation and reviewed the dates. Contract dates match the Draft schedule (with revision date of 9/23/2025). In that meeting, Daryl requested that there is one point of contact only between NDSF and Nodak Racing Club, like it has been for the past several years.
- Rick Huber also met with Daryl and got a copy of the 2026 contract. He is considering re-signing the contract to have the current Board President’s name attached to it for the 2026 season.
- Roy Miller asked about the Board’s stance on pursuing Justin Medler for taking the money for the pitman race, and his involvement with the Club in not running for a Board position.
- Chris Tuchscherer asked for clarification on who wrote which checks where.
- Robby Rosselli stated that accepting a check written to him is not illegal.
- Jesse Long clarified, with his direct involvement in the exchange of money for the pitman race.
- Rick Huber provided a copy of the text message exchange that Robby, Wayne, and Chris read.
- Kelly Duchsherer asked about what the issue really is here. Robby Rosselli asked about the people who wrote the check, not just writing one check for $5,000.00.
- Roy Miller spoke again about the Board having made their decision not to pursue legal action. He indicated they have two lawyers providing counsel regarding this matter.
- Trever Haas spoke that he doesn’t agree with it, but there was nothing illegal done.
- Robby Rosselli spoke that if Justin pays the club back he would turn around and give it right back to Justin.
- Chris Tuchscherer spoke.
- Jesse Long spoke about Justin getting half of the total $5,000.00, but admitted he isn’t sure about why the decision was made by Brent/Tiffany Aho to write the checks the way they did.
- Rick Huber stated no one broke the law.
- Becky Medler stated that she is done with Roy and his family trying to undo all of Justin’s contribution to the racetrack and the Club.
- Robby Rosselli indicated that if Justin would have said no to the pitman race, the Race Club would not have received $2,500.00. He also asked why Brent and Tiffany Aho are not present for this meeting. Roy Miller responded that they are stranded in Fargo due to road/weather conditions. Robby also stated that Brent said at the 11/16/2025 Special Meeting it was a done deal.
- Rick Huber stated his purpose as President is to move the Club forward, and that we are already 30 days behind schedule.
- Scott Joern brought back the Championship banners, table covers, and remaining pit pass and grandstand pass he had from the Banquet and turned all items over to the Board.
- Mass/Group Texting (ex: Rainout, Group Me, Signal, etc.)
- Legends Dirt Nationals used The Band app and Bruce and Racelyn Rudland really liked it.
- Group Me app was discussed. Holly Johnson stated that with Group Me, users can have it send a text message when a message is posted.
- Signal app was recommended by Beau Simmons at the 11/16/2025 Special Meeting. Trish Strachen recommended MailChimp at the Special Meeting.
- Track Prep – tabled
- Bank Accounts (authorized signers)
- Dacotah Bank
- Motion by Wayne Johnson for updated signatures/account owners to Kelly Duchsherer (Treasurer), Chris Tuchscherer (VP), Rick Huber (President). Holly Johnson seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
- Bremer Bank (Old National Bank)
- Motion by Chris Tuchscherer for updated signatures/account owners to Kelly Duchsherer (Treasurer) and Rick Huber (President). Wayne Johnson seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
- Bravera Bank
- Motion by Wayne Johnson for updated signatures/account owners to Kelly Duchsherer (Treasurer) and Rick Huber (President). Drew Christianson seconded. All in favor. Motion passed.
- 2026 Race Schedule
- Scheduling Meeting – 11/29/2025 in Stanley, Rick and Robby will be attending. Everyone is welcome to attend.
- WOO Sprints (May 31, 2026)
- $50 pit fee across the board is set by SLS.
- $49 for grandstand tickets.
- There is a contract held with Nodak Race Club & SLS to operate the races.
- Robby Rosselli, Justin Medler, and Ron Huettl negotiated with SLS for a $20,000.00 check to Nodak Race Club, which should give the Club approx. $10,000.00.
- If the event rains out, we would not get this check.
- Sponsorships are split with SLS equally if they sponsor the Sprint cars. If the sponsor only sponsors the Stock Car (supporting) class, the Race Club receives all of that sponsorship money.
- The contract needs to be signed if the Board wants to commit to the event.
- Chris Tuchscherer motioned to sign the contract with SLS Promotions for World of Outlaw Sprint Cars. Holly Johnson seconded. All in favor. Motion passed. Rick Huber signed the contract, and returned it to Robby Rosselli to send to SLS Promotions.
