6/26/2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Winebarger Strikes Back In Night Two At Grove To Win Third WWMS Race Of The Week
Winebarger Strikes Back In Night Two At Grove To Win Third WWMS Race Of The Week
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Stephanie Deatherage)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- After a thrilling night of racing on Monday the Wild West Modified Shootout remained at Cottage Grove Speedway for the second straight evening on Tuesday, June 25th. It marked the fifth race of 2019 schedule for the tour and boasted a car count of forty-five entries. Teams from the states of Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, and North Dakota were represented as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
In the feature CGS veteran Gus Cooper motored his way to the front of the field in the opening laps. Cooper, of Creswell, held on to the top spot until getting passed on lap four by Jake Mayden. Mayden, from Springfield, showed the way for several circuits himself.
The lone stoppage of the race was a caution on lap nine bunching the field right up. Shortly after the restart Corbett’s Collen Winebarger maneuvered around Mayden take over the role as the trailblazer for the field. Winebarger set a torrid pace in open racetrack but once again faced some thick lapped traffic.
In almost a carbon copy of the night previous while Winebarger dealt with the tail end of the field eventually allowing Kellen Chadwick to begin to bear down some pressure on the leader. But this time Winebarger managed to keep Chadwick, from Oakley, California, in check to win his third race of the week and his WWMS win at Cottage Grove. It is the sixth all-time win of Winebarger’s career with the series bringing him tied with Alex Stanford for second on the all-time tour win list.
Kellen Chadwick was a close second while Jake Mayden ended his evening in third. Albany’s Bricen James collected a fourth while posting a fifth-place result would be Gus Cooper.
Portland’s Joey Tanner (racing for car owner Jimmy Whisler), Justin Duty of Mulino (filling in for Brian Thompson), and Keizer pilot John Campos were the three B Main winners. As the night before heat races were divided into six groups. Winners in the first round were Cottage Grove’s Curtis Towns, Jake Mayden, Pahrump, Nevada youngster Jake Pike, Joey Tanner, Dave Duste Jr. of Central Point, and Albany veteran Craig Hanson. In round two Aaron Sheelar of Springfield, Eugene’s Jesse Williamson, Collen Winebarger, Carl Berendsen from Antioch, California, Hines driver Derick Young, and Bricen James all collected victories.
The Wild West Modified Shootout will now trek north to Sunset Speedway Park, in Banks, on Wednesday, June 26th. Ticket prices with $13.00 for Adults and Seniors/Military/Juniors (13-17) $10.00. A Family Pass (Two Adults and up to four Youths) is offered for $35.00 while Premium Seats are available for $25.00 each. Both nights the Pit Gates open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates 4:00, with Racing kicking off at 6:00. For more information log on to www.sunsetspeedwaypark.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 (Collen Winebarger)
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 #5
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Heat Race Winners:
Round 1
Group A- Curtis Towns
Group B- Jake Mayden
Group C- Jake Pike
Group D- Joey Tanner
Group E- Dave Duste Jr.
Group F- Craig Hanson
Round 2
Group A- Aaron Sheelar
Group B- Jesse Williamson
Group C- Collen Winebarger
Group D- Carl Berendsen
Group E- Derick Young
Group F- Bricen James
B Feature 1: 1. Joey Tanner; 2. Curtis Towns; 3. Shane Devolder; 4. Jimmy Lipke; 5. Steve Moore; 6. Mike George; 7. Jesse Bailey; 8. Lawrence O’Connor; 9. Tom Elam; 10. Duane Orsburn; 11. Dick Wright
B Feature 2: 1. Justin Duty; 2. Danny Lauer; 3. Matthew Drager; 4. Craig Hanson; 5. Brian Harding; 6. Paul Rea; 7. Eston Whisler; 8. Hunter Bloom; 9. Robert Jenner; 10. Ryan Lauer; DNS Tyler Walker
B Feature 3: 1. John Campos; 2. Jesse Williamson; 3. Mark Carrell; 4. Aaron Sheelar; 5. Evan Britton; 6. Jerry Flippo; 7. Jerry Schram; 8. Geoff Morris; 9. Justin Foux; DNS Dan Sheller; DNS Travis Peery
A Feature: 1. Collen Winebarger; 2. Kellen Chadwick; 3. Jake Mayden; 4. Bricen James; 5. Gus Cooper; 6. John Campos; 7. Derick Young; 8. Jesse Williamson; 9. Joey Tanner; 10. Justin Duty; 11. Curtis Towns; 12. Matthew Drager; 13. Jake Pike; 14. Grey Ferrando; 15. Shane Devolder; 16. Jeffrey Hudson; 17. Mark Carrell; 18. Dave Duste Jr.; 19. Jeff Faulkner; 20. Carl Berendsen; 21. Danny Lauer
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
