POST FALLS, Idaho -- The second time was the charm for the ASA Aero Exhaust Northwest Tour at Stateline Stadium/Speedway. With the first race at the Inland Northwest facility rained out, the make up was a great success for all. The most successful was the Access Road Solutions 125 winner Brandon Riehl (Boring, OR). Riehl lead all 125-laps in front of large crowd. Second place finisher BJ Tidrick (Yakima, WA) started his day as the Winner’s Choice fast qualifier. Kelly Tanner (Auburn, WA) made it to the podium for the first time since 1997 with a close third place finish.
Fantastic weather engulfed a huge fan base there to watch the return of the Northwest Tour. The tour’s last trip to the Post Falls, Idaho race Mecca was in 1987. Riehl used the advantage of the invert to start on the pole to garner his first ASANWT win of 2007 leading all 125-laps. The second half of the race was easier than the first for Riehl. During the first half Garrett Evans (E. Wenatchee, WA), Jay Sauls (Puyallup, WA) and Kevin Richards (Newman Lake, WA) stayed on Riehl’s bumper. Evans even got along side a few times but could not get the extra oomph that he needed to make a complete pass. The first to fall off this four car train was Evans when a suspension problem forced him to the pits. Just after lap 75 of the main, Richards and Sauls started to have extreme handling problems and fell back.
The large crowd equated to a substantial purse for the drivers. Stateline was one of the tracks that the tour drivers agreed to race for a percentage of the paid attendance. Everyone benefited including the fans as they were on hand for the history making event. The ASANWT returns to Stateline Stadium/Speedway on Saturday August 25, 2007 for race #7 of the 8-race season.
Next up for the ASA Aero Exhaust Northwest Tour is on July 7 at Yakima Speedway, Yakima, Washington. The home the fast and storied 1/2-mile, will host the premier stock car drivers for the second time this season for 125-laps. When last there on May 26, 2007, Gary Lewis (Bothell, WA) was the winner.
| Official Results ASA Aero Exhaust Northwest Tour Race #3 |
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| 1- (1) Brandon Riehl 150 (180) $3,000.00 2- (6) BJ Tidrick 150 (170) $2,150.00 3- (4) Kelly Tanner 150 (165) $1650.00 4- (5) Jay Sauls 149 (160) $1350.00 5- (7) Dan Garber 149 (155) $1150.00 6- (10) Kevin Moland 148 (150) $1000.00 7- (8) Matt Hall 146 (146) $1000.00 8- (3) Kevin Richards 145 (142) $1000.00 9- (2) Garrett Evans 52 (138) $1000.00 10- (9) Tony Berry 48 (134) $1000.00 ASANWT 2007 Season Championship Point Standings: Pos Driver Total 1- Jay Sauls 480 2- BJ Tidrick 469 3- Brandon Riehl 460 4- Kelly Tanner 453 5- Matt Hall 435 6- Ron Eaton 320 7- Jeff Barkshire 310 8- Jason Frasier 287 9- Travis Bennett 268 10- Tom Sweatman 180 11- Gary Lewis 180 12- Mike Longton 170 13- Dan Garber 155 14- Kevin Moland 150 15- Jeff Byrd 146 16- Kevin Richards 142 17- Garrett Evans 138 18- Tony Berry 134 Winner’s Choice $1000.00 2007 Fast Qualifier Award Standings: Jeff Barkshire 10; Brandon Riehl 10; BJ Tidrick 10 |
