It was a night of suspense at the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe on Saturday. Defending track champion Tom Moriarity was a single point behind leader John Zaretzke. Each sporting their own avid fan base, the crowd cheered excitedly as Moriarity took his fifth consecutive win and the points lead. There is now a six-point gap between the drivers.
The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series Super Stocks battle started with fast qualifier Moriarity pushed back in an eight car invert. Zaretzke was at his side. It didn’t last for long. Moriarity began a slow but steady advance with an energetic Shane Harding at his side. Zaretzke also moved forward but with less power. Joe Constance was on the pole and held the lead for much of the race. Moriarity passed him on Lap 33. Zaretzke pushed up to fourth behind Harding and Constance. Despite a valiant effort he was unable to pass Harding. The final results were Moriarity winning with Constance, Harding, Zaretzke and Kelly Mann rounding out the field.
Other checkered flag winners for the evening included NASCAR Mini Stocks driver Dave Ramey of Everett and Randy’s Ring & Pinion Bomber driver Jim Risher of Everett. The FEAR Xtreme Contact feature was won by Steve Peters of Kirkland. There were two Hertz Hornets features. The first Hornet race was taken by Joe Belinc of Marysville and the second by Keith Hager of Snohomish. There were also two dashes featuring students of the Competitive Edge Racing School.
The 20-lap Mini Stock feature started with a melee on turn three that took four cars out of the race. Dave Ramey quickly moved forward for the lead. Scott LaCross moved up to challenge Ramey in Lap 15 with Michael Johnston close behind. They maintained that order for the win.
The Randy’s Ring & Pinion Bombers had an opening B Main race. John Burtsche and Darrel Lutovsky were first and second respectively. The drivers opted to trade their wins for a slot in the A Main race. This left the default win to Darin Stordahl of Marysville. The A Main race was an uncontested show between Jim Risher in first and Ron Landry in second. They held on to those spots for the checkered flag. Bill Mann took third.
The FEAR Xtreme Contact F8 was exciting. Perry Huffman had crowds gasping with his precision work at the intersection but once again all eyes were on Steve “Battlewagon” Peters. Peters and Ben Raynes fought fiercely for the win. After a lot of bumping, Peters took the checkered flag with Raynes close behind.
The Hertz Hornets swarmed from the pits for two feature races. The first 15-lap race was carnage with over 30 yellow and black 4-cylinder cars on the track. Ken Higby of Bellingham rolled over in Lap 7 but managed to crawl out under his own steam. Bumped fenders and flying bumpers made an obstacle course that Joe Belinc negotiated for the win. The second feature was decidedly more sedate with only 23 cars competing. It was won by Keith Hager.
Saturday also featured several dash races by class. The Super Stocks dash went to Matt Murphy. The Mini Stock dash was won by Jaime Richardson. Naima Lang took the checkered flag for the Bombers class. Steve Peters was the winner of the Xtreme Contact F8 dash. The Hornets dash winner was Tony McAuliffe of Snohomish.
It was also Everett Herald Night at Evergreen Speedway. The sponsors celebrated with an employee grudge match. It was a smooth race, well driven by the six participants. Ana Dosskey won with Steve Hawes second and Mary Lowry third.
RESULTS
SUPER STOCKS
Fast Time: Tom Moriarity 17.07
Trophy Dash: Matt Murphy, John Zaretzke, Tom Moriarity, Shane Harding
Main: Tom Moriarity, Joe Constance, Shane Harding, John Zaretzke, Kelly Mann, Lex Johnson, Doug Davidson, Ron Fritzley, Brice Christensen, Matt Murphy, Dan Beecher, Tom Matthew, Scott Sarto, Fred Hall, Lane Sundholm, Derick Johnson, John Pierce, Billy Coates,
BOMBERS
Trophy Dash: Naima Lang, Ron Landry, Dirk Kruiswyk, Jason Fraser
Heat 1: Naima Lang, Charles Davis, Steve McElroy, Travis Blackwood
Heat 2: Jason Fraser, Kyle Cooley, Mike Ebling, Craig Szweda
Heat 3: Dirk Kruiswyk, Steve Ptacek, Jim Risher, Bill Eddy
Heat 4: Ron Landry, Bill Mann, Mark Moulaison, Jim Foti
B-Main: Darrin Stordahl, Gary Flammang, Clark Casey, Geoff Harrington, Joe Thomas, Charles Brenner, Clayton Deringer, David Lamb, Richard Harrington, Rick Larson, Nikki Bristol
A-Main: Jim Risher, Ron Landry, Bill Mann, Jim Foti, Charles Davis, Dirk Kruiswyk, Travis Blackwood, Kyle Cooley, Mark Moulaison, Steve Ptacek, Craig Szweda, Mike Ebling, Steve McElroy, John Burtsche, Bill Eddy, Darrel Lutovsky, Naima Lang, Jason Fraser
MINI STOCKS
Trophy Dash: Jaime Richardson, Michael Johnston, Scott LaCross
Heat 1: Jaime Richardson, Scott LaCross, Bob Edwards, Tony Bunkleman
Heat 2: Michael Johnston, Dave Ramey, Ken Jorgensen, Stacey Alseth
Main: Dave Ramey, Scott LaCross, Michael Johnston, Ken Jorgensen, Pete Jensen, Stacey Alseth, Douglas Hinds, Bill Peterson, Bob Edwards, Matt Stone, Joe Reed, Jaime Richardson, Tony Bunkleman
FEAR XTREME CONTACT FIGURE 8
Fast Time: Troy Simianer
Trophy Dash: Steve Peters, Troy Simianer, Perry Huffman,
Heat: John Carlson, Steve Woehl, Troy Simianer, Steve Peters
Main: Steve Peters, Ben Raynes, Don Teel, Perry Huffman, Noah Chandler, Steve Woehl, John Carlson, Troy Simianer, Jason Holton, Geoff Chandler, Scott Betras
HERTZ HORNETS
Trophy Dash: Tony McAuliffe, Adrain Craig, Jeannine Lavery, Markas Forhan, David Dixon
Heat 1: Tony McAulifdfe, Tex Keller, Dan Bouudrieau, #168
Heat 2: Adrian Craig, Keith Hager, Brett Llyod, Zach Koester
Heat 3: Markus Forhan, Jason Holton, Ray Johnson, Jim Bevis
Heat 4: Jeannine Lavery, Craig Rowalt, Ben Chandler, Doyle Taylor
Heat 5: David Dixon, Jim Simpson, Carl Davidson, Kevin Hager
Main 1: Joe Belinc, Jody Walker, Gary Larson, Gus Uribe
Main 2: Keith Hager, Tony McAuliffe, Jim Simpson, , Kevin Hager
