5/20/2015
Western Sprint Tour
Zeitler Looks To Defend Home Turf Against WST At SOS; Aims At Good CGS Run
Zeitler Looks To Defend Home Turf Against WST At SOS; Aims At Good CGS Run
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Byron Rayburn)
Todd Zeitler is looking forward to spending two nights with the Western Sprint Tour this weekend. The Medford native will take on the best 360 pilots of the Pacific Northwest region at Southern Oregon Speedway on Saturday May 23rd and Sunday the 24th at Cottage Grove. The Zeitler Brothers Chassis/Tom White Trucking/Brent's Custom Trucks/M.J. Bryer Truck Repair/Pacific Truck Centers #2Z Zeitler has made a couple of starts this year after the team had been dormant since July of 2012.
“Overall the year hasn't been too bad,” said Zeitler, “we hadn't raced in a few years and we really missed being out there. The first two races we've been mid-pack but we are looking to better ourselves this weekend.”
Todd's best finish in 2015 is a fifth at Southern Oregon Speedway on April 18th. His only other start in the current campaign resulted in a ninth at Cottage Grove Speedway on May 2nd. He knows a big task is at hand with the amount of talent that will be racing over the weekend.
“Our goal is to be competitive and stay positive,” he would continue, “If we can stay consistent and be competitive we can be in the hunt to win a race again.”
Not only is Southern Oregon Speedway his hometown but also a venue where Todd won the track championship back in 2001. He's excited to get a chance to perform in front of his fans and family on Saturday night.
“We've been decent here before in big races and we're just getting back into the swing of things.”
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