ELMA — The Wingless Sprint Series made their final appearance of 2018 at Grays Harbor Raceway for round three of the Modern Machinery/Walker Racing Development Wingless Sprint Shootout on Saturday in Elma.
Also on hand were the Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks and Outlaw Tuners.
Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks
Jeff Daniel of Ocean Shores and Spanaway’s Tom Hecker set the front row for the 20 lap Street Stocks feature. Daniel took the early lead out of turn two, as Aberdeen’s Cory Sweatman moved into the second spot.
Daniel and Sweatman raced to the line for the opening lap. Sweatman eventually took the lead as Daniel was shuffled back to third.
Aberdeen’s Austin Kerrigan worked his way into the second spot looking to chase down Sweatman for the lead, which he eventually did on lap four.
Hecker and Sweatman battled for a handful of laps for second place, with Hecker taking over the runner-up position. Contact between a pair of Olympia drivers, Dave Larson and Erick Doss, brought out the caution flag on lap 13.
Kerrigan led the field to the green, as Parshall and Sweatman battled for second.
Kerrigan continued to extend his lead on the rest of the field, by staying on the low side of the 3/8ths-banked clay oval.
On lap 18, Kerrigan spun in turn two, bringing out the caution, allowing Parshall to take the lead.
The rest of the feature saw multiple cautions while attempting a green-white-checkered finish.
The feature ended under caution with Parshall picking up the win over Hecker, Sweatman, Kerrigan, and Elma’s Ryen Haney.
Wingless Sprint Series
The final appearance of the Wingless Sprint Series of 2018 brought 17 sprint cars to Grays Harbor Raceway. Sherwood, Oregon driver Rob Lindsey took the early lead as Alger’s Ryan Cully moved into second.
A four-car battle for third saw Bert Johnson of Lake Stevens emerge to hold on to the position.
Cully made a pass out of turn four on Lindsey to take the lead on lap three, with Lindsay staying close on his tail.
Jonathan Jorgenson of Auburn saw a great battle with Sandy, Oregon driver Mark Herz, with Jorgenson taking over the position and looking to go after Johnson for third. Contact between both drivers in turn four saw Johnson get sideways and bring out the caution for debris on the track. Cully stayed to the bottom on the restart as that was the preferred line to continue leading the feature. Lindsey stayed close and Jonathan Jorgenson joined in on the battle.
Jorgenson saw issues late in the feature after contact with a tire on the berm, ending his evening.
A late-race restart set up a three-lap shootout between Cully and Lindsey. Cully stayed to the bottom but slid up slightly out of turn four, giving the lead to Lindsey. Lance Hallmark of McMinnville, Oregon also made a move for the second position.
Lindsey held on to pick up the win over Hallmark, Cully, Herz, Jake Gilman of Forrest Grove, Oregon and Salem, Oregon’s Tim Alberding.
Outlaw Tuners
Maynard Barnum Jr. of Raymond and Olympia’s Nik Sheats led the field to the green flag for the 15 lap Outlaw Tuner feature.
Sheats took the early lead with Barnum running second.
Trevor Dugent of Tacoma and Aberdeen’s Tyler Sundstrom battled for third, racing side-by-side for position. Sheats saw issues on lap two while leading, almost making contact with the turn-four wall, bringing out the caution.
Barnum Jr. led the field to the green flag, but it didn’t take long for Sundstrom to take over the top spot.
Jeremy Jones of Wishkah made a move from fourth, getting around Dugent and Barnum Jr. for second place.
Jones set his sights on Sundstrom for the lead, making a pass out of turn four on lap six. Sundstrom stayed close as both drivers raced side-by-side for position for a handful of laps. Sundstrom took the lead midway through the feature, but had no room for mistakes as Jones stayed right there with him.
On the final lap, Sundstrom continued to lead with Jones right there waiting for an opportunity to make a move. Entering into turn three, contact from Jones slowed Sundstrom, allowing Tenino’s Chad Norton, who was in third place at the time, to move past Jones and Sundstrom to steal the win at the line.
Sundstrom, Barnum, Dugent, and Danny Andrews of Belfair rounded out the top five.
Next Saturday night will be the Pepsi Fair Race during the Grays Harbor County Fair. The Shipwreck Beads Modifieds, Cut Rate Auto Parts Street Stocks (running their Iron Man Race) and Outlaw Tuners will be on hand. Admission is free with admission to the Grays Harbor County Fair. Gates will open at 3 p.m., with racing beginning at 5 p.m.
Rob Lindsey wins the Wingless Sprint Series feature race, outpacing 17 cars on Saturday in Elma. (Photo by AR Racing Videos)
Zach Dalrymple (o) leads Chad Norton during the Outlaw Tuner feature race on Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma. Norton went on to win the race. (Photo by AR Racing Videos)
