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**WWS Banquet** We will be presenting awards and points fund monies for the 2013 WWS Season at the NSRA banquet in Portland.
2013 Awards Banquet and Membership Meeting October 26th
A.S.A./N.S.R.A. “1987-2013”
Monarch Hotel Portland, Oregon
(I-205
Northbound OR Southbound Exit #14)
Banquet:
6
pm to 7 pm No Host Cocktail Hour
7 pm to 8 pm Buffet Style Dinner - Roasted Pork Loin & Chicken Champion Awards Presentation
8 pm to 9:30 pm
9:30 pm Midnight Raffles, 50/50, Games,
And lots of bench racing
Aumen Wins Night One of The Daffodil Cup
42 Years of Daffodil Cup Winners
Hometown Hein rolls to Pollard Memorial trophy
ROSEBURG, Ore. – The night after his grandfather’s memorial race, Matt Hein dominated to win the Art Pollard/Vern
Dykstra Memorial at Douglas County Speedway.
The hometown driver led wire-to-wire in the 50-lap main event co-sanctioned by the Canadian-American Western Winged
Sprintcars Series and ASA Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association. CLICK HERE FOR MORE...
Coming this Weekend! Super Shoe at Stateline Speedway!
Speedweek Results:
Warf rockets to RMR win, looks to cook at home track in Meridian WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Something clicked for
Bryan Warf on Monday night. After a disappointing opening to Northwest Asphalt Sprintcar Speedweek in Twin Falls, Idaho on Saturday,
the Meridian, Idaho driver held off all challenges Monday for his third career victory in the ASA-sanctioned Canadian-American
Western Winged Sprintcars Series. Warf worked his way through the field during the Memorial Day Classic 50 at Rocky Mountain Raceways
then held off fellow Meridian Speedway driver Johnny Giesler after the caution flag flew 12 laps from the end. Warf, who drives for
Pat Russell, moved into second place in the WWS all-time victory list. He has three wins in 12 series starts and his one of
four drivers — all from Idaho — with multiple victories. Giesler held on for second, while another Idaho driver
— Middleton’s Sierra Jackson — was fourth. Salt Lake City’s Jimmy Waters finished In between
the Spiers Construction Racing teammates. Warf wasn’t the only driver turning heads Monday night. Langford, British Columbia product Jeff Montgomery broke
the track’s year-old qualifying record with a 12.477-second lap by speeding around the 3/8th-mile
track at 108.199 mph. Montgomery wrested the mark away from Roseburg, Ore.’s Andy Alberding, who set the track and WWS
venue record at the Memorial Day Classic last year with a 12.507-second lap. Warf rebounded from a fifth-place showing in the Speedweek
Opener on Saturday in Twin Falls, Idaho. Unlike Saturday night, Warf found his groove right from the time trials during the second
round of the five-night speedweek. He showed up in the top five in two preliminaries. He was second to Cody Gerhardt in the
second heat race and finished fifth in Trophy Dash A. Things are looking up for Warf as he heads home. The last time the WWS visited
Meridian Speedway, Warf won in dominating fashion, lapping all but the second- and third-place sprintcars to win the WWS Pepsi
75. The
WWS season continues Wednesday on Warf’s home track with Bob and Tom Naylor Memorial Classic, which is the third round
of Northwest Asphalt Sprintcar Speedweek. A $1,000 bonus awaits the most successful driver at the end of the five-night Speedweek,
which concludes at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway on Friday and Saturday with the BOB FM Diamond Cup XXV. Also available at Meridian is a
$2,500 bounty for the first driver who can post a 10-second lap on the historic paved quarter-mile oval. Canadian-American Western Winged Sprintcars Series Northwest Asphalt Sprintcar Speedweek No. 2 Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley City, Utah Monday’s results Memorial Day Classic 50
— 1. Bryan Warf, Meridian, Idaho; 2. Johnny Giesler, Meridian; 3. Jimmy Waters, ; 4. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, Idaho;
5. Matt Mansell, Victoria, British Columbia; 6. Cody Gerhardt, ; 7. Jeff Montgomery, Langford, British Columbia; 8. Ron Larson,
Quesnel, British Columbia; 9. Andy Alberding, Roseburg, Ore.; 10. Nicholas Pepe, Trophy dashes A Dash — 1. Jackson; 2. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian; 3. Montgomery;
4. Alberding; 5. Warf B Dash — 1. Waters; 2. Ron Larson; 3. Giesler; 4. Mansell;
5. Gerhardt Heat races Heat No. 1 — 1. Giesler; 2. Murgoitio; 3. Ryan Burdett, West Jordan, Utah; 4. Alberding; 5. Ron Larson Heat No. 2 — 1. Gerhardt; 2. Warf; 3. Waters; 4. Mansell; 5. Montgomery Fast Qualifier Montgomery, 12.477 seconds (RMR oval record and WWS venue record;
previous: Alberding, 12.507, May 28, 2013)
Western Winged Sprints open to packed house in Twin TWIN FALLS, Idaho – A decade of pent-up
excitement let loose Saturday night as the ASA-sanctioned Canadian-American Western Winged Sprintcar Series blew through Magic
Valley Speedway. The WWS became the first winged sprint tour to visit the 1/3rd-mile oval since
about 2003, and the fans were all too happy to come out for the show. “Those cars were just fast, fast, fast,” track
