Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Bennett Returns to Victory Lane in NASCAR Northwest Tour Throwback Style



Via NWSLMS Media

Monroe, WA (July 28, 2018) Running a part-time schedule for car owner Ryan Zahnow, Travis Bennett (Ellensburg, WA) returned to victory lane in the Central Welding 125 at Evergreen Speedway for race #4 of the Northwest Super Late Model Series, Inc. (NWSLMS) in 2018. This marks the first time the series has run with the Speedway Chevrolet Super Late Models since the 2015 season.

Bennett made his comeback victory in fitting style and on the NASCAR Northwest Tour Throwback night, bringing him back to his glory days on the Tour. Tyler Tanner (Seattle, WA) and Jeff Knight (Lake Stevens, WA) followed Bennett across the stripe to collect the final podium honors.

Starting on the pole, courtesy of an eight-car invert drawn by fast time qualifier Tayler Riddle (Naches, WA), Bennett was able to lead the feature wire to wire. Challenges came early in the race by Zack Beaman and Doni Wanat. Several cautions and subsequent restarts allowed Bennett to keep the preferred groove and the lead. When Beaman and Wanat got together battling for second position, which resulted in Beaman spinning and losing a lap, the two were forced to go to the rear, giving Bennett some much needed breathing room. Wanat would make his way back through the field to finish fourth, while Beaman’s night ended early. The incident also collected series regulars Riddle and Trenton Moriarity (Monroe, WA). Moriarity suffered only minor damage and was able to finish all 125 laps in the 7th position. Riddle’s night was over, as he was forced to the pits with damage.

2017 Season Champion and current point’s leader Brittney Zamora worked her way up after contact with Jessie Jensen sent her to the back of the field early in the race. She was able to overcome the deficit and take home the fifth position for the day and gained points on Andy Sole (San Tan Valley, AZ) and Riddle.

In his final start at Evergreen Speedway, Pete Harding had hopes of going out in style. Unfortunately, Harding lost oil pressure before the green flag and retired early. Harding’s final race will be the Yakima Speedway Fall Classic in October, as he turns over the driving duties to his grandson Stewart, while he puts on the crew chief hat.

The NWSLMS Tour returns to action on August 18 at South Sound Speedway. For more information log onto the series Facebook page, website www.nwsuperlatemodels.com or South Sound Speedway www.southsoundspeedway.com

Central Welding 125 – Evergreen Speedway

1 52b Travis Bennett 125
2 65 Tyler Tanner 125
3 70 Jeff Knight 125
4 89 Doni Wanat 125
5 52z Brittney Zamora 125
6 16 Daniel Moore 125
7 12m Trenton Moriarity 125
8 48 Tanner Holm 125
9 20w Andy Sole 125
10 00 Naima Lang 125
11 24 Roger Drake 124
12 3g Wyatt Gardner 123
13 33 Christopher Kalsch 123
14 5 Garret Archer 122
15 1K Mitch Kleyn 114
16 98 Greg Bennett 113
17 35t Rob Touchette 109
18 25 Zack Beaman 99
19 35c Brian Cottrell 93
20 90 Molly Helmuth 83
21 15 Tayler Riddle 64
22 20s Jay Sauls 50
23 73 Gary Lewis 47
24 12c Chad Fitzpatrick 35
25 31 Jessie Jensen 34
26 3x Scott Lacrosse 29
27 39 Pete Harding DNS

Lap leaders: 1-125 Travis Bennett

This week’s contingency prizes were awarded to the following drivers:

Hoosier Tires: Christopher Kalsch, Brittney Zamora, Mitch Kleyn
Longacre Racing Products Longest Tow – Christopher Kalsch
Longacre Racing Products Hard Charger – Brittney Zamora
Wheel Chill $100 Gift Certificate off Retail Set of Wheel Chills – Tayler Riddle
Wheel Chill $25 Gift Certificate off Driver Wheel Chill – Mitch Kleyn
Wheel Chill $25 Gift Certificate off Retail Grill Chill – Chad Fitzpatrick
Joe’s Hard Luck Award – Pete Harding
Frank’s Radio Gift Certificate $100 - $75 - $50 – Doni Wanat, Brittney Zamora, Trenton Moriarity
The Ti Company – Andy Sole
Auto Meter $200 Certificate – Zack Beaman

Current Point Standings:
Pos Car# Driver Name WVSO 042818 SSS 060218 MRP 072118 CW125 072818 Total Points Wins
1 52 Brittney Zamora 53 53 41 43 190 1
2 20 Andy Sole 38 44 36 39 157 1
3 15 Tayler Riddle 52 36 30 32 150
4 1K Mitch Kleyn 44 32 37 33 146
5 12 Trenton Moriarity 49 38 42 129
6 89 Doni Wanat 30 40 47 117
7 83 Braeden Havens 52 43 95
8 12F Chad Fitzpatrick 40 27 24 91
9 91 Alan Cress 41 46 87
10 5 Jan Evans 36 46 82
11 00 Naima Lang 41 38 79
12 33 Christopher Kalsch 42 35 77
13 38 Chad Hinkle 32 43 75
14 17 Bob Pressley 29 46 75
15 64 Garrett Evans 31 40 71
16 93 Dave Garber 39 31 70
17 92 Logan Jewell 43 26 69
18 16 Daniel Moore 26 42 68 1
19 35 Rob Touchette 36 31 67
20 31 Jessie Jensen 42 23 65
21 33 Brooke Schimmel 27 31 58
22 48 Preston Peltier 53 53
23 75 Jeremy Doss 52 52
24 65 Tyler Tanner 52 52
25 52 Travis Bennett 50 50 1
26 10 Owen Riddle 46 46
27 70 Jeff Knight 46 46
28 09 Clint Habart 44 44
29 48 Tanner Holm 40 40
30 81 Darrell Midgley 39 39
31 1 Agni Howell 39 39
32 8 Kelly Admiraal 38 38
33 23 Brandon Ash 37 37
34 53 Alex Lessor 37 37
35 24 Roger Drake 37 37
36 24 Tristan Haider 36 36
37 3 Wyatt Gardner 36 36
38 12 Thane Alderman 35 35
39 11 Ed Thomsen 34 34
40 4 Arlyn Long 34 34
41 5a Garret Archer 34 34
42 15F Jim Franklin 33 33
43 11 Cole Keatts 33 33
44 26 John Newhouse 33 33
45 14 Don Staggs 32 32
46 98 Greg Bennett 32 32
47 18 Ian Graham 31 31
48 7 Kurt Meyer 30 30
49 70 Trent Seidel 30 30
50 25 Zack Beaman 30 30
51 35 Brian Cottrell 29 29
52 88 Dirk Bennett 28 28
53 8 Tom Elam 28 28
54 36 Grant Brown 28 28
55 90 Molly Helmuth 28 28
56 95 Buck Noel Jr 27 27
57 73 Gary Lewis 27 27
58 20 Jay Sauls 26 26
59 88 Jack Chisholm 25 25
60 27 Tim Elliott 24 24
61 3x Scott Lacrosse 22 22
62 39 Pete Harding 21 21


For additional information, please contact Jarrod Goodwin (509) 879-5082.

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