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Ensign, Velasquez Score Antioch Victories,
Mother's Day Mini Van Race A Crowd Pleaser
Antioch,
CA...May 8...Geoff Ensign won the 25 lap Wingless Spec Sprint Main
Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the third win of the
season for Ensign aboard the Ted Finkenbinder owned car. After winning
their respective heat races, Ensign and Shawn Arriaga shared the
front row of the Main Event. They battled at the head of the pack
immediately with Jacob Tuttle running in the third position. A yellow
flag slowed things down on Lap 13, but Ensign led Arriaga and Tuttle on
the restart. Point leader Ryon Siverling was running fourth. Ensign and
Arriaga were having a good battle at the front of the pack, and one more
yellow flag waved on Lap 22. Ensign and Arriaga resumed their battle
when the race continued, and Ensign prevailed at the checkered flag.
Tuttle brought it home third, followed by Siverling, Bob Newberry, Kevin
Box, Cameron Martin, Boy Moniz, Tony Bernard and James East.
There
was a solid 20 car turnout for the Spec Sprint show. Box had the fast
time on the quarter-mile clay oval at 15.319, beating the 15.427 of
Bernard. Eight lap heat race wins went to Arriaga, Ensign, Newberry and
Siverling.
Tommy Velasquez III won the 25 lap
Delta Dwarf Car Main Event. Velasquez makes the long trip from Camarillo
to compete, and this was his second win of the season at Antioch.
Velasquez, Scott Dahlgren and point leader Kevin Miraglio mixed it up
early in the battle for the lead. Tommy Velasquez III would get the lead
and hold off Miraglio off for the victory. Nick Velasquez worked his
way from the fourth row to take the third position from Dahlgren by the
19th lap. He finished there as Dahlgren settled for fourth, followed by
Jack Haverty, Devan Kammermann, David Michael Rosa, Eric Weisler,
reigning champion Travis Day and Chance Russell.
A
strong turnout of 29 Dwarf Cars filled the pits, and the four eight lap
qualifying heats would transfer the Top 4 finishers into the Main
Event. Wins went to Sean Catucci, Danny Wagner, Nick Velasquez and Mike
Corsaro. Barry Waddell won the 14 lap B Main ahead of Dennis Gilcrease,
Toby Brown and Russell.
Jason Robles won the 20
lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. Point leader Travis Dutra had the pole
with Robles and Watsonville Hobby Stock point leader Joe Gallaher
in the second row. Robles wrestled the lead away from Dutra, who ended
up having a battle with Gallaher for second for a few laps. Eventually,
Dutra would get the position. Robles won ahead of Dutra, Gallaher, Jay
Bryant and Dan Gonderman. Dutra won the eight lap heat race.
The
track hosted its first ever Mother's Day Mini Van race. This race was
open to any woman who had no racing experience. The first race drew five
entries. It proved to be a hit with the crowd, who roared their
approval every time the vans raced down the front straightaway. Kim
Solis won the 10 lap race ahead of Tracy Paladino, Jen Thomson, Breanna
Hammer and Patricia Robles. Hammer proved to be a big hit with the crowd
in her pink unicorn Mini Van. Paladino and Solis won four lap heat
races.
Racing resumes this Saturday night with
IMCA Modifieds back in action along with IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA
Stock Cars and the second visit of the West Coast Sport Compacts. For
further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.
Tour, Barba, Sabol Win At Ukiah Speedway
Ukiah,
CA...May 8...Codi Barba won the 30 lap Limited Modified Main Event
Saturday night at Ukiah Speedway. Barba started on the front row next to
Robert Schmidt and took the lead at the start. TJ Buzzard Jr settled
into third on Lap 2 with the recent Lakeport winner Sierra Furia moving
into fourth. Buzzard and Furia both got past Schmidt on the 14th lap.
Barba set a rapid pace out front and pulled away to a little over half a
straightaway advantage over Buzzard. Furia was a solid third, followed
by Richard Knight, Roy Ingalls Jr, Schmidt, Gary Lowblad, Bo Robertson
and Brandon Powers. Furia was the quickest of nine qualifiers at 13.870,
beating the 13.986 of Ingalls. Schmidt was the 15 lap heat race winner.
Charlie
Tour won the 30 lap Bombers Main Event. Tour won the recent race at
Lakeport Speedway. Raymond Taylor Jr jumped into the early lead ahead of
Jimmy Sorrels and Trystan Mucci. Mucci and Tour both got past Sorrels
on the third lap. Mucci slipped past Taylor for the lead on Lap 7 as
Tour was challenging for second. Tour finally got around Taylor for
second on the 12th lap, and Tour took the lead from Mucci on Lap 16. As
Tour began to pull away from Mucci, Drew Smith began to challenge for
the second position. Tour held a straightaway lead over Mucci by Lap 25
and would go on to the victory. Drew Smith made a late pass on Mucci
for second. Loren Powers Jr finished fourth, followed by Bob Mook,
Shelby Helm, Forest Kuecker, Taylor, Sorrels and the B Bomber of Nathan
Hoban. Powers was the quickest of 12 qualifiers at 14.766, beating the
14.816 of Drew Smith. Brenton Smith and Helm won the 10 lap heat races.
Scott
Sabol won the 30 lap Legend Car Main Event. Sabol led most of the race.
On a Lap 12 restart, Sabol was leading Tyler Krupa and JK Kinney. That
order continued until a Lap 21 yellow flag signaled the end of the race
for Krupa. Sabol led Kinney and Chris Justice on that restart. Despite
one final yellow flag on Lap 26, Sabol would not be deterred. He led the
restart and brought it home a happy winner ahead of Kinney, Justice,
Justin Johnson, David Dunlap, Robert Byers, Dan Camacho, Nico Caldeira, Mark Burch and Tyler Krupa. Sabol was the
quickest of 11 qualifiers at 14.767, beating the 14.936 of Justice.
Krupa and Dunlap were the 10 lap heat race winners.
Wade
Eldredge won the 30 lap Pro 4 Modified Main Event. Marty Lewis set the early
pace ahead of Bud Anderson and Mike Peterson Jr, but a yellow flag waved
on Lap 3. Lewis led the restart with Eldridge moving into second. A lap
later, Eldridge put the moves on Lewis to grab the lead. Wade Eldridge
led the rest of the way and pulled away just a bit on second place
Lewis. Anderson was a solid third, followed by Irv Eldredge, Peterson
and James Gard. Lewis was the quickest of seven qualifiers at 13.644,
and Peterson was the 10 lap heat race winner.
Donovan
Arreguin won the 30 lap Jammers Main Event. Arreguin is part of the Pro
division as they run head-to-head with the Junior class. Christian
Sanchez settled into second ahead of Isaiah Rojas. Hailey Glass and TJ
Sorrels both got past Rojas for third and fourth on the second lap.
A yellow flag on Lap 23 bunched the field, but nothing would slow
Arreguin down. Arreguin continued to lead the restart and pulled away to
a straightaway advantage in victory. Fellow Pro racer Sanchez had an
equally comfortable straightaway advantage on the Junior Jammer of
Glass, who finished third overall ahead of the Junior Jammer of Sorrels.
The Pro Jammer of Rojas and the Junior Jammer of Charles French
completed the finishing order. Arreguin had the quickest overall time of
15.764 as Glass was the quickest Junior Jammer at 17.127. Arreguin was
the Pro Jammer heat winner and Sorrels won the Junior Jammer heat.
Travis
Powers won the 15 lap Bandolero Main Event. Jordan Ray led the opening
lap before surrendering the spot to Powers. Ray retook the lead on the
fourth lap, but a yellow flag waved. Powers led Ray and Kai Lovell on
the restart, and they finished in that order. Powers set the fast time
of 17.235, and Ray picked up the 10 lap heat race win.
Racing
returns to Ukiah Speedway on May 22nd with Limited Modifieds back in
action along with the Bombers, Jammers, Bandoleros, Jalopies and Side By
Sides. For further information, go to www.ukiahspeedway.net.
Tellstrom Wins North State Modified Series Race
At Madera Speedway
Madera,
CA...May 8...Kyle Tellstrom won the 60 lap North State Modified Series
Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. The race was sponsored by
Mission Foods, and Tellstrom collected $1,000 for his effort. Tellstrom
also took the challenge and started last on the grid. Because he was
able to win, he received an additional $1,000 from Economy Heating and
Air for being able to do it from the back of the pack.
The
race had to be restarted after Ed Coffey spun and collected Chris Lyon
in Turn 3. Polesitter Jim Coffey set the early pace ahead of Dustin
DeRosier and Simi Tour. A low move in Turn 4 on Lap 5 gained DeRosier
the lead from Jim Coffey, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 6 for Rich Cobb
and
Jeff Longman. On the restart, Darren Sullivan spun in Turn 2. The next
restart saw DeRosier leading Ian Elliott and Eddie Secord. Scott Winters
settled into third on Lap 16. Tellstrom had already worked his way into
sixth by the 20th lap, and a yellow flag flew on Lap 22 for a Longman
spin in Turn 3. DeRosier continued to lead Elliott and Winters on the
restart. Tellstrom had settled into fourth, and he used an outside pass
on the frontstretch on Lap 24 to take third from Winters. At the same
time, Elliott was taking the lead from DeRosier. A backstretch pass on
Lap 23 gained Tellstrom second, and he made an inside pass on Elliott to
take the lead on Lap 27. Following a lap 29 yellow flag, Tellstrom led
Elliott and Winters on the restart. Reigning Ukiah and Roseville
champion Jason Philpot was the top crate motor driver in fifth behind
DeRosier, which would put him in line for the $700 bonus for the top
driver using the crate motor package. Tellstrom was never really
threatened
once he got the lead, leaving the battle for second. Following the last
yellow flag on Lap 51, Winters took second from Elliott. Tellstrom went
on to win ahead of Winters, Elliott, DeRosier, Philpot, Keith Bloom Jr,
Brian
Collins, Secord, Cobb and Jim Coffey.
Tellstrom
was the quickest of 19 drivers in qualifying with a lap of 14.789.
Winters was second quick and had the only other 14 second time on the
1/3 mile paved oval at 14.963. Elliott was third quick at 15.074,
beating the 15.088 of Philpot. Mike Neilson won the $100 six lap Dash For
Cash.
Jason Aguirre won the Madera Late Model
40 lap race. This was his third win of the season as he leads the
regular Club Race point standings. Kyle Keller started on the pole and
led Aguirre and Hailey Liles on the opening lap. Aaron Mullins made a
frontstretch pass on Lap 4 to take third, but Matt Erickson passed him on Lap
8. Keller and Aguirre had pulled away just a little bit, and Aguirre
made a Turn 4 pass on Lap 14 to take the lead. A yellow flag waved on
Lap 16, and Aguirre continued to lead Keller and Erickson on the
restart. Aguirre proceeded to pull away just a little bit and brought it
home to victory, followed by Keller, Erickson, Mullins, Richard Herzog,
Liles, Loren Kutz, Mike Shapiro, Brandon Burd and Lucy Camona.
Keller
set the fast time of 11 drivers at 15.013, beating the 15.113 of
Erickson. Eight lap heat race wins went to Keller and Erickson. The
Junior Late Models had an exhibition race with Liles beating Rebecca
Dubie to win both the eight lap heat race and 30 lap Main Event. Dubie
managed to lead her first ever Main Event laps in a Late Model.
Lloyd
Wren Jr won the 30 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Outside front row
starter Jason Lawton set the early pace ahead of Harley Kennealy. Donnie
Large Jr made a Turn 4 pass on Lap 2 to gain second with Wren following
into third. Large passed Lawton on the frontstretch on Lap 4 to take
the lead, and Wren made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 5 to
move into second. A low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 8 put Wren into the lead,
and a yellow flag waved on Lap 8 for point leader Manny Gonzales Jr and
Lawton in Turn 4. Wren led Large and Nick Rowe on the restart. Nathan
Casillas brought out a Lap 12 yellow flag with mechanical issues that
ended his race. Wren continued to lead Large and Rowe on the restart as
Gonzales was back into fourth. Rowe and Gonzales slipped past Large for
the second in third positions on Lap 15. The lead trio ran closely at
the front of the pack, and a final yellow flag waved on Lap 26 as Rowe
spun from fourth. Gonzales pressured Wren on the restart and made it a
close battle all the way to the checkered flag. However, Wren would
prevail in the end. Large settled for third, followed by Lawton, Rowe,
Kennealy and Casillas. Gonzales set the fast time of 16.241, beating the
16.314 of Wren. Wren and Gonzales won the eight lap heat races.
Ryan
Reynolds returned to win his second 30 lap Mini Super Toyota Main
Event. Point leader Tim Kammerer set the early pace ahead of Bill Gordon
and Nick Thompson. Thompson made a high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 3 to take
second from Gordon. Gordon spun in Turn 2 for a Lap 3 yellow flag.
Kammerer led Ryan Reynolds and Thompson on the restart. Shaun Reynolds
took third from Thompson on the fifth lap, and a yellow flag waved when
Thompson spun and collected previous winner Hailey Bugg for a yellow
flag. Bugg was eliminated in the incident. Ryan Reynolds made a big
charge on the outside on the restart to take the lead from Kammerer, and
a Turn 2 pass on Lap 9 gained Shaun Reynolds second. Ryan Reynolds was
just a bit faster than brother Shaun Reynolds as they scored the 1-2
finish. Kammerer settled for third, followed by Thompson, Gordon and
Bugg. Ryan Reynolds set the fast time of 16.652, being the 16.784 of
Shaun Reynolds. Ryan Reynolds won the eight lap heat race.
Dan
Myrick won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. Myrick is the 2019 West
Coast Sport Compact champion, and several members of his group came to
support the Madera effort, which uses their rules package. Dan Myrick
wasted little time jumping into the lead ahead of Damian Inger and
Brent Myrick. Randy Brown and Brent Myrick both got past Inger on the
second lap, and an outside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 6 gained Greg
Baronian third. Dan Myrick had pulled away, leaving the battle for
second. Baronian made a Lap 16 pass on Brown to claim the runnerup
position. However, Dan Myrick held a straightway advantage over Boronian
by the time the checkered flag waved. Brown settled for third, followed
by Inger, Jeff Durant, Johnny Williams, Brent Myrick, Shawn DePriest
and Rick Lea. Baronian was the quickest qualifier at 17.527, beating the
17.914 of Brown. Brown and Baronian were the eight lap heat race
winners.
Racing returns with another MavTV
Series show on May 22nd, featuring the Nut Up Pro Late Models, 51fifty
Energy Drink Junior Late Models, Mini Cups/Bandoleros and the Mini
Super Toyotas. For further information, go to www.racemadera.com.
Burke, Piker, Win Extra Money At Santa Maria Raceway
Santa
Maria CA...May 8...Cody Burke won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event
Saturday night at Santa Maria Raceway. Burke collected $700 for his
winning effort as Toste Graving and Paving put in an additional $100 for
the Top 10 finishers. Burke won the championship at Watsonville last
season.
Chris Crompe had the pole and raced
into the early lead ahead of Burke and Randy Thornell. Burke began
pressuring Crompe on the eighth lap and made the pass for the lead on
Lap 10. Thornell retired at that point, moving Danny Lauer into third.
However, Lauer's race ended on the 15th lap as Austin Burke took over
the position. Austin Burke got around Crompe for second on Lap 17, but
Crompe stayed with him. As Cody Burke took the checkered flag in
victory, Crompe made a last lap pass on Austin Burke to finish second.
JC Elrod finished fourth, followed by Sanders, Larry Wise, Brandon
Hoekstra, Danny Lauer, Ryan Lauer and Trevor Fitzgibbon. Crompe and
Sanders won the eight lap heat races.
John
Piker won the IMCA Sport Modified 20 lap Main Event. With the extra
money being put in by Toste Graving and Paving, he collected $400 for
the effort, and the rest of the Top 5 also received an additional $100
to their payout
Piker lined up in the fifth
row, but an eventful first three laps found him in second on Lap 3.
Bobby Claborn raced into the early lead. Austin Ruskauff was second for a
lap before being passed by Mike Dean. Ruskauff retired after four laps,
moving Dylan Potter into third behind Claborn and Piker. Piker gained
the lead on the ninth of lap, and Claborn also retired from the race.
Willie Oathout took second from Potter on Lap 10, but Potter came back
to regain the position a lap later. Oathout didn't give up and passed
him once again on Lap 13. By that time, Piker held a commanding lead.
Piker cruised to victory with Oathout second, followed by Potter, Dean,
Daniel West, Orion Messina, Claborn, Markus Frazier, Matt Mayo and Aaron
Farrell. Eight lap heat race wins went to Potter, West and Levi Burgett
Ricky
Childress Jr won the combined Hobby Stock and American Stock 20 lap
Main Event. Childress has been dominant so far at Bakersfield Speedway.
Eddie Williams and Pat Fausel shared the front row and raced into first
and second at the start. Childress moved past Fausel for second on Lap 3
and put the moves on Williams to take the lead on the seventh lap.
Fausel surrendered third to Chad Weber on Lap 4. Once in front,
Childress proceeded to dominate the action by beating Williams by 2/3 of
a lap. Weber ran right behind Williams in third as the final lead lap
finisher. Aaron Bruce and Fausel completed the Top 5 as the remaining
Hobby Stock competitors. Hailey Wyand led the American Stocks and
finished sixth overall, followed by Ed Wyand, Kody Sly and Clem Lessi.
Childress and Weber won the eight lap heat races.
