TOM MORIARITY TAKES THE DODGE 100 AT THE EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY

Source: ES Media Relations
Date: 07/27/2003

The Super Stocks Dodge 100 started with an eight-car invert. Scott Sarto was on the pole. Ron Fritzley was strong in the first 33 laps on the 3/8 oval but all eyes were on Jason Jefferson and Tom Moriarity. The two eased up through the invert to run side by side several laps in the second position. Moriarity passed Jefferson in Lap 22 but Jefferson was undaunted. He held the third position as Moriarity crept up on Fritzley. Moriarity got ahead of Fritzley on Lap 33 bringing cheers from the crowds. A yellow flag tightened up the field at Lap 40. The green saw Jefferson push ahead of Fritzley to take second while Moriarity shot ahead leaving everyone several car lengths behind. Lap 51 tightened the field again with another yellow flag to remove debris from the track but Moriarity walked away from Jefferson yet again. Roger Habich began seriously battling with Jefferson for the second position at Lap 80. Habich pulled ahead and held on. Jefferson remained persistent. Moriarity easily took the win.

After the race he commented, “We don’t need to change anything on the car from the 3/8 to the 5/8 ovals. The car likes both tracks.”

Habich was second, followed by Jefferson in third and Fritzley rounded out fourth. With this win, Moriarity cut the points gap between himself and points leader John Zaretzke from 37 points to a mere 7 points. Mechanical problems withdrew Zaretzke to the pits early in the race. He did not return to finish.

The Randy’s Ring & Pinion Bomber feature started with a 15 lap B Main. It was a battle of the Bills as Bill Eddy was dogged by Driver of the Week Bill Mann. No other serious contenders emerged allowing Eddy the win and sending both drivers up to compete in the 30 lap A Main. The A Main race started with chaos in turn one of Lap One. Craig Szweda hit Darin Stordahl bringing out the red flag. The red flag was back out at turn three of the same lap. Jason Fraser ended up in the wall and his car left on a hook. After a restart, John Burtsche came in with a strong lead. It was impossible to ignore the bumping and aggressive driving in the back of the field that lead to a three-car spin and another flag. Steve Ptacek took the lead with Naima Lang challenging. Duane Schosboek stayed in Lang’s rear view. Lang provided spectators with a fabulous finish as he battled past Ptacek on the last lap for the win at the line. Schosboek took third.

The NASCAR Mini Stock feature also required a restart. There was a melee in turn one. Dave Ramey grabbed a strong lead. Tony Blunkelman was in the second position while Michael Johnston stayed close behind. Johnston passed Blunkelman who soon lost position to Jaime Richardson. The final result had Dave Ramey take the trophy with Johnston in second, Richardson third and Ken Jorgensen fourth.

The FEAR B Main Super F8 feature was won by Theresa Houghtaling. Rod Griffin was second. Both drivers were able to compete in the Super F8 A Main feature. The A Main started with Wendi Boyd shooting ahead. She negotiated traffic well until contact at Lap 13 sent her back to the pits. Ricky Deitz took the lead and Pat Clark held second with Doug Delfel close behind. It looked good for Deitz until he got caught in traffic. Pat Clark of Marysville took the checkered flag with John Carlson second and Delfel third.

Geoff Chandler of Kirkland made the crowd gasp in Lap 1of the Xtreme Contact F8 feature. His car did a slow roll and ended up upside down bringing out the red flag and emergency crews. Chandler walked to the ambulance for a routine check as the tow truck worked to get his vehicle upright and get it off the track. The race was dominated by Steve Peters of Monroe who was driving Troy Simianer’s #16. Perry Huffman, who also had a strong race, took second and Nick Niesen followed in third.

After the race Peters commented with a grin, “Troy had to go to South Dakota and I got a chance to drive a really nice car. I’m used to old junkers.”

