6/11/2015
Sunset Speedway Park
Carrell To Run Partial Wild West Modified Shootout Schedule
Carrell To Run Partial Wild West Modified Shootout Schedule
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Kenny's Photography)
A driver that is having success after success in 2015 is Mark Carrell. The Redmond ace is off to a hot start with five main event wins and four second place finishes which has propelled him high atop the standings of the Northwest Modified Cup. Mark has achieved two wins at Sunset Speedway Park, two wins at Skagit Speedway, and just one victory at Elma, Washington's Grays Harbor Raceway.
“This year has been real good,” said Carrell, “this car is practically brand new and has been very fast everywhere we go. We were only going to race all the events in Washington but when this Northwest Modified Cup deal got started we are trying to race as much as we can.”
The plans are for Carrell to race at Grays Harbor on Saturday and catch the final four races of the Wild West Modified Shootout starting with Cottage Grove Speedway. CGS has been very kind to him in the past as he has accumulated two Late Model championships and numerous main event victories at the historic facility. He attributes much of his success in the current campaign to his girlfriend Cathy Beach.
“Cathy is such a tremendous amount of help to me,” commented Mark, “she is practically the only other person with the car and is there for me to help drive the truck, prepare tires, and change a flat if we ever get one.”
Even though he will miss out on three of the races the Mark's Auto Body #27 GRT by Phillips is still a legitimate threat to win any of the nights he will race. He won his one and only Wild West Modified Shootout victory on July 20th at Sunset Speedway Park last year and also won the Dancin Bare Topless 100 in 2013 at the same venue.
“We're just looking to have fun and do the best we can with what we have,” he would continue, “we only have one car and one motor so we can't get tore up too bad .”
The 2015 Wild West Modified Shootout kicks off at Southern Oregon Speedway on Saturday June 13th. The tour will wrap things up at Willamette Speedway on the 19th and 20th to close the speedweek out for the second straight year. Teams from Oregon, Washington, California, North Dakota, Montana, and British Columbia Canada are expected to make the journey.
All races will be broadcasted through Speed Shift TV and you can either purchase each race for $19.95 or buy the whole week for $99.95. Orders can be made onhttp://www.speedshifttv.com. Be sure and don't miss out on these great races featuring the best Modified drivers in the Pacific Northwest region.
2015 Wild West Modified Shootout Schedule:
Saturday June 13th Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR
Sunday June 14th Siskiyou Motor Speedway Yreka, CA
Monday June 15th Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR
Tuesday June 16th Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
Wednesday June 17th Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR
Thursday June 18th Travel Day
Friday June 19th Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR
Saturday June 20th Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR
Former Wild West Modified Shootout Champions:
2014- Alex Stanford
2013- Jesse Williamson
2012- Jesse Williamson
2011- Brian Poppa
Wild West Modified Shootout All-Time Win List (2011-14):
Jesse Williamson- 6
Alex Stanford- 5
Brian Poppa- 4
Ken Schrader- 2
Mark Carrell- 1
Braedon Hand
Scott Lenz
Travis Peery
Nick Trenchard
Mark Wauge
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage