WPSA GRAND PRIX DE VALCOURT NATIONAL
Results
Polaris took three out of four wins at the Grand Prix De Valcourt in Valcourt, Quebec. Valcourt was the 4th stop and 5th round of the WPSA PowerSports Snowmobile Tour.
In Pro Super Stock DJ Eckstrom (#25 AMSOIL/Red Bull/ US Air Force/ Polaris) was the #1 qualifier going into the final with Levi LaVallee (#108 Hentges Racing/Pirtek/Polaris) qualifying 2nd and Shaun Crapo (#3 AMSOIL/ Red Bull/US Air Force/Polaris) qualifying third. Ross Martin (#837 Judnick Motorsports/DuPont/Jack Links/Polaris) had to go through the LCQ to the back row of the final due to his shoulder becoming dislocated in his first heat. The team got it back in place, taped him up and he went out and finished 4th and 1st in his next two rounds. However, that still only put him in the LCQ which he won putting him in the back row of the final.
In the 14 lap Pro Super Stock final, Ryan Simons got the holeshot and lead with Eckstrom close behind. Simons led for seven laps when his belt broke. Eckstrom inherited the lead with TJ Gulla (#44 Hentges Racing/Pirtek/Polaris) in tow. Robbie Malinoski was in third. But never count out Ross Martin. Martin was fifth on the first lap from the back row. By lap 10 he had passed Malinoski and moved into 3rd. At the checkered flag it was DJ Eckstrom with the win, TJ Gulla 2nd and Ross Martin in 3rd. Currently with four more races to go DJ Eckstrom leads in the Pro Super Stock points with 281. Ross Martin is second in points with 265. TJ Gulla is third in points with 251 and Mike Schultz (#5 Avalanche Racing/Yellow book/Polaris is fourth with 247. Tucker Hibbert sits fifth in points with 244.
In Pro Open the #1 qualifier going to the final with a 2nd, 1st and 1st was Ross Martin (#837 Judnick Motorsports/DuPont/Jack Links/Polaris) with Blair Morgan second in qualifying and Levi LaVallee (#108 Hentges Racing/Pirtek/Polaris) third in qualifying. The Pro Open final was a 20 lap final. On the start Ross Martin got the holeshot and lead with Ryan Simons behind him and Levi LaVallee in 3rd. Martin led flag to flag taking the checkered flag for the win with Levi LaVallee finishing in 2nd and Robbie Malinoski rounding out the podium. TJ Gulla who was in last place (15th) on the first lap rode an incredible race to finish in 5th place. With four races to go in the season TJ Gulla leads the Pro Open points with 284. Ross Martin sits in second with 277. Levi LaVallee sits third in points with 260 and DJ Eckstrom is fourth in points with 252. Rounding out the top five in points after Valcourt is Blair Morgan with 242 points.
Andrew Johnstad (#255 Avalanche Racing/Yellow Book/ Polaris) had a spectacular weekend winning the Semi-Pro Open final and taking 2nd in the Semi-Pro Super Stock final. Johnstad took over the points lead in both classes. With three races to go for Semi-Pro racers, Andrew Johnstad sits in first in Semi-Pro Super Stock with 194 points. Dan Ebert is in second with 183 points. Wesley Selby is third in points with 181. Brett Bender (#19 Hentges Racing/Pirtek/Polaris) is fourth in points with 177 points and Mike Bauer (Blue Diamond Racing/Polaris) rounds out the top five in points after Valcourt with 171 points. This is a tight race for the championship in Semi-Pro Super Stock.
In Semi-Pro Open Andrew Johnstad leads in points with 186. Bobby LePage (Hentges Racing/Pirtek/Polaris) sits second in points with 182. Dan Ebert sits third in points with 178. Zach Pattyn is fourth in points with 168 and Paul Bauerly is fifth in points with 165. This is another really tight championship chase.
With the season wrapping up with two race events left, the stakes are higher than ever. Join the excitement at the next WPSA PowerSports Snowmobile Tour event at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, MN March 7th – 9th. This is a double header event for both Semi-Pro racers and Pro racers. There is exciting racing all three days. For more information visit www.powersportstour.com or call 651-209-7400.
PRO SUPER STOCK
| #25 |
DJ Eckstrom |
Polaris |
| #44 |
TJ Gulla |
Polaris |
| #837 |
Ross Martin |
Polaris |
| #2 |
Shaun Crapo |
Polaris |
| #27 |
Mathieu Morin |
Ski-Doo |
| #99 |
Zach Pattyn |
Ski-Doo |
| #167 |
Dave Allard |
Ski-Doo |
| #108 |
Levi LaVallee |
Polaris |
| #7c |
Blair Morgan |
Ski-Doo |
| #16 |
Brett Turcotte |
Ski-Doo |
PRO OPEN
| #837 |
Ross Martin |
Polaris |
| #108 |
Levi LaVallee |
Polaris |
| #4 |
Robbie Malinoski |
Ski-Doo |
| 67 |
Ryan Simons |
Arctic Cat |
| #44 |
TJ Gulla |
Polaris |
| #7c |
Blair Morgan |
Ski-Doo |
| #16 |
Brett Turcotte |
Ski-Doo |
| #25 |
DJ Eckstrom |
Polaris |
| #5 |
Mike Schultz |
Polaris |
| #2 |
Steve Taylor |
Yamaha |
SEMI-PRO SUPER STOCK
| #602 |
Dan Ebert |
Arctic Cat |
| #255 |
Andrew Johnstad |
Polaris |
| #14 |
Peter Raymer |
Arctic Cat |
| #717 |
Mike Bauer |
Polaris |
| #113 |
Matt Bristow |
Polaris |
SEMI-PRO OPEN
| #255 |
Andrew Johnstad |
Polaris |
| #99 |
Zach Pattyn |
Ski-Doo |
| #602 |
Dan Ebert |
Arctic Cat |
| #19 |
Brett Bender |
Polaris |
| #244 |
Bobby LePage |
Polaris |
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