Grimes, Augustine, Bartholomew Win
At Little Southern Oregon Speedway
White City,
Oregon... July 20...Trevor Grimes captured his third 20 lap 250 Kart
Main Event win Friday night at little Southern Oregon Speedway. The
reigning champion and current point leader has been in a slump lately,
but he rebounded by winning one of his heat races and withstanding some
serious pressure from Brendon Bartlett throughout most of the race. When
Bartlett spun late, Landon Green took up pursuit, but Grimes held him
off for the victory. Cadyn Smith managed to get his kart fixed after a
crash in the first heat race and finished a respectable third, followed
by Vinny DeBenedetti and Taylor Fuller.
Point leader
Keaton Augustine continued his string of impressive efforts with his
third straight 15 lap Box Stock Main Event victory. Augustine won one of
his heat races and withstood some serious pressure from Ryan Hirschbock
all the way to the checkered flag in the Main Event. Heat race winner
Jacob James settled for third, followed Beginners Box Stock graduate
Malachi Johnson and Taylor Fuller.
With Johnson
moving up from the Beginners ranks, it meant a new winner and point
leader would emerge from the night. New point leader Uriah Sanders set
the pace during the early stages of the 12 lap Main Event with some
serious pressure coming from Crescent City visitor Austin Bartholomew
and Grant Proctor. Bartholomew made his winning pass on the outside on
lap eight and took it to the checkered flag ahead of Sanders, Grant
Proctor, Shailene Horn and Carson Henson.
A special 10 lap
race was held for the Novice Beginners Box Stock drivers, and they put
on an entertaining show for the fans all night. Heat race winners Isaac
Grimes and Bhaltair Edwards exchanged the lead twice during the Main
Event. Coming out of Turn 4, Edwards got up a good head of steam and
beat Grimes back to the checkered flag for the win. Caleb Ranney
finished third.
Steve Rambo shook
off his recent bad luck to win the 12 lap UAS Speedway Karts Main
Event. Teammate Johnny Hoult finished a solid second ahead of Brionna
Fuller, Lori Fuller and Ed Grubb.
