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Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, May 15, 2003 River C ity Speedway gets underw ay w ith fu ll card and 120 c o n te s ta n ts By Mike W eber River City Speedway began its 17th season of stock car rac ing Saturday with four drivers - Clark Tenney, Gary Morris, Joe Cherington and Kari Puncochar - capturing C olum bia C ounty Racing Association main events while leading from start-to-finish. D efending cham pions “ H o lly wood" Gary Meyer (street stock) and Matt Sayre (modified) both notched top-five finishes for a successful start in their bid to win consecutive titles. Tenney, of Scappoose, led all the way in the street stock A main with his 21st C entury Towing sponsored C hevrolet Malibu and won by two carlengths over H ills boro’s Scott Puncochar. Herb Thomas of St. Helens (3rd), Mey er (4th) and Rainier’s Jon “ Ra zor" Gillett rounded out the top- five. Cherington, of Vancouver, won the mini stock main with his C ircle H E nterprises Datsun. Morris led throughout the m odi fied main with his Air Flow Sys- tems/Pub 212 open-wheel racer. Portland’s Marc Sayre was sec ond, follow ed by Scott P un cochar, Matt Sayre and Clint Pet ty, of St. Helens. Morris, of Bor ing, led the division in feature vic tories (4) last year and took fifth in the series standings. “I’m very glad to get a top-five P oppino P ainting FREE ESTIMATES Licensed • Bonded • Insured • CCB No. 90548 HH fa b P hone /F ax : 5 0 3 - 4 2 9 - 8 4 3 1 Robert Williams Vernonia, Oregon Serving the Community for Over 25 Years Q uality S iding & E xteriors Save on Heating & Cooling and Block Outside Noises by installing Insulated Vinyl Siding and Insulated Vinyl Windows. 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