Colby Copeland Sweeps Speedweek Championship Weekend At CGS; Wins Second Career Series Title
(Photo Courtesy of Cody Reeder)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- All roads came to a head at Cottage Grove Speedway on Saturday, July 17th. The historic ¼-mile clay oval hosted the fifth and final round of Speedweek Northwest 2021. Twenty-eight teams and drivers were in attendance for the event representing the American states of Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Trey Starks, from Puyallup, Washington, was the pacesetter once green flag racing commenced. Starks would eventually catch some extremely thick lapped traffic in which he would battle with several challengers trying to overtake him.
On lap ten, Colby Copeland was the one to eventually get around Trey Starks to become the new leader of the race. However, it was no waltz through the garden as Copeland had to deal with heavy traffic and four cautions. Nevertheless, despite the cautions and restarts, Colby managed to keep all contenders in check.
The Roseville, California racer collected his third win of the week and his second straight. Colby Copeland now has six career Speedweek Northwest feature triumphs for car owners Jim and Annette Van Lare. Additionally, Copeland won his second Speedweek title, the fourth driver to win it more than once, and ties Brent Kaeding third on the championship list.
Justyn Cox, from West Sacramento, California, and driving the Doug and Kathy Rutz owned entry, ended the race second with third going to Harrisburg’s Tyler Thompson. Snohomish, Washington native Chase Goetz, and Garen Linder of Central Point were fourth and fifth in the finishing order. The Rocket Engines Hard Charger Award winner was Tanner Holmes from Jacksonville.
Justyn Cox was the quickest qualifier in time trials. Heat race winners included Greg Hamilton of Burlington, Washington, Chico, California chauffeur Brad Bumgarner, Tanner Holmes, and Chase Madjic of Redding, California. Spirit Lake, Idaho teenager James Setters scored the victory in the consolation feature.
The staff at the Western Sprint Tour want to thank all the drivers, teams, and fans that made Speedweek Northwest 2021 such a wonderful time. For more information on upcoming races, check out the Western Sprint Tour page on Facebook.
Race Results:
Speedweek Northwest Round #5
Saturday, July 17th, 2021
Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Oregon
A Feature: 1. Colby Copeland; 2. Justyn Cox; 3. Tyler Thompson; 4. Chase Goetz; 5. Garen Linder; 6. Tanner Holmes; 7. Max Mittry; 8. Jodie Robinson; 9. Brad Bumgarner; 10. John Clark; 11. Chelsea Blevins; 12. Brian Boswell; 13. Jared Hood; 14. Matt Hein; 15. James Setters; 16. Don Trent; 17. Trey Starks; 18. Mitch Hoffses; 19. Logan Forler; 20. Greg Hamilton
B Feature: 1. James Setters; 2. Matt Hein; 3. Brian Boswell; 4. Don Trent; 5. Don Waddell; 6. Brandon Mansfield; 7. Chase Madjic; 8. Steven Snawder; DNS Kinzer Cox; DNS Drake Standley; DNS Pat Desbiens; DNS T.J. Richman
- Ben Deatherage on Jul 19, 2021
- Article Date: 7/19/2021