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โ ELMA, Wash. (Aug. 17) โ Logan Forler counted the ways he could have won.
There was a pass for the lead, then a yellow to revert the running order. Forlerโs bleeder on his right rear tire stuck on the last restart, which made him way too tight entering turn one with a handful of laps remaining. Oh, and the winnerโs engine blew up on the lap after the checkered flag.
But in the end, the 18-year-old from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., finished second last Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash.
โI think I should have won that race because of that lapped car,โ Forler said. โWe had already passed the start-finish line and I was going into turn three the next lap when they threw the yellow.โ
Forler, who started fourth, was in second place by the second lap. He then chased down leader Colton Heath and the duo pulled away from the field.
โI thought me and him were in a whole different world,โ Forler said. โWe were just the same exact speed. He would get a good jump on the restarts and I would just follow him in circles.
โAll I needed was lapped traffic. I finally got it and then the yellow came.โ
Midway through the feature, Heath came up on a slowing car off turn four and the two slowed on the frontstretch. Forler rocketed by both before the start-finish line and pulled away before the yellow flag was waved after the lapped car rolled to a stop in turn one.
Officials determined that a lap hadnโt been completed and Heath was placed back in the lead. He again took off and Forler chased him on the top groove. However, with about eight laps remaining, Heathโs car began to smoke and Forler was pulling tearoffs every lap because of the oil.
Forler had one last opportunity as the field bunched up for a late restart. However, the bleeder in his right rear tire stuck.
โI kind of got messed up on that last restart,โ he said. โI was already too tight and that bleeder stuck, and then I was really too tight.โ
Forler finished a narrow second behind Heathโs smoking car.
It was Forlerโs eighth top-five finish of the season.
He is taking this weekend off before returning to Grays Harbor Raceway for an ASCS Northwest Region doubleheader on Aug. 26-27.
QUICK RESULTS โ
Aug. 13 โ Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash โ Heat race: 3 (3); Feature: 2 (4).
SEASON STATS โ
44 races, 38 features, 2 wins, 9 top fives, 18 top 10s, 26 top 15s, 35 top 20s
UP NEXT โ
Aug. 26-27 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., with the ASCS Northwest Region
FAVORITE NUMBER โ
4: Average feature finish in the last four races, including three top threes.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS โ
Website: www.rushracingenterprise.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ForlerRacing
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Logan-Forler/190774707612190
ON THE AIR โ
Click on the link below for video of Forlerโs victory at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., on July 9:
Here is a video of Forlerโs runner-up performance at Grays Harbor Raceway on Aug. 13:
APPAREL โ
Forler has t-shirts, girls crew neck shirts and sweatshirts for sale. The sizes range from small to 3XL and prices are $15-20 for shirts and $30 for sweatshirts. For more information, visit www.rushracingenterprise.com.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT โ RN Smith Harvesting
Based out of Eatonville, Wash., RN Smith Harvesting is a logging business. Owner Rick Smith coached Logan in soccer when he was a child and they have stayed friends over the years.
โI met Rick when I was probably 9-years-old,โ Forler said. โAnytime I need help out with something, I call him. Rick and RN Smith Harvesting have been a big support.โ
Forler would like to thank his sponsors, including Steve Forler Trucking, Shark Racing Engines, Line-X, Des Moines Industrial Products and Atomic Designs for their continued support.