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Wilson Wins Co Co Farms Hobby Stock Nationals 

At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...October 29-30...Dylan Wilson won the 50 lap Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stock Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the first running of the Co Co Farms Hobby Stock Nationals, and the Bakersfield competitor pocketed $5,000 for his impressive effort. Wilson earned his start in this race by picking up the $1,500 win in the Main Event a night earlier, giving him $6,500 for the weekend. Fellow Bakersfield racer Nick Johnson ran a solid race to score the $2,500 runnerup finish.

Wilson took the lead from the start ahead of Jeff Bentancourt and Les Friend. Steven Johnson was running fourth early on, and Friend took second from Bentancourt on Lap 6. At that point, Wilson held a straightaway advantage, but it was wiped out by a yellow flag. Wilson led Friend and Steven Johnson on the restart. Brian Cooper was up to fourth and took third from Johnson on Lap 9. Johnson was back in third a lap later. Wilson held a straightaway advantage over Friend at the Lap 25 mark with Steven Johnson, Nick Johnson and Cooper making up the balance of the Top 5. 

Following the lap 25 yellow flag, Nick Johnson moved into second behind Wilson on the restart at Friend continued to run third. Steven Johnson moved into the third position on Lap 28 before a yellow flag waved. Friend regained third on the restart, but he was soon getting pressured by Cooper. Cooper put the moves on Friend to grab a third on Lap 40 with Merced champion Domossie Scoggins following into fourth. However, Friend regained fourth on Lap 43. Wilson went on to victory with Nick Johnson not far behind in second. Cooper pocketed $1,250 for third, and Friend was a $1,000 fourth, followed by Phillip Shelby, Scoggins, Darren Thomas, Steven Johnson, Jeff Bentancourt and Charlie Bryant.

The Top 4 finishers from the previous night's Preliminary Feature made it into Saturday's big race. The winners of the six eight lap heat races also advanced, and victories in those races went to Friend, Steven Johnson, Cooper, Chad Ragsdale, Thomas and Kenneth Robles. 

Nick Johnson won the first of two scheduled 20 lap B Mains. He led the race from the start. Chris Long quickly struck to second with Grayson Baca following into third. From deep in the pack, Merced star Syd Finn took third from Baca. Due to numerous yellow flags, the race ended at 12 laps with Nick Johnson winning ahead of Long, Fiin, Baca and final transfer Jake Bentancourt.

Domossie Scoggins won the second 20 lap B Main. He took the early lead ahead of Jared Baugh. Baugh briefly got past Scoggins for the lead on Lap 4, only to surrender first back to him on the sixth circuit. Charlie Bryant ran third early on, but he had his hands full holding off Austin Van Hoff. Van Hoff got by for the third position on Lap 8, but the tenacious Bryant regained the position on Lap 20. Scoggins won ahead of Baugh, Bryant, Van Hoff and Bobby Motts Jr.

Wilson also looked impressive in winning Saturday night's Preliminary Feature. Marysville IMCA Sport Modified champion Phillip Shelby set the early pace ahead of fellow Marysville racer Brian Cooper and Wilson. Cooper slipped past Shelby for the lead on Lap 2 with Wilson grabbing second a lap later. Wilson put the moves on Cooper for the lead on Lap 5. A yellow flag waved on Lap 8 with Wilson leading Cooper and Shelby on the restart. Steven Johnson was in fourth ahead of Nick Johnson when a Lap 11 yellow flag again slowed the pace. Wilson continued to lead Cooper and Shelby on the restart. Nick Johnson got by Steven Johnson for fourth on Lap 13 and took third from Shelby a lap later. A yellow flag waved moments later. Wilson continued to lead the restart with Cooper and Shelby shuffling Nick Johnson back to fourth. Nick Johnson again got by Shelby for third on Lap 17 and set his sights on Cooper. Johnson took second from Cooper on a Lap 19 restart. Wilson took the checkered flag ahead a Nick Johnson, Cooper, Shelby and Kenneth Robles. Unfortunately, Nick Johnson, Cooper, Robles, Steven Johnson and Brad Coelho were all disqualified in post-race tech. Wilson and Shelby retained their first and second place finishes with Jeff Bentancourt elevated to third, followed by Aiden Ponciano, Thomas, Angela Brown, Van Hoff, Tom Leopold, Friend and Joe Gallaher.

There were 46 drivers on hand for the Friday night portion of the show, and the drivers ran two sets of eight lap heat races with points determining who would advance to the Preliminary Feature for a shot at the Top 4 transfers into the Saturday race. Only 16 spots were available for the Preliminary Feature. The first round of eight lap heat wins went to Coelho, Steven Johnson, Wilson, Nick Johnson, Friend and Cooper. Joe Gallaher, Steven Johnson, Wilson, Jeff Bentancourt, Friend and Cooper won the second set of heats.

Dan Brown Jr won the 20 lap Crate Late Model Main Event. He took the lead from the start ahead of previous winner Anthony Slaney and Rod Oliver. They ran that way the entire distance, and Brown pulled away slightly in the closing laps for the victory as Slaney settled for second. Oliver crossed the line third, followed by Brian Pearce, Jay Norton, Buddy Kniss, Richard Vander Ploeg, Ray Trimble and Mark Garner. Slaney and Brown won the eight lap heat races.

Rob Gallaher picked up the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event win on Saturday night. This was the third win of the season for the three-time Watsonville Hobby Stock champion. Andrew Pearce led two laps before Rob Gallaher got by for the lead. Kellen Chadwick settled into third and slipped past Pearce for second on Lap 9. Pearce regained the position on Lap 12 with Chadwick running a close third until again making the pass on Lap 19. Gallaher won by half a straight away ahead of Chadwick, Pearce, Chad Hammer, Dave Hill, Terry DeCarlo Jr and Cody Johnson. Joe Gallaher was a Main Event scratch. Johnson won the eight lap heat race.

Cody Johnson won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event on Friday night. Rob Gallaher took the early lead ahead of past Hobby Stock champion James Thomson. DeCarlo put the moves on Thomson for second on Lap 2 with Jason Jennings in third on Lap 3 before bringing out a yellow flag moments later. Gallaher led the restart with Johnson moving into second ahead of Thomson. Johnson put the moves on Gallaher for the lead on Lap 8. Gallaher returned the favor by regaining the lead a lap later, but once again Johnson moved forward on Lap 12. The determined Gallaher once again passed Johnson on Lap 13 as DeCarlo was running in third. Johnson got by Gallaher for the final time to reclaim the lead on Lap 15 and pulled away from Gallahar for the victory. Pearce made a late move on DeCarlo for third. DeCarlo settled for fourth ahead of Thompson, Dave Hill and Jennings. Johnson also won the eight lap heat race.

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

Meredith, Prickett, Dyer, Stevens, Horton Wrap Up Point Season

At Ventura Raceway

Ventura, CA...October 30...Chris Meredith won the 25 lap VRA Pro Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. This was championship night at the 1/5 mile clay oval, and Rick Hendrix used a runnerup finish in that race to wrap up the division championship. However, Meredith was able to wrap up his championship in the VRA Senior Sprint point race with his second place finish in their Main Event.

Meredith raced into the lead at the start ahead of Tyler Hatzikian and Hendrix. Meredith saw a half-straightaway lead over Hatzikian erased when a yellow flag waved on Lap 9. Meredith continued to lead the restart with Hendrix slipping past Hatzikian for second. Meredith again started to pull away from Hendrix with Hatzikian retiring from third on Lap 15. This put Joey Bishop into third, but a yellow flag waved on Lap 22. Meredith continued to lead Hendrix and Bishop on the restart. Meredith went on to win ahead of Hendrix, and Trevor Stout took third from Bishop on the final lap. Josh Hackett finished fifth, followed by Camie Bell and Hatzikian

Meredith set the fast time of the 13.135, beating the 13.338 of Hendrix and the 13.383 of James Herrera. Hendrix won the Extreme Mufflers first 10 lap heat race, and Bishop was the winner of the Saldana Racing Products second heat. Hendrix had 1815 points to easily win the championship over Herrera, who had 1455. Herrera scratched early in the evening. Meredith ranked third in the final points with 965.

Jeff Dyer won the 25 lap California Lightning Sprint Main Event. Dyer took the lead from the start ahead of incoming point leader Eric Greco and AJ Bender. A yellow flag waved on Lap 2, and Dyer led Greco and David Gaspar on the restart. Another yellow flag waved on Lap 4 with Dyer maintaining the lead over Greco and Gasper on the restart. Unfortunately, a Lap 5 yellow flag waved with Greco and Kevin Bates both eliminated at that point. Dyer led Gasper and Bender on the restart. Connor Speir was out of the race as the yellow flag waved on Lap 7. Dyer continued to Gasper and Bender on the restart. Dyer led the rest of the way for the win with Gasper close behind in second. Bender was about a half-straightaway behind in third, followed by Ken Coulston, Dominic Del Monte, championship contender James Turnbull, Rob Palmer, Dale Gamer, Cody Nigh and John Roberts.

 

Bender set the fast time of 11.747, beating the 11.774 of Gasper and the 11.862 of Dyer. Coulston and Pat Kelly won the eight lap heat races. To keep up the date with the group, go to www.racecls.com.

David Prickett won the 20 lap WMR Midget Main Event. Terry Nichols set the early pace ahead of championship contenders Prickett and Blake Bower. Bower wrapped up the USAC Western States Midget championship a night earlier. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4, and Nichols continued to lead Prickett and Bower on the restart. Bower took second from Prickett on Lap 7 and raced past Nichols for the lead a lap later. A yellow flag waved on Lap 9 with David Raquieno out of the race. Nichols took the lead from Bower on the restart, but Prickett got around both Nichols and Bower for the lead on Lap 12. A Lap 13 yellow flag signaled the end of the race for Tyler Rodriguez. Prickett led Bower and Nichols on the restart. Brody Fuson took third from Nichols on Lap 16, but he was a straightaway behind the lead duo at that point. Prickett held off the challenges of Bower for the win. Fuson ended up third, followed by Brody Petrie, Cory Brown, Nichols, Randi Pankratz, Jake Hodges, Kyle Hawse and Todd Hawse.

Bower set the fast time of 12.636, beating the 12.755 of Brown and a 12.956 of Pankratz. The eight lap heat race wins went to Brown and Bower. Keep up to date on the happenings with the group by going to www.westernmidgetracing.com.

Jason Horton wrapped up his championship season with the 20 lap VRA Dwarf Car Main Event win. Jeff Brink led two laps before his race came to an unfortunate end. Shane Linenburger took over on the restart with Horton soon finding his way into second. Horton made what proved to be his winning pass on Linenburger on Lap 12. As Linenburger faded, Tom Morley moved into second ahead of Dominic Maldonado. However, Horton went on the victory ahead of Morley, Maldonado, Mike Lewis, Evan Jonker, Tim Morse, Cameron Russell, Linenburger, Tony Pellegrino and Daniel Peters.

Maldonado set the fast time of 13.889, beating the 13.895 of Morley and the 14.068 of Lewis. Horton and Jonker won the eight lap heat races. Horton ended up winning the championship with 2075 points, beating Mike Lewis at 1945 and Brink at 1715.

Tom Stephens Jr won the 20 lap VRA Senior Sprint Main Event. He led from the outset and scored the victory with Chris Meredith close behind in second. Danny Parrish ran a strong third, followed by Greg Andrews, Wally Pankratz and Mark Sheppard. Tyler Hatzikian was a Main Event scratch. Meredith set the fast time of 12.600, being the 12.792 of Parrish and the 12.926 of Pankratz. Parrish won the SpinTech Mufflers eight lap heat race. Meredith won the championship with 2330 points, beating the 2020 points of Pankratz. Stephens ended up third with 1690 points.

The Turkey Night Grand Prix event will take place on November 26th and 27th, featuring the Nos Energy Drink USAC National Midgets and USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars. For further information, go to www.venteraceway.com. 

Philpot, Mucci, Molina, Johnson, Gard Win 

At Steve Taylor Memorial At Lakeport Speedway

Lakeport, CA...October 31...Jason Philpott won the 45 lap Limited Modified Main Event Sunday afternoon at Lakeport Speedway. This was the final day of the special two-day Steve Taylor Memorial race. Philpot was the Ukiah Speedway and All American Speedway Limited Modified champion last year, and he collected $2,000 for his winning effort on this occasion.

Brandon Powers set the early pace ahead of TJ Buzzard and Philpot. Philpot got by Buzzard for second on Lap 5 and slipped past Powers to take the lead two laps later. Buzzard took second from Powers on the 11th lap. By Lap 18, Philpot held nearly a straightaway lead over Buzzard. Track champion Sierra Furia brought out a yellow flag on Lap 34. The first restart attempt saw another yellow flag fly for Codi Barba. Both Barba and Furia were out at this point, and Philpot led Powers and Roy Ingalls Jr on the restart. Philpot went on to victory ahead of Powers, Ingalls, Mike Collins, Buzzard, Bo Robertson, JR Lane, Barba and Furia.

They ran the preliminaries on Saturday. Philpot set the fast time of 12.746, beating the 12.778 of Buzzard and the 12.793 of Furia. Powers won the first of two 25 lap heat races. Robertson led five laps before being passed by Powers. Robertson held second until Ingalls took the position on Lap 14. Ingalls surrendered second to Philpot on Lap 18, and Powers held off Philpot in a close race to score the win. Barba won the second heat race. Furia led the race for six laps before her run came to an unfortunate end. Barba inherited the lead at that point and brought it home to victory. Mike Collins held second until crashing to end his race on Lap 10. Barba led the rest of the race with Buzzard ending up second. Collins won the four lap Dash For Cash.

Trystan Mucci won the 55 lap Bomber Main Event. This was his fourth win in five starts at Lakeport this year, and he collected $1,500 for the effort.  New champion Loren Powers Jr bolted into the lead at the start ahead of Mucci and Roy Ingalls Jr. Powers and Mucci pulled away from the pack, and by Lap 20, only Ingalls was managing to stay on the lead lap with them. Unfortunately, Powers saw an impressive run come to an end with mechanical failure on Lap 23. Mucci had the lead at that point with Ingalls the only other driver on the lead lap. Mucci pulled away to a 2/3 of a lap advantage over Ingalls in victory. Jimmy Sorrels was two laps down in third with David Jones right behind him in fourth. Georgia Abella, William Byrne and Powers completed the finishing order.

Powers had a strong preliminary effort on Saturday night, starting with the fast time of 13.477. Mucci was second quick at 13.810. Powers won the 25 lap heat race. Ingalls led three laps before Powers got by. Mucci moved into second, and Powers won by half a lap ahead of Mucci. Powers also won the four lap Trophy Dash.

Justin Johnson won the 30 lap Legend Car Main Event. He jumped into the lead at the start ahead of William Cummings and Dustin Meier. The yellow flag waved after one lap for Cummings, and Johnson led Meier and Brian Park on the restart. Johnson and Meier held about a straightaway advantage over Park by Lap 10, but a yellow flag waved on Lap 13 for Meier. Johnson led the restart with Cummings getting by Park for second. Johnson would score an easy $800 victory ahead of Cummings, Park, Meier and Ed Barrett. Meier set the fast time of 14.226, beating the 14.512 of Johnson. Johnson won the 25 lap heat race. He settled into an early third behind Cummings and Park. Park took the lead on Lap 7 ahead of Johnson, but Meier gained the lead on Lap 18. Johnson was still in second and overtook Meier for the lead and eventual win on Lap 23. Meier settled for second. 

All American Speedway star Ray Molina scored the $250 win in the 30 lap Jammer Main Event. Christian Sanchez took the lead at the start ahead of Molina and Billy Hammond. Molina slipped past Sanchez for the lead on Lap 2 and held a straightaway advantage by the sixth lap. Within a few laps, that lead was stretched to half a lap ahead of Sanchez, and third place Hammond was lapped by the 15th circuit. A yellow flag waved on Lap 26. Molina resumed command on the restart and would lap the whole field in victory. Sanchez was the only driver a lap down in second. Christopher Fischer and William Sappington took checkered flags in third and fourth, respectively. Hammond was scored in fifth.

Vic Theberge was the fastest driver in Saturday night qualifying at 14.311, beating the 14.325 of Molina and the 14.463 of John Sproule. Molina won the 20 lap heat race. He took the lead from Sanchez on Lap 3 and went on to victory from there. Sanchez was a straightaway back in second. Sproule won the four lap Dash For Cash ahead of Theberge. Unfortunately, both Sproule and Theberge were eliminated for the weekend after a Lap 12 crash in the heat race.

James Gard picked up a pair of AAA Energy Systems Pro 4 Modified Main Event wins for the weekend. On Sunday, Gard took the early lead ahead of Mike Peterson and Marty Lewis. All four competitors ran closely during the first half of the race, and Peterson got by Gard to take the lead on Lap 13. Gard moved back ahead on the 15th lap, and Lewis pitted on Lap 19. Gard went on to win ahead of Peterson, Wade Eldredge and Lewis. Gard also won the 10 lap heat race.

On Saturday night, Gard took the early lead ahead of Peterson. Peterson slipped past Gard for the lead on Lap 5. Gard stayed in the hunt until making a last lap pass on Peterson to win the 15 lap race. Eldredge ended up third ahead of Lewis. Eldredge set the fast time of 12.783, beating the 13.029 of Lewis. Gard was the 10 lap heat race winner.

Kai Lovell and track champion Travis Powers each won Bandolero Main Events on the weekend. On Sunday, the race was called in Lovell's favor at three laps after Powers brought out a yellow flag and was unable to continue. Powers beat Lovell in both the 10 lap Main Event and five lap heat race on Saturday.

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

Sanders, Baronian Win 

At The Kern County Raceway Dirt Track 

Bakersfield, CA...October 30... Justin Sanders won the NARC/King of the West Series Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at the Kern County Raceway Dirt Track. This was the fifth win of the season for Sanders, and it came aboard the Paul Silva owned Sprint Car. Dominic Scelzi maintained his 79 point lead over reigning champion DJ Netto after finishing second.

Sanders took the lead at the start ahead of JJ Hickle and Scelzi. A high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 10 gained Scelzi second from Hickle as Shane Golobic ran fourth. A yellow flag waved on Lap 10 for Ryan Timms in Turn 4. Sanders led Scelzi and Golobic on the restart with Bud Kaeding moving into fourth. Sanders quickly found himself lapping slower traffic, but he made all the right moves as he won ahead of Scelzi, Golobic, Corey Day, Kaeding, Hickle, Rico Abreu, Netto, Tyler Courtney and Sean Becker.

Sanders was the quickest of 20 qualifiers with a lap of 12.339, beating the 12.430 of Hickle and the 12.556 of Abreu. The eight lap heat race wins went to Golobic, Timms and Netto. Sanders won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Hickle. To keep up to date with what's happening with the group, go to www.narc410.com.

Greg Baronian won the 25 lap West Coast Sport Compact Main Event. The win was worth $1,000 thanks to sponsorship from House of JuJu of Clovis and Morro Bay. Sponsorship from Thompson Trailer Sales increased the second place money to $800, while Barbershop Performance increased the payout to $650 for third.

Clinton Massey took the early lead ahead of Shawn DePriest and Ryan Doglione. DePriest made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 2 to take the lead from Massey. Contact with Scott Glenn sent Nick Thompson spinning in Turn 1 for a Lap 2 yellow flag. DePriest continued to lead Massey and Petaluma and Antioch champion Tom Brown on the restart. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4. Moments later, the lights went out in Turns 3 and 4, and it took several minutes to get them back on so that they could resume the race. DePriest led Brown and Baronian on the restart, but David Wolford made a Turn 4 pass to get around both Brown and Baronian for second. DePriest saw a straightaway lead over Wolford erased by a yellow flag on Lap 9. DePriest led Wolford and Brown on the restart, and Jason Cook Sr made a Turn 2 pass on Brown to take third on Lap 11. Wolford and Cook began a side by side battle for second, but Cook broke his suspension and Wolford had problems on the back-straightaway as they were working the 15th lap. Both drivers fell out as Baronian was second ahead of Brown. After crossing the start/finish line on Lap 19, DePriest lost power to put an end to his dominant performance. Boronian led Brown and Eddie Humphrey III on the restart, but Humphrey spun in Turn 4 for a Lap 21 yellow flag. Boronian led Brown and Jeff Durant on the restart. Baronian brought it home to a satisfying win with Brown collecting $800 for second and Durant pocketing $650 for third. Dan Myrick won a photo finish with Scott Glenn for fourth as Thompson, Jason Cook Jr, Liam Meyers, Gene Glover and Massey rounded out the Top 10. Everybody received at least $100 for starting the race.

There were 16 competitors for the show, and they run two eight lap heat races. Ryan Doglione scored the $40 victory in the first heat ahead of Durant. Baronian scored the $40 win in the second heat with Jason Cook Sr beating Brown back to the line for second. To keep up to date with the happenings in the group, go to www.wcscracing.com.

For scheduling and other information, go to www.kernraceway.com.

Forsberg, Christian, Youngman, Kinney Win 

Paul Hawes Memorial At Marysville Raceway

Marysville, CA...October 30...Andy Forsberg won the 25 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Marysville Raceway. This was the annual Paul Hawes Memorial Sprint Car Spooktacular event, which featured over 70 open wheel cars from four different divisions, including 30 Winged 360 Sprint Cars. Forsberg is the current Placerville Speedway champion and won the Marysville title a year earlier. 

Stephen Ingraham took the early lead ahead of Shane Hopkins and Brad Bumgarner. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4 for Steel Powell in Turn 4. Ingraham continued to lead Hopkins and Bumgarner on the restart, but Forsberg slipped past Bumgarner for third on Lap 5. A yellow flag waved on Lap 7 for Jake Haulot in Turn 2. Ingraham continued to lead the restart with Forsberg taking second from Hopkins. On Lap 9, Forsberg slipped past Ingraham for the lead. Hopkins put the moves on Ingraham for second on Lap 16 and set his sights on Forsberg. On Lap 22, Hopkins found his opening and briefly took the lead from Forsberg. However, Forsberg made a last lap pass to regain the lead and victory. Hopkins settled for second ahead of Ingraham, Colby Wiesz, Bumgarner, John Clark, Darren Johnson, Michael Wasina, Dawson Hammes and RC Smith.

Forsberg was that quickest of 30 Winged 360 Sprint Car competitors in qualifying on the quarter-mile clay oval with a lap of 12.460, beating the 12.823 of Nick Larsen and the 12.841 of Hopkins. The eight lap heat race wins went to Powell, Clark, Ingraham and Bumgarner. Wasina won the 12 lap B Main. He used his pole position start to lead every lap in victory. Past Marysville champion Mike Monahan was a race-long second. Carson Hall and Jeremy Wilson tangled for a Lap 1 yellow flag, enabling past champion Korey Lovell to settle into third on the restart, where he would finish ahead of Pat Harvey Jr and Josh Wiesz.

Jimmy Christian won the 21 lap Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event. Christian is a past Ocean Speedway champion, and he started in the last row of the 16 car field. 

The yellow flag waved for a crash that eliminated Braidon Moniz, Josh Young and Shane Hopkins before a lap could be completed. Brent Steck led the opening lap ahead of Orland racer Cort Marchuk and Tony Bernard before a yellow flag waved with Jeff Culver out of the action. Steck continued to lead Marchuk and Bernard on the restart with Nathan Schank moving into third on Lap 3. A yellow flag waved moments later for Trey Walters. Steck led the restart ahead of Schank, but Schank slipped past Steck for the lead a lap later. Christian had worked his way into third by Lap 5. A yellow flag waved on Lap 14 for a Turn 1 tangle involving and Cody Fendley. Schank led Christian and Antonio Aragon on the restart, but a yellow flag waved on Lap 15 as Schank saw his run come to an end in Turn 2. Christian emerged with the lead on the restart, followed by James East and Aragon. They ran in that order until the yellow flag waved for Walters and Bernard in Turn 4 on Lap 19. This set up a two lap shootout to the finish, but Christian would lead the rest of the way for the win. Fendley made a big charge to take second on the final lap with Aragon settling for third, followed by East, Marchuk, Jeff Crossman, Walters, Bernard, Schank and Steck. Eight lap heat race wins went to Hopkins, Young and Christian.

Brett Youngman won the 20 lap Winged Crate Sprint Car Main Event. Youngman is the champion this year, and he beat a season high 14 car field for the win.

Winged 360 Sprint Car competitor Kevin Lovell took the early lead ahead of Cameron Haney Jr, but yellow flag waved after just one lap for a Turn 1 tangle involving Cameron Haney Sr, Mike Ballantine and Kirk Miner. The first restart attempt was botched for a Turn 2 tangle involved Misty Castleberry and Mike Hall. Lovell continued to lead Cameron Haney Jr and Youngman on the restart, but Jason Ballantine got by Youngman for third on Lap 3 and took second from Haney a lap later. A Lap 4 yellow flag waved for a Turn 4 tangle involving Lovell and Miner, who were both eliminated at that point. Jason Ballantine took the lead on the restart with Haney Jr briefly taking second before surrendering the position to Youngman on Lap 6. A yellow flag waved on Lap 7 for Haney Jr, who was out at that point along with Haney Sr. Jason Ballantine led Youngman and Jeff Macedo on the restart, and the final yellow flag waved on Lap 9 for a tangle involving Mike Ballantine and Kelly Hicks in Turn 2. Jason Ballantine led the Youngman and Macedo on the restart, but Youngman put the moves on Ballantine for the lead on Lap 13. Youngman went on to pick up the win with Jason Ballantine not too far behind in second. Macedo was about a straightaway behind in third, followed by David Sims, Castleberry, Kevin Dozier, Mike Hall, Chase Madden, Hicks and Mike Ballantine. Cameron Haney Sr and Cameron Haney Jr picked up the eight lap heat race wins.

Hunter Kinney won the 20 lap BCRA Lightning Sprint Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the past division champion. With his second place finish, Terry Bergstrom gained a one point lead over Dakota Albright in the point championship chase. 

Craig Holsted had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Hunter Kinney and Joseph Ferolito. Bergstrom slept past Ferolito for second on Lap 2, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 4 for Brandon Leedy in Turn 4. Holsted continued to lead Hunter Kinney and Bergstrom on the restart. Kinney slipped past Holsted for the lead on Lap 8 with a yellow flag waving moments later for Albright in Turn 4. Hunter Kinney continued to lead the restart with Bergstrom getting past Holsted for second. Holstead held on to third until Scott Kinney made the pass on Lap 18. Hunter Kinney was the happy winner ahead of Bergstrom, Scott Kinney, Holsted, Ferolito, Albright, Don Hart, Cody Meyer, Tony Fedota and Rick Holbrook.

There were 16 Lightning Sprints for the occasion with the eight lap heat race wins going to Hunter Kinney and Bergstrom. For further information on the group, go to www.bcraracing.com.

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

Golobic, Faccinto, DeArmond Win 

Anthony Simone Memorial At Keller Auto Speedway

Hanford, CA...October 29...Shane Golobic won the 30 lap NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Keller Auto Speedway. This was the first running of the Anthony Simone Memorial race, and Golobic collected $10,000 for his win aboard the Matt Wood Racing owned Elk Grove Ford/Nos Energy Drink sponsored Sprinter.

Multi-time Silver Dollar Speedway champion Sean Becker started on the outside front row and bolted into the lead ahead of Golobic and Bud Kaeding when the green flag waved. A Lap 3 yellow flag waved for Sean Watts on the backstretch. Becker chose the inside and continued to lead Golobic and Kaeding on the restart. Justin Sanders stalled on the backstretch for a Lap 5 yellow flag. The first restart attempt was botched after Michael Faccinto flipped on the front-straightaway. Becker led Golobic and Kaeding on the restart. By Lap 11, the leaders caught slower traffic. On Lap 12, Golobic made a low pass in Turn 2 to take the lead from Becker. Golobic quickly pulled away from Becker, who had his hands full with Kaeding in the race for second. Golobic cruised to victory with Becker hanging on for second as Kaeding fell back several positions with a flat tire. Cory Eliason made a late move around Joel Myers Jr, which resulted in him finishing third as Myers settled for fourth ahead of DJ Netto, Tyler Courtney, Corey Day, Bud Kaeding, Kyle Hirst and Rico Abreu.

With the timing system not functioning, the 28 drivers ran two sets of six lap heat races. The first round of wins went to Netto, Sanders, McCarl and Abreu. The second round wins went to Keith Day Jr, Myers, Golobic and Corey Day. Golobic grabbed the pole for the feature race by winning the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Becker and Kaeding. JJ Hickle started on the pole and drove to victory in the 12 lap B Main ahead of Ryan Bernal, Billy Aton and Ryan Timms.

Tyler Courtney won the special 20 lap Wingless 410 Sprint Car Main Event. This was the first NARC/KWS sanctioned Wingless Sprint race in over 30 years, and seven drivers signed up to compete in the race that paid $3,000 to win. Bill Balog took the early lead ahead of Courtney and Ryan Bernal. Courtney made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 4 to take the lead from Balog and then proceeded to pull away from the rest of the competition. Courtney cruised to victory ahead of Balog, Bernal, Max Adams, Billy Aton, Sean Becker and Bud Kaeding.

