By Gary Jacob
Colby, KS -- The Grand Junction, CO based WDRA Late Models traveled all the way to Colby, Kansas to start their 2002 season Sunday night. A former IMCA Modified Super Nationals champion, Kelly Boen from Henderson, Colorado scored a clean sweep of the night's action as he won his heat, the Dash for Cash and the feature race. Colorado's hottest dirt late model racer Brett Hallmark from Grand Junction finished second with another CLMA winner in 2002, John Kuchar, placing third.
The 11 car turnout included nine Colorado based teams and a pair from Kansas. Boen beat Dave Garmann and Hallmark in heat 1. Kuchar won heat 2 with Chris Kratzer from Lyons, Kansas in second over Dean Moore from Grand Junction, CO. Boen then beat Kuchar and Garmann in the dash.
Boen outran Hallmark to win the feature race with Kuchar third over Kratzer, Garmann, Butch Clark from Grand Junction, ageless veteran Jim Clifton from Fort Morgan and Oakley, KS racer Rod Benken. Michael Cox, Curt Daniels and Moore failed to finish.
Summary Dash-Kelly Boen, John Kuchar, David Garmann. Heat 1-Boen, Garmann, Brett Hallmark, Michael Cox, Butch Clark. Heat 2-Kuchar, Chris Kratzer, Dean Moore, Jim Clifton, Curt Daniels. Main-Boen, Hallmark, Kuchar, Kratzer, Garmann, Clark, Clifton, Rod Benken, Cox, Daniels, Moore.