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The INDEPENDENT, July 17, 2003
Action stays fast and furious with variety of categories at St. Helens oval
St. Helens drivers Robert
Bjork, Aaron Prettyman and
Stephen Kaptur, they were
smiling as brightly as the 4th of
July fireworks following the
Longview Napa stock car race
Saturday at River City Speed
way. Bjork captured his first
ever street stock A main event
win and Prettyman (second)
notched his fourth straight top-
five finish in his West PAC/Cen-
tral Employment Chevrolet Ca-
maro.
“Everything's going pretty
good and I'm just hoping to fin
ish in the top-five every race,
and if I continue doing that,
then I might have a chance to
win the division title," said Pret
tyman, who won his first A main
June 7. “I'm hoping to get an
other win, but it was tough try
ing to pass, so I felt comfortable
staying behind Rob and I'm
glad to see him get his first ever
win."
Randy Allen of Sandy,
passed
frontrunner
Ross
Roberts of Portland, on the
17th circuit of the sportsman
main and led the remainder of
the 25-lap race to notch his
second win with the John's
Frame Shop/American Tire
Chevy Monte Carlo. Allen won
by two car lengths over
Roberts. Kirk Brissett of Scap
poose, a Rookie-of-the-Year
contender along with Lisa Liner
of St. Helens, posted a second
straight sixth place finish. Kap
tur won the B Main and then
manuevered up impressively
from a 16th place position to
take seventh in his Clark's
Signs Chevy Malibu. Tricia
"Great" Brittain of St. Helens,
took ninth, for her fifth straight
top-10 in the Tony's Shoes
Monte Carlo. Liner was 11th in
the Lawrence Oil/Heckman
Trucking Malibu and she's
ranked fifth in the point stand
ings.
wess notched his first win after
"Competing in the sports passing Rainier's Ron Greer on
man class is much different lap 22 and then led the final 13
than being in the women's divi circuits with his Triple E Rac-
sion and it's tougher with so ing/Precision Engines open-
much more competition." said wheel modified race car. Greer
Liner, the 2002 women's cham was second, defending cham
pion. "I've exceeded my expec pion and current division leader
tations and I'm surprised with Matt Sayre of Portland took
how much success I've had. I'm third. Clint Petty (fourth) of St.
just hoping to finish in the top- Helens, notched his third top-
five of the standings and win five with his Competition Motor
Rookie-of-the-Year."
sports racer.
Top rookie contender Jere
For Kerry Smith of Scap
my Martin of St. Helens, posted poose, she's enjoying the best
his fiqgt ever top-five (fifth) in season of her three-year career
the Reser's Fine Foods modi and is ranked second in the
fied main. Portland's Ray El-
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