Cassell wins Sunday night at Willamette

LEBANON, Ore. -- It was the finale for the Clair Cup on Sunday at the Willamette Speedway, and for the second consecutive night of racing for the weekend and the fourth race of the year the historic Lebanon 1/3-mile dirt oval hosted the USRA Modifieds.

Craig Cassell of Albany led the entire distance in only a handful of starts. It would the longtime crew chief’s first win at the Willamette Speedway and became the third different winner in three features.

Kyle Yeack of Crawfordsville ran a strong second while Albany’s Dustin Dittman was on the move and finished in third place.

Justin Evans of Lebanon finished in fourth and Mark Wauge of Jacksonville completed the top five.

Fast time for the evening was Matt Duste of Central Point at a time of 16.646 seconds and Wauge won the trophy dash with Craig Cassell and Justin Evans winning the heat races.

Next Saturday night will be the annual Strawberry Cup presented by NAPA Auto Parts with the DirtCar Super Late Models, USRA Modifieds, Sportsmans, Classic Sportsmans and Mini Trucks scheduled to participate.

The USRA Modifieds return to the Willamette Speedway on Saturday, June 2, for the annual Strawberry Cup presented by Napa Auto Parts. Other classes in competition will be the DirtCar Super Late Models, Sportsman, Classic Sportsman, and Mini Trucks. For more information log on to the track website at www.trophymotorsports.com or stay up to day on your mobile device by “liking” us at the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/trophymotorsports.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Willamette Speedway, Lebanon, Ore.
Sunday, May 27, 2012

USRA MODIFIEDS

Fast Time: Matt Duste, 16.646 seconds.

Skinner Autoplex Trophy Dash: Mark Wauge.

Heat Race Winners: Craig Cassell (1), Justin Evans (2).

A-Feature: 1. Craig Cassell, 2. Kyle Yeack, 3. Dustin Dittman, 4. Justin Evans, 5. Mark Wauge, 6. Eric Ashley, 7. Brett James, 8. Jeffrey Rivers, 9. Bubba Foster, 10. Robert Hoefs, 11. Tom Yeack, 12. Rob Ireland, 13. Frank Hazen, 14. Craig Hanson, 15. Matt Duste, 16. Rick Chambers, 17. Les Williamson, 18. Justin Dittman, DNS - John Campos, DNS - Kevin Keeny.