By Lonnie Wheatley,Stacy Verrall photo
ELMA, Wash. (August 26, 2011) – Roger Crockett kicked off Grays Harbor Raceway’s Big E Weekend by racing to his fourth ASCS Northwest win of the season in Friday night’s 20-lap main event atop the 3/8-mile clay oval.
The 2009 ASCS Northwest champion worked forward from the eighth starting position to take command just past the midway point en route to his 20th career win under the ASCS banner aboard the Omlid & Swinney No. 11 KPC.
Crockett raced into the lead on the 11th circuit after Travis Jacobson and Jared Peterson battled for the point in the opening rounds and ultimately took the checkered flag ahead of Henry Van Dam, with Jacobson, Jayme Barnes and Peterson rounding out the top five.
Colton Heath was sixth, with Mason Moore, Garen Linder, T.J. Hartman and Randy VanAagten completing the top ten.
Chadd Noland, Linder and Crockett topped heat race action.
ASCS Northwest Results from Grays Harbor Raceway:
Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 13-Chadd Noland, 2. 9p-Jared Peterson, 3. 7n-Jayme Barnes, 4. 55-Trey Starks, 5. 5h-Mason Moore, 6. 24-Tyler Anderson.
Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 22-Garen Linder, 2. 18-Travis Jacobson, 3. 0j-Jay Cole, 4. 8rc-Jason Cocking, 5. 19-T.J. Hartman, 6. 9a-Luke Didiuk.
Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, 2. 33-Colton Heath, 3. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 4. 5d-Josh DeWitt, 5. 2L-Logan Forler, 6. 99-Randy VanAagten.
“A” Feature (20 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, 2. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 3. 18-Travis Jacobson, 4. 7n-Jayme Barnes, 5. 9p-Jared Peterson, 6. 33-Colton Heath, 7. 5h-Mason Moore, 8. 22-Garen Linder, 9. 19-T.J. Hartman, 10. 99-Randy VanAagten, 11. 0j-Jay Cole, 12. 8rc-Jason Cocking, 13. 55-Trey Starks, 14. 2L-Logan Forler, 15. 13-Chadd Noland, 16. 9a-Luke Didiuk, 17. 24-Tyler Anderson. DNS: 5d-Josh DeWitt.
ASCS Northwest Points (Top Ten): 1. Roger Crockett 1,544, 2. Henry Van Dam 1,411, 3. Trey Starks 1,284, 4. Seth Bergman 1,258, 5. Mitch Olson 1,075, 6. Chadd Noland 1,008, 7. Jason Cocking 993, 8. Mason Moore 962, 9. Garen Linder 919, 10. Kyle Larson 860.