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Robinson, Curran, Freethy, Sorensen Share 

Antioch Speedway Spotlight

Antioch, CA...June 15...Ryan Robinson won the 20 lap All Star Series Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. Robinson is a regular at Placerville Speedway, but he made the trip to Antioch as his track wasn't running.  Robinson raced into lead from his outside front row starting spot ahead of Roberto Kirby and Jacob Tuttle. Working lap six, Tuttle thrilled the crowd when he did a wheelie down the back straightaway.  Tuttle raced around the outside of Kirby down the backstretch on lap 11 to take second, but at that point Robinson held a commanding lead. Robinson scored the victory ahead of Tuttle, Jayson Bright, Shawn Arriaga and Justyn Cox.

Brent Curran won the 20 lap B Modified Main Event. This was his fourth win of the season as he keeps pace with Tommy Fraser in the championship chase. The well run race had no yellow flags, and Chris Sieweke raced into the lead on a lap two restart with Curran right behind him. The lead duo swiftly pulled away from the pack and were into lapped traffic by the 15th circuit. As they worked the final lap, Curran dove into Turn 3 and slid up into the path of Sieweke to gain the lead. Both drivers continued on to the checkered flag with Curran winning ahead of Sieweke, Fraser, Trevor Clymens and Kevin Brown.

Jim Freethy won the 20 lap Limited Late Model Main Event. Freethy charged onto lead at the start ahead of Mike Gustafson. A lap five restart provided Kimo Oreta the opportunity to charge into third, and the Top 3 ran in close formation. Gustafson took a couple of looks to the inside of Freethy during the second half of the race, but Freethy would not be denied the victory. Gustafson settled for second ahead of Oreta, Mike Walko and Chad Hammer.

Chris Sorensen won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the fourth win of the season for the current point leader. Rookie Ken Johns led three laps before Sorensen went by on the inside down the backstretch to take the lead. Josh Leach settled into second on lap nine as Sorensen led by about half a straightaway. The leaders caught slower traffic by lap 13, making it a close three-car battle at that point. James Thomson made an inside pass on the backstretch in traffic on lap 17 to take second from Leach. However, Sorensen again pulled away a bit for the impressive victory, followed by Thomson, Leach, Breanna Troen and Jeff Betancourt.

Racing resumes next Saturday night with the All Star Series A Modifieds back in action along with the Wingless Spec Sprints, Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks and Dwarf Cars. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Unofficial Race Results

All Star Series Antioch Speedway

Winged 360 Sprint Cars

Heat Winners (8 laps)-Joel Myers, Jayson Bright. Main Event (20 laps)-Ryan Robinson, Jacob Tuttle, Jayson Bright, Shawn Arriaga, Justyn Cox, Brad Dillard, Danny Wagner, Art McCarthy, Joel Myers Jr, Roberto Kirby.

B Modifieds

Heat Winners (8 laps)-Brent Curran, Trevor Clymens. Main Event (20 laps)-Brent Curran, Chris Sieweke, Tommy Fraser, Kevin Brown, Trevor Clymens, Tommy Clymens Jr, Cameron Swank, Brandon Baughman, Tim Rolan.

Limited Late Models

Heat Winner (8 laps)-Jim Freethy. Main Event (20 laps)-Jim Freethy, Mike Gustafson, Kimo Oreta, Mike Walko, Chad Hammer, Jimmy Robbins, Chris Long, Michael Burch.

Hobby Stocks

Heat Winners (8 laps)-James Thomson, Breana Troen, Luke Brignoli. Main Event (20 laps)-Chris Sorensen, James Thomson, Josh Leach, Breana Troen, Jeff Betancourt, Ken Johns, Luke Brignoli, Lori Brown, Jacob Mallet Jr, Will Buirch.

Modifieds, Sprint Cars Highlight Five Division Show 

At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...Antioch Speedway enters the summer months with the action heating up on the 3/8 mile clay oval. This Saturday night will feature another five division All Star Racing Series lineup, and the A Modifieds are leading the charge. Also on the card will be the Wingless Spec Sprints, Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks and Dwarf Cars.

The last time the A Modifieds were in action, Kellen Chadwick was picking up his second-straight win. This was a special victory as it was the third annual Jerry Hetrick Memorial race. Despite dry and dusty conditions, the Modifieds once again gave the crowd an entertaining show. Chadwick isn't likely to be on hand for this race, but your championship contenders should be there. Recent high school graduate Buddy Kniss continues his Cinderella season as he leads Dwarf Car superstar Danny Wagner by just six points. Both drivers have grabbed one feature victory so far, but it's likely that it will take more than one win to ultimately win the championship.

With Chadwick not expected to compete, the door may be open for Chester Kniss or reigning champion Nick DeCarlo to gain the third position. Kniss is a one-time winner, and DeCarlo had a pair of wins to kick the season off. After missing a race, DeCarlo showed up last time out and finished a respectable third. Other drivers to watch for this week include rookie Frank Furtado, Sean Wilson, Brian Pearce and Gary Hetrick.

After winning the first four Wingless Spec Sprint races of the season, it was two-time reigning champion Bob Newberry giving Shannon Newton his first taste of defeat in the most recent race. Remarkably, though Newton has four victories, his lead is only 22 points ahead of ageless veteran Roy Fisher. Fisher picked up a third place finish last time out and has a pair of seconds. Like third-ranked Rick Panfili, Roy is still looking for his first win of the season. He leads Panfili by 36 points in the race for second.

Mackenzie Newton has been doing a good job in her second full season in the class. In fact, she is only 10 points out of third at the moment. A little further down is Jeff Scotto, but he's coming off of a race he'd rather forget. Scotto rolled his car in the third turn that night. He still holds down fifth and is the top rookie in the field. Just eight points behind Scotto is Adam Teves. Other drivers to watch for this week include Troy Ferry, Kevin Box and Dustin Maibes.

It's a two-car battle at the top of the Limited Late Model point list. Jim Freethy has been a force this year and picked up another win last time out. Freethy appears to be making his first run at a championship in a few years. He won the title in 2013 after a battle with Larry Damitz. Freethy still sees that #15 car of Damitz, and it's Kimo Oreta keeping the Sun Drop Team on the track these days. Oreta is only 10 points behind Freethy and will likely keep the pressure on Freethy all season long.

After returning and finishing fourth last time, Mike Walko has moved back into third, just one point ahead of Michael Burch. Burch didn't have a good night last time, but he's hoping to turn things around this week. Other drivers to watch for include Jimmy Robbins, Chad Hammer, Chris Long and the division's all-time feature win leader, Mike Gustafson.

Chris Sorensen continues to roll in his quest for a third Hobby Stock championship. Sorensen didn't waste much time getting the lead last time out, and he went on to score his fourth win the season. This gives him a 48 point lead over Josh Leach in the championship race. Leach, who is a two-time winner so far, finished third last time to keep a 10 point advantage over the consistent Breanna Troen. Troen has been in the hunt for her first win of the season and has all Top 5 finishes so far.

Meanwhile, Will Buirch continues to lead all rookies and ranks fourth in the standings. However, his comfort margin in both battles isn't very wide. Rookie Ken Johns is only 18 points behind as he continues to improve with each start. Some of the drivers to watch for this week include John Wacht, Luke Brignoli, Dalton Jewell, Jacob Mallet Jr, Jeff Betancourt and Judy Arth.

Scott Dahlgren is coming off of a victory in the Veterans division at the Dwarf Car Nationals last week. Dahlgren has been one of the stars of the NorCal Dwarf Car Association through the years, but he has set his sights on the Antioch championship this season. So far, he is the only two-time winner, and he's starting to pull away just a little bit from second-ranked David Rosa. Dahlgren's advantage is now 46 points.

Rosa, who is a one-time winner this year, needs to step it up just a little bit. Not only is Dahlgren slipping away, but young gun Devan Kammermann is just four points behind him in a closer race for second. Two other drivers in the second place battle are Troy Stevenson and past Petaluma champion Travis Dutra. The Dwarf Car division has been very competitive this season, and other drivers to watch for include Chris Becker, Mario Marques, David Michael Rosa and Chuck Conover.

The action will be nonstop this Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. You get a nice variety of open wheel and Stock Car racing once again, and the five division format gives you plenty of racing to enjoy. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Winter Scores Dwarf Car Nationals Victory 

At Petaluma Speedway

Petaluma, CA...June 14-15...Ryan "Ice Chip" Winter scored the 30 lap Pro Dwarf Car Main Event victory Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. This was the Western States Dwarf Car Nationals, hosted by the local General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Car Association. There were over 70 competitors in the pits between the three classifications of Dwarf Cars. The Pro class that Winter was competing in had the biggest turnout.

Winter won the Pro Main Event in thrilling fashion as he took the lead from race long leader Darren Brown on the last lap of the 30 lap race. Brown settled for second ahead of Shawn Jones, Ben Haney, Joe Frock, Michael "Spanky" Grenert, Marcus Hardina, Matt Hagermann, Adam Teves and James Brinster.

The Nationals format includes a full program on Friday night. The Preliminary Feature takes the Top 10 drivers into a Fast Dash, which sets the first five rows of Saturday's Main Event. Friday's 20 lap Preliminary Feature went to Brown in a good battle with Jones. Haney and Winter had a good battle of their own for third, won by Haney. The lead duo were over a straightaway ahead of third place. Ryan Amlen finished fifth. Saturday's Fast Dash was won by Brown ahead of Jones and Haney.  Mark Hanson won the 15 lap B Main in a good battle with Frock. James Brinster settled for third ahead of Shawn Whitney and Josh Rodgers.

