9/21/2014
ASCS Northwest Region
Forler Makes Last Lap Pass For ASCS-Northwest Yakima Win; Baker Crowned 2014 Champ
Forler Makes Last Lap Pass For ASCS-Northwest Yakima Win; Baker Crowned 2014 Champ
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Malcolm White Photography)
The American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region would be in action for the final event of the 2014 season at the Central Washington State Fair Raceway in Yakima on Saturday September 20th. A total of twenty-five teams would be in the pits representing the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Arizona as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.
Enumclaw’s Henry Van Dam was a man on a mission in his Kovash Logging/Johansen Excavating/FK Shocks/Big Al Kids & Motorsports Foundation #33V A.R.T. Setting a very rapid pace Van Dam would have no issues out in front until a few times when lapped traffic would come into play but would seem to keep all challengers at bay. On one occasion Puyallup native Trey Starks would challenge for the lead, in the Doug Rutz owned Richmond Engines/Firedown Graphics/XXX Race Co./Rutz Racing #8R XXX, but would spin in the fourth turn on lap eighteen.
A late restart with just two laps to go would see the Steve Forler Trucking/P.G.H. Excavating/Rod End by LRB Manufacturing/Lucas Oil Products #2L Maxim of Logan Forler, originally from Orting but now residing in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, pass Colton Heath of Marysville for second and worked a brilliant last lap move for the lead getting by Henry Van Dam just as traffic was back in the picture. It would mark Forler’s third win of 2014 with the ASCS-Northwest Region and his first ever at Central Washington State Fair.
Henry Van Dam was second while in the third spot would belong to the Hodie Motorsports/Whirly Ball of Seattle Bumper Cars/XXX Race Co./Skagit Powdercoating #25 OPC of Colton Heath. Snohomish’s Reece Goetz managed to finish his Great Western Transport/Speedmart Inc./Elma Lanes/Goetz Brothers Racing #9R Eagle in fourth while crossing the line in fifth was the Redlined Welding & Construction/Downforce Designs/Astro Titanium #44W Maxim of Austen Wheatley from Lake Stevens. A $100.00 bonus for Hard Charger was put up for grabs courtesy of Buddy and Jenny Sheid and the winner was Sedro-Woolley’s Eric Fisher, in the Michael Harris owned Cavalli Construction/Subway/Shark Racing Engines/Speedmart Inc. #44H XXX, after starting eighteenth and finishing eighth.
Steve Reeves of Valleyview, Alberta was victorious in the consolation feature piloting his Bearing Distributors International/Shark Racing Engines/Gee & Gee Racing #5R A.R.T. Heat race winners at the beginning of the night were Kyle Miller of Salem, Oregon in the Automotive Sheetmetal/Machined For Speed by Craig Jensen/K&S Motorsports/Gary’s Subaru Service #10 XXX, Trey Starks, and Colton Heath. When all the points were tallied Cottage Grove, Oregon’s Colin Baker and the Tim Galloway owned Steelhouse Metal Roofing Supply/Meyers Logging/Todd’s Auto Body/Team Dirt Dog/Huddle Automotive Repair #83 KPC team would be named the 2014 ASCS-Northwest Region series champions becoming the fourth different title holder in six seasons.
2014 was a fantastic year for the ASCS-Northwest Region with twelve different winners in sixteen main events. It would mark the first season that all scheduled events would be completed and none were lost to weather. Be sure and stay tuned to www.ascsnorthwest.com for new regarding the 2015 campaign.
Race Summary:
American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region Race #16
Saturday September 20th, 2014
Central Washington State Fair Raceway
Yakima, Washington
A Feature: 1. 2L-Logan Forler[7]; 2. 33V-Henry VanDam[2]; 3. 25-Colton Heath[5]; 4. 9R-Reece Goetz[6]; 5. 44W-Austen Wheatley[8]; 6. 83-Colin Baker[11]; 7. 08-Steve Vague[3]; 8. 44H-Eric Fisher[18]; 9. 10-Kyle Miller[4]; 10. 22-Garen Linder[13]; 11. 4J-Allison Journey[16]; 12. 0J-Jay Cole[12]; 13. 8R-Trey Starks[1]; 14. 21-Robbie Price[10]; 15. 98-Matt Jensen[15]; 16. 23L-Rob Lindsey[20]; 17. 5-Michael Bollinger[19]; 18. 5R-Steve Reeves[17]; 19. 8J-Brady Janson[14]; 20. 23N-J.J. Hickle[9]
B Feature: 1. 5R-Steve Reeves[2]; 2. 44H-Eric Fisher[3]; 3. 5-Michael Bollinger[4]; 4. 23L-Rob Lindsey[1]; 5. 97R-Jason Reed[8]; 6. 81-Darren Smith[5]; 7. 6A-Kady Adelman[7]; 8. 11X-Jake Gilman[9]; DNS 7N-Jared Peterson
Heat 1: 1. 10-Kyle Miller[2]; 2. 21-Robbie Price[1]; 3. 9R-Reece Goetz[6]; 4. 44W-Austen Wheatley[7]; 5. 4J-Allison Journey[4]; 6. 22-Garen Linder[9]; 7. 44H-Eric Fisher[8]; 8. 6A-Kady Adelman[3]; 9. 11X-Jake Gilman[5]
Heat 2: 1. 8R-Trey Starks[6]; 2. 23N-J.J. Hickle[2]; 3. 83-Colin Baker[3]; 4. 08-Steve Vague[7]; 5. 98-Matt Jensen[5]; 6. 8J-Brady Janson[8]; 7. 81-Darren Smith[4]; 8. 97R-Jason Reed[1]
Heat 3: 1. 25-Colton Heath[2]; 2. 2L-Logan Forler[6]; 3. 0J-Jay Cole[3]; 4. 33V-Henry VanDam[7]; 5. 23L-Rob Lindsey[1]; 6. 5R-Steve Reeves[5]; 7. 5-Michael Bollinger[8]; 8. 7N-Jared Peterson[4]
Final ASCS-Northwest Region Point Standings (Top Ten):
- 83-Colin Baker 1936; 2. 3-J.J. Hickle 1812; 3. 9R-Reece Goetz 1788; 4. 22-Garen Linder 1613; 5. 77-Kyle Hirst 1373; 6. 7N-Jared Peterson 1343; 7. 2L-Logan Forler 1306; 8. 33V-Henry Van Dam 1304; 9. 8R-Trey Starks 1243; 10. 6A-Kady Adelman 1176
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage