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Armstrong Wins Olga's California Dream 100 

At Madera Speedway

Madera, CA...August 28...Terry Armstrong Jr won the 100 lap Pro Mini Stock Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. This was the annual Olga's California Dream 100 lap race, which is organized by Robert Coply. The race included a greatly increased purse and several contingency awards. Armstrong led over half of the race and pocketed $2,000 for his effort. All competitors received $200 minimum for taking the green flag.

Jeff Durant jumped into the early lead ahead of Destiny Wolford and Rick Lea. Lea and Travis Laux moved into second and third on Lap 4. By the fifth lap, Durant had built about a straightaway advantage with Laux and Barrett Sugden moving into second and third. Sugden gained second on Lap 6 while Karl Smith became the first Pro Mini Stock to make it into the Top 3 as he settled in the third. Smith gained second on Lap 7 and reeled in Durant rapidly, taking the lead on Lap 10. John Soares followed him into second, and Justin Carson took third from Sugden on lap 11. Carson and Terry Armstrong Jr moved into the second and third on Lap 17, and Carson and Armstrong both got past Smith a lap later as Fred Vigil moved into fourth. The battle got close at the front between Carson and Armstrong as Armstrong looked for a way around. The first yellow flag waved on lap 43 for a tangle involving Durant and Danny Myrick. Carson continued to lead the restart. On Lap 46, Armstrong found his opening and moved into the lead with Smith and Vigil also getting by. When the second yellow flag of the race flew on Lap 47, they called it the halfway point. Armstrong was leading Smith, Vigil, Drew Krenshaw and the lapped Sugden. The top drivers received mid-race bonus money.

Armstrong continued to lead Smith and Vigil on the restart, but Vigil got by Smith on Lap 49. The battle was close between Armstrong and Vigil as they hit the lap 60 mark. It remained close for the next 20 laps as Smith fell about a straightaway behind them. A final yellow flag waved on Lap 94. Smith and Vigil exchanged second, but Vigil held the position during the final five laps. Vigil was no match for Armstrong, who scored the win. Vigil collected $1,000 for second with Smith a $750 third. Krenshaw ended up fourth with Sugden three laps down in fifth, followed by Josh Cross, Shawn DePriest, Dan Myrick, Lea and Laux.

17 drivers vied for $100 prize being offered by Jerry Pitts for the fast qualifier. Vigil set the fast time of 16.220, beating the 16.350 of Carson. Armstrong was third quick at 16.376. $250 in prize money was up for the Trophy Dash finishers, courtesy of Racers Against Child Abuse. Carson scored the $100 win with Vigil a $75 second. Soares won the $75 prize in the Bulldog Towing/Robinson Racing eight lap first heat. The Racer Welsh second heat $75 winner was Cross. Smith collected $75 for his win in the  LP Gear/Larry Pollard third heat. The Top 3 were paid in all three heat races.

Jason Aguirre won the 40 lap Madera Late Model Main Event. This was his sixth win in the series as he battles incoming point leader Kyle Keller for the championship. Aguirre started up front next to Keller, and the duo raced into the 1-2 positions at the start. Ryan Reynolds settled into third, and the race ran 37 laps before the only yellow flag waved for reigning champion Trevor Schlundt, who was running in fifth. Aguirre continued to lead Keller on the restart as both Shelden Cooper and Aaron Mullins got around Ryan Reynolds. Aguirre led the rest of the way to win ahead of Keller, Cooper, Mullins, Ryan Reynolds, Loren Kutz, Steve Schermerhorn, Mike Hensley, Schlundt and Shaun Reynolds. Keller set the fast time of 15.046, beating the 15.221 of Aguirre. The eight lap heat race wins went to Keller and Aguirre.

 

Greg Baronian won the 35 lap West Coast Sport Compact Main Event. The group had been off for a while, but the current point leader and 2018 champion picked up from where he left off with the victory. An additional $200 was thrown into the winner's prize, courtesy of Little Caesars Pizza.

2019 champion Dan Myrick started on the pole, but it was Scott Glenn moving quickly into the lead ahead of Myrick. Baronian moved by Myrick for second on Lap 2, and Baronian took the lead from Glenn on the fourth lap. Myrick surrendered third to championship hopeful Shawn DePriest on Lap 4, but Jeff Durant got by for third on Lap 8. 2017 champion Danny Myrick was running fourth, and he put the moves on Durant for third on Lap 11. Baronian set a rapid pace once he got the lead, and he stretched his advantage to a straightaway ahead of Glenn in victory. Glenn had a big lead on Danny Myrick. Myrick closed in on him a little bit, but he still settled for a solid third, followed by Durant, DePriest, Dan Myrick, David Wolford, Leo Lotz, Destiny Wolford and Steve Porter.

There were 13 cars for the show, and Baronian won the Quick Time Award from Lemoore Tire & Auto with a fast lap of 17.461, beating the 17.969 of Danny Myrick.. Glenn won the $200 House of JuJu four lap Trophy Dash ahead of Baronian. Baronian scored the $40 win in the S-15 Tee's/TJPerformance first heat race. The $40 HandleitGrips second eight lap heat was won by Durant.

Ryan Reynolds won the 30 lap Mini Super Toyotas Main Event. This was the sixth win of the season for Reynolds, who carried a slim four point lead over Haley Bugg into the evening. Brother Shaun Reynolds was nine points back, but Ryan would catch a break as Bugg and Shaun Reynolds were both eliminated early in the race.

Chris Earls had the pole and led early ahead of Aaron Reaves and Patrick Geiger. Geiger slipped past Reaves for second on Lap 3 and gained the lead a lap later. Ryan Reynolds moved into second on Lap 5 with Shaun Reynolds up to third. Ryan Reynolds made his winning maneuver around Geiger on Lap 9. A yellow flag waved on Lap 10 for an incident that eliminated Shaun Reynolds, Bugg, Bill Gorden and Reaves. Ryan Reynolds continued to lead Geiger on the restart with Earls back in third. Ryan Reynolds stretched his lead to about half a straightaway over Geiger in victory with Earls third, followed by Nick Thompson, Shaun Reynolds, Bill Gorden, Bugg and Reaves. Ryan Reynolds set the fast time of 16.791, beating a 16.868 of Shaun Reynolds and the 16.879 of Bugg. Ryan Reynolds and Reaves were the eight lap heat race winners.

Donnie Large Jr won the 25 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was his second-straight win. Nick Rowe jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Large, but Large made the pass for the lead on Lap 4. Rowe held second until the yellow flag waved on Lap 8 for Drew Ries. As Large led the restart, Rowe held on to second, but point leader Manny Gonzales Jr made the pass a lap later. One last yellow flag waved on Lap 13, but Large continued to lead Gonzales on the restart. Rowe took third from Harley Kennealy on the restart, but she regained the spot on Lap 14. Rowe stayed with her and again made the pass on Lap 17. Large went on to win ahead of Gonzales, Rowe, Kennealy and Ries. Gonzales set the fast time of 16.536, beating the 16.614 of Large. The eight lap heat race win went to Gonzales.

Racing resumes with another MavTV Series event on September 18th, featuring a $2,000 to win Nut Up Pro Late Model Series race along with the 51Fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models and Bandoleros/Mini Cups. For further information, go to www.racemadera.com.

Sanders Dominates NARC/KWS Main Event At Petaluma,

 Scelzi Fastest Four Days Champion 

Petaluma, CA...August 29...Justin Sanders won the 30 lap NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Sunday night at Petaluma Speedway. Sanders was piloting the Paul Silva prepared Sprint Car for the Fastest Four Days In Motorsports series and this was his second win of the week. By virtue of his third place finish, NARC/KWS point leader Dominic Scelzi won the $2,000 Series championship.

After winning the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Scelzi and Shane Golobic, Sanders earned the pole for the Main Event. Sanders bolted into the lead when the green flag waved, trailed closely by Colby Copeland and Scelzi. Sanders continuously hit his marks, as Copeland stuck a nose underneath him several times during the first half of the race. When slower traffic presented itself, Sanders seemed to make the right move every time. Golobic was pressuring Scelzi for the third position as they got past the halfway point of the race. However, Scelzi kept his poise and maintained third before the only yellow flag of the race waved on Lap 27. Kaleb Montgomery retired at that point. Sanders again motored ahead on the restart and led the final three circuits to win ahead of Copeland, Scelzi, Golobic, Rico Abreu, Bud Kaeding, Tim Kaeding, Joel Myers Jr, Sean Becker and Andy Forsberg.

Car count for the fourth and final round of the special series dropped to 18, and Myers turned the 3/8 mile adobe oval at 12.457 for the fast lap, beating the 12.475 of Scelzi and the 12.480 of Sanders. They ran three 10 lap heat races with the wins being earned by Golobic, Bud Kaeding and Montgomery. Following Scelzi in the four-day championship series was Copeland, who ended up pocketing $1,000, $900 third place finisher Golobic, $800 fourth place finisher Sanders and $700 fifth place finisher Bud Kaeding. The NARC/KWS Sprint Cars will be at Silver Dollar Speedway on Saturday and Sunday night along with the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Wingless 410 Sprint Car Series as part of the Louie Vermeil Classic. For further information, go to www.narc410.com.

Mark Hanson won the 20 lap Redwood Dwarf Car Main Event. This was his third win of the season. Hanson jumped into the lead at the start ahead of past champion John "Scooter" Gomes and Tim Fitzpatrick. On the fifth lap, Gomes made a Turn 4 pass on Hanson to take the lead, and a yellow flag waved moments later for a Mike Dahle spin in Turn 2. Gomes continued to lead Hanson and Corey Eaton on the restart, but Hanson made a backstretch pass on Gomes to take the lead on Lap 8. There was a three-wide battle taking place for second with Eaton and Carol Mendenhall shuffling Gomes back to fourth. Gage Meyers moved into third on Lap 14, but Carroll Mendenhall got past both Eaton and Meyers for second on Lap 19. By then, Hanson held a straightaway advantage that he brought home to the victory ahead of Mendenhall, Meyers, Gomes, Zach Albers, Fitzpatrick, Matthew Hagemann, Danny Marsh, Chad Matthias and John Peters.

The Dwarf Cars brought a strong 28 car field for the show, and Hanson, Fitzpatrick, Gomes and Eaton picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Travis Day won the 12 lap B Main. Day led from the start ahead of multi-time champion John Peters. The lead duo kept it close throughout the entire race. Kylee Johnson was third for two laps before Michael Williams got by. Williams finished a straightaway behind the lead duo, and Day won ahead of Peters, Williams, Shiloh Borland and Mack Aceves

Rich Denman won the 25 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Super Stock Main Event. Denman was piloting the Manny Avila owned entry, and he became the fifth different winner in seven races. Denman jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Justin Zwicker and Matt Hagemann. By the fifth lap, the flying Denman held a straightaway advantage over Hagemann as multi-time champion Matt While settled into third. A yellow flag for a tangle involving Zwicker and Dave Spindell brought out a Lap 11 yellow flag and erased a half-lap lead for Denman. Denman led Hagemann and Mike Learn on the restart. While regained third on Lap 15, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 19 for Antioch champion Mike Walko. Learn made a pit stop and lost laps as Denman led Hagemann and past champion Shawn McCoy on the restart. While took third from McCoy on Lap 22, and Denman brought it home to victory ahead of Hagemann, While, McCoy, Randy Miramontez, Learn, Sid Hess, Zwicker, Walko and Spindell. Denman and Zwicker won the eight lap heat races.

Ken Retzloff won the 10 lap California Hardtop Main Event. Gary Hildebrand jumped into the early lead in his Valley Sportsman, pursued by the Hardtop of Tom Grady and a Sportsman driven by Mike Friesen. A Turn 2 pass on Lap 2 gained Retzloff third, and the lead trio had a good battle at the front of the pack, while Friesen was overtaken by Jason Armstrong for fourth. An inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 5 put Retzloff into second, and he made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 7 to take the lead from Hildebrand. Retzloff built nearly a straightaway advantage over Hildebrand by the end of the race with Grady third ahead of Armstrong, Friesen, Willie Cooper and Jeff West. Retzloff also came from the back to win the six lap heat race. Brad Coelho was a Main Event scratch.

Racing resumes next Monday night with a visit by the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Wingless 410 Sprint Cars. Also competing will be the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Super Stock, Redwood Dwarf Cars and Jake's Performance Hobbies Mini Stocks. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Scelzi Wins Fourth NARC/KWS Sprint Car Race 

At The Stockton Dirt Track 

Stockton, CA...August 28...Dominic Scelzi won the 30 lap NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at the Stockton Dirt Track. The win paid Scelzi $3,000 aboard the SE Incorporated  Truck Body Manufacturing/System 1 Pro Ignitions sponsored Sprinter. The event was billed as Champions Night and the win was worth $6,000. Scelzi leads the series championship race and is leading The Fastest Four Days In Motorsports Series going into the final race. He's also the third different winner in his many races for the series, which will pay $2,000 to the champion and pays the Top 12 in points.

Reigning NARC/KWS champion DJ Netto secured the pole for the features with his six lap Trophy Dash win ahead of Justin Sanders and Rico Abreu. Sanders bolted into the lead at the start ahead of Netto and Abreu. After a few laps, the battle began between Sanders and Netto with Sanders slipping into the lead on the eighth lap. Netto found himself in the lead on Lap 10 as Sanders slowed for a yellow flag. Another slowdown occurred when Corey Day spun on the first restart attempt to bring out a yellow flag. Netto led Abreu and Scelzi on the restart, and Scelzi got around Abreu for second on Lap 14. Scelzi put the moves on Netto for the lead on Lap 16. From there, Scelzi proved to be too much to handle as he brought it home to victory with Netto second. Tanner Carrick made a last lap pass on Abreu for third, and Shane Golobic earned his third-straight fifth place finish as he remains in contention for the mini series title. Colby Copeland ended up sixth, followed by Sean Becker, Tim Kaeding, Bud Kaeding and Jesse Attard.

Copeland set the fast time of 13.646, beating the 13.713 of Netto and the 13.717 of Willie Croft. The three eight lap heat race wins were earned by Sanders, Kalib Henry and Mitchell Faccinto. For further information on what's happening with the series, go to www.narc410.com.

Shane Golobic won the 25 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event. This was not a series race, but the win for Golobic paid him $3,000 aboard the Matt Wood Racing owned Elk Grove Ford/NOS Energy Drink sponsored Sprinter. The purse guaranteed $300 minimum to all of the Main Event starters.

Dominic Scelzi jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Michael Faccinto and Kalib Henry. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3, and Scelzi continued to set the pace ahead of Faccinto and Henry. Golobic settled into fourth and quickly started challenging Henry for third before making the pass on lap 10. On Lap 11, Scelzi slipped up as Faccinto and Golobic both got by. Golobic put the moves on Faccinto for the lead on Lap 15 with Scelzi chasing him in second. Golobic hit the afterburners during the final 10 laps and built a half-straightaway advantage over Scelzi in victory. Faccinto settled for third ahead of Henry, Keith Day Jr, Ashlyn Rodriguez, Angelo Cornet, Jodie Robinson, Josh Wiesz and Dylan Bloomfield.

Henry was the quickest of 12 qualifiers with a lap of 13.984, beating the 14.030 of Golobic and the 14.193 of Faccinto. They ran two eight lap heat races with the wins going to Faccinto and Caden Sarale.

Ryan Winter won the 20 lap NorCal Dwarf Car Main Event. Brandon Shaw jumped into the early lead ahead of Winter and Shawn Whitney. A yellow flag waved on Lap 5 with Shaw continuing to lead Winter and South Bay Dwarf Car champion Tommy Velasquez III on the restart. Winter began to battle Shaw seriously before making his pass for the lead on Lap 10. From there, Winter went on to victory ahead of Shaw, Tommy Velasquez III, Michael "Spanky Grenert, Nick Velasquez, Mike Reeder, Corey Eaton, Tim Fitzpatrick, Travis Day and Gage Meyers. There were 23 competitors, and the four heat eight lap race wins were earned by Grenert, Winter, Reeder and Whitney.

On November 5th and 6th it's the Gary Patterson Tribute weekend event. The Friday night portion will include the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, NorCal Dwarf Cars, Hunt Wingless Sprint Series and the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge. On Saturday night, it's the 38th Annual Tribute to Gary Patterson for the NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Series. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour Presented by Abreu Vineyards will run in support. For further information, go to www.stocktondirtrack.com.

Winchell, Murrell, Krupa, Ford Win 

At Redwood Acres Raceway

Eureka, CA...August 28...Cody Winchell won the 35 lap Legend Car Main Event Saturday night at Redwood Acres Raceway. Winchell tangled with Brandon White during the race and had to charge back through the pack for the win. This was his second win of the season as the Legend Cars headlined the program.

Tyler Avelar jumped into the lead at the start ahead of point leader Chris Lawrence and Winchell. Lawrence, Winchell and White all got past Avelar on Lap 5 before a yellow flag waved. Both Andy Thorton and Tyler Krupa had early exits, and Winchell took the lead from Lawrence on the restart with White holding onto third. A yellow flag waved on lap 7 for Winchell and White. Lawrence led Avelar and Jordan Paiment on the restart, but White had charged back into third by Lap 14. White took second on Lap 15 with Winchell following into third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 19 with Emily Vest out of the action. Winchell made a big move to take the lead on Lap 21 with White following into second. Winchell held off the challenges of White to score the hard-fought victory. Lawrence settled for third ahead of Avelar, Meleesa Miles, Paiment, Rick Estes, Scott Taylor, Dylan Hagman and Vest.

There were a dozen cars for the Legend Car portion of the program, and Winchell set the fast time of 17.672 on the 3/8 mile paved oval, beating the 17.790 of White. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Hagman and White.

Brian Murrell Jr won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. He becomes the fifth different winner of the season as he was making only his second start of the year. 

Colton Kinsey took the early lead ahead of Murrell and Cole Peterson. Murrell slipped past Kinsey for the lead on Lap 3 as Ganon Cyphers was running in fourth. Both Cyphers and Jarrett Mayo got around Peterson for third and fourth on Lap 5, and Cyphers led Mayo around Kinsey for second and third on Lap 9. Reigning champion Gary Klinetobe was running in fourth, and Mayo got around Cyphers for second on Lap 14. Murrelll and Mayo began to put some distance between themselves and Cyphers in the battle for the lead, and Cyphers surrendered third to Klinetobe on Lap 18. Murrell held off the pressure of Mayo the rest of the way for the victory. Klinetobe was behind the lead duo by about a straightaway in third, followed by Cyphers, Kinsey, Peterson, Joe Bonomini, James Nichols, Allison McCarty and point leader Eric O'Ferrall. Mayo was the quickest of 11 qualifiers with a lap of 18.827, beating the 18.922 of Klinetobe. Bonomini and Klinetobe won the 10 lap heat races.

Tyler Krupa won the 30 lap Bomber Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the current point leader. Ed Rasmussen jumped into the early lead ahead of Jordan Krupa and Raquel Krupa. The battle was close at the front of the pack as Raquel Krupa and Tyler Krupa both got past Jordan Krupa. Tyler Krupa moved into second our Lap 6 and started challenging Rasmussen. The battle was close for several laps before Tyler Krupa finally put the moves on Rasmussen to grab the lead on Lap 17. Tyler Krupa pulled away to about a straightaway advantage over Rasmussen in victory. Jordan Krupa ended up third ahead of Raquel Krupa and Steve Kimberling. Raquel Krupa set the fast time of 18.557, beating the 18.650 of Tyler Krupa. Rasmussen was the 10 lap heat race winner.

Dylan Ford won the 25 lap Roadrunner Main Event. This was the first win of the season for Ford. Tanisha Ratzlaff set the early pace ahead of Dylan Ford and Ryan David. David slipped past Ford for second on Lap 3 with point leader Bob Ratzlaff following into third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 6 with Bob Ratzlaff out of the action. Tanisha Ratzlaff continued to lead with Dylan Ford and championship contender Jeremiah Martin moving into second and third. The battle was close at the front of the pack, but Tanisha Ratzlaff saw her run in front end for a Lap 9 yellow flag. Martin took the lead on the restart ahead of Dylan Ford and Nick Ford. However, Dylan Ford put the moves on Martin to grab first on Lap 11. Dylan Ford fought off the serious pressure of Martin for the impressive win as Nick Ford was a solid third ahead of Sean Wildman, Solomon Kessenich, Wayne Marsh, Ty Rose, Tanisha Ratzlaff, Bob Ratzlaff and David. Bob Ratzlaff was the fastest of 11 qualifiers with a lap later 19.692, beating the 20.071 of David. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Nick Ford and Dylan Ford.

Next up will be Legends of the Redwoods shootout weekend. The September 10th and 11th show will see the Legend Cars, Mini Stocks, Bombers and Roadrunners on Friday night. A night later we'll see an Upstate Bomber Series show along with the Late Models, Legend Cars, Mini Stocks and Roadrunners. For further information, go to www.racintheacres.com.

Laney Wins Mike Moshier Classic At Bakersfield, 

Spainhoward, Childress, Brown Other Winners

Bakersfield, CA...August 28...Cody Laney won the 50 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. This was the annual Mike Moshier Classic, and the Modifieds ran topless for the occasion. It was Laney's second win of the season.

Laney started back in the fifth row, and point leader Jerry Flippo charged into the lead at the start ahead of Gavyn Manning and Logan Drake. Drake took second from Manning on Lap 3, and Laney took third on Lap 6. Manning regained the position a lap later, but tenacious Laney moved back into third on Lap 9. Laney began challenging Drake for second before making the pass on Lap 16. Flippo continued to lead the way over Laney, and Austin Kiefer slipped past Drake for third on Lap 26. Laney motored past Flippo for the lead on Lap 29, and Ethan Dotson briefly gained second on Lap 31. Flippo regained the position a lap later with Dotson falling back to fourth behind Kiefer. However, a Lap 37 restart saw Andy Obertello move into second as Laney led the way. Flippo was holding onto third, but he surrendered the position to Kiefer on Lap 40. A lap later, Dotson slipped past Kiefer for third. Laney went on to victory ahead of Obertello, Dotson, Drake, Kiefer, Rob Sanders, Flippo, Ryan Daves, Steve Noland and Matthew Hagio. The eight lap heat race wins went to Dotson, Drake, Flippo and Hagio.

Nick Spainhoward won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the two-time State champion. Jason Nation led a lap before Gary Dutton went by. Willie Oathout had moved into second, but he had problems on Lap 3 for a yellow flag. Dutton led Nation and Jason Bannister on the restart, and Bannister slipped past Nation for second on Lap 9. Jason Bannister took the lead from Dutton on lap 11 with Nation gaining second two laps later. Spainhoward made a move into third on Lap 17. Two laps later, Spainhoward motored by Nation for the second position, and Spainhoward ultimately got around Jason Bannister for the lead on Lap 21. Jason Bannister had problems and retired two laps from the finish. Spainhoward went on to beat Nation by about half a straightaway with point leader Tyler Bannister a close third, followed by Billy Simkins, Dutton, Cale Kanke, Markus Frazier, Brandon Jennings, Ryan DeForest and Jason Bannister. There were 22 competitors, and Jason Bannister, Kanke, Spainhoward and Ryan Smith were the eight lap heat race winners.

Ricky Childress Jr won the 25 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the seventh win of the season for the runaway point leader. Kyle Wood took the early lead ahead of Nick Coffman. Coffman briefly took second on Lap 2. Childress was third from the start. Wood took the lead from Coffman on Lap 3, but Childress passed Wood for the lead a lap later. Coffman had problems on Lap 7 with Don Mead briefly gaining third, only to lose the position to Dylan Wilson on Lap 9. A yellow flag waved on Lap 17 as Wood and Wilson tangled in their battle for second. Wilson retired at that point, and Childress led Jimmy Irwin and 17th starter Steven Johnson on the restart. Johnson put the moves on Irwin to take second on Lap 21. It was a close battle down the stretch, but Childress prevailed ahead of Steven Johnson, Irwin, Mead, Teena Johnson, Justin Tuey, Rick Henderson, Kyle Wood, Jacob Hughes and Matt Ehler. Jimmy irwin, Kevin Irwin and Childress picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Dakota Brown won the 20 lap American Stock Main Event. This was the fifth win of the season for Brown, who started on the pole. Incoming point leader Josh Yadon took the early lead ahead of Brown and Colby Ward. Unfortunately, Yadon saw his race end abruptly on Lap 6 with Brown gaining the lead over Ward and Marc McCaslin. Brown pulled away to about a half-straightaway advantage over Ward in victory with McCaslin finishing third ahead of Matthew Crawford, Kody Sly, Stephen Lawler, JR Davis, Andrew Johnston, Antony Sly and Mason Conway. Antony Sly, Lawler and Crawford picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Racing resumes next Saturday night with the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series coming to town along with the Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, Mini Stocks and Kern County Hardtops. For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com

Forsberg, Shelby, Law, Barton 

Close Marysville Raceway Point Season With Wins 

Marysville, CA...August 28...Andy Forsberg won the 25 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Marysville Raceway. He matched Billy Wallace as the only two drivers to win two Main Events in the division this year. Forsberg won the championship last year, and Wallace is this year's title winner. 

Brent Bjork had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Forsberg and Kevin Lovell. Forsberg immediately began challenging Bjork and slipped by on Lap 5 to claim the lead. A yellow flag waved on Lap eight for Jake Haulot in Turn 2. Haulot joined Brad Bumgarner and Korey Lovell on the sidelines, and Forsberg continued to lead Bjork and Kevin Lovell on the restart. A Lap 11 yellow flag waved for Ryan Timmons in Turn 1. Forsberg continued to lead Bjork and Kevin Lovell on the restart, but Lovell tangled with William Fielding in Turn 4 on lap 17. Lovell was out at that point. Forsberg led Bjork and Dennis Scherer on the final restart. Jayson Bright started back in 13th and made a Lap 21 pass on Scherer for third. Forsberg had Bjork not too far behind him, but he ran smooth down the stretch for the win. Bright ended up third, followed by Scherer, Wallace, Burt Foland Jr, Cody Spencer, John Clark, Dawson Hammes and Jeremy Wilson

24 Winged 360 Sprint Cars took their turns qualifying on the quarter-mile clay over with Forsberg setting the fastst time of 12.626, beating the 12.804 of Bjork. The four eight lap heat race wins went to Scherer, Timmons, Kevin Lovell and Haulot. RJ Baker won the 12 lap B Main. With his pole position start, Baker led Billy Chester all the way to the finish. Lonnie Alton was an early third before being passed by Geoffrey Grimm on Lap 3. Grimm brought out a yellow flag on Lap 9, and Hammes had third on the restart before losing the spot to John Sullivan a lap later. Baker won ahead of Chester, Sullivan and Hammes

Dusty Barton won the 20 lap Winged Crate Sprint Car Main Event. This makes him the fourth different winner in the seven point races held this year. By virtue of his third place feature finish, Brett Youngman repeated as division champion. The Crate Sprints ended the season with their best count yet at 12 competitors. 

