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Faccinto Wins Johnny Key Classic At Ocean Speedway
Watsonville,
CA...October 17...Mitchell Faccinto won the 40 lap Taco Bravo Sprint
Car Main Event Saturday night at Ocean Speedway. This was the 60th
running of the Johnny Key Classic and the 14th time this event has been
held at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds track. Faccinto is the point
leader, and his second win of the season paid $2,000.
Faccinto
set the tempo for the evening by grabbing the pole for the feature race
with his six lap Trophy Dash win ahead of Kalib Henry and Tanner
Carrick. Faccinto set the early pace ahead of the Henry and Shane
Golobic. Championship contender Bud Kaeding settled into fourth, and the
first yellow flag of the race flew when Chase Majdic stalled in Turn 4
on Lap 7. Faccinto continued to lead on the restart as Golobic moved by
Henry for second. A low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 11 gained Kaeding third,
and Ryan Bernal moved into fourth on Lap 18. Nick Ringo spun in Turn 2
for a Lap 20 yellow flag. Faccinto led just one lap before Willie Croft
and DJ Netto got together on the backstretch for another yellow flag.
Faccinto led Golobic and Kaeding on the restart. Max Mittry rolled in
Turn 2 for a lap 23 yellow flag, and teammate Majdic spun in Turn 3 for a
Lap 26 yellow flag. Faccinto led the restart over Golobic and Kaeding.
They ran in that order to the checkered flag as Bernal settled for
fourth, followed by Tanner Carrick, Ryan Robinson, Henry, Rico Abreu,
Zane Blanchard and Michael Faccinto.
A stellar
turnout of a 48 Sprint Cars came to the quarter-mile clay oval for the
big show, and Croft and Kaeding tied for the fastest lap at 11.558. The
eight lap heat race wins went to Faccinto, Tanner Carrick, Bernal and
Henry. Netto won the first 12 lap B Main ahead of Sean Becker, Croft,
Jake Andreotti and Joey Ancona as only the Top 3 drivers earned
transfers. The second B Main win went to Blake Carrick ahead of Michael
Faccinto, Cody Lamar, Joel Myers Jr and Travis Labat.
Cody
Burke won the 20 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. This was the first win
of the season for this year's championship runnerup. Kyle Bryan led the
opening lap before an outside pass on the backstretch gained Anthony
Giuliani the lead. New champion Jim Pettit II followed into second, and
Burke was third when a Lap 3 yellow flag flew for Justin Hart in Turn 1.
Pettit made an outside move around Giuliani to grab the lead on the
restart with Burke settling into second. Burke made a low pass in Turn 2
on Lap 5 to take the lead from Pettit. A Lap 7 yellow flag flew for
Raymond Keldsen Jr in Turn 4. Burke continued to lead Pettit and
Giuliani on the restart, but Bryan brought out a Lap 10 yellow flag.
After suffering mechanical issues in his own car, Bobby Hogge IV got
behind the wheel of the Paul Guglielmoni car and settled into third
behind Burke and Pettit on the restart. However, a low pass in Turn 1
one on Lap 14 gained Dylan Thornton third. Nobody was stopping Burke as
he went on to victory ahead of Pettit, Thornton, Andy Obertello, Hogge,
Jeremy Crebs, Giuliani, Jerry Movrich, Keldsen and Steve Streeter. Burke
and Obertello won the eight lap heat races.
Darren
Thomas won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the
first win of the year for the three-timer Merced Speedway Street Stock
champion. It was also a special occasion for the Thomas family as this
was the first time Darren was able to race against all three of his
sons. Darren Thomas had the pole for the race and set the early pace
ahead of Steven Allee and Max Baggett. Kelly Campanile settled into
third on Lap 2 before a yellow flag flew. Thomas continued to lead Allee
and Gavin Espino on the restart. A Lap 6 yellow flag flew for Vaughn
Vondera in Turn 2. Darren Thomas continued to lead as Espino slipped
past Allee for second. New champion Adriane Frost was running fourth,
but she surrendered the position to Tanner Thomas on a Lap 10 restart.
However, Fred Ryland was working his way through the pack and settled
into fifth on Lap 12 as Tanner Thomas made a Turn 2 pass on Allee for
third. A low move in Turn 1 on Lap 15 gained Ryland third. A Lap 14
yellow flag flew for Baggett in Turn 4. Darren Thomas continued to lead
the restart as Ryland slipped past Espino for second. Ryland kept taking
looks to the inside of Darren Thomas in a bid to get by as the laps
winded down, but it was Thomas prevailing at the checkered flag. Espino
settled for third, followed by Frost, Allee, Jim DiGiovanni, Chase
Thomas, Tanner Thomas, Tyler Thomas and Vondera. There were 20 cars for
this show, and eight lap heat races were won by Tanner Thomas, Chase
Thomas and Darren Thomas.
Joe Gallaher won the
20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the third win of the season for
the current point leader. Six-time champion Sam Kennedy had the outside
front row for the race, which had to be restarted after Norm Ayers spun
in Turn 1. Sam Kennedy led the restart ahead of Brady Muller and Joe
Gallaher. Ryan Muller spun for a yellow flag after just one lap. Joe
Gallaher settled into second behind Sam Kennedy on the restart as Wally
Kennedy moved into third. A high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 7 gained
three-time champion Rob Gallaher third. Scott Freeman spun in Turn 4 for
a Lap 13 yellow flag. Sam Kennedy continued to lead the restart with
Joe Gallaher pressuring him hard. An outside pass on the backstretch on
Lap 18 gained Gallaher the lead, but Kennedy came back strong. The two
leaders charged down the front straightaway one final time in a drag
race to the checkered flag. Electronic scoring showed Joe Gallaher
barely getting the victory ahead of Sam Kennedy, Rob Gallaher, Wally
Kennedy, Ryan Hart, Jerry Skelton, Steve Remde, Adriane Frost, Ayers and
Freeman. The eight lap heat race wins went to Frost and Skelton.
Ryan
McClelland won the 10 lap Four Banger Main Event. This was his fifth
win of the season as he marches towards the division championship.
Following the eight lap heat race, which was won by Richard Mitchell,
attrition eliminated Tony Gullo, Kate Beardsley and Leo Lotz. Lotz
rolled in the fourth turn during the heat race. Kelly Campanile set the
early pace ahead of Mitchell. McClelland quickly struck to third. A Turn
4 pass on Lap 6 gained McClelland second from Mitchell, and he made an
inside pass down the backstretch on Lap 8 to take the lead from
Campanile. McClelland led the rest of the way for the victory with
Campanile crossing the line in second ahead of Mitchell. Unfortunately,
Mitchell was disqualified in post race tech, handing Nicole Beardsley
third ahead of Bill Beardsley and Ray Bunn.
Weather
permitting, the the same five divisions will return on November 6th
along with the Western Midgets for one final event. The race will be
broadcast at www.floracing.com. For further information, go to www.racepmg.com or check out the Ocean Speedway Facebook page.
Shepherd, Erickson Wrap Up MavTV Series Season With Wins At Madera Speedway
Madera,
CA...October 17...Buddy Shepherd won the 80 lap Nut Up Pro Late Model
Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. This was the fifth win of
the season for Shepherd, who used the accomplishment to wrap up his
third MavTV Series Pro Late Model championship.
Shelden
Cooper had the pole for the race and led the opening lap before Ryan
Philpott motored by. Shepherd slipped past Cooper for second on Lap 4,
and a yellow flag slowed the pace on Lap 7. Philpott continued to lead
Shepherd and Eric Bischofberger on the restart. Shepherd was pressuring
Philpott hard for the lead and finally put the moves on him as they
worked the 11th lap. Following a Lap 12 yellow flag, Logan Zampa rode
the outside into second behind Shepherd on the restart. Another yellow
flag waved on Lap 19, and Philpott moved back into second on the restart
as Shepherd continued to lead. They took the 50 lap break after 46 laps
with Shepherd leading Philpott, Bischofberger, Joey Iest and Austin
Herzog. Shepherd continued to lead the restart with Herzog getting by
Philpott for second. Jason Aguirre settled into third on Lap 49, and a
yellow flag waved on Lap 52. As Shepherd led the restart, Bischofberger
rode the outside around Herzog for second. Tim Skoglund moved into third
on a Lap 60 restart and drove past Bischofberger for second on Lap 62.
The final yellow flag waved on Lap 62. Shepherd continued to lead the
restart as Herzog rode the outside into second. However, Bischofberger
raced past Herzog for second on Lap 68. Bischofberger kept it close in
the waning laps, but Shepherd stayed smooth and prevailed at the
checkered flag. Herzog settled for third, followed by Skoglund, Aguirre,
Kabe McClenny, Jay Juleson, Pete Soto, Logan Zampa and Philpott.
Shepherd turned the 1/3 mile paved oval with the fast time of 14.806,
beating the 14.859 of Bischofberger and the 14.911 of Zampa.
Bradley
Erickson won the 70 lap 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Model Main
Event. Thanks to sponsorship from Frank's Radio, Mission Foods and
51fifty Energy Drink, The competitors ran for an increased purse. This
included $1,000 each for the Top 5 finishers, $500 each for sixth
through 10th and $250 each for 11th through 15th. This was Erickson's
fifth win of the season as he wrapped up the series championship.
Erickson
had the outside front row for the start and set the early pace ahead of
Cole Brown and Josh Wise. The lead three were running closely at the
front of the pack when a Lap 11 yellow flag waved. As Erickson continued
to lead Brown on the restart, Kercie Jung moved past Wise for third. A
Lap 13 yellow flag bunched the field. Wise rode the outside into second
behind Erickson on the restart. The outside proved to be a good place on
restarts. Following a Lap 17 yellow flag, Jung motored from fourth into
second behind Erickson. However, a Lap 21 yellow flag enabled Brown to
make the same maneuver into second behind Erickson on the ensuing
restart. They hit the 40 lap break on Lap 34 with Erickson leading
Brown, Kale McClenny, Jung and Wise. Erickson continued to lead Brown
and Jung on the restart, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 41. As Erickson
continued to lead Brown, Kale McClenny moved past Jung for third. Brown
began pressuring Erickson for the lead and slipped past him for first on
Lap 47. Jung and Wise were involved in the final yellow flag on Lap 57.
Brown continued to lead Erickson and Kale McClenny on the restart.
However, Erickson began pressuring Brown hard in the waning laps.
Erickson led Kale McClenny passed Brown for the Top 2 positions on Lap
68. As Erickson went on to victory, Brown made a last lap maneuver
around McClenny to reclaim second. McClenny settled for third ahead of
Cassidy Hinds. Jung made a series of good moves in the final ten laps to
move back into fifth at the finish, followed by Roseville Junior Late
Model champion Aidan Daniels, Wise, Robbie Kennealy, Brody Moore and
Calvin Hegje. Jung set the fast time of 15.064, beating a 15.069 of
Erickson and the 15.081 of Wise.
Jeffrey
Erickson won the 30 lap Bandolero/Mini Cup Main Event. He wrapped up a
perfect championship season as he won all nine Bandolero feature races.
Erickson led from the start ahead of Nathaniel Edwards. Joey Kennealy
was an early third, but he surrendered the position to Trenton Eurto on
Lap 5. By the tenth lap, Erickson held a straightaway advantage over
Edwards. Caden Cordova slipped past Eurto for third on Lap 13, but
Cordova's race came to an end for a Lap 16 yellow flag. Erickson led the
restart ahead of Edwards and Eurto. Erickson stretched his advantage
over Edwards to nearly a straightaway as Edwards held off Eurto for
second. Mini Cup champion Rebecca Dubie finished fourth ahead of Joey
Kennealy and Cordova. Erickson aet the fast time of 17.292, beating the
17.671 of Edwards.
Next Saturday night will be
the final Madera Club Race, featuring the Madera Late Models, Hobby
Stocks, MST's and Toyota Sedans. For further information, go to www.racemadera.com or check out the Madera Speedway Facebook page.
Timmons, Cofer Win USAC Double Bill
At Petaluma Speedway
Petaluma,
CA...October 17...Ryan Timmons won the 30 lap USAC West Coast 360
Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. Timmons also
won the Main Event for the group at Placerville a week earlier. The win
paid the 2019 championship runnerup $1,000 and came after a late move
around previous Petaluma USAC Sprint Car winner Geoff Ensign.
Geoff
Ensign raced into the lead at the start, and the red flag waved after
one lap when Bradley Terrell and Jacob Tuttle got together in Turns 3
and 4 with both drivers flipping. Ensign led Timmons and Daniel Whitley
on the restart. Ensign began to build a good lead, but he slowed his
pace as he caught traffic by the midway point of the race. Timmons
closed in on Ensign by the 19th lap, and a high pass in Turn 2 on Lap 21
gained Timmons the lead. Ensign went low in Turn 2 on Lap 25 to regain
first. Ensign pulled away just a little bit from Timmons, but a yellow
flag waved for Nathan Schank on the backstretch on Lap 27. Ensign
continued to lead Timmons on the restart, but Timmons made a move for
the lead on the outside down the back straightaway a lap later. There
was slight contact between the two drivers, enabling Whitley to also get
by Ensign for second. Timmons went on to victory ahead of Whitley,
Geoff Ensign, Shane Hopkins, Nick Robfogal, Matthew Haulot, Shayna
Ensign, Ricky Brophy, Schank and Chad Lindsay.
There
were 14 competitors for the show, and Tuttle set the fast time of
14.960 aboard the Ted Finkenbinder owned car. Geoff Ensign was second
quick at 15.153. Whitley and Terrell were the eight lap heat race
winners.
Maria Cofer won the 30 lap BCRA/USAC
Western States Midgets Main Event. Cofer is a past champion with the
BCRA. Last week's Placerville winner Scotty Farmer of Brisbane,
Queensland Australia set the early pace over Brody Fuson and Cofer. An
inside pass in Turn 2 of the third lap gained Fuson the lead, and Cofer
went around Farmer on the outside down the backstretch on Lap 6 to gain
second. Cofer made a similar move a lap later to take the lead from
Fuson. A Lap 13 yellow flag flew for CJ Sarna in Turn 4. Cofer continued
to lead Fuson on the restart as Frankie Guerrini made a Turn 2 pass on
Farmer for third. Blake Bower spun in Turn 2 for a Lap 17 yellow flag.
As Cofer continued to lead the restart, Guerrini moved past Fuson for
second. Fuson stalled on the front straightaway for the final yellow
flag on Lap 19. Cofer maintained command on the restart ahead of
Guerrini and Farmer. Cofer pulled away to nearly a straightaway
advantage in victory. Guerrini was a solid second, followed by Farmer,
Kyle Beilman, Fuson, Randi Pankratz, Sparky Howard, Floyd Alvis, Bower
and Sarna.
Bower set the fast time on the 3/8
mile adobe oval at 14.936, beating the 14.987 of Guerrini. The eight lap
heat race wins went to Guerrini and Farmer.
David
Prickett won the 20 lap Western Midgets Main Event. Prickett is the
reigning Watsonville champion, and he won the group's previous visit to
Petaluma back in July. Tyler Slay led a lap before David Raquenio
brought out a yellow flag. Slay continued to lead Prickett and Tyler
Dolalcki on the restart. An inside pass on the backstretch of the fifth
lap gained Prickett the lead from Slay. Blake Bower stalled on the
backstretch for the final yellow flag on Lap 8. Prickett continued to
lead Slay and Dolalcki on the restart. Prickett stretched his advantage
to a straightaway during the final half of the race. Slay settled for
second ahead of Dolalcki, Randi Pankratz, Nick Foster, Steve
Blankenship, Bower, Sean Quinn and Raquenio. Slay and Prickett won the
six lap heat races, and Cameron Beard scratched after finishing second
to Slay in their heat race.
George Nielson won
the 20 lap Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micro Main Event. This was his
second win of the season, and he started in the back of the pack after
arriving after the heat race. Rob Brown led the opening lap before a low
pass in Turn 2 of the second lap gained Sam Borland the lead. Nielson
took third from Savannah Brown on Lap 7 with a backstretch pass. Nielson
went low in Turn 3 on Lap 10 to take second from Brown and set his
sights on Borland. Nielson rapidly caught Borland and made a low pass in
Turn 2 of the 15th lap to take the lead. Nielson went on to victory
with Borland finishing second ahead of Jim Beck, Rob Brown, Amber
Fields, Trevor Mendenhall and Savannah Brown. Rob Brown won the six lap
heat race.
The track held a special Memorial
lap for longtime Dwarf Car supporter Todd Damron. Todd was a respected
member of the community who built winning race cars and was willing to
help anybody who asked. The past Watsonville champion died unexpectedly
during the week. Announcer Ron Lingron gave an emotional tribute to
Damron, and it was also announced that the twin 20s that the track runs
for the Dwarf Cars every year in October will become 25 lappers as the
race will become a memorial to Damron
The eight
Dwarf Cars held a memorial 10 lap exhibition race. Rookie Joey Lingron
led early ahead of 2019 champion Chad Matthias and past champion John
Peters. Matthias made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 6 to grab the lead and
went on to victory. Lingron settled for a second, followed by Peters,
Gage Meyers, Jimmy Damron, Shawn McCoy, Kylee Johnson and Shiloh
Borland.
Racing resumes next Saturday night with
the Hunt Wingless Sprint Series returning along with the BCRA/USAC
Western States Midgets, Western Midgets and the Santa Rosa Auto Body 600
Micros. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com or check out the Petaluma Speedway Facebook page.
Van Hoff Wins $1,000 Hobby Stock Special
At Antioch Speedway
Austin Van Hoff #44 won the $1,000 Hobby Stock Main Event. Photo by Paul Gould
Antioch,
CA...October 17...Austin Van Hoff won the 40 lap Jay's Mobile Welding
Service Hobby Stock Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This
was a $1,000 victory for the Merced Speedway star. It came after
apparent winner Dan Gonderman was disqualified in post race tech. This
was the biggest show for the division in two years, and It produced a
field of over 30 competitors.
With a full
turnout, they ran five eight lap heat races. They would transfer the Top
3 finishers from each of those races, guaranteeing those drivers the
minimum of a $100 payday for the night. Bakersfield star Nick Johnson
returned and won the first heat ahead of Larry McKinzie Jr and Domossie
Scoggins. Last week's winner Jason Robles won the second heat ahead of
Steven Johnson and Jon Haney. Logan Clay won the third heat head of Dan
Gonderman and Austin Van Hoff. New champion James Thomson was the fourth
heat winner ahead of Lori Brown and Aiden Ponciano, and Travis Dutra
returned after being absent from the previous few races and won the
fifth heat over Gavin Griffitts and DJ Keldsen. They ran a six lap Fast
Dash, won by Jason Robles ahead of Nick Johnson. They also ran a Slow
Dash with Philip Oreta taking the win ahead of Logan Fernandez.
The
34 Car field needed a pair of 15 lap B Mains to fill out the remainder
of the Main Event lineup, and the Top 3 finishers in each race made the
show. Placerville star Les Friend won the first B Main ahead of Breanna
Troen and Angela Brown. Oreta won the second B Main over IMCA Modified
star Bobby Motts Jr and Gene Haney. This set the feature race at 21
competitors.
Having won a pair of Main Events
during the second George Steitz Memorial Freedom Series weekend back in
July, Nick Johnson had a front row start for the feature. He charged
into the early lead ahead of Robles and Thomson. Unfortunately,
Johnson's motor gave up on him four laps into the the race. Robles was
leading Thomson and Dutra at that point, and those three might have been
the favorites to win the 40 lap race. Unfortunately, bad luck struck
both Dutra and Thomson, who failed to finish in the Top 10. Dutra was
left to mix it up with two-time Wingless Spec Sprint champion Gonderman
and Van Hoff. Gonderman started back in the fourth row, while Van Hoff
lined up in the seventh row. Both Gonderman and Van Hoff got by Dutra
and crossed the line in a 1-2 finish. After the disqualification of
Gonderman, Van Hoff emerged with the win ahead of Dutra, Griffitts,
ninth row starter Troen, Oreta, Steven Johnson, Clay, Angela Brown,
Scoggins and Ponciano.
Jay Bryant #92 won his first Super Stock Main Event. Photo by Paul Gould
Jay Bryant won the 15
lap Super Stock Main Event. This was his first win in the division.
After the Donna Soares/Larry Damitz Memorial event for the class last
week, car count took a hit. Bryant lined up alongside Jimmy Robbins with
Chad Hammer starting third. Bryant would prevail at the checkered flag
with Hammer getting past Robbins for second. Robbins settled for third
ahead of the steady John Evans, eight lap heat race winner Chris Long
and Danneeka Garretson.
Next Friday and
Saturday night is the big Dwarf Car Mania show. The Saturday portion of
the program will pay $1,500 to the Main Event winner with a minimum of
$200 to start. The Friday show will feature a full twin heat race format
that will qualify the Top 6 feature finishers automatically into
Saturday's big money show. As with tonight's show, the event will be
broadcast on internet pay-per-view at www.antiochspeedway.tv. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com or check out the Antioch Speedway Facebook page.
Powers, Tour Win Bomber Bash Main Events
At Ukiah Speedway
Ukiah,
CA...October 17...Loren Powers Jr and Charley Tour won the Bombers Main
Events Saturday night at Ukiah Speedway. This was the annual TNT Towing
Bomber Bash. The first 35 lap Main Event paid Tour $1,000, and the 25
lap race later in the evening paid Powers $1,500. This was the first win
of the year for Powers, and it was the fourth victory for new champion
Tour.
Due to a few different delays during the
evening, curfew was fast approaching as the second Main Event pulled
onto the track. This would lead to the reduction in laps from the
originally planned 55 lap distance. Andrew Kemp led the opening lap over
Loren Powers Jr and multi-time champion Bob Mook, who was making his
first start of the season. Powers made a low pass in Turn 3 on Lap 7 to
take the lead from Kemp, and a red flag waved when Rich Lavellee made
contact with the wall and rolled on the back straightaway. Fortunately,
he was not injured. Loren Powers Jr continued to lead Kemp and Wade
Coleman on the restart, but Brenton Smith made an outside pass on the
backstretch on Lap 9 to move into third. Charley Tour settled into
fourth on Lap 14, and Coleman spun in Turn 3 for a Lap 18 yellow flag.
The race was cut to 35 laps at that point. Loren Powers Jr continued to
lead the restart as Brenton Smith and Dustin Kuhl moved into second and
third. Bradley Dale spun in Turn 2 for a Lap 20 yellow flag. The race
was cut to 25 laps at that point as it was actually past curfew. The
first restart attempt was botched for a bad start that saw Brenton Smith
get a jump on Powers. Loren Powers Jr led the restart and the final
laps to score the victory. Kuhl made an inside move around Smith to take
second on the restart with Tour getting by for third. At the checkered
flag, it Powers earning the victory ahead of Kuhl, Charley Tour, Brenton
Smith, Tim Walters, Andrew Peeler, Shelby Helm, Drew Smith, Peggy Tour
and Mook.
Brandon Powers led the opening lap of
the first feature race before an inside pass in Turn 2 on the second
lap gained Charley Tour the lead. Brenton Smith went low in Turn 4 on
Lap 4 to take second as Charley Tour began to pull away. Loren Powers Jr
settled into third on Lap 9 and took second from Brenton Smith on Lap
10. By Lap 17, Loren Powers Jr had caught Charley Tour, and fluid on the
track caused a Lap 19 yellow flag. Powers had ducked into pits moment
before the yellow flag flew, but he managed to return for the restart as
Charley Tour led Michael Collins and Brenton Smith. Following a final
yellow flag on Lap 21, Charley Tour continued to keep Collins at bay in a
close race at the front of the pack. Charley Tour scored the well
earned victory ahead of Collins, Brenton Smith, Tim Walters, Drew Smith,
Blake Disomma, Lavellee, Kuhl, Roy Ingalls Jr and Peggy Tour.
There
were an impressive 24 competitors, which was the biggest turnout of the
season for the class. Andrew Peeler had the fast time of 14.532,
beating the 14.605 of Lavellee and the 14.679 of Loren Powers Jr. Eight
lap heat race wins were earned by Charley Tour, Tony Ramazotti and
Ingalls. Unfortunately for Ingalls, a bad qualifying effort put him in
the 15 lap B Main. He won a close battle with Mook for the victory in a
race that saw a few incidents delaying the program. Wade Coleman
finished third ahead of Ed Rasmussen and Bobby Gilbert.
Jason
Philpot won the 35 lap Limited Modified Main Event. This was the sixth
win of the season for the track champion, who also won the title at
Roseville this year. Philpot raced into the lead at the start ahead of
TJ Buzzard. A high pass in Turn 4 of the second lap gained Sierra Furia
second. The race ran rapidly, and Philpot won the non-stop race ahead of
Furia, TJ Buzzard, Codi Barba, Tyler Caturegli, Sammy Nuno, Roy Ingalls
Jr, Tim Buzzard Sr, Dennis Anderson and Bo Robertson. Nuno had the fast
time of 13.741, barely beating the 13.744 of Caturegli. Kylie Keown and
Caturegli were the 10 lap heat race winners.
Kevin
Travels won the 25 lap Legends of the Pacific Main Event. Foryst Souza
led at the start ahead of Travels and Dylan Washburn. An inside pass on
the backstretch on Lap 6 gained Travels the lead from Souza. Scott Sabol
had settled into fourth by then, and a Lap 10 yellow flag waved for
Chris Justice on the front straightaway. Travels continued to lead Souza
and Sabol on the restart, but Souza spun in Turn 4 for a Lap 18 yellow
flag. Travels led Sabol and Washburn on the restart. The race was close
at the front of the pack with Travels just managing to hold off Sabol
for the victory. Washburn held off the resurgent Souza to finish third
as Keith Clement, JK Kinney, Raymond Casey, Aiden Phillips, David Rank
and Chris Straka rounded out the Top 10. Sabol set the fast time of
14.672 in the 12 car field as Jadon Fisher was second quick at 14.733.
Fisher and Straka were the eight lap heat race winners, and Souza picked
up the four lap Trophy Dash win.
Johnny Barker
won the 25 lap Pro 4 Modified Main Event. Ron Portlock set the early
pace ahead of Barker and Wade Eldredge. An outside pass on the
backstretch on Lap 6 gained Barker the lead, and Eldredge went low in
Turn 1 on Lap 16 to take second from Portlock. Mike Peterson Jr briefly
gained third in the close battle, but Portlock went by to reclaim third
in Turn 4 on Lap 17. The battle was close at the front, but Barker
prevailed ahead of Wade Eldredge, Peterson, Portlock and James Gard.
Eldredge had the fast time of 13.699, beating the 13.760 of Barker.
Barker won the 10 lap heat race. Series champion Andy Leuzinger
scratched prior to qualifying.
Donovan Arreguin
won the 20 lap Jammers Main Event. There were a total of 10 Jammers
between the Pro and Junior classifications. Arreguin was the Junior
Jammer champion last year, and he was making his first start as a Pro.
David Rogers led the opening lap before an outside pass on the
backstretch on Lap 2 gained Arreguin the lead. John Sprouk settled into
third early on. Arreguin won by over half a lap ahead of Rogers and
final lead lap finisher Sprouk. Pro division champion John Parker finish
fourth ahead of Theresa French as the Pros swept the Top 5 positions.
Hailey Glass topped the Junior Jammer class ahead of Charles French,
Tucker Murray and TJ Sorrels. Arreguin had the fastest time in the Pros
with a 15.928, beating the 16.484 of Sprouk. Glass was the fastest
Junior Jammer at 17.167 ahead of the 17.497 of Murray. Glass won the
Junior Jammer heat race while Michelle Robertson was the Pro Jammer heat
winner. Unfortunately, Robertson hurt a motor in the process to scratch
from the feature.
For scheduling news and other information on what's happening at the speedway, go to the Ukiah Speedway Facebook page.
Brown, Hess, Palmer, Lawrence Win Taxi Cab Challenge Races At Marysville Raceway
Marysville,
CA...October 17...Dan Brown Jr won the 20 lap Limited Late Model Main
Event Saturday night at Marysville Raceway. This was the annual Gold
Fever Taxi Cab Challenge race, and the win paid $750 to the Marysville
Raceway champion.
Past Placerville champion
Ray Trimble raced into the early lead ahead of Rod Oliver and Brown. A
Lap 3 yellow flag flew for Joey Olschowka in Turn 3. Ray Trimble
continued to lead Oliver and Brown on the restart. The lead three
competitors ran closely. Brown got sideways in Turn 2, enabling Oliver
to get by. Brown got by Oliver is they headed down the back
straightaway, but Trimble ended up spinning for a Lap 7 yellow flag.
They reverted to the previous lap with Trimble at the back of the pack,
putting Oliver into the lead. Oliver led Brown and previous Marysville
feature winner Wayne Trimble on the restart. A low move in Turn 3 on Lap
12 gained Brown the lead from Oliver. Brown pulled away from Oliver in
the remaining laps for the victory despite a completely caved in right
side of his car. Wayne Trimble was a solid third, followed by Richard
Vander Ploeg, Matt Davis, Eddie Gardner, Ray Trimble and Joey Olschowka.
Ray Trimble won the eight lap heat race.
Jared
Hess won a wild 20 lap Pure Stock Main Event. The win paid Hess $600.
The division used Placerville rules and produced a 17 car field for this
show. Hess jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Jason Leonard.
Following a Lap 2 yellow flag for Ryan Peter in Turn 2, multi-time
Placerville champion Nick Baldwin moved into third behind Hess and
Leonard. A Lap 6 yellow flag waved for debris in Turn 1. Hess led
Leonard and Baldwin on the restart. Baldwin used an inside pass on the
frontstretch on Lap 10 to take second from Leonard. The leaders caught
traffic, and Baldwin made a daring low pass in Turn 4 on lap 18 to grab
the lead. As they went through Turns 1 and 2, Baldwin got sideways,
making contact with the car running down low. Baldwin gathered it up and
maintained the lead, but he got out of shape down the back
straightaway, hit one of the big infield tires and rolled for a red
flag. Fortunately, Baldwin wasn't injured. This put Hess back into the
lead over Leonard. On the restart lap, Hess got sideways in Turns 3 and
4. Leonard spun to avoud him, collecting Maurice Merrill for the yellow
flag. Hess was still in the lead on the final restart and led the rest
of the way to win ahead of David Silva, James Wooddell, Merrill, Eddie
Simmons, Chris Paulson, Baldwin, Leonard, Clarence Holbrook III and Brad
Myers. The eight lap heat race wins went to Holbrook and Baldwin.
Jason
Palmer won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. The win paid $450 to the
past Placerville Pure Stock champion. Past Antioch champion Brad Myers
had a front row start and charged into the early lead ahead of Mike
Merritt. A low move in Turn 4 of the third lap gained Maurice Merrill
third from Mark Hill. Merrill made a Turn 2 pass on Lap 8 to take second
from Merritt. A Lap 9 yellow flag flew for Joe Gillock. Myers led
Merrill and Palmer on the single file restart. A low pass in Turn 4 of
the 14th lap put Merrill into the lead, and a yellow flag waved for Jim
Brookshire on the backstretch moments later. Merrill continued to lead
Myers and Palmer on the restart. Following a Lap 15 yellow flag for
debris, Palmer took the lead from Merrill on the restart and he went
between Merrill and Myers down the back stretch. Not even a Lap 18
yellow flag could stop Palmer at that point as he won ahead of Merrill
and Myers. Kyle Chaney made a last turn pass on Merritt to take fourth
as Merritt settled for fifth ahead of Hill, Zach Lindgren, Brookshire,
Zac Bullock and Brian Lloyd.
The Hobby Stocks
had 31 cars for this show, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Tim
McHenry, Hill, David Caluya and Merrill. Eddie Simmons won the 12 lap B
Main. Past IMCA Sport Modified champion Howard Law grabbed the lead on
Lap 5 after Devin Koranda retired. Simmons settled into second at that
point and made a Lap 11 pass on Law to grab the lead and victory. Law
settled for second ahead of Bullock, Shannon Collins and Matt Rivera.
Brent
Lawrence won the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event. The race had to be
restarted after a Turn 3 tangle involving Richard Brace Jr, Garrett
Agnew and Fritz Zanker. Another yellow flag waved for Agnew in Turn 2 on
the restart attempt. Zanker retired at that point, and Corey Hall took
the lead on the restart ahead of Lawrence and Brace. As Hall pulled
away, Lawrence and Brace had a spirited duel going for second. Hall had a
straightaway advantage by lap 10, but his car begins smoking. A Lap 14
yellow flag waved for Hall, who had a flat tire. This put Lawrence into
the lead ahead of Brace and Hall. Brace gave up the chase on Lap 18 as
he headed for the pits. Hall closed in on Lawrence, but Lawrence
prevailed at the checkered flag. Hall settled for second ahead of Agnew,
Brace and Zanker. Lawrence also won the eight lap heat race.
The
final race of the season will be the Gold Fever Sprint Car Spooktacular
on October 31st, featuring the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Wingless Spec
Sprints, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Crate Sprints. For further
information, go to www.marysvilleraceway.com or check out the Marysville Raceway Facebook page.
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Braaten, Borror Win At Siskiyou Golden Speedway
Yreka,
CA...October 17... Jorddon Braaten won the 35 lap IMCA Sport Modified
Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. This was the
seventh win of the season for Braaten, who won last year's championship
in Medford.
Braaten started on the second row
outside behind Ryan Peery. Those two battled early in the race before
Braaten moved into the lead. Peery ran a good race and held off Tyler
Rodgers to finish second. Wyatt Westfall started 11th on the grid moved
forward to a fourth place finish, followed by Jace Wright, Trevor
Tiffee, Richard Longacre, Chad Wormington, Ryder Boswell and Parker
Finley. They ran two sets of 10 lap heat races for the 12 car field.
Wins went to Peery, Braaten, Rodgers and Wright.
Steve
Borror won the 30 lap Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event. Borror is the
group's 2016 champion. He becomes the eighth different winner in eight
races. Borror started in the third row, and both he and point leader
Scott Flowers worked their way to battle early leader James Flowers.
Borror got the lead and would hold off Scott Flowers for the victory.
Rookie Darek Alford had one of his better finishes in recent starts as
he made a move around James Flowers to finish third. James Flowers
settled for fourth, followed by 11th starter Colby Hammond, Scott
Bennett, Pablo Duran, Arlen Garrison, Lyle Hopper and Matt Harlow.
Alford and Steve Borror won the eight lap heat races.
There
were just two Mini Stocks for the show. Ashtin Hedges scored his second
10 lap Main Event win ahead of Terry Alford and also won the five lap
heat race
The final race of the season is
scheduled for October 31st. For further information on that and other
news, go to the Siskiyou Golden Speedway Facebook page.
Tankersley, Rider, Flowers Win At Stockton 99 Speedway
Stockton,
CA... October 17...Larry Tankersley won the 50 lap Late Model Main
Event Saturday night at Stockton 99 Speedway. The race featured a close
battle to the end with championship contender Sam Solari and point
leader Ethan Nascimento also in the hunt. Jason Philpot had the pole for
the race and led three laps before Tankersley moved into the lead.
Philpott surrendered second to Ty Carlson on Lap 7. Carlson had problems
on Lap 26 as Philpott momentarily regained second. He held the position
until being passed by Solari on Lap 32. Eric Nascimento moved into
third on Lap 39 and slipped past Solari for second on Lap 41. Solari
stayed in the hunt and moved by Nascimento on Lap 43. Nascimento
encountered problems two laps later as Ethan Nascimento moved into
third. Solari pressured Tankersley hard during the final few laps, but
Tankersley beat him back to the line in a photo finish. Nascimento was a
strong third, followed by Philpott, Joey Stearns, Brandon Jones,
Carlson, Aaron Schankel, Dominic Lopez and Greg Ufens.
Aiden
Rider won the 25 lap Bomber Main Event. Kyle Singleton led early from
the pole ahead of Justin Scantlin. Rider moved past Scantlin for second
on Lap 4 and put the moves on Singleton for the lead on Lap 8. Singleton
held second until surrendering the position to reigning champion
Makayla Stearns on Lap 11. Singleton pressured Stearns for the position
and briefly got by on Lap 19. However, Stearns regained the spot a lap
later. Point leader Gina Ramos moved into third on lap 21. Stearns kept
it close to the end, but Rider prevailed at the checkered flag. Ramos
continued her pursuit of the championship in third, followed by
Scantlin, Harrison Stone, Singleton, Kelsey Luft, Tony Walz and Anthony
Powell.
Joe Flowers won the 30 lap Mini Stock
Main Event. He has effectively dominated the Winner's Circle this year
as he marches toward the division championship. Starting on the pole,
Ethan Rumsey led the 18 car field early with Mark Hunt in second.
Flowers passed Hunt for second on Lap 10 and slipped past Rumsey for the
lead on Lap 13. Rumsey held second until being overtaken by Josh Cross
on Lap 22. However, Rumsey maintained his poise and regained the
runnerup spot on Lap 25. Flowers won the race with Ethan Rumsey and
Cross closely behind in second and third. Matthew Fuhs finished fourth
ahead of Vic Theberge, Merritt Sugden, Nick Hall, Dave Keller, Rod
Prevateli and Andy Rumsey.
Evan Laires won the
15 lap Mini Cup Main Event. Point leader Laires led from the start ahead
of sister Molly Laires. Problems for the Laires siblings in their
battle for the lead saw an end to Molly's race on Lap 12. Gage Wike
briefly gained the lead on Lap 13, but Evan Laires passed him on the lap
last lap to grab the victory. Wike settled for second ahead of Lucas
Burton and Molly Laires.
Next Saturday night is
Championship Night. Double points are on the line, and the Late Models
will be running a 100 lap race. Also competing will be the Bombers,
Basically Four Cylinders, Junior Late Models and Mini Cups. The exciting
North State Modified Series will be wrapping up their season with a
$3,000 to win race, making this an exciting finale for the track. For
further information, go to www.stockton99.com or check out the Stockton 99 Speedway Facebook page.
Hodel, Evans, Thompson Win At Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage
Grove, Oregon...October 17...Michael Hodel won the 30 lap Wingless
Sprint Series Main Event Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. Hodel
led the 15 car field to the green flag with Dayson Thomas an early
second. Gene Cannon ran third for two laps before surrendering the spot
to Ricky Ashley. Ashley saw his race come to an end on Lap 8, and Matt
Hein briefly took second from Thomas on the Lap 10 restart. Thomas
regained the position a lap later and set his sights on Hodel. Thomas
slipped past Hodel for the lead on Lap 25 and held the spot for two
laps. However, Hodel regained the ;ead and went on to victory ahead of
Thomas. Tyrell Mead settled into third on Lap 19 and finished there,
followed by Cooper Desbians, Steven Snawder, Jake Wheeler, Kyle
Alberding, Brad Rhodes, Lance Hallmark and Gene Cannon. Alberding set
the fast time of 14.536, beating the 14.620 of Ashley. Mead and Hein won
the eight lap heat races.
Nick Evans won the
25 lap Northwest Focus Midget Main Event. The win paid $1,200 to Evans,
who charged into the lead at the start. Travis Jacobson was an early
second, but he surrendered the position to Chance Chum on Lap 7.
Jacobson held third until being passed by Nik Larson on Lap 13. Crum
kept it close, but Evans held him off for the victory. Larson was a
solid third, followed by Shane Smith, Jacobson, Mike Striker, Guy Tow,
Levi Harless, Jake Austin and Brian Holmkvist. Crum was the quickest of
22 qualifiers with a lap of 14.348, beating the 14.429 of Evans. The
eight lap heat race wins went to Colton Heath, Evans and Harless.
Tyler
Thompson won the 25 lap Limited Sprint Main Event. This was the second
win of the year for the 2019 Winged 360 Sprint Car champion. Brian
Boswell took the lead on the second lap, only to surrender it to
reigning ISCS champion Tanner Holmes on Lap 5. Thompson moved into
second on Lap 6 and held the position until Holmes' race came to an end
on Lap 19. Thompson took the lead at that point and went on to victory
ahead of previous winner Jake Wheeler. Boswell settled for third ahead
of RJ McGahuey, Morgan Burks, Carly Holmes, Ashley Johnson, Tanner
Holmes, Brian Crockett and Tim Minter. Tanner Holmes was the quickest of
13 qualifiers with a lap of 12.031, beating the 12.042 of Garen Linder.
Tanner Holmes and Wheeler won the eight lap heat races.
Jake
Mayden won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. This was the third win
of the season for the two-time champion. Polesitter Paul Rea led two
laps before Mayden charged into the lead. Rea held second until being
overtaken briefly by Jeffrey Hudson on Lap 9. Unfortunately, Hudson saw
his run in the Don Romer car end on Lap 10 with Rea back in second
again. Mayden held a straightaway advantage over Rea at the checkered
flag. Derick Young was a solid third, followed by Dan Sheller, Paul
Culp, Roy Kirk Jr, Tim Maltabarger, Tom Lawson and Hudson. Hudson set
the fast time a 14.632, beating the 14.855 of Mayden. Hudson also won
the eight lap heat race.
Doug Coffman won the
25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the second win of the
season for the new track champion. Jim Smith led four laps before second
row starter Coffman went charging by for the lead. Ray Bloom settled
into second on Lap 6 and held the spot until his race ended on Lap 12.
At that point, Smith was back in second. Smith was challenged late by
Aaron Bloom, who moved by for the runnerup spot on Lap 24. However,
Coffman held a straightaway advantage to win ahead of Aaron Bloom,
Smith, Gavin Ropchan, Theron Trissell, KC Scott, Steve Hopkins, Kevin
Kirk, Dalton Bloom and Shawn Hand. Coffman had the fast time of 15.270,
beating the 15.318 of Ray Bloom. The eight lap heat race wins went to
Ray Bloom and Coffman.
Graig Osborne won the 20
lap Street Stock Main Event. This was his division leading fourth win
of the season. Osborne also had five wins at Coos Bay Speedway this
season, where he ranked third in the standings. Seth Christian had the
pole and led two laps before third row starter Taunton Swaim moved out
front in his bid for a second-straight win. Swaim held the point until
Osborne moved by on Lap 12. However, Swaim held tough and got back
around Osborne for the lead on Lap 15. The battle remained intense with
Osborne making his winning pass on Lap 19. Osborne beat Taunton Swaim
back to the line in a photo finish for the victory. Coos Bay racer
Charlie Withers crossed the line third, only to be disqualified. This
moved Anthony Prather into third, followed by Mike Swaim, Troy
Chamberlain, Eric Freeman, Christian, Michael Hollingsworth and Braedon
Castro. Osborne began his clean sweep effort with the fast time of
16.066, beating the 16.718 of Christian. Osborne and Mike Swaim were the
eight lap heat race winners.
Ryan Dickinson
won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Compact Main Event. Dickinson started on the
pole and led every lap, but it was still close at the front of the pack.
Jeremy Mayfield ran second for six laps before being overtaken by Kerry
Cooper. Ricky Ashley settled into third on Lap 8 and moved around
Cooper for second on Lap 13. Ashley wasn't far behind Dickinson, who
went on to store the victory. Cooper was a close third, followed by Jim
Simmons, Scarlett Drake, Mark Milligan, Evan Britton, Mayfield, Cole
Trissell and Kimberly Cannon. Cooper had the fast time of 16.650,
beating the 16.763 of Ashley. Britton and Ashley won their respective
eight lap races.
Merced Speedway Hosts Fifth Annual
John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial Race This Weekend
Merced,
CA...This has not been a banner year for Merced Speedway. Thanks to the
covid-19 shut down, the track has only managed to host four races this
year. However, General Manager Doug Lockwood wasn't sitting idle and
waiting for things to happen. He was busy behind the scenes doing things
that will help the sport in the long run, including creating the
California IMCA Speedweek Series, which ran back in August. Merced
hosted the fourth race of the six race series.
Once
Lockwood had clearance to host the big event in October he made the
announcement . The John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial race was going to
happen, and it was going to pay a nice purse. This is impressive when
you consider that the grandstands will still not be open. Fans will be
able to watch the action on internet pay-per-view at www.floracing.com, and there will be a lot of action to watch on both Friday and Saturday night.
This
event was created in 2016. When IMCA Sport Modified competitor John
Fore Jr died in a work-related accident before the season, the racing
community was in mourning. John was one of the more popular racers in
the area, and he had only just begun to race. He was the fourth ranked
driver in points in 2014 and also was a Rookie Of The Year award winner.
The race was originally established as a big show for the IMCA Sport
Modifieds.
The first race ran in September of
2016. With the increased purse money on the line, it was two-time Merced
Speedway champion Fred Ryland grabbing the victory ahead of Bakersfield
area star Clint Reichenbach and two-time Merced champion Rick Diaz. The
Hobby Stocks ran in support, and two-time champion Bruce
"Bubba" Nelson won that race ahead of four-time champion Raul Rodriguez
Sr and three-time Watsonville champion Rob Gallaher.
Then
Promoter Ed Parker knew he had a special show on his hands and decided
to move it to October of 2017 as the final race of the season.
Reichenbach returned and won the big money show ahead of Bakersfield
star Lee Jensen and past Merced Dwarf Car champion Mike Drake. 2015
Hobby Stock champion Kevin Joaquin won that division's show ahead of
Nelson and Mike Stockton. Interest was continuing to grow, and Parker
was thinking of ways to make this show even bigger and better.
2018
was to be the first year that this became a two-night affair, and it
was decided to add the IMCA Modifieds and Mini Stocks to the program.
Sadly, Parker died during the season, but the crew rallied together to
keep everything going as scheduled right to the end of the year. The
IMCA Modifieds produced an all star field with 2019 IMCA Nationals
winner Ethan Dotson winning ahead of past IMCA Modified and Sport
Modified State champion Shane DeVolder and five-time Antioch champion
Troy Foulger.
Ryland returned to the top of the Sport Modified show, bagging the big bucks with
open show star Andrew Peckham finishing second ahead of multi-time State
champion Nick Spainhoward. Known for his prowess in the IMCA Sport
Modifieds, Diaz got behind the wheel of a Hobby Stock and held off Cody
Johnson and Nelson to win that portion of the show. Dakota Keldsen
piloted the Lloyd Keldsen Jr Special to victory in the Mini Stock show
ahead of Jerry Tubbs and Jarrod Mounce.
Sponsorship
plays an important role in making an event like this happen, and one of
the people who would come through for sponsorship at this show and
others at Merced Speedway was "The Point Man" Bob Smith. Smith was a
racer in both the Modified and Street Stock divisions through the years,
and he was certainly one of the most respected and beloved members of
the community. Even when he stopped racing, he supported the speedway
through his Bob Smith Truck Repair business. Sadly, he passed away
during the 2019 season.
General Manager Doug
Lockwood added Bob's name to this race to make it the John Fore Jr/Bob
Smith Memorial, and he endeavored to make last season's show the biggest
one yet. Though the Friday night show has a slight increase in payout,
the Saturday show is where the bigger money goes. Over 110 competitors
checked into the pits for the Saturday portion of the program last year,
and Dotson won a thriller with Dylan Thornton for the big money IMCA
Modified victory. Tim Balding impressed by holding off Bobby Hogge IV
and DJ Shannon to finish third.
Some still
regard the IMCA Sport Modifieds as the headliners as this race was
originally created for them. Ryland asserted his dominance with his
third victory in this race ahead of Chase Thomas, Michael Johnson, Patti
Ryland and multi time IMCA Modified champion Randy Brown. The Hobby
Stocks had the biggest field, and Cody Johnson held off Nelson, Domossie
Scoggins, Buddy Shepherd and Joe Gallaher for the win. Nelson has had
Top 3 finishes in all four races. 2019 Central Valley Mini Stock
champion Dan Myrick led an invasion of his group to the show and won
ahead of current CVMS point leader Jeff Durant, Keldsen, Gene Glover and
2018 CVMS champion Greg Baronian.
Back when
Parker was promoting the show, Michael Shearer of FND Motorsports was
trying to establish the California Sharp Mini Late Models. The division
was added to the lineup at the track in 2017. Diaz drove one of those
cars to the victory ahead of Tommy Bostic and Riley Jeppesen at the 2017
race. Jeppesen won the race for this class last year ahead of Timmy
Crews and Kaylin Lopez. The Mini Late Models have been included for this
weekend on Friday night for $150 to win.
The
money is certainly going to be a big incentive for the racers to come
out to compete this weekend, but there are several local drivers who
just want to run the well-groomed quarter-mile clay oval. Merced
Speedway has crowned a champion every year since 1950, but this will be
the first year that this won't be the case. If the IMCA point window
were still open and the races planned for this weekend and in November
go off without a hitch, they would have met the four race minimum criteria by IMCA
standards to crown IMCA Modified, IMCA Sport Modified and IMCA Stock Car
champions. Sadly, that window closed at the end of September.
Since
Merced Speedway will be featuring The IMCA Stock Cars as part of their
lineup next year, they've been added on both Friday and Saturday, along
with the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Hobby Stocks. The
California Sharp Mini Late Models run on Friday, and it's the season
championship finale for the House of JuJu Central Valley Mini Stocks on
Saturday.
The top prize for these divisions is
impressive. The IMCA Modifieds will pay $2,000 to win on Saturday and
$1,000 for second. The Saturday night IMCA Sport Modified portion will
pay $1,200 to win, while the Hobby Stocks pay $1,000, the IMCA Stock
Cars pay $600 and the Mini Stocks pay $500 to win. The IMCA Modifieds
will pay $1,000 to win on Friday night, and the $500 to win for the IMCA
Sport Modifieds and $400 to win for the Hobby Stocks is still slightly
above average for both classes. The Friday portion for the IMCA Stock
Car show pays $400 to win.
The IMCA Modifieds
have competed twice this year. When the track finally had clearance to
open without fans, Lockwood scheduled a July event, and Bobby Hogge IV
got the win that night ahead of Paul Stone and Bakersfield champions
Jerry Flippo and Robby Sawyer. Austin Kiefer, who won the IMCA Modified
portion of the Richie McGowan Memorial at Bakersfield this year,
finished fifth. During Speedweek, it was Sawyer getting the win with
Speedweek champion Hogge and Troy Foulger not far behind him. Shane
DeVolder and Justin Dunn completed the Top 5. Many of these drivers are
anticipated this weekend, along with such notables as Ryan Porter, Billy
Wilker, Jim Pettit II, Buddy Kniss, Ricky Thatcher, Cody Burke, Kellen
Chadwick and Nick DeCarlo.
The IMCA Sport
Modifieds came close to meeting the four race threshold this year. They ran
in support of the ASCS Winged 360 Sprint Car show that was won by Brad
Sweet back in March. Michael Johnson was the Sport Modified winner ahead
of Fred Ryland, Kevin Johnson, past Merced champion Jeremy Hoff and
Chris Falkenberg. Michael Johnson won the July event ahead of Falkenberg,
Bakersfield racer Jason Bannister, Chuck Weir and Tanner Thomas. The
IMCA Sport Modified Speedweek win went to series champion Garrett
Jernagan ahead of Corey Hemphill, Weir, Fred Ryland and Nick
Spainhoward. Many of those drivers will probably be in Merced this week,
and other notables to watch for include Jarrod Mounce, Chase Thomas,
Tyler Thomas, Andrew Pearce, Todd Gomez, KC Keller, Cody Parker, Guy
Ahlwardt, Adriane Frost and Kodie Dean.
The
Hobby Stock drivers are very anxious to get back on the track again.
Their only race this year was in July, won by Cody Johnson ahead of Nick
Johnson and Tyler Bannister in a Bakersfield podium sweep. Bruce Nelson
and Domossie Scoggins made up the balance of the Top 5. Some of the
drivers anticipated for this event include Logan Clay, Ryan Hart, Jeff Lacy,
Austin Van Hoff, Race Shelton and Josh Hensley.
The
IMCA Stock Car division has everybody talking as both Merced and
Antioch intend to run this class for championship points in 2021.
Lockwood added the division to the Speedweek show as a preview, and they
delivered an impressive 18 cars that night. With the division included
on both nights this weekend as well as the special Stock Car show in
November, people will get a good peak at this class. Cody Johnson won
the Speedweek race ahead of Chad Johnson, Jeff Streeter, Troy
Patee and Kris Broucaret. Patee has been a long time supporter of this
class at Hanford and is a multi-time champion there, but the Johnson's
have proven difficult to beat in recent years.
From
a Merced perspective, several area racers were a part of the Speedweek
show in August. In addition to Streeter, past Hobby Stock point
runner-up Garrett Corn, Tim Elias, Cody Brown and past Merced Hobby
Stock champions Michael Shearer and Bruce Nelson were also there.
Antioch area racer Chris Bennett made the trip and is anticipated for
this one as well. There was a race at Antioch for the class during the
Bill Bowers Memorial event, and Modified star Troy Foulger won the $1,000
prize on both nights in the Dave Lincoln owned car. It's possible that
Foulger and Lincoln could team up to run this race. Renn Bane, Larry
Thompson, Rod Bane, Brock Hamilton and past champion Loren DeArmand are
others to watch for. We could see Watsonville stars Rob Gallaher and
father Joe Gallaher in this class, Hobby Stocks or both. The IMCA
Stock Cars will add a nice addition to an already exciting lineup.
If
people are starting to see the value of the Mini Stock division these
days, you can give an assist to the House of JuJu Central Valley Mini
Stock effort, which has been spearheaded by Dan Myrick. This series
competes at several tracks in the valley and will usually bring around
20 cars to any sanctioned event. This is their 10th and final show. They
made a Merced appearance back in July, won by series point leader Jeff
Durant ahead of championship contender Clinton Massey, Jason Cook, Shawn
DePriest and three-time Merced champion Chris Corder.
Durant
and Myrick are the only two-time winners with the Series this year.
Myrick won both CVMS races before the virus shut down, but his luck has
gotten worse with each start since then. When Clinton Massey finished second to
2018 CVMS champion Greg Baronian at the most recent Hanford race, he
actually moved around Myrick for second in the standings. Durant is
hoping not to stumble as he has his eyes on the championship. It looks
like there could be four different champions in the four seasons for the
group as Dan's father Danny Myrick is the 2017 champion. Feature
winners on the circuit also include Stockton champion Joe Flowers, Rod
Baronian, Massey and Ryan Doglione. Massey and Doglione have both won
regular events at Hanford, and Massey has a win at Bakersfield as well.
The
action on the track in any CVMS race is exciting to watch. At least
half of the field has a legitimate shot at victory on any occasion, and
that makes the group an exciting addition to any track's schedule. Some
of the CVMS stars to watch for include Jason Cook, Matthew Herod, Joe
Robinson, Randy Brown Jr, Ethan Griffioen and Gene Glover. Local stars
to watch for include Lucy Falkenberg, Brian Widdowson, Jerry Tubbs and
Leo Lotz.
We've been watching the California
Sharp Mini Late Model class grow its ranks over the last few years. This
is essentially a miniature version of a Late Model with a 600cc motor
in it. The last time the class ran was at the March event, and they
produced a nine car field. Garrett Corn jumped into the Logan Clay car
and got the win that night ahead of Kennzzie Brown, Riley Jeppesen,
Brayden Morton and Emali Van Hoff. There were a few new drivers in the
field, and we anticipate a turnout of 8 to 10 cars for the $150 prize on
Friday night.
It's unfortunate that the track
can't have fans in the grandstands just yet as the seating capacity at
Merced certainly makes it possible to socially distance a little easier.
However, the www.floracing.com
internet pay-per-view will ensure that you won't have to miss any of
the action. This should be an exciting race from the first green flag
all the way to the final checkered. For further information, go to www.mercedspeedway.net or check out the Merced Speedway Facebook page.
Dwarf Car Mania Comes To Antioch Speedway This Weekend
Antioch,
CA...Antioch Speedway is hosting their biggest Dwarf Car event ever
this Friday and Saturday night. This will be Dwarf Car Mania, and the
payoff will be big. All drivers who make the Main Event on Saturday
night will get at least $200, and it's a $1,500 prize to win. This very
well could be the biggest paying Dwarf Car event outside of a Nationals
race to happen anywhere on the West Coast in recent years, and it's
happening at the fast quarter-mile clay oval at the Contra Costa County
Fairgrounds.
Promoter Chad Chadwick took charge
of the speedway this year and has implemented many changes and
improvements. There are many more exciting things on the horizon for the
60-year-old racing facility. Chadwick was a bit skeptical when the area
Dwarf Car competitors, led by two-time champion Danny Wagner,
approached him about founding the Delta Dwarf Car Association and
joining the Western States Dwarf Car Association. The drivers had a game
plan, and one of their pitches was the idea that Antioch Speedway could
host a Regionals event this year and maybe a Nationals in the future.
Chadwick
went ahead and rolled the dice. With Antioch Speedway hosting a group
that's part of the WSDCA, the numbers increased in this class, and the
Regionals event got the track an even bigger turn out. It was expanded
to two days and produced a field of over 60 of the top competitors from
throughout the Western States. However, Chad was aiming bigger when he
booked Dwarf Car Mania for October. Since the event happens after the
big Dwarf Car Nationals show at Marysville, it's anticipated that this
race will bring in some of the best drivers and could have a turnout
that rivals the one in July.
The Nationals and
Regionals races are unique in that they split the field into
classifications, including Pro, Veteran and Sportsman. If you're keeping
track, the Antioch Regionals Pro race was won by WSDCA Nationals
champion Shawn Jones over Wagner and Ryan Winter. The Veterans race was
won by Nationals champion Kevin Bender ahead of past Antioch champion
Kevin Miraglio and Buddy Olschowka..Dylan Shrum won the Sportsman race
ahead of rookie Joey Lingron and John Williams.
However,
there won't be classifications for this race. Everybody who shows up
will run in the same group, which is a throwback to the way the
Nationals events were in the early years. The Antioch Speedway Delta
Dwarf Cars are one of the few groups that has been able to have a
championship season during this difficult covid-19 situation. Travis
Day, who hasn't been shy about traveling to other events as well, leads
the standings by 14 markers ahead of Devan Kammermann. These two
drivers, along with third-ranked Sean Catucci and fourth-ranked and
two-time champion Mike Corsaro all have five Top 10 finishes to lead the
list. Catucci leads the group along with Wagner at four Top 5 finishes.
Kammermann has three along with previous champions Scott Dahlgren and Chance Russell. Wagner and Miraglio each have a pair of wins as Jones,
Michael "Spanky" Grenert and Catucci are all one-time winners.
The
only other track that has featured a point race for this class this year is
Petaluma, where they run under the Redwood Dwarf Car banner. 2019 NorCal
champion Grenert won that title, dethroning previous champion Chad
Matthias, who ended up second. The NorCal group and South Bay group have
run a handful of races at Watsonville, Placerville and Marysville,
though it doesn't appear that either group will crown a champion. Jones
has been such a force on the scene that he has won with every group this
year and could be the favorite going into this show. NorCal star Ben
Weisz recently got a win at Fernley Raceway and is becoming one of the
stars of that group.
The four area groups are
likely to be well represented by such stars as Ryan Winter, Tom Van
Tuyl, Buddy Olschowka, Darren Brown, Mark Biscardi, Bobby Johnson, Jack
Haverty, Joey Lingron, Antonio Miramontez, Gene "Punky" Piress and Mack Aceves. We could see
appearances from Southern California Stars such as Tommy Velasquez III,
Nick Velasquez, Joe Bohard and Scotty Preast. The show is sure to
feature some of the best Dwarf Car drivers California has to offer with
others possibly coming in from surrounding states. Other Antioch regulars to watch for include David Rosa, David Michael Rosa, Troy Stevenson, Mario Marquez, Ellie Russo and the Kammermann car, piloted by Mark Hanson on this occasion.
The
Dwarf Car community is in mourning following the news of the passing of
Todd Damron. Damron brought a lot of passion to his effort and built
some fast race cars. He was a past champion with the Dwarf Car group at
Watsonville, and he and Matt Sargent teamed up to win several races. The
Damron family continues to be a part of Dwarf Car racing with Jimmy
Damron competing with the South Bay Dwarf Car group.
The
format will see the Dwarf Cars running twin heat races, and the
finishing and passing points earned will set the lineup for the
Preliminary Feature on Friday night. The Top 6 drivers will punch their
tickets into the big money show on Saturday night. This means you will
see drivers racing hard in every race they enter, which proved to be the
case at the Bill Bowers Memorial Modified race, where this format was used a
couple of weeks ago.
Initially, the Wingless Spec Sprints were
scheduled to compete, but within the last couple of weeks this has
changed due to the Hunt Wingless Sprint Series booking a date at
Petaluma Speedway. While Antioch probably could have had a dozen or so
cars for this race, management wanted to give the drivers the
opportunity to go to the bigger race down the road. A Hobby Stock show
was considered briefly for those drivers who didn't want to travel to
the bigger race for them down in Merced, but nothing was ever announced.
After
careful consideration, management has added the Bay Area Hardtops for a
third visit. The group has performed respectably in the two visits at
Antioch so far, but it's not known what sort of car count might arrive
as this race was only announced during the week. The Junkyard Dog of
Doug Braudrick, driven by Joel Hannagan, has won both Antioch races,
which includes the Chet Thomson Memorial. Hannagan beat Kimo Oreta in
that race while Ron Ruiz finished third. Ruiz is the only driver who has
had podium finishes in the five Hardtop races held so far this year,
which includes Marysville, Orland and Placerville appearances.
Hannagan
was the winner in Placerville. Gary Hildebrand won at Marysville in his
Sportsman while Jason Armstrong got the Orland win. Armstrong has
already said that he has a prior engagement and can't make this show.
Ruiz might show up in search of his first win of the year after
collecting three runner-up finishes. Coming off of his third place finish
in Orland, we might even see Dave Reed. The Sportsman drivers from
Merced have been supportive, and it's possible that Hildebrand, Mike
Friesen and/or Jeff West could make this show. Others to watch for
include Tommy Thomson, Dave Mackey and Ken Clifford. It's not a big
pressure situation for the group, but management has said that the
Hardtops and Sportsman division figure into the 2021 plans.
With fans still not allowed in the grandstands, this program will be broadcast on internet pay-per-view at the track's www.antiochspeedway.tv streaming service. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com or check out the Antioch Speedway Facebook page.
Hunt Series Wingless Sprints And USAC/BCRA Midgets Headline At Petaluma Speedway
Petaluma,
CA...Racing returns to Petaluma Speedway this Saturday night, and open
wheel excitement will be the order of the evening. The Hunt Wingless
Sprint Car Tour makes their second appearance on the 3/8 mile dobe
oval, joined by the BCRA/USAC Western States Midgets, Western Midgets
and Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros.
The
Hunt Wingless Series has only had three opportunities to race this
year, and this event was only scheduled within the last two weeks. When
they visited Petaluma in August for the Johnny Soares Classic, it was
Bradley Terrell picking up the victory ahead of Petaluma point leader
Daniel Whitley, three-time Hunt Series champion Terry Schank Jr, Antioch
champion DJ Johnson and David Lindt II. Promoter Rick Faeth had the PitStopUSA.com
Wingless Spec Sprints scheduled for this show, but he felt the addition
of the Hunt Series was just what was needed to make the car count pop.
Terrell
has done well in the other Hunt races. He won at Antioch earlier this
year, followed by Josh Young, 14-year-old Dylan Bloomfield, past BCRA
Midget champion Matt Streeter and Jarrett Soares. Terrell settled for
third at Placerville behind Jake Morgan and Tim Sherman Jr. The Hunt
Series standings are led by Terrell by 29 points over Bloomfield. 14 points
behind Bloomfield is Schank, while Young trails Bloomfield by 19
tallies.
Whitley turned a few heads last week
as he finished second in the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Main Event
and not far behind winner Ryan Timmons. With a division leading four Top
5 finishes at Petaluma, he looks for his first win. However, he leads
the standings over two-time winner and past Hunt Series champion Shawn
Jones. Among the drivers with Petaluma wins this year are past champion
Shayna Ensign and DJ Johnson. The Petaluma regulars should be out in
force, including such noteworthy competitors as Eden McCormick, Keith
Calvino, Nick Robfogal and past champions Ryon Siverling and Sparky
Howard.
The BCRA
Midgets and USAC Western States Midgets haven't had many opportunities to race
this season, but they've been making the most of it at Petaluma. This is
their third visit to the track this year, and Saturday wraps up a two
race mini point series, sponsored by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of
Fame. Past BCRA champion Maria Cofer got off to a good start in that
endeavor by winning last Saturday night's show ahead of past BCRA
champion Frankie Guerrini and Scotty Farmer of Brisbane, Queensland
Australia.
Farmer won the previous week at
Placerville Speedway ahead of Brody Fuson and CJ Sarna. Fuson finished
fifth at Petaluma last week. They visited Petaluma back in July in a
race that was won by Alex Schuette ahead of 2018 West Coast 360 Sprint Car champion Austin Liggett and Corey Elliott. Last week's show was
exciting to watch, and this one should be no different. Among the
competitors anticipated are Kyle Beilman, Randi Pankranz, Sparky Howard,
Blake Bower, David Prickett and BCRA Hall of Famer Floyd Alvis.
The Western Midget Racing group will be
getting their sixth race of the season with their third visit to
Petaluma this Saturday night. On four occasions, the results have been
the same. Midget veteran David Pickett has scored the victory. Prickett
won the division championship at Watsonville last season. Last week,
Prickett grabbed the lead from Tyler Slay early on and scored the
victory with Slay grabbing his second runnerup finish of the season.
Tyler Dolalcki enjoyed a season best third. Slay has the distinction of
being the only driver to beat Prickett for a Main Event win this
year at Watsonville. These three drivers are anticipated this week and
may lead the charge in the quest for victory. Others to watch for
include reigning Ventura champion Randi Pankratz, Blake Bower, David
Raquenio and Cameron Beard.
