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Sanders Continues Sprint Car Domination,

Velasquez Gallaher, Beardsley Other Winners

Watsonville, CA...June 4...Justin Sanders won the 30 lap Ocean Sprint Car, presented by Taco Bravo, Main Event Friday night at Ocean Speedway. This was the sixth win of the season for Sanders aboard his West Coast Plastering sponsored Sprinter, and he continues to lead the point standings. 

Keith Day Jr earned the pole for the feature race with his six lap Trophy Dash win, but Sanders got the outside front row by finishing second in that race. This set the stage for things to come as Sanders bolted ahead of Day at the start of the race. Joey Ancona ran an early third, but Joel Myers Jr grabbed that position on Lap 3. A Lap 11 yellow flag slowed things down. Sanders continued to lead Day on the restart with Zane Blanchard settling into third. That was the order at the Lap 17 yellow flag. A yellow flag on Lap 26 signaled the end of the race for Day. Bud Kaeding had worked his way into third at that point, and Sanders led Blanchard and Kaeding on Lap 27 and 28 restarts. Kaeding slipped past Blanchard for second on Lap 29 as Sanders pulled away. However, Blanchard regained the runner-up position for good with a last lap pass. Sanders won impressively ahead of Blanchard, Kaeding, reigning champion Mitchell Faccinto, 16th starter DJ Netto, JJ Ringo, Travis Labat, Kurt Nelson, Myers and Jeremy Chisum.

There were 22 Winged 360 Sprint Cars, and Day blistered the Tom Sagmiller prepared quarter-mile clay oval with a lap of 11.122 to set the fast time over Sanders, who had an 11.128. They ran three eight lap heat races with the wins going to Myers, Ringo and Blanchard.

Tommy Velasquez III picked up another South Bay Dwarf Car Main Event win. The Camarillo visitor added eight lap heat race and four lap Trophy Dash wins to make it a clean sweep. Reigning champion Mark Biscardi led two laps before being overtaken by Velasquez. Brandon Wiley settled into third, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 4. Tommy Velasquez III continued to lead the way on the restart as Wiley and Nick Velasquez shuffled Biscardi back to fourth. Nick Velasquez put the moves on Wiley to grab second on Lap 8. However, Tommy Velasquez III was setting a rapid pace and beat Nick Velasquez to the checkered flag by half a straightaway. Wiley settled for third, followed by Sean Catucci, Biscardi, Travis Day, Gene "Punky" Pires, Joe Barket, Eric Weisler and Dan Zuger. Wiley won the other heat race.

Rob Gallaher won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the fourth win of the season for the three-time division champion, who won his first ever IMCA Stock Car Main Event at Antioch Speedway last Sunday. Norm Ayers had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of point leader Joe Gallaher. Unfortunately, Ayers saw his run at the front end as the yellow flag waved on Lap 4. Joe Gallaher had the lead at that point, but Nick Silva took the lead on the restart as 12th starter Rob Gallaher had already found his way into third. Following a Lap 9 yellow flag, Joe Gallaher briefly regained the lead from Silva, but Silva took the lead on a Lap 11 restart with Rob Gallaher moving into second. Rob Gallaher slipped past Silva for the lead on Lap 17. A yellow flag waved moments later with Rob Gallaher leading Silva and Jerry Skelton on the restart. Skelton had gained the second spot on Lap 19 as a yellow flag waved for Silva. Rob Gallaher led the ensuing restart and brought it home to victory ahead of Skelton, Scott Freeman, many time champion Sam Kennedy, Joe Gallaher, Mitch Lettunich, Bobby Gallaher, Silva, Terry Campion and Wally Kennedy. Wally Kennedy and Silva picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Kate Beardsley was awarded the victory in the 15 lap Four Banger Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the two-time division champion, who currently ranks second in the standings. Hobby Stock star DJ Keldsen got behind the wheel of the Lloyd Keldsen Jr Tribute Car for the occasion and drove to the win in the six lap heat race. This put him last on the grid for the eight car Main Event. Richard Mitchell led the first two laps, and Keldsen was already in third by the time the first lap was completed. Keldsen grabbed the lead on Lap 3 ahead of Kate Beardsley, and the yellow flag waved for Mitchell and point leader Tony Gullo. Keldsen led Kate Beardsley and Travis Van Gilder on this restart, and a Lap 7 restart allowed Gullo to move into third. Keldsen built a straightaway advantage over Kate Beardsley by the time the checkered flag waved. Unfortunately, he was disqualified in post race tech, handing the win to Kate Beardsley over Gullo, Nicole Beardsley, Bill Beardsley, Michael Tremble, Van Gilder and Mitchell.

This Friday night, the NARC King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Cars invade Watsonville for the annual Pombo/Sargent Classic. Joining them will be the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and WMR Midgets. For further information, go to www.oceanspeedway.com.

 

Cox Third Different 360 Sprint Winner, 

James, Bloom, Osborne Other Cottage Grove Winners

Cottage Grove, Oregon...June 5...Kinzer Cox won the 30 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. He becomes the third different winner in as many races, and he collected $1,500 for his efforts. 

Reigning champion Tyler Thompson had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of point leader Garen Linder and Cox. Cox got dropped back to fifth on the sixth lap by Chelsea Blevins and Gregory Hamilton. Thompson was running along in the lead when his race came to an unfortunate end on Lap 22. This put Linder into the lead ahead of Blevins and Hamilton. Cox took third from Hamilton on Lap 26, and Blevins saw her race end one lap too soon. Cox made a last lap maneuver around Linder to steal the victory away. Linder settled for second, followed by Verne Scevers, Tyler Driever, Blevins, Gregory Hamilton, Justin Lemon, Matt Hein, Thompson and Patrick Desbiens.

Linder was the quickest of 13 qualifiers on the quarter-mile clay oval with a lap of 11.010, beating the 11.167 of Thompson and the 11.190 of Hamilton. They ran two eight lap heat races with Brian Boswell and Thompson collecting the wins.

Bricen James won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. This was the third win of the season for the 2015 IMCA Western Regional champion. Paul Rea set the early pace ahead of Jesse Williamson and James Welshonse. James moved into the third position from his fourth row starting spot on Lap 8. Rea saw his race come to an end for a Lap 14 yellow flag. James took the lead on the restart ahead of Williamson and John Campos. Williamson and Campos had a spirited duel for the second position and passed each other multiple times. Campos regained second from Williamson one last time on Lap 21. However, James held about a half-straightaway advantage at that point and picked up the win ahead of Campos, Williamson, point leader Curtis Towns, Jeffrey Hudson, reigning champion Jake Mayden, Matthew Drager, Welshonse, Andy Freeman and Tom Elam.

There were 16 IMCA Modified competitors, and Towns set the fast time of 14.365, beating the 14.406 of Campos. James and Welshonse won their respective eight lap heat races.

Ray Bloom won the 20 lap Royalty Core IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Trevor Points had the pole and charged into the early lead ahead of KC Scott and Ray Bloom. Bloom took second from Scott on the fourth lap, and Dalton Bloom moved into third on Lap 5. Dalton Bloom briefly took second from Ray Bloom on Lap 10, but he surrendered the position back a lap later. However, Dalton Bloom charged by once again to reclaim second on Lap 14. Points saw his race come to a disappointing end a lap later. Ray Bloom charged into the lead on the restart and led the rest of the way for the victory. Dalton Bloom held second until surrendering the position to sixth row starter Ron Wilson on the last lap. Dalton Bloom settled for third, followed by Travis Pruitt, Shawn Hand, point leader Doug Coffman, David Schmidt, Aaron Bloom, Dustin Comer and Theron Trissell.

Dustin Comer was the quickest of 20 qualifiers with a lap of 15.651, beating the 15.878 of Pruitt. Coffman, Ray Bloom and Dalton Bloom picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Graig Osborne won the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event. This was the fourth win of the season for the current point leader. Osborne charged into the lead at the start ahead of Dakota Goddard. Justin Evans settled into third on Lap 2, and he took second from Goddard on Lap 12 Goddard held third until being passed on Lap 18 by championship contender Taunton Swaim. Osborne picked up the win ahead of Evans, Swaim, Goddard, Adam Applebee, Anthony Prather, Makenzie Thompson, Troy Chamberlain, Michael Hollingsworth and Eric Freeman. Evans set the fast time of 16.203 among the 13 qualifiers with Swaim second quick at 16.617. Goddard and Osborne picked up the eight lap heat race victories.

Scarlett Drake won her first 20 lap IMCA Sport Compact Main Event. She started on the pole and led the rapidly run race from start to finish. Jim Simmons was an early second ahead of Barry Cannon. Froggy 44 winner Burnie Bryant briefly grabbed third on the fifth lap, but he was passed a lap later by fifth row starter Bradley Martin. Martin slipped past Simmons for second on Lap 11, and Simmons surrendered third to Bryant on the 14th lap. Drake went on to victory ahead of Martin, and Andrew Langan made a Lap 19 pass on Bryant to finish third. Bryant settled for fourth, followed by Kerry Cooper, Simmons, Rex Eckley, Tiffany Towns, Jack Vicari and Barry Cannon. Martin was the quickest of 12 qualifiers with a lap of 18.332, beating the 18.367 of Vicari. Eight lap heat race wins went to Drake and Bryant.

The Todd's Auto Body Limited Sprints are back In action next Saturday night along with the IMCA Modifieds, Royalty Core IMCA Sport Modifieds, Street Stocks and IMCA Sport Compacts. For further information, go to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.

Rasmussen Tops RaceSaver Sprints At Bakersfield,

Barrow, Brown, Duncan Other Winners

Bakersfield, CA...June 5...Kyle Rasmussen won the 20 lap Van De Pol IMCA Western RaceSaver 305 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Despite being on somewhat of a roll lately, Rasmussen is trailing Ryan DeLisle in the State championship battle.

Rasmussen started on the pole and charged into the immediate lead ahead of DeLisle and Brooklyn Holland. Albert Pombo took the third position from Holland on Lap 9. The race ran in rapid fashion, and Rasmussen took the checkered flag a straightaway ahead of DeLisle. Albert Pombo settled for third, just ahead of Holland, Phil Heynen, Connor Danell, Davey Pombo, Brandon Emmett, Brad Hohlbauch and Riley Clem. Albert Pombo was the fast timer on the 1/3 mile clay oval with a lap of 13.755, beating the 13.921 of Holland. Davey Pombo and Rasmussen picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Phil Barrow won the 20 lap IMCA Mod Lites Main Event. The Late Model veteran becomes the third different winner in four races. Colby Lewis led the first two laps before being passed by Cade Lewis. Roy Maynard Jr took second from Colby Lewis on the fifth lap, and Barrow moved into third on Lap 7. A Lap 11 restart gave Barrow the opportunity to charge into the lead ahead of Maynard and Cade Lewis. Lewis surrendered third to Tim Varney on Lap 14 but regained the position on Lap 16. On the final lap, Cade Lewis took second from Maynard. Barrow took the checkered flag by a straightaway ahead of Cade Lewis. However, Lewis, Maynard and Tim Varney were all disqualified. This shuffled the finishing order behind Barrow as Candi Varney was elevated to a second place finish, followed by JD Brown, Colby Lewis and Parker Cherry. Both Shane Balser and Jeff Thompson were Main Event scratches. The eight lap heat race wins went to Cade Lewis and Barrow.

Dakota Brown won the 20 lap American Stock Main Event. Brown is the fifth different winner in six races. Mason Conway had the pole and raced into the lead at the start, followed by James Williams and Mark McCaslin. Brown gained third with the departure of McCaslin on Lap 8. Brown and point leader Josh Yadon both got past Conway for first and second on Lap 11. Brown went on to beat Yadon by about half a straightaway. Conway settled for third, follow by Kody Sly, Ethan Guess, Williams, McCaslin and Atony Sly. Yadon and Conway picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Chad Duncan ended up with the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event win after the disqualification of apparent winner Gene Glover. He becomes the third different winner in four races. West Coast Sport Compact star Glover started back in the third row, but he gained the lead on Lap 2. Duncan moved into second on Lap 4 with David Wolford running in third. David Wolford saw his race end on Lap 8 as Joe Robinson gained third. However, point leader Brandon Wolford got past Joe Robinson for that position on Lap 10. Joe Robinson passed Brandon Wolford for third on Lap 18. Glover took the checkered flag by a decent margin ahead of Duncan, but he was later disqualified. This gave Duncan the win ahead of Joe Robinson, Brandon Wolford, Zach Herod, Carson Conway, Tommy Provence, Liam Meyers, Christopher Jackson, David Wolford and Brayden Jamar. The eight lamp heat race wins went to Clinton Massey and Duncan.

Racing continues next Saturday night with the IMCA Modifieds back in action along with the IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and the Bakersfield Hardtops. For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.

Worth Tops USAC Midgets At Ventura Raceway, 

Bower, Bender, Niven Other Winners

Ventura, CA...June 5...Ben Worth won the 30 lap USAC Western States Midgets Main Event Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. He becomes the fifth different winner in as many races. Ventura Raceway is the last dirt track to open in California this year, and this was the 150th visit for the USAC Midgets to the 1/5 mile clay oval.

Shannon McQueen had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Blake Bower and Worth. Worth made a high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 3 to take second from Bower, and he made an outside pass on the frontstretch a lap later to take the lead from McQueen. The yellow flag waved after five laps when CJ Sarna spun in Turn 4. Worth continued to lead the restart as Brody Fuson moved by McQueen for second. Robbie Josett and point leader Austin Liggett both got past McQueen on the 10th lap, and a red flag waved moments later for a Mike Leach Jr flip on the front straightaway. Worth continued to lead Fuson and Josett on the restart. Josett spun in Turn 4, collecting teammate Dylan Ito and Jarrett Soares. Worth continued to lead Fuson and Liggett on the restart. The Top 3 drivers were enjoying a close battle up front. Unfortunately, Liggett saw his run in third end when he flipped on the backstretch for a Lap 29 red flag. Josett made a big move to take second on the restart behind Worth. The red flag accompanied the checkered flag after David Prickett tangled with Ito and Randi Pankratz. Worth was the happy winner ahead of Josett, McQueen, Fuson, Bower, Prickett, Ito, Sarna, Pankratz and Liggett. 

There were 15 competitors, and Liggett set the fast time in Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 12.521. Fuson was second quick at 12.669. Sarna won the Extreme Mufflers first 10 lap heat race, and Ito was the winner of the 10 lap Competition Suspension Incorporated/Rod and Supply second heat. The USAC Western States Midgets will be back at Merced Speedway on July 9th. For further information, go to www.usacracing.com. 

Blake Bower won the 20 lap Western Midget Main Event. Bower recently won the WMR appearance at Petaluma Speedway. He started on the front row and charged into the early lead ahead of championship contender Megan Moorehead and point leader David Prickett. An outside move on the backstretch on Lap 4 gained Prickett second. Antonia Boscacci spun in Turn 4 for a Lap 4 yellow flag, and she spun in Turn 2 for a yellow flag a lap later. Bower led Prickett and Moorehead on the next restart with Randi Pankratz trying to make a move into third. On the 11th lap, Pankratz passed Moorehead to claim third. The final yellow flag waved on lap 15 for a Turn 2 incident that saw Kala Keliinoi roll. Bower again led Prickett on the restart with Pankratz running third. They finished in that order at the checkered flag. Cory Brown took fourth from Moorehead on the final restart and would finish there. Moorehead settled for fifth, followed by Paul Sanders, Brent Curran, Darren Brent, Kyle Huttenhow and Keliinoi.

AJ Bender won the 25 lap California Lightning Sprint Main Event. Bender started on the front row in the Mike Schweitzer owned entry. The race was restarted after a four-car tangle in Turn 4 that saw John Roberts flip to end his race. Bender led Eric Greco and Jeff Dyer on the complete restart. By the 10th lap, the lead trio had caught slower traffic. Bender had to make quick moves with a line of cars in his path and the persistent Greco and Dyer right behind him. Unfortunately for Greco, he slowed and pitted off the backstretch on Lap 20 with Dyer now second ahead of point leader James Turnbull. Dyer was giving Bender plenty of pressure in the waning laps, but Bender made a big move on the outside around two slower cars as they entered Turn 3 and he went on to score the victory. Dyer settled for second, followed by Turnbull, Bobby Michnowicz, Aiden Lange, David Gasper, Dominic Del Monte, Rob Palmer, Mark Henry and Bruce Douglass.

There were 18 Lightning Sprints in action, and Bender set the fast time with a lap of 12.260, beating the 12.333 of Greco. Douglass, Michnowicz and Rudy Padilla won the eight lap heat races. The Lightning Sprints will be at Keller Auto Speedway on July 19th. For further information, go to www.racecls.com.

Scott Niven won the 20 lap Super Clean Series, presented by Methanol Moonshine, NMRA TQ Midgets Main Event. He became the first repeat winner in four races. Chris Thomas jumped into the early lead ahead of Ace Kale. Niven closed in on Thomas and began to pressure him for several laps before making a low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 10 to grab the lead. At that point, Chuck West was running third. The lead four competitors ran close with Niven picking up the win in the rapidly run race, followed by Thomas, West, West Evans, point leader Bruce Hiroshima, Kevin Kale, Ace Kale, Don Brashier and David Perry. Thomas and West won the eight lap heat races. The TQ Midgets will be at Santa Maria Raceway this weekend. For further information, go to www.nmra.us.

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Ryan Changus won the 20 lap VRA Hobby Stock Main Event. The five competitors ran on a track that had been freshly watered, making handling a challenge for all of them. Changus jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Wayne Heurung and Jeff Houghton. Changus had built a half-straightaway lead over Heurung by the sixth lap, but Heurung started to get into a rhythm and closed in on him as Tom Stephens Jr and Russell Wagner both retired. A low move in Turn 4 on Lap 11 put Heurung into the lead, but Changus came roaring back with an inside pass of his own in Turn 3 a lap later. Heurung made an inside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 17 to get the lead again, but Changus made a low pass in Turn 4 a lap later to reclaim first. The race got a little too close for comfort in the final turn as contact sent both Heurung and Changus spinning. Heurung crossed the line first, but he was penalized for the rough move. This gave Changus the win ahead of Heurung, Houghton, Wagner and Stephens.

Racing resumes next Saturday night with the season debut for the VRA Sprint Cars, joined by the Senior Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, Dwarf Cars and Motorcycles. For further information, go to www.ventureraceway.com.

Blake Carrick Claims Sprint Car Win At Placerville,

Jinkerson, Bergstrom, Jensen Score Wins

Placerville, CA...June 5...Blake Carrick won the Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. He becomes the fifth different winner in seven races. Kyle Offill started on the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Shane Hopkins. Point leader Joel Myers Jr took third from Dylan Bloomfield on Lap 3. The yellow flag waved on Lap 12 as Hopkins saw his run in second come to an end. Offill led the restart with Blake Carrick now second ahead of Tanner Carrick. Blake Carrick put the moves on Offill to grab the lead on Lap 15. As Carrick went on to the victory, Kalib Henry made a last lap pass on Offill to claim second. Offill settled for third, followed by Michael Faccinto, Tanner Carrick, Andy Forsberg, Myers, Justyn Cox, Andy Gregg and Bloomfield.

There were 31 Sprint Cars, and Tanner Carrick was the quickest qualifier on the quarter-mile clay oval with a Lap of 10.877, beating the 10.937 of Myers. They ran four eight races and transferred the Top 4 finishers directly into the Main Event. Wins went to Angelo Cornet, Blake Carrick, Bloomfield and Landon Brooks. Forsberg won the 12 lap B Main.  He started on the pole and proceeded to lead all the way for the victory. Michael Faccinto finished second ahead of Bret Barney. Jake Andreotti started back in eighth and moved into fourth on Lap 8, where he would finish.

Kevin Jinkerson won the 20 lap Pure Stock Main Event. This was his second feature win of the season as he tries to keep pace with point leader Nick Baldwin in a close championship battle. Kevin Jinkerson started on the pole, but Baldwin led a lap before Jinkerson took over. Dan Jinkerson settled into third. By the 10th lap, Kevin Jinkerson and Baldwin were having a close battle at the front of the pack. Baldwin slipped past Jinkerson to briefly claim the lead on Lap 17, only to see Jinkerson motor by to reclaim the spot a lot later. Dan Jinkerson retired on Lap 18, putting ninth starting Tom Tilford into third. Kevin Jinkerson went on to win just ahead of Baldwin. Tilford finished third, followed by Chris McGinnis, Johnny Walsh, Ryan Murphy, Stephanie Hanson, Dan Jinkerson, Mel Byers and Michael Murphy. The two eight lap heat races were won by Dan Jinkerson and Baldwin.

Terry Bergstrom won the 20 lap BCRA Lightning Sprints Main Event. He becomes the fifth different winner in six races as he ranks second in the current standings. Josef Ferolito had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of point leader Dakota Albright and Cody Meyer. Bergstrom took third from Meyer on the seventh lap and slipped past Albright for second on Lap 10. On Lap 11, mechanical issues ended the race for Ferolito. Bergstrom had the lead at that point and proceeded to pull away to a half-straightaway advantage over Albright by the time the race ended. Cody Meyer finished third, followed by Scott Kinney, Greg Dennett, Brandon Leedy, Danika Jo Parker, Jayden Meyer and Ferolito. Hunter Kinney was the quickest of 11 qualifiers with a lap of 12.496, beating the 12.557 of Albright. Bergstrom and Dennett picked up the eight lap heat race wins. The Lightning Sprints will be at Marysville Raceway on June 26th. For further information, go to www.bcraracing.com.

Thomas Jensen won the 20 lap Mini Truck Main Event. Jensen is the fourth different winner in six races as only six points separate Mike Miller, Jensen and Wyatt Lakin in the closest point battle at the track. Austin Struthers had the pole and led the opening lap before Mike Miller passed him. Unfortunately, the lead duo tangled for a yellow flag on Lap 2. Lakin took the lead on the restart ahead of a Howard Miller and Jensen, but Lakin saw his race come to an end for a Lap 5 yellow flag. Jensen was second when Lakin had his misfortune and led the restart ahead of Struthers and Mike Miller. Unfortunately, Mike Miller saw his race come to an end for a Lap 10 yellow flag. Jensen led Struthers and Aaron Rupley on the restart. Rupley and last starter Britt McMains both got past Struthers for second and third on Lap 16. Jensen built a straightaway advantage over Rupley by the end of the race. McMains ended up third, followed by Struthers, Mike Miller, Howard Miller, Lakin and Paizlee Miller. Struthers was the eight lap heat race winner.

Racing continues this Saturday night with a big event. It's the annual Dave Bradway Jr Memorial for the NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Cars. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards, will run in support of what will surely be an action packed event. For further information, go to www.placervillespeedway.com.

Holmes Scores Southern Oregon Speedway Sweep,

Braaten, Borror, Peters Share The Spotlight

White City, Oregon..June 5...Tanner Holmes won the 20 lap World Famous Auto Limited Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Thanks to additional purse sponsorship from Dave's Home Supply in Medford, Holmes pocketed $1,250. Holmes is the reigning ISCS Limited Sprint champion, and he was coming off of a win on Sunday in Cottage Grove.

Holmes had set the fast time, won the four lap Trophy Dash and picked up the win in his eight lap heat race. This put him on the pole for the feature race, and he charged into the lead at the start ahead of Johnny Burke and Camden Robustelli, who was piloting the TJ Winningham owned entry. After yellow flags on Laps 3 and 6, Holmes continued to lead Burke and Robustelli as 2016 champion Jake Wheeler was running fourth. Holmes began to pull away from the pack as the final 14 laps ran without incident. The close, three-car battle for second saw Robustelli briefly take second from Burke on Lap 16, but both Burke and RJ McGahuey got by him on Lap 18. Holmes won by a straightaway ahead of Burke and McGahuey. Robustelli settled for fourth, followed by Jake Wheeler, RC Smith, Bailey Hibbard, Enrique Jaime, RJ Baker and Charlie Thompson. 

There were 20 competitors, and Holmes set the fast time of 13.214, barely beating the 13.251 of reigning champion Mike Wheeler and the 13.268 of Burke. Qualifying set the lineup for the four lap Trophy Dash, which was also won by Holmes. The eight lap heat race wins went to Holmes, Jaime and Burke.

Jorddon Braaten won the 20 lap Dusty's Transmissions IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the second-straight $500 win for the three-time reigning champion. Braaten started back in the 10th position, and Branden Wilson led early from the pole ahead of Donald Bandfield and Billy Richey. Following a Lap 4 yellow flag, Wilson led Richey and Isaac Sanders. Braaten was up to fifth at that point, and both Matt Sanders and Braaten got past Isaac Sanders before a yellow flag waved on Lap 6. Braaten slipped into third behind Wilson and Richey on the restart. They ran in that order through one more yellow flag on Lap 8. Richey took the lead from Wilson on the restart, and Braaten moved into second on Lap 14. Braaten took the lead from Richey not long after that and brought it home to victory, followed by Richey, Wilson, Yreka point leader Ryan Peery, Matt Sanders, Dwayne Melvin, Bandfield, Wyatt Westfall, Isaac Sanders and Steven Sanders. Braaten made it a clean sweep with four lap Trophy Dash and eight lap heat race wins. The other heat wins went to Peery and Matt Sanders.

Steve Borror won the 20 lap Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event. The 2016 Outlaw Pro Stock Association champion was dominant in victory. He led from the start ahead of James Flowers and Johnny Cobb. Borror had a straightaway advantage over Flowers when the first yellow flag waved on Lap 7. Borror continued to lead James Flowers and Cobb on the restart with Jeff Haudenshild running fourth. Borror again pulled away from James Flowers and held a straightaway advantage when the final yellow flag slowed the pace on Lap 16. Undaunted, Borror resumed his rapid pace on the restart and brought it home to the impressive victory ahead of James Flowers, Cobb, Haudenshild, Matt Harlow, reigning champion Scott Flowers, Dennis Burtenhouse Jr, Colby Hammond, Dan Randall and Ken Irving.

There were 17 Pro Stocks for the occasion, and Borror set the fast time of 16.651 as the 16.927 of James Flowers was the only other driver in the 16 second bracket. Borror, James Flowers and Cobb won their respective eight lap heat races, and Borror completed the clean sweep with his four lap Trophy Dash triumph.