Trent
Morley won the 20 lap Dwarf Car Main Event. Morley started in the
second row outside, and Tim Conley motored into the early lead. Scotty
Preast was second until surrendering the position to Morley on Lap 3. A
lap later, Joe Barkett settled into third. Morley closed in on Conley
and presented a challenge for the lead. On the 11th lap, Morley went
motoring past Conley to gain the first position. Conley held second, but
he was getting pressured by Barket in the later laps. Barket put the
moves on Conley on the 17th lap to take second, and Gage Cheek gained
third a lap later. Morley won by a comfortable margin, followed by
Barket, Cheek, Conley, Kobe Kerns, Brandon Wiley, Jeff Hinz, Preast,
David Cheek and Joseph Bohard. Wiley and Morley won the heat races.
For further news and scheduling information, go to www.stadium805.com.
Gollabic Sprint Car Winner At Placerville,
Jinkerson, Holsted, Struthers Other Winners
Placerville,
CA....May 8...Shane Golobic won the 25 lap Thompson's Auto Group Winged
360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. In
the process he snapped the three-race winning streak of point leader
Justin Sanders. The win for Golobic came aboard the Matt Wood owned Nos
Energy Drink/Elk Grove Ford Sprinter.
Golobic
had a pole position start and motored into the immediate lead ahead of
many-time champion Andy Forsberg and Joel Myers Jr. Willie Croft moved
past Myers for third on Lap 2. By the 10th lap, Golobic held a
straightaway advantage over Forsberg, and the first of only two yellow
flags waved on Lap 19. Croft moved into second behind Golobic on the
restart, and the final yellow flag flew on Lap 21. Sanders took third
from Forsberg on the restart. Meanwhile, Golobic maintained command and
brought it home to victory ahead of Croft and Sanders. Forsberg settled
for fourth, followed by Kaleb Montgomery, Tanner Carrick, Blake Carrick,
Myers, Michael Faccinto and Andy Gregg.
There
were 29 Sprint Cars for the show, and Golobic set the fast time on the
quarter-mile clay oval at 10.808, beating the 10.827 of Croft. The eight
lap heat race wins went to Golobic, Gregg, Blake Carrick and Myers.
They transferred the Top 4 finishers from those races into the Main
Event with everybody else having to run the B Main. Montgomery won the B
Main in a flag to flag run at the front of the pack. Tyler Thompson was
a race-long second, and Landon Brooks saw his run in third end on the
fifth lap. Dylan Bloomfield settled into third at that point and
finished there, followed by Angelo Cornet and CJ Humphreys.
Dan
Jinkerson won the 20 lap Pure Stock Main Event. This was his second win
of the season. Jinkerson started on the front row and moved into the
early lead ahead of Ryan Peter and point leader Nick Baldwin. A yellow
flag waved on the ninth lap. Jinkerson continued to lead the restart as
Baldwin took second from Peter. Jason Palmer settled into third on the
15th lap. As Jinkerson had his hands full with Baldwin in the battle up
front, Palmer saw his race end one lap early. Dan Jinkerson won ahead of
Baldwin, Kevin Jinkerson, Peter, Chris McGinnis, Russell Murphy, Kenny
Bernstein, Jonathan Walsh, Palmer and Chris D'Angelo. Baldwin and Palmer
won the eight lap heat races.
Craig Holsted
won the 20 lap BCRA Lightning Sprint Main Event. He became the first
two-time winner of the group in the process. Point leader Dakota
Albright had the pole and led the opening lap before Holsted went
motoring by. Terry Bergstrom was an early third. As Holsted led,
Albright and Bergstrom had a close battle going for second. Scott Kinney
moved in on Bergstrom and grabbed the third position on Lap 11. A
yellow flag on Lap 17 bunched the field. However, Holsted resumed
command on the restart and brought it home a happy winner. Kinney was
able to wrestle second away from Albright on the last restart as
Albright settled for third. Bergstrom finished fourth, followed by
Danika Jo Parker, Brandon Leedy, Josef Ferolito, Jayden Meyer, Craig
Swim and Tyler Gerdes. Holsted was the quickest of 11 qualifiers with a
lap of 12.123, beating the 12.134 of Bergstrom. Albright and Leedy were
the eight lap heat race winners.
Austin
Struthers won the 20 lap Mini Truck Main Event. In the process, he
snapped the three-race win streak of point leader Wyatt Lakin. Struthers
started on the pole and moved into the early lead ahead of Josh Serne
and Thomas Jensen. Lakin closed in on the battle for second and took
third from Jensen on Lap 4. However, second place Serne saw his race
come to an end a lap later with Jensen getting past Lakin for second.
Lakin again moved into second on Lap 10 before the yellow flag waved.
Struthers led Jensen and Mike Miller on the restart. The order didn't
change in the Top 3 as Struthers brought it home a happy winner ahead of
Jensen, Mike Miller, Aaron Rupley, Howard Miller, Kaele Ahart, Britt
McMains, Lakin and Serne. Jensen won the eight lap heat race.
Next
Saturday night is Mountain Democrat Kids Bike Night. The Thompson's
Auto Group Winged 360 Sprints will be back along with the Limited Late
Models, Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks. For further information, go to www.placervillespeedway.com.
Peters, Bloom, Evans, Bryant Win At Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage
Grove, Oregon...May 8...Mike Peters won the 25 lap Late Model Main
Event Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. Because Oregon has a
stricter set of guidelines, Cottage Grove initially canceled this race
when they learned they couldn't have fans and then added it when the
governor reversed her decision. This was ultimately a non-point event.
Darren
Coffell and Mike Peters shared the front row for the race. Peters moved
into the lead when the green flag waved and proceeded to lead every
lap. Coffell held second until being passed on the 12th lap by
Willamette Speedway racer Tomas Hunziker. Peters won with Hunziker not
far behind him. Coffell was about a straightaway back in third, followed
by Randy Barley, BJ Donofrio, Rob Williams and Larry Ramates. Hunzicker
was the quickest qualifier at 14.580, beating the 14.829 of Barley.
Donofrio won the eight lap heat race, and Coffell was the four lap
Trophy Dash winner.
Aaron Bloom won the 20 lap
Royalty Core IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Bloom started on the pole
and led every lap in victory. Friday night winner Jorddon Braaten still
doesn't have a point average factored in and ended up starting back in
the ninth row. Dalton Bloom held second for two laps before surrendering
the position to David Schmidt on the third lap. Dalton Bloom held third
until Travis Pruitt overtook him on the seventh lap. By Lap 12, Braaten
found his way into fourth, and he passed Pruitt for third on Lap 15.
Braaten got around Schmidt for second on Lap 18 and set his sights on
Aaron Bloom. However, Aaron Bloom would score the victory with Braaten
right behind him. Schmidt settled for third, followed by Pruitt, Ron
Wilson, Ray Comer, Dalton Bloom, reigning champion Doug Coffman, Matt
Sanders and KC Scott.
The IMCA Sport Modifieds
produced a strong 27 car field, and Braaten set the fast time of 14.839
as the only driver in the 14 second bracket. Matt Sanders was second
quick at 15.043. The eight lap heat race wins went to Braaten, Dustin
Comer, Schmidt and Sanders. Wilson was the six lap Trophy Dash winner.
Isaac Sanders won the 12 lap B Main. Chris Allmendinger led two laps
before Isaac Sanders moved in for the challenge. The duo swapped the
lead a couple of times before Sanders gained the lead for good on Lap 5.
Allmendinger held second until being overtaken by fifth row starter
Danny Altom on the ninth lap. Isaac Sanders went on to win ahead of
Altom, Ray Bloom, Allmendinger and Mitchell Jamieson.
Justin
Evans won the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event. Evans and Rod McCombs
shared the front row for the race, and McCombs led two laps before Evans
took over. Dakota Goddard was an early third, and he took second from
McCombs on the eighth lap. However, Sam Potter made the move into second
on the 12th lap and took up pursuit of Evans. Though it was close at
the front of the pack, Evans would score the victory ahead of Potter.
McCombs settled for third, followed by Daniel Ray, Goddard, Terry King,
Brad Korpela, Anthony Prather, Troy Chamberlain and Robert Hughes. Evans
set the fast time of 16.045, beating the 16.188 of Bob Bloom. The eight
lap heat race wins went to Evans, McCombs and Potter. McCombs won the
four lap Trophy Dash.
Burnie Bryant won his
second 20 lap IMCA Sport Compact Main Event on the weekend. Rex Eckley
led two laps before Bryant took over. Eckley held second until being
passed briefly by Kerry Cooper on Lap 6. Unfortunately, the two drivers
tangled for a yellow flag, allowing Brad Martin to take up pursuit of
Bryant. Andrew Langan ran third until being overtaken by Barry Cannon on
the 10th lap. Cannon held the position until being passed by Cooper on
Lap 17. Bryant went on to win with Martin not too far behind in second.
Cooper finished third, followed by Cannon, Langan, Jim Simmons, Eckley,
Jack Vicari, Bruce Miller and Tiffany Towns. Martin was the quickest of
12 qualifiers with a lap of 17.915, beating 17.954 of Cooper. The eight
lap heat races were won by Cooper and Bryant, and Michael Kennerly won
the four lap Trophy Dash.
Racing resumes next
Saturday night with the annual Wallbanger Cup. In addition to the Street
Stocks competing for $1,026 to win in memory of Mark Howard, the Winged
360 Sprint Cars will be back in action along with the IMCA Modifieds
and IMCA Sport Compact. For further information, go to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.
Robustelli Wins Interstate Sprint Car Series Race
At Coos Bay Speedway
Coos
Bay, Oregon...May 8...Camden Robustelli won the 25 lap Interstate
Sprint Car Series Main Event Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. The
Southern Oregon Dwarf Car star was piloting the TJ Winningham owned
entry. Robustelli started on the pole and led the race from the start.
Front row starter Tyrell Mead had problems on the opening lap as Johnny
Burke ran second ahead of RJ McGahuey. A yellow flag waved on the 16th
lap. On the restart, Robustelli continued to lead Burke, and Robustelli
set a good pace in picking up the win ahead of Burke. Shane Forte was
running along in fourth when McGahuey had problems on the last lap,
elevating Forte to a third place finish, followed Carly Holmes, Brody
Sim, Kinzer Cox, Brett McGhie, Jordi Meese, McGahuey and Patrick
Desbiens.
The 17 competitors qualified in their
respective heat race groups. The fastest two qualifiers came from the
first group as Robustelli set the first time of 12.151, beating at
12.240 of Cox. The eight lap heat race wins went to Mead, Shane Forte
and Burke.
Brody Montgomery won the 25 lap
America's Mattress Super Late Model Main Event. This was the third win
of the season for the current point leader. Montgomery led the entire
distance from his pole position starting spot. He won by a comfortable
margin ahead of Braden Fugate, Wayne Butler and Mike Taylor. Montgomery
also won the eight lap heat race.
Ryan Emry won
the 25 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event. Like Montgomery, Emry had a
pole position start and led the race from the outset. John Crabtree ran
second for a lap before being overtaken by Josh Kraliceck. Tahlan
Rogers passed Kraliceck for second on the fourth lap, but Kraliceck
moved back ahead on Lap 6. Crabtree retired from the race at that point,
and Rogers dropped out on the 13th lap. Emry won ahead of Kraliceck,
Rogers, Crabtree and Dustin Hitner. The eight lap heat race win went to
Emry.
Reigning champion Ken Fox won the 25 lap
Street Stock Main Event. Continuing the trend, Fox won from his pole
position start. Point leader Seth Christian ran second early on,
followed by Richard Clink. Clink surrendered third to Leroy Rockwell on
the fifth lap, and Rockwell gained second when Christian had problems on
Lap 7. Richard Clink was running in third at that point, and he put the
moves on Rockwell to take second on the 18th lap. However, Fox built a
more than straightaway advantage over Clink by the time the checkered
flag waved. Rockwell settled for third, followed by Dave Siewell, Sam
Talon, Sam Taylor, Christian, Charlie Withers and Dan Briesacher.
Christian won the eight lap heat race.
Anthony
Brinster won the 25 Mini Outlaw Main Event. Jeff Thurman led the first
five laps from the pole. Following a yellow flag, Brinster took the lead
from Thurman on the restart. Seth Christian was running along in the
third position, and Thurman regained first on Lap 13. However, Brinster
stayed in the hunt. Brinster made what proved to be his winning move on
Thurman on a lap 18 restart. It remained close between the lead duo with
Brinster picking up the victory ahead of Thurman. Christian held off
Tristan Davidson for fourth. Scott Beaudoin settled for fifth, followed
by Bid Van Loon, Mike Beaudoin, Nicole Emry, Kaycee Crook and Jim Van
Loon. The eight lap heat race wins went to Christian and Brinster.
Seth
Christian won the 25 lap Hornets Main Event. This was his third win of
the season as he battles reigning champion Isaac Stere for the point
lead. Dylan Boyer had the pole and led the first two laps before Stere
moved into the lead. However, Boyer regained the lead on Lap 5. Third
place Steven Parker saw his race end for a Lap 9 yellow flag. Christian
had taken the lead on the ninth lap, but he surrendered it to Boyer on
the restart. Stere was running in third at that point, and Christian and
Boyer had a fierce dual for the lead. Christian took the position on
Lap 15, only to lose it to Boyer a lap later before the yellow flag
waved. Christian regained the lead on the restart and held off the
determined Boyer to score the victory. Stere settled for third, followed
by Austin Beaudoin, George Wheeler, Alexis Baker, Jamie Daniels, Taylor
Harper, Madeline Hardy Ashley and Parker. Christian and Parker won
their respective heat races.
The track will
host a special Wednesday Night Thowdown event on May 19th, featuring the
NASCAR America's Mattress Super Late Models, Street Stocks, Hornets and
the Sport Modifieds. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.
Johnson Wins USAC/CRA Sprint Car Race
At Bakersfield Speedway
Bakersfield,
CA...May 8...Chase Johnson won the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA Wingless
Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. It was a
slightly controversial win for Johnson aboard the May Motorsports
Fastenal/Cooper's Propane Maxim Chassis as he made a last lap maneuver
around Damion Gardner.
Johnson started back in
the eighth row outside, and polesitter Vern Sweeney led early. A red
flag waved on Lap 4 when Ikaika O'Brien flipped. Troy Rutherford was
running second at that point, and he took the lead from Sweeney on the
restart. However, the lead duo tangled and brought out a yellow flag
after nine laps. Gardner took the lead on the restart ahead of Austin
Williams and Chase Johnson. Johnson and Williams had a spirited duel for
the second position. Johnson gained it on Lap 17, surrendered it a lap
later and took it once again on Lap 20. Johnson set his sights on
Gardner and caught him in the waning laps. As they worked the final
turn, there was a bit of contact between Johnson and Gardner with
Johnson grabbing the lead that he would bring to the checkered flag.
Gardner was an unhappy second, followed by Brody Roa, Chris Gansen, Cody
Williams, Austin Williams, Danny Faria Jr, Jake Hodges, Steve Hix and
AJ Bender.
Roa was the quickest of 23 drivers
in Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 13.223, beating the
13.236 of Austin Williams. Johnson won the Flow Dynamics first heat,
Austin Williams picked up the victory in the Huntington Beach Glass and
Mirror second heat and Tommy Malcolm won the All Coast Construction
third heat. The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will be at Perris Auto
Speedway for the Salute to Indy race on May 22nd. For further
information, go to use www.usacracing.com.
Scott
Niven won the 20 lap NMRA TQ Midgets Main Event. Don Brashier raced
into the lead from the pole ahead of Kevin Kale and Niven. However,
Niven moved into the lead on the second lap, only to surrender the
position to Bruce Hiroshima a lap later. Niven ran second and ended up
with the lead on the eighth lap as Hiroshima had problems. Chuck West
was second at that point, and Hiroshima managed to grab a third from
West Evans on lap 10. Niven held off the challenges of West to score the
victory with Hiroshima also closely in the mix in third. Evans was a
solid fourth, followed by Brashier, Kevin Kale, Ace Kale and Chris
Thomas. West and Evans won the eight lap heat races.
David
Wolford won the 20 Lap Mini Stock Main Event. Wolford started on the
pole and raced into the lead at the start ahead of reigning West Coast
Sport Compact champion Clint Massey and Gene Glover. They ran in that
order until Glover made a move around Massey for second on the 14th lap.
Ryan Doglione also got around for third. David Wolford picked up the
win with Glover not too far behind him. Doglione finished third,
followed by Clint Duncan, Massey, Brandon Wolford, Jose Rosales, Josie
Robinson, Brayden Jamar and Skyler Corella. Doglione and David Wolford
picked up the eight lap heat race wins.
Cade
Lewis won the IMCA Mod Lites Main Event. Lewis had the pole position and
led every lap for the impressive win. Colby Lewis ran second until
being overtaken by Roy Maynard Jr on Lap 8. Tim Varney passed Colby
Lewis for third on Lap 17. Cade Lewis won by over a straightaway ahead
of Maynard as Tim Varney settled for third, followed by Colby Lewis,
Candi Varney and Parker Cherry. Cade Lewis also won the eight lap heat
race.
Next Saturday night will feature a packed
lineup of racing, including the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds,
Hobby Stocks, California Lightning Sprints, American Stocks and Western
Pro Stocks. For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.
