Jason Solwold led the Washington charge to a one, two, three finish in the opening night of the 44th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by Jack in the Box. (ASCS / Lisa Dynes Photography) From Bryan Hulbert Alger, WA — (June 25, 2015) — The 44th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup presented by Jack in the Box kicked in fine style as Washington’s Jason Solwold notched his sixth victory of 2015 and first against the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. Chasing Kyle Bellm for the first 11 rounds, contact with the slower car put the No. 14k pit side, giving the No. 18 the top spot. From there, the Burlington, Wash. native led a podium charge of Washington drivers to the checkered flag. “I just tried to get to the front as quick as I could. Lapped traffic as pretty hairy, and it got a little dirty going through a bunch of cars like that. It happens, but I have to give a hats off to all our local guys here that didn’t get beat,” commented Solwold. “Our local guys are pretty strong so we’ll definitely give them a run for their [...]
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