(Alger, WA) 5/12/12
by Kelly Hart
The hottest day of the year couldn’t compare to the heat
coming from the racing action in the Foothills Toyota Tundra Racing Series at
Skagit Speedway. With daytime temperatures into the 70’s and a full field of
race cars in the pit area race fans flocked to Skagit Speedway Saturday night
to see a great night of racing.
Fast time for the 410 Sprints was point leader Travis
Jacobson at 11.686. Liam Ryan and Mitch Olson won the heat race wins. A wild
410 main event saw three lead changes with Ryan leading the first 4 laps before
giving way to Eric Fisher. Fisher ran off to a big lead before losing power and
shutting down on the front stretch. That handed the lead to Travis Jacobson who
had been rapidly closing. For Jacobson it was his second win of the season.
Fast time for the 360 Sprints was point leader Trevor Turnbull
with a 12.024. Heat race wins went to Alan Munn and Reece Goetz. First time
visitor to Skagit Speedway TJ Hartman led 24 of the 25 lap 360 main. An
impressive battle with Alan Munn for the first 22 laps before Munn left with a
flat right rear. Hartman led the first 17 laps and the last 7 laps with Munn
leading lap 18. On the 18th lap Munn smacked the front stretch wall
as he crossed the line just inches in front of Hartman. Hartman was holding on
and would get the lead back never giving in to the pressure while Munn started
losing air pressure and fighting an ill handling car.
In the Sportsman Sprint cars Ashley Lewellen won her first
ever sprint car heat race in the first heat, with last week’s main event winner
Dylan Dunham and Roger Oudman. The story of the main event was Cory Swatzina.
Since moving up from the Outlaw Hornets a few years ago Cory has ran most of the
races and not been fortunate to find winners circle. Tonight he did leading all
20 laps of the feature for his first ever sprint car main event win. He did so
in a brand new to him car, put together with late nights all this week after
totally his other car last weekend.
The Outlaw Hornet feature was a battle of the team cars of
Greg Hibma and Cliff Ballenger. Ballenger led the first 9 laps then Hibma took
over the lead for the rest of the way. Heat race wins went to Bren FUtrelle and
Matt Ploeg.
Racing returns Saturday night May 19th at ASA
Member Track Skagit Speedway with sprint cars and hornets seeing action.
RESULTS 5/12/12
410 Sprints
Fast time Travis Jacobson 11.686
Heat 1 Liam Ryan, Jacobson, Barry Martinez, Henry Van Dam,
Josh Edson
Heat 2 Mitch Olson, Eric Fisher, Jonathan Jorgenson, Shane
Valliant, Chad Hillier
Main Travis Jacobson, Olson, Van Dam, Hillier, Ryan, Martinez,
Edson, Fisher, Valiant, Jorgenson
Lap Leaders Liam Ryan 1-4, Eric Fisher 5-19, Travis Jacobson
20-25
Hard Charger Travis Jacobson +5 positions gained
360 Sprints
Fast time Trevor Turnbull 12.042
Heat 1 Alan Munn, TJ Hartman, Cameron Smith, Turnbull,
Kelsey Carpenter
Heat 2 Reece Goetz, Kenny Rutz, Justin Youngquist, Mitch
Olson, Michael Harris
Main TJ Hartmann, Goetz, Harris, Randy Price, Rutz, Matt
Jensen, Steve James, Munn, Bud Ashe, Carpenter, Turnbull, Smith, Youngquist,
Luke Didiuk, Jorgenson
Lap Leaders TJ Hartman 1-17, Alan Munn 18, Hartmann 19-25
Hard Charger Matt Jensen +8 positions gained
Sportsman Sprints
Heat 1 Ashley Lewellen, Zach McCabe
Heat 2 Dylan Dunham, Cory Swatzina, Rob Schroder, Steve
Parker, Eric Thibert
Heat 3 Roger Oudman, James Bundy, Cale Brooke, Ray Parker,
Skyler Pawlowicz
Main Cory Swatzina, Dunham, Schroder, Steve Parker, Ben Gunderson,
Brooke, Pawlowicz, Dave Mead, Kurt Myers, Derek Roberts, Bundy, McCabe, Ray
Parker, Tyler Fox, Oudman, Thibert, Clayton Sibley, Lewellen
Lap Leaders Cory Swatzina 1-20
Hard Charger Skyler Pawlowicz +8 positions gained
Outlaw Hornets
Heat 1 Bren Futrelle, Howard Vos, Matt Powers, Terry Graul,
Jon Edwards
Heat 2 Matt Ploeg, Greg Hibma, Cliff Ballenger, Patrick
Adams, Brandon Berg
Main Greg Hibma, Ploeg, Powers, Ballenger, Howard Vos,
Edwards, Mark Toth, Tina Thibert, Berg, Rick Young, Clint Meins, Adams,
Futrelle, Becky Boudreau, Stephanie Bailey, Graul
Lap Leaders Cliff Ballenger 1-9, Greg Hibma 10-17
Hard Charger Tina Thibert +6 positions gained