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Christian, Young, Hannagan Coelho, Freethy

Win On Special Night At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...October 9...Josh Young won the 20 lap Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. The makeup 20 lap Main Event earlier in the evening was won by past Ocean Speedway champion Jimmy Christian. The occasion was the Donna Soares/Larry Damitz Memorial Hall of Fame night. By virtue of his division leading eighth Top 5 finish of the year, Ryon Siverling secured the division championship. 

Josh Young won the regularly scheduled 20 lap feature race. Brent Steck took the early lead with Jimmy Christian and Tony Bernard moving into second and third on a Lap 2 restart. Christian took the lead on Lap 3 with Young following him into second. A lap later, Young slipped past Christian for the lead with Shawn Arriaga up to third. Yellow flags waved on Laps 11 and 12. Dylan Newberry was out at that point, and Young led Christian and Arriaga on the Lap 13 restart. Arriaga got by Christian for second on Lap 17. The battle was close up front in the closing laps. As Young took the checkered flag in victory, Christian made a last lap pass on Arriaga to finish second. Arriaga settled for third ahead of Ryon Siverling, Bernard, Steck, James East, Kevin Box, Richard Panfili and Rick Brophy.

The makeup 20 lap Main Event was held before the Hobby Stock B Main to give the drivers a chance to make repairs for the regular feature, and Jimmy Christian got the win. Brent Steck set the early pace ahead of Christian and Shawn Arriaga. A red flag waved on Lap 4 with Mackenzie Newton out at that point. Christian continued to lead Steck and Arriaga on the restart. A Lap 13 yellow flag was the final slowdown of the race with Roy Fisher retiring at that point. Christian led the rest of the way and beat Steck by about a straightaway for the win. Arriaga settled for third, followed by Bob Newberry, Kevin Box, Marcus Smith, James East, Tony Bernard, Ryon Siverling and Richard Panfili.

There were 21 Wingless Spec Sprints for the show, and 2019 champion Shannon Newton set the fast time of 13.528, beating the 13.842 of Christian and the 13.933 of Smith. The eight lap heat race wins went to Arriaga, Christian and Young. 

Brad Coelho won the 20 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stock Main event. This was his third win of the season aboard the Calhoun brothers owned car. Larry McKinzie Jr used a third place finish to clinch the championship after a hard fought battle with Jeff Bentancourt.

Front row starter Charlie Bryant took the early lead ahead of Chris Long and Grayson Baca. A yellow flag waved on Lap 7 for Bryant, Long and Baca. Misty Welborn led the restart ahead of Coelho and three-time champion Chris Sorensen. Coello put the moves on Welborn to grab the lead on Lap 10 with a lap 11 yellow flag slowing the action. Another yellow flag waved a lap later with Long, Jewel Crandall and Michael Mates all eliminated. Coelho led the restart ahead of Jeff Bentancourt and Bryant. Bryant and McKinzie found themselves in second and third on lap 18 as Jeff Bentancourt had problems. Coelho went on to victory ahead of Bryant, McKinzie, Jake Bentancourt, Kenneth Robles, Nicholas Zapatero, Aiden Ponciano, Sorensen, Michaela Taylor and Welborn.

There were 26 Hobby Stocks on hand for the show, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Ponciano, Coelho, Sorensen and Welborn. Jeff Bentancourt started on the pole of the 12 lap B Main and proceeded to lead all the way for the win. Gavin Griffiths was an early second before being passed by Anthony Vigna on Lap 3. Bentancourt had a straightaway advantage in victory with Griffiths gaining second on the last lap as Vigna had problems. Angela Brown finished third ahead of Zapatero.

Joel Hannagan won the 15 lap Bay Area Hardtops/Valley Sportsman Main Event. This was the 19th Annual Chet Thomson Memorial race and the sixth time this race has been held at Antioch. Hannagan was once again driving the Junkyard Dog Sedan for car owner Doug Braudrick, and this was the duo's second win in this special race.

Dwayne Short settled into the early lead in his Sportsman, followed by Brad Coelho in the Tommy Thomson Hardtop and Matt Taylor. By the fourth lap, fifth row starter Hannagan had moved into fourth, and he made a low pass in Turn 1 a lap later to take third from Taylor. An inside move in Turn 4 of the seventh lap gained Hannagan second from Coelho, and he got past Short on the inside in Turn 1 to take the lead on Lap 8. As Hannagan pulled away, Short was having a close race with Coelho, while Taylor and Jimmy Perry III battled for fourth. Perry took fourth from Taylor on Lap 12 as Hannagan stretched his advantage. Hannagan won by half a lap ahead of Short. Coelho settled for third, followed by Perry, Rick Elliott, Taylor, Gary Hilderbrand, Ken Retzloff, Mike Friesen and Jerry Cecil. Hannagan and Retzloff picked up the six lap heat race wins.

Jim Freethy won the 15 lap Super Stock Main Event. This was his fifth win in the seven-race series as he won his second division championship. Mike Gustafson took the early lead ahead of Petaluma champion Randy Miramontez and Chad Hammer. Freethy took third from Hammer on Lap 3. Miramontez got by Gustafson for the lead on Lap 7, and Gustafson saw his race end for a Lap 9 yellow flag. Miramontez led Freethy and Joey Ridgeway on the restart. The battle for the lead was close with Freethy taking the position on Lap 14. Miramontez fell out, and Freethy picked up the win ahead of Ridgeway, Michael Burch, Miramontez, Gustafson and Hammer. Burch won the eight lap heat race.

Seven new members have been inducted into the Antioch Speedway Hall of Fame this year. Due to the fact that he was unable to make it for this occasion, Bobby Hogge III received his Hall of Fame award at the Bill Bowers Memorial race a week earlier. New Hall of Fame inductees Steve Hendren, Debbie Clymens, Don Shelton and Marv Wilson were on hand to receive their awards. The inductees also received special framed awards with pictures of their cars through the years. Scott Busby was unable to attend, and the family of Lonnie Williams was there to accept his award. There were several past racers at the track for the first time in years, including past Late Model competitors John Silva and Bobby Scott Jr.

Racing continues this Saturday night with the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars all competing. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

 

Scelzi, Moles Win Morrie Williams Memorial, 

Sanders Overall Point Winner

Hanford, CA...October 9...Dominic Scelzi and Mitchel Moles picked up the 20 lap NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Series Main Event wins Saturday night at Keller Auto Speedway. This was the Morrie Williams Memorial, which pays tribute to the long time car owner. The wins in each race were worth $3200. They also did an overall point series for the night with Justin Sanders getting the $2,000 win in that as the only driver with two Top 5 finishes.

Only the first 20 lap race counted for NARC/KWS points. Scelzi won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Rico Abreu and Moles to grab the pole for the race. Moles spun in Turn 2 to force a complete restart. Scelzi led Sanders and Abreu when the green flag waved once again. By the seventh lap, Scelzi was working slower traffic, but Scelzi had a scary moment when Stephen Kent spun right in front of him in Turn 4 for a yellow flag. Scelzi led Sanders and Abreu on the restart. Reigning series champion DJ Netto had moved into fourth, and Kurt Nelson spun in Turn 4 for a Lap 13 yellow flag. Once again, Scelzi led the restart with Netto and Abreu both getting past Sanders. Scelzi went on to win with Netto a $1,500 second ahead of Sanders, Abreu, Willie Croft, Kyle Hirst, Blake Carrick, Tim Kaeding, Sean Becker and Moles. 

The format called for a complete invert of all of the lead lap finishers from the first race, and the second race would not count for series points. Jessie Attard set the early pace ahead of Shane Hopkins and Sean Watts. Ryan Bernal and Ryan Robinson both spun in Turn 2 for a Lap 2 yellow flag. Moles took the lead from Attard on the restart with Hopkins running third. Abreu spun in Turn 2 for a Lap 4 yellow flag, and the order remained Moles, Attard and Hopkins when the race resumed. Shane Golobic had worked his way into the Top 5 at that point, and he made an inside pass in Turn 4 on Lap 7 to take second. Austin McCarl followed into third. Moles was working heavy traffic by Lap 15, but he made all the right moves when he needed to and brought home his first NARC/KWS win ahead of Golobic. Tim Kaeding made a last lap move around McCarl to finish third. Sanders ended up fifth, followed by Hopkins, Blake Carrick, Hirst, Attard and Kalib Henry.

Hirst was the quickest of 27 qualifiers with a lap of 14.694, beating the 14.904 of Moles and the 15.043 of Sanders. The eight lap heat race wins went to Scelzi, Moles and Sanders. A look at the point standings at the end of the night found Scelzi leading Tim Kaeding, 1917-1845. Netto was third with 1844. To keep up to date with this series, go to www.narc410.com.

Brody Fuson won the 20 lap USAC/BCRA Midgets Main Event. This was his second win of the season in Rusty Carlile's Race Pa Motorsports W.E. Spike chassis as he remains in contention for the championship.

USAC Midgets point leader Blake Bower took the early lead ahead of past BCRA Midgets champion Matt Streeter and Fuson. A yellow flag waved after just one lap. Bower led Streeter and Fuson on the restart, but a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 4 gained Fuson second as Chase Johnson followed him into third. Shannon McQueen spun in Turn 1 for a Lap 5 yellow flag. Fuson got a good run on the inside on the restart and took the lead from Bower. Chase Johnson took second from Bower on Lap 7 and took up pursuit of Fuson. An inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 15 gained Jake Andreotti third from Bower with Jade Avedisian moving into fourth on Lap 18. Fuson held off the advances of Chase Johnson for the impressive win. Andreotti settled for third, followed by Avedisian, Bower, Jarrett Soares, Kyle Beilman, Streeter, BCRA point leader Colby Johnson and McQueen.

Chase Johnson was the quickest in Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 16.594, beating the 16.789 of McQueen and the 16.939 of Colby Johnson. The Extreme Mufflers first eight lap heat race win went to Fuson, and Andreotti won the Competition Suspension/Rod End Supply second heat. Bower maintains a 33 point lead over Fuson in the championship battle with just two races remaining. The USAC Western States Midgets and USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars will be at Ventura Raceway this Saturday night. For further information, go to www.usacracing.com.

Kyle Bell won the eight lap Legends of Kearney Bowl Super Modified exhibition race. Curtis Taylor took the lead at the start with Fred Guthmiller and Bell in close pursuit the whole way. On the last lap, Guthmiller made a move around the outside of Taylor down the backstretch to briefly grab the lead. However, the two got together at the end of the straightaway and Guthmiller slowed and Turn 3. Taylor kept going, but Bell made an inside pass in the final turn to take the win. Taylor settled for second ahead of Joe Kirk, Wayne Brabant and John Chrisman. Taylor and Guthmiller won the six lap heat races. Other drivers on hand included Ray Lawson Jr, Sean Delk, Ken Richert and Wayne Kalustian.

The King of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event was canceled. The drivers were on the track and moments away from getting the green flag when the ambulance was called to the pits and a red flag was waved. Legends of Kearney Bowl Super Modified car owner Jack Heinrich Jr suffered a heart attack and died.

There were 32 Winged 360 Sprint Cars, and they qualified in their respective heat race groups. Corey Day was in Group 2 and had the fastest overall time of 14 209, beating the 14.385 of Kyle Hirst, who was also part of the second group. The eight lap heat race wins went to Sean Becker, Hirst, Dominic Scelzi and Mitchell Faccinto. Becker won the four lap Trophy Dash ahead of Scelzi and Faccinto. Everybody who didn't earn a Top 5 finish in one of the eight lap heat races had to run the 12 lap B Main, which was won by Koen Shaw. Shaw jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Ashlyn Rodriguez. Michael Pombo made a last lap pass on Rodriguez to finish second. Rodriguez settled for third ahead of Danny Faria Jr and Ben Worth.

Racing returns on Friday, October 29th. The NARC/KWS Sprint Cars return along with the USAC/BCRA Midgets and the IMCA Stock Cars. For further information, go to www.racekingsspeedway.com.

Scelzi Is Sizzling Hot At Keller Auto Speedway

Hanford, CA...October 8...Dominic Scelzi won the 30 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Keller Auto Speedway. This was the opening night of the Cotton Classic and the 11th round of the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards. It was his second win in that series. Scelzi also won the 25 lap King Of Thunder Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event, putting him up to 20 total wins on the circuit this year aboard SE Incorporated Truck Body Manufacturing/System 1 Pro Ignitions sponsored Sprinter.

Scelzi started on the outside front row and bolted into the lead at the green flag, followed by SCCT point leader Ryan Robinson and reigning NARC/KWS champion DJ Netto. Shane Golobic used a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 5 to move into third and made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 11 to take second from Robinson. Corey Day made a move into third on Lap 12, but he ended up spinning in Turn 4 to avoid a spun Steven Kent and was hit by Kyle Hirst. The race was over for Day. Scelzi continued to lead Golobic and Netto on the restart. By lap 20, Scelzi was working his way through slower traffic, but a yellow flag waved for the final time on Lap 24 for Isaiah Vasquez. That didn't stop Scelzi as he resumed command on the restart with Netto motoring past Golobic on the backstretch for second. Scelzi went on to win ahead of Netto, Golobic, Rico Abreu, Colby Copeland, Justyn Cox, Kalib Henry, Robinson, Sean Becker and Hirst. 

A strong turnout of 37 Winged 360 Sprint Car competitors were on hand for the occasion. They ran a different program than usual. The four eight lap heat races were won by Robinson, Netto, Day and Hirst. They had three eight lap qualifiers, which were won by Scelzi, Copeland and Abreu. 

They ran two 10 lap B Mains with the first being won by Keith Day Jr. Day started up front and led every lap in victory. Max Mittry ran second for two laps before Tristan Guardino got by. However, Mittry regained second on Lap 7, and Day won ahead of Mittry, Guardino and Grant Champlin. The second B Main was won by Isaiah Vasquez. Vasquez led every lap in victory. Andy Forsberg was second most of the way. Michael Pombo took second on a Lap 6 restart, but Forsberg regained the position on the final lap as Vasquez won ahead of Forsberg, Pombo and Grant Duinkerken.

Earlier in the evening, Dominic Scelzi won the 25 lap King of Thunder Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event. Justin Sanders earned a pole position start by virtue of his four lap Trophy Dash win ahead of Kyle Hirst and DJ Netto. Sanders piloted the Paul Silva owned entry into the early lead ahead of Hirst and Austin McCarl. Bud Kaeding moved past McCarl for third on Lap 2, but he surrendered the position to Netto a lap later. Netto slipped past Hirst for second on Lap 5, and a yellow flag waved for Hirst moments later. Sanders led Netto and Bud Kaeding on the restart as Scelzi had worked his way into fifth from his fourth row starting spot. It was a close battle for the lead for the next few laps. A bit of contact racing for the lead between Netto and Sanders resulted in Sanders taking a ride off of the turn and Netto slowing for a yellow flag on Lap 15. Sanders was not charged with the yellow as he kept going, and Bud Kaeding led Scelzi and Shane Golobic on the restart. A yellow flag waved for Mitchel Moles on the frontstretch on Lap 19. Scelzi took the lead from Bud Kaeding on the restart as Sanders moved back into third. Scelzi went on to win ahead of Bud Kaeding. Golobic made a late move around Sanders to finish third. Tim Kaeding ended up fifth, followed by Hirst, Ryan Bernal, Blake Carrick, Willie Croft and McCarl.

Netto set the fast time of 17 qualifiers, followed by Blake Carrick and Sanders. Eight lap heat race wins went to Sanders and Joel Myers Jr. 

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

Dotson Dominates Bud Nationals At Bakersfield, 

Crockett, Wilson, Brown Other Winners

Bakersfield, CA...October 9...Ethan Dotson had a big night at the Bud Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway on Saturday. Dotson was pulling double duty in the IMCA Modified and IMCA Sport Modified Main Events, and he proceeded to score the victories in both races. He collected $2,000 for his IMCA Modified effort and an additional $1,200 for his triumph in the IMCA Sport Modifieds.

Kyle Hackman started on the front row of the 40 lap IMCA Modified Main Event and took the early lead ahead of DJ Shannon and Dotson. Dotson got past Shannon for second on Lap 2 and put the moves on Heckman to grab the lead on Lap 7. Dotson steadily pulled away from Heckman and held a straightaway advantage when the only yellow flag waved on Lap 24 for a tangle involving Larry Wise, Robby Sawyer and Jeffrey Hudson. All three drivers were eliminated, and Dotson continued to lead Heckman and Shannon on the restart. Once again, Dotson set a rapid pace and built a straightaway advantage over Heckman by the time the checkered flag waved. Heckman collected $1,000 for second with Shannon an $800 third, followed by track champion Jerry Flippo, Troy Morris III, Matthew Hagio, Bobby Hogge IV, Austin Kiefer, Susanville champion Riley Simmons and Ventura champion Trevor Fitzgibbon. 

There were 29 IMCA Modifieds for the show, and the eight lap heat race wins were earned by Kiefer, Cody Laney, Hagio and Ryan Porter. Jake Pike won the first 12 lap B Main. He started on the pole and led Simmons and Morris all the way for the win as Donald Houghton and Danny Lauer completed the Top 5. Hogge won the second B Main with a flag the flag run in first. Michael Thing was second for a lap before being passed by Gavyn Manning. Manning ended up second ahead of Thing, Richard Papenhausen and Hudson.

Antioch racer Andrew Pearce took the early lead in the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event, followed by Jason Nation and John Piker. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3 with Oregon racer Jesse Merriman eliminated from the race. Pearce continued to lead Piker and Nation on the restart as Dotson settled into fourth. Dotson raced by Nation for third on Lap 6 and slipped past Piker for second a lap later. The battle heated up for the lead during the midpoint of the race with Dotson putting the moves on Pearce on Lap 15 to take over. A Lap 20 yellow flag slowed the race for the final time with Tyler Blankenship eliminated. Dotson led Pearce and Piker on the restart. As Dotson went on to win, Pearce would earn the $700 second. Garrett Jernagan got by Piker on Lap 24 and scored the $600 third place finish. Piker settled for fourth, followed by track champion Tyler Bannister, Nation, Dylan Potter, David Pearson, Cale Kanke and Austin Manzella. 

The 29 car IMCA Sport Modified field ran four eight lap heat races with Pearson, Blankenship, Nation and Dotson getting the wins. Matthew Mayo won the first 12 lap B Main as he led all the way ahead of Chris McKeller and Mike Wells. Daniel West and Joe Baker were the final transfers. Merriman won the 2nd B Main. He led from the outset ahead of Kanke for the 1-2 finish. Nathan Rolfe ran third early on before surrendering the position to Austin Ruskauff on Lap 6. Ruskauff would finish third ahead of Tyler Bannister and Billy Simkins.

Justin Crockett won the 30 lap Western Pro Stock Main event. The 2019 Western Pro Stock champion collected $1,500 for the effort. Crockett jumped into the lead at the start ahead of IMCA Modified State champion Jim Pettit II and Timmy Randolph. Pettit was driving the Lyle Hopper owned car, and Randolph moved by him for second on Lap 10. A yellow flag waved moments later with Cory Biggs out of the action at that point. Crockett led Randolph and Pettit on the restart, but a yellow flag a lap later saw the race come to an end for Robert Witwer. Once again, Crockett led Randolph and Pettit on the restart as sixth row starter Chris Smith settled into fourth. The battle between the Top 3 competitors was close when another yellow flag waved on Lap 18 with Jerry Stewart eliminated. Crockett continued to lead Randolph and Pettit on the restart. A Lap 23 yellow flag waved for a crash involving Jeffrey Hudson and Dave King Jr. Both drivers were eliminated. Crockett maintained the lead on the restart and brought it home to victory with Randolph settling for an $800 second. Pettit pocketed $600 for third, followed by Smith, Frank Nyback, Chad Weber, Steve Studebaker, Oregon Outlaw Pro Stock champion Scott Flowers, Placerville champion Dan Jinkerson and Hudson. 

There were 18 cars, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Stewart, Pettit and Randolph. Pettit also claimed four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Dylan Wilson won the 25 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Wilson collected $800 for the victory. Don Mead took the early lead ahead of Tyler Irwin and Kevin Irwin. Nick Johnson took second from Tyler Irwin on Lap 4. A lap later, Johnson took the lead from Mead as Eric Cimental settled into third. Cimental slipped past Mead for second on Lap 7, and Wilson was third on Lap 9. A yellow flag waved on Lap 11 with Colby Quinton out at that point. Nick Johnson led Wilson and Cimental on the restart, but Johnson saw his race come to an end a lap later after tangling with Brock Crawford. Wilson led Cimental and Mead on the restart. Cimental put the moves on Wilson to grab the lead on Lap 16 as Kevin Irwin moved into third. However, Wilson regained the first on Lap 23 and brought it home to the victory as Cimental settled for a $400 second. Kevin Irwin was a $300 third, followed by Mead, Tyler Johnson, Steven Johnson, Kyle Wood, Johnny Wood, James Cornelius and Tyler Irwin. Tyler Johnson, Kevin Irwin, Mead and Tyler Irwin won the eight lap heat races.

Dakota Brown won the 25 lap American Stock Main Event. Brown used a pole position start to lead all the way for the $600 win. Brown raced into the lead on the green flag, followed by Danny Smith and Daryl Mealer. Mealer took second from Smith on Lap 2 before a yellow flag waved. Brown led the restart as track champion Kody Sly took second from Mealer. The yellow flag slowed the action on Lap 13 with James Williams out at that point. Brown led Sly and Mealer on the restart, and the final yellow flag flew on Lap 20 as Ryan Smith retired. Brown led the restart and brought it home to victory with Kody Sly a $400 second and Mealer a $300 third. Crawford rebounded for a fourth place finish, followed by Mason Conway, Jesse Bowles, Tyler Weeks, Jessie Buerster, Danny Smith and Chloie Jones. Williams, Crawford and Mealer were the eight lap heat race winners.

The final event of the season will take place on November 16th. The Nos Energy Drink USAC National Midgets will be in action along with the CLS/BCRA Lightning Sprints. For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.

Hogge, Bannister, King, Johnson Open Bud Nationals 

At Bakersfield Speedway With Wins 

Bakersfield, CA...October 8... Bobby Hogge IV won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Friday night at Bakersfield Speedway. This was the opening night of the 35th Annual Bud Nationals, and Hogge collected $1,500 for his winning effort.

Kyle Heckman started on the pole next to Hogge and led the opening lap before Hogge went racing by. Ethan Dotson settled into third as the first 13 laps went without a yellow flag. Unfortunately, the yellow flag waved on Lap 14 as Heckman's run in second ended. Hogge led Dotson and Robby Sawyer on the restart. Dotson was pressuring Hogge the rest of the way, but the best he could hope for was an $800 second. Sawyer settled for third, followed by Paul Stone, Troy Morris III, new champion Jerry Flippo, Susanville champion Riley Simmons, Cody Laney, Rob Sanders and DJ Shannon.

There were 30 IMCA Modifieds for the show, and the eight lap heat races transferred the Top 3 directly into the feature. Wins went to Hogge, Sawyer, Dotson and Stone. Flippo won the first the 12 lap B Main. Danny Lauer set the early pace ahead of Flippo and Rob Sanders. Flippo made what proved to be his winning move on Lap 11 and went on to win ahead of Lauer, Sanders and Paul Guglielmoni. Clay Daly won the other B Main. He started on the pole and led Larry Wise and Bryan Clark. Watsonville champion Cody Burke moved into third on Lap 3, but Daly had pulled away a little bit. Burke took second from Wise on Lap 11 with Shannon following him as Daly won ahead of Burke, Shannon and Wise.

Tyler Bannister won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The win for the new track champion earned him a $1,000 payday. Bannister lined up in the second row, and Matthew Mayo led a lap before Jason Nation got by. Following a yellow flag on Lap 3, Nation led Bannister and Ethan Dotson on the restart. A yellow flag again slowed the pace on Lap 6 with Michael Black out at that point. Nation continued to lead the way with Dotson taking second from Bannister on the restart. John Piker slipped past Bannister for third on Lap 11, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 13. Recent Pettit race winner Cale Kanke and Mike Wells were both eliminated, and Nation continued to lead the way over Dotson and Piker when the green flag waved. Bannister was able to get by Piker for third on Lap 17, and it was a close three-car battle at the front in the waning laps. On Lap 24, Bannister made a big move around Nation and Dotson for the lead. Bannister went on to score the impressive victory with Nation a $600 second, followed by Dotson, Piker, Mayo, Nick Spainhoward, Chris McKellar, Garrett Jernagan, Billy Simkins and Ryan Smith. 

The 31 IMCA Sport Modifieds ran four eight lap heat races with Simkins, Bannister, Black and Kanke getting the wins. The Top 3 finishers in those races made it into the show. Spainhoward won the first 12 lap B Main. Tyler Blankenship was the early leader ahead of Austin Ruskauff. Spainhoward moved into third on a Lap 3 restart and took second from Ruskauff on a Lap 4 restart. Two laps later, Spainhoward put the moves on Blankenship for the lead, and he went on to victory with Blankenship settling for second ahead of Ryan Smith and David Pearson. Andrew Pearce won the second B Main. He started on the pole and led all the way in victory with Nathan Rolfe a race-long second ahead of Daniel West and Joe Baker.

Nick Johnson won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Johnson was coming off of a double win weekend in IMCA Stock Car competition at Antioch Speedway, and he collected $600 for his win on this occasion.

Tyler Irwin had the pole and took the early lead ahead of Dylan Wilson and Johnny Wood. Nick Johnson took third from Wood on Lap 4. Irwin slipped up on Lap 5 and Wilson, Johnson and new champion Ricky Childress Jr got by. A yellow flag waved on Lap 6 with Matt Ehler eliminated. A Lap 7 yellow flag saw the race come to an end for Tyler Johnson, Eric Cimental and Brock Crawford. Dylan Wilson continued to lead Nick Johnson and Childress on the restart, but another yellow flag waved on Lap 8 with Michael Scruggs eliminated. Johnson took the lead on the restart with Childress following him into second. Over the second half of the race, Childress and Wilson battled fiercely for the second position. A yellow flag waved on Lap 13. Nick Johnson led Wilson and Childress on the restart, but Childress got by to briefly grab second. Wilson regained the position a lap later with Childress reclaiming the position on Lap 18. The tenacious Wilson again took second on Lap 19 as Nick Johnson led the way out front. As Johnson sped to the checkered flag, Childress made a last lap pass to take the $300 second from Wilson. Steven Johnson settled for fourth, followed by Kyle Wood, Kevin Irwin, Johnny Wood, Tyler Irwin, Jacob Hughes and Karl Noland. There were 22 cars on hand, and eight lap heat race wins went to Wilson, Kevin Irwin, Tyler Irwin and Childress.

Dave King Jr 20 lap Western Pro Stocks Main Event. The effort was worth $1,000 to King. He shared the front row with reigning Western Pro Stock champion Justin Crockett, and the duo moved into the 1-2 positions at the green flag. Oregon star Jeffrey Hudson was an early third as a battle began between him, Frank Nyback and Chris Smith. Nyback was in third behind King and Crockett on a Lap 3 restart, but Smith would get by for the position a lap later. It was a close battle out front between King and Crockett during the first half of the race. A Lap 9 yellow flag bunched the field with King leading Crockett and Smith on the restart. As the race was nearing the end, King, Crockett and Smith ran closely. King would prevail at the checkered flag with Crockett settling for a $600 second. Smith was a $500 third, followed by Hudson, Nyback, Steve Studebaker, Placerville champion Dan Jinkerson, Oregon Outlaw Pro Stock champion Scott Flowers, Jim Pettit II and Rob Gilbertson. Eight lap heat race wins went to Crockett, King and Smith.

On November 16th, the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midgets will be in town along with the BCRA and CLS Lightning Sprints. For further information, go to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.

Pedroncelli Wins ARCA West Race On Championship Night 

At All American Speedway

Roseville, CA...October 9...Paul Pedroncelli Jr won the Napa Auto Care 150 ARCA West Series race Saturday night at All American Speedway. This was the first win of the season for Pedroncelli, and it moved him to within one point of Jesse Love in a close championship race. Pedroncelli only led the final lap aboard his Select Mobile Bottlers Toyota.

23 drivers took the green flag in a race that would have 11 yellow flags for a total of 68 laps. Dean Thompson earned the pole with a time of 11.768 or 87.071 mph. Love was second quick at 13.769, and he led four laps before Cole Moore took over. Moore led 79 of the first 120 laps aboard the Alex MacAnally owned Napa Power Premium Plus Toyota. On Lap 121, Moore surrendered the lead to Joey Iest, but a yellow flag waved on Lap 123 when Brian Kamiski spun in Turn 2. Jake Drew led the restart and continued to lead until being passed by Iest on Lap 138. A yellow flag waved for a Turn 2 accident on Lap 139, involving Love, Drew and Moore. 

Iest led the restart, and Love spun in Turn 4 for the final yellow flag on lap 151. The race didn't get restarted until the final lap, and that's the lap on which Pedroncelli made his move around Iest to grab the lead. Pedroncelli went on to score the victory with Iest driving Mike Naake's AG Center 59/Basilla Ranch Ford to a second place finish. Trevor Huddleston drove the Sunrise Ford/Lucas Oil Ford to a third place finish, followed by Todd Souza, Moore, Stafford Smith, Christian Rose, Drew, Tacuma Koga and Amber Stagle.

With only the November 6th race at Phoenix Raceway remaining, Pedroncelli trails Love by one point, 358-357. Only six points separate the Top 5 as Drew is third with 355 points, followed by Iest (353) and Moore (352).

Dylan Zampa won the 50 lap Berco Redwood Late Model Main Event. This was his sixth win of the season. The night was also the championship point finale for the NASCAR Whelen All American Series, and John Moore ended the evening with a 27 point lead over Thomas Martin as he won the division championship.

Calvin Hegje jumped into the early lead ahead of Michael Mitchell and Zampa. Aidan Daniels brought out a yellow flag on Lap 4. Hegje led the restart, but Michael Mitchell took over a lap later as Zampa continued to run third. Hegje came back to regain the lead on Lap 9. However, Michael Mitchell got back around Hegje for the lead on Lap 11. Zampa took second from Hegje on Lap 19. A final yellow flag waved for Kenna Mitchell on Lap 23. Michael Mitchell continued to lead Zampa and Hegje on the restart, but Junior Late Model champion Kylie Daniels slipped past Hegje for third on Lap 26. The battle between the Top 3 competitors got close as the laps winded down, and Zampa put the moves on Mitchell for the lead on Lap 42. Daniels took second from Mitchell on Lap 46. Zampa went on to win ahead of Kylie Daniels, Cole Moore, Michael Mitchell, Hegje, John Moore, Kenna Mitchell, Chris Scribner, Lance Halm and Shannon Mansch.

Sammy Nuno won the 30 lap Jaws Gear and Axel Modified Main Event. Meanwhile, Eric Price used a fifth place finish to wrap up the division championship over previous champion Jason Philpot. 

Rick Anderson and Nuno shared the front row with Anderson taking the early lead ahead of Nuno and Ralph Bailey. On the eighth lap, Nuno took the lead from Anderson, while Brandon White got past Bailey for third. White took second from Anderson on Lap 11, and a Lap 20 yellow flag waved as Anderson and Bailey tangled. Bailey was eliminated in the incident, and Nuno continued to lead White and Philpot on the restart. White briefly took the lead from Nuno on lap 22, but Nuno was back in front a lap later. Meanwhile, Philpot and Tyler Wentworth battled fiercely for third with Philpot grabbing the position on Lap 23. Philpot took second from White on Lap 26, only to see White nudge ahead to grab the position a lap later. The tenacious Philpot got the momentum on the final lap to make the pass for second as Nuno won ahead of Philpot, White, Wentworth, Price, Luke Caper, Anderson, John Yourd, Mike Stahl and Bailey.

Josh Whitfield won the 25 lap Riebe's Auto Parts Super Stock Main Event. This was the 10th win in 12 starts for Whitfield as he wrapped up the championship ahead of Andrew Peeler.

Tim Walters took the early lead ahead of Phil Wilkins and Whitfield. Both Wilkins and Whitfield got past Walters on Lap 3, and Roy Smith moved into the third on Lap 5. Whitfield put the moves on Wilkins for the lead on Lap 9 as Peeler took third from Smith. Brandon White worked his way from the fifth row into fourth by Lap 11 and took third from Peeler on Lap 13. The only yellow flag of the race flew on Lap 15. Whitfield led Wilkins and White on the restart. White was pressuring Wilkins for second before making the pass on Lap 18. Despite some pressure from White in the closing laps, Whitfield prevailed for the impressive win. Wilkins settled for third, followed by Peeler, Smith, Walters, Garry Eisenhour, Terry Thomas Jr, Jeremy Fritts and Larry Thornhill.

Vic Theberge won the 20 lap F4 Main Event. He's the seventh different winner in 10 races. Matthew Fuhs used his second place finish to overtake Ray Molina for the division championship as Molina was unable to start the Main Event.

John Sproule bolted into the early lead ahead of Dan Cherry and Fuhs. Fuhs got around Cherry for second on Lap 2 with Steven Crook following into third. However, Brandon Frantz slipped past Crook for third on Lap 3. Both Fuhs and Franz got around Sproule on Lap 4, and Frantz put the moves on Fuhs for the lead a lap later. Crook was still maintaining third, but a yellow flag waved on Lap 11 for Crook. Fuhs took the lead from Frantz on the restart, but Frantz had problems as the yellow flag waved a lap later. With Frantz out of the race, Fuhs led Sproule on the restart. Theberge slipped past Sproule for second on Lap 14 as Crook took over third. The battle was close up front with Theberge taking the lead from Fuhs on Lap 18. Theberge went on to victory ahead of Fuhs, Stephen Crook, Sproule,  Dennis Crook, Cherry, Jimmy Hughey, Stephanie Ziebell, Tony Vino and Frantz.

Kenne Mitchell won the 20 lap Junior Late Model Main Event. She used her fifth win of the season to wrap up the championship ahead of Lane Anderson. Trey Daniels started on the pole and led a lap before his race came to an unfortunate end. Anderson took over ahead of Mitchell and Bella Thomsen. Colton Nelson took third from Thomsen on Lap 3. However, it would be a two-car battle for the win between Anderson and Mitchell. It was close for several laps before Mitchell made her winning move on Lap 14. Mitchell went on to victory ahead of Anderson, Nelson, Thomsen and Daniels.

Anthony Bean won the 20 lap Mini Cup/Bandolero Main Event. This was his first win in this division. Colton Nelson used a third place finish to wrap up the division championship ahead of Bella Thomsen.

Nelson took the early lead ahead of Bean and Dayton Broyles. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4. Bean continued to lead the restart ahead of Broyles and Nelson. Broyles took the lead from Bean on Lap 6 with Lucas Burton gaining third. However, Bean regained first on the seventh lap. The Top 4 competitors were running closely with Nelson taking third from Burton on Lap 10. Nelson and Bella Thomsen both got past Broyles on Lap 11, but Broyles moved into third on Lap 12. Bean began to pull away from the pack, leaving Nelson and Broyles to battle for second. Broyles gained that position on Lap 19, but Bean won by half a straightaway ahead a Broyles, Nelson, Thomsen and Burton.

To keep up to date with the latest news and information from the track, go to www.allamericanspeedway.com.

Torgerson, McManus, Johnson, Vega Wrap Up Point Season With Wins At Dixon Speedway

Dixon, CA...October 9...Ashton Torgerson won the 20 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Dixon Speedway. With his second place finish, Dan Mognaga wrapped up the championship.

