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Furia Withstands Pressure For Ukiah Win, 
Wild Victory For Brenton Smith

Ukiah, CA...July 18...Sierra Furia won the 45 lap Limited Modified Main Event Saturday night at Ukiah Speedway. There was $1,000 in purse money sponsored by Taco Bell. Furia was absent from the most recent race as she was recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning, and she turned in a flawless performance in scoring the victory. Covid-19 guidelines prevented the grandstands from being open, but the track streamed the entire race on Facebook for free. 

Furia had the pole position for the race and charged into the lead at the start ahead of Roy Ingalls Jr and Tyler Caturegli. A low pass in Turn 1 on Lap 2 put Caturegli into second, and he quickly closed in on the rear bumper of Furia. Previous winner Jason Philpot made an inside pass in Turn 2 of the fifth lap to grab third. It took Philpott about 10 laps, but he closed to the back bumper of Caturegli to make it three car race up front in the non-stop event. Furia caught slower traffic by Lap 20. She didn't hesitate to make moves to the outside when necessary to get around the slower cars. She couldn't afford to delay with Caturegli and Philpot right behind her. Furia caught two slower cars running side-by-side on lap 42, but she again went to the outside and managed to get around them before she could be passed by Caturegli. A slower car ran on the bottom groove on the final lap, but Furia ran behind that driver and managed to hold off Caturegli for the well-earned victory. Philpot settled for third, followed by Ingalls, Sammy Nuno, Kylie Keown, TJ Buzzard, Tim Buzzard Sr, Dennis Anderson and Bo Robertson.

There were 12 Limited Modifieds in action, and Keown turned the quarter-mile paved oval with a time of 13.840 for the fastest lap. Philpott was a close second at 13.857. 10 lap heat race wins were earned by Ingalls and Philpot. Tom Buzzard Sr won the four lap Trophy Dash.

Brenton Smith won the 45 lap Bomber Main Event. This was an eventful race the saw many late-race incidents, and the drivers were competing for a $1,000 purse sponsored by TNT Towing. Jordan Krupa had the pole for the Main Event and took the early lead ahead of Roy Ingalls Jr. However, Brian White grabbed second with a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 3. White again went low in Turn 2 on lap four to take the lead from Krupa with Charlie Tour and Loren Powers Jr following into second and third. An outside pass on the backstretch of the fifth lap put Tour into first, but Smith made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 8 to take the lead from Tour. Powers moved into second on lap 10 with Tour still holding onto third. The race seemed to be smooth sailing from there, but things began to unravel on lap 25 as White spun on the backstretch. 

Smith led Powers and Tour on the restart, but Krupa spun on the backstretch on Lap 29 for another yellow flag. Smith continued to lead with Loren Powers Jr in close pursuit. A high pass in Turn 4 of the 30th lap gained Brandon Powers third from Tour, and Donnie Brown made it a three-car battle for the third position. Unfortunately, Brown spun in Turn 2 for a lap 34 yellow flag. Smith continued to lead Loren Powers on the restart, but the two leaders got together with Smith losing a bumper on the track for a lap 35 yellow flag. Both drivers had to make pit stops, and Brandon Powers had the lead over Tour on the restart. 

Loren Powers Jr took over third on lap 39 with White spinning for another yellow flag. Brandon Powers led Loren Powers Jr on this restart and a lap 41 restart, but the lead duo got together with Brandon Powers spinning for a Lap 41 yellow flag. Smith suddenly found himself back in the lead, and he led Tour and White on the next restart. They finished in that order with Brown finishing fourth, followed by Brandon Powers, Ingalls, Krupa, Loren Powers Jr, Tony Ramazzotti and Bradley Dale.

Loren Powers Jr was the quickest in qualifying with a 14.772 effort, beating the 14.887 of Tour. The 11 car field ran two 10 lap heat races with wins going to Tour and Smith. Brandon Powers won the four lap Trophy Dash.

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Christian Sanchez won the 30 lap Jammer Main Event. He competes in the Junior division, and he won the overall race as well. Hailey Glass led early and built a pretty good lead as TJ Sorrels and Sanchez battled closely for second. A high pass in Turn 2 of the sixth lap gained Sanchez second. By Lap 13, Sanchez closed in on the rear bumper of Glass. An inside pass on the backstretch of the 15th lap gained Sanchez the lead, and he began to pull away further with every lap. Sanchez took the checkered flag about a half lap ahead of Glass for the victory. Pro division runner John Parker settled for third, followed by Sorrels and Charles French. Sanchez swept the other races with wins in the four lap Trophy Dash and the 10 lap heat race. Glass had the quickest lap of 17.338 in the Junior Division, and Parker's fastest overall time was 17.307.

Jack Schleif picked up another 20 lap Jalopy Main Event win. Schleif led from the drop of the green flag ahead of Jimmy Sorrels. Tia Everett encountered one of the big tires coming out of Turn 4 due to a muddy windshield. This cost her a couple of laps. However, she made a decent recovery by getting around Keith Potter and Ed Riley during the second half of the race. Schlief was never seriously threatened as he won ahead of Sorrels, Everett, Keith Potter and Riley.

Racing will resume on August 8th with the Limited Modifieds, Bombers, Jammers and Jalopies back in action again. There will also be a Mud Bog and Jalopy event happening on August 9th. For further information, go to the Ukiah Speedway Facebook page.

Schutte Wins USAC/BCRA Midget Race 
At Petaluma Speedway

Petaluma, CA...July 18...Alex Schutte scored the victory in the 30 lap USAC/BCRA Midget Main Event Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. This race was made possible thanks to sponsorship from the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. Schutte collected $1,000 for his effort. With covid-19 guidelines not allowing fans in the grandstands yet, this race was broadcast on the internet at Flo Racing.

Past USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car champion Austin Liggett set the early pace in a race that saw three yellow flags in the first three laps. Liggett led Brody Fuson on the Lap 3 restart, but Schutte went motoring past Fuson for second on Lap 6. A yellow flag waved moments later. Schutte put the moves on Liggett to take the lead on the restart, and Fuson saw his Top 3 run end for a yellow flag on Lap 10. Schutte led Liggett and Cory Elliott on the restart. The final 20 laps had no yellow flag interruptions, and nobody could keep up with Schutte's rapid pace as he pulled away from the pack. Liggett was never really challenged in second. There was a good battle for third for a while. Past BCRA champion Frankie Guerrini fell out of that battle as the race hit the midway mark. Ben Worth and Elliott went back and forth. Worth grabbed the spot on Lap 19, but Elliott wrestled the position away on the final lap. At the checkered flag, Schutte won by about half a lap ahead of Liggett. Elliott finished third, followed by Worth, CJ Sarna, Terry Nichols, Mike Leach, reigning BCRA champion Robert Carson, Ben Wiesz and BCRA Hall of Famer Floyd Alvis.

There were 19 Midgets on hand for this show, and the fastest qualifier on the 3/8 mile adobe oval was Worth with a lap of 15.699. Elliott was second quick at 15.715. The three eight lap heat race wins were earned by Scotty Farmer, Fuson and Liggett.

Bradley Terrell won the 25 lap PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event. This makes him the third different winner in four races. Terrell, who is a past Winged Sprint Car champion at the speedway, charged into the lead ahead of Nick Robfogel and Boy Moniz. Piloting the Ted Finkenbinder car, David Lindt II moved past Moniz for third on Lap 8 before a yellow flag slowed the pace. Terrell led Robfogel and Lindt on the next restart, but Keith Calvino brought out a yellow flag a lap later. Terrell continued to lead Robfogel with Lindt running a smooth race in third. During the final eight laps, Terrell built a straightaway advantage over Robfogel on his way to the victory. Lindt finished third, followed by past champion Shayna Ensign, likely new point leader Daniel Whitley, Dennis Furia Jr, Dylan Bloomfield, Boy Moniz, Braidon Moniz and reigning Antioch champion Bob Newberry.

David Prickett won the 20 lap Western Midget Racing Main Event. He's been perfect this year with three wins in WMR action, including Friday night at Ocean Speedway. Teammate Tyler Slay led the first four laps before Prickett motored past on the fifth lap. Prickett began to pull away and had a straightaway advantage over Slay by Lap 10. The yellow flag on Lap 13 wiped out the big lead for Prickett. However he resumed command on the restart. Slay got another shot at Prickett when the yellow flag flew on Lap 17. Prickett continued to lead Slay on the restart as Evan Bonnema settled into third. Bonnema was pressuring Slay for the second spot when a lap 18 yellow flag slowed the pace again.  Once again, Prickett bolted into the lead when the green flag flew, and he led the final two tours for the victory. Slay held off Bonnena to finish second as Tyler Dolacki, Theron Smith, Cameron Beard, Joey Bishop, Jon Santibanes, David Raquenio and Darren Brent completed the top 10.

Koen Shaw won the 20 lap Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micro Main Event. Shaw started upfront, and the Top 5 Ocean Speedway Sprint Car competitor led all the way in victory. George Nielsen was an early second ahead of Kyle Grissom. Reigning champion Justin Addiego moved by Grissom for second on Lap 6. Following a Lap 8 yellow flag, Grissom moved into second behind Sean. Nielsen was running third, but past champion Jim Beck gained the spot on Lap 11. The final yellow flag flew moments later. Shaw continued to lead Addiego and Beck on the restart. However, Grissom put Beck back to forth on Lap 16. As Shaw pulled away to a comfortable lead, the battle was for second. Beck made a last lap move to gain the spot, but there was no way he could catch the flying Shaw. Addiego settled for third, followed by Grissom, Brian Slubik, Carroll Mendenhall, Rob Brown, Sam Borland, Nielsen and Trevor Mendenhall.

Racing will continue next Sunday with the PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprints back in action along with the McLea's Tire Service IMCA Modifieds, General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Cars and Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com or check out the Petaluma Speedway Facebook page.

Hirst Wins Howard Kaeding Classic at Ocean Speedway

Watsonville, CA...July 18...Kyle Hirst jumped behind the wheel of the Williams Racing Sprinter and scored the victory in the 30 lap Howard Kaeding Classic for the NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Cars Saturday night at Ocean Speedway. The race pays tribute to San Jose Speedway Super Modified Hall of Famer Howard Kaeding, and this was Hirst's fourth win in this big event. With multiple sponsors, including Al's Roofing, the win paid Hirst $5,000. The enormous purse included $800 minimum to start the Main Event, and sponsorship was necessary as covid-19 guidelines do not allow fans in the grandstands. The race was broadcast online at Flo Racing.

Hirst outran Justin Sanders to win the six lap Trophy Dash, putting him on the pole for the big money race. Hirst moved into the lead at the start ahead of Sanders and Tim Kaeding. Yellow flags slowed the pace on Laps 3 and 5, but Hirst continued to lead Sanders on each restart. Reigning series champion DJ Netto moved into third on the Lap 6 restart with Mitchell Faccinto settling into fourth. A yellow flag flew for the final time on lap 15. Hirst continued to lead Sanders on the restart with Faccinto moving into third. In the final few laps, Sanders made a run at Hirst in an effort to overtake him, but he fell just short at the checkered flag. Hanford winner Spencer Bayston made a last lap pass on Faccinto to steal the third position. Faccinto settled for fourth, followed by Shane Golobic, Tim Kaeding, Blake Carrick, Andy Forsberg, Ryan Bernal and Sean Becker.

32 Sprint Cars took their turns on the Tom Sagmiller prepared quarter-mile clay oval in qualifying. Netto was the quickest at 12.041, beating the 12.191 of Forsberg. They ran four 10 lap heat races with wins going to Willie Croft, Chase Johnson, Golobic and Bud Kaeding. Joey Ancona managed to make it into the Main Event with his 12 lap B Main win ahead of Craig Stidham, Jodie Robinson, Nick Ringo and Jason Chisum. All non-transfer cars still made $250 for their effort thanks to the sponsorship

Troy Foulger won 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. Foulger is the reigning Merced Speedway champion and current leader at Antioch Speedway aboard the Bowers Motorsports Modified. West Coast Stock Car Hall of Famer Jim Pettit II jumped into the early lead ahead of Robert Marsh. However, 2018 champion Cody Burke gained second on the sixth lap. Foulger quickly settled into the third position. Pettit saw his run end on a Lap 11 yellow flag. This put Cody Burke into the lead, but Foulger took the lead when the green flag waved. Through three yellow flags during the second half of the race, Foulger continued to keep Cody Burke at bay to take the win. Nick DeCarlo finished third, followed by Aaron Crowell, Marsh, reigning champion Austin Burke, JC Elrod, Brian Cass, Billy Wilker and Todd Hermosillo. Eight lap heat race wins were earned by Pettit, Cass and Foulger.

Nick Johnson won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. The Bakersfield star motored into the lead when the green flag waved with past champion Terry Campion holding onto second. Adriane Frost and three-time reigning champion Rob Gallaher shuffled Campion back to fourth on Lap 6. Rob Gallaher gained second on Lap 11, but Johnson held a straightaway advantage by then. However, a yellow flag waved after 11 laps to erase Johnson's advantage. Johnson was not to be denied. He maintained the lead when the race resumed and brought it home to victory. Rob Gallaher settled for second, followed by Cody Johnson, Friday night winner Joe Gallaher, Frost, Steve Remde, Jerry Skelton, Austin Van Hoff, Campion and Ryan Muller. Eight lap heat race wins went to Cody Johnson and Joe Gallaher.

Racing resumes next Friday night with the Taco Bravo Sprint Cars back in action along with the IMCA Sport Modifieds, Four Bangers, Police N Pursuit cars and South Bay Dwarf Cars. For further information, go to www.racepmg.com or check out the Ocean Speedway Facebook page.

Netto Opens Howard Kaeding Classic Weekend 
With Win At Ocean Speedway

Watsonville, CA...July 17... DJ Netto won the 30 lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Ocean Speedway. This was the opening night of the 10th Annual Howard Keating Classic weekend. Netto is the reigning NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car champion as well as the King of Thunder Series champion, and he looked very impressive in victory. Nearly 80 competitors checked into the pits for the four division program. Covid-19 guidelines still won't allow for spectators in the grandstands, but the race was broadcast online at Flo Racing.

After winning the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Mitchell Faccinto, 10-time Civil War Series champion Andy Forsberg had the pole for the feature race. However, Faccinto surprised by charging into the lead. Netto slipped past Forsberg for the second position on Lap 6 with Blake Carrick gaining third a lap later. Carrick made a move around Netto for second on Lap 10, but the Top 3 competitors ran closely. On the 14th lap, Netto made a big move as the leaders negotiated traffic and came away with the lead. Shane Golobic took over third on the 20th lap, and the first of only two yellow flags flew on lap 24. Netto continued to lead Faccinto on the restart, but Faccinto surrendered second to Golobic on Lap 26. Another yellow flag on Lap 27 figured to be Golobic's opportunity to present a challenge to Netto. However, Netto again bolted ahead when the green flag waved and brought it home to an impressive victory. Golobic settled for second, followed by Faccinto, reigning Chico champion Sean Becker, Carrick, Justin Sanders, Forsberg, point leader Bud Kaeding, Ryan Bernal and Kurt Nelson.

The Taco Bravo Sprint Cars had an impressive 39 car field, and Golobic turned the Tom Sagmiller prepared quarter-mile clay oval with the quickest lap of 11.558, beating the 11.579 of Netto. They ran four 10 lap heat races with wins being earned by Bernal, JJ Hickle, Forsberg and Carrick. The 12 lap B Main had a 17 car field to contest for the four transfer positions. Hanford star Grant Duinkerken led six laps before being overtaken by Tim Kaeding. Kaeding led the rest of the way with Duinkerken settling for second ahead of reigning track champion James Ringo, Zane Blanchard and Colby Johnson.

Andrew Peckham won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. In the process, he became the fourth different winner in as many races. Max Baggett had a front row start for the race, which needed to be restarted twice before he led the first lap over point leader Gavin Espino. A yellow flag waved after one lap, and Chuck Weir moved into second behind Baggett on the restart. On the fifth lap, Weir made a move around Baggett with Peckham following into second. However, Weir built nearly a straightaway advantage over Peckham when a yellow flag signaled the end of his run up front on Lap 12. Peckham moved into the lead over Adriane Frost and Billy Robertson on the restart. A yellow flag waved on Lap 16. On restart, Gavin Espino gained third behind Peckham and Frost, but the final yellow flag waved a lap later. Peckham took control on the restart and would lead the rest of the way for the victory. Frost finished second. Weir gained third on the final restart and finished there, followed by Baggett, Espino, Robertson, Kelly Campanile, John Ferro, Charlie Hunter and Justin Parr. Eight lap heat race wins were earned by Espino and Robertson.

David Prickett won the 20 lap Western Midget Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the reigning division champion. Blake Bower led early with Prickett moving past Cameron Beard for second on the third lap. On the seventh lap, Prickett put the moves on Bower to take the lead. Beard was running in third with Oregon visitor Theron Smith challenging him for the position. The only yellow flag of the race flew on Lap 11. Bower hung with Prickett for a few laps, but Prickett began to pull away from him in the final few circuits for the win. Bower settled for second. Smith moved into third on the 17th lap as Beard fell back a few positions. Tyler Slay finished fourth, followed by Tyler Dolacki, Beard, Harley Rose, David Raquenio and John Santibanes. Prickett also won the eight lap heat race

Joe Gallaher won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Bobby Huckaby Jr led a lap before a yellow flag flew. Bakersfield competitor Nick Johnson moved into the lead with Jerry Skelton and Gallaher followed into second and third. Another yellow flag slowed the pace on the fourth lap. Johnson had been doing a great job of leading the way, but his race came to an end on the six lap with Skelton leading Gallaher and Adriane Frost at the yellow flag. Skelton continued to lead Gallaher on the restart. However, Gallaher put the moves on Skelton to claim the lead on the eighth lap. Gallaher would build a comfortable lead by the time the checkered flag flew, and Frost beat three-time reigning champion Rob Gallaher back to the line in a photo finish for second. Huckaby settled for fourth, followed by Skelton, Steve Remde, Norm Ayers, Ryan Muller, Ken Winland and Brady Muller. Eight lap heat race wins were earned by Joe Gallaher and previous feature winner Terry Campion.

For further information on what's happening at the track, go to www.racepmg.com or check out the Ocean Speedway Facebook page.

Jones, Bender, Shrum Win Dwarf Car Regionals 
At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...July 18...Shawn Jones won the 20 lap Pro Dwarf Car Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the second night of the Western States Dwarf Car Association Regionals, hosted by the Delta Dwarf Car Association. Over 60 competitors across the three categories of Dwarf Cars were on hand to compete. Covid-19 guidelines kept fans from being able to attend once again, but the race was streamed from start to finish online at Dirt Oval TV.

Jones had a bad night on Friday, and this resulted in the NorCal star having to win the 12 lap B Main to make it into the Main Event. Two-time Antioch champion Danny Wagner and Trent Morley shared the front row. Wagner would wrestle the lead away from Morley and Friday night winner Tommy Velazquez III. There was lots of passing going on as Jones, Ryan Winter, Adam Teves and Michael "Spanky" Grenert had to work their way up from the fifth row or further back. Jones eventually caught Wagner and overtook him for the lead in an impressive run. Wagner settled for second, followed by Winter, Teves, Grenert, Nick Velazquez, Morley, Tommy Velazquez III, Travis Dutra and reigning Petaluma champion Chad Matthias.

Morley put himself in a good position for a shot at the win as he held off Wagner to win the eight lap Fast Dash. Jones and Grenert won their respective eight lap heat races, putting them on the front row for the B Main. Jones won that race ahead of Winter and Grenert, making it a NorCal sweep of the podium in that race. Teves and Travis Hensley completed the Top 5.

NorCal star Kevin "Hollywood" Bender won the 20 lap Veterans Main Event. Bender started in the second row, and he, Friday night winner Kevin Miraglio and Jack Haverty had a good battle up front. Miraglio led the early laps before Bender got by. Meanwhile, Buddy Olschowka worked his way from the sixth row to finish third. Haverty settled for fourth, followed by Eric Weisler, Stacey Woods, reigning South Bay champion Mark Biscardi, Tony Margott, Tom Morley and reigning Antioch champion Scott Dahlgren.

Miraglio carried lots of momentum with him into the night, which started with him holding off Dan Zuger to win the eight lap Fast Dash. Morley and Biscardi won their respective eight lap heat races to put them on the front row for the 12 lap B Main. Morley won that race ahead of Olschowka, Dahlgren, Margott and Mario Marques.

Dylan Shrum won the 20 lap Sportsman Dwarf Car Main Event. This was his first win. Shrum started his night off on a positive note with an eight lap Fast Dash win over South Bay competitor Mack Aceves. This put the NorCal regular on the pole for the Main Event next to Aceves. Unfortunately, Aceves would retire from the race early. Friday night winner Joey Lingron started in the third row and moved up to battle Shrum, but he would settle for second. John Williams came from the sixth row to finish third, followed by seventh row starter Jeff Bentancourt. Kobe Kerns finished fifth, followed by Ellie Russo, Dan Varner, Trinity Shores, Joe Tardiff and Bill Vint Jr.

Santa Maria racer Joe Bohard and Bentancourt won the eight lap heat races, but Bohard fell out of the 12 lap B Main early. Williams won that race ahead of Vint, Petaluma rookie Randy Miramontez, Bentanourt and Shores.

Next on the schedule will be a Saturday show featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. The track will also host a test and tune on July 22nd. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Velazquez, Miraglio, Lingron Open Dwarf Car Regionals 
With Wins At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...July 17...Ventura star Tommy Velasquez III won the 20 lap Pro division portion of the Western States Dwarf Car Regionals, presented by the Delta Dwarf Car Association, at Antioch Speedway Friday night. This was to be a one-day event, but in light of other race cancellations due to covid-19 guidelines, track management and the Dwarf Car groups agreed to make this a two-day event. There were over 60 competitors from throughout California and Nevada, including one driver from Canada. The race was broadcast live on Dirt Oval TV so that fans would be able to watch as no attendance is allowed in the grandstands due to covid-19 guidelines.

Nick Velasquez had the pole position for this race next to Petaluma Dwarf Car Nationals winner Shawn Jones. Jones would have problems and finished out of the running. Though two-time Antioch champion Danny Wagner had a second row start, it was Tommy Velasquez III making the moves to battle Nick Valasquez for the win. Tommy made the pass and forced Nick to settle for second. Rising Delta Dwarf Car star Devan Kammermann came from the sixth row to a strong third place finish, followed by Ventura star Trent Morley, Travis Dutra, Wagner, reigning Petaluma champion Chad Matthias, Dennis Gilcrease, Travis Day and David Rosa. 10 lap heat race wins were earned by Nick Velazquez, Jones and Wagner as 24 drivers signed up to run with this group.

Kevin Miraglio won the 20 lap Veterans Dwarf Car Main Event. Miraglio won the Antioch championship in 2016. NorCal Dwarf Car star Buddy Olschowka and Ventura star Tom Morley shared the front row, but both drivers were out of contention early. Miraglio's toughest competition came from past NorCal champion Brian Quilty, who started back in the fourth row. However, Miraglio prevailed at the checkered flag. Quilty was a solid second. South Bay star Eric Weisler came from the fifth row to finish third, followed by Jack Haverty, sixth row starter Stacey Woods, Kevin Bender,, Dan Zuger, Tom Van Tuyl, Ventura competitor Tommy Velasquez and Nevada star Glen Sciarani. There were 20 competitors in this class, and heat wins were recorded by Morley, Olschowka and Miraglio.

Joey Lingron won the 20 lap Sportsman Dwarf Car Main Event. Lingron is a rookie with the Redwood Dwarf Car group at Petaluma. He's looked impressive this year with feature wins at Watsonville and in the Petaluma Dwarf Car Nationals. Lingron shared the front row with Delta Dwarf Car newcomer Chance Russell. Three Delta stars were in pursuit of Lingron, but the son of the Petaluma Speedway announcer held them all off for the well-earned win. Russell settled for second ahead of Joe Tardiff, Ellie Russo, sixth row starter Mack Aceves, Kobe Kerns, Dylan Shrum, Duke Shoemaker, Gage Meyers and Dan Varner. Russell, Lingron and Tardiff won the 10 lap heat races as there were 19 competitors in this group.

Tellstrom Wins North State Modified Show 
At Lakeport Speedway

Lakeport, CA...July 18...Kyle Tellstrom won the 60 lap North State Modified Series Main Event Saturday afternoon at Lakeport Speedway. The race was sponsored by O'Reilly's Auto Parts. Sponsorship money helped keep the show going as the track is unable to have fans due to covid-19 guidelines. The race was broadcast for free on the Lakeport Speedway Facebook page.

Mike Sullivan raced into the early lead ahead of Tellstrom and Chris Salmina. Tellstrom made what proved to be the winning pass on Sullivan on Lap 6. Charlie Collins settled into third and began challenging Sullivan for the second position. On the 20th lap, Collins moved past Sullivan to claim second. Tellstrom built a huge lead in the race that was destined to go without a yellow flag. As Darrin Sullivan ran fourth, Scott Winters took fifth from Salmina on Lap 21. Tellstrom lapped sixth place Jeremy Nowlin on Lap 50 as Winters and Darrin Sullivan battled for fourth in front of him. Winters gained the position, and Darrin Sullivan ended up going down a lap. Tellstrom built a straightaway lead over Collins by the time the race concluded. Mike Sullivan and Winters rounded out the lead lap finishers. Darrin Sullivan settled for fifth, followed by Nowlin, Cody Braund, Ian Elliott, Salmina and Keith Bloom. Tellstrom was the quickest of 18 qualifiers on the paved quarter-mile oval at 12.578. The 12.668 of Collins was good enough for second quick.

Mikey Collins won the 30 lap Taco Bell Bombers Main Event. Raymond Taylor Jr led Jim Kollenborn on the opening lap. Point leader Donovan Cox moved into second on Lap 2 and took the lead from Collins on the fourth lap. Collins remained persistent and moved back around Cox for the lead on the ninth lap. Tim Williams took third from Taylor on the 12th lap, and a Lap 13 yellow flag slowed the pace. Collins continued to lead Cox on the restart as Taylor regained third. One more yellow flag slowdown occurred on the 20th lap, but Cox was unable to the challenge Collins when the race resumed. Collins went on to win, followed by Cox, Taylor, Klinton Waite, Kasey Horath, Audrey Portlock, Williams, Trevor Abella and Kollenborn. Waite and Collins won the 10 lap heat races, and Cox picked up the four lap Trophy Dash victory.

Kylie Daniels won a thrilling 30 lap Legend Car Main Event. The race was sponsored by D and F Foods. Tom Summers raced into the early lead ahead a David Dunlap. Dane Nissen moved past Dunlap for second on Lap 3, and Daniels settled into third on the fifth lap. Nissen slipped past Summers for the lead on Lap 8. Summers, Dunlap and Kylie Daniels had a good battle going for second, and Daniels took the position from Summers on Lap 10. The battle continued between Summers and Dunlap, but Summers was up to the challenge. Daniels kept within striking sistance of Nissen during the second half of the race, but the duo built a straightaway advantage over third place. Kylie Daniels got a run on Nissen on the last lap and beat him back to the flag for the thrilling victory. Summers settled for third, followed by Dunlap, Ethan Impenatrice, Nick Reading and Trey Daniels. Only a second to Kylie Daniels in the 10 lap heat race marred Nissen's effort as he won the four lap Trophy Dash. Incoming point leader Aidan Daniels had problems in hot laps to end his afternoon early.

Johnny Barker won the 20 lap Pro 4 Modified Main Event. The race was sponsored by AAA Energy Systems. Barker led from the outset with Bud Anderson running in second. Wade Eldrege and Rick Jelton moved into second and third on the fourth lap, but a lap 18 yellow flag waved, ending the race for Eldrege. Anderson regained second on the restart, but Barker pulled away to about a straightaway advantage at the checkered flag. Jelton settled for third, and Eldrege was scored fourth ahead of Mike Peterson. Anderson won the four lap Trophy Dash with Peterson the 10 lap heat race winner. Unfortunately, Peterson had mechanical issues in that victory. Will Robertson scratched after the heat race.

Kyle Tellstrom won the 25 lap Focus Midget Main Event. Tellstrom led Austin Edwards and Kyle Cline in a close three-car battle early on. Edwards moved by Tellstrom for the lead on the eighth lap, only to lose that position to Cline a lap later. Cline and Tellstrom continued their close battle with Tellstrom finally getting around Cline for the lead on Lap 23. Tillstrom went on to win, followed by Cline, Edwards and Joseph Holiday. Cline won the four lap Trophy Dash.

Racing will continue next Saturday night with Limited Modifieds back in action along with Taco Bell Bombers, Legends of the Pacific, Pro 4 Modifieds and an appearance by the Late Models. For further information, go to the NCRA Lakeport Speedway Facebook page.

Alford, Possinger And Steele Collect 
Siskiyou Golden Speedway Victories

Yreka, CA...July 18...Darek Alfred won the 20 lap Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. Alford was one of the top Mini Stock stars at the speedway last year, and this is his rookie season in Pro Stocks. This was also his first career win in the class. He started on the front row next to Johnny Cobb, who exited the race early. Reigning champion Scott Flowers started back in the fourth row and worked his way into contention. With Flowers and Jeff Hudson running second and third, young Alford kept his poise and scored a well-earned victory. 2016 champion Steve Borror finished fourth, followed by Rick Lukens, James Flowers, Colby Hammond, Dennis Burtenhouse Jr, previous winner Matt Harlow and Jeff Haudenshild. Borror and Haudenshild won their respective eight lap heat races.

Braxton Possinger won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was his second-straight win. He started in the third row and worked his way quickly into the lead. Point leader and fifth row starter Jorddon Braaten charged through the pack, but he wasn't able to make a move around Possinger and would settle for second. Rookie Ryan Peery did a respectable job in finishing third, followed by reigning champion Ethan Killingsworth, Merissa Henson, Mike Medel, Keith Foux, Ryder Boswell, rookie Cale Cunial and Jace Wright. Peery and Possinger won the eight lap heat races.

David Steele won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the two-time Southern Oregon Speedway champion. Steele started on the front row and bolted into the lead at the start. Teammate and 2013 Medford champion Steve Goetz came from the third row to battle reigning champion Mike Whitaker for the second place finish behind the flying Steele. Previous winner Ashtin Hedges finished fourth, followed by 11th starter Terry Alford, three-time champion Marilyn Yawnick, Jenna Hedges, Hunter Magnan, Darrel Nelson Jr and Michael Knuckles. Knuckles and Steele won their respective eight lap heat races.

For information on coming events and other important things, check out the Siskiyou Golden Speedway Facebook page.

Stone, Torgerson, Riveira, Tatoole Win At Dixon Speedway

Dixon, CA...July 18...Austin Stone won the 25 lap Wingless 600 Micro Main Event Saturday night at Dixon Speedway. This makes him the fifth different winner in seven races. Stone had the lead from the start ahead of Drew Laeber and Kelvin Lewis. After a yellow flag on Lap 2, Ashton Torgerson and Austin Torgerson settled into second and third behind Stone. There were back-to-back yellow flags on Lap 8 and 9, but Stone continued to lead Ashton Torgerson and Austin Torgerson on each restart. Ryder Byrd briefly gained fourth, but Chris Parmeley moved by on Lap 12 to grab the position. Stone couldn't get too comfortable in the lead with the Torgerson brothers running closely behind him. However, Stone prevailed at the checkered flag ahead of Austin Torgerson, Ashton Torgerson, Chris Parmley, Byrd, Kelvin Lewis, Justin Stretch, Blake Parmley, Brandon Alvarado and Matt Santana 

A strong turnout of 30 Wingless Micros took their turns qualifying on the 1/5 mile dirt oval. Austin Torgerson had the quickest lap of 11.979, beating the 12.001 of Kelvin Lewis. 10 lap heat race wins were earned by Stone, Laeber and Ashton Torgerson. Stone made it a clean sweep by winning the eight lap Trophy Dash. Jeremy Chapman won the 12 lap B Main ahead of Steve Bettanini, Becca Clark, Tyler Chamorro and Connor Boldin

Ashton Torgerson won the 25 lap Super 600 Main Event. He becomes the fifth different winner in seven races. Devon Courtnier raced into the early lead ahead of Torgerson as he was looking for his second win. There were two yellow flags in the first four laps, and Courtnuer led the Lap 5 restart ahead of Torgerson and Jessica McManus. McManus briefly slipped past Torgerson for second on Lap 9, but Torgerson regained the position on Lap 13 as Sage Bordenave followed into third. The yellow flag flew after 13 laps, and Courtnier continued to lead Torgerson and Bordenave on the restart. Things were looking good for Courtnier until his run up front ended on a Lap 24 yellow flag. Ashton Torgerson had the lead for the restart, and Jeffrey Pahule made a big move to go from fourth to second at the finish. Dennis Scherer finished third, followed by Jason Chapman, Anthony Lewis, McManus, Courtnier, Hayden Saich, Bordenave and Brett McColloch.

Blaine Baxter was the quickest of 17 qualifiers with a lap of 10.518, beating the 10.570 of Courtnier. 10 lap heat race wins went to Baxter and two-time reigning champion Kyle Mentch. Courtnier won the six lap Trophy Dash.

Brandon Riveira won the 20 lap Restricted Main Event. He is the sixth different winner in seven races. Teagen Moles raced into the early lead ahead of Colin Kirby and Riveira. Riveira took second from Kirby on Lap 6 with Matthew Tatoole following closely into third. Moles and Riveira began to pull away just a little bit, and Riveira put the moves on Moles to take the lead on Lap 18. Riveira went on to win with Moles settling for second ahead of Tatoole, Bryant Bell, Kirby, Izaak Sharp, Rylee Whitehouse, JJ Loss, Tallon Becker and AJ Neilson. Tatoole had the fastest time of 11.358. Moles and Sharp won the 10 lap heat races, and Kirby was the six lap Trophy Dash winner.

Reiging champion Makayla Tatoole won the 20 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. She became the fifth different winner in seven races. Kellen Harper had the early lead ahead of Briggs Davis and Tatoole. Tatoole moved by Davis for second on lap seven and set her sights on Harper. Tatoole put the moves on Harper to take the lead on the 13th lap and began to pull away from there. Tatoole won ahead of Harper, Davis, Peyton Whitehouse, Aubrey Patterson and Ryder Byrd. Byrd had the fastest time of 13.082, and Davis won the 10 lap heat race. Harper was the four lap Trophy Dash Iwinner.

Dixon Speedway will host another full slate of Micro Sprint racing action on Friday night. For further information, go to www.dixonspeedway.com or check out the Dixon Speedway Facebook page.

Henson, McKnight, Fuller Are Winners 
With The Yreka Outlaws

Yreka, CA...July 17...Merissa Henson won the 15 lap 500 Open Kart Main Event Friday night with the Yreka Outlaws at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds. This was the third-straight win for Henson, who was a heat race shy of another clean sweep. It was Taylor Fuller denying Henson the second heat win, but she won the first eight lap race. This put Henson on the pole along with Dryver Dothage, and the duo raced to a 1-2 finish. Cadyn Smith finish third, followed by Randy Simmons and Fuller.

Logan McKnight won the 15 lap 250 Kart Main Event. This group again had the biggest turnout of the night, and McKnight becomes the third different winner in as many races. The competitive field saw four different drivers claim eight lap heat race victories as the wins went to reigning champion Cale Cunial, Cole Cunial, Drew Berry and McKnight. McKnight had a second place finish in his other heat race, putting him on the pole for the feature race. As McKnight led the way, Dryver Dothage had to battle from the fourth row to contend for the victory. However, Dothage would settle for second behind the flying McKnight. Emma Rodgers turned in a strong performance in third, followed by Nicolas Perrin, Cale Cunial, Jacob James, Cole Cunial, Drew Berry, Morgan Berry and Faith McCullough.

Brionna Fuller won the 12 lap UAS Speedway Kart Main Event, wrapping up a sweep for the evening as she also won both eight lap heat races. Fuller is a past champion in this division and was the 500 Open champion last season. She started on the pole next to 2017 champion Ed Grubb. The flying Fuller would force Grubb to settle for second. Her mother, Lori Fuller, finished third ahead of Larry Fuller. Steve Rambo was a Main Event scratch with mechanical issues.

Rookie Mallory Hirschbock won the 12 lap Box Stock Main Event. She also picked up an eight lap heat race win with reigning champion Carson Henson the other heat winner. Hanson started on the third row and had to battle Bentleigh Chapman to gain second. However, Hirschbock wrapped up a great evening by winning the feature race ahead of Henson, Chapman and Grant Proctor. 

Talia Colley won the 12 lap Beginners Box Stock Main Event and swept the evening with a pair of eight lap heat race wins. She became the third different winner in as many races and gained the point lead in the process. Aiden Bartholomew finished second ahead of Willow Tesdale.

For scheduling information and other news, go to the Yreka Outlaws Facebook page. 

Ocean Speedway Unofficial Race Results
Howard Kaeding Classic, Presented by Al's Roofing
NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Cars
A Main
Kyle Hirst
Justin Sanders
Tim Kaeding
D.J. Netto
Chase Johnson
Andy Forsberg
Blake Carrick
Mitchell Faccinto
Sean Becker
Bud Kaeding
Willie Croft
Shane Golobic
James Ringo
Ryan Bernal
Spencer Bayston
Trent Canales
Colby Copeland
Craig Stidham
Sean Watts
Kurt Nelson
Adam Kaeding
Joey Ancona
Jodie Robinson
Nick Ringo

B Main
Joey Ancona
Craig Stidham
Jodie Robinson
Nick Ringo
Jason Chisum
A.J. Bender
Geoffrey Strole
Richard Brace Jr
Jake Morgan
Jayson Bright
Jeremy Chisum

IMCA Modifieds
Troy Foulger
Cody Burke
Nick DeCarlo
Aaron Crowell
Robert Marsh
Austin Burke
JC Elrod
Brian Cass
Bill Wilker
Todd Hermosillo
David Spriggs
Stephen Streeter
Sean Wilson
Gary Marsh
John Pierce
Kyle Bryan
T.J. Etchinson III
Danny Roe
Jim Pettit II

Hobby Stocks
Nicholas Johnson
Rob Gallaher
Cody Johnson
Joe Gallaher
Adriane Frost
Steve Remde
Jerry Skelton
Austin VanHoff
Terry Campion
Ryan Muller
Ken Winland
Brady Muller
Breanna Troen
Thomas Summers
Bobby Huckaby Jr
Bobby Huckaby Sr


Ocean Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 17, 2020
Howard Kaeding Classic
Taco Bravo Sprints
A Main
D.J. Netto
Shane Golobic
Mitchell Faccinto
Sean Becker
Blake Carrick
Justin Sanders
Andy Forsberg
Bud Kaeding
Ryan Bernal
Kurt Nelson
Kalib Henry
James Ringo
Grant Duinkerken
Zane Blanchard
Trent Canales
Max Mittry
Colby Johnson
Chase Johnson
Kaleb Montgomery
Tucker Worth
Jayson Bright
J.J. Hickle
Joey Ancona
Chase Majdic

B Main
Tim Kaeding
Grant Duinkerken
James Ringo
Zane Blanchard
Colby Johnson
Koen Shaw
Jodie Robinson
Joel Myers
Jason Chisum
Tristan Guardino
Ben Worth
Josh Chisum
Jake Haulot
Richard Fajardo
Spencer Bayston
Adam Kaeding
Jeremy Chisum

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Andrew Peckham
Adriane Frost
Chuck Weir
Max Baggett
Gavin Espino
Billy Robertson
Kelly Campanile
John Ferro
Charlie Hunter
Justin Parr
Robert Nunes
Andrew Pearce
Steven Allee
Timothy Allerdings

Hobby Stocks
Joe Gallaher
Adriane Frost
Rob Gallaher
Bobby Huckaby Jr
Jerry Skelton
Steve Remde
Norm Ayers
Ryan Muller
Ken Winland
Brady Muller
Thomas Summers
Nicholas Johnson
Terry Campion
Sam Kennedy DNS
Devin Belton DNS

Western Midget Racing
David Prickett
Blake Bower
Theron Smith
Tyler Slay
Tyler Dolacki
Cameron Beard
Harley Rose
David Raquenio
Jon Santibanes


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
Western States Dwarf Car Association Regional Night #2
Pro Dwarf
Shawn Jones
Danny Wagner
Ryan Winter
Adam Teves
Mike Grenert
Nick Velasquez
Trent Morley
Tommy Velasquez III
Travis Dutra
Chad Matthias
Devan Kammermann
Troy Stevenson
Jimmy Damron
Cameron Russell
Punky Pires
Travis Day
Bobby Johnson
Travis Hensley
Sam Wren
Dennis Gilcrease
Corey Eaton
Ryan Amelin
David Michael Rosa
Roberto Monroy

B Main
Shawn Jones
Ryan Winter
Mike Grenert
Adam Teves
Travis Hensley
Punky Pires
Corey Eaton
Sam Wren
Jimmy Damron
Ryan Amelin
Troy Stevenson
Cameron Russell
Bobby Johnson
David Michael Rosa DNS
Roberto Monroy DNS

Sportsman Dwarf
A Main
Dylan Shrum
Joey Lingron
John Williams
Jeff Bentancourt
Kobe Kerns
Ellie Russo
Dan Varner
Trinity Shores
Joe Tardiff
Bill Vint Jr
Duke Shoemaker
Mack Aceves
Joe Bohard
Randy Miramontez
Chance Russell
gage meyers DNS
Mike Bauer DNS
John Tarrdiff DNS
Scotty Preast DNS
Kelly Woods DNS

B Main
John Williams
Bill Vint Jr
Randy Miramontez
Jeff Bentancourt
Trinity Shores
Mike Bauer
John Tarrdiff
Scotty Preast
Kelly Woods
Joe Bohard

Veteran Dwarf
A Main
Kevin Bender
Kevin Miraglio
Buddy Olschowka
Jack Haverty
Eric Weisler
Stacy Woods
Mark Biscardi
Tony Margott
Tom Morley
Scott Dahlgren
Dan Zuger
Brian Quilty
Tommy Velasquez
Mario Marques
Tom VanTuyl
Chuck Conover
Austin Quilty
Eddy Claessen
Glenn Sciarani
Tony Pellegrino DNS
David Rosa DNS

B Main
Tom Morley
Buddy Olschowka
Scott Dahlgren
Tony Margott
Mario Marques
Mark Biscardi
Austin Quilty
Eddy Claessen
Chuck Conover
Tony Pellegrino
David Rosa


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 17, 2020
WSDCA Dwarf Car Regionals Night #1
Pro Dwarf Car
Tommy Velasquez III
Nick Velasquez
Devan Kammermann
Trent Morley
Travis Dutra
Danny Wagner
Chad Matthias
Dennis Gilcrease
Travis Day
David Rosa
Bobby Johnson
Troy Stevenson
Cameron Russell
Sam Wren
Shawn Jones
Travis Hensley
Jimmy Damron
David Michael Rosa
Punky Pires
Mike Grenert
Adam Teves
Corey Eaton
Roberto Monroy
Ryan Winter

Sportsman Dwarf Car
Joey Lingron
Chance Russell
Joe Tardiff
Ellie Russo
Mack Aceves
Kobe Kerns
Dylan Shrum
Duke Shoemaker
gage meyers
Dan Varner
Jeff Bentancourt
Randy Miramontez
Trinity Shores
John Williams
Joe Bohard
Mike Bauer
John Tarrdiff
Chris Becker DNS
Scotty Preast DNS

Veteran Dwarf Car
Kevin Miraglio
Brian Quilty
Eric Weisler
Jack Haverty
Stacy Woods
Kevin Bender
Dan Zuger
Tom VanTuyl
Tommy Velasquez
Glenn Sciarani
Tony Pellegrino
Mario Marques
Austin Quilty
Eddy Claessen
Scott Dahlgren
Tom Morley
Buddy Olschowka
Chuck Conover
Mark Biscardi
Tony Margott


Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
USAC/BCRA Midgets, Presented by The West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame
Results are not official
1     #28 Alex Schutte    
2     #83 Austin Liggett
3     #11e Cory Elliott
4     #5g Ben Worth
5     #20 CJ Sarna
6     #1np Terry Nichols
7     #33p Mike Leach Jr
8     #99 Robert Carson
9     #21 Ben Wiesz
10     #18 Floyd Alvis    
11     #63 Frankie Guerrini        
12     #51 Brody Fuson    
13     #15 Ron Hazelton
14     #68 Scotty Farmer            
15     #15dj David Prickett
16     #28c Colton Raudman
17     #17 Sparky Howard        
18     #14 Beau Lemire
19     #10 Blake Bower

PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Spints
Results are not official
1     #11 Bradley Terrell    
2     #3 Nick Robfogel
3     #3f DayDay Lindt II
4     #9 Shayna Ensign
5     #6k Daniel Whitley
6     #57n Dennis Furia Jr
7     #33 Dylan Bloomfield
8     #22 Boy Moniz
9     #22jr Braidon Moniz
10     #36 Bob Newberry
11     #6 Sparky Howard
12     #5 Kaimi Moniz-Costa    
13     #50 Tony Bernard
14     #32b Eden McCormick
15     #73 Keith Calvino
16     #21 Jessica Walker            
18     #69 Ron LaPlant        

Western Midget Racing
Results are not official
1     #22q David Prickett            
2     #6s Tyler Slay
3     #58 Evan Bonnema
4     #50 Tyler Dolacki
5     #6 Theron Smith
6     #24 Cameron Beard
7     #5 Joey Bishop
8     #0fg Jon Santibanes    
9     #12h David Raquenio        
10     #99 Darren Brent        

Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros
Results are not official
1     #61 Koen Shaw            
2     #1j Jim Beck
3     #53 Justin Addiego
4     #5k Kyle Grissom
5     #121 Brian Slubik
6     #11 Carroll Mendenhall
7     #8r Rob Brown
8     #31 Sam Borland            
9     #23 George Nielson        
10     #13 Trevor Mendenhall
11     #8s Savannah Brown            
12     #4x Shiloh Borland
13     #11a Amber Fields


Ukiah Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
Junior Jammers
Christian Sanchez
Hailey Glass
TJ Sorrels
Charles French

Limited Modifieds
Sierra Furia
Tyler Caturegli
Jason Philpot
Roy Ingalls Jr
Sammy Nuno
Kylei Keown
TJ Buzzard
Tim Buzzard Sr
Dennis Anderson
Bo Robertson
Luke Kaper
Erick Ray

Bombers
Brenton Smith
Charley Tour
Brian White
Donnie Brown
Brandon Powers
Roy Ingalls Jr
Jordan Krupa
Loren Powers Jr
Tony Ramazzotti
Bradley Dale

Pro Jammers
John Parker

Street Stocks
Jesse Frey

Jalopies
Jack Schleif
Jimmy Sorrels
Tia Everett
Keith Potter
Ed Riley


Siskiyou Golden Speedway UNofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
Mini Stocks
David Steele
Steve Goetz
Mike Whitaker
Ashtin Hedges
Terry Alford
Marilyn Yawnick
Jenna Hedges
Hunter Magnan
Derrel Nelson
Michael Knuckles
Brad Keyser Boswell DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Braxton Possinger
Jorddon Braaten
Ryan Peery
Ethan Killingsworth
Merissa Henson
Mike Medel
Keith Foux
Ryder Boswell
Cale Cunial
Jace Wright
Mike Jones
Zach Nelson
Colt Boswell

Outlaw Pro Stocks
Darek Alford
Scott Flowers
Jeff Hudson
Steve Borror
Rick Lukens
James Flowers
Colby Hammond
Dennis Burtenhouse Jr
Matt Harlow
Jeff Haudenshild
Arlen Garrison
Johnny Cobb


Placerville Speedway Unoofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
Thompson's Auto Group Winged Winged 360 Sprint Cars
A Main
Kalib Henry
Shane Hopkins
Ryan Robinson
J.J. Hickle
Chase Majdic
Justyn Cox
Jake Haulot
Brent Bjork
Joel Myers Jr
Max Mittry
Michael Sellers
Stephen Ingraham
Justin Bradway
Justin Johnson
Chris Masters
Greg Decaires V
Andy Gregg
Jimmy Trulli
Colby Johnson
Cody Lamar

B Main
Joel Myers Jr
Max Mittry
Michael Sellers
Jimmy Trulli
John Clark
A.J. Alderman
Mike Cook
C.J. Humphreys
Lonny Alton

Limited Late Models
Dan Jinkerson
Ray Trimble
Jay Norton
Dan Brown Jr
Tyler Lightfoot
Eddie Gardner
Paul Gugliomoni
Matt Davis
Tom Tilford

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

Pure Stock
Les Friend
Nick Baldwin
Clarence Holbrook
Kevin Jinkerson
Jason Leonard
Zach Lindgren
Ryan Murphy
Kenny Bernstein
Jim Brookshire
Stephanie Hanson
Toby Merrifield
Jason Palmer
Lonnie Lennard
John Ewing
Jonathan Walsh
David Silvia DNS


Irwindale Speedwway Unofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series
Linny White
Derek Thorn
Dylan Lupton
Tyler Fabozzi
Trevor Huddleston
Buddy Shepherd
Cole Moore
Jacob Gomes
Christian McGhee
Cale Kanke
Kyle Neveau
Keith Spangler
Carlos Vieira
Jack Wood
Jonathan Mawhinney
John Moore
Eric Schmidt
Nick Joanides
Joey Iest
Scott Sanchez
Andy Allen
Brandon Farrington
Tanner Reif
Jim Vermillion
Dean Thompson

SPEARS Modifieds K&N 60 by Traffic Mgnt
Jeremy Doss
Eddie Secord
Jim Mardis
William Guevara
Travis McCullough
Jeff Longman
Austin Stewart
Matt Perry
Jim Coffey
David Levitt
Jerry Toporek
Ed Coffey
Douglas Carpenter
Ryley Millard
Mark Allen


Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 18. 2020
Super 600
Results are not official
1     #02 Ashton Torgerson    
2     #44X Jeffrey Pahule
3     #7W Dennis Scherer
4     #25 Jason Chapman
5     #17L Anthony Lewis
6     #11 Jessica McManus
7     #34 Devon Courtnier        
8     #45S Hayden Saich
9     #77 Sage Bordenave        
10     #22M Brett McColloch
11     #67 Christian Harris    
12     #1st Lee Brewer        
13     #36 Jarrett Heimlich    
14     #34S Garrett Saber        
15     #72 Dale Saber
16     #25B Blaine Baxter    
17     #21K Kyle Mentch

Wingless
Main Event
Results are not official
1     #29M Austin Stone    
2     #88 Austin Torgerson
3     #02 Ashton Torgerson
4     #16C Chris Parmley
5     #686 Jared Byrd
6     #87 Kelvin Lewis
7     #82 Justin Stretch
8     #6B Blake Parmley
9     #444 Brandon Alvarado
10     #12S Matt Santana
11     #26C Jeremy Chapman
12     #37H Ryan Holden
13     #44B Steve Bettanini
14     #17 Taylor DeCarlo    
15     #44X Drew Laeber    
16     #4 Becca Clark    
17     #41 Chuck Patterson
18     #48 Derrick Patterson        
19     #81T Tyler Chamorro
20     #2 Travis Sullivan
21     #52 Joe Silva            
22     #77 Sage Bordenave

Semi Main
Results are not official
1     #26C Jeremy Chapman        
2     #44B Steve Bettanini
3     #4 Becca Clark
4     #81T Tyler Chamorro
5     #27 Conner Boldin
6     #3 Brandon Shaw
7     #5X Louie Laspina
8     #25H Clayton Harris
9     #27D Don McLeister        
10     #72 Mark Baker    
11     #05 Doug Cross
12     #15 Tommy Carroll

Restricted
Results are not official
1     #05R Brandon Riveira        
2     #4 Teagen Moles
3     #88T Matthew Tatoole
4     #72B Bryant Bell
5     #83K Colin Kirby
6     #24S Izaak Sharp
7     #10R Rylee Whitehouse
8     #67 JJ Loss
9     #21 Tallon Becker
10     #09 AJ Neilson    
11     #15K Kyle Cravotta

Jr Sprints
Results are not official
1     #88M Makayla Tatoole
2     #5 Kellen Harper
3     #96 Briggs Davis
4     #10P Peyton Whitehouse
5     #48 Aubry Patterson
6     #686 Ryder Byrd


Lakeport Speedway Unofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
NORTH STATE MODIFIEDS
O'Reillys Main Event
Results are not official
1     #5k Kyle Tellstrom    
2     #69 Charlie Collins
3     #5 Mike Sullivan
4     #24 Scott Winters
5     #21 Darrin Sullivan
6     #77 Jeremy Nowlin
7     #0 Cody Braund
8     #27 Ian Elliott
9     #08 Chris Salmina
10     #96 Keith Bloom
11     #16 Rich Cobb
12     #2k Mikey Snider
13     #12 Dustin DeRosier
14     #15 Richard Knight
15     #37 Robert Schmidt
16     #02 Sal Lopez
17     #02x Brian Collins        
18     #44 Simi Tour

NCRA Bombers
Results are not official
1     #79 Mikey Collins    
2     #13 Donovan Cox
3     #2 Raymond Taylor Jr
4     #18 Klinton Waite
5     #77kc Kasey Horat
6     #75x Audrey Portlock
7     #28 Timm Williams
8     #51 Trevor Abella
9     #17 Jim Kollenborn

NCRA Legends
Results are not official
1     #7 Kylie Daniels
2     #9 Dane Nissen
3     #64 Tom Summers
4     #24p David Dunlap
5     #83 Ethan Impenatrice
6     #20 Nick Reading
7     #3 Trey Daniels

Focus Midgets
Results are not official
1     #88 Kyle Tellstrom
2     #87 Kyle Cline
3     #89 Austin Edwards
4     #47 Josph Holiday

Pro 4 Modifieds
Results are not official
1     #14 Johnny Barker        
2     #33 Bud Anderson
3     #07 Rick Jelton    
4     #4 Wade Eldrege            
5     #87 Mike Peterson


Yreka Outlaws Unofficial Race Results July 17, 2020
Beginner Box Stock
Talia Colley
Aiden Bartholomew
Willow Tesdale

Box Stock
Mallory Hirschbock
Carson Henson
Bentleigh Chapman
Grant Proctor

UAS Speedways
Brionna Fuller
Ed Grubb
Lori Fuller
Larry Fuller
Steve Rambo DNS

250 Outlaw
Logan McKnight
Dryver Dothage
Emma Rodgers
Nicholas Perrin
Cale Cunial
Jacob James
Cole Cunial
Drew Berry
Morgan Berry
Faith McCollough
Austin Bartholomew

500 Outlaw
Merissa Henson
Dryver Dothage
Cadyn Smith
Randy Simmons
Taylor Fuller


Cottage Grove Unofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
IMCA Modifieds
Main Event
Jake Mayden
John Campos
Bricen James
Eston Whisler
Chad Groves
Curtis Towns
Ryan Baker
McLain Beaudoin
Greg Walters
Eric Ashley
Steven Sturdevant
Aaron Scheelar
Steve Moore
David Sutterfield
Ray Bloom
Jeremy Shank
Jeff Lovell
Matthew Drager
Paul Culp
Joey Tanner

B Main 1
Curtis Towns
Jeff Lovell
McLain Beaudoin
Paul Culp
Paul Rea
Chance Hyser
John Gaynor
Brian Winkler
Wayne Sturdevant
Tom Elam

B Main #2
Aaron Scheelar
Greg Walters
Ray Bloom
David Satterfield
Dick Wright
Mark Gaylord
Brody Sim
Dave Duste

Limited Sprints
Kinzer Cox
Jake Wheeler
Camden Robustelli
Tanner Holmes
Kyle Alberding
Ricky Ashley
Steven Snawder
Tyler Driever
Shane Forte
Donny Waddell
Ian Bandey
Pat Desbiens
Justin Lemmon
Mike Griffith
David Button
Orion Redmond
Tyler Thompson
Johnny Burke
Anissa Curtice
Brian Boswell

Late Models
Preston Luckman
Jim Whistler
Mark Wauge
Chad Groves
Kye Frick
Doug Elkins
Braden Fugate
Jason Johnson
Jordan Wright
Rob Campos
Brian Smith
James Slover
Ryan Ronning
Chuck Christian
Daniel Modaff
Mike Peters
Brody Montgomery
Bruce Rayburn Jr
Daryl Blanchard
Trevor Klassan
Randy Barley
Tomas Hunziker

IMCA Sport Mofifieds
Main Event
Hunter Bloom
David Schmidt
Doug Coffman
Isaac Sanders
Jayson Nelson
Aaron Bloom
Art Hiatt
KC Scott
Steven Sanders
Travis Pruitt
Kevin Ropchan
Jordan Henry
Shawn Hand
Todd Hardesty
Michael Lavery
Gavin Ropchan
Jim Smith
Dalton Bloom
Tanner Krowling
Steve Hopkins

B Main
Travis Pruitt
Todd Hardesty
Gavin Ropchan
Jim Smith
Dalton Bloom
Roger Bell
Theran Trissell
Jeff Cluff
John Player

Street Stocks
Rod McColmbs
Graig Osborne
Garrett Barth
Joey Cannon
McKenzie Lockhart
Phil Lovvorn
Adam Applebee
Anthony Prather
Trevor Points
Eric Freeman
Larry Owens
Dom Conte
Justin Evans
James Baker
Wayne Clink

IMCA Sport Compacts
Ricky Ashley
Kerry Cooper
Joe Maricle
Barry Cannon
Brad Moffett
Bernie Bryant
Michael Kennerly
Brad Martin
Isaac Stere
Bart Man
Jeremy DeGroot
Chloe VanSant
Chris Lemon
Cherish Wilson
Cole Trissell
Luther Ramey


Hermiston Raceway Unofficial Race Results July 18, 2020
Late Model  Atomic Shootout Part 1
Brent Harris
Haeden Plybon
Garrett Huffines
Jake Klingenberg
Max Schroder
Jake Woods
Rich Peters
Dillon Huffines
Braeden Havens
Mitch Kleyn
Andy Beaman
Cody Denton
Jerod Marin

Atomic Shootout Part 2
Mitch Kleyn
Garrett Huffines
Braeden Havens
Jake Woods
Brent Harris
Haeden Plybon
Andy Beaman
Max Schroder
Cody Denton
Jake Klingenberg
Jerod Marin
Rich Peters
Dillon Huffines

Street Stock Duel 1
Terry Lydell
Jeff Mullins
Luke Klingenberg
Rick Gerard
Josh Henne
Chad Ayres
Bart Hector Jr
Justin Gage

Street Stock Duel 2
Bart Hector Jr
Jeff Mullins
Terry Lydell
Luke Klingenberg
Rick Gerard
Josh Henne

Bomber Duel 1
Jeremy Erb
Arlen Calley
Kedric Preston
Michael McNeely
Harley Josephson
Kari Goodheart
Craig Jensen
Tracy Howell

Bomber Duel 2
Jeremy Erb
Craig Jensen
Michael McNeely
Arlen Calley
Harley Josephson
Kedric Preston
Kari Goodheart
Tracy Howell 

Mini Stock Duel 1
Brad Rhoads
Scott Murphy
Mike Savage
Rick Ackerman
Josh McMillan
Devin Matthews
Ron Wilbur
Isaiah Gill

Mini Stock Duel 2
Devin Matthews
Scott Murphy
Brad Rhoads
Rick Ackerman
Mike Savage
Josh McMillan
Ron Wilbur

Jr Late Duel 1
Evan Goetz
Kasey Kleyn
Danica Dart
Kaidyn Moran

Jr Late Duel 2
Evan Goetz
Kasey Kleyn
Danica Dart
Kaidyn Moran

The Editor's Viewpoint

The news from a week ago was not very good. It seemed like it went from bad to worse with cancellations. You get to the point where you stop wanting to hear any news at all if it's going to be bad. This past week was more encouraging. I was happy to hear that Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Oregon had not only decided to open up, but they pursued the idea of getting 250 people in the grandstands since they can get that in the pits. It worked for Hermiston, and I figured it would work for somebody else. We might have to fight for whatever ground we can get in the grandstands, so 250 people is a start.

All American Speedway in Roseville has been fighting an uphill battle to get open, and I know that has to frustrate Promoter Bill MacAnally. Honestly, this man promotes some big ARCA/NASCAR West races that have already been canceled this year, and he's hoping to make the one in October at Roseville happen. They aren't firm on that, but they're hopeful. I've spoken with insiders that have conveyed to me the challenges and expenses that Bill has to deal with in his effort to open that track.

Kenny Shepherd explained it in a pretty good way with what he's doing at Madera Speedway. He's not getting fans in the grandstands, and it's not a very profitable endeavor. I don't think it is for most of these promoters. What Kenny is doing is making the best of it. He's giving away a free live television quality broadcast to his fans to watch online, and he's doing that to keep them involved. He believes that this will pay off in the long run for the track. He's doing by right by his racers and his fans, and I agree with this strategy.

I don't know what streaming options will be available at Roseville, if any. If they don't get a streaming service, I'm not sure whether Bill will pursue the guy in the grandstands doing a Facebook live approach like Lakeport and Ukiah are doing or something a little nicer like they're doing at Madera. It wouldn't surprise me, but I don't know. 

What I do know is he scheduling a six-race season starting in August, and he will include the Late Models, Modifieds, Bombers and 4 Cylinder cars. Basically, he's running shows for his regular classes. When you're dealing with a track, especially the track up in Placer County, you don't want it to sit dormant. The people that are against you might use that as a way to shut you down permanently.

Bill is also doing what three other tracks in California still do. He is going with the NASCAR Whelen All American Series sanctioning. I don't know how expensive his fees are, but they don't give it away. The trade-off is that you have a rather nice point fund for your drivers, and your Top 4 divisions get to partake of that money. It's the Top 5 finishers in each class. What it means for the Late Models is a $3,500 championship season for six races. Everybody in the Top 5 is making out pretty nice there. Even the second division gets $1,000 for the championship, the third gets $700 and the fourth division gets $500 for their championship. 

Bill is taking advantage of the selling point of having a sanctioning body. I know these days they are more popular because of the universal rules. This is what makes IMCA the darling of so many racers these days. What NASCAR does for the short track is offer nice point funds for your top finishers. The NASCAR circuit on this level isn't really what it was 25 years ago, but for the tracks involved, it's still not bad. In any case, All American Speedway in Roseville will be back in action in August, and you can check out their Facebook page for more information on that. I'm sure we're going to be reading articles from Steven Blakesley on what's happening there.

I'm pleased to see the progress being made with the California IMCA Modified/Sport Modified Speedweek Series that will take place from August 10th through the 15th. Placerville, Petaluma, Antioch, Merced, Hanford and Bakersfield have each signed on for a date. After announcing the purse money being offered for both divisions on each night, Series Director Doug Lockwood has been getting sponsorship money for both classes, and several drivers have begun signing up. I'm really hoping that we we'll see at least 20 drivers committing to every race and 20 drivers waiting at each track to give fields in the 40 car range for each division. It deserves that.

The California IMCA Speedweek Series could be the most meaningful championship this year given the fact that so many seasons have been either cut short or will be struggling to become official. Actually, the fact that Merced and Bakersfield are hosting races brings both tracks one race closer to having an official track champion of their own. IMCA requires a track to run four races in each sanctioned division for it to be considered an official championship. Being the traditionalist that I am, I just want to see a champion get crowned at Merced Speedway this year in something. They've been doing that every year since 1950. You can keep up-to-date on what's going on in regards to sponsors or other information by following the California IMCA Speedweek Facebook page.

As he mentioned he was going to do earlier in the week, Roy Bain went live on Facebook with an announcement on Friday. With the car counts the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series has been delivering, the group has been very popular with promoters. Bain hinted at promoter interest coming from a different track, and it turns out that the group will be making a first-time appearance at Petaluma Speedway on August 30th. Bain gave a state of the schedule report and updated everybody on what's been happening. The group has two Susanville dates set up for July 25th and August 15th. Jeff Olschowka announced July 24th and 25th as race dates at his track, but we were waiting for more details on what was booked. Roy confirmed the Pro Stock participation on the 25th and you should watch the Diamond Mountain Speedway Facebook page for updates on the complete schedule for the weekend. 

The big news was the Petaluma date on August 30th. It's known that the group has been interested in visiting the track, and I personally have felt from day one that this would be a good thing. Initial communications didn't result in a date being booked, but Promoter Rick Faeth was watching the situation. He's also looking to strengthen some numbers in the pits, and the Lumberjacks Restaurant Super Stocks have struggled out of the gate this year. Even Faeth's own local drivers are praising the Pro Stock Challenge Series and had suggested they be booked. Rick has been watching the numbers and knows that the Pro Stocks and Super Stocks will deliver a good turnout.

There were two things that helped make this date happen. The first was the sponsorship of Joe Carr. Joe has been a longtime racer and supporter of Petaluma Speedway. In fact, when Hall of Fame Promoter John Pershing Soares brought Dirt Modifieds to California in 1987, Joe was the first car builder. Bobby Hogge IV has won a championship driving one of Joe's cars. With some sponsorship secured, the opportunity to race at Antioch Speedway on August 29th meant the group could have a two-race weekend. For drivers traveling longer distances, the opportunity to race twice before heading home makes the trip more enticing.

My personal opinion was that Petaluma was the obvious choice when it came to race tracks in the Bay Area. The track can certainly use a bigger Stock Car race. The old Super Stock class and Late Models have been very popular at the speedway for years. They've been so popular that for over 30 years they had the Maseli & Sons show that closed the season. It was one of the biggest races for the class in the state every year. I don't know if they are still in business, but if car count can be as big as we've seen with the Pro Stocks when they visit Petaluma, Maybe an old tradition could be re-established again?

I'm happy for the Pro Stocks. They're almost going to have the same amount of race dates this year as was originally scheduled, and this has taken a lot of work on the phone by Roy Bain and some good promoters. Leaders of some of these clubs are in a bind. The purse your group requires may make it harder for you to get dates because tracks with closed grandstands can't afford to pay big purses. To make things happen with the Pro Stocks, Bain has been bringing in sponsorship. He makes the deal too good to pass up. Dan Myrick of the Central Valley Mini Stocks has been working with promoters and successfully held races on the two dates booked so far during this pandemic. He has dates coming up in August at Madera and Hanford.

Myrick is looking around at other tracks and hoping to establish dates there as well. When I look at a track like Petaluma Speedway, I think getting 20 race cars out there with this class would certainly be interesting. Dan has talked to some promoters who have been lukewarm to the idea a booking a date, and others he hasn't really had good conversations with just yet. I'm aware that the group is interested in making visits to places like Watsonville and Stockton, and I think the group could do well at those locations. One of the big selling points for the CVMS is the same as the Pro Stock Challenge Series. There's an effort to unite rules so drivers can travel and car counts can grow. 

Though the Mini Stock division doesn't command as high a purse as any of the other traveling groups, Myrick faces a tough sell when it comes to booking these dates. The promoters who have been resistant to the idea don't quite understand why there's a need for something this big for a Four Banger class. Yet, the promoters at some of these places are struggling to establish a division of their own, and they recognize that it's needed to bring in new drivers. I know the lazy thinking, or maybe it's convenient thinking, that some promoters might engage in when it comes to this class. However, I think there's merits in promoting a series of the stature that Myrick has already created. Like Bain, he's brought in a great sponsor in House of JuJu of Clovis and Morro Bay. 

People might have laughed at the notion that the Dwarf Cars could get together and have big races, but former NorCal president and multi-time champion Frank Munroe wasn't laughing. He saw the big events that the Stock Cars and Sprint Cars had for some of their big shows through the years, and what he was thinking would actually dwarf what those divisions have done. You won't see any bigger gatherings anywhere on the West Coast for a single division as you will see when a Dwarf Car Nationals or a Regionals event comes to town. Munroe was the visionary who made this happen. I know he's always had an interest in doing something big at Antioch Speedway, but things never quite came together for various reasons.

Antioch Speedway has been booking some Dwarf Car races since the mid-1990s and actually has the longest string of championship seasons for Dwarf Car racing anywhere in the Bay Area. They've been crowning champions in Antioch since 1998, the year that John M Soares brought the division in house. He did that because some of the drivers were tired of traveling and wanted a home track. What he did gave stability to the class. Antioch Speedway has always had a reliable turnout of Dwarf Cars when they were on the schedule. 

Antioch has some top racers in every class, and some of the top Dwarf Car drivers were forced to join other Western States Dwarf Car Association sanctioned groups in order to participate in Regionals and Nationals events elsewhere. One of those drivers was two-time Antioch champion Danny Wagner, who even spent a season winning the championship with NorCal a few years back. Wagner convinced Antioch Promoter Chad Chadwick that he should let the division join the bigger association, unite under those rules and bring Antioch a big event. The new Delta Dwarf Car Association is already paying dividends with a nearly 40 car turnout at their season opener.

Because the Western States group has seen big events canceled this year due to the covid-19 shut down, the Regionals booked at Antioch for July 18th was turned into a two-day event. It wasn't technically a Nationals, but it certainly had that feel. A few weeks ago, Wagner was forecasting 60 to 70 cars, and it turns out he was right on the money. 63 competitors across the Pro, Veteran and Sportsman classifications signed into the pits for some great Dwarf Car racing on Friday night. Many of the biggest stars from throughout California were on hand, and that included drivers from Nevada and Canada.

I know the Dwarf Cars aren't everybody's cup of tea. My favorite description of the class is that it's something you may not be going to your track to see on any given Saturday night, but usually they leave you feeling impressed by what you saw from them. Those who know the excitement of Dwarf Car racing enjoy watching these big events because the best drivers come to town. 

I think the Western States, Delta Dwarf Car and Antioch Speedway officials felt pretty good about what happened in their first attempt. Antioch does have another two-day show that it's putting on during the third weekend of October that has the makings of another big race. The Regionals was given to Antioch with the possibility that a Nationals could happen in the near future, and I can see that happening. 

The location helps. Nor Cal drivers have generally supported Antioch through the years as it is, even without being involved with the Western States. The same holds true for the South Bay Dwarf Car group from Watsonville and the Redwood Dwarf Car group from Petaluma. Though these drivers will travel out of state for big shows, the ones in California are probably the best supported. It will be interesting to see what happens at Antioch with this thing in the future. I do find it curious that the South Bay Dwarf Car group has not gotten Promoter John Prentice to give a big event a chance. Though the Dwarf Car group does work with the Redwood Dwarf Cars on some head-to-head races in Petaluma, nothing big seems to happen at Watsonville. 

I guess when you have big Sprint Car events on your regular schedule such as the Pombo/Sargent Classic, the Howard Kaeding Classic and the Johnny Key Classic, not to mention the big IMCA Modified shows, maybe you're thinking is that it's not necessarily needed. I suppose that means Dan Myrick will have a harder sell in getting a CVMS race in Watsonville for the same reason, but you never know. 

What I do know is the pandemic keeps the grandstands shut, and running huge Sprint Car shows at this time is problematic. Several NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Series races have been canceled, and the association has decided they will not be crowning a champion this year. They're not even sure how many more races beyond this past weekend will happen.

Sponsorship chipped in to the tune of over $50,000 from what I've heard, and that guaranteed the big Winged 410 Sprint Car race would happen on Saturday. Even without fan attendance, they were paying $5,000 to win and $800 to start the Main Event. Even the people not making it out of the B Main were getting $250 minimum. This group commands the highest purse of any of the California dirt track tours, and this race was bigger. The Friday show was heavily attended with nearly 80 total cars. After a 37 car field ran the previous Taco Bravo Sprint Car race, there were 39 on Friday.

There was a lot of quality in that field, and even making it into the Main Event presented a challenge. 17 drivers lined up to run the B Main, and 13 of them would be loading up when the checkered flag flew. I think this race was an important statement for NARC/King of the West champion and King of Thunder champion DJ Netto. We know he won those titles last year, but how good is he? I think he demonstrated his skills pretty well when he made a big pass around two cars in one lap halfway through the race to take the lead. Once he got it, not even multi-time Watsonville champion Shane Golobic was going to wrestle it away from him. It was an impressive win for Netto.

The Friday show was all about the Sprint Cars, which is what you expect from the 10th Annual Howard Kaeding Classic weekend. Howard was a San Jose Speedway legend and a Hall of Famer. The cool thing was the support divisions delivered good shows as well. Andrew Peckham continues to demonstrate why he would be a champion in IMCA Sport Modifieds if he wanted to pursue points. He doesn't chase points, but he's a threat to win any time he comes to town. He certainly looked impressive in winning this race. We had a Gallaher win the Hobby Stock Main, but it wasn't Rob. His father Joe is actually having a pretty good season this year and was a winner at Antioch earlier this year. He added a Friday night triumph to his list of accomplishments.

What I see from the Western Midgets is an effort to give hope to fans of this type of racing in Northern California. I am a traditionalist and I have immense respect for the Bay Cities Racing Association. However, nobody could argue that the leadership of this group has bungled things and their car count is in the dumpster. They have more cars available for any given race, but the Western Midgets are now getting about as much support as the BCRA. I know why. BCRA needs to refocus their efforts on the dirt and book a sensible schedule. Within a few years, the numbers would bounce back. Unfortunately, they have pavement lovers and a need to overbook their schedule. Things will never get as good as they could be if they don't reassess how they're doing things, and that makes me sad. 

Mike McCluney could see that the Focus Midgets themselves weren't getting any traction in California. The only group that's made a go of it on the West Coast is the Northwest Focus Midgets, and they deliver a car count everywhere they go. With these Ecotec Midgets, McCluney and USAC/BCRA racer David Prickett have gotten a hold of something that's breathing some life into the Midgets. It's offering a path for Micro Sprint drivers to move up in divisions to something fast, competitive and affordable. 

They now have a roster in the double-digits, and this is their second year. Prickett is the standard-bearer with his experience, but these young drivers will make things challenging for him as they get more experience with these cars. They had a good showing at Watsonville on Friday for sure. Prickett won, but newer drivers like Blake Bower, Theron Smith and Tyler Slay are handling themselves well in these cars.

I was reading a comment from Medford area Mini Stock competitor David Steele on Sunday morning. He talked about how different it feels racing in front of empty grandstands. I haven't seen a lot of racers actually expressing that sentiment. I know they know the difference between racing in front of empty stands and cheering fans, but it's really nice to see somebody express this thought. Leave it to David Steele to be that person. Maybe he doesn't get a lot of recognition as he is a Mini Stock racer in a world of Modifieds, Late Models and Sprint Cars. However, he's very good at what he does and he's one of the truest sportsman of racing that I've had the pleasure to meet in my time at Medford. Of course, he got the job done with another win in Yreka on Saturday.

After the successful first night of the Howard Kaeding Classic at Ocean Speedway, it was time to run the 10th Annual event for the NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Cars. The biggest problem here wasn't money. Some great sponsors came in to make sure the winner would receive $5,000. Taking the green flag in that talent stacked Main Event would net you a minimum of $800. Taking the green flag in the B Main, even if you didn't transfer, netted you a minimum of $250. The money was there, but you know what wasn't there? The fans. This race simply would not have happened at Watsonville if not for the Sprint Car community pulling together and raising the funds. The NARC season has taken a severe hit this year, and I know the group just wanted to have one night that they could hang their hats on.

Tom Sagmiller was working on that track all week to try and perfect it. Of course, you get even busier when your trying to keep the track in shape on a two-race weekend. Tom will occasionally share his thoughts on Facebook as the night goes on, but I think he had reason to be happy this time. Friday's track was perfect, and it was a good track on Saturday as well. He got out on the grader during intermission to make sure the drivers had the best track that he could give them. There were close to 70 competitors across three divisions.

Of course, this event is all about who is going to win that Sprint Car race. Kyle Hirst, who is a multi-time champion in Sprint Car racing, ended up picking up his fourth Howard Kaeding Classic win. He was behind the wheel of the Williams Racing #0 car, normally piloted by Bud Kaeding. For this race, Bud got behind the wheel of the iconic #69 car, made famous by his legendary father Brent Kaeding. The Sprint Cars lived up to the billing and brought the kind of support I expected for a race of this magnitude. I think there's plenty of kudos to go around between the track, the series and the racers themselves. 

I know that when you have such a big Sprint Car race on the card, the other divisions become an afterthought. However, the IMCA Modifieds were not boring. Bowers Motorsports fields a very fast race car, and Troy Foulger is about as good as they come. He was due for a victory, and it happened on Saturday night. It was kind of a bummer to see Jim Pettit II have problems and fall out after leading much of the first half of the race, but it was nice to see the track get supported with some really good drivers in this class. There was a Bakersfield invasion at the front of the Hobby Stock division with Nick Johnson picking up the win ahead of three-time champion Rob Gallaher.

When you look at the Hobby Stock division, you see the change that's in the air. Antioch Speedway has already made big news about IMCA Stock Cars becoming a thing there in 2021. Some of the top teams have seen the signs already and are building cars that will be legal with IMCA. That was evident at the front of the pack in the Hobby Stocks on Saturday. We know Antioch will have this class next year, and it's likely that Merced Speedway will again book them enough times to have a championship race. The question might be, what will Watsonville be doing? I know they'll be coming back at it with another full slate of Friday night racing this week, and the Ocean Speedway Facebook page is the place to go to find more details on that.

Petaluma Speedway had a solid turnout for Saturday's open wheel themed program. The West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame saw to it that they had the money to pay the regular USAC Western Midget purse, and several drivers from the rival BCRA Midget group supported this one as well. It still seems like there's a rough patch that this track needs to get over. I don't think we're seeing Petaluma Speedway at its best, and I would imagine that Rick Faeth himself isn't pleased by that. The Midgets did put on a good show, but there wasn't anybody who could touch Alex Schutte as he pocketed the winner's $1,000 prize. For the USAC racers, it was just good to get on the track again as all of the West Coast stuff has been canceled until last Saturday.

As far as regular Saturday night programs go, the strongest Wingless Spec Sprint effort in California still happens at Petaluma. The PitStopUSA.com sponsored group had about 20 drivers for this show. Bradley Terrell is fast with wings or without wings, and he managed to get the job done with his win over 600 Micro Sprint graduate Nick Robfogel. Absent from the field was incoming point leader, Cody Fendley. With his fifth place finish, I suspect rookie Daniel Whitley will end up with the point lead. I don't know what the track plans to do when it comes to crowning champions, but it's still cool to see points being listed. I do know that the McLea's Tire Service IMCA Modifieds, which return on Saturday night, will have an official point race in the eyes of the sanctioning body when they have their fourth race that night.

Some might question whether the big three-eighths mile adobe oval is too much track for the Wingless 600 micros. They do get around the track pretty quickly, and they had a good turnout for this event. Koen Shaw keeps himself pretty busy with Winged and Wingless Sprint Car racing on his agenda. He's currently one of the Top 5 Winged Sprint Car competitors at Watsonville. However, he is a Micro Sprint enthusiast and brought his car to Petaluma. Even with past champion Jim Beck and reigning champion Justin Addiego in the field, he wasn't going to be denied the victory. This division seems to be feeding drivers into the Sprint Car ranks, and that makes it a good deal in my book.

Of course, Micro Sprints are featured prominently at Dixon Speedway, which ran on Saturday. The other division that ran at Petaluma, the Western Midget Racing group, brought 13 cars for this event. I do wonder if this group that is led by Mike McCluney and David Prickett might want to look into making a visit to Dixon. For one thing, I think that track might work for these cars. Secondly, it would get the attention of the rising stars of the Micro Sprint program there. 

There's already a couple of those drivers in the field with the WMR group now. When you're looking to move on from Micro Sprints to something bigger, your pocketbook will influence that decision. One of the things about this new Midget group is that it's a little bit more affordable for a driver to build a car if they aren't lucky enough to find a car owner. You'll have to deal with David Prickett, who picked up the win once again on Saturday night. I'm liking the numbers I'm seeing so far with this group in its second year. 

You're looking at the realistic numbers at Dixon Speedway right now in terms of car count, and they are performing pretty well. There were just over 60 cars between the four divisions on Saturday, and 30 of those were the Wingless Micro competitors. Dixon was hosting some huge fields as the first Micro Sprint track to open under covid-19 guidelines back in May. I knew that those numbers wouldn't last, but they're still doing pretty well. 

The one thing that doesn't hurt Dixon as bad as other tracks is the fact that this place is more participant driven than fan driven. They can't have fans in the grandstands, but the show goes on with the participants. I know they'd still like to get those gates open for anybody who wants to come spectate, and it is a good show for sure. They come back on Friday night with the Micro program, and you can check out the Dixon Speedway Facebook page for more on that.

Siskiyou Golden Speedway just wanted to have a show go off well and put it in the record books. Kevin Barba and the crew were licking their wounds after the Fourth of July weekend, which went from good to bad. They had a practice on Friday night, and Saturday was supported well with double-digit car counts in all three of the divisions. Jorddon Braaten is very fast, but his high IMCA Sport Modified point average puts him deeper in the pack at the start. Braxton Possinger returned. After picking up the $850 prize on July 4th, he made it two in a row by holding off Braaten. I know some drivers are wondering how many races is too many in this class, but if you can keep double-digits on the track, it's hard not to book them.

