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Hogge Wins 11th Annual Pettit Memorial Dirt Track Shootout At Ocean Speedway
Watsonville,
CA...September 25...Bobby Hogge IV won the 53 lap IMCA Modified Main
Event Saturday night at Ocean Speedway. This was the 11th Annual Pat and
Jim Pettit Memorial Dirt Track Shootout, and the race ran all the way
without a yellow flag. Hogge was piloting a car for Paul Guglielmoni,
and the win paid $3,006.
Hogge jumped into the
lead when the green flag waved, followed by Ryan Porter and State
champion Jim Pettit II. Hogge started pulling away from the pack, and he
held a straightaway advantage by Lap 10. The battle was close between
Porter and Pettit, and Pettit finally made an outside pass on the
frontstretch on Lap 24 to move into second. Josh Combs made a Turn 2
pass on Porter to take third on Lap 25, but he surrendered the position
on Lap 30 to a frontstretch pass by Rick Diaz. Hogge built his lead to
about a half-lap over Pettit by the time the race ended. Second was
worth $1,006 to Pettit with Diaz an $806 third, followed by Combs, Troy
Foulger, Robby Sawyer, Cody Burke, Porter, Tim Balding and Paul Stone.
The
Top 4 finishers in the eight lap heat races made it into the Main Event
automatically, and wins went to Pettit, Combs, Porter and Hogge.
Darrell Hughes II won the first 12 lap B Main. Hughes and Steve
Pemberton started on the front row and drove to the 1-2 finish. Terry
DeCarlo Sr ran third for six laps before Anthony Copeland moved into the
position. Shawn DeForest moved into fourth on Lap 7 but was passed by
Jeffrey Faulkner on Lap 10. Faulkner made a last lap pass on Copeland to
steal the final transfer position as Copeland settled for fourth ahead
of Aaron Crowell. Austin Burke won the second 12 lap B Main. Danny Lauer
had the pole and raced into the early lead over Dave Sciarroni and
Burke. Burke took second from Sciarroni on Lap 2 and took the lead from
Lauer on the seventh lap. Burke went on to win ahead of Lauer,
Sciarroni, Robby Jeppesen and Raymond Lindemann.
Cale
Kanke won the 33 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. His second win of
the weekend earned him $1,006. Chuck Weir started on the pole and took
the early lead ahead of Kanke and Antioch champion Fred Ryland. Ryland
took second from Kanke on Lap 2, but Kanke regained the position on the
fourth circuit. On Lap 10, Kanke went low in Turn 4 to take the lead
from Weir, and Ryland moved into second a lap later. Todd Gomez made a
Turn 4 pass on Weir on Lap 18 to take third, and a yellow flag waved on
Lap 26. Kanke led Ryland and Gomez on the restart. Ryland kept it close
all the way to the end, but Kanke still prevailed. Gomez was a strong
third, followed by KC Keller, Kenny Shrader, Weir, Andrew Peckham,
Markus Frazier, Jacob Mallet Jr and Nick Spainhoward.
The
six eight lap heat races transfered the Top 3 directly into the show
with the wins going to Peckham, Kelly Campanile, Ryland, Keller, Kanke
and Andrew Pearce. Justin McPherson won the first 10 lap B Main, leading
all the way from his pole position start. Mike Ficklin was an early
second ahead of Mark Garner, but Garner gained the position on Lap 5. On
the eighth lap, Billy Robertson got by Garner. McPherson and Robertson
earned the transfer positions with Garner settling for third ahead of
Bobby Huckaby Sr and Bryce Campbell. Richard Ragsdale won the second 12
lap B Main. He started on the pole and led all the way. Jonathan Hagio
ran second for two laps before his race ended as Robert Miller moved
into the runnerup spot. Ragsdale won ahead of Miller, Adriane Frost,
Austin Ruskauff and Dylan Potter.
Billy Nelson
won the 33 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. The race featured a controversial
finish that saw three-time champion Nelson gain the lead on the last
lap from six-time champion Sam Kennedy. The win was worth $506 to
Nelson.
Breck Smith led a lap before Ryan Hart
moved into first ahead of Mitch Lettunich. Kennedy settled into third on
Lap 3. Smith rolled on the back straightaway on Lap 14. Hart led
Kennedy and track champion Joe Gallaher on the restart with a yellow
flag waving a lap later for Joe Willoughby. Hart continued to lead the
restart with a low pass in Turn 2 putting Nelson into second ahead of
Kennedy. Kennedy came charging back on the outside down the back
straightaway to regain second on Lap 18. A yellow flag waved for a Bobby
Motts Jr spin in Turn 4 on Lap 21. Hart led at Kennedy and Nelson on
the restart, but Kennedy made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap
24 to take the lead from a Hart. A high pass in Turn 2 on Lap 28 put
Nelson into second, and the final yellow flag waved for Bobby Huckaby Jr
in Turn 4. Kennedy led Nelson and Terry Campion on the restart. The
battle got intense at the front of the pack with contact between Nelson
and Kennedy down the back straightaway on the final lap. Nelson motored
ahead to score the victory with Kennedy a disappointed second, followed
by Campion, DJ Keldsen, Hart, Steve Remde, Kenneth Robles, Willoughby,
Brady Muller and Motts.
They ran four eight lap
heat races with the Top 4 drivers transferring into the feature race.
Wins went to Remde, Bobby Huckaby Jr, Joe Gallaher and Willoughby.
Robles won the time limit shortened six lap B Main. He led all the way
through several yellow flag incidents. At various times, Aiden Ponciano,
Dakota Keldsen and Dexter Long had second. Long gained the position on
Lap 4 with a red flag waving for a backstretch rollover for Bobby
Gallaher. Robles led the final restart and won ahead of Long, Keldsen
and Kevin Lesch.
Stay updated on track news at www.oceanspeedway.com.
Forsberg, Sears Win Adobe Cup/Bob McCoy Memorial
At Petaluma Speedway
Petaluma,
CA...September 25...Andy Forsberg won the 30 lap Hagemann Farms Winged
360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. This was
the 10th Annual Adobe Cup race, and Forsberg pocketed $5,000 for his
winning effort. The Placerville champion also won the Platinum Cup and
Tyler Wolf Memorial races at Chico, giving him over $14,000 in prize
money for his wins in just the three big races. Forsberg was also the
top point earner at Petaluma in the four races they held during the
point season.
Forsberg had the pole and jumped
into the lead at the start ahead of Justin Henry and Cody Fendley. DJ
Freitas was an early fourth, but he had problems for a Lap 4 yellow
flag. Travis Labat gained the position at that point, and Freitas fell
out on Lap 10. Forsberg led all the way to win with Henry a $2,000
second. Fendley was a $1,000 a third, followed by Labat, Bradley
Terrell, Burt Foland Jr, William Fielding, Billy Chester and Freitas.
Jake Haulot was a Main Event scratch.
Forsberg
set the fast time on the 3/8 mile adobe oval at 12.336, beating the
12.459 of Henry and the 12.628 of Freitas. They ran two sets of eight
lap heat races. Wins in the first round went to Forsberg and Henry. In
the second round, the wins were claimed by Fielding and Terrell.
Jay
Sears won the 30 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Tri State Pro Stock
Challenge Series race. This was the Bob McCoy Memorial race, and the
Nevada racer collected $1,500 for his winning effort.
Past
Petaluma champion Matt While took the lead at the start with Sears
quickly taking second from Brent Lawrence on Lap 2. A lap later,
reigning Tri State champion Mike Learn gained third, and Jay Bryant fell
out on Lap 4. Lawrence saw his race come to an end two laps later.
While continued to lead Sears and Learn. A close battle at the front of
the pack saw Sears slip pass While for the lead on Lap 11, and While
brought out a yellow flag on Lap 14. Sears led Learn and Ryan Cherezian
on the restart. Cherezian's good run in third came to an end on Lap 24.
Sears continued to lead Learn on the restart with Steve Studebaker
briefly gaining third. However, While charged back into third on Lap 26.
Sears led the rest of the way to win ahead of Learn, While, Shawn
McCoy, Ray Trimble, Petaluma champion Randy Miramontez, Studebaker, Bill
Hall, Matt Kile and Cherezian.
Learn set the
fast time of 17.139, beating the 17.275 of Sears and the 17.292 of
Lawrence. They ran three eight lap heat races with the wins going to
Learn, Sears and Lawrence. Four lap Trophy Dash honors went to Sears,
giving him a clean sweep on the evening.
Caleb
Debem won the 20 Lap Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprint Main
Event. The division was thrown on the card at the last minute and
attracted six competitors. Debem is the track champion, and he led from
the outset ahead of the past champion Jim Beck and George Nielson. Amber
Fields briefly took third from Neilson on Lap 2 with Nielson regaining
the position a lap later. Debem built a straightaway advantage over Beck
in victory with Neilson the final lead lap finisher in third, followed
by Fields, Jeromie Charon and Victor Guerra. Debem won the six lap heat
race.
Racing continues this Saturday night with
Adobe Cup 2, featuring the twin 25 lap Todd Damron Memorial race for
the Redwood Dwarf Cars, the Red Hawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprints and the
Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprints. For further information,
go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.
Ensign Wins Wingless Sprint Car Challenge,
Comers Other Southern Oregon Speedway Winners
White
City, Oregon...September 25...Geoff Ensign won the 40 lap Cascade
Wingless Sprint Car Challenge race Saturday night at Southern Oregon
Speedway. This was the fourth running of this event, once again
sponsored by Herz Precision Parts. Ensign and car owner Ted Finkenbinder
have teamed up to win all of these events, and the win on this occasion
paid them $3,500.
Ensign took the lead at the
start ahead of Jacob Tuttle and Nathan Schank. Following a yellow flag
on Lap 2, Schank and WSS point leader Rob Lindsey moved into second and
third behind Ensign, and Lindsey took second on a Lap 5 restart. The
race got off to a bit of a rough start with three yellow flags during
the first 10 laps. Tuttle took second from Lindsey on Lap 10 in what was
an entertaining battle. Schank passed Lindsey on Lap 15, and Daniel
Whitley was running in fifth at the halfway point of the race as Ensign
was beginning to build a good lead. A Lap 24 yellow flag slowed the
pace. Ensign continued to lead Schank on the restart with Lindsey
getting past Tuttle for third. Lindsey slipped past Schank for second on
Lap 28 before a yellow flag again waved. Ensign led Lindsey and Schank
on the restart, but Tuttle moved past Schank for third on Lap 33. On the
36th circuit, Tuttle again got around Lindsey for second, but Lindsey
came roaring back to regain second on Lap 38. Once again, Tuttle got by
Lindsey for second on Lap 39. However, nobody was going to pass Ensign
as he scored the big victory. Second for Tuttle paid $1,500 with Rob
Lindsey a $1,000 third, followed by Whitley, Schank, Gary Paulson, Ricky
Ashley, Chad Lindsey, Patrick Desbiens and Tim Alberding.
Whitley
was the quickest of 18 qualifiers with a lap of 14.209, beating the
14.224 of Ensign and the 14.584 of Shane Hopkins. The eight lap heat
race wins went to Whitley, Ensign and Tuttle. The finish of the eight
lap Trophy Dash determined the first four rows of the Main Event, and
Ensign won that race ahead of Schank.
Dustin
Comer won the 30 lap open comp Dirt Modified Main Event. Comer is this
year's IMCA Sport Modified champion at Cottage Grove Speedway, and the
win in this race paid him $2,000. With a sideboard on his car, he made
his way up from the fifth row very quickly.
Jon
DeBenedetti set the early pace ahead of Matt Duste and Ray Kniffen Jr. A
yellow flag waved on Lap 2. DeBenedetti continued to lead the way on
the restart with Comer and Kniffen moving into second and third.
DeBenedetti had about a half-straightaway advantage over Comer with
Duste back in third on Lap 6. However, Comer rapidly reeled in
DeBenedetti and took the lead on the 11th lap. The battle remained close
for the next 10 laps before Comer started to pull away to a big lead.
Comer brought it home to the big win with DeBenedetti settling for
second ahead of Duste, Kniffen, Andy Freeman, Mike Medel, Preston Jones,
Ray Comer, Joe Wood and Jesse Bailey.
DeBenedetti
set the fast time of 16.668, beating the 16.770 of Kniffen and the
16.888 of Duste. DeBenedetti also won the eight lap heat race and four
lap Trophy Dash.
Ray Comer won the 30 lap open comp Sport Modified Main Event. Ray Comer outdueled Dustin Comer to pick up the $1,000 prize.
Dustin
Comer jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Ray Comer and Branden
Wilson. Following a Lap 2 yellow flag, Mike Medel moved into third, and a
yellow flag waved on Lap 8. Dustin Comer continued to lead Ray Comer on
the restart is Austin Petray took third from Medel. However, Medel was
back in third on Lap 10. Dustin Comer began to build a big lead on Ray
Comer, but his half-lap advantage was erased by a Lap 23 yellow flag.
John Wilson joined Branden Wilson on the sidelines at that point, and
Dustin Comer led Ray Comer and Medel on the restart. Ray Comer surprised
Dustin Comer by taking the lead on Lap 28. Ray Comer won ahead of
Dustin Comer, Medel, Petray, Merissa Henson, Justin Ryker, Mike Jones,
Billy Richey, Byron Anderson and Nick Berryhill.
Ray
Comer was the quickest of 15 qualifiers with a lap of 15.629, beating
the 15.836 of Dustin Comer. Ray Comer and Dustin Comer won the eight lap
heat races with Dustin Comer claiming four lap Trophy Dash honors.
To stay informed on what's happening at the track, go to www.southernoregonmotorsports.com.
Winter, Olschowka, Badeker Win Final Night
Of Dwarf Car Nationals At Marysville Raceway
Marysville,
CA...September 25...Ryan Winter won the 30 lap Pro Dwarf Car Main Event
Saturday night at Marysville Raceway. Winter led most of the race and
held off Danny Wagner late to score the impressive victory. Winter used
the win to clinch the WSDCA Nationals Pro division championship by just
eight points over Darren Brown with Michael "Spanky" Grenert 18 points
back in third.
Shawn Whitney and Brandon Shaw
shared the front row for the Main Event with Shaw jumping into the lead
at the start, followed by South Bay Dwarf Car champion Tommy Velasquez
III and Wagner. A Lap 3 yellow flag waved for Devan Kammermann and Chris
Kress in Turn 1. Wagner took the lead on the restart ahead of Velasquez
and Shaw. Shaw moved into second on Lap 5 with Velasquez briefly
regaining the position on Lap 7 before a yellow flag waved for
Kammermann and Trent Morley in Turn 4. Wagner continued to lead the way
on the restart with Winter moving into second ahead of Velasquez. Winter
put the moves on Wagner to take the lead on Lap 11, and Velasquez
motored past Wagner for second on Lap 17. A yellow flag waved on Lap 25
for Whitney in Turn 4. Winter led the restart with Wagner moving into
second and Shaw taking third. Velasquez was running fourth when a yellow
flag waved on Lap 26 for Race Shelton and Kalvin Morton. Velasquez was
part of a Turn 4 tangle on the first restart attempt. Winter led Wagner
and Shaw on the final restart, and they finished in that order with
Kress charging back to a fourth place finish, followed by Grenert, Nick
Velasquez, Tommy Velasquez III, Chance Russell, Ridge Abbott and Trent
Morley.
Whitney earned the pole by winning the
10 lap Fast Dash. Winter led two laps before his race ended. Whitney
took the lead on the restart ahead of Redwood Dwarf Car champion Chad
Mathias, but Shaw took second on Lap 6. Whitney won ahead of Shaw and
Matthias. Brown, Shelton, Grenert and Dylan Shrum won the eight lap heat
races. Jake Van Ortwick won the 12 lap C Main. He jumped into the lead
at the start and led all the way for the win. Daniel Weger and Gage
Meyers battled back and forth for second until Meyers briefly took the
position on Lap 3. However, Medford, Oregon star Morton moved into
second on Lap 4 and chased Van Ortwick the rest of the way. Meyers
battled Ridge Abbott for third with Abbott getting the spot on Lap 7,
only to surrender it back to Meyers on Lap 10. Abbott fell to a fifth
place finish and missed the cut as Patrick Weger ended up fourth.
Brown
won the 15 lap B Main. He jumped into the lead at the start ahead of
Grenert and Shawn Jones. Jones took second from Grenert on Lap 2 and
slipped past Brown for the lead two laps later. Unfortunately, Jones saw
his race come to an end on the fifth lap. Brown lead Grenert on the
restart, and they drove to the 1-2 finish. Anthony Pope briefly held
third on that restart, but he surrendered the position to Josh Rodgers
on Lap 8. Chance Russell gained fourth a lap later. Rodgers ended up
third ahead of Russell and Pope.
Buddy
Olschowka won the 20 lap Veterans Dwarf Car Main Event. Delta Dwarf Car
champion Kevin Miraglio wrapped up the Veterans Nationals championship
over Tony Margott by virtue of his fourth place finish.
Mark
Biscardi started on the pole and charged into the early lead ahead of
Glenn Sciarani and Miraglio, but a yellow flag waved for a backstretch
crash that involved Friday night winner Carroll Mendenhall, Eddy
Claessen, Tom Morley and Margott. Biscardi led Miraglio on the restart,
but Mike Reeder moved into second a lap later ahead of Sciarani.
Biscardi's impressive run up front ended on the back straightaway for a
Lap 14 yellow flag. This put Reeder into the lead, but his race ended in
Turn 3 on the first restart attempt. Sciarani led Jack Haverty and
Steve Kapaun on the restart, but Olschowka moved into third on Lap 17
before a yellow flag waved for Stacy Woods and Dan Geil. Both drivers
were eliminated at that point. Sciarani led Olschowka and Haverty on the
restart, but Olschowka put the moves on Sciarani to take the lead on
Lap 19. Olschowka won ahead of Sciarani, Haverty, Miraglio, Brian
Quilty, Kapaun, Henry Corbin III, Margott, Eric Weisler and Mendenhall.
Biscardi
earned the pole for the Main Event by winning the 10 lap Fast Dash.
Sciarani led four laps before Biscardi got by. Sciarani briefly
surrendered second to Tom Morley on Lap 8, but regained the spot for
good on Lap 9 as Biscardi won ahead of Sciarani and Morley. The eight
lap heat race wins went to Woods, Eric Weisler and Rodney Cook. Reeder
won the 15 lap B Main. Woods had the pole and led for eight laps ahead
of Reeder. Weisler was an early third before getting passed by Haverty
on Lap 6. Reeder slipped past Woods to grab the lead on Lap 9, and
Reeder won ahead of Woods, Haverty and Weisler.
Jace
Badeker won the 20 lap Sportsman Dwarf Car Main Event. By virtue of her
second place finish, Ellie Russo easily won the Sportsman division
Nationals championship by over 200 points ahead of Dan Varner.
Badeker
had the pole and took the early lead ahead of Isaac Geil and Jameson
Sole. A Lap 3 yellow flag waved for a Turn 1 tangle involving Travis
Gergel, Kenneth Smith, Bradley McNair and Zach Whitacre. Badeker led
Sole on the restart, but a yellow flag waved one lap later for a Turn 3
tangle involving Dave Brune and Charles Jones. Orey Woods took the lead
from Badeker on the restart as Scotty Preast moved into third. A Lap 9
yellow flag waved for Wesley Dykeman. Woods continued to lead Badeker on
the restart. Tanner Curr took second from Badeker on Lap 14 and begin
pressuring Woods for the lead. Unfortunately, Curr and Woods tangled for
a Lap 17 yellow flag. Both drivers were out at that point along with
Sole and Dykeman. Badeker had the lead on the restart and led the rest
of the way to win ahead of Russo and the resurgent Brune. Preast ended
up fourth, followed by Cody Shrum, John Pipe, Mack Aceves, Tyler Quilty,
Smith and Curr.
Badeker won the 10 lap Fast
Dash. Russo led for three laps before having problems with Badeker
taking the lead ahead of Preast. Brune moved into second on Lap 5 but
lost the position to Colby Bergquist on the eighth circuit. As Badeker
went on to win, Sole made a late move into second with Bergquist
settling for third. Eight lap heat wins went to Kylee Johnson, Pipe and
McNair. Curr won the crash shortened nine lap B Main. Curr took the lead
from Pipe on Lap 2, and the duo went on to the 1-2 finish. Mack Aceves
gained third on Lap 6 and finished there ahead of Wesley Dykeman.
Marysville
Raceway still has two racing events left on the schedule. The annual
Gold Fever Taxi Cab Challenge will happen on October 23rd, featuring the
championship point finale for the Limited Late Models, joined by the
Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks and Hobby Stocks. The Paul
Hawes Memorial Sprint Car Spooktacular on October 30th will feature the
Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Wingless Spec Sprints, Winged Crate Sprints and
BCRA Lightning Sprints. For further information, go to www.marysvilleraceway.com.
McIntyre Wins Battle At The Bay At Coos Bay Speedway
Coos
Bay, Oregon...September 25...Toby McIntyre won the 30 lap Street Stock
Main Event Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. This was the Fourth
Annual Battle At The Bay, and the Street Stock division was elevated to
the headliners for the night. McIntyre is the 2015 Late Model champion
and 2010 Street Stock champion at the track, and his fourth win of the
season paid him $500.
Leroy Rockwell and Dave
Siewell shared the front row with Rockwell charging into the early lead
ahead of Dave Siewell and Dyllan Siewell. Toby McIntyre moved into third
on Lap 2 and gained second on the fourth circuit. A lap later, McIntyre
put the moves on Rockwell to get the lead. Rockwell saw his run in
second end on Lap 11. Dave Siewell brought out a yellow flag a lap
later. Toby McIntyre led Dyllan Siewell and new champion Seth Christian
on the restart. Christian gained second a lap later. Dyllan Siewell got
dropped back to fifth by Steve Dubisar and Tim Martin on Lap 21. Toby
McIntyre led the rest of the way with Christian a strong second,
followed by Dubisar, Martin, Dyllan Siewell, Dave Siewell, Matt Breiter,
Tyler McIntyre, Daniel Land and Rockwell. Toby McIntyre and Land won
the 10 lap heat races.
Tristen Davison won the
20 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event. This was his third win of the season.
Davison started on the pole and led from the outset ahead of Jim Van
Loon and Late Model star Wayne Butler. Van Loon saw his race end after
two laps. Davison led the restart ahead of Street Stock and Hornet
champion Seth Christian and Butler. Davison set a blistering pace and
could see second place Christian and third place Butler in front of him
when the race ended. Kevin Black was a lap down in fourth, followed by
Jamie Daniels, Stephanie Nix and Van Loon. Davison also won the 10 lap
heat race.
Eric Ashley won the 25 lap Sportsman
Late Model Main Event. The Cottage Grove Speedway competitor was an
early second behind Josh Kralicek before making what proved to be his
winning pass on Lap 3. John Player was running third and took second
from Kralicek on the seventh lap. The battle was for second as Kralicek
regained the position on Lap 10. The persistent Player got by for second
on Lap 18, but Kralicek regained the position for good on Lap 23.
Ashley won by over a straightaway ahead of Kralicek as Player settled
for third ahead of Dustin Hitner. Ashley also won the 10 lap heat race.
Steven
Parker won the 25 lap Hornets Main Event. This was his first win of the
season. He jumped into the lead at the start with Kris Parker moving
into second on Lap 2. Kris Parker took the lead on the sixth lap as Mike
Reynolds was running third until Wayne Butler got by on Lap 14. Kris
Parker was doing well until his race ended abruptly on Lap 22. Steven
Parker took the lead from there and went on to win ahead of Butler,
Reynolds, Jayden Miller, Alexis Baker and Kris Parker. Kris Parker won
the 10 lap heat race.
Madilynn Hardy-Ashley won
the 25 lap Junior Stinger Main Event. She started on the pole and
proceeded to lead all the way for her fourth win of the season. Tucker
Dubisar ran second for a lap before being passed by Dylan Wheeler.
Cameron Metzgus took third from Dubisar on Lap 4 and set his sights on
Wheeler, making the pass on Lap 23. Ashley proceeded to lap the whole
field in victory with Metzgus settling for second ahead of Dylan
Wheeler, Tucker Dubisar, Jordan Wheeler, Max Haga, Tanner Dubisar,
Hailee Tilton, Tallon Dubisar and Anthony Hoggatt. Ashley and Tucker
Dubisar won the 10 lap heat races.
This
Saturday night will bring a close to the oval track portion of the
season. It's the annual Lucas Oil Open show, presented by the Prather
family. There will be a $2,000 to win America's Mattress Super Late
Model race, a $1,000 to win Street Stock race, a $500 to win Sportsman
Late Model race and $200 winner's prizes offered up for the Mini
Outlaws, Hornets and Junior Stingers. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.
Wise, Piker, Johnson, Rogers, Evans
Win On Championship Night At Bakersfield Speedway
Bakersfield,
CA...September 25...Larry Wise won the 30 lap IMCA Modified Main Event
Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. This was Championship Night, and
Wise became the 10th different winner. By virtue of his third place
effort, Jerry Flippo secured the championship over Robby Sawyer, who was
racing at another venue on this occasion.
Wise
started on the pole and took the lead when the green flag waved,
followed by heat race winner Gavyn Manning and Flippo. They ran in that
order until the 26th lap, when Justin Gonzales moved around Manning and
Flippo for second. Wise went on to win ahead of Gonzales, Flippo,
Manning, Cory McDonald and Hobby Stock champion Ricky Childress Jr.
John
Piker won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. He became the
eighth different winner. With his fourth place finish, Tyler Bannister
beat his father Jason Bannister by 45 points to win the championship.
Austin
Pugh took the early lead from the pole, followed by Mike Wells and
Piker. Brock Crawford ran fourth until surrendering the position to
Tyler Blankenship on Lap 9. Following a yellow flag on Lap 17, the order
was shuffled at the front at the front of the pack with Piker taking
the lead on the restart ahead of Wells and Pugh. Blankenship took third
from Pugh on Lap 22 and made a last lap pass on Wells for second. Piker
beat Blankenship by about half a straightaway with Wells third, followed
by Tyler Bannister, Austin Pugh, Jason Pugh, Chris McKellar, Randy
Schweitzer and Crawford. Austin Pugh and McKellar picked up the eight
lap heat race wins.
Chad Johnson won the 20 lap
IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was his first win of the season as he
is the fifth different winner in nine races. With his fifth place
finish, Steven Johnson clinched the championship by 10 points ahead of
Justin Schweitzer.
Chad Johnson had the pole
and took the lead from the start, followed by past State champion Loren
DeArmond and Mark Morton. Justin Schweitzer took third from Morton on
the third lap with Steven Johnson moving into fourth. Chad Johnson led
the rest of the way to win ahead of the DeArmond and Schweitzer. Nick
Johnson made a last lap pass on Steven Johnson to steal fourth. Cody
Johnson ended up sixth, followed by Matthew Mayo, Morton and State
champion Renn Bane. Eight lap heat race wins went to Bane and DeArmond.
Joe
Rogers Jr won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. He's the sixth
different winner in the seven races held this year. By virtue of his
third place finish, Brandon Wolford won the championship by just six
tallies ahead of Clint Duncan.
Wolford and
Rogers shared the front row with Wolford leading a lap before falling
back to third behind Rogers and Duncan. Rogers led the rest of the way
with Duncan not far behind in second, followed by Wolford, Brayden
Jamar, Jose Rosales and Arthur Gann. Liam Meyers, Cassidy Hull and
Patrick Kelley were all Main Event scratches, and Wolford and Rosales
picked up the eight lap heat race wins.
Point
leader West Evans won the 20 lap Super Clean NMRA TQ Midgets, presented
by Moonshine Methanol, Main Event. David Perry raced into the early lead
ahead of Bruce Hiroshima and Chuck West. Hiroshima slipped past Perry
for the lead on Lap 3, but his race came to an abrupt end on Lap 6.
Perry regained the lead on the restart ahead of West and Evans. Evans
took second from West on Lap 8 and put the moves on Perry for the lead
on Lap 10. West moved into second on lap 11 and took up pursuit of Evans
as Perry was fighting to hold off Scott Niven for third. Niven made
that pass on Lap 19, and Evans won ahead of West, Niven, Perry, Ace Kale
and Hiroshima.
Niven and West won the eight
lap heat races. The NMRA's championship battle is close heading into the
Otto Memorial race at Ventura Raceway this Saturday. West leads Niven
by just eight points. For further information, go to www.nmra.us.
Next
up is the annual Budweiser Nationals. The October 8th and 9th event
will feature IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Pro Stocks and Hobby
Stocks on both nights with the American Stocks competing on Saturday.
For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.
Birges, Burrell, Keller Win Harvest Cup Races
At Madera Speedway
Madera,
CA...September 25...Jim Birges won the 40 lap Super Modified/Winged
Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. This was the
48th Annual Harvest Cup event, and Birges drove his Super Modified to th
win ahead of the Sprint Car of Austin Carter, who picked up the win in
this race last year.
Past NCMA Sprint Car
competitor Justin Kawahata took the early lead ahead of Tim Skoglund and
Birges. Birges took second from Skoglund on Lap 7 and grabbed the lead a
lap later with Carter following closely into second. Skoglund got by
Kawahata for third on Lap 10. By Lap 24, Birges held a straightaway
advantage over Carter with Kawahata moving into third again after
Skoglund retired. Mark Sargent was running fourth ahead of brother Mike
Sargent. However, both drivers were lapped by the leaders, and Kawahata
also fell down a lap. Carter managed to keep it within half a
straightaway, but Birges prevailed at the checkered flag. Kawahata ended
up third, followed by Mark Sargent, Mike Sargent, Fred Guthmiller and
Skoglund. Adam Carter was a Main Event scratch.
Birges
set the fast time of 12.907, beating the 13.025 of Austin Carter and
the 13.476 of Kawahata. They ran two eight lap heat races with wins
going to Birges and Austin Carter.
Denny
Burrell won the 30 lap NCMA Sprint Car Main Event. This was the first
running of the Ed Amador/Linda Boessenecker Memorial race. Amador was a
multi-time champion and longtime leader of the group, while Boessenecker
was the Race Director for several seasons. Several members of the
Amador family were on hand for this special event.
Mark
Amador set the early pace ahead of Robb Hammond and Burrell. Both
Hammond and Burrell got around Amador on Lap 3 and proceeded to pull
away from the rest of the pack. Pat Goodwill took third from Mark Amador
on Lap 17 with Steve Amador following into fourth. Hammond saw a good
run come to an end as he retired on Lap 23, and Burrell had lapped all
but Goodwill at that point as he scored the impressive win. Steve Amador
held off brother Mark Amador for third with Ed Rodriguez, Hammond and
David Burchett completing the finishing order.
Burrell
set the fast time of 14.925, beating the 15.020 of Goodwill and the
15.286 of Hammond. The eight lap heat race wins went to Burrell and
Goodwill. Burrell holds an eight point lead over Hammond in a close
title chase with Burchett 21 points back in third. The group will head
to Shasta Speedway on October 9th. For further information, go to www.ncmasprints.com.
Kyle
Keller won the 40 lap Madera Late Model Main Event. This was his second
win of the season as he won the championship by just nine points ahead
of Jason Aguirre.
Keller raced into the lead
at the start ahead of rookie Robbie Kennealy and previous champion
Trevor Schlundt. Aguirre took third from Schlundt on Lap 10 as the
battle heated up between the Top 3 drivers. A yellow flag waved on Lap
15 with Zachary Cook out of the event. Keller led Aguirre and Kennealy
on the restart. They ran that way to the checkered flag with Schlundt
settling for fourth, followed by Adam Coonfield, Aaron Mullins, Lauren
Kutz, Shaun Reynolds and Cook.
Keller set the
fast time of 15.017, beating the 15.109 of Kennealy and the 15.257 of
Aguirre. Keller and Kennealy were the eight lap heat race winners.
Ray
Lawson Jr won the 15 lap Legends of Kearney Bowl Super Modified
exhibition Main Event. Wayne Kalustian led early ahead of Curt Taylor,
but Taylor took the lead on the third lap. Lawson made a Turn 2 pass on
Lap 4 to grab second from Kalustian with CJ Stubbles making a similar
pass on Lap 5 to move into third. Lawson put the moves on Taylor for the
lead on Lap 6 with Stubbles gaining second two laps later. Gary
Hildebrand moved into third on Lap 9 with JP Shanoian taking fourth on
the 10th lap. Shanoian went by Hildebrand for third on Lap 11, and Mike
McCann begin challenging Hildebrand for fourth on lap 13. Stubbles
started reeling in Lawson, but he ran out of time as Lawson won ahead of
Stubbles and Shanoian. McCann made a Lap 14 pass on Hildebrand to
finish fourth with Hildebrand settling for fifth, followed by Mike
James, Taylor, Tony Pereira, Kalustian and Ken Richert. Mark Thompson,
Bobby Hutton and Sean Delk were also part of the field.
Donnie
Large Jr won the 30 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was his
third-straight win, but he fell 59 points short of overtaking champion
Manny Gonzales Jr. Rich Childress set the early pace ahead of Drew Ries
and Gonzales. Large took third from Gonzales on Lap 3 and slipped past
Ries for second a lap later. The battle for the lead got close with
Large moving past Childress for first on Lap 16. Large went on to win
ahead of Childress. Gonzales was a distant third, followed by Dean Gould
and Ries. Large set the fast time of 16.572, beating the 16.717 of
Gonzales. Large also won the eight lap heat race.
Ryan
Reynolds won the 30 lap Mini Super Toyotas Main Event. Reynolds used
his seventh win of the season to win the championship by 24 points over
Haley Bugg. Bugg wrapped up her best season yet in second, only two
points in front of previous champion Shaun Reynolds.
Bugg
took the early lead ahead of Patrick Geiger and Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds
moved past Geiger for second on Lap 4. Bill Gorden gained third on Lap
6. On the 10th lap, Reynolds slipped past Bugg for the lead as Kyle
LaBrie was able to get third from Gorden. A yellow flag waved for LaBrie
on Lap 14. Ryan Reynolds led Shaun Reynolds and Gorden on the restart,
but Bugg moved back into third a lap later. The battle at the front of
the pack got close late. As Ryan Reynolds went on to win, Bugg made a
last lap pass on Shaun Reynolds to finish second. Gorden ended up
fourth, followed by LaBrie and Geiger. Gorden set the fast time of
16.796, beating the 16.865 of LaBrie and the 16.882 of Ryan Reynolds.
Eight lap heat race wins went to Gorden and LaBrie, and Rian Bowman was a
Main Event scratch.
Nick Thompson won the 20
lap Mini Stock Main Event. He became the seventh different winner as
second place finisher Johnny Williams wrapped up the championship.
Williams led Leo Lotz and Thompson at the start. Thompson slipped past
Lotz for second on Lap 3 and overtook Williams for the lead two laps
later. Thompson already held a half-lap lead over Williams by the eighth
lap, and he lapped both of his rivals by the time the race ended.
Williams settled for second ahead of Lotz. Wyatt Cantrell was a Main
Event scratch. Thompson set the fast time of 17.719 and also won the
eight lap heat race.
This Saturday night is the
final MavTV Series race of the season and it's a big event. The Nut Up
Pro Late Models and the 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models will
have extra money on the line. The 150 lap Pro Late Model race pays
$10,000 to win, while the Top 5 finishers in the Junior Late Model race
will receive $1,000 each. The Mini Cups/Bandoleros will be competing.
For further information, go to www.racemadera.com.
Moles Wins $6,000 In Mark Hagopian Memorial
At Plaza Park Raceway
Visalia,
CA...September 25...Mitchel Moles won the 50 lap Super 600 Micro Sprint
Main Event Saturday night at Plaza Park Raceway. This was the annual
Mark Hagopian Memorial race, and Moles led all 50 laps for the $6,000
payday.
Moles took the lead at the start ahead
of Michael Faccinto and Gage Garcia. Faccinto saw his race come to an
end on Lap 9. Moles continued to lead the restart as Caden Sarale moved
into second ahead of Garcia. KJ Snow slipped past Garcia for third on
Lap 22, but surrendered the position to Austin Torgerson on the 26th
circuit. Torgerson held on to third until his race came to an end on Lap
39. On the restart, Moles led the way as Garcia took second from
Sarale. They finished in that order with Moles the happy winner. Garcia
pocketed $2,500 for second with Sarale a $1,500 third, followed by track
champion Dominic Gorden, Jake Andreotti, Jeffrey Pahule, Alex Panella,
TJ Smith, Jarrett Rogers and Mariah Ede.
Ede
was the quickest of 39 qualifiers with a lap of 12.062, beating the
12.067 of Gorden and the 12.094 of Austin Torgerson. Eight lap heat race
wins went to Panella, Andreotti, Snow and Brody Graham. Snow won the 15
lap B Main from the pole, followed by Graham, Smith and Mattix Salmon.
Josh Castro held off JJ Loss and Colton Huelsmann to win the 10 lap C
Main.
Dominic Gorden won the 30 lap Wingless
600 Micro Sprint Main Event. The win paid the track champion $1,500
dollars. Jade Avidisian raced into the early lead ahead of Austin
Torgerson. TJ Smith took second on Lap 9 with Gordon running in third.
Gordon slipped past Smith for second on the 12th circuit and then put
the moves on Avidisian to take the lead on Lap 16. Avidisian held second
until falling out on Lap 20 as Mitchel Moles took the position. Gordon
went on to win with Moles a $750 second ahead of Austin Torgerson,
Stockton and Lemoore point leader Caeden Steele, Mattix Salmon, Dawson
Faria, JJ Loss, Smith, Brandon Carey and Cody Gray.
Gorden
was the quickest of 40 qualifiers with a lap of 12.762, beating the
12.868 of Mason Keefer and the 12.904 of Dixon point leader Dan Mognaga.
Steele, Loss, Faria and Moles picked up the eight lap heat race wins.
Robbie Lewis and Jeffrey Pahule shared the front row and scored the 1-2
finish in the 12 lap B Main, followed by Colton Jones, Gray and Salmon.
Cash
Lovenburg won the 25 lap Restricted 600 Main Event. He led all 25 laps
for the $1,000 victory. Teagan Moles ran second for much of the race
before Colton Key got by her on Lap 18. Moles stayed in close pursuit of
Key and both she and Austin Wood got by Key late. Lovenburg was the
happy winner with Moles a $500 second, followed by Wood, Key, Elijah
Gile, Deming champion Levi Hillier, Jayden Huppert, Isabel Barnes, Quinn
Thurein and Dixon point leader Lucas Johnson.
Lemore
point leader Taylor Mayhew set the fast time of 24 competitors with a
lap of 12.452, beating the 12.510 of Nathan Ward and the 12.574 of Gile.
Andi Jones, Drake Carter and Key won the eight lap heat races.
Nathan
Ward won the 20 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. The win paid the track
champion $1,000. Dixon point leader Hayden Stepps took the lead at the
start ahead of Ward and Blayden Graham. Ward passed Stepps for the lead
on Lap 13 as Braxton Vasconcellos moved past Graham for third. Ward
brought it home to the big victory with Stepps a $500 second, followed
by Vasconcellos, Graham, Stockton point leader Brody Rubio, Vito
Cancilla, Jace Thurein, Levi Osborne, Jackson Tardiff and Jace Meyers.
Ward
was the quickest of 19 qualifiers with a lap of 13.689, beating the
13.880 of Rubio and the 13.896 of Vasconcellos. The eight lap heat race
wins went to Meyers, Osborn and Heston Stepps.
To keep up to date with scheduling and other information, go to www.plazaparkraceway.com.
Day Makes Jim Turner Memorial At Hanford
His First Career NARC/KWS Victory
Hanford,
CA...September 25...Corey Day won the 35 lap NARC/King of the West
Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Keller Auto
Speedway. This was his first career win with the group, which came after
a battle with Tim Kaeding. Day's win in the Jim Turner Memorial race
came aboard the BCI Browning/4 C's Construction sponsored Sprinter, and
he's the eighth different winner on the circuit this year.
Tim
Kaeding won the four lap Trophy Dash ahead of Joel Myers Jr and Austin
McCarl to earn the pole position for the feature race. Kaeding bolted
into lead at the start ahead of Myers and Justin Sanders. Day moved into
third on Lap 3 and slipped past Myers for second on the seventh lap. A
yellow flag waved for Tanner Boul in Turn 4 moments later. The first
restart attempt was called back as Sean Watts spun in Turn 4. Kaeding
continued to lead Day and Sanders on the restart. Day started pressuring
Kaeding and made his move on Lap 13 to grab the lead. A yellow flag on
Lap 15 saw the race end for Myers. Day continued to lead Kaeding and
Sanders on the restart. Day was doing a good job of leading the way. Tim
Kaeding closed in on him in the final few laps, but Corey Day still
prevailed at the checkered flag. Sanders settled for third, followed by
point leader Dominic Scelzi, McCarl, reigning series champion DJ Netto,
Billy Aton, Bud Kaeding, Keith Day Jr and JJ Ringo.
There
were 18 Winged 410 Sprint Cars, and Sanders set the fast time at
13.621, beating the 13.671 of Corey Day and the 13.681 of Tim Kaeding.
Eight lap heat race wins went to Tim Kaeding, McCarl and Myers.
With
no King of Thunder Wingless 360 Sprint Cars in attendance, Promoter
Peter Murphy put up $2,000 to any Winged 410 drivers who wanted to take
off their wings to put on an exhibition for the fans. Four drivers
decided to go for it. Watts led the opening lap of the 10 lap race
before JJ Ringo got by. A close battle developed at the front with Watts
taking the lead on the fourth circuit, only to surrender it to Scelzi a
lap later. Ringo was back in front on the seventh lap and led the rest
of the way to win ahead of Scelzi, Watts and Tanner Boul. All four
drivers pocketed $500 each.
Glen Cook Sr won
the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. Joe Robinson raced into the early lead
ahead of Jason Cook Jr and Jeff Durant. Gene Glover took third from
Durant on Lap 6 with Clinton Massey moving into third two laps later.
Jason Cook Sr settled into fourth, and the yellow flag waved on Lap 13
as Robinson's impressive run came to an end. Massey took the lead on the
restart ahead of Cook Sr and Cook Jr. On the final lap, Cook Sr made
his winning move to grab the lead with Massey settling for second ahead
of Cook Jr, Durant, Glover, Steve Porter, Cole Trickle, Josie Robinson,
Joe Robinson and Zach Herod.
There were 13 Mini
Stocks on hand, and they ran two sets of six lap heat races. Joe
Robinson won both of his heats with Durant and Glover the other heat
winners.
The action returns with the annual
Cotton Classic event on October 8th and 9th. The Friday night portion
will feature the Sprint Car Challenge Tour Winged 360 Sprint Cars and
King of Thunder Winged 410 Sprints. A night later, the NARC/KWS Winged
410 Sprint Car Series returns along with the King of Thunder Winged 360
Sprints and the Kenny Takeuchi Memorial for the Legends of Kearney Bowl
Super Modifieds. For further information, go to www.racekingsspeedway.com.
Saiz, Houghton, Changus, Horton Win At Ventura Raceway
Ventura,
CA...September 25...Caleb Saiz won the 30 lap VRA Sprint Car Main Event
Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. Saiz was driving the Cory Kruseman
owned Sprint Car. Saiz trailed Mark Sheppard for a lap before taking
over. As Shepherd fell back, Daniel Parrish worked his way to a second
place finish, followed by point leader Rick Hendrix, Lightning Sprint
competitor Cody Nigh, Hannah Mayhew, Chris Meredith, Sheppard and James
Herrera. All eight competitors finished on the lead lap. Hendrix won the
Extreme Mufflers first eight lap heat race with Mayhew winning the
Saldana Racing Products heat. Hendrix ended the evening with a 70 point
lead over Herrera.
Dalton Houghton won the 20
lap IMCA Modified Main Event. Houghton trailed Jared Domingos for a lap
before taking over. Incoming point leader Trevor Fitzgibbon worked his
way to second and took up pursuit of Houghton. Sam Garvin fell out after
three laps with Mike Stanford out after five circuits. Dalton Houghton
got the win ahead of Fitzgibbon, Jack Parker, Donald Houghton, Aaron
Rodarte, Austin Rodarte, Domingos, Scott Olsen, Stanford and Garvin. The
eight lap heat race wins went to Fitzgibbon and Dalton Houghton.
Fitzgibbon ended up winning the championship by 36 points over Parker as
Olson ended up third in the final standings.
Ryan
Changus won the 20 lap VRA Hobby Stock Main Event. Russell Wagner paced
the field for the first five circuits before Changus made his winning
maneuver. As Changus went on to victory, both Eddie Williams and Tom
Stephens Jr got around Wagner for second and third. Wagner settled for
fourth, followed by final lead lap finisher and Zack Chavez, Sam Garvin,
Cory Furr and Wayne Heurung. Title contender Heurung was eliminated
before a lap was completed, but he was an eight lap heat race winner
along with Williams. Stephens maintains a 70 point lead over Heurung in
the championship battle with Wagner trailing Heurung by 40 tallies.
Jason
Horton won the 20 lap VRA Dwarf Car Main Event. Shane Linenburger raced
into the lead at the start as Horton found his way into second. On the
10th lap, Horton made his move around Linenburger. Jeff Brink battled
into second and would trail Horton across the finish line. Title hopeful
Mike Lewis ended up third with Linenburger settling for fourth ahead of
Russell Wagner and Daniel Peters. Lewis was the eight lap heat race
winner. Horton has a 30 point lead over Lewis.
Gary
Dewitt won the 20 lap IMCA Mod Lites Main Event. Phil Barrow led until
the 12th lap when Dewitt took over. Barrow settled for second ahead of
JD Brown, Bakersfield and State champion Tim Varney and Matt Phillips.
Barrow won the eight lap heat race. Brown won the championship by nine
points ahead of Varney.
Garrett Sandridge won
the 20 lap IMCA Sport Compacts Main Event. Bill Vint Jr led from the
start with Sandridge running in second until getting by on Lap 17.
Sandridge won ahead of Vint, Riley Rogers and Eric Moore. Moore won the
eight lap heat race, but he fell out of the Main Event after five laps.
Vint won the championship by 37 points over Rogers.
Racing
resumes next Saturday night with the California Lightning Sprints back
in action along with the VRA Sprint Cars, VRA Senior Sprints, VRA Dwarf
Cars, IMCA Sport Compacts and NMRA TQ Midgets. For further information,
go to www.venturaraceway.com.
Braaten, Borror, Hedges, Smith, Marsh
Close Siskiyou Speedway Season With Wins
Yreka,
CA...September 25...Jorddon Braaten won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified
Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. This was the
fourth win of the season for the three-times Southern Oregon Speedway
champion. With his third place finish, Ryan Peery won the division
championship by 22 points ahead of Ryder Boswell.
Jace
Wright and third ranked Colt Boswell started on the front row, and
Wright led some laps before being passed by third row starter Braaten
and fourth row starters Matt Sanders and Peery. Southern Oregon Speedway
champion Matt Sanders got second, but he was unable to beat Braaten to
the finish line. Perry settled for third, followed by Wright, Isaac
Sanders, Steven Sanders, Colt Boswell, Colton Chew, Ryder Boswell and
Gary Foster. Matt Sanders and Perry won the eight lap races.
Steve
Borror won the 30 lap Outlaw Pro Stock Main Event. The 2016 champion
has run a relaxed schedule this year, but he did win the Rocky Nash
Memorial at Southern Oregon Speedway earlier this year. Rick Lukens
started on the front row and was leading when Borror got by. Borror sped
on to the victory with Lukens settling for second ahead of past IMCA
Sport Modified champion Jimmy Lipke, Denny Burtenhouse, new champion
Scott Flowers, Johnny Cobb, Matt Harlow, Colby Hammond, Cory Biggs and
Taylor Buckley. Biggs set the fast time in the 13 car field ahead of
Scott Flowers and Burtenhouse. The eight lap heat race wins went to
Biggs and Scott Flowers.
Ashtin Hedges won the
20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. Despite this being his ninth win of the
season, he ended up trailing new champion Michael Knuckles by just five
points in the end. Hedges had pretty much dominated the season after
missing the opener. He and Knuckles shared the front row for the feature
race and drove to the 1-2 finish. Connor Franklin ended up third,
followed by Quintyn Ericks, Hunter Magnan, three-time champion Marilyn
Yawnick and Ron Morris. Hedges also won the eight lap heat race with
Knuckles again in pursuit.
