YAKIMA, Washington --Gary Lewis won the Bud Clary Toyota 125 at Yakima (Wash.) Speedway in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series. It was his third win of the season and the 31st of his Northwest Series career.
Lewis, out of Bothell, Wash., dominated the race at times, but came back to the field while navigating lapped traffic. He took the lead from pole sitter Jeff Barkshire heading into lap four and led the final 121 laps of the race. Travis Bennett spent most of the night looking at the back of Lewis’ car finished second by .462 seconds.
Brandon Riehl finished in third followed by Jeff Barkshire and Garrett Evans in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Pete Harding, Shane Mitchell, Brent Harris, Wilbur Bruce and B.J. Tidrick rounded out the top 10.
Unofficially, Lewis expanded his lead over Bennett in the championship point standings by 10 to 47. Riehl kept pace and remained in third place.
The Northwest Series is back on the track next Saturday at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Wash. for the Washington National Guard 150 presented by Creekside Retirement Community.
Race Results
UNOFFICIAL Results for BUD CLARY TOYOTA 125
NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION, NORTHWEST SERIES
Yakima, WA July 22, 2006
Final leaders of Saturday's $52,933.00 NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION, NORTHWEST SERIES
stock car race with driver's hometown, make and model of car, laps completed, winner's
average speed, reason out (if any) and prize money.
1. Gary Lewis, Bothell Wash., Chevrolet, 125, 65.369 mph, $2,700
2. Travis Bennett, Ellensburg Wash., Chevrolet, 125, $2,000
3. Brandon Riehl, Boring Ore., Chevrolet, 125, $1,700
4. Jeff Barkshire, Auburn Wash., Dodge, 125, $1,800
5. Garrett Evans, E. Wenatchee Wash., Chevrolet, 125, $1,725
6. Pete Harding, Surrey B.C. Canada, Chevrolet, 125, $1,050
7. Shane Mitchell, Orondo Wash., Chevrolet, 125, $1,175
8. Brent Harris, Wenatchee Wash., Pontiac, 125, $1,100
9. Wilbur Bruce, Lakewood Wash., Chevrolet, 125, $1,050
10. B. J. Tidrick, Yakima Wash., Chevrolet, 125, $1,000
11. John Dillon, Eagle Idaho, Chevrolet, 125, $775
12. Matt Hall, Spokane Wash., Chevrolet, 124, $725
13. Jason Fraser, Snohomish Wash., Chevrolet, 124, $1,450
14. Troy Tramell, Yakima Wash., Chevrolet, 124, $875
15. Jim McVey, Port Orchard Wash., Chevrolet, 124, $625
16. Zan Sharp, Wellsville Utah, Chevrolet, 124, $800
17. John Bender, Snohomish Wash., Chevrolet, 123, $775
18. Darren Rupinski, Rathdrum Idaho, Chevrolet, 122, $550
19. Darren Trimble, Snohomish Wash., Chevrolet, 121, $525
20. Chris Ratterree, Meridian Idaho, Chevrolet, 120, $500
21. Michael Merry, Spokane Wash., Chevrolet, 119, $500
22. Ted Mickelson, Greer S.C., Chevrolet, 112, Suspension, $500
23. Jay Sauls, Puyallup Wash., Chevrolet, 111, $700
24. Shane Harding, Langley B.C. Canada, Chevrolet, 106, Accident, $500
25. Erick Hargraves, Yakima Wash., Pontiac, 96, Accident, $500
26. Mike Longton, Moxee Wash., Chevrolet, 95, Accident, $700
27. Steven Howard, Roy Wash., Chevrolet, 6, Accident, $700
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 57 mins, 22 secs
Average Speed: 65.369 mph
Margin of Victory: .462 Seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Garrett Evans, 64 Leo. Evans Hyundai/Signature Financing Chevrolet
FEATHERLITE "MOST IMPROVED DRIVER" AWARD: Jeff Barkshire, 46 Centennial Batteries/SPE Racing Engines Dodge
POWERADE "POWER MOVE OF THE RACE" AWARD: Jason Fraser *, 31 Rich's Car Corner/BRI Chevrolet
LUNATI “CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE” AWARD: Ralph Lewis, 73 Nutter Racing Engines/Victory Circle Chassis Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps 7-15; 75-77; 85-88; 91-94; 97-101. 5 for 25 laps.
Lap Leaders: Jeff Barkshire 1-3, Gary Lewis 4-125.
Total Laps Led: Gary Lewis 122, Jeff Barkshire 3. 1 changes involving 2 drivers.
Top 10 Driver Points: Gary Lewis 1007, Travis Bennett 960, Brandon Riehl 878, Jeff Barkshire 827, Shane Mitchell * 815, Wilbur Bruce 807, Jay Sauls * 775, Garrett Evans 767, Mike Longton * 756, B. J. Tidrick * 745
Next Race:7/29 at Evergreen Speedway
* Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