As mentioned above, David Steele continues to roll in the Mini Stocks. The man brings over a decade of experience with him. What I like about him is he's quick to help others when he can, and he's good with motors. He's helped others in that regard as well, and teammate Steve Goetz demonstrated that with his second place finish. People keep wondering when Steele will move up to the IMCA Sport Modifieds, but they don't understand that he's somebody who has a tighter budget. Mini Stocks work for him, and Sport Modifieds are becoming more expensive by the day, as illustrated by drivers wanting bigger purses in that class now. What Steele would have been interested in was Street Stocks according to what he's said to me in the past. Sadly, there are no Street Stocks In Yreka or Medford, and there doesn't appear to be any plans to change that anytime soon. 

There are Outlaw Pro Stocks, and Klamath Falls, Oregon seems to be the hub of the division. It is nice to see drivers graduate from the Mini Stocks, and Yreka has this kid who has done very well in a short amount of time. His name is Darek Alford. He only has about a half-dozen starts in the Pro Stocks, but his recent start was his breakout race. With reigning champion Scott Flowers and seasoned veteran Jeff Hudson in tow, Darek picked up his first career win in this class. What a year it's been for this Outlaw Pro Stock group. The drivers seem to be more evenly matched than ever, and we now have two first-time winners in as many races.

The Yreka track is one of those places that's going to talk about what's next one week at a time as they plan things out with the Siskiyou County Health officials. They will probably have a race this Saturday, but I don't know what that will be. Information wasn't available at press time, but I'm sure the Siskiyou Golden Speedway Facebook page will have something soon. 

The Yreka Outlaws Facebook page for the Kart program will be talking about this coming Friday's race. Even with Cottage Grove Speedway opening for a Kart race last Friday for the first time, the track did okay with about 30 cars. That's okay by today's standards, but it's hardly strong. What is interesting is watching Merissa Henson picking up three wins in a row in the 500 Open Karts. The 250 Karts are the strongest class so far and are very competitive.

Hermiston Raceway in northeastern Oregon held their second event of six scheduled. They are the track that has been able to get 250 people in the pits and 250 people in the grandstands using covid-19 guidelines. This five division program produced about 50 cars, including 13 Late Models. Late Models ran 50 lap Main Events for the matinee program and the evening program. After clearing the grandstands, the fans who had tickets for the late showing were able to enter. 

The tickets sold out, and at $20 a piece, this meant they had $5,000 coming from the stands at each showing. Plus, they could sell concessions. Douglas County Speedway will be doing the same thing, but their program isn't as ambitious as the one in Hermiston. When the Roseburg track opens on August 1st, this will make three Oregon tracks that are able to have some spectators in attendance.

The numbers for Cottage Grove Speedway were quite impressive on Saturday night. The six division program produced 131 total cars, and all divisions were stacked. Both the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds had enough cars for B Mains. I'm not exactly sure what the guidelines are for Cottage Grove Speedway, but I do know one thing. If they said they can only have 250 people or less in the pits, there's simply no way that happened. You couldn't even bring one crewman and driver per car with the count they had and be under 250 people. I won't speculate on how many people were there, however. The show was possible because sponsors came on board to pay half of the purse money in each division. Everybody wants to race at Cottage Grove Speedway, even people from California. I don't know what's next, but I'm sure the track's Facebook page will make an announcement when the time comes.

One thing that was interesting to me this last weekend was how the car counts would end up at Lakeport Speedway and Ukiah Speedway. You don't often get both of these tracks running on the same night, and they do share some of the same drivers. It turns out that it didn't seem to negatively affect either place. The Lakeport track had the North State Modified Series, and they brought 18 cars. That was the show, and the Taco Bell Bombers and Legend Cars had nine cars in each group. That's a reasonable number for them. The NCRA managed to round up sponsorship money for every division, and I believe that's what helped pay the purses there.

There wasn't much drama happening in the big Modified show. Kyle Tellstrom got the lead pretty early on and won that race by a straightaway. There were no yellow flag slowdowns. With that many cars running around that tight little quarter-mile paved oval, I'm amazed there wasn't a little bit of carnage out there. Tellstrom also won the Focus Midget race. Lakeport will be back at it again this Saturday night. As was the case last weekend, the NCRA Lakeport Speedway Facebook page will probably be broadcasting all of it for free, plus they have the Race Monitor app going to allow the fans to keep track of the scoring.

Ukiah Speedway managed to have a dozen cars in both the Bombers division and the Limited Modifieds, and they were the show. Taco Bell sponsored $1,000 in purse money for the Limited Modifieds, while TNT Towing did the same for the Bombers. The Limited Modified race did not have a yellow flag, but it was very exciting to watch. Third-generation racer Sierra Furia had been absent from the races for a few weeks due to carbon monoxide poisoning. We all missed seeing her out there, and she missed being there. However, she turned in perhaps her best performance to date in leading all the way.

When you're watching a race on a pavement track, there are different dynamics at play than what you witness with dirt track racing. I like Ukiah Speedway. I believe it's the raciest pavement track I've ever been to. Furia had two of the division's best, Tyler Caturegli and Jason Philpot, running behind her. She didn't hesitate to move around the slower cars that came into her path, and that included going to the outside groove and leaving the bottom groove open. She may have started up front, but she earned that 45 lap feature triumph. 

The Bombers started out like the Modifieds for about half the race, and then somebody must have hit the self-destruct button. It got crazy, and even family members couldn't seem to keep their cars apart as Loren Powers Jr and Brandon Powers got together in the battle for the lead. Loren had tangled with Brenton Smith as they were fighting for the lead, so both drivers had to come from the back of the pack. Due to the late yellows, Smith actually found himself leading again and won the race. This is a very competitive field for sure.

They aren't getting a lot of Jammer support, which surprises me a little bit. These are basically Hornets on the paved track. They have a Junior class and a Pro class, and I've only seen one Pro driver show up to compete against the three or four Juniors that are there. They also have the wild and crazy Jalopy division, which competes on the small dirt track in the infield. After the carnage they had at the opener, the numbers have been down a little bit. Even with five cars, they managed to be entertaining as they ran the final race of the evening.

I do like that Lakeport and Ukiah are letting the fans in on what's happening. I made a little bit of a rant on an audio update on our Twitter page last week. I know tracks are all clamoring for streaming services, and I get it. You need that revenue. If you can get it, go for it. If you can't build your own infrastructure to do an internet pay-per-view, there's still no excuse for keeping your fans out of the loop. Both tracks invested a little bit of money in getting a camera and piping it in with the announcer. This way, the fans can actually watch and hear the announcer tell them who's driving. Ukiah seems to be getting even better with each broadcast.

I know you're not making much money as a promoter when you do this. You're not making any money at all. What you are doing is keeping the fans informed on what's going on at the track, because you want them back there as soon as they are able to return. Therefore, any track that doesn't do this if they don't have a pay service offering the stream is really messing up in my opinion. You can do it to one degree or another, and there are no excuses. Anyway, Ukiah Speedway will be back in action on August 8th and 9th with different programs, and you can go to their Facebook page to keep informed on what's up.

While River City Speedway in St Helens, Oregon was giving fans footage without an announcer, Madera Speedway wasn't running. They are a leader in this movement to give it away to the fans for free, and Kenny Shepherd seems to be sparing no expense to do it right. You're really getting a professional-quality broadcast, and I know that NutUp.com has helped make that possible. They begin a special three race series that will be happening on July 25th. These will be MavTV tapings as well, featuring the Nut Up Pro Late Models and 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models. Go to the Madera Speedway Facebook page for more information.

It was an easy going weekend. I enjoyed the Ukiah broadcast, and Race Monitor was going full board with several tracks. I got a bit overwhelmed with what I was doing and decided to drop Placerville Speedway so that I could concentrate on Watsonville, Petaluma and Dixon. I wasn't hearing a lot of bad news during the weekend, just some racing action happening at several locations. July will close with two California tracks and three Oregon tracks able to have some fans in the grandstands. It will be interesting to see if things break in a good direction or a bad direction in August. I'm not sure I would want to bet money on it either way.

There was news as I was wrapping up this column. I can't really believe that it's 8 pm on Sunday night, and all I'm lacking is a little bit of formatting and an audio show and the post can go up. I was aware that Orland Raceway was approved to have a practice, which happened on Saturday. It looks like drivers participated in a few different divisions, and it's good to see the 1/5 mile dirt oval getting some use again. We have all speculated on when their closest neighbor track, Chico Silver Dollar Speedway, will open. An announcement was just made, and it's happening next Sunday.

It's the same drill. You can't have any fans, but you can have participants. Therefore, Silver Dollar Speedway will put Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Street Stocks and Hobby Stocks on the track for a nice little three-division show. If you had a bet on them opening before August, you won. What's interesting is they chose Sunday for streaming service purposes as Saturday night is quite busy and Watsonville takes up Friday night. Petaluma Speedway seems to have gotten comfortable with Sunday, and they had a program booked that night as well with Wingless Spec Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, Dwarf Cars and 600 Micro Sprints. It'll be interesting to see how that goes, but having another track open, even this late in the game, is good news indeed.

I almost hesitate to comment on this topic again, but I'll touch on it briefly. The name of Bob Barkhimer has come up on social media, and I'm happy in a way. He's one of the greatest promoters the West Coast has ever seen, and nobody remembers him. I would love to see him and some of the people who worked with him honored, and a Founder's Cup race held at some venue would be the perfect vehicle to do it. Something that featured Open Wheel and Stock Car racing would be perfect. The problem is, the person promoting Bob's name is not doing a service to him with some of his outrageous rantings

The person is intent on trying to cause harm to one of the Bay Area race tracks. Which venue is not important. I'm not trying to draw attention to his cause. The person talking isn't somebody who would be seen as stable enough to be awarded a contract to operate a fairgrounds based racing facility when the bidding process eventually happens. The way these things are handled, somebody who thinks they can do better steps in and requests an RFP and the fair board takes their submitted proposal and grades it. I say shut your mouth and make a plan to put in a proposal, if you're serious. When you do things to attempt to shut a race track down during a season, you risk a track being closing for good. Any true race fan would not want that.

I still come back to the notion that there's an area in San Jose that has no track. It's the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. If you're going to take shots at established promoters and think you can do better, but you love the heritage of San Jose racing, this is the place to go. Make a proposal to the supervisors there and see what can be done.

It's true that there are no grandstands now, but the property is still there. Where there's a will there's a way, and you've also got people in the area who would be willing to get behind the right person with their financial support if you were giving them a place to race Sprint Cars. It can be a venue that runs all types of classes along with Sprint Cars, but nothing will happen if nobody takes a shot at it. Leave the other track alone until the appropriate time when the bid is up. Running your mouth the way you are now will only do damage and could kill racing there entirely. If you truly love racing, you wouldn't want that to happen.

We only have one week left to go until July is in the books as far as racing is concerned. We are past the halfway point, though some tracks are going to go longer to try to make up for the financial loss. It's even more of a challenge, because there's no timeline for when we can start opening the grandstands in mass. Speedweek should be a huge event for the IMCA Modifieds and Sport Modifieds that would bring fans from all over, but who is going to get to have fans? 

I still say promoters ought to strive to get at least a little something, such as the maximum allowed for outdoor gatherings. Designate your track and pits as one area and your grandstands and concessions as another and take a shot at it. If you're going to open, some fans are better than no fans, and people might pay a little bit more to watch in person rather than on a streaming service. 

At any rate, I'm done with this post. The aim is to put stuff out early in the week, and since I'm not presently going to a track on a regular basis, I can do that. It's still quite a bit of work putting these posts together, but it's stress-free so far. That's the main thing that's keeping me going. I do appreciate the support that Michael Burch recently gave me as money has been tight here with none coming in. I'm close to being able to replace a piece of equipment I need in order to do what I do, and that's a good thing. 

On that note, I'll end this column. Until next time...