9/18/2013
ASCS Northwest Region
Championship Weekend For ASCS-Northwest Is Finally Here
Championship Weekend For ASCS-Northwest Is Finally Here
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Jim Marshall)
Yakima, Washington- The final two race of 2013 for the American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region will take place this weekend at the Central Washington State Fair Raceway in Yakima, Washington. The 3/8-mile clay oval has hosted the final pair of races for the series since 2008 when the tour began. Everything will start with the Friday September 20th program followed by the final race on Saturday the 21st. These two nights of action are guaranteed to feature the best Sprint Car racing in the entire Pacific Northwest.
On Friday the pit gates open at Noon while Saturday they will open up a little earlier at 10:00 AM. Both days the front gates will open at 4:00 PM and racing will start around 6:00 PM. General admission is included with the purchase of a fair admission but reserved seats are on sale for $18.00. PER THE FAIR PIT PASSES AND DRIVER ENTRIES ARE $35.00.
Roger Crockett has dominated the series this year as he looks to add his fourth title in five years at the weekend’s end. Entering the final two rounds of action he has a massive two-hundred-eighty-six point lead over current runner-up Henry Van Dam. Reece Goetz, Zack Spaulding, and Trey Starks currently round out the rest of the top five point earners of the current season.
Roger Crockett leads the win list in 2013 with ten victories with ASCS-Northwest Region over Travis Rilat who has three. Other series winners include Cam Smith, Jeff Swindell, Jason Johnson, Kyle Hirst, and Brad Loyet with one win to their credit.
In the ten previous races held at Central Washington State Fair Raceway since 2008 there have been five different winners. Jason Solwold has the most with his four wins while both Roger Crockett and Jayme Barnes have won their twice. Brock Lemley and Stephen Allard each have recorded one win apiece.
The American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region is the western most arm of the American Sprint Car Series sanctioning body located in the Pacific Northwest the series hosts 360 Sprint Car racing on dirt tracks throughout Oregon and Washington from May to September. For more information on the latest news and stories about the series log onto their website at www.ascsnorthwest.com or www.ascsracing.com.
Additional Information:
Track: Central Washington State Fair Raceway
Location: 1301 S. Fair Avenue, Yakima, WA, 98901
Past ASCS-Northwest Region Winners At Yakima Dirt Track:
2012- Jayme Barnes on September 21st, Roger Crockett on September 22nd
2011- Jason Solwold on September 23rd, Jayme Barnes on September 24th
2010- Jason Solwold on September 24th, Roger Crockett on September 25th
2009- Jason Solwold on September 25th, Stephen Allard on September 26th
2008- Jason Solwold on September 26th, Brock Lemley on September 27th
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage