Third Time is a Charm! Widdis Sees Checkered Third Week in a Row!
 

07/12/02
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Don Erickson
WiddisRacing.com

The very anticipated night was full of first times. The feature event would go from green to checkered for the first time in the 2002 season. It would be Ray Cottle’s first time this season to take a checkered flag as he took the first heat race of the night. It would be the first time this season that both Road Rage teammates would take checkered flags, as Ben Huyck would obtain the second heat race of the night. Also, it would be the first time that Widdis would take his 3rd checkered flag 3 weeks in a row!!!!

In the Soo Automotive Pure Stock division 16 cars would qualify with the #7 car driven by Josh Ware having the fastest time at 16.79. The night was to be the Mid-Season Championship for the Pure Stock drivers. The 25 lap feature would display the cars lined up by points instead of the usual qualifying times. The pole was then obviously given to the points leader Stormin’ Norman Miller with Bret Widdis outside of him.

Miller and Widdis would jounce early for the lead position. For many laps Widdis would continue to ride the high side of the track with Miller directly beneath him. The rest of the field wouldn’t even get a chance to come near to the lead since the event was under green the entire race, and Widdis and Miller were obviously two of the faster cars on the track!

Widdis would finally get the run he needed to edge out the #73 car to take the lead and his 3rd consecutive feature win!

In a phone conversation with the new points leader, I just had to ask the question that is on everyone’s mind: “Are you going to let anyone else win?”