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Hobscheidt, Ahlwardt, Foulger Win Round #2 

Of Bill Bowers Memorial At Antioch Speedway

Jacob Hobscheidt #7 won the $5,000 prize in the Bill Bowers Memorial IMCA Modified race. Photo by Paul Gould

Antioch, CA...October 3...Jacob Hobscheidt won the 40 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the second round of the Bill Bowers Memorial race, and Hobscheidt collected $5,000 for his effort. Hailing from Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Hobscheidt was given the opportunity to drive the car for Sean Wilson and made the most of it by winning every race he started during the weekend. New Antioch and State champion Troy Foulger provided Hobscheidt with his toughest competition in the Bowers Motorsports Modified before settling for a $2,500 second.

By virtue of his win on Friday night, Hobscheidt had the pole for the Main Event next to Bobby Hogge IV. Hobscheidt charged into the early lead ahead of Hogge and Nick DeCarlo. A yellow flag waved on Lap 4 when Petaluma champion Anthony Slaney spun in Turn 3. Foulger settled into fourth on the restart and made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 7 to take third from DeCarlo. Foulger closed in quickly on Hogge and made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 10 to take second. Hobscheidt had a decent lead by then as he closed in on slower traffic. DeCarlo made an inside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 11 to take third from Hogge. By the 20th lap, Foulger caught Hobscheidt. Hobscheidt kept Foulger at bay for several laps, but a low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 31 gained Foulger the lead. Still in traffic, Hobscheidt went low in Turn 2 on Lap 32 to regain the lead. William Gould settled into fourth, and John Pierce spun for a Lap 35 yellow flag. Hobscheidt continued to lead the way on the restart and went on to victory with Foulger settling for second. DeCarlo picked up $1,250 for third with Gould a $600 fourth, followed by a Hogge, Dylan Thornton, Jim Pettit II, Garrett Jernagan, Kellen Chadwick and Ryan McDaniel.

There were 27 cars on Saturday, and the remaining 23 competitors ran four six lap heat races with the winners going directly into the Main Event. They lined up these races based on point totals from Friday night, and Pettit, Foulger, Gould and McDaniel all won from the pole. They then ran two 14 lap B Mains with the Top 6 going into the feature race. Thornton won the first race ahead of Slaney, Brian Cass, Pierce, Aaron Crowell and Bobby Motts Jr. Jernagan turned in an impressive performance in winning the second race ahead of Carl Berendsen II, Shane DeVolder, Danny Wagner, Cody Burke and Buddy Kniss.

Guy Ahlwardt #10 scored a thrilling $2,500 win in the IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Photo by Paul Gould

Guy Ahlwardt won the 40 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The thrilling $2,500 victory for the 2019 IMCA State champion came after a late pass on Friday night winner Fred Ryland in traffic. Ryland ended up settling for a $1,250 second place finish. Remarkably, this race ran without a yellow flag and is the first time in recent memory that a Main Event longer than 30 laps ran without a yellow flag at the track.

The Top 4 finishers from Friday night's race started in the first two rows, and Ryland charged into the lead at the start ahead of KC Keller. A low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 3 gained 2019 champion Tommy Fraser second. Ahlwardt settled into third on Lap 5. A high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 10 gained Ahlwardt second from Fraser, but Ryland led by about a straightaway at that point. By the 16th lap, Ryland caught slower traffic, and they were battling side-by-side in front of him. Ryland slowly worked his way around the slower cars, and Ahlwardt closed in behind him by the 30th lap. As they were still negotiating traffic, Ahlwardt went low in Turn 4 on Lap 35 to take the lead from Ryland, and he began to pull away from there. Bobby Hogge IV was running the high line as he worked his way up from 13th starting, and he took the third position from Fraser by the 26th lap. That was good enough for a $600 payday as Ahlwardt was the happy winner ahead of Ryland, Hogge, Brian Cooper, Fraser, Trevor Clymens, Andrew Peckham, Chris Falkenberg, Adriane Frost and Todd Gomez.

There were 37 IMCA Sport Modifieds for this show, and the remaining 33 competitors ran five heat races with the winners going directly into the Main Event. Victories in those eight lap races were earned by Cale Kanke, Andrew Pearce, Frost, Cooper and Falkenberg as all of them started in the front row. They ran two 14 lap B Mains with the Top 6 going into the feature race. The first race saw Nick Caughman Jr leading early. However, Jason Jennings made a move into the lead with four laps to go and went on to victory ahead of Kevin Brown, Susanville champion Craig Nieman, Caughman, Jacob Haas and Tommy Clymens Jr. Tanner Thomas won what turned out to be an entertaining three-car battle at the front of the pack with Trevor Clymens and Hogge in the second race. Thomas won with Hogge coming from the last row to finish second ahead of Trevor Clymens, Peckham, Todd Gomez and Doug Hagio.

Trey Foulger won the 25 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was the debut weekend for the class at Antioch, and it will be a regular part of the program next year. The division was sponsored by 1 Hour Drain, and Foulger pocketed $1,000 for his win in the Dave Lincoln owned car. It was a double win weekend for Foulger, and he had to battle Nick Johnson late before picking up the victory.

Past Hanford champion Loren DeArmond led at the start ahead of Larry Thompson, but a low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 2 gained Foulger second. The lead duo had a side-by-side battle with Foulger going high in Turn 4 on Lap 4 to take the lead. Three-time Watsonville Hobby Stock champion Rob Gallaher spun in Turn 4 for a Lap 5 yellow flag. Foulger continued to lead DeArmond and Thompson on the restart, but the lead duo began to pull away. A low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 8 put Nick Johnson into third as Joe Gallaher moved into fourth. Chris Bennett and Garrett Corn spun at opposite ends of the track for a Lap 18 yellow flag. Foulger continued to lead the restart as Nick Johnson went high around DeArmond for second. The battle was on, and Nick Johnson went low in Turn 4 on Lap 21 to briefly take the lead from Foulger. Foulger made a good move on the inside in Turn 2 on Lap 22 to regain the lead. Foulger would hold off Nick Johnson for the well-earned victory. DeArmond settled for third, followed by Chad Johnson, Cody Johnson, Joe Gallaher, Rob Gallaher, Thompson, Renn Bane and Steve Streeter. Chad Johnson and Rob Gallaher were the eight lap heat race winners.

Racing resumes next weekend with the Donna Soares/Larry Damitz Memorial race, featuring the local Super Stocks and the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series in a head-to-head battle, Hobby Stocks, Wingless Spec Sprints and the Valley Four Bangers. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com or check out the Antioch Speedway Facebook page.

 

 

Hobscheidt, Ryland, Foulger Win Opening Night 

Of Bill Bowers Memorial At Antioch Speedway

Antioch, CA...October 2...Jacob Hobscheidt won the 30 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Friday night at Antioch Speedway. This was the opening night of the Bill Bowers Memorial race, and the Top 4 finishers would qualify for the big money show on Saturday night. Hobscheidt hails from Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and he was driving the Sean Wilson car. He enjoyed a perfect evening with wins in both of his heat races and the Main Event.

The track went with a two heat race format that took passing points and finishing points to determine the Top 14 qualifiers for the Main Event. The Top 4 finishers would make it into the big money show on Saturday, but all of the other finishers were earning points to determine their lineup positions for the heat races on Saturday. Hobscheidt was the only driver to win both of his heat races. Other eight lap heat races were won by Brian Cass, Jim Pettit II, Kellen Chadwick, Ryan McDaniel, Nick DeCarlo and Bobby Hogge IV. New Antioch champion Troy Foulger finished second in both of his heat races. William Gould had a pair of second place finishes as well, while Hogge, Pettit and Chadwick also had second place finishes. All of those drivers made it into the Main Event.

Hobscheidt had the pole for the feature race and charged into the lead at the start ahead of Pettit and Hogge. An inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 3 gained Hogge second, and Foulger went inside Chadwick in Turn 4 on Lap 3 to take fourth. Foulger made a Turn 2 pass on Pettit for second on Lap 6. Hobscheidt had a decent lead on Hogge as Foulger and Chadwick battled fiercely for third. A low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 18 gained Chadwick third, and the yellow flag waived for debris in Turn 2 on Lap 19. That was the only slowdown of the race. Hobscheidt remained in command on the restart, and Hogge ended up switching to the outside line that was being run by Chadwick and Nick DeCarlo in an attempt to try to gain some ground on Hobscheidt. DeCarlo went high in Turn 2 on Lap 21 to take fourth from Foulger, and Foulger would also surrender fifth to McDaniel. DeCarlo went high in Turn 4 on Lap 22 to take third from Chadwick. Hogge tried to close in on Hobscheidt in the waning laps, but Hobscheidt prevailed at the checkered flag. DeCarlo finished third, followed by Chadwick, McDaniel, Foulger, Gould, Cody Burke, Dylan Thornton and Cass.

Fred Ryland won the 30 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was his third win of the year at Antioch. Ryland is the reigning Merced Speedway champion and finished second in the State point battle this year. The Top 4 finishers in this race would automatically qualify for Saturday's bigger money showdown.

The drivers ran two sets of heat races with finishing points and passing points helping determine the Top 14 qualifiers for Friday's Main Event showdown. Guy Ahlwardt was the only repeat winner in the eight lap heat races as other wins were earned by Andrew Pearce, Trevor Clymens, Nick Caughman Jr, Jason Jennings, Brian Cooper, Tommy Fraser, Cale Kanke and Ryland. Fraser, Ryland and Clymens also had second place finishes, and all of these drivers made it into the show.

New Antioch champion Trevor Clymens raced into the early Main Event lead ahead of Ahlwardt and Ryland. A low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 3 put Ahlwardt into the lead, and Ryland went low in Turn 4 on Lap 6 to gain second. Fraser made an inside pass in Turn 2 on Lap 11 to take third from Clymens, and Ryland began pressuring Ahlwardt for the lead. An inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 13 put Ryland into the lead, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 14 for Caughman in Turn 4. Ryland continued to lead Ahlwardt and Fraser, but the battle was for second as Ryland pulled away a little bit. A yellow flag waved for a tangle in Turn 2 involving Brian Cooper, Chris Falkenberg and Adriane Frost on Lap 17. Ryland continued to lead Ahlwardt on the restart, but an inside pass in Turn 4 on Lap 19 put Fraser into second. Falkenberg spun for the final yellow flag on Lap 20. Undaunted, Ryland resumed command on the restart with Fraser holding second. KC Keller went past Ahlwardt on the backstretch on Lap 24 to take third and made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 26 to take second from Fraser. Ryland had a straightaway advantage over Keller at the checkered flag as Fraser finished third ahead of Ahlwardt, Cooper, Pearce, Kanke, Falkenberg, Mike Merritt and Jennings.

Troy Foulger won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was the very first race for this division, which produced a solid 16 car turnout. Sponsorship by 1 Hour Drain made this a $1,000 victory for Foulger, who was piloting the Dave Lincoln owned car. One of the division's original competitors from Hanford, Loren DeArmond, picked up a $500 paycheck for second.

Motor issues saw Chris Bennett load up early, and Michael Shearer and Devin Vaughn loaded up after the heat races. DeArmond had the pole for the feature race and led the opening lap ahead of multi-time Merced Hobby Stock champion Bruce "Bubba" Nelson and Watsonville Hobby Stock point leader Joe Gallaher. An outside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 2 gained Nelson the lead, but DeArmond remained persistent on the inside groove. A low pass in Turn 4 on Lap 6 put DeArmond into the lead again, and Foulger made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 9 to take second from Nelson. Foulger began pressuring DeArmond and went low in Turn 2 on Lap 12 to take the lead. Chad Johnson made an inside pass on the frontstretch on Lap 15 to take third from Nelson. Foulger found the groove and began to pull away from DeArmond, beating him by a straightaway at the checkered flag with Chad Johnson pressuring DeArmond before settling for third. Nick Johnson made a late move into fourth with Nelson settling for fifth, followed by Rob Gallaher, Cody Johnson, Joe Gallaher, Troy Patee and Larry Thompson. Chad Johnson and Cody Johnson won the eight lap heat races.

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Huddleston Wins Short Track Shootout At Madera Speedway

Madera, CA...October 3...Trevor Huddleston won the 150 lap Nut Up Pro Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Madera Speedway. This was the lucrative Short Track Shootout race and also the third round of the Race 2B Drug Free Big3 Series. Huddleston collected $10,000 for his victory in the High Point Racing Sunrise Ford sponsored entry after a spirited late race duel with track point leader Buddy Shepherd, who settled for a $5,000 second.

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All of the money on the line increased the car count to 36 competitors for this show. Only the Top 20 drivers and two provisionals would lock into the field after qualifying, and it took a 14.989 or better to make it into the Top 20. Shepherd turned the 1/3 mile paved oval with a new track record time of 14.711, beating the 14.723 of Jeremy Doss, the 14.750 of Carlos Vieira and the 14.783 of Dylan Zampa. Ryan Philpott was fifth quick at 14.805.

The track put up $4,500 to win for the 33 lap B Main, and all drivers would be allowed to collect their winnings and still transfer into the feature race. With a front row start next to Hans Beeler. Parker Malone charged into the early lead in the preliminary race. Beeler held second until misfortune struck as he spun in Turn 2 for a Lap 15 yellow flag. Malone led Glen Cook and Junior Late Model star Kabe McClenny on the restart. McClenny had started back in the fourth row. The final yellow flag waved on lap 24 for Mike Wiemann on the front straightaway. This gave Cook one more shot at Malone. However, Malone wasn't letting the bigger prize get away from him as he scored the victory and forced Cook to settle for a $750 second. McClenny pocketed $500 for third as Tyler Herzog got the final transferring spot in fourth ahead of Seth Wise.

Huddleston and Dylan Zampa brought the field to the green flag in the Main Event. Working the inside in the early side-by-side battle, Zampa led Huddleston and Carlos Vieira. Following a Lap 5 yellow flag, Shepherd rode the high side into second behind Zampa. Huddleston was still maintaining the third position as the lead three competitors ran closely. However, the complexion of the race changed when contact from behind sent Zampa spinning on the front straightaway for a Lap 27 yellow flag. Shepherd was put to the back of the pack for his part in the incident. Huddleston had the lead for the restart ahead of Mike Doss and Vieira. A Turn 2 tangle involving Malone, Tyler Herzog, Bubba Nacimiento and Sheldon Cooper brought out a Lap 30 yellow flag. Huddleston continued to lead the restart as Jeremy Doss moved past his father Mike Doss for second. Irwindale star Dean Thompson and Mike Doss had a good battle going for third as Huddleston continued to lead Jeremy Doss. A Lap 46 yellow flag waved for a front straightaway tangle involving Malone and Austin Herzog. Jeremy Doss moved past Huddleston for the lead on the restart as Vieira moved back into third. That was the order at the halfway point as Mike Doss and Ryan Philpott completed the Top 5. A yellow flag waved for a Rick Thompson spin on the backstretch on Lap 77. Jeremy Doss continued to lead Huddleston and Mike Doss on the restart. Mike Doss made a low pass in Turn 4 on lap 100 to take second from Huddleston as Vieira, Philpot and the resurgent Shepherd completed the Top 6 at the Lap 100 break.

Jeremy Doss continued to lead the restart as Vieira and Mike Doss moved past Huddleston for second and third. Mike Doss and Huddleston had a spirited battle going for the third position as Doss ran high and Huddleston ran low. Huddleston moved past Mike Doss and also got around Vieira for second on Lap 111. There was a four-car battle going for second as Jeremy Doss had a decent lead, but a Lap 123 yellow flag for Blaine Rocha and Racing Vernon bunched the field. Cook had sparks shooting from underneath his car as he ran slowly on the front straightaway to botch the first restart attempt. Jeremy Doss continued to lead Huddleston and Mike Doss on the next restart, but Logan Zampa spun in Turn 1 for a Lap 124 yellow flag. Jeremy Doss continued to lead Huddleston and Vieira on the next restart. Vieira was racing hard for the lead and made a bold move as he dove down low entering Turn 1 in an attempt to get by both Doss and Huddleston. There was some contact between the leaders and that contact continued down the back straightaway as Vieira tried to clear Doss for the lead. Contact from Jeremy Doss sent Vieira spinning on the backstretch for a Lap 128 yellow flag. Jeremy Doss was put to the back of the park pack for his part in the incident. Huddleston led with Buddy Shepherd now second ahead of Tyler Herzog. Unfortunately, Herzog had a left front flat tire and stalled in Turn 4 for a lap 143 yellow flag. Huddleston continued to lead Shepherd and Ross Strmiska on the restart. A side-by-side battle ensued with Shepherd on the inside and Huddleston on the outside. Shepherd beat Huddleston back to the line to lead Lap 147. This battle heated up. There was a bit of contact between Huddleston and Shepherd entering Turn 1 on Lap 148 with Huddleston moving to the inside and taking the lead. Huddleston led the rest of the way with Shepherd beating Strmiska back to the line for second. Strmiska collected $2,500 for third, followed by Race 2B Drug Free Big3 Series champion Jeremy Doss, Mike Doss, Philpott, Joey Iest, Cooper, Nascimento and Logan Zampa.

