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Austin Williams Scores USAC/CRA Sprint Car Win 

At Petaluma Speedway

Petaluma, CA...September 6...Austin Williams won the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA Wingless Sprint Car Main Event Monday night at Petaluma Speedway. Williams drove a flawless race, and this was his second win of the season aboard Tom and Laurie Sertich's Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror/CSI Construction DRC Sprint Car.

Williams started on the front row and took the lead on the green flag ahead of Matt McCarthy and Charles Davis Jr. Sunday night winner Damion Gardner got by Davis for third on Lap 2. Local star Chase Johnson settled into fifth on Lap 5 and took fourth from Davis on the 10th lap. It was a close battle between Williams and Gardner at the front of the pack when the only yellow flag of the race flew for Logan Williams on Lap 16. Austin Williams continued to lead the way ahead of Gardner with Johnson taking third from McCarthy. Brody Roa gained fourth on Lap 20 as Johnson took second from Gardner. Roa slipped past Gardner for third on Lap 25. Soon, the lead trio ran in close formation, but Austin Williams wasn't intimidated. Williams held off the efforts of runner-up Johnson and Roa to bring home the victory. Gardner settled for fourth, followed by Daniel Whitley, Cody Williams, Davis, Tommy Malcolm, McCarthy and Chris Gansen.

Whitley was the quickest of 15 drivers in Woodland Auto Display qualifying on the 3/8 mile adobe oval with a lap of 14.148, beating the 14.191 of Gardner and the 14.277 of Cody Williams. Roa picked up the win in the Flow Dynamics first 10 lap heat race ahead of Cody Williams. The Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror second heat race win went to Gardner by a comfortable margin ahead of Eddie Tafoya Jr. The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will be at Paris Auto Speedway on September 25th. For further information, go to www.usacracing.com.

Matt While won the 25 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Super Stock Main Event. The multi-time champion returned a few weeks ago to get ready for the Bob McCoy Memorial race on September 25th and drove an impressive race. 

Three-time champion Mitch Machado had a front row start and bolted into the lead early on, followed by Mike Learn and While. While got by Learn for second on Lap 2 and put the moves on Machado to grab the lead a lap later. The yellow flag flew after three laps for Dave Spindell. While led Machado and Learn on the restart, but Learn slipped past Machado for second on Lap 5. A yellow flag waved on Lap 8 for Sid Hess, who retired from the race. While led Learn and Matt Hagemann on the restart. While began to pull away from Learn, and Machado retired on Lap 15. While held a straightaway advantage over Learn when the final yellow flag waved on Lap 23. This didn't phase While as he led the restart and brought it to the checkered flag in victory. Learn settled for second ahead of Hagemann, point leader Randy Miramontez, Shawn McCoy, Justin Zwicker, Spindell, Machado, Hess and Steve Studebaker. While and Hagemann picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Mark Hanson won the 20 lap Redwood Dwarf Car Main Event. This was the fourth win of the season for Hanson, who has been practically unbeatable in recent races. Corey Eaton set the early pace ahead of Hanson and two-time champion John Peters. They ran in that order for the first 14 laps, while the fourth position was swapped multiple times before point leader Chad Matthias gained the spot on the fifth lap. A yellow flag waved for the first time on Lap 14 with Jimmy Damron out of the race. Hanson took the lead from Eaton on the restart, but a yellow flag waved a lap later as the race ended for Alysa Gallegos. Hanson led Eaton and Zach Albers on the restart, but the final yellow flag waved a lap later with Tim Steger out of the action. Hanson led Eaton and Albers on the restart, and they would finish that way with Matthias settling for fourth, followed by Carroll Mendenhall, Peters, John "Scooter" Gomes, Danny Marsh, Travis Day and Matthew Hagemann.

There were 28 Dwarf Cars in action, and the four eight lap heat race wins went to Hanson, Eaton, Gomes and Peters. Sean Catucci won the 12 lap B Main with Day second ahead of Michael Williams.

Tom Brown won the 20 lap Jake's Performance Hobbies Mini Stock Main Event. This was the fifth win of the season for the current point leader, who drives a Ford Pinto. Brown is looking for his second championship in the division.

Austin Lodin set the early pace ahead of Dana Gardner and Brown, but the yellow flag waved after one lap. The order remained the same on the restart, but Gardner slipped past Lodin for the lead on the Lap 4. A yellow flag waved a lap later for Lodin. Gardner led Brown and Orland Raceway competitor Tony Quinonez on the restart. A yellow flag waved a lap later, ending the race for Lodin. Gardner continued to lead Brown and Quinonez on the restart. Brown got by Gardner for the lead on Lap 9. However, Gardner came back strong to regain first on the 12th lap. Fourth place JB Hagemann was lapped on Lap 14. Brown regained the lead on Lap 18, and a red flag waved moments later as Gardner saw his race come to an unfortunate end. Brown led Quinonez and Hagemann on the restart. Brown went on to win with Quinonez the only other lead lap finisher, followed by Hagemann, Gardner, Connor Harrison, Benito Gomez, Lodin and Casey Monahan. Brown also won the six lap heat race.

The track will run a Sunday night show this weekend, featuring The Hagemann Farms Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Red Hawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprints, Butler Auto Glass IMCA Modifieds and Jake's Performance Hobbies Mini Stocks. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Scelzi, Short Open Louie Vermeil Classic Weekend With Wins

Chico, CA...September 4...Dom Scelzi won the 30 lap NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. This was the opening night of the annual Louie Vermeil Classic. It was also the fifth win of the season for point leader Scelzi aboard the SE Incorporated Truck Body Manufacturing/System 1 Pro Ignitions sponsored Sprinter. Scelzi earned $5,000 for his impressive effort.

Scelzi jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Mitchell Faccinto and Joel Myers Jr. A red flag waved after two laps when contact between Justin Sanders and Kalib Henry sent Henry flipping. Scelzi led the restart with Willie Croft getting past Faccinto for second. A red flag waved when Andy Forsberg flipped in Turn 3. Scelzi led the restart with Faccinto getting past Croft, but a red flag waved after just one lap when Bud Kaeding flipped in Turn 3. Scelzi continued to lead the restart with Croft and Shane Golobic dropping Faccinto back to fourth. The final yellow flag unfurled on Lap 11 when Carson Short spun in Turn 4. When the green flag waved, Scelzi resumed command ahead of Croft and Golobic. As Scelzi pulled away a little bit, Golobic was pressuring Croft for second. Scelzi brought it home to victory, and Croft held off Golobic to finish second. Kyle Hirst ended up fourth, followed by Faccinto, Tim Kaeding, DJ Netto, Blake Carrick, Colby Copeland and Billy Aton.

Croft was the quickest of 31 qualifiers with a lap of 11.384, beating the 11.389 of Tim Kaeding and the 11.401 of Tanner Carrick. They ran four 10 lap heat races with the Top 4 finishers transferring into the feature race. Wins in those races went to Forsberg, Sanders, Jesse Attard and Scelzi. Kalib Henry led from start to finish to win the 12 lap B Main with Corey Day, Tim Kaeding and Austin McCarl also earning transfers into the Main Event. Scelzi won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Forsberg. Dylan Bloomfield flipped hard in that race to end his night, enabling fifth place B Main finisher Mark Tabor Jr to transfer into the Main Event.

Carson Short picked up the victory in the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA Wingless Sprint Car Main Event.  Short's win came aboard the Clayton Snow owned United Mold Inc/Gary Silva Ranches sponsored Triple X Sprinter and paid him $5,000.

Short started on the pole for the feature race and took the immediate lead ahead of Austin Williams and point leader Damion Gardner. A yellow flag slowed the action on Lap 4, and Short continued to lead Austin Williams and Gardner on the restart. A Lap 7 yellow flag saw the race end for Jake Morgan, and Gardner got past Williams on the restart as Short continued to lead the way. Gardner was pressuring Short as the race hit the Lap 10 mark. Austin Williams closed in on them and overtook Gardiner for second on Lap 15. A yellow flag waved on Lap 21 with Kalib Henry out at that point, and Short led Austin Williams and Gardner on the restart. The final yellow flag on Lap 22 saw the race end for Trevor Schmid. Short led the restart with Gardner getting past Austin Williams for second. Gardner kept it close, but he was unable to find the line around the smooth Short, who was happy to collect the victory. Austin Williams settled for third, followed by Ryan Bernal, Tony Gomes, Brody Roa, Cody Williams, Chase Johnson, Chris Gansen and Charles Davis Jr.

Gomes was the quickest of 35 drivers in Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 12.972, which happened to be a new track record. Kalib Henry was second quick at 13.120, beating the 13.159 of Gardner. Matt McCarthy won the Flow Dynamics first 10 lap heat race with Nathan Schank collecting the win in the Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror second heat. The All Coast Construction third heat win went to Short, and Roa got the win in the Component Repair Company fourth heat. A bad heat race performance put Gomes in the 15 lap B Main, but he won that race ahead of Shane Hopkins, Jake Morgan, Eddie Tafoya Jr and Danny Faria Jr. 

To keep up to date with the happenings at the track, go to www.silverdollarspeedway.com.

Louie Vermeil Classic Wins For Sanders, Gardner 

At Silver Dollar Speedway

Chico, CA...September 5...Justin Sanders won the 30 lap NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Sunday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. This was the final round of the Louie Vermeil Classic. The fourth win of the season for Sanders came aboard the Paul Silva prepared Sprint Car, and it was worth $5,000.

Sanders set himself up with a pole position start by beating Colby Copeland in the six lap Trophy Dash. However, Copeland surprised Sanders by charging into the early lead in the Main Event with Kyle Hirst in third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 2 for Corey Day on the front straightaway. Copeland led Sanders and Hirst on the restart. By the halfway point of the race, it was a tight battle between Copeland, Hirst and Sanders for the lead. Unfortunately, contact sent Copeland spinning for a yellow flag on Lap 16. Hirst had the lead over Sanders and point leader Dominic Scelzi for the restart. The battle remained just as intense with Sanders looking for an opportunity to get by Hirst. On Lap 24, Sanders seized the opportunity to pass Hirst for the lead. The battle remained close the rest of the way, but Sanders prevailed ahead of Hirst, Scelzi, Shane Golobic, Tanner Carrick, Tim Kaeding, Carson Short, Corey Day, Bud Kaeding and Copeland.

Copeland was the quickest of 29 drivers in qualifying with a lap of 11.971, barely beating the 11.977 of Tanner Carrick and the 12.006 of Sean Becker. The four 10 lap heat races transferred the Top 4 finishers, and wins went to Scelzi, Golobic, Willie Croft and Hirst. Austin McCarl won the 12 lap B Main by a wide margin ahead of Carson Short, Angelo Cornet, JJ Ringo and Steven Ingraham. The NARC/KWS Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Cars will compete in the Jim Turner Memorial at Keller Auto Speedway on September 25th. For further information, go to www.narc410.com.

Damion Gardner won the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA Wingless Sprint Car Main Event. This was the final round of the Louie Vermeil Classic, and Gardner emerged with that title after a controversial finish with rival Brody Roa. The $5,000 win for Gardner came aboard the Mark Alexander owned performanceonline.com/Carman Trucking Spike Chassis and was the fourth of the season for the point leader. 

From his outside front row starting position, Austin Williams set the early pace ahead of Ryan Bernal and Carson Short. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3. Williams continued to lead Bernal on the restart with Chase Johnson running in third. Gardner settled into fourth from eighth starting on Lap 5 and took third from Johnson on the seventh lap. Two laps later, Gardner got by Bernal for second, and he immediately began pressuring Austin Williams for the lead with Bernal a close third. Gardner put the moves on Williams for the lead on Lap 11, Roa was in fourth at that point, and Short and Roa both got past Bernal on Lap 13 before a yellow flag waved as Ryan Timmons saw his race come to an end. Gardner led Austin Williams and Short on the restart. The battle was nip and tuck at the front of the pack between the lead trio, but a Lap 23 yellow flag waved as the race ended for Short, Austin Williams and Logan Williams. Gardner continued to lead the way on the restart with Roa now second ahead of Charles Davis Jr. A Lap 28 yellow flag waved with Eddie Tafoya Jr, Jarrett Soares and Gary Paulson out of the race. This set up an unlikely finish as Roa stole the lead from Gardner on the restart. As they raced to the white flag, Gardner attempted a slide job pass exiting Turn 4, but Roa came back strong to lead the lap. Gardner went low and Turns 1 and 2 and bumped Roa, resulting in Gardner getting the lead and Davis getting past Roa for second. Gardner took the checkered flag ahead of Davis, Roa, Chase Johnson, Cody Williams, Tony Gomes, Danny Faria Jr, Daniel Whitley, Shane Hopkins and Bernal.

Chase Johnson was the quickest of 32 drivers in Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 13.500, beating the 13.501 of Kaleb Montgomery and the 13.750 of Roa. Davis won the Flow Dynamics first 10 lap heat race. The Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror second heat win went to Tommy Malcolm with Short claiming the All Coast Construction third heat win. Gardner got the Component Repair Company fourth heat victory. Montgomery won the 12 lap B Main ahead of Paulson, Logan Williams,  Soares and Tafoya.

Gardner ended the night with a 42 point lead over Roa. The group headed to Petaluma Speedway on Monday and will next go to Paris Auto Speedway on September 25th. For further information, go to www.usacracing.com.

Gold Cup week was starting from Wednesday through Saturday, featuring different Sprint Car divisions. This was to include the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on Friday and Saturday night. For further information, go to www.silverdollarspeedway.com.

Robustelli Wins ISCS Sprint Car Race, 

Campos, Langan Other Cottage Grove Winners

Cottage Grove, Oregon...September 4...Camden Robustelli won the 30 lap Interstate Sprint Car Series Main Event Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. Robustelli's win came aboard the TJ Winningham owned car. Point listings have not been made available for the group for either the recent Week of Speed or the overall series. However, Robustelli did win the Week of Speed title and is the likely point leader for the series as well.

Justin Lemon had the pole, but he was shuffled back to fourth at the start behind Robustelli, Kinzer Cox and Tyrell Mead. This proved to be the order for the entire race, which ran rapidly. Tim Minter fell out on Lap 5 with Mike Griffith seeing his race come to an end on the 12th lap. Kyle Adams retired on Lap 18. Though Cox kept it close, Robustelli stayed smooth and scored the victory. Mead ended up third, followed by Lemon, Steven Snawder, Brett McGhie, Johnny Burke, Adams, Griffiths and Minter. Cox was the fastest qualifier at 11.270, beating the 11.503 of Robustelli. The eight lap heat race wins went to Mead and Snawder, and Lemon claimed the win in the five lap Trophy Dash.

Rob Campos won the 30 lap Late Model Main Event. This was his second win of the season. Mike Taylor had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Chuck Christian and Willie Sutton. Campos took third from Sutton on Lap 2 and slipped past Christian for second on the eighth lap. On Lap 10, Campos put the moves on Taylor to take the lead. Christian soon began challenging Taylor for second and made that pass on Lap 18. Taylor surrendered third to point leader Mike Peters on Lap 20. Campos built over a half-lap lead over Christian by the time the race ended with Peters a close third, followed by Taylor, Rob Williams, Sutton, Garrett Smith and Randy Barley. Christian set the fast time of 13.368, beating the 13.515 of Brian Smith. The eight lap heat race wins went to Peters and Williams, and Campos claimed six lap Trophy Dash honors.

Andrew Langan won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Compact Main Event. This was the first win of the season for 2016 Street Stock champion Langan. Brent Wells set the early pace ahead of Langan and Phil Cummins, but Cummins saw his race end after one lap. On the third lap, Langan motored around Wells for the lead with Michael Kennerly following into second. Wells held the third position until KC Scott got by on Lap 8. The battle heated up for third in the later laps with Kerry Cooper claiming the spot on Lap 19. Langan won by half a straightaway ahead of Kennerly with Cooper a solid third, followed by Brad Martin, Scott, Wells, Theran Trissell, Bruce Miller, Cummins and Jim Simmons. Scott set the fast time of 19.456. Kennerly and Martin won the eight lap heat races, and Kennerly won the six lap Trophy Dash.

This Saturday night is 9/11 Remembrance night, featuring The Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Street Stocks, Northwest Focus Midgets and an IMCA Modified/Sport Modified shootout race. For further information, go to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.

King, Hedges, Brandt, Bernstein 

Score Siskiyou Golden Speedway Wins

Yreka, CA...September 4...Josh King won the 25 lap Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. King leads the point standings in his quest to win a fifth championship with the group. 

Chad Cardoza set the early pace ahead of King and Kelvin Morton, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 2. As Cardoza continued to lead the restart, Morton took second from King. Brock Peters had moved into fourth, and a yellow flag waved a lap later. The restart saw King make a big move into the lead ahead of Peters and Morton. Morton got around Peters for second on Lap 10. However, King had built a big lead when the final yellow flag flew on Lap 20 for Peters. King led Morton and Devin LaHorgue on the restart and they would finish in that order with Cardoza settling for fourth ahead of Peters, Jason Robustelli, Reggie Ayers, Fred Hay, Mike Gergel and Colby Bergquist. King made it a clean sweep with four lap A Dash and eight lap heat race wins. Peters won the other heat, while Cardoza was the six lap B Dash winner.

Ashtin Hedges won the 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. The seventh win of the season for Hedges came after apparent winner Kassidy Wilkinson skipped the tech area after taking the checkered flag in first. Hedges got off to a late start this year and is trying to overtake Michael Knuckles to win the division championship.

Wilkinson jumped into the early lead ahead of Knuckles and past Medford champion Kristopher Mix. Mix overtook Knuckles for second on Lap 3, but Mix and Knuckles tangled for a yellow flag moments later. Wilkinson continued to lead the restart ahead of Connor Franklin and Hedges. Franklin, Hedges and Mix had a good battle going for second as Wilkinson led the way. On the 16th lap, Hedges finally slipped past Franklin for second with Mix gaining third a lap later. Wilkinson crossed the finish line in first, only to be disqualified after skipping post-race tech. This gave Hedges the win ahead of Mix, Quintyn Ericks, Logan McKnight, Knuckles, Marilyn Yawnick and Franklin. Knuckles and Franklin won the eight lap heat races, and Wilkinson was the four lap Trophy Dash winner.

Kade Bernstein won the 15 lap Jefferson State Jalopy Main Event. This was the first win for Bernstein, who ranks second in the division standings. Kade Bernstein and point leader JJ Smith started on the front row and had a good race with Bernstein prevailing at the checkered flag. Karl Bernstein ended up third, followed by Terry Alford and Marilyn Yawnick. Yawnick picked up another four lap Trophy Dash win, while Smith scored the eight lap heat race triumph.

Bryan Brandt won the 25 lap Hornets/Roadrunners Main Event. This was the first win of the season for the reigning Eureka Roadrunner champion. JR Brandt was on a pathway for a clean sweep after winning the four lap Trophy Dash and eight lap heat race. However, he had problems, and Brian Brandt got the win over Rob Innes and Milo Innes. JR Brandt ended up fourth, and Ryan David was a Main Event scratch.

To keep up to date with happenings at the track, go to www.siskiyougoldenspeedway.com.

 

Sanders Pockets $1,000 At Siskiyou Speedway, 

Morton, Hedges, Brandt Share Spotlight

Yreka, CA...September 5...Matt Sanders won the 30 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event Sunday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. Sanders currently leads the point battle at neighboring Southern Oregon speedway. His fourth win of the season in Yreka netted him $1,000. 

Matt Sanders took the lead from the start ahead of point leader Ryan Peery and Steven Sanders. Reigning IMCA Modified champion Travis Peery settled into third on Lap 3. Ryan Peery briefly took the lead from Matt Sanders on Lap 6, but Matt Sanders was back in front by Lap 8. A battle for fourth place developed with Ryder Boswell losing the spot to brother Colt Boswell on Lap 19. However, Isaac Sanders ended up gaining fourth on Lap 24 as Colt Boswell fell out. Matt Sanders went on to victory ahead of Ryan Perry, Travis Peery, Isaac Sanders, Ryder Boswell, Trevor Tiffee, Mike Jones, Jace Wright, Chance Gordan and Briley Keele. Jones and Matt Sanders picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Kalvin Morton won the 25 lap Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Main Event. It ended up being a thrilling shootout to the end between Morton and point leader Josh King. King set the pace from the start ahead of Morton and Fred Hay. Brock Peters got around Hay for third on Lap 10. During the last half of the race, King and Morton pulled away from the pack, and Morton put the moves on King to grab the lead on Lap 22. King was persistent, but Morton would prevail at the checkered flag. Peters was a distant third, followed by Jason Robustelli, Devin LaHorgue, Hay, Reggie Ayers, Rob Gergel, Travis Gergel and Mitch Sheeler. Morton and King picked up the eight lap heat race wins with King winning the four lap A Dash. Peters won the four lap B Dash.

Ashtin Hedges won an exciting 20 lap Mini Stock Main Event. This was the division-leading eighth win of the season for Hedges. After a late start to his season, Hedges has moved to within six points of Michael Knuckles in the championship battle with just one race remaining. 

Kristopher Mix and Hedges shared the front row for the race, and Mix bolted into the lead at the start. It was a side-by-side battle between Mix and Hedges with Mix barely holding on to the lead. Young Connor Franklin made this a close three-car battle for the lead throughout the first half of the race. On Lap 12, Hedges got just enough momentum to take the lead from Mix. Following a yellow flag on Lap 13, Hedges led Mix and Franklin. They ran closely for a few laps before Hedges pulled away just a little bit. Mix ran a strong second and managed to hold off Franklin for the position. Knuckles ended up fourth, followed by Quintyn Ericks, Marilyn Yawnick and Logan McKnight. Mix won the eight lap heat race. 

Bryan Brandt won the 25 lap Hornets/Roadrunners Main Event. The reigning Eureka champion shared the front row with Ryan David, who was rebounding after scratching a night earlier. Unfortunately, David didn't fare too well this time either. Bryan Brandt got the win ahead of Rob Innes, point leader JR Brandt, Amanda Faith, Yreka newcomer Gabriel Armstrong and David. Bryan Brandt won the eight lap heat race.

The track will host its longest running race, the Bo Hittson Memorial this Saturday night. Because IMCA is having the Nationals in Boone, Iowa, this will not be a point race for the Sport Modifieds. Joining them on the card will be the Outlaw Pro Stocks and Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars. For further information, go to www.siskiyougoldenspeedway.com.

Pettit, Keller, Ryland, Robles Win Final Round Of 

Freedom Series At Antioch Speedway 

Antioch, CA...September 4...Jim Pettit II won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday Antioch Speedway. This was the fourth win of the season for the Antioch Speedway champion, and it paid him $1,200. Pettit also wrapped up the IMCA State championship.

Outside front row starter Aaron Crowell raced into the early lead ahead of Buddy Kniss. Pettit took second from Kniss on Lap 6. Pettit was soon challenging Crowell for the lead and made what proved to be his winning pass on Lap 12. A yellow flag waved on Lap 12. As Pettit led the restart, Kniss took second from Crowell. Nick DeCarlo settled into fourth at that point. Pettit went on to win with Kniss collecting $600 for second, followed by Crowell, DeCarlo, Josh Combs, Petaluma champion Anthony Slaney, Bobby Motts Jr, Jeff Browne, Mitch Machado and Matthew Hagio. DeCarlo and Pettit won the eight lap heat races.

KC Keller won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The third win of the year for Keller paid him $750. Todd Gomez set the early pace ahead of Jimmy Ford and Jason Ryan Jr.  The yellow flag waved on Lap 8 with Haley Gomez retiring at that point. As Todd Gomez led the restart, Keller took second from Ford, but a yellow flag waved a lap later with both Gavin Espino and Joseph Pato eliminated from the action. Todd Gomez led Keller and new State champion Trevor Clymens on the restart. That remained the order over the next 10 laps and through one yellow flag interruption. A Lap 17 yellow flag waved. Keller took the lead from Todd Gomez on the restart. Despite the best efforts of Gomez, he couldn't get around Keller, who brought it home to victory. Clymens settled for third, followed by Ford, Mike Merritt, Scott Foster, Kevin Brown, Jacob Mallet Jr, Dylan Conley and Ryan. The eight lap heat race wins went to Trevor Clymens, Ford and Todd Gomez.

Fred Ryland won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. The two-time IMCA Sport Modified champion was making only his third start in this class, and his win was worth $750. This makes it four different divisions that Ryland has won in at Antioch Speedway, and his impressive career at the track has seen him win over 50 Main Events as he continues to climb up the all-time winner's list.

Management decided to let the IMCA Stock Cars run last in the lineup. Looking to make it a two-win weekend, two-time State champion Loren DeArmond jumped into the early lead ahead of Jason Jennings and Brock Hamilton. Ryland and Rob Gallaher both got past Hamilton on Lap 4, and Ryland slipped past Jennings for second a lap later. Ryland took the lead from DeArmond on Lap 6, and the only yellow flag of the race waved on the 11th lap. Ryland led DeArmond on the restart with Rob Gallaher and new champion Travis Dutra moving into second and third. Ryland rapidly pulled away from DeArmond and won by a straightaway. DeArmond settled for a $350 second. Dutra raced by Rob Gallaher on Lap 17 to claim third as Gallaher settled for fourth, followed by Hamilton, Joe Gallaher, Jason Robles, new State champion Renn Bane, Jennings and Patti Ryland. Dutra and Fred Ryland won the eight lap heat races.

Kenneth Robles won the 20 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stock Main Event. This made it a double win weekend for Robles, who collected $500 for his evening's effort. 

Mike Mates led the opening lap before Robles took over. Anthony Vigna was running third and led Johnny Walsh around Mates on Lap 4 before a yellow flag waved. Robles led Walsh and Charlie Bryant on the restart with Bryant gaining second a lap later. Championship hopeful Larry McKinzie Jr was running in fourth and took third from Walsh on Lap 9. Following a yellow flag on Lap 16, Robles led Bryant and McKinzie on the restart. That was the order at the end of the race with Lori Brown finishing fourth, followed by Walsh, Vigna, Megan Ponciano, Jess Paladino, Mates and Emile Bryant. McKinzie and Charlie Bryant picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Racing takes a break this weekend as the Malicious Monster Truck Insanity Tour comes to town on Friday and Saturday night. On September 18th, the Winged 360 Sprint Cars are returning along with the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks, Delta Dwarf Cars and Mini Stocks. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Hobscheidt Wins Fourth Annual R Charles Snyder Salute 

At Southern Oregon Speedway

White City, Oregon...September 4...Jacob Hobscheidt won the 40 lap Sweet Tea Express IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. This was the Fourth Annual R Charles Snyder Salute, which honors the long time voice of Southern Oregon racing and respected radio DJ. The win netted Hobscheidt $7,007. He teamed up once again with Antioch racer Sean Wilson to get the win. The duo came together for the victory at the Bill Bowers Memorial at Antioch Speedway last year as well. Past race winner Troy Foulger gave it a valiant effort before piloting the Bowers Motorsports entry to a respectable $3,500 second place finish.

Just by taking the green flag in the big race, each driver was assured a paycheck of at least $707. 20 drivers qualified through all of the various races during the weekend, but track officials also added a Promoter's Option for a 21st starter, which went to Craig Cassell. Luck of the draw put Jesse Bailey and 2019 IMCA Western Regional champion Bricen James on the front row, and the duo led the pack to the green flag. James was the early leader with Jesse Williamson and Hobscheidt moving into second and third on Lap 3. Hobscheidt gained second on the fifth lap as Foulger was running in fourth. A yellow flag waved on Lap 5 as Jon DeBenedetti saw his race end in disappointment. James continued to lead Hobscheidt and Williamson on the restart, but Folger got around Williamson for third on lap 7. At the same time, Hobscheidt made what proved to be his winning pass on James. The final 35 laps of the race would go without a yellow flag. As Hobscheidt built a decent lead, the battle was for second and third. Williamson got back around Foulger for third on Lap 10. Foulger managed to get past Williamson for good on Lap 27 and put the moves on James for second on Lap 32. Foulger started to chip away at the Hobscheidt lead, but he simply ran out of time as Hobscheidt prevailed at the checkered flag. James settled for a $2,000 third, followed by Williamson, Collen Winebarger, Mark Wauge, Darrell Hughes II, Rob Sanders, Zach Fettinger and Bailey.

39 drivers stuck around for the big day. They ran six 10 lap heat races with the winners advancing into the big show. Wins were collected by Chance Hyser, Steve Pemberton, Jeffrey Hudson, Matt Duste, Wauge and Sanders. Only the Top 2 finishers from the two 15 lap B Mains would make the cut. Track point leader Fettinger won the first B Main. Fettinger used his outside front row start to lead when the green flag waved. Quincy, California champion Chris Nieman settled into second ahead of Ray Kniffen Jr on a Lap 2 restart, and the trio finished in order with Paul Rea and Nevin Kennemore completing the Top 5. John Campos got the win in the second B Main. Cassell led a lap before getting passed by Campos. DeBenedetti got past Cassell on Lap 3 with James Welshonse following him into third. The lead trio ran that way to the finish with Jeremy Ohlde and Cassell completing the Top 5.

Jorddon Braaten won the 25 lap Dusty's Transmissions IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the fifth win of the season for the three-time reigning champion, who collected $1,000 for the effort.

Braaten jumped into the early lead ahead of Cottage Grove point leader  Dustin Comer and Jace Wright. A Lap 3 yellow flag waved with Susanville racer Craig Nieman retiring at that point. Braaten led Comer and Mike Medel on the restart. Track point leader  Matt Sanders got past Medel on the eighth lap before a yellow flag waved with Bart Foster and Dwayne Melvin both out at that point. Braaten led Comer and Sanders on the next restart before a yellow flag waved a lap later. Wright was out at that point. Braaten continued to lead Sanders and Comer, but Sanders slipped past Comer for second on Lap 13. A yellow flag waved moment moments later as both Steven Sanders and Austin Petray were eliminated.  Comer regained second from Matt Sanders on the restart with Braaten still leading the way. A Lap 17 restart allowed Yreka point leader Ryan Peery to take third from Matt Sanders, and Perry managed to get by Comer for second a lap later. Braaten had about a half-straightaway lead, and Comer regained second from Peery on Lap 19. The spirited battle for second saw Matt Sanders make a big move to gain the position on Lap 21. Braaten won comfortably ahead of Matt Sanders as Comer settled for third ahead of Peery, Isaac Sanders, Tyler Rodgers, Medel, Merissa Henson, Chance Gordan and Jesse Merriman. Rodgers, Braaten and Peery won the eight lap heat races.

Rich McCoy won the 15 lap CD Architects Late Model Main Event. McCoy was driving the Eric Massey owned car. This was his first win as he became the third different winner. With both Joey Tanner and Trent Elliott taking a pass on the weekend, John David Duffie and Bob Dees moved into first and second in the standings with Duffie now leading by just seven points. 

McCoy led from the outset ahead of Dees and Duffie. Duffie got past Dees for second on Lap 2, but Dees regained the position two laps later. By the halfway point, McCoy held a straightaway advantage over Dees. Duffie kept it close with Dees for a few laps, but he ended up fading as McCoy won ahead of Dees, Duffie and Skipper Klimcheck. McCoy won the eight lap heat race, and Dees set the fast time of 15.801, beating the 15.880 of McCoy.

Racing continues this Saturday night with the first of two Championship Night events. Massey Construction is sponsoring the evening's action, and a special race has been scheduled for the CD Architects Late Models. It will be the Cameron James Memorial, which pays $4,000 to win and a minimum of $250 to start. The World Famous Autos Limited Sprints, Mini Stocks and Rapp Racing Late Model Lites are also scheduled to appear. For further information, go to www.southernoregonmotorsports.com.

Crockett Wins Tri State Pro Stock Race,

Childress, Sly, Wolford Other Bakersfield Winners

Bakersfield, CA...September 4...Justin Crockett won the 30 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series Main Event Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. The win paid the reigning Western Pro Stock champion $1,000.

Crockett started on the outside front row and raced into the lead when the green flag waved, followed by Frank Nyback and Chris Smith. The yellow flag waved after one lap. Smith moved into second behind Crockett on the restart with Robby Sawyer following into third. A Lap 11 yellow flag saw the race end for Jerry Stewart. Crockett continued to lead Smith and Sawyer on the restart. While Smith kept pace with Crockett, Sawyer fell a straightaway behind and was being challenged by Rich Denman, who finally made the pass for third on Lap 20. Crockett held off every effort of Chris Smith for the win with Denman ending up third ahead of Sawyer, Nyback, Jeff Olschowka, Dave King Jr, series point leader Richard Brace Jr, Matt Kile and Peter Coberley. 

There were 18 drivers in action, and Olschowka set the fast time of 14.633, beating the 14.666 of Sawyer and the 14.691 of Crockett. Eight lap heat race wins went to Chris Smith, Sawyer and Crockett.

Ricky Childress Jr won the 25 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the eighth win of the season for Childress who appears to be headed for the division championship. Rick Henderson raced into the early lead ahead of Dylan Wilson and Kevin Irwin. Marcus Wankum moved into third on Lap 2, but Irwin regained the position two laps later. Wilson slipped past Henderson for the lead on Lap 9 with Irwin getting around Henderson for second on Lap 15. A lap 16 yellow flag waved with a good run coming to an end for Wilson. Kevin Irwin had the lead on the restart ahead of Childress and Wankum, but a Lap 17 yellow flag flew with Kevin Irwin seeing his good run end abruptly. Childress led Wankum and Steven Johnson on the restart, but Johnson slipped past Wankum for second on Lap 18. Henderson was able to grab third on Lap 24, only to surrender the position to Don Mead a lap later. Childress went on to win with Johnson a close second, followed closely by Mead. Henderson settled for fourth, followed by Aaron Bruce, Jacob Hughes, Justin Tuey, Nick Coffman, Wankum and Brooke Cimentel. Mead, Kevin Irwin and Childress picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Kody Sly won the 20 lap American Stock Main Event. This was his first win of the season, and he used it to move into the point lead as Josh Yadon skipped the race. 

Polesitter Danny Smith took the early lead ahead of Carson Conway, but Conway, Steve Johnson and Kody Sly dropped Smith out of the Top 3 on Lap 2. A yellow flag waved moments later. Johnson moved into the lead on the restart ahead Kody Sly and Darryl Mealer. However, Sly got past Johnson a lap later to grab the lead. A Lap 7 yellow flag saw the race end for Tyler Weeks. Kody Sly led Mealer and Brock Crawford on the restart. A Lap 13 yellow flag waved as Carson Conway saw his race come to an end. Kody Sly led Mealer and IMCA Sport Modified star Nick Spainhoward on the restart. A lap 15 yellow flag a saw a good run end for Crawford, and the Top 3 remained Kody Sly, Mealer and Spainhoward on the restart. A Lap 18 yellow flag did nothing to stop Kody Sly as he led the restart and brought it home to victory ahead of Mealer, Spainhoward, Andrew Johnston, Steve Johnson, JR Daves, James Williams, Smith, Tara Childress and Mason Conway. Anthony Sly and Kody Sly picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

David Wolford Jr won the 15 lap Mini Stock Main Event. He became the fifth different winner in the six races held so far. Jose Rosales set the early pace ahead of Josie Robinson. Wolford settled into third on Lap 2 and took second from Robinson on Lap 3. On the sixth lap, Wolford put the moves on Rosales to grab the lead as Gene Glover moved into third. Championship hopeful Clint Duncan had started back in the fifth row, but he made his way past Rosales for second on Lap 8. Unfortunately, Duncan saw his run end in a Lap 11 crash. Wolford continued to lead the restart ahead of Glover and Rosales. But another yellow flag waved on Lap 12. Wolford remained in command on the restart ahead of Glover and Robinson, and that's the way they would finish. Rosales settled for fourth, followed by Clinton Massey, Jason Cook, Jason Cook Jr, Brayden Jamar, Christopher Jackson and Zach Herod. Glover, Wolford and Cook picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Travis Mason won the 15 lap Kern County Hardtops Main Event. This was his first win of the season. Eight lap heat race winner Jason Denman had the pole, but it didn't take long before Travis Mason found his way by with Kelly Mason also moving into second. It was a Mason 1-2 finish with Denman settling for third ahead of Scott Rogers, Tyler Weeks and Tyler Lyman.

The Outlaw Karts will be in action this Saturday night. On September 18th, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars will make an appearance along with the BCRA and California Lightning Sprints, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks and the IMCA Mod Lites. For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.

Christian Returns For Ninth Coos Bay Win, 

Emry, Montgomery, Beaudoin, Robison Other Winners

Coos Bay, Oregon...September 4...Seth Christian won the 25 lap NASCAR Street Stock Main Event Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. The point leader missed the previous two races, but his ninth win of the season kept him 18 points ahead of two-time reigning champion Ken Fox in the championship battle. 

Daniel Land led a lap before Toby McIntyre got by. Christian took second from Land on Lap 4, and Steve Dubisar gained third on Lap 7. A Lap 13 yellow flag waved with Jesse McIntyre out of the race. Toby McIntyre led Christian and Dubisar on the restart. The battle heated up at the front of the pack, and a Lap 19 yellow flag waved with Josh Bearden retiring. Toby McIntyre continued to lead Christian and Dubisar on the restart. The close battle for the lead saw Christian take over on Lap 21. Christian would lead the rest of the way to win with Toby McIntyre not too far behind him, followed by Steve Dubisar, Loren McIntyre, Fox, Land, Leroy Rockwell, Bearden, Brad Dubisar and Jesse McIntyre. Christian and Toby McIntyre won the eight lap heat races.

Ryan Emry won the 20 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event. The eighth win of the season for Emry clinched him the division championship. Emry led from the outset with John McNeil an early second ahead of Josh Kraliceck. The race was only slowed by a Lap 1 yellow flag for a tangle that eliminated Dustin Hitner and Neil Dubisar. Ryan Emry led McNeil and Kraliceck on the restart, but Kraliceck and Jacob Emry both got past McNeil on the fifth lap. Jacob Emry took second from Kraliceck on Lap 19. However, Ryan Emry went on to win ahead of Jacob Emry. Kraliceck was the final lead lap finisher in third, followed by McNeil, John Player, Hitner and Neil Dubisar. Ryan Emry won the eight lap heat race. 

