SPOKANE, Washington — As Snohomish’s Gary Lewis was preparing to win the iRacing.com ASA Northwest Late Model Tour event at Spokane County Raceway (SCR), local racers took to the half mile track, some for the first time in two seasons.
Under a full moon, the Cops & Robbers and Hobby Stock divisions made their SCR 2009 debut. A front and rear wheel drive class, Cops & Robbers, throws in a new twist to a typical oval event by adding a police pursuit. The 4-cylinder cars attempt to outrun the Spokane County Police Department sponsored Cop car. With lights flashing, the Cop car has 8 cylinders pumping under the hood trying to track down the Robbers. Fortunately for the Robbers in Saturday night’s event, the Cop car was much more interested in stopping for doughnuts than pursuing them. Mark Wakefield, piloting a Robber truck, set fast time, won the heat race and main event, with son-in-law, Scott Rupert trying to knock him out of the top spot. Rupert got close several times, but the truck of Wakefield was just too strong. Both handily outran the Cop, though he vowed to catch them next time.
In the Hobby Stock division, Matt Tarr held off son, Brenden and Andy Brown for the win. The younger Tarr set fast time for the day, while Brown took the A-Heat race. After numerous lead changes, a 3-car shootout held fans in suspense until the checkered flew, waiting to see who would cross the line first.
Next Saturday you won’t want to miss Spokane County Raceway’s action filled event with the INSCA Winged Sprint cars, Northwest Late Model 4s, and Cops & Robbers. Qualifying gets under way at 6 p.m. with racing at 7:00 p.m. General admission is $12 for adults, $10 for Military & Seniors, and $5 for kids ages 6 to 14. Children 5 and under are free.
For more information on Spokane County Raceway, please visit our website at www.spokanecountyraceway.com or call our information hotline at (509) 244-3333.
| Cops & Robbers |
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| Fast Time – Mark Wakefield 23.231 Trophy Dash -- 1) Scott Rupert. Heat Race -- 1) Mark Wakefield. Main – 1) Mark Wakefield, 2) Scott Rupert, 3) Steve Mathers, 4) Brenden Tarr, 5) Andy Brown, 6) Jerry Kay, 7) Blake Williams, Cop) Ryen Tarr. |
| Hobby Stocks |
| Fast Time – Treven Tarr, 22.905. Trophy Dash -- 1) Matt Tarr -- Heat – 1) Andy Brown. Main – 1) Matt Tarr; 2) Brenden Tarr 3) Andy Brown |
| ASA NW LATE MODEL TOUR |
| Fast Time – Mike Longton 17.653. Feature Main Event – 1) Gary Lewis Snohomish, WA, 2) Brent Harris East Wenatchee, WA, 3) Shelby Thompson Spokane, WA, 4) Dan Rhodes Rainier, WA, 5) Kelly Mann Monroe, WA, 6) Erick Hargraves Toppenish, WA, 7)Brad Stanwood Portland, OR, 8) Mike Longton Moxee, WA, 9) Jay Sauls Puyallup, WA, 10) Rod Schultz Woodland, WA, 11) Rusty Webb Deer Park, WA, 12) Amanda MacDonald* Ephrata, WA, 13) Joey Tanner* Portland, OR, 14) Pete Harding Surrey, B.C., 15) Harold Raczynski Duvall, WA, 16) Rod Schultz, Jr Kalama, WA, 17) Kevin Richards Newman Lake, WA, 18) Alan Cress* Albany, OR, 19) Mitch Franklin Puyallup, WA, 20) Jared Vorse Olympia, WA |
