By Ben Deatherage
COOS BAY, Ore. (Jun. 16, 2025) — Bricen James continued his dominance in the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds with his third straight IMCA Wild West Speedweek win and third career Speedweek victory at Coos Bay Speedway. The Albany, native started ninth and took the lead with five laps to go to collect his 14th career Speedweek series win and fifth triumph of the season in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region.
Seventeen-year-old Ian Whisler set the early tone by taking control at the drop of the green. He built a solid advantage and encountered lapped traffic on lap 21 but managed to hold steady. As the laps wound down, 2022 Speedweek and 2019 Shaw Race Car Western Region champion James began reeling him in.
James made his move on lap 30 and never looked back, pulling away to win the caution-free 35-lap contest. Whisler settled for second, while Washington’s Zane Miner completed the podium in third.
Wild Goes Back-to-Back in Coos Bay Stock Cars
B.J. Wild captured his second straight Sunoco IMCA Stock Car win of the week with a late charge on Monday night besting his brother-in-law Chase Berkeley. The Colville, Washington driver, originally from Redmond, drove the Dwayne Klein-owned no. 22K to victory after starting seventh. The win was Wild’s third career Speedweek victory and third overall of 2025 in the EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region.
Sixteen-year-old Mason Myers took off from the start and led the opening three laps before three-time Speedweek champion Berkeley moved to the front. A pair of early cautions didn’t slow Berkeley, but a lap 18 stoppage set up a late-race battle between the in-laws.
Wild passed Berkeley on lap 19, but a green-white-checkered finish gave Berkeley one last shot. The two battled hard in the final circuits, with Wild holding strong to take the win. Berkeley finished second with Myers rounding out the top three.
B.J. Wild, in the Dwayne Klein-owned No. 22K Sunoco IMCA Stock Car, rolls around the Coos Bay Speedway oval during the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car main event. The Colville, Wash. driver grabbed his second straight Wild West Speedweek win and third EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region victory of 2025. (Photo by The Racer’s Choice Photography)
Bloom Breaks Through for First Coos Bay Speedweek Win
Aaron Bloom led flag to flag to score his first career Wild West Speedweek win at Coos Bay in the Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods. The Creswell racer wheeled the Schram Motorsports no. 333 to his first victory of the 2025 season and second Speedweek career triumph.
Bloom grabbed the lead on lap one and set a blistering pace. A caution on lap 11 briefly slowed the field, but he powered away once again. In the final six circuits, defending Speedweek champ Matt Sanders began closing in as the leaders entered lapped traffic.
Despite heavy pressure, Bloom expertly navigated slower cars and fended off Sanders down the stretch. Sanders crossed the line second, while 2023 Oregon State champion Trevor Points was third.
Aaron Bloom wheeled the Schram Motorsports-backed No. 333 to victory at Coos Bay Speedway, winning Monday night’s Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMod feature. The Creswell, Ore. native held off heavy pressure through lapped traffic to earn his first win of 2025 and second career Speedweek checkered flag. (Photo by The Racer’s Choice Photography)
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