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$2,000 To Win Iron Head Nationals For Winged Sprint Cars
At Southern Oregon Speedway Saturday Night
White City, Oregon...The money is on the line for the Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Cars this Saturday night. It's the $2,000 to win Iron Head Nationals. Also competing on Saturday night will be the Bobbio's Pizza Mini Stocks, JOAT Labs Hornets and SODCA Dwarf Cars. On Friday night, the little track will have another Outlaw Kart program.
Perhaps it was the lure of the money and the need for some practice, but last Saturday night's Sprint Car show included the return of three past champions. Reigning champion Kyler Barraza was debuting a new car. Thanks to Prather Motorsports getting him a motor, 2016 champion Jake Wheeler was back in action, and 2004 champion TJ Winningham came out of retirement. They joined 2009 champion Charlie Thompson and point leader David Hibbard in a competitive field last week. The road to victory has gone through Hibbard. He has five wins and two seconds in his seven starts. Last week, it was Wheeler forcing Hibbard to settle for second. These two hard chargers may be the drivers to beat, but Barraza will also be fast.
Last week, Blaine Cory salvaged a third place finish with a last turn pass on Winningham. The night wasn't going too well for the third ranked driver until then, but he now has four straight Top 3 finishes. He and second ranked Jeffrey Hudson are two of the track's "Young Guns" who are eyeing the big payday. Drivers are anticipated from up north to make a run at the increased prize money, and this should be a good show. It comes two weeks before the track holds the Cascade Wingless Sprint Car Challenge Race, which will pay $3,500 to the winner.
Bobbio's Pizza Mini Stocks are back this week, and point leader David Steele has a target on him. He's won five of six Main Events so far and finished second to reigning champion Kristopher Mix the night he didn't win. Mix may seem like the driver with the best shot at Steele. However, 2013 champion Steve Goetz has a pair of seconds this season and is on the verge of a win. Second place point runner Hunter Magnan also has a second and would love to get his first career win. Garrett Fredrickson and Michael McLeod are also anticipated this week.
The battle is on in the JOAT Labs Hornets division. Bree Tritchler followed up her three straight second place finishes with a dominant first career victory last week. She trails 2016 champion Tim Hedges by just one point. The only two-time winner so far this year is Tim's son Ashtin Hedges. Tim is a one time winner as is reigning champion Jason Stoutenburgh, Brandon Wonsyld and Chris Boynton. Dylan Irving has back to back third place finishes after a rough three race stretch. Last week. he won his heat race and the Trophy Dash. Could a Main Event win be next for the second generation racer? Other drivers to watch for include Zach Nelson, Dylan Sauer and Jenna Hedges.
After hosting the big Nationals Event last week, the SODCA Dwarf Cars are back. Much like the Hornets, nobody is dominating the winner's circle this year. Kalvin Morton is the only double winner at Southern Oregon Speedway. Chad Cardoza won the most recent race, and Cody Peters, reigning champion Brock Peters, Guy Tow and two time champion Josh King are the other winners. The car count has been up this year, and that's made the competition that much tougher. Camden Robustelli has won twice at Yreka, but he's still looking for a win at his home track. Other drivers to watch for this week include Fred Hay, Ryan Smith, Mason Lewman and Sportsman Nationals winner Brett James.
The Friday night Outlaw Kart program has been exiting all season long as the future stars of the big track are racing hard and gaining valuable experience. Keaton Augustine leads the way in the Box Stock division and has won three Main Events. Uriah Sanders is still looking for his first Beginners Box Stock win, but he leads a close point race with Carson Henson. Reigning champion Trevor Grimes leads the 250 Kart standings with three wins, but two tine winner Vinny DeBenedetti isn't far behind. After winning the most recent race, Steve Rambo holds a slim one point lead over Larry Fuller in the UAS Speedway Kart class. A full lineup of Outlaw Kart racing is on tap for Friday night at the little track.
Gates open at 5:00 PM both nights with the first race starting at 7 PM. General Admission for the kart race on Friday is $10 and includes pit access. General Admission for the race on the big track on Saturday is $15. Veterans, Seniors and Juniors (7-12) are $10 and Children 6 and under are free. For further information, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
Southern Oregon Speedway Point Standings
Kendall Oil Sprint Cars
3 David Hibbard 236
L88 Jeffrey Hudson 191
94 Blaine Cory 172
1 Bailey Hibbard 162
2m Aaron Miller 107
48e Enrique Jaime 103
101 Charlie Thompson 90
17m Merissa Henson 82
42 Theron Smith 76
04 Todd Whipple 71
Bobbio’s Pizza Mini Stocks
67 David Steele 226
33m Hunter Magnan 183
89m Kristopher Mix 162
55 Steve Goetz 135
45g Garrett Fredrickson 110
JOAT Labs Hornets
14t Tim Hedges 206
17 Bree Tritchler 205
28 Chris Boynton 165
54d Ashtin Hedges 163
7 Brandon Wonsyld 149
Diatte Wins WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals Pro Feature
At Southern Oregon Speedway
Ryan Diatte #57b Won the Pro Dwarf Car Main Event And Preliminary Feature.
White City, Oregon...August 3-4...Ryan Diatte won the 30 lap WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals Pro Division Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. The event was hosted by the local Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Association. Diatte competes with the South Bay and Nor Cal Dwarf Car Associations in California, and he was impressive all weekend. He won the Friday night Preliminary Feature and finished third in Saturday's Fast Dash to start third on the grid for the Main Event. Diatte was trailed by reigning Nor Cal Dwarf Car champion Danny Wagner. Wagner finished second in last year's race as well.
Diatte charged into the lead at the start, followed by Wagner and Mark Hanson. Last year's winner, Cody Peters, brought out a lap one caution flag, and the restart saw another yellow flag when Josh King and Camden Robustelli tangled in Turn 2. Diatte led Wagner on the restart as Darren Brown took third from Hanson. A lap five caution flag flew for debris on the track. Diatte led Wagner on the restart as PHRA champion Ryan Martinez shuffled Brown back to fourth. Devan Kammermann spun in turn 2 for a lap 12 caution flag. Diatte continued to set the pace on the restart ahead of Wagner as Anthony Pope took third from Martinez. Cameron Diatte had a rough start to his weekend as he was unable to start his Friday night heat and was a B Main scratch. He raced past Kalvin Morton for fifth on lap 17. The drivers were battling hard for position throughout the pack in some two-wide and even three-wide racing. The leaders were in heavy traffic on lap 25. Ryan Diatte was having no problems up front, while Cameron Diatte took fourth from Martinez. Mac Marmon also got by for fifth and took fourth from Cameron Diatte right before a lap 27 caution flag for Kaycee Sheeler. Ryan Diatte maintained his lead over Wagner on the restart as Marmon slipped past Pope for third. Ryan Diatte drove a smooth and flawless race for a well earned victory. Wagner was a strong second, followed by Marmon, Cameron Diatte, Martinez, SODCA champion Brock Peters, Pope, Hanson, Morton and Tony Steffensmeir.
Reigning SBDCA champion Cameron Diatte #75b won the Pro Dwarf Car Main.
There were 27 Pro Dwarf Cars in competition, and Hanson won the 10 lap Fast Dash on Saturday ahead of Wagner and Ryan Diatte, The rest of the competitors ran two ten lap heat races to determine the lineup for the 15 lap B Main. Tony Steffensmeir won the first heat ahead of Kyle Jones and Brock Peters. Cameron Diatte began his comeback for the night by winning his heat race ahead of Dustin Loughton and Sam Wren. Cameron Diatte led the B Main from the start for the win. Brock Peters raced past Tony Steffensmeir on a lap six restart to claim second, but Jones made it a battle for second with Peters for a few laps. Peters pulled ahead, and Zach Price took third from Jones on lap 12. Cameron Diatte won, followed by Peters, Price, Jones and Steffensmeir.
The Saturday Preliminary Feature saw Darren Brown set the early pace ahead of Ryan Martinez and Kalvin Morton. An inside move on the front stretch of the third lap briefly gained Martinez the lead, but Brown raced underneath him in Turn 4 a lap later to regain the position. Ryan Diatte took third from Morton before a lap four caution flag flew. Martinez led Ryan Diatte on the restart, and Sam Wren spun for a lap five caution flag. Ryan Diatte raced into the lead on the restart with Brown also getting by Martinez for second. Wagner raced around Martinez on the outside in Turn 1 on lap eight for third and began a good battle with Brown for second. A lap 11 yellow flag flew for Wren in Turn 4. Wagner took second from Brown on the restart as Ryan Diatte continued to lead the way. Wagner ran close the rest of the way in second, but Ryan Diatte prevailed at the checkered flag. Brown won a photo finish with Camden Robustelli at the line for third. Josh King finished fifth, followed by Martinez, Morton, Mark Hanson, Mac Marmon and Anthony Pope.
Darren Brown won the first of three ten lap heat races ahead of Hanson and King. Cameron Diatte had motor issues and scratched from that race. Martinez outran Wagner to win the second heat with Ryan Diatte third. Robustelli won the final heat ahead of Morton and Dustin Loughton. South Bay star Zach Price turned in a dominant performance in winning the 15 lap B Main. Randy Slater was a solid second ahead of Henry Corbin III, Toby Brown and Mason Lewman.
WSDCA Pro Dwarf Cars
Friday Results
Heat 1-Darren Brown, Mark Hanson, Josh King, Anthony Pope, Cody Peters, Brady Beck, Sam WrenToby Brown, Jessica Clark.
Heat 2-Ryan Martinez, Danny Wagner, Ryan Diatte, Tony Steffensmeier, Brock Peters, Randy Slater, Brad Ernst, Henry Corbin III, Cameron Diatte.
Heat 3-Camden Robustelli, Kalvin Morton, Dustin Loughton, Kyle Jones, Mac Marmon, Zach Price, Mason Lewman, Devan Kammermann, Kaycee Sheeler.
B Main-Zach Price, Randy Slater, Henry Corbin III, Toby Brown, Mason Lewman, Sam Wren, Kaycee Sheeler, Devan Kammermann, Brad Ernst, Brady Beck, Cameron Diatte.
Main Event-Ryan Diatte, Danny Wagner, Darren Brown, Camden Robustelli, Josh King, Ryan Martinez, Kalvin Morton, Mark Hanson, Mac Marmon, Anthony Pope, Devan Kammermann, Mason Lewman, Kyle Jones, Dustin Loughton, Toby Brown, Henry Corbin III, Randy Slater, Brad Ernst, Cody Peters, Zach Price, Tony Steffensmeier, Kaycee Sheeler, Brock Peters, Sam Wren.
WSDCA Pro Dwarf Cars
Saturday Results
Dash-Mark
Hanson, Danny Wagner, Ryan Diatte, Darren Brown, Josh King, Camden
Robustelli, Ryan Martinez, Kalvin Morton, Anthony Pope, Mac Marmon.Heat 1-Tony Steffensmeier, Kyle Jones, Brock Peters, Mason Lewman, Devan Kammermann, Toby Brown, Randy Slater, Henry Corbin III, Cody Peters.
Heat 2-Cameron Diatte, Dustin Loughton, Sam Wren, Zach Price, Jessica Clark, Kaycee Sheeler, Brady Beck.
B Main-Cameron Diatte, Brock Peters, Zach Price, Kyle Jones, Tony Steffensmeier, Cody Peters, Jessica Clark, Dustin Loughton, Brad Ernst, Randy Slater, Toby Brown, Mason Lewman, Kaycee Sheeler, Devan Kammermann, Brady Beck, Henry Corbin III, Sam Wren.
Main Event-Ryan Diatte, Danny Wagner, Mac Marmon, Cameron Diatte, Ryan Martinez, Brock Peters, Anthony Pope, Mark Hanson, Kalvin Morton, Tony Steffensmeier, Mason Lewman, Jessica Clark, Kyle Jones, Cody Peters, Devan Kammermann, Kaycee Sheeler, Zach Price, Brad Ernst, Toby Brown, Darren Brown, Josh King, Randy Slater, Camden Robustelli, Brady Beck.
Fitzpatrick Wins Dwarf Car Nationals Veterans Main Event
At Southern Oregon Speedway
Tim Fitzpatrick #14d won the Veterans Dwarf Car Main Event And Preliminary Feature.
White City, Oregon...August 3-4...Nevada racer Tim Fitzpatrick won the 20 lap Veterans Dwarf Car Main Event Saturday night at the WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals at Southern Oregon Speedway. The event was hosted by the local Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Association. Fitzpatrick is the 2016 race winner, and he turned in a dominant performance in winning the Preliminary Feature on Friday night as well. Fast Dash winner Mike Reeder gave Fitzpatrick a good run and led early before finishing second ahead of fellow Nor Cal racer and defending race champion Kevin Bender.
Reeder had the pole and raced into the early lead ahead of Fitzpatrick and Fred Hay. The first of only two yellow flags flew on lap three for Don Gifford. After the final yellow flag on lap five, Buddy Olschowka went low in Turn 2 to take third from Hay, but Bender made an inside pass in Turn 4 on lap six to take third from Olschowka. In the later stages of the race, the leaders were in heavy traffic. Fitzpatrick made all the right moves and grabbed the victory. Reeder settled for second ahead of Bender. Kevin Miraglio finished fourth, followed by Olschowka, Hay, Eric Weisler, Mark Biscardi, Dan Geil and Jack Haverty.
Reeder won the ten lap Fast Dash ahead of Weisler and Fitzpatrick. Kevin Miraglio won the first ten lap heat race ahead of Biscardi and Wade Ehrlich. Bill Van Praag outran Steve Walker and Steve Kapaun in the second heat. Kapaun blew a motor in his car in his heat race a night earlier and was borrowing the Brad Ernst car to race on Saturday.
Kevin Bender #9n came from last starting to second in the Veterans Dwarf Car Feature.
Kevin Bender had motor problems in his heat race and started last in the Friday night Preliminary Main Event. The race had to be restarted after Jack Haverty and Eric Weisler got together with Weisler riding the front wall, coming down and continuing. Fred Hay led Tim Fitzpatrick and Mike Reeder on the restart. The lead two cars ran closely up front, and Fitzpatrick made an outside pass on the front stretch to take the lead from Hay on lap four. Haverty and Mitch Sheeler tangled in Turn 4 for a lap six caution flag. Fitzpatrick led Hay and Brian Quilty on the restart, and Bender was already up to fourth. Bender and Buddy Olschowka both got by Quilty on lap 13. As Fitzpatrick led the way to the checkered flag, Bender made a last turn pass on Hay for the second place finish. Hay settled for third, followed by Olschowka, Quilty, Glenn Sciarani, Weisler, Dan Geil, Haverty and Mike Reeder.
Hay won the first ten lap heat race ahead of Weisler and Sheeler. Both Bender and Steve Kapaun had their motor problems in that heat race. Fitzpatrick won the second heat ahead of Mark Biscardi and Bill Van Praag. Reeder won the final heat race ahead of Quilty and Haverty.
WSDCA Veteran Dwarf Cars
Friday Results
Heat 1-Fred Hay, Eric Weisler, Mitch Sheeler, Wade Ehrlich, Dennis Hively, Don Gifford, Steve Kapaun, Kevin Bender.Heat 2-Tim Fitzpatrick, Mark Biscardi, Bill Van Praag, Dan Geil, Henry Corbin II, Austin Quilty, Kevin Miraglio.
Heat 3-Mike Reeder, Brian Quilty, Jack Haverty, Glenn Sciarani, Buddy Olschowka, Tommy Brown, Eddy Claessen.
Main Event-Tim Fitzpatrick, Kevin Bender, Fred Hay, Buddy Olschowka, Brian Quilty, Glenn Sciarani, Eric Weisler, Dan Geil, Jack Haverty, Mike Reeder, Bill Van Praag, Tommy Brown, Henry Corbin II, Dennis Hively, Austin Quilty, Kevin Miraglio, Mitch Sheeler, Wade Ehrlich, Don Gifford, Eddy Claessen.
WSDCA Veteran Dwarf Cars
Saturday Results
Dash-Mike
Reeder, Eric Weisler, Tim Fitzpatrick, Fred Hay, Brian Quilty, Kevin
Bender, Dan Geil, Buddy Olschowka, Glenn Sciarani, Jack Haverty.Heat 1-Kevin Miraglio, Mark Biscardi, Wade Ehrlich, Henry Corbin II, Dennis Hively, Austin Quilty, Don Gifford.
Heat 2-Bill Van Praag, Steve Walker, Steve Kapaun, Tommy Brown, Eddy Claessen, Mitch Sheeler.
Main Event-Tim Fitzpatrick, Mike Reeder, Kevin Bender, Kevin Miraglio, Buddy Olschowka, Fred Hay, Eric Weisler, Mark Biscardi, Dan Geil, Jack Haverty, Steve Walker, Brian Quilty, Steve Kapaun
Bill Van Praag, Henry Corbin II, Tommy Brown, Wade Ehrlich, Eddy Claessen, Austin Quilty, Dennis Hively, Don Gifford, Mitch Sheeler, Glenn Sciarani.
James Wins WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals Sportsman Main Event Saturday Night At Southern Oregon Speedway
Brett James #4us won the Sportsman Dwarf Car Main Event.
White City, Oregon...August 3-4...Third generation racer Brett James won the 15 lap Sportsman Dwarf Car Main Event Saturday night at the WSDCA Dwarf Car Nationals at Southern Oregon Speedway. The event was hosted by the local Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Association. James had been in contention for the win on Friday before the leader spun and he couldn't avoid the crash. This time, he gained the lead on the fourth lap and led the rest of the way.
Fast Dash winner Shawn Whitney set the early pace ahead of James and Joe Sanders. A low pass in Turn 4 of the fourth lap gained James the lead, and Erin Morganstern spun in Turn 4 for a caution flag. James led Whitney on the restart as Michael Johnson raced around Sanders for third. Sanders made an inside pass in Turn 2 of the sixth lap to take third back from Johnson. Whitney spun in Turn 2 for a lap eight caution flag, and he ended up retiring from the race. James led Sanders and Johnson on the restart. A low pass in Turn 2 of the 11th lap gained Johnson second. However, nobody could catch James as he led the SODCA podium sweep of Johnson and Sanders. Morganstern settled for fourth, followed by Mack Aceves, Ashleigh Strain and Whitney.
Shawn Whitney #15n won the Sportsman Dwarf Car Preliminary Feature and Fast Dash.
On Friday night, Brett James won the ten lap heat race and raced into early lead in the Preliminary Feature. Whitney was second, and he made a high pass in Turn 2 of the third lap to take the lead from James. Joe Sanders was running third. As they worked lap five, Whitney spun in Turn 2 and was hit by James, ending the race for James. Whitney led Sanders and Erin Morganstern on the restart. Morganstern briefly took second from Sanders on lap ten before spinning. Michael Johnson was now third behind Sanders. Whitney led the rest of the way to win, followed by Sanders, Johnson, Ashleigh Strain, Mack Aceves, Morganstern and James.
WSDCA Sportsman Dwarf Cars
Friday Results
Heat 1-Brett James, Joe Sanders, Shawn Whitney, Erin Morganstern, Michael Johnson, Mack Aceves, Ashleigh Strain.
Main Event-Shawn Whitney, Joe Sanders, Michael Johnson, Ashleigh Strain, Mack Aceves, Erin Morganstern, Brett James.
Main Event-Shawn Whitney, Joe Sanders, Michael Johnson, Ashleigh Strain, Mack Aceves, Erin Morganstern, Brett James.
WSDCA Sportsman Dwarf Cars
Saturday Results
Dash-Shawn Whitney, Joe Sanders, Brett James, Ashleigh Strain, Michael Johnson, Mack Aceves, Erin Morganstern.Main Event-Brett James, Michael Johnson, Joe Sanders, Erin Morganstern, Mack Aceves, Ashleigh Strain, Shawn Whitney.
Wheeler Returns For Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Car Win
At Southern Oregon Speedway
2016 champion Jake Wheeler #21 made his first appearance of the season and won the Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Car feature.
White City, Oregon...August 4...Taking the lead from TJ Winningham, Jake Wheeler went on to win the Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Car Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. This was the first appearance of the season for the 2016 champion, who has been competing at various different Winged 360 Sprint Car shows on the West Coast. Wheeler pilots the Reser's Fine Foods Sprinter, and his return was made possible thanks to a motor provided by Chuck Prather.
David Hibbard won the first ten lap heat race ahead of Charlie Thompson. Aaron Miller impressed with his first heat race win of the season ahead of Mike Wheeler, but Wheeler suffered mechanical issues in the process to end his night. Winningham grabbed the pole for the Main Event with his win in the six lap Scramble. Thompson was running second before motor troubles sidelined him and handed second to Jake Wheeler.
Winningham raced into the lead at the start of the Main Event with Jake Wheeler second and David Hibbard third. Wheeler made a Turn 2 pass on Winningham on lap seven to take the lead. Hibbard made an outside pass on the back stretch of the 12th lap to grab second from Winningham. A lap 15 caution flag flew for Blaine Cory, and Miller retired from the race. Jake Wheeler continued to lead David Hibbard and Winnigham on the restart. A final caution flag flew on lap 23 when Cory and Bailey Hibbard got together in Turn 3, ending the race for Hibbard with front end damage. The caution flag didn't stop Jake Wheeler as he led the final two laps for the impressive victory. David Hibbard finished second, and Cory made a last turn pass on Winningham to finish third. Jeffrey Hudson settled for fifth ahead of Kyler Barraza, Bailey Hibbard and Miller.
The Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Cars will run the $2,000 to win Iron Head Nationals next Saturday night. Also on the card will be the Bobbio's Pizza Mini Stocks, JOAT Labs Hornets and SODCA Dwarf Cars. For further information, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
Race Results
Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Cars
Heat 1-David Hibbard, Charlie Thompson, Jeffrey Hudson, Jake Wheeler, Blaine Cory.Heat 2-Aaron Miller, Mike Wheeler, TJ Winningham, Bailey Hibbard, Kyler Barraza.
Scramble-TJ Winningham, Jake Wheeler, Aaron Miller, David Hibbard, Jeffrey Hudson, Charlie Thompson.
Main Event-Jake Wheeler, David Hibbard, Blaine Cory, TJ Winningham, Jeffrey Hudson, Kyler Barraza, Bailey Hibbard, Aaron Miller, Mike Wheeler NS, Charlie Thompson NS.
Tritchler Wins Her First JOAT Labs Hornets Main Event
At Southern Oregon Speedway
Bree Tritchler #17 stayed in title contention with her first career JOAT Labs Hornets feature win.
White City, Oregon...August 3...After an early battle with point leader Tim Hedges, Bree Tritchler won her first career JOAT Labs Hornets Main Event Friday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. Tritchler won by over half a lap and used the finish to move to within point of Hedges, who settled for a fourth place finish.
The star of preliminaries was Dylan Irving, who won both his six lap heat race and the four lap Trophy Dash. Tritchler was the other heat winner. Tritchler raced into the early lead ahead of Hedges and Irving. On lap four, Tritchler got out of shape exiting Turn 2, allowing Hedges to race by for the lead. Roseburg visitor Jeremy Mayfield took third from Irving. An inside move in Turn 2 of the sixth lap regained Tritchler the lead as Irving also regained third. Tritchler had a straightaway advantage over Hedges by lap ten, and Irving was being challenged by Brandon Wonsyld in a good race for third. A high move in Turn 3 of the 17th lap gained Wonsyld third. Wonsyld went high around Hedges for second in Turn 1 of the 18th lap, and Irving made an outside pass on Hedges for third in Turn 4. However, Tritchler had checked out on the field for the impressive victory. Wonsyld settled for second, followed by Irving, Hedges, Mayfield. Chris Boynton, Jenna Hedges and Dylan Sauer.
The JOAT Labs Hornets return this week as part of the Iron Head Nationals Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Car show. Also on the card will be the Bobbio's Pizza Mini Stocks and SODCA Dwarf Cars. For further information, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
Race Results
JOAT Labs Hornets
Heat 1-Dylan Irving, Tim Hedges, Chris Boynton, Dylan Sauer, Zach Nelson.
Heat 2-Bree Tritchler, Jeremy Mayfield, Jenna Hedges, Brandon Wonsyld.
Trophy Dash-Dylan Irving, Tim Hedges, Bree Tritchler, Dylan Sauer.
Main Event-Bree Tritchler, Brandon Wonsyld, Dylan Irving, Tim Hedges, Jeremy Mayfield, Chris Boynton, Jenna Hedges, Dylan Sauer, Zach Nelson NS.
Heat 2-Bree Tritchler, Jeremy Mayfield, Jenna Hedges, Brandon Wonsyld.
Trophy Dash-Dylan Irving, Tim Hedges, Bree Tritchler, Dylan Sauer.
Main Event-Bree Tritchler, Brandon Wonsyld, Dylan Irving, Tim Hedges, Jeremy Mayfield, Chris Boynton, Jenna Hedges, Dylan Sauer, Zach Nelson NS.
Doty Sweeps Valley Store All Late Model Lites Action
At Southern Oregon Speedway
2016 champion Lee Doty #7 swept the Valley Store All Late Model Lites action.
White City, Oregon...August 4...Lee Doty won the 15 lap Valley Store All Late Model Lites Main Event Saturday night at Southern Oregon Speedway. The win capped a clean sweep of heat, Trophy Dash and Main Event for the 2016 champion. With Greg Arnold absent due to prior commitments, point leader Charlie Eaton took a big step towards the championship with second place finishes in all three races.
Mechanical issues sidelined both Dusty Aos and his father Eric Aos before the Main Event. Doty had the pole for the Main Event and raced into the lead ahead of Eaton and Danny Prewitt. Doty had a straightaway lead when Prewitt spun for a lap seven caution flag. Doty continued to lead the restart and built another straightaway lead before the checkered flag. Eaton settled for second ahead of Prewitt.
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The Valley Store All Late Model Lites return on September 8th along with the Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Cars, Late Models, Bobbio's Pizza Mini Stocks and JOAT Labs Hornets. For further information, go to www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
Race Results
Valley Store All Late Model Lites
Heat-Lee Doty, Charlie Eaton, Danny Prewitt, Dusty Aos, Eric Aos.Trophy Dash-Lee Doty, Charlie Eaton, Eric Aos, Danny Prewitt.
Main Event-Lee Doty, Charlie Eaton, Danny Prewitt, Eric Aos NS, Dusty Aos NS.
Lenz, Montgomery, May Win On Fan Appreciation Night
At Coos Bay Speedway
Coos Bay, August 4...Scott Lenz won the 30 lap Sportsman Late Model/Pro Stock Challenge race Saturday night at Coos Bay Speedway. It was K&N Engineering Fan Appreciation Night, which meant giveaways for the fans and a meet and greet with the drivers. Lenz in the current Calculated Comfort Outlaw Pro Stock point leader, and this was his sixth win of the year. He started mid pack and wasted little time charging into the lead. Lenz would stretch his advantage to a straightaway ahead of Scott Flowers by the time the checkered flag waved. Late Model champion Toby McIntyre finished third, followed by John David Duffie, Jeff Haudenshild and final lead lap finisher Johnny Cobb. Lenz and Steve Borror won ten lap heat races.
Point leader Brody Montgomery won his seventh 25 lap NASCAR Super Late Model Main Event of the season. Tom Elam was going for his second straight win, but he had to settle for a close second place finish. Thor Kristensen won a good battle with Kristy Grout for third as Chris Ray was fifth. Montgomery won his ten lap heat race.
Two time champion Dave May won the 25 lap Winged Sprint Car Main Event. Reigning champion Lawrence Van Hoof made a good run at what would have been his third win of the season, but he settled for a close second. Donavan Prather was also close in the battle in third, followed by point leader Brett Hulsey, Michael Cinollo and Kayla Green. May won the ten lap heat race.
Steve Dubisar won the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event. It was his third win of the season, and Dubisar was clocking laps in the low 16's. Point leader Ken Fox ran strong for the first half of the race before retiring along with surprise entrant Toby McIntyre. Dubisar went unchallenged from there and won by a lap ahead of Josh Bearden, Tom Elam, David Smith and Jeff Thurman. Fox won the 12 lap heat race.
Ken Fox had a better time of it in the Mini Outlaws as he won his third 20 Main Event. Point leader Sam Talon ran strong before finishing third ahead of Carl Johnson. Talon won the ten lap heat race.
Point leader Tyler Tullos won his seventh Hornets Main Event. April Warmack gave it a good run and finished a strong second with Jeremy Mayfield the final lead lap finisher in third. Toby McIntyre finished fourth, followed by Chuck Peck, Ray Marshall, Dusty Shingleton and Kris Parker. Hannah Robison was out of the Main Event early with mechanical issues. Tullos and Mayfield were ten lap heat race winners.
