Grays Harbor Raceway saw two first-time champions, as well as two repeat champions as the track concluded its 2019 season on Saturday.

Outlaw Tuners

Tyler Sundstrom of Hoquiam led the field to the green flag in the 15-lap Outlaw Tuner feature.

Olympia driver Zachary Stallsmith moved into second as the top five cars stayed very close.

Aberdeen’s Cory Sweatman moved into the top three looking to get by Stallsmith out of turn four. Stallsmith looked to the low side to try and take the lead from Sundstrom and made the pass early in the feature.

Sweatman looked to take the lead on lap 4 going into turn three and was successful.

Silverdale driver Del Tucker Jr joined in on the battle for the lead, looking to take second from Stallsmith. Sweatman slowly pulled away from the rest of the field looking strong out front as Stallsmith and Tucker Jr. continued to battle for second.

On a restart midway through the feature, Sundstrom, Timmy Phillips of Spanaway and Woodland driver Don Briggs Jr. made it a three-car battle for the fourth position. Just as that battle ensued, Tucker Jr. moved into second and set his sights on Sweatman.

At the end of the feature it was Sweatman picking up the checkered flag over Tucker Jr, Stallsmith, Sundstrom and Briggs Jr.

Sundstrom, who won the scramble earlier in the evening, earned enough points entering Saturday to clinch the 2019 championship.

Tyler Sundstrom, center, celebrates with friends and family after being crowned winner of the tuner class on Saturday night at Grays Harbor Raceway. (Hasani Grayson | Grays Harbor News Group)

“I was actually kind of nervous,” Sundstrom said of his thoughts before entering the season. “There was another driver who had a Subaru stationwagon that was a rocket and he was scary toward the end of last season, but he didn’t end up running too much (this season). … I was still going for the win (on Saturday), but I wasn’t going to wreck my car for a race I didn’t need. But I’m not coming out here just to do hot laps.”

Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks

The closest points battle between all four divisions was in the Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks.

Zack Simpson of Aberdeen led the field to the green flag in the 20-lap feature and had tough company as Matt White of Hoquiam raced side-by-side with Simpson into turn one.

Simpson’s night came to an end early when a mechanical issue slowed him to a stop in turn one.

White inherited the lead on the restart as Austin Kerrigan of Aberdeen ran second. Scott Fritts of Montesano looked to make it a three-car battle as he ran in third position.

The top three cars stayed within striking distance and no room for error. Kerrigan looked to the low side early and took the lead, but White raced right with him down the front stretch and into turn one, taking back the lead. Both drivers swapped the lead a handful of times in a exciting battle.

Fourth place saw a battle between Belfair’s Rodger Perry and Tanner Bridges of Hoquiam. Both drivers swapped for position a handful of times with Perry taking over the position.

Kerrigan saw contact with a tractor tire in turn four, bringing out a caution late in the feature.

The battle came down to White and Fritts. White continued to lead with Fritts on his back bumper. Fritts took the lead momentarily and a late-race restart saw White make one last charge, trying to gain back the lead.

Fritts took the checkered flag over White, Hoquiam’s Jack Parshall, Perry and Daryl Brumfield of Satsop.

Simpson won the Scramble earlier in the evening while Fritts’s victory gave him the 2019 Championship.

“Zack (Simpson) is a very good driver and I knew (winning the season title) was a long shot because it’s hard to beat him. He has been having some issues with his car, so I just said some prayers and it worked out in my favor,” Fritts said of his championship. “My car handles really well when (the track) is tacky and their cars are a little bit harder to turn. But I love these tacky tracks. My car is pretty dialed in.”

Shipwreck Beads Modifieds

Tom Sweatman of Cosmopolis took the early lead in the 25-lap Shipwreck Beads Modified feature event.

Scott Miller of Shelton moved back to second position. The battle for third saw Zack Simpson of Aberdeen and Seabeck’s Kyler Moore race side-by-side for a handful of laps.

Olympia’s Tyson Blood joined in on that battle trying to make it a three-car race.

The third through seventh cars stayed close to each other as Devan West of Shelton looked to make a bid for a top-five run.

Sweatman continued to lead, putting some distance between himself and Miller.

Lap 7 saw the caution flag fly for David Wolfard of Bremerton, slowing in turn four. On the restart, Sweatman grabbed a holeshot and continued to lead.

The three-car battle for the fourth position continued between Blood, West and Simpson. Blood continued to run in fourth, as Simpson made his way back into the top five.

Sweatman put almost a half a straight away distance between himself and Miller.

A late-race restart gave Miller one more shot at taking the lead, but he couldn’t make the pass as Sweatman went on to pick up the win over Miller, Moore, Simpson and Brenton Schnitzer of Shelton.

Miller won the Scramble earlier in the evening while Moore picked up the 2019 series title.

360 Sprint Cars

Devon Borden (8) races neck-and-neck with Jason Reed during a sprint cars race on Saturday in Elma. (Photo by AR Racing Videos)

Jay Cole of Shelton and Raymond’s Devon Borden set the front row of 2019’s final 360 sprint car race at Grays Harbor Raceway.

Borden took the early lead with Cole looking to chase him down.

The red flag flew for Elma’s Michael Millard, who almost ended upside down in turn four.

On the restart, Borden once again looked strong while Cole sat in the second spot and Mill Creek’s Cam Smith ran third.

The red flag flew once again as Cole went for a wild ride in turn four. Cole exited the car under his own power and walked back to the pit area.

“I’ve felt worse, so I think I’m alright,” Cole said of the accident. “We wanted to finish a little bit better than it did tonight, but as things go it was alright.”

Borden led Smith and Spanway’s Lance Sargent to the green flag.

Last Sunday’s Summer Thunder Sprint Series winner Colton Heath of Marysville, found the opportunity to move into third position.

Borden looked strong up front, making fast laps on the low side of the 3/8 banked clay oval.

Smith saw issues midway through the feature as his nose wing popped up.

Smith continued on in the second position while Borden worked his way through lap traffic late in the race without missing a beat.

In the end, it was Borden going on to pick up the checkered flag over Smith, Heath, Sargent and Burlington’s Trevor Cook.

Cole won the Scramble earlier in the evening and earned enough points to pick up the 2019 sprint car championship.

— GH News Group Staff Writer Hasani Grayson contributed to this report

(Hasani Grayson | Grays Harbor News Group) Scott Fritts, center, stands with his trophy after winning the street stock division at Grays Harbor Raceway on Saturday. Fritts came into the final race of the season 10 points behind the division leader.