Garret Archer set the record, but Jeremy Doss took the checkered flag during Evergreen Speedway’s opening night Saturday.
Archer set a Super Late Model track record during qualifying, but it was Doss who prevailed at race time, winning the first leg of the Bud Crown Series, Evergreen’s premier series.
Doss, from Upper Lake, California, edged Archer by 0.663 seconds to claim first place in the 100-lap Super Late Model main. Shane Harding came in third.
Archer’s qualifying time of 15.468 seconds — achieved on Evergereen’s repaved three-eighth of a mile track — shattered Naima Laing’s previous record of 16.380, which had stood since 2012. That was expected on the repaved track, as 22 drivers bettered the old mark.
Jamie Corbett won the Hornet main, Gary Rarden won the Stinger 8 Main and Steve Peters won the Stock F8 main.
Edmonds baseball team tops poll
The Edmonds Community College baseball team was the top-ranked team in the Northwest Athletic Conference’s first coaches poll of the season. The Tritons, who are 19-2 after sweeping four games from Lane over the weekend, received three of the eight first-place votes. Everett, which is 14-6, was ranked third.
Edmonds also had a strong showing in the first softball coaches poll of the season, ranking third and receiving two of the nine first-place votes. The Tritons are 10-0 in North Region play and 20-3 overall, having won 11 straight.
ERA junior 8 wins at Husky Open
The Everett Rowing Association’s junior men varsity 8+ boat won its flight at the Husky Open on Saturday in Seattle. Everett completed its 2000-meter heat in a time of 6 minutes, 13.639 seconds, winning by nearly two seconds and producing the fastest time among the two heats.
Also for Everett, the junior women varsity 8+ and the junior men JV 8+ each finished second in its flight.
Skate America tickets on sale
Tickets to Skate America, which takes place Oct. 19-21 at Everett’s Angel of the Wind Arena, are now on sale. Skate America is the first of six International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series events in the 2018-19 season, featuring some of the top men, women, pairs and ice dancers in the world. The field is expected to be announced in June. Tickets can be purchased via phone at 866-332-8499 or online at www.angelofthewindsarena.com.
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