The Coos Bay Speedway dirt oval track will be the host track for the opener of ISCS Sprint Car Week of Speed. The ISCS Sprint Cars and Hornets will be competing. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.
Coos Bay Has Sprint Car Week Of Speed Race On Monday, More Racing Saturday Night
Coos Bay, Oregon...Coos Bay Speedway promoter Drake Nelson has been giving the fans lots of special things to enjoy at the oval track all season long. Monday night and Saturday night will be no exception. This Monday will be the first race of the ISCS Week Of Speed for the Winged Sprint Cars with the Hornets running a support show. Next Saturday night (August 18th) will be Ken Ware Chevrolet Night, featuring the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Super Late Models, Sportsman Late Models, Street Stocks, Mini Outlaws and the Hornets.
When the ISCS Winged Sprint Cars were in town for their first of three scheduled appearances back in May, it was Kyler Barraza scoring an impressive victory. Winning at Coos Bay is nothing new to Barraza who has won several races here. He's a two-time Southern Oregon Sprint Tour champion and reigning champion at Southern Oregon Speedway. He may be the favorite to win this week, but he's still working out the bugs in a new car after a nasty flip at Southern Oregon Speedway. Current Medford point leader David Hibbard has won five times at his home track, but he's looking for his first win on the ISCS Tour. Camden Robustelli, Tanner Holmes and Aaron Miller are others from the Medford area who are anticipated, and Miller has a Coos Bay win this season
From Cottage Grove, the Top 3 point competitors there, Shane Forte, rising young star Tyler Thompson and Kinzer Cox should be on hand. All three have won at their home track this season, and Thompson has won there three times. Several Cottage Grove and Washington racers are anticipated for this show, and Top 10 ranked Grove racers Ian Bandy and Steven Snawder will likely race as well. The two young guns ran 1-2 in the Coos Bay opener. Local stars the fans should be seeing include Dave May, Kayla Green and Mike Crawford. Over 20 cars competed the first time, and that's expected to be the case this time as well.
Brody Montgomery returned to the Super Late Model Winner's Circle for the seventh time last week. He'll continue his march towards the championship on Saturday night with a big 138 point advantage over Chris Ray. Ray is only leading Thor Kristensen by 14 points in the race for second. The NASCAR point fund money is still pretty nice for second and third. Kristensen missed a race, but he's second on the Top 5 finisher's list with eight. He's finished as high as second, but he'll be hoping to get a win this week. One-time winner Tom Elam, Wayne Butler, Kristy Grout and Richard Wallace are other drivers to look for this week.
Other than a third place finish by surprise entrant and 2015 Super Late Model champion Toby McIntyre, the top Sportsman Late Model racers didn't fare too well in their head to head contest against the Outlaw Pro Stock drivers last week. However, two-time champion Wayne Butler trimmed Dyllan Siewell's point advantage to 22 going into this race. Both Butler and Siewell are six-time feature winners this season, but an early non start has forced Butler to play catch up all season long. Other drivers to watch for this week include Tom Williams, Stacy Robison and Charlie Withers.
Ken Fox is still leading the way in the Street Stocks by 86 points ahead of David Smith. Both drivers have racked up 14 Top 5 finishes, but Fox has a division leading eight wins. Smith is still searching for his first victory. The same can be said for Jeff Thurman, who has earned two second place finishes in recent weeks. The driver who seems to present the biggest challenge to Fox for wins these days is Steve Dubisar. Dubisar won for the third time last week. He'll certainly be a threat for another win next time, and other drivers to watch for include two-time winner Daniel Land, Troy Chamberlain and Josh Bearden.
Sam Talon is a runaway Mini Outlaw point leader with nine wins so far. For a while there, two-time winner Jason Kellam presented Talon his biggest challenge, but Ken Fox has won three times in recent weeks. Fox was a regular in this class last season, but has been focusing on his Street Stock championship effort this season. John Henry and Tom Siewell are other drivers to look for this week.
Tyler Tullos picked up his division leading seventh Main Event win last week to build a 98 point lead over one-time winner April Warmack. Warmack was second again last week, but Tullos has been so consistently fast that she's not gaining any ground. With two races this week, she'll be hoping for some bad luck to hit Tullos, who has only missed the Top 5 twice in 15 starts. Two-time winner Hannah Robison had another bad night last week to fall 84 points behind Warmack in the point race. Fourth-ranked Braden Fugate will be going for his fifth win of the season, and other drivers to watch for this week include Kris Parker, Chuck Peck, David Pellum, Leroy Rockwell and Dusty Shingleton.
Fans of the dirt track will have two opportunities to see races this week, and Monday's ISCS Sprint Car show is sure to fill your need for speed. Add in the NASCAR Whelen All American Series program on Saturday, and Coos Bay Speedway will be the place to be. For further information, go to www.coosbayspeedway.us.
Forsberg, Cooper Win Silver Dollar Speedway Features
Chico, CA...August 3...Reigning champion Andy Forsberg picked up the win in the 25 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. It was his fourth win of the season. Forsberg led most of the way for the win, but Tanner Thorson kept the pressure on down the stretch with a close second place finish. A red flag on lap 24 meant there would be a one lap shootout to the finish, but Forsberg managed to keep Thorson behind him on the final lap for the satisfying victory. Incoming point leader Mason Moore grabbed the third place finish ahead of RC Smith, Cody Lamar, Shawn Conde, Jason York, Brent Bjork, Chelsea Blevins and Lucas Ashe. Forsberg also set the quickest time in qualifying with a lap of 11.687, beating the 11.731 of Nathan Rolfe. Conde and Moore won the eight lap heat races. The battle at the top of the points between Moore and Forsberg should remain close as Moore held a two point advantage going into the night. Kalib Henry was only four points back in third, but he didn't take a checkered flag in the Main Event and ended up 14th.