Brock Peters won the 20 lap Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Main Event. The two-time SODCA champion had the pole and raced into the lead at the start ahead of Steve Walker and four-time reigning champion Josh King. King took second from Walker on Lap 4, and the lead duo began to battle fiercely at the front of the pack. A yellow flag waved on the sixth lap. As Peters led the restart, Walker briefly took second from King. King regained the runner-up spot a lap later, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 9. Peters continued to lead King and Walker through Lap 11 and 12 restarts. As Peters and King again battled for the lead, Devin LaHorgue took third from Walker on Lap 14. The battle went all the way to the end with Brock Peters prevailing ahead of King. LaHorgue settled for third, followed by Walker, Fred Hay, Jason Robustelli, Erin Morganstern, Chad Cardoza, Tanner Davis and Greg Melicke. 

Ryan Smith was the fastest of 16 qualifiers with a lap of 16.297, beating the 16.456 of Cardoza. LaHorgue and King picked up the 10 lap heat race wins. King also won the four lap A Dash with Cardoza picking up four lap B Dash honors.

Racing resumes this Saturday night with the annual Roger Haudenshild Tribute race. The IMCA Modifieds will be competing for $2,000 to win, while the IMCA Sport Modifieds receive $1,000 to win. The Late Models and Hornets will also be competing. For further information, go to www.southernoregonmotorsports.com.

Mognaga, Garcia, Wood, Stepps Win At Dixon Speedway

Dixon, CA...June 5...Point leader Dan Mognaga continued his domination of the Wingless 600 Micro Sprint division at Dixon Speedway by winning their 25 lap Main Event Saturday night. This was the fourth win of the season for Mognaga.

Mognaga had the pole and jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Colin Kirby and Austin Taborski. Taborski and Jeffrey Pahule both got past Kirby for second and third on Lap 5 before a yellow flag waved. Mognaga continued to lead Taborski and Pahule on the restart. Pahule took second from Taborski on Lap 10 before a yellow flag waved again. Mognaga led the restart with Pahule and Taborski in close pursuit. Austin Wood put the moves on to Taborski to grab a third on Lap 16. Following the final yellow flag on Lap 18, Mognaga led Pahule and Wood on the restart. As Mognaga continued to lead the way, Wood began to battle Pahule for second before making the pass on Lap 23. Wood closed in on Mognaga, but Mognaga still brought it home to victory ahead of Wood, Pahule, Taborski, Ashton Torgerson, Cody Jessop, Drake Edwards, Bryant Bell, reigning champion Kelvin Lewis and Drew Laeber.

There were 29 Wingless Micros, and Taborski turned the 1/5 mile dirt oval with a lap of 12.387 to set the fast time. Michael Laughton was second quick at 12.456, beating 12.510 of Pahule. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Taborski, Colin Kirby and Mognaga. The Top 6 finishers in those races transferred into the Main Event with the rest running the 12 lap B Main. Derrick Patterson won that race. He started on the pole and led every lap in victory. Chuck Patterson was an early second, but Taylor DeCarlo moved by on Lap 3. Drake Edwards settled into third on Lap 6 and slipped past DeCarlo for second on Lap 11. Derrick Patterson won ahead of final transfer Edwards and DeCarlo. Taborski also won the 10 lap Trophy Dash ahead of Mognaga.

Gage Garcia won the rapidly run 25 lap Super 600 Main Event. Garcia started on the pole and jumped into the immediate lead ahead of reigning champion Brad Hannum and Hailey Wood. The first yellow flag didn't fly until Lap 23 as Hannum saw his race come to an end. Following a botched restart for another mishap, Ashton Torgerson moved into second behind Garcia. Devon Courtnier took over third. Torgerson gave it a valiant effort, but Garcia held off his last lap pass attempt for the victory. Following Garcia and Torgerson at the line where Courtnier, Izaak Sharp, Dalton Parreira, Wood, Rylee Whitehouse, Brett McCulloch, Hannum and Tony Alosi.

Ashton Torgerson was the quickest of 13 qualifiers with a lap of 10.889, beating the 10.894 of Courtnier. Garcia and Wood were the 10 lap heat race winners, and Hannum outran Garcia to win the eight lap Trophy Dash.

Austin Wood won the 20 lap Restricted 600 Main Event. Wood shared the front row with Lucas Johnson, but Johnson led the opening lap before Wood went motoring by. Lucas Mauldin settled into third. The first yellow flag didn't wave until Lap 17 as Johnson saw his run in second come to an end. Following another mishap that botched the first restart attempt, Wood led Mauldin and point leader Andrew Smith on the restart. Wood pulled away a little bit to win ahead of Mauldin, Smith, Jackson Kohler, Adriana DeMartini, Colton Key, Peyton Whitehouse, Johnson, Caden Gotelli and Kaiden Gowen.

Johnson was the quickest of 16 qualifiers with a lap of 11.796, barely beating the 11.797 of Wood and the 11.932 of Smith. Mauldin and Wood picked up the 10 lap heat race wins with Johnson outrunning Wood to claim six lap Trophy Dash honors.

Hayden Stepps won the 20 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. He has won all five point events this year and also the preseason race. Stepps started on the pole and continued his division domination by taking the early lead ahead of Josiah Vega and Vito Cancilla. The race went without a yellow flag interruption. As Hayden Stepps pulled away, Vega and Cancilla began a spirited duel for the second position. Cancilla grabbed the spot on Lap 11, only to give it up a lap later. Cancilla came roaring back to reclaim second on Lap 13, but Vega regained the spot for good a lap later. Levi Osborne overtook Cancilla for third on Lap 18. Hayden Stepps won by about half a straightaway ahead of Vega and Osborne. Briggs Davis finished fourth, followed by Jackson Tardiff, Cancilla, Heston Stepps, Maya Mauldin, Dean Skrifvas and Kyle Klagenberg.

Hayden Stepps was the quickest of 14 qualifiers with a lap of 12.940, beating the 13.136 of Vega. 10 lap heat race wins went to Cancilla and Davis, while Hayden Stepps won six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Vega.

Racing continues this Saturday night with another full slate of Micro Sprint action. For further information, go to www.dixonspeedway.com.

Winters Impresses With North State Modified Series Win 

At Redwood Acres Raceway

Eureka, CA...June 5...Scott Winters won the 60 lap North State Modified Series Main Event Saturday night at Redwood Acres Raceway. He didn't make an appearance in the Top 5 until a Lap 14 restart and continued to work his way forward until gaining the lead with the departure of Randy Houston. The win was worth $1,000.

Rich Cobb took the early lead ahead of Keith Bloom and Houston. Houston slipped past Bloom for third on Lap 8 as Ian Elliott was running in fourth. The lead trio of Cobb, Houston and Bloom had a good battle going at the front of the pack before a yellow flag flew on Lap 13 as point leader Kyle Tellstrom had a hard encounter with the wall to end his race. Houston took the lead from Cobb on the restart as Bloom, Darrin Sullivan and Winters ran in the Top 5. Winters slipped past Sullivan for fourth on Lap 22 and put the moves on Bloom to grab third on Lap 32. A Lap later, Winters went by Cobb for second. A battle soon developed between Houston and Winters for the lead. Elliott took third from Cobb on Lap 50, and Houston had mechanical issues send him pitside on Lap 53 as Winters grabbed the lead. Winters went on to victory ahead of Elliott, Cobb, Bloom, Sullivan, Kylie Keown, Dustin DeRosier, Trevor Kollenborn, Jeremy Nowlin and Mike Neilson. 

Tellstrom was the quickest of 16 qualifiers with a lap of 16.276, beating the 16.313 of Darrin Knight, the 16.315 of Winters and the 16.339 of Sullivan. DeRosier won the six lap Dash for Cash. The Modifieds will be at Shasta Speedway on June 19th. For further information, go to www.northstatemodifieds.com.

David Miller won the 50 lap Late Model Main Event. Miller started on the front row and raced into the lead at the start ahead of reigning champion Dustin Walters and 2019 champion David Henderson. Ryan Walters took third from Henderson on Lap 7. The lead trio ran in close formation, and a yellow flag flew on Lap 14 when season opener winner Luke Hall had problems and retired from the race. Miller led Dustin Walters and Ryan Walters on the restart as the battle continued. The three frontrunners ran in close formation until Dustin Walters had mechanical issues and pitted on Lap 44, moving Ryan Walters and Henderson into second and third. Miller went on to victory ahead of Ryan Walters, Henderson, Eugene Palmer, Scott Baker, Nick Ford, Dustin Walters and Hall. Hall set the fast time of 16.534, beating the 16.616 of Miller. The 10 lap heat race win went to Miller.

Ukiah Speedway star Loren Powers Jr won the 30 lap Bombers Main Event. Ed Rasmussen started on the front row and led early ahead of Jordan Krupa and Tyler Krupa. Powers moved into third on Lap 4 and slipped past Jordan Krupa for second a lap later. A low move in Turn 4 on Lap 7 gained Powers the lead from Rasmussen, and Tyler Krupa made a Turn 1 pass a lap later to claim second. The lone yellow flag waved for Donnie Brown in Turn 2 on Lap 22. Powers led the restart and the rest of the rapidly run race to win ahead of Tyler Krupa, Rasmussen, Jordan Krupa, Bridget Steeves and Brown. Powers set the fast time of 18.051, beating the 18.347 of Tyler Krupa. Brown picked up the win in the 10 lap heat race.

Brandon White won the 30 lap Legend Car Main Event. This was his second win of the season. Scott Taylor jumped into the early lead ahead of Carlee Austin and Brett Murrell. Murrell and Tyler Peach settled into second and third on Lap 2, and Murrell took the lead from Taylor a lap later. Point leader Chris Lawrence gained second on Lap 4 with Peach quickly moving into third. On the eighth lap, White slipped past Peach for third, and the yellow flag waved on Lap 10. White motored into the lead on the restart ahead of Lawrence and Murrell. Following a Lap 12 yellow flag, Peach gained third on the restart. One final slowdown happened on Lap 17, and White continued to lead Lawrence and Peach on the restart. White pulled away from Lawrence a little bit during the final dozen laps to score the well-earned victory. Murrell took third from Peach on Lap 26, and Tyler Krupa also made a late move to finish fourth, followed by Austin, Peach, Andrew Thornton, Taylor, Brad Henderson and Emily Vest.  White set the fast time of 17.766, beating the 18.059 of Lawrence. The 10 lap heat wins went to Taylor and Lawrence.

Colton Kinsey won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. He became the third different winner in as many races. CJ Dalton jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Sam Brown and Kinsey. Brown took the lead from Dalton on Lap 2 with Kinsey moving into second on Lap 5. Brian Murrell Jr grabbed third on Lap 8 as Kinsey and Dalton battled for third. Brown and Murrell had a good battle going for the lead when a yellow flag waved on Lap 18. Kinsey and Dalton moved past Brown on the restart, and Kinsey went on to win ahead of Dalton, Brown, Murrell, Allison McCarty, point leader Eric O'Ferrall, Shannon Palmer and Cole Peterson. Murrell set the fast time of 18.992, beating the 19.356 of O'Ferrall. Brown picked up 10 lap heat race honors.

Steve Kimberling won the 20 Lap Roadrunner Main Event. He became the third different winner in as many races. Bob Ratzlaff took the early lead ahead of point leader Jeremiah Martin and Michael Lawrence. Ratzlaff and Martin had a good battle going at the front of the pack before a yellow flag waved on Lap 7 as the two drivers tangled. Lawrence had the lead on the restart ahead of Kimberling and Dylan Ford. Following a Lap 10 yellow flag, Kimberling took the lead ahead of Tanisha Ratzlaff and Ford. Tanisha Ratzlaff was doing everything she could to get the lead, but Kimberling would hold her off for the victory. Ford settled for third, followed by Martin, Lawrence, Wayne Marsh and Bob Ratzlaff. Martin set the fast time of 19.957, beating the 20.187 of Bob Ratzlaff, won also won the 10 lap heat race.

Racing continues on June 19th with Bear River Casino night, featuring the Legend Cars, Bombers, Mini Stocks and Roadrunners. For further information, go to www.racintheacres.com.

Newberry, Johns, Velasquez, Brown 

Score Antioch Speedway Wins 

Antioch, CA...June 5...Bob Newberry won the 25 lap Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the first win of the season for the two-time division champion as he currently ranks second in the championship battle. He collected $1,000 for the effort. Additional purse money for this race was sponsored by Wilbur Avenue Storage.

Tony Bernard started on the pole and set the early pace ahead of Bob Davis and Newberry. Following a yellow flag on Lap 1, Davis, Newberry and two-time Watsonville champion Jimmy Christian settled into the Top 3 on the restart. Newberry raced into the lead on Lap 4 with Christian following closely into second. Past Antioch and Petaluma Winged Sprint Car champion Shawn Arriaga quickly moved into third with Jacob Tuttle piloting the Ted Finkenbinder car into fourth. Tuttle took third from Arriaga on Lap 12. Newberry led the rest of the way to win ahead of Christian, Tuttle, point leader Ryon Siverling, Scott Chapeta, Arriaga, Davis, Kevin Box, Tony Bernard and Jeff Scotto.

Tuttle was the fastest qualifier with a lap of 14.724, beating the 15.353 of Box. The eight lap heat race wins went to Christian, Arriaga and Newberry.

Ken Jones won the 30 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stock Main Event. This was his third win of the season. Anthony Vigna had the pole and raced into the early lead. Johns began challenging Vigna for the lead before making the move. From the sixth row, DJ Keldsen worked his way up to contend for the lead in the final 10 laps. Despite two yellow flags in the last five laps, Johns kept his cool and scored the impressive win. Keldsen settled for second. Vigna ended up disqualified as 13th starter Jeff Bentancourt finished third, followed by Melissa Myers, Jon Haney, Jared Baugh, Gene Haney, Brad Myers, Megan Ponciano and point leader Larry McKinzie Jr.

There were 23 cars and McKinzie was the fastest qualifier at 22.073, beating the 22.260 of Michaela Taylor. Heat race wins went to Kenneth Robles, McKinzie, Melissa Myers and Gene Haney. McKinzie also won the four lap Trophy Dash.

Tommy Velasquez III won the 20 lap Delta Dwarf Car Main Event. Velasquez was coming off of the victory at Watsonville a night earlier. This was the third win at Antioch for the Camarillo long tow. Tommy Velasquez III had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Nick Velasquez and David Rosa. 2019 champion Scott Dahlgren gained third on a Lap 2 restart. As Tommy Velasquez III pulled away, Nick Velasquez had his hands full battling Dahlgren for second. Sean Catucci would join that battle. A Lap 17 yellow flag bunched the field, but Tommy Velasquez III resumed his rapid pace and brought it home to victory ahead of Nick Velasquez, Catucci, Danny Wagner, Devan Kammermann, Dennis Gilcrease, David Michael Rosa, Dahlgren, David Rosa and Jack Haverty.

Wagner was the quickest of 18 qualifiers at 18.101, beating the 18.258 of Nick Velasquez. Gilcrease, Tommy Velasquez III and David Michael Rosa were the eight lap heat race winners.

Tom Brown Jr won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. The reigning Petaluma Speedway champion became the fourth different winner in as many races. Brown jumped into the lead at the start ahead of point leader Eddie Humphrey III and Dan Abitz. A yellow flag waved on Lap 12. Brown continued to lead the way as Abitz slipped past Humphrey for second. Brown went on to win ahead of Abitz, Humphrey, Dana Gardner, James McCullar, Harlan Kuntz, Laina Bales and Katie Tatum. Brown was the fast qualifier at 25.372 and also won the eight lap race. 

Racing continues this Saturday night with the Winged 360 Sprint Cars making an appearance along with the Hobby Stocks, Super Stocks and the Bay Area Hardtops. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Simmons, Clymens, Boyd, Davis, Ferrier 

Win At Diamond Mountain Speedway

Susanville, CA...June 4...Riley Simmons won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Friday night at Diamond Mountain Speedway. This was the third win in seven races for Simmons, who is the current point leader. Simmons started ninth on the grid with Chris Nieman starting eighth. The two drivers worked their way forward and got around Chris Olexiewicz and Paris Archie, who ran up front early. Simmons went on to victory ahead of Nieman, Olexiewicz, Archie, Wade Kennemore, Scott Foreman, Royce Goetz, Travis Diercks, Colby Russell and Jeff White. Nieman and Simmons picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Simmons leads Chris Neiman by eight points in the championship battle with Wade Kennemore a distant third.

Trevor Clymens won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was only the second appearance at the track for the current State point leader. Simmons and Marysville point leader Jimmy Ford battled early for the lead with Clymens taking over as Yreka point leader Ryan Peery battled his way forward from the sixth row. Clymens went on to score the satisfying win ahead of Ford, Peery, 2019 champion Richard Longacre, Dennis Crook, Shayna Nieman, Jeff Tuttle, Craig Nieman, Dustin Langston and Ryan Belli. Ford, Longacre and Colton Chew were the eight lap heat race winners. Chew holds a six point lead over Longacre with Shayna Neiman nine points back in third.

Randy Boyd won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the third win of the season for the point leader from Dayton, Nevada. Boyd moved very quickly from the third row into the lead. Fellow Dayton, Nevada resident Rocky Goetz came from 10th starting to finish second, followed by Aaron Flournoy, Steve Gordon, Joe Conroy, Madison Hood and Jacob Diaz. The eight lap heat race wins went to Douglas Weeks, Aaron Flournoy and Gordon. Boyd leads Jacob Diaz by four points in the championship battle with Don Deiter 16 points back in third.

Tom Davis won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the Orland Raceway star. Davis started back in the fourth row with point leader Kate Robertson in the third row. Mallory Evenson and Andy Hast battled early with Hast getting the lead before being overtaken by Davis and Robertson. Davis went on to win ahead of Robertson, Hast, Mallory Evenson, Susie Schmittt, Bob Kelly, Johnny Moya and Ashley Evanson. Robertson and Davis picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Robertson leads Moya by 16 points in the championship chase with Schmitt 19 points out of the lead in third.

Bruce Ferrier won the 20 lap Battleborn Sprint Car Main Event. After finishing last in the heat race, Ferrier had the pole for the feature race. He battled Jordan Garretson to pick up the win. Jeff Culver ended up third, followed by Larry Tochovsky and heat race winner Nick Purdy.

Racing returns this weekend with a double header. The IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks are back on both Friday and Saturday. The Tri State Pro Stock Series makes an appearance on Friday, and the Pro Stocks compete for $2,000 to win in an unsanctioned race on Saturday night. For further information, go to www.dmspeedway.com.

 

From Memorial Day Weekend

 

Tanner, Cassell, Braaten Kick Off New Era 

At Southern Oregon Speedway With Wins

White City, Oregon...May 29...Joey Tanner won the 25 lap CDA Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Precision Electric night at the races was also the first race for the track under the management of Southern Oregon Motorsports. The win for the multi time Willamette Speedway champion Tanner paid $1,250 and came aboard the BJ Donofrio owned entry.

Reigning champion Trent Elliott led the opening lap before Tanner went storming by. Chris Biggs was an early third before being overtaken by Miles Deubert on Lap 10. Deubert was subbing for Dave Foote. By the 11th lap, the flying Tanner held a half-lap advantage over Elliott in the rapidly run race. In fact, Tanner lapped everybody but Elliott by the time the checkered flag waved. Elliott settled for second, followed by Deubert, Brian Bowman, Eric Massey, Biggs, John David Duffie, Bob Dees and John Dees. After finishing third in his heat race, Darren Coffell was a Main Event scratch. 

There were 10 competitors, and Tanner set the fast time of 14.971, beating the 15.650 of Elliott. Eight lap heat race wins went to Massey and Tanner. Qualifying was used to line up the four lap Trophy Dash, which was won by Tanner for the clean sweep.

Craig Cassell won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. The win earned him $750 at the pay window. Cassell lined up in the fifth row next to Nick Trenchard. Dan Philpott had the pole and led a lap before seven-time champion Mark Wauge and 2018 champion Jesse Bailey went motoring by. Two-time champion Albert Gill settled into third on Lap 3 before a yellow flag waved. Wauge continued to lead Bailey on the restart, but mechanical issues sent Wauge to the pits. Bailey led until the Lap 7 yellow flag. When the race resumed, Both Cassell and Trenchard got by. Cassell battled with Trenchard before grabbing the lead that he would take to the checkered flag. Trenchard was a strong second, followed by Gill, reigning champion Zack Fettinger, Bailey, Andy Freeman, James Welshonse, Jeremy Ohlde, Jon DeBenedetti and Tom Elam. 

There were 16 IMCA Modifieds for their opener, and Trenchard set the fast time of 16.490, beating Fettinger's lap of 16.569. Trenchard won the four lap Trophy Dash and his eight lap heat race with the other heat win going to Philpott.

Jorddon Braaten won the 25 lap Dusty's Transmissions IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The win paid the three-time reigning champion $500. Two-time champion Dwayne Melvin raced into the early lead ahead of Chance Gorden and Jesse Merriman. A yellow flag waved after just one lap, and Braaten had worked his way into second behind Melvin on the restart. Following a Lap 2 yellow flag, Braaten took the lead from Melvin on the restart. Wyatt Westfall had assumed third, but he lost the position to Merriman on Lap 7. That battle was nip and tuck with Westfall regaining the position on Lap 9 before a yellow flag slowed the pace. Matt Sanders had worked his way from 12th starting to fourth by then, and he settled into second behind Braaten on the restart as Melvin ran third. Rich McCoy and Braxton Possinger had a spirited duel for fourth. McCoy grabbed the position and then took third from Melvin on Lap 13. Braaten would not let a lap 20 yellow flag stop him. He led the restart and brought it home to victory ahead of Matt Sanders, McCoy, Westfall, two-time champion Mike Medel, Possinger, Melvin, Joby Shields, Brian Knor and Gorden.

There were 19 IMCA Sport Modifieds in action, and Knor was the surprising fast timer with a lap of 16.932, beating the 17.183 of Melvin. Braaten won the four lap Trophy Dash, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Matt Sanders, Possinger and Donald Bandfield.

Racing continues this Saturday night with the World Famous Auto Limited Sprint Cars making their season debut along with the Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars, Pro Stocks and the second appearance of the Dusty's Transmissions IMCA Sport Modifieds. For further information, go to www.southernoregonmotorsports.com.

Olschowka Wins Night #1 Of Billy Geyer Memorial,

Peery, Hedges Other Winners

Yreka, CA...May 29...Jeff Olschowka won the 25 lap Tri State Pro Stock Series Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. This was the opening night of the annual Billy Geyer Memorial race, and some of the best drivers from throughout California, Oregon and Nevada were on hand. Olschowka is a past IMCA Modified champion and current promoter at Diamond Mountain Speedway in Susanville.

The heat race winners started up front, and that gave first heat winner Olschowka the pole. He raced into the lead at the start ahead of Phil Marino and Justin Crockett. Dave King Jr moved into third on the fourth lap and took second from Crockett on Lap 10. The yellow flag flew on Lap 20. Olschowka continued to lead King and Crockett on the restart as Rich Denman took fourth from Marino. Olschowka went on to win ahead of King, Crockett, Denman, Marino, Ryan Smith, Jesse Gonzalez, Walter Ball, Matt Kile and Cory Biggs. 

The Pro Stocks produced a 27 car field, and Olschowka set the fast time of 15.091, beating the 15.250 of Marino, the 15.256 of Crockett and the 15.275 of King. They ran six eight lap heat races with the wins going to Olschowka, Marino, Crockett, Denman, Gonzalez and Ball. Crockett prevented the Olschowka clean sweep as he held him off to win the eight lap Trophy Dash. They ran a pair of 10 lap B Mains. James Flowers won the first race from the front row ahead of Richard Workman and final transfer Rick Lukins. Chris Smith won the other B Main ahead of Biggs and Richard Vander Ploeg.

Ryan Peery won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The third win of the season for current point leader Peery paid him $800. Travis Peery had the outside front row starting spot and the multi-time IMCA Modified champion raced into the early lead ahead of 2018 champion Trevor Tiffee and Ryan Peery. Ryan Peery moved into second on the fourth lap, but Travis Peery held a decent lead when the yellow flag waved on Lap 10. On the restart, Ryan Peery took over ahead of Travis Peery and Tiffee. That's the way they would finish with 2019 champion Ethan Killingsworth settling for fourth, followed by Colt Boswell, Ryder Boswell, Jack Waldon III, James Flowers and Jace Wright. The eight lap heat race wins went to Travis Peery and Ryan Peery, while Killingsworth picked up four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Ashtin Hedges won the 15 lap Mini Stock Main Event. This was the third win of the season for Hedges, who used it to wrap up a clean sweep of the four lap Trophy Dash and eight lap heat races. Hedges started on the pole and bolted into the lead at the start. A Lap 3 yellow flag saw the end of the race for point leader Michael Knuckles. Hedges continued to lead the way as Connor Franklin, three-time champion Marilyn Yawnick and Logan McKnight battled for second. McKnight would take over second, but he was no match for Hedges. Hedges cruised to victory ahead of McKnight, Yawnick, Franklin and Knuckles.

For further information on happenings at the track, go to www.siskiyougoldenspeedway.com.

Olschowka Wins Billy Geyer Memorial,

Sanders, Hedges Siskiyou Golden Speedway Winners

Yreka, CA...May 30..Jeff Olschowka won the 35 lap Pro Stock Main Event Sunday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. This was the annual Billy Geyer Memorial race for the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series, and the win netted the Susanville promoter a $1,000 paycheck.

Once again, the heat winners started at the front of the pack, and second heat winner Olschowka bolted into the lead at the start from his outside front row position. Dave King Jr settled into second ahead of reigning Western Pro Stock champion Justin Crockett. As Olschowka led the way, a close battle began for second and third. 2015 Outlaw Pro Stock champion Jeffrey Hudson moved past Crockett for third on Lap 6 and put the moves on King for second a lap later. As King fell back a couple of positions, Crockett was in third on Lap 12, moments before the first yellow flag waved. Olschowka led Hudson on the restart as Ryan Smith briefly took third. Crockett regained third on Lap 15 as the three drivers battled fiercely for second. Following a Lap 23 yellow flag, Crockett took second from Hudson as Olschowka continued to lead the way. Tri State Series point leader Richard Brace Jr had settled into fifth behind Ryan Smith. Olschowka drove a flawless race and brought it home to a well-earned victory. Crockett settled for second, followed by Hudson. Brace made a late move around Ryan Smith to claim fouth as Smith finished fifth, followed by two-time Chico champion Phil Marino, Jay Sears, Chris Smith, two-time Outlaw Pro Stock champion Scott Lenz and Brent Lawrence.

The 24 Pro Stocks qualified on the clock, and Nevada's Jesse Gonzalez set the fast time of 15.297, beating the 15.435 of Crockett, the 15.484 of Brace and the 15.561 of Chris Smith. Hudson won the eight lap Trophy Dash. The four eight lap heat race wins went to King, Olschowka, Crockett and Hudson. The Top 4 finishers in those races made it into the show, and the rest competed in the 10 lap B Main to earn their starting spots. From the fifth row, Chris Smith charged forward to win the B Main, followed by multi-time Petaluma champion Steve Studebaker, Richard Workman, Johnny Cobb and Darek Alford.

Matt Sanders won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the second win of the season for Sanders, who collected $800 for his effort. With a pole position start, Matt Sanders raced into the early lead ahead of Rich McCoy and point leader Ryan Peery. Peery used a Lap 2 restart to take second from McCoy, and another yellow flag waved on Lap 3. On this restart, Matt Sanders led Ryan Peery and Travis Peery. That was the running order through yellow flags on Laps 8 and 10. Braxton Possinger was running fourth on the Lap 11 restart. Matt Sanders and Ryan Peery had a spirited duel for the lead in the waning laps, and Peery went motoring by for first on Lap 24. Unfortunately, he slipped up on the final lap as Matt Sanders, Travis Peery and Possinger charged by to grab the Top 3 finishing positions. Ryan Peery settled for fourth, followed by Isaac Sanders, McCoy, Steven Sanders, Ryder Boswell, Joby Shields and Colt Boswell. 

Several Medford area racers doubled the car count from a night earlier as 20 IMCA Sport Modifieds competed. The eight lap heat race wins went to Matt Sanders, Travis Peery and Ryan Peery, and McCoy picked up six lap Trophy Dash honors.

Ashtin Hedges won 15 lap Mini Stock Main Event. This was his fourth win of the season, and he once again did it in clean sweep fashion. Making it more of a challenge was that reigning Yreka and Medford champion David Steele was back in action, and he chased Hedges in every race. It was Hedges beating Steele to claim wins in the eight lap heat race and four lap Trophy Dash. Hedges jumped into the lead at the start of the feature race with Steele and point leader Michael Knuckles in pursuit. Three-time champion Marilyn Yawnick battled rookie Connor Franklin for fourth, but he grabbed that position on Lap 2. Hedges went on to victory ahead of Steele, Knuckles, Franklin, Logan McKnight and Yawnick.

Racing resumes with the Rod Barba Memorial event on June 19th, featuring IMCA Sport Modifieds, Outlaw Pro Stocks, Mini Stocks and Jefferson State Jalopies. For further information, go to www.siskiyougoldenspeedway.com.

Moles Wins $5,000 Prize 

In West Coast Non-Wing Nationals At Dixon Speedway

Dixon, CA...May 29-30...Mitchel Moles won the 40 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Sunday night at Dixon Speedway. This was the special Grandma Pam's West Coast Non-Wing Nationals event, and Moles pocketed $5,000 for his impressive effort. The big money affair attracted 65 drivers from throughout the state for the two-day event.

Robbie Lewis jumped into the early lead ahead of Brian Gilbert and Caden Sarale. They ran that way through a yellow flag on Lap 2. A yellow flag waved again on Lap 5. On the restart, Moles settled into third behind Robbie Lewis and Gilbert. Lewis and Gilbert had a close battle going at the front of the pack, and Gilbert took over on Lap 14. Moles slipped past Lewis a lap later for second and begin pressuring Gilbert. On Lap 21, Moles put the moves on Gilbert to take the lead. Following a Lap 30 yellow flag, the top three continued to be Moles, Gilbert and Lewis, but Sarale took third from Lewis on Lap 33 with Austin Wood following into fourth. There were two additional yellow flags during the final 10 laps, the last occurring on Lap 38. Undaunted, Moles bolted ahead again when the green flag waved and brought it home to the rich victory. Gilbert pocketed $3,000 for his second place effort, while Sarale was a $1,500 third. Wood took home $1,000 for fourth as Austin Torgerson finished fifth, followed by Ashton Torgerson, Robbie Lewis, Brandon Riveira, Drake Edwards and Colin Kirby.

The format for the event featured dual heat races on Saturday night with the Top 12 point earners automatically making it into the big money race. The lineups for the B Mains were all set based on Saturday's heat race points, but only the Top 2 finishers in each 12 lap B Main would make it into the show. Another four drivers would transfer through the 20 lap Last Chance Qualifier. 

In the first B Main, Colin Kirby used his front row start to win that race ahead of Katey Syra and Jeffrey Pahule. However, both Syra and Pahule were disqualified, moving Tyler Chamorro into the final transfer spot as Blake Parmley finished third. The second B Main found polesitter Mattix Salmon leading several laps before being passed by third row starter Drake Edwards for the win. Salmon settled for second ahead of Sage Bordenave. Brandon Shaw started on the outside front row and won the third B Main ahead of Timothy Vaught and TJ Smith. The final B Main saw Austin Wood starting on the pole and pulling out to a straightaway advantage over second place finisher Dominic Gorden as Isak Johnson settled for third.

The third place finishers of the B Mains got to start up front in the 20 lap LCQ race. TJ Smith overtook Sage Bordenave for the lead with Cameron Paul coming up from the fourth row to second. Smith picked up the win ahead of Paul and Bordenave as reigning champion Kelvin Lewis maneuvered his way from the fifth row to the fourth and final transfer spot ahead of Colton Key. A Bonus Main was added to the format following the big money race. Jarrett Heimlich collected the $500 prize by winning the 25 lap race in a close battle with Key. Joe Silva finished third, followed by Cody Parmley, Bryant Bell, Blake Parmley, Isak Johnson, Travis Sullivan, Austin Taborski and Rob Brown. 

On Saturday, the 35 Wingless 600 Micros took their turns qualifying on the clock on the 1/5 mile dirt oval. Mitchel Moles set the fast time of 11.161, beating the 11.241 of Austin Wood, the 11.312 of Marcus Smith, the 11.338 of Dominic Gorden and the 11.376 of JJ Loss. The drivers lined up straight up from qualifying in their first set of heat races, and they inverted the starting order for the second set of heats. The first set of 10 lap heat races were won by Moles, Caden Sarale, Wood, Robbie Lewis, Katie Syra, Cody Gray and Brandon Carey. The second set of heat race wins went to Timothy Vaught, Sarale, Cody Parmley, Robbie Lewis, Brandon Shaw, Nick Van Atta and Carey.

A full slate of Micro Sprint racing action returns this Saturday night. For further information, go to www.dixonspeedway.net.

Powers Wins Upstate Bomber Race,

Furia, Arreguin, Bazen Other Lakeport Winners 

Lakeport, CA...May 29...Loren Powers Jr won the 40 lap Upstate Bomber Main Event Saturday night at Lakeport Speedway. Kasey Horat raced into the early lead ahead of Ron Portlock. Charlie Collins settled into third on Lap 3 before a yellow flag waved. Horat continued to lead the restart as Trystan Mucci moved into second. Mucci grabbed the lead a lap later. Collins took second on Lap 6 with Powers quickly moving into third. On a Lap eight restart, Powers took second from Collins as Mucci led the way, but Powers slipped past Mucci to grab the lead on Lap 11. Collins settled into second on Lap 14. However, Mucci was running a close third when the final yellow flag slowdown occurred on Lap 29. Powers continued to lead with Collins and Mucci in close pursuit. Mucci raced past Collins for second on Lap 34 and pressured Powers hard in the closing laps. However, Powers prevailed in the end with Mucci second ahead of Charlie Collins, Mike Collins, Charley Tour, Dustin Kuhl, Donnie Brown, Ed Rasmussen, Ron Portlock and Jimmy Sorrels.

There were 20 Upstate Bombers in action on this occasion, and Powers turned the quarter-mile paved oval with the fast lap of 13.852, beating the 13.929 of Mike Collins. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Charlie Collins and Danny Helm. Jordan Krupa was the B Bomber 10 lap heat race winner.

Sierra Furia won the 30 lap Limited Modified Main Event. Roy Ingalls Jr had the pole for the feature race, but Furia jumped into the lead at the start. Ingalls was an early second ahead of Robert Schmidt and TJ Buzzard Jr. Following a Lap 4 yellow flag, Schmidt and Buzzard moved into second and third behind Furia. That turned out to be the only slowdown of the race. Though Furia set a rapid pace, Schmidt and Buzzard didn't fall too far behind her. However, Furia ran fast and consistent laps to pick up her second win of the season ahead of Schmidt, Buzzard, Ingalls, Raymond Taylor Jr, Bo Robertson, Tyler Manning and JR Lane. Furia was the quickest of nine qualifiers with a lap of 12.878, beating the 13.041 of Schmidt. Furia won the 10 lap Dash/heat with Buzzard winning the other 10 lap heat.

Christian Bazen won the 20 lap Legends of the Pacific Main Event. The Saugus driver grabbed the lead on a Lap 11 restart and didn't look back from there. Clayton Travels had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Mikey Lovell. Blake Borchers settled into third on Lap 2, and Aidan Daniels made it a close four-car battle at the front of the pack in the early laps. Lovell took the lead from Travels on Lap 8 before a yellow flag waved. Travels regained the lead briefly on the restart ahead of Lovell and Bazen. However, another yellow flag waved on Lap 9. Clayton Travels held the lead on the restart, but one more yellow flag flew on Lap 10. On this restart, Bazen and Lovell settled into the first two positions. Late Model star Jeremy Doss moved by Lovell for second on Lap 16. However, Bazen had a decent lead at that point and went on to victory ahead of Doss, Ethan Nascimento, Mikey Lovell, Josh Ayers, Aidan Daniels, Clayton Travels, Kevin Travels, JK Kinney and Borchers. 

There were 20 Legend Cars, and Doss had the fast time of 13.725, beating the 13.781 of Bazen. The 10 lap Dash/heat win went to Kayci Phillips, and the other two 10 lap heat race wins went to Aidan Daniels and Doss. 

Donovan Arreguin won the 20 lap Jammers Main Event. They run the Pro Jammers with the Jr Jammers, and Arreguin was the top Pro finisher. Hailey Glass was the lead Jr Jammer and finished third overall. TJ Sorrels led a lap before Arreguin took over. Arreguin would began to pull away from Sorrels and held a straightaway advantage when the Pro of Danny Helm Sr got past Sorrels for second. The Jr Jammer of Greg French got past Sorrels for third. The battle was for the top Jr Jammer position as Arreguin held a commanding lead over Helm. Both Sorrels and Glass got past French on Lap 18. Glass and Sorrels were lapped late as Arreguin scored the overall victory ahead of Helm, Glass, Sorrels, French, the Pros of Dennis Anderson, Christian Sanchez, Christopher Fischer and Billy Hammond and the r of Tucker Murray.

Arreguin was the quickest of seven Pro Jammers with a lap of 14.680, while the 15.703 of French was the quickest Jr Jammer lap. Arreguin also won the 10 lap Pro Jammer heat race with Glass picking up the 10 lap Jr Jammer heat win.

Kenny Golding won the 20 lap Jalopy Main Event, which ran on the infield dirt track. Golding started on the outside front row and led from the start. Reigning Jalopy champion Jack Schlief worked his way up from the fifth row to finish second with the sixth row starter Joe Layman moving all the way up to third. Sorhna Li finished fourth, followed by Cameron Graham, Chris Hunt, Bradley Byers, Nicky Skidmore, Ron Taylor Sr and Jose Quintanilla. Schlief won the 10 lap Dash/heat with Robert Portlock Jr winning the other 10 lap heat.

Kai Lovell won the 10 lap Bandolero Main Event. Stephen Bazen kept it somewhat close in second as Travis Powers finished third. Lovell won the 10 lap heat race and Powers set the fast time of 15.219.

The next race on the circuit will take place on June 12th at Ukiah Speedway with $1,000 being offered to the winners of the Bomber and Limited Modified Main Events. Also in action will be the Jammers, Legend Cars, Bandoleros and Jalopies. For further information, go to www.lakeportspeedway.com.

Robfogal, Slaney, Debem, Brown 

Score Petaluma Speedway Wins

Petaluma, CA...May 29...Nick Robfogal won the 25 lap Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. Robfogal started on the pole and took the immediate lead ahead of two-time Antioch champion Bob Newberry and past Antioch and Petaluma Winged 360 Sprint Car champion Shawn Arriaga. Geoff Ensign was running fourth in the Ted Finkenbinder owned entry until taking third from Arriaga on Lap 10 and grabbing second from Newberry a lap later. Arriaga followed Ensign into third. Geoff Ensign kept it close, but Robfogal withstood the pressure to score the victory. Arriaga settled for third, followed by Shane Hopkins, Newberry, Shayna Ensign, Cody Fendley, Nathan Schank, Antioch point leader Ryon Siverling and Marcus Hardina. Geoff Ensign was the quickest of 14 qualifiers on the 3/8 mile adobe oval with a lap of 14.926, beating the 14.975 of Arriaga. Eight lap heat race wins went to Geoff Ensign, Hopkins and Shayna Ensign.

Anthony Slaney won the 20 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. The reigning champion had a little bit of luck on his side as he was piloting a car he hopes to sell in the near future. Many time champion Michael Paul Jr set the early pace ahead of Slaney and Jake Dewsbury. The yellow flag waved on Lap 5, and Michelle Paul settled into third behind Michael Paul Jr and Slaney on the restart. Michael Paul Jr was starting to pull away a little bit when the yellow flag again slowed the pace on Lap 10. Michael Paul Jr led Michelle Paul on this restart, but Michael Paul Jr saw his race come to an end on Lap 13. This put Michelle Paul into lead for the restart, and she led a lap before Slaney went motoring by for the lead. Slaney pulled away to about a straightaway advantage over Michelle Paul in victory. Gary Zwicker was a lead lap third, followed by Michael Paul Jr, Jim Weiler and Dewsbury. The Modifieds ran two eight lap heat races with the wins going to Slaney and Michael Paul Jr. Modified veteran Ron Palombino was a Main Event scratch.

Caleb Debem won his second 20 lap 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Debem jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Brian Slubik and Bruno Bianchi. They ran in that order through a race that only had two yellow flags. The final 10 laps went without caution, and Debem beat Slubik by a straightaway. Bianchi finished third, followed by Amber Fields, Jeromie Charon and Charlie Emery. The division got two eight lap heat races with Debem winning both of them to complete a clean sweep effort.

Reigning champion Tom Brown won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. Brown had the pole and charged into the lead at the start ahead of JB Hagemann and point leader Roberta Broze. Broze moved into second on the ninth lap with Sophie Shelley taking third from Hagemann on Lap 11. Brown held a huge lead over Broze by the time the checkered flag flew with Shelley the only other lead lap finisher. Hagemann settled for fourth, followed by Dana Gardner and Joe Silveria. The Mini Stocks got a pair of heat races with Brown and Broze winning those eight lap races.

Racing returns on June 11th and 12th with the annual Western States Dwarf Car Nationals, hosted by the local Redwood Dwarf Car Association. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Haney, Cheney Win Silver Dollar Fair Races 

Chico, CA...May 30...Cameron Haney Jr won the special 20 lap Crate Sprint Main Event Sunday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. This was a specially added show for the Silver Dollar Fair. 

Haney started on the pole and led the race from the start ahead of David Sims and Jason Ballantine. Reigning Marysville champion Brett Youngman settled into fourth on a Lap 5 restart and took third on Lap 8 with Kevin Dozier following into fourth. The final yellow flag waved on Lap 10. Haney continued to lead the restart and pulled away to about a half straightaway advantage over Sims at the checkered flag. Youngman was a solid third, followed by Dozier, Dusty Barton, Chad Thompson, Doug Froehlich, Jason Ballantine and Mike Ballantine.

Sims was the fastest of nine qualifiers with a lap of 16.454, beating the 16.522 of Youngman and the 16.529 of Jason Ballantine. They had two heat races, and the wins in those 10 lap races went to Dozier and Haney. Derek Droivold scratched prior to qualifying.

Kyle Cheney won the crash-shortened nine lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Jason Clayton led a lap before Cheney took over. Zach Lindgren settled into third on Lap 3 with Joe Gillick following into fourth. A Lap 4 yellow flag waved as the race ended for Daniel Land. Cheney led Lindgren and Kevin Lesch on the restart, and they ran in that order on restarts on Lap 6 and 7. However, Lesch saw his run in third end after seven laps with Gillock taking over the position. Another crash on Lap 9 triggered the 20 minute time limit with Cheney winning ahead of Lindgren, Gillock, Eddie Creedon, Maurice Merrill, Trevor Deadmond, Clayton, Toby Merrifield, Shannon Collins and Devin Koranda.

The 23 Hobby Stocks ran three eight lap heat races with the wins going to reigning champion Kyle Allen, William Merritt and Cheney. Sean Barker won the 10 lap B Main. Barker started on the pole and led every lap in victory. Colin Ferguson was an early second, but Mel Byers briefly got by for the position on Lap 4. A lap later, Toby Merrifield moved into second with Skyler Merrifield following into third. Barker picked up the win ahead of Toby Merrifield, Skylar Merrifield and Trevor Abella.

Racing returns on July 4th with a special show featuring Winged 360 Sprint Cars, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Street Stocks. The show will also include a giant fireworks display. For further information, go to www.silversdollarpeedway.com.

Dotson, Kiefer, Childress Win Opening Night 

Of Memorial Day Weekend Show At Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA...May 29...Ethan Dotson kicked off the Memorial Day weekend special event at Bakersfield Speedway by winning the $1,200 prize in the IMCA Modified 25 lap Main Event. Dotson started in the third row, and outside front row starter Kyle Heckman set the early pace ahead of Troy Morris III and Cody Laney. Dotson took third from Laney on Lap 7 and grabbed the second position a lap later. Dotson put the moves on Heckman to take the lead on Lap 9. Laney and Morris battled fiercely for third for a few laps before Laney grabbed the position for good on Lap 11. Dotson won by nearly a straightaway ahead of Heckman. Laney settled for third, followed by Morris, Dylan Thornton, Collen Winebarger, Jerry Flippo, Clint Reichenbach, Trevor Fitzgibbon and Bryan Clark. 

There were 25 IMCA Modifieds for the extra money affair, and Kyle Heckman had the fast time on the 1/3 mile dirt oval at 15.616, beating the 15.630 of Dylan Thornton. The eight lap heat race wins were earned by Laney, Reichenbach and Dotson.

Ethan Dotson also claimed the $500 prize for his win in the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. Dotson started on the pole and motored into the lead when the green flag waved. Nick Johnson held second for a lap before being passed by Kyle Heckman. Johnson surrendered third to Justin Schweitzer on Lap 4. On the eighth lap, Steven Johnson had worked his way from the fourth row into fourth, and he put the moves on Schweitzer to take third on Lap 11. Dotson drove an impressive race to win ahead of Heckman. Steven Johnson settled for third, followed by Justin Schweitzer, Cody Johnson, Nick Johnson, Chad Johnson, Dakota Schweitzer and Wayne Dotson. They ran two eight lap heat races with the wins going to Justin Schweitzer and Ethan Dotson.

Levi Kiefer drove the Wayne Dotson owned IMCA Sport Modified to a $500 25 lap Main Event victory. Kiefer started in the third row as polesitter John Piker set the early pace ahead of past State champion Nick Spainhoward. Kiefer was quickly up to third and took second from Spainhoward on Lap 4. Tyler Bannister moved past Spainhoward for third on Lap 17 before a yellow flag waved. Kiefer took the lead from Piker on the restart with Tyler Bannister still running in third. Kiefer went on to vctory with Piker settling for second ahead of Tyler Bannister, Spainhoward, Jason Bannister, Tyler Blankenship, David Pearson, Brock Crawford, Matt Mayo and Austin Manzella. There were 24 IMCA Sport Modifieds in action, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Jason Nation, Jason Bannister and Kiefer.

Point leader Ricky Childress Jr won the 25 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. The win paid Childress $500 and was his fourth win of the season. Childress started back in the third row with front row starter Justin Tuey taking the early lead. Kyle Wood took second on Lap 3 and briefly grabbed the lead from Tuey on Lap 5. Tuey regained first a lap later, but his run at the front ended for a Lap 8 yellow flag. Childress took the lead on the restart with Dylan Wilson settling into second. However, Nick Johnson made a Lap 21 pass on Wilson with Eric Cimental gaining third on Lap 23. Childress won ahead of Nick Johnson, Cimental, Steven Johnson, Jimmy Irwin, Tuey, Don Mead, Nick Coffman, Tina Pounds and George Silva. There were 21 cars, and Tuey, Cimental and Kyle Wood won the eight lap heat races.

For news and information on the speedway, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.

Dotson Has $5,750 Night At Bakersfield Speedway

Bakersfield, CA...May 30...Ethan Dotson won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Sunday night at Bakersfield Speedway. The fourth win of the season for Dotson earned him a $5,000 paycheck as the track held a special Memorial Day Weekend two-day event for extra money. Dotson also won the IMCA Stock Car Main Event. 

Dotson started on the pole of the IMCA Modified Main Event and led past champion Brad Pounds for a lap before Rob Sanders moved into second. Oregon star Collen Winebarger moved past Sanders for second on Lap 6 and provided the pressure for Dotson from that point on. Sanders continued to run third as past champion Robby Sawyer moved into fourth. On the 28th lap, Sawyer made the move around Sanders for third. Dotson picked up the rich victory ahead of Winebarger, Sawyer, Sanders, point leader Cody Laney, Pounds, Dylan Thornton, Kyle Heckman, Trevor Fitzgibbon and Alyssa Smith. Dotson was the quickest of 25 qualifiers with a lap of 15.341, beating the 15.595 of Sawyer. Winebarger, Heckman and Dotson were the eight lap heat race winners.

Before winning the IMCA Modified Main Event, Dotson won the 25 lap IMCA Stock Car feature race. This was his fourth win of the season as he continues to lead the standings in this division, and he added another $750 to his win total for the evening. Steven Johnson set the early pace ahead of Justin Schweitzer and Dotson. Dotson briefly fell back to fourth behind Kyle Heckman on Lap 4 before a yellow flag waved. Steven Johnson continued to lead the restart with Dotson moving into second ahead of Heckman. Dotson put the moves on Steven Johnson to grab the lead on the sixth lap. The battle was for third at that point with Justin Schweitzer making the pass around Heckman for the position on Lap 11. However, Heckman came back to reclaim the spot for good on Lap 17. Dotson cruised to victory ahead of Steven Johnson, Heckman, Justin Schweitzer, Rick Diaz, Nick Johnson, Cody Johnson, Chad Johnson, Dakota Schweitzer and Brock Hamilton. The two eight lap heat race wins went to Heckman and Dotson.

Tyler Blankenship won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The first win for Blankenship paid $1,200. Blankenship started on the outside front row and set the early pace ahead of Daniel West. A yellow flag waved after two laps, and Blankenship led West and Tyler Bannister on the restart. West briefly got past Blankenship for first on Lap 4, but Blankenship regained the position a lap later as Tyler Bannister moved into second. Despite two yellow flags during the second half of the race, Blankenship held off all of the pressure of Tyler Bannister to score the impressive win. West held third until surrendering the position to Jason Bannister on a Lap 18 restart. Jason Bannister would finish third ahead of West, point leader Jason Nation, Nick Spainhoward, David Pearson, Billy Simkins, John Piker and Austin Manzella. The 24 IMCA Sport Modifieds ran three eight lap heat races with Nation, Jason Bannister and Levi Kiefer collecting the wins. 

Point leader Ricky Childress Jr won the 25 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. The win paid Childress $750 and was his fifth of the season. Childress started back in the third row with front row starter Dylan Wilson leading a lap before being passed by polesitter Kevin Irwin. Steven Johnson was an early third, and he briefly grabbed second from Wilson on Lap 7. A lap later, Childress moved by to grab second, and he took the lead from Irwin on Lap 10. Irwin surrendered second to Nick Johnson on Lap 15, and Johnson took up pursuit of Childress from there. Steven Johnson moved into third, but Wilson took the spot on Lap 20. Childress went on to win ahead of Nick Johnson, Wilson, Steven Johnson, Karl Noland, Don Mead, Eric Cimental, Jimmy Irwin, Justin Tuey and Matt Wankum. The Hobby Stocks had 21 drivers, and eight lap heat race wins went to Childress, Mead and Steven Johnson.

Racing continues this Saturday night with a visit by the IMCA Western RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars along with the IMCA Mod Lites, Western Pro Stocks, American Stocks and Mini Stocks. For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.

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Chadwick, Keller, Dutra Open Freedom Series 

With Wins At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...May 29...Kellen Chadwick ended up with his third IMCA Modified Main Event win of the season Saturday night at Antioch Speedway when the race ended at 14 laps due to the time limit expiring. The win paid Chadwick $750 as this was the opening round of the George Steitz Big Kahuna Freedom Series.

Two-time champion Carl Berendsen II drew the pole position for the race and jumped into the early lead ahead of Raymond Lindemann. Buddy Kniss quickly struck to the third position. The yellow flag waved on Lap 11, and Chadwick moved into third on the restart. Another yellow flag flew a lap later, and there was another caution flag that botched the first restart attempt. Berendsen continued to lead the restart with Chadwick and Kniss moving into second and third, but yet another yellow flag flew on Lap 13. The drivers were informed that the next yellow flag would be accompanied by the checkered. Chadwick took the lead from Berendsen on the restart and completed the lap. Unfortunately, another yellow flag waved, and the race ended at that point. Chadwick wasn't delighted by the circumstances, but he still got the win ahead of Berendsen, Kniss, point leader Jim Pettit II, Lindemann, Bobby Motts Jr, Frank Furtado, Kyle Bryan, John Pierce and Mitch Machado. Lindemann and Chadwick picked up wins in their respective eight lap heat races.

KC Keller won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was his second win of the season, and he collected $500 for the effort from an increased purse. Point leader Guy Ahlwardt jumped into the early lead ahead of Brown and Scott Foster. Following a Lap 2 yellow flag, Mark Garner took second from Brown on the restart. Ahlwardt continued to lead Garner and Brown on a Lap 4 restart, and a yellow flag waved a lap later. The restart found Keller moving into second behind Ahlwardt, but yellow flags waved during the next three laps. On the Lap 9 restart, Ahlwardt was leading Brown and Keller. Ahlwardt had motor problems on Lap 13 as Keller moved into the lead ahead of Brown and Jacob Haas. Keller would lead the rest of the way with Brown a season best second. Tyler Browne made the move around Haas for third on Lap 23 to secure that finish. Haas settled for fourth, followed by Kelly Campanile, Andrew Pearce, Jacob Mallet Jr, Jim DiGiovanni, Tommy Clymens Jr and Dwayne Short. There were 21 IMCA Sport Modifieds, and reigning champion Trevor Clymens, Fred Ryland and Ahlwardt won the eight lap heat races.

Travis Dutra won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. The $500 victory was his first of the season. Dutra and championship rival Dan Gonderman picked up their respective eight lap heat races. Dutra started back in the fourth row with Gonderman back in the fifth row. Jason Robles has been fast in recent weeks and had a front row start, but both Dutra and Gonderman got around him as well as last starter and reigning Watsonville Hobby Stock champion Joe Gallaher. Dutra picked up the satisfying win ahead of Gonderman, Joe Gallaher, Robles, Jay Bryant, Austin Van Hoff, State point leader Renn Bane, Mark Morton, Rob Gallaher and Matt Quadrelli.

For scheduling and other information at the track, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Pettit, Gallaher, Ryland Win Freedom Series Races 

At Antioch Speedway 

Antioch, CA...May 30...Jim Pettit II won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Sunday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the second round of the George Steitz Big Kahuna Freedom Series, and the win paid Pettit $1,500. This was the third Antioch win of the season for the current Antioch and State point leader.

Pettit started on the front row and next to Matt Hagio. After a complete restart, Pettit led Hagio and Kyle Bryan on the opening lap. Another yellow flag waved, and Buddy Kniss moved into third on the restart. The final yellow flag unfurled on Lap 4. Pettit lead Hagio and Kniss on this restart. Pettit went on to lead the rest of the way to win ahead of Hagio. Fifth row starter Kellen Chadwick made it up to third at the checkered flag, followed by Carl Berendsen II, Kniss, Bobby Motts Jr, Brent Curran, Josh Combs, John Pierce and Travis Westervelt. Chadwick and Hagio picked up eight lap heat race wins.

Fred Ryland won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The third win of the year at Antioch paid the 2015 champion $750. Ryland had a last place finish the night before, but he started on the outside front row for this race next to three-time reigning champion Trevor Clymens. Ryland charged into the lead at the start ahead of Clymens and Jacob Mallet Jr. Saturday night winter KC Keller moved into third on Lap 3, and a yellow flag waved moments later. Ryland led Clymens and Keller on the restart. Three yellow flags waved during the final 15 laps, and Ryland continued to lead Clymens and Keller on each restart. Unfortunately, Clymens saw his motor expire on the 17th lap to end his race in disappointment. Andrew Pearce made a late move from 11th starting to gain second from KC Keller as Ryland was a happy winner. Keller settled for third, followed by Mark Garner, Kevin Brown, Jacob Haas, Kelly Campanile, Scott Foster, Tommy Clymens Jr and Jason Ryan Jr. Haas, Mallet and Pearce picked up the eight lap heat race wins. 

Rob Gallaher won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was the first win for the three-time Watsonville Hobby Stock champion in this division. Gallaher shared the front row with Saturday night winner Travis Dutra, and Dutra pushed ahead at the start. However, the duo proceeded to have a thrilling side-by-side battle for several laps. Another good battle was taking place between past Hanford champion Troy Patee and Joe Gallaher for the third position. Patee grabbed third on the ninth lap. A Lap 11 restart saw Rob Gallaher get a little bit of momentum and take the lead from Dutra. Though Rob Gallaher never did pull away and felt the pressure from Dutra, he still prevailed for the satisfying win. Patee brought it home in third, followed by Joe Gallaher, Jason Robles, Jay Bryant, Dan Gonderman, Matt Quadrelli, Renn Bane and Austin Van Hoff. Bane and Robles won the eight lap heat races.

Racing continues this Saturday night with the Wingless Spec Sprints back in action along with the Jay's Mobile Welding Hobby Stocks, Delta Dwarf Cars and Mini Stocks. For further information, go to www.antochspeedway.com.

Forsberg Wins Mel Hall Memorial At Marysville Raceway

Marysville, CA...May 30...Andy Forsberg won the 35 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Marysville Raceway. This was the Mel Hall Memorial race, and the win paid Forsberg $3,000 aboard the F&F Racing owned Sprinter. It was also the inaugural visit by the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards. 

Following his win in the six lap Trophy Dash, Colby Copeland had the pole for the Main Event next to Tyler Thompson. Forsberg lined up in the third row inside, and Copeland jumped into the early lead ahead of Thompson and Forsberg. Forsberg took second from Thompson on the eighth lap, and the first yellow flag of the race didn't wave until Lap 14 for Colby Wiesz in Turn 4. Copeland continued to lead Forsberg and Thompson on the restart, but Sean Becker took third from Thompson on the 15th lap. A lap later, the yellow flag waved for Bradley Terrell in Turn 4. The red flag waved on the first restart attempt for a Bobby Butler crash. The next restart attempt saw yet another yellow flag after Nick Larsen, Max Mittry and Isaiah Vasquez tangled in Turn 2. Copeland continued to lead the restart with Becker briefly taking second from Forsberg. However, Forsberg came roaring back to reclaim the runnerup spot on Lap 18. Shane Golobic settled into fourth, and fifth row starter Ryan Robinson gained fifth on Lap 20. In the closing laps, Forsberg was applying serious pressure on Copeland, and he made his winning move to take the victory on Lap 34. Copeland settled for second, followed by Becker, Forsberg, Robinson, Thompson, Justyn Cox, Brad Bumgarner, Justin Sanders and Dylan Bloomfield.

There were 30 Winged 360 Sprint Cars, and they qualified in their respective heat race groups. Tyler Thompson set the fast overall time at 13.171, beating the 13.200 of Becker. Both drivers were part of the fourth group. The eight lap heat race wins were earned by Butler, Cox, Forsberg and Becker. They ran a 15 lap B Main, and Angelo Cornet scored the win in that race. Cornet started on the pole and the Top 3 of Cornet, Colby Wiesz and Koen Shaw ran in that order from start to finish. John Clark gained fourth on the third lap and would go on to pick up the final transfer position.

Andrew Peckham won the 20 lap Pepsi IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Peckham started in the second row and set the early pace ahead of Dwarf Car star Buddy Olschowka and Mike Merritt. Following a yellow flag on Lap 2 for debris on the track, Peckham led Jeremy Phillips and Philip Shelby on the restart. A yellow flag waved on the third lap for Damian Merritt in Turn 1. Another yellow flag waved before the lap could be completed after a Turn 3 tangle involving Cole Fear, Olschowka, Shaun Merritt and Jeremiah Zeiter. Both Shaun Merritt and Zeiter were out at that point, and the next restart saw a Turn 3 crash that involved Fear, Justin Funkhouser and Phillips. Peckham continued to lead Shelby and Todd Cooper on the restart. Cooper and Shelby had a spirited duel for second with Cooper grabbing the position on the sixth lap, surrendering it a lap later and then regaining it on Lap 8. The tenacious Shelby regained second for good on the 10th lap. Point leader Jimmy Ford moved his way from the fourth row to take third from Todd Cooper on Lap 16, and Shelby put the moves on Peckham to steal the lead on Lap 18. However, Peckham came back strong on the last lap to reclaim the lead and victory. Shelby settled for second, followed by Ford, Todd Cooper, Phillips, Scott Savell, Funkhouser, Damian Merritt, Thomas Reynolds and Brian Cooper. There were 16 IMCA Sport Modifieds, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Peckham and Phillips.

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour heads to Placerville Speedway on June 12th as part of the NARC/KWS Dave Bradway Jr Memorial. For more information on that, go to www.sprintcarchallengetour.com. Following a special Monster Truck event on June 18th and 19th, racing returns on June 26th with Winged 360 Sprint Cars back in action along with the Hobby Stocks, Winged Crate Sprints and the BCRA Lightning Sprints. For further information, go www.marysvilleraceway.com.

Thompson, Evans Open Wheel Winners,

Donofrio, James, Comer Also Win At Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove, Oregon...May 29...Tyler Thompson won the time limit shortened 19 lap Todd's Auto Body Limited Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. This was the first of two nights of racing with the track featuring these open wheel racers along with the Northwest Focus Midgets. 

Thompson started on the pole and set the pace from the start ahead of reigning Interstate Sprint Car Series champion Tanner Holmes and Tyrell Mead. They ran in that order until Holmes brought out a yellow flag on Lap 13. Thompson led Mead and Kyle Alberding on the restart, but Alberding slipped past Mead for second on Lap 15. Mead came roaring back on Lap 18 to reclaim the position. When the yellow flag waved after 19 laps, the race was ended with Thompson the winner ahead of Mead, Alberding, Carley Holmes, Steven Snawder, Shane Forte, Jordi Meese, Patrick Desbiens, Tanner Holmes and David Marble.

There were 18 Limited Sprints in action, and Forte set the fast time on the quarter-mile clay oval at 11.606, beating the 11.852 of Tanner Holmes. Thompson, Tanner Holmes and Snawder won the eight lap heat races. In the second heat, incoming point leader Brody Sim was leading as he exited the final turn, but he spun and hit with the wall with the back end of his car. He suffered a head injury and is currently in the hospital. Marble won the four lap Trophy Dash.

Nick Evans won the 25 lap Northwest Focus Midgets Main Event. The race ran in rapid fashion with very few slowdowns. Michael Volbrecht jumped into the early lead with Evans taking second from Alex Peck on Lap 2. Evans went motoring past Volbrecht for the lead on the sixth lap. Nik Larson was running in third, but he surrendered the position back to Peck on Lap 8. Garrett Thomas was running fourth on Lap 9 and took up pursuit of Peck. On lap 20, Thomas put the moves on Peck to steal the third position. However, Evans beat Volbrecht by a straightaway at the checkered flag. Thomas was right behind Volbrecht in third, followed by Peck, Larson, Travis Jacobson, Levi Harless, Chris Foster, Mike Stryker and Theron Smith. Jacobson was the fastest of 16 qualifiers with a lap of 13.855, beating a 13.994 of Thomas. Larson, Evans and Jesse Munn won the eight lap heat races, and Evans completed the clean sweep with a four lap Trophy Dash win.

BJ Donofrio won the 25 lap Late Model Main Event. Rob Williams set the early pace ahead of Larry Ramates and Donofrio. Denofrio grabbed second on Lap 4, but Ramates came back a lap later to regain the position. However, Donofrio moved back into second on Lap 6 and took the lead from Williams a lap later. Williams saw his run in second end for a Lap 14 yellow flag. This put point leader Mike Peters into second ahead of Jordan Wright. Wright slipped past Peters for second on Lap 20. Reigning champion Brian Smith had worked his way from 12th starting into fourth on Lap 22, and he made a last lap move around both Wright and Peters for second. Donofrio won ahead of Smith, Wright, Peters, Rob Campos, Chuck Christian, Randy Barley, Ramates, Jason Johnson and Kent Emry. Jason Johnson was the fastest of 13 qualifiers with a lap of 13.902, beating the 13.903 of Smith. Eight lap heat race wins went to Jason Johnson and Smith, and Wright picked up the four lap Trophy Dash victory.

Bricen James won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the 2019 IMCA Western Regional champion. Jesse Williamson had the pole and set the early pace ahead of Paul Rea and Paul Culp. James slipped past Culp for third on Lap 2 and gained second with the departure of Rea on Lap 3. On the seventh lap, James drove past Williamson for the lead. Williamson saw his run in second end for a Lap 13 yellow flag as reigning champion Jake Mayden settled into second. John Campos took third from Curtis Towns on Lap 15. A good battle developed for second, and both Campos and Towns got by Mayden for second and third on Lap 23. James went on to victory ahead of Campos, Towns, Mayden, Grey Fernando, Matthew Drager, Aaron Sheeler, Chad Groves, Cody James and Devon Reed.

There were 31 IMCA Modifieds, and Bricen James had the fast time of 14.319, beating the 14.484 of John Campos. Williamson and Towns won eight lap heat races, and Towns won the four lap Trophy Dash. Ferrando won the eight lap B Main ahead of Shawn Scofield and Tim Maltabarger.

Dustin Comer won the 20 lap Royalty Core IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the second win of the season for Comer, who currently ranks second in the standings. He started ninth on the grid with point leader and reigning champion Doug Coffman eighth. Polesitter Theron Trissell led the first two laps ahead of Ray Bloom. Boom gained the lead on the third lap with Travis Pruitt gaining second a lap later. Coffman surrendered third to Comer on Lap 6, and Pruitt took the lead from Bloom on the seventh lap. Comer took second from Bloom on Lap 14, and Pruitt saw his run up front end on Lap 17. Dustin Comer took the lead from there and went on to victory ahead of Coffman, Shawn Hand, Jordan Henry, Mike DeSilva, Dalton Bloom, Steve Hopkins, Ray Bloom, KC Scott and Trissell.

Dustin Comer was the quickest of 23 qualifiers with a lap of 16.551, beating the 16.771 of DeSilva. Ray Bloom, Coffman and Dustin Comer won the eight lap heat races, and Kevin Williamson was the four lap Trophy Dash winner. Aaron Bloom won the 12 lap B Main. Dalton Bloom started on the pole and led early ahead of Aaron Bloom. DeSilva moved into third on Lap 3. Aaron Bloom took the lead from Dalton Bloom on the ninth lap and went on to win. Dalton Bloom settled for second ahead of DeSilva and Garrett Craig.

For scheduling and other news, go to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.

Bryant Wins Froggy 44 At Cottage Grove Speedway,

Holmes, Evans, Swaim Other Winners 

Cottage Grove, Oregon...May 30...Sutherlin's Burnie Bryant won the Froggy 44 IMCA Sport Compact Main Event Sunday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. The win paid Bryant $444 and was his third win of the season as he ranks a close third in the standings. The race remembers long time Speedway supporter Mel Walker, who owned Froggy's Towing.

Tiffany Towns led a lap before being passed by Bryant. Brad Moffett settled into second and took the lead from Bryant on Lap 9. Jack Vicari was running third at the time, and he lost the position briefly to Brad Martin on Lap 13. Vicari was back in the position a lap later, but Martin came charging by once again on Lap 20. On the 23rd lap, Martin briefly got past Bryant for second, but Bryant regained the position a lap later. Bryant began challenging Moffett for the lead and made the pass for the position on lap 30. Martin grabbed second on lap 32. Bryant led the rest of the way to win ahead of Martin and Moffett. Vicari settled for fourth, followed by Andrew Langan, Towns, Theran Trissell, Rex Eckley, Jim Simmons and Bruce Miller.

22 IMCA Sport Compacts came to run the special race, and Bryant set the fast time of 20.536, a full second quicker than the 21.508 of KC Scott. Martin, Vicari and Bryant picked up the eight lap heat race wins, and Martin was the four lap Trophy Dash winner. 

Tanner Holmes won the 25 lap Todd's Auto Body Limited Sprint Main Event. This was the first win of the season for the reigning Interstate Sprint Car Series champion. Holmes started back in the sixth row, and David Marble led a lap before surrendering the lead to reigning champion Shane Forte. Forte only led a pair of laps before Kyle Alberding got by. Marble saw his run in third come to an end on Lap 9. Alberding led Forte and Steven Snawder on the restart, but Snawder surrendered third to Holmes on Lap 11. Holmes took second from Forte on Lap 14 and grabbed the lead from Alberding a lap later. Holmes went on to victory ahead of Alberding. Snawder made a Lap 23 pass on Forte to finish third. Forte settled for fourth, followed by Donny Waddell, Tyrell Mead, Brian Boswell, Johnny Burke, Casey Starr and Justin Lemon. 

Forte was the quickest of 15 qualifiers on the quarter-mile clay oval with a lap of 11.895, beating the 12.024 of Alberding. Snawder and Jordi Meese won the eight lap heat races, and Holmes claimed four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Nick Evans won his second 25 lap Northwest Focus Midgets Main Event of the weekend. Nik Larson had the pole and set the early pace ahead of Alex Peck and Evans. Travis Jacobson and Garrett Thomas moved into second and third on Lap 4, but Evans passed them both for second two laps later. On the 10th lap, Jacobson went motoring by both Nik Larson and Evans for the lead. The tenacious Evans took the second position from Larson on Lap 15 and set his sights on Jacobson. On the 18th lap, Evans put the moves on Jacobson to grab the lead. Jacobson found himself in a nip and tuck battle with Thomas for second. The duo exchanged the position multiple times before Jacobson regained the position for good on Lap 23. Evans managed to win ahead of Jacobson and Thomas. Pack settled for fourth, followed by Levi Harless, Michael Volbrecht, Brian Holmkivist, Kyle Hanson, Theron Smith and Matt Stryker. 

Thomas set the fast time of 13.873, beating the 14.007 of Evans. The 17 competitors ran three eight lap heat races with wins going to Nik Larson, Nick Evans and Jesse Munn. Evans made it a clean sweep with his four lap Trophy Dash win.

Taunton Swaim picked up the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event win. After winning for the first time this season, Swaim continues to rank second in the standings. Jordan Tillery led two laps ahead of Mark Farrar. On the third lap, Swaim made a big move into the lead. Farrar was running second as Justin Evans settled into third. Evans took second from Farrar on Lap 8, but his run came to an end on Lap 12. On the restart, Swaim continued to lead Adam Applebee and Farrar. Point leader Graig Osborne made this a three-car battle for second. In the final laps, Farrar and Osborne both get past Applebee. Swaim won by about half a straightaway ahead of Farrar. Osborne was a close third, followed by Applebee, Michael Hollingsworth, Evans, Anthony Prather, Willie Sutton, Troy Chamberlain and Robert Hughes. 

Swaim was the quickest of 13 qualifiers at 21.282, beating the 21.357 of Chamberlain. Osborne and Evans picked up the eight lap heat race wins with Osborne also claiming four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Saturday night is Kid's Night with kids 12 and under getting in free. The Winged 360 Sprint Cars are back in action along with the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modified, Street Stocks and IMCA Sports Compact. For further information, go to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.

Pope Wins Dwarf Car Invasion At Coos Bay,

Souza, Solum, Dubisar Other Winners

Coos Bay, Oregon...May 29...Anthony Pope won the 15 lap Dwarf Car Main Event at Coos Bay Speedway. This event was supported by the Northwest and Southern Oregon Dwarf Car groups, and Pope battled Southern Oregon star Josh King throughout the race. In addition to the big Dwarf Car turnout, the Coos Bay special show featured the Jett Car Burn Down.

Pope and King shared the front row, and Pope set the early pace ahead of King and Josh Rodgers. The yellow flag waved after one lap, and Pope continued to lead King and Rodgers. Past Southern Oregon Dwarf Car champion Brock Peters was battling Rodgers for third and King made a Lap 3 pass on Pope to take the lead. Pope regained the lead from King moments before a Lap 7 yellow flag waved. On the restart, Peters took third from Rogers. After Lap 8 and 11 yellow flags, time was becoming more of a factor. Drivers were aware that they could see a checkered flag with the next yellow. Pope led King and Brock Peters in a close three-car battle, and they would finish that way. Mikey Burnham finished fourth, followed by Steve Walker, Tylor Howard, Chris Kress, Ryan Smith, Fred Hay and Mike Shoen.

Thanks to the support of the rival Dwarf Car groups, there were 35 Dwarf Cars in action. They ran four eight lap heat races with the wins going to Walker, Pope, Brock Peters and Chad Cardoza. Walker won the four lap A Dash with King picking up the win in the four lap B Dash. Chris Kress won the six lap C Main. Crystal Flath led five laps before being overtaken by eighth starter Cress. Flath settled for second ahead of Cody Peters. Kress also won the 12 lap B Main from ninth starting. Mike Shoen led a lap before being passed by Ryan Smith. Kress was already in second by then, and he got by Smith to take the lead on the fourth lap. Howard was running third by then. Kress pulled away to a near straightaway advantage over Smith in victory. Howard was third, followed by Dave Brune and Cody Peters.

Pescadero, California visitor Dennis Souza won the 20 lap NASCAR America's Mattress Super Late Model Main Event. Souza had been a regular competitor with the Antioch Speedway Late Model effort until it was dropped at the conclusion of the 2019 season. He's made multiple visits to Coos Bay, but this was his first win at the track. 

Souza started on the pole and jumped into the immediate lead ahead of Hannah Robison and Braden Fugate. Fugate took second on Lap 2. Richard Wallace settled into third on Lap 3 with Wayne Butler running fourth. Point leader Brody Montgomery got past Butler for fourth on the eighth lap and made a Lap 19 pass on Wallace for third. Despite Fugate being not far behind him, Souza stayed smooth down the stretch and picked up the satisfying win. Montgomery settled for third, followed by Wallace, Mike Taylor, Butler and Robison. All seven competitors finished on the lead lap in the non-stop race, and Montgomery picked up six lap heat race honors.

Dillon Solum won the 20 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event. He shared the front row with Tahlan Rogers, but Rogers jumped into the early lead ahead of Solum and Ryan Emry. John Crabtree retired before a lap was completed. Josh Kraliceck gained fourth on the fifth lap, and both Brad Dubisar and Dustin Hitner were out before the first half of the race was completed. Solum made a Lap 14 pass on Rogers and began to pull away for the victory. Rogers settled for second ahead of Emry, Kraliceck, Hitner, Dubisar and Crabtree. Emry won the eight lap heat race.

Steve Dubisar won the 15 lap Street Stock Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the 2019 champion. Sunset Speedway competitor Joey Tardio raced into the early lead ahead of Blake Lehman and Leroy Rockwell. Terry King briefly gained third on Lap 3, only to be passed by Dubisar a lap later. Dubisar raced past Lehman for second on Lap 5. Dubisar put the moves on Tardio for the lead on Lap 8 with a yellow flag waving moments later. Dubisar led Tardio and Lehman on the restart. Dubisar pulled away to a near straightaway advantage over to Tardio by the time the race ended. Lehman was a solid third, followed by point leader Seth Christian, Ken Fox, Amanda Solum, James Baker, Brad Karpella, King and Charlie Withers. Tardio and Christian picked up eight lap heat race wins. 

Kris Parker won the 20 lap Hornets Main Event. Alexis Baker led three laps before Parker got by. Kevin Rockwell slipped past Baker for second on Lap 6, and point leader Isaac Stere gained third on the eighth lap. Only Rockwell was able to keep somewhat of a pace with eventual winner Kris Parker. Stere was a solid third, followed by Austin Beaudoin, Bid Van Loon, Baker, Steven Parker, William Hitner, Britney Scott and Jim Van Loon. Dan Beaudoin and Seth Christian won the eight lap heat races.

Jeff Thurman won the 20 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event. He became the sixth different winner in seven races. He shared the third row with Mike Beaudoin, who would finish second. Jordan Beaudoin started on the pole and finished third, followed by Matthew Emry, Nicole Emry, Jamie Daniels, Ken Keefer, point leader Scott Beaudoin, Seth Christian and Tristan Davidson. Thurman won the eight lap heat race.

Griff Smith continued his dominant ways with his fifth Junior Stinger Main Event win. Smith started in the third row and wasted little time getting into the lead. He won ahead of second row starter Alex Butler, Cameron Metzgus, DJ Nelson, Tallon Dubisar, Eli Luckman, Heather Burton, Tanner Dubisar, Tucker Dubisar and Hailee Tilton. Smith and Butler were the eight lap heat race winners.

Axel Oudnan won the 15 lap PMSA 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Levi Kuntz finished second ahead of heat winner Pauly Cingic, Doug McVae, Barry Lambert, Ryan Bright, Willie Wolfe, heat winner Katie Bataglia and Doug Pirtle.

For information on what's happening at the track, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.

King Dwarf Car Winner At Coos Bay, 

Wallace, Emry, Solum, Robison Other Winners

Coos Bay, Oregon...May 30...Josh King won the 25 lap Dwarf Car Main Event Sunday night at Coos Bay Speedway. This was the second night of a two-night shootout between the rival Northwest and Southern Oregon Dwarf Car groups. King is the four-time reigning champion of the Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Association. He started on the pole and proceeded to lead all 25 laps in victory.  

The race had several yellow flags. King jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Josh Rodgers and Corey Esteban. Rodney Cook gained second on a Lap 3 restart with Shane Youngren running third. Youngren took second from Cook on Lap 6 with Anthony Pope settling into third. Pope gained second on a Lap 15 restart. Unfortunately, his race ended on a Lap 17 yellow flag. King set the pace on the restart with eighth row starter James Brinster settling into second. Brinster kept it close, but King prevailed at the checkered flag. Esteban finished third, followed by Tylor Howard, Devin LaHorgue, Philip Rowland, Rodgers, Erin Morganstern, Jason Robustelli and Youngren.

The support of the two rival Dwarf Car groups meant a field of 31 competitors were in action. They ran four eight lap heat races with wins going to Shane Youngren, Tanner Curr, Corey Esteban and Pope. Youngren won the four lap A Dash with Rodney Cook picking up the four lap B Dash win. Danny Altom won the 12 lap B Main. Altom started on the pole and led the early laps. Kevin LaHorgue ran second for a lap before being passed by Fred Hay and James Brinster. Brinster slipped past Hay for second on Lap 4 and took the lead from Altom on the sixth lap. However, Altom came roaring back to reclaim the lead for good on Lap 10. Brinster settled for second ahead of LaHorgue, Hay and Trevor Davis.

Richard Wallace won the 20 lap NASCAR America's Mattress Super Late Model Main Event. He charged into the lead at the start ahead of Wayne Butler and point leader Brody Montgomery. Previous winner Dennis Souza started on the pole but retired after three laps. Montgomery began pressuring Butler for the second position before making the pass on Lap 10. During the final five laps, Montgomery had reeled in Wallace, but Wallace kept his cool and picked up the victory. Butler settled for third, followed by Braden Fugate, Mike Taylor, Dennis Souza and Garrett Smith. The eight lap heat race win went to Montgomery.