Michael Faccinto won the 20 lap USAC Western States Midget Main Event. This was his first win of the season, and he became the 10th different winner of the year in what was the season finale for the group. He was piloting the Marcie Campbell owned Marcie Campbell Realtor/Rodella Fabrication Spike.

Frankie Guerrini led the opening lap from the pole, but a red flag waved for BCRA Midget champion Colby Johnson's Turn 2 flip. Guerrini continued to lead the restart ahead of Faccinto and new USAC Midget champion Blake Bower. The leaders caught slower traffic by Lap 13, and Faccinto used it to his advantage as he made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 16 to grab the lead. Faccinto went on to victory from there ahead of Guerrini, Bower, Jake Andreotti, Ben Worth, Brody Fuson, David Prickett, Ron Hazelton, Terry Nichols and Johnson.

The track's timing system was malfunctioning, so they canceled qualifying for the night. Johnson won the Extreme Mufflers/LMG Ag Products first eight lap heat race. Andreotti picked up the win in the Competition Suspension Incorporated/Ultra Shield Race Products/Hanni Well Drilling second heat. Bower wrapped up the championship by 70 points ahead of Fuson. CJ Sarna ranked third, but like fourth ranked Austin Liggett, he didn't compete on this occasion. Worth ended up fifth in points. To keep up to date with the happenings of the group, go to www.usacracing.com.

Loren DeArmond won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. The multi-time State champion started back in the fourth row as past champion Troy Patee set the early pace ahead of Chris Broucaret and new State champion Renn Bane. Larry Thompson made a high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 3 to take third from Bane and made a big move on the outside in Turn 2 on Lap 4 to take the lead from Patee. DeArmond got by Broucaret on the frontstretch to claim third and made a Turn 2 pass on Patee to claim second on Lap 5. Broucaret followed closely into third. DeArmond went low in Turn 2 on Lap 7 to take the lead from Thompson. From there, DeArmond started to pull away. Brock Hamilton made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 9 to take third from Broucaret, and Steve Streeter brought out a yellow flag moments later. DeArmond led the restart with Hamilton making a low pass on Thompson for second. Thompson came back strong to reclaim the position on Lap 11, but an inside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 15 gained Hamilton second for good. DeArmond won by a wide margin with Hamilton a solid second ahead of Thompson, Broucaret, Cody Brown, Patee, David Schuyler Sr, Josh Nichols, Bane and Streeter. Bane and DeArmond picked up the six lap heat race wins.

Keep up the date with the latest news and information at the track by going to www.racekingsspeedway.com.

Nascimento Wins 100 Lapper, Shafer Late Model Champion 

At Stockton Speedway 

Stockton, CA...October 30...Eric Nascimento won the 100 lap season finale for the Late Models Saturday night at Stockton 99 Speedway. Nascimento won the championship the previous season. With a second place finish, Gary Shafer Jr won the championship by 16 points over Joe Stearns. 

Shafer took the early lead ahead of Nascimento and Colby Potts. A yellow flag waved on Lap 12, and Nascimento took the lead from Shafer on the restart with Stearns getting around Potts for third. Following another yellow flag on Lap 21, which saw Daniel DeVore eliminated, Nascimento led Shafer on the restart. Potts regained third. They ran in that order until Justin Philpott got past Potts for third on Lap 42. From Lap 58 to Lap 62, Philpott and Potts went back and forth for the third position with Philpott again reclaiming it on Lap 62. Unfortunately, Philpott saw his good run come to an end on Lap 95. Nascimento led Shafer and Potts on the restart, and they finished in that order with Stearns settling for fourth ahead of Mike Regalmen, Ty Carlson, Steven Fraser, Joe Hylton, Robert Knittel and Chuck Dozier.

Allen Rider won the 25 lap Bombers Main Event. However, Joe Reichmuth secured the division championship by 60 points over Rider with his fourth place finish. 

Tyler Rodgers set the early pace ahead of Donnie Darter and Rider. Reichmuth took third from Rider on Lap 3 with Darter slipping past Rodgers for the lead a lap later. A yellow flag waved on Lap 14 with Dylan Powell out of the race. Rodgers took the lead from Darter on the restart with Rider moving past Reichmuth for third at the same time. Darter and Rider had a nip and tuck battle going for second, right behind Rodgers, but Darter and Rodgers tangled on Lap 23. Rider got the lead at that point and went on to win ahead of Reichmuth, Brandon Diede, Troy Walz, Nichols Mello, Bryan Jones, Sam Berry, Rodgers, Jenna Ramos and Brian Enis.

Josh Cross wrapped up the B4 championship by winning the 50 lap Main Event. Cross won the title by just 12 points over Joe Flower, who finished second in the feature race. Jeff Harris led a pair of laps before Dave Keller took over. Keller surrendered first to Mark Jacke on Lap 5 and was passed by Cross for second on the 11th lap. Flower moved into third on Lap 15, and Cross put the moves on Jacke for the lead on Lap 33. Jacke saw his race come to a disappointing end on Lap 35. Cross led Flower and Keller at that point, and they took the checkered flag in order with Jordan Lovelace the final lead lap finisher in fourth. Mark Hunt settled for fifth, followed by Randy Denson, Rod Previtali, Andrea Rumsey, Lukas Castro and Michael Hill.

Jayden Cross won the 15 lap Junior B4 Main Event. New champion Jordan Lovelace took the early lead ahead of Cross. Cross got the lead on Lap 8 and went on to win with Lovelace settling for second, followed by Dustin King, AJ Shankel, Natalie Harper, Dustin Souza and Chase Lopez.

New champion Kash Holman won the eight lap Mini Cup Main Event. Holman led Gauge Wicke for a lap before Wicke retired. Holman won ahead of Leilani Sprenkel and Wicke.

To keep up with the latest news and information from the track, go to www.stockton99.com.

Avedisian, Sarale, Moles, Rubio Win Turkey Bowl Races 

At Delta Speedway

Stockton, CA...October 30...Jade Avidesian won the 40 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Delta Speedway. This was night #2 of the annual Turkey Bowl event, and the win for Avedisian earned her $2,000. 

Avedisian jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Jeffrey Pahule and TJ Smith. Pahule saw his race come to an unfortunate end on Lap 8. Avedisian led Smith and Robbie Lewis on the restart, and they ran in that order the rest of the way. Cameron Paul ended up fourth, followed by Koen Shaw, Delta champion Caden Sarale, Caeden Steele, Sage Bordenave, Mattix Salmon and Austin Torgerson.

Austin Torgerson won the first 15 lap B Main. He led all 15 laps with Salmon a race long second ahead of Ashton Torgerson. JJ Loss also had a flag to flag run to win the second 15 lap B Main. Brandon Shaw ran second for three laps before being overtaken by Steele, who ended up with the runner-up finish. Shaw settled for third.

On Friday night, they ran heat races and qualifiers. The 40 competitors were split into four 10 lap heat races with the wins going to Pahule, Cody Gray, Lewis and Paul. Sarale won the first 12 lap qualifier, with the other three qualifier wins going to TJ Smith, Shaw and Pahule. Smith won the pole shuffle with a time of 10.510, beating the 10.516 of Pahule and the 10.585 of Avedisian

Caden Sarale won the 40 lap Super 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Sarale won championships in this division and the Wingless class at Delta Speedway this year. He took the lead in the final 10 laps and sped on to the $2,000 win

Sarale actually took the lead from the pole position when the green flag waved, followed by Jade Avedisian and Austin Torgerson. Jake Hagopian moved into third on Lap 4. Avedisian begin to pressure Sarale and made the pass for the lead on Lap 22. However, Sarale came back to reclaim first on Lap 32. Avedisian lost second to Hagopian on Lap 34. She regained second on Lap 39, but Hagopian made a last lap pass to reclaim runner up honors. Sarale was the happy winner ahead of Hagopian, Avedisian, Nikko Panella, Austin Torgerson, Lechlan Caunt, Gage Garcia, JJ Loss, Caeden Steele and Alex Panella.

Steele won the 20 lap B Main, leading all the way with James Andrichuk and John Bordenave in pursuit the entire distance before settling for second and third, respectively.

There were 30 Winged Super 600s, and the 10 lap heat race wins went to Ron Singh, Colton Huelsmann and Nikko Panella. 12 lap qualifier wins went to Avedisian, Hagopian and Austin Torgerson. Steele won the pole scramble with a 9.430, beating the 9.453 of Steele and the 9.584 of Nikko Panella.

Teagan Moles won the 35 lap Restricted 600 Main Event. She made her move into the lead with just two laps remaining and scored the $1,000 victory. Dixon champion Lucas Johnson took the early lead ahead of Delta champion Jett Barnes and Moles. Barnes put the moves on Johnson to take the lead on Lap 11, and they ran that way until fifth row starter Cash Lovenburg got past Moles for third on Lap 25. Moles slipped past Lovenburg for third on Lap 29 and took second from Johnson a lap later. Moles grabbed the lead on Lap 35 as Barnes fell back a few positions. Moles went on to the satisfying win ahead of Lovenburg, Lucas Mauldin, Jett Barnes, Johnson, Isabel Barnes, Andrew Smith, Taylor Mayhew, Destry Miller and Kennzzie Brown.

There were 24 competitors, and the 10 lap heat races on Friday night went to Miller, Andi Jones and Nathan Ward. 12 lap qualifier wins went to Moles, Jayden Huppert and Peyton Whitehouse. Johnson won the 20 lap knockout race. Nathan Ward led five laps before Moles took over with Johnson following into second. Johnson slipped past Moles for the lead on Lap 11 with Jett Barnes getting second on Lap 12. Johnson went on to win ahead of Barnes, Moles, Huppert and Adriana DeMartini.

Brody Rubio won the 30 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. The win was worth $1,000 to the Delta Speedway champion. Braxon Vasconcellos set the early pace ahead of Rubio and Blayden Graham. Rubio got by Vasconcellos for the lead on Lap 8 with Graham moving into second on Lap 12. Vasconcellos held on to third until being passed for the position by Vito Cancilla on Lap 25. Rubio went on to win with Graham in close pursuit in second. Cancilla was a solid third, followed by Vasconcellos, Dixon champion Hayden Stepps, Jackson Tardiff, Landon Jones, Levi Osborne, Bradley Anderson and McKenna Morgan.

There were 16 Junior Sprints, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Vasconcellos and Anderson. Vasconcellos and Rubio picked up the 10 lap qualifier wins.

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

Chitwood Wins Pumpkin Smash At Madera Speedway

Madera, CA...October 30...Loren Chitwood won the 14th Annual Pumpkin Smash 200 lap Enduro Saturday night in Madera Speedway. This was the final event of the season on the 1/3 mile paved oval, and Chitwood was the only driver to complete all 200 laps.

The track had pumpkins smashed all the way around it and was kept wet for the 22 drivers who competed. Loren Chitwood completed the race in 2:03.50.457. Merced star Mark Odgers completed 197 laps to finish second. Next was Dave Ski, who ran 192 laps to end up third, one lap ahead of Wes Brown. Chris Chitwood completed 189 laps to finish his fifth. In sixth was Adam Baggett, who went 181 laps, three laps ahead of seventh place finisher Taylor Myers. Adam McEwen went 173 laps to finish eighth, one lap ahead of David McEwen and six laps in front of 10th place finisher Ken Winland.

Keep up to date with the latest news and information from the track at www.racemadara.com.

Thomas Wins Oval Nationals Finale at Perris Auto Speedway

Perris, CA...November 6...Kevin Thomas Jr scored the victory in the 40 lap AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. This was the 25th Annual Heimark Anheuser Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals, and Thomas collected $10,000 for his win aboard the Dr Pepper/McDonald House Sprinter. He remains in close contention with Brady Bacon for the USAC National championship.

Outside front row starter Justin Grant bolted into the lead at the start ahead of CJ Leary and Bacon. A yellow flag waved on Lap 2 for a Turn 4 tangle involving Eddie Tafoya Jr, Cody Williams and Matt Mitchell. Tafoya and Mitchell were both eliminated in the incident, and Grant continued to lead Leary and Bacon on the restart. Tanner Thorson was running fourth and slipped past Bacon for third on Lap 4. Thomas quickly moved into the fourth position and began pressuring Thorson for third. Thomas got past Thorson for the third spot on Lap 21, and Grant held about a half-straightaway lead over Leary at that point. Thomas made his move around Leary for second on Lap 24. Grant caught slower traffic and seemed to be slowing down a little bit. A high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 31 enabled Thomas to take the lead from Grant, but Grant came back strong to regain the lead in Turn 1 a lap later. However, the persistent Thomas again made his move with a low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 37 to take the lead from Grant for good. Thomas brought it home to the satisfying win ahead of Grant, Leary, Thorson, Bacon, Jake Swanson, Shane Cottle, Chris Windom, Charles Davis Jr and RJ Johnson. Everybody who started the Main Event earned at least $1,000.

The Top 6 after points were tabulated from the first two nights automatically earned starts in the big money race. Those drivers included Thomas, Grant, Leary, Thorson, Bacon and Swanson. The other 28 competitors qualified on the clock. CRA/USAC point leader Damion Gardner turned the half-mile clay oval with a quick time of 16.613, beating the 16.700 of Max Adams and the 16.790 of Cottle. The Top 4 finishers in each of the 10 lap heat races made it into the show. Logan Seavey won the Simpson Race Products/Flow Dynamics first heat. The Competition Suspension/Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror second heat win went to AJ Bender. Davis won the Indy Metal Finishing/All Coast Construction/Indy Race Parts/Component Repair Company third heat. The finish in the Fast Armed Super Six Dash earned those drivers their starting positions in the first three rows of the feature race. Leary got the win ahead of Grant and Thorson.

Windom won the 12 lap Elliott Custom Trailers and Carts Semi Main. The race was restarted after a backstretch crash involving Kyle Edwards, Danny Faria Jr and Sterling Cling eliminated Cling. Windom led Mitchell and Carson Short on the restart. That was the order the entire distance as Windom beat Mitchell by half a lap. The Top 6 transferred into the show, and Chris Gansen finished fourth ahead of Tim Mihocko and Dennis Gile. Bacon ended the evening with a 52 point lead over Thomas as Grant had a solid hold on third in the USAC National Sprint Car battle. Meanwhile, Gardner maintained a 46 point advantage over Brody Roa in the CRA/USAC battle with Austin Williams maintaining a good hold on third. To keep up with news and information from USAC, go to www.usacracing.com.

Bacon Wins Second Night Of Oval Nationals 

At Perris Auto Speedway

Perris, CA...November 5...Brady Bacon won the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Perris Auto Speedway. This was the second night of the 25th Annual Heimark Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Oval Nationals, and the night was also a memorial to long time Sprint Car official Evelyn Pratt. Bacon collected $5,000 for his win, and every feature starter earned at least $500. 

Bacon started up front and bolted into the early lead ahead of Justin Grant and Tanner Thorson. A low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 3 gained Thorson second from Grant, and he made another low pass in Turn 2 a lap later to take the lead from Bacon. A red flag waved on Lap 5 for a frontstretch flip by Sterling Cling. Thorson continued to lead the restart as Grant made a low pass in Turn 4 to take second from Bacon. However, Bacon was able to regain second on Lap 9. Bacon made a backstretch pass on Lap 17 to take the lead from Thorson, and a red flag waved for a Turn 2 flip by Logan Williams on Lap 20. Bacon led Grant and Thorson on the restart with Logan Seavey bringing out a yellow flag on Lap 22. Once again, Bacon bolted ahead of Grant and Thorson on the restart. However, Grant made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 28 to take the lead from Bacon. Grant seemed to be headed for victory when he slowed exiting Turn 2 on the final lap with a right rear flat tire. Bacon reclaimed the lead at that point and brought it home to victory, followed by Thorson, Kevin Thomas Jr, CJ Leary, Jake Swanson, Shane Cottle, Grant, Chris Windom, Austin Williams and Brody Roa.

Swanson was the quickest of 36 drivers in Fatheadz Eyewear/Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 16.434 on the half-mile clay oval. Thomas was second quick at 16.486, beating the 16.508 of Thorson. Windom won the Simpson Race Products/Flow Dynamics first 10 lap heat race. Thomas picked up the win in the Competition Suspension/Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror second heat. The Indy Metal Finishing/All Coast Construction third heat win went to RJ Johnson, and Bacon picked up the win in the Indy Race Parts/Component Repair Company fourth heat. The Top 4 finishers in each heat race made it into the show

Everybody else ran the Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts 12 lap Semi Main, which was won by Charles Davis Jr. Matt McCarthy jumped into the lead on the opening lap of the Semi Main, followed by Davis and Chase Johnson. Davis took the lead from McCarthy on Lap 2, and a yellow flag waved on the fifth lap. Davis led Johnson and McCarthy on the restart as Cody Williams settled into fourth. A red flag waved on Lap 8 as McCarthy flipped to end his race. Davis led Johnson and Cody Williams on the restart. They ran that way until Williams made a last lap pass on Johnson for second. The Top 8 drivers transferred into the show, and Davis was the happy winner ahead of Cody Williams, Johnson, Dennis Gile, Seavey, Tommy Malcolm, Max Adams and Sterling Cling.

Bacon entered the evening with a 64 point lead over Thomas, 2741-2677. Grant had a solid hold on third with 2573. The AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars also competed for points, and Damion Gardner continued to lead Roa, 1256-1184 by the end of the night. Austin Williams maintained third with 1068 points. To keep up the date with what's happening with USAC, go to www.usacracing.com.

 

 

Swanson Opens Oval Nationals At Perris Auto Speedway 

With First Career Win 

Perris, CA...November 4...Jake Swanson won the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Main Event Thursday night at Perris Auto Speedway. This was the opening night of the 25th Annual Heimark Anheuser-Busch Oval Nationals. It was also the first career win in the series for Swanson. He pocketed $5,000 for the win with everybody who took the green flag in the feature race receiving at least $500. The race was held in memory of Bill Pratt.

Kevin Thomas Jr charged into the lead at the start ahead of Brady Bacon and Swanson. Swanson made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 2 to take second from Bacon before a yellow flag waved for a backstretch tangle involving Austin Grabowski and Cody Williams. Thomas led Swanson and Bacon on the restart as Justin Grant took fourth from CJ Leary. The lead trio began to pull away from the rest of the pack as the remainder of event was destined to go caution free. They hit traffic by Lap 15 as the close battle continued out front. Swanson made a low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 25 to grab the lead from Thomas. With traffic still a big factor, Thomas went high in Turn 2 on Lap 27 to regain the lead. Swanson stayed committed to the extreme outside groove in the final turn as they were still lapping slower cars. Swanson got the bite he needed on exit to gather some momentum, and they crossed the finish line in a near dead heat. Swanson beat Thomas by just inches to score the thrilling win. Bacon ended up third ahead of Leary, Grant, Tanner Thorson, Austin Williams, Chris Windom, RJ Johnson and Max Adams.

36 drivers took their turns in qualifying on the half-mile clay oval, and Thorson set the quick time of 16.487, beating the 16.511 of Leary, the 16.529 of Adams and the 16.532 of Swanson. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Grant, Bacon, Carson Short and Swanson. 

They ran a 12 lap Semi Main that would transfer the Top 8 drivers into the feature race. Chris Windom picked up the victory in that race. Austin Williams set the early pace ahead of Matt Mitchell and Cody Williams. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3 for Tommy Malcolm in Turn 2. Austin Williams led Cody Williams and Mitchell on the restart, but Windom slipped past Mitchell for third on Lap 6. A low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 8 gained Windom second from Williams, and Windom made an outside pass on the frontstretch as the they took the white flag to grab the lead from Austin Williams. Windom went on to win ahead of Austin Williams, Cody Williams, Mitchell, Charles Davis Jr, Vern Sweeney, Grabowski and final transfer Matt McCarthy. 

To keep up to date with what's happening on the tour as well as the other various USAC series, go to www.usacracing.com. For official information from the track, go to www.perrisautospeedway.com.

Day And Golobic Winners Of Gary Patterson Tribute 

At The Stockton Dirt Track

Stockton, CA...November 6...Corey Day won the 30 lap NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at the Stockton Dirt Track. This was the annual Gary Patterson Tribute Race and the biggest win to date for 15-year-old Day, who is the son of Sprint Car legend Ronnie Day. Despite crashing early in the race, Dominic Scelzi wrapped up the series championship.

Day set himself up with a pole position start for the feature race by outrunning 2019 champion DJ Netto and Scelzi in the six lap Trophy Dash. Day bolted into the lead at the start ahead of Netto and Shane Golobic. Golobic got by Netto for second on Lap 4. Richard Brace Jr flipped for a Lap 4 red flag. Day led Golobic and Scelzi on the restart. On Lap 11, Golobic hit a rut in Turn 4 and flipped. He was hit by both Justin Sanders and Scelzi, ending the race for all three competitors. Day led Rico Abreu and Netto on the restart. A yellow flag waved on Lap 18 for Jeffrey Strole. Day resumed command ahead of Abreu on the restart with Tim Kaeding settling into third after Netto drove off the track in Turn 3 and fell back a few positions. Day brought it home to a satisfying win ahead of Abreu, Tim Kaeding, Netto, Sean Becker, Joel Myers Jr, Austin McCarl, Ryan Bernal, Willie Croft and Ryan Robinson.

Day was the quickest of 21 qualifiers on the 2/5th mile dirt oval at 14.203, beating the 14.231 of Croft and the 14.257 of Netto. The eight lap heat wins went to Myers, Tim Kaeding and Abreu. Scelzi won the championship by 65 points ahead of Netto. Netto was only one point ahead of Tim Kaeding in the final rundown and 19 over Bud Kaeding, who ended up fourth ahead of Becker. To keep up to date with the latest news from the series, go to www.narc410.com.

Shane Golobic won the 30 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event. This was the season finale for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards. It was the third win of the season for Golobic aboard Matt Wood's Elk Grove Ford/Nos Energy Drink sponsored Sprinter, and Ryan Robinson used his fourth place finish to a wrap up the series championship.

Golobic took the early lead ahead of Dominic Scelzi and the DJ Netto. A lap 4 yellow flag waved for Kaleb Montgomery. Mitchell Faccinto retired at that point, and Golobic led Scelzi and Netto on the restart. Ashlyn Rodriguez flipped in Turn 2 for a Lap 5 red flag. Golobic led Scelzi and Netto on the restart. Scelzi made an outside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 7 to take the lead from Golobic. A Lap 13 yellow flag waved for Isaiah Vasquez in Turn 3. On the restart, Greg "Bubba" DeCaries V spun in Turn 2 for a yellow flag. By Lap 20, the battle got close for the lead between Scelzi and Golobic. They were working slower traffic, and Golobic made an outside pass on the backstretch on Lap 21 to take the lead. Golobic brought it home to victory ahead of Scelzi, Netto, Robinson, JJ Hickle, Colby Copeland, Chase Majdic, Tanner Carrick, Corey Day and Ryan Timms.

The 24 drivers qualified in their heat race groups. Hickle set the overall fast time from the third group at 14.290, beating the 14.462 of Faccinto from the second group and the 14.492 of Netto, also from the second group. Robinson, Netto, Golobic and Majdic were the eight lap heat race winners. Golobic won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Hickle. Robinson won the championship by 53 points over Copeland. Justyn Cox was 93 points out of the lead in third. For more information on the group, go to www.sprintcarchallengetour.com.

Keep up-to-date with all of the latest news from the track at www.stocktondirttrack.com.

Scelzi, Jones, Crockett, Whitney Pick Up  

Gary Patterson Tribute Wins At Stockton

Stockton, CA...November 5...Dominic Scelzi scored the win in the 25 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at the Stockton Dirt Track. The win in the unsanctioned Sprint Car race earned Scelzi $3,000 aboard the SI Incorporated Truck Body Manufacturing/System 1 Pro Ignitions sponsored Sprinter as this was the opening night of the annual Gary Patterson Tribute event. Scelzi currently tops the standings in the NARC/King of the West Fujitsu Winged 410 Sprint Car Series, and he's earned an incredible 23 total wins for the year.

Willie Croft set the early pace ahead of Colby Thornhill and Scelzi. However, Thornhill rolled on the backstretch after one lap to end his race. Scelzi took the lead from Croft on the restart as JJ Hickle ran third. A red flag waved after three laps when Ashlyn Rodriguez and Kalib Henry made contact exiting Turn 2 and rolled down the back-straightaway. Scelzi led Croft and Shane Golobic on the restart. A lap 8 red flag waved for Austin McCarl's flip in Turn 2. Scelzi led Croft and Golobic on the restart. Golobic slipped past Croft for second on lap 12, and a Lap 14 yellow flag waved for Ryan Timms. Scelzi led Golobic and Croft on the restart. Despite a pair of yellow flags during the final 10 laps, Scelzi remained unchallenged and took the checkered flag about a straightaway ahead of Golobic in victory. Croft settled for third, followed by Hickle, Joel Myers Jr, Andy Gregg, Isaiah Vasquez, Andy Forsberg, Greg "Bubba" DeCaries V and Shane Hopkins.

Vasquez was the quickest of 21 drivers on the 2/5 mile dirt oval at 14.015, beating the 14.141 of Hickle and the 14.160 of Croft. The eight heat race wins went to Henry, Thornhill and Croft.

Shawn Jones won the 25 lap Hunt Wingless Sprint Car Main Event. Jones used the $1,500 win aboard the Pries Racing Sprinter to clinch his second championship in the series. Rival Daniel Whitley was only 25 points back going into the night, but the 2021 Rookie of the Year did not compete on this occasion. 

Bradley Terrell took the early lead ahead of Shane Hopkins and USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car champion DJ Johnson. A yellow flag waved on Lap 7 as Petaluma champion Nick Robfogal spun in Turn 2. Terrell continued to lead the Hopkins and Johnson on the restart as Jake Morgan settled into fourth. A low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 9 put Hopkins into the lead. Jones made his first appearance in the Top 5 on Lap 10. A Lap 11 yellow flag waved for Cody Fendley, who had a right rear flat tire. On the restart, Antonio Aragon saw his race come to an end with a hard flip off of Turn 2. Hopkins led Terrell and Morgan on the restart, but Jarrett Soares spun in Turn 2 as his race came to an end on Lap 12. Hopkins led Terrell and Jones on the restart, but Morgan spun in Turn 2 for a Lap 15 yellow flag. Hopkins led Terrell and Jones when the green flag waved. Jones started taking looks to the outside and finally made an outside pass on the backstretch on Lap 21 to take second from Terrell. Rob McLaughlin brought out a yellow flag moments later. Hopkins led with Jones and Terrell in close pursuit on the restart. A high pass in Turn 2 on Lap 23 gained Jones the lead, and he led the rest of the way for the win. Hopkins settled for second ahead of Terrell, Johnson, Robfogal, Troy DeGaton, Fendley, Josh Young, Trey Walters and Morgan.

There were 21 drivers for this occasion, and Jones set the fast time of 17.074, beating the 17.333 of Hopkins and the 17.432 of DeGaton. Eight lap heat race wins went to Terrell, Fendley and Johnson. To keep up to date with what's going on with the group, go to www.huntwingless.com.

Justin Crockett won the 25 lap Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series, Presented by Jay's Mobile Welding Service, Main Event. With the $1,000 win, Crockett was able to overtake Richard Brace Jr to win the series championship. 

Crockett charged into the lead at the start ahead of Jay Sears and Michael Burch. Both Chris Smith and Fred Lind got around Burch on Lap 8, and Burch spun in Turn 2 moments later for a yellow flag. Burch saw his race come to a disappointing end when he spun in Turn 2 once again for a Lap 10 yellow flag. Crockett led Smith and Sears on the restart. A yellow flag waved on Lap 11, and Smith took the lead from Crockett on the restart as Sears was still running third. A yellow flag waved a lap later after Dave Spindell spun in Turn 2. Smith led Crockett and Rich Denman on the restart, and Brace settled into fourth on Lap 16. Fred Lind took fourth from Brace on Lap 18, and then found himself in third moments later as Denman retired. Crockett made a backstretch pass on Lap 21 to take the lead from Smith. As Crockett sped to the satisfying win, Lind made a last lap pass on Smith to steal second away. Brace settled for fourth, follow by Sears, Phil Marino, Steve Studebaker, Brent Lawrence, Bill Hall III and Matt Kile.

The 19 competitors ran three eight lap qualifying heat races with Denman, Sears and Smith getting the wins. Keep up to date with scheduling and other information by going to www.tristateprostocks.com.

