Sep 18, 20222 min read

HPR Takes 3rd in Wild Finish at WVSO's Neal Newberry 125

Updated: Jun 8, 2023

Sep 18 - Wenatchee, WA

(Thank you Elevate Racing Media the photo!)

Haeden Plybon pulled off an incredible third place podium in the second to last NWSLMS race of the season. The Kulwicki Driver Development Program finalist battled all evening for 4rd, 5th and a few other positions before settling on 3rd with two laps to go.

64 Garret Evans
26 John Newhouse
55 Haeden Plybon
11 JJ Hamilton
11G Nick Gibson
37 Kaiden Anderson

Haeden began the night with the second fastest time at 12.831.

(Thank you Sandi Allen for the photo!!)

As it has been all year, the field was extremely tight to start the race.

5 Jan Evans 12.799
55 Haeden Plybon 12.831
22 Evan Goetz 12.853
64 Garret Evans 12.885
13 Matt Doyle 12.901
11 JJ Hamilton 12.946
17 Bob Presley 12.969
26 John Newhouse 12.998
37 Kaiden Anderson 13.012
93 Dave Garber 13.017

Haeden kept within the top 5 for a large portion of laps until an incident between him, Evan Goetz, and Bob Presley resulted in Evan and Haeden going to the back and Bob pulling into the pits. With 83 laps down hopes were grim but that wouldn't be the end. In about twenty laps Haeden fought back up to P8. Then there was a succession of yellows and pretty soon it was P4. Finally there was a shootout between Haeden and Trayten Tarr and Haeden just nudged ahead in the final moments. It's pretty much the case by now that you can never count this team out.

(Thank you Elevate Racing Media the photos!)

All Comes Down to a Few Points

Before today's race Kaiden Anderson was ahead of Haeden in the NWSLMS points standings by 20 points. We'll have to wait a few days to see how things will change now but it will be close. It will all come down to the Fall Classic.

Haeden couldn't do it without the HPR Team