Brody Montgomery won the 25 lap America's Mattress Super Late Model Main Event. This was the 10th win of the season for Montgomery, who maintains an eight point lead over Braden Fugate with one race to go. Montgomery jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Fugate and Wayne Butler. Butler took second from Fugate on Lap 4. A Lap 9 yellow flag waved for Fugate. Montgomery led Butler on the restart and built a straightaway advantage over him in victory as Fugate ended up third. Montgomery also won the eight lap heat race.

Jason Kellam won the 20 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event. It was his fourth win in five starts. Scott Beaudoin took the lead from Kellam on Lap 3. Kellam stayed with him and regained the lead on the ninth lap. Kellam pulled away to a half-straightaway lead over Scott Beaudoin in victory. Mike Beaudoin settled for third, followed by Eureka racer Nick Ford, Kevin Black, Jimmy Daniels, Matthew Emry, Nicole Emry, Stephanie Nix and Tristen Davison. Kellam and Mike Beaudoin picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Hannah Robison won the 20 lap Hornet Main Event. This was the third win in five starts for the 2019 division champion. Steven Parker led at the start ahead of Robison and Kris Parker. Robison took the lead from Steven Parker on the third lap. Kris Parker took second from Steven Parker on Lap 9 with new champion Seth Christian settling into third on Lap 11. Robison built a half-straightaway lead over Kris Parker in victory with Christian settling for third ahead of Steven Parker, Nick Ford, St Hill, Alexis Baker, Penny Moloso, Isaac Stere and Pam Beaudoin. Robison and Kris Parker picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Madilynn Hardy-Ashley won the 20 lap Junior Stinger Main Event. This was the third win of the season for Ashley. Eli Luckman set the early pace ahead of Ashley. Ashley took the lead from Luckman on Lap four as point leader Griff Smith was running third. Smith and Tallon Dubisar both got past Luckman on Lap 5. A yellow flag waved on Lap 11 with Eli Barrier out of the race. Ashley continued to lead Smith and Tallon Dubisar on the restart. There was a Lap 14 yellow, but the order at the front remained the same. Ashley went on to win with Smith a close second, followed by Tallon Dubisar, Luckman, Cameron Metzgus, Alex Butler, Tucker Dubisar, Tanner Dubisar, Anthony Hoggatt and Barrier. Ashley and Smith picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

The point season draws to a close with NASCAR Championship Night this Saturday, featuring the America's Mattress Super Late Models, Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Mini Outlaws, Hornets and Junior Stingers. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.

Cox, Campos, Bloom Win At Cottage Grove Speedway

Cottage Grove, Oregon...September 5...Kinzer Cox won the 30 lap ISCS Limited Sprint Main Event Sunday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. The 2018 track champion Cox shared the front row with Justin Lemon and took off to the early lead. Saturday night winner Camden Robustelli quickly took up pursuit of Cox. However, Cox prevailed in the end. Fourth row starter Johnny Burke rebounded from his Saturday night bad luck to finish third, followed by Lemon, Brett McGhie, David Lyons, Tim Minter, Brian Crockett and Kyle Adams. 

Rob Campos won the 25 lap Late Model Main Event. This was third win of the season for Campos. He started back in the last position in the nine car field with Saturday night Clair Cup Willamette Speedway winner Tomas Hunziker starting on the fourth row. The duo worked their way to the front along with point leader Mike Peters. Campos would collect the victory ahead of Hunziker, Peters, Chuck Christian, Mark Thompson, Willie Sutton, Rob Williams, Randy Barley and Scott Kelly.

Ray Bloom won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Compact Main Event. The IMCA Sport Modified star lined up in the second row and wasted little time getting the lead. Saturday night Coos Bay Jr Stinger winner Madilynn Hardy-Ashley would strike to second from her third row starting position. Jack Vicari came from the sixth row to finish third, followed by Kerry Cooper, Andrew Langan, Brent Wells, Brad Martin, Bruce Miller, Cole Trissell and Theron Trissell. 

Saturday night is 9/11 Remembrance Night, which will feature the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, an IMCA Modified/Sport Modified shootout race, Northwest Focus Midgets and Street Stocks. For further information, go to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com.

Freitas, Fitzgibbon, Morley, Greco Among The Winners 

At Ventura Raceway

Ventura, CA...August 28...DJ Freitas won the 20 lap WMR Midgets Main Event Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. It was only his fifth start with the group, and it was also his first win. Freitas had to contend with championship hopeful Blake Bower, who settled for second. Bower had previously won the track title at Watsonville. Cory Brown finished third in the Main Event, followed by Tyler Dolacki, reigning track champion Randi Pankratz, Kala Keliinoi, David Prickett, Megan Moorehead, Joey Bishop and Kyle Hawse. Kyle Huttonhow and Bower picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Trevor Fitzgibbon won the 20 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. He's won most of the races at the track this year as he inches closer to the championship. Sam Garvin led just two laps before Fitzgibbon took over. Past champion Austin Rodarte and Dave Phipps were able to move into second and third. Second ranked Jack Parker finished fourth as Garvin settled for fifth, followed by Mike Stanford, Scott Olsen, Dennis Eckert, Heath Morton and Aaron Rodarte. Austin Rodarte and Olsen picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Eric Greco won the 25 lap California Lightning Sprint Main Event. As Greco worked his way forward, Aidan Lange led the race for 12 laps. Greco made his winning pass on Lap 13. Point leader James Turnbull also worked his way forward to finish second, followed by AJ Bender and Jeff Dyer. Aidan Lange settled for fifth, followed by Trevor Ballou, David Gasper, Cody Nigh, Dominic Del Monte and Rudy Padilla. Gasper and Dyer won the eight lap heat races.

Rick Hendrix won the 20 lap VRA Senior Sprint Main Event. After winning the eight lap heat race, Hendrix proceeded to lead all 20 laps in victory. Joey Bishop ended up second, followed by championship contender Chris Meredith, Greg Bagewell, Tom Stephens Sr and Wally Pankratz. Point leader Pankratz fell out after just four laps, and he clings to a five point advantage over Meredith going into the next race.

Trent Morley won the 20 lap VRA Dwarf Car Main Event. In the process, Morley broke the stranglehold on the Winner's Circle that Jason Horton has had for most of the season. After Jeff Brink led the first five laps, Morley took over. Brink faded back with Mike Lewis moving into second. Shane Linenburger ended up finishing third, followed by Scotty Preast, Dominic Maldonado, John Alonso, Evan Jonker, Brink, Brian Fitzgerald and Tom Morley. Horton and Lewis were both eight lap heat race winners, but Horton was eliminated before a lap was complete in the Main Event. He maintains an 85 point lead over Lewis in the championship battle.

Zach Forster won the 20 lap IMCA Mod Lites Main Event. Forster proceeded to lead all 20 laps for the impressive victory. Heat race winner Cade Lewis finished second and JD Brown took the track point lead with a third place finish, followed by Phil Barrow, AJ Whistler, Bakersfield point leader Tim Varney, Candi Varney, Colby Lewis, Parker Cherry and Dave Dotson. Whistler was an eight lap heat race winner. Brown holds a slim seven point lead over Barrow with Tim Varney only nine points back in third.

West Evans won the 20 lap NMRA TQ Midgets Main Event. As usual, they put on a good battle for the lead. Bruce Hiroshima led the opening four tours before his race came to an unfortunate end. Eight lap heat race winner Chris Thomas took over at that point. It didn't take long for Evans to move in to challenge Thomas for the lead. On the 17th lap, Evans found his opening and raced by for first. Thomas saw his race end in disappointment two laps from the finish. Chuck West took up pursuit of Evans before settling for second, followed by David Perry, Scott Niven, Thomas and Hiroshima.

Racing returns on September 11th with the WMR Midgets returning along with the VRA Senior Sprints, IMCA Mod Lites, VRA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Sport Modifieds. For further information, go to www.venturaraceway.com.

 

 

Racing Continues At Orland Raceway

Orland, CA...September 4....Keith Ross won the Hobby Stock Main Event Saturday night at Orland Raceway. Ross has already clinched the division championship with two races remaining. He's won most of the races this year. Top four finishes in the 14 car field were also earned by Jeremy Langenderfer, Phil Spencer and Maurice Merrill. Ross leads Scott Camper, 581-418. Shannon Collins is 83 points behind Camper in third.

James Taylor won the Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event. This was his first win in the division. Taylor had been competing in the Hobby Stock division previous to this, but this year he's also been running with the Winged 360 Sprint Car group at Marysville Raceway. Podium finishes in the eight car field also went to Ryan Owens and Nathan Johnson. Denny McNary was racing in Chico on this occasion, but he's already clinched his second championship with a 138 point lead over Nathan Johnson. Owens is 80 points behind Johnson and 15 ahead of Taylor in a closer battle for third.

Don McLiester won the 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. This was his second-straight win. Point leader Preston McLeister, Rick Gutzke, Rob Brown and Savanah Brown also had Top 5 finishes in the eight car field. Preston McLeister leads Steve Johnson by 49 points with Michael Michelet trailing Johnson by 30 points.

Rusty Hensley won the 250 Micro Sprint Main Event. He has won seven of the eight races held this year. Previous champion Michael McCarthy and Lily McLean had podium finishes in the seven car field. Hensley leads Lester Elsey by 97 points with Ronnie Heyar seven points behind Elsey.

Sean Perry won the Mini Stock Main Event. This was his second win of the season, and he beat multi-time champion Tom Davis to do it. Also in the field were point leader Clayton Croman, Tony Quinonez and Chase Retzloff, who was making his first start. Croman and leads Perry by 34 points in the championship battle.

For information on what's happening at the track next, go to the Orland Raceway Facebook page.

Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
George Steitz Big Kahuna Freedom Series Round 3
IMCA Modifieds
Jim Pettit II

Buddy Kniss
Aaron Crowell
Nick DeCarlo
Josh Combs
Anthony Slaney
Bobby Motts Jr
Jeff Browne
Mitch Machado
Matthew Hagio
Jake Dewsbury
Nick Caughman Jr

IMCA Sport Modifieds
KC Keller
Trevor Clymens
Jimmy Ford
Chuck Golden
Mike Merritt
Scott Foster
Kevin Brown
Jake Mallet
Dylan Connelly
Jason Ryan Jr
Matt Pitts
Jonathan Hagio
Gavin Espino
Todd Gomez
Joe Salvi
Kenny Shrader
Justin Parr
Joseph Pato
Haley Gomez
Cody Bryan
Fred Ryland

Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks
Kenneth Robles
Larry McKinzie Jr
Charlie Bryant
Lori Brown
Jonny Walsh
Vigna Anthony
Megan Ponciano
Jess Paladino
Michael Mates
Emilie Bryant

IMCA Stock Car
Fred Ryland
Loren DeArmond
Travis Dutra
Rob Gallaher
Brock Hamilton
Joe Gallaher
Jason Robles
Renn Bane
Jason Jennings
Patti Ryland
Dan Gonderman
Stephen Streeter


Southern Oregon Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
Fourth Annual R Charles Snyder Salute
Sweet Tea IMCA Modifieds
A Main
Jacob Hobscheidt
Troy Foulger
Bricen James
Jesse Williamson
Collen Winebarger
Mark Wauge
Darrell Hughes II
Rob Sanders
Zach Fettinger
Jesse Bailey
Jeffrey Hudson
Matt Duste
John Campos
Curtis Towns

Chris Nieman
Craig Cassell
Steve Pemberton
Nick Trenchard
Derick Young
Jon Debenedetti
Chance Hyser

B Main 1
Zach Fettinger
Chris Nieman
Ray Kniffen Jr
Paul Rea
Nevin Kennemore
Dave Duste J
Kevin Hanson
Todd Hermosillo
Robert Robles
Joe Wood
Jeremy Crebs
Duane Orsburn DNS

B Main 2
John Campos
Jon Debenedetti
James Welshonse
Jeremy Ohlde
Craig Cassell
Steve Borror
Scott Foreman
Mark Gaylord
Boyd Murchison
Nevin Kennemore
Mark Carrel
Jeff White

Dusty's Transmission IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jordan Braaten
Matt Sanders
Dustin Comer
Ryan Peery
Isaac Sanders
Tyler Rodgers
Mike Medel
Merissa Henson
Chance Gordan
Jesse Merriman
Billy Richey
Jacob Hoppes
Branden Wilson
Steven Sanders
Austin Petray
Jace Wright
Bart Foster
Dwayne Melvin
Craig Nieman

CD Architects Late Models
Rich McCoy
Bob Dees
John Duffie
Skipper Klimcheck


Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
American Stocks
Kody Sly
Daryl Mealer
Nick Spainhoward
Andrew Johnston
Steve Johnson
Jr Daves
James Williams
Danny Smith
Tara Childress
Mason Conway
Antony Sly
Brock Crawford
Carson Conway
Tyler Weeks

Hobby Stocks
Ricky Childress Jr
Stephen Johnson
Don Mead
Rick Henderson
Aaron Bruce
Jacob Hughes
Justin Tuey
Nick Coffman
marcus Wankum
Brooke Cimental
Jimmy Irwin
Johnny Wood
Teena Johnson
Kevin Irwin
Dylan Wilson
Taylor Marchant
James Cornelius DNS

Mini Stocks
David Wolford Jr
Gene Glover
Josie Robinson
Jose Rosales
Clinton Massey
Jason Cook
Jason Cook Jr
Brayden Jamar
Chistopher Jackson
Zach Herod
Cory Mata
Clint Duncan
Brandon Wolford
Jordon Brown
Taylor Brard
Skylar Corellla

Jay's Mobile Welding Service Tri State Pro Stocks
Justin Crockett
Chris Smith
Rich Benman
Robby Sawyer
Frank Nyback
Jeff Olschowka
David King Jr
Richard Brace Jr
Matt Kile
Peter Coberley
Jerry Stewart
Bill Hall
Ryan Smith
Brent Lawrence
Richard Vander Ploeg
Brady Bell
Blane Hill

Hardtops
Travis Mason
Kelly Mason
Jason Denman
Scott Rogers
Tyler Weeks
Tyler Lynam


Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Brody Montgomery
Wayne Butler
Braden Fugate

Sportsman Late Models
Ryan Emry
Jacob Emery
Josh Kralicek
john mcneil
John Player

Street Stocks
Seth Christian
Toby McIntyre
Steve Dubisar
Loren McIntyre
Ken Fox
Daniel Land
Leroy Rockwell
Josh Bearden
Brad Dubisar
Jesse McIntyre
Peyton Reigard
Joseph Wilson

Mini Outlaws
Jason Kellam
Scott Beaudoin
mike beaudoin
Nick Ford
kevin Black
Jamie Daniels
Matthew Emry
Nicole Emry
Stephanie Nix
Tristen Davison
Jim Van Loon

Hornets
Hannah Robison
Kris Parker
Seth Christian
Steven Parker
Nick Ford
St Hill
alexis baker
Penny Moloso
Isaac Stere

JR Stingers
Madilynn Hardy-Ashley
Griff Smith
Tallon Dubisar
Eli Luckman
Cameron Metzgus
Alex Butler
Tucker dubisar
Tanner dubisar
Anthony Hoggatt
Eli Barrier

OTRO Hardtops

Heat Race
Nick Mehrer
MARK MINTER
CHRIS MEHRER
bill trotter
Dillon Roark
larry mudge
spencer hillmic


Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
SODCA Dwarf Cars
Josh King
Kalvin Morton
Devin Lahorgue
Chad Cardoza
Brock Peters
Jason Robustelli
Reggie Ayres
Fred Hay
Mike Gergel
Colby Bergquist

Mini Stocks
Ashtin Hedges
kristopher mix
Quintyn Ericks
Logan McKnight
Michael Knuckles
Marilyn Yawnick
Connor Franklin

Kassidy Wilkinson

Jalopies
Kade Bernstein
JJ Smith
Karl Bernstein
Terry Alford
Marilyn Yawnick

FWD Sports Compacts
Bryan Brandt
Rob Innes
Milo Innes
JR Brandt


Barona Speedway Park Unofficial Race Results September 4
IMCA Sport Compact
Dustin Wood
Edward Finger
David Hunt
Enzo Deckers
Maci Constance
Wynona Ragland
Zackery Conyers
Lucas Heimpel
Benjamin Pendleton

Street Stocks
Denis Taylor
Jayson Aldridge
Sunny Trent
Paul Dyke
Dale Erwin
Scott Duffy
Perry Humphries
Dan Burakowski
jashua wipperman
Chris Laff

Pony Stock
Denis Taylor
Jayden Medina
Lucas Vanderstaay
Wraymond Schott
Robert Minnick
Ariana Brown

Pure Stock
Curtis Reiter
Rick Eicksteadt
Rusty Staley
David Hunt
Dave Evangelou
Mike Rebello
Michael Rumbaugh
Jeff Grill
Chris Wilder
Tiffany Crow
Mike Wolfe
Thomas Soper
Rick Chavez
Greg Perry
Rick Schnereger
Brandon Jesina
Jayson Aldridge
Joe Malone
Nicole carleton

Dwarf Car
Darren Brown
Robert Peters
Mikey Hall
Mike Tobiason
Devin Kelly
John Isabella
Steve Kapaun
CJ Marin
Britney Sandoval
Tommy Crow
Damon Sheets
John Bridger

Junior Sprints
Gage Baldwin
Caleb Scholl
Noah Dalton San
Taylin Baldwin
Cody Benker
Landon Dalton

Masters Mini Dwarfs
Brody Lopez
Tyler Warner
Kelly Weitzel
Jacob Manalo
Jaxon Willey
Declan Sypolt
Oliver Schenk
Kellen O'Connor
Jacob Novak
Kylee Hodgin
Nathan Manalo
Kali Bailey
Danielle Friel DNS

Sportsman Mini Dwarfs
Brysen Byford
Cam Baldwin
Cody Isabella
Shelby Deckers
Zach Dalton
Jackson Reiter
Kaiden Johnson
Melanie Ross
Colton Murphy

Mini Late Models
Lyle Askren
Matt Malcolm
Nic Savaglio
Bill Lemkuil
Kenny Groves
KJ Goodwin
Gilbert Madrid


Silver Dollar Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
Louie Vermeil Classic KWS Night #1
KWS/NARC 410 Sprints
A Main
Results are not official
1     #41 Dominic Scelzi
2     #29 Willie Croft
3     #17W Shane Golobic
4     #0 Kyle Hirst
5     #37 Mitchell Faccinto
6     #42X Tim Kaeding
7     #88N D.J. Netto
8     #38B Blake Carrick
9     #16A Colby Copeland
10     #26 Billy Aton
11     #88 Austin McCarl
12     #57 Justin Sanders
13     #98 Sean Watts
14     #83V Sean Becker
15     #21X Michael Ing
16     #2 J.J Ringo
17     #7 Carson Short    
18     #46JR Joel Myers Jr        
19     #38N Mark Tabor Jr
20     #56 Ryan Robinson
21     #69 Bud Kaeding
22     #92 Andy Forsberg
23     #21 Corey Day
24     #5J Kalib Henry    

B Main
Results are not official
1     #5J Kalib Henry    
2     #21 Corey Day
3     #42X Tim Kaeding
4     #88 Austin McCarl
5     #38N Mark Tabor Jr
6     #26 Billy Aton
7     #55A Angelo Cornet
8     #09S Geoffrey Strole
9     #12J John Clark

USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
Main Event
Results are not official
1     #17 Carson Short    
2     #1 Damion Gardner
3     #92 Austin Williams
4     #17W Ryan Bernal
5     #73 Tony Gomes
6     #91R Brody Roa
7     #44 Cody Williams
8     #8M Chase Johnson
9     #4G Chris Gansen
10     #47 Charles Davis Jr
11     #8 Kaleb Montgomery
12     #5X Tommy Malcolm
13     #12 Jarrett Soares
14     #1$ Nate Schank
15     #17V Danny Faria Jr
16     #28M Matt McCarthy
17     #5W Logan Williams
18     #29T Ryan Timmons
19     #51 Shane Hopkins                
20     #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr
21     #2 Trevor Schmid
22     #33 Kaleb Henry
23     #2SB Jake Morgan

BillsJerky.com Semi Main
Results are not official
1     #73 Tony Gomes    
2     #51 Shane Hopkins
3     #2SB Jake Morgan
4     #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr
5     #17V Danny Faria Jr    
6     #5X Tommy Malcolm
7     #5W Logan Williams
8     #72 Austin Grabowski
9     #51X Gary Paulson
10     #1S Sheldon Moniz
11     #77 Denny McNary
12     #3F Daniel Whitley        
13     #98 Verne Sweeney
14     #5 Cody Smith
15     #4 Tony Richards 

Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
ISCS Sprint Cars
Camden Robustelli
Kinzer Cox
Tyrell Mead
Justin Lemon
Steven Snawder
Brett McGhie
Johnny Burke
Kyle Adams
Mike Griffith
Tim Minter

Late Models
Rob Campos
Chuck Christian
Mike Peters
Mike Taylor
Rob Williams
Willie Sutton
Garrett Smith
Randy Barley

IMCA Sport Compacts
Andrew Langan
Michael Kennerly
Kerry Cooper
Brad Martin
KC Scott
Brent Wells
Theran Trissell
Bruce Miller
Phil Cummins
Jim Simmons
Cole Trissell


Willamette Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
SUPER LATE MODELS
THOMAS HUNZINKER
JOHN DUTY
ROB MAYEA
JEFF RASH
MCLAIN BEAUDOIN
JORDAN WRIGHT
DARREN COFFELL
STEVE MOORE
MARK THOMPSON
JOEY TANNER
TREVOR GLASSER
SONNY MODAFF
ALEX EMRY
SEAN DEFOREST
GLENN HACKNEY
STACEY KREGER
JAMES SLOVER
ED ROLES
KENT EMRY
ROB CAMPOS

SPORTSMAN
AARON BLOOM
RAY BLOOM
GARRETT CRAIG
TREVOR MACKEY
JAMES SLOVER
ALEX EMRY
JODY TANNER
KENT EMRY
MIKE LAVERDY
LOREN KRUESI
DAVID BENNETT
WES ROLES
1
ROGER BELL
JEFF DAVIS
GREG SCHELLHORN

STREET STOCKS
DAKOTA GODARD
SAM POTTER
JJ IRVINE
MICHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH
JODY TANNER
PHIL LOOVVORN
DOM CONTI
TROY CHAMBERLIN
CHASE BARNES
MIKE SWAIM
ERIC JOHNSON
LOREN KRUESI
DOUG SCOTT
ROWDY SHINKLE
KEVIN SCOFFIELD

IMCA SPORT MODIFIED
AARON BLOOM
GREG SCHELLHORN
TREVOR POINTS
DALTON BLOOM
RAY BLOOM
JUSTIN RYKER
GARRET CRAIG
CODY HAMILTON
MIKE LAVERDY
ROGER BELL
CHUCK WHITMORE

SUPER SPORTS
GREG HENRICHS
TRENT CUSTER
STEVE MOORE
TERRY SANDERS
DAVE MLLER
JAMES SLOVER 
SHANE DAVIS
HENRY YOUNG DQ
STEVE PIEFER DQ

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
OPIE DONALDSON
REX ECKLEY
ANDREW WRIGHT
BODIE SHINKLE
TREVOR BURTON 

Sunset Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 4
Doug Walters Classic Night 1
Adventist Health Street Stocks
Arnie Case
Frank Elwess
Tanner Bridges
Robby Evans
Brian Fitzpatrick
Ron Prevost
Benny Sauter
Rod Lowe
Mike Fitzpatrick
Joey Tardio
Kendall Lee
Robert Summerhalder

IMCA Modifieds
Trevor LaBarge
Greg Walters
Jake Mayden
Kristi Somers
Rick Graham

IMCA Stock Cars
Donald Schott
Jeremy Brookshire
P.J. Humphrey
Robert Jenner
Jerry Schram

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jeff Brookshire
Chris Hallberg
Zach Riehl
Tanner Krohling
Michael Melton

IMCA Sport Compacts
Brayden Brookshire
Victoria Chandler
Barry Cannon
Kimmy Cannon
John Cardwell


Hermiston Raceway Unofficial Race Results September 4
Open Wheel Thunder
NSRA Sprints Cars
Rick Brown Super Shoe
Cory Lockwood
Randy Dubois
Colton Nelson
Kyle Alberding
Rob Grice
tom bierman
Tony Offut
Bryan Warf
Chloe Hudson
don kundra
Rally Root
Kyle Secord

WESCO Sprint Cars
Chloe Hudson
don k
Tom Bierman
Kyle Secord
Duane Hallgren Jr
Adam Smith
John Hill
Russell Root
x x
Rally Root

Speedtour Modifieds
Andrew Richardson
Shelby Stroebel
Donovan Barr
Dalton Cristiani
Wyatt King
Larry Hull
Eric Hector
Dylan Caldwell
Rosalee Weller
Bart Hector Jr

Hornets
Thomas Stevens
Karen Pitzer
Travis Bonney
Kris Marlow
Jessica Hoffman
Craig Jensen
David Knowles
Colton Fisher
Jerad Larson
Phillip Love
Tristain Trujilio
Sarah Hodgson
Justus Zamudio
Sean Zieske
Michael Bess
Linkin Zamudio
Breana Macken
Hank Smith 

Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 5
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Matt Sanders
Ryan Peery
Travis Peery
Isaac Sanders
Ryder Boswell
Trevor Tiffee
Mike Jones
Jace Wright
Chance Gordan
Briley Keele
Colt Boswell
Steven Sanders

SODCA Dwarf Cars
Kalvin Morton
Josh King
Brock Peters
Jason Robustelli
Devin Lahorgue
Fred Hay
Reggie Ayres
Rob Gergel
Travis Gergel
Mitch Sheeler

Mini Stocks
Ashtin Hedges
kristopher mix
Connor Franklin
Michael Knuckles
Quintyn Ericks
Marilyn Yawnick
Logan McKnight

FWD Sports Compacts
Bryan Brandt
Rob Innes
JR Brandt
Amanda Faith
Gabriel Armstrong
Ryan David


Sunset Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 5
Doug Walters Classic Night 2
IMCA Modifieds
Craig Cassell
Jeffrey Hudson
Greg Walters
Jake Mayden
Trevor Labarge
Rick Graham
Kristi Somers

Adventist Health Street Stocks
Joey Tardio
Robert Summerhalder
Rod Lowe
Frank Elwess
Kendall Lee
Robby Evans
Tanner Bridges
Ron Prevost

IMCA Stock Cars
Donald Schott
Jerry Schram
Jeremy Brookshire
Tony Catalano
Marc Ferrar
PJ Humphrey

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Zach Riehl
Trevor Points
Jeff Brookshire

IMCA Sport Compacts
Brayden Brookshire
Victoria Chandler
Barry Cannon
Kimberly Cannon


Hermiston Raceway Unofficial Race Results September 5
NWSLMS Atomic 125 Main
Results are not official
1     #22 Jason Jefferson
2     #55 Haeden Plybon
3     #23 Corey Allard
4     #64 Garrett Evans
5     #17 Max Schroeder
6     #1 Alan Cress
7     #84 Colton Nelson
8     #7 Bryce Bezanson
9     #24 Tristan Haider
10     #93 Dave Garber
11     #94 Aston Cristiani
12     #27 Derek Ball
13     #70 Dale Wennerberg
14     #96 Aubree Christiani
15     #40 Dylan Caldwell
16     #3b Ken Bonney
17     #33 Christopher Kalsch
18     #38 Chad Hinkle    
19     #15 Jim Franklin
20     #88 Jeff Mullins

Street Stocks
Bart Hector Jr
Terry Lydell
Jeff Hector
Rich Peters
Justin Gage
Jake Dudney
Luke Klingenberg
Donnie Martin
Ed Vaughn
Shawn Lester
Kevin Gregerson

Legend Cars
Brock Denney
Levie Jones
Larry Badoux
Trace Thompson
Garrett Poyner
Kyle Lang
Cole Alton
Steve Bervin
Randy Copeland
Bryce Denney
Bill Kik
Donnie Gist
Blake Gettman
Scott Dawson
Kellen Dean

Mini Stock
Keaten Tarr
Mike Savage
Meridith Thompson
Sid White
Kedric Preston
Ken Thompson
Ron Wilbur


Silver Dollar Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 5
Louie Vermeil Classic Night #2
USAC/CRA Wingless Sprint Cars
Feature Event
Results are not official
1     #1 Damion Gardner
2     #47 Charles Davis Jr
3     #91R Brody Roa
4     #8M Chase Johnson
5     #44 Cody Williams
6     #73 Tony Gomes
7     #17V Danny Faria Jr
8     #3F Daniel Whitley
9     #51 Shane Hopkins
10     #17W Ryan Bernal
11     #5X Tommy Malcolm
12     #1$ Nate Schank
13     #4G Chris Gansen
14     #69 Ron Laplant
15     #2 Trevor Schmid
16     #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr
17     #12 Jarrett Soares
18     #51X Gary Paulson
19     #17 Carson Short
20     #92 Austin Williams
21     #5W Logan Williams
22     #29T Ryan Timmons
23     #8 Kaleb Montgomery

BillsJerky.com Semi Main
Results are not official
1     #8 Kaleb Montgomery
2     #5W Logan Williams
3     #51X Gary Paulson
4     #12 Jarrett Soares
5     #51T Eddie Tafoya Jr
6     #1$ Nate Schank
7     #98 Verne Sweeney
8     #2SB Jake Morgan
9     #4G Chris Gansen
10     #5 Cody Smith
11     #26R Ryan Owens
12     #25 Chris Muraoka
13     #85 Nathan Johnson
14     #72 Austin Grabowski
15     #28M Matt McCarthy

KWS/NARC 410 Sprints
A Main
Results are not official
1     #57 Justin Sanders
2     #0 Kyle Hirst
3     #41 Dominic Scelzi
4     #17W Shane Golobic
5     #83T Tanner Carrick
6     #42X Tim Kaeding
7     #7 Carson Short
8     #21 Corey Day
9     #69 Bud Kaeding
10     #16A Colby Copeland
11     #53 Jesse Attard
12     #56 Ryan Robinson
13     #46JR Joel Myers Jr
14     #83V Sean Becker
15     #26 Billy Aton
16     #98 Sean Watts
17     #55A Angelo Cornet
18     #88 Austin McCarl
19     #38B Blake Carrick
20     #29 Willie Croft
21     #88N D.J. Netto
22     #37 Mitchell Faccinto
23     #2 J.J Ringo    
25     #21X Michael Ing

B Main
Results are not official
1     #88 Austin McCarl
2     #7 Carson Short
3     #55A Angelo Cornet
4     #2 J.J Ringo
5     #93 Stephen Ingraham
6     #38N Mark Tabor Jr
7     #12J John Clark
8     #09S Geoffrey Strole
9     #33 Dylan Bloomfield

Delta Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 5
Jr Sprints
Brody Rubio
Hayden Stepps
Braxon Vasconcellos
Blayden Graham
Levi Osborne
Josiah Vega
Briggs Davis
Vito Cancilla
Bradley Anderson
McKenna Morgan
Dean Skrifvars
Nathan Fernandez
Jackson Tardiff
Maya Mauldin

Restricted
A Main
Jett Barnes
Teagan Moles
Isabel Barnes
Kyle Fernandez
Andrew Smith
Caden Gotelli
Austin Wood
Taylor Mayhew
Deegan Irey
Lucas Johnson
Colton Key
Madelyn Gjerness
Lucas Mauldin
Triton OBrien
Vito Celli
Cash Lovenburg
Jayden Huppert
Kennzzie Brown
Kellan Harper
Nathan Ward

B Main
Nathan Ward
Kellan Harper
Kennzzie Brown
Jayden Huppert
Vito Celli
Peyton Whitehouse
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Cierra Wullenwaber
Angie Cravotta
Mickelina Monico
Jordan Mast

Non Wing
Main Event
Caden Sarale
Dan Mognaga
Robbie Lewis
Austin Torgerson
Jeffery Pahule
Tim Vaught
Austin Stone
JJ Loss
Evan Dixon
Austin Taborski
Mariah Ede
Dominic Gorden
Reilee Phillips
Broedy Graham
Mattix Salmon
Colin Kirb
Jake Smith
Drew Laeber
Ashton Torgerson
Brandon Carey
Devin Osanna
TJ Smith

B Main 1
Broedy Graham
Drew Laeber
Devin Osanna
Sage Bordenave
Jayden Bartlett
Edward Avila
Josh Hurley
Zacary Brooks
Adam Elbert
Nick Vanatta

B Main 2
Brandon Carey
Dominic Gorden
Reilee Phillips
Brandon Riveira
Mitchel Moles
Dalton Hill
Travis Sullivan
Brandon Alvarado
Steve Bettanini

Super 600s
Main Event
Mitchel Moles
Nate Matherly
Raio Salmon
Logan Trevino
Nikko Panella
Mattix Salmon
Caden Sarale
Caeden Steele
Ashton Torgerson
Mariah Ede
Gauge Garcia
Jeffery Pahule
Hailey Wood
JJ Loss
Dominic Carter
Caden Stoll
James Andrichuk
Dominic Gorden
Cole Schroeder
Cody Key

B Main
Gauge Garcia
Dominic Carter
James Andrichuk
Caden Stoll
Cole Schroeder
Tyler Chamorro
Colton Huelsmann
Brett McColloch
Rylee Whitehouse
Alex Panella
Ron Singh
Dalton Parreira
Austin Torgerson
Devon Courtnier DNS

 

 

Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results September 5
Late Models
Rob Campos
Thomas Hunziker
Mike Peters
Chuck Christian
Mark Thompson
Willie Sutton
Rob Williams
Randy Barley
Scott Kelley

ISCS Limited Sprints
Kinzer Cox
Camden Robustelli
Johnny Burke
Justin Lemon
Brett McGhie
David Lyons
Tim Minter
Brian Crockett
Kyle Adams

IMCA Sport Compact
Ray Bloom
Madilynn Hardy-Ashley
Jack Vicari
Kerry Cooper
Andrew Langan
Brent Wells
Brad Martin
Bruce Miller
Cole Trissell
Theran Trissell
Phil Cummins
Michael Kennerly

 

 

Ventura Raceway Unofficial Race Results August 28

VRA Senior Sprints

Rick Hendrix

Joey Bishop

Chris Meredith

Greg Badgewell

Tom Stephens Sr

Wally Pankratz

VRA Dwarf Cars

Trent Morley

Mike Lewis

Shane Linenburger

Scotty Preast

Dominic Maldonado

John Alonso

Evan Jonker

Jeff Brink

Brian Fitzgerald

Tom Morley

Daniel Peters

Jason Horton

IMCA Modifieds

Trevor Fitzgibbon

Austin Rodarte

Dave Phipps

Jack Parker

Sam Garvin

Mike Stanford

Scott Olsen

Dennis Eckert

Heath Morton

Aaron Rodarte

Tim Labrake

WMR Midgets

D.J. Freitas

Blake Bower

Cory Brown,

Tyler Dolacki

Randi Pankratz

Kala Keliinoi

David Prickett

Megan Moorhead

Joey Bishop

Kyle Hawse

Todd Hawse

Mike Long

Kyle Huttenhow

IMCA Mod Lites

Zach Forster

Cade Lewis

J.D. Brown

Phil Barrow

A.J. Whisler

Tim Varney

Candi Varney

Colby Lewis

Parker Cherry

Dave Dotson

Jeff Thompson

Gary Dewitt

Shane Balser

NMRA TQ Midgets

West Evans

Chuck West

David Perry

Scott Niven

Chris Thomas

Bruce Hiroshima

California Lightning Sprints

Eric Greco

James Turnbull

A J Bender

Jeff Dyer

Aiden Lange

Trevor Ballou

David Gasper

Cody Nigh

Dominic Del Monte

Rudy Padilla

Pat Kelley

Jon Robertson

Don Hart

The Editor's Viewpoint

Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end to Summer, although technically it officially ends about three weeks later. It's a time when people will head for a vacation. These days, people have to think long and hard about things like that given what's going on in the world. Recent years have seen some race tracks back away from trying to host events on the big weekend, but other tracks will take a shot at it. Last weekend had some interesting things happen for sure.

The big elephant in the room right now is that we are hearing of more people testing positive for covid-19 within the community. Some people aren't reporting any major symptoms, just that they tested positive. However, a few people are in the fight of their lives. I'm not going to analyze every situation, and I don't really want to go off on this subject. The only reason I bring it up is because of the way it impacts the sport that we cover here on this blog. It's a time of uncertainty, and I don't blame people for being a bit scared. Fear is being pumped through the airwaves every day.

I wish I could give you a positive update on Stephanie Deatherage or Justin Evans. I don't have much new to report. Things were starting to sound good about Stephanie, but updates from her husband Ben Deatherage haven't sounded so good in the last few days. The only thing I can tell you is to say a prayer for all of these people. I don't know how you feel about it, but I do believe prayer helps if it's from the heart. We have a few people who have just announced they've tested positive, although it didn't sound as bad for them. Pray that it won't get bad for them.

I don't know how this will affect the sport as summer ends. Oregon won't be doing much racing beyond the first week of October that I know of. The numbers are going up, and I'm hearing discussions about whether fans should even be allowed in the stadium to watch Oregon Ducks games. It may be that the final checkered flag drops just in time as the tracks may not face those restrictions. Other than the mask requirement, people can come if they want with no other restrictions. Given the situation that's happening, I don't blame people who choose not to go. These are decisions the individual needs to make for themselves. 

Southern Oregon Speedway took center stage for me this past weekend for obvious reasons. I always believed when I came up here that the R Charles Snyder Salute would be a good race for that track, and Mike McCann believed it as well. The love shown for that man, who meant so much to the community, is obvious. The covid-19 situation impacted last weekend when his son Travis Snyder was unable to be there as he had been diagnosed positive. I don't know how sick Travis is. He gave us updates from bed as he watched from home, but I know it was heartbreaking for him to have to miss this race. When I got to meet him and tell him we were planning to do this race, it was obvious how much it meant to him. 

There were other positive cases in Medford. Work had been ongoing during the week on the little track as they wanted to have two Outlaw Kart races running simultaneously with the big track. Unfortunately, they had enough positive cases among people who help make the show happen that they were forced to cancel. They had no replacements who were willing to step up at the last minute to do it. Though they've had a big moment or two this year and have worked their magic on the little track, this year has also been a mixed bag for the little track. They are going to attempt to have more races before the year is up, so we'll see how it goes.