JJ Smith won the 15
lap Jefferson State Jalopies Main Event. He used his fifth win of the
season to wrap up the division championship ahead of Kade Bernstein. As
it turns out, Smith would outrun Kade Bernstein to win the Main Event.
Past champion Marilyn Yawnick turned in one of her better efforts in
third, followed by Karl Bernstein and Donny Lambert. Smith also won the
eight lap heat race.
Leroy Marsh won the 20 lap
Hornets Main Event. In the process, he became the fourth different
winner in the five race series. By virtue of his third place finish, JR
Brandt wrapped up the division championship. After winning the eight lap
heat race, Brian Brandt lined up on the front row next to Marsh.
Unfortunately, Brandt had problems and ended up last at the finish.
Local newcomer Gabriel Armstrong, who was making only his second start,
finished second. JR Brandt ended up third, followed by Quin Parks, Ty
Rose and Brian Brandt.
This wraps up the 2021 season. Planning is already underway for next year. To keep up to date with what's happening, check out www.siskiyougoldenspeedway.com.
Bad Crash Brings Early End To The Evening
At Antioch Speedway
Antioch,
CA...September 25...Racing was ended early on Saturday night at Antioch
Speedway after a crash two laps into the WMR Midgets Main Event. At
that point, Tyler Slay flipped hard with the red flag waving. Slay
suffered a neck injury and had to be extracted carefully from his race
car and flown to the hospital. The rest of the race as well as the Main
Events for the Wingless Spec Sprints and BCRA Midgets was postponed.
Slay,
who was driving one of the David Prickett team cars, suffered a broken
bone in his neck. He ended up having a neck bone fusion surgery on
Monday, which took several hours. Early reports were that the neck
surgery was successful, but further information was not available at
press time. He's in for a lengthy recovery process.
The
BCRA Lightning Sprints ran one of the two 15 lap Main Events that
managed to get completed, and Hunter Kinney picked up the win in that
race. Greg Dennett took the early lead ahead of Kinney and championship
contender Terry Bergstrom. The battle got close between the lead duo
with Kinney making what proved to be his winning pass on the ninth lap.
Kinney went on to win ahead of Dennett, Bergstrom, point leader Dakota
Albright, Brandon Leedy, Danika Jo Parker, Chase Gaal, Steve Roza, Rick
Holbrook and Don Hart. Leedy set the fast time of 14.750, beating the
14.875 of Dennett and the 14.935 of Kinney. The eight lap heat race wins
went to Gaal and Albright.
Don McLiester won
the 15 lap 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Rick Alonzo took the early lead
ahead of McLiester and Rick Gutzke. McLiester put the moves on Alonzo to
take the lead on Lap 4 and would beat him to the checkered flag for the
victory. Savannah Brown finished third, followed by Keith Nance, Devin
McLiester and Gutzke. Rob Brown and Jack Clark were Main Event
scratches. Don McLiester and Alonzo were six lap heat race winners.
The
Wingless Spec Sprints produced a solid 22 car field for the occasion,
and past Winged 360 Sprint Car champion Shawn Arriaga set the fast time
of 13.873, beating the 14.501 of Brent Steck and the 14.502 of Jimmy
Christian. They ran three eight lap heat races with Arriaga, Dylan
Bloomfield and two-time champion Bob Newberry collecting the wins.
The
BCRA Midgets did well to produce a 14 car field, and Lightning Sprint
competitor Josef Ferolito set the fast time of 14.250, being the 14.452
of Bloomfield and the 14.814 of Kyle Mentch. Ferolito and Bloomfield won
the eight lap heat races. The WMR Midgets were added on a couple of
weeks ago and delivered 11 competitors with Brody Petrie and Tyler Slay
winning the eight lap heat races.
Coming up on
October 1st and 2nd is the Bill Bowers Memorial West Coast Nationals
featuring bigger money for the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and
IMCA Stock Cars. It is sure to be a race you won't want to miss, and it
will also be available on the track's pay-per-view streaming service, www.antiochpeedway.tv. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.
Miller, Winters Win $5,000 Prizes In Fall Spectacular
At Redwood Acres Raceway
Eureka,
CA...September 25...David Miller won the 100 lap Late Model Main Event
Saturday night at Redwood Acres Raceway. This was the O'Reilly Auto
Parts Fall Spectacular season finale and the win for Miller netted him a
$5,000 payday.
Mike Sullivan took the early
lead ahead of Brandon Ash and Dustin Walters. Miller and new champion
David Henderson moved into third and fourth on Lap 2. A low pass in Turn
2 on Lap 3 gained Ash the lead with Miller following into second. Ash
and Miller started to pull away from Sullivan a little bit. They hit
traffic on Lap 17 with Miller making a backstretch pass to grab the
lead. Miller began to build a straightaway advantage over Ash, who was
trapped behind a slower car. Henderson moved into third on Lap 18. A
yellow flag waved for the first time on Lap 32 when Sullivan spun on the
back straightaway. Henderson spun on the first restart attempt,
collecting Dustin Walters. Miller led Ash and Junior Roddy on the next
restart. Once again, Miller started pulling away from Ash, and Roddy
made an inside pass in Turn 2 on Lap 46 to take second from Ash. Walters
got around Ash for third on Lap 58. Miller held a straightaway
advantage over Roddy by Lap 65 and continued to maintain that advantage
the rest of the way for the big win. Roddy won $2,000 for second.
Walters ended up a $1,000 third, followed by Henderson, Ash, Richard
Knight, Sullivan, Craig Baker, Chris Sarvinsky and Nick Ford.
Ash
set the fast time of 16.985, beating the 17.006 of Miller and the
17.088 of Walters. 10 lap heat race wins went to Knight and Sullivan.
Point
leader Scott Winters won a wild and controversial 52 lap North State
Modified Series Main Event. The race was the Dale Baldwin Memorial, and
Winters ended up getting the lead late after a tangle between reigning
champion Kyle Tellstrom and Jeremy Doss.
Doss
set the pace at the start ahead of Winters and Tellstrom. A Lap 4 yellow
flag waved with Jason Philpot eliminated from the 26 car field. Doss
continued to lead the Tellstrom and Winters on the restart. A yellow
flag waved on Lap 8, and Tellstrom took the lead from Doss on the
restart. Doss stayed with him and regained the lead on Lap 12. Charlie
Collins was running in fourth ahead of Brandon White, and a Lap 24
yellow flag waved with Randy Houston out of the race at that point. Doss
surrendered the lead to Tellstrom on the restart. A Lap 30 yellow flag
bunched the field as the race ended for Dustin DeRosier. Tellstrom led
Doss and Winters on the restart. The battle remained close between the
lead duo for the next 22 laps, but a yellow flag on Lap 52 signaled what
would end up being the end of that battle. The restart saw the cars
make contact, and Doss spun in Turn 2. Doss was not happy with the
situation, and officials would penalize Tellstrom to the back for his
part in the spin. The next restart attempt saw Winters lead the way, but
the lap didn't get completed as Tellstrom and Doss tangled on the back
straightaway. At that point, officials called the race complete with
Winters getting the $5,000 win with Collins a $2,500 second, followed by
Cameron Austin, Cole Brown, Keith Bloom, Sullivan, Richie Potts, Cody
Braund, Tellstrom and Doss.
Philpot set the
fast time of 16.152, beating the 16.215 of Tellstrom, the 16.227 of Ian
Elliott, the 16.252 of Darrin Knight and the 16.279 of Winters. Winters
won the six lap Dash for Cash.
Jeremy Doss won
the 35 lap Legend Car Main Event. Jordan Paiment led the opening lap
before being passed by Aidan Daniels, Kylie Daniels and new champion
Brandon White. White took second from Kylie Daniels with Cody Winchel
following into third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3. White led Winchel
and Doss on the restart with Doss taking second from Winchel on Lap 6.
Winchel briefly regained second on Lap 7 but surrendered the position
back to Doss on the 10th lap. On Lap 13, Doss took the lead from White
with Winchel following into second. The intense battle up front found
Winchel taking the lead from Doss on Lap 17 with a yellow flag waving on
Lap 21. Winchel led White and Doss on the restart and also paced the
field on a Lap 25 restart. Doss took second from White on Lap 26. On Lap
28, Doss made with proved to be his winning pass on Winchel. Doss led
the rest of the way with Winchel settling for second ahead of White,
Kylie Daniels, Aidan Daniels, Brett Murrell, Tyler Krupa, Paiment,
Maleesa Miles and Andy Thorton.
Winchel set the
fast time of 17.601, beating the 17.691 of White and the 17.703 of
Doss. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Miles and Doss.
Tyler
Krupa won the 30 lap Bombers Main Event. His fourth win of the season
secured him the track championship. Jordan Krupa took the early lead
ahead of Raymond Taylor and Ed Rasmussen. Donovan Cox took second from
Taylor on Lap 2 with Tyler Krupa settling into third a lap later. A
yellow flag waved after three laps, and Jordan Krupa led Tyler Krupa and
2020 champion Sam Brown on the restart. A Lap 5 yellow flag saw the
race end for Todd Lands. Jordan Krupa led Tyler Krupa and Brown on the
restart. Tyler Krupa took the lead from Jordan Krupa on the eighth lap
with Brown moving into second a lap later. Brian King slipped past
Jordan Krupa for third on the ninth lap and gained second on Lap 12 with
Ukiah point leader Loren Powers Jr moving into third. Powers took
second from King on the 14th lap and gained the lead from Tyler Krupa on
Lap 18. Powers held a half-straightaway advantage over Tyler Krupa late
in the race, but he had problems on the last lap. Tyler Krupa took
advantage of the situation to score the win ahead of King, Raquel Krupa,
Donovan Cox, Rasmussen, Brown, Taylor, Smith, and Jordan Krupa. Powers
missed the checkered flag and ended up a disappointed 10th.
Powers set the fast time of 18.047, beating the 18.321 of King. Rasmussen and Taylor picked up the 10 lap heat race wins.
To keep up with news from the track, go to www.racintheacres.com.
Ocean Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
11th Pettit Shootout Night # 2
IMCA Modifieds
A Main
IMCA Modifieds
Bobby Hogge IV
Jim Pettit II
Rick Diaz
Josh Combs
Troy Foulger
Robby Sawyer
Cody Burke
Ryan Porter
Tim Balding
Paul Stone
Freddie Ploudre
Darrell Hughes II
Dave Sciarroni
JC Elrod
Mike Shepherd
Steve Pemberton
Austin Burke
Jeff Faulkner
Anthony Slaney
Danny Lauer
Nick DeCarlo
Shawn Natenstedt
B Main 1
Darrell Hughes II
Steve Pemberton
Jeff Faulkner
Anthony Copeland
Aaron Crowell
Shawn DeForest
Terry Decarlo Sr
Justin Yaeger
Jim Weiler
Garrett Brady
Sean Wilson
Jake Dewsbury
Fred Lind
B Main 2
Austin Burke
Danny Lauer
Dave Sciarroni
Robby Jeppsen
Raymond Lindeman
Robert Marsh
Tim Yaeger
Raymond Keldsen Jr
Mitch Machado
Ty Gamble
Michael Paul Jr
Carl Berendsen II
IMCA Sport Modifieds
A Main
Cale Kanke
Fred Ryland
Todd Gomez
KC Keller
Kenny Shrader
Chuck Weir
Andrew Peckham
Markus Frazier
Jacob Mallet Jr
Nick Spainhoward
Robert Miller
Randy Miller
Trevor Clymens
Scott Foster
Justin McPherson
Richard Ragsdale
Kelly Campanile
Billy Robertso
Haley Gomez
Emali VanHoff
Joe Antonetti
Andrew Pearce
B Main 1
Justin McPherson
Billy Robertson
Mark Garner
Bobby Huckaby Sr
Bryce Campbell
Mike Kofnovec Sr
Cody Bryan
Justin Parr
Mike Ficklin
Dutch Jantz
Max Baggett
Mike Kofnovec Jr
Nicolas Zapatero
Frank Cefaliello Jr
Breanna Troen DNS
B Main 2
Richard Ragsdale
Robert Miller
Adriane Frost
Austin Ruskauff
Dylan Potter
Ryan DeForest
Jim DiGiovanni
Kodie Dean
Orion Messina
Jeff Tuttle
Codie Hample
Aaron Farrell
Tommy Clymens Jr
Jonathan Hagio
Hobby Stocks
A Main
Billy Nelson
Sam Kennedy
Terry Campion
DJ Keldsen
Ryan Hart
Steve Remde
Kenneth Robles
Joe Willoughby
Brady Muller
Bobby Motts Jr
Dakota Keldsen
Joe Gallaher
Mitch Lettunich
John Tevis
Kevin Lesch
Bobby Huckaby Jr
Collin Lude
Wally Kennedy
Chad Ragsdale
Breck Smith
Billy Garner
Norm Ayers
11th Pettit Shootout Night # 2
IMCA Modifieds
A Main
IMCA Modifieds
Bobby Hogge IV
Jim Pettit II
Rick Diaz
Josh Combs
Troy Foulger
Robby Sawyer
Cody Burke
Ryan Porter
Tim Balding
Paul Stone
Freddie Ploudre
Darrell Hughes II
Dave Sciarroni
JC Elrod
Mike Shepherd
Steve Pemberton
Austin Burke
Jeff Faulkner
Anthony Slaney
Danny Lauer
Nick DeCarlo
Shawn Natenstedt
B Main 1
Darrell Hughes II
Steve Pemberton
Jeff Faulkner
Anthony Copeland
Aaron Crowell
Shawn DeForest
Terry Decarlo Sr
Justin Yaeger
Jim Weiler
Garrett Brady
Sean Wilson
Jake Dewsbury
Fred Lind
B Main 2
Austin Burke
Danny Lauer
Dave Sciarroni
Robby Jeppsen
Raymond Lindeman
Robert Marsh
Tim Yaeger
Raymond Keldsen Jr
Mitch Machado
Ty Gamble
