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Racing Season Revs Up At Siskiyou Motor Speedway
Yreka, CA...Racing season is about to begin at Siskiyou Motor Speedway. Weather permitting, the season kicks off with a five division program that will feature IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, McDonald's Mini Stocks, the Outlaw Pro Stock Association and the Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars. A strong car count is anticipated for this event.
Taking center stage in recent years is the IMCA Sport Modified division. The next generation of superstars is rising to the top. In the past, Steve Cheffey and Donny Bottoms were two of the top stars in the Modified division. Now, it's their sons, Colton Chaffey and DJ Bottoms, leading the way. Last season, DJ picked up the championship while Colton ranked second and had more feature wins than anybody.
The youth movement doesn't stop there. After a strong season in Mini Trucks netted him second in points as the top feature winner of the season, Ethan Killingsworth is moving up to the Sport Modified division. This talented teen may be the driver to beat in the "Rookie Of The Year" battle. Young Jack Walden III will be back to see if he can maintain his Top 5 points status, and the Boswell brothers, Colter and Ryder, will be competing this season. Colter is a past Modified champion at the speedway.
The Sport Modified division is loaded with talented competitors, and 2016 champion Jimmy Lipke, Randy Wright, Garrett Hamilton and Cory Biggs are some of the drivers to watch for. As it is early in the season and some tracks aren't open yet, there could be several visitors.
Getting a car count in the IMCA Modified division has been difficult at times. To generate more support, track officials just announced that the IMCA Modified Main Event will pay $750 to win, which should entice a few drivers to run for the increased purse. With nearby Medford not opening their season for a couple of weeks, it's possible a few drivers will come for this one. Some drivers to watch for this week include two-time reigning champion Nick Trenchard, two-time champion Albert Gill, Zach Fettinger, Kyle Casson, Lenny Toolanen, Duane Orsburn and Bo Shields.
Yreka will once again be the home track for the largely Klamath Falls, Oregon based Outlaw Pro Stock division. Their first of ten events is Saturday. On May 5th, they will hold the annual Billy Geyer Memorial Race. Dr. Scott Lenz is set to attempt a title defense after a rather dominant performance last season. It won't be easy for him with 2016 champion Steve Borror making a return as well. Scott Flowers and his son James Flowers hope to make a championship bid this year, and Scott's wife Ginnny and daughter Julia will also be competing. With other competitors, such as Bryan Hammond, Jeff Haudenshild, Matt Harlow, Johnny Cobb, Scott Bennett, John Bowers and Roy Bain in the group, it should be a good show.
McDonald's Mini Stocks always put on a good show with a roster of top notch talent. Marilyn Yawnick is the two-time reigning champion, but going for three in a row won't be easy. Two past champions, Mike Whitaker and Terry Kendrick, should be a part of the show again this year. Whitaker was a very strong third in the standings last season. Mike Frost, Dennis Jorgensen, Amber Walden and Guy Morris will also be competing, and word it is there will be a few newcomers on the roster when the season kicks off on Saturday.
The Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Association has both of their visits scheduled for this month, starting on Saturday night. Brock Peters is the reigning champion, and he will be looking for that elusive Yreka feature win. Son Cody Peters is anticipated along with such hard chargers as Chad Cardoza, Ryan Smith, Randy Slater, Kalvin Morton and popular long time competitor Fred Hay.
With five divisions on the card, the season opener at Siskiyou Motor Speedway will be a show that you won't want this. It offers a little something for everybody. For further information, go to www.siskiyoumotorspeedway.com.
NASCAR Racing Program On Tap
As Coos Bay Speedway Season Begins
Coos Bay, Oregon...A full program of NASCAR racing is on tap as Coos Bay Speedway opens the 2018 season this Saturday night. Weather permitting, Super Late Models, Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Mini Outlaws, Hornets and Humboldt Motorsports Side by Sides will all be competing. If that's not enough, the track's Winged Sprint Car division will also be in action.
