At the end of some on again, off again racing Saturday, Byron Hesselgrave and Devin Barks drove away with the winning trophies for street stocks and mini stocks.
Cloudy weather with some indecisive rain made for some tense moments at the oval, but the drivers committed to the night, fitting in the heats between showers.
With only seven cars in the street stocks, the cars ran three deep in the A dash, with Quesnel’s Hesselgrave, #42, taking the checkered flag before going on to take the A heat and the main event.
QARA racer Jesse Fisher, #28 won the four car B dash.
Henry Peterson, #11, of QARA recorded the fastest lap of the evening.
While PGARA’s Barks, #18, won the main event, it was all Quesnel racers across the line first in the dashes.
Terry Braman, #52, won the A dash, while Eric Farnsworth, #3, took the B dash and Mike Garcia in the #9 car won the C.
Farnsworth went on to win again, taking the A heat.
Robin Blari, #24.6, took the checkered flag in the B heat.
QARA’s Brian Zipser hustled his #99 mini stock around the track the quickest, taking the fastest time for the minis.
The mini stocks saw some off road action in the main event, when Masyn Schwemler took a ride, flipping the number five car he was driving in the B heat. Schwemler was uninjured, extricating himself from the car without assistance.
QARA was celebrating its fans with its fan appreciation day, allowing spectators to bring in canned goods for the food banks in lieu of buying a ticket.
“Thanks to everyone who attended the races and donated food for the food bank,” race organizer Kathy Spooner said.
The tire next hits the oval tarmac with a weekend of racing to finish off the season, Sept. 21 – 22. The weekend includes the Fall Classic, the points final and the Tri-City race.
