Doss Doubles Down in Southern Idaho "200" Triumph

BOISE, IDAHO (June 18, 2013) Jeremy Doss from Upper Lake, CA reined supreme at the first annual Century Motorsports & Marine Southern Idaho "200" this past weekend at Magic Valley speedway in Twin Falls, Idaho. Backing up his popular win from Friday night, Doss drove to the front of the stellar field from his 16th starting position to win the inaugural event over fellow Northern California driver and friend Trevor Cristiani. Event sponsor John Gomez (L), 3rd place Ryan Wells (Middle L), event winner Jeremy Doss (Middle), and 2nd place Trevor Cristiani (R). Linda Brittsan photo. Doss, the current SRL Southwest Tour Rookie-of-the-Year leader, set the mark in qualifying posting the fastest lap of the twenty-four competitors who made their way to Southern Idaho for the 200-lap special event. Doss toured the 1/3-mile paved oval in 14.303 seconds, just off the pace he set the night before in the RMCS event. Rounding out the top five qualifiers were Jeff Hillock, Jonathon Gomez, Eric Schmidt, and Kris McKean. The event would combine the regular RMCS race rules, including an invert, with a traditional format for the two 100-lap segments. Over the first 100-lap segment, driver's would be awarded points for qualifying (top 6), finishing position, and passing points. Those points would determine the starting position for the start of the second 100-lap segment. Bruce Quale led the field to green based on the 16-car invert putting fast qualifier Doss outside row eight to start the first segment. Quale led the first four circuits before giving way to Jason Jefferson, who made the tow up to Idaho from the Lake Havasu, AZ area. Jefferson would led the next 95-laps heading into the halfway break. Over the first 100-lap there five cautions for single car spins and all competitors were able to continue. The break came with Jefferson leading the field. The good news for Doss was that he scored the the most points in the first segment putting him on the the pole for the second segment. That spelled bad news for the rest of the drivers. The second segment started with Doss on the pole and Eric Schmidt alongside followed by John Dillon, Jason Jefferson, and Jim Wulfenstein. The second six lined up with Kris McKean, Trevor Cristiani, Ryan Wells, Chris Fenton, and Tom Elam rounding out the top ten. Wulfenstein who ran the entire first segment on seven cylinders called it quits after a right front tire went down midway through the segment. Dillon's hopes at victory went up in smoke when he lost an engine on lap 142. He was running third at the time. Trevor Cristiani made his way to second by lap 180 with Wells in tow. Elam and Jefferson rounded out the top five. The top five would stay the same over the final 20 laps that included a restart with ten to go. In the end, Doss was too strong and held off Cristiani with a margin of victory at 1.5 seconds. Ryan Wells persevered and rallied to finish third with Tom Elam driving up from his 19th starting position to finish fourth. Jason Jefferson rounded out the top five finishers in the inaugural event. "I was concerned when the fast cars started right up behind me towards the end, but we were able to pull it off. We had a good car last night and we had a good car today - my crew did a great job and it really paid off,"said the soft-spoken 16-year-old Doss. Doss won the $10,000 first place money adding to an already sweet victory. "I'll have a happy dad and it will make for a nice ride home," he added. Cristiani, just two years Doss' senior, recently relocated from Northern California but now resides in Meridian, Idaho. "We threw everything but the kitchen sink into the car during the break," said the 18-year-old driver. "The car wasn't perfect but it was good enough to finish were we did. It was hard for me to get a good restart but I was just so happy to come though and finished second." For his part, Wells was happy with the third place result. "I did not know what to expect when we came down but we had a fun time," Wells offered. "We will definitely be back as the RMCS puts on a great race and the competitors are really clean racers." A surprised and exhausted fourth place finisher Tom Elam. "I am flat wore out," Elam said. "That was a lot of fun and driving up through the field made for a lot of work. I can't believe we finished were we did." Disappointed with the finish and excited about the weekend was fifth place finishers Jason Jefferson who led 95 laps in the race. "We had a really good car we just missed the setup during the break," Jefferson said. "Jeremy (Doss) is quite a racer. That kid has got a lot of talent." Jefferson also finished in the runner-up the night before in the 100-lap RMCS feature. Event sponsor and a good friend to all in west coast racing, John Gomez was happy with the event. "The guys that come up for this put on a great show," Gomez stated. "We look forward to building the Century Motorsports & Marine Southern Idaho "200" for the future." Plans are already underway for next season making the Southern Idaho "200" a must attend event. Century Motorsports & Marine Southern Idaho "200" Race Results June 15, 2013 Magic Valley speedway, Twin Falls, Idaho Finish/(Start)/Driver/Laps/Status 1.(16) Jeremy Doss, 200, Running 2. (4)Trevor Cristiani, 200, Running 3, (8)Ryan Wells, 200, Running 4. (19)Tom Elam, 200, Running 5. (3)Jason Jefferson, 200, Running 6. (17)Chris Fenton, 200, Running 7. (12)Kris McKean, 200, Running 8. (14)Jonathon Gomez, 200, Running 9. (1)Bruce Quale, 200, Running 10. (11)Steve Jones, 200, Running 11. (5)Travis Monett, 200, Running 12. (13)Eric Schmidt, 200, Running 13. (2)Tyler Bailey, 199, Running 14. (21)Hannah Newhouse, 198, Running 15. (6)Bobby Hirschbock, 189, Running 16. (18)Dylan Caldwell, 163, Running 17. (9)John Dillon, 142, Mechanical 18. (7)Jim Wulfenstein, 135, Mechanical 19. (15)Jeff Hillock, 100, Mechanical 20. (20)Lee Hackney, 98, Mechanical 21. (23)Morgan Rasmussen, 98, Running 22. (22)Rick Fowble, 91, Mechanical 23. (24)DJ Osborne, 81, Running 24. (10)Dave Minegar, 64, Mechanical Fast Qualifier: Jeremy Doss (16-Car Invert) 14.303 seconds Lap Leaders: Bruce Quale 1-4, Jason Jefferson 5-100, Jeremy Doss 101-200.

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