The year for the Colton Heath Motorsports #13c Sprinter has definitely not gone well. We have had engine issues all season long, both with the 360 and the 410. But that seemed to change this past weekend at State Fair Speedway in Yakima. It's the last sprint car race of the year in Washington and the ASCS Northwest Championship.
     On Friday Colton started 9th in the first of three heat races. He moved steadily through the field and by the finish he was 4th.This had him 3rd in their point system and he drew the 7th starting position in the A Main. They have a different qualifying system than we are used to. He started the 30 lap Main and finished 5th. The event ended early and so everyone went to the Fair.
    Saturday started with complete maintenance of the car. Colton started the 6th in the second heat race, finishing 2nd. he then drew a 5th place starting position for the A Main. Starting there he moved up to 3rd place when in the early laps, during a red flag, he discovered the left front tire was flat. He had to come into the pits and we changed the tire. But now he had to start in the back of the field, 18th. Not losing his composure Colton methodically moved through the field of cars and finished 5th. It was the best outing for the #13cin 2010.  Hopefully this is a sign things may be turning around for the team.   Colton would like to thank Steve Tupper and Roy Rasmusson for the awesome 360 engine Roy assembled for this race. Also BJGammel for his trailer, mule, help at the track and for towing the #13c to Yakima. 
     And our sponsors in 2010:  AllStar Performance, ADH Consulting, Bell-Easton, BJ & Sue Gammell, Dick's Towing, Keizer Aluminum Wheels,  Legends Brands (which includes Dri-Eaz, Microban, OdorX, Sapphire Scientific, Unsmoke Systems and associate sponsors: Avenue Catering, Bob's Chowder & BBQ Salmon, D.K.Systems, D.R.Smith, Co, Inc, Hampton Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express, Human Resources, Inc, Kohler, Pat Rimmer Les Schwab, Pizza Factory, QualFab, and Triad Products Corp.),   Mount Vernon Storage, O.P.C., Roy Rasmussen, Shark Racing Engines, Skagit Powder Coatings, Smart Service and Triple X Race Co..
     Colton would also like to thank the people that helped him this season in the pits and behind the scenes: Mikala Gammell, Devin Barnes, Michael Hodel, BJ Gammell, Josh Williams, Michael "Juicy" Messer, Wendy Wagoner, Kelsey Carpenter, Travis Carpenter, Bill Rude, Jason Solwold, Mel Roberts  and his Dad. 
     The Colton Heath Motorsports team is currently trying to put together a trip to Las Vegas over theThanksgiving weekend for a 2 day ASCS 360 National race. 
     This is a link to the ASCS Northwest website: www.ascsnorthwest.com/ . At the site, right side there is  a catagory Photos/Videos. Click there and then click on 2010, scroll down to 9-24-10 videos, click on it, then Top 8 pill draw (great interview). There are photos and videos for both nights there.

Saturday, June 19:  After a good cleaning and full maintenance on the car at Triple X Race Co., we arrived back at the track. In the scramble Colton finished 5th, his starting position in the A Main. With everything set we rolled onto the track for introductions and the start of the race. At the end of the 1st lap he was 4th and running great and the car seemed to be set-up perfect for the conditions. But on lap 8 a connecting rod in the engine let go and our night was over. Officially he finished 23rd. "That's Racing".

The engine will come out Monday night and to Shark on Tuesday for repair and possibly figure out exactly what happened. Colton's next race will probably be the Mid-Season Championship night at Skagit, July 10.

Friday, June 18:  This day started at Shark Racing Engines with the installation of a new oil pump and one new oil hose to help with an oil blow-by problem we have encountered. With the new pump in it was off to the track. Colton qualified 8th as the top wing came apart on his second lap, severely slowing the car. But 8th was quick enough so he would start 3rd in the 3rd heat race. He quickly moved into 2nd place where he finished, transferring directly into the A Main, starting 11th. Leo and the crew readied the car and after another 30 lap race Colton finished 5th. He had accumulated enough points in the two nights to be 6th overall for Saturday's program. He would also be in the scramble which sets the first 6 starting positions.

Thursday, June 17: The first day of Dirt Cup. Colton qualified the #13 Colton Heath Motorsports 410 6th, with 44 cars timing in. This placed him 3rd in the 1st of 5 heat races. They transferred the top 3 finishers in each heat race directly into the A Main but Colton finished 4th. This placed him on the outside of  the front row in the B Main. On lap 14 he passed for the lead and won the B Main. He then transferred to the A Main, starting 16th. After 30 laps he managed to finish 12th. They have a point system for the 1st two days and after day one Colton was 11th in overall points.

June 6, 2010: Let me start with an apology for this being the 1st report on the 2010 410 season but it has not started well for the Colton Heath Motorsports team. First race Colton flipped the car. Second race he hit the wall and the frame was damaged beyond a quick repair.. The frame was replaced with a Triple X Race Co chassis. Colton, Juicy  and Mikala worked a lot of hours that week. Third race he had engine issues and did not run the main event. In the 4th race he qualified 2nd, and went from 7th to 4th in the A Main (getting better). There have also been 4 rain outs since the Skagit Speedway season started.

Last night things started to look better; Colton qualified the 13c 4th, with 18 410's timing in. In his heat race he started 3rd and finished 4th. In the A Main Colton started 5th (8 car inversion) and passed for 3rd on lap 2. On lap 11 he passed for 2nd, which is where he finished. There is still a small issue with the engine but we are confident this will be worked out before Dirt Cup, June 17-19.

Saturday, January 16:

Now that he was a "seasoned veteran" (62 laps) we readied the car for the second of 2 C Mains. Colton would be starting 6th (with 6 transferring to the second B Main). But before he raced they had an opening ceremony where all the A, B & C Main drivers go out on the track grouped by the states & countries they represent. So Colton carried the Washington State flag (he also threw Frisbees into the crowd) as he and the other driver's walked the track and were introduced. Then it was time to "saddle up" and race the C Main. Colton quickly moved into 4th position were he stayed for most of the race. On lap 14, on a restart, he dropped back to 5th. On the last lap he made contact with the driver in front of him in turn 3 and the driver behind  hit Colton and spun him around and he died on the track in turn 4. 100 feet short of the finish line. We all threw our hands up in frustration, but as I always say, "that's racing". Colton would like to thank his team: Steve Smith (crew chief), Gary Taylor, Mike "Juicy" Messer, Cody Cordell and his Dad. And of course his sponsors: Smiley's Racing Products (Texas, Tom Lorenz, owner), Hawk Racing Engines, Triple X Race Co., Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Allstar Performance, Bell-Easton, Digital FX, and AFCO Shocks for their  support in Colton's First Chili Bowl.

Friday, January 15:

With 12 practice laps on Monday (and watching 3 days of preliminary nights of racing) Colton took to the track in his heat race. Starting 4th he finished 4th, right on the back bumper of the 3rd place car. This transferred him  into the A qualifier, where the drivers attempt to get more passing points. He started 8th again and this time finished 5th. This earned him enough points so that he would be starting 3rd in the second of 2 B Mains. He led most of the race but on a restart with 3 laps to go the car pushed right on the start and he ended up finishing 2nd. 4 cars out of each B Main transfer into the back of the A main, so Colton was set to start 19th. In the A Main he ran a nice race, passing cars and finishing 13th on the night (there were 64 cars qualifying on each night) 

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Saturday the Expo Center was a busy place. There were go-kart and quad A Mains in the morning and then the 600 mains. Colton was on the pole of the B Main in the Outlaw (open motor) class. He led the 1st eight laps and then when going into turn 3 the chain came apart and wrapped around the rear axle. The race was over for Colton. He was officially scored 17th. In the non-wing class he started 3rd in the A Main. On the 1st lap going into turn one the leaders checked up and after contact Colton spun out. How he didn't get run over by the 20 cars behind him I still can't figure out. But he was sent to the back (23rd) and the race was re-started. From that 2nd green flag he started moving forward. At the end of the race he was 7th. This was quite an accomplishment considering the quality of the driver's in the race. There is always next year. The official results can be found at www.tulsashootout.com. There were 1000 cars there so it takes awhile to find everyone.

Our friend Gary Taylor (from Snohomish, now Oklahoma) ran a new class with a midget car equipped with a Chevrolet Eco-Tech Engine. He started 10th in the A Main and finished 2nd. The car he drove is the car Colton will be driving in his 1st Chili Bowl (he qualifies Friday, January 15th, and the Main events are on Saturday). He will have a fresh Hawk 4 cylinder engine they are installing on Thursday. The car is owned by Cal Herdson (Triple X Race Co.) and Smiley's Racing Products in Texas. This is a huge opportunity for Colton.
Colton has my camera so I have no pictures until after the 18th. I will forward some then.

Colton would like to thank his sponsors for the Shootout: Triple X Race CO., Gordon Seros Racing Engines, Keizer Wheels, Digital FX Graphics, Bell-Easton, and his newest sponsor, Allstar Performance.

Saturday, October 3,2009

Super 600 Nationals

 Thursday; Colton, Hodie and Kelsey arrived in Visalia, California just before 6:00 PM Thursday night. Just in time to hot lap the Triple X Race Co. 2x 600. Colton's pill draw for the night had him starting 3rd in his heat race. He finished 3rd, but with no passing points he was to start 3rd in the B Main. He managed to move into 2nd place and transferred to the A Main. Starting 22nd in the A main, Colton slowly moved forward. On lap 18 he made contact with another car. He wheeled the front tires pretty high and when the car came down the muffler came loose and fell off. Since you have to have a muffler when you  finish Colton pulled the car into the infield. His night was over.

 Friday; Colton and his crew installed a new muffler and serviced the car in the hotel parking lot. His pill draw had him starting 4th in his heat race. The track was much slicker than Thursday and Colton was able to win the heat race (the only car to win that didn't start on the front row of their heat). This gave Colton "high points" for the night and he would be starting in the pole position for the A Main. Colton led all 30 laps in a race that had 13 caution flags.  The number of cautions in the race had caused him to use up all his fuel (also used for weight) and this made the car 2 lbs. too light at the end of the race. Colton was disqualified, wiping out a great performance. But that's racin'.

 Saturday; with the previous nights race not counting, Colton started 7th in the B Main. The track was again tacky, like Thursday, and he could only manage to move into 5th place. Since only 4 transfer to the A Main, the night was over. But then there was a reprieve. One of the A main cars would not start, so Colton, as the alternate, lined up 24th in the field. On the 20th lap the car started to overheat (dirt in the radiator fins) and Colton pulled the car into the infield, finished for the night, and was scored 21st. The team had some consolation in the fact they made all 3 A Mains and Colton was the highest finishing Washington State driver. They had a great time, met many new racers and can't wait to return for another opportunity to race on the challenging California tracks.

Colton would like to thank engine builder Gordon Seros for his help at the track during the weekend.

 And Thank You's to his sponsors for 2009: Triple X Race Co., Gordon Seros Racing Engines, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bell-Easton, Smart Service and ADH Consulting.

September 26, 2009

 Saturday, Colton's good friend, and a good friend to everyone in racing, TRAVIS RUTZ was injured in Indiana in a Sprint Car accident. He is in critical condition in a hospital in Indianapolis. His family and girlfriend are there with him, along with fellow racer Tony Lutar. The K & J Motorports team extends there heartfelt sympathy and best wishes to Travis and his family for a speedy and complete recovery. The are updates on Travis' condition on  http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/travisrutz, 
Godspeed, Travis.

Friday, September 25, 2009:

 The K & J Motorsports team arrived in Yakima with Roy Rasmussen's 360 engine installed ready to compete with the best ASCS driver's in the northwest. Since the ASCS does not qualify their cars there is a "pill draw" to select starting positions for the heat races. Colton drew a 36, so he started 8th in his heat race. He moved steadily through the field, finishing 5th. With his accumulated "passing points" he lined up 12th in the A Main. He drove his way through the field and finished 5th.  A good start for the weekend of racing. Then it was off to the fair for an hour.

 Saturday, September 26, 2009:

 The crew serviced the car most of the day Saturday. Colton drew a 24 and would be starting his heat race in 4th. During hot laps the track seemed to be tacky and Colton was able to run strong on the outside (top) of the track. But when going out for his heat race, during warm-ups, it had become much slicker. Colton spun the car in turn 3 and backed up to the wall. This took his starting spot away: he had to start 9th. He managed to finish 5th, but with no passing points, would be in the B Main. He started on the outside of the front row and took the lead. Colton led all 12 laps, running very strong, lapping most of the field. Transferring to the A Main he started 17th. On the first lap, due to a big pile-up, he was 11th. On the next restart he was in 10th and made it up to 8th. But on that restart he made contact with another car in turn one. The car jumped into the air and came down hard, pushing the torque tube into the bottom of the seat, bending the seat and bruising his tailbone. Colton came into the pits and we fixed the seat (hammer) and he went back out. But the pain was too great and he came back in. He and Leo decided to call it a night and park the car. Colton was checked by the emergency crew and found only to have a bruise. He is doing fine now, just a little sore. Officially I believe we were 17th.

This could be our last race this season. There is only Trophy Cup in California left in late October. But all the starting spots are taken, so we may not be able to race there. I will let everyone know if we do.

Colton would like thank the K &J Motorsports crew: Leo, Bill, Mikala, Hodie and Josh for their help throughout the season. Also to Taylor Daugherty, Shaina Barnes, Taylor Sunkel, B.J. Gammell and Roy Rasmussen for their help in the pits. Thanks also to Devin Barnes and Kelsey Carpenter for their help in the pits at Yakima.

And Special Thanks to all the K & J Motorsports sponsors: Marysville Paving and Asphalt, Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Kaizer Aluminum Wheels, Triple X Race Co., Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, BJ & Sue Gammell, Digital FX, ADH Consulting, Barnes Painting, Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Skagit Powder Coating, NorCal Performance, and Smart Service for their support throughout out 2009 racing season. Thank You. 

Wednesday night Colton, Hodie and Kelsey Carpenter loaded up the Triple X Race Co. 2x 600 and headed to Plaza Park raceway in Vislia, California. This is a 3 day, $5000.00 to win ($1000.00 extra if an out-of-state driver wins) "National" event. There will be plenty of very tough driver's at this event so Colton has his work cut out for him.

http://www.plazaparkraceway.com/

September 19, 2009

Season Championship Night

Saturday morning started out with some repairs and the installation of Roy Rasmussen's engine into the K & J Motorsports 5x Outlaw 410.  We fired the engine at Shark Racing Engines and it ran OK and there were no leaks. We arrived at the track in time to move right into the pit area and right into hotlaps. There were no qualifying or heat races so we prepared the car for the a scramble, which would set the starting positions for the A Main Event. Colton started on the outside pole position and moved into the lead on the green flag. There was a spin in the back of the field and on the restart Colton had to settle for 2nd, which is where he would finish. Starting again on the outside front row for the A main, Colton took the lead and managed to lead the first 24 laps, but on the last lap, with the car losing power due to a damaged fuel tank, he was caught and passed by the 2nd place car, finishing second. He also finished in 2nd place in the 410 division for the year at Skagit Speedway, 2nd year in a row. We will see what next year brings.

This coming weekend, September 25th & 26th, Colton and the 5x will be Yakima, running with the American Sprint Car Series, with Roy's ASCS engine. We did very well in this event last year, 2nd on Friday and was moving forward on Saturday when the car flipped and ended Colton's night. We hope to see you all there. 

Devin and the crew of the Ken's Redmond Auto Body 22 Sportsman had the car all ready when they arrived at the track. Devin, like everyone else in the scramble, finished where he started; in his case 5th. He started 5th in the A Main, but on the 2nd lap he went in a little too deep and spun the car. He had to go to the back of the pack on the restart. By lap 10 he was back up to 8th and finished 5th. Devin also finished 5th in the Season Championship at Skagit. He can hardly wait for next year as he is improving every week he competes.

Devin would like to thank his crew: Nick, Kelsey, Marty, his dad Rick, Josh & Hodie, for their help Saturday. And Thank You's to his sponsors for 2009: Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Triple X Race Co., Barnes Painting, LLC., and Colton Heath Motorsports.    

Friday, September 4, 2009:

Colton qualified the K & J Motorsports 5x Outlaw 410 21st out of 33 cars. He started the heat race in 5th, finishing 7th.The crew reset the car and he started and finished 3rd in the B Main, transferring to the A Main Event. He started 22nd in a 23 car field, methodically moved up until on lap 22 he was running 10th. Then after another car made contact, he slowly spun out near the flag stand. In the melee that followed he was hit by another car, damaging the 5x beyond repair; the first night was over for the 5x. Officially Colton was scored 15th, our best finish with the Outlaws at Skagit Speedway.

 Saturday, September 5, 2009:

 The crew repaired the car at Triple X Race Co. in the morning, preparing for the second night of the World of Outlaws. We replaced the hood, exhaust headers, left front wheel, right rear shock mount and it was as good as new. Colton qualified the 5x 16th, with the quickest time he has recorded so far; 11.075 seconds. Starting in the pole position, with a slippery track surface, the 2nd and 4th place cars passed Colton, but he hung on to finish 3rd right behind the leaders. This transferred him to the A Main, starting 16th. He again started moving through the field, up to 12th by lap 9. But on lap 10 we had to pull him off the track. Earlier contact with another car had broken both front motor mounts and he had poor brakes (a bad brake rotor from the previous nights accident). Neither was fixable in the pits. Again Colton's night was over too soon. He was scored 20th. Two A Mains, two DNF's. We could only hope for better luck at Grays Harbor on Monday. 

 Sunday, September 6, 2009:

 Once again we were at Triple X Race Co. repairing the car. The crew had to remove the engine so Colton could weld on new motor mounts, the front axle was also replaced to cure the brake issue. Also the chassis maintenance was completed. We removed the engine from Mike Harris' car to take as a back up for the rest of the trip. Thanks to Roy Rasmussen for the loan of the engine. We decided to wait until Monday morning to make the trip to Grays Harbor.

 Monday, September 7, 2009:

 It was raining off and on when we arrived in Elma. Around 3:00 PM the track and Outlaw officials called the race. We had done well there last year and were really looking forward to running there. We left for Cottage Grove, Oregon.

 Tuesday, September 8, 2009:

 We were greeted with sunshine and warm weather in Cottage Grove. There were 30 cars timing in and Colton qualified 23rd. This again put us behind, but the crew was optimistic for the evenings racing. Starting 7th, Colton, slid off the track in turn oneof the second lap.The track had to use a wrecker to get the car and driver off the wall, but he was back in he race with no damage and finished 8th. The crew then prepared the car for the B Main. Starting 6th, Colton quickly moved into 5th place, where he finished, transferring to the A Main. He started the Main Event in 21st, again moving through the field. On lap 15, running 11th contact was made with another car and the Watts Link was broken. Colton continued on but was starting to drop back a few positions as the car was now not handling as good as it was. On lap 24, running 17th, contact was made with another car and the rear end exploded, ending the race for Colton and the 5x. Officially he finished 19th. This was our 3rd A Main and we had yet to finish an event.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009:

This morning we replaced the damaged rear end and serviced the car in the hotel parking lot, loaded up and headed for Chico, California. We arrived in Chico around 7:30 PM, checked into the hotel  and called it an early night.

Thursday, September 10, 2009:

 The weather in Chico was hot. Colton qualified 28th, with 35 cars timing in. On the 1st lap of the heat race the engine started to shudder and Colton shut it down. After checking it out in the pits we determined the engine had a bearing problem and the first night of Gold Cup was over for the 5x and crew. After racing was over we took the car to Tony Lutar's trailer and installed Roy's engine. As it was late we called it a night and decided to finish the engine swap and service the car on Friday.

 Friday, September 11, 2009:

We completed the installation of our back-up engine and serviced the car in the hotel parking lot. From there we went over the NorCal Performance to clean the car. Then it was off to the race track to watch the Friday qualifying night.

 Saturday, September 12, 2009:

2009 Gold Cup Race of Champions

 When we arrived at the track we were to start 7th in the D Main. On the start Colton quickly moved into 5th, and then into 4th on lap 4. He slowly closed the gap to the front 3 cars and on the last lap, last corner, he passed on the inside for the number 2 spot, transferring to the C Main. Back in the pits we quickly fueled and adjusted the car for the next main. Starting 14th, Colton moved up to the 5th position by lap 3 (with the help of several restarts) which is where he finished. Only 2 transferred to the B main, so our night was over. The team was content with our performance, obviously wanting more at this event, but that is racin'.

 Colton, Leo and the crew of the K & J Motorsports 5x, Bill, Mikala, B.J., Hodie and Josh, would like to thank all our fans and also our sponsors: Marysville Paving and Asphalt, Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Kaizer Aluminum Wheels, Triple X Race Co., Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, BJ & Sue Gammell, Digital FX, ADH Consulting, Barnes Painting, Ken's Redmond Auto Body and Skagit Powder Coating, NorCal Performance, and Smart Service for their support on this trip and throughout the 2009 season. Special thanks to Colton's #1 Fan and to Heavy D for their support on this trip. Also to Ned Spath at NorCal Performance for the use of his shop in Chico and Tony Lutar for the use of his trailer and hoist..

 Next race will be Championship Night at Skagit Speedway this Saturday, September 19. Hopefully one of the 410 engines will be salvageable. Then with Roy's 360 we plan to be at Yakima for the ASCS show there, September 25 & 26th.

Saturday, August 29, 2009:

 Colton qualified the K & J Motorsports 5x Outlaw 410 seventh in a 13 car field. He started in the pole position in his heat race, dropping to 2nd on the start (track was very wet and slick, especially on the inside) and finished 2nd. He was the quickest car in either heat race, 11.409, faster than his qualifying time. Again due to the track condition. In the A Main Event he started on the outside of row 1. He ran second until lap 7, when he passed for the lead. He started to pull away from the pack when on lap 11 the "car started vibrating" and he shut the engine down, coasting to a stop. After he was pushed into the pits we discovered a hole in the bottom of the oil pan. The engine had broken a push rod. The night was over. He was scored 14th.

As this was the last regular season points race  there appears to be little doubt that Jesse Whitney will win the Skagit 410 Championship. Congratulations to Jesse and his crew. We had some tough battles this year and he was a worthy competitor.   

As of this writing Shark Racing Engines (Thanks Mark) should have our engine repaired (only damage was the 2 broken rods) and we will be installing it on Friday. So we will be racing with the World of Outlaws Tour on their West Coast swing. Friday, Sept 4th and Saturday, Sept. 5th we will be at Skagit Speedway. Monday, Sept.7th we will be at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma. Tuesday, Sept 8th in Cottage Grove, Oregon and Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 10-12th in Chico, California, at Silver Dollar Speedway.    

 Devin and the Ken's Redmond Auto Body 22 Sportsman started 5th in his heat race . He passed into 4th on the 1st lap, and finished 4th. In the A Main Event he started 2nd (outside front row) and ran 20 almost perfect laps, finishing 2nd. We all agreed this was Devin's best and most consistent run this year. He is so close to another win. Maybe at the Season Championship race on September 19th?

Saturday, August 22, 2009:

 Colton started the evening out by qualifying the K & J Motorsports 5x Outlaw 410 with a time of 11.371, again faster than he has qualified before. But with another tacky racetrack it was only enough for 8th quickest in the 14 car field. In his heat race he and the 410 points leader, Jesse Whitney, were lined up on the front row, but could not get the start (jump) either of them wanted so they were both sent to the 3rd and 4th positions, which is where they both finished, Colton 3rd. In the A Main event Colton started 3rd. On the 1st lap he dropped back to 4th. Then on the 2nd lap he passed into the 2nd position in turns 1 and 2. He stayed there, slowly catching up to the leader in traffic, but then a caution flag would come out and re-line up the field. On the restart on lap 22, the leader "bobbled" slightly and Colton pulled alongside and they raced through turns 1 and 2. Colton entered turn 3 wide open, on the inside, and put on what the announcer said "was a major league slide job" to pass for the lead, and then onto the WIN. This is the 3rd WIN this season for Colton and the crew. 

Colton would like to thank his crew: Leo, Bill, Mikala, and Josh. And also the sponsors of the K & J Motorsports 5x Outlaw 410: Marysville Paving and Asphalt, Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Kaizer Aluminum Wheels, Triple X Race Co., Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, BJ & Sue Gammell, Digital FX, ADH Consulting, Barnes Painting, Ken's Redmond Auto Body and Skagit Powder Coating.

Devin started his evening out in the 2nd heat race, lined up 4th. On lap 2 he passed into the 3rd position, where he finished. In the A Main event he lined up 2nd with 22 cars taking the green flag. He ran a strong 2nd place until lap 13, when he dropped back to 3rd. On lap 18 he came into turn 3 a "a little hot" and went into a slow spin. He restarted and finished 10th. Another win for Devin is right around the corner, as he is improving with every race. He would like to thank his crew: Kelsey, his Dad Rick, Marty. And the sponsors of the Ken's Redmond Auto Body 22 Sportsman: Triple X Race Co., Barnes Painting, LLC., and Colton Heath Motorsports.     

August 15, 2009

 Colton, Crew and the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 arrived at the track ready for the evenings competition. Colton was able to qualify the car quicker than ever, with a  time of 11.411. But as the track was very tacky, which means you need lots of horsepower, the time was only good enough for 10th spot. The K&J team would like to congratulate Travis Rutz for setting  a new 410 track record, 11.020. It was definitely the track for it.  We then prepared the car for the heat race. Colton started and finished 5th in his heat. One groove, tacky track surface, no passing to speak of. There was no  inversion for the Main Event, so we started 10th. Colton was able to make it up to 7th, but that was as far as he could go. Hopefully the track next week is a little slicker,  then the driver makes a bigger difference. 

Devin was also ready when he arrived at the track.  He started and finished 5th in his heat race. In the Main Event he started 10th and was up to 8th on lap 12 when a red flag came out. He stopped on the track with his rear brake rotor glowing. Under red flag conditions usually you can have as many people on the track as needed, but sometimes they only allow 2. This was one of those times, but 4 people went to the car, and they moved it backwards so the brakes would not lock up. This is against the rules and they disqualified Devin and the Ken's Redmond Auto Body 22. An unfortunate mistake. But Devin will be back again next week, ready to race.

Friday, July 31, 2009:

 Friday started out very well for the K & J Motorsports 5x. We had installed Roy Rasmussens's fresh 360 right off the dynometer at Shark Racing Engines. It ran great, made good power and sounded as strong as ever. At the track Colton qualified 2nd fastest, with 54 cars timing in. Starting 4th in his heat race he finished a strong 3rd, transferring straight into the A Main Event. This event has the car with the most points (timing in & in the heat race) starting in the back of the field, so Colton was lined up 15th. The track was very dusty and it was difficult to see. In the middle of the race Colton made contact with another car, which broke in front of him, damaging the front nose wing, which made the car very difficult to drive (the front wheels want to lift off the track).  In the 30 laps there was very little passing by anyone and without the nose wing Colton finished 15th. We had all hoped for a better finish but the track just did not allow that to happen. Colton was to start 13th in the A Main Event on Saturday.

Saturday, August 1, 2009:

 Leo and Bill serviced the car in our camp and readied the car for the evenings racing. Starting 13th in the 22 car field., Colton started passing cars right away, heading for the front of the field. On lap 11, while running 10th, Colton went low into turn 1 and hit a nice big hole in the track. This upset the car and he could not keep it from spinning all the way around. This put him to the back of the field, 22nd, with 29 laps to go. Driving smoothly he was able to work his way back to 11th by the end of the race. Finishing 11th out of 54 cars, 1st time back in a 360 in almost a year, is no small accomplishment, but it would have been nice to have a little of the "racing luck" go our way

Now it's back to the 410 and the championship hunt at Skagit Speedway. Hope to see all of you out there this Saturday.

Colton would like to thank his crew: Leo, his dad, BIll, Mikala, Hodie, Josh, Devin Barnes and Taylor Sunkel for there help in the pits. Josh and Hodie had the car looking better than ever during the night.

Colton and the K & J Motorsports 5x team would like to thank all out sponsors: Marysville Paving & Construction, Triple X Race Co, Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, BJ & Sue Gammell, Skagit Powder Coating, Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Barnes Painting, Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, DIgital FX and ADH Consulting for their support this season.

Friday, July 24, 2009:

Having won the 2009 Clay Cup Nationals we have all decided to park the Triple X Race Co. 2x 600 for a few weeks to re-group and plan for the remainder of the 2009 season. I will keep everyone posted as to our plans as they arise.

We would like to thank everyone for their support.

Saturday, July 25, 2009:

Hard to believe but right after packing the track it started to rain. Then after a bit it poured and they cancelled the nights racing.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

2009 Clay Cup, Day 1:

 Colton and the crew of the Triple X Race Co. 2x 600 arrived at the track ready for the 2009 Clay Cup Nationals. During hot laps the car appeared  to be fast, but the throttle cable broke on the 2nd lap. We were a little nervous about qualifying. But Colton managed to qualify with the fast time of the night; 10.598 seconds with 43 cars timing in. The car was running perfect. Next was the heat race. Starting 4th, Colton drove into 3rd on the 1st lap, into 2nd on the 6th lap, and into the lead on lap 7. With a complate inversion, fastest cars to the back of the field, Colton was to start 15th in the Main Event. He quickly moved through the field and finished 3rd, right on the bumper of the 2nd place car. Having set fast time qualifying, winning his heat race from 4th, and finishing 3rd after starting 15th, Colton was the 1st nights point leader by 10 points. He actually scored 717 points out of a possible 725. This made everyone very confident in Colton's chances for the weekend.

Friday, July 17, 2009

2009 Clay Cup Nationals, Day 2:

 With the amount of points Colton accrued on the first night we decided to qualify the car and see how it went from there. We installed a different rear gear, more as an experiment to see if we could go faster. In hot laps the car was very fast, but it took to long to slow down and it actually was slower overall. With no time to change the gear back we decided to park the car for the night and see if last nights point total would hold up. It did and Colton was the points leader going into Saturday's finale.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

2009 Clap Cup Nationals, A Main Event:

The crew changed the gear back to Thursday's and readied the car for the night. They have a "Match Race" between the top 2 qualifiers. Best 2 out of 3 laps. Colton won the 1st lap but the muffler came apart and he was disqualified. We were glad it happened in the match race, instead of the the main. Starting the A Main on the inside front row Colton never looked back. The car was perfect and Colton was perfect, weaving his way through lap traffic, leading the race by a full straightaway at times. On lap 35 there was a caution, which grouped the field back together. On the re-start Colton took off and was never challenged. Colton Heath Won the 2009 Clap Cup Nationals 600 class. Something we have been trying to accomplish since 2004. And he dominated the entire weekend.
Colton would like to thank his crew for the weekend: his dad Bill, Josh Dewitt, Hodie, Josh, Kelsy & Travis Carpenter, Candace, Leo, Tayler and Lance Lopez. Without their help he could not have pulled off this victory. And also a Thank You to his sponsors: Triple X Race Co., Gordon Seros Engines, Skagit Powder Coating, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, chalk Stix Torsion Bars, Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Digital FX and ADH Consulting.

You can listen to an archived version of the race by the track announcers on www.skagitradio.com

Friday, July 10, 2009:

Saturday, July 11, 2009:

 Leo had the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 ready for Saturday's racing. The engine was fresh from Shark Racing Engines (after breaking a connecting rod at Dirt Cup) and the new DMI rear end re-installed (with what we hoped was the correct length driveshaft). Since it was Mid-Season Championships there was no qualifying or heat races. The top eight cars in season points ran a 6 lap scramble for their starting positions. Colton is 2nd in points so he started outside, front row. He led all 6 laps to win the scramble. In the main event he started in the pole position, but came out of turn 2 running second. On the second lap he passed for 1st. and led the remainder of the race. WIN number 2 for 2009. Colton won the race by over 5 seconds, almost 1/2  a track lead. His performance was outstanding, with good passes over the lap cars. He credited Leo for the "set-up" on the car, and the team's (Bill, Mikila, Hodie, Taylor & Shaina) efforts for the win . Colton also wants to thank  his sponsors: Marysville Paving and Asphalt, Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Triple X Race Co, Shark Racing Engines, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, BJ & Sue Gammell, Digital FX, ADH Consulting, Bell-Easton, Ken's Redmond Auto Body, and Barnes Painting. Next race is July 25. Hope to see you there.

Devin came into the night 4th in points. This had him starting 4th in the scramble. But as the race ran down you could tell something was not right with his car. When  inspected  in the pits, we found #5 rocker arm shaft had broken and the lifter had come out of it's bore. No way to fix it at the track, so his night was over. Dissapointing, but Devin and crew will bounce back and be ready for the next race on the 25th. Devin would like to thank his sponsors: Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Shark Racing Engines, Triple X Race Co, Colton Heath Motorsports, & Barnes Painting.

Friday, July 3, 2009:

 We finished the installation of the new Honda 600 RR engine for the Triple X Race Co 2x 600 MIcro-Sprint and headed for Deming Speedway. Since it was MId-Season Championship night and we were 13th in points, we planed to race the B Main and then hopefully the A Main. But the track put us at the back of the A Main, with only 3 hot laps on the new motor. We knew the gearing was wrong so we changed it, but that was about all we could do without actually running the car on the track to see which way to adjust. Starting 12th Colton steadily moved up to 6th place. On lap 14 he made contact with the inside wall in turn 1, breaking a steering heim joint. We tried to fix the  car before the race restarted but ran out of time. Officially he was scored 16th. Not a good night but we did learn some things about the new engine. Colton would like to thank Aaron Fell, Hodie, Josh and Leo for their help in the pits, trying to repair the damage.

Saturday, July 4, 2009:

  Colton was racing the car without it's wings tonight and was really looking forward to the upcoming race. At the shop he constructed a new front axle specifically for non-wing racing (extended more on the right side). The rest of the crew cleaned and prepped the car for the evenings race. Colton was the 1st car out to qualify; which is not usually  a good thing. He ran an 11.457 which was quick time for the night. He started 4th in his heat race, quickly moving into 3rd. On lap 4 the front two cars tangled and Colton moved into 1st, winning the heat race. With no invert, Colton started in the pole position and led all 25 laps to WIN the Main Event. He did have some pressure from Lance Sargent, but with no mistakes, he showed he was definitely "the man to beat" this night, it was his 1st "clean sweep"  (fast time, heat and main event wins in the same night).

Colton would like to thank his crew: Bill (his Dad), Leo, Hodie, Josh for their help with the car at the track. And his sponsors: Triple X Race Co, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Bell-Easton, Gordon Seros Racing Engines (what an awesome engine), ADH Consulting, and Digital FX, because without them, nights like this would never happen.

Skagit Speedway was closed for the Fourth of July, so the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 and the Ken's Redmond Auto Body 22 Sportsman did not run. Both will be in action on July 11, for the Mid-Season Championship. Hope to see all of you there.

Friday, June 26, 2009:

Colton and I arrived at the track on time and ready for the night's action. Colton qualified the Triple X Race Co 2x 600 6th, in a 28 car field. We then prepared the car for his heat race. He started 3rd and finished 2nd after passing for that position on lap 4. But we noticed a dragging from the rear of the car. It appeared the brake caliper mount bearing had failed. So Leo and I replaced it and readied the car for the A main. Starting 5th Colton moved into 4th on lap 3. But then the brakes started acting up again and as the race went on, the car got slower and slower. Finally on lap 23 the brakes were not working at all and Colton rolled to a stop. The car was pushed in and we were done for the night. Officially scored in 13th place.

We have a new Honda 600RR motor from Gordon Seros which we installed Saturday and Sunday along with a complete new rear axle assembly for this coming weekend. These are the 'hot"  motors right now, so we will see if all the hype is true. It would be nice to see all Colton's friends and fans at the track this Friday.

Saturday, June 27, 2009:

 The 410's were off this Saturday and next Saturday, the 4th of July, the track is closed. Colton does not race at Skagit until June 11th, for the Mid- Season Championship.

 Devin and his crew showed up at the track ready for a good night. The Ken's Redmond Auto Body 22 Sportsman looked good as usual. He hot lapped and the car seemed good so with a slight air pressure adjustment he went out for the 1st night of qualifying for the Sportsman Class this year. He timed in 2nd, below the track record, but 100th of a second slower than the fast qualifier. Bitter-Sweet, but shows how Devin and the car are improving as his "seat time" grows. Staring 4th in his heat race, where he quickly moved into 3rd and then on lap 5 passed for 2nd place. A very strong run for Devin. In the A Main Event he started 2nd, moved back to 3rd, and then on lap 12, while trying to pass for 2nd, he spun the car, and had to go to the back of the field. Restarting 10th he moved back up to 4th by lap 18, but that was as far as he could go. A 4th place finish, but he passed 6 cars to get back up to that position.
Devin will be back also on July 11th, for the Mid-Season Championship night. Hope to see all of you there.

Thursday June 18, 2009

Day One, Dirt Cup

Thursday morning Jeff Blanton and I installed a new DMI rear end in the car. Then it was down into the pits to ready for the night's racing. Colton had a good hot lap session and the car was running great. On the 1st lap of qualifying he ran a 11.656 lap, which was 5th overall, with  41 cars timing in. But on the second qualifying lap the driveshaft came out of the read end and he had to shut the car down short of the flag stand. So the team went to work and changed back to the old rear end (Alan Larsen's) and readied the car for Colton's heat race. H e started 4th and finished a strong 3rd transferring to the A main, 3rd in overall points. Starting 13th in the A main (they invert the top 15) he managed to work up to 11th when the car rolled to a stop. Something had let go in drivetrain and our night was finished. We ended up 19th overall. We were all disappointed but had a plan to install another rear end Friday morning and continue on.

 Friday, June 198, 2009

Day Two, Dirt Cup

 Friday morning we took the car to Triple X Race Co to install Kelsey Carpenter's back up rear end. When we pulled the torque tube off the rear end we found our problem. The driveshaft had twisted in two. We installed Kelsey's rear end, ate lots of food at their open house and went back to the track. Qualifying did not go as well, 23rd out of the 41 cars that timed in. The out of town teams had really turned it up. So we readied the car for the heat race.Going out to warm  up for the heat race Colton noted a vibration and then some smoke. He came back into the pits and we discovered a hole in the oil pan. At least one connecting rod inside the engine hand broken and we were finished for the night.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Day Three, DIrt Cup

 Saturday morning we were again back at Triple X. This time to install a loaned engine from the Kentch Brothers Racing Team. We switched out the engine and made sure the driveshaft and rear end were all still good (they were), ate more food, and headed back to the track to have the Kentch Brothers fine tune the fuel system. All went well, so down into the pits again to ready the car for the C Main. Starting 9th Colton managed to finish 3rd, securing a starting spot in the back of the B Main Event. Starting 18th in the 19 car field, Colton managed to move into 17th when something came through the hood and damaged the firewall, interfering with the throttle linkage. He was pushed into the pits and we made a quick repair (bent the firewall out of the way) and sent him back out. On the restart there was a red flag and when we went out to the car we all decided to call it a night, save the car, the borrowed motor and just regroup for the rest of the season. Colton was scored 17th in the B Main. Definitely not how the weekend started out, nor what we expected. But that's racin' and we will move on to the next challenge.

 Colton, Leo and the rest of the K & J Motorsports team (Bill, Hodie, Mikala, Shaina, Taylor, Lena, Kailee & Jayden) would like to thank all those who helped us during the weekend: Kelsey and Travis Carpenter, Mel Roberts, Devin Barnes, Jeff Blanton  & Lisa Scott and Candace and definately the Kentch Brothers (Greg, Wade & Ryan) for the loan of their engine...

We would also like to thank our sponsor's: Triple X Race Co, Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, Digital FX, ADH Consulting, Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Skagit Powder Coating, BJ & Sue Gammell, Bell-Easton and our newest sponsor, Marysville Paving and Construction for their support and help during the 2009 season. And a thanks to Marty Barnes, owner of Barnes Painting, who sponsored the fuel for the weekend's racing. Thank you to all of you.

 The next race for the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 will be Saturday, July 11th, the Mid-Season Championship night at Skagit Speedway. We hope to see all our friends and fans at the track.

Friday, June 12, 2009:

The crew, driver and the XXX Race Co 2x 600 showed up at the track early. Plenty of time to get into the pits, set up, and ready the car. Colton qualified 4th in the 24 car field. In his heat race he started 4th and finished a strong 2nd, right behind the leader. For the A Main Colton started 2nd, outside front row.  On lap 2 he was in 1st and led the rest of the race and won. BUT, in the post-race inspection the track determined the control box for the engine appeared to have been tampered with and he was disqualified. A disappointment for sure, but Colton and the team will bounce back from this and move forward.  

Saturday, June 13, 2009:

After last week's win Leo found the motor had a mechanical problem (it leaked down too much) and it was removed and sent to Shark Racing Engines to be repaired. It turned out to have a couple of bad valve seats (motor got too hot) and Shark repaired it. We would like to thank Mark and Shark Racing Engines for their quick service.

The team reinstalled the motor Thursday night. There were a few gliches in the evening. The steering wheel came off in hot laps (Colton saved the car, and himself, by gripping the shaft and steering the car with his hands). Then a nut on the throttle plates came loose in qualifying (which made the throttle stick,and he could only manage to qualify the K & J Motorsports 5x in the 9th position). Just before the heat race we changed the spacing on the right rear wheel and it rubbed on the brake caliper (but we found and fixed it before he went out). He started 2nd and led all 8 laps for the heat race win. We double checked  everything for the main event. Colton started 8th and running the top, was in 5th place in no time. On lap 15, after a caution, he was in 3rd. When the race re-stared Colton passed (they said "he blew by") the 2nd place car, where he finished. At the finish line Colton had his right front tire up to Barry's left rear, coming in 2nd by less than a car length. We were all overjoyed with his performance (credit Leo for the car's set-up) and now stand 2nd in season points for the year.

Colton would like to thank his crew; Leo, Mikala, his Dad, Hodie, Josh Dewitt, Shaina & Taylor for all there help in keeping the car on the track.

This coming  weekend is The Dirt Cup. $25,000 to win. We plan to take our share of the purse. We would like all our friends and fans to be there to support the 5x team.

June 6th, 2009

Colton Heath brought home his first 600 victory in over two years, driving his car to a comfortable win in the Speedmart PMP 600 class. Heath led every circuit of the 25 lap feature, beating Jake Benson and JR Thomas to the stripe. The win gives Heath victories in two separate open wheel dirt divisions on the season, as he won a Ford Focus Midget main event two weeks ago at Gray’s Harbor Raceway. Heat race wins went to Spud Allen, JR Thomas, Danielle Huson and Phil Schemenauer. Shaun Holtorf dominated the b main and raced his way to fourth in the feature. Dustin O’Brien set quick time.

May 30, 2009

The K & J Motorsports and Devin Barnes Racing teams would like to extend  our best wishes to Devin's crewman, Andrew, for a speedy recovery from the injuries he sustained Saturday Night at Skagit Speedway while working on Devin's car in the work area. I was told he has a cracked vertebra and required 12 stitches in his leg after he was run over by Devin's car while it was being pushed by a truck. He was completely under the back of the car before the truck could be stopped.. A very unfortunate accident, should never have happened, but he is home now and should be up and about in 3 days or so. Get well Andrew.

Friday, May 29, 2009:

 The crew arrived at the track late as usual. But in time to run hot laps. Colton qualified the Triple X Race Co 2x 600 10th, with 26 cars timing in.  In his heat race he started 2nd and won. Colton started 8th in the A Main. He moved to 6th but on lap 3, he made contact with another car and spun the 2x around. Colton made a 360 degree turn and kept going, unfortunately he dropped back to 12th. He did his usual passing from there, some high, some low, and finished 4th. A nice recovery but we all know there is more in the car and the driver. We will all be back again this coming Friday. Still looking for that elusive 2009 Win.

Saturday, May 30, 2009:

Leo had the car all ready to go Saturday and BJ towed it to the track, as usual. Colton qualified the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 10th, with 18 cars timing in. Disappointing, but the crew did some fine tuning on the car and readied for the heat race. Starting 5th Colton was able to move up to 3rd position by the end of the race. Since there is usually not much passing in the heat races the team felt much better about the evening. Starting 8th in the A Main Colton quickly moved up to 5th place by lap 2. He was battling with the 4th place car when on lap 6 the right rear brake caliper mount broke and the brake line tore off. Fortunately, for the 5x,  there was an accident and under the red flag Leo and the crew were able to cap off the brake line and bleed some of the air from the brake system. But it was not enough for Colton to have complete control. He continued to battle with the 4th place car, but was passed on the next to last lap and finished 6th. Considering the brake issue, his finish was another example of Colton's ability with the car, even with a "handicap" he was still able to be competitive on the track. We are still waiting on the "Racing Gods" to give us some luck in the other direction. But that's racin'.

Devin's night in the Ken's Redmond Auto Body 22 Sportsman was pretty much the same as Colton's. He started 5th in his heat race and finished 5th. In the A main he started 9th, moved up to 5th by lap 7, but on lap 15 he had another car flip completely over the top of his car, damaging both wings. Colton, Hodie and Devin's crew changed the wing in the work area (GET WELL ANDREW) but there was not enough time to complete the repairs and he had to retire the car for the evening. Officially Devin finished 9th. Devin and the car survived and will be back next week.

