B.J. Wild Looks To Turn Heads At Wild West Modified Shootout
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of McDonald Photography)
One of the drivers that very well could be a dark horse during the 2015 Wild West Modified Shootout is B.J. Wild. The Redmond native really put his name on the radar by winning at Central Washington State Fair Raceway in Yakima, Washington in early April. Wild also has a local victory at his hometrack of Madras Speedway where he is a two-time and defending champion.
“The year hasn't been too bad,” said Wild, “we've had some good finishes but we've also gotten caught up in some wrecks too.”
Wild should really be fun to watch at Willamette Speedway on Friday June 19th and Saturday the 20th. He managed a second place finish earlier in the year in his Trinity Bikes/Timbers Bar & Grill/ThreeSixNine Fab/Stipe Engine Specialties/Tractor Tunes/Merry Maids Housecleaning/Sounds Fast Stereo Store #12 Shaw.
“Our main goal is to make the feature every night,” B.J. would continue to say, “and of course to stay out of trouble and keep the car in one piece.”
The 2015 Wild West Modified Shootout kicks off at Southern Oregon Speedway on Saturday June 13th. The tour will wrap things up at Willamette Speedway on the 19th and 20th to close the speedweek out for the second straight year. Teams from Oregon, Washington, California, North Dakota, Montana, and British Columbia Canada are expected to make the journey.
All races will be broadcasted through Speed Shift TV and you can either purchase each race for $19.95 or buy the whole week for $99.95. Orders can be made onhttp://www.speedshifttv.com. Be sure and don't miss out on these great races featuring the best Modified drivers in the Pacific Northwest region.
2015 Wild West Modified Shootout Schedule:
Saturday June 13th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR
Sunday June 14th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA
Monday June 15th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR
Tuesday June 16th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
Wednesday June 17th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
Thursday June 18th Travel Day
Friday June 19th Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR
Saturday June 20th Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR
Former Wild West Modified Shootout Champions:
2014- Alex Stanford
2013- Jesse Williamson
2012- Jesse Williamson
2011- Brian Poppa
Wild West Modified Shootout All-Time Win List (2011-14):
Jesse Williamson- 6
Alex Stanford- 5
Brian Poppa- 4
Ken Schrader- 2
Mark Carrell- 1
Braedon Hand
Scott Lenz
Travis Peery
Nick Trenchard
Mark Wauge