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f Page 18 The INDEPENDENT, August 21, 2003___________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________ C o m p e titio n g e ttin g to u g h e r w ith o n ly fo u r ra c e s le ft a t R iv e r C ity W ith fo u r races left in the C olum bia C ou nty R acing A s s o ciation, St. H elen s drive rs Je re m y M a rtin , C lin t P e tty and A aron P rettym an rem ained in conten tion for a division title as th e y ea ch re c o rd e d to p -fiv e m ain event finish es S atu rda y at R ive r C ity S p e e d w a y. K e rry Sm ith of S cappoose, also a s pires to a title and, a fte r a run- nerup finish to w om e n's d iv i sion leader P aula T im m ons of Kelso, rem ains a contender. D riving the A ce A uto W re c k ing C he vrolet truck, Tim m ons took the lead in the m ain as she passed fro n tru n n e r K ari Pun- c o c h a r of H illsboro, w ho exited w ith a flat’ tire after leading the first six circuits. Tim m ons do m inated the rest of the race and w on by a half lap ove r Sm ith, in the A lliance A utom otive Buick Regal. Lisa Liner of St. Helens, c o n tinued a successful first season in the Longview NAPA S ports m an series as she w on the B m a in , th e n m a n u e v e re d up fro m a 16th starting position to take seventh in the A main. Tom m y Elstoen of St. Helens, took fifth in the B Main for his se co n d stra ig h t top -five win. Lo n g vie w ’s Troy S chre iner won a second straight A Main in the H arren’s P lum bing O ldsm obile C utlass, follow ed by F lyin’ Bri an Vaughn of Longview, S an dy’s R andy Allen and C astle R ock’s Doug Hurley. M arty Hol- m ason of St. Helens, the fastest qualifier at 15.61 seconds, posted a season best fifth place in his Pontiac G rand Prix. F airview ’s M ark Jones drove his C hevrolet C am aro to a sec ond straight win in the street stock A Main. P ortland’s R obert D uncan w as second and Van c o u v e r’s Dennis Krohling took third, follow ed by Rob Bjork of St. Helens, w ho notched a sec — Service Directory PBM Inc. ond consecutive top five in the S nyder R oofing C am aro. P ret tym an, ranked third in the d ivi sion, posted a sixth top-five fin ish in his W est PAC C am aro. H illsboro’s Scott P uncochar led the R e se r’s M odified m ain from start-to-finish fo r his first series w in in the RPM M otor- sp o rts/O ly’s P ainting & D ryw all open-w heel racer. A runnerup finish by P ortla nd’s M arc Sayre in the A scend E levator m odified Ford put him in the lead in points. M artin recorded a fourth straight top-five in the S uperior Torque C o n v e rte r sp o n s o re d c a r ow ned by S am Jeffers of SÍÍÍÍÍSff?? 11 ■ One Compnnv One Inuoict One CompniTiue R ate . .. I. 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