Katfish Cooks up 50th Millbridge Victory, Sculthorpe Grabs His First Win

SALISBURY, N.C. Karter “Katfish” Beattie had been waiting all season for his first Millbridge Speedway victory of 2026.

When it finally came Wednesday night, he made it count.

The 15-year-old racer won the Open feature in a battle with KBR customers Payton Johnson and Mikey Wheeler Jr., earning his 50th career victory at Millbridge Speedway and becoming the first driver to reach that milestone.

It was a big one.

Karter had to earn it, too, with Johnson and Wheeler both in the fight before the Katfish ultimately cooked up the winning combination and took the checkered flag.  Johnson finished second and Wheeler third, giving Kyle Beattie Racing and SKE Chassis a sweep of the podium. Coen McDaniel added a seventh-place finish in the same feature.

Karter’s Winged Micro Sprint feature did not go nearly as well. A mechanical issue ended any hopes of another strong result, leaving him 19th in the final rundown.

There was another reason to celebrate later in the evening.

Ten-year-old British racer Cole Sculthorpe picked up his first Millbridge Speedway victory in the SKE Intermediate feature.

Sculthorpe, an SKE Chassis customer, ran a fantastic race on his way to the checkered flag and a memorable first victory at the track.

Fellow KBR/SKE customer Emily Dietrich joined him on the podium with a third-place finish.

Kylea “Speedy” Beattie started third and ran into some trouble early in the feature, but she worked her way back through the field and recovered to finish fifth at the stripe.

Between Karter reaching a historic Millbridge milestone and Sculthorpe earning his first win at the track, it was a pretty special Wednesday night for the KBR and SKE family.

Now it is time to do it again.

The Saturday contingent of KBR and SKE racers will be back in action at Millbridge Speedway Saturday night, with on-track action beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Come out, say hello, and grab some exclusive KBR merchandise while you are there. If you cannot make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DirtVision.