Amanda Solum won the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event. This was her first win of the year, and she became the sixth different winner in eight races. Terry King jumped into the early lead over Solum and Joey Tardio. Solum took the lead from King on the eighth lap. On Lap 13, Tardio got past King for second. However, Solum had a comfortable lead by then. Steve Dubisar settled into third on Lap 15. Solum won by nearly a straightaway ahead of Tardio. Dubisar settled for third, followed by Blake Lehman, King, Brad Karpella, point leader Seth Christian, Rod Lowe, reigning champion Ken Fox and Charlie Withers. Tardio and King won the eight lap heat races.

Ryan Emry won the 20 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event. This was the fourth win of the season for the current point leader. Emry started in the second row. He overtook early leader Dustin Hitner and went on to the victory. Dillon Solum finished third, followed by Tahlan Rogers, Josh Kraliceck and Jess Crabtree. Emry also won the eight lap heat race.

Hannah Robison won the 10 lap Hornet Main Event. The 2019 champion parked her Late Model and proceeded to lead all the way for the Hornets feature win. With Robison setting the early pace, Don Beaudoin settled into second ahead of Kris Parker. Steven Parker moved into third on Lap 3 and gained second when Beaudoin retired after four laps. However, Kris Parker took second from Steven Parker on the seventh lap. Point leader Isaac Stere settled into third on Lap 8. Robison cruised to victory ahead of Kris Parker, Stere, Dan Briesacher, Steven Parker, Jett Nelson, Andrew Hansen, Lily Metzgus, Casey Crook and Brittany Scott. Beaudoin and Seth Christian won the eight lap heat races.

Griff Smith won the 15 lap Jr Stinger Main Event. Smith started in the second row as Cameron Metzgus took the early lead ahead of DJ Nelson. Smith moved by Nelson for second on Lap 2 and put the moves on Metzgus to grab the lead on Lap 6. Heather Burton was running in the third position until being overtaken by Tallon Dubisar on Lap 9. Smith built a half-lap lead over Metzgus by the time the checkered flag waved. Tallon Dubisar settled for third, followed by Alex Butler, Heather Burton, Nelson, Tanner Dubisar, Tucker Dubisar, Max Haga and Shawn Hill. Metzgus and Smith picked up the eight lap heat race wins. 

Levi Kuntz won the 12 lap PMSA 600 Winged Micro Sprint Main Event. He came from the eighth starting position to win. Kuntz also picked up his six lap heat race. Fellow heat winner Axel Oudman finished second in the feature race, followed by Ryan Bright, JoJo Bataglia, Doug McVeigh, Paul Cingic, Doug Pirtle, Trevor Brenner, Barry Lamport and Ryan Wolfe.

The oval track will host the McDonald's Malicious Monster Truck Insanity Tour on June 11th and 12th. A Wednesday Night Throwdown race will happen on June 16th, featuring the NASCAR America's Mattress Super Late Models, Street Stocks, Hornets and Dirt Modifieds. If that's not enough oval track racing for you, the ISCS Sprint Cars come back to town on June 19th along with a full slate of NASCAR racing, which will include the America's Mattress Super Late Models, Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Mini Outlaws, Hornets and Junior Stingers. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.com.

 

Hardtops Have Two Northern California Options 

This Saturday Night

This Saturday night, Hardtop enthusiasts in Northern California have two opportunities to go watch vintage Coup in Sedan racing. The Bay Area Hardtops will be racing at Antioch Speedway, while the older California Hardtop Association has has their second opportunity to go racing at the 1/5 mile dirt oval Orland Raceway. At least a dozen Hardtops are anticipated between the two venues.

The Orland date has been on the schedule for months. CHA Director John Philbert booked the June 12th date in the hopes that the night would go off as planned. Because of the age of some of these cars and their drivers, the CHA has been known to cancel races when the weather gets above 103°, and Orland is certainly one of those towns that is known to get hot. By booking in June, Philbert figured the races would go off a scheduled. As of now, it looks like that will be the case.

Originally, the Antioch date was to take place on May 22nd. However, Promoter Chad Chadwick had an opportunity to book a Flat Track Bike event and moved his originally scheduled program from May 22nd to June 12th without paying much heed to what else might be booked for the Hardtops. This move has resulted in drivers having to make a choice, despite the fact that there are only so many active cars at the moment. It also means the tracks are only getting a taste of the Hardtop racing they could be getting.

The CHA has successfully held three events this year at Placerville, Marysville and Orland. Bay Area Hardtop star Joel Hannagan piloted the Doug Broderick owned Junkyard Dog to wins in Placerville and Marysville. The most recent race at Orland saw five competitors come out to give the fans a show, and Joe Shenefield scored a rare victory on that occasion. 

It would be difficult to find a bigger booster for Hardtop racing then Ken Clifford, who they call The Rocket Man. The nickname is not boisterous. Being somebody who likes to go out there and have fun, The Rocket Man moniker is meant to point out the fact that Ken will rapidly find his way from the front of the pack to the back. His #27 car has Wiley Coyote with an ACME rocket strapped to his back. This is usually the car you'll find Ken piloting, but he now has three other options.

Clifford recently purchased the #3 Hardtop of Zack Frazier, which has won races on both the dirt and the pavement with the CHA. He also owns the former Bakersfield Hardtop championship car of Mark McCaslin, which sports a pink paint job and #5. The black #4 car originally came from Oregon and the Cascade Hardtops of Sunset Speedway and was driven by Steve Lemley. This car won the first two modern era Hardtop races at Sacramento and Orland in 2002. When he isn't busy, Ken's son Jason Clifford will drive that car. Ken always looks forward to the weeks when his son can join him at the track.

If you're keeping notes at home, the CHA kicked off the season at Marysville with a race won by Joel Hannagan ahead of Tom Grady, Joe Shenefield and Ken Clifford. Ron Ruiz was running at the front when he had an unfortunate encounter with the Turn 2 wall. This resulted in him missing the Placerville race, which was again won by Hannagan ahead of Matt Dragoon, Gary Hildebrand, Tom Grady and Shenefield. Shenefield had his moment to shine in the next race at Orland as he won ahead of Jason Armstrong, Ruiz, Ken Clifford and Bud Harvey, who was piloting the car of the late Dennis Armstrong.

The Hardtops have proven to be a popular attraction in Orland, which has led to Promoter Rich Hood booking the group three times. The drivers enjoy their trips to the Glenn County Fairgrounds facility as well. The car count could be a half-dozen or so. In addition to the five drivers we saw there at the most recent race, a few drivers who could be there include Grady, Mario Romano and Jason Clifford. Jason Clifford got a heat race win in Placerville, but unfortunately he had mechanical issues in the process and scratched from the Main Event.

Last year was a breakthrough year for the Bay Area Hardtops. They never had less than 10 cars in their appearances at Antioch Speedway, and this was bolstered by the fact that the Merced Speedway Vintage Sportsman division has been allowed to come join them. The Sportsman division was relaunched at Merced Speedway in 1999, and it's basically a replica class of the Sportsman division that headlined at tracks like Antioch, Merced and Watsonville in the 1970s. It's known that Antioch Promoter Chadwick is a fan of these cars.

The Sportsman division hasn't been receiving the race dates at Merced that they have in the past, so this has left some drivers scrambling to support the Hardtops at other venues. They recently participated at the CHA show in Placerville. Merced Speedway has held championship point seasons for the Sportsman class in every year with the exception of 2015 and last season's covid year. The most recent champions, Rick Elliott and Watsonville Hall of Famer Jerry Cecil, have already said they are coming to Antioch. Eric Sealy will be making his maiden Sportsman appearance at Antioch as well.

The team of Mike Friesen, Gary Hildebrand and Jeff West are all coming to Antioch. Hildebrand bears the distinction of being the only Sportsman driver to win a Main Event last year, which he did by out running Ron Ruiz at Marysville. The team recently acquired the former Merced championship car of the late Mike Henault. Friesen is the driver to win the first two modern era Sportsman championships at Merced in 1999 and 2000. The addition of these unique winged open wheel Stock Cars will give fans lots of variety to enjoy at Antioch this weekend.

The man with the bullseye on him will be Late Model and Dirt Modified veteran Joel Hannagan. Hannigan won all but one race at Antioch last year, which coincidentally was the night he didn't race as the car wasn't ready. Braudrick will have it ready to go this week as they try for their third win of the year. Both Dave Mackey and Ken Retzloff are anticipated at Antioch this week, though Retzloff may not make it due to body work being done on his Sedan. They've both moved to Indiana. Retzloff won the other Main Event in Antioch last year and is among the faster competitors in the group.

Tommy Thomson, who competes in a car that has its roots at the old Vallejo Speedway in the 1970s, has declared his intent to run this race. The body of this car is what Tommy ran at Vallejo Speedway in the late 1970s, and he won the last Hardtop race there with it. You will find a Vallejo Speedway connection with the Bay Area Hardtops. The car Mackey pilots is a Dudley Brothers Tribute Car. The car that Braudrick owns, which he has nicknamed The Junkyard Dog, is a tribute to his father Dick Braudrick's car. Dick was one of the top car owners at the old track.

Clay Foster will make his eagerly anticipated Hardtop debut. Also planning to compete this weekend will be Stock Car veteran Mike Slaney. Slaney picked up one of the top Bakersfield Hardtop cars, formerly owned by James Bradburn. He made his first starts with the group last year. He's also currently building additional cars for the class. Also anticipated is Matt Dragoon. 

There's quite a bit happening in the Bay Area with the Hardtop movement as cars are being built by past Wingless Spec Sprint competitor Jeff Pike, Jeff Kendrick and Vallejo Speedway star Skip Brown. Brown's car is reportedly nearly ready to debut and should be seen soon. With the support of the Sportsman class, there could be a dozen vintage race cars in Antioch Speedway this weekend.

The Vintage Hardtop movement is still very much alive on the West Coast. In addition to the two Northern California groups, the Bakersfield Hardtops have already had races at both Bakersfield Speedway and Kern County Raceway this year. The PRA Hardtops have raced at Roseburg's Douglas County Speedway, and the OTRO has competed at Coos Bay Speedway. The OTRO is the oldest group on the West Coast as they were founded in the 1980s. The Bakersfield Hardtops are the oldest group in California as they were founded about 15 years ago.

Hardtops ruled the race tracks throughout the country in the 1950s and 1960s. Vallejo Speedway is identified as a Hardtop hub as they were the last track to feature the cars in 1978. You'll find that there is a not so subtle connection between the Vallejo Hardtop movement and the Bay Area Hardtops when you look at some of the paint jobs and see some of the names involved with these cars. If you want to experience some Hardtop excitement, all you need to do is go to Orland Raceway or Antioch Speedway this Saturday night.

 

Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 5
Delta Dwarf Cars
Tommy Velasquez III
Nick Velasquez
Sean Catucci
Danny Wagner
Devan Kammermann
Dennis Gilcrease
David Michael Rosa
Scott Dahlgren
David Rosa
Jack Haverty
Travis Day
Kevin Miraglio
Tom VanTuyl
Roberto Monroy
Ellie Russo
Jameson Sole
Larry Bell
Chuck Conover DNS

Hobby Stocks
Ken Johns
DJ Keldsen
Jeff Bentancourt
Melissa Myers
Jon Haney
Jared Baugh
Gene Haney
Brad Myers
Megan Ponciano
Larry McKinzie Jr
Misty Welborn
Grayson Baca
Colton Haney
Angela Brown
Judy Arth
James Graessle
Charlie Bryant
Albert Ballinger
Michaela Taylor
Kenneth Robles
Vigna Anthony DQ

Wingless Spec Sprint
Bob Newberry
Jimmy Christian
Jacob Tuttle
Ryon Siverling
Scott Chapeta
Shawn Arriaga
Bob Davis
Kevin Box
Tony Bernard
Jeff Scotto
Roy Fisher
MacKenzie Newton
Ricky Brophy
Shannon Newton
Steve Maionchi
James East
Dylan Newberry

Mini Stocks
Tom Brown
Don Abitz
Eddie Humphrey III
Dana Gardner
James Mccullar
Harlan Kunt
Laina Bales
Katie Tatum


Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 5
IMCA RaceSaver Sprints
Kyle Rasmussen
Ryan Delisle
Albert Pombo
Brooklyn Holland
Phil Heynen
Connor Danell
Davey Pombo Jr
Brandon Emmett
Brad Hohlbauch
Riley Clem

American Stocks
Dakota Brown
Josh Yadon
Mason Conway
Kody Sly
Ethan Guess
James Williams
Mark McCaslin
Antony Sly

Mini Stocks
Clint Duncan
Joe Robinson
Brandon Wolford
Zach Herod
Carson Conway
Tommy Provence
Liam Meyers
Chistopher Jackson
David Wolford
Brayden Jamar
Clinton Massey
Josie Robinson
Gene Glover DQ
Matthew Herod DNS

IMCA Mod Lites
Phil Barrow
Candi Varney
J.D. Brown
Colby Lewis
parker cherry
Cade Lewis DQ
Roy Maynard DQ
Tim Varney DQ
Shane Balser DNS
Jeff Thompson DNS


Placerville Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 5
Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Cars
A Main
Blake Carrick
Kalib Henry
Kyle Offill
Michael Faccinto
Tanner Carrick
Andy Forsberg
Joel Myers Jr
Justyn Cox
Andy Gregg
Dylan Bloomfield
Jake Andreotti
Greg DeCaires V
Landon Brooks
Angelo Cornet
John Clark
Justin Bradway
Michael Ing
Justin Henry
Bret Barney
Shane Hopkins

B Main
Andy Forsberg
Michael Faccinto
Bret Barney
Jake Andreotti
Cody Fendley
Jodie Robinson
C.J. Humphreys
Stephen Ingraham
Cody Spencer
Ryan Rocha
Kenny Wanderstadt
Dominic Gorden
Lonny Alton
Brent Bjork

Pure Stocks
Kevin Jinkerson
Nick Baldwin
Tom Tilford
Chris Mcginnis
Jonny Walsh
Ryan Murphy
Stephanie Hanson
Dan Jinkerson
Mel Byers
Michael Murphy
John Evans

Mini Trucks
Thomas Jensen
Aaron Rupley
Britt McMains
Austin Struthers
Mike Miller
Howard Miller
Wyatt Lakin
Paizlee Miller

BCRA Lightning Sprints
Terry Bergstrom
Dakota Albright
Cody Meyer
Scott Kinney
Greg Dennett
Brandon Leedy
Danika Jo Parker
Jayden Meyer
Josef Ferolito


Southern Oregon Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 5
World Famous Autos Limited Sprints
Tanner Holmes
Johnny Burke
RJ McGahuey
Cameron Robustelli
Jake Wheeler
R.C. Smith
Bailey Hibbard
Enrique Jaime
R.J. Baker
Charlie Thompson
Brionna Fuller
Morgan Burks
Edrel Jamie
Dave Button
Rodney David Smith
David Marble
David Hibbard
Kyle Adams
Mike Wheeler DNS
Donny Waddell

SODCA Dwarf Cars
Brock Peters
Josh King
Devin Lahorgue
Steve Walker
Fred Hay
Jason Robustelli
Erin Morgenstern
Chad Cardoza
Trevor Davis
Greg Meilicke
Reggie Ayres
Kaycee Sheeler
Colby Berquist
Kalvin Morton
Ryan Smith

Outlaw Pro Stocks
Steve Borror
James Flowers
Johnny Cobb
Jeff Haudenshild
Matt Harlow
Scott Flowers
Dennis Burtenhouse Jr
Colby Hammond
Dan Randall
Ken Irving
Rick Lukens
Michael Mcleod
Chance Trout
Taylor Buckley DNS
Darek Alford DNS
Dean Hackworth DNS
Bubba J Bostwick DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jorddon Braaten
Billy Richey
Branden Wilson
Ryan Peery
Matt Sanders
Dwayne Melivin
Donald Bandfield
Wyatt Westfall
Isaac Sanders
Steven Sanders
Colt Boswell
Chance Gorden
Mike Medel
Jantzen Knips
Bart Foster
Joby Shields
Nick Berryhill
Jacob Hoppes
Mike Jones
Andrew Gifford DNS


Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 5
Jr Sprints
Hayden Stepps
Josiah Vega
Levi Osborne
Jackson Tardiff
Vito Cancilla
Heston Stepps
Maya Mauldin
Dean Skrifvars
Kyle Klagenberg
Colin Reynolds
Mickelina Monico
Edward Olvera
Jacob Ryan
Briggs Davis

Super 600
Gauge Garcia
Ashton Torgerson
Devon Courtnier
Izaak Sharp
Dalton Parreira
Hailey Wood
Rylee Whitehouse
Brett McColloch
Brad Hannum
Tony Alosi
Tallon Becker
Drake Edwards
Jason Chapman

Restricted
Austin Wood
Lucas Mauldin
Andrew Smith
Jackson Kohler
Adrianna DeMartini
Colton Key
Peyton Whitehouse
Lucas Johnson
Caden Gotelli
Kaiden Gowen
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Savannah Brown
Kyle Cravotta
Ryder Byrd
AJ Neilson
Kellan Harper

Wingless 600
A Main
Results are not official
1     #22M Dan Mognaga         
2     #2A Austin Wood
3     #44X Jeffrey Pahule
4     #44T Austin Taborski
5     #02 Ashton Torgerson
6     #00 Cody Jessop
7     #88 Drake Edwards
8     #72B Bryant Bell
9     #87 Kelvin Lewis
10     #13D Drew Laeber
11     #10Z Derrick Patterson
12     #37H Ryan Holden
13     #68 JJ Bright
14     #26C Jeremy Chapman
15     #36 Jarrett Heimlich
16     #444 Brandon Alvarado
17     #45S Hayden Saich     
18     #2B Travis Sullivan
19     #17 Taylor DeCarlo
20     #15 Michael Laughton     
21     #44B Steve Bettanini
22     #83K Colin Kirby

B Main
DERRICK PATTERSON
Drake Edwards
Taylor DeCarlo
Devin Osanna
Chuck Patterson
Steve Alvarado
Randy Westbrook
Aiden Bailey
Tyson Davis


Ocean Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 4
Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo
Justin Sanders
Zane Blanchard
Bud Kaeding
Mitchell Faccinto
D.J. Netto
J.J. Ringo
Travis Labat
Kurt Nelson
Joel Myers
Jeremy Chisum
Bryce Eames
Mark Chaves Jr
Adam Kaeding
Ashlyn Rodriguez
Richard Fajardo
Burt Foland Jr
Geoffrey Grimm
Keith Day Jr
Nick Ringo
Joey Ancona
Tristan Guardino
Mitchel Moles

Hobby Stocks
Rob Gallaher
Jerry Skelton
Scott Freeman
Sam Kennedy
Joe Gallaher
Mitch Lettunich
Bobby Gallaher
Nick Silva
Terry Campion
Wally Kennedy
Norm Ayers
Tim Clark
Adriane Frost
Devin Belton
Angela Brown

Four Bangers
Kate Beardsley
Tony Gullo
Nicole Beardsley
Bill Beardsley
Michael Tremble
Travis VanGilder
Richard Mitchell
DJ Keldsen DQ

South Bay Dwarf Cars
Tommy Velasquez III
Nick Velasquez
Brandon Wiley
Sean Catucci
Mark Biscardi
Travis Day
Punky Pires
Joe Barket
Eric Weisler
Dan Zuger
Barry Waddell
Roberto Monroy
Eddy Claessen
Bradley McNair
Mike Aceves


Cottae Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 5
Winged 360 Sprint Cars
Kinzer Cox
Garen Linder
Vern Scevers
Tyler Driever
Chelsea Blevins
Gregory Hamilton
Justin Lemon
Matt Hein
Tyler Thompson
Pat Desbiens
Steven Snawder
TJ Richmon
Brian Boswell

IMCA Modifieds
Bricen James
John Campos
Jesse Williamson
Curtis Towns
Jeffrey Hudson
Jake Mayden
Matthew Drager
James Welshonse
Andy Freeman
Tom Elam
Paul Culp
Paul Rea
Jeremy DeGroot
Aaron Sheelar
Roy Kirk Jr
Toby Ferrando

Royalty Core IMCA Sport Modifieds
Ray Bloom
Ron Wilson
Dalton Bloom
Travis Pruitt
Shawn Hand
Doug Coffman
David Schmidt
Aaron Bloom
Dustin Comer
Theran Trissell
Trevor Points
Kevin Kirk
Jordan Henry
Brian Smith
Steve Hopkins
Matt Brown
Jake DeWalt
Roger Bell
KC Scott
Chris Allmendinger

Street Stocks
Graig Osborne
Justin Evans
Taunton Swaim
Dakota Godard
Adam Applebee
Anthony Prather
Makenzie Thompson
Troy Chamberlain
Michael Hollingsworth
Eric Freeman
Mike Swaim
Andrew Langan

IMCA Sport Compacts
Scarlett Drake
Bradley Martin
Andrew Langan
Burnie Bryant
Kerry Cooper
Jim Simmons
Rex Eckley
Tiffany Towns
Jack Vicari
Barry Cannon
Michael Kennerly
Bruce Miller
Kimberly Cannon


Deming Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 4
Focus Midgets
A Main
Results are not official
1     #17M Shane Smith
2     #24 Nick Evans
3     #09 Levi Harless
4     #32m Jake Munn
5     #90H Brian Holmkvist
6     #95 Jesse Munn
7     #5C Chris Foster
8     #17 Kyle Hanson

1200 Sprints
A Main
Results are not official
1     #10D Dakota Drake
2     #17 Derek Holmwood
3     #6 Jared Gunderse
4     #13 Steven Hendrickson
5     #30 Terry Lewis
6     #5 Alex Lewis
7     #N8 Nate Vaughn
8     #10J Tyson Lemley
9     #92 Seth Hespe
10     #6H Haylee Bloodgood
11     #10S Frosty Metcalfe
12     #12 Tanner Schoonover
13     #29 Alan Lindquist
14     #76e Austin Edson
15     #11m Bill McMeekin
16     #10L Brock Lemley

600 Micros
A Main
Results are not official
1     #21H Jeremy Holz
2     #91 Jared Peterson
3     #11h Parker Hadlock
4     #23R Dylan Resch
5     #22R Ryley Mayer
6     #48T Tanner Holm
7     #11c Colin Mackey
8     #39K Kaitlyn Hammer
9     #70 Macie Logsdon
10     #22 Jesse Schlotfeldt
11     #78 Haley Constance
12     #88w Jayden Whitney
13     #K9 Kaden Holm
14     #13c Tyler Conley
15     #8R Rachel Westmoreland
16     #54 Billy Coates
17     #22D Dakota Drake
18     #28B Spencer Constance     
19     #14 Keith Wickard         
20     #29 Levi Kuntz

B Main
Results are not official
1     #13c Tyler Conley         
2     #22D Dakota Drake
3     #28B Spencer Constance
4     #54 Billy Coates
5     #23x Xan Miller
6     #15H Travis Hart

600 Restricted
A Main
Results are not official
1     #22 Peyton Drake
2     #24L Levi Hillier
3     #29 Levi Kuntz
4     #3D Destry Miller
5     #21z Keira Zylstra
6     #48z Zoey Tupper
7     #71 Kane VanSickle
8     #21c Corbin Ramsey
9     #7o Axel Oudman
10     #14c Carson Guffie
11     #59M Mallory Fisher
12     #13E Ethan Lashley
13     #4D Diane Knutzen
14     #115 Karma Fagerlie
15     #40J Rylee Kentch         
16     #66 Fairah Lee     

B Main
Results are not official
1     #13E Ethan Lashley
2     #59M Mallory Fisher
3     #115 Karma Fagerlie
4     #66 Fairah Lee
5     #52w Jeff Woolsey
6     #38B Dale Orcutt
7     #12 Orn Biggs     
8     #91 Grace Matier

JR Sprints
Results are not official
1     #3 Avery Askvig     
2     #78 Brooklyn Constance
3     #20d Dustin Ramsey
4     #21c Clayton Jalakas
5     #5c Colton Knapp
6     #23 Jayce Medcalf
7     #5W Chase Whitney
8     #54 Ryan Bright
9     #67 Oliver Kairis
10     #27P Piper Bilven
11     #88 Sawyer Baxter         
12     #68 McKenna Morgan


Meridian Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 5
SPEED TOUR SPRINTS
Results are not official
1     #99 CORY LOCKWOOD
2     #33 KYLE ALBERDING
3     #91 BRYAN WARF
4     #77 MATT ELLIOTT
5     #7 RANDY DUBOIS
6     #22 DJ LYONS
7     #16 ROB GRICE
8     #28 COLTON NELSON
9     #43 KYLE BERGENER
10     #98 KENNY HAMILTON
11     #13Q PRESTON HENDERSON
12     #34 RANDY WHITMAN
13     #8A ANTHONY OFFUTT
14     #68 MIKE ANDERSON
15     #12B MONTY BERGENER
16     #49 MARLON PENCE
17     #12 AARON MCPEAK     

SUPER MODIFIEDS
Results are not official
1     #32 JIM BIRGES
2     #98x COLTON NELSON
3     #34 RANDY WHITMAN
4     #2 RICH JR CASTOR
5     #78c TONY THOMAS
6     #4U BRYAN SHAFER  
7     #4 CODY CASTOR
8     #0X MATT ELLIOTT
9     #2X RANDY ANDERSON
10     #3U KEVIN TRUSCOTT
11     #3 RICK OTTS
12     #8 JORDAN DECENICK
13     #19 ART MCCARTHY

FOCUS MIDGETS
Results are not official
1     #31 CHYENNE MERRILL
2     #13 DEVIN WESTOVER
3     #9 RIVER MERRILL
4     #25 ASHLYN POWELL
5     #23 RANDY SCHAAF
6     #68 MIKE ANDERSON
7     #16 DWAYNE SWANSON

BIG DADDY HORNETS
Results are not official
1     #21 DAN LOWTHER
2     #81 CHUCK YOUNGBLOOD
3     #82 TOMMY HARROD
4     #43 DALE BOLINGER
5     #78 BLAINE WALLER
6     #55 KEVIN MATUSKA
7     #05 GABE INGLIS
8     #7 ZACH BOWMAN
9     #8 TRENT WILSON
10     #17 CRAIG TAYLOR
11     #25 JERRY KNAUS
12     #84 KAGE CRYSLER
13     #53 CORBIN BLACK
14     #09 KEATON WILSON         

