Portland - July 2014 (Round 5 and 6 West)
Portland Recap  
Fremont Ca/Green Bay, WI (July 8, 2014) – Larry Vollum swept the field to take twin victories at Portland in Race 5 and 6 of the 2014 Hoosier Racing Tires US Formula 1000 Championship West presented by Sunoco Race Fuels, Replay XD, George Dean Racing Engines, Jongbloed Racing Wheels, Hyperco, Hurley Race Products and Taylor Engineering and Sprocket Specialists.
Under perfect blue skies and warm temperatures the field took the green flag for the Saturday race with pole sitter Vollum streaking out to a commanding lead that he never relinquished. Behind Vollum Gary Hickman and Randy Cook put on a passing duel throughout the race for second place with each driver working hard to get the advantage over the other. The outcome was eventually settled in Hickman’s favor with Cook settling for the final podium position third.
Back-aways from the Hickman-Cook battle John LaBrie drove a lonely race to take fourth with Wolf finishing fifth after a visit to the pits half way through the race.
Sunday’s feature race saw the cars line up for their standing start under another perfect Portland day. As the green flag dropped Vollum once again shot out to a commanding lead with leaving the remaining drivers to fight over the remaining positions. In a near carbon copy to Saturday’s results Hickman once again finished second with Cook third, LaBrie fourth, and Eitel fifth.
US Formula 1000 Championship West, Race 5, Portland International Raceway
July 5, 2014 - Official Results (with fastest race lap)
| 1 |
Larry Vollum |
Phoenix |
Kawasaki |
1:12.631 |
| 2 |
Gary Hickman |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
1:16.150 |
| 3 |
Randy Cook |
JDR |
Suzuki |
1:16.419 |
| 4 |
John LaBrie |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
1:17.527 |
| 5 |
Ross Wolf |
Stohr |
Suzuki |
1:19.364 |
| DNS |
Duane Eitel |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
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US Formula 1000 Championship West, Race 6, Portland International Raceway
July 6, 2014 - Official Results (with fastest race lap)
| 1 |
Larry Vollum |
Phoenix |
Kawasaki |
01:12.488 |
| 2 |
Gary Hickman |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
01:14.344 |
| 3 |
Randy Cook |
JDR |
Suzuki |
01:14.853 |
| 4 |
John LaBrie |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
01:15.657 |
| 5 |
Duane Eitel |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
01:21.182 |
| 6 |
Ross Wolf |
Stohr |
Suzuki |
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Qualifying Times:
| 1 |
Larry Vollum |
Stohr |
Kawasaki |
1:10.898 |
| 2 |
Randy Cook |
JDR |
Suzuki |
1:14.763 |
| 3 |
Gary Hickman |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
1:15.978 |
| 4 |
John LaBrie |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
1:17.409 |
| 5 |
Ross Wolf |
Stohr |
Suzuki |
1:20.050 |
| 6 |
Duane Eitel |
Phoenix |
Suzuki |
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| Prize Fund for Round 5 |
| 1st Place |
Larry Vollum |
2 Hooser Tires,
1 Pair Hyperco Springs |
| 2nd Place |
Gary Hickman |
1 Hoosier Tire,
$50 Hyperco Certificate |
| 3rd Place |
Randy Cook |
$25 Hyperco Certificate,
$25 Sprocket Specialists Certificate
|
| 5th Place |
Ross Wolf |
$15 Sprocket Specialsts Certificate |
| Pole |
Larry Vollum |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Fastest Lap |
Larry Vollum |
50% off Sprocket Specialists |
| Random Drawing #1 |
John LaBrie |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Random Drawing #2 |
Ross Wolf |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Random Drawing #3 |
Gary Hickman |
1 Free Sprocket from Sprocket Specialists |
| Sunoco Hard Charger |
Gary Hickman |
$150 Cash payout (moved up 4 positions) |
| Prize Fund for Round 6 |
| 1st Place |
Larry Vollum |
2 Hooser Tires,
1 Pair Hyperco Springs |
| 2nd Place |
Gary Hickman |
1 Hoosier Tire,
$50 Hyperco Certificate |
| 3rd Place |
Randy Cook |
$25 Hyperco Certificate,
$25 Sprocket Specialists Certificate |
| 5th Place |
Duane Eitel |
$15 Sprocket Specialsts Certificate |
| Pole |
Larry Vollum |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Fastest Lap |
Larry Vollum |
50% off Sprocket Specialists |
| Random Drawing #1 |
Duane Eitel |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Random Drawing #2 |
Randy Cook |
1 Hoosier Tire |
| Random Drawing #3 |
Duane Eitel |
1 Free Sprocket from Sprocket Specialists |
| Sunoco Hard Charger |
John LaBrie |
$150 Cash payout (moved up 4 positions) |
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