Shawn Whitney scored an impressive win in the 20 lap NorCal Dwarf Car Main Event. Following a crash at the start that eliminated Austin Struthers, Dan Geil, 2019 champion Michael "Spanky" Grenert and Tyler Applebaum, the race would go 20 laps with just one yellow flag. Whitney led Ryan Winter and Corey Eaton on the restart. A low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 2 put Mike Reeder into thrd as Brandon Shaw settled into fifth. By the halfway point, the leaders were working slower traffic. Whitney had a scary moment in Turn 2 on Lap 10, but he somehow managed to get by the slower cars and keep Winter at bay. A yellow flag waved on Lap 14 for Tyler Quilty. Whitney led Winter and Reeder on the restart, but Shaw went low in Turn 2 on Lap 17 to take third from Reeder. Whitney was able to pull away from Winter in the closing laps and beat him by about a straightaway in victory. Shaw was third, followed by Eaton, Reeder, Dylan Shrum, Cody Shrum, Gage Myers, Jace Badeker and Ed Heeney. Shaw and Winter won the eight lap heat races.

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

 

 

Pahule, Sharp, Moles, Rubio Open Kaiser Memorial With Wins

Dixon, CA...November 5...Jeffrey Pahule won the 25 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Friday night at Dixon Speedway. This was the opening night of the Ninth Annual Kaiser Memorial race. Pahule started on the pole next to Ashton Torgerson, and the duo immediately raced into the first and second positions with Devon Courtnier in third. There was no change in the first three positions during the rapidly run race as Pahule got the win ahead of Ashton Torgerson and Courtnier. Broedy Graham ran fourth for the first seven laps. Austin Wood grabbed the position on lap eight, but his race ended moments later. Graham regained fourth at that point and brought it to the checkered flag. Cody Gray ran fifth for much of the race before a Lap 21 pass gained Austin Torgerson the position. Gray settled for sixth, followed by a Petaluma champion Caleb Debem, Nate Wait, Jim Beck and Isak Johnson.

Pahule was the quickest of 40 qualifiers at 10.770, beating the 10.837 of Graham and the 10.910 of Dominic Gorden. 10 lap heat race wins went to Pahule, Gray, Courtnier and Ashton Torgerson. Pahule completed the clean sweep with his win in the 10 lap Trophy Dash ahead of Ashton Torgerson. Austin Torgerson won the first of two 12 lap B Mains. He jumped into the lead at the start of the rapidly run race with Debem in second. Isak Johnson quickly moved into the third. Torgerson beat Debem by half a straightaway with Johnson settling for third. Danny Carroll won the second B Main. Beck started on the pole and took the early lead ahead of George Nielson and Carroll. Carroll and Nielsen had a back and fourth battle for second for a few laps before Carroll made the pass stick on Lap 5. Carroll led Neilson past Beck for the first two positions on Lap 8, and Carroll won ahead of Nielson and Beck.

Izaak Sharp won the 25 lap Super 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Brad Hannum took the early lead ahead of Brandon Riveira and Cody Key. A yellow flag waved on Lap 5 with Jessica McManus and Austin Torgerson out of the race. Riveira took the lead from Hannum on the restart as Key continued to run third, but a yellow flag again slowed the action on Lap 7. Kelvin Lewis, Chris Parmley and Jeffrey Pahule were all out at that point. Riveira led Hannum and Sharp on the restart, but Hannum saw his race end on Lap 9. Riveira was leading Sharp and Key, but Sharp got by Riveira for the lead on Lap 15. Key was in second and Riveira fell back a few positions. Dominic Gorden settled into third. Sharp went on to win ahead of Key, Gorden, Ashton Torgerson, Travis Sullivan, Jonathan Henry, Blake Parmley, Anthony Lewis, Tony Alosi and Riveira.

Gordon was the quickest of 17 qualifiers with a lap of 10.133, beating the 10.218 of Key and the 10.247 of Ashton Torgerson. Hannum and Pahule picked up the 10 lap heat race wins with six lap Trophy Dash honors going to Gorden ahead of Hannum.

Teagan Moles won the 20 lap Restricted 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Cierra Wullenwaber started on the pole and bolted into the lead ahead of Moles and track champion Lucas Johnson. They ran in that order until Wullenwaber saw her impressive run in front come to a disappointing end on Lap 13. Moles inherited the lead at that point and would lead to the rest of the way to win ahead of Johnson. Nathan Ward had thid on the Lap 14 restart, but he was passed by eighth row starter Lucas Mauldin a lap later. Moles picked up the satisfying win with Johnson holding off Mauldin for second. Ward settled for fourth, followed by Nicholas Leonard Jr, Aniyah Scott, Josiah Vega, Kyle Fernandez, TK O'Brien and Brody Rubio. 

Andrew Smith set the fast time of 11.106 in the 17 car field. Mauldin was second quick at 11.107, followed by the tied Moles and Adriana DeMartini at 11.173. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Johnson and Wullenwaber. Mauldin picked up the six lap Trophy Dash win ahead of Moles.

Brody Rubio won the 20 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. Rubio raced into the lead at the start ahead of Blayden Graham and Vito Cancilla. This race was destined to go caution free, and the Top 3 remained the same all the way. Jaxon Sowers took an early fourth, only to surrender the position to track champion Hayden Stepps on Lap 6. Stepps finished fourth, but Sowers lost fifth to Levi Osborne on Lap 15. Sowers settled for sixth, followed by Nathan Fernandez, Maya Mauldin, Briggs Davis and Nathan McPhaill.

Rubio was the quickest of 15 qualifiers with a lap of 13.374, beating the 13.547 of Graham and the 13.658 of Jackson Tardiff. The 10 lap heat race wins went to Rubio and Cancilla, and Graham won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Rubio.

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Gorden, Riveira, Barnes, Rubio Win Kaiser Memorial Races 

At Dixon Speedway

Dixon, CA...November 6...Dominic Gorden won the 40 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Dixon Speedway. This was the Ninth Annual Lonnie Kaiser Memorial race, and Gorden collected $1,000 for his winning effort.

Jeffrey Pahule and Austin Torgerson each lead a lap before Ashton Torgerson gained the point ahead of Austin Torgerson and Gorden. Gorden slipped past Austin Torgerson for second on Lap 8, and a red flag waved for Kelvin Lewis on Lap 10. Ashton Torgerson continued to lead Gorden and Austin Torgerson on the restart, but Gorden put the moves on Ahston Torgerson to take the lead on Lap 14. At the same time, Pahule gained third, but he tangled with Travis Sullivan on lap 14 to end the race for both. Gorden led Ashton Torgerson and Austin Torgerson on the restart. The final yellow flag waved on Lap 30 with Robbie Lewis out at that point. Gorden continued to lead Ashton Torgerson and Austin Torgerson on the restart. The second place battle found Austin Torgerson passing his brother for the position on Lap 38. Gorden built a straightaway advantage over Austin Torgerson in victory with Ashton Torgerson settling for third, followed by Austin Wood, Brandon Carey, Broedy Graham, Kevin Carter, Taylor Mayhew, Petaluma champion Caleb Debem and Austin Taborski.

Austin Torgerson was the quickest of 50 drivers on the 1/5th mile dirt oval at 10.825, beating the 10.894 of Pahule and the 10.899 of TJ Smith. They ran five 10 lap heat races that transferred the Top 3 into the Main Event. The wins went to Wood, Debem, Smith, Ashton Torgerson and Jarrett Heimlich. Austin Torgerson won the 12 lap Trophy Dash ahead of Pahule. 

They ran a pair of 15 lap B Mains that only transferred the Top 2 finishers. Cody Jessop won the first race. He started in the second row with Justin Stretch leading a lap before past Petaluma champion Jim Beck took over. Jessop moved into second on Lap 3 and gained the lead a lap later with the departure of Beck. Blake Parmley ran second for two laps before surrendering the position back to Stretch on Lap 6. Stretch held second until being overtaken by Cody Parmley on the last lap. Jessop won ahead of Cody Parmley, Stretch and Blake Parmley. Nate Wait won the second 15 lap B Main. Wait started on the pole and led every lap in victory. Isak Johnson ran second early on with Taylor Mayhew moving into third on Lap 2. Mayhew took up pursuit of Johnson until making the pass on Lap 13. Wait won ahead of Mayhew, Johnson and Brandon Alvarado.

Brandon Rivera won the 40 lap Super 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. He collected $1,000 for his winning effort. He started on the pole and would lead every lap in victory. New champion Ashton Torgerson settled into second immediately ahead of Izaak Sharp. A red flag waved on Lap 3 with Don McLeister eliminated from the contest. Riveira continued to lead Ashton Torgerson and Sharp on the restart. By the halfway point, Riveira held nearly a straightaway advantage over Ashton Torgerson, and Austin Torgerson moved by Sharp for third on Lap 21. Sharp surrendered fourth to Dominic Gorden on Lap 31, and Riveira brought it home to the impressive win, followed by Ashton Torgerson, Austin Torgerson, final lead lap finisher Gorden, Sharp, Cody Key, Jeffrey Pahule, Raio Salmon, John Bordenave and Chris Parmley.

Sharp bested the 18 car field in qualifying with a lap of 10.190, beating the 10.193 of Riveira and the 10.219 of Ashton Torgerson. Austin Torgerson and Key picked up the 10 lap heat race wins, and Riveira outran Sharp to win the six lap Trophy Dash.

Jett Barnes won the 30 lap Restricted 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Barnes led all the way for the $500 victory. New track champion Lucas Johnson was an early second ahead of Teagen Moles. A red flag waved on Lap 5 with AJ Nielson eliminated from the action. Barnes continued to lead Johnson and Moles on the restart. Another red flag flew on Lap 11 for a Nathan Ward crash. Once again, Barnes led Johnson and Moles on the restart. A Lap 19 red flag waved as Kaiden Gowan was eliminated from the contest. Barnes led Johnson and Moles on the restart, but Moles briefly lost third to Adriana DeMartini on Lap 21. Moles regained third a lap later and overtook Johnson for second on Lap 27. Barnes won ahead of Moles, Johnson, DeMartini, Andrew Smith, Nicholas Leonard Jr, Cierra Wullenwaber, Lucas Mauldin, Jackson Kohler and Kyle Fernandez.

Barnes was the quickest of 19 qualifiers at 10.944, beating the 11.025 of Mauldin and the 11.026 of Moles. 10 lap heat race wins went to Johnson and Ward with Barnes claiming four lap Trophy Dash honors ahead of Mauldin.

Delta Speedway champion Brody Rubio scored the 20 lap Junior Sprint Main Event win to earn a $500 payday. As it turned out, Rubio would lead track champion Hayden Stepps all the way. Blayden Graham was an early third before being overtaken by Vito Cancilla on Lap 6 of the non-stop race. Graham stayed with Cancilla until the end and overtook him on the last lap to regain third. Rubio won by about half a straightaway ahead of Stepps as Graham, Cancilla, Levi Osborne, Briggs Davis, Jackson Tardiff, Nathan Fernandez, Maya Mauldin and Jaxson Sowers completed the Top 10 at the checkered flag.

Rubio set the fast time in the 14 car field with a lap of 12.789, beating the 12.949 of Hayden Stepps and the 13.135 of Cancilla. Rubio and Graham won the 10 lap heat races, and Rubio completed a clean sweep with the six lap Trophy Dash win ahead of Graham. 

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Holtz, Ash, Tellstrom Score 

West Coast Short Track Championship Wins

Las Vegas, Nevada...November 6...Don Holtz won the 123 lap Super Late Model Main Event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring Saturday night. This was the annual Sigma Performance Service West Coast Short Track championship event, and Holtz collected $5,000 for his winning run. 

Jimmy Parker raced into the early lead ahead of Chris Clyne and Holtz. Holtz and Madera star Kyle Keller moved into second and third on Lap 16, and there was a yellow flag on Lap 20 with Jeffrey Peterson out of the race. Parker led Keller and Holtz on the restart. It was a close battle for the lead between Parker and Keller before a yellow flag again slowed the action on Lap 26. Parker led Keller and Eric Schmidt on the restart. Holtz moved past Schmidt for third on Lap 30. Again, Parker and Keller had a close battle for the lead that soon got even more intense as they ran side by side for a few laps. Keller made the pass for the lead on Lap 50 with Holtz gaining second a lap later. Holtz overtook Keller for the lead on Lap 60 and quickly pulled away, leaving Keller, Nick Cooper and Jim Wulfenstein to battle for the second position. Wulfenstein was able to make a couple of big passes and had settled into second by the 90th lap as Cooper ran third. 

A lap 98 yellow flag slowed the action. Schmidt retired at that point, and Southern California competitor Nick Joanides retired shortly thereafter. Holtz continued to lead the restart with Clyne moving into second ahead of Keller. A red flag waved for a crash that eliminated at Nick Cooper on lap 103. The battle got intense between Holtz and Clyne on the restart with Clyne taking over for a few laps. The intense battle saw some side by side action with Holtz reclaiming first on lap 116. Wulfenstein had settled into third by then and overtook Clyne for second on Lap 119. Holtz went on to win ahead of Wulfenstein, Clyne, Andre Prescott, Keller, John Dillon, Andy Allen, Cooper, Joanides and Schmidt.

Dustin Ash won the 123 lap Pro Late Model Main Event. The win was worth nearly $10,000 to Ash, who led most of the race. Spears SRL Pro Late Model champion Jeremy Doss took the early lead ahead of Dylan Zampa and Jeffrey Peterson. Peterson and Ash both got past Zampa for second and third on Lap 7, and Ash slipped past Peterson for the runnerup spot on the 11th lap. A yellow flag waved on Lap 23 with Chris Trickle retiring at that point. Doss led Ash and Peterson on the restart, but Ash put the moves on Doss to grab the lead a lap later. Peterson moved by Doss for second on Lap 25. Zach Telford briefly got by Doss on Lap 31, but he he brought out a yellow flag a lap later as his race ended. Ash led Doss and Peterson on the restart, but Parker Malone gained third on Lap 37. They ran in that order for several laps before a Lap 97 yellow flag slowed the action. 

Dylan Cappello briefly took the lead from Ash on the restart with Malone running in third. However, Ash got by Cappello for the lead on Lap 103. Tyler Reif moved into a second a lap later with Tanner Reif moving into third on Lap 109. A yellow flag waved a lap later, and Tyler Monroe was out at that point. Ash led Tyler Reif and Cappello on the restart, and Cappello got by Reif a lap a later. A yellow flag waved on Lap 117 with Ethan Cheek sidelined at that point. Ash led Peterson and Tyler Reif on the restart, and they finished in that order. Tanner Reif ended up fourth, followed by Doss, Malone, Cappello, Matt Erickson, Dylan Zampa and Robbie Kennealy.

Kyle Tellstrom won the 123 lap Modified Main Event. The 2020 North State Modified Series champion led all the way for the win. The race was punctuated by several yellow flags that necessitated a break for refueling at the halfway point. 

Tellstrom took the lead at the start ahead of Sam Jacks and Justin Johnson. New Spears SRL Modified champion Jeremy Doss moved into the third on Lap 3, but Shelby Stroebel and Darrin Sullivan moved into second and third on a Lap 6 restart. Following a Lap 11 yellow flag, Doss moved into second behind Tellstrom as Stroebel held onto third. Aaron McMorran moved into third on a Lap 21 restart, but Stroebel was back in third two laps later. Tellstrom and Doss had a close battle going at the front of the pack when a Lap 36 yellow flag slowed the pace. Tellstrom continued to lead the restart with Stroebel getting past Doss for second. However, another yellow flag slowed the action on Lap 43, allowing both Doss and Sam Jacks to get past Stroebel for second and third on the restart. 

A Lap 47 yellow flag waved with Sullivan and Jacks both eliminated. Tellstrom led Jaron Giannini and Doss on the restart, and Doss passed Giannini on a Lap 50 restart. The lap 62 break found Tellstrom leading Doss, Giannini, Stroebel and Nick Gibson. Tellstrom led Doss and Stroebel on the restart, and a Lap 65 yellow flag waved. Giannini moved back into third on the restart. As Tellstrom and Doss battled closely for the lead, Giannini ran about a straightaway behind in third. The close battle continued all the way to the finish, but Tellstrom prevailed over Doss in the end. Giannini settled for third, followed by Stroebel, Gibson, Eddie Secord, Jeff Longman, Kayli Barker, Jimmy Sloan and Dylan Caldwell.

Irwindale Speedway star Tyler Reif won the 23 lap Legend Car Main Event. Reilf ran second behind Jake Bollman at the start, but he took the lead on the fourth lap. Enzo Lalama was an early third, but Brenden Ruzbarsky gained the position on Lap 4 as a yellow flag waved. Reif continued to lead Bollman on the restart as Amillio Thomson moved into third. Ruzbarsky regained third on Lap 6, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 11. Reif continued to lead Bollman on the restart with Lalama moving back into third. Ruzbarsky again got past Lalama for the third position on Lap 17 and took second from Bollman on Lap 20. The lead trio battled fiercely down the stretch with Bollman regaining second on Lap 21. Reif prevailed ahead of Bollman, Ruzbarsky, Lalama, Thomson, Ethan Nascimento, Lonnie Hochstetler, Bruce Silver, Chloe Lynch and TJ Roberts.

Lee Keach won the 35 Lap Late Model Truck Main Event. Mike Riefler took the early lead ahead of Southwest Tour Truck point leader Curtis Burns and the Arlie Daniel. Burns took the lead from Riefler on Lap 3 with Stan Mullis moving into third on Lap 5. Mullis took second from Riefler a lap later with Keach gaining third on Lap 7. Keach got by Mullis for second on Lap 9, and the lead trio ran closely for a few laps. Keach and Mullis both got past Burns for first and second on Lap 12 with Mark Allison moving into third on Lap 17. Riefler retired on Lap 12, and a Lap 30 yellow flag signaled the end of the race for Daniel. Keach led Mullis and Allison on the restart, and they finished in that order with Gary Wyatt fourth, followed by Jim Putman, Burns, Daniel and Riefler. Mullis and Allison won the six lap heat races.

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Macedo, Holland, Doglione Score Wins 

In Tulare Thunderbowl Season Finale

Tulare, CA...November 12..Carson Macedo scored the victory in the 30 lap Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Tulare Thunderbowl. Macedo was driving the Tarlton Motorsports entry, and he won a late race battle with Justin Sanders for the exciting win.

ASCS National Sprint Tour star Ryan Timms gained the pole by outrunning Sanders to win the six lap Trophy Dash. Sanders, who was looking for his first win in Tulare, charged into the lead at the start, followed by Macedo and Timms. The leaders caught slower traffic by the seventh lap as the battle begin to intensify.  With traffic a factor for the next several laps, Sanders couldn't afford any mistakes. Macedo was shadowing him, looking for any opportunity to get by. On Lap 21, the yellow flag waved for Keith Day Jr. Sanders continued to lead Macedo and Timms on the restart, but Macedo made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 23 to grab the lead. Macedo went on to a well-earned victory, followed by Sanders, Timms, NARC/KWS champion Dominic Scelzi, Austin McCarl, Craig Stidham, Grant Champlin, JJ Hickle, Brendan Warmerdam and Tanner Holmes

Sanders was the quickest of 24 qualifiers with a 13.680, beating the 13.747 of Scelzi and the 13.758 of Macedo. The eight lap heat race wins went to Timms, McCarl and Macedo.

Brooklyn Holland won the 21 lap IMCA Western RaceSaver 305 Sprint Car Main Event. Holland jumped into the lead at the start, followed by State champion Kyle Rasmussen and Ryan DeLisle. The lead duo would pull away from the pack and wage a race-long battle. When they caught slower traffic, Holland made quick moves to keep Rasmussen at bay. Holland went on to score the satisfying victory, followed by Rasmussen and DeLisle, who was over half a lap behind the duo in third. Brandon Emmett settled for fourth, followed by Mike Schott, Richard Weddle, Phil Heynen and Brad Hohlbauch. Holland set the fast time a 14.886, being the 14.987 of Rasmussen, and she made it to clean sweep with her eight lap heat race win.

Ryan Doglione won the 20 lap West Coast Sport Compact Main Event. Polesitter Jason Cook Jr took the early lead ahead of past Merced Speedway champion Chris Corder and Michael Hutchinson. From his 12th starting position, Doglione made a big move on Lap 2, culminating with a high pass in Turn 2 to take second from Corder. An outside pass on the backstretch on Lap 3 put Doglione into the lead. Contact with Greg Baronian saw Hailey Marvin get sideways on the front-straightaway and get hit hard by Brayden Jamar for a yellow flag. Doglione continued to lead Corder and Jason Cook Jr on the restart. By the 13th lap, Doglione was leading Corder by over a straightaway, and he managed to lap all the way up to ninth place by the time a yellow flag waved on Lap 16 for debris on the track. Doglione led Corder and Jeff Durant on the restart. As Doglione once again pulled away, Durant made a last lap pass on Corder to grab second. Doglione won ahead of Jeff Durant, Corder, Jason Cook Jr, Gene Glover, Baronian, Jason Cook Sr, Cole Trickle, Nick Thompson and Eddie Humphrey III.

The WCSC brought 23 competitors for the show, and there was a close battle between Shawn DePriest, Dan Myrick and Baronian in the championship chase. Only eight points separated DePriest from third ranked Baronian. Doglione gave a good indication that he would be the driver to beat with the fastest lap in practice at 22.250. Corder was second quick at 23.146, while DePriest had a 23.276. Doglione, Nick Thompson and Jason Cook Sr were the six lap heat race winners.

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Seavey, Windom Win Western World Championships 

At Arizona Speedway

San Tan Valley, Arizona...November 13...Logan Seavey won the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Main Event at Arizona Speedway Saturday night. This was the final night of the 54th Annual Western World Championships, and the win was worth $7,500 for Seavey aboard the Baldwin-Fox Racing/Fox Paving Claxton Engines DRC Chevy Sprinter.

Seavey lined up on the outside front row for the feature and bolted into the lead at the start, followed by CJ Leary and Kevin Thomas Jr. A yellow flag waved on Lap 6 for a Turn 2 tangle involving Charles Davis Jr and Tommy Malcolm. Seavey continued to lead Leary and Thomas on the restart. Thomas Meseraull settled into fourth, and he made a high pass in Turn 2 on Lap 11 to take third from Thomas. Jake Swanson gained fourth on the 13th lap, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 17 as Thomas had a right rear flat tire. Seavey maintained command on the restart ahead of Leary and Measurall. An inside pass on the frontstretch on the Lap 22 put Swanson into third. However, Seavey proved too tough to beat on this occasion as he scored the impressive win ahead of Leary, Swanson, Meseraull, National Series champion Brady Bacon, Justin Grant, Tanner Thorson, Chris Windom, Shane Cottle and Austin Williams. 

Tanner Thorson was the quickest of 37 drivers in Fatheadz Eyewear/Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 14.497, beating the 14.601 of Leary and the 14.631 of Seavey. The Top 4 finishers in each of the four eight lap heat races transferred into the show. Grant won the Simpson Race Products/Flow Dynamics first heat, Leary picked up the win in the Competition Suspension/Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror second heat, Windom was the winner of the Indy Metal Finishing/All Coast Construction third heat and Thomas got the victory in the Indy Race Parts/Component Repair Company fourth heat. Shane Cottle won the 12 lap Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts Semi Main. He led from start to finish. Jake Helsel was an early second, but Stevie Sussex made a pass in Turn 2 to claim that position on the fourth lap. Malcolm moved into third on Lap 5. Cottle got the win ahead of Sussex, Malcolm, Brody Roa, Helsel and Sterling Cling.

Bacon won the National championship over Thomas, 2944-2824. Grant was a solid third with 2761 points. The AMSOIL USAC/CRA championship went to Damion Gardner by 38 points over Roa. Austin Williams was a solid third.

Chris Windom won the 30 lap Nos Energy Drink USAC National Midgets Main Event. The win came aboard the Seavey Industries/Nos Energy Drink/pristineauction.com Toyota and gave him sole possession of the series point lead as the tour heads to California to wrap things up. 

Windom started on the outside front row and jumped into the lead when the green flag waved, fallowed by Zach Daum and Logan Seavey. An outside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 2 moved Seavey into second before the yellow flag waved for Jim Van Zant on the frontstretch. Van Zant retired, and Windom led Seavey and Daum on the restart. A low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 8 moved Daum back into second, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 9 for Kevin Thomas Jr in Turn 2. Windom led Daum and Seavey on the restart. Cannon McIntosh made a high pass in Turn 4 Lap 12 to gain third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 20. Windom continued to lead the way on the restart with McIntosh and Thomas Meseraull moving into second and third. Thomas slowed for a yellow flag on Lap 21. Windom led McIntosh and Meseraull on the restart, and they would finish in that order as Tanner Carrick brought it home fourth, followed by Michael "Buddy" Kofoid, Tanner Thorson, Justin Grant, Seavey, Chase Randall and Corey Eliason.

McIntosh was the quickest of 24 drivers in Fatheadz Eyewear qualifying with a lap of 15.264, beating the 15.299 of Taylor Reimer and the 15.335 of Seavey. Meseraull won the eight lap Simpson Race Products first heat race, Emerson Axsom was the winner of the eight lap Competition Suspension second heat and the eight lap Indy Metal Finishing/Indy Race Parts third heat win went to Thorson. The third heat was marred by a terrifying backstretch crash after Kofoid and Daison Pursley got together. Pursley cartwheeled halfway down the back-straightaway before landing hard. He was transferred to the hospital with a neck injury and had C4 and C5 fusion surgery on Sunday.

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Bacon, Grant Open Western World Championships 

With Victories 

San Tan Valley, Arizona...November 12...Brady Bacon won the 30 lap AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Arizona Speedway. This was the opening night of the 54th Annual Western World Championships, presented by San Tan Ford. Coupled with a bad break for Kevin Thomas Jr, Bacon broke the series championship battle wide open and was headed for the title going into the Saturday night finale. 

They had a challenge just getting the race started with a couple of false starts and Cody Williams breaking in Turn 2 to end his night. When the race finally got going, Logan Seavey led the way ahead of Jake Swanson and Sterling Cling. Thomas made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 3 to take third from Cling, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 7 for Stevie Sussex in Turn 2. Seavey led Swanson and Thomas on the restart. As Seavey pulled away just a little bit, there was a close battle happening for second. Bacon made a Turn 4 pass on Thomas to grab third on Lap 18, but Thomas made a low pass in Turn 1 on Lap 20 to reclaim the position. A Lap 21 incident changed the complexion of the championship battle. Jake Helsel spun in Turn 2 and collected Thomas, who had nowhere to go. Seavey led Bacon and Tanner Thorson on the restart. Bacon made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 26 to take the lead from Seavey. Bacon went on to score the big win, followed by Seavey, Thorson, CJ Leary, Charles Davis Jr, Chris Windom, Austin Williams, Justin Grant, Brody Roa and Tommy Malcolm.

Thomas was the quickest of 38 drivers on the half-mile dirt oval in Fatheadz Eyewear/Woodland Auto Display qualifying. He set a track record time of 14.390, beating the 14.549 of Leary and the 14.609 of Bacon. The Top 4 drivers in the eight lap heat races transferred into the Main Event. Helsel won the Simpson Race Products/Flow Dynamics first heat. The win in the Competition Suspension/Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror second heat went to Davis, and RJ Johnson won the Indy Metal Finishing/All Coast Construction third heat. Caleb Stelzig got the win in the Indy Race Parts/Component Repair Company fourth heat.

Thorson won the Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts 12 lap Semi Main, which transferred six drivers into the show. CRA/USAC point leader Damion Gardner took the early lead ahead of Thorson, but Thorson made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 3 to steal the lead away. Thorson went on to win from there, followed by Gardner, Austin Williams, Malcolm, Eddie Tafoya Jr and Shane Cottle. Cottle won the six lap Consolation Main ahead of Spencer Hill, Daylin Perreira and Jimmy Pontin.

Justin Grant scored the win in the 30 lap Nos Energy Drink USAC National Midgets Main Event. The win came aboard the Fatheadz Eyewear sponsored, Toyota powered Midget. 

The race was restarted after Emerson Axsom hit a rut in Turn 1 and flipped hard. He was uninjured, but out of the race. Cory Eliason led the restart ahead of Grant and Logan Seavey. They ran that way until a Lap 12 yellow flag waved for Kaylee Bryson. Eliason continued to lead the restart with Seavey making an inside pass on the frontstretch as they completed the lap to take second from Grant. They ran in that order until Seavey got a right rear flat tire and slowed for a yellow flag on Lap 22. Eliason and led Grant and Michael "Buddy" Kofoid on the restart. When Eliason got out of shape in Turn 2 on Lap 24, Grant went low to take the lead. Kofoid and Kevin Thomas Jr also got by for second and third. Eliason made an inside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 25 to take third from Thomas, but Thomas came back strong with an inside pass in Turn 2 a lap later to reclaim third. Grant went on to win, followed by Kofoid, Thomas, Eliason, Tanner Thorson, Chris Windom, Chase Randall, Rich Daum, Tanner Carrick and Daison Pursley. Windom and Kofoid ended the night in a tie for the point lead.

Canon MacIntosh was the quickest of 25 drivers in Fatheadz Eyewear qualifying with a lap of 14.828, beating the 14.960 of Kofoid and the 15.031 of Randall. Carrick won the Simpson Race Products first eight lap heat race, Axsom was the winner of the Competition Suspension second heat and Thomas claimed that the win in the Indy Metal Finishing/Indy Race Products third heat.

