Round three in The Kenworth Northwest Points Series is complete, and the veterans showed why they run up front. The Grays Harbor Mini Raceway looked like a wind swept plains when racing commenced Saturday morning. High winds Friday afternoon and evening did not let up Saturday morning, and track prep crews struggled to keep moisture in the track. A typical Grays Harbor morning mist didn't even help, but the drivers didn't mind. Slipping and sliding is what they like to do best, and aside from a little dust in the eyes, nobody was worse for wear. 53 cars signed in and when the racing was complete, every single driver had just a little more experience to carry them into the upcoming Dirt Grands event, now less than 90 days away in August.

In Jr Novice, Kyle Blankenship made the trip from Port Angeles worthwhile, scoring a win by leading 21 of the 25 lap main event. Dakotah Kindle charged all the way from fifth place to finish second. Bristol Biggs started third and finished third in the red eye special.

Sr Novice had Elisabeth Gee in the spot light for the awards ceremony as each first time winner is required to perform a victory dance. Sort of like the Roush gong show where we like to evaluate their marketability, and do a little teasing at the same time. Annika Johnson narrowly missed capturing the win, leading all but the final two circuits. Ryan Racimo was awarded third place.

In Jr Honda, Justin Sample won the C-main and Theresa Chapin took the B-main win. The A-main lined out what is beginning to look like a pattern developing with Dylan Boman running a great race and taking the win. Theresa Chapin completed her run from the B-main to finish second, while Zachary Gee remains consistently at the front and rounded out the top three.

Sr Honda B-main saw the winner coming from the pole position as Josiah Volz led wire to wire. But the race of the day was the Sr Honda A-main. The first 5 positions were running nose to tail, each waiting for the other to slip up. When the dust settled, Kyle Nations found himself at the front of the pack with everyone else in tow. Josiah Volz finished second, and Jason Reed used every bit of the racing surface to battle his way from the back two separate times, eventually settling for third.

TJ Hartman continues to test setups for the Dirt Grands event in August, and winning Lt 160 is starting to look like an old habit. Nicki Hartman continues to impress as well with a fine second place finish behind her older brother, and vows to win before long. Garret Johnson crossed the line third after leading the first half of the race from his pole position.

Allison Journey looks to be the one to beat in Heavy 160 this year as she won again. Tyler Graddy once again came up just short, finishing a strong second. Defending class champion Jessica Sprague finished where she started in third place, and coined a new phrase "A Jessica moment!"

Briggs W/F has only seen one winner this year, and Allison Journey has not lost a main event in any of her classes so far. Karly Logan improved greatly from her heat race struggles, and found the handle to finish second. Garret Johnson started on the pole for his third time and class of the day, and once again could only manage a third place finish for the main event.

Round 4 of the Kenworth Northwest Points Series has been cancelled as club members prepare to make some improvements to the facility for the upcoming States Race event over Memorial Day weekend. If work gets completed in time, racers will get an opportunity to hot lap and fine tune their setups. With work complete, hot laps should get started around 2:00PM. As always, admission is free. See you in Elma!

The I-5 QMC at The Grays Harbor Mini Raceway............
Where the Legend Begins!

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