2011

 

Wild Night at Deming Ends with O’Brien in Victory Lane

8/26/11

With new clay laid down during the week, drivers didn’t know what to expect heading into Les Schwab night at Deming Speedway. At the end of a wild, crash filled evening, Dustin O’Brien found victory lane for the first time in 2011 in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 division. Aaron Fell, Austin Sheridan, Isaac Abenroth and Devin Barnes also won main events.

After finishing as the runner up an astounding nine times on the year, Dustin O’Brien survived a carnage filled A Main in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 division to take his first victory of the year. In a feature marred by at least three red flags on close to ten cautions, O’Brien led every lap of the time shortened 16 lap feature, followed by Alex Gauthier and JR Thomas. Liam Ryan was quick time. Heat wins went to Gauthier, Hayden Schmidt and Brock Lemley.

Survival was the name of the game in the 1200 main. With drivers navigating their way as best as possible around the soft surface, Aaron Fell emerged victorious by loosening his car up as much as possible to help navigate the various bumps and jumps. Aaron took over the lead from Frosty Metcalfe on lap 22 when Frosty bounced up the track in turn two. Fell was followed to the line by Brock Lemley and Metcalfe. Lemley was quick time. Derek Holmwood and Tyson Cross won the heats.

Austin Sheridan was happy to be the recipient of some good luck in the 600 Restricted feature. Austin was moved to the pole position after the initial front row could not stay side by side to start the race. This put Sheridan on the point, a spot he would not relinquish. Bill Mercer finished a career best second and Derrick Moss ran third. Hannah Lindquist was the fast qualifier and heat wins went to Ian Humphries, Dylan Resch and Jacob Brown.

Ashton Dial and Darius Walker’s misfortune paved the way for another Isaac Abenroth victory in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint division. Dial had Walker right on his tail on the white flag lap coming into turn two as both drivers were looking for career best finishes. Dial unfortunately found a rut, hooking it and sending him tumbling, catching Darius in his wake. The wreck would cost both drivers their positions, handing the lead and the win to Isaac Abenroth two laps later. Ashleigh Johnson finished second and Sawyer Sorgenfrei was third. Abenroth set quick time. Johnson and Jesse Schlotfledt won the heats

Cage Carts came to Deming Speedway to test and put on an exhibition race. Devin Barnes was the class of the field, winning both the heat race and the main.

Tomas and Holmwood Win First 2011

Features at Deming Speedway

8/19/2011

A pair of veterans found the right combinations in their race cars en route to their first feature wins of the year at Deming Speedway on North Coast Credit Union night. Past season champions JR Thomas and Derek Holmwood each won their first mains of the year in the 600 and 1200 classes. Jacob Brown scored win number five on the year in the 600 Restricted class and JJ Thomas picked up career win number one in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints.

JR Thomas held off a very game Brock Lemley over the final 5 laps to score his first feature win of the year in the Speedmart Hoosier 600s. Thomas started on the pole and led all 25 laps, but not without trading nerf bar polish with Lemley multiple times over the last few circuits for the hotly contested win. Liam Ryan took third. Heat race wins went to Reece Goetz, Thomas and Jared Peterson. Dustin O’Brien set quick time.

Rim riding Derek Holmwood found the right combination to get his car around the topside of Deming Speedway in the 1200 division, taking his DLX chassis to the win for the first time in 2011. Derek was followed to the win by Brock Lemley and Aaron fell who traded slidejobs and crossovers during the last few laps, thrilling the crowd in the process. Holmwood and Jared Gunderson took the heat race wins. Lemley was fast time.

Jacob Brown picked up another feature win at Deming Speedway in the 600 Restricted division. Race leader Kyle Mitchell and second place running Rachel Westmoreland made contact coming out of turn four on lap 19, which resulted in Westmoreland flipping and Mitchell breaking parts on the rear of his car. This handed the lead to Brown, who held off last week’s main winner Brayden Planko to take the victory. Derrick Moss set quick time and finished third on the feature. Bill Mercer, Planko and Alden Ostrom won the heats.

In the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint class, JJ Thomas scored his first Deming Speedway victory with a wire to wire win. Thomas held off a hard charging Isaac Abenroth and Darius Walker to pick up the victory. Sawyer Sorgenfrei and Thomas were your heat race winners. Abenroth was the quick qualifier.

 

Fans Enjoy Great Racing, Raise Big $$$ For Autism Speaks at Deming Speedway

8/12/2011

Doyle Guffie’s Rallye Auto Sales presented Autism Speaks night at Deming Speedway on Friday night. The large crowd saw victories by Brock Lemley, Liam Ryan, Brayden Planko and Ashleigh Johnson as they raised funds for Autism Speaks to the tune of over $3,500 dollars. $1 from every admission ticket was donated to Autism Speaks, in conjunction with a silent auction, bake sale and helmet pass. In addition, the Northwest Mini Sprint Association donated their half of the 50/50 raffle as well as many of the drivers donating their purse for the evening.

It was a donnybrook of a battle out front in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 division. Brandon Benson led the first 16 laps of the 25 lap feature with Brock Lemley and Dustin O’Brien breathing down his neck lap after lap. On lap 17, Lemley altered his line slightly through the corners, opting to take a lower line on entry which gave him a straighter run off. The move paid off, as Brock pulled slightly ahead of Benson at the line to take the lead, which he would never relinquish as he brought home the win. O’Brien got around Benson one lap later and challenged Brock on the bottom a few times without success on his way to second. Benson brought the Schmidt #12 car home third. Heat wins went to Derek Torkelson, Liam Ryan and Eric Turner. O’Brien was the quick timer.

Liam Ryan picked up another win at Deming Speedway, this time coming in the 1200 class. Liam parlayed his front row starting position into a 25 lap wire to wire win, with his car getting stronger as the race grew long. Jason Bloodgood ran second and Aaron Fell was third. Fell was quick time. Bloodgood and Ryan won the heats.

Brayden Planko picked up another win in the 600 Restricted class. On lap 17, Planko found a narrow opening underneath Jacob Brown that he managed to squeeze through coming off of turn four. Planko held on through a couple of late race restarts to take the win over Rachel Westmoreland and Brown. Heat wins went to Derrick Moss, Alden Ostrom and Bill Mercer. Austin Sheridan was the fast qualifier.

Ashleigh Johnson caught a lucky break and capitalized on it for another main event win in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint division. Race leader Isaac Abenroth looked to be checking out in front of the field when his left rear wheel came off, ending his evening and handing the lead and eventual win to Johnson. Sawyer Sorgenfrei and Darius Walker finished second and third respectively. Eli Schmidt and Johnson won the heat races. Abenroth was quick time.

 

Robinson & Cole Attorneys at Law night
Hendrickson Dominate 1200 for 2nd season win!
Steven Hendrickson was the dominate for in the 1200’s tonight leading all 25 laps to pick-up his 2nd career 1200 win. Just so happens major car sponsor Robinson & Cole Attorney’s celebrated sponsorship night at the track.  Hard charger: Braydon Planko seven positions gained.
Kasey Kahne Jr driver Eli Schmidt picked-up his 3rd win at Deming this season. Eli won from the front row, Isaac Abenroth tried to close the gap in the late stages, to little too late. Lynden Lebendynski, Ashleigh Johnson, and Jaden Thomas rounded out the top five.
600 Restricted driver Jacob Brown scored his four victory of the year. It was a classic dual between last week’s winner Rachel Westmoreland finishing 2nd and Brown. Point leader Derrick Moss, Braydon Planko, & Hannah Lindquist completed the top five.

Reece Goetz scored his 3rd victory in the SpeedMart / Hoosier 600’s. The early going has a classic dual with youngster’s Goetz and eventual 3rd place finisher Liam Ryan against the seasoned veteran Brock Lemley 2nd place finish. Goetz and Lemley traded bumper plating and tire rubber when Lemley passed Goetz on lap 14, unfortunately for Lemley a yellow flag negated the pass and Goetz was back in the lead. Goetz closed out the next 11 laps without another serious challenge.

 

Young Couple Wins Big at Deming Speedway

The Boyfriend / Girlfriend tandem of Rachel Westmoreland and Reece Goetz were big winners on Les Schwab night at Deming Speedway. Westmoreland won her first career feature in the 600 Restricted division while Goetz returned to victory lane in the 600 Open class. Other feature winners included Brock Lemley in the 1200s and Ashleigh Johnson in the Junior Sprints.

Westmoreland’s quest for her first Deming Speedway victory finally ended on Friday night, as the young lady passed Seth Cooper on the inside of turn two on lap 10 en route to her first career win at the 1/6 mile clay oval. Westmoreland held off Derrick Moss and Austin Sheridan to score the victory. Moss set quick time. Hannah Lindquist, Cooper and Alden Ostrom won the heats.

Former Clay Cup champion Reece Goetz shook off the rust that plagued him over last week’s Clay Cup and returned to his championship form, dominating all 25 laps of the Speedmart Hoosier 600 Open main event. Dustin O’Brien set quick time and ran second, with Brock Lemley taking third. Heat wins went to Lemley, Brandon Turner and Liam Ryan.

5 time Clay Cup Champion is on a roll in the 1200 division after leading all 25 laps of the A Feature. Lemley also set quick time. Aaron Fell made a late run on Brock but had to settle for second. Jared Gunderson was third. Heat wins went to Steven Hendrickson and Derek Holmwood.

Ashleigh Johnson gave her mom quite the birthday gift by winning her fourth feature of the year in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints. Isaac Abenroth finished one position out of a clean sweep, taking second after setting a new track record and winning his heat. Eli Schmidt was third and Sawyer Sorgenfrei won the other heatt.

Faccinto and Lemley Win Clay Cup 2011

7/23/11

The 28th annual Clay Cup Nationals finished off Saturday night at Deming Speedway with one young man scoring the biggest win of his career and a veteran racer pulling in his 5th Clay Cup win.

In the 600 division, Fresno California native Michael Faccinto picked up the biggest victory of his relatively short open wheel career, picking up a cool $7,500 by winning the A Feature at Saturday night’s Clay Cup. Faccinto led every lap in his #15 Pace, running all 40 laps with little challenge from a loaded field. Brock Lemley finished off his Clay Cup weekend with a second place finish in the #10 PMP. Eight time Clay Cup champion Stan Yockey came from ninth place to pick up third in the #7 PMP. Faccinto also pocketed $250 from Duinkerken Farms after winning the match race. Joe Constance won the D Main. Kiwi Alexander won the C. Landon Hurst topped the B Main.

Brock Lemley picked up his 5th Clay Cup win in the past eight years with a wire to wire 40 lap feature win in the 1200 division, pocketing $5,000 for his efforts in his #10 DLH. Liam Ryan finished off a fantastic weekend with a second place in his #87 Henchcraft. Liam also won $250 for winning the match race, courtesy Duinkerken Farms. Aaron Fell fell back to 5th early but worked his way back forward for a third place finish in the #15 XXX.

Record crowds and internet listenership made for an incredibly successful weekend at Deming Speedway. The track staff and management would like to thank the fans, racers and crews who worked so hard to make Clay Cup 2011 so enjoyable!

FINAL 600 POINTS

Pos.	No.	Name	Total Points
1	15	Michael Faccinto	717
2	71	Dustin O'Brien	712
3	10	Brock Lemley	707
4	96t	JR Thomas	702
5	29x	Austin Stone	695
6	79	Heath Duinkerken	694
7	37	Matt Peterson	694
8	12s	Hayden Schmidt	692
9	7	Stan Yockey	691
10	11C	Chad Sinner	687
11	47	Derek Torkelson	684
12	40	Madison Hess	683
13	F1	Brandon Benson	682
14	23	Jacob Brown	680
15	29	Brandon Turner	680
16	179	Landon Hurst	679
17	76	Chase Schmidt	679
18	N8	Nate Vaughn	678
19	13H	Brad Hannum	678
20	17	Derek Holmwood	677
21	21B	Dylan Black	676
22	87	Liam Ryan	674
23	38	Alex Gauthier	673
24	00	Brayden Planko	671
25	21	Phil Schemenauer	671
26	10L	Jason Bloodgood	671
27	29J	Dougie James	671
28	37s	Jake Benson	668
29	56k	Kelly Mauck	666
30	9	Reece Goetz	666
31	8	Dean Alexander	663
32	33s	Lance Sargent	660
33	12a	Spud Allen	658
34	C17	Cory  Samuelson	649
35	88	Koen Shaw	645
36	19	Shaun Holtorf	642
37	7c	Cody Broullett	638
38	6k	Kyle Oman	635
39	1	Austin Sheridan	634
40	90	Greg Hamilton	631
41	00x	Ryan Fischer	631
42	10W	Jesse Whitney	630
43	4v	Mike Volbrecht	627
44	1w	Eric Turner	625
45	41	Tyler Thompson	612
46	45	Jerrod Saddler	610
47	78	Joe Constance	603
48	5d	Annie DeRemer	600
49	21p	Robbie Price	597
50	17s	Steven Hendrickson	596
51	11	Larry Jenne	596
52	18E	Jon Engler	596
53	5R	Sean Ramey	591
54	17x	Kevin Wilkinson	582

FINAL 1200 POINTS

Pos	No.	Name	Total Points
1	87	Liam Ryan	715
2	10	Brock Lemley	713
3	15	Aaron Fell	711
4	7	Jared Gundersen	701
5	11m	Dwayne Mackey	701
6	13	Steven Hendrickson	696
7	10s	Forest Metcalfe	694
8	9	Clennon Holloway	693
9	29	Eric Turner	692
10	6	Jason Bloodgood	692
11	15W	Tom Waggoner	687
12	17	Derek  Holmwood	686
13	11	Brad Davison	685
14	22	Eric Drake	684
15	09	Tyson Cross	684
16	98K	Makenzi Thomas	675
17	19	Randy Price	673
18	16z	Zack Keefe	666
19	21	Ryan Cully	664

 

Planko and Cross Win Clay Cup Prelim

Features at Deming Speedway

7/22/11

Two more first time winners graced victory lane on preliminary night number two of the 28th Annual Clay Cup Nationals. In the 600 division, Brayden Planko picked up his first open class win. In the 1200 class, Tyson Cross led all 30 laps en route to his first 1200 win.

Brayden Planko led all 30 laps of the 600 feature en route to his first open division victory at Deming Speedway. From his pole position, Planko rocketed out to an early advantage which he maintained for the duration of the feature. Multiple time Clay Cup champion Stan Yockey was second and Madison Hess finished third. Heat race wins went to Yockey, Brock Lemley, Phil Schemenauer, Hess, Heath Duinkerken and Brandon Benson. Michael Faccinto was fast time. Shaun Holtorf won the C Main and Chase Schmidt topped the B feature.

Tyson Cross completed a 12 year journey back to victory lane at Deming Speedway on Friday night with a 30 lap wire to wire win in the 1200 class. Tyson led every lap from the pole in what was his first victory since season championship night at Skagit Speedway in 1999. Eric Turner took second and Eric Drake was third. Jared Gunderson set quick time. Steven Hendrickson, Tom Waggoner and Clennon Holloway won heat races.

Liam Ryan and Brock Lemley will start on the front row for Saturday night’s 1200 A Feature. At the conclusion of 40 laps, the victor will take home $5,000. In the 600 division, In the 600 division, Michael Faccinto and Dustin O’Brien will go side by side to start the 40 lap, $7,500 to win main event.

If you cannot join us live, be sure to tune in to the live webcast 100% free of charge at http://www.demingspeedway.com. Gates open at 5p with racing kicking off at 7p.

600 Points as of July 21st

Pos.	No.	Name	Total Points
1	15	Michael Faccinto	717
2	71	Dustin O'Brien	711
3	10	Brock Lemley	707
4	79	Heath Duinkerken	692
5	12s	Hayden Schmidt	692
6	47	Derek Torkelson	684
7	23	Jacob Brown	680
8	179	Landon Hurst	679
9	76	Chase Schmidt	679
10	N8	Nate Vaughn	678
11	13H	Brad Hannum	678
12	17	Derek Holmwood	677
13	96t	JR Thomas	676
14	38	Alex Gauthier	673
15	F1	Brandon Benson	673
16	40	Madison Hess	672
17	00	Brayden Planko	671
18	21	Phil Schemenauer	671
19	87	Liam Ryan	668
20	37s	Jake Benson	668
21	56k	Kelly Mauck	666
22	11C	Chad Sinner	663
23	33s	Lance Sargent	660
24	12a	Spud Allen	658
25	7	Stan Yockey	656
26	29x	Austin Stone	646
27	88	Koen Shaw	645
28	19	Shaun Holtorf	642
29	9	Reece Goetz	641
30	8	Dean Alexander	640
31	6k	Kyle Oman	635
32	29J	Dougie James	634
33	1	Austin Sheridan	634
34	C17	Cory  Samuelson	631
35	90	Greg Hamilton	631
36	29	Brandon Turner	625
37	21B	Dylan Black	610
38	1w	Eric Turner	608
39	37	Matt Peterson	606
40	4v	Mike Volbrecht	603
41	00x	Ryan Fischer	603
42	21p	Robbie Price	597
43	17s	Steven Hendrickson	596
44	78	Joe Constance	596
45	41	Tyler Thompson	595
46	5R	Sean Ramey	591
47	5d	Annie DeRemer	589
48	45	Jerrod Saddler	588
49	7c	Cody Broullett	586
50	17x	Kevin Wilkinson	582
51	10L	Jason Bloodgood	580
52	11	Larry Jenne	384
53	10W	Jesse Whitney	348
54	18E	Jon Engler	248

1200 Points as of July 21st

Pos	No.	Name	Total Points
1	87	Liam Ryan	715
2	10	Brock Lemley	713
3	15	Aaron Fell	711
4	7	Jared Gundersen	701
5	11m	Dwayne Mackey	701
6	13	Steven Hendrickson	696
7	9	Clennon Holloway	693
8	29	Eric Turner	692
9	15w	Tom Waggoner	687
10	09	Tyson Cross	683
11	6	Jason Bloodgood	681
12	22	Eric Drake	681
13	10s	Forest Metcalfe	677
14	17	Derek  Holmwood	675
15	98K	Makenzi Thomas	675
16	19	Randy Price	673
17	11	Brad Davison	668
18	16z	Zack Keefe	666
19	21	Ryan Cully	664

 

Hannum Tops 54 Car 600 Field on Night One of Clay Cup Nationals at Deming Speedway: Ryan Wins First Career 1200 Main

7/21/11

Two youngsters picked up main event wins on Preliminary night #1 of the 2011 Clay Cup Nationals at Deming Speedway. Brad Hannum bested the 54 car field in the 600 division and Liam Ryan took his first career 1200 win with a late race pass.

In the 600 class, Brad Hannum and Phil Schemenauer waged an epic war for thirty laps in the A Main. With Schemenauer bird dogging him around the track in the low groove, Hannum had his right rear tire virtually scraping the clay off the fence for the first 24 laps of the 30 lap A Main. Following a red flag for Derek Torkelson, the Hannum crew made a strategic call on their setup, altering their car to roll the bottom during the open red. The move paid off for Brad, as on the restart, he pinned Schemenauer behind him and blocked his groove en route to picking up his first Deming Speedway win in the Pace Chassis #13h. Michael Faccinto raced from deep in the field to pickup second place in the last few laps. Schemenauer was the lone Washingtonian on the podium as the Stanwood native took third. Torkelson was the fast time qualifier on the night. Heat race wins went to Nate Vaughn, Jacob Brown, JR Thomas, Faccinto, Derek Holmwood and Lance Sargent. Brandon Turner won the C feature and Heath Duinkerken won the B.

Liam Ryan put on quite the show in the 1200 class, completing his run from 17th to the front on lap 28 with a low pass on Eric Turner entering turn three. The Langley, BC native and his crew nailed the setup and Liam drove away from Turner to pick up his first win in the 1200 division on the Thursday preliminary night of the 28th annual Clay Cup Nationals. Turner would hang on to second and Duane Mackey picked up third. Aaron Fell set quick time on the night and heat race wins went to Clennon Holloway, Steven Hendrickson and Tyson Cross.

Michael Faccinto was the top point scorer on night one in the 600 class, followed by Dustin O’Brien, Brock Lemley, Heath Duinkerken and Hayden Schmidt. In the 1200s, Liam Ryan scored the best on night one followed by Brock Lemley, Aaron Fell, Duane Mackey and Jared Gunderson.

Night two of the 28th annual Clay Cup Nationals kicks off on Friday night at Deming Speedway, with the gates opening at 5pm, Time Trials at 6p and Racing at 7p. If you can’t make it to the track, listen to the live call of the races 100% free of charge online at www.demingspeedway.com.

 

 

Lemley Wins 3rd Straight 600 Main at Deming Speedway

7/8/11

The Brock Lemley – Brian Andrews connection is absolutely on fire at Deming Speedway, as Brock piloted Brian’s car to a clean sweep and his third straight win in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 division. Other feature winners included Tom Waggoner, Jacob Brown and Jake Helsel.

After sweeping through the main event action the previous weekend, Lemley picked right back up where he left off in the Hoosier Speedmart 600s, setting quick time, winning his heat race and leading all 25 laps of the main event despite heavy traffic over the back third of the race. Dustin O’Brien ran second and Phil Schemenauer was third. Cory Samuelson won the b feature. Other heat wins went to O’Brien, Schemenauer and Hayden Schmidt.

Tom Waggoner had things on cruise control in the 1200 division up until the very last laps. Waggoner led every lap until a late race restart gave Lemley a chance to possibly pull off another double winning night. On the lap 23 restart, Lemley pulled up dead even with Tom on the inside of turn two, but Waggoner found a little extra go juice up on the top side to clear Brock and set sail for the victory. Lemley finished second and Liam Ryan was third. Lemley set quick time. Heat wins went to Aaron Fell, Tyson Cross and Eric Turner.

Jacob Brown is now a three time winner at Deming Speedway in the 600 restricted division. Brown passed Hannah Lindquist on lap two and then held off all comers for the win in a caution filled main event that was shortened by one lap due to time. Derrick Moss was second and Brayden Planko recovered from an early race caution to take third. Moss was quick time. Heat wins went to Kelsey Carpenter, Spencer Constance and Brown.

Jake Helsel won his first career Deming Speedway feature by leading every lap of the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint main event. Isaac Abenroth closed the gap late to finish second and Ashleigh Johnson, whose three race win streak came to an end, took a trophy for third. Ashleigh also set quick time. Heat wins went to Robie Price and Helsel.

 

Lemley Does the Double at Deming Speedway

7/1/11

Brock Lemley visited victory lane twice this past Friday night at Deming Speedway on Pepsi Night. Lemley ended up bringing home trophies in both the 1200 and Speedmart Hoosier 600 division. Jacob Brown won for the second time in the 600 restricted class. Ashleigh Johnson won for the second week in a row in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints.

Driving the Brian Andrews #10 in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 class, Lemley’s win in the 600 division came via a huge slingshot move around then race leader Kelly Mauck in turns one and two on lap 14. Lemley would then streak away from the field for the victory, followed by JR Thomas and Mauck. Dustin O’Brien was quick time. Brandon Turner won the B feature. Heat wins went to Spud Allen, Alex Gauthier, Hayden Schmidt and Lance Sargent.

In the 1200 class, it was Aaron Fell’s race to lose until a lapped car spun in front of him on lap 20, collecting Aaron with him. This handed the lead to Brock who held on to collect the first of his two wins on the night. He was followed to the final flag by Jared Gunderson and Brad Davison. Brock set quick time. Liam Ryan and Brandon Benson won the heats.

Jacob Brown found himself at the right place at the right time in the 600 restricted division, as he was handed the lead following Derrick Moss’ dust up with a lapped car. Brown led from lap 14 to the checkered on lap 25, followed by Austin Sheridan and Ashley Thompson, who came from 14th to take third. Sheridan set quick time and heat wins went to Hannah Lindquist, Moss, and Brandee Wood.

Ashleigh Johnson continued the #0 car tear in the northwest, winning the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint main for the second straight week. Ashleigh got by JJ Thomas on lap nine to take the win, followed to the line by Thomas and Jake Helsel. Eli Schmidt was the quick qualifier. Johnson and Thomas won the heats.

 

Fell and Ryan Return to Victory Lane at Deming Speedway

6/24/11

Les Schwab Night at Deming Speedway fond two drivers who had visited victory lane many times over the course of 2010 return to winner’s circle for the first in 2011. Liam Ryan and Aaron Fell both won for the first time on the year in the 600 and 1200 division respectively. Austin Sheridan took his first career win in the 600 restricted class and Ashleigh Johnson won for the first time on the year in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints.

Aaron Fell pulled off the ever elusive clean sweep in the 1200 class. After rolling an eight for the invert, Aaron methodically worked his way forward until he was right on the rear nerf of race leader Brad Davison. On a lap 18 restart, Fell found traction on the inside of turn one, blasting by Davison coming through turn two to assume the lead and take his first win of the season. Aaron also set quick time and won his heat race. Davison hung on for second and Brock Lemley was third. Other heat winners were Davison and Austen Wheatley.

Liam Ryan practically made his home in victory lane last year. The reigning 600 restricted class champion chose to concentrate his efforts on the 600 and 1200 divisions. On this particular Friday night, Ryan made his return to victory lane by winning his first career main in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 class. Liam took the lead on lap nine from Brandon Turner, as he found traction on the bottom of the track that shot him past Turner going through turn two. Chase Schmidt ran second and Turner was third. Heat wins went to Ryan, Brock Lemley, Larry Jenne and Spud Allen. Dustin O’Brien set quick time. Alex Gauthier won the B main.

Austin Sheridan ran an almost picture perfect race as he wired the field for his career win in the 600 restricted class. Sheridan led all 25 laps of the feature with little challenge. Derrick Moss was second and Rachel Westmoreland came home third. Sheridan was your quick time on the night. Moss and Westmoreland won the heat races.

It’s been a good week to drive number zero cars in the Pacific Northwest. Following in the path blazed by her hero, Jonathan Allard, Ashleigh Johnson took the #0 Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint to victory lane on Friday night in a wire to wire 15 lap victory. Eli Schmidt was second and Robie Price was third. Heat wins went to Price and Isaac Abenroth. Schmidt set quick time.

Mauck Returns to Victory Lane at Deming Speedway

6/10/11

Northwest Propane Night at Deming Speedway saw Kelly Mauck return to victory lane after a two year absence. Other main event winners included Steven Hendrickson, Spencer Constance and Lynden Lebedinski.

Kelly Mauck found redemption on Friday night in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 division. After visiting victory lane once early in his career, Mauck has been striving to hold the big trophy and big check at the end of the night. That night came this week, as Kelly claimed the lead on lap three then endured a stop-start-stop-start spin fest in the middle of the main to claim his second career victory. Shaun Holtorf was second and Brandon Turner took third. Turner, JR Thomas, Spud Allen and Dougie James took heat race wins. Brock Lemley set quick time.

Steven Hendrickson dominated the 1200 main event as he visited victory lane for the first time in 2011. Hendrickson planted his right rear tired firmly against the cushion and rode around second place finisher Eric Turner to take the lead on lap two and lead the rest with little challenge. Jason Bloodgood finished third. Derek Holmwood, Eric Turner and Clennon Holloway won the heats. Aaron Fell was quick time.

Spencer Constance found victory lane in the 600 Restricted division, but he had to work hard to secure the win. Coming to the white flag, Derrick Moss had made his way up from his eighth place starting position and maneuvered his way to the inside of Spencer coming off of turn four. The two cars made contact down the front straight away, with both drivers doing their best not to spin ad stop on the track. Constance managed to straighten his car while Moss came to a stop. On the restart, Spencer held off Hannah Lindquist and Alden Ostrom to take his first win in the class. Rachel Westmoreland, Kyle Mitchell and Travis Carpenter won the heat races and Derrick Moss was the fast qualifier.

Lynden Lebedinski won his second feature in a row in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint division. Lynden acquired the lead on lap two after early race leader Isaac Abenroth flipped wildly into turn one. From there, Lynden held off a strong challenge from JJ Thomas to take the win, his second straight. Darius Walker rounded out the podium in third. Isaac Abenroth and Ashleigh Johnson were heat race winners. Eli Schmidt set quick time.

 

Bloodgood Wins 3rd 1200 Feature

Conoco Phillips Night at Deming Speedway saw Mother Nature finally acquiesce to racing conditions, as temperatures during the day led to a fast wide and smooth racetrack that left the drivers and fans excited. Jason Bloodgood highlighted the night with a wire to wire win in the 1200s, his third of the year. Other divisions were won by first time winners in their respective classes, with Brandon Turner, Kyle Mitchell and Lynden Lebedinski taking victories.

Jason Bloodgood led all 25 laps of the 1200 division main event to take his third win of the year. Jason beat brother-in-law Brock Lemley into turn one and never looked back, with only lapped traffic closing the distance between him and Brock. Derek Holmwood ended up third. Tom Waggoner, Frosty Metcalfe and Duane Mackey were heat winners. Brock Lemley set fast time.

Brandon Turner led all 25 laps of the Speedmart Hoosier 600 main event. Turner led off the initial start and planted his right rear on the cushion immediately, daring anyone to drive underneath him if they could. Brock Lemley challenged low over the middle portion of the race, but could never find the drive off of four to pull ahead. In the end it was Turner visiting victory lane for the first time in the 600 division, followed by Lemley and JR Thomas. Dustin O’Brien was quick time and won his heat. Other heat winners were Hayden Schmidt, Chase Schmidt and Lemley.

Kyle Mitchell found the slick surface to his liking in the 600 Restricted main event. Mitchell passed Nate Vaughn on lap 3 to take the lead, then streaked away from the field to win his first 600 Restricted win at Deming Speedway. Rachel Westmoreland was second and Jacob Brown third. Heats wins went to Brown, Vaughn and Westmoreland. Hannah Lindquist was quick time.

Lynden Lebedinski almost led every lap of the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint main event en route to his first visit to victory lane at Deming Speedway. Lebedinski battled his way around Tyson Lemley for the lead on lap two then held of JJ Thomas and Isaac Abenroth for the victory. Heat races were won by Eli Schmidt and Jesse Schlotfeldt. Isaac Abenroth was quick time.

Abenroth and Handlos Beat Mother Nature at Deming Speedway

5/27/11

Two of the four scheduled features were completed on Les Schwab night at Deming Speedway before Mother Nature roared to life, bringing a torrential downpour that would end the evening’s festivities prematurely.

Zach Handlos made his Deming Speedway debut a memorable one as he won the rain shortened A Feature. Handlos led all 17 laps of the main under pressure from Kyle Mitchell. Mitchell had a shot at Handlos late, but made contact late, spinning his car to a stop. The yellow flag was enough to cause a stoppage of the race, as the surface was lost at that point.

Isaac Abenroth led all 15 laps of the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint main event to take home his 4th main event win of the year. Eli Schmidt was second and Lynden Lebedinski was third.

 

Schemenauer Leads Wire to Wire

Little Caesars and Coors Light night at Deming Speedway ended with Phil Schemenauer leading all 25 laps of the Speedmart Hoosier 600 main event. Other feature winners included Brock Lemley, Derrick Moss and Eli Schmidt.

It was a herky jerky start to the Speedmart Hoosier 600 A Feature, but when the cars finally made successive laps, it was Stanwood’s Phil Schemenauer taking the top honors after leading all 25 circuits. Phil was not without challenge however, as both Brandon Turner and JR Thomas pushed him throughout the race, with Thomas eventually finishing second and Larry Jenne taking third. Chase Schmidt was fast time on the night. Heat wins went to Schmidt, Jenne, Kelly Mauck and Derek Torkelson. Liam Ryan won the B Feature. Derek Homwood was the hard charger of the night.

Brock Lemley was in victory lane for the third straight week at Deming Speedway, but this time, he did it in the 1200 division. After chasing Brad Davison for the first 20 laps of the main, Brock saw a lane off the inside of turn 4 coming at the close of the 20th lap. Davison made a move for the same spot and contact ensued, ending with Davison crashing into the inside retaining wall, ending his night. Brock would lead the final 5 laps to pick up his first win in his 1200. “That’s not how I want to win races, I apologize to Brad”, said the gracious victor in post race interviews. The victory completed a clean sweep for Brock, who set quick time and won his heat race. Frosty Metcalfe passed Tom Waggoner in the final corner to take second. Tyson Cross and Liam Ryan won the other heat races. Ryan Cully was the hard charger.

Derrick Moss has been the man to beat in the 600 Restricted class, as he won his third feature of the year and picked up a hard charger award in the process. Starting in eighth, Moss worked his way forward through the field and passed Nate Vaughn on lap 17 to take the lead and eventual feature win. Brayden Planko followed up his win from last week with a second place showing. Vaughn finished third. Moss set quick time. Vaughn, Jacob Brown and Kayla Urqhart won the heats.

Eli Schmidt won for the second time this season in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints, leading all 15 laps of the feature. Ashleigh Johnson rebounded from a crash last week to finish second. Isaac Abenroth was quick time and finished third. On the whole, the night was dominated by the three podium drivers, with Schmidt and Johnson winning the heat races as well. 

The Brock Lemley Show Wows Deming Crown

5/13/11

75 Mini Sprints invaded Deming Speedway’s 1/6 mile clay oval on EMD Construction / DK Diesel night and when all was said and done, multiple time track champion Brock Lemley left the large crowd speechless with stunning runs in both the 600 and 1200 divisions.

The Brock Lemley show finished the night off with a win in the Speedmart PMP 600 division. Starting from the pole, Brock went wheel to wheel with Liam Ryan until firmly taking the lead and streaking away on lap two. From there, Lemley sliced and diced his way through lapped cars like the SlapChop slices and dices onions on his way to the win. Dustin O’Brien took second and Ryan ended up third. Heat wins went to Hayden Schmidt, Robie Price, Larry Jenne and Cody Broulett. Brandon Turner was fast time. Derek Holmwood won the B Feature.

Jason Bloodgood has made the most of every opportunity he’s been shown in the 2011 campaign, winning his second wire to wire feature of the year in the 1200 division. Jason led all 25 laps with little challenge. Brock Lemley raced from eighth to finish second, along with setting quick time. Brad Davison finished a season best third. Heat race wins went to Bloodgood, Steven Hendrickson and Clennon Holloway.

Brayden Planko worked his tail off for his first feature win at Deming Speedway in the 600 Restricted class. Planko chased race leader Alden Ostrom around the super slick 1/6 mile clay oval, waiting for an opportunity to take the point. That opportunity came on lap 17, with Ostrom opening up the inside groove going into turn three. Planko seized the moment, diving hard inside Ostrom, forcing him into the slicker portion of the track and taking the lead for good as they came to the flag stand. Derrick Moss was second and Austin Sheridan third. Heat wins went to Ostrom, Jacob Brown and Rachel Westmoreland. Hannah Lindquist set quick time. Spencer Constance won the B main.

Isaac Abenroth won his third feature of the year out of four races in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints. After looking every which way for a path around early race leader Ashleigh Johnson, Isaac used a strong move around the outside of turn two to take the lead on lap four and the eventual win. Eli Schmidt was second and Johnson took third. Abenroth won a heat race, as did Lynden Lebedinski. Schmidt was quick time.

 

 

Gunderson Wires Field for First 1200 Win
4/29/11 
Deming, WA – Jared Gunderson won his first career 1200 feature on a night that ended in sprinkles at Deming Speedway. The racing gods smiled long enough to get the entire program in on Les Schwab night at the races. Other winners included Brock Lemley, Derrick Moss and Eli Schmidt.


“This was the best racecar I’ve ever driven” said a jubilant Jared Gunderson in victory lane after his first career feature win in the 1200 class. Gunderson led all 25 laps of the main event, enjoying a full straightaway lead for the majority of the contest. Aaron Fell took second and Eric Turner third. Heat race wins went to Brock Lemley and Jason Bloodgood. Fell set quick time.

Brock Lemley piloted an unfamiliar mount to victory lane, as he substituted in the Brian Andrews #10 in the Speedmart Hoosier 600 class. After winning his heat, Lemley led all 25 laps of the main event for his first win of 2011 and the second overall for the 10 car. The race was marred by a vicious late race wreck which saw the top wing of JR Thomas go flying over the turn one fence after contact with Dustin O’Brien. Both drivers walked away from the crash, but not after relinquishing the second and third place positions. Hayden Schmidt ended up taking second and Dougie James ran third. Other heat wins went to Phil Schemenauer, Greg Hamilton and Kelly Mauck. O’Brien was quick time.

 
Derrick Moss is now a two time winner on the year after racing his way to a hard fought win in the 600 Restricted class. Starting eighth, Moss scooted through the field and to second place, and then took the lead from Jacob Brown while mired in lapped traffic on lap 14. Moss ran aupway for the rest of the distance to take the win, his second in a row in the class. Brown ended up second and Austin Sheridan was third. Heat wins went to Nate Vaughn, Kyle Mitchell and Shaun Holtorf. Ashley Thompson won the B feature and Moss was quick time.
 
Eli Schmidt ended the early season dominance of Isaac Abenroth in the Kasey Kashne Junior Sprints. Eli led every lap of the 15 lap feature to score his first Deming Speedway victory, holding off Isaac over the last three laps to score the win. Schmidt was followed to the line by Abenroth in second and Sawyer Sorgenfrei who picked up his third straight third place finish. Ashleigh Johnson set quick time. Lynden Lebedinski and Schmidt won heats.

The gates open at five pm next Friday for Little Caesars night at the track, featuring all four classes in action. For ticket information or driving directions, visit http://www.demingspeedway.com

Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints

Fast Time – Ashleigh Johnson 13.188

Heat 1 – Lynden Lebedinski, Johnson, JJ Thomas, Sawyer Sorgenfrie, Jesse Schlotfeldt, Dale Booth Jr

Heat 2 – Eli Schmidt, Isaac Abenroth, Darius Walker, Sara Haling, Tyson Lemley, Ashton Dial

Main – Eli Schmidt, Abenroth, Sorgenfrei, Thomas, Johnson, Lebedinski, Walker, Schlotfeldt, Booth Jr, Haling, Lemley, Dial

Lap Leaders – Schmidt 1-15

600 Restricted

Fast Time – Derrick Moss 10.983

Heat 1 – Nate Vaughn, Jacob Brown, Hannah Lindquist, Moss, Kayla Urqhart, Carl Graham, Ian Humphries

Heat 2 – Kyle Mitchell, Robie Price, Austin Sheridan, Rachel Westmoreland, Wyatt Gardner, Dylan Resch

Heat 3 – Shaun Holtorf, Tristin Thomas, Nikki Ramey, Alden Ostrom, Ashley Thompson, Spencer Constance

B Main – Ashley Thompson, Graham, Gardner, Resch, Constance, Urqhart, Humphries

A Main – Derrick Moss, Brown, Sheridan, Westmoreland, Ramey, Lindquist, Price, Thompson, Thomas, Holtorf, Vaughn, Ostrom, Graham, Mitchell, Resch, Gardner

Lap Leaders – Mitchell 1 Brown 2-13 Moss 14-25

1200

Fast Time – Aaron Fell 10.096

Heat 1 – Brock Lemley, Frosty Metcalfe, Fell, Jared Gunderson, Ryan Cully, Randy Price, Brandon Benson, Keefe

Heat 2 – Jason Bloodgood, Brad Davison, Eric Turner, Clennon Holloway, Tyson Cross, Liam Ryan, Ed Luke

Main – Jared Gunderson, Fell, Turner, Davison, Lemley, Cross, Metcalfe, Bloodgood, Benson, Holloway, Cully, Ryan, Luke, Keefe, Price

Lap Leaders – Gunderson 1-25

 

Speedmart Hoosier 600 Open

Fast Time – Dustin O’Brien 10.188

Heat 1 – Phil Schemenauer, O’Brien, Hayden Schmidt, Cory Samuelson, Derek Holmwood, Liam Ryan

Heat 2 – Brock Lemley, Jerrod Saddler, JR Thomas, Alex Gauthier, Dale Schmidt

Heat 3 – Greg Hamilton, Brandon Turner, Spud Allen, Derek Torkelson, Tayler Dougherty

Heat 4 – Kelly Mauck, Madison Hess, Dougie James, Shaun Holtorf, Robie Price

A Main – Brock Lemley, H Schmidt, James, Mauck, Schemenauer, Hess, Holmwood, Price, Gauthier, Turner, Holtorf, D Schmidt, Torkelson, Samuelson, Allen, Ryan, Thomas, O’Brien, Hamilton, Saddler, Dougherty

Lap Leaders – Lemley 1-25

Veterans Again Top Action at Deming Speedway

Veterans of their respective divisions again topped racing action at Deming Speedway on A-1 Welding / Yeagers Sporting Goods night at Deming Speedway. Defending Clay Cup champion Reece Goetz took the 600 win, Jason Bloodgood led all 25 laps of the 1200 main, Derrick Moss found his way back to victory lane in the 600 restricted main after a long absence and Isaac Abenroth won for the second straight week in the Junior Sprints.

