7/2/2018
Willamette Speedway
Elkins And Godard Score Saturday Night Willamette Wins
Elkins And Godard Score Saturday Night Willamette Wins
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy Of Stephanie Deatherage)
Lebanon, Oregon- Two classes would play the role as the support divisions on Saturday, June 30th. The Super Sports and the IMCA Stock Cars would both put on some entertaining racing during the course of the night.
Randy Barley took control of the front of the field early in the Super Sport feature. The Albany driver would remain there until getting passed shortly after a restart by McLain Beaudoin. The Lebanon youngster, of Beaudoin, started to check out from the rest of the competition but all of sudden Doug Elkins launched a mid-race attack.
Doug Elkins, of Salem, tracked down and passed Beaudoin on the fourteenth trip around the speedway and set sail afterwards. He would go unchallenged and collected his second win of the season. Chris Mott, also out of Salem, was second while Randy Barley was third. Scotts Mills driver Vahn Stone placed fourth with Jody Tanner, from Portland, getting fifth.
An action-packed IMCA Stock Car race would unfold before the packed house. The twenty-lap affair would see Dakota Godard with the early advantage on lap one. Kevin Roberts edged his way to the front on the third circuit. The whole entire time the two drivers were side-by-side with no clear advantage to either party. Godard officially reclaimed first place on lap twelve and held back Roberts in the final trips around the 1/3-mile clay oval.
It is the first IMCA Stock Car main event win for Albany’s Dakota Godard. Kevin Roberts, of Gresham, was second over Spokane, Washington chauffeur Ron Brewster, in third. Donald Schott, of Happy Valley, rounded up the rest of the finishing order in fourth.
Willamette Speedway will be hosting a doubleheader this coming weekend. Friday, July 6th will have IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, and IMCA Stock Cars all in action. Admissions is $5.00 for General Admission and $7.00 for two. Pit Gates open at 4:00 PM, Front Gates 4:30 PM, and Racing at 7:00.
Saturday, July 7th is the V Foundation Mid Season Championship Night along with the Crocker’s Cars Bicycle giveaway. Super Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Super Sports, Sportsman, Street Stocks, and Hornets will be racing. Pit Gates open at 1:00 PM, Front Gates 3:30, and Racing at 6:00. Tickets are Adults $16.00, Junior/Military/Seniors $14.00, Youth $10.00, Kids 5 & Under FREE, and the Family Pass is $55.00. Tickets can be purchased online at www.pnwdirtracing.com . For more information log on to www.trophymotorsports.com.
Race Results:
Saturday, June 30th, 2018
Willamette Speedway
Lebanon, Oregon
Super Sports
A-Feature: 1. 46-Doug Elkins; 2. 16-Chris Mott; 3. 13B-Randy Barley; 4. 17-Vahn Stone; 5. 36-Jody Tanner; 6. 99-B.J. Donofrio; 7. 78-Jeff Rash; 8. 33-Jordan Wright; 9. 75X-Steve Piefer; 10. 30-Robert Mercer; 11. K4-J.J. Irvine; 12. 55-Dave Miller; 13. 01-Mike Robbins; 14. 23J-Jeff Powell; 15. 17M-McLain Beaudoin; 16. 61-Brian Smith
IMCA Stock Cars
A-Feature: 1. 89-Dakota Godard; 2. 88-Kevin Roberts; 3. 31B-Ron Brewster; 4. 11S-Donald Schott
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
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