Sprint Tour Series in middle of season

By the looks of the Alaska Sprint Tour newsletter, it sounded as if the recent series at Mitchell Raceway in Fairbanks went off with a little track concern, and a little gossip.

The "Wildest Dirt Show Under the Midnight Sun" included two days of racing in Fairbanks before competitors returned to Capitol Speedway in Willow last Friday.

Next races? July 13 at Twin City Raceway in Kenai. Then back to the Valley for three weekends in Willow, July 27, Aug. 10 and Aug. 31.

That pretty much wraps up the season, so if you want to see these bad boys race, you'd better mark the calendar.

The track concern in Fairbanks had something to do with

a frost heave in the pit area. That's racing in Alaska, folks. There wasn't much to be done about it, so it was incorporated into the race. It became a part of the show.

The advice given to racers concerning this massive heap of dirt, according to the sprint tour newsletter, was "stay along the fence, take a sharp left and go like hell."

Some of the gossip around the track was that one sprint tour racer will beg, borrow and possibly even steal for a turkey sandwich. It might be that same man whose son (or daughter?) is preparing to enter the tour next season. And, finally, somebody (a pit crew member?) got too big for his britches, and was totally exposed on the back end.

Other than that, the Valley's own Bob Erdman and Dave Hughes left the weekend series in pretty good shape. Erdman and Hughes both race in the 360 division. They were standing No. 3 and No. 5 in the points going into last weekend's race. And Robert Hansen of Wasilla was standing in second in the 410s.

Tracy Anacker of Fairbanks seemed comfortable on his home track, winning the main events in the 360 division both weekends, as well as almost every heat. Anacker leads the 410 with 335 points.

The following are race results and point standings for the last two weekends of the Alaska Sprint Tour series, as well as last weekend's results for other tracks around the Valley.

Alaska Sprint series (June 8)

360 division

Gold Rush Dash — 1) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 2) Kurt McKinney, Fairbanks; 3) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 4) Bob Violett.Heat 1 — 1) Kurn McKinney, Fairbanks; 2) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 3) Bob Erdman, Wasilla; 4) Dave Hughes, Palmer. Heat 2 — 1) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 2) Kurn McKinney, Fairbanks; 3) Bob Erdman, Wasilla; 4) Dave Hughes, Palmer.

Main event — 1) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 2) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 3) Kurt McKinney, Fairbanks; 4) Bob Erdman, Wasilla; 5) Dave Hughes, Palmer.

410 division

Gold Rush Dash — 1) John McDonald, Anchorage; 2) Jackie McGahan, Kenai; 3) Elton McGahan; 4) Larry Frazier, Anchorage.Heat 1 — 1) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 2) John McDonald, Anchorage; 3) Randy Barnes, Kenai; 4) Jackie McGahan, Kenai.Heat 2 — 1) John McDonald, Anchorage; 2) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 3) Randy Barnes, Kenai.Main event — 1) John McDonald, Anchorage; 2) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 3) Randy Barnes, Kenai; 4) Larry Frazier, Anchorage.

Alaska Sprint series (June 9)

360 division

Gold Rush Dash — 1) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 2) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 3) Kurt McKinney, Fairbanks; 4) Bob Erdman, Wasilla. Heat 1 — 1) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 2) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 3) Kurt McKinney, Fairbanks; 4) Bob Erdman, Wasilla. Heat 2 — 1) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 2) Kurn McKinney, Fairbanks; 3) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 4) Bob Erdman, Wasilla. Main event — 1) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 2) Kurt McKinney, Fairbanks; 3) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 4) Bob Erdman, Wasilla.

410 division

Gold Rush Dash — 1) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 2) Jackie McGahan, Kenai; 3) John McDonald, Anchorage; 4) Randy Barnes, Kenai. Heat 1 — 1) Randy Barnes, Kenai; 2) John McDonald, Anchorage; 3) Jackie McGahan, Kenai; 4) Robert Hansen, Wasilla. Heat 2 — 1) Jackie McGahan, Kenai; 2) John McDonald, Anchorage; 3) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 4) Randy Barnes, Kenai; 5) Elton McGahan, Kenai. Main event — 1) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 2) John McDonald, Anchorage; 3) Randy Barnes, Kenai; 4) Larry Frazier, Anchorage; 5) Elton McGahan, Kenai; 6) Jackie McGahan, Kenai.

