8/6/2019
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove Speedway To Host First-Ever Dwarf Car Nationals Event; Racing Friday And Saturday
Cottage Grove Speedway To Host First-Ever Dwarf Car Nationals Event; Racing Friday And Saturday
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of JRP Race Photos)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- Cottage Grove Speedway has the honor, for the first time in its sixty-plus-year existence, of hosting a Dwarf Car Nationals event. Except to see race teams traveling from all over the Western United States, as well as Western Canada, make the trip. The event will be a two-night affair throughout Friday, August 9th, and Saturday, the 10th. The Mohawk Metal IMCA Modifieds will be the support division on Friday with Saturday’s support class being the Late Models, IMCA Sport Mods, and Hornets.
Friday night will feature a $5.00 Fast Friday admission to get into the races with Children (5 and Under) FREE. Tickets on Saturday are $10.00 for Adults, Seniors/Juniors/Military $10.00, Youths (6-12) $5.00, and Children (5 & Under) are FREE. Friday the Pit Gates open at 1:00 PM, Front Gates 5:00, and Time Trials at 6:00 with racing beginning at 7:00. Saturday the Pit Gates open at 1:00 PM, Front Gates 3:30, and Time Trials at 5:30 with racing beginning at 6:00. For more information and updates log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com or check out the official Facebook page.
The Dwarf Cars have been to CGS twice this year and have produced two different winners. Josh King and Danny Altom were the two gentlemen to get the job done. In Mohawk Metal IMCA Modified competition, Collen Winebarger leads the win column, with four trips. Jake Mayden and Bricen James have scored two triumphs each. Nick Trenchard, Derick Young, Mark Carrell, Jesse Williamson, Eric Ashley, Kevin Williamson, and Kellen Chadwick are all single-race victors.
In Late Model action, it’s a three-way tie for the most victories. 2019 Logger’s Cup winner Joey Tanner, Paul Culp, and Kye Frick are all level with two wins each. The lone single race winner this season so far is Brian Smith. In the IMCA Sport Mod ranks, both Matt Sanders and Braedon Hand have accumulated three victories each. Jorddon Braaten, Gavin Ropchan, and David Schmidt are the three men that have won twice. Buddy McHargue and Skyler Winebarger are the only two drivers with one win to their credit.
Finally, in the Hornets, Brad Moffett tacked on another victory to his win count to bring his total to four. Then it’s a multi-driver tie between drivers who have two triumphs each. They include Mark Milligan, Eric Ashley, Graig Osborne, and Joe Maricle. No single race winner currently exists in the class.
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Submitted By: Ben Deatherage