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Hudson Wins First Pennzoil Sprint Car Feature
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...September 24...Hays Oil Championship Night at Southern Oregon Speedway was a night of firsts for the Pennzoil Winged Sprint Car division. The night included first time Main Event and Trophy Dash winners and a first time champion. Taking full advantage of his front row start, 15 year old Jeffrey Hudson won the 25 lap Main Event. It was the first Sprint Car win for Husdon, who was the 2015 Outlaw Pro Stock champion. Hudson needed to come up big to hold off Wayne Kniffen for second in the standings after Kniffen won his first career Trophy Dash. Hudson was also the only driver with a shot at the championship, but Jake Wheeler wrapped that up when he finished second to Kniffen in their heat race.
The night started with a Trophy Dash, and Kniffen held off previous Trophy Dash winner Rowdy McClennon for his first win in a Sprint Car. Kniffen followed that up by holding off new champion Wheeler to win his heat race. Hudson scratched from the Trophy Dash but returned to win his heat race ahead of Todd Whipple. Extreme Sprint Car and Wingless Sprint Car ace Cooper Desbiens blew a motor in hot laps to scratch for the night. Hudson and Kniffen brought the field down for the Main Event green flag, and Hudson raced into the lead. After one lap, Whipple broke a driveline and coasted to a stop in Turn 2. Hudson continued to lead Kniffen and McClennon on the restart. Wheeler was battling Ivie for fourth when he lost power in Turn 4 for the final yellow flag on lap eight. Hudson continued to lead as Kniffen tried to find a line that could get him past Hudson. However, Hudson was setting a good pace as McClennon moved in to battle Kniffen for second. An inside move on the front stretch gained McClennon second from Kniffen on lap 12, but at that point Hudson led by a straightaway. Kniffen brushed the back wall on lap 14 and headed for the pits as Ivie was now third ahead of Jeremy Lowe. McClennon found a good groove on the bottom and steadily gained ground on the leader aboard the Mark Michelet owned mount. However, time ran out as Hudson scored an impressive victory ahead of McClennon, Ivie and Lowe.
Race Results
Pennzoil Winged Sprint Car
Heat
1-Wayne Kniffen, Jake Wheeler, Rowdy McClennon, Cooper Desbiens (DNS).
Heat 2-Jeffrey Hudson, Todd Whipple, Raquel Ivie, Jeremy Lowe. Trophy
Dash-Wayne Kniffen, Rowdy McClennon, Jeffrey Hudson (DNS). Main
Event-Jeffrey Hudson, Rowdy McClennon, Raquel Ivie, Jeremy Lowe, Wayne
Kniffen, Jake Wheeler, Todd Whipple, Cooper Desbiens (DNS).
Luck Aids Nash In Pro Stock Clean Sweep
At Southern Oregon Speedway
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...September 24...Gaining the lead after leader Scott Flowers broke on a late race restart, Rocky Nash scored his second Valley Boys Auto Sales Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event victory Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Nash had won a duel with Flowers earlier in the evening for the Trophy Dash win and then won his heat race to make it a clean sweep performance. With Steve Borror eliminated early, S. Flowers was doing everything he could to try to grab the championship, but his night ended in a disappointing ninth place finish and third straight runnerup season. Matt Harlow drove another great race to finish a season best second. Despite finishing last, Steve Borror's winning ways of 2016 carried him to the championship.
