By Ben Deatherage
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (Aug. 10, 2024) – Checkers flew Saturday for Trevor Points and Michael Kennerly following their respective IMCA feature wins on Wallbanger Cup Night at Cottage Grove Speedway.
Don Moore began the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod main event as the race leader.
Shortly after securing the lead, Todd Shandy put him under fire, coming to challenge and make a pass underneath Moore to become the new leader on lap three.
Shandy took off, but before he could get too far ahead, a caution came out with six complete. Dalton Bloom powered his way into second on the restart. He tried to reel in the leader but experienced a severe tire rub that flattened his right rear tire, resulting in another yellow on lap nine. Jordan Henry inherited the position.
Henry was under a heavy barrage when the field returned to speed from Points.
Points finally got into second on the 14th circuit, just before the final caution came out. On the restart, Points got around Shandy for the race lead and cruised to the win.
The race for second was a back-and-forth affair between Shandy and Landyn Philpott. The two exchanged positions several times before Shandy eventually secured it on lap 23. Philpott was third at the line.
When the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact main event got underway, Eli Miller had the car to beat.
Miller outpaced his father Bruce to grab the lead on lap one. From there, Miller created a healthy distance from everyone else.
But as the race stayed under green, Kennerly reeled him and overtook him for first place on the eighth circuit. Kennerly took the flag and ran with it, despite some brief challenges by Burnie Bryant in the last few laps.
Bryant was second with hometown racer Tiffany Towns third.
The event was broadcast by IMCA TV affiliate Dirt Oval TV.
Michael Kennerly made his way to victory lane at Cottage Grove Speedway following his Saturday night run to the Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact checkers. (Courtesy Photo)
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