Mognaga, Hannum, Smith, Stepps Score Dixon Speedway Wins
Dixon,
CA...May 8...Dan Mognaga won the 25 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main
Event Saturday night at Dixon Speedway. Mognaga started on the second
row, and Joe Silva set the early pace ahead of Colin Kirby and Brandon
Shaw. A yellow flag waved after just one lap, and Silva continued to
lead Kirby and Shaw on the restart. However, Mognaga settled into third
on the fourth lap. Another yellow flag slowed the pace on Lap 8, but
Silva continued to lead Kirby and Mognaga on the restart. It was a Lap 9
restart that saw both Kirby and Mognaga motor past Silva for the Top 2
positions. Kirby was doing a great job of leading the way ahead of
Mognaga as Austin Torgerson settled into third on Lap 11. The order in
the Top 3 remained the same following a Lap 14 yellow flag. However, a
Lap 23 yellow flag changed the complexion of the race. Kirby had
problems at that point, giving Mognaga the lead. After two crashes on
restart attempts, the race was called complete at that point. Mognaga
won ahead of Austin Torgerson, reigning champion Kelvin Lewis, Brandon
Shaw, Tim Vaught, James Andrichuk, Ryan Holden, Travis Sullivan, Brandon
Rivera and Ashton Torgerson.
The track had a
stellar turnout of 45 Wingless 600 Micro Sprints. Austin Torgerson
turned the 1/5 mile dirt oval at 11.900 for the fast time, beating the
11.978 of Mognaga. They ran five 10 lap heat races that would transfer
the Top 3 into the feature. Wins went to Jeffrey Pahule, Shaw, Silva,
Holden and Lewis. Silva won the 10 lap Trophy Dash. Cody Gray won the
first of two 12 lap B Mains. Ashton Torgerson and Gray shared the front
row of the race, and Torgerson led 10 laps before being overtaken by
Gray. Torgerson settled for second ahead of Bryant Bell and Michael
Lawton. Cody Parmley won the second B Main. JJ Loss led a lap before
Caleb Ingle took over. Parmley moved into second and grabbed the lead
from Ingle on the sixth lap. Ingle had problems on the seventh lap with
Hayden Saich and Josh Hurley moving into second and third. Parmley won
ahead of Saich, Hurley and Isak Johnson.
Reigning
champion Brad Hannum won the 25 lap Super 600 Main Event. Hannum
started on the pole and led two laps before Izaak Sharp moved into the
lead. Sharp held the position for just two laps before Hannum came
roaring back to regain command. Ashton Torgerson settled into third. The
only yellow flag of the race waved on the 10th lap. However, Hannum set
a blistering pace on the restart and built a comfortable lead on his
way to victory. Sharp settled for second, followed by Ashton Torgerson,
Austin Torgerson, Hailey Wood, James Andrichuk, Colby Greig, Brett
McCulloch, Jarrett Heimlich and Rylee Whitehouse. Wood was the quickest
of 13 qualifiers with a lap of 10.511, beating the 10.530 of Ashton
Torgerson. McCullough and Hannum won the 10 lap heat races, and Hannum
made it a clean sweep with the eight lap Trophy Dash win.
Andrew
Smith won the 20 lap Restricted 600 Main Event. Starting on the pole,
Smith led from the outset. Lucas Mauldin held second for two laps before
being overtaken by Lucas Johnson. Mauldin had third until the seventh
lap as Austin Wood went charging by. Smith had Johnson right behind him,
but he kept his cool for the victory. Wood was a close third, followed
by Adriana DeMartini, Kyle Fernandez, Mauldin, Peyton Whitehouse,
Jackson Kohler, Kellen Harper and Nicholas Leonard Jr. Johnson was the
quickest of 15 qualifiers with a lap of 11.528, beating the 11.567 of
Wood. DeMartini and Smith won the 10 lap heat races, and Smith capped
his clean sweep effort with a six lap Trophy Dash win.
Hayden
Stepps won the 20 lap Jr Sprint Main Event. So far, point leader Stepps
has won every Main Event. Josiah Vega had the pole and raced into the
early lead ahead of Hayden Stepps and Vito Cancilla. On the third lap,
both Hayden Stepps and Cancilla moved past Vega. Brody Rubio also moved
into third, but he was overtaken by Levi Osborne on the 14th lap. Hayden
Stepps went on to win with Cancilla not too far behind him in second.
Osborne settled for third, followed by Rubio, Jackson Tardiff, Dean
Skrifvas, Vega, Maya Mauldin, Mickelina Monico and Edward Oliveira.
Rubio was the quickest of 12 qualifiers with a 12.717, just beating the
12.741 of Hayden Stepps. Rubio and Cancilla won the 10 lap heat races,
and Vega was the six lap Trophy Dash winner.
Racing resumes this Saturday night with a full slate of Micro Sprint action on tap. For further information, go to www.dixonspeedway.com.
Diamond Mountain Speedway Wraps Up
Exciting Weekend Of Racing
Susanville,
CA...May 7-8...Diamond Mountain Speedway just hosted two exciting
nights of racing, featuring the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds,
Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks and a Saturday night visit from the Battleborn
Sprint Cars. There was a solid turnout of competitors across all of the
divisions, and only one driver managed to win the Main Events on both
nights.
In IMCA Modified competition, point
leader Riley Simmons won the Saturday night 25 lap Main Event. Simmons
started back in the fifth row as Shawn Natenstedt and Paul Culp started
in the front row. Culp led several laps as Simmons worked his way to the
front and eventually overtook him for the victory. Culp settled for
second. 12th starter Chris Nieman ended up third, followed by Nevin
Kennemore and Gene Kay. Nieman, Chris Olexiewicz, Wade Kennemore and
Scott Foreman won the heat races. On Friday night, Chris Neiman won the
25 lap feature. He started on the second row and won the race ahead of
Simmons, Kay, Culp and Mitch Murphy. Both Natenstedt and Nevin Kennemore
were disqualified. Mitch Murphy, Matt Murphy and Neiman won the heat
races, and Kay won the Trophy Dash. After six races, Simmons leads the
standings by eight points ahead of Neiman. Nevin Kennemore fell to 25
points back in third with Ryan McDaniel and Larry McCracken 18 points
behind him any tie for fourth.
Yreka star Ryan
Peery won the Saturday night 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event.
There was a good battle at the front as Peery and Colton Chew shared the
front row with reigning Antioch Speedway champion Trevor Clymens lined
up behind them. In the end, Peery scored the victory with Clymens
settling for second, followed by Chew, Craig Nieman and Shayna Nieman.
Peery and Craig Nieman won the heat races. Tyler Rodgers won the 20 lap
feature on Friday. He started on the third row. Rodgers would win the
battle against Peery for the victory. Starting back in the sixth row,
Clymens drove to a third place finish, followed by Chew and Shayna
Nieman. Shayna Nieman, Peery and Rodgers were the heat race winners, and
Rodgers made it to clean sweep with the four lap Trophy Dash victory. A
check of the standings finds Chew leading Richard Longacre by 13 points
and Shayne Nieman by 14. Joe Pearson is 24 points out of the lead and
12 ahead of Ryan Belli.
Randy Boyd won both 20
lap Hobby Stock Main Events for the weekend. On Saturday night, Boyd
started back in the sixth row, while Aaron Flournoy started back in the
eighth row. Oregon visitors Jeff Marson and Jesse Yankee ended up
getting disqualified, and Boyd won ahead of Flournoy, Royce Goetz, point
leader Jacob Dias and Carl Barlow. Barlow, Keith Marson, Jeff Marson
and Douglas Weeks won the heat races. The back of the pack starting
spots didn't seem to affect Boyd too much. He started in the seventh row
on Friday night and made a charge to the front before overtaking Steve
Gordon for the lead. Boyd went on to win ahead of Gordon, sixth row
starter Dan Dias, Rocky Goetz and Jacob Dias. Boyd, Dan Dias and Jeff
Marson won the heat races, and Jeff Marson also won the Trophy Dash.
Jacob Dias holds a two-point lead over Boyd in a close point battle. Don
Dieter is 11 points back in third, 25 ahead of the tied Madison Hood
and Greg McCully.
Point leader Kate Robertson
won the Mini Stock Main Event on Saturday night. Robertson started in
the third row and battled outside front row starter Susie Schmitt.
Robertson would get the lead and go on to win ahead of Schmitt, Johnny
Moya, Bob Kelly and Matt Canada. Nick Boucher won the heat race to get
the pole for the Main Event, but he had problems and was out early.
Orland Raceway star Tom Davis won Friday night's Main Event. Davis and
Nick Boucher both started in the fourth row as Kate Robertson led early
ahead of Johnny Moya. Eventually, Davis and Boucher both overtook
Robertson with Davis prevailing in the end. Robertson settled for third,
followed by Moya and Schmitt. Davis won the Trophy Dash and his heat
race to complete the clean sweep. Boucher was the other heat race
winner. Robertson is the point leader by 11 tallies ahead of Moya.
Schmitt is 16 points back in third, 34 points in front of Bob Feller.
The
Battleborn Sprint Cars of Nevada competed on Saturday night. Larry
Tachovsky won the Main Event ahead of Jeff Culver and Nick Purdy. There
were seven drivers on hand, but Grayson Tenora scratched prior to the
heat race. Trey Walters, Jordan Garretson and Bruce Ferrier all
scratched before the Main Event. The heat race win went to Purdy.
Racing
returns on June 4th with the IMCA Modifieds back in action along with
the IMCA Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks. For further
information, go to www.dmspeedway.com.
Where: Placerville Speedway www.placervillespeedway.com
When: Saturday, May 15th
Who: Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Limited Late Models, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks
What:
Saturday night is the annual Kids Bike Night event that the track puts
on in partnership with the Mountain Democrat newspaper. Shane Golobic
ran strong last week to snap the three-race win streak of point leader
Justin Sanders as 28 Winged Sprint Cars came to compete. Golobic has
three Top 5 finishes, but he's not in the point battle as he missed a
race. The Limited Late Model drivers are anxious to have their third
race of the season. Both wins so far have gone to Ray Trimble. Dan
Jinkerson and Tyler Lightfoot each have two Top 5 finishes. The Pure
Stocks have gotten to do more racing with five shows so far, but Dan
Jinkerson and Nick Baldwin each have a pair of victories. One-time
winner Kevin Jinkerson is the one keeping pace with Baldwin with five
Top 5 finishes for each of them as Jason Palmer has four so far. Wyatt
Lakin saw his three-race win streak snapped in the Mini Trucks last week
by Austin Struthers. Mike Miller and Thomas Jensen are the only drivers
with four Top 5 finishes.
Why: The
amazing start for Sanders has him 25 points ahead of Tanner Carrick in
the Winged 360 Sprint Car battle. Andy Forsberg and Blake Carrick are
tied for third, 67 points out of the lead and seven in front of Andy
Gregg. Trimble has a two point advantage over Dan Jinkerson in the
Limited Late Models with Lightfoot 13 points back and Tom Tilford 17
behind. Baldwin has the early lead in the Pure Stocks by 11 points over
Kevin Jinkerson and 37 ahead of Palmer. Despite his bad night last week,
Lakin still leads Mike Miller by 19 points and Jensen by 20 in the Mini
Truck championship battle.
Where: Marysville Raceway www.marysvilleraceway.com
When: Saturday, May 15th
Who: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks
What:
With a few other big races happening at other tracks, Marysville took a
few weeks off, but they're back with a three division offering that
will be headlined by the Winged 360 Sprint Cars. The Sprint Cars have
been wide open with five different winners in point competition,
including Billy Wallace, Jake Haulot, Andy Forsberg, Kaleb Montgomery
and Nick Ringo. When it comes to consistency, Wallace leads with four
Top 5 finishes as Haulot has three. The IMCA Sport Modified wins so far
have gone to Todd Cooper and Philip Shelby as Jimmy Ford is the only
driver with two Top 5 finishes. The rough and tumble Hobby Stock
division has had three races so far, but Howard Law has picked up two of
them. Keith Ross has been on a roll lately with wins at Orland and
Chico, and he has a Marysville win as well.
Why: Wallace
leads the Sprint Car standings by 53 points over Pat Harvey Jr. Just
two points behind Harvey is Kevin Lovell, four points back is Haulot and
five points arrears are RJ Baker and Korey Lovell. Ford is the IMCA
Sport Modified leader by five markers ahead of Damian Merritt, six over
Scott Savell and seven in front of the tied Todd Cooper and Mike
Merritt. 2015 IMCA Sport Modified champion Law leads the Hobby Stocks by
15 over Jacob Johnson, 20 over reigning champion Jesse Van Roekel and
25 ahead of Devin Koranda.
Where: Siskiyou Golden Speedway www.siskiyougoldenspeedway.com
When: Saturday, May 15th
Who: IMCA Sport Modifieds, Outlaw Pro Stocks, Mini Stocks
What:
You might consider this a tune-up race for the big show coming up on
Memorial Day weekend. The May 29th and 30th affair will see the IMCA
Sport Modifieds competing for $800 to win on both nights thanks to
sponsorship from Travis Peery. Plus, the point winner on the weekend
will get $200. Furthermore, that weekend is the annual Billy Geyer
Memorial Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series race. Drivers wanting to
test their setups a little bit for the bigger show have this weekend's
opportunity. The IMCA Sport Modified wins so far have gone to Ryan
Peery, Jorddon Braaten and most recently Matt Sanders. David Steele has
won the last two Mini Stock races, while Michael Knuckles won the
opener. Jeffrey Hudson scored an impressive win in the first Outlaw Pro
Stock race two weeks ago.
Why: Ryan
Peery has a 13 point lead over Braaten in the Sport Modified standings.
In fact, Braaten, Sanders and Wyatt Westfall are all tied for third,
three points ahead of Isaac Sanders, four points in front of Braxton
Possinger and six ahead of Ryan Boswell. Knuckles has a 10 point lead
over three-time champion Marilyn Yawnick in the Mini Stock division with
Steele a distant third, 12 points ahead of Ashtin Hedges and 18 in
front of Darek Alford. We haven't seen a point list for the Pro Stocks
yet, but we know we can look forward to seeing hard chargers such as
reigning champion Scott Flowers, James Flowers, Jeff Haudenshild and
Matt Harlow when they hit the track this Saturday.
Where: Ocean Speedway www.racepmg.com
When: Friday, May 14th
Who: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Western Midgets, Hobby Stocks, Four Bangers
What:
The crowd is back at Watsonville, but the people have been missing
their Modified racing lately. This Friday will be Modified Madness. The
IMCA Modifieds are back. Last weekend, Cody Burke picked up a win at
Santa Maria Raceway. He has a win at Watsonville, while State point
leader Jim Pettit II has won twice. Only Burke has three Top 5 finishes
so far. Fred Ryland has two wins so far in the IMCA Sport Modifieds,
while Randy Miller is the only other driver with two Top 5 finishes. The
Hobby Stocks have been racing more often so far, and reigning champion
Joe Gallaher has three feature wins to a pair of victories for Rob
Gallaher. Past champion Terry Campion and Quentin Harris each have a
victory. Harris, Jerry Skelton and Rob Gallaher have four Top 5
finishes, while Joe Gallaher has seven. The Four Banger division has
seen Tony Gullo win three times, two-time champion Kate Beardsley twice
and Richard Mitchell once. David Prickett has won both Watsonville races
for the Western Midgets, which have produced a pair of double-digit car
counts as the division continues to grow. Cameron Beard matches
Prickett with a pair of Top 5 finishes, and Prickett won recently at
Adobe Mountain Speedway.
Why: Cody
Burke leads Pettit by just three points in the IMCA Modifieds, while
Austin Burke is six points out of the lead, six in front of JC Elrod.
Ryland leads Miller by four points in the Sport Modifieds as past
champion Jim DiGiovanni and Trevor Clymens trail by nine tallies. Joe
Gallaher leads Jerry Skelton by 26 points in the Hobby Stock division
with Harris 33 points back and Rob Gallaher trailing by 37. We didn't
see an update from last week's race for the Four Bangers, but going into
that weekend, Gullo led Mitchell by 11 points and Kate Beardsley by 12.
Prickett leads the Watsonville standings for the Western Midgets by 15
points ahead of the tied Beard and Blake Bower and 17 over Antonia
Boscacci.
Where: Bakersfield Speedway www.bakersfieldspeedway.com
When: Saturday, May 15th
Who: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, California Lightning Sprints, Western Pro Stocks
What: Saturday
night almost feels like a kitchen sink offering as management is
throwing just about everything they can out there on the track to give
the fans a show. The IMCA Modifieds have had four races that count
towards track points, and Ethan Dotson has one twice, while Robby Sawyer
and Cody Laney each have one win. Clint Reichenbach won the Speedweek
visit to Bakersfield. The three wins for the IMCA Sport Modifieds have
gone to Tyler Bannister, Jason Nation and Daniel West, and Nation has an
additional Speedweek win for the class. Ricky Childress Jr has been
rather dominant so far in Hobby Stock competition by winning all three
races. Dakota Brown has a pair of American Stock wins with Antony Sly
and Steve Johnson also getting victories. This will be our first look at
the Pro Stocks at Bakersfield this year, but management has opened up
the rules to allow the Tri State Pro Stock competitors to come visit.
This will be the third appearance of the Lightning Sprints as Eric Greco
and Bobby Michnowicz have won the first two visits.
