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Moles Has Impressive California Cup Weekend 

At Lemoore Raceway 

Lemoore, CA...October 16...Mitchel Moles enjoyed a big double win night at Lemoore Raceway Saturday night. He picked up wins in both the Super 600 and Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Events. This was the annual California Cup event, which paid big money in each of the six divisions, in addition to awarding the winners championship belts. Each win paid Moles $6,000, giving him $12,000 for the night. Moles was coming off of his first win with the NARC/KWS Sprint Car Series a week earlier. He also won the $6,000 prize in the Mark Hagopian Memorial race recently at Plaza Park and was the winner of the $5,000 prize in the Grandma Pam Memorial at Dixon Speedway on Memorial Day weekend.

Moles had the pole for the 40 lap Super 600 Main Event next to Caeden Steele, but it was Steele who raced into the lead at the green flag ahead of Moles and Jake Hagopian. The race would run without a yellow flag with Steele leading Moles and Hagopian. Steele was doing a good job of leading the pack for most of the race, Moles finally found the opening he needed to make his winning move on Lap 33 with Hagopian following him into second. Seth Christensen took third from Steele on lap 36, and Moles went on to score the victory ahead of Hagopian and Christensen. Steele settled for a disappointing fourth and TJ Smith was a race-long fifth, followed by Michael Faccinto, Dominic Carter, Lechlan Caunt, KJ Snow and Gauge Garcia.

Cody Key won the 15 lap B Main. He shared the front row with Logan Trevino and took the early lead ahead of Trevino and Mike Bookout. There were three quick yellow flags during the first 10 laps, but Key maintained his advantage and went on to win ahead of Trevino, Bookout, Jeffrey Pahule and Cody Schroeder.

Earlier in the evening, Mitchel Moles scored the win in the 40 lap Wingless 600 Micro Main Event. TJ Smith was the early leader ahead of Moles and Brian Gilbert. Moles made his move around Smith on Lap 5 as Caden Steele settled into fourth. There was a yellow flag on Lap 29 with Sage Bordenave out at that point. Moles led Smith and Gilbert on the restart. Steele finally got past Gilbert for third on Lap 34. However, nobody was getting by Moles as he scored the impressive win ahead of Smith, Steele, Gilbert, Broedy Graham, Caleb Debem, Colton Jones, Jeffrey Pahule, Dawson Faria and Austin Torgerson.

Bordenave won the 15 lap B Main. JJ Loss led four laps before Bordenave got by. Loss ran second for much of the race with Brad Hohlbauch moving into third on Lap 6. Loss saw his race come to an unfortunate end on Lap 10 with Bordenave leading Hohlbauch and Faria at that point. They would finish in that order as Austin Stone and Brandon Carey rounded out the Top 5. Austin Taborski won the 10 lap C Main. Carson Coffey led 3 laps before Taborski briefly got by. However, Coffey motored ahead to lead the fifth and sixth laps before Taborski raced into the lead one more time. The tenacious Coffey slipped by Taborski to regain the lead on Lap 7 and held it until Taborski made the last lap pass for the win. Coffey settled for second ahead of Drew Laeber and Braden Chiaramonte.

Derek Homewood won the 1200 Mini Sprint 40 lap Main Event. Holmwood is the Deming Speedway champion, and he collected $2,500 for his winning effort. Holmwood took the lead from the start ahead of AJ Bender and Deming Speedway racer Dakota Drake. Another Deming Speedway regular, Brock Lemley, took third from Drake on Lap 7 before a yellow flag slowed the pace. Holmwood led Bender and Lemley on the restart, and Lemley put the moves on Bender to take second on Lap 11. The yellow flag waved on Lap 27 with James Turnbull joining Grant Sexton on the sidelines at that point. Holmwood led Lemley and Bender on the restart, and the race was slowed by a yellow flag for the final time on Lap 30. Jeff Dyer and Steve Hendrickson were out of the action, and Holmwood led Lemley and Bender on the restart. They finished in that order with Drake settling for fourth, followed by Seth Hespe, Bobby Michnowicz, Chris Crowder, Jared Gunderson, Brent Sexton and Southwest Lightning Sprint champion Braden Chiaramonte.

Brent Sexton won the 15 lap B Main. He charged into the lead at the start ahead of Grant Sexton. Michnowicz slipped past Grant Sexton for second on Lap 5. Grant Sexton surrendered third to Jon Robertson on the 10th lap. Brent Sexton went on to win with Michnowicz in close pursuit, followed by Robertson, Grant Sexton and Haylee Bloodgood.

Caden Stoll won the 30 lap Stock 600 Main Event. The win was worth $2,500 to Stoll, and he won it in flag to flag fashion. Stoll led from the outset ahead of Mattix Salmon and KJ Snow. Snow took second from Salmon on Lap 8 and took up pursuit of Stoll from there. However, Stoll drove a flawless race and won ahead of Snow, Salmon, Colin Mitchell, Dominic Carter, Izaak Sharp, JW Henderson, Corbin Rueschenberg, Wyatt Bookout and Grant Schaadt.

Xan Miller won the 15 lap B Main. Matai Morris led two laps before Miller took over with Keaton Martella following into second. Dustin Phillips was able to wrestle the third position away from Morris on Lap 7, and Miller won ahead of Martella, Philips, Morris and Cierra Wullenwaber.

Levi Hillier won the 25 lap Restricted 600 Main Event. Hillier is the Deming Speedway champion, and the win earned him $1,500. Colton Key set the early pace ahead of Hillier and Cash Lovenburg. A Lap 3 yellow flag slowed the pace as Drake Carter and JW Henderson were eliminated. Key continued to lead Hillier and Lovenburg on the restart with Jett Barnes settling into fourth. Hillier immediately started applying the pressure to Key for the lead before making the pass on Lap 9. Barnes got by Lovenburg on Lap 28, and Hillier went on to victory ahead of Key, Barnes, Lovenburg, Taylor Mayhew, Deegan Irey, Teagan Moles, Elijah Gile, Quinn Thurein and Nathan Ward. 

Jayden Huppert won the 15 lap B Main. Destry Miller jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Huppert and Henderson. Miller led the way until bringing out a yellow flag on Lap 8. Huppert led Henderson and Drake on the restart, and they finished in that order as Levi Kuntz and Hailey Boudakian completed the Top 5.

Blayden Graham won the 25 lap Jr Sprint Main Event. The win was worth $700 to Graham. Graham led from the start ahead of Levi Osborne and Delta Speedway champion Brody Rubio. Rubio got past Osborne for second on Lap 3 with track champion Nathan Ward settling into fourth at that point. Ward got around Osborne on Lap 17. However, Graham set a good pace and picked up the win ahead of Rubio, Ward, Osborne, Braxon Vasconcellos, Dixon Speedway champion Hayden Stepps, Vito Cancilla, Cooper Anderson, Brexton Busch and Jace Thurein.

Thurein won the 15 lap B Main. Heston Stepps jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Thurein and Clayton Jalakas. Jalakas lost third to Sawyer Baxter on Lap 9, and both Thurein and Baxter got past Stepps for the first two positions on Lap 10. Thurein went on to win ahead of Baxter, Heston Stepp, Jalakas and Blake Bookout.

To keep up to date with the news and scheduling information, go to www.lemooreaceway.com.

Faccinto, Schroeder, Bender, Henderson Win Round 2 

Of California Cup At Lemoore Raceway

Lemoore, CA...October 15...Michael Faccinto won the 25 lap Super 600 Main Event Friday night at Lemoore Raceway. This was the second round of the California Cup event, and there were nearly 180 total cars among the six divisions that came to compete on the 1/5 mile dirt oval.

Faccinto started on the pole and raced into the lead when the green flag waved, followed by Gage Garcia and Logan Trevino. The second yellow flag of the race waved on Lap 14 with JJ Loss out at that point. The Top 3 remained Faccinto, Garcia and Trevino on the restart, and a tangle between Cole Schroeder and Jeffrey Pahule brought out the final yellow flag on Lap 16. Faccinto remained in command on the restart ahead of Garcia as Dixon Speedway champion Ashton Torgerson moved into third. Torgerson slipped past Garcia for second on Lap 18, but Garcia came back strong to regain the position a lap later. Recent NARC/KWS Sprint Car winner Mitchel Moles gained third on Lap 21. Faccinto went on to score the impressive win, followed by Garcia, Moles, Ashton Torgerson, Jake Hagopian, Trevino, Raio Salmon, James Andrichuk, KJ Snow and TJ Smith.

There were 26 competitors, and Moles set the fast time of 11.450, beating the 11.535 of Dominic Carter and the 11.630 of Snow. The eight lap heat race wins went to Dawson Faria, Cody Christensen and Smith. Jared Peterson won the 15 lap B Main. Eli Bookout led early ahead of Mattix Salmon.  Peterson moved into the second on Lap 2 with Cody Key taking third on Lap 9. Peterson kept the pressure on Bookout before he and Key got by on the last lap for first and second. Bookout settled for third ahead of Lechlan Caunt and Austin Torgerson.

Cole Schroeder of Bozeman, Montana won the 25 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Maverick Myrick started on the outside front row and raced into the early lead ahead of Broedy Graham. Katey Syra took second on Lap 2 with a yellow flag waving a lap later. Myrick continued to lead Syra and Graham on the restart, but Syra and Schroeder both got past Graham on Lap 5. Schroeder slipped past Syra for second on the sixth lap and overtook Myrick for the lead on Lap 10. Graham followed him into second at that point, and the yellow flag waved on Lap 11. Schroeder led Graham and Maverick Myrick on the restart, and the final yellow flag waved on Lap 14 with Carson Myrick out of the action. Schroeder led Graham and track champion Caeden Steele on the final restart, and they finished in that order with Syra settling for fourth, followed by Tim Vaught, Maverick Myrick, Ashton Torgerson, Brian Gilbert, JJ Loss and Brandon Riveira.

They had 40 Wingless 600 Micro Sprints and Colton Jones set the fast time of 12.169, beating the 12.237 of Sage Bordenave and the 12.249 of Ashton Torgerson. The eight lap heat races were won by Caleb Debem, Gilbert, Vaught and Carson Myrick. Brandon Carey won the 15 lap B Main. JJ Loss took the early lead ahead of Don McLiester and Carey. Carey slipped past McLiester for second on Lap 3 and overtook Loss for the lead on Lap 9. Austin Torgerson took third from McLiester on Lap 10, Carey got the win ahead of Loss, Austin Torgerson, McLiester and Stefan Sidur.

AJ Bender won the 25 lap 1200 Mini Sprint Main Event. The California Lightning Sprint star took the lead at the start ahead of Shane Sexton and Southwest Lightning Sprint champion Braden Chiriamonte. A yellow flag waved on lap 3 for Chiaramonte. Chase Gaal was out at that point, and Bender led Deming Speedway star Tyson Lemley and Jeff Dyer on the restart. The race ran rapidly with one last yellow flag waving on Lap 23. Bender led the restart and held off Tyson Lemley for the win. Dyer settled for third, followed by Josh Monroe, Brock Lemley, Dakota Drake, Shane Sexton, California Lightning Sprint point leader Eric Greco Jr, Haylee Bloodgood and Steven Hendrickson.

Deming Speedway star Jared Gunderson was the quickest of the 26 qualifiers at 11.657, beating the 11.711 of Greco and the 11.722 of Brock Lemley. Heat race wins went to Seth Hespe, Steven Hendrickson and Dyer. Aiden Lange won the 15 lap B Main. Grant Sexton started on the outside front row and bolted into the lead at the green flag with Jon Robertson in second. Lange took second from Robertson on Lap 7, and a red flag waved on Lap 9 after leader Grant Sexton and Dalton Sexton crashed. Lange led California Lightning Sprint star Bobby Michnowicz and Robertson on the restart, and they finished in that order as Brent Sexton and Trevor Ballou completed the Top 5.

JW Henderson won the 25 lap Stock 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Grant Schaadt led Dylan Schaadt and Henderson at the start. Henderson took second from Dylan Schaadt on Lap 3 with Plaza Park champion Mattix Salmon following into third. On Lap 8, both Henderson and Salmon got past Grant Schaadt, and track champion Dalton Parreira moved into third on lap 9. A yellow flag waved on Lap 11. As Henderson continued to lead the restart, Izaak Sharp got past Salmon for second. For the next few laps, Henderson and Sharp had a close battle for the lead, and Parreira and Salmon started battling for third. However, Henderson prevailed at the checkered flag, followed by Sharp, Salmon, Parreira, KJ Snow, Collin Mitchell, Jarrett Rogers, Ashton Torgerson, Eddie Hamblen and Corbin Rueschenberg.

Mitchell set the fast time in the 25 car field with a lap of 11.184 after Rueschenberg's time of 11.100 was disallowed. Snow was second quick at 11.222, beating the 11.282 of Ashton Torgerson. Rogers, Evan Dixon and Parreira won the eight lap heat races. Rueschenberg won the 15 lap B Main. Matai Morris took the early lead ahead of Xan Miller, but a red flag waved after one lap when Morris flipped out of the event. Miller led Rueschenberg and Keaton Martella on the restart. The battle was close between Miller and Rueschenberg for several laps before Rueschenberg finally made his winning pass on Lap 10. Rueschenberg went on to victory ahead of Miller, Martella, Dustin Phillips and Ashley Afadahl.

Quinn Thurein won the 25 lap Restricted 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. This was a race that went all the way without a yellow flag. Deming Speedway racer Carson Guffie raced into the early lead ahead of Drake Carter and Thurein. Thurein took second from Carter on Lap 12 with Delta Speedway champion Colton Key moving into third three laps later. Thurein started challenging Guffie and took the lead on Lap 20. Thurein went on to victory with Guffie second, followed by Key, Carter, Deming Speedway champion Levi Hillier, Dixon Speedway champion Lucas Johnson, Delta Speedway champion Jett Barnes, Teagan Moles, Kennzzie Brown and Andrew Smith.

Taylor Mayhew was the quickest of 30 qualifiers at 12.140, beating the 12.205 of Deegan Irey and the 12.209 of Elijah Gile. Key, track champion Cash Lovenburg and Barnes won the eight lap heat races. Kyle Fernandez won the 15 lap B Main. Fernandez raced into the.lead at the start ahead of Lucas Mauldin, and they went on to the 1-2 finish. Deming Speedway star Destry Miller ended up third ahead of JW Henderson and Peyton Drake

Levi Osborne won the time limit shortened 10 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. Braxon Vasconcellos took the early lead ahead of Delta Speedway champion Brody Rubio and Osborne. There were multiple yellow flags during the first three laps that caused lengthy delays, and it was decided at that point to cut the race to 10 laps. Vasconcellos led the Lap 4 restart ahead of Osborne and track champion Nathan Ward. Osborne led Ward around Vasconcellos on a Lap 5 restart, and Cooper Anderson gained third on Lap 6. Osborne won ahead of Ward, Anderson, Blayden Graham, Brexton Busch, Rubio, Jackson Tardiff, Colton Knapp, Vasconcellos and Vito Cancilla.

Graham was the quickest of 30 qualifiers at 13.011, beating the 13.090 of Ward and the 13.172 of Vasconcellos. Graham, Rubio and Osborne picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Sawyer Baxter won the 15 lap B Main. Jentri Woods was the early leader ahead of Jaxson Sowers. Baxter moved into third on Lap 3 and gained second on a Lap 5 restart. Baxter took the lead from Woods on a Lap 6 restart, and led the rest of the way with Woods settling for second ahead of Sowers and Maya Mauldin.

To keep up with the news at the track, go to www.lemooreraceway.com.

Steele, Moles, Lemley Win Opening Night Of California Cup 

At Lemoore Raceway

Lemoore, CA...October 14...Caeden Steele won the 25 lap Super 600 Micro Sprint Mini Event Thursday night at Lemoore Raceway. This was the opening round of the big money California Cup three-day event. Steele is the Lemoore Raceway champion in both Super 600s and Wingless 600s and the Delta Speedway Super 600 champion.

KJ Snow led the first 16 laps of the race ahead of Cody Key. Steele slipped past Key for second on Lap 8 and set his sights on Snow. Steele made what proved to be his winning pass on Lap 17 and went on to victory ahead of Snow. Key held third until being passed by Mitchel Moles on the final lap. Key settled for fourth ahead of Cody Christensen, Mattix Salmon, Jake Hagopian, Raio Salmon, Dawson Furia and Izaak Sharp.

There were 26 Super 600s in action, and Hagopian set the quick time on the 1/5 mile dirt oval at 10.303, beating the 10.322 of Christensen and the 10.371 of Carter. Lechlan Caunt, Austin Torgerson and Steele picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Ashton Torgerson won the 15 lap B Main ahead of JJ Loss, Mitchel Moles, Eli Bookout and Jared Peterson.

Brock Lemley won the 1200 Mini Sprint Main Event. Southwest Lightning Sprint champion Braden Chiaramonte set the early pace ahead of California Lightning Sprint star James Turnbull. On the ninth lap, Turnbull took the lead from Chiaramonte, and Lemley gained second on Lap 12. Lemley put the moves on Turnbull for the lead on Lap 15 with Dakota Drake gaining second on lap 17. Chiaramonte was running third late, but he was briefly passed by Deming Speedway champion Derek Holmwood. However, Chiaramonte made a last lap pass to regain third as Brock Lemley won ahead of Drake, Chiaramonte, Holmwood, AJ Bender, Tyson Lemley, Seth Hespe, Jared Gunderson, Grant Sexton and Steven Hendrickson.

Shane Sexton was the quickest of 26 qualifiers at 10.532, beating the 10.674 of Tyson Lemley and the 10.710 of Bender. The eight lap heat race wins went to Brent Sexton, Holmwood and Hespe. Chris Crowder won the 15 lap B Main ahead of Chase Gaal,  Grant Sexton, Terry Bergstrom and Rudy Padilla.

Mitchel Moles won the 25 lap Wingless 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Brad Hohlbauch took the early lead ahead of Colton Jones. Broedy Graham took second on Lap 5 with Jones running third. Graham slipped past Hohlbauch for the lead on Lap 15 with Moles settling into second ahead of Brian Gilbert. Moles kept the pressure on Graham until making his winning pass on Lap 21. Moles went on to win ahead of Graham, Gilbert, Caeden Steele, TJ Smith, Jeffrey Pahule, Jones, Ashton Torgerson, Cody Key and Hohlbauch.

The Wingless 600s produced the biggest turnout of any division at 42 cars. Carson Myrick set the fast time of 11.221, beating the 11.263 of Dakota Drake and the 11.310 of Moles. The eight lap heat race wins went to Cameron Paul, Dawson Faria, Pahule, Moles, Jones and Austin Torgerson. Ashton Torgerson used a pole position start to win the 15 lap B Main ahead of Cody Key, Drake, JJ Loss and Corbin Rueschenberg. Loss won the 10 lap C Main ahead of Jake Smith and Braden Chiaramonte.

KJ Snow won the 25 lap Stock 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Grant Schaadt took the early lead ahead of Keaton Martella. Ashton Torgerson moved into second on Lap 7 and took the lead from Grant Schaadt a lap later. Mattix Salmon moved into second on Lap 11 with Snow settling into third on Lap 13. Salmon took the lead as Torgerson fell out on Lap 16 with Snow following into second. Snow overtook Salmon for the lead on Lap 23 and went on to victory. Salmon settled for second ahead of Dalton Parreira, Caden Stoll, Jarrett Rogers, Wyatt Bookout, Collin Mitchell, Evan Dixon, Corbin Rueschenberg and Izaak Sharp.

Stoll was the quickest of 25 Stock 600 qualifiers at 10.863, beating the 10.952 of Rueschenberg and the 10.963 of Rogers. Dixon, Dominic Carter and Sharp won the eight lap heat races. Deming Speedway racer Xan Miller won the 15 lap B Main ahead of Tyler Conley, Zack Williams, Eddie Hamblen and Matai Morris.

Teagan Moles won the 25 lap Restricted 600 Micro Sprint Main Event. Deming Speedway star Destry Miller bolted into the lead when the green flag waved, followed by Quinn Thurein. Moles moved into third on Lap 10 and got by both Miller and Thurein for the lead on Lap 15. Jett Barnes took the third position on Lap 14 and passed Miller for second on Lap 19. Deming Speedway champion Levi Hillier put the moves on Barnes for second on Lap 21. Moles went on to win ahead of Hillier, Barnes, Miller, Deegan Irey, Thurein, Cash Lovenburg, Elijah Gile, Taylor Mayhew and Kennzzie Brown.

Irey was the quickest of 29 qualifiers at 11.414, beating the 11.491 of Lovenburg and the 11.505 of Mayhew. The eight lap heat race wins went to Nathan Ward, Hillier and Mayhew. Levi Kuntz won the 15 lap B Main ahead of Peyton Drake, Jaden Huppert and JW Henderson.

Blayden Graham won the 20 lap Junior Sprint Main Event. He started on the pole and proceeded to lead all 20 laps for the win. Braxon Vasconcellos was an early second with Delta Speedway champion Brody Rubio running third. On Lap 14, Levi Osborne moved into second with Rubio still third, and Graham went on to victory. Rubio made a last lap pass on Osborne to finish second, Vasconcellos settled for fourth ahead of track champion Nathan Ward, Vito Cancilla, Dixon Speedway champion Hayden Stepps, Brexton Busch, McKenna Morgan and Colton Knapp.

Stepps bested a 28 car field with the fast time of 13.426, beating the 13.440 of Graham and the 13.479 of Jace Meyers. Rubio, Vasconcellos and Cancilla picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Outside front row starter Blake Bookout won the 15 lap B Main ahead of Jackson Tardiff, Morgan and Austin Turner.

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

Philpot, Powers, Doss, Sugden 

Score Steve Taylor Memorial Wins At Ukiah Speedway 

Ukiah, CA...October 16-17...Jason Philpot won the 35 lap Limited Modified Main Event Sunday afternoon at Ukiah Speedway. The win was worth $2,000 to the 2020 Ukiah Speedway and All American Speedway Modified champion. This was the Steve Taylor Memorial race, honoring the memory of the racer and behind the scenes supporter, who passed away last year. With threatening skies, track officials ran just the Main Events on Sunday and opted to cut some laps to ensure that the races got completed.

The Main Event was originally intended to be a 65 lap affair, but it was cut to 55 due to concerns over the weather. Codi Barba took the early lead ahead of Brandon White and Philpot. Following a yellow flag on Lap 7, White took the lead from Barba on the restart. Philpot slipped past Barba for second on Lap 10 with Sammy Nuno moving into third on Lap 14. Philpot was pressuring White pretty hard over the next few laps before moving by on Lap 17. A yellow flag waved on Lap 20, and it was decided to cut the race to 35 laps at that point. Philpot led White and Nuno on the restart. Philpot pulled away to about a half a straightaway advantage over White and seemed to be headed for the checkered flag when a red flag waved on Lap 33 for Tyler Manning. Philpot resumed command on the restart and brought it to the victory ahead of White, Nuno, Barba, Mike Collins, Tyler Caturegli, TJ Buzzard Jr, JR Lane, Manning and Andy Vander Veer.

They ran the preliminaries on Saturday night, and there was $100 on the line for the driver who could set fast time for the Limited Modifieds. 14 competitors took a shot at it, and Philpot set the quick time of 13.344, beating the 13.536 of White and the 13.619 of Nuno. The heat races were 25 laps. Barba led all 25 laps of the first heat for the $75 win. Collins ran second for 20 laps before Philpot got by to grab the $50 second as Collins ended up getting $25 for third. 2020 North State Modified Series champion Kyle Tellstrom led the first nine laps of the second heat before his race came to an end. White took over at that point and went on to victory with Caturegli following him the rest of the way in second. Vander Veer ended up third. Vander Veer won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Sierra Furia

New champion Loren Powers Jr won the 45 lap Bombers Main Event. The race had initially been scheduled for 65 laps before it was cut to 45. Powers ended up pocketing $1,500 for his win. The Bomber Main Event was the smoothest run race of Sunday as Powers took the lead at the start ahead of Upstate Bomber champion Trystan Mucci and Forrest Kuecker. During the first 15 laps, the lead trio ran closely and began working slower traffic. Powers and Mucci started to pull away just a little bit from Kuecker. The leaders set such a pace that they lapped sixth place Bob Mook a couple of laps from the finish. Powers made no mistakes as he picked up the win with Mucci a close second. Kuecker was about a straightaway behind Mucci in third, followed by Shelby Helm, Tony Ramazzotti, Mook, Bradley Dale, Jimmy Sorrels, Rick Jelton and Kenny Spencer.

Powers was the quickest of 16 qualifiers with a lap of 14.550, beating the 14.553 of Mucci and the 14.604 of Kuecker. With no Main Events on Saturday night for the festured divisions, those divisions got to run 25 lap heat races. Powers won the first heat by leading all the way for the win. Anthony Fomasi ran second most of the way, but he had motor issues on the last lap with Forest Kuecker ending up second ahead of Shelby Helm. Fomasi ended up having to scratch from Sunday's race. Mucci won the second heat. Mook led six laps ahead of Mucci, before Mucci made the pass and led Mook the rest of the way for the win. Ramazzotti finished third. Mucci won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Mook.

Jeremy Doss won the 35 lap Legend Car Main Event. The win was worth $800 to the Spears SRL Pro Late Model and Modified point leader. Doss bolted into the lead at the start ahead of JK Kinney and Jordan Paiment. The race had six yellow flags during the first 30 laps, and each restart saw Doss lead Kinney. Justin Johnson and Tom Summers both got past Paiment on the Lap 7 restart. However, Paiment regained third on the Lap 12 restart. When the yellow flag waved on Lap 27, the originally scheduled 45 laps was cut to 35, and Doss led Kinney and Paiment on the restart. Doss was never really threatened for the lead as he brought it home to victory ahead of Kinney, Paiment, Summers, Johnson, Robert Byers, Mark Burch, Chris Sarvinski, Dustin Meier and Scott Salo.

Doss set the fast time of 14.121, beating the 14.645 of Summers and the 14.712 of Kinney. Johnson led the first seven laps of the first heat ahead of Doss. Doss and Kinney both got by on Lap 8 and scored the 1-2 finish with Johnson settling for third. Paiment won the second heat race. He led seven laps before Sarvinski got by. Paiment stayed in pursuit until getting by for the lead on Lap 22. Paiment won ahead of Sarvinski and Summers. Chris Justice won the six lap Trophy Dash ahead of Kinney, but his Main Event on Sunday ended two laps in.

Barrett Sugden won the 35 lap Jammers Main Event. Sugden is a regular competitor in the B4 division at Stockton, and he collected $250 for his effort. Sugden raced into the lead at the start ahead of Roseville star Ray Molina and Pro Jammer champion Donovan Arreguin. Roseville champion Matthew Fuhs took third from Arreguin on Lap 2, and a Lap 9 yellow flag slowed the action. Junior Jammer star Charles French retired, and Sugden led Molina and Fuhs on the restart. Sugden and Molina ran closely, while Fuhs and John Sproule also had a tight battle for third. Sproule grabbed the third position on Lap 25, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 29. Zack Gard was out at that point. Sugden continued to lead Molina on the restart with Arreguin briefly taking third before surrendering the position back to Sproule on Lap 32. Sugden went on to win ahead of Molina, Sproule, Arreguin, Fuhs, Junior Jammer champion TJ Sorrels, Michael Hill, Isaiah Rojas, Gard and French.

Sugden set the fast time of 15.295, beating the 15.509 of Molina and the 15.540 of Fuhs. Sugden won the first 25 lap heat race. He led Arrreguin all the way for the 1-2 finish as Fuhs ended up third. Sugden also won the six lap Trophy Dash, giving him a clean sweep on the weekend. The second scheduled 25 lap heat race was cut to 12 after a crash on Lap 6. Randy Denson led Sproule before the two crashed, resulting in a red flag as Denson saw his weekend to come to an end. Molina took the lead on the restart and won ahead of Sorrels and Hill.

Dustin Walters won the 30 lap Late Model Main Event. He was awarded the win after a controversial finish saw the leaders tangle on the last lap. Walters is the 2020 Redwood Acres Raceway champion, and the win paid him $800.

Late Models aren't a regular class at Ukiah. They attracted five drivers for the money show, but Robert Schmidt scratched after the heat race. Sierra Furia took the early lead ahead of Richard Knight and Tyler Caturegli. However, the yellow flag waved after just one lap with Knight out at that point. Dustin Walters took over on the restart ahead of Caturegli and Furia. They ran that way until a yellow flag waved on Lap 10. Caturegli took the lead from Walters on the restart with Furia still running in third. Furia slipped past Walters for second on Lap 13, and the lead duo ran closely from that point on. There was contact in the battle for the lead on the last lap, and Furia gained the lead. She went on to take the checkered flag in front of Walters and Caturegli. However, officials stripped her of her win and gave it to Walters ahead of Caturegli. Furia ended up third as Knight rounded out the order.

Caturegli set the fast time of 13.682, beating the 13.827 of Furia and the 13.997 of Walters. Knight won the 15 lap heat race ahead of Furia and Caturegli.

Ronnie DenBeste won the Bandolero Main Events on both nights. They ran the 10 lap feature for the class after everybody else had completed their races on Sunday. DenBeste charged into lead at the start and would hold off track champion Travis Powers all the way for the win. Abigail Sorrels outran Alyssa Sorels to finish third in another close race. On Saturday, DenBeste won the 15 lap Main Event. Abigail Sorrels scratched from that race, and Powers jumped into the lead at the start ahead of DenBeste and Alyssa Sorrels. DenBeste got the lead on Lap 12 and led Powers the rest of the way for the win. Alyssa Sorrels completed the order.

DenBeste set the fast time of 16.476 and also won the heat race ahead of Alyssa Sorrels.

Saturday and Sunday, October 29th and 30th, will be the point season finale at Lakeport Speedway, featuring the Limited Modifieds, Bombers, Jammers, Legend Cars, Bandoleros, Pro 4 Modifieds and BCRA Vintage Midgets. For further information, go to www.lakeportspeedway.com.

Timmons, Andreotti, Moody, Horton, Mead 

Win At Ventura Raceway 

Ventura, CA...October 16...Ryan Timmons won the 30 lap USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night in Ventura Raceway. This was the first win of the year in this series for Timmons, who had a CRA Wingless Sprint Car win earlier in the year. It was also the season finale for the series, and DJ Johnson ended up winning the championship, 658-532 over Timmons. The win for Timmons came aboard the Timmons Auto and Truck Repair/Redline Oil sponsored Maxim chassis.

Caden Sarale took the early lead ahead of Kyle Edwards and Timmons. Edwards slipped past Sarale for the lead on Lap 4 with Timmons following him closely into second. A yellow flag waved on Lap 6. Edwards continued Timmons and Johnson on the restart. They ran that way until Timmons made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 14 to grab the lead. Johnson went past Edwards on the backstretch on Lap 15 for second with Sarale following him into third. Timmons went on to score the win with Johnson a very close second. Sarale was about a straightaway behind in third, followed by Troy Rutherford, Jarrett Soares, Edwards, Steve Hix, Trent Carter, Bruce Douglass and Jake Hodges.

Hix was the quickest of 16 drivers in Woodland Auto Display qualifying on the 1/5th mile clay oval with a lap of 12.586, beating the 12.632 of Rutherford and the 12.679 of Rick Hendrix. Edwards won the 10 lap Extreme Mufflers first heat, and Timmons picked up the win in the Sway-A-Way Torsion Bars second heat.

Jake Andreotti won the 30 lap USAC Western States Midgets Main Event. This was his first win in the series, and it came aboard the Pete Davis owned Red Hot Competition Heaters/Buchanan Automotive Stealth chassis.

