POST FALLS, Idaho -- Russell Syverson continued his winning pace in the Road Runners Wednesday night at Stateline Speedway. Syverson captured his fourth fast time of the year out of five events in route to his main event victory.
Leading the Wednesday Night Fever Road Runner point standing for all five weeks of, Syverson of Spokane, out paced dash and heat winner Chuck Davidson for the win in the 20-lap main event. With the win Syverson increased his point lead and became the fifth different feature winner of the season for the division
Derek Collarusso finished third, Heath Denson and Dave Hatton rounded out the top five. Rob Boatsman won the C Heat and B Main. Shane Zettle won the first ever C Main held for the Road Runners.
Other division winners included Eric Harris winning the B Heat and Dash. Robert Benn won a dash with Brian Sawatzki claimed another heat race.
Matt Hatton set fast time, won the fast dash, claimed the win in the heat races and looked to be on his way to sweeping the 20-plus car Fever 4 field until mechanical problems forced him out of the feature race.
Hatton’s woes enabled previous Fever 4 winner Andrew McKee to take the lead and hold off hard charging Thomas Plybon to win the 35-lap main event. John Vallone finished third, Rusty Webb fourth and Les Billings rallied to fifth after a mid race spin due to liquid on the track.
James Cotter won the Bump to Pass main event taking the lead when the front runners Yvonne Lifsey, the race leader and dash winner, and Darryl Carillio, fast time and heat winner, tangled with each other coming to the white flag.
With one lap to go Cotter picked up the win followed by Carillio, Vern Dorsey and Lifsey.
Saturday the Northwest Modifieds return along with the Northwest Legends and Hobby Cars. Adult admission is $13, kids under six are free. A family pass, two adults and three kids, is $30. Events start at 6pm. Tickets stubs from the rainout can be used for admission.
Championships in the Modifieds and Legends are wide open with no one driver having an early season advantage. Legends cars from Washington and Idaho will be present competing for state and national titles. Rathdrum, Idaho’s Ned Pennington holds a slight lead in the local Hobby Car point standings.
The wild, wacky, unpredictable action of Wednesday Night Fever continues every Wednesday at 6pm with the cars and superstars of the Road Runners, Fever 4’s, plus the wild and crazy Bump to Pass division. Adults are just $5.75; kids under the age of nine accompanied by adults are free.
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Stateline Stadium/Speedway Wednesday Night Fever – 5/16/07 Results
ROAD RUNNERS Fast Time – Russell Syverson, 16.819. Trophy Dash -- A) Chuck Davidson; B) Eric Harris; C) Robert Benn. Heat -- A) Davidson; B) E. Harris; C) Robb Boatsman; D) Brian Sawatzki. C Main – 1) Shane Zettle; 2) Thomas Husk; 3) Sawatzki; 4) Lonnie Jenkins; 5) Leo Kincaid. B Main -- 1) Boatsman; 2) Brycen Tarr; 3) Tom Knapp; 4) Lance Morehouse; 5) Bernie Beard. A Main – 1) Syverson; 2) Chuck Davidson; 3) Derek Colarusso; 4) Heath Denson; 5) Dave Hatton; 6) Ryan Potts; 7) E. Harris; 8) Bryan Allen; 9) Tim Benn; 10) Tom Harris. FEVER 4’s Fast Time – Matt Hatton, 15.91. Trophy Dash -- A) Hatton; B) Mathew Shoen. Heat – A) Hatton; B) Dan Otrtiz. Main -- 1) Andrew McKee; 2) Tom Plybon; 3) John Vallone; 4) Rusty Webb; 5) Les Billings; 6) Ron Edwards; 7) Norm Harding Jr.; 8) Dan Garber; 9) Larry Weber; 10) Terry Auckerman.
BUMP TO PASS
Fast Time – Darryl Carillio, 16.913. Trophy Dash – 1) Yvonne Lifsey. Heat – 1) Carillio. Main – 1) James Cotter; 2) Carillio; 3) Vern Dorsey; 4) Lifsey; 5) John Hollingsworth; 6) Noah Hamlin.
