Bergmark

Driver Scott Bergmark in front of his derby vehicle on the left and brother Jamie’s on the right, that they ran at Cornhusker’s Chaos in Kearney this year, on a trailer near his Phillips home. Bergmark started racing as an 11-year-old child and competed in demolition derby since 2016.

Driver Scott Bergmark in front of his derby vehicle on the left and brother Jamie’s on the right, that they ran at Cornhusker’s Chaos in Kearney this year, on a trailer near his Phillips home. Bergmark started racing as an 11-year-old child and competed in demolition derby since 2016.

Bergmark races, wrecks ahead of competition

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Scott Bergmark of Phillips has been racing for about 15 years and crashing in demolition derbies for the past seven, enjoying every minute of it.  “All in all, racing/derbying is in my blood,” Bergmark wrote via email. “Once you do it, you just can’t stop.
This mural was painted in the 1950s on a wall in a Phillips bar by workers who lived in the community while they helped build the railroad.

This mural was painted in the 1950s on a wall in a Phillips bar by workers who lived in the community while they helped build the railroad.

Phillips native looks back, ready to look forward

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Willie Bergmark sat in his pickup with a smile on his face, watching a piece of Phillips’ history tumble to the ground. At age 85, the area native and Phillips High School graduate is one of many local residents excited to see changes being made in the small rural community.