Johnny Giesler finished fifth and that was more than enough to clinch the 2013 ASA Western Winged Sprintcars championship Saturday night at ASA-sanctioned Rocky Mountain Raceways as Scott Aumen, who has run only a handful of races this year, called his season a success after picking up his third win in just six starts.
For Spiers-Jackson Racing it’s a second consecutive title as Giesler’s teammate Sierra Jackson was last year’s champion.
The Salt City 200 was the longest race most of the participating drivers had ever taken part in. The race, unique by sprint car racing standards, was split into four 50-lap segments.
The ASA OK Tires Sportsman Series presented by Advance Testing closed out its 2013 season Saturday at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, British Columbia with past champion Mark Berriau scoring his first win of the season.
Korbin Thomas, who finished fourth on Saturday, clinched the season championship after winning two races in 2013. Logan Jewel finished third in the race giving him second overall in the season point battle.
Six ASA Member Tracks hosted Championship Nights after rain forced Shangri-La II (Tioga Center, NY) to cancel its event.
Aaron Paulsen’s effort for an unprecedented three track championships at I-25 Speedway in Pueblo, CO was a success as he clinched the Grand American Modified championship for the third straight season and his first Sportsman title on Saturday after securing the Super Late Model division championship the previous weekend.
A breakdown of ASA Member Track results from the weekend follows:
BIG COUNTRY SPEEDWAY (Cheyenne, WY)
1/5-Mile Asphalt Oval
Divisions: Late Models; Sportsman; Grand American Modifieds; Mod 4; Super Stocks; Junkyard Warriors
Time: Gates Open at 3:00 PM; Racing at 6:00 PM
Of Note: Weather forced the cancellation of Saturday’s program at Big Country Speedway.
Web: http://warconline.com/Big_Country_Speedway.html
DILLON MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Dillon, SC)
4/10-Mile Asphalt Oval (14 degree banking in the corners)
September 14 Results –
Late Models: Ryan Hall
Trucks: Hal Goodson
Chargers: William Haynie
Vintage Cars: Jeff Melton
Mini Cup Stocks: Steve Chauncey (Race 1); Bill Willis (Race 2)
Pure Stocks: Bobby Tumblestone
Of Note: 2013 Dillon Motor Speedway track championships were awarded Saturday night to Ryan Hall (Late Models), Brian Owens (Chargers), Hal Goodson (Super Trucks) and Andy Norton (Pure Stock 4)… The Street Stock champion will be crowned on October 5 when the class runs on the PASS Super weekend and the Mini Cup champion will be crowned on the Fall Spectacular weekend of October 18-20.
Web: www.DillonMotorSpeedway.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Dillon-Motor-Speedway/50352486700
Twitter: @DillonSpeedway
EAST BAY RACEWAY PARK (Tampa, FL)
1/3-Mile Clay Oval
September 14 Results –
Open Wheel Modifieds: Thomas Pratt
Street Stocks: Justan Rodgers
Outlaw 4s: Jesse James Foster
4-Cylinder Bombers: Raymond Vann
Sprints: Danny Martin Jr.
Web: www.eastbayracewaypark.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eastbayracewaypark
Twitter: @eastbayracepark
FULL THROTTLE SPEEDWAY (Bradenton, FL)
3/8-Mile Asphalt Oval
September 14 Results –
Rookie 4s: Sherry Best
Midgets: Mike Belusar
Of Note: A hard rain brought an abrupt end to the racing action at the Full Throttle Speedway Saturday night after all of the preliminary races and two of the nine scheduled feature races were completed.
Web: www.fullthrottleracepark.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FullThrottleSpeedwayFL
I-25 SPEEDWAY (Pueblo, CO)
1/4-Mile Paved Oval
September 14 Results –
Grand American Modifieds: Blane Lujan
Sportsman: Thomas Palmer
Street Stocks: Cole Roberson
Of Note: A week after capturing I-25 Speedway’s Super Late Model title, Aaron Paulsen clinched track championships in the Grand American Modifieds and Sportsman divisions on Saturday… Track titles also went to Bill Simmons (Street Stocks), Daniel Payne (Mini Stock), Leann O’Lear (Hornets) and Sean Frank (Charger Figure-8s).