Lawrence Van Hoof is the reigning Sprint Car champion, beating two-time champion Dave May for last year's title. The duo is anticipated when the Sprint Cars compete this week, and others to watch for include Casey Sabin, Brett Hulsey and Ryan Kingery. The Sprint Cars always put on a good show for the fans.
Last season, the NASCAR prize was over $6,000 for champion Mike George. George put on a rather dominant performance with ten Main Event victories, but the consistent Toby McIntyre still finished within 36 points of the lead. McIntyre won the 2015 championship, and he'll be out to recapture the crown. Late Models have been a staple division at the speedway in recent seasons, and other competitors anticipated include Chris Ray, Thor Kristensen, Brody Montgomery, Jared Bemetz, Kristy Grout and past champion Trina Post.
Montgomery made his move up to Super Late Models last season while in the midst of an impressive Sportsman Late Model season. Montgomery won an amazing 14 Sportsman Main Events in 19 starts, but he still only beat two-time champion Wayne Butler by 24 points. Butler actually had more Top 5 finishes than Montgomery as he won four Main Events. Charlie Withers, Dyllan Siewell, Devin Brown and Troy Chamberlain are some of the competitors anticipated this weekend.
Given the increase in car count as last season progressed, optimism is high for the Street Stock division. Justin Krossman was one of only two drivers to make every race, and Krossman used his five feature wins last year to easily hold off Ken Fox for the title. However, Steve Dubisar, Daniel Land and Jeff Thurman became more active as the season progressed and won the lion's share of the features during the second half of the season. All totaled, Dubisar had eight wins and is seen as the driver to beat going into this season.
Sam Talon recaptured the Mini Outlaw championship last season on the strength of eight wins. However, the competition in this division remains tough. A five time winner last season, Rob Lauver is a perennial championship contender, while Dan Daniels, Jason Kallum, Alyssa Johnson, John Henry and Ken Fox are other drivers to watch this season.
The biggest car counts at the speedway can be found in the Hornet division. Ryan Siewell has been one of the big stars of the class during the past two years and used an impressive 12 feature victories to cruise to last season's championship. Two potential title contenders, Sam Taylor and Hannah Robison, had a good battle for second last season, and both will be looking for their first feature wins this year. Jeremiah Reber, April Warmack, Tom Williams, Patrick Nagel and Braden Fugate will help make this a very exciting season for the Hornet division.
Promoter Drake Nelsen continues to work hard to fine tune the racing program on the oval track. The Humboldt Motorsports Side by Sides were introduced last season, but driver concern over too many dates led to a decline in entries as last season wore on. With seven events for the class on the schedule, it's hoped that there will be bigger support this season. Eric Tackett won three races last year to top the point list over Justin Barron and Shannon Krohn.
It's an exciting racing program that will be offering a little something for everybody this Saturday night. After the cold and wet winter, the competitors are chomping at the bit to get back out on the oval track once again. This will be a show that you won't want to miss. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.
Iron Giant Street Stocks Return For
Disorder At The Border On May 19th
White City, Oregon...Once again, the Road To The Iron Giant runs through Southern Oregon Speedway. The Iron Giant Street Stock Series will again run eight races at eight different tracks throughout Oregon, and the series kicks off at Southern Oregon Speedway on May 19th with Disorder At The Border II. The Iron Giant Series was the brainchild of Chris Sine and James Whitehouse.
Last season, they booked a similar schedule, but the races at Sunset Speedway in Banks and River City Speedway in St Helens were both rained out. The competitive six race series included six different Main Event winners, but when the points were all tallied, it was Kyle Yaeck winning the inaugural championship.
Yaeck won the Mark Howard Memorial race in Cottage Grove last season, and he was certainly the most entertaining driver in scoring a second place finish in the first Disorder At The Border race at Southern Oregon Speedway. In that race, won by Donald Schott, Yaeck came from the back of the pack and had the crowd entertained before finishing second ahead of Washington Street Stock champion Jack Parshall.
