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Inside Line Promotions – BILLINGS, Mont. (July 19, 2017) – The Northwest Challenge Series makes its lone international visit of the season this weekend in Canada.
Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, will host the 62nd annual Jim Albert Memorial Gold Cup – Canada’s oldest oval racing event – this Friday and Saturday when a variety of top-notch drivers from Western Canada, the Northwest and Montana will invade the 3/8-mile oval for Friday’s $2,000-to-win show and Saturday’s $4,000-to-win finale.
Washington resident J.J. Hickle is the hottest driver on the circuit after he swept last weekend’s Northwest Challenge Series – created under the banners of the NSA Series, which is based in Montana and has roots in Western Canada, and the Washington-state based Summer Thunder Sprint Series – doubleheader in Montana.
Texas native Travis Rilat won the only other Northwest Challenge Series event and he has two NSA Series victories this season. Canadian Casey Adams, who leads the NSA Series championship standings by only 20 points over defending series champion and fellow Canadian Kelly Miller, also has an NSA Series win this season.
Washington’s Jason Solwold leads the Summer Thunder Sprint Series championship standings thanks to two feature victories. Oregon’s Roger Crockett and Texas’s Sam Hafertepe Jr. also have two triumphs as Washington resident Austen Wheatley, Oklahoma native Matt Covington and Texas’s Aaron Reutzel also have a win this year.
Miller won the opening round of the Jim Albert Memorial Gold Cup last season before Washington’s Trey Starks captured the finale.
The main gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing to follow both nights this weekend.
Adult tickets are $10 for Friday and $20 for Saturday. Children ages 6-years-old to 12-years-old are half price of the adults and children ages 5-years-old and younger get in free each night.
The Northwest Challenge Series would like to recognize the following event partners: event sponsors Dewar Western Inc., and Joan Albert and family; quick time sponsor AMS Engines LTD; heat race sponsors North American Diesel Performance, Xtreme Oilfield Technologies, B&R Recovery Inc., and North American Powertrain Components; B Main sponsors Cimmaron Ventures and King Racing Products; A Main sponsors Carlan Services and Ron Hodgson Chevrolet Buick GMC; Winner’s Circle sponsors DC Signs and ProWest Motorsports; and associate sponsors Allwest Auto Parts, Custom Automotive Specialties, Alberta Spring & Trailer, Diversified Machine Inc., Blackjacks Roadhouse and Airways Country Inn.
2017 NSA SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
J.J. Hickle – 2 (Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on July 14 and BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., on July 15); Travis Rilat – 2 (Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on May 20 and BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., on June 17); and Casey Adams – 1 (Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on May 19)
UNOFFICIAL NSA SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (Through 5 Races) –
.1. 12-Casey Adams 979; 2. 2jr-Kelly Miller 959; 3. 9-Sean MacDonell 945; 4. 37-Trever Kirkland 940; 5. 16-David Miller 915; 6. 00-Roger Cummings 844; 7. 3-J.J. Hickle 746; 8. 31-Shane Moore 668; 9. 39c-Travis Rilat 608; 10. 1-Bill Boyce 576; 11. 38b-Brian Brown 510; 12. 2-Kyle Evans 505; 13. 35m-Cody Masse 493; 14. 97-Matthew Dusseault 476; T15. 23n-Phil Dietz 370; T15. 57C-Chris Schmelzle 370; 17. 14-Rob Orgar 338; T18. 4-Bill Carey 327; T18. 36-Chevy Goodhope 327; 20. 3-Jordan Milne 325; 21. 6-Tom Watts 320; 22. 23-Rick Tessmaker 223; 23. 27DD-David Hoiness 193; 24. 24m-Rich Martin 177; 25. 33-Robert DeHaan 175; 26. 33X-Lance DeHaan 166.
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for the 62nd annual Jim Albert Memorial Gold Cup with the Northwest Challenge Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.BMPSpeedway.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSASeries
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSASeries
NORTH-AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION –
The North-American Speed Association is a 360ci winged sprint car series that dates back to the mid-1990s. NSA Founder Mike Quigley, who is a former sprint car driver and the current owner at BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., established the series to hold marquee events throughout the West Coast, Western Canada and Montana.
NORTHWEST CHALLENGE SERIES –
In a show of unity to grow winged sprint car racing in the Pacific Northwest and Central Montana, the Washington-based Summer Thunder Sprint Series has partnered with the Montana and Western Canada-based North-American Speed Association to create a special 11-race Northwest Challenge Series for teams in the Pacific Northwest, Central Montana and Western Canada.
TRACKS –
BMP SPEEDWAY (Billings, Mont.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track hosts weekly racing from the middle of May through late September. For more information, visit http://www.BMPSpeedway.com.
CASTROL RACEWAY (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile track. It showcases weekly racing and special events from May through October. For more information, visit http://www.CastrolRaceway.com.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR RACEWAY (Yakima, Wash.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile clay oval located at the Central Washington State Fairgrounds. The track only hosts special events each year.
DRAYTON VALLEY SPEEDWAY (Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile track that was re-opened in 2016. For more information, visit http://www.DVSpeedway.com.
ELECTRIC CITY SPEEDWAY (Great Falls, Mont.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/10-mile oval that was built in the early 1950s. The facility showcases weekly events from late April until early September. For more information, visit http://www.ElectricCitySpeedway.com.
SKAGIT SPEEDWAY (Alger, Wash.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/10-mile track that was established in 1954. The oval puts on weekly events from April through September every season. For more information, visit http://www.SkagitSpeedway.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 19, 2017
- Article Date: 7/19/2017 by Inside Line Promotions