DAY ONE OF THE 20TH ANNUAL FALL CLASSIC RESULTS

Source: Yakima Public Relations/gw
Date: 09/29/2007

YAKIMA, Washington – The first of the three day ‘Fall Classic’ at Yakima Speedway closed with Gary Lewis (Snohomish, WA) continuing the Cinderella season he is enjoying. Lewis won the 30-lap Race of Champions without brakes for the final laps. Jason Fraser (Snohomish, WA) finished second with Erick Hargraves (Yakima, WA) taking third.

Lewis who drew the #1 slot for the Race of Champions had the opportunity to draw for the distance the race would be. There were three options 30, 40 & 50-laps. Lewis wanted 50 but drew 30. As Lewis pulled into victory circle with smoke pouring off the front brakes he said, “I wanted to go 50-laps but my luck is holding. If we had gone 50 I would not have been able to finish.”

Fraser had took up to many laps to move from his ninth starting position. By the time he passed Hargraves for second Lewis had a 3.5 second advantage. As they crossed the finish line Fraser had cut the deficit to .5 seconds.

Lewis has had a season most racers only dream about. He won four ARCA West Late Model Challenge Series races on his way to the championship. Won both the Montana and Idaho 200’s in his first ever attempt. Throw in a win of an ASA Northwest Tour race at Yakima, multiple fast times and now the 2007 Bud Clarey Toyota presented by CWI Security Race of Champions, it just keeps going in his direction.

The first day of qualifying for the Limited Late Models had 25 cars take to the cool race surface of the 1/2-mile oval. Gary Lewis holds the lead with a time of :19.250 seconds. Kevin Richards (Newman Lake, WA) was just .020 seconds off Lewis’ time. Mark Owens (Kalispell, MT), Fraser and Hargraves rounded out the top five. There are more cars yet to qualify as they will make their attempts on Saturday afternoon.

The Late Models also held their first day of qualifying and the top two were reversed from the Limited order. Richards was quickest of the 22-cars attempting with a time of :19.025 seconds. Lewis was second just .056 off the pace set by Richards. Shelby Thompson (Spokane, WA), Fraser and Owens made up the top five.

Over 200 cars will be on hand for day two of the three day extravaganza. On Saturday September 29, the Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks both join the second round of qualifying for the Limited and Late Models. All the Saturday action gets underway at 12:00pm. Along with qualifying for all four divisions there are trophy dashes and heat races for all divisions. The featured events are the 60-lap Hobby Stock main followed by the 125-lap Limited Late Model main.

Day three scheduled for Sunday September 30 will start at 1:00pm with a 75 lap main for the Street Stocks. The 200-lap 20th Annual Bud Clarey Toyota Fall Classic will cap off the weekend.

20th Annual Fall Classic

Yakima Speedway, Yakima, WA

1st Day Qualifying Limited Late Models

Friday, September 28, 2007

Pos Name Best Tm Hometown Nat/State

1 Gary Lewis 19.250 Bothell WA

2 Kevin Richards 19.270 Newman Lake WA

3 Mark Owens 19.287 Kalispell MT

4 Jason Fraser 19.305 Snohomish WA

5 Erick Hargraves 19.376 Yakima WA

6 Dan Obrist 19.500 Portland OR

7 Shelby Thompson 19.532 Spokane WA

8 Scott Walker 19.538 Prosser WA

9 Jack Mondor 19.595 Wapato WA

10 Mike Zamora 19.611 Kennewick WA

11 Brandon Riehl 19.667 Boring OR

12 Agni Howell 19.690 Kalispell MT

13 James Spiering 19.882 Redmond WA

14 Dave Garber 19.908 Spokane WA

15 Ken Olson 19.966 Naches WA

16 Willy Thom 19.986 Dundee OR

17 Brad Stanwood 20.017 Portland OR

18 Wade Bland 20.044 Victoria B.C.

19 Mike Obrist 20.076 Portland OR

20 Darrin Stordahl 20.090 Marysville WA

21 Dan Riehl 20.137 Portland OR

22 Dan Beecher 20.164 Marysville WA

23 Lex Johnson 20.223 Monroe WA

24 Dean Craig 20.276 Edmonton AB

25 Cory Wolfe 20.341 Ronan MT

1st Day Qualifying Late Models

Friday September 28, 2007

Pos Name Best Tm Hometown Nat/State

1 Kevin Richards 19.025 Newman Lake WA

2 Gary Lewis 19.081 Bothell WA

3 Shelby Thompson 19.084 Spokane WA

4 Jason Fraser 19.094 Snohomish WA

5 Mark Owens 19.124 Kalispell MT

6 Travis Bennett 19.214 Ellensburg WA

7 Kelly Mann 19.268 Monroe WA

8 Brandon Riehl 19.305 Boring OR

9 Christian Roeder 19.333 Ephrata WA

10 Scott Walker 19.406 Prosser WA

11 Owen Riddle 19.550 Naches WA

12 Dan Obrist 19.575 Portland OR

13 Ron Dexter 19.590 Selah WA

14 Jim Johnson 19.643 Orting WA

15 Jay Sauls 19.676 Puyallup WA

16 Ken Olson 19.702 Yakima WA

17 Dan Beecher 19.774 Marysville WA

18 Mike Obrist 19.785 Portland OR

19 Christopher Kalsch 19.818 Hillsboro OR

20 Brad Stanwood 19.821 Portland OR

21 Dave Garber 19.827 Spokane WA

22 Willy Thom 19.950 Dundee OR

20th Annual Bud Clarey Toyota presented by CWI Security

Race of Champions (30-laps)

Official Finish

Pos Name Hometown Nat/State Laps

1 Gary Lewis Snohomish WA 30

2 Jason Fraser Snohomish WA 30

3 Erick Hargraves Yakima WA 30

4 Brad Tidrick Seattle WA 30

5 Garrett Evans E. Wenatchee WA 30

6 Eric Richardson Bakersfield CA 30

7 BJ Tidrick Yakima WA 30

8 Christopher Kalsch Hillsboro OR 30

9 Owen Riddle Naches WA 30

10 Willy Thom Dundee OR 26

11 Jack Mondor Wapato WA 26

12 Mike Obrist Portland OR 16

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