HARDING REPEATS AS CHAMPION AT EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY

Source: Scott Ellsorth
Date: 09/17/2006

Shane Harding won the Evergreen Speedway championship by way of winning his ninth main of the season on Saturday September 16. Harding the 2005 Speedway Chevrolet NASCAR Super Stock champion followed up with the 2006 crown. The ‘Big Track Championship’ night also featured championship races for the Late Model Challenge Series and the Northwest Pro 4 Truck Tour. The LMCS Race was won by Roger Habich while Troy Conrad is the 2006 champion. Pete Brady won the NW Pro 4 Truck main and Bart Hector a first championship.

Harding started the night 6-points behind Rob Touchette. Taking the lead on lap 8 of the 75-lap main Harding was never headed the remainder of the race. Touchette’s chance at a first championship came apart when the rear end of his Ford blew apart on lap 23. Having to retire Touchette dejectedly watch the remaining laps in the pits.

Matching last season’s nine wins Harding also repeats as the Super Stock Champion. In the post race celebration burnout Harding’s car shot up into the front stretch wall causing much damage to the car. In the interview Harding could only say “I can not believe I did that and I can not believe I won the championship. I feel bad for Rob (Touchette)”. As Harding was surveying his damaged car he said “I needed to rebuild the car anyhow to insert the new crate motor for next season”.

A 12th place finish for Touchette was enough to hold second place in the final points standing. Doug Davidson finished the season in third after his fourth place run in the main. Roger Habich finished second ahead of Naima Lang.

The Late Model Challenge Series championship 75-lap feature race was won by Roger Habich. A strong run and a miracle save preserved his first LMCS win. The save happened when Roger was in traffic heading into turn one. One of the slower cars chopped down on Habich forcing him to slide up and over turn one of the 3/8-mile when he became airborne. The car landed back on the 5/8-mile sideways and headed towards the wall. Just feet from a disaster Habich regained control and kept the lead. Rob Touchette somewhat vindicated himself with a second place finish. A fourth third of the season for Shelby Thompson was not enough to win the season championship. Troy Conrad won the championship finishing the race fifth.

The 4-cylinder trucks of the Northwest Pro 4 Truck Tour also used the big 5/8-mile to decide their season championship. Bart Hector enjoyed a large lead in the points and rode them onto a first championship. Race winner Pete Brady was unstoppable winning by a full four seconds ahead of Jason Majors and Hector.

Next up at Evergreen Speedway on Saturday September 23 is the rain or shine championship races for the Les Schwab Tires NASCAR Bombers, NASCAR Mini-Stocks, Northwest Legends, Stinger 8’s, Extreme Contact and Super Figure Eight Divisions. Tickets are available on the web at www.evergreenspeedway.com or call 360 805-6100

Evergreen Speedway ‘Big Track’ Championships Sept. 16 Results:

Speedway Chevrolet NASCAR Super Stocks:

Fast Qualifier: Rob Touchette 101.879mph

75-lap main (.646 mile oval): 1-Shane Harding(Langley, BC); 2-Roger Habich(Monroe, WA); 3-Naima Lang(Lynnwood, WA); 4-Doug Davidson(Monroe, WA); 5-Darin Stordahl(Marysville, WA); 6-Tom Matthew(Stanwood, WA); 7-Doug Wilkinson(Mt Lake Terrace, WA); 8-Chris Preston(Abbotsford, BC); 9-Scott Sarto(Monroe, WA); 10-Tommy Rasmussen(Graham, WA); 11-Jack Ebby(Snohomish, WA); 12-Rob Touchette(Lake Stevens, WA); 13-Michael Prudnick(Lake Stevens, WA); 14-Travis Powell(Snohomish, WA); 15-Joey Decker(Carnation, WA)

2006 Season Champion: Shane Harding

Late Model Challenge Series:

Fast Qualifier: Rob Touchette 103.081mph

75-lap main (.646 mile oval): 1-Roger Habich(Monroe, WA); 2-Rob Touchette(Lake Stevens, WA); 3-Shelby Thompson(Spokane, WA); 4-Jason Hedrick(Graham, WA);

5-Troy Conrad(Tacoma, WA); 6-Naima Lang(Lynnwood, WA); 7-Wes Rhodes(Yelm, WA); 8-Mike Zamora(Kennewick, WA); 9-Lon Werremeyer(Naches, WA); 10-Brice Christensen(Snohomish, WA); 11-Steve Cox(Arlington, WA); 12-Tom Matthew(Stanwood, WA); 13-Steve Thompson(W. Richland, WA); 14-Dave Garber(Spokane, WA); 15-Mike Kenyon(North Bend, WA); 16-Bryon Harvey(Sutherlin, OR); 17-Loran Payne(Olalla, WA); 18-Ryan Fischer(Surrey, BC); 19-Don Cralle(Edmonds, WA); 20-Troy Eaton(Lakewood, WA); 21-Chris Preston(Abbotsford, BC); 22-Don Vickery(Seattle, WA); 23-John Zaretske(Monroe, WA); 24-Gaylon Stewart(Lynnwood, WA); 25-Willy Thom(Dundee, OR); 26-Erick Hargraves(Yakima, WA); 27-Billy Coates(Bothell, WA); DNS-John Boyatt(Spanaway, WA); DNS-Joe McNeil(Kent, WA); DNS-Scott Davis(Kennewick, WA); DNS-Jim Wilcox(Sumner, WA); DNS-Rick Hager(Mt Lake Terrace, WA)

2006 Season Champion: Troy Conrad

Northwest Pro 4 Truck Tour:

Fast Qualifier: Pete Brady 87.251mph

40-lap main (.646 mile oval): 1-Pete Brady(Tacoma, WA); 2-Jason Majors(Tacoma, WA); 3-Bart Hector(Ephrata, WA); 4-Carl Scheffler(Tacoma, WA); 5-Jeff Hector(Ephrata, WA); 6-Jim Jones(Sultan, WA); 7-Josh Charles(Renton, WA); 8-Terry Warren(Everett, WA); 9-Jamie Millett(Everett, WA); 10-Don Brown(Gig Harbor, WA); 11-Harold LeGault(Tacoma, WA); 12-Jerry Buell(Yelm, WA); 13-Steve Morris(Newman Lake, WA)

2006 Season Champion: Bart Hector

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