Barton had the pole, but Jason Ballantine led the opening lap before tangling with David Sims in Turn 2 for a yellow flag. Barton led Cameron Haney Jr and Mike Hall on the restart, but a yellow flag waved a lap later for Cameron Haney Sr and Derek Droivold in Turn 1. Droivold joined Sims on the sidelines, and Barton led Haney Jr and Hall on the restart. Hall slipped past Haney for second on the fifth lap. They ran smoothly for several laps before Mike Ballantine brought out a Lap 13 yellow flag. This didn't slow Barton down as he continued to lead Hall and Haney Jr on the restart. However, Spencer Slocum brought out a final yellow flag in Turn 2 on Lap 17. As Barton led the restart, Hall held second ahead of rookie Wyatt Van Lare. Van Lare made a move around Hall for second on Lap 19 with Youngman following into third. Barton brought it home the happy winner ahead of Van Lare, Youngman, Cameron Haney Sr, Hall, Mike Ballantine, Cameron Haney Jr, Jason Ballantine, Kirk Miner and Slocum. Barton and Jason Ballantine won the eight lap heat races.

Philip Shelby won the 20 lap Pepsi IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was his fifth Main Event win of the season. Meanwhile, the division championship battle went down to the line with Todd Cooper using a second place finish to beat Jimmy Ford by just three points. Ford has now finished runner up in points in three of the last four seasons and was also the 2015 runner-up in the standings. 

Shaun Merritt had the pole and raced into the lead at the start ahead of Donnie Fortney and Ford, who was again piloting the Scott Kames owned car. Buddy Olschowka was an early third, but fifth row starter Shelby got by on Lap 8.  Todd Cooper was keeping Ford within his sights in fourth, and Shelby took second from Ford on Lap 11. A lap later, Shelby got by Shaun Merritt with Ford following into second. Cooper moved into third on Lap 14 before a yellow flag waved for Fortney in Turn 4. Fortney retired, and Shelby led Ford and Todd Cooper on the restart. Todd Cooper slipped past Ford for second a lap later. However, Shelby built about a half-straightaway advantage over Todd Cooper by the end. Ford settled for third ahead of Olschowka, Shaun Merritt, Mike Merritt, Hollis Thackery, Scott Savell, Thomas Reynolds and Michael Helwig. Todd Cooper and Ford were the eight lap heat race winners.

Howard Law won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was his fifth win of the season. By virtue of his third place finish, Jacob Johnson won the championship. He joins his father, John "Porkchop" Johnson, on the track's list of champions. 

Law had a pole position start and raced into the lead immediately, followed by Niles Strever and Joe Gillock. Gillock took second from Strever on Lap 2. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3 for Sean Hulsey. Law continued to lead Gillock and Strever, and a yellow flag waved for Richard Betoormay on Lap 6. Championship hopeful Jerry Bartlett broke an axel and retired at that point along with Shannon Collins. Law continued to lead Gillock and Strever on the restart, but Toby Merrifield moved around Strever for second on Lap 8. After one last yellow flag on Lap 9 for debris on the track, Law resumed command over Strever and Merrifield. Law built nearly a straightaway advantage over Gillock, and both Jacob Johnson and Kyle Cheney got around Merrifield on the last lap for third and fourth. Merrifield settled for fifth, followed by Devin Koranda, Hulsey, Cy Cooper, Mario Davis and James West. Before his Main Event misfortune, Bartlett was an eight lap heat race winner along with Merrifield and Johnson.

On September 24th and 25th, it's the annual WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals, hosted by the NorCal Dwarf Car Association. For further information, go to www.marysvilleraceway.com.

Trenchard Wins John Arnberg Memorial, 

Braaten, Youngren, Bernstein Winners At Siskiyou Speedway

Yreka, CA...August 28...Nick Trenchard won the 38 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. The one and only race of the year for the division was the annual John Arnberg Memorial, and it paid $1,538 to the winner. 

Despite neighboring Southern Oregon Speedway being dark to the division, nobody came down to support this race. Three drivers from the Susanville track gave the fans a little taste of Modified racing as they produced a four car field. Trenchard won the eight lap heat race ahead of Nevin Kennemore. Kennemore proved to be the closest competition to Trenchard, but he was not fast enough as Trenchard prevailed in the end. Rob Robles ended up third ahead of Joe Wood.

Jorddon Braaten won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Braaten has only competed in six of the 12 events this year, but he has won three of them. The three-time Southern Oregon Speedway champion had to hold off the Peery family to get the win.

Point leader Ryan Peery had the pole with father and reigning Modified champion Travis Peery lined up next to Braaten in the second row. The three drivers ended up battling for the win. Braaten ended up taking the checkered flag ahead of Ryan Peery and Travis Peery. 10th starter Ryder Boswell kept his championship hopes alive as he charged to a fourth place finish, followed by Austin Petray, Colt Boswell, Chad Wormington, Merissa Henson, Gary Foster and Briley Keele. The eight lap heat race wins went to Ryan Perry and Travis Perry.

Shane Youngren won the 25 lap Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Main Event. Youngren competes with the Northwest Dwarf Car Association. He started back in the fourth row, while point leader Josh King started in a second row. Youngren would overtake the field in front of him to claim the win with King being forced to settle for second. Four lap A Dash winner and eight lap heat race winner Kelvin Morton ended up third, followed by Cody Peters, Chad Cardoza, Jason Robustelli, Devin Lahorgue, Colby Bergquist, Reggie Ayers and John Chrisman. Chad Cardoza won the six lap B Dash, and Brock Peters was the other eight lap heat race winner.

Karl Bernstein won the 15 lap Jefferson State Jalopies Main Event. Bernstein and point leader JJ Smith are the creators of this division, but longtime Yreka supporter Bernstein hasn't had nearly the amount of glory as Smith. On this occasion, Karl Bernstein started his evening off with an eight lap heat race win. He and Smith shared the front row for the feature and battled for the win with Karl Bernstein getting his first victory of the year ahead of Smith. Kade Bernstein ended up third, followed by Tony Morton and Marilyn Yawnick.

A schedule adjustment for this Saturday has seen the IMCA Sport Modifieds removed from the program in order for the drivers to support neighboring Southern Oregon Speedway. The Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars will be there on Saturday and Sunday along with the Mini Stocks and Hornets. Jefferson State Jalopies will compete on Saturday night with the IMCA Sport Modifieds headlining on Sunday for a $1,000 to win event. For further information, go to www.siskiyougoldenspeedway.com.

Torgerson Brothers, Johnson, Stepps 

Score Dixon Speedway Wins 

Dixon, CA...August 28...Ashton Torgerson won the 25 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Dixon Speedway. Austin Torgerson had the pole and jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Brandon Riveira and point leader Dan Mognaga. The battle was intense early on between the lead duo. Riveira took the lead on Lap 2, but he surrendered it back to Torgerson a lap later. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4 with Taylor DeCarlo and Chris Parmley out of the action. Austin Torgerson led Riveira and Ashton Torgerson on the restart, but a yellow flag waved a lap later with Jared Heimlich out of the race. Austin Torgerson led Rivera and Ashton Torgerson on the next restart. The battle got a little bit too close for comfort with Austin Torgerson and Riveira both eliminated in a crash on Lap 7. This put Ashton Torgerson into the lead ahead of Mognaga and Austin Taborski. That remained the order all the way to the checkered flag with Brandon Alvarado finishing fourth, followed by Ryan Holden, Nick Van Atta, Cody Jessop, Cody Parmley, Savannah Brown and Devin Osanna.

Cody Gray was the quickest of 27 qualifiers on the 1/5 mile dirt oval at 11.472, beating the 11.478 of Ashton Torgerson and the 11.493 of both Riveira and Mognoga. 10 lap heat race wins went to reigning champion Kelvin Lewis, Ashton Torgerson and Austin Torgerson. Austin Torgerson won the 10 lap Trophy Dash. Caleb Ingle won the 12 lap B Main. Ingle raced into the lead when the green flag waved, followed by DeCarlo and Osanna. Dan McLeister got past Osanna for third on Lap 2 and took second from DeCarlo on the seventh lap. However, DeCarlo came back strong to regain the position on Lap 11. Ingle went on to victory, followed by DeCarlo, McLeister, Van Atta and Osanna.

Austin Torgerson won the 25 lap Super 600 Main Event. Ashton Torgerson jumped into the early lead ahead of Austin Torgerson and Anthony Lewis. A yellow flag waved on Lap 8. Ashton Torgerson led his brother Austin for another lap before Austin Torgerson went motoring by for the lead. Austin Torgerson built about a half-straightaway lead over Ashton Torgerson by the end of the race as Lewis and Brett McCullough completed the finishing order. Austin Torgerson set the fast time of 10.333, beating the 10.381 of Ashton Torgerson. Ashton Torgerson won both the eight lap Trophy Dash and 10 lap heat race.

Lucas Johnson won the 20 lap Restricted 600 Main Event. Jackson Kohler jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Johnson and Andrew Smith. The only yellow flag of the race flew on Lap 3 with Cierra Wullenwaber out at that point. Kohler continued to lead Johnson and Smith on the restart. On the eighth lap, Johnson put the moves on Kohler to take the lead and began to pull away from there. Smith slipped past Kohler for second on Lap 13. Johnson won by about a straightaway ahead of Smith with Kohler settling for third, followed by Adriana DeMartini, Nicholas Leonard Jr, Kyle Cravotta, AJ Neilson, Vito Cello, Mickelina Monico and Wullenwaber.

Smith was the quickest of 12 qualifiers with a lap of 11.157, beating the 11.353 of Wullenwaber. Smith and Kohler won the 10 lap heat races with Kohler winning the six lap Trophy Dash.

Hayden Stepps won the 20 lap Jr Sprint Main Event. Briggs Davis had the pole and charged into the lead at the start ahead Hayden Stepps and Levi Osborne. That was the order throughout the first half of the race, but at that point Stepps started to put the pressure on Davis. On Lap 15, Stepps made what proved to be his winning maneuver around Davis. At the same time, Jackson Tardiff slipped past Osborne for third as Osborne was further shuffled back to fifth by Vito Cancilla on Lap 18. Hayden Stepps went on to win ahead of Davis, Tardiff, Cancilla, Osborne, Josiah Vega, Heston Stepps, Colin Reynolds, Porter Zachary and Edward Oliveira. Hayden Stepps was the quickest of 11 qualifiers with a 12.858, beating the 12.859 of Vega. Hayden Stepps and Vega picked up the 10 lap heat race wins with Osborne claiming the six lap Trophy dash.

The same four Micro Sprint divisions will return to action on Saturday, September 11th. For further information, go to www.dixsonspeedway.net.

Borror Pro Stock Winner At Southern Oregon Speedway,

Wheeler, Luckman, Steele Other Winners

White City, Oregon...August 28...Steve Borror won the 25 lap Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Borror capitalized on the misfortune of Corey Biggs to get the lead and score the victory. The 2016 champion had previously won the Rocky Nash Memorial in July. 

Colby Hammond took the early lead ahead of Rick Lukens and point leader Scott Flowers. Flowers slipped past Lukens for second on Lap 3 as Biggs settled into fourth. Two laps later, Biggs made a move around Flowers for second. A Lap 6 yellow flag waved. On the restart, both Biggs and Flowers got past Hammond. Borror charged into third on Lap 8 and moved by Flowers for second on the 10th lap. Following a Lap 10 yellow flag, Biggs led Borror and Scott Flowers. Biggs set a rapid pace and had built a straightaway advantage over Borror by Lap 20. Unfortunately, Biggs brought out a yellow flag on Lap 21. Borror had the lead on the restart and led the remaining laps for the win, followed by Scott Flowers, Hammond, James Flowers, title contender Johnny Cobb, Biggs, Lukens, Dennis Burtenhouse Jr, Darek Alford and two-time series champion Ken Irving. 

There were 18 cars on hand for the show, and Borror set the fast time of 16.701, beating the 16.843 of Scott Flowers and the 16.862 of Biggs. Borror, Cobb and Biggs won their respective eight lap heat races, and Borror made it a clean sweep by winning the four lap Trophy Dash.

Preston Luckman won the 25 lap CD Architects Late Model Main Event. Luckman is the 2019 Coos Bay Speedway champion and won the title at Cottage Grove Speedway a year earlier. 

Only five competitors showed up for this race, which was an improvement over the three-car field from the previous show. Luckman charged into lead at the start ahead of Rich McCoy and 2016 champion Bob Dees. McCoy was piloting the Eric Massey owned car. Darren Coffell returned and took third from Dees on Lap 4. By the halfway point, Luckman had built a half-lap advantage over McCoy. Luckman cruised to the victory with McCoy and Coffell finishing on the lead lap behind him. Dees ended up fourth with John David Duffie taking a checkered flag in fifth. 

Luckman set the fast time of 15.530 with Coffell second quick at 16.022. Coffell won both the eight lap heat race and four lap Trophy Dash. 

Jake Wheeler won the 25 lap World Famous Autos Limited Sprint Main Event. Wheeler is the 2016 champion and current point leader, and this was his third win at the track this year. Past champion Charlie Thompson set the early pace ahead of Wheeler and Cottage Grove racer Pat Desbiens. However, Wheeler slipped past Thompson for the lead on Lap 2. RJ McGahuey overtook Thompson for second on the fourth lap with Enrique Jaime settling into third on Lap 8. By the 17th Lap, Wheeler held a straightaway advantage over McGahuey. Jaime had problems late with Desbiens moving into third. Wheeler cruised to victory ahead of McGahuey, Desbiens, Thompson, Edrel Jaime and Enrique Jaime. Dave Button was a Main Event scratch. 

Enrique Jaime set the fast time of 13.777, beating the 13.840 of Wheeler. Enrique Jaime and Wheeler picked up the eight lap heat race wins with Wheeler claiming four lap Trophy Dash honors. 

David Steele won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the two-time reigning champion and current point leader. After a heat race crash eliminated both Tim Hedges and Steve Goetz, seven drivers started the Main Event.

