5/19/2015
Western Sprint Tour
Reece Goetz Looks To Make WST Debut This Weekend
Reece Goetz Looks To Make WST Debut This Weekend
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Jim Marshall)
Snohomish, Washington's Reece Goetz missed out on the first race with the Western Sprint Tour back in late April at Cottage Grove but he plans to venture to the state of Oregon for the Memorial Day Weekend Doubleheader and catch a couple of races with the WST. The weekend kicks off at Southern Oregon Speedway on Saturday May 23rd and concludes on Sunday the 24th at Cottage Grove.
Competing in about ten races already in 2015, Goetz has had an up and down start to the current campaign. His best recorded finish was a fifth in 360 Sprint competition at Skagit Speedway on April 18th. The team has recently switched over to KPC chassis and are hoping for better results as the season progresses.
“This year hasn't been the best due to some mechanical failures,” Goetz would say, “but we've changed some things to better ourselves by going to a different chassis and maintenance program.”
Goetz failed to make a feature at Southern Oregon Speedway last year but will look to put that behind him this weekend. In 2014 at Cottage Grove his best run was a third on June 13th. Keep an eye out for the Great Western Transport/Speedmart Inc./Elma Lanes/Sandblasters Inc./Powdercoating Inc. #9R KPC this season.
“My goal every race is to win but the group of guys that we have around here make that very difficult,” he would continue, “but if we have one goal this year it's to run up front and not have any mechanical problems.”
Southern Oregon Speedway, located in White City, will host the second race of the Western Sprint Tour season on Saturday May 23rd. Tickets are Adults $15.00, Seniors/Veterans $12.00, Juniors (6-12) $10.00, and Children 5 & Under are FREE. The action all starts around 7:00 PM.
Cottage Grove Speedway will be the final stop for the weekend on Sunday May 24th. Tickets are Adults $15.00, Juniors/Seniors/Military $13.00, Youths (Ages 6-12) $8.00, and 5 & Under FREE. Racing begins around 6:45 PM.
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Additional Information:
2015 Western Sprint Tour Schedule
April 24th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Trey Starks
April 25th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Rained Out
May 23rd Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR
May 24th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
June 28th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA (Speedweek Northwest)
June 29th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
June 30th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 1st Travel Day
July 2nd Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 3rd Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 4th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
August 14th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA
August 15th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR
September 25th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
September 26th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
Former Western Sprint Tour Winners At Cottage Grove Speedway
2015- Trey Starks on April 24th
Current Western Sprint Tour Points (Top Ten)
- 55-Trey Starks 93; 2. 96-Greg Hamilton 91; 3. 5N-Seth Nunes 90; 4. 2L-Logan Forler 81; 5. 22-Garen Linder 76; T Chris Schmelzle 76; 7. 17-Cam Smith 75; 8. 4J-Allison Journey 71; 9. 21W-Vern Wheeler 67; 10. 87-Kyler Barraza 66; T 3-J.J. Hickle 66
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage