Siskiyou Speedway News And Results June 21

Yreka, CA...Some of the best IMCA Modified racers on the West Coast will be coming to Siskiyou Motor Speedway this Friday night. The occasion is the opening round of the eighth Annual IMCA Modified Wild West Speedweek Tour. Also competing on Friday night will be the IMCA Sport Modifieds.

The Speedweek Series was started in 2011 as a way to bring together some of the best IMCA Modified racers on the West Coast. Southern Oregon Speedway star Brian Poppa won the inaugural championship. Since then, reigning series champion Jesse Williamson has won an unprecedented four series titles, punctuated by the 2014 championship of Chowchilla, California competitor Alex Stanford and the 2016 title for Oakley, California racer Kellen Chadwick.

Several of Oregon's best racers are anticipated for this race, including Williamson, Collen Winebarger, John Campos, Bricen James and Gray Ferrando. They can expect some stiff competition from recent John Arnberg Memorial winner Mark Wauge, two-time reigning champion Nick Trenchard, two-time champion Albert Gill and local area racers, Kyle Casson, Duane Orsburn and Stan Gunderson. Trenchard was the winner of the Speedweek race last season.

The IMCA Sport Modified Series has been interesting on a couple of levels. There's a close championship battle going on between two unlikely contenders, Trevor Tiffee and Ryder Boswell. Tiffee strengthened his case with his recent second place feature finish. He also counts himself among the seven different feature winners in seven races.

Last week, 2016 champion Jimmy Lipke was the class of the field in scoring the Main Event win. We saw perhaps the race of the season a week earlier when Matt Sanders repelled a strong last lap challenge from Braxton Possinger to get the win. A good field is anticipated this week. Antioch Speedway rookie Brent Curran has announced his plans to come race this weekend, and other drivers to watch for include Randy Wright, Gary Foster, Ethan Killingsworth, Oregon State point leader Justin McCreadie and two-time reigning champion DJ Bottoms.

Siskiyou Motor Speedway will be the place to be this Friday night for a great lineup of IMCA Modified and IMCA Sport Modified racers. For further information, go to www.siskiyoumotorspeedway.com.


Yreka, CA...June 16...Dr. Scott Lenz won the 30 lap Calculated Comfort Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Speedway. Lenz is the reigning association champion and took over the point lead after his win in this race. It was also a clean sweep performance as Lenz won his eight lap heat race and the four lap Trophy Dash earlier in the evening.

Lenz took the lead from James Flowers on lap three. Once he got the lead, he managed to build up a straight away advantage by the checkered flag. Scott Flowers took the second position from his son James on lap seven and ran a steady pace to finish there. Johnny Cobb managed to make the move into third as James Flowers settled for fourth ahead of Matt Harlow, John David Duffie, Roy Bain, Dave Smith, Ryan Smith and Julia Flowers. Cobb won the other heat race.

2016 IMCA Sport Modified champion Jimmy Lipke became the seventh different 20 lap feature winner in as many races. Lipke won his eight lap heat race earlier in the evening. Only point leader Trevor Tiffee kept it close down the stretch, but he settled for second behind the flying Lipke. Randy Wright was a solid third ahead of rookie Ethan Killingsworth, Gary Foster, Ryder Boswell, Donovan Rogers and Keith Brown Jr. Brown scored the four lap Trophy Dash win before retiring early in the Main Event. Boswell was the other heat race winner.

Two time reigning Mini Stock champion Marilyn Yawnick continues to run strong as she collected her third 20 Main Event win. It capped a clean sweep effort as she won her eight lap heat race and the four lap Trophy Dash. The man giving her the most pressure all night with seconds in all three races was 2014 champion Mike Whitaker. Terry Kendrick was a bit further back in third as Zac McMurray and Jason Frost rounded out the Top 5.

Dan Thomas wrote his name into the record books as the first Outlaw Open Comp feature winner ahead of John David Duffie.

Friday night will see the return of the IMCA Wild West Speedweek Series for the IMCA Modifieds. Joining them on the card will be the IMCA Sport Modifieds. For further information, go to www.siskiyoumotorspeedway.com.
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