Alaska Sprint series (June 22)

360 division

Gold Rush Dash — 1) Marty Fell, Kenai; 2) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 3) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 4) Bob Erdman, Wasilla. Heat 1 — 1) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 2) Marty Fell, Kenai; 3) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 4) Tim Wallace, Anchorage; 5) Dave Hughes, Palmer. Heat 2 — 1) Bill Balog, Fairbanks; 2) Marty Fell, Kenaie; 3) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks; 4) Tim Wallace, Anchorage; 5) Dave Huges, Palmer. Main event — 1) Bob Erdman, Wasilla; 2) Marty Fell, Kenai; 3) Dave Hughes, Palmer; 4) Tim Wallace, Anchorage; 5) Tracy Anacker, Fairbanks.

410 division

Gold Rush Dash — 1) John McDonald, Anchorage; 2) Larry Frazier, Anchorage; 3) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 4) Elton McGahan, Kenai. Heat 1 — 1) Randy Barnes, Kenai; 2) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 3) Elton McGahan, Kenai; 4) Larry Frazier, Anchorage. Heat 2 — 1) John McDonald, Anchorage; 2) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 3) Jackie McGahan, Kenai; 4) Larry jFrazier, Anchorage; 5) Elton McGahan, Kenai. Main event — 1) John McDonald, Anchorage; 2) Elton McGahan, Kenai; 3) Jackie McGahan, Kenai; 4) Robert Hansen, Wasilla; 5) Larry Frazier, Anchorage.

Point standings as of June 22

360 division — 1) Tracy Anacker, 395; 2) Bill Balog, 311; 3) Bob Erdman, 260; 4) Dave Hughes, 214; 5) Kurt McKinney, 183; 6) Marty Fell, 151; 7) Tim Wallace, 55; 8) Bobby Violet, 38; 9) Tie, Tony Harris, 25 & Tony Craig, 25; 11) Kevin Lincoln, 17.

410 division — 1) John McDonald, 432; 2) Robert Hansen, 368; 3) Randy Barnes, 228; 4) Elton McGahan, 200; 5) Larry Frazier, 167; 6) Jackie McGahan, 137.

Capitol Speedway results (June 23)

Stock Class

Trophy dash — 1) Mike Kriger; 2) Jake Baker; 3) Buster Barlow; 4) Ralph Gobert. Heat 1 — 1) Jake Baker; 2) Mike Kriger; 3) Buster Barlow; 4) Ralph Gobert; 5) Danny Goss; 6) Robert Watkins; 7) David Meyer; 8) George Park; 9) Ken Lensley. Heat 2 — 1) Jake Baker; 2) Mike Kriger; 3) Scott Burns; 4) Danny Goss; 5) Buster Barlow; 6) David Meyer; 7) Danny Goss; 8) Robert Watkins; 9) Ken Lensley. Main event — 1) Scott Burns; 2) Jake Baker; 3) Mike Kriger; 4) Robert Watkins; 5) Danny Goss; 6) George Park; 7) David Meyer; 8) Ralph Gobert; 9) Buster Barlow.

Sprints

Trophy dash — 1) Bob Erdman; 2) Tim Wallace; 3) Jeff Wallace. Heat 1 — 1) Bob Erdman; 2) Tim Wallace; 3) Jeff Wallace. Heat 2 — 1) Bob Erdman; 2) Jeff Wallace; 3) Tim Wallace. Main event — 1) Jeff Wallace; 2) Tim Wallace; 3) Bob Erdman.

Sportsman

Trophy dash — 1) Terry Bundtrock; 2) Guy Hamilton; 3) Dennis Plourd; 4) Chip Defendorf. Heat 1 — 1) Guy Hamilton; 2) Chip Defendorf; 3) Terry Bundtrock; 4) Dennis Plourd; 5) Joe Bradford. Heat 2 — 1) Guy Hamilton; 2) Terry Bundtrock; 3) Chip Defendorf. Main event — 1) Terry Bundtrock; 2) Guy Hamilton; 3) Chip Defendorf; 4) Joe Bradford.

