Championship Night #1 Set For Saturday Night At Southern Oregon Speedway
Pictures 24-Nathan Augustine, 16 John Dees, 38-Miles Deubert in Late Models, 71-Chad Cardoza, 109-Josh King, 25-Camden Robustelli in Dwarf Cars, 17-Bree Tritchler, 14t-Tim Hedges in Hornets, 67-David Steele in Mini Stocks, 50-Charlie Eaton in Late Model Lites.
The first of two championship nights is set for this Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Five divisions will be ending their 2018 season, headlined by the Late Models along with Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars, Bobbio’s Pizza Mini Stocks, JOAT Labs Hornets and Valley Store All Late Model Lites.
The Late Model battle is between reigning champion Nathan Augustine, John Dees and rookie Miles Deubert. Augustine, who has won two Main Events this year, leads Dees by eight points. Dees has scored four second place finishes and one win, but he’s been making up for missing one race and still has a shot at the championship. Augustine has had his challenges as a hard crash this year forced him to get a new car to finish the season.
Meanwhile, two-time winner Miles Deubert is only 15 points out of the lead. While these three drivers battle it out for the championship, Dave Foote is within nine points of Deubert for third in the standings. Foote ran impressively last week as he scored his second Main Event win of the season. Other drivers to watch for this week include Bob Dees, Dave Everson and Mike Linder.
The Dwarf Car division has an amazing three-way tie for the lead heading into the final race. Two-time champion Josh King, Chad Cardoza and Camden Robustelli are all tied atop the leader board. King and Robustelli have each won two Main Events at Southern Oregon Speedway, and Robustelli also has two wins at Siskiyou Motor Speedway and one in his most recent appearance at Cottage Grove Speedway. He appears to have the hot hand headed into the weekend.
Only four points out of the lead is two-time winner Kalvin Morton, but Morton is still scrambling to get a motor together for Saturday night. Reigning champion Brock Peters is six points out of the lead, while son Cody Peters trails by seven points. With these six drivers very much in contention for the championship, Saturday’s Dwarf Car show will be one that you won’t want to miss. Other drivers to watch for this week include Ryan Smith, Fred Hay, Joe Sanders and Michael Johnson.
Another close battle is taking place in the JOAT Labs Hornets division. Heading into the final race, rookie Bree Tritchler leads 2016 champion Tim Hedges by just seven points. Tritchler has run impressively all season long. While both she and Hedges have one Main Event win, she also has four second place finishes. After winning his third Main Event of the season, Brandyn Wonsyld now leads Chris Boynton by 18 points in the race for third. Boynton has done well in his rookie season with two wins. Other drivers to watch for this week include Dylan Irving, Jenna Hedges, Dylan Sauer and John Ferreira.
David Steele has wrapped up the Bobbio’s Pizza Mini Stock championship following his impressive ninth feature win of the season last week. In fact, Hunter Magnan has locked up second in the standings following his fourth second place finish last week. Steve Goetz has a one point lead over reigning champion Kristopher Mix in a close battle for third. Other drivers to watch for this week includes Garrett Fredrickson, Michael McLeod, Ashtin Hedges and 2014 champion Gary Anderson.
The Valley Store All Late Model Lites championship battle has been decided already. Three-time winner Charlie Eaton clinched the championship last week. In fact, Greg Arnold appears to be headed for second in the standings. Following his second win of the season, Eric Aos and his son Dusty Aos are tied for third in points.
This is the second to last race of the 2018 campaign. Gates will open at 5 p.m. with the first race starting at 7 p.m. General Admission is $12. Seniors, Veterans and Juniors (7 to 12) are $6. Children 6 and under are free.
Southern Oregon Speedway Speedway Points
Late Models
24 Nathan Augustine 245
16 John Dees 237
38 Miles Deubert 230
75 Dave Foote 221
6 Bob Dees 203
22 Mike Linder 132
05 Don Garrett 99
66 Garrett Dees 83
7 Eric Massey 76
222 Brian Bowman 45
SODCA Dwarf Car
109 Josh King 781
71 Chad Cardoza 781
25 Camden Robustelli 781
18 Kalvin Morton 777
2 Brock Peters 775
30 Cody Peters 774
26 Ryan Smith 761
10 Fred Hay 738
06 Randy Slater 715
4 Joe Sanders 706
Bobbio’s Pizza Mini Stocks
67 David Steele 378
33m Hunter Magnan 302
55 Steve Goetz 258
89m Kristopher Mix 257
45g Garrett Fredrickson 187
3 Michael McLeod 170
14t Ashtin Hedges 153
0 Gary Anderson 143
11 Marilyn Yawnick 39
90 Mike Whitaker 38
JOAT Labs Hornets
17 Bree Tritchler 322
14t Tim Hedges 315
7 Brandyn Wonsyld 292
28 Chris Boynton 274
11 Dylan Irving 265
27j Jenna Hedges 201
54d Ashtin Hedges 163
007 Jason Stoutenburgh 139
7s Dylan Sauer 138
26 Zach Nelson 135
Valley Stor-All Late Model Lites
5 Charlie Eaton 236
39 Greg Arnold 184
66 Eric Aos 155
3 Dusty Aos 155
7 Lee Doty 132
43 Bob Burkett 93
99 Danny Prewitt 63
18 Terry Hadley 24
16 Krista Hadley 24