They didn't have nearly the car count for this race that we had under Mike McCann in 2018 or 2019. Car counts on those nights were bigger than anything else that had been seen there in about a decade, which is something I am proud of. The new management team put their schedule out late, and they tried to be mindful of what other schedules were booked. This hurt them when it came to this race since they couldn't book the IMCA Sport Modifieds in the support role the way we had done it. They didn't want to step on Yreka. For his part, Siskiyou Golden Speedway Promoter Kevin Barba decided two weeks prior to this race to pull the Sport Modifieds from Saturday and let Medford have them.

The problem was the late move didn't enable Southern Oregon Speedway to have nearly the car count they could have had. You can use the PSM Sport Modified Challenge race in July as the barometer. They had over 40 cars and had plenty of time to promote that deal. You're virtually guaranteed the same sort of number for this race if you have the time to properly promote it. However, I know they were happy to get the 26 cars they had on Friday and the 19 they had on Saturday. Before I talk about the Modified race, a quick observation. This has to do with the idea that you don't need to pack the pits with other divisions for a race like this. 

The late Clair Arnold had a term for what we did at Southern Oregon Speedway for this race. He called it a bonanza. This is where you have big numbers in the pits and it's profitable for the track. That's the reason most promoters will throw in everything but the kitchen sink sometimes. Do you need that when you're running a blowout IMCA Modified race for $7,007 to win? There is that concern that you won't get the car count, because we just don't know how many Modifieds will show up these days. If you know for certain you're getting at least 40 cars, the answer is no. The reason is obvious. 

With the big money on the line, fans are coming out there to watch the best Modified drivers available compete for big bucks. The format is going to give those cars plenty of racing opportunities, and you are almost guaranteed to fill a three-hour window of entertainment with just this class. When you add a bunch of other stuff, people are sometimes sitting through divisions they have no interest in watching. They came to see Modifieds. Sport Modifieds might fit the bill because it's another Modified class, although there are some people who would say they aren't needed either. I can make a case for the two divisions running the show alone. I'm not saying we had it wrong with the way we did the program, because we didn't. However, you can make a case that less is more.

I will make the case that they got about the same car count for the increase in purse money as they would have gotten for the $5,000 to win and $250 minimum to start that we were offering. There really should be 60 cars for the increase they put up, but that's a tall order these days. They caught a break when Cottage Grove Speedway and Willamette Speedway did not book Modifieds on top of them, which is something we didn't get in 2019. That netted them to 42 cars, which I would call the minimum number needed to call it a success. They got adequate driver support, and they had a nice crowd on Saturday night. This occurred despite the heavy smoke they had on both nights.

Honestly, I can't say too much negative about the weekend they just had. The show went well, and it was maybe their most successful promotion of the year. The other thing to consider is they got this show done before 11:00 pm. When's the last time you could say Main Event night on Labor Day weekend was done before 11:00? It rarely happens in Medford, because there's usually something going on there that keeps it from happening. It seems like every time you try to run a big show at that track, you're almost guaranteed to go late. It did go to midnight on Friday night, so there is that. Still, the Modifieds lived up to their headlines status.

I want to sit down and adequately write my thoughts about the Siskiyou Golden Speedway situation. I wrote something a month or so ago that I need to go over for possible publishing, and I don't want to dwell on the subject of the track in this column. What Kevin Barba did in dropping the Sport Modifieds on Saturday was a nice gesture, although it ultimately didn't matter that much. If he had stuck with the class, the only driver who would have had to make a choice would have been Ryan Peery. Do you want to win the Yreka championship, or do you want to take a shot at winning $1,000 in Medford? I'm not saying Yreka would have had a big car count on Saturday, because I don't know that they would have gotten to 10 cars. A half a dozen or maybe eight was not only possible, but likely.

The problem when you're struggling to get a double-digit turnout in anything is that you will take six of anything to get the numbers up. So, six Sport Modifieds would have been something else for the fans who came out to watch. The Dwarf Cars might have been a bit overbooked since they were scheduled there a week earlier. The real problem is the same with the Outlaw Pro Stocks. There are certain drivers who just don't want to go to Yreka, but they'll be in Medford if the class is booked there. However, Yreka can usually get a double digit turnout, and the Dwarf Cars provided that on both nights. The Mini Stocks nearly got there on Saturday and also delivered a good show. Both the Jalopies and the Hornets had five.

I will say they made the best of a challenging situation on Saturday. From a financial standpoint, I don't know how much they lost given the fact that they weren't running divisions that required a big purse. On Sunday, the Jalopies took a break and the IMCA Sport Modifieds delivered a dozen cars for $1,000 to win. They had some good racing all around. Even if the car count wasn't spectacular, it was still a good show overall, and I'm glad the track was able to have that. 

I do like the fact that management is finally looking at establishing a division with some growth potential. I'm not saying people are going to flock there for Hornets, but I do think it's a division that can get to double digit car count in a short time and give the fans more entertainment for their dollar. You have some Eureka Roadrunner guys that are interested in doing some dirt track racing. That was the genesis of this movement. The track has listed point standings for these guys, who will be back on September 25th. Another positive indicator is the fact that they got their first local driver in the field on Sunday. From the video footage I saw, it looked like they were entertaining.

Yreka will have the oldest race on their schedule this Saturday, the Bo Hittson Memorial. I don't know that the IMCA Sport Modifieds, who are running a non-point race, will have a huge purse. However, this is an option for people to go racing if they want, joined once again by the Outlaw Pro Stocks and the Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars. I'm not sure if the Jalopies will be there, although JJ and Karl sometimes have their cars ready for races you don't see listed on the schedule. This night is about remembering Bo, who was a police officer killed in the line of duty in the 1970s. He raced Stock Cars there. It's also the 20th anniversary of what happened on 9/11, and the track will remember that in a salute to our first responders.

Southern Oregon Speedway made an announcement on Friday for the Cameron James Memorial CD Architects Late Model race. It was reported as $4,000 to win, $1,500 for second and on down to a minimum of $250 to start. Cameron was part of the Massey family, and it's Massey Construction night at the races. They have multiple Late Models. I don't disagree with having a special race, although the numbers are not so good here. However, if they had waited to put this on September 25th along with the scheduled Cascade Wingless Sprint Car show, they might have had a better chance to promote it and get more cars. As is, Saturday night is the point season finale for the Late Models, Limited Sprints, Mini Stocks and Rapp Racing Late Model Lites.

With the uncertainty over the future of Calistoga Speedway, promoters of the Louie Vermeil Memorial race did not want to go two years without having this big event. It was announced that Chico Promoter Dennis Gage was hosting the race there this year. My hope Is that they figure this stuff out in Calistoga and keep the historic half-mile dirt oval alive. I understand some sort of negotiations are resuming regarding the property, and I'm hoping it will work out. I can't tell you whether it will or won't, but having this venue open for a half-dozen or so special big events each year is important. There aren't many tracks on the West Coast like this one.

I didn't love the idea of the Louie Vermeil race going to Chico, but this was the way to keep the continuity going. You can do a lot worse than having a race for Sprint Cars at Chico. The double bill featured the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars and NARC/KWS Winged 410 Sprint Cars, and both divisions paid $5,000 to win on each night. They also had very nice looking trophies with the likeness of Louie on them. These are definitely trophies that the winners will want on their mantle. They delivered over 30 cars for each class, so the fans were guaranteed plenty of racing. It looks like the grandstands were at least half full, which isn't too bad these days.

I don't know that the track conditions were conducive to much passing in the Main Event on Saturday. It wasn't exactly a thriller, and quite a few of the Winged 410 Sprint Cars flipped during the night. You pretty much had Dom Scelzi start on the front and lead all the way in the Winged 410 Sprint Cars, while Carson Short did the same in the Wingless Sprint Car class. Track prep went on during the night and produced a much better racing surface on Sunday. This meant fans would be seeing a lot of passing in both Main Events and a little bit of drama as well. It gave the people something to talk about.

I don't want to rehash what was witnessed in the Wingless Sprint Cars on Sunday. The post race interview with the winner was a bit colorful. He used language that was probably not appropriate for kids, but this will happen sometimes when you stick a microphone in somebody's face and they are a little bit amped up at the time. He was not happy with one of the guys he was racing with, and I don't think it necessarily stemmed from just that night. Put it this way, I don't think the other driver ran him rough, although there might be a debate about whether he attempted to pass him before the cone on a restart. That's a very close call there, but the officials didn't make any calls on that.

My main issue is that I'd like to know when you actually cross a line with rough driving and need to be dealt with. I get that officials want to let the drivers sort it out on the race track, and bumping happens sometimes. There's also a finesse way you do it where the guy you pass may not be thrilled with you, but you didn't flat out knock them out of the way. In this case, the winner clearly bumped the guy in front of him when he couldn't execute a clean pass a lap earlier. He was just frustrated by that, I suppose. It's not that the guy leading had roughed him up, although he might have been a little unhappy about the cone situation. 

I just think that at a point officials have to make that call. You can't just have drivers knocking each other out of the way and calling it good. Otherwise, everybody in the field will decide at some point that they might want to knock the guy out of the way in front of them to get the win. Some racers might have the integrity to accept second if getting first means running that guy a little dirty, but others will have no issues at all. In the post race interview, the winner clearly said that he felt calls weren't being made, and he didn't like it. He as much as admitted what he did it to the guy in front of him and had no remorse for it. At what point do officials need to make a call? I think it's fair to ask that at a time like this.

I don't want to get into a long thing about the WRA Vintage Sprint Cars, but I think that when you have open cockpit cars you need to clearly define that you are not racing. It's not even an exhibition race. It's more of an exhibition. I know that the BCRA Vintage Midgets will sometimes stage something that almost resembles a race, but the drivers know each other pretty well and they know when and where to make certain moves. We had three caged Sprint Cars racing very hard for the lead, and they came up on a slower car with an open cage. Two guys saw him and split him, and the other guy slid into him. It's a good thing he took evasive actions at the last minute.

I know WRA has actually had some fatalities at the track, and at some point you understand that you don't want to push it. Fans came out there to watch some exciting Winged and Wingless Sprint Car racing, and I'm not sure how many people watching what the Vintage Sprint Cars did realized how close they might have been to seeing a fatality. I'd hate to think what might have happened if the guy who hit him hadn't gotten sideways to avoid serious contact. I'm not even sure the guy in the open cockpit car realized how lucky he was, although maybe he saw footage afterwards and it finally dawned on him. In short, WRA needs to make it clear that they are not racing or allow the open cockpit cars to stage exhibition laps separately while the other cars can go on and have their exhibition race. Safety needs to come first here.

The Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series continues to take major steps forward. Series Promoter Roy Bain was able to book a point race at Bakersfield Speedway on Saturday, and they delivered a solid 18 car turnout. Bakersfield fans love this type of racing. This might be a notch below the Late Models that they love, but it resembles them enough. They have Late Model drivers in this field, although their car count has dipped below 10 on the local level. The fact that they got 18 cars and some good drivers meant they got to see a show. I can't imagine Scott Schweitzer was unhappy with this, and I'm sure he'll talk to Bain about booking more races in the future.

I've communicated with Roy, and let's just say some potentially big things are in the works for this series. I'm hopeful that some of these things are going to come to fruition, and Roy will go live on the Tri State Pro Stock Series Facebook page or Up On The Bar Discussion and let everybody know specifically what's happening at the appropriate time. As it is, Roy and the group are looking forward to returning for the Bud Nationals at Bakersfield on the second weekend of October. 

When you combine the Pro Stocks with the Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, American Stocks and Kern County Hardtops they had, the fans who came out there got a good show. There was definitely lots of excitement. Scott has had a difficult time over the last couple of years, so I'm glad the promoter had a good car count and maybe made a few dollars.

I do think Antioch Speedway Promoter Chad Chadwick will have to assess whether doing a double-header Labor Day weekend event is a smart move. There are too many factors competing against you when it comes to getting fans or cars. Certainly, doing it for two days isn't easy. I know he has to get at least 30 races on the schedule, so trying to get two of them out of the weekend might have made sense at the time. However, they didn't top 60 cars on Saturday and didn't top 50 on Friday. They did pay more money than usual, although it wasn't a ridiculous sum higher. I do wonder about the Tri Track Weekend series idea, which I wrote about in the previous viewpoint column.

Again, I have to say it's nice to see newer cars coming out in the IMCA Stock Cars. There's a legitimate chance that they're going to see 20 cars show up there next year. I made the observation that they might want to let the division run last at some point, and that's what management did on Saturday. The Stock Cars matched the IMCA Modifieds with 12 cars each, while Sport Modifieds did make it into the 20s. The Hobby Stocks only had 10 for the night, so I guess nobody was interested in the added on race for more money. It was late notice, so I don't blame the guys for that. 

