Longton wins wins second NW Tour race
June 7, 2009 by YH-R Sports
Much to the delight of his hometown fans, Mike Longton outraced a stellar field to capture this ASA Northwest Late Model Tour’s Better-All Auto Sales 125 Saturday night at Yakima Speedway.
Longton, who set the tone for the evening by posting the fast lap of 18.887 seconds in qualifying, won his second straight tour race.
The Moxee driver sat back in the pack for most of the race, finally taking the lead on lap 88. Gary Lewis reclaimed the lead after a restart following a yellow flag on lap 104, but Longton pushed back in front for good on lap 111.
Longton held on for a half second victory over Lewis. Joey Tanner finished third, with Brent Harris fourth, and Jason Fraser rounding out the top five.
In other racing Saturday, Mike Van Amburg led all 40 laps to win the R.J.’s Tire Factory Super Streets over Mike Easley, and Randy Marshall Jr. earned a three-in-a-row bonus for winning the Burger Ranch Sportsman main.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
ASA Northwest Late Model Tour
Fast time: Mike Longton 18.887. Dash: 1, Owen Riddle; 2, Longton; 3, Jason Fraser; 4, Pete Harding. Main (125 laps): 1, Mike Longton; 2, Gary Lewis; 3, Joey Tanner; 4, Kelly Mann; 5, Brent Harris; 6, Fraser; 7, Brad Stanwood; 8, Mark Sundberg; 9, Jared Vorse; 10, Josh Roberts; 11, Jay Sauls; 12, Harold Raczynski; 13, Erick Hargraves; 14, Allen Cress; 15, Amanda MacDonald; 16, Marty Wason; 17, Harding; 18, Riddle. Lap leaders: Vorse 1-2, Mann 3-20, Lewis 21-87, Longton 88-104, Lewis 105-110, Longton 111-125.
Super Streets
Fast time: Chet Beaman 21.599. B Dash: Mike Van Amburg, Andy Beaman, Ed St. Mary, Mike Saylors. A Dash: Tony Huffines, Gary Flammang, Zach Beaman, Beaman Sr. B Heat: Van Amburg, A. Beaman, Ben St. Mary, Billy Benge, Saylors. A Heat: Flammang, Dusty John, C. Beaman, Huffines, Z. Beaman. Main (40 laps): Mike Van Amburg, Mike Easley, Z. Beaman, C. Beaman Sr., John, Benge, Huffines, Flammang, St. Mary, Saylors, A. Beaman. Lap leaders: Van Amburg 1-40.
Sportsman
Fast time: Mel Patnode 23.255. B Dash: Kevin Taylor, Larry Norman, Don Klang, Terry Taylor. A Dash: Jeff Stevenson, Buck Noel Jr., Patnode, Randy Marshall Jr. B Heat: K. Taylor, Norman, Ed St. Mary, Jerry Walker Jr., Ron Morton. A Heat: Stevenson, Marshall Jr., Patnode, Reese Kastl, Thomas Benscoter Sr. Main (30 laps): Randy Marshall Jr., Stevenson, Patnode, Jesse Vincent, Kastl, Noel Jr., Benscoter Sr., K. Taylor, Walker Jr., Don Klang, St. Mary, T. Taylor, Morton, Norman. Lap leaders: Taylor 1-8, Marshall Jr. 9-30.
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