Havens takes third at Idaho 200 despite car issues

POST FALLS — Braeden Havens of Airway Heights placed third out of 26 racers at the Idaho 200 race at Stateline Speedway Event Center in Post Falls over the weekend. He overcame a lost alternator, motor issues and only seven functioning cylinders near the end of the race to do so.

After rolling off ninth in a 12-car invert, the 26-year-old Havens managed to take the lead around lap 120 despite his car’s motor beginning to “miss” around 50 laps in.

“That was caused by the alternator failing,” Havens said.

Havens then had to race the last 25 laps on seven cylinders, which he described as “not hel...