Michael Paul Jr
Carl Berendsen II
IMCA Sport Modifieds
A Main
Cale Kanke
Fred Ryland
Todd Gomez
KC Keller
Kenny Shrader
Chuck Weir
Andrew Peckham
Markus Frazier
Jacob Mallet Jr
Nick Spainhoward
Robert Miller
Randy Miller
Trevor Clymens
Scott Foster
Justin McPherson
Richard Ragsdale
Kelly Campanile
Billy Robertso
Haley Gomez
Emali VanHoff
Joe Antonetti
Andrew Pearce
B Main 1
Justin McPherson
Billy Robertson
Mark Garner
Bobby Huckaby Sr
Bryce Campbell
Mike Kofnovec Sr
Cody Bryan
Justin Parr
Mike Ficklin
Dutch Jantz
Max Baggett
Mike Kofnovec Jr
Nicolas Zapatero
Frank Cefaliello Jr
Breanna Troen DNS
B Main 2
Richard Ragsdale
Robert Miller
Adriane Frost
Austin Ruskauff
Dylan Potter
Ryan DeForest
Jim DiGiovanni
Kodie Dean
Orion Messina
Jeff Tuttle
Codie Hample
Aaron Farrell
Tommy Clymens Jr
Jonathan Hagio
Hobby Stocks
A Main
Billy Nelson
Sam Kennedy
Terry Campion
DJ Keldsen
Ryan Hart
Steve Remde
Kenneth Robles
Joe Willoughby
Brady Muller
Bobby Motts Jr
Dakota Keldsen
Joe Gallaher
Mitch Lettunich
John Tevis
Kevin Lesch
Bobby Huckaby Jr
Collin Lude
Wally Kennedy
Chad Ragsdale
Breck Smith
Billy Garner
Norm Ayers
B Main
Kenneth Robles
Dexter Long
Dakota Keldsen
Kevin Lesch
Wally Kennedy
John Tevis
Collin Lude
Ken Winland
Vigna Anthony
Dwayne Short
Bobby Gallaher
George Silva
Aiden Ponciano
Scott Freeman
Tony Oliveira
Danny Aves
Jerry Skelton
Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
Kenneth Robles
Dexter Long
Dakota Keldsen
Kevin Lesch
Wally Kennedy
John Tevis
Collin Lude
Ken Winland
Vigna Anthony
Dwayne Short
Bobby Gallaher
George Silva
Aiden Ponciano
Scott Freeman
Tony Oliveira
Danny Aves
Jerry Skelton
Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
Adobe Cup
Hagemann Farms Winged 360 Sprint Cars
Andy Forsberg
Justin Henry
Cody Fendley
Travis Labat
Bradley Terrell
Burt Foland Jr
William Fielding
Billy Chester
DJ Freitas
Jake Haulot DNS
Bob McCoy Memorial
Jay's Mobile Welding Service Tri State Pro Stocks
Jay Sears
Mike Learn
Matt While
Shawn McCoy
Ray Trimble
Randy Miramontez
Steve Studebaker
Bill Hall
Matt Kile
Ryan Cherezian
Chad Hammer
Richard Brace Jr
Phil Marino
Michael Burch
Justin Zwicker
Erick Veeninga
Richard VanderPloeg
Brent Lawrence
Jay Bryant
Sid Hess DNS
Rich Denman DNS
Wayne Tremble DNS
Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprint
Caleb Debem
Jim Beck
George Nielson
Amber Fields
Jeromie Charon
Victor Guerra
Southern Oregon Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
Dusty's Transmission IMCA Sport Modifieds
Ray Comer
Dustin Comer
Mike Medel
Austin Petray
Merissa Henson
Justin Ryker
Mike Jones
Billy Richey
Byron Anderson
Nick Berryhill
Jimmy Owen
Jacob Hoppes
John Wilson
Branden Wilson
Dwayne Melivin
Sweet Tea IMCA Modifieds
Dustin Comer
Jon Debenedetti
Matt Duste
Ray Kniffen Jr
Andy Freeman
Mike Medel
Preston Jones
Ray Comer
Joe Wood
Jesse Bailey
Wingless Sprints
Geoff Ensign
Jacob Tuttle
Rob Lindsey
Daniel Whitley
Nathan Schank
Gary Paulson
Ricky Ashley
Chad Lindsey
Patrick Desbiens
Tim Alberding
Garrett Thomas
Lance Hallmark
Gene Cannon
Tony Offutt
Ryan Owens
Tim Kennedy
David Marble
Shane Hopkins
Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jorddon Braaten
Matt Sanders
Ryan Peery
Jace Wright
Isaac Sanders
Steven Sanders
Colt Boswell
Colton Chew
Ryder Boswell
Gary Foster
Briley Keele
Jeff Titus
Mini Stocks
Ashtin Hedges
Michael Knuckles
Connor Franklin
Quintyn Ericks
Hunter Magnan
Marilyn Yawnick
Ron Morris
Outlaw Pro Stock
Steve Borror
Rick Lukens
Jimmy Lipke
Denny Burtenhouse
Scott Flowers
Johnny Cobb
Matt Harlow
Colby Hammond
Cory Biggs
Taylor Buckley
Ginny Flowers
Michael McLeod
Darek Alford
Jalopies
JJ Smith
Kade Bernstein
Marilyn Yawnick
Karl Bernstein
Donny Lambert
Hornets
Leroy Marsh
Gabriel Armstrong
JR Brandt
Quin Parks
Ty Rose
Bryan Brandt
Marysville Raceway Unofficial Race Results September 25
WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals Night #2
Sportsman Division
A Main
Jace Badeker
Ellie Russo
Dave Brune
Scotty Preast
Cody Shrum
John Pipe
Mack Aceves
Tyler Quilty
Kenneth Smith
Tanner Curr
Orey Woods
Jameson Sole
Wesley Dykeman
Dewey Myers
Isaak Geil
Travis Gergel
Zach Whitacre
Charles Jones
Gene Herndon
Colby Bergquist
Will Dykeman
Nick Diani
Bradley McNair
Larry Bell
B Main
Tanner Curr
John Pipe
Mack Aceves
Wesley Dykeman
Zach Whitacre
Nick Diani
Travis Gergel
Bradley McNair
Cody Shrum
Tyler Quilty
Gene Herndon
Larry Bell
Dewey Myers
Charles Jones
Tony Bordessa
Leonard Osorio
Mike Aceves
Kylee Johnson
Dan Varner
Kieran Costas
Keith Costas DNS
Giorgioo Dileonardo DNS
Alysa Gallegos DNS
Antonio Miramontez DNS
John Williams DNS
Veteran Division
A Main
Buddy Olschowka
Glenn Sciarani
Jack Haverty
Kevin Miraglio
Brian Quilty
Steve Kapaun
Henry Corbin III
Tony Margott
Eric Weisler
Carroll Mendenhall
Mario Marques
Tom VanTuyl
Tim Fitzpatrick
Eddy Claessen
Gary Wegener
Jake Grabow
Tony Pellegrino
Rodney Cook
Dan Geil
John Chrisman
Stacy Woods
Mark Biscardi
Mike Reeder
Tom Morley
B Main
Mike Reeder
Stacy Woods
Jack Haverty
Eric Weisler
Brian Quilty
Henry Corbin III
Rodney Cook
Tony Margott
Tom VanTuyl
Mario Marques
Gary Wegener
Tony Pellegrino
Eddy Claessen
Jake Grabow
Thomas Moss
Jimmy Hogue
Tommy Velasquez II
David Rosa
Dan Zuger DNS
Danny Mortenson DNS
Pro Division
Hagemann Farms Winged 360 Sprint Cars
Andy Forsberg
Justin Henry
Cody Fendley
Travis Labat
Bradley Terrell
Burt Foland Jr
William Fielding
Billy Chester
DJ Freitas
Jake Haulot DNS
Bob McCoy Memorial
Jay's Mobile Welding Service Tri State Pro Stocks
Jay Sears
Mike Learn
Matt While
Shawn McCoy
Ray Trimble
Randy Miramontez
Steve Studebaker
Bill Hall
Matt Kile
Ryan Cherezian
Chad Hammer
Richard Brace Jr
Phil Marino
Michael Burch
Justin Zwicker
Erick Veeninga
Richard VanderPloeg
Brent Lawrence
Jay Bryant
Sid Hess DNS
Rich Denman DNS
Wayne Tremble DNS
Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprint
Caleb Debem
Jim Beck
George Nielson
Amber Fields
Jeromie Charon
Victor Guerra
Southern Oregon Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
Dusty's Transmission IMCA Sport Modifieds
Ray Comer
Dustin Comer
Mike Medel
Austin Petray
Merissa Henson
Justin Ryker
Mike Jones
Billy Richey
Byron Anderson
Nick Berryhill
Jimmy Owen
Jacob Hoppes
John Wilson
Branden Wilson
Dwayne Melivin
Sweet Tea IMCA Modifieds
Dustin Comer
Jon Debenedetti
Matt Duste
Ray Kniffen Jr
Andy Freeman
Mike Medel
Preston Jones
Ray Comer
Joe Wood
Jesse Bailey
Wingless Sprints
Geoff Ensign
Jacob Tuttle
Rob Lindsey
Daniel Whitley
Nathan Schank
Gary Paulson
Ricky Ashley
Chad Lindsey
Patrick Desbiens
Tim Alberding
Garrett Thomas
Lance Hallmark
Gene Cannon
Tony Offutt
Ryan Owens
Tim Kennedy
David Marble
Shane Hopkins
Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jorddon Braaten
Matt Sanders
Ryan Peery
Jace Wright
Isaac Sanders
Steven Sanders
Colt Boswell
Colton Chew
Ryder Boswell
Gary Foster
Briley Keele
Jeff Titus
Mini Stocks
Ashtin Hedges
Michael Knuckles
Connor Franklin
Quintyn Ericks
Hunter Magnan
Marilyn Yawnick
Ron Morris
Outlaw Pro Stock
Steve Borror
Rick Lukens
Jimmy Lipke
Denny Burtenhouse
Scott Flowers
Johnny Cobb
Matt Harlow
Colby Hammond
Cory Biggs
Taylor Buckley
Ginny Flowers
Michael McLeod
Darek Alford
Jalopies
JJ Smith
Kade Bernstein
Marilyn Yawnick
Karl Bernstein
Donny Lambert
Hornets
Leroy Marsh
Gabriel Armstrong
JR Brandt
Quin Parks
Ty Rose
Bryan Brandt
Marysville Raceway Unofficial Race Results September 25
WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals Night #2
Sportsman Division
A Main
Jace Badeker
Ellie Russo
Dave Brune
Scotty Preast
Cody Shrum
John Pipe
Mack Aceves
Tyler Quilty
Kenneth Smith
Tanner Curr
Orey Woods
Jameson Sole
Wesley Dykeman
Dewey Myers
Isaak Geil
Travis Gergel
Zach Whitacre
Charles Jones
Gene Herndon
Colby Bergquist
Will Dykeman
Nick Diani
Bradley McNair
Larry Bell
B Main
Tanner Curr
John Pipe
Mack Aceves
Wesley Dykeman
Zach Whitacre
Nick Diani
Travis Gergel
Bradley McNair
Cody Shrum
Tyler Quilty
Gene Herndon
Larry Bell
Dewey Myers
Charles Jones
Tony Bordessa
Leonard Osorio
Mike Aceves
Kylee Johnson
Dan Varner
Kieran Costas
Keith Costas DNS
Giorgioo Dileonardo DNS
Alysa Gallegos DNS
Antonio Miramontez DNS
John Williams DNS
Veteran Division
A Main
Buddy Olschowka
Glenn Sciarani
Jack Haverty
Kevin Miraglio
Brian Quilty
Steve Kapaun
Henry Corbin III
Tony Margott
Eric Weisler
Carroll Mendenhall
Mario Marques
Tom VanTuyl
Tim Fitzpatrick
Eddy Claessen
Gary Wegener
Jake Grabow
Tony Pellegrino
Rodney Cook
Dan Geil
John Chrisman
Stacy Woods
Mark Biscardi
Mike Reeder
Tom Morley
B Main
Mike Reeder
Stacy Woods
Jack Haverty
Eric Weisler
Brian Quilty
Henry Corbin III
Rodney Cook
Tony Margott
Tom VanTuyl
Mario Marques
Gary Wegener
Tony Pellegrino
Eddy Claessen
Jake Grabow
Thomas Moss
Jimmy Hogue
Tommy Velasquez II
David Rosa
Dan Zuger DNS
Danny Mortenson DNS
Pro Division
A Main
Ryan Winter
Danny Wagner
Brandon Shaw
Chris Kress
Mike Grenert
Nick Velasquez
Tommy Velasquez III
Chance Russell
Ridge Abbott
Trent Morley
Jake Van Ortwick
Vuki Wilson Jr
Josh Rodgers
Shawn Whitney
Chad Matthias
Anthony Pope
Kalvin Morton
Race Shelton
Corey Eaton
Devan Kammermann
Brad Ernst
Sean Catucci
Punky Pires
Darren Brown
Jeremy Blackshere DNS
B Main
Darren Brown
Mike Grenert
Josh Rodgers
Chance Russell
Anthony Pope
Kalvin Morton
Devan Kammermann
Jake Van Ortwick
Brad Ernst
Corey Eaton
Race Shelton
Vuki Wilson Jr
Jeremy Blackshere
Sean Catucci
Ridge Abbott
Dennis Liebig
Patrick Weger
David Michael Rosa
gage meyers
Roberto Monroy
Dylan Shrum
Shawn Jones
Scooter Gomes
Kobe Kerns
C Main
Jake Van Ortwick
Kalvin Morton
gage meyers
Patrick Weger
Ridge Abbott
Sean Catucci
Brad Ernst
Jeremy Blackshere
Rory Mortenson
Erin Morgenstern
Daniel Weger
Shiloh Borland
Sam Borland
Travis Day
Bobby Johnson
Jimmy Damron
Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
IMCA Modifieds
Larry Wise
Justin Gonzalez
Jerry Flippo
Gavyn Manning
Cory McDonald
Ricky Childress Jr
IMCA Sport Modifieds
John Piker
Tyler Blankenship
Mike Wells
Tyler Bannister
Austin Pugh
Jason Pugh
Chris McKellar
Randy Schweitzer
Brock Crawford
Ryan Winter
Danny Wagner
Brandon Shaw
Chris Kress
Mike Grenert
Nick Velasquez
Tommy Velasquez III
Chance Russell
Ridge Abbott
Trent Morley
Jake Van Ortwick
Vuki Wilson Jr
Josh Rodgers
Shawn Whitney
Chad Matthias
Anthony Pope
Kalvin Morton
Race Shelton
Corey Eaton
Devan Kammermann
Brad Ernst
Sean Catucci
Punky Pires
Darren Brown
Jeremy Blackshere DNS
B Main
Darren Brown
Mike Grenert
Josh Rodgers
Chance Russell
Anthony Pope
Kalvin Morton
Devan Kammermann
Jake Van Ortwick
Brad Ernst
Corey Eaton
Race Shelton
Vuki Wilson Jr
Jeremy Blackshere
Sean Catucci
Ridge Abbott
Dennis Liebig
Patrick Weger
David Michael Rosa
gage meyers
Roberto Monroy
Dylan Shrum
Shawn Jones
Scooter Gomes
Kobe Kerns
C Main
Jake Van Ortwick
Kalvin Morton
gage meyers
Patrick Weger
Ridge Abbott
Sean Catucci
Brad Ernst
Jeremy Blackshere
Rory Mortenson
Erin Morgenstern
Daniel Weger
Shiloh Borland
Sam Borland
Travis Day
Bobby Johnson
Jimmy Damron
Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
IMCA Modifieds
Larry Wise
Justin Gonzalez
Jerry Flippo
Gavyn Manning
Cory McDonald
Ricky Childress Jr
IMCA Sport Modifieds
John Piker
Tyler Blankenship
Mike Wells
Tyler Bannister
Austin Pugh
Jason Pugh
Chris McKellar
Randy Schweitzer
Brock Crawford
IMCA Stock Cars
Chad Johnson
Loren DeArmond
Justin Schweitzer
Nicholas Johnson
Steven Johnson
Cody Johnson
Matthew Mayo
Mark Morton
Renn Bane
Mini Stocks
Joe Rogers Jr
Clint Duncan
Brandon Wolford
Brayden Jamar
Jose Rosales
Arthur Gann
Liam Meyers DNS
Cassidy Hull DNS
Patrick Kelley DNS
NMRA 3/4 Midgets
West Evans
Chuck West
Scott Niven
David Perry
Ace Kale
Bruce Hiroshima
Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
Sportsman Late Models
Eric Ashley
Josh Kralicek
John Player
Dustin Hitner
Street Stocks
Toby McIntyre
Seth Christian
Steve Dubisar
Tim Martin
Dyllan Siewell
Dave Siewell
Matt Breiter
Tyler McIntyre
Daniel Land
Leroy Rockwell
Jesse McIntyre
Mini Outlaws
Tristen Davison
Seth Christian
Wayne Butler
kevin Black
Jamie Daniels
Stephanie Nix
Jim Van Loon
Hornets
Steven Parker
Wayne Butler
Mike Reynolds
Jayden Miller
alexis baker
Kris Parker
JR Stingers
Madilynn Hardy-Ashley
Cameron Metzgus
Jordan Wheeler
Tucker dubisar
Dylan Wheeler
Max Haga
Tanner dubisar
Hailee Tilton
Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
48th Annual Harvest Cassic
Wing Sprints/Super Modifieds
Jim Birges
Austin Carter
Justin Kawahata
Mark Sargent
Mike Sargent
Fred Guthmiller
Tim Skoglund
Adam Carter DNS
NCMA Wingless Sprints
Denny Burell
Pat Goodwill
Steve Amador
Mark Amador
Ed Rodriguez
Robb Hammond
David Burchett
Late Models
Kyle Keller
Jason Aguirre
Robbie Kennealy
Trevor Schlundt
Adam Coonfield
Aaron Mullins
Loren Kutz
Shaun Reynolds
Zachary Cook
Hobby Stocks
Donny Large Jr
Rich Childress
Manny Gonzales Jr
Dean Gould
Drew Ries
Mini Super Toyotas