- Papa’s Powerwheels
- Scott Joern requested July 4th. This will have to wait to be determined until after the Scheduling Meeting this Saturday.
- Dakota Classic Mod Tour
- The Club’s hard end date by NDSF is July 5th, and we cannot host the Mod Tour on the 12th.
- Scott Joern and Jesse Long indicated they would be willing to continue to do the Kids tickets and kid-related community events.
- All-Stars of August
- 47 stock cars, loss of $1300.00 (with a $5,500.00 sponsor)
- 48 sportmods, profit of $4,269.00 (with a $11,500.00 sponsor)
- 32 modifieds, loss of $1,563.00 (with a $10,000.00 sponsor)
- 28 hobbies, loss of $15,000.00 (with $3,000.00 sponsor)
- Bobbie Klabo spoke up about draw to watch the bigger classes, and that the loss on the Hobby Stock night is because it’s not a draw for fans.
- Chris spoke about financials.
- If we decide to do the big payouts, we need sponsors.
- Two classes will be together for the big shows for the two nights in August we are racing.
- Legends Tour – Brandon called Rick Huber asking that Championship Night be held at Nodak Speedway. We held June 7th and June 14th as tentative dates.
- WOO Late Models has a $81,000.00 purse, is ran differently than WOO Sprints.
- Volunteers
- Start thinking of where and who will fill empty spots.
- Deb Chapman will continue to line up national anthem singers
- Sponsors – Start talking to people. See above.
- Track Equipment
- Tom Henderson talked to Holly Johnson and Rick Huber about the tractors. All equipment is winterized (antifreeze). Lonn Satran is working on Dakota Truck & Farm to get Tom a personal tractor to use. Holly gave Tom an Officials shirt.
- The Heavy Hitch needs the tips replaced. Chris asked if it could get to his shop.
- Another set of tips should be ordered to have on hand, as well as an extra set of hydraulic lines.
- Water Truck is at Wayne’s shop and needs significant repair. Wayne will pursue a deal with Farden to use some of their equipment. We may need to find a new water truck.
- Fire hydrant in the infield will need to be replaced. Robby said that Chad Strachen/CMT told him last week he would pour concrete around the hydrant at no cost to the Club if Justin Medler returns.
- Wyatt Olson is still committed to letting the Race Club use the wreckers as long as the same people are involved.
- Lonn Satran stated he is interested in purchasing the old white tow truck.
- Magic City Car & Trade Show (March 28-29th, 2026)
- Set up on Friday, March 27th
- Raffle Car – Krys Yost has reserved a car for this if the Club is still interested. Scott Joern spoke on the 2024 Raffle Car and 2025 Raffle Car and the agreement with the Club for the Raffle Car.
- Robby Rosselli motioned to pursue Raffle Car. Chris Tuchscherer seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. Scott Joern will be the point of contact for this.
- Ticket booth/Grandstand
- Kelly appointed to be in charge of Pit Trailer, Souvenir Trailer, Ticket booth, and Grandstand. Rick does not want Kelly being stuck in the Grandstand taking tickets.
- Bonnie Joern volunteered to continue Smoker’s Gate.
- Klabo’s (guest) offered to work in the Pit Trailer.
- Racelyn Rudland (guest) offered to work in the Pit Trailer.
- Headsets
- Holly has them all packed up and ready to be sent off to be serviced. It has been three years since they were sent to American Electronics.
- Bruce Rudland, Trever Haas, and Robby Rosselli asked that the Club look into replacing, even half of them, different radios that are more up to date. Jesse Long said he would research options and give the information to Holly or Robby.
- Roy Miller brought up scheduling of the Rules Meeting. Rick indicated if this occurs it will be during the Car Show General meeting.
- Beau Simmons called Rick about equipment for the fire and safety crew and has some equipment he is pursuing that is no cost to the Club, in exchange for a billboard or banner.
- Code of Ethics for the Board
- Robby Rosselli motioned to enter Executive Session at 9:14pm in order to discuss Code of Ethics for the Board. Kelly Duchsherer seconded. All in favor. Motion passed. The Executive Session began at 9:17pm. It ended at 10:18pm.
Next Meeting: The next board meeting will be on Monday, December 1, 2025 at 7:00pm at Staybridge Suites.