The record will show that Ron Brewster won the Madras event, Nick Hanson scored the victory at Roseburg on the pavement, David Cronk won the Battle At The Beach in Coos Bay and Joey Tanner won the prestigious Iron Giant Race in Willamette. Other notable events won by stars of The Iron Giant Series last year included Brian Cronk's victory in the Clair Cup at Willamette and Yaeck's victories in the Prather Family's Lucas Oil race at Coos Bay and the Jim's Thriftway 100 lap event at Sunset Speedway.
Yaeck won the championship by 75 points ahead of Erik Jarnport last season. Jarnport only had a six point margin between himself and third place finisher Whitehouse, while Sine and Jessie Yankee rounded out the Top 5.
Street Stock enthusiasts will know that the division was a part of Southern Oregon Speedway for five years from 2010 to 2014. The first year, no championship points were kept, and the track also ran Enduro races on some nights when they also had Street Stocks. The first champion was Duane Orsburn, who won back-to-back championships, the second ahead of Jorddon Braaten, who won the third season's title. The record also shows that Miles Deubert was the last crowned Street Stock champion at Southern Oregon Speedway in 2014.
Though the division did manage to reach double digits on occasion in 2012 and 2013, rules changes saw the class decline rapidly, leaving many disappointed drivers who were hoping this could build into something. One driver who still has his Street Stock is Top 5 2014 competitor Garrett Dees. Though Dees is coming off of a "Rookie Of The Year" award winning season in Late Models, he is preparing his car in the hopes of winning the $1,000 first prize in this year's 50 lap Street Stock event. It's been speculated that if even a half a dozen drivers could materialize from the Medford area, the division might have a chance to rise again in the future.
In the meantime, The Road To The Iron Giant Street Stock Series will give the fans a taste of an exciting style of racing that they don't get to see very often in Medford. Street Stock and even Hobby Stock competitors from California would also be welcome for the big event. Again, Kyle Yaeck, James Whitehouse, Chris Sine, Jack Parshall, David Cronk and others are anticipated to kick off the Road To The Iron Giant Series on May 19th at Southern Oregon Speedway.
Street Stocks do not come alone on May 19th. Joining them will be the exciting Late Models, Mini Stocks, Valley Stor-All Late Model Lites and Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars. If that's not enough, there will Outlaw Kart racing at the little Southern Oregon Speedway track that afternoon. The Karts will also compete on the small track a night earlier. For further information, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
2018 Road To The Iron Giant Street Stock Series Schedule
May 19 - Marson Trucking - Disorder On The Boarder II - Southern Oregon Speedway, Medford, Oregon
June 2 - Second Annual Street Stocks vs Sportsman challenge Part 1 Madras Speedway, Madras, Oregon
June 23 - 12th Annual Mark Howard Memorial Wall Banger Cup - Cottage Grove Speedway, Cottage Grove, Oregon
July 7 - 20th Annual Jim's Thriftway 100 - Sunset Speedway, Banks, Oregon
July 28 - Street Stock Smackdown 50 - Douglas County Speedway, Roseburg, Oregon
August 11 - Disorder At The Northern Border - River City Speedway, St. Helens, Oregon
August 25 - 2nd Annual Battle At The Beach - Coos Bay Speedway, Coos Bay, Oregon
September 1 - 3rd Annual Iron Giant - Willamette Speedway, Lebanon, Oregon
2017 Road To The Iron Giant Points
Kyle Yaeck 565
Eric Jarnport 490
James Whitehouse 484
Chris Sine 441
Jessie Yankee 382
Ron Brewster 381
David Cronk 375
Jack Parshall 353
Shannon Horn 343
Jordon McDonald 342
2017 Cottage Grove Speedway Street Stocks
Evan Britton 472 (2)
