7/15/2018
Cottage Grove Speedway
D.J. Netto Wins Final Night Of Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest; Wins Speedweek Title
D.J. Netto Wins Final Night Of Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest; Wins Speedweek Title
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy Of Stephanie Deatherage)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- The 2018 Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest, presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance, would wrap up on Saturday, July 14th at Cottage Grove Speedway. Twenty-seven cars would be in attendance for the last leg of competition on the series schedule. Teams in the pit area represented the states of Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, and Texas as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Hanford, California hot shoe D.J. Netto secured the lead right off the bat. Netto would pull away from the rest of the field and was the first to hit lapped traffic. Not wasting time maneuvering around the tail of the field he would make some very key moves that allowed him to retain the lead.
D.J. would be briefly challenged but stuck to his guns on the high side and kept his mount out in front. A lap twenty-six was the only stoppage of the race bunching up the field one final time. He would master the restart and went on to win his first career Speedweek Northwest victory. Netto would also be crowned the 2018 Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest champion. He is the thirty-ninth different driver to have won a Speedweek Northwest victory and fourteenth different champion.
John Carney, of El Paso, Texas and racing for car owner Clayton Snow, finished second while Burlington, Washington’s Jason Solwold, running for Monica Baca and Mike Anderson, was third. Grabbing fourth would be Penngrove, California teenager Michael Kofoid, in the Doug and Kathy Rutz machine, while the top five was completed with Justyn Cox, from Clarksburg, California, in fifth.
Qualifying was split into two groups with Jason Solwold and Lake Stevens, Washington native Austen Wheatley getting fast time of the night. Heat races were won by Cam Smith of Mill Creek, Washington, Harrisburg teenager Tyler Thompson, John Carney, and D.J. Netto.
Benicia, California driver Billy Aton was victorious in the consolation feature while D.J. Netto won the Trophy Dash to start on the pole. Aton would win the BC Motorsports/Highline Performance Passmaster Award for passing the most cars during the week during the features.
That is a wrap for the 2018 schedule be on the lookout for the 2019 dates. For the latest news and information regarding the Western Sprint Tour be sure and visit sprints.nwextremseries.com or follow the Facebook page at “Western Sprint Tour”.
Race Results:
Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance Race #5
Saturday, July 14th, 2018
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
A Feature: 1. 88N-D.J. Netto, ; 2. 7-John Carney II, ; 3. 18-Jason Solwold, ; 4. 8R-Michael Kofoid, ; 5. 31C-Justyn Cox, ; 6. 94-Steven Tiner, ; 7. 45-Austen Wheatley, ; 8. 18T-Tanner Holmes, ; 9. 33H-Colton Heath, ; 10. 6A-Kyle Miller, ; 11. 22-Garen Linder, ; 12. 26-Billy Aton, ; 13. 7T-Tyler Thompson, ; 14. 2K-Kyle Offill, ; 15. 17-Cam Smith, ; 16. 33-Lucas Ashe, ; 17. 7N-Zack Lynskey, ; 18. 34-Melissa Solesbee, ; 19. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 20. 21P-Robbie Price,
B Feature: 1. 26-Billy Aton, ; 2. 18T-Tanner Holmes, ; 3. 7N-Zack Lynskey, ; 4. 34-Melissa Solesbee, ; 5. 2-Alex Pettas, ; 6. 12J-John Clark, ; 7. 9-Dustin Freitas, ; 8. 4D-Cooper Desbiens, ; 9. 10J-Jake Waddell, ; 10. 12H-Jake Haulot,
Dash: 1. 88N-D.J. Netto, ; 2. 7-John Carney II, ; 3. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 4. 45-Austen Wheatley, ; (DNS) 8R-Michael Kofoid, ; (DNS) 18-Jason Solwold,
Heat 1: 1. 17-Cam Smith, ; 2. 18-Jason Solwold, ; 3. 8R-Michael Kofoid, ; 4. 6A-Kyle Miller, ; 5. 33-Lucas Ashe, ; 6. 10J-Jake Waddell, ; 7. 9-Dustin Freitas,
Heat 2: 1. 7T-Tyler Thompson, ; 2. 33H-Colton Heath, ; 3. 45-Austen Wheatley, ; 4. 21P-Robbie Price, ; 5. 26-Billy Aton, ; 6. 5-Brian Boswell,
Heat 3: 1. 7-John Carney II, ; 2. 7N-Zack Lynskey, ; 3. 22-Garen Linder, ; 4. 2K-Kyle Offill, ; 5. 4D-Cooper Desbiens, ; 6. 2-Alex Pettas, ; 7. 31C-Justyn Cox,
Heat 4: 1. 88N-D.J. Netto, ; 2. 94-Steven Tiner, ; 3. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 4. 18T-Tanner Holmes, ; 5. 12J-John Clark, ; 6. 12H-Jake Haulot,
Qualifying 1: 1. 18-Jason Solwold, ; 2. 31C-Justyn Cox, ; 3. 8R-Michael Kofoid, ; 4. 7-John Carney II, ; 5. 6A-Kyle Miller, ; 6. 22-Garen Linder, ; 7. 33-Lucas Ashe, ; 8. 2K-Kyle Offill, ; 9. 17-Cam Smith, ; 10. 2-Alex Pettas, ; 11. 10J-Jake Waddell, ; 12. 7N-Zack Lynskey, ; 13. 9-Dustin Freitas, ; 14. 4D-Cooper Desbiens,
Qualifying 2: 1. 45-Austen Wheatley, ; 2. 21W-Jake Wheeler, ; 3. 21P-Robbie Price, ; 4. 88N-D.J. Netto, ; 5. 33H-Colton Heath, ; 6. 94-Steven Tiner, ; 7. 26-Billy Aton, ; 8. 18T-Tanner Holmes, ; 9. 7T-Tyler Thompson, ; 10. 12H-Jake Haulot, ; 11. 34-Melissa Solesbee, ; 12. 12J-John Clark, ; 13. 5-Brian Boswell
2018 Champion Racing Oil Speedweek Northwest presented by BC Motorsports and Highline Performance Schedule
Monday, July 9th-Siskiyou Motor Speedway-Yreka, California-CANCELLED
Tuesday, July 10th-Coos Bay Speedway-Coos Bay, Oregon-Willie Croft
Wednesday, July 11th-Willamette Speedway-Lebanon, Oregon-Michael Kofoid
Thursday, July 12th-Sunset Speedway Park-Banks, Oregon-Steven Tiner
Friday, July 13th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon-Michael Kofoid
Saturday, July 14th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon-D.J. Netto
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage