Racer wins 1st 2017 event

Green River’s Zac Taylor recorded his first 2017 win in Colorado May 13.

Racing at the El Paso County Raceway in his family-owned 305ci winged sprint car, he ended the night on top in that division. He also competed in the midget car division to a third-place finish that night.

“Usually when I drive the sprint and then the next week get in the midget it takes me awhile to adjust,” Taylor said. “It’s a big learning curve. But Saturday when I got out of the midget after hot laps I knew it was going to be a good night.”

Taylor won his heat before leading every lap of the feature race, sweeping the race.

“They told me I had half a lap lead,” he said. “I could see the other cars across the track so I slowed up and saved my car and tires on a slick track. It felt really good to get that first win. It’s the third year in a row we won on Mother’s Day Weekend.”

In the midget, Taylor won his heat against the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association competitors. He rolled off fourth for the main event.

“A car spun on the first lap and they put me back to sixth for the restart, which we still don’t understand,” he said. “They were using the MyLaps electronic scoring and apparently it didn’t work right. We got back to third and ran out of time. I have to say this new car is much easier to drive. I can’t wait for the rest of the summer.”