Augustine, Braaten, Borror Win
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...July 30...Coos Bay point leader Nathan Augustine made his first visit to Southern Oregon Speedway and swept the heat, dash and 20 lap Open Stock Main Event Saturday night. Jeffrey Hudson hopped into the Rocky Nash Pro Stock and made two late passes to finish second despite the fact that he had no practice laps all night.
Point leader Jorddon Braaten won his fourth 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event of the season. Braaten led from lap 3 to the checkered flag. Mike Medel made a charge from 12th starting to finish second after scratching from the preliminaries with a mechanical issue.
Steve Borror followed Roy Bain for just two laps before racing by for the lead and his second 20 lap Pro Stock Main Event win at the track this year. Trophy Dash winner Rocky Nash made a last lap pass on Matt Harlow for second.
David Steele won his fourth 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event of the season. Point leader Bob Burkett led the first 5 laps before settling for second.
Joby Shields won his second 20 lap Hornet Main Event after passing Tim Hedges on lap ten. Darrel Nelsen Jr. made a late move past Hedges for second.
Nathan Augustine got very familiar with the track in his first start and won the 20 lap Open Stock Main Event. Augustine's heat win put him on the pole for the feature and he led from the start. Point leader Mike Linder held second until being passed by Bob Dees on lap 16. Dees was headed for second until 2015 Pro Stock champion Jeffrey Hudson made a low pass in Turn 3 to take the spot. Augustine won by a wide margin ahead of Hudson. Dees finished third, followed by Linder and Kristy Grout.
Jorddon Braaten won his fourth 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The point leader Braaten took the lead from Trophy Dash winner David Marble on lap 3 and led the rest of the way. Yreka point leader Jimmy Lipke quickly moved into second, but he spun late in Turns 3 and 4. This allowed last starter Mike Medel to take over second. Despite a yellow flag with two laps to go, Braaten would not let this win slip away. Braaten prevailed ahead of Medel, Doug Franklin, David Marble, and Justin Foux.
Steve Borror won the the 20 lap Valley Boys Auto Sales Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event. Borror chased Roy Bain for two laps before passing him for the lead. Matt Harlow quickly settled into second. Borror was threatened only briefly by Harlow. Harlow held second until Rocky Nash made a Turn 2 pass on the last lap to take the position. At the checkered flag, it was Borror winning his second feature at the Speedway and sixth of the year on the circuit ahead of Nash, Harlow, Scott Flowers and James Flowers.
David Steele drove another flawless race in winning his fourth 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. Point leader Bob Burkett led five laps before a high move in Turn 4 gained Steele the lead. Despite a few yellow flags, Steele managed to catch slower cars quickly as he sped to a well earned victory. Burkett settled for second ahead of Gary Anderson, Andrew Hall and Merissa Henson.
Joby Shields won the 20 lap Hornet Main Event. Tim Hedges led the first ten laps before Shields raced by on the back stretch to grab the lead. As Shields pulled away, Hedges and Darrel Nelson Jr. dueled fiercely for second. Nelson made the late pass, but Shields won by a half lap ahead of Nelson, Hedges, John Hoult and Heather Menzel.
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Race Results, July 30
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Heat Winners (8 Laps)-Tony Bartell, David Marble. Trophy Dash (4 Laps)-Marble. Main Event (20 Laps)-Jorddon Braaten, Mike Medel, Doug Franklin, Marble, Justin Foux.
Valley Boys Auto Sales Outlaw Pro Stocks
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Scott Flowers, Steve Borror. Trophy Dash (4 Laps)-Rocky Nash. Main Event (20 Laps)-Borror, Nash, Matt Harlow, S. Flowers, James Flowers.
Mini Stocks
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Bob Burkett, Gary Anderson. Trophy Dash (4 Laps)-Anderson. Main Event (20 Laps)-David Steele, Bob Burkett, Anderson, Andrew Hall, Merissa Henson.
Open Stock Cars
Heat Winner (6 Laps)-Nathan Augustine. Trophy Dash (4 Laps)-Augustine. Main Event (20 Laps)-Augustone, Jeffrey Hudson, Bob Dees, Mike Linder, Kristy Grout.
Hornets
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Darrel Nelson Jr. Trophy Dash (4 Laps)-John Hoult. Main Event (20 Laps)-Joby Shields, Nelsen, Tom Hedges, Hoult, Heather Menzel.
Mike Wheeler Wins Vern Wheeler Memorial Race
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...July 29...Mike Wheeler led all the way in collecting the $2100 victory in the 500 Outlaw Kart 50 lap Main Event at Southern Oregon Speedway Friday night. The event was billed as the Vern Wheeler Sr. Memorial Race. It was an emotional win for Mike as his family was all in attendance to pay tribute to his father in this race. Jesse Caldwell made a challenge in traffic during the first half of the race, but mechanical issues saw him surrender second to Jake Park down the stretch.
Reigning champion Tanner Holmes returned to 250 Kart action and impressed with his heat race and 25 lap Main Event sweep ahead of previous Main Event winner Bodee Weiser.
Carley Holmes held off point leader Trevor Grimes and snapped his two race win streak with an impressive 20 lap Box Stock feature win.
Taylor Fuller set a rapid pace in winning the 15 lap Beginner Box Stock Main Event, while Daisy Gargurevich was second. Both drivers won two heat races as well.