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Pierce Pockets $100k For Late Model Win 

At Las Vegas Dirt Track

Las Vegas, Nevada...November 13...Bobby Pierce picked up the victory in the 77 lap Super Late Model Main Event Saturday night at the dirt track in Las Vegas. The win in the Late Model portion of the 24th Annual Karl Chevrolet Duel In The Desert was worth $100,000 to Pierce. Pierce was one of the drivers eligible for the bigger prize as he competed In the previous two races of the three race series.

IMCA Modified star Ricky Thornton Jr took the early lead ahead of Jonathan Davenport and Tim McCreadie. After picking up the win on Friday, Davenport had his sites set on the bigger win on this occasion. He moved past Thornton for the lead on Lap 2. McCreadie moved into second on a Lap 7 restart, and Pierce gained third on a Lap 11 restart. They ran in this order for several laps until Pierce made a move around McCreadie on Lap 27. Cody Laney saw a Top 10 run come to an end for a Lap 42 yellow flag. Davenport led Pierce and Thornton on the restart. Justin Duty's race came to an end on a Lap 47 yellow flag, and Davenport led Thornton and Pierce on the restart. Davenport saw his bid for the win end on Lap 54. Pierce led Thornton and Josh Richards on the restart. The Top 3 ran in that order until Richards got by Thornton for second on Lap 66. Pierce pulled away a little bit on Richards in the closing laps for the big win. Thornton ended up third, followed by Billy Moyer, Johnny Scott, Scott Bloomquist, Billy Moyer Jr, Morgan Bagley, Chris Ferguson and Jason Papich.

Brandon Overton was the quickest of 27 drivers on the 1/2 mile dirt oval at 16.934, beating the 17.168 of Davenport and the 17.454 of Smith. The eight lap heat race wins went to Thornton, McCreadie, Overton and Davenport. Duty won the eight lap B Main ahead of Rusty Schlenk, Laney and Bricen James.

Ricky Thornton Jr won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. The win netted Thornton a $10,000 payday, and he had a little luck on his side on this occasion. 

Thornton raced into the lead at the start ahead of Zach Vanderbeek and Peyton Taylor. Cody Laney slipped past Taylor for third on Lap 4 and grabbed the second position a lap later. On the sixth lap, Laney put the moves on Thornton to take the lead. Laney was in traffic by Lap 17 with Thornton still in pursuit when a yellow flag waved. Laney led Thornton and Tim Ward on the restart. Unfortunately, Laney's race came to a disappointing end for a Lap 23 yellow flag. Thornton led the restart over Vanderbeek and Ricky Alvarado, and they finished in that order. Taylor ended up fourth, followed by Zane Devilbiss, Kollin Hibdon, Ward, Ethan Dotson, Chaz Baca and Jeff Larson.

With 15 drivers already locked in on points after 3 nights of racing, the rest of the competitors ran heat races and B Mains to determine the final starting positions. The eight lap heat race wins went to Jeremy Payne, Mike McKinney, Eddie Belek, Tanner Black and Bricen James. Oregon star Collen Winebarger won the 10 lap B Main. Johnny Saathoff had the early lead ahead of Riley Simmons and Winebarger. Winberger moved into second on a Lap 2 restart and stalked Saathoff until making his winning pass on the final lap. Winebarger won ahead of Saathoff, Jesse Sobbing, Dominic Ursetta and Simmons.

Zane Devilbiss won an eventful 25 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. The win was worth $5,000 to Devilbiss, who raced into the early lead ahead of Dallon Murty and Shelby Williams. A yellow flag waved on Lap 6 with Anthony Madrid out of the action. Dallon Murty took the lead from Devilbiss on the restart as Chase Berkeley settled into third. Damon Murty took third from Berkeley on Lap 10 before a yellow flag waved. Bubba Stanford Jr and Brandon Monson were out at that point. Dallon Murty led Damon Murty and Devilbiss on the restart. Damon Murty took the lead from Dallon Murty on Lap 15 with Devilbiss moving back into second a lap later. A yellow flag flew at that point. Damon Murty led Dallon Murty, Devilbiss and Jesse Sobbing on the restart, but an eventful 18th lap found Sobbing and Devilbiss moving into first and second. Damon Murty took second from Devilbiss on Lap 19 before another yellow flag waved with Williams out of the action. Devilbiss took the lead on the restart ahead of Dallon Murty and Damon Murty.  Sobbing took third from Damon Murty on a Lap 21 restart, and a yellow flag waved for the final time on Lap 23. Jeff Nelson and Mike Villanueva were out at that point. Devilbiss led Dallon Murty on the restart. The battle was close for the final two circuits, but Devilbiss won ahead of Dallon Murty, Mike Petersilie, Sobbing, Damon Murty, John Parmley, Beau Hutchinson, Berkeley, Jerry Schram and Mike Stapleton.

The Top 15 point earners from the previous three races automatically made the show, while everybody else ran heat races and B Mains to determine the final starters. Seven lap heat race wins went to Sobbing and Jesse Shearin. Monson won the 10 lap B Main. Christopher McCurdy Jr took the early lead ahead of Joe Vlasity and Robert Chalupa. Monson moved into second behind McCurdy on a Lap 2 restart and took the lead on a Lap 5 restart. Kevin Roberts settled into third behind Monson and McCurdy on a Lap 8 restart, and Monson brought it home to the win ahead of McCurdy, Roberts, Chalupa and Dyllan Siewell.

 

Davenport Dominates Friday Night Duel In Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada...November 12...Jonathan Davenport won the 40 lap Late Model Main Event Friday night at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. The win netted the three-time Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model National champion $25,000.

Davenport led at the start ahead of the Billy Moyer Jr. Bobby Pierce took second from Moyer on Lap 8, and Moyer started getting challenged by current Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model champion Tim McCreadie for third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 12 with Reid Millard eliminated. Davenport continued to lead the restart with Brandon Overton and McCreadie running second and third. Josh Richards took third from McCreadie on Lap 14, and a Lap 22 yellow flag signaled the end of the race for Stormy Scott. Davenport led the restart with Richards taking second from Overton. Overton regained second on a Lap 27 restart, and McCreadie moved past Richards for third on Lap 30. Davenport went on to victory ahead of Overton and McCreadie. Pierce made a late move around Richards for fourth. Johnny Scott finished sixth, followed by Ricky Thornton Jr, Cody Laney, Morgan Bagley and Chris Ferguson.

Billy Moyer was the quickest of 29 qualifiers at 17.294 on the half mile dirt over, beating the 17.473 at McCreadie and the 17.584 of Davenport. Eight lap heat race wins went to Davenport, Moyer, Overton and McCreadie. Thornton battled Boom Briggs to win the 10 Lap B Main with Billy Moyer Jr, Rob Mayea and Joe Godsey rounding out the Top 5.

Logan Anderson won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The win earned the CJ Speedway champion a $5,000 payday. Anderson jumped into the lead immediately, followed by Jorddon Braaten and Dylan Van Wyk. Tyler Bannister and Van Wyk moved into second and third on Lap 2 as Braaten fell back to sixth. Van Wyk took second from Bannister on Lap 4, and Ryan Peery moved into third on the fifth lap. The back and forth battle for second continued with Chase Alves grabbing the position on Lap 7, only to get passed by Van Wyk on Lap 10. A yellow flag waved on Lap 11 with Alves out of the race along with Brett Berry, Logan Veloz, Art Shouten and Cole Suckow. Anderson led Van Wyk and Braaten on the restart, and a Lap 15 yellow flag signaled the end of the race for Taylor Kuehl. Anderson led Van Wyk and Matt Sanders on the restart. The last 10 laps went without any yellow flags, and Anderson beat Van Wyk to the checkered flag by nearly a straightaway. Sanders was a solid third, followed by Braaten, Danny Concelman, Tyler Bannister, Brian Baker, Peery, Joe Docekal and Tommy Fraser.

Results from the previous three night's Main Events and heat races set the Top 15 in points, and those drivers automatically made it into the show. The winners of the five seven lap heat races also made it in, and Luke Silber, Docekal, Fraser, Robert Miller and Matthew Mayo Jr picked up those wins. Nathan Rolf won the 10 lap B Main ahead of Concelman, Mitch Boesel, Baker and Paul Donovan. The Top 4 finishers also advanced into the feature.

Zack Forster won the 20 lap IMCA Mod Lites Main Event. Forster is a driving force behind the Mod Lites effort in California. He took the lead from the outset ahead of Randy Bryan and Darrick Knutsen. By the halfway point, Forster held a straightaway advantage over Bryan. Riley Clem took third from Knutsen on Lap 13, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 17. Forster led the restart with Clem getting past Bryan for second. Forster went on the win ahead of Clem, Bryan, Knutsen, Sean Conyers, Collin Bender, Ventura champion JD Brown, Steve Bender, Bakersfield champion Tim Varney and Gary Dewitt.

 

Torgerson, High, Gile Score Adobe Mountain Speedway Wins

 

Glendale, Arizona...November 13...Austin Torgerson won the 51 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Adobe Mountain Speedway. The Dixon Speedway star had the pole and jumped into the lead at the waving of the green flag, followed by Grant Schaadt and Chase Ferris. Cameron La Rose took third from Ferris on Lap 3 with Ashton Torgerson gaining fourth two laps later. Ashton Torgerson slipped past Ferris for third on Lap 10 and gained second on Lap 11. Ashton Torgerson briefly took the lead from Austin Torgerson, but Austin Torgerson was back in front on Lap 14. Schaadt continued to run third until La Rose grabbed the position on Lap 37. Schaadt surrendered fourth to fifth row starter Drake Edwards on Lap 41, and Edwards slipped past La Rose for third on the Lap 47. Austin Torgerson didn't pull too far ahead of brother Ashton as he scored the win. Ashton Torgerson held off Edwards for second as La Rose settled for fourth, follow by Schaadt, Shon Deskins, Preston Norbury, Josh Castro, Eddie Hamblen and Tony Morris.

There were 31 Wingless 600 Micros in action, and La Rose, Schaadt, Norbury and Bradley Cox were the eight lap heat race winners.. Castro won the 12 lap B Main. He started on the front row next to Elijah Gile, and the duo ran to the 1-2 finish. Cody Covey was an early third until being passed by Hamblen on Lap 4. Hamblen would finish third, and Covey was passed by both Dylan Schaadt and JT imperial on the final lap.

Nathan High won the 20 lap WMR Midgets Main Event. The championship battle came down to this night. David Prickett finished third, which wasn't good enough to overtake Blake Bower for the series championship. Bower is also the USAC Western States Midgets champion.

High started on the pole next to Drake Edwards, and he led from the start. Edwards was a race long second. Third row starter Prickett bolted into third immediately and would finish there ahead of Cory Brown. Terry Nichols had fifth until being overtaken by Bower on the 10th lap. Tyler Rodriguez finished sixth, followed by Tyler Dolacki, Greg Jewett, Kyle Hawse and Nichols. Nichols and High won the eight lap heat races.

Elijah Gile won the 15 lap Restricted 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Gile started on the pole and led from the outset. Quinn Thurein and Axton Romero were a race long second and third, respectively. Mickey Gile held fourth for a lap before being passed by both Ethan Stevens and Nathan Ward. Stevens finished fourth ahead of Ward, Xander Dunedin, Mickey Gile, Noah Gile, Gavin Jewett and Jaydon Barnes. Thurein and Romero were the eight lap heat race winners.

Lyle Goodwin won the eight lap heat race and the 15 lap Main Event for the Mini Late Models. Derek Orr led four laps before being passed by Goodwin. Goodwin led the rest of the way with Orr not far behind in second. Daniel Madrid ended up third, followed by Gilbert Madrid and Matt Malcolm.

Dixon Speedway star Levi Osborne won the 15 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. Braxton Busch jumped into the early lead ahead of Steve Davis and Osborne. Osborne took second from Davis on the fourth lap and overtook Busch for the lead on Lap 11. Logan Woodkline moved into second on Lap 12, and Osborne won ahead of Woodkline, Busch, Davis and eight lap heat race winner Kevin Klein.

 

 

Lamb, Tillman Win Radical Focus Midget Races, 

Bean Is The Series Champion

Lake Havasu, Arizona...November 12-13...Chris Lamb and Casey Tillman emerged victorious in the two 50 lap Radical Focus Midget Main Events on Friday and Saturday night at Havasu 95 Speedway. This was the series finale for the touring group, and Jessica Bean had a solid weekend to wrap up the series championship. Lamb had a little bit of luck on his side in scoring the win on Saturday, while Tillman turned in a rather dominant performance a night earlier.

Polesitter Kyle Cline raced into the lead at the start, followed by Nathan Byrd and North State Modified Series star Kyle Tellstrom. Tillman took third from Tellstrom on the third lap, but his race came to an unfortunate end after a tangle with Cline on Lap 6. Byrd led the restart ahead of Hunter Wise and Tellstrom. Lamb slipped past Tellstrom for third on Lap 8. Wise took the lead from Byrd on the ninth circuit with Lamb moving into second two laps later. The race had a lengthy green flag run in which Wise lapped several competitors. He held a straightaway advantage over Lamb by Lap 25. Tellstrom moved up to challenge Lamb for the second position, while Byrd and Bean had a nip and tuck battle going for fourth. Wise came up on the fourth place battle and ran behind them for several laps. Unfortunately, Wise saw he his run in front come to an abrupt end for a Lap 47 yellow flag. Lamb led Tellstrom and Byrd on the restart. Lamb brought it home to the surprising victory ahead of Tellstrom, and Bean overtook Byrd on the final lap to grab third. Caleb Edington ended up fifth, followed by Cline, Logan Sulyi, Devin Westover, River Merrill and Mike Anderson.

In the Friday night race, Edington led a lap before Tillman, Lamb and Wise got by. They ran in that order until Wise moved around Lamb for second on Lap 30. Tillman brought it home to an impressive win, followed by Wise, Lamb, Tellstrom, Bean, Matt Elliott, Byrd, Sulyi, Edington and Ashlyn Powell.

Evan Garvey won the 35 lap Southwest Tour Truck season finale. Mike Kelperis set the early pace ahead of new champion Curtis Burns and Garvey. Garvey took second from Burns on Lap 2 and overtook Kelperis for the lead on the 14th circuit. Garvey built about a half-straightaway advantage over Kelperis in victory with Burns a close third, followed by Jesus Quintero and George Perret. Garvey set the fast time of 16.423 with Kelperis claiming four lap Trophy Dash honors.

Chris Blackwell picked up the win in the 25 lap Factory Stock Main Event. Darren Keirns took the early lead ahead of Blackwell and Jacob Quartaro. Blackwell put the moves on Kierns to take the lead on the fourth lap, and Quartaro took second from Keirns on Lap 20. Blackwell went on to win ahead of Jacob Quartaro, Keirns, William Guevara, track champion Kevin McKinney, Dylan Reinke, Josh Quartaro, Tia Guy, Tom Gray and Sam Harrison. Blackwell set the fast time of 18.018, beating the 18.034 of Jacob Quartaro. Gray won the four lap Trophy Dash.

Chris Schmelzle won the AVRA Vintage Sprint 25 lap Main Event on Saturday. Levi Rose led for nine laps before being passed by Bill Lawrence. Matthew Stephenson gained second on Lap 12, only to surrender the position to Marty White on the 16th circuit. Schmelzle was running in fourth at that point, and Stephenson retired from third on Lap 18. Schmelzle took second from White on Lap 21 and grabbed the lead from Lawrence a lap later. Schmelzle went on to win ahead of Lawrence, White, Rose, an unidentified driver in the #25 car, Bob Hyeste, Jeff Cook, Bob Wills, Pat Lawrence and Stephenson. 

Bob Wills won the 15 lap B Main. From his front row start, he bolted into the lead at the green flag with Pat Lawrence in pursuit. The duo drove to the 1-2 finish, leaving the battle for third. John Wills held that position for six laps until falling back as Cook took over. Hyeste followed Cook into fourth and made last lap pass to grab the third position as Bob Wills won ahead of Pat Lawrence and Hyeste.

Marty White won the 25 lap AVRA Vintage Sprint Main Event on Friday night. Levi Rose took the lead early on ahead of the unidentified driver in the #25 car and Kevin Ratel. Ratel moved into second on Lap 3, only to lose the position to White on Lap 10. Bill Lawrence quickly settled into third. White started challenging Rose for the lead and made his winning pass on Lap 21. White scored the victory ahead of Rose, Bill Lawrence, Matthew Stephenson, Chris Schmelzle, the #25 car, Ratel, Pat Lawrence and Bob Wills. Ratel won the 15 Lap B Main. He took the lead from Bob Wills on Lap 3 and led the rest of the way to win with Wills settling for second ahead of Jeff Cook.

 

Kofoid Wins November Classic At Bakersfield Speedway

Bakersfield, CA...November 16...Michael "Buddy" Kofoid scored the victory in the 30 lap Nos Energy Drink USAC National Midgets Main Event Tuesday night at Bakersfield Speedway. The championship contender made a move into the lead as the race entered the second half and scored his fifth win on the circuit. The win came aboard the Keith Kuntz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports Mobile 1/TRD Toyota powered Spike chassis.

A good starting position came in very handy on the hooked up one third-mile clay oval. Outside front row starter Emerson Axsom bolted into the lead at the green flag ahead of Kofoid and Bryant Wiedeman. Kofoid was keeping it close with Axsom until finally seeing his opening on the 18th circuit and motoring ahead. A Lap 22 yellow flag waved for Ethan Mitchell, who joined early retiree Michael Faccinto on the sidelines. Kofoid led Axsom on the restart as Justin Grant took third from Wiedeman. Cannon McIntosh moved into fourth on Lap 25 before a yellow flag waved as Carson Macedo saw his race come to an end. Kofoid led Axsom and Grant on the restart, but a red flag would be displayed on Lap 29 as Jade Avedisian flipped. This put the race into overtime, but that didn't deter Kofoid. He led the final two laps for the point lead earning victory, followed by Axsom, Grant, Tanner Thorson, McIntosh, Cory Eliason, championship hopeful Chris Windom, Wiedeman, Kevin Thomas Jr and Logan Seavey.

McIntosh set a new track record in Fatheadz Eyewear qualifying with a lap of 12.347, beating the 12.454 of Chase Randall and the 12.511 of Avedisian. The Top 4 finishers in the 10 lap heat races advanced into the feature race, with everybody else having to run the Semi Main. The Simpson Race Products first heat win went to Windom with Thomas claiming the honors and the Competition Suspension second heat. Macedo won the Indy Metal Finishing third heat, while Eliason grabbed the victory in the Indy Race Parts fourth heat. Randall picked up the win in the Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts 12 lap Semi Main, followed by McIntosh, Mitchell, Ryan Timms, Brenham Crouch and final transfer Taylor Reimer. 

Kodoid ended the evening with a four point lead over Windom, 2202-2198. Thorson held third by just 14 points over Grant, 2010-1996. Axsom was a close third with 1991. To keep up to date with what's happening with the various USAC groups, go to www.usacracing.com.

AJ Bender won the 25 lap California Lightning Sprint Main Event. This was also the finale for The Civil War Series between the CLS group and the BCRA group, and David Gasper used a third place finish to clinch that championship. Gasper is still involved in a close CLS championship battle with incoming point leader James Turnbull and Eric Greco.

Braden Chiaramonte had the pole and charged into the lead at the start, followed by Gasper and past BCRA champion Scott Kinney. Grant Sexton and Bender were involved in a back and forth battle for fourth. Sexton was running in the position until being overtaken by Bender on Lap 7. Bender raced around Kinney for third on Lap 12 and took second from Gasper on Lap 14. Gasper was back in third on the 16th lap, and Chiaramonte's race came to an unfortunate end on Lap 17. Bender took the lead from Gasper on the restart and led the remaining circuits for the victory. Gasper surrendered second to Chris Crowder on Lap 20, but he would finish third, followed by Kinney, Jeff Dyer, Grant Sexton, Cody Nigh, Terry Bergstrom, Turnbull and Dakota Albright.

Bender was the quickest of 27 qualifiers with a lap of 12.785, beating the 12.928 of Grant Sexton. Brent Sexton, Greco and Dyer picked up the eight lap heat race wins with the six lap Trophy Dash victory going to Chiaramonte. Dominic Del Monte won the 10 lap B Main. From his second row starting position, Del Monte charged into the lead on the opening lap ahead of Bergstrom and Don Hart. Hart put the moves on Bergstrom to claim second on the fourth lap. Hart kept it close, but Del Monte prevailed at the checkered flag. Bergstrom settled for third ahead of Brandon Leedy and Albright. To keep up to date with what's happening with the Lightning Sprint groups, Go to www.racecls.com or www.bcracing.com.

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

 

 

 

Larson Picks Up Impressive Win In Night #2 

Of Hangtown 100 At Placerville Speedway

Placerville, CA...November 19...Kyle Larson scored the victory in the 30 lap Nos Energy Drink National Midgets Main Event Friday night at Placerville Speedway. Larson is this year's NASCAR Cup Series champion, but he continues to demonstrate that he's as big a force in dirt track racing as he is in NASCAR. His win came aboard the Paul Silva prepared Flo Racing/hendrickcars.com sponsored Silva chassis. He worked his way forward from the fourth row to overtake Emerson Axsom on his way to an impressive win. 

Incoming point leader Chris Windom started on the outside front row and bolted into the lead at the green flag, followed by Bryant Wiedeman and Axsom. A red flag waved on Lap 3 as Maria Cofer flipped on the frontstretch. Windom continued to lead Wiedeman and Axsom on the restart, but Windom brought out a yellow flag on Lap 5. Fortunately, he was able to restart at the back of the pack as Wiedeman took the lead over Axsom and Zeb Wise. A high pass in Turn 4 of the eighth lap put Axsom into the lead. Jason McDougall and Larson were having a spirited duel for fourth. Larson made the pass to grab the position on Lap 10 and made a low move in Turn 3 on the 11th lap to take third from Wise. A yellow flag waved on Lap 15 as Thomas Meseraull was out of the action. Axsom continued to lead the way on the restart with a high move in Turn 1 moving Larson into second. Larson began to give Axsom plenty of pressure before executing a low move in Turn 4 on Lap 22 to take the lead. Larson went on to victory from there with Axsom settling for second, followed by Wiedeman, McDougall, point leader Michael "Buddy" Kofoid, Carson Macedo, Wise, Logan Seavey, Taylor Reimer and Kevin Thomas Jr

The 48 competitors qualified within their heat race groups for Flight One/Fatheadz Eyewear time trials. The times got slightly quicker with the later groups, and Reimer set the overall fast time on the quarter-mile clay over at 11.553, beating the 11.569 of Hayden Reinbold and the 11.572 of Larson. Only the Top 2 finishers in each of the 10 lap heat races advanced into the show. Brenham Crouch won the Simpson Race Products first heat, Caden Sarale got the win in the Competition Suspension second heat, Macedo bested the field in the Indy Metal Finishing third heat, Michael Faccinto claimed the victory in the Indy Race Parts fourth heat, the win in the fifth heat went to Chase Johnson and McDougall claimed the glory in the sixth and final heat race.

They ran a pair of 12 lap Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts Semi Mains, both of which transferred the Top 3 finishers into the show. Shane Golobic picked up the win in the first race. Golobic motored ahead at the green flag, followed closely by Meseraull and Cannon McIntosh. A yellow flag bunched the field on Lap 3, and Cory Eliason moved into third behind Golobic and Meseraull on the restart. A yellow flag waved on Lap 10. Golobic maintained command over Meseraull and Eliason on the restart, and they finished in that order as Sprint Car Challenge Tour champion Ryan Robinson and Jade Avedisian completed the Top 5. Ryan Timms won the second B Main. He took the lead at the start ahead of Mitchel Moles and Tanner Thorson. Thorson slipped past Moles for second on Lap 9 before a yellow flag waved. Hayden Reinbold was out at that point. Timms led Thorson and Moles on the restart. As Timms sped to the win ahead of Thorson, Justin Grant made a last lap pass to take third from Moles, who settled for fourth ahead of Randall.

By the conclusion of the night, Kofoid had taken the lead from Windom in the National championship battle, 2295-2283. Axsom was third at 2116, followed by Grant 2101 and Thorson 2064. To keep up to date with the sanctioning body, go to www.usacracing.com.

Chris Crowder won the 25 lap BCRA/CLS Lightning Sprint Main Event. Crowder made the trek from Colorado Springs, Colorado to compete in the big event, and he benefited from the misfortune of Southwest Lightning Sprint Rookie of the Year Braden Chiaramonte to get the lead late.

Chiaramonte set the early pace ahead of Crowder and CLS championship contender Eric Greco. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4 with Dalton Sexton eliminated at that point. Chiaramonte continued to lead Crowder and Greco when the race resumed. A Lap 7 yellow flag saw the race end for Thursday night winner Logan Seavey and Craig Holstead. Chiramonte led Crowder on the restart with Southwest competitor AJ Bender slipping past Greco for third. A tangle between Joseph Ferolito and Scott Kinney forced a Lap 9 yellow flag as both drivers were eliminated. Chiaramonte continued to lead Crowder and Bender when the green flag waved, but a Lap 11 yellow flag saw the race end for Doug Nunes. Again, Chiaramonte led Crowder on the restart as CLS title contender David Gasper took third from Bender. Bender moved back around Gasper for third on Lap 18. Crowder was keeping it close, and Chiaramonte bobbled on the last lap with Crowder and Bender racing by for the Top 2 positions. Chiaramonte settled for third, followed by Gasper, Southwest champion Grant Sexton, Greco, Dominic Del Monte, Levi Klatt, Alex Lewis and Brent Sexton. BCRA point leader Dakota Albright settled for 11th.

Crowder was the quickest of 34 qualifiers with a lap of 12.644, beating the 12.650 of Grant Sexton and the 12.657 of Bender. The eight lap heat race wins went to Gasper, Chiaramonte, Jeff Dyer and Brent Sexton. The Top 4 finishers in each race advanced to the Main Event. They ran a 10 lap B Main with Ferolito claiming the win. Ferolito, Lewis, Greg Dennett and Danika Jo Parker ran in the Top 4 from start to finish. Holstead ended up fifth, and BCRA championship contender Terry Bergstrom missed the cut in sixth. Keep up to date with the Lightning Sprint groups by going to www.racecls.com or www.bcraracing.com.

 

 

Grant Wins Hangtown 100, 

Seavey Wins Weekend Championship At Placerville

Placerville, CA...November 20...Justin Grant won the Hangtown 100 Nos Energy Drink USAC National Midget Main Event Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. Grant stalked point leader Michael "Buddy" Kofoid for several laps before finally making a late move to score the $20,000 victory aboard the RMS Racing Nos Energy Drink sponsored Toyota. By virtue of his third place finish, Logan Seavey wrapped up the weekend series championship, which earned him a $12,000 payday. In addition to that, Seavey also won the BCRA/CLS Lightning Sprint Main Event earlier in the evening. 

Outside front row starter Zeb Wise raced into the lead at the start, followed by Bryant Wiedeman and Taylor Reimer. Kofoid made an outside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 7 to take third from Reimer and made a Turn 2 move around Wiedeman on Lap 10 to grab second. A Turn 2 tangle involving Tanner Carrick and Brenham Crouch brought out a Lap 11 yellow flag, and Crouch was eliminated in the incident. Wise continued lead Kofoid and Wiedeman on the restart. Grant took third from Wiedeman on Lap 18 before a yellow flag flew for a Turn 2 Thomas Meseraull spin. Wise continued to lead Kofoid and Grant on the restart, but Kofoid made a backstretch pass on Lap 21 to take the lead from Wise. Grant made a Turn 4 pass on Lap 24 to move into second, and Wiedeman settled into third on Lap 30. A yellow flag waved on Lap 37 for a Turn 2 tangle between Meseraull and Thursday night winner Ryan Timms. Kofoid continued to lead Grant and Wiedeman on the restart. Kofoid was once again in traffic by Lap 50, and Michael Faccinto spun on the back-straightaway, collecting Wiedeman and fourth place Shane Golobic for a Lap 53 yellow flag. Officials made this the halfway break for refueling.

Kofoid continued to lead Grant on the restart as championship contender Chris Windom moved into third. Wise was running fourth, but a high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 56 gained Carson Macedo the position. A Lap 65 red flag waved when Kyle Larson rolled in Turn 2. He made repairs and rejoined at the back of the pack as Kofoid continued to lead Grant on the restart. Wise spun in Turns 3 and 4 for a Lap 74 yellow flag, and Kofoid led Grant and Windom to the green flag. Seavey was up to fifth by then and took fourth from Macedo on Lap 80. Faccinto brought out a Lap 83 yellow flag. Kofoid led Grant and Windom on the restart. Grant was stalking Kofoid until making a low pass in Turn 2 to take the lead on lap 87. Moments later, Larson spun in Turn 2 to end his race. Grant led Kofoid and Windom on the restart. Seavey was beginning to pressure Windom for third before making an outside pass on the frontstretch on lap 89. However, Grant would go on to the big win, followed by Kofoid and Seavey. This made it a California native podium sweep. Windom settled for fourth, followed by Macedo, Tanner Thorson, Cory Eliason, Emerson Axsom, Carrick and Golobic.

No time trials were held for this occasion, but the Top 24 drivers in points from the previous two nights and the finishes from the four 10 lap heat races on this occasion would lock them into the show. The first heat win went to Carrick, the Competition Suspension second heat victory was earned by Thorson, Randall picked up the win in the Indy Metal Finishing third heat and Eliason got the win in the Indy Race Parts fourth heat. Dylan Ito won the 10 Lap C Main. Ryan Bernal took the early lead ahead of Ito and Hayden Reinbold. A yellow flag waved on Lap 3. Bernal continued to lead Ito and Reinbold on the restart, but Bernal saw his race come to an end for a Lap 6 yellow flag. Ito led Reinbold and Mariah Ede on the restart, and the lead trio finished in that order with Jake Morgan also transferring in fourth.

Michael Faccinto won the 20 lap Elliott's Custom Trailers and Carts Semi Main. The Top 4 finishers would advance from this race, but it got off to a rough start when Ede flipped hard on the frontstretch before a lap could be completed. She was transferred to the hospital to get checked out. Faccinto led Chase Randall and Kaylee Bryson on the restart. They ran in that order through four yellow flags during the first half of the race, and a lap 11 red flag waved as Reinbold flipped to end his race. Faccinto continued to lead the restart with Tanner Carrick moving into second ahead of Bryson. However, Meseraull took third from Bryson on a Lap 13 restart, which followed a red flag for a Colby Johnson flip. Faccinto would lead Carrick and Meseraull the rest of the way with Bryson also transferring in fourth, followed by Randall in fifth.

Kofoid increased his point lead to 18 tallies ahead of Windom by the conclusion of the evening, 2362-2344. Grant ranked third at 2171, followed by Axsom at 2165 and Thorson at 2119. To keep up to date with the sanctioning body, go to www.usacracing.com.

Logan Seavey won the 30 lap Lightning Sprint Main Event earlier in the evening. This was the season finale for the BCRA and CLS groups, which produced a field of over 30 competitors. Seavey got his start in racing with the BCRA Lightning Sprints about two decades ago. Despite a disappointing Main Event effort, Dakota Albright wrapped up the BCRA Lightning Sprint championship. Though David Gasper also had a disappointing finish, he wrapped up the CLS Series championship and Rookie of the Year honors.

Gasper set the early pace ahead of Dominic Del Monte and Eric Greco. The yellow flag waved on Lap 5 as Braden Chiaramonte, James Turnbull and Craig Holsted were all eliminated. Gasper led Del Monte and Greco on the restart. Seavey had moved into fourth, and a yellow flag waved for Gasper on Lap 8 with Southwest Lightning Sprint champion Grant Sexton out at that point. Del Monte led the restart with Seavey moving into second ahead of Greco. Seavey slipped past Del Monte for the lead on Lap 10. Greco moved past Del Monte for second on Lap 13 before a yellow flag waved as Tyler Gerdes saw his race end. Seavey led Greco and Alex Lewis on the restart, and AJ Bender was in fifth at that point. Bender slipped past Del Monte for fourth on Lap 16. A yellow flag waved once again, and Seavey continued to lead Greco and Lewis on the restart. Bender took third from Lewis on Lap 19. Tony Fedota brought out a Lap 22 yellow flag, and Seavey resumed command ahead of Greco and Bender on the restart. The final yellow flag waved on Lap 25 with Danika Jo Parker eliminated from contention. Seavey led Greco and Bender on the restart, but Bender put the moves on Greco to take second on Lap 28. However, nobody was stopping Seavey as he scored the impressive win ahead of Bender, Greco, Scott Kinney, Lewis, Del Monte, Levi Klatt, Jeff Dyer, Brandon Leedy and Chris Crowder.

They ran two 12 lap qualifiers. Bender won the first one ahead of Greco, and Seavey outran Lewis to win the second one. Grant Sexton won the first of two 10 lap B Mains. He led from the start ahead of Crowder, Scott Kinney, Leedy and Turnbull, and they would finish in that order. Brent Sexton won the second B Main. He led from the outset ahead of Parker, Doug Nunes, Greg Dennett and Fedota. They would run in that order for the duration of the race. To keep up to date with the latest happenings from the different groups, go to www.bcraracing.com and www.racecls.com.

 

 

Keller Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 29
Anthony Simone Memorial
NARC/King of the West Sprint Cars
A Main
Shane Golobic
Sean Becker
Cory Eliason
Joel Myers Jr
D.J. Netto
Tyler Courtney
Corey Day
Bud Kaeding
Kyle Hirst
Rico Abreu
Dominic Scelzi
Keith Day Jr
Ryan Bernal
Bill Balog
Billy Aton
Sean Watts
Tim Estenson
Austin McCarl
Justin Sanders
Ryan Timms
Mauro Simone
J.J. Hickle
Michael Faccinto
Blake Carrick
Max Adams

B Main
J.J. Hickle
Ryan Bernal
Billy Ato
Ryan Timms
Mauro Simone
Max Adams
Geoffrey Strole
Mitchel Moles DNS

Wingless Sprint
Tyler Courtney
Bill Balog
Ryan Bernal
Max Adams
Billy Aton
Sean Becker
Bud Kaeding

USAC Midgets
Michael Faccinto
Frank Guererri
Blake Bower
Jake Andreotti
Ben Worth
Brody Fuson
David Prickett
Ron Hazelton
Terry Nichols
Colby Johnson
C.J. Sarna DNS

IMCA Stock Cars
Loren DeArmond
Brock Hamilton
Larry Thompson
Kris Broucaret
Cody Brown
Troy Patee
David Schuyler Sr
Joshua Nichols
Renn Bane
Stephen Streeter


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 29
Co Co Farms Pacific Coast Nationals
Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks
Dylan Wilson
Phillip Shelby
Brad Coelho
Jeff Bentancourt
Aiden Ponciano
Darren Thoma
Angela Brown
Austin VanHoff
Tom Leopold
Les Friend
Joe Gallaher
Jake Bentancourt
Nicholas Johnson DQ
Brian Cooper DQ
Kenneth Robles DQ
Stephen Johnson DQ

IMCA Stock Car
Cody Johnson
Andrew Pearce
Terry Decarlo Jr
Rob Gallaher
James Thomson
Dave Hill
Jason Jennings


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 30
Jay's Mobile Welding Service  Hobby Stocks
A Main
Dylan Wilson
Nicholas Johnson
Brian Cooper
Les Friend
Phillip Shelby
Domossie Scoggins
Darren Thomas
Stephen Johnson
Jeff Bentancourt
Charlie Bryant
Bobby Motts Jr
Chris Long
Grayson Baca
Austin Van Hoff
Chad Ragsdale
Kenneth Robles
Aiden Ponciano
Syd Finn
Jared Baugh
Jake Bentancourt

B Main 1
Nicholas Johnson
Chris Long
Syd Finn
Grayson Baca
Jake Bentancourt
Jimmy Robbins
Jewell Crandall
Travis Tabucchi
Michaela Taylor
George Silva
Colton Haney
Chris Bennett
Judy Arth
Albert Ballinger
Ken Johns
Vigna Anthony
Robert Wallar
Danny Aves

B Main 2
Domossie Scoggins
Jared Baugh
Charlie Bryant
Austin Van Hoff
Bobby Motts
Billy Garner
Michael Mates
Jess Paladino
Angela Brown
Chris Sorensen
Gavin Griffiths
James Graessle
Erik Pitschner
John Tevis
Jake Archibald
Keith Ross
Tom Leopold

IMCA Stock Car
Rob Gallaher
Kellen Chadwick
Andrew Pearce
Chad Hammer
Dave Hill
Terry Decarlo Jr
Cody Johnson
Joe Gallaher DNS

Crate Late Models
Dan Brown Jr
Anthony Slaney
Rod Oliver
Brian Pearce
Jay Norton
Buddy Kniss
Richard Vander Ploeg
Ray Trimble
Mark Garner


Stockton 99 Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 30
Stockton Late Models
Eric Nasismento
Gary Shafer Jr
Colby Potts
Jo Jo Streans
Mike Regalmen
Ty Carlson
Steven Fraser
Joe Hylton
Robert Knittel
Chuck Dozier
Dennis Byers
Rodney Tripp
Dominic Lopez
Justin Philpott
Matt Jones
Roy Luft
Seth Holman
Kyle Gouttla
Daniel Devore
Aaron Shankle
Steve Cabral

Bombers
Allen Rider
Joe Reichmuth
Brandon Diede
Troy Walz
Nichols Mello
Bryan Jones
Sam Berry
Tyler Rodgers
Jeana Ramos
Brian Enis
Jerry Crawford
Dillion Powell
Donnie Darter DQ

B4
Josh Cross
Joe Flower
Dave Keller
Jordan Lovelace
Mark Hunt
Randy Denson
Rod Previtali
Andrea Rumsey
Lukas Castro
Michael Hill
Jeff Thornhill
Katy Hunt
Mark Jacke
Sonya Karavaras
Nick Hall
Jeff Harris
Ethan Rumsey

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

Mini Cup
Kash Holman
Leilani Sprenkel
Gauge Wicke


Marysville Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 30
Paul Hawes Memorial Sprint Spooktacular
Winged 360 Sprints
A Main
Andy Forsberg
Shane Hopkins
Stephen Ingraham
Colby Wiesz
Brad Bumgarner
John Clark
Darren Johnson
Michael Wasina
Dawson Hammes
R.C. Smith
Daniel Whitley
Grant Champlin
Korey Lovell
Steel Powell
Dennis Scherer
Mike Monahan
Pat Harvey Jr
Heath Hall
Nick Larsen
Jake Haulot

B Main
Michael Wasina
Mike Monahan
Korey Lovell
Pat Harvey Jr
Josh Wiesz
Jeremy Hawes
Carson Hall
Jimmy Steward
David Silveria
Jayce Steinberg
Jacob Pacheco
Kyle Standley
Jeremy Wilson

Winged Crate Sprints
Brett Youngman
Jason Ballantine
Jeff Macedo
David Sims
Misty Castleberry
Kevin Dozier
Mike Hall
Chase Madden
Kelly Hicks
Mike Ballantine
Cameron Haney Jr
Cameron Haney
Kevin Lovell
Kirk Miner

Wingless Spec Sprints
Jimmy Christian
Cody Fendley
Antonio Aragon
James East
Cort Marchuck
Jeff Crossman
Trey Walters
Tony Bernard
Nathan Schank Jr
Brent Steck
David Johnson
Nick Purdy
Kaimi Moniz-Costa
Jeff Culver
Braidon Moniz
Josh Young
Shane Hopkins

BCRA Lightning Sprints
Hunter Kinney
Terry Bergstrom
Scott Kinney
Craig Hoslted
Joseph Ferolito
Dakota Albright
Don Hart
Cody Myer
Tony Fedota
Rick Holbrook
Tyler Oerdes
Danielle Clausen
Brandon Leady
Cody Shermatine
Jeff Griffen
Craig Swim DNS


Kern County Dirt Track Unofficial Race Results October 30
NARC/King of the West
Results are not official
1     #57 Justin Sanders
2     #41S Dominic Scelzi    
3     #17W Shane Golobic
4     #41 Corey Day
5     #69 Bud Keading
6     #63 JJ Hickle
7     #24 Rico Abreu
8     #88N DJ Netto
9     #83 Tyler Courtney
10     #83X Sean Becker
11     #42X Tim Keading
12     #46JR Joel Myers Jr
13     #88 Austin McCarl
14     #7 Bill Balog
15     #26 Billy Aton
16     #98 Sean Watts
17     #14T Tim Estenson
18     #5T Ryan Timms
19     #09S Jeffrey Strole
20     #21 Ryan Bernal

WCSC
Results are not official
1     #28 Greg Baronion    
2     #3R Tom Brown
3     #75 Jeff Durant
4     #77 Dan Myrick
5     #67 Scott Glenn
6     #88 Nick Thompson
7     #26X Jason Cook Jr
8     #86 Liam Meyers
9     #9 Gene Glover
10     #777 Clint Massey
11     #3RD Eddie Humphrey        
12     #11 Shawn DePriest    
13     #32X Jason Cook    
14     #1 David Wolford
15     #27D Ryan Doglione        
16     #23X Cory Mata


Ventura Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 30
VRA Sprint Cars
Results are not official
1     #6 Chris Meredith        
2     #15 Rick Hendrix
3     #7K Trevor Stout
4     #45 Joey Bishop
5     #1K Josh Hackett
6     #29 Camie Bell
7     #27 Tyler Hatzikian
DNS     #5J James Herrera

VRA Senior Sprints
Results are not official
1     #16 Tom Stephens Sr        
2     #66 Chris Meredith
3     #21K Danny Parrish
4     #3G Greg Andrews
5     #2 Wally Pankratz
6     #2K Mark Sheppard
7     #27 Tyler Hatzikian    

WMR Midgets
Results are not official
1     #22Q David Prickett
2     #9 Blake Bower
3     #51 Brody Fuson
4     #35SR Brody Petrie
5     #32 Cory Brown
6     #35 Terry Nichols
7     #11 Randi Pankratz
8     #35X Jake Hodges
9    Kyle Hawse
10     #31 Todd Hawse
11     #7 Frankie Politelli
12     #12K Jeremy Stout
13     #5 Justin Bishop
14     #55 Tyler Rodriguez        
15     #12H David Raquieno 
DNS    Tyler Dolacki

Cal. Lightning Sprints
Results are not official
1     #4 Jeff Dyer    
2     #18 David Gasper
3     #36 A. J. Bender
4     #32 Ken Coulston
5     #37 Dominic Delmonte
6     #03 James Turnbull
7     #2R Rob Palmer
8     #17 Dale Gamer
9     #2J Cody Nigh
10     #42 John Rockstar Roberts    
11     #57 Connor Speir
12     #8G Eric Greco    
13     #20 Kevin Bates

VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Results are not official
1     #93 Jason Horton    
2     #18 Tom Morley
3     #48 Dominic Maldonado
4     #5 Mike Lewis
5     #13 Evan Jonker
6     #58 Tim Morse
7     #24 Cameron Russell
8     #99 Shane Linenburger
9     #28 Tony Pellegrino
10     #36 Daniel Peters
11     #88 Jeff Brink 


Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 30
14th Annual Halloween Pumpkin Smash Enduro
Results are not official
1     #13 X Loren Chitwood    
2     #57M Mark Odgers
3     #13 Dave Ski
4     #92 Wes Brown
5     #27 Kris Chitwood
6     #24x Adam Baggett
7     #21 Taylor Myers
8     #8 Adam McEwen
9     #33 David Mcewen
10     #66kw Ken Winland
11     #19 Josh McClure
12     #29 Mark Cooper
13     #80 D Gene Etheridge
14     #17 Thomas Suarez
15     #88 Judy/Roy Hart
16     #73 M Craig Mastropierro
17     #86 Rick Lea
18     #61 Wayne/Justin Hart
19     #11w Kodie Dean    
20     #54 Sean {Twiggy} Gee
21     #28 William Didrickson    
22     #1st Mike Mulvihill


Irwindale Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 30
Figure 8
Jason Woolcott
Ian Rotundo
Robert Rice
John Beard
Rodney Argo
Chris Voight
Robert Salcido
Rick Conti
Nick Argo
Mike McIntyre
Daniel Azzolina
Cheryl Hyland

Tucker Tire Enduro
Bobby Ozman
Ian Rotundo
Rick Conti
Jason Woolcott
Robert Rice
Chris Voight
John Beard
Mike McIntyre
Trevor Huddleston
Nick Argo
Devyn Azzolina
Daniel Azzolina
Robbie Salcido
Rodney Argo
Bory Molina
Ron Azzolina
Cheryl Hyland

Skid Plates
Robbie Salcido
Austin Lee
Mike Digregorio
Robert Rice
Wayne Lee
Rider Gardner
Rodney Argo
Mike McIntyre
Ian Rotundo
Ken Palmer
Cody Pearlstein
Tanner Huddleston
Ethan Pacillas
Cole Schmitt
Cheryl Hyland
Ashley Rice
Jason Woolcott
Angel Saldana
Fransico Prado
Cheryl Hyland


Rattlesnake Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 30
IMCA Modified
Chris Nieman
Wade Kennemore
Wade Lumsden
Gene Kay
Rocky Goetz
Shawn LaRocque
Jeff White
JEFF CHEW
Mark Skender
Nevin Kennemore
Dave Duste Jr
Zach Cail
Bill Pearson DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Rich McCoy
Craig Nieman
Dwayne Melvin
Jimmy Ray Huffmon
Mike Merritt
Austin Petray
Colton Chew
Tom Froggat
Travis Pruitt
Buddy Olschowka
Bion Barr
Mark Hain
Jeff Tuttle
Maverick Boney
Joe Pearson

Stock Cars
Royce Goetz
Nevin Kennemore
Carl Barlow
Rocky Goetz
Roger Donahue
Jacob Dias
Madison Hood
Shayna Nieman
Brad Schmidt
Randy Boyd
Rusty McMillan
Angela Dias
Jimmy Berhorst
Bryan Naylor
santiago villanueva
Don Deiter
Ronnie Goetz
JT Stark DQ
Joe Blackwell DNS
Dwayne Inlow DNS

Mini Stocks
Kent Knisley
Bob Kelly
Cooper Lee
Shane Boyd
Diana Robinson
Joseph Cook
Caden Beuchat

Bootleggers
Ray Blankenship
Wade Lumsden
Taggart Garland
Travis Showe
Maverick Boney
clayton heflin
Logan Sage
Emanuel Mello

Sprint Cars
Jordan Garretson
Bob Massie
John Minor
Justin Bolt DNS


Rattlesnake Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 29
IMCA Modified
Shawn Natenstedt
Wade Kennemore
Chris Nieman
Dave Duste Jr
Rocky Goetz
Tyler Patzke
Zach Cail
Nevin Kennemore
Gene Kay
Shawn LaRocque
JEFF CHEW
Jeff White
Mark Skender

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Rich McCoy
Dwayne Melvin
Austin Petray
Mike Merritt
Tom Froggat
Joe Pearson
Craig Nieman
Mark Hain
Colton Chew
Bion Barr
Jimmy Ray Huffmon
Cole Olexiewicz
Jeff Tuttle
Travis Pruitt
Buddy Olschowka
DUSTIN LANGSTON
Maverick Boney

Stock Cars
Wade Kennemore
Royce Goetz
Jacob Dias
Brad Schmidt
Don Deiter
Shayna Nieman
Randy Boyd
Roger Donahue
Carl Barlow
JT Stark
Madison Hood
Brandon Rosencrantz
Bryan Naylor
santiago villanueva
Joe Conroy
Dwayne Inlow
Rocky Goetz
Joe Blackwell DNS

Mini Stocks
Bob Kelly
Kent Knisley
Caden Beuchat
Diana Robinson
Cooper Lee
Travis Showe DNS
Mikki Beuchatt DNS
Suzi Schmitt DNS

Bootleggers
Taggart Garland
Glenn Lee
Maverick Boney
clayton heflin

Sprint Cars
Trey Walters
Bob Massie
Justin Bolt
John Minor
Howie Garretson Jr
Josh Bolt
Kurt Goddard DNS


Delta Speedway Stockton Unofficial Race Results October 30
Super 600s
A Main
Caden Sarale
Jake Hagopian
Jade Avedisian
Nikko Panella
Austin Torgerson
Lachlan Caunt
Gauge Garcia
JJ Loss
Caeden Steele
Alex Panella
Colton Huelsmann
Brad Hannum
Dominic Carter
Devon Courtnier
James Andrichuk
Caden Stoll
Mattix Salmon
Izaak Sharp
Brett McColloch
Ron Singh
John Bordenave
Jeffery Pahule

B Main
Caeden Steele
James Andrichuk
John Bordenave
Devon Courtnier
Mattix Salmon
Izaak Sharp
Jessica McManus
Ashton Torgerson
Cole Schroeder
Rylee Whitehouse
Nate Matherly
Dustin Phillips
Raio Salmon

Non Wing 

A Main
Jade Avedisian
TJ Smith
Robbie Lewis
Cameron Paul
Koen Shaw
Caden Sarale
Caeden Steele
Sage Bordenave
Mattix Salmon
Austin Torgerson
JJ Loss
Colin Kirby
Ashton Torgerson
Reilee Phillips
Jeffery Pahule
Brandon Riveira
Dan Mognaga
Broedy Graham
Tim Vaught
Brandon Shaw
Colton Jones
Cody Gray

B Main 1  
Austin Torgerson
Mattix Salmon
Ashton Torgerson
Austin Wood
Dalton Hill
Don McLeister
Tyler Chamorro
Nate Wait
Randy Sims
Brandon Carey DNS

B Main 2
JJ Loss
Caeden Steele
Brandon Shaw
Adam Elbert
Austin Taborski
Johnathon Henry
Drew Laeber
Kevin Carter
Devin McLeister
Joe Silva

Restricted
Teagan Moles
Cash Lovenburg
Lucas Mauldin
Jett Barnes
Lucas Johnson
Isabel Barnes
Andrew Smith
Taylor Mayhew
Destry Miller
Kennzzie Brown
9:24.078
Triton O'Brien
Otto Perreira
Vito Celli
Kellan Harper
Andi Jones
Kyle Fernandez
Elijah Elder
Peyton Whitehouse
Jayden Huppert
Adrianna DeMartini
Nathan Ward
Deegan Irey
Mickelina Monico  

Jr Sprints
Brody Rubio
Blayden Graham
Vito Cancilla
Braxon Vasconcellos
Hayden Stepps
Jackson Tardiff
Landon Jones
Levi Osborne
Bradley Anderson
McKenna Morgan
Briggs Davis
Dean Skrifvars
Maya Mauldin
Jaxson Sowers
Heston Stepps
Nathan Fernandez
Porter Zachary
Charlie Haines


Lakeport Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 31
Limited Modifieds
Results are not official
1     #15 Jason Philpot    
2     #17 Branden Powers
3     #62JR Roy Ingalls Jr
4     #15X Mike Collins
5     #23 TJ Buzzard Jr
6     #51 Bo Robertson
7     #1L J.R. Lane
8     #12c Codi Barba
9     #37 Sierra Furia

Bombers
Results are not official
1     #87 Trystan Mucci    
2     #62JR Roy Ingalls Jr
3     #66 Jimmy Sorrels
4     #63 David Jones
5     #07 George Abella
6     #23 William Bryne
7     #27 Loren Powers Jr

Jammers
Results are not official
1     #11 Ray Molina
2     #9 Christian Sanchez
3     #20F Christopher Fischer
4     #44 William Sappington
5    #17B Billy Hammond
DNS    #13 John Sproule
DNS    #21 Vic Theberge

Legend Cars
Results are not official
1     #55 Justin Johnson
2     #83X William Cummings
3     #47 Brian Park
4     #11X Dustin Meier
5     #4 Ed Barrett

Pro 4 Modifieds
Main Event - Sunday
Results are not official
1     #07 James Gard
2     #29 Mike Peterson Jr
3     #4 Wade Eldredge
4     #87 Marty Lewis

Main Event - Saturday
Results are not official
1     #07 James Gard
2     #29 Mike Peterson Jr
3     #4 Wade Eldredge
4     #87 Marty Lewis

Bandos
Main Event - Sunday
Results are not official
1     #15 Kai Lovell
2     #12 Travis Powers

Main Event - Saturday
Results are not official
1     #12 Travis Powers    
2     #15 Kai Lovell


Perris Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 4
25th Annual Oval Nationals
AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Cars
Main Event
Jake Swanson
Kevin Thomas Jr
Brady Bacon
C.J. Leary
Justin Grant
Tanner Thorson
Austin Williams
Chris Windom
R.J. Johnson
Max Adams
Carson Short
Shane Cottle
Brody Roa
Damion Gardner
Charles Davis Jr
A.J. Bender
Logan Williams
Chris Gansen
Matt Mitchell
Logan Seavey
Matt McCarthy
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Verne Sweeney
Cody Williams
Austin Grabowski

B Main
Chris Windom
Austin Williams
Cody Williams
Matt Mitchell
Charles Davis Jr
Verne Sweeney
Austin Grabowski
Matt McCarthy
Danny Faria Jr
Tye Mihocko
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Sterling Cling
Tommy Malcolm
Dennis Gile
Kyle Edwards
Shane Sexton
Chase Johnson
Dan Taylor


Perris Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 5
25th Annual Oval Nationals Night #2
AMSOIL USAC Sprint Cars
Brady Bacon
Tanner Thorson
Kevin Thomas Jr
C.J. Leary
ake Swanson
Shane Cottle
Justin Grant
Chris Windom
Austin Williams
Brody Roa
Chase Johnson
Charles Davis Jr
Damion Gardner
Max Adams
Carson Short
Logan Seavey
Dennis Gile
Cody Williams
Matt Mitchell
Chris Gansen
Tommy Malcolm
R.J. Johnson
A.J. Bender
Logan Williams
Sterling Cling
Danny Faria Jr

Semi Main
Charles Davis Jr
Cody Williams
Chase Johnson
Dennis Gile
Logan Seavey
Tommy Malcolm
Max Adams
Sterling Cling
Kyle Edwards
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Brody Roa
Alex Banales
Shane Sexton
Brent Owens
Dan Taylor
Matt McCarthy
Tye Mihocko
Chris Gansen
Verne Sweeney


Stockton Dirt Track Unofficial Race Results November 5
Winged 360 Sprints
Results are not official
1     #41S Dominic Scelzi    
2     #17W Shane Golobic
3     #29 Willie Croft
4     #63 JJ Hickle
5     #46JR Joel Myers Jr
6     #01 Andy Gregg
7     #83SA Isaiah Vasquez
8     #92 Andy Forsberg
9     #94 Bubba DeCaires
10     #1 Shane Hopkins
11     #14T Tim Estenson
12     #90 Darren Johnson
13     #5T Ryan Timms    
14     #88 Austin McCarl    
15     #31C Justyn Cox
16     #00Z David Silvera
17     #87 Ashlyn Rodriguez
18     #17 Kalib Henry
19     #78 Brett Barney
20     #19 Colby Thornhill    
21     #5A Daniel Whittley

Tri State Pro Stocks
Results are not official
1     #21JT Justin Crockett    
2     #5 Fred Lind
3     #3D Chris Smith
4     #401K Richard Brace Jr
5     #56 Jay Sears
6     #28M Phil Marino
7     #46 Steve Studabaker
8     #4T Brent Lawrence
9     #17B Bill Hall III
10     #55X Matt Kile
11     #83 Ryan Peter
12     #66 Fritz Zanker
13     #48 John Evans
14     #O7 Rich Denman
15     #2 Dr Burn Rubber
16     #03D Michael Burch
17     #55 Richard Vander Ploeg

Hunt Wingless Sprints
Results are not official
1     #14 Shawn Jones
2     #51 Shane Hopkins
3     #11 Bradley Terrell
4     #33 DJ Johnson
5     #3 Nick Robfogel
6     #92Z Troy DeGaton
7     #9 Cody Fendley
8     #7EJ Josh Young
9     #7 Trey Walters
10     #17 Jake Morgan
11     #2STX Brent Steck
12     #36 Bob Newberry
13     #18 Josh Gillis
14     #60 Scott Clough
15     #50 Tony Bernard
16     #MR6 Rory McLaughlin    
17     #1 Nathan Schank    
18     #12 Jarrett Soares    
19     #87JR Tim Sherman Jr
20     #X Antonio Aragon
21     #63 Dylan Newberry

NorCal Dwarf Car
Results are not official
1     #15N Shawn Whitney
2     #4N Ryan Winter
3     #28N Brandon Shaw
4     #29N Corey Eaton
5     #72N Mike Reeder
6     #31N Dylan Shrum
7     #69N Cody Shrum
8     #99N Gage Myers
9     #7N Jace Badecker
10     #35R Ed Heeney
11     #51N Robert Johnson
12     #88DD Travis Day    
13     #616N Tyler Quilty
14     #47 Brian Park    
15     #59N Austin Struthers
16     #32N Dan Geil
17     #12N Mike Grenert
18     #33 Tyler Appelbaum


Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 5
Ninth Annual Lonnie Kaiser Memorial Day #1     
Jr Sprints
Brody Rubio
Blayden Graham
Vito Cancilla
Hayden Stepps
Levi Osborne
Jaxson Sowers
Nathan Fernandez
Maya Mauldin
Briggs Davis
Nathan McPhail
Charlie Haines
Porter Zachary
Jackson Tardiff
Edward Olvera DNS
Payton Pahule DNS

Super 600
Izaak Sharp
Cody Key
Dominic Gorden
Ashton Torgerson
Travis Sullivan
Jonathan Henry
Blake Parmley
Anthony Lewis
Tony Alosi
Brandon Riveira
Cierra Wullenwaber
Brad Hannum
Kelvin Lewis
Jeffery Pahule
Chris Parmley
Jessica McManus
Austin Torgerson