Why: Ethan
Dotson's strong start in the IMCA Modifieds gives him a 15 point lead
over reigning champion Jerry Flippo, a 19 point advantage over Robby
Sawyer and a 21 point lead over Ryan Daves. Tyler Bannister is just
seven points ahead of Nation in the Sport Modified race as Jason
Bannister is 12 points back. Not surprisingly, Childress holds a 38
point lead over Stephen Johnson in the Hobby Stocks, while Nick Coffman
is 50 points back. The American Stocks are a little closer as Josh Yadon
leads Kody Sly by ten points and Antony Sly by 12 points. It will be
good to see the Pro Stocks back in action, and some of the drivers to
watch for this week include Justin Crockett, Ryan Smith, Chris Smith and
Dave King Jr. Meanwhile, James Turnbull leads the California Lightning
Sprint Tour by 12 points ahead of Greco. Michnowicz is a distant third,
two points ahead of David Gasper.
Where: Merced Speedway www.mercedspeedway.net
When: Saturday, May 15th
Who: Hunt Wingless Sprint Car Series, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, IMCA Stock Cars, California Sharp Mini Late Models
What: The
Hunt Wingless Sprint Series is off to a nice start this year. They've
had a pair of races with 30 car fields turning out for the excitement.
The Placerville opener went to Jake Morgan, while past series champion
Shawn Jones got the win at Petaluma. A similar turnout of 25 or more
cars is anticipated this weekend. The Hobby Stocks have had three races
so far, and wins have gone to Domossie Scoggins, Derek Ogden and Dylan
Wilson. The IMCA Stock Cars have had three races, and Ethan Dotson has
won two of them. Steven Johnson is the other winner so far. We are
getting our first look of the year at the Mini Late Models. Last year,
they had three races with two wins going to Riley Jeppesen and one going
to Garrett Corn. This division has graduated both Jeppesen and Emali
Van Hoff to the Sport Modified class. The two Mini Stock races last year
were supported by the West Coast Sport Compacts, and wins went to
series regulars Jeff Durant and David Wolford Jr.
Why: The
Hunt Wingless Sprint Series point battle finds Petaluma star Bradley
Terrell leading Geoff Ensign by 19 points. Ensign, who also has three
Spec Sprint wins at Antioch this year, leads Nick Robfogal by 10 points,
Jones by 11, Matt Streeter by 13 and Jarrett Soares by 15 in a closer
battle for second. The battle is just getting started. Longtime Hobby
Stock competitor Syd Finn leads the tied Scoggins and Allen Neal by 11
points with Ogden 14 points back in forth. Dotson has a five point lead
over Nick Johnson in the IMCA Stock Car race, while Garrett Corn is
eight points back and State point leader Renn Bane trails by 11. We have
to travel back to 2019 to find reigning champion Lee Ragsdale winning
the Mini Stock title over Lucy Falkenberg and Jennifer Rodgers. Ragsdale
has moved up, and the two ladies could be the favorites in this year's
battle. Timmy Crews won the 2019 title ahead of Logan Clay and Carson
Guthrie. Crews and Clay have graduated to the Hobby Stocks, but Guthrie
is still in a Mini Late Model last time we checked.
Where: Antioch Speedway www.antiochspeedway.com
When: Saturday, May 15th
Why: IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, West Coast Sport Compacts
What:
IMCA Modified and Sport Modified nights at Antioch Speedway have
certainly been worth checking out this year. The competition is tough.
Both Jim Pettit II and Bobby Hogge IV have a pair of IMCA Modified
victories, and one of the Hogge wins was the Speedweek Series race.
Kellen Chadwick is the other winner. Hogge, Pettit and Chadwick all have
four Top 5 finishes so far. 2019 champion Tommy Fraser is a winner in
Sport Modified competition, joining KC Keller, Fred Ryland, Andrew
Pearce and Todd Gomez on the list. Tyler Bannister had the Speedweek win
for the class. The IMCA Stock Car wins have gone to Garrett Corn, Jason
Robles, Brock Hamilton and Cody Johnson. The Mini Stocks will have just
a little bit tougher competition with the West Coast Sport Compacts
invading. The wins at Antioch have gone to Chris Corder, Jeff Durant and
Dan Myrick. Myrick won the last WCSC race at Antioch a few weeks back,
and other wins on the tour have gone to David Wolford Jr twice at Kern
County and Greg Baronian once in Hanford.
Why:
It's a close battle at the top of the IMCA Modified list. State point
leader Pettit leads Chadwick by four points and reigning champion Troy
Foulger by six. Eight points back is past Antioch champion Aaron
Crowell. Fraser has a two point advantage on Guy Ahlwardt, a four point
lead over Keller and a seven point advantage over Ryland in the Sport
Modified battle. The race to be the first Antioch IMCA Stock Car
champion finds Travis Dutra leading two-time Spec Sprint champion Dan
Gonderman by eight points and Watsonville Hobby Stock point leader Joe
Gallaher by 11. Corder and Petaluma champion Tom Brown are tied for the
Antioch point lead, four ahead of Durant and six over Eddie Humphrey
III. Baronian has a 20 point advantage on Shawn DePriest in the WCSC
race. Past champion Myrick is 21 points behind Baronian and 13 ahead of
Gene Glover.
Where: Petaluma Speedway www.petaluma-speedway.com
When: Saturday, May 15th
Who: USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars, USAC Western States Midgets, Western Midget Racing, 600 Micro Sprints
What:
Petaluma Speedway likes to host Wingless Sprint Car racing whenever
possible, and the injected 360s of USAC are coming to town. They've had a
pair of races so far this year with the wins going to Ryan Bernal in
Hanford and Brody Roa in Tulare. Running in companion with them will be
the Western States Midgets, who have had three races so far. It was
Chase Johnson winning at Bakersfield, Mitchel Moles winning in Hanford
and Austin Liggett getting the win at Tulare. The 600 Micro Sprint race a
few weeks back was won by George Nielson ahead of Brian Slubik. The
Western Midget Racing group started at Watsonville and Ventura a couple
of years ago. The fact that Ventura wasn't able to open last year
affected the momentum, but the division is still bringing about 10 cars
to every race as it continues to grow.
Why:
It's very early in the battle, but Roa leads reigning Antioch Wingless
Spec Sprint champion DJ Johnson and Kaleb Montgomery by 24 points. The
second place duo is 20 points ahead of Tanner Boul. Meanwhile, Liggett
leads the Western States Midget battle by 23 points ahead of Shannon
McQueen. A bit further back in third is Ben Worth, nine points ahead of
Blake Bower and 17 over David Prickett. We haven't seen the official
Western Midget Racing point list, but it's just possible that Prickett
is leading that. He has a pair of wins in Watsonville this year and won
at Adobe Mountain last Saturday night. Points have not been released yet
for the 600 Micro Sprint class, but some of the drivers to watch for
this week include, Kyle Grissom, reigning champion Justin Addiego, Sam
Borland, Amber Fields and Victor Guerra.
Where: Cottage Grove Speedway www.cottagegrovespeedway.com
When: Saturday, May 15th
Who: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, IMCA Modified, Street Stocks, IMCA Sport Compacts
What:
This Saturday night is a special occasion. Not only do the fans get to
see the exciting Winged 360 Sprint Cars back in action and the return of
the IMCA Modifieds, this is the annual Mark Howard Wallbanger Cup
Street Stock race. Drivers will be competing for an increased purse,
which includes $1,026 to the winner. The Street Stocks have had six
events so far this year, and Graig Osborne has won three of them. Other
winners this year include two-time winner Justin Evans and Donald
Schott. The increased money should bring drivers from all over Oregon to
Cottage Grove. The competitive IMCA Modified battle after four races
finds Curtis Towns, Matthew Drager, Jeffrey Hudson and Bricen James each
taking a trip to the Winner's Circle so far. Under IMCA sanctioning,
the Sport Compact division is thriving. Burnie Bryant has picked up
three of the four races so far with Michael Kennerly also getting a win.
Why: The
Winged 360 Sprint Car race a few weeks ago was won by Jodie Robinson
ahead of Garen Linder. It was to be a doubleheader weekend, but the
Saturday portion of the program was rained out. Towns has the early lead
in the IMCA Modifieds by eight points ahead of reigning champion Jake
Mayden, 15 over Drager and 16 in front of Hudson. Osborne has a 74 point
advantage over Taunton Swaim in the Street Stocks. 30 points behind
Swaim is Anthony Prather. Brad Martin is the only driver with four Top 5
IMCA Sport Compact finishes and has a two point lead over Kerry Cooper.
Bryant is six points out of the lead, while Street Stock star Andrew
Langan is seven points back.
Where, When And Who:
Peter Murphy Classic
Friday, May 14th at Keller Auto Speedway www.racekingspeedway.net, Sprint Car Challenge Tour, King of Thunder Winged 410 Sprint Cars
Saturday, May 15th Tulare Thunderbowl www.thunderbowlraceway.com,
NARC/King of the West Winged 410 Sprint Cars, King of Thunder Winged
360 Sprint Cars, IMCA RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars, Legends of Kearney Bowl
Super Modifieds
What: This is one of
the big weekends for the NARC/King of the West Winged 410 Sprint Car
Series. On Saturday night, they compete for $11,000 to win among an
increased purse. This is just their second race of the season, and
reigning Series champion DJ Netto won the first race. The Elk Grove Ford
Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards, has run three
races so far this year with Placerville going to Tanner Carrick,
Petaluma being won by Golobic and Silver Dollar Speedway a win for
Justin Sanders. They will be running at Hanford on Friday night. The
King of Thunder Winged 410 Sprint Cars run in support of the SCCT at
Hanford. In early April of this year, Netto got the win over Dominic
Scelzi and Bud Kaeding. Though we've only seen points from the Hanford
portion of the King of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car Series, they've had
races at Tulare and Kern Raceway this year. The Hanford wins have gone
to Golobic, Scelzi and JJ Hickle. Scelzi picked up a pair of wins in
Tulare, and Scelzi and Golobic each had wins at Kern Raceway. A look at
the winner board for the RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars finds Brooklyn
Holland getting the Hanford win, Lane Taylor and Kyle Rasmussen winning
at Tulare and Ryan DeLisle and Ryan Rocha getting the wins at Kern
Raceway.
Why: Looking at the
NARC/King of the West Series Winged 410 Sprint Car points reveals Netto
leading Rico Abreu by three points, Scelzi by four and Golobic by five.
After three races, Chase Majdic leads the Sprint Car Challenge Tour
standings by two tallies over Tanner Carrick, eight points over Andy
Forsberg, nine ahead of Justyn Cox and 10 over Sean Becker. DeLisle
leads the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car State point standings by 52 points
ahead of Taylor. Only four points behind Taylor is Tyler Gray, while
Phil Heynen is 22 points back in fourth. Only the Hanford portion of the
King of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car points has been released, and
Golobic holds a 36 point lead over Blake Carrick. Four points behind
Carrick is Scelzi, while Mitchell Faccinto is eight points back.
Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Delta Dwarf Car
A Main
Tommy Velasquez III
Kevin Miraglio
Nick Velasquez
Scott Dahlgren
Jack Haverty
Devan Kammermann
David Michael Rosa
Eric Weisler
Travis Day
Chance Russell
Dan Zuger
Mario Marques
Tom VanTuyl
Ellie Russo
Barry Waddell
Dennis Gilcrease
Danny Wagner
Mike Corsaro
Lonnie Tekaat
Toby Brown
Sean Catucci
Mark Biscardi
B Main
Barry Waddell
Dennis Gilcrease
Toby Brown
Chance Russel
Travis Day
Tom VanTuyl
David Rosa
Eddy Claessen
Greg Brand
Keith Costas
Kieran Costa
Charlie Correia
Wingless Spec Sprint
Geoff Ensign
Shawn Arriaga
Jacob Tuttle
Ryon Siverling
Bob Newberry
Kevin Box
Cameron Martin
Boy Moniz
Tony Bernard
James East
Roy Fisher
Scott Chapeta
Nathan Schank
Jeff Scott
Eathon Lanfri
Dylan Newberry
Steve Maionchi
Bob Davis
Jimmy Christian
Shayna Ensign
IMCA Stock Car
Jason Robles
Travis Dutra
Joe Gallahe
Jay Bryant
Dan Gonderman
Mini Vans
Kim Solis
Tracy Paladino
Jen Thomson
Brenna Hammer
Patricia Robles
Placerville Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Cars
A Main
Shane Golobic
Willie Croft
Justin Sanders
Andy Forsberg
Kaleb Montgomery
Tanner Carrick
Blake Carrick
Joel Myers Jr
Michael Faccinto
Andy Gregg
Joey Ancona
Michael Ing
Sean Becker
Isaiah Vasquez
Dylan Bloomfield
Justin Henry
Tyler Thompson
Justyn Cox
Shane Hopkins
Angelo Cornet
B Main
Kaleb Montgomery
Tyler Thompson
Dylan Bloomfield
Angelo Cornet
C.J. Humphreys
Stephen Ingraham
Justin Bradway
Bobby Butler
John Clar
Josh Young
John Sullivan
Landon Brooks
Bradley Terrell
Pure Stocks
Dan Jinkerson
Nick Baldwin
Kevin Jinkerson
Ryan Peter
Chris Mcginnis
Russell Murphy
Kenny Bernstein
Jonathan Walsh
Jason Palmer
Chris D'angelo
Samantha Schultz
Mel Byers
Ryan Murphy
Mike Lightfoot
Mini Trucks
Austin Struthers
Thomas Jensen
Mike Miller
Aaron Rupley
Howard Miller
Kaele Ahart
Britt McMains
Wyatt Lakin
Josh Serne
BCRA Lightning Sprints
Craig Holsted
Scott Kinney
Dakota Albright
Terry Bergstrom
Danika Jo Parker
Brandon Leedy
Josef Ferolite
Greg Dennett
Jayden Meyer
Craig Swim
Tyler Gerdes
Ukiah Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Bomber
Charley Tour
Drew Smith
Trystan Mucci
Loren Powers Jr
Bob Mook
Shelby Helm
Forrest Kuecker
Raymond Taylor Jr
Jimmy Sorrels
Brenton Smith
Bradley Dale
Bombers (B)
Nathan Hoben
Jammers (Pro)
Donovan Arreguin
Christian Sanchez
Isaiah Rojas
Jammers (Jr)
Hailey Glass
TJ Sorrels
Charles French
Limited Modifieds
Codi Barba
TJ Buzzard
Sierra Furia
Richard Knight
Roy Ingalls Jr
Robert Schmidt
Gary Lowblad
Bo Robertson
Brandon Powers
Bandoleros
Travis Powers
Jordan Ray
Kai Lovell
Delta Dwarf Car
A Main
Tommy Velasquez III
Kevin Miraglio
Nick Velasquez
Scott Dahlgren
Jack Haverty
Devan Kammermann
David Michael Rosa
Eric Weisler
Travis Day
Chance Russell
Dan Zuger
Mario Marques
Tom VanTuyl
Ellie Russo
Barry Waddell
Dennis Gilcrease
Danny Wagner
Mike Corsaro
Lonnie Tekaat
Toby Brown
Sean Catucci
Mark Biscardi
B Main
Barry Waddell
Dennis Gilcrease
Toby Brown
Chance Russel
Travis Day
Tom VanTuyl
David Rosa
Eddy Claessen
Greg Brand
Keith Costas
Kieran Costa
Charlie Correia
Wingless Spec Sprint
Geoff Ensign
Shawn Arriaga
Jacob Tuttle
Ryon Siverling
Bob Newberry
Kevin Box
Cameron Martin
Boy Moniz
Tony Bernard
James East
Roy Fisher
Scott Chapeta
Nathan Schank
Jeff Scott
Eathon Lanfri
Dylan Newberry
Steve Maionchi
Bob Davis
Jimmy Christian
Shayna Ensign
IMCA Stock Car
Jason Robles
Travis Dutra
Joe Gallahe
Jay Bryant
Dan Gonderman
Mini Vans
Kim Solis
Tracy Paladino
Jen Thomson
Brenna Hammer
Patricia Robles
Placerville Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Cars
A Main
Shane Golobic
Willie Croft
Justin Sanders
Andy Forsberg
Kaleb Montgomery
Tanner Carrick
Blake Carrick
Joel Myers Jr
Michael Faccinto
Andy Gregg
Joey Ancona
Michael Ing
Sean Becker
Isaiah Vasquez
Dylan Bloomfield
Justin Henry
Tyler Thompson
Justyn Cox
Shane Hopkins
Angelo Cornet
B Main
Kaleb Montgomery
Tyler Thompson
Dylan Bloomfield
Angelo Cornet
C.J. Humphreys
Stephen Ingraham
Justin Bradway
Bobby Butler
John Clar
Josh Young
John Sullivan
Landon Brooks
Bradley Terrell
Pure Stocks
Dan Jinkerson
Nick Baldwin
Kevin Jinkerson
Ryan Peter
Chris Mcginnis
Russell Murphy
Kenny Bernstein
Jonathan Walsh
Jason Palmer
Chris D'angelo
Samantha Schultz
Mel Byers
Ryan Murphy
Mike Lightfoot
Mini Trucks
Austin Struthers
Thomas Jensen
Mike Miller
Aaron Rupley
Howard Miller
Kaele Ahart
Britt McMains
Wyatt Lakin
Josh Serne
BCRA Lightning Sprints
Craig Holsted
Scott Kinney
Dakota Albright
Terry Bergstrom
Danika Jo Parker
Brandon Leedy
Josef Ferolite
Greg Dennett
Jayden Meyer
Craig Swim
Tyler Gerdes
Ukiah Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Bomber
Charley Tour
Drew Smith
Trystan Mucci
Loren Powers Jr
Bob Mook
Shelby Helm
Forrest Kuecker
Raymond Taylor Jr
Jimmy Sorrels
Brenton Smith
Bradley Dale
Bombers (B)
Nathan Hoben
Jammers (Pro)
Donovan Arreguin
Christian Sanchez
Isaiah Rojas
Jammers (Jr)
Hailey Glass
TJ Sorrels
Charles French
Limited Modifieds
Codi Barba
TJ Buzzard
Sierra Furia
Richard Knight
Roy Ingalls Jr
Robert Schmidt
Gary Lowblad
Bo Robertson
Brandon Powers
Bandoleros
Travis Powers
Jordan Ray
Kai Lovell
Legends
Scott Sabol
JK Kinney
Chris Justice
Justin Johnson
David Dunlap
Robert Byers
Dan Camacho
Nico Caldeira
Mark Burch
Tyler Krupa
Tom Summers
Pro 4 Modifieds
Wade Eldredge
Marty Lewis
Bud Anderson
Irv Eldredge
James Gard
Mike Peterson
Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Madera Late Models
Jason Aguirre
Kyle Keller
Matt Erickson
Aaron Mullins
Richard Herzon
Hailey Liles
Loren Kutz
Mike Shapiro
Brandon Burd
Lucy Camona
Steve Schermerhorn
Madera Mini Stocks
Dan Myrick
Greg Baronian
Randy Brown
Damien Inger
Jeff Durant
Johnny Williams
Brent Myrick
Shawn DePriest
Rick Lea
Mini Super Toyotas
Ryan Reynolds
Shaun Reynolds
Tim Kammerer
Nick Thompson
Bill Gordon
Hailey Bugg
Madera Hobby Stocks
Lloyd Wren Jr
Manny Gonzales Jr
Donnie Large Jr
Jason Lawton
Nick Rowe
Harley Kennealy
Nathan Casillas
North State Modifieds
Kyle Tellstrom
Scott Winters
Ian Elliot
Dustin DeRosier
Jason Philpot
Keith Bloom Jr
Brian Collins
Eddie Secord
Rich Cobb
Jim Coffey
Jeff Longman
Mike Neilson
Darrin Sullivan
Ed Coffey
Chris Lyon
Simi Tour
Rick Avila
Sal Lopez
Kylei Keown DNS
Jr Late Model Exhibition
Hailey Liles
Rebecca Dubie
Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Brody Montgomery
Braden Fugate
Wayne Butler
Mike Taylor
Sportsman Late Models
Ryan Emry
Josh Kralicek
Tahlan Rogers
John Crabtree
Dustin Hitner
Street Stocks
Ken Fox
Richard Clink
Leroy Rockwell
Dave Siewell
Sam Talon
Sam Taylor
Seth Christian
Mini Outlaws
Anthony Brinster
Jeff Thurman
Seth Christian
Tristen Davidson
Scott Beaudoin
Bid Van Loon
mike beaudoin
Nicole Emry
Kaycee Crook
Jim Van Loon
Matthew Emry
Hornets
Seth Christian
Dylan Boyer
Isaac Stere
Austin Beaudoin
George Wheeler
alexis baker
Jamie Daniels
Taylor Harper
Madilynn Hardy Ashley
Steven Parker
Jonathan Cardwell
Kris Parker
Diana Dove
Interstate Sprint Car Series
Camden Robustelli
Johnny Burke
Shane Forte
Carly Holmes
Brody Sim
Kinzer Cox
Brett McGhie
Jordi Meese
RJ McGahney
Patrick Desbiens
Morgan Burks
Tyrell Mead
Dave Marble
Tim Minter
Enrique Jaime
David Button
Steven Snawder
Santa Maria Raceway Unofficial Race Results May 8
IMCA Modifieds
Cody Burke
Chris Crompe
Austin Burke
Jeff Elrod
Rob Sanders
Larry Wise
Brandon Hoekstra
Danny Lauer
Ryan Lauer
Trevor Fitz
Randy Thornell
Blake Thornell
IMCA Sport Modifieds
John Piker
Willy Oathout
Dylan Potter
Mike Dean
Daniel West
Orion Messina
Robby Claborn
Markus Frazier
Matt Mayo
Aaron Farrell
Austin Ruskauff
Adam Baker
Parker Maccianti
Levi Burgett
Tim Randolph
Dwarf Car
Trent Morley
Joe Barket
Gage Cheek
Tim Conley
Kobe Kerns
Brandon Wiley
Jeff Hinz
Scotty Preast
David Cheek
Joesph Bohard
Shane Linenberger
Bradly McNair
Hobby Stock
Ricky Childress Jr
Eddie Williams
Chad Weber
Aaron Bruce
Pat Fausel
Hailey Wyand
Ed Wyand
Cody Sly
Clem Lessi
Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
Chase Johnson
Damion Gardner
Brody Roa
Chris Gansen
Cody Williams
Austin Williams
Danny Faria Jr
Jake Hodges
Steve Hix
AJ Bender
Tommy Malcolm
Austin Ervine
Austin Grabowski
Brent Owens
Travis Buckley
Ryan Timmons
Ikeika O'Brien
Logan Williams
Troy Rutherford
Verne Sweeney
James Herrera
Matt McCarthy
NMRA TQ Midgets
Scott Niven
Chuck West
Bruce Hiroshima
West Evans
Don Brashier
Kevin Kale
Ace Kale
Chris Thomas
IMCA Mod Lites
Cade Lewis
Roy Maynard Jr
Tim Varney
Colby Lewis
Candi Varney
Parker Cherry '
Mini Stocks
David Wolford
Gene Glover
Ryan Doglione
Clint Duncan
Clinton Massey
Brandon Wolford
Jose Rosales
Josie Robinson
Brayden Jamar
Skylar Corellla
Jason Cook Jr
Zach Herod
Carson Conway
Chistopher Jackson
Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Late Models
Mike Peters
Tomas Hunziker
Darren Coffell
Randy Barley
BJ Donofrio
Rob Williams
Larry Ramates
Royalty Core IMCA Sportmods
Main Event
Aaron Bloom
Jorddon Braaten
David Schmidt
Travis Pruitt
Ron Wilson
Ray Comer
Dalton Bloom
Doug Coffman
Matt Sanders
KC Scott
Colt Boswell
Isaac Sanders
Ray Bloom
Danny Altom
Dustin Comer
Steve Hopkins
Chris Allmendinger
Jordan Henry
Garrett Craig
Garrett Barth
B Main
Isaac Sanders
Danny Altom
Ray Bloom
Chris Allmendinger
Mitchell Jamieson
Matthew Bloom
Trevor Points
Chuck Whitmore
Kevin Kirk
Jeff Cluff
Matt Brown
Theran Trissell
Street Stocks
Justin Evans
Sam Potter
Rod McCombs
Daniel Ray
Dakota Goddard
Terry King
Brad Korpela
Anthony Prather
Troy Chamberlain
Randy Shinkle
Robert Hughes
Karah Points
Kersey Ferrando
Phil Lovvorn
Eric Freeman
IMCA Sport Compacts
Burnie Bryant
Brad Martin
Kerry Cooper
Barry Cannon
Andrew Langan
Jim Simmons
Rex Eckley
Jack Vicari
Bruce Miller
Tiffany Towns
Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Jr. Sprints
Hayden Stepps
Vito Cancilla
Levi Osborne
Brody Rubio
Jackson Tardiff
Dean Skrifvars
Josiah Vega
Maya Mauldin
Mickelina Monico
Edward Olvera
Heston Stepps
Wingless 600
A Main
Dan Mognaga
Austin Torgerson
Kelvin Lewis
Brandon Shaw
Tim Vaught
James Andrichuk
Ryan Holden
Travis Sullivan
Brandon Riveira
Ashton Torgerson
Josh Hurley
Colin Kirby
Austin Wood
Hayden Siach
Cody Parmley
Danny Carroll
Bryant Bell
Joe Silva
Cody Gray
Brandon Carey
Travis Labat
Jeffery Pahule
B Main 1
Cody Gray
Ashton Torgerson
Bryant Bell
Michael Laughton
Austin Taborski
Drew Laeber
Justin Stretch
Tyler Chamorro
Brandon Alvarado
Jarrett Heimlich
Blake Parmley
Brian Slubik
Taylor DeCarlo
Jackie Whitson
B Main 2
Cody Parmley
Hayden Siach
Josh Hurley
Isak Johnson
Harley Rose
George Nielson
Rob Brown
Kyle Grissom
Caleb Ingle
JJ Loss
Ray Neilson
Devin Osanna
Tommy Carroll
Charlie Kight DNS
Restricted
Andrew Smith
Lucas Johnson
Austin Wood
Adrianna DeMartini
Kyle Fernandez
Lucas Mauldin
Peyton Whitehouse
Jackson Kohler
Kellan Harper
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Cierra Wullenwaber
Kyle Cravotta
Savannah Brown
AJ Neilson
Kaiden Gowen
Super 600
Brad Hannum
Izaak Sharp
Ashton Torgerson
Austin Torgerson
Hailey Wood
James Andrichuk
Colby Greig
Brett McColloch
Jarrett Heimlich
Rylee Whitehouse
Anthony Lewis
Tallon Becker
Jason Chapman
Irwindale Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Late Model
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #7 Ryan Schartau
3 #51 Dean Thompson
4 #56 Jake Drew
5 #77 Nick Joanides
6 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
7 #13 Scott Youngren
8 #78 Lucas McNeil
9 #31 Brian Pannone
10 #19 David Sear
11 #98 Troy Andersen
12 #35 Rodney Peacher
13 #64 Jason Delong
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #51 Dean Thompson
3 #7 Ryan Schartau
4 #56 Jake Drew
5 #78 Lucas McNeil
6 #13 Scott Youngren
7 #77 Nick Joanides
8 #31 Brian Pannone
9 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
10 #35 Rodney Peacher
11 #19 David Sear
12 #98 Troy Andersen
Irwindale Race Trucks/Spec Late Models
Results are not official
1 #7 Andrew Porter
2 #21 Andy Partridge
3 #77 Kenny Smith
4 #97 Jacob McNeil
5 #98 Troy Andersen
6 #4 Dennis Arena
7 #3 L.J. Billings
8 #5 Dylan Interlicchia
9 #8 Will Browne
10 #40 Ed Cutler
11 #13 Nash Youngren
11 #19 Nash Youngre
12 #44 Niko Mongenel
Southwest Tour Trucks
Results are not official
1 #78 Ron Davis Jr
2 #53 Curtis Burns
3 #21 Ron Nava
4 #8 Michael Kelperis
5 #91 George Perret
6 #72 James Quintero
Street Stock
Results are not official
1 #18 Craig Rayburn
2 #1 Jay Verduzco
3 #8 Tyler Gallup
4 #11 Robbie Harryman
5 #4 Jim Vermillion
6 #03 Kirk Kubik
Legend Cars
Main Event
Results are not official
1 #43 Christen Bazen
2 #33 Evan Garvy
3 #6 Tyler Hicks
4 #29 Chad Schug
5 #47 Mike Vanderlip
6 #72 Ron Nava
7 #28 Jim Smith
8 #99 Jovan Fox
9 #23 Rod Schug
10 #12 Skyler Meisenbach
11 #22 Chad Hadlick
12 #76 Ashley Weber
13 #32 Justin Hadlick
Mini Stock
Results are not official
1 #51 James Teets
2 #49 Jim Snow
3 #55 Joe Perez
4 #19 Greg Didoha
5 #45 Jason Young
6 #50 Brandon Snow
7 #06 David Heuserberg
8 #3 Danny Smith
Enduro
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #16 Robbie Salcido
2 #18sp Bobby Ozman
3 #9sp Rodney Argo
4 #7 Robert Rice
5 #19 Jason Woolcott
6 #42 Chris Voight
7 #35 John Beard
8 #4sp Ian Rotundo
9 #62 Brad Stellman
10 #96sp Kirk Kubik
11 #95 Joe Labrosciano
12 #22 Tony Price
13 #37sp James Bolinas
14 #39sp Joe Furlow
15 #88sp Rick Conti
16 #67 Ronny Aycock
17 #6sp Mike McIntyre
18 #3 Cheryl Hyland
19 #5 Devyn Azzolina
20 #8 Mikey Killen
21 #49 Daniel Azzolina
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #35 John Beard
2 #42 Chris Voight
3 #7 Robert Rice
4 #4sp Ian Rotundo
5 #18sp Bobby Ozman
6 #95 Joe Labrosciano
7 #19 Jason Woolcott
8 #9sp Rodney Argo
9 #16 Robbie Salcido
10 #39sp Joe Furlow
11 #22 Tony Price
12 #96sp Kirk Kubik
13 #6sp Mike McIntyre
14 #88sp Rick Conti
15 #67 Ronny Aycock
16 #3 Cheryl Hyland
17 #5 Devyn Azzolina
18 #37sp James Bolinas
19 #8 Mikey Killen
20 #49 Daniel Azzolina
21 #62 Brad Stellman
Diamond Mountain Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 7
IMCA Modified
Chris Nieman
Riley Simmons
Gene Kay
Paul Culp
Mitch Murphy
Dave Sciarroni
Matt Murphy
Jeff White
Colby Russell
Tyler Patzke
Casey Nickerson
Andy Strait
Wade Kennemore
James Lipke DNS
Darrel Hughes II DNS
Shawn Natenstedt DQ
Nevin Kennemore DQ
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Tyler Rodgers
Ryan Peery
Trevor Clymens
Colton Chew
Shayna Nieman
Craig Nieman
Richard Longacre
Joe Pearson
Jeff Tuttle
Bion Barr
Ryan Belli
Jake Hutson DNS
Andy Welch DNS
KYLE BELLI DNS
Ray Talevera DNS
DUSTIN LANGSTON DNS
Stock Cars
Randy Boyd
Steve Gordon
Dan Dias
Rocky Goetz
Jacob Dias
Don Deiter
Madison Hood
Joe Conroy
DOUGLAS WEEKS
DAVID WOODS
Angela Dias
GREG MCCULLY
Keith Marson DQ
Jeff Marson DQ
Jesse Yankee DNS
Mini Stocks
Tom Davis
Nick Boucher
Katelynn Robertson
JOHNNY MOYA
Suzie Schmitt
Bob Kelly
Matt Canada
Robert Feller DNS
Scott Sabol
JK Kinney
Chris Justice
Justin Johnson
David Dunlap
Robert Byers
Dan Camacho
Nico Caldeira
Mark Burch
Tyler Krupa
Tom Summers
Pro 4 Modifieds
Wade Eldredge
Marty Lewis
Bud Anderson
Irv Eldredge
James Gard
Mike Peterson
Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Madera Late Models
Jason Aguirre
Kyle Keller
Matt Erickson
Aaron Mullins
Richard Herzon
Hailey Liles
Loren Kutz
Mike Shapiro
Brandon Burd
Lucy Camona
Steve Schermerhorn
Madera Mini Stocks
Dan Myrick
Greg Baronian
Randy Brown
Damien Inger
Jeff Durant
Johnny Williams
Brent Myrick
Shawn DePriest
Rick Lea
Mini Super Toyotas
Ryan Reynolds
Shaun Reynolds
Tim Kammerer
Nick Thompson
Bill Gordon
Hailey Bugg
Madera Hobby Stocks
Lloyd Wren Jr
Manny Gonzales Jr
Donnie Large Jr
Jason Lawton
Nick Rowe
Harley Kennealy
Nathan Casillas
North State Modifieds
Kyle Tellstrom
Scott Winters
Ian Elliot
Dustin DeRosier
Jason Philpot
Keith Bloom Jr
Brian Collins
Eddie Secord
Rich Cobb
Jim Coffey
Jeff Longman
Mike Neilson
Darrin Sullivan
Ed Coffey
Chris Lyon
Simi Tour
Rick Avila
Sal Lopez
Kylei Keown DNS
Jr Late Model Exhibition
Hailey Liles
Rebecca Dubie
Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Brody Montgomery
Braden Fugate
Wayne Butler
Mike Taylor
Sportsman Late Models
Ryan Emry
Josh Kralicek
Tahlan Rogers
John Crabtree
Dustin Hitner
Street Stocks
Ken Fox
Richard Clink
Leroy Rockwell
Dave Siewell
Sam Talon
Sam Taylor
Seth Christian
Mini Outlaws
Anthony Brinster
Jeff Thurman
Seth Christian
Tristen Davidson
Scott Beaudoin
Bid Van Loon
mike beaudoin
Nicole Emry
Kaycee Crook
Jim Van Loon
Matthew Emry
Hornets
Seth Christian
Dylan Boyer
Isaac Stere
Austin Beaudoin
George Wheeler
alexis baker
Jamie Daniels
Taylor Harper
Madilynn Hardy Ashley
Steven Parker
Jonathan Cardwell
Kris Parker
Diana Dove
Interstate Sprint Car Series
Camden Robustelli
Johnny Burke
Shane Forte
Carly Holmes
Brody Sim
Kinzer Cox
Brett McGhie
Jordi Meese
RJ McGahney
Patrick Desbiens
Morgan Burks
Tyrell Mead
Dave Marble
Tim Minter
Enrique Jaime
David Button
Steven Snawder
Santa Maria Raceway Unofficial Race Results May 8
IMCA Modifieds
Cody Burke
Chris Crompe
Austin Burke
Jeff Elrod
Rob Sanders
Larry Wise
Brandon Hoekstra
Danny Lauer
Ryan Lauer
Trevor Fitz
Randy Thornell
Blake Thornell
IMCA Sport Modifieds
John Piker
Willy Oathout
Dylan Potter
Mike Dean
Daniel West
Orion Messina
Robby Claborn
Markus Frazier
Matt Mayo
Aaron Farrell
Austin Ruskauff
Adam Baker
Parker Maccianti
