The Wingless Sprint Series was on hand for round two of the Wingless Sprint Shootout presented by Modern Machinery/Walker Racing Development as racing resumed at Grays Harbor Raceway on Saturday in Elma.
Also on hand were the Northwest Focus Midgets Series, Shipwreck Beads Modifieds, and Outlaw Tuners. The Northwest Focus Midgets did get their 25-lap feature completed, but the Modified main was cut short on lap 10 due to rain.
Northwest Focus Midgets Series
The 25-lap Northwest Focus Midgets Series feature saw Hannah Lindquist of Shoreline take the early lead, as Burlington’s Tristin Thomas was right on her back bumper. Lap two saw a caution flag for a multi-car incident as Matt Loving of Burlington became airborne, causing McCleary driver Garrett Thomas and Nick Evans of Marysville to get caught up in the wreck.
On the restart, Tristin Thomas led the field to the green flag. Lynnwood’s Shane Smith worked his way into second, as Jonathan Jorgenson worked his way to third. On a lap seven restart, Smith took the lead from Thomas. Jorgenson also joined in, along with Evan Margeson of Tacoma, who moved up after starting in the 21st position.
Margeson worked his way by Jorgenson and Thomas, moving into the second spot. A red flag for Alden Ostrom of Sedro Woolley gave Margeson a chance at Smith for the lead. Smith then had mechanical issues on his car, having a broken shock causing issues with handling, allowing Margeson to get by and go on and pick up the win from the back of the field. Jorgenson, Smith, Tristin Thomas and Evans rounded out the top five.
Shipwreck Beads Modifieds
The second feature of the evening was cut short as heavy rains hit the raceway on a lap 10 caution.
A pair of Shelton drivers, Brenton Schnitzer and Devan West, set the front row. Schnitzer took the early lead until West made a pass in turn three of the first lap.
Oakville’s Brian Harding raced Schnitzer for second, taking over the position and looking to track down West for the lead. The caution flag flew after West made contact with Tim Phillips of Spanaway, who was slowing to a stop in turn three.
Harding took the top spot with Shelton’s Scott Miller and Austin Kerrigan of Aberdeen chasing behind. Harding and Miller jostled for a handful of laps until Miller took over the lead on lap eight.
The final caution for Schnitzer slowing in turn two saw the conclusion of the feature, giving the win to Miller. The rest of the top five were Harding, Kerrigan, Tyson Blood of Olympia, and Zack Simpson of Aberdeen.
Wingless Sprint Series
The Wingless Sprint Series were unable to get their feature event in due to the rainy conditions.
However, three heat races were completed previous to the feature cancellation as Sherwood, Ore’s Rob Lindsey, JJ Hickle of Quilcene, and Beaverton, Ore driver Wayne Van Raden earned heat wins.
Outlaw Tuners
Like the wingless sprints, the Outlaw Tuners were unable to get their feature event in. Heat race winners were Jeremy Jones of Wishkah, and Shelton’s Joseph Palmer.
Racing will resume next Saturday as the Winged 360 Sprint Cars will return, along with the Washington Modified Tour and Street Stocks. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.
Scott Miller rounds the track in the Shipwreck Beads Modified feature race. Miller won the event after taking the lead on lap eight. (Photo by AR Racing Videos)
Bert Johnson begins to get upside down during a Wingless Sprint Series heat race at Grays Harbor Raceway. Rain caused a cancellation of the division’s main-event feature race. (Photo by AR Racing Videos)
