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Crockett seeks to end Skagit dry spell
Andrew Kunas, NSCS Publicist
ALGER, Wash. – Nine years ago, when he was a teenager, Roger Crockett raced for Henderson Motorsports and found victory lane at the Skagit 360 Nationals. He’s only won once at Skagit since.
Reunited with Henderson Motorsports for 2007, Crockett is having success already as he won a race in California and then took the checkers in the inaugural Northwest Sprint Challenge Series event two weeks ago at Grays Harbor Raceway. Crockett, out of Medford, will look to end his dry spell at Skagit Speedway this weekend when the NSCS visits on Friday and Saturday.
The California-based Henderson Motorsports team is no stranger to Skagit Speedway, always being a threat to win whenever they have visited the 3/10-mile, high-banked clay oval. Back in 1989, they won a Dirt Cup with California legend Jimmy Sills.
In 1999, Henderson Motorsports brought in Steve Kent and they immediately saw success. Kent won the Skagit 360 Nationals that year, and two years later Kent brought the team back to the winners circle in the Dirt Cup. Kent again won back-to-back Skagit 360 Nationals in 2003 and 2004. Along the way, the team scored several more top five finishes in those two big events at Skagit.
For Crockett, the four-time Northern Sprint Tour champion, the dry spell at Skagit could end this weekend, especially if his faith in his car owner is warranted.
“If Roger (Henderson) keeps giving me these awesome cars, we’re going to win a lot of races,” Crockett said following his dominating victory at Grays Harbor on April 28.
Crockett, the all-time leader in Northern Sprint Tour victories, is piloting the long familiar No. 7N, an Eagle powered by a Bailey Bros. engine. He heads into the event with a six point lead over Central Point, Ore. star Billy Nutter.
More information on the Northwest Sprint Challenge Series and its drivers can be seen online at http://www.racenscs.com. After this weekend’s events at Skagit, the NSCS next has three races at three different tracks in Oregon, and Crockett has won at all three of them.
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