5/24/2015
NW Extreme Late Models
Dave Walters Wins First Career NELMS Victory At SSP Spring Challenge
Dave Walters Wins First Career NELMS Victory At SSP Spring Challenge
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Christine O'Neil)
The Northwest Extreme Late Model Series would invade Sunset Speedway Park on Saturday May 23rd for the first night of the Spring Challenge presented by 98.7 The Bull. A total of twelve cars would sign in on the registration sheets representing the states of Oregon and Washington.
Phillip Johnson, from Gresham, took care of business early in his Jackhammer Trucking/T&G Trucking/Pagel Towing #79 Rayburn. Johnson would set a rapid pace for the majority of the feature but would lose the lead in the later stages.
Dave Walters, of Boring, managed to secure the lead from Johnson and kept his All-In Investment Properties/X-Factor Race Cars/Warpaint Motorsports Graphix/Joey Tanner Racing #67 Rayburn in front of the rest of the field. Walters would cross the wire in first place to win his first career NELMS victory.
Phillip Johnson was second followed by the DCM Trucking/T-Mac Performance/The Chop Shop/Xtreme Motorsports #8X MasterSbilt of Sonny Modaff from Battle Ground, Washington in third. The rest of the top five would consist of Vancouver, Washington's Jerry Schram in fourth in his Schram Brothers Excavating/Century III Stables/Bodies By Steve-O #16 MasterSbilt, in fourth, while fifth would belong to the Central Oregon Trucking/Driving Force Graphics/W.W. Trailers #31B Rocket of Ron Brewster out of Redmond.
Jerry Schram was fast time of the night while the Xtreme Motorsports #36 Victory Circle of Portland's Jody Tanner won the trophy dash. Heat race winners were Tanner and Dave Walters.
The Northwest Extreme Late Model Series returns to Sunset Speedway Park on Sunday May 24th for the second and final leg of the Spring Challenge presented by 98.7 The Bull. Pit Gates will open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates open at 4:00, and racing starts at 6:30.
Tickets are Adults $13.00, Seniors/Military/Juniors (13-18) $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. Be sure to stay up to date on the latest news regarding the Northwest Extreme Late Model Series by visiting latemodel.nwextremeseries.com. Also don’t forget to “like” the series on Facebook.
Race Summary:
Northwest Extreme Late Model Series Race #3
Sunset Speedway Park
Banks, Oregon
A Feature: 1. 67-Dave Walters; 2. 79-Phil Johnson; 3. 8X-Daniel Modaff; 4. 16-Jerry Schram; 5. 31B-Ron Brewster; 6. 36-Jody Tanner; 7. 76-Jason Johnson; 8. 88-John Gamell; 9. 56-Jack Marontate; 10. 18-Kristi Somers; 11. 26-Celeste Hardesty; 12. 04-David Newquist
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
