Wayes Takes First ULTRA4 Win at ULTRA4 MetalCloak Stampede

June 12, 2014

PRAIRIE CITY SVRA, CA – June 12th, 2014:  Thousands of fans weathered the triple digit heat last weekend at the MetalCloak Stampede to watch one of the most exciting ULTRA4 races to date. The main event saw two former, and one current King of The Hammers each leading at various times throughout the 45 minute race. That is until the final lap, when Tom Wayes worked his way from a rear start to claim the checkered flag, and his first ULTRA4 win.
Wayes had the fastest qualifying lap on Friday morning, however after suffering mechanical issues, he was unable to race in Friday afternoon’s prelim races. The top 3 drivers from prelims moved directly to the main event on Saturday afternoon.  Nitto Tire driver Loren Healy won the fastest prelim heat which put him on the pole for the main event with Shannon Campbell starting beside him.
Campbell and Healy, both two-time Kings, wasted no time establishing their dominance when the green flag dropped. Campbell took the early lead with Healy close on his heels and 2009 King and Nitto Tire driver, Jason Scherer chasing them down for 3rd. The 3 Kings held the top 3 spots for the first half of the race.  A full course yellow mid-race brought all the drivers back together and Campbell looked to take the lead again. Unfortunately, Campbell bicycled in a tight turn and hit a k-rail returning to the course causing mechanical failure. Healy then took the lead with Scherer close behind. Scherer overtook Healy until the last lap when Scherer succumbed to mechanical issues. All the while, Wayes was working his way up from the back of the pack. In the final lap, it was Healy and Wayes battling for the checkered flag with both drivers setting blisteringly fast lap times. In the final two laps, Wayes posted the two fastest lap times of the entire weekend propelling him into the lead to take his first ULTRA4 checkered flag.

In addition to the 4400 class, Saturday’s racing also featured the 4500 Rubicon Express Modified Class, the 4600 Pro Comp Stock Class, the Legends Class and UTVs.  Jordan Townsend, a recent East Coast transplant, dominated the 4500  race with Gerald Lee racing for John Currie taking 2nd and Jimmy Jack claiming 3rd. In the 4600 stock race, Ben Varozza claimed the top spot followed by Bret Scheiding and Bailey Cole. Jessi Combs followed up her win in the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge race with another win in the 4800 legends class after doing battle with Jim Brown in both the prelims and the main event, with Dave Schneider taking 3rd.  In the UTV sportsman class, Phil Cagliero dominated with Mel Wade IV claiming 2nd and Brian Hogue in 3rd.
The next ULTRA4 event will be the 2nd race in the 4WD Hardware Eastern Regional Series which will feature the ULTRA4s at Badlands in Attica, IN on June 26th and 27th. The next Trail-Gear Western regional event will be the 4th annual Glen Helen Grand Prix in San Bernardino July 11th and 12th.
Results below:
ULTRA4 – 4400 Class
* = KOH Qualified

POS
First
Last
Car #
# of Laps

1
TOM
WAYES
321
16

2
LOREN
HEALY
67
16

3
JAKE
HALLENBECK
4775
16

4
NICK
NELSON *1
4404
16

5
RICK
MOONEYHAM
554
16

6
BRENDEN
THOMPSON *2
5150
16

7
JEFF
RUSSELL *3
4427
16

8
JASON
BLANTON *4
966
16

9
WAYLAND
CAMPBELL
3
16

10
JON
CAGLIERO *5
27
16

11
JT
STEPHENS
4454
16

12
JASON
SCHERER *6
76
16

13
ANDREW
MCLAUGHLIN
4493
15

14
JP
GOMEZ *7
4482
15

15
KEVIN
YODER *8
4434
15

16
DARREN
HENKE *9
4441
11

17
SHANNON
CAMPBELL
5
10

18
MIKE
BOU *10
54
8

19
ALEX
HARDAWAY
4481
7

20
SCOTT
FOLEY
75
7

21
DAVE
BOVICH
4450
7

22
JAKE
YEOMAN
1977
7

23
LEVI
SHIRLEY
81
7

24
GARY
FERRAVANTI JR
64
5

25
PAUL
HORSCHEL
19
2

 
Rubicon Express Modified Class – 4500

POS
First
Last
Car #
# of Laps

1
JORDAN
TOWNSEND
4580
10

2
JOHN
CURRIE
88
10

3
JIMMY
JACK
63
10

4
KEITH
ULINGER
4554
9

5
MORGAN
DERODEFF
4518
7

6
MIKE
BEDWELL
4540
6

7
DOUG
FALONI
713
6

8
JUSTIN
HALL
13
4

9
SHAWN
RANTS
4531
2

 

Pro Comp Stock Class – 4600

POS
First
Last
Car #
# of Laps

1
BEN
VAROZZA
4612
9

2
BRET
SCHEIDING
4621
9

3
BAILEY
COLE
4654
8

4
MEL
WADE III
4651
7

5
SEAN
MCNAMARA
4696
5

6
KEVIN
ADLER
4602
1

 
Legends Class – 4800

POS
First
Last
Car #
# of Laps

1
JESSI
COMBS
11
4703

2
JIM
BROWN
11
104

3
DAVE
SCHNEIDER
10
4471

4
RICHARD
FENTON
8
4852

5
ROSS
GLAVE
6
4802

6
MAKINZIE
ALAVAZO
5
4829

 
UTV Sportsman Class

POS
First
Last
Car #
# of Laps

1
PHILLIP
CAGLIERO
10
21

2
MELVIN EUGENE
WADE IV
8
1951

3
BRIAN
HOGUE
8
1915

 
 

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