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Faccinto, Curran, Jones, McClelland Win At Ocean Speedway

Watsonville, CA...July 24...Mitchell Faccinto won the 30 lap Ocean Sprint Car, presented by Taco Bravo, Main Event Friday night at Ocean Speedway. Faccinto was able to gain the lead on a Lap 27 restart to become the fifth different winner in as many races for the division. Because of covid-19 guidelines, the track is still unable to have fans in the grandstands, but the race was broadcast on the internet via Flo Racing.

Driving the Demo Mittry entry, Chase Majdic set the early pace ahead of past champion Shane Golobic and Kaleb Montgomery. Reigning NARC/King of the West champion DJ Netto gained third on Lap 3 and put the moves on Golobic for the second position on Lap 9. The lead trio ran closely, and Golobic regained second on Lap 11. Golobic kept it close with Majdic, but Majdic's race ended on Lap 19 when he hit the back wall exiting Turn 2 and rolled on his side for a red flag. Golobic led Faccinto and point leader Bud Kaeding on the restart. Golobic was doing what he needed to do and hitting his marks when a yellow flag flew with three laps to go. On the restart, Faccinto charged into the lead, and he led the final laps for the impressive victory. Golobic attempted a last turn pass on Faccinto, but he spun in Turn 3 to avoid hitting Faccinto. Kaeding finished second, followed by Netto, Wednesday night Marysville winner Tanner Carrick, Justin Sanders, Blake Carrick, JJ Hickle, Joey Ancona, Kurt Nelson and Jesse Love.

Majdic was the quickest of 30 qualifiers on the Tom Sagmiller prepared quarter-mile clay oval with a lap of 11.772, beating the 11.793 of Montgomery. The eight lap heat race wins went to Faccinto, Golobic, Nelson and Netto. Golobic grabbed the pole position for the Main Event with his six lap Trophy Dash win ahead of Majdic. Hickle had the pole for the 12 lap B Main and led from the get-go to win ahead of Grant Duinkerken, Max Mittry, Blake Carrick and Mitchel Moles.

Brent Curran won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. In the process he becomes the first two-time winner in the division this year. His previous win came aboard the Scott Foster owned car. Championship contender Max Baggett started up front and set the early pace. State point leader Timothy Allerdings settled into second on Lap 2, only to surrender the position to Justin McPherson a lap later. A yellow flag waved on the fourth lap. Curran had settled into the fourth position by then, and he made a strong move on the restart to take the lead from Baggett. A yellow flag waved a lap later. On this restart, Adriane Frost moved into the runner-up position. There were multiple yellow flags during the final 15 laps, but Curran continued to lead Frost on each restart. Tyler Rodgers was third on the Lap 7 restart, but he was passed by Justin McPherson on a Lap 11 restart. Curran didn't have a comfortable lead over Frost, but he held her off for the victory. McPherson finished third, followed by Allerdings, past champion Jim DiGiovanni, Jason Jennings, point leader Gavin Espino, Rodgers, Baggett and Billy Robertson. Eight lap heat race wins were earned by Allerdings and Baggett.

Ryan McClelland won the 20 lap Four Banger Main Event. In the process, the point leader became the first repeat winner of the season. Tony Gullo had the pole and raced into the early lead over reigning Police N Pursuit champion Roy Iler. Following a Lap 1 yellow flag, Iler took the lead from Gullo on the restart. However, Gullo was back in front on Lap 5 as McClelland moved into second. A close battle ensued between the two, and McClelland slipped past Gullo for the lead on Lap 8. Jesse Gullings settled into third on Lap 13, but his impressive run came to an end for a Lap 16 yellow flag. This gave Gullo another shot at McClelland when the race resumed, but McClelland would maintain his rapid pace and go on to pick up the win. Gullo settled for second, followed by Chuck Kessinger, reigning champion Kate Beardsley, newcomer Eddie Gallaher, Bill Beardsley, Nicole Beardsley, Travis Van Gilder, Gullings and Joseph Marsh. Richard Mitchell and Iler won their respective eight lap heat races.

Shawn Jones won the 20 lap South Bay Dwarf Car Main Event. This was the second-straight win for the past Watsonville champion. Ventura Raceway star Nick Velasquez led the opening two tours around the oval before Jones moved into the lead. Reigning Santa Maria Raceway champion Tommy Velasquez III made this a three-car battle up front, and Velasquez got around both Jones and Nick Velasquez for the lead on Lap 8. The only yellow flag of the race flew on Lap 13, interrupting the close battle up front. Tommy Velazquez III continued to lead Jones on the restart, but Jones put the moves on Velasquez to take the lead on the 15th lap. Jones would led the rest of the way for the victory. Tommy Velasquez III settled for the runner-up finish, followed by Nick Velasquez, reigning NorCal champion Michael "Spanky" Grenert, Ryan Amlen, reigning South Bay champion Mark Biscardi, Gene "Punky" Pires, Eric Weisler, Trafton Chandler and Joe Barket. Jones and Tommy Velasquez III won their respective  eight lap heat races.

Nste Graham won the 15 lap Police N Pursuit Main Event. Graham started on the outside front row. The Santa Cruz Police Department representative battled Capitola Police Department representative Jackie Yeung, who shared the front row with him. In the end, Graham collected his second win of the year. Yeung settled for second, followed by third row starter Steven Fernandes, AJ Waltrip, John Hohmann, Chris Murphy, Pat Sullivan and Rob Buchanan. Graham also picked up the six lap heat race win. 

For news on what's happening next, go to www.racepmg.com or check out the Ocean Speedway Facebook page.

Ensign, Wagner, Jones, Shaw Win 
Petaluma Speedway Main Events

Petaluma, CA...July 26...Shayna Ensign won the 25 lap PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event Sunday night at Petaluma Speedway. This was the first win of the season for the past champion at her home track, but she also had a win at Antioch Speedway earlier this season. Because there are no fans allowed in the grandstands due to the covid-19 guidelines, the race was held on a Sunday to accommodate internet streaming services through Flo Racing.

Ensign had a front row start and led from the get go ahead of Dennis Furia Jr, but a yellow flag flew for Tony Bernard on Lap 2. On the restart, Bradley Terrell moved by Furia for the second position and set his sights on Ensign. Shawn Jones took third from Furia on Lap 9. On lap 16, a yellow flag saw Ensign's good lead erased. The restart enabled Terrell to present a challenge to Ensign as she continued to lead the race. Jones ran closely behind Terrell, and it was a three-car race at the front of the pack. However, Ensign wasn't about to be intimidated as she kept her cool and brought it home to a well-earned victory Jones made a lap 24 pass on Terrell to finish second as Terrell settled for third, followed by Daniel Whitley, Nick Robfogel, Furia, Bernard, Eden McCormick, Sparky Howard and Keith Calvino. 

Terrell turned the 3/8 mile adobe oval with the fastest lap of 15.577, beating the 15.766 of Ensign. Terrell and past champion Sparky Howard won their respective eight lap heat races.

Danny Wagner won the 25 lap McLea's Tire Service IMCA Modified Main Event. The two-time Antioch Speedway Dwarf Car champion does have a Dwarf Car feature win at Petaluma, but this was his first IMCA Modified win in his lone appearance of the year. Following a complete restart, this race was destined to go without a yellow flag. Chris Sieweke raced into the early lead ahead of championship contender Justin Yeager and many-time champion Michael Paul Jr. Paul moved by Yaeger for second on Lap 2, and he put the moves on Sieweke to take the lead on the fourth lap. Reigning champion Oreste Gonella settled into second on Lap 7. Wagner was running fourth at that point, and he took third from Sieweke on Lap 9. Wagner raced by Gonella for the second position on Lap 14, but Paul had a decent lead at that point. However, Paul began working slower traffic, and Wagner closed in on him by Lap 20. On Lap 21, Wagner saw his opportunity and raced by for the lead. Wagner would lead the rest of the way with Paul a close second. Gonella was a solid third, followed by Sieweke, Jeffrey Faulkner, Justin Yeager, Tim Yeager, Michelle Paul and point leader Anthony Slaney. Paul and Slaney won their respective eight lap heat races.

Shawn Jones won the 20 lap General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Car Main Event. This was his second regular event win at Petaluma, but he also won the Dwarf Car Nationals Pro division race. The race ran in rapid fashion following a complete restart on the opening lap. Reigning NorCal champion Michael "Spanky" Grenert led the early laps with Brian Quilty running in second until being passed by Jones on Lap 3. Jones caught Grenert by Lap 7 and put the moves on him to grab the lead on Lap 9. Winter slipped past Grenert for the second position on Lap 11. However, nobody was stopping Jones as he led the rest of the way to win. Winter settled for second, followed by Grenert, Quilty,  Corey Eaton Joey Lingron, John Peters, Zach Albers, Carroll Mendenhall and Dennis Gilcrease.

There was a huge turnout of 39 Dwarf Car competitors. The eight lap heat race wins went to past past Petaluma champions John Peters and John "Scooter" Gomes, Jones and Grenert. Matthew Hagermann led all the way to win the 10 lap C Main ahead of Jimmy Damron and Kylee Johnson. Garrett Brady also had a flag-to-flag romp in winning the 12 lap B Main ahead of Sam Borland, Damron, Vern Hubbard and Michael Affonso.

Koen Shaw won the 20 lap Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micro Main Event. This was the second-straight win for the Watsonville Sprint Car star. Rob Brown led the opening lap before a yellow flag waved. On the restart, George Nielson and Shaw moved into the Top 2 positions. Shaw made what proved to be his winning pass on Nielsen on Lap 5 to take the lead, and Jim Beck gained second on Lap  9. By the 15th lap Shaw held nearly a straightaway advantage over Beck. Shaw went on to win followed by Beck. Nielsen had problems on the final lap as Kyle Grissom finished third, followed by Brian Slubik and Rob Brown. Nielsen was scored sixth, followed by Shiloh Borland, Trevor Mendenhall, Amber Fields and Savannah Brown. Shaw and Nielsen won the eight lap heat races.

On August 8th, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars will be in action along with the General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Cars, Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros and Jake's Performance Hobbies Mini Stocks. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com or check out the

Golobic Sprints To Victory, 
Allen Wins Thriller At Silver Dollar Speedway

Chico, CA...July 26...Shane Golobic won the Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Sunday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. This was the first race for the track since the covid-19 shut down, but they weren't allowed any fan attendance. They were offering Flo Racing internet pay-per-view for fans to watch the action at home. The win for Golobic came aboard the Matt Wood owned NOS Energy Drink/Elk Grove Ford sponsored Sprinter

Golobic had the front row for the race and set the early pace ahead of JJ Hickle, who was piloting the Ivan Warden owned Sprinter. Colby Copeland ran third early on. The race was slowed for a yellow flag on Lap 10, but Golobic remained in control on the restart. Tanner Carrick was running in the fourth position, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 20. As Golobic continued to lead Hickle, Carrick made a move around Copeland to take third on Lap 22. There was a red flag on Lap 23 for Ryan Robinson. Golobic remained focused and led the rest of the way for the victory. Hickle settled for second, followed by Tanner Carrick, Croft, Blake Carrick, Copeland, reigning champion Sean Becker, Jesse Love, Kyle Hirst and John Michael Bunch.

There were 39 Sprint Cars for this show, and Marysville point leader Andy Forsberg set the fast time of 12.084, beating the 12.190 of Tanner Carrick. The eight lap heat race wins went to Hirst, Chase Majdic, Copeland and Ryan Robinson. Blake Carrick won the 12 lap B Main ahead of Becker, Colby Johnson, Mitchel Moles and Max Mittry.

Kyle Allen won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event in thrilling fashion. Allen waited to the end before the two-time reigning champion made his move in the Michael Allen owned entry. Wednesday night Marysville winner Zach Lindgren set the early pace ahead of Jacob Johnson. Past Orland and Chico champion Jeremy Langenderfer settled into third on Lap 4, and Lindgren and Johnson were having a side-by-side battle in front of him. Johnson moved by Lindgren for the lead on Lap 5. Allen settled into third on Lap 7, and a yellow flag waved on Lap eight. 

On the restart, Allen charged past Lindgren for second as Johnson continued to lead the way in the Jerry Bartlett owned car. Another yellow flag slowed things down on Lap 13. Johnson had another good restart and continued to lead Allen and Lindgren. Things were looking good for Johnson, but a yellow flag on Lap 18 slowed things down one more time. Johnson would lead the restart, but Allen was about to make his move. On the final lap, Allen when charging by and stole the victory away. Johnson settled for second, followed by Zack Thornton, Jeremiah Creedon, Paul Stevens, Shannon Collins, James West, Toby Merrifield, Jason Clayton and Tim McHenry.

There were 24 Hobby Stocks for this show, and the eight lap heat race wins went to David Pierce, Creedon, Allen and Langenderfer. Collins won the eight lap B Main ahead of Joe Gillick, John Camper and William Fogle.

Reigning champion Matt Micheli won the 12 lap Street Stock Main Event. Jerry Bartlett led two laps before the yellow flag flew for Garrett Agnew. Micheli raced past Bartlett to take the lead on the restart as Fritz Zanker ran third. Agnew took third from Zanker on Lap 8, and a final yellow flag waved on Lap 10. However, Micheli resumed command and brought it home to victory ahead of Bartlett, Agnew and Zanker. Micheli also won the eight lap heat race.

For information on what's happening next and other news, go to www.silverdollarspeedway.com or check out the Silver Dollar Speedway Facebook page.

Doss $5,000 Richer After Win At Madera Speedway

Madera, CA...July 25...Jeremy Doss won the 100 lap Pro Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. This was the first race of the Race 2B Drug Free Big 3 Series, and it paid $5,000. Due to covid-19 guidelines, fans were not allowed to attend, but the track offered a free professional-quality stream on YouTube for everybody to enjoy. This was also a MavTV taping. The free stream was sponsored by nutup.com.

Austin Herzog set the early pace ahead of Doss. An outside pass on the backstretch gained Buddy Shepherd third from Logan Zampa. Doss ran close behind Herzog and moved to the inside. As they went down the backstretch on the 15th lap, Doss made his move for the lead. Herzog got stuck on the outside as Shepherd went low in Turn 4 on Lap 19 to take second. Trevor Huddleston made a similar move on Herzog a lap later to grab third. Herzog was quickly shuffled out of the Top 5 as he was stuck on the outside. Huddleston moved in to battle Shepherd side-by-side for the second position before making the pass on lap 31. The only yellow flag of the first half of the race flew on lap 38 as Michael Mitchell spun. Doss led Huddleston and Shepherd on the restart, and the trio ran closely as the yellow flag waved on Lap 50. Ross Strmiska had taken fourth from Logan Zampa on Lap 45, and Zampa spun coming to the yellow flag as Carlos Vieira crossed the line in fifth.

The second half of the race got started with Huddleston moving past Doss to take the lead. Holley Hollan and Mitchell tangled on the backstretch for a Lap 64 yellow flag, which figured to be the final slowdown of the race. Doss regained the lead on the restart. Two-time winner Buddy Shepherd quickly moved in on Huddleston to challenge for second with an impressive outside run. Shepherd made the pass on Lap 67, but the duo still ran side-by-side for several laps in an entertaining battle. As they exited Turn 4 on Lap 86, there was a bit of contact with Huddleston getting into the back end of Shepherd, but both kept going without changing positions. Doss had a comfortable lead, and 16th starter Matt Erickson was battling Vieira to try to take the fifth position away. Doss drove a flawless race and brought it home to a well-earned victory. Shepherd was a solid second, followed by Huddleston, Strmiska, Vieira, Erickson, Dean Thompson, Blaine Rocha, Ryan Philpott and Herzog.

Bradley Erickson won the 70 lap 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Model Main Event. He led most of the race, and his victory snapped a two-race win streak for Seth Wise and gave him the point lead.

Holly Clark raced into the early lead ahead of Kercie Jung and Jadan Walbridge. A low pass in Turn 4 of the second lap put Walbridge into second, and Erickson went low in Turn 1 a lap later to take third from Jung. Erickson moved by Walbridge for the second position on Lap 5, and Wise gained third on Lap 6. A Lap 10 yellow flag flew for Jody Moen. On the restart, Erickson took the lead from Clark as Jung regained third. Jung and Wise went back and forth for the third position before Jung reclaimed the position on Lap 14. A Lap 16 yellow flag flew as Kale McClenny and Kasey Kleyn tangled in Turn 1. Erickson continued to lead Clark and Jung on the restart. The first part of the race was scheduled to go 40 laps before the break, and there were three yellow flags during the last 10 laps. The third yellow flag ended the segment on Lap 39 as Clark and Jake Bollman tangled. Erickson was leading Jung, Wise, Walbridge and Cassidy Hines at the break.

Erickson resumed command on the restart ahead of Jung and Walbridge. Wise went low in Turn 1 on lap 41 to take third from Walbridge. Erickson had built a near straightaway advantage by lap 55 and seemed to have things well in control. Kabe McClenny was working the outside line to try to get around Wise for third when a yellow flag waved on Lap 59 for a Kyle Keller spin. Erickson continued to lead Jung and Wise on the restart. There was one more yellow flag before the finish, but it didn't matter. Erickson wrapped up a brilliant performance with the victory. Yung had a season-best second, just ahead of Wise. Kabe McClenny brought it home a solid fourth, followed by Cole Brown, Bollman, Walbridge, Kleyn, Robbie Kennealy and Keller.

Jeffrey Erickson won his third 30 lap Bandelero/Mini Cup Main Event. Erickson had a flawless evening after setting the fast time of 17.587 and winning the heat race over Joey Kennealy. Kennealy figured to be the toughest competition for Erickson, but he hit the back wall coming out of Turn 2 to cause a restart. Erickson led the third start attempt ahead of Wyatt Samson and Caden Cordova. Joey Kennealy moved in to battle Cardova for the second position as Erickson was building a good lead. Colten Nelson spun on the backstretch for a Lap 6 yellow flag. Samson moved to the inside of Erickson on the restart as they went into Turn 1 and emerged with the lead. Cardova spun from third for another yellow flag. Samson continued to lead Erickson on the restart, but an inside pass in Turn 1 on Lap 9 regained Erickson the lead. Another yellow flag slowed the pace on Lap 13. Samson again surprised Erickson by beating him into Turn 1, but Erickson made an inside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 15 to regain the lead for good. 

Despite one more restart opportunity for Samson to try to get the lead from Erickson on Lap 23, Erickson wasn't having any of it. Erickson built a decent lead on his way to the checkered flag. Samson settled for second with Kennealy salvaging a third place after a rough start. Rebecca Dubie won a close battle with Harley Kennealy as the top Mini Cup finisher. Unfortunately for Harley Kennealy, she tangled with Nelson coming to the checkered flag and the two hit the front wall. Harley Kenneally was credited with fifth ahead of Nelson, Cordova and Nathaniel Edwards. Dubie was the fastest Mini Cup qualifier at 18.396 and also won their heat race.

Coming up next, it's Children's Hospital Kids Nighg, featuring Madera Late Models, Toyota Sedans, Hobby Stocks, MSTs, Southwest Tour Truck Series, Legends of Kearney Bowl, and The CVMS Invasion. For scheduling information, go to www.racemadera.com or check out the Madera Speedway Facebook page.

Torgerson, Sanders, Sharp, Rubio Are New Winners 
At Dixon Speedway

Dixon, CA...July 24...Austin Torgerson won the 25 lap Wingless Micro Main Event Friday night at Dixon Speedway. Torgerson grabbed the lead just past the halfway point of the race and would lead the rest of the way to become the sixth different winner in eight races. Cody Gray set the early pace as he was searching for his second win of the season. Torgerson settled into an early second ahead of point leader Kelvin Lewis. The race had four yellow flags in the first 10 laps. Gray led the Lap 9 restart ahead of Austin Torgerson and Lewis. When the yellow flag waved on the 15th lap, the restart gave Torgerson the perfect opportunity to slip past Gray to take the lead. Austin Torgerson led through a pair of yellow flags during the final 10 laps and held off Gray for the victory. Lewis settled for third, followed by Joe Silva, Travis Sullivan, George Nielsen, Justin Stretch, Jared Byrd, Chris Parmley and Derek Patterson.

There were 27 Wingless Micros for this event.  Lewis set the fast time on the 1/5 mile dirt oval with a lap of 11.497, beating the 11.533 of Austin Torgerson. 10 lap heat race wins went to Gray, Silva and Stretch. Matt Santana won the 12 lap B Main ahead of Derek Patterson, Chuck Patterson, Savannah Brown and Kyle Grissom.

Ricky Sanders won the 25 lap Super 600 Main Event. He becomes fifth different winner in eight races. Sanders had a front row start, but the race was restarted after Jason Chapman brought out a yellow flag. Sanders led point leader Brad Hannum and Lee Brewer on the restart, but Hannum and Brewer tangled for a Lap 2 yellow flag. Sanders bolted ahead on the next restart as Ashton Torgerson settled into second. By the 11th lap, Sanders had a half-lap advantage over Torgerson. Hannum took third from Haden Saich on Lap 14 and put the moves on Torgerson to gain second on lap 17. Hannum cut into the Sanders lead, but Sanders took the checkered flag by a straightaway. Ashton Torgerson settled for third, followed by Saich, Jessica McManus, Brewer, Jared Heimlich, Christian Harris and Jason Chapman. Torgerson won the four lap Trophy Dash, and Sanders picked up the 10 lap heat race victory.

Izaak Sharp won the 20 lap Restricted Main Event. He becomes the sixth different winner in eight races and is in contention for the track championship. Previous feature winner Brandon Riveira set the pace at the start ahead of Matthew Tatoole and point leader Bryant Bell. Unfortunately, Tatoole saw his race come to an end for a Lap 8 yellow flag. Riveira continued to lead Bell and Sharp as the battle at the front of the pack got close. Sharp slipped past Bell for the second position on Lap 13. Three laps later, Sharp put the moves on Riveira to grab the lead. Sharp began to pull away from Riveira to score the well-earned victory. Bell settled for third, followed by JJ Loss, Corbin Rueschenberg, Tallon Becker, Kyle Cravotta, Tatoole and AJ Nielsen. Sharp won the 10 lap heat race with Riveira picking up four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Brody Rubio won the 20 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. Rubio became the sixth different winner in eight races. Kyle Fernandez returned in his quest for a third victory. The race was close, but Rubio would prevail. Fernandez settled for second with point leader Makayla Tatoole a close third. Briggs Davis settled for fourth, followed by Ryder Byrd, Ryder Johnson and Aubrey Patterson. Rubio won the four lap Trophy Dash, but Fernandez held off Rubio for the 10 lap heat race win to prevent the clean sweep.

Racing will continue with the usual lineup of Micro Sprint divisions this Saturday night. For further information, go to www.dixonspeedway.net or check out the Dixon Speedway Facebook page.

Wide Open Wednesday Happening 
At Marysville Raceway This Week

Marysville, CA...As we are still dealing with covid-19 guidelines and tracks are trying to get streaming services, Promoter Dennis Gage is keeping Marysville Raceway on Wednesday nights for now. This will ensure that fans watching at home can tune in on the internet via Flo Racing. The track will also allow the first 100 people to buy tickets to attend. This week's "Wide Open Wednesday" will be good as Winged 360 Sprint Cars will be there along with the Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds, the rough-and-tumble Hobby Stocks and the Limited Late Models.

Andy Forsberg is no stranger to championships. He is a 10 time Civil War champion and is coming off of back-to-back championships at Placerville Speedway. After seven events, Forsberg leads the Sprint Car standings in Marysville by 51 points ahead of reigning champion Michael Ing. Forsberg only has one win so far, but he tops the field with five Top 5 finishes. It has been a season of ups and downs for Ing, but he somehow manages to hold on to second by 14 points over Brad Bumgarner. This duo each has two Top 5 finishes. 

Blake Carrick holds fourth in the standings, 25 behind Bumgarner and 10 ahead of Alec Justeson. Carrick has three Top 5 finishes, while Justeson is still looking for his first. Justeson did lead a race earlier this year before he encountered problems. Tanner Carrick was the most recent winner last week, and that was his second of the year. He's the only two-time winner as other victories have been earned by Shane Golobic, John Michael Bunch, DJ Netto and Ryan Robinson. There should be a car count of 20 or more for this event.

The Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds have now had four races, which meets the minimum total to be considered an official championship in the eyes of the sanctioning body. Jimmy Ford is a two-time Mini Stock champion at the speedway, but he's in line to pick up his first championship in this division. Though he hasn't won yet this year, he tops the field with three Top 5 finishes, giving him a four point lead over State point leader Timothy Allerdings and a five point advantage over Jason Ferguson. Last season's point runner-up, Scott Savell, is only seven points out of the lead, while past champions Mike Merritt and Philip Shelby are both eight points back. Shawn Smith makes it a seven-car hampionship battle as he trails by 11 tallies. Of those drivers, only Shelby counts himself as a feature winner. Andrew Peckham has picked up two victories, and Todd Cooper has one to his credit.

This will be the fifth race of the year for the exciting Hobby Stock division, and we've had four different winners in those events. Last week saw Zach Lindgren picked up his first win during the point season, but he also won the non-point event earlier this year. He trails Jessie Van Roekel by seven points. Van Roekel is also a feature winner this year along with Kyle Cheney and Jimmy Ford. A look at the standings finds Jim Brookshire trailing Van Roekel by eight points, David Caluya is 21 points back, and fifth-ranked Jacob Johnson is 26 points out of the lead. A field of around 20 competitors is anticipated for this race.

So far this year, it looks like Marysville has been importing the Limited Late Model competitors from Placerville Speedway. In three races, Dan Brown Jr has two victories while Ray Trimble has one. Trimble is the reigning Placerville champion, and he trails Brown by 13 points in the championship race. Last season's championship runner-up at Antioch Speedway, Rod Oliver, is 13 points out of the lead and 11 ahead of the steady Richard Vander Ploeg. Dan Jinkerson is in his rookie season in the class, but he notched his first win at Placerville in the division's most recent race. He'll be out to try to put the Mike Lightfoot car into the Winner's Circle this Wednesday.

The one thing good about the covid-19 situation is racing fans watching at home get to watch some California racing on different nights during the week. The Marysville Wednesday night races have been interesting, and this week's Wide Open Wednesday show should be no different. For further information, go to www.marysvilleraceway.com or check out the Marysville Raceway Facebook page.

Winchell Comes Back From Crash To Win 
At Lakeport Speedway

Lakeport, CA...July 25...Cody Winchell won the 35 lap NCRA Legends of the Pacific Main Event Saturday night at Lakeport Speedway. Winchell had to battle back from a spin near the halfway point of the race. Covid-19 guidelines kept fans from being able to attend, but the race was broadcast live for people to view at home for free on Facebook.

Championship contender Aidan Daniels and Winchell battled closely at the front of the pack during the first 15 laps, but a yellow flag flew on lap 15 as the duo tangled. This gave Cameron Austin the lead ahead of previous winner Kylie Daniels and Keith Clement. Winchell found his way back into the Top 5 by the Lap 19 yellow flag, and he took fourth from Kevin Travels on Lap 22. Winchell put the moves on the Clement to grab third on Lap 23 before a yellow flag waved. Austin continued to set the pace on the restart as Winchell moved past Kylie Daniels for second. Aidan Daniels had worked his way up to the fourth position and battled his sister for third. Winchell made his winning pass on Lap 27. As Austin ran close behind Winchell, Aidan Daniels slipped past Kylie Daniels for third on Lap 32. Winchell took the checkered flag just ahead of Austin. Aidan Daniels settled for third, followed by Kylie Daniels, Travels, Carlee Austin, Dylan Washburn, Kayci Phillips, Joe Sarafin and Tom Summers.

Austin with the quickest of 14 qualifiers on the quarter-mile paved oval with a lap of 13.940, beating a 13.962 of Winchell. Aidan Daniels battled Winchell to win the four lap Trophy Dash, and Blake Borchers and Clement won their respective 10 lap heat races.

Mikey Collins won his second-straight Taco Bell Bombers Main Event. Season opener winner Donovan Cox took the lead from Klinton Waite on Lap 3 as Collins followed into second. Following a Lap 5 yellow flag, Collins took the lead from Cox on the restart. Cox brought out a Lap 7 yellow flag, and Collins led Raymond Taylor Jr and Jim Kollenborn on the restart. As Taylor battled Kollenborn for the second position, Cox closed in on both of them on Lap 14. Collins held a straightaway lead at that point, and Cox made a Lap 18 pass on both Kollenborn and Taylor to grab second. A Lap 24 yellow flag erased the Collins straightaway lead. However, Collins maintained his rapid pace on the restart and brought it home to a satisfying win. Cox settled for second, followed by a Kollenborn, Taylor, Waite, Amber Portlock, Trevor Abella and Seth Chew. Kollenborn won the four lap Trophy Dash, and Cox picked up the 10 lap heat race win.

Mike Peterson won the 25 lap Pro 4 Modified Main Event. Johnny Barker raced into to the early lead over Will Robertson. Wade Eldrege ran third, but he surrendered the position to Peterson on Lap 5. Peterson put the moves on Barker for the lead on Lap 7, and Robertson fell out of the race. Only one yellow flag flew on lap 14, but Peterson continued to lead Barker in a close race all the way to the checkered flag. Rick Jelton finished third, followed by Eldrege and Robertson. Barker won the four lap Trophy Dash, and Peterson picked up the 10 lap heat race win.

Mike Sullivan won the 30 lap NCRA Modified Main Event. The race ran without a yellow flag, and Sullivan built a straightaway advantage by the time the race ended. Ian Elliott finished second ahead of Robert Schmidt and Richard Knight. Sullivan won the four lap Trophy Dash, and Schmidt picked up the 10 lap heat race win.

For scheduling updates and other information at the track, go to the NCRA Lakeport Speedway Facebook page.

Carrick Wins Mark Forni Classic At Placerville Speedway

Placerville, CA...July 25...Blake Carrick won the 25 lap Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. This was the 15th Annual Mark Forni Classic, and sponsorship made this a $3,000 prize for Carrick. He was coming off a third place finish at Marysville on Wednesday and has a feature win at Watsonville this year as well. Covid-19 guidelines mean no fans can attend the races yet, but the broadcast was streamed on internet pay-per-view at Flo Racing.

Andy Gregg shared the front row with Carrick and raced into the early lead. Willie Croft was an early third, and Carrick slipped past Gregg to take the lead on Lap 6. A yellow flag waved on Lap 8. Carrick continued to lead Gregg on the restart as reigning champion Andy Forsberg slipped into third. Another yellow flag flew on Lap 11. Carrick continued to lead the way with Gregg running not far behind in second. Colby Johnson briefly took third from Forsberg, but Forsberg moved back into position on Lap 17. It was a battle between Carrick and Gregg in the waning laps, but Carrick ran smoothly and picked up the biggest win of his career. Gregg was a strong second, followed by Forsberg, Shane Golobic, Johnson, DJ Netto, Tanner Carrick, Zane Blanchard, Jodie Robinson and Ryan Bernal.

There were an impressive 45 Winged 360 Sprint Cars for this show, and the drivers qualified in their respective heat race groups. The Top 2 qualifiers were in the first group as Gregg turned the quarter-mile clay oval with a 10.593, beating the 10.620 of Chase Majdic. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Forsberg, reigning Chico champion Sean Becker, Cody Lamar and Gregg. CJ Humphries had the pole for the 12 lap C Main and won that race ahead of fellow front-row starter Joey Ancona and Justin Bradway. It was Tim Kaeding starting on the outside front row to win the 15 lap B Main ahead of Kyle Hirst, Colby Copeland, Mitchel Moles and Jimmy Trulli.

Jake Morgan won the 25 lap C And H Veteran's Services Hunt Wingless Sprint Car Main Event. The win paid $1,500 with each starter receiving at least $200 to take the green flag. Morgan had the outside front row next to Tim Sherman Jr, and he raced into the lead at the drop of the green flag. Sherman ran closely behind in second as past champion Shawn Jones ran third ahead of recent Antioch Hunt Series winner Bradley Terrell. A yellow flag waved on Lap 12, and Morgan continued to lead with Sherman and Jones in close pursuit. Terrell found himself in third on Lap 14 as Jones fell back several positions. The lead trio ran closely in the waning laps, but Morgan was cool under pressure as he prevailed at the checkered flag. Sherman settled for second, followed by Terrell, Matt Stewart, DJ Johnson, Dylan Bloomfield, Jones, Daniel Whitley, Boy Moniz and reigning Petaluma champion Angelique Bell.

There were 28 Wingless Sprints for this show, and Bloomfield was the fastest qualifier with a lap of 13.511, beating the 13.558 of Stewart. Cody Fendley, Terrell, Morgan and Bell won their respective eight lap heat races. Bloomfield had a bad heat race, but he recovered by winning the 10 lap B Main from the pole ahead of Moniz, Scott Clough, David Lindt II and Rick Gutzke

Jason Palmer won the 20 lap Pure Stock Main Event. Front row star Jason Leonard led the first four laps before Palmer and previous feature winner Les Friend charged into the Top 2 positions. A yellow flag waved on Lap 5, and Palmer continued to lead Friend and reigning champion Nick Baldwin. A final yellow flag flew on Lap 10. On the restart, Palmer continued to lead with Friend and Baldwin not too far behind him. Palmer wasn't making any mistakes, and he would go on to collect the victory ahead of Friend, Baldwin, Clarence Holbrook, past champion Dan Jinkerson, Leonard, Ryan Murphy, Kenny Bernstein, Jonathan Walsh and Stephanie Hanson. Holbrook and Jinkerson won their respective eight lap heat races.

Mike Miller won the 15 lap Mini Truck Main Event. After winning his eight lap race, Miller had the pole for the feature race and raced into the lead over Howard Miller. A yellow flag waved after two laps. Mike Miller continued to lead Howard Miller on the restart with Tom Stanwood settling into third. The final 13 laps ran without incident, and Mike Miller had a straightaway advantage over Howard Miller by Lap 10. On the final lap, Stanwood and Kevin Tremblay shuffled Howard Miller out of the Top 3. Mike Miller won over Tom Stanwood, Kevin Tremblay, Howard Miller, Michael Murphy, Erin Rupley, Paige Miller, Bryan Tremblay and Jason Murphy. Stanwood was the other heat race winner.

For information on what's happening next and other relevant news from the track, go to www.placervillespeedway.com or check out the Placerville Speedway Facebook page

Smith, Spainhoward, Scoggins Win At Bakersfield Speedway

Bakersfield, CA...July 25...Tom Smith won the 30 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Smith started in the second row behind reigning champion Robby Sawyer and Brian Clark, and these were the three drivers mixing it up at the front of the pack throughout the rapidly run race. Smith would get around both of them to win with Sawyer not too far behind in second and Clark finishing third. Ryan Daves settled for fourth, followed by Gavyn Manning, Michael Thing, Gary Dutton, Jerry Flippo, Justin Dunn and Donald Houghton.

There were 26 IMCA Modifieds in action with the eight lap heat race wins going to Flippo, Ethan Johnson, Clark and past champion Brad Pounds. Logan Drake had the pole for the 10 lap B Main and won ahead of Randy Thornell, Steve Noland, Danny Lauer and Richie McGowan Memorial winner Austin Keifer.

Nick Spainhoward won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The 2014 California State champion didn't have an easy task as a bad performance in his heat race left him starting 14th on the grid. Front-row starters Markus Frazier and Justin Gonzalez both saw their race end on a Lap 16 tangle as several others were also sidelined in the incident. Second row starter Tyler Blankenship could not withstand the pressure of fourth row starter Daniel West or Spainhoward. Both drivers got around Blankenship, and Spainhoward moved by West to claim the victory. West held off the persistent Blankenship for the second.place finish. 10th starter Tanner Thomas finished fourth, followed by Dylan Potter, Austin Ruskauff, Michael Black, Billy Simkins, Jason Bannister and Matt Mayo.

Frazier, Garrett Jernagan, Mayo and Chris McKellar won their respective eight lap heat races as there were 22 cars for this division.

Domossie Scoggins won the 25 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the first win for Scoggins, who recently picked up a Top 5 finish in a very competitive field at Merced Speedway. Scoggins started in the second row behind past IMCA Sport Modified State champion Austin Manzella and Teena Johnson. Scoggins would get the lead, and his closest rival was sixth row starter Ricky Childress Jr. Scoggins prevailed at the checkered flag with Childress a strong second, followed by Johnny Wood, Nick Johnson, Austin Van Hoff, David Bettencourt, Cheyenne Filippo, Marcus Wankum, Jackie Roberts and Tina Pounds.

The Hobby Stocks had the best turn out with 28 competitors, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Childress, Tyler Bannister, Manzella and Nick Johnson. Pounds came from the fourth row and won the 10 lap B Main ahead of seventh row starter Ryan Little and Filippo.

Cody Sly won the 20 lap American Stock Main Event. Sly started on the outside second row behind Josh Yadon, and that was the battle at the front of the pack. Sly ended up winning ahead of Yadon as third row starter Tyler Irwin finished third. Miranda Scott placed fourth, followed by Mason Conway, Chloie Jones, Nick Coffman, Craig Houk, Brock Crawford and Marc McCaslin. McCaslin and Tyler Scott won their respective eight lap heat races.

Bobby Michnowicz won the 25 lap California Lightning Sprint Main Event. Michnowicz is a past champion with this group and a past competitor with the CRA Sprint Car Series. Michnowicz won ahead of Eric Greco, Jeff Dyer, Jeremy Queener, BCRA competitor Scott Kinney, Aidan Lange, Brandon Leedy, Dominic Del Monte, Gage Cheek and James Turnbull. Dyer won the four lap Trophy Dash with eight lap heat race wins going to AJ Bender, Dyer and Cody Nigh.

Next on the schedule will be the finale for the California IMCA Speedweek Series on August 15th, featuring the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds. Other divisions are to be announced. To find out more, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com check out the Bakersfield Speedway Facebook page.

Luckman, Coffman, Osborn, Dilller Win 
At Coos Bay Speedway

Coos Bay, Oregon...July 25...Preston Luckman won the 25 lap America's Mattress NASCAR Super Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. It was Ken Ware Chevrolet night at the races, and over 100 drivers signed into the pits for this show. Luckman is the reigning division champion, and he is coming off of a win at Cottage Grove Speedway, where he won the 2018 championship.

Luckman had a pole position start for the feature race following his 10 lap heat race triumph. Luckman shared the front row with point leader Jason Johnson, who was his closest rival throughout the race. It was Luckman taking the checkered flag ahead of Johnson with 2018 champion Brody Montgomery finishing third. Rookie Braden Fugate finished fourth, followed by Chuck Christian, Mike Taylor, division newcomer Hannah Robison, Deven Brown, Wayne Butler and Bruce Rayburn Jr. Montgomery was the other 10 lap heat race winner.

Doug Coffman won the 25 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event. He becomes fifth different winner in five races for the class, Coffman and Ryan Emry won their respective 10 lap heat races. Coffman started on the outside front row next to Jordan Henry.  Fellow IMCA Sport Modified competitor Aaron Bloom also mixed it up with Coffman at the front of the pack, but Coffman took the checkered flag in first, followed by a Emry, Aaron Bloom, Henry, KC Scott, Scott McCombs, Phil Lovvorn, Jared Simmons, Dalton Bloom and incoming point leader Trace Fugate.

Graig Osborne became the fifth different 25 lap Street Stock Main Event winner in seven races. He started on the outside second row behind previous feature winner Dakota Goddard. As with the other classes, several top drivers for from throughout Oregon were here to do battle, and Osborn was the one picking up the win ahead of Goddard and Kevin Roberts. Justin Evans came from the sixth row to finish fourth, followed by Sean Cronk, point leader Ken Fox, Dylan Siewell, Phil Lovvorn, Mikey Long and Sam Talon. Goddard, Rod McCombs and Cronk won their respective 10 lap heat races.

Matt Diller won the 25 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event. The Newport driver was making his first start of the season, and he won the 10 lap heat race ahead of Southern Oregon Speedway competitor Ashtin Hedges. Diller and Hedges shared the front row and scored a 1-2 finish in the feature race. Tahlen Rodgers finished third, followed by Kerry Cooper and Matthew Emry. Point leader Brad Hicks had problems in the heat race and was a feature scratch.

Matt Diller also won the 25 lap Hornet Main Event. Following a 10 lap heat race win, Diller had a front row start in the Main Event next to incoming point leader Isaac Stere, but Stere was out of the race early. Roseburg competitor Burnie Bryant came from the fourth row and challenged Diller after getting around second row starter William Hitner. However, Diller picked up the win to make it two feature wins in the same night. Bryant settled for second, followed by Hitner, Kerry Cooper, John Henry, Bill Van Loon, Kimberly Cannon, Barry Cannon, Rich Dickson and Josh Muir. Barry Cannon was the other heat race winner.

Point leader Griff Smith continued his domination of the Junior Stinger division by winning both the eight lap heat race and 15 lap Main Event. Smith started on the pole for the feature race and scored the win. The battle was for second with Cameron Metzgus getting around outside front row starter Alex Butler to finish in the runner-up position. Butler settled for third, followed by Heather Burton, Lily Metzgus, Lane Hitner, Eli Luckman and Miles Kims.

The oval track will return to action with a special Wednesday night offering featuring the Winged Sprint Cars, Dirt Modifieds, B Modifieds and Street Stocks. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us or check out the Coos Bay speedway Facebook page.



Ocean Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 24, 2020
Tace Bravo Sprints
A Main
Mitchell Faccinto
Bud Kaeding
D.J. Netto
Tanner Carrick
Justin Sanders
Blake Carrick
J.J. Hickle
Joey Ancona
Kurt Nelson
Jesse Love
Shane Golobic
Mitchel Moles
Koen Shaw
Grant Duinkerken
Tristan Guardino
Jason Chisum
Max Mittry
Chase Majdic
Kaleb Montgomery
James Ringo
Tucker Worth
Landon Hurst

B Main
J.J. Hickle
Grant Duinkerken
Max Mittry
Blake Carrick
Mitchel Moles
Koen Shaw
Adam Kaeding
Eric Humphries
Josh Chisum
Cole Danell
Bret Barney
Chris Nelson
Ben Worth
Brendan Warmerdam DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Brent Curran
Adriane Frost
Justin McPherson
Timothy Allerdings
Jim DiGiovanni
Jason Jennings
Gavin Espino
Tyler Rodgers
Max Baggett
Billy Robertson
Paul Mulder
Kelly Campanile
Charlie Hunter
Scott Foster
Doug Hagio
Steven Allee
Ryan Graham

SBDCA Dwarf Cars
Shawn Jones
Tommy Velasquez III
Nick Velasquez
Mike Grenert
Ryan Amlen
Mark Biscardi
Punky Pires
Eric Weisler
Trafton Chandler
Joe Barket
Barry Waddell
Eddy Claessen
Danika Del Monte
Fred Dickey
Michael Curry

Mini Stocks
Ryan McClelland
Tony Gullo
Chuck Kessinger
Kate Beardsley
Eddie Gallaher
Bill Beardsley
Nicole Beardsley
Travis Van Gilder
Jesse Gullings
Joseph Marsh
Richard Mitchell
Roy Iler
Mark Fields

Police N Pursuit
Nate Graham
John Hohmann
Rob Buchanan
A.J. Waltrip
Jackie Yeung
Steven Fernandes
Pat Sullivan
Chris Murphy


Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 24, 2020
Wingless Micros
A Main
Results are not official
1     #88 Austin Torgerson    
2     #4G Cody Gray
3     #87 Kelvin Lewis
4     #52 Joe Silva
5     #2 Travis Sullivan
6     #23 George Nielson
7     #82 Justin Stretch
8     #686 Jared Byrd
9     #16C Chris Parmley
10     #48 Derrick Patterson
11     #37H Ryan Holden
12     #17 Taylor DeCarlo
13     #6B Blake Parmley
14     #444 Brandon Alvarado
15     #41 Chuck Patterson
16     #3 Brandon Shaw        
17     #12S Matt Santana
18     #7R Norman Harley Rose    
19     #02 Ashton Torgerson 
20     #26C Jeremy Chapman
21     #8S Savannah Brown
22     #06 Blake Bower    

B Main
Results are not official
1     #12S Matt Santana    
2     #48 Derrick Patterson
3     #41 Chuck Patterson
4     #8S Savannah Brown
5     #5 Kyle Grissom
6     #3YD Charlie Kight
7     #27D Don McLeister
8     #07 Travis Henry
9     #23L Dave Mosier

Super 600s
Results are not official
1     #17 Ricky Sanders
2     #13H Brad Hannum
3     #02 Ashton Torgerson
4     #45S Hayden Saich
5     #11 Jessica McManus
6     #1st Lee Brewer
7     #36 Jarrett Heimlich
8     #67 Christian Harris        
9     #25 Jason Chapman

Restricted
Results are not official
1     #24S Izaak Sharp    
2     #05R Brandon Riveira
3     #72B Bryant Bell
4     #67 JJ Loss
5     #26 Corbin Rueschenberg
6     #21 Tallon Becker
7     #15K Kyle Cravotta
8     #88T Matthew Tatoole    
9     #09 AJ Neilson    

Jr Sprints
Results are not official
1     #25R Brody Rubio        
2     #77K Kyle Fernandez
3     #88M Makayla Tatoole
4     #96 Briggs Davis
5     #686 Ryder Byrd
6     #17R Ryder Johnson
7     #48 Aubry Patterson


Placerville Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 25, 2020
15th Annual Mark Forni Classic
Joe Hunt Magneto Series
A Main
Jake Morgan
Tim Sherman Jr
Bradley Terrell
Matt Stewart
D.J. Johnson
Dylan Bloomfield
Shawn Jones
Daniel Whitley
Boy Moniz
Angelique Bell
Shayna Sylvia
Josh Young
Nick Robfogel
David Lindt II
Terry Shank
Tony Bernard
Ron Laplant
Scott Clough
Jimmy Christian
Cody Fendley

B Main
Dylan Bloomfield
Boy Moniz
Scott Clough
David Lindt II
Rick Gutzke
Kaimi Moniz-Costa
Cameron Martin
Paul Vandenberg
Gary Cisco

Winged 360 Sprint Cars
A Main
Blake Carrick
Andy Gregg
Andy Forsberg
Shane Golobic
Colby Johnson
D.J. Netto
Tanner Carrick
Zane Blanchard
Jodie Robinson
Ryan Bernal
Tim Kaeding
Cody Lamar
Kyle Hirst
Ryan Robinson
Justyn Cox
Colby Copeland
JJ Ringo
Shane Hopkins
Chase Majdic
Justin Sanders
Mitchell Faccinto
Mitchel Moles
Sean Becker
Willie Croft

B Main
Tim Kaeding
Kyle Hirst
Colby Copeland
Mitchel Moles
Jimmy Trulli
Trent Canales
Joel Myers Jr
Michael Sellers
Jesse Love
Tony Gualda
Joey Ancona
Stephen Ingraham
C.J. Humphreys
Greg Decaires

C Main
C.J. Humphreys
Joey Ancona
Justin Bradway
Landon Hurst
Cody Spencer
Jake Haulot
John Clark
Max Mittry
Mike Cook
A.J. Alderman
Brad Dillard
Kalib Henry
Chris Masters
Lonny Alton DNS

Dirt Mini Trucks
Mike Miller
Tom Stanwood
Kevin Tremblay
Howard Miller
Michael Murphy
Aaron Rupley
Page Miller
Brian Tremblay
Jason Murphy

Pure Stock
Jason Palmer
Les Friend
Nick Baldwin
Clarence Holbrook
Dan Jinkerson
Matthew Chacon
Jason Leonard
Ryan Murphy
Kenny Bernstein
Jonathan Walsh
Stephanie Hanson
Donald Curtis


Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 25, 2020
IMCA Modifieds
A Main
Tom Smith
Robby Sawyer
Bryan Clark
Ryan Daves
Gavyn Manning
Michael Thing
Gary Dutton
Jerry Flippo
Justin Dunn
Donald Houghton
Alyssa Smith
Randy Thornell
Brad Pounds
Michael Scruggs
David Phipps
Ryan Smith
Joe Haresky
Steve Noland
Danny Lauer
Ethan Dotson
Austin Kiefer
Logan Drake

B Main
Logan Drake
Randy Thornell
Steve Noland
Danny Lauer
Austin Kiefer
Joe Haresky
Alyssa Smith
David Phipps
Donald Houghton
Ryan Smith
Trevor Fitz
Rick Becker
Blake Thornell
Dakota Schweitzer

IMCA Modifieds
Nick Spainhoward
Daniel West
Tyler Blankenship
Tanner Thomas
Dylan Potter
Austin Ruskauff
Michael Black
Billy Simkins
Jason Bannister
Matt Mayo
Brock Crawford
Adam Jeffrey
Garrett Jernagan
Chris McKellar
Jim Reed
Justin Gonzalez
Markus Frazier
Brylon Holder
David Pearson
Brian Baker
Chris Falkenberg
Paul Harris DNS

American Stocks
Kody Sly
Josh Yadon
Tyler Irwin
Miranda Scott
Mason Conway
Cholie Jones
Nick Coffman
Craig Houk
Brock Crawford
Mark McCaslin
Andrew Johnston
Colby Ward
Daryl Mealer DNS

Hobby Stocks
Domossie Scoggins
Ricky Childress Jr
Johnny Wood
Nicholas Johnson
Austin Van Hoff
David Bettencourt
Cheyenne Flippo
marcus Wankums
Jacky Roberts
Tina Pounds
Dylan Wilson
Brooke Cimental
Micheal Nunley
Travis Avila
Cody Johnson
Austin Manzella
Ryan Little
Dale Frye
Teena Johnson
Tyler Bannister
Kyle Wood
Mark McCaslin

B Main
Tina Pounds
Ryan Little
Cheyenne Flippo
Travis Avila
Mark McCaslin
Micheal Nunley
David Bettencourt
Jacky Roberts
Dale Frye
Brooke Cimental
Jeff Houghton
Zac Johnston
Delmer Williford
Dalton Houghton
Rick Henderson DNS
Karl Noland DNS

California Lightnings Sprints
Results are not official
1     #21k Bobby Michnowicz
2     #8g Eric Greco
3     #4 Jeff Dyer
4     #0 Jeremy Queener
5     #25 Scott Kinney
6     #13x Aiden Lange
7     #3f Brandon Leedy
8     #37 Dominic Del Monte
9     #22s Gage Cheek
10     #2j James Turnbull
11     #13 Danika Parker
12     #17f Dan Foster
13     #78 Terry Bergstrom
14     #41b Wink Schweitzer
15     #56d Wyatt Boczanowski
16     #47d Rudy Padilla
17     #71 Brent Owens
18     #03 Pat Kelley
19     #45 Cody Nigh
20     #42 Jon Robertson
21     #39 Mark Henry
22     #88b Trevor Ballou


Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Resulys July 25, 2020
Race 2B Drug Free Big3 Round #1
Nut Up Pro Late Models
Jeremy Doss
Buddy Shepherd
Trevor Huddleston
Ross Strmiska
Carlos Vieira
Matt Erickson
Dean Thompson
Blaine Rocha
Ryan Phillpott
Austin Herzog
Logan Zampa
Joey Iest
Dylan Zampa
Glen Cook
Shelden Cooper
Pete Soto
Rick Thompson
Jay Juleson
Holley Hollan
Loren Kutz
Michael Mitchell
Racin Vernon
Garland Tyler
Seth Wise

51Fifty Energy Drink Jr Late Models
Bradley Erickson
Kercie Jung
Seth Wise
Kabe McClenny
Cole Brown
Jake Bollman
Jadan Walbridge
Kasey Kleyn
Robbie Kennealy
Kyle Keller
Brody Armtrout
Cassidy Hinds
Holly Clark
Kenna Mitchell
Kylie Ith
Calvin Hegje
Brody Moore
Jody Moen
Kale McClenny
Cody Kiemele

Bandoleros/Mini Cups
Jeffrey Erickson
Wyatt Sansom
Joey Kennealy
Rebecca Dubie
Harley Kennealy
Colten Nelson
Caden Cordova
Nathaniel Edwards


Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 26, 2020
McLea's Tire Service IMCA Modifieds
Danny Wagner
Michael Paul Jr.
Oreste Gonnella
Chris Sieweke
Jeff Faulkner
Justin Yaeger
Tim Yaeger
Michelle Paul
Anthony Slaney
73n
Jimmy Liplke
Josh Combs
Gary Zwicker
Mitch Machado
Trevor Brady
Jim Weiler

PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprints
Shayna Ensign
Shawn Jones
Bradley Terrell
Daniel Whitley
Nick Robfogel
Dennis Furia Jr
Tony Bernard
Eden McCormick
Sparky Howard
Keith Calvino

General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Cars
A Main
Shawn Jones
Ryan Winter
Michael Grenert
Brian Quilty
Corey Eaton
Joey Lingron
John Peters
Zack Albers
Carroll Mendenhall
Dennis Gilcrease
Matt Hagemann
Jimmy Damron
Sam Borland
Garrett Brady
Mike Dahle
Chance Russell
Danny Marsh
Matthew Hagemann
Vern Hubbard
Gage Meyers
Mike Affonso
Jamie Faulkner
Scooter Gomes
Chad Matthias

B Main
Garrett Brady
Sam Borland
Jimmy Damron
Vern Hubbard
Mike Affonso
Gage Meyers
Tom VanTuyl
Danny Marsh
Matthew Hagemann
Kylee Johnson
Tim Steger
Shiloh Borland
Austin Quilty
Darien Balestrini

C Main
Matthew Hagemann
Jimmy Damron
Kylee Johnson
Shiloh Borland
Austin Quilty
Tim Steger
Randy Miramontez
Troy Williams
Michael Williams
Shawn McCoy
Jordan Souza
Antonio Miramontez
Trinity Shores

Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros
Koen Shaw
Jim Beck
Kyle Grissom
Brian Slubik
Rob Brown
George Nielson
Shiloh Borland
Trevor Mendenhall
Amber Fields
Savannah Brown
Carroll Mendenhall
Sam Borland
Jon Santibanes


Silver Dollar Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 26, 2020
A Main
Shane Golobic
J.J. Hickle
Tanner Carrick
Willie Croft
Blake Carrick
Colby Copeland
Sean Becker
Jesse Love
Kyle Hirst
John Michael Bunch
Colby Johnson
Stephen Ingraham
Jodie Robinson
Ryan Robinson
Mitchell Moles
Michael Wasina
Chase Majdic
Andy Gregg
Andy Forsberg
Kalib Henry

B Main
Blake Carrick
Sean Becker
Colby Johnson
Mitchell Moles
Max Mittry
Justin Sanders
Kenny Allen
Greg DeCaires V
Joel Myers Jr
Eric Humphries
Brad Bumgarner
Brent Bjork
J.J. Ringo
R.C. Smith
Angelo Cornet
Ashlyn Rodriguez
Jeremy Wilson
Nick Larsen

Hobby Stocks
A Main
Kyle Allen
Jacob Johnson
Zack Thornton
Jeremiah Creedon
Paul Stephens
Shannon Collins
James West
Toby Merrifield
Jason Clayton
Tim McHenry
Tony Quinonez
Marcus Smith
Zach Lindgren
Rick Etchieson
Jeremy Langenderfer
Maurice Merrill
David Pierce
Blake Disomma
William Fogle
Joe Gillock

B Main
Shannon Collins
Joe Gillock
John Camper
William Fogle
Marcus Smith
Jose Hernadez
David Johnson
Robert Warf

Street Stocks
Matt Micheli
Jerry Bartlett
Garrett Agnew
Fritz Zanker


Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Resulys July 25, 2020
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Preston Luckman
Jason Johnson
Brody Montgomery
Braden Fugate
Chuck Christian
Mike Taylor
Hannah Robinson
Deven Brown
Wayne Butler
Bruce Rayburn Jr

Sportsman Late Models
Doug Coffman
Ryan Emry
Aaron Bloom
Jordan Henry
K.C. Scott
Scott McCombs
Phil Lovvorn
Jared Simmons
Dalton Bloom
Trace Fugate

Street Stocks
Graig Osborne
Dakota Godard
Kevin Roberts
Justin Evans
Sean Cronk
Ken Fox
dylan siewell
Phil Lovvorn
mikee long
Sam Talon
Troy Chamberlain
Dominic Conti
Rod McCombs
Tyler Tullos
Peyton Reigard

Mini Outlaws
Matt Diller
Ashtin Hedges
Tahlan Rogers
Kerry Cooper
Matthew Emry

Hornets
Matt Diller
Burnie Bryant
William Hitner
carry cooper
John Henry
bill VanLoon
kimberely cannon
Barry Cannon
rich dickson
josh muir
Isaac Stere
Scarlett Drake

JR Stingers
Griff Smith
Cameron Metzgus
Alex Butler
Heather Burton
Lily Metzgus
Lane Hitner
Eli Luckman
miles kirns


Lakeport Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 25, 2020
NCRA Legends of the Pacific
Results are not official
1     #12c Cody Winchel    
2     #7c Cameron Austin
3     #8d Aidan Daniels
4     #7 Kylie Daniels
5     #37T Kevin Travels
6     #10c Carlee Austin
7     #7d Dylan Washburn
8     #77 Kayci Phillips
9     #86 Joe Sarafin
10     #64 Tom Summers
11     #8 Keith Clement
12     #3 Trey Daniels
13     #65 Blake Borchers

NCRA Bombers
Results are not official
1     #79 Mike Collins
2     #13 Donovan Cox
3     #17 Jim Kollenborn
4     #2 Raymond Taylor Jr
5     #18 Klinton Waite
6     #75x Amber Portlock
7     #51 Trevor Abella    
8     #8 Seth Chew

NCRA Modifieds
Results are not official
1     #5 Mike Sulivan    
2     #27 Ian Elliott
3     #37 Robert Schmidt
4     #15 Richard Knight

Pro 4 Modifieds
Results are not official
1     #87 Mike Peterson        
2     #14 Johnny Barker
3     #07 Rick Jelton
4     #4 Wade Eldrege        
5     #77z Wil Robertson
6    #5 Ashley Aceves
DNS    #8 Andy Leuzinger


Marysville Raceway Unofficial Race Results July 22, 2020
Winged 360 Sprints
Tanner Carrick
Shane Golobic
Blake Carrick
Andy Forsberg
Brad Bumgarner
Michael Ing
Brent Bjork
Jesse Love
John Michael Bunch
Billy Wallace
Bobby Butler
Michael Wasina
Colby Copeland
Alec Justeson
Korey Lovell
Nick Larsen
Josh Wiesz
Kevin Lovell
Pat Harvey Jr

Hobby Stocks
Zach Lindgren
Matt Rivera
Rick Etchieson
Eddie Simmons
Chris Van Roekel
Shannon Collins
Phil Wilkins
Jesse Van Roekel
Jim Brookshire
Toby Merrifield
James Wooddell
David Caluya
Marcus Smith
Jacob Johnson
Devin Koranda
Mario Davis
Joe Gillock
Jason Clayton
Zac Bullock
Zack Thornton
Kyle Cheney

Crate Sprints
Brett Youngman
Cameron Haney Jr
Dusty Barton
Spencer Slocum
Mike Ballantine
David Sims  

The Editor's Viewpoint

Between the technical issues I was dealing with and lack of motivation, I had a more challenging time putting things together for the end of the week post last week. What was interesting was I did my usual sweep of social media before doing my audio show, and I saw nothing. Because I really want to see the California IMCA Speedweek be a big success, I shared another post of theirs. There was an update that mentioned 11 drivers each in the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds who had signed up for the August 10th-15th series.

What I missed was the announcement that Travis Hoppes of Hoppes Motorsports had come on board to be the title sponsor of Speedweek, and this was not insignificant news. Because of the fact that we don't have fan attendance at any of these venues yet and are not likely to have any when the series actually takes place, the purse was affected by that. The start money at most venues is normally $100 for Modifieds, but the numbers didn't come up that way initially. I believe it was $50 at first, but series organizer Doug Lockwood was doing his best to get sponsorship support.

