Quesnel, BC July 15, 2006

click [here] to open this article in a new window 1st Place: #5 - Bob Williams 2nd Place #52, Garnet Grimard #0 Brett Young Takes 3rd Place WESCAR OKTIRE Challenge Series - Billy Barker Days OK Tire 100 Results: July 15, 2006, Goldpan Speedway - Quesnel, B.C.

The Wescar OKTire Challenge Series visited Quesnel’s Goldpan Speedway for a second time this season. Brett Young earned the fast qualifying honors in his Fountain Tire Monte Carlo with a 15.211 setting a new record for the WESCAR series at Goldpan Speedway. In a heat race during the earlier part of the evening 16 yr old rookie Chase Larson in the #2 Regency Chrysler Dodge kept the experienced pack of cars behind him for 15 laps earning a victory, assisting his drive toward the Red Bluff Pub Rookie of the year. When the green flag was displayed at the start of the OKTIRE 100 lap main the race ran clean until lap 5 when the #2 Larson spun unassisted. The race was later interrupted with cautions on laps 47 when the rookie #43 Dallas Mayert spun, and lap 67 when the two other rookies #71 Dave Olson and the #2 Larson spun in turn 3. As the race headed towards the checkered flag the leader #5 Bob Williams in his Turtlewax Monte Carlo was chased by both the #52 Napa Chevy of Garnet Grimard and the #0 Fountain Tire Chevy of Brett Young. Neither the #52 or the #0 were able to mount a charge to successfully challenge the #5 for the lead. When the checkered flag waved the #5 Williams passed under it first with Williams Lake’s #52 Grimard in 2nd and PG’s #0 Young in third very close behind. The next race in the OKTire Challenge Series tour is at Hythe Motor Speedway in Hythe, Alberta on August 26th.You can hear races announced live on 99.3 the Drive as they broadcast 4 of the 8 races in the WESCAR OK Tire Challenge Series with Ron St. Clair and Doug Waller covering the lap by lap action.

Submitted by Doug Waller WESCAR OK Tire Challenge Series/media rep.