WVSO: Jefferson nabs LMCS win, Lewis title

from Scott Ellsworth, LMCS PR

The finish of the ‘Wenatchee 200’ ARCA West Q-Racing Late Model Challenge Series had Jeff Jefferson winning for the second time this season. . Garrett Evans finished second and a last lap pass by Christian Roeder gained him a podium third. Gary Lewis did not have his best race but still won his first AW LMCS Championship.
Race winner Jefferson fell back to sixth at the start of the 200-lap season finale at Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval. By lap 8 was fifth and by lap 55 was third all by passing on the outside. Evans led until lap 81 when Jefferson was able to slip under him.

Even with a green-white-checkered restart finish Evans could never mount a charge on the super-handling Jefferson.
The later stages of the 200 after a scheduled stop at lap 125 had three cars locked into a battle for third. Roeder, Erick Hargraves and Brent Harris had the large crowd on their feet for the last 50-laps. Harris held third until the last lap when a slight mistake opened up the bottom for a pass by Roeder. Prior to the pass a long stretch of laps had Hargraves and Roeder locked into a side by side duel. Hargraves took fourth.
Lewis won the championship at the same track he won his second NASCAR Championship in 2006. By virtue of a large enough point lead entering the final race all Lewis had to do was take the green to win his first ARCA West Q-Racing Late Model Challenge Series Championship.
Hargraves won the ‘Port City Race Cars Rookie Challenge’ by beating Jim Warn for rookie of the year.

Pos Name Hometown Nat/State Laps
1 Jeff Jefferson Yakima WA 202
2 Garrett Evans E. Wenatchee WA 202
3 Christian Roeder Ephrata WA 202
4 Erick Hargraves Yakima WA 202
5 Shelby Thompson Spokane Wa 202
6 Brent Harris E. Wenatchee WA 202
7 Mark Sundberg Seattle WA 202
8 Wade Bland Victoria B.C. 201
9 Josh Roberts Ephrata WA 201
10 Jim Warn Aurora OR 201
11 Loran Payne Renton WA 197
12 Mike Sackett Myrtle Point OR 196
13 Gary Lewis Bothell WA 195
14 Mike Kenyon North Bend WA 170
15 Ryan Fischer Surrey B.C. 166
16 Kim Wennerberg Wenatchee WA 79
17 Marty Wason Chelan WA 70
18 Joe McNeil Sumner WA 21
19 Todd Walters E. Wenatchee WA 13
20 Chris Walters E Wenatchee WA 2