Scott Dahlgren won the 20 lap Veterans Dwarf Car Main Event. Dahlgren is the Antioch Speedway point leader. Dahlgren led from the start, leaving Buddy Olschowka and Mark Biscardi to battle for second. Biscardi started back in tenth, but he had already worked his way into third by lap three. On lap 18, Biscardi made his move around Olschowka to grab the second position. Olschowka settled for third at the checkered flag, followed by Kevin Miraglio, Tim Fitzpatrick, Kevin Bender, Adam Johnson, Danny Marsh, Carroll Mendenhall and Joe Barkett.

Biscardi scored an impressive win in the 20 lap Preliminary Feature on Friday ahead of Bender, Olschowka, Dahlgren and Adam Johnson. Bender picked up the win in the 10 lap Fast Dash ahead of Dahlgren and Olschowka.

Mike Affonso capped a rather impressive weekend with the 20 lap Sportsman Dwarf Car Main Event win. Affonso is a regular at Petaluma. He had the pole and led every lap in victory. Dave Brune settled into second on lap two and finished closely behind Affonso, followed by Mike Dahle, Steve Nesser, Trevor Mendenhall, Tom Van Tuyl, Adam Freitas, Michael Williams, Travis Day and Jordan Souza.

Affonso also won the 12 lap Preliminary Feature on Friday. He was chased across the line by Van Tuyl, Dahle, Michael Williams and Shawn McCoy. Afonso set himself up for a pole position start by winning the 10 lap Fast Dash ahead of Brune and Dahle.

On Saturday night, the Dwarf Cars were joined by the PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprints. Reigning Hunt Series champion and Dwarf Car star Shawn Jones won the 25 lap Main Event. Reigning Petaluma champion Shayna Sylvia led the first 13 laps before Jones raced past her to take the lead on lap 14. Bradley Terrell started back in 11th and moved into second on lap 15. Jones managed to build about a half-straightaway lead over Terrell by the time the checkered flag flew. Angelique Bell held third until being passed by Sparky Howard for that position on lap 22. Sylvia also beat Bell back to the line to finish fourth. Bell settled for fifth, followed by Kaimi Moniz-Costa, Ryon Siverling, Bob Davis, Keith Calvino and Boy Moniz. Scott Chapetta out-qualified the 18 car field with a quick lap of 16.409, beating a 16.431 of Cody Fendley. There were three 10 lap heat races, and Davis, Fendley and Adam Christian won those races.

On Friday night, the Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micro Sprint 20 lap Main Event win went to Nick Robfogel. Robfogel had a nice battle at the front of the pack with second place finisher Cody Gray. Justin Adiego was a solid third with Carroll Mendenhall a straightaway behind him in fourth. Rob Brown, Jeromie Charon, Anton Gianini, Jenna Perkins, Amber Fields and Trevor Mendenhall completed the Top 10. The eight lap heat race wins went to Brian Sllubik and Gray.

Next weekend will have Petaluma Speedway running a special Sunday event as part of the annual Sonoma-Marin County Fair. The PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprints will be competing along with the IMCA Modifieds and Lumberjacks Restaurant Super Stocks. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Petaluma Speedway Gears Up For 

Special Sunday Fairtime Race

Petaluma, CA...Through the years, racing has been a part of the Sonoma-Marin County Fair in Petaluma. When the late John P Soares promoted the speedway, there were times when he had a race going on every day during the fair. On Sunday night, Promoter Rick Faeth is offering a three-division program featuring the PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprints, McLea's Tire Service IMCA Modifieds and Lumberjacks Restaurant Super Stocks.

After her latest fifth place finish last Saturday night, past Chico Silver Dollar Speedway champion Angelique Bell is the only driver who has all Top 10 finishes in her five starts. She is the point leader, but she's still not too comfortable in the lead as Scott Chapetta, Boy Moniz and past champion Sparky Howard are all within striking distance. They are all still looking for their first wins this season as Bradley Terrell, Cody Fendley, Jimmy Christian and Shawn Jones are the winners so far. Terrell has won twice this year. Other drivers looking for victory this week include Dennis Furia Jr, Keith Calvino, Ryon Siverling and Bob Davis.

This is only the third race of the season for the IMCA Modifieds. Last time out, it was two-time champion Nick DeCarlo making an appearance and scoring the victory. Mitch Machado scored the win in the season opener in a thrilling late-race battle with Anthony Slaney. Machado leads the early battle over Michael Paul Jr. Justin Yaeger and Gary Zwicker are also not far back in the battle. Other contenders to keep an eye out for this week include reigning champion Oreste Gonella, Jeffrey Faulkner and Tim Yeager.

Machado is also leading the way in The Lumberjacks Restaurant Super Stock point race. This season, he's been driving a car for Baker Motorsports, and he has won all four races so far. Steve Studebaker had three runner-up finishes in a row, but he finished a disappointing 11th last time out to fall a little bit further behind Machado in the standings. Two-time champion Matt While had a good run last time in third to make a move on Manny Avila for the third point position. These four drivers certainly lead the charge when it comes to potential winners, but others to watch for this week include Shawn McCoy, Tim O'Hara, Austin Ohlinger, Kristen Hanley and Sean Cook.

It's not only an opportunity for fans to come check out a race during the County Fair and enjoy the fair experience, but this Sunday date gives fans from other area tracks an opportunity to come and see some good racing at Petaluma Speedway. The fact that the racing always gets done earlier in the evening makes it that much more attractive for those needing to get home sooner for work the next day. For further information, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Foulger Wins Ed Parker Memorial Race At Merced Speedway

Merced, CA...June 15...Troy Foulger won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Merced Speedway. This was also the Second Annual Ed Parker Memorial race, paying tribute to the promoter who passed away last year. All divisions competing on the quarter-mile clay oval were running for increased purses. Foulger drives the Modified owned by Billy Bowers.

After a disappointing outing at the Merced County Fair, two-time champion Randy Brown was the early leader. However, Foulger and Bakersfield star Robby Sawyer were soon at the front of the pack battling with Brown. Foulger made his move around Brown and went on to score his third win of the season. Brown settled for second ahead of Sawyer. Watsonville point leader Cody Burke finished fourth ahead of Ventura point leader Trevor Fitzgibbon, Ramie Stone, Brian Pearce, Bryan Clark, Paul Stone and Anthony Giuliani.

The IMCA Modifieds produced a 29 car field for the special event, and 10 lap heat race victories went to Ramie Stone, Burke, Sawyer and reigning State champion Shane DeVolder. They ran a pair of 12 lap B Mains with the Top 3 drivers transferring into the show. Fitzgibbon won the first race ahead of Derek Nance and Ryan Larimer. Paul Stone outran Steve Noland and Antioch point leader Buddy Kniss to win the second B Main.

Kelly Wilkinson won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was his second win of the year, and it firmly establishes him as a championship contender. Wilkinson started back in 11th, but this was a night when it was okay to start further back in the field. Wilkinson worked his way to the front of the pack and scored the victory ahead of last season's championship runner-up Danny Roe. Point leader Fred Ryland came from 16th starting to finish third ahead of State point leader Guy Ahlwardt, who started back in 10th. Nick Tucker finished fifth, followed by KC Keller, Chuck Weir, Gavyn Manning, Tony Peffer and two-time champion Rick Diaz.

There was an impressive 35 car field to honor the memory of Ed Parker. Eight lap heat race wins went to Peffer, Tucker, Jason Nation and Roe. There were two 12 lap B Mains, and Jarrod Mounce won the first one ahead of Diaz and Jack Aguiar. Manning held off Ryland to win the second B Main as Keller finished third.

Kevin Irwin won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Irwin comes from Bakersfield. He had the front row with Watsonville point leader Rob Gallaher, making this a really good battle for the lead. Fellow Bakersfield star Nicholas Johnson was also in the hunt, but Irwin would prevail at the checkered flag ahead of Johnson and Rob Gallaher. Championship contender Michael Shearer charged from the sixth row to finish fourth ahead of DJ Keldsen, Joe Gallaher, incoming point leader Shannon Nelsen, Austin Van Hoff, Kevin Joaquin and Cody Smiley. There were 24 Hobby Stocks, and Rob Gallaher, Irwin and Mike Germait won their respective eight lap heat races. Donnie Shearer picked up the 12 lap B Main win ahead of Joe Gallaher, Domissie Scoggins and Josh Hensley.

Shawn DePriest picked up the 15 lap Mini Stock Main Event win. DePriest had the pole, but he had to fight off fellow front row starter Lee Ragsdale throughout the entire race before prevailing at the checkered flag. Rookie Shayla Gould settled for third ahead of Kevin Lockerby, Lucy Falkenberg, Jennifer Rodgers, Jerry Tubbs, Leonard Burnett, Tyler Post and Dakota Keldsen. DePriest and Ragsdale won the eight lap heat races.

Next Saturday night will feature an appearance by the BCRA Midget Lites. The Hobby Stocks are back In action along with the Valley Sportsman division, California Sharp Mini Late Models and the Vintage Super Modifieds from the Legends Of Kearney Bowl. For further information, go to www.mercedspeedway.net.

Wayne Albright Memorial Set For 

Merced Speedway Saturday Night

Merced, CA...The community around Merced Speedway is still buzzing after the successful running of the Second Annual Ed Parker Memorial. The follow-up this Saturday night is another special event. The Bay Cities Racing Association Midget Lites will be in town to run their Sixth Annual Wayne Albright Memorial race. Joining them on the card will be the Hobby Stocks, California Sharp Mini Late Models, Valley Sportsman Division and the Legends of Kearney Bowl Super Modifieds.

The Wayne Albright Memorial race has become one of the biggest races of the season for the BCRA Midget Lites. Wayne was a past BCRA champion and a longtime supporter of the BCRA, who passed away from an illness on the way home from the Chili Bowl Midget race. This event brings together some of the top drivers from the BCRA and the Southern California-based California Lightning Sprint groups. The winner will collect $1,035 with $135 guaranteed to start the feature.

California Lightning Sprints superstar Bobby Michnowicz won his third Wayne Albright Memorial race last season. He'll lead a contingent of stars from the Southern California group who are intent on winning the big race. Bobby is currently third in the Lightning Sprint point battle behind Jerry Kramer and Doug Nunes. Nunes is another driver anticipated for the show.

The BCRA Midget Lites point battle is being led by past champion Scott Kinney by 31 points ahead of Danika Jo Parker. Another past series champion, Hunter Kinney, is third in the standings, 15 points behind Parker. Dakota Albright and Brandon Leedy make up the balance of the Top 5 at the moment. Other BCRA regulars hoping to score of the win include Jeff Griffin, Gus Carcione, Terry Bergstrom and Josef Ferolito.

Despite missing the Top 5 for the first time last week, Shannon Nelson continues to lead the Hobby Stock point battle by 15 points ahead of 2016 champion Michael Shearer. Shearer continues his Top 5 streak at four following his fourth place effort last time. His lead over rookie Domissie Scoggins is 31 points in the battle for second, but Scoggins is being trailed closely in the battle for third. Alan Neal, Austin Van Hoff and Donnie Shearer are all within 10 points of Scoggins for third. All four drivers are still looking for their first win of the season.

The wins so far have been earned by  Nelson, Dexter Long and Kevin Irwin. Irwin was the winner of the Ed Parker Memorial race last week, and Nelson has two victories so far. It seems only a matter of time before Shearer or Van Hoff get a win. Shearer seems to be more focused on points this year than he has been for the past couple of seasons. Other drivers to watch for this week include Kristie Shearer, Race Shelton and brother Caleb Shelton and Timmy Crews.

As it is, Timmy Crews has won three Main Events in the California Sharp Mini Late Model division. This class was put together as a gateway to give some of the younger Outlaw Kart racers an opportunity to race on the quarter-mile clay oval. Despite his three wins, Crews is only 15 points ahead of the consistent Logan Clay. Clay has pretty much shadowed Crews so far.

One of the new drivers in the group this year is Kaylin Lopez. Lopez is the only other driver besides Crews with all Top 5 finishes and trails Clay by just seven points. Riley Jeppesen and rookie Kennzzie Brown are two other drivers within striking distance of the lead. The car count has grown just a little bit this year as there have been eight competitors at the last two events. Merced Speedway was the first track in California to get on board with this miniature version of Late Models, which run 600cc engines.

The Valley Sportsman division continues to be led by one-time winner Rick Elliott. Elliott was the runner-up in the standings last year, and he leads Chris Corder by just 12 points. Though Corder has finished in the Top 5 in all four events held so far, the three-time Mini Stock champion is still searching for his first win. Two-time winner and reigning champion Jerry Cecil is third in the standings in a tie with Eric Seely. These four drivers are anticipated this week, and other drivers to watch for include Jeff West, Chris Birdsong and Mike Friesen.

It's just possible that Friesen will instead be one of the Legends of Kearney Bowl Super Modified racers. This group was put together as a tribute to the style of racing that was prevalent at the old Kearney Bowl Raceway and other tracks, such as San Jose Speedway and Clovis Speedway. There could be a dozen or so of these vintage cars at the track to round out what should be a good program.

The BCRA Midget Lites only make two appearances per year at Merced Speedway, and this race is very special for them. It means the fans should get a good car count for this show. With the Hobby Stocks putting on some great battles this year, the racing action should be good on Saturday night. For further information, go to www.mercedspeedway.net.

Sanders, Mounce, Gallaher Grab Ocean Speedway Victories

Watsonville, CA...June 14...Justin Sanders won the 30 lap Taco Bravo Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Ocean Speedway. This was the second win of the season for the 2015 champion. Sanders earned the outside front row starting spot in the Main Event after finishing second to Cole Macedo in the six lap Trophy Dash. Macedo paced the first eight laps ahead of Sanders before Sanders slipped past him for the lead. As Sanders led the way, Macedo was soon being challenged by Bud Kaeding for second. Kaeding charged past Macedo for the second spot on lap 20 and set his sights on Sanders in his quest for a fourth feature win. However, Sanders ran strong down the stretch and would score the impressive victory ahead of Kaeding, Macedo, James Ringo, Brad Furr, Jake Andreotti, Koen Shaw, Jayson Bright, incoming point leader Jeremy Chisum and Keith Day Jr.

The 19 Sprint Car competitors ran time trials with Kaeding coming out 17th and setting the quickest lap of 11.609 on the quarter-mile clay oval. Sanders was second quick at 11.720. They ran three eight lap heat races with Shaw outrunning Keading to win the first race. The second heat victory went to Macedo in front of Sanders, and Jake Andreotti grabbed a heat race victory ahead of three-time reigning champion Furr.

Jarrod Mounce scored the victory in the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Mounce also won the Bill Egleston Memorial race a few weeks ago. He lined up in the third row of the feature with IMCA State point leader Guy Ahlwardt. During the first four laps, Stephen Alee and Justin McPherson took turns leading the pack before Mounce grabbed first on lap five. Ahlwardt found his way into second by lap eight and briefly took the lead from Mounce on lap 10. Mounce regained the lead on lap 11 and led the rest of the way for the win. Ahlwardt was a close second. Max Baggett enjoyed a season-best third place finish, followed by Alee, rookie Kelly Campanile, Billy Robertson, Charlie Hunter, incoming point leader Adriane Frost, McPherson and Jay Marks. They ran two eight lap heat races with Mounce and Ahlwardt grabbing the victories.

Joe Gallaher won the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. This was the first win for Gallaher. Gallaher took the lead on lap four as DJ Keldsen's race ended.  Gallaher and Bobby Huckaby Jr briefly traded the lead before Gallaher gained the position for good on lap seven. Incoming point leader Rob Gallaher started back in the 6th row and managed to move up to challenge Huckaby for second by lap 11. The two drivers traded the position a couple of times before Rob Gallaher gained second for good on lap 16. It was Joe Gallaher scoring the satisfying win ahead of his son Rob Gallaher, Huckaby Jr, Wally Kennedy, Tony Oliveira, John Farrell, Brody Miller, Nick Triolo, Bobby Huckaby Sr and Kevin Counterman. Keldsen and Joe Gallaher won their respective eight lap heat races.

John Grilli won his second 15 lap Mini Stock Main Event. Police N Pursuit competitor Roy Iler led a lap and Dakota Keldsen led five before Grilli charged into the lead. Iler fell back a few positions, but he made a late charge into second and lost a photo finish to Grilli in the closest battle of the night. Following Grilli and Iler at the checkered flag were Nicole Beardsley, Kate Beardsley, Jeff Finsand, Bill Beardsley, Ryan McClelland, Keldsen, Luke Babcock and Steven Ragsdale. The eight lap heat race wins were earned by Keldsen and McClelland.

Racing resumes next Friday night with a special event. It's the annual Pombo/Sargent Classic, featuring The King Of The West/NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series. Joining them will be the IMCA Modifieds, Four Bangers, South Bay Dwarf Cars and Ocean Midgets. For further information, go to www.racepmg.com.

Pombo-Sagent Classic On Tap 

At Ocean Speedway Friday Night

Watsonville, CA...Ocean Speedway comes back this Friday night with an exciting event. It's the annual Pombo-Sargent Classic race for the NARC/King Of The West Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series. Joining them for the special race will be the IMCA Modifieds, Ocean Midgets, Four Bangers and South Bay Dwarf Cars.

The King Of The West Series had a continuous championship season run going back to 1985, but it seems like the return of the NARC brand a couple of years ago has revitalized the popular Winged 410 Sprint Car Series. The group has run four events so far, and four drivers have claimed the glory. After Dominic Scelzi got the win at Kern Raceway, Justin Sanders won the Dave Bradway Jr Memorial at Silver Dollar Speedway, the Petaluma Speedway win went to Colby Copeland and Rico Abreu got the most recent victory in the Peter Murphy Classic at Tulare. It's been a very competitive season.

DJ Netto is clinging to a 12 point lead over Ryan Bernal and a 22 point advantage over Scelzi. Netto has a second and a third place finish, while Bernal is still searching for his first podium. It's still early in the season, and there are some good drivers looking for their first win. In fact, Bud Kaeding seemed to have the win in the bag at Tulare as he ran a very high line, but the handle went away from him and he hit the wall, resulting in a flip. Kaeding should be there this week, and others to watch for include series rookie Geoff Ensign, Willie Croft, Chase Johnson and Nathan Rolfe.

It's no surprise to see the Burke brothers among the leaders in the IMCA Modified division, but this season, reigning champion Cody Burke is leading the charge by four points over his brother Austin coming into the night. Cody has picked up a pair of wins, while fourth-ranked Jim Pettit II is a one-time winner. Pettit trails Cody Burke by just 14 points and is only one point behind third-ranked Anthony Copeland. Other drivers to watch for this week include past champions Brian Cass and Robert Marsh, Late Model star Jeff Decker and Raymond Keldsen Jr.