Antioch Speedway gets to host the Malicious Monster Truck Insanity Tour this weekend. I am not a huge fan of this type of entertainment, but I will say one thing. These people promote it right. It's got a WWE feel to it, so you're getting a show for the money you pay. I'm happy that they've actually booked other events in California in the weeks ahead. It's promotions like this one that give the Monster Trucks a good name. A week later, Antioch Speedway will be back to racing, and it's pretty much weekly all the way through October for them unless the state government starts changing things around.

I like what Petaluma Speedway did on Sunday. They've been hosting a CRA/USAC race during the Northern California swing for the past several years. It used to be Sprint Week, but other venues have dropped out, leaving the Louie Vermeil and Petaluma races. They didn't have the car count that they had in Chico. In fact, there was half the field, though it was mostly made up of CRA guys. The Dwarf Cars checked in with about 30 cars with the Super Stocks and Mini Stocks also delivering respectable turnouts for them. The show ran rapidly and got done at a decent time, which you want to do on Labor Day as people want to get back home for work the next day.

As I'm writing this, the first night of Gold Cup Week begins at Silver Dollar Speedway. Dennis Gage hasn't gotten the opportunity to do much racing in Chico this year, so I'm sure he was delighted to host the Vermeil and now this. They get four days of racing, so Petaluma Speedway has again moved to Sunday and will host the Winged 360 Sprint Cars and Wingless Spec Sprints among other classes. Rick Faeth has done a good job of reaffirming the track's commitment to the IMCA Modifieds with some nice purses at Petaluma in recent weeks. Right now, the Winged 360 Sprint Car division needs a little bit of TLC, so I hope that works out. I'll be disappointed if they don't have at least a dozen cars for this class on Sunday, and they should have more Spec Sprints in addition to the other classes.

I still can't help but wonder if a Benicia Bridge Series between Petaluma and Antioch might help divisions like this as well as the Super Stocks. The distance between the two tracks isn't that far, so getting drivers to go back and forth isn't going to be as difficult. If you had Antioch and Petaluma each hosting four or five races for the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, that takes some of the pressure off of one of the tracks to handle the whole thing. It enables them to focus on their individual races, and maybe it inspires some drivers to commit to that particular series. I could go further into the Benicia Bridge Series idea, but this thought popped into my head just now.

Cottage Grove Speedway clearly would have had a good excuse to not run anything this past weekend. They canceled the final weekend of August because of several covid-19 cases among the staff. They had to know that the Interstate Sprint Car Series hasn't been delivering good numbers and they weren't going to get much out of the Late Models given the fact that they were booked on top of Willamette Speedway's Clair Cup, which was won by Tomas Hunziker. On both nights, Cottage Grove had about 30 cars between the three divisions booked. It probably would have been easier to say they couldn't run due to covid-19 and try again next week, but how can I put them down for hosting a race?

What I will say is the Interstate Sprint Car Series needs to do a better job of promoting. I recognize that the Limited Sprint numbers are down at both Medford and Cottage Grove this year, and Coos Bay has dropped the class entirely. The two tracks have seen the class struggle to get 10 cars these days, and I'm not sure how many more will show up for the Interstate Series. 

The real problem is you don't know what's going on with the ISCS these days. They don't have a functional website, and they do a lousy job of letting people know on the Facebook page what's going on. For example, they didn't give us any updates for the two Grays Harbor Speedway Week of Speed races, and they didn't officially announce that Camden Robustelli had won that championship. I didn't discover that little tidbit until looking online and seeing an article in the Medford newspaper.

My guess is that Camden is also leading the series in the TJ Winningham car. I say guess, because no official ISCS points have been released anywhere that I know of either. It's this simple. A series has even bigger expectations than your regular deal. If you're going to promote something that's a little bit bigger than your average thing, you need a web page. People need to know all of the details, purse money and rules, results, schedule and what have you. Plus, it doesn't hurt when it comes to momentum building if you have press releases every once in a while filling people in on some of the interesting tidbits. 

I know one of the reasons that Brian Crockett and Heather Boyce took the ball and ran with it here when Dave Hibbard was the guy who got the ISCS name the attention that made it seem like a viable product again. Heather has more of a commitment to the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, but she can't get a car count there without creative booking. She's been able to prop up the class that Mike McCann started over 30 years ago, but it's not what it once was. There are young drivers in the Limited Sprints who are starting to move up, so maybe something better can happen in the future. This is one of the reasons why she refuses to raise the purse for the Limited Sprints at Cottage Grove. Want more money? Move up. I just think they need to do a better job of promoting the ISCS.

It's kind of sad to see the Late Model division drop down to three cars considering the NASCAR money they are running for at Coos Bay Speedway. However, that's where it's at right now. The other divisions are performing better, and the season wraps up this weekend. There are still a couple of specials left on the schedule, but my hope is that Drake Nelson will assess what he's doing with the Late Models and make some moves that might actually get them cars. Nobody was going to get much with the Late Models given the fact that Willamette Speedway had the Clair Cup and a 20 car field for $6,000 to win. I also like the fact that they created a very nice looking monument for one of the all-time promoting greats of Oregon, the late Clair Arnold.

There was $2,500 on the line for the Potter Memorial race at River City Speedway in St Helens, and the race laid an egg as expected. There was some talk about making just the Sunday portion of the show the money race, but obviously they didn't care whether they got a bunch of Willamette Speedway cars or not. Joey Tanner did show up on Sunday and put a whooping to the field, but I'm not sure what he got paid. Andrew Short got the overall weekend win and the $2,500 that came along with it. I do have a few thoughts when it comes to this race as I know the Potter family wants to honor their father.

The track in St Helens has a very nice scenery, and I do wonder what would happen if they had an actual promoter come in there with a vested interest in making money. The association has done admirably, although basically they are a Street Stock/Sportsman, four cylinder and Dwarf Car track. They don't have Late Models, so the Potter race might be better served as a Sportsman race. 

However, if they're going to insist on having Late Models, they need to book around whatever it is Willamette and Cottage Grove does and make it worth while for the drivers to come. Otherwise, you'll get the scraps. I am a little disappointed that a couple of cherry pickers didn't show up, although the Short family brought three cars and Nathan Augustine continued his support of this race.

It's nice to see the announcements that have been coming out regarding the Pat and Jim Pettit Memorial Dirt track Shootout that takes place at Ocean Speedway at the end of the month. More people are coming on board to support the 11th running of this special race. There are some things the drivers might want to take note of if they are planning to go. You could be in line for some special bonuses, and that includes drivers who follow the instructions and happen to win both Main Events for the weekend. Keep an eye on the race's Facebook page as well as Ocean Speedway's Facebook page. If you're a fan of this track, you'll either want to be there or watch the broadcast on pay-per-view. 

There are still going to be a few tracks not doing anything this weekend. Californian's are doing pretty well at the IMCA Nationals in Boone, Iowa from what I've been seeing. I'll be honest with you, I don't follow this race, and I have no desire to do so. However, many of my friends on social media are paying attention and make posts about drivers who are doing well. I'm glad the racers who want to live this dream are making it happen. It's definitely going to be a special memory for those who make the journey. 

It does mean that tracks that have the IMCA sanctioned divisions in California can't run them for points. Silver Dollar Speedway replaced and IMCA Sport Modified spot on the card for Wednesday and Thursday with Wingless Spec Sprints. Cottage Grove will be running a combined race for the Modifieds and Sport Modifieds this Saturday for no points, and the Sport Modified race at Yreka will also be for no points. Other tracks just don't book the class if they're going to schedule a race, even when it means they might be hurting for cars. 

Down in The Valley, you have two tracks taking a shot at Modifieds and Sport Modifieds. Keller Auto Speedway will be doing something on Friday, while the Kern County Raceway Dirt Track will run their first of three special shows for the two divisions on Saturday. The Modifieds get $1,500 to win, while the Sport Modifieds get $1,000. I know everybody from California didn't head to Iowa, so I'm hoping the people down in that area give these races a chance. The Kern County track is also listing the Southern California Dwarf Cars as part of the show, although I wasn't aware that the Southern California Dwarf Car Association was still in existence. I'm thinking it's an attempt to bring it back, so I hope it goes well for them. 

There are two things interesting me at Hanford. First of all, I'm glad the West Coast Sport Compacts gets to run their eighth event of the season. Dan Myrick still works hard behind the scenes. He's still managing to get some special bonus money for the group for every race, and they do their best to deliver what they can anytime they're scheduled. They tend to do a little bit better in Hanford, so I think they should be fine. I don't know if they'll break into the 20s, but this would be the venue for it to happen for them if it does. I'm a fan of this series, so I hope it goes well.

The West Coast 360 Sprint Cars under the USAC banner are struggling so severely that I don't know if they can rebound. The Petaluma race in October has been canceled, although Placerville will host them if they are able to host a race. They had to cancel another one that was upcoming. Hanford isn't bringing in USAC for this weekend. They have their own King of Thunder brand. It's normally associated with the Winged 360s, but this will be Wingless. It's $2,000 to win and a rather nice purse. My guess is they will get as big if not a bigger turnout as they would have with USAC.

The problem with USAC is you have seen several of the drivers who were regulars on this tour not too many years ago move on. A few drivers aren't racing and others have left the state. It's in a rebuilding phase right now, and I know some of the challenges that Doug Lockwood has taken on in taking control of the series this year. It might be salvageable, but they might have to look at different ideas on how to do it. There are drivers in Northern California who have clearly demonstrated they'll do wingless injected 360s. It seems to me that one of the issues is drivers don't want to travel too far north from the Southern California area and vice versa. 

It will be interesting to see what they do to meet these challenges. I'm thinking the Placerville USAC race will have good numbers if it's able to happen. I just don't know what may be canceled, but they canceled the race on September 18th. Quincy had a race planned that has also been canceled, although they're hoping to do one in October. As is the case with the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, fire crews are at the Plumas County Fairgrounds as well. When that happens, you're not doing anything at your track until conditions change. The heavy fires are yet another thing we have to endure in this difficult time.

This post probably would have been up by Wednesday but for the fact that I was engaged in a really good conversation with Mike McCann for a few hours. It's always fun to bounce ideas off of him and hear his insights on things that could be done. We were talking Hardtops in California and what could be done. I happened to bring up a little more research I was doing on Hills Ferry Raceway, and that led to more discussions. I've mentioned in the past that Mike nearly bought that track after his time at Sunset Speedway. I'd be tempted to go off in this direction, but I don't want to stretch this column too long. If I do a Saturday afternoon post, it's possible I'll write about some of these things there.

In any case, I've written this column three times and this is the one I'm going with. It's Wednesday afternoon, and I need to start editing. This was not an easy week with the technical glitches I was dealing with all weekend. I thought I lost my laptop, which is admittedly running on an unstable hard drive. What I discovered on Sunday was the browser was the issue. I reinstalled it, and so far so good. Other than that, I have to deal with the annoying internet that keeps cutting out on me, although it comes back a couple minutes later. When you're watching live scoring, that's frustrating. It's also frustrating that I can't watch live streaming because the internet just isn't good enough here.

I'm relieved that point season racing is almost over so we can wind down this phase of the blog. The book needs attention, and it will get it if my mind stays in the game the way it has been lately. I again want to thank Michael Burch for the tip. He is the only person who has supported me this way this year, and his initial tip is what sparked me to go ahead and do the effort I've done this year. If you've been enjoying what we've been doing here this year, you have him to think. I definitely needed the help right when it came last week, so it's appreciated.

I will post this, but I have to be honest. I debated whether to bother with it this week. This was after everything was written. It's just a combination of things. When I look at the bigger picture of what's going on in the world, spending as much time as I am on racing coverage seems trivial to me. There are some very real things going on in the world. I'm not associating that strictly with what's going on with the virus and the government deciding what freedoms we should have a right to. Although I will say that should concern everybody.

We have too much hate in the world right now. People don't talk to each other so much as at each other when it comes to certain discussions. It's no wonder you have people who don't want to talk about politics or engage in discussions over the things that affect our lives and our freedoms. However, if we don't engage in these discussions and learn more on these topics, those decisions are going to be made for us. I don't know whether you've looked or not, but things that we've seen in dystopic societies in the movies not too many years ago are coming to pass. If that doesn't cause you some concern, I don't know what to say. 

Again, I bring it back to the topic of the virus and how it has affected the sport. It will probably continue to affect things in the weeks ahead. No matter where you chime in on this particular topic, chances are starting to increase that you know somebody who's fighting it. I don't care about the media spin about why this is happening, because people who believe they're doing the right thing as directed by the news and government are still not doing so well either. It's affecting everybody. 

I'm deeply saddened by the news I just heard that Ben Deatherage has been told that he might want to say his final goodbyes to his wife Stephanie. Nobody ever wants to hear something like this. Stephanie has been fighting so hard to get back to him and their family, and I still think one of the things that's helped to get her here today is our prayers. Please keep praying for her and all of the others who are fighting this terrible battle. At times like this, all we have is our faith, whatever that means to you. I'm not a religious person, but it means God is in control as far as I'm concerned.

On that note, it's time to close this column for the week. Until next time...