Via Shari Garber/NWSLMS Media

Rochester, WA (August 18, 2018) “Super Girl” Brittney Zamora wowed fans at Wenatchee Valley Super Oval (WVSO) for the Knutson Construction Fall Shin-dig Neal Newberry 125 when she passed northwest legend, Garrett Evans (Wenatchee, WA) to take over the lead and charge to victory in the fifth running of the feature event honoring Neal Newberry. Zamora, who reverted to her trademark green car graphics for the event, merely had to take the initial green flag to secure the championship. Being the first to cross the checkered flag made it even sweeter. Zamora is the defending Neal Newberry 125 and Northwest Super Late Model Series (NWSLMS) champion. This is her second win of the 2018 season. A tight pack made up the field and the race itself was intense. Excited fans saw successful three-wide racing on more than one occasion during the event giving credit to the professionalism of the touring drivers.

Starting third in the field behind quick qualifier, Gracin Raz (Lake Oswego, OR), Zamora quickly moved into the second position. With the tight field, several cautions flew during the 125-lap feature event. Zamora restarted outside of Raz on several occasions and was content to fall in line behind him once they crossed the green flag. Raz developed a flat tire on one such restart, causing Zamora to check up, allowing both Garrett and Jan Evans (Wenatchee, WA) to pass. Zamora was able to retake the younger Evans quickly. The wily veteran proved to be a bigger challenge, as he was able keep Zamora behind him. Zamora waited for the right opportunity and when she got it, nabbed the lead and the took the final fifty-five laps to the checkered. In addition to full-time school and a part-time job, Zamora has run a full-time schedule at Evergreen Speedway, earning a fifth place overall and rookie of the year honors. If that and the touring championship wasn’t enough, Zamora made time for the Boys and Girls Club, and collected money and supplies to put nearly 100 back packs full of school supplies for area children. The icing on the cake was a 3-race deal with High Point Racing and Toyota Racing Development, in which Zamora finished well in the first two events.

Running a limited schedule over the past couple years, Raz showed he still has what it takes to put himself in position to win. Laying down the quickest lap in qualifying and capturing the win in his positioning heat race labeled Raz a threat to win. Raz fell from first to seventeenth with the flat but was able to hang on until a caution flew. Losing valuable track position with the flat, Raz was able to make a comeback to fifth.

Alan Cress (Stayton, OR) who ran a limited schedule in 2018, qualified second on the grid. Cress won his positioning heat race and started outside front row next to Raz. Cress never strayed far from the top to earn his second podium finish of the year, including a win at South Sound Speedway.

Mitch Kleyn (Quincy, WA), the lone veteran of the series made some impressive moves on his way to a fourth-place finish. Starting seventh on the grid, Kleyn worked his way to the front and made an outside challenge for the lead. Evans and Zamora were able to shuffle Kleyn back to fourth where he finished. Kleyn and the Wild 1 Team secured a third runner-up finish in the series championship standings. The point’s battle coming into the race was tight between Kleyn, Andy Sole (San Tan, AZ) and Trenton Moriarity (Monroe, WA). It came down to the checkered flag to determine the final order with Moriarity finishing 7th and Sole finishing 10th respectively in the feature event. Moriarity finished third in the championship standings and was crowned the NWSLMS Rookie of the Year.

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Wenatchee Valley Super Oval
Neal Newberry 125
Knutson Construction Fall Shin-dig

Official Finish:
1 52 Brittney Zamora 125
2 64 Garrett Evans 125
3 91 Alan Cress 125
4 1K Mitch Kleyn 125
5 27 Gracin Raz 125
6 83 Braeden Havens 125
7 12 Trenton Moriarity 125
8 17 Bob Presley 125
9 25b Zack Beaman 125
10 20w Andy Sole 125
11 24 Tristan Haider 125
12 89 Doni Wanat 125
13 23 Corey Allard 125
14 33 Christopher Kalsch 125
15 9 Josh Roberts 124
16 5 Jan Evans 104
17 93 Dave Garber 87
18 35 Robb Touchette 80
19 54 Shelby Thompson 56
20 95 Buck Noel Jr 56
21 26 John Newhouse 47
22 4 Arlyn Long DNS
23 38 Chad Hinkle DNS

Lap leaders: Lap 1-48 Gracin Raz, Lap 49-68 Garrett Evans, Lap 69-125 Brittney Zamora

This week’s contingency prizes were awarded to the following drivers:
Hoosier Tire Award – Bob Presley, Alan Cress, Jan Evans
Joe’s Hard Luck Award – John Newhouse
Longacre Racing Products Longest Tow – John Newhouse
Longacre Racing Products Hard Charger – Brittney Zamora
Wheel Chill $100 Gift Certificate off Retail Set of Wheel Chills – not awarded
Wheel Chill $25 Gift Certificate off Driver Wheel Chill – Doni Wanat
Wheel Chill $25 Gift Certificate off Retail Grill Chill – Trenton Moriarity
Frank’s Radio Gift Certificate $100 - $75 - $50 – Brittney Zamora, Garrett Evans, Alan Cress
Auto Meter Gift Certificate – Buck Noel Jr.
The Ti Company “Hard Charger” – Bob Presley

Final Point Standings:
Pos Car# Driver Name Total Points Wins
1 52 Brittney Zamora 320 2
2 1K Mitch Kleyn 273
3 12 Trenton Moriarity 269
4 20 Andy Sole 268
5 89 Doni Wanat 247 1
6 15 Tayler Riddle 197 1
7 91 Alan Cress 187 1
8 83 Braeden Havens 169
9 24 Tristan Haider 151
10 64 Garrett Evans 151
11 17 Bob Presley 150
12 33 Christopher Kalsch 148
13 5 Jan Evans 114
14 33 Brooke Schimmel 106
15 93 Dave Garber 103
16 38 Chad Hinkle 75
17 18 Ian Graham 74
18 23 Brandon Ash 70
19 92 Logan Jewell 69
20 25 Zack Beaman 69
21 12F Chad Fitzpatrick 67
22 35 Robb Touchette 66
23 26 John Newhouse 60
24 95 Buck Noel Jr 55
25 48 Preston Peltier 53
26 75 Jeremy Doss 52 1
27 10 Owen Riddle 46
29 09 Clint Habart 44
28 27 Gracin Raz 48
30 31 Jessie Jensen 42
31 00 Naima Lang 41
32 28 Andrew Koens 41
33 81 Darrell Midgley 39
34 65 Tyler Tanner 39
35 1 Agni Howell 39
36 8 Kelly Admiraal 38
37 53 Alex Lessor 37
38 11 Riley Watson 36
39 12 Thane Alderman 35
40 23 Corey Allard 35
41 11 Ed Thomsen 34
42 4 Arlyn Long 34
43 15F Jim Franklin 33
44 11 Cole Keatts 33
45 9 Josh Roberts 33
46 14 Don Staggs 32
47 30 Jeremy Richardson 31
48 7 Kurt Meyer 30
49 70 Trent Seidel 30
50 54 Shelby Thompson 29
51 88 Dirk Bennett 28
52 8 Tom Elam 28
53 36 Grant Brown 28
54 16 Dan Moore 26
55 88 Jack Chisholm 25
56 27 Tim Elliott 24
57 39 Pete Harding 21

For additional information, please contact Jarrod Goodwin (509) 879-5082.

In their fifth season, the Northwest Super Late Model Series Inc. is the premier regional touring Super Late Model series in the Pacific Northwest. The series has many valued marketing partners including Hoosier Racing Tire, McGunegill Engine Performance, AR Bodies, Accelerated Graphics, Five Star Bodies, Longacre Racing Products, Franks Racing Radio, Jefferson Pitts Racing, Bassett Wheels, TI Company, Pacific Steel Structures, LLC, Leonard Evans Used Car Super Store and Racing Dynamiks. For more information on the series visit www.nwsuperlatemodels.com or on Social Media, Facebook (NWSLMS) or Twitter (@nw_latemodels).