Steele raced into the lead at the start ahead of Quintyn Ericks and title contender Ashtin Hedges. Hedges took second from Ericks on Lap 2. A side-by-side battle developed between Steele and Hedges for first, while Ericks and past champion Kristopher Mix had a similar battle going for third. It was nip and tuck for several laps between Steele and Hedges, but Hedges slipped up on the front straightaway on Lap 11, allowing Ericks, Hunter Magnan and Mix to all get by him. At that point, Steele had a decent lead, and he continued to build on that. Magnan started challenging Ericks and made a move into second on Lap 13. Ashtin Hedges got by Ericks for third on Lap 16. Mix overtook Ericks for fourth on Lap 19. Steele built a half-lap advantage over Magnan in victory. Ashtin Hedges settled for third, followed by Mix, Ericks, Scott Yerges and Dylan Irving. 

Steele set the fast time of 17.613, beating the 17.789 of past champion Goetz and the 17.974 of Ashtin Hedges. Ashtin Hedges and Mix picked up eight lap heat race wins, and Hedges also claimed four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Up next is the Fourth Annual R Charles Snyder Salute, featuring the Sweet Tea Express IMCA Modifieds for $7,007 to win on Saturday and $1,000 to win on Friday. The Dusty's Transmissions IMCA Sport Modifieds will be the support class on both nights with the World Famous Autos Limited Sprints competing on Friday night and the Outlaw Pro Stocks, CD Architects Late Models and Rapp Racing Late Model Lites competing on Saturday night. For further information, go to www.southernoregonmotorsports.com.

Lehman Win $2,000 Prize In Battle At The Beach 

At Coos Bay Speedway

Coos Bay, Oregon...August 28...Blake Lehman won the 40 lap NASCAR Street Stock Main Event Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. This was the Fifth Annual Battle At The Beach. This event drew some of the top drivers from throughout the state, and Lehman collected $2,000 for his winning effort. It was his second win of the season at the track.

Lehman started on the pole and set the early pace ahead of past Sportsman Late Model champion Dyllan Siewell and Cottage Grove racer Taunton Swaim. Previous feature winner Toby McIntyre took fourth from Loren McIntyre on Lap 10, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 13 for Swaim. Lehman continued to lead Siewell and Toby McIntyre on the restart as Sean Cronk and Graig Osborne battled back and forth for fourth for a few laps. Osborne finally grabbed the position on Lap 18. Lehman was setting a good pace and had a straightaway advantage over Siewell by Lap 25. A yellow flag waved on Lap 33 with David Cronk out of the race. Lehman continued to hold the lead over Siewelll on the restart as Osborne took third from Toby McIntyre. A lap later, Sean Cronk got past McIntyre for fourth, and Cronk put the moves on Osborne for third on Lap 36. Lehman built nearly a straightaway advantage over Siewell in victory with Sean Cronk third, followed by Osborne, Jayson Nelson, Steve Dubisar, Swaim, Peyton Reigard, Sam Taylor and Daniel Land.

There were 26 drivers on hand for the show, and Dubisar set the fast time of 16.165, beating the 16.275 of Justin Krossman and the 16.317 of David Cronk. Eight lap heat race wins were earned by Sean Cronk, Osborne, Lehman and Reigard. Nelson won the 12 lap B Main. Nelson jumped into the lead at the start with Jeff Thurman gaining second a lap later. Reigning track champion Ken Fox followed Thurman into third. There was only one yellow flag, and Fox was unable to make the pass to earn a transfer as Nelson won ahead of Thurman and Fox.

Braden Fugate won the 25 lap America's Mattress Super Late Model Main Event. This was the eighth win of the season for Fugate, and it kept him four points behind Brody Montgomery in a close championship battle. Fugate led from the outset ahead of Montgomery and Garrett Smith. Wayne Butler took third from Smith on Lap 5. Montgomery kept it close, but Fugate prevailed with Butler third and Smith completing the order. Montgomery won the eight lap heat race.

Ryan Emry won the 20 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event. This was the seventh win of the season for Emry, who appears to be headed for the championship barring any serious issues in the final events. 

Emry jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Dustin Hitner and Tahlan Rogers. John McNeil briefly took third from Rogers on Lap 4, but he had problems for a yellow flag. Emry continued to lead Hitner and Rogers on the restart. The battle was close for second as Emry held a straightaway advantage. Rogers and Josh Kraliceck found themselves in second and third on Lap 14 as Hitner fell back and ended up bringing out a Lap 16 yellow flag. Emry led Rogers and McNeil on the restart, but fourth row starter Jacob Emry slipped past McNeil for third on Lap 18. Ryan Emery held off a late challenge by Rogers to score the win with Jacob Emry finishing third, followed by McNeil, Kraliceck, Brandon Norton, John Player, Hitner, Brad Dubisar and Neil Dubisar. McNeil and Ryan Emry scored eight lap heat race wins.

Scott Beaudoin won the 20 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event. This was the eighth win of the season for the point leader. Mike Beaudoin led a lap before Scott Beaudoin took over. Tristen Davison settled into third on Lap 2, but he fell back on Lap 4 as Jim Van Loon moved into the third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 6 with Jamie Daniels and Davison both out. Scott Beaudoin led Mike Beaudoin and Van Loon on the restart. Scott Beaudoin set a rapid pace and built a 2/3 of a lap advantage over Mike Beaudoin in victory. Van Loon and Ken Keeler completed the lead lap finishers with Nicole Emry fifth, followed by Stephanie Nix, Matthew Emry, Jamie Daniels and Davison. Scott Beaudoin and Keeler won the eight lap heat races.

Hannah Robison won the 20 lap Hornets Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the past division champion. Robison set the early pace ahead of Steven Parker and Kris Parker. A yellow flag waved after one lap, and Robison continued to lead Kris Parker and Steven Parker on the restart. BJ Hussey ran fourth, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 7 with Penny Moloso out of the race. Robison led Kris Parker and Steven Parker on the next restart, and Hussey took third from Steven Parker on Lap 10. A Lap 13 yellow flag waved with Steve Nichols retiring, and Robison led Kris Parker and Hussey on the restart. Kris Parker and Hussey tangled in the battle for second for a Lap 15 yellow flag. Parker was out at that point, and Robison lead Steven Parker and Heather Burton on the restart. St Hill took third from Burton on the last lap, and Robison beat Steven Parker by nearly a straightaway in victory. Burton settled for fourth, followed by Hussey, Lily Metzgus, Kris Parker, Nichols and Moloso. Hussey and Kris Parker picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Griff Smith won the 18 lap Jr Stingers Main Event. This was the 16th win of the season for the current point leader. Smith took the lead at the start ahead of Madilyn Hardy-Ashley and Alex Butler. A yellow flag waved on Lap 2 for Max Haga, and Smith continued to lead Ashley and Butler on the restart. Butler took second from Ashley on the sixth lap, and a Lap 7 yellow flag waved with Jordan Wheeler out at that point. Smith led Butler and Ashley on the restart. Tallon Dubisar took fourth from Cameron Metzgus at that point. Smith pulled away to a half-straightaway lead in his win ahead of Butler, Ashley, Tallon Dubisar, Metzgus, Haga, Dylan Wheeler, Tucker Dubisar, Tanner Dubisar and Anthony Hoggatt. Smith and Ashley picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Racing resumes this Saturday night with the America's Mattress Super Late Models back in action along with the Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Mini Outlaws, Hornets, Junior Stingers and OTRO Hardtops. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.

Kniss, Gomez, Gallaher, Russo Score Antioch Speedway Wins 

Antioch, CA...August 28...Buddy Kniss won the 20 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. The 2019 champion became the sixth different winner in the 12 races held so far. This was the final point race of the season, and Kniss ended up second behind new champion Jim Pettit II. Pettit has three previous Antioch titles in the Late Model class, and he currently leads the IMCA State point race. 

Kniss jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Terry DeCarlo Sr and 2004 champion Aaron Crowell. Following a Lap 2 yellow flag, Crowell moved into second behind Kniss on the restart. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4, and Pettit maneuvered around Crowell for second as Kniss continued to lead the way. Kniss was driving a great race when a final yellow flag waved on Lap 19, setting up a one lap shootout to the finish. Kniss stayed cool under pressure and led the final lap to win ahead of Pettit, Crowell, Chase Aue, DeCarlo, Bobby Motts Jr and Jeff Browne. Crowell was the eight lap heat race winner. 

Todd Gomez won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the past Antioch Street Stock champion. Fred Ryland wrapped up his second Antioch championship with a second place finish. 

Outside front row starter Scott Foster led the opening lap ahead of Tommy Clymens Jr and Chuck Golden. Both Golden and Kevin Brown got around Clymens on Lap 2, and Gomez took third from Brown a lap later before a yellow flag waved. Foster continued to lead the restart with Gomez taking second from Golden. On the fifth lap, Gomez took the lead from Foster as Chuck Weir passed Golden for third. Weir surrendered the third position to Ryland on Lap 8, and a yellow flag waved moments later. Ryland moved into second behind Gomez on the restart, and Gomez led Ryland and KC Keller on a Lap 10 restart. One final yellow flag waved on Lap 22, but it did nothing to stop Gomez. He continued to lead the way on the restart and brought it home to a satisfying win, followed by Ryland, Keller, Brown, Chuck Golden, Andrew Pearce, Tommy Clymens Jr, State point leader Trevor Clymens, Foster and Brad Coelho. Foster, Keller and Tommy Clymens Jr picked up the eight lap heat race wins. 

Rob Gallaher won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the three-time Watsonville Hobby Stock champion. Gallaher had the outside front row starting spot and took the lead when the green flag waved, followed by State point leader Renn Bane and Watsonville Hobby Stock point leader Joe Gallaher. Joe Gallaher got past Bane for second on Lap 3. The race ran rapidly. Debuting his new car, Fred Ryland had made it to fourth by the halfway point of the race with point leader Travis Dutra in fifth. Both Ryland and Dutra got past Bane on Lap 15, and Dutra took third from Ryland on the last lap. Rob Gallaher won by a straightaway ahead of Joe Gallaher as Dutra, Ryland, Jason Robles, Austin Van Hoff, Mike Shepherd, Mark Morton, Bane and Dan Gonderman rounded out the Top 10. Van Hoff and Joe Gallaher picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Ellie Russo won the 20 lap Delta Dwarf Car Main Event. This was her first career win. Russo took the lead from the start ahead of David Rosa and Chance Russell. Point leader Kevin Miraglio moved into third on Lap 5 before a yellow flag waved. Russo continued to lead the restart as two-time champion Danny Wagner and Miraglio settled into second and third. Devan Kammermann took third from Miraglio on Lap 14 before a yellow flag waved. On the restart, Kammermann and Russell both got past Wagner, but Russo continued to lead. Russo led the rest of the way for the victory with Kammermann second, followed by Russell, Wagner, Miraglio, Jack Haverty, Sean Catucci and Rosa. Wagner won the eight lap heat race. 

This Friday and Saturday is the second and third rounds of the George Steitz Big Kahuna Freedom Series. The IMCA Modified, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks will all be competing. For further information, go to www.antochspeedway.com.

Watson Wins Sport Modified Challenge 

At Douglas County Speedway

Roseburg, Oregon...August 28...Kalob Watson won the 50 lap Winchester Pub and Grill PRA Sport Modified Main Event Saturday night at Douglas County Speedway. This was the Sport Modified Challenge race, and it was a battle of the Watsons at the front of the pack. In the end, 2019 point runner-up Kalob Watson held off Riley Watson for the win. Reigning champion Tom Ford ended up third, followed by Pete Tyree, Troy Gasner, 2018 champion John Harvey, Blake Harvey and Monte Cox Jr. 

Donnie Fain won the Johnny's Drive-In PRA Hardtop Main Event. This was the first win of the season for Fain. He had to contend with reigning champion Kyran Greene, who settled for second. Steve Smith ended up third, followed by Troy Gasner, Brian Smith and division mainstay Mike Batman. 

Ryan Dickenson won the PRA Hornets Main Event. Dickenson got the win ahead of Chris Lemon, 2018 champion Pete Lemon, Gage Sharp, Bart Pulse, Dylan Gricher, Greg Cox, Brock Donald, Tyler Organ and Haven Smith. Three Super Stock drivers showed up, and Matt Klaas won their race ahead of Brian Smith and Dale Roth. 

The Hornets Nest 50 will be up next on September 11th. The Johnny's Drive-In PRA Hardtops and Super Stocks will also be in action. For further information, go to www.douglasscountyspeedway.com.

Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
IMCA Modified
Buddy Kniss
Jim Pettit II
Aaron Crowell
Chase Aue
Terry Decarlo Sr
Bobby Motts Jr
Jeff Browne

IMCA Sport Modified
Todd Gomez
Fred Ryland
KC Keller
Kevin Brown
Chuck Golden
Andrew Pearce
Tommy Clymens
Trevor Clymens
Scott Foster
Brad Coelho
Chuck Weir
Emali VanHoff
Nicolas Zapatero
Joseph Pato
Chris Sieweke
Matt Pitts
Tyler Browne

Delta Dwarf Car
Ellie Russo
Devan Kammermann
Chance Russell
Danny Wagner
Kevin Miraglio
Jack Haverty
Sean Catucci
David Rosa

IMCA Stock Car
Rob Gallaher
Joe Gallaher
Travis Dutra
Fred Ryland
Jason Robles
Austin VanHoff
Mike Shepherd
Mark Morton
Renn Bane
Dan Gonderman
Kellen Chadwick
Loren DeArmond


Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jorddon Braaten
Ryan Peery
Travis Peery
Ryder Boswell
Austin Petray
Colt Boswell
Chad Wormington
Merissa Henson
Gary Foster
Briley Keele

IMCA Modifieds
Nick Trenchard
Nevin Kennemore
Rob Robles
Joe Wood

SODCA Dwarf Cars
Shane Youngren
Josh King
Kalvin Morton
Cody Peters
Chad Cardoza
Jason Robustelli
Devin Lahorgue
Colby Bergquist
Reggie Ayres
John Chrisman
Fred Hay
Brock Peters
Andrew Hall

Jalopies
Karl Bernstein
JJ Smith
Kade Bernstein
Tony Morton
Marilyn Yawnick


Southern Oregon Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
World Famous Autos Limited Sprints
Jake Wheeler
RJ McGahney
Patrick Desbiens
Charlie Thompson
Edrel Jamie
Enrique Jaime
Dave Button DNS

Outlaw Pro Stocks
Steve Borror
Scott Flowers
Colby Hammond
James Flowers
Johnny Cobb
Corey Biggs
Rick Lukens
Dennis Burtenhouse Jr
Darek Alford
Ken Irving
Jinny Flowers
Jeff Haudenshild
Taylor Buckley
Robert Day
Dan Randall
Dean Hackworth DNS
Lloyd Speer DNS
Chance Trout DNS

Mini Stocks
David Steele
Hunter Magnan
Ashtin Hedges
kristopher mix
Quintyn Ericks
Scott Yerges
Dylan Irving
Tim Hedges DNS
Steve Goetz DNS

CD Architects Late Models
Preston Luckman
Rich McCoy
Darren Coffell
Bob Dees
John Duffie


Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Braden Fugate
Brody Montgomery
Wayne Butler
Garret Smith

Sportsman Late Models
Ryan Emry
Tahlan Rogers
Jacob Emery
john mcneil
Josh Kralicek
Brandon Norton
John Player
Dustin Hitner
Brad Dubisar

Street Stocks
Blake Lehman
Dyllan Siewell
Sean Cronk
Graig Osborne
Jason Nelson
Steve Dubisar
Taunton Swaim
Peyton Reigard
Sam Taylor
Daniel Land
Toby McIntyre
Michael Hollingsworth
Chad christensen
David Cronk
Justin Krossman
mikee long
Kelly McDonald
Wayne Clink
Jeff Thurman
Loren McIntyre
 

B Main
Jason Nelson
Jeff Thurman
Ken Fox
Charlie Withers
Mike Swaim
Vince Christian
Joseph Wilson

Mini Outlaws
Scott Beaudoin
mike beaudoin
Jim Van Loon
Ken Keefer
Nicole Emry
Stephanie Nix
Matthew Emry
Jamie Daniels
Tristen Davison

Hornets
Hannah Robison
Steven Parker
St Hill
Heather Burton
BJ Hussey
Lily Metzgus
Kris Parker
Steve Nichols
Penny Moloso

JR Stingers
Griff Smith
Alex Butler
Madilynn Hardy-Ashley
Tallon Dubisar
Cameron Metzgus
Max Haga
Dylan Wheeler
Tucker dubisar
Tanner dubisar
Anthony Hoggatt
Jordan Wheeler
Hailee Tilton


Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
IMCA Modifieds
Cody Laney
Andy Obertello
Ethan Dotson
Logan Drake
Austin Kiefer
Rob Sanders
Jerry Flippo
Ryan Daves
Steve Noland
Matthew Hagio
Anthony Slaney
Bryan Clark
Robby Sawyer
Dalton Houghton
Gavyn Manning
Justin Gonzalez
Shawn DeForest
Alyssa Smith
Larry Wise
Buddy Shepherd

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Nick Spainhoward
Jason Nation
Tyler Bannister
Billy Simkins
Gary Dutton
Cale Kanke
Markus Frazier
Brandon Jennings
Ryan DeForest
Jason Bannister
Jonathan Hagio
Tyler Blankenship
Ryan Smith
Dylan Potter
Austin Ruskauff
Jim Reed
Willy Oathout
Matt Wankum
Michael Black
Camren Teel
Brock Crawford DNS
Austin Manzella DNS

American Stocks
Dakota Brown
Cobly Ward
Mark McCaslin
Matt Crawford
Kody Sly
Steven Lawler
Jr Daves
Andrew Johnston
Antony Sly
Mason Conway
Tara Childress
James Williams
Clay Water
Daryl Mealer
Danny Smith
Brock Crawford
Carson Conway
Josh Yadon

Hobby Stocks
Ricky Childress Jr
Stephen Johnson
Jimmy Irwin
Don Mead
Teena Johnson
Justin Tuey
Rick Henderson
Kyle Wood
Jacob Hughes
Matt Ehler
Robby Stancliff
Brooke Cimental
Taylor Marchant
Nick Coffman
Dylan Wilson
Austin Manzella
Kevin Irwin
John Flippen 

Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 29
Jay's Mobile Welding Service Super Stocks
Rich Denman
Matt Hagemann
Matt While
Shawn McCoy
Randy Miramontez
Mike Learn
Sid Hess
Justin Zwicker
Mike Walko
Dave Spindell
Mitch Machado

Redwood Dwarf Car
Mark Hanson
Carroll Mendenhall
gage meyers
John Gomes
Zack Albers
Tim Fitzpatrick
Matthew Hagemann
Danny Marsh
Chad Matthias
John Peters
Travis Day
Michael Williams
Adam Freitas
Shiloh Borland
Mike Dahle
Michael Affonso
Kylee Johnson
Jimmy Damron
Sam Borland
Antonio Miramontez
Corey Eaton
Giorgioo Dileonardo
Gene Herndon
Mack Aceves

Redwood Dwarf
B Main
Travis Day
John Peters
Michael Williams
Shiloh Borland
Mack Aceves
Kylee Johnson
Giorgioo Dileonardo
Gene Herndon
Alysa Gallegos
Chevelle Borja
Austin Struthers
tim steger

NARC/KWS Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprints
Justin Sanders
Colby Copeland
Dominic Scelzi
Shane Golobic
Rico Abreu
Bud Kaeding
Tim Kaeding
Joel Myers Jr
Sean Becker
Andy Forsberg
DJ Netto
Robbie Price
Billy Aton
Corey Day
Sean Watts
Kaleb Montgomery
John Clark
Jessie Attard

California Hardtops
Ken Retzloff
Gary Hildebrand
Tom Grady
Jason Armstrong
Mike Friesen
Jeff West
Willie Cooper
Brad Coelho DNS
Bud Harvey DNS

Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
Jr Sprints
Hayden Stepps
Briggs Davis
Jackson Tardiff
Vito Cancilla
Levi Osborne
Josiah Vega
Heston Stepps
Colin Reynolds
Porter Zachary
Edward Olvera
Haven Sherman DNS

Super 600
Austin Torgerson
Ashton Torgerson
Anthony Lewis
Brett McColloch

Restricted
Lucas Johnson
Andrew Smith
Jackson Kohler
Adrianna DeMartini
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Kyle Cravotta
AJ Neilson
Vito Celli
Mickelina Monico
Cierra Wullenwaber
Caden Gotelli DNS
Aniyah Scott DNS

Wingless
A Main
Ashton Torgerson
Dan Mognaga
Austin Taborski
Brandon Alvarado
Ryan Holden
Nick Vanatta
Cody Jessop
Cody Parmley
Savannah Brown
Devin Osanna
Steve Alvarado
Randy Sims
Colin Kirby
Kelvin Lewis
Austin Torgerson
Brandon Riveira
Jarrett Heimlich
Taylor DeCarlo
Chris Parmley
Blake Parmley
Isak Johnson
Caleb Ingle

B Main
Caleb Ingle
Taylor DeCarlo
Don McLeister
Nick Vanatta
Devin Osanna
Steve Alvarado
Garrett Saber
Preston McLeister
Bryant Bell DNS


Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
Olga's California Dream 100
Pro Mini Stocks
Terry Armstrong Jr
Fred Vigil
Carl Smith
Drew Krenshaw
Barrett Sugden
Josh Cross
Shawn DePriest
Dan Myrick
Rick Lea
Travis Laux
Destiny Wolford
Mike Anderson
David Maxwell
Justin Carson
Danny Myrick
Jeff Durant
John Soares

West Coast Sport Compacts
Greg Baronian
Scott Glenn
Danny Myrick
Jeff Durant
Shawn DePriest
Dan Myrick
David Wilford
Leo Lotz
Destiny Wolford
Steve Porter
Randy Brown Sr
Rick Lea

Madera Late Models
Jason Aguirre
Kyle Keller
Shelden Cooper
Aaron Mullins
Ryan Reynolds
Loren Kutz
Steve Schermerhorn
Mike Hensley
Trevor Schlundt
Shaun Reynolds
Ricky Nelson

Mini Super Toyotas
Ryan Reynolds
Patrick Geiger
Chris Earls
Nick Thompson
Shaun Reynolds
Bill Gorden
Haley Bugg
Aaron Reaves

Hobby Stocks
Donny Large Jr
Manny Gonzales Jr
Nick Rowe
Harley Kennealy
Drew Ries


All American Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
Berco Redwood Late Model
Main Event 1
Dylan Zampa
Trevor Huddleston
John Moore
Cole Moore
Dean Thompson
Aidan Daniels
Michael Mitchell
Thomas Martin
Cassidy Hinds
Lance Halm
Kylie Daniels
Calvin Hegje
Chris Scribner
Rick Scribner
Scott Sabol
Kenna Mitchell

Main Event 2
Dylan Zampa
John Moore
Calvin Hegje
Thomas Martin
Dean Thompson
Lane Anderson
Aidan Daniels
Rick Scribner
Cole Moore
Cassidy Hinds
Lance Halm
Trevor Huddleston
Kylie Daniels
Michael Mitchell
Kenna Mitchell
Chris Scribner

Jaws Gear & Axle Modified
Jason Philpot
Eric Price Jr
Ralph Bailey
Tyler Wentworth
Cody Bailey
Jon Yourd
Sammy Nuno
Mike Stahl

Gunslinger Sprints
Austin Carter
Mark Pyle
AJ Snow
Jacob Tuttle
Justin Kawahata

Riebes Auto Parts Super Stock
Josh Whitfiled
Andrew Peeler
Garry Eisenhour
Jeremy Fritts

F4
Matthew Fuhs
Ray Molina
Stephen Crook
Dennis Crook
Dan Cherry
Stephanie Ziebell
Brandon Frantz

Jr. Late Model
Kenna Mitchell
Lane Anderson
Trey Daniels
Connor West

Mini Cup/Bandolero
Bella Thomsen
Colten Nelson
Lucas Burton
Dayton Broyles
Anthony Bean


Marysville Raceway Unofficial Race Results August 28
Winged 360 Sprints
A Main
Andy Forsberg
Brent Bjork
Jayson Bright
Dennis Scherer
Billy Wallace
Burt Foland Jr
Cody Spencer
John Clark
Dawson Hammes
Jeremy Wilson
Ryan Timmons
Koa Crane
William Fielding
John Sullivan
Billy Chester
Kevin Lovell
R.J. Baker
Brad Bumgarner
Jake Haulot
Korey Lovell

B Main
R.J. Baker
Billy Chester
John Sullivan
Dawson Hammes
Lonny Alton
Geoffrey Grimm
James Taylor

Crate Sprints
Dusty Barton
Wyatt Vanlare
Brett Youngman
Cameron Haney
Mike Hall
Mike Ballantine
Cameron Haney Jr
Jason Ballantine
Kirk Miner
Spencer Slocum
Derek Droivold
David Sims

Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds
Phillip Shelby
Todd Cooper
Jimmy Ford
Buddy Olschowka
Shaun Merritt
Mike Merritt
Hollis Thackery
Scott Savell
Thomas Reynolds
Michael Helwig
Brian Cooper
Donnie Fortney
Cole Fear

Hobby Stocks
Howard Law
Joe Gillock
Jacob Johnson
Kyle Cheney
Toby Merrifield
Devin Koranda
Sean Hulsey
Cy Cooper
Mario Davis
James West
Trevor Deadmond
Zac Bullock
Trevor Abella
Jacob Bright
Matt Rivera
Niles Strever
Richard Betoormay
Shannon Collins
Jerry Bartlett


Stockton Dirt Track Unofficial Race Results August 28
KWS/NARC 410 Sprints
Results are not official
1     #41S Dominic Scelzi    
2     #88N D.J. Netto
3     #83T Tanner Carrick
4     #24 Rico Abreu
5     #17W Shane Golobic
6     #16A Colby Copeland
7     #83V Sean Becker
8     #42X Tim Kaeding
9     #69 Bud Kaeding
10     #53 Jesse Attard
11     #57 Justin Sanders
12     #98 Sean Watts
13     #37 Mitchell Faccinto
14     #29 Willie Croft
15     #21P Robbie Price
16     #46JR Joel Myers Jr
17     #26 Billy Aton
18     #01 Mitchel Moles
19     #09S Geoffrey Strole    
20     #21 Corey Day
21     #75 Brian Boswell    
22     #2R Richard Brace Jr    
23     #93 Kalib Henry

Winged 360 Sprint Cars
Results are not official
1     #17W Shane Golobic    
2     #20 Dominic Scelzi
3     #5H Michael Faccinto
4     #17 Kalib Henry
5     #22 Keith Day
6     #87 Ashlyn Rodriguez
7     #55A Angelo Cornet
8     #4 Jodie Robinson
9     #21 Josh Wiesz
10     #33 Dylan Bloomfield        
11     #32 Caden Sarale
12     #94 Greg DeCaires    
13     #82J Steven Jaquith

NorCal Dwarf Cars
Results are not official
1     #4N Ryan Winter    
2     #28N Brandon Shaw
3     #14E Tommy Velasques III
4     #12N Mike Grenert
5     #41E Nick Velasques
6     #72N Mike Reeder
7     #29N Corey Eaton
8     #14DN Tim Fitzpatrick
9     #88DD Travis Day
10     #99N Gage Meyers
11     #32N Dan Geil
12     #21N Fred Dickey
13     #36N Jamison Sole
14     #7N Jace Badeker
15     #42N Isaac Geil    
16     #76D Glen Sciarani
17     #31N Dylan Shrum
18     #59N Austin Struthers
19     #47DD Mario Marques    
20     #35R Mike Curry
21     #15N Shawn Whitney    
22     #69N Cody Shrum
23     #777N John Williams