Much like the four lap Trophy Dash in their last appearance, Nash and Flowers battled fiercely at the front, but it was Nash prevailing on this occasion. Nash then took the lead on lap three and won his heat race ahead of previous Main Event winner Miles Deubert. S. Flowers held off rival Borror to win his heat race. Flowers and Nash started back in the fourth row for the Main Event, and James Flowers charged from the second row to lead early ahead of two time champion Ken Irving and Ginny Flowers. James Flowers had finally put a new motor in his car in the hopes of grabbing third in the final standings. Nash made an inside move on the back stretch to take third from G. Flowers on lap two. A back stretch pass on lap six gained Nash second from Irving as S. Flowers followed closely into third. On lap eight, Deubert suddenly slowed right in front of Borror, who slowed to avoid a crash. G. Flowers made contact with Borror for a yellow flag, and the race was over for Deubert and Borror. James Flowers pitted with a flat, and Scott Flowers raced into the lead on the restart ahead of Nash and Harlow. S. Flowers hadn't won all season or the year before, but he looked like he was headed for victory before a lap 18 red flag flew for a fire under the hood of son James Flowers' car. On the fateful restart lap, S. Flowers broke in Turn 2, collecting wife G. Flowers as Scott Bennett and new "Rookie Of The Year" Julia Flowers tangled behind them. With S. Flowers now sidelined, Nash beat Harlow on the restart and led rest of the way in victory. Harlow used his season best second place finish to maintain third in the final standings. John Bowers had a season best third place finish. Roy Bain made a last turn pass on Irving to finish fourth as Ginny Flowers, Julia Flowers and Rick Lukens rounded out the Top 8.
Race Results
Valley Boys Auto Sales Outlaw Pro Stocks
Heat
1-Rocky Nash, Miles Deubert, James Flowers, Ken Irving, Roy Bain. Heat
2-Scott Flowers, Steve Borror, Matt Harlow, Ginny Flowers, Scott Bennett. Trophy Dash-Rocky Nash, Scott Flowers, Miles Deubert, James
Flowers. Main Event-Rocky Nash, Matt Harlow, John Bowers, Roy Bain, Ken
Irving, Ginny Flowes, Julia Flowers, Rick Lukens, Scott Flowers, Scott
Bennett, James Flowers, Miles Deubert, Steve Borror, Lloyd Speer (DNS),
Derrel Nelson Jr. (DNS).
Steele Steals The Show At Southern Oregon Speedway
Burkett started his night off with his sixth four lap Trophy Dash win ahead of his closest point rival, Gary Anderson. Merissa Henson impressed with her six lap heat race win ahead of Anderson. In the other heat race, Steele and Hall battled fiercely for the lead, but Steele made a last lap pass for the victory. Steele and Henson shared the front row for the Main Event, and Steele raced into the lead ahead of Hall and Burkett. A yellow flag flew after four laps for debris on the track. Steele continued to set the pace on the restart ahead of Hall and Burkett. Henson and Anderson were locked in a close battle for fourth, and Lausen made it a three car battle by lap eight. Lausen gained fifth on lap nine and slipped past Henson for fourth a lap later. Garrett Fredrickson spun in Turn 4 for the final caution flag on lap 12. Steele continued to lead Hall on the restart, and a low move in Turn 4 gained Lausen third from Burkett before the lap was completed. Steele pulled away by a few car lengths as the Pinto Wagon of Hall had his hands full with Lausen. Lausen was making the inside groove work and actually made a pass for second in Turn 2 of the 19th lap. However, Hall held the position by the completion of the lap. Steele brought it home to a satisfying victory, while Hall managed to win the battle with Lausen for second. Burkett settled for fourth ahead of Kristopher Mix, Henson, Devon Weiser and Anderson.
Race Results
Mini Stock
Heat
1-Merissa Henson, Gary Anderson, Mikey Johnson, Kristopher Mix, Eric
Hanson. Heat 2-David Steele, Andrew Hall, Devon Weiser, Bob Burkett,
Dillen Lausen. Trophy Dash-Bob Burkett, Gary Anderson, Andrew Hall,
David Steele. Main Event-David Steele, Andrew Hall, Dillen Lausen, Bob
Burkett, Kristopher Mix, Merissa Henson, Devon Weiser, Gary Anderson,
Mikey Johnson, Eric Hanson, Garrett Fredrickson, Randy Simmons (DNS).
Doty Delivers Fifth Super 4's Victory
At Southern Oregon Speedway
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...September 24...This has certainly been a year for Super 4's competitors to be proud of at Southern Oregon Speedway. After being absent from the roster for two years, the racers got the division back to the speedway and delivered 13 total cars during the course of the season with the promise of more to come next year. As the season went on, Lee Doty got faster and faster. On Saturday night, Doty sped to his championship clinching fifth 25 lap Main Event victory of the season. With his second place finish, Charlie Eaton managed to finish third in the standings, while fourth place finisher John Barger will finish second in points.