promoter and former NASCAR Southwest Tour champion Eddy McKean said. After a sluggish start, Sierra Jackson and her crew hit the
reset button and found the formula to capture the checkered flag in the season opener, which also stood as a points race for
ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway’s Mtn. Dew Winged Sprintcars. The reigning ASA-sanctioned Canadian-American Western Winged
Sprintcars Series champ went wire-to-wire Saturday night to win the season-opening 50-lap feature. “We started over and it worked,”
Jackson said. “Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.” The Middleton, Idaho racer started on the outside of
the front row after scuffling through the early stages of the day at Magic Valley Speedway. Jackson said her crew had to re-block the car
and adjust shocks prior to the main event, which kicked off the second annual Northwest Sprintcar Asphalt Speedweek. Speedweek continues Monday
night with the 50-lap Memorial Day Classic at Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah. About 20 sprintcars from
Canada, California, Oregon, Utah and Idaho are expected to make the field. Jackson felt pressure from A Dash winner Jeff Montgomery
of Langford, British Columbia, but the Canadian felt just as much pressure from third-place racer Johnny Giesler of Meridian,
Idaho when the top three sprintcars drove into slower traffic with four laps to go. Giesler, who earlier in the night set the series
record for Magic Valley with a 12.195-second qualifying lap, drove his Spiers Construction sprintcar form eighth to third
in the main event. “We’ve been struggling a little bit all day,” Giesler said. “The track was a little sticky
today, and it looked like everybody was a little loose. That happens sometime.” Giesler evening nearly ended on Lap 23 when Quesnel,
British Columbia driver Ron Larson lost a right rear tire in the middle of turn 3 and 4 and parked his car sideways with a
lurch. Giesler was running fifth directly behind Larson at the time of the yellow flag. It took two restarts before the race got back
on pace. Jackson
took the lead for good with 26 laps to go when she drove in front of Murgoitio from the bottom of the track on the backstretch. Giesler set his sights on
Murgoitio, getting slightly squirrely coming out Turn 4 on Lap 26 during his pursuit. Jackson, Montgomery and Giesler broke away from
the field after that. Pressure from Giesler held Montgomery back as he chased Jackson. “I knew Johnny was staying with me, too,”
Montgomery said. “You’ve got to pick your holes and not leave much open.” Murgoitio got the checkered flag in the second
heat, taking advantage of Ryan Burdett’s bad luck on the final lap. Burdett’s strong start came to an abrupt end as he led
the field on the white-flag lap in the eight-lap heat race. He lost the engine, but quick thinking probably saved the price
of buying a new motor. “I looked down, and I had no oil pressure,” the West Jordan, Utah driver said. “I shut
it off before it completely grenaded.” While Burdett may have saved the engine from fatal damage, the kill switch move gave
Murgoitio the momentum he needed to get the victory. It was a disappointing development after Burdett had pulled away from the field
to win the B trophy dash. In the post-race interview, he may have foreshadowed the bad luck. “It was nice to get the car working finally,”
Burdett said. “We were struggling earlier in the day.” Ron Larson made the long, long tow from Quesnel, British Columbia
picked up his second checkered flag of the night in one of the eight-lap heat races. His words after picking up the hardware
turned out to be ominous. The Canadian put on a dominating performance, leading the field by a half-second. Roseburg, Ore.’s Andy Alberding worked
his way from the back row to finish second. He battled with Meridian, Idaho’s Bryan Warf midway through the race, eventually
overtaking him for third place with three laps to go. Alberding then passed Richie Larson of Prince George, British Columbia on the
final lap for second place. Jeff Montgomery, part of a strong contingent of Canadians who came south to fly with the Western Winged
Sprints, held off countryman Matt Mansell through the four-lap A Dash. “It felt good,” the Langford, British Columbia
racer said of picking up the checkered flag. “Matt was kinda freaking moe out a little bit.” Both Montgomery and Victoria, British Columbia’s
Mansell went sideways in the turns while they battled hard on the front row. Mansell eventually broke traction and ran through
the infield in Turn 1 on the white flag lap. West Jordan, Utah driver Ryan Burdett pulled away from the field to win the B dash and
pick up the first checkered flag of the WWS season. There were two other Canadians in Burdett’s dash – Ron Larson and
Richie Larson of Prince George, British Columbia. Canadian-American Western
Winged Sprintcars Series Speedweek opener Magic Valley Speedway Twin Falls, Idaho Main event (50 laps) – 1. Sierra Jackson, Middleton,
Idaho; 2. Jeff Montgomery, Langford, British Columbia; 3. Johnny Giesler, Meridian, Idaho; 4. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian; 5.
