2016 HAPO Columbia Cup

Columbia River, Kennewick, Washington, July 29-31,2016

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Race Summary

HAPO Columbia Cup Kennewick, WA July 29-31, 2016 Race Summary

 

Boat #	Driver	Sponsor	Qualifying		1A		1B
			Points	Speed	Finish	Points	Finish	Points
U-1	Jimmy Shane	HomeStreet Bank	70	158.066			1	400
U-3	Jimmy King	Grigg's Ace Hardware	30	144.736	4	169
U-5	J. Michael Kelly	Graham Trucking	60	156.862	2	300
U-7	Jeff Bernard	Graham Trucking	50	152.785			3	225
U-9	Andrew Tate	Gale-Rew Const./Les Schwab	80	159.337	3	225
U-11	Tom Thompson	Peters & May	30	148.608			2	300
U-16	Jean Theoret	Oberto Beef Jerky	100	160.000	1	400
U-18	Dustin Echols	Snuskitush Enterprises	0	-
U-21	Brian Perkins	PayneWest Insurance	40	150.943	5	127
U-99.9	Kevin Eacret	CARSTAR/Miss Rock	30	138.130			4	169

 

Boat #	Driver	Sponsor	2A		2B		3A		3B
			Finish	Points	Finish	Points	Finish	Points	Finish	Points
U-1	Jimmy Shane	HomeStreet Bank	1	400					2	300
U-3	Jimmy King	Grigg's Ace Hardware	3	225			2	300
U-5	J. Michael Kelly	Graham Trucking			1	400			1	400
U-7	Jeff Bernard	Graham Trucking	5	127			4	169
U-9	Andrew Tate	Gale-Rew Const./Les Schwab			DNF
U-11	Tom Thompson	Peters & May	4	169			3	225
U-16	Jean Theoret	Oberto Beef Jerky	2	300			1	400
U-18	Dustin Echols	Snuskitush Enterprises
U-21	Brian Perkins	PayneWest Insurance			2	300			3	225
U-99.9	Kevin Eacret	CARSTAR/Miss Rock			3	225			4	169

 

Boat #	Driver	Sponsor	4A		4B		FINAL		TOTAL
			Finish	Points	Finish	Points	Finish	Points	Points
U-1	Jimmy Shane	HomeStreet Bank	1	400			7-III	71	1641
U-3	Jimmy King	Grigg's Ace Hardware			3	225	3	225	1174
U-5	J. Michael Kelly	Graham Trucking			1	400	1	400	1960
U-7	Jeff Bernard	Graham Trucking	4	169			6	95	835
U-9	Andrew Tate	Gale-Rew Const./Les Schwab							305
U-11	Tom Thompson	Peters & May			2	300	5	127	1151
U-16	Jean Theoret	Oberto Beef Jerky			4	169	2	300	1669
U-18	Dustin Echols	Snuskitush Enterprises
U-21	Brian Perkins	PayneWest Insurance	2	300			4	169	1161
U-99.9	Kevin Eacret	CARSTAR/Miss Rock	3	225					818

 

RACE RESULTS
Pos	Driver	Points
1	J. Michael Kelly	1960
2	Jean Theoret	1669
3	Jimmy Shane	1641
4	Jimmy King	1174
5	Brian Perkins	1161
6	Tom Thompson	1151
7	Jeff Bernard	835
8	Kevin Eacret	818
9	Andrew Tate	305
10	Dustin Echols	0

 

RACE NOTES
FRIDAY: Jean Theoret in the U-16 Oberto grabbed the top qualifying position with a 160 MPH lap. Andrew Tate in the U-9 was 2nd at 159.337 and Jimmy Shane in the U-1 was third at 158.066. U-18 withdrew after damaging the gearbox in qualifying.
SATURDAY: HEAT 1A saw Jean Theoret grab the win over J. Michael Kelly, with Andrew Tate a strong third. Jimmy King was fourth and Brian Perkins fifth. HEAT 1B was a another win for Jimmy Shane with Tom Thompson a close (and very impressive) second. Jeff Bernard and Kevin Eacret finished third and fourth respectively. HEAT 2A saw the U-1 Miss HomeStreet winning over Theoret with Jimmy King's U-3 in third. The U-11 Peters & May was fourth and the U-7 Graham Trucking was fifth after a penalty for not maintaining minimum speed. HEAT 2B had the U-5 Graham Trucking out front followed by the U-21 PayneWest Insurance and U-99.9 CAR STAR presents Miss Rock. The U-9 Gale-Rew Construction/Les Schwab threw a prop, doing extensive damage and forcing withdrawal.
SUNDAY: In HEAT 3A, Jean Theoret had the field covered and ran away to an easy victory over Jimmy King, Tom Thompson and Jeff Bernard in that order. HEAT 3B saw J. Michael Kelly defeat Jimmy Shane in a head to head match between the points leaders. Brian Perkins and Kevin Eacret finished third and fourth. Jimmy Shane's U-1 was back on top in in HEAT 4A with Brian Perkins in the U-21, Kevin Eacret in the U-99.9 and Jeff Bernard in the U-7 trailing. Two of the top competitors of the weekend, Jean Theoret in the U-16 Oh Boy! Oberto and J. Michael Kelly in the U-5 Graham Trucking faced each other in HEAT 4B. Unfortunately, a pre-race penalty for chopping Kelly gave Theoret a one lap penalty and gave the U-5 400 more points heading into the final. In the FINAL HEAT: Jean Theoret and Jimmy Shane raced deck to deck for the first two laps before colliding at the exit of turn four. After the collision, HI officials ruled that Jean Theoret crowded Jimmy Shane and caused the collision, resulting in a 1-lap penalty on Theoret. Shane went on to score the victory on the water, but after the race, officials reviewed video and overturned the call, giving J. Michael Kelly (who originally finished 2nd) the victory. Theoret was 2nd and Jimmy Shane 7th after the penalty in one of the most controversial Columbia Cup races in history.
RACE OFFICIALS Chief Referee: DaveShaw Referees: Doug Shelton, Doug Brow Scorer: Shirley Gray Outlaw Timer: Katelyn Shaw Inspector: John Walters