Evans Wins ARCA West Late Model Race at Yakima

 Yakima, WA (September 1, 2007) – Garrett Evans won the ARCA West Q-Racing Late Model Challenge Series race at Yakima Speedway. Evans took the lead from point leader Gary Lewis early and cruised to his fourth win this season. Lewis finished second building his lead for the 2007 AW LMCS championship. Brent Harris made another podium visit with a strong third finish. 

Evans and Lewis are tied with four wins each and the record is five. With one race remaining in the 2007 season it will be down to the last race to see if a new AW LMCS season high five wins will be set.  

As Evans exited his car in winner’s circle he said, “I had a very good car.” Lewis said, “My car was good at the beginning and I thought that was too good to be true but was a handful at the end. Garrett (Evans) was just toying with us he was that good.” 

Evans set fast time and started sixth with the invert. It only took him X-laps to overtake Lewis for the lead.  

Lewis has built enough of a point lead over Jeff Jefferson that by just starting the 200 at Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval on September 15, will garner him a first AW LMCS championship to go along with his two NASCAR championships. 

Next up for the ARCA West Q-Racing Late Model Challenge Series will be on Saturday, September 15. The season finale will be on Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval’s .250-mile high-banked-oval. It will be the first time that AW LMCS will race for 200-laps. The race called the Wenatchee 200 will have a race break for fuel only no new tires. Management will be the key. 

Results of AW LMCS Late Models - Sea Galley '125'
Yakima Speedway (.500-mile) - Yakima, WA
September 1, 2007

Pos      Name                             Hometown      Nat/State        Laps
1          Garrett Evans                  E. Wenatchee   WA                  125
2          Gary Lewis                      Bothell              WA                  125
3          Brent Harris                     E. Wenatchee   WA                  125
4          Christian Roeder              Ephrata            WA                  125
5          Erick Hargraves               Yakima            WA                  125
6          Shelby Thompson            Spokane           WA                  125
7          Jason Fraser                    Snohomish        WA                  125
8          Scott Davis                      Kennewick       WA                  125
9          Josh Roberts                   Ephrata            WA                  124
10        Jeff Jefferson                   Yakima            WA                  124
11        Jack Mondor                   Wapato            WA                  124
12        Ryan Fischer                   Surrey              B.C.                 123
13        Mike Kenyon                  North Bend      WA                  123
14        Mark Sundberg               Seattle              WA                  120
15        Wes Rhodes                    Yelm                WA                  118
16        Don Cralle                       Edmonds          WA                  118
17        Mike Zamora                  Kennewick       WA                  117
18        Jarrod Crum                    Kennewick       WA                  117
19        Jason Hedrick                 Graham            WA                  104
20        Joe McNeil                     Sumner             WA                  84
21        Ron Bemis                       Yakima            WA                  84
22        Rick Hager                      Mt Lk Terrace WA                  83
23        Don Vickery                    Seattle              WA                  76
24        Jim Warn                         Aurora             OR                   62
25        Lon Werremeyer             Yakima            WA                  50
26        Pete Harding                   Surrey              BC                   50
27        Marty Wason                  Chelan              WA                  37
28        Scott Walker                   Prosser             WA                  19
29        Mike Obrist                     Portland           OR                   DNS

Fast Qualifier: Garrett Evans :18.831 seconds
Trophy Dashes: B-Dash: Lon Werremeyer; A-Dash: Mark Sundberg 

Scott Ellsworth
AW LMCS Media