Friday, Mat 23, 2009:

 Colton and crew arrived at Deming Speedway right about 5:00 pm, with the Triple X Race Co. 2x 600 ready to go. New fuel system, new set up, new outlook. Colton qualified 4th, with 27 cars timing in. He had his fastest time this year, so things were looking better. He started 4th in his heat race, which he easily won. Starting 3rd in the A Main he managed to reach 2nd place, which is where he finished. A much better performance than we have had all year, as the car and the driver seem to be back on track. Thanks to Hodie for his help in the pits.

 Saturday, May 24, 2009:

 Saturday started out about the same for the crew of the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 as they readied for Skagit Speedway. Leo and Colton had installed Cal's 410 (so we could freshen Leo's engine). We had also installed a borrowed rear axle from Alan Larson as we are waiting for our new one to arrive. At the track the car just did not seem to run right in hot laps. We made a few adjustments and went out to qualify. But as Colton applied the throttle the car died. No Time. In the pits we inspected the car and found it too low on fuel to run. The new engine used quite a bit more fuel than Leo's and caught us all off guard. We fueled it and started 9th in the heat race, finishing 8th. They had us lined up 10th in the A Main and Colton quickly started moving forward. He finished 3rd, a strong run for the team, with all the "problems" we had earlier in the day. He looked as good as ever as he made his way through traffic. With a little more fine tuning we should be ready for this coming week. It would be great to see you all there.

 Devin started and finished 3rd in his heat race. Due to the invert for the A Main, he started on the pole. He never looked back. He led all 20 laps and finished well ahead of the 2nd place car. Devon's first win in his sportsman sprinter was perfect. Congratulations to Devon and his crew, Nick and Tim for their hard work and well deserved VICTORY. They can hardly wait for the upcoming weekend.

Devin would like to thank his Sponsors: Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Triple X Race co, Barnes Painting, and Colton Heath Motorsports for their support in 2009. 

Friday, May 15, 2009:

This was the 1st Friday since Colton used to drive for the Chong Family that the 2x team was at the track

before track packing, even before the pit shack opened to let us in. But it really didn't change our luck with

the car or it's performance. Colton qualified 16th out of the 24 cars present. He started 5th in his heat

race, which after struggling is where he managed to finish.  We all could tell there is still something "not right"

with the car/engine combination. We reset the fuel pressure and starting 4th in the B Main, Colton, determined

to finish well, passed the 3 cars in front of him in the 1st corner and went on to win. The car seemed a little

better, so we swapped out another set of carburetors for the A Main. Starting 13th he quickly moved to 8th in

the 1st lap which is where he stayed and finished. Still not running right we plan to change the complete

fuel system for the upcoming week. Hopefully we will get the car right and start racing like the team and

especially the driver are capable of.

Colton would like to thank his dad, Mel and Kelsey for there help in the pits. And the sponsors of the 2x 600:

Triple X Race Co, Kaiser Aluminum Wheels and Bell-Easton.

Saturday, May 16, 2009:

 Saturday the weather could not have been better. We were all at the track a little early and ready for the evenings

racing program. With another different track surface  (4th this year) Colton could only qualify the K & J Motorsports

5x in the 10 position, with 18 entries. In his heat race Colton started 6th and was able to drive the car into 4th

which is where he finished. The outlook seemed like it might be improving. But is was about to go to the

negative. Starting 9th Colton struggled with the track and the car. Moving high and low on the track he just couldn't

a groove he could run, pass cars and move to the front. On lap 17, entering turn 3 very high, Colton mis-judged

the turn and "caught the berm" with the right front wheel, breaking the front axle, and the car flipped over. He was OK

but the car was done for the evening. He was scored 15th. Colton and crew were disappointed, but as they say,

 "that's racing". No matter how well you prepare things can happen. But one of these days we are hoping the

"Racing Gods" will shine on Colton and the 5x team again.

Colton would like to thank his crew, Leo, Dad, Hodie, Mikala, Taylor and Shaina, for keeping the car race ready for

our sponsors and fans Also his sponsors: K & J Motorsports, Triple X Race Co., Shark Racing Engines,

SanfordTire and Auto Repair, Skagit Powder Coating, Kaiser Aluminum Wheels, Kens Redmond Auto Body,

Digital FX, Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, NorCal Performance, BJ & Sue Gammell, Bell-Easton and ADH Consulting

for their support in the 2009 season.

Devin seems to be having most of the good luck this racing season. Starting 5th in his heat race he quickly moved into

4th, where he finished. In the A Main he started 7th he moved right into 5th, On lap 19 he passed  for 4th, where he

 finished. A good solid run for Devin. He ran more on the top of the track in the turns and it payed off for him. A great job by 

Devin and his crew.

Devin would like to thank his crew: his dad Rick, Big Al, and Andrew. Also his 2009 sponsors: Ken's Redmond

Auto Body, Triple X Race co., Barnes Painting,  and Colton Heath Motorsports.

AND A BIG THANKS TO PIT PRINCESS (Stacey) FOR ALLOWING US TO USE HER PHOTOS!

Friday, May 08, 2009:

The crew arrived at Deming Speedway almost on time this weekend. Colton drove the XXX 2x 600 from the parking lot right onto the track for packing. The car seemed fine but he was only able to qualify the car 13th. Disappointing, but we readied the car for our Heat race. Starting 5th he moved quickly into 4th position but the car did not seem right. It had no "zip" off the corners and he was passed back, finishing 5th. This put us in the B Main, starting on the outside of the front row. I took the carburetors apart only to find some "gunk" inside. We put them back on the engine right as it was time to pull out for his race. He pulled strong off the corner on the start but when he was in turn 2 the carbs came loose and the car died, Race & night were over. Too much of a hurry to get out on the track. The good side of this is we figured out what was wrong so we should be ready for next week. Thanks go to Mel, Hodie, and Josh for their assistance in the pits. Also thank you's to Mikala and Taylor for keeping the car looking it's best.

Saturday, May 9, 2009:

 Colton qualified the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 2nd in the 16 car field. Starting 4th in his Heat Race he was running 4th when on the last lap he hit the turn 1 wall, damaging the rear axle. After assessing the damage the only thing the crew could do was replace the rear end. Thanks to help from Mel, Hodie, Andrew, and Barry (I hope I didn't miss anyone) we managed to swap another one in and set the car up for the A Main. Colton would be starting 11th (due to not finishing the heat race). The start went OK but on the 2nd lap there was a mechanical failure of the torque tube and the car rolled to a stop when the drive shaft came out. This night was over. Officially Colton finished 16th. Two disappointing nights in a row. But the K & J Motorsports 5x with be back out next weekend to climb back to the top of the standings.

Devin had a good night with the 22b Sportsman. In his heat race he started 6th and made a strong run on the top of the track to finish 3rd. The car and driver looked better than ever. In the A Main he started 2nd and hung on to finish 2nd. Great run.  He would like to thank his team: Nick, Andrew, Rick (his Dad), Kelsey, Big Al and Taylor Sunkel for all their help. Devin and crew are excited for next weekend, as they know a win is just around the corner.

Friday, May 1, 2009:

 Colton and the crew headed up to  Deming Speedway around 5:00, running late as usual. Colton managed to qualify the 2x Triple X Race Co. 600 in 11th, with 23 cars timing in. Yes, a new number, 2x.  No one seems to really know where it came from., but may have something to do with all the 2nd place finishes Colton has had recently.  In his heat race (there were 4 heat races) Colton started 2nd, dropped to 3rd and then moved back into 2nd. In the A Main Event he started 9th. On Lap 2 he was running 4th, and on lap 17 he was in 2nd place. By running "on the fence" in turns 1 & 2 Colton was able to stay with the leader, but not quite make the pass for the lead. On lap 22, while running along side the leader, Colton encountered a spun lap car, which he slid into. The rule states any car stopping on the track has to go to the back on the restart. So Colton was 12th on lap 23 and finished 9th. Everyone was happy with the new cars performance (and Colton's driving) and can't wait for next weekend. 

Colton would like to thank his crew: Mel, Kelsey, Candice, Hodie, Josh and BJ Gammell. And his sponsors: Triple X Race Co., Kaiser Aluminum Wheels and Bell Easton.

Saturday, May 2, 2009:

Rain. Rain. Rain. Saturday at Skagit rained out.

04/25/2009

Saturday started out with a drizzling rain. But the crew readied the K & J Motorsports 5x 410 and headed for Skagit Speedway for night 2 of the 2009 season. The weather changed to sunny before race time. Colton qualified 5th (for the 3rd time this year) with 16 cars timing in. He started 2nd in his heat race, and lead every lap for the win. The car and Colton looked awesome on the track. Starting 5th in the Main Event he stayed there until lap 12, when the car rolled to a stop at the top of turn 2. Colton was pushed into the pits with a broken throttle linkage, the rod from the throttle pedal had come apart. We quickly made repairs and he was pushed off, now in 12th position. From the restart on Colton started moving forward, but with a couple more cautions was only able to make it back to the 7th spot. With 2 races completed, with mechanical troubles in both, the team feels fortunate to still be in 2nd place in Season Championship Points. So far we have been able to recover from these troubles but we all would like a problem free night, and to bring home a win, for the team and our sponsors.

Colton, Colton Heath Motorsports and the K & J Motorsports 5x team would like to thank our 2009 sponsors: Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Skagit Powder Coating, Kaiser Wheels, Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Digital FX, Chalk Stix Torsion Bars, Triple X Race Co., Shark Racing Engines, NorCal Performance, BJ & Sue Gammell, Bell-Easton and ADH Consulting for their support. Also Thanks to Mikala, Shaina, Taylor and Hodie for their help in the pits. And Thank You to Colton's mom for the right rear tire.

Devin started out his evening with a nice pill draw (thanks Nick) which had him starting on the front row for his heat race. He won the heat race by a good margin. This put him 2nd for the Main Event. 20 laps later he crossed the line in 2nd. A great run for Devin especially after the crash last weekend. Devin would like to extend Special Thanks to Colton, Hodie, his dad Rick and Andrew for their help in getting the 22B back together after last weekend's flip. Also Thanks to Kelsey, Ric Robinson and Nick for their help in the pits. And last Devin would like to thank his sponsors: Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Triple X Race Co., Barnes Painting, and Colton Heath Motorsports.

04/24/2009

Colton, Mel, Hodie, and Kelsey Carpenter finished the XXX 600 Friday afternoon, about an hour before racing started at Deming Speedway. The weather was sunny and warm (for April) and the team loaded the car and tools and headed for Deming. The car ran fine in hot laps and adjustments were made for qualifying. Colton qualified the car 5th out of  the 24 cars at the track. He started 3rd and finished 3rd in his heat race. In the Main Event Colton started 3rd, where he ran until the final lap, when he was able to pass for 2nd. A pretty good night for a car built in 4 days. Helped of course by Colton's experience and talent at Deming in the 600 class.  Thanks to Mel, Hodie and Kelsey for all their efforts. We are all looking forward to this coming week. And Thanks to Triple X Race Co., Gordon Seros Racing Engines and Bell-Easton for their support.

Since he did not finish the heat race Colton had to start 9th. As per usual he started moving up through the field towards the front. By lap 12 he was running 5th. On the white flag lap (24) he passed into 2nd place, From 9th to 2nd on a very rough track (only 5 of the 16 starters finished the race - 26 cars flipped during the evening) was a tremendous accomplishment and the team was very pleased with the car, and especially the driver, for their performance. The car, Leo's set-up and Coltons driving (with a little luck) again have proven this is a team to contend with in 2009.

Sunday, January 4, 2009:

Non-Wing:

Colton and crew decided to run this class Saturday even though he was starting in 11th position in "B" Main 7. He was running 5th near the end of the race. Since only 2 transfer to the next main and the 6th place car was banging on him pretty hard, Colton decided to pull out of the race and save the car for the A Class. He was scored 11th. He would have liked to have done better but his starting position made it very difficult. Gary Taylor crashed in his "B" Main but Colton and Kelsey were able to get the car back together for the A Class That could have been a disaster as Gary was starting in the #1 position. They both decided not to run the "Outlaw" Class just in case.

A Class:

This is the race they went down for. Colton started in 8th and Gary started on the pole.  Colton raced hard, moving up as far as 4th, but whenever he went to pass on the outside he would get "freight-trained" by several cars and go backwards. He finally ended up having contact from another car that ended his night. 20th is where he was officially scored. Finishing 20th with 126 cars, first time on the track and 1st time in this car, is a huge accomplishment, so he has nothing to be disappointed about. Another competitor told Colton he couldn't remember anyone passing so many cars at Tulsa in one race. But there was one very bright spot on the night. Colton said "Gary was gone from the start and no one was going to catch him" At one point he was 1/2 a track ahead of the field". When I talked to Colton you would have thought he won the race, he was so happy the other Triple X car he built for Tulsa had won the race.

The 2 cars were so fast and put on such a good show that they both were sold at the track. Colton is towing back to Marysville with no cars in the trailer. This is the ultimate compliment for Colton as it shows he can not only drive them but can also build them.

2008 Season

Friday, January 2, 2008:

Colton's luck with "pill draws" is not any better with matches (that's what they use in Tulsa). There are 150 matches in the bag. The number on the match determines your starting position in the heat races. In the non-wing class Colton drew a 142 (8th in his heat race) and in the Stock  class (they call it "A") he drew a 139 (7th in that heat race). He also entered the "Outlaw" class which is for modified motors, even though he has a stock motor. He did that for "seat time" (more driving time on the track). He started 9th in that heat race.

Non-Wing:

 There are 125 cars entered in this class. Colton is running the same car, just removes both the top and nose wings, along with a completely different chassis setup.  He started 8th and was running 3rd on lap 3. On a restart, Colton attempted an outside pass for 2nd but spun the car and came to a stop. He was hit by several of the trailing cars and did not finish the race. He was scored 7th and will start 11th in the 7th "B" Main on Saturday. He was very fast so the outlook is very promising. The top 2 finishers in each "B" Main go to an "A" Qualifier. The top 8 from the "A" Qualifier transfer to the back of the "A" Main. So if he runs this class he has a tough road ahead. But who better than Colton to make it happen?

Outlaw:

There are 106 cars entered in this class. After replacing the front axle and welding a nerf "spud" on the car, Colton and crew had the car ready for this heat race. This was a last minute entry to give Colton more time on the track. This class is for modified engines, Colton's engine is stock (for the "A" class), but he did very well, starting 9th and finishing 5th. If he decides to run this class on Saturday he will start 9th in the 2nd "C" Feature. The top 2 finishers transfer to "B" Main 2 (we would start in the back, 17-20th). They transfer the top 4 cars from there to the "A" Main Event. With a stock motor that would be a monumental feat. But coming form behind and passing a lot of cars seems to be the way Colton likes to race. We will see if he runs this event.

 "A" Class:

 This is the race Colton came for. He started 7th and finished 4th. They give points for your finishing position and add passing points for each car you pass to gain a position. I don't know the point structure for this but out of the 126 cars entered in this class Colton is starting the "A" Main on Saturday 8th, outside 4th row. An excellent showing for his first time with a new car and on a new track for him. Colton also assembled the car Gary Taylor is driving, he qualified 1st and has the pole starting position for Saturday. This means both cars Colton assembled and towed to Tulsa qualified for the "A" Main, a huge accomplishment.

Colton says this car is the best 600 Micro he has ever driven. The motor is very strong (Thanks to Gordo Seros) and the chassis is working very well (Thanks to Triple X and Colton's own knowledge and ability). Let's all hope for a very successful Saturday, in all the classes he decides to run.

You can get slightly delayed results on: www.tulsashootout.com if you want to follow Saturday's progress.

Thursday, January 1, 2009:

 The boys arrived in Tulsa Tuesday night, 8:00 pm our time (Tulsa is 2 hours ahead of us). 2100 miles in 53 hours. Not sure how they did it. All seem in good spirits. Colton and Juicy got signed in (his number is 313) and moved the cars inside. They are pitted with Eubanks, about 50 feet from the line up area, which makes it easier to know when to line up. Colton said he was "fastest time in his non-wing practice session" and "passed 8 cars on the the high side (including the PMP house car) in the winged practice session". His other text message said "it was a lot of work and he needed help". The 2 classes require different setups and also removing and installing the top and nose wings. The rest of the Triple X staff should be there today to provide some help, hopefully before his qualifying heats.

GOOD LUCK COLTON AND CREW!!!

Sunday, December 28, 2008:

Colton and "Juicy" (Mike Messer) just left for Tulsa (3:30 pm Sunday), on their way to the 2008 Tulsa Shootout. They are getting an extremely late start as there were "hauler" difficulties and just getting the 2 600's ready to go (2nd car is for Gary Taylor) caused several delays ( including the weather and holidays).

We all need to wish them a safe journey. It's 2100 miles and they have to be there before 8:00 pm, Wednesday night. Looking on the internet,  they may be real lucky with the weather, with only some snow shown around Salt Lake City. Hard to believe they could not find anyone else that could go. So Colton is driving all the way there, then setting up the car, racing 2 classes and then driving back. (He thinks he is Super Human)

The trip and car are funded by Triple X Race Co. and the tow vehicle was donated by Gary Funk (many thanks Gary).

I will try to keep everyone who is interested posted on their progress.

Friday, September 26,2008:

We arrived in Yakima in the early afternoon. The track looked much better than it had last year. Leo and crew readied the car for our heat race. We did a little better with the pill draw, 38, which had Colton starting in the 6th position in the 4th heat race. He quickly moved into 4th. On lap 9 his friend Travis Rutz, running in the 3rd position, made contact with the back-stretch wall and flipped big. They did not restart the race for the last lap and Colton was scored 3rd. The Oudman Motorsports team wishes to extend their concern and sympathy to Travis and his family. He is a great competitor and a tough young man. And a good friend to Colton. We later heard Travis was back in Canada and doing fine.

For the main event Colton started in 11th position. By lap 7 he was 7th. He was on a mission to the front. On lap 25 he was 2nd. (He finished 2nd a great night for Colton and the Oudman Motorports team). Roy's engine ran very well and Leo's setup was right on. We were ready for night 2.

Saturday, September 27th, 2008:

Saturday morning started out with lots of sunshine. The crew arrived from the hotel and we all went to work preparing the car for the night. This night is a separate race from Friday night. The "pill draw" ( ASCS qualifying, ha ha) was 33. Colton started 6th, and finished 4th. He started the A main in 13th position. On lap 2, Colton and Barry Martinez came together on the front stretch and both cars flipped several times. As the 7o came to a stop in turn 1 the car caught fire. The safety crew was very quick to respond and quickly quenched the fire. At one point Colton's suit was on fire. As he pointed to his back, they sprayed him with a fire extinguisher. HE WAS NOT HURT, only a couple of bruises. (The crash can be seen on U-Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm_xugpG3WQ ).
The car however did not survive. Almost every bar is bent. It is a great testimony to Colton's ability to build a car. The driver's area was undamaged and he was able to exit the car quickly. We are all thankful for his coming away from this unhurt. The 2008 7o is gone, with only  the engine, seat, steering gear, and a few bolts remaining. It has been a great year for Colton and the Oudman Motorsports team, but a sad ending.

Oudman Motorsports would like to thank all it's 2008 sponsors: Triple X Race Co., Case Marine & Industrial, Sanford Tire and Auto Repair, Right Way Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Shark Racing Engines, Gen-XSigns and Banners, G.W.Auto Rebuild, Sandblaster's Inc, Powder Coatings Inc, RV Town, Craft Stove, North Country Motors, North Cascades Quick Lube, Skagit Powersports, ICI, Swan Net USA, LLC, Dick's Towing, Smart Service and Roy & Lynn Rasmussen. Without all your help the year would not have been what is was. THANK YOU ALL.

Also THANK YOU to all the people who helped with the car at the track and events throughout the year: Mikala, Mel, Juicy, Jason, Alan & Rhonda, Devin & Kelsy, Big Al, Shana, Taylor, Taylor S., Ty, Cal, Mark, Kelsy Carpenter, Lance Lopez, Nick and Roger's neighbor Chris..

Colton would like to thank Nian & Roger Oudman for this opportunity. And his crew chief Leo Voigt for his setup, help and friendship for the 2008 season. This was a very potent combination this year and the future is unlimited.

There is a rumor the team may be putting Roy's engine into Devin Barnes' car and running the non-winged show at Lebanon, Oregon, this coming weekend. Stay tuned, there may be one more race to report.

Fred Brownfield Memorial Race

Friday, September 19, 2008: The evening started out with a "pill draw" for Colton's starting spot in the the heat races. The ASCS format does not have real qualifying, it's done by luck. I cannot explain how their racing format works as no one understands how it works. There were 65 numbers, Colton drew a 46. This had him starting in the 5th heat, 8th starting position. Colton moved quickly into the 6th spot but that was as far as the track conditions would let him go. Colton started the 3rd "B" main in 3rd position. After a few laps he dropped to 5th and then came off the track on lap 10. The rear inboard brake caliper had sheared the mounting bolts flush with the rear end housing. No way to fix it quickly, so our night was over.

Saturday, September 20, 2008: The crew did all the maintenance on the car at the track, replacing the missing caliper (we later got the old one back from one of the push trucks) and the car was ready for the nights racing. We took the car and trailer into the pits, and went over to Roy and Lynn's and had a great barbecue. We did the "pill draw" again, a 56. Colton's starting position for this night would be 9th in the 1st heat race. At the green flag, going into turn 1, Colton and Danielle Huson made contact as she spun her car around. The contact damaged the front axle beyond repair. Our heat race was over. In the pits we replaced the front axle (Thanks to help from Devin, Big Al and Chuck Robinson) and readied the car for our "B" main. To decide the line up for the final night they tally the previous nights points, along with Saturday's heat race points. Driver with the most points starts first. We did not have many points. Colton started 10t h in the main and was able to advance to 7th in the short, 12 lap race. Our night was over. Not what we expected or are capable of but as they say "that's racin". We will spend this week forgetting last weekend ever happened and ready the car for the ASCS final at Yakima Speedway this coming weekend. Hope to see everyone there to cheer Colton to Victory.

Thank you's go out to Taylor and Juicy for making the car look like new in between races at the track and to Mikala for making sure Colton's equipment was ready to go. Also to Roy Rasmussen for the rental of his 360 motor for these last events.

Friday, September 12, 2008:

The weather was nice on Friday. Colton qualified the Triple X Race Co X 600 in the 5th spot (with 31 cars timing in). "With the newly designed Watts Link the car handled better than ever" said Colton. He started 3rd in his heat race and passed into 2nd place, where he finished. He started 3rd in the A-main, moving quickly into 2nd, but with no high groove in the track the best he could manage was a 2nd place finish. A good outing for Colton and the X car. This was Colton's last race at Deming this year and the X car has proved it's worth. And Colton has proved he has not lost his touch on this tough 1/6 mile oval. Colton would like to thank Triple X Race Co., Mike (Juicy), Mel Roberts and Jason Solwold for their efforts throughout this season.

Saturday, September 12, 2008:

Again the weather was very nice for Saturday's Season Championship at Skagit. Devin hot lapped the #22 Sportsman and felt confident for the A-main. He started 8th and finished 7th. He said "I have learned a lot this season. I only wish I knew at the beginning of the season what I know now". He did a fine job all year and is looking forward to 2009, maybe in a 360? He would like to thank his sponsors: Ken's Redmond Auto Body, Barnes Painting, Triple X Race Co, Ad-Fab Inc,  Sunkel Racing, and Colton Heath Motorsports. And his crew: Kelsey Huff, Big Al Tschider, Nick Anaya (who helped him alot with the cars maintenance between races), his father Rick Barnes, brother Marty Barnes, Tim Campbell, Chuck and Ric Robinson, Colton and Bill Heath

Colton had his hands full for Saturday's race program. He was 13 points behind Barry Martinez for the Outlaw 410 championship. Mikala made special T-shirts for Colton's fan club.  The night started with a 5 lap scramble. Starting 2nd Colton easily won the scramble to secure the #1 starting position for the main event. Leo had the car set up to perfection. As the green flag fell, Colton left the rest of the field behind and was off to a good lead. All looked great, Barry was running 3rd with Eric Fischer and Jason Solwold pushing hard to pass him. But on lap 20 Colton ran over something on the racetrack and going into turn one the right rear tire blew apart, ending the night and the Skagit Season for the Oudman Motorsports 7o. Officially, an 11th place finish. Colton and Roger ended up in 2nd place for the season (driver and owner points) with Barry crowned the champion. Congratulations to Barry Martinez and his team for their season. A very e xceptional performance was achieved by Colton, Leo and the 7o this season at Skagit

The year is not over yet! This week Roy Rasmussen's strong ASCS 360 engine,  with it we ran 2nd at the 360 Nationals this year (in the 7o), is being installed for the upcoming Fred Brownfield Memorial Race at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, WA. Then on to Yakima the following weekend for the season final ASCS race.

Belated Thanks to Missy Tschider (for cleaning Colton's driving suit several times during the year) and Shana Barnes for her help keeping the car looking good during the Outlaw Tour.

We arrived on Wednesday evening, everyone was excited to get started. Most of the "Out of State" racers were already there when we arrived. A large group from Idaho and California, some from Arizona, Colorado, and Oregon. $30,000 dollar purse, it's the largest in the nation. Drivers qualified for Saturday night's race with their best finish from Thursday night or Friday night. Top 14 cars go to the A Main, next 10 to the B Main, and remaining in a "C" non qualifier race (6 move to the B main). Colton qualified as one of the youngest drivers participating. With hot weather on Thursday, and a dry slick track, he qualified 17th out of 36. Passing points are earned during a Heat and Main events. Colton came in 5th in the Heat, and finished 5th in the B Main. On Friday, even hotter temps and still a dry slick track. Colton qualified 15th (just missed the A). He came in 3rd in the Heat, and WON the B Main. He had used up the right rear tire, but did his best in the A Main. He finished 11th in the A Main. Saturday morning we found out that Colton had qualified with enough points to be in the A Main, starting 14th. Bill was happy, he said that was this year's goal - get into the A. Colton said his goal was to finish in the top 10. We bought 2 new tires for the rear. Hot lap session consists of 3 laps (2 events before the A Main), Colton look AWESOME - he was fast, in those 3 laps, no one could pass him or stay up with him. Bill and Colton had spent the day getting the car set up (for a dry slick track), everything looked great, until he came in - the right rear was going flat. With only 1 race before we started the A Main, things went wild, Bill was on his way to the tire trailer (outside of track) when the red flag came out for an incident on the back stretch, 4 cars into and through the fence. This gave Bill time to get out to the trailer, get a tire and be back inside before it went back to green. Skip, Colton and I had the other tire off the wheel, and ready to mount the new tire when Bill got back. Thanks to all who helped us get it done. The tire dealer was out of the tire we had planned to run, so the size and compound were different. Colton did the best he could. Finished 13th. With minor damage, broken right front shock, which wouldn't let him keep the car down on the track, he avoided many mishaps, and had a good time. I think the highlight to the weekends events for me - was watching Colton race side by side with Stan Yockey for 5 laps, Stan is the mfg of the brand of car Colton drives, he won Clay Cup last year. Before going out in the A Main on Friday night, Colton started just behind Stan, he said "I just got to stay out of his way". Next thing I saw, was Colton racing him, not intimidated at all!

The weather was warm. Colton qualified 9th. Heat race: Started 5th, finished 3rd. Main event: Started 9th, finished 3rd. Only ran 10 laps, with so many cautions, they cut laps, and then a green, white, checkered flag, so not much racing time. Thank you to Kim and Alan Howard, and Carla and Gaylon Stewart who came up to help us out. 2003 CLAY CUP NATIONALS, $30,000 Largest event in the US for our cars. This coming weekend. Colton will be racing with adults. We are leaving on Wednesday night. Colton will race a full program on Thursday night, and then another on Friday night. The best night finish will be the qualifier for the Saturday night race. Colton, Bill and I would like to thank Rick of GCR Pro Racing for all the help last week and this week for helping us get prepared for this big event.

No qualifying - They took the top 4 drivers in points and had a "Dash for Cash" race. Colton came in first and won $50.00. No heat race, just the main. Colton started 5th in the Main, cars checked up and he locked up the brakes, hit inside wall, bent front axle and bent left rear wheel. Restarted the race in the back, had to adjust the wing and compensate for ill handling car, but had a great run and finished 3rd. I wasn't there (first time in 8 years of Colton's racing), I was announcing at the 2003 Western Grand Nationals for the week with the Quarter Midgets. Thank you to Skip Chapman who helped Bill and Colton that night. Found out later that Colton's left arm was hurt from inside wall incident (first injury in 8 years of racing). X-rays didn't show any breaks or fractures. Just bruised.

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #12 June 27th, 2003

Weather was warm - high 70's.Colton was the first car out on the track to pack the track (just can't keep him out of the car).  His 3 laps of practice went well. Qualified:  3rd fastest. Heat Race:  Finished 2nd. A main:  Finished 3rd. Currently:  2nd in the Season Championship points. The A main started at 10:10 PM (late), 6 car invert, Colton started 4th.  There were so many yellow flags on the start. 5 yellows before 1 lap was on the board.  Continued to have more yellows, on Lap #5 they threw a green and white, total of 6 laps for the A Main event (total of 10 cautions/restarts).  Top 4 cars had great starts, but never really had a chance to race. Heath Racing would like to thank Gaylon Stewart and Skip Chapman who were a big help on the 13c last night. Thank you to Port of Subs, Mill Creek - Tony and the crew supplied us with great sub sandwiches. Next week - Colton will race on the 4th of July.  The Heath's are heading to Little Wheels at Pierce County Fairgrounds this week where Carla will be announcing for the 2003 Western Grands for the Quarter Midgets.  Quarter Midget drivers from all over the US will be here to compete.  Bill and Colton will head up to Deming Speedway on Friday to compete in the 13th race of the season.  (13? this could be good!). Tonight - Great racing at Evergreen Speedway on the 5/8's.  The NASCAR Grand National Winston West series will be competing in the Coors Light 200 (with pitstops), and the Super Stock's Mid Season Championship with a 75 lapper.  Discount tickets are available at NAPA and Albertson stores.  When you come out, stop by the announcers booth and say hi to Carla.  Looks like great weather, and there will be SUPER RACING!
 

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #11 June 13th, 2003

Colton had a CLEAN SWEEP last night with his Green, #13c on a "Friday the 13th" under a full moon.  Qualified: 11.47 FAST TIME out of 17.  Heat race - Finished 1st. A Main - Finished 1st. Special thanks to Dave Dewitt who put up $100.00 to each of the A Main Winners last night. Colton and The Heath Race team would also like to thank SMART SERVICE of Shoreline, who donates $100.00 for each A Main Win that Colton takes this year to the AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION.  THANK YOU!!! Thank you to GCR Pro Racing for sponsoring us T-shirts, a Hat and Fuel Jug to provide to Deming Speedway as giveaways.  It was decided that the Fuel Jug would be given to the Sr. 250 class, 3rd Heat Race Winner.  Taking the win - Ben Hogarth.  The Announcer ask Colton to present the Jug to Ben, and then talk about his Sponsor Gervasi's Cycle Repair.  Colton did a great job on the Mike. Heath Racing would also like to thank EVERGREEN Speedway for providing Tickets to the June 21st, Mid Season Championship Race Night, which were passed out to some of the Deming Race Fans who haven't been to Evergreen Speedway before. The Skipper "Skip Chapman" helped crew Colton's big night, thank you to Skip who us make it a great night. The weather looked iffy on the way up to Deming with a few sprinkles, Colton kept saying "it isn't going to rain, this is going to be a GOOD night". We had picked early in the season, "Friday the 13" night for the 13c team to sell 50/50 raffle tickets.  Our goal was to sell the most, which we did.  $700.00.  Colton, Kiel Vaillant, and Kyle Johnson went through the stands while the other drivers packed the track, once practice started, Kiel's Mom Theresa and I started selling tickets in the pits and stands.  Our goal was to beat last weeks sales, which we did, selling twice as much. We have next week off at Deming (only one this Season) due to the DIRT CUP at Skagit Speedway.  Big event for them, Thursday through Saturday. Coming up for us:  On July 17th, 18th, 19th at Deming Speedway, the 20th Annual CLAY CUP NATIONALS $30,000 purse, largest in the US.  Colton will be racing with adults.  Last year Colton ran as one of the youngest to compete, and it was only his second time in a borrowed car, he rolled in the Heat race, and finished 7th in the B Main.  We will be attending the PRE RACE Party on Wednesday evening, July 16th.  I'll send more details soon.
 

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #10 June 6th, 2003

HOT HOT HOT - Colton Qualified 4th fastest. Heat Race: Finished 3rd. A Main Event: Finished 2nd. Track was "dry slick", which was the first time this season. We would like to say thank you to TRAXX In-door Go-Kart Racing in Mukilteo who supplied gift certificates, and GW Auto Rebuild in Edmonds for a great looking long sleeve T-shirt. These were used for lucky number program giveaways during the Race. We had a great time with many old friends from the Quarter Midgets who came out to watch. BIG THANK YOU to Marie at My-Cad Co. for the awesome Colton Heath 13x Autograph cards! Next Friday night - Friday the 13th, The Heath Race Team will be selling 50/50 raffle tickets to the stands and pit area. Each team who races at Deming takes a night to sell tickets. We thought the 13th would be a great date for us! Thank you to Skip, Chase and Shane who helped in the pits as part of the Heath Race Team.

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #9 May 30th, 2003

Rained Out

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #8 May 23rd, 2003

Great weather! Track got better as the night went on. Qualified - 2nd Fastest, Heat Race #1 - 1st Place, Finish A Main Event - 2nd Place. We'd like to thank Skip who came up and crewed for us, and Bob from GCR Pro Racing for his help and support. Our hopes and wishes for a quick recovery to Rick who had knee surgery a couple weeks ago. We enjoyed great Subs Sandwiches from Mill Creek Port of Subs.  Thank you Tony & crew.

