Joey Tanner Repeats Doug Walters Classic Victory; Winebarger, A. Case, And Captain Turnabout Also Get Wins
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Northwest Monster Trucks)
Banks, Oregon- After a week off Sunset Speedway Park would return to racing on Saturday, August 26th, for the 9th Annual Doug Walters Classic. One of the marquee events of the "Banks Bullring" it pays tribute to the late owner/operator of SSP, Doug Walters. Classes in action included the Super Late Models, Budweiser IMCA Modifieds, Bridgeport Logistics Street Stocks, and 4-Bees.
The sixty-seven lap Super Late Model main event would be a non-stop action packed affair. Portland's Joey Tanner obtained the top spot on lap three and held off the competition to win his second consecutive Doug Walters Classic. In a spirited battle for the race lead Collen Winebarger, out of Corbett, got the job done in the Budweiser IMCA Modifieds to pick up his second win of 2017 at Sunset.
Defending track champion Arnie Case, out of Vancouver, Washington, was the class of the field in the Bridgeport Logistic Street Stocks and obtained his third win of the campaign. Fellow Vancouver, Washington helmsman Captain Turnabout would take the loot for his first successful raid of the year in the 4-Bee ranks.
Sunset Speedway Park will be off for Labor Day Weekend but returns to racing on Saturday, September 9th for 98.7 The Bull Night. Classes racing includes the Budweiser Wingless Sprint Series, Dwarf Cars, New Bees, and both classes of 600cc Micro Sprints. The Dwarfs will have both the Northwest Dwarf Car and Pacific Hardtop Racing Association clubs in attendance. For more information log on to www.sunsetspeedwaypark.com.
Race Results:
Doug Walters Classic
Saturday, April 26th, 2017
Sunset Speedway Park
Banks, Oregon
Late Models
A Feature: 1. 111-Joey Tanner, ; 2. 97-Greg Walters, ; 3. 76-Jason Johnson, ; 4. S-Collen Winebarger, ; 5. 22S-Jimmy Schram, ; 6. 71-Bryan Norton, ; 7. 74-Dan Deibele, ; 8. 76JR-Phil Johnson, ; 9. 67-Willie Sutton, ; 10. 96-Elena Johnson,
Dash: 1. 97-Greg Walters, ; 2. 111-Joey Tanner, ; 3. S-Collen Winebarger, ; 4. 74-Dan Deibele,
Heat 1: 1. S-Collen Winebarger, ; 2. 76-Jason Johnson, ; 3. 76JR-Phil Johnson, ; 4. 74-Dan Deibele,
Heat 2: 1. 111-Joey Tanner, ; 2. 97-Greg Walters, ; 3. 22S-Jimmy Schram, ; 4. 71-Bryan Norton, ; 5. 96-Elena Johnson,
Qualifying: 1. S-Collen Winebarger, ; 2. 111-Joey Tanner, ; 3. 74-Dan Deibele, ; 4. 97-Greg Walters, ; 5. 76-Jason Johnson, ; 6. 22S-Jimmy Schram, ; 7. 76JR-Phil Johnson, ; 8. 71-Bryan Norton, ; 9. 67-Willie Sutton, ; 10. 96-Elena Johnson,
IMCA Modifieds
A Feature: 1. 3W-Collen Winebarger, ; 2. 48-Aaron Elwess, ; 3. 25K-Craig Cassell, ; 4. 57-Kenny Miller, ; 5. 77S-Jerry Schram, ; 6. 7-Trevor Labarge, ; 7. 09-Brandon Biffle, ; 8. 88-John Gamell, ; 9. 81-Ray Elwess, ; 10. 2-Ted Rees, ; 11. 66-Doug Lockwood, ; 12. 40-Jeff Lovell, ; 13. 44-Kristi Somers,