There were five dashes on Saturday night. Jason Jefferson of Yakima took the Super Stocks dash. The checkered flag for the Mini Stocks dash went to Ken Jorgensen. The Bomber dash was won by Steve Ptacek. Ricky Deitz of Arlington took the victory for the Super F8 dash while Perry Huffman of Everett won the Xtreme Contact F8 dash.

Next week, Saturday August 2 is the Hertz Equipment Rentals North American Big Rigs, Legends, Hornets and FEAR Super F8 and Xtreme Contact.

RESULTS

NASCAR Super Stocks
Fast Time: Jason Jefferson 17.17
Trophy Dash: Jason Jefferson, Shane Harding, Matt Murphy, Tom Moriarity
Dodge 100: Tom Moriarity, Roger Habich, Jason Jefferson, Ron Fritzley, Doug Davidson, Tom Matthew, Matt Murphy, Shane Harding, Kelly Mann, Joey Decker, Fred Hall, Kyle Cooley, Scott Sarto, Brice Christensen, John Zaretzke

NASCAR Bombers
Trophy Dash: Steve Ptacek, Mark Moulaison, Jason Fraser, Naima Lang
Heat 1: Duane Schosboek, Mark Moulaison, Dirk Kriswyk, Travis Blackwood
Heat 2: Naima Lang, Steve McElroy, Mike Ebling, Charles Davis
Heat 3: Jason Fraser, Steve Ptacek, Klye Cooley Craig Szweda
B-Main: Mike Miller, David Lamb, Clark Casey, Joe Thomas, Charles Brenner, Nikki Bristol
A-Main: Naima Lang, Steve Ptacek, Duane Schosboek, John Burtshe, Dirk Kruiswyk, Charles Davis, Bill Eddy, Bill Mann, Travis Blackwood, Kyle Cooley, Mike Ebling, Darrel Lutovsky, Mark Moulaison, Craig Szweda, Steve McElroy, Darin Stordahl, Chad Smith, Jason Fraser

NASCAR Mini Stock
Trophy Dash: Ken Jorgensen, Michael Johnston, Scott LaCross, Stacey Alseth
Heat 1: Ken Jorgensen, Scott LaCross, Jaime Richardson, Tony Bunklman
Heat 2: Michael Johnston, Stacey Alseth, Marty Marsolek, Bob Edwards
Main: Dave Ramey, Michael Johnston, Jaime Richardson, Ken Jorgensen, Scott LaCross, Tony Bunkleman, Stacey Alseth, Marty Marsolek, Bob Edwards, Donna Gentry

FEAR Super Figure 8
Trophy Dash: Ricky Deitz, John Carlson, Shane Sawin, Doug Delfel,
Heat 1: Teresa Houghtaling, Wendi Boyd, Tim Bergstrom, Brian Gunderson
Heat 2: Rich Groshong, Pat Clark, Steve Peters, Doug Wilkinson
B-Main: Teresa Houghtaling, Rod Griffith, Dale Larson, Jessica Wilkinson, Gordy Severson, #5, Joe Young Sr.
A-Main: Pat Clark, John Carlson, Doug Delfel, Shane Sawin, Harry Clements, Doug Wilkinson, Jerry Fundin, Ricky Deitz, Tony Crenshaw, Tim Bergstrom, Rod Griffith, Teresa Houghtaling, Brian Gunderson, Rich Groshong, Steve Peters, Wendi Boyd

FEAR Xtreme Contact Figure 8
Trophy Dash: Kim Huffman, Steve Woehl, Naoh Chandler, Steve Peters,
Heat 1: Gordy Severson, Adam Hinds, #34, Jason Holton
Heat 2: Steve Peters, Ben Raynes, Noah Chandler, Kim Huffman
Main: Steve Peters, Kim Huffman, Nick Niesen, Noah Chandler, Steve Woehl, Adam Hinds, #34, Matt Hanson, Jason Holton, Corey Gorrell, Julie Lindberg, Ben Raynes, Gordy Severson, Geoff Chandler

See Also .:

• Tom Moriarity Driver Card
• Evergreen Speedway (.375) Track Page

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