ALGER, Wash. — Two-time former Dirt Cup champion Jonathon Allard led flag-to-flag en route to winning the 30-lap A main feature on the second night of the 37th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by Camping World RV on Friday at Skagit Speedway.
The race within the race was for second place, with Barry Martinez and Brock Lemley swapping places back and forth. On lap 24 Martinez and Lemley along with Steve Kilcup were involved in an accident that put all three out of the race.
Brent Kaeding finished second, Jared Ridge was third, Colton Heath came in fourth and Tyler Walker rounded out the top five.
Seven drivers transferred out of the B main, which was won by Tayler Malsam. Joining Malsam in moving up were Danielle Huson, Brandon Johnson, Bud Kaeding, Jesse Whitney, Kyle Hirst and Kilcup.
Winning the C Main was Mike Sather with Johnny Gray taking the second and final transfer spot into the B main.
Heat race winners were Martinez, Jason Bloodgood, Jeff Hodgson, Lemley, and Brent Kaeding.
The field is set for the Saturday night A main, minus the B main transfers. The top six — Walker, Jayme Barnes, Roger Crockett, Allard, Whitney and Lemley — will run the scramble to set the first six positions in the main.
Rounding out the feature are Travis Rutz, Hodgson, Mitch Olson, Brent Kaeding, Aaron Fell, Eric Fisher, Martinez, Heath, Malsam and Tim Kaeding.
Saturday night’s finale for the $25,000 top prize gets underway at 7 p.m. Spectator gates open at 5 p.m.
Friday, at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash.
Fast time: 7n Roger Crockett 11.481
Heat 1: 66 Barry Martinez, 7n Crockett, 0 Jonathon Allard, 26r Tayler Malsam, 11 Marc Duperron
Heat 2: 38 Jason Bloodgood, 26 Travis Rutz, 24 Tyler Walker, 29 Bud Kaeding, 18 Steve Kilcup
Heat 3: v8 Jeff Hodgson, 98m Mitch Olson, 15 Aaron Fell, 18L Toni Lutar, 33e Evan Suggs
Heat 4: 4 Brock Lemley, 12 Jared Ridge, 59 Eric Fisher, 73 Danielle Huson, 7s Rick Ziehl
Heat 5: 69 Brent Kaeding, 7o Colton Heath, 9 Jayme Barnes, 33 Derek Holmwood, 88 Jesse Whitney
C Main: 77 Mike Sather, 71 Johnny Gray, 4e Nick Engberg, 33v Henry Van Dam, 75 Kevin Smith, 23h Brandon Harkness, 20 Robby Vaughn, 5d Josh DeWitt, 25c Chad Groves, 22 Blake Cook, 5h Christian Stover, 44h Michael Harris, 6k Kyle Oman, 96x Mack Brown, 17 Cameron Smith, 14 Kelleigh Johnson, 77f Kirk Fellers, 7j JJ Hickle
B Main: 26r Tayler Malsam, 73 Danielle Huson, 14j Brandon Johnson, 29 Bud Kaeding, 88 Jesse Whitney, 6 Kyle Hirst, 18 Steve Kilcup, 18L Toni Lutar, 10 Tim Kaeding, 33e Evan Suggs, 71 Johnny Gray, 33 Derek Holmwood, 83 Josh Edson, 93 Mike Henry, 11 Marc Duperron, 7s Rick Ziehl, 4s Dan Simpson, 77 Mike Sather
A Main: 0 Jonathon Allard, 69 Brent Kaeding, 12 Jared Ridge, 7o Colton Heath, 24 Tyler Walker, 9 Jayme Barnes, 7n Roger Crockett, 88 Jesse Whitney, v8 Jeff Hodgson, 4 Brock Lemley, 38 Jason Bloodgood, 98m Mitch Olson, 6 Kyle Hirst, 66 Barry Martinez, 15 Aaron Fell, 26 Travis Rutz, 73 Danielle Huson, 26r Tayler Malsam, 29 Bud Kaeding, 14j Brandon Johnson, 59 Eric Fisher, 18 Steve Kilcup
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