6/18/2017
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Rilat Records Inaugural Northwest Challenge Series Win; Lorenz, Meirhofer and Craver Also Victorious During Harvey Ostermiller Special at BMP Speedway
Inside Line Promotions – BILLINGS, Mont. (June 17, 2017) – Travis Rilat captured the inaugural Northwest Challenge Series event on Saturday evening during the Harvey Ostermiller Special at BMP Speedway.
Rilat led the final 19 laps of the 25-lap main event to score the victory with the series, which is a co-sanctioned series featuring the NSA Series, which serves Montana and Western Canada, and the Washington-based Summer Thunder Sprint Series.
Additionally, Rod Lorenz claimed his second WISSOTA midwest modifieds win of the season, Jeremy Meirhofer earned his third WISSOTA super stocks triumph this year and Cory Craver netted his second straight WISSOTA street stocks victory.
Rilat started the 360ci winged sprint car main event on the inside of the third row. Polesitter Trever Kirkland led the first six laps before Rilat took the lead. A pair of cautions bunched the field together for restarts, but Rilat maintained the lead to garner his second straight win in the state of Montana.
Casey Adams maneuvered from seventh to second place with Kelly Miller rounding out the podium. David Hoiness advanced from ninth to fourth place and Kirkland finished fifth.
Miller and Kirkland were the heat race winners.
Lorenz charged from seventh to become the first repeat winner in the WISSOTA midwest modifieds class this season. Cody Kuglin rallied from sixth to second place with John Hurd placing third, ninth-starting Dennis Hurd fourth and Devin Kenaston fifth.
Steven Stephenson, Kenaston and John Hurd each won a heat race.
Meirhofer remained the driver to beat in the WISSOTA super stocks division as he scored his second straight victory and track-leading third trip to Victory Lane this season. Jace Lorenz earned a runner-up result with Vance Lorenz ending third. Jason George, who claimed the lone heat race, was fourth and Thomas May finished fifth.
Craver advanced from eighth to earn the WISSOTA street stocks A Main win. Robert Petroff placed second, Christopher Harley third, Brice Miesmer fourth and Troy Lorenz fifth.
Harley and Craver both recorded a heat race victory.
BMP Speedway will host the Mid Mod Monster Bash featuring WISSOTA late models, WISSOTA super stocks, WISSOTA midwest modifieds and the Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series next Friday.
RACE REPORT: BMP SPEEDWAY IN BILLINGS, MONT. (June 17, 2017) –
NORTHWEST CHALLENGE SERIES
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 39C-Travis Rilat (5); 2. 12-Casey Adams (7); 3. 2JR-Kelly Miller (4); 4. 27DD-David Hoiness (9); 5. 37-Trever Kirkland (1); 6. 9-Sean MacDonell (6); 7. 24M-Rich Martin (3); 8. 33-Robert DeHaan (10); 9. 00-Roger Cummings (12); 10. 3-Jordan Milne (11); 11. 97-Matthew Dusseault (14); 12. (DNF) 33X-Lance Dehaan (8); 13. (DNF) 16-David Miller (2); 14. (DNF) 4-Bill Carey (13).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2JR-Kelly Miller (3); 2. 16-David Miller (4); 3. 9-Sean MacDonell (5); 4. 33-Robert DeHaan (2); 5. 33X-Lance Dehaan (7); 6. (DNF) 3-Jordan Milne (6); (DNS) 97-Matthew Dusseault.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 37-Trever Kirkland (2); 2. 39C-Travis Rilat (3); 3. 27DD-David Hoiness (1); 4. 24M-Rich Martin (4); 5. 12-Casey Adams (6); 6. 00-Roger Cummings (5); 7. 4-Bill Carey (7).