Colin Kirby led early ahead of Jonathan Henry and Ashton Torgerson. There was an early yellow flag on the Lap 2 with Kirby continuing to lead Henry and Ashton Torgerson on the restart. Ashton Torgerson and Mognaga both got past Henry on Lap 7. The battle was close for the lead with Ashton Torgerson moving ahead on Lap 10. A yellow flag waved moments later with Devin Osanna and Kyle Cravotta both out. Ashton Torgerson continued to lead Kirby and Austin Torgerson on the restart. The yellow flag waved on Lap 12, and Taylor DeCarlo was out at that point. Ashton Torgerson continued to lead the way when the green flag waved with Mognaga getting by Henry for second. Austin Torgerson was back in third. Ashton Torgerson led the rest of the way with Mognaga not too far behind and second. Austin Torgerson settled for third, followed by Jeffrey Pahule, Brandon Riveira, Henry, Kelvin Lewis, Bryant Bell, Cody Parmley and Chris Parmley.

Pahule was the quickest of 27 qualifiers on the 1/5th mile dirt oval with a lap of 10.876, beating the 11.110 of Riveira and the 11.151 and Ashton Torgerson. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Pahule, Henry and Ashton Torgerson, and Kirby won the eight lap Trophy Dash. Cody Parmley won the 12 lap B Main. Osanna led the race for five laps before Cody Parmley got by. Cody Parmley won ahead of Osama, Cravotta and Rob Brown.

Jessica McManus won the 25 lap Super 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. With his second place finish, Ashton Torgerson wrapped up the division championship after a close battle with Izaak Sharp.

McManus set the pace from the start ahead of Sharp and Ashton Torgerson. A red flag waved after one lap with Travis Sullivan out of the race at that point. McManus continued to lead Sharp and Ashton Torgerson on the restart. It was a close battle between the three leaders for much of the race, which ran without a yellow after the first interruption. McManus sped to the checkered flag for the win with Ashton Torgerson making a last lap move around Sharp for second.  Jeffrey Pahule finished fourth, followed by Austin Torgerson, Brandon Riveira, John Bordenave, Brett McCulloch, Riley Whitehouse and Tony Alosi. 

Sharp was the quickest qualifier at 10.393, beating the 10.634 of Austin Torgerson. McManus and Ashton Torgerson won the 10 lap heat races with Pahule claiming four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Lucas Johnson wrapped up the Restricted 600 Micro Sprint championship with his 20 lap Main Event win. The race ran without a yellow flag, and Adriana DeMartini set the early pace ahead of Johnson and Andrew Smith. Johnson slipped past DeMartini for the lead on a Lap 3 and would go on to lead the rest of the way for the win. Demartini wasn't too far behind in second, followed closely by Smith. Peyton Whitehouse settled for fourth, followed by Caden Gotelli, Cierra Wullenwaber, Nicholas Leonard Jr, Kaiden Gowen, Aniyah Scott and Mickelina Monico.

Kohler set the fast time of 11.282, beating the 11.310 of Smith and the 11.332 of Wullenwaber. Wullenwaber and Whitehouse picked up the 10 lap heat race wins with DeMartini the four lap Trophy Dash winner.

Josiah Vega won the 20 lap Jr Sprint Main Event. Despite mechanical issues dropping him from second to an eventual 11th place finish, Hayden Stepps is the division champion. 

Vega raced into lead when the green flag waved, followed by Briggs Davis and Levi Osborne. Stepps slipped past Osborne for third on Lap 5 and put the moves on Davis for second on the 11th lap. Unfortunately, Hayden Stepps saw a good run end as he headed for the pits on Lap 14. Vega was leading Davis and Vito Cancilla at that point, and that's the way they finished with Osborne settling for fourth, followed by followed by Dean Scrifvars, Jackson Tardiff, Heston Stepps, Isaiah Salameh, Colin Reynolds and Charlie Haines. 

Hayden Stepps set the fast time of 13.022, beating the 13.209 of Vega and the 13.223 of Scrifvars. Hayden Stepps and Vega picked up 10 lap heat race wins with the four lap Trophy Dash victory going to Cancilla.

The track will host a 500 lap Mini Stock Enduro on October 30th. On November 5th and 6th, it's the Ninth Annual Kaiser Memorial race, which will feature all of the track's regular Micro Sprint divisions. For further information, go www.dixonspeedway.net.

Shafer, Darter, Ruzbarsky, Cross, Winter 

Win At Stockton 99 Speedway

Stockton, CA...October 9...Gary Shafer Jr won the 50 lap Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Stockton 99 Speedway. He added to his slim point lead over fifth place finisher JoJo Stearns with just one race left to go.

Greg Potts led a lap before a yellow flag waved. Justin Philpott took the lead from Potts on the restart as Ty Carlson ran third. Unfortunately, Carlson had problems for a Lap 18 yellow flag. Potts took the lead from Philpott on the restart as Shafer moved into third. Shafer slipped past Philpott for second on Lap 28 and then put the moves on Potts for the lead on Lap 37. Philpott started being challenged by Eric Nascimento for third. Nascimento made the pass on lap 48, but Shafer won ahead of Potts, Nascimento, Philpott, Stearns, Carlson, Mike Reglamen, Joe Hylton, Aaron Shankle and Steven Fraser.

Donnie Darter won the 25 lap Bombers Main Event. Reigning champion Jenna Ramos started on the pole and took the early lead ahead of Allen Rider and point leader Joe Reichmuth. Darter slipped past Reichmuth for third on Lap 4. The close battle for the lead saw Rider getting by Ramos on Lap 7. Ramos surrendered second to Darter on Lap 9 with Reichmuth moving into third a lap later. A yellow flag waved on Lap 19. Darter put the moves on Rider for the lead on the restart and went on to victory. Reichmuth ended up third, followed by Dillon Powell, Brandon Diede, Ramos, Jerry Crawford, Brian Enis, Richard Strmiska and Nichols Mello.

Brandon Ruzbarsky won the 35 lap Legends of the Pacific Main Event. Josh Ayers used a fourth place finish to win the series championship. Ayers took the early lead ahead of Ty Carlson. Nick Halen moved into second on Lap 3, only to lose the position to Cody Winchel a lap later. Winchel found himself in the lead on Lap 7 as Ayers fell back a few positions. However, Ruzbarsky got by Winchel a lap later. Halen was still running in third, but he and Kevin Travels brought out a yellow flag on Lap 11. Ruzbarsky led Winchel and Ayers on the restart. They ran in that order until Halen moved back into fourth on Lap 26. On the 30th lap, Halen slipped past Ayers for third, and Ruzbarsky won ahead of Winchell, Helen, Ayers, Carlson, Clayton Travels, Kevin Travels, Peter Pierce, Keith Clement and Josh Fleming.

Ruzbarsky was the quickest of 24 qualifiers with a lap of 15.268, beating the 15.323 of Halen and the 15.438 of Winchel. The eight lap heat race wins went to Shelton Perreira, Mike Soiseth and Winchel.

Ryan Winter won the 20 lap NorCal Dwarf Car Main Event. The WSDCA Pro division National champion started on the pole and led all the way for the win. Mike Reeder ran second early on, followed by Brandon Shaw and Dylan Shrum. Shaw slipped past Reeder for second on Lap 11 of the rapidly run race. However, Winter had about a straightaway advantage as he won ahead of Shaw, Reeder, Dylan Shrum, Michael "Spanky" Grenert, Cody Shrum, Gage Meyers, Corey Eaton, Jace Badeker and Fred Dickey. Winter and Reeder won the eight lap heat races.

Josh Cross won the 25 lap B4 Main Event. Cross came into the evening trailing incoming leader Joe Flower by one point in the championship battle. Flower ended up second. Cross jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Flower and Nick Hall. Dave Keller moved into third on Lap 6 and took second from Flower a lap later before bringing out a yellow flag. Cross led Flower and Hall on the restart. Barrett Sugden took third from Hall on Lap 17. The lead trio ran closely down the stretch, but Cross prevailed in the end. Flowers settled for second ahead of Sugden, Hall, Mark Jacke, Randy Benson, Mark Hunt, Ethan Rumsey, Jeff Harris and Keller.

Point leader Jordan Lovelace won the 20 lap Junior B4 Main Event. He started on the pole and proceeded to lead all the way in victory, followed by Jayden Cross and AJ Shankel. Lovelace beat Cross by a straightaway with Shankel holding on for the lead lap third, followed by Dustin King, Chase Lopez, Natalie Harper and Dustin Souza.

The championship night season finale takes place on October 23rd. Double points will be on the line for the Late Models, Bombers, B4's, Jr B4's and Mini Cups along with a visit from the Legends of Kearney Bowl Super Modifieds. For further information, go to www.stockton99.com.

 

Van Tol, Cooper, Johnson, Davis 

Win Battle Of The Axles At Orland Raceway

Orland, CA...October the 8-9...Jake Van Tol had a big night at the Sixth Annual Battle Of The Axles  at Orland Raceway Saturday night. The two-day event featured all of the divisions regularly competing at the track and a couple of special classes for increased prize money. Van Tol is a long time Orland Raceway competitor who has won in several divisions. He picked up victories in both the Sport Modified and Winged Crate Sprint classes Saturday night. It was also an emotional night as the Van Tol family is mourning the loss of 10 month old baby Kade Van Tol.

The Sport Modifieds had 10 competitors for the $750 to win this race. With past Marysville champions Philip Shelby and Brian Cooper in pursuit, Van Tol managed to score the big win. Shelby settled for a $300 second place finish with Cooper collecting $150 for third. 

Despite the fact that the Marysville Raceway Winged Crate Sprint drivers basically didn't support the special show, there were seven drivers on hand to compete for $750 to win. Van Tol took the wheel of the Johnson Family Racing #24k car, which has been nicknamed Mr Dude. He won the race ahead of Cort Marchuk, who earned $300 for his runner up effort. David Johnson returned to action and scored a $150 third place finish.

Also on Saturday evening, the Pure Stocks got to race for the bigger prize of $1,200 to win. Sport Modified star Brian Cooper recently purchased the Tim Elias car and made his first start. He ended up scoring the win with track champion Keith Ross a $400 second and Marysville champion Jacob Johnson finishing third.

On Friday night, Nathan Johnson picked up the $750 prize with his win in the Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event. The division had 10 competitors, and Van Tol drove the Johnson family car to a third place finish. Hunter Owens won the $300 prize in the 250 Micro Sprint Main Event as past champion Jess Garland settled for a $150 second. Don McLiester won the $300 prize in the 600 Micro Main Event with track champion Preston McLeister settling for the $150 second.

Multi time Mini Stock champion Tom Davis bested the half-dozen car field for a $300 victory. Dustin Hills was a $150 second with Susanville racer Nick Boucher settling for third. Levi Tune grabbed the $300 victory in the Mini Truck Main Event ahead of 2019 champion Kalvin Kvalvik and brother Matt Kvalvik.

The Saturday show ended with a big money Destruction Derby that would feature multiple classes. Results for this event were not available at press time. To keep track of the latest news from the track, follow the Orland Raceway Facebook page. 

Terrell, Petrie, Paul, Debem Share Petaluma Speedway Spotlight

Petaluma, CA...October 9...Bradley Terrell won the 25 lap Red Hawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. Track champion Nick Robfogal took the early lead ahead of David Lindt II and Terrell. Terrell got by Lindt for second on Lap 3 with Nathan Schank taking third on Lap 5. A Lap 15 yellow flag waved with Jack McDonald eliminated from competition. Terrell took the lead from Robfogal on the restart. The final yellow flag waved on lap 19. Robfogal took the lead from Terrell on the restart. The battle stayed close for the lead, and Cody Fendley took fourth from Lindt on Lap 23. On the final lap, Terrell executed his winning maneuver and brought it home to victory. Robfogal settled for second ahead of Schank, Fendley, Lindt, Zack Albers, Marcus Hardina, Kaimi Moniz-Costa, Scotty Dupont and McDonald.

They had 13 cars for the added on race, and Fendley turned the 3/8 mile adobe oval at 15.420 for the quick time. Schank was second quick at 15.578. Terrell and Lindt won the eight lap heat races.

Brody Pettre won the 20 lap WMR Midgets Main Event. David Prickett was in a prime position to take the series point lead, but he was eliminated in an opening lap crash. Petrie led the restart ahead of Randi Pankratz and Kala Keliinoi. Keliinoi moved into second on Lap 2 with Sparky Howard following into third. Howard took second from Keliinoi a lap later. A lap eight yellow flag flew with Todd Hawse eliminated from the show. Petrie continued to lead Howard and Keliinoi on the restart, but a final yellow flag waved on Lap 10. Megan Moorehead was sidelined as Petrie led Howard and Pankratz on the restart. Keliinoi slipped past Pankratz for third on Lap 13. However, nobody was stopping Petrie as he won ahead of Howard, Keliinoi, Pankratz, Kyle Hawse, Moorehead, Todd Hawse and Prickett. Robert Dolacki was a Main Event scratch, and Tyler Dolacki was forced to scratch after mechanical issues in his eight lap heat race win. Petrie won the other heat.

Multi-time Butler Auto Glass IMCA Modified champion Michael Paul Jr won that division's 20 lap Main Event. Garrett Brady set the early pace ahead of Michael Paul Jr and Chris Sieweke. New champion Michelle Paul settled into third on Lap 3, and Michael Paul Jr raced by Brady for the lead two laps later. Michelle Paul made her move into second on Lap 9. Michael Paul Jr built a 1/3 of a lap advantage over Michelle Paul in victory. Brady settled for third ahead of Sieweke, Gary Zwicker and William Lage. Sieweke won the eight lap heat race.

Caleb Debem won the 20 lap Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. The new champion was an early third behind George Nielson and Victor Guerra. Debem and Sam Borland both got by Guerra on Lap 2, but past champion Jim Beck moved into third on the fifth lap. A Lap 7 yellow flag waved. Nielson continued to lead Debem and Beck on the restart, but Debem put the moves on Nielson to take the lead on Lap 10. Beck took second from Nielson on Lap 12, and the yellow flag waved on Lap 14 for Nielson. Debem led Beck and Rick Alonso on the restart. Debem built about a half-straightaway advantage over Beck in victory. Alonso finished third, followed by Borland, Nielson, Jeromie Charon, Amber Fields and Guerra. Beck and Debem won the eight lap heat races, and Carroll Mendenhall and Kyle Grissom were Main Event scratches.

The season comes to a close this Saturday night as the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards, comes the town. Also competing will be the Red Hawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprints and California Hardtops. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 8
Budweiser Nationals Night 1
IMCA Modifieds
A Main
Bobby Hogge IV
Ethan Dotson
Robby Sawyer
Paul Stone
Troy Morris III
Jerry Flippo
Riley Simmons
Cody Laney
Rob Sanders
D.J. Shannon
Jake Pike
Clay Daly
Austin Kiefer
Danny Lauer
Gavyn Manning
Cody Burk
Larry Wise
Michael Thing
Paul Guglielmoni
Donald Houghton
Dalton Houghton
Kyle Heckman

B Main 1
Jerry Flippo
Danny Lauer
Rob Sanders
Paul Guglielmoni
Donald Houghton
Cory McDonald
Richard Papenhausen
Jeff Houghton
Rick Diaz

B Main 2
Clay Daly
Cody Burke
D.J. Shannon
Larry Wise
Michael Thing
Jeff Hudson
Bryan Clark
Justin Gonzalez
Trevor Fitz

IMCA Sport Modifieds

A Main
Tyler Bannister
Jason Nation
Ethan Dotson
John Piker
Matt Mayo
Nick Spainhoward
Chris McKellar
Garrett Jernagan
Billy Simkins
Ryan Smith
Andrew Pearce
Tyler Blankenship
David Pearson
Dylan Potter
Nathan Rolfe
Joe Baker
Chuck Weir
Daniel West
Mike Wells
Cale Kanke
Adam Baker
Michael Black

B Main 1
Nick Spainhoward
Tyler Blankenship
Ryan Smith
David Pearson
Chuck Weir
Jesse Merriman
Markus Frazier
Austin Ruskauff
Alysa McChristian
Austin Pugh

B Main 2
Andrew Pearce
Nathan Rolfe
Daniel West
Joe Baker
Adam Baker
Brian Baker
Austin Manzella
Jim Reed
Jon McKinley

Hobby Stocks
Nicholas Johnson
Ricky Childress Jr
Dylan Wilson
Stephen Johnson
Kyle Wood
Kevin Irwin
Johnny Wood
Tyler Irwin
Jacob Hughes
Karl Noland
Nick Coffman
Don Mead
John Flippen
Justin Tuey
timothy Crews
James Cornelius
Michael Scruggs
Tyler Johnson
Eric Cimental
Brock Crawford
Matt Ehler
Dave Schuyler DNS

Western Pro Stocks
David King Jr
Justin Crockett
Chris Smith
Jeff Hudson
Frank Nyback
Steve Studebaker
Dan Jinkerson
Scott Flowers
Jim Pettit II
Rob Gilbertson
Peter Coberley
Jerry Stewart
Clay Daly
Bill Hall
Cory Biggs DNS
Chad Weber DNS


Keller Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 8
Cotton Classic Night 1
SCCT Winged 360 Sprint Cars
A Main
Dominic Scelzi
D.J. Netto
Shane Golobic
Rico Abreu
Colby Copeland
Justyn Cox
Kaleb Montgomery
Ryan Robinson
Sean Becker
Kyle Hirst
Tony Gomes
Chase Majdic
Tristan Guardino
Keith Day Jr
Michael Pombo
Max Mittry
Steven Kent
Travis Coelho
Isaiah Vasquez
Tanner Carrick
Andy Forsberg
Grant Duinkerken
Corey Day
Kalib Henry

B Main 1
Sean Becker
Keith Day Jr
Max Mittry
Tristan Guardino
Grant Champlin
Brooklyn Holland
Daniel Whitley
Ashlyn Rodriguez
Tucker Worth
Chase Johnson
Danny Faria Jr

B Main 2
Isaiah Vasquez
Andy Forsberg
Michael Pombo
Grant Duinkerken
Zane Blanchard
Ben Worth
Jared Faria
Connor Danell
Greg Decaires V
Jodie Robinson
Brody Fuson

Kings of Thunder 410 Sprint Cars
Dominic Scelzi
Bud Kaeding
Shane Golobic
Justin Sanders
Tim Kaeding
Kyle Hirst
Ryan Bernal
Blake Carrick
Willie Croft
Austin McCarl
D.J. Netto
Craig Stidham
Joel Myers Jr
J.J. Ringo
Mitchel Moles DNS
Koen Shaw DNS
Jessie Attard DNS


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks
A Main
Brad Coelho
Charlie Bryant
Larry McKinzie Jr
Jake Bentancourt
Kenneth Robles
Nicolas Zapatero
Aiden Poncian
Chris Sorensen
Michaela Taylor
Misty Welborn
Adam Kujala
Angela Brown
Gavin Griffiths
Jared Baugh
Jeff Bentancourt
Grayson Baca
James Graessl
Chris Long
Jewell Crandall
Michael Mates

B Main
Jeff Bentancourt
Gavin Griffiths
Angela Brown
Nicolas Zapatero
Danny Aves
Bobby Gallaher
Vigna Anthony
Albert Ballinger
Judy Arth
Jimmy Robbins
Michael Gaxiola DNS

Super Stock
Jim Freethy
Joey Ridgway
michael burch
Randy Miramontez
Mike Gustafson
Chad Hammer

Wingless Spec Sprint
A Main
Josh Young
Jimmy Christian
Shawn Arriaga
Ryon Siverling
Tony Bernard
Brent Steck
James East
Kevin Box
Richard Panfili
Rick Brophy
Steve Maionchi
Dylan Newberry
Keith Calvin
Ricky Brophy
Marcus Smith
Roy Fisher
Chris Geilfuss
Bob Newberry
Anthony Horn DNS
MacKenzie Newton DNS
Shannon Newton DNS

Make Up Main
Jimmy Christian
Brent Steck
Shawn Arriaga
Bob Newberry
Kevin Box
Marcus Smith
James East
Tony Bernard
Ryon Siverling
Richard Panfili
Steve Maionchi
Roy Fisher
Keith Calvino
MacKenzie Newton
Anthony Horn DNS
Shannon Newton DNS

Chet Thomson Memorial
Hardtops
Joel Hannagan
Dwayne Short
Tommy Thomson
Jim Perry III
Rick Elliott
Matt Taylor
Gary Hildebrand
Ken Retzloff
Mike Friesen
Jerry Cecil
Jeff West
Will Cooper
Don Slaney
Ronnie Ruiz
Clay Foster DNS


Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
Modifieds
A Main
Ethan Dotson
Kyle Heckman
D.J. Shannon
Jerry Flippo
Troy Morris III
Matthew Hagio
Bobby Hogge IV
Austin Kiefe
Riley Simmons
Trevor Fitz
Rob Sanders
Jake Pike
Danny Lauer
Michael Thing
Donald Houghton
Ryan Porter
Richard Papenhausen
Larry Wise
Robby Sawyer
Jeff Hudson
Gavyn Manning
Cody Laney

B Main 1
Jake Pike
Riley Simmons
Troy Morris II
Donald Houghton
Danny Lauer
Cody Burke
Rick Diaz
Bryan Clark
Jeff Houghton

B Main 2
Bobby Hogge IV
Gavyn Manning
Michael Thing
Richard Papenhausen
Jeff Hudson
Cory McDonald
Dalton Houghton
Justin Gonzalez

Sport Modifieds
A Main
Ethan Dotson
Andrew Pearce
Garrett Jernagan
John Piker
Tyler Bannister
Jason Nation
Dylan Potter
David Pearson
Cale Kanke
Austin Manzella
Matthew Mayo
Daniel West
Markus Frazier
Billy Simkins
Chris McKellar
Joe Baker
Adam Baker
Mike Wells
Austin Ruskauff
Brian Baker
Tyler Blankenship
Jesse Merriman

B Main 1

Matthew Mayo
Chris McKellar
Mike Wells
Daniel West
Joe Baker
Jon McKinley
Ryan Smith
Emali VanHoff
Michael Black DNS

B Main 2
Jesse Merriman
Cale Kanke
Austin Ruskauff
Tyler Bannister
Billy Simkins
Nathan Rolfe
Nick Spainhoward
Jim Reed DNS

American Stocks
Dakota Brown
Kody Sly
Daryl Mealer
Brock Crawford
Mason Conway
Jesse Bowles
Tyler Weeks
Jesse Buerster
Danny Smith
Cholie Jones
Ayden Price
Ryan Smith
James Williams
Colby Ward DNS
Kylie Conway DNS

Hobby Stocks
Dylan Wilson
Eric Cimental
Kevin Irwin
Don Mead
Tyler Johnson
Stephen Johnson
Kyle Wood
Johnny Wood
James Cornelius
Tyler Irwin
Nick Coffman
Dave Schuyler
Justin Tuey
John Flippen
Jacob Hughes
Nicholas Johnson
Brock Crawford
Colby Quinton
Matt Ehler
timothy Crews
Chad Ragsdale

Western Pro Stocks
Justin Crockett
Timmy Randolph
Jim Pettit II
Chris Smith
Frank Nyback
Chad Weber
Steve Studebaker
Scott Flowers
Dan Jinkerson
Jeff Hudson
David King Jr
Peter Coberley
Rob Gilbertson
Jerry Stewart
Jay Sears
Robert Witwer
Cory Biggs
Bill Hall DNS


Keller Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
King of the West
Main 1
Dominic Scelzi
D.J. Netto
Justin Sanders
Rico Abreu
Willie Croft
Kyle Hirst
Blake Carrick
Tim Kaeding
Sean Becker
Mitchel Moles
Craig Stidham
Kalib Henry
Shane Golobic
J.J. Ringo
Bud Kaeding
Austin McCarl
Ryan Bernal
Ryan Robinson
Joel Myers Jr
Sean Watts
Billy Aton
Jessie Attard
Shane Hopkins
Kurt Nelson
Steven Kent
Stephen Ingraham
Geoffrey Strole

Main 2
Results are not official
1     #83JR Mitchel Moles
2     #17W Shane Golobic
3     #42X Tim Kaeding
4     #88 Austin McCarl
5     #57 Justin Sanders
6     #21S Shane Hopkins
7     #38B Blake Carrick
8     #0 Kyle Hurst
9     #53 Jessie Attard
10     #93K Kalib Henry
11     #46JR Joel Myers Jr     
12     #83V Sean Becker
13     #88N D.J. Netto
14     #24 Rico Abreu
15     #2K J.J. Ringo
16     #21 Ryan Bernal
17     #69 Bud Kaeding
18     #98 Sean Watts
19     #29 Willie Croft
20     #41S Dominic Scelzi
21     #36 Craig Stidham
22     #56 Ryan Robinson 
23     #26 Billy Aton
24     #72W Kurt Nelson
25     #7 Steven Kent
26     #93 Stephen Ingraham

USAC Midgets
Results are not official
1     #51 Brody Fuson     
2     #7NZ Chase Johnson
3     #00 Jake Andreotti
4     #5K Jade Avedisian
5     #9 Blake Bower
6     #12 Jarrett Soares
7     #31B Kyle Beilman
8     #14 Matt Streeter
9     #17K Colby Johnson
10     #7 Shannon McQueen
11     #20 CJ Sarna
12     #6K Michael Snider
13     #14JR Dylan Bloomfield
14     #15 Ron Hazelton

Kings of Thunder Winged 360
B Main
Koen Shaw
Michael Pombo
Ashlyn Rodriguez
Danny Faria Jr
Ben Worth
Bradley Dillard
Connor Danell
Albert Pombo
Tristan Guardino DNS
Jared Faria DNS
Grant Duinkerken DNS
Grant Champlin DNS


Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
Wingless Sprints
Bradley Terrell
Nick Robfogel
Nathan Schank
Cody Fendley
David Lindt II
Zack Albers
Marcus Hardina
Kaimi Moniz-Costa
Scotty Dupont
Jack McDonald
Eathon Lanfri
Shawn Jones
Chace Madden DNS

Sparky's Collision Center 600 Micro Sprints
Caleb Debem
Jim Beck
Rick Alonso
Sam Borland
George Nielson
Jeromie Charon
Amber Fields
Victor Guerra
Kyle Grissom DNS
Carroll Mendenhall DNS

Butler Auto Glass IMCA Modifieds
Michael Paul Jr
Michelle Paul
Garrett Brady
Chris Sieweke
Gary Zwicker
William Lage

WMR Midgets
Brody Petrie
Sparky Howard
Kala Keliinoi
Randi Pankratz
Kyle Hawse
Megan Moorehead
todd hawse
David Prickett
Robert Dolacki DNS
Tyler Dolacki DNS


Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
Jr Sprints
Josiah Vega
Briggs Davis
Vito Cancilla
Levi Osborne
Dean Skrifvars
Jackson Tardiff
Heston Stepps
Isaac Salameh
Colin Reynolds
Charlie Haines
Hayden Stepps

Super 600
Jessica McManus
Ashton Torgerson
Izaak Sharp
Jeffery Pahule
Austin Torgerson
Brandon Riveira
John Bordenave
Brett McColloch
Rylee Whitehouse
Tony Alosi
Travis Sullivan DNS

Restricted
Lucas Johnson
Adrianna DeMartini
Andrew Smith
Peyton Whitehouse
Caden Gotelli
Cierra Wullenwaber
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Kaiden Gowen
Aniyah Scott
Mickelina Monico
Jackson Kohler
AJ Neilson

B Main
Cody Parmley
Devin Osanna
Kyle Cravotta
Rob Brown
Rick Gutzke
Preston McLeister
Mark Baker
Steve Alvarado


Stockton 99 Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
Stockton Late Models
Gary Shafer Jr
Greg Potts
Eric Nasismento
Justin Philpott
Jo Jo Streans
Ty Carlson
Mike Regalmen
Joe Hylton
Aaron Shankle
Steven Fraser
Dennis Byers
Dominic Lopez
Rodney Tripp
Kim Rouse
Steve Cabral
Roy Luft

Bombers
Donnie Darter
Allen Rider
Joe Reichmuth
Dillion Powell
Brandon Diede
Jeana Ramos
Jerry Crawford
Brian Enis
Richard Strmiska
Nichols Mello

Legends
Brendan Ruzbartsky
Cody Winchel
Nick Halen
Josh Ayers
Ty Carlson
Clayton Travels
Kevin Travels
Peter Pierce
Keith Clement
Josh Fleming
Wyatt Sansom
Kaci Phillips
Mike Soiseth
Mikala Stearns
Chris Justice
Justin Lovelace
Rob Lathrop
Sherman Perreira
Ray Casey
William Cummings
Mark Burch
Aaron Dejesus
Shane Park
jk Kinney

B4
Josh Cross
Joe Flower
Barrett Sugden
Nick Hall
Mark Jacke
Randy Benson
Mark Hunt
Ethan Rumsey
Jeff Harris
Dave Keller
Sonya Karavaras
Lukas Castro
Joshua Brown
Andrea Rumsey
Rod Previtali
Katy Hunt
Michael Hill
Racer X

Nor Cal Dwarf Cars
Ryan Winter
Brandon Shaw
Mike Reeder
Dylan Shrum
Mike Grenert
Cody Shrum
Gage Myers
Corey Eaton
Jace Badeker
Fred Dickey

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


All American Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
2021 ARCA Menards West Series
Paul Pedroncelli Jr
Joey Iest
Trevor Huddleston
Todd Souza
Cole Moore
Stafford Smith
Christian Rose
Jake Drew
Takuma Koga
Amber Slagle
Bridget Burgess
Jesse Love
Brian Kamisky
Caleb Costner
Jolynn Wilkinson
Andrew Tuttle
Dean Thompson
Bobby Hillis Jr
John Wood
Travis Milburn
Josh Fanopoulos
Taylor Gray
Paul Pedroncelli

Berco Redwood Late Model
Dylan Zampa
Kylie Daniels
Cole Moore
Michael Mitchell
Calvin Hegje
John Moore
Kenna Mitchell
Chris Scribner
Lance Halm
Shannon Mansch
Aidan Daniels
Lane Anderson DNS

Jaws Gear & Axle Modified
Sammy Nuno
Jason Philpot
Brandon White
Tyler Wentworth
Eric Price Jr
Luke Caper
Rick Andersen
Jon Yourd
Mike Stahl
Ralph Bailey

Riebes Auto Parts Super Stock
Josh Whitfiled
Brandon White
Phil Wilkins
Andrew Peeler
Roy Smith
Tim Walters
Garry Eisenhour
Terry Thomas Jr
Jeremy Fritts
Larry Thornhill

F4 Feature
Vic Theberge
Matthew Fuhs
Stephen Crook
John Sproule
Dennis Crook
Dan Cherry
Jimmy Hughey
Stephanie Ziebell
Tony Vino
Brandon Frantz

Jr Late Model
Kenna Mitchell
Lane Anderson
Colten Nelson
Bella Thomsen
Trey Daniels

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


Irwindale Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
You Race LA Spec Racers 

Main Event #1
Nick Joanides
Andy Partridge
Andrew Porter
Jacob McNeil
Nash Youngren
Dennis Arena
Niko Mongenel
Aaron Combs
Frankie Muniz
Nevin Iwatsuru
Ed Cutler
L.J. Billings
Robin Andrews
Justin Jordan
Troy Andersen
Dylan Interlicchia
Zack Green

Main Event #2
Andy Partridge
Nick Joanides
Andrew Porter
Nash Youngren
Jacob McNeil
Dennis Arena
Niko Mongenel
Aaron Combs
Nevin Iwatsuru
Ed Cutler
L.J. Billings
Troy Andersen
Frankie Muniz
Robin Andrews
Zack Green

Tucker Tire Endruo
Main Event # 1
Bory Molina
Jason Woolcott
Rodney Argo
John Beard
Robert Rice
Bobby Ozman
Robbie Salcido
Kirk Kubik
Ian Rotundo
Mike McIntyre
Rick Conti
James Bolinas
Daniel Azzolina
Mikey Killen
Mike Digregorio
Devyn Azzolina
Chris Voight
Cheryl Hyland

Main Event #2
Rodney Argo
Robbie Salcido
Jason Woolcott
Bobby Ozman
Ian Rotundo
Robert Rice
John Beard
Bory Molina
James Bolinas
Mike McIntyre
Mike Digregorio
Rick Conti
Mikey Killen
Daniel Azzolina
Devyn Azzolina
Chris Voight
Kirk Kubik
Cheryl Hyland

Street Stocks
Craig Rayburn
Jay Verduzco
Robby Harryman
Jim Vermillion
Zack Green
Ken Michaelian
Jerry Toporek

INEX Legends
Chad Schug
Sean Hingorani
Gavin Ray
Nathan Quella
Justice Hadlick
Mike Vanderlip
Christen Bazen
Ashley Weber
Chris Cline
Lorenzo Malave
Chad Hadlick
Tyler Hicks
Monica Jordan
Joseph Smith
Skyler Meisenbach
Dave Mullen


Orange Show Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 9
LATE MODELS
Results are not official
1     #55 Linny White
2     #56 Kyle Myer
3     #48 Cody Kiemele
4     #10 Mark Schackleford
5     #2 Mike Weiman
6     #22S John Sereika
7     #31 Brian Pannone
8     #20 Jeff Cypert
9     #25 Justin Good
10     #44 Ron Woods

SPORT COMPACT
Results are not official
1     #52 KEN WILLIAMS
2     #71T TONY PROVENZANO
3     #44M MIKE MILLER
4     #25 STEVE BELLING
5     #42 ANDREW SCHMITZ  
6     #42X DAVID STITES
7     #30 GARRETT SANDRIDGE
8     #94 MICHAEL SHATLY
9     #14 TRACI CALLE
10     #28 DAVID URAINE

STREET STOCK
Results are not official
1     #83 KEVIN JAMES
2     #19 JAY HENSON
3     #8 TYLER GALLUP
4     #35 JARED KING
5     #64 MIKE MCKERN
6     #85 ROGER YOUNG

LMT
Results are not official
1     #10 STAN MULLIS
2     #3 MARK ALLISON
3     #53 CURTIS BURNS
4     #27 ARBIE DANIEL
5     #4 MICHAEL REISLER
6     #65 GARY WYATT     

PONY STOCK
Results are not official
1     #06 AUSTIN EDWARDS
2     #51 JIM MARDIS
3     #49 JIM SNOW
4     #5 KYLE CLINE
5     #50 JOE PEREZ
6     #33 SCOTT MCINTYRE
7     #4 DANNY LUV
8     #10 CHASE SHACKLEFORD
9     #76 MARK SHACKLEFORD
10     #16 ERIC KING
11     #67 DONNIE LARSON
12     #99 CODY CORUTHERS
13     #93 RALPH HODGES
14     #09 MATT GILBERT
15     #88 JOHN SOARES
16     #12 TRAVIS LAUX
17     #18 VICTOR GARCIA
18     #55 JOSE PEREZ
19     #25 TAD GILBERT             

PRO 4
Results are not official
1     #21 TYLER UNDERWOOD
2     #1 AUSTIN EDWARDS
3     #97 TYLER GALLUP
4     #22 RYAN BRAGDON
5     #11 MIKE DOUGHIT
6     #91 PATRICIA BENNISON


Lemoore Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 9
Stock 600
Dalton Parreira
Mattix Salmon
Jarrett Rogers
Caden Stoll
Evan Dixo
Wyatt Bookout
Zackary Williams
Lucas Mynderup
Keaton Martella

Junior Sprints
Brycen Roush
Nathan Ward
Blayden Graham
Braxon Vasconcellos
Blake Bookout
Austin Turner
Kasey Leal
Brandtly Dovey
Nathan McPhail

Non Wing 600
Caeden Steele
Broedy Graham
Brian Gilbert
Andrew Tamariz
Brandt Twitty
Colton Jones
Dominic Gorden
Katey Syra
Austin Stone
JJ Loss
Garrett Twitty
Jimmy Leal
Zach McLoughry
Maverick Myrick
Garrett Williams
Jorden Casey
Dalton Hill
Carson Myrick DNS
Cameron Paul DNS

Restricted 600
Cash Lovenburg
Taylor Mayhew
Levi Hillier
Deegan Irey
Teagen Moles
Hailey Boudakian
Makayla Tatoole
Aubrey Mynderup
Thomas Coffman

Super 600
Chris Martin
Gauge Garcia
Dominic Gorden
Jake Smith
Logan Trevino
Dominic Carter
JJ Loss
Raio Salmon
Mattix Salmon
Matthew Tatoole
Paul Javaux
Jenna Mynderup
Caeden Steele
Eli Bookout

The Editor's Viewpoint

It's Thursday night as I'm doing this. I already wrote quite a bit and decided I'd start over and see if I could be more succinct. The fewer words I use here, the better the chances that something comes out on Friday. Bottom line was I was not intending to put the big blog post up this week and I  didn't think the next post would even have this column in it. I changed my mind for this week, but this is probably it.