The Ocean Midgets effort seems to be coming along nicely so far this season. Running under the Western Midget Racing brand, the effort has taken rules that were established by the USAC Speed2 Series and fine tuned them. The effort has been led by Mike McCluney, and the group is getting their biggest test yet as they race at Watsonville on Friday and Ventura Raceway the following night.

The other test was a head to head battle with the BCRA Midgets, and point leader David Prickett did well there as he finished second overall and led the group of Watsonville regulars. Prickett continues to lead the standings by 20 ahead of Randi Pankratz. Pankratz has been a regular at Ventura in recent years but has been supporting the Watsonville effort this year as well. She leads Jackson Dukes by seven points and Greg Edenholm by 13 in a closer race for second. These four are anticipated this week, and others to watch for include Ricky Sanders, Dylan Tucker and Jessica Swanson.

Nicole Beardsley and Kate Beardsley are the only drivers with seven Top 5 finishes in the seven races held so far for the Four Bangers. It is Nicole leading the reigning champion Kate by just one point in the standings. 2017 title winner Bill Beardsley is 27 points back and still very much in the hunt. Last time out, it was John Grilli picking up his second win of the season to move to within 11 points of Bill Beardsley for third. One-time winner Ryan McClelland is only 13 points out of third, while two-time winner Dakota Keldsen is currently sixth in the standings. What's interesting is that all three Beardsley family members are still looking for their first win of the season. Other drivers to watch for this week include Police N Pursuit regular Roy Iler, Tony Gullo, Luke Babcock and DJ Harrington.

The South Bay Dwarf Cars are making their fifth appearance of the season. Mark Biscardi got off to a very good start with three-straight victories, but he came crashing back to Earth at the most recent event with a disappointing 13th please finish. That was a night that saw a few surprise entrants as past South Bay champions Shawn Jones and Terre Rothweiler scored a 1-2 finish ahead of past NorCal champion Danny Wagner. Biscardi is still making a strong run at the championship, but reigning champion Gene "Punky" Pires, Eric Weisler and Ryan Amlen are three drivers still very much in contention. Others to watch for on Friday include Eddy Claessen, Barry Waddell and Dan Zuger.

The Pombo-Sargent Classic race is a special event, because it pays tribute to two of the greatest Super Modified racers of all time. The Winged 410 Sprint Cars are some of the fastest cars you'll find anywhere on the West Coast. Add in the IMCA Modifieds and the other classes, and it's going to be a good night of racing in Watsonville. For further information, go to www.racepmg.com.

Sprint Cars, Mini Trucks Part Of 

Orland Raceway Show Saturday Night

Orland, CA...It has certainly been an exciting season at Orland Raceway so far. Car count is up and the fans have been treated to some exciting racing on the 1/5 mile dirt oval. On Saturday night, the Wingless Spec Sprints return to action along with the wild and exciting Mini Trucks, Mini Stocks, 600 Micros and 250 Micros.

The Wingless Spec Sprint division seems to be having a resurgence this year. Last time out, there were a dozen competitors. This led to a close Main Event, won by Bobby Douglas. Douglas joins Josh Tucker and Tony Richards on the winner's list. Richards seemed to be on the move last time, but a spin on the front straightaway dropped him back a couple of positions to fourth at the finish. Despite not winning yet this year, the surprising Denny McNary leads Richards in the championship battle. Richards is still trying to overcome his failure to start the season opener due to mechanical issues.

Last season's championship runner-up, RJ Baker, had a strong second place showing last time. That was his season-best effort as he looks to get the win on Saturday night. Rookie Jeremy Langenderfer also led some Main Event laps before being sidelined last time out. Langenderfer won his first heat race earlier in the evening. He's been enjoying his time in the division and gets better with each start. Other racers to watch for this week include Cort Marchuk, Ryan Owens, Cassie Amore and Josh Jacobo.

James Woodell and Kalvin Kvalvik are enjoying a good battle in the Mini Truck division. It's been a wide open point race as three-time winner Dan Webster has missed a race, and one-time winner Zack Webster also missed a race following a rollover off of Turn 2. The Webster's seem to be the fastest racers so far this year, but the competition is so fierce that hard chargers like Dan Libbee, Beau Chandler, William Fogle and Justin Vance could emerge with a victory this week.

They might want to place a bounty on reigning Mini Stock champion Tom Davis. He's been practically unstoppable in winning most of the Main Events this season. Davis won the last race with Jeremy Langenderfer in second. Langenderfer has recently put his Mini Stock up for sale as he's trying to focus more on his Sprint Car effort. Last season's championship runner-up, Barbara Crain, could be a threat to win this week. Others to watch for include past champion John Kirkpatrick, Kevin Pendergrass, Jason Libbee and Scott Camper.

The Micro Sprint divisions will be rounding out the show this week. In the 250 class, it's a close battle at the top. Following his win at the last race, Mike McCarthy is challenging reigning champion Pax Gonzalez. Gonzalez had Bobby Douglas driving his car last time out. Lester Elsey is a feature winner this season and will be looking to get back in the winner's column again this week. Ronnie Heyer and past champion Jess Garland are others to watch for.

Cody Gray and Colby Grieg have looked fast in the 600 Micro class. Both have won features this year. Other hard chargers in the field include past champion Jeromie Crismon, Tony Alosi, Jessica McManus and Amber Fields.

With the wild unpredictability of the Mini Trucks and the thrilling Wingless Spec Sprints, Saturday's show should be another good one. For further information, go to the Orland Raceway Facebook page.

Netto Wins Sprint Car Challenge Race 

At Keller Auto Speedway

Hanford, CA...June 15...DJ Netto won the 35 lap Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour Main Event Saturday night at Keller Auto Speedway. Netto came from the fourth row to pick up the win. After a restart, Justin Sanders raced into the early lead ahead of Kyle Hirst. Netto slipped into second on a lap nine restart, and moments later a red flag flew for a three-car crash. Sanders continued to lead Netto on the restart, but Netto kept the pressure on Sanders. On lap 25, Netto made his winning pass and would lead the remaining laps for the victory. Sanders settled for second, followed by Hirst, Tim Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Tony Gualda, Sean Becker, Mitchell Faccinto, Willie Croft and Colby Copeland.

The Sprint Car Challenge Tour, which is presented by Abreu Vineyards, had 29 competitors. Tim Kaeding was the quickest qualifier with a 13.961. Both he and second quick qualifier Sanders (14.071) came from the first group of qualifiers. Ten lap heat race wins were earned by Tim Kaeding, Kyle Hirst, Cole Macedo and Colby Copeland. Copeland also won the six lap Trophy Dash. The 15 lap B Main went to Scott Parker ahead of Caleb Montgomery and Dustin Freitas.

Jason Cook score of the victory in 20 lap House of JuJu Central Valley Mini Stock Main Event. This was the second win of the year for Cook. While Cook and Gene Glover battled early for the lead, point leader Dan Myrick had to work his way from the seventh row. Myrick managed to get past Glover for second, but Cook was not to be denied the victory. Following Cook, Myrick and Glover at the line were Shawn Schwartzenberger, Matthew Herod, Clinton Massey, Darren Wilson, Ryan Doglione, Todd Minchew and Danny Myrick. There were 23 competitors, and Gene Glover set the fast time of 20.945. Eight lap heat race wins went to Logan Doglione, Matthew Herod and Ronald Curtner.

Brock Hamilton won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event, snapping a two-race win streak for Chad Johnson in the process. Hamilton is the reigning track champion and he wrestled the lead from Eric Hamilton early on. Cody Johnson had to work his way from the fifth row before eventually racing past Eric Hamilton for second. However, Brock Hamilton drove a great race and won ahead of Cody Johnson, Eric Hamilton, Larry Thompson, Gary Rayburn Jr, Chad Johnson, Rod Bane, Troy Patee, Renn Bane and Ron Hurt. Chad Johnson and Rayburn were the eight lap heat race winners.

Next Saturday night, the King Of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car Series returns along with the IMCA Sport Modifieds and the IMCA Stock Cars. For further information, go to www.racekingsspeedway.com.


Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 14-15, 2019
WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals
Pro Dwarf Cars
Saturday Main Event
Results are not official
1     #4n Ryan Winter
2     #11 Darren Brown
3     #80n Shawn Jones
4     #3b Ben Haney
5     #16d Joe Frock
6     #12n Michael Grenert
7     #21r Marcus Hardina
8     #59r Matt Hagemann
9     #08r Adam Teves
10     #2o James Brinster
11     #79r Mark Hanson
12     #31r Brandon Gentry
13     #4b Ryan Ameln
14     #88o Josh Rodgers
15     #3n Ryan Plexico
16     #15n Shawn Whitney
17     #9r Chad Matthias
18     #83n Sam Wren        
19     #92b Jessica Swanson    
20     #51n Bobby Johnson        
21     #11c Brad Ernst

B Main
Results are not official
1     #79r Mark Hanson        
2     #16d Joe Frock
3     #2o James Bringster
5     #88o Josh Rodgers
6     #92b Jessica Swanson
7     #31r Brandon Gentry
8     #3n Ryan Plexico
9     #51n Bobby Johnson
10     #11c Brad Ernst
11     #51 Thomas Leiby        
12     #83n Sam Wren        
13     #2b Justin Yanez        
14     #32b Garrett Brady
15     #2c Devin Breese    

Friday Preliminary Feature
Results are not official
1     #11 Darren Brown        
2     #80n Shawn Jones
3     #3b Ben Haney
4     #4n Ryan Winter
5     #4b Ryan Ameln
6     #12n Michael Grenert
7     #21r Marcus Hardina
8     #08r Adam Teves
9     #59r Matt Hagermann
10     #9r Chad Matthias
11     #11c Brad Ernst
12     #2o James Bringster
13     #31r Brandon Gentry
14     #51 Thomas Leiby
15     #15n Shawn Whitney
16     #92b Jessica Swanson
17     #88o Josh Rodgers
18     #79r Mark Hanson
19     #74b Punky Pires    
20     #99r Michael Curry
21     #3n Ryan Plexico
22     #66r Scooter Gomes
23     #22r Zack Albers
24     #51n Bobby Johnson

B Main
Results are not official
1     #92b Jessica Swanson    
2     #51 Thomas Leiby
3     #3n Ryan Plexico
4     #66r Scooter Gomes
5     #22r Zack Albers
6     #99r Michael Curry
7     #11c Brad Ernst
8     #51n Bobby Johnson
9     #2b Justin Yanez    
10     #32b Garrett Brady        
11     #2c Devin Breese
12     #83n Sam Wren    

Veteran Dwarf Cars
Saturday Main Event
Results are not official
1     #21d Scott Dahlgren    
2     #66b Mark Biscardi
3     #63n Buddy Olschowka
4     #40r Kevin Miraglio
5     #14d Tim Fitzpatrick
6     #9n Kevin Bender
7     #15r Adam Johnson
8     #27r Danny Marsh
9     #11r Carroll Mendenhall
10     #00b Joe Barket
11     #64b Eric Weisler
12     #37 Britney Sandoval
13     #53n Wade Ehrlich
14     #17 Rob McQuary        
15     #12b Eddy Claessen        
17     #72n Mike Reeder

Veteran Dwarf Cars
Friday Preliminary Feature
Results are not official
1     #66b Mark Biscardi            
2     #9n Kevin Bender
3     #63n Buddy Olschowka
4     #21d Scott Dahlgren
5     #15r Adam Johnson
6     #17 Rob McQuary
7     #11r Carroll Mendenhall
8     #53n Wade Ehrlich
9     #27r Danny Marsh
10     #76d Glenn Sciarani
11     #26n Dan Zuger
12     #12b Eddy Claessen
13     #37 Britney$H
14     #71r John Peters        
15     #72n Tim Reeder        
16     #14d Tim Fitzpatrick        
17     #40r Kevin Miraglio
18     #00b Joe Barket        
19     #64b Eric Weisler

Sportsman Dwarf Cars
Saturday Main Event
Results are not official
1     #03r Mike Affonso    
2     #54o Dave Brune
3     #08r Mike Dahle
4     #17c Steve Nesser
5     #13r Trevor Mendenhall
6     #111n Tom VanTuyl
7     #88r Adam Freitas
8     #43r Michael Williams
9     #88 Travis Day
10     #48r Jordan Souz
11     #29r Vernon Hubbard
12     #04 Troy Stevenson
13     #12c Krystal Breese
14     #42 Keith Costas
15     #60 Shawn McCoy
16     #22n Jamie Faulkner
17     #43n Russell Kozinski
18     #2r Kylee Johnson
19     #34s Savannah Brown
20     #25 Jimmy Damron
21     #23b Mack Aceves

Sportsman Dwarf Cars
Friday Preliminary Feature
Results are not official
1     #03r Mike Affonso    
2     #111n Tom VanTuyl
3     #08r Mike Dahle
4     #43r Michael Williams
5     #60 Shawn McCoy
6     #23b Mack Aceves
7     #12c Krystal Breese
8     #13r Trevor Mendenhall
9     #88r Adam Freitas
10     #54o Dave Brune
11     #42 Keith Costas
12     #2r Kylee Johnson
13     #43n Russell Kozinski
14     #48r Jordan Souza
15     #29r Vernon Hubbard
16     #12r Sam Borland
17     #17c Steve Nesser    
18     #34s Savannah Brown
19     #04 Troy Stevenson
20     #25 Jimmy Damron    
21     #22n Jamie Faulkne

PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprints
Results are not official
1     #24 Shawn Jones
2     #11 Bradley Terrell
3     #6 Sparky Howard
4     #9 Shayna Sylvia
5     #551 Angelique Bell
6     #5 Kaimi Moniz-Costa
7     #77s Ryon Siverling
8     #3r Bob Davis
9     #73 Keith Calvino
10     #22 Boy Moniz
11     #50 Tony Bernard
12     #5150b Tom Brown
13     #92z Scott Chapeta    
14     #12 Adam Christian
15     #47 Travis DeGaton
16     #26 Billy Aton    
17     #73c Cody Fendley
18     #93 Jim McCann

Santa Rosa Auto Parts 600 Micros
Results are not official
1     #3r Nick Robfogel    
2     #04 Cody Gray
3     #53 Justin Adiego
4     #11 Carroll Mendenhall
5     #8r Rob Brown
6     #22 Jeromie Charon
7     #11s Anton Gianini        
8     #2j Jenna Perkins
9     #11a Amber Fields        
10     #13 Trevor Mendenhall            
11     #5k Kyle Grissom        
12     #24 Victor Guerra            
13     #31 Sam Borland    


Keller Auto Speedway Unoffocial Races Results June, 2019
Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, Presented by Abreu Vineyards
A Main
D.J. Netto
Justin Sanders
Kyle Hirst
Tim Kaeding
Bud Kaeding
Tony Gualda Jr
Sean Becker
Mitchell Faccinto
Willie Croft
Colby Copeland
Grant Duinkerken
Danny Faria Jr
Kaleb Montgomery
Tucker Worth
Blake Carrick
Kyle Offill
Landon Hurst
Dustin Freitas
Scott Parker
Steven Kent
Andy Forsberg
Craig Stidham
Travis Coelho
Cole Macedo

B Main
Scott Parker
Kaleb Montgomery
Dustin Freitas
Kyle Offill
Jace VanderWeerd
Ben Worth
Luca Romanzzi
Michael Pombo
Brendan Warmerdam

House Of JuJu CVMS Mini Stocks
Jason Cook
Dan Myrick
Gene Glover
Shawn Schwartzenberger
Matthew Herod
Clinton Massey
Darren Wilson
Ryan Doglione
Todd Minchew
Danny Myrick
Randy Brown Jr
Scott Glenn
Russell Brown
'Chris Hill
Jason Cook
Brent Myrick
Ronald Curtner
Steven Porter
Jeff Durant
Logan Doglione
Joe Robinson
Ryan Blank
Randy Brown DNS

IMCA Stock Cars
Brock Hamilton
Cody Johnson
Eric Hamilton
Larry Thompson
Gary Rayburn Jr
Chad Johnson
Rod Bane
Troy Patee
Renn Bane
Ron Hurt
Tanner Lorenzo DNS


Merced Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 15, 2019
Ed Parker Memorial
IMCA Modifieds
Troy Foulger
Randy Brown
Robby Sawyer
Cody Burke
Trevor Fitzgibbon
Ramie Stone
Brian Pearce
Bryan Clark
Paul Stone
Anthony Giuliani
Ryan Larimer
Austin Burke
Buddy Kniss
Derek Nance
Ryan Porter
Shane DeVolder
Steve Noland
Jeff Streeter

B Main 1
Trevor Fitzgibbon
Derek Nance
Ryan Larimer
Steve Streeter
Bill Vieselmeyer
Gary Marsh
Billy Wilker
Bryant Desaire
John Osgood III

B Main 2
Paul Stone
Steve Noland
Buddy Kniss
Jesse Burks
Mitch Enos
Ray Mayer
Harley Turner
Bob Williamson

IMCA Sport Modifieds
A Main
Kelly Wilkinson
Danny Roe
Fred Ryland
Guy Ahlwardt
Nick Tucker
KC Keller
Chuck Weir
Gavyn Manning
Tony Peffer
Rick Diaz
Jeremy Hoff
Jack Aguiar
Todd Gomez
Jarrod Mounce
Cody Parker
Kenny Shrader
Jason Nation
Tanner Thomas
Patti Ryland

B Main 1
Jarrod Mounce
Rick Diaz
Jack Aguiar
Cody Parker
T.J. Etchinson III
Les Friend
Haley Gomez
Todd Burk
Jeff Tuttle
Vince Giannotta
Joe Salvi
Dwayne Short DNS

B Main 2
Gavyn Manning
Fred Ryland
KC Keller
Kodie Dean
Chase Thomas
Chris Falkenberg
Tyler Thomas
Richard Ragsdale
Frank Cefaliello Jr
Chuck Golden
Tony Hornyack

Hobby Stocks
Kevin Irwin
Nicholas Johnson
Rob Gallaher
Michael Shearer
DJ Keldsen
Joe Gallaher
Shannon Nelson
Austin Van Hoff
Kevin Joaquin
Cody Smiley
Domossie Scoggins
Allen Neal
Donnie Shearer
Mike Germait
Jacob Owens
Ryan Hart
Joshua Reeder
Kalob Shelton

Mini Stock
Shawn DePriest
Lee Ragsdale
Shayla Gould
Kevin Lockerby
Lucy Falkenberg
Jennifer Rodgers
Jerry Tubbs
Leonard Burnett
Tyler Post
Dakota Keldsen
Joy Alger
Chris Corder
Eddie Humphrey


Ocean Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 14, 2019
Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo
Justin Sanders
Bud Kaeding
Cole Macedo
James Ringo
Brad Furr
Jake Andreotti
Koen Shaw
Jayson Bright
Jeremy Chisum
Keith Day Jr
Jacob Tuttle
Chris Nelson
Richard Fajardo
Jerry Bonnema
Kurt Nelson
Steve Jaquith
Eric Humphries
Nick Ringo Jr
Jason Chisum DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Jarrod Mounce
Guy Ahlwardt
Max Baggett
Steven Allee
Kelly Campanile
Billy Robertson
Charlie Hunter
Adriane Frost
Justin McPherson
Jay Marks

Hobby Stocks
Joe Gallaher
Rob Gallaher
Bobby Huckaby Jr
Wally Kennedy
Tony Oliveira
John Farrell
Brady Muller
Nick Triolo
Bobby Huckaby Sr
Kevin Counterman
DJ Keldsen

Four Bangers
John Grilli
Roy Iler
Nicole Beardsley
Kate Beardsley
Jeff Finsand
Bill Beardsley
Ryan McClelland
Dakota Keldsen
Luke Babcock
Steven Ragsdale


Madera Speedway Unofficial Race results June 15, 2019
Late Models
Austin Herzog
Tyler Herzog
Jarret Gilmer
Trevor Schlundt
Mike Shapiro
Elliott Stjerne
Del McIntosh
Henk Gaalswyk Jr
Loren Kutz
Matt Kutz
Nathan Casillas
Eloy Bazan
Kent Cam
Buddy Shepherd
Jeremy Davis
Alex Mead DNS

North State Modified Series
Robbie Knittel
Cameron Austin
Darrin Knight
Jason Phlipot
Keith Bloom Jr
Brian Collins
Darrin Sullivan
Terry Deal
Sal Lopez
Dale Didoha
Rick Avila

North State Hobby Stocks
Steve Schermerhorn
Richard Herzog
Mark Blanton
Mike Nicks
Dylan Blanton
Chuck Aguirre
Howard Holden
John Krantz

Legend Cars
Sheldon Crouse
Eddie Garone
Josh Fleming
Peter Soto
Kevin Travels
Keith Clement
Carlee Austin
Dylan Washburn
Jadon Fisher

MST's 
Shaun Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Bert Stephens
Patrick Geiger
Jason Kerns
Dennis Brannon
Ed Rodriguez
Kyle Labrie

Toyotas Sedans
Andrew Davidson
Kurt Davidson Jr
Andrew Parr


Bakersfield Speedway Unofficial Race Results June 15, 2019
Western Pro Stocks
Dakota Schweitzer
Justin Crockett
Billy Simkins
Chris Clinton
Jerry Stewart
Paul Miller
Wayne Coffman
Brady Bell
Liam Meyers
Ryan Smith

California Lightning Sprints
Doug Nunes
Jarrett Kramer
A. J. Bender
Cody Nigh
Jeff Dyer
Hunter Kinney
Wink Schweitzer
Chase Gaal
Jon Robertson
James Turnbull
Gage Cheek
Eric Greco
Dominic Del Monte
Pat Kelley
Kayla Green
Shane Sexton
Jason Arnolde
Bill Dodd
Jacob Williams
Scott Kinney
Bobby Michnowicz
Aiden Lange

B Main
Aiden Lange
Dominic Del Monte
Eric Greco
Kayla Green
Bill Dodd
Shane Sexton
Dale Gamer
Greg Sandling

Mini Stocks
David Wolford Jr
Clint Duncan
Misty Warren
Brandon Wolford
Andy Boydstun
Mason Conway
Sherry Duncan
Casey Bell
Carter Cherry
Jose Rosales DNS

American Stocks
Brock Crawford
Kody Sly
Tyler Johnson
Dakota Brown
Clay Waters
Josh Yadon
Daryl Mealer
Steven Amick
James Coots
Jr Garcia
Tara Childress
Troy Thomas Sr
Colby Ward
Robert Guess
Miranda Scott DNS
Dillon Heaps DNS

Outlaw Karts
A Main
Chris McKellar
Riley Clem
Levi Smith
Joey Brasil
Gerald McKellar
Ryan Bonner
Bryce Cooper
Alan Ballard
Tylor Henson
Tyler Blankenship
Jacob Hughes
Seth Wise
Preston Hollett
Russel Smith
Josiah Ribeiro
Jake Lyon DNS

B Main
Joey Brasil
Levi Smith
Preston Hollett
Tailer Morrison
George Mignosa
William Holmes
Wyatt Moody
Larry Moody
Tony Banks
Taylor Marchant
Dakota Schweitzer DNS
Chris Ennis DNS
Rowdy Sneed DNS

Box Stock
Wyatt Webb
Jett Yantis
Tristen Harrington
Ethan Giannetto

Beginner Box Stock
Khloe Cotton
Gavin Cordova
Paislee Black
Blayden Graham
Stella Moody
Emma McKellar


Kern County Raceway Unofficial Race Results June 15, 2019
A Night To Honor First Responders
NASCAR Whelen All American Series
Super Late Models
Feature #1
BLAINE PERKINS
DYLAN GARNER
JACE JONES
DEAN THOMPSON
SCOTT SANCHEZ
PAUL EBERSBACHER
TANNER WATTENBARGER
JOSH DAVIS

Feature #2
JACE JONES
DYLAN GARNER
BLAINE PERKINS
DEAN THOMPSON
PAUL EBERSBACHER
TANNER WATTENBARGER
SCOTT SANCHEZ
JOSH DAVIS

Modifieds
JIM COFFEY
BRADY MELO
ED COFFEY
JOHN COMPTON
ERIC BRUST
JASON GALVIN
ANTHONY BARKET
BROCK MELO
LLOYD WREN
RYLEY MILLARD

Super Stocks Twin 20's
GREG PUSKARICH
ROGER HOLDER
CHRIS DALTON
KENNY HARRISON
RON CROSS
Cayden McCaslin
KYLE FIFE
RON CHRISTY
BOBBY ALDRIDGE
JO DELLESEL
PAUL EBERSBACHER
GENE FIFE

Hot Stocks
LLOYD WREN
RICK CHILDRESS
SKIP SPILLER
JAMES BRADBURN
MARC MCCASLIN
DON MEAD
RICK FIFE

Bandoleros
HANK HALL
QUENTIN FRITZ
TRENTON EURTO
NATHANIEL EDWARDS
RYAN CHRISTY

Sr Mini Dwarf Cars
ADAM NOHL
BRADY WATTS

Jr Mini Dwarf Cars
STEPHEN BAZEN
CADEN CORDOVA
BRODY WELTE
CASH LAWLESS
NATHAN NOHL
Hayden Joplin
PAITYN RUIZ
TRACY WATTS


Santa Maria Raceway Unofficial Race Results June 15, 2015
USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Ron Otto Memorial
Tristan Guardino
Jake Swanson
TJ Smith
Troy Rutherford
Cody Majors
Ryan Timmons
JJ Ringo
Ricky Lewis
Koen Shaw
Hannah Mayhew
Ryan Stolz
Austin Ervine
Tom Hendricks
James Herrera
Brandon Wiley
Bill Jones
Eddie Tafoya Jr
Steve Hix
Brent Owens
Will Perkins
Ricky Kirkbride
Tanner Boul

IMCA Spoort Modifieds
Kevin Johnson
Austin Ruskauff
Austin Manzella
Dylan Potter
Brian Baker
Mike Dean
Aaron Farrell
Max Baggett
Paul Harris
Orion Messina

Hobby Stocks
Tom Grzincic
Scotty Preast
Mike Keebler
Matt McEwan
Taelor Janes
Chris Whitford 
Aaron Bruce
Sheldon Bailey
Greg Baker
Zack Martin
Chris Anderson
Greg Teller
Hailey Wyand
Sean Martin Sr DNS
Pat Fausel DNS

American Stocks
Justin Jackson
Rich Denman
Jimmy Satlawa
Ed Wyand
Kevin Pritchard
Nicholas Verbryke
Steven Cardoza

Mini Stocks
Levi Burgett
Chris McElreath
Jarod Pack
David Kavanagh
Alexa Hererra
Sonya Hererra
Zach Chavez
Jaryd Padgett
Tim Claborn
Ally Thornton
Butch Headrick DQ

NMRA TQ Midgets
Scott Niven
Bruce Hiroshima
West Evans
Chris Thomas
Ace Kale
Donald Brasher DNS

The Editor's Viewpoint

Because my schedule gets so crazy with the media effort, I find myself beginning to draft this particular column on Friday. That's again the case right now as I stand at Southern Oregon Speedway. The little track will be having a program of Outlaw karts, Motorcycles and Quads. I've been announcing this track's races since 2016. Truth be known, I'd like to do the big track too, but I'm busy running back and forth helping handle other things and can't always stay up in the booth. I do what I can to keep things going smoothly.

I've been kind of caught in the middle of the tug of war between Promoter Mike McCann and the Kart racing families. I see the points on both sides, but I'm the one that is dealing with the racers more on race night. So, I've become personally invested in the whole situation. I didn't rightly understand much about this particular style of racing until I got here, but I've endeavored to learn. There's some good kids racing, and I can honestly tell you that some of my funnest nights here have been on Friday night being involved with the program.

I'm going to be kind of non-committal in this particular column, but I've been logging my thoughts for the book that I will at some point release. That will be the follow-up to my racing autobiography. I have some definite thoughts on the situation. I don't feel the communication is as good as it could be. Racers get the impression that he doesn't care about that little track, and he gets the impression that they're not supportive enough for him to make bigger investments. The big track is rightly the biggest priority, because if it fails, the little track certainly won't continue.

I've simply tried to convey to the families that if we get more Karts, I'm able to lobby more for certain things to happen at the little track. However, the numbers have to get to a point where one can actually make a certain case. I agree with Mike that the number that really indicates a successful program is 40 Karts, and this has only happened at the little track twice since we took over. Truthfully, Karts are on the decline in Oregon, and nobody wants to admit that part of the problem is they've made it so expensive that people can't afford it anymore.

When the racers continue to show up in the lower numbers, my hands are tied. I end up hearing their frustrations, and I also end up hearing the frustrations of the promoter. Me, I give it everything I have and go to the point where I take money out of my own pocket that I can't afford to help the cause. I believe in the little track and its importance, but if the numbers don't go to a certain point, it's hard to justify putting any extra time into it. I understand the concerns of the promoter and the racers. I could get into that more, but as I said, that will have to keep for another time.

When you don't get the numbers you need in the Karts, you look for other units. Mike wanted to run Micros on this track, but no support ever came. He had a couple of Lawnmower racers staging an exhibition. It sounded like they wanted to race here, but nothing ever came of it. We did hear from the people that were there that the Kart racers made them feel unwelcome when they were there before. It was sort of a, "Who do you think you are coming to our track," kind of thing. I can tell you that this attitude does exist here, and it's not endearing the Kart racers to the promoter.

Motorcycles have been something Mike has been keen on for a while now. We've had conversations periodically during the last couple of years, and he has an idea in mind that would be another nice addition to this place. I'd love to get into that more, but I cannot at this time. To demonstrate his interest, he added Motorcycles and Quads to the 2019 schedule at the little track. We really didn't know if anybody was going to show up, but we had a total of 17 riders in three different disciplines for the first race. It boosted the numbers by about 50%.

When you start seeing those numbers, you're seeing justification for opening the gates. You're seeing justification for investments on improvements. Unfortunately, all the Kart side saw was Motorcycles intruding on their domain. Again, this is not an attitude that is going to endear them or get them as far as they think. That's all I can really say about that. All it makes me want to do is stay at home and not waste the energy I've been putting forth as it feels like it's not appreciated. As tired as I get these days, I could do Friday recovery or just sit at the desk and monitor tracks that I cover. Heck, I could even take one of those walks I've been needing to take.

I don't know exactly what's going to happen tonight in terms of Kart turnout, but as I sit here at 3:30 in the afternoon, it's not looking good. It's looking like the Kart side is going to take a hit as several drivers go down to Yreka instead. I guess the chips are going to have to fall where they may, and basically I'll turn into a journalist and document the aftermath. It's going to be interesting. That notwithstanding, we still have a show to run. It's kind of interesting as I log these thoughts now, and I'll probably add more to this column as the night happens.

The other side of the coin is what sort of turnout we get in the Motorcycles, Quads and Trikes area. The number was 17 combined last time. Word is it could go up, but will it? And if the Motorcycle numbers go up in significant numbers, what does that ultimately mean for the future of this as an oval track event? I've never thought of myself as a Motorcycle person. Am I ready for this? Then again, I didn't ever really consider that I would be announcing Kart races, and here I am.

What I wish the racers would understand is that more competitors in the pits is what's going to see the kinds of things they want to see. I understand and agree with some of the things I've heard. But if the money is not coming in, it's not going to happen. If the Kart racers could coexist with the Motorcycle racers and build something together, it could take this little track into the future with reasons to be optimistic. But, if it becomes a divisive atmosphere, there's not much hope that anything will get better.

I can add now on Saturday morning that the show didn't go so badly. There were several teams that opted to race down in Yreka instead of supporting their home track, but the Flat Track Motorcycle program saw an increase in riders. Basically, the combined number of Karts and Bikes equaled about what the average has been anyway, and there is plenty of buzz about more riders coming next time. Overall, it was a good night.

The one nice thing was the attitude of the riders and the Kart racers who were there. Everybody really wanted to be there as part of the show. It's refreshing to see the positive attitude. I remain a bit disappointed in the teams who chose not to come, especially a couple of teams who could be a positive influence on things if they chose to. Then again, it's your vehicle. You're allowed to take it wherever you choose. But if support dips too much, don't be surprised when things change.

I guess I never really take time to think about how busy I get. I was done ahead of time with many different things this week and thought it might be an easier Friday as a result. It started off that way, but as the day wore on, I became more busy. I needed to wait to print the certificates and put them in their frames until after I saw what sort of Kart support we were going to get. This was happening at a time when they were hot lapping and I wanted to take pictures of the Karts on the track. Then, making sure the trophies were ready and going back and forth between the pits and the booth.

The Motorcycle thing is a whole new deal to me. I admit I never really followed that style of racing and it never really appealed to me. So, I have to acclimatize myself to this whole thing. Learning the terminology, what divisions are there and that sort of thing. Watching the Motorcycles and trying to announce them is a challenge when you don't know the riders and can't see the numbers so easily. As you familiarize yourself with them, you can sort of see the bike and know who it is without having to give it too much thought. It comes automatically. The other thing about these riders is they seem to be some of the nicest people. Very laid-back. They come to race, and when the final checkered flag falls, they're mostly ready to get the heck out of here.

So, I am sort of outside my comfort zone with the Motorcycles, and that's a bit stressful. Trying to make sure I do a good enough job announcing, and I'm also maintaining my media effort. This means taking photos, taking notes and doing articles. I also serve as an official when needed. If little issues come up, as they did on Friday, I might be called upon to help with that. So, at a certain time, probably an hour and a half before the show goes, I get busy with doing the things I need to do.

With the little track, I also have to preside over the post-race ceremonies. I have a wireless microphone, although I haven't really put it into action. If we were stopping the winners on the track after the races for each Main Event, I'd probably do that. But, when the racing is done, the teams that didn't win are loading up and going home. I get a crowd of anywhere from 20 to 30 people when I am doing presentations. The winners get their trophies and their certificates, and I snap photos as needed. Plus, purse money when the division is earning that. So, I'm doing that for probably 20 minutes after the races.

When we had the old score booth that John Skinner built on top of the trailer, it was easier for me to go back up to the booth and knock out a story for the newspapers. In some cases, we would get articles printed in the next day's paper. However, we don't really have a booth as such, more of a platform. It's not very comfortable to announce as it is, so it's not very conducive to writing an article. Therefore, I'm writing articles when I get back to the house. This is after the long two and a half hour journey back.

While others can knock out for the night, I've got work to do. Part of it is for the little track and the rest is for the racing media effort. In fact, I'm writing this article when I need to get stuff sent out. I spent another hour or so working on articles. It is nice to be able to use the phone to dictate the story. It isn't perfect, and I still have to edit quite a bit. If I don't pay close enough attention after two read throughs, things still get by me. But the articles were written for four different races by the time I went to bed. That wasn't until 3 in the morning. This means 9 hours straight.

On the journey up here, I might have wanted to kind of zone out and listen to some music. I've been doing that. However, if I want to get these articles sent out, I need to edit right now. So I'm editing on the phone and the articles are ready to go by the time I get to the track. There's other little odds and ends that need to be done today as we get ready to go to the races. I find that I won't be able to go into pure reporter mode, as I would prefer. Hopefully I can get a couple of scoops, but I've resigned myself to the fact that because I'm wearing so many different hats, there might not be much reporting. You do what you have to do to help keep things running smoothly. It's the balance I have between being an official representative at the race track and also doing racing media.

There could be some things to say about tonight's racing, which I won't know as it's still early yet. I hope the shows go well. There were issues brewing at Antioch Speedway because of the dusty conditions last Saturday and the way the head official spoke to a certain driver and basically belittled the driver's entire division. Word got out, and it was not a good thing for the track. However, it looks like business is going on as usual when it comes to the whole officiating deal.

But the one thing that was done by the promoter was a reduced ticket price for tonight's show. This was sort of an apology to the fans for all of the dust as this is something you usually don't see at Antioch Speedway. He's greatly cutting his ticket price, so there goes the profit margin. Sometimes, you have to do the right thing. Furthermore, they also tacked on a Little League Night label. Kids wearing their little league uniforms get in for free. There are some who will still slag on the race track and it's taking a pretty good beating on social media. I can't argue against certain things that are being criticized, and I'm just pointing out a couple of things here that I wanted to note in this column.

Merced Speedway is doing the Ed Parker Memorial race tonight. I suspect that there will be over 100 cars in the pits. It is happening under very sad conditions for General Manager Doug Lockwood, who lost his mother this week. She had actually been involved in helping that race track and other tracks as well. She also helped Doug Williams establish the Hall of Fame Racing League, which is a remote control track that Doug runs during the week that sees several racers come to play. She was the one doing the paperwork on that. My condolences go to Doug and his family in this very difficult time.

Purses are increased at Merced Speedway in all divisions, that money has been secured and they have some rather nice trophies. I think tonight would be a night that Ed Parker would be very proud of. We didn't get to see him be the promoter of that track for long enough. In his brief two and a half years in charge, he showed how much he really cared and how caring about the track and the racers can make a difference. People wanted to support the show, and car count reflected that. I regret not going down to Merced on the two occasions in which Ed offered to buy me plane tickets for Legends Night. You don't get do-overs, and this is yet another hindsight moment for me.

Since the week from hell has basically left me running later and I'm here on Wednesday not ready to post quite yet, I'll add just a couple more thoughts. It looks like the Antioch Speedway show went okay. From the view of the stands, it didn't look like they had a big increase in attendance with the low ticket price. I'm a bit disappointed in that. I feel that it was a good gesture from the track, especially adding Little League Night to the equation. However, there is still work to be done. It's called race track awareness.