Restricted
Teagan Moles
Lucas Johnson
Lucas Mauldin
Nathan Ward
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Aniyah Scott
Josiah Vega
Kyle Fernandez
TK O'Brien
Brody Rubio
Kaiden Gowen
Cole Curry
Cierra Wullenwaber
AJ Neilson
Mickelina Monico
Andrew Smith
Adrianna DeMartini

Wingless 600
A Main
Jeffery Pahule
Ashton Torgerson
Devon Courtnier
Broedy Graham
Austin Torgerson
Cody Gray
Caleb Debem
Nate Wait
Jim Beck
Isak Johnson
Justin Stretch
Cody Jessop
Brandon Carey
Austin Wood
Robbie Lewis
Cody Parmley
Dominic Gorden
Jarrett Heimlich
Austin Taborski
George Nielson
Danny Carroll
Drew Laeber

B Main 1
Austin Torgerson
Caleb Debem
Isak Johnson
Taylor Mayhew
Taylor DeCarlo
Savannah Brown
Todd Kaiser
Brandon Alvarado
Randy Sims
Devin Osanna
Steve Alvarado
Rob Brown DNS

B Main 2
Danny Carroll
George Nielson
Jim Beck
Kyle Grissom
Becca Clark
Dustin Phillips
Caleb Ingle
Ryan Dotson
Tyson Davis DNS
Austin Stone DNS
Steven Schwartzkopf DNS
Rick Gutzke DNS


EStockton Dirt Track Unofficial Race Results November 6
2021 Tribute to Gary Patterson
King of The West/NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Cars
Corey Day
Rico Abreu
Tim Kaeding
D.J. Netto
Sean Becker
Joel Myers Jr
Austin McCarl
Ryan Bernal
Willie Croft
Ryan Robinson
Billy Aton
Bud Kaeding
Sean Watts
Blake Carrick
Tim Estenson
Jeffry Stroll
Shane Golobic
Dominic Scelzi
Justin Sanders
Mitchel Moles
Richard Brace Jr

Spint Car Challenge Tour 360 Sprint Cars
Shane Golobic
Dominic Scelzi
D.J. Netto
Ryan Robinson
JJ Hickel
Colby Copeland
Chase Majdic
Tanner Carrick
Corey Day
Ryan Timms
Justyn Cox
Colby Thornhill
Sean Becker
Andy Forsberg
Justin Henry
Bubba DeCaires
Tristen Guardino
Brett Barney
Daniel Whitley
Kaleb Montgomery
Isaiah Vasquez
Art McCarthy
Ashlyn Rodriguez
Mitchel Faccinto


Perris Auto Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 6
25th Annual Oval Nationals Night #3
AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Cars
Main Event
Kevin Thomas Jr
Justin Grant
C.J. Leary
Tanner Thorson
Brady Bacon
Jake Swanson
Shane Cottle
Chris Windom
Charles Davis Jr
 R.J. Johnson
A.J. Bender
Brody Roa
Logan Seavey
Cody Williams
 Max Adams
Carson Short
Chase Johnson
Dennis Gile
Verne Sweeney
Chris Gansen
Tye Mihocko
Damion Gardner
Logan Williams
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Matt Mitchell

Semi Main
Chris Windom
Matt Mitchell
Carson Short
Chris Gansen
Tye Mihocko
Dennis Gile
Austin Williams
Verne Sweeney
Danny Faria Jr
Alex Banales
Kyle Edwards
Shane Sexton
 Brent Owens
Dan Taylor
Chris Muraoka
Sterling Cling


Dixon Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 6
Jr Sprints
Brody Rubio
Hayden Stepps
Blayden Graham
Vito Cancilla
Levi Osborne
Briggs Davis
Jackson Tardiff
Nathan Fernandez
Maya Mauldin
Jaxson Sowers
Nathan McPhail
Porter Zachary
Colin Reynolds
Payton Pahule DNS

Super 600
Brandon Riveira
Ashton Torgerson
Austin Torgerson
Dominic Gorden
Izaak Sharp
Cody Key
Jeffery Pahule
Raio Salmon
John Bordenave
Chris Parmley
Jonathan Henry
Travis Sullivan
Tony Alosi
Cierra Wullenwaber
Don McLeister
Mattix Salmon
Jessica McManus
Kelvin Lewis DNS

Restricted 600
Jett Barnes
Teagan Moles
Lucas Johnson
Adrianna DeMartini
Andrew Smith
Nicholas Leonard Jr
Cierra Wullenwaber
Lucas Mauldin
Jackson Kohler
Kyle Fernandez
TK O'Brien
Brody Rubio
Mickelina Monico
Cole Curry
Josiah Vega
Kaiden Gowen
Nathan Ward
AJ Neilson
Aniyah Scott DNS

Wingless 600
A Main
Dominic Gorden
Austin Torgerson
Ashton Torgerson
Austin Wood
Brandon Carey
Broedy Graham
Kevin Carter
Taylor Mayhew
Caleb Debem
Austin Taborski
Nate Wait
Cody Jessop
James Andrichuk
Jarrett Heimlich
Drew Laeber
Cody Parmley
Robbie Lewis
Mattix Salmon
Jeffery Pahule
Travis Sullivan
Kelvin Lewis
TJ Smith

B Main 1
Cody Jessop
Cody Parmley
Justin Stretch
Blake Parmley
Tyler Chamorro
Brandon Shaw
Dustin Phillips
Kyle Grissom
Rob Brown
Randy Sims
Clayton Harris
Caleb Ingle
Christian Harris
Jim Beck DNS
Rick Gutzke DNS
Tony Alosi DNS

B Main 2
Competitor
Nate Wait
Taylor Mayhew
Isak Johnson
Brandon Alvarado
George Nielson
Todd Kaiser
Devin Osanna
Cody Gray
Savannah Brown
Becca Clark
Danny Carroll
Mark Baker
Austin Stone DNS
Preston McLeister DNS
Taylor DeCarlo DNS


The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 6
West Coast Short Track Championships
Super Late Model
Results are not official   
2     #23 Dan Holtz    
3     #12 Jim Wulfenstein
3     #14 Chris Clyne 
4     #80 Andre Prescott
5     #12k Kyle Keller
6     #11 John Dillon
7     #22A Andy Allen
8     #05 Nick Cooper    
9     #45 Nick Joanides    
10     #05s Eric Schmidt
11     #92 Jimmy Parker
12     #38P Jeffrey Peterson

Pro Late Models
Results are not official
1     #11a Dustin Ash
2     #38P Jeffrey Peterson
3     #7R Tyler Reif
4     #43 Tanner Reif
5     #75 Jeremy Doss
6     #36 Parker Malone
7     #11 Dylan Cappello
8     #42E Matt Erickson
9     #92z Dylan Zampa
10     #1K Robbie Kennealy
11     #41 Howard Holden
12     #22 Aaron McMorran
13     #40 Matt Frady
14     #19K Kylie Ith
15     #62 Ethan Cheek
16     #16 Tyler Monroe        
17     #7M Kenna Mitchell    
18     #55 Alex Eskandari    
19     #07 Jadan Walbridge    
20     #57 Zach Telford    
21     #08 Chris Trickle

602 Modified
Results are not official
1     #5K Kyle Tellstrom        
2     #75 Jeremy Doss
3     #25 Jaron Giannini
4     #24 Shelby Stroebel
5     #50 Nick Gibson
6     #84 Eddie Secord
7     #11 Jeff Longman
8     #34 Kayli Barker
9     #19J Jimmy Sloan
10     #40 Dylan Caldwell
11     #80 Wyatt King
12     #56 Rosalee Weller
13     #14 Mike Neilson
14     #5A Aaron Mcmorran
15     #17J Justin Johnson
16     #0z Scott Osborne
17     #21D Darrin Sullivan
18     #29S Sam Jacks
19     #57K Kylei Keown    
20     #19L Kyle Latham    
21     #12 Tom Pfundstein
22     #41 Kyle Jacks

Late Model Truck Series
Results are not official
1     #03 Lee Keach    
2     #10 Stan Mullis
3     #3 Mark Allison
4     #65 Gary Wyatt
5     #7 Jim Putman
6     #53 Curtis Burns
7     #4 Arlie Daniel
8     #9 Mike Riefler

Legend Car
Results are not official
1     #7 Tyler Reif    
2     #71 Jake Bollman
3     #51 Brenden Ruzbarsky
4     #43 Enzo Lalama
5     #14 Amilleo Thomson
6     #21E Ethan Nascimento
7     #23 Lonnie Hochstetler
8     #53 Bruce Silver
9     #50 Chloe Lynch
10     #22r TJ Roberts
11     #34 Jeff Regier
12     #35G Landon Gresser
13     #77 Kayci Phillips
14     #45 Byson Brown    
15     #12J Jordon Holloway
16     #69 Sean Hingorani


Orange Show Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 6
LATE MODELS
Results are not official
1     #22 Kyle Meyer
2     #2 Mike Weiman
3     #22S John Sereika
4     #59 CJ Evans
5     #25 Justin Good
6     #31 Austin Pannone
7     #20 Jeff Cypert
8     #44 Ron Woods

STREET STOCK
Main Event 1
Results are not official
1     #83 KEVIN JAMES
2     #1 JAY VERDUZCO
3     #19 JAY HENSON
4     #8 TYLER GALLUP
5     #43 GERRIT CROMSIGT
6     #07 EVAN MCCRAY
7     #3 MARK WHITSON
8     #25 CURTIS DIETZCH
9     #58 JAMES ALTMAN
10     #04 JAYSON ALDRIGE
11     #02 BRANDON JAMES
12     #35 BRUCE SECORD
13     #38 PARKER
14     #98 DON ZOLL
15     #18 DARRIN SECORD

STREET STOCK
Main Event 2
Results are not official
1     #1 JAY VERDUZCO
2     #19 JAY HENSON
3     #8 TYLER GALLUP
4     #43 GERRIT CROMSIGT
5     #83 KEVIN JAMES
6     #35 BRUCE SECORD
7     #3 MARK WHITSON
8     #18 DARRIN SECORD
9     #25 CURTIS DIETZCH
10     #58 JAMES ALTMAN
11     #38 PARKER
12     #07 EVAN MCCRAY
13     #02 BRANDON JAMES
14     #04 JAYSON ALDRIGE

PONY STOCK
Results are not official
1     #86 JOHN SOARES
2     #99 CODY CORUTHERS
3     #10 CHASE SHACKLEFORD
4     #06 AUSTIN EDWARDS
5     #16 ERIC KING
6     #4 DANNY LUV
7     #15 CODY PARENTEAU
8     #12 TRAVIS LAUX
9     #18 VICTOR GARCIA
10     #93 RALPH HODGES    

SPORT COMPACT
Results are not official
1     #71T TONY PROVENZONE
2     #25H MIKE HUDSON
3     #52 KEN MCWILLIAMS
4     #92 DAVID HUNT
5     #47 ANDREW SCHMITZ
6     #42X DAVID STITES
7     #25 STEVE BELLING
8     #19 BILLLY FOULTZ
9     #27 ZACK CONYERS
10     #41 JAMES CALLE
11     #14 TRACI CALLE
12     #36 LANNY SAVAGE    

PRO
Results are not official
1     #22 JOHN SEREIKA
2     #97 DAVID HEUSTERBERG
3     #21 TYLER UNDERWOOD
4     #86 JOHNNY SOARES
5     #1 AUSTIN EDWARDS
6     #11 MIKE DOUTHIT
7     #12 PAUL JOHNSTON
8     #91 PATRICIA DENNISON
9     #7 RANDY BECKER JR    

BANDOS
Results are not official
1     #11 DANIEL O'DONNELL
2     #42 STEPHEN BAZEN
3     #37 CADEN CORDOVA
4     #21B BRAXTON JAMES
5     #21W WESLEY JAMES
6     #83 JAYDEN JAMES 

 

Arizona Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 13
54th Western World Championships Presented by San Tan Ford Night #1 

AMSOIL USAC National Sprints
Main Event
Logan Seavey
C.J. Leary
Jake Swanson
Thomas Meseraull
Brady Bacon
Justin Grant
Tanner Thorson
Chris Windom
Shane Cottle
Austin Williams
Jake Helsel
Brody Roa
Stevie Sussex
Tye Mihocko
Sterling Cling
Damion Gardner
R.J. Johnson
Charles Davis Jr
Cody Williams
Alex Banales
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Kevin Thomas Jr
Austin Grabowski
Tommy Malcolm

Semi Main
Shane Cottle
Stevie Sussex
Tommy Malcolm
Brody Roa
Jake Helsel
Sterling Cling
Chris Gansen
Cody Williams
Caleb Stelzig
Chris Bonneau
Spencer Hill
Colt Treharn
Austin Grabowski
Kyle Shipley
Logan Calderwood
Verne Sweeney
Daylin Perreira
Ikaika O’Brien
Jimmy Pontin
Danny Mathus
Brent Yarnal

USAC National Midgets
Chris Windom
Cannon McIntosh
Thomas Meseraull
Tanner Carrick
Buddy Kofoid
Tanner Thorson
Justin Grant
Logan Seavey
Chase Randall
Cory Eliason
Bryant Wiedeman
Emerson Axsom
Kaylee Bryson
Chance Crum
Brenham Crouch
Jade Avedisian
Taylor Reimer
Kevin Woody Jr
Trevor Casey
Kevin Thomas Jr
Zach Daum
Ethan Mitchell
Jim Vanzant


Arizona Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 12
54th Western World Championships Presented by San Tan Ford Night #1
AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Cars
Main Event
Brady Bacon
Logan Seavey
Tanner Thorson
CJ Leary
Charles Davis Jr
Chris Windom
Austin Williams
Justin Grant
Brody Roa
Tommy Malcolm
Jake Swanson
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Kevin Thomas Jr
Shane Cottle
Damion Gardner
RJ Johnson
Chris Gansen
Verne Sweeney
Caleb Stelzig
Jake Helsel
Sterling Cling
Stevie Sussex
Thomas Meseraull
Cody Williams

Semi Main
Tanner Thorson
Damion Gardner
Austin Williams
Tommy Malcolm
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Shane Cottle
Logan Calderwood
Tye Mihocko
Chris Windom
Chris Bonneau
Alex Banales
Austin Grabowski
Kyle Shipley
Daylin Perreira
Verne Sweeney
Colt Treharn
Spencer Hill
Jimmy Pontin

C Main
Shane Cottle
Spencer Hill
Daylin Perreira
Jimmy Pontin
Ikaika O’Brien
Tuesday Calderwood
Bruce St James

AMSOIL USAC Mational Midgets
Justin Grant
Buddy Kofoid
Kevin Thomas Jr
Cory Eliason
Tanner Thorson
Chris Windom
Chase Randall
Zach Daum
Tanner Carrick
Daison Pursley
Bryant Wiedeman
Cannon McIntosh
Thomas Meseraull
Chance Crum
Ethan Mitchell
Jade Avedisian
Brenham Crouch
Taylor Reimer
Kevin Woody Jr
Logan Seavey
Kaylee Bryson
Trevor Casey
Jim Vanzant
Emerson Axsom


Thunderbowl Raceway Unofficial Race Results November 12
Kings of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car
Results are not official
1     #21 Carson Macedo    
2     #4SA Justin Sanders
3     #5T Ryan Timms
4     #41S Dominic Scelzi
5     #88 Austin McCarl
6     #36 Craig Stidham
7     #28 Grant Champlin
8     #63 J.J. Hickle
9     #75 Brendan Warmerdam
10     #18T Tanner Holmes
11     #7H Jake Haulot
12     #67G Grant Duinkerken
13     #14T Tim Estenson
14     #22 Keith Day Jr
15     #19 Colby Thornhill
16     #2 Brooklyn Holland
17     #5D Connor Danell
18     #51 Brody Fuson
19     #3 Brandon Stidham
20     #82J Steve Jaquith
21     #35M Chase Majdic    
22     #98 Michael Pombo

West Coast Sport Compacts
Results are not official
1     #27D Ryan Doglione        
2     #75 Jeff Durant
3     #68 Chris Corder
4     #26X Jason Cook Jr
5     #9 Gene Glover
6     #28 Greg Baronian
7     #32X Jason Cook
8     #20X Cole Trickle
9     #88 Nick Thompson
10     #3RD Eddie Humphrey III
11     #43 Helder Santos
12     #53 Bubba Holland
13     #67 Dan Myrick
14     #88R Josie Robinson
15     #11 Shawn DePriest        
16     #3 Mason Young
17     #34 Michael Hutchinson        
18     #6B Brayden Jamar        
19     #22H Hailey Marvin
20     #1 Steve Durant        
21     #77 Clinton Massey    
DNS    #14 Ethan Griffioen            
DNS    #23X Cory Mata

IMCA Western RaceSaver Sprints
Results are not official
1     #2 Brooklyn Holland    
2     #38 Kyle Rasmussen
3     #63 Ryan Delisle
4     #12E Brandon Emmett
5     #22 Mike Schott
6     #1X Richard Weddle
7     #31H Phil Heynen    
8     #718 Brad Hohlbauch


Las Vegas Motor Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 13
Duel in the Desert Night #55
Super Late Model
A Main
Results are not official
1     #32 Bobby Pierce
2     #99R Josh Richards
3     #20RT Ricky Thornton Jr
4     #21 Billy Moyer
5     #1st Johnny Scott
6     #0 Scott Bloomquist
7     #21JR Billy Moyer Jr
8     #14M Morgan Bagley
9     #01 Chris Ferguson
10     #91P Jason Papich
11     #13 Rusty Schlenk
12     #99B Boom Briggs
13     #70 Jeff Smith
14     #503 Jason Miles
15     #74X Brody Montgomery
16     #78S Steve Stultz
17     #39 Tim McCreadie
18     #49 Jonathan Davenport
19     #15 Justin Duty
20     #32B Cody Laney
21     #76 Brandon Overton
22     #46 Bricen James
23     #37 Rob Mayea
24     #14G Joe Godsey

B Main
Results are not official
1     #15 Justin Duty
2     #13 Rusty Schlenk
3     #32B Cody Laney
4     #46 Bricen James
5     #503 Jason Miles
6     #78S Steve Stultz
7     #37 Rob Mayea
8     #74X Brody Montgomery
9     #19 Jeff Schildmeyer
10     #72W Wyatt Howard

IMCA Modified
A Main
Results are not official
1     #20RT Ricky Thornton Jr
2     #33Z Zack Vanderbeek
3     #WW1 Ricky Alvarado
4     #01T Peyton Taylor
5     #18Z Zane Devilbiss
6     #48K Kollin Hibdon
7     #4TW Tim Ward
8     #A Ethan Dotson
9     #75JR Chaz Baca
10     #B1 Jeff Larson
11     #3B Eddie Belec
12     #12T Mike McKinney
13     #10N Robert Sanders
14     #89C Steven Whiteaker
15     #21K Kyle Brown
16     #113 Jerry Flippo
17     #01 Jacob Hobscheidt
18     #13 Bricen James
19     #5 Jeff Taylor
20     #96J Johnny Saathoff
21     #5L Cody Laney
22     #96JP Jeremy Payne
23     #C9 Collen Winebarger
24     #44T Tanner Black    

B Main
Results are not official
1     #C9 Collen Winebarger
2     #96J Johnny Saathoff
3     #99 Jesse Sobbing
4     #6U Dominic Ursetta
5     #21R Riley Simmons
6     #223 Jake Pike
7     #3AC Austin Kiefer
8     #12C Ty Clemens
9     #90 Jason Beaulieu
10     #21 David Brown
11     #7D Dennis Schoenfeld
12     #72W Wyatt Howard
13     #44 Christy Barnett
14     #16B Randy Brown

IMCA Stock Car
A Main
Results are not official
1     #18Z Zane Devilbiss
2     #99X Dallon Murty
3     #25P Mike Petersilie
4     #99 Jesse Sobbing
5     #99D Damon Murty
6     #82P John Parmeley
7     #88H Beau Hutchison
8     #08 Chase Berkeley
9     #77S Jerry Schram
10     #10 Mike Stapleton
11     #97M David Murray Jr
12     #38 Jessie Shearin
13     #55AK Scott Sluka
14     #93 Michael Jaennette
15     #23JR Christopher McCurdy Jr
16     #24 Robert Chalupa
17     #13M Matt Mayo
18     #18 Alex Dostal
19     #10J Jake Nelson
20     #67 Michael Villanueva
21     #82 Shelby Williams
22     #40JR Bubba Stafford Jr
23     #50B Brandon Monson
24     #7M Anthony Madrid    

B Main
Results are not official
1     #50B Brandon Monson
2     #23JR Christopher McCurdy Jr
3     #88 Kevin Roberts
4     #24 Robert Chalupa
5     #55 Dyllan Siewell
6     #11X Pat Humphrey
7     #160 Brody Humphrey
8     #119 Kenny Gill
9     #68V Joe Vlasity
10     #25 Dan McCain
11     #76M Marie Curtis
12     #19 Roy Smith Jr


Las Vegas Motor Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 12
Duel in the Desert Night #4
Late Model

A Main
Results are not official
1     #49 Jonathan Davenport
2     #76 Brandon Overton
3     #39 Tim McCreadie
4     #32 Bobby Pierce
5     #99R Josh Richards
6     #1st Johnny Scott
7     #20RT Ricky Thornton Jr
8     #32B Cody Laney
9     #14M Morgan Bagley
10     #01 Chris Ferguson
11     #13 Rusty Schlenk
12     #91P Jason Papich
13     #21JR Billy Moyer Jr
14     #15 Justin Duty
15     #70 Jeff Smith
16     #14G Joe Godsey
17     #19 Jeff Schildmeyer
18     #503 Jason Miles
19     #21 Billy Moyer
20     #2s Stormy Scott
21     #14R Jeff Roth
22     #99B Boom Briggs
23     #14 Reid Millard
24     #37 Rob Mayea

B Main
Results are not official
1     #20RT Ricky Thornton Jr
2     #99B Boom Briggs
3     #21JR Billy Moyer Jr
4     #37 Rob Mayea
5     #14G Joe Godsey
6     #32B Cody Laney
7     #14R Jeff Roth
8     #14 Reid Millard
9     #78S Steve Stultz
10     #17 McLain Beaudoin
11     #72W Wyatt Howard
12     #46 Darren Coffell

IMCA Sport Modifieds

A Main
Results are not official
1     #53 Logan Anderson
2     #117 Dylan Van Wyk
3     #2M Matt Sanders
4     #84 Jorddon Braaten
5     #4D Danny Concelman
6     #151 Tyler Bannister
7     #11B Brian Baker
8     #21P Ryan Peery
9     #7TG Joe Docekal
10     #12 Tommy Fraser
11     #51 Jason Bannister
12     #69 Nathan Rolfe
13     #59 Randy Miller
14     #13m Matthew Mayo Jr
15     #59M Robert Miller
16     #101 Luke Silber
17     #16K Kaylin Lopez
18     #2K Taylor Kuehl
19     #14A Chase Alves
20     #09B Brett Berry
21     #43LV Logan Veloz
22     #99RE Arie Schouten
23     #75 Cole Suckow
24     #177 Mitch Boesel

B Main
Results are not official
1     #69 Nathan Rolfe
2     #4D Danny Concelman
3     #177 Mitch Boesel
4     #11B Brian Baker
5     #1 Paul Donovan
6     #85JR Shawn Pudwill
7     #86W Willy Kirk
8     #9 David Schmidt
9     #48 Michael Dean
10     #0 Dakota Girard
11     #8T Tony Johnson
12     #14E Justin Erickson
13     #11T Troy Householder
14     #74S Christopher Sieweke

IMCA Mod Lites
Results are not official
1     #11 Zack Forster
2     #9 Riley Clem
3     #64 Randy Bryan
4     #99 Darrick Knutsen
5     #114 Sean Conyers
6     #95 Collin Bender
7     #14 Jd Brown
8     #97 Steve Bender
9     #17 Tim Varney
10     #29A Gary Dewitt
11     #33 Mike Schmidt
12     #88 Michael Phay
13     #94 Brandi Myers
14     #71 Candi Varney


Havasu 95 Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 12
RADICAL FOCUS MIDGETS
Results are not official
1     #99R CASEY TILLMAN    
2     #47RW HUNTER WISER
3     #9R CHRIS LAMB
4     #89R KYLE TELLSTROM
5     #5B JESSICA BEAN
6     #02 MATT ELLIOTT
7     #88R NATHAN BYRD
8     #19R LOGAN SULYI
9     #74R CALEB EDINGTON
10     #3 ASHLYN POWELL
11     #9M RIVER MERRILL
12     #12B MONTY BERGENES
13     #6R KYLE CLINE
14     #68R MIKE ANDERSON
15     #13G DEVIN WESTOVER
16     #0R DREW CRENSHAW
17     #31M CHEYENNE MERRILL


Havasu 95 Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 13
RADICAL FOCUS MIDGETS
Results are not official
1     #9R CHRIS LAMB        
2     #89R KYLE TELLSTROM
3     #5B JESSICA BEAN
4     #88R NATHAN BYRD
5     #74R CALEB EDINGTON
6     #6R KYLE CLINE
7     #19R LOGAN SULYI
8     #13G DEVIN WESTOVER
9     #9M RIVER MERRILL
10     #68R MIKE ANDERSON    
11     #12B MONTY BERGENES
12     #31M CHEYENNE MERRILL
13     #47RW HUNTER WISE        
14     #0R DREW CRENSHAW
15     #63L COLTON LEDBETTER        
16     #3 ASHLYN POWELL        
17     #99R CASEY TILLMAN    
18     #02 MATT ELLIOTT

SWT TRUCKS
Results are not official
1     #21G EVAN GARVY    
2     #8K MIKE KELPERIS
3     #53B CURTIS BURNS
4     #72Q JESUS QUINTERO
5     #91P GEORGE PERRET

FACTORY STOCKS
Results are not official
1     #99B CHRIS BLACKWEL        
2     #44Q JACOB QUARTARO
3     #87d DARRYN KEIRNS
4     #17G WILLIAM GUEVARA
5     #247 KEVIN MCKINNEY
6     #94R DYLAN REINKE
7     #43Q JOSH QUARTARO
8     #29G TIA GUY
9     #75G TOM GRAY
10     #96H SAM HARRISON    
11     #77G CAMERON GUY
    

Adobe Mountain Speedway Unofficial Race Results November 13
WMR Midgets
Nathan High
Drake Edwards
David Prickett
Cory Brown
Blake Bower
Tyler Rodriquez
Tyler Doloaki
Greg Jewett
Kyle Hawse
Terry Nichols
Chloe High
Kyle Huttenhow

Wingless 600s
A Main
Austin Torgeson
Ashton Torgeson
Drake Edwards
Cameron La Rose
Grant Schaadt
Shon Deskins
Preston Norbury
Josh Castro
Eddie Hamblen
Tony Morris
Elijah Gile
Dylan Beal
Chase Ferris
Joshua Spatola
Bradley Cox
JT Imperial
Bryant Dawson
Colton Key
Casey Bauman

B Main
Josh Castro
Elijah Gile
Eddie Hamblen
Dylan Schaadt
JT Imperial
Cody Covey
Joshua Shipley
Kurt Johnson
Mark Morin
Ashley Afdahl
Austin Kromberg
Damian Norbury
Mason Keefer
Derrick Johnson
Paul Martin

Restricted
Elijah Gile
Quinn Thurein
Axton Romero
Ethan Stevens
Nathan Ward
Xander Dundon
Mickey Gile
Noah Gile
Gavin Jewett
Jaydon Barnes

Mini Late Model
Lyle Goodwin
Derrek Orr
Daniel Madrid
Gilbert Madrid
Matt Malcomn  

Junior Sprints
Levi Osborne
Logan Woodkline
Jace Thurein
Braxton Busch
Steve Davis
Kollin Klein

Editor's Note: The following column was written especially for this post a couple weeks ago to mostly discuss the plans for The DCRR. On Sunday, we decided to add another one to discuss some of the recent happenungs in the sport. You're getting two columns this week, but what the heck? It seems like a good way to wrap things up.

The Editor's Viewpoint

When I typed this column a couple of weeks ago, it was with the intent of making a "State Of The Blog" post explaining our plans. I have plenty of opinions on what's been going on for the past month, but I didn't want to stretch this column out longer. This post was intended to tie up the loose ends for our media effort for the 2021 season so that we could move on to the next phase. This column didn't need to be more than a state of the blog post. 

We're in November, and right on cue I'm burned out. Sometimes I refer to it as breaking my brain. I don't want to think about this stuff and want to focus on something completely different. However, I'm only ending this phase of the DCRR Media effort. The way we've been doing things for the past seven seasons will be changing. Therefore, there's work to be done to get things set up and to work on projects I hope to unveil in 2022. The fact that I'm burned out does not help. 

The funny thing is I've been sitting in here writing different race review articles and not even counting how many I've done. I didn't edit anything until today, so I was almost overwhelmed to realize there were 25 race review articles that needed to be edited so that this post could be published. I'm trying to resist the urge that's been a part of what I do for years. I don't want to add one more article, although we're in the midst of the Placerville Hangtown 100 weekend as I write this. 

