Northwest Wingless Tour Gears Up For Round #4
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Jim Marshall)
Banks, Oregon- The Northwest Wingless Tour on Saturday May 18th will enter their fourth race of the 2013 season. It will be the second straight visit for the series at Sunset Speedway Park since they were on hand last week. The date will mark Fan Appreciation Night presented by Kenecht’s Auto Parts at the ¼-mile clay oval.
“The last time we visited Banks the track was prepped really well,” commented last week’s winner Sterling Kane, “we should have a good car count and another great race.”
The Northwest Wingless Tour has had three different winners in the first three races. Kyle Mehner and Kyle Miller won the first two races which took place at the Cottage Grove Speedway. Last week Sterling Kane held off a hard charging Mitch Hoffsess to earn his first series win of the year.
The Northwest Wingless Tour has made a total of thirteen visits to Banks since 2010. Gary Davis has the most series wins, with three, all coming in the year 2011. Sterling Kane joined Theo McCarty and Bill Winsley as drivers that have won two NWWT events at Banks. Mitch Hoffses, Ryan Bothwell, Mark Nichols, and Tony Thomas have won one main event each when the series has visited the Banks bullring.
The Sunset Speedway Park is located just west of the Portland metro area in Banks on the Sunset Highway. From April until October you can get your racing fix at this facility which competes weekly primarily on Saturday nights. Regular classes in action include the NW Extreme Winged Sprint Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, 4-Bee’s, NW Extreme Modifieds, and the Womens division. For more information www.sunsetspeedwaypark.com or call the brand new Northwest Tracks Hotline at (360)-699-RACE.
Additional Information
Track: Sunset Speedway Park
Date: Saturday May 18th, 2013
Location: 485 S Main Street, Banks, OR, 97106
Website: www.sunsetspeedwaypark.com
Previous Winners:
2013- Sterling Kane on May 11th
2012- Bill Winsley on May 19th, Ryan Bothwell on June 2nd, Theo McCarty on June 9th, Bill Winsley on June 23rd, Theo McCarty on August 25th, Sterling Kane on September 15th, Mitch Hoffsess on September 29th
2011- Gary Davis on June 25th, Gary Davis on July 9th, Gary Davis August 13th, Mark Nichols on September 10th
2010- Tony Thomas on July 31st
Northwest Wingless Tour Top Ten Point Standings
- Sterling Kane 176
- Bill Winsley 140
- Rob Lindsey 137
- Kyle Mehner 120
- Joe Bosso Jr. 113
- Pat Canfield 101
- Brad Rhodes 96
- Jesse Thistle 91
- Kyle Miller 80
- Kady Adelman 76
2013 Northwest Wingless Tour Schedule
4/20 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR) Kyle Mehner
5/4 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR) Kyle Miller
5/11 Sunset Speedway Park (Banks, OR) Sterling Kane
5/18 Sunset Speedway Park (Banks, OR)
5/25 Sunset Speedway Park (Banks, OR)
6/8 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)
6/22 Sunset Speedway Park (Banks, OR)
7/12 Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)*
7/13 Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)*
7/19 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)*
7/20 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)*
7/26 Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR)*
7/27 Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR)*
8/10 Sunset Speedway Park (Banks, OR)
8/24 Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, WA)
8/31 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)
9/1 Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR)
9/14 Sunset Speedway Park (Banks, OR)
*- Denotes Non-Wing Speedweek dates