GROSVENOR NORTHWEST PRO 4 NATIONALS CHAMPION


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Jul 6, 2008

STATELINE SPEEDWAY

Date: 06/24/2007

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GROSVENOR NORTHWEST PRO 4 NATIONALS CHAMPION POST FALLS, Idaho John Grosvenor took the lead halfway through the 75-lap main event to capture the 2007 Northwest Pro 4 Nationals Championship Saturday night at Stateline Speedway. Grosvenor topped a 30 plus car field, representing five western states in route to the victory.

Grovesnor, a Puyallup, Washington driver, passed Utah’s Kurt Madsen to take the lead after surviving an opening lap backstretch wreck involving five cars including many of the race’s front-runners and fast time setter Wayne Dillon.

Local drivers Kameron McKeehan and John Jackson of Lewiston, Idaho finished second and third.

2006 Nationals champion Steve Thompson was closing in on Grovesnor with 15-laps to go with Jeff Bard in tow. Bard and Thompson made contact with each other dashing their chances at the lead.

Thompson pulled off track. Bard finished sixth. Kevin Koepke won the wrecked marred 25-lap last chance race for the transfer to finish ninth. Spokane’s Travis Allen, the third transfer, rounded out the top ten.

Jim Bailey and Bob Winker won dashes. Dan Madsen and Jeff Jones won the heats.

The Northwest Pro 4 Nationals was the second of a three race series making up the Northwest Pro 4 Alliance. The series moves to Meridian Speedway for race number three.

Kevin Burck set fast time in the Winged Sprints and tracked down race leader Tony Berry to take the win in the 30-lap feature. Berry suffered mechanical problems and pitted. Don Kudrna scored second followed by Justin Popple.

Rod Nelson and Ron Turner won dashes. Wes Helgeson and Corey Harbison took the heat wins.

Next Saturday local Street Stock drivers take to the track to defend home turf when the Northwest Outlaw Street Stock Series invades Stateline Speedway. Past race winners include Spokane’s Randy Lasswell, Outlaw’s Dave Lund and Mike Press. Expected entries include NWOSS point leader Mike Easley, Bob Greiner, and Gary Homad.

Also scheduled are the ICAR Racing Series, Early Stocks and Hobby Cars. Events start at 6pm. Adult admission is $10. Kids under the age of six are free.

The wild, wacky, unpredictable action of Wednesday Night Fever continues every Wednesday at 6pm with the cars and superstars of the Road Runners, Fever 4’s, plus the wild and crazy Bump to Pass division. Adults are just $5.75; kids under the age of nine accompanied by adults are free.

Tickets for Stateline Speedway’s July 3 Demolition Derby and Fireworks Extravaganza are on sale now at the Stateline Speedway ticket booth on race days and at Les Schwab Tires in Post Falls during normal business hours.

StateLine Speedway Race Results -- 06/23/2007

Inland Northwest Winged Sprints

Fast Time – Kevin Burck, 11.983. Trophy Dash -- A) Rod Nelson; B) Ron Turner. Heat – A) Wes Helgeson; B) Cory Harbison. Main -- 1) Burck; 2) Don Kudrna; 3) Justin Popple; 4) Mike Fought; 5) Nelson; 6) Tony Berry; 7) Cole Tupling; 8) Corey Harbison; 9) Corky Harbison; 10) Will Whitlow.

Norhtwest Pro 4 Nationals

Fast Time – Wayne Dillon, 13.872. Trophy Dash -- A) Jim Bailey; B) Bob Winker. Heat – A) Dan Madsen; B) Jeff Jones. B Main -- 1) Kevin Koepke; 2) Bob Winker; 3) Travis Allen; 4) Scott Earsley; 5) Bud Rumsey; 6) Johnny Rumsey; 7) Dan Bedwell; 8) Robert Quartman; 9) Ron Rohde; 10) Chris Gerchman. Main -- 1) John Grosvenor; 2) Kameron McKeehan; 3) John Jackson; 4) Madsen; 5) Jones; 6) Jeff Bard; 7) Dan Hale; 8) Chris Yokum; 9) Koepke; 10) Allen.

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