Garrett Barth 438
Hunter Bloom 424 (1)
Roy Moore 403
Ray Bloom 392
Andrew Langan 344 (2)
Kyle Yeack 195 (2)
Melissa Adams 174
Jody Tanner 164 (1)
David Schmidt 134
2017 Willamette Speedway Street Stocks
Jody Tanner 787 (1)
Kevin Roberts 768 (3)
Dakota Godard 662
Shawn French 547
Kyndal Irvine 473
Steve Jorgenso 455
Justin Evans 410 (1)
David Cronk 377 (2)
Mckenzie Lockhart 366
Jesse Yankeee 354 (1)
Kyle Yaeck (4), Brian Cronk (3), Andrew Langan (2)
2017 Sunset Speedway Street Stocks
Arnie Case 1197 (4)
Tony Catalano 798 (1)
Joey Tardio 774 (1)
Chuck Andrus Jr 556
Doug Pitsch 551
Chris West 534 (2)
Kevin Roberts 466
James Baker 455
Justen Case 442
Marc Farrar 430
Kyle Yaeck (1), Joey Tanner (1), Brad Gentry (1), Craig Loomis (1)
2017 Madras Speedway Sportsman
2017 Coos Bay Speedway Street Stocks
Justin Krossman 1092 (5)
Ken Fox 1004
Jeff Thurman 766 (2)
Daniel Land 694 (3)
Steve Dubisar 692 (8)
Josh Bearden 288
Kelly McIntyre 136
Dustin Hitner 114
Stacy Robinson 112
RC levin 98
Kyle Yaeck (1), David Crock (1)
2017 Madras Speedway Sportsman
Bill Wild 682
George Stills 663
Ryan Johnson 624
Abe Stills 529
Lance Handsaker 425
Allen Sheridan 288
2017 River City Speedway Street Stocks
Greg Brumbaugh 1139
Justin McMullen/Natasha/Bud 1133
Tom Zywicki 1113
Terry King 1047
Scott McMullen/Natasha/Bud 919
Trevor Lively 827 R
Gary Kordosky SR 790
Corey West 534
Hunter Gollyhorn 409
Mike Crase 239
2017 Douglas County Speedway Street Stocks
Jeff Solberg 596
Kevin Ballard 485
Neil Pecor 406
Bill Stewart 396
Kyle Brown 217
John Dumire 166
Chris Lemon 164
Chris Becker 107
Pete Lemon 94
Karl Smith 50
Past Southern Oregon Speedway Street Stock Champions
2014 Miles Deubert
2013 Jorddon Braaten
2012 Duane Orsburn
2011 Duane Orsburn
Past Southern Oregon Speedway Street Stock Feature Winners
April 24, 2010: Shawn Havel
June 19, 2010: Scott Russell
July 3, 2010: Scott Rose
July 31, 2010: Scott Flowers
August 21, 2010: Adam Thomas
August 28, 2010: Adam Thomas
May 7, 2011: Duane Orsburn
May 21, 2011: Duane Orsburn
June 18, 2011: Duane Orsburn
July 9, 2011: Duane Orsburn
July 16, 2011: Duane Orsburn
July 22, 2011: Duane Orsburn
July 23, 2011: Duane Orsburn
July 30, 2011: Scott Flowers
August 6, 2011: Jorddon Braaten
August 20, 2011: Brett Provost
August 27, 2011: Jorddon Braaten
September 10, 2011: Jorddon Braaten
September 17, 2011: Duane Orsburn
September 24, 2011: Duane Orsburn
April 28, 2012: Jorddon Braaten
May 12, 2012: Jorddon Braaten
July 3, 2012: Jorddon Braaten
July 7, 2012: Duane Orsburn
July 14, 2012: Duane Orsburn
July 20, 2012: Jorddon Braaten
July 21, 2012: Duane Orsburn
August 4, 2012: Jorddon Braaten
August 18, 2012: Duane Orsburn
September 22, 2012: Jorddon Braaten
May 11, 2013: Jorddon Braaten
May 18, 2013: Jorddon Braaten
June 1, 2013: Jorddon Braaten
June 22, 2013: Jorddon Braaten
July 3, 2013: Duane Orsburn
July 13, 2013: Jorddon Braaten
July 27, 2013: Jordon Braaten
August 17, 2013: Brett Provost
September 7, 2013: Jorddon Braaten
September 28, 2013: Duane Orsburn
May 3, 2014: Brett Provost
May 10, 2014: Brett Provost
May 17, 2014: Miles Deubert
June 21, 2014: Miles Deubert
June 28, 2014: Scott Bennett
July 3, 2014: Miles Deubert
July 26, 2014: Tyler Lockwood
August 16, 2014: Miles Deubert
August 23, 2014: Jer Deubert
September 6, 2014: Jer Deubert
April 20, 2017: Donald Schott
Valley Stor-All Returns To Sponsor Late Model Lites
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...One of the fastest and most exciting divisions at Southern Oregon Speedway is the Late Model Lites division. For the 4 Cylinder racer looking to go a little faster, this division was added to the roster in 2003, a year after the Super Truck division was retired from the roster. As with the Mini Stock division, Bryan Barns won the first championship in this class, backing it up with the 2004 crown.
