Evergreen Speedway on Saturday June 25th had a couple unfortunate events. 

Vince Conwell #82 had a blown-up engine before time trials even began. However, Rick Villyard #2 loaned his car to Vince so he could still run #82 since Vince in second in points. Great sportsmanship between the two teams.

Mitch Woods #37 had a substitute driver and blew-up the engine before time trials.  Unbelievable! Such unfortunate situations with two teams before racing even began.

Steve Woods #22 took 1st place in the Main Event and 4th place in the Heat Race.  Steve is currently in 1st place with a total of 306 Points.  Pictured with Steve in the winner stand is his lovely wife Becca. Pictured with the trophy is Becca and their two children, Emma and Sebastion.  Congratulations Steve to another successful day of racing.  

Second place in both the Main Event and the Heat Race is #30 Kyten Jones.  Kyten also had the fastest time at 17.582.  Kyten is currently in 5th place with a total of 215-points. Pictured with Kyten is his adorable son Kamden looking very handsome with the trophy. 

Kahl Cheth #23 came in 3rd place in the Main Event and 5th place in the Heat Race. Kahl is holding 6th place overall with a total of 203 points. 

Jason Quatsoe #8 took 4th place in the Main Event and 1st place in the Heat Race.  Jason has a total of 246-points and is holding 4th place overall.

#57 Shane Strimple came in 5th place in the Main Event and last in the Heat Race. Currently holding 3rd place with a total of 249-points.

Vince Conwell racing #82 came in 6th place for the Main Event and 3rd place in the Heat Race. Vince is currently in 2nd place with a total of 280 points.

Mike Clother #7 came in last in the Main Event and 6th place in the Heat Race. Mike has had a bit of car trouble this year, missing a few races himself.  He is in 9th place with a total of 118-points.

Our next race will be at Hermiston Speedway on July 23rd

Well, what an interesting evening of racing. Small car count, however; there were several cars that broke at the last race and unfortunately was not able to make this awesome WVSO race.

Congratulations too Steve Woods #22 for taking first place in the Main Event. He took 4th in the Heat race and Steve timed in with the fastest time.  Steve, being the sportsman that he is, gave his trophy to a child in the stands. Awesome!

Devin Eirman in the #6 car came in 2nd in the Main Event and 3rd in the Heat Race. Welcome back Devin! Devin is a past Champion with VMRA. 

Rick Villyard, normally in the #2 car was driving for Vince Conwell who was unable to make this race. Rick in the #82 car took 3rd in the Main and 5th in the Heat Race.

Our next race will be at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe June 25th.  Classes racing are Vintage Modifieds, Pro Late Model 125, Legends, Street Stocks, MINIS

Another great turn out for an evening of racing at Evergreen Speedway.  We had 14-cars showing up, but unfortunately only 11-cars finished the Main Event.  

Steve Woods #22 took first place in the 30-lap Main Event and second place in the 8-lap A-Heat Race.  There was a lot of action during the Main Event. Several top cars pushing for first place. Never a dull moment with Vintage Modifieds. Congratulations Steve and to his lovely wife Becca.

Second place for the Main Event is Vince Conwell in the #82 car.  Vince took fourth place in the A-Heat race.  Vince has been racing since 1985, and racing with VMRA since 2017. 

Kyten Jones #30 took home the third-place trophy for the Main Event and sixth place for the A-Heat race. Kyten is off to a great start for 2022, this is his second main event trophy for this season. 

Kahl Cheth #23 took fourth place in the Main Event and fifth place in the A-Heat race. This is Kahl’s second year racing with VMRA and his first race of season 2022.  Kahl and Mike at our 2021 banquet, Kahl receiving his first VMRA trophy. 

Jason Quatso #8 came in fifth place in the Main Event. He’s currently in 7th place in points.  Jason started racing in 2002 with the Sky Valley Stock w/WWRA class.  He began racing with VMRA in 2021. 

Shane Stimple #57 is 5th place in points.  Shane took sixth place in the Main Event and third place in the A-Heat race. Shane is off to a great start for 2022. Shane took 7th place in his 2021 rookie year with VMRA.