It struck me that all of the tracks that we covered championship seasons for on the blog this year finally wrapped up their point seasons last weekend. That's the good news. While I might want to do this blog post and then wrap it up for a while, there are still a few series left that we've been covering this year. That means a few more articles, although I may pick and choose races. Some may fall by the wayside where this blog is concerned. We'll see how I feel.

Antioch Speedway just had Donna Soares/Larry Damitz Memorial Hall of Fame night, which also included the Chet Thomson Memorial Hardtop race. For the most part, I have already offered opinions on certain aspects of this race in the previous two posts, so I'll try to avoid repeating myself. I still think that there's too many big things happening in one night and some of those things could be moved to their own nights. On the other hand, I could see management looking at it as an opportunity to make it big enough that people decide to come. This was a non IMCA night, so it makes sense if they were thinking that.

I'm out of the loop when it comes to ticket prices, and I missed something that could have an impact on why it seems like their attendance in the grandstands is down this year. I knew tracks would be struggling this year after what we went through last year. People are debating what they want to do with their entertainment dollars. That means some people are deciding not to go out for that night at the races, where they may have done it previously. I do think Antioch's media effort is lacking when it comes to hyping up why people should want to be there, but I'll leave it at that.

I've spoken in the last few years about the idea that Antioch Speedway probably could have added a buck to the general admission ticket prices. I think John was tempted to do that at the end of his run. Antioch had a lower price than either Petaluma or Watsonville, and I think the regular Antioch show was as worthy as the regular show at either one of those venues. The biggest factor that led to John not doing it was the fairgrounds deciding they wanted to add $2 to the parking price. Yeah, it's $7 to park, which does have a negative impact on people deciding to come out and watch. John was being blamed for something the fairgrounds was doing.

Antioch Speedway management decided to tack $5 onto the ticket price this year, and I can't help thinking they overreached. Since they are doing the weekly internet pay-per-view via their own service, they might have figured that they were going to get $20 out of people one way or the other. It costs $20 to watch the live pay-per-view at www.antiochepeedway.tv, and I don't know how well that's working. Hopefully they are seeing a return on that investment and building a revenue stream. From what I see from the grandstand pictures, it does seem like attendance is down.

Again, I'm not privy to the actual numbers, just the way the grandstands look on an average night. You are using judgment when you try to guess without seeing the actual numbers. The one positive is they are getting $5 more out of the people there. If the attendance numbers are down, as I suspect they are, there's still more revenue coming in from the people who are paying. If the people start coming back in the next couple of years, the track will be making more money on admission prices if they don't lower them. You go after every dollar you can get, because it ain't cheap promoting a race track. I don't blame management for raising the prices, but it was a gutsy call making it a $5 increase.

Overall, I think they did well with Hall of Fame night. Again, it didn't look like many people came out to watch. It could have been hyped better. Anybody watching from the grandstands or the pay-per-view saw some pretty good races. The Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks delivered 26 competitors, while there were 21 Wingless Spec Sprints. The Spec Sprints got to do a makeup race from the canceled feature two weeks ago, so drivers got plenty of track time for their season finale. Both divisions have done well this year, and I'm pleased to see that the Spec Sprint division that I had a hand in helping create with my friend Don O'Keefe Jr over 20 years ago is doing better this year.

Nobody dominated the Spec Sprints this year, which is something I like to see. I love the idea that you never know who's going to win on any given week. Josh Young and past Watsonville champion Jimmy Christian both got wins, but the champion is Ryon Siverling. I'm happy for Ryon and his family. His grandfather Burt Siverling was as loyal an NCMA Modified supporter as you would see. He never complained and probably had a better attendance record in a five-year span than anybody else in the group. He never worried about any on the track glory, and he never got a feature win. I don't even know if Ryon has one, but now he can add an Antioch championship to the title he won at Petaluma a few years back. I'm sure Burt would be proud of him. It's been a while since I've seen him, so I hope he's doing well.

One thing I can say about Brad Coelho is he has a passion for the sport. He and his father and brother were all good racers, and Brad still has it. He picked up his third Hobby Stock feature win and then drove the Tommy Thomson Hardtop to a podium finish. He's a good racer, and he knows a thing or two about how to make a car go faster. Larry McKinzie Jr has been through adversity this year and lost the point lead on an official call. However, he rebounded and ultimately won the division championship. He did a hell of a job.

I'm saddened to see the Super Stock division apparently on the way out. It doesn't come as a surprise to me as the numbers in this division have never been great. You didn't see double-digit car counts on a regular basis there since the 1990s for a couple of years. Management apparently never reached out to the promoter at Petaluma Speedway to see if there was any way they could do a series between the two tracks. I call that a missed opportunity. They also didn't do anything to make this race special considering it was Larry Damitz Memorial night and the Super Stocks were Larry's division of choice for the last seven seasons of his illustrious career.

I'm a firm believer in also laying some blame at the feet of the racers. There were local drivers who could have been there to support the show, but for whatever reason they didn't. When the numbers reach a certain level, management has to make a move. Given the success of IMCA Stock Cars this year, it's not like the track doesn't have something to replace Super Stocks with. It's just a shame that there will be some race cars that won't be legal for anything Antioch has in 2022 if what I hear is correct. Jim Freethy got the win and is the point leader. If they officially crown him as champion, this would be his second title. For what it was, the race was still entertaining.

I'm still not the biggest fan of mixing Hardtops and Sportsman cars on a regular basis. One race per year would be fine with me, but I don't think it should be a regular occurrence. You're still promoting two unique divisions that have different needs. On the other hand, Sportsman drivers are looking to race more and will go elsewhere if Merced Speedway doesn't want to schedule them enough. With the California Hardtop racers pretty much deciding not to support Antioch on Saturday, with the exception of Ron Ruiz, the Sportsman drivers made sure there were 15 total cars. They are the reason why a double digit car count was achieved.

There's still a serious leadership problem when it comes to Hardtops, because this thing could be doing a lot better with leadership who has an interest in making each race that is scheduled as good as it can possibly be. The Chet Thomson Memorial Hardtop race is the biggest race for this class in California, and it deserves good support. There are probably some things that could be done to make the race more special. 

As it was, they ran 15 laps without a yellow flag. The Doug Braudrick owned Junkyard Dog is just so far ahead of everybody else that it's like taking candy from a baby at this point. Driver Joel Hannagan can pick and choose his spots, take his time passing everybody and put a whooping on everybody once he gets the lead. He won his second Chet Thomson Memorial race, and there was some good racing throughout the pack.

As for Hall of Fame night itself, I have to give credit to Chris Briggs and the way he organized things. The community is definitely rallying behind him, and that makes it possible to do new things in the future and really improve on this event. Bobby Hogge III was presented with his award a week earlier. Six inductees were to be honored on this occasion. Scott Busby was unable to attend, and Lonnie Williams has passed away. His family was there to receive his award, and Debbie Clymens, Marv Wilson, Steve Hendren and Don Shelton were there in person.

In addition to the nice awards, Briggs presented some really cool posters for each inductee that had photos from throughout their careers. It was definitely a nice touch. Past drivers were encouraged to come out and see some old faces. I don't know who all showed up, but I did hear that Late Model stars John Silva and Bobby Scott Jr were among them. That definitely added to the coolness factor of this event. Chris is enjoying the moment as he should, but planning is already underway for who should get in next year and how the event should go.

The track finally released information regarding the Hobby Stock event that's coming on October 29th and 30th. I still agree with what Larry Adams was saying when we spoke about this race. It should have only been a one-day show, but management definitely saw dollar signs. Because Larry was working hard behind the scenes to make this into something special, a $1,000 to win race became $5,000 to win and $200 minimum to start. I'd be floored if local support alone didn't deliver 30 cars, but I don't know how much bigger it will be beyond that.

By all rights, this race should attract 60 Hobby Stock drivers from throughout Northern and Central California, but management has decided they are going with Antioch rules. When you're running for points, it makes perfect sense. If you're not running for points, there's no reason why you couldn't open it up a little bit to see about getting people from out of town. There will probably be drivers from Merced and Bakersfield, maybe even Watsonville. However, the rules won't be particularly inviting for the Marysville, Chico and Orland crowd. I hope it goes well, and it should. However, I doubt it will do as well as it could have if the track had been a little bit more open with the rules.

I know Hobby Stock enthusiasts will be hoping to make a big statement, especially in light of the fact that the IMCA Stock Cars have come on so strong this year. Management again restated that IMCA Stock Cars are not a threat to eliminate Hobby Stocks, which should be obvious. They've always been a threat to the Super Stocks along with the fact that the Super Stocks aren't delivering the numbers. However, IMCA Stock Cars are a notch above the Hobby Stocks. When the track makes the announcement that they want to run IMCA Hobby Stocks, then you can start raising concerns that the Hobby Stocks as we know them are on the chopping block. Right now, you can say the IMCA Stock Cars are becoming a full-fledged attraction at Antioch Speedway.

I will put this at the feet of Promoter Chad Chadwick. He saw something here and was unwavering in his commitment to make it happen. Drivers are clamoring to get cars for this division, and recent races have seen the debut of drivers like past Mini Stock champion Jason Jennings, past Street Stock racer Dave Hill and current IMCA Sport Modified title winner Fred Ryland. You could legitimately see B Mains next year with his class. It will rise to the level that the management could even entertain making the division a headliner in the future. As car counts grow in this and other divisions, scheduling will become easier.

The IMCA Stock Cars had the biggest debut of a new division in modern Antioch Speedway history with 16 cars for the Bill Bowers Memorial last year. Granted, this was $1,000 to win and really got a push when it came to promoting. As far as a championship division goes, the Wingless Spec Sprints had the best debut season of any new division in the modern era at the track, never dropping below 12 cars with about 30 active cars. The IMCA Stock Cars had 29 different cars and 10 different winners this year. Yeah, they are a hit and are getting bigger. They will be back this Saturday night along with the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds.

After Watsonville and Antioch took their shots at big IMCA Modified/IMCA Sport Modified shows, Bakersfield had their 35th Annual Bud Nationals last weekend. The good news is they had better numbers than Antioch. At about 30 cars in each division, it still didn't match what Watsonville had. However, the Pro Stocks and Hobby Stocks helped get them near 100 cars on Friday, and the addition of the American Stocks on Saturday put it into the 100's. 

The racing was good. Even though driver support wasn't nearly as good as it had been a few years ago, they still put on a good show. Ethan Dotson bagged $3,200 by winning both the IMCA Modified and IMCA Sport Modified Main Events. Justin Crockett managed to get a win and a second with the Pro Stocks, giving him $2,100 for the weekend. The night was about as good as management could hope for, so I don't think Scott Schweitzer was too disappointed.

