MORIARITY MAKES HISTORY AT THE EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY

Source: Evergreen Speedway Public Relations
Date: 09/14/2003

There was no doubt that the 75 lap Super Stock A Main was the focus of the evening. Defending track champion Tom Moriarity was poised to do what no driver in Evergreen Speedway history had done before: take eight Super Stock championships. The evening started in his favor. Moriarity was on the top of the point standings with a ten point buffer. He was put in a six car invert rather than a full. The driver pushed up from the sixth position into the second position by lap 8, chasing rival John Zaretzke of Maltby. Moriarity took the lead for himself on the first turn of lap 19 and started lapping slower cars by lap 23. He maintained a lead of several car lengths. Zaretzke held second position until a mishap in lap 53 finally allowed Shane Harding to get by. Roger Habich quickly slid into the third position. They did not hold those slots for long. Competition was fierce. Matt Murphy grabbed the second slot in the last part of the race and held on until the checkered flag. Kelly Mann was the unofficial third with Roger Habich and John Zaretzke rounding out the op five..

Nineteen cars started in the 35 lap Super F8 feature. Dale Larson got a good lead but was soon brought up short when a collision in the rear of the field brought out a red flag to clear debris from the track. Rick Shaver got by when the green flag came back out but Chuck Widdis flew up from behind to take the front. Shane Sawin started chasing Widdis and made the pass for the lead at lap 26. The intersection assisted Widdis in regaining the lead for a short while but Sawin prevailed and took the checkered flag. Widdis took second. Pat Clark had third and a hard charger award.

Perry Huffman went into the Xtreme Contact F8 feature with a 41 point lead in the standings. His season win was all but sealed. Jason Holton had a strong start but got tangled up in lap 2 as did Scott Betras who lost a tire, bringing out the red flag and a tow truck. Nick Niesen took the lead and held on to it till the end. He got nearly a full quarter track between himself and Merlin Cook who was chasing. Niesen took the checkered flag and Cook, who followed in second earned a hard charger award.

Dashes for the evening included NASCAR Super Stocks, Super F8s and Xtreme Contact F8s. The checkered flag for the Super Stocks dash went to Tom Moriarity at the line. Doug Davidson had been the leader throughout the dash until the last few car lengths. The Super F8 dash was won by John Cowboy Carlson. After an amazing start and the lead all the way, the Xtreme Contact F8 dash was won by Merlin Cook.

Although the season championships are over, the Saturday evening fun continues at the Evergreen Speedway. Next weekend, Sept. 20 and 21, is the Challenge Cup. See Late Models, Bombers and Sprint Cars battle it out both Saturday and Sunday. Our season finale is Sept. 27. The Speedway welcomes back Boat Races, Hornets, Bump to Pass, Demo Derby, School Bus F8, Roll Over, 3 Car Trains, fireworks and more.

Fast Time: Tom Moriarity 22.93

Trophy Dash; Tom Moriarity, Doug Davidson, Matt Murphy, Kelly Mann

Main: Tom Moriarity, Matt Murphy, Kelly Mann, Roger Habich, John Zaretzke, Shane Harding, Doug Davidson, Naima Lang, Tom Matthew, Joey Decker, Randy Blaylock, Fred Hall, Scott Sarto, Derick Johnston, Billy Coates, Brice Christensen, John Salemi, Shane Biles, Mike Kenyon, Kenny Defoe

Fast Time: Shane Sawin

Trophy Dash: John Carlson, Steve Peters, Shane Sawin, Ricky Dietz

Heat 1: Dale Larson, Rick Shaver, Rich Groshong, Arnold Freshour

Heat 2: Harry Clements, Ryan Gunderson, Doug Wilkinson, John Carlson

Main: Shane Sawin, Chuck Widdis, Pat Clark, Wendi Boyd, Steve Peters, Rich Groshong, Rick Shaver, Ricky Dietz, Ryan Gunderson, Jerry Funden, Tommy Gapp, Tim Bergstrom, John Carlson, Dale Larson, Harry Clements, Arnold Freshour, Tony Crenshaw, Jessica Wilkinson

Fast Time: Nick Niesen

Trophy Dash: Merlin Cook, Perry Huffman, Troy Simianer, Nick Niesen

Heat 1: Geoff Chandler, Scott Betras, Don Teel, Jason Holton

Heat 2: Ben Raynes, Steve Peters, Perry Huffman, Troy Simianer

Main: Nick Neisen, Merlin Cook, Geoff Chandler, #65, Troy Simianer, Don Teel, Perry Huffman, Matt Hanson, Bruce Wilson, Ryan Burnham, Ben Raynes, Steve peters, Steve Woehl, Jason Holton, Scott Betras

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