LEBANON, Ore. -- The 2012 campaign at Willamette Speedway in USRA Modified competition witnessed Kyle Yeack win the his first title in the division in dominating fashion by a total of 100 points. In twelve point events eight different drivers visited victory lane including Kyle Yeack and Justin Evans who were the year’s only repeat winners. On top of Yeack winning the championship in the USRA Modifieds he would also earn the 2012 Classic Sportsman title.

“Over the winter we put a four-bar on the right side from a two-link suspension and along with new shocks made it better,” “With running both cars I could really see what the track was doing and all the track time definitely helped us out.”

The champion from Crawfordsville would end the season leading the classification with the most top five finishes (eight) as well as feature wins (four point victories and one non-point win). In only his second full season in a Modified Yeack would also win two heat races and earned one fast time award.

“I’d like to thank my sponsors Mountain View Woodworking Inc., Crawfordsville Engineering and Construction, Cascade Outdoor Power Equipment, and Unlimited Business Service,” continued the twenty-two year old champion, “I would also like to send a special thanks to Laura Gillott, my dad (Tom) for lending me his motor, and my brother Cory for working on my tires all year.”

Finishing the year second in points was Lebanon’s Justin Evans earning the most fast times (three) and heat race victories (five) during the year. Evans, as mentioned before, was the only driver besides Kyle Yeack to win more than once at the famed 1/3-mile oval. In addition to his two wins Justin finished fifth or better seven times and earned a single trophy dash win.

Defending track champ Dustin Dittman managed a third place finish in the points table with only a single win to his credit. The Albany driver however was consistent by placing in the top five in seven races and won three trophy dashes.

After the final race of 2012 Craig Cassell was fourth in the final standings. Cassell, from Albany, earn a feature win during the campaign and finished among the top five four times. Cassell also was twice a winner in heat race and trophy dash action as well as a fast timer once.

The top five in the point table was complete with fifth finisher Kevin Keeney of Sweet Home driving once again for longtime car owner Glen Hackney. Keeney only managed to finish in the top five once during the course of the year.

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2012 Willamette Speedway USRA Modifieds Stat Attack

Schedule (Winner):
May 19th Mark Wauge
May 26th Jesse Williamson
May 27th Craig Cassell
June 2nd Dustin Dittman
June 11th (Non-Points) Kyle Yeack
June 19th (Non-Points) Ken Schrader
July 4th Justin Evans
July 7th Justin Evans
July 21st Kyle Yeack
August 4th Kyle Yeack
August 18th Kyle Yeack
August 25th Kyle Yeack
September 15th Joe German
September 22nd Brody Pompe
October 6th (Non-Point) Craig Hanson

Final Top Ten Point Standings:
1. Kyle Yeack 1272
2. Justin Evans 1172
3. Dustin Dittman 1140
4. Craig Cassell 1103
5. Kevin Keeney 781
6. John Campos 731
T Craig Hanson 731
8. Brett James 719
9. Jonathan Lewis 658
10. Bubba Foster 612

Feature Winners:
Kyle Yeack-4
Justin Evans-2
Brody Pompe-1
Craig Cassell
Dustin Dittman
Jesse Williamson
Joe German
Mark Wauge

Top Five Finishes:
Kyle Yeack-8
Dustin Dittman-7
Justin Evans
Craig Hanson-5
Craig Cassell-4
Bubba Foster-3
Mark Wauge
Sam Potter
Brett James-2
Brody Pompe
Justin Dittman
Rod McCombs
Tom Yeack
Trent Croy
Cody Sell-1
Jeffrey Rivers
Jeremy Shank
Jesse Williamson
Joe German
Kenny Miller
Kevin Keeney
Robert Hoefs

Heat Race Wins:
Justin Evans-5
Craig Cassell-2
John Campos
Kyle Yeack
Mark Wauge
Phil Robinson
Sam Potter
Brett James-1
Brody Pompe
Craig Hanson
Craig Moore
Curtis Towns
Jesse Williamson
Matt Mitchell
Robert Jeffers
Ron Wilson
Sandy Sanders
Scott Byram
Tom Yeack
Trent Croy

Fast Times:
Justin Evans-3
Jeremy Shank-2
Mark Wauge
Brett James-1
Craig Cassell
Craig Hanson
Kyle Yeack
Matt Duste

Trophy Dash Wins:
Craig Hanson-3
Dustin Dittman
Craig Cassell-2
Mark Wauge
Justin Evans-1
Sandy Sanders