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Source: Kristy
Runyon
Date: 07/24/2006
The 11th
Annual Super Stock Miller 200 was run Saturday night at South
Sound Speedway in Rochester, WA. The temperature was hot and the
racing was intense as 22 of the best drivers from the Northwest
competed for the ultimate prize. Wes Rhodes clocked in fastest.
Mike Obrist started on the pole position with Ron Dexter on the
outside. There was one bad start and one pile-up before the
green flag flew. Ray Wallace, Jared Vorse and Shane Sawin all
left the track before the green. Sawin came back to start the
race but only made two of the 200 laps. Wallace came back on
with four laps down and Vorse was back after 40 laps. Obrist
took the lead on lap one with Dan Rhodes in second, Tom Sweatman
in third, Ron Dexter in fourth and Kelly Mann in fifth. Lap 26
brought out the first caution when Dan Obrist went out in a
parade of sparks coming from his tire. Another caution came on
lap 38 when Tom Sweatman blew a motor. Clean up was done for
some fluid and racing went back to green. Mike Obrist was still
out front with Dan Rhodes in second, Kelly Mann in third, Wes
Rhodes in fourth and Jeff Jefferson in fifth. Lap 73 brought out
the third caution when Brad Stanwood spun but did not lose a
lap. At lap 100 a break was taken for small repairs, gas and up
to two tires if needed.
Into the race 120 laps the top five remained the same as Mike
Obrist, Dan Rhodes, Kelly Mann, Wes Rhodes and Jeff Jefferson
battled out front. There was a caution on lap 123 when Ray
Wallace spun and went off. The next caution came on lap 147 when
Rod Schultz Jr. went into the middle and was done for the night.
Ron Dexter was running sixth when he was given a mechanical flag
on lap 157 for a fluid leak. On lap 163 while running ninth, Ron
Wolf pulled off the track with a problem. The final caution of
the race came on lap 186 when Dan Woodward spun. Mike Obrist won
the Miller 200 after leading from start to finish. Kelly Mann
finished second with Dan Rhodes in third, Wes Rhodes in fourth
and Jeff Jefferson in fifth. Brad Stanwood, Rod Schultz, Mitch
Franklin, Bob Presley and Dan Woodward were the remaining top
ten.
JJ Hamilton clocked in with a 15.174 to be the fastest qualifier
for the Top Notch Trailers Street Stocks. Kevin Boretsky led the
first lap of the heat race before Sean Riley took over the lead.
On lap two Rick Courtright and George Granberg got together into
the front stretch wall. Both were done for the night. On lap six
another accident happened when Tony Bartlotti and Kyle Markstrom
got together. Sean Riley won by a nose at the line with JJ
Hamilton in second and Bobby Micielli in third. Cody Erskine
started on the pole position of the main event and took the
early lead. Jim Swanson moved into second with Bobby Micielli
into third. On lap nine Micielli took over second and JJ
Hamilton took over third. Micielli took the lead on lap 12 with
Hamilton taking second. On lap 27 a caution was thrown when
Micielli broke, spilling fluid all over the track. Hamilton now
had the lead and took the win, his second of the season. Jim
Swanson finished up second and Cody Erskine was third. Kyle
Markstrom finished up fourth with Sean Riley in fifth.
Josh Haynie led all eight laps of the first heat race in the
Bumblebees to win over Kyle Matthews and Ben Callies. Tom Roper
led the first six laps before being overtaken by Brad Newbury.
Newbury took the win with John Davis in second and Roper in
third. Ben Callies led all 15 laps of the first main event for
the win over Ron Anctil and Kyle Matthews. Steven Singer was
fourth with Tracy Smith in fifth. Cynthia Jussila, Gary Mitchell
and Josh Bryant were the rest of the top eight. Billy Buchanan
was disqualified for spinning Gary Mitchell out and Zach Floreck
was unable to finish. Tom Roper took the lead of the second main
event, from the pole, on lap one. Josh Haynie took over on lap
five and held on to win the race. Brad Newbury was second and
John Davis was third. Brice Bates Jr. was fourth, Joel Tveter
was fifth, Tom Roper was sixth and Kelly Erickson was seventh.
Eric Franson, Devin Matthews and Criss Hahn were all
disqualified.
Tanner McCombs continued his undefeated streak in the Mini Cup
Open Division. McCombs clocked in fastest, won the heat and the
main event. Behind McCombs in the heat race was Dan Larson Sr.
and Zach Blockhan. The main event ran cautionless with Dan
Larson Sr. out front for the first eight laps before McCombs
took over. McCombs won with Larson Sr. in second, Zach Blockhan
in third, Dan Larson Jr. in fourth, Dave Torrey in fifth and
Bruce McCombs in sixth.
Kayla Roberts was the fast qualifier for the Mini Cup Future
Stars. Aaron Stanley won the heat race with Kayla Roberts in
second and Matt Benefield in third. Matt Benefield led the first
five laps of the main event before Aaron Stanley took over.
Stanley won the caution free main event with Kayla Roberts in
second and Benefield in third. Brayden McCombs was fourth, Jacob
VanGesen was fifth, Derrik Carlson was sixth and Dustin Torrey
was seventh.
Coming up this Saturday night, July 29th, will feature the
Limited Late Models, NW Midgets, Vintage Modifieds, Bumblebees
and NW Baby Grands. Qualifying will begin at 5:00 with racing at
6:30 pm.
Miller 200 Race Results
Fast Time: Wes Rhodes 13.785
Main: Mike Obrist, Kelly Mann, Dan Rhodes, Wes Rhodes, Jeff
Jefferson, Brad Stanwood, Rod Schultz, Mitch Franklin, Bob
Presley, Dan Woodward, Ray Wallace, Ron Wolf, Ron Dexter, Rod
Schultz Jr., Joe Constance, Jim Wilcox, AJ Fugitt, Tom Sweatman,
Dan Obrist, Jared Vorse, Chad Hinkle, Shane Sawin
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