Web: www.i25speedway.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/I-25_Speedway/180709515284138
ILLIANA MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Schererville, IN)
1/2-Mile Asphalt Oval
Divisions: Super Late Models; Turbo Stox; Legends; Pure Stock; Bandoleros; Figure 8 Buses Race; Trailer Race
September 14 Results –
Super Late Models: Brian Campbell
Turbo Stox: John Senerchia
Pure Stocks: Ricky Wilson
Of Note: The 52nd Annual Tony Bettenhausen Classic on Saturday saw Boris Jurkovic set a new track record for Late Model qualifying with a lap of 19.135 seconds but it was Brian Campbell capturing the season-ending $3,000 to win, 100-lap Memorial.
Web: www.illianaspeedway.com
LONESOME PINE RACEWAY (Coeburn, VA)
3/8-Mile Asphalt Oval
September 14 Results –
Late Models: Ronnie McCarty
Mod-4s: Rocky Yates
Super Streets: Kirby Gobble
Pure-4s: Jackie Jackson
Pure Streets: Roby Orr
Iron Warriors: Emory Ratliff
Of Interest: Ryan Stiltner, who finished fourth in Saturday’s 100-lap, $1,500 to win Late Model Extreme, clinched Lonesome Pine Raceway’s 2013 Late Model championship… Other track champions are Kirby Gobble (Mod-4s), Dan hall (Pure-4s), Rusty Ratliffe (Pure Streets) and Emory Ratliffe (Iron Warriors).
Web: www.thepineraceway.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Lonesomepineraceway
Twitter: @LPRaceway
MARSHFIELD MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Marshfield, WI)
1/2-Mile Asphalt Oval
September 13 Results –
Trucks: John Wood
Limited Late Models: Brandan Strelka
Super Stocks: Ernie Schlough
Pure Stocks: Travis Volm
Bandits: Kevin Burns
September 14 Results –
Super Late Models: Tim Schendel
4-Cylinders: Adam Kryzkowski
Vintage: Aaron Anderson
Of Note: Rain forced an abbreviated Yellow River Racing Series on Saturday at Marshfield Motor Speedway with the feature only completing 23 laps and Tim Schendel awarded the win… Weather also forced cancellation of the Sportsman race.
Web: www.marshfieldspeedway.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/53090931911/?fref=ts
Twitter: @MarshfieldMS
NEWPORT SPEEDWAY (Newport, TN)
4/10-Mile Asphalt Oval (26’ in turns)
September 14 Results –
Late Models: Brian Blevins
Street Stocks: Ricky Brown Jr.
Mini Cup: Paul Burford
Front Wheel Drive: James Powell Jr.
Mod-4s: Luke Fox
Web: www.newportspeedway.weebly.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Newportspeedway/145845592131633?fref+ts
NORTH FLORIDA SPEEDWAY (Lake City, FL)
3/8-Mile Semi-Banked Clay Oval
September 14 Results –
Sportsman: Scott Waters
Box Stocks: Cody Buntinos (Race 1); Dylan Crews (Race 2)
Pure Stocks: Dale Graham
Street Stocks: Ronnie Newsome
Web: www.northfloridaspeedway.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/northfloridaspeedway
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RACEWAYS (West Valley City, UT)
3/8-Mile Banked Asphalt Oval
September 14 Results –
Sprints: Scott Aumen
Maverik Modifieds: Mark Ith Jr. (Race 1); Nick Parker (Race 2)
Hornets: Dana Combs
Figure-8s: Corey Walker
Double-Deckers: Con Rock Crusher
Of Interest: Scott Aumen held off a determined Mike Murgoitio to win the inaugural Salt City 200 at Rocky Mountain Raceways closing the season for the ASA Western Winged Sprintcars.
