From Kelly Hart
Alger, WA — (May 18, 2013) — On the night of the Shipwreck Beads Modified Series debut at Skagit Speedway the following racers turned in winning performances in their respective main events, Brock Lemley in the 410 Sprints, Cory Swatzina in the Sportsman Sprints, Craig Moore in the Modifieds and Brandon Berg in the Outlaw Tuners.
Chad Hillier started off the night in the 410 division qualifying quickest at 11.108 seconds around the 3/10th mile clay oval. Jason Solwold and Trey Starks won the heat races. In the 25-lap main event, Solwold won the drag race into turn one with 15 sprint cars flying in right behind him. Solwold held off Trey Starks and Brock Lemley early with Lemley getting by Starks on a lap 3 restart. Setting sail for Solwold, Lemely caught then passed the former track champion coming out of turn 4 for the lead on the end of lap 7. Lemley led the rest of the way, with defending track champion Eric Fisher getting by Starks and Solwold for second. The top five were Lemley, Fisher, Solwold, Starks and Travis Jacobson. It was Lemley’s second 410 Sprint win on the season and gives him three total on the season with another win in the 360 Sprints.
The Sportsman Sprint class was paced by defending track champion Steve Parker in qualifying with a 12.503 second lap. The heat races were won by James Bundy and Curtis Clark. Bundy jarred the crowd with a spinning flip in turn two after losing a right rear wheel. That brought out the only red of the event. Cory Swatzina led all 20 laps for his first win on the season. Clayton Sibley was second followed by Clark, Parker and Bill Rude.
Making their debut appearance at Skagit Speedway were the Shipwreck Beads Modifieds. Seven cars made the first race as weather threatened all of Western Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, Canada keeping some cars at home. It was a commanding night for Craig Moore as the Seabeck, WA veteran won the heat race and the 20-lap main event. Moore took over the lead from Tom Sweatman on the 9th lap. Sweatman held off Joe German for second in a spirited battle. The crowd really enjoyed the first race of the modifieds with the cars hiking up their left front wheels off the ground and close, side by side racing.
In just his second full year of Outlaw Tuner driving Brandon Berg picked up his first Outlaw Tuner victory over defending champion Freddie Vela and yet another podium finish for Matt Ploeg. Berg and Jon Gunderson won the heat races.
Saturday night May 25th at ASA member track Skagit Speedway the Sprint Cars and Outlaw Tuner return for the John Carroll Classic presented by Industrial Resources, Incorporated of Clear Lake, WA. Immediately following the races is a GIANT fireworks show.
RESULTS (starting positions in parenthesis)
410 SPRINTS
Qualifying 1. 26 Chad Hillier 11.108, 2. 2j Jonathan Jorgenson 11.158, 3. 18 Travis Jacobson 11.173, 4. 7s Eric Fisher 11.285, 5. 8 Brock Lemley 11.339, 6. 55 Trey Starks 11.345, 7. 7j Jason Solwold 11.370, 8. 38 Trevor Turnbull 11.517, 9. 96x Mack Brown 11.517, 10. 6 Jason Bloodgood 11.580, 11. 24p Randy Price 11.697, 12. Reece Goetz 11.754, 13. 98 Matt Jensen 11.834, 14. 50m Michael Bollinger 11.916, 15. 27 Alec Covert 12.013, 16. 62 Lawrence Kirkham 13.021