Todd McCartney #92 has been racing with Vintage Modified since 1996.  He took seventh place in the Main Event and forth place in the B-Heat race.  Todd is 6th place in points. 

Randy Adams #65 is in 12th place in points. His first year in racing was 2021 with VMRA.  He took eight place in the Main Event and third in the B-Heat.

Vern Huson #77 took ninth place in the Main Event and fifth place in the B-Heat race. Vern began racing in in 1964 and came to VMRA in 2015.  He lives in Wenatchee, but tries to make every race. In 2021 Vern received the ‘Hard Luck Award’.

Mike Clother #7 began racing in 1981 with Demo derby, on Mother’s Day.  He won a trophy and was hooked.  Mike took tenth in the Main Event and second in the B-Heat race.  He began racing with VMRA in 1995.  He thought they were fast and cool, great racers. 

Brian Contrell #10 took first place in A-Heat race. A bit of bad luck in the Main, not finishing the Main but still received points and eleventh place position.  This is Brian’s second year with VMRA.

Rick Villyard #2 spun out in the A-Heat race, hitting the wall and ending his evening of racing.  Robert Rux #88 broke during the hot laps and was unable to participate in the evening of racing.  Jason Quatso #8 was not able to time-in, which put him in the back of the line-up.  Brian Contrell #10 spun out in the Main Event, coming off turn four and just before turn one. Hit the wall and was unable to complete the Main Event. 

What started out to be a wet, windy and raining morning turned into a blue-sky afternoon of racing.  

#10 Brian Cottrell took 1st place in the 30-lap Main Event. Brian had a rough start, during the A-Heat race he left the track due to a large volume of smoke pouring off from his engine.  Thank goodness, it was only power steering fluid causing all of that smoke.  Brian ended his evening with a total of 76-points.  Congratulations to Brian Cottrell and his crew for a great start to our 2022 Racing Season.

# 22 Steve Woods, our 2021 Season Champion, came in 2nd place in the Main Event. There were times he was close to taking first, but Brian gave him a run for his money and gave the fans a lot to cheer for.  Steve ended his evening with a total of 74-points.  What a great start for Steve Woods and his team.

# 30 Kyten Jones took home 3rd place in the Main Event. Kyten was our 2019 Season Champion.  Kyten was raised with a racing family; his father Jim Jones took home a couple championships in his days of racing. And now we need to keep an eye on young Kamden Jones, he’ll be taking home a season championship one day. Kyten ended his evening with a total of 72-points. Congratulations Kyten to a great start in our 2022 racing season.

#82 Vince Conwell took 1st in the A-Heat Race and 4th in the Main Event.  Vince is starting the season with a total of 71-points. A great start for the 82-team.    

#2 Rick Villyard took 1st in the B-Heat Race.  He also came ion 5th place in the Main Event. The Main Event was exciting to watch, such a great turn out. Rick is in 5th place with a total of 66-points.

Robert Rux in the 88-car is holding 6th place with a total of 63-points. This is Robert’s first year racing in this 1936 Chevy Sedan.  Looking forward to a great season of racing. 

In 7th place is Jason Quatso in the #8 car, sporting a total of 61-points.  Jason first began racing is 2002 with Sky Valley Stock w/WWRA class.  He began racing with VMRA in 2021.  Congratulations to Jason and his crew Jason, Connor and Ken.

Shane Strimple #57 is currently in 8th place with 58-points.  He had a little trouble during the Main Event and had to leave the track early.   Shane joined Vintage Modified in 2021. He races in a 1941 Plymouth Coupe with a 350 cubic inch motor.  

Todd McCartney driving the 92-car, has been racing with Vintage Modified since 1996.  He currently is in 9th place with 57-points. Todd and his partner Dave Trapp bring a lot of talent to Vintage Modified. 

Mitch Woods #37 had a bit of bad luck, issue with his oil pan and was unable to complete racing on Saturday. He is in 10th place with 34-points. I bet we can see a good come back in the upcoming races, Mitch had a winning season in 2021.

MicRobert’s Kitchen would not have been up and running if it weren’t for the help of Jim Jones. The pits did not have power and Jim to the rescue provided power with his generator.