Rob Lindsey Opens Up 2018 WSS Season With Win At CGS
By Ben Deatherage
Cottage Grove, Oregon- After much anticipation the 2018 Wingless Sprint Series would finally commence on Saturday, April 21st. The site would be Oregon’s Cottage Grove Speedway and the ¼-mile clay oval would attract sixteen entries from the states of Oregon, Washington, and California.
In the main event Sutherlin teenager Cooper Desbiens got on the loud pedal to take over the initial lead on the opening lap. Desbiens would remain there until being passed on the third circuit by Thurston’s Ricky Ashley. Desbiens and Ashley would put on a terrific battle and Desbiens would attempt to reclaim the lead only to pull off under caution due to mechanical problems.
The race would have several stoppages, four in total, and it appeared as if Ricky Ashley was on his way to victory lane. But Rob Lindsey, of Sherwood, would hunt him down after a lap twenty-two restart and obtained the top spot on lap twenty-four. From there Lindsey would cruise up front the rest of the way to win his eighth career WSS feature and his first at CGS with the current series.
Ricky Ashley was a respectable second followed by Salem’s Tim Alberding in third. Fourth and fifth went to Lindsay Barney, of Eagle Creek, and Aloha’s Brad Rhodes respectively. Kady Adelman, from Salem, was the Speedmart Inc. Hardcharger finishing seventh after starting eleventh.
Rob Lindsey was the Walker Racing Development Fast Time Award winner while Tim Alberding would be victorious in the Trophy Dash. Heat race winners were Lindsey and Ricky Ashley.
The Wingless Sprint Series heads next to Madras Speedway, in central Oregon, on Saturday, May 5th. It will be the first of several trips to the ¼-mile clay oval facility. For the latest news and information log on to wingless.nwextremeseries.com .
Race Results:
Wingless Sprint Series Race #1
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Qualifying: Rob Lindsey (14.710), Ricky Ashley (14.798), Mark Herz (14.989), Tim Alberding (15.064), Ryan Cully (15.151), Cooper Desbiens (15.311), Kady Aldeman (15.435), Brad Rhodes (15.525), Lindsay Barney (15.740), Kevin Pendergrass (16.061), Tyrell Mead (16.237), Gene Cannon (16.717), Tim Kennedy (16.772), Darren Rothe (16.818), Lance Hallmark (18.549), Orion Redmond (NT)
Trophy Dash: T. Alberding, R. Lindsey, M. Herz, R. Ashley
Heat #1: R. Lindsey, L. Hallmark, L. Barney, R. Cully, M. Herz, K. Aldeman, T. Mead, T. Kennedy
Heat #2: R. Ashley, C. Desbiens, T. Alberding, B. Rhodes, D. Rothe, G. Cannon, K. Pendergrass (DNS), O. Redmond (DNS)
Main Event: R. Lindsey, R. Ashley, T. Alberding, L. Barney, B. Rhodes, L. Hallmark, K. Aldeman, M. Herz, T. Mead, G. Cannon, T. Kennedy, O. Redmond, R. Cully, D. Rothe, C. Desbiens, K. Pendergrass (DNS)
Maxline Custom Cases Fast Time Award - Rob Lindsey
SpeedMart Inc. Hard Charger Award - Kady Aldeman
Points Championship (as of 4-21-18): Rob Lindsey (71), Ricky Ashley (65), Tim Alberding (59), Mark Herz (52), Lindsay Barney (52), Brad Rhodes (51), Kady Aldeman (48), Ryan Cully (46), L. Hallmark (45), Cooper Desbiens (45), Tyrel Mead (41), Gene Cannon (40), Tim Kennedy (36), Darren Rothe (35), Orion Redmond (28), Kevin Pendergrass (7)
2018 Wingless Sprint Series Schedule:
April 21st-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon-Rob Lindsey
May 5th-Madras Speedway-Madras, Oregon
May 19th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon
May 26th-Grays Harbor Raceway-Elma, Washington
June 9th-Grays Harbor Raceway-Elma, Washington
June 16th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon
June 23rd-Willamette Speedway-Lebanon, Oregon
July 7th-Cottage Grove Speedway-Cottage Grove, Oregon-Herz Precision Parts Wingless Nationals
July 21st-Willamette Speedway-Lebanon, Oregon
August 4th-Grays Harbor Raceway-Elma, Washington
August 11th-Sunset Speedway Park-Banks, Oregon-Open Wheel Frenzy
August 18th-Madras Speedway-Madras, Oregon-Open Wheel Spectacular
September 1st-Coos Bay Speedway-Coos Bay, Oregon-Ironman Challenge
2018 Wingless Sprint Series Sponsors And Marketing Partners:
Walker Racing Development (Fast Time Award)
Lynch Pro-Formance Products
Speedmart Inc. (Hardcharger Award)
Herz Precision Parts
Wingless Sprint Series All-Time Win List:
Rob Lindsey-8
Lance Hallmark-4
Kyle Miller
Lindsay Barney-3
Gary Lynch-2
Pat Canfield-1
Cooper Desbiens
Wayne Van Raden
Former Wingless Sprint Series Champions:
2016- Rob Lindsey
2017- Rob Lindsey
- Ben Deatherage on Apr 24, 2018
- Article Date: 4/24/2018