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By Ben Deatherage
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 27, 2024) – Ian Whisler wheeled, and willed, himself to a dominating Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature win during Cottage Grove Speedway’s Virgil Hanson Memorial Loggers’ Cup.
Carter Patterson powered to the front on the opening lap. Behind him, Eston Whisler duked it out with Bricen James for second.
James secured the runner-up position only to have his night end when mechanical problems ended his night early and brought out a caution. John Campos and Whisler inherited second and third, respectively.
When the restart got the field back up to speed, Ian Whisler, the younger of the Whisler brothers, blitzed toward the front and captured the race lead by the completion of the third circuit.
While he tried to establish a sizable gap, a fierce competition for second occurred with Patterson, Eston Whisler and Campos all going at it.
Campos moved into second place on a restart. Ian Whisler again got out to a healthy lead but was slowed down with eight laps remaining due to the event’s final caution.
As Ian Whisler dominated the closing stages, the race for second was a close one.
Campos and Nick Trenchard had a see-saw battle in the final laps, with Campos getting the best of that battle. Aaron Sheelar and Jake Mayden rounded out the top five.
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