By Kelly Hart, Yakima Speedway (8/22/09)
YAKIMA, Wash. — Winners at ASA Sanctioned Yakima Speedway Saturday night were Kim Wennerberg in the Lone Pine Trucking Northwest Outlaw Street Stocks, Aaron Haley in the Limited Late Model Racing Series, Mel Patnode in the Burger Ranch Sportsman, Ryan Kallenberger in the CWI Security / EZ Credit Auto Sales Hornets and Donnie Stevens in the Bump to Pass division. In all there were five classes of racing on a night that saw a great crowd and decent car counts.
Since midseason when Wennerberg brought he car out and starting running Street Stock events, he has been a force. Winning the Yakima Speedway July 4th Street Stock Challenge event and now the NWOSS event at Yakima Speedway Wennerberg is setting the stage for a wild Fall Classic in October. Facing a stout field that included multiple time series champions, track champions and open competition race winners as well as local racers Mike VanAmburg, Chet Beaman Sr., Andy Beaman, Zach Beaman, Dusty John, Barry Mueller and Ken Mullins, Wennerberg was the man to beat on this night. He set fast time with a new track record for NWOSS of 21.277. That time also beat the local Super Street track record held by Chet Beaman, Sr.
Trophy Dash wins went to Van Amburg and Dave Lund. Van Amburg came back and won his Heat race with Mike Press winning the other Heat.
In the 50-lap Main Event action got hot right at the drop of the green flag and Eric Hector went sideways down the front stretch and into the fence crossing traffic. After the dust settled, VanAmburg, Gary Homad, and Mitch Kleyn were done for the night and back in their pits via tow truck or flatbed. After the second green flag dropped, Andy Beaman shot out to the early lead only to be stalled when a red flag came out for a turn 4 incident when Montana Tischler lost the handle collecting Zach Beaman and Hector for second time. This time none of the three cars involved were able to continue. Beaman held the point until the 23rd lap when NWOSS point leader Kevin Carver took his turn at the point. Carver’s lead was short lived, as Wennerberg went low and passed Carver taking over the lead he would never relinquish on lap 27. At the checkered flag it was Wennerberg by half a straight over a closing and smoking Carver, Chet Beaman, Press and surprising Barry Mueller.
It’s always good to get your first win, even better when it comes at your home track. For Aaron Haley of Gleed/Suntides/Naches Saturday night he picked up his first LLMRS win at Yakima Speedway. Haley looked good all night with fast time of 20.797, the fastest car at the track during time ins. Trophy Dash wins for the Limited Late Models went to Darrell Tidrick and Jeff Mullins. Randy Marshall, Jr. won the heat race and looked good driving a Late Model once again after a few seasons in the Sportsman Division. In the Main Event Jeremy Mullins led the first 5 laps before Darrell Tidrick took over the lead. Tidrick looked good up front before dropping a driveline on the back stretch and oiling down the track causing a lengthy delay. When the green flag flew, Haley was in front and would lead the final 21 laps for the win. Marshall and Walters exchanged positions on the 19th lap and were battling for second and third before the two got together on the 24th lap and spun in turn 4 bringing out the caution flag and sending both cars to the back of the pack. Marshall fought his way back to second and Walters to third at the finish.
The Burger Ranch Sportsman division saw Mel Patnode stretch his point lead over Thomas Benscoter, Sr. Patnode set fast time at 23.339 and won the Feature to go along with a Heat Race win. Benscoter and 17 year old Bobby Stewart, Jr. won the Trophy Dashes. Everyone was chasing Buck Noel, Jr. at the start of the main event with Patnode and Benscoter swapping second and third many laps right on Noel’s rear bumper. After Patnode took over the lead on lap 15, Benscoter and Noel fought for second and third the rest of the way to the checkered flag.
Until the Fourth of July weekend it was the Greg Gargett/Ryan Kallenberger show in the point chase for the CWI Security / EZ Credit Auto Sales Hornets. Gargett had to give up a race night worth of points when someone else had his car and that was about the time Kallenberger took over. Since then Gargett has been on a tear picking off win after win and closing the point gap which set up Saturday night’s showdown. By the 6th lap of the main Gargett’s night was over with a busted up rear end and Kallenberger was busy chasing down Josh Parmentier for the win. Kallenberger caught and passed Parmentier on the 18th lap, leading the final two go rounds for the win extending his point lead. Josh Washington and Keith Erickson won the Trophy Dashes, and Parmentier and Kallenberger won the Heat Races. Chris Morrison rounded out the top 3 in the Main with a great run for third.
Donnie Stevens and Jake Breshears have been THE SHOW in the Bump To Pass division. Stevens won the Main Event leading all but two circuits of the 20-lap Feature. Stevens also won his Trophy Dash. Mark Mager won the other Dash and Joe Stevens won his Heat race. Breshears finished second in the Main in front of Fat Albert.
Yakima Speedway Aug. 22 results
NORTHWEST OUTLAW STREET STOCKS
FAST TIME: Kim Wennerberg 21.277 (new track record)
B DASH: Mike Van Amburg, Brian Tischler, Zack Beaman
A DASH: Dave Lund, Chet Beaman, Kim Wennerberg, Mike Easley
B HEAT: Van Amburg, Andy Beaman, Dusty John, Eric Hector, Z. Beaman
A HEAT: Mike Press, C. Beaman, Mitch Kleyn, Gary Homad, Wennerberg
MAIN: Kim Wennerberg, Kevin Carver, Chet Beaman, Press, Barry Mueller, Bill Rutherford, Brad Morrison, Ken Mullins, John, Lund, A. Beaman, Easley, Jason Ogle, Tischler, Z. Beaman, Hector, Van Amburg, Homad, Kleyn
LAP LEADERS: A. Beaman 1-22, Carver 23-26, Wennerberg 27-50
LIMITED LATE MODEL RACING SERIES
FAST TIME: Aaron Haley 20.797
B DASH: Jeff Mullins, Ken Mullins, Jeremy Mullins, Jason Ogle
A DASH: Darrell Tidrick, Randy Marshall, Jr., Aaron Haley, Chris Walters
HEAT: Marshall, Jeff Mullins, Haley, Walters, Jeremy Mullins
MAIN: Aaron Haley, Marshall, Walters, Jeremy Mullins, Ogle, Ken Mullins, Jeff Mullins, Darrell Tidrick
LAP LEADERS: Jeremy Mullins 1-5, Tidrick 6-8, Haley 9-30
BURGER RANCH SPORTSMAN
FAST TIME: Mel Patnode 23.399
B DASH: Bobby Stewart Jr., Larry Norman, Dan Wilson
A DASH: Thomas Benscoter Sr., Buck Noel Jr., Don Klang, Patnode
HEAT: Patnode, Benscoter, Noel, Klang, Wilson, Stewart, Norman
MAIN: Mel Patnode, Benscoter, Noel, Klang, Norman, Stewart, Wilson
LAP LEADERS: Noel 1-14, Patnode 15-30
CWI SECURITY / EZ CREDIT AUTO SALES HORNETS
B DASH: Josh Washington, Chris Morrison, Greg Gargett, Ryan Kallenberger
A DASH: Keith Erickson, Julie Melville, Eric Coble, Michael Beck
B HEAT: Josh Parmentier, Chris Marang, Erickson, Eric Appleby, Beck
A HEAT: Kallenberger, Gargett, Washington, Appleby, Morrison
MAIN: Ryan Kallenberger, Erickson, Morrison, Marang, Jessica Tidrick, Ryan Scott, Tim Breashears, Daniel Morfin, Appleby, Tyler Breshears, Coble, Cord Jackman, Parmentier, Melville, Beck, Christian Hall, Gargett, Washington
LAP LEADERS: Parmentier 1-18, Kallenberger 19-20
BUMP TO PASS
B DASH: Mark Mager, Tim Stockwell, Allen Reid
A DASH: Donnie Stevens, Fat Albert, Joe Stevens, Jake Breshears
HEAT: J. Stevens, Albert, Breshears, Reid, D. Stevens
MAIN: Donnie Stevens, Breshears, Albert, Reid, Stockwell, Mager, J. Stevens
LAP LEADERS: D. Stevens 1, Reid 2-3, D. Stevens 4-20
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