Post by cw on Jul 14, 2016 12:27:32 GMT -6
Faccinto Wins WST Speedweek Event At Siskiyou Motor Speedway
Yreka, CA...July 8...Mitchell Faccinto became the fourth different winner in five races at the WST Sprint Car Speedweek Series rolled into Sisikiyou Motor Speedway Friday night. Faccinto was threatened only briefly by second place finisher Trey Starks.
Randy Wright won his first 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event as Jimmy Lipke made a charge to gain the point lead with his second place finish.
Mitchell Faccinto won the 30 lap WST Sprint Car Main Event to become the fourth different winner of Speedweek. The Hanford California based racer also won the five lap Trophy Dash. During the first half of the feature, Faccinto set a rapid pace, but traffic allowed fast timer Trey Starks to catch him before a yellow flag slowed the pace on lap 18. Faccinto charged out to a good lead from there and scored a well earned victory. Starks stayed in the Speedweek championship hunt with a solid second place finish as Californians Jonathan Allard, Steven Tiner and Kyle Hirst completed the Top 5. Allard and Bricen James were the eight lap heat race winners.
Randy Wright won his first career 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Wright gave indication of things to come when he won his heat race ahead of Trophy Dash winner Kurt Lorenzini. Ryder Boswell won the other eight lap heat ahead of Medford point leader Jorddon Braaten. Wright and Boswell charged into the top two positions at the start of the feature and gradually pulled away from the pack. Jimmy Lipke gained third just before the only caution flag flew in the race on lap 17. As Wright pulled away on the restart Lipke moved up to battle R. Boswell for second. Lipke made the pass for second on lap 19, but there was no catching Wright. R. Boswell settled for third ahead of Doug Franklin, Colter Boswell and Lorenzini.
WST Sprint Cars
FT-Trey Starks 11.856. Heat Winners (8 Laps)-Jonathan Allard, Bricen James. Trophy Dash (5 Laps)-Mitchell Faccinto. Main Event (30 Laps)-Faccinto, Starks, Allard, Steven Tiner, Kyle Hirst.
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Heat Winners (8 Laps)-Ryder Boswsell, Randy Wright. Trophy Dash (4 Laps)-Kurt Lorenzini. Main Event (25 Laps)-Wright, Jimmy Lipke, R. Boswell, Doug Franklin, Colter Boswell, Lorenzini.