PROJECT FILTER PRO 4
Results are not official
1     #22 JORDAN HARRIS
2     #8 KENNY CHANDLER
3     #77 RYAN BAILEY
4     #48 RAY BOLINGER
5     #03 JESSIKA HARRIS
6     #72 AJ COLLINS


Redwood Acres Raceway Unofficial Race Results June 5
NSMS MODIFIEDS
Results are not official
1     #24 Scott Winters
2     #27 Ian Elliott
3     #16 Rich Cobb
4     #96 Keith Bloom
5     #21 Darrin Sullivan
6     #57k Kylie Keown
7     #12 Dustin DeRoiser
8     #2k Trevor Kollenborn
9     #77 Jeremy Nowlin
10     #14 Mike Neilson
11     #9 Randy Houston         
12     #20 Darrin Knight     
13     #77e Orion Mosher         
14     #5k Kyle Tellstrom         
15     #02 Sal Lopez         
16     #02s Foryst Souza

Late Model
Results are not official
1     #22m David Miller         
2     #12w Ryan Walters
3     #2 David Henderson
4     #18 Eugene Palmer
5     #5 Scott Baker
6     #26 Nick Ford
7     #10f Dustin Walters     
8     #36 Luke Hall

Bomber
Results are not official
1     #27 Louren Powers         
2     #24 Tyler Krupa
3     #50 Ed Rasmussen
4     #00 Jordan Krupa
5     #50r Bridget Steeves
6     #44 Donnie Brown

Legends
Results are not official
1     #19 Brandon White         
2     #49 Chris Lawrence
3     #11 Brett Murrell
4     #21 Tyler Krupa
5     #10c Carlee Austin
6     #27 Tyler Peach
7     #3 Andrew Thronton
8     #8 Scott Taylor
9     #62 Brad Henderson
10     #1 Emily Vest
11     #14 Austin Cook     

Mini Stock
Results are not official
1     #33 Colton Kinsey         
2     #85 CJ Dalton
3     #11 Sam Brown
4     #13 Brian Murrell Jr
5     #7 Allison McCarty
6     #16o Eric O'Ferrall
7     #18 Shannon Palmer
8     #07 Cole Peterson

Road Runner
Results are not official
1     #48 Steve Kimberling         
2     #16 Tanisha Ratzlaff
3     #20 Dylan Ford
4     #29 Jeremiah Martin
5     #31 Michael Lawrence
6     #2 Wayne Marsh     
7     #61 Bob Ratzlaff


Ventura Raceway Unofficial Race Results June 5
USAC Western State Midgets
Results are not official
1     #5K Ben Worth     
2     #73B Robby Josett
3     #7 Shannon McQueen
4     #51 Brody Fuson
5     #9 Blake Bower
6     #1NP David Prickett         
7     #73 Dylan Ito
8     #20 CJ Sarna
9     #8 Randi Pankratz
10     #83 Austin Liggett         
11     #68 Ronnie Gardner
12     #15 Ron Hazelton     
13     #12 Jarrett Soares     
14     #33P Mike Leach     
15     #1X Kaleb Montgomery

WMR Midgets
Results are not official
1     #9 Blake Bower     
2     #22Q David Prickett
3     #11 Randi Pankratz
4     #29 Cory Brown
5     #17 Megan Moorhead
6     #22 Paul Sanders
7     #6 Brent Curran
8     #99 Darren Brent
9     #57 Kyle Huttenhow
10     #8K Kala Keliinoi
11     #5 Joey Bishop
12     #26 Tim Foy
13     #20 Kyle Hawse
14     #0FG Brandon Curran     
15     #37 Wally Pankratz
16     #10 Antonia Boscacci

Cal. Lightning Sprints
Results are not official
1     #41 A. J. Bender     
2     #4 Jeff Dyer
3     #2J James Turnbull
4     #21K Bobby Michnowicz
5     #13x Aiden Lange
6     #18 David Gasper
7     #37 Dominic Delmonte
8     #2R Rob Palmer
9     #39R Mark Henry
10     #31 Bruce Douglass
11     #66 James Heling
12     #1 Pat Kelly
13     #17 Dale Gamer
14     #8G Eric Greco
15     #88B Trevor Ballou
16     #47D Rudy Padilla
17     #36 Wyatt Boczanowski
18     #42 John Rockstar Roberts

NMRA TQ Midgets
Results are not official
1     #59 Scott Niven
2     #40 Chris Thomas
3     #75 Chuck West
4     #36 West Evans
5     #5 Bruce Hiroshima
6     #o7 Kevin Kale
7     #77 Ace Kale
8     #70 Don Brashier
9     #20 David Perry     

VRA Hobby Stocks
Results are not official
1     #18 Ryan Changus         
2     #14 Wayne Heurung
3     #18H Jeff Houghton         
4     #6 Russel Wagner         
5     #16 Tom Stephens Jr


Diamond Mountain Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 4
IMCA Modified
Riley Simmons
Chris Nieman
Chris Olexiewicz
Paris Archie
Wade Kennemore
Scott Foreman
Royce Goetz
Travis Diercks
Colby Russell
Jeff White
Andy Strait
Larry McCracken
Casey Nickerson

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Trevor Clymens
Jim Ford
Ryan Peery
Richard Longacre
Dennis Crook
Shayna Nieman
Jeff Tuttle
Craig Nieman
DUSTIN LANGSTON
Ryan Belli
Colton Chew
Timothy Allerdings
Bion Barr
Matt Canada
Jason Emmot
Nathan Neely

Stock Cars
Randy Boyd
Rocky Goetz
Aaron Flournoy
Steve Gordon
Joe Conroy
Madison Hood
Jacob Dias
21K
DOUGLAS WEEKS
Brian Maehler
Keith Honney
11X
Keegan Gunderson
FRED KRESGE
12 DNS

Sprint Cars
Bruce Ferrier
Jordan Garretson
Jeff Culver
LARRY TACHOVSKY
Nick Purdy

Mini Stocks
Tom Davis
Katelynn Robertson
Andi Hast
Mallory Evenson
Suzie Schmitt
Bob Kelly
JOHNNY MOYA
Ainsleigh Evenson DNS


Meridian Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 4
SPEED TOUR SPRINTS
1     #33 KYLE ALBERDING
2     #28 COLTON NELSON
3     #99 CORY LOCKWOOD
4     #91 BRYAN WARF
5     #43 KYLE BERGENER
6     #16 ROB GRICE
7     #81 CASEY TILLMAN
8     #7 RANDY DUBOIS             
9     #22 DJ LYONS
10     #12B MONTY BERGENER
11     #13Q PRESTON HENDERSON
12     #49 MARLON PENCE
13     #24 MATT ELLIOTT
14     #98 KENNY HAMILTON
15     #26 TONY ACKERLAND
16     #34 RANDY WHITMAN
17     #8A ANTHONY OFFUTT
18     #12 AARON MCPEAK
19     #68 MIKE ANDERSON     

SUPER MODIFIEDS
1     #98x COLTON NELSON
2     #34 RANDY WHITMAN
3     #2 RICH JR CASTOR
4     #19 ART MCCARTHY
5     #4U BRYAN SHAFER
6     #2X RANDY ANDERSON
7     #78c TONY THOMAS
8     #8 JORDAN DECENICK
9     #4 CODY CASTOR
10     #32 JIM BIRGES
11     #3 RICK OTTS
12     #0X MATT ELLIOTT

DOMINOS LEGENDS
1     #22 BROK KIDD
2     #13 CHANCE DAVIS
3     #50 JERRY DAVIS                 
4     #9 TRAVIS PAVLACKY
5     #6 KEN FRICKEY
6     #25 COURTNEY WELLER
7     #55 JOHNETHAN DAVIS
8     #78 JOE DAILY
9     #95 PAYTON WELLER
10     #57M AJ MARTINSON

FOCUS MIDGETS
1     #23 RANDY SCHAAF
2     #13 DEVIN WESTOVER
3     #9 RIVER MERRILL
4     #25 ASHLYN POWELL
5     #31 CHYENNE MERRILL
6     #68 MIKE ANDERSON
7     #16 DWAYNE SWANSON

PAULYS BAR STREET STOCKS
1     #8 TROY EVANS
2     #22 DENNIS WURTZ
3     #21 JOSH FANOPOULOS
4     #99 KENDRA OCCHIPINTI
5     #96 TAYLOR OCCHIPINTI
6     #89 KANE THOMASSON
7     #04 SAMANTHA RAYMOND
8     #47 SCOTT COOPER
9     #58 TYLER MARSTON
10     #26 PATRICK TULLY
11     #94 SIERRA LAWRENCE
12     #14 NEAL LATHAM
13     #49 CHUCK YOUNGBLOOD
14     #34 JOSH PETERSON
15     #61 DWAINE BACCUS

Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 29
IMCA Modified
Kellen Chadwick
Carl Berendse II
Buddy Kniss
Jim Pettit II
Raymond Lindeman
Bobby Motts Jr
Frank Furtado
Kyle Bryan
John Pierce
Mitch Machado
Matthew Hagio
Aaron Crowell
Travis Westervelt

IMCA Sport Modified
KC Keller
Kevin Brown
Tyler Browne
Jacob Haas
Kelly Campanile
Andrew Pearce
Jacob Mallet Jr
Jim DiGiovanni
Tommy Clymens Jr
Dwayne Short
Guy Ahlwardt
Hunter Merritt
Trevor Clymens
Jason Ryan Jr
Tom Fraser
Mark Garner
Max Baggett
Frank Cefaliello Jr
Breanna Troen
Scott Foster
Fred Ryland

IMCA Stock Car
Travis Dutra
Dan Gonderman
Joe Gallaher
Jason Robles
Jay Bryant
Austin VanHoff
Renn Bane
Mark Morton
Rob Gallaher
Matt Quadrelli
Brock Hamilton


Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 29
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Ryan Peery
Travis Peery
Trevor Tiffee
Ethan Killingsworth
Colt Boswell
Ryder Boswell
Jack Waldon III
James Flowers
Jace Wright

Mini Stock
Ashtin Hedges
Logan McKnight
Marilyn Yawnick
Connor Franklin
Michael Knuckles

Tri State Pro Stock
A Main
Jeff Olschowka
David King Jr
Justin Crockett
Rich Denman
Phil Marino
Ryan Smith
Jesse Gonzalez
Walter Ball
Matt Kile
Cory Biggs
Richard Workman
Brent Lawrence
Denny Burtenhouse
Rick Lukens
Richard Brace Jr
James Flowers
Scott Flowers
Richard Vander Ploeg
Jay Sears
Chris Smith

B Main 1
James Flowers
Richard Workman
Rick Lukens
Michael McLeod
Bill Hall

B Main 2
Chris Smith
Cory Biggs
Richard Vander Ploeg
Blaine Hill
Steve Studebaker


Southern Oregon Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 29
IMCA Modified
Craig Cassell
Nick Trenchard
Albert Gill
Zach Fettinger
Jesse Bailey
Andy Freeman
James Welshonse
Jeremy Ohlde
Jon Debenedetti
Tom Elam
James Anderson
Ray Kniffen Jr
Mark Gaylord
Dave Duste Jr
Dan Philpott
Mark Wauge

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jordan Braaten
Matt Sanders
Rich McCoy
Wyatt Westfall
Mike Medel
Braxton Possinger
Dwayne Melivin
Joby Shields
Brian Knor
Chance Gordan
Isaac Sanders
Steven Sanders
Mike Jones
Billy Richey
Donald Bandfield
Jesse Merriman
David Schmidt
Branden Wilson
Bart Foster

CDA Late Models
Joey Tanner
Trent Elliott
Dave Foote
Brian Bowman
Eric Massey
Chris Biggs
John Duffie
Bob Dees
John Dees


Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 29
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Dennis Souza
Braden Fugate
Brody Montgomery
Richard Wallace
Mike Taylor
Wayne Butler
Hannah Robinson

Sportsman Late Models
Dillon Solum
Tahlan Rogers
Ryan Emry
Josh Kralicek
Dustin Hitner
Brad Dubisar

Street Stocks
Steve Dubisar
Joey Tardio
Blake Lehman
Seth Christian
Ken Fox
AMANDA SOLUM
James Baker
Brad Karpella
Terry King
Charlie Withers
Leroy Rockwell
Rod Lowe
Sam Talon

Mini Outlaws
Jeff Thurman
mike beaudoin
jordan beaudoin
Matthew Emry
Nicole Emry
Jamie Daniels
Ken Keefer
Scott Beaudoin

Hornets
Kris Parker
Kevin Rockwell
Isaac Stere
Austin Beaudoin
Bid VanLoon
alexis baker
Steven Parker
William Hitner
Brittany Scott
Jim Van Loon
Dan Beaudoin
Jett Nelson
Andrew Hansen

JR Stingers
Griff Smith
DJ Nelson
Alex Butler
Cameron Metzgus
Tallon Dubisar
Eli Luckman
Heather Burton
Tanner dubisar
Tucker dubisar
Hailee Tilton
Shawn Hill

Dwarf Cars
A Main
Anthony Pope
Josh King
Brock Peters
Mikey Burnham
Steve Walker
Tylor Howard
Chris Kress
Ryan Smith
Fred Hay
Mike Shoen
Chad Cardoza
Devin Lahorgue
Josh Rodgers
Tanner Curr
Adam Chaffee
Shane Youngren
Corey Esteban
Justin DeMars
Cody Peters
Dave Brune

B Main
Chris Kress
Ryan Smith
Tylor Howard
Dave Brune
Cody Peters
Devin Lahorgue
Mike Shoen
Adam Chaffee
Jason Robustelli
01
Jason Fike
Guy Williams
Trevor Davis
Crystal Flath
John Chrisman

C Main
Chris Kress
Crystal Flath
Cody Peters
01
Jason Robustelli
Jason Fike
Dave Brune
Danny Altom
Erin Morganstern
Ashleigh Strain
Rodney Cook
casery warren
Jesse Cook
Philip Rowland
Jim Ritchie
Rodney Cook


Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 29
Spec Sprints
Nick Robfogel
Geoff Ensign
Shawn Arriaga
Shane Hopkins
Bob Newberry
Shayna Ensign
Cody Fendley
Nathan Schank
Ryon Siverling
Marcus Hardina
Eathon Lanfri
Sparky Howard
Jack McDonald
Zack Albers

IMCA Modifieds
Anthony Slaney
Michelle Paul
Gary Zwicker
Michael Paul Jr
Jim Weiler
Jake Dewsbury

600 Micro Sprint
Caleb DeBem
Brian Slubik
Bruno Bianchi
Amber Fields
Jeromie Charon  
Charlie Emery

Mini Stock
Tom Brown
Roberta Broze
Sophie Shelley
JB Hagemann
Dana Gardner
Joe Silveria


Bakersfield Speedway Nationals Night #1
IMCA Modifieds
Ethen Dotson
Kyle Heckman
Cody Laney
Troy Morris III
Dylan Thornton
Collen Winebarger
Jerry Flippo
Clint Reichenbach
Trevor Fitz
Bryan Clark
Rob Sanders
Robby Sawyer
Cody Burke
Tom Smith
Alyssa Smith
Ryan Daves
Steve Noland
Dylan Buxton
Larry Wise
Dalton Houghton
Michael Scruggs  
Brad Pounds
Ricky Childress Jr

IMCA Sport Modified
Levi Kiefer
John Piker
Tyler Bannister
Nick Spainhoward
Jason Bannister
Tyler Blankenship
David Pearson
Brock Crawford
Matt Mayo
Austin Manzella
Billy Simkins
Brandon Jennings
Markus Frazier
Jason Nation
Dylan Potter
Adam Baker
Justin Gonzalez
Brian Baker
Joe Baker
Daniel West
Ryan Deforest
Michael Black
Mike Wells
Austin Pugh

Hobby Stock
Ricky Childress Jr
Nicholas Johnson
Eric Cimental
Stephen Johnson
Jimmy Irwin
Justin Tuey
Don Mead
Nick Coffman
Tina Pounds
George Silva
Christian Witwer
Rick Hederson
Dylan Wilson
Tyler Johnson
Jeff Houghton
James Cornelius
Taylor Marshant
Jack Roberts
Kyle Wood
Johnny Wood
Austin Manzella

IMCA Stock Cars
Ethen Dotson
Kyle Heckman
Steven Johnson
Justin Schweitzer
Cody Johnson
Nicholas Johnson
Chad Johnson
Dakota Schweitzer
Wayne Dotson


Hermiston Raceway Unofficial Race Results May 29
Pro Late Models
 Duel in the Desert first 50
Garrett Evans
Kaiden Anderson
Jim Franklin
Jeff Mullins
Haeden Plybon
Rick Gerard
Chris Miner
Travis Kohler
Bud Rumsey
Ken Mullins
Tom Abercrombie

Duel in the desert part 2
Haeden Plybon
Kaiden Anderson
Garrett Evans
Jim Franklin
Rick Gerard
Jeff Mullins
Chris Miner
Travis Kohler
Ken Mullins
Tom Abercrombie

Bombers
Jeremy Erb
Harold Synder
Tracy Howell
Cody McDonald
Kenny Michaels
Mel Leinbach
Todd Dunn
Brandon Snyder
Jake Dudney
Kedric Preston

Hobby Stock
Chris Marang
Jerry Miller
Dillion Huffines
Billy Scribner
Mikey Denton
Travis McKinney
Garrett Huffines
Luke Klingenberg
Josh Henne
72b
Jesse Vincent
Chad Story
Bobby Stewart Jr
Brad Tidrick

Legend
Kellen Dean
Austin Snodgrass  
Bill Kik
Randy Copeland
Larry Badoux
Steven Bervin
Scott Dawson
Trace Thompson
Garrett Poynor
Jayson Payne

Mini Stock
Mike Savage
Tanner Dates
Ron Wilbur
Kedric Preston
Meredith Thompson

Hornet
Drew Decker
Jessica Hoffman
David Knowles
Craig Jensen
Karen Pitzer
Alejandro Mendoza
Jerad Larson
Joe Dunn
Sarah Hodgson
Sean Zieske
Tristan Trujilio
Shieynne Swaggart
Justus Zamudio
Thomas Stevenson
Cameron Christman
Kamery Welton
Andy Stewart
Owen Bergland
Jared Cowles


Lakeport Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 29
Upstate Bombers
Results are not official
1     #27 Loren Powers Jr     
2     #87 Trystan Mucci
3     #69 Charlie Collins
4     #79 Mike Collin
5     #40 Charley Tour
6     #98 Dustin Kuhl
7     #44 Donnie Brown
8     #50R Ed Rasmussen
9     #75 Ron Portlock
10     #66 Jimmy Sorrels
11     #25 Bradley Dale
12     #1** Jeana Ramos
13     #24 Raquel Krupa
14     #8** Seth Chew
15     #10** Jimmy Shankles     
16     #9 Danny Helm
17     #77KC Kasey Horat
18     #00 Jordan Krupa         
19     #96 Shelby Helm

Limited Modifieds
Results are not official
1     #37 Sierra Furia
2     #37S Robert Schmidt
3     #23 TJ Buzzard Jr
4     #62JR Roy Ingalls Jr
5     #28 Raymond Taylor Jr
6     #51 Bo Robertson
7     #21 Tyler Manning
8     #1L J.R. Lane

Legends of the Pacific
Results are not official
1     #43 Christian Bazen         
2     #35 Jeremy Doss
3     #21N Ethan Nascimento
4     #15 Mikey Lovell
5     #71 Josh Ayers
6     #8 Aiden Daniels
7     #37 Clayton Travels
8     #33 Kevin Travels
9     #18 JK Kinney
10     #65 Blake Borchers
11     #77 Kayci Phillips
12     #3X Mark Burch
13     #3 Trey Daniels
14     #24C Dan Camacho
15     #17 Robert Byers     
16     #9 Foryst Souza
17     #7D Dylan Washburn
18     #11 Chris Justice
19     #47 Brian Park
20     #21 Tyler Krupa

Jammers JR/Jammers PRO
Results are not official
1     #D4 Donovan Arreguin   2021-Jammers PRO     
2     #20 Danney Helm Sr   2021-Jammers PRO
3     #10H Hailey Glass   2021-Jammers JR
4     #01 TJ Sorrels   2021-Jammers JR
5     #5 Charles French   2021-Jammers JR
6     #23G Dennis Anderson   2021-Jammers PRO
7     #23 Christian Sanchez   2021-Jammers PRO
8     #20F Christopher Fischer   2021-Jammers PRO  
9     #17 Billy Hammond   2021-Jammers PRO
10     #44 Tucker Murray   2021-Jammers JR

Bandolero
Results are not official
1     #15 Kai Lovell
2     #42 Stephen Bazen  
3     #12 Travis Powers  


Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 29
Todd's Auto Body Sprints
Tyler Thompson
Tyrell Mead
Kyle Alberding
Carley Holmes
Steven Snawder
Shane Forte
Jordi Meese
Pat Desbiens
Tanner Holmes
David Marble
Donny Waddell
Johnny Burke
Brionna Fuller
Dave Button
Justin Lemon
Kyle Adams
Justin Mcconnell

Late Models
BJ Donofrio
Brian Smith
Jordan Wright
Mike Peters
Rob Campos
Chuck Christian
Randy Barley
Larry Ramates
Jason Johnson
Kent Emry
Steve Moore
Rob Williams
Tony Goddard

IMCA Modifieds
Main Event
Bricen James
John Campos
Curtis Towns
Jake Mayden
Grey Ferrando
Matthew Drager
Aaron Sheeler
Chad Groves
Cody James
Devon Reed
Jayson Nelson
Paul Culp
Tim Meltabarger
Jeffrey Hudson
Jesse Williamson
Shawn Scofield
Kersey Ferrando
Jeremy DeGroot
Paul Rea
Dustin Asher

B Main
Grey Ferrando
Shawn Scofield
Tim Meltabarger
Cody James DQ
Jeremy DeGroot DQ

NW Focus Midgets
Nick Evans
Michael Vollbrecht
Garrett Thomas
Alex Peck
Nik Larson
Travis Jacobson
Levi Harless
Chris Foster
Mike Stryker
Theron Smith
Kyle Hanson
Jesse Munn
Brian Rose
Katie Jackson
Brian Holmkvist
Stuart Milner

Royalty Core IMCA Sport Modifieds
Main Event
Dustin Comer
Doug Coffman
Shawn Hand
Jordan Henry
Mike DeSilva
Dalton Bloom
Steve Hopkins
Ray Bloom
KC Scott
Theran Trissell
Roger Bell
Travis Pruitt
Garrett Craig
Michael Lavery
Trevor Points
Kasi Comer
Matt Brown
Kevin Williamson
Chris Allmendiger
Aaron Bloom

B Main
Aaron Bloom
Dalton Bloom
Mike DeSilva
Garrett Craig
Kasi Comer
Brandon Norton
Jeff Cluff


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 30
IMCA Modified
Jim Pettit II
Matthew Hagio
Kellen Chadwick
Carl Berendsen II
Buddy Kniss
Bobby Motts Jr
Brent Curran
Josh Combs
John Pierce
Travis Westervelt
Sean Wilson
Nick DeCarlo
Kyle Bryan
Frank Furtado

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Fred Ryland
Andrew Pearce
KC Keller
Mark Garner
Kevin Brown
Jacob Haas
Kelly Campanile
Scott Foster
Tommy Clymens Jr
Jason Ryan Jr
Trevor Clymens
Joe Salvi
Tyler Browne
Dwayne Short
Jacob Mallet Jr
Breanna Troen
Dylan Connell
Max Baggett
Frank Cefaliello Jr

IMCA Stock Car
Rob Gallaher
Travis Dutra
Troy Patee
Joe Gallaher
Jason Robles
Jay Bryant
Dan Gonderman
Matt Quadrelli
Renn Bane
Austin VanHoff


Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 30
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Richard Wallace
Brody Montgomery
Wayne Butler
Braden Fugate
Mike Taylor
Dennis Souza

Sportsman Late Models
Ryan Emry
Dustin Hitner
Dillon Solum
Tahlan Rogers
Josh Kralicek

Street Stocks
AMANDA SOLUM
Joey Tardio
Steve Dubisar
Blake Lehma
Terry King
Brad Karpella
Seth Christian
Rod Lowe
Ken Fox
Charlie Withers

Mini Outlaws
mike beaudoin
Scott Beaudoin
jordan beaudoin
Jacob Emery
Jeff Thurman
Nicole Emry

Hornets
Hannah Robison
Kris Parker
Isaac Stere
Dan Briesacher
Steven Parke
Jett Nelson
Andrew Hansen
Lily Metzgus
Casey Crook
Brittany Scott
Dan Beaudoin
Austin Beaudoin

JR Stingers
Griff Smith
Cameron Metzgus
Tallon Dubisar
Alex Butler
Heather Burton
DJ Nelson
Tanner dubisar
Tucker dubisar
Max Haga
Shawn Hill

Dwarf Cars Pro
Josh King
James Brinster
Corey Esteban
Tylor Howard
Devin Lahorgue
Philip Rowland
Josh Rodgers
Erin Morganstern
Jason Robustelli
Shane Youngren
Rodney Cook
Anthony Pope
Justin DeMars
Fred Hay
Brock Peters
Trevor Davis
Doug Pirtle
Danny Altom
Tanner Curr
Adam Chaffee

PMSA 600cc Winged Micros
Levi Kuntz
Axel Oudman
Ryan Bright
Jojo Batalgia
Doug McVae
Paul Cengic
Doug Pirtle
Trevor Brenner
Barry Lempart
Ryan Wolfe


Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 30
IMCA Modifieds
Ethan Dotson
Collen Winebarger
Robby Sawyer
Rob Sanders
Cody Laney
Brad Pounds
Dylan Thornton
Kyle Heckman
Trevor Fitz
Alyssa Smith
Troy Morris III
Jerry Flippo
Bobby Hogge IV
Austin Kiefer
Tom Smith
Steve Noland
Cody Burke
Dalton Houghton
Ricky Childress Jr
Dylan Buxton
Steve Pemberton
Bryan Clark
Clint Reichenbach
Larry Wise
Michael Scruggs

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Tyler Blankenship
Tyler Bannister
Jason Bannister
Daniel West
Jason Nation
Nick Spainhoward
David Pearson
Billy Simkins
John Piker
Austin Manzella
Joe Baker
Markus Frazier
Dylan Potter
Jason Pugh
Ryan DeForest
Matt Mayo
Justin Gonzalez
Levi Keifer
Michael Black
Brandon Jennings
Adam Baker
Brian Baker
Mike Wells
Brock Crawford

