SWEATMAN WORKS HARD FOR WIN AT SOUTH SOUND SPEEDWAY


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SOUTH SOUND SPEEDWAY

Source: Kristy Runyon
Date: 06/04/2006

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After a disappointing break last weekend, Tom Sweatman came back with a vengeance to win the main event Saturday night, June 3rd at South Sound Speedway. Rick Suran and Jim Warn started on the front row. Before a complete lap could be run some cars got together causing a fender to come off Tom Sweatman’s car. Sweatman had to go off the track while the cars were getting realigned to tear the piece off. He came back out before the green flew. Rick Suran took the lead with Warn in second and Mike Obrist in third. Kelly Mann moved into third on lap four. The first caution came on lap 21 when Bob Presley and Mike Obrist got together. The pair was running fifth and sixth. Before more green flag racing was gotten in, another caution was thrown for Jim Warn spinning. Warn lost a lap and came back in at the back of the pack. The next caution came on lap 35 when AJ Fugitt and Pat Schwartzkopf got together. Fugitt left during the caution and lost 2 laps.

The next caution came on lap 41 when Tim Gosch and Brad Stanwood got together. Gosch was done for the night after breaking a clutch. Stanwood lost three laps in the pits. Rick Suran was out front with Kelly Mann in second and Dan Rhodes in third. Lap 57 brought out the next caution when Jerry Clark and Pat Schwartzkopf spun together. By lap 75 the top three of Suran, Rhodes and Mann were battling back and forth. Push came to shove on lap 86 when Rhodes and Suran got together. Rhodes was done for the night and Suran lost two laps. The final caution came on lap 93 when Mike Obrist and Pat Schwartzkopf got together. Both were done for the night. On the restart Tom Sweatman made a great pass on Kelly Man for the lead. Sweatman held on to win. Eric Tibbitts finished second and Kelly Mann was third. Jerry Clark finished fourth with Bob Presley in fifth. Jim Warn, Rick Suran, Bob Wheeler Jr., Brad Stanwood and AJ Fugitt were the rest of the top ten.

Rick Courtright had a great night in the Hinkle Homes Pure Stocks. Courtright swept the dash, heat and main events. Jared Vorse clocked in fast with a 16.387 second lap. Dan Walker won the B heat race with Jeff Boheler in second and Scott Johnson in third. Courtright won the A heat race followed by Steve Woods and Jared Vorse. Jacob Haider started on the front row of the main and led the first lap before Rick Casebolt took over. Haider spun on lap three and caught Steve Woods. Casebolt was out in the lead with Rick Schmidt in second and Steve Gerdts in third. Gerdts moved into second on lap seven. The second caution came on lap 11 when Rick Casebolt spun. Rick Schmidt got a flat tire in the incident after running fourth and Steve Gerdts left the track with a mechanical problem. He was back four laps later. Rick Courtright now had the lead with Jared Vorse in second and Eric Lee in third. Vorse got up on the outside and lost four positions. Courtright got the win, making it a hat trick for him for the night. Eric Lee was second with Dan Walker in third. Mitchell Woods finished in fourth with Jared Vorse in fifth. Scott Johnson, Jeff Boheler, Rick Casebolt, Steve Woods and Rick Schmidt were the rest of the top ten.

Kevin Rinkel was the fast qualifier for the Vintage Modifieds and Mike Clother won the dash. Clother also won the B heat race with Josh Wyne in second and Chuck Peterson in third. Ray Hobbs won the A heat race followed by Kevin Rinkel and John Mustered. Clother took the lead on lap one of the main event and held on to win the caution free main event. Darrell Berg was second, Dave Trapp was third, Bob Wheeler Jr. was fourth and John Mustered was fifth. The rest of the top ten was Robert Rux, Josh Wyne, Chuck Peterson, Ray Hobbs and Tim Bolle.

Jeremy Fisk clocked in fastest for the NW Midgets and won the dash. Randy Allsup led all eight laps of the heat race to win over Travis Allsup and Fisk. Fisk took the lead of the main on la one followed by Randy Allsup and Travis Allsup. Randy Allsup took the lead on lap 16 and held on for the win. Jeremy Fisk was second, Travis Allsup was third, Terry Setina was fourth and Kiel Hobbs was fifth.

Coming up next Saturday night at South Sound Speedway will be the Limited Late Models, FSCRA/Super-4’s, Delta Camshaft Mini Stocks, NW Baby Grands and the Mini Cup Open Division and Future Stars. Check www.southsoundspeedway.com for ticket prices and other coming events to the 3/8ths mile oval.

Super Stock Results

Fast Time: Tom Sweatman 14.050

Dash: Kelly Mann

Main: Tom Sweatman, Eric Tibbitts, Kelly Mann, Jerry Clark, Bob Presley, Jim Warn, Rick Suran, Bobby Wheeler Jr., Brad Stanwood, AJ Fuggitt, Mike Obrist, Pat Schwartzkopf, Jeff Ford, Dan Rhodes, Gary Dastrup, Bob Emerson, Tim Gosch, Tommy Elstoen

Hinkle Homes Pure Stock Results

Fast Time: Jared Vorse 16.387

Dash: Rick Courtright

Heat A: Rick Courtright, Steve Woods, Jared Vorse, Eric Lee, Mitchell Woods, Steve Gerdts Heat B: Dan Walker, Jeff Boheler, Scott Johnson, Jacob Haider, Rick Casebolt, Rick Schmidt, Jimmy Moe

Main: Courtright, Lee, Walker, M. Woods, Vorse, Johnson, Boheler, Casebolt, S. Woods, Schmidt, Haider, Moe, Gerdts

Vintage Modified Results

Fast Time: Kevin Rinkel 15.579

Dash: Dave Trapp

Heat A: Ray Hobbs, Kevin Rinkel, John Mustered, Bob Wheeler Jr., Robert Rux, Darrell Berg, Dave Trapp Heat B: Mike Clother, Josh Wyne, Chuck Peterson, Tim Bolle, Shane Conway, Ken Jackson

Main: Clother, Berg, Trapp, Wheeler, Mustered, Rux, Wyne, Peterson, Hobbs, Bolle, Rinkel, Jackson

NW Midget Results

Fast Time: Jeremy Fisk 15.092

Dash: Jeremy Fisk

Heat: Randy Allsup, Travis Allsup, Jeremy Fisk, Kiel Hobbs, Terry Setina

Main: R. Allsup, Fisk, T. Allsup, Setina, Hobbs ####