67 Wins Championship

Mike "The Hammer" George piloting the #67 Southcoast Construction/Gooneys Sports Bar/Oregon Tool & Supply Rocket Dirt Latemodel won his second consecutive Latemodel
Championship at Coosbay Speedway on Sat. Nite. Going into the nights racing with a slim 13 point lead the margin for error was as slim the point lead. The track was rough and slick at first but the
Gooneys/Oregon tool crew got to work and made the changes needed to get the Rocket chassis in race trim, with 4 new tires and some minor adjustments the #67 Southcoast/Gooneys Rocket was ready for action. The points battle has been tight for the last half dozen races with The Hammer
taking the point lead from Father Time Kelly Mcintyre over the labor day weekend setting up this race for the Championship. Mike George qualified with 2nd fast time with fast time going to the #02 of Mcintyre. In the heat race the #67 Oregon Tool & Supply Rocket came home with a 2nd place finish setting the stage for first of two main events for the championship. In the first main
the #67 Gooneys Sports bar Rocket started in the last row with the #02 of Mcintyre and was moving to front getting at one point up to the 3rd position, then disaster struck, as the #67 was comong off of turn 4 it suddenly turned to the right and was headed for the outside wall , but
Mike "the Hammer" Made a quick manuever and kept the #67 off the wall bringing out a caution,
as the green flag flew to restart the race the #67 rocket had to restart in rear of the field. with the #02 of Mcintyre being involved in some on track altercations the points chase was getting very close. After another caution the #02 of Mcintyre retired to the pits with engine problems, as the race resumed once again the white flew and just one more lap to earn the champioship coming out of turn two the LR wheel came off parking the #67 on the apron not able to finish the race.

The second main event lineup was a reverse of the finish of 1st main, with the #02 of Mcintyre
retired for the evening the #67 SouthCoast Construction/Gooneys Sports Bar/MHK Plumbing Rocket would be starting on the pole after some quick repairs in the pits to get the car ready for the second main event. At the srart of the main the #67 GooneysSportsBar/Mhk Plumbing/AT Collier Contractors Rocket quickly went to the point and opened up a big lead an was cruising
when on lap 15 when lapping another car a lapped car spun in front of the leader leaving the #67 with nowhere to go making contact causing a yellow flag, sending the #67 to the back of the pack,when the green flag flew to restart the arce the #67 Rocket was able to race back to the 4th position securing a second latemodel Champioship. Congratulation to the evenings Main Event winners, In the 1st main Rocky Trupp and in the 2nd main was Chuck Bracelin.