Redwood Acres Raceway Unofficial Race Results August 28
Legends
Results are not official
1     #12c Cody Winchel    
2     #19 Brandon White
3     #49 Chris Lawrence
4     #7 Tyler Avelar
5     #17 Malessa Miles
6     #5 Jordan Paiment
7     #4 Rick Estes
8     #8 Scott Taylor
9     #101 Dylan Hagman        
10     #1 Emily Vest
11     #83 Bill Cummins
12     #3 Andy Thorton
13     #21 Tyler Krupa

Mini Stocks
Results are not official
1     #13 Brian Murrell Jr
2     #14 Jarrett Mayo
3     #39 Gary Klinetobe
4     #3 Gannon Cyphers
5     #33 Colton Kinsey
6     #07 Cole Peterson
7     #21 Joe Bonomini
8     #1 James Nichols
9     #7 Allison McCarty
10     #16 Eric O'Ferrall    
11     #38 Dale Bulmer    

Bomber
Results are not official
1     #44 Tyler Krupa
2     #50r Ed Rasmussen
3     #00 Jordan Krupa
4     #24 Raquel Krupa
5     #48 Steve Kimberling

Road Runner
Results are not official
1     #20 Dylan Ford
2     #29 Jeremiah Martin
3     #31 Nick Ford
4     #17 Shawn Wildman
5     #96 Solomon Kessenich
6     #2 Wayne Marsh
7     #55 Ty Rose
8     #16 Tanisha Ratzlaff
9     #61 Bob Ratzlaff        
10     #51 Ryan David    


Willamette Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
SUPER LATE MODELS
JOHN DUTY
MARK THOMPSON
BRYAN NORTON
JORDAN WRIGHT
BJ DONIFRIO
JEFF RASH
DOUG ELKINS
TRENT ELLIOTT
KENT EMRY
ALEX EMRY
JARED SIMMONS
ED ROLES
BRIAN SMITH
BRITTON DONAHOO
STACEY KREGAR
JAMES SLOVER

IMCA MODIFIED
BRICEN JAMES
JAKE MAYDEN
DAN PHILPOTT
JEFFREY HUDSON
DOUG DAVENPORT
MATTHEW DRAGER
CURTIS TOWNS
PAUL CULP
CODY JONES
TOBY FERANDO
CLYDE WHITE
ROY KIRK JR

STREET STOCKS
SAM POTTER
ROD MCCOMBS
MCKENZIE THOMPSON
ANDY BRESHEARS
KEVIN SCOFFIELD
LOREN* KRUESI
ROWDY SHINKLE
PHILL LOVVORN
JEREMY DAVIS
CHLOE VANSANT
RONNIE SPEELMAN
CHASE BARNES
DOM CONTI
ERIC JOHNSTON

SPORTSMAN
DALTON BLOOM
RAY BLOOM
GREG SCHELLHORN
AARON BLOOM
ALEX EMRY
DOUG COFFMAN
JAMES SLOVER
KENT EMRY
DANIEL RAY
GARRET CRAIG
MIKE LAVERDY
ROGER BELL
LOREN KRUESI
JUSTIN RYKER
KEVIN KIRK
TREVOR MACKEY
DAVID BENNETT

SUPER SPORTS
STEVE MOORE
TERRY SANDERS
GREG HENRICH
SHANE DAVIS
CLINT YOUNG
BRAD LEHTO
JAMES SLOVER

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
BRAD MARTIN
KERRY COOPER
REX ECKLEY
COLE TRISSELL
ANDREW WRIGHT
TREVOR BURTON
TIFFANY TOWNS
PHIL CUMMINGS
ELIJAH MILLER
ROWDY SHINKLE
KC SCOTT
BRUCE MILLER


Douglas County Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 28
Winchester Pub And Grill Sport Modifieds
Kalob Watson
Riley Watson
Tom Ford
Pete Tyree
Troy Gasner
John Harvey
Blake Harvey
Monte Cox Jr.

Super Stocks
Matt Klaas
Brian Smith
Dale Roth.

Johnny's Drive In Hardtops
Donnie Fain
Kyran Greene
Steve Smith
Troy Gasner
Brian Smith
Mike Batman

Hornets
Ryan Dickenson
Chris Lemon
Pete Lemon
Gage Sharp
Bart Pulse
Dylan Grichar
Greg Cox
Brock Donald
Tyler Organ
Haven Smith
Jalana Pynch
Brandon Belton
Joe House
Ron Johnson DQ

The Editor's Viewpoint

It seems weird that we are in September now. They say time flies when you're having fun, so I'm not exactly sure why it feels like time is moving by as quickly as it is. These are not the best of times as far as I'm concerned. However, everything seems to be intensifying and speeding up. With all that's going on in the world these days, I hope people are paying attention and thinking. I hope that when necessary, people aren't just taking everything at face value and are digging a little deeper to see the bigger picture and uncover the truth. 

I saw the announcement that Cottage Grove Speedway is debating whether or not they're going to open this weekend. When they made the announcement last week that there were several positive tests for covid-19 among their staff members and would need to cancel last weekend's races, I didn't think it sounded very good for this weekend. According to the usual procedures, doesn't it usually take two weeks after a positive test before you are allowed to resume your activities? Granted, Heather Boyce could hire other people to oversee this weekend's scheduled activities. That is an option. I don't know what the likelihood is of that. 

I guess we're all replaceable in the long run. When we're in the middle of it, some of us take on roles that are invaluable to the current situation. If you're on social media and you follow Cottage Grove Speedway announcer Ben Deatherage, you know that his family is going through a difficult time at a time when it should be such a happy occasion. Ben and his wife Stephanie just had a baby, but they also got the news that both had tested positive. Ben said he had no symptoms, and to my knowledge he still doesn't. However, his wife got sick. It's bad enough that your body goes through a lot as a woman when you go through childbirth. Maybe that left her more susceptible? I'm not a doctor.

What I do know is she's been going through the worst possible scenario. This means they have her on a ventilator. I don't know every particular detail, but that's bad enough. Sometimes people don't pull through at that point, but Stephanie is fighting for her life to get back to her family. Ben has been by her side the whole time. All I can do from where I am is say prayers for her to pull through this and get home to her family. It's not a good situation, and there are so many unknowns about the future from where we are now. That can lead me in so many directions, but I'm not going there.

Ben is basically Oregon's premier announcer. If it's a big race, chances are he's going to announce it and maybe even do an article about it. His father and uncle have been Oregon's racing historians. He fills a valuable role for the sport in Oregon, which is going through its own challenging times as business is down in some places. Having a guy like him promoting the positive of the sport certainly makes a tremendous difference. Cottage Grove Speedway will live if they don't have a race or two. Some people will be unhappy, but Heather will take the appropriate action and do what's right based on the information she has. 

I can admit that even though it's been a lousy time for this racing media effort of mine, it's still been interesting to watch how the sport proceeds during this unprecedented time. This year will go down as the year where I got no support for any of my writing effort. I'm reevaluating everything when it comes to media and also contemplating my next move for the future. We're going to change things up on this blog in the next few weeks as we slow down. I only intended to cover championship point races if I made it through the year, not all of the big special shows. After that, I'll do whatever, but planning my next personal move and starting on book editing needs more of my time.

I find it fascinating when I peek over at what's happening at certain Idaho tracks. One of those places is Mountain Home Speedway, where Bob Brown has taken on the promoting duties. Bob was maybe the first race car driver I ever met way back, and I've known him and respected him ever since. It seems to me there are some other names in Idaho these days that I recognize from racing at Antioch Speedway or elsewhere in California. Is there a migration in the works? Maybe more racers are going to relocate there. Bob is part of an exciting time right now as he establishes a racing program from nothing. 

They don't really have grandstands, though I can imagine them getting some decent ones as the place becomes profitable. When you're trying to run a racing program, you might have lofty visions. You might want Sprint Cars or Late Models or whatever. You're looking for speed, but at that point you're also looking at divisions that cost more to build the cars and to pay the purses. Therefore, you start lower than that. Probably the most affordable division to start with is an Enduro class, followed closely by a Hornet division and then maybe basic Hobby Stocks. Brown is focusing on the Enduro class, which is a brilliant move.

It's an Enduro race. You're looking to go at least 100 laps. I think it's 125 laps in this case. You aren't worried about running heat races and those types of things, and the track doesn't have to be 100% perfect to run one of these races. Can you get the cars? The answer is they had over 30 of them for their third event last week. The race was a success, and Brown is following through on plans to crown their first track champion. The Enduro champion will be based on who actually completed the most total laps for the year. It makes point calculations very easy to do. You are adding the laps from this week to the next week and so on.

From what digging I've done on this track, they've been trying to get something off the ground for a few years now, and this seems to be the most success they've had so far. It's amazing to see the progress. They are establishing momentum. You may have big goals in the future, but you will sometimes have to take those baby steps to get there. I can imagine what the next division will be after the Enduro's. That division is getting them there, so it needs to factor in prominently for the foreseeable future. However, you might see a Hornet division next. You might even see a Figure 8 or something like that.

Two things cross my mind. The first is that Bob ran Figure 8's and loved them. I don't think it would take much coercion to get a few Enduro drivers to do it, and you might have a few Californians making a special trip to run one of those races. The other thing is I wouldn't shoot down the notion that Bob could put something together that gets some Californians to come for a weekend visit in the future. People from his old state are looking at what he's doing now. I don't know exactly what's going on here, but it's very interesting to monitor from afar. I give Bob thumbs up for what he's done. The facilities have improved, and you don't have a chance of anything if you don't put racing on the track. He's doing that effectively.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is a place that people hold in high regard called Santa Maria Raceway. This place has been known as one of the destination points for Sprint Car racing in California, but they've had some big Stock Car shows as well. I hate to say I was right about this, but I was. For those of you who missed it, I described one of the ways tracks have been closed across the country. Somebody comes in with lofty goals and spends a ton of money on the place. In this case, we had people who wanted to promote concerts and other things that Doug Ford never built the place to showcase. They're in it for seven digits now, and there's no way racing alone is going to pay the bills.

For all the people talking about threatened California tracks, which is a thing, Santa Maria was a case of something that didn't have to happen. This was a race track and a good one at that until the current team came along. All they've done is create a substantially bigger price tag as they try to get their money back and leave. The track has gone up for sale for $2.7 million, and I'll just say for the record that the likelihood of a racing person coming in and buying it is almost zero. I've had conversations with a long time promoter who suggests that somebody would have to get a lawyer and look into the use permit and how iron clad it is before spending that kind of money with the intent of keeping it as a race track.

Somebody like that is very unlikely to make their money back, so they'd be doing it to keep the sport alive. Otherwise, you're looking at somebody coming in and buying it for the property value and building something there. We can say that the neighbors complained louder once these guys started pushing for concerts and other things, but the track owners are the ones who gave the neighbors that much more to complain about. I put the majority of the blame for this predicament squarely on them, and now they realize they've screwed up. Looking around the Santa Maria area, it doesn't bode well for racing. If you're not making racing happen at this venue, there may not be racing for the locals without towing down the road.

Petaluma Speedway had a little bit of an update on what was going on regarding the fairgrounds. They announced the zoom meeting that would take place on Monday prior to what turned out to be a really good Sunday night racing program. If I'm hearing Rick Faeth correctly, the big concern is they've got planning commission people who are wanting to do something other than a fairgrounds at this location. They are interested in hearing what people with money wanting to build have to say, but they aren't as interested in hearing what the community thinks. To me, this highlights a way that our politicians fail us every day. They follow the money, not the needs of the community.

Anytime you have an opportunity to speak up for one of these venues in a clear and concise way and know that you will be heard by the appropriate people, you should take the time to do it. The thing about a fairgrounds isn't just that it's giving us racing fans a place to go. That's obvious. Some people don't realize how much activity takes place at a fairgrounds. Throughout the year, they have craft shows and other such gatherings, car shows, concerts and even graduation ceremonies. You name it, they do it. Many people in the community take advantage of these opportunities. There's also the County Fair. You can go to any corporate amusement park and have a good time if you can afford it, but it still doesn't beat the hometown flavor of your local County Fair.

I still maintain that there needs to be another alternative discussed during this time. It has to do with relocating the race track if the fairgrounds goes out. Maybe you work hand in hand with the fairgrounds on that to relocate everything or maybe you go solo. In the case of Petaluma, we're talking about a racing history that's gone on pretty much uninterrupted since at least the early 1950s. This means people have been gathering on any given weekend during the spring, summer and early fall months to enjoy their favorite pastime. Even now, thousands of people will enjoy a race at Petaluma Speedway during the course of the racing season, and it matters. 

Saving this location should be first and foremost on the agenda. From a racing perspective, everything you need is there. The concessions buildings and restrooms, the big grandstands, the adobe clay. Everything you need is there, and all you have to do is maintain it. If you're relocating, you have to build everything all over again. I don't know how much would even be possible to transfer from this location to a new location. However, the new location should be considered because at least it gives you continuation of motorsports as long as it's within reasonable distance of the old location. Local politicians are the ones who can help make that happen.

My thing is we can't let them take places like Petaluma Speedway away from us. However, if they end up deciding they need the property, we can't just let them wipe out this Fairgrounds location and race track without giving us something equivalent to what we once had. I don't know what they'd put there, but we don't need new stores. Have you ever noticed when you drive through a town with a lot of stores just how many of those buildings are vacant? Yeah, the times we are living in don't help, but I was noticing this a few years ago. Rather than put a new business in an older location, they start building at a new location. Enough of that. 