I interact quite a bit with Larry Adams, who is on the scene at the track helping during the week if needed and certainly one of the better appreciated officials from what I can tell. Larry has lots of ideas. Seems like his mind is always going. He rightly pointed out that the track should have a good relationship with local politicians, and his forward thinking idea in that regard led to the mayor of Antioch visiting the speedway and having fun last year. It led to a good interaction between the mayor and John from what I am told. Believe me, with the threats that exist to racing these days, if you can get local politicians in your corner, it's a good thing.

Antioch Speedway used to have a place in the 4th of July Parade, but an overzealous racer doing burnouts on the street some 20 or 25 years ago caused the track to not be welcomed back. Larry began making inquiries with the right people, and as it turns out, Antioch Speedway is welcome again. A bunch of racers across all divisions at the track have offered to bring their cars, and this is a good thing for the track. It gives people exposure to racing. You'd be surprised how many people in Antioch, or any town with a race track for that matter, don't know that there is a race track. Things like this will only help increase the attendance that has been in decline for some time.

The Merced race went well from all that I've heard. They did indeed have over 100 cars as the racers paid respect to Ed Parker. I like hearing that, and I'm sure Ed would be proud to know that his race is one of the biggest at the speedway. The IMCA Sport Modified division continues to outdraw all of the other classes, but there was a healthy 29 car field in the IMCA Modifieds as well. Good racing, good purses, good trophies and just over all good for the track.

I do wish they would take the scores that are being kept via MyLaps and upload them into the MyLaps system. There is valuable information in that that you can't find by looking at the track's website that they have created via my race pass. And no, some people don't want to pay for an app to look at the stuff when the racers already pay for it via MyLaps.

I'm grumpy as it is that they no longer use Race Monitor, which I think has been effective for a long time. So be it. But MyLaps is a different animal. This is where you go to get statistics at the end of the night and other data that I didn't realize until recently was made available. The racers are paying a yearly fee for their transponders, so they should be able to get access to their information via the system they are paying for. Use my race pass if you think it's the latest and greatest, but don't stop posting on MyLaps because of it.

I could say a lot about Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway, but the clock is ticking. It's almost 1, and I want to get a post up today. The good news is we had over 90 race cars. I think back to the point I mentioned in last week's column. There was a three division show in 2015 that had 18 cars. We're talking IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Mini Stocks. 18 damn cars. Mike knew that he would have to add divisions to the rotation to make things better, but Saturday night he made it a kitchen sink night. Seven divisions, which included the Late Model and Winged Sprint Car divisions that he created when he got up here.

I didn't expect 90 plus cars. I thought maybe 70-80 cars. We did not drop the ball when it came to moving the program along. Lineups were posted in a timely manner, and the only delay we had was about 10 minutes, normal intermission time, watering the track. For some damn reason, the track has been a bit of a pain in the butt. We're not dusting the crowd out, so the water went on then. Now, we didn't get into Main Event time until probably a quarter till 10. We don't deal with curfew, but we try our best to get done by 11.

I knew going into the night that it wasn't likely that we were getting done then. My hope was that maybe 11:30 or 12 at the latest. Imagine my frustration when it turned out to be just past 1 again. I'm not happy about that, and the fans weren't either. At least some of them who got vocal. I heard people slagging on the Mini Stock and Hornet divisions, and I really don't give a damn about that opinion. Some people like certain divisions and some people like others. It's like the Sprint Car fan who will go to a show that has Late Models and say the Late Models suck. Whatever, you know?

The Mini Stocks and Hornets had a rough time of it, but the Sport Modifieds weren't getting it done any quicker either. So, delays were there. Our flag man was a little bit too itchy on the yellow flag trigger finger, if you know what I mean. But, we always had cars on the track and were doing something. Sometimes you can make all the preparations, and it's still not enough. We had a good crowd and a good car count. All we needed to do was get the show done at a decent hour, and it didn't happen.

So many things I could write at this moment. I'm going to have lots to talk about when I finally release the book. Frustrations that we've dealt with up here as we've tried to turn around a program that was in serious decline. Then, you get a night when you've got a good car count and lots of people to come watch and you drop the ball. I feel I did everything that I could. I really think we as a team didn't lag, although there were areas we probably could have improved on. The disappointment is that people didn't see the best of shows in terms of getting done in a timely manner. If they hung in there by the time the Modifieds, Late Models and Sprint Cars came out, they did get a good show. But, it was past midnight by the time that happened.

I've made this joke before, but sometimes I think this race track is cursed. I would love to bring in a Native American Shaman or somebody to cleanse this place of the bad spirits or whatever it is that keeps holding it down. It just feels that way sometimes. We have good nights, good car counts and there's always some negative to it. Yeah, but...

I know we've worked very hard to turn the program around, and I know that whenever the day comes that we walk away, we should be leaving this place in better condition than when we got it. Somebody will always come in after the current promoter and put their touches to it, but we're giving them a good roster, some established new shows and getting rid of some of the negative vibe that hovered over this place in the five or six years prior to when we got here. There's a lot to be proud of.

The one thing that frustrates me to no end is people who claim to be race fans and slam a race track. I understand passion about the sport. I understand criticism when you think something can be improved. But, there's outright attacking, putting the race track down and in one case somebody threatening to go to the county and talking about how the promoter in charge ruined a place that was pretty much ruined by the time we got here. I'd spot that guy a couple of brain cells, but that would be the only two he had. It's almost a waste of time to interact with somebody like that, so you shrug off the comment and move on.

The meme on social media still makes me laugh. Stop bashing your race track or it will close. You know the one, right? People have a right to their opinions, and they should feel free to express them. But there's such a thing as doing harm to your race track when you go overboard with such opinions. If you find yourself being negative all the time, do yourself a favor and stay home. You're obviously not getting enough value out of your entertainment dollar when you leave and hate the race track you went out to support. Either that, or make a plan to go further down the road and see if the grass is greener.

When you slam your race track, all you're doing is lining yourself up with people who want to see the track closed. They hate the race track, and they might even look at people like you and say, these people are race fans, and they hate it. Remember, somebody determined to close a race track will take every ally and every negativity they can in their quest to shut it down. This includes people who get on social media and bash their local race track.

Hey, everything wasn't good. We had an opportunity to make a big statement, and we blew it. We have positives to take away from the night, such as knowing our car count is so big that we should ease up a little bit on too many divisions. Maybe we can even run less divisions next year? That's called progress. We watched the Late Model division field 16 cars, and it wasn't some special event. It's the biggest non special event Late Model race in the history of this race track. Progress. The Sport Modifieds had 21 cars. Progress. Things are getting better, but as always, there's work to be done.

I go on a year-to-year basis. The lack of sleep that I've had all weekend and leading up to this day is unacceptable to me. I know I can't keep this pace up. Though I will continue on with the commitments I've made this year, I think that stuff is going to have to change. What I will be doing and where I will be in the future, I can't say. That means what it means.

It could mean something and it could mean nothing. But I can't keep doing everything the way I've been doing it. There's just too much stress, lack of sleep, lack of reward and all of that to deal with. At the end of the day, I am very proud of what the media effort has done to help racing, and it will continue on in some form beyond this year regardless.

In closing, I noticed the news on the continuing saga in Chandler, Indiana hasn't changed. There was another court case, and Promoter Reno Fontana managed to kick the can down the road a bit further. How long this will go, I don't know. Mike tells me that they could probably get away with this for the whole season, and it wouldn't surprise me. Reno's tactics have been highly unorthodox. He's played this sort of game in other business ventures through the years and has built up a very interesting reputation to say the least.

Ultimately, it may be ruled that Reno doesn't own this place after all and it may go back up to auction. There is a certain segment of racers down there that are hoping for that as they feel like the track doesn't have much of a future without a genuine promoter who has the money and resources to do the things needed to make the program better. I would tend to agree with that analysis. I do feel for the people who are trying to point out the obvious, because those who simply want to race are defending Reno vehemently at this time.

Reno has definitely divided the community in Chandler, but those wanting to race are giving him enough of a car count to put the show on. Everything at the facility isn't perfect and they are getting by with bare minimum or making up for things that they don't have. People are actually putting their own money into certain things. I read where one person paid for the advertisement on the radio themselves just to help the track. Another racer took money out of their own pocket to help.

Once Reno had a good day in court this last week, he immediately started rattling the tin can for more money. Okay people, we've got a race track and I need help. If you want to sponsor, do such and such. However, the court did not rule an overwhelming victory for Reno. They simply kept him in the game for another week or two. The ultimate decisions have not been rendered just yet, so that's where it's at. Reno will continue to play the game for as long as he can get away with it, and it makes things very interesting, to say the least.

I don't know where the story will ultimately end, but I might be inclined to be keeping an eye on things while he is running the track if I lived in the area. You're certainly witnessing a moment in history for that race track. Then again, there are people who will say that if they open their wallet and even give him so much as money for a ticket they are supporting him. I can't fault that analysis in the least. They don't post results, press releases, photos or much of anything to let you know what's going on there. Somebody snapped a shot of the lineup board and there were about fifty competitors.

Reno will claim that he's having success now, and those numbers are certainly his best yet in the races held so far. Do they compare with the best tracks in Indiana? Nope. Then again, the gates continue to open, races are held and wins were earned. Another night of racing happened at the place he calls Movieland Speedpark, despite the fact that no sign out front is identifying the place as such. Because the gates open, those who want to race and those who want to watch races will defend the man. At least he's trying, right? I guess that depends on how you see things.

The way I see it, I said just about enough for this particular column. If I'm happy with it, I'll edit it and you'll read it here. That's all for now. Until next time...