Bryan Warf, Meridian Trophy
dashes (Four laps each) A Dash – 1. Montgomery; 2. Johnny Giesler, Meridian, Idaho;
3. Matt Mansell, Victoria, British Columbia; 4. Andy Alberding, Roseburg, Ore. B Dash – 1. Ryan Burdett, West Jordan, Utah; 2. Jackson;
3. Ron Larson, Quesnel, British Columbia; 4. Richie Larson, Prince George, British Columbia Heat
races (Eight laps each) Heat No. 1 – 1. Murgoitio; 2. Burdett; 3. Giesler; 4. Jackson;
5. Mansell Heat
No. 2 – 1. Ron Larson; 2. Alberding; 3. Richie Larson; 4. Warf; 5. Montgomery Fast
time Giesler, 12.195 seconds (98.303 mph) Note -- Western Winged Sprints track
record
2013 WWS Series Schedule:
May 25- Magic Valley Speedway - Twin Falls, ID May 27-
Rocky Mountain Raceway - Salt Lake City, UT May 29- Meridian Speedway - Meridian, ID May 31- Meridian Speedway (Diamond Cup) - Meridian, ID June
1- Meridian Speedway (Diamond Cup) - Meridian, ID June 28- Spokane Speedway - Spokane,
WA June 29- Stateline Speedway (Super Shoe) -Coeur d'Alene, ID July 19- Douglas County Speedway, Roseburg, OR July 20- Douglas County Speedway
(Art Pollard Memorial), Roseburg, OR Aug 16- Western Speedway (Daffodil Cup), Victoria,
BC Aug 17- Western Speedway (Daffodil Cup), Victoria, BC Sep 13- Meridian Speedway, Meridian, ID Sep 14- SALT CITY 200, Rocky Mountain
Raceway, Salt Lake City, UT
Best winged sprinters from Northwest, Canada ready for historic run at Stateline in Post Falls
by Jon Brown, POST FALLS, Idaho — History will be made in more ways than one when the two premier winged sprintcar
racing series in the Intermountain West roar into Stateline Speedway in Post Falls, Idaho this weekend.
“This is going to be the largest winged sprint show ever at Stateline,” first-year Stateline promoter Larry
Bertrand said. “We’ve never had this many drivers calling ahead of time and getting their plans together.”
The Super Shoe Show VI has expanded to a Friday and Saturday event for the first time at the track near the popular resort
town of Coeur d’Alene. The racer who earns the most points through the two nights of racing will win the 2012 championship.
Because of co-sanctioning from the Canadian-American Western Winged Sprints Series and the ASA Northwest Sprintcar Racing
Association, Bertrand expects more than 20 racecars as the for the two-day show. Previously, the Super Shoe has been run only
on a Saturday night.
They’ll flock from the Boise, Idaho area, western Oregon, western Canada and Utah.
“It’s a good date for Stateline and the winged sprint drivers, just because of the way all the racers fell,”
Bertrand said.
Fans will see up-and-coming drivers such as reigning Super Shoe champion Johnny “The Jet” Giesler, the current
ASA NSRA series leader who holds a narrow advantage in the WWS standings over fellow Meridian, Idaho racer Mike Murgoitio,
and championship veterans such as the Roseburg, Ore., duo of record-setting Andy Alberding and Matt Hein and Springfield,
Ore., racer Rick “Quick” Brown, who won the Super Shoe in 2008.
Reigning ASA NSRA series champion Sierra Jackson of Middleton, Idaho, is another driver to watch this weekend.
Two Canadian provinces are expected to be represented with Dave Salamandick of Dewinton, Alberta joining British Columbia
regulars Matt Mansell and Chris Schmelzle (Victoria, B.C.) and Scott Aumen (Duncan, B.C.) in making the tow.
This is only the third race of the season for NSRA. The series saw rainouts on June 16 in Vernon, British Columbia, and
June 30 at Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Ore.
Admission on Friday night is $12.75 for a 40-lap main event, with the final night gate price at $18 for the 50-lap feature
finale. Gates open at 5 p.m. with qualifying at 6 p.m. and a 7:15 p.m. opening ceremony each night.
Bertrand, a first-year promoter at Stateline after spending the past two years at Spokane County Raceway, said that long
breaks between races before and after the Super Shoe give racers a chance to get to either prepare for the next big event
or scratch the itch to get on the track.
“Half of the guys need to race and half are looking forward to a big race in the future,” he said.
Bertrand said the emergence of the Western Winged Sprints has put a spark in the regional winged sprintcar community.
“It think the WWS has really revitalized sprintcar racing all the way around this year,” he said. “When
(WWS organizers) made the announcement in the preseason, they had a lot of good things going on ,that got everybody fired
up again.”
He said the new excitement stems from getting new blood into the winged sprintcar culture as well as a cooperative spirit
between the WWS and ASA NSRA.
This weekend’s races will be run under WWS engine rules that allow a maximum displacement of 360 cubic inches.