Meeting Adjournment: Motion with second to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:28pm.
by Holly Johnson | Nov 3, 2025 | News
Present: Scott Joern, Holly Johnson, JB Schwartz, Wayne Johnson
Members (80 total, including HOF) in attendance – See sign in sheet: Beau Deschamp, Beau Simmons, Benjamin Burke, Bernard Beeter, Bonnie Joern, Brent Aho, Brett Woznicki, Brian Sailer, Bruce Rudland, Caden Appelt, Carlene Huber, Carson Bergrude, Chad Strachen, Cheyann Strachen, Chris Anderson, Chris Reuer, Chris Tuchsherer, Colton Miller, Darrell Rice, Dave Rivinius, David Bergo, Deb Chapman, Dennis Chapman, Drew Christianson, Dusty Seidler, Holly Johnson, Hunter Davis, Issac Sondrol, Jami Eklund, Jason Ruby, JB Schwartz, Jeff Barta, Jerad Thelen, Jesse Long, Justin Medler, Kadilyn Ruby, Kayla Lochthowe, Kelly Duchsherer, Kevin Eklund, Kevin Lawson, Kyle Eklund, Kyler Satran, Lacey Stenvold, Lance Lochthowe, Lily Christianson, Lindsay Lawson, Lonn Satran, Marcus Tomlinson, Maren Larson, Mark Appelt, McKenzie Pederson, Michael Vennes, Nate Joern, Racelyn Rudland, Robby Rosselli, Roy Miller, Ryan Sebo, Sharol Matejovic, Shawn Docktor, Sladen Pfeifer, Steve Pierce, Steven Pfeifer, Taylor Stenvold, Thomas Crawford, Tiffany Aho, Tom Kemper, Tracy Summers, Troy Huber, Tucker Sebo, Wayne Johnson, William Matejovic, David Forthun, Tom Henderson, Ron Huettl, Joren Boyce, Brandon Beeter, Mike Hagen, Greg Nikitenko, Judy Mock, Jerry Lawson
Non-members (26 total) in attendance – See sign in sheet: Jordan Huber, Korie Huettl, Jeremy Rust, Chad Halvorson, Krys Yost, Lance Johnson, Kreg Brandvold, Becky Medler, Rick Vondal, Derek Haman, Tyler Hagen, Kendra Shipley, Jenna Monson, Bobbie Klabo, Ellie Klabo, Emma Klabo, Jordan Huettl, Rick Backes, Taylor Hanna, Wyatt Olson, Nathan Medler, Kevin Perdue, Acelyn Pfeifer, Amilia Fenner, Tiffany Thorson Thorson Tuchsherer, Oliver Repnow
Meeting Call to Order: President Scott Joern, called the meeting to order at 1:11 pm.
Minutes: Motion by Chris Tuchsherer, second by Steve Pierce, to approve General Meeting minutes from April 5, 2025 as written. All in favor. Motion carried.
General Meeting Topics:
- Scott Joern started the meeting by stating the open Board positions up for election (Vice President 2-year term, Treasurer 2-year term, Board position 2-year term, Board position 1-year term).
- Scott Joern appointed Jeff Barta as Sergeant at Arms for the purpose of keeping order for the meeting. Scott also reminded people of expectations for the meeting – everyone will get a chance to speak who want to speak and to keep order.
- Election – Jeff Barta reminded people of Robert’s Rules of Order.
- A member asked if there was a quorum. It was specific to the quorum of the Board of Directors.
- Steven Pfeifer stood up and made a statement regarding two issues:
- Quorum for 10/23/2025 board meeting
- Article III, Section 8 – North Dakota Nonprofit Act 10-33-34
- Wayne Johnson was not notified of the 10/23/2025 meeting, and needed quorum for official actions taken during the meeting. Appointments and motions are not valid.
- Article II, Section 4 Nodak Race Club bylaws as being violated.
- Scott Joern responded about the text message indicating Wayne Johnson’s resignation on Thursday (10/23), and that the remaining board members were acting with the information we had available to us at that time.
- Tiffany Tuchsherer stated that a text message is not written communication.
- Holly Johnson read NDCC 10-33-38 regarding Board Vacancies, indicating that if less than a quorum, can fill a vacancy. The meeting was held in good faith with the information available, and as soon as discussed with Wayne Johnson on Friday, after he indicated he was mad and rescinded his resignation, told Wayne that there was a board meeting held last night.
