Some of the nicest big rigs from across Vancouver Island made their way to Saratoga Speedway on Saturday for the Big Rig Highway Thunder.
Our second Crash to Pass Boat race of the year was also on the card. #73 Sheldon Hopp ran away with the win in the first Boat Race, but this time #40 Cam Edward came out victorious, holding off Hopp and the rest of the field to win his first-ever Boat Race.
With the rain finally letting up, a full field of 37 Hornet cars, 10 Crash to Pass cars and six Roadrunners put on a great show for the near sell-out crowd. In the Hornet division, #9 Keith Hunt earned his first-ever win at Saratoga, winning the C Heat. The other three Hornet heats went to #88 Chris Hleck, #08 Trey Woolcock and #10 Blair Mangles. The final two Heat races were won by #77 Trace Stevenson in the Roadrunner division and #01 “The General” Jeff May in the Crash to Pass class.
In the 15-lap Crash to Pass main event, May jumped into an early lead, but then points leader #73 Sheldon Hopp would take out May, propelling himself into the lead and holding on for his seventh main event win of the year.
Twenty-eight cars entered into an action-packed 20-lap Hornet B main event. Some early cautions mixed the field up, opening the door for points leader #53 Rowland Westra to grab the lead on lap five and pull away to take home his ninth main event win of the year.
Nine cars hit the track in what was one of the best Hornet A main events of the year. All cars battled bumper to bumper for all 20 laps, with #15 Braydon Weiler holding off a hard charging pack for the first 17 laps.
#99 Glenn White finally found his spot on the inside of Weiler, taking both the lead and his second main event win of the year. Second went to #12 Raymond Fortier and third to Weiler.
#88 Ryan Guest once again dominated the Roadrunner main event. He grabbed the lead on lap five and held on for his ninth main event win of the year.
EXTRA LAPS July 18 was the last time the Bomber cars raced at Saratoga as they will be looking to make their return this coming weekend … Mother Nature has shortened the Bomber cars season thus far, but this weekend they will be raring to go after over a month lay-off … the Dwarf cars, Hornet cars and Roadrunners will also be on Saturday’s card …
– Saratoga Speedway
