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ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming – While he’s yet to win in the 2010 series, defending champion Justen Yea¬ger will take the point lead to this weekend’s EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West doubleheader at Sweetwater Speedway.
Yeager has finished no worse than sixth in any of the first half dozen IMCA Modified tour events held so far this season and will be considered among the favorites in both Friday and Saturday, July 16-17 shows. Yeager ran third and sixth in EQ shows last month at Battle Mountain Raceway to vault from fourth to first in the standings.
Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. both days at Rock Springs. Hot laps start at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. The feature pays $1,000 to win if there are 40 or more entries, $750 to win if there are 39 or fewer.
Grandstand admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6-12, with five and under free. Family passes, good for two adults and two kids, run $20. Pit passes are $25.
More information about the Sweetwater twinbill is available by calling 307 352-6789.
Ricky Alvarado won three of the previous five Wild West Tour features at Rock Springs. Matt Brack and Yeager took home trophies from the other two events.
Zane DeVilbiss is a three-time tour winner this season. Travis Metz, Ryan Cotrell and Cory Sample have each won once.
The tour is at Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, Colo., on Aug. 13-14 before concluding with a Sept. 17-18 doubleheader at Atomic Motor Raceway in Atomic City, Idaho.
EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour top 20 point standings – 1. Justen Yeager, Green River, Wyo., 222; 2. Travis Metz, Blackfoot, Idaho, 217; 3. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M., 210; 4. Ryan Cotrell, Las Vegas, Nev., 204; 5. Michael Hale, West Jordan, Utah, 195; 6. Richard Anderson, Shelley, Idaho, 184; 7. Brian Neil Ungaro, Green River, Wyo., 162; 8. Jake Holland, Calpine, Calif., 159; 9. Nick Nelson, Farmington, N.M., 153; 10. Joe Kent, Las Vegas, Nev., 151; 11. Jake Donnelly, Rigby, Idaho, and Don Baisch, Rigby, Idaho, both 144; 13. Chase Hansen, Myton, Utah, 142; 14. Kelly Shaw, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 141; 15. Wade Taylor, Spring Creek, Nev., 130; 16. Jason Donnelly, Rigby, Idaho, 129; 17. Aaron Spangler, Dove Creek, Colo., 111; 18. Jeff Cooper, Riverton, Wyo., 109; 19. Richard Mueller, Jackson, Wyo., 107; 20. Ron Moser, West Valley City, Utah, 102.