Hobby Stock

Trophy dash — 1) Dan Mingo; 2) John Howe; 3) Bob Widner; 4) Cory Steinegar. Heat 1 — 1) Harold Hatlon; 2) John Howe; 3) Dan Mingo; 4) Bob Widner; 5) Dale Smoth; 6) Cory Steinegar. Heat 2 — 1) Dan Mingo; 2) Bob Widner; 3) John Howe; 4) Harold Hatlon; 5) Dale Smith; 6) Cory Steinegar. Main event — 1) John Howe; 2) Dan Mingo; 3) Cory Steinegar; 4) Harold Hatlon; 5) Dale Smith; 6) Bob Widner.

Mini Mod

Trophy dash — 1) Larry Fletchenhier; 2) Jeff Evans; 3) Bruce Postlethwalt. Heat 1 — 1) Larry Fletchenhier; 2) Jeff Evans; 3) Bruce Postlethwalt. Heat 2 — 1) Larry Fletchenhier; 2) Jeff Evans; 3) Bruce Postlethwalt. Main event — 1) Larry Fletchenhier; 2) Jeff Evans; 3) Bruce Postlethwalt.

Mini Stock Trophy dash — 1) Linda Conway; 2) Tom Wilson; 3) Duane Hunter; 4) Gary Kellar. Heat 1 — 1) Duane Hunter; 2) Linda Conway; 3) Tom Wilson; 4) Chad Byrd; 5) Lee Winkelton. Heat 2 — 1) Tom Wilson; 2) Duane Hunter; 3) Linda Conway; 4) Chad Byrd; 5) Gary Kellar; 6) Lee Winkelton. Main event — 1) Linda Conway; 2) Tom Wilson; 3) Gary Kellar; 4) Duane Hunter; 5) Lee Winkelton.

Capitol Speedway results (June 24)

Stock Class

Trophy dash — 1) Mike Kriger; 2) Scott Burns; 3) Robert Watkins; 4) Danny Goss. Heat 1 — 1) Ralph Gobert; 2) Mike Kriger; 3) George Park; 4) Jake Baker; 5) Robert Watkins; 6) Ken Lensley; 7) Scott Burns; 8) Danny Goss; 9) David Meyer. Heat 2 — 1) Mike Kriger; 2) Scott Burns; 3) Jake Baker; 4) David Meyer; 5) Ralph Gobert; 6) George Park; 7) Bo Stanberry; 8) Ken Lensley; 9) Robert Watkins. Main event — 1) Scott Burns; 2) David Meyer; 3) Ralph Gobert; 4) George Park; 5) Ken Lensley; 6) Jake Baker.

Sprints

Trophy dash — 1) Bob Erdman; 2) Tim Wallace; 3) Jeff Wallace. Heat 1 — 1) Bob Erdman; 2) Jeff Wallace; 3) Tim Wallace. Heat 2 — 1) Tim Wallace; 2) Bob Erdman; 3) Jeff Wallace. Main event — 1) Bob Erdman; 2) Jeff Wallace; 3) Tim Wallace.

Sportsman

Trophy dash — 1) Guy Hamilton; 2) Terry Bundtrock; 3) Steve Hust; 4) Chip Defendorf. Heat 1 — 1) Dennis Plourd; 2) Terry Bundtrock; 3) Guy Hamilton; 4) Chip Defendorf; 5) Steve Hust. Heat 2 — 1) Dennis Plourd; 2) Terry Bundtrock; 3) Guy Hamilton; 4) Chip Defendorf. Main event — 1) Guy Hamilton; 2) Dennis Plourd; 3) Terry Bundtrock; 4) Chip Defendorf; 5) Steve Hust.

Hobby Stock

Trophy dash — 1) John Howe; 2) Dan Mingo; 3) Bob Widner; 4) Cory Steinegar. Heat 1 — 1) Bob Widner; 2) John Howe; 3) Cory Steinegar; 4) Dan Mingo; 5) Dale Smith. Heat 2 — 1) John Howe; 2) Bob Widner; 3) Cory Steinegar; 4) Dan Mingo; 5) Dale Smith. Main event — 1) John Howe; 2) Bob Widner; 3) Dan Mingo; 4) Dale Smith.

Mini Mod Trophy dash — 1) Larry Fletchenhier; 2) Darla Evans; 3) Jeff Efans; 4) Bruce Postlethwalt. Heat 1 — 1) Darla Evans; 2) Larry Fletchenhier; 3) Bruce Postlethwalt; 4) Jeff Evans. Heat 2 — 1) Jeff Evans; 2) Larry Fletchenhier; 3) Darla Evans; 4) Bruce Postlethwalt. Main event — 1) Jeff Evans; 2) Larry Fletchenhier; 3) Bruce Postlethwalt.

