6/4/2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
T. Thompson, Culp, E. Ashley, Schmidt, McDonald, And Osborne Driver Appreciation Night Winners At CGS
T. Thompson, Culp, E. Ashley, Schmidt, McDonald, And Osborne Driver Appreciation Night Winners At CGS
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Josh Ryan Photos)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- Cottage Grove Speedway had a jammed pack pit area and a stuffed grandstand for Driver Appreciation Night on Saturday, June 1st. The Karts kicked off the weekend (winners listed below) before things heated up on the ¼-mile clay oval on Saturday. The Saturday divisions racing included the Todd’s Auto Body Sprints, Late Models, Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Street Stocks, and Hornets.
Despite several stoppages Tyler Thompson dominated the Todd’s Auto Body Sprints. It marked the first time that Harrisburg teenager has won at CGS this year. Creswell veteran Paul Culp obtained the lead late in traffic in the Late Model feature. Culp stayed out to front to best the field for his first win as a driver in several seasons.
Curtis Towns, of Cottage Grove, had a good handle on the Mohawk Metal IMCA Modified ranks. Unfortunately, a mechanical failure with the left front would cripple his efforts for the night. Jasper’s Eric Ashley made it past Towns on the final restart to park his mount in the winner’s circle for the first time in the current campaign. Also getting their first win in the IMCA Sport Mods, David Schmidt, of Roseburg, led from lap six on to score the triumph. It is his second overall victory this year after winning a Street Stock main event a few weeks earlier.
In what seemed like a night of first wins, longtime Cottage Grove racer Kelly McDonald put the Joan and Tom Langan owned entry in victory lane for the first time this season in the Street Stocks. McDonald paced the field in the final fifteen circuits of the main. Finally, Graig Osborne took care of business in the Hornet division. It marks the second occasion that the Creswell native has won in 2019.
Cottage Grove Speedway returns with the Kage Karts on Friday, June 7th. Saturday, the 8th, is Kids Night where Children (12 and Under) get into the races for FREE. There will be a massive bike giveaway during intermission. Classes on the card include 360 Sprints, Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, and Dwarf Cars.
On Friday for Karts the Pit Gates open at 3:00 PM and the Pit Meeting (with Hot Laps/Racing to follow) at 6:00. General Admission is FREE, Pit Passes $10.00, and Car/Driver Entry $35.00. On Saturday the Pit Gates open at 1:00 PM, Front Gates 3:30, and Time Trials at 5:30 with Racing beginning at 6:00. Tickets are $13.00 for Adults, Seniors/Juniors/Military $10.00, Youths (6-12) FREE, and Children (5 & Under) are FREE. CGS offers a Family Pass (2 Adults and up to 4 Youths) for $35.00, VIP Skybox Seating is $25.00 each, and Pit Passes are $30.00. For more information and updates log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com or check out the official Facebook page.
Race Results:
Kart Race #3
Friday, May 31st, 2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Pee Wee- Bentleigh Chapman
Beginner Pee Wee- Elijah Humphry
5HP Intermediate- Mason King
250cc- Makayla Patterson
Open Kage- Eston Whistler
Flat Kart- David Conner
Driver Appreciation Night
Saturday, June 1st, 2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Late Models
A Feature 1: 1. 42-Paul Culp, [9]; 2. 33C-Craig Hanson, [4]; 3. 78-Ed Peters, [10]; 4. 08-Kye Frick, [1]; 5. 40-Brian Smith, [5]; 6. 422-Chuck Christian, [3]; 7. 20-Josh Sim, [8]; 8. 16-Rob Williams, [7]; 9. 15R-Ryan Ronning, [13]; 10. 24K-Kristy Grout, [11]; 11. 88P-Mike Peters, [2]; 12. 61-Jerry Casey, [12]; (DQ) 28-Jimmy Whisler, [6]
Limited Sprints
A Feature 1: 1. 7-Tyler Thompson, [1]; 2. 85-Ricky Ashley, [7]; 3. 22-Anthony Pope, [10]; 4. 12S-Steven Snawder, [4]; 5. 70-Raquel Ivie, [2]; 6. 8C-Mike Crawford, [3]; 7. 66T-Tyrell Mead, [12]; 8. 18H-A.J. Harbaugh, [11]; 9. 33M-Nicky Mendenhall, [9]; 10. 3B-Ian Bandey, [19]; 11. 4D-Spencer Desbiens, [13]; 12. 71R-RC Levin, [20]; 13. 94-Trent Estes, [18]; 14. 26F-Shane Forte, [8]; 15. 15R-Vern Scevers, [15]; 16. 101-Charlie Thompson, [5]; 17. 04-Brody Sim, [16]; 18. A1-Jared Hood, [17]; 19. 10K-Don Waddell, [14]; 20. 1K-Kinzer Cox, [6]
B Feature 1: 1. 04-Brody Sim, [1]; 2. A1-Jared Hood, [3]; 3. 94-Trent Estes, [4]; 4. 3B-Ian Bandey, [2]; 5. 71R-RC Levin, [7]; 6. 4-Justin Tracy, [6]; 7. 9-Matthew Calvert, [9]; 8. 3F-Scott Fox, [10]; (DNS) 6R-Morgan Burks, ; (DNS) 32-Daysen Thomas,
IMCA Modifieds
A Feature 1: 1. 84-Eric Ashley, [11]; 2. 25C-Chad Groves, [6]; 3. 45S-Aaron Sheelar, [8]; 4. W7-Kevin Williamson, [17]; 5. 73-Tyler Smith, [4]; 6. 28-Eston Whisler, [19]; 7. 21A-Matthew Drager, [15]; 8. 33-Paul Rea, [5]; 9. 33E3-Ray Bloom, [2]; 10. 51-Roy Kirk Jr., [20]; 11. 24-Curtis Towns, [7]; 12. 98D-Dan Shellar, [13]; 13. 5M-Jake Mayden, [9]; 14. 11-Steven Sturdevant, [1]; 15. 777-Andrew Mathers, [12]; 16. 45-Jason Kocks, [10]; 17. 43-Gene Powell, [18]; 18. T85-Evan Britton, [3]; 19. 33E-Hunter Bloom, [14]; 20. 6D-Gary Kirk, [16]
IMCA SportMods
A Feature 1: 1. 9-David Schmidt, [8]; 2. 29W-Buddy McHargue, [9]; 3. 99C-Doug Coffman, [6]; 4. 24-Steve Hopkins, [5]; 5. 13-Shawn Hand, [7]; 6. 60J-Jordan Henry, [15]; 7. 45-Jamie Britton, [3]; 8. 98W-Mike Wilcox, [1]; 9. 03G-Gavin Ropchan, [2]; 10. 34R-Jim Smith, [13]; 11. 5T-Theran Trissell, [11]; 12. 50-Tanya Ryker, [12]; 13. 5-Braedon Hand, [10]; 14. 11B-Aaron Bloom, [4]; 15. 217-Matt Brown, [16]; 16. 59-Kevin Kirk, [14]
Street Stocks
A Feature 1: 1. 74-Kelly McDonald, [7]; 2. 23-Garrett Barth, [3]; 3. 22-Melissa Adams, [4]; (DNS) 9-David Schmidt, ; (DNS) R31-Michael Hollingsworth, ; (DQ) 4A-Adam Applebee, [1]; (DQ) 98J-Josh Shellar, [5]
Hornets
A Feature 1: 1. 07-Graig Osborne, [1]; 2. 65-Brad Moffitt, [7]; 3. 85-Gene Ashley, [2]; 4. 22X-Matt Dillard, [5]; 5. 48-Mike Swaim, [8]; 6. 78W-Joel Hazen, [16]; 7. 34-Jason Loucks, [13]; 8. 7J-Jason Devine, [10]; 9. 9-Chris Cole, [18]; 10. 32-Isaac Stere, [24]; 11. 33E-Tony Bloom, [12]; 12. 1X-Mark Milligan, [4]; 13. 18K-Kary Cooper, [17]; 14. 111-Josh Linville, [21]; 15. 11-Joe Maricle, [6]; 16. 7-Colten Noland, [19]; 17. 18-Melissa Abston, [11]; 18. 4A-Kelsey Drager, [23]; 19. 27-Dusten Henderson, [15]; 20. 89-Jim Simmons, [3]; 21. 30-K.C. Scott, [9]; 22. 77-Rod Jackson, [14]; 23. 13-Barry Cannon, [20]; (DNS) 25T-Cole Trissell,
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