Ryan Reynolds
Haley Bugg
Shaun Reynolds
Bill Gorden
Kyle Labrie
Patrick Geiger
Mini Stocks
Nick Thompson
Johnny Williams
Leo Lotz
Wyatt Cantrell DNS
Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
Wingless Spec Sprints
Postponed
BCRA Midgets
Postponed
WMR Midgets
Postponed
600 Micro Sprints
Don McLeister
Rick Alonso
Savannah Brown
Keith Nance
Devin McLeister
Rick Gutzke
Rob Brown DNS
Jack Clark DNS
BCRA Lightning Sprints
Hunter Kinney
Greg Dennett
Terry Bergstrom
Dakota Albright
Brandon Leedy
Danika Jo Parker
Chase Gaal
Steve Roza
Rick Holbrook
Don Hart
Josef Ferolito DNS
Ventura Raceway Unofficial Race Results September 25
VRA Sprint Cars
Caleb Saiz
Daniel Parrish
Rick Hendrix
Cody Nigh
Hannah Mayhew
Chris Meredith
Mark Sheppard
James Herrera
VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Jason Horton
Jeff Brink
Mike Lewis
Shane Linenburger
Russel Wagner
Daniel Peters
VRA Hobby Stocks
Ryan Changus
Eddie Williams
Tom Stephens Jr
Russel Wagner
Zack Chavez
Sam Garvin
Cory Furr
Wayne Heurung
IMCA Modifieds
Dalton Houghton
Trevor Fitzgibbon
Jack Parker
Donald Houghton
Aaron Rodarte
Austin Rodarte
Jared Domingos
Scott Olsen
Mike Stanford
Sam Garvin
IMCA Sport Compacts
Garrett Sandridge
Bill Vint Jr
Riley Rogers
Eric Moore
IMCA Mod Lites
Gary Dewitt
Phil Barrow
J.D. Brown
Tim Varney
Matt Phillips
Phil Barrow
Perris Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
AMSOIL USAC/CRA "Glenn Howard Classic"
Results are not official
1 #47 Charles Davis Jr
2 #92 Austin Williams
3 #1 Damion Gardner
4 #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr
5 #91R Brody Roa
6 #4G Chris Gansen
7 #5X Tommy Malcolm
8 #12 Stevie Sussex
9 #52 Trent Williams
10 #98 Verne Sweeney
11 #71 Brent Owens
12 #74 Shane Sexton
13 #28M Matt McCarthy
14 #39 Jeff Dyer
15 #5W Logan Williams
16 #44 Cody Williams
17 #21 AJ Bender
18 #72 Austin Grabowski
19 #T5 Dan Taylor
Redwood Acres Raceway Unofficial Race Results September 25
O'Reilly Auto Parts Fall Spectacular Night 2
Late Model
Results are not official
1 #22m David Miller
2 #41 Junior Roddy
3 #10f Dustin Walters
4 #2 David Henderson
5 #23 Brandon Ash
6 #15 Richard Knight
7 #96 Mike Sullivan
8 #1 Craig Baker
9 #52 Chris Sarvinski
10 #26 Nick Ford
11 #33 Brian Crawford
12 #12w Ryan Walters
13 #55 Tyler Caturegli
14 #99 Chris Salmina
15 #66 Larry Bayless
NSMS MODIFIEDS
Results are not official
1 #24 Scott Winters
2 #69 Charlie Collins
3 #7c Cameron Austin
4 #5 Cole Brown
5 #96 Keith Bloom
6 #02 Cody Braund
7 #19 Brandon White
8 #77 Jeremy Nowlin
9 #21 Darrin Sullivan
10 #83 Richie Potts
11 #5k Kyle Tellstrom
12 #75 Jeremy Doss
13 #56 Rosalee Weller
14 #16 Rich Cobb
15 #57 Eric Johnson
16 #21h Danny Helm
17 #77e Orion Mosher
18 #57k Kylie Keown
19 #64 Simi Tour
20 #12 Dustin DeRoiser
21 #9 Randy Houston
22 #20 Darrin Knight
23 #15a Jason Philpot
24 #27 Ian Elliott
25 #02s Sal Lopez
26 #57j Eric Johnson
Legends
Results are not official
1 #35 Jeremy Doss
2 #91 Cody Winchel
3 #19 Brandon White
4 #7d Kylie Daniels
5 #8d Aidan Daniels
6 #11 Brett Murrell
7 #21 Tyler Krupa
8 #5 Jordan Paiment
9 #17 Malessa Miles
10 #3 Andy Thorton
11 #3d Trent Daniels
12 #55 Justin Johnson
13 #62 Mac Collado
14 #8 Scott Taylor
15 #47 Brian Park
Bombers
Results are not official
1 #44 Tyler Krupa
2 #9k Brian King
3 #24 Raquel Krupa
4 #13 Donovan Cox
5 #50r Ed Rasmussen
6 #88 Sam Brown
7 #19 Raymond Taylor
8 #03 Josh Smith
9 #00 Jordan Krupa
10 #27 Louren Powers
11 #48 Steve Kimberling
12 #99 Chirs Naughton
13 #64 Kadence Toland
14 #13t Todd Lands
Keller Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
West Coast Sports Compacts
Jason Cook
Clinton Massey
Jason Cook Jr
Jeff Durant
Gene Glover
Steve Porter
Cole Trickle
Josie Robinson
Joe Robinson
Zach Herod
Cory Mata
Randy Brown Jr DNS
Randy Brown Sr DNS
NARC/King of the West Sprint Cars
Corey Day
Tim Kaeding
Justin Sanders
Dominic Scelzi
Austin McCarl
D.J. Netto
Billy Aton
Bud Kaeding
Keith Day Jr
J.J. Ringo
Joel Myers Jr
Zane Blanchard
Sean Becker
Tanner Boul
Tucker Worth
Grant Duinkerken
Sean Watts
Geoffrey Strole
Connor Danell DNS
Mitchell Faccinto DNS
Keller Auto Raceway Unofficial Race Results September 25
Mark Hagopian Memorial Night #2
600cc Non Winged Micros
A Main
Dominic Gorden
Mitchel Moles
Austin Torgerson
Caeden Steele
Mattix Salmon
Dawson Faria
JJ Loss
TJ Smith
Brandon Carey
Cody Gray
Brandt Twitty
Dalton Hill
Broedy Graham
Mason Keefer
Tim Vaught
Colton Jones
Austin Taborski
Jade Avedisian
Robbie Lewis
Dan Mognaga
Jeffery Pahule
Tyler Chamorro
Ashton Torgerson
Brody Wake
B Main
Robbie Lewis
Jeffery Pahule
Colton Jones
Cody Gray
Mattix Salmon
Caden Sarale
Austin Wood
Reilee Phillips
Austin Stone
Drew Laeber
Brandon Sutton
Cody Samuels
Corbin Rueschenberg
David Taft
Xan Miller
Justin Stretch
Katey Syra
Hayden Lusk
Drake Edwards
Jimmy Leal
Joe Silva
Nick Vanatta
Danny Carroll
Taylor Whitefield DNS
600cc Winged Micros
A Main
Mitchel Moles
Gauge Garcia
Caden Sarale
Dominic Gorden
Jake Andreotti
Jeffery Pahule
Alex Panella
TJ Smith
Mariah Ede
Jarrett Rogers
James Andrichuk
Broedy Graham
Hailey Wood
Dawson Faria
Cody Christensen
Ashton Torgerson
Lachlan Caunt
KJ Snow
Caeden Steele
Caden Stoll
Mattix Salmon
Cody Key
Izaak Sharp
Michael Faccinto
B Main
KJ Snow
Broedy Graham
TJ Smith
Jeffery Pahule
Mattix Salmon
Caden Stoll
Hailey Wood
Lachlan Caunt
Paul Javaux
Austin Torgerson
Dominic Carter
JJ Loss
Nikko Panella
Devon Courtnier
Dan Mognaga
Raio Salmon
Jade Avedisian
Josh Castro
C Main
Josh Castro
JJ Loss
Colton Huelsmann
Colby Dubato
Levi Kuntz
Mason Keefer
Stefan Sidur
Lucas Mynderup
Junior Sprints
Nathan Ward
Hayden Stepps
Braxon Vasconcellos
Blayden Graham
Brody Rubio
Vito Cancilla
Jace Thurein
Levi Osborne
Jackson Tardiff
Jace Meyers
Brycen Roush
Maya Mauldin
Briggs Davis
Logan Wood
Clayton Jalakas
Heston Stepps
Kollin Klein
Nathan McPhail
Landon Jones
Restricted Winged Micros
A Main
Cash Lovenburg
Teagen Moles
Austin Wood
Colton Key
Elijah Gile
Levi Hillier
Jayden Hupper
Isabel Barnes
Quinn Thurein
Lucas Johnson
Taylor Mayhew
Andrew Smith
Madelyn Gjerness
Nathan Ward
Adrianna DeMartini
Peyton Whitehouse
Drake Carter
TK O'Brien
Jett Barnes
Lucas Mauldin
Andi Jones
Destry Miller
Talin Turner
Levi Kuntz
B Main
Jayden Huppert
Andrew Smith
Talin Turner
Quinn Thurein
Destry Miller
Lucas Mauldin
Madelyn Gjerness
Levi Kuntz
TK O'Brien
Kennzzie Brown
Willamette Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 25
SUPER LATE MODELS
STEVE MOORE
ROB CAMPOS
JAMES SLOVER
BRIAN SMITH
RANDY BARLEY
LARY RAMETES
G S
MARK THOMPSON
SONNY MODAFF
ALEX EMRY
JARED SIMMONS
KENT EMRY
PHILL JOHNSON
BJ DONOFRIO
JORDAN WRIGHT
ED ROLES
JEFF RASH
STACEY KREGER
IMCA MODIFIED
CRAIG CASSELL
GREY FERRANDO
BRICEN JAMES
JERRY SCHRAM
GREG WALTERS
JAKE MAYDEN
TODD SHANDY
GUS COOPER
CORY YEACK
JOEY TANNER
MARK GAYLORD
DANIEL RAY
RON SHINKLE
JAMES ANDERSON
TREVOR LABARGE
JOHN GAYNER
JEFFERY HUDSON
SPORTSMAN
JAMES* SLOVER
KENT EMRY
DANIEL RAY
ALEX EMRY
GREG SCHELLHORN
KEVIN ROPCHAN
TAHLON ROGERS
MIKE LAVERDY
JACOB EMRY
CODY HAMILTON
JODY TANNER
KEVIN KIRK
LOREN KRUESI
RYAN EMRY
DAVID BENNETT
STREET STOCKS
SAM POTTER
TANTON SWAIM
TOM YEACK
KYLE COEN
PHIL L
23
JODY TANNER
MIKE SWAIM
DOUG SCOTT
DOM CONTI
SEAN GENTRY
ROWDY SHINKLE
JJ IRVINE
LOREN KRUESI
CHASE BARNES
RONNIE SPEELMAN
TREVOR POINTS
ROD MCCOMBS
MCKENZIE THOMPSON
DON CROY DQ
IMCA STOCK CARS
ZACK SIMPSON
KERSKY FERNADO
JEREMY BROOKSHIRE
JERRY SCHRAM
KEVIN ROBERTS
DONALD SCHOTT
JASON NELSON
DOUG LOCKWOOD
LOREN KRUESI
PJ HUMPHERYS
MARK FAVVAR
SUPER SPORTS
GREG HENRICHS
HENRY YOUNG
DOUG ELKINS
JAMES SLOVER
TRENT CUSTER
BRAD LEHTO
RYAN EMRY
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
JACK VICARI
BRAD MARTIN
KC SCOTT
REX ECKLEY
BRUCE MILLER
TREVOR BURTON
THERAN TRISSELL
ANDREW WRIGHT
ELIJAH MILLER
SPORTSMAN
JAMES* SLOVER
KENT EMRY
DANIEL RAY
ALEX EMRY
GREG SCHELLHORN
KEVIN ROPCHAN
TAHLON ROGERS
MIKE LAVERDY
JACOB EMRY
CODY HAMILTON
JODY TANNER
KEVIN KIRK
LOREN KRUESI
RYAN EMRY
DAVID BENNETT
STREET STOCKS
SAM POTTER
TANTON SWAIM
TOM YEACK
KYLE COEN
PHIL L
23
JODY TANNER
MIKE SWAIM
DOUG SCOTT
DOM CONTI
SEAN GENTRY
ROWDY SHINKLE
JJ IRVINE
LOREN KRUESI
CHASE BARNES
RONNIE SPEELMAN
TREVOR POINTS
ROD MCCOMBS
MCKENZIE THOMPSON
DON CROY DQ
IMCA STOCK CARS
ZACK SIMPSON
KERSKY FERNADO
JEREMY BROOKSHIRE
JERRY SCHRAM
KEVIN ROBERTS
DONALD SCHOTT
JASON NELSON
DOUG LOCKWOOD
LOREN KRUESI
PJ HUMPHERYS
MARK FAVVAR
SUPER SPORTS
GREG HENRICHS
HENRY YOUNG
DOUG ELKINS
JAMES SLOVER
TRENT CUSTER
BRAD LEHTO
RYAN EMRY
IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
JACK VICARI
BRAD MARTIN
KC SCOTT
REX ECKLEY
BRUCE MILLER
TREVOR BURTON
THERAN TRISSELL
ANDREW WRIGHT
ELIJAH MILLER
The Editor's Viewpoint
I
don't even know where to begin with this past weekend. I knew it would
be so packed with excitement that doing the Saturday afternoon post was a
must. There was just too much to cover. That post took a little bit
longer for me to get done, so I was basically sitting down and getting
everything set up to monitor as much racing action as I could on
Saturday night. I am thrilled that I was able to do something to improve
my internet situation a little bit here, and that allowed me to watch
Flo Racing coverage of Ocean Speedway and then check in on some of the
YouTube free coverage from Redwood Acres Raceway.
In
any case, racing fans in Watsonville witnessed what could have been the
race of the year. The IMCA Modifieds delivered 53 laps of nonstop
action. Yeah, no yellow flags at all, and the drivers did an amazing
job. The weekend event was very successful, and many people are
referring to it as the best show yet in the 11 years of the Pat and Jim
Pettit Memorial Dirt Track Shootout. I have a few observations on that,
as well as what happened at Antioch speedway, Sprint Car concerns at
Petaluma Speedway and whatever else we can try include here. I'm hoping I
don't take too much space writing this.
Promoters
definitely like it when they can pack their pits with race cars.
Watsonville had about 120 cars, and so did Marysville Raceway for the
Dwarf Car Nationals. Lemoore Raceway had close to 140 Micro Sprints for
the Mark Hagopian Memorial. If you are a fan of IMCA Modified racing,
you went to Ocean Speedway to check out the Pettit race. There were over
40 cars each in the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds. The fact
that there were over 30 Hobby Stocks was just icing on the cake. There
was so much going on out there, and I don't think I can adequately talk
about all of it here. Let me just touch on a few things.
Track
preparation is a concern when you have a two-day show. Sometimes you
get the good track on Friday night and you get something a little bit
rougher the following night. In this case, Tom Sagmiller had the track
in tip top shape on Friday night. It was a little bit hooked up as the
night started out, which I covered in the Saturday afternoon post. It
was a different track on Saturday night. It slicked off a little bit,
but it was still very racy. The drivers seemed to like it up on the
outside. The thing Is people weren't tearing up their cars because of a
rough race track. We did see multiple Hobby Stock rollovers during the
weekend, but everybody was okay.
The Hobby
Stock race had the controversy. Six-time champion Sam "The Man" Kennedy
was headed for one of the biggest wins of his career when he encountered
Billy Nelson. Nelson is a three-time champion with a knack for winning
some of the big races at Watsonville. In this case, I noticed him
bumping Kennedy a little bit as he presented his challenge. He ended up
making the pass, and Kennedy still ended up second in a close finish.
Kennedy was not very happy with Nelson and felt he was roughed up a
little bit. I'll leave that for the fans to decide. I did hate to see
Kennedy lose that way, but Nelson drove one heck of a race.
In
the IMCA Sport Modified ranks, Cale Kanke was able to do what Nelson
did and follow up a Friday night win with a victory on Saturday night.
He looked a little bit more dominant in his class than Nelson did, and
it proved to be a popular victory. Kanke has been running the Sport
Modifieds for a few years, but he's following in the footsteps of his
father MK Kanke as a Southwest Tour competitor. This was his biggest win
to date on the dirt. If the IMCA Sport Modifieds and Hobby Stocks put
on a show, the IMCA Modifieds were about to bring the house down.
Jim
Pettit II was hoping to win this race for the first time, but he knew
Bobby Hogge IV wasn't going to be easy to beat. As it turned out, Hogge
got into the lead immediately and then left the pack behind. Hogge had a
half-lap lead over Pettit by the time Pettit was able to move into
second. Hogge could afford to take his time in traffic, although one car
was certainly racing him harder than you might think was necessary at a
time like that.
