7/13/2018
Western Sprint Tour
Steven Tiner "Parks It" At SSP For First Career Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest Win
Steven Tiner "Parks It: At SSP For First Career Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest Win
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy Of Stephanie Deatherage)
Banks, Oregon- At Southern Oregon Speedway on July 17th, 2000 California young gun Steven Tiner made his main event debut with the Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest Series, presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance. He would finish second that night to Brent Kaeding and would go on to become the driver with the second most feature Speedweek starts but without a single victory.
That would all change on Thursday, July 12th at Sunset Speedway Park for the third round of the 2018 Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest schedule. Twenty-cars would fill the pit area representing the states of Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, and Texas as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.
It would take three attempts to get the first lap completed, as the first two would have incidents in both. Visalia, California’s Steven Tiner would seize the early race lead and looked very fast in the middle-high-side portion of the track. There were two additional caution flags but each restart Tiner managed to retain the top spot. Steven Tiner would become the third different winner of the week and the thirty-seventh different Speedweek Northwest winner since 1998. It is also the third straight night that there has been a first time Speedweek victor.
Jason Solwold, in the Monica Baca and Mike Anderson owned entry from Burlington, Washington, was second followed by Clarksburg, California’s Justyn Cox, in third. D.J. Netto, of Hanford, California, was fourth over fifth finishing Tracy, California teenager Kyle Offill.
Penngrove, California teenager Michael Kofoid, in the Doug and Kathy Rutz owned entry from British Columbia, was fast time of the night and set a new track record of 12.424 seconds. Heat races were won by Winsdor, California pilot John Clarke, Steven Tiner, and D.J. Netto. Jason Solwold won the Trophy Dash to start on the pole for the feature.
Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest, presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance, next visits Cottage Grove Speedway for the final two nights of racing on Friday, July 13th and Saturday, the 14th. Friday is T-Shirt Night so if you wear Cottage Grove Speedway apparel you get into the races for just $5.00. Adults are $13.00, Juniors (13-17)/Seniors (62+)/Military $10.00, Kids (6-12) $5.00, and Children (5 & Under) FREE. Saturday prices are Adults $15.00, Juniors (13-17)/Seniors (62+)/Military $12.00, Kids (6-12) $5.00, and Children (5 & Under) FREE. For more information log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.
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Race Results:
Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance Race #3
Thursday, July 12th, 2018
Sunset Speedway Park
Banks, Oregon
A Feature: 1. 94-Steven Tiner, ; 2. 18-Jason Solwold, ; 3. 31C-Justyn Cox, ; 4. 88N-D.J. Netto, ; 5. 2K-Kyle Offill, ; 6. 7-John Carney II, ; 7. 26-Billy Aton, ; 8. 7N-Zack Lynskey, ; 9. 8R-Michael Kofoid, ; 10. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 11. 2JR-Kelly Miller, ; 12. 15R-Jake Gilman, ; 13. 12J-John Clark, ; 14. 18T-Tanner Holmes, ; 15. 2-Alex Pettas, ; 16. 7H-Jake Haulot, ; 17. 34-T.J. Richman, ; 18. 7T-Tyler Thompson, ; 19. 33-Lucas Ashe, ; (DNS) 11X-Ariel Biggs,
Dash: 1. 18-Jason Solwold, ; 2. 94-Steven Tiner, ; 3. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 4. 2K-Kyle Offill, ; 5. 31C-Justyn Cox, ; 6. 8R-Michael Kofoid,
Heat 1: 1. 12J-John Clark, ; 2. 31C-Justyn Cox, ; 3. 33-Lucas Ashe, ; 4. 8R-Michael Kofoid, ; 5. 7H-Jake Haulot, ; 6. 7T-Tyler Thompson, ; 7. 11X-Ariel Biggs,
Heat 2: 1. 94-Steven Tiner, ; 2. 2JR-Kelly Miller, ; 3. 7N-Zack Lynskey, ; 4. 2K-Kyle Offill, ; 5. 2-Alex Pettas, ; 6. 18T-Tanner Holmes,
Heat 3: 1. 88N-D.J. Netto, ; 2. 15R-Jake Gilman, ; 3. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 4. 18-Jason Solwold, ; 5. 7-John Carney II, ; 6. 26-Billy Aton,
Qualifying: 1. 8R-Michael Kofoid, ; 2. 94-Steven Tiner, ; 3. 18-Jason Solwold, ; 4. 31C-Justyn Cox, ; 5. 2K-Kyle Offill, ; 6. 7-John Carney II, ; 7. 7T-Tyler Thompson, ; 8. 18T-Tanner Holmes, ; 9. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 10. 7H-Jake Haulot, ; 11. 7N-Zack Lynskey, ; 12. 26-Billy Aton, ; 13. 33-Lucas Ashe, ; 14. 2-Alex Pettas, ; 15. 88N-D.J. Netto, ; 16. 12J-John Clark, ; 17. 2JR-Kelly Miller, ; 18. 15R-Jake Gilman, ; 19. 11X-Ariel Biggs, ; 20. 34-T.J. Richman,
Current Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance Point Standings (Top Ten)
- 88N-D.J. Netto 265; 2. 94-Steven Tiner 254; 3. 7-John Carney 247; 4. 8R-Michael Kofoid 234; 5. 31C-Justyn Cox 222; 6. 26-Billy Aton 217; 7. 2K-Kyle Offill 213; 8. 2JR-Kelly Miller 205; 9. 33-Lucas Ashe 204; 10. 21W-Jake Wheeler 193
2018 Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance Schedule
Monday, July 9th-Siskiyou Motor Speedway-Yreka, California-CANCELLED
Tuesday, July 10th-Coos Bay Speedway-Coos Bay, Oregon-Willie Croft
Wednesday, July 11th-Willamette Speedway-Lebanon, Oregon-Michael Kofoid
Thursday, July 12th-Sunset Speedway Park-Banks, Oregon-Steven Tiner
Friday, July 13th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon
Saturday, July 14th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
