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Marysville, WA (May 11, 2009): Gary Lewis (Snohomish, WA) won the inaugural iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour feature at Spokane County Raceway on Saturday night May 9. Brent Harris (E. Wenatchee, WA) was second followed by local favorite Shelby Thompson (Spokane, WA).
There were 7 lead changes among five drivers during the 125-lap feature on the banked .500-mile oval. Lewis made the last change on lap 87. Once getting the lead of the race it was evident that he was not going to lose it. During the post race interview he said “I was conserving tires during most of the race. The car was awesome.” Lewis won a Late Model Challenge Series race on at the same track (under different owner and operator) in 2007. Lewis leads the chase for the first ever iRacing.com ASA NWLMT championship.
Pole sitter Kevin Richards (Newman Lake, WA) relinquished the lead early to Harris. Richards was forced to leave the race with mechanical woes. Harris led until fast qualifier Mike Longton took over on lap 57. Longton lost the lead a lap later to Thompson. Longton took the lead back a lap later. Thompson regained the lead on a restart after a caution on lap 62. Thompson led until overtaken by Lewis.
Twenty-one cars were on the starting grid. The top performing ‘Port City Raecars’ Rookie Challenge driver was Amanda MacDonald (Ephrata, WA) finishing 12th.
The iracing.com ASA Northwest Late Model Tour returns to the Inland Northwest on June 13 with a stop at Stateline Speedway (Post Falls, ID) for 125-laps on the high banked .25-mile oval.
Next up for the iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour is in Ronan, Montana at Mission Valley Speedway on May 23 &24 for a two day event capped by a $10,000.00 to win 150-lap feature. This event draws cars from all over the Northwest all vying for a portion of the $40,000.00 purse.
Official Finish: iRacing.com American Speed Association Northwest Late Model Tour
Spokane County Raceway May 9, 2009 ‘Grand Opening’ 125 (125-laps .5-mile oval)
Pos – Laps Completed – Name – Hometown
1 125 Gary Lewis Snohomish, WA
2 125 Brent Harris E. Wenatchee, WA
3 125 Shelby Thompson Spokane, WA
4 125 Dan Rhodes Rainier, WA
5 125 Kelly Mann Monroe, WA
6 125 Erick Hargraves Toppenish, WA
7 125 Brad Stanwood Portland, OR
8 125 Mike Longton Moxee, WA
9 125 Jay Sauls Puyallup, WA
10 124 Rod Schultz Woodland, WA
11 122 Rusty Webb Deer Park, WA
12 70 Amanda MacDonald* Ephrata, WA
13 60 Joey Tanner* Portland, OR
14 59 Pete Harding Surrey, B.C.
15 56 Harold Raczynski Duvall, WA
16 56 Rod Schultz, Jr Kalama, WA
17 55 Kevin Richards Newman Lake, WA
18 55 Alan Cress* Albany, OR
19 2 Mitch Franklin Puyallup, WA
20 1 Jared Vorse Olympia, WA
21 dns Shaun O’Reilly Salmon, ID
* Port City Racecars Rookie Challenge
7 Lead Changes – Time of Race 1:36:02.9 – Cautions: 6 – Red Flags: 2
Fast Time: Mike Longton :17.653 (101.966 mph)
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