Mike Wheeler won the 50 lap Vern Wheeler Sr. Memorial Race for the 500 Outlaw Karts. There was a strong 23 car field, and Wheeler gave indication early on that he came to win the race with two heat race victories. The event was held in memory of Mike's father, and his two heat wins earned him the pole for $2100 to win race. Jesse Caldwell won one of his heat races and shared the front row of the feature with M. Wheeler. Wheeler got off to a strong start and was lapping slower cars by lap eight, which allowed Caldwell to close in on him. A lap 10 yellow flag for a spin in Turn 1 bunched the field. Wheeler continued to lead the way. There were a pair of quick yellow flags, and Wheeler continued to hold the point. Wheeler caught traffic again by lap 22 as Caldwell challenged him one more time. Caldwell was trying to make a move when a pair of two car tangles in Turns 3 and 4 nearly claimed the two leaders. Wheeler led Caldwell, Jake Park, Johnny Burke and Tyler Seavey at the mid point of the race.
As the leaders worked lap 30, Caldwell slowed on the back stretch for a yellow flag, ending his great run. Wheeler continued to lead Park and Burke on he restart. Chase Hill made a Turn 2 pass on Burke to take over third on lap 44 as Ryan Foster followed him into fourth. Tanner Holmes had a Top 5 run going early before having to make a pit stop just before the fuel break for the race. Holmes came back through the pack and made a Turn 2 pass on lap 45 to grab fifth from Burke. M. Wheeler was unstoppable as he sped to an emotional victory. Park was a strong second ahead of Hill, Foster, Holmes, Kenny Boardman, Christian Osborne, Burke, Vern Wheeler Jr. and Matt Moberley.
Earlier in the evening, reigning 250 Outlaw Kart champion Tanner Holmes won that division's 25 lap Main Event. Holmes won both of his heat races to gain the pole of the feature race. From the start, Holmes had the lead in the rapidly run race that had two brief yellows. Colby Bergquist spun for the final yellow flag on lap 16, but previous feature winner Bodee Weiser could only chase the flying Holmes across the line for a second place finish. It was the second win of the season for Holmes. Maximus Mittry finished third ahead of Enrique Jaime, Braden Cory, Ashley Strain and final lead lap finisher Braden Weiser. Tyler Lefler, Carley Holmes and Bergquist rounded out the Top 10.
2014 Box Stock champion Carley Holmes won a showdown with point leader Trevor Grimes for the win in their 20 lap Main Event. The duo won the two eight lap heat races, and Holmes raced into the lead ahead of Grimes from the start of the feature race. Try as he might, Grimes was unable to make a move on Holmes, who made a good move in traffic on lap 16 to prevail at the checkered flag. Brionna Fuller finished a strong third ahead of Emma Rodgers, Natalie Richard, Natalie Hudson and Ryan Hirschbock. Loveah Crice had good heat race going until she tangled with Rodgers with both rolling in Turn 2. Crice's night was over at that point.
Taylor Fuller put on a dominant performance in winning the 15 lap Beginners Box Stock Main Event. Fuller and Daisy Gargurevich each won two eight lap heat races. Another rapidly run feature saw just one mid race yellow flag, and Fuller had already lapped third place Kiley Grimes by lap five. Fuller became the third winner of the season as he beat second place D. Gargurevich by a half lap. Point leader Grimes was third. Malachi Johnson made his first ever start and finished fourth ahead of previous winner Shailene Horn, Adrian Richard, Thomas Whipple, Ellie Gargurevich, Nicholas Davis Jr. and Roger Whipple. Whipple's race ended before the opening lap as another Kart swerved into his path, leaving him nowhere to go.
Race Results
Beginner Box Stock
Heat 1 (8 Laps)-Daisy Gargurevich. Heat 2 (8 Laps)-Taylor Fuller. Heat 3 (8 Laps)-D. Gargurevich. Heat 4 (8 Laps)-T. Fuller. Main Event (15 Laps)-Fuller, D. Gargurevich, Kiley Grimes, Malachi Johnson, Shailene Horn, Thomas Whipple, Ellie Gargurevich, Nicholas Davis Jr., Roger Whipple
Box Stock
Heat 1 (8 Laps)-Trevor Grimes. Heat 2 (8 Laps)-Carley Holmes. Main Event (20 Laps)-Holmes, Grimes, Brionna Fuller, Emma Rodgers, Natalie Richard, Natalie Hudson, Ryan Hirschbock, Loveah Crice (DNS).
250 Kart
Heat 1 (8 Laps)-Bodee Weiser. Heat 2 (8 Laps)-Tanner Holmes. Heat 3 (8 Laps)-Braden Cory. Heat 4 (8 Laps)-T. Holmes. Main Event (25 Laps)-T. Holmes, Weiser, Maximus Mittry, Enrique Jaime, Cory, Ashley Strain, Braden Weiser. Tyler Lefler, Carley Holmes, Colby Bergquist.
500 Kart
Heat 1 (8 Laps)-Mike Wheeler. Heat 2 (8 Laps)-Jesse Caldwell. Heat 3 (8 Laps)-Jeffrey Hudson. Heat 4 (8 Laps)-M. Wheeler. Heat 5 (8 Laps)-Tyler Seavey. Heat 6 (8 Laps)-Chase Hill. Main Event (50 laps)-M. Wheeler, Jake Park, Chase Hill, Ryan Foster, Tanner Holmes, Kenny Boardman, Christian Osborne, Johnny Burke, Vern Wheeler Jr., Matt Moberley.