Speaking of back to back championships, Bob Burkett followed up his 2016 Mini Stock championship by winning the Late Model Lites title in his rookie season in this division last year. Burkett is far from a rookie in racing, having won roughly 20 Main Events at Southern Oregon Speedway and ranked second in the Mini Stock championship battle four times. Burkett has a knack for winning Trophy Dashes and has probably won more of them at Southern Oregon Speedway in the last half-dozen seasons than anybody else.
Through his consistency, Burkett won a close battle with another consistent competitor, Charlie Eaton. For Eaton, second place in last season's race was a career-best effort. However, he would love to put his name in the winner's column this season. As champion, Burkett joins a list of stars such as two time champions Brian Johnsen and Joe Guider, Lee Doty, Parker Jones and Reggie DeVore on an impressive list of title winners.
It was thought that Lee Doty would be the driver to beat last season, and he did nothing to discourage that thought when he won the season opener. However, it was one misfortune after another after that, causing Lee to skip the last couple of races making repairs to his batteted car. He will be back stronger than ever when the season starts. He will reportedly not be the only car #7 on the track as 2014 champion John Barger is rumored to be returning.
Greg Arnold went on record as the final Super Truck champion in 2002. He purchased the #91 car and was one of the top stars last season. Like Eaton, Arnold will be out to try and score a feature victory this year. Another driver to watch for is Dan Prewitt. Dan was a feature winner in 2016, but he had the dubious distinction as the unluckiest driver in the field last season. Despite misfortunes that often times prevented him from even starting the Main Event, Dan kept coming back and giving it his best.
The Aos family should be represented by both father Eric and son Dusty Aos. Dusty finished fourth in the standings last season and served notice to the competition that he will be a driver to contend with this season when he won the season finale. His father is a past Main Event winner in this division and would love to get back into the win column this year.
After looking impressive with two Main Event victories last season, Randy Hansen put his fast #40 car up for sale. No word on who has bought this car or what their plans are. Hansen has another car, but how much we will see him hasn't been announced. Meanwhile, teammate Bob Westcott, who also won a Main Event last season, is currently putting another car together.
Casey Osuna switched from the pavement to the dirt to run the final race last year and is rumored to be joining the field this year. There are several other drivers at large who could make appearances this season, including the division's all time Main Event win leader Terry Hadley, Krista Hadley, Nolan Fincher and Steve Thompson.