Keller Auto Speedway had the Cotton Classic, which featured both the Winged 410 Sprint Cars and Winged 360 Sprints. Both the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and NARC/King Of The West Series got to headline. I think the Friday show went a little bit better than Saturday. For whatever reason, management really dragged things out on Saturday much longer than they needed to. They also did the sort of program for the NARC Sprint Cars that made it in easier to go a bit longer.

The track conditions were less than desired, but I have to admit that management is doing the best they can to please the racers. The problem is, you're going to have various different opinions coming your way. If you're trying to make every racer happy, you're inevitably going to fail. You have to know how you want the track to be and how you want your program to be and just stick to your guns. Being a past racer himself, I know Peter Murphy is a racer's promoter. This one got away from them and stretched beyond 11:00 pm. I'm not saying the racing wasn't good, because it seemed to go well to me. I think the Legends of Kearney Bowl guys were racing a little too hard given the fact that they are doing an exhibition. I can't imagine the group was happy with the little crash they had at the end of their race.

Despite them running late, they had the Winged 360 Sprint Cars on the track to close things out on Saturday when the red flag waved. The ambulance headed to the pits, and we got the bad news of the passing of Legends of Kearney Bowl car owner Jack Heinrich Jr. At that point, it was decided to end the show without running the Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event. I know people are going to have negative opinions on what happened. Some things are out of your control, but you definitely have to control the things you know you can. They could have run the show better and got done much sooner, but you can't control when somebody might have a health issue. They'll try again with another NARC/KWS Sprint Car show on October 29th.

I can't help thinking Petaluma Speedway would have been better off to cancel last weekend once they realized they would not be running the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars and Western States Midgets. The Midgets were able to move the race to Hanford that would have been at Placerville. The problem was the Wingless Spec Sprint drivers had a show booked at Antioch, which split the potential car count. 13 drivers came to Petaluma, which was the highest count of the four divisions. Both the WMR Midgets and 600 Micro Sprints had 10 cars, but the IMCA Modifieds only had six.

The show went on, but it wasn't anything particularly special. Yeah, you have nights like this. However, when you're running races beyond the point window, the goal ought to be bigger car counts than you normally get. You could clearly see that they weren't going to do great numbers with what was scheduled, but they have a Sprint Car Challenge Tour race on the horizon for this weekend. It might have been better to focus on that. On the other hand, I'm sure people enjoyed being out there for a night at the races, and there's nothing wrong with that.

I still think the track needs to have somebody else handling the computers and making sure accurate points are posted on the website. That just hasn't been done with any regular consistency for the past few years. The guy they have doing that is just trying to do too much and things suffer because of it. We all saw the IMCA Modified season end with Anthony Slaney the apparent winner. Upon audit, IMCA discovered that Michelle Paul was the actual champion. The web page still lists that as Slaney. It's a pretty big mistake when it affects your point leader, and these are the kinds of mistakes that cause drivers to decide not to support a track. I've witnessed such things through the years.

Shasta Speedway had a big Late Model and North State Modified Series event scheduled for this past weekend. I initially thought I might get a peek at the live statistics since they had a page opened at Race Monitor. However, that malfunctioned. They ran the race, but I couldn't tell you who won or how many cars they actually had. This has been the problem since Dave Twyman took over the place prior to the 2016 season. On one hand, it's great that he did that and kept racing alive. However, you have to promote a track when you're the guy in charge. He's done nothing to create awareness of what they do to make people want to be there.

When Ukiah Speedway had the Super Modifieds as part of their program a couple of weeks ago, Dave was one of the drivers in the field. He was heard in conversation saying that he hopes to sit down with Bill MacAnally and Tony Noceti to create a series between the tracks. Here's the problem with that. What reason would Roseville, Stockton or even Madera have to want to work with Shasta? What sort of support do they get and what series have they built in the years that Dave has been running the place? Maybe they have something, but we wouldn't know it from the word that comes out of that place.

Tracks working together is only effective if each place has something to offer the other. Right now, I think Roseville, Stockton and Madera have something that could help the other track, but those tracks don't work very well together. I think it's wishful thinking for Dave to think that these tracks would suddenly want to put him in their sphere. He should be grateful that he continues to have a relationship with the North State Modifieds, who do deliver a show. If he wants to be taken seriously as a promoter, however, he has to do a lot better than he's currently doing.

When you become a promoter, you have to do a couple of things. First and foremost, you have to pay the bills and keep the gates open. For the most part, Dave does that. However, several races have been canceled during his time as promoter for various reasons. One of the closest dirt tracks to Shasta, Orland Raceway, is another place that has certainly had its struggles. While I'm not happy with the lack of information that comes out of Orland, at least you do hear some things. The track does try to do special things for the various divisions that they offer, and Rich Hood came in to save Orland at the same time Dave came in to do what he did at Shasta.

I know this hasn't been a great year at Orland Raceway, but they've also continued to run the races as scheduled. Friday and Saturday were the annual Battle of the Axles events, and they put a little bit more prize money on the line. They did achieve double-digit car counts last week for the Wingless Spec Sprints, Sport Modifieds and Hobby Stocks, so that's a positive. It was an emotional weekend for Jake Van Tol, who is still mourning the passing of his 10-month-old son Kade. Jake managed to win both the Sport Modified and Winged Crate Sprint races on Saturday night. I don't know that they had spectacular numbers at the track, but they still kept the show going and ended the season on a positive note.

Dixon Speedway wrapped up their Micro Sprint championship season with around 60 total cars for their four division program. Everything had double digits, and the Wingless 600 Micros had enough cars for a B Main. They've been the division with the best support all year long. They have the Lonnie Kaiser Memorial race coming up in November, but Promoter Jeremy Prince is taking another shot at something a little bit different on the one-fifth mile dirt oval. On October 30th, they will be having a Mini Stock 500 lap Enduro race.

It was about seven years ago when the track started flirting with Mini Stock and Dwarf Car races. Size wise, the track compares to the Sacramento Stadium Oval, which has featured all manner of divisions. There is potential in Dixon. With the successful Micro Sprint program that they have, I can see management not jumping in to do other things. In this case, Dixon Speedway supporter Nathan Corn was pushing to try another Enduro. It's basically a stock Mini Stock class, which is comparable somewhat to the Hornet division. A basic car. I don't even know if the Hornet Mini Stocks are legal, but I know some racers are making those inquiries.

It's 500 laps of racing and an opportunity to go out and have fun. A team can build a car and take turns with different drivers running 100 laps each. It depends on what they want to do. They'll get $500 to win, $300 for second and $200 for third at 10 to 15 cars. I suspect they should hit that minimum number. If they can get it up to 16 cars, it becomes $750 to win. On the off chance they get 21 cars, it's now $1,000 to win. If they get 16 or more cars, I can't imagine management not wanting to schedule another one of these deals next year. I wholeheartedly endorse this, so I hope it goes well.

Since it is October 30th, some drivers who might have supported this race are going to be down at Kern County Raceway. That's because the Dan Myrick promoted West Coast Sport Compact Series has a point race. It's not just any race. Dan has been busting his ass increasing the purse from the normal deal. It was just announced today that in addition to $1,000 to win and $800 for second, it's now $650 for third, and drivers receive a minimum of $100 to take the green flag. The B Main winner gets $100 and a heat race win get them $40. If they don't achieve 20 cars minimum for this show, which runs in support of the NARC/KWS Sprint Cars, it just shows that Mini Stock drivers don't want to support big money races. I think they will have a good turnout.

What I've always liked about Dan is how hard he works to promote this group. This division has never had the kind of promoting that he has done on the dirt. He even thought far enough outside the box that he launched the series on the 1/5 mile dirt oval at Lemoore Raceway. I wish they'd come back there at some point, but it becomes less likely when tracks like Kern Raceway, Keller Auto Speedway and Merced Speedway all want the series. It takes the pressure off of Dan, who had to actually promote the track when they had the Lemoore races. That meant risking his own money, and losing more times than he came out ahead. In any case, the WCSC is still going strong, and the October 30th race at Kern Raceway should be a winner.

It seems like Merced Speedway hasn't had that many races this year, but they don't run every week. It's more of a relaxed schedule. None of the regular point divisions have had more than a dozen races total. However, they've had some special Sprint Car stuff and some big events for the IMCA Modifieds and Sport Modifieds. They are getting ready to have some big events to wrap up the year, and I'm sure Promoter Doug Lockwood is looking forward to taking things up a notch next year.

Merced Speedway really didn't get to have much racing last year. They did have a couple of big shows, but Lockwood made a big splash by launching the IMCA California Speedweek Series that year. This year, he took it from six races to eight races, and I know it was a stressful thing to handle at times. However, what he did helped spread some positivity in the sport. I appreciate the efforts Doug made there and what he's trying to do with Merced Speedway.

The fact is, racing fans at Merced have talked for years about how they'd like to see some more open wheel stuff on the schedule. When John M Soares had the track, he did bring the World of Outlaws to town. Doug has them on the schedule once again, along with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and some USAC stuff. This doesn't mean the regular divisions have been neglected. In fact, the track makes it a point to do big things for the regular classes throughout the year. This was something Ed Parker had been doing before, but it seems like the track has more big shows now.

In fact, a big show has already been announced for 2022, and Doug hasn't even sat down to put the schedule together yet. Al Miller was a car owner and racer at San Jose Speedway. He had a reputation for fast cars and winning, which he definitely instilled in his sons Robert and Randy Miller. After he passed away, the Miller Brothers created the Al Miller Memorial race for Pro Stock racing. They ran one race in Nevada, one at the Stockton Dirt Track and one at Antioch, all featuring the Pro Stocks.

This year, the brothers made it an IMCA Sport Modified race at Merced Speedway, and they raised the stakes to $5,000 to win. Needless to say, it was a successful effort, and all parties left happy with the way it went. The IMCA Sport Modifieds will again have the biggest race for the division on the West Coast in 2022. The Al Miller Memorial race will happen at Merced on April 9, 2022 paying $5,000 to win. In the meantime, Lockwood is getting ready for the John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial race on October 22nd and 23rd.

Both nights have increased purses as they feature IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks. This includes $2,000 to win for the IMCA Modifieds, $1,500 to win for the IMCA Sport Modifieds and $1,000 to win for both the Hobby Stocks and IMCA Stock Cars on Saturday among the increased payout. This has become the traditional big season ender for the track, but the challenges of running races last year saw Lockwood scheduling some November stuff. That included USAC Midgets and some special races for the regular classes. That will again happen this year.

What drew my attention was the November 26th show. If the weather holds, they are going to be paying tribute to George Steitz. As far as I know, this is the first time George has been given such an honor. I know the track hasn't formerly created a Hall of Fame just yet. However, Legends night also included some special awards for some of the greats. They were presented awards as Legends of Merced Speedway. Perhaps Merced Speedway could do something like that for George on November 26th? I'm sure his family would appreciate that.

They will be paying good money, including $2'000 to win for the IMCA Modifieds, $1,200 to win for the IMCA Sport Modifieds and $750 each to win for the IMCA Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks. At this time, these are the divisions being featured at the two special shows. That's probably more than enough and should produce a good enough car count. I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the Mini Stocks, Mini Late Models or even the Sportsman division got an opportunity to be there on one of those nights, but I also wouldn't expect it. I do expect good racing with what's on the agenda as Merced brings a close to the 2021 season.

The important thing is the tradition lives on in Merced. They were unable to crown any champions last year, which broke a streak going back to the 1950s. I put an asterisk next to that, because it's not like there wasn't intent to crown champions. It was just impossible to open with severe restrictions. When things loosened up just a little bit, that's when Doug added the extra stuff that went into November. As it is, they are crowning champions for all of their regular divisions this year, and the numbers they are maintaining are about as good as we can hope for under the circumstances. The show goes on.

I had a few more thoughts on my mind and could definitely add to this column. However, I want to get this posted on Friday. Therefore, I am going to end it right here. I can't believe our media effort for the year is just about over. It's been an interesting ride for sure. Changes are in store, and we'll see how all of that goes. Until next time...