Sports - Motor Sports

POSTED: Monday, Jun. 15, 2009

MOTORSPORTS: Martinez tunes up for Dirt Cup with win

Barry Martinez is officially geared up for the Van's Equipment Rentals & Sales Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway on Saturday, June 13.

After fading back to third on the initial start of the Associated Asphalt 410 main event, the Lynnwood resident battled his way back for the win.

After a restart, Martinez masterfully navigated the final laps of the Skagit 3/10 clay oval to take his second victory of the year.

Kelsey Carpenter raced to a division leading fourth main event win in the Cook Road Shell Sportsman Sprints.

Leroy Lawhead won the Modifieds in its one and only appearance of 2009 at Skagit Speedway.

Tyler Ketchum won the Outlaw Hornet main event, holding off multiple-time main event winner Cory Swatzina and Ben Gunderson for his first win of 2009.