I don't want to deviate from the topic of motorsports, but I do watch videos on Urban Exploration. These are the people who go in and document places that aren't being used, such as abandoned malls, amusement parks and even race tracks. They come in at one time with a lot of money and high hopes. Eventually, things change and all the money that was spent was wasted. 

Right now, what we have at the Fairgrounds is working. It brings the community together, and the race track is part of that. We don't need new buildings, and there are other properties to build those things. It gets old watching people with money look at people who don't have as much money and decide that they can buy it and you can't do anything about it.

One thing I think about when we have an attempt at track unity is that it only works if both tracks benefit. This has been my concern with Siskiyou Golden Speedway and Southern Oregon Speedway. The Medford track has more going for it than the Yreka track. There are more Medford drivers, even though the numbers are lower these days. Yreka has spent years neglecting their racing program, so what they have now didn't just occur. I will say that I can't hold current management blameless in this. There are drivers who competed at the time the new management came in who aren't racing now.

One thing some promoters forget about is the actual program. They will come in and look at the facility and have plans for improvements. They've made improvements to the Yreka facility, but they've failed miserably with the racing program itself. I mentioned Mountain Home Speedway above, and they've done something to create a program that people might come out to look at. They had 32 cars at their most recent race last weekend. What's interesting is that matched the total Yreka had for a four division program. That's not a good thing. When Medford is working with Yreka, they might be doing it to be nice, but they know they're not going to benefit much in terms of car count. 

The other thing is Yreka lost a few dollars when the Outlaw Pro Stock Association bolted on them this past Saturday to go to Medford. They originally scheduled at Yreka, but Kevin didn't throw a fit over the whole thing. He knew it would help Medford, who had their own dud to deal with. He thought he'd get more IMCA Modifieds then he did for the John Arnberg Memorial and $1,538 to win. I warned what would happen to the Modified effort in Yreka if they didn't maintain the minimum amount of dates. There was absolutely no reason whatsoever for them to not book at least four dates during the year. Guess what happened? Medford drivers didn't support this show, even for more money.

Does it matter if you have two promoters working together if the racers don't embrace it? It's a fair question. Kevin is also giving up the IMCA Sport Modifieds that were booked this Saturday. He's doing it to be a nice guy so that the R Charles Snyder Salute in Medford can be successful. He's actively giving up the division he needed on a night he had them scheduled so that the closest track to him can have a better show. 

This move will cost him more dollars, and he knows it. At least I hope he does. He knew that he was hurting his own promotional effort. As I said, the only way track unity might work between these two tracks is if Yreka goes to Friday nights and stops running head to head with Medford. It opens up possibilities, provided the Medford racers will come. 

You know you're in a bad way when the Jefferson State Jalopies outnumber your IMCA Modifieds. There are only five Jalopies in existence and many more IMCA Modifieds. JJ Smith has been a good supporter of the track and has been involved in helping with the track maintenance. He and Karl Bernstein built those Jalopies to give fans something different to enjoy. For whatever you might think about the class, I do think it's pretty cool that these guys have invested to try to do something positive. I wish other people would build cars and they could explore what this division can become, but I don't see a sixth car coming out until those two guys build it.

My concern over the Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars being booked last weekend was they have a double header weekend in Yreka this weekend. How will that negatively impact the car count this time? Will more guys come because it is a two-race weekend or is the 13 car field they had last weekend an indicator of where things are right now? They had 10 IMCA Sport Modifieds last week, so the 10 to a dozen Pro Stocks they would have had from the original schedule would have saved this program. They ran the show as scheduled, and one thing I will say is Kevin paid Nick Trenchard the money as advertised for winning the John Arnberg Memorial.

The Saturday show this weekend will feature the Dwarf Cars prominently, with the Mini Stocks, Jalopies and the Roadrunners/Hornets. You're not looking at a big turnout here, and a promoter has to consider the fact that they're damaging the brand too much with certain things. People will look at the next race scheduled and remember the low-car count they saw the last time. Do you think they'll want to come again? I did free publicity for this track in the newspaper down there for four years, and I hyped this thing with every angle I could come up with. The problem is, people know the show they're going to see, and unless it's something extraordinary, they may not be willing to come.

I am intrigued by the fact that they put a Hornets point list on their webpage. With two races this weekend and the finale for the class on September 25th, it looks like the track might be crowning a champion. This is the first thing you do when you want to establish a division as something you intend to feature. The bad part is the Hornets in Medford aren't even supporting their own track, as witnessed again last week..

I don't know that just saying the division is scheduled is enough to get them to come to Yreka. It's a sad situation. I've witnessed good promoters actually invest their own money to get cars to their track and then deal them to other people. Maybe they let them drive them for a while or ultimately sell them, but they know that they need to do this to put something on the track. Maybe Barba should explore that option with the Hornets.

Having said all that, the gamble Kevin made in dropping the IMCA Sport Modifieds from Saturday is that the drivers will turn around and come back on Sunday for $1,000 to win. This isn't just Yreka wanting to get a dozen cars or so. The hope is that they'll see a car count in the 20s, and I do think that's possible. The Dwarf Cars will hopefully maintain whatever they bring on Saturday, and maybe the Mini Stocks pull off one of their better weekends. If the Hornet class can deliver something, maybe Sunday will be just the ticket for the fans who didn't get enough after two nights in Medford and Kevin can actually make a few dollars to keep things going. I sure hope so.

The Outlaw Pro Stocks saved Southern Oregon Speedway last weekend, so adding them was a difference maker. I know that the Klamath Falls bunch are okay going either way, but the Medford racers don't like going to Yreka. Therefore, you weren't going to see 18 cars in Yreka if it had gone on as scheduled there. You still might have gotten a double-digit turnout, but not 18. Even the Mini Stocks were down a little bit at nine cars. There were no Yreka drivers supporting this show, though they could have come. Track unity? The Mini Stocks still delivered a good show, though the Pro Stocks were the show of the night.

The two divisions in question were the Limited Sprints and the Late Models. There's an issue developing in the Limited Sprints with unhappy drivers, and I know the story behind that. I'm just not putting it out there now. The bottom line is they had two drivers from out of town and the Jaime family brought two cars or it would have been worse than the seven they had. The Late Models only had five, but that was an improvement from three. 

I wanted to see them get at least six as a sign that the locals know there is an issue and want to rally. There were still only three locals in the field as Preston Luckman came in from Coos Bay rather than supporting his home track and Darren Coffell came from further up north. They got as good a show as they could out of this class as all five starters finished, but it still wasn't spectacular.

The other thing is that with the smoke in the air and everything, fans stop coming. What I discovered as the media person for the track was you have to beat the drum constantly. People will sit on the fence until the very last minute, so anything you do can help encourage them to come. We did improve our numbers each year, but it didn't come easy. There really wasn't and hasn't been enough of that happening at the track this year, and they lost their big booster in Cameron Derby. Derby can get them on TV, but it's high school sports season and he had to disengage from the track a week ago. They didn't have a lot of cars or fans last weekend, but they're hopeful for this weekend.

Whether I set foot on those facilities again or not, the R Charles Snyder Salute will always be special to me. I'm humbled by the fact that this race wouldn't exist if I hadn't been the one pitching it. I don't recall anybody else talking about a race for him when I got here, but I started the talk. I just knew this guy was one of a kind and so beloved among the racing community. I wish I had the honor of meeting him. It might have taken a lot of talking during the first year that I was up here, but Mike eventually went for it. He's the one who named it a Salute, and the rest is history. The race got bigger every year. 

Management will be hoping this one is a bonanza and they get a big turnout. I do say I'm not particularly fond of the idea of the Outlaw Kart track going at the same time, but I'm sure insurance reasons are why it's happening. If you get the kind of activity you are looking for in your pit area, you don't need that little track going. We had to park cars on that track the last couple of years we had this race because the numbers were so strong. Getting the IMCA Sport Modifieds as part of Friday and Saturday's shows was tremendous. I still don't know what they will pay, and though they may not get the 48 or 50 cars we got our last two years, they'll get cars.

I think they have a shot at 40 IMCA Modifieds, but I will say they had that shot whether they were paying $7,007 to win or $5,000 to win. They're paying the former to win and $707 to start this year, but they're going to have to fight to get to 40 cars. What is helping them out is Cottage Grove isn't trying to run the class, assuming they open this weekend, and Willamette Speedway dropped them from Saturday's schedule. There are only a few people who will come from Cottage Grove, and I'm not sure about Willamette. It will make a difference. Antioch Speedway dropping the track points for their double header weekend will also help the Medford track get a car or two, and nobody else is running in the San Francisco Bay Area.

It still comes down to running on Labor Day weekend not being as big as it once was. The IMCA Modified shows are affected negatively by the fact that drivers are loading up and heading to Boone, Iowa that weekend. There will be no Bobby Hogge IV, Ryan McDaniel or Carl Berendsen II because of this, but they might get them under different circumstances. The show is still going to have some good racers. It's definitely going to be a Modified showcase. I'm not crazy about the Limited Sprints being there on Friday when you might have needed something that will give you a few more cars, but the Dwarf Cars weren't going to be an option this year due to Yreka booking them.

Because of the tracks not scheduling on top of them, other than Sunset Speedway, the Modifieds should deliver a car count at least in the 30s. I'm not sure it's worth the purse increase, but it'll be something. Sport Modifieds being on the schedule on Saturday helps, and having the Outlaw Pro Stocks, Late Models and Late Model Lites will give them an outside shot at 100 total cars. It'll still be down from where we had it, but considering the year they've had, it's a win for them. It's a bigger win if they do get the fans to come out and watch, and I do wish them well.

I was looking at Antioch Speedway, and I want to go through the rest of this column as briefly as possible. I was concerned about the low numbers they've had in recent weeks and thought they would rebound strongly last weekend, but they had just over 40 cars. For whatever reason, they had only seven cars in the Delta Dwarf Car and IMCA Modified classes. The IMCA Sport Modifieds had the bigger count, but the IMCA Stock Cars delivered a dozen cars. People are buying IMCA Stock Cars, so the belief that Promoter Chad Chadwick had in this class from the start is being proven to be correct. I don't think the IMCA Modifieds are dying, but the economy isn't helping either.

I don't have a direct pipeline into all of the information, so I don't know if Antioch crowned Travis Dutra the IMCA Stock Car champion yet. However, likely State champion Jim Pettit II won the Modified title and Fred Ryland got his second IMCA Sport Modified crown. Fred was in contention for the National championship. Ryland also debuted an IMCA Stock Car, and the Jennings family will be fielding one this weekend. This division, which I classify as a notch above the Hobby Stocks on the ladder, has a different look. I'm not necessarily against it as long as it's not used to kill Hobby Stocks, which it isn't at Antioch.

The thing is, the racing you see in the IMCA Stock Cars is very exciting to watch. What I can see Antioch playing with in the future as the car count goes up even bigger is running these guys last on the grid. The IMCA Stock Cars could easily be split off from the two Modified classes and headline some nights, which might end up being a plus for the track. When you're trying to book 30 plus races for the year, you need everything you can get, and splitting up the three IMCA division combo will need to be looked at. Frankly, I'm not so sure you always have to have the IMCA Modifieds and Sport Modifieds running on the same night. It's just worked out that way.

While going over this column, additional Antioch Speedway information came up. Purse money was announced for both Friday and Saturday night, and the track also added the Hobby Stocks to this weekend's activities. With the three IMCA sanctioned divisions, they are hoping they can at least boost the total car count numbers into the 70s or 80s, which might be possible. It's better money than normal, though it's not as big as you might think it would be. The Modifieds will run for no less than $100 to start the Main Event all weekend, and the Sport Modifieds will get $100 minimum to start on Saturday. It's $750 to win for them that night, while the Modifieds get $1,200. If this weekend doesn't go well, I won't be surprised if Chadwick rethinks his booking philosophy for next year. 

Not to toot our own horn here, but I made a comment about how Antioch might want to look into booking the WMR Midgets if they really want Midget racing there. It was announced today that the group is actually being added to the September 25th date, which is also to feature the BCRA Midgets. My hope was that the BCRA Midgets might actually make a better effort this time, but this is an insurance policy for the track. With Mike McCluney booking a series race for the WMR group, you're probably not going to get less than 10 cars, and maybe more. If the regular Midgets hit double digits, that show will actually turn out to be pretty good.

Marysville Raceway had a friendly rivalry going on in the Hobby Stocks. Past Stock Car champion Jerry Bartlett wasn't even thinking he would be in points, but he ended up battling his young protege Jacob Johnson. Jerry owned the car that Jacob ran last year. Jacob is the son of past Stock Car champion John "Porkchop" Johnson. 

In the end, Bartlett broke an axle and fell out of the Main Event early, while Johnson got a third to notch his first championship. There were handshakes and congratulations all around, and Jacob was seen wearing a shirt that said he beat his uncle Jerry and everybody else. Meanwhile, Jimmy Ford got his fourth runner up ranking in the Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds, losing the Todd Cooper by just three points. Both drivers left everything they had on the track and have nothing to be ashamed of.

The Sprint Cars delivered 24, making it another strong turnout. I'm not sure who some of these people are, but it's nice to see the track getting more drivers out there. If the top names are going to head to other venues, you've got to fill up your roster somehow. Andy Forsberg was the class of the field and only the second two-time winner of the year along with new champion Billy Wallace. 

The Crate Sprints deserve a little bit of praise from me as somebody who's not always been on their bandwagon. I'm not going to rehash the issues I have with them, but I'm happy to see they delivered 12 cars for this show. It looks like Brett Youngman is the champion again, and Dusty Barton got the win. This was probably the best season yet for the division at the track.

