ALGER, Wash. — Night one of the 54th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by The Skagit Casino Resort is in the books and as the dust settled around Skagit Speedway, James McFadden emerged earned the $6,500 payday.
D.J. Netto set out to the early lead in the 30-lap feature with McFadden sitting roughly six car lengths behind him as the pair worked their way toward slower traffic.
McFadden would close o with a couple car lengths as the pair wove past the slower cars before making the move for the lead to complete the 16th lap. Netto slowed on lap 17, forcing a work area trip that sent him to the back of the field.
On the restart, McFadden set sail with Bud Kaeding working his way into second place. Kaeding began closing on McFadden with four laps left, but a misstep in turn two on lap 28 would give McFadded the pad he needed to take the prelim night victory.
Kaeding kept second place with Daryn Pittman in the Kreitz Racing No. 69k taking home third. Split qualifying led to two quick qualifiers, with Brad Sweet fastest in Group A and Tanner Thorson fastest in Group B.
Night number one for the NW Focus Midgets went to Alex Peck after he took the lead from Tristin Thomas on lap 11.
There were 53 winged sprint car entries.
The finish:
Feature (30 laps): James McFadden, Bud Kaeding, Daryn Pittman, Brad Sweet, Tanner Holmes, Devon Borden, Brent Marks, Justin Sanders, Tanner Thorson, Rico Abreu, Dominic Gorden, Jett Barnes, Trey Starks, Shane Golobic, Levi Hillier, Justin Peck, Chance Grasty, Max Mittry, Landen Brooks, D.J. Netto, Tim Kaeding, Colton Heath, Aaron Reutzel, Sye Lynch