Only American- or Canadian-made engines are legal in the series. The NSRA is carrying the tire rule package, providing five
tires for each night of racing. If any other tires are used, the driver will be penalized and sent to the back of the field.
Giesler has won two Western Winged Sprints races this season, including the 96.1 BOB FM Diamond Cup presented by GNO
Jewelry and the Bob and Tom Naylor Memorial Classic, both run at another quarter-mile bullring, Meridian Speedway, in southwest
Idaho. Overall, Giesler has won five races, including his past four starts in a row at Meridian and Rocky Mountain Raceways
in Salt Lake City.
Another driver who calls Meridian home, reigning ASA NSRA series champion Sierra Jackson of Middleton, Idaho, won the
2010 Super Shoe.
Canadian-American Western Winged Sprints Series
2012 points standings
(Through four races)
1. Johnny Giesler, Meridian, ID, 265 points; 2. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian, ID, 253; 3. Jeff Montgomery, Langford, British
Columbia, 226; 4. Bryan Warf, Meridian, ID, 219; 5. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, ID, 189; 6. Andy Alberding, Roseburg, OR, 183;
7. Ryan Burdett, West Jordan, UT, 176; 8. Jimmy Waters, Salt Lake City, UT, 144; 9. Wyatt King, Meridian, ID, 142; 10. TJ
Thorne, Herriman, UT, 119
Giesler edges fellow Meridian racer for Diamond Cup title by Jon Brown,
MERIDIAN, Idaho – Johnny Giesler did exactly what he needed to do to win the 96.1 BOB FM Diamond Cup XXIV – finish
in front of his friend, fellow Meridian driver Mike Murgoitio. In the process of claiming
the "asphalt" black diamond ring furnished by GNO Jewelry and AmeriStar, Giesler won Saturday night’s 50-lap feature
at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway that wrapped up the Canadian-American Western Winged Sprintcars Northwest Asphalt Speedweek. "Oh, man, it feels great," Giesler said after holding off Murgoitio. "I love racing with these
guys. Me and Mike are friends away from the racetrack. I love the kid. I love racing with him." Giesler won two of the Speedweek features – both at Meridian Speedway – and Murgoitio won twice, including
Friday’s opener of the Diamond Cup, which was co-sanctioned by the ASA Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association. "We had a great run," Murgoitio said. "I have to take my hat off to Johnny Giesler. They had
a great race tonight, they deserve the win. "I can’t complain. We got two wins,
they got two wins." Giesler entered the Diamond Cup finale with his objective clear.
Beat Murgoitio and win the ring. Of course, there were 17 other open-wheel racers who
came from around the Northwest, Intermountain West and Western Canada to try to land the ring, too. West Jordan, Utah’s Ryan Burdett seemed determined to put in his two cents when he bolted to the lead when
the first green flag dropped. But Giesler sent an early message that the night would
be his, roaring around Burdett in Turn 4 on the seventh lap. Burdett slowed considerably, seemingly resigned to the fact that
there was no earthly way to contain Johnny The Jet. Giesler checked out, building a
three-second lead until Nampa’s Sara Henry and Meridian’s Wyatt King tangled after both suffered ruptured tires
heading into Turn 1 with 33 laps remaining. On the restart, Canadian Scott Aumen went
high on the track to create a three-wide situation. His daring move allowed Murgoitio to clear lapped traffic that was lined
up between he and Giesler. Giesler also was able to get five seconds in front of the
field – until he hit lapped traffic and Murgoitio crept back into the picture. With seven laps left, Murgoitio drove up to Giesler’s bumper as the race leader was impeded by Garden City, Idaho’s
Dave Parrie and Ron Larson from Quesnel, British Columbia. Four laps from the finish,
Murgoitio was still on his buddy’s bumper with a wide-open racetrack looming. But
Murgoitio ran out of time, and Giesler had his second victory in four nights. He won the Bob and Tom Naylor Classic 50 on
Wednesday. In the fast heat for the Diamond Cup winged sprints, Meridian’s Cody
Veenstra made it 2-for-2 on the night with a quick jump and a speedy sprinter. The B Dash winner took Langford, British Columbia’s
Jeff Montgomery along for the ride when both shot past another Canadian, Matt Mansell, on Lap 2 of the fast heat. Meridian
racers Johnny Giesler and Mike Murgoitio also would flash by Mansell. Montgomery and
Giesler had a chippy battle for second place behind Veenstra, with the two drivers banging each other on the fifth lap. Sierra Jackson benefitted from race officials’ ruling in the first of three eight-lap Diamond
Cup heat race. The Middleton, Idaho driver, who won the ASA NSRA series title in 2011
when she also shared the Diamond Cup championship, was put on the front row after Ron Larson of Quesnel, British Columbia,
and Salt Lake City, Utah’s Jimmy Waters couldn’t get a clean start on the green flag in two tries. Jackson took full advantage, sprinting out to a three-second heat race win. In the second heat race, Meridian’s Bryan Warf picked up the win, but the real excitement was the battle for second
place. Wyatt King, another Meridian driver, slipped past Herriman, Utah’s TJ
Thorne in the middle of Turn 3-4 on Lap 2. As he passed on the low side, though, King made contact with Thorne. Scott Aumen from Duncan, British Columbia would catch Thorne for fourth place on the final lap. For the second night in a row, Cody Veenstra of Meridian saw a checkered flag in the Western
Winged Sprints B Dash. Veenstra and Ron Larson of Quesnel, British Columbia started
the four-lap dash side-by-side, but Larson pushed ahead out of Turn 4 on the first lap. The lead was short-lived, though, as Veenstra took control with a strong run out of Turn 2 on Lap 2. By the end of that
lap, he would be out in front by two seconds. Mike Murgoitio used the low side of the
track to dominate the A Heat despite a pesky run by Roseburg, Ore.’s Matt Hein, who shared the 2011 Diamond Cup championship
with Jackson. Murgoitio eventually won by half a straightaway, even with Hein pitching
his car sideways in an attempt to make up ground. Meridian Speedway Canadian-American Western Winged Sprintcars ASA Northwest Sprintcar Racing
Association Northwest Asphalt Speedweek No. 4 96.1 BOB FM Diamond Cup XXIV Presented by GNO Jewelry Saturday’s unofficial results Main events Diamond Cup XXIV Night 2 for Western Winged Sprints (50 laps) – 1.