WISSOTA MIDWEST MODIFIEDS
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 12-Rod Lorenz (7); 2. 71K-Cody Kuglin (6); 3. 99J-John Hurd (2); 4. 99-Dennis Hurd (9); 5. 15-Devin Kenaston (1); 6. 88-Dayne Kocher (19); 7. 65-Cory Wilder (5); 8. 32M-Alan Riley (8); 9. 47-Kelly Blixt (14); 10. 454-Daniel Stephenson (12); 11. 28-Cody Blixt (13); 12. 13-Vern Vollum (11); 13. 37-Karl Weaver (16); 14. 37W-Randi Weaver (17); 15. (DNF) 8-Steven Stephenson (3); 16. (DNF) 4-John Miner (10); 17. (DNF) 73-Cal Rossner (4); 18. (DNF) 214-Jake Marsich (15); 19. (DNF) 94R-Ryan Nash (21); (DNS) 94-Michael Rogers; (DNS) 24-Jason Angell.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Steven Stephenson (3); 2. 65-Cory Wilder (4); 3. 32M-Alan Riley (5); 4. 4-John Miner (2); 5. 28-Cody Blixt (6); 6. 37-Karl Weaver (7); 7. 24-Jason Angell (1).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 15-Devin Kenaston (1); 2. 71K-Cody Kuglin (5); 3. 73-Cal Rossner (3); 4. 13-Vern Vollum (2); 5. 47-Kelly Blixt (6); 6. 37W-Randi Weaver (7); 7. (DNF) 94-Michael Rogers (4).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 99J-John Hurd (3); 2. 99-Dennis Hurd (4); 3. 12-Rod Lorenz (6); 4. 454-Daniel Stephenson (1); 5. 214-Jake Marsich (5); 6. (DNF) 88-Dayne Kocher (2); 7. (DNF) 94R-Ryan Nash (7).
WISSOTA SUPER STOCKS
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 32M-Jeremy Meirhofer (3); 2. 9-Jace Lorenz (2); 3. 7-Vance Lorenz (4); 4. (DNF) 57-Jason George (5); 5. (DNF) 67-Thomas May (1).
Heat 1 (5 Laps): 1. 57-Jason George (1); 2. 7-Vance Lorenz (2); 3. 9-Jace Lorenz (4); 4. 32M-Jeremy Meirhofer (5); 5. 67-Thomas May (3).
WISSOTA STREET STOCKS
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 21-Cory Craver (8); 2. 11*-Robert Petroff (5); 3. 37-Christopher Harley (4); 4. 18B-Brice Miesmer (6); 5. 8-Troy Lorenz (2); 6. 29-Devin Kenaston (7); 7. 7-Sam Hoffman (11); 8. 00-Grant Gary (10); 9. 18-Delroy Boese (9); 10. 76-Scott Salsbury (3); 11. 20-Mitchell Burns (1); 12. 83-Nathan Kenaston (12); 13. 64-David Gleaton (13); 14. (DNF) 82-James Garretson (14).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 37-Christopher Harley (1); 2. 18B-Brice Miesmer (7); 3. 76-Scott Salsbury (3); 4. 20-Mitchell Burns (2); 5. 18-Delroy Boese (6); 6. (DNF) 64-David Gleaton (4); 7. (DNF) 82-James Garretson (5).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Cory Craver (6); 2. 29-Devin Kenaston (5); 3. 11*-Robert Petroff (2); 4. 8-Troy Lorenz (3); 5. 00-Grant Gary (1); 6. 7-Sam Hoffman (7); 7. 83-Nathan Kenaston (4).
UP NEXT –
Friday for the Mid Mod Monster Bash featuring WISSOTA late models, WISSOTA super stocks, WISSOTA midwest modifieds and Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.BMPSpeedway.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BMPSpeedway
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BMPSpeedway
NORTH-AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION –
The North-American Speed Association is a 360ci winged sprint car series that dates back to the mid-1990s. NSA Founder Mike Quigley, who is a former sprint car driver and the current owner at BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., established the series to hold marquee events throughout the West Coast, Western Canada and Montana.
NORTHWEST CHALLENGE SERIES –
In a show of unity to grow winged sprint car racing in the Pacific Northwest and Central Montana, the Washington-based Summer Thunder Sprint Series has partnered with the Montana and Western Canada-based North-American Speed Association to create a special 11-race Northwest Challenge Series for teams in the Pacific Northwest, Central Montana and Western Canada.
TRACKS –
BMP SPEEDWAY (Billings, Mont.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track hosts weekly racing from the middle of May through late September. For more information, visit http://www.BMPSpeedway.com.
CASTROL RACEWAY (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile track. It showcases weekly racing and special events from May through October. For more information, visit http://www.CastrolRaceway.com.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR RACEWAY (Yakima, Wash.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile clay oval located at the Central Washington State Fairgrounds. The track only hosts special events each year.
DRAYTON VALLEY SPEEDWAY (Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile track that was re-opened in 2016. For more information, visit http://www.DVSpeedway.com.
ELECTRIC CITY SPEEDWAY (Great Falls, Mont.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/10-mile oval that was built in the early 1950s. The facility showcases weekly events from late April until early September. For more information, visit http://www.ElectricCitySpeedway.com.
SKAGIT SPEEDWAY (Alger, Wash.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/10-mile track that was established in 1954. The oval puts on weekly events from April through September every season. For more information, visit http://www.SkagitSpeedway.com.
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