- Mike Hagen read a letter from Rick Huber on his behalf about his written resignation.
- Holly asked for clarification about the two issues raised by Steven Pfeifer as 10/23/2025 quorum for meeting as bylaws outlined that the bylaws for good standing are not the same as the section referenced by Steven Pfeifer specific to expelling a member.
- Discussion – a member not in good standing would not be eligible to run for a board position.
- Robby Rosselli spoke about his resignation, the threat of being sued, and asked Holly Johnson to explain why the 4 board members are not in good standing. Holly stated specifics about sharing membership list as required by law.
- Tiffany Thorson Tuchsherer asked about appointments at the 10/23/2025 board meeting.
- Kadi Ruby asked why we didn’t wait until the board was filled to take action items. She also stated that we should not have held the Banquet.
- Tiffany Aho spoke about obtaining the membership list.
- Question from Ron Huettl asked for clarification on if the 10/23/2025 meeting was a special meeting with proper notification.
- Jesse Long and Scott Joern spoke about regular board meeting notifications throughout the summer being coordinated amongst board members via text. Jesse stated the meetings are not held in the same spot week-to-week, and he’s attempted to come to several meetings.
- Brian Sailer spoke.
- Tradename question by Tiffany Tuchsherer to Tiffany Aho. Tiffany Aho did take (purchased) the trade names (Playground of Power and Nodak Speedway) after informing Justin Medler he needed to secure it and him not securing the names, but transferred ownership on 10/23/2025.
- Kadi Ruby said when she took ownership of the HOF name on 10/21/2025 she put it in Nodak’s name as the owner.
- Rick Vondal spoke about the motives of Tiffany Aho taking the trade names, pointing out that Holly Johnson and Scott Joern’s trade names for their businesses are not secured/owned by them.
- Scott Joern explained the board meeting where Tiffany Aho attended the first meeting and the treatment she experienced. Scott was not in attendance at the meeting, but explained that as he understood it, was that she was ran out of the meeting after bringing the Articles and Bylaws concerns to the attention of the Board of Directors.
- Justin Medler got up and spoke about the things that occurred at board meetings and defended his position. He explained we hired Remington Kostenko and went through both documents line-by-line. He stated the timing of the request from Tiffany Aho was ill timed. This season was the longest season and was a $700,000 operation. Justin stated he got a President of a bank to manage the money which is the only difference between himself and how John Gaule ran the club.
- Robby Rosselli spoke.
- Issac Sondrol asked about formally accepting the resignations. Holly Johnson stated NDCC does not require formal acceptance by anyone and that written resignation stands. However, Holly Johnson and Scott Joern unanimously accepted the resignations on 10/23/2025 at the board meeting held. Issac Sondrol said that since the 10/23/2025 meeting was not legitimate, and therefore a new board needs to be elected.
- Steven Pfeifer made a motion to strike not in good standing status of Justin Medler, Kelly Duchsherer, Robby Rosselli, and Rick Huber in order to have voting rights and ability to run for board positions. Jeff Barta clarified the motion and restated for the whole room to hear. Lonn Satran seconded the motion.
- Discussion occurred. Questions still occurred on the legitimacy of the 10/23/2025 board meeting.
- Issac Sondrol moved to previous question, ending all debate, to go to immediate vote.
- Voice vote saying “Aye” occurred. All in favor, no nays by same sign. Motion passed.
- Steven Pfeifer made a motion to cease elections today, citing to Article VI, Section 4 and to call a special membership meeting (under Article VI, Section 2 of bylaws and NDCC 10-33-39) on the following:
- 10/23 meeting legitimacy and actions
- Board appointments, all positions, following resignation
- Remove/reaffirm current Directors
- Request for documents, including resignations, notices, and corresponding minutes, related to operations
- Election on this future date
- Kadi Ruby provided input about ensuring the actions are taken according to bylaws. She stated that elections could not occur this day due to the postcard notice coming 8 days and not 10 days ahead of the meeting as required.
- Kadi Ruby stated that we need to move forward with the Temp Pro Chair who would provide neutral oversight of operations, and review all the actions taken over the past week. Review of the entire board should occur.
- Ron Huettl asked about the Articles of Incorporation amendment where the secretary-treasurer was a combined position.