Web: www.rmrracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rockymountainraceways
Twitter: @RMRSLC
SHANGRI-LA II MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Tioga Center, NY)
1/2-Mile Concrete Oval (16 Degree Banking in Corners)
Divisions: Late Models; Sport Modified; Street Stocks; 4-Cylinder Trucks
Of Note: Rain forced the cancellation of Shangri-La II Motor Speedway’s Championship Night, the fifth rainout of the season for the track… Track championships went to Gene Purvis, who had already clinched the 4-Cylinders title amassing nine feature wins in 2013; Jeff Goodwin and Chris Zacharias were named co-champions in the Street Stocks; and Tyler Rypkema (Sportsman).
Web: www.shangrila-2.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Shangri-La-II-Motor-Speedway/11121182229103
SKAGIT SPEEDWAY (Burlington, WA)
3/10th-Mile Clay Oval
Divisions: 410 Sprints; 360 Sprints; Sportsman Sprints; Outlaw Tuners; Midgets
September 14 Results –
410 Sprints: Travis Jacobson
360 Sprints: Kelsey Carpenter
Sportsman Sprints: Steve Parker
Outlaw Tuners: Rick Young
Of Note: Saturday at Skagit Speedway Travis Jacobson won the main event and wrapped up the season championship in the 410 Sprints while Steve Parker clinched his second consecutive championship in the Sportsman Sprints… With eight main event wins on the season Rick Young captured both the main event and championship for the Outlaw Tuners… Kelsey Carpenter picked up his third track title but first in the 360 Sprints with the main event win.
Web: www.skagitspeedway.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/skagitspeedway?fref=ts
Twitter: @skagitspeedway
SOUTHERN OREGON SPEEDWAY (White City, OR)
.333-Mile, Semi-Banked Clay Oval
Divisions: Modifieds; Pro Stocks; Super 4s; Sprint Cars, Mini Stocks; Dwarf cars
September 14 Results –
Modifieds: Jesse Bailey
B-Modifieds: Dwayne Melvin
Sprints: Matt Moberly
Mini Stocks: David Steele
Dwarfs: CJ Putnam
Web: www.sospeedway.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Oregon-Speedway-Community/148453468499496?ref=ts
VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Jamaica, VA)
1/2-Mile Clay Oval (14 degrees of banking in both corners)
September 14 Results –
Late Models/Pro Late Models: Joe Ender
Sportsman: Brett Adkins
Modifieds: Mike Reynolds
Limited Stocks: Brandon Sandridge
Of Note: Championship Night at Virginia Motor Speedway on Saturday saw
Brett Adkins pick up the win and championship in the Truckin Thunder Sportsman feature by nipping Junior Carter at the line by .055 seconds and in the Collision One Limited Stock Cars Brandon Sandridge took over the lead from Shawn Otey on lap 16 and went on to take the win. Also winning 2013 Championships were Justin Williams (Victory Lap Late Models); Jimmy Duncan (Budweiser Modified) and Davis Padula (Fastrak Pro Late Model).
Web: www.vamotorspeedway.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/vamotorspeedway
Twitter: @vamotorspeedway
YAKIMA SPEEDWAY (Yakima, WA)
1/2-Mile Asphalt Oval
September 14 Results –
Late Model Sportsman: Randy marshall Jr.
Hobby Sportsman: Rich Peters
Pure Stocks: Chris Marang
Mini Stocks: Mike Valcich
Hornets: Derek Raptcheff
Bump to Pass: Joe Stevens
Of Note: Saturday was Championship Night at Yakima Speedway with division titles going to Jeff Ball (Hornets), Joe Stevens (Bump to Pass), Josh Parmenter (Mini Stocks), Chris Marang (Pure Stocks), Morgan Morrison (Hobby Sportsman), and Randy Marshall Jr. (Limited Late Models).
Web: www.yakimaspeedway.us
Facebook: www.facebook.com/YakimaSpeedway?ref=ts
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