Point leader Brian Cooper added to his advantage with his fourth 20 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event win of the season. Reigning Street Stock champion Phil Marino has been running strong lately, and he provided the pressure in the winning laps. However, Cooper was just a bit quicker in victory. Reigning Placerville Limited Late Model champion Matt Micheli outran Tyler Rodgers for the third place finish as Jake Van Tol, Andrew Peckham, Mike Ficklin, Matt Sanders, Isaac Sanders and Richard Vanderploeg completed the Top 10 at the checkered flag, all on the lead lap. Mike Merritt won a close race with Rodgers for the first heat race victory, and Ficklin outran Cooper in another close eight lap race.
Brent Lawrence won another good race with Travis Moore for the 20 lap Street Stock Main Event win. It was the first victory of the season for Lawrence, but Moore made him work for it. Moore was subbing for Phil Marino in the #28m car. Clinton Earl was a solid third ahead of Ken Micheli, Leif Berglund and final lead lap finisher Richard Workman. Gary Newman, Fritz Zanker, point leader Corey Hall and Michael Helwig rounded out the Top 10. Lawrence also outdueled Hall to win his eight lap heat race. Newman won another good battle with Moore to win his first heat of the season.
Reigning champion Kyle Allen returned and would pick up his third 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event victory. Colin Ferguson was out to try and get his first win of the season and stayed close in the battle, but Allen would prevail at the checkered flag. Incoming point leader Jeremy Langenderfer just managed to beat Jim Brookshire back to the checkered flag for the third place finish. James West and Earl Adams we're close behind in the battle for third as they settled for 5th and 6th place finishes, respectively. Mel Byers, Shannon Collins and Richard Warf completed the finishing order. Allen won the eight lap heat race.
The next race on the calendar is the annual Tyler Wolf Classic on August 17th. The Winged 410 Sprint Cars will be competing along with Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Wingless Spec Sprints and the California Hardtop Association. This will be the second to last point race of the season. For further information, go to www.silverdollarspeedway.com.
R Charles Snyder Salute Set For September 1-2
At Southern Oregon Speedway
White City, Oregon...It's time once again for the 2nd Annual R Charles Snyder Salute for the IMCA Modifieds. The two-race weekend will again feature the IMCA Modifieds with a $5,000 to win prize being offered up on Sunday night. IMCA Sport Modifieds and Southern Oregon Dwarf Cars will compete on both nights, and the Calculated Comfort Outlaw Pro Stocks will be there on Sunday.
Snyder was a popular local Radio DJ for some 40 years who also lent his voice to several fundraising events through the years and helped organize some big rock concerts. He was also considered the voice of Southern Oregon racing for many years as he announced at Southern Oregon Speedway, Medford Speedway before that and other venues. He passed away in 2015, and this race was added to the 2017 schedule to pay tribute to the man. The Race Tower was dedicated to him at the 2017 event.
The format calls for two sets of heat races for both the IMCA Modified and IMCA Sport Modified divisions on Saturday that will score finishing points and passing points to determine the drivers who make the Main Event on Sunday and who will end up in the B & C Mains. The top eight point runners in the heat races will redraw for their Main Event starting positions.
As an added bonus, Saturday will also have an Invitational Main Event for both classes that will offer prize money. The Top 3-5 finishers in the first set of heat races will automatically make it into that race. This format was chosen rather than a Race Of Champions format as a way to allow all of the drivers an opportunity to compete for something else at the end of the Saturday night program. The IMCA Modifieds will pay $1,000 to win, $700 for second, $500 for third and a minimum of $100 to start on Saturday, while the Sport Modifieds will offer the regular $300 to win prize money with a minimum of $50 to start.
Sunday's Main Events are where the money is on the line, and the IMCA Modifieds are set to pay $5,000 to win as of this writing. The Sport Modifieds are going to be paying $1,000 to win. That is as it stands at this time, and the numbers could go up by race day. The Modifieds will pay $2500 for second and $1500 for third, and the drivers will win at least $200 to start the Main Event. The Sport Modified Main Event pays $700 for second and $500 for third with a minimum of $100 to start. There will also be lap leader bonus money for both Main Events.
Last season, Bobby Hogge IV started off with a $1,000 IMCA Modified Invitational Feature win, but an early spin in the big money race forced him to play catch up all race long. Troy Foulger led most of the way aboard the Bill Bowers Modified for the biggest win of his career. Seven time track champion Mark Wauge was second with Hogge closing in fast in third.
The IMCA Sport Modifieds don't get many $1,000 to win opportunities, and two time track champion Jorddon Braaten made the most of it. Last year, he won the Invitational Feature and followed it up with a dominating win in the big show. Alan Furuta had his biggest payday ever with a $700 second as reigning Oregon State champion Jayson Nelson was a $500 third.
Entry for car and driver in the IMCA Modifieds is $100 while the IMCA Sport Modified entry is &70. Pit passes for crew members are $35 each day. For further information, check out the official flier www.southernoregonspeedway.com/RCharles17.pdf or www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
Cascade Wingless 360 Sprint Car Challenge Race Coming
To Southern Oregon Speedway August 25th
To Southern Oregon Speedway August 25th
White
City, Oregon...The Cascade Wingless 360 Sprint Car Challenge Race will
be coming to Southern Oregon Speedway on August 25th. This event pits
some of the best Wingless 360 Sprint Car drivers against each other in a
great battle with a $3,500 prize awaiting the other end of the
checkered flag. The race is once again being presented by Herz Precision
Parts.
This
will once again be the biggest Wingless Sprint Car Race in the State of
Oregon. Drivers will be receiving a minimum $250 to start the Main
Event. Second and third place will be receiving nice prizes of $1,500
and $1,000, respectively. Last season, it was Cody Fendley grabbing a
$1,500 payday in second, while Oregon star Kyle Miller was a $1,000
third.
The
star of the night was the driver they call The Human Highlight Reel,
Geoff Ensign. He led most of the way driving for Ted Finkenbinder. Geoff
and Ted are again teaming up to defend their race championship this
year. A few weeks ago, he picked up a win at Petaluma Speedway with the
wing on the car. Ensign was the 2017 Petaluma and Watsonville Sprint Car
champion, and he enjoys racing Sprint Cars, with or without the wing.
