LAKEPORT — North State Modified Series champion Scott Winters of Tracy braved smoke-filled skies Saturday at the Lakeport Speedway where he set the fast time over the nine-car modified field and then went on to lay claim to the 30-lap Snap-On Tools feature event on the quarter-mile paved oval located at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Lakeport.
Winter beat Mike Sullivan of Kelseyville to the checkered flag by 2.5 seconds although it was Sullivan who moved to the top in the final modified points standings for 2020, winning the NCRA championship by 59 points over Richard Knight of Lakeport and Ian Elliott, also from Lakeport.
In other action Saturday, Taco Bell bomber driver Mike Collins of Lucerne once again scored a near-clean sweep as he broke his own track record of 14.020 seconds set just last week. In fact, Collins is the first bomber to break into the 13-second bracket, and now owns the bomber track record again with a blistering 13.734-second lap. He then went on to win both the heat race and the main event.
Also Saturday, Jeremy Doss of Upper Lake jumped into the Dan Camacho Legends Car and won both the heat race and the feature event, and Dane Nissen of Williams registered a clean sweep in the Late Model class while making first appearance for the Late Models at Lakeport this season.
NCRA modifieds
Front-row starters Knight and Robert Schmidt ran side by side the first six laps of the modified feature, with Schmidt finally pulling ahead on lap seven. Sullivan passed Dustin DeRosier for third and when he pulled back in line, Winters stayed high, trapping Sullivan in the low groove. Winters continued his outside run and powered by Schmidt to take control of the race.
Both Sullivan and DeRosier passed Schmidt while Elliot was gaining ground. Elliott drove around DeRosier for third place on lap 16 as Winters was pulling away. The lone yellow flag fell on lap 24 when Kevin Coburn’s car slowed and stalled on the infield.
Winters continued to dominate and at the checkered flag it was Winters, Sullivan, Elliott, DeRosier, Donovan Cox, Schmidt, Knight and Coburn.
Sullivan won the heat race and DeRosier captured the trophy dash.
Bombers
It only took Collins six laps to chase down bomber leader Jim Kollenborn. As Kollenborn drifted high, Collins dove beneath him to grab the lead. Trophy dash winner Eddie Klein, driving the Donovan Cox bomber, followed Collins to the front. The race went non-stop with Collins beating Cox by more than five car lengths. Kollenborn finished third followed by Klinton Waite, Trevor Abella, Amber Portlock and Thomas Esberg. Both Kasey Horat and Trevor Kollenborn suffered engine problems and were unable to start the race.
Cox continues to hold the bomber points lead over Collins and Portlock.
Legends Cars
When Nissen’s car blew an engine in hot laps, the Legends Car field was reduced to nine cars, but the action was still intense with the addition of Doss to the group. Aidan Daniels set the fast time of 13.805 seconds with Doss clocking in at 13.869. Points leader Kylie Daniels was next at 13.947.
Eleven-year-old Trey Daniels led the first lap in the 30 lap Legends Car feature but gave way to Tom Summers on lap two. Doss came from eighth starting to take over the lead only three laps into the race with both Aidan Daniels and Kylie Daniels tight on his bumper.
Ethen Imperatrice’s car lost power and limped to the pits on lap five, bringing out the first yellow flag. Doss pulled ahead on the restart, with Aidan Daniels spending the next 20 rounds waiting for Doss to make a mistake. With only three laps to go, Trey Daniels spun to slow the action again.
Doss drove the last three circuits with precision to claim the win. Aidan Daniels finished a close second followed by Kylie Daniels, David Lee, Tom Summers, Nick Reading, Trey Daniels, Marc Burch and Imperatrice.
Kylie Daniels won the trophy dash to maintain her divisional points lead. Summers won the first heat race.
Late Models
Four Late Models were on hand for their first showing in 2020, but both Mike Bourbon’s car and Noel McCormack’s car were unable to start the main event. So it was just Nissen and Cody Winchel competing. Nissen won it all and Winchel finished second.
Schedule
The Late Models, Legends Cars, Pro-4 modifieds and Taco Bell bombers join the North State Modified Series at Lakeport Speedway on Sept. 12 for the final race of the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.
Sponsors
NCRA races at Lakeport Speedway are presented by Anderson Logging, Sullivan Const Masonry, Napa Lake Parts, Taco Bell, D&P Pools, Hillside Powersports, Clearlake Redi-Mix, Snap-On Tools, S&K Paving & Striping, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucerne Roofing, S & K Automotive, Under the Sun Garden Supply, Perkins Septic Tanks, Lake County Tribal Health, Don Anderson Attorney At Law, Coleman’s Custom Vinyl, Lake County Welders, Kelseyville Lions, Mike Sullivan Consulting, Lake Co. Waste Solutions, Gifford Backhoe Service and Majestic Landscaping.
