MONROE, Washington -- Evergreen Speedway hosted Les Schwab Night at the Races on Saturday July 24 and Gaylon Stewart won his first race of 2004 in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Super Stock Division. Duane Schosboek took home the winners trophy in the Randy’s Ring & Pinion NASCAR Street Stock Bomber Division while Nat Barber continued to dominate the NASCAR Mini-Stock Division. The Super Figure Eight Division had another repeat winner as John Carlson beat everyone to the checkers and many-time winner this season Troy Simianer won the Extreme Contact Figure Eight main. The new Stinger Eight class had their largest field of cars this season and Greg Estes survived for the win.
After spending two years racing with the NASCAR Auto Zone Elite Division Northwest Series where he was Rookie of the Year and two years on the dirt at Skagit Speedway, Gaylon Stewart returned to Evergreen Speedway this season. Driving a NASCAR Super Stock on Saturday, Gaylon won his first race of the 2004 season as the series moved back onto the 3/8-mile oval. Doug Davidson finished second and point leader John Zaretzke third.
The Randy’s Ring & Pinion NASCAR Street Stock Bombers point battle for the Division Championship is still up for grabs as point leader Naima Lang finished a disappointing seventeenth. Main event winner Duane Schosboek grabbed his second win of the season while Craig Rowalt had his best finish in second and Tim Davis was third.
The NASCAR Mini-Stock Division has been dominated by point leader Nat Barber and Saturday did not change that. Nat continued on with his winning ways beating Tony Bunkleman and Stacey Alseth.
The three Figure Eight Divisions were back in action on Les Schwab Night and Cowboy John Carlson made another visit to Victory Stage in the Super Division beating point leader Steve Peters and Jerry Funden. In the Extreme Contact Division Troy Simianer continued to keep everyone at bay by winning again. Steve Peters had another second and Josh Beckel third. New to the figure eight are the Stinger Eights and Greg Estes hung on for a win while Bill Wade was second and Ken Higby was third.
Next up at Evergreen Speedway on Saturday July 31 is the Dodge 100 for the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Super Stocks on the 3/8-mile oval. The Randy’s Ring & Pinion NASCAR Street Stock Bombers will continue their run for the championship as will the three Figure Eight Divisions. The Hertz Equipment Rental Hornets will be back for more exciting racing.
The new back gate opening time is 2:30pm. Heat race get underway at 5pm and the many main events start at 7pm. Adults $12.50; Jr/Sr & Military $8.50; Children $4.50; Under 6 Free and Family Pass for 2-Adults and up to 4-Children is $33.00.
Main;
1- Gaylon Stewart; 2- Doug Davidson; 3- John Zaretzke; 4- Shane Harding; 5- Tom Mathew; 6- Ron Fritzley; 7- Joe Chamberlin; 8- Michael Prudnick; 9- Lex Johnson; 10- Jason Fraser
Gem Star Home Dash for Cash:
1- Jason Fraser; 2- Jim Foti; 3- Darin Stordahl; 4- Steve Ptacek; 5- Duane Schosboek; 6- Naima Lang
‘B’ Main:
1- Tom Ochiltree; 2- Kenny Paine; 3- Michael Counihan; 4- Rich Brown; 5- Nikki Bristol; 6- Richard Harriman
‘A’ Main:
1- Schosboek; 2- Craig Rowalt; 3- Tim Davis; 4- John Burtsche; 5- Jim Downey; 6- Steve McElroy; 7- Travis Blackwood; 8- Stordahl; 9- Bill Eddy; 10- Darrell Lutovsky; 11- Fraser; 12- Foti; 13- Clark Casey; 14- Steve Ptacek; 15- Merlin Cook; 16- Charles Davis; 17- Lang; 18- Steve Kunz
Main:
1- Nat Barber; 2- Tony Bunkleman; 3- Stacey Alseth; 4- Troy Selby; 5- Lane Sundholm; 6- Scott LaCross; 7- Keith McKinney; 8- Jamie Richardson; 9- Douglas Hinds; 10- John Roberts; 11- Steve Kelly; 12- Joe Reed
Dash:
1- Steve Peters; 2- Wendi Boyd; 3- Jerry Funden; 4- Harry Clements
Main:
1- John Carlson; 2- Peters; 3- Funden; 4- Clements; 5- Boyd; 6- Rich Groshong; 7- Gordy Severson; 8- Tim Bergstrom; 9- Cam McKraken; 10- #66; 11- Richard Shaver
Dash:
1- Ben Raynes; 2- #84; 3- Noah Chandler; 4- Troy Simianer
Main:
1- Simianer; 2- Steve Peters; 3- Josh Beckel; 4- Nick Niesen; 5- Noah Chandler; 6- Earl Rhon; 7- Raynes; 8- Bill Wade; 9- Jason Holton; 10- Matt Palicte; 11- Bruce Wilson; 12- Doug Wilkinson; 13- #35; 14- Geoff Chandler; 15- Ryan Burnham
Main:
1- Greg Estes; 2- Bill Wade; 3- Ken Higby; 4- Gary Estes; 5- John Newbaum; 6- Bill Peterson; 7- Brian Estes; 8- Markus Forhan; 9- Ryan
