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McDaniel, Ryland, Johnson Win Bill Bowers Memorial Races 

At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...October 2...Ryan McDaniel won the 49 lap Bill Bowers Memorial IMCA Modified race Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the second night of the Bill Bowers Memorial weekend event.  The past Silver Dollar Speedway IMCA Modified champion had skipped the Friday action and took advantage of a good preliminary effort to draw the pole for the feature race. He won $3,000 for his impressive effort.

McDaniel raced into the lead at the start ahead of Darrell Hughes II and Paul Stone. A yellow flag waved on Lap 5 with Justin Yeager out of the race. McDaniel continued to lead Hughes and Stone on the restart, but Stone took second from Hughes on Lap 11. Troy Foulger and Hughes battled back and forth for third with Foulger gaining the position on Lap 14. A Lap 18 yellow flag slowed the pace. As McDaniel continued to lead the way, Foulger took second from Stone. Bobby Hogge IV was in fourth with Hughes fifth when a yellow flag waved on Lap 26. McDaniel continued to lead the way ahead of Stone and Foulger on the restart. Kellen Chadwick had moved into fourth, and the Top 4 were running closely when a Lap 33 yellow flag waved. Both Buddy Kniss and Bobby Motts Jr were out at that point, and McDaniel led Stone and Hughes on the restart. Despite two yellow flags during the final 10 circuits, McDaniel went on to victory. Stone collected $1,500 for second with Hughes a $750 third, followed by Foulger, Hogge, Nick DeCarlo, Chadwick, Jim Pettit II, Jesse Bailey and Brent Curran.

Car count grew to 24 for the Saturday show, and Hogge set the fast time of 15.164, beating the 15.382 of Foulger and the 15.393 of Stone. They ran two sets of eight lap heat races. Wins in the first round went to McDaniel, Foulger and Hughes. The second round of heat race wins were collected by Hogge, Foulger and Matthew Hagio.

Fred Ryland won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The win paid the new track champion $1,500. It was also the fifth win of the season for Ryland, who tied for third in IMCA National points.

The race had to be restarted, and Jonathan Hagio was eliminated at that point. Ryland led the restart ahead of Friday night winner KC Keller and Todd Gomez. A Lap 3 yellow flag signaled the end of the race for Dylan Connelly. Ryland continued to lead Keller and Gomez on the restart. By the 10th lap, Ryland had built a straightaway advantage over Keller, but a Lap 11 yellow flag slowed the pace once again. Yellow flags waved for the next three laps, and Chuck Golden was eliminated on Lap 13. Ryland led Andrew Pearce and Keller on the Lap 14 restart. Despite two yellow flags during the final five laps, Ryland kept his cool and brought it home to the big win. Pearce collected $750 for his second place effort, followed by Keller, State champion Trevor Clymens, Anthony Slaney, Jacob Mallet Jr, Gomez, Kelly Campanile, Tommy Clymens Jr and Emali Van Hoff.

There were 22 IMCA Sport Modifieds, and they ran two sets of eight lap heat races. Winners in the first round were Keller, Pearce and Tyler Browne. The second round victories went to Gomez, Pearce and Ryland.

Nick Johnson won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. The Bakersfield competitor was the only driver to win both feature races in his division on the weekend, and he collected $1,000 once again.

Nick Johnson bolted into the lead at the start ahead of Rick Diaz and Jim Pettit II. Pettit slipped past Diaz for second on Lap 4, and a Lap 6 yellow flag slowed the pace. Nick Johnson continued to lead Pettit and Diaz on the restart with a yellow flag waving on Lap 8. Jason Jennings was out at that point. Nick Johnson continued to lead Pettit and Diaz on the restart as track champion Travis Dutra moved into fourth. However, another yellow flag fell a lap later. Nick Johnson continued to lead the way with Diaz and Fred Ryland both getting past Pettit on the restart. Nick Johnson would go on to lead the rest of the way for the win. Diaz settled for a $500 second, followed by Ryland, Pettit, Chad Johnson, Dutra, Loren DeArmond, Dan Gonderman, Jason Robles and Watsonville Hobby Stock champion Joe Gallaher.

The 15 IMCA Stock Cars ran two sets of eight lap heat races with Nick Johnson and Pettit winning the first round and Ryland and Chad Johnson winning the second round.

This Saturday night is Donna Soares/Larry Damitz Memorial Hall of Fame night. The track will be inducting seven people into the Hall of Fame. The Wingless Spec Sprints will be in action along with the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks, Super Stocks and the Chet Thompson Memorial Hardtop race. For further information, go to www.antochspeedway.com.

Hogge, Keller, Johnson Win Opening Round Of 

Bill Bowers Memorial At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...October 1...Bobby Hogge IV won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Friday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the opening round of the Bill Bowers Memorial West Coast Nationals. Hogge was coming off of the big win in the Pettit Memorial Shootout at Watsonville while driving the Guglielmoni Racing owned Modified, and he piloted that car to the $1,500 win on this occasion.

Kellen Chadwick took the early lead ahead of Rick Diaz and Nick DeCarlo. Hogge and DeCarlo got both got past Diaz on Lap 2 with DeCarlo briefly getting around Hogge for second on Lap 3. Hogge was back in the position a lap later before a yellow flag waved on Lap 4. Chadwick led Hogge and Paul Stone on the restart, and the battle was close between the lead trio. On the ninth lap, Hogge put the moves on Chadwick to take the lead. Hogge led Paul Stone and Chadwick on a Lap 10 restart. However, Chadwick was back in second on a Lap 11 restart. Hogge started pulling away and had about a straightaway advantage over Chadwick when the yellow flag on Lap 17 wiped out his advantage. Jeff Browne was out at that point, and Hogge led the way on the restart as Stone took second from Chadwick. Once again, Hogge built about a straightaway advantage as he picked up the win. Stone settled for a $750 second, followed by Chadwick, Troy Foulger, Diaz, DeCarlo, Jim Pettit II, Buddy Kniss, Jesse Bailey and Brent Curran. 

The 20 IMCA Modified competitors qualified on the clock with DeCarlo setting the fast time of 15.402, beating the 15.641 of Foulger and the 15.664 of Crowell. They ran two sets of eight lap heat races. Pettit, Foulger and Crowell won the first round. Second round wins went to Stone, Hogge and Diaz.

KC Keller won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The past Antioch Speedway champion collected $1,000 for his winning effort. 

Andrew Pearce took the lead at the start ahead of Keller and State champion Trevor Clymens. Todd Gomez took third from Clymens on Lap 2. The battle got close between Pearce and Keller. However, a yellow flag waved after eight laps, and Pearce retired at that point. Keller led Clymens and Gomez on the restart. They ran that way through a pair of yellow flags. Track champion Fred Ryland settled into fourth on a Lap 14 restart. Gomez took second from Clymens on Lap 17 with Clymens regaining the position two laps later. The exciting battle for second found at Gomez regaining the position on Lap 20. Clymens passed Gomez on Lap 21 with Ryland taking third a lap later. Ryland slipped past Clymens for second on Lap 23. However, Keller held about a half-straightaway advantage at that point to score the victory. Ryland collected $500 for second as Trevor Clymens settled for third, followed by Gomez, Anthony Slaney, Ryan Smith, Tommy Clymens Jr, Dylan Connelly, Kelly Campanile and Scott Foster. 

The 21 IMCA Sport Modifieds ran two sets of eight lap heat races. First round victories went to Tyler Browne, Ryland and Trevor Clymens. Pearce, Tommy Clymens Jr and Keller picked up wins in the second round.

Nick Johnson won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. The Bakersfield driver collected $1,000 for his effort. Rick Diaz set the early pace in the Wayne Dotson owned car, followed by Nick Johnson and Chad Johnson. Following a Lap 1 yellow flag, Chad Johnson moved into second behind Diaz. A Lap 9 yellow flag waved, and Nick Johnson took the lead from Diaz on the restart. Track champion Travis Dutra settled into third and took second from Diaz a lap later. They ran in that order until the final yellow flag waved on Lap 18. As Nick Johnson led the way, Diaz took second from Dutra on the restart. Nick Johnson went on to victory with Diaz a $500 second, followed by Dutra, Fred Ryland, Jason Robles, Chad Johnson, Dan Gonderman, Jason Jennings, Loren DeArmond and Dave Hill. 

The IMCA Stock Cars produced a 14 car field for the extra money affair. The first round of eight lap heat races went to Chad Johnson and Diaz with Robles and Nick Johnson winning the second round. 

Keep up to date with what's happening at the track by going to www.antochspeedway.com.

Carrick Wins Opening Night Of Pacific Sprint Fall Nationals 

At Silver Dollar Speedway

Chico, CA...October 1...Tanner Carrick won the 30 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. This was the opening night of the annual Pacific Sprint Fall Nationals, and the win paid Carrick $3,000 aboard the Carrick Motorsports owned.CVC Concrete/Interstate Oil Company sponsored Sprinter.

Platinum Cup winner Andy Forsberg figured to put himself in the prime position to score the win after earning the pole with his eight lap Trophy Dash win ahead of Jodie Robinson and Carrick. Forsberg took the lead at the start a head of Carrick and Robinson, and a yellow flag waved after just one lap for Willie Croft in Turn 1. Unfortunately, that was the end of the race for Croft, and Forsberg led Carrick and Robinson on the restart. A lap 5 yellow flag waved for a Turn 4 tangle between Nick Larsen and Isaiah Vasquez. Forsberg continued to lead the way on the restart ahead of Carrick and Robinson. Kyle Hirst settled into fourth on Lap 6 and slipped past Robinson for third on Lap 8. On the 11th lap, Carrick motored past Forsberg for the lead. The battle remained close between the lead duo with Forsberg regaining the lead on Lap 16. Unfortunately, Forsberg had problems and fell back several positions on Lap 19 with Carrick moving into the lead ahead of Hirst and Robinson. Kalib Henry took third from Robinson on Lap 22, and Hirst took the lead from Carrick a lap later. The final yellow flag waved on lap 25 for a Turn 4 tangle involving Vasquez and Landon Brooks. Both drivers joined Forsberg on the sidelines. Carrick regained the lead from Hirst on the restart and led the final five circuits for the victory. Hirst settled for second ahead of Henry, Justin Sanders, Kaleb Montgomery, Ryan Robinson, Jodie Robinson, Corey Day, Dominic Scelzi and Mitchell Faccinto.

The big event produced a stellar turnout of 65 Winged 360 Sprint Cars, and Henry set the fast time of 11.951, beating the 11.952 of Tanner Carrick and the 12.001 of Hirst. The top 48 qualifiers earned the right to compete in one of the 10 lap heat races, and wins in those races went to Forsberg, Day, Henry and Tanner Carrick. They ran a pair of 12 lap C Mains. Bobby Butler won the first race with a flag to flag run to victory. Steel Powell ran second until being passed by Steven Snawder on Lap 4. Snawder finished in the runnerup position ahead of Powell and Tuesday Calderwood. Andy Gregg led all 12 laps to win the second race with Casey Schmitz and Michael Ing chasing him the entire distance for the second and third place finishes. Carson Hall ran fourth for eight laps before having problems and surrendering the position to Mark Tabor Jr.

Colby Johnson won the 15 lap B Main. He led from the outset with Max Mittry an early second ahead of Nick Larsen. Larsen moved into second on Lap 2 with Tristan Guardino gaining third on Lap 4. Johnson won ahead of Larsen, Guardino, Mittry and Sean Becker.

Shannon Collins got the win in the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Much of the race was led by Maurice Merrill, but he failed post race tech, giving the win to Collins. The race was a rough affair that took over 30 minutes to complete and was punctuated by nine yellow flags. 

Merrill had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Trevor Deadmond and Cy Cooper. The yellow flag waved on Lap 3 for Darren Ballentine. Merrill continued to lead Deadmond on the restart with Sean Hulsey taking third from Cooper. Unfortunately, Hulsey saw his race come to an end on Lap 8 for a yellow flag. Merrill led Deadmond and Toby Merrifield on the restart. A Lap 11 yellow flag flew for Joe Gillock in Turn 1. Merrill continued to lead the way with Deadmond having problems as Collins settled into second. Third changed hands multiple times over the next few laps with Aaron Flournoy claiming the position on Lap 17. Merrill crossed the line ahead of Collins and Flournoy, but Merrill and Flournoy were both disqualified in post race tech. This gave Collins the win and shifted the order with Donnie Deeter finishing second ahead of James West, Robert Warf, reigning champion Kyle Allen, Zach Lindgren, Colin Ferguson, John "Porkchop" Johnson, Deadmond and Merrifield. Eight lap heat race wins went to Collins, Orland champion Keith Ross and Johnson.

To keep up to date with what's happening at the track, go to www.silverdollarspeedway.com.

Henry Scores $5,000 Win In Fall Nationals 

At Silver Dollar Speedway

Chico, CA...October 2... Kalib Henry won the 40 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. This was the second night of the annual Fall Nationals, and Henry collected $5,000 for his winning effort aboard the Nick McCulloch owned.McCulloch RV Repair/Davis Truck Painting Sprinter.

With such a competitive field, just earning one of the 24 Main Event starting positions was a challenge, but each driver who made the cut earned at least $400 at the pay window. Justin Sanders used his win in the eight lap Trophy Dash ahead of Dominic Scelzi and Ryan Robinson to secure the pole for the feature race. Sanders charged into the early lead ahead of Friday night winner Tanner Carrick and Scelzi. The first yellow flag waved on Lap 6 for Michael Faccinto in Turn 3. Faccinto was out at that point, and Sanders continued to lead Carrick and Scelzi on the restart. The red flag waved on lap 9 after Colby Johnson flipped on the front straightaway. The race was unable to get going on the first restart attempt after Robinson flipped in Turn 3. On the next restart attempt, Corey Day made a big move around Sanders for the lead as Henry settled into third. Henry slipped past Sanders for second on Lap 20. A Lap 24 yellow flag for Tanner Holmes in Turn 4 slowed the pace. A red flag waved on the first restart attempt after Willie Croft flipped on the front straightaway. Henry took the lead on the restart with Sanders also getting past Day for second. The final yellow flag waved a lap later for Justyn Cox and Blake Carrick on the back straightaway. Henry led Sanders and Day on the restart. Henry would stretch his advantage over Sanders to nearly a straightaway in victory. Day settled for third, followed by Tim Kaeding, Colby Copeland, Tanner Carrick, Andy Forsberg, Austin McCarl, Joey Ancona and Jodie Robinson.

Scelzi was the quickest of 37 qualifiers at 12.067, beating the 12.090 of Day and the 12.105 of Kyle Hirst. The fastest 48 qualifiers got to run one of the four 10 lap heat races that transferred the Top 4 finishers into the Main Event. Wins in those races went to Ryan Robinson, Tanner Carrick, Scelzi and Day. 

Brian McGahan Jr won the first 12 lap C Main. Landon Brooks led a lap before Tristan Guardino took the lead ahead of McGahan and Steven Snawder. McGahan took the lead from Guardino on Lap 11 as Snawder had problems and lost third to Tyler Thompson. McGahan won ahead of Guardino, Thompson and Chase Majdic. John Clark won the second 12 lap C Main. Daniel Whitley led the race for six laps before his race came to an unfortunate end. Clark was running second at that point and led the restart ahead of Steel Powell. Powell had problems on the eighth lap with Marysville champion Billy Wallace moving into second ahead of Jayce Steinberg. Clark went on to win a head of Wallace, Steinberg and Brandon Sampson.

Jodie Robinson won the 15 lap B Main. She started on the pole and led every lap in victory. Willie Croft was a race-long second. Tanner Holmes ran third until being passed by Colby Copeland on Lap 4. Copeland went on to finish third, and Holmes had a late race battle with Clark for the final transfer. Holmes regained the fourth position on Lap 14 and finished there as Clark settled for fifth.

Bill Patterson won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. The race had several lead changes during the first half with Todd Cooper leading the opening lap before being passed by Zach Lindgren. Lindgren surrendered the lead to Patterson on Lap 3, but Lindgren regained the point a lap later. The persistent Kyle Cheney took the lead from Lindgren on Lap 6 with Patterson moving into second and taking the lead from Lindgren on Lap 8. Lindgren lost second to Marysville champion Jacob Johnson on Lap 10. Unfortunately, Johnson saw his run end in Turn 2 on Lap 13. Toby Merrifield assumed second behind Patterson on the restart. Cooper moved back into third on Lap 16 and took second from Merrifield on the last lap. Patterson was the happy winner ahead of Cooper, Merrifield, Aaron Flournoy, Shannon Collins, Donny Deeter, Joe Gillock, James West, Trevor Abella and Darren Ballentine. There were 19 competitors, and Johnson, West and Gillock were the eight lap heat race winners. 

To keep up to date with what's happening at the track, go to www.silverdollarspeedway.com.

Doss Wins Bischofberger Brawl At Stockton 99 Speedway

Stockton, CA...October 2...Jeremy Doss won the 166 lap Spears SRL Pro Late Model, presented by Sigma Performance Services, Main Event Saturday night at Stockton 99 Speedway. This was the Bischofberger Brawl, and the win paid Doss $15,000 aboard the Earnest Performance entry. Doss is the point leader and has been dominant this year with eight wins and two season worst third place finishes in the 10 races held so far. 

Just taking the green flag in the big race assured each driver a minimum of $1,000. There were only 24 spots available in the race with 30 drivers showing up for the opportunity. Blaine Rocha took advantage of a front row start to take the early lead. He led the first half of the race, and the halfway standings found Doss running in second ahead of Jason Romero, Tyler Reif and Cole Brown. Rocha's amazing race ended on Lap 147 along with reigning Stockton 99 Speedway champion Eric Nascimento.

As the race headed down the stretch, Dylan Zampa was the driver running the closest to Doss as he looked for his second win and the biggest of his career. However, Doss beat him to the checkered flag by about a second. Zampa did clock in with the fastest lap of the race at 14.421. Tanner Reif settled for third, followed by Colby Potts, Austin Herzog, Brown, Logan Zampa, JoJo Stearns, Tyler Reif and 2020 Madera Nut Up Pro Late Model champion Trevor Huddleston. 16 drivers finished on the lead lap. 

Romero turned the quarter-mile paved oval with the fast lap of 14.177, beating the 14.236 of Blaine Rocha and the 14.277 of both Dylan Zampa and Huddleston. They ran a 15 lap Last Chance race to determine the final starting positions, and local standout Sammy Solari held off Jason Gilbert to win that race with past Antioch Speedway Street Stock champion Tim Spurgeon outrunning Kevin Furden in a close battle for third.

Brandon Jones won the 25 lap Bombers Main Event. He started on the pole next to Donnie Darter, and the duo proceeded to go on to the 1-2 finish. Joe Reichmuth was an early fourth behind Tyler Rogers, but he gained third with Rogers' departure on Lap 10. Reichmuth held off Brandon Diede for the third place finish with Richard Strmiska ending up fifth, followed by reigning champion Jenna Ramos, Joey Stearns, Dylan Powell, Nichols Mello and Tyler Rodgers.

Reigning champion Joe Flower won the 25 lap Basically 4 Cylinder Main Event. The division offers the closest championship battle at the track as Nick Hall came into the evening leading Flower by five points and Josh Cross by seven. Hall started on the pole and took the early lead ahead of Flower. Flower seized the opportunity to take the lead from Hall on Lap 8, and Hall surrendered second to Cross on Lap 11. Hall continued to fall back as Barrett Sugden took third from him on Lap 16 with Dave Keller following him into fourth. Cross kept pace with Flower, but Flower prevailed at the checkered flag. Sugden was a solid third, followed by Keller, Hall, Mark Hunt, Jeff Harris, Rod Previtali, Ethan Rumsey and Michael Hill.

Jordan Lovelace was awarded the win in the 20 lap Jr B4 Main Event. Lovelace led most of the race with Jayden Cross in pursuit. Cross made the pass on the last lap to take the checkered flag first, but he was later put to last by officials. AJ Shankel was a race-long third and was elevated to second with the penalty, followed by Dustin King, Natalie Harper, Chase Lopez and Cross.

Racing continues this Saturday night with the regular Late Model series back in action along with the Bombers, B4's, Junior B4's, Legends of the Pacific and NorCal Dwarf Cars. For further information, go to www.stockton99.com.

Terrell, Winters, Debem Score Adobe Cup II Wins 

At Petaluma Speedway 

Petaluma, CA...October 2...Bradley Terrell won the 25 lap Redhawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. The Adobe Cup II night victory for the multi-time Winged 360 Sprint Car champion was his third of the season.

Ethon Lanfri set the pace for a lap before being passed by Terrell. A Lap 3 yellow flag waved with Trey Walters joining track champion Nick Robfogal on the sidelines at that point. Nathan Schank took the lead from Terrell on the restart, but Terrell came roaring back a lap later to regain the lead. Lanfri settled into fourth ahead of Marcus Hardina, but a Lap 7 yellow flag waved for Lanfri. Terrell continued to lead Schank and Hardina on the restart. Shawn Arriaga was running fourth at that point. A yellow flag waved on Lap 21 with Lanfri and Jack McDonald both eliminated. Terrell led Schank on this restart and a Lap 23 restart and went on to victory. Hardina was a solid third, followed by Arriaga, Cody Fendley, Zach Albers, Tony Bernard, Scotty Clough, Scotty Dupont and Sparky Howard.

They had 16 cars, and they ran two sets of eight lap heat races. Terrell won both of his heats with Robfogal and Arriaga winning the other races. The top six point earners from the heat races qualified on the clock to determine the first three rows of the Main Event. Schank set the fast time on the 3/8 mile adobe oval at 15.432, beating the 15.439 of Lanfri and the 15.540 of Arriaga. The track passed the helmet around and raised over $3,000 for Tyler Slay, who suffered a neck injury in a WMR Midget crash at Antioch Speedway a week earlier.

Ryan Winter won the 38 lap Todd Damron Memorial race for the Redwood Dwarf Cars. Winter is a star with the NorCal Dwarf Car Association and recently wrapped up the WSDCA Pro division Nationals championship. The race was intended to be twin 25 laps in memory of Todd Damron, who passed away last year. Damron was a well-respected member of the Dwarf Car community and a past Watsonville champion. 

Nick Velasquez set the early pace ahead of Winter and Michael "Spanky" Grenert. A yellow flag waved after two laps for a tangle involving Mark Hanson and Danny Marsh. Winter took the lead from Velasquez on the restart as Grenert ran third. Winter held about a half-straightaway advantage over Velasquez when a Lap 12 yellow flag waved. Corey Eaton was eliminated at that point. Winter led Velasquez and Mike Dahle on the restart, but a yellow flag waved a lap later for Dahle. At that point, the Dwarf Cars had been on the track for 23 minutes. Track officials elected to call the first half of the race complete as the drivers headed to the pits.

Winter led the restart ahead of Grenert and Velasquez. A yellow flag waved on Lap 20. Velasquez took second from Grenert on the restart as Winter continued to lead the way. Grenert was challenging Velasquez for second, and he made the pass on Lap 36. At that point, Winter held a straightaway advantage, but it was erased by a Lap 36 yellow flag. Tom Van Tuyl and Adam Freitas were eliminated. Winter led Grenert and Velasquez on the restart, and they finished in that order. Carroll Mendenhall brought it home fourth, followed by Gage Meyers, Redwood Dwarf Car champion Chad Matthias, Zack Atcheson, Austin Struthers, Devin LaHorgue and Van Tuyl.

There were 29 Dwarf Cars for this occasion, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Winter, Velasquez, Hanson and Grenert. The Top 4 drivers made it into the show, and everybody else ran the 10 Lap B Main. Cody Bolles picked up the win in that race.  He beat John Peters by a straightaway, followed by Robert Johnson, Kylee Johnson and Freitas

Caleb Debem won the 20 lap Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Debem is the track champion, and this was his fourth win of the season. Debem started on the pole and proceeded to lead every lap in victory. Anthony Pino was an early second, but Bruno Bianchi grabbed that position on Lap 3 with Don McLiester following into third. Carroll Mendenhall had a back and forth battle with Pino for fourth before grabbing the position on Lap 6. A yellow flag waved on Lap 9, and Debem continued to lead Bianchi and McLiester on the restart. Mendenhall started pressuring McLiester for third and made the pass on Lap 16. Debem beat Bianchi by a straightaway with Mendenhall settling for third ahead of McLiester, Sam Borland, Rick Alonso, Pino, Amber Fields, Jeromie Charon and Savannah Brown. McLiester and Mendenhall won the eight lap heat races.

Management recently announced adjustments to the race this coming weekend. It is now a Saturday night show that will feature the Redhawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprints, Butler Auto Glass IMCA Modifieds, WMR Midgets and Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprints. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Keller Wins $10,000 Nut Up Pro Late Model Race 

At Madera Speedway

Madera, CA...October 2...Kyle Keller won the 150 lap Nut Up Pro Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. This was the ninth and final round of the MavTV Series, and Keller collected $10,000 for his impressive effort. It also enabled him to wrap up the overall Madera Late Model championship a week after he won the Madera Club Late Model racing title. With his seventh place finish, Jadan Walbridge won of the MavTV Series title.

Seth Wse started on the pole and moved into the early lead ahead of Keller and Ethan Nascimento. Keller took the lead from Wise on Lap 5 and would not relinquish it from that point on. The first 44 laps went without incident. Walbridge took third from Nascimento on Lap 8. It was still a close race up front between Keller and Wise before the yellow flag waved on Lap 44 for a Glenn Cook spin in Turn 4. Racin Vernon was running in fourth at that point, and he moved into second behind Keller on the restart with Wise still in third. A yellow flag waved for Kercie Jung on Lap 49. Keller led Vernon and Nascimento on the restart, and Walbridge spun from his Top 5 position on the frontstretch on Lap 53 with no yellow flag waving as he continued. Wise took second from Vernon on Lap 54. The battle for fifth between Nascimento and Carlos Vieira saw Nascimento spin in Turn 3 for a yellow flag. Vieira was put to the back at that point. Keller led the restart with Howard Holden moving into second ahead of Wise and championship contender Matt Erickson. Erickson slipped past Wise for third on Lap 76. When Cook spun again in Turn 3 on Lap 97, they decided to take the break three laps early with Keller leading Holden, Erickson, Wise and B Main winner Brody Moore.

The first attempt to start the second part of the race saw Barrett Polhemus spin on the frontstretch for a yellow flag. Keller led Holden and Erickson on the restart. Wise spun in Turn 2 on Lap 103 with no yellow flag waving as he continued. Keller started to pull away, leaving Holden and Erickson to battle closely for second. A low pass in Turn 2 on lap 117 put Erickson into second, and Moore began to challenge Holden for third before making the pass on Lap 130. Moore quickly made the pass on Erickson for second a lap later. Keller led the rest of the way for the win with Moore a strong second, followed by Erickson, Wise, Holden, Jay Juleson, Walbridge, Cody Kiemele, Linny White and Kabe McClenny.

31 drivers showed up for the extra money affair, meaning they had to earn their feature starts through time trials on the 1/3 mile paved oval. Vernon set the fast time at 14.873, beating the 14.884 of Walbridge, the 14.897 of Nascimento, the 14.947 of Keller and the 14.969 of Vieira. 

Brody Moore earned the $1,000 prize by winning the 30 lap B Main. Kolby Berry and MST star Shaun Reynolds shared the front row with Reynolds leading the opening lap ahead of Berry and Moore. Moore took second on Lap 3 with Sheldon Cooper following into third. Reynolds had built a decent lead over Moore, who was being challenged by Cooper when a Lap 12 yellow flag waved. Reynolds continued to lead Moore and Cooper on the restart, but Moore put the moves on Reynolds on Lap 16 to take the lead. Reynolds stayed within striking distance of Moore for several laps, but Moore prevailed ahead of Reynolds, Cooper, Pete Soto and McClenny.

Robbie Kennealy won the 70 lap 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Model Main Event. This was his first win in the division, and he pocketed $1,000 for his effort as did all of the Top 5 finishers. By virtue of his late move into second place, Brody Armtrout completed his season-long charge to overcome a bad start as he beat Jacob Smith by eight points for the championship.

Kenna Mitchell had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Kennealy and Kercie Jung. Kennealy took the lead from Mitchell on Lap 6. The lead trio ran close throughout the first half of the race. There were no yellow flags during the first 40 laps, and Kennealy led Mitchell, Jung, Cody Kiemele and Armtrout at the break. Had the raced ended then, Smith would beat Armtrout by a slim margin as he ran seventh at the break.

Kennealy led Kiemele and Mitchell on the restart. Rebecca Dubie spin in Turn 2 for a Lap 57 yellow flag. As Kennealy led Kiemele on the restart, Polhemus and Armtrout both got by Mitchell. Polhemus made an outside pass on Kiemele on Lap 59 to gain second. Armtrout was challenging Kiemele for third when the yellow flag waved for Holly Clark and Ethan Nascimento in Turn 2. Kennealy led the restart with Armtrout and Mitchell both getting by Polhemus. Kennealy brought it home to the well earned victory with Armtrout, Mitchell, Polhemus and Jung also collecting $1,000 for their Top 5 efforts. Kiemele settled for sixth ahead of Kasey Kleyn, Brody Moore, Jacob Smith and Clark.

Logan Chambers won the 25 lap INEX Bandoleros Main Event. The seventh win of the season for Chambers won him the division championship. Joey Kennealy jumped into the lead at the start with Chambers in close pursuit. Caden Cordova ran further back in third. Chambers found his opening and made the pass for the lead on Lap 12. Though it was was close down the stretch, Chambers prevailed ahead of Kennealy and Cordova. Chambers set the fast time of 18.048 and also won the eight lap heat race.

Racing returns on October 16 with the Triple Turkey Open, featuring Open Late Models, 602 Spec/Pro Modifieds, Open Hobby Stocks and the Challenge Cup Series. For further information, go to www.racemadera.com.

Luckman, McIntyre Win Lucas Oil Open Show 

At Coos Bay Speedway

Coos Bay, Oregon...October 2...Preston Luckman won the 50 lap America's Mattress Super Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. Luckman is the 2018 Cottage Grove Speedway champion and the 2019 Coos Bay title winner. This was the annual Lucas Oil Open Show, presented by the Prather Family. Luckman collected $2,000 for his winning effort.

Luckman started on the pole and charged into the lead when the green flag waved, followed by 2019 Southern Oregon Speedway champion Trent Elliott and past Southern Oregon Speedway and Coos Bay champion Nathan Augustine. Unfortunately, Elliott brought out a yellow flag on Lap 6. Luckman led Augustine and Jason Johnson on the restart. A red flag waved on Lap 11 for a tangle involving Jody Tanner and Jared Simmons, who were both eliminated. There was only one more yellow flag on Lap 15. Luckman led the restart ahead of Augustine and Johnson. Wayne Butler started challenging Johnson for third on Lap 35 as Rich McCoy closed in on the battle and overtook Butler for fourth on Lap 45. Luckman won by about a straightaway ahead of Augustine with Johnson settling for third ahead of McCoy, Butler, Braden Fugate, Elliott, Steve Moore, Jordan Wright and Greg Heinrichs. Eight lap heat race wins went to Fugate and Elliott.

Toby McIntyre won the caution flag filled 40 lap Street Stock Main Event. McIntyre is a past Late Model and Street Stock champion. McIntyre pocketed $1,000 for his winning effort. Over half of the race was run under yellow flag conditions. 

Loren McIntyre took the early lead ahead of Tim Martin and Toby McIntyre. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3 with Joseph Wilson out of the action. Toby McIntyre took the lead from Loren McIntyre on the restart, but a tangle between Taunton Swaim and Justin Krossman resulted in a yellow flag a lap later. The track started counting yellow flags at that point. McIntyre led Kevin Roberts and Wayne Clink on the restart. Clink and new track champion Seth Christian moved into second and third on Lap 11 when the yellow flag waved again. Craig Loomis was eliminated at that point. Tony McIntyre led Clink and Christian on the next restart with Don Biggs Jr taking fourth from Steve Dubisar on Lap 23. A yellow flag waved on Lap 24. Toby McIntyre continued to lead Clink and Biggs on the restart. Biggs slipped past Clink for second on Lap 39 as Peyton Reigard had moved into fourth. Toby McIntyre went on to win ahead of Biggs, and Reigard made a last lap  pass on Clink to finish third. Kyle Coen ended up fifth, followed by Roberts, Martin, Dyllan Siewell, Tanner Bridges and Sean Cronk. There were 23 Street Stocks, and eight lap heat race wins went to Dyllan Siewell, Taunton Swaim, Toby McIntyre and Roberts.

Dustin Comer won the 30 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event. The win paid the Cottage Grove Speedway IMCA Sport Modified champion $500 and came a week after he won the $2,000 prize in the Dirt Modified open show at Southern Oregon Speedway.

Dustin Comer started on the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Ray Comer and Braden Fugate. A Lap 3 yellow flag waved for Dustin Comer and new track champion Ryan Emry with Emry eliminated from the action. Ray Comer led the restart ahead of Daniel Ray and Fugate. Dustin Comer was already back in fourth on Lap 6 and took third from Fugate on the 10th lap. Ray Comer held a half-straightaway advantage over Ray, but a yellow flag on Lap 16 erased that advantage as Justin Ryker was eliminated. Ray Comer led Ray and Dustin Comer on the restart, and Dustin Comer took second from Ray on lap 21. On the 27th lap, Dustin Comer put the moves on Ray Comer to grab the lead, and he pulled away to a straightaway advantage at the checkered flag. Ray Comer settled for second ahead of Ray, Fugate, Eric Ashley, Tahlan Rogers, Brandon Norton, Jacob Emry, John Player and Seth Christian.

Scott Beaudoin won the 30 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event. The win paid the new track champion $200. Beaudoin and Tristen Davison shared the front row of the race and drove to the 1-2 finish. Max Sanford was an early third with Cody Scouller moving into third on Lap 6. Don Biggs Sr took fourth on Lap 8. Beaudoin went on to win ahead of Davison, Scouller, Biggs, Ken Fox, Sanford, Jim Van Loon, Tahlan Rogers, Leroy Rockwell and Jamie Daniels. Beaudoin and Biggs picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Cody Scouller scored the $200 win in the 30 lap Hornets Main Event. Douglas County Speedway star Rich Dickenson took the early lead ahead of past champion Hannah Robison. Scouller moved into second on Lap 3. The battle for first was heating up when a yellow flag waved on Lap 12. Rich Dickinson led Don Biggs Sr and Scouller on the restart, but Biggs took the lead on Lap 14. Scouller moved into second on Lap 16 and set his sights on Biggs. Rich Dickenson pitted on Lap 25 as Scouller put the moves on Biggs to take the lead. Scouller went on to win ahead of Biggs, Robison, Max Sanford, Isaac Stere, Alexis Baker, John Henry, Steven Parker, St Hill and Bart Pulse. Rich Dickenson, Ryan Dickenson and Scouller won the eight lap heat races.

Madilynn Hardy-Ashley won the $200 prize with her victory in the 30 lap Jr Stinger Main Event. Ashley started back in the fourth row and worked her way forward, getting around 2021 championship runner-up Tallon Dubisar and Jordan Wheeler for the lead. Ashley went on the victory with Tallon Dubisar settling for second ahead of Jordan Wheeler, Brad Lenz, Cameron Metzgus, Dylan Wheeler, Eli Luckman, Tucker Dubisar, Jake Gott and Tanner Dubisar. Ashley and Tallon Dubisar won the eight lap heat races.

To keep up to do date with the latest news from the track, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.

Douglas, Greco, Meredith, Perry, Horton Win 

At Ventura Raceway

Ventura, CA...October 2...Bruce Douglas won the 20 lap VRA Sprint Car Main Event. Douglas jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Jacob Hodges and Travis Buckley. The battle at the front was close between Douglas and Hodges throughout the rapidly run race, but Douglas made no mistakes. Douglas prevailed ahead of Hodges, Buckley, Rick Hendrix, James Herrera, Gage Cheek and Chris Meredith. Hendrix won the 10 lap heat race.

Eric Greco won the 25 lap California Lightning Sprint Main Event. Jeff Dyer set the early pace ahead of Greco and Mark Henry. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3. Dyer continued to lead the way ahead of Greco and Henry. Dyer began to pull away just a little bit on Greco and held a half-straightaway advantage when the yellow flag waved on Lap 14 for a tangle between Dominic Del Monte and Henry. The duo joined Cody Nigh on the sidelines at that point. Dyer led Greco and point look leader James Turnbull on the restart, but David Gasper slipped past Turnbull for third on Lap 17. Turnbull fell out on Lap 18, and Dyer had problems on lap 23 as Greco moved into the lead ahead of Gasper and Ken Coulston. That was the Top 3 at the finish with Rob Pelmear fourth, followed by Jon Robertson, Dyer, Dale Gamer, Pat Kelley, Turnbull and Henry.

Del Monte was the quickest of 12 qualifiers on the 1/5th mile clay oval with a lap of 12.117, beating the 12.131 of Gasper and the 12.243 of Greco. The eight lap heat race wins went to Robertson and Henry with Henry also winning the six lap Trophy Dash.

Point leader Chris Meredith won the 20 lap VRA Senior Sprint Main Event. Championship contender Wally Pankratz took the early lead ahead of Meredith and Tom Stephens Sr. Unfortunately, Stephens fell out on Lap 4 as the battle got close between Pankratz and Meredith at the front. Greg Badgewell settled into third with the departure of Stephens. Unfortunately, Pankratz saw his race come to an end for a Lap 10 yellow flag. Meredith led Greg Andrews and Badgewell on the restart. Meredith built a half-lap advantage over Andrews in victory as Badgewell, Pankratz and Stephens completed the order. Pankratz set the fast time of 12.979 and also won the eight lap heat race.

David Perry won the Super Clean NMRA TQ Midget, Presented by Moonshine Methanol Merch, 20 lap Main Event. This was also the Otto Memorial race for the group, which honors the memory of long-time NMRA officials Ron and Gay Otto. 