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #7 May 16th, 2003

Rained Out

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #6 May 9th, 2003

The 13c of Colton Heath takes the WIN at Deming. The Weather was great, track good. Qualified 5th fastest. Heat Race #1: Started 2nd Finished 1st Place. A Main Event: Started 2nd Lead the whole race, with 2 restarts and 3 yellows and a red, Finished 1st Place. We would like to thank Smart Service, "Your Independent Subaru Expert" on Ballinger Way NE in Shoreline for their sponsorship and support. They donate $100.00 to the American Diabetes Association for every Main event that Colton WINS. The ADA is a very important organization for Smart Service, as it is for Heath Racing. Colton's grandfather, Darrel Clipps, who was a big race fan, and part of the Heath Race team, passed away 2 1/2 years ago from complications of Diabetes. Thank you again Smart Service for your contribution to the American Diabetes Association. We would like to wish a quick recovery to Rick of GCR Pro Racing who had surgery on his knee last Friday.

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #5 May 2nd, 2003

Track was good, still dry, surface broken up in corners 1 and 2. Thank you to Steve Mortland who came up and filmed for us.  Thanks to Gaylon for all the help, and a special thanks to Bob and Ginni from GCR Pro Racing. Qualified 3rd Fastest. Heat Race #1: Started 3rd Finished 3rd. A Main: Started 3rd Finished 2nd. Once again the race had many yellows, Colton was able to avoid all the problems. Good luck to our Quarter Midget friends who will be competing in the 1st Region Race at the WQMA track this weekend.  The NUPRECON 125 presented by NAPA will be this Saturday night at Evergreen Speedway.  Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series will be racing on the 3/8's (first time since 1990), hope to see you there. $5.00 off adult ticket coupons available at NAPA stores.
 

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #4 April 25th, 2003

Once again the weather was clear and cool, track was a bit drier (loose). Thank you to Jessica who drew for Colton and pulled a #2, so he was first out to qualify.  Qualified 4th. Heat Race #1: Started 3rd, Finished 2nd. A Main: Started 14th, Finished 7th. Thank you to Rick, Bob and Jessica for coming up and helping us with the car. We would like to thank both Tony and his crew at Port of Subs in Mill Creek and Warren & Lynette of Sandblasters Inc. of Marysville for having us on site this past weekend. Saturday Colton and his #13c Car were at Port Of Subs in Mill Creek, Tony and his Crew did a great job of hosting Heath Racing. We met lots of people and Colton shared information about himself, his car, his sponsors and Deming Speedway. On Sunday, Sandblasters Inc. hosted the Golden Wheels group for their inspection, and invited those who they've sponsored this season to bring their cars out also. It was a great time, with lots of participation and people coming out to see the race cars..

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #3 April 18th, 2003

The weather was good, and the track excellent. This was the first week qualifying has taken place. Colton set fast time in the 250 Jr. class, lap time of 11.91 & 11.86. Total of 16 cars. We'd like to thank Alan and Justin Howard who were part of the pit crew, and Rick and Bob from GCR Pro Racing. Heat Race #1: Started 4th, Finished 1st. A Main Event: Started 1st, Colton Lead the whole race until lap 14. With 3 yellows, and Colton having 3 great restarts, on Lap 14, in corner 2, he pulls up high on the track and stops. The carb came loose, and motor stopped. The race was over for the 13c. Saturday morning, Bill and Colton pulled the motor and spent the day with the engine builder. All is back together and we are ready for the next one. Colton liked the car set up, and it looked like it was going to be his night. He did a great job! We would like to invite you and your families to visit us this Saturday at the Port of Subs in Mill Creek. Colton will have the #13c car there between 10:00 and 2-3:00 pm this Saturday, April 26th. We are excited to have Port of Subs, Mill Creek as a brand new sponsor for Heath Racing this year. We'll have some coupons available, and there is a "Race Day" special for lunch. Come meet Tony and his crew this Saturday!

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #2 April 11th, 2003

With Colton on Spring Break last week, he and Bill had the car all ready to go on Friday. We left the house at 2:00 and were up at Deming before 4:00. The weather was great, much warmer than the week before, and the track conditions were excellent. Practice is 3 laps, we discovered a problem with the chain tension bar. (Good to find these things out during practice). Colton's pill number was 60 (you draw a chip when you sign in). He was due up to qualify 10th out of 16 cars. A few cars qualified, when the track discovered a problem with the timing light. So, to save time, they once again (like last week), elected not to have qualifying. HEAT RACE #1 Started: 5th Finished: 5th Drivers report: Wrong gear Crew: Changed gear A-Main Started: 10th Finished: 2nd Drivers report: The car was still a little tight, but good.  Colton did a great job, in just the first lap, he moved up 4 positions. When a caution came out on lap 10, the 13c was in 3rd  place. Colton tried to sling shot around the 1st and 2nd place cars, which he did, but the starter threw the yellow. On this restart, Colton held back and took the green flag, out of corner 4 he shot past the 2nd place car and moved into 2nd where he stayed until the checkered flag came out. We would like to thank Rick and Bob of GCR Pro Racing who came up to help for the Main event. Special thanks to Gaylon Stewart who was there to crew for the 13c. Gaylon Stewart, past Bomber Champion and Super Stock driver from Evergreen Speedway, and past NW Tour driver, is now driving at Skagit Speedway. Last year he was awarded "Rookie of the Year" and finished in 2nd place for the season championship in the Sportsman class. This year, he will show them what he can do in the 360 class. Colton (and Bill & I) have a lot of respect for Gaylon's ability and knowledge. Thank you to Port Of Subs for their T-Shirt donation, and to TRAXX Indoor Raceways in Mukilteo for their Gift Certificate to Race. These items were used for Deming Speedway's Lucky Number Program give-aways. The announcers have been good to us by providing lots of air time for our sponsors.

Jr. 250 Micro Sprint race #1April 4th, 2003

We would like to thank Rick and Bob from GCR Pro Racing for coming up and helping us with the motor our first night. Thank you to Warren and Lynnette from Sandblasters Inc. who were came up and supplied Sandblaster Inc. T-shirts to the announcer for give aways, and mentioned their sponsorship of Colton this year. Special thanks to Gaylon Stewart who came up and crewed on the 13c Micro Sprint.  Gaylon’s racing knowledge and experience is greatly appreciated.  he weather was cold, but the track was in excellent condition.  So many cars at sign in, the track decided no qualifying. Total of 14 cars in Jr. 250 Class. Heat Race 1Started 4th Finished 2nd  - Drivers report:  Too tight, Adjustments made. A Main Started 4th Finished 7th   - Drivers report:  Too Loose

Colton's 2000 Finishes

WQMA - Paine Field, Mukilteo, WA

1st Place Season Champion

2nd Place - Region 9 (Northwest)

6th Place - Western Grand Nationals, Portlan, OR

Track Record Holder

Langley - 160 Class

I-5 - 160 Class

WQMA - 160 Class

WQMA - Sr. Novice

Winter In-door Flat Track 8 Race Series, Monroe, WA

Series Championship

2000 News

November 7th - Season Results

At the Western Grand Nationals, Colton qualified right into the A main, and finished 6th overall. Colton finished 2nd in points in the Northwest Region.

Mukilteo Club: Heavy 160 class - 1st Place Season Champion. Set Track record and kept it in this class this year.

Colton Club Trophies:

    "Sportsman of Year" award

    Track Record

     Roll Over

    Last year's "Most Improved".

Carla Club Trophy

    "Mother of the Year" award

September 22nd-24th - Region Race, Qualified fastest and broke track record, 2nd in Heat race, B Main started last Finished 2nd, A Main started 4th finished 1st.

September 16th - Club Race, 2nd in Heat race, 2nd in A Main.

September 11th - Region Race, B Main started last Finished 2nd, A Main started 8th finished 2nd.

September 10th - Region Race, qualified fastest, did not race Heat Race due to mechanical failure

August 25th - 27th - Region Race, Qualified 8th, 4th in heat race, 1st in B Main, 4th in A Main.

August 20th - Club Race, 1st in both heat races, 1st in A Main. Heath Racing would like to say Thank-you to Smart Service Inc. for donating $50.00 for Colton's  main event win to The American Diabetes Association.

July 21st - 30th  - Western Nationals, Qualified 3rd fastest, Finished 6th in the A Main without brakes most of the race..

July 16th  - Club Race, Qualified fastest, 2nd in heat race, 1st in A Main.

July 7th - 9th  - Region 9 Race Chehalis, Sr. Honda - Qualified fastest, 1st in C Main, Did not finish B Main. Heavy 160 Class - Qualified Fastest, 3rd Heat race, 5th A Main.

June 17th & 18th  - Region Race Portland, Qualified third fastest 6.458, 4th in heat race, 4th in B Main, 5th in A Main.

Heath Racing would like to say Thank-you to Smart Service Inc. In addition to their sponsorship, Smart Service Inc. donates $50.00 for every main event win to The American Diabetes Association.

June 10th - Club Race, Clean Sweep, 1st in heat race #1, First in Heat Race #2, 1st in A Main.

June 3rd - Club Race, 1st in heat race, 2nd in A Main.

May 27th - 28th - States Race Qualified 6th, 3rd in B Main. 6th in A Main.

May 21st - 1st in Heat Race, 4th in A Main. New Sponsor Smart Service, Inc.

May 13th - Clean Sweep, Won both heats and the A Main.

May 4th - A Main, Lost Chain and did not finish.

May 3rd - Qualified Second fastest time, Heat Race 1st Place from 8th position.

April 30th - Qualified fast time, No heat races , BROKE THE TRACK RECORD:  6.208, A Main:  1^st Place

April 29th -  Heat 1:  1^st Place , Heat 2:  1^st Place , A Main:  1^st Place

April 16th - Colton finished 3rd in the Heat race and First in the A main at the first Club race.

April 4th - NEW SPONSOR: Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, WA "The Super Speedway of the West"

March 25th - Colton and other 31 WQMA drivers participated in a car display at Evergreen Speedway on their Season Opener. 24 of these drivers participated in the flag ceremony before the nights events. After the flag ceremony, Colton's car was on display near the flag stand for the night.

March 4th - We loaned Colton's Fiser quarter midget to Mathew Cox for the drivers training at the WQMA track. Mathew is 9 years old and will be racing quarter midgets this year. Mathew did a great job on his first day of driving. Mathew's dad is Joel Cox who races Figure 8 and Super Stocks at Evergreen Speedway.

February 26 & 27 - Participated in the Quarter Midget Race Car Show at the Northgate Mall.

February 21st  - New updated website at www.adhconsulting.com/heathracing and new Quarter Midget sponsor TRAXX in Mukilteo.

February 20th - The "Carla Heath School Bus" she raced Figure 8 in 1999 was featured on the front page of the Calendar section of the Seattle Times Newspaper. The picture was taken for the up close picture of the mushrooms growing in Monroe, with a nice picture of the School bus as the back drop.

February 19th and 20th - Participated in Everett Mall’s Quarter Midget Car show.

Over the winter Heath Racing purchased Colton a “Rice” quarter midget for asphalt racing.  Colton will use the Fiser for the dirt

Carla has accepted the job of Region 9 (Northwest) Publicity Director for QMA (Quarter Midget Association) nationally for 2000.

1999 Results

Colton Finished 4^th in 1999 Season Points Championship at club level.

Colton Awarded Club “Most Improved” Driver.

Colton broke the WQMA Track Record in the Novice Senior Honda Class.

Colton Finished 7^th in 1999 Region 9 Season Points Championship.

Heath Racing would like to thank our 1999 sponsors, friends and families for their support, encouragement, friendship, and understanding of our love for the sport.