IMCA Stock Cars
Ethan Dotson
Steven Johnson
Kyle Heckman
Justin Schweitzer
Rick Diaz
Nicholas Johnson
Cody Johnson
Chad Johnson
Dakota Schweitzer
Brock Hamilton

Hobby Stocks
Ricky Childress Jr
Nicholas Johnson
Dylan Wilson
Stephen Johnson
Karl Noland
Don Mead
Eric Cimental
Jimmy Irwin
Justin Tuey
Matt Wankum
Jacky Roberts
Kevin Irwin
Kyle Wood
marcus Wankum
Nick Coffman
Austin Manzella
Christian Witwer
Tyler Johnson
Johnny Wood
Taylor Marchant


Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 30
Billy Geyer Memorial
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Matt Sanders
Travis Peery
Braxton Possinger
Ryan Peery
Isaac Sanders
Rich McCoy
Steven Sanders
Ryder Boswell
Jory Shields
Colt Boswell
James Flowers
Jace Wright
Jack Waldon III
Jartzen Knips
Ethan Killingsworth
Trevor Tiffee
Branden Wilson
Mike Jones

Mini Stocks
Ashtin Hedges
David Steele
Michael Knuckles
Connor Franklin
Logan McKnight
Marilyn Yawnick

Outlaw Pro Stock
A Main
Jeff Olschowka
Justin Crockett
Jeffrey Hudson
Richard Brace Jr
Ryan Smith
Phil Marino
Jay Sears
Chris Smith
Scott Lenz
Brent Lawrence
Darek Alford
Steve Studebaker
Matt Kile
Richard Vander Ploeg
Denny Burtenhouse
Johnny Cobb
Rich Denman
David King Jr
Jesse Gonzalez
Richard Workman

Outlaw Pro Stock
B Main
Chris Smith
Steve Studebaker
Richard Workman
Johnny Cobb
Darek Alford
Matt Kile
Brent Lawrence
Denny Burtenhouse
James Flowers
Michael McLeod
Scott Flowers
Bill Hall


Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 30
A Main
Results are not official
1     #2 Mitchel Moles
2     #4G Brian Gilbert
3     #24 Caden Sarale
4     #2A Austin Wood
5     #88 Austin Torgerson
6     #02 Ashton Torgerson
7     #85 Robbie Lewis
8     #05R Brandon Riveira
9     #3 Drake Edwards
10     #83K Colin Kirby
11     #5 Mattix Salmon
12     #04 Cody Gray
13     #29 Austin Stone
14     #10Z Dominic Gorden
15     #1J Cameron Paul
16     #82 Justin Stretch  
17     #67V Timothy Vaught
18     #87 Kelvin Lewis
19     #21S TJ Smith
20     #77 Sage Bordenave
21     #55 Brandon Carey
22     #4B Keith Bloom
23     #81T Tyler Chamorro     
24     #61C Brandon Shaw

Bonus Main
Results are not official
1     #36 Jarrett Heimlich
2     #63 Colton Key
3     #52 Joe Silva
4     #16C Cody Parmley
5     #72B Bryant Bell
6     #6B Blake Parmley
7     #33 Isak Johnson
8     #2B Travis Sullivan
9     #44T Austin Taborski
10     #8R Rob Brown
11     #13D Drew Laeber
12     #13R Norman Harley Rose
13     #36Z Devin Osanna
14     #8S Savannah Brown
15     #34C Caleb Ingle
16     #66A Aiden Bailey
17     #44X Jeffrey Pahule

LCQ
TJ Smith
Cameron Paul
Sage Bordenave
Kelvin Lewis
Colton Key
Isak Johnson
Blake Parmley
Joe Silva
Cody Parmley
Rob Brown
Aiden Bailey
Jarrett Heimlich
Nick Vanatta
Harley Rose
Austin Taborski
Devin Osanna
Nate Wait
Caleb Ingle
Jeremy Chapman
Bryant Bell
Steve Alvarado
Josh Hurley
Danny Carroll
Katey Syra DNS

B Main 1
Colin Kirby
Tyler Chamorro
Blake Parmley
Danny Carroll
Rob Brown
Steve Alvarado
Bryant Bell
Katey Syra DQ
Jeffery Pahule DQ

B Main 2
Drake Edwards
Mattix Salmon
Sage Bordenave
Colton Key
Kelvin Lewis
Austin Taborski
Josh Hurley
Jeremy Chapman
Rob Brown
KEVIN CARTER
Matthew Santana

B Main 3
Brandon Shaw
Tim Vaught
TJ Smith
Cameron Paul
Nick Vanatta
Nate Wait
Aiden Bailey
Jarrett Heimlich
Drew Laeber
Travis Labat
Don McLeister
Taylor DeCarlo
Cody Bloom

B Main 4
Austin Wood
Dominic Gorden
Isak Johnson
Cody Parmley
Caleb Ingle
Joe Silva
Harley Rose
Devin Osanna
Travis Sullivan
Ryan Carter
JJ Loss
Ryan Holden


Marysville Raceway Unofficial Race Results May 30
Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial
SCCT Winged 360 Sprints
A Main
Andy Forsberg
Colby Copeland
Sean Becker
Shane Golobic
Ryan Robinson
Tyler Thompson
Justyn Cox
Brad Bumgarner
Justin Sanders
Dylan Bloomfield
Tanner Carrick
Shane Hopkins
Chase Majdic
Kaleb Montgomery
Angelo Cornet
John Clark
Bobby Butler
Isaiah Vasquez
Nick Larsen
Bradley Terrell
Steel Powell
Koen Shaw
Blake Carrick
Colby Wiesz

B Main
Angelo Cornet
Colby Wiesz
Koen Shaw
John Clark
Drake Standley
Billy Wallace
Max Mittry
Pat Harvey Jr
Carson Hall

Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds
Andrew Peckham
Phillip Shelby
Jimmy Ford
Todd Cooper
Jeremy Phillips
Scott Savell
Justin Funkhouser
Damian Merritt
Thomas Reynolds
Brian Cooper
Cole Fear
Mike Merritt
Buddy Olschowka
Willlie Horn Jr
Jeramiah Zeiter
Shaun Merritt


Silver Dollar Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 30
Crate Sprints
Cameron Haney Jr
David Sims
Brett Youngman
Kevin Dozier
Dusty Barton
Chad Thompson
Doug Froehlich
Jason Ballantine
Mike Ballantine
Derek Droivold  DNS

Hobby Stocks
A Main
Kyle Cheney
Zach Lindgren
Joe Gillock
Eddie Creedon
Maurice Merrill
Trevor Deadmond
Jason Clayton
Toby Merrifield
Shannon Collins
Devin Koranda
Shawn Barker
William Merritt
Skyler Merrifield
Kevin Lesch
Robert Warf
Daniel Land
James West
Colin Ferguson
Trevor Abella
Kyle Allen

B Main
Shawn Barker
Toby Merrifield
Skyler Merrifield
Trevor Abella
Colin Ferguson
Jacob Bright
Mel Byers


Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results May 30
Todd's Auto Body Sprints
Tanner Holmes
Kyle Alberding
Steven Snawder
Shane Forte
Donny Waddell
Tyrell Mead
Brian Boswell
Johnny Burke
Casey Starr
Justin Lemon
Brionna Fuller
Jordi Meese
Pat Desbiens
David Marble
Justen McConnville

NW Focus Midgets
Nick Evans
Travis Jacobson
Garrett Thomas
Alex Peck
Levi Harless
Michael Vollbrecht
Brian Holmkvist
Kyle Hanson
Theron Smith
Mike Stryker
Chris Foster
Katie Jackson
Brian Rose
Glen Bittrolf
Nik Larson
Stuart Milner
Jesse Munn

Street Stocks
Taunton Swaim
Mark Farrar
Graig Osborne
Adam Applebee
Michael Hollingsworth
Justin Evans
Anthony Prather
Willie Sutton
Troy Chamberlain
Robert Hughes
Jordan Tillery
Joshua Linville
Mike Swaim

FROGGY 44 TRIBUTE TO MEL WALKER IMCA Sport Compacts
Burnie Bryant
Brad Martin
Brad Moffett
Jack Vicari
Andrew Langan
Tiffany Towns
Theran Trissell
Rex Eckley
Jim Simmons
Ray Bloom
Bruce Miller
Joel Hazen
Barry Cannon
KC Scott
Mike Cockerline
Melissa Abston
Rich Dickensen
Ricky Ashley
Joe Maricle
Kerry Cooper
James Bedford
Kimberly Cannon
Madilyn Ashley 

The Editor's Viewpoint

I'm hoping to try to get back to some sense of normalcy here. Since my move into this new space, I've been trying to get comfortable. One of the biggest challenges is creating a space where I can write and do what it is I do. I haven't quite achieved that objective yet, but I'm working on it. It's Sunday morning as I begin to cobble together what I hope won't be a lengthy column. I don't want to be working on this post all the way to the end of the week.

I got it into my head last week that I needed to not miss a week of coverage on this blog. The move to my new space basically took a week away from me, but I still had all of my notes and wrote several articles. I think I had about 28 of them in the last post, and I was editing everything right up until Friday morning when it got posted. I actually did an audio show, but my internet connection was such that it wouldn't let me upload it. That's another thing I get to work on, but I'm also considering different ways to do the audio show in the future.

In any case, there was something I wanted to talk about in this column last week, but I intentionally saved it for now. The racing community in Merced is mourning the passing of Johnny Sass. If you went there through the years, you no doubt heard him announce. People still refer to him as the voice of Merced Speedway, and I don't think he called any races there since the end of the Chuck and Marylee Griffin era in 2009. Johnny was such an important part to what they did at Merced that it's difficult to put it all into words here.

Even going back to the 1950s, Johnny was involved in the sport. I believe he drove a little bit, but he got more involved behind the scenes. He eventually found his way up to the booth at Merced Speedway and Mariposa Speedway as well. In those days, Johnny even wrote articles. If you're a collector of Racing Wheels Newspaper, you've no doubt seen that he wrote race reviews and columns in the 1960s. As time went on, he continued to announce at Merced Speedway and became involved in advertisement sales and doing the souvenir programs. It's not an overstatement to say that what Johnny did helped keep the gates open there.

In addition to the fact that he gave many of the big stars their nicknames through the years, Johnny was selling the signs and advertisements in the souvenir programs. In the 1990s, they would have a sponsor who supported that particular night at the races, and he was selling sponsorship for every event. The money that he brought in at that time helped keep the track from losing money. It's been said that Chuck and Marylee would keep running that race track as long as they weren't losing a bunch of money every week, and Johnny was one of the reasons why they weren't losing a bunch of money in the 1990s.

I was going through a difficult time in my racing media career, having been disinvited from Antioch Speedway early in 2001. I was already announcing at Chowchilla Speedway, but Matt of Matt and Glass Race Car Bodies had heard me doing my audio calls online thanks to my partnership with Joe Martinez at California Racing Online. He believed that putting me up in the booth would help bring some excitement to the track and increase ticket sales. He was so confident of that fact that he offered to pay me $100 a week for 4 weeks on behalf of the track to convince Chuck and Marylee to hire me. They hired me, but I don't want to get into that too much.

What struck me was Johnny was the man with the microphone there for many years. He had no ego whatsoever. It wasn't like he was worried about this guy from the Bay Area taking his spot. He viewed it as an opportunity to work with somebody and lighten his load a little bit. He would announce the sponsors and do the driver's intros, and I would announce the races. He had nicknames for the drivers, and I brought new nicknames as well, plus the parade lap music that really got the crowd going. I have to say a couple of things about that time in my life. The reality was I wanted to quit. I poured my heart into Antioch Speedway and it didn't end well at that point.

Announcing at Merced Speedway is one of the fondest memories I have had in the sport to this day, and working with Johnny was a blast. He became a sort of mentor to me and an inspiration. Matt was right about one thing. We did see an increase in fan attendance as the season went on, plus the numbers increased significantly from the time I got involved until the end. While I'm not taking credit for that, I believe I played a part in the turnaround. I was greatly looking forward to coming back to the track in 2002 and working with Johnny, but I got the bad news in March of that year that Chuck and Marylee were not going to retain my services.

However, I kept writing about Merced Speedway in Racing Wheels and my magazine, and the main reason was I wanted to make sure the track was covered better than they might have been otherwise. I worried about the future of Merced Speedway, because I felt like a few bad breaks could close the gates. Chuck and Marylee knew that I was on their side in keeping that tradition going, and an interesting thing happened. I showed up with my friend Chris Bennett to cover the races, and Johnny insisted that I go up there in the booth and announce with him.

I announced a dozen or so races in 2002 and 2003 and was treated like I was part of the staff even if I wasn't there every week. That has always meant a great deal to me. The fact that Johnny wanted me to be involved in the booth is something I will always remember. Furthermore, I was doing my DCRR State point race, and Johnny went so far as to include my point listings in the souvenir program for 2002. I was trying to build something there and was very close before walking away from the sport. Johnny's support helped me with that.

It was at the banquet in 2002 when I gave Johnny a DCRR Lifetime Achievement award for his body of work. We can fast forward to 2015 when I got another honor. I was allowed to announce Legends Night, which is a night I wish Doug Lockwood would keep on the schedule. I got to interview some of the greats of Merced Speedway history, which included Dennis Moomjean. You can imagine my delight when I saw Johnny in the grandstands. I don't mind admitting that a year earlier I saw a picture with him in the infield interviewing people at Legends Night, and I got choked up. I was just happy to see Johnny was still around.

He told me there wasn't any way he could walk up to the booth at this point, so I smiled and said that I would bring the microphone down to him. We spent about 10 or 15 minutes talking about the glory days of Merced Speedway. Mostly, I listened to Johnny tell stories of those days. He even told me he had that award I gave him still hanging on the wall above his desk. It meant a lot to me that he still had it. This was also the last time I saw him. I was delighted to find out that he was still around earlier this year, but saddened when I heard he passed away recently. I came very close to getting Ed Parker to start a Hall of Fame at Merced Speedway, which I wanted to do. Johnny would have been part of the first group of inductees if I had my way.

What do you say about a guy who lived to be 91 years old and had a full life? It's not sad in the sense that he's passed on because of a life cut short. It's sad because we won't be seeing him around anymore. Johnny Sass is as much a part of Merced Speedway as any of the big stars the fans came to cheer for through the years. He put so many years into announcing, bringing in sponsors and doing what he could to help promote that track that it impacted the history of the track itself. I will miss him and wish I had one more conversation with him, but I will forever be grateful for the fact that I knew him. My condolences go out to his family.

The big weekend started off on a rough note. Technology has infiltrated motorsports to a greater degree than I personally think needs to happen. People will call me a fossil or a relic, but I'll wear that badge proudly. I realize that by being a critic of technology, I'm also being critical of things that are allowing my media effort to continue as it is. Rather than being dependent on two or three line scores up in the booth, we use electronic scoring. Rather than using the chalkboard to line up the racers, we've got radios in people's ears.

Technology doesn't stop there, and of course a big company has taken it to the next level. Over the last 20 years, the MyLaps scoring system has taken over. We get lots of results that we wouldn't otherwise know, so you can't be too critical of that. Gradually, website maker My Race Pass has taken it up a notch. With the electronic scoring that is available and other aspects of this growing technology, they are doing work that I'm not so sure old school promoters would really be in favor of.

With My Race Pass now as an app on your phone as well as a website, race tracks can sell tickets to the fans, pit passes to the drivers and even souvenirs. I've heard a bit about what they are doing there, and I give them credit for their marketing strategy. What it also does is allow this company to get a better understanding of the money coming through the gates at a race track. They get a better feel for how many fans and how many drivers and crew members are there. You have to wonder what they can do with this sort of information in the future, but I'm not going there in this column.

You live by the technology or you die by the technology. You didn't have to worry about electronics failing you back in the day. If your timing system didn't work, you simply got rid of qualifying that night. You didn't have electronic scoring back then, so your score keepers were always at the ready. 

What happened on Saturday was a complete malfunction of the My Race Pass app. The fact that the pandemic has impacted the sport has also led to tracks using My Race Pass to sell tickets. They couldn't do that for several hours on Saturday as people weren't able to log on. In fact, the scoring app wasn't able to be used during the early part of some of the racing programs.

Tracks were still able to use their MyLaps unit since it's not necessary to be logged online to use your scoring system. You need it if you are going to display statistics live or when you upload the complete information to Speedhive. I will say this again about My Race Pass, and I'll say it repeatedly. I hate that they intercept the raw data that would normally go up on Speedhive. My Race Pass doesn't even put all of that information on their own app, so not only are they preventing that information from getting out there on another site, they're preventing that information from getting out at all.

It's kind of funny that there was just a little bit of panic. As technology continues to grow, I can see it getting worse. How do I buy tickets? I have to chuckle at that. It used to be you walked up to the front gate, took out your wallet and bought your damn ticket. Isn't technology grand? My Race Pass was dealing with their share of negativity, but they asked for this. They are the ones who wanted to step in and be all things to everyone. I don't expect the technical glitch to be a regular occurrence with them, or they'll go out of business fast. It does highlight what happens when tracks rely on an entity like them to do so much for them.

I like the ability to watch the scoring in livetime, although I definitely prefer Race Monitor to My Race Pass in the way their app works. It does get glitchy, and you can also tell the tracks that are still figuring out the electronic scoring loop. Some tracks are like clockwork, and what you see on the scoring app is the way it's actually happening. Other tracks leave you scratching your head and wondering if it's an electronic malfunction or the person running the system hasn't figured it out yet. Antioch Speedway, for example, is a bit of a mess so far. They are just getting started, so it should improve.

The other thing is you still have people who don't have functioning transponders, so you can't consider what you're watching in livetime official. A lot of times, it turns out to be, but they don't claim to be. You have to take the information you are recording in real time and compare it with the official finishes. That's the way I do these stories. While I'm not delighted about the technological direction things are going with the sport, it's just the way things are. On the other hand, I'm not going to shut off my computer because I'm not a fan of the way things are being done these days. As long as I'm interested in what's happening, I'll use the tools that are at my disposal. Most of the time, they function properly.

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Memorial Day weekend was a mixed bag in 2021. Actually, in the previous decade or so, promoters started looking at the weekend as a time to shut their gates. This is a far cry from the way it used to be. Back in the 1980s and even 1990s, for example, these were the weekends where tracks held big events. You would have the tracks work with each other and each of them would benefit. I think what has happened in the last 20 or 30 years is we are having longer seasons. The weather allows us to open in March and go all the way to November. Because of that, families are claiming their time.

Memorial Day weekend is traditionally seen not just as an opportunity to honor those who have died so that we can do the things we love in this great country. It's also a time when families come together and begin summer with a nice vacation. Some of the tracks started looking at the numbers and decided not to run on a weekend like Memorial Day or even the 4th of July or Labor Day, for that matter. A few of the tracks have kept that tradition going, but some tracks are starting to dabble in having races again. I was afraid the numbers might go down a little bit, and it looks like I was right.

Honestly, Petaluma Speedway would have been better off to just pull the plug on this last weekend. Once Rick replaced the Super Stocks with Mini Stocks because he was trying to work with the Tri State Series in Yreka, he should have taken a look at the fact that he was running a Micro Sprint race on top of a $5,000 to win event in Dixon. Furthermore, he was running a regular IMCA Modified show against specials at both Antioch and Bakersfield. Between those three divisions, there might not have even been a total of 20 cars. He did get 14 Spec Sprints, but I'm not sure that saved the show. It was a bittersweet moment for the track as Geoff and Shayna Ensign, two past champions, ran what may be their last race there as they leave the state.

John Prentice was clever in keeping Watsonville dark, in my opinion. He's had a mixed bag as it is, and the race he had a couple of weeks ago was not bad. He probably could have had a decent Winged 360 Sprint Car turnout for a Friday night show, but the other numbers might not have justified keeping the gates open. Merced Speedway also continued a recent trend of staying dark for weekends such as Memorial Day, but Antioch Speedway couldn't resist jumping in and trying to keep the George Steitz Freedom Series going. I had a hunch the numbers weren't going to be good, and it turns out I was correct.

The overall turnout for the Saturday program didn't even reach 50 cars. Promoter Chad Chadwick continued to feature the IMCA Modifieds and Sport Modifieds, which is what he should have done if he was going to run. I get that. There could have been Merced and Watsonville support, but they didn't get much. Rather than run the sure bet of the Hobby Stocks as the third class and get a car count in the 20s, Chad was all in with the IMCA Stock Cars. I won't say the 11 cars they had for the class was bad. It's about as good as it can get in their first year, but they should have ran Hobby Stocks.

The other thing about the IMCA Stock Cars is they are having the second best debut season of any division I've witnessed at the track in the last 30 years. Only the Wingless Spec Sprints performed better. They let the Stock Cars run last on Sunday, and they delivered an exciting, slam-bang finale. These cars definitely entertained with the side by side racing they do. While I might not have been at the head of the group suggesting the IMCA Stock Cars be added to Antioch's roster, I do see what Chad Chadwick sees in them. This is his baby, and it's growing up nicely so far.

I don't want to drag out my thoughts too much. I don't like the trend promoters seem to be fond of these days of preparing dry, slick and dusty race tracks. However, they all seem to be falling into that trap. I don't think this is a recipe for keeping the fans in the grandstands once we're able to get back to fans without restrictions, but time will tell on that. The show went on as scheduled, and I think the IMCA classes kept the people who were there entertained. That's all you can ask for. You learn what it is you need to learn from an event like this and apply it to future decisions as you move forward.

I think it was easy for Antioch to fall into the trap after looking at Memorial Day weekend of 2020. We were deep in the pandemic, couldn't have fans in the grandstands and most of the tracks still weren't open yet. Chad had the biggest car count ever seen at that track. The conditions gave him an assist, and I won't put that success squarely at the feet of the promoter. He was definitely the guy who took the risk. However there was no reason to expect that they would repeat a 150 car show this year, given the fact that other tracks were going to run. I don't know what the future will hold for the Freedom Series, especially since there's now a George Steitz Memorial race happening at Merced Speedway in November.

What I spoke of recently was the Tri Track Series, which was something NASCAR did between Antioch, Watsonville and Merced in the late 1980s and early 1990s. If Chad were willing to sit down with John at Watsonville and Doug at Merced and the three tracks could strike a deal, it might be worth trying a Tri Track Series on at least one of the holiday weekends. It might not do any better, but it might be an even better way to honor a guy like George. He certainly had a positive influence on all three tracks, Merced and Watsonville in particular. Given the current situation, I don't know that Antioch can do much better with the show the way it is now.

I can get into a lot of specifics here, but it will just stretch the column out that much longer. I don't think the numbers did particularly well across the board. Lakeport Speedway did about as well as you might expect for the Upstate Bomber/Legends of the Pacific event they just had. Between those two divisions alone there were about 40 cars, plus they had Limited Modifieds and Jammers. Furia Motorsports faces a challenging task in turning the program around at that quarter-mile paved oval, but I think the numbers for last weekend were about as good as you might expect for them.

Siskiyou Golden Speedway welcomed the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series. The good news is that Roy Bain organized this deal with Kevin Barba in such a way that 27 drivers showed up from three different states. You want to know the even better news? There were probably a dozen more cars that could have been there, highlighting the potential that is there. Yreka offered $800 to win for the IMCA Sport Modifieds and only had nine cars on Saturday, while the Mini Stocks struggled with five. There's work to be done on the local side of things, and I don't want to come off as a broken record here when I say that. However, the Pro Stocks were clearly meant to be the star of the weekend, and they delivered the goods. Kevin can work on the rest.

It was still a good weekend for the track, and Kevin has actually pulled off a couple of those this year. He was quick to think all of the people who worked behind the scenes as he was having equipment malfunctions that could have derailed things. The fans got to see a Pro Stock division that needed B Mains on both nights. It's nice to see that kind of support for a race that remembers Pro Stock driver Billy Geyer. The head to head with Medford was what negatively affected the IMCA Sport Modified turnout, but Sunday saw them with 20 cars as several Southern Oregon racers made a good show even better.

I had to chuckle a little bit at the management at Southern Oregon Speedway when it talked about working with other tracks. It's sort of like we're all standing on a hillside, holding hands and singing kumbaya. It's a wonderful thought, but promoters will ultimately think about themselves first. It's good to make deals with other tracks when you can, but you need to think about yourself first. The good news for Southern Oregon Speedway was the first race in the new era didn't fail. I'd like to say it picked up where things left off.

From a Late Model perspective, it didn't help that Cottage Grove and Coos Bay were both running shows. Coos Bay was featuring the Late Models for two nights of racing, although their weekend was more about the big Dwarf Car turnout. It didn't help that Cottage Grove was running IMCA Modifieds and Sport Modifieds and definitely had a car count. Siskiyou Golden Speedway pretty much kept the locals local with their two-day event for the Sport Modifieds, so it meant that the Medford track would have to basically bring their own people. They weren't going to get a lot of out of town support.

The good news is I counted 18 IMCA Sport Modified, 16 IMCA Modifieds and 10 Late Models. Those numbers were within the realm of what was there in 2019. Maybe just a touch lower than I thought might show up, but not bad at all. The Hornet division was the head scratcher to me, and I have to give you my take on the situation. I wanted the Hornet division to stay, so I'm glad they booked them there. However, your utility division at a time like this isn't Hornets. It's Mini Stocks.

The first issue is that we don't know how many Hornets are going to show up. The division imploded with one race left to go in 2019. As it was, there was an issue we were dealing with, and maybe we didn't deal with it properly. I think there were eight or nine cars left, so how many Hornets would you have expected if it did work out right? With the Mini Stocks, it would have been fair to think that six to ten cars would show up. I don't think they would have had less than six, and that would have at least given the fans something to look at.

The safe bet with the Hornets would be to book them as the fifth division while we are assessing what's left there. Therefore, the Mini Stocks should have been the fourth division for the opener, and the Hornets should have been booked in case anybody showed up, but with no expectations. I like that the track is making a commitment to keep the class around. It's needed. I don't mind that they are even looking at putting an IMCA sanctioning on it. I just hope they don't get discouraged because of the lack of a turnout.