Cole Brown won the 70 lap 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Model Main Event. This was the second win of the season for Brown, who currently ranks second in the standings. Jake Bollman had the pole for the race and charged into lead the start ahead of Brown and point leader Bradley Erickson. Erickson slipped past Brown for second on Lap 2, and the lead duo pulled away. At the Lap 40 break, Bollman led Erickson, Brown, Ethan Nascimento and Kercie Jung. Erickson made an outside move around Bollman to take the lead on the restart, and a yellow flag waved on Lap 42 for a Holly Clark spin on the backstretch. Erickson continued to lead Bollman and Brown on the restart. Brown and Bollman had a side by side battle going for second, and Brown went around the outside of Bollman for the position on Lap 47. Brown set his sights on Erickson, making a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 59 to take the lead. Brown began to pull away from Erickson just a little bit for the well-earned victory. Erickson settled for second, followed by Bollman, Nascimento, Jung, Kale McClenny, Kabe McClenny, Cody Kiemele, Brody Moore and Robbie Kennealy. Erickson had the fast time of 14.928, beating the 15.025 of Brown, the 15.065 of Clark, the 15.074 of Nascimento and the 15.075 of Bollman.

Jeffrey Erickson won the 30 lap Bandolero vs Mini Cup Main Event. This was his eighth win of the season as he continues to lead the point battle. Looking for his first win, Caden Cordova raced into the lead at the start ahead of Erickson and Nathaniel Edwards. Evan Laires led the Mini Cup portion of the race from the start. A yellow flag flew on Lap 5 for Edwards, and Cordova continued to lead Erickson and Joey Kennealy on the restart. Wyatt Sansom slipped past Kennealy for third on Lap 11, and Erickson put the moves on Cordova for the lead on Lap 15 . A yellow flag slowed the pace on Lap 16, but that wouldn't stop Erickson. Erickson continued to hold off the persistent Cordova the rest of the way for the victory. Sansom finished third, followed by Edwards, Joey Kennealy, Trenton Eurto, top Mini Cup finisher Evan Laires, Mini Cup point leader Rebecca Dubie and Molly Laires. Cordova had the fastest Bandolero time of 17.433, beating the 17.483 of Erickson. Evan Laires had the fastest Mini Cup time of 17.921, but Dubie won the eight lap heat race. Erickson won the eight lap Bandolero heat race

The track will go dark for a week, but MavTV Series racing will return on October 17th. The Nut Up Pro Late Models will be back for a $1,000 to win 80 lap race. Also in action will be the 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models and the Bandoleros vs Mini Cups. The race will also be broadcast on the track's YouTube page thanks to sponsorship from www.nutupindustries.com. For further information, go to www.racemadera.com or check out the Madera Speedway Facebook page.

Golobic Wins Mac Tiner Tribute At Placerville Speedway

Placerville, CA...October 3...Shane Golobic won the 30 lap Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. This was a special occasion as it was the Mac Tiner Tribute race. Golobic pocketed $5,094 for his win aboard Matt Wood's Elk Grove Ford/NOS Energy Drink sponsored Sprinter. Golobic won the $2,500 prize in the NorCal Posse Shootout race earlier this year.

Golobic had the outside front row starting position and charged into the lead from the start ahead of Blake Carrick and Tanner Carrick. Michael Ing flipped on the back straightaway on Lap 2 for a red flag. The restart saw a double flip on the back straightaway involving Landon Hirst and Kyle Hirst. Golobic continued to lead Blake Carrick and Tanner Carrick on the restart. As Golobic pulled away a little bit and caught slower traffic, Blake Carrick and Tanner Carrick battled for the second position. Tanner Carrick had an excursion off the track in Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 21 as JJ Hickle, Andy Forsberg and Colby Copeland motored by. A Lap 22 yellow flag waived for Kaleb Montgomery in Turn 4. This turned into a red flag as Montgomery exited his car on fire. The safety crews quickly attended to him and put out the fire. Fortunately, he didn't suffer major injuries. Golobic continued to lead Blake Carrick and Hickle on the restart as Copeland went high around Forsberg to take fourth. A high pass in Turn 4 on Lap 26 gained Copeland the third position. Copeland motored by Blake Carrick down the backstretch on Lap 25 to grab second. Nobody was stopping Golobic from picking up the big win, but Copeland pocketed $2,094 for second. Blake Carrick settled for a $1,594 third, followed by Hickle, Tanner Carrick, Forsberg, Justyn Cox, Kalib Henry, Willie Croft and point leader Ryan Robinson.

There were 58 Sprint Cars for this show, and they used the Sprint Car Challenge Tour qualifying format that saw the drivers qualifying within their heat race groups. Croft had the fast time of 10.694, beating the 10.699 of Kalib Henry. Both drivers ran with Group 2. The five 10 lap heat race wins were earned by Hickle, Golobic, Tanner Carrick, Ryan Robinson and Kyle Hirst. Placerville veteran CJ Humphreys won the crash-shortened eight lap C Main. He bolted from the second row to lead the race from the start with Chris Masters finishing second ahead of Greg "Bubba" DeCaries V and Petaluma racer Bret Barney. It was a battle of the Demo Mittry owned Sprint Cars in the 15 lap B Main..Max Mittry led the first 10 laps before being overtaken by Chase Majdic. Majdic won ahead of Max Mittry, Ing and Jodie Robinson.

Dan Jinkerson won the 20 lap Limited Late Model Main Event. This was his second win of the year as he topped the point standings after five races. The race had to be restarted when Dan Brown Jr and Tyler Lightfoot crashed off of Turns 1 and 2. Jinkerson led the restart ahead of Tom Tilford and Matt Davis. Brown ended up retiring at the midway point of the race as Jinkerson pulled away from the rest of the pack. By the checkered flag, Jinkerson had a straightaway advantage over Tilford. Davis finished third, followed by Rod Oliver, Lightfoot, Eddie Gardner and Brown. Jay Norton was a Main Event scratch. Brown won the eight lap heat race.

Ryan Peter won the 20 lap Pure Stock Main Event. He became the fifth different winner in six races. Despite not winning a race all year, Nick Baldwin used a season best second place finish to maintain his status atop the point list. The race had to be restarted twice before Peter led Baldwin and Dan Jinkerson. A yellow flag waved for Chris Hansen after one lap. Peter continued to lead Baldwin and Dan Jinkerson on the restart. Despite yellow flags on Lap 5 and Lap 6, Peter was undeterred as he continued to lead the way. Kevin Jinkerson took the fourth position from John Ewing on the Lap 7 restart. Peter drove a great race and picked up the win ahead of Baldwin, Dan Jinkerson, Kevin Jinkerson, Clarence Holbrook, Ewing, Shannon Collins, Jonathan Walsh, Ryan Murphy and Jason Palmer. Jared Hess and Baldwin were the eight lap heat race winners.

Hunter Kinney won the 20 lap BCRA Midget Lites Main Event. Kinney is a past champion with the group. Hunter Kinney started in the second row and bolted into the lead at the start ahead of Dakota Albright and Erick Greco. The race had two yellow flags on Laps 3 and 9, but Hunter Kinney remained in control on each restart. Albright's race came to an end on Lap 14 as Greco moved into second. However, Hunter Kinney pulled away by about a straightaway ahead of Greco by the time the checkered flag flew. Terry Bergstrom finished third, followed by Danika Jo Parker, Scott Kinney, Aiden Lange, Craig Holsted, Brandon Leedy, Harley Aguilera and Cody Meyer. Scott Kinney was the fastest of 16 qualifiers with a lap of 12.519, beating a 12.556 of Leedy. The eight lap heat race wins went to Greco and Nigh.

Next Saturday night will see a makeup race for the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars and USAC Western States Midgets. For further information, go to www.placervillespeedway.com or check out the Placerville Speedway Facebook page.

Wheeler, Pope, Mayden Win At Cottage Grove Speedway

Cottage Grove, Oregon...October 3...Jake Wheeler won the 25 lap Limited Sprint Main Event Saturday night at Cottage Grove Speedway. Due to the covid-19 situation, the track is attempting to run throughout the month of October. Wheeler is the 2016 Southern Oregon Speedway champion, and this was his first win of the year after two previous second place efforts.

Jared Hood bolted from the second row into the early lead ahead of Jesse Schlotfeldt. Schlotfeldt moved past Hood for the lead on Lap 5, and Tyler Thompson gained second on Lap 7. Thompson battled Schlotfeldt for the lead, taking over on Lap 13. However, Schlotfeldt came back strong to regain first on Lap 15. Wheeler moved into second and put the moves on Schlotfeldt for the lead on Lap 18. Wheeler pulled away from there to the victory. Schlotfeldt settled for second, followed by Hood, Ricky Ashley, RJ McGahuey, David Marble, Anissa Curtice, Tyler Driever, TJ Winningham and Brian Crockett. Thompson set the fast time of 12.048, beating the 12.134 of Driever. The eight lap heat race wins went to Thompson, Wheeler and Winningham.

Anthony Pope won the 25 lap Dwarf Car Main Event. This was the first visit of the season for the Northwest Dwarf Car and Southern Oregon Dwarf Car groups. Josh Rogers had the pole and led the first eight laps. James Brinster settled into an early second, but Pope grabbed the position on Lap 6. On Lap 9, Pope took the lead from Rogers. Rogers brought out a yellow flag on Lap 12. 15th starter John Chrisman settled into second at that point. Brinster held third until being overtaken by B Main winner Shane Youngren on Lap 20. Pope won by about a straightaway ahead of Chrisman. Youngren finished third, followed by Brinster, Danny Altom, Tanner Curr, Steve Walker, Rogers, Justin DeMars and Fred Hay. Camden Robustelli was the quickest of 29 qualifiers with a lap of 15.175, beating the 15.321 of Kalvin Morton. They ran four eight lap heat races with wins going to Robustelli, Morton, Pope and Randy Slater. Youngren won the 12 lap B Main ahead of Chrisman, DeMars, Kaycee Sheeler and Chris Wright.

Jake Mayden won the 25 lap IMCA Modified Main Event. This was the second win of the season for the 2018 and 2019 champion. Paul Culp had the pole for the race as Mayden started back in the third row. Culp led early, but Mayden had the lead by the eighth lap. Brian Smith moved up to challenge Culp and would overtake him for second. Mayden won by nearly a straightaway ahead of Smith. Culp settled for third ahead of Paul Rea, Duane Orsburn, Dan Sheller, KC Scott, Mike DeSilva, Joe Kirk and Theron Trissell. Rea had the fast time of 14.956, beating the 15.287 of Sheller. Mayden won the eight lap heat race.

Raymond Bloom won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. Bloom won the Coos Bay Speedway Dirt Modified championship, but this was his first win of the year at Cottage Grove. KC Scott had the pole and led a lap before Bloom moved into the lead. Scott held second until being overtaken by Brian Smith on Lap 5. Mike DeSilva had moved into third on Lap 17, but he encountered problems on Lap 20, moving Scott into third. Raymond Bloom won by a comfortable margin ahead of Smith as Scott finished third, followed by Gavin Ropchan, Coos Bay B Modified champion Aaron Bloom, Daniel Ray, Theron Trissell, DeSilva, Chuck Carson and Shawn Hand. Hand set the fast time of 15.373, beating the 15.418 of Smith. Hand and DeSilva won eight lap heat races.

Taunton Swiam won the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event. The former IMCA Sport Compact star took the lead from Joshua Linville on the second lap and never looked back. Dylan Solum followed Swaim into second ahead of Adam Applebee. Applebee grabbed the second position on Lap 8. The intense battle between Applebee and Solum for second saw them crash on Lap 18. At that point, Blake Lehman moved into the position and chased Swaim across the finish line in his runner-up effort. Eric Freeman ended up third, followed by Anthony Prather, Linville, Applebee, Solum and Braedon Castro. Lehman had the fast time of 18.018, beating 18.392 of Solum. Applebee won the eight lap heat race.

Nathan Augustine won the 25 lap Late Model Main Event. Augustine is a past Southern Oregon and Coos Bay champion. He raced into the lead at the start. Chuck Christian was an early second as Kyle Frick settled into third. Frick moved by Christian for second on Lap 15 and set his sights on Augustine. Christian surrendered third to Randy Boyd on Lap 20. Frick wasn't too far behind Augustine, but Augustine prevailed at the checkered flag. Boyd finished third ahead of Christian and Joe Rash. Frick set the fast time of 13.681, easily beating the 14.411 of Augustine. Frick also won the eight lap heat race.

Brad Moffett won the 20 lap IMCA Sport Compact Main Event. The first win of the season for the 2019 champion came after Burnie Bryant was disqualified from an apparent third victory in post race tech. Bryant had the pole for the race and charged into the lead at the start ahead of Michael Kennerly. Kennerly's race ended on Lap 8 as Moffett settled into second ahead of Cole Trissell. Moffett was nearly a straightaway behind Bryant and nearly the same distance ahead of Trissell at the checkered flag. After the disqualification of Bryant, Moffett got the win ahead of Trissell, Jeremy DeGrout, Luther Ramey, Collen Davidson, Eric Ashley, Ricky Ashley, Kennerly, Scarlett Drake and Lane Kernutt. Eric Ashley set the fast time of 18.935, beating the 19.445 of DeGrout. Ricky Ashley and Moffett won their respective eight lap heat races.

This Saturday night, the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Limited Sprints, Late Models, IMCA Sport Compacts and Street Stocks are all scheduled. The race will be broadcast on internet pay-per-view at Dirt Oval TV. For further information, go to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com or check out the Cottage Grove Speedway Facebook page.

Killingsworth Earns $700 Payday At Siskiyou Golden Speedway

Yreka, CA...October 3...Ethan Killingsworth won the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event Saturday night at Siskiyou Golden Speedway. With point racing done for the year, the 2019 champion took advantage of his front row start to lead every lap for an impressive victory. Killingsworth also pocketed the $175 paycheck for winning the special Crack The Whip Challenge, sponsored by Jimmy Lipke. SC Images sponsored an additional $200 to increase his Main Event winnings to $700.

Though the turnout wasn't as big as desired, management made sure all of the competitors had plenty of laps. They ran two sets of 10 lap heat races. It was Tyler Rodgers holding off rookie Parker Finley to win the first 10 lap heat race with Killingsworth outrunning Wyatt Westfall for the victory in the next heat. Rodgers picked up his second heat race win ahead of Braxton Possinger, while Jace Wright deprived Killingsworth of a clean sweep with his victory in their second heat race. The Crack The Whip Challenge runs as many laps as there are cars on the track with the last place car on each lap being black flagged. The winner claims the prize. In this case, it was Killingsworth getting the $175 payout for leading every lap.

Killingsworth shared the front row of the Main Event with Jace Wright. Killingsworth immediately bolted into the lead ahead of Possinger and Rodgers. Wright spun in Turn 4 to cause the only yellow flag on Lap 4. On the restart, Rodgers moved past Possinger for the second position. Killingsworth started to pull away a little bit as the battle was for second. Possinger moved past Rodgers for second down the front straightaway on Lap 8. Killingsworth stretched his advantage to nearly a straightaway by the time the checkered flag flew. Though the battle for second was close for several laps, Possinger pulled away just a bit in the final five laps as Rodgers settled for third, followed by Ryan Peery, Finley, 2018 champion Trevor Tiffee, Westfall, Austin Petray and Wright.

