Wenatchee Valley's Super Oval To Be Season Opener for NWLMT
After a rainout in March that forced the revamped ASA Northwest Late Model Tour to shift its season opener to Wenatchee, the 26-year old series prepares for its 2009 kick-off event.
After a rainout in March that forced the revamped ASA Northwest Late Model Tour to shift its season opener to Wenatchee, the 26-year old series prepares for its 2009 kick-off event.
Mike Edwards needed one extra day over the rest of the NHRA field to grab the final round victory. Rain forced the Pro Stock division to run its final round Monday morning where Edwards jetted to the victory over Jeg Coughlin.
Jason Fraser rode in second place for much of the early portion of Sunday's Yakima Speedway 43rd Annual Apple Cup while Mike Longton set a very fast pace. Suddenly Longton pulled off the track with a broken axle and Fraser had new life en route…
Tim Sawyer's quest for a third consecutive Northwest Modified championship got a big boost with a season opening victory. Sawyer bested Chris Ochs to the stripe and also set fast time for the evening.
The Midwest is familiar territory for Stacy Compton. While he has only two starts at Kansas Speedway, he has raced at both I-70 Speedway and Heartland Park Topeka, which hosted the series from 1995 to 1999.
Motorsports correspondent Doug Pace keeps up with motorsports news and notes from around the region.