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2015 Wild West Modified Speedweek Dates Announced

1/27/2015

2015 Wild West Modified Speedweek Dates Announced By Ben Deatherage Cottage Grove, Oregon- IMCA Modified fans and drivers alike will be thrilled that the Fifth Annual Wild West Modified Speedweek will revert back to six tracks in the Pacific Northwest for seven races in eight nights. It will pit some of North America's best chauffeurs against one another at some of the nation's best facilities. Things will open up on Saturday June 13th at Southern Oregon Speedway to open things up followed by...more

Northwest Extreme Late Model Series Ready For New...

3/3/2014

Northwest Extreme Late Model Series Ready For New Year By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Gordy Lee Photography) Drivers and teams of the Northwest Extreme Late Model Series will most certainly have a banner year as they will compete in 2014 with a new look and will revisit venues they have not seen for a few seasons. In the coming campaign the Northwest Extreme Late Model Series will have each of its regular competitors have a Super Hero or Special Character theme with their car. This...more

Bob Valencia Named Wild West Modified Speedweek Ra...

5/27/2015

Bob Valencia Named Wild West Modified Speedweek Race Director By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of NSP Racing Videos) Bob Valencia has been named the 2015 Wild West Modified Speedweek race director. Valencia is the current race director at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington, a position he has held for about fifteen years. He brings to the tour tons of experience especially when it comes to officiating big events such as the annual Shipwreck Beads Northwest Modified Nationals. “I'm super...more

Peery Making Long Trip From North Dakota To Wild W...

6/9/2015

Peery Making Long Trip From North Dakota To Wild West Modified Shootout By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Byron Fichter Photography) Although he is from the state of Califronia, Travis Peery will be making the incredibly long journey from Williston, North Dakota to compete in the 2015 Wild West IMCA Modified Shootout. Peery, originally from Fort Jones, California, is excited to get back to Pacific Coast to revisit some familiar race tracks. “I'm really excited to see all of my buddies for...more

B.J. Wild Looks To Turn Heads At Wild West Modifie...

6/10/2015

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...more

DeBenedetti Returns Just In Time For Wild West Mod...

6/11/2015

DeBenedetti Returns Just In Time For Wild West Modified Shootout By Ben Deatherage One of the iconic drivers to ever come out of the Pacific Northwest region is coming out of retirement to dazzle fans in this year's Wild West Modified Shootout, his name Jon DeBenedetti. DeBenedetti, who will chauffeur the Sir Lawrence Motorsports/Wyatt Timber/Ron Martin Wholesale/Bowman Motorsports/Bracelin Trucking #0D Loose Gruff, has not raced since a open competition Late Model event in 2012 at Coos Bay...more

Foulger Hopes To Keep Wild West Modified Shootout...

6/11/2015

Foulger Hopes To Keep Wild West Modified Shootout Championship Trophy In The Golden State By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Joe Gonsalves Photography) One of the drivers making their debut with the Wild West Modified Shootout is Troy Foulger. Foulger is one of the top drivers of the Modified scene in California. Calling Martinez, California home he has picked up five wins in 2015 including a IMCA West Coast Nationals victory back in January at Antioch Speedway. “Our year has been good so...more

J-Lightning Hitting The Trail With The Wild West M...

6/12/2015

J-Lightning Hitting The Trail With The Wild West Modified Shootout By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of NSP Racing Videos) One of the rising stars in the local IMCA Modified scene is John Campos of Keizer. Fully dedicated to the Modified division after several seasons in the Super Dirt Late Models “J-Lightning”, as he is called, has had a decent go at it in 2015. Although he has yet to post a win he has managed a couple of impressive runs. His best runs include second place finish at Sunset...more

Mark Wauge Looks For More 2015 Success At The Wild...

6/11/2015

Mark Wauge Looks For More 2015 Success At The Wild West Modified Shootout By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Byron Rayburn) 2015 has been a little rough for Jacksonville's Mark Wauge. The pilot of the Dog House Racing/Payroll Specialties Inc./Hoppes Construction/Schram Brothers Excavating/Rodgers Racing Engines/ABC Powdercoating/BSB Manufacturing #1M Impressive has only just one win this year but he also has posted some impressive top five finishes. His lone victory came at Siskiyou Motor...more

Cox Looks To Wow Competition At 2015 Wild West Mod...

6/11/2015

Cox Looks To Wow Competition At 2015 Wild West Modified Shootout By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Dirt Monkey Productions) No one in their right mind would have predicted that after taking ten years off of racing that Kinzer Cox would have had the amount of success he experienced in 2014. Picking up his first career IMCA Modified late last year Cox proved that the win was no mere “flash in the pan” as 2015 has been even better for the Cottage Grove teenager. The pilot of the Robert...more

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