Johnny Giesler, Meridian, Idaho; 2. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian; 3. Jeff Montgomery, Langford, British Columbia; 4. Andy Alberding,
Roseburg, Ore.; 5. Bryan Warf, Meridian Final Diamond Cup XXIV championship standings
– 1. Giesler, 134 points; 2. Murgoitio, 126; 3. Montgomery, 134 Western Winged Sprints trophy dashes (Four laps each) A Dash – 1. Murgoitio; 2. Matt Hein, Roseburg, Ore.; 3. Giesler; 4.
Alberding B Dash – 1. Cody Veenstra, Meridian;
2. Ron Larson, Quesnel, British Columbia; 3. Sara Henry, Nampa; 4. Rick Brown, Springfield, Ore. Western Winged Sprints heat races (Eight laps each) Heat No. 1 – 1. Veenstra; 2. Montgomery; 3. Giesler; 4. Murgoitio;
5. Mansell Heat No. 2 – 1. Warf; 2. Wyatt
King, Meridian; 3. Henry; 4. Scott Aumen, Duncan, British Columbia; 5. TJ Thorne, Herriman, Utah Heat No. 3 – 1. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, Idaho; 2. Ryan Burdett,
West Jordan, Utah; 3. Hein; 4. Jimmy Waters, Salt Lake City, Utah; 5. Larson Fast time Western Winged Sprints – Giesler, 11.473 seconds
Murgoitio ready to attack big week at home track after NW Speedweek win
MERIDIAN, Idaho — Two Meridian, Idaho residents showed what the Treasure Valley has to offer Monday night in the
opener for a new regional Winged Sprintcar series. Mike Murgoitio, the reigning ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway Mtn. Dew
Winged Sprints champion, took advantage of fellow Meridian driver Wyatt King’s bad luck on a restart to take control
of the inaugural Canadian-American Western Winged Sprints Series feature at Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah. The
50-lap feature attracted 19 sprintcars from Canada, Oregon, Idaho and Utah and served as the first race for the new series
after the original opener for the series’ Northwest Asphalt Speedweek was rained out at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin
Falls on Saturday night. Murgoitio led an Idaho sweep of the podium with Meridian’s Johnny Giesler finishing second
and Middleton, Idaho racer Sierra Jackson picking up third place. After Victoria, British Columbia’s Matt Mansell spun
to trigger one of the race’s two caution flags 23 laps in, Murgoitio shot to the lead on the 3/8th-mile paved oval when
King appeared to lose power on the side-by-side restart. Murgoitio withstood Giesler’s 10-lap challenge, pulling
away with five laps remaining. Giesler had prevailed in a duel with Jackson to take off after Murgoitio. There were 19 sprintcars
in the field Monday. Northwest Asphalt Speedweek continues Wednesday night with the 33rd running of the Bob and Tom Naylor
Classic. It concludes Friday and Saturday with the BOB FM 96.1 Diamond Cup XXIV. The races at Meridian Speedway also count
as part of the Idaho-Utah Challenge for the winged sprints. Western Winged Sprints series organizer Adam Nelson said that
advanced tickets purchased for the Magic Valley Speedway opener will be honored at any of the final three Northwest Asphalt
Speedweek shows scheduled in Meridian. Series officials are working on refund details for fans who purchased admission
through third-party ticketing agents and websites. Refund information will be available at www.meridianspeedway.com. Other standout sprintcar racers expected to invade Meridian this week include Roseburg, Ore.’s Andy Alberding,
who set the RMR qualifying record Monday night with a 12.507-second lap at 107.94 mph; and Canadians Ron Larson and Jeff Montgomery.