Levi Burgett
Tim Randolph
Dwarf Car
Trent Morley
Joe Barket
Gage Cheek
Tim Conley
Kobe Kerns
Brandon Wiley
Jeff Hinz
Scotty Preast
David Cheek
Joesph Bohard
Shane Linenberger
Bradly McNair
Hobby Stock
Ricky Childress Jr
Eddie Williams
Chad Weber
Aaron Bruce
Pat Fausel
Hailey Wyand
Ed Wyand
Cody Sly
Clem Lessi
Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
Chase Johnson
Damion Gardner
Brody Roa
Chris Gansen
Cody Williams
Austin Williams
Danny Faria Jr
Jake Hodges
Steve Hix
AJ Bender
Tommy Malcolm
Austin Ervine
Austin Grabowski
Brent Owens
Travis Buckley
Ryan Timmons
Ikeika O'Brien
Logan Williams
Troy Rutherford
Verne Sweeney
James Herrera
Matt McCarthy
NMRA TQ Midgets
Scott Niven
Chuck West
Bruce Hiroshima
West Evans
Don Brashier
Kevin Kale
Ace Kale
Chris Thomas
IMCA Mod Lites
Cade Lewis
Roy Maynard Jr
Tim Varney
Colby Lewis
Candi Varney
Parker Cherry '
Mini Stocks
David Wolford
Gene Glover
Ryan Doglione
Clint Duncan
Clinton Massey
Brandon Wolford
Jose Rosales
Josie Robinson
Brayden Jamar
Skylar Corellla
Jason Cook Jr
Zach Herod
Carson Conway
Chistopher Jackson
Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Late Models
Mike Peters
Tomas Hunziker
Darren Coffell
Randy Barley
BJ Donofrio
Rob Williams
Larry Ramates
Royalty Core IMCA Sportmods
Main Event
Aaron Bloom
Jorddon Braaten
David Schmidt
Travis Pruitt
Ron Wilson
Ray Comer
Dalton Bloom
Doug Coffman
Matt Sanders
KC Scott
Colt Boswell
Isaac Sanders
Ray Bloom
Danny Altom
Dustin Comer
Steve Hopkins
Chris Allmendinger
Jordan Henry
Garrett Craig
Garrett Barth
B Main
Isaac Sanders
Danny Altom
Ray Bloom
Chris Allmendinger
Mitchell Jamieson
Matthew Bloom
Trevor Points
Chuck Whitmore
Kevin Kirk
Jeff Cluff
Matt Brown
Theran Trissell
Street Stocks
Justin Evans
Sam Potter
Rod McCombs
Daniel Ray
Dakota Goddard
Terry King
Brad Korpela
Anthony Prather
Troy Chamberlain
Randy Shinkle
Robert Hughes
Karah Points
Kersey Ferrando
Phil Lovvorn
Eric Freeman
IMCA Sport Compacts
Burnie Bryant
Brad Martin
Kerry Cooper
Barry Cannon
Andrew Langan
Jim Simmons
Rex Eckley
Jack Vicari
Bruce Miller
Tiffany Towns
Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Jr. Sprints
Hayden Stepps
Vito Cancilla
Levi Osborne
Brody Rubio
Jackson Tardiff
Dean Skrifvars
Josiah Vega
Maya Mauldin
Mickelina Monico
Edward Olvera
Heston Stepps
Wingless 600
A Main
Dan Mognaga
Austin Torgerson
Kelvin Lewis
Brandon Shaw
Tim Vaught
James Andrichuk
Ryan Holden
Travis Sullivan
Brandon Riveira
Ashton Torgerson
Josh Hurley
Colin Kirby
Austin Wood
Hayden Siach
Cody Parmley
Danny Carroll
Bryant Bell
Joe Silva
Cody Gray
Brandon Carey
Travis Labat
Jeffery Pahule
B Main 1
Cody Gray
Ashton Torgerson
Bryant Bell
Michael Laughton
Austin Taborski
Drew Laeber
Justin Stretch
Tyler Chamorro
Brandon Alvarado
Jarrett Heimlich
Blake Parmley
Brian Slubik
Taylor DeCarlo
Jackie Whitson
B Main 2
Cody Parmley
Hayden Siach
Josh Hurley
Isak Johnson
Harley Rose
George Nielson
Rob Brown
Kyle Grissom
Caleb Ingle
JJ Loss
Ray Neilson
Devin Osanna
Tommy Carroll
Charlie Kight DNS
Restricted
Andrew Smith
Lucas Johnson
Austin Wood
Adrianna DeMartini
Kyle Fernandez
Lucas Mauldin
Peyton Whitehouse
Jackson Kohler
Kellan Harper
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Cierra Wullenwaber
Kyle Cravotta
Savannah Brown
AJ Neilson
Kaiden Gowen
Super 600
Brad Hannum
Izaak Sharp
Ashton Torgerson
Austin Torgerson
Hailey Wood
James Andrichuk
Colby Greig
Brett McColloch
Jarrett Heimlich
Rylee Whitehouse
Anthony Lewis
Tallon Becker
Jason Chapman
Irwindale Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Late Model
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #7 Ryan Schartau
3 #51 Dean Thompson
4 #56 Jake Drew
5 #77 Nick Joanides
6 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
7 #13 Scott Youngren
8 #78 Lucas McNeil
9 #31 Brian Pannone
10 #19 David Sear
11 #98 Troy Andersen
12 #35 Rodney Peacher
13 #64 Jason Delong
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #50 Trevor Huddleston
2 #51 Dean Thompson
3 #7 Ryan Schartau
4 #56 Jake Drew
5 #78 Lucas McNeil
6 #13 Scott Youngren
7 #77 Nick Joanides
8 #31 Brian Pannone
9 #71 Dustin Vandermooren
10 #35 Rodney Peacher
11 #19 David Sear
12 #98 Troy Andersen
Irwindale Race Trucks/Spec Late Models
Results are not official
1 #7 Andrew Porter
2 #21 Andy Partridge
3 #77 Kenny Smith
4 #97 Jacob McNeil
5 #98 Troy Andersen
6 #4 Dennis Arena
7 #3 L.J. Billings
8 #5 Dylan Interlicchia
9 #8 Will Browne
10 #40 Ed Cutler
11 #13 Nash Youngren
11 #19 Nash Youngre
12 #44 Niko Mongenel
Southwest Tour Trucks
Results are not official
1 #78 Ron Davis Jr
2 #53 Curtis Burns
3 #21 Ron Nava
4 #8 Michael Kelperis
5 #91 George Perret
6 #72 James Quintero
Street Stock
Results are not official
1 #18 Craig Rayburn
2 #1 Jay Verduzco
3 #8 Tyler Gallup
4 #11 Robbie Harryman
5 #4 Jim Vermillion
6 #03 Kirk Kubik
Legend Cars
Main Event
Results are not official
1 #43 Christen Bazen
2 #33 Evan Garvy
3 #6 Tyler Hicks
4 #29 Chad Schug
5 #47 Mike Vanderlip
6 #72 Ron Nava
7 #28 Jim Smith
8 #99 Jovan Fox
9 #23 Rod Schug
10 #12 Skyler Meisenbach
11 #22 Chad Hadlick
12 #76 Ashley Weber
13 #32 Justin Hadlick
Mini Stock
Results are not official
1 #51 James Teets
2 #49 Jim Snow
3 #55 Joe Perez
4 #19 Greg Didoha
5 #45 Jason Young
6 #50 Brandon Snow
7 #06 David Heuserberg
8 #3 Danny Smith
Enduro
Main Event #1
Results are not official
1 #16 Robbie Salcido
2 #18sp Bobby Ozman
3 #9sp Rodney Argo
4 #7 Robert Rice
5 #19 Jason Woolcott
6 #42 Chris Voight
7 #35 John Beard
8 #4sp Ian Rotundo
9 #62 Brad Stellman
10 #96sp Kirk Kubik
11 #95 Joe Labrosciano
12 #22 Tony Price
13 #37sp James Bolinas
14 #39sp Joe Furlow
15 #88sp Rick Conti
16 #67 Ronny Aycock
17 #6sp Mike McIntyre
18 #3 Cheryl Hyland
19 #5 Devyn Azzolina
20 #8 Mikey Killen
21 #49 Daniel Azzolina
Main Event #2
Results are not official
1 #35 John Beard
2 #42 Chris Voight
3 #7 Robert Rice
4 #4sp Ian Rotundo
5 #18sp Bobby Ozman
6 #95 Joe Labrosciano
7 #19 Jason Woolcott
8 #9sp Rodney Argo
9 #16 Robbie Salcido
10 #39sp Joe Furlow
11 #22 Tony Price
12 #96sp Kirk Kubik
13 #6sp Mike McIntyre
14 #88sp Rick Conti
15 #67 Ronny Aycock
16 #3 Cheryl Hyland
17 #5 Devyn Azzolina
18 #37sp James Bolinas
19 #8 Mikey Killen
20 #49 Daniel Azzolina
21 #62 Brad Stellman
Diamond Mountain Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 7
IMCA Modified
Chris Nieman
Riley Simmons
Gene Kay
Paul Culp
Mitch Murphy
Dave Sciarroni
Matt Murphy
Jeff White
Colby Russell
Tyler Patzke
Casey Nickerson
Andy Strait
Wade Kennemore
James Lipke DNS
Darrel Hughes II DNS
Shawn Natenstedt DQ
Nevin Kennemore DQ
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Tyler Rodgers
Ryan Peery
Trevor Clymens
Colton Chew
Shayna Nieman
Craig Nieman
Richard Longacre
Joe Pearson
Jeff Tuttle
Bion Barr
Ryan Belli
Jake Hutson DNS
Andy Welch DNS
KYLE BELLI DNS
Ray Talevera DNS
DUSTIN LANGSTON DNS
Stock Cars
Randy Boyd
Steve Gordon
Dan Dias
Rocky Goetz
Jacob Dias
Don Deiter
Madison Hood
Joe Conroy
DOUGLAS WEEKS
DAVID WOODS
Angela Dias
GREG MCCULLY
Keith Marson DQ
Jeff Marson DQ
Jesse Yankee DNS
Mini Stocks
Tom Davis
Nick Boucher
Katelynn Robertson
JOHNNY MOYA
Suzie Schmitt
Bob Kelly
Matt Canada
Robert Feller DNS
Diamond Mountain Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
IMCA Modified
Riley Simmons
Paul Culp
Chris Nieman
Nevin Kennemore
Gene Kay
Shawn Natenstedt
Zach Fettinger
Chris Olexiewicz
Larry McCracken
Wade Kennemore
James Lipke
Scott Foreman
Matt Murphy
Jeff White
Andy Strait
Tyler Patzke
Mark Skender
Vincent Evenson
Colby Russell
Dave Sciarroni
Casey Nickerson DNS
Royce Goetz DNS
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Ryan Peery
Trevor Clymens
Colton Chew
Craig Nieman
Shayna Nieman
Ryan Belli
Tyler Rodgers
Richard Longacre
PAUL SHAMLIAN
DUSTIN LANGSTON
Joe Pearson
Bion Barr
Jason Ferguson DNS
Stock Cars
Randy Boyd
Aaron Flourno
Royce Goetz
Jacob Dias
Carl Barlow
JT Stark
David Flourno
DAVID WOODS
Joe Conroy
Rick Higby
Don Deiter
GREG MCCULLY
Angela Dias
Keith Marson
Rocky Goetz
Jeff Willis
Steve Gordon
DOUGLAS WEEKS
Madison Hood
Jeff Marson DQ
Jesse Yankee DQ
Keith Marson DNS
Sprint Cars
LARRY TACHOVSKY
Jeff Culver
Nick Purdy
Trey Walters
Jordan Garretson DNS
Bruce Ferrier DNS
Grasen Tenora DNS
Mini Stocks
Katelynn Robertson
Suzie Schmitt
JOHNNY MOYA
Bob Kelly
Matt Canada
Nick Boucher
Adobe Mountain Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 8
Western Midget Racing
David Prickett
Rocky Silva
Dustin Carmony
Megan Moorhead
Kyle Huttenhow
Kyle Hawse
Doug Finch
Kala Keliinoi
Cory Brown
Mini Late Models
Lyle Goodwin
Terry Bridges
Nic Savaglio
Gilbert Valverdia
Rene Madrid
Bill Lemkuil
KJ Goodwin
AZ DWARFS
Chris Vernon
Tyler Rodriguez
Dan Morris
Steve Kapaun
Wingless 600
Main Event
Dustin Cormany
Cameron La Rose
Shon Deskins
Drake Edwards
Dylan Schaadt
Brandon Sutton
Travis Degaton
Dennis Carrier
Eric Bartlett
Austin Kromberg
Cody Batten
Joshua Spatola
Joshua Shipley
Kurt Johnson
Mark Morin
Dillan Beal
Brody Wake
Mason Keefer
Chris Rahe
Eddie Hamblen
B Main
Drake Edwards
Cody Batten
Travis Degaton
Kurt Johnson
Jason Smith
Larry Kesterson
Chase Ferris
Chase Silva
Grant Schaadt
Restricted
Axton Romero
Bradley Cox
Damian Norbury
Ethan Stevens
Conner Jacobs
Elijah Gile
Mickey Gile
Hudson Storment
James Ferrin
Xander Dundon
The Editor's Viewpoint
This
has been an interesting week. As I write this, we're in the middle of
California IMCA Speedweek, and I somehow still managed to get a big
regular post up on the blog on Wednesday. Going into the week, I
expected it to be a nightmare, and I admittedly thought that I would not
accomplish the whole thing. At times I feel in the zone and ready to do
this stuff, but at other times it feels like torture to have to deal
with it. That's not the way it used to be, which is why I still classify
this media effort as week to week. Eventually, I do want to get more
into nostalgia, but we're doing what we do for now.
I'm
not covering the news concerning how certain counties are reacting to
the virus with their stupid guidelines. I did this last year, and mainly
that is because I was curious how a track would find the way forward to
open without fans. If I happen to talk about something, that's one
thing. I'm not actively looking to cover that whole process. Besides,
with Ventura Raceway opening in early June, all of the tracks will be
open. I tell people to get out to the race track when they can and enjoy
themselves as much as possible, because you never know what could be in
store for next year. Don't take anything for granted.
In
any case, Cottage Grove Speedway was stuck in a crappy spot. When they
got put into Red Tier, it meant that Heather had to cancel one of her
shows for the weekend. I wasn't following it too closely, but she
initially canceled Saturday. As of this writing, she was trying to
figure out if the racers would get on board with having a Saturday night
race after all. Bear in mind that the Wingless Sprint Series had
already accepted the cancellation, she couldn't book Limited Sprints as
they were in Coos Bay and she gave the IMCA Modifieds the night off so
the drivers could support the Bill Mills Memorial in Madras. I know
Heather will always go for a race date when she can.
In
the comment section, one thing that struck me was somebody suggesting
they throw dirt on Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg and race there.
This was because they are in Yellow Tier and can have fans. Somebody
responded on behalf of the track saying that this was a bad idea, and I
read a comment about how it failed before. That's an interesting story,
because the only reason it failed was because the guy who tried to
implement the plan had absolutely no clue what he was doing. This took
place around 1994 or so, and I can tell you a condensed story about it.
It
was around the time that Mike McCann had walked away from Marysville
and before he and Chuck Prather went in on Eugene Speedway. Douglas
County Speedway has an ideal location. They are centrally located in
Oregon and right next to the freeway. It has a huge grandstand, which is
conducive to running marquee events. What Mike saw was the potential of
this race track to land a World of Outlaws date and other big events as
well. The central location would have aided them in getting drivers
from Southern Oregon and Northern Oregon for big blowout events. Mike
saw the big picture.
He approached the Fair
Board about putting in a bid for the track. They were dealing with the
PRA, which is the association that's kept things going in Roseburg for a
number of years. Naturally, when you are dealing with usurping an
association out of a track, it can result in negative feelings. Mike
dealt with some of that attitude before as the PRA tried to come after
him over things he was doing at Cottage Grove Speedway, so it's possible
that he would have been faced with a boycott. He was well aware of that
fact, but he still believed he had a good plan. Mike's other Roseburg
plan was what led to the indoor racing program they have during the
winter months now. Don't tell me he doesn't know what he's doing.
Unfortunately,
somebody else swooped in and made a bid. While Mike was offering a five
year plan of growth in establishing something special, the other guy
was offering a one-year deal. I think the fair board may have been
trying to hedge their bets. Like they would try it for a year and could
back out after that. To me, that's a half-ass plan. You're either in or
out. You can't half-ass this thing. Mike was understandably disappointed
that they went the way they did, and the guy they went with fell flat
on his face. I don't know if he made it through the entire season. The
next thing you know, he was gone. There's a bigger backstory with him
involving Southern Oregon Speedway before John Skinner stepped in, but
that's for another time.
The guy thought he
could attract some World of Outlaw drivers without paying the
sanctioning fee. They were running further north, so he thought he'd run
the day before and offer big money. He thought he'd get them, so he
advertised Outlaws. That's what the fans thought they were going to see.
Not only did they get a dismal car count, but none of the Outlaws
bothered to come. I don't think it got any better from there, and of
course that was the only year they did the dirt track experiment.
