Gunderson Wires Field for First 1200 Win

By Kaleb Hart

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 up to second place, and then took the lead from Jacob Brown while mired in lapped traffic on lap 14. Moss ran away 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 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