Perry sprinted into the lead at the start ahead of Bruce Hiroshima and Don Brashier. Chuck West moved into third on Lap 2 with new champion West Evans and Scott Nevins getting past Brashier on Lap 3. As Perry built his lead, Hiroshima had his hands full fighting off West for second. Perry won by a half-straightaway with Hiroshima hanging on for second ahead of West. Kevin Kale made a late move to finish fourth, followed by Evans, Niven, Brashier and Ace Kale. West set the fast time of 13.950, beating the 14.075 of Evans. Eight lap race wins went to West and Evans.

Point leader Jason Horton won the 20 lap VRA Dwarf Car Main Event. This was an added on race for the division, and it wasn't a point race. Shane Linenburger took the early ahead of Dominic Maldonado and Jeff Brink. Horton moved into second on Lap 2 and took the lead from Linenburger a lap later. Horton built a half-straightaway advantage over Linenburger in victory. Maldonado ended up third, followed by Brink and Daniel Peters. Brink set the fast time of 14.378 and also won the five lap heat race.

After taking a week off, racing resumes at Ventura Raceway with the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars and Western States Midgets coming to town. The VRA Dwarf Cars will be back along with the WMR Midgets, VRA Hobby Stocks and Motorcycles. For further information, go to www.venturaraceway.com.

Buzzard, Mucci Earn Wins At Ukiah Speedway

Ukiah, CA...October 2...TJ Buzzard Jr won the 30 lap Limited Modified Main Event. This was his first win, and Sierra Furia used her second place finish to secure the division championship. Buzzard took the lead at the start ahead of Andy Vander Veer and Sammy Nuno. The red flag waved after one lap for Brandon Powers. Buzzard continued to lead the restart with Nuno moving into second ahead of Darrin Sullivan. Furia moved into fourth on Lap 5 and took third from Sullivan on Lap 16. Furia moved in to challenge Nuno for second and rode the outside around him on Lap 28. However, Furia ran out of time as Buzzard was the happy winner. Nuno settled for third, followed by Sullivan, Gary Lowblad, Roy Ingalls Jr, Tyler Manning, JR Lane, Bo Robertson and Vander Veer.

Nuno was the quick qualifier at 13.752, beating the 13.794 of Furia and the 13.803 of Buzzard. Nuno and Furia won the 10 lap heat races.

 

Trystan Mucci won the 30 lap Bomber Main Event. Mucci battled Mike Lovell Sr for several laps before making a late move to secure the victory. With a fifth place finish, Loren Powers Jr secured the division championship. 

Eureka star Jordan Krupa set the early pace ahead of Roy Ingalls Jr and Shelby Helm. Ingalls slipped past Krupa for the lead on Lap 2 with Helm moving into second a lap later. Mucci was up to fifth by Lap 5, and Helm took the lead from Ingalls a lap later. Mucci moved into second on Lap 7. Anthony Fomasi moved into third on Lap 8, but both Helm and Fomasi got passed by Lovell on Lap 12. A yellow flag waved on Lap 13 as the race ended for Jimmy Sorrels. Lovell took the lead from Mucci on the restart with Fomasi still running in third. The lead duo engaged in a thrilling, side-by-side battle with Lovell on the inside and Mucci on the outside. Mucci made the outside pass on Lap 27 to take the lead and went on to victory from there. Mike Lovell Sr settled for second ahead of Fomasi, Forrest Kuecker, Powers, Mikey Lovell, Bob Mook, Ingalls, Jim Redd and Helm.

Mike Lovell Sr set the fast time of 14.681, beating the 14.737 of Powers. Mucci and Mikey Lovell won the 10 lap heat races. Jesse Frey won the 10 Lap B Bomber Main Event in flag to flag fashion ahead of Dan Munier and new champion Audrey Portlock. Nathan Hoben was a Main Event scratch. Frey set the fast time of 15.766 and won the 10 lap heat race.

Gary Lowblad won the 10 lap Vintage Super Modified Main Event. Lowblad started on the pole and proceeded to build a half-lap advantage over the rest of the field for the win. Rick Rose and Mike Nielson had a close battle going for second with Rose earning the runner-up finish. Jim Koehler ended up fourth ahead of the David Twyman and Frank Joseph. Neilson won the 10 lap heat race. Jim Dare and Rick Mills were Main Event scratches.

The BCRA Vintage Midgets brought seven cars and staged 15 and 10 lap exhibitions. Mike Cossey won the 15 lap exhibition, while David Ansted won the 10 lap exhibition. All seven drivers made good laps, and other cars were driven by Rich Scettrini, Fred Maydole, Jim DeJong, Don Cruse and Rand Peaslee.

Charles French won the 25 lap Jammers Main Event. French competes with the Junior division, and he got the overall win ahead of the Pro Jammer of Christian Sanchez. Sanchez set the early pace ahead of the Pro of Isaiah Rojas and new Junior champion TJ Sorrels. French moved past Sorrels for third on Lap 3 and took second from Rojas two laps later. On Lap 10, French put the moves on Sanchez to grab the lead, and he went on to victory from there. Sanchez settled for second ahead of Rojas and Sorrels. Pro competitor Sorhna Li and Junior competitor Zack Gard were Main Event scratches. French won the 10 lap heat race with Sanchez the top Pro in the field in second. Rojas was the fastest Pro qualifier at 17.016, and French was the top Junior at 16.511.

Travis Powers won the 15 lap Bandolero Main Event to wrap up his championship season. Kai Lovell set the early pace ahead of Ronnie DenBeste and Powers. Powers took second from DenBeste on Lap 3 and grabbed the lead on Lap 8. A yellow flag waved on Lap 11. DenBeste moved by Powers for the lead on the restart. However, Powers got back by DenBeste for the lead on Lap 14 and went on to victory. DenBeste settled for second ahead of Lovell and Alyssa Sorrels. DenBeste set the fast time of 16.626, beating the 16.873 of Lovell. Powers was the 10 lap heat race winner. 

Loren Powers Jr won the 20 lap Jalopy Main Event, which is run on a special track in the infield. Powers was driving the car of 2020 champion Jack Schlief. Powers took the lead at the start ahead of new champion Chris Hunt. Christian Sanchez moved into second on Lap 3 with Will Webb moving into third. Webb got around Sanchez by the time Powers had problems with a slower car in Turn 4 on lap 10. Webb suddenly found himself leading Powers and Sanchez. Powers rapidly reeled in Webb and took the lead once again on Lap 17. Powers went on to win ahead of Webb, Sanchez, Robert Portlock Sr, Hunt and Robert Portlock Jr. Robert Portlock Sr won the 10 lap heat race, and Tyler Burkhart and Tucker Murray were both Main Event scratches.

Next up will be the special Steve Taylor Memorial race on October 16th and 17th. With point racing over, extra money will be on the line. The Open Modifieds will be in action along with the Bombers, Legend Cars, Jammers, Late Models, Pro 4 Modifieds, BCRA Vintage Midgets and Bandoleros. For the information, go to www.ukiahspeedway.com.

Prickett Wins WMR Midgets Race 

At Adobe Mountain Speedway

Glendale, Arizona...October 2...David Prickett won the 25 lap Masters Design And Construction WMR Midgets Main Event Saturday night at Adobe Mountain Speedway. This was the sixth win of the season for Prickett on the WMR Midgets Tour. 

Pricket started on the pole and proceeded to lead all the way for the win. Kyle Hawse was an early second ahead of Nathan High. Tyler Rodriguez ran fourth on the opening lap before having problems for a yellow flag. As Prickett led the restart, High took second from Hawse. Megan Moorehead settled into fourth. Prickett built a little bit of a lead over High, who had to contend with Hawse in a close battle for second. As Prickett took the white flag, Hawse took second from High. Prickett went on to win ahead of Hawse, High, Moorhead, Rodriguez, Rocky Silva, Greg Jewell, Drake Edwards, Todd Hawse and Ashton Corey. High and Kyle Hawse won the eight lap heat races.

Tyler Rodriguez won the 15 lap Arizona Dwarf Car Main Event. He took advantage of his pole position start to lead every lap for the win. Chris Vernon ran an early second ahead of Chris Trimino. Trimino slipped past Vernon for second on Lap 6, only to surrender the position back to him a lap later. An eventful 11th lap saw Dustin Washburn take third with Steve Kapaun following him into fourth. However, Trimino stayed in the hunt and moved into fourth on Lap 14. A lap later, Trimino slipped past Washburn to grab the third position. Meanwhile, Rodriguez had his hands full holding off Chris Vernon, but he prevailed at the checkered flag. Trimino settled for third, followed by Washburn, Kapaun, Michael Vernon and Ray Howard. Rodriguez won the eight lap heat race.

Gilbert Madrid won the 12 lap Mini Late Model Main Event. The race would go without a yellow flag, and Madrid jumped into the immediate lead from his pole position start. KJ Goodwin ran second ahead of Nick Savaglio. Lyle Askren started challenging Savaglio for third before getting by on the sixth lap. The second half of the race featured a close battle between the lead three competitors. However, Madrid stayed smooth and hit his marks as he brought it home to victory ahead of Goodwin, Askren, Savaglio, Jesse Stone, Bill Lemkull and Chris Rasta. Goodwin and Madrid won the eight lap heat races.

The WMR Midgets will be at Petaluma Speedway this Saturday night, and they are scheduled to return to Adobe Mountain Speedway on November 13th. To keep up to date on what's happening with the group, go to the www.westernmidgetracing.com. To keep up to date with scheduling and other information at Adobe Mountain, go to www.adobemountinspeedway.com.

Rodgers Wins Pocket Change Dwarf Car Race 

At River City Speedway

St Helens, Oregon...October 2...Josh Rodgers won the 25 lap Northwest Dwarf Car Main Event Saturday night at River City Speedway. This was the special Pocket Change race, and Rodgers collected slightly over $2,000 in coins for his winning effort 

Southern Oregon Dwarf Car champion Josh King was the leader after the heat races, based on a point system that they used. The wins in those eight lap races were earned by Rodgers, King, Jimmy Brinster, Phillip Rowland and Shane Youngren. King gave it a valiant effort in the Main Event, but Rodgers would beat him for the win. King collected $1,000 for second, and Northwest Dwarf Car champion Anthony Pope was a $500 third. All of the competitors who started the Main Event received at least $200, and Shawn Dorie finished fourth, followed by Chris Wright, Adam Chaffee, Jake Van Ortwick, Tanner Curr, Jimmy Brinster and Rodney Cook. 

There were 37 competitors to do battle on the 1/5th mile dirt oval, meaning they needed to run a pair of 12 lap B Mains to set the remaining starting positions for the 20 lap feature race. The first B Main was won by Van Ortwick ahead of Chris McCleary and Steve Schreiner. It was Tyler Howard winning the second 12 lapper ahead of Chris Jones and Tegan Fischer.

 

Caunt, Mognaga, Barnes, Stepps Earn

Championship Night Wins At Delta Speedway

Stockton, CA...October 2...Lechlan Caunt won the 30 lap Super 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Delta Speedway. This was Championship Night at the track, and Caden Sarale used his second place finish to win the championship by 49 points ahead of Caeden Steele. 

Caunt started on the pole and proceeded to lead all 30 laps for the win. Reigning Dixon Speedway champion Brad Hannum settled into second at the start, followed by Sarale. Sarale gained second on Lap 24 as Hannum saw his good run come to an end. Caunt led the restart ahead of Sarale and Logan Trevino, and they finished in that order with Steele finishing fourth, followed by Devon Courtnier, JJ Loss, Austin Torgerson, Nikko Panella, Mattix Salmon and Colton Huelsmann.

Panella set the fast time on the 1/8 mile clay oval at 9.295, beating the 9.299 of Trevino and the 9.339 of Austin Torgerson. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Salmon, Jeffrey Pahule and Courtnier.

Dixon Speedway champion Dan Mognaga won the 30 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. With his third place finish, Caden Sarale easily wrapped up the division championship.

Mognaga led from the start ahead of Austin Stone. Dominic Gorden was an early third, but he had problems on Lap 5 as JJ Loss gained the position ahead of Sarale. Sarale slipped past Loss for third on Lap 12. Mognaga would lead the rest of the way with Stone not too far behind in second. Sarale was a close third, followed by Loss, Gorden, Austin Torgerson, Dalton Hill, Robbie Lewis, Mattix Salmon and Jeffrey Pahule.

Pahule was the fastest of 23 qualifiers at 10.066, beating the 10.109 Colton Jones and the 10.114 of Austin Torgerson. Gorden, Stone and Lewis won the 10 lap heat races.

Jett Barnes won the 25 lap Restricted 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. This was his sixth win of the season as he wrapped up the championship by 73 points ahead of Colton Key.

Drake Carter had the outside front row at the start and raced into the early lead ahead of Key and Isabel Barnes. Unfortunately, Carter brought out a Lap 10 yellow flag as Key took the lead on the restart ahead of Isabel Barnes and Jett Barnes. Isabel Barnes brought out a Lap 21 yellow flag. Key led Jett Barnes and Adriana DeMartini on the restart with eighth row starter Austin Wood moving into third on Lap 23. Jett Barnes was pressuring Key for the lead before making the last lap pass for the victory. Key settled for second ahead of Wood, Dixon point leader Lucas Johnson, DeMartini, Lucas Mauldin, Kyle Fernandez, Kellen Harper, Triton O'Brien and Isabel Barnes.