I'm ahead of the game compared to last November. Last year, I had written notes for several race review articles, but I decided that point racing was over and therefore I didn't need to mess with it. This year, everything was written, but I just didn't want to spend the hours of editing time so that it could be posted. I intended to do it, but it might have taken another week or two. As has been the case all year long, when I have actually gotten a little bit of help from somebody via The Tip Jar, it was Michael Burch coming through with some support. 

Michael doesn't do that because he's looking for any recognition, but he's going to get it from me. He's been a supporter of mine since very early on when The DCRR was a printed magazine. He's tipped me several times over the years, and many times I've been desperate when that money has come my way. Such is the way it's been for me over the last few years as I'm not getting any steady income. I am getting steady work doing this blog effort, because these posts don't just happen on their own. 

I was not, and let me repeat that, I was not planning to do a weekly media effort this year. I was done with it. Michael was the one who tipped me very early this year that got me to motivate myself to put the first post up, and it just continued from there. He's tipped me three times this year. He's the only one. Therefore, I wanted to add this little bit before returning you to the scheduled Viewpoint column just to say one thing. 

If you're enjoying what we did this year on this blog, you can think Michael Burch for that. This would not have happened if not for him, I can guarantee you that. It's been a difficult year but Burch has continued to do what he does. He's been not just a good supporter of this effort, but a good friend as well.

In any case, we'll move on to what was already typed to be run in this column. I have a fleeting thought in the back of my mind to do a News and Rumors column in December in which you might see a few opinions from me. Don O'Keefe Jr is the originator of that column, and he's encouraged me to borrow it when I want to. Mind you, I'm only thinking about it, and it may not happen. Hopefully, I will be in the midst of certain racing media projects that need my attention by then.

We've reached the end of the season on this blog. Actually, we've reached the end of a seven-year run in which this blog has been used to cover weekly racing action from multiple tracks. We'll be changing our strategy from this point on. I can no longer continue to spend hours every week working on covering the current racing effort. For one thing, it's way too much work. For another thing, I'm getting almost no compensation, and I need to start putting my energy into more productive endeavors. 

When I left the race track for the final time in 2003, I really was never coming back again. I was done. For about 12 years, I made good on those plans. I wondered if I could actually do that in 2004. What was interesting was after skipping the first couple of races that year, it became incredibly easy. I always put hours of work into the media effort. My motivation was the adrenaline rush of doing what I did and knowing that I was making a difference. That was the same motivation I had when I returned in 2015. 

Well, in all honesty, the motivation was the hope that I could use my skillset to save the home I was about ready to lose. To my disappointment, that didn't happen. However, coming back to racing did open doors to opportunities I didn't think I would have in the sport. I wasn't looking for them either, but it's certainly been a journey. Though I didn't save my home, the goal of keeping a roof over my head was certainly accomplished during the past six years. However, things are changing, and I need to figure things out from here.

No, I didn't intend to come back and offer so much racing coverage on this blog over the last seven seasons, nor did I intend to create a blog that had weekly coverage for seven years on it, I'm very proud of the work we did here. When I ghost wrote the 2010 season for Antioch Speedway and Orland Raceway, I was curious if I could still do what I used to do. If you look in the archives here, I think the answer was yes. When I returned in 2015, I knew what I was capable of doing. I fell short of certain goals, but without a doubt I believe I helped the sport and kept my head above water. 

DCRR Racing Media will continue on, and I need to start figuring out how to accomplish certain things without putting as much time and stress into it. Obviously, working on writing and editing racing history books will be at the forefront of the plan. The DCRR Racing blog will continue with all of the archives, and special articles will be published here as I write them. Much of that will probably cover history, but I'm sure the current thing will be covered as I feel inspired. However, the way forward if I cover the current effort on any sort of regular basis will be with audio. 

I've maintained The DCRR Racing Radio Show on and off for over 20 years and have recorded hundreds of shows. I've put it up at Dailymotion since 2014, mostly because it was an alternative to YouTube. I didn't think about monetization or the idea that I could make anything from it. It's a good thing, because the amount of money they say I've earned is low. It would take another 15 years to finally receive a payment from them. I don't want to make it sound like the only reason I do this is for money, but let's be honest. Without money, it's incredibly difficult to make your way in this world.

I'm not a self promoter, and I don't like to brag about the things I've accomplished. However, I believe I can add value to the racing product via my coverage and the observations and promotional things that I can do. However, without compensation, why should I do it? Why should I do so much where others benefit the way they do, and only a very precious few bother to throw anything my way to help me? I can no longer think of any good reason. Doing it for the good of the sport or because I like being creative this way just isn't good enough. 

I've watched people use YouTube for other things and do pretty well with it. I'm not suggesting I could generate the sort of revenue that they do, but there's a possibility I could at least get enough compensation in the long run to make putting energy into that worth the time. However, I need to set things up and see if what I'm thinking is realistic or not. That could mean that all of the coverage you see in articles is transferred to audio and video on YouTube. This might not just be the big show, but little shows of 10 to 15 minutes, depending on what's being covered.

The sad reality about the writing I do is there aren't that many people who want to sit down and read the lengthy posts that are published here. There are some readers, but not enough to generate anything. Part of it is me hurting myself. I should be posting articles one or two at a time instead of in lengthy posts. This would generate more hits, but I've been more comfortable just doing it all in one big post. It's easier for me for whatever reason, but it's the wrong way to do it. These articles are not evergreen, so after a week or so, nobody cares to read them unless you're a fan of one of the racers covered in the articles.

People don't like to sit down and read the way they used to. Shorter articles that take just a few minutes to go over is the preferred way these days. However, more people would rather watch a short video or listen to audio. They can do that on a computer while browsing the web, or they can bring that audio with them as they go down the road someplace. I've been thinking long and hard about this, and the audio and video medium is the way to go if we are to continue to use The DCRR to cover racing these days. I can do things in a fraction of the time that way once I figure out a format. 

With special blog articles, what is written doesn't just fade away into the archives. Depending on the subject, people will read certain articles weeks or months down the line. Therefore, the approach in how we use this blog will change. Originally, this blog was intended for me to make posts talking about ideas for books and to share some history. I didn't post on any sort of regular basis, but the blog was there when needed. I worked hard at establishing The DCRR brand, so maintaining this blog, some sort of audio or video and maybe even a web page and message board are all things we're looking at. 

I want to say thank you to everybody who has taken the time to read posts on this blog or the Jefferson Racing News blog during the past seven seasons. Knowing that there were people interested in what we were covering means a lot. I especially want to thank anybody who realized we needed a little bit of financial help here or there and decided to tip us. Some people really went above and beyond and you are greatly appreciated. Anybody who threw a tip our way was appreciated, because most of the time that's been the only way we've gotten any money for the work we put into the racing effort. 

I'm working on being grateful for the opportunities and appreciating the good times more than I do. This has been a struggle that I have wrestled with for several years. There's good and bad involved with this, and I will admit that my problem is I've focused much harder on the bad than the good. When I take time to think about the good things I've been involved with through the years, it blows me away sometimes. Knowing that I've made a difference and in some instances have altered the course of the sport at certain venues in a positive way is humbling. I never thought I'd get such opportunities, and my intent has always been to try to make things better. 

I've missed the mark sometimes. I've offended people. I've hurt people's feelings. Sometimes my observations have ultimately been wrong. I claim ownership of the bad, and I apologize to anybody who feels I may have wronged them here or there. Though I'm aware of my mistakes and feel bad about some things, I'm very proud of the good I've been involved with. I'm particularly proud of things that I've been involved with that have made a positive difference since returning to the sport. In the book I will be editing, I'm going to talk about some of those things with my usual honest assessments and insights. 

That's where all of this is headed. Modern racing coverage will be minimized, and the only thing that will change those plans is financial compensation. Not just a little drop in the bucket, but the kind of compensation that will afford me the opportunity to better my life. In absence of that, we're done, which is why I'm writing this column right now. The regular media effort we've been doing since 2015 will not continue. I recommend you check out the various writers who are out there still covering the sport in the old style. I think it makes a difference, but some tracks place no value on any of it anymore. So be it. 

What I have been able to accomplish through the years and what I've witnessed now needs to be put down on paper. It's time to start doing some books. I don't know how many, but I know we're eventually going to get around to doing books for such tracks as Antioch Speedway, Petaluma Speedway, Merced Speedway, Ocean Speedway and others. Those are in the early stages of the thought process of how to proceed, but I have other books that are going to go first. Without having to put 20 to 30 hours a week into the modern media effort, I can actually start doing these books during racing season. If I cover any races, it will be special stuff like IMCA Modified Speedweek. 

My Apologies is the first book on deck. Most of it has been written, and it needs to be edited. I have a lot of ideas on how I want to do this follow-up to Just A Kid From The Grandstands. There might be a couple of additional chapters added while I edit, and some of the stuff written may not make it to publication. I have also noticed as I've gone through some photos that there are a few vanity pictures from throughout my career that I've managed to hold on to. Those pictures may be included in that book, but the book needs to be finished so I can really jump into the history. I'm aiming for the first quarter of next year. 

I also want to put together a smaller book, which will be offered at a really nice rate. That book will be done in the first quarter, and I'll announce more once I open up the file and begin putting the content together. I think it's going to be very cool. There are some other book ideas that I have content ready for or a good percentage of it is ready. Announcements will probably be made on those books in the first quarter of next year. The history of the sport matters, and I want to be able to add my information for books that will serve to document some history that people might not see otherwise. I think I'm better served.doing that than covering the modern racing effort. 

One of the things I'm wrestling with is the idea that I'm a relic when it comes to the modern stuff. I don't want to believe certain things don't matter in the sport, but I'm witnessing it. It's hitting me in the face. If I'm sitting here in denial, it's only hurting me. It's another reason I don't think it's a good use of my time to spend 20 to 30 hours covering the modern racing effort every week. 

I'll still be grabbing all of the history information I can each year and putting it away on file for as long as I'm able to. There are places that are archiving some of the stuff better, but the nature of the internet is that it can disappear in the stroke of a key. A lot of stuff over the last 20 years on the internet has already been deleted, but I've grabbed quite a few things and put them on file.

I could stretch this column out a lot longer. As I'm writing this, the last weekend of October is in the books, and the first week of November will kick off with some racing at multiple venues later on this evening. I've noted some good stuff and some bad stuff. A few things fell short of what I was hoping for, but the show went on at many different places. Rather than get into everything that I think about these shows, I'm going to let the race review articles that we wrote speak for themselves. I don't want to get bogged down on things. 

I've been critical of different things, but it's always with the belief that things can be better. Maybe I felt something wasn't done as well as it should have been done, and the result was a show that didn't perform as well as it could have. Hey, at least the tracks kept the races going. The fans who still care, and there seems to be fewer of them these days, came out and watched. The racers who wanted to be a part of it came out and raced. The dream continued to live on. Isn't that what's most important?

Maybe I'll sum some things up with one liners. I'm proud of Antioch Speedway being the track that promoted the biggest Hobby Stock race in West Coast history at $5,000 to win. I'm proud of Larry Adams for the work he put into making that happen. I'm proud of Dan Myrick for creating the biggest Sport Compact race on the dirt this year at $1,000 to win. Has there ever been a bigger paying race for this class on the dirt on the West Coast? Car count may not have been great, but at least the race happened. I'm proud of Nathan Corn for trying to get a Four Banger Enduro at Dixon. Only four drivers came to compete, but at least they made something happen. I'm hoping people get behind it and make it work better next time. 

The reality is we maybe didn't have the greatest year in 2019, though better than the two years that followed. The dream was living on, and there was hope and optimism for the future. Then, 2020 happened. The real world came crashing into our racing world in a way that many don't like to see. A lot of us have enjoyed the sport of auto racing as an escape from the BS of the real world, whether that be social debates, political or what have you. With the virus and the way government reacted with the shutdowns, it was staring us in the face last year, even at the race track. 

The sport was tested in ways that nobody anticipated, and that meant having races with just competitors and pit crews, but nobody in the stands. That necessitated tracks finding a way to get into the racing pay-per-view business as a way to generate revenue. 2020 was a damn disaster, in my humble opinion. Tracks might put a positive spin on it, but it was a damn disaster. Even if the show went on at some places more than others, it was terrible. I knew the financial repercussions would be felt this year, and they were. 

When I have critiqued certain things that tracks have done this year and taken promoters to task, maybe I haven't emphasized one of the underlining factors in the struggle. Money is tight. A few drivers can't even afford to race or do so on a limited schedule. Otherwise, the car sits in the garage while they wait to have the money to buy that part or simply afford to go through the gates. Fans are having to choose when to go. Every race of the year isn't on the table for some fans anymore, even if they want to go. Therefore, they pick and choose, and attendance suffers. Even worse, some people just aren't going. 

While you might say some promoters are doing things wrong or hurting the cause, don't discount the role the economic hit we took in 2020 played in 2021. It hurt. Maybe another way of looking at things this year, aside from the fact that it wasn't all that great of a year at some places, is to say that the show still went on and tracks are trying to push forward. The fight we're having over the economic situation in the world in general also affects the sport. The hope is that we can put this year in the rear view mirror and 2022 will be better. Nobody can know what other factors may hurt or help this, but time will tell. 

The sport is always changing and evolving, and it always will. Some things are good and some things are bad. That's in the eye of the beholder, and you're not wrong if you think what's happening on the track these days is the best it's ever been. That's your opinion. For my taste, I don't think what happens at the track these days compares to the glory days. It's not even close. That makes me feel old when I say that. One of the things that affects my opinion pieces, although I think I've kept it away from the actual race reviews, is my dissatisfaction with some things going on in the sport these days. I don't want to be that cranky old person not seeing the good and coming off as being too negative. That's another reason to stop the weekly coverage on this blog.

We don't know what the future holds, but I'm grateful to the racers who continue to fight to keep this Saturday night racing dream alive. I greatly appreciate each and every promoter who takes the financial risk to open the gates. Though I might be cranky about the youth movement and certain kids divisions, I understand why tracks are going in that direction. I can only hope that what they are doing instills the love of the sport in that generation, and some of these young drivers continue to race on Saturday night for years to come. Not everybody is going to make it to the big time, but that doesn't mean that somebody can't be a hero to the next generation of kids at their Saturday night track. The dream lives on. 

I'm at risk of rambling on and on here, so I'm going to end this column. I'll be observing another weekend of racing, putting a couple more articles together and calling it a year for the big blog posts. I know I'll get nostalgic and will have that tug to pull me back in, but this really is it for this phase of the effort. That's not it for The DCRR brand. We will continue on, and you'll hear about it on this blog or The DCRR Twitter site. I'm not going away, just changing things up. I hope you'll continue to follow us and enjoy what we create in the future. 

On that note, I'm going to end this column. Thank you for your support. Without you, none of this would have been worth it.

 

The Editor's Viewpoint

Forgive me if I drift into old man, "get off my lawn" mode here. Then again, this is an indication as to why I'm planning to take a step back from covering the current racing product on a regular basis as the main thing we do with The DCRR. As I always say at the start of these deals, I'm going to try to be as brief as I can be.

At one point, only certain tracks were running special shows at the end of the year. Many of the tracks were trying to get everything wrapped up at some point in September. Some tracks finished their championship seasons in August, and very few drifted into October. We had a clear off-season, and every track wasn't eyeing dates between October and February as an opportunity to make more money. They were more focused towards getting as many cars and as many fans to come out during the regular racing season as possible. 

What this meant was we had some truly special open shows at the end of the season. These were races that delivered huge car counts and became real events. On the Stock Car side of things, we had the George Steitz race that happened at San Jose and moved over to Chowchilla when San Jose closed. We also had Bakersfield Speedway's Bud Nationals. There were a couple of other races that had their moments. Not every track felt like they had to have a special show. Not every track looked at this as an easy money opportunity.

I've often said that one of the things that has pushed the racing season further in California is the weather patterns. In October, we're simply not seeing the rain that we used to see a few decades ago. A few decades ago, you'd see rain in September, and that's one of the reasons why tracks tried to wrap it up by then. What's curious is they could probably do more racing in October in Oregon, but tracks aren't taking the bait. Part of that has to do with the fact that it does get a little bit cooler up here and it's hunting season. Racers will park their cars, grab a gun or a bow and head to the woods.

One by one, tracks couldn't resist putting on that special race. Furthermore, tracks were wrapping up their point seasons in October. In recent years, we've seen a downturn in car count, and I can't help but think part of the reason is because we have too many races. People are struggling a little bit more financially, and that leads to drivers picking and choosing where to race. It also leads to fans picking and choosing when they support their home track. Once upon a time, most tracks could count on the fans to show up for every race unless something came up that necessitated them doing something else. Now, tracks have to fight for every car and fan they get.

You can say the majority of tracks are having special money shows in October and November, and they are. The real problem is how not special so many of these races are. One of the lures to the special money race was the fact that you saw many more cars than you would see for your regular nights. You saw cars you didn't normally see. As I mentioned above, not every track did a special show. However, these shows were special enough that fans and racers would travel to that other track to be a part of it. It wasn't like there was something on the schedule every week after championship racing was done. Things have changed.

Promoters are in the business to promote the sport, that's true. They are also in the business to make money. This is a business. One of the lures of having the special money show to end your season is you are supposed to get more cars and more fans, leading to making more money. I'm not singling anybody out here, but it's obvious that some tracks aren't successful in doing this. One has to ask an honest question. Should they be bothering to have that special race if it can't produce the numbers? Or, if they are dead set on having a special race and the end of the season isn't the time, could they focus on something during the championship season window that can be successful?

That's another thing that we have, special races during the point season window. When a track does that, they're counting on this thing that we call track unity. I want to run certain divisions on this night. Would it be possible if the tracks within a certain radius of my track didn't run those divisions so that I could get the cars? One of the things promoters do when they gather at the meetings at the end of the year is to work out deals where this track stays dark for this track and the other track does the same thing. It has worked successfully, but it's also failed. Eventually, tracks can't stay dark, because they have to look out for themselves.

So basically, we have special races at the end of the year, but we have races that might be even more special during the season than those season enders. It's a challenge. The economy has taken the hit that it has, and there is uncertainty about where this is headed. Everybody's hopeful that it's going to get better next year and beyond, but we don't know. It makes running a race track that much more challenging. By my way of thinking, the better strategy is to book enough races, but don't overdo it. Then, you need to focus on getting as many people to the track as possible. That's not always easy, and it's a week to week task.

You're not going to convince me that racing season should be lasting as long as it does, but it is the promoter's dollar. If they want to run that race in November, dammit, they're going to do it. Then, they'll figure out how to justify what they did and maybe even do it again. So be it. The other problem is the model is changing. It used to be you were trying to get every car and fan to the track as possible. You're still trying to get every car, but rather than work on trying to make fewer divisions special and increase their ranks, you add more divisions to give you the total in pit numbers that you need.

As far as the fans are concerned, what we've been through over the last two years has necessitated tracks going into the pay-per-view business. I'm not necessarily against that, and I've advocated for years that another source of revenue for a race track is internet streaming. However, I wasn't delighted by the fact that tracks opened in 2020 with no fans in the stands all season and relied strictly on internet streaming revenue. I don't think it worked out so well for most tracks, because here's something we need to remember. This is local short track racing on a Saturday night, not NASCAR. There is a difference.

People will still tune in to NASCAR for the spectacle of it. They know they're going to get the cars, and the networks give them the show they are looking for. That's just the way it is. Everybody wants to think they have a race track that people will want to pay money to watch on the internet. Some tracks do. Other tracks only think they have that kind of show. What happens is people start justifying the money they spend. Even if it's $20 or $25 to watch it in the comfort of their own home, they start looking at the product being offered to them.

They'll start asking the basic questions. What divisions were being offered? How many cars did they get to watch? How good is the racing? Did the track conditions negatively affect the racing? Did the track conditions negatively effect their enjoyment of the show? How was the presentation? Were the announcers adding to the enjoyment of the show or subtracting from the show? You'd be amazed at the questions asked. Then, the other thing is you get people who get used to sitting at home and not going to the track. Eventually, they don't like what they're seeing on TV and stop giving their money to watch. You lose all the way.

The business model is such that you need fans in the stands. You need as many fans in the stands as you can get. Then, when you add up what you had, you always want to try to get more. You do this by presenting as comfortable and pleasant an environment as possible. The seating should be adequate. The food should be good. The presentation of the program is important as well. You also need to get away from this very disappointing trend of dusting the fans out of the grandstands. I can assure you that your average fan does not want dust blown in their face for two or three hours. They won't put up with it.

You are only going to have so many special races with bigger purses. You are only going to have so many nights where big name drivers might come to town. Therefore, you have to work with the locals you have and the show you have. You have to do everything you can to make that program better, because the goal is to get the fans in the stands. The goal isn't to get people to sit at home and watch you on pay-per-view, because that brings them one step out the door to where they don't give a damn what you're doing at the track anymore. Some promoters are losing site of this. 

Too many tracks don't understand that you need to put some resources towards getting people to come watch. Promoters are busy, and they oversee the entire production. This means it's important to bring in a PR person, a sales person or what have you. You need to use every resource you can come up with to get the word out that there's racing happening at your track. Don't assume people in the neighborhood know that track is there, because they don't. Don't assume that any printing advertisement or media outlet isn't important because it's outdated. Embrace the modern tools at your disposal, but don't neglect the old ways. Every thing you can do is a positive move towards getting people to come watch, because you're literally trying to win people over one fan at a time.

This goes back to my main concern that I started off with here. We have too many races. The season runs too long. The specialness of the whole thing wears off. You actually want people leaving the show that final night wanting more. You want them to look forward to the next season. You want to create an environment that makes them want to be there as often as possible, and running too many races creates the impression that you can miss a bunch of races and still not miss out too much. Tracks are booking so many races because they think they're making more money that way, but are they? Couldn't they make more money by booking fewer races, promoting the hell out of them and getting more fans to come out more often?

In any case, I wasn't going to do this post. I'm sitting here on a Sunday morning after a hugely successful Placerville event, and too many things have happened. I would normally use this column to comment on the things that got my attention, but I had already written one of these columns for this particular post. The reason I did that is I want to explain what we're planning to do with this blog and why we're planning to do it that way. Things are definitely going to change. However, there is a lot happening that I want to at least touch on in this final big post of the year.

I mentioned Placerville Speedway. By every metric, the event they just hosted was a resounding success. Two years ago, when Scott Russell introduced the Hangtown 100, I believe he attracted over 80 USAC Midgets. Really, the only thing I had to nit pick was I didn't think the show needed the second division. They had the Northwest Focus Midgets that time, and this is not a shot at them. I like what they do, but the fans aren't showing up to see the second division. When you have that many cars, they want to watch Midget racing, plain and simple. This year, they put the Lightning Sprints in there with them, and they delivered over 30 cars. 

I wasn't expecting 80 Midgets to show up this year, because this is the way things go. Even if you make a big event that everybody has to be at, they clamor to be at that first one. After that, it levels off and you see the true numbers. The fact that they had almost 50 cars was perfect. You still don't need a second division. You're running time trials, six heat races and your B Mains and Main Event. You can get a couple of hours or more out of that program, and that's plenty. You're entertaining the fans, putting them on the edge of their seats and leaving them wanting more at the end of the night. Everybody's looking forward to that grand finale.

Russell is continuing a great tradition of racing at Placerville Speedway. He took the ball from Alan Handy, who had a good program of his own. Somehow, Scott has made it even better. When I hold up promoters who are leaders in West Coast short track racing, Russell is definitely one of them. He promoted the hell out of this race and got the kind of sponsorship that made the racers want to be there. Saturday night's 100 lap race paid $20,000 to win, and the three-race championship series he created netted the winner $12,000.

The 100 lap race went rapidly. When you see 100 laps, you're ready for the race to drag on, but it really didn't do that. The safety crews cleared things up and kept the delays to a minimum. I think people know the kind of program they're going to get at Placerville. Even though the weather was a little bit brisk, the grandstands were sold out. This was everything you want when you book a special race at the end of the year. You're doing it because you think you can give everybody a good show, and you're doing it to make money. Russell made money, and he damn well deserved to.

The race reviews tell the story, but I think Buddy Kofoid was the driver to beat. I also think there might have been one too many yellow flags that forced the restarts, and Buddy was unable to withstand the pressure of Justin Grant. Grant earned that victory, and Buddy still kept his championship hopes alive and looking good with a runner up finish. Logan Seavey made it a California sweep of the podium. Logan started out racing BCRA Lightning Sprints about 20 years ago, so he returned to his roots and won their Main Event earlier in the evening. With the third place finish he got in the Midgets, he bagged $12,000 for the three-race series championship.

I'm not going to comment on every special race that happened, because this column will drag on too long. One thing that's important to the people in the Northern California area is Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. This track is known as one of the Sprint Car destination spots, and they have not run a regular program there for two years. They've just run special events, which have gone over very well. Dennis Gage took the baton from the legendary John Padjen and kept Chico moving forward, and he is to be committed for that. In recent years, he's promoted both Chico and Marysville.

I'm not going to say Dennis has done everything perfectly, because who does? He has certainly had his critics who have not been afraid to get up on social media and point out every little imperfection with the program in Chico. However, he has kept the gates open. He's been looking to sell his interest in the track for a year or two, and it finally happened a few days ago. NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, World of Outlaw champion Brad Sweet and Colby Copeland are joining forces to take over Silver Dollar Speedway starting next year.

What this means is we can expect a regular season to happen in 2022, barring any of the real world stuff that might interfere with that. I don't expect these guys to get rid of the regular things. You'll get your Sprint Cars, Hobby Stocks, Street Stocks and IMCA Sport Modifieds. However, I'm sure they're going to look at what's going on and make adjustments. They may make additions to the program and put their stamp on it. The program needs that. It hasn't been as good as it once was, but it's far from dead. I think this change is good news for the fans in Chico.

There's rumor that Larson is also taking a look at Cycleland, which is one of the tracks that he got his start at. I've heard nothing conclusively, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear something on that front. I have to confess that since Sweet is from Grass Valley, there was this little hope in the back of my mind that he might head to the fairgrounds there and see about bringing racing back on a full scale. The reality is a lot of work would need to be done to do that. Brad might have the resources, but he's a busy man with his World of Outlaw schedule. Coming in and doing Chico isn't going to be just a walk in the park, but it's definitely easier than re-establishing the dormant show in Grass Valley.

What dawned on me here in the last couple of days is how the youth movement is working out. Some of these young drivers who were put in there at a very early age, like Larson, Sweet, Seavey and Kofoid, are turning out to be big stars. I still don't think every young driver that gets in the sport is going on to do things on their level. However, we need a good portion of these young drivers to develop a love for auto racing and be supporters of their local track and tracks in the area. Tracks are establishing the younger driver divisions for a reason, and I understand that. We also shouldn't forget that we have the drivers we have now, and some focus should also be on keeping them happy and wanting to come out and race.

During the last few weeks, the RFP proposals went out for Siskiyou Golden Speedway. I do expect that Kevin Barba will be the person who gets the contract for the next three years or however long it will be. Kevin wants it, and he was in Portland at the WARPA meeting as he hashes out plans for next year. I think Yreka has the potential to be so much better than it is. Part of what it needs right now is some serious effort put towards strengthening the divisions they offer, because producing a good car count is what's going to get the fans to come back. It's been on the downturn in recent years, and that didn't start with Kevin. Getting local racers to go racing again needs to be the immediate goal.

Fairgrounds do the proposal every three or five years. It's not necessarily because they're not happy with the guy they have, though sometimes they might not be. If they are happy, they have a way of sweeping these deals under the rug. If an interested party doesn't come in and ask about the RFPs, the established guy will quietly get renewed and continue doing what they're doing. I do think the Fair Board in Yreka is exploring what options are out there, but it isn't necessarily because they don't like Kevin. If there's somebody interested who will put a little bit more money into their pockets, they have to look. I don't know if anybody is going after Yreka, so I expect the management to remain the same as the show continues on.

I'm not offering an endorsement at this time, other than the to say I endorse racing continuing in Yreka regardless of who the promoter is. I will say I've liked seeing the improvements Kevin has made to the facility itself. They need local drivers in their core classes, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Mini Stocks, to get their cars back out there. The track is getting behind Hornets, and I'm optimistic about how quickly that can grow.

I endorse JJ and Karl and the Jefferson State Jalopy class as something of an added attraction. I want the track to bring IMCA Modifieds back up to a half-dozen times if possible next year and to explore adding another class for some dates, possibly Hobby Stocks. I want them to continue bringing in the usual visiting classes. Make a show that will get people to come watch. I have other ideas, including thoughts on special races, but I'll leave it here and move to the next topic.

As I said, I don't want to get into every race that happened. We cover a significant amount of the events in our reviews in this post, and I'll let that stand as whatever commentary it is. However, you know I want to say something about Merced Speedway and Antioch Speedway and the events that they recently had. Both tracks are going to open the gates for more racing as long as the weather allows them this week. I'm not completely in love with the idea in either case, but I support these race tracks and want them to be as successful as possible. 