The night started off with Eaton winning his second straight four lap Trophy Dash ahead of Krista Hadley. Doty made a thrilling last lap pass on Eaton to win their six lap heat race, while K. Hadley continued a good night with her first heat win of the season ahead of Barger. Seventeen year old Outlaw Kart graduate Dusty Aos was a Main Event scratch. Doty shared the Main Event front row with K. Hadley and raced into the lead at the start. A low move in Turn 2 of the fifth lap gained Eaton second, and Barger spun in Turn 1 in his bid for third for a yellow flag. Doty led Eaton and K. Hadley on the restart. Running in the top 5, Bill Spencer got out of shape and fell back several spots as Terry Hadley and Eric Aos ran in the Top 5. Barger grabbed fifth from E. Aos on lap nine and worked his way up to battle the Hadley cars for third. Meanwhile, Doty had a comfortable lead over Eaton. Doty grabbed the checkered flag by a straightaway ahead of Eaton. Barger made a move around T. Hadley for fourth on lap 20, but his last lap pass attempt on K. Hadley fell short. K. Hadley enjoyed her third third place finish ahead of Barger, T. Hadley, E. Aos, Spencer, Mike Cloud and Dan Prewitt.
Race Results
Super 4's
Heat
1-Krista Hadley, John Barger, Bill Spencer, Mike Cloud, Terry Hadley
(DNS). Heat 2-Lee Doty, Charlie Eaton, Eric Aos, Dan Prewitt (DNS),
Dusty Aos (DNS). Trophy Dash-Charlie Eaton, Krista Hadley, Lee Doty,
Terry Hadley. Main Event-Lee Doty, Charlie Eaton, Krista Hadley, John
Barger, Terry Hadley, Eric Aos, Bill Spencer, Mike Cloud, Dan Prewitt,
Dusty Aos (DNS).
Hogge Battles Stanford For Restad Memorial Race Victory
At Siskiyou Motor Speedway
Yreka, CA...September 24...Siskiyou Motor Speedway saved the best for last Saturday night with the annual running of the Rod Restad Memorial IMCA Modified race. Some of the top drivers on the West Coast came to make a run at the $3,000 first prize, and Bobby Hogge IV scored the victory in the 30 lap race ahead of Alex Stanford. Rich McCoy made an appearance and won the O'Reilly Auto Parts IMCA Sport Modified feature while Ethan Killingsworth captured his second 20 lap McDonald's Mini Stock Main Event victory.
Bobby Hogge IV has won many championships and big races in his career. A two time NASCAR Regional champion, Hogge won the $5000 first prize a few weeks earlier in Medford. Hogge's win ahead of Ryan McDaniel in the eight lap heat race was a sign of things to come. Luck of the draw gave Hogge the pole for the big money Main Event, and he raced into the lead at the start. Soon, Hogge was joined by 2014 Wild West Speedweek champion Alex Stanford in a battle up front. Try as he might, however, Stanford was unable to make a move around the flying Hogge. Hogge's win was worth $3000, but Stanford pocketed $2000 for second. Many time Chico champion Ryan McDaniel finished a $1000 third ahead of Jeremy Richey, Medford champion Mark Wauge, Zach Fettinger, Monte Bischoff, Albert Gill, 2015 champion Nick Trenchard and past Yreka champion Lenny Toolanen.
The IMCA Modified championship came down to the final night, and a crash on the opening lap eliminated incoming point leader Duane Orsburn. With his eighth place finish, two time Medford champion Albert Gill was able to add the 2016 Yreka championship trophy to his mantle place. Stanford won his heat race ahead of Tom Berry Jr., while Adam Walters won the other eight lap heat over Wauge. Wauge claimed for lap Trophy Dash honors ahead of Stanford.
Two Medford stars left the speedway with most of the wins in the O'Reilly Auto Parts IMCA Sport Modified portion of the program. Rich McCoy's clean sweep performance started when he won his eight lap heat race ahead of Ryder Boswell. He continued that momentum with a six lap Trophy Dash win ahead of rising Medford racing star Kalvin Morton. Morton won the previous week's Main Event, and he won his heat race ahead of reigning IMCA Modified champion Colter Boswell.