Dash: 1. 3W-Collen Winebarger, ; 2. 57-Kenny Miller, ; 3. 48-Aaron Elwess, ; 4. 25K-Craig Cassell,
Heat 1: 1. 48-Aaron Elwess, ; 2. 57-Kenny Miller, ; 3. 44-Kristi Somers, ; 4. 66-Doug Lockwood, ; 5. 88-John Gamell, ; 6. 2-Ted Rees, ; 7. 09-Brandon Biffle,
Heat 2: 1. 3W-Collen Winebarger, ; 2. 25K-Craig Cassell, ; 3. 77S-Jerry Schram, ; 4. 7-Trevor Labarge, ; 5. 40-Jeff Lovell, ; 6. 81-Ray Elwess,
Street Stocks
A Feature: 1. 33-Arnie Case, ; 2. 914-Jack Parshall, ; 3. 7-Doug Pitsch, ; 4. 32-Robert Summerhalder, ; 5. 7W-Chris West, ; 6. 77-Bob Smith, ; 7. 02-Rod Lowe, ; 8. 10W-Rian Wright, ; 9. 91-Jordan Robinson, ; 10. 10-James Baker, ; 11. 398-Josh Shellar, ; 12. 27-Bill Allison, ; 13. 2-JC Miller, ; 14. 18C-Justen Case, ; 15. 38-Ed Johnson, ; 16. 19-Tony Catalano,
B Feature: 1. 27-Bill Allison, ; 2. 10-James Baker, ; 3. 38-Ed Johnson, ; 4. 91-Jordan Robinson, ; 5. 51-Chuck Andrus Jr, ; 6. 3-A.J. Moreno, ; 7. 86-Michael Pritchard, ; 8. 99-Hunter Johnson,
Dash: 1. 7W-Chris West, ; 2. 7-Doug Pitsch, ; 3. 19-Tony Catalano, ; 4. 914-Jack Parshall,
Heat 1: 1. 10W-Rian Wright, ; 2. 7W-Chris West, ; 3. 19-Tony Catalano, ; 4. 02-Rod Lowe, ; 5. 27-Bill Allison, ; 6. 38-Ed Johnson, ; 7. 3-A.J. Moreno,
Heat 2: 1. 33-Arnie Case, ; 2. 914-Jack Parshall, ; 3. 398-Josh Shellar, ; 4. 77-Bob Smith, ; 5. 10-James Baker, ; 6. 99-Hunter Johnson,
Heat 3: 1. 32-Robert Summerhalder, ; 2. 18C-Justen Case, ; 3. 7-Doug Pitsch, ; 4. 2-JC Miller, ; 5. 86-Michael Pritchard, ; 6. 91-Jordan Robinson,
Qualifying: 1. 19-Tony Catalano, ; 2. 914-Jack Parshall, ; 3. 7-Doug Pitsch, ; 4. 7W-Chris West, ; 5. 33-Arnie Case, ; 6. 18C-Justen Case, ; 7. 27-Bill Allison, ; 8. 398-Josh Shellar, ; 9. 32-Robert Summerhalder, ; 10. 10W-Rian Wright, ; 11. 99-Hunter Johnson, ; 12. 2-JC Miller, ; 13. 02-Rod Lowe, ; 14. 51-Chuck Andrus Jr, ; 15. 86-Michael Pritchard, ; 16. 38-Ed Johnson, ; 17. 10-James Baker, ; 18. 91-Jordan Robinson, ; 19. 3-A.J. Moreno,
4-Bee's
A Feature: 1. 7-Gary Jones, ; 2. 69-Austin Henderson, ; 3. 8-William Wolfe, ; 4. 70-Cody Jones, ; 5. 19-Mike Mastrangelo, ; 6. 16-Dustin Asher, ; 7. 74-Travis Zimmerly, ; 8. 33-Barry Lambert, ; 9. 26-Taylor Sayre, ; 10. 14-Ryan Conroy,
Dash: 1. 70-Cody Jones, ; 2. 14-Ryan Conroy, ; 3. 8-William Wolfe, ; 4. 19-Mike Mastrangelo,
Heat 1: 1. 14-Ryan Conroy, ; 2. 7-Gary Jones, ; 3. 8-William Wolfe, ; 4. 19-Mike Mastrangelo, ; 5. 74-Travis Zimmerly, ; 6. 33-Barry Lambert,
Heat 2: 1. 69-Austin Henderson, ; 2. 70-Cody Jones, ; 3. 16-Dustin Asher, ; 4. 26-Taylor Sayre, ; 5. 48-John Gartner, ; 6. 23-Damion Owen,
Qualifying: 1. 14-Ryan Conroy, ; 2. 23-Damion Owen, ; 3. 8-William Wolfe, ; 4. 48-John Gartner, ; 5. 19-Mike Mastrangelo, ; 6. 70-Cody Jones, ; 7. 7-Gary Jones, ; 8. 69-Austin Henderson, ; 9. 33-Barry Lambert, ; 10. 26-Taylor Sayre, ; 11. 74-Travis Zimmerly, ; 12. 16-Dustin Asher,