Thirty Sprint drivers ranging in age from 15 to 62 competed last Friday and Saturday nights at Electric City Speedway in the American Sprint Car Series races.
Sixteen of the racers were from Montana with previous racing experience on the Speedway track and proved their expertise in the heat races on Saturday night winning all four of the heat races. Both nights required a B Feature to eliminate all but the 20 racers who made the A Main Feature.
On Friday night, Jared Ridge started on the outside pole and took the early lead which he held through two restarts with countless racers a heartbeat behind him ready to take the lead away. Ridge stayed on the bottom and took the win in the A Main for his first career win. Steven Tiner of Visalia, Calif., took second with Jason Solwold claiming third.
On Saturday night, Oregon driver Roger Crockett made a pass late in the race to take the win in the A Main with just four laps left in the race. Crockett started ninth but drove his Sprint to the top five early in the race.
This weekend is slotted for another two-day event at Electric City Speedway. The Fireball Special will host all classes both Friday and Saturday nights. Racing starts at 7 p.m.
Friday results:
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 12 Jared Ridge, 2. 94 Steven Tiner, 3. 51 Jason Solwold, 4. 11 Roger Crockett, 5. 23n Jayme Barnes, 6. 25c Chad Groves, 7. 33v Henry Van Dam, 8. OJ Jeremy McCune, 9. 98 Joe Ramaeker, 10. 44w Austen Wheatley, 11. 98m Mitch Olson, 12. 44 Kelly Miller, 13. 10 Danielle Ossenfort, 14. 99 Jacob Ossenfort, 15. 7x Paxton Lambrecht, 16. 5h Justyn Cox, 17. 12p Randy Pierce 18. 11w Shane Broers 19. 37 Trevor Kirkland, 20. 38 Jerry Brown.
Saturday results:
A Feature ( 30 Laps): 1. Roger Crockett, 2. Henry Van Dam, 3. Jared Ridge, 4. Steven Tiner, 5. Chad Groves, 6. Danielle Ossenfort, 7. Jacob Ossenfort, 8. Trevor Kirkland, 9. Josh Ostermiller, 10. Joe Perry, 11. David Hoiness, 12. Phil Dietz, 13. Kelly Miller, 14. Paxton Lambrecht, 15. Jason Solwold, 16. Jerry Brown, 17. Mitch Olson, 18. Justyn Cox 19. Jeremy McCune 20. Randy Pierce