Here's the deal. Travis Hoppes and his crew moved the dirt around that facility, slapped a lot of paint on things and definitely made it look nice. This helps create the perception of change and improvement at the track, and the media down there is on their side. These are all positives. I saw video footage from the pit bleachers of the IMCA Sport Modifieds, and a few things come to mind. The first is that what they did by putting those bleachers there on the back stretch improves the experience that race teams have. They can now sit more comfortably in the pits and view the show, and this is something that should have happened a long, long time ago.

The stage was set. Everybody knew what was coming up. The media is getting them on television, thanks to new announcer Cameron Derby. People were chomping at the bit because they didn't have a season last year. I don't like the over-dramatics of saying the place was abandoned or other such nonsense, but the bottom line is they didn't race last year. People were ready, and this was the new team's time to step up to the plate. New paint, new concessions situation. New, new, new and improved. Sell it.

You want to lead with your best shot, and I think IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Late Models are just that. You could make a case for Limited Sprints as well, but the Dwarf Cars weren't available due to the fact that they had to book much of their schedule without knowing what was going on in Medford. The numbers in those three divisions meant that the fans would see a decent show. You get one shot to make a first impression, and they did good overall with some things to be concerned about.

From the eyeball perspective, it looked like somewhere in the ballpark of 700-1000 fans. Maybe a little higher, but this is about where the average was at the end of 2019. In other words, they are picking up where things left off. People weren't coming to the speedway in 2019 because of improvements to the facility. They came because of the show being offered, which was significantly better than it was in 2015 when many of the divisions offered now weren't on the roster. Momentum was established, so the new management had some building blocks to work with.

There was a good turnout. People knew what was going on, so they wanted to have a good look. That's the good news. Further good news is that people saw many of the big stars they were used to seeing, and that can't hurt. However, the Sport Modifieds were the first Main Event on the track, which was dry and kicking up dust. I'd like to say that was an abnormality, because that's not something that the previous management would have been proud to feature. It seems to be something promoters like these days, but a lot of casual fans don't like dust blown in their faces. They got plenty of that for the Main Events, and it will be interesting to see how that affects attendance figures going forward.

The other factor is something that is in that track's history. There has been a tendency through the years to delay and drag the program out. Let's be honest here. They didn't get 50 total cars for this show, so there's really no reason to drop a checkered flag after the last Main Event concludes after 11:00. There's no reason a show like this shouldn't get done a little bit earlier. I'm not going to say we didn't have nights get away from us in our four year run, because we damn sure did. It wasn't something we were very happy with, and we always tried to do something about that.

You are going to have nights that get away from you. These happen especially on big nights, which isn't necessarily what this was. It was a night with a lot of new people on the staff, and it's because of that fact that I don't want to be too critical. You've got to give this new crew an opportunity to gel and get comfortable. As opening nights go, it was overall a positive for the track. They've kept the car count for these divisions intact compared to where they left off, and I think some of the other divisions will start out similarly.

My hunch is that the schedule is going to get adjusted a little bit here and there as they figure out what is needed, but that's standard these days. After all of the talk, all of the improvements and all of that, it's time to put the show on. Ultimately, people go to the race track not because of all of the bells and whistles you put on it, but because of the show you offer them. As long as you give them something decent to eat and drink, a good enough seat and a good show, they'll come back. I'm curious to see where things go for this race track, but we'll see the results of the actions, and the talk won't matter as much.

I don't want to add too much here, but I still want to give a nod to Bakersfield Speedway. At around 80 total cars for bigger money in a four division show, it wasn't as good as it could have been. However, it was still a good show. When you've got a guy like Ethan Dotson going out there and winning four Main Events for the weekend, you've given people something to talk about. Considering Scott Schweitzer didn't get to do much racing at Bakersfield last year, I'm glad he's been able to get the gates open and start doing big things there again. Racing is always pretty exciting at this venue.

Dennis Gage got to kick the gates open at both Marysville Raceway and Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. The Chico date was an add-on, but for a reason that should make people smile. They had the Silver Dollar Fair, and fair organizers wanted to give the fans an added attraction. Just a week earlier, the neighboring Glenn County Fairgrounds had a two-day affair at Orland Raceway. Management there doesn't seem to want to put too much information out there, but the regular racing program on Friday and the Demolition Derby stuff on Saturday both seemed to go well.

I haven't seen the footage at Silver Dollar Speedway, but I will start with the good. The Winged Crate Sprints brought 10 cars as the headliner. I'd still like to see some new cars in this group, but they are averaging 10 cars after a half-dozen races, and this is as good as it's been for them. Maybe some momentum can finally begin to be established? The Hobby Stocks brought a couple dozen, but it ended with a bang. On the ninth lap, there was the kind of crash that necessitated a red flag. I don't know the details, but I do know the program was over after that. I hate to see that, because up until that point, they were delivering the kind of quick, exciting program fair goers tend to appreciate.

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour had never been to Marysville, and Gage gave them one of their big events, the Mel Hall Memorial. About 30 of those Sprint Cars showed up and put on one heck of a show. Between that and the 16 Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds, it was a very good night for Marysville Raceway. They sent the fans home happy after watching two exciting Main Event finishes. What more can you ask for?

 

Dixon Speedway was on my radar all weekend for the Grandma Pam Wingless Nationals. They attracted 65 Wingless Micro Sprints for the two-day show. Saturday was all about heat races. I like that they didn't worry about adding anything more than that to Saturday. Everybody got a pair of heat races after they qualified on the clock, points were factored and they knew the lineups for their particular races on Sunday. A lot of times you'll hear people talk about wanting some sort of Preliminary Feature to end the first night, but I don't think this show needed that.

Everybody came there to make a run at the $5,000 prize on Sunday, so it didn't make a lot of sense to do more than race for your positions on Saturday. The format called for the non-qualifiers to run one of four 12 lap B Mains on Sunday. If you didn't make the cut from that, there was still a 20 lap Last Chance Qualifier. After that, it was time to run for the money. This is covered elsewhere on this post, but Mitchel Moles was the driver bagging the big bucks. I believe he will be a driver you'll be hearing about in Sprint Car racing in the future.

At that point, I shut off my Race Monitor. I figured it was done, but Promoter Jeremy Prince took a page out of the Tom Sagmiller book of promoting. I recall back when Chowchilla Speedway was promoting the George Steitz races. The big Dirt Track Shootout. Tom started having input into what was going on, and they kept adding days. The day after the big show, there was a race for those who just couldn't get enough. They basically ran a full program that night. Maybe that was overkill, but the racers definitely appreciated it.

What they did at Dixon was run an additional 25 lap Main Event for those who didn't qualify. I think they had 17 takers. I have no idea if there was any money on the line, trophies or any of that stuff. Does it matter? A few more racers wanted to go out there and run on that 1/5 mile dirt oval one more time, and they did just that. All in all, it was a very successful week at Dixon Speedway. I like what Jeremy and his crew are doing with that little place. People may not know a lot about it, but the ones who do certainly appreciate it.

 

I've done a lousy job of budgeting my time. Part of this comes down to the fact that I'm still not comfortable in my new surroundings. Being comfortable goes a long way towards getting things written, and I'm just not as motivated when I'm not in the right mindset and not feeling it. Therefore, these articles and this column are coming out when they are done and won't be done on the schedule I prefer to keep. Since I'm doing all of this work for free and not under any specific time constraints, I'm allowing myself to do it this way until I get comfortable. It's either that or not doing anything. It may come to that, but I still want to do something.

I was having a good conversation with Mike McCann today. Honestly, I should just get a nice recording device, sit down at the table and let It go. Some of the stories that Mike tells are fascinating. Furthermore, I like hearing his perspective on how things can go at certain places or the trends the sport is going through. Both he and I have our opinions, so it leads to some of the most stimulating conversations that I've had when it comes to racing. 

Honestly, if Mike has indeed promoted his last race track, somebody getting into the game would be wise to pick his brain a little bit on things and take into consideration the things he's talking about. I think he's earned retirement, but the old school promoters such as himself and John Soares have a lot to offer those who would listen.

One of my big regrets is not taking a recorder over to John Pershing Soares and just letting him go. His son kept telling me that I should do that before it's too late, and I never seemed to find the time. Of course, I walked away from the sport and old John passed away a few years later. I know he wrote an autobiography that would be a fascinating read, but the copy that his son had got burnt in the fire. Unless his daughter had a copy, that's about it. Other than all of those fascinating columns that he wrote for Racing Wheels back in the day, there's nothing left. That's one of the reasons why I want to do something with the Racing Wheels brand. Just for the books and the history in those pages. 

Anyway, I'm running late, but I still don't want to drag this on too much longer. Mike and I were talking about Hayfork, Mountain Valley Raceway. He keeps bringing up this idea that I could go to this place or that place, and he's picking destinations that I'm not sure I would choose. Hayfork fascinates me, but I don't know if I'm a good fit for the place. I do have a few ideas on what should be done there to start to take that place to the next level. I don't think it's going to become a marquee racing venue, but they could get more out of it than they do. This could be the subject of a future column on the Jefferson State Racing News blog, so keep an eye on that. As I have time, I might write something.

Since I'm running late, I can add my observation of what was just asked at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. I'm not sure if it was Kevin Barba or Travis Peery who asked. There's been some speculation that the many time Modified champion Peery could end up taking over should Kevin step away. They were talking about whether a Limited Sportsman class should be created, and would the drivers support it. I have a few thoughts on this, but my knee-jerk reaction is no. I say this as somebody who believes the track should add some new classes to build their own roster. They rely too much on visiting groups to give them a car count.

I know there's a blurry line in Street Stock history between Medford and Yreka. After the Posse Grounds track closed, you didn't see a Street Stock division on the roster at Southern Oregon Speedway. They ran Pro Stocks, which was a continuation of the Sportsman division that Medford had. Obviously, they allowed Street Stocks to run in the group, but they were at a disadvantage. Yreka was calling them Limited Sportsman. I recall trips to Yreka before Southern Oregon Speedway opened, and they had a healthy class at the time. About the time Medford's failed attempt to start Street Stocks ended about 7 or 8 years ago, Yreka also dropped their class.

The thing is, you already have Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series Director Roy Bain correctly identifying the problem. We already have too many different versions of Street Stocks or Limited Late Models or Pro Stocks or what have you. Yreka already brings the Outlaw Pro Stock Association in there several times a year, and the Klamath Falls bunch is more than happy to support the track. They like going there. Do you really need to add a variation of this class? No. If anything, book a couple of unsanctioned Pro Stock races using rules that the drivers can support and see what happens. Maybe you create your own in-house Outlaw Pro Stock class?

I don't think that's out of the ordinary. I believe that if Southern Oregon Speedway management has a mind to do it, they will have an in-house Pro Stock class of their own. There are Medford racers who refuse to go to Yreka and aren't enamored with the association either. I estimate 6 to 10 drivers right now would support a Medford championship series. I don't necessarily think it's the cream of the crop when it comes to racers, but I also believe you have to start somewhere. The Hackworth racing team alone has four cars. Multi-time champion Ken Irving only likes to run his Pro Stock at Medford, and it could be his son taking the wheel eventually. You've got guys like Dan Randall there, so it makes sense for Medford to have its own class in addition to entertaining the Outlaw Pro Stocks.

Why wouldn't Yreka take a look at this instead of a Sportsman class? You already know the association doesn't want to run every week as they're trying to bring as many cars as they can. In Yreka, I know of a few drivers who now have cars in this class. As they are willing to book the five Jefferson State Jalopies and are happy with them, I could make a case for having four to six Pro Stocks for a certain amount of dates. However, you're not going to be able to book them too many times and get even that support.

It still comes back to the idea that Yreka needs affordable classes to add to the roster. In 2022, they also need to book the minimum four IMCA Modified race dates required for a sanctioned championship, schedule strategically and get what you can from that class. Furthermore, they need to take a look at the rule book for Hobby Stocks in Chico, Marysville, Orland and Susanville and come up with something similar. I think they could get a class if they don't ultimately get on the bandwagon with IMCA Stock Cars after Medford adds them. Hornets are a no-brainer, and they should have started the class years ago.

The concern that I've been articulating here might sound like negativity against Yreka. It's not. Their own local car count situation didn't turn into this overnight, and it isn't one person's fault. However, the fact remains that you're lucky to get a dozen IMCA Sport Modifieds without support from out of town, and now getting even six local Mini Stocks is a challenge. You can't run a regular program here and expect fans to spectate, and it seems management is aware that they need to address the problem. You can't do it simply by asking people on social media if they like a division. You do it by doing some research, coming up with something the locals can afford, putting rules out there and race dates and purse structure and giving it time to grow.

I noticed a special award was handed out at Cottage Grove Speedway for the Northwest Focus Midgets group, and it peaked my curiosity. From Jackson Prairie Speedway in Washington, the winner got a hat from the track and a bottle of wine. I've been told that this Focus Midgets effort that is doing quite well in the Pacific Northwest started at Jackson Prairie Speedway, and there are drivers from the area who would support that track. It's currently a 1/5 mile paved oval, surrounded by a bunch of trees. The place was rezoned, but my understanding is they could zone it back for a race track. I don't know all of the specifics there.

What I do know is that Carla and Galen continue to promote the Focus Midgets effort and do all of the things they can to keep the interest going. When I saw Jackson Prairie Speedway mentioned as a place offering awards to the drivers, I did a search and found that Carla and Galen had gone there back in February and took a picture. This prompted a lot of speculation from people. Is this track coming back? There are people who want to bring it back. The conversations that Mike and I have had in recent months have also involved this particular track. He's also of the opinion that something could be done here. Considering we're hearing about tracks closing in Washington, wouldn't it be great to hear about a track opening?

I don't know the condition of the pavement after sitting for over a decade. Some people are going to say put dirt over it, and others will say it works as a pavement track. I don't know the answer to that, but I do know they could probably develop something with Focus Midgets, Hornets, Mini Stocks and that sort of thing and have some success. Every race track doesn't have to be a big 3/8 mile clay oval that brings in every big series you can imagine. There's value to be found in the mom and pop race tracks. Racing is racing, and good memories are always made at these venues as long as you have people who care about them.

How I feel during the editing process might dictate what else is included in this column. Everything that you're reading in this column except for some of the stuff written from this point on was written a week or more ago. Because I've been trying to get comfortable in my new surroundings and trying to figure out how to make the internet I have work for me, I'm still not on the usual schedule that I would keep. 

What I'm reminding myself is that I made the decision going into the season that the weekly media effort would be on a week to week basis. If I felt overwhelmed or that this wasn't working for me for one reason or another, I could pull the plug. Everything was fine until I moved into this trailer, and the weak internet connection and lack of a comfortable workstation is making it a little challenging for me. The other thing I'm reminding myself is I'm not being paid to maintain this media effort and have received no support via The Tip Jar since very early this year, not that I thought I would. It just means I don't need to put pressure on myself to do this.

I don't know that I have too much to add as there was quite a bit written as it was. I have to admit I'm getting a little bit annoyed at some of the decisions tracks are making to cut laps in Main Events and throw yellow checkered finishes. I totally get it if you are up against the clock and you need to beat curfew. Everybody deserves a fair chance to get some laps in. However, when you're not faced with that sort of pressure, being rigid and using a strict time limit in a Main Event is just plain stupid to me. Use the time you have allotted, just don't go over.

Going over when you run a race track at a State Fairgrounds means facing fines and other penalties. Tracks don't want to do that, and this decision is usually only made if the race has more significance to it. I understand that a track might get one or two occasions where they get away with it, but you don't want to tempt fate with that. The other thing we deal with these days is curfew isn't 11:00 pm. At some venues. It's actually 10:00 pm. That's not state mandated. It's something they are dealing with from the fairgrounds itself.

I think what bothers me is when I see a division out on the track in a 20 lap Main Event. Generally, they do a one minute per lap deal, and I totally understand that. You should be able to get a 20 lap Main Event into the books in 20 minutes or less. I just get a little frustrated when they are 14 or 15 laps into it and the 20 minutes come up. Is it going to kill you to give them another 5 minutes to go the last five laps? You need to think about things like this and short-changing your fans and drivers. This has a way to come back to bite the track in the ass if they get too rigid when it comes to time limits. 

It's all about how you apply it, and I say you should know the difference between an issue that could ultimately hurt the track and an issue where you might have a time limit but it won't hurt to go a few minutes over to let the guys have their full race. If you're not running late with your program, you don't have to be heavy-handed with the time limit and early checkered flags. That's all I'm saying. 

I don't know how many times I heard the score keeper suggest we end a race early due to the time limit in Medford, and Mike was vehemently opposed to ending a race early unless there were special circumstances. He was all about letting the racers have their laps and letting the fans see the show they came to see.

I have probably already spoken enough about Southern Oregon Speedway in what was already written, but why not throw in a little bit more? It's kind of interesting that the new management is facing many of the same challenges that we faced. However, some of the issues they are facing are self-inflicted. I don't want to get into that too much, but I will say a few things that need to be mentioned. When you're new at racing promotions, you may think you have all of the answers, but you soon learn that there's reasons things happened the way you saw them happen before you took over. It's not like these other promoters didn't think about some of these things.

I'm not going to slag on these guys for making some of the changes and adjustments they've made. There are some things that make me scratch my head. They weren't needed, but they don't necessarily hurt. They only complicate things a little bit more and create new issues. For example, adding gourmet items to the concessions. We're talking about race track food here. The majority of your fans are looking for the basics, a burger, a hot dog, fries, nachos, soda and beer. You don't have to reinvent the wheel here.

I've been reading people complaining about the long lines at the concession stands and food being undercooked. This is not an issue unique to Medford right now. It happens. The reason you stick with the basics for your concession stand is pretty simple. It's easier to get that stuff prepared and get it to your customer. If you have a bunch of other things on the menu, you're only taking away from time that could be used preparing the basics. I'm not saying you don't put some specialty items on the menu that the people respond to, but you don't have to get too clever. Or, you can use that grassy area off of Turn 4 to put another concession booth that serves gourmet items.

I'm not trying to be somebody who says I told you so, but there were things the new management was talking about that I knew were going to create problems in the long run. I still worry about the posts and the new walls in the turns and how that could create an issue. I don't want to speak too much more to that, because I'm not trying to will something into existence here. I will merely say that I'm saddened to hear about the injuries sustained by Brody Sim at Cottage Grove Speedway in the Limited Sprints. When I look at the posts and the way the wall is at Southern Oregon Speedway, it almost feels like... Well, I don't want to say what I think could happen, but I don't think it's safe.

When they were making their effort to make the track slightly bigger, they forgot to take one thing into account. Doing what they did to the banking and putting up their little wall obstructed the view of the fans who enjoyed watching the races from the "grassy knoll" area off of Turns 1 and 2. I knew that would be an issue when I saw they were doing it, and it just makes me wonder. 

When everybody was thinking these great ideas, didn't anybody take the time to think anything through? Did anybody ask, "What is the negative side of this?" They will be working to fix this issue. I've heard rumblings of bleachers being put there, but that's not what this section was ever about. People like to lay blankets on the hillside and let their kids run around, and I'd hate to see them destroy something that's been a tradition at this track for 25 years.

The biggest issue right now is track preparation and time. I pretty much knew that since the people running the track now are all about the IMCA Modifieds, it had to mean the racers would get a dry slick race track, and the fans would get a nice supply of dust blown in their faces. This is something we were very opposed to. I know some drivers like the dry track and don't care if they dust out the fans. I know they're seeing a lot of fans right now, but dusty and uncomfortable fans will not be there for long. People are coming now because of all the controversy surrounding the exaggeration of the situation, but they'll stick around or not based on the show you give them and how things are run.

My sources seem to indicate that management doesn't have a problem with the dry track. I hope that isn't the case. I don't know what the fascination is with dry tracks, but this is not a situation unique to Medford. When it comes to dry, slick and dusty tracks, I have one opinion. They suck and are totally unappealing to me. I have absolutely no interest in a sport that wants to dust out the fans. If you like tracks like this, why not just pave the damn track? It doesn't get any drier than that. If you're going to make it dry, at least make it roomy enough for side by side racing. I guess fans can get used to wearing goggles and the muzzles we've been told to wear over the last year.

The track conditions are important because if the drivers can't handle them, it leads to rougher races and longer races. It's one thing to see that happen on those bad nights, but it's another thing to create a situation like that by intentionally preparing a track that way. There's a reason promoters gave their racers hooked up tracks for years. The reason is simple. They worked. You got great side by side racing for many years, and fans didn't get dusted out. Do I think these tracks are coming back? Not at most places. It's just another indication to me that I've been in this sport too long. Things do change, but there are changes that I don't think do the sport any good.

The other issue they were dealing with was not getting done on time. I get it. Medford gets hot. We had a rigid start time of 7:00 pm. Mike was to the point where if it was 7:00 and the packing vehicles were still going around the track, he would instruct the announcer to play the National Anthem then. The drivers would just stop their vehicles where they were. The announcers never cooperated with this idea, and I don't necessarily blame them for that. The point was, we told the fans and racers we were starting at 7:00 pm, and damn it, we were going to do it unless something beyond our control prevented us.

I'm not going to say we didn't blow it at times. One of my first memories of involvement at this race track was the Roger Haudenshild Tribute race in 2016. We had cars, we had a good fan turnout and everything seemed to be in our favor. It went very late, and we had ourselves to blame. I learned at that moment what I could do to help keep things moving. I ran lineups to the pit board immediately after the heat races so that we took no more than a 10 minute intermission. Mike had no interest in delaying things for a half an hour or so to sell food. He had an interest in keeping the show moving, and I wholeheartedly agreed with that philosophy.

My understanding is that previous management didn't necessarily care how long it took. If they needed a delay to sell food and beer, they did it. All I needed to see was kids laying on the concrete stands because it was too late for them and their parents still wanted to watch the races. That wasn't acceptable to me. John Soares told me something back in 2015 that I agreed with. The casual fans come out there to see a two and a half or three hour show. Give them a good taste of racing and send them home happy. This was what we tried to do.

On a good night, we started at 7:00 and were done around 10:00. People got out at a decent time, I was able to fire off an article to the local news media outlets that got in the paper the next morning, the racers got paid at a decent time and we had reason to be happy. It didn't always work out that way. Many is the time we were right up against 11:00, and we had more than one occasion where it was midnight. It wasn't a regular occurrence, but it did happen. I think the Medford facility is conducive to helping draw out a program. It's basically the way the whole place is laid out.

I think there may be interest in stretching things out a little bit longer. Because the heat is still in effect at 7:00 in a grandstand area that is facing the sun and on concrete that does get hot, we had people suggesting we wait until 8:00 pm to start. At a certain point, you can't wait any longer. Contrary to what people may think, the county does want the races done by 11:00 pm. I know it's hard to believe based on the fact that the track has gone late so many times through the years, but it's the truth. They don't usually have people complaining about lateness and noise, but it can happen.

They went just over 11:00 pm for the opener, but the second race went just past midnight. They didn't even roll the Main Events out on the track until about a quarter to 11:00, so I knew they were going to have a late one. Since I wasn't on the scene, I don't know why things had to go as long as they did. They had just over 70 cars, which was the good news. They had a packed grandstand, which was the better news. By blundering the time situation, they hurt themselves. There are people up in those grandstands coming out there out of curiosity because of what they've heard on the news. They want to see what it's all about, and the track basically fumbled on this one.

What ends up happening is people get frustrated. Whether it's the long lines that made them decide not to buy a food item at the concession stand or the fact that they didn't see a Main Event roll onto the track by 10:30, you had fans leaving. I don't know what the mood is among the management and Insiders. I'm not there. I can tell you what the mood would have been under the previous management. We wouldn't be happy, and we'd be taking steps to fix the situation. Nobody in their right mind can think getting the show done at midnight is acceptable.

The reason I might not include what I just said here is because people will see me as being negative. That isn't the intent. I don't want these guys to fail, despite the fact that I am very annoyed at some of the lies that have been told about the previous management and just the fallacy that the track was abandoned and in danger of closing for good. That notwithstanding, you have a new team in there. They think they're going to build a better race track and do things better than has ever been done there before. That's great. Any new promoter will have lofty goals and expectations.

What ends up happening is you get all the keys to the gates and have the task of running the program. You start to realize there's more to it than what you thought. You start to realize that maybe the people that were there before you didn't screw everything up after all. For instance, the bigger car counts they are seeing right now are there because of the previous management. I don't think you'll ever hear them say that, but facts are facts. These guys have to figure a lot of things out, and anybody who didn't think mistakes and issues would happen just hasn't been paying attention.

What I will say is the next move is the most important one. It's what they learn from the things that have happened these past couple of weeks that matter. They can either stick their heads in the sand and pretend everything is fine or address the many issues that are arising. I think it will be the latter. They will be tested with the Roger Haudenshild Tribute this week, but the bright side is they aren't trying to make this race as big as we did. They won't have nearly the car count we had in 2019, and they definitely won't get anything near what we had in 2018 for the show. That should make it more manageable, and I'd be disappointed if they ran late on this one.

The fact is, Oregon is racing again. I don't anticipate a bunch of drivers coming from up north to run this event, though there might be one or two. There might be a few drivers coming in from California as well. Willamette Speedway will open their gates for a race this Saturday night. They haven't released a schedule beyond this Saturday, which I find curious. However, the show they have this week will include IMCA Modified and Late Models among other classes. With Cottage Grove Speedway running both of these divisions and IMCA Sport Modifieds, there won't be much visitation in Medford. It's interesting how the idea of cooperation goes out the window so quickly, but it's not surprising. I know Mike knew he couldn't count on the other promoters to work with him or keep their word when they said they would.

With the opening of the gates at Sunset Speedway in Banks, Oregon and Ventura Raceway in California last Saturday, every track on the West Coast has finally had a race this year. It's huge news for the people at Sunset and Ventura as both tracks didn't open at all last year. 

This is what's amusing to me when I hear people talk about Southern Oregon Speedway being abandoned and all of that nonsense. It's as if some people don't remember that we went through a pandemic that screwed everything up. There were several tracks that didn't run after the pandemic or only opened once or twice, and there's good reason for that. I'd explain it further, but I've said enough on the matter for now. It is what it is.

 

I think it's about time to wrap things up for the week. There's lots to be done, and of course there's another racing weekend ahead. I'll continue doing this as a week to week thing, but the plan is to be here doing it again this weekend. On that note, I'll end this column. Until next time...