The track decided to run the three Mini Stocks and four Jefferson State Jalopies together. It was the Mini Stock of Kelly Wilkinson winning the 20 lap Main Event and the eight lap heat race. Wilkinson charged into the lead at the start with Ashtin Hedges running not too far behind him in second. During the first half of the race, the Mini Stock of Hunter Magnan and the Jalopy of champion JJ Smith battled closely for third, but Magnan began to pull away. Gradually, Karl Bernstein closed in on Smith, and he made the pass on Lap 16 to be the lead Jalopy. Wilkinson scored the victory ahead of Hedges and Magnan. This was Bernstein's first Jalopy win as Smith settled for a close second ahead of Jalopy heat race winner Mark Freitas and the Marilyn Yawnick car, which was piloted by an identified driver. 

The speedway is still unable to have fans in attendance, so they offered a free live stream of all of the action on their Facebook page. They will be racing Outlaw Pro Stocks, IMCA Sport Modifieds and Mini Stocks on October 17th. For further information on that, go to the Siskiyou Golden Speedway Facebook page.

 

Luckman Wins Big At Coos Bay Speedway

Coos Bay, Oregon...October 3...Preston Luckman won the 50 lap America's Mattress Super Late Model Main Event Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. This was the annual Prather Family Lucas Oil Open, and Luckman collected $2,000 for his sixth win of the season. Luckman is the 2018 Cottage Grove and 2019 Coos Bay Super Late Model champion. A field of over 70 competitors checked in to compete at the extra money special show.

After joining new champion Brody Montgomery as an eight lap heat race winner. Luckman drew the ninth starting position in the Main Event. Looking to be a double winner on the evening, Braden Fugate found his way into the early lead ahead of Montgomery. Luckman settled into third on Lap 5 and moved around Montgomery for second on Lap 14. Luckman said his sights on Fugate and made his winning move on Lap 25. Luckman pulled away just a little bit on his way to victory. Fugate settled for second, followed by Montgomery, Jason Johnson, Jordan Wright, Wayne Butler, Hannah Robison, Deven Brown, Doug Elkins and Ryan Emry.

Luckman started things off by winning the 40 lap Dirt Modified Main Event. The win was worth $1,000 to Luckman. After Jeffrey Hudson outduled Luckman to win the eight lap heat race, it figured to be a battle between these two drivers for the money. Hudson shared the front row with Justin Ryker while Luckman lined up in the second row. Hudson moved the Don Romer owned Modified into the early lead. Luckman moved past Ryker for second on Lap 2 and took up pursuit of Hudson. Hudson saw his race come to an unfortunate end on Lap 15, and Luckman had lead at that point. Luckman would go on to victory with Ryker finishing second ahead of Curtis Towns, Jim Van Loon, David Schmidt and Hudson.

Steve Dubisar won the 40 lap Street Stock Main Event. This was the fifth win of the season for the 2018 champion, and Dubisar collected $750 for his effort. Portland visitor David Cronk had the pole for the race and set the early pace. Leroy Rockwell surrendered second to Graig Osborne on Lap 4. Osborne had a battle on his hands with Dubisar taking second briefly on Lap 9 before regaining second. Dubisar maintained third until slipping past Osborne for second once again on Lap 15. A tangle between Cronk and Dubisar in their battle for the lead resulted in a Lap 22 yellow flag. Osborne inherited the lead at that point and led until Sean Cronk got by on Lap 33. David Cronk gained the lead briefly on Lap 35, only to be passed by Dubisar a lap later. Dubisar would bring it home to victory. David Cronk settled for second ahead of Sean Cronk, 17th starter Seth Christian, Jody Tanner, Michael Hollingsworth, Troy Chamberlain, Leroy Rockwell, Larree McDonald and Osborne. The eight lap heat race wins went to 2018 Sportsman Late Model champion Dylan Siewell, Osborne and Dubisar.

Braden Fugate won the 30 lap Sportsman Late Model Main Event and the eight lap heat race. Fugate shared the third row with 2019 Cottage Grove IMCA Sport Modified champion David Schmidt. Justin Ryker led the first three laps ahead of Ryan Emry, but Emry moved by for the lead on Lap 4. Fugate made a move around Emry for the lead on Lap 6. Emry maintained second until being overtaken by Schmidt on Lap 12. The battle heated up for second as Fugate pulled away to a half-lap advantage. Emery made a last lap move around Schmidt to finish second ahead of Schmidt, Ryan Baker, Bid Van Loon and Ryker.

Don Briggs Sr won the 30 lap Mini Outlaw Main Event. Briggs started back in the fourth row. Max Sanford had the pole, but Doug Pirtle led the first three laps before his race came to an abrupt end. Sanford inherited the lead at that point and led until being overtaken by division championship runner-up Scott Beaudoin on Lap 10. Briggs Sr moved past Sanford for second on Lap 17 and set his sights on Beaudoin. Briggs Sr made what proved to be his winning move on Lap 25 and pulled away just a little bit on Beaudoin on his way to victory. Sanford finished third, followed Austin Henderson, Kerry Cooper, Don Briggs Jr, Pirtle and Crystal Flath. Flath and Tahlen Rogers won their respective eight lap heat races, but Rogers suffered mechanical issues in the process and scratched from the feature race.

Hannah Robison won the 30 lap Hornet Main Event. Robison was doing double duty as she also competed in the Late Models. The 2019 champion had a front row start for the race alongside Austin Henderson. Robison led from the outset with Henderson an early second. Kevin Rockwell held third until being passed by Seth Christian on Lap 8. Christian put the moves on Henderson to grab second on Lap 12 and set about trying to close in on leader Robison, However, Robison would prevail ahead of Christian, Don Briggs Sr, Henderson, Kevin Rockwell, Tahlen Rogers, Donald Briggs, Jeff Thurman, Max Sanford and Amos Rhodes. Rogers, Briggs Sr and Henderson won the eight lap heat races.

This wraps up the oval track portion of the 2020 season at the track. For news and future scheduling information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us or check out the Coos Bay Speedway Facebook page.

 

Potato potato

Tellstrom Wins Lloyd Burton Modified Challenge 

At Shasta Speedway

Anderson, CA...October 3...Kyle Tellstrom won the 60 lap Protect The Harvest North State Modified Series Main Event Saturday night at Shasta Speedway. Tellstrom is the point leader with the group, and this was his second win of the season. This was the Lloyd Burton "Against The Wind" Modified Challenge, and Tellstrom collected $2,000 for his winning effort.

With a win in the 10 lap qualifying heat race Randy Houston had the pole for the Main Event and charged into the early lead ahead of Charlie Collins and Darrin Knight. Tellstrom moved into fourth on Lap 4 and slipped past Knight for third on Lap 8. A yellow flag waved on Lap 10. Collins slipped past Houston for the lead on the restart. Tellstrom was still running third as the lead trio ran closely at the head of the pack. Tellstrom moved by Houston for second on Lap 37 as Scott Winters settled into fourth. Winters got past Houston for third on Lap 42, and Tellstrom led Winters around Collins on Lap 50. A Lap 54 yellow flag bunched the field one final time. However, Tellstrom continued to lead the way with Winters and Collins not far behind him. As Tellstrom brought it home to victory, Winters collected $1,100 for his second place effort. Collins was a $900 third, followed by Knight, recent Eureka winner Cameron Austin, Darrin Sullivan, Dustin DeRosier, Nick Lyons, Keith Bloom and Rich Cobb.

There were 19 Modifieds for what was the only show of the year at Shasta. Winters clocked in at 16.250 for the fast time. Tellstrom was second quick at 16.268, beating the 16.281 of Sullivan and the 16.299 of Ian Elliott. Jeremy Nowlin won the Lucas Oil Dash For Cash ahead of Bloom. Houston collected the win in the ten lap qualifying heat by a comfortable margin ahead of Collins and Knight.

Nick Halen won the 35 lap Legends of the Pacific Main Event. This win was worth $1,000 for Halen, who scored a win recently in Madera. Derek Copeland brought the 11 car field to the green flag. Halen settled into second on Lap 5 and ran closely behind Copeland. Guy Young moved into third on Lap 9 with Buddy Cox following closely into fourth. Young moved up to make it a close three-car battle for the lead, and Halen moved past Copeland to grab first on Lap 22. Copeland regained the position on Lap 24, and the leaders were threatening to lap the fifth place battle when a yellow flag waved on Lap 33. On the restart, Young and Helen both got past Copeland. The battle was fierce as they raced to the checkered flag, and Halen moved ahead of Young for the big victory. Cox finished third, and Copeland settled for fourth, followed by Nick Pappas, Steve Davis, Joe Bratton, Carlee Austin, Colby Furia and Jayson Elf.

Copeland was the quickest of 13 qualifiers with a lap of 17.825, beating a 17.945 of Halen. Tyler Krupa won the first 15 lap heat race ahead of Steve Davis. Copeland beat Young in a near photo finish to win the second heat. Young had led much of the race before Copeland made a last lap pass.

Full results for the BCRA Midgets and the Bomber division were not available at press time. The North State Modified Series will have their season finale at Stockton 99 Speedway on October 24th, joined by the Late Models, Bombers, Basically Four Cylinders and the Bandoleros. For further information on what's happening there, go to www.stockton99.com or go to www.northstatemodifieds.com.

 

 

Henson, Coughlin, Fuller Win At The Yreka Outlaw Kart Track

Yreka, CA...October 2...Merissa Henson won the 15 lap 500 Open Outlaw Main Event Friday night at the Yreka Outlaws Kart Track at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds. This was the fifth win of the year for Henson as she continued to increase her point lead. She had the pole for the feature race next to Dryver Dothage, who was coming off of a pair of second place finishes in the heat races. However, Henson would jump into the lead as Dothage fell back a couple of spots. It was Anthony Yzaguirre making the move from the third row to finish second behind Henson at the checkered flag. Randy Simmons started third and finished third, followed by Dothage, Wyatt Pinckney and Brant Phillipe. Taylor Fuller was a Main Event scratch. Henson and Pinckney won eight lap heat races.

Jaxon Coughlin won the 15 lap 250 Outlaw Kart Main Event. This was also his first start of the year in Yreka. Kelseyville's Brodi Snider had the pole for the race, but he was unable to hold off Coughlin, who started in the second row. Coughlin picked up the win with Snider settling for second ahead of point leader and Nicholas Perrin, IMCA Sport Modified star Ryan Peery, Logan McKnight, reigning champion Cale Cunial, Drew Berry, Dryver Dothage, Faith McCullough and Dallin DeGada. The eight lap heat race winners were Coughlin, Peery Jacob James and Snider.

Brionna Fuller won the 12 lap UAS Speedway Kart Main Event. This was her fourth win of the season as she attempts to overtake Ed Grubb for the point lead. Brionna Fuller started on the outside front row next to Grubb, but Grubb didn't fare too well as he exited the Main Event early. It was her younger brother Taylor Fuller taking up pursuit, but Brionna Fuller would prevail at the checkered flag. Lori Fuller finished third, followed by Steve Rambo and Grubb. Larry Fuller was a Main Event scratch, and the eight lap heat race wins went to Rambo and Brionna Fuller.

Blake Scovel won the 15 lap Beginners Box Stock Main Event. This was his first appearance of the season, and he won both of the eight lap heat races as well. Elijah Humphrey had a good evening as he attempted to gain on point leader to Talia Colley. Humphrey finished second and third in the heat races and chased Scovel across the finish line in second in the Main Event. Aiden Bartholomew finished third, followed by Colley and Jack Lewis. 

Carson Henson was the only driver present in the Box Stock class and won the two heat races and the Main Event as he appears to have clinched the division championship.

Next week will be the season finale for the Outlaw Kart program. For further information, go to the Yreka Outlaws Facebook page.

 

 

Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 2, 2020
Bill Bowers Memorial Night #1
IMCA Modified
Jacob Hobscheidt
Bobby Hogge IV
Nick DeCarlo
Kellen Chadwick
Ryan McDaniel
Troy Foulger
William Gould
Cody Burke
Dylan Thornton
Brian Cass
Aaron Crowell
Carl Berendsen II
Jim Pettit II
Bobby Motts Jr

IMCA Northern Sport Modified
Fred Ryland
KC Keller
Tom Fraser
Guy Ahlwardt
Brian Cooper
Andrew Pearce
Cale Kanke
Chris Falkenberg
Mike Merritt
Jason Jennings
Adriane Frost
Trevor Clymens
Ryan DeForest
Nick Caughman

IMCA Stock Car
Troy Foulger
Loren DeArmond
Chad Johnson
Nicholas Johnson
Bruce Nelson
Rob Gallaher
Cody Johnson
Joe Gallaher
Troy Patee
Larry Thompson
Garrett Corn
Mark Morton
Renn Bane
Chris Bennett DNS
Michael Shearer DNS
Devin Vaughan DNS


Antioch Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 3, 2020
IMCA Modified
A Main 1
Jacob Hobscheidt
Troy Foulger
Nick DeCarlo
William Gould
Bobby Hogge IV
Dylan Thornton
Jim Pettit II
Garrett Jernagan
Kellen Chadwick
Ryan McDaniel
Danny Wagner
Shane DeVolder
Cody Burke
Carl Berendsen II
Brian Cass
Bobby Motts Jr
Aaron Crowell
Chester Kniss
John Pierce
Anthony Slaney

B Main 1
Dylan Thornton
Anthony Slaney
Brian Cass
John Pierce
Aaron Crowell
Bobby Mott Jr
Anthony Guiliani
Jake Dewsbury
Justin Yaeger
Kimo Oreta

B Main 2
Garrett Jernagan
Carl Berendsen II
Shane DeVolder
Danny Wagner
Cody Burke
Chester Kniss
Robert Montalvo
Frank Furtado
Ron Brown

IMCA Northern Sport Modified

Main Event
Guy Ahlwardt
Fred Ryland
Bobby Hogge IV
Brian Copper
Tom Fraser
Trevor Clymens
Andrew Peckham
Chris Falkenberg
Adriane Frost
Todd Gomez
Andrew Pearce
KC Keller
Jason Jennings
Kevin Brown
Doug Hagio
Tanner Thomas
Jacob Haas
Tommy Clymens
Nick Caughman Jr
Craig Nieman
Cale Kanke
 
B Main 1
Jason Jennings
Kevin Brown
Craig Nieman
Nick Caughman Jr
Jacob Haas
Tommy Clymens
Scott Savell
Ryan DeForest
Chuck Golden
Haley Gomez
Scott Foster
Joe Salvi
Nicolas Zapatero
Kenny Shrader

B Main 2
Tanner Thomas
Bobby Hogge IV
Trevor Clymens
Andrew Peckham
Todd Gomez
Doug Hagio
Chase Thomas
Todd Clymens
Mike Merritt
Jimmy Ford
Tyler Bickford
Kelly Campanile
Hunter Merritt
Cameron Swank DNS

IMCA Stock Car
Troy Foulger
Nicholas Johnson
Loren DeArmond
Chad Johnson
Cody Johnson
Joe Gallaher
Rob Gallaher
Larry Thompson
Renn Bane
Stephen Streeter
Troy Patee
Chris Bennett
Garrett Corn


Placerville Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 3, 2020
Winged 360 Sprints
A Main
Shane Golobic
Colby Copeland
Blake Carrick
J.J. Hickle
Tanner Carrick
Andy Forsberg
Justyn Cox
Kalib Henry
Willie Croft
Ryan Robinson
Joey Ancona
Sean Becker
Tanner Thorson
Tim Kaeding
D.J. Netto
Shane Hopkins
Max Mittry
Colby Johnson
Kaleb Montgomery
Chase Majdic
Joel Myers Jr
Landon Hurst
Kyle Hirst
Michael Ing

B Main
Chase Majdic
Max Mittry
Michael Ing
Tim Kaeding
Jodie Robinson
Ryan Bernal
Michael Faccinto
Steven Tiner
Stephen Ingraham
Jake Morgan
Bradley Terrell
Chase Johnson
Chris Masters
C.J. Humphreys
Justin Bradway
Justin Henry
Greg Decaires V
Michael Pombo