The
fair board evidently thought they might have something, so guess what
they decided to do? They knocked on Mike's door. The one thing about
Mike is if you do him wrong, he doesn't forget. He agreed to meet with
them over the dinner of his choice as long as they paid. In this case,
it was a nice steak dinner. After enjoying his meal, Mike proceeded to
let them know why he wasn't interested. It's one of those "time and a
place" scenarios where you might not be able to say what's on your mind
when you feel you were screwed over, but the time eventually comes. I
don't think they were expecting that. It's interesting that they still
worked with him as he was establishing the indoor program that they
continue to run to this day.
I was reminded of
that when I read the comments in the thread at the Cottage Grove
Speedway Facebook page. It isn't even that I am against the Roseburg
track being asphalt or the PRA doing what they do. I'd rather see racing
continue either way. They are kind of on an island by themselves as a
pavement track, although they get a little bit of back and forth from
the Hornet drivers that also go to Coos Bay and Cottage Grove. I think
the track could do so much better as a dirt track, but then you're
giving up winning events like the ARCA West Series race and the Super
Shoe Sprint Car race.
What I like about Mike is
he always sees the potential in a place. He's looked at some tracks
that for one reason or another didn't come to light. For instance, if he
had his way, Chowchilla Speedway would have become a thing in the early
1980s. It just so happened the head honcho of NASCAR, Ken Clapp, told
him that he didn't have what it took to be a promoter. Having supported
Super Modified racing for the previous decade, Mike was keen on the idea
of running that track as a NASCAR entity. I never thought Ken Clapp was
too bright, and this is more evidence of that.
I
hear the most interesting stories from Mike McCann about various race
tracks, and we talk about Hills Ferry Raceway in Newman. When the
promoter about six years ago started putting work into getting the place
up and running again, I followed his Facebook posts. I don't believe he was
there very long, but he got the current run started and did get to promote some
races. There have been a few promoter changes since then. I think they
have a hard time out there for some reason. I don't know why as it seems
like they get decent support for some of those events. It's just
possible that the owner of the property (Paul) is part of the issue.
Mike
knew the guy who owned his place originally (Lionel). The guy did all
sorts of Motorcycle and Kart events. Some of the events he did were
huge. Occasionally the stories and results made it to the pages of
Racing Wheels Newspaper. I always heard things through the years about
the size of the property and the track itself and what could happen
there.
I think it was right around 1999 that
the NCMA was trying to find another place to run and the Renegade
Sprints were just getting started. A few of the drivers went there to
test their Sprint Cars. They had hopes of doing something, but it didn't
work out. I think the track is a true quarter-mile from the walls, but
my guess is they found the track a little bit too tight for they're
liking. I never got their official thoughts on the matter as the testing
itself was supposed to be a big secret.
The
track actually sat for quite some time. Somehow or another, John Ford
ended up with it. I know the story, but in the interest of space I'll
save it for another day. John was promoting some big Karting events. His
daughter Brandi and wife Joyce were big into the Karts. In fact, John
was the one who cut the one-fifth mile Kart track at Sand Hill Raceway
that went pretty well for a couple of years in the early 1990s. I heard
that they even had Dwarf Cars on that track, but I never saw results. I
did walk it before the neighbors ended up forcing the property owner to
remove the track. It was a neat little track.
I
always found it interesting that John Soares took a look at the Hills
Ferry before bidding on Antioch Speedway in 1997. I know that there was a
time when George Steitz was looking at other potential venues, and Hills
Ferry came on his radar around 2001 or so. He and Tom Sagmiller looked
at the place, and it was decided to go ahead and promote some Karting
events instead.
When you're looking at that
track and the pit area, you're not going to fit 150 cars and tow
vehicles out there. Hills Ferry would never work for the kind of shows
that George was promoting, but it can work for smaller events with a
touch of that small town charm. That's probably why John didn't look too hard
before going to Antioch, and Soares also had some help in his early
years at Antioch from Ford with the use of some of his equipment.
One
of the things you deal with at the Hills Ferry location is you're in a
flood zone. That place gets flooded in March and maybe even April.
Because of the water situation, you also deal with mosquito problems. I
know the original property owner would have them fly over and do some
spraying to help deal with that issue. I've heard some very interesting
stories about the guy and some of the special attractions he put on during
intermission to entertain his crowd.
It's not
surprising that Mike McCann would look at the place and see potential. I
think these types of venues suit Mike and his demeanor. That's why he
had success with venues like Sunset Speedway and Cottage Grove Speedway
in his career. I don't think it was necessarily easy for Mike to walk
away from Sunset, but I know that he had a good reason for it. It wasn't
too long after that when he was looking at Hills Ferry.
The
guy who ended up with it was supposedly in the process of buying it
from Ford. To hear Mike tell it, Ford wasn't seeing much money. The deal
was very much possible for Mike, and he was very keen on doing it. Mike
surely would have continued to have Motorcycles there and probably
Karts, definitely Micros and who knows beyond that? Mini Sprints, Dwarf
Cars, Mini Stocks, Hardtops? We've had some interesting conversations on
the subject in recent years. The story goes that Mike showed up with
money in hand to finalize the deal with Ford, only to be blocked by the
guy who ended up with it.
The story I've heard
about Paul was that he wasn't too impressed with John Soares, and one
incentive for getting this track was to show John how you do a race
track. I have to laugh at that, because for a while there, it was a
horse pasture. If you're showing John how to have a horse pasture
instead of a race track, I guess he showed him. John managed to run
Antioch Speedway for 22 years, while also running Merced Speedway for
about six and Chowchilla for a year as well. It wasn't until the people
started working on getting the track ready for Karts for it's current
run of about six years that things started to happen.
What
frustrates me about this track is they were talking from the very
beginning about having Micros on the track. The concern was getting the
walls and fencing up to safety code. In the years since they were
talking about it, Micro Sprint racing has gotten stronger. When you look
at the circuit of tracks between Dixon, Stockton Delta, Lemoore and
Plaza Park, you're getting quite a show. The Wingless 600's are very
healthy, and the Super 600s and Restricteds do well enough. You're
talking about a car count that's usually in the high 60s or beyond. I'm
convinced that Hills Ferry could really make a splash by booking some dates at the right time.
As if to remind
people of what else could happen, we have the case of David Prickett and
his teammates practicing their Midgets back In January before heading
off to Tulsa, Oklahoma for Chili Bowl. The potential is still there to
do more than just Karts and Motorcycles. I'm not saying replace those
programs, but do more. You're not going to get 1,000 fans to come out to
a place like that, but I think you can get enough to justify having a
program there.
The one thing I know about Mike
McCann is he excels at establishing racing programs. This goes back to
even before he moved up to Cottage Grove. When he was involved in the
Micro Sprint side of things, there were times when he had a hand in
getting tracks built, and he was willing to book his group anywhere.
This included Hills Ferry and places like Los Banos. Coming up to
Oregon, he didn't get Cottage Grove Speedway started, but he definitely
took a program in decline and revitalized it. He established Sprint Cars
there.
Two better examples would be Madras
Speedway and Sunset Speedway. Both places we're certainly lacking. You
had a Street Stock group at Madras trying to get it going, and Sunset
Speedway was a glorified Destruction Derby arena. Mike was only at
Madras for a couple of years while still running Cottage Grove, and he
helped build some things up and get it pointed in the right direction.
That track continues to this day. It's kind of interesting when you look
at some of the Oregon locations and how crude those facilities were.
People just wanted to go racing, and they weren't concerned with having
all the bells and whistles.
Sunset Speedway is
probably his crowning achievement. He established a Stock Car program
that ended up getting counts into the 100s at times. He brought in the
Vintage Hardtops and raced them for championship points. He brought in
Sprint Cars, which is a McCann trademark. This was the genesis for the
Oregon Double Shot Series of Wingless Sprints and Midgets.
When
Mike walked away from Sunset, there were definitely some disappointed
people. Some will even say the place hasn't been the same since he left.
I think that's about the highest praise you can get. I've had friends
go up when he was promoting the track to see what was happening, and I
think it would have been nice to see. Drivers from Portland would come
race because of the fun atmosphere that had been created there.
What
appealed to him at Hills Ferry was it was an out of the way place.
However, it wasn't difficult to get there as it wasn't far from the
freeway. You're located centrally enough to draw from the Bay Area and
The Valley. There's lots of potential. I don't know how many cars you
can actually fit in the pits, but I can imagine packing them in.
There is more space on the other side of the freeway with a walkway
under the underpass to get to the track, so that means being able to
have more spectators.
What it lacks is decent
bleachers. I don't know that I would focus on huge seating capacity. If
you had a capacity of 800 people in the bleachers, you're going to have
the appearance of being packed even with 60% of those seats filled, and I
think that's doable. You can make a track that's a bit off the beaten
path, but some racers like that quality. Again, you might be talking
Midgets or Mini Sprints, Micro Sprints, Dwarf Cars, Mini Stocks,
Hardtops, maybe Hobby Stocks. I don't know if you can go bigger than
that, but that would also depend on how things go with these classes.
You want people to see a good show. I know Orland and Ventura are little
one-fifth mile dirt ovals, but they provide some good racing.
The
promoter who is only thinking of big time events probably wouldn't give
this a second thought. Hence, people like George Steitz and John Soares
looked in other directions. But to a promoter who would be happy with
50-60 cars in the pits and 400-600 spectators, this place could become
that with a little effort. I know this will never happen with the
current owner. I think the property would need to be sold to somebody
who had the mind to make these things happen.
The
previous promoter just walked away before the season, but a new team
came in
and saved the day. You're going to have a dozen or so Outlaw Kart
races, and the Flat Track Bikes will be there. The show will go on, and
I'm sure they will make improvements to the facility. The
problem is you can't win when you're dealing with a property owner who
can change his mind or whatever. You can make all the improvements you
want, but if you've made a two year deal, you could be out in two
years. The thing really holding Hills Ferry back in my opinion is the
owner of the property himself. As long as he's there, I don't know how
it's going to get any better than it is now, and that's a shame.
The
location is conducive to getting people to come in from The Valley, Bay
Area and maybe even the Sacramento area. By the way, don't get me
started on the potentially cool things that could happen at the
Sacramento Raceway Stadium Oval.
Honestly,
I didn't set about writing this column to talk about moments in the
career of Promoter Mike McCann. The Hills Ferry thing is something that
has been on my mind through the years, and I'm always going to wonder if
the ideas I have would work until somebody takes a swing at it. The one
thing I can say about Dixon Speedway is that Jeremy Prince and his team
at least took a look at doing things like Dwarf Cars and Mini Stocks
out there, and there were some very interesting results. I don't think
the effort was really a failure so much as it needed time to develop.
For
instance, they decided to have a New Year's race a few years back that
would be a Hornet Enduro. I think they had 12 cars, and it was very
entertaining. I would like to see something like that continue. Even if
it's just one race, I bet they could get 20 or so racers to commit to
that. They had Dwarf Car shows that hit double digits and Mini Stocks
that did the same. I think sometimes they were affected by timing or
over-saturation. They didn't have their own own classes, so you either
have to book around other track's schedules or be patient and grow your
own class.
What hurt the Mini Stocks was Dixon
was taking a look at them at about the time some tracks were backing off
of them. For instance, Silver Dollar Speedway and Marysville both
dropped their class, which featured more open rules. Petaluma was
struggling just to get double digits, and Antioch pulled the plug on the
Four Bangers for a few years. The guy who was really pushing this deal
at Dixon was Dan Pieretti, and he eventually moved to Nevada. I still
believe it could work at Dixon on some level, but with the Micro Sprint
program they have, I don't think they're in a hurry to explore the
possibilities.
Truthfully, they don't need to,
but I think it would be cool. Then again, Dixon always inspired me in
the same way that Hills Ferry does when it comes to this idea. I had an
occasion where I came home from a Reno RPM Workshop with my good friend
Don O'Keefe. We stopped off at the track. It was only a practice track
with no bleachers or anything built around it. This was in December of
2002, and I had ideas in mind for how something could work. If a couple
of things had gone differently, I might have pursued it as I did have
interest coming from the Antioch area. Truthfully, I like what Prince
and his crew have been doing with the place and will stop in for a visit
when that becomes a possibility for me.
I
don't really know when the next time will be for me to go to Southern
Oregon Speedway. It may not happen. I knew when I walked the facility in
February for the last time that it may be it for me. I snapped photos.
It was a sad day for me, and the book I'm putting together will have a
bit of my thoughts regarding this race track. From a racing program
standpoint, I remain very proud of the job I was able to do working with
Mike. We left the racing program itself in terms of divisions and
scheduling better than we found it. And, I would say significantly
better. Anybody who tries to even attempt to say otherwise loses the
argument with me on facts.
I want to measure my
words here as I have a lot of thoughts on things. More will come out
when I do the book. I'm not sure how much coverage I will do for the
track on the blog once racing gets started. I'm not saying yes and I'm
not saying no, but I am curious in following the process of getting the
gates open and the things they are doing to the track. You have to give
credit to Travis Hoppes. It's one thing to throw money at different
endeavors as a sponsor, but quite another to step in and have to be more
hands on.
You can clearly see that much
planning went into what they were going to do. I mean, before they ever
got the keys to the gate, Travis and his people knew what they were
going to do and what they needed to get it done. People that Travis has
assembled on his board are investing, but more than that, the community
is pitching in here or there in a way that maybe has never been seen at
this race track.
You only get one chance to
make a first impression and get everybody on board. When it comes to a
new promoter, we refer to this as the honeymoon period. Eventually,
people turn against you, and it comes as a surprise sometimes. You don't
always see it coming. What I anticipate is a love fest when the gates
finally open, and if they don't have the biggest crowd they've had in
years and a strong car count early on, I'd be surprised.
I
looked at the original schedule that included the Lon Skinner Memorial
at the end of July with curiosity. Had John Skinner gotten on board with
them? I shrugged it off and assumed that they approached him and he
said yes. What really may have happened according to what I've heard is
they assumed that John would throw in with them once they gave him a
date. I was told after I saw the schedule that John didn't like the July
date. He felt that if his father's race was returned to the schedule,
it needed to be on Labor Day weekend as it had been in the past.
Otherwise, he wasn't interested.
To my
knowledge, this was never even a possibility, and I agree with that.
When I thought of the idea of the race for R Charles Snyder in late
2015, I knew it would be a winner. Even though I was still in California
at the time, I could look at comments people made on social media and
articles written about the man and see how beloved he was. I knew this
needed to happen, but I didn't know what date would be given to it. Mike
McCann was the one who decided it would be Labor Day weekend, and it
was the right choice. This is the big one for the year, the special
race.
No disrespect to Lon Skinner. I'm told he
was a hell of a guy and very active in sports and auto racing. I don't
know that the name meant so much to the community by the time the race
happened for the last time in 2016. I know the track itself was built as
sort of a monument to him. John Skinner even put the engraved plaque at
the entryway. However, the people in the community did know who R
Charles Snyder was and they loved the guy. Making that the Labor Day
weekend race helped breathe some life into the track. It was the right
decision to make, and it's the right decision to keep that race on the
schedule where it is.
Hoppes didn't have to
think too long about what to do with the two-race weekend in July. It
was already going to be a big show. Furthermore, he took a bit of a hit
at the R Charles Snyder Salute by dropping the Sport Modifieds from one
night due to an effort to work with Yreka. I have mixed feelings about
that, but I've expressed them well enough in the past. Travis is a true
blue Pacific Sport Modified supporter. He's sponsored their point fund
and has encouraged this group that gives the Oregon IMCA Sport Modified
racers a second say beyond the sanctioning body.
Truthfully,
all he really needs to do with the race is put up big enough money, and
the Sport Modified drivers are going to come. It's $2,500 to win at the
moment, and I don't think drivers need many more reasons than that to
show up. By getting the PSM involved with this, however, he has Steve
Kerstulovich and his people beating the drum. I don't necessarily
believe they're going to get more drivers to come than were already
going to come, but he can get people to pitch in more money for purse
and contingencies.
This is part of the
philosophy that Travis is instilling in the track, and I don't think
it's ever been seen at Southern Oregon Speedway before. He's trying to
say it's a community effort. From the fact that a board was put together
to go after the track in the first place to the fact that people are
pitching in and volunteering to do things now, it cost Hoppes nothing to
get the PSM involved with this race. It's a gesture of good faith that
hasn't really been seen from any of the other tracks towards this group.
I have thoughts on the PSM, but I'll keep them to myself. This race
will be huge.
There are probably a few things I
could comment on here, but I'll just get to the key point about the
announcing. Travis let Cameron Derby put it out there that he was
officially taking the announcing duties at the track this year. Cameron
is a news broadcaster and has been involved in helping get the track TV
time as the panic arose about the future of the facility. He's also the
son of four-time Mini Stock champion John Derby, so there's a background
in racing for him.
I wish I had known that he
was involved in TV media when I was reaching out and trying to get the
track some exposure. I had success with other channels, but I have a
hunch I would have been more successful had I known Cameron was out
there. Then again, I wasn't located in the area. I always tried to do my
best with the information and the materials that I had to work with,
and I'm proud of the role I played in helping get attendance numbers and
car count numbers up during the four years I was involved with the
track.
You only get one chance to make a first
impression, and Travis is doing his best. This is the honeymoon period
for the track, and everybody's going to be on board. Everybody feels
like they're part of the team and wants the place to succeed. It's
important to make every good move you can right now as you get ready to
open the gates. Cameron Derby is an excellent choice to announce and
handle media for the track, and perhaps he can help them take things up
another notch.
