6/26/2015
Western Sprint Tour
Garen Linder Heads Into Speedweek Northwest With Momentum Courtesy Of Great Falls Win
Garen Linder Heads Into Speedweek Northwest With Momentum Courtesy Of Great Falls Win
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Dirt Monkey Productions)
For Garen Linder he finally got the breakthrough he had been looking on June 20th at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls. After finishing fifth the night before the Central Point pilot would back that performance up with a main event victory against the American Sprint Car Series-Frontier Region competition. It was a win that had been long overdue for the Linder Powdercoating/Rodgers Racing Engines/Visual EFX & Designs #22 KPC team.
“It feels like I hadn't won a race in forever so it's nice to finally pick one up,” said Linder, “hopefully it gives us a little confidence and momentum headed into Speedweek.”
Linder already has had some great runs in 2015 but had yet to win a main event up until last weekend. Already with the Western Sprint Tour his best finish was a second at Cottage Grove Speedway on May 24th and he currently resides second in the championship standings. Be sure and visit them after the races as they have t-shirts and sweatshirts hot off the press.
“I just want to try and run up front at all the races and have good solid nights,” he would continue, “I'm looking forward to heading back to Cottage Grove but I'm also excited to go to Willamette because it's the only time we get to go there on our schedule.”
The Western Sprint Tour sanctioned Speedweek Northwest begins at Yreka, California's Siskiyou Motor Speedway on Sunday June 28th and will conclude with the $5000.00 to win finale at Cottage Grove Speedway on Saturday July 4th. The best 360 Sprint drivers in the Western United States will race six events in seven nights at some of the best tracks in the country.
In the seventeen years Speedweek Northwest there have been ten different champions. Steve Kent and Roger Crockett are tied with four apiece while Brent Kaeding has two. Seven drivers have won the entire kit and caboodle just once which is a very impressive list of winners. That list includes Brad Furr, Jesse Hockett, Bud Kaeding, Kyle Larson, Shane Stewart, Mitch Olson, and in 2014 Kyle Hirst.
The Western Sprint Tour is the Pacific Northwest region's most premier touring 360 Sprint car series. Visiting some of the nation's best facilities it is a series that offers some of the best racing you can find anywhere around. For the latest news and information log on to sprints.nwextremeseries.com. Also check out the WST Facebook page and be sure to “Like” it.
Additional Information:
2015 Western Sprint Tour Schedule
April 24th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Trey Starks
April 25th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Rained Out
May 23rd Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR Roger Crockett
May 24th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR Roger Crockett
June 28th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA (Speedweek Northwest)
June 29th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
June 30th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 1st Travel Day
July 2nd Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 3rd Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
July 4th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek Northwest)
August 14th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA
August 15th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR
September 25th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
September 26th State Fair Raceway Yakima, WA
Past Speedweek Northwest Champions:
2013- Roger Crockett
2012- Mitch Olson
2011- Kyle Larson
2010- Roger Crockett
2009- Jesse Hockett
2008- Roger Crockett
2007- Shane Stewart
2006- Steve Kent
2005- Brent Kaeding
2004- Brent Kaeding
2003- Roger Crockett
2002- Steve Kent
2001- Steve Kent
2000- Steve Kent
1999- Brad Furr
1998- Bud Kaeding
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