Mini Stock Trophy dash — 1) Linda Conway; 2) Gary Kellar; 3) Duane Hunter; 4) Tom Wilson. Heat 1 — 1) Tom Wilson; 2) Linda Conway; 3) Gary Kellar; 4) Duane Hunter; 5) Lee Winkleton; 6) Dave Barren; 7) Chad Byrd. Heat 2 — 1) Linda Conway; 2) Gary Kellar; 3) Tom Wilson; 4) Duane Hunter; 5) Chad Byrd; 6) Lee Winkelton; 7) Dave Barren. Main event — 1) Chad Byrd; 2) Gary Kellar; 3) Dave Hunter; 4) Duane Hunter; 5) Tom Wilson; 6) Linda Conway.

North Star Speedway results (June 23)

Late Models — 1) J.P Hoff; 2) Kevin Patrick; 3) Bud Black; 4) John Hecht; 5) Mike Hansen; 6) Corey LaCosta; 7) Mike Thomas. Sportsman/Truck Combination — 1) Al Ulman; 2) Jackie McGahan; 3) Dean Thompson; 4) Alan Braden; 5) Tom Russell; 6) Brian Kirk; 7) R.D. Mandell; 8) Aaron Creech; 9) Theresa Page. Baby Grands — 1) John Klayum; 2) Willie Creech; 3) Larry Theobald; 4) Mike Thomas;

5) Lash Lerew; 6) Chuck Johnson; 7) Larry Hutchings. Legends — 1) Ron Thomas; 2) Doug Johnston; 3) Mitch Kyte; 4) Erik Johnson; 5) Mike Braddock, 6) Steve Marineau; 7) Jeffery Jensen; 8) Ken Johnstone; 9) Ken Downs, 10) Martha Quark; 11) Doug Sheldon. JAGS (Just All Girls) — 1) Kim Johnson; 2) Martha Quark; 3) Angie Hoppe; 4) Kitty McKeown; 5) Sharon Thomas.

Drag racing goes extreme

Alaska Raceway Park held the first annual Extreme Machine Asphalt Sled Event last weekend. Local racer Chris Vandenberg of Wasilla held on to his title of the fastest sled in the state with a 10.42 second pass at 121.33 mph on his Polaris XRC. David Bogert of Big Lake came in second with a 10.89 second pass at 112.38 mph. Vandenberg went on to take first in the Snowmachine Bracket race that day as well.

Extreme Machine Asphalt Sled results (June 23)

Extreme Machine — 1) Chris Vandenberg, Wasilla, 10.42 seconds, 121.33 mph, .754 RT; 2) David Bogert, Wasilla, 10.89 seconds, 115.38 mph, .768 RT. Pro Sportsman — 1) Steve Bennet, Big Lake, 11.27 seconds, 140.60 mph, 1.968RT; 2) Mike Welsh, Wasilla, DNS. ET — 1) Joe Nilsson, Anchorage, 13.77 seconds, 98.92 mph, .541 RT; 2) Eric Steely, Anchorage, 15.35 seconds, 86.20 mph, .469 RT. ET bike — 1) Steve Flournoy, Anchorage, 11.46 seconds, 93.36 mph, .517 RT; 2) Robin Morales, Anchorage, 12.97 seconds, 108.65 mph. .626 RT. Top sportsman — 1) Skip Gosch, Anchorage, 10.96 seconds, 118.46 mph, .469RT; 2) Dean Cramer, Anchorage, 12.97 seconds, 120.69 mph, .482RT. Snowmachine — 1) Chris Vandenberg, Wasilla, 10.31 seconds, 119.98 mph, .550 RT; 2) Scott Matthews, 10.95 seconds, 112.86 mph, .671 RT. Junior dragster — 1) Shelby Hattenburg, Palmer, 9.44 seconds, 69.31 mph. .715 RT; 2) Chance Gosch, Anchorage, 12.74 seconds, 49.88 mph, .611 RT. Trophy — 1) Don Baggs, Anchorage, 13.73 seconds, 95.72 mph, .526 RT; 2) Shad Scott, Anchorage, 14.06 seconds, 92.44 mph, .643 RT.