Salt Lake City-area drivers expected include Ryan Burdett, Jimmy Waters and TJ Thorne. The sprintcar drivers will be gunning
for Meridian Speedway’s 10-second bounty, which now sits at $2,500. The first racer to break into a 10-second qualifying
lap will walk away with the cash. Alberding holds the Meridian track record with an 11.157-second lap set during Diamond Cup
XXII on June 5, 2010. Other memorial races planned for Wednesday night include the 37th running of the Bill Crow Memorial
for the NAPA Late Models, the Sean Miller Memorial for A and B Modifieds and LeeRoy Nelson Memorial for the Pit Stop Drive
Thru Mini Stocks. Wednesday night tickets are $13 for adult admission, $10.50 for military personnel with ID and senior
citizens, $9 for children ages 7-11. Children 6 and younger get in free. Fans can get a $3 discount on tickets by using the
Easy Tix online option available on www.meridianspeedway.com or www.wingedsprintcars.com. On Friday and Saturday, the sprintcar drivers will compete for bling in the BOB FM 96.1 Diamond Cup XXIV, which is co-sanctioned
by the ASA Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association. Jackson is the reigning ASA NSRA season champion. She also won last
year’s Naylor Classic and shared the Diamond Cup title with Roseburg’s Matt Hein. Friday’s action is
presented by GNO Jewelry and Stinker Stores. Discount ticket vouchers are available at participating Stinker Stores. Saturday’s
racing is presented by GNO Jewelry, and the driver who accumulates the most points over the two-night show will win a diamond
ring furnished by GNO Jewelry and AmeriStar. Friday night tickets cost $15 for adults, $12.50 for seniors/military personnel
and $11 for children 7-11. Kids 6 and younger get in free. A $5 discount is available by using the BOB FM promo code when
ordering tickets online through the EasyTix option on the speedway’s website or at www.wingedsprintcars.com. Also racing Friday are Project Filter Pro-4s, Domino’s Pizza Legends and Jr. Stingers. Admission on Saturday
night is $18 for adults, $15.50 for military personnel with ID and senior citizens, and $14 for children ages 7-11. Children
6 and younger get in free. Fans can save $3 off the adult admission price by ordering tickets online at the speedway website
or www.wingedsprintcars.com. Saturday’s support classes include the SPI Super Sixes, Street Stocks and Tates Hornets. The evening will be capped
with a bang as the speedway presents its first fireworks show of the year. Racing each of the three nights begins at 5
p.m. with qualifying. Heat races start at 6:30 p.m. Call
(208) 888-2813 for more event information. Details of other races in the Western Winged
Sprints Series can be found at www.wingedsprintcars.com. Canadian-American Western Winged Sprints Series Northwest Asphalt Speedweek Race No. 2 Monday, Rocky
Mountain Raceways West Valley City, Utah 50-lap feature – 1. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian, Idaho; 2. Johnny Giesler,
Meridian; 3. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, Idaho; 4. Jimmy Waters, Salt Lake City, Utah; 5. Bryan Warf, Meridian Heat race
winners – No. 1: Jackson; No. 2: Ryan Burdett, West Jordan, Utah; No. 3: Jimmy Waters Fast time – Andy Alberding,
Roseburg, Ore., 12.507 seconds (track record) Meridian Speedway Meridian, ID 2012 points standings (Through
May 19 races) Pepsi Sprintcars — 1. Jamie Ransom, Meridian, ID, 134 points; 2. Josh Allen, Meridian, ID, 133; 3.
Casey Tillman, Kuna, ID, 118; 4. Erik Miller, Caldwell, ID, 105; 5. Michael Anderson, Nampa, ID, 97; 6. Ryan Wiederich, Nampa,
ID, 95; 7. Cody Huddleston, Meridian, ID, 44, 92; 8. Tristen Spiers, Adrian, OR, 86 ASA Modifieds — 1. Shelby Stroebel,
Meridian, ID, 223 points; 2. Rus Ward, Boise, ID, 157; 3. Tim Elam, Boise, ID, 151; 4. Jentry Pisca, Nampa, ID, 145; 5. Wes
Pogue, Star, ID, 127; 6. Josh Jackson, Payette, ID, 92; 7. Montie Potter, Boise, ID, 91; 8. Randy Keckley, Boise, ID, 88;
9. (tie) Caitlin Stroebel, Meridian, ID, 69; and Charlie Ham, Kuna, ID, 69 Mtn. Dew Winged Sprints — 1. Mike Murgoitio,
Meridian, ID, 90 points; 2. Johnny Giesler, Meridian, ID, 78; 3. Sara Henry, Meridian, ID, 63; 4. Cody Veenstra, Meridian,
ID, 56; 5. Matt Elliott, Nampa, ID, 51; 6. Bryan Warf, Meridian, ID, 49; 7. Ryan Burdett, West Jordan, UT, 43; 8. Wyatt King,
Meridian, ID, 41; 9. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, ID, 37; 10. Dick Ingham, Boise, ID, 30 NAPA Late Models — 1. Dylan
Caldwell, Nampa, ID, 149 points; 2. Chris Fenton, Meridian, ID, 148; 3. Tyler Monroe, Meridian, ID, 126; 4. Dan Lowther, Boise,
ID, 117; 5. Dave Thomasson, Meridian, ID, 96; 6. Travis Anderson, Boise, ID, 91; 7. Lee Hackney, Boise, ID, 67; 8. Dennis
Wurtz II, Kuna, ID, 65; 9. Jeff Wilson, Mountain Home, ID, 43; 10. Rob Powers, Meridian, ID, 39 Project Filter Pro-4s —
1. Jim Bailey, Middleton, ID, 81 points; 2. Phil Dugan, Meridian, ID, 74; 3. Jordan Fitch, Meridian, ID, 72; 4. DJ Lyons,
Nampa, ID, 43; 5. Terry Sherman, Boise, ID, 40; 6. Rob Bean, Kuna, ID, 35; 7. Kyle Latham, Boise, ID, 32; 8. Ken Chandler,
Boise, ID, 10; 9. Joe Barton, Nampa, ID, 6 Super Stocks — 1. Dennis Brodigan, Nampa, ID, 144 points; 2. Gale Carter,
Boise, ID, 125; 3. Kim Bradford, Eagle, ID, 122; 4. Rob Powers, Meridian, ID, 60; 5. Jeff Meads, Boise, ID, 92; 6. David Harris,
Meridian, ID, 79; 7. Chris Fenton, Meridian, ID, 77; 8. Justin Ellis, Meridian, ID, 73; 9. (tie) Phyl Zubizareta, Boise, ID,
47; and Josh Jackson, Payette, ID, 47 Street Stocks — 1. Melissa Weaver, Nampa, ID, 161 points; 2. Marv Weaver, Nampa,
ID, 142; 3. Chad Bess, Nampa, ID, 128; 4. Roy Kirkland, Boise, ID, 111; 5. Rick Baldwin, Middleton, ID, 102; 6. Micky Lawston,
Caldwell, ID, 91; 7. Bobby Riggs, Fruitland, ID, 78; 8. Daniel Johnson, Caldwell, ID, 50; 9. Bill Lawrence, Grand View, ID,
40; 10. Doug Loon, Caldwell, ID, 34 Mini Stocks — 1. Larry Hull III, Boise, ID, 294 points; 2. Ray Bolinger, Meridian,
ID, 241; 3. Sarah Shaw, Boise, ID, 189; 4. Donovan Parker, Kuna, ID, 153; 5. Mike Davis, Boise, ID, 122; 6. Richard Brees,
Meridian, ID, 115; 7. Johnathan Hull, Boise, ID, 110; 8. Brandon Shira, Boise, ID, 95; 9. (tie) Colton Nelson, Meridian, ID,
93; Travis Pavlacky, Fruitland, ID, 93 Domino’s Pizza Legends — 1. Phyl Zubizareta, Boise, ID, 165 points;
2. Chase Gilbertson, Boise, ID, 143; 3. Casey Tillman, Kuna, ID, 106; 4. Mike Cullum, Meridian, ID, 105; 5. Sara Henry, Nampa,
ID, 87; 6. Camron Madsen, Boise, ID, 85; 7. Johnathan Davis, Emmett, ID, 83; 8. Alyson Clark, Kuna, ID, 77; 9. Zach Blume,
Eagle, ID, 75; 10. Darin Turpen, Nampa, ID, 73 Tates Hornets — 1. Colton Nelson, Meridian, ID, 259 points; 2. Art
Heath, Nampa, ID, 220; 3. Chuck Youngblood, Meridian, ID, 184; 4. Lynn Sharp, Nampa, ID, 160; 5. Cody Garrett, Boise, ID,
156; 6. Monica Heath, Caldwell, ID, 120; 7. Al Russell, Kuna, ID, 106; 8. Jess Ryska, Meridian, ID, 102; 9. Rob Powers, Meridian,
ID, 96; 10. Stacy Heath, Nampa, ID, 80 Thunder Dogs — 1. (tie) The Sledgehammer (David Jolley, Nampa, ID), 270 points;
2. Bull Dacious (Boise, ID), 160; 3. (tie) Project Filter’s Junkyard Dog (Caldwell, ID), 142; Vulgar Display (Meridian,
ID), 142; 5. Twisted Metal (Meridian, ID), 141; 6. The Surfer, Boise, ID, 140; 7. Boot Legger (Meridian, ID), 136; 8. No Mercy
(Nampa, ID), 130; 9. The Other Woman (Boise, ID), 92 Jr. Stingers — 1. Riley Rogers, Meridian, ID, 62 points; 2.
Ali Norton, Kuna, ID, 56; 3. Peter Woog, Meridian, ID, 54; 4. Hunter Gates, Nampa, ID, 52; 5. Kendra Occhipinti, Nampa, ID,
47; 6. Eriq Arnold, Star, ID, 45; 7. Erin Huddleston, Meridian, ID, 40; 8. Jordan Harris, Nampa, ID, 39; 9. (tie) Kallie Weiz,
Nampa, ID, 32; and Jacob Maxwell, Eagle, ID, 32 ###
NW Asphalt Speedweek opener washed out by Jon Brown,
Twin Falls, Idaho — Inclement weather in Twin Falls, Idaho, forced organizers to cancel Saturday’s scheduled inaugural
event of the Canadian-American Western Winged Sprintcar Series. Instead, Northwest
Asphalt Speedweek will begin Monday at Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah. Series organizer Adam Nelson said rescheduling the opener for Sunday was discussed, but high winds were forecast for the
area around Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls. Nelson said that advanced tickets
purchased for Saturday’s Western Winged Sprints opener will be honored at any of the final three Northwest Asphalt Speedweek
shows scheduled for ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Series officials are working on refund details for fans who purchased admission through third-party ticketing agents and
websites. Refund information will be available at www.meridianspeedway.com. The Northwest
Asphalt Speedweek for the Western Winged Sprints and Idaho-Utah Challenge shifts to Meridian Speedway beginning with Wednesday’s
33rd annual Bob and Tom Naylor Classic. Other memorial races planned for Wednesday
night include the 37th running of the Bill Crow Memorial for the NAPA Late Models, the Sean Miller Memorial for A and B Modifieds
and LeeRoy Nelson Memorial for the Pit Stop Drive Thru Mini Stocks. On Friday and Saturday,
the sprintcar drivers will compete for bling in the BOB FM 96.1 Diamond Cup XXIV presented by GNO Jewelry. Top prize is a
diamond ring. Racing each of the three nights begins at 5 p.m. with qualifying. Heat
races start at 6:30 p.m. Tickets each night are $18 for adults with varying discounts
for military personnel with ID, senior citizens, and children ages 7-11. Children 6 and younger get in free. A family
pass good for two adults and up to four children ages 7-11 costs $46. Fans can save $3 off the adult admission price by ordering
tickets online at www.wingedsprintcars.com. Call (208) 888-2813 for more event information.
Details of other races in the Western Winged Sprints Series can be found at www.wingedsprintcars.com. Jackson also won the ASA Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association season championship a year ago. The ASA NSRA will
co-sanctioned the Diamond Cup this season. Other local drivers, such as the Meridian
contingent of Mike Murgoitio, Bryan Warf, 2011 ASA NSRA rookie of the year Johnny Giesler and Cody Veenstra, will race this
week on their home track. Murgoitio is the reigning Meridian Mtn. Dew Winged Sprints champion and also will be racing against
former track champion Chris Ratterree of Nampa, Idaho. Out-of-towners drivers expected
to make the trip include former NSRA champion and current Meridian Speedway record-holder Andy Alberding of Roseburg, Ore.,
a strong group of Salt Lake City-area drivers, including Ryan Burdett, Jimmy Waters and TJ Thorne. British Columbia hot shoes
such as Matt Mansell, Ron Larson, Jeff Montgomery, Darren Yates and Scotty Almond also are expected to make the tow. ###
We are excited that you are visiting our web site. We are preparing to introduce you to a schedule of "can't
miss", "must see" ground poundin', methanol burnin', asphalt winged sprintcar action.
On this site you'll
find information about our racedates, purses, rules, event and facility info, along with any other pertanent information
about the Western Winged Sprintcars. We hope you will find all of the information you are looking for and if something is
missing or you just need a question answered, feel invited to contact us at anytime.
WWS Officials will be holding a small preliminary Q & A meeting
concerning event format and rules. The meeting will be Saturday 4-14 at Meridian Speedway 5pm. Feel free to stop by. All information
will be posted here following the meeting.
The Western Winged Sprintcar Series will be conducting a tech inspection, engine testing and sealing of motors this Saturday,
April 14th at Meridian Speedway from 10 am until 5 pm. All competitors in the WWS in the area are welcome to attend and get their inspection done
before the season begins and get some practice laps in on the track as well. Bill Birdsell will be traveling down to Meridian this weekend to start
performing tech for the Series. Please send me a message danbreach@yahoo.com if you plan on bringing your car to the track this Saturday
for practice and if you are ready to have your engine pumped and sealed. If you weren’t planning on coming out until Sunday, please let me
know so we can make arrangements. Thanks much, Dan Breach Western
Winged Sprintcars
Winged sprintcars unify under new series
by Jon
Brown MERIDIAN, Idaho — Through collaboration, the movers and shakers of the Northwest winged sprint world have strengthened
the sport for drivers and fans alike in 2012. More
Attn Drivers and Crew: The Race control channel that will be used is being changed
to 454.0000. the frequency in the rule book is inaqurate and will be changed as soon as the PDF can be swapped
out. Thanks for your help!
2012
Season
just
around the corner
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