CARPENTER, ROBERTS AND POWERS WIN AT PRELUDE TO THE DIRT CUP

by Kelly Hart

(Alger, WA) 6/11/11 A warm almost summer-like evening greeted both racers and race fans at ASA member track Skagit Speedway. Kelsey Carpenter won his first 360 Sprint race of the season, Derek Roberts won his third Sportsman Sprint race to extend his point lead and Matt Powers won the Outlaw Hornet main. Skagit Speedway also had 4 sessions of hot laps for 410 Sprint cars ready to run the 40th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup June 16-18. RESULTS Sportsman Sprints Fast time Derek Roberts 12.8 Heat 1 Justin Youngquist, Michael Hodel, Michael Ballenger, Roberts, Glen Reinstra Heat 2 Wes Tyra, Brandon Harkness, Paul Burdick, Rob Schroder, Roger Oudman Heat 3 Cale Brooke, Clayton Sibley, Cory Swatzina, James Bundy, Bill Rude Main Derek Roberts, Youngquist, Swatzina, Burdick, Bundy, Needham, Harkness, Brooke, Clark, Rude, Parker, Lewellen, Oudman, Hodel, Tyra, Ballinger, Sibley, Reinstra, Schroder Hard Charger Geoff Needham 360 Sprints Fast time Alan Munn 12. Heat 1 Kelsey Carpenter, Brian Kirkpatrick, Danielle Huson, Alan Munn, Bud Ashe Heat 2 Mack Brown, Travis Jacobson, Jared Peterson, Josh DeWitt, Tyler Anderson Main Kelsey Carpenter, Mack Brown, Josh DeWitt, Jared Peterson, Travis Jacobson, Brian Kirkpatrick, Rod Perkins, Danielle Huson, Alan Munn, Tyler Anderson, Randy Price, Bud Ashe, Devin Madonia Hard Charger Josh DeWitt Outlaw Hornets Heat 1 Freddy Vela, Howard Vos, Stacey Sims, Jesse Swint, Tom Warner Heat 2 Ken Higby, Matt Ploeg, Jon Edwards, Clint Meins, Adam Nelson Main Matt Powers, Tyler Ketchum, Ploeg, Young, Vela, Adam Nelson, Howard Vos, Stacy Sims, Tina Thibert, Greg Hibma, TJ Campbell, Jesse Swint, Jon Edwards, Clint Meins, Ken Higby Hard Charger Tyler Ketchum