The Late Model Lites division clocks in with times comparable to the IMCA Modifieds, and the racing can get very exciting, as evidenced by some of the battles put on by last season's two time winner Randy Hansen, Lee Doty and Bob Burkett. The drivers are all stepping up their programs as they know winning a Main Event in this division will not be easy. Valley Stor-All Late Model Lites will compete nine times this season, opening up with a race on May 12th. For further information, check out www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
2018 Southern Oregon Speedway
Valley Stor-All Late Model Lites Schedule
May 12
May 19
June 16
July 7
July 21
August 4
August 26
September 8
September 15
2017 Southern Oregon Speedway
Valley Stor-All Late Model Lites Points
43 Bob Burkett 206
5 Charlie Eaton 192
91 Greg Arnold 119
3 Dusty Aos 105
99 Bill Spencer 105
66 Eric Aos 96
40 Randy Hansen 86
7 Lee Doty 82
29 Dan Prewitt 75
40 Bob Wescott 35
Past Late Model Lites Champions
2003 Brian Barns
2004 Brian Barns
2005 Reggie DeVore
2006 Joe Guider
2007 Jacob Cole
2008 Brian Johnsen
2009 Parker "Hollywood" Jones
2010 Brian Johnsen
2011 Joe Guider
2012 Jamie Guider Newberg
2013 John Barger
2016 Lee Doty
2017 Bob Burkett
All Time Late Model Lites Main Event Winners*
Terry Hadley 26
Brian Johnsen 22
Bryan Barns 12
Parker Jones 10
Steve Thompson 8
John Barger 7
Rick Rapp 7
Lee Doty 6
Joe Guider 5
A.J. Salyer 5
Tony Christopher 5
Reggie DeVore 5
Pat Akins 5
Jamie Newberg 5
Bob Westcott 5
Preston Jones 3
Skipper Klimcheck 2
Tyler Jensen 2
Dan Estremado 2
Chris Salyer 2
Randy Hansen 2
Danny Prewitt 1
Nick Camus 1
Tony Bartell 1
Eric Aos 1
Krista Hadley 1
Belinda Duste 1
Jake Cole 1
Vicki Macormic 1
Bob Burkett 1
Dusty Aos 1
Patrick Lanigan 1
Greg Arnold 1
All Time Super Trucks Main Event Win List*
Lindsey Bryant 11
John Wayne Cahill 11
Patrick Lanigan 8
Harvey Foster 5
Roger Lee Jr. 5
Bryan Barns 5
Brian Merriman 4
Greg Arnold 3
Travis Holt 3
Shawn Gillespie 2
Terry Townsend 1
Buck Hornbaker 1
Mini Stock Racing Back At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...Since the gates opened at Southern Oregon Speedway in 1996, the Mini Stock division has been a part of the championship program. This will be their 23rd championship season. If there's one racer in the group who can appreciate tradition, it's third generation racer Kristopher Mix. Mix grew up watching his father, Keith Mix, race at the old Posse Grounds Speedway and other racing venues in Oregon.
Last season, Mix surprised the field by winning a closely contested championship battle that saw no less than five drivers with a mathematical shot at the championship going into the final race. Great racing and racers is nothing new to the Mini Stock division. Through the years, this division has had many great stars, including four time champion John Derby, two time champions Tracy Bradley and David Bishop, inaugural champion Bryan Barns, Rich McCoy and Mike Johnson.
One of the drivers Mix had to beat for the championship last season was Johnson's 15 year old son, Michael Johnson, who finished a strong second. Last season also boasted three other past Mini Stock champions in the field with 2013 champion Steve Goetz, 2014 champion Gary Anderson and 2016 Yreka champion David Steele. There were also occasional visits from 2016 champion Bob Burkett, who moved up to win the Valley Stor-All Late Model lites title last season.
They don't get much better then David Steele, who has won somewhere in the area of 50 Main Events between Southern Oregon Speedway and Siskiyou Motor Speedway in his impressive career. Steele appeared to be the driver to beat last season after dominating the first two races of the season. However, major motor problems derailed his effort. As if to remind everybody that he is still one of the best, Steele ended the season with three straight Main Event victories.
Word has it that Steele is getting ready to come back out, though he admits he's more interested in going out there and having fun than chasing points. Steele should be joined by team mate Goetz, who indicated last year that he may take on a car owner role with his niece driving the yellow #55 car.
One of the more interesting cars in the field is the blue #007 Pinto Wagon of Andrew Hall, who is Mix's Neon Mafia teammate. Hall had indicated the possibility of moving up in divisions this season, though he said that either way his car would be out there this season with him or somebody else driving.
After an impressive third place season, Dillen Lausen will apparently be out of the division as Mike Weiser has sold that car back to its former owner, 2015 champion David Marble. Johnson might be poised to win the championship. However there have been rumors that he will be making a move into either the SODCA Dwarf Car or IMCA Sport Modified class. The team actually purchased the #27 Dwarf Car of Anthony Pope. Johnson had his 2016 and 2017 cars up for sale late last year, though we haven't heard if they have sold and who bought them.
Hunter Magnan struggled at times in his rookie season, but he still won last year's "Rookie Of The Year" award. Prior to the season finale, he purchased the #8 car from the Fettinger Racing Team. Magnan was trying to sell his old car as of this writing. At the moment, one driver to watch in this year's rookie battle is 2016 Hornet division champion, Tim Hedges. Hedges will attempt to do double duties in a Mini Stock and a Hornet this season.
There are several other teams at large, including Garrett Fredrickson, Patrick Stringer-Stine and Mike Cloud. At the end of the 2016 season, Randy Simmons indicated that he would take last season off preparing a new car. No word on his status for this season. There are other rumors as we prepare for an exciting 12 race season, but we'll have to see who is there on race night.
The Mini Stock division has served its role well throughout the history of this track as an affordable division with close competition. That hasn't changed, as last season's close point battle has proven. The season will kick off for the division on May 5th, and then the battle will be on to see who the next champion will be? Will Mix repeat? Will Steele win his first home track championship? Will there be a new champion? Stay tuned. As always, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com for further information.
2018 Southern Oregon Speedway Schedule
Mini Stocks
May 5
May 12
May 19
June 16
June 30
July 14
July 22
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 8
September 15
2017 Southern Oregon Speedway
Mini Stock Points
89m Kristopher Mix 272
777 Michael Johnson 262
87 Dillen Lausen 260
67 David Steele 258
55 Steve Goetz 250
007 Andrew Hall 208
0 Gary Anderson 169
33m Hunter Magnan 144
421 Patrick Stringer-Stine 71
43 Bob Burkett 48
Mini Stock Champions
1996 Brian Barns
1997 Scott Holt
1998 Rich McCoy
1999 Tracy Bradley
2000 Tracy Bradley
2001 Tom Lanigan
2002 Mike Johnson
2003 David Bishop
2004 David Bishop
2005 Tony Christopher
2006 Milton Carter
2007 Jim Pope
2008 John Derby
2009 John Derby
2010 John Derby
2011 John Derby
2012 Toby Judd
2013 Steve Goetz
2014 Gary Anderson
2015 David Marble
2016 Bob Burkett
2017 Kristopher Mix
All Time Mini Stock Main Event Winners*
Jim Hill 26
Jim Pope 24
Bob Burkett 22
Toby Judd 20
David Steele 20
David Marble 18
Patrick Lanigan 17
John Derby 15
Milt Carter 15
Bryan Barns 12
Mike Johnson 12
Gary Anderson 11
Joe Dirt 9
Tracy Bradley 8
Steve Goetz 7
Dave Bishop 7
Monty Stratton 6
Tyler Lockwood 5
Mike Goldstrand 5
Travis Holt 4
Curt Ballard 4
Tom Lanigan 4
Rich McCoy 4
Mike Chastain 4
Larry Williams 4
Clarence Cole 3
Eric Bray 3
Chuck Flynn 2
Jared Larsen 2
Tom Williams 2
Rocky Bass 2
Pat Akins 2
Scott Holt 2
Jim Narramore 2
Travis Fisher 2
Jerry Apland 1
Jason Watkins 1
Jared Morril 1
Randy Fernandes 1
Josh Bratton 1
Chris Biggs 1
Don Borror 1
Justin Holt 1
Jack Clement 1
Paul Haslow 1
Andy Haas 1
Joe Guider 1
Michael Goldstrand 1
James Welshonse 1
Michael Johnson 1
David Mullane 1
Tony Christopher 1
Eddie Farley 1
Joe Forsma 1
Mike Higbee 1
Jim Gilbert 1
Bob Thomas 1
Jerry Apland 1
Dean Combs 1
Brian Peterson 1
Andy Stiffler 1
JOAT Labs Returns As Title Sponsor
For Hornets Division At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...JOAT Labs returns as the title sponsor for the Hornets division at Southern Oregon Speedway this season. Miles Deubert, who runs JOAT (short for Jack Of All Trades) Labs came on board as the title sponsor last year and built several cages for new cars as the division enjoyed its best season ever. Optimism is high for an even better season this year.