Wood bested the 16 car field in qualifying with a lap of 10.071. Isabel Barnes was second quick at 10.090, beating the 10.092 of Key. Mauldin and Vito Celi won the 10 lap heat races.

Levi Osborne won the 20 lap Jr Sprint Car Main Event. With his second place finish, Brody Rubio wrapped up the division championship by 45 points ahead of Dixon point leader Hayden Stepps. Osborne raced into the lead at the start ahead of Rubio and Hayden Stepps. The race ran rapidly, and the Top 3 remained the same all the way. Josiah Vega ended up fourth, followed by Bradley Anderson, Briggs Davis, Maya Mauldin, Jackson Tardiff and Nathan Fernandez. Heston Stepps was a Main Event scratch. They started everybody in two heat races together, and Rubio and Hayden Stepps won the eight lap races.

With point racing done, all of the Micro Sprint divisions will be back for the Turkey Bowl XXI event on October 29th and 30th. For further information, go to www.deltaspeedway.com.

 

Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 1
Bill Bowers Memorial Night 1

IMCA Modified
Bobby Hogge IV
Paul Stone
Kellen Chadwick
Troy Foulger
Rick Diaz
Nick DeCarlo
Jim Pettit II
Buddy Knis
Jesse Bailey
Brent Curran
Terry Decarlo Jr
Paul Guglielmoni
Randy Shafer
Aaron Crowell
Raymond Lindeman
Jeff Browne
Justin Yaeger
Sean Wilson
Mickey Hill DNS
Bobby Motts Jr DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
KC Keller
Fred Ryland
Trevor Clymens
Todd Gomez
Anthony Slaney
Ryan Smith
Tommy Clymens Jr
Dylan Connelly
Kelly Campanile
Scott Foster
Jason Ryan Jr
Jonathan Hagio
Haley Gomez
Chuck Golden
Joe Salvi
Tyler Browne
Jim DiGiovanni
Andrew Pearce
Nicolas Zapatero
Emali VanHoff
Jacob Mallet Jr

IMCA Stock Car
Nicholas Johnson
Rick Diaz
Travis Dutra
Fred Ryland
Jason Robles
Chad Johnson
Dan Gonderman
Jason Jennings
Loren DeArmond
Dave Hill
Joe Gallaher
Jim Pettit II
Austin VanHoff
Kellen Chadwick DNS


Silver Dollar Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 1
Winged 360 Sprints
A Main
Tanner Carrick
Kyle Hirst
Kalib Henry
Justin Sanders
Kalib Montgomery
Ryan Robinson
Jodie Robinson
Corey Day
Dominic Scelzi
Mitchell Faccinto
Shane Golobic
Chase Majdic
Chase Johnson
Justyn Cox
Tristan Guardino
Joel Myers Jr
Colby Johnson
Max Mittry
Garen Linder
Nick Larsen
Isaiah Vasquez
Landon Brooks
Andy Forsberg
Willie Croft

B Main
Colby Johnson
Nick Larsen
Tristan Guardino
Max Mittry
Sean Becker
Stephen Ingraham
Andy Gregg
Tyler Thompson
Michael Ing
D.J. Freitas
Casey Schmitz
Billy Wallace
Brian McGahan Jr
Bobby Butler
Daniel Whitley
Brad Bumgarner
Steven Snawder
Steel Powell

C Main #1
Bobby Butler
Steven Snawder
Steel Powell
Blake Carrick
Heath Hall
Austin McCarl
Ashlyn Rodriguez
Anissa Curtice
Matt Hein
Colby Wiesz
Dennis Scherer
Ryan Lippincott
Tuesday Calderwood
Greg DeCaires V
Doug Butterfield
Joey Ancona

C Main #2
Andy Gregg
Casey Schmitz
Michael Ing
Mark Tabor Jr
Tanner Holmes
Carl Droivold
Wyatt Brown
Josh Wiesz
Carson Hall
Michael Wasina
Jayce Steinberg
Darren Johnson
Pat Harvey Jr
Drake Standley
John Sullivan
Brandon Sampson

Hobby Stocks
Shannon Collins
Donny Deeter
James West
Robert Warf
Kyle Allen
Zach Lindgren
Colin Ferguson
John Johnson
Trevor Deadmond
Toby Merrifield
Willie Horn Jr
Joe Gillock
Cy Cooper
Kyle Cheney
Bill Patterson
Darren Ballentine
Sean Hulsey
Keith Ross
Beau Miller
Maurice Merrill DQ
Aaron Flournoy DQ


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2

Bill Bowers Memorial Night 2
IMCA Modified
Ryan McDaniel
Paul Stone
Darrell Hughes II
Troy Foulger
Bobby Hogge IV
Nick DeCarlo
Kellen Chadwick
Jim Pettit II
Jesse Bailey
Brent Curran
Rick Diaz
Terry Decarlo Jr
Raymond Lindeman
Matthew Hagio
Paul Guglielmoni
Mike Lightfoot
Jake Dewsbury
Mickey Hill
Robert Marsh
Jeff Browne
Buddy Kniss
Bobby Motts Jr
Justin Yaeger
Tim Yaeger DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Fred Ryland
Andrew Pearce
KC Keller
Trevor Clymens
Anthony Slaney
Jacob Mallet Jr
Todd Gomez
Kelly Campanile
Tommy Clymens Jr
Emali VanHoff
Haley Gomez
Ryan Smith
Joseph Pato
Jason Ryan Jr
Scott Foster
Jarrod Mounce
Nicolas Zapatero
Chuck Golden
Joe Salvi
Dylan Connelly
Jonathan Hagio
Tyler Browne

IMCA Stock Car
Nicholas Johnson
Rick Diaz
Fred Ryland
Jim Pettit II
Chad Johnson
Travis Dutra
Loren DeArmond
Dan Gonderman
Jason Robles
Joe Gallaher
Dave Hill
Josh Nichols
Austin VanHoff
Jason Jennings
Brock Hamilton


Silver Dollar Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
Fall Nationals Night #2
Winged 360 Sprints
A Main
Kalib Henry
Justin Sanders
Corey Day
Tim Kaeding
Colby Copeland
Tanner Carrick
Andy Forsberg
Austin McCarl
Joey Ancona
Jodie Robinson
Justin Henry
Sean Becker
Justyn Cox
Dominic Scelzi
Blake Carrick
Willie Croft
Tanner Holmes
Shane Golobic
Andy Gregg
Kalib Montgomery
Ryan Robinson
Kyle Hirst
Colby Johnson
Michael Faccinto

B Main
Jodie Robinson
Willie Croft
Colby Copeland
Tanner Holmes
John Clark
Stephen Ingraham
Mitchell Faccinto
Ashlyn Rodriguez
Brian McGahan Jr
D.J. Freitas
Tyler Thompson
Greg DeCaires V
Isaiah Vasquez
Jayce Steinberg
Max Mittry
Joel Myers Jr
Billy Wallace
Tristan Guardino

C Main #1
Brian McGahan Jr
Tristan Guardino
Tyler Thompson
Chase Majdic
Brad Bumgarner
Wyatt Brown
Bret Barney
Bobby Butler
Darren Johnson
Michael Wasina
William Fielding
Ryan Lippincott
Steven Snawder
Pat Harvey Jr
Matt Hein
R.C. Smith
Landon Brooks

C Main #2
John Clark
Billy Wallace
Jayce Steinberg
Brandon Sampson
Mark Tabor Jr
Carl Droivold
Heath Hall
Doug Butterfield
Carson Hall
Steel Powell
Daniel Whitley
Anissa Curtice

Hobby Stocks
Bill Patterson
Todd Cooper
Toby Merrifield
Aaron Flournoy
Shannon Collins
Donny Deeter
Joe Gillock
James West
Trevor Abella
Darren Ballentine
Robert Warf
Zach Lindgren
Jacob Johnson
Keith Ross
Kyle Cheney
Travis Moore
Trevor Deadmond
Kyle Allen
Colin Ferguson


Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Preston Luckman
Nathan Augustine
Jason Johnson
Rich McCoy
Wayne Butler
Braden Fugate
Trent Elliott
Steve Moore
Jordan Wright
Greg Heinrichs
Cliff Massey
Jody Tanner
Jared Simmons
Jon Debenedetti

Sportsman Late Models
Dustin Comer
Ray Comer
Daniel Ray
Braden Fugate
Eric Ashley
Tahlan Rogers
Brandon Norton
Jacob Emery
John Player
Seth Christian
neil Dubisar
Madilynn Hard-Ashley
Ryan Emry
Justin Ryker

Street Stocks
Toby McIntyre
Don Briggs Jr
Payton Reigard
Wayne Clink
Kyle Coen
Kevin Roberts
Tim Martin
Dyllan Siewell
Tanner Bridges
Sean Cronk
MARK MINTER
Jesse McIntyre
Daniel Land
Seth Christian
Dave Siewell
Jason Nelson
Mike Swaim
Loren McIntyre
Steve Dubisar
Craig Loomis
Taunton Swaim
Justin Krossman
Joseph Wilson DNS

Mini Outlaws
Scott Beaudoin
Tristen Davison
Cody Scouller
Don Briggs Sr
Ken Fox
Max Sanford
Jim Van Loon
Tahlan Rogers
Leroy Rockwell
Jamie Daniels
kevin Black DNS

Hornets
Cody Scouller
Don Briggs Sr
Hannah Robison
Max Sanford
Isaac Stere
alexis baker
John Henry
Steven Parker
St Hill
Bart Pulse
Chris Burton
Richard Dickenson
Jayden Miller
Kris Parker
Ryan Dickenson
Richard Thompson
Jeremy Mayfield DNS
steve morgan DNS
jason pitcher DNS

JR Stingers
Madilynn Hardy-Ashley
Tallon Dubisar
Jordan Wheeler
Brad Lenz
Cameron Metzgus
Dylan Wheeler
Eli Luckman
Tucker dubisar
jake Gott
Tanner dubisar


Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
MAVTV Race #9
Nut Up Pro Late Models
A Main
Kyle Keller
Brody Moore
Matt Erickson
Seth Wise
Howard Holden
Jay Juleson
Jadan Walbridge
Cody Kiemele
Linny White
Kabe McClenny
Peter Soto
Cassidy Hinds
Brian Collins
Racin Vernon
Rick Thompson
Barrett Polhemus
Jason Aguirre
Ryan Reynolds
Glen Cook
Ethan Nacsimento
Carlos Vieira
Kercie Jung
Bradley Erickson
Shelden Cooper
Shaun Reynolds
Kolby Berry

B Main
Brody Moore
Shaun Reynolds
Shelden Cooper
Peter Soto
Kabe McClenny
Glen Cook
Kolby Berry
Brian Collins
Kyler Berry
Aaron Mullins
Mike Hensley

51Fifty Energy Drink Jr Late Model
Robbie Kennealy
Brody Armtrout
Kenna Mitchell
Barrett Polhemus
Kercie Jung
Cody Kiemele
Kasey Kleyn
Brody Moore
Jacob Smith
Holly Clark
Hailey Liles
Jeffrey Erickson
Ethan Nascimento
Rebecca Dubie
Vito Cancilla DNS

INEX Bandoleros
Logan Chambers
Joey Kennealy
Caden Cordova


Stockton 99 Speedway
$15k to Win Bischofberger Brawl 166
PLM Main
Results are not official
1     #75 Jeremy Doss
2     #92Z Dylan Zampa(YG)
3     #43R Tanner Reif(YG)
4     #12 Colby Potts
5     #11 Austin Herzog
6     #04 Cole Brown(YG)
7     #92 Logan Zampa(YG)
8     #6S JoJo Stearns(YG)
9     #7 Tyler Reif(YG)
10     #50 Trevor Huddleston
11     #90 Guy Guibor 
12     #2B Hans Beeler
13     #88 Jason Gilbert
14     #86 Tim Spurgeon
15     #28G Henk Gaalswky Jr
16     #22S Sammy Solari
17     #98 Blaine Rocha
18     #21N Eric Nascimento Jr
19     #8 Jason Romero
20     #57 Zach Telford
21     #6B Mike Beeler
22     #51T Dean Thompson
23     #34 Kevin Furden
24     #71 Mike Doss

Last Chance
Results are not official
1     #22S Sammy Solari
2     #88 Jason Gilbert
3     #86 Tim Spurgeon
4     #34 Kevin Furden
5     #23W Wesley Beuving
6     #16 David Lewellen

Bombers
Brandon Jones
Donnie Darter
Joe Reichmuth
Brandon Diede
Richard Strmiska
Jeana Ramos
Joey Steans
Dillion Powell
Nichols Mello
Tyler Rodgers
Jerry Crawford

