Wells protects his Crown: wins Memorial Day 100 at Montana

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In their first race of the season the Kalispell Toyota Super Late Models came out fighting.  Braeden Havens set fast time in the division with a 13.002.  Jeff Little took the trophy dash win.  In the B heat race Giles Thornton made a good showing and headed off Todd Havens to take the checkers.  In the A heat Dave Garber edged out Bodie Morton.  In the 100 lap main, Corey Wolfe started on the pole position with David Garber on his outside.  Garber quickly jumped into the lead and held onto first place until Wrango West started challenging for the lead.  The pair battled for five laps until a caution flag came out for debris on the track at lap 11.  With the cone restart coming out Garber and West lined up in the front row and challenged each other until lap 17.  West passed Garber and with a lot of open space setup a nice margin between himself and Garber.  Garber held strong and stayed in the top three.  This allowed Bodie Morton to move into second place and try to chase down West.  Half way through the main Alex Lessor and the 2011 Kalispell Toyota Super Late Model Champion Ryan Wells were coming on strong.  West kept his nice time margin over Morton until lap 67, when a late race caution came out for debris on the track.  This set up a late race charge as West and Morton lined up on the front row to have it out.  Morton took the high side and sailed around West to take the lead.  West continued to move back allowing Wells, Garber, and Lessor to move up.  Wells started his charge for the lead after taking second position on lap 75.  Wells’ late race push paid off for him in the final ten laps as he passed Morton on lap 90 and continued strong to the end.  In the end Wells took the checkers followed by Morton in second and Lessor in third.  After the first event in the six race series Wells leads by two points over Morton. 

Some exciting news coming out of the weekend, Circle Track Magazine will be coming to Montana Raceway Park August 11^th, 2012 at the G.E.T. Rich at the Montana Gold 212.  Circle Track magazine is the most popular and comprehensive technical magazine dedicated to oval track racers.  Circle Track is embarking on an adventure to the greatest regions of racing over a four year period.  The staff from the magazine including Senior Technical Editor Bob Bolles will be here with their special Circle Track Tour bus to talk with racers and fans.  Bolles is eager to learn about our track’s history and generate stories for the magazine and much more.  Mark your calendars and be sure to come out on August 11^th, 2012 and learn more about Circle Track magazine, AMSOIL and all the tour sponsors.

Racing continues next weekend as Insty Prints and the Flathead Beacon present the Lucas Oil  Super Stocks, Don K Hobby Stocks, Flathead Beacon Bombers,  CHS Legends, and Bandoleros.  It is also Kids night and kids 12 and under will be able to get a free ride in a stock car during half time.  Time trials begin at 6pm and racing starts at 7pm.  For more information or to purchase tickets log onto montanaracewaypark.com, call 406-257-RACE (7223), or like us on Facebook. 

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Pos         No.         Name
1              5              Ryan Wells
2              77           Bodie Morton
3              53           Alex Lessor
4              36           Wrango West
5              88           Cory Wolfe
6              93           Dave Garber
7              1              Agni Howell
8              20           Todd Havens
9              12           Giles Thornton
10           27           Tim Elliott
11           44           Jeff Little
12           17           Trevor Emond
13           83           Braeden Havens
14           14           Don Staggs
15           67           Tim Johnson