Weather works in favor of Ephrata Raceway Park

  • Scott Whitmore
  • Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:27pm
  • Sports

From Keith Danson, announcer Ephrata Raceway Park

Beautiful weather Saturday on Pepsi night at ERP brought more cars and fans via the rain at WVSO! The Thunder/Hobby Challenge couldn’t run in Wenatchee so they loaded up and added to our already fun evening! The Sage n Sun Washington Midgets, Golden Wheels and Vintage Sprints brought their works of art they get to race, and our local classes included the Schaeffer Oil Mini Stocks, the Jerry’s Auto Supply Hobby Stocks and 360 Sprints, here’s the winners:

Trophy Dashes

Vintage Mini- Janis Day, Plains, MT

B Vintage Sprint- Dan Robinson, Portland

A Vintage Sprint- Steve Lo-Rance, Boise, ID

WMRA- Evan Margeson, Orting, WA

B Mini- David Gross, Moses Lake

A Mini- Adam Smith, Moses Lake

B Hobby- Glen Hector, Ephrata

A Hobby- Josh Ingram, Wen

B Sprint- Kevin Witte, Ephrata

A Sprint- Kurt Meyers, Wilson Creek

Heats

Vintage Mini- Brian McMurtry, Tulalip, WA

B Vintage Sprint- Dave Craver, Seatac, WA

A Vintage Sprint- Alan Lane, Caldwell, ID

WMRA- Mark Atkinson, Kirkland, WA

B Mini Stock- Charlie Larr, Ephrata

A Mini Stock- Adam Smith, Moses Lake

Hobby- Mark Bush, Wen

Sprints- Mike Fought, Othello

Main Events

Vintage Mini- Brian McMurtry, Tulalip, WA

Vintage Sprint- Frankie Volz Sr, Mead, WA

WMRA- Evan Margeson, Orting, WA

Mini Stock- #52 Dave Macken, ML

#7 Adam Smith, ML

#21 Jeff Krieder, Coulee City

#07 Brian Lopes, ML

#99 David Gross, ML

#18 Jeramy Razey, ML

#19 Eddie Razey, Ephrata

#44 Charlie Larr, Ephrata

#13 Lou Kyzivat, Odesa

#47 Lawrence B

#48 Chris Kelly

#38 Andy Sonnenberg, ML

#65 Robert Martin, ML

#6 Kerrigan Clark, ML

#71 Justin Dunagan, Ephrata

Thunder/Hobby Challenge

#52 Josh Ingram, Wen

#34 Josh McKenzie, Wen

#6 Russ Kain, Wen

#42 Lee Jarolimek, Wen

#18 Bobby Jo Jarolimek, Wen

#25 John Klinginsmith, Marysville

#59 Mark Bush, Wen

#79 Glen Hector, Ephrata

360 Sprints

#2x Kurt Myers, Wilson Creek

#25 Whitney Nolan, Wen

#28 Tom Bierman, Ephrata

#7 Joe Smith, ML

#85 Kevin Witte, Ephrata

#96 Britt Lorentzen, Lake Taps

#6 Rich Fast, Mesa

#78 Mike Fought, Othello

A big thanks to the racers, great show for the fans, the track guys who were seemingly always on the track picking up debris, cleaning up after one of the many wrecks or pushing the endless number of sprints and vintage race cars! Another thanks to Rita, Mike and Bob for the new sound system! Motocross on June 20th, stock cars return on the 27th with the Adult Hornets, Youth Hornets, Hobby’s, Street Stocks, 360 Sprints and Big Cars!

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