C Main
C.J. Humphreys
Chris Masters
Greg Decaires V
Cody Lamar
Bret Barney
Ben Worth
John Michael Bunch
Trent Canales
Michael Sellers
Tyler Blank
Bobby Butler
Darren Johnson
Nick Larson
Lonny Alton
John Sullivan
Chelsea Blevins
A.J. Alderman
Ashlyn Rodriguez
John Clark
Jimmy Trulli
Justin Johnson
Korey Lovell DNS
Kyle Standley DNS

Limited Late Models
Dan Jinkerson
Tom Tilford
Matt Davis
Rod Oliver
Tyler Lightfoot
Eddie Gardner
Dan Brown Jr
Jay Norton DNS

Pure Stock
Ryan Peter
Nick Baldwin
Dan Jinkerson
Kevin Jinkerson
Clarence Holbrook
John Ewing
Shannon Collins
Jonathan Walsh
Ryan Murphy
Jason Palmer
David Silvia
Chris Hanson
Jarred Hess

BCRA Midget Lites
Hunter Kinney
Erick Greco
Terry Bergstrom
Danika Jo Parker
Scott Kinney
Aiden Lange
Craig Holsted
Brandon Leedy
Harley Aguilera
Cody Meyer
Mark Maliepaard
Jayden Meyer
Dakota Albright
Cody Nigh
Trevor Ballou


Coos Bay Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 3, 2020
America's Mattress Super Late Models
Preston Luckman
Braden Fugate
Brody Montgomery
Jason Johnson
Jordan Wright
Wayne Butler
Hannah Robinson
Deven Brown
Doug Elkins
Ryan Emry
Thomas Hunziker

Sportsman Late Models
Braden Fugate
Ryan Emry
dave schmidt
Ryan Baker
Bid Van Loon
Justin Ryker

Street Stocks
Steve Dubisar
David Cronk
Sean Cronk
Seth Christian
Jody Tanner
Michael Hollingsworth
Troy Chamberlain
Leroy Rockwell
Laree McDonald
Graig Osborne
Anthony Zunino
Charlie Withers
Don Croy
Dyllan Siewell
Sam Taylor
Chris Sine
Daniel Land
Peyton Reigard

Mini Outlaws
Don Briggs Sr
Scott Beaudoin
Max Sanford
Austin Henderson
Kerry Cooper
Don Briggs Jr
Doug Pirtle
Crystal Flath

Hornets
Hannah Robison
Seth Christian
Don Briggs Sr
Austin Henderson
Kevin Rockwell
Tahlan Rogers
Donald Briggs
Jeff Thurman
Max Sanford
Amos Rhodes
Jett Nelson
John Henry
josh muir
Kerry Cooper
Kris Parker
Isaac Stere
Dusty Shingleton
Mike Bales
Jeremy Mayfield
Dan Briesacher

Dirt Modified
Preston Luckman
Justin Ryker
Curtis Towns
Jim Van Loon
dave schmidt
Jeffrey Hudson


Siskiyou Golden Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 3, 2020
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Ethan Killingsworth
Braxton Possinger
Tyler Rodgers
Ryan Peery
Parker Finley
Trevor Tiffee
Wyatt Westfall
Austin Petray
Jace Wright

Mini Stocks
Kassidy Wilkinson
Ashtin Hedges
Hunter Magnan

Jalopies
Karl Bernstein
Mark Fretas
JJ Smith


Madera Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 3, 2020
Race 2B Drug Free Round #3
Nut Up Pro Late Models
Main Event
Trevor Huddleston
Buddy Shepherd
Ross Strmiska
Jeremy Doss
Mike Doss
Ryan Philpott
Joey Iest
Shelden Cooper
Bubba Nascimento
Logan Zampa
Rick Thompson
Jake Bollman
Tyler Herzog
Jason Romero
Carlos Vieira
Racin Vernon
Matthew Wendt
Blaine Rocha
Glen Cook
Dean Thompson
Jay Juleson
Austin Herzog
Kabe McClenny
Parker Malone
Dylan Zampa
Barry Karr

B Main
Parker Malone
Glen Cook
Kabe McClenny
Tyler Herzog
Seth Wise
Tim Skoglund
Mike Beeler
Mitch Kleyn
Hans Beeler
Mike Weimann
Joey Brasil
Angelina Dempsey
Pete Soto
Brian Collins

51fifty Energy Drink Jr Late Models
Cole Brown
Bradley Erickson
Jake Bollman
Ethan Nascimento
Kercie Jung
Kale McClenny
Kabe McClenny
Cody Kiemele
Brody Moore
Robbie Kennealy
Holly Clark
Kenna Mitchell
Kasey Kleyn
Hailey Liles DNS

Mini Cups/Bandoleros
Jeffrey Erickson
Caden Cordova
Wyatt Sansom
Nathaniel Edwards
Joey Kennealy
Trenton Eurto
Evan Laires
Rebecca Dubie
Molly Laires


Cottage Grove Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 3, 2020
Limited Sprints
Jake Wheeler
Jesse Schlotfeldt
Jared Hood
Ricky Ashley
RJ McGahuey
David Marble
Annissa Curtice
Tyler Driever
TJ Winningham
Brian Crockett
Morgan Burks
Kyle Adams
Tyler Thompson
Steven Snawder
Pat Desbiens
Donny Waddell
Tim Minter

Dwarf Cars
Anthony Pope
John Chrisman
Shane Youngren
James Brinster
Danny Altom
Tanner Curr
Steve Walker
Josh Rogers
Justin DeMars
Fred Hay
Trevor Davis
Chad Cardoza
Randy Slater
Jake Tupper
Jason Robustelli
Adam Chaffee
Kaycee Sheeler
Kalvin Morton
Camden Robustelli

B Main
Shane Youngren
John Chrisman
Justin DeMars
Kaycee Sheeler
Chris Wright
Jason Fike
Casey Warn
Nathan Korstad
Dave Bruhn
Erin Morganstern
Brycen Smith
Guy Williams

IMCA Modifieds
Jake Mayden
Brian Smith
Paul Culp
Paul Rea
Duane Orsbrn
Dan Sheller
KC Scott
Mike DeSilva
Roy Kirk Jr
Theran Trissel
Aaron Bloom
Chuck Carson
Jeff Cluff
Daniel Ray
Ray Bloom

IMCA Sport Modifieds
Ray Bloom
Brian Smith
KC Scott
Gavin Ropchan
Aaron Bloom
Daniel Ray
Theran Trissell
Mike DeSilva
Chuck Carson
Shawn Hand
Roy Kirk
Jeff Cluff

IMCA Sport Compacts
Brad Moffett
Cole Trissell
Jeremy DeGrout
Luther Ramey
Collen Davidson
Eric Ashley
Ricky Ashley
Michael Kennerly
Scarlett Drake
Lane Kernutt
Burnie Bryant DQ

Street Stocks
Taunton Swaim
Blake Lehman
Eric Freeman
Anthony Prather
Joshua Linville
Adam Applebee
Dillon Solum
Braedon Castro

Late Models
Nathan Augustine
Kye Frick
Randy Boyd
Chuck Christian
Jeff Rash


Willamette Speedway Unofficial Race Results October 3, 2020
IMCA MODIFIEDS
COLLEN WINEBARGER
BRICEN JAMES
TYSON BLOOD
DOUG LOCKWOOD
KYLE YEACK
BRIAN WINKLER
SAM POTTER
MASON DINEEN
BRIAN HARDING
KEVIN HGANSON
JASON BERGLEY
SHAWN SCOFIELD

IMCA SPORT MODIFIEDS
COLLEN WINEBARGER
JORDDON BRAATEN
MATT SANDERS
ISSAC SANDERS
DOUG COFFMAN
CHRIS HALLBERG
JIMMY SCHRAM
TRAVIS PRUITT
MICHAEL LAVEREY
ROGER BELL

STREET STOCKS
ZACK SIMPSON
KEVIN ROBERTS
KYLE YEACK
SEAN GENTRY
ARNIE CASE
ROD MCCOMBS
PHIL LOVVORN
JJ IRVINE
TIM JENNER
KEVIN SCOFIELD
LOGAN KRUESI
DARRON CLARK
DANNY ONEIL
DOM CONTI

SPORTSMAN
COLLEN WINEBARGER
KENT EMRY
CHAD SLOVER
STEVE PIEFFER
ANTHONY BENTLEY
DARRON CLARK
CLAY DEBBAN
JARED SIMMONS

SUPER SPORTS
STEVE MOORE
RANDY BARLEY
BRIAN WINKLER
ROBERT MERCER
CHAD SLOVER
GREG HEINRICHS
TERRY SANDERS
SHANE DAVIS

HORNETS
BRAD GENTRY
BRADLEY MARTIN
ANDREW WRIGHT
RON SKESLIEN
JEREMIAH JOHNSON
JAMES SKESLIEN
MATT WOOD
BRAD HICKS
CJ DAVIDSON


Yreka Outlaw Karts Unofficial Race Results October 2, 2020
250 Outlaw
Jaxon Coughlin
Brodi Snider
Nicholas Perrin
Ryan Peery
Logan McKnight
Cale Cunial
Drew Berry
Dryver Dothage
Faith McCollough
Dallin Dagata
Morgan Berry
Landyn Snider
Jacob James

500 Outlaw
Merissa Henson
Anthony Yzaguirre
Randy Simmons
Dryver Dothage
WYATT PINCKNEY
Brant Phillipe
Taylor Fuller DNS

UAS Speedways
Brionna Fuller
Taylor Fuller
Lori Fuller
Steve Rambo
Ed Grubb
Larry Fuller DNS

Beginner Box Stock L206
Blake Scovel
Elijah Humphrey
Aiden Bartholomew
Talia Colley
Jack Lewis

Box Stock sealed L206
Carson Henson

The Editor's Viewpoint

We're in October, and we have big fires happening on the West Coast. The Napa area is being hit, and the whole town of Calistoga was recently evacuated. We heard about the Abreu family's property being threatened, although we're hearing good news on that front. It's always nice to hear how the community comes together to help each other in times like these. Somebody posted a photo on Friday from the pit area at Calistoga, and you could see the fires not far off in the distance. That's how close it got to the historic track. Things like this make you put everything into perspectives. There are more serious and impactful things happening in the world right now.

Promoter Rick Faeth has had to cancel some races in recent weeks, and Saturday's event at Petaluma Speedway fell victim to the poor air quality and all the smoke in the air. This is the second time Rick has canceled for that reason. The event was to feature the USAC and BCRA Midgets. It didn't take Rick too long to get into a discussion with USAC officials and agree to reschedule that portion of the event for October 17th. 

I suppose we should keep our fingers crossed that this race ends up happening. I did have a concern that the car count wasn't going to be so good for them on Saturday, so maybe this will work better as a USAC double bill with the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars also there that night. Those two classes will be in Placerville this week. According to the schedule, Petaluma will come back this Saturday night with twin 20 lap features for the General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Cars, joined by the PitStopUSA.com Wingless Spec Sprints and McLea's Tire Service IMCA Modifieds.

I detected a bit of grumpiness in Oregon. Willamette Speedway Promoter Loren Kruesi has been getting sponsors for some of his races to help increase the purse, and he thought that last Saturday might be the night to take a swing at a big IMCA Sport Modified event. The problem was, Cottage Grove Speedway had the class booked, and Siskiyou Golden Speedway not only had the class booked, they were running something a little bit more special for them as well. Accusations started being made by some of the racers. I don't think I saw Loren say much, although he's been known to be outspoken at times. People were trying to draw the promoters into a war of words, but I'm glad they didn't take the bait.

We keep forgetting that these aren't normal times, and it's almost ridiculous that those promoters are pushing this late into the year when they can't have fans due to the covid-19 situation. We also need to remember that the only tracks up this way that had anything booked according to the original schedules were Yreka and Coos Bay. Therefore, promoters are simply scrambling to get race dates where they can. They're not sitting together and mapping out a plan. They're taking what they can get, and that means they're going to step on each other. 

All Willamette tried to do was make something special happen for the IMCA Sport Modifieds. Nobody is the bad guy here. This stuff is just going to happen. I'll go one further for Loren in this case. We have to remember that the county health officials had tagged the grandstands and other structures at Willamette for not being up to code. There wasn't much talk of having any races at all there this season, and they've been doing it without fans during a difficult time. I'm hopeful that the effort to get things up to code works out well, and I know they are trying.

You can work together, even in times like these. Ocean Speedway was going to have a race this Friday night, but there's a problem. Keller Auto Speedway had a doubleheader weekend planned. The Hanford track managed to get the sponsorship to make a big NARC/King of the West Sprint Car race happen, and some of the Watsonville Winged 360 Sprint Car stars will support that. John Prentice did the right thing and dropped the date to work with Hanford. I think he might have recognized that the Sprint Cars and some of his other classes were going to take a big hit in car count. It was a wise move. Watsonville gets their opportunity on the 17th with the Johnny Key Classic, and Hanford gets their show this weekend.

I'm really not a big fan of all of the extra race date scheduling going on right now, but I understand it. The tracks are trying to give the racers a place to go. I don't really believe they're making that much money, if any at all. I think this is more about continuity and moving forward at a difficult time than it is about profits. Of course, you're hoping that what you do today will help set you up for profits to be made when things return to some sort of normalcy. I know that's the strategy behind what Madera Speedway is doing when they give away their free broadcasts to the fans. One of the tracks going later is Antioch Speedway, and they had a big show last weekend.

Antioch had the Bill Bowers Memorial race, and big money was on the line for the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds. This was also an opportunity for the track to preview the IMCA Stock Car class for next year. When I looked at this date, I figured the car count would be huge, and Friday night really didn't go as well as I thought it was going to. I figured that 50 cars in each Modified class was realistic, and 40 cars in each was reasonable. However, neither class got there, and there weren't even 100 cars in the pits on Friday or Saturday. In fact, they didn't even get 80 cars for the show.

You can't claim that people aren't coming to Antioch Speedway because of the track itself. This was the excuse used for this show last year. What we witnessed in May proved that this simply wasn't true. What may be the culprit here is racer fatigue. By all accounts, the Pat and Jim Pettit Memorial Shootout race at Watsonville was a huge success and exceeded expectations. You probably had drivers with torn up equipment that weren't ready to go to Antioch. Therefore, one could ask if running a big show at Antioch the week after the Watsonville show will work out in the long run. If not, where would you put it? Under normal circumstances, Bakersfield would be the second week of October.

 

Scott Schweitzer was forced to cancel Bakersfield's Bud Nationals this week because he can't have fans in the stands and couldn't raise the sponsorship money to proceed. I can imagine the racers down there are very disappointed with the way the year has gone. This event is always a big one, and they have lost all but a few races for the season. Santa Maria Raceway and Ventura Raceway didn't open at all. I believe Bakersfield tried to salvage this show, but it just wasn't to be. Maybe not having a big IMCA Modified and Sport Modified show this week isn't a bad thing? I have a hunch this will make Merced Speedway's show on October 23rd and 24th that much bigger.

When Antioch added the IMCA Stock Cars for last week, I hailed that decision. I'm going to stand by that, but one has to look at this from a car count perspective as well. Given the turnout, the Hobby Stocks probably would have delivered twice as many cars as the IMCA Stock Cars did. From a business standpoint and helping a promoter financially, more cars in the pits is your friend when you're paying the kind of money they were. However, this wasn't just about money. Having the IMCA Stock Cars there was about showing people something that's coming in the future. If it wasn't obvious this past weekend, I'll repeat it. IMCA Stock Cars are a step up from Hobby Stocks. They are not as cheap to run competitively, and they do go faster. 

I'm not going to suddenly pretend I was on the bandwagon to add this class to Antioch in 2021. I wasn't. I am intrigued by it and think there might be potential. It isn't a threat to the Hobby Stock division. If you're going to look at divisions threatening each other, I would say it's more of a threat to the Super Stocks as the IMCA Stock Cars will probably have a roster of about as many cars as the Super Stocks in a short time. After doing an excellent job of driving Dave Lincoln's car to victory on both Friday and Saturday, one could speculate that Troy Foulger might want to get into this deal. Then again, I'm not sure what IMCA's rules are regarding Modified drivers racing Stock Cars in the same season. It would definitely be entertaining to see.