The race didn't even get a lap in when Shannon McQueen and championship contender Brody Fuson tangled in Turns 1 and 2 with Fuson flipping. Both drivers were out at that point, and Ben Worth took the early lead ahead of Andreotti and Chase Johnson. Logan Seavey took third from Johnson on Lap 2, and a yellow flag waved a lap later for Troy Rutherford and Caden Sarale. Andreotti took the lead on the restart with Seavey also getting past Worth for second. Johnson was running fourth, and he took third from Worth on Lap 14 before a yellow flag waved for Mike Leach in Turn 3. Andreotti led Seavey and Chase Johnson on the restart. As they hit the Lap 20 mark, the Top 4 competitors were running closely. Andreotti held off the pressure of Seavey to score the victory. Chase Johnson settled for third, followed by Robbie Josett, Dylan Ito, point leader Blake Bower, CJ Sarna, Ron Hazelton, Worth and Rutherford.

Seavey was the quickest of 18 drivers in Woodland Auto Display qualifying with a lap of 11.889, beating the 11.947 of Chase Johnson and the 12.152 of McQueen. Sarna won the 10 lap Extreme Mufflers/Walker Performance Filtration first heat, and Josett was the winner of the Competition Suspension Incorporated/Ultra Shield Race Products/Superior Bearing and Supply second heat. Bower stretched his lead to 56 points over Fuson going into the next race at Keller Auto Speedway on October 29th. For further information on the group, go to www.usacracing.com.

Randy Moody won the 20 lap WMR Midgets Main Event. This was his first win with the group. Moody has been absent for several years after an accident in Sprint Car competition at Paris Auto Speedway. Moody raced into the lead at the start ahead of championship contender David Prickett and Kala Keliinoi. The lead duo ran closely throughout the first half of the race, which had just one yellow flag on Lap 8. Moody was never able to lose Prickett as he won with Prickett right behind him. Keliinoi was a strong third, followed by Randi Pankratz, Caden Sarale, Blake Bower, Drake Edwards, Cory Brown, Colton Huelsmann and Greg Jewett.

There were 20 drivers on hand, and Prickett set the fast time of 13.413, beating the 13.490 of point leader Bower and the 13.529 of Brown. The eight lap heat race wins went to Brown, Prickett and Pankratz. The WMR Midgets return to Ventura Raceway on October 30th. For further information on the group, go to www.westernmidgetracing.com.

Bakersfield visitor Don Mead won the 20 lap VRA Hobby Stock Main Event. Point leader Tom Stephens Jr was the early leader ahead of Cory Furr and Ryan Changus. Changus took second from Furr on Lap 2, and Justin Tuey made a low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 7 to grab third. A tangle on the backstretch involving Sam Garvin and Furr brought out a yellow flag moments later. On the restart attempt, Garvin hit the back wall for another yellow flag. Stephens led Changus on the restart as Mead went inside Tuey in Turn 4 to grab third. The lead four competitors ran closely, and an inside pass in Turn 2 on lap 13 gained Mead second from Changus. Mead made a backstretch pass on Stephens a lap later to take the lead, and he went on to win from there. Stephens was about a straightaway behind in the second, followed by Changus, Eddie Williams, Wayne Heurung, Tuey, David Heurung, Garvin and Furr. Tuey and Mead picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Stephens continues to lead Wayne Heurung in the standings by 110 points.

Jason Horton won the 20 lap VRA Dwarf Car Main Event. This was the eighth win of the season for the current point leader, but it nearly slipped away from him in the end. Championship hopeful Mike Lewis took the early lead ahead of Jeff Brink and Horton. Brink retired on Lap 6, and Horton took the lead from Lewis at that point. Cody Welsh slipped past Lewis for second on Lap 9. Horton started to pull away a little bit, but in the final few laps, he experienced steering problems. Somehow, Horton was able to hold off Welsh on the last lap to score the win. Lewis settled for third ahead of Daniel Peters, Evan Jonker and Brink. Horton won the eight lap heat race, and he maintains a 205 point lead over Lewis.

Jake Anderson had a big night in the Flat Track Motorcycle portion of the program as he won the 250cc-450cc Motorcross Flat Track 10 lap Main Event as well as the 10 lap 100cc-150cc Pit Bike race. He also finished second in the 125cc and under Pit Bike 10 lap Main Event, which was won by Zac Murray. Anderson won the six lap heat races in all but the 250cc-450cc Flat Track class as that race was won by Ryan Calloway.

In the 250cc-450cc Main Event, Anderson led from the outset with Calloway and Murray a race long second and third. Dean Gates finished fourth as Tyler Nickeas rounded out the Top 5. Anderson and Murray ran first and second the entire way in the 100cc-150cc Main Event. Nickeas was third for a little over half the race before being passed by Callaway, who would finish in that position. Nickeas settled for fourth as Carey Jonker completed the Top 5. In the 125cc and under Main Event, Calloway took the early lead ahead of Murray, but Murray went low in Turn 4 on Lap 2 to grab the lead. Anderson made a low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 4 to take second from Callaway, and Murray won ahead of Anderson, Callaway, Tyler Dragonchuk and Kaid Himle.

This Saturday night, the VRA Sprint Cars are back in action along with the VRA Senior Sprints, VRA Hobby Stocks, VRA Dwarf Cars, IMCA Mod Lites and IMCA Sport Compacts. There will also be a Destruction Derby. For further information, go to www.venturaceway.com.

Walbridge Wins Triple Turkey Open At Madera Speedway

Madera, CA...October 16...Jadan Walbridge won the 100 lap Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. This was the Triple Turkey Open race, and the Nut Up Pro Late Model champion collected $2,000 for the win. 

Landen Lewis had the pole and took the early lead ahead of Matt Erickson and Bradley Erickson. Bradley Erickson moved into second on Lap 3, but Matt Erickson regained the position a lap later. On the 10th lap, Matt Erickson put the moves on Lewis to take the lead. Walbridge moved into third at that point and took second from Lewis on Lap 16. Bradley Erickson moved back into third on Lap 20. Matt Erickson and Walbridge pulled away from the pack a little bit in the battle for the lead, and it was Matt Erikson leading Walbridge, Bradley Erickson, Kercie Jung and Matthew Meech on Lap 50. Unlike the Nut Up Pro Late Model races, there was no break. 

Walbridge took the lead from Matt Erickson on Lap 59. As Walbridge pulled away, Matt Erickson had his hands full trying to hold off Bradley Erickson. Matt Erickson spun in Turn 1 for a yellow flag on Lap 84. Matt Erickson would only run a few more laps before retiring. However, he collected the special $1,000 prize for leading the most laps. Walbridge led Bradley Erickson and Jacob Smith on the restart, but Jung broke a rear end and brought out a Lap 86 yellow flag. Trevor Schlundt joined her on the sidelines at that point, and Walbridge led Smith and Bradley Erickson on the restart. Jason Romero moved into third on Lap 90 and used a low pass in Turn 3 on Lap 94 to take second from Smith. Romero made an inside move in Turn 3 on Lap 96 to take the lead from Walbridge, but Walbridge went low in Turn 2 on Lap 98 to regain first. Walbridge would hold off Romero for the big win. Contact between Smith and Bradley Erickson in the final turn saw Smith spin. Erickson crossed the line in third, but he was penalized to finish behind Smith. Meech ended up third, followed by Loren Kutz, Smith, Bradley Erickson, Hailey Liles, Carl Pearce, Howard Holden and Lucy Carmona.

Jay Juleson won the 75 lap Challenge Cup race. Matt Erickson was behind the wheel of a Thomas Martin owned car and took the early lead ahead of Juleson and Thomas Suarez. Martin slipped past Suarez for third on Lap 2 and took second from Juleson on Lap 6. On the eighth lap, Martin put the moves on Erickson to grab the lead as Vince Little moved into third. A yellow flag waved on Lap 8 with Martin leading Erickson and Juleson on the restart. As Martin pulled away, Erickson had a close battle with Juleson for second, and they hit the Lap 25 break with Martin leading Erickson, Juleson, Little and Suarez. However, both Erickson and Connor West didn't answer the call for the restart. 

The field was inverted for the restart with Justin Funkhouser leading Little and Martin when the green flag waved. Martin quickly got around Funkhouser for the lead on Lap 29 with Little moving into second on Lap 33. Little surrendered second to Juleson on Lap 39, and Funkhouser pitted on Lap 47. Martin was leading Juleson, Little and Suarez, but Little retired on Lap 54. Martin held a straightaway advantage of Juleson on Lap 65. Martin appeared to be on his way to victory, but he retired on Lap 72 with Juleson the new leader. Juleson won ahead of Suarez, Martin, Little, Funkhouser, Erickson and West.

Ian Elliot won the 50 lap Modified Main Event. Elliot is a regular with the North State Modified Series. Aaron Coonfield took the early lead ahead of Tyler Wentworth and Adam Coonfield, but a yellow flag waved on Lap 3 for a tangle between the lead trio. Calvin Hegje led Elliot and Adam Coonfield on the restart. Elliot made a low pass in Turn 3 on Lap 9 to take the lead as Hegje and Adam Coonfield battled closely for a few laps. A Lap 27 yellow flag waved for debris on the track, and Elliot led Hegje and Adam Coonfield on the restart. Hegje saw his good run end on Lap 40 with mechanical issues as Adam Coonfield was now second ahead of Wentworth. Elliot went on to win by nearly a straightaway ahead of Adam Coonfield as Wentworth settled for third ahead of Aaron Coonfield and Hegje.

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Howard Holden won the 50 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. The win paid the past division champion $500. Current champion Manny Gonzales Jr took the early lead ahead of West Coast Sport Compact star Rod Baronian and Donnie Large Jr, but Large led Holden past Gonzales on Lap 2. Holden moved past Large for the lead on Lap 5. Past division champion Thomas Suarez was fourth on a Lap 11 restart and took third from Baronian on Lap 19. By Lap 25, Holden held a half-straightaway advantage over Large, and it became a straightaway lead by Lap 35. Suarez retired from third on Lap 40, and Holden cruised to victory ahead of Large, Baronian, Nick Rowe, Suarez, Gonzales and Brian Philly.

The final race of the season happens on October 30th with the 14th Annual Pumpkin Smash Enduro. For further information, go to www.racemadera.com.

Robinson Wins Sprint Car Challenge Tour Race 

At Petaluma Speedway

Petaluma, CA...October 16...Ryan Robinson won the 35 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway. This was an Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour Presented by Abreu Vineyards event, and point leader Robinson was enjoying his first win of the season as he became the 10th different winner on the tour this year. The win for Robinson came aboard the Mako Farms/Morrison Concrete sponsored Sprinter.

Colby Copeland took the early lead ahead of Robinson and Joel Myers Jr. A yellow flag waved on Lap 2 with Dawson Hammes out of the race at that point. Copeland continued to lead Robinson and Andy Forsberg on the restart. The leaders caught slower traffic by Lap 10, but Copeland was making the right moves to maintain the lead. However, a bit of contact into in Turn 2 as the leaders battled saw Robinson take the lead from Copeland. Robinson went on to build a straightaway advantage over Copeland in victory with Forsberg settling for third, followed by Sean Becker, Blake Carrick, Myers, Justyn Cox, Bradley Terrell, Bret Barney and John Clark.

Forsberg was the quickest of 16 drivers on the 3/8 mile adobe oval with a lap of 12.592, beating the 12.653 of Robinson and the 12.673 of Myers. 10 lap heat race wins were earned by Isaiah Vasquez and Daniel Whitley. They ran a 12 lap qualifier with Robinson leading Copeland the entire race for the 1-2 finish. Kaleb Montgomery ended up third. Next up was the Trophy Dash, and Robinson earned the pole for the Main Event by winning the six lap race ahead of Copeland and Forsberg.

Bradley Terrell won the 25 lap Red Hawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event. This was actually a point race for the drivers, and Nick Robfogal used his second place finish to make his championship official. It was the fourth win of the season for Terrell.

Terrell took the lead at the start ahead of Nathan Schank and Tony Bernard. Jacob Tuttle made a backstretch pass on Bernard on Lap 4 to grab second, but Terrell held a straightaway lead over Schank by Lap 10. Schank had a mechanical issue and stopped in Turn 4 for a Lap 17 yellow flag. Terrell led Tuttle and Robfogal on the restart, but a Lap 22 yellow flag waved as Tuttle's race came to an end. On the restart, Terrell led Robfogal and Marcus Hardina. They would finish in that order with Schank fourth, followed by Bernard, David Lindt II, Keith Calvino, Tuttle, Jack McDonald and past champion Sparky Howard. Tuttle had the fast time of 14.741, beating the 14.810 of Terrell and the 14.820 of Schank. Eight lap heat wins went to Robfogal and Terrell.

Joel Hannagan won the 10 lap California Hardtop Main Event. Hannagan was piloting the Junkyard Dog Sedan for Doug Braudrick, and the team was coming off a big win in the Chet Thomson Memorial race at Antioch Speedway a week earlier. 

Hannagan led from the outset ahead of Brad Coelho in the Tommy Thomson owned car and Kimo Oreta. After bringing out yellow flags on Laps 3 and 5, Clay Foster retired. Hannagan continued to lead Coelho and Oreta on the Lap 6 restart. However, Coelho got a little bit sideways on the frontstretch on Lap 7, allowing a Oreta to grab second. Hannagan won the race ahead of Oreta, Coelho and Foster. Jimmy Perry III scratched the Dave Mackey owned Dudley Brothers Tribute Car after a heat race crash. That six lap race was also won by Hannagan.

To keep up to date with news information from the track, go to www.petaluma-speedway.com.

Terry DeCarlo Sr Shines At Antioch Speedway, 

Ryland, Dutra Also Score Victories

Antioch, CA...October 16...Terry DeCarlo Sr won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the first Modified win for 79-year-old DeCarlo in about two decades, and he spent much of the first half of the race leading son and past Antioch champion Nick DeCarlo and Terry DeCarlo Jr before Brent Curran got by to present a challenge to the older DeCarlo in the later stages of the race.

Terry DeCarlo Sr had the pole, but outside front row starter Andrew Pearce took the early lead ahead of Troy Foulger. A yellow flag waved after one lap. Pearce led Terry DeCarlo Sr and Terry DeCarlo Jr on the restart, but Terry DeCarlo Sr, Terry DeCarlo Jr and Nick DeCarlo swept into the Top 3 positions on Lap 4. Nick DeCarlo gained second on Lap 8, and the first of a series of yellow flags waved on Lap 11 for Carl Berendsen II. Jake Dewsbury managed to take second from Nick DeCarlo on Lap 12, only for a yellow flag to wave a lap later. The restart saw Pearce moving back into second behind Terry DeCarlo Sr with Curran gaining third on a Lap 14 restart. Another yellow flag waved on Lap 15. As Terry DeCarlo Sr continued to lead the way, Curran settled into second ahead of Medford, Oregon visitor Dave Duste Jr. On Lap 21, Curran charged by DeCarlo to briefly take the lead. However, DeCarlo was back in front a lap later. Terry DeCarlo Sr went on to score the popular victory ahead of Curran, Duste, Trevor Clymens, Pearce, Jeff Browne, Terry DeCarlo Jr, Jeremy Crebs, Buddy Kniss and Foulger. Foulger and Pearce picked up the eight lap heat race wins. Terry DeCarlo Sr set the fast time of 16.134, beating the 16.145 of Nick DeCarlo and the 16.174 of Foulger.

Fred Ryland won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was the sixth win of the season for the track champion. Scott Foster took the early lead ahead of Ryland and Andrew Pearce. A yellow flag waved after one lap with Joseph Pato out of the event. Foster continued to lead Ryland and Pearce on the restart, but Ryland put the moves on Foster on Lap 4 to take the lead. Pearce moved into second on a Lap 5 restart with Kevin Brown following into third. A pair of yellow flags waved over the next five laps as Ryland continued to lead Pearce. Chris Sieweke took third from Brown on Lap 9. A yellow flag waved on Lap 21 with Brown seeing his Top 5 run come to a disappointing end. Ryland led Pearce and Sieweke on the restart, and the final yellow flag waved on Lap 23 for a crash that eliminated Jeremy Hoff, Ryan Graham, Jake Mallet and Matt Pitts. Ryland led the restart and went on to victory ahead of Pearce, Sieweke, Dylan Connelly, Jacob Mallet Jr, Foster, Jonathan Hagio, Nicholas Zapatero, Michaela Taylor and Hoff. Ryland and Foster were the eight lap heat race winners, and Ryland set the fast time of 16.162, beating the 16.473 of Foster.

Travis Dutra won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was the third win of the season for the track champion. He started on the pole and bolted into the immediate lead ahead of Dave Hill and Jason Robles. By the 10th lap, Dutra held a straightaway advantage over Hill, and Ryland was challenging for the third position. Robles got past Hill for second on Lap 12 with Ryland making a last lap pass on Hill to finish third. Dutra brought it home to victory, followed by Jason Robles, Fred Ryland, Hill, Watsonville Hobby Stock champion Joe Gallaher, Kenneth Robles, Patti Ryland and Steve Streeter. Jason Robles and Dutra picked up eight lap heat race wins, and Fred Ryland set the fast time of 17.725, beating the 17.812 of Hill.

The Dwarf Car Mania two-day event is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday night. The Crate Late Models will join the action on Friday night with the Hobby Stocks competing on Saturday. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Kofoid Wins Opening Night Of Trophy Cup 

At Tulare Thunderbowl

Tulare, CA...October 21...Michael "Buddy" won the 30 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Thursday night at Tulare Thunderbowl. This was the opening night of the 25th Annual Trophy Cup, which sees over 80 different drivers competing for $200,000 worth of purse money. Kofoid has been competing in USAC National Midgets this year and is currently in contention for the championship.

Kaleb Montgomery started on the pole and bolted into the lead at the green flag, followed by Kofoid and Bud Kaeding. There were yellow flags on Laps 2 and 3, but Montgomery continued to lead Kofoid and Kaeding on each restart. The battle was close between the lead duo as they approached the 10th lap, and Kofoid put the moves on Montgomery to take the lead on Lap 10. Shane Golobic had settled into fourth, and he moved by Kaeding for third on Lap 10. A yellow flag slowed the pace on Lap 13, and Kofoid continued to lead Montgomery and Golobic on the restart. That remained the order following a Lap 14 yellow flag, but Golobic slipped past Montgomery for second on Lap 16. A yellow flag waved on Lap 22 with Ryan Timms out of the race at that point. DJ Netto moved into third on the restart and took second from Golobic on a Lap 25 restart. Pennsylvania Sprint Car star Anthony Macri moved into third on the 26th lap and got by Netto for second two laps later. Kofoid went on to victory, followed by Macri, Netto, Corey Day, Kyle Hirst, Dominic Scelzi, Tyler Courtney, Sanders, Cory Eliason and Colby Copeland.

A stellar turnout of 83 drivers came to compete and Eliason set the fast time of 13.644, beating the 13.707 of Netto and the 13.756 of Hirst. The Top 2 finishers in the eight lap heat races made the Main Event with wins going to Bud Kaeding, Tony Gomes, Golobic, Timms, JJ Ringo, Brock Lemley, Robbie Price and Bradley Terrell.

Willie Croft won the first of the two 20 lap B Mains. Croft jumped into the early lead ahead of Carson Short and Justin Sanders. Short took the lead from Croft on Lap 2 with Kofoid settling into third. Kofoid got by Croft for second on Lap 5, but Croft came charging back on Lap 6 with a yellow flag waving moments later for Short. Croft led Kofoid and Tim Kaeding on the restart. They ran that way until a Lap 18 yellow flag waved. Croft continued to lead Kofoid on the restart and held him off for the win, while Sanders made a late race move to finish third. Tyler Courtney also got by for fourth as Tim Kaeding settled for fifth.

Corey Day won the second 20 lap B Main. Following a crash as they attempted to start the race, Day led the restart ahead of Tanner Carrick. Chase Majdic moved into third on Lap 2 and took second from Carrick a lap later. Zane Blanchard moved into fourth, and a red flag waved on Lap 7 with Austin McCarl out of the race. Day led Majdic and Carrick on the restart, and the trio would finish in that order. Blanchard held on for fourth ahead of Chase Johnson.

Chase Randall won the 10 lap C Main with a flag to flag drive to victory ahead of Carson McCarl and Michael Faccinto. Oregon racer Tanner Holmes ran fifth for much of the race before making a Lap 9 pass on Max Mittry to finish fourth. Mittry settled for fifth. Tim Estenson won the eight lap D Main. He led from start to finish with Bret Barney a race long second. Korey Lovell took third from Pat Harvey Jr on Lap 3 and finished there with Ryan Lippincott ending up fourth.

To leep up to date with the latest news at the track, go to www.thunderbowlraceway.com.

 

Velasquez Scores Opening Night Dwarf Car Mania

Win At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...October 22...Tommy Velasquez III won the 30 lap Dwarf Car Main Event Friday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the opening night of the Second Annual Dwarf Car Mania Event. Velasquez is the reigning South Bay Dwarf Car champion. The Camarillo long tow took the lead early on and led most of the race for the impressive win.

Nick Velasquez raced into the early lead over two-time Antioch champion Danny Wagner and David Michael Rosa. Yellow flags on the first two laps saw the race end for Tyler Applebaum and Travis Day. Wagner took the lead from Nick Velasquez on the Lap 2 restart, and Tommy Velasquez III moved into second ahead of Rosa on the Lap 3. On the fourth lap, Tommy Velasquez III put the moves on Wagner to take the lead. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4 with Bobby Johnson exiting the race. Tommy Velasquez III led Wagner and Rosa on the restart. Michael "Spanky" Grenert settled into fourth with Brandon Shaw battling him for position. The battle for third got close between Rosa, Shaw and Grenert, and Grenert took the position on Lap 13. By Lap 18, Tommy Velasquez III  held a straightaway advantage over Wagner. A yellow flag waved on Lap 22. Tommy Velasquez III continued to lead Wagner and Grenert on the restart. Nick Velasquez had moved back into fifth after being involved in an earlier incident, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 28 as David Rosa's race ended. Tommy Velasquez III led the restart with Shaw and Nick Velasquez moving into second and third. Tommy Velasquez III picked up the win ahead of Shaw, Nick Velasquez, Grenert, Chance Russell, Ellie Russo, David Michael Rosa, Wagner, Thomas Lieby and Travis Dutra.

Thanks to some rain during the week and threatening skies, the turnout was only 18 cars. The Dwarf Cars ran two sets of heat races with Nick Velasquez, David Michael Rosa and Wagner winning the first round. Day, Shaw and Tommy Velasquez III won the second round.

Anthony Slaney won the 30 lap Crate Late Model Main Event. This was only the second time the division that uses Placerville rules had been to Antioch. Slaney started up front and charged into the lead ahead of Mark Garner and Rod Oliver. Garner was driving the Mike Hynes owned car. Buddy Kniss saw his race end for a Lap 3 yellow flag. Slaney continued to lead Garner and Oliver on the restart, but Dan Brown Jr took third from Oliver on Lap 5. Placerville champion Dan Jinkerson moved into fourth on Lap 8, and a yellow flag waved a lap later as Oliver saw his race come to an end. Slaney led Garner and Brown on the restart, but Brown put the moves on Garner to take second on Lap 11. A Lap 14 yellow flag waved for Mike Lightfoot, and Slaney led Brown and Garner on the restart. Jinkerson started challenging Garner for third and made the pass for the position on Lap 19. Slaney built a half-straightaway advantage over Brown in victory. Jinkerson settled for third, followed by Garner, Lightfoot, Oliver and Kniss.

Slaney was the quickest of seven qualifiers with a lap of 15.651, beating a 15.763 of Brown and the 15.802 of Oliver. Slaney also won the eight lap heat race over Brown.

The second night of Dwarf Car Mania on Saturday was to also include the Hobby Stocks, which was a tune up race for next weekend. It's the Co Co Farms Pacific Coast Nationals Hobby Stock race, which will pay $5,000 to win among a greatly increased purse. Joining the Hobby Stocks on Friday night will be the IMCA Stock Cars, and the Super Stocks and IMCA Stock Cars will be there on Saturday. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com.

Abreu Snatches Victory From Faccinto 

In Second Round Of Trophy Cup At Tulare 

Tulare, CA...October 22...Rico Abreu won the 30 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway. This was the second night of the 27th Annual Trophy Cup event, which boasts a purse over $200,000 for the three-day event. The win for Abreu came aboard the Rowdy Energy/Curb Records sponsored Sprinter.

Chase Johnson started on the pole and took the early lead ahead of Mitchell Faccinto and Chase Randall. Colby Copeland moved into third on Lap 4, and Faccinto slipped past Johnson for the lead a lap later. Johnson flipped for a Lap 8 red flag. Faccinto led the restart with Abreu jumping into second ahead of Copeland. They ran in that order until the yellow flag waved on lap 18 as Dominic Scelzi's race came to an end. Faccinto continued to lead Abreu and Copeland on the restart. The battle for the lead started getting intense when a final red flag waved as Randall and Kaleb Montgomery crashed. On the restart, Abreu put the moves on Faccinto to grab the lead. Buddy Kofoid settled into third and took second from Faccinto a lap later. Abreu went on to win ahead of Kofoid, Faccinto, Kyle Hirst, Copeland, DJ Netto, Cory Eliason, Tim Kaeding, Sean Becker and Shane Golobic.

Once again, 83 drivers qualified in groups of 41 and 42 cars. The Top 3 were part of the second group as Kofoid set the fast time of 14.090, beating the 14.111 of Netto and the 14.119 of Abreu. They ran eight eight lap heat races. The Top 2 finishers transferred directly into the Main Event, and wins went to Tanner Carrick, Tyler Courtney, Becker, Scelzi, Jake Andreotti, Justyn Cox, Anthony Macri and Randall.

Kaleb Montgomery won the first 20 lap B Main. He took the lead at the start ahead of Nick Parker and Michael Faccinto. A red flag waved on Lap 3 as JJ Ringo flipped. Montgomery continued to lead Parker and Faccinto on the restart, and Faccinto took second from Parker on Lap 7. Mitchell Faccinto moved into third on the 11th lap with a yellow flag waving on Lap 15. Brock Lemley was out at that point. Montgomery led Michael Faccinto and Mitchell Faccinto on the final restart, and they finished in that order. Blake Carrick had fourth on that restart, but he surrendered the position to Ryan Bernal on Lap 18. Bernal ended up fourth as Carrick settled for fifth.

Golobic won the second B Main. He jumped into the lead at the start ahead of Corey Day and Devon Borden. Borden took second from Day on Lap 2. A yellow flag waved on Lap 5 with Ryan Robinson out of the event. A red flag stopped the action on Lap 7 with both Carson Macedo and Bud Kaeding out at that point. Golobic continued to lead Borden and Day on the restart. Day got by Borden for second on Lap 19, and Golobic won by a straightaway ahead of Day, Borden, Chase Johnson and Kalib Henry.

Colby Johnson won the 10 lap C Main. He took the lead at the start ahead of Chase Goetz and Danny Faria Jr. Faria and Tim Estenson moved into second and third on Lap 5. A red flag waved on Lap 6 as Brooklyn Holland and Korey Lovell crashed. Colby Johnson led Estenson and Faria on the restart. The Top 3 finished in that order with Michael Pombo and Bailey Susich rounding out the Top 5.

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

Stone, Piker, Ogden, Ryland Pick Up Friday Night Wins 

At Merced Speedway

Merced, CA...October 22...Paul Stone won the 20 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Friday night at Merced Speedway. This was the opening night of the Fifth Annual John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial race. Stone found himself in the lead on a mid-race restart after a big crash, and he brought it home to the $1,200 victory with Bakersfield star Ethan Dotson collecting $600 for second.

Chase Aue jumped into the early lead ahead of Troy Foulger and Rick Diaz. Foulger put the moves on Aue for the lead on Lap 3. A yellow flag waved on Lap 9 with Diaz out at that point. Foulger lead Aue and Troy Morris III on the restart. Aue brought out a yellow flag to end his race on Lap 11. Foulger led Morris and Robby Sawyer on the next restart, but a crash brought out of the red flag a lap later with Foulger, Morris, Sawyer, Darrell Hughes II and Gavyn Manning all eliminated in the incident. Stone suddenly saw him found himself in the lead on Lap 13 ahead of Dotson and Watsonville champion Cody Burke. They ran that way until Cody Laney took third from Burke on Lap 17. Stone picked up the win ahead of Dotson, Laney, Burke, Andy Obertello, track and State champion Jim Pettit II, Mike Shepherd, Danny Roe, Robert Marsh and Bob Williamson. 

Stone and Sawyer won the eight lap heat races as 23 drivers came to compete. Despite the fact that everybody would transfer due to two scratches, they ran a 10 lap B Main with Dotspn leading all the way to win ahead of Manning and Robby Jeppesen.

Bakersfield racer John Piker won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. He led a Bakersfield sweep of the podium with the win worth $800. Runnerup Ethan Dotson collected $400 for his effort.

Piker started on the front row and took the lead when the green flag waved, followed by Brian Baker and David Pearson.  They ran that way through the first half of the race. Two-time Merced champion Fred Ryland saw his race end on a Lap 8 yellow flag. Dotson took third from Pearson on Lap 13, and the final yellow flag waved on Lap 17. Piker continued to lead Baker and Dotson on the restart. As Piker sped to the checkered flag, Dotson made a last lap pass on Baker for second. Andrew Pearce ended up fourth, followed by Bakersfield champion Tyler Bannister, Jeremy Hoff, Pearson, Billy Simkins, Tyler Blankenship and Andrew Peckham.

The Sport Modifieds had 28 cars, and Paul Espino, Jim Reed, Baker and Ryland won the eight lap heat races. Blankenship shared the front row with Jason Nation in the 10 lap B Main, and he led the duo to a 1-2 finish. The race had four yellow flags. Chris Sieweke took third from Emali Van Hoff on a Lap 3 restart and held that spot to the end with Mark Squadrito ending up fourth.

Derek Ogden won the $500 prize in the 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event. Dakota Keldsen started on the pole and charged into the early lead ahead of Syd Finn and Jeff Lacy. James Cornelius moved into third on Lap 4 before the yellow flag waved for Lacy. Keldsen continued to lead the restart with Cornelius taking second from Finn. A Lap 5 yellow flag waved for Bakersfield champion Ricky Childress Jr. Keldsen led the restart with Ogden taking second from Cornelius. Following a Lap 9 yellow flag, Ogden took the lead from Keldsen on the restart. Timmy Crews settled into third on Lap 11 before a yellow flag waved. Dylan Wilson and Tyler Irwin were both out at that point, and Ogden led the restart with Steven Johnson taking second from Keldsen. Ogden brought it home to victory with Johnson collecting $200 for second, followed by Keldsen, Crews, Johnny Wood, Cornelius, Race Shelton, Darren Thomas, Lonnie Tekaat and Dustin Donathon.

There were 23 Hobby Stocks, and Cornelius, Finn and Ogden won the eight lap heat races. Stone took advantage of his front row start to lead all 10 laps of the B Main. Tyler Irwin was an early second, but he surrendered the position to Johnny Wood on Lap 4. Wood ended up second with Irwin third ahead of three-time Merced Street Stock champion Darren Thomas.

Fred Ryland won a wild IMCA Stock Car Main Event. The win paid the Antioch Speedway IMCA Sport Modified champion $500. Ryland started back in the third row and took advantage of some crashes in front of him to get the win. Past Merced Hobby Stock champion Michael Shearer ran a good race to finish a $250 second, followed by Jeff Streeter, Steve Streeter, Chuck Weir, Nick Johnson, Cody Johnson, Ethan Dotson, Rick Diaz and Steven Johnson. Steven Johnson and Dotson won the eight lap heat races.

The bigger money was on the line on Saturday for all divisions. The track will be hosting a USAC National Midget visit on November 23rd and 24th, joined by the Winged 360 Sprint Cars on the 23rd and the Sprint Car Challenge Tour a night later. The season wraps up on November 26th with the George Steitz Memorial race, featuring the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and California Sharp Mini Late Models. For further information, go to www.mercedspeedway.net.

Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 16
IMCA Modifieds
Terry Decarlo Sr
Brent Curran
Dave Duste Jr
Trevor Clymens
Andrew Pearce
Jeff Browne
Terry Decarlo Jr
Jeremy Crebs
Chester Kniss
Troy Foulger
Jake Dewsbury
Nick DeCarlo
Frank Furtado
Carl Berendsen II

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Fred Ryland
Andrew Pearce
Chris Sieweke
Dylan Connelly
Jacob Mallet Jr
Scott Foster
Jonathan Hagio
Nicolas Zapatero
Michaela Taylor
Jeremy Hoff
Ryan Graham
Jake Mallet
Matt Pitts
Kevin Brown
Joseph Pato

IMCA Stock Car
Travis Dutra
Jason Robles
Fred Rylan
Dave Hill
Joe Gallaher
Kenneth Robles
Patti Ryland
Stephen Streeter


Petaluma Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 16
SCCT 360 Sprint Cars
Ryan Robinson
Colby Copeland
Andy Forsberg
Sean Becker
Blake Carrick
Joel Myers Jr
Justyn Cox
Bradley Terrell
Bret Barney
John Clark
Jake Haulot
Kaleb Montgomery
Daniel Whitley
Isaiah Vasquez
Dawson Hammes

Red Hawk Glass Wingless Spec Sprints
Bradley Terrell
Nick Robfogel
Marcus Hardina
Nathan Schank
Tony Bernard
DayDay Lindt
Keith Calvino
Jacob Tuttle
Jack McDonald
Sparky Howard

California Hardtops
Joel Hannagan
Kimo Oreta
Brad Coelho
Rick Foster
Jimmy Perry III DNS


Ventura Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 16
USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars
Results are not official
1     #29T Ryan Timmons    
2     #33 D.J. Johnson
3     #32 Caden Sarale
4     #11 Troy Rutherford
5     #12 Jarrett Soares
6     #39 Kyle Edwards
7     #57 Steve Hix
8     #13 Trent Carter
9     #13X Bruce Douglass
10     #4 Jake Hodges
11     #5J James Herrera    
12     #39T Troy Degaton
13     #99T Tanner Boul        
14     #43 Hannah Mayhew        
15     #45 Joey Bishop    

USAC Midgets
Results are not official
1     #00 Jake Andreotti        
2     #25 Logan Seavey
3     #7NZ Chase Johnson
4     #73K Robby Josett
5     #73 Dylan Ito
6     #9 Blake Bower
7     #20 CJ Sarna
8     #15 Ron Hazelton
9     #5K Ben Woeth        
10     #8W Troy Rutherford        
11     #45 Joey Bishop
12     #33P Mike Leach    
13     #32 Caden Sarah        
14     #51 Brody Fuson        
15     #7 Shannon McQueen

WMR Midgets
Results are not official
1     #35s Randy Moody    
2     #22Q David Prickett
3     #8K Kala Keliinoi
4     #11 Randi Pankratz
5     #7 Caden Sarale
6     #9 Blake Bower
7     #5 Drake Edwards
8     #32 Cory Brown
9     #35X Colton Huelsmann
10     #74 Greg Jewett
11     #3az Nathen High
12     #20w Megan Moorhead
13     #55 Tyler Rodriguez
14     #35SR Brody Petrie
15     #22 Paul Sanders
16     #57 Kyle Huttenhow
17     #20 Kyle Hawse
18     #31 Todd Hawse
19     #12H David Raquieno    
20     #35 Chris Carmody

VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Results are not official
1     #93 Jason Horton    
2     #27C Kody Welsh
3     #5 Mike Lewis
4     #36 Daniel Peters
5     #13 Evan Jonker
6     #88 Jeff Brink

VRA Hobby Stocks
Results are not official
1     #99 Don Mead
2     #16 Tom Stephens Jr
3     #18 Ryan Changus
4     #9 3/4 Eddie Williams
5     #14 Wayne Heurung
6     #99T Justin Tuey
7     #13 David Heurung
8     #91 Cory Furr
9     #43 Sam Garvin   


Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 16
Triple Turkey Open
Pro Late Models
Jadan Walbridge
Jason Romero
Matthew Meech
Loren Kutz
Jacob Smith
Bradley Erickson
Hailey Liles
Carl Pearce
Howard Holden
Lucy Camona
Matt Erickson
Kercie Jung
Trevor Schlundt
Donnie Large Jr
Shelden Cooper
Landen Lewis
Ricky Nelson
Aaron Mullins
Mike Hensley
Thomas Suarez DNS
Jeffrey Erickson DNS

Challenge Cup
Jay Juleson
Thomas Suarez
Thomas Martin
Vince Little
Justin Funkhouser
Matt Erickson
Conor West

Modifieds
Ian Elliot
Adam Coonfield
Tyler Wentworth
Aaron Coonfield
Calvin Hegje

Hobby Stocks
Howard Holden
Donny Large Jr
Rod Baronian
Nick Rowe
Thomas Suarez
Manny Gonzales Jr
Brian Philly


Barona Speedway Park Unofficial Race Results October 16
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Brian Brown
John Piker
Brian Baker
Mike Pridgeon
Ryan Amidon
David Kilpela
Jake Triska
Kyle Bethel
Gary Rodriguez

Street Stocks
Dennis Taylor
Jayson Aldridge
Scott Duffy
Nick Braddy
Perry Humphries
Steve Porter
jashua wipperman
Kaden McKown DNS

Pure Stock
Tommy Crow
Joe Malone
Thomas Soper
Rusty Staley
Michael Rumbaugh
Dave Evangelou
David Hunt
Patrick Hartley
Nicole carleton
Jerry Aldridge

Junior Sprints
Caleb Scholl
Cody Benker

Masters Mini Dwarfs
Nathan Manalo
P.J. Sexton
Harmony Painter
Jason Painter
Tyler Warner
Kellen O'Connor
Declan Sypolt

Mini Dwarf Car All Star Race
Kelly Weitzel
Jacob Manalo
Nathan Manalo
Shelton Scott
Cody Isabella
Brysen Byford
Oliver Schenk

Shelton Scott
Jackson Reiter
Brenton Scott

ASCS Southwest Sprints
J.T. Imperial
Wes Wofford
Eric Wilkins
Alex Pettas
Logan Calderwood
Jesse Stonecipher
Cody Sickles
Tuesday Calderwood


Lemoore Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 16

California Cup Night #3
Stock 600
A Main
Caden Stoll
KJ Snow
Mattix Salmon
Collin Mitchell
Dominic Carter
Izaak Sharp
JW Henderson
Corbin Rueschenberg
Wyatt Bookout
Grant Schaadt
Eddie Hamblen
Dustin Phillips
Xan Miller
Matai Morris
Dylan Schaadt
Jarrett Rogers
Ashton Torgerson
Keaton Martella
Dalton Parreira
Evan Dixon DNS

B Main
Xan Miller
Keaton Martella
Dustin Phillips
Matai Morris
Cierra Wullenwaber
Ashley Afdahl
Taylor Whitefield
Zack Williams DNS
Tyler Conley DNS

Junior Sprints
A Main
Blayden Graham
Brody Rubio
Nathan Ward
Levi Osborne
Braxon Vasconcellos
Hayden Stepps
Vito Cancilla
Cooper Anderson
Brexton Busch
Jace Thurein
Colton Knapp
McKenna Morgan
Sawyer Baxter
Jackson Tardiff
Clayton Jalakas
Heston Stepps
Landon Jones
Jace Meyers DNS

B Main
Jace Thurein
Sawyer Baxter
Heston Stepps
Clayton Jalakas
Blake Bookout
Jaxson Sowers
Maya Mauldin
Nathan Fernandez
Quentin Hagopian
Jentri Woods
Nathan McPhail
Drew Costa
Oliver Baxter
Madi Hoppe
Cohen Morris
Austin Turner
Cooper Solf DNS

Non Wing 600
A Main
Mitchel Moles
TJ Smith
Caeden Steele
Brian Gilbert
Broedy Graham
Caleb Debem
Colton Jones
Jeffery Pahule
Dawson Faria
Austin Torgerson
Ashton Torgerson
Austin Stone
Cole Schroeder
Cameron Paul
Cody Key
Brad Hohlbauch
Brandon Riveira
Tim Vaught
Brandon Carey
Sage Bordenave

B Main
Sage Bordenave
Brad Hohlbauch
Dawson Faria
Austin Stone
Brandon Carey
Austin Taborski
Dakota Drake
Drew Laeber
Don McLeister
Tony Morris
Kyle Cravotta
JJ Loss
Zach McLoughry
Carsen Coffey
Braden Chiaramonte
Preston McLeister
Stefan Sidur
Katey Syra
Maverick Myrick
Tyler Conley DNS
Cody Samuels DNS
Garrett Williams DNS

C Main
Austin Taborski
Carsen Coffey
Drew Laeber
Braden Chiaramonte
Kyle Cravotta
Tony Morris
Preston McLeister
Eddie Hamblen DNS
Cody Jessop DNS
Hayden Lusk DNS
Jake Smith DNS

Restricted 600
A Main
Levi Hillier
Colton Key
Jett Barnes
Cash Lovenburg
Taylor Mayhew
Deegan Irey
Teagan Moles
Elijah Gile
Quinn Thurein
Nathan Ward
Carson Guffie
Kennzzie Brown
Peyton Drake
Andrew Smith
Lucas Johnson
Jayden Huppert
Levi Kuntz
Kyle Fernandez
Drake Carter
JW Henderson

B Main
Jayden Huppert
JW Henderson
Peyton Drake
Levi Kuntz
Hailey Boudakian
Lucas Mauldin
Andi Jones
Jordan Mast
Otto Perreira
Destry Miller
Cierra Wullenwaber
Jailynn Serrano
Thomas Coffman
Hunter Cook

Super 600
A Main
Mitchel Moles
Jake Hagopian
Cody Christensen
Caeden Steele
TJ Smith
Michael Faccinto
Dominic Carter
Lachlan Caunt
KJ Snow
Gauge Garcia
Dawson Faria
Mattix Salmon
Cody Key
Raio Salmon
Austin Torgerson
James Andrichuk
Logan Trevino
Eli Bookout
Jeffery Pahule
Ashton Torgerson

B Main
Cody Key
Logan Trevino
Eli Bookout
Jeffery Pahule
Cole Schroeder
Izaak Sharp
Jared Peterson
Paul Javaux
Levi Kuntz
Brandon Carey
JJ Loss
Brandon Riveira DNS

1200 Mini Sprint
A Main
Derek Holmwood
Brock Lemley
A.J. Bender
Dakota Drake
Seth Hespe
Bobby Michnowicz
Chris Crowder
Jared Gundersen
Brent Sexton
Braden Chiaramonte
Eric Greco Jr
Josh Monroe
Dalton Sexton
Tyson Lemley
Steven Hendrickson
Jeffrey Dyer
James Turnbull
Grant Sexton
Jon Robertson
Shane Sexton

B Main
Brent Sexton
Bobby Michnowicz
Jon Robertson
Grant Sexton
Haylee Bloodgood
Terry Bergstrom
Aiden Lange
Trevor Ballou
Greg Dennett
Rudy Padilla
Chase Gaal DNS


Lemoore Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 15
California Cup Night #2

Super 600
A Main
Michael Faccinto
Gauge Garcia
Mitchel Moles
Ashton Torgerson
Jake Hagopian
Logan Trevino
Raio Salmon
James Andrichuk
KJ Snow
TJ Smith
Cody Key
Dominic Carter
Austin Torgerson
Izaak Sharp
Dawson Faria
Eli Bookout
Cole Schroeder
Jeffery Pahule
JJ Loss
Jared Peterson
Cody Christensen
Lachlan Caunt DNS

B Main
Jared Peterson
Cody Key
Eli Bookout
Lachlan Caunt
Austin Torgerson
Jeffery Pahule
Paul Javaux
Mattix Salmon
Levi Kuntz
Brandon Carey DNS
Brandon Riveira DNS

Non Wing 600
A Main
Cole Schroeder
Broedy Graham
Caeden Steele
Katey Syra
Tim Vaught
Maverick Myrick
Ashton Torgerson
Brian Gilbert
JJ Loss
Brandon Riveira
Austin Torgerson
Cameron Paul
Caleb Debem
Zach McLoughry
Stefan Sidur
Brandon Carey
Brad Hohlbauch
Sage Bordenave
Cody Samuels
Don McLeister
Colton Jones
Carson Myrick

B Main
Brandon Carey
JJ Loss
Austin Torgerson
Don McLeister
Stefan Sidur
Brad Hohlbauch
Carsen Coffey
Austin Taborski
Dawson Faria
Braden Chiaramonte
Austin Stone
Dakota Drake
Koen Shaw
Drew Laeber
Eddie Hamblen
Garrett Williams
Kyle Cravotta
Tony Morris
Tyler Conley DNS
Jake Smith DNS

C Main
Austin Stone
Garrett Williams
Kyle Cravotta
Eddie Hamblen

Restricted 600
A Main
Quinn Thurein
Carson Guffie
Colton Key
Drake Carter
Levi Hillier
Lucas Johnson
Jett Barnes
Teagan Moles
Kennzzie Brown
Andrew Smith
Taylor Mayhew
Cash Lovenburg
Jayden Huppert
Elijah Gile
Nathan Ward
JW Henderson
Destry Miller
Lucas Mauldin
Kyle Fernandez
Deegan Irey

B Main
Kyle Fernandez
Lucas Mauldin
Destry Miller
JW Henderson
Peyton Drake
Andi Jones
Hailey Boudakian
Levi Kuntz
Otto Perreira
Jordan Mast
Cierra Wullenwaber
Thomas Coffman
Jailynn Serrano
Hunter Cook

Junior Sprints
A Main
Levi Osborne
Nathan Ward
Cooper Anderson
Blayden Graham
Brexton Busch
Brody Rubio
Jackson Tardiff
Colton Knapp
Braxon Vasconcellos
Vito Cancilla
McKenna Morgan
Sawyer Baxter
Maya Mauldin
Jentri Woods
Clayton Jalakas
Jace Thurein
Jaxson Sowers
Nathan Fernandez
Blake Bookout
Hayden Stepps DNS

B Main
Sawyer Baxter
Jentri Woods
Jaxson Sowers
Maya Mauldin
Landon Jones
Oliver Baxter
Drew Costa
Madi Hoppe
Nathan McPhail
Cohen Morris
Quentin Hagopian
Austin Turner
Cooper Solf DNS
Heston Stepps DNS

1200 Mini Sprints
A Main
A.J. Bender
Tyson Lemley
Jeffrey Dyer
Josh Monroe
Brock Lemley
Dakota Drake
Shane Sexton
Eric Greco Jr
Haylee Bloodgood
Steven Hendrickson
Seth Hespe
Braden Chiaramonte
James Turnbull
Chris Crowder
Trevor Ballou
Jared Gundersen
Aiden Lange
Brent Sexton
Rudy Padilla
Jon Robertson
Chase Gaal
Bobby Michnowicz DNS

B Main
Aiden Lange
Bobby Michnowicz
Jon Robertson
Brent Sexton
Trevor Ballou
Rudy Padilla
Terry Bergstrom
Greg Dennett
Grant Sexton
Dalton Sexton

Stock 600
A Main
JW Henderson
Izaak Sharp
Mattix Salmon
Dalton Parreira
KJ Snow
Collin Mitchell
Jarrett Rogers
Ashton Torgerson
Eddie Hamblen
Corbin Rueschenberg
Grant Schaadt
Wyatt Bookout
Dominic Carter
Dylan Schaadt
Xan Miller
Keaton Martella
Ashley Afdahl
Dustin Phillips
Evan Dixon
Zack Williams DNS
Taylor Whitefield DNS
Tyler Conley DNS

B Main
Corbin Rueschenberg
Xan Miller
Keaton Martella
Dustin Phillips
Ashley Afdahl
Taylor Whitefield
Matai Morris
Caden Stoll
Cierra Wullenwaber DQ


Lemoore Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 14
California Cup Night #1

Stock 600
KJ Snow
Mattix Salmon
Dalton Parreira
Caden Stoll
Jarrett Rogers
Wyatt Bookout
Collin Mitchell
Evan Dixon
Corbin Rueschenberg
Izaak Sharp
JW Henderson
Tyler Conley
Dylan Schaadt
Eddie Hamblen
Xan Miller
Zack Williams
Matai Morris
Dominic Carter
Grant Schaadt
Ashton Torgerson
Taylor Whitefield
Keaton Martella

B Main
Xan Miller
Tyler Conley
Zack Williams
Eddie Hamblen
Matai Morris
Taylor Whitefield
Ashley Afdahl
Cierra Wullenwaber
Dustin Phillips DNS

Junior Sprints
A Main
Blayden Graham
Brody Rubio
Levi Osborne
Braxon Vasconcellos
Nathan Ward
Vito Cancilla
Hayden Stepps
Brexton Busch
McKenna Morgan
Colton Knapp
Jace Meyers
Jaxson Sowers
Heston Stepps
Austin Turner
Landon Jones
Sawyer Baxter
Cooper Anderson
Jace Thurein
Jackson Tardiff
Blake Bookout

B Main
Blake Bookout
Jackson Tardiff
McKenna Morgan
Austin Turner
Jentri Woods
Madi Hoppe
Oliver Baxter
Nathan McPhail
Nathan Fernandez
Clayton Jalakas
Maya Mauldin
Cohen Morris

Non Wing 600
A Main
Mitchel Moles
Broedy Graham
Brian Gilbert
Caeden Steele
TJ Smith
Jeffery Pahule
Colton Jones
Ashton Torgerson
Cody Key
Brad Hohlbauch
Caleb Debem
Austin Torgerson
Carson Myrick
Brandon Riveira
Cameron Paul
Katey Syra
Corbin Rueschenberg
Dakota Drake
Dawson Faria
Don McLeister
Cole Schroeder
JJ Loss

B Main
Ashton Torgerson
Cody Key
Dakota Drake
JJ Loss
Corbin Rueschenberg
Caleb Debem
Tim Vaught
Maverick Myrick
Austin Stone
Tyler Conley
Koen Shaw
Stefan Sidur
Garrett Williams
Jake Smith
Austin Taborski
Cody Samuels
Braden Chiaramonte
Drew Laeber
Tony Morris
Zach McLoughry
Cody Jessop
Carsen Coffey

C Main
JJ Loss
Jake Smith
Braden Chiaramonte
Cody Jessop
Austin Stone
Tony Morris
Kyle Cravotta
Eddie Hamblen
Hayden Lusk
Preston McLeister

Restricted 600
A Main
Teagan Moles
Levi Hillier
Jett Barnes
Destry Miller
Deegan Irey
Quinn Thurein
Cash Lovenburg
Elijah Gile
Taylor Mayhew
Kennzzie Brown
Andrew Smith
JW Henderson
Levi Kuntz
Kyle Fernandez
Drake Carter
Carson Guffie
Nathan Ward
Jayden Huppert
Peyton Drake
Hailey Boudakian

B Main
Levi Kuntz
Peyton Drake
Jayden Huppert
JW Henderson
Lucas Johnson
Colton Key
Lucas Mauldin
Cierra Wullenwaber
Jordan Mast
Andi Jones
Otto Perreira
Hunter Cook
Jailynn Serrano

Super 600
A Main
Caeden Steele
KJ Snow
Mitchel Moles
Cody Key
Cody Christensen
Mattix Salmon
Jake Hagopian
Raio Salmon
Dawson Faria
Izaak Sharp
TJ Smith
Lachlan Caunt
Austin Torgerson
JJ Loss
Eli Bookout
Dominic Carter
James Andrichuk
Logan Trevino
Ashton Torgerson
Jared Peterson
Gauge Garci
Michael Faccinto

B Main
Ashton Torgerson
JJ Loss
Mitchel Moles
Eli Bookout
Jared Peterson
TJ Smith
Cole Schroeder
Levi Kuntz
Paul Javaux

1200 Mini Sprints
A Main
Brock Lemley
Dakota Drake
Braden Chiaramonte
Derek Holmwood
A.J. Bender
Tyson Lemley
Seth Hespe
Jared Gundersen
Grant Sexton
Steven Hendrickson
Terry Bergstrom
Dalton Sexton
Chris Crowder
Jeffrey Dyer
Haylee Bloodgood
Chase Gaal
James Turnbull
Rudy Padilla
Josh Monroe
Brent Sexton
Bobby Michnowicz
Shane Sexton

B Main
Chris Crowder
Chase Gaal
Grant Sexton
Terry Bergstrom
Rudy Padilla
Haylee Bloodgood
Trevor Ballou DQ
Jon Robertson DQ
Aiden Lange DNS
Greg Dennett DNS

Tulare Thunderbowl Unofficial Race Results October 22
Trophy Cup Night #1
A Main
Buddy Kofoid
Anthony Macri
DJ Netto
Corey Day
Kyle Hirst
Dominic Scelzi
Tyler Courtney
Justin Sanders
Cory Eliason
Colby Copeland
Zane Blanchard
Bradley Terrell
Shane Golobic
Cole Macedo
J.J. Ringo
Tanner Carrick
Chase Majdic
Tony Gomes
Bud Kaeding
Kaleb Montgomery
Brock Lemley
Robbie Price
Ryan Timms
Willie Croft

B Main #1  
Willie Croft
Buddy Kofoid
Justin Sanders
Tyler Courtney
Tim Kaeding
Blake Carrick
Justyn Cox
Mitchell Faccinto
Craig Stidham
Chase Randall
Grant Duinkerken
Shane Hopkins
Michael Faccinto
Ryan Bernal
Colby Thornhill
Nick Parker
Colby Johnson
Ryan Rocha
Tyler Driever
Jeremy Chisum
Carson Short
Dustin Freitas

B Main #2
Corey Day
Chase Majdic
Tanner Carrick
Zane Blanchard
Chase Johnson
Rico Abreu
Joey Ancona
Sean Becker
Colton Heath
Tanner Holmes
Justin Peck
Joel Myers Jr
Carson McCarl
Chase Goetz
Michael Ing
Austin McCarl
Colton Hardy
Devon Borden
Ryan Robinson
Tucker Worth
Jake Andreotti
Keith Day

C Main
Chase Randall
Carson McCarl
Michael Faccinto
Tanner Holmes
Max Mittry
Mitchel Moles
Tyler Thompson
Bailey Jean Sucich
Michael Pombo
Bobby Butler
Kurt Nelson
Jared Faria
Grant Champlin
Nick Larsen
Cole Danell
Travis Coelho
Tim Estenson
Danny Faria Jr
Conner Danell
Bret Barney
Korey Lovell
Ryan Lippincott
Brooklyn Holland

D Main
Tim Estenson
Bret Barney
Korey Lovell
Ryan Lippincott
Chris Bullock
Pat Harvey Jr 

Tulare Thunderbowl Unofficial Race Results October 22
Trophy Cup Night #1
A Main
Buddy Kofoid
Anthony Macri
DJ Netto
Corey Day
Kyle Hirst
Dominic Scelzi
Tyler Courtney
Justin Sanders
Cory Eliason
Colby Copeland
Zane Blanchard
Bradley Terrell
Shane Golobic
Cole Macedo
J.J. Ringo
Tanner Carrick
Chase Majdic
Tony Gomes
Bud Kaeding
Kaleb Montgomery
Brock Lemley
Robbie Price
Ryan Timms
Willie Croft

B Main #1  
Willie Croft
Buddy Kofoid
Justin Sanders
Tyler Courtney
Tim Kaeding
Blake Carrick
Justyn Cox
Mitchell Faccinto
Craig Stidham
Chase Randall
Grant Duinkerken
Shane Hopkins
Michael Faccinto
Ryan Bernal
Colby Thornhill
Nick Parker
Colby Johnson
Ryan Rocha
Tyler Driever
Jeremy Chisum
Carson Short
Dustin Freitas

B Main #2
Corey Day
Chase Majdic
Tanner Carrick
Zane Blanchard
Chase Johnson
Rico Abreu
Joey Ancona
Sean Becker
Colton Heath
Tanner Holmes
Justin Peck
Joel Myers Jr
Carson McCarl
Chase Goetz
Michael Ing
Austin McCarl
Colton Hardy
Devon Borden
Ryan Robinson
Tucker Worth
Jake Andreotti
Keith Day

C Main
Chase Randall
Carson McCarl
Michael Faccinto
Tanner Holmes
Max Mittry
Mitchel Moles
Tyler Thompson
Bailey Jean Sucich
Michael Pombo
Bobby Butler
Kurt Nelson
Jared Faria
Grant Champlin
Nick Larsen
Cole Danell
Travis Coelho
Tim Estenson
Danny Faria Jr
Conner Danell
Bret Barney
Korey Lovell
Ryan Lippincott
Brooklyn Holland

D Main
Tim Estenson
Bret Barney
Korey Lovell
Ryan Lippincott
Chris Bullock
Pat Harvey Jr


Thunderbowl Raceway Unofficial Race Results October 22
Trophy Cup Night #2
Winged 360 Sprint Cars
A Main
Rico Abreu
Buddy Kofoid
Mitchell Faccinto
Kyle Hirst
Colby Copeland
D.J. Netto
Cory Eliason
Tim Kaeding
Sean Becker
Shane Golobic
Ryan Bernal
Anthony Macri
Tanner Carrick
Devon Borden
Michael Faccinto
Corey Day
Robbie Price
Justyn Cox
Tyler Courtney
Jake Andreotti
Chase Randall
Kaleb Montgomery
Dominic Scelzi
Chase Johnson

B Main 1
Kaleb Montgomery
Michael Faccinto
Mitchell Faccinto
Ryan Bernal
Blake Carrick
Shane Hopkins
Nick Parker
Zane Blanchard
Willie Croft
Colton Hardy
Colton Heath
Colby Johnson
Kurt Nelson
Craig Stidham
Danny Faria Jr
Steven Kent
Brock Lemley
Carson Short
J.J. Ringo
Justin Peck DNS
Ryan Rocha DNS
Justin Sanders DNS

B Main 2
Shane Golobic
Corey Day
Devon Borden
Chase Johnson
Kalib Henry
Ryan Timms
Joel Myers
Joey Ancona
Chase Majdic
Mitchel Moles
Keith Day Jr
Chase Goetz
Tyler Thompson
Colby Thornhill
Jared Faria
Max Mittry
Tim Estenson
Dustin Freitas
Cole Macedo
Bud Kaeding
Ryan Robinson
Tucker Worth

C Main
Colby Johnson
Tim Estenson
Danny Faria Jr
Chase Goetz
Michael Pombo
Bailey Sucich
Tanner Holmes
Nick Larsen
Grant Duinkerken
Tyler Driever
Chris Bullock
Cole Danell
Bobby Butler
Bret Barney
Jodie Robinson
Jeremy Chisum
Ryan Lippincott
Pat Harvey Jr
Brooklyn Holland
Korey Lovell
Connor Danell


Merced Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 22
IMCA Modifieds
A Main
Paul Stone
Ethan Dotson
Cody Laney
Cody Burke
Andy Obertello
Jim Pettit II
Mike Shepherd
Danny Roe
Robert Marsh
Bob Williamson
Troy Foulger
Troy Morris III
Robby Sawyer
Darrell Hughes II
Gavyn Manning
Chase Aue
Robby Jeppesen
Raymond Keldsen Jr
Rick Diaz
Justin Yaeger

B Main
Ethan Dotson
Gavyn Manning
Robby Jeppesen
Bob Williamson
Raymond Keldsen Jr
Eric Van Hooser DNS
Tim Yaeger DNS

IMCA Sport Modifieds
A Main
John Piker
Ethan Dotson
Brian Baker
Andrew Pearce
Tyler Bannister
Jeremy Hoff
David Pearson
Billy Simkins
Tyler Blankenship
Andrew Peckham
Jason Nation
Doug Hagio
Chris Sieweke
Kodie Dean
Riley Jeppesen
Jarrod Mounce
Paul Espino
Jim Reed
Mark Squadrito
Fred Ryland

B Main
Tyler Blankenship
Jason Nation
Chris Sieweke
Mark Squadrito
Richard Ragsdale
Craig Nieman
Gavin Espino
Glen Cook
Frank Cefaliello Jr
Dutch Jantz
Emali VanHoff
Nicolas Zapatero
Dennis Souza

Hobby Stocks
A Main
Derek Ogden
Stephen Johason
Dakota Keldsen
Timmy Crews
Johnny Wood
James Cornelius
Race Shelton
Darren Thomas
Lonnie Tekaa
Dustin Donathan
Steve Stone
Dylan Wilson
Tyler Irwin
Jakob Ebersole
Syd Finn
Anthony Silva
Ricky Childress Jr
Jeff Lacy
Stephen Torres
Nicholas Johnson

B Main
Steve Stone
Johnny Wood
Tyler Irwin
Darren Thomas
Lonnie Tekaat
Craig Tatum
Chad Ragsdale
Ethan Dotson DNS

IMCA Stock Car
Fred Ryland
Michael Shearer
Jeff Streeter
Steve Streeter
Chuck Weir
Nicholas Johnson
Cody Johnson
Ethan Dotson
Rick Diaz
Steven Johnson
Paul Stone
Matt Mayo


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 22
Dwarf Car
Tommy Velasquez III
Brandon Shaw
Nick Velasquez
Mike Grenert
Chance Russell
Ellie Russo
David Michael Rosa
Danny Wagner
Thomas Leiby
Travis Dutra
Dylan Shrum
Cody Shrum
Justin Bingman
David Rosa
Bobby Johnson
Travis Day
Tyler Applebaum
Tom VanTuyl DNS

Crate Late Models
Anthony Slaney
Dan Brown Jr
Dan Jinkerson
Mark Garner
Mike Lightfoot
Rod Oliver
Buddy Kniss

The Editor's Viewpoint

Only two weekends are left in October, and I still haven't shut down the media coverage that we've been doing on this blog this season. I'm about ready to change the way we do things around here and we'll be making announcements when I make those decisions. In the meantime, there was enough stuff happening last weekend that I decided that another big post was warranted. All of the point season stuff that we've been covering seems to be done, but we still have a couple of point finales for various traveling series to cover. After the Gary Patterson Memorial at Stockton Dirt Track on the first weekend of November, that should wrap it up.

I want to get started on books. My Apologies is waiting for editing and any additional chapters I might feel inspired to write. I say that there could be additional writing, because a few ideas are still bouncing around in my mind that I may act on. Case in point, I recalled something that was said to me at Antioch Speedway back in 2015. It did inspire something that was already written before I came to Oregon, but there was another point that really needed to be made. I've left that stuff unedited since coming up to Oregon, but I finally figured out what I wanted to say. It's Wingless Spec Sprint related and will serve as my response to what was said that day in 2015.

Don O'Keefe Jr has been asking me to do an updated article or update the Wingless Spec Sprint article that I did back in 2002 after the success of the Open Wheel Round Up at Chowchilla Speedway. I called the article "The Wingless Spec Sprints Have Arrived", and it's still up on Don's website. I've been thinking about returning to that article with an update or just a second article that looks at how the division evolved in the years that followed that big Chowchilla show. I have a lot of ideas like this, so picking the right things to do with my time is important.

Another good example is a series of articles I did as cover stories for The DCRR magazine in 1989. I called the series Memorable Moments, and it was a year by a year look at Antioch Speedway in the 1980s. The only problem is I never did the 1989 chapter, and I have a project in mind that might warrant me going back and writing that chapter. When I think about the books I want to do, I am also giving consideration to books that won't be as difficult to put together but will be of interest to readers. While the Memorable Moments series is only a little snapshot of the history I want to cover in future books about Antioch Speedway, I think it would be a nice hint at things to come.

The thing is, I don't know how many people have saved the old magazines that I sold to them. I can't imagine there are too many people who do that. Eventually, you require the space that things like that occupy, so you throw them out. As people get older and start looking back in fondness of days gone by, properly written books end up finding their way into their collections. I know I can add some good books to people's collections, but I need to put serious time into making it happen.

I don't really consider My Apologies to be part of that effort, and you could make a case for whether or not I should even bother editing those chapters and publishing the book at all. Just A Kid From The Grandstands serves as a nice book that talks about my time in the sport, my observations on things that were happening and things I was involved in. I'm very proud of that book and recommend it to anybody interested in hearing my story. I did a couple of revisions after releasing it in early 2015, but I knew I had to let it go by the end of the year. It needed to be what it was.

There were other chapters and things that I really wanted to say, so I started writing more in December of 2015 and early 2016. I had what I thought was enough content to put the follow-up book together, but the modern media effort and my involvement at Southern Oregon Speedway put that on the back burner. I continued to write chapters of what I was going through in Medford, Oregon, while also offering my thoughts on other things I was witnessing and adding a few things that would have been in the other book had I thought about it back then. It will be a companion piece to the first book, but I'm done with the autobiographical, observational books after that. I'll let those two books speak for me.

I have a mind to work on a second book while editing My Apologies, and there is a front-runner book that I might start on. The goal isn't to put together another big book of 150 pages, but rather something in the 50-60 page range. It wouldn't be an expensive book, but it would offer enough cool stuff that I think would interest people. It would also be more of a factual book looking at history, not so much me doing commentary. That's what My Apologies will be. After that, I want to start on other projects. These two books would come out in the first quarter of next next year.

There is much to consider for what to do next when it comes to books and my media presence online. I have ideas forming in my mind about where I want to take it all, but I hesitate to say much at this time. When I make those decisions, you'll hear about them on this blog or I will make posts on Twitter. The DCRR Media brand will continue to have a presence online in one form or another as long as I am able to do it. Even if we're not doing weekly media stuff, we'll still do something, and it will encompass the written word, audio and video stuff.

I have been in a nostalgia mood lately, but the current media effort has pulled me in the other direction. I really need to let go of that and start working on the history stuff. I've been having some really cool conversations with Mike McCann in recent weeks. I still say that Mike has a fascinating story of his time in racing to tell. A lot of people don't understand just what he's been involved in and how much of a positive impact he's had on the sport in his time. Mike is the last person to brag about any of this, and he's not even contemplating the notion of putting a book together. He's the kind type of guy who is just happy to have lived it, but he'll tell those old stories if you catch him in the right mood.

In all my time up here in Oregon, I've heard many stories, and it blows me away to think of the things he's done. Just a couple of days ago, Mike shared some very cool pictures with me. These were the pictures he took when he first set foot at Sunset Speedway and began to transform the little venue into a racing destination. The early pictures of when he first arrived at Cottage Grove were included, not to mention the early pictures of when he arrived at Eugene Speedway. If you're following us on Twitter, you'll probably see some of that at some point. Who knows, there could be a post on this blog or one of the sister blogs.

Mike's Sunset Speedway involvement included establishing the Cascade Hardtops, which would correctly be identified as the catalyst to what led to the creation of the modern Vintage Hardtop movement in California. Mike and Chuck Prather came to California and ran the first race of that era almost 20 years ago. I'm uncovering some of the Sunset Speedway history, and that could be used as part of a really cool modern era California Hardtop book that I might decide to put together. I'm discovering that there's quite a bit of content I can use to tell a good and accurate story, even if not all of the history is easily available

When I think about this stuff, I get lots of ideas and know that some of this stuff will be pretty cool. I know it's not everybody's cup of tea, but people would be interested in it. I could also put whatever hours are needed into making the file for the book. After that, it gets published to Lulu and people can order it for print on demand as they desire. It costs me nothing but the time put in to create it, and the purchases that are made after that certainly help me. Furthermore, it's physical copies of my work, and I'm so much more in favor of that than I am with anything that I put up on the internet. I want to do books, and when I get motivated, books can come together in a reasonable time frame.

It still annoys me a little that racing season keeps going longer and longer, because it doesn't need to. I know some people will call me a stick in the mud. There are definitely people who would race every week if they could, but there aren't enough of them. I can't help but think that one of the factors in some of the declining car counts and attendance numbers we are seeing these days is that racing season goes on too long. Racers stop supporting their local stuff because they can pick and choose the money races, and local tracks suffer because of that. With racing happening so often, fans pick and choose when they're going to go to a race, and overall attendance numbers suffer.

I listen to audios created by long time wrestling personality and promoter Jim Cornette. That's a side issue. I used to love watching professional wrestling, although I admit that I don't watch it these days because it's changed so much. Jim is a guy who likes it the old way. He has a saying for wrestlers who get too much exposure, and I think we can apply this to the plethora of races that are scheduled everywhere these days. How can I miss you, if you won't go away?

In any case, there's a race on the first weekend of December at Kern County Raceway. Today, I got my first indication that Bakersfield Speedway management is not necessarily happy about the existence of that other dirt track. That other track started out with just a pavement track, but they ventured into doing dirt track stuff. I've always understood it to be that the newer track wasn't trying to be in competition with the established Bakersfield Speedway. They weren't booking races often, and they were trying to be mindful of what was booked at Bakersfield Speedway so that they didn't step on them.

When the Kern County Raceway dirt track has booked Modified shows this year, they've done it when they knew they wouldn't hurt Bakersfield Speedway. There's a race coming up in December on the 1st weekend, and it's two nights of racing with bigger money on the line for both the Dirt Modifieds and Sport Modifieds. The race also honors the late Jerm "The Worm" Smith, who passed away not long ago. It's early December, which I don't particularly care for. However, it's not booked against anybody and is therefore not harming anybody. 

What I found interesting was a comment made by Bakersfield Speedway management that suggests that they were annoyed by Kern Raceway booking dates around the time that they had something scheduled. I'm not exactly sure what dates they feel were stepped on, because it doesn't seem to me like that's happened much at all. However, the fact that the other track books dirt track racing at all could be affecting the bottom line at Bakersfield Speedway when it comes to fan attendance. Kern Raceway has had mostly Motorcycle races on the dirt this year, and it seems like that's been going well for them. They have a big open wheel event on November 15th. In any case, you could see the announcement of an early December race at Bakersfield Speedway very soon.

I've made the joke that we could have a "Salute To Our Savior" race on Christmas Day soon. It was always meant to be a joke, but we're getting close to the time when it could happen. I can see it now. They do a morning mass for all the believers who are racing fans, and then later they do racing. Longer distance race, more money on the line. Yeah, I'm kind of joking a little bit here, but are we really that far away from something like this happening? If weather allows a race, promoters are more willing to book it on any given weekend during the year. 

I've never been a big fan of New Year's racing, which was something that Chowchilla Speedway did a few years into their existence. John Soares got a hold of the idea in 2015, and that meant Antioch Speedway booked New Year's races on multiple occasions. When John was unable to do it one year, the Stockton Dirt Track took the idea and ran with it. At this point, we've seen no announcement that such a race will happen at either venue, but don't be surprised if something is booked soon. If Tony Noceti doesn't do it, you just know Chad Chadwick will unless there's something going on behind the scenes that prevents him.

I do think that at some point promoters are doing more damage than they are good by booking races at certain times. Look at the car counts they just had at Petaluma Speedway and Antioch Speedway last Saturday night and look at the attendance, especially at Antioch. Were either of these races necessary? Did they help the cause of racing at those particular venues? Yeah, I get it. The people who were there appreciated the opportunity to watch a race or compete. Did it really help the cause that much?

There are issues at Petaluma Speedway, and I hesitate to dive too deep into that. I've been worried about the Winged 360 Sprint Car count over the last couple of years, and I think I have more of an understanding of why that is happening. I will say that I think part of that has to do with track conditions not being up to snuff when you compare it to the history of that track and how well it used to be prepared. Saturday was a Sprint Car Challenge Tour event, and this was the series that was put together to bring everybody to one track for big shows. It was established to replace the Civil War Series, which had been around for 30 years. A few people were butt hurt by the way John Prentice was handling things and created the SCCT as an alternative.

You know, it's a free country. If they want to establish something, they have every right to do it. They had good money behind it, and the new series made a major splash when it started. We're talking fields in the 50s and 60s. What I've noticed over the last couple of seasons is how car count has fallen off. It's not even a surprise when they only have a field in the 20s. At Petaluma Speedway on Saturday night, they delivered a disappointing 16 car field. That's not much better than what the Civil War Series produced in its final couple of seasons. Should we be worried about the state of the Sprint Car Challenge Tour?

All I know is that fans were sold tickets with the idea that they were seeing a major Sprint Car event and only saw 16 cars compete for them. There were 10 Wingless Spec Sprints and 5 Hardtops. Again, I'm sure the people who were there appreciated it. A night at the races is fun and a great excuse to get out of the house. In this case, there are multiple issues, and I don't necessarily blame Petaluma Speedway for why the SCCT didn't deliver. However, I can honestly say it was a dud.

I pointed out the way the statistician has done a poor job of releasing the results and updating the points in a timely manner. Announcer Ron Lingron is the guy handling the duties, and he made another mistake in addition to the one that still lists Anthony Slaney as the IMCA Modified champion. In this case, everything looked so good that Nick Robfogal had clinched the championship. I'm not even sure why they felt the need to make October 16th a point race as they usually wrap that up in September. In any case, Ron made a mistake that meant that Robfogal still could have lost the title at the finale. He took the green flag and finished second, keeping him 20 points ahead of Marcus Hardina. However, the mistake was made. They need to do better in this area or it will eventually cost them drivers, who will leave in disgust.

The Hardtops had five cars. Who booked this race? I never did get an answer to that. If it was the California Hardtop Association, where were their cars? None of the CHA drivers supported the show. If it was the Bay Area side booking it, it still would have been nice if somebody had made a promotional effort to attempt to get more drivers to support this race. The racing was actually pretty close, although the track took out the Dave Mackey car, which was being piloted by Jimmy Perry III. Totally not Jimmy's fault, but it does speak to track preparation.

What bothers me about the modern Hardtop movement is how little effort is made to promote any races. Nobody is making phone calls to see if certain drivers are able to bring their cars to the track. My calculation is there are at least 30 cars that are in various states of repair that have competed at least once since 2015, not counting cars I believe have left the state nor cars that competed before 2015 that we haven't seen. Again, nobody is making phone calls, and I doubt the leadership even knows what cars still exist.

The other thing that they are not doing adequately is using social media. It's the easiest and some would say laziest way to promote, but it is effective. There should be a Facebook and a Twitter site that hypes up the next Hardtop race, and two pages were created for that goal. There is a California Hardtop Association page that's top post right now has something to do with a mixed alcoholic beverage. The Bay Area Hardtop page is likewise barely used. Why is that? People will follow pages when they know they can get information, and that means you can continue to be lazy and not make phone calls, while still putting the word out on social media. Most of those drivers ultimately end up following you and thereby know what's happening.

On social media, you can release your schedule and let everybody know a week ahead of the next race what's happening. They can find out whatever information they need to know. On race day, how hard is it to take your camera phone and snap shots of the cars that are in the pits? How hard is it to get a picture of the winner with a plaque? How hard is it to give a basic update of what happened that night? It shouldn't be that hard, but evidently it is for the two groups. You want to know why five cars were all that showed up at Petaluma? Take a guess.

I'm not trying to be negative, although people are going to accuse me of that. So be it. I cared once. This is my honest opinion, and I make no apologies for it. The SCCT now has 10 different winners, which speaks to the competitive nature of the group. A win isn't a guarantee for anybody, and point leader Ryan Robinson took a big step closer to his first championship by getting the win. If he doesn't stumble at the Gary Patterson Tribute on the 1st Saturday of November, he'll win that deal. The Spec Sprints put on a good race at the end with Bradley Terrell winning, and even if Joel Hannagan did win again in the Hardtops, there was still some good racing out front.

I might be critical about the turnout at Antioch Speedway, but something very cool happened on Saturday night. DeCarlo got the win. Okay, hearing that the family won again might not be a surprise. Nick DeCarlo hasn't had the best of seasons, but he's fast and capable of winning on any given night. However, we're talking about his father. Terry DeCarlo Sr started racing Hardtops at Vallejo Speedway in the 1970s. He's 79 years old, and though he's won some Hardtop races in the last 20 years, I don't think he's had a Modified win during that time. He won this time, and Brent Curran made him work for it.

Whatever people may have thought about how the show went over all, they had to leave with a smile on their face after that Modified race. That was definitely not something that any of us would have expected, and I definitely enjoyed watching the stats on the screen as it happened. I don't mind saying I was a fan during that race, pulling for old Terry. He and his two sons ran in the Top 3 for several laps. Fred Ryland added another win to his growing career totals, and Travis Dutra got a win as well. They did what they did that night and will move on to Dwarf Car Mania this weekend, if weather allows.

Okay, so this column is already running long, and I wanted to touch on the next Antioch Speedway Hall of Fame night. It's my contention that at least one person at large or behind the scenes needs to be honored. I've been lobbying hard for Brynda Bockover, and I stand by that. Brynda took the reigns of that track for a decade, and it wasn't a bad run either. There's a lot I could say about her accomplishments and I can admit that I definitely sparred with her at times. She is worthy of consideration. I'd like to see somebody like that or somebody like long time sponsor Ted Ballard, car owner/engine man Rich Richards or mechanic Burt Jeffries be considered.

I also think that Donna Soares should be considered. A lot of times, we don't think about the wives of the promoters, but they are usually a team. John was the guy making sure the track was right and handling many different things. Donna was there to keep the office running. She was doing a great deal of the paperwork, meaning John didn't have to stress over all of that. Donna was taking care of that, and it enabled John to focus more on other important things. John would likely admit that he wouldn't have lasted very long in race promotions if not for Donna. Plus, Donna was a beloved figure around the speedway for two decades.

Some of my early thoughts on the 1960s include Snork Wilson, Tom Abreu and LD Maupin. From the 1970s, some of my first thoughts center around racers like Buzz Enea, Gene Dothage, Bob Meeker, Mitch West and Gary Ehrlich. From the 1980s, Dave Byrd, Ed Sans Jr, John Bellando, Duane Hodges and Troy Shirk come to mind. In the 1990s, people like Bert Elworthy, Keith Brown Jr, Bart Reid and Robert Miller come to mind. I'll have to expand on that more in the future, but these are my initial thoughts. I also don't want to drag this on longer than it already is.

Looking at the other races that took place last weekend, from a car count standpoint, the California Cup at Lemoore Raceway was a resounding success. They had drivers in the various Micro Sprint classes from throughout California and surrounding states and attracted about 180 total cars. The prize money was the best of any Micro Sprint program in California for the year, and Mitchel Moles bagged $12,000 for winning the Wingless and Super 600 races. Just counting his big Micro wins at Dixon and Plaza Park as well as this race, he's won about $25,000 dollars total this year.

They had such a big car count that time was a major issue. They ran past one in the morning for the opener and then went past midnight the next night. They got done closer to 11:00 on Main Event night, and the racing seemed to go smoothly. I don't know how much people pay attention to the Micro Sprint racing that we have in California. I admit I didn't until the last few years. However, they are doing big things on this level, and they are graduating our next stars of Sprint Car and Midget racing. You can appreciate Micro Sprint racing on multiple levels.

The pavement tracks had activity at Ukiah Speedway and Madera Speedway. Ukiah tried to work around the rain that was forecast for Sunday, and they did get it all in. They also had to cut some Main Event laps. Because of the weather coming this weekend, Furia Motorsports went ahead and canceled the Lakeport Speedway action this week, although they will try to reschedule the finale and let everybody know on Facebook when there's an announcement to be made. They delivered about 60 total cars, and they had solid turnouts for the Bombers, Limited Modifieds and Legend Cars. It was not a bad way to end the season at Ukiah.

The Triple Turkey Open show at Madera came about as a way to give the fans something to watch at home last year since they weren't able to attend in person. What Promoter Kenny Shepherd cleverly did for the occasion was tie that in with the awards banquet since they couldn't get a building to have the ceremonies due to the guidelines that were put in place due to the virus. He offered good money this year, although he put it on a car count scale. The 21 Late Models they had earned them a $2,000 winner's prize, collected by Jaden Walbridge. Matt Erickson fell short of that goal, but he picked up $1,000 for leading the most laps. This was the positive of the night.

The second positive was the free broadcast offered through the track's YouTube page. That doesn't happen without great sponsorship from Nut Up Industries, Mission Foods and 5150 Energy Drink. I wish they had better support in the other classes. It wasn't like there weren't enough Modifieds available to give them more than the five cars they had on race day. The drivers did their best, but it was disappointing. There aren't much more than 7 or 8 Challenge Cup cars, so they delivered about what was expected, and the seven Hobby Stocks made up the remainder of the program. I wish I knew what they needed to do to get the Hobby Stock numbers up, because it should be doing better than it is. They just make the best of it, and I think Kenny and his team can be very proud of the season they just had.

Jim Naylor had an open wheel special last Saturday, and I thought for sure they would pack the grandstands. That didn't turn out the way I hoped. He also had his grader break down on him, although he related that USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car champion DJ Johnson was on the scene offering to help get it fixed. There were about 16 cars each in the USAC 360 Sprints and USAC Western States Midgets, while the WMR Midgets delivered a strong 20 car field. There were also nine Hobby Stocks for what turned out to be an entertaining race, and a half a dozen Dwarf Cars. I wish the track had been in better shape as it turned into a one groove on the bottom deal, but some nights are like this. The grader broke down, so what are you going to do?

Jim has thrown in some Motorcycle races on an infield track on certain Saturday nights. I know this is a way to get more money coming in through the back gate, but these drivers take very little time. They usually only take about 20 minutes total for three 10 lap Main Events. Some drivers competed in two or three races, but they are paying entry fees for each race. Therefore, the track can say they had about 30 different riders, which wasn't bad when you add it to the other divisions. It's been hit and miss at Ventura, but they've had some big nights. I know they're looking forward to the Turkey Night Grand Prix in November.

I doubt I'll be covering that race, but I may be watching it if it's still possible. There's not a lot I want to cover in November other than the George Steitz race at Merced Speedway. George meant a lot to all of us. There is going to be a special Mini Stock weekend at the end of this month that I'm looking forward to, which includes a big Enduro race at Dixon Speedway on the same night that the West Coast Sport Compacts are competing for $1,000 to win and a very nice purse at Kern Raceway. I've already said something about this in the previous post, but I am looking forward to it as well as the huge Hobby Stock race that Antioch Speedway has that night with an amazing purse. 

I don't think there's ever been a bigger Hobby Stock purse on the West Coast than this one. I've been a critic of Antioch management, but you'll always get an honest assessment from me in this column. Part of the reason I have shut my mouth about Antioch was because I was more grumpy than happy with things and didn't want to pile on. At the end of the day, however, they've got a promoter that's willing to book big Hobby Stock races in addition to the big shows for the Dwarf Cars, Modifieds and what have you. It's not an easy time to promote a track. Even if some missteps are being made, at least the gates continue to open.

I intended to do a post this past week, but my attention was diverted in a few different directions. I mentioned above about my interactions with Mike McCann, and also have pointed out my desire to start getting into nostalgia mode. It won't be too long before we get there, but I'm trying to put a nice bow tie on the regular DCRR media effort. Since I am looking to move on from the way we've been doing things on this blog over the last six years, I'm looking to end this phase on a high note.

Initially, I had a few other observations for this column. I cut them out to save time and space, but I'll make a note of a couple of things. Cory Penfold recently shared some pictures of his little Kart track at Marion Creek Speedway. It's over. The neighbors basically shut him down, but not until after he managed to get a couple of seasons of racing in. I feel for Cory and Sandra, because they put a lot of care into what they were doing. They had a very nice location. Ultimately, the fact that they didn't go through the proper channels in the very beginning didn't help the cause.

I'm sure Cory is going to keep his eyes open for another opportunity to promote. Throughout the last couple of years, I've shared my thoughts on this. Cory is swinging for the bleachers, but I think going for a base hit may be better when it comes to his next foray into promoting. There is potential. In the meantime, I hope that he and his team return to their Moxie Media and Promotions efforts, get the radio show back up and running and do all of that. The effort is needed in Oregon, but that doesn't mean he can't keep looking for the next promotional opportunity.

I wanted to comment on the Gold Fever Taxi Cab open at Marysville Raceway. As luck would have it, this was one of the two races that got rained out, the other being Stockton 99 Speedway's Championship Night. Tony Noceti did reschedule the Stockton race for next weekend. Since the window was open to have that race and then direct attention to the Gary Patterson race on the dirt track the following week, it makes sense to me. They'll run races next Saturday night on the pavement track, and on Sunday they'll have the banquet to crown the champions.

What won't happen is the Gold Fever Taxi Cab race at Marysville. Unfortunately, Dennis Gage made the determination that this couldn't be rescheduled. Part of the reason he may have made that decision is because of the big Hobby Stock race paying $5,000 to win, $2,500 for second, $1,250 for third and on down in a very nice purse at Antioch Speedway. I don't think there's ever been a Hobby Stock race in California as big as what Antioch Speedway is doing next weekend, and since they are also having preliminary night at Antioch on Friday, Dennis may have realized he couldn't reschedule the Taxi Cab open for next Friday. They will do the Sprint Car Spooktacular on Saturday.

The Taxi Cab open has been around for many years as the Gold Fever race. I don't know if Chuck Prather created that race or not when he promoted the facility in the 1980s, but he certainly did a lot to put that race on the map. I got a crash course in just how big the Stock Car movement was there in the late 1980s. My little bubble consisted of Antioch, Petaluma, Merced and Watsonville. There was also Baylands while it was open to Late Model races. I got the opportunity to go to three Gold Fever races, and I had no idea what to expect when I went that first year.

To be a Bay Area race fan in Marysville and witness some 40 Late Models and 40 Street Stocks was very cool. There weren't too many people from my neck of the woods out there competing, so I started learning about some of the stars of Marysville racing, such as Randy McDaniel, Dan Oliver, Ron Matthews, Larry Coker, Bruce Wilkinson, Ben Neighbors, Cort Dozier, John Bernardis and Dan Ferrari. The track was a little bit smaller than it is now. I think it was Mike McCann who made it bigger when he had his run as promoter there for a couple of years.

I met Chuck Prather that first year as myself and Darryl Shirk were both making pictches for why he should book the NCMA Modifieds in 1989. To make a long story short, the NCMA did start getting dates there in 1989, and Chuck even let me announce the NCMA portion of the Gold Fever race that year. You know, Marysville wasn't very fancy back then, but it served its purpose. There is a good base of racing people in Marysville, and they are very happy to call that track home. The Gold Fever race was their night to shine as drivers from Chico, Placerville, Roseville and other places came to do battle with them. There were drivers who at one time would tow there from Oregon.

I think it's a shame that the Gold Fever Stock Car show is a mere shadow of what it used to be. What management has elected to do in recent years is run a "kitchen sink" type of deal. Therefore, they are booking Hobby Stocks and Pure Stocks. There's not a lot of difference between the two classes, but there is enough to warrant two separate races. Some drivers run both of them as they do with Street Stocks and Super Stocks. They also throw in Crate Late Models. By doing this mix and match approach, they got decent turnouts, but the race lacks the punch it had when Chuck ran the place years back.

I see so much opportunity for Marysville to do something bigger and better with this race when it comes back as it hopefully will in 2022. They could definitely make a case for a big Hobby Stock race as Marysville has one of the best supported divisions in California as it is. I think if they were to make a phone call to Roy Bain, they could get a Tri State Pro Stock Series race that would be heavily supported. They could keep the Crate Late Models out there with a nice purse and top it off with a special IMCA Sport Modified race. Suddenly, you could end up having a pit full of 100 or more cars, and it would be a nice Stock Car race for sure.

In any case, I don't want to ramble on. I have a few other things to discuss, and the Gold Fever race at Marysville isn't happening this year after all. Thanks a lot rain. I did have some interesting interactions with long time racer and Promoter John M Soares. I will keep what was discussed between he and I. Yeah, he's not a young man anymore and he's basically retired, but he could step in and make a major impact if he so chose. I don't really know if it's worth the effort in this day and age, but I do fear for the future of racing in the Antioch area should something happen at the fairgrounds. 

John is the kind of guy who could be instrumental in making sure the racing goes on, and there are potentially good locations to keep the people in the area racing at a track that isn't too far away. Am I saying John is discussing any of that? Absolutely not. I merely say that he's a man who could help make it happen if he so chose. That's all. There is another thing he is in a position to help make happen, and it has to do with the racing media effort. John is the man who owns Racing Wheels Newspaper, as you probably know.

He and I have discussed this on and off for more than a decade, but we've never sat down and ironed it out. As I've said this year, we'll have the ultimate discussion on what to do, if it's anything that involves me. I don't know if I want to do it or not as I have certain conditions that will need to be met before I can jump in and give it my Focus. 

There are pros and cons to all of this, none of which I want to discuss In this column. I'm just pointing out that I've been reminded that there's still something potentially that could happen. I just have to decide if that's something I want to do in light of the fact that I'm already making plans on what to do with the DCRR brand that I've spent much of my life building. I will conclude by saying one of the attractive things about Racing Wheels is having access to officially do something with the archives.

When you're dealing with rainy weather and cloudy skies, it can be a difficult time for a promoter. You are not going to be able to win with everybody, no matter what you decide. Really, it comes down to doing what's best for business. We were getting wet weather on and off all week. Lakeport Speedway and Stockton 99 Speedway decided not to do anything. Both venues are pavement tracks. In the case of Stockton, they said that the pits would have been such a mess that it wasn't worth doing it. They'll try again next week.

Lakeport Speedway hasn't had that many races this year, but they haven't had big seasons in recent years. If they were only dealing with one night of racing, and if they were only dealing with local drivers, it would have been easier to roll the dice to try to get that one night in. This was a two-day show that might have attracted people from out of the area. They didn't push their luck. They made the announcement that they were canceling and would try to get the race in on another date. Much like Stockton, this will be the final weekend of October. Hopefully, the weather holds.

Here's the problem with running when the weather is bad. You're dealing with gloomy skies. People in the area have seen the rain and may not believe there will be a race, even if you are trying. They'll just stay home. Anybody coming from longer distances may not want to come because they don't want to travel all that way to get rained out. That makes running bigger, special shows problematic. Tulare, Antioch and Merced were having multiple day events. None of the tracks hesitated to go for it.

Tulare Thunderbowl is a track that hasn't had very many races in the past few years, so they wanted to have the big show. It was the 27th Annual Trophy Cup, and it kicked off on Thursday night. I was told that they had to cap the entries at 85 drivers. This is because you're qualifying a lot of cars, you have a bunch of heat races and then you run the alphabet. There's plenty of racing. With the purse being offered and the fact that they're raising money for charity, I'm sure they could have had 100 plus cars if that was the goal. 

There's still Saturday's show to go, but so far this event looks like it's been a success. They've attracted some of the best Winged 360 Sprint Car drivers in the state, and a few top competitors from out of the state. One nice thing is the officiating crew isn't playing around. Once they got things started, they kept the program moving. You get a little break after the heat races so they can set the lineups. You get a little break after the B Mains to let everybody get ready. Those breaks don't last long, and then they go racing again. Curfew was not an issue on Thursday or Friday. It's hard to find an issue with the way things have gone for them so far. 

With Antioch Speedway, I hate to say this but I didn't think Dwarf Car Mania was going to attract a big field under ideal conditions. I know management wanted to establish something of their own, in addition to joining the Western States Dwarf Car Association last year. The first Dwarf Car Mania was on the schedule before they knew they were going to have a Regionals event, which became a Nationals this year. When Dwarf Car Mania came around last year, the car count wasn't as big as it probably should have been. This year, they were dealing with rain the night before and uncertainty among the racing community.

On one level, you want to be a hero with the racers, and that's about the only reason I can think that management rolled the dice and went for it. They weren't going to get a big car count between this class and the Crate Late Models. Furthermore, and though I hate to admit this, fans aren't as quick to go to the races to watch Dwarf Cars. They might enjoy Dwarf Cars when they're on the card along with Sprint Cars or Modifieds, but they hesitate to come when the Dwarf Cars are the headliners. Look at the attendance numbers of other such big Dwarf Car events and tell me I'm wrong. I'm not trying to take a shot at the division, but the bottom line is promoters need to book things that make the fans want to come.

Why book a Nationals event, much less the Dwarf Car Mania show? The answer is very simple. Nationals events get 60 to 80 cars on average, so you get pretty good money from the back gate. You still don't get the the big crowd in the stands, but you get the back gate. With Dwarf Car Mania, I don't think they were going to get more than 30 cars, even if the weather conditions were ideal. The conditions were not ideal, and they ended up with 18 Dwarf Cars along with seven Crate Late Models. The show was a failure on Friday, plain and simple. Furthermore, you probably could have done a head count in the grandstands just by walking in front and noting it on a piece of paper. Almost nobody came.

The biggest reason to run shows after your championship season is finished is to make money. You book a special show when you believe you can fill your pits and get the people to come watch. What's happening at Antioch right now is they are over booking their schedule. Again, I don't say that to take a shot at management. They're doing what they think is right. Previous management wouldn't have pushed it this hard, because they had 20 years of experience to tell them that it wouldn't be a smart move. At some point, you drop a checkered flag and end the season.

Not all of the local drivers came out and supported this Dwarf Car race, which certainly hurt the cause. There were out of town competitors I thought might have shown up that didn't. Again, this is what happens when you push your luck and go ahead with a race despite the fact that weather conditions are not on your side. Yeah, the rain stopped and the grounds dried up well enough, but the damage had been done in terms of the perception that racing was not going to happen. Also, the track is sort of missing the mark when it comes to using social media properly. Times like these are when you really need to work social media. If management is paying attention, Dwarf Car Mania might not be booked in 2022, or things will be done differently if it is. 

I can't really find the bright spot when it comes to the Antioch race. It's always nice to win, so I'm sure Tommy Velasquez III and Anthony Slaney are happy. Tommy has been traveling quite a bit. It seems like the Dwarf Car drivers down in his area aren't entirely happy with Ventura Raceway, and Santa Maria Speedway just isn't an option right now. He's been winning up north and is the Watsonville South Bay Dwarf Car champion. As for Slaney, it seems like he and his dad might be on the bandwagon for Crate Late Model racing. I'm all for Late Model racing, but anything done on a bigger scale than what Placerville Speedway does has to be well planned, or it will fail. 

Again, I recognize that people might think I'm being negative, and that's why I've been hesitant to comment too much on decisions being made at Antioch Speedway. I want them to be successful, and my criticisms might be taken as attacks on the track itself. I'm getting to the point in my life where I don't care. I'm not worried about not being welcome in the pits anymore, and I'm not worried about whether I even go to the races anymore. However, I do want a race at any track to be successful, especially my old home track. 

I love Merced Speedway, and I know management wanted to keep the John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial on the schedule even after the bad weather. You're rolling the dice even moreso with this race, because it's very dependent on drivers coming from out of town. They advertised a better money purse, and they were hoping for good support. I don't know that shows like these are getting the kind of support they should, but look what we've been through in the last year or two in this country. That plays a part in things. Money is tight. 

By my way of thinking, Merced Speedway needed to draw 80 total cars in their four division show, and they drew 90. They hit that mark and actually needed three  B Mains for the night. I don't know how track conditions were as I wasn't able to watch any stream. I still don't have the budget for that. They did have multiple yellow flags, but I don't know what that was indicative of. If anything, they seemed to take their time getting things started and didn't move it along as rapidly as they should have. As a result, the show ran past midnight. That's something you don't want to do at any fairgrounds track. 

I hate seeing something like this. You want to get a good car count, and they did. You want to get fans in the grandstands. I'm not clear on how well that went. After that's all said and done, you need to hit your marks and get the show done. Some things are out of the officials' control, but you've got to do your part when it's your time to step up. It's a mixed bag of results, but ultimately it was a success in terms of car count. They get to take another shot at it on Saturday and will probably be more on their game as far as getting it done. 

Was it smart for these tracks to go for it under these circumstances? I don't think management at Tulare will be complaining. If management at Antioch is thrilled by what happened on Friday night, they're just a bit out of touch. At Merced, they're probably beating themselves up over the things they could have done, but they have to be pleased with the car count they had. As I often say, you learn the lessons you need to learn from race night, move ahead and apply those lessons to the next show.

I went too long, which I had a feeling I might do. It's time to shut my mouth and put this one together. If the weather ends up being what it looks like, there won't be a post next week, and that's fine with me. I can start looking into some of these nostalgia projects and put things together for that effort. When we make changes with our media effort, additions and adjustments to our web presence or decisions about the books, you'll hear about it here or via Twitter.

On that note, it's time to end this column. Until next time...