9/16/2015
Western Sprint Tour
Western Sprint Tour Set For Yakima Dirt Fall Classic; 2015 Champion Will Be Crowned
Western Sprint Tour Set For Yakima Dirt Fall Classic; 2015 Champion Will Be Crowned
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Aaron Reed)
Yakima, Washington- Friday September 25th and Saturday the 26th will be the final weekend of the 2015 season for the Western Sprint Tour. Being dubbed the Dirt Fall Classic the best Sprint Car drivers in the Pacific Northwest will tackle the largest race track they will visit, the Central Washington State Fair Raceway in gorgeous Yakima. Cars will be be well over 100 MPH on the straightaways on this mammoth of a racing surface.
The racing weekend will be held in conjunction with the Central Washington State Fair's opening weekend and is a good time for all. Teams from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, Alberta, and Montana are planning to make the journey to the 3/8-mile clay oval. If you haven't had a chance to see the WST yet this year then this is your final chance.
Racing each night is scheduled to begin around 6:00 PM and Pit Passes are $35.00. Reserve seating will be sold to folks wanting specific seats for $18.00 each. To order reserve seating please visit http://www.statefairpark.org/p/central-wa-state-fair/entertainment-and-attractions/coca-cola-grandstand/482.
The Western Sprint Tour is the Pacific Northwest region's most premier touring 360 Sprint car series. Visiting some of the nation's best facilities it is a series that offers some of the best racing you can find anywhere around. For the latest news and information log on to sprints.nwextremeseries.com. Also check out the WST Facebook page and be sure to “Like” it.
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 Roger Crockett
May 24th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Roger Crockett
June 28th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA (Speedweek Northwest) Colby Copeland
June 29th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR (Speedweek Northwest) Colby Copeland
June 30th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR (Speedweek Northwest) Colby Copeland
July 1st Travel Day
July 2nd Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR (Speedweek Northwest) Seth Bergman
July 3rd Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest) Justyn Cox
July 4th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest) Roger Crockett
August 14th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA Kyle Hirst
August 15th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR Kyle Hirst
September 25th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
September 26th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
Current Western Sprint Tour Point Standings (Top Ten):
- 55-Trey Starks 911; 2. 77-Kyle Hirst 702; 3. 11-Roger Crockett 694; 4. 22-Garen Linder 647; 5. 5D-Patrick Dills 635; T 11K-Michael Kofoid 635; 7. 94/8R-Steven Tiner 633; 8. 31C-Justyn Cox 622; 9. 96-Greg Hamilton 576; 10. 21-Colby Wiesz 545
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage