Klecker Knives To Sponsor Top Gun And Hard Charger Awards During Wild West Modified Shootout
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Kenny's Photography)
The Wild West Modified Shootout staff is pleased to announce that the Oregon based knife and tool company, Klecker Knives and Tools, has signed on as an official sponsor for the 2015 edition. With this sponsorship comes the Klecker Knives Hard Charger Award. The sponsorship will consist of awarding a Klecker Tool to the driver who passes the most cars in each A-Feature.
“We are excited to continue sponsoring this ultimate race challenge,” stated Glenn Klecker, owner of Klecker Knives and Tool as well as last year’s sponsor of the “Top Gun” award, “Some of best drivers from the west coast will be competing, I want to reward the Hard Chargers for making each show exciting to watch.”
Here’s how the deal will work. The driver who passes the most cars in each A-Feature, regardless of starting position, will be designated as the Hard Charger. Each Hard Charger will receive an original Klecker Knife, which has a value of $115.00.
And for the driver that wins the overall Wild West Shootout championship will be named the Top Gun and will receive a Klecker KLAX, valued at $180.00. What a great award for this years champion.
The 2015 Wild West Modified Shootout kicks off at Southern Oregon Speedway on Saturday June 13th. The tour will wrap things up at Willamette Speedway on the 19th and 20th to close the speedweek out for the second straight year. Teams from Oregon, Washington, California, North Dakota, Montana, and British Columbia Canada are expected to make the journey.
All races will be broadcasted through Speed Shift TV and you can either purchase each race for $19.95 or buy the whole week for $99.95. Orders can be made onhttp://www.speedshifttv.com. Be sure and don't miss out on these great races featuring the best Modified drivers in the Pacific Northwest region.
2015 Wild West Modified Shootout Schedule:
Saturday June 13th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR
Sunday June 14th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA
Monday June 15th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR
Tuesday June 16th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
Wednesday June 17th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
Thursday June 18th Travel Day
Friday June 19th Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR
Saturday June 20th Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR
Former Wild West Modified Shootout Champions:
2014- Alex Stanford
2013- Jesse Williamson
2012- Jesse Williamson
2011- Brian Poppa
Wild West Modified Shootout All-Time Win List (2011-14):
Jesse Williamson- 6
Alex Stanford- 5
Brian Poppa- 4
Ken Schrader- 2
Mark Carrell- 1
Braedon Hand
Scott Lenz
Travis Peery
Nick Trenchard
Mark Wauge