Coos Bay Has Sprint Car Week Of Speed Race On Monday, More Racing Saturday Night

Coos Bay, Oregon...Coos Bay Speedway promoter Drake Nelson has been giving the fans lots of special things to enjoy at the oval track all season long. Monday night and Saturday night will be no exception. This Monday will be the first race of the ISCS Week Of Speed for the Winged Sprint Cars with the Hornets running a support show. Next Saturday night (August 18th) will be Ken Ware Chevrolet Night, featuring the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Super Late Models, Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Mini Outlaws and the Hornets.

When the ISCS Winged Sprint Cars were in town for their first of three scheduled appearances back in May, it was Kyler Barraza scoring an impressive victory. Winning at Coos Bay is nothing new to Barraza who has won several races here. He's a two-time Southern Oregon Sprint Tour champion and reigning champion at Southern Oregon Speedway. He may be the favorite to win this week, but he's still working out the bugs in a new car after a nasty flip at Southern Oregon Speedway. Current Medford point leader David Hibbard has won five times at his home track, but he's looking for his first win on the ISCS Tour. Camden Robustelli, Tanner Holmes and Aaron Miller are others from the Medford area who are anticipated, and Miller has a Coos Bay win this season

From Cottage Grove, the Top 3 point competitors there, Shane Forte, rising young star Tyler Thompson and Kinzer Cox should be on hand. All three have won at their home track this season, and Thompson has won there three times. Several Cottage Grove and Washington racers are anticipated for this show, and Top 10 ranked Grove racers Ian Bandy and Steven Snawder will likely race as well. The two young guns ran 1-2 in the Coos Bay opener. Local stars the fans should be seeing include Dave May, Kayla Green and Mike Crawford. Over 20 cars competed the first time, and that's expected to be the case this time as well.

Brody Montgomery returned to the Super Late Model Winner's Circle for the seventh time last week. He'll continue his march towards the championship on Saturday night with a big 138 point advantage over Chris Ray. Ray is only leading Thor Kristensen by 14 points in the race for second. The NASCAR point fund money is still pretty nice for second and third. Kristensen missed a race, but he's second on the Top 5 finisher's list with eight. He's finished as high as second, but he'll be hoping to get a win this week. One-time winner Tom Elam, Wayne Butler, Kristy Grout and Richard Wallace are other drivers to look for this week.

Other than a third place finish by surprise entrant and 2015 Super Late Model champion Toby McIntyre, the top Sportsman Late Model racers didn't fare too well in their head to head contest against the Outlaw Pro Stock drivers last week. However, two-time champion Wayne Butler trimmed Dyllan Siewell's point advantage to 22 going into this race. Both Butler and Siewell are six-time feature winners this season, but an early non start has forced Butler to play catch up all season long. Other drivers to watch for this week include Tom Williams, Stacy Robison and Charlie Withers.

Ken Fox is still leading the way in the Street Stocks by 86 points ahead of David Smith. Both drivers have racked up 14 Top 5 finishes, but Fox has a division leading eight wins. Smith is still searching for his first victory. The same can be said for Jeff Thurman, who has earned two second place finishes in recent weeks. The driver who seems to present the biggest challenge to Fox for wins these days is Steve Dubisar. Dubisar won for the third time last week. He'll certainly be a threat for another win next time, and other drivers to watch for include two-time winner Daniel Land, Troy Chamberlain and Josh Bearden.

Sam Talon is a runaway Mini Outlaw point leader with nine wins so far. For a while there, two-time winner Jason Kellam presented Talon his biggest challenge, but Ken Fox has won three times in recent weeks. Fox was a regular in this class last season, but has been focusing on his Street Stock championship effort this season. John Henry and Tom Siewell are other drivers to look for this week.

Tyler Tullos picked up his division leading seventh Main Event win last week to build a 98 point lead over one-time winner April Warmack. Warmack was second again last week, but Tullos has been so consistently fast that she's not gaining any ground. With two races this week, she'll be hoping for some bad luck to hit Tullos, who has only missed the Top 5 twice in 15 starts. Two-time winner Hannah Robison had another bad night last week to fall 84 points behind Warmack in the point race. Fourth-ranked Braden Fugate will be going for his fifth win of the season, and other drivers to watch for this week include Kris Parker, Chuck Peck, David Pellum, Leroy Rockwell and Dusty Shingleton.

Fans of the dirt track will have two opportunities to see races this week, and Monday's ISCS Sprint Car show is sure to fill your need for speed. Add in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series program on Saturday, and Coos Bay Speedway will be the place to be. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.


 Lenz, Montgomery, May Win On Fan Appreciation Night
At Coos Bay Speedway

Coos Bay, August 4...Scott Lenz won the 30 lap Sportsman Late Model/Pro Stock Challenge race Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway.  It was K&N Engineering Fan Appreciation Night, which meant giveaways for the fans and a meet and greet with the drivers.  Lenz in the current Calculated Comfort Outlaw Pro Stock point leader, and this was his sixth win of the year.  He started mid pack and wasted little time charging into the lead.  Lenz would stretch his advantage to a straightaway ahead of Scott Flowers by the time the checkered flag waved.  Late Model champion Toby McIntyre finished third, followed by John  David Duffie, Jeff Haudenshild and final lead lap finisher Johnny Cobb.  Lenz and Steve Borror won ten lap heat races.

Point leader Brody Montgomery won his seventh 25 lap NASCAR Super Late Model Main Event of the season.  Tom Elam was going for his second straight win, but he had to settle for a close second place finish.  Thor Kristensen won a good battle with Kristy Grout for third as Chris Ray was fifth.  Montgomery won his ten lap heat race.

Two time champion Dave May won the 25 lap Winged Sprint Car Main Event.  Reigning champion Lawrence Van Hoof made a good run at what would have been his third win of the season, but he settled for a close second.  Donavan Prather was also close in the battle in third, followed by point leader Brett Hulsey, Michael Cinollo and Kayla Green.  May won the ten lap heat race.

Steve Dubisar won the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event.  It was his third win of the season, and Dubisar was clocking laps in the low 16's.  Point leader Ken Fox ran strong for the first half of the race before retiring along with surprise entrant Toby McIntyre.  Dubisar went unchallenged from there and won by a lap ahead of Josh Bearden, Tom Elam, David Smith and Jeff Thurman.  Fox won the 12 lap heat race.

Ken Fox had a better time of it in the Mini Outlaws as he won his third 20 Main Event.  Point leader Sam Talon ran strong before finishing third ahead of Carl Johnson.  Talon won the ten lap heat race.

Point leader Tyler Tullos won his seventh Hornets Main Event.  April Warmack gave it a good run and finished a strong second with Jeremy Mayfield the final lead lap finisher in third.  Toby McIntyre finished fourth, followed by Chuck Peck, Ray Marshall, Dusty Shingleton and Kris Parker. Hannah Robison was out of the Main Event early with mechanical issues.  Tullos and Mayfield were ten lap heat race winners.

The Coos Bay Speedway dirt oval track will be the host track for the opener of ISCS Sprint Car Week of Speed.  The ISCS Sprint Cars and Hornets will be competing.  For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.