I hope people have realistic
goals for the place. I know the time of milk and honey with 130 cars in
the pits and 2000 people in the stands. Racing was gone for 7 years in
the Medford area, so people started flocking to Southern Oregon Speedway
when is originally opened. I also know that there are many factors as
to why numbers dwindled as badly as they did, and it didn't happen
overnight.
I'm not saying you can't get better
numbers, because I believe that we would have been able to get better
numbers under McCann in 2020 had the pandemic not pretty much did us in.
I still see it as a gradual process that doesn't happen overnight. You
have to put in the hard work, one week at a time. It doesn't always come
easy these days. It's not like it used to be. I believe that there are
more fans to be had, and the moves they're making right now are
definitely helpful.
I'm waiting on some
scheduling information from Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series
Director Roy Bain. I noticed some things that I brought to his
attention, but I'll wait to comment on any of that. I don't think it
should end up being a major issue. What I have noticed is how many
tracks that have their own Pro Stock/Super Stock division are now just
going to the Tri State Pro Stock rule model.
What
it basically boils down to is the series acknowledges a few different
rules packages and you can run your rules. You can't mix and match.
That's the thing. Basically these tracks are saying they have their
rules, but they're going to honor the Tri State Pro Stock way of doing
things. Eventually, we're going to have to nudge this thing in the
direction of defining what the rules truly are, but how we get there is
the subject of debate.
At the moment, I've
noticed that Santa Maria Raceway, Bakersfield Speedway, Petaluma
Speedway, Antioch Speedway and Silver Dollar Speedway are now allowing
Tri State Pro Stock rules. Placerville Speedway and the Stockton Dirt
Track don't presently have classes, and both tracks are fans of this
effort. Stockton is even paying the Tri State Pro Stock purse for their
regular shows to try to establish something, and there seemed to be some
rumbling at Petaluma about doing that as well. I'm not sure what the
official stance is on that.
What I told Roy was
that he's in a very unique position. Fendered Stock Car racing doesn't
necessarily have a representative out here trying to keep it going in a
certain direction. The IMCA Stock Car craze that is beginning to grow on
the West Coast is different. They do have IMCA sanctioning. California
has watched its Super Late Model division die, and the Super Stock
effort has been on life support in recent years at some locations. It's
pretty simple. You either get organized and put everybody under a new
sanctioning or Pro Stock racing will either sink or swim depending on
the promoter and the track.
All Roy was trying
to do when he put this thing together was have special races where we
didn't get bogged down on rules discussions. Bring what you have and
we'll figure out how to make it work. It's my understanding that
different rule packages from different tracks have shared the glory at
various times, but more importantly, there have been bigger shows than
you would normally see when it comes to the Tri State Pro Stock Series
race. What I suggested to Roy was he continue to book these big events
as he does. However, it might be time to explore individual sanctions
for this class at various tracks.
Think of it
as the West Coast Dwarf Car Association way of doing things. The Dwarf
Cars have a very interesting history, and I didn't understand at the
time that the NorCal Dwarf Car Association wasn't the first group to
organize on the West Coast. The craze really started in Arizona, which I
knew. The PHRA in Oregon was actually the first group to organize on
the West Coast. Once again, Promoter Mike McCann had a hand in helping
get things going when he ran Marysville, but that's another story. The
thing NorCal did under the leadership of Frank Munroe is realize the
true potential of what was happening.
Frank
formed the Western States Dwarf Car Association to try to get the
various Dwarf Car groups that were popping up in the Western States to
do so under a similar rules package. It took a little bit of effort, and
there were groups that resisted it for quite some time. When you look
at California, you've got South Bay, Redwood, Delta, NorCal and I think
there might be a group in Southern California. They all run the same
rules, keep points the same way and adhere to a very important rule.
When
a Western States Nationals or Regionals event is booked, you don't book
a date for your group in your territory. This is to encourage bigger
support at those bigger events. It also helps the groups create special
shootout races between themselves, such as the Redwood and South Bay
groups do at Petaluma occasionally.
If Roy
could get the tracks to actually brand their Pro Stock divisions as Tri
State Pro Stocks and follow a set of rules and procedures outlined by
the group, he could essentially do the same thing here. For one thing, I
know that Roy wanted a Pro Stock to be a Pro Stock wherever a date is
booked. This is the problem we get into with the unsanctioned groups.
For
instance, Hobby Stocks are different depending on where you go. Mini
Stocks are the same type of deal, although Dan Myrick has tried to fix
that situation with the West Coast Sport Compact Association. Looming in
the distance, however, is the West Coast Sport Compact under IMCA
sanctioning, and I think it's only a matter of time before it sweeps the
West Coast.
IMCA isn't likely to come in and
address the Pro Stock situation. If anything, IMCA would try to offer
the solution by bringing in either the IMCA Hobby Stocks or the IMCA
Stock Cars. Oddly, we're not seeing much movement for the Hobby Stock
under IMCA sanctioning on the West Coast yet. It's the Stock Cars, which
are a step up from the Hobby Stocks we know them now, that are getting
the attention. Again, that's another subject. I think IMCA would love to
take over the whole deal, and it may come to that. Promoters may throw
their hands up in the air and say they give up. They may just let
everything be IMCA sanctioned that is sanctioned by the organization.
That
still leaves the Pro Stocks, and the only way the movement is going to
be kept afloat is by recognizing that the best course of action is to
get everybody under the same ruleset and point structure. Track points
could be kept. They could even do State points if they so chose. The
bigger deal would be the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series events
that draw a bigger car count than a regular show.
That's
the potential I see, and I know that Roy sees it as well. Honestly, I
think he's amazed at the success they've had so far and is trying to
guide it as best he can. He does have some good people behind him, and
he's always listening and learning. He doesn't come at it thinking he
knows everything.
I just had the epiphany when I
realized how many tracks are saying Tri State Pro Stock rules apply.
The tricky part is deciding that this is going to be the set of rules.
Not rules from Antioch versus rules from Petaluma or whatever. A Tri
State Pro Stock will have a certain set of rules, and every track will
run their class that way. People need to be able to use the equipment
they have while getting up to specs. IMCA does the same thing. When they
bring in a new class that is unsanctioned, they will give you a one
year grace period.
Sunset Speedway sanctioned
their Pure Stocks as IMCA Stock Cars for a year before going over to
full IMCA rules. I'm not entirely sure that the drivers there completely
accepted the idea. In fact, River City Speedway welcomed the Pure
Stocks who were illegal at Sunset to run there, while Sunset ended up
with an IMCA Stock Car class. I think a similar thing is playing out as
Hornet divisions are becoming IMCA Sport Compact legal. We can get there
with Pro Stocks, but it's going to take some clear thinking, a little
bit of time and patience.
I couldn't say
whether a Tri State sanctioning will happen at individual tracks with
their Pro Stock divisions. I just say it's possible to do it. It's also a
lot of work, and something that Roy would need help doing. The plus
side is that you could create something that sees a boon period occur
for Pro Stock racing. The numbers could start to rise again across the
board, even for regular shows. I'm hearing rumors of certain names
looking at getting Pro Stocks now that would be game changers if that
turns out to be the case. Right now, I'm loving the spirit of
cooperation between the promoters and the Tri State Series.
For
a few years there, Petaluma Speedway barely acknowledged the existence
of the Billy Geyer Memorial race at Siskiyou Golden Speedway in Yreka.
This was despite the fact that drivers like Mitch Machado and Jim
Woodward made trips to support the race. It's nice that Rick Faeth sees
that this race exists and also that being a part of the Tri State Series
is a good thing.
He had a race booked on May
29th, but he removed it due to the fact that it was on top of the
two-day show happening in Yreka. I like the idea that he's encouraging
his guys who want to travel to go to Yreka, and a two-day event with
bigger money is certainly worth the trip. Petaluma will reap some
benefits as they get Tri State events with bigger support than there is
at their regular shows.
Petaluma Speedway knows
they need to hold on to certain divisions that are struggling, and I
hope it works out. The numbers haven't been terrific in the Super Stocks
or Mini Stocks lately, and the IMCA Modifieds usually get near a dozen
on a regular night. A promoter has to make the big decisions when it
comes to divisions and what to fight for, but the lineage of Super
Stocks at the track goes back to the mid-1970s. It's possible this could
be the longest continuously active championship point earning Super
Stock division at any track in California. It's definitely worth
fighting for.
Petaluma may need to add
something new to their program, and Rick has not been receptive to
getting into the IMCA Sport Modified business. The last time Petaluma
was looking at that, Jim Soares was at the helm, but it didn't gather
momentum. Rick's rationale is that he is leaving this division off the
schedule and throwing his full support behind the IMCA Modifieds. In
fact, he's the original creator of the All Star Modified Series that has
been promoted by John Prentice in recent years. He might be wise to
take another look at running Sport Modifieds at least four times or so a
year, because out of the gate he may get as many or more cars than he
does in the Modifieds.
Rick will probably be
one of the promoters in California hearing the call to add IMCA Stock
Cars. We're seeing more movement in that direction, but it's going to
take time to get the cars out here. Bakersfield and Hanford were sort of
doing this alone, and now we have Antioch and Merced in the game. I'm
sure Petaluma will hear people asking for the class, and I believe John
Prentice at Watsonville has already heard it. I couldn't tell you about
other tracks that might be looking, but it wouldn't surprise me. The
Petaluma program needs something else, but I would lean towards either
IMCA Sport Modifieds or a Hobby Stock class if I were to add something
else and just keep nurturing the classes they have.
I
saw the comment from the Jerry Bartlett team about the Speedweek race
that was going to Silver Dollar Speedway for the closer. At one time,
the track had a thriving IMCA Modified division, and it's baffling to me
why they couldn't still have a half-dozen or so races on the schedule.
Remember, four dates makes it an official championship in the eyes of
the sanctioning body. Back in the day, John Padjen did this class pretty
well, and he also got together with the promoters at Marysville, Grass
Valley, Susanville and his other track in Placerville to create a really
nice Modified series that ran for a few years.
People
are saying that Silver Dollar Speedway is dead, and people are wrong.
Their thriving Winged 360 Sprint Car division alone says otherwise.
There is no doubt that they could use a little something else on the
roster. Padjen had the presence of mind to add Wingless Spec Sprints,
which were a good class until the next promoter used the Crate Sprints
to pretty much kill the Spec Sprint momentum there. I think Padjen was
also the guy that brought Limited Late Models, Mini Stocks and Hobby
Stocks to the table. Though he was a Sprint Car guy, John saw the value
in all of the classes.
I thought the Mini
Stocks and Hobby Stocks were kind of an odd fit for the track. Heck,
because Orland was doing okay with the Mini Truck class, they even
booked races for them. Orland went through a period where the track was
closed for about a year, and John saw the opportunity to give those guys
a place to run. Both divisions stuck, and obviously the Hobby Stocks
have lasted to this day.
The Mini Stock
drivers made their cars more exotic and basically priced themselves out
of existence. There's no reason to have a division that's supposed to be
entry level but costs more to be competitive than it should. I never
really disagreed with Silver Dollar Speedway dropping the Mini Stocks as
they were in the end or the Limited Late Models.
However,
there's still life in the IMCA Modifieds. Susanville can deliver car
counts in the high teens or low 20s for a regular show. I'm not sure
where Quincy is with it, but I do believe that strategically placed race
dates could still get a car count for Silver Dollar Speedway. They're
doing a limited schedule this year, which in part has to do with the
fact that they are trying to work past the covid stuff. Eventually, they
will get back to booking more dates, and it will probably be a new
promoter coming in to get the job done when Dennis Gage is able to walk
away into retirement.
You have to recognize
when maybe you're going into overkill with divisions or you need a new
class. Not every track needs to add a new division. Some places, such as
Antioch Speedway or Merced Speedway, just need to fine-tune what they
have. A place like Siskiyou Golden Speedway, however, might want to look
at things that can increase their roster. I've spoken on that in the
past, so I won't get into it here. I like that Silver Dollar Speedway
was able to get a California IMCA Speedweek race and change things up a
little bit in the rotation.
The California IMCA Speedweek visit to Placerville Speedway served
as a reminder to Promoter Scott Russell that there is a genuine interest
in IMCA Sport Modifieds coming back there. As I said, we cover
Speedweek in another post, and I only want to bring this up in the
context of divisions that can be added to tracks.
The
numbers for the IMCA Sport Modified division dropped to 20 cars at
Petaluma, and they rebounded to 33 cars for Placerville. Just as sure as
I think there is enough interest in the Chico area to have IMCA
Modifieds there more often, I feel the same about Placerville and the
Sport Modifieds.
The bottom line Is there was
near double digit support from drivers in that area on Friday night.
These are the guys who have been expressing an interest in bringing IMCA
Sport Modified racing to Placerville. I know Russell has been taking a
look at this thing and trying to figure out the right move. This is why
he's had occasional dates for Modified racing there over the last few
years. The IMCA Modifieds themselves might be a bit more of a challenge,
but I think the Sport Modifieds could be added and be an effective
addition. I think you start by following the lead of Marysville and
Chico and how they booked the class and then book accordingly.
There's
so much going on at Placerville as it is, and they only have four
divisions that they keep in house and crown champions for. You only need
four races for IMCA to acknowledge your championship, and I don't think
there is any issue with finding four spots during the course of the
year where Sport Modifieds would work there. You'd be booking away from
Marysville, and there are guys from there who would support Placerville.
Furthermore, there are Placerville drivers in other classes who already
have Sport Modifieds, so all that they're waiting for now is for the
announcement to be made and they will be there.
It's
what I said about Orland Raceway. Rich Hood is already flirting with an
unsanctioned Sport Modified class by giving them a couple of dates. He
could easily book them four times, get a sanctioning and be surprised by
how many drivers show up. The sanctioning does make a difference as
it's sort of an insurance to the drivers that they know what they're
getting when they go there. Similarly to what I'm saying about
Placerville, you pay attention to what Marysville is doing and book
around them and it could work pretty well at Orland. There's also Yreka
to consider as Orland may be close enough that some of their drivers
would support it.
Since I have spoken of the
Modified Series that John Padjen put together back in the 1990s, I feel
it is worth pointing out that if you were to go in the northern region
of California, you have Yreka, Susanville, Chico and Marysville all with
thriving Sport Modified divisions, and Placerville and Orland who could
be players in this as well. Not every series has to be a week long
Speedweek type of thing. You can do something even more effective by
taking certain weekends throughout the year where drivers have time to
get ready for the next race.
At any rate, I'm
giving some more thought to the book I'm slowly editing and the next
project. I'm not wanting to get into too much vanity, but since My
Apologies is going to be a follow-up to Just A Kid From The Grandstands
and the last sort of autobiographical book I do, I may dig into my photo
vault.
There have been pictures of me and
certain moments in my life that I might share in those pages along with
some of the my favorite photos that I have snapped in the racing world
through the years. Having time to think about the book is affording me
the opportunity to come up with ideas to make it even better. I've even
written a little bit more. I need to get it done. There are some things
that are in those pages that I feel need to be said as I move on to the
next chapter in my life.
When I created the
Jefferson State Racing News blog recently, It was with the idea of
covering that particular area of the West Coast. I've been thinking
about rebranding the Jefferson Racing News blog site and may be doing
that soon. There are two ideas I have with how it will be rebranded. In
the meantime, I like the Jefferson name and Jefferson State Racing News
keeps it in play. I want to use this new blog to do special articles,
and they may hint at the book I do after My Apologies.
I
want to put together special articles for the tracks in Yreka and
Lakeport. The articles wouldn't be as big and detailed as they should
be, but they would still tell quite a bit of the story. I would call
these both living stories as they could get revised as more information
comes in, but I think the information I have right now could be
informative and interesting to the readers. They would go up on the
Jefferson State Racing News blog, which may end up with an accompanying
Twitter site soon. There's one more idea that's been brewing in my mind
for a while that would go on that blog.
Within
the last couple of years, I walked a track that might be considered at
the northernmost end of the proposed State of Jefferson, or Oregon as it
is now. The track hasn't seen any race cars in many years, and I don't
think it ever will again. There is a story to tell about it, and there
are plenty of pictures of what remains, including just a little bit of
video footage. I think people might find that of interest, and it's a
perfect fit for the new blog.
Truthfully, I
think there's potential for a full abandoned race track and lost race
track series of videos on YouTube. I'm probably not the right guy to do
this, and I'm thinking somebody like Daren Ricks Campbell, who is
investing in camera equipment, might be the guy to give this a go.
Oregon has quite a few sites that may not be active now, but there's
still an interesting story to tell. Not only does California have
locations where the track still remains at the very least, there are
tracks throughout the state sitting in various states of decay as they
are closed down.
I am a fan of urban
exploration and some of the videos about dying or dead malls across the
country. It's a way to tell the story and remember days gone by. It's
always sad when we lose a race track, but that doesn't mean we should
forget about them. Too many tracks that have been closed down through
the years are all but forgotten.
Some of those
places have been built over, and you can't find a trace of them
anymore. Others still have the foot print or even some buildings around
them from when they were open. I think now is the time to tell those
stories and visit those great sites. You never know if it could even
spark life in one of those locations just by generating new
conversations.
In any case, it's been a
busy weekend as we wrap up our Speedweek coverage in another post and
try to maintain the regularly scheduled post as well. To try to make
this easier, I have written most of this ahead of time, and I think it's
time to wrap it up here. Until next time...
