Devilbiss, Alvarado capture feature flags in EQ Wild West Modified

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Devilbiss, Alvarado capture feature flags

in EQ Wild West Modified shows at Cortez

 

CORTEZ, Colo. (May 2-3) – Zane Devilbiss earned his first EQ Cylinder

Heads Wild West Tour win, while Ricky Alvarado chalked up his career

10th in the series for IMCA Modifieds at Fairgrounds Speedway.

 

Devilbiss topped Friday’s opening show for IMCA Modifieds at Cortez,

while defending tour champion Alvarado raced to the Saturday checkers

by taking the lead back from Chase Hansen coming to the line.

 

Both 30-lap contests paid $1,000 to win, making Devilbiss the newest

qualifier for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. Alvarado

was already vote eligible.

 

Friday pole starter Troy McElroy ran in front the first circuit

before Devilbiss worked his way ahead from outside row two. Ryan

Dimick wrestled the second spot away from McElroy on lap 11 and

chased Devilbiss the rest of the way.

 

Alvarado made his way through the field twice, after starting 16th

and then again following a lap 11 trip to the pit area to finish

third. Hansen rounded out the top four and McElroy ended in fifth.

 

Hansen was quickly ahead of the pack on Saturday, leading the first

four laps before Alvarado took charge.

 

The front pair threaded through backrunners, lapping up to 10th

place. Hansen edged ahead on lap 29, but Alvarado found the fastest

line out of turn four to take the win by less than half a car length.

 

Further back, a three- and four-wide tussle ended with J.R. Herrera

taking third place points.

 

Regan Tafoya was fourth and Dimick was fifth.

 

Fifty-two cars were entered each night. Two more Colorado dates are

up next as the EQ Wild West Modified Tour next travels to Alamosa

Motor Speedway in Mosca for Saturday and Sunday, May 24-25 events.

 

May 2 Feature –

1. Zane Devilbiss, Farmington, N.M.;

2. Ryan Dimick, Price, Utah;

3. Ricky Alvarado, Delta;

4. Chase Hansen, Myton, Utah;5. Troy McElroy, Grand Junction;

6. Ray Laird, Montrose;

7. Joe Hood, Spring Creek, Nev.;

8. Aaron Spangler, Dove Creek;

9. J.R. Herrera, Price, Utah;

10. Jeff Hunter, Henderson;

11. Craig Nelson, Farmington, N.M.;

12. Derek Kopp, Montrose;

13. Justen Yeager, Green River, Wyo.;

14. Nickolas Nelson, Los Lunas, N.M.;

15. Don Baisch, Rigby, Idaho;

16. Regan Tafoya, Farmington, N.M.;

17. Wade Taylor, Spring Creek, Nev.;

18. Robert Gallegos, Cory;

19. Harvey Howard, Price, Utah;

20. Dave Jurist, Bullhead City, Ariz.;

21. Randy Artz, Battle Mountain, Nev.;

22. Brandon Carley, Farmington, N.M.;

23. Chris Vivolo, Durago;

24. Cory Simoneau, Mohave Valley, Ariz.

1st heat (top two) – 1. McElroy; 2. Gallegos. 2nd heat – 1.

Laird; 2. Howard. 3rd heat – 1. Hood; 2. Simoneau. 4th heat – 1.

Spangler; 2. Kopp. 5th heat – 1. Hansen; 2. Devilbiss. 6th heat – 1.

Carley; 2. Dimick. 1st “B” feature (top four) – 1. Hunter; 2.

Herrera; 3. Nickolas Nelson; 4. Tafoya. 2nd “B” – 1. Taylor; 2.

Yeager; 3. Baisch; 4. Jurist. 3rd “B” – 1. Craig Nelson; 2. Alvarado;

3. Artz; 4. Vivolo.

 

May 3 Feature –

1. Alvarado;

2. Hansen;

3. Herrera;

4. Tafoya;

5. Dimick;

6. Carley;

7. Devilbiss;

8. Colten VanderHerp, Ferron, Utah;

9. Spangler;

10. Yeager;

11. Baisch;

12. Artz;

13. Hood;

14. Gallegos;

15. Larry Thomas, Price, Utah;

16. Dave Madill, Price, Utah;17. Taylor;

18. Jurist;

19. Cody Dufrene, Lewis;

20. Craig Nelson;

21. Troy Sweeten, Green River, Utah;

22. Dusty Safley, Helper, Utah;

23. Jon Stringfellow, Helper, Utah;

24. Hunter.

1st heat (top two) – 1. Gallegos; 2. Taylor. 2nd heat – 1.

Alvarado; 2. Tafoya. 3rd heat – 1. Yeager; 2. Carley. 4th heat – 1.

Hood; 2. Hansen. 5th heat – 1. Herrera; 2. Dufrene. 6th heat – 1.

Hunter; 2. Thomas. 1st “B feature (top four) – 1. Spangler 2. Craig

Nelson; 3. Jurist; 4. Safley. 2nd “B” – 1. Dimick; 2. Artz; 3.

Baisch; 4. Sweeten. 3rd “B” – 1. Devilbiss; 2. Stringfellow; 3.

VanderHerp; 4. Madill.