2023 International 500Feb 6, 2023 by Rob Blount
Must-See Video: International 500 Snowmobile Race Decided By Photo Finish
Must-See Video: International 500 Snowmobile Race Decided By Photo Finish
The 54th Annual Soo International 500 Snowmobile Race in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan came down to less than an inch in a thrilling photo-finish for the win.
The 54th edition of the International 500 Snowmobile Race in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan came down to the wire in the most thrilling conclusion to the race in its entire existence. First and second place were separated by less than an inch as they banged their way to the checkered flag. Joey Burch, racing for Tommie Bauer Racing, managed to beat Ross Erdman from D.L. Racing by 0.0001-second to win the biggest race in snowmobile oval track racing. The 500-mile race took more than nine hours to be run. The two front-runners reached the checkered flag with identical times at 09:05:32.486.
International 500 Results
Pos. | No. | Team |
1 | 19 | Tommie Bauer Racing |
2 | 29 | DL Racing |
3 | 21 | Cadarette Collision |
4 | 8 | Kolbus Racing |
5 | 57 | Mickeys Sleds |
6 | 13 | Piche Racing |
7 | 18 | Nelson Racing |
8 | 28 | Nelson Racing |
9 | 55 | Furkey Racing |
10 | 17 | R&S Racing |
11 | 24 | Novak Motorsports |
12 | 00 | Neitzke Racing |
13 | 7 | KMW Racing |
14 | 47 | AC Racing |
15 | 52 | Ironman Racing |
16 | 02 | Team Blu |
17 | 56 | ASB Racing |
18 | 54 | Hetteen Heritage Racing |
19 | 5 | HC Racing |
20 | 2 | Town Brothers Racing |
21 | 10 | Let's Go Racing |
22 | 77 | Brownlee Boys Racing |
23 | 74 | Bunke Racing |
24 | 22 | Yovich Racing |
25 | 23 | Langaas Racing |
26 | 12 | Countryside Motorsports |
27 | 67 | Hoos Racing |
28 | 48 | KNE Racing |
29 | 99 | Bouchard Racing |
30 | 41 | World Class Racing |
31 | 72 | Karl Schwartz Racing |
32 | 34 | Kovar Pike Racing |
33 | 62 | RCI Racing |
34 | 1 | Ritchie Racing |
35 | 50 | Northern Crank Shafts |
36 | 20 | R&R Racing |
37 | 0 | Erickson Racing |