Source:
Stateline Speedway Public Relations
Date: 08/07/2005
POST FALLS, Idaho -- All that
mattered for driver Jeff Jefferson was the last lap during
Sunday afternoon’s NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 200 at Stateline
Speedway in Post Falls. Jefferson, of Naches, WA, started on the
pole after the invert and led all 200-laps of the event fending
of Hayden, ID’s Darren Rupinski for the Northwest short track
bragging rights at the finish line.
Jefferson nearly lost the lead in the second half of the race on
restart to Kevin Richards. Richards nudged Jefferson to the side
but could not find enough room to squeeze though. Rupinski tried
to chase down the NASCAR Elite series driver but ran out of laps
as Richards dropped behind for a 10-lap dash to the checkers
after a caution.
Richards salvaged a disastrous weekend, after crashing in
Friday’s race, to finish third. Defending Idaho 200 champion
Rick Schultz took fourth with East Wenatchee’s Garrett Evans
rounding out the top five.
The 200-lap race saw five cautions throughout the two 100-lap
segments. An early caution involving hard contact between Jay
Sauls and Dan Yonke sent Sauls home early and Yonke packing with
body damage.
Other cautions flew for Canada’s Darrell Midgley colliding with
the back stretch wall. Brandon Riehl's spin after spoiler damage
with a slower car, and Mark Sundberg’s spin with 10-laps to go
halted the field and bunched the leader in striking distance.
After winning the feature at South Sound Speedway Saturday
night, Cosmopolis’ Tom Sweatman, the 2000 race winner, rallied
to a sixth place standing. Andy Brown, who ran in all three
nights of competition along with Rick Schultz, pulled out a lead
lap seventh place finish.
Riehl and Dave Garber sorted out their positions numerous times
with Riehl gaining the better. The contact between the two as
they race for positions sent both scooting up and down the track
as Riehl and Garber leaned on each other for room. Lewiston,
Idaho driver Kameron McKeehan took home tenth.
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NAPA AUTO PARTS IDAHO 200 -- RESULTS 8-7-05 Stateline Speedway,
Post Falls, Idaho
Fast Time: Shelby Thompson, 13.333
A Dash: Brandon Riehl; B Dash: Mike Hoover
Pos, Car (#), Driver, Hometown, Laps Completed 1. (42), Jeff
Jefferson, Naches, WA, 200
2. (63), Darren Rupinski, Hayden, ID, 200
3. (14), Kevin Richards, Newman Lake, WA, 200
4. (33), Rick Schultz, Spokane, WA, 200
5. (64), Garrett Evans, E. Wenatchee, WA, 200
6. (11), Tom Sweatman, Cosmopolis, WA, 200
7. (41), Andy Brown, Spokane, WA, 200
8. (15), Brandon Riehl, Boring, OR, 200
9. (93), Dave Garber, Spokane, WA, 199
10. (73), Kameron McKeehan, Lewiston, ID, 199
11. (7), Mark Sundberg, Seattle, WA, 198
12. (10), Jeff Little, Sand Point, ID, 196
13. (21), Jack Morse, Spokane, WA, 190
14. (22), Dan Yonke, Spokane, WA
15. (69), Jim Johnson, Surey, WA, DNF
16. (27), Jeff Bird, Spokane,WA, DNF
17. (38), Mike Hoover, Spokane, WA
18. (81), Darrell Midgley, Sydney, BC, Canada, DNF
19. (43), Shelby Thompson, Spokane Valley, DNF
20. (20), Jay Sauls, Puyallup, WA, DNF
21. (45), Darrell Tidrick, Kennewick, WA, DNF
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