In the Speedmart Hoosier 600 Open class, Reece Goetz interrupted what appeared to be a Dustin O’Brien domination in the main event, as Goetz worked his way through the field into second place early in the feature, then found room on the inside of turn three on the 12th lap to take the lead. After navigating some hairy lapped traffic late, Goetz held on to collect the win, his first of the season. O’Brien was second and JR Thomas third. Heat wins went to Brandon Turner, Spud Allen, Cory Samuelson and Hayden Schmidt. O’Brien set quick time. Kelly Mauck won the B Feature.

An early season win was exactly what Jason Bloodgood needed to erase the memories of an ugly 2010. Jason parlayed his front row starting spot to a wire to wire 25 lap victory, only undertaking serious challenge during the late laps when traffic came into play. Eric Drake piloted Forest Metcalfe’s ride into second place with Steven Hendrickson taking third. Aaron Fell was quick time. Heat wins went to Drake, Brad Davison and Bloodgood.

After a year layoff, Derrick Moss found his way to Deming Speedway’s victory lane again as he passed Hannah Lindquist to take the lead and the eventual win on lap 18 in the 600 Restricted class. For Moss, it was his first W since 2009. Lindquist finished a career best second with Alden Ostrom taking a career best third. Austin Sheridan was quick time. Heat wins went to Lindquist, Brayden Planko, Seth Cooper and Ostrom. Nikki Ramey won the B Feature.

Two weeks equaled two wins for Isaac Abenroth. After starting sixth, Abenroth stormed his way to the front and found his way inside race leader JJ Thomas on lap seven to take the lead and the win, his second in a row in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints. Thomas took second and Sawyer Sorgenfrei was third. Abenroth set quick time and won his heat as well, giving him a clean sweep of the night. Eli Schmidt won the second heat race.

Deming, Acme, Kendall and Maple Falls residents will receive 50% off admission next week at Deming Speedway for Les Schwab night. Gates open at five with racing at seven. For ticket information or driving directions, visit www.demingspeedway.com

 

Veterans Dominate Deming

Speedway Season Opener

4/8/2011

Deming, WA – Four division veterans came away with main event wins on the opening night of 2011 at Deming Speedway sponsored by Diehl Ford. Kyle Johnson, Eric Turner, Jacob Brown and Isaac Abenroth were victorious on a cold but clear night in the Pacific NW.

Kyle Johnson pulled off the elusive clean sweep in the Speedmart / Hoosier Tire 600 division. After setting quick time and winning his heat, Johnson rapidly raced his way forward from his fourth place starting position in the feature, working up to second place following a caution on lap six. On the ensuing restart, Johnson dove low underneath race leader JR Thomas in turn two to take the point, then held off a late race charge by O’Brien to finish off the clean sweep. O’Brien made up a ton of ground to claim second and Thomas was third. Heat race wins went to Johnson, Derek Holmwood, Larry Jenne and Phil Schemenauer. Hayden Schmidt won the B Main.

Eric Turner found pay dirt on night one in the 1200 division, using lapped traffic to his advantage in making a mid race pass for the win. After trailing Brad Davison the first thirteen laps, Turner found a hole in traffic on the high side of the track in turn three and burst through it to take the lead. Eric ran virtually unchallenged over the final eleven laps to take the win. Aaron Fell finished second and Brock Lemley took third after an early incident sent him to the pack of the pack. Turner set quick time. Erik Drake, Kyle Statema and Steven Hendrickson won the heats.

One of them racin’ deals marred the finish of a physical yet entertaining 600 Restricted main event.  With numerous cautions and red flags in the early going, the race was shortened to 14 laps, with Nate Vaughn leading the way on a lap 12, green-white-checkered restart. After coming to the white flag, Vaughn, who had lost his nosewing in an earlier incident, pushed up the track coming into turn three. Second place runner Jacob Brown saw his opportunity, diving hard to the inside of Vaughn as the two cars were wheel to wheel through the middle of the turn. As Vaughn went to hammer the gas, his fuel pump shorted out on him. Brown, expecting Vaughn to power through the high side of the track, let his car drift up a bit. Vaughn, without the power to run the high side, tried coming downward to shorten the corner and protect his lead. Physics dictates that only one car would be able to occupy the one spot on the track both were going for, and the resulting collision gave Brown the lead and the win and left Vaughn limping to the finish line for 11th. Brown, classy in victory lane, apologized for the incident and both drivers agreed post race that “it was just one of them deals”. Hannah Lindquist was credited with a second place finish and Robie Price took third. Vaughn was quick time. Brown won his heat race, as did Austin Sheridan and Derrick Moss.

Isaac Abenroth debuted a brand new motor in his Kasey Kahne Junior Sprint and the power was evident as he not only set quick time but won the A Feature as well by a large margin. Eli Schmidt took a career best second, with Sawyer Sorgenfrie taking third. Schmidt and Ashleigh Johnson won the heats.

All four classes are in action next Friday night at Deming Speedway, with Yeager’s Sporting Goods sponsoring race action. Gates open at 5p with opening ceremonies slated for 7p. Ticket information and driving directions are available online at www.demingspeedway.com

 

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