7.7.18 Skagit Speedway Results

Alger, WA – On a night filled with speed, Eric Fisher was the fastest on Saturday night at Skagit Speedway as Les Schwab Tires presented Mid Season Championship night. Fisher would score the Budweiser 360 Sprint main event win and was joined in victory lane by Kelsey Carpenter, Lawrence O’Connor and Jon Gunderson.
Fisher was the winner of the Budweiser 360 Sprint Feature, but he had to work hard for his second win of the year. Colton Heath was right on his rear nerf for the first 19 laps before mechanical woes knocked him out of the running. Cam Smith took up the mantle and ran Fisher hard over the final five laps, nearly taking the lead coming to the white flag before having to jump on the brakes as Fisher moved up race track to secure the win. Smith would lose second to Jared Peterson in the exchange, having to settle for third. Fisher won the scramble. Brock Lemley was the fastest qualifier of the non lock in cars.
It took a while, but Kelsey Carpenter found victory lane for the first time in 2018 at Skagit Speedway in the Sportsman Sprints. Trevor Cook held the initial led, but it was Carpenter running him down at lap 11 and passing him on the inside of turn two to grab the point. Kelsey would deftly navigate slower traffic to collect the win ahead of Cook and Jake Helsel. Cook won the scramble. Eric Turner was quick time.
Lawrence O’Connor came from last to first in the Modified main. Patiently working his way up the field, O’Connor found himself in second around the halfway point of the main and with the benefit of being the hunter instead of the prey, found a race line that was faster than that of race leader Kevin Smith. Using that line, O’Connor nabbed the lead on lap 20 on his way to the win. Smith would settle for the two spot and Craig Moore was third. Smith won the scramble from dead last.
Jon without an H Gunderson led wire to wire in the Outlaw Tuners. Gunderson was chased by Vance Hibbard who could never close in enough to take the lead. Hibbard would take second and Brandon Jansen was third. Clint Meins won the scramble.
Budweiser 360 Sprints
Fast Time – Brock Lemley 12.388
Scramble – Eric Fisher, Colton Heath, Greg Hamilton, Jared Peterson, Bud Ashe, Cam Smith, Trevor Cook, Steve James
Main – Eric Fisher, Jared Peterson, Cam Smith, Brock Lemley, Greg Hamilton, Seth Nunes, Trevor Cook, Bud Ashe, Steve James, Colton Heath, Michael Hodel
Lap Leaders – Fisher 1-25
Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints
Fast Time – Eric Turner 12.927
Scramble – Trevor Cook, Cory Swatzina, Kelsey Carpenter, Steve Parker, Bailey Sucich, Devin Barnes, Michael Bollinger, Jake Helsel
Main – Kelsey Carpenter, Trevor Cook, Jake Helsel, Jayme Barnes, Bailey Sucich, Steve Parker, Brett McGhie, Eric Turner, Cory Swatzina, Ashleigh Johnson, Michael Bollinger, Devin Barnes, Ryan Cully, Joe Lyon, Malachi Gemmer, Cale Brooke, Victoria McCabe, John Tharp, Bill Rude, Bert Johnson Jr
Lap Leaders – Cook 1-10 Carpenter 11-25
Modifieds
Scramble – Kevin Smith, Craig Moore, Jeff Blanton, Mel Decker, Rick Smith, Adam Holtrop
Main – Lawrence O’Connor, Kevin Smith, Craig Moore, Adam Holtrop, Ben Gunderson, Mel Decker, Jeff Blanton, Tim Baker, Dan Butenschoen, Brandon Nutter, Mike Steltz
Lap Leaders – K Smith 1-19 O’Connor 20-25
Outlaw Tuners
Scramble – Clint Meins, Jon Gunderson, Brandon Jansen, Rob Dozark, Jack Desrosier, TJ Campbell
Main – Jon Gunderson, Vance Hibbard, Brandon Jansen, Brian Michelson, Matt Shaw, Rob Dozark, Kyle Hanson, Clint Meins, TJ Campbell, Jack Desrosier
Lap Leaders – Gunderson 1-17