By Ben Deatherage
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (July 4) – The roar of the engines returned to Cottage Grove Speedway for the Fourth of July and John Campos took care of business in the much-anticipated IMCA Modified main event.
Campos seized the initial lead over the rest of the field, slowed only by three stoppages, and 0n each restart he managed to keep back all contenders to lead the distance for his first feature win of 2020.
Defending Shaw Race Cars Western region champion Bricen James was the runner-up while Steven Sturdevant got third.
Shawn Hand was quick in the early stages of the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod race. The Springfield chauffeur led the first two trips past the flag stand before being overtaken by Art Hiatt, who then blazed the trail the balance of the distance.
Doug Coffman got second with David Schmidt behind him in third.
In the debut for Mach-1 Sport Compacts, Chloe Van Sandt worked her way to the lead on the initial start and stayed there until lap three, when Barry Cannon made his way past.
Cannon remained the leader until the 13th trip to the line when Cole Trissell passed him. Trissell, went unchallenged the rest of the way to win the main event. Chris Lemon got second while Van Sandt was third.