6/25/2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Kellen Chadwick Wins WWMS Round Four At CGS
Kellen Chadwick Wins WWMS Round Four At CGS
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Josh Ryan Photos)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- Cottage Grove Speedway was the next battleground for the IMCA Wild West Modified Shootout on Monday, June 24th. The historical ¼-mile clay oval hosted their first of two straight nights of action for the series and marked the fourth round of the 2019 schedule for the tour. The highest car count of the week was hit with forty-two drivers making the journey representing the states of Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, and North Dakota as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
In the feature, Collen Winebarger flexed his muscles once more. Winner of the previous two nights, the Corbett native took full advantage of his outside front row starting position. Setting a rapid pace, Winebarger, built a huge lead over the rest of the field.
Later, Collen hit some heavy lapped traffic in the final half of the main event and began to receive pressure from second-place Kellen Chadwick. Chadwick, of Oakley, California, tried several times to make a pass underneath or around the leader but each and every time Winebarger would thwart his advances. Unfortunately, the two would briefly touch in turn one on lap thirty-two resulting in Winebarger spinning, a yellow flag being thrown, and Winebarger going to the tail of the field. Chadwick inherited the lead with three laps to go.
Chadwick held on to the top spot the rest of the way to win for the second time ever with the series at Cottage Grove and collect his fifth career WWMS victory. Bricen James, of Albany, was second followed by Pacifica, California’s Shane Devolder, in third. The balance of the top five consisted of Keizer pilot John Campos and Albany’s Matthew Drager respectively in fourth and fifth.
Metchosin, British Columbia’s Geoff Morris, Cottage Grove native Curtis Towns, and Eston Whisler of Otis were the three B Main winners. Heat races were divided into six individual groups. Winners of the first round included Collen Winebarger, Pahrump, Nevada youngster Jake Pike, John Campos, Springfield’s Aaron Sheelar, Grey Ferrando of Stayton, and Kellen Chadwick. Reaching success in the second round were Winebarger, Shane Devolder, Keno’s Jeffrey Hudson, Jeff Faulkner of Rohnert Park, California, Matthew Drager, and Bricen James. Winebarger became the first driver of the week to sweep a heat group.
The Wild West Modified Shootout will stay put at Cottage Grove Speedway for the fifth round of the schedule on Tuesday, June 25th. Pit Gates open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates 3:30 PM, with Racing beginning at 6:00 PM. CGS will offer a $10.00 Car Load Special so pack those vehicle (safely) with as many race fans as possible. For more information log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com .
Don’t forget that Passmaster Stickers are still on sale. The winner of the Passmaster award is the driver that passes the most cars in the main events during the entire week and receives every single dollar of the money from sticker sold. You can make sticker purchases either in person at any of the races or online at finshline.graphics .
As has been the case for the last few Wild West Modified Shootouts the fine folks at Speed Shift TV will be providing live lap-to-lap coverage of every single round. Be sure and stay tuned to the Wild West Modified Shootout Facebook page for the latest news and updates.
2019 IMCA Wild West Modified Shootout Schedule
Friday, June 21st-Siskiyou Motor Speedway-Yreka, California (Nick Trenchard)
Saturday, June 22nd-Southern Oregon Speedway-White City, Oregon (Collen Winebarger)
Sunday, June 23rd-Coos Bay Speedway-Coos Bay, Oregon (Collen Winebarger)
Monday, June 24th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon (Kellen Chadwick)
Tuesday, June 25th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon
Wednesday, June 26th-Sunset Speedway Park-Banks, Oregon
Thursday, June 27th-Travel Date/Driver Appreciation Party presented by FinishLine Graphics
Friday, June 28th-Willamette Speedway-Lebanon, Oregon
Saturday, June 29th-Willamette Speedway-Lebanon, Oregon
Race Results:
Wild West Modified Shootout Round #4
Monday, June 24th, 2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Heat Race Winners:
Round 1
Group A- Collen Winebarger
Group B- Jake Pike
Group C- John Campos
Group D- Aaron Sheelar
Group E- Grey Ferrando
Group F- Kellen Chadwick
Round 2
Group A- Collen Winebarger
Group B- Shane Devolder
Group C- Jeffrey Hudson
Group D- Jeff Faulkner
Group E- Matthew Drager
Group F- Bricen James
B Feature 1: 1. Geoff Morris; 2. Mark Carrell; 3. Jake Mayden; 4. Danny Lauer; 5. Hunter Bloom; 6. Mike George; 7. Evan Britton; 8. Brian Harding; 9. Duane Orsburn; DNS Greg McDonald
B Feature 2: 1. Curtis Towns; 2. Derick Young; 3. Ryan Lauer; 4. Ray Bloom; 5. Craig Hanson; 6. Tom Elam; 7. Jesse Williamson; 8. Jerry Flippo; 9. Dick Wright; DNS Travis Peery
B Feature 3: 1. Eston Whisler; 2. Paul Rea; 3. Dave Duste Jr.; 4. Jerry Schram; 5. Carl Berendsen; 6. Tyler Walker; 7. Justin Foux; 8. Lawrence O’Connor; DNS Brian Thompson; DNS Brent Morris
A Feature: 1. Kellen Chadwick; 2. Bricen James; 3. Shane Devolder; 4. John Campos; 5. Matthew Drager; 6. Curtis Towns; 7. Aaron Sheelar; 8. Jeffrey Hudson; 9. Mark Carrell; 10. Jake Mayden; 11. Derick Young; 12. Paul Rea; 13. Eston Whisler; 14. Jeff Faulkner; 15. Jimmy Lipke; 16. Geoff Morris; 17. Collen Winebarger; 18. Grey Ferrando; 19. Ryan Lauer; 20. Jake Pike
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
