7/16/2017 – Keith Raymond wins 1st Feature, 2nd Rains out [+YouTube]
Posted on July 16, 2017 by Chrusher.Com

7/16/2017 – Keith Raymond wins 1st Feature, 2nd Rains out [+YouTube]

Sunday, July 16th, 2017 - Keith Raymond [full pic] became the 1st 2-feature winner this season as he passed a loose-but-fast rookie Nicholas Cassano and held off a few other competitors for his 2nd win in 3 feature this season (last week he was delayed and showed up after the races were done and everyone had gone home). Good, clean racing on a nice track, as the "OgreMobile" is back in action and the track can be graded and rolled for the 1st time since the opener! The racing has been VERY close this year -- very few passes along with very few walk-away wins and with 6 winners in 7 features this season thus far. Race Page & Complete YouTube Race Videos Here.
25-Lap 30-Lap #1 Start:  1. Nicholas Cassano (Galletta's Greenhouse #2) [Rookie] 2. Keith Raymond (Galletta's Greenhouse #0) 3. Adam Lytle (Lytle #33c) 4. Matt Stevens (Galletta's/Chrusher/OswegoSushi.com #74) 5. Josh Arnold (Arnie #93) 6. Chris Stevens (Galletta's/Chrusher/OswegoSushi.com #4) 7. Melissa Stevens (Scissors 'n Fur #19)
Rookie Nicholas Cassano stormed off to an early lead, pulling away from the rest of the pack. Nick is vastly improving in just his third weekend racing!
Matt Stevens spun early on trying to get into the slower, but less congested lower groove.
Nicholas Cassano was fast but kept getting loose in the turns. One loose lap lost him the lead to Keith Raymond (and Josh Arnold lost a chain in the melee), and then he lost control and hit the outer retaining tires. After that Keith Raymond became the 1st driver to win two features this season thus far, as he held off Chris and Matt Stevens for the win.

Unedited Video Playlist

Twin 30-Lapper #1 Scorecard:

LAP
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
 Notes
1c
2
0
33c
74
93
4
19
1
2
0
33c
74
93
4
19
2
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
3
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
4
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
5
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
6
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
7
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
8
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
9
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
10
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
11
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
12
2
0
74
93
4
33c
19
 74 spin
13
2
0
93
4
33c
74
19
14
2
0
93
4
33c
74
19
 93 (w/2)
15
0
2
4
33c
74
5
19
 93->5
16
0
2
4
33c
74
5
19
17
0
2
4
33c
74
5
19
 2
18
0
4
33c
74
5
2
19
 33c out
18b
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
19
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
20
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
21
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
22
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
23
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
24
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
25
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
26
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
27
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
28
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
29
0
4
74
5
2
 33c
19
30
0
4
74
5(93)
2
 33c
19
Points
82
78
74
70
66
62
59
1st Plc.
16
0
0
0
14
0
0
2nd/3rd Place
(14) 7
(15) 7.5
(23) 11.5
(2) 1
(3) 1.5
(2) 1
0
Penalty
0
0
0
-5
0
0
0
Total
105
85.5
85.5
66
81.5
63
59
SCORING NOTES: Due to Feature #2 raining out, we counted cautions in the 1st (and only) feature so we wound up with 30 laps instead of 25 and scored it as a 30 lapper instead. If we raced the 2nd, we would not have counted cautions, but a 25 lapper is not very many points. 25-Lap 30-Lap #1 Finish:  1. Keith Raymond (Galletta's Greenhouse #0) 2. Chris Stevens (Galletta's/Chrusher/OswegoSushi.com #4) 3. Matt Stevens (Galletta's/Chrusher/OswegoSushi.com #74) 4. Josh Arnold (Arnie #93, Galletta's #5) 5. Nicholas Cassano (Galletta's Greenhouse #2) [Rookie] 6. DNF - Adam Lytle (Lytle #33c) 7. DNF - Melissa Stevens (Scissors 'n Fur #19)

2017 World 1-WD Gas Flathead Backyard Karting Championship Point Standings

After the 6/17/2016 – 7/16/2017 Races:
Place Last Week Name (Go-Karts Piloted)
Total Points (Place)
Avg. Points Per Feat.
Features Entered
Features Won
Win %
Heats Won/ Entered
Years Pro at Galletta's
All-Time Feature Wins
 Last Race
1st 1st Chris Stevens (Galletta's #8, 4) tt
661.5
94.50
7
1
14%
0/0
22nd
81
 16-Jul
2nd 2nd Josh Arnold (Arnold #93, Galletta's #5) tt
629.5
89.93
7
1
14%
0/0
3rd
2
 16-Jul
3rd 3rd Matt Stevens (Galletta's #33, 74, 9, 6)
628.5
89.79
7
1
14%
0/0
22nd
134
 16-Jul
4th 5th Adam Lytle (Lytle #33c)
559.5
79.93
7
1
14%
0/0
6th
8
 16-Jul
5th 4th Kevin Galletta (Galletta Bros. #28)
540.5
90.08
6
1
17%
0/0
4th
6
 8-Jul
6th 6th Melissa Stevens (Scissors 'n Fur #19)
448.0
64.00
7
0
0%
0/0
10th
8
 16-Jul
7th 7th Nicholas Cassano (Galletta's #1, 2) m ®
346.0
69.20
5
0
0%
0/0
®
0
 16-Jul
8th 10th Keith Raymond (Galletta's #0)
268.5
89.50
3
2
67%
0/0
4th
6
 16-Jul
9th 8th Randy Platt (Galletta's #5)
189.0
94.50
2
0
0%
0/0
7th
7
 17-Jun
10th 9th Mike Patak (Galletta's #43)
182.0
91.00
2
0
0%
0/0
1st
0
 17-Jun
11th 11th Kelly Miller (Galletta's #7) m
130.0
65.00
2
0
0%
0/0
10th
7
 3-Jul
12th 12th Stephen Perez (Galletta's #9) m
122.0
61.00
2
0
0%
0/0
®
0
 3-Jul
13th 13th Griffin Miller (Galletta's #2) m
114.0
57.00
2
0
0%
0/0
®
0
 3-Jul
Key: ®=Rookie; *=Makeup Feature Raced; T=Timeout Used for Kart Repair C=Timeout Used for Kart Change HANDICAP FOR NEXT RACE:
  1. Nicholas Cassano ®
  2. Mike Patak
  3. Randy Platt
  4. Kelly Miller
  5. Adam Lytle (1 win)
  6. Kevin Galletta (1 win)
  7. Matt Stevens (1 win)
  8. Josh Arnold (1 win)
  9. Chris Stevens (1 win)
  10. Keith Raymond (2 wins)
  11. Melissa Stevens
  12. [Not On List] Returning Vets
  13. [Not On List] Rookies

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