Hoppes is known for sponsoring several IMCA Modified and Sport Modified racers in Oregon and California and also putting money into various big events. When he saw what was going on in California, he knew he wanted to get on board. I don't know the exact dollar total for this, but let's just say it's not insignificant. Placerville, Petaluma, Antioch, Merced, Hanford and Bakersfield will all pay the IMCA Modifieds $100 to start the Main Event. Travis made that happen. I haven't seen any Oregon racers sign up for this yet, but I suspect they will. My hope is to see at least 20 drivers in each division signed up by the first of August.

Flo Racing and these tracks kind of go hand-in-hand these days. The streaming revenue is needed. The thing is, the tracks are making money off of this, but so is the streaming service. Flo Racing decided to chip in a little bit to increase the start money in the IMCA Sport Modifieds. They will be receiving $75 to start each event now, which is excellent news. Doug is still looking for more sponsors, and they can pretty much put the money where they want to. It's really nice to see the community rallying together at a time when our sport is fighting against these covid-19 guidelines to make something positive happen. 

The one thing that could certainly help a series like this is having a good announcer who covers the entire week. The first name that might come to people's minds is Chet Christner. His style, his trademark catchphrases and the fact that he endeavors to be informed about whatever it is he's talking about makes him perhaps the most entertaining announcer any online streaming service has to offer. I'm told, since I don't have a subscription to Flo Racing, that the people haven't heard him announce for a while. I hope he's merely on vacation and will be back soon. I'd hate to see this merger screwing that up. Has anybody seen Chet?

He's the guy that would come out for the Speedweek Series in Oregon. The tracks would bring in Ben Deatherage for the fans watching there, and Chet would broadcast live. Actually, both announcers are very good at what they do, but Chet is a bit more animated. He's got a style very suited for the online service. With Ben, you've got a guy who will make sure he's learns important facts about every track he's at. He will uncover as much history as he can and get up-to-date on what's happening currently. He's not a guy who reads from a list, he's a guy who studies and then attempts to educate the viewers.

On Friday I started thinking that maybe Ben should be brought in to announce the whole week. Little did I know that series organizer Doug Lockwood was ahead of me on this. He and Ben had worked out an agreement that would make it possible for him to be there for all six shows. To me, this would be something that would make the races better. Having that guy be there for every race means he can talk about the series as it builds up and convey more excitement to the fans. What Doug told me was that the tracks wanted to use their own announcers, though it sounds like Ben might come to Antioch Speedway at least.

In making this pitch, I'm not knocking any of the announcers. I know there's a new guy who's pretty good at Merced. I like Ron Lingron at Petaluma and his style. I think they have a duo at Bakersfield, and I'm not sure who will be in Hanford. Gary Thomas is a great Sprint Car guy and will be at Placerville. My thinking was that having a guy follow the whole tour would just enhance it, and Ben is one of the better announcers on the West Coast. I'm sure it's going to be fine, but I had to take a shot at this. This is why I reached out to Doug, who saw that we were talking about a Speedweek Series on this blog to begin with and was the person who could make the talk become reality. 

Actually, I jokingly said that I had an announcer for him, and no it wasn't me. Doug knows that I could do the gig, but it's problematic for me. I have to find a way to get down to California. I certainly would travel cheap and all of that, but I knew that wasn't in the cards for me. Way too much for me to hope for, but Ben has been a busy man this year. 

I may not have agreed 100% with some of the moves Doug has made at Merced Speedway since taking over as General Manager, but I'm in favor of what he is doing overall. He's thinking about things and making good things happen. Even during this pandemic, what he did by getting these promoters to book this Speedweek Series is a home run. Not much more I can say other than I'm proud of the guy. 

Nobody can say for sure when we are going to start seeing more grandstands opening, but it might take a little bit longer. Oregon seems to have hit on the idea of defining two locations at the facility as a way to get 250 people in the pits in 250 people in the grandstands. This coming weekend, Douglas County Speedway will become the second track in the state to do that. Hermiston has done this to success on two occasions. It's been even more successful for them, because they're running two events on each race day and have taken $10,000 through the front gate twice now. I don't know if any other Oregon tracks are going to follow suit or if any California tracks might look at what's going on up here and give it a shot.

I was speaking with Mike McCann about Marysville Raceway having 100 fans. Once again, they are doing a Wednesday night show this week, featuring Winged 360 Sprint Cars, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Limited Late Models. He commented that he didn't know if they even had 100 fans in the stands last week, and I'm a little surprised by this. I don't think they had 100 the first week either, but I don't know about the second week. Here's what I do know.

Marysville is one of only two tracks in California that can have any kind of fan attendance in the stands, and I'd like to see them make a bigger deal out of this than they are. What's the point? You can only have 100 fans, right? Yes, so make it a happening. Do something to get people out there. Personally, I think it's a $20 ticket, but even if it's $15, sell the damn thing out. You're talking about $1,500 that can help, and I'd like to see more of an effort made on Facebook to let people know that tickets are available. They're obviously just selling them at the gate, so get a socially distanced line formed.

You might think I'm joking about this, but I'm not. One of the ways we could get more tracks open for some kind of fan attendance is to make a big deal out of the fact that it's happening someplace. Get the buzz going about it. I mean, the only effort you're talking about is a little social media hype and maybe Troy Hennig can make a big deal out of it while he's announcing. Heck Troy, Why not start a wave and get Fred to show the socially distanced people standing up and sitting down. Make use of a resource and sell out those damn tickets.

Personally, I wouldn't be delighted to hear that someplace like Antioch Speedway or Petaluma Speedway or Ocean Speedway could only have 100 fans in the stands, but at least that would be 100 opportunities for people to come witness the show in person. Maybe this is a situation where before we can walk, we have to learn to crawl? If we don't at least take a shot and get what we can, it's our own fault for not doing it. 

I recognize that the covid-19 guidelines and recent governor's announcements will make this more challenging, but this battle should continue to be fought. I still contend that if you can have people out on the streets protesting and in some cases getting violent, looting and burning businesses, you can have a socially distanced crowd in the grandstands of some sort. I'm sorry, but you're not going to convince me otherwise, because I personally don't buy the lies anymore, not that I really ever did.

There still seems to be a bit of tentativeness from the governors of both states, and while I might think that this doesn't bode well for getting fans in the stands in the month of August, each county might do things differently. I don't think it's impossible. I just don't think we're going to see a bunch of tracks opening their grandstands quickly. Therefore, streaming revenue is the name of the game. Whatever you can get from Flo Racing, Dirt Oval TV or whatever service you use is better than nothing.

Bakersfield Speedway has decided to go in house and created bakersfieldspeedway.tv. They made their debut this past weekend. I didn't pay close attention to what was going on there when I wrote my previous Viewpoint column. Had I checked, I could have verified that Bakersfield will have a few more races through their own streaming service. Scott Schweitzer is one of the promoters who is opening tentatively. That is to say, he's not trying to run a race every week. He's trying to set it up to get as many cars as he can when he does run. However, the track will get four races minimum for their Modified and Sport Modified classes, meaning IMCA will crown champions.

The Richie McGowan Memorial race is special to the competitors down there, and that race happened in June. Another special race is one for The Race Doctor, Mike Moshier. The long-time announcer will be remembered at the Mike Moshier Classic on August 29th, and the track will run a Labor Day Weekend event on September 5th. The 35th Annual Budweiser Nationals is still on the agenda for October 9th and 10th. All of these events will be streamed via bakersfieldspeedway.tv, but the Speedweek race on August 15th will be through Flo Racing. You can find updates through the Bakersfield Speedway Facebook page. 

Heading into the weekend, All American Speedway in Roseville announced that they will be offering streaming service for their races, which includes a six-race NASCAR Whelen All American Series for their four featured classes. They've also got a Southwest Tour race coming up, and the track still hopes to have the NASCAR/ARCA West event in October. What I don't know as I write this is what the service will be. I'm thinking that they might establish their own in-house brand as a way to maximize their profit potential. The All American Speedway Facebook page is the place to look for updates.

I've been singing the praises of doing something in house for a long time now. This goes back long before we had to deal with the covid-19 stuff. I just think that we market the sport a little bit differently than we did years ago. You might use some of those old tools, such as radio advertisement and printed media, but social media and internet commerce are part of the business model these days. While I think you should look at creating a streaming service, your multimedia platform can also include highlights and that sort of stuff as a way to market your racers and get people interested. 

I hit on something on my show on Friday regarding drone footage. I personally feel like if you've got a good drone pilot who's capable of going live, use that. I think Antioch Speedway missed the boat in cutting ties with Brett Phillips. I know that they needed to cut those drone cameras at a certain time due to the fact that they had a pay service, but they could have effectively used Philips' effort as a way to market the track. Most of these pay services don't go live before a race. Sometimes they'll give you a free heat race preview, but they don't always do that.

There are two ways in which Brett could have been effective for the track. The first is a live flyover of about 10 or 15 minutes. Do this before cars even get on the track. In this way, people who may be on the fence about paying for the live stream will get more excited when they see who's there. Brett could even do interviews that way. The second way he is effective is by letting him edit his content and put something out later in the week. Maybe he's not allowed to show actual racing footage, just the flyover stuff, cars rolling onto the track for hot lapping or mud packing and that sort of thing. I think egos got in the way of this deal, but I'll leave it at that.

Bakersfield Speedway had a good relationship with the Bakersfield Californian. If you want to talk about a newspaper that was good to their race tracks, that was the paper. Kern Raceway, Bakersfield Speedway and the Famoso Dragstrip were all covered well there, and they used to do the end-of-the-year report. The people at the newspaper even created the Bako Motorsports power hour, which ran for a few years. Sadly, I don't think that's happening anymore, but I have a thought as Bakersfield Speedway is getting into this streaming service deal. They could go back to doing a show again in house. It's another way to market the track.

Dollar signs are at the heart of what's going on here, but there's something interesting to consider. Knowing when to give people a free glimpse and when not to. Some might see a show like The Bako Motorsports Power Hour as something to charge for, and maybe that's the right call. You can also do little update shows that you give to the people for free. People might pay for the full show, but highlight clips are a way to entice people to pay. A nicely produced profile piece on a racer could be something given for free. It's all about knowing what to give away and what to include in the service as an enticement to the subscribers. 

I think it should be noted that Antioch Speedway announcer Wylie Wade has stepped up this year beyond anything I've seen him do before. Wade has been doing little update shows in the past, but this year he appears to be doing it every week. When the track has a practice, he'll even show up in the infield and give you some footage while he tells you what's going on at the track. He does driver interviews on his highlight shows. It's really a good thing, and it demonstrates some of the stuff you can do these days via social media. Something like that can be used to entice people to not only come out to the track when it's possible but also to buy the streaming service being offered.

I've been hearing a bit of grumpiness from the home viewing public concerning streaming services at Antioch Speedway. I know there's been a couple of occasions where lag has interrupted the service, which is on the track's end of things, but the bigger complaint is the company the track is using. 

When it looked like SpeedshiftTV/Flo Racing was going to be the one carrying Antioch's races, people started investing money to buy subscriptions. They figured that we may not have fans in the grandstands for a while, so get the deal. Unfortunately, Antioch has switched back and forth between Flo Racing and Dirt Oval TV, meaning those Flo Racing subscriptions are useless. You have to spend more money on Dirt Oval TV.

I don't know what the story is on why Flo Racing isn't carrying Antioch this week and didn't last week. I know there are a couple of people who shoot the races for Flo Racing, and oftentimes they'll end up going to Placerville or Petaluma before they come to Antioch. I don't know if that's the reason or there's something else going on. 

Dirt Oval TV is anxious to take advantage of this situation and expand their horizons. They are normally at Cottage Grove Speedway when that track is open, and a week ago they actually had cameras going at three different venues. I do get the frustration of people who spend money on a subscription thinking they're going to get something, only to find out they have to spend more money.

I can tell you that as tight as money is for me right now, I'd be a bit unhappy if I could afford a streaming service and had that happen to me. Antioch Speedway would probably be the first place I would put my money, so if I did invest in Flo Racing and a subscription, I would be unhappy. I probably wouldn't be able to afford the Dirt Oval TV subscription. 

The track is in a bad position. If they are unable to get Flo Racing for whatever reason, they still want to have a streaming service so the fans can watch at home. I don't think they necessarily took it into consideration that people had paid for subscriptions. They just wanted to have somebody there to cover the track. It will go back and forth again, because Flo Racing will be the service at Antioch Speedway on August 12th as they have the deal in place to cover Speedweek.

Friday night was another opportunity to put on a show at Ocean Speedway, and Tom Sagmiller certainly had the track whipped into good shape. They had a tick under 90 total cars, and the show ran relatively smoothly. The final checkered flag flew a few minutes after 9 on what was an eventful Sprint Car race. It seemed like some of the drivers were having a challenge exiting Turn 2. 

The back wall bit leader Chase Majdic on Lap 19. He had led the race up to that point. I pretty much figured Shane Golobic might win that deal after getting the lead at that point, but he got surprised by Mitchell Faccinto on a restart with three laps to go. Golobic was trying to get back around in the final turn, but he took himself out rather than taking out the leader. There are now five different winners in five races for this class.

It's interesting to watch the IMCA Sport Modified division. Brent Curran did come in from Antioch and picked up his second win, this time behind the wheel of his own car. Brent had scary crash in Antioch awhile back, so it was nice to see him back in the saddle again. This division has an interesting championship battle where the contenders have yet to win a Main Event. Merced area racer Gavin Espino should still be leading. Shawn Jones may be the best Dwarf Car driver racing in California right now, so it's no surprise that he won that division's feature race. The Mini Stocks had an entertaining show as well with point leader Ryan McClelland getting his second win. It just may be that he is in line to pick up his second championship in the class.

I think the numbers were pretty solid at Watsonville. As I said, the novelty of finally getting open during this pandemic has worn off, and drivers aren't as eager to tow all over the place to get a race in. Therefore, you didn't see the need for a B Main in the IMCA Sport Modified division, which could have happened. They still had enough cars for two good heat races and a Main Event, as did the Mini Stocks and the Dwarf Cars. The Sprint Cars produced another stellar 30 car field. I don't think John Prentice was complaining after this one. They'll just keep the show going and hope that they'll be able to get some fans in the grandstands before too long. It doesn't sound encouraging on that front, but you never know what could happen in a few weeks.

Dixon Speedway was going to be delayed as there was a crash on the freeway. However, they actually had a rapidly run event. Friday night meant the car count dropped a little bit in the Super 600 and Restricted classes. It dropped in the Wingless division, but there were still enough cars to get a B Main. It looks like they had a tick under 60 cars, but something interesting happened. 

All four divisions had new winners on this occasion. Each class has run eight times this year, and there have been no less than five different winners in any division. That's called close competition, and they have been having a good year so far at this 1/5 mile dirt oval. Friday nights aren't the usual time to go racing there, and they will be back to Saturday this week. You can find more information at the Dixon Speedway Facebook page.

For those sitting at home in the cheap seats, there were two free streams to enjoy on Saturday night. Lakeport Speedway gave away their show for free at the NCRA Lakeport Speedway Facebook page, and Madera Speedway offered a professional-quality broadcast on YouTube.  In fact, they were putting footage together for MavTV tapings, and you would hear them do the intros and outros that you'll hear on TV when they're going to or coming from commercial breaks. Both tracks had the Race Monitor scoring going, and after looking at the numbers that Lakeport had, I decided to just watch them that way.

Not to get into too much of a rant here, but I'm very happy for Race Monitor being here, because it is a window to the racing world that you're not being charged for. As we corporatize the sport on this level, I see that changing. We're watching streaming services get bought out, and there is a monolithic website creator who fancies themselves as people who can do it all for the track. It's easier for tracks to just give in to them. 

At some point down the line, Race Monitor will be a target, and then we'll be paying to watch the statistics in live time. If this trend is allowed to continue, there could come a time where if you want to be informed on what's going on with race results at the track, you'll have to pay for that as well. I know that sounds far-fetched, but I am seeing things that make me wonder. For now, we have Race Monitor, and I appreciate that.

Lakeport Speedway basically featured the Legends of the Pacific cars. This is your Dwarf Car for the pavement tracks. The effort isn't as big as it once was. I can remember huge gatherings of Legend Car competitors back in the 1990's. They had 13 of them take the green flag in their Main Event, but it was the most interesting division they had that night. The two leaders tangled just before the midway part of the race, but Cody Winchell managed to come from the back of the pack to grab the lead. The Bombers weren't too bad as Mikey Collins picked up the win there, but the Limited Modifieds were disappointing. For those who wanted to go racing on the pavement track, this was their opportunity to do so. I appreciate the association letting that happen. You can find out more about what's going on at the track next through the NCRA Lakeport Speedway Facebook page. 

You have to watch pavement racing with a different eye than you do with dirt track racing. I don't mind telling you that nine times out of 10, I'm going to a dirt track. Even that 10th time, I'm going to have a hard time not going to a dirt track, but I have learned to appreciate pavement racing more after the time I spent at Altamont Raceway in the 1990s. Madera Speedway has done some good things in recent years, and that's because of the guidance of Promoter Kenny Shepherd. It's all about Late Models there, and drivers show their support with good attendance.

You've got some good drivers in the Pro Late Models. When you see 24 of these cars lining up, there are at least a dozen of those drivers with a shot at winning on any given night. Jeremy Doss is as tough as they come, and he had a good battle going with Trevor Huddleston and Buddy Shepherd. Shepherd had won the previous two races, but Doss pocketed the $5,000 prize in this big event. 

If you like Late Model racing on the pavement, Madera Speedway is worthy of checking out any time they have one of these Nut Up Pro Late Model shows. The one thing that does make me sad is that while we are watching Late Models thrive on the pavement, dirt track Late Model racing is on its last legs at the moment. At least that's the case on the West Coast.

I have to be honest with you when I say I'm not on board with the idea of putting kids in the bigger cars. I come from an era where 16 year olds who got to go racing took grief because people felt their parents bought all of their stuff for them. Those kids either had to go out there, pay their dues and earn respect, or they got drummed out real quick. 

Best example of somebody who paid his dues and become one of the greatest of all times is Jim Pettit II. Now, he's a West Coast Stock Car Hall of Famer, but it will always be a source of grumpiness in my book that the NASCAR farm system failed people like Pettit back in the day. There was the promise of the opportunity of moving up the ladder, but people like Pettit, Doug McCoun, Dave Byrd and others were left behind.

Getting a break these days definitely means that you have to have money behind you. You're not climbing the ladder through the racing farm system to get to the NASCAR big times. But, if you've got money and a little bit of talent, you have a shot at making it onto one of the big three nationally televised NASCAR circuits. Given the model the sport is under these days, I can't fault Kenny Shepherd for creating the Junior Late Model division. 

Make no mistake, he's not simply telling kids to come out and race. These kids go to racing school and learn the do's and don'ts very quickly. What he's created here is a legitimately good division. I just don't feel good about putting a 10 year old boy or girl behind the wheel of a Late Model on a paved track. I won't dispute that these kids have talent.

When you have the kind of success with this program that Madera Speedway has had, others want to follow your lead. Other tracks have started their own Junior Late Models, based on the blueprint established at Madera Speedway. When something starts to become a success, other tracks don't hesitate to get a piece of the action. Madera Speedway is definitely leading the way in this movement.

On Saturday, I was watching kids that I had been following statistically in Mini Dwarf Cars at places like Bakersfield Speedway. Kercie Jung was one such driver, and this young lady did well in finishing second last week over previous winner Seth Wise. The winner was Bradley Erickson. I also noticed when the announcers said that the oldest driver in that field was 17 years old. Hopefully the love of the sport will stick with some of these kids, because I know it won't with others. We need drivers involved in the sport who will stay for the long haul.

This 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Model division is entertaining to watch. The kids do handle themselves well behind the wheel and they seem to be very respectful whenever they're interviewed. I noticed some of the introduction pieces about these drivers that were narrated by Steven Blakesley. The track has reason to be proud of these kids.

I shook my head when they were talking about the kid who started racing trucks when he was 9 years old. It's not the sport I remember, but it's the sport we have now. If it were my decision, I probably wouldn't be so quick to put kids in Late Models, but it's not my decision. Kenny made the decision he thought was best for the track and the sport, and I respect that. It's actually a good show, and it complements the Pro Late Model class well. Furthermore, some of these drivers have graduated and become very competitive on the pro level.

Numbers were up in the pits at a few locations. At Placerville Speedway, they had about 98 cars, and that included a whopping 45 Winged 360 Sprint Cars and 30 Hunt Wingless Sprint Cars. There was more money on the line in both of these classes thanks to sponsorship. I believe both classes paid $200 minimum to start the Main Event. The Hunt Series paid $1,500 to win, which was collected by Jake Morgan. Morgan is a driver who also competes in the winged class. You're actually seeing more of that now as the Hunt Series is evolving this class from Wingless Spec Sprints to Wingless Sprints. There is a difference.

I don't know exactly where the Carrick Brothers have come from this year, but they are making their presence known on the Winged 360 Sprint Car circuit. On Wednesday, Tanner Carrick picked up his second Marysville win. Having won a race at Watsonville earlier this season, Blake Carrick was in the prime position to compete for the $5,000 prize at Placerville. Another unlikely contender, Andy Gregg, was there providing the pressure in what would be his best finish yet in second. For Blake Carrick, this was the biggest win of his career, and he beat some good drivers in this field.

We all knew that the Sprint Car field would be big in Placerville, and tracks were booking in such a way to help make that possible. Nobody was trying to pull cars into their field, and it's interesting to see this level of cooperation. It also has me wondering if Promoter Scott Russell could initiate the creation of a Winged 360 Sprint Car Speedweek before the year is up. As Doug Lockwood proved with the California IMCA Speedweek Series, which will kick off at Placerville on August 10th, it's not impossible to get this done.

One other observation I have. I don't think the track conditions were up to their usual standards at Placerville. The show seemed to drag on and on, and curfew was going to become an issue. What I like about the decision management made was they went ahead and ran the Mini Truck and Pure Stock Main Events first. The Sprint Car classes were last. Actually, they gave the Hunt Series the headline spot as the closer for the night. What could have happened is the track might have made the decision to run both Sprint Car classes and gotten them done before curfew.

When that happens, you generally see the lower classes get canceled for the night. As this was a Sprint Car headlined show with extra money on the line, Russell would have been justified to do the same thing and spare himself any fine for going over curfew. He did not do that, and everybody got to run their Main Events. You don't want to go over curfew, but I do applaud him for giving everybody their chance. The Sprint Cars didn't take that long, and they weren't that far over curfew. The track has plenty more August racing on tap, which you can find out about at the Placerville Speedway Facebook page.

Bakersfield Speedway pulled in 110 cars across five divisions, and that included big enough fields to need B Mains in both the IMCA Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. Promoter Scott Schweitzer is using the approach where he isn't running every week, and I think that helped. The drivers down there are starved to get on the race track as some tracks in the area still haven't opened. I heard a little bit of grumpiness about track conditions and not being able to do much passing, but you're going to have nights like that. However, overall this night was a success as the track offered its own streaming service and filled the pits with lots of cars. Next up will be the California IMCA Speedweek finale on August 15th.

Moving on to the only track in Oregon that was offering fan attendance, Coos Bay Speedway had another big show. Oregonians are coming from all over the state, because they know they can spectate here. Racers are doing the same. I'm still looking for final numbers, but my estimation is that they checked in at just a tick over 100 total race cars. 

This included the NASCAR Super Late Model race, which was won by reigning champion Preston Luckman over Jason Johnson and Brody Montgomery. We may be forgetting this, but they have a $3,500 track championship on the line in this class, and $2,000 in State championship money. It's still a close battle between leader Johnson, Montgomery and rookie Braden Fugate.

I can imagine that Promoter Drake Nelson could be one of the happiest racing people in the state. It might be a pandemic, but he's enjoying some of his best success to date. He's adjusting his schedule on the fly to take advantage of the opportunities that are presenting themselves. Some key Oregon tracks, such as Southern Oregon Speedway, Willamette Speedway and Sunset Speedway, haven't opened yet and may not open for a race at all this year. Cottage Grove Speedway is the one he's got to keep an eye on, and they are getting ready for racing this Saturday and next Saturday. The Coos Bay car count will take a hit when that happens. The advantage that Coos Bay has is that pretty much every fan who wants to come watch the races will be able to do so there.

With Cottage Grove getting ready to open this Saturday for their third event, Drake put together a special Wednesday night offering. He will have his Winged Sprint Car class there, along with Dirt Modifieds, B Modifieds and Street Stocks. I make the distinction in the Modified names as I have seen no evidence that those two classes are IMCA sanctioned at Coos Bay, and that's disappointing. I am pretty sure Drake could have contacted IMCA and made something happen. All four of the divisions featured on Wednesday will be at Cottage Grove Speedway on Saturday, so this is his opportunity to get some cars to make a bigger show. You can find more information at the Coos Bay Speedway Facebook page.

Antioch Speedway didn't do huge numbers, and I'm still getting more details on this. What they did do is maintain their average of 20 cars minimum in the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. There were 24 Hobby Stocks and 23 Sport Modifieds. Basically, the numbers are holding in these three classes, which is evidence that the adjustments made to the Hobby Stock rules and the addition of IMCA sanctioning have aided the track's efforts. The three classes will get a workout in August with the Jerry Hetrick Memorial race on the 8th and the California IMCA Speedweek race on the 12th.

I can totally understand the apprehensiveness some Hobby Stock racers may be feeling with the looming edition of the IMCA Stock Cars to the track's roster in 2021. It's coming, but it's not all doom and gloom. You're not going to see every Hobby Stock drivers suddenly bail out on their class, and there's a good chunk of the drivers in this division who aren't even close to IMCA legal anyway. The IMCA Stock Cars have had about 15 years in California, and it hasn't negatively impacted Hobby Stocks yet. In fact, Bakersfield Speedway has Hobby Stocks and American Stocks, in addition to the IMCA Stock Cars. The other two classes still out draw the IMCA Stock Cars there.

There could be an impact on Hobby Stock car count itself, but we'll have to see how that plays out. The biggest drawing card that IMCA has in their deck is universal rules. We have that with Modifieds and Sport Modifieds, and drivers know they can go up and down the road to any IMCA sanctioned track, have a license to compete and know what the rules are going to be. That's what the IMCA Stock Car competitors are going to get here. I was a bit surprised to see that the IMCA Stock Cars are higher on the sanctioning body's pecking order than Sport Modifieds. They will be receiving $5,000 to win at the Boone, Iowa Nationals, second only to the $7,000 to win prize of the Modifieds. The Sport Modifieds receive $3,000 to win that show.

I've heard people who have done a little bit of research into these car's suggest that it's a little more expensive to compete in an IMCA Stock Car than a Hobby Stock. This is talk I've been hearing for a couple of years, so it's nothing unique to Antioch. There are going to be drivers getting IMCA Stock Cars, and I still think Antioch will have more than a few cars when they open their season in 2021. All the addition of this class really does is gives Antioch an opportunity to build something up as this very much is a transitional period for the track. There will be changes in the next few years, and I'm not going to go any further than that. It would be speculation.

What I can say is the IMCA Stock Cars may be invited to Antioch Speedway to be a part of the Bill Bowers Memorial race on the first weekend of October. I like this move, and it doesn't bother me that the Hobby Stocks weren't invited. They get an opportunity at $1,000 to win on October 24th. This is about giving a preview of something coming next year, plus you'll have some IMCA officials in the pits to observe. We know there will be local drivers, drivers from Watsonville and Merced who like this class and people who compete in this class at Hanford and Bakersfield that will make this trip. The initial response of the IMCA Stock Car drivers to this possible date was positive, so I'm hoping the track makes this official. 

One of the things I know Promoter Chad Chadwick is concerned with is not dragging out the show. If the Hobby Stocks were a part of the show, I could easily see the car count going well into the 30s and maybe even higher. Since the hope is that there will be at least 40 Modifieds and 40 Sport Modifieds that weekend, you start to worry about getting done before curfew. You don't want to piss your neighbor's off or get in hot water with the county or state. Therefore, Hobby Stocks on this card might be a bit too much.

You're not going to get so many IMCA Stock Cars that you'll need a B Main. We haven't had one of those for this division yet in California, and car count has never reached into the 20s for the class so far. There is the possibility they could approach 20 cars for this race, but you can run two or three heat races and a Main Event and call it good. 

That shouldn't drag the program too much, and people would be getting a look at a class that is coming in the future. I can see the track hesitating because of concern over time, but I see the temptation of going ahead and making this addition to the Bill Bowers Memorial schedule official. Best I can tell you is to keep an eye on the Antioch Speedway website for that announcement.

The IMCA Stock Cars came into California at a time when the IMCA Modifieds had pretty much taken over the state. Merced Speedway was the first track to bring in the unsanctioned Sport Modifieds, but it wasn't until Victorville and Chowchilla started seeing success that promoters started getting on board with IMCA sanctioning. Around the time that Merced was taking a look at Sport Modifieds, they did briefly sanction Sport Compacts, and that's when Hanford jumped in with the IMCA Stock Cars. At the time, Hanford still had the Hot Stock division, though interest seem to be waning.

IMCA Stock Cars are a unique class, and as we've watched the decline of the Street Stocks at the end of the first decade of the 2000s, it seemed like a time for the Stock Cars to get a bigger foothold in the state. However, it was the Hobby Stocks that were still getting the numbers. Hanford was alone on an island until they started importing their class to Tulare and Bakersfield. Bakersfield has since started crowning champions there, but an explosion of IMCA Stock Cars in the state of California still wasn't happening. The next shot in the IMCA Stock Car movement on the West Coast was fired in Oregon with Sunset Speedway and Willamette Speedway adding the class two years ago. 

About a year ago, we started hearing rumblings that something might happen. Ventura Raceway took a poll of their Hobby Stock racers to see if they would be on board with IMCA Stock Cars there, but the drivers didn't want to do it. The track did add an IMCA Sport Compact class, but they haven't had a race yet this year. We also heard that Barona Raceway was looking at IMCA Sport Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars. The movement seems to be about ready to begin. Merced Speedway had announced a four race schedule that would have made a track championship official there, but the pandemic erased that.

General Manager Doug Lockwood seems very keen on doing something with this class, and there's the possibility of the division being added as part of the California IMCA Speedweek visit there on August 13th. As you might have noticed in the last couple of years, drivers are building Hobby Stocks that would be legal to run with the IMCA Stock Car class. This has also been happening with the Street Stock division up in Oregon, and drivers have been running both Street Stocks and IMCA Stock Cars with the same car. The stage is set for a move towards IMCA Stock Car racing at several tracks. 

When we are able to get to a bit of normalcy next year, or so we hope, Keller Auto Speedway and Bakersfield Speedway will probably run enough shows to crown a champion, and there's an outside shot that enough visits might be penciled in at Tulare. It's likely that Merced Speedway will book several races. They could even have more than four events in 2021. We already know Antioch Speedway is jumping in. Voices will get louder in Watsonville to add the class, though I don't know how receptive Promoter John Prentice will be to the idea.

There could also be some sort of movement at Petaluma Speedway. Again, I couldn't tell you what Rick Faeth might want to do. Rick is the last hold out in Northern California who has not added IMCA Sport Modifieds, despite the fact that indications are they would outdraw the Modifieds. If they're not willing to add that class, what would be the chances of IMCA Stock Cars being added? 

This means that getting Antioch and Merced more involved in IMCA Stock Cars will help send the message to other tracks that this is a growing thing that you want to be a part of. IMCA Stock Cars are nothing new to the country, but they are still relatively new in California. I've been talking about the next big thing in the sport. Could this division be it? Time will tell.

Sunday night at Petaluma Speedway turned out to be a good show all the way around. There were nearly 80 cars between the four divisions, but it was the Redwood Dwarf Cars doing the heavy lifting with 39 competitors in the pits. The Wingless Spec Sprints took a hit as car count dropped to 10 following the 30 car Hunt Series event that happened at Placerville Speedway the night before. The Main Events ran smoothly on this occasion. To illustrate that, the IMCA Modifieds and Redwood Dwarf Cars went without a yellow flag after complete restarts. A Lap 1 yellow flag was the only slow down of the 600 Micro Main Event.

This was the kind of night that Petaluma needed. Everything hasn't been going smoothly in recent weeks, but this was definitely one of their better shows. In addition to the amazing Dwarf Car count, another positive for the night was the way the IMCA Modifieds ended with Danny Wagner reeling in Michael Paul Jr and making a late pass for the win. That was a thrilling way to close the Flo Racing broadcast.

A restart later in the race in the Spec Sprint class did not deter past champion Shayna Ensign, who had her hands full keeping Bradley Terrell and Shawn Jones at bay on her way to the victory. It wasn't a bad night for Jones, who won the Dwarf Car race to lead a NorCal podium sweet. Up next at Petaluma will be the West Coast 360 Sprint Cars headlining next week, and that information can be found at the Petaluma Speedway Facebook page.

At long last, Silver Dollar Speedway was able to get another race in the books. This was their first chance to race since the covid-19 shutdown, and they were the last Northern California oval track to run a race before everything got shut down. They kind of upset the county health officials on that one, but the racers got to race. This time around, they attracted a huge field of 39 Winged 360 Sprint Cars, joined by an impressive 24 Hobby Stocks. The Street Stocks didn't do as well with just five cars in the pits.

Somewhere I read an IMCA Sport Modified competitor commenting about how the Street Stocks didn't have a car count, but the Sport Modifieds would have. That person is correct in that assessment, but I would also make a point here. If you can get two divisions that can give you over 60 cars, you don't need a third division. 

In this time of the virus where you can't have fans in the grandstands, however, promoters are trying to stack their pits. They did a good job of that at several places last weekend. I don't think management was unhappy because the third division didn't give them a big car count. They still had plenty of racing with the other two classes.

Another good point to make is that even on a Sunday, Sprint Car racers love going to this race track. Given the impressive numbers this division had at Placerville the night before and Watsonville on Friday, I have to repeat what I said above. This would be the perfect opportunity for the promoters to get together and create a Speedweek series for the Winged 360 Sprint Cars. It seems to me that the racers are game to make something happen. 

JJ Hickle has been piloting the Worden Racing #63 car this year, and he had a solid showing on Sunday night. If not for Shane Golobic, it would have been Hickle picking up the win. However, Golobic led all the way in the Matt Wood Racing Sprinter to claim the honors. The Hobby Stocks closed the night, and Kyle Allen reminded everybody that he is the two-time reigning champion. Jacob Johnson led much of the race in the Jerry Bartlett owned car, but Allen made the winning pass on the last lap to steal the victory away. It looks like the Chico race track might be just getting started, and you can find out what's next for them by going to the Silver Dollar Speedway Facebook page.

I'm happy that the tip money given to me by Michael Burch enabled me to get a few things that I will use towards my writing effort. The new phone was a must, and I will start making use of it immediately. Since I'm still running a laptop computer on a busted hard drive, I wanted to get a flash drive to run an OS from. I also got a micro SD memory card for my phone. 

This is all stuff that will help me maintain my media effort and other writing projects I'm working on, so it's greatly appreciated. When you're struggling to make anything at all, it makes a huge difference. I do appreciate the support we get, and this really did come at the right time. The phone I am using to help me finish up this post is about ready to suffer a screen failure. Fortunately, I can retire it now. 

I just take it one day at a time. I'm a bit saddened by the fact that I'm not in the midst of making plans for a trip down to the Antioch area again, as I've done for the past few years. There's no reason for me to be there at this time, so I doubt I could get the support to plan a trip just to go down there and visit people and cover the races. I'm okay with that, but it will feel weird sitting here at the desk in October for those events. Plus, I miss everybody and I just miss my home area.

In any event, I just learn to roll with it and keep going. We'll be working on more material for whenever the next post goes out. On that note, I will end this column. Until next time...