ELMA — If the Elma Chamber of Commerce hand-picked a perfect day for racing, July 15 at Grays Harbor Raceway would have been the day. Fans and racers all enjoyed a sunny Grays Harbor summer day with the street stocks, sportsman sprints, PHRA dwarfs and outlaw tuners all running.

Street stocks

Shane Kerrigan of Aberdeen led the field to the green flag during the 25-lap feature with Hoquiam’s Jason Tole on the outside. Kerrigan took the lead momentarily until the caution flag flew for Zeb Conrad of Montesano spinning to a stop on the front stretch. During the caution, race leader Kerrigan went to the pit area, giving up the lead to Oakville’s Brian Harding. Harding led the field down with Tole right on his back bumper. Multiple cautions allowed Tole and Jack Parshall of Hoquiam to try and track down Harding for the lead. Tole took the lead out of turn four on lap 6, while Parshall looked to the inside for second but couldn’t make the pass.

At the end of a caution filled Street Stock feature, Parshall picked up the win, Montesano’s Scott Fritts, Mike Mann of Shelton, Hecker, and Longview driver Josh Anthony rounded out the top five.

PHRA Dwarf Cars

Brian Taylor of Tumwater and Longview driver Josh Rodgers set the front row of the 25-lap PHRA dwarf car feature.

On lap 3, Portland’s Ryan Martinez took the lead and quickly pulled away. The battle for second between Rodgers, Ward and Mollala, Ore driver Henry Corbin III was the race to watch.

At the end of the feature Martinez picked up the win, with Corbin III, Ward, Rodgers and Hillsboro, Ore driver Jeremiah Hester rounding out the top five.

Sportsman Sprints

Sedro Woolley driver Trevor Cook took the early lead in the Sportsman Sprint feature with Kelsey Carpenter of Burlington moving into second to start.

Cook pulled away with the lead three laps in, but Carpenter started to catch Cook as mechanical issues seem to cause him to slow late in the race.

Carpenter made the pass on Cook out of turn three on lap 19 as Cook slowed to the infield. Carpenter ran the low side of the raceway and went on to win.

Barnes, Millard, Bellingham driver Kevin Kirkpatrick and Bailey Sucich of Granite Falls rounded out the top five.

Outlaw Tuners

Devon Harper of Olympia and Shelton’s Dale Speas set the front row of the 15-lap feature. Speas took the early lead as Harper had a battle for second with Tenino driver Josh Wharton. Tyler Sundstrom of Aberdeen moved into third as the battle for the lead between Wharton and Speas was the race to watch with Wharton taking the lead on lap 2.

On a caution restart, Wharton had tough company with Sundstrom at his back bumper. Wharton slowly pulled away as Sundstrom had Sweatman looking to make a pass for second. Late in the race lap traffic became a factor allowing Sundstrom and Sweatman to catch Wharton and make an attempt for the lead. Wharton took the white flag with a few lap cars ahead battling for position and held on to pick up the win over Sundstrom, Sweatman, Speas and Chad Norton of Tenino.

Racing will resume next Saturday night with 360 sprint cars, modifieds, street stocks and the outlaw tuners. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. with racing beginning at 7 p.m.