What helps you at a time like this is good presentation, and Antioch Speedway had the best presentation that I've seen them put forth all year. They started with the live look in on Facebook, and we got to see Chet Christner. When it comes to internet pay-per-view events for auto racing, I don't believe there's a better announcer in the game than Chet. He brings knowledge, but more than that, he's entertaining to listen to. Even when he flubs, you're still enjoying this man's style. He has a way of doing it that enhances the races that you're watching. With Chet announcing and Wade moving to the infield and doing interviews, Antioch Speedway hit a home run in presentation. Plus, the track was in great shape.

When it comes to Memorial races really acknowledging the people they are memorializing, many times a track will fall short. That didn't happen here. Not only was Chet reminding us about Bill, they did a nice video presentation that they ran a couple of times on Saturday on the broadcast. I thought that was a very nice touch. I think it was Billy Bowers driving his Modified for the memorial lap, and then we got an added bonus. Antioch Speedway Hall of Famer JD Willis dropped the green flag on the IMCA Modified Main Event on Saturday. Considering what an awesome team Bill and JD were, I thought that was a very nice touch.

We have race reviews that get into details, so I don't feel the need to go too far here. Given the car count that was there, I thought the format was perfect. There was plenty of racing, and good racing at that. I will just say for the IMCA Stock Cars, it's evident that you're getting a good style of racing with that class. They had good races on both nights. I am curious how many cars will be there when we get back to a normal situation with the class next year. All I've heard are rumors, and there's a lot of good ones right now. They were such a nice touch for this show that they really added to the program

I'm the first person who will get critical of the IMCA Sport Modifieds, and one of the things I've talked about in recent years is how rough the races can get in the class. On Saturday night, they ran 40 laps without a yellow flag. I don't remember the last time Antioch had a Main Event of more than 30 laps that didn't have a yellow flag. Not only that, floracing.com viewers got to see an amazing finish with Guy Ahlwardt running down Fred Ryland and stealing the $2,500 victory. That very well could have been the race of the weekend in my opinion. Jacob Hobscheidt was so fast that there wasn't too much doubt that he would pick up the $5,000 IMCA Modfied victory in the Sean Wilson car. It wasn't for lack of trying by Troy Foulger, who did briefly take the lead from him, but otherwise it wasn't very close.

Let's be honest. When you put this kind of money up for a race, you're thinking you're going to get at least 40 cars in the primary classes, and maybe 50. That didn't quite happen, and I would speculate that the numbers didn't turn up in the way management would like. That's the downside. The up side is the people viewing the internet pay-per-view saw a quality race and saw Antioch Speedway at its best. Good racing is the name of the game, and you're doing something now that you want to translate into good crowd attendance when fans are allowed to attend again. I salute Chad Chadwick and crew for doing such an exceptional job in bringing this race together.

I didn't particularly care for Chet going on about how the track was run down before and the new management is saving the place. It's a bit of an open exaggeration in my opinion. I won't deny the improvements that are being made. Some things were definitely needed. However, the track was not on its last legs. Had the deal not been made and John Soares still retained the track, I think it's a safe bet to say that he would have honored his contract to completion, and the show would have continued to go on. John did his best to keep the show going and did have some good moments in his time. It's up to Chadwick now. It's good to give the man credit, but let's not go overboard and say the place was dead. It wasn't dead. It does have somebody in charge now who wants to bring back the numbers that we saw 20 years ago, and that's a good thing.

The Larry Damitz/Donna Soares Memorial race didn't look that great on paper when it was originally booked. It was kind of about the Hall of Fame, which will now be postponed until next year. The fact that the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series has come together and has cultivated a good relationship with Antioch management is a positive. I think this Super Stock race will get good support as a result of that, and it's a preview of the even bigger race that they will have on October 31st. Wingless Spec Sprints will be there along with the Hobby Stocks and Valley Four Bangers. There should be a purse for five or more Four Bangers, so I hope that happens. 

I go back to what Wade mentioned to Chad in the pre-race broadcast they did on September 26th. He alluded to the idea that the countdown had begun for the allowance of some spectator attendance in the grandstands. I am hearing rumblings that this could happen very soon, though I don't want to speculate on when or how many fans. I think we've all waited long enough for this. Last weekend, there were some fans allowed in attendance at Shasta, Barona and Coos Bay. I don't know that there was a limitation at Barona and Coos Bay. Shasta supposedly only had 200 tickets for sale, though management said they were going to try to get more. From what I saw, they had more, but I wouldn't hazard a guess as to how many. Will Antioch be next?

The decision to invite the Tri State Pro Stock Series to the race this weekend was a no-brainer. They were available, and this is a special occasion. I think Larry would have loved to see over 20 cars for this race. The Tri State Series has been in high demand this year, but it will be interesting to see Roy Bain negotiate his way through 2021 when every track is able to get back in business. This means the Bakersfield and Santa Maria guys will be able to race closer to home, and there's rumblings of a new Nevada Pro Stock group possibly forming. There will be a third season for the Tri State Series, but I know Roy will focus on delivering quality every time the division is booked.

I'd still like to see some attempt by Antioch Speedway and Petaluma Speedway to work together when possible. This means building bigger shows between the two tracks when possible, and the Super Stocks certainly fit into that equation. My concern is something needs to happen to boost the numbers for this class at Antioch, Petaluma and even Chico. Whether the promoters work together or not, I couldn't say. With the IMCA Stock Cars on the Antioch roster in 2021, I tend to think the Super Stocks' days may be numbered. Antioch seems to have a plan, but I don't know what the plan is at Petaluma. I think Rick Faeth should consider adding a new division with growth potential to his roster, and some would say it needs to be the IMCA Sport Modifieds. I wouldn't argue against that.

In any event, whether there are fans allowed in attendance at Antioch or not, people won't be left in the dark. We do need to stay tuned for any big announcements that might be on the horizon. I speculated when Chad added so many dates later in the year that there was a good possibility of having fans before the last checkered flag flew, and maybe that will be the case? They'll be back to the antiochspeedway.tv streaming service this week, and you can keep tabs on things at the Antioch Speedway Facebook page for any forthcoming announcements. 

Placerville Speedway had the Mac Tiner Tribute race, and there was a big purse up for grabs in the Winged 360 Sprint Car class. Promoter Scott Russell has been selective in how he's booked things, and even a couple of those dates were lost due to other reasons. A couple of occasions saw them paying increased purses and getting a big car count. With $5,094 on the line to the winner of the Sprint Car race on Saturday, getting a car count wasn't going to be an issue here. The Tiner family worked overboard to get sponsorship support, and they even had one of Mac's old Super Modifieds as a pace car.

I think we all knew that there would be a lot of cars. Back in the day, you didn't put a support division on the card when you had a bunch of Sprint Cars. There were 58 of them, and that meant there was going to be plenty of racing. In terms of the battle for the win, it wasn't so dramatic as Shane Golobic swooped in and grabbed the big bucks. Colby Copeland made a few big passes late to grab the $2,094 second place finish. That was exciting to watch. We did have a few flips early on, but the Kaleb Montgomery situation was a scary one. He got out of his car on fire in Turn 4. Fortunately, he was attended to very quickly and escaped major injuries.

They had three support divisions, and we cover the results for the Limited Late Models, Pure Stocks and BCRA Midget Lites elsewhere. The Tiner family put in an additional $1,000 to each division's purse. The track has kept points for their regular classes, although I'm unaware if they will actually have a championship banquet or acknowledge it as an official race. Some tracks aren't keeping points due to the covid-19 situation, and others are doing something. You can keep up with what's happening here by going to the Placerville Speedway Facebook page. As mentioned above, the USAC Western Midgets and West Coast 360 Sprint Cars will be there this weekend.

Madera Speedway aimed high with their eighth MavTV Racing Series taping last Saturday. This was the third leg of the Race 2B Drug Free Big3 Series for the Nut Up Pro Late Models. There were lots of different cash incentives going into the night, and I'm not even sure how much money was involved. I know that Jeremy Doss could have pocketed $5,000 if he earned fast time, which he had done at the previous two special races. Point leader Buddy Shepherd snatched that achievement away as the last qualifier to come out. Qualifying was very important. If you didn't have a 14.9 or better, you were running the B Main.

This wasn't an ordinary B Main. The winner of this race would pocket $4,500 and also be able to transfer into the Main Event. Traditionally, you forfeit your accomplishments in that race when you go to the feature race. Drivers were able to sandbag or do whatever they wanted if they wanted to make a run at the money, but the fastest qualifier to not make the feature race would be on the front row. Glen Cook decided to forgo a provisional because he wanted to make a run at the money. It turns out he settled for a $750 for second as Parker Malone led all the way for the big victory. 

It was entertaining to watch, but really not that dramatic. I never got a sense that Malone was going to lose this race. If I had a disappointment in the broadcast, which was free thanks to sponsorship from nutupindustries.com, it was that they recorded the B Main about an hour before the broadcast went live. They ran the replay as the Bandoleros and Mini Cups were running their Main Event. I know that the B Main was $4,500 to win, but I was curious if somebody would finally be Jeffrey Erickson. Caden Cordova led several laps, but he couldn't finish the deal as Erickson was the Bandolero winner once again. They did manage to switch to the end of that race after the recording of the B Main and post race interviews was done. It's a minor nitpick on an otherwise entertaining broadcast.

We have the review in more detail, so I don't want to get into this too much. As with the $5,000 to win race they had a month ago, there were some dramatics at the front of the pack in this race. Twice, the leader got spun out. I will say that the officials were consistent in making the ruling of putting the driver to the back of the pack. What frustrated me about the second call was that Carlos Vieira seemed to make an overly aggressive move where he was leaning on the drivers as he got by them. Jeremy Doss simply didn't give him any ground, and Vieira ended up spinning on the back straightaway. I'm not necessarily of the opinion that Shepherd was driving rough there, but the officials made the call. I'm not going to argue against it as it at least gave the appearance of consistency.

You get drivers leaning on each other and trading some serious paint when the money is on the line. Shepherd was fighting his way back to the front and grabbed the lead late. Trevor Huddleston leaned on him a little bit, but not in such a way that Shepherd was taken out. He did get bumped off the groove, and Huddleston's move resulted in a $10,000 victory. Shepherd was noticeably displeased, but at least he had a $5,000 consolation prize for second. Who could complain about that? This was definitely one of the more entertaining events offered up by Madera Speedway, and they take the week off before another MavTV taping on October 17th. The Madera Speedway Facebook page will have those details.

I mentioned above that Coos Bay Speedway was facing some competition with three other Oregon tracks running October 3rd races. I don't think that the Prather family Lucas Oil Open show went too badly. They had over 70 cars and enough Super Late Models, Street Stocks and four cylinder cars to put on a good show. They were lacking in the Dirt Modifieds and Sportsman Late Models, but I didn't think the Sportsman class would get much support anyways since Willamette was running. Willamette and Cottage Grove both ran IMCA Modifieds, so that might have pulled a few cars out of the field.

All three tracks had something to hang their hat on. There were about 30 Dwarf Cars at Cottage Grove along with a solid turnout of Limited Sprints and IMCA Sport Modifieds. Willamette managed to get a double digit turnout for extra money in their Sport Modified class and also did the same with the IMCA Modifieds and Street Stocks. Collen Winebarger won three Main Events there, further demonstrating just how good this guy is. I don't have numbers for how River City Speedway in St Helens did, but they offered a free broadcast of their show on their Facebook page. 

I think that Coos Bay Speedway management can smile and hold their heads up high after the season they just had. They met the covid-19 thing head on and defied governor's orders. It wasn't completely smooth sailing, but they proved their point. The Prather family race was the perfect way to go out. Preston Luckman picked up the $2,000 Super Late Model and $1,000 Dirt Modified wins, making it a good night for him. They finished a strong Street Stock season with 20 cars and a $750 victory for Steve Dubisar. Cottage Grove will continue to try to race in October, and I'm guessing Willamette Speedway might do the same. A look at the tracks Facebook pages will keep you up on that.

Siskiyou Golden Speedway decided to push forward into October, which I don't necessarily think was a wise move. I just don't think the track has that kind of support right now, and that was evident as they only had 15 cars for a three division show. I credit management for making the best of the situation. Misty once again offered the free broadcast on the track's Facebook page. The IMCA Sport Modifieds ran a twin heat race format and also had a $175 Crack The Whip Race, which is something Southern Oregon Speedway has had every year as part of the Roger Haudenshild Tribute race. 

 

I had a feeling some of the Medford drivers might not come for this race since there were no points, and I was right about that. Ethan Killingsworth did a good job of winning the $700 Main Event and the Crack The Whip special. They ran the Mini Stocks and Jefferson State Jalopies together, and I found it interesting that the Jalopy class isn't quite as fast as the Mini Stocks. They made the best of the situation. I have to admit I don't know what to make of the Jalopy class or what to do with it. The cars seem interesting, but I just don't know what growth potential they have here. When I say that, I'm not putting down JJ Smith and Karl Bernstein for putting passion into this project, but you need other car builders to get a bigger field. These two guys can't do it all themselves.

If the weather lets them get away with it, the track will come back with races on October 17th and on Halloween. One thing I think is pretty neat is that Promoter Kevin Barba did have championship points and there will be an awards banquet as well. I know they've lost money doing what they're doing this year and they've been lucky to have weeks that they broke even. I give them all credit for making this effort. You can keep track of what's happening next and possibly see another free live stream at the Siskiyou Golden Speedway Facebook page.

I was watching live scoring for the North State Modified Series race at Shasta Speedway. Things were a bit sketchy for me to attempt to write an article, but I worked with what I had. They pulled in 19 Modifieds, and Kyle Tellstrom picked up the $2,000 win in that event ahead of Scott Winters. Nick Halen won the Legend Car race, which was supposed to pay $1,000 to win. I think they had a double digit Bomber car count, and the Midget turn out might have made it past 10 cars as well. I'm not sure what they had in the Hornet class. The North State Modified Series Facebook page did have a broadcast for their portion of the show, which I didn't realize until Sunday afternoon. It's hard to keep track of all of this stuff sometimes. I do wish Shasta Speedway would get on the ball in terms of getting results out there, but it is what it is.

Orland Raceway is holding on to one of the big races that Promoter Rich Hood established back in 2016. It happens this weekend, and it's the Battle Of The Axles. They are running Friday and Saturday night. It starts with the Friday night show, featuring the Winged Crate Sprints, Wingless 600 Micros, Mini Trucks and Hardtops. The Sprints and Micros are advertising $250 to win. On Saturday, it's the Hobby Stocks along with the Wingless Spec Sprints, B Modifieds and Mini Stocks. The Hobby Stocks, Sprints and Modifieds will all be paying $500 to win. They will have purses for the Mini Truck and Mini Stock classes, although that's to be determined by car count.

Under normal circumstances, the Battle Of The Axles would have a $1,000 to win Hobby Stock race and end with a $1,000 to win Destruction Derby, or at least it has for the past couple of years. We're dealing with covid-19 guidelines, and that means they can't have spectators in the stands. I think they might do pretty well on Saturday, but I'm disappointed that there probably will be no broadcast offered of any type. There won't even be somebody in the grandstands with a camera phone putting it up on Facebook. Whatever announcements or information they do have to make will probably be on the Orland Raceway Facebook page, and I hope it goes well for them.

I got a little bit confused as to what was happening at Keller Auto Speedway for the Morrie Williams Classic this weekend. They made the adjustment to move the Kenny Takeuchi Tribute Legends of Kearney Bowl Super Modified race to Saturday along with the NARC/King of The West Winged 410 Sprint Cars. They're running twin 20 lap Main Events for the Sprint Cars, but the purse is actually slightly better than normal. The King of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars will be there on Saturday and headline on Friday along with the House of JuJu Central Valley Mini Stocks and the RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars. The lineup looks like a winner to me, so I give Promoter Peter Murphy some credit for putting this deal together during a difficult time.

They should be on floracing.com with the internet pay-per-view, which I think is important. They are getting a bit creative. You don't have to be associated with a race car to pay for a pit pass, although I don't think there are any reduced rates. As I understand it, people will be able to sit in the grandstands to help with social distancing from what could be a packed pit area. For Winged Sprint Car enthusiasts, Hanford will be the place to be this weekend. You can find out more information through the Keller Auto Speedway Facebook page.

All In all, I thought the racing was entertaining last week. Looking at the forecast going into the weekend, I'm hearing of chances of rain in some places on Friday and Saturday. I don't know what to make of that, although October is supposed to be a time when we do see some rain. I guess we'll see what happens. As I'm putting the finishing touches on this post, I'm not planning to do a weekend preview post this week. I said that last week, but I will attempt to stick to my guns this time.

I noticed two bits of scheduling information. The first has Kern Raceway, the pavement track, planning an ARCA West Series race on October 24th, supported by a few of the track's local divisions. They haven't had much opportunity to do much racing on either the dirt or pavement track at that facility. As I've mentioned before, I'm a bit surprised that Bakersfield hasn't had more racing than they've had this year. I thought they might be the place to have more racing during this difficult time, but I'm guessing the county has been a bigger pain in the ass for them.

Speaking of pains in the asses, the San Joaquin County Health officials have not made things easy for Tony Noceti at Stockton. Though he has been trying to run somewhat of a championship season at Stockton 99 Speedway and will crown champions there, the dirt track has been unused since everything got shut down. At this point, I am assuming the Gary Patterson Tribute race in November is lost, although I didn't hear an official statement on that yet. The track made the announcement that they intend to run a New Year's Day race in 2021, featuring the Dirt Modifieds, B Modifieds, Bombers and Basically Four Cylinder cars. This isn't surprising as I heard that would be the case.

When it comes to having fans in attendance, I know there are forces pulling things one way and the other. Some are speculating that we're going to be dealing with this BS into spring of next year, and I don't know what will happen. I pitched this idea last week, so I'll say it again. I'm curious if another track might take a shot at running something on New Year's day? The Stockton action, at least as far as I know, won't have a sanctioning to it. When John Soares made his first foray into New Year's Day racing at Antioch in 2015, he did so with IMCA sanctioning. I'm wondering if Chadwick might attempt the same thing, or maybe another track might go for it? It might be a little bit soon for an Antioch announcement, but I wouldn't be surprised if sometime in November we heard an announcement on something potentially happening there.

Just a week or so after the announcement was made that Salem Indoors was not doing anything this year, we heard that they may try to start having races there in November. They had cited covid-19 and people relocating their livestock at the fairgrounds as reasons they couldn't race this year. However, it seems the building may actually be available after all. Salem does a wide variety of things during the winter, and that means Motorcycles, Karts and Micro Sprints and even Dwarf Cars, Mini Stocks and Pro 4 Modifieds. It's an entertaining program. They should make an official announcement soon. As for whether they can have fans there, we'll have to wait and see.

 

I'm happy to see things winding down here at the news desk. I had a productive day last Thursday that saw me get more content written for the book I'm hoping to edit this off season. That will become more of a focus. I'm bouncing around a simple concept in my mind going into the off-season. I want to streamline things. I will not make any commitments for next year as I don't know if I can honor anything at this time. The book is the priority during the off-season. If we get into doing something next year, I want to keep things more simple. It's difficult to see me doing anything weekly next year, so I can't say that it's going to happen. I don't even know where I'll be at that point.

I just want to wrap up the effort for this year and put a nice bow tie on what's been an imperfect situation. All I've tried to do is put out information to the best of my ability. I've tried not to let some of my more serious frustrations come out in this column, and I've done okay with that. It would have been very easy to just walk away earlier, but the support we have been given has encouraged me to see this thing through. I don't anticipate ever looking back on 2020 with fondness, although I do appreciate a few of the promoters who have gone above and beyond to do special things.

There are still a few more shows to go before we call our media effort for 2020 complete. This weekend will offer a few good options, and Merced Speedway has a big one on October 23rd and 24th with the John Fore Jr/Bob Smith Memorial. There's still some more racing after that, and we'll be covering some of it. As I said, the plan is to edit the book and figure out the next book project. Depending on what that is, we could have two book releases planned for early 2021. We'll have to see how that goes.

On that note, I'm going to wrap up this column before it gets too wordy. Until next time...

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We're doing an abbreviated posting today to take a brief look at some of the racing activity happening in California and Oregon this weekend. At the top of the list will be the Antioch Speedway show. It's the Bill Bowers Memorial race, and the three day extravaganza takes place with a practice and a pit party on Thursday, preliminary racing on Friday and the big money on the line on Saturday. This race is expected to attract some of the top IMCA Modified and IMCA Sport Modified drivers in California and other states. It's also going to be a big show for the IMCA Stock Cars.

While Promoter Chad Chadwick was still in negotiations with John M Soares last year to take over the contract for Antioch Speedway, he managed to stake his claim on the special show at the end of the year that John had intended to promote. It became the West Coast Nationals last year, named after the big race that Antioch Speedway had for the IMCA Modifieds in the 1990s. The blueprint was already put in place for what will happen this year, and it came together within a few months. The race has been renamed the Bill Bowers Memorial race in honor of Chadwick's longtime friend.

The racing community knows Bill Bowers as somebody who teamed up with JD Willis to win multiple championships through the years. Bill helped many racers and was one of the nicest people you would want to meet. He was also part of Antioch Speedway's Hall of Fame class of 2019 last year. Already, this race has special meaning for many people, and we haven't even talked about how much money will be on the line in any of the divisions. The purses are increased, despite the fact that fans are still not allowed in attendance. You are able to order the internet pay-per-view at www.floracing.com.

They paid $7,500 to win last season for the IMCA Modifieds, but they were also able to have fans. Considering the limitations that Chad Chadwick is dealing with, it's remarkable that the IMCA Modifieds will pay $5,000 to win on Saturday, $2,500 for second and $1,250 for third. The IMCA Sport Modifieds are racing for a bigger purse than they had last year, including $2,500 to win and $1,250 for second. Chadwick was keen on having a special show for the IMCA Stock Cars, and 1 Hour Drain came in as a sponsor. They will run full programs on Friday and Saturday night with $1,000 going to the winner on each occasion.

Last season, it was Kellen Chadwick winning a thrilling battle with Bobby Hogge IV to score the victory. It turned out to be the biggest win of Kellen's career. Though Hogge still pocketed $3,800 for his second place finish, there was disappointment in letting the win slip away. 2019 Western Regional champion Bricen James, 2019 IMCA Nationals winner Ethan Dotson and Tripp Gaylord rounded out the Top 5 in the race.

We've watched the talented third-generation racer Hogge come up big on many occasions over the last two decades now. He won the $3,006 prize in the Pat and Jim Pettit Memorial Shootout race at Watsonville last week. He's also this year's California IMCA Speedweek champion having not finished lower than third in any of the six races.

Is Hogge the driver to beat this year? Perhaps. However, Chadwick and new Antioch and State champion Troy Foulger both hope to have something to say about this. The race is particularly special to Foulger, whose car owner Billy Bowers will be remembering his father at this show. If Hogge, Chadwick and Foulger are three of the favorites going into the race, there are others who could make their presence known. The names we're going to see in the pits are all impressive. Drivers like new Watsonville champion Jim Pettit, 2018 State champion Shane DeVolder, past Bakersfield champions Robby Sawyer and Brad Pounds, past Watsonville champions Austin Burke and Cody Burke and past Antioch, Petaluma and Watsonville champion Nick DeCarlo are all fierce competitors.

We saw 60 cars show up on Saturday night in the IMCA Modifieds alone at Watsonville last week. Last season, and even on short notice, there were 40 of them at Antioch. It's anticipated that there should be at least 50 cars in this class and the IMCA Sport Modifieds, and possibly more. Nobody's really making predictions on what the number will be, but we know the competition level will be high and the racing will be exciting on the quarter-mile clay oval. The IMCA Modifieds are only a part of it, but the Sport Modifieds will be there as well.

It might have been a bit of a surprise to see Kenny Shrader score the $1,500 win in the Sport Modified portion of West Coast Nationals last year. Nobody saw him coming then, but he's established himself as one of Antioch's top racers this season. Shrader's win came ahead of 2019 Antioch champion Tommy Fraser, Ethan Dotson, Troy Foulger and Brent Curran.

Three-time Antioch champion Trevor Clymens only had one win this year, and he's got his sights on the $2,500 payday. The big name people look for at Antioch is Fred Ryland. Fred has won multiple races at Antioch and other venues this year and was in the hunt at Watsonville last week in his second place finishes on both Friday and Saturday. He finished second, but we shouldn't forget about Andrew Peckham. He actually won both of those races and was the winner on preliminary night at the West Coast Nationals last year. Could Peckham be the man to beat this year?

The IMCA Sport Modifieds have a very talented field of drivers, and we're going to see some good ones this weekend. 2019 State champion Guy Ahlwardt will be hoping to get another Antioch victory as will Brent Curran. Curran handled himself well in the recent IMCA Nationals in Iowa with a Top 10 finish against some of the best drivers in the country. Watsonville champion Adriane Frost will be hoping to get an Antioch win. The first time she got a win at Antioch Speedway, she was Competing in the Four Bangers division. As with the IMCA Modifieds, drivers will be coming from everywhere to make a run for the money, and it's anybody's guess who will come out on top. We'll have to tune in to watch.

For these two divisions alone, the show is worth the price to watch the pay-per-view, but they're not coming alone. Chadwick was looking for the right thing to add as a third class. Something that could bring the excitement but not overwhelm the program. Given the fact that Antioch Speedway is getting into the IMCA Stock Car class in 2021, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to showcase what this class can do. The people in Antioch were buzzing after Merced Speedway added the class to their Speedweek race and had an 18 car field. At Hanford, the track this division started at in California, they just had a 15 car show.

It won't just be Hanford and Bakersfield area stars like Cody Johnson, Chad Johnson, Troy Patee and Kris Broucaret that we need to watch out for. Merced Speedway already has drivers with cars, including past Hobby Stock champions Michael Shearer and Bruce "Bubba" Nelson. Garrett Corn and Tim Elias also have cars for the class. There will be Antioch drivers in this field and also three-time Watsonville Hobby Stock champion Rob Gallaher. We're not sure exactly how many cars will show up here, but there's a legitimate shot at the California record of 18 cars. It's a slightly different style of racing than the Hobby Stocks, and very exciting.

The Antioch Speedway Facebook page will have other details as will the www.antiochspeedway.com website, and we would refer people to the Placerville Speedway Facebook page and www.placervillespeedway.com for what's about to take place at that quarter-mile clay oval. This will be the Mac Tiner Tribute race for the Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Cars. Joining them on the bill will be the Limited Late Models, Pure Stocks and the BCRA Midget Lites, and this is the final regular season show for the track. There's a USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car and Western Midget race the following week and the big USAC National Midget race in November.

Mac Tiner was one of the more respected car owners in the Sprint Car class, and this will be California's biggest paying Winged 360 Sprint Car race of the year, at least to this point. They pay $5,094 to win. Second place bags $2,094. Third place pays $1,594. Even seventh place gets a cool $1,094, and it's a minimum of $394 to start. The Tiner family has been working to secure sponsorship, and they made it so that an additional $1,000 each will be thrown into the purses for the other classes.

They've had five regular shows for the Sprint Car class, one of them being the Mark Forni Classic. Blake Carrick picked up the $3,000 paycheck for that win. Tanner Carrick won the most recent race, while Justyn Cox, Kalib Henry and Colby Copeland were the other winners. They had two Placerville Posse races back in June. Many-time Chico champion Sean Becker and Shane Golobic won those races, and the Golobic's victory was worth $2,500. When they put the money on the line in Placerville, the field swells into the 40s for the Sprint Cars.

They have been keeping track of point standings, though we're unclear as to whether or not the track will crown a champion in any of the divisions this year. When it comes to who might be the next potential new winner this year, second-generation racer Ryan Robinson will certainly be one to consider. Robinson had three wins out at Marysville this year. He currently leads the point standings by seven markers ahead of Chase Majdic. Driving for Demo Mittry, Majdic won at Hanford last week. Both drivers have a pair of Top 5 finishes at Placerville. A distant third is Shane Hopkins, 38 points ahead of Blake Carrick and 45 in front of Greg "Bubba" DeCaries V. This portion of the program alone should be very entertaining.

Dan Brown Jr just wrapped up his Marysville Limited Late Model championship last weekend in a race won by Wayne Trimble. This was Wayne Trimble's first win since 2016. There have been four different winners in as many races at Placerville this year, including Ray Trimble, Dan Jinkerson, Brown and Bobby Hogge IV. Ray Trimble is the only one of the four with all Top 5 finishes, and he leads Jinkerson by 13 markers. Jinkerson is a past Pure Stock champion, and he has a 12 point advantage over Brown. Tyler Lightfoot and Matt Davis may be the next in line for victory, and they round out the current Top 5 heading into the night. A double digit car count is anticipated for the show 

The Pure Stocks have had five races, and only two-time champion Nick Baldwin has all Top 5 finishes. He also still searches for his first win, though he carries an eight point lead over one-time winner Les Friend into this show. Friend is just 19 markers ahead of Clarence Holbrook in the race for second as Jonathan Walsh and Kevin Jinkerson make up the balance of the Top 5 going into the race. Jason Palmer, John Ewing and Dan Jinkerson are the other winners, and Ewing has a pair of victories. A double digit car count is anticipated in this class as well.

The BCRA Midget Lites round out the program, and we're not entirely sure who will be there. We do anticipate a good turnout, and it could include some racers from the California Lightning Sprint class down in Southern California. Not only will they be running this week, but they are also included in the special USAC show that has been booked for next week and were also announced to be a part of November's Hangtown 100 program. There's a nice variety of classes on the card at Placerville this week, and it's a www.floracing.com option.

Madera Speedway has a MavTV taping happening this week. Thanks to sponsorship from www.nutupindustries.com, the track will be streaming it live on their YouTube page. You'll be able to find out information on that through the Madera Speedway Facebook page or at www.racemadera.com. The Nut Up Pro Late Models take center stage this weekend along with the 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models and the Mini Cups vs the Bandoleros. It's the final round of the Race 2B Drug Free Big3 Series, and that means big money will be on the line.

There will be a 150 lap Pro Late Model race this weekend with $10,000 going to the winner, $5,000 going to second and $2,500 going to third. Should they get more than 28 cars and have the need for a B Main, the winner of that race will get $4,500. It's not likely that they'll get that car count, but it will be interesting to see if they do. Last time this kind of money was on the line a few weeks ago, all hell broke loose at the end of the race in a restart that wasn't going to count. After a protest, the win for Buddy Shepherd was overturned and given to Ryan Philpott, who actually crossed the line fifth that night. 

Shepherd has been so impressive this year that he is probably considered the driver to beat once again this week. He's won four of the seven races held so far with the other victories going to Dylan Zampa, Jeremy Doss and Philpott. Philpott has looked strong enough lately that he's managed to climb into second of the points, but he trails Shepherd by 65 markers. It's looking more and more like Shepherd is on his way to his third championship, but the deal isn't done yet. Anything can happen.

Philpott only leads Blaine Rocha by 16 points in a closer battle for third. 30 points behind him is Ross Strmiska. Ross was holding second for a while, but he's had some bad luck lately with two-straight DNFs. 31 points out of second is Dylan Zampa. Sheldon Cooper has run strong lately and moved into sixth in the standings. He's also leading the overall point standings, which combine the Pro Late Models with the Club Race Madera Late Model standings. Cooper is hoping to score the victory this week, and there is sure to be some stiff competition with other such notables as Trevor Huddleston, Carlos Vieira, Joey Iest and Austin Herzog anticipated.

In the 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models, Bradley Erickson has been somewhat dominant with four wins in seven races. He carries a 64 point lead over one-time winner Cole Brown going into this show. Jake Bollman has been knocking on the door to victory with three runner-up finishes in the last four races. Bollman is just 19 points behind Brown and 14 ahead of Kercie Jung. Jung has been taken out in late race tangles twice in a row and will be hoping to rebound this week. She leads Kabe McClenny by 33 points in the race for fourth. It was Kabe's brother Kale McClenny looking impressive last time out with a second place finish. Could Kale McClenny get the win this week? Seth Wise won the first two races this year, but it's likely that he'll be running with the Pro Late Models. However, we've got some talented young drivers hoping to stake a claim on victory this week.

Admittedly, Jeffrey Erickson has been pretty dominant in the Bandolero Series this year with wins in every race. Caden Cordova has finished second four races in a row and trails by 46 points in the championship battle. He's also 24 points ahead of Joey Kennealy, who is a rookie this year. Those two drivers lead the charge in the hopes of finally defeating seven-time winner Erickson. Motor issues took Harley Kennealy out of the Mini Cup show last time out and broke things wide open for point leader Rebecca Dubie. Dubie has topped the field in her class six times, beat by Harley just the one time.

USAC will have a strong presence at Petaluma Speedway in October. The first of two USAC Western States Midget shows happens this week, supported by the BCRA Midgets. They will also have a USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car show on October 17th. The West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame has put in some money for these two Midget races to make a mini series point fund, which includes $1,000 for the champion. Also competing this weekend will be the General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Cars, Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros and the Jake's Performance Hobbies Mini Stocks. www.floracing.com will have the broadcast, and you can find out more by going to www.petaluma-speedway.com or the Petaluma Speedway Facebook page

One driver who has his eyes on some of that extra money for the Midgets is Alex Schuette. Schuette won the July race in dominant fashion by half a lap ahead of recent Antioch BCRA Midget winner Austin Liggett. These two figure to lead the charge, and other drivers to keep an eye on include Cory Elliott, Ben Worth, CJ Sarna, Terry Nichols and Frankie Guerrini. Brody Fuson could have something to say about it. The Bakersfield competitor finished second at Antioch in the BCRA show last week. A field of roughly 20 competitors is anticipated for this show.

In the Redwood Dwarf Car portion of the program, Garrett Brady looked impressive last time out as he got his first win. He finds himself 22 points behind reigning NorCal champion Michael "Spanky" Grenert going into the night. Grenert missed the most recent show to compete in the NorCal event at Placerville. With a solid night that saw him pick up his third Top 5 finish, reigning champion Chad Matthias gained a 33 point lead over Grenert by the conclusion of the evening. Matt Hagemann is in a tie with Brady for third, two points ahead of Zach Albers, four ahead of Jimmy Damron and six in front of Carroll Mendenhall. Drivers on the winner's list include Grenert, Ryan Winter, Shawn Jones, Danny Wagner and Darren Brown. Jones has two victories. Coming off of the huge Dwarf Car Nationals in Marysville, there could be a little bit of driver fatigue, but the car count should at least be in the 20s for this show.

We haven't seen an accurate point list for the Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros, but we know that Jim Beck, Kyle Grissom and George Nielson have all done well. Grissom has been on the cusp of victory, but misfortune has prevented that from occurring. Both Beck and Nielson have wins, but the bigger star has been Koen Shaw. Shaw scored his third win in the most recent race. Though these five drivers lead the charge, there are some other drivers to keep an eye on, including Rob Brown, Carroll Mendenhall, Amber Fields, Sam Borland and reigning champion Justin Adiego.

The point standings weren't updated after the fourth Mini Stock event, but with wins in all four races, Tom Brown would surely be leading. The car count has admittedly not been very good. Brown nearly let the win slip away from him last time as he was schooled on the final restart by Roberta Broze. Mechanical failure set in for Broze on the back straightaway, and Brown went on to victory ahead of Broze. Roberta would be third in the standings behind at rookie Jake Barretta. These three could be there, and others to watch for would include Casey Monahan, Cody Bolles and Austin Lodin.

 

Siskiyou Golden Speedway is getting ready to have their IMCA Sport Modified Battle of the Borders. The championship has been decided in favor of Mike Medel following his fifth place finish last time out. He held off previous champion Ethan Killingsworth with Jorddon Braaten, Ryan Peery and Colt Boswell among the Top 5 in the standings. These five drivers may be leading the charge to grab the $700 payday on Saturday night. We're not sure who will come to make a run for the money, but some of the drivers to watch for include Jace Wright, Randy Wright, Chad Wormington and Joby Shields.

The Mini Stock season is over, and seven wins out of eight races secured David Steele his second division championship at Yreka. We're a bit surprised to find that three-time champions Marilyn Yawnick and Mike Whitaker were shown in second and third with Ashtin Hedges dropping back, but those are the listings that were shown. These four drivers could be there for this race, and others we might see include Hunter Magnan, Steve Goetz and Paige Boswell. Last season, the Mini Stock drivers pretty much gave up on things in October, so we're expecting anything to happen this time.

It seems like car builders JJ Smith and Karl Bernstein are both all in when it comes to the Jefferson State Jalopies. They maintain all four cars as they are working on a fifth car that they hope to debut next year. With three wins in four races, JJ Smith managed to dethrone Marilyn Yawnick as division champion. Yawnick settled for second. We figured Yawnick would be the one to finally beat Smith for the win, but it was Rick Webber beating Smith in both the heat race and Main Event last time out. It won't be about points this week, but bragging rights are on the line among the four competitors.

Currently, these are the three divisions being shown on the schedule for the Yreka track. We're not sure what they might add if anything. They also intend to race through the end of the month. To keep updated on scheduling and possibly see a live stream this Saturday night, check out the Siskiyou Golden Speedway Facebook page.

After helping establish Hardtop racing in California over 15 years ago, Chuck Prather moved to Coos Bay and bought the track. His goal was to establish some stability to the Oregon coast track, and he accomplished that deed. Along the way, it went from being a pavement track to a dirt track. One of Chuck's signature shows was the Lucas Oil open show that they use to close the racing season in October every year. This was an occasion that saw extra money on the line for several divisions. This year will be no different.

The America's Mattress Super Late Models will be competing for $2,000 to win, which is a slight increase from last year. Coos Bay Speedway is one of those tracks that allows fans in attendance during these covid-19 times. Thanks to some sponsorship, the Dirt Modifieds are paying $1,000 to win. Both the Sportsman Late Models and Street Stocks get $500 to win, and the Mini Outlaws are on the card for $200 to win. On the Coos Bay Speedway Facebook page, there have been purse breakdowns to let people know more information.

As a NASCAR track, the Coos Bay Speedway competitors vie for point fund money. To put it into perspective, Brody Montgomery has picked up $3,500 for his second Super Late Model championship in three years. Braden Fugate gets $2,000 for second, Jason Johnson gets $1,200 for third, Mike Taylor gets $1,000 for fourth and 2019 champion Preston Luckman gets an $800 paycheck for fifth. There's also State money on the line, but we don't know what the breakdown is for the Top 3 drivers there. We can tell you that these five drivers might top the list of regulars in contention for the $2,000 prize this Saturday.

It's rare that any of the other Oregon tracks are running in October when Coos Bay has this race, but both Cottage Grove Speedway and Willamette Speedway have racing planned for this weekend. Therefore, we're not sure who might break away from those tracks to come to Coos Bay, but we anticipate one or two drivers doing just that. Last season, the extra money in the Late Models was won by Rob Mayea. The Northern Oregon star has won three of the last four races on this occasion. We anticipate a double digit Late Model turnout for this show.

The track did pay $1,000 to win for the Dirt Modifieds last year, but only nine drivers came to town for a run at the money. New Yreka champion Travis Peery was the one scoring the victory on that occasion. Might he make a return engagement to attempt to defend his championship? Though the money is nice, we're not sure that the car count will increase that much from what there was last year, but this might depend on what sort of support comes in from Medford and Yreka. New champion Raymond Bloom, second-ranked Paul Rea and third-ranked Ryan Baker could be there this week. Bloom still hasn't won a race this year, and Rea got the win last week.

Four-time 2020 winner Steve Dubisar was the winner of the Street Stock portion of the program last year and might be the driver to beat. We know that two-time champion Ken Fox and five-time winner Graig Osborne might have something to say about that. The numbers have been pretty good at Coos Bay this year, so seeing double digit support in this class is not going to be much of a surprise. A Thursday announcement saw the winner's prize increasing to $750 in this class.

The Sportsman Late Model and Mini Outlaw counts may not be huge, but the Mini Outlaws have had a better season than usual. Scott Beaudoin has won more Mini Outlaw races than anybody this year, and he won this show last year. He could be the driver to beat, but hard chargers like Tahlen Rogers and Jason Kellam might offer some good competition. Mike Taylor and Wayne Butler have won this Sportsman show in recent years, but neither is anticipated this time. Trace Fugate is the champion this year and may be the driver to beat. The question is, will anybody from Willamette be lured to town for the money, or might a Pro Stock racer from Southern Oregon make a run for it?

The Coos Bay portion of our weekend offering has no pay-per-view that we know of, but you can go and watch in person. You can get your information at the Coos Bay Speedway Facebook page or at www.coosbayspeedway.us. Likewise, they're allowing some fan attendance at Shasta Speedway for their only race of the year. There's a $10,000 purse on the line for the North State Modified Series, and that should attract a car count that could reach into the 20s. Legends of the Pacific, Hornets and a BCRA/WMRA Midgets race are also part of the bill.

Cameron Austin grabbed the glory at the Eureka NSMS race last week, and Charlie Collins and Kyle Tellstrom were the winners at Lakeport earlier this year. Austin's win came ahead of Darrin Knight, Darrin Sullivan, Randy Houston and Ian Elliott. All of these drivers are anticipated for this show, and others to watch for include Scott Winters, Dustin DeRosier, Simi Tour and Cody Braund. The North State Modified Series is probably the premiere Modified effort on the pavement in California. 

The Legends of the Pacific will probably deliver a car count in the teens for their $1,000 to win race, but we're not going to predict what the Hornets or Midgets might have as we don't have enough data to go by. We can say that the Modified show should be a good one, but we are unaware of any internet pay-per-view or what tickets might be on sale. We don't even know if we'll see results on what happened. The Shasta Speedway Facebook page would be the place to check for other details.

Getting information out of Orland Raceway has been a chore this year, but they have been racing. They're running their third-straight week of racing this Saturday night, headlined by the Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks, Mini Stocks, Wingless Spec Sprints and 250 Micros. We've been trying to get any information we can, but we haven't had a lot of luck. The good news for the future is that we could see their race results available on MyLaps once they get that all dialed in. In the meantime, you'll need to go to the Orland Raceway Facebook page for any information that might be forthcoming.

The Editor's Viewpoint

I really didn't need to say anything today heading into what should be a big weekend of racing at Antioch Speedway. It's the Bill Bowers Memorial. I like that Chad Chadwick renamed the race in Bill's honor as he certainly deserved it. I don't know anybody who had a bad thing to say about Bill. He was beloved within the community. I was proud to be able to induct Bill into the Antioch Speedway Hall of Fame last year, and the only thing I wish is that he would have been alive to see it. I have a feeling he would have been humbled by the honor and likewise humbled to see this race is happening in his memory.

Antioch Speedway will be the place to be this weekend for the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars. I anticipate the car count will be in the 100s for this show, and it will be another chapter in the great history of that race track. They're paying $5,000 to win for the IMCA Modifieds. Last year, when we could have fans in the grandstands, Chad paid $7,500, and we witnessed one of the greatest finishes in the track's history as Kellen Chadwick outdueled Bobby Hogge IV to claim the honors. Even at $5,000 to win this year, it's the biggest paying race on the West Coast.

The race deserves at least 50 IMCA Modifieds and 50 IMCA Sport Modifieds, and I think it will get there. The IMCA Stock Cars need only have 19 competitors to set a new record for the class in the state. Antioch Speedway will be part of the wave sweeping over California for this class next year. Get used to these cars, because this class's presence is going to grow. I think the fans are going to see a nice show for these guys as well. They pay $1,000 to win, while the IMCA Sport Modifieds pay $2,500 to win.

It blows me away to think that Antioch Speedway is going to pay the kind of money that they are this weekend, and they can't have fans in the grandstands. Everybody would certainly understand if they dialed it back a little bit, and yet that's not happening here. We're hearing rumblings that there could be fans allowed in the grandstands at tracks in the next week or two, but it's hard to know what will happen for sure. I don't want to speculate too heavily on that as sometimes speculation misses the mark. I only know we've had our fill of this virus BS, but there's some who want to take it up a notch. Therefore, I'm just taking it one day at a time.

In a year that's seen the virus keeping most of these grandstands empty and has forced tracks to rely on internet pay-per-view, we've had races like this weekend's Bill Bowers Memorial, last weekend's Pat and Jim Pettit Memorial Shootout, California IMCA Speedweek, the Mark Forni Classic at Placerville and this week's Mac Tiner Tribute at Placerville. Some tracks are just doing what they need to do. In a lot of cases, they're doing it with good sponsorship. When you hear the name of a company sponsoring one of these races and know that you can do business with them, please support them. Some of these races aren't going to happen without that sponsorship.

I want to keep it on Antioch Speedway for a moment and acknowledge the announcement that the Hall of Fame night that was scheduled on October 10th won't be happening. I've been saying all along that they didn't need to do it, and I was against it from the start. Once we knew that we couldn't have fans in the grandstands, there was no reason. However, I saw so much talk about this on the internet that I got out of the way so somebody else could do it. I'm going to be grumpy about that for a while, although I truly believe that putting Chris Briggs in charge of this was a good thing.

Even when Chris conveyed to me that they might still do something this year, he wasn't going to aim high. I think that he took a step back and realized that now wasn't the time. He's been setting up some of the infrastructure for this deal, which includes the new web page and Facebook page that he has created. Although I probably could have organized a 2021 Hall of Fame from afar, I've always believed that it needed to be done at the ground level. Since I have no idea when I'm ultimately going to be able to move back to Contra Costa County, I'm okay with this. However, I'm not against the idea of helping another track get one of these deals started if I can.

I felt like they could have been able to put together a short list for the Hall of Fame and actually had people there to receive the awards. In fact, I know Chris was considering that. It would have basically been done for the people in the pits, and the meaning might not have been as special. I can imagine having Scott Busby show up or honoring somebody like Brynda Bockover or Debbie Clymens. Sure, they would be happy to receive the award, but without being able to do something in front of the crowd, it loses its meaning a little. I'm happy that Chris realized the same thing and decided that this needs to wait a year.

The Hall of Fame was in doubt for me the moment the covid-19 lockdown began in March. That was about the time I was getting ready to start reaching out to the people I had selected for the committee. Chris was actually one of them, which is why his name was at the top of my list to take this over. I admit that I disengaged from the whole idea when the virus shut down happened. I could tell they were going to stretch this thing on and on, and they certainly did. While tracks are running with empty grandstands, nobody can be 100% happy with the situation we're negotiating through.

I already had a short list developing in my mind last year as certain names got removed from the list of people we inducted then. The list last year was too long as it was, and I regret that. I almost wish I could have had a do-over on that. We've got so many people who are deserving, but I think a list of 7 to 10 people going forward is about where it needs to be. My short list would have been where it started, or it would have been something I would have pitched to the other committee members as we started to come to some sort of agreement on where it needed to go.

I knew that the 1990s were going to be included, and it was a no-brainer adding Scott Busby's name to that list. The man dominated the 1990s and did so much to grow the Dirt Modified class while it was still under the NASCAR banner. People were suggesting Scott from the get-go, but I felt that we needed to go back further and honor some people who came before him. I was sort of thinking the 1990s were still too soon, but 1999 is now 21 years ago. It's time. I don't think anybody would have disputed Scott, and I feel confident in saying that had we been able to do this as planned, he would have been on the list that ultimately made it.

Brynda Bockover was on my list last year. She and I sparred for a few years, but the one thing I can say is I respect the woman for her contributions to the sport. The highest compliment I can give her is that if she were in charge of West Coast Speedways, it might still be around today. I met some resistance on her nomination last year. When I put her name out there, there were people saying no, but this isn't about personal feelings. It's about respect for accomplishments. She would have been a Hall of Fame member this year if I had anything to say about it.

Snork Wilson was on my short list as was Tom Abreu. These two would represent the 1960s. When I brought up Tom's name, there was resistance to him, but I stand by it. I don't care that he was a bad boy with NASCAR. He was still a phenomenal racer and one of the early stars. Snork was one of the first local stars and quite a car builder from what I was told. I met his son Bryant when he started racing in the 1990s, but I never had the honor of meeting Snork. Lonnie Williams and Jimmy Stewart would have been two others from the 1960s getting some consideration as Stewart was the first champion two years running, and Williams was a champion and one of stars from the late 60s into the 1970s.

From the Sportsman division, the three names that pop out quickly to me are Marv Wilson, Gene Dothage and Buzz Enea. Dothage was runnerup three years in a row at a time when he was battling guys like Gary Pacheco and Bill Brown. He was fast. Marv Wilson was a champion at both Antioch and Petaluma and went out on his terms. Buzz Enea won several Sportsman Main Events in the 1970s and 1980s and probably would have won the 1981 championship had he not stepped aside for his father-in-law, Len Mello. Buzz was also a heck of a Late Model racer in the 1980s.

The Stock Car discussion probably would have included Bob Meeker, who was a fixture in the Top 5 in the standings in the late 1970s and a champion. We named a race after him. I look at people like Mitch West, John Van Hooser, Ken Johnson and Don Robbins. There's room for discussion here, although I like the Meeker selection. I think there should be some Stock Car representation. I'm inclined to create a Hall of Fame pioneer award. Gloria Johnson and Lesley Green might get that as the first two women to race against the guys on a regular basis. Gloria was actually second in points. She didn't race long, but she made a significant impact.

Debbie Clymens would have gotten in this year if I had anything to say about it. To me, she was the woman who kicked the door in for others to follow. Never intimidated, always back racing hard the next week. Street Stocks should get consideration, and Debbie did compete in that class for a while. When I think of drivers who were there for quite some time, John Bellando really is the first choice. I would lobby hard for him because of the impact he had in the 1980s. If you were there, you know. People might make a case for Duane Hodges, and I wouldn't argue against it. Troy Shirk would get in, but to me Bellando should get in first. The Street Stock discussion would be interesting, but Debbie gets in. Though I would be flexible on some of the suggestions I put out there, there's a few like Debbie and Busby and Bockover that I wouldn't budge on.

Dave Byrd probably should have gotten in with Jim Pettit II last year as his impact in his few years at the speedway was huge. Dave would get in this year, and I'd also make a good case for Bobby Hogge III as another driver from the 1980s who had an immense impact. Other members at large that I would look at would include Ted Ballard of Antioch Parts Depot and all the support he gave the track. Burt Jeffries, crew member from the 1960s, came highly recommended from people who were there. Drivers went to him for chassis set up, and I believe he was the first black man to win a race at Antioch Speedway in the 1960s. Car owner and engine builder Rich Richards deserves the honor. Often outspoken, but he was an advocate for fairness and stood up for what he believed in. 

Without getting too deep into things, this is where I would have started. I wasn't going to put this out there until I heard what the official announcement was. Since the announcement was made that there won't be a Hall of Fame this year, I'm going for it. The discussion would have started with these names, but the committee would have come up with their own. We'd reach a consensus. Even if the committee wasn't completely in place by then, my list would still change when other people spoke up with their suggestions. Both previous lists of inductees that we put in changed from where I started, because I'm a firm believer in getting the thoughts and opinions of people who've been around.

That's about all I have to say concerning my involvement in putting the Hall of Fame together. These are the remaining thoughts I had concerning this year, and it will move forward led by Chris Briggs. If I'm asked for any input, I'll certainly give it. Other people will have a seat at the table in this discussion. It's going to be more than just giving awards to people at the track. I can see the wheels turning, and it's going to become something very special. I know people wanted to keep it going this year despite the virus shut down, but it was the right move to wait another year. It would be better served that way.

A little track in Idaho in the town of Mountain Home came to my attention. Angela Brown is back visiting her father, longtime Street Stock competitor "Bouncing" Bob Brown. I guess Bob has settled there. Angela and Chris Long were on the track taking a few pictures and shooting video, and that peaked my curiosity. I recall Mike McCann bringing up something about this track, but it went over my head at the time. This was only a couple of weeks ago. Seeing this track and the fact that Bob Brown is back there made me do a little bit of research. There's not a lot of history there.

When you think Idaho racing, you think Meridian and the pavement track that's right there in town. Or, you might think about Twin Falls, Idaho. They had a NASCAR competitor there that made his presence known in the Regional point battles in the 1990s. Mike explained to me that he had been back there maybe 16 or 18 years ago at the request of a friend. The friend was trying to get him to jump into a project. Mike was only at that location very briefly before he declined. There was another location, a horse track. Unfortunately, because you're sharing the property with horse people, that can create problems. Mike declined to be involved and left Idaho.

I happened to look at the track's new website and noticed the email address. That's Dave Lewis. Mike had told me that Dave was involved in a track, so the light bulb went off at that point. It's interesting that Lewis was part of an effort to try to lure me out of retirement not even a year after I walked away from my media effort at the end 2003. I got the assault, so to speak. Ken Bonnema contacted me on Dave's behalf, while Joe Martinez contacted me on behalf of Mike McCluney. They needed an announcer and writer. I felt bad for the two as they were doing some good things at Watsonville. Even Gary Jacob was being unkind, although not in a biting way. They left that to Rick Albarron and his RickIt Motorsports message board.

The thing that struck me about Dave and Mike as they were taking over for Rick Farren was that they were getting attacked before they really got started. I admit I didn't really like that too much. When you bring in people who are doing things a little bit differently, you might have a few issues as they figure it out. Give them a chance. The other thing that struck me was these two were willing to work with Antioch Speedway in a way that Farren hadn't been. Of course, John Soares was the guy that took Antioch out of NASCAR, so I'm not pointing a finger at Farren here. However, Dave and Mike were willing to work with Antioch on Limited Late Models, Wingless Spec Sprints and even Four Bangers.

The other thing to point out is that it's 20 years since Joe Martinez and I created California Racing Online. It's weird to think that time has gone by that quickly since we first met at Chowchilla Speedway. Within about a week or so of that meeting, Joe had already created the web page. I don't know how long it took us to get into weekly chats, but we did that too. We had promoters, racers and representatives of tracks. Lewis was one of those representatives. I think it's pretty cool that he's involved in trying to get something started at this Idaho track, and even more so that Bob Brown from Antioch Speedway is involved in some capacity

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Bob has been one of my favorite people in the sport for many years. I met him around the same time as I met Marion Heaton and some of the Sportsman guys. Bob and his brother Dennis let me hang around them as they worked on their cars back then. Bob was the last guy I talked to after I was escorted by security from Antioch Speedway in 2001. He sympathized with what I was going through at the time, and that conversation always stuck with me. If they've got him involved with this track, I think they've got a positive asset for sure. 

I don't know what to think about the track. Mike McCann tells me that it could probably use some reshaping a little bit. Mike would know. Mike has actually built a couple of tracks in his time. Looking at their Facebook page, they've had cars on the track this year, and they've had an Enduro in the past. Obviously, Dave and his people want to do more than Enduros. I don't know what the area is like and what they can do. I hear they got a good deal on the property, but I'd almost recommend starting small. Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks and that sort of thing. Then, dip your toe in the water for bigger things. You want to build a core of racers, and some locations make it more challenging than others.

I don't know what the plan is. I was just thinking what a small world it is that Lewis and Brown are both back there and involved in a project to give Idaho racing fans another dirt track. It sounds like they'll try to run an Enduro next year and maybe even have a Figure 8, if you can believe that. With a race track, it's a field of dreams. If you build it, they will come. However, you put in a lot of time and effort to grow your brand. In this case, there's not a lot of history to draw on, which can be a positive. People aren't comparing you to what was there before.

If I'm going to ultimately put this post up, then me droning on and on about whatever in this column isn't going to help. It's more to edit. Antioch Speedway is front and center this weekend, but there's some other attractive options. By the way, you don't have to go to the Antioch Speedway streaming service for this show. It's on www.floracing.com. Also on www.floracing.com this weekend will be Petaluma Speedway and Placerville Speedway. There are still quite a few options for racing this weekend, but you're not going to find a bigger IMCA Modified and IMCA Sport Modified show than the one being promoted at Antioch. Add in Chet Christner as the announcer, and I don't think they can go wrong here.

I definitely want to see the action at Placerville Speedway. They're honoring Mac Tiner, which I think is pretty cool. The Tiner family has helped inflate the Thompson's Auto Group Winged 360 Sprint Car purse to $5,094 to win. It's $394 to take a green flag, and it's a nice pay on down. There should be over 40 Sprint Cars for that. The Tiner family has even helped pay some purse money to the Pure Stocks, Limited Late Models and BCRA Midget Lites. They each get an additional $1,000 to their purse. There's still more racing to come at Placerville.

They've rescheduled the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car race that was canceled earlier this year. They and the USAC Western Midgets will run on October 10th. I still think it was a good decision to bring Doug Lockwood in as co-owner of the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car program, and that should pay dividends in the long run. The USAC Western Midgets run a head-to-head show with the BCRA Midgets at Petaluma Speedway, but there's also the USAC National show at Placerville. It happens on November 19th through 21st, and it's the Hangtown 100. It will all be on www.floracing.com, and the Placerville Speedway Facebook page will have more on that.

I'm not sure how it was allowed to happen, but the BCRA Midgets are booked at both Shasta Speedway and Petaluma Speedway this weekend. What I think may have occurred was BCRA leadership set the date at Shasta while nothing else was going on. In the interim, they had a race postponed at Petaluma Speedway in which they were co-sanctioning with USAC. Rick Faeth found a place for them on October 3rd and booked them, but BCRA had already set up a pavement date at Shasta. It wasn't the smartest of moves, but what can you do once you've made the commitment? This means that the group will be in two places at once. The Petaluma show will also have the General Hydroponics Redwood Dwarf Cars, Santa Rosa Auto Body 600 Micros and Jake's Performance Hobbies Mini Stocks.

It's hard to get information out of Shasta Speedway. Dave Twyman came in to try to save the place a few years ago, but one thing he didn't do was make sure that results and information was out there in a timely manner. The one thing they do there is share photos of the drivers meeting the fans on the front straightaway. You can find a lot of pictures of that in recent years. They were unable to get anything until this Saturday night, and the county actually allowed them to sell 200 tickets to spectators. Last I heard, they were trying to get more tickets. Pavement racing fans can take note that the North State Modified Series will be there, and they should deliver the goods. The Legends of the Pacific generally do well in the northern end of California, and last I heard they were racing for $1,000 to win. Hornets and Midgets are also part of the show. I know of no streaming service being offered.

The last time the Nut Up Pro Late Models ran a Race 2B Drug Free Big3 event, all hell broke loose in the end. They were paying $5,000 to win, so I'm a little nervous in wondering what will happen with $10,000 to win on Saturday night. This one will be 150 laps, and that means they need to keep the show moving. I think they should do well in terms of car count and quality of racers. You throw in the 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models and the Mini Cups vs the Bandolaros, and it's a solid show. If you're still sitting up in the cheap seats and unable to afford one of the internet pay-per-views, www.nutupindustries.com is enabling Promoter Kenny Shepherd to give this away for free on the track's YouTube page. Go to Madera Speedway on Facebook to find that information.

I'm constantly amazed that Kenny is still paying some pretty good purses for some of these shows. He mentioned something during last week's broadcast about the 51fifty Energy Drink Junior Late Models getting a show at the end of the season that will pay the Top 5 $1,000 and the next five finishers $500. These are the future stars of the Pro Late Models, and a few of these kids could go on to do bigger things. It should be interesting to see the show as I will be tuning in. By the way, Frank's Radio will be presenting this race, which happens on October 17th.

I find it interesting that Orland Raceway is letting it roll. They didn't do the best numbers last week, and this track has generally run an every other week schedule to keep the numbers up. They're doing three weeks in a row, so we'll see how the Pure Stock, Wingless Spec Sprint, Mini Truck, Mini Stock and Micro Sprint program goes. They had Hardtops booked for next week as part of that show. If it happens that they do run that race, I wonder if the Hardtops will be included or even if the California Hardtop Association has reached out to find out? I would love to get results or information. We keep hearing that they are on the MyLaps system, but we're still seeing no finishes. Best I can tell you is go to the Orland Raceway Facebook page for whatever information they have to offer.

With point racing over, Siskiyou Golden Speedway is hoping to develop a tradition where they race into October. This didn't go so well for them last year, but they're rolling the dice and going for it again. They have IMCA Sport Modifieds running for $700 to win this Saturday night, joined by the Mini Stocks and Jefferson State Jalopies. I really think Yreka should be doing a little bit better in the car count department considering Medford hasn't been running, but for whatever reason, Medford racers haven't been as willing to come down there as I thought they might be. They'll run what they have, and they might just broadcast it for free on the Siskiyou Golden Speedway Facebook page.

They like to end the oval track season at Coos Bay Speedway with the Prather family Lucas Oil Open show. Chuck Prather owned that track for a decade and threw dirt on it as it had been a pavement track for several years. He actually raised the winner's purse for the America's Mattress Super Late Models to $2,000 to win, which I find very interesting . Luckman Racing is throwing money into the Dirt Modified purse, making it $1,000 to win for them. The Sportsman Late Models and Street Stocks are both receiving $500 to win from what I've been told, and it's $200 to win for the Mini Outlaws. These purses could go up as more sponsorship comes in.

Coos Bay is the only track on the West Coast that has been able to get fans in the grandstands throughout their run. Though they are still appealing their liquor license decision, they're able to sell food. This will be their last oval track race unless they add something else. I am a bit surprised they haven't tried to get any kind of streaming service. Yeah, they can have fans in the grandstands, and that has led to some good attendance a few times this year. However, having a streaming service gets the word out even further about what they're doing. Whatever announcements they have to make will be out there on the Coos Bay Speedway Facebook page.

They should do okay, although they will be getting competition from Willamette Speedway and Cottage Grove Speedway this weekend. You usually don't have any racing happening at Willamette or Cottage Grove by the time October comes around, but this unusual year has seen these tracks going further into the year to try to make up for some of the lost races. Willamette is raising the stakes with a $750 to win IMCA Sport Modified race. They have been trying to establish their own class for a few years now. Cottage Grove has a regular show, and Yreka is trying to pay a little bit more. It will be interesting to see where the Sport Modifieds go in this case.

Combing through social media, Marty Burdine made an intriguing post. Burdine was crowned the car owner champion of the IMCA Sport Modifieds a year ago at Quincy. He proposed a question. Would Sport Modified and Hobby Stock racers be interested in running a flat concrete oval track at the Crow's Landing airport site? I'm assuming this is winter racing, and it's a nice central location. I think you could probably get some Mini Stock drivers to go for this as well, and it would be an opportunity to play around. I don't know that this idea will get off the ground, but it was interesting to see it proposed.

Actually, Contra Costa County might have a similar sort of opportunity. I know the people out in Byron were interested in using some of the airport site to create a motorsports facility. To my knowledge, there is still interest in that, but nobody has come up with the money and the plan to put something in motion. I bet somebody could actually push for a dirt track in that location and get the ball rolling, but who knows? They could do a similar flat concrete racing deal there. I don't think it's crazy to propose something like this. You never know what you can make happen. I do go back to my statement that at some point we need an off-season too.

Mike McCann, who always seems to have his mind working on different ideas, proposed the idea of an indoor racing venue somewhere in California that would run a Micro Sprint program. When I hear him saying that, I have to wholeheartedly agree that this would work. Some might want to throw dirt on a concrete surface, but Mike says that they could do it on the pavement as they did with Midget programs in Oakland and Santa Rosa back in the day. I would have to agree, and I bet a Wingless Micro program would be very entertaining during the winter. We both have a few locations in mind for that, but I'm going to leave the idea here. I don't want to drag this column out any longer.

That's about it, if I decide to do anything with this column. I'm actually finishing up a few chapter ideas I had for my book. I put titles and a few ideas for what to write in those chapters, and this should end the new content created for that book. As I go through editing, there's always the possibility that I add something else, but the book needs to be finished. It will serve as a companion piece to Just A Kid From The Grandstands, adding whatever I didn't include from the previous book and my thoughts from the time I set foot back through the gates in 2015 to the present day. After that, I want to move on from that style of book and get into history. My plan is to announce the title of the next book as I engage in the editing process of this one.

My advice to the racers and anybody watching the streaming services at home is to enjoy the show. The weather will change on us, and it's going to get colder. It's going to start raining, and some of the races we might think we're going to see won't happen at all. We also need to brace for whatever the government throws at us next and what that might mean when it comes to the virus and the 2021 racing season. I will not speculate on whether things are going to get better or get worse, but I will hope for the better. I think we've had about enough of this crap this year, don't you?

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