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Chadwick's Luck Goes From Bad To Good With $5,000 Victory At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...September
1...Kellen Chadwick scored the victory in the 50 lap R Charles Snyder
Salute IMCA Modified race Sunday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. The
win paid $5,000 to the Wild West Speedweek Tour champion. Chadwick broke
a rear end in Saturday preliminaries and had to scramble to get another
one. He barely made the transfer from the 20 lap B Main with a fifth
place finish.
Reigning California State
champion Shane DeVolder led the Main Event early ahead of Saturday night
winner Troy Foulger. DeVolder set a blistering pace in leading the race
for 42 laps. Foulger tried to make a move around the outside of
DeVolder in traffic on lap 37 and was shuffled out of the Top 3 by Bobby
Hogge IV and Chadwick. The race changed dramatically as DeVolder was
trying to lap a slower car in Turn 4 on lap 43. The two cars tangled.
Hogge made contact but kept going as the yellow flag waved. Hogge pitted
from the lead during the caution period, putting Chadwick into the
lead. Chadwick led B Main winner Nick Trenchard over the remaining seven
laps for the victory. Foulger settled for third ahead of Jon
DeBenedetti and John Campos.
Merissa Henson won the 30 lap
IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Henson was driving the Donny Bottoms
car, and the win paid Henson $2,000. Henson had a front row start and
would lead all the way. Chase Thomas ran a close second until a yellow
flag waved on lap 17. B Main winner Jorddon Braaten raced past Thomas
for second on the restart and set his sites on Henson. However, Henson
ran the preferred bottom groove and held off Braaten for the big
victory. Thomas fell back several spots on the last lap as Craig Nieman
finished third ahead of Ryder Boswell and Mike Medel.
Jeff Haudenshild won the
Calculated Comfort Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event. This was his first win
of the season. Dave Quick took the lead from Johnny Cobb on lap two, but
he surrendered the lead to Haudenshild on lap four. Point leader Scott
Lenz pitted before a lap was complete, but because of a lengthy caution
period, he was able to continue. Lenz managed to grab second on a lap
six restart and started pressuring Haudenshild from that point on.
However, Hausenshild kept his cool took a checkered flag ahead of Lenz.
Association rules cost Lenz a lap due to not returning for the first
restart attempt at the start of the race. Jeffrey Hudson finished second
ahead of Matt Harlow, Ken Irving and Dan Randall.
Camden Robustelli won the 20
lap SODCA Dwarf Car Main Event. This was his second win of the weekend
and third of the year. Fred Hay led the first three laps before
Robustelli went by on the back stretch. Hay was leading Josh King and
Brock Peters in a close second place battle until King gained the
position with a high pass in Turn 2 on lap 11. King kept it close, but
he was unable to make a move on Robustelli for the win. Chad Cardoza
finished third, followed by Hay and Peters.
Next Saturday night is
Championship Night 1. The Late Models and Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Cars
are back in action. Also competing are the Bobbio's Pizza Mini Stocks
and Valley Store All Late Model Lites. For further information, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
Unofficial Race Results
IMCA Modifieds
B Main (20
Laps)-Nick Trenchard, Jimmy Lipke, Preston Jones. A Main (50
Laps)-Kellen Chadwick, Nick Trenchard, Troy Foulger, Jon DeBenedetti,
John Campos.\
IMCA Sport Modifieds
C Main
(20 Laps)-Austin Petray, Ryder Boswell, Steven Sanders. B Main (20
Laps)-Jorddon Braaten, Andrew Peckham, Mark Garner. A Main (30
Laps)-Merissa Henson, Jorddon Braaten, Craig Nieman, Ryder Boswell, Mike
Medel.
SODCA Dwarf Cars
Heat
Winners (10 Laps)-Camden Robustelli, Josh King. A Dash (6 Laps)-Josh
King. B Dash (6 Laps)-Ashleigh Strain. Main Event (25 Laps)-Camden
Robustelli, Josh King, Chad Cardoza, Fred Hay, Brock Peters.
Calculated Comfort Outlaw Pro Stocks
Heat
Winners (8 laps)-Scott Lenz, Jeffrey Hudson. Main Event (20 Laps)-Jeff
Haudenshild, Jeffery Hudson, Matt Harlow, Ken Irving, Dan Randall.