Sam Borland seemed
to be headed for the victory last week in the Santa Rosa Auto Body 600
Micros, but late arrival George Nielson had other plans. Nielson made
his way from the back of the pack to steal the victory away from
Borland. It was the second win of the year for Nielson. Borland should
be back to try again this week, but past champion Jim Beck will also be
looking for his second win of the season. Others to watch for this week
include Rob Brown, Savannah Brown, Trevor Mendenhall, Carroll
Mendenhall, Kyle Grissom, reigning champion Justin Adiego and possibly
three-time winner Koen Shaw.
Saturday night
will be another night of open wheel excitement with the recently
announced Todd Damron Memorial Dwarf Car show for the 31st extending the
season another week. This week's action will be available at www.floracing.com. For further information, go to www.petalama-speedway.com.
Club Race To Wrap Up Point Season At Madera Speedway
Madera,
CA...Though there is still one big open show scheduled for Madera
Speedway in November, which will double as the track's award banquet,
the 1/3 mile paved oval will have one final point event this Saturday
night. It's a low-key affair, which the track has dubbed a Club Race.
The Madera Late Model Series will be back in action along with the Hobby
Stocks, MST's and Toyota Sedans. The track has been broadcasting most
of their races this year on the Madera Speedway YouTube page thanks to
sponsorship from www.nutupindustries.com.
The
driver with the hot hand in the Madera Late Model Series is Jason
Aguirre. Jason didn't start racing until later in the season, but he's
picked up back-to-back victories. There are several drivers who don't
run the Nut Up Pro Late Models who compete in these shows, and
occasionally one of the top teams shows up for a Club Race. As their
series is done, that could be the case on this occasion. Not Up Pro Late
Model Series champion Buddy Shepherd and Jeremy Doss had wins earlier
this season. Other drivers who have claimed Main Event glory include
Junior Late Model star Kabe McClenny, Jacob Smith, Kyle Keller, Garland
Tyler and Shelden Cooper.
Trevor Schlundt is
leading Lily Mead by one point in what has been a close championship
battle. Both drivers have focused mainly on this series and have
multiple Top 5 finishes to show for it. Both are looking for their
first wins of the season. Schlundt has finished as high as second once,
while Mead has finished fifth twice. Del McIntosh is 45 points out of
the lead, though he has finished third two times this year. He is only
32 points ahead of Cooper in the race for third. Mike Shapiro has a
seven point lead over Jon Schlundt in the race for fifth.
The
track does an overall point race that combines the Nut Up Series with
the Madera Series. Cooper has done so well in his Nut Up Late Model
appearances that he managed to make a late move into fifth in the
standings there and leads the overall points by 81 tallies ahead of
Buddy Shepherd. Trevor Schlundt, Lily Mead and Ryan Philpott make up the
balance of the Top 5 in that race.
Since the
Hobby Stock division is going to be part of the Triple Turkey Open race
in November, it's possible that a few drivers might show up to get some
track time. Manny Gonzales Jr comfortably leads the standings right now
and is a two-time winner. Tyler Rogers is in no danger of losing second
and is also the winner of two races. Two of the more entertaining wins
this year have been earned by speedway veteran Richard Herzog, who has a
five point lead over Dennis Saunders Jr in the race for third. Other
wins this year have been earned by Saunders and Ty Jacks.
The
MST class and the Toyota Sedans run their races together, but the
numbers have fallen off in both classes. The MST count took a hit as a
result of some craziness on the track and the passing of the wife of
Bert Stephens. Stephens hasn't competed since then. The Reynolds
brothers are fighting for the lead. Shaun leads Ryan by just three
tallies. Shaun leads the group with four wins, while Ryan has a pair of
victories. Stephens is a three-time winner. The steady Haley Bugg is
running third, comfortably ahead of Stephens. Kyle LaBrie has a two
point lead over Patrick Geiger in the battle for fifth. It will be
interesting to see who shows up as this division can be entertaining
when they get enough cars.
Thomas Magray will
win the Toyota Sedan championship as he has supported all but one race
this year. He leads Andrew Parr, JJ Brandsen, Wyatt Cantrell and Jason
Lawton.
The Madera Club Races are a laid-back
affair, which should be the case again on Saturday night as they wrap up
championship racing in what has been a difficult year for us all. To
keep an eye on where the stream will be if it's available and other
track news, go to www.racemadera.com or check out the Madera Speedway Facebook page.
Ocean Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo
60th Johnny Key Classic
Main Event
Mitchell Faccinto
Shane Golobic
Bud Kaeding
Ryan Bernal
Tanner Carrick
Ryan Robinson
Kalib Henry
Rico Abreu
Zane Blanchard
Michael Faccinto
D.J. Netto
Sean Becker
Blake Carrick
Tucker Worth
J.J. Hickle
Chase Majdic
Max Mittry
Nick Ringo
Tristan Guardino
Willie Croft
Andy Forsberg
Cody Lamar
B Main 1
D.J. Netto
Sean Becker
Willie Croft
Jake Andreotti
Joey Ancona
James Ringo
Dustin Freitas
Koen Shaw
Kyle Offill
Chris Nelson
Bret Barney
Ryon Nelson
Art McCarthy Jr
Richard Fajardo
Colby Johnson
Kurt Nelson
B Main 2
Blake Carrick
Michael Faccinto
Cody Lamar
Joel Myers
Travis Labat
Jerry Bonnema
Ben Worth
Adam Kaeding
Greg Decaires V
John Clark
Jeremy Chisum
Jacob Pacheco
Bradley Dillard
Chase Johnson
Jason Chisum
IMCA Modifieds
Cody Burke
Jim Pettit II
Dylan Thornton
Andy Obertello
Bobby Hogge IV
Jeremy Crebs
Anthony Giuliani
Jerry Movrich
Raymond Keldsen Jr
Stephen Streeter
Justin Hart
Kyle Bryan
Paul Guglielmoni DNS
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Darren Thomas
Fred Ryland
Gavin Espino
Adriane Frost
Steven Allee
Jim DiGiovanni
Chase Thomas
Tanner Thomas
Tyler Thomas
Vaughn Vondera
Kelly Campanile
Doug Hagio
Justin McPherson
Max Baggett
Charlie Hunter
Dwayne Short
Nicolas Zapatero
Mike Kofnovec Jr
Igor Gandzuk
Monty Tomlinson
Hobby Stocks
Joe Gallaher
Sam Kennedy
Rob Gallaher
Wally Kennedy
Ryan Hart
Jerry Skelton
Steve Remde
Adriane Frost
Norm Ayers
Scott Freeman
Brady Muller
Ryan Muller
Chase Aue
Ken Winland DNS
Four Bangers
Ryan McClelland
Kelly Campanile
Nicole Beardsley
Bill Beardsley
Ray Bunn
Tony Gullo DNS
Leo Lotz DNS
Kate Beardsley DNS
Richard Mitchell DQ
Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Hobby Stocks
Main Event
Dan Gonderman
Austin Van Hoff
Travis Dutra
Gavin Griffiths
Breanna Troen
Phillip Oreta
Stephen Johnson
Logan Clay
Angela Brown
Domossie Scoggins
Aiden Ponciano
Jon Haney
James Thomson
Lori Brown
Jason Robles
DJ Keldsen
Larry McKinzie Jr
Nicholas Johnson
Les Friend
Bobby Motts Jr
Gene Haney
B Main 1
Les Friend
Breanna Troen
Angela Brown
Lester Beavers
Judy Arth
Albert Ballinge
Logan Fernandez
Jake Bentancourt
Michaela Taylor
George Silva
B Main 2
Phillip Oreta
Bobby Motts Jr
Gene Haney
Adam Kujala
James Graessle
Jewell Crandall
Charlie Bryant DNS
Colton Haney DNS
Michael Mates DNS
Super Stock/Tri State Pro Stocks
Jay Bryant
Chad Hammer
Jimmy Robbins
John Evans
Chris Long
Danneeka Garretson
Ukiah Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Bombers (A)
Main Event 2
Loren Powers Jr
Dustin Kuhl
Charley Tour
Brenton Smith
Tim Walters
Andrew Peeler
Shelby Helm
Drew Smith
Peggy Tour
Bob Mook
Michael Collins
Ed Rasmussen
Brian White
Andrew Kemp
Roy Ingalls Jr
Bradley Dale
Brandon Powers
Wade Coleman
Blake Disomma
Tony Ramazzotti
Rich Lavellee
Main Event 1
Charley Tour
Michael Collins
Brenton Smith
Tim Walters
Drew Smith
Blake Disomma
Rich Lavellee
Dustin Kuhl
Roy Ingalls Jr
Peggy Tour
Shelby Helm
Loren Powers Jr
Wade Coleman
Andrew Kemp
Bob Mook
Tony Ramazzotti
Ed Rasmussen
Bradley Dale
Brian White
Andrew Peeler
Brandon Powers
B Main
Roy Ingalls Jr
Bob Mook
Wade Coleman
Ed Rasmussen
Bobby Gilbert
Brian White
Christian Sanchez
Raymond Taylor Jr
Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo
60th Johnny Key Classic
Main Event
Mitchell Faccinto
Shane Golobic
Bud Kaeding
Ryan Bernal
Tanner Carrick
Ryan Robinson
Kalib Henry
Rico Abreu
Zane Blanchard
Michael Faccinto
D.J. Netto
Sean Becker
Blake Carrick
Tucker Worth
J.J. Hickle
Chase Majdic
Max Mittry
Nick Ringo
Tristan Guardino
Willie Croft
Andy Forsberg
Cody Lamar
B Main 1
D.J. Netto
Sean Becker
Willie Croft
Jake Andreotti
Joey Ancona
James Ringo
Dustin Freitas
Koen Shaw
Kyle Offill
Chris Nelson
Bret Barney
Ryon Nelson
Art McCarthy Jr
Richard Fajardo
Colby Johnson
Kurt Nelson
B Main 2
Blake Carrick
Michael Faccinto
Cody Lamar
Joel Myers
Travis Labat
Jerry Bonnema
Ben Worth
Adam Kaeding
Greg Decaires V
John Clark
Jeremy Chisum
Jacob Pacheco
Bradley Dillard
Chase Johnson
Jason Chisum
IMCA Modifieds
Cody Burke
Jim Pettit II
Dylan Thornton
Andy Obertello
Bobby Hogge IV
Jeremy Crebs
Anthony Giuliani
Jerry Movrich
Raymond Keldsen Jr
Stephen Streeter
Justin Hart
Kyle Bryan
Paul Guglielmoni DNS
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Darren Thomas
Fred Ryland
Gavin Espino
Adriane Frost
Steven Allee
Jim DiGiovanni
Chase Thomas
Tanner Thomas
Tyler Thomas
Vaughn Vondera
Kelly Campanile
Doug Hagio
Justin McPherson
Max Baggett
Charlie Hunter
Dwayne Short
Nicolas Zapatero
Mike Kofnovec Jr
Igor Gandzuk
Monty Tomlinson
Hobby Stocks
Joe Gallaher
Sam Kennedy
Rob Gallaher
Wally Kennedy
Ryan Hart
Jerry Skelton
Steve Remde
Adriane Frost
Norm Ayers
Scott Freeman
Brady Muller
Ryan Muller
Chase Aue
Ken Winland DNS
Four Bangers
Ryan McClelland
Kelly Campanile
Nicole Beardsley
Bill Beardsley
Ray Bunn
Tony Gullo DNS
Leo Lotz DNS
Kate Beardsley DNS
Richard Mitchell DQ
Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Hobby Stocks
Main Event
Dan Gonderman
Austin Van Hoff
Travis Dutra
Gavin Griffiths
Breanna Troen
Phillip Oreta
Stephen Johnson
Logan Clay
Angela Brown
Domossie Scoggins
Aiden Ponciano
Jon Haney
James Thomson
Lori Brown
Jason Robles
DJ Keldsen
Larry McKinzie Jr
Nicholas Johnson
Les Friend
Bobby Motts Jr
Gene Haney
B Main 1
Les Friend
Breanna Troen
Angela Brown
Lester Beavers
Judy Arth
Albert Ballinge
Logan Fernandez
Jake Bentancourt
Michaela Taylor
George Silva
B Main 2
Phillip Oreta
Bobby Motts Jr
Gene Haney
Adam Kujala
James Graessle
Jewell Crandall
Charlie Bryant DNS
Colton Haney DNS
Michael Mates DNS
Super Stock/Tri State Pro Stocks
Jay Bryant
Chad Hammer
Jimmy Robbins
John Evans
Chris Long
Danneeka Garretson
Ukiah Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Bombers (A)
Main Event 2
Loren Powers Jr
Dustin Kuhl
Charley Tour
Brenton Smith
Tim Walters
Andrew Peeler
Shelby Helm
Drew Smith
Peggy Tour
Bob Mook
Michael Collins
Ed Rasmussen
Brian White
Andrew Kemp
Roy Ingalls Jr
Bradley Dale
Brandon Powers
Wade Coleman
Blake Disomma
Tony Ramazzotti
Rich Lavellee
Main Event 1
Charley Tour
Michael Collins
Brenton Smith
Tim Walters
Drew Smith
Blake Disomma
Rich Lavellee
Dustin Kuhl
Roy Ingalls Jr
Peggy Tour
Shelby Helm
Loren Powers Jr
Wade Coleman
Andrew Kemp
Bob Mook
Tony Ramazzotti
Ed Rasmussen
Bradley Dale
Brian White
Andrew Peeler
Brandon Powers
B Main
Roy Ingalls Jr
Bob Mook
Wade Coleman
Ed Rasmussen
Bobby Gilbert
Brian White
Christian Sanchez
Raymond Taylor Jr
Jammers (Pro)
Donovan Arreguin
David Rogers
John Sprouk
John Parker
Theresa French
Jammers (Jr)
Hailey Glass
Charles French
Tucker Murray
TJ Sorrels
Limited Modifieds
Jason Philpot
Sierra Furia
TJ Buzzard
Codi Barba
Tyler Caturegli
Sammy Nuno
Roy Ingalls Jr
Tim Buzzard Sr
Dennis Anderson
Bo Robertson
Kylei Keown
Legends of the Pacific
Kevin Travels
Scott Sabol
Dylan Washburn
Foryst Souza
Keith Clement
JK Kinney
Raymond Casey
Aiden Phillips
David Rank
Chris Straka
Chris Justice
Jadon Fisher
Pro 4 Modifieds
Johnny Barker
Wade Eldredge
Mike Peterson jr
Ron Portlock
James Gard
Street Stocks
Rick Jelton
Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jorddon Braaten
Ryan Peery
Tyler Rodgers
Wyatt Westfall
Jace Wright
Trevor Tiffee
Richard Longacre
Chad Wormington
Ryder Boswell
Parker Finley
Gary Foster
Ethan Killingsworth DQ
Mini Stocks
Ashtin Hedges
Terry Alford
Outlaw Pro Stock
Steve Borror
Scott Flowers
Darek Alford
James Flowers
Colby Hammond
Scott Bennett
Pablo Duran
Arlen Garrison
Lyle Hopper
Matt Harlow
Jeff Haudenshild
Johnny Cobb
Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
USAC West Coast 360
Ryan Timmons
Daniel Whitley
Geoff Ensign
Shane Hopkins
Nick Robfogel
Matthew Haulot
Shayna Ensign
Ricky Brophy
Nathan Schank
Chad Lindsey
Rob Lindsey
Jacob Tuttle
Bradley Terrell
Billy Aton
BCRA/USAC Western States Midgets
Maria Cofer
Frankie Guerrini
Scotty Farmer
Kyle Beilman
Brody Fuson
Randi Pankratz
Sparky Howard
Floyd Alvis
Blake Bower
CJ Sarna
David Prickett
Western Midget Racing
David Prickett
Tyler Slay
Tyler Dolacki
Randi Pankratz
Nick Foster
Steve Blankenship
Blake Bower
Sean Quinn
David Raquenio
Cameron Beard
Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micro Sprint
George Nielson
Sam Borland
Carroll Mendenhall
Jim Beck
Rob Brown
Amber Fields
Trevor Mendenhall
Savannah Brown
Marysville Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Taxi Cab Challenge
Limited Late Models
Dan Brown Jr
Rod Oliver
Wayne Trimble
Richard Vander Ploeg
Matt Davis
Eddie Gardner
Ray Trimble
Joey Olschowka
Pure Stocks
Jarred Hess
David Silva
James Wooddell
Maurice Merrill
Eddie Simmons
Chris Paulson
Nick Baldwin
Jason Leonard
Clarence Holbrook III
Brad Myers
Ryan Peter
Mark Hill
John Ewing
Hobby Stocks
A Main
Jason Palmer
Maurice Merrill
Brad Myers
Kyle Cheney
Mike Merritt
Mark Hill
Zach Lindgren
Jim Brookshire
Zac Bullock
Bryan Lloyd
William Merritt
David Caluya
Joe Gillock
Jacob Johnson
Paul Stephens
Shannon Collins
Eddie Simmons
Howard Law
Tim McHenry
Hollis Thackerey
B Main
Eddie Simmons
Howard Law
Zac Bullock
Shannon Collins
Matt Rivera
Gary Thackerey
Toby Merrifield
John Williams
Jonathan Walsh
Trevor Abella
Cody Bundy
Austin Savery
Devin Koranda
Bill Clark
Cory Demeree
Street Stocks
Brent Lawrence
Corey Hall
Garrett Agnew
Richard Brace Jr
Fritz Zanker
Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Nut Up Pro Late Models
Buddy Shepherd
Jeff Bischofberger
Austin Herzog
Tim Skoglund
Jason Aguirre
Kabe McClenny
Jay Juleson
Pete Soto
Logan Zampa
Ryan Philpott
Jon Schlundt
Eric Seely
Rick Thompson
Jeff Hillock
Angelina Dempsey
Loren Kutz
Dennis Schlundt
Joey Iest
Shelden Cooper
Olivia Manke
Cody Kiemele
5150 Energy Drink Jr Late Models
Bradley Erickson
Cole Brown
Kale McClenny
Cassidy Hinds
Kercie Jung
Aidan Daniels
Seth Wise
Robbie Kennealy
Brody Moore
Calvin Hegje
Kylie Ith
Lane Anderson
Hailey Liles
Cody Kiemele
Kabe McClenny
Olivia Manke
Brody Armtrout C
Holly Clark
Jake Bollman
Kasey Kleyn
Collin Anderson
Mini Cups/Bandoleros
Jeffrey Erickson
Nathaniel Edwards
Trenton Eurto
Rebecca Dubie
Joey Kennealy
Caden Cordova
Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Wingless Sprints
Michael Hodel
Dayson Thomas
Tyrell Mead
Cooper Desbiens
Steven Snawder
Jake Wheeler
Kyle Alberding
Brad Rhodes
Lance Hallmark
Gene Cannon
Don Trent
Tim Kennedy
Matt Hein
Ricky Ashley
Mike Griffith
NW Focus Midgets
Nick Evans
Chance Crum
Nik Larson
Shane Smith
Travis Jacobson
Mike Striker
Guy Tow
Levi Harless
Jake Austin
Brian Holmkvist
Mark Steen
Kyle Hanson
Marty Rosler
Jim Guenther
Brian Aune
Brian Hayes
Hailey Bauer
Ray Stebbins
Mike Botelho
Evan Margeson
Colton Heath
Jesse Munn
Limited Sprints
Tyler Thompson
Jake Wheeler
Brian Boswell
RJ McGahuey
Morgan Burks
Carley Holmes
Ashleigh Johnson
Tanner Holmes
Brian Crockett
Tim Minter
Garen Linder
Steven Snawder
Brett McGhie
IMCA Modifieds
Jake Mayden
Paul Rea
Derik Young
Dan Sheller
Paul Culp
Roy Kirk Jr
Tim Meltabarger
Tom Lawson
Jeffrey Hudson
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Doug Coffman
Aaron Bloom
Jim Smith
Gavin Ropchan
Theran Trissell
KC Scott
Steve Hopkins
Kevin Kirk
Dalton Bloom
Shawn Hand
Ray Bloom
Brandon Norton
Garrett Barth
Daniel Ray
Street Stocks
Graig Osborne
Taunton Swaim
Anthony Prather
Mike Swaim
Troy Chamberlain
Eric Freeman
Seth Christian
Michael Hollingsworth
Braedon Casto
Charlie Withers DQ
IMCA Sport Compacts
Ryan Dickensen
Ricky Ashley
Kerry Cooper
Jim Simmons
Scarlett Drake
Mark Milligan
Evan Britton
Jeremy Mayfield
Cole Trissell
Kimberly Cannon
Stockton 99 Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Late Models
Larry Tankersley
Sam Solari
Ethan Nacimento
Justin Philpott
Joey Sterns
Brandon Jones
Ty Carlson
Aaron Schankel
Dominic Lopez
Greg Ufens
Dennis Byers
Eric Nacimento
Garland Powell
Mike Regalman
Roy Luft
Steve Cabrall
Danny Devore
22K
Bombers
Allen Rider
Mekayla Sterns
Gina Ramos
Justin Scantlen
Harrison Stone
Kyle Singleton
Kelsey Luft
Troy Walz
Anthony Powell
Bassically Cylinders
Joe Flowers
Ethan Rumsey
Josh Cross
Matthew Fuhs
Vic Theberge
Merrit Sugden
Nick Hall
Dave Keller
Rod Prevateli
Andy Rumzi
Mark Hunt
Andrea Rumsey
Jeff Harris
Kate Hunt
Lucas Castro
Jordan Mast
Hanna Powell
Billy Rodriguez
Mini Cups
Evan Laires
Gage Wike
Lucas Burton
Molly Laires
Irwindale Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Late Model
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #26 Nick Joanides
3 #51 Dean Thompson
4 #78 Lucas McNeil
5 #97 Dylan Garner
6 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
7 #35 Rodney Peacher
8 #88 Takuya Okada
9 #31 Brian Pannone
10 #9 Glen Schwenger
11 #19 David Sear
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #26 Nick Joanides
3 #51 Dean Thompson
4 #97 Dylan Garner
5 #78 Lucas McNeil
6 #35 Rodney Peacher
7 #88 Takuya Okada
8 #9 Glen Schwenger
9 #31 Brian Pannone
10 #19 David Sear
11 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
Irwindale Race Trucks/Spec Late Models
Results are not official
1 #56 Jake Drew
2 #21 Andy Partridge
3 #99 Troy Andersen
4 #78 Lucas McNeil
5 #7 Andrew Porter
6 #43 Kenny Smith
7 #88 Bory Molina
8 #8 Will Browne
9 #2 Stephen Brucker
10 #19 Nash Youngren
11 #97 Jacob McNeil
12 #3 L.J. Billings
13 #5 Dylan Interlicchia
14 #4 Dennis Arena
15 #10 Stephen Lozano
16 #1 Mark Perry Jr
17 #40 Ken Michaelian
Southwest Tour Trucks
Results are not official
1 #78 Ron Davis Jr
2 #5 Steve Reeves
3 #21 Eric Darensburg
4 #53 Curtis Burns
5 #65 Parker Jones
6 #4 Ed Cutler
7 #8 Dallas Leininger
Super Late Model
Results are not official
1 #92 Jimmy Parker
2 #71 Christian McGhee
3 #22 Andy Allen
4 #15 Rod Johnson Jr
5 #24 Scott Sanchez
6 #26 Trevor Huddleston
Super Stock
Results are not official
1 #18 Craig Rayburn
2 #48 Jim Vermillion
3 #11 Robbie Harryman
4 #1 Jay Verduzco
5 #40 Jerry Toporek
6 #64 Jason DeLong
7 #43 Robert Rice
8 #33 Bridgette
9 #84 Rich DeLong III
10 #94 Bryan Harrell
11 #57 Rich DeLong
Enduro
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #9sp Rodney Argo
2 #18sp Bobby Ozman
3 #71sp Bory Molina
4 #88sp Rick Conti
5 #4sp Ian Rotundo
6 #7 Robert Rice
7 #62 Brad Stellman
8 #37sp James Bolinas
9 #19sp Jason Woolcott
10 #42 Chris Voight
11 #27sp Joseph Bereiter
12 #6sp Mike McIntyre
13 #05sp Kirk Kubik
14 #22 Tony Price
15 #73 Sonya Klaus
16 #3 Cheryl Hyland
17 #16 Robbie Salcido
18 #35 John Beard
19 #49 Daniel Azzolina
20 #76 Ronny Aycock
21 #25sp Daniel Hudson
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #4sp Ian Rotundo
2 #71sp Bory Molina
3 #18sp Bobby Ozman
4 #16 Robbie Salcido
5 #62 Brad Stellman
6 #37sp James Bolinas
7 #9 Rodney Argo
8 #05sp Kirk Kubik
9 #19sp Jason Woolcott
10 #42 Chris Voight
11 #27sp Joseph Bereiter
12 #25sp Daniel Hudson
13 #7 Robert Rice
14 #73 Sonya Klaus
15 #22 Tony Price
16 #6sp Mike McIntyre
17 #3 Cheryl Hyland
18 #88sp Rick Conti
19 #76 Ronny Aycock
20 #49 Daniel Azzolina
21 #35 John Beard
Donovan Arreguin
David Rogers
John Sprouk
John Parker
Theresa French
Jammers (Jr)
Hailey Glass
Charles French
Tucker Murray
TJ Sorrels
Limited Modifieds
Jason Philpot
Sierra Furia
TJ Buzzard
Codi Barba
Tyler Caturegli
Sammy Nuno
Roy Ingalls Jr
Tim Buzzard Sr
Dennis Anderson
Bo Robertson
Kylei Keown
Legends of the Pacific
Kevin Travels
Scott Sabol
Dylan Washburn
Foryst Souza
Keith Clement
JK Kinney
Raymond Casey
Aiden Phillips
David Rank
Chris Straka
Chris Justice
Jadon Fisher
Pro 4 Modifieds
Johnny Barker
Wade Eldredge
Mike Peterson jr
Ron Portlock
James Gard
Street Stocks
Rick Jelton
Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jorddon Braaten
Ryan Peery
Tyler Rodgers
Wyatt Westfall
Jace Wright
Trevor Tiffee
Richard Longacre
Chad Wormington
Ryder Boswell
Parker Finley
Gary Foster
Ethan Killingsworth DQ
Mini Stocks
Ashtin Hedges
Terry Alford
Outlaw Pro Stock
Steve Borror
Scott Flowers
Darek Alford
James Flowers
Colby Hammond
Scott Bennett
Pablo Duran
Arlen Garrison
Lyle Hopper
Matt Harlow
Jeff Haudenshild
Johnny Cobb
Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
USAC West Coast 360
Ryan Timmons
Daniel Whitley
Geoff Ensign
Shane Hopkins
Nick Robfogel
Matthew Haulot
Shayna Ensign
Ricky Brophy
Nathan Schank
Chad Lindsey
Rob Lindsey
Jacob Tuttle
Bradley Terrell
Billy Aton
BCRA/USAC Western States Midgets
Maria Cofer
Frankie Guerrini
Scotty Farmer
Kyle Beilman
Brody Fuson
Randi Pankratz
Sparky Howard
Floyd Alvis
Blake Bower
CJ Sarna
David Prickett
Western Midget Racing
David Prickett
Tyler Slay
Tyler Dolacki
Randi Pankratz
Nick Foster
Steve Blankenship
Blake Bower
Sean Quinn
David Raquenio
Cameron Beard
Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micro Sprint
George Nielson
Sam Borland
Carroll Mendenhall
Jim Beck
Rob Brown
Amber Fields
Trevor Mendenhall
Savannah Brown
Marysville Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Taxi Cab Challenge
Limited Late Models
Dan Brown Jr
Rod Oliver
Wayne Trimble
Richard Vander Ploeg
Matt Davis
Eddie Gardner
Ray Trimble
Joey Olschowka
Pure Stocks
Jarred Hess
David Silva
James Wooddell
Maurice Merrill
Eddie Simmons
Chris Paulson
Nick Baldwin
Jason Leonard
Clarence Holbrook III
Brad Myers
Ryan Peter
Mark Hill
John Ewing
Hobby Stocks
A Main
Jason Palmer
Maurice Merrill
Brad Myers
Kyle Cheney
Mike Merritt
Mark Hill
Zach Lindgren
Jim Brookshire
Zac Bullock
Bryan Lloyd
William Merritt
David Caluya
Joe Gillock
Jacob Johnson
Paul Stephens
Shannon Collins
Eddie Simmons
Howard Law
Tim McHenry
Hollis Thackerey
B Main
Eddie Simmons
Howard Law
Zac Bullock
Shannon Collins
Matt Rivera
Gary Thackerey
Toby Merrifield
John Williams
Jonathan Walsh
Trevor Abella
Cody Bundy
Austin Savery
Devin Koranda
Bill Clark
Cory Demeree
Street Stocks
Brent Lawrence
Corey Hall
Garrett Agnew
Richard Brace Jr
Fritz Zanker
Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Nut Up Pro Late Models
Buddy Shepherd
Jeff Bischofberger
Austin Herzog
Tim Skoglund
Jason Aguirre
Kabe McClenny
Jay Juleson
Pete Soto
Logan Zampa
Ryan Philpott
Jon Schlundt
Eric Seely
Rick Thompson
Jeff Hillock
Angelina Dempsey
Loren Kutz
Dennis Schlundt
Joey Iest
Shelden Cooper
Olivia Manke
Cody Kiemele
5150 Energy Drink Jr Late Models
Bradley Erickson
Cole Brown
Kale McClenny
Cassidy Hinds
Kercie Jung
Aidan Daniels
Seth Wise
Robbie Kennealy
Brody Moore
Calvin Hegje
Kylie Ith
Lane Anderson
Hailey Liles
Cody Kiemele
Kabe McClenny
Olivia Manke
Brody Armtrout C
Holly Clark
Jake Bollman
Kasey Kleyn
Collin Anderson
Mini Cups/Bandoleros
Jeffrey Erickson
Nathaniel Edwards
Trenton Eurto
Rebecca Dubie
Joey Kennealy
Caden Cordova
Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Wingless Sprints
Michael Hodel
Dayson Thomas
Tyrell Mead
Cooper Desbiens
Steven Snawder
Jake Wheeler
Kyle Alberding
Brad Rhodes
Lance Hallmark
Gene Cannon
Don Trent
Tim Kennedy
Matt Hein
Ricky Ashley
Mike Griffith
NW Focus Midgets
Nick Evans
Chance Crum
Nik Larson
Shane Smith
Travis Jacobson
Mike Striker
Guy Tow
Levi Harless
Jake Austin
Brian Holmkvist
Mark Steen
Kyle Hanson
Marty Rosler
Jim Guenther
Brian Aune
Brian Hayes
Hailey Bauer
Ray Stebbins
Mike Botelho
Evan Margeson
Colton Heath
Jesse Munn
Limited Sprints
Tyler Thompson
Jake Wheeler
Brian Boswell
RJ McGahuey
Morgan Burks
Carley Holmes
Ashleigh Johnson
Tanner Holmes
Brian Crockett
Tim Minter
Garen Linder
Steven Snawder
Brett McGhie
IMCA Modifieds
Jake Mayden
Paul Rea
Derik Young
Dan Sheller
Paul Culp
Roy Kirk Jr
Tim Meltabarger
Tom Lawson
Jeffrey Hudson
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Doug Coffman
Aaron Bloom
Jim Smith
Gavin Ropchan
Theran Trissell
KC Scott
Steve Hopkins
Kevin Kirk
Dalton Bloom
Shawn Hand
Ray Bloom
Brandon Norton
Garrett Barth
Daniel Ray
Street Stocks
Graig Osborne
Taunton Swaim
Anthony Prather
Mike Swaim
Troy Chamberlain
Eric Freeman
Seth Christian
Michael Hollingsworth
Braedon Casto
Charlie Withers DQ
IMCA Sport Compacts
Ryan Dickensen
Ricky Ashley
Kerry Cooper
Jim Simmons
Scarlett Drake
Mark Milligan
Evan Britton
Jeremy Mayfield
Cole Trissell
Kimberly Cannon
Stockton 99 Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Late Models
Larry Tankersley
Sam Solari
Ethan Nacimento
Justin Philpott
Joey Sterns
Brandon Jones
Ty Carlson
Aaron Schankel
Dominic Lopez
Greg Ufens
Dennis Byers
Eric Nacimento
Garland Powell
Mike Regalman
Roy Luft
Steve Cabrall
Danny Devore
22K
Bombers
Allen Rider
Mekayla Sterns
Gina Ramos
Justin Scantlen
Harrison Stone
Kyle Singleton
Kelsey Luft
Troy Walz
Anthony Powell
Bassically Cylinders
Joe Flowers
Ethan Rumsey
Josh Cross
Matthew Fuhs
Vic Theberge
Merrit Sugden
Nick Hall
Dave Keller
Rod Prevateli
Andy Rumzi
Mark Hunt
Andrea Rumsey
Jeff Harris
Kate Hunt
Lucas Castro
Jordan Mast
Hanna Powell
Billy Rodriguez
Mini Cups
Evan Laires
Gage Wike
Lucas Burton
Molly Laires
Irwindale Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 17, 2020
Late Model
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #26 Nick Joanides
3 #51 Dean Thompson
4 #78 Lucas McNeil
5 #97 Dylan Garner
6 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
7 #35 Rodney Peacher
8 #88 Takuya Okada
9 #31 Brian Pannone
10 #9 Glen Schwenger
11 #19 David Sear
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #26 Nick Joanides
3 #51 Dean Thompson
4 #97 Dylan Garner
5 #78 Lucas McNeil
6 #35 Rodney Peacher
7 #88 Takuya Okada
8 #9 Glen Schwenger
9 #31 Brian Pannone
10 #19 David Sear
11 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
Irwindale Race Trucks/Spec Late Models
Results are not official
1 #56 Jake Drew
2 #21 Andy Partridge
3 #99 Troy Andersen
4 #78 Lucas McNeil
5 #7 Andrew Porter
6 #43 Kenny Smith
7 #88 Bory Molina
8 #8 Will Browne
9 #2 Stephen Brucker
10 #19 Nash Youngren
11 #97 Jacob McNeil
12 #3 L.J. Billings
13 #5 Dylan Interlicchia
14 #4 Dennis Arena
15 #10 Stephen Lozano
16 #1 Mark Perry Jr
17 #40 Ken Michaelian
Southwest Tour Trucks
Results are not official
1 #78 Ron Davis Jr
2 #5 Steve Reeves
3 #21 Eric Darensburg
4 #53 Curtis Burns
5 #65 Parker Jones
6 #4 Ed Cutler
7 #8 Dallas Leininger
Super Late Model
Results are not official
1 #92 Jimmy Parker
2 #71 Christian McGhee
3 #22 Andy Allen
4 #15 Rod Johnson Jr
5 #24 Scott Sanchez
6 #26 Trevor Huddleston
Super Stock
Results are not official
1 #18 Craig Rayburn
2 #48 Jim Vermillion
3 #11 Robbie Harryman
4 #1 Jay Verduzco
5 #40 Jerry Toporek
6 #64 Jason DeLong
7 #43 Robert Rice
8 #33 Bridgette
9 #84 Rich DeLong III
10 #94 Bryan Harrell
11 #57 Rich DeLong
Enduro
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #9sp Rodney Argo
2 #18sp Bobby Ozman
3 #71sp Bory Molina
4 #88sp Rick Conti
5 #4sp Ian Rotundo
6 #7 Robert Rice
7 #62 Brad Stellman
8 #37sp James Bolinas
9 #19sp Jason Woolcott
10 #42 Chris Voight
11 #27sp Joseph Bereiter
12 #6sp Mike McIntyre
13 #05sp Kirk Kubik
14 #22 Tony Price
15 #73 Sonya Klaus
16 #3 Cheryl Hyland
17 #16 Robbie Salcido
18 #35 John Beard
19 #49 Daniel Azzolina
20 #76 Ronny Aycock
21 #25sp Daniel Hudson
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #4sp Ian Rotundo
2 #71sp Bory Molina
3 #18sp Bobby Ozman
4 #16 Robbie Salcido
5 #62 Brad Stellman
6 #37sp James Bolinas
7 #9 Rodney Argo
8 #05sp Kirk Kubik
9 #19sp Jason Woolcott
10 #42 Chris Voight
11 #27sp Joseph Bereiter
12 #25sp Daniel Hudson
13 #7 Robert Rice
14 #73 Sonya Klaus
15 #22 Tony Price
16 #6sp Mike McIntyre
17 #3 Cheryl Hyland
18 #88sp Rick Conti
19 #76 Ronny Aycock
20 #49 Daniel Azzolina
21 #35 John Beard
The Editor's Viewpoint
This
is the first time in recent memory that I'm writing this entire column
after watching the racing action from the previous weekend. One thought
strikes me as I was looking at what seemed to be a bigger crowd in the
stands at Marysville. I know the Stockton Dirt Track and Stockton 99
Speedway are talking about hot pit passes and cold pit passes. Cold pit
passes are the way to get spectators through the back gates and
eventually into the grandstands. Hanford is doing something similar to
that. I am just wondering if this is how the virus shut down BS begins
to end. Gradually, tracks find their loopholes and accomplish the goal. I
don't know. There are still several tracks with races upcoming and no
spectators allowed. I guess we'll find out.
As
I was just beginning to go over this column on a Tuesday morning, some
Stockton Dirt Track news came across my desk, and it's not necessarily
good news. Keep in mind that I'm going to report this with a little bit
of skepticism. I haven't seen a reputable news source corroborate this
yet. Two sites that I've never heard of are reporting on it, but the
news only broke four days ago. It has to do with the government's
national pastime of passing the homeless problem back and forth, rather
than really taking steps to help the situation.
Apparently,
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has declared the San Joaquin County
Fairgrounds a new homeless reservation. Reportedly, it will not only
service the county's homeless problem, but San Francisco and Oakland can
ship their homeless to Stockton as well. I could go a lot of ways with
this story, but the homeless situation is close to me. I'm only a step
above homeless myself. I am very aware that the problem is real. I know
some people who have things going well in life may scoff and look down
on the homeless, and to those people I would say you might want to
choose your words wisely here. You never know where you could be in a
few years if a few economic things go against you.
In
saying that and in pointing out that something should be done to help
get people back on their feet again, I believe the idea of taking the
fairgrounds and converting it into a big homeless encampment is
hairbrained at best. I've looked into things that have been done to help
the homeless, but I don't want to turn this column into that
discussion. I have other places to write on the subject. This is yet
another situation where a political problem and racing cross paths.
Stockton could be the model for more such homeless encampments or
reservations in the future.
When I was speaking
with Larry at Antioch earlier this year, he alluded to the fact that
there was some talk at the Antioch Fairgrounds about doing something
similar. In fact, some of the tenants renting at the fairgrounds weren't
very keen on the idea. I'd have to recall back on what Larry was
telling me, and I don't want to be incorrect about anything. Suffice it
to say, they were talking about a homeless encampment out there at the
fairgrounds in Antioch, although not at the level that is apparently
being discussed in Stockton.
Here's the real
problem. Because of the covid-19 shutdown BS, and it is BS, we have a
fairgrounds problem. They haven't been able to do business as usual at
any of the California State Fairgrounds all year. Some fairgrounds have
muddled through the situation better than others, but all are taking a
financial hit. Earlier this year, the El Dorado County Fairgrounds put
out a release talking about the financial impact they were enduring, and
how it could ultimately lead to them shutting down. Fairgrounds could
start to fall like dominoes. It's not a good situation, and it's a
self-inflicted wound that has been caused by the governor. Many of us
believe that California and other states went way too far with this.
The
thing is, these fairgrounds need money. So, if a plan is developed to
turn them into homeless encampments and some state money is used to fund
it, you might see a trend developing. Could Stockton be the model for
things to come at other fairgrounds? Is this legitimate, and can the
mayor of Stockton really sign off on something like this? These are all
legitimate questions, and I have to admit I'm skeptical about this news.
I haven't seen any reputable news sources run this story yet, but that
may happen in the days ahead. I really don't know.
What
I do know is that both sites quoted Promoter Tony Noceti, who
understandably is against the idea. This does highlight some of the
political BS that he has had to negotiate through this year in trying to
get his tracks open. I never had a doubt in my mind that he was going
through bigger political issues then some of the other tracks, but this
is a whole new level. What's going on in Stockton? That I don't know. I
debated about whether I wanted to say anything about this, but decided
to give it a mention. We do have a homeless problem that needs to be
handled compassionately, in my opinion. However, this isn't the way.
The
racing community lost two special people within the last few weeks. I
was watching the free Facebook broadcast at the Ukiah Speedway Facebook
page. Steve Taylor recently passed away. He was an important part to the
racing family at Ukiah. He was a friend of Promoter David Furia and was
with him when David made his foray into promoting. He sponsored, raced
and basically did anything he could to help the sport. The announcer
there, Dan, gave a nice tribute to Steve during the broadcast, and the
track also had a service for him on Sunday. I know how much it hurts
when we lose somebody who means so much to what we do in this sport.
It
was a bit of a surprise that Todd Damron passed away. He was only 50.
Tributes started coming in immediately last week. A lot of people were
displaying cans of Coors Light Beer as Todd was known to do bench racing
with his many friends in the Dwarf Car community and enjoy a beer or
two. Todd built fast race cars for the Dwarf Cars, Mod Lites and Micro
Sprints, and he would do anything he could to help the racing community.
I know I'm only covering a fraction of what he meant to everybody as I
admit I don't know a lot about Todd. He was a Dwarf Car champion at
Watsonville, and I know he and Matt Sargent teamed up and won many races
together as well.
For you people who have floracing.com
subscriptions, you might want to tune in to last Saturday's Petaluma
broadcast. The racing that night was good anyway, but announcer Ron
Lingron gave a moving speech as several Dwarf Cars and Micro Sprints did
a couple of memorial laps. I don't know how Ron kept it together during
the whole speech, but he really did a great job with that. They also
ran a 10 lap exhibition race with the eight Dwarf Car drivers who were
there. When they concluded that, Ron made the announcement that the twin
20s race that they've been having in recent years in October will
become twin 25s, Todd's Car number. It will become the Todd Damron
Memorial race from here on out.
That would be
the Adobe Cup II night, which they had a couple of weeks ago. However,
Petaluma wants to have a race for Todd this year. Therefore, they've
added October 31st to their schedule. Promoter Rick Faeth has announced
that this will be a Dwarf Car only program, at least so far. They are
paying $525 to win the race, but they're also accepting sponsorship. I
know the Dwarf Cars have a big event coming at Antioch Speedway this
weekend with Dwarf Car Mania, but I have a hunch that the community may
come together one more time the following week, which will be Halloween
night. I'm sure we'll be hearing more at the Petaluma Speedway Facebook
page.
I've decided to do the weekend preview
articles with this post to prevent me from doing a weekend preview blog
post. I want to get out of that mode, but there are big events happening
this weekend. I'm not sure what the weather will be like in Oregon,
where three tracks have races scheduled on Saturday. That would be four,
but Cottage Grove Speedway pulled the plug early thanks to one
disgruntled prick creating problems for the track. Things are looking
good in California. Merced Speedway has gotten the short end of the
stick this year as General Manager Doug Lockwood has tried to negotiate
his way through this mess. I don't know if you're watching what Doug is
doing, but he's making some big moves lately that will translate into
good things for the sport in general as we move ahead.
They're
still not able to have fans in the grandstands, which is more than a
little bit disappointing to me. If you've been to Merced Speedway, you
know they've got a big enough grandstand to encourage social distancing.
Even 1,000 people up in those stands has plenty of room. Alas, the
health officials aren't budging on the fan thing just yet, but Lockwood
was able to crunch the numbers, get some sponsorship and make the Fifth
Annual John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial race happen this Friday and
Saturday night. The weekend's activities will include IMCA sanctioned
Modifieds, Sport Modifieds and Stock Cars as well as Hobby Stocks on
both nights, California Sharp Mini Late Models on Friday and the House
of JuJu Central Valley Mini Stocks on Saturday.
I
could start getting into the details a little bit more here, but we do
have a preview article to talk about some things. On Saturday night,
CVMS Promoter Dan Myrick went live to announce that Merced will increase
their winnings from $500 to $750 if they can deliver 30 cars. It's
within the realm of possibility for the group to pull that off. It's the
10th and final point race for the group, which is running for $5,000 in
championship point fund money thanks to sponsorship from House of JuJu
of Clovis and Morro Bay. By the way, I believe both locations are open,
so stop off and get some good food if you're down that way.
Lockwood
has been making some major moves that we've talked a bit about on this
blog. This weekend's race also has special meaning. The community down
in the Merced and Chowchilla area mourned the loss of John Fore Jr when
he passed away prior to the 2016 season. Bob Smith was big on sponsoring
races, and he was a pretty good driver before that. He died
unexpectedly last year and had his name added to this race. Those nice
trophies that they were handing out in recent years were sometimes
sponsored by Bob. I think Merced is going to do pretty well in car
count. They're planning to do more racing in November, and this Friday's
and Saturday's show will be on internet pay-per-view at floracing.com. You can go to the Merced Speedway Facebook page for more details.
I've
been a bit surprised that my colleague Cory Penfold of Moxie Media and
Promotions has been silent for so long this year. I know he hasn't been
inactive as he and wife Sandra have been promoting their own Outlaw Kart
track, Marion Creek Speedway. The West Coast Wide Open show that Cory
does on Spreaker Radio has been silent. He fired it up this week, but he
had to get off of the free trial version. It shut off of on him at 15
minutes, but he got that squared away for a nice broadcast on Sunday.
The
occasion was to promote the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series. Roy
Bain is a truck driver by trade, and that means he's on the road quite a
bit. It's amazing to think of how much work Roy has done to put the
series together. He's had help along the way, and I know he's probably
spent hours on the phone. Since he had a run to make up in Portland, he
stopped by on the way back to visit Cory in studio. The Tri State Series
has two races left on the schedule, and the one coming up is very big.
It's the Al Miller Memorial at Antioch Speedway on Halloween.
There's
a long list of sponsors who are helping with the show in one way or the
other, including Winning Attitude Motorsports, Jay's Mobile Welding,
Travis Peterson, Terrence Webster and BRC Race Cars. I know I'm missing
people, and I will try to get that clarified in the next week. Al Miller
was the father of Robert Miller and Randy Miller. Long time Antioch
Speedway fans know Robert, and IMCA Modified fans in Nevada are
acquainted with him as well. The man who made it all possible for Robert
to go racing was his father Al, who started him at a young age.
The
Antioch show will pay $2,500 to win. If you earn your way into the Main
Event, you're getting at least $200 to start. They'll pay down in the B
Main with the first non-transfer driver also getting $200. Roy reports
that there will be even more drivers coming to town for this race, and
he anticipates the possibility of 30 or more cars. We've seen them
deliver two dozen cars to Antioch on multiple occasions, so this is
entirely possible.
Antioch Speedway has their own streaming service at antiochspeedway.tv.
However, they are allowing Bain to do internet pay-per-view for the Pro
Stocks portion of the show on the Tri State Challenge Series Facebook
page. This is being done to help the group raise point fund money for
next year, which we'll get into here in a moment.
A
few weeks back, Bain and Penfold touched base about the possibility
that Cory could come down to California to do the Pro Stock broadcast at
Antioch. Cory and his Moxie Media team will be in Antioch, which means
that Nina Bobina will be there with her camera and they'll have a drone
flying over. Moxie will be putting their promotional touch on the show.
Moxie Media always does a top notch job wherever they go. Cory and Roy
will team up on the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Facebook page on
November 8th to broadcast the internet pay-per-view at the Stockton Dirt
Track. That is the Stock Car oriented program that will be taking place
there the day after the big Gary Patterson Tribute race.
On
Sunday's show, they got into the discussion about the future. Roy
mentioned that they are in discussions with Hoosier Tire about possibly
doing point fund money next year. I see this is a good and bad thing.
You always want to try to get point fund money, but what makes this
series work is the idea that they are bringing several different groups
together for bigger races. If some of the groups you're working with are
not on Hoosier Tires but are required to run them at Tri State events,
you risk giving them a reason not to come at all.
No
official announcement has been made, but Roy made it sound like they
are trying to figure out how to accommodate everybody. That's been the
beauty of this series and why it's been so effective. They are trying to
accommodate as many different rulesets as possible. I should also point
out that the end game is to eventually get all of the groups together
on one agreed upon ruleset, although that's a process that might take
some time.
Roy also announced that Jay's Mobile
Welding Service will be sponsoring a $5,000 point fund for next year,
which is sure to be an enticement for teams to travel to each one of
these events. Roy is still working on things, so the numbers could go
up. He and Cory had an interesting little discussion about scheduling. I
think Roy is more on the mark when he says they are trying to get one
race per month, and Cory suggested a 20 race schedule. Roy is being more
realistic, because he knows he's got to work within the schedules that
other tracks have for their own divisions. Booking on top of certain
races will ensure low car count at the Tri State races, and Roy wants to
avoid that. He's got the right idea here.
Cory
is just a gung-ho kind of guy when it comes to Late Models and similar
types of divisions, and I get that. We were talking last year when I
pitched the idea for a full-on Late Model Tour on the West Coast. I
personally see potential for a 12 to 14 race schedule, but you'd have to
pay NARC/King of the West Sprint Car purse money, meaning at least
$3,000 to win and $400 to start. That would take a lot of work for a
series promoter to accomplish, and then you've got to figure out where
you're going to race and when. With the Pro Stock Series, I think you
focus on the quality of the race versus the quantity. If you can get a
bunch of cars with 12 races, you do it. If it's 10 that works, you do
that.