Heat 1 1. 7k Jason Solwold(1), 2. 8 Brock Lemley(2), 3. 26 Chad Hillier(4), 4. 18 Travis Jacobson(3), 5. 96x Mack Brown(5), 6. 98 Matt Jensen(7), 7. 24c Randy Price(6), 8. 27 Alec Covert(8)
Heat 2 1. 55 Trey Starks(2), 2. 38 Trevor Turnbull(1), 3. 2j Jonathan Jorgenson(4), 4. 7s Eric Fisher(3), 5. 9r Reece Goetz(6), 6. 50 Michael Bollinger(7), 7. 62 Lawrence Kirkham(8), 8. 6 Jason Bloodgood(5)
Main 1. 8 Brock Lemley(4), 2. 7s Eric Fisher(5), 3. 7s Jason Solwold(2), 4. 55 Trey Starks(3), 5. 18 Travis Jacobson(6), 6. 26 Chad Hillier(8), 7. 96x Mack Brown(9), 8. 2j Jonathan Jorgenson(7), 9. 38 Trevor Turnbull(1), 10. 24p Randy Price(12), 11. 6 Jason Bloodgood(11), 12. 98 Matt Jensen(13), 13. 27 Alec Covert(15), 14. 9r Reece Goetz(10), 15. 62 Lawrence Kirkham(16), 16. 50m Michael Bollinger(14)
Lap leaders 7s Solwold 1-8, 8 Lemley 9-25
Hard Charger 8 Brock Lemley +3 positions gained
SPORTSMAN SPRINTS
Qualifying: 1. 23 Steve Parker 12.503, 2. 33 Bill Rude 12.511, 3. Cale Brooke 12.569, 4. 46 Zach McCabe 12.650, 5. 15 Mike Murphy 12.759, 6. 8s Clayton Sibley 12.782, 7.78 Steve Reeves 12.802, 8. 2c Curtis Clark 12.832, 9. 57 James Bundy 12.904, 10. 2s Cory Swatzina 12.905, 11. 68 Ben Gunderson 13.028, 12. 0 Tyler Fox 13.080, 13 Adam Hinds 13.241, 14. 3m Dave Mead 14.007
Heat 1 1. 57 James Bundy(1), 2. 78 Steve Reeves(2), 3. 4b Cale Brooke(3), 4. 23 Steve Parker(4), 5. 68 Ben Gunderson(5), 6. 15 Mike Murphy(8), 7. 9 Greg Otis(7), 8. 5 Adam Hinds(6)
Heat 1. 2c Curtis Clark(1), 2. 8s Clayton Sibley(2), 3. 0 Tyler Fox(6), 4. 2 Cory Swatzina(5), 5. 33 Bill Rude(4), 6. 3m Dave Mead(7), 7. 46 Zach McCabe(3), 8. 13a Ashley Lewellen(8)
Main 1. 2s Cory Swatzina(1), 2. 8s Clayton Sibley(5), 3. 2c Curtis Clark(3), 4. 23 Steve Parker(8), 5. 33 Bill Rude(7), 6. 0 Tyler Fox(10), 7. 68 Ben Gunderson(9), 8. 46 Zach McCabe(11), 9. 9 Greg Otis(14), 10. 4b Cale Brooke(6), 11. 57 James Bundy(2), 12. 78 Steve Reeves(4), 13. 5 Adam Hinds(12), 14. 15 Mike Murphy(16), 15. 13a Ashley Lewellen(15), 16. 3m Dave Mead(13)
Lap leaders 2 Cory Swatzina 1-20
Hard Charger 9 Greg Otis +5 positions gained
SHIPWRECK BEAD MODIFIED SERIES 15.394 Tom Sweatman
Heat 1 1. m14 Craig Moore(2), 2. 14k Kyler Moore(5), 3. 75x Joe German(3), 4. 11 Tom Sweatman(5), 5. 1b Dave Burns(1)
Main 1. m14 Craig Moore(4), 2. 11 Tom Sweatman(1), 3. 75x Joe German(2), 4. 14k Kyler Moore(3), 5. 1b Dave Burns(5)
Lap leaders 11 Sweatman 1-8, m14 C.Moore 9-20
Hard Charger m14 Craig Moore +3 positions gained
OUTLAW TUNERS
Heat 1 1. 81 Jon Gunderson(3), 2. 24 Matt Ploeg(4), 3. k-9 Becky Boudreau(1), 4. 71 Rick Young(8), 5. 03 Howard Vos(2), 6. 29 Mark E Toth III(5), 7. 12 Tina Thibert(7), 8. 74 Justin Dunagan(8)
Heat 2 1. 72 Brandon Berg(1), 2. 23 Cliff Ballenger(3), 3. 29p Patrick Adams(2), 4. 20 Freddie Vela(6), 5. 89 Tom Warner(7), 6. 77mr Clint Meins(4), 7. 50 Jon Edwards(8), 8. 29z Trevor Helms(5)
Main 1. 72 Brandon Berg(6), 20 Freddie Vela(8), 3. 24p Matt Ploeg(3), 4. 29p Patrick Adams(2), 5. Rick Young(13), 6. K-9 Becky Boudreau(1), 7. 77mr Clint Meins(12), 8. 23 Cliff Ballenger(4), 9. 81 Jon Gunderson(5), 10. 03 Howard Vos(7), 11. 89 Tom Warner(10), 12.29z Trevor Helms(16), 13. 50 Jon
Edwards(14), 15. 74 Justin Dunagan(15), 16. 12 Tina Thibert(11)
Lap leaders 29p Adams 1-4, 72 Berg 5-17
Hard Charger 20 Freddie Vela +6 positions gained