- Scott Joern explained the postcard and issues with Lowe’s Printing and their postage machine, as well as postal problems at the post office, as to why it was 2 days short of the 10 days notice.
- Holly Johnson called point of order.
- Jeff Barta restated the motion on the floor.
- Deb Chapman seconded.
- Discussion occurred to further clarify the points to be reviewed at the next special membership meeting. Ron Huettl asked about who is responsible for this, which Kadi Ruby clarified.
- Robby Rosselli made another motion, then rescinded due to motion on the floor.
- Jeff Barta called for a voice vote saying “Aye.” All in favor, no nays by same sign. Motion passed.
- Robby Rosselli motioned appointing Ron Huettl Temp Pro Chair. Scott Joern second.
- Discussion and clarification of motion occurred. Ron Huettl accepted.
- A member asked about knowing information for this meeting, including bylaw specifics.
- There cannot be any board meetings until this Special Meeting concludes. Jeff Barta called for a voice vote saying “Aye.” All in favor, no nays by same sign. Motion passes.
- The redline document was brought up for discussion.
- Holly Johnson stated that she received this document from Remington Kostenko on 10/23/2025, where he indicated that he had sent these documents to Justin Medler on 10/14/2025.
- Robby Rosselli stated he also had not previously seen the redline document.
- Scott Joern had not seen the redline document until the email from Remington Kostenko on 10/23/2025.
- Kadi Ruby asked for access to the documents. The solution was to post to the Nodak Speedway Drivers Facebook page for people to follow along.
- Recess called at 2:06pm in order to put up the pdf versions of the proposed Articles of Incorporation and bylaws to Facebook.
- Wayne Johnson asked about who the sitting Board members are. Issac Sondrol stated that the 10/23/2025 meeting was void. Due to this, JB Schwartz should not be sitting as a board member appointed in this general membership meeting.
- Jeff Barta restarted recess until 2:20pm.
- Scott Joern called the meeting back to order at 2:22pm. He resigned effective 2:23pm.
- Holly Johnson restated where to access the documents posted for people to follow along through this review. They are located in the Nodak Speedway Drivers group.
- Articles of Incorporation review. History and importance of Articles was stated. The first meeting with Remington Kostenko was on 10/7/2025.
- Article VII was read. The proposed amendment was read as provided by Remington Kostenko.
- Issac Sondrol asked that Ron Huettl review the Articles and bylaws in this interim period. Holly Johnson restated the previous motion. Ron Huettl discussed his previous actions on Articles of Incorporation.
- Brett Woznicki spoke about how each document governs the club. Kadi Ruby contributed to the discussion for clarification of procedure.
- Holly Johnson stated she would also add the original documents to the Drivers group on Facebook so people can see what’s currently in place vs. the redline document.
- Jesse Long requested that we continue the review of the redline documents.
- Motion by Jesse Long to amend the previous motions to include Ron Huettl reviewing Articles/bylaws, second by Robby Rosselli. Ron accepted. Jeff Barta restated the motion on the floor. Voice vote occurred. All in favor. Motion carried.
- Tiffany Aho spoke requesting that the Articles of Incorporation receive priority.
- Holly Johnson resumed review of the Articles of Incorporation.
- Jerry Lawson asked about disqualifications for being bonded as a Board member. Chris Anderson stated that money laundering or other such crimes would likely not be able to be bonded. Holly stated she would check on this as she didn’t know the answer.
- Jerry Lawson also asked if there are any qualifications specific to specific board positions, which there are not.
- Jeff Barta stated that people can get up and speak about their qualifications.
- Kadi Ruby said there should be a bio submitted for anyone interested in running for a position. Jeff Barta gave examples from other organizations he’s been a part of.
- Kelly Duchsherer got up and spoke about her position as Treasurer. She stated she obtained bond for the board. She resigned due to being unable to handle the mental stress. She took responsibility for refusing to provide a membership list.
- Kadi spoke further about providing bios. She stated we could have an Elections Committee to regulate elections. Holly Johnson stated that the entire Board had the discussion about election process with Remington Kostenko, and that having to submit bios ahead of time may deter members from running for a Board position.
- Roy Miller got up and spoke. He brought up, again, that three board members, Justin Medler, Wayne Johnson, and Robby Rosselli, stated they would not follow by-laws. He explained rationalization for bringing in their lawyer to advocate for their rights.
- Robby Rosselli spoke about the charitable donation as stated in the Articles.