The Hornet division was first introduced as part of the Southern Oregon Speedway schedule in 2013 and had small fields in 2014 and 15. Champions those first two seasons were Robbie Jones and Drew Fielder. When Mike McCann took over promoting the track in 2016, there was a new commitment made to promote and grow this entry level class. Car count hit an all-time high that season as Tim Hedges won a close battle with Darrell Nelson Jr. for the championship.
Hedges reaffirmed his commitment last season as he fielded four cars on multiple occasions. His wife, Jenna Hedges, and son Ashtin Hedges, also raced regularly last year. Jenna outran Tim to finish second in the standings, while Ashtin finished fourth. Jenna was also crowned the first "Rookie Of The Year" for the class. Nelson, meanwhile, shared the driving duties in his car with sons Zack and Ryan, while youngest son Gabe Nelson finally made his division debut in one of the Hedges cars at season's end.
The good news is the Nelson team will have multiple cars this season while the Hedges team continues to field multiple cars as well. Tim Hedges plans to do double division duty as he also moves up to the Mini Stock class. The Hornet division has produced a few new stars into the Mini Stock class, including 2017 Mini Stock point runnerup Michael Johnson, Garrett Fredrickson and Dillen Lausen.
Last season saw the return of past Thrill Cars champion Jason Stoutenburgh. Stoutenburgh won the final four races to solidify his well earned championship. The division is a gateway class to welcome young drivers into the sport. Last season, second generation racer Dylan Irving made his debut at 14 years old, joined by teammate Brandon Wonsyld and John Corder in the popular Ashland High School PT Cruiser.
The 2017 season ended with two new lady competitors, Bree Tritchler and Kelli Burton. Burton took over the #57 car, which was at the season opener and had been parked ever since. Word is that there will be several other new competitors in the Hornets division this season.
The sport is always looking for talented young drivers, and Southern Oregon Speedway offers one avenue with the Outlaw Kart program that takes place on the smaller track on Friday nights. The easiest way for new or inexperienced competitors to get started on the bigger track is the affordable Hornets division.
Drivers learn the basics in what is essentially a bone stock front wheel drive Mini Stock class. From there, they can move up to other divisions. JOAT Labs is still making new cages to ensure the safety of the drivers. Also, JOAT Labs will have a house car that will be driven by multiple different drivers throughout the season.
Southern Oregon Speedway is proud to offer an exciting 11 race schedule for the division, which begins on May 5th.. Point standings will be kept at each event as well as the regular purse and trophies for Main Event and Trophy Dash winners. It all adds up to more excitement with the JOAT Labs Hornets at Southern Oregon Speedway. For further information, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
2018 Southern Oregon Speedway
JOAT Labs Hornets Schedule
May 5
May 12
June 2
June 23
June 30
July 14
August 3
August 18
August 25
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2017 Southern Oregon Speedway
JOAT Labs Hornets Points
007 Jason Stoutenburgh 265
27j Jenna Hedges 223
11h Tim Hedges 221
54a Ashtin Hedges 190
11 Dylan Irving 161
8g Derrel Nelson Jr. 158
7 Brandon Wonsyld 155
555 Joby Shields 76
95 David Coggins 71
8g Zach Nelson 71
Past Hornet Main Event Winners
Robbie Jones 8
Joby Shields 5
Jason Stoutenburgh 4
Drew Fielder 3
Dale Tarp 3
Derrel Nelson Jr. 2
Tim Hedges 2
Tanton Swaim 1
Lon Fox 1
Brian Dickens 1
Jason Peeble 1
David Coggins 1