After the BS year we had last year, Ventura Raceway was not able to have their Turkey Night Grand Prix. Jim Naylor simply couldn't get the approval, so they were dark for most of the year. He's had a decent season this year, and they get the Turkey Night event in Ventura this coming weekend. I believe it's moved back a couple of days, because Merced Speedway has stepped in and gotten the November 23rd-24th date. Merced covered for Ventura by hosting a big event at this time last year, and I think the USAC brass was happy with the track.

This means Merced will be running two nights of USAC National Midget racing along with Winged 360 Sprint Cars in support. They aren't even done there, because they are going to honor a man who should be in the Merced Speedway Hall of Fame, George Steitz. George's race happens on the 26th and will include most of the track's core classes for extra money, including IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and California Sharp Mini Late Models. Then, they are done.

The most recent race at Merced was the John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial race. Again, I think we're going a little bit too far into the year, and car count suffers. They didn't have quite the car count I thought they should have had for the purse being offered, but the four divisions got them up to about 100 cars. They had full Main Events and good racing overall. I don't think people had too many complaints. At the end of the day, Promoter Doug Lockwood and his team has worked very hard to give the people a show, and I appreciate the effort they put forth.

Antioch is getting ready for an open wheel night and a night featuring their core four classes. To not compete with George's race at Merced, Antioch will be running a show that night that will feature the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Wingless Spec Sprints, Jay's Mobile Welding Service Hobby Stocks and Mini Stocks. The Hobby Stocks come back a night later along with the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars. Though the track has attempted to run New Years events in recent years, I've seen no announcement in that regard for next year yet. If you don't hear anything by this weekend, I don't think it's happening, which I don't think is a bad thing.

The race that got my attention was the Coco Farms Hobby Stock Nationals, because I knew this race was coming. I knew Larry Adams was working hard on it, because we had communicated a few months earlier. I'm very proud of Larry, as I mentioned in the Viewpoint column above. He had a goal and a plan to make it happen. It worked out pretty well for the track in my opinion. As I said above, when you have that many cars in one class, you don't necessarily need other divisions, but they tacked on little shows for the IMCA Stock Cars and Crate Late Models just for that something extra.

$5,000 to win and a humongous purse is going to get you cars. I'd like to see them work a little bit harder on keeping the door open for the Northern California guys to come visit. If this is not going to be an Antioch point race, you can loosen the rules just this one time. Guys can make adjustments and be competitive. Because Hobby Stock rules are different from place to place, you can have an illegal car with things that aren't going to give you an advantage. However, you'll still get a DQ in tech if you're not legal to the letter. Antioch teched the hell out of these guys, at least on the first night. I wasn't delighted by that, but they warned everybody ahead of time to be prepared.

The reason I say make it open to as many cars as you can is because I believe at $5,000 to win in $2,500 for second, you should be looking at 60 plus cars. It deserves that kind of support, and it would get it if visitors felt they had cars that would pass tech. It kind of blows me away that the Bakersfield guys make it through, and yet the Orland and Marysville guys have a harder time. I don't know what can be done, but I said this going into the race. If you figure that out, you're going to get more cars. Nobody else on the West Coast is doing anything quite like this for the class, so the potential is there for this to be even bigger.

It's too early for the announcement of what's going on next year. I'm sure Promoter Chad Chadwick is already planning out a really cool schedule, but I did hear that he told the racers at the pit meeting on the opening night of this event that it would be $10,000 to win in 2022. Personally, I don't believe it needs that. Ask Jim Pettit II about offering more money for his mother and father's race. At one time, they paid $10,000 to win, but I think they learned over time that they still get strong support at $3,000 to win, because the race itself is that special.

I did have a communication with Larry recently, and he's thinking of ways to make the Hobby Stock race more special. I was asked my thoughts on the matter. There are a few ways of looking at it. Obviously, one idea has to do with creating a memorial race. I do think at a point we're over saturating things with big races, but how many $5,000 to win Hobby Stock races do we have on the West Coast? Not IMCA Stock Car, but Hobby Stock? I believe the purse being offered this year is good enough, and there's no need to make it $10,000 to win. I don't think money alone gets you 60 cars.

You simply have to have an aggressive marketing plan early on. A race of that statue, the same as the Bill Bowers race, should be marketed right alongside the release of the 2022 schedule. The track might even consider things like creating special social media pages just for those races or even web pages for those races. Put the information out there and put it on people's radars. Those drivers who will visit you then have months to plan to be at there, and that can lead to you getting more cars when race night arrives. Market what you have, make it as open as you can to as many cars as you can and I think you will be just as successful with the purse that was paid this year as you would by adding more money.

Ultimately, the Bakersfield drivers left town with the money. Dylan Wilson won the $1,500 Preliminary Feature a night earlier, so he took home $6,500. Nick Johnson was the runner up on Friday, but he was one of five drivers who got a DQ for his troubles. He still made it into the big show the next night and finished a $2,500 second. I'd like to see what the big stars from Orland, Chico and Marysville could do with those Bakersfield boys, and I think something needs to be done to figure out how to make it easier for drivers to go back and forth between these venues. It's ridiculous when you think about it.

I might be inclined to save this next little ditty for a December Viewpoint column, but I'm not guaranteeing I'll either have a post in December or that I will want to write a Viewpoint column. However, Chadwick offered a few thoughts on the state of Antioch Speedway, and I want to offer my observations on what he said. No, the knives aren't out here and I'm not looking to take any shots at Chad. They ran a lot of races this year, and quite frankly I'm appreciative of the fact that he has come in and done what he's done.

Chadwick acknowledged that this hasn't been as easy as he thought it would be, and this year had some rough moments to deal with. He also said that it's basically strengthened his resolve to keep trying to make things better. I appreciate the honesty in what he said there. He also reaffirmed that the Hobby Stock division isn't going anywhere, shown his appreciation of the Wingless Spec Sprints, stated that he wants to keep booking Winged 360 Sprint Cars, saw that the IMCA Stock Cars were growing and wanted to get Antioch involved and is eyeing the possibility of doing two separate four cylinder classes as car count grows in the future.

I know he was looking at the track with rose colored glasses and with an eye towards the glory days of the 1990s and 1980s. Unfortunately, we're far removed from those days, but the attempt has been made to recapture that by using IMCA sanctioning as a substitution for the NASCAR sanctioning we had back in the day. What he found out was putting that banner over the track didn't suddenly solve all the problems. This thing is going to take work to get it where he wants it to be. I know that there have been some good moments that have shown him that he's on the right track. He's also seen enough to realize that there's lots of work to be done, so Chad will keep digging.

My own opinion is that he needs to put certain personnel in certain places to help make his vision happen. Track conditions need to be addressed, and I know part of this has to do with the fact that it's new people who don't have a lot of experience doing track prep. Presentation needs to be addressed, meaning the way the events are sold to the fan base and the drivers. This encompasses a lot, including announcing, publicity, video presentations and what have you. I like the divisions that are being included, for the most part. As I said, the intent is there, and you can see the vision, even if the execution has sometimes left more to be desired. 

To the idea that the Hobby Stocks aren't going anywhere, why would they? They are maybe the strongest division at the track. I felt like the division was gathering momentum at the end of John Soares's run as promoter, and I'll be honest when I say I prefer his vision in keeping the cost down and the competition level up versus what's happening now. I think you have to be real careful here, or it will negatively affect the numbers. That's not happening so far. New people continue to get in and the numbers continue to grow, so all is well with this class. It's not going anywhere.

I'm going to lay the credit for the IMCA Stock Car division at Chad's feet. This is his baby, his addition to the Antioch lineup. It was not growing in California before he got involved. I've been keeping an eye on things, and a dozen cars at either Hanford or Bakersfield was a good night. Hanford struggled to get it to double digits, and they had been at it for over a decade before Antioch got involved. The involvement of Antioch and Merced in this class has led to the roster increase, and it will continue to grow. Because Antioch and Merced have jumped in, you're going to see another track get in soon, if not next year.

I also lay some credit at Chad's feet when it comes to the Wingless Spec Sprint division. It was sort of on automatic pilot with John for a while, but the numbers are growing under Chad's watch. He's offered an enticement via increased purse money, and seeing car counts in the 20s has been a regular occurrence. I like that he wants to book Winged 360 Sprint Car races. Right off the top, these races need heavy promoting. The purse needs to be put out for everybody to clearly see, because drivers aren't coming if they don't know what they're going to get at the pay window. There's confusion there, and a lot of that has to do with the way it's being presented via the track's PR department.

Antioch needs to take a good, hard look at the schedule for this class at other tracks. It isn't just the Sprint Car Challenge Tour they need to worry about. If there's a big race happening in Placerville, Petaluma or wherever, they need to pay attention to that. If Antioch wants to do its own series, I'd recommend four or no more than six races, scheduled around anything big happening elsewhere that could negatively impact the car count. And again, put the word out. I'd like to see Antioch and Petaluma come together and work on some things, but I don't know if Chad or Rick Faeth has the desire to pursue it.

I don't know if I would even be talking about doing anything with Mini Stocks other than running the dates that are booked. I like that they booked West Coast Sport Compact races, but my fear is that it may be a little too far north for the Hanford/Porterville area drivers to support. Chad wants to separate the front wheel and rear wheel cars, and I get that. I want to see 20 Mini Stocks on the track first, and then I'm not crazy about dividing them into groups. Remember, fans want to see a show, and more cars on the track for a Main Event is a show.

Part of this talk has to do with the fact that two-time Marysville Mini Stock champion Jimmy Ford still has his car and would like to have a race with it. It's clearly way too much for the Four Bangers at places like Antioch, Merced or Petaluma to compete with. Marysville and Chico racers can blame themselves because they continued to throw money at their cars to make them faster and killed their car counts. Tell me again why we want to do that with Antioch when the goal is to try to build an entry level class? If Jimmy can coordinate a dozen or so guys to come race, then give them a couple of dates, but stay away from doing much else with this.

Again, I like that Chadwick is being more realistic. It's hard to rate what happened in 2020, because it was such a strange year. This year started under rough circumstances, but it gradually worked towards normalcy. There are things to learn from as we head into next year, and he knows that it's not just as easy as saying you're going to do it. Some ideas aren't going to work, and other ideas will. After two years at the helm, Chad has a better understanding than anybody who might just be watching from the outside and thinking they know. Next year should be better as long as the country in general returns to some sort of normalcy.

Marysville has as strong a Hobby Stock count as Antioch or anywhere else does. Up until everything was shut down two years ago, Orland was delivering Hobby Stock car counts in the 20s. There's a lot of cars up there to be had. I was a little bit disappointed to see that weather made sure that Marysville couldn't have the annual Taxi Cab Open show, which is basically a continuation of the Gold Fever Stock Car program that has happened going back to the 1980s. What are you going to do when the weather says no? They did get the Sprint Car Spooktacular race in, and that went well at 70 plus cars across four divisions.

I don't know who half of those guys are in the Winged 360 Sprint Cars at Marysville, but it doesn't matter. When you're getting a car count in the 20s for your regular programs, all the fans know is they're seeing a full field. The better news was even though they don't offer Wingless Spec Sprints on a regular basis, they still had about 16 of them on this occasion. 

I'd like to see a few more of those races, but the track's focus has been on the Winged Crate Sprint class. I've been a big critic of this division as I felt it took away from the Wingless Spec Sprints, but they just had their best season yet. There were 14 cars for the Sprint Car Spooktacular, and this division is proving to be a way forward for young drivers from Cycleland into Sprint Car racing on a budget.

We will probably continue to hear more of a debate on what to do with the Midget division. What's going to happen with BCRA? I wish I heard more talk coming from that group about making changes designed to increase the ranks of this division. Sadly, I ain't hearing much. That doesn't mean nothing is being said, but I somehow doubt it. USAC just put somebody else in charge of the Western States Midgets and West Coast 360 Sprint Car groups, which was needed. Both divisions had been in decline, but I think the right moves could help stabilize the situation on both counts. 

The clear cut leader right now in California Midget racing is the WMR Midgets. Mike McCluney figured out the winning formula, and it's still growing. It's working particularly well at Ventura, where they've hit 20 cars on multiple occasions and had 16 for their final race. Watsonville has been getting double digits, and tracks are starting to ask for this class. I like that Mike is wanting to deal with Ventura and Watsonville first, since these were the two tracks that gave him an opportunity to show the viability of the Ecotec Midget. I know he's anxious to try to showcase this class at other tracks and continue to grow the ranks. 

They ended the season in Glendale, Arizona, and here's where I get a little bit critical. Understand, I support this idea and want it to be successful, so I'm not trying to bash here. I like that they're trying to get something going with this class in Arizona, but I feel like the WMR itself over booked their visits when they scheduled 10 races for that venue this year. I also don't like the fact that they had this championship battle all year, and they wrapped it up at Adobe Mountain Speedway in Arizona, rather than Watsonville or Ventura. This means a lot of Californians had no idea how it ended. A good portion of California drivers don't want to make the trip to Arizona, and I hope Mike starts thinking about that.

Blake Bower had an amazing season driving for Boscacci Racing. He's risen from the ranks of the 600 Micros, as several of their competitors have. However, he won the USAC Western States Midget championship and Rookie of the Year honors this year with an impressive effort. He was in a nip and tuck battle with David Prickett, who definitely came in as the dominant force in WMR when the season started. It seems like Prickett came crashing to earth as the season wore on. Bower ended up winning the championship, but here is another problem I have with the WMR.

Firstly, I don't think it's a good thing when you have a nice point fund from your title sponsor and don't release your point standings weekly. You want to give the sponsor their recognition, for starters. Also, you want the fans to invest in giving a damn about what happens. As somebody who tried to cover most of the races for this group this year, it was frustrating trying to figure out who was doing what in the points. It wasn't even explained properly until the end of the year that they were taking the best 15 finishes and counting that towards the championship.

My problem with that is they booked over 30 races for the year. I understand that's way too many races for one driver to support them all, but it also creates a problem for tracks. Every race that's booked doesn't necessarily have to count towards the championship, so drivers can pick and choose. They have rules in place to make sure drivers support each track a certain amount of times at the very least. I have a strong dislike for throwaway rules as it's hard to keep track of what's going on and let the people know what it is they're seeing in the point battle. I understand why they are used, but I don't like them.

What I'm saying is they need to do a better job of letting people know what's going on in the points as the WMR Midgets are becoming a legitimate force in open wheel racing. There are some intriguing possibilities for what can be done with the group going forward. I'd also strongly consider either doing away with the throwaway rule or not letting somebody throw away half of the season. That's too many races. Furthermore, the group ought to acknowledge individual track races if they're going to have that many races at certain tracks. Somebody may not be able to make every race, but they might go for that trophy if they know that a particular track has a championship battle. Tracks might do this for them, but if they don't, it's up to the sanctioning body and is a good marketing tool.

Last year, I meant to cover some stuff in November. I even took notes to write stories, but that was it. I didn't want to look at anything regarding racing. At that point, I wasn't even going to come back to do the season I just did, and this is the swan song for the blog as a regular racing media effort. So basically, those notes got thrown out, and I didn't cover a few races I would have liked to last year. One of those races was the Gary Patterson Tribute at the Stockton Dirt Track. I appreciate this race and respect the man it honors. Gary was truly a legend I wish I could have met.

One of the things Tony Noceti likes to do is promote the track where champions are crowned. I know Tony wanted to be able to crown a few champions of his own, but the Stock Car portion of things suffered from a few issues. I think he maybe aimed a little bit too high. I think having a 4-6 race mini series for Modifieds, Sport Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks and Pro Stocks is very achievable if he books it effectively. A lot of that stuff can be done before the season opens at certain tracks. If he could get IMCA sanctioning for certain classes, I think the support would be even bigger.

For the Patterson weekend, only the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series represented the fendered contingent for the weekend. Along with the Hunt Wingless Sprint Series, NorCal Dwarf Cars and a non-point Winged 360 Sprint Car event, that was the Friday night offering. The track was not in the best of shape, but I'm not going to slag on the preparation. It's not easy to prepare that track. They've made progress, but it felt like some of the progress was lost for this particular weekend. The unfortunate part of that is people already see the reputation the track has for being rough on cars, and it keeps some teams away. They don't even look when things are improving on that front.

Some of the open wheel cars left in pieces, especially with the Winged 360 Sprint Cars and Hunt Series. The Dwarf Cars turned out to have an almost flawless race, won by Shawn Whitney. I don't think Shawn Jones was looking like a winner for much of the Wingless race, but everything sort of fell into his lap as the race wore on. He was already heading for the championship for the second time in his career, but he added a victory to his credentials.

Before I comment on the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series, I'll move to the Saturday portion of the show, which was the main attraction. The Gary Patterson race has been a tradition for the NARC/King of the West Sprint Car Series for many years, and it's an event that has remained special since Gary died in his Calistoga Speedway crash over 30 years ago. They had nice trophies, a good purse and the stage was set for the final race. Joining them in this endeavor was the season finale for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards.

I can't help but acknowledge that the SCCT has leveled off from its thunderous debut a few years ago. They were getting car counts that rivaled what the Civil War Series delivered back in its heyday in the 1990s, but now you have nights where they don't even have enough cars for a B Main. They still get a good field of fast competitors, but I'm really wondering why they can't deliver a strong turnout for every race that they book. Could cutting a few dates off the schedule help that? I know they are offering a fantastic purse as well as a big point fund, so that's not an issue.

Shane Golobic got the job done to win the final race for the SCCT. You can never count Shane out, because he's always in the hunt. Rising young star and second-generation competitor Ryan Robinson had already pretty much secured the championship prior to the race, so there was no drama in that regard. The drivers did have a challenging time negotiating the ruts on the track, but it still turned out to be an entertaining race. 

Golobic very well could have been a double winner, but a rut got him in Turn 4 during the NARC/KWS race. That same incident eliminated new series champion Dominic Scelzi. Dominic is genuinely one of the more interesting racers in the group. You can't help but root for the guy who had nearly two dozen total Sprint Car wins during the year. It's been a journey, but now he can count himself among the champions of the series. Perhaps a driver to keep an eye on In the future is second-generation racer Corey Day. Day had everybody else in hot pursuit, but he held them all off for the big win.

Saturday's show had a good turnout of fans and full Main Events for both classes. It wasn't lacking in the entertainment department. I don't know who the one guy is who does the on track interviews, but he really offered nothing. However, they also had Jim Allen, and he did his usual good job. It was a good way for both series to go out, and they had the championship banquet for NARC/KWS the following day in Stockton. It's all part of the idea that Noceti has to be the track that crowns champions. I can't imagine he was too disappointed with the weekend as a whole.

Moving back to Saturday and trying not to be so wordy as I'd like to wrap this up, Roy Bain has done a remarkable job in putting together the Jay's Mobile Welding Service Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series. He's found that the group is in high demand, but he's still trying to book a schedule that's easy for people to support. He wants to deliver a car count wherever they're at, because he knows that low car counts lead to loss of race dates. He's drawing on a roster of teams from Bakersfield, Santa Maria, Nevada, Antioch, Petaluma, Chico and even Southern Oregon. They come from everywhere to run this series, because there is really nothing else like it for this class on the West Coast.

I only casually kept track of the championship battle this year, because I knew that Roy used a throwaway rule. As I said, I just don't like that, but I do understand why it's done. You're trying to encourage teams to support as much as they can, so they don't give up on racing if they miss a couple of races. They're still in the hunt. Richard Brace Jr had a very strong season, and I sort of assumed he was headed for the title. He had a Top 5 performance on this occasion, but reigning Western Pro Stock champion Justin Crockett scored another win. When everything was added up, the Bakersfield area racer not only had the Stockton win, but the Tri State Series title.

I think the series is a success, and I don't worry too much about where it's headed. Next year should be okay, but there should be concern about individual race track efforts. It looks like we're about ready to say goodbye to the Super Stocks at Antioch, and that means cars that eventually get parked. I don't see a bunch of Antioch racers wanting to run the series, although there will be a few. 

Honestly, I wish what's left of the Antioch roster would get together for a meeting to discuss if there's any major steps that can be taken to keep it alive for a half a dozen or so races in Antioch next year. I don't know who would lead such a crusade, although Chad Hammer is somebody who sticks out to me as a possibility. Some of those drivers might just head to Petaluma, which is likely to host at least one Tri State race next year.

The more places that have this division, the better it is for the series overall. You want as big a roster to draw upon as possible. That way, when you get near one of their areas, even if not at that particular track, some of those drivers might tow to support what you are scheduling. I'm also going to be curious what Bakersfield Speedway does. They will surely book some Pro Stock races separate from Tri State, which is also likely to be booked at some point. Will they crown a track champion in 2022?

Roy is also in the process of establishing a new streaming service. I know there are quite a few of them, and many tracks on the West Coast already have deals with one or the other. There are a few tracks that could probably benefit from what Roy will be doing, and I think he's going to have the equipment to provide a good product. I think the underlying goal here is to promote Pro Stock racing in the best possible light. By streaming the show regularly, this will be the opportunity to make all of the stars of this series familiar names to the fans watching at home.

Roy has had a trial by fire. He's basically learning as he goes. He didn't have a lot of knowledge about what he was getting into, just the idea that he could make a difference. He has made a difference, and he's learning all the time. He's continuing to do his Up On The Bars Discussion program on Facebook, which is usually not more than an hour and worth the listen. In any case, I think 2021 was a positive year for the Tri State Series, and the future looks bright ahead, starting with a race at Stockton on New Years again.

Hanford loves to book dates for the West Coast Sport Compact class, and who can blame them. They already know they're going to have a good Winged 360 Sprint Car class, but they need good support classes. The Mini Stocks were withering on the vine until Dan Myrick put together the West Coast Sport Compact Series, which has delivered car counts in the 20s on multiple occasions at Hanford. 

They were doing it again a couple of weeks ago when the damnedest thing happened. It got foggy. It was so foggy the Sprint Car drivers couldn't see, and the track canceled the program in the interest of safety. The night before, the WCSC group rocked the house at Tulare in a race won by Ryan Doglione, while past champion Greg Baronian got the point lead. They have their final event on the first weekand of December at Kern County Raceway

I need to deviate to a couple of other Hanford matters before getting back to the WCSC. The race before the fog-out, Hanford hosted the Anthony Simone Memorial for the NARC/KWS series, which boasted a $10,000 winner's prize. We have an article in this post that covered the race, but what drew my attention was Promoter Peter Murphy wanting to give the fans some wingless racing. You have to understand that NARC was founded as a wingless group back in the 1960s, but they eventually became a winged class. In the 1980s, they occasionally took off their wings to race head to head with the CRA, but it's a rare occasion now.

I think going back to the race before this one, Murphy put up two grand to get some drivers to take off their wings after the 410 Sprint Car Main Event and give the fans an exhibition. They had four takers, who split the purse $500 each. This time, it was $3,000 to win, and seven drivers went for it. I like the idea of giving the fans just one bonus race at the end of the night, but I also recognize that some of the top teams don't want to risk their cars for a wingless race that isn't for championship points. That not withstanding, I have an idea that I'd love to see NARC consider.

They will probably have somewhere in the area of 20 dates next year, which should include "The fastest five days in racing" or the equivalent of what they used to call Speedweek. Why couldn't they end selected dates by taking the wings off and doing this for the fans? Some nights you have so much going on that doing it doesn't make a lot of sense. On other occasions, depending on what is scheduled, just having a little race for a half a dozen guys who will take off the wings for a winner take all race would be entertaining. It's another dimension for promoting the King of the West Series.

They don't need to do it, sure. The division is on the rise as new stars are emerging and new drivers continue to join the ranks. It's not to the point where they are getting B Mains for every race, but it's trending in that direction. I'm a wingless fan at heart, but I know there are lots of fans who prefer the cars with wings. With this scenario, you get the best of both worlds. Let's say you have 20-24 drivers who come to race. They run the Main Event and a good portion of the guys are done. You have a half-dozen racers who will take off the wings and give the fans a show. Why couldn't you pick six or so occasions throughout the year to do this? You can even create a special mini series of some sort, but I digress.

The other Hanford point was something I'm pleased to see happen. It took place on the night in which they had the wingless race to end the show. The IMCA Stock Cars originated in California at Hanford. It was the first track to give the class a try, and for a while everybody was just watching to see how it would work out. Eventually, they got to the point where they could get double-digit car counts, and I want to say they've gotten as high as 16 or 18 cars. Considering the way the schedule has been messed up for the last couple of years at a lot of venues, the IMCA Stock Cars haven't been featured as much at Hanford lately.

Antioch decided to add the class to their Hobby Stock show on both nights, while Hanford had this date on the agenda for a while. I was hoping most of the guys from down in the area would stick around, and they did. They delivered a dozen cars, and the show was pretty entertaining. One of the first big stars of this division in Hanford and a past State champion, Loren DeArmond, looked real good in scoring the win. Actually, the show overall was a winner that night, but I'm glad that the IMCA Stock Cars showed well.

This is my final observation for this already too lengthy column. The WCSC group came to Kern County Raceway a few weeks ago to support a NARC/KWS race, and Myrick finally got an opportunity to do it up special. He's been wanting to have a big money race. I can't even think of the last time I heard of a Hornet/Mini Stock race on the West Coast that paid $1,000 to win. In fact, the only race that comes to mind that paid nearly that on the dirt was something at Willamette Speedway a few years ago, which paid $750. House of JuJu of Clovis and Morro Bay covered the cost to make it $1,000 to win.

If you don't know Dan, this is a guy who is always thinking about how to make it better. I'm not sure many people would even start a touring group based on the Hornet/Sport Compact rules, but this is totally something Dan would do. When he looked at $1,000 to win and a drop off to $300 for second, not to mention only $50 to start, Dan started wondering if he could do more. The next thing you know, he got a sponsor to cover second at $800 and third at $650. Then, it became $100 to start. You might not be surprised that Greg Baronian won the big money, but it wasn't an easy win. Shawn DePriest had everybody covered before his mechanical issues. Petaluma and Antioch champion Tom Brown was just delighted at bringing home $800 for second, and who could blame him. Jeff Durant got the $650 for third prize.

I won't lie and say I wasn't disappointed with a field that didn't require a B Main. I know that a little further north in Hanford, this probably would have been a guarantee. However, the Kern County Dirt Track is a nice facility, and there are plenty of drivers in Bakersfield who could have supported and chose not to. Dan and his team definitely spread the word all over California. The only good reason I can think of for people not supporting was the race was in November, and that's too late for some teams. It was still a good show, but it makes me wonder. If Dan could put together that kind of purse money for a race and do it in the summer, just how many drivers might turn out for that one?

Since I'm on the subject of four cylinder racing, Dixon Speedway ran an Enduro as scheduled. This was a basic Hornet Mini Stock race, and they advertised what the purse would be based on car count. Nathan Corn was the one spearheading the movement, but he didn't have access to the track's social media. The track probably could have done a little bit more to put the word out. Nathan tried on his personal page, going so far as to share multiple videos. I love the idea of running Enduros for these cars on the 1/5 mile, because I think the track is perfect for it. Also, they've had success with it in the past, though it's been about seven years.

When only four cars show up, I don't think anybody can help but be disappointed. That didn't stop them from putting the cars on the track and having a race with what they had. I don't know how many laps they went, but I heard Steve Johnson got the win ahead of Matthew Corn, who I saw pictured with his second place award. One of the teams was bearing the usual yellow #11d colors of Dwarf Car star Danny Wagner. I'm glad that the show went on, but I hope the track doesn't take this one occasion as an indication that nobody wants to do this and they shouldn't keep trying. With some work, they can have occasional Enduros and get the support.

Obviously, Micro Sprints are what makes the track go round. For the recent Kaiser Memorial, they had over 50 Wingless 600 Micros, not counting a strong turnout of around 50 combined between the Super 600's, Restricted 600s and Junior Sprints. At Stockton Delta Speedway before that, they had a car count well into the 100s. If you haven't been paying attention, Micro Sprint racing in California is alive and very well at Dixon, Stockton, Lemoore and Visalia. Some of the drivers you're seeing kicking butt in Midgets and Sprint Cars came from these tracks, and new stars are emerging. If you get a chance to check out one of these shows, especially one of the big specials, you should go for it.

While it might be tempting to add to this already lengthy commentary, I think I hit on all of the points that made me want to write it in the first place. I've got a couple hours of editing time to be sure that this is ready to go on Monday for the few people who might actually want to read it. Otherwise, we covered several tracks with race review articles in this post, some of which are not tracks we normally feature. I wasn't paying attention to everything that I was covering and didn't realize how many articles were written. I just kept writing them. Thankfully, that's a wrap.

Once again, thank you for reading and thank you for your support. And again, thank you to Michael Burch for his unflinching support of The DCRR through the years. This year was absolutely not going to happen, and I'm not just saying that. I was done. The biggest reason I started doing it was because Michael tipped me, and he's done it three times this year. He was the only one. That is the extent of the support we've gotten for the hours and hours of work we put into each post, and I can assure you it made a difference in why I decided to keep going and finish out the season.

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