From Kelly Hart
Alger, WA — (June 29, 2013) — It was the hottest day of the year at Skagit Speedway and the racing action on the track was even hotter. Colton Heath won the 360 Sprint Main, the Sportsman Sprint Main winner was Zach McCabe, Chase Goetz won the USAC Midget Main and Jon Gunderson won the Outlaw Tuner Main.
Heath started the night with fast time in 360 Sprint time trials at 12.012 seconds. Heat race winners were Derek Roberts and Kelsey Carpenter. In the feature, Kenny Rutz used his front row starting spot to tear into the lead which he held for the first 13 circuits. Into heavy traffic Heath stalked Rutz for a few laps before getting around and into the lead coming. Rutz blew up on lap 23 bringing out the only stoppage of the race. From there it was a seemingly easy green-white-checkered finish for Heath with Steve Kilcup and Josh DeWitt finishing second and third.
Zach McCabe passed early and often before picking up the lead from Paul Burdick on lap 12 of the Sportsman Main. Burdick used a great start to lead the first 12 laps but traffic proved to be heavy and McCabe picked his spot to make the pass for the lead. A single yellow flag on lap 14 closed the gap but McCabe easily pulled away for his fourth win of the season. Tyler Fox and Cory Swatzina won the heats. Fast time was Steve Parker at 12.870.
In the USAC Midget division Chase Goetz won the 20-lap feature. Gaylon Stewart had a lock on the lead before his car lost power on lap 13. Goetz took over and lead the final 6 laps for the win lengthening his points lead. The heat race winners were Ariel Biggs and Dougie James.
For the Outlaw Tuners Jon Gunderson led all 17 laps for the win. Behind him Rick Young and Freddie Vela picked their way through the field to finish second and third. Matt Ploeg and Brandon Berg won the heats.
RESULTS
360 Sprints
Fast time – 33 Colton Heath 12.012
Heat 1 1. 42 Derek Roberts 2. 7X Steve Kilcup 3. 42M Devin Madonia 4. 98Matt Jensen 5. 33 Colton Heath 6. 08 Steve Vague 7. 57 Bud Ashe 8- 50M Michael Bollinger
Heat 2 1. 79K Kelsey Carpenter 2. 5D Josh Dewitt 3. 7K Danny Kirkpatrich 4. 29P Randy Price 5. 8R Kenny Rutz 6. 87 Liam Ryan 7. 4B Cale Brook 8 29W Steve James.
Main 1. 33 Colton Heath 2. 7X Steve Kilcup 3. 5D Josh Dewitt 4. 79K Kelsey Carpenter 5. 42 Derek Roberts 6. 42M Devin Madonia 7. 29P Randy Price 8. 7K Danny Kirkpatrick 9. 08 Steve Vague 10. 98 Matt Jensen 11. 57 Bud Ashe 12. 48 Cale Brook 13. 8R Kenny Rutz 14. 50M Michael Bollinger
Lap leaders 8r Kenny Rutz 1-13, 33 Colton Heath 14-25
Hard Charger 33 Colton Heath +7 positions gained
Sportsman Sprints
Fast time – 23 Steve Parker 12.870
Heat 1 1-0 Tyler Fox. 2. 78 Stephen Reeves 3. 23 Steve Parker 4. 17 Cory Samuelson 5. 9B Paul Burdick6. 2C-Curtis Clark 7. 13A Ashley Lewellen 8. 8S Clayton Sibley
Heat 2 1. 2s Cory Swatzina 2. 46 Zach McCabe 3. 68 Ben Gunderson 4. 57 James Bundy 5. 5 Adam Hinds 6. 5L Josh Griffiths
Main 1. 46 Zach McCabe 2. 0 Tyler Fox 3. 98 Paul Burdick 4. 68 Ben Gunderson 5. 2S Cory Swatzina 6. 23 Steve Parker 7. 17 Cory Samuelson 8. 57 James Bundy 9. 33 Bill Rude 10. 2C Curtis Clark 11. 13A Ashley Lewellen 12. 5L Josh Griffiths 13. 78 Stephen Reeves 14. 9 Greg Otis
Lap leaders 9b Paul Burdick 1-12, 46 Zach MacCabe 13-20
Hard Charger 46 Zach McCabe +4 positions gained
USAC Midgets
Heat 1 1.11E-Ariel Biggs 2.-5 Madison Hess 3.-14 Garrett Thomas 4. 35 Jared Peterson 5.-12 Steve Hughes 6. -91A Austin Sheridan
Heat 2 1.- 29-Dougie James 2.-91 Chase Goetz 3. 21 Robbie Price 4. 21H Todd Hartman 5. 27 Annika Johanson
Main 1. 91 Chase Goetz 2. 21H Todd Hartman 3. 14 Garrett Thomas 4. 29 Dougie James 5. J11E Ariel Biggs 6. 5 Madison Hess 7. 12 Steve Hughes 8. 21 Robbie Price 9. 27 Annika Johanson 10. 3G Gaylon Stewart
Lap leaders 3s Gaylon Stewart 1-13, 91 Chase Goetz 14-20
Hard Charger
Outlaw Tuners
Heat 1 1. 24P –Matt Ploeg 2. 81-Jon Gunderson 3. 77 Clint Meins 4. 12 Tina Thibert 5. 50 John Edwards 6. 03 Howard Vos 7. 29B Mark Toth
Heat 2 1. 72 Brandon Berg 2. 20 Freddie Vela 3. 71 Rick Young 4. K9 Becky Boudreau 5. 12 BE Eric Vailette 6. 22X Brian Michelson
Main 1. 81 Jon Gunderson 2. 71 Rick Young 3. 20 Freddie Vela 4. 24P Matt Ploeg 5. 72 Brandon Berg 6. 12 Tina Thibert 7. 77 Clint Meins 8. 12BE Eric Vailette 9. 03 Howard Vos 10. Becky Boudreau 11. 29B Mark Toth 12. 22X Brian Michelson 13. 50 John Edwards
Lap leaders 81 Jon Gunderson 1-17
Hard Charger 81 Jon Gunderson +2 positions gained