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The Rocky Mountain Pro
Stocks held their Championship night, Saturday September 17th,
at Mission Valley Speedway. Going into the night, the top three cars
were within 6 points of each other in the standings, so they weren’t
just racing for a win but also to become Class Champion with year-end
points. Chuck Morigeau and Brad Lee were tied for first with Jarred
Burland 6 points behind.
After
some problems in the pits before the races, and having to replace his
clutch, Jarred Burland came out and had fast time of the night with a
16.38. He was able to make up some ground in the points race as he came
out and won the first race of the night, the A heat. Morigeau was second
and RJ Olsen third. Heat B had Carl Nordberg in first until the last
lap, when Chuck Reese got under Nordberg and took the lead. Brad Lee was
having problems, finishing last and loosing position in the points.
Russ
Burland came out leading the first 4 laps of the B trophy dash but was
loose out of turn 4. He almost saved it, until second place Tracy
Burland got into the back of him. Russ spun across the finish line, but
avoided hitting the wall. Josh Burland restarted in first and was able
to get his first trophy of the year. The A Dash was a battle between
Morigeau and Jarred Burland, with Jarred now only trailing Morigeau by 4
points in the championship. Morigeau got the early lead, but Jarred was
gaining fast. It was a drag race to the finish line with Morigeau
winning by a couple of inches.
The
Pro Stock drivers were introduced by announcer Lynn Olsen before the
main, and each racer handed out signed hat to kids in the audience.
Tracy Burland opted to start in the back of the main, due to engine
problems and not wanting to cause any problems for the drivers that were
racing for the points. Tracy was only able to complete seven laps before
returning to the pits as to not cause any further engine damage.
On lap 23 Wade
Shepard was leading with Jarred right behind when Shepard’s axle broke
down the front stretch. Shepard spun and landed hard in the dirt on turn
one. Jarred also spun, but was able to get it back around and continue
with the race. Jarred then had the lead, but on the restart Morigeau got
into third and was moving up. After five laps on the restart, Dan Krahn
got loose on the back stretch spinning into the infield. Water got up
onto the track as he spun, causing Nordberg to spin also.
Everyone was racing
hard toward the end of the race, with Jarred Burland leading but
Morigeau right behind him. Morigeau tried a few times to get around
Burland, but didn’t have the position and during one of these tries
received a warning from the flagman.
With three laps to
go, Reese spun in turn 2, causing RJ Olsen and Krahn up into the dirt to
avoid. After one lap on the restart, Krahn got into Josh Burland causing
him to spin and Reese ended up hitting Josh. Krahn was black flagged for
rough driving and sent to the pits. Jarred had a good restart and was
able to get a little space between himself and Morigeau. Jarred took the
checkered followed by Morigeau and Nordberg.
Burland got the win
on the main, but was unable to pass Morigeau in the points. Morigeau won
the Class Championship by 3 points over 2004 champion Jarred Burland.
Brad Lee, who was tied in first at the start of the night finished third
in points, due to car trouble throughout the night. Trentin Conko and
Noah Fouty were happy to see Jarred get the win, as they had his hats
from the driver introductions and each won $25.
Big Sky Pro Racing
Association is planning its year-end banquet on October 8th.
For more information, go to
www.bigskyracing.net.
Results:
Fast time of the night: Jarred Burland 16.38
Heat A: #43 Jarred Burland, #8 Chuck
Morigeau, #26 RJ Olsen, #16 Josh Burland, #4 Wade Shepard, #33 Dan Krahn
Heat B: #5 Chuck Reese, #40 Carl Nordberg,
#7 Tracy Burland, #6 Russ Burland, #3 Brad Lee
Dash A: Chuck Morigeau, Jarred Burland, Carl
Nordberg, Chuck Reese
Dash B: Josh Burland, RJ Olsen, Russ Burland,
Tracy Burland
Main: Jarred Burland, Chuck Morigeau, Carl
Nordberg, Brad Lee, Josh Burland, Chuck Reese, RJ Olsen, Russ Burland,
Wade Shepard, Tracy Burland
Points: Chuck Morigeau 253 points, Jarred
Burland 250, Brad Lee 238, Chuck Reese 223, RJ Olsen 201, Tracy Burland
189, Josh Burland 164, Russ Burland 156, Carl Nordberg 153, Wade Shepard
150, Dan Krahn 61
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