In any event, the Dwarf Car Mania show
for this Friday and Saturday at Antioch Speedway will pay $1,500 to win
and $200 to start on Saturday. You are sure to see some fast Dwarf Cars
in Antioch for the two-day extravaganza, which might take on a similar
to feel to an old school Dwarf Car Nationals race. When they come back
on Halloween, you'll be seeing the Al Miller Memorial Tri State Pro
Stock race, but that's not all. They've also got IMCA Modifieds, IMCA
Sport Modifieds and Wingless Spec Sprints booked that night. As often as
things change, I'd still recommend going to the Antioch Speedway
Facebook page to keep updated.
I was very busy
at the desk as we were monitoring five races while they were happening
on Saturday. That got crazy. To me, the most well-run and entertaining
program that I witnessed happened at Petaluma Speedway, which I'm happy
to report. They've had a bumpy ride this year, but their open wheel
themed show was entertaining. I don't think you can top the USAC West
Coast 360 Sprint Car finish that saw a little bit of bumping going on as
Ryan Timmons got around Geoff Ensign to snatch the victory away from
Ensign. As much as I enjoyed the Midget race, won by Maria Cofer, the
Sprint Car finish jumped out at me.
I was a bit
disappointed in listening to Ryan Timmons take a shot at Ensign in the
Winner's Circle. He scored the victory, and it should have been a happy
enough occasion. He was insinuating that Ensign was rough, but it was a
clear bump on the back straightaway that gained Timmons the lead from
Ensign and even cost Ensign second to Daniel Whitley. By the way, I
would call that rough, but not dirty.
To his
credit, Ensign just brushed off the remark. He took his lumps and will
come back at it again. It's been kind of a rough year for him, so I'm
just happy to see Geoff back behind the wheel again. The guy is truly
one of the more exciting Sprint Car drivers to watch, in my opinion.
That's not a knock against Timmons, who is somebody I also respect. When
you stick the microphone in front of somebody's face after a race like
that, you never know what you're going to get.
I
had to tune in to the Taxi Cab Challenge race at Marysville to see how
things were going to work out. It's interesting that Antioch Speedway
had just over 30 cars for their $1,000 to win Hobby Stock race.
Marysville was only a couple cars short on Antioch, and they paid $450
to win. There was no intentional double booking going on here.
Marysville had the date first, but Antioch only moved the Hobby Stocks
to last weekend to avoid booking on top of Merced's $1,000 to win race
this week. I think it's unfortunate that a few Antioch racers who might
have gone to Marysville otherwise did not, but they were represented by
past Antioch champion Brad Myers. Brad led several laps of the Hobby
Stock race before surrendering the lead to Jason Palmer.
The
Super Stocks didn't actually produce a field, so the controversy
involving the track evoking the Tri State Challenge didn't matter in the
end. However, Dennis Gage might want to consider contacting Roy Bain in
the future. It's been interesting to watch Marysville have a decent
Limited Late Model show this year when they're essentially sharing the
same division with Placerville Speedway. I'm wondering how the car count
would be if everybody was running under normal circumstances this year.
Marysville wants to have a Stock Car type of class in addition to Hobby
Stocks, so I hope they find the combination that works for them.
The
most exciting race of the night was the Pure Stocks, which ran
Placerville rules. I don't know whether multi-time Placerville Speedway
champion Nick Baldwin realized it or not, but it's okay to take your
foot off the gas pedal for a moment From the moment he took the lead
from Jared Hess until he flipped on the back straightaway moments later,
it didn't seem like Nick was interested in lifting. He ultimately paid
the price when he hit a big back straightaway infield tire and flipped.
The good news is he didn't get hurt, but the bad news is the $600 prize
ended up going to Hess.
Marysville has had a
few very interesting situations that I don't think would play out the
same way at other tracks. I'm wondering why certain people have been
involved in the yellow flags and yet not charged with them. Hess
actually got sideways and probably would have spun in Turn 4. He ended
up collecting second place Jason Leonard, who was hit by Maurice
Merrill. Oddly enough, the officials didn't acknowledge the fact that
Leonard only ended up there as a result of Hess losing control. Hess was
kept in the lead on the restart and won that race. Not to rain on
anybody's parade, but I disagree with the call. Hess should have been
put to the back of the pack for causing that yellow .
I
do understand that tracks go with who caused the yellow and usually the
car sitting on the track gets the blame. I know that Medford Promoter
Mike McCann has it written on the rule board by the lineup board. We've
had discussions about this. I understand why Mike has that rule. You
don't want to get into discussions over who caused the yellow flag or
any of that. If a car is sitting there and the yellow flag comes out,
that's the easiest driver to blame. The car is sitting there. On the
other hand, if that car is sitting there because somebody tapped them in
the back, oftentimes we'll see that guy get put to the back of the pack
too. What's the difference here in the Marysville case?
What
bothers me is you had a driver get sideways, causing the wreck behind
him. Everybody could clearly see what happened. He lost control of his
car, and yet that guy drove away while the mess was created behind him.
Tracks that don't penalize the guy are taking the easy way out. They
will say that they can't see everything, so they're not making that
call. I know that's the premise behind the Medford rule
What
your trying to do is avoid the favoritism discussion to some extent. On
the other hand, the people watching the race could see the guy lose
control and cause the wreck behind him. He essentially took out his
toughest competition and drove away from the scene. It annoyed me to
witness that. In my mind, the guy got the win with an asterisk next to
it. I'm sure nobody will lose any sleep over that opinion. Hess made it
to the pay window $600 richer and with a nice trophy to boot. That's all
that mattered in the end.
Watsonville had
the Johnny Key Classic, and they ultimately paid $2,000 to win for the
40 lap Sprint Car race. Tom Sagmiller produced a smooth surface, but
even he was critical of himself afterwards. He said the track took on
too much rubber too soon. While there was a little bit of excitement
happening on the undercard, the Sprint Car Main Event seemed to be a
follow the leader affair. It's not the way you want your premier
division to go on a big night like this, but sometimes it happens. It
still kept a very interesting championship battle going. It was Mitchell
Faccinto recording the biggest win of his career as he led all the way,
but the point leader is still trailed closely by third place finisher
Bud Kaeding.
I don't want to get into details
that are covered elsewhere, but I did want to mention the win by Darren
Thomas in the IMCA Sport Modifieds. I've been watching Darren race for
years, and he had a hell of a run back in the 1990s with three-straight
Street Stock championships at Merced. Darren's sons Tanner, Chase and
Tyler are now racing. He spends most of his time working with them. On
this occasion, all four drivers got to race together for the first time.
It was Darren showing the boys how it's done, but all of them ended up
taking a checkered flag in the Top 10. In fact, the Thomas family
accounted for the three heat race victories with Darren, Chase and
Tanner. That was a pretty cool thing to witness.
We've
watched the Hobby Stock division evolve, but I have to admit it was
pretty cool to see six-time champion Sam "The Man" Kennedy bring his old
car out there and lead so many laps of that Main Event. He wasn't
ultimately able to hold off the challenge of likely new champion Joe
Gallaher, who made the late pass for the lead. Still, it was nice to see
the former San Francisco 49er do so well in second. If the weather
permits, November 6th will bring a close to the Watsonville season with
the Sprint Cars, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks,
Western Midgets and Mini Stocks. This will once again be a floracing.com broadcast, and you can check out the Ocean Speedway Facebook page for more information.
I
can't really say a lot about Madera Speedway. I don't know what the
glitch was behind the scenes, but their usual free broadcast never went
online on the track's YouTube page. I was keeping an eye on the track's
scoring loop at Race Monitor. They did announce in the chat section of
their YouTube page that they would go live on Facebook with the Junior
Late Model Main Event, which paid a bigger purse for this race.
I
decided to stay with the scoring loop and keep an eye on the Ukiah
Speedway broadcast on Facebook. What I can say is they had nice turnouts
for both Late Model divisions, but the wins went to new champions Buddy
Shepherd in the Nut Up Pro Late Models and Bradley Erickson in the
51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models. It was the fifth win of the
season for both of them. Madera will be back this week with their final
Club Race, and you can find information on that at the Madera Speedway
Facebook page.
Ukiah Speedway had two dozen
Bombers for the TNT Towing Bomber Bash. They threw everything but the
kitchen sink at this show, which gave them their biggest car count of
the year. There were a dozen Legend Cars, and the Limited Modified
delivered a dozen. The Jammers had a season high 10 cars, and they threw
in a half dozen Pro 4 Modifieds. They knew they would be busy, which is
why they didn't include the Jalopies for the show. Unfortunately, the
show kind of lagged along, and before you knew it, they were up against
the curfew.
I've enjoyed the Ukiah shows this
year as that pavement track is definitely one of the more racy joints
I've been to. The Bombers are very entertaining, but they were a little
more rough and tumble than usual this time. They knew they were coming
up on curfew as they lined up the second Main Event, which was scheduled
to go 55 laps. They knew that wasn't going to happen, and ultimately it
ended at 25 laps. Nights get away from everybody, so I'm not going to
pile on David Furia and his team. They've done a great job this year,
and I salute them. Whatever is up next, you can go to the Ukiah Speedway
Facebook page for that information.
To me,
it's almost crazy for Siskiyou Golden Speedway to try running in
October. Last Saturday night, they kind of did something for themselves.
There was no broadcast on the track's Facebook page, but this show
would have been more entertaining than the previous race for fans to
watch. They delivered a dozen IMCA Sport Modifieds and a dozen Outlaw
Pro Stocks to the show. The Mini Stocks are pretty much done. They had
two cars. I'm not quite sure that those drivers would turn out to Yreka
in October even if they were paid $300 to win, which isn't going to
happen since they can't have fans. However, the Pro Stocks and Sport
Modifieds delivered about as good a show as Yreka was going to get on
the occasion from everything I've heard.
They
had drivers showing up in the Sport Modifieds that I didn't think were
coming. That's bad news for the competition as the guy I wasn't
expecting was three-time Medford champion Jorddon Braaten. Jorddon
picked up another victory. The story is the Outlaw Pro Stocks. They've
visited Yreka seven times this year, and each occasion has yielded a new
winner. In this case, it was Steve Borror depriving champion and point
leader Scott Flowers of his second win. It seems as if Flowers is still
on his way to the championship at this point. Yreka will have one more
show on Halloween, and you can find that information at the Siskiyou
Golden Speedway Facebook page.
The Stockton 99
Speedway had a regular show on Saturday and will turn out the lights on
their 2020 season with the Bob Lehman Classic for the North State
Modified Series this Saturday night. The regular Late Models, Bombers
and Basically Four Cylinder classes will run their double point finale,
and the Late Models will get 100 laps. For the Modifieds, however, they
are competing for a $3,000 first prize, and I would expect a field that
could reach into the 20s for this show. Sadly, it's been pretty much a
media blackout at Stockton this year. I don't know if they are going to
have a broadcast of any kind, and it's doubtful that they'll do anything
at all on the New Stockton 99 Speedway Facebook page. They are one of
the tracks being creative in the way they are allow fans in through the
pit gate.
Stockton Promoter Tony Noceti is
excited about being able to open the dirt track on November 7th and
8th. The Gary Patterson Tribute race for the NARC/King of the West
Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Cars headlines the Saturday show along with
the Winged 360 Sprint Cars. The above mentioned Stock Car oriented show
on Sunday features the Dirt Modifieds, B Modifieds, Bombers, Basically
Four Cylinder cars and the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series. The
Patterson race will get a floracing.com
broadcast. It's interesting that they didn't keep Flo Racing for the
Sunday show, but we mentioned above that the Tri State Challenge Series
Facebook page will have that.
Noceti has not
been silent about his struggles to get the dirt track going this year.
When things have gone badly, he's vented a little bit on social media.
It's well known that he tried to get a show on the dirt track on Labor
Day weekend, which would have been a NARC Sprint Car show if he could
have pulled it off. As things appear to be loosening up, Tony is
planning things for next year, which will include the New Year's Day
race featuring the same five divisions running on November 8th. It
sounds like there's January and February racing being planned there
again.
Tony has made a foray into Stock Car
oriented racing in a bigger way in the last year or two. They were
actually calculating points for the classes that will be featured on
November 8th. It seems like Tony is interested in adding more of that
flavor to the dirt track in addition to his big open wheel shows. I'm
curious to see what he does in this endeavor and how it impacts some of
the other area tracks. Being the bigger dirt track in the area, Stockton
does attract the drivers who like to go a little bit faster. You can
monitor the Stockton Dirt Track Facebook page for updates
The
Hunt Wingless Spec Sprint Series was originally going to be a part of
the Patterson race, but it appears that this has fallen by the wayside
this year. Fortunately, the group was able to negotiate for the Petaluma
Speedway date they are getting ready to have this Saturday night. A
thought does occur to me as Antioch switched things up for their
November 27th and 28th weekend. Originally, both nights were going to be
Stock Car oriented, but the Friday show will now be open wheels cars,
including the Wingless Spec Sprints.
Antioch
hosted the first Hunt Series race earlier this year and drew a rather
nice turnout, I'm wondering what the likelihood would be of this race in
November being turned into a Hunt Series race, assuming the group was
interested in running that deep into the year. I think it could be
interesting, but Antioch may not see it that way. The last regular show
they had for the class delivered 26 cars on its own merit. They dropped
the division from this weekend's show due to Petaluma adding the Hunt
Series, so it shows that Promoter Chad Chadwick is working with them.
Could there have been some sort of discussions made on this very topic?
You never know.
As we are still in the middle
of the good news/bad news situation regarding the virus, we will hear of
other cancellations and good news about openings. I'm not sure where
the Promoters Workshops are going to be this year. I haven't monitored
the situation to see what they might be doing in Reno or up in Portland.
These are the two big gathering places where promoters talk about
racing trends and attempt to work together on big things. There are
certainly things happening in the world today that promoters need to
discuss as it affects the sport greatly.
I
wonder if there might be merit in a Racing Promoters Summit, featuring
just the promoters within a certain radius. I recall a picture that
Terry DeCarlo Jr shared a couple of years ago of a similar summit that
took place between the four principal Micro Sprint tracks. Yes, the four
promoters got together and hatched out what became their Speedweek
Series. It's amazing what can happen when promoters work together for
the betterment of the sport. I recall thinking about it even then as I
looked at that picture. What if?
I'm picturing a
summit at whatever location, involving Rick Faeth of Petaluma, Chad
Chadwick of Antioch, John Prentice of Watsonville and Doug Lockwood of
Merced. That's a good place to start right there. Some might suggest
Dennis Gage of Marysville and Chico, Tony Noceti of Stockton, Scott
Russell of Placerville, Peter Murphy of Hanford and Scott Schweitzer of
Bakersfield, and I don't think that's necessarily a bad idea. I always
go back to the four tracks. Historically, Antioch, Watsonville, Merced
and Petaluma have done good things together, but it has branched out to
include Bakersfield in recent years. It helps that Bakersfield has a
hearty group of racers who like to travel.
I
look at things like some of the scheduling snafus that have occurred
between Antioch and Petaluma and believe that could be easily taken care
of. There's also my Benicia Bridge Series idea that could be a thing if
the two promoters wanted it. Then again, you've also got Tony at
Stockton looking to do more with divisions that Antioch runs. I think it
might not be a bad idea to see if Chad and Tony could get on the same
page as that thing starts to build. Otherwise, you're looking at some
conflicts between the two tracks as Stockton grows its own program.
It's
a random thought, but we're getting close to that point of the year
where promoters will start talking to each other about doing things
together. I'm always the optimistic one when it comes to the discussions
of track unity, but I have become a realist in recent years. Tracks are
going to look out for their own self-interest first, which is about
survival more than anything else. There's a way you do that in which you
help yourself without intentionally screwing the guy down the road
whenever possible. It can be done, especially when you know that tracks
are now rotating so many different divisions within their own rosters.
There's more opportunity for give and take these days. It's all in how
you plan things out.
I don't know that I was as
brief as I wanted to be this time, but I am going to wrap up this
column. There's no weekend preview post for us this week, and there may
not be a weekend preview post for the rest of the year. We're not
getting the support we'd like to on the blog lately, and there is no
reason to do more than necessary. It can be covered in one post. We've
given our best effort this year, and that's all I can ask of myself.
Whatever the future has in store, we'll have to see. I think the racing
this weekend should be good, and we'll monitor what we can once again.
On that note, I will end this column. Until next time...