B4
Joe Flower
Josh Cross
Barrett Sugden
Dave Keller
Nick Hall
Mark Hunt
Jeff Harris
Rod Previtali
Ethan Rumsey
Michael Hill
Lukas Castro
Katy Hunt
Paul Pluguez
42
Andrea Rumsey
Joshua Brown

JR B4
Jordan Lovelace
AJ Shakel
Dustin King
Natalie Harper
Chase Lopez
Jayden Cross


Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
Todd Damron and Don Degrazia Memorial Twin 25
Redwood Dwarf Cars
A Main
Results are not official
1     #4n Ryan Winter    
2     #12n Michael Grenert
3     #41e Nick Velasquez
4     #31r Carroll Mendenhall
5     #99n Gage Meyers
6    #9r Chad Matthias
7     #22r Zack Atcheson
8     #59n Austin Struthers
9     #51s Devin Lahorgue
10     #111n Tom VanTuyl
11     #88r Adam Freitas
12     #14e Tommy Velasquez III
13     #12r Sam Borland
14     #60r Shawn McCoy
15     #12 Justin Bingman
16     #2r Kylee Johnson
17     #51n Robert Johnson
18     #48r Jordan Souza
19     #08r Mike Dahle
20     #29n Corey Eaton
21     #71r John Peters
22     #11br Cody Bolles    
23     #27r Danny Marsh
24     #79r Mark Hanson

B Main
Results are not official
1     #11br Cody Bolles    
2     #71r John Peters
3     #51n Robert Johnson
4     #2r Kylee Johnson
5     #88r Adam Freitas
6     #48r Jordan Souza
7     #60r Shawn McCoy
8     #12 Justin Bingman
9     #34r Ezy Borland
10     #7xl Roberto Monroy    
11     #15r Shiloh Borland
12     #88dd Travis Day

Red Hawk Glass Spec Sprints
Results are not official
1     #11 Bradley Terrell    
2     #21 Nathan Schank
3     #21x Marcus Hardina
4     #56 Shawn Arriaga
5     #9v Cody Fendley
6     #66s Zack Albers
7     #50 Tony Bernard
8     #60 Scott Clough
9     #99 Scotty Dupont
10     #6 Sparky Howard
11     #3r Bob Davis    
12     #31 Eathon Lanfri
13     #7j Jack McDonald
14     #X Antonio Aragon
15     #7 Trey Walters
16     #3 Nick Robfogel

Sparky's Collision Center 600 Mini Sprint
Results are not official
1     #3d Caleb Debem    
2     #23 Bruno Bianchi
3     #11 Carroll Mendenhall
4     #27d Don McLeister    
5     #31 Sam Borland
6     #96 Rick Alonso
7     #1j Anthony Pino
8     #11a Amber Fields
9     #24 Jeromie Charon    
10     #8s Savannah Brown


Ventura Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 2
California Lightnimg Sprints
Results are not official
1     #8g Eric Greco
2     #18 David Gasper
3     #32 Ken Coulston
4     #2r Robb Pelmear
5     #42 Jon Robertson
6     #4 Jeff Dyer
7     #17 Dale Gamer
8     #03 Pat Kelley
9     #2j James Turnbul
10     #39 Mark Henry    
11     #37 Dominic Del Monte
12     #45 Cody Nigh

VRA Sprint Cars
Results are not official
1     #13 Bruce Douglass
2     #4 Jacob Hodges
3     #21K Travis Buckley
4     #15 Rick Hendrix
5     #5J James Herrera
6     #22 Gage Cheek
7     #6 Chris Meredith

VRA Senior Sprints
Results are not official
1     #66 Chris Meredith    
2     #3G Greg Andrews
3     #86 Greg Badgewell
4     #2 Wally Pankratz        
5     #16 Tom Stephens Sr        

NMRA-TQ Midgets
Results are not official
1     #20 David Perry
2     #5 Bruce Hiroshima
3     #75 Chuck West
4     #07 Kevin Kale
5     #36 West Evans
6     #59 Scott Niven
7     #70 Don Brashier
8     #77 Ace Kale

VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Results are not official
1     #93 Jason Horton
2     #99 Shane Linenburger
3     #24 Dominic Maldonado
4     #88 Jeff Brink    
5     #36 Daniel Peters


Barona Speedway Park Unofficial Race Results October 2
360/410 Sprints
Logan Williams
A.J. Bender
Shane Sexton
Asa Kesterson
Dan Taylor
Gaylin Riggs
Shon Deskins
Camie Bell
dustin duman
Trent Williams DNS

Lightning Sprints
Braden Chiaramonte
Grant Sexton
Brent Sexton
Ryan Dumas
Rudy Padilla
DJ Dumas
A.J. Bender
David Bezio
Peter Benker
Brent Horn
Jon Squire
Jim Squire III
Cody Griggs

IMCA Modified
Chaz Baca
Cole Dick
Michael Thing
William Miller
Kyle Morris
Dennis Taylor
Andy Papp
Karl Von Yokes
Tony Walter
Tim LaBrake
P.J. Dyke

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Chris Toth
Ryan Amidon
Brian Brown
Joey Jock
Jake Triska
Bill Hackett
Gary Rodriguez
Mike Pridgeon
David Jones

IMCA Sport Compact
Chris Niemi
Ken McWilliams
Edward Finger
David Stites
Mike Miller
Lucas Heimpel
David Uraine
Enzo Deckers
Wynona Ragland
Billy Foultz
Maci Constance
Garrett Sandridge
Benjamin Pendleton
David Hunt

Street Stocks
Sunny Trent
Jayson Aldridge
Paul Dyke
Dennis Taylor
Dale Erwin
jashua wipperman
Dan Burakowski
Perry Humphries
Steve Porter DNF

Pure Stock
Jayson Aldridge
Rick Chavez
Rusty Staley
Rick Schnereger
Brandon Jesina
David Hunt
Michael Rumbaugh
Greg Perry
Mike Wolfe
Rick Eicksteadt
Dave Evangelou
Tiffany Crow
Thomas Soper
Nicole carleton

Dwarf Car
Robert Peters
Mikey Hall
Tommy Crow
CJ Marin
Ron Dunlap
Mike Tobiason
John Bridger
John Isabella
Chris Wilder DNS

Junior Sprints
Caleb Scholl
Landon Dalton
Noah Dalton San
Cody Benker

Masters Mini Dwarfs
Jacob Manalo
Declan Sypolt
Jacob Novak
Tyler Warner
Oliver Schenk
Nathan Manalo
Kelly Weitzel
Kellen O'Connor
Harmony Painter
Jason Painter
Danielle Friel

Sportsman Mini Dwarfs
Melanie Ross
Shelton Scott
Kaiden Johnson
Shelby Deckers
Cody Isabella
Brysen Byford
Cole Bezio


Ukiah Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
Bombers (A)
Trystan Mucci
Mike Lovell
Anthony Fomasi
Forrest Kuecker
Loren Powers Jr
Mikey Lovell
Bob Mook
Roy Ingalls Jr
Jim Redd
Shelby Helm
Jordan Krupa
Jimmy Sorrels
Danny Helm DNS

Bombers (B)
Jesse Frey
Dan Munier
Audrey Portlock
Nathan Hoben DNS

Jammers (Pro)
Christian Sanchez
Isaiah Rojas
Sohrna Li DNS

Jammers (Jr)
Charles French
TJ Sorrels

Limited Modifieds
TJ Buzzard
Sierra Furia
Sammy Nuno
Darrin Sullivan
Gary Lowblad
Roy Ingalls Jr
Tyler Manning
J.R. Lane
Bo Robertson
Andy VanderVeer
Brandon Powers

Bandolero
Travis Powers
Ronnie DenBeste
Kai Lovell
Alyssa Sorrels

Jalopies (Dirt)
Loren Powers Jr
Will Webb
Christian Sanchez
Robert Portlock Sr
Chris Hunt
Robert Portlock Jr
Tyler Burkhart DNS
Tucker Murray DNS

Vintage Midgets
Mike Cossey
Rich Scettrini
Fred Maydole
David Ansted
Jim DeJorg
Don Cruse
Rand Peaslee

Vintage Super Modifieds
Gary Lowblad
Rick Rose
Mike Neilson
Jim Koehler
david twyman
Frank Joseph


River City Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
Pocket Change Race

Northwest Dwarf Cars
Main Event
Josh Rodgers
Josh King
Anthony Pope
Shawn Dorie
Chris Wright
Adam Chaffee
Jake VanOrtwick
Tanner Curr
Jimmy Brinster
Rodney Cook
Justin DeMars
Dave Brune
John Chrisman
Shane Youngren
Chuck Jones
Dennis Liebig
Phillip Rowland
Chris McCleary
Bryson Smith
Tylor Howard

B Main 1
Jake VanOrtwick
Chris McCleary
Steve Schreiner
Jake Tupper
Casey Warren
Crystal Flath
Trevor Coats
Danny Altom
Dennis Tower
Dale Knutson
Jesse Cook

B Main 2
Tylor Howard
Chuck Jones
Teagan Fischer
Andy Quilico
Doug Pirtle
Molly Williams
Gary Wegener
Austin Buxton
Wade Stringer
Troy Kunas


Adobe Mountain Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
WMR Midgets
David Prickett
Kyle Hawse
Nathan High
Megan Moorhead
Tyler Rodriquez
Rocky Silva
Greg Jewett
Drake Edwards
Todd Hawse
Ashton Corey
Cory Brown
Kyle Huttenhow

AZ DWARFS
Tyler Rodriguez
Chris Vernon
Chris Trimino
Dustin Washburn
Steve Kapaun
Michael Vernon
Ray Howard

Mini Late Model
Gilbert Madrid
KJ Goodwin
Lyle Askren
Nic Savaglio
Jesse Stone
Bill Lemkuil
Chris Rasta 

Delta Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2
Jr Sprints
Levi Osborne
Brody Rubio
Hayden Stepps
Josiah Vega
Bradley Anderson
Briggs Davis
Maya Mauldin
Jackson Tardif
Nathan Fernandez
Heston Stepps DNS

Restricted
Jett Barnes
Colton Key
Austin Wood
Lucas Johnson
Adrianna DeMartini
Lucas Mauldin
Kyle Fernandez
Kellan Harper
Triton OBrien
Isabel Barnes
Cierra Wullenwaber
Peyton Whitehouse
Vito Celli
Jordan Mast
Mickelina Monico
Drake Carter

Non Wing
Dan Mognaga
Austin Stone
Caden Sarale
JJ Loss
Dominic Gorden
Austin Torgerson
Dalton Hill
Robbie Lewis
Mattix Salmon
Jeffery Pahule
Tyler Chamorro
Brian Gilbert
Brandon Riveira
Colton Jones
Cole Schroeder
Tim Vaught
Drew Laeber
Steve Bettanini
Sage Bordenave
Ashton Torgerson
Edward Avila
Nate Wait
Hayden Saich

Super 600s
Lachlan Caunt
Caden Sarale
Logan Trevino
Caeden Steele
Devon Courtnier
JJ Loss
Austin Torgerson
Nikko Panella
Mattix Salmon
Colton Huelsmann
Alex Panella
James Andrichuk
Hailey Wood
Rylee Whitehouse
Brad Hannum
Raio Salmon
Ron Singh
Ashton Torgerson
Colby Greig
Jeffery Pahule

 

 

The Editor's Viewpoint 

I debated how I wanted to do things this week. I've just about reached the finish line of the regular coverage this year. There are still going to be some race results articles for the next few weeks, but I don't know if there will be any more big posts with a bunch of those articles and a Viewpoint column. The first thing that might go from the posts is the Viewpoint unless I have something else to say that I think needs to be said. Secondly, there could be a few weeks between posts or I could stop all together. 

I'm looking forward to focusing my attention on the books and making some progress there. I want to get to the point where I can produce a physical copy of something again. One of the nice things about technology the way it is now is I need to produce a PDF file and something that will work for a cover for a book. After that, Lulu will print on demand as people order it. I love the quality of the work they do, and I can't afford to print x amount of books and mail them out as ordered. I don't have the budget for that. I also have no desire to go through a publisher who may pick and choose what I can and can't put out.

The books are going to get the attention next, and I've been trying not to burn myself out to the point where I don't want to look at anything racing related for the next few months and get nothing done. The book I need to edit right now is important to me, because it says the last few things that I want to comment on before I move on from that phase of my life. I don't want to put any more attention into offering my opinions and sharing my thoughts on the things I've experienced in the sport. This coming book and Just A Kid From The Grandstands will say all I have to say about that. Racing history books that deal primarily with the facts will be the focus of my effort after that. 

