30 July 2011 – Pacific Raceways – ’66 Tempest – Paul Young Wins Pacific Raceways 2011 Sportsman Championship!
In what can only be described as a very bizarre evening at PR, Paul won the Sportsman Track Championship at Pacific Raceways! Paul won the first round running a 12.55 on a 12.54 dial-in before the race was called due to multiple oil downs that would have pushed the event past the curfew deadline. Points were frozen after the first round and Paul maintained his 3-point lead over Bill Cadle to take the championship.
This is a real ‘big deal’ for Edwards & Young, Paul being the very first member of the team to win a track championship in any category over our decades of racing! We’re extremely proud of Paul winning two events this season driving Torri Young’s ’66 Pontiac Tempest.
Paul adds; “What was fun also this year was meeting guys like Bill Cadle, Dustin Ward and many others who race in Sportsman that are very sportsmanlike in winning, defeat or just giving general support to one another. That is what racing is all about which seems to disappear at times. Thanks to all for their support and can’t wait until the season ending banquet.”
Finalized 2011 Pacific Raceways Sportsman Standings – Courtesy of Pacific Raceways
Pacific Raceways News Article, Aug 1, 2011:
Pawn X-Change ET Bracket Series Concludes
(KENT, Wash) – The chase for the 2011 Pawn X-Change Drag Race Series at Pacific Raceways ended Saturday night in a freaky finale to an odd season that unfortunately featured four rain-outs in the 11-race series. At one point in the season there were three rain-outs in the first four races.
On Saturday night, a couple of massive oil downs led to an aborted conclusion with only one round of Super Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle and two rounds of Pro completed. The decision not to make-up the race on another date was a consistent policy the track followed all year.
Regardless, it was a huge disappointment. With Motorcycle the only class with season points decided heading into the race, Saturday night was shaping up to be a good old fashion shoot-out.
In Super Pro, three drivers had a shot at the season title. Tim Schmitt, who seemed to have an insurmountable lead through much of the season, suffered another first round loss; and this one cost him the championship. Both Al Chinn and Steve Glenn, his two closest rivals, both won their first rounds setting up an epic showdown. Unfortunately, it was a showdown that never happened. After a huge effort to get the track race-ready by the Pacific Raceways drag crew, the 11 p.m. curfew signaled an end to the championship points-chase. Chinn finished in first place with 253 points followed by Schmitt with 248 and Glenn with 246.
Bill Windley took the Pro points honors followed closely by Zach Craig, Brian Gittings, and Todd Kenner. In Sportsman, the Pontiac of Kent’s Paul Young finished just 3 points in front of Bill Cadle with Dustin Ward right behind him. Jacob Havens, who dominated the Motorcycle class this season, finished well ahead of second place Jim Funderburg. [End]
Paul in winners circle at Pacific Raceways on April 23, 2011
Paul in Winner's Circle at Pacific Raceways on July 16, 2011
We’re extremely proud of Paul winning the track championship, a first for our racing program!
And kudos to Chris for keeping the car running well this year and to Torri for allowing Paul to race her car thru the 2011 season!
Proud parents!
Mom & Dad
P.S.: I was sorry to hear about the antics of one of the well known Super Pro drivers when the race was cut short. Nobody wanted the last race of the season to end this way, but Pacific has no control over the oil downs or the curfew that is set by County regulations.
Thanks Dad! Thanks to all for the help this year and no matter what happens regarding whether I go to Boise or not it has been a great year. Chris has done an excellent job driving his car also but as we know Super Pro is ridiculously tough to win, it will come though I guarantee it!
Paul
Chris has done an excellent job driving and as you pointed out, Super Pro is a very tough bracket to win here! Some excellent racers here in the Northwest make the margin of victory extremely thin!