As the leader, you don't
always know how far ahead you are. You can take long enough with a
slower car that the guy behind you catches you and passes you. There
wasn't really any danger of that happening, and Hogge scored an
emotional win. When you listened to the third-generation racer being
interviewed by Joe Peterson in the Winner's Circle, you could tell just
how much this race means to him.
I mentioned
Peterson, and I offered praise to him for his job doing the interviews
on Friday night. I'll echo that here. Joe has sort of burst onto the
scene at Antioch Speedway in the last few years with an eagerness to
learn. He has embraced the sport and the community has embraced him. He
even has a podcast that he does with Ryan DeForest. I'm not delighted
about the Antioch Speedway announcers abandoning their post to be at
Watsonville, although Joe might be considered the #2 guy. This was a
good opportunity for him that he would be foolish to not take. He
definitely added to the entertainment quality of this race, and I can
say I was impressed.
That said, I am aware that
Pettit asked the guys to be there, but I don't think the #1 guy was
needed at Watsonville, nor should he have abandoned his post. I'm
referring to Wylie Wade, who might have thought he was doing favors for
Antioch Speedway when he did the pre-race show on Saturday from the pits
at Watsonville. I hope he understands that he looked ridiculous. "Come
out and watch Antioch Speedway. It's such a big night tonight that I
couldn't be bothered. I'm at Watsonville, where the real show is." I try
to be nice with my criticisms of Wade. Like I said before, he's a nice
enough guy.
I can remember as an announcer
being held up to standards that other people never were. Whether that be
John Myers or Johnny Sass. These guys could go somewhere else and the
promoter didn't give them grief as far as I know. However, if I'm going
to be a part of Merced Speedway, it's not going to be looked upon as a positive if I go elsewhere.
John Soares would have been pissed If I had done that to Antioch. In
fact, that was the genesis for why I didn't come back and announce a
fourth season in 2001. I didn't really want to not return. I do
understand that when the promoter is counting on you, you'd better be
there. In my case, I never put Antioch second to any other track when I
was officially on staff. What I did on Friday night was my business, and
I stand by that statement to this day.
If John
still had Antioch Speedway, I don't know whether Wade would still have a
job. I'm sure current management was okay with it, but I have a problem
with it. The track is struggling to get fans and is trying to present
an open wheel show that the regular crowd isn't necessarily into. Many
of the divisions have names that aren't familiar to them, so you need
your media people to be on the scene to help convince people in the
hours leading up to the race. Do your damn best. As I said, I understand
Peterson taking a gig that will get him more recognition, but I don't
think the lead announcer should have left Antioch. I'm probably more
annoyed by that than Chad Chadwick is, but that's probably part of the
problem too.
If I were the promoter of Antioch
Speedway, which I'll never have the money to do, I would not be happy
with the way my track is being presented to the public. I want to get
back to Watsonville before going back to Antioch, but the announcing
situation kind of tied the two tracks together here. It's just that when
it comes to promoting and the fact that you're struggling to make the
numbers work on any given week, you need your media people to be there.
That translates to more dollars. There is a lot of work that needs to
be done, and I hope people understand how lucky they were to have John
running that track for as long as he did. They're lucky to have somebody
running it now, don't get me wrong. It's just that it makes me a little
unhappy to see the way things aren't being hyped. They can do better.
Then again, nobody asked me for my help, and I doubt they will.
I
want to talk about the future of promoting at Watsonville, or what
could be, but first a few observations on the show they just had. A lot of
work goes into setting everything up just right before race night. This
happens weeks in advance. You've got Pettit and other people doing what
they can. This includes bringing in sponsorship so they can set up the
purse you plan to pay. This includes bringing in contingencies, setting
up the party and everything you can imagine. There's a real promotional
effort that goes into making the weekend that we just saw a reality.
This was very much because of Jim Pettit II and his team, not the regular
promoter.
I'm not trying to start anything
here, but watching the way Jim carried himself all weekend made me
think. This is the guy who could lead the Watsonsville track into the
future. I'm not insinuating that any changes are in the works, nor am I
advocating to get rid of the guy who is out there. John Prentice has
worked hard to do what he's done with the place, and they have big
moments every year. However, I think if you talk to the long-time Stock
Car fans at Watsonville, they'll tell you there's a problem when it
comes to their divisions. There's an impression that they don't matter
next to the Sprint Cars.
Let me be clear when I
say the Sprint Cars are an important part of what Watsonville does now. That
might not have been the case prior to when Prentice entered the
picture, but it is now. They get good car counts and they have big
shows, and this must continue no matter who is promoting the place.
However, I can make a case for bringing in somebody who cares a little
bit more about the Stock Car side of things. I can make a case for
somebody who might be able to do a few things to help improve the car
count in those divisions and make any additions or adjustments that
could make it even better. The legacy of Watsonville prior to the 2000s
was a Stock Car legacy.
When I talk about Jim,
I'm talking about a guy who understands that. One of the reasons we have
the race for his parents is because they did much to help support the
Stock Car stuff. They sponsored racers and they sponsored races. I don't
know what Jim is planning. He's worked very hard to be a frontrunner in
the IMCA Modifieds, which wasn't as easy as him just strapping back
in and doing it. He's traveled up and down the road to get better, and
it shows.
What I am wondering is if promoting
might be something in his future, because I think most of the racing
community would welcome him with open arms should he ever try to take on
Watsonville Speedway. I'm not advocating anything against the current
management and I support them keeping it going. I just know it would be
difficult for me not to support Jim if he threw his hat in the ring.
It's
kind of funny, because I remember his dad buying some of my first
magazines. As I got controversial a few years down the line, he would be
the one who would smile at me and say he didn't disagree with what I
wrote. He just knew I might get in trouble for writing it. What I
just wrote might ruffle some feathers. Then again, I give less of a
damn now than I did back then. Back then, I had a little bit more to
lose when I might get kicked out of the pits and lose access to the
racers on race night. These days, I'm doing most of what I do from a
distance, and a lot of information is available to me thanks to the
internet. I also don't intend to continue doing the blog the way I am
after this year.
As I have written in the past,
Jim and Pat Pettit played a part in encouraging me to jump into racing
media as an outsider. Pat was always there to challenge me on my
opinions and let me know what she thought. I always appreciated that.
Jim was the guy who would encourage me to keep writing and even
introduced me to Gary Jacob. He was the guy wanting me to keep doing
what I was doing, because he liked the fact that I would write articles
as detailed as what Gary wrote. I needed encouragement in those early
days, and Jim along with the late Anna Temple were so important to
me back in those days.
I'm happy that
Watsonville had their biggest show of the year for the IMCA Modifieds.
The two biggest events that the track had this year were heavily
supported by the community, the other race being the Howard Kaeding
Classic. I think we should all be grateful that the track in Watsonville
continues to open, and I don't belittle the role John Prentice plays in
keeping it that way. Is a thankless job to run a race track. The
critics are surely offering their opinions like I just did, and you have
to jump in there and brush off the negativity when you're at the helm. I
still say he's done an admirable job.
Returning
to Antioch Speedway, I was pleased to see the car count numbers looking
pretty good. I was concerned about some of the divisions under
performing, namely the BCRA Midgets. One of the reasons the WMR Midgets
were added when they were was because nobody knew for sure whether the
BCRA could even deliver 10 cars. They ended up with 14, so the 11 WMR
Midgets gave the fans something else to look at. The Micro Sprints were
the lowest at eight cars, and the Spec Sprints had 22, while the BCRA
Lightning Sprints had a dozen. That's about as good as you can hope for
on a night like this. You don't know what you're going to do when you
can't book most of your regular classes. Some promoters might not have
done anything, but Antioch has to book a set amount of races. They got
the car count for this one.
Again, I wasn't
happy about the announcer situation. I'd like to have seen some more
Facebook activity there. The videos that Wade does are okay when he's on
the scene. What I would do at Medford for four years was put pictures
up of all the cars there as an enticement. You're trying to convince
people who didn't make Saturday night plans to decide to come out at the
last minute. This is an effective tactic. You want to hype that sucker
up and get people to come out. The written word still matters, but
unfortunately you don't get a lot of that at Antioch these days. We do
what we can here at the blog, but even that's not what it used to be.
What
I can say is my concerns over all of that didn't matter when the WMR
Midgets rolled onto the track. Something happened that we know is always
a possibility. We don't think how lucky we are every time we see a hard
crash on the track. Most of the time, the driver gets out and the
safety crew gets the car off the track. It might take a few minutes,
but soon the race resumes. We just take it for granted that everything
is going to be okay, but that wasn't the case when Tyler Slay flipped
one of the David Prickett cars after two laps. Unfortunately, he's the
second driver from the Prickett team to get injured, the first being
David Raquenio. David has since recovered.
Slay
basically broke his neck in the flip, so there was a lengthy delay
while they brought in the helicopter to lift him out. On Monday, he was
to have a surgery that was expected to last seven hours. Some of the
things I heard didn't sound so good, but I'm not going to comment on
anything until we get a full report. Everybody is praying for Tyler.
Understandably, the track decided to stop the show with the rest of
that Main Event, the BCRA Midgets and the Wingless Spec Sprints left to
go. Even if they wanted to keep running, there wasn't a lot of time left
before the state mandated curfew, and everybody's mind was very much on
Tyler at that point.
What I found interesting was
when Prickett posted pictures of the car with the cage cut out. Some of
the racers noticed the car seat he was running and were wondering why
he wasn't running a full containment seat in the car. Some even
suggested that it could have saved Slay serious injuries. We don't know
any of that for sure, but obviously there's a reason the racing
community is advocating for such seats. This is a whole other matter
that I don't really want to dive into. Everybody is worried about Tyler
at the moment, but I can imagine David will be asking himself those
questions going forward and will do what's necessary for the team.
Touching
briefly on the big show in Marysville, when you have 120 Dwarf Cars and
it's a party atmosphere, there's always that danger of the Dwarf Car
Nationals running long. This was the final one of the year at the track
on which it started. However, it seems like these guys know that they
have fans in the stands. Or at least ways, they've realized it since
Cottage Grove and are continuing the trend of getting the racing done as
expeditiously as possible and then returning to the party. The races
sometimes get a bit rough, and the drivers are on the track for longer
than a lap a minute, but Saturday didn't lose any Main Event laps due to
time limits, even if the races ran longer. They were still done
by 10-ish. The Marysville Dwarf Car Nationals was a resounding success.
After
Friday night went to about 11:00 pm, there was an effort to start the
Mark Hagopian Memorial at Plaza Park an hour earlier. The Super 600's were running a
50 lap race for $6,000 to win, won by Mitchel Moles. Even starting an
hour earlier, they pushed it close to 11:00 pm again. They are running
so many Micro Sprints that it's totally understandable. It's really
interesting when you look at the Micro Sprints and the fact that Dixon,
Lemoore, Stockton and Plaza Park all have at least one big event with
huge money.
This is something that might be
slipping underneath people's radars. The Micro Sprints are a serious
form of racing competition in themselves. It's true that you've got
young drivers moving up the ranks and looking to go Sprint Car racing.
It's also true that you've got some people who are happy being in Micro
Sprints or even Sprint Car guys who still like to play in the Micros.
When you've got $6,000 to win for the Super 600's and really good money
for the Wingless class as well, it's not just a game. Truthfully, the
purses they were running for on this occasion were on par with some big
Sprint Car shows. They really are racing hard and are very entertaining.
I've become more aware of that in the last couple of years than I was
prior to that.
I think that's one of the
reasons why Antioch Speedway is dabbling in Micro Sprint racing and
Petaluma Speedway has had a class on their roster for the last
half-dozen or so years. I do tend to agree with what Jeremy Prince has
said
about the 1/5 mile ovals being perfect for these cars. There's worry
over people getting hurt on the bigger tracks with the faster speeds. I
know they've had some hard crashes at Petaluma, although I'm unaware of
any serious injuries. That said, I think the four tracks named above do
Micro Sprint racing right, and there's a reason why the drivers tend to
support them first and foremost.
There was some
concern over the car count at Petaluma Speedway. It was the 10th Annual
Adobe Cup for the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, and only 10 drivers bothered
to show up. That had some people complaining about the drivers not
coming, and drivers blaming the time of year. The thing is, they know
that this is Adobe Cup season. It either happens at the end of September
or the beginning of October every year. The drivers had to be aware of
this, but it wasn't a high priority. This is why I say that Petaluma has
a problem with this class that they seriously need to address if they
wish to keep it.
In saying that the drivers had
to know this race was there, I can't let management off the hook. When
you're hyping up the purse to be paid to this class on a Monday and they
are running that Saturday, you failed to do your job as a promoter. In
the past, they've had that information out a month or more before the
race. They've beat the hell out of the drum to get as many cars as
possible. You can't be casual and matter of fact about this. You've got
to hype it, because you're not guaranteed the cars these days.
Therefore, I don't think you can sit there and just blame the racers
when management didn't promote it as hard as they could have. Perhaps
that's why they tossed in a Micro Sprint race at the last minute?
With
the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Super Stocks, they had some help from
the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series. The money was already being
hyped by series organizer Roy Bain a few weeks before the race, though
the track didn't officially post a purse until that same Monday. Roy had
racers aware of the situation, and the Tri State group lifted the car
count to 22 cars. Had it not been for the Tri State group, they would
have been in trouble. The locals have been delivering a double-digit car
count, but they didn't do it this time. Thanks to the Tri State Challenge,
the race wasn't so bad after all, but the night wasn't as good as it
could have been if the promoter had done a better job putting the word
out.
When it comes to Madera Speedway, Kenny
Shepherd knows he's got a solid MavTV Series with his Nut Up Pro Late
Models and 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models. However, he's not
going to book more than 9 or 10 of those races as there are other tracks
and other races that these guys went to support. Therefore, everything
else is his local deal, which can be hit or miss. Honestly, most of
those classes are lucky if they can get a half a dozen cars, much less
10 or 12. Saturday was the 48th Annual Harvest Cup, which has been a
Super Modified race for years.
The problem with
that is the Super Modified division basically died about a decade ago.
The cars are in Madera, but they don't bring them out anymore. It's hard
to have an open wheel special race when the guys don't come. The
Legends of Kearney Bowl were there with 16 cars in memory of Kenny
Takeuchi, but they are doing an exhibition race. They run very early on.
The cars are beautiful to watch, but some people probably don't even
get to the track until after they've run their race. The other open
wheel stuff was the Super Modified/Sprint Cars with eight cars and the
NCMA Sprint Cars with seven.
Kenny Shepherd
still has an interest in promoting anything that can give him cars. It's
not just about the Late Models, and he knows he needs other stuff. He's
working on things, but it's a process. I think he'd book the Super
Modifieds more if they would bring him cars, but he can't seem to get
the guys to show up. What bothers me is people getting on social media
and nit picking things that didn't affect the outcome of the race. For
the second time in three years, a decent show for the group was met with
negativity on the internet. If Kenny were to say screw these guys, he'd
be justified.
When I say decent show, the
offset Super Modifieds were running with older Super Modifieds and 360
Sprints. You're not just getting offset Super Modifieds, because some
people don't want to show up. Therefore, you try to put as many cars on
the track as you can. Watching a fast Super Modified like the one driven
by Jim Birges on the Madeira track is a treat unto itself.
Unfortunately, the fact that they can't get enough of them doesn't
enable the track to make the most of the experience. I don't know how
you fix this, and maybe it can't be fixed. The shame is they can get the
cars at Meridian for a special race, but they can't get them here.
For the NCMA, they were
remembering Ed Amador Sr and Linda Boessenecker, who had passed away
within the last couple of years. They struggle to get a half-dozen
cars, but there were seven this time. I still believe these guys could
write their ticket to most of the pavement tracks if they could
consistently deliver a dozen cars, but figuring out how to do that is
the challenge. The Amador family was out in full force. This included
son's Steve and Mark driving cars and Ed Jr also in attendance. I don't
think Ed Jr has raced in several years, but it was good to see the
family supporting the race, which was won by Denny Burrell.
