By Bill Poehler

Saturday May 5, 2007 at Madras Speedway - Madras Oregon
It doesn't take Greg Walters to get up to speed.
After a disappointing fourth-place finish in Nevada a week prior, the defending Pacific Coast Fastrak DirtCar Series champion swept his heat race, the trophy dash and led all 35 laps to win Saturday's A-Main event at Madras Speedway for the $1,000 top prize.
A series record 21 crate engine dirt late models were on hand at the 1/4-mile clay oval in Central Oregon.
Second-year driver Jeff Biffle of Vancouver, Washington, the older brother of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Greg Biffle, set fast time with Jason Wines of Lebanon, Oregon and Jerry Schram of Vancouver timing in second and third fast.
In the first 10-lap heat race of the night's racing, outside polesitter Robby Ireland of Banks, Oregon swept past Biffle for the lead and Eric Sayre of Vancouver, Washington followed from his fourth-place start. Ireland and Sayre went after the lead, but Ireland held the veteran off all 10 laps for the win with Sayre finishing second and Nevada-winning Steve Suckow in third.
In the second heat, Wines held off hard-charging Scott Puncochar of Hillsboro, Oregon all 10 laps for the win. Billy Workman Jr. of Canby, Oregon finished third. Workman pulled double duty by running with the Madras Super Sports in his 64JR late model and finishing second in that main.
Walters won the third heat race followed by Schram and Branden Lindberg of Monroe, Washington. As Lindberg crossed the finish line, he broke an input shaft coupler, but his crew was able to finish the car in time for the main event.
Walters led all four laps of the trophy dash for the win followed by Wines, Ireland and Biffle.
The series had enough cars on hand that a B-Main event was required. Kevin Rodgers of Banks, Oregon, won the 12-lap race for his first career late model win. Duane Potter of Condon, Oregon finished second with hometown Mike Myers in third and J.P. Pagel of Brightwood, Oregon gaining the final A-Main transfer spot with a fourth-place finish. Jason Johnson of Gresham, Oregon finished fifth after pressuring Pagel for fourth on the final lap, but spun coming across the finish line. Johnson was in his car waiting as the rest of the cars lined up for the A-Main and when Potter pulled off, and Johnson tagged on to the A-Main field.
Walters and Wines went two-wide through the first two turns at the start of the 35-lap A-Main, but Walters cleared Wines going into turn three. After four caution flags in the first 12 laps, the race went green flag to the finish. Clicking off laps, Walters lapped all but the top seven cars. On the lap 12 restart, Sayre, running third, went past Wines for second. Sayre finished second and Puncochar moved forward to finish third. Lindberg finished fourth for his second top-five finish in as many races, and Wines did the same with a fifth-place finish. Schram came home in sixth with Ireland in seventh, Ron Prevost of Banks a lap down in eighth, Terry Ferrando of Salem in ninth and Johnson tying Lindberg for the Hard Charger Award by finishing 10th. Workman finished 11th followed by Myers, Suckow, Rogers, Pagel and Biffle.
The series makes its first appearance of the new series at its home track of Sunset Speedway Park May 12.

Race Results:
Fast Time: Jeff Biffle- Vancouver, WA. Time: 15.391
Heat 1: Ireland, Sayre, Suckow, Potter, Clair, Johnson (DNF).
Heat 2: Wines, Puncochar, Workman Jr, Prevost, Myers, Rogers, Burkley.
Heat 3: Walters, Schram, Lindberg, Ferrando, Freeman, Abarca (DQ'D)
B-Main: 1st. Rogers 2nd. Potter 3rd. Pagel 4th.
Dash: Walters, Wines, Ireland, Biffle.
Main Event: 1. Greg Walters-Banks, OR. 2. Eric Sayre-Vancouver, WA. 3. Scott Puncochar-Hillsboro, OR. 4. Branden Lindberg-Monroe, WA. 5. Jason Wines-Lebanon, OR.
6. Jerry Schram-Vancouver, WA. 7. Robby Ireland-Banks, OR. 8. Ron Prevost-Banks, OR.
9. Terry Ferrando-Salem, OR. 10. Jason Johnson-Gresham, OR. 11. Billy Workman Jr.-Canby, OR. 12. Tim Myers-Madras, OR. 13. Steve Suckow-Hillsboro, OR. 14. Kevin (Pork chop) Rogers-Banks, OR. 15. J.P. Pagel-Brightwood, OR. 16. Jeff Biffle-Vancouver, WA. (DNF) 17. Dwayne Potter-Condon, OR. (DNS)
Hard Charger Award: tied between Jason Johnson #76 and Branden Lindberg #88