ALGER, Wash. — It had been 15 years since wingless sprint cars had competed at Skagit Speedway, but the wait proved well worth it as the fans enjoyed a feature from the Herz Precision Products Wingless Sprint Series on Saturday night.
Rob Lindsey was crowned the winner in the series first official visit to the track, while Bill Rude, Rick Smith and Tricia Michelson won in the support divisions.
Lindsey took the early lead in the 30-lap main for the wingless sprints with Garrett Thomas in second after some early chaos slimmed up the field. For 18 laps, Thomas chased Lindsey while both drivers looked for the fastest lane around Skagit Speedway. On lap 19, Thomas found it, slingshotting through the bottom of turn two to pull even and pass Lindsey on the back straightaway, taking the lead in his first ever sprint car start.
Thomas pulled away until lap 25, when disaster struck. Thomas made contact with a slower car on the front straightaway, sending his car into a helicopter spin that ended his run. On the restart, Lindsey led his son Chad Lindsey and Alex Hantel to the line, and after a short challenge by the younger Lindsey, it was Rob Lindsey pulling away for the win. Hantel took second and C. Lindsey third.
The Finish: Rob Lindsey, Alex Hantel, Chad Lindsey, Lance Hallmark, Tim Alberding, Chris Greene, Nathan Geister, Tim Kennedy, Tony Offutt, Garrett Thomas, Gene Cannon, Cody Ridge, Daysen Thomas, Jason Thomas