Madera
made the most of a challenging situation, and Eureka's Redwood Acres
Raceway had a solid show. We mentioned the Friday portion in our
previous post, but on Saturday they had 26 North State Modifieds and 15
Late Models. For those two divisions alone, the fans were in for a
treat. However, they also reached double digits in the Legend Cars and
Bombers, making this a well-rounded event for sure. The Modifieds were
putting on one heck of a show, but the race self-destructed on Lap 52 as
leaders Kyle Tellstrom and Jeremy Doss decided to take each other out.
The race was ended at 52 laps with Scott Winters winning. They had 100
laps of Late Model racing still to go, and it wasn't like they didn't
try to restart that race a few times.
I was
happy to see them get 15 Late Models. Pavement racing for the Late
Models further north of Roseville and Stockton hasn't done all that well
for the last few years, but Eureka has been getting six to eight cars
for their regular shows. A few drivers dug their cars out of mothballs,
as Gary Jacob would say. David Miller was the class of the field, but it
was cool to see Junior "Hot" Roddy back in action. I remember watching
him at Ukiah back when Gary Jacob and I went there for a visit in the
mid 1990s. I don't want to be an announcer critic here, but I think the
announcer sort of crossed the line in his commentary. This isn't the
first time I can say that about him.
It was
earlier this year when one of the Brandt Roadrunner cars was involved in
an incident, and the announcer just wouldn't shut up about it as he
blamed Brandt for the incident. It's interesting that those two cars
aren't seen much at Eureka these days, but they are helping Yreka
establish a Hornet class. I'll get into that in a moment.
On
Saturday, there was a slower driver running on the bottom groove. He
was holding his line and having the driver's pass him on the outside.
The announcer went into a sermon about how this guy was blocking
everybody and ruining the race, and he wouldn't shut up for about 10
minutes. The funny thing is that they had a yellow flag later, and the
leader still checked out on the field.
As an
announcer at a Saturday night track, it's not your job to offer that type
of commentary. You let the officials do the things that they need to do. You
actually want to diffuse tense situations, because you don't want the
fans getting upset. When you're running your mouth the way he was for
several minutes, you can actually upset fans who weren't upset. Maybe
because you won't shut up, or because they agree with you and get angry.
The next thing you know, you've got a scene where the security has to
deal with it. Maybe I'm getting a little dramatic here, but things like
that can happen.
The other thing is the
announcer and the officials are part of the same staff. It's not like
he's announcing for a television network. The track pays him to do his
job, and that makes him part of the team. He's effectively throwing a
team member under the bus for not black flagging the driver, and that's
not appropriate in my opinion. In any case, I think the guy should shut
up about things like that.
What is interesting
was they ran several laps at a time where the guy didn't say anything.
Yeah, the leader is checking out on the field, but you can talk about
other things. We hadn't seen Junior Roddy in years. You could talk about
him. You could talk about the battle for fourth or whatever. Between
his unnecessary commentary and his not saying anything for minutes at a
time, he did a poor job in my opinion. I probably wouldn't even say much
here, but this isn't the first time this guy has ran his mouth about
things and offered his critical opinions. Does the track actually pay
him to be a critic or just to announce the race?
Shifting
gears to Oregon, it looks like Coos Bay Speedway had a dozen Street
Stocks for the Battle At The Bay. Earlier in the week, they removed the
Sprint Cars and made the race a Street Stock race for $500 to win. I
think they did okay with that part of the program, but the numbers
overall weren't spectacular. Still, it gave management an opportunity to
open the gates and attempt to make a buck or two with what they were
offering. I guess if the options are to run a race or cancel due to the
major roster adjustment, you open the gates. They won't have too many
opportunities before rain tells them no, but it looks like the Prather
race will happen on Saturday as scheduled.
Southern
Oregon Speedway was able to have the Cascade Wingless Sprint Car
Challenge race, and I'm happy to see that. Mike McCann is the man who
created that race. This was always his idea to give the fans something
different to look at, and he was determined to do it. It went against
the culture as Wingless Sprint Car racing is not something well known in
Medford, but we had a race with 20 cars in 2019 that had everybody
talking. I actually thought that would be the end of things. There was a
Wingless race on the schedule in Medford for the 25th, but we didn't
hear a damn thing about it.
I guess management
must have talked with Rob Lindsey about bringing the WSS down, but even
the WSS didn't acknowledge it until late July. Mark Herz had been
sponsoring the race for us for the previous three years. He's a booster for
the group, so he came on board to pay the same purse we had paid. The
track didn't do much hyping of this race, and only added the Modifieds
and Sport Modifieds at the very last minute. The Modifieds ran for
$2,000 to win, while the Sport Modifieds ran for $1,000. No sanctioning
and no points, just money. This was done so the Sport Modified guys
wanting to run for points would be encouraged to go to Yreka.
With
all of that being said, the $4 ticket price had to a put about 1,000
people in the stands, and they saw 18 Sprint Cars, 16 Sport Modifieds
and 10 Modifieds. All in all, it was a nice way to put a bow tie on the
racing season. Geoff Ensign teamed with Ted Finkenbinder to once again
win the big Sprint Car race. This makes four for them. I don't know if
the team posed for the classic Marlboro Man winner's photo as
they had the previous three years. It's a totally non politically
correct picture, but it's one of the favorites for me. I can imagine
that management was pleased with this, and they should be.
There's
going to be a lot of talk about what's next. You're going to hear some
interesting news and rumors in the days ahead. There could be some
controversy, but there will also be a 2022 season. The main thing is
they will be able to hit the ground running from here to next year,
which gives them an opportunity to book a better schedule than they had
this year. I don't know what the future will be for the Hornets
division, although I have a hunch there's people advocating for a Junior
Stinger class. It's really a shame. There are bigger issues than the
Hornets, such as where the Sprint Cars stand, can the Late Models
rebound and are the Mini Stocks going to be the red-headed stepchild
again next year?
The Hornet division was my pet
project when I came up to Medford. I was aware that it was on the
roster for three years, although I have still found no evidence that
there was a 2013 season. It was booked, but I don't know if there was
ever a race. I chronicled all the information I could as I put the
history together for people to be able to see on our website. I had a
goal to see us get more than six cars at a race, which was the record.
We matched it in 2016, but we didn't break it as I was hoping. However,
we did enough that year that the momentum was undeniable.
I
knew the importance of the Hornet division. It's an entry-level class
to get people involved. There had already been a couple of Hornet
drivers who had moved up to other classes, so I knew this was needed.
Sometime during the second season, we reached 17 cars. I was so happy
that we were proving our point. I was proving my point that this
division could grow and be a positive. Unfortunately, there were some
warning signs there that we ignored. The warning signs were there in the
first year, but they were more noticeable the next year.
In
2018, the division lost the momentum. The bottom hadn't fallen out of
it yet, but it was on its way. It limped along in 2019 until the August
race saw the self-destruction of the division. After that, there wasn't
anything I could do to save it. Mike had to make the call to drop the
class. I didn't like the decision, but I understood it and supported it.
We never had the 2020 season, so the division affectedly never
disappeared from the roster. However, the damage was done.
I
don't want to name names, especially when I like the people who were
involved. However, they were being as much a negative as they were a
positive. In their passion for the division, they were driving people
off, and this was happening from the moment they showed up. What do you
do at a time like that? Looking back in hindsight, you suspend somebody
as a warning. Straighten up, or next time you're banned. Instead, little
things happened here and there, but their attitude was never put in
check. This led to the infamous night in August of 2019, and there were
no people on social media telling us we made the wrong call by dropping
the class. They saw it coming a mile away.
Medford
could have started with a clean slate. They actually booked the Hornets
more than the Mini Stocks, which still makes no sense to me. Management
never to my knowledge made the clear statement that they wanted the
Hornets and they would do what they could for them. On a night when
some College Grove drivers showed up, they had one successful race
during the year, but that was it. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me
that this division didn't work, but it didn't work at Medford in the
long run. I know I tried.
The cars are still
parked. I don't know how many cars there are in the Medford area, but
there are some. The drivers obviously didn't want to go racing there.
The disgruntled Eureka drivers who have gone to Yreka have prompted
management there to decide they want to start promoting this class. I
see it is a good thing. If management could see about buying some of
those parked cars and putting people in them, it would go a long way
towards firmly establishing Yreka as the Hornet track in the area. I
think the division has a future there.
Kevin
Barba has a pavement racing background at tracks like Lakeport and
Ukiah. He's a Mini Stock champion and was a big supporter of the Pro 4
Modifieds. I'm a bit surprised he hasn't attempted to start a Pro 4
Modified division, or better yet tried to get the pavement series to pay
Yreka a visit. I don't know that the guys would want to do that. They
may have too much money invested in their cars to give it a shot. What's
interesting is that when Nadine Strauss was creating the series back
in the late 1990s, she did work with the dirt track in Orland for a few
years. Then again, I don't think everything being added to the Yreka
roster needs to be four cylinder.
I can
document the role that the PSM played in getting some IMCA Sport
Modified drivers to Yreka. Oregon drivers aren't worried about getting
State points in Yreka, because they aren't in that battle. Medford
wasn't running for points, so some of those guys could have gone ahead
and just tried to win the big money. Jorddon Braaten and the Sanders
brothers decided to go to Yreka, and one reason was because Braaten,
Ryan Peery and Matt Sanders were competing for the PSM title, which has
some point fund money attached to it. Peery was leading that thing going
into the night, but Braaten won the last Yreka race to nab the PSM
title.
The fact that there were a dozen cars in
the IMCA Sport Modifieds and the same in the Outlaw Pro Stocks made the
Yreka show worth checking out. Steve Borror picked up the last Pro
Stock win, but Scott Flowers notched his third-straight title. Ashtin
Hedges has been so tough to beat in the Mini Stocks that he won his
ninth Main Event and the heat race. Michael Knuckles went into
protection mode and finished second in everything, meaning the two
drivers initially tied for the point lead. However, they apparently did a
point audit due to the closeness of the battle, revealing additional
points for Knuckles, who is the champion as a result.
The
Hornets/Roadrunners delivered a half-dozen cars, and the five Jalopies
were there to put on a show. This meant that the fans saw over 40 cars
compete. That would be my number for 2022. I want every race to have a
minimum of 40 cars in the pits. Now, how am I going to pull that off?
I'm happy the track is going out on a high note here. They did all right
with the previous race as well. There's no sense in having an October
race and killing any momentum. Get it done and look forward to the next
year. There are some positives that Barba was able to achieve this year,
and that's the main thing.
Going back to
Sprint Cars in Hanford, they had 18 competitors for the NARC/King of the
West Series race, which saw Corey Day get his first win after a battle
with Tim Kaeding. The Mini Stocks had 13 cars, but this wasn't a West
Coast Sport Compact race as I originally assumed. They will have a
$1,000 to win race at Kern Raceway at the end of October. However, they didn't have any King
of Thunder Wingless 360 Sprint Cars as advertised, and Promoter Peter
Murphy tried to throw something in at the last minute. He offered $2,000
to be split among any of the Sprint Car drivers who would take their
wings off after the show and give the fans an exhibition.
There
were four takers. In a way, I'm disappointed that more drivers didn't
get in the spirit of it, but then again the purse gets divided deeper at
that point, doesn't it? $500 for each starter has a nicer ring to it,
and the drivers mixed it up enough to give the fans a taste of Wingless
Sprint Car excitement. I don't know how many promoters would just pull
$2,000 additional dollars out of their pocket to put on a race like
this, so I commend Peter Murphy for what he did there. Maybe they didn't
have the numbers they had hoped for, but the fans still saw a decent
show all things considered.
The
Leach Cup happened last Friday night as scheduled in Albany, Oregon.
This was not only the biggest Outlaw Kart race in Oregon, but probably
the biggest race on the West Coast. I had intended to write a little
article for this race, but the information didn't reach my desk in time.
I have to acknowledge that 37 500 Open Karts showed up for $3,500 to
win. Cole Borden got the win ahead of Briley Pompe and Brandon Enos.
Mason King picked up $1,250 for his win in the 12 car 250 Kart field,
while Karson Crisp bested a dozen Box Stock racers for the $250 prize.
There were quite a few Karts for this occasion, which just goes to show
what can happens when you really put some promotional effort behind it.
It was definitely a success.
I wish I had
more good news for the Outlaw Kart community. It looks like the Red Bluff
winter season will go on as scheduled, and Douglas County Speedway's
indoor show also has a schedule. Initially, we heard that Salem Indoors
was going ahead as scheduled. This isn't just about Outlaw Karts at that
quarter-mile indoor oval. They run Micro Sprints, Dwarf Cars, a couple
of different versions of Mini Stocks and oval track and MX Motorcycles.
They do it all there, but they're not doing it this year.
I'm
sorry to say that the Leach family felt they couldn't agree to the
terms with the fairgrounds to run the program this year. They are
looking to schedule at least one of their big events elsewhere, but the
winter season is a write off. I have a hunch that part of the issue was
the requirement of people having to take the poke, and that helped make
the decision easier to not book a schedule. To say the least, I find
this disappointing.
You know I tend to ramble
on, and I definitely have strong opinions about this topic. It has
ramifications on our personal freedoms, which I find more important than
talking about any damn race. However, I will just leave it at this. We
may be seeing the day when race tracks are only able to open at
fairgrounds locations if they implement a poke requirement for all
attendees. How do you think that's going to affect a base of people who
do have a tendency to be a bit conservative and not entirely trustful
of the political establishment?
Nathan Corn
showed that he has completed a second Hornet Enduro car for the October
30th race scheduled for the 1/5 mile dirt oval at Dixon Speedway. The
first car was completed for his son Matthew. I'm not sure who this car
will be driven by, and a third car will be in the works next. Nathan is
doing everything he can to drum up support and get the field up for the
first Enduro this track has had in about 6 years. In fact, the Huckaby
Racing Team is interested, and I believe one of them got the win last
time.
The track has created a pay scale based
on how many cars they get. It could be as little as $500 to win or as
much as $1,000 to win, based on the numbers. They want $100 from each
driver, and I'm not sure how the racers might feel about that. The Top 5
drivers will get money based on 10-15 cars, and it goes up from there.
I'm not making big predictions on how many cars will be there. I don't
know that they will get 20 or more cars, although that would be one hell
of a show. I do believe a dozen or so is achievable, and I would
consider that a success for the reboot of the Enduro at Dixon.
I
do wish that the West Coast Sport Compacts didn't have such a big race
happening on that same night. They are paying $1,000 to win the race at
Kern County Raceway, and it was just announced that second will be $800.
WCSC Director Dan Myrick is doing a great job of leading this group and
seems to be working on making this purse even bigger. This race was
also scheduled long before the Dixon event, and I don't know who from
this group would have gone to Dixon otherwise.
Actually,
I think I mentioned the crazy thought I had that maybe a WCSC race
could be booked at Dixon in the future. If the track was looking to do a
special type of show like they did back in 2012 and 2013, these guys
could deliver you a show. All you'd need to do is get some willing Dwarf
Car guys, Mini Late Model racers or what have you, and I think you could get
enough cars to try something and see how it worked for the night.
The
Lonnie Kaiser Memorial race will happen in November. More details will
be emerging as to what the Micro Sprint program will pay, but I found
the flier picture of Lonnie next to his Hardtop to be interesting. Just
putting this out here. The first place the Hardtops ran in the reboot of
the movement in California back in 2002 was Sacramento Raceway, which
isn't really that much different in size than Dixon. It makes me wonder
if it's possible to do something with them. Kaiser was a Hardtop guy
after all. Just a thought.
This is the way I
look at things on an early Monday morning, and I hope I'm not rewriting
this. More point racing was wrapped up, and I'm relieved by that. The
Bill Bowers Memorial IMCA Modified race happens at Antioch on Friday and
Saturday. I'll probably be monitoring that and the Prather race at Coos
Bay, Adobe Cup 2 at Petaluma and a few more races. However, it won't be
much longer now. It's a relief to say that we've just about reached the
finish line on these big posts.
On Saturday, I
missed my mark. I hoped to have everything done by 2:00 pm, but it was
closer to 4:00 when I finally got done. That's later than I would like
to post the afternoon post, but I dug my heels in and went for it.
Actually, I started stressing out a little bit more than I needed to for
what is essentially a free media effort. I did it to prove a point to
myself and feel good for the work itself, because that's basically all I
have at this point. I did enjoy the racing that I watched and monitored
last weekend, and I'm happy for the tracks that had the big success
that they did.
On that note, I'm going to end this column. Until next time...
