American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region By The Numbers: Grays Harbor Raceway

By Ben Deatherage (Photo Courtesy of Fletcher Motorsports Photography)
Elma, Washington- In only a matter of hours the top tier teams in the Pacific Northwest will participate in the first of fifteen scheduled races in 2012 with the American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region. The site will be the famed Gray Harbor Raceway in Elma for two nights of racing at the 3/8 dirt oval on Saturday May 26th and Sunday the 27th. Here we take a look at both history at the racetrack with the ASCS-Northwest Region and more.

0.375- The length of the Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington
2- Different winners in all ASCS-Northwest Region races in 2011 (Jason Solwold and Roger Crockett
2- Different occasions that the ASCS-Northwest Region has began their season at Grays Harbor Raceway (2008 and 2010)
2- Different feature winners in 2012 local action at Grays Harbor Raceway (J.J. Hickle and Ricky Fauver)
3- Drivers have earned their first career ASCS sanctioned victories at Grays Harbor Raceway (Jayme Barnes, Seth Bergman, and Shawn Rice)
3- Different ASCS-Northwest Region champions (Jayme Barnes, Jason Solwold, and Roger Crockett)
4- Seasons have been completed under the ASCS-Northwest Region banner since 2008
4- ASCS-Northwest Region events held at Grays Harbor Raceway in 2011
4- ASCS-Northwest Region events that will be held in 2012 at the Grays Harbor Raceway
4- Consecutive wins that Jason Solwold has for the Memorial Day weekend races at Grays Harbor Raceway dating back to 2009
5- Total ASCS-Northwest Region wins that Roger Crockett has earned at the Grays Harbor Raceway including one against the National Tour in 2009
7- Different feature winners in 2011 ASCS competition in the Northwest (Roger Crockett, Jason Solwold, Henry Van Dam, Wayne Johnson, Kyle Larson, Jason Johnson*, and Jayme Barnes)
9- Different ASCS winners at the Grays Harbor Raceway since 2008
11- The number of the defending ASCS-Northwest Region champion of Roger Crockett
19- ASCS race have been held at the Grays Harbor Raceway (Including National Tour events)
21- Is the leading number of victories any driver has won in ASCS-Northwest Region competition which is held by Roger Crockett
22- Different winners in ASCS-Northwest competition (Including National Tour events)
25- Days (after May 27th) until the next scheduled ASCS-Northwest Region races at the Cottage Grove Speedway in June
43- Total ASCS-Northwest Region races that have been held since 2008 (Including National Tour events)
70- Different competitors that raced in at least one event with the ASCS-Northwest Region in 2011
106- Number of points that separated 2011 champion Roger Crockett from runner-up Henry Van Dam in the final standings
245- Days since the last ASCS-Northwest Region race took place on September 24th, 2011
98541- The postal ZIP code to Elma, Washington the city where the Grays Harbor Raceway is located

The American Sprint Car Series-Northwest Region is the westernmost arm of the American Sprint Car Series sanctioning body located in the Pacific Northwest the series hosts 360 Sprint Car racing on dirt tracks throughout Oregon and Washington from May to September. For more information on the latest news and stories about the series log onto their website at www.ascsnorthwest.com or www.ascsracing.com.

Additional Information

Track: Grays Harbor Raceway
Date(s):
Saturday May 26th, 2012
Sunday May 27th, 2012
Location: 32 Elma McCleary Road, Elma, WA, 98541

Past Winners:
2011- Jason Solwold on May 28th, Jason Solwold on May 29th, Roger Crockett on August 26th, Roger Crockett on August 27th
2010- Jason Solwold on May 29th, Jason Johnson on July 16th*, Jason Johnson on July 17th*, Jayme Barnes on September 5th
2009- Shawn Rice on May 23rd, Jason Solwold on May 24th, Roger Crockett on July 17th*, Travis Rilat on July 18th*
2008- Jayme Barnes on May 24th, Seth Bergman on May 25th, Danny Lasoski on July 18th, Roger Crockett on July 19th, Roger Crockett on August 31st, Shane Stewart on September 19th, Shane Stewart on September 20th
*- Denotes ASCS-National Tour vs. Northwest Region events

2012 ASCS-Northwest Region (Tentative) Schedule (Winner):
5/26 Grays Harbor Raceway Elma, WA (Spring Showdown)
5/27 Grays Harbor Raceway Elma, WA (Spring Showdown)
6/22 Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
6/23 Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR
7/13* Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR (Speedweek)
7/14* Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR (Speedweek)
7/16 Southern Oregon Speedway White City, OR (Speedweek)
7/17 Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, OR (Speedweek)
7/18 Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR (Speedweek)
7/19* Sunset Speedway Park Banks, OR (Speedweek)
7/20* Grays Harbor Raceway Elma, WA (Speedweek)
7/21* Grays Harbor Raceway Elma, WA (Speedweek)
9/2 Willamette Speedway Lebanon, OR
9/21 Yakima Dirt Track Yakima, WA
9/22 Yakima Dirt Track Yakima, WA
*- Denotes ASCS-National Tour vs. Northwest Region events