I obviously wanted to put together one more regular post this week, but Antioch Speedway had the Hall of Fame coming up. I'm not officially involved with that anymore. I have offered my opinion and any help that I could give from here when it's been asked of me. I wanted to do an article highlighting some of the things that were accomplished by this year's inductees, and I could have just put that into this post. However, I decided to make an Antioch Speedway post where I offered a few opinions on the coming weekend and threw in a couple other articles. I almost included the Bill Bowers Memorial articles in that post, but I figured they would be better served here. 

I'm so excited that the third Antioch Speedway Hall of Fame night will be happening. I'm not going to lie to you and tell you I'm pleased with the circumstances. I feel very strongly that I was pushed out of the picture. It wasn't Chris Briggs who did that to me. In fact, I wanted Chris to take the mantle and move this thing forward, because I didn't want just anybody to oversee it. I have confidence in him, and I knew the community would rally behind him. 

Make no mistake here. I know I'm living in Oregon, although my intent is to get back to California again. That said, I wanted to be the director of this thing for a few more years, and I still have a little bit of unhappiness regarding the circumstances that forced me to make the hand-off to Chris. I'd like to have overseen it for a few more years and established some things before letting somebody else handle it.

I could go into other things, but I have reasons for keeping my mouth shut. I'm not going to lie and say I'm happy with the current management at Antioch Speedway. I'm not happy with them, but I also don't want them to fail. First and foremost to me is that the track is successful and racing continues at that venue for years to come. I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing now if it hadn't been for that race track inspiring me to want to do this stuff in the first place. It's also important that the Hall of Fame continues to evolve and honor the greats who made the track so special to all of us. 

I'm already rambling more then I want to, so I'll try to be measured in what I write here. I am so humbled when I think about the contributions that I've been allowed to make to the sport. There are things that have happened and that are happening, and I'm lucky enough to have been involved with those things. I am blown away when I think that there are a few instances where racing has been affected by what I've done. These are things that might not have ever happened had I not been involved. When I'm feeling down, which is more often than I care to admit, this serves as a reminder to me of how lucky I am.

I wish I could be at Antioch Speedway on Saturday to see some people that I haven't seen in a long time. I wish I could see the people in person who are being inducted and congratulate them in person. I was a little disappointed to see Bobby Hogge III receiving his award at the Bill Bowers Memorial race. I know I'm most likely overreacting here. Bobby's son is an amazing driver, so don't get me wrong. I think Bobby has earned this honor and deserves to be at the track on the night this was really meant to happen. Bobby's son will one day be there too, and I know this is his time now. I'd just like to think that they could park the race cars for a week and let Bobby III have this moment. 

As I said, I know I'm probably overreacting or reading too much into this. If I know Bobby, he's the one pushing to go racing rather than take the night for himself. He was never braggadocios when he was achieving his accomplishments. He was always very humble and had become one of my favorite people at the track. He was a great racer who didn't let it go to his head. I'm sure he's the first one saying, "Let's go racing and kick some butt again." Plus, I believe his son might be driving somebody else's car again, which is what happens with great racers. They don't have to always field their own cars, because other people want to win with them behind the wheel.

Last Saturday, Chris Briggs stepped onto the infield, grabbed the microphone and made his first Hall of Fame induction as the Director of the Hall of Fame. I might add, he did very well. Bobby Hogge III belongs in the Hall of Fame, and he was at the top of my list of people who were likely to get the honor if I had overseen things. In fact, I can admit that Debbie Clymens and Marv Wilson were on my short list as well. I like the list of people who are going in this year. They all deserve it, even if I might question the timing on a few of them. Other than that, I'm going to leave my comments on who should be next for a future column. This weekend is about honoring those who got inducted this year.

In addition to the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Saturday's show will include Wingless Spec Sprints, Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks, Super Stocks and the 19th running of the Chet Thomson Memorial Hardtop race. It's also Donna Soares/Larry Damitz Memorial night. I'll spare you my opinion that they threw way too much into this race and some of these things need to be put on their own nights. That opinion was expressed in the special Antioch Speedway post I just published.

What I will say is the track kind of failed when it came to promoting anything that's actually happening on the track this week. You pretty much put the ball in the Hardtop division's court when it comes to the Chet Thomson race, and the leadership is so lacking with the Bay Area Hardtops that I don't think it even exists at this point. I could talk about the leadership of the California Hardtops, but I always manage to piss people off when I go there. Besides, this really isn't their race, although drivers from the group do support this race. If car count doesn't live up to expectations, blame the Bay Area Hardtops for doing absolutely nothing to promote this thing. I mean, they didn't even post anything on Facebook. I'll leave that statement right where it is. 

We know the Super Stock division is on the way out, but we also know that Steve Hendren and Bobby Hogge III competed in the division that the Super Stocks are based on. Hendren is flying out to California to get his Hall of Fame award. A resourceful promoter would have put their thinking caps on and attempted to get rides for Hogge and Hendren. I'm sure Hendren would be up for it. Even if Hogge were going to be with his son at Bakersfield, there are other legends you might have gone after. Nothing happened, so I will call this a missed opportunity.

I want to expand on the missed opportunity with the Super Stocks, but the idea of a Legends Race is something I've thrown around for a while. Last year, even with no fans allowed in the stands, we started hearing about a potential Legends Race in Hobby Stocks. This is something that could become reality. This is also why I say that an Alumni Association should be formed with Hall of Fame night as their featured night at the track. They could put on the Legends Race either on that night or some other night, and perhaps the track would allow fundraising as a way to help pay for the Hall of Fame deal. This is a non-profit effort after all. I won't rule out the possibility of a Legends Race in the future.

You might see a stray Tri State Pro Stock racer or two at Antioch, although it's more likely that they will be down in Bakersfield or not racing at all. That track is offering a significant purse for the Pro Stocks, which makes it a head scratcher to me that Antioch management didn't at least attempt to dress up the Super Stock show. Even $500 to win and $75 to start is good money for them, and I believe a promotional effort would have resulted in a double digit car count. This is the division I feel deserves the Larry Damitz Memorial race, because this is the division he chose to compete in for the last decade of his career. 

How many cars would be available for this? How many cars are left in Antioch? I am a little surprised that one or two of the remaining drivers didn't get together to see if there was a way they could save Super Stock racing in Antioch. I know the guy I think would make a good leader in such an effort, but I won't put him on the spot. I think there could still be 10 cars in the area, and even if you won't get any Tri State Pro Stocks, there is another option that Antioch management doesn't seem interested in pursuing. 

I don't know how many people have been paying attention, but the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Super Stocks at Petaluma have gotten multiple double digit car counts with their own class, not counting the Tri State appearances. There are cars there, and some of these racers used to compete against Larry or were running at Petaluma when Larry raced there. I did an informal thing a few years ago on Facebook about the two tracks working together for Larry's race, and Petaluma racers who are still racing now offered a favorable response to that. 

Look, I understand the Super Stocks are on the way out, and maybe management just wants to put this race in the record books and move on. I get it. However, a promoter still has to make what they have booked on any given night attractive to the fans, and a halfway decent Super Stock race could have been promoted. It could have been a nice send off for the division if it is indeed done. Get some Petaluma racers, as many Antioch regulars as you can get and who knows who else. Maybe it's only a dozen cars, but it's a taste of good Super Stock racing.

As it is, the Hall of Fame inductions are the selling point to me. The Wingless Spec Sprints and Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks will provide good racing and a good car count. I don't think the Chet Thomson Memorial Hardtop race will fail. With Sportsman cars being allowed, they have a good opportunity to bring a double digit car count. Am I going to predict that? No. It seems every time I get the least bit optimistic about something the Hardtop division could do, they disappoint me. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised after the fact. You want to surprise me? Have the Junkyard Dog, driven by Joel Hannagan, running at optimum speed and somebody still beats him. I don't see that happening, but you never know.

I can't help but feel a bit disappointed by the Bill Bowers Memorial race. I love the idea that they went out there and had the big memorial lap for Bill. He's another man I respected a great deal. We talk about how great JD Willis was, because he was. Bill was there with him, and they won a lot of races together. Bill did what he did to prepare a good race car. As good as he was, he was another one who wasn't braggadocios about what he did. Seeing those cars going around the track in honor of Bill was pretty cool. I just wish there had been more cars for the event itself.

Again, I warned that car count numbers and fan attendance numbers were still going to be down this year after what we had been through last year. We're still coming out on the other end of that. If we can avoid being pushed back in that direction by the powers that be, maybe next year can see a more normal season. I don't have a lot of confidence in that unless more people are going to stand up and say enough is enough. If they don't, I fear for where things are going to go in the future, because we will have bigger problems than whether or not we have enough people at the track on race night. 

I had a minimum goal for the car count I expected to see for the money being paid. I thought the three divisions should combine for at least 80 cars to be considered a car count success. 100 would have been better and was within the realm of possibility. The fact that the IMCA Modifieds and Sport Modifieds could not produce enough of a car count to need B Mains is not a good indicator of a successful show. The show went on, and the way they adjusted the format compensated for that. I'd like to have seen a little bit more of a battle at the front of the pack for the win in any of the classes, but it didn't seem to be in the cards on Saturday night. 

I didn't see Ryan McDaniel coming, but he gave everybody a reminder that he's still one of the top competitors in IMCA Modified racing. He did a phenomenal job of picking up the $3,000 win, as did Fred Ryland with his $1,500 IMCA Sport Modified victory. It's interesting to see Ryland in an IMCA Stock Car now. I didn't see that coming, but the reality is there are other people in Antioch looking to get involved in that class. The division is doing quite well, and there was a realistic chance that Antioch would have the first 20 plus car count for IMCA Stock Cars in California. They fell five cars short of that, but they still did well. Bakersfield racer Nick Johnson was the only driver to win both Main Events on the weekend.

I can't imagine management was delighted with the numbers they had, but they made the best of it. I'm not saying it was a financial failure, which is something I'm not privy to anyway. After Watsonville had over 40 cars each in the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds, I felt pretty confident that Antioch could get 30 in both divisions. The cars are certainly out there, but they didn't come in those numbers. Watsonville was a resounding success in car count, and Antioch made the best of it. They have a big Dwarf Car show and a big Hobby Stock show coming later this month, and I'm curious how things will turn out there. We'll also see what Merced Speedway can do for the John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial after Bakersfield.

Bakersfield Promoter Scott Schweitzer was a little bit late on purse announcements for the Bud Nationals, which happens this weekend. The purse is pretty much on par what they've been offering in recent years. This will be a showcase race for the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds, but the Pro Stock division is getting a better purse then you might expect. I can't help but think that what Roy Bain has been doing with the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series had an impact on the $1,500 to win purse they are getting. Hobby Stocks will be there on both nights, and it should be a good show. I'll be watching the car count with interest. They should have over 100 total cars there. 

The big winner last weekend in car count was Coos Bay Speedway, which produced over 90 cars. The good money was going to the Late Models and Street Stocks. Actually, the purses being offered were top-heavy and dropped down rather quickly. Part of the lure of this race is that all of the other Oregon tracks are done, and this is your last chance to go racing before the weather changes. As I write this, it's been raining today, but it was an odd year. On odd years, Coos Bay generally manages to pull off the October race. It's a Chuck Prather production, and I'm glad he was able to be the instigator of one of the top promotions at the dirt track in Coos Bay this year. 

Preston Luckman picked up the $2,000 prize in the 50 lap Late Model race, while Toby McIntyre was the $1,000 winner in the Street Stocks. As I said, the car count was up, and I don't want to nitpick things too much. It kind of bothers me that these days we have Main Events that are counting yellow flags. Back in the day, that was the normal procedure for a 50 lap or 100 lap race, and the car count wasn't usually as big as what Coos Bay had. However, these days there's better communication to help keep a program going, and there isn't as much need to count yellow flags.

My frustration is that you have more yellow flag laps than actual green flag laps. At the end of the Street Stock race, I couldn't help but think that the track would have been better off just running a regular 25 or 30 lap race and letting every green flag lap count. I think they may have had about a dozen laps under green flag conditions in the Street Stocks, which basically sucks in my opinion. Fans were deprived of a better race. They were counting yellows in the Late Models, but it was a smoother race. They didn't have as many cars on the track, and the drivers did a better job. It's not like they didn't have a chance to beat Luckman, but he was much faster than everybody else. 

I was also a little annoyed at Petaluma Speedway when it came to running the twin 25 lap Dwarf Car race in honor of Todd Damron. First of all, they were so low-key about this race that we didn't necessarily know this race would honor Todd until a few weeks ago. We didn't hear a lot of purse information or any of that. I hope the track focuses more on promoting the bigger races and letting everybody know exactly what's going on earlier, because the two Adobe Cup events suffered for lack of communication in my opinion.

The problem is they have to get done by 10:00 pm, so they are up against the clock. They really shouldn't be with only the Dwarf Cars, Wingless Spec Sprints and 600 Micro Sprints running that night. The first 25 lap segment had the cars on the track with only 13 laps completed and over 20 minutes of time having elapsed. They made the decision to checkered it at 13 laps. In my opinion, the attempt still should have been made to make sure the class got 50 laps. Yeah, put the Wingless Spec Sprints out there for their Main Event and call this the break.

When they put the Dwarf Cars back on the track again, they had about an hour before 10:00 pm, and I can think of no real good reason to not give them all of that time to try to get 50 laps in. People paid to watch 50 laps of racing, not 38. At least it was all green flag racing, but it was a bit disappointing. The case could be made that nobody was going to beat Ryan Winter regardless of how many laps were run. He's certainly been tough to beat this year with the NorCal Dwarf Car Association. Likewise, Bradley Terrell proved to be too much to beat in the Wingless Spec Sprints. 

This seems like a good place to put a few other Dwarf Car notes. Of course, it was only advertised as $500 to win at Petaluma with $100 going to the driver leading at the break. They were not going to beat River City Speedway in Oregon when it came to the bigger show. The Pocket Change race had to be postponed from a few weeks ago as there was rain in St Helens. This forced them to do the race last Saturday. Though it was billed as a joint race between the Northwest and Southern Oregon groups, I only noticed one Southern Oregon driver, albeit second place finisher and SODCA champion Josh King. He picked up $1,000 for the effort, which I believe is the biggest runner-up prize for the Dwarf Cars anywhere on the West Coast.

They didn't make too much fanfare about the fact that this was the biggest paying Dwarf Car race on the West Coast, but they still attracted 37 drivers from the NWDCA and I'm sure from Washington and PHRA as well. The winner was paid in change, and that was quite a few coins for slightly over $2,000 in winnings. Josh Rodgers got the glory in this case. What was nice was every driver received at least $200 for taking the green flag. For the kind of money being offered, I bet they could have had an even bigger turnout under different circumstances if promoted right, but I'm sure nobody was complaining about what they had. 

I'm still waiting to see what the Vintage Duels people will be doing at the Grass Valley Fairgrounds on October 23rd. This will be the second running of the Dwarf Car show that they first debuted in October of 2019. Patrick Weger is promoting this thing, and I'm curious to see what adjustments are being made to the format. He hasn't said much on social media, which is puzzling considering the date is getting closer. Furthermore, Antioch Speedway is having their Dwarf Car Mania event that same weekend. I don't know how much that will negatively impact this show as most of the supporters are likely to be from the NorCal group anyway.

Back at Petaluma, Shawn Arriaga had made the announcement that he was going to pass the helmet around to raise funds for Tyler Slay. We know that Tyler had neck surgery last week, and the reports were that it was successful. However, there will be a lengthy recovery process. I don't know enough to comment on that any further. What I do know is they raised over $3,000 towards his medical costs, which are sure to be significant. It's another case of the racing community coming together and helping each other. It doesn't surprise me that Arriaga would be leading that effort. I have a great deal of respect for the third-generation racer and his family.

On the pavement scene, we had dueling Late Model races between Madera and Stockton. I'm not sure why it is that these guys keep doing this. Yes, I know you're going to have weeks where Stockton and Madera are both running, and sometimes even Roseville. Yes, I'm also aware that they have Late Model divisions that they need to book. In this case, the Spears SRL Pro Late Models were at Stockton for the Bischofberger Brawl and the $15,000 to win prize. It was $1,000 just to start that race, so they drew 30 drivers for it. When you think SRL, you think Southwest Tour, which is supposed to be a notch up from Pro Late Models.

However, SRL has started promoting Pro Late Model races, which are pretty much using the rule set that Madera Speedway uses for their MavTV Series Nut Up Pro Late Models. Yes, there are drivers who were supporting Madera who have switched over to the other tour. It's a testament to the successful promotion that Kenny Shepherd has built for his Late Models that the SRL is emulating him. I just wish they would look over at Madera and realize they had a $10,000 to win race of their own and show a little bit of respect. There's no reason they couldn't have had these big races on different weekends and both get potentially bigger car counts. Yes, I know that sometimes these things happen.

The positive take away here is that Madera had 31 cars of their own, and even the B Main paid $1,000 to the winner. Kenny promoted that thing just right. Another difference between the two is that it seems more unpredictable at Madera these days when it comes to who will win. Jeremy Doss has won eight of 10 races with the SRL, and he won at Stockton. It wasn't as easy as that, but when the checkered flag flew, it was him leading the way. In the end, I'm sure Tony Noceti would classify the show he had at Stockton as a success, and I think Kenny would say the same thing of Madera.

The system that Shepherd has put together for the Late Models is working very well. The Late Models are carrying the heaviest load in keeping Madera Speedway going. They've generated the significant sponsorship that pays the bills and are the featured division for the MavTV Series. Kenny will occasionally take other divisions and give them the exposure, and it comes down to who can give the fans a show at that point. I like the fact that Kenny has featured the Mini Stocks on National TV when the show has been big enough. He's just trying to give the people a show. He has done an amazing job of keeping things going at that venue. 

What he has is a farm system. He's working on getting the next generation into the sport, but isn't it isn't as simple as just putting kids in race cars. He and his team are instilling their knowledge into these kids and teaching them about the respect that you need to have for yourself and your fellow racers. Drivers continue to come up through the ranks of the Junior Late Models and into the Pro Late Models. The kids got $1,000 each for the Top 5 finishers. They don't normally get the big bucks, but Kenny tries to give them a special night with a little bit more on the line. By the way, they ran the first 40 laps on Saturday without a yellow flag, and Robbie Kennealy was the latest new winner.

Brody Armtrout kind of stumbled out of the gate earlier this year as Jacob Smith had a phenomenal start. As Smith cooled off a little bit, Armtrout started winning and came into the night with a shot at winning the Junior Late Model title. Sure, he didn't take the checkered flag first, but the second place finish he did earn was enough to make him the champion. Meanwhile, rising young star Jadan Walbridge won the Nut Up Pro Late Model title, which he had to earn by beating veteran Matt Erickson. Another young gun on the rise was the winner of the $10,000 prize, Kyle Keller. He is the Madera Club Late Model and Overall Late Model champion as well as grabbing the big win. 

Kenny was up in the booth to help Andy and Steven wrap up the broadcast, which was again given away for free by the track. This is because of the amazing sponsorship they have. The MavTV deal helps keep the gates open there, and they've invested in the infrastructure to make a quality television broadcast. The fact that nobody could get into the grandstands last year necessitated Kenny using that equipment to give away free YouTube broadcasts. They've invested more money to improve the quality of that, and it shows.

Nevada Racing News website owner Dan McGee was in the chat and making comments as Kenny was wrapping things up. Kenny referred to a conversation the two had in Reno in December of 2019. McGee was there covering the event for his website, and Kenny was recalling their conversation where they talked about the need to create broadcasts for your shows at whatever race track. I've been saying this since before I returned through the gates again in 2015, because I could see what they were doing at other venues. I don't look at it as a replacement revenue stream for your traditional "fans in the grandstands" model, just a way to bring in additional revenue. 

Kenny was just restating what he said to McGee back then. Broadcasting your shows every week is a way to create more exposure for your product. The more exposure you get, the more people are aware of what you're doing. This leads to more revenue coming in and keeping you going. This is something that's become more of a thing now because of what we've been through in this country over the last couple of years, but we were trending in this direction anyway. Kenny tries to keep his eyes on different trends in the world and in the sport so that he can apply it to what works at his track. As I said, I think he's done a great job, and he's created a quality Late Model program that has other promoters looking at what he does.

Furia Motorsports made investments in camera equipment for Ukiah Speedway last year. With no fans allowed in the grandstands for the whole season, they made the decision to give away the free broadcast on Facebook all year. Since they had already set up the infrastructure, they decided to create a pay-per-view this year, but it's only $10 to watch. Most tracks are either asking for $20 or $25, so this is a good deal. Ukiah and Lakeport Speedway both have quality Bomber and Limited Modified divisions. When they couldn't get the PayPal thing to work, they made a last-minute decision last week to give the broadcast away for free.

Last weekend was the wrap up show for the point battles at Ukiah, and they had about 60 cars. To me, the best racing was probably in the Bombers, which do quite well on the banked paved oval. Even the Limited Modifieds had a close battle. They had eight Vintage Super Modifieds as something appears to be happening in Ukiah and Lakeport. This is a separate deal from the Legends of Kearney Bowl, and I feel it's needed. Ukiah is happy to get cars from any division that can put enough of them on the track, but Super Modifieds are something special for sure. The eight Super Modifieds and the seven BCRA Vintage Midgets were enjoyable to watch.

Steve Taylor was somebody who was very helpful to Furia Motorsports as they were establishing the current Ukiah Speedway program. He passed away last year, and they have a memorial race planned for him on October 16th and 17th. Big money is on the line for the Modifieds and Bombers, and they should do well. The Jammers and Legend Cars are also getting more money, and the track is going to take a stab at a Late Model race. I don't know who will show up for it, but I do know there's a few drivers in the area with cars. It should be another good race. There will be no points, just money. However, Lakeport Speedway will wrap up its point battles the following week.

Ventura Raceway didn't do great numbers last weekend as the California Lightning Sprints were the only one of the five divisions booked that had a double digit car count. It's been hit and miss in the car count department, but Promoter Jim Naylor has had a couple of big shows. You just do the best you can on any given week and hope your next promotion will be better. They have a USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car and Western Midget show coming up. With the WMR Midgets also on the card for the October 16th race, I'm thinking they're going to have a big number for that event.

I do find it interesting that the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car show for this weekend was completely canceled. Petaluma Speedway already made that decision a few weeks ago, and I know the fact that they weren't bringing a good car count was a big reason Rick Faeth pulled the plug. He didn't cancel the race. He moved it from its initial October 10th date to October 9th. In doing so and adding the Wingless Spec Sprints, he has booked on top of the show Antioch Speedway already had, but he still has a better chance of getting cars for that race than he would have with the USAC 360 Sprint Cars.

Placerville Speedway was set to run the West Coast 360 Sprint Cars this weekend, but Promoter Scott Russell decided to cancel the night. He claimed that some fire fighting equipment was still at the track, which I find interesting. They just had big Monster Truck and Tractor Pull events. Maybe too much space is being taken up for a race to happen, but maybe he was looking at the car count situation and thought it might be better to just cancel the race. I think the right decision was made here, and they'll have a big USAC Midget race in November, weather permitting. 

Silver Dollar Speedway had the Fall Classic, and over 65 Winged 360 Cars showed up on both Friday and Saturday. They were joined by about 20 Hobby Stocks on both nights. Silver Dollar Speedway has not had a regular schedule for two years, so it's very nice to see them have some success with the big events they've had this year. Friday definitely went smoother than Saturday. I have to shake my head at the critic who slammed the track after having such a big car count on Saturday because everything didn't go perfectly. In this case, there were plenty of replies to his social media post that defended Silver Dollar Speedway.

Here's the thing about being a critic about what's going on. First of all, I could give two damns about whether a person being a critic closes a race track. For starters, tracks aren't closing because people have bad opinions. They are closing because they are being run in such a way that make people want to express those negative opinions. Banning people from your track for saying things on Facebook is stupid and I disrespect the tracks that use that policy. If somebody gets particularly negative, however, ban them from your social media platforms. I've done the same thing when it was obvious all somebody wanted to do was run down the program.

There is a difference between bashing a track and offering constructive negative criticism. Tracks need to be open to suggestions, because a lot of times people care about that track. They just want what they've got to say to be heard. Know the difference between bashing and constructive criticism. As for the person taking shots at Silver Dollar Speedway because the night didn't go perfectly, I don't know what more a track can do. Sometimes you don't get a perfect track on the second day of a two-day show. That just happens. However, it's hardly a failure of a promotion when you've got a big purse that produces well over 60 cars for just one division.

As I said, there's not much left on my radar for the regular media coverage. Most of the big point races are done, and we'll try to wrap up the ones that aren't. We'll look at a few of the big races and do whatever we do. You may see a post on the blog next week, or you may see nothing for a couple of weeks. I'm about ready to start opening up files and working on editing. It's time to get work done on books. Most of the content for My Apologies has been written, although I'm sure I'll write a little bit more as I edit what's been written.

I'm wanting to put together another book while working on this one. It won't be a huge book as I'm looking at something more economical for the reader in the 50-60 page range. When I open up the file and start working on putting it all together, I'll make an official announcement on that. The other book is the priority. Once I'm not burdened with doing the regular media effort, it will free me up to work on editing. The one thing I've learned about myself is the more mentally stimulated on something I am, the harder I work. Things can come together quicker at that point, so burning myself out on the current media effort is not something I want to do.

In any case, I think I've written more than enough here, and it's time to wrap it up. I want to thank everybody who's been reading what we're doing. It's mostly been a labor of love at this point as there hasn't been much financial support for the work being done. I am hoping to sit down and work on solutions for where to take the audio show. I'm changing platforms and the format may be adjusted as well. All that I need is a good day or two to sit down and work on that. 

On that note, I will end this column. Until next time...