- Chris Tuchsherer spoke about the threat to the club that this has caused and the amount of work that was put in by the previous board.
- Brian Sailer spoke about damages obtained to the club by these actions. Tiffany Aho rebuttal.
- Rick Vondal asked why there wasn’t a good reason associated with the membership list requests. Holly Johnson stated that name, card number, and number of votes were the only thing shared with the three written requests for membership list.
- Roy Miller spoke again about requiring the Board to follow bylaws.
- Kelly Duchsherer stated that there were actually no actual set of bylaws in place due to lack of documentation showing amendments in 2017.
- Holly Johnson spoke about the previous Board’s teamwork.
- Kadi Ruby brought up the election process again.
- Jeff Barta stated people can get up and speak as to why they want to run.
- Jerry Lawson asked for clarification on the election process for candidates and biases with election.
- Marcus Tomlinson got up and spoke about bylaws, incorporating bylaws, at McLean County Speedway. He sees turmoil between the Board.
- Issac Sondrol spoke, and he asked about the Board being bonded. Holly Johnson clarified that we already spoke about that.
- Review of Bylaws (dated 10/17/2018) redline document as provided by Remington Kostenko occurred as follows:
- Membership dues.
- Article II, Section 4 was read
- Discussion:
- that is a slippery slope
- perhaps needing to be unanimous
- Kelly Duchsherer gave an example of the Treasurer stealing money, and could continue to do so for 10 days.
- Brandon Beeter pointed out that power would shift to the Board.
- Wayne Johnson provided input.
- Holly Johnson stated that all the proposed changes were motioned and unanimously approved by the Board on 10/7/2025.
- Jesse Long spoke about wanting the information of proposed changes.
- Holly Johnson clarified that Justin Medler had the changes on 10/14/2025, but that no other board members had access to the redline document until Remington Kostenko sent it to her on 10/23/2025.
- Jesse Long spoke.
- Kadi Ruby spoke.
- Holly Johnson said that the 2026 race schedule has been being worked on for a couple months now, and that Justin Medler signed the contract with the NDSF on 10/20/2025.
- Robby Rosselli spoke about a request for the contract from the NDSF Office, trade name ownership, speaking with someone with the Secretary of State, and sponsors who are impacted by everything going on.
- Article II, Section 7 was read
- Article II, Section 8 was read. Lifetime membership and Honorary membership should be clarified. Jeff Barta gave an example of an Honorary membership that occurred for Nodak Racing Club, but he does not know it was ever documented.
- Article III, Section 1 was read.
- Article III, Section 4 was read. Increase from 6 years to 10 years. Members asked why it was increased. Examples of people swapping positions to stay on the Board long term.
- Joren Boyce spoke about the 2025 season, as a racer, and spoke about 2009 investigations, where nothing was broken and nothing came from it. No changes occurred.
- Kadi Ruby spoke again about lawyer involvement, operations being frozen, needing to follow bylaws, and that elections cannot occur.
- Chris Reuer spoke about how Board members treat members.
- Robby Rosselli spoke about the demand letter written by Megan McCormick given to the Board of Directors.
- Kadi Ruby stated everyone should review the redline document and provide input to Ron Huettl. Ron asked if a weekend or week night would work best for the membership to reconvene. Consensus was for a weekend.
- Brandon Beeter asked about who is handling the financials.
- Robby Rosselli spoke about all the money brought in from the Banquet going to Ron Huettl.
- Kadi Ruby stated there should be a committee to handle all of these issues.
- Kelly Duchsherer stated all items she had were turned over to Holly Johnson, and that she could not remove herself from the accounts until there was someone to replace her.
- Jesse Long made a motion that Kelly Duchsherer handle financials in the interim. Steve Pierce seconded.
- Discussion occurred about whether Ron Huettl is the Chair Pro Tem of all operations.
- Motion cannot stand due Chair being in place, and that Ron has to appoint people to help her.
- Motion rescinded. Issac Sondrol stated it can’t be a motion to be rescinded.
- Ron Huettl appointed Kelly Duchsherer to help with financials during the interim period of his investigation.
Meeting Adjournment: Motion by Ron Huettl to adjourn the meeting. Second by Jesse Long. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 3:42pm.
Next Meeting: The next general meeting will be on March 29, 2026 mid-day or early afternoon during the 2026 Magic City Car & Trade Show.
Recent Comments