Spooker gives Cole IMCA Modified bookend win at Tri-State 

POCOLA, Okla. (Oct. 17) – The bookend win to Tate Cole’s 2015 campaign came Saturday night in the Tri-State Speedway Spooker finale.

Cole started outside the front row, led all 30 laps and went home with $2,000 for taking the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified checkers.

He’d also led the distance in topping the season-opening Cecil Harlan Memorial Kegger and had another seven feature wins in 2015 at Pocola.

“It was exciting to be able to win another big race. It was just a fun all-around deal,” the new 2016 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier said. “We knew we had a good car but never thought we’d win that many times and both big races.”

Running a lane off the bottom, Cole was into heavy lapped traffic just after midway. A handful of cautions interrupted the main event, the last time with five laps left.

Cole pulled away again to win by nearly a straightaway over Shannon Reheard.

Johnny Bone Jr., 10^th starting Nick Lawrence and 14^th starting Zane Hunter rounded out the top five.

Michael Ables started 15^th and ended in sixth.

“I was excited to win this race and get my name on next year’s Spooker T-shirt. My wife was hap­pier that I’d won $2,000,” said Cole. “Another thing this win did was give us momentum going into the (Oct. 22-24) $5,000 to win OctoberFest at Outlaw Motor Speedway.”

Feature results – 1. Tate Cole; 2. Shannon Reheard; 3. Johnny Bone Jr.; 4. Nick Lawrence; 5. Zane Hunter; 6. Michael Ables; 7. Van Gemmill; 8. Troy Schaberg; 9. Larry Bratti; 10. Ted Bay­outh; 11. Jason Payton; 12. Aaron Scroggins; 13. Shawn Pinkerton; 14. William Gould; 15. Randi Goins; 16. Jake Davis; 17. Lonny Flanagan; 18. Raymond Sambrano.