The Main Event was at times not pretty, but the #95 Lightning McQueen Car car of McCoy looked good at the front of the pack. McCoy grabbed the win with Morton second. R. Boswell had one of his best finishes of the year in third, followed by Garrett Hamilton, Buddy McHargue, C. Boswell, Alan Furuta, Jimmy Lipke, Jack Waldon III and Gavin Gonzales. With his eighth place finish, Lipke won the IMCA Sport Modified championship. Waldon won the other heat race in front of McHargue.
With a pair of victories in the final three McDonald's Mini Stock 20 lap features, teen leadfoot Ethan Killingsworth strengthened his hold on second in the point standings. Killingsworth won the Main Event by a straightaway in front of Terry Kendrick. Dennis Jorgensen finished in third, just ahead of Aaron Jorgensen, Ron Morris, Mike Whitaker and Marilyn Yawnick.
Coming off of her impressive fourth win of the season last week, Yawnick needed just to take the green flag to wrap up her first career track championship. Yawnick finished second in her heat race behind Kendrick and was second in the four lap Trophy Dash as A. Jorgensen won for the second straight week. D. Jorgensen beat A. Jorgensen to win their eight lap heat race.
May, Montgomery, McIntyre, Lauver Win Coos Bay Features
Coos Bay, Oregon...September 24...Dave May won the 25 lap Sprint Car Main Event on Les Schwab Series Championship night at Coos Bay Speedway. May picked up the win with his closest point rival, Scott Fox, not too far behind him in second. Duke Johnson was a solid third ahead of Ken Fox and final lead lap finisher Steve Smith as Erin Lyons and Ryan Kingrey rounded out the finishing order. S. Fox set the fast time of the night at 13.736, beating the 13.926 lap of May. Johnson won the four lap Trophy Dash, just ahead of S. Fox, while Kingrey won the eight lap heat race in front of Johnson.
Brody Montgomery added his name to the Sportsman Main Event winner's list with his victory in the 25 lapper. Montgomery won by nearly a lap over the truck of Street Stock competitor Michael Land. Repeat track champion Wayne Butler and Jeff Thurman rounded out the lead lap finishers. Jeff Chamberlain finished fourth ahead of Josh Kralichek, Justin Ryker, Dylan Siewell and Tim Young. Championship runnerup Siewell set the fast time of 15.766 as Butler's 15.869 was the only other 15 second time. Butler won the four lap Trophy dash ahead of Ryker, and Ryker came back to win his heat race ahead of Siewell. Butler won his eight lap heat race in dominating fashion ahead of Thurman.
Toby McIntyre won the 25 lap Late Model Main Event. The 2015 champion won by a half lap ahead of new champion Nathan Augustine. Championship runnerup Thor Kristenson and Kristy Grout rounded out the finishing order. McIntyre set the fast time of 14.736, but he settled for second behind Augustine in the four lap Trophy Dash. Augustine managed to hold off McIntyre in a close race for the eight lap heat race victory.
The potent VW Beatle of Rob Lauver was back and dominating the 25 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event once again. Lauver won the Main Event by over half a lap ahead of 2015 champion Samuel Talon. New champion Ryder Johnson was right behind Talon for the third place finish as John Henry, Mike Smith, Carl Johnson and Jamie Daniels rounded out the finishing order. R. Johnson set the fast time of 18.225 to beat the 18.456 of Henry. Talon won the four lap Trophy Dash in front of Henry. Lauver scored the eight lap heat race victory ahead of C. Johnson.
Ryan Siewell grabbed the victory in the 25 lap Hornet Main Event. Siewell set a good pace out front to win the race by a straightaway ahead of a season best second place finish for Hannah Robinson. Jake Siewell was a close third ahead of Braden Fouge as championship runnerup Jeremy Beard rounded out the Top 5. Bart Pulse was scored sixth, followed by Sam Taylor, Matt Butler and Jason Greer. Taylor claimed four lap Trophy Dash honors over J. Siewell, and Siewell also finished a close second to Fouge in the first eight lap heat race. Beard won the second heat ahead of Taylor. Jeremiah Reiber was a no show, but he had already clinched the division championship prior to the evening
