The sun shined bright on a huge crowd as Grays Harbor Raceway hits the half way point on the season with Mid Season Championship presented by Q-Mart. The 360 Sprint Cars, Shipwreck Beads Modifieds, Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks and Outlaw Tuners took to the 3/8 banked clay oval. Before hand fans were allowed on the track for Fan Appreciation Night. Drivers signed hats, t-shirts, and gave out a variety of prizes.
Outlaw Tuners
Kicking off the evening was the 15 lap Outlaw Tuner feature event. Wishkah's Jeremy Jones took the early lead over Devon Harper of Olympia. The yellow flag quickly flew as Donny Andrews of Belfair made contact with the turn four wall on the start. Harper looked to the inside on the restart but couldn't make the pass on Jones. Harper was sideways in turn four, Tyler Sundstrom of Aberdeen made contact, causing Harper to spin bringing out the caution once again. Jones looked to have everything under control until late in the feature Don Briggs Sr of Wishkah made a battle for the lead on a late race restart, Briggs went on to pick up the win. Jones, Harper, Sundstrom and Shelton's Joseph Palmer rounded out the top five, with Jones winning the Scramble earlier in the evening.
Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks
Jack Parshall of Hoquiam looked to continue his hot streak after a few weeks off. Parshall took the lead on the start with Spanway's Tom Hecker sitting in second. Aberdeen driver Cory Sweatman looked to the low side off turn four to take second from Hecker, but couldn't make the pass. Ryen Haney of Elma moved into the second position looking to track down Parshall for the lead. The battle for third between Hecker, Sweatman and Scott Fritts of Montesano was the race to watch for a handful of laps. Sweatman saw issues later in the feature ending his night. On a mid race restart, Parshall slowly pulled away from Haney and the rest of the field until the caution flag flew for Jeff Daniel of Ocean Shores and Aberdeen's Matt White on lap 19, setting up a green, white, checkered finish. On the restart Haney made his move to the outside, staying right with Parshall. Coming to the white flag, Haney took the lead. Parshall dove to the inside and it was a drag race down the backstretch. Haney slid up, allowing Parshall to the inside and another drag race ensued to the checkered flag. Parshall picked up the win over Haney, Hecker, Shelton's Mike Mann, and White. Parshall won the scramble earlier in the evening with White picking up quick time.
360 Sprint Cars
Jay Cole of Shelton took the early lead but the caution flag quickly flew after contact between Cole and Lance Sargent of Spanway saw Sargent get into the turn two wall. Sargent saw heavy damage to his car, ending his night. Devon Borden of Raymond took the early lead over Cole on the start. Lap 2 saw Jason Reed of Elma have mechanical problems and pull to the infield. Borden quickly pulled away from Cole until lap 10 saw Borden spin to a stop. Borden ended up having mechanical issues, giving up the lead to Cole. John Keller of Yakima ran in the second spot as Cole quickly pulled away and went on to win the 25 lap feature. Keller, Borden, Reed, and Sargent was the finish. Cole also won the Scramble earlier in the evening.
Shipwreck Beads Modifieds
Tom Sweatman of Cosmopolis took the early lead in the 25 lap Shipwreck Beads Modifieds feature, but the caution flag flew, setting up a complete restart. This time it was Scott Miller of Shelton that jumped to the early lead, but that wouldn't count as Devan West of Shelton spun in turn one. Third time is usually a charm and this time Sweatman took the lead with Miller looking to chase him down. The battle for third between Zack Simpson of Aberdeen and Shelton's Brenton Schnitzer was one of the races to watch until a lap two caution for Olympia's Tyson Blood brought out the yellow flag. Sweatman and Miller had the cars to beat as both drivers battled for the lead for a handful of laps. Miller took the lead on a pass in turn two on lap 6 and slowly pulled away from Sweatman. Miller would hold on and take home the win over Sweatman, Simpson, Elma's Tyler Walker, and Brian Izzi of Olympia. Sweatman picked up the Scramble win earlier in the evening.
Racing will resume next Saturday night as the Sportsman Sprint Cars make another appearance to the 3/8 banked clay oval along with the Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks and Outlaw Tuners. Gates open at 5:30PM with racing at 7PM.
Grays Harbor Raceway
July 7, 2018
Mid Season Championship
Cut Rate Auto Part Street Stocks:
Fast Time:
23B Matt White
Scramble:
- 9 Jack Parshall, 2. 5 Tom Hecker, 3. 1s Cory Sweatman, 4. 67 Ryen Haney, 5. 14 Jeff Daniel, 6. 42 Scott Fritts
A-Main:
- Parshall, 2. Haney, 3. Hecker, 4. Mann, 5. White, 6. Perry, 7. McGinnis, 8. Stevens, 9. Brumfield, 10. Larson, 11. Daniel, 12. Semanko, 13. Sweatman, 14. Bridges, 15. Fritts
Shipwreck Beads Modifieds:
Scramble:
- 11s Tom Sweatman, 2. 26 Scott Miller, 3. 12s Zack Simpson, 4. 714 Zach Fuller, 5. 87K Brenton Schnitzer, 6. 28 Brian Harding
A-Main:
- Scott Miller, 2. Sweatman,3. Simpson, 4. Walker, 5. Izzi, 6. West, 7. Tole, 8. Muenchow, 9. Schnitzer, 10. Bulpitt, 11. Rowe, 12. Fuller, 13. Wolfard, 14. Morris, 15. Howard, 16. Zerbin, 17. Blood, 18. Fugate, 19. Carlisle
Sprint Cars:
Scramble:
- 0J Jay Cole, 2. 33s Lance Sargent, 3. 97R Jason Reed, 4. 8 Devon Borden, 5. 66 John Keller
A-Main:
- Cole, 2. Keller, 3. Borden, 4. Reed, 5. Sargent
Outlaw Tuners:
Scramble:
- 77 Jeremy Jones, 2. 12XXX Devon Harper, 3. 13XXX Don Briggs Sr, 4. 23 Tyler Sundstrom, 5. 3 Max Sanford
A-Main:
- Briggs Sr., 2. Jones, 3. Harper, 4. Sundstrom, 5. Palmer, 6. Sheats, 7. Barnum, 8. Chapine, 9. Dungent, 10. McCaslin, 11. Ruscin, 12. Welch, 13. Andrews
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- Article Date: 7/9/2018 by Aaron Reed