9/24/2015
Willamette Speedway
Willamette Speedway Closes Out 2015 With Two Nights Of Racing; Karts On Friday Night
Willamette Speedway Closes Out 2015 With Two Nights Of Racing; Karts On Friday Night
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Doc's Photos)
Lebanon, Oregon- This weekend will be the final time the engines will rumble at Willamette Speedway in 2015. Friday September 25th will kick things off with the last Kart race of the season then the 1/3-mile will have the clay shredded on Saturday the 26th. Classes on Saturday include the Super Dirt Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Super Sports, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.
The Super Dirt Late Models have an extremely tight point battle entering the final race of the season. Rob Mayea has a narrow twelve point lead over Brian Cronk. Cronk is hoping to bounce and recover the lead he controlled for so much of the year while Mayea looks to hold on.
Although the title is all sewed up in the IMCA Modifeids Collen Winebarger will hope to win his tenth victory of the season in the class. It has been an incredibly successful campaign for Winebarger.
Sixty-two points is the difference between Brian Smith and Gil Pickett in the Super Sports. Smith has not finished outside of the top five since June 19th. while Pickett's last non-top five performance was on July 11th. Sandy Sanders will look to lock things up by just showing up in the Sportsman division and Bill Allison has a three-hundred plus point lead which means he is the Street Stock champion.
General Admission to the Friday Kart race will be FREE of charge. Pit Passes are $10.00 and Car and Driver fees will be $30.00. The Pit Gate will open up around 4:00 PM and Racing is scheduled to begin around 6:30.
On Saturday the Pit Gates will open at 1:00 PM, the Pit Meeting will take place at 2:30, Front Gates open at 3:30, and Racing starts at 6:00. Tickets for this event are Adults $14.00, Seniors/Juniors/Military (13-17) $10.00, Youths (Ages 12-6) $5.00, and Children under the age of 5 are FREE and a family pass will be offered for two Adults and up to four Youths for just $35.00. For more information log on to www.trophymotorsports.com and click “Track Info”.
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage