7/15/2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Kye Frick And Mark Milligan Get Saturday CGS Wins On July 13th
Kye Frick And Mark Milligan Get Saturday CGS Wins On July 13th
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of JRP Racing Photos)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- Once again the Late Models and Hornets played the role as the support divisions on Saturday, July 13th at the Western Sprint Tour was in the house for Speedweek Northwest 2019. Both races were very entertaining with each having multiple passes for the lead. Around twenty-two Hornets and a dozen Late Models were in attendance.
The Hornet main event witnessed Cottage Grove’s Kerry Cooper take control of the lead early. Cooper held down the position until shortly after a lap ten restart. Eugene’s Brad Moffett, winner of the previous night took over the role as the trailblazer on lap eleven. Moffett appeared to have the entire field covered until the white flag lap when Mark Milligan passed him on the front straightaway. Milligan held everyone off to win his second race of the season.
Brad Moffett was second and behind him was Veneta’s Josh Linville placing third. Jim Simmons, of Cottage Grove, was fourth and Florence racer LeRoy Rockwell rounded out the top five, in fifth.
In the Late Models, the class was the very last division to run their feature. Toledo native Jordan Wright paced the field on the first lap only to lose the coveted position, Craig Hanson. Hanson, representing the mid-valley city of Albany, dominated for much of the main event.
Unfortunately, on lap twenty-five lap a caution occurred bunching the field up one last time. On the ensuing restart, Kye Frick stepped up to the first division and passed Hanson, for the lead, on lap twenty-six. Frick would check out the rest of the distance to earn the Sweet Home pilot his second straight Late Model victory at CGS.
Craig Hanson ended his evening as the runner-up while Brian Smith, now living in Sweet Home, crossed the wire in third for car owner Jerry Casey. Chuck Christian, of Eugene, grabbed fourth with fifth going to Josh Sim, from Lebanon.
Cottage Grove Speedway is next in action with Kage Karts on Friday, July 19th after quite a bit of time off. Then Saturday, the 20th the 2019 Class Of Wall Of Fame will get inducted at the Curt Deatherage Memorial Historical Night. Classes on the card include the Todd’s Auto Body Sprint Cars, Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Street Stocks, and Hornets.
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) $5.00, 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.
2019 Cottage Grove Speedway Sponsors/Marketing Partners
Archer Floor Covering
Bonanza Drive-Up
Boyce & Sons Landscape & Building Materials
Columbia Distributing
Comfort Suites of Creswell
Farmlands Market
Giant Burger
Goofy's Muffler, Customs, & More
James Heating & Air Conditioning
Maximus Unlimited
Mohawk Metal
O'Reilly's Auto Parts
Pink House
Todd's Auto Body
Welt & Welt
Wenzel's Farm Sausage
Dot’s Trophy Shop
Todd’s Auto Body
Mohawk Metal
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