What I will say is that if the numbers go up just a little bit more, the Crate Sprints can headline some shows at Marysville and the track could maybe not book the Winged 360 Sprints on certain nights when there is a bigger show going on. They kind of need them now, but the Crate Sprints could fill that void. I'm thinking 15 or 16 of those cars along with the Hobby Stocks, Pepsi IMCA Sport Modifieds and Dwarf Cars would make a good show of their own, so it becomes an option that Promoter Dennis Gage can consider. The Crate Sprints are his baby, so if he's feeling good about how things went this year, good for him. He's got some big events coming up at Chico with the Louie Vermeil Memorial this Saturday and Sunday, followed by the Gold Cup four-day event the following week.

Daren Ricks Campbell was deservedly on Cloud 9 after 26 Street Stocks showed up for the Coos Bay Speedway Battle At The Beach. This race was looking like it might have a dozen or so cars before Daren got a hold of it and worked his magic. He not only passed the hat around and got a few thousand dollars put into the purse, he got commitments from several drivers to give them the turnout they had. The Street Stocks took center stage to close the program with a 40 lap Main Event, and the $2,000 victory went to Blake Lehman. Again, the Late Models only had four cars as the rest of the classes hovered at around 10 each.

There's a lesson to be learned here if Drake Nelson will learn it. He's over-booking his America's Mattress Super Late Models. I get that they are running for NASCAR points, but they still need a night off here or there. The only guys making every race are the three running for that NASCAR money at the end of the season. Everybody else has already bailed on it. When you're running a big show like the Street Stock race or the Pro Stocks versus your local Sportsman Late Models or what have you, it's okay to give the Late Models a night off. Other things are going to take up the slack, and you're still going to have a good show. It's amazing to see how the other classes at Coos Bay are performing better than they have in recent years.

I was curious how the Mike Moshier Classic would would go at Bakersfield Speedway. It was a similar program to the Ed Parker Memorial at Merced the week before, substituting IMCA Stock Cars with the American Stocks. They still hovered at the 80 car mark, which may be where we are at this point. It was definitely a hit at Bakersfield, and the fans got to see a lot of racing. Maybe the numbers weren't as good as they had been prior to everything being shut down last year, but it was still not bad. I do believe the Budweiser Nationals on the second weekend of October will be even better.

With Scott Schweitzer, he's been more willing to pull the plug when he had to. He's not going to force a race. However, I think he knew he'd get about what he did, so he probably isn't too disappointed. Hopefully the Bud Nationals will be the home run it's been in the past. In the meantime, he takes a shot at the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series this Saturday, joined by the Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, Mini Stocks and the Kern County Hardtops. Neighboring Kern County Raceway will take their shot at the dirt on September 11th. The Motor City Throwdown event will have a $1,500 to win Dirt Modified race, a $1,000 to win Sport Modified show and Dwarf Cars.

It was nice to see the West Coast Sport Compact drivers get back on the track again. The guys have had to go run at other venues as there hasn't been anything scheduled for the group for the last month or so. They were running the pavement, though there are those who have an aversion to doing that stuff. They delivered 13 cars and helped round out what was a nice program at Madera Speedway. I don't talk enough these days about Dan Myrick and the work he's done in creating this tour for the Hornet Mini Stock class. He's had to negotiate through some challenging things to keep it going when others might have thrown in the towel.

I'm not going to lie. What caught my attention was him promoting races at Lemoore Raceway. I loved that idea, and I still do. Dan did everything he could to make that fly. He had some Legends of Kearney Bowl cars on display one night and Kenny Takeuchi. He invited different groups to come in so that he had support classes for the Mini Stock program, and that was a chore. 

Not everybody wanted to be a part of it. He struggled just to break even and failed most of the time. When a mess was caused by something that happened on the track, he was the guy who had to clean it up. The fact that other tracks saw what he was doing and were interested in booking his group made it easy for him to step away from Lemoore. I totally understand.

I would love to see Dan attempt to promote a race there again, provided he could get some support. I'm talking about an event that you might be able to plan months in advance and not be scrambling up to the last minute to make it work. That's what he had to do a lot of the time as he was getting this thing going. 

Alternatively, there is Rocky Hill Speedway in Porterville waiting in the wings for somebody. What would the Vallejo family think about somebody possibly coming in there for an event or two? Is that even something that is possible? The only reason I bring this up is because several of the guys who support the WCSC are Porterville racers.

The other option would be to get together with Jeremy Prince at Dixon. In Jeremy, you already have a promoter who does a lot of the work, but you can bring in some resources. Dixon Speedway is looking to do an Enduro race, though I haven't heard an announcement on that yet. This track has hosted Mini Stock races in the past, and I think these Sport Compacts would fit in nicely there for a visit. The difference here is I think you could get the Dwarf Car division or even the Mini Late Models to come to Dixon for a race and you could have a well-rounded program. Would the WCSC go to that 1/5 mile track, or is that asking them to tow too far?

Some of the Sport Compact guys also signed up to run the Olga's California Dream 100. Robert Coply has done a phenomenal job of promoting that race, which he named after his late wife. I wish there had been a few more Mini Stock drivers in attendance. Drivers came from out of the state. Then again, you had Eureka running a Mini Stock show right on top of this one as they needed the class. I don't know that Robert expected more than the 17 cars he got, but a race that pays $2,000 to win and $200 minimum to start deserves good support.

I like that Promoter Kenny Shepherd took the chance to book a four-cylinder oriented night. This is a track that's getting by on Late Models these days, and they had the local Madera Late Model effort deliver a dozen cars. However, Kenny knows he needs other things to help secure the longevity of the place. Saturday's show actually was one of their best Club Races of the year if not the best, and you can give the credit to the Mini Stock and Sport Compact guys for giving the fans something different to enjoy.

The MavTV Series stuff is the breadwinner of the track, and they come back with Nut Up Industries.Pro Late Models and 51Fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models on September 18th. A week later, they're going to take another shot at some open wheel stuff with the Harvest Classic and Salute to Kenny Takeuchi. People love the offset Super Modifieds, so I'm hoping they can get a half-dozen or more cars. The Legends of Kearney Bowl Vintage Super Modified guys will probably deliver a strong car count that night as part of everything else that's scheduled.

It was interesting to listen to Rick Faeth in the winner's circle after the California Hardtops raced at Petaluma Speedway. He took a poll of the fans. "How many of you want to see this class back here again?" Obviously, there were cheers. The three Valley Sportsman cars they saw certainly had to remind some of them of the division that raced there in the early 1970s. There will be another Hardtop race at Petaluma on October 16th. I had no expectations for this part of the show, so I was pleasantly surprised to see nine cars. I had no idea who would show up.

The problem is there is no hype and you don't know if any phone calls are being made or not. The Merced bunch comes together as a group, and they were looking at Placerville until that race got canceled due to the fires. They loaded up their three Sportsman cars and their Hardtop and headed to Petaluma, joined by five Hardtops. They put on a decent enough show, and that certainly helped the cause. People are looking ahead to October 9th and the Chet Thomson Memorial at Antioch Speedway.

I can praise the support classes at Petaluma as the Dwarf Cars had about 30 and the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Super Stocks had 11. The Super Stocks have a big show coming up on September 25th as part of the Adobe Cup. It's the annual Bob McCoy Memorial, which will be supported by the Tri State Pro Stock Series this year. The numbers are up in this class, and I'm sure Rick has to be happy about that. He's done work to improve the numbers in the Butler Auto Glass IMCA Modifieds. The division that really needs the attention right now is the Hagemann Farms Winged 360 Sprint Cars as it's almost looking like they are losing the class. I hope that's not the case.

If you wanted to run a Winged 360 Sprint Car on this occasion, you had to run with the NARC/King of the West Fugitsu 410 Sprint Car Series. Past Petaluma champion John Clark did that, although he wasn't really competitive. Jim Allen put together The Fastest Four Days In Motorsports. It was five days until they lost the opener at Placerville due to the fires. Jim had been wanting to put together a Speedweek Series since bringing the NARC name back a few years ago, and he made good on that. The four races at Merced, Watsonville, Stockton and Petaluma delivered the goods.

A point fund was offered for the Top 12 drivers, but they had to support all four races. There were drivers who supported all four who didn't get any money at the end, so that meant people wanted run this series. It was $2,000 for the championship, which went to Dominic Scelzi. Scelzi is on a pace to win the series championship, but he has more racing to do to get it, starting with this Saturday and Sunday at Chico. 18 cars at Petaluma was the lowest turnout, but they had 23 or 24 at the previous three races. I thought the racing was good, but I still think they might want to consider starting 18 or 20 cars in the Main Event to improve the quality of the show.

At a track like Stockton, it's big enough that running 24 cars isn't going to be an issue, but you have more of a challenge at a place like Merced or Placerville. Tony Noceti definitely opened his gates on Saturday in opposition to the threat to close down the fairgrounds. There may be a challenge to that race track, but he intends to run his Sprint Car shows as scheduled, which will include Gary Patterson weekend in early November. I don't understand why the Winged 360 Sprint Car drivers didn't support. There were 24 410 Sprints, but only 13 of the 360s. They paid $300 to start and $3,000 to win, so it's mind-boggling to me why they wouldn't come out in bigger numbers for the money.

I didn't even realize the Dwarf Cars were on the schedule. That's my fault as I kind of tuned out to the webpage after Tony canceled all of the Stock Car stuff. The NorCal Dwarf Cars might have been a negative influencer on what happened at Antioch. There were 24 at Stockton, and a few of those were names you might have seen in Antioch. As usual, these drivers delivered a good show. I have to wonder, however, if maybe the Delta Dwarf Cars might want to claim a piece of Stockton on their own schedule. That's not too far from Antioch. For that matter, neither is Dixon.

I'd have to classify Stockton, Marysville and Petaluma as the winners as far as dirt track racing during this past weekend. The car count numbers were up. I think Madera did okay with the show they had on the pavement as well. Truthfully, everybody who attempted to put on a race this past weekend is a winner in my book. Even if things aren't as good as they could be, they fight for the cause. As long as the gates continue to open at these race tracks, there's a chance for good things to happen.

I wrapped everything up nice and neat, but I'm circling back to Petaluma Speedway with a couple of additional thoughts due to news that just broke Tuesday night. Promoter Rick Faeth needed to make some schedule adjustments, partially due to his own mistakes, but also because there are certain things that don't seem to be working out as hoped. I'm going to read between the lines on that, but I'll explain myself in a minute. 

First of all, when I talk about announcer Ron Lingron, I do believe he is entertaining overall. It's only in the last couple of years that I have started to listen and observe things more intently and realize that the guy is doing more than he should be and maybe saying more than he should at times. Ron seems to me to be somebody who just wants to jump in and make a difference. If something needs to be done, he's all for it. He loves that track and will do whatever he can, so I totally get it. What I am saying is more a criticism than a negative attack against the guy. As an announcer, I think he fits the bill nicely. 

For the Sunday show, he had a guest in the booth with him in George Hague. George has announced at several different venues, including Baylands, San Jose and Watsonville, and he is good at what he does. He's more of an entertaining kind of guy to listen to, but I recall he would use the information Andy Blake would give him at Watsonville, and it made him more interesting to listen to back then. George doesn't announce very often these days, so I'm sure he was enjoying the opportunity to get up in the booth and have some fun again. 

I don't like tandem announcing all that much. I think one of the best ways it works is Radio DJ style, but it doesn't do anything for me. I like information out of my announcers. I like to know how things are affecting the points, interesting tidbits about the racers, taking care of their sponsors and those kinds of things. It's amazing how many announcers out there fail at doing any of this, but they figure that a sense of humor saves it for them. That funny announcer isn't always good enough to keep the fans wanting to come back for more, although there are exceptions.

Antioch Speedway has a tandem team in the booth now, because that's what the promoter wants. That's fine, but you need two people who blend together. I'm still not sold on the Wylie Wade and Joe Peterson combination. It doesn't feel like it's blending, although it's better than it was when they started. What you need is a leader who isn't ego driven that can send it back to the guy next to them for observations and remarks. You flow back and forth with the dialogue, and a good tandem is in tune with each other. 

What made listening to Ron and George pleasant on Sunday was Ron handled his duties as the lead announcer perfectly. He gave George the opportunity to make his observations and it made the presentation more enjoyable. Part of that is because Ron has respect for the people who have paved the way before him. You could tell in the way he worked with George. This is what you get when you have a tandem that works well together. 

In any case, the whole point to adding this was that Petaluma announced some schedule adjustments, and the one that caught my eye was the decision to get off of October 10th with the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars and USAC Western Midget show. That was going to be happening a night after Placerville had the two divisions, which made sense on paper. In this way, drivers coming from down south would have more incentive because they would have two Northern California venues to support. Then again, there are not a lot of drivers coming from down south these days, and Petaluma has borne the brunt of that. 

Faeth had a clever way of announcing this deal, saying he was moving it from Sunday to Saturday and adding the Red Hawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprints and Butler Auto Glass IMCA Modifieds to the show that already had WMR Midgets and Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprints. There's more to it than that. USAC comes with a sanctioning fee, and it's hardly worth paying that for the Wingless Sprint Cars when most of the field you get are not really USAC regulars. What the hell are you paying for? 

Rick has been a good supporter of USAC for a while now, and you can only do it for so long before it doesn't make financial sense. I can see that he's taking note of what's working and what isn't at Petaluma right now and trying to make some things better. This doesn't necessarily mean that it's the end of Petaluma's relationship with USAC, but I think the numbers supported the decision for Rick to do what he did. The choices were to either make this move or completely cancel the night. He chose to try to salvage something out of the night, and we'll see what happens from there.

There won't be too many more of these columns before I pull the plug on this year's effort. I may not have needed to write this one, but it's a force of habit. My habit is also to ramble on, so I'm going to shut up and end this column. Until next time...