Saturday’s dark cloud had racers nervous in the pits, waiting for rain and hoping that it wouldn’t set the season’s second race back.
Come racing, the clouds scuttled off to rain on someone else’s parade and racing hit at wide open throttle and on time.
Byron Hesselgrave won the Street Stock main event in his number 42 Monte Carlo SS. Mark Farnsworth won every race he was in on Saturday, finishing strong by winning the main event in his number 8 Acura Legend.
It was Donny Kunka, of Williams Lake, in his number 37 Street Stock that ran the fastest lap. Terry Braman, in his 52 Grand Am ran the fastest lap in the Mini Stocks.
Tim Westwick of Williams Lake beat the locals in the street stocks ‘A’ Dash in his 56 car.
Local John Chawin took the street stocks ‘B’ dash in his number 8 car.
Cecil Weirs, of Quesnel, took the ‘C’ dash.
The dashes culminated in the street stocks ‘A’ heat, which Williams Lake resident Cole Byrd won in the 88 car.
It was all Quesnel racers in the top spots for the mini stocks.
Farnsworth won the ‘A’ dash in his mini stock.
Jason Howlett took the checkered flag in the mini stock ‘B’ dash in his Civic.
Mark Zacharias’ number 91 Acura Legend pulled him to victory in the ‘C’ dash.
Sage Howlett took first in her number 90 Civic in the ‘D’ dash.
Farnsworth and Howlett took the ‘A’ and ‘B’ heat respectively.