By Gary Thomas
With the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial on deck next week at Silver Dollar Speedway, we currently have $200 thus far on the line for the Carwash Mike Fast Time Award, courtesy of John Luther aka 50th Stater. Last year’s award paid $1140 to the fast time qualifier at the event. The winner of the award on Saturday May 3 will also take home a custom Jagermeister Trophy & a Coors Light Cowboy Hat, in honor of super fan Carwash Mike Avilla, who passed away a few years ago.
If anyone would like to add to the fast time award, purchase a lap or add anything to the night, please contact Dave and Dianne Durica at Durica1414@sbcglobal.net or 916-988-5958. The Carwash Mike Fast Time Award has been captured the last two years by Rico Abreu & Tim Kaeding respectively.
The “Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial” pays tribute to fallen race car driver Dave Bradway Jr., who lost his life in a Sprint Car crash at Skagit Speedway’s Dirt Cup in 1987. Bradway Jr. was a driver destined for stardom in Sprint Car racing and the event held in his memory has become a cornerstone for the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series each season at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico