Lewis wins final race, Northwest Late Model Tour championship

Published 9:20 am Sunday, September 20, 2009

For immediate release, ASA Northwest Late Model Tour (Sept. 20, 2009)

YAKIMA, Wash. — Gary Lewis (Snohomish, WA) won the iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour 2009 Season Championship and the Better All Auto Sales 150 at Yakima Speedway.

Second place in the race went to Jared Vorse (Olympia, WA) on the podium for the first time this season. Garret Evans finished third.

The 2009 championship point’s chase closed to within one point before the start of the 150 lap feature. Brent Harris (E. Wenatchee, WA) gained one point by being the fastest qualifier. During the race Harris started behind Lewis and it looked like it would go right down the checkers for the championship. Lewis took the lead on a restart late in the race and Harris fell back out of contention.

Lewis by virtue of the championship now has an ASA banner to go with his NASCAR banner. The family and friends run team celebrated their victory with flowing champagne in the winner’s circle.

The official finish: iRacing.com ASA Northwest Late Model Tour Championship 150

Pos Laps Name Hometown Nat/State

1 150 Gary Lewis Snohomish WA

2 150 Jared Vorse Lacey WA

3 150 Garrett Evans E. Wenatchee WA

4 150 Brent Harris E. Wenatchee WA

5 150 Owen Riddle Naches WA

6 150 Jeff Jefferson Yakima WA

7 150 Jay Sauls Puyallup WA

8 150 Mike Longton Moxee WA

9 150 Mark Sundberg Seattle WA

10 150 James Mugge Everett WA

11 150 Joey Tanner Portland OR

12 149 Chris Kalsch Hillsboro OR

13 147 Martin Stanwood Portland OR

14 146 Harold Raczynski Everett WA

15 143 Amanda MacDonald Ephrata WA

16 131 Kelly Mann Monroe WA

17 131 Brad Stanwood Portland OR

18 131 Alan Cress Albany OR

19 128 Erick Hargraves Yakima WA

20 126 Chris Hart Yakima WA

21 119 Zach Niessner Royal City WA

22 116 Pete Harding Surrey BC

23 110 Shelby Thompson Spokane WA