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Season debut at Montana Raceway Park

by Hungry Horse News
| May 20, 2014 7:45 AM

Legends, Hornets, Bombers and Bandoleros made their 2014 season debut at Montana Raceway Park on May 17.

Seventeen cars competed in the Legends division with Devon Clayton topping the qualifying with a time of 14.739 seconds. Clayton finished off the evening winning by winning the main event. He leads the points standings with 64.

Larry Medhurst earned five points in the B heat race and placed second in the main event. With 57 points, Medhurst has a third-place ranking in in the standings.

 Darrel Buckingham placed second in the B heat and third in the main event, earning him a total of 58 points.

The Legends has a Pro Division for experienced drivers, a Masters Division for drivers 40 and older, a Semi-Pro Division, for drivers new to the sport or who have been inactive in other forms of racing for a while, and the Young Lions Division, for the drivers 12-16 years old.

In the Bandolero division, Canada’s Tyler Emond took home the first-place trophy in the main event, won the heat race and earned a total of 66 points throughout the evening. He took the pole position with qualifying time of 15.815 seconds.

Ray Oakley, second in the point standings with 62, finished second place in the main event. He won the dash and placed second in the heat race and was second in qualifying.

Race Sasser finished third in the main event.

The Bandolero class is a turnkey, spec-series racer designed for drivers as young as 8 and the young-at-heart at any age.

Wes Miljies dominated the action in the Bombers, posting the top qualifying time of 16.564 and placing first in the heat race and main event. He was second behind Bill Warburton in the dash.

Justin Buckmiller finished second in the main event with Troy Pilgeram in third.

Katrina Knutson nearly swept the action in the Hornets. She was first in the dash, heat race and main event, but second in qualifying at 19.006. Chris Semler had the best time at 18.146. Semler was second to Knutson the dash, heat and main event.

For tickets, information, merchandise and other information, visit online at www.montanaracewaypark.com or call 257-RACE.

May 17 results

Bandoleros

Qualifying

1 Tyler Emond 15.815

2 Ray Oakley 16.93

3 Courtney Mitchell 17.936

4 Race Sasser 18.145

5 Dustin Mitchell 18.695

Dash

1 Ray Oakley  

2 Race Sasser  

3 Dustin Mitchell  

4 Courtney Mitchell  

Heat

1 Tyler Emond  

2 Ray Oakley  

3 Courtney Mitchell  

4 Race Sasser  

5 Dustin Mitchell  

Main

1 Tyler Emond 15

2 Ray Oakley 15

3 Race Sasser 15

4 Dustin Mitchell 15

5 Courtney Mitchell 14

Hornets

Qualifying

1 Chris Semler 18.146

2 Katrina Knutson 19.006

3 Brian Gailey 19.145

4 Dennis Galloway 19.184

5 Slater Ream 20.618

Dash

1 Katrina Knutson  

2 Chris Semler  

3 Dennis Galloway  

4 Brian Gailey  

Heat

1 Katrina Knutson  

2 Chris Semler  

3 Dennis Galloway  

4 Slater Ream  

5 Brian Gailey  

Main

1 Katrina Knutson  

2 Chris Semler  

3 Brian Gailey  

4 Slater Ream  

5 Dennis Galloway  

Bombers

Qualifying

1 Wes Miljies 16.564

2 Bill Warburton 16.733

3 Troy Pilgram 16.846

4 Justin Buckmiller 16.946

5 Jon Davisson 17.241

Dash

1 Bill Warburton  

2 Wes Miljies  

3 Justin Buckmiller  

4 Troy Pilgram  

Heat

1 Wes Miljies  

2 Troy Pilgram  

3 Justin Buckmiller  

4 Jon Davisson  

DNF Bill Warburton

Main

1 Wes Miljies  

2 Justin Buckmiller  

3 Troy Pilgram  

4 Bill Warburton  

5 Jon Davisson  

Legends

Qualifying

1 Devin Clayton 14.739

1 Tristan Corpron 14.935

2 Larry Medhurst 15.044

1 Darrel Buckingham 15.059

2 Danny Meier 15.118

3 Monty Sosnowski 15.185

4 David Cannon 15.228

3 Jerry Sabine 15.291

5 Ryan Kraus 15.346

6 Victor Larson 15.468

4 Bill Sasser 15.531

2 Dave Daughtry 15.595

7 Bruce Semler 16.084

5 Tom Callies 16.45

8 Nat O’Farrell 18.948

Dash

1 Larry Medhurst  

1 Devin Clayton  

1 Danny Meier  

2 Tristan Corpron  

B Heat

1 Victor Larson  

1 Jerry Sabine  

1 Dave Daughtry  

2 Bill Sasser  

2 Ryan Kraus  

3 Bruce Semler  

3 Tom Callies  

DNF Nat O’Farrell  

A Heat

1 Danny Meier  

2 Darrel Buckingham  

1 Devin Clayton  

1 Tristan Corpron  

2 Monty Sosnowski  

3 Larry Medhurst  

4 David Cannon  

Main

1 Devin Clayton  

1 Larry Medhurst  

1 Darrel Buckingham  

2 David Cannon  

2 Jerry Sabine  

3 Danny Meier  

2 Dave Daughtry  

3 Monty Sosnowski  

4 Ryan Kraus  

4 Bill Sasser  

5 Bruce Semler  

5 Tom Callies  

DNF Tristan Corpron