Big Weekend On Tap At Coos Bay Speedway

Coos Bay, Oregon...On the heels of last weekend's big Monster Truck event, there will be lots of racing on the Coos Bay Speedway dirt oval this weekend. It begins on Saturday night, which is Ladies Night. Ladies get in free, and Winged Sprint Cars will be back along with NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late Models, Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Mini Outlaws and Hornets.

On Sunday, Coos Bay Speedway has been given an IMCA Modified Wild West Speedweek date. The Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Hornets and Mini Outlaws will also be joining them.

We don't get to see the IMCA Modifieds at Coos Bay Speedway very often. Last season, they made two appearances, the first of which was won by Southern Oregon Speedway star Mark Wauge ahead of Ryan Baker. Promoter Drake Nelson came up with a plan to give the fans another taste of Modified action when the Speedweek Tour was happening last year. Though Coos Bay didn't have a date, Nelson created the Modified Gambler race and got some drivers to come visit on an off night for the tour. Justin Duty won the race with a thrilling last lap pass on Collen Winebarger.

Coos Bay Speedway is excited about having the Speedweek Series return. Last season, Jesse Williamson won his unprecedented fourth series title. Speedweek will take place during a nine day span that will include six different race tracks. Coos Bay gets the third leg of the tour, and a good field is anticipated.

On Saturday night, the track's Winged Sprint Cars run their third point event. Thus far, Kayla Green holds a four point advantage over Brett Hulsey and a 12 point lead over Mike Crawford. Green has spent recent seasons running a BCRA Midget Lite in California, but she was excited about the prospects of driving a Sprint Car for Prather Motorsports. She will be looking for her first win Saturday. Wins have been recorded by reigning champion Lawrence Van Hoof and Ian Bandy so far.

The bounty is still in place on Super Late Model point leader Brody Montgomery. In fact, an anonymous donor and Seven Devil’s Brewing Company have added to the bounty. If anybody can beat Montgomery this Saturday night, they will receive a $300 bonus on top of the $500 first prize. Montgomery has won four of the five races so far to hold a commanding point lead. Chris Ray maintains second, 40 points over Thor Kristensen. It's a closer battle between Kristensen and Richard Wallace as only four points separate them. Kristy Grout is closing in fast, 14 points behind Kristensen. Montgomery might win a nice prize for the championship, but there is also good NASCAR point fund money to be had in the positions behind him.

The Sportsman Late Model division will have a busy two race weekend, and it will be interesting to see how that shakes up the standings. Dyllan Siewell leads two time champion Wayne Butler by 50 points. Both drivers have won three Main Events so far. Tom Williams is only 14 points behind Butler, while the steady Charlie Withers is 18 points back in fourth.

The Street Stock division will also get to race on both Saturday and Sunday. Ken Fox has a commanding lead in the championship battle on the strength of three Main Event triumphs. One time winner Troy Chamberlain is only four points ahead of David Smith in a closer battle for second. Steve Dubisar and 2016 champion Daniel Land are the other Main Event winners so far this season.

The Hornet championship battle could get a nice shake up with their two race weekend. Rookie Tyler Tullos leads April Warmack by 42 points. Both drivers have one Main Event victory. It's a closer battle for second as Warmack leads David Pellum by six tallies and the tied Hannah Robison and Kylea Krossman by eight. Robison counts herself among the five different winners while Trace Fugate and Braden Fugate are also winners. Braden has won twice.

The Mini Outlaws will also get the chance to compete both nights. Sam Talon is a five time winner with an 80 point lead over one time winner John Henry. Henry finds himself leading Carl Johnson by just 16 points in the race for second. Forth place Jason Kellam was a feature winner last season, but he's still searching for his first win this year.

There will be lots of racing this weekend for the fans to enjoy. Ladies Night on Saturday offers a full slate of NASCAR Whelen All American Series racing, while Sunday will give fans a look at some of the best IMCA Modified drivers on the West Coast. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.