The
night will start off with qualifying on the clock. There are a couple
of things at stake in time trials. The fastest qualifier will receive a
$100 bonus. The Top 2 qualifiers earn the right to skip heat races and
go into the eight lap Scramble to determine the front rows of the big
money Main Event. The rest of the competitors will run the 10 lap heat
races with the Top 2 finishers also going into the Scramble. A 15 lap B
Main will be run if needed to determine the final starting positions in
the feature.
The
inaugural race last season featured a 22 car turn out and one heck of a
race. Running Sprint Cars without the wing requires a different driving
style and makes for some exciting racing throughout the pack. Drivers
are expressing interest, and this show should be bigger than last year.
Entry is $80 for Car and Driver. Pit passes are $30 for the crew. Sign
in is at 4 p.m., and time trials are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. For further
information, check out the flier at http://www.southernoregonspeedway.com/cascade18.pdf or go to http://www.southernoregonspeedway.com.
Pit Stops
The Western States Dwarf Car Nationals is a special event that happens four times a year. Southern Oregon Speedway gets the August race, which is hosted by the local Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Association. The SODCA makes preparations in the weeks leading up to the race as they have after race dinners on both Friday and Saturday. Saturday's meal is also the post race banquet. They brought in several great sponsors to help make the event a success, including Mary's BBQ Place, Granger Accounting & Tax Service, Little Caesars Pizza, Franz Bakery, Luke's Bakery, 7 Oaks Farm, Rogue River Denture Service, Rogue Printing and Party Place.
Some 60 drivers from Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona came to do battle in three different classifications of Dwarf Cars. The Sportsman division seems to just barely be getting by. This is the group of new drivers, but getting double digit car count has been a challenge for this class in recent seasons. Some potential drivers opted instead to run Pro because they were concerned that there wouldn't be enough Sportsman cars. One of the reasons for a Sportsman class is to get the newer drivers to come run the Nationals and not feel intimidated by the drivers who have been racing for a while.
In the 1990's and early 2000's, the Nationals just had one division, and with 100 plus cars showing up back then, drivers would be forced to run through the alphabet mains to get to the feature if they had a bad heat race. The seven Sportsman Dwarf Cars included four SODCA drivers, including teen racers Ashleigh Strain and Michael Johnson. Strain was fourth on Friday. Johnson had better results on Saturday as he battled fellow SODCA racer Joe Sanders to finish second. Sanders was second in Friday's show for a double podium weekend.
The two stars of the weekend in this group were Nor Cal's Shawn Whitney and SODCA's Brett James. James is the grandson of past Medford Speedway promoter Cecil James and Stock Car great Markey James. He took the wheel of the #4us car and had a good battle with Whitney on Friday until Whitney spun and collected James. James, who had won the heat race, was out of the race, while Whitney won the Friday show. After a Fast Dash win, Whitney's Main Event on Saturday ended early. James took over and grabbed his first Dwarf Car feature win in a SODCA podium sweep that included Johnson and Sanders.
The Veterans run in their own group. They are the older racers, but some of these drivers are certainly as competitive as the front runners in the Pro group. Kevin Bender won the Veteran's Nationals event last season, but his weekend was in doubt after motor problems in his heat race on Friday. This was the same heat that saw Merced, CA Veteran Division Nationals winner Steve Kapaun blow a motor. Kapaun towed in from Arizona for this race, and he was lucky enough to get to borrow the Brad Ernst car for the Saturday show.
Bender started back in 20th on Friday and put on a passing clinic. 2016 Veterans Nationals winner Tim Fitzpatrick of Nevada led the way over SODCA's Fred Hay. Bender caught Hay on the final lap in an impressive drive for second. Like Fitzpatrick, Hay was a heat race winner, and he finished third on Friday ahead of Nor Cal's Buddy Olschowka in a borrowed car and 2009 Pro Nationals winner Brian Quilty. Mike Reeder won a heat race, but the Nor Cal racer barely made the Fast Dash with a tenth in Friday's Preliminary Feature.
Reeder drove an impressive race to win Saturdays Fast Dash and take the pole for the big show. Fitzpatrick finished third in the Dash, but he wasted little time taking the lead from Reeder in the Main Event. Traffic became an issue late in the race, but Fitzpatrick was not about to let that stop him from his second Southern Oregon Dwarf Car Nationals win. Reeder withstood a late threat from Bender for second. Nor Cal competitor and 2016 Antioch champion Kevin Miraglio finished fourth after winning his heat race, and Olschowka held off Hay for a fifth place finish. In a scene right out of The Flintstones and the famous "Gaggles Pisano" episode, Eric Weisler and Jack Haverty got together on the front stretch on the opening lap with Weisler driving up on the front wall and continuing. Both drivers finished in the Top 10.
The Pro Dwarf Car group generally gets the biggest car counts at the Nationals. This year, that meant 27 drivers showed up to do battle. The Diatte Racing Team came to town with eyes on the big victory. However, 2017 SBDCA champion Cameron Diatte had motor problems in his heat race and missed the B Main on Friday. Ryan Diatte may not have looked particularly impressive in finishing third behind PHRA champion Ryan Martinez and Nor Cal champion Danny Wagner in their heat race, but the best was yet to come for him. Camden Robustelli won a battle with fellow SODCA racer Kalvin Morton in their heat race, and Southern Oregon's Randy Slater had a second place finish behind SBDCA's Zach Price in the Friday B Main.
Ryan Diatte led most of the way in the Friday Preliminary Feature, while the #11 cars of Wagner and heat winner Darren Brown battled for second. Wagner ended up grabbing that finish, while SODCA's Robustelli and Josh King finished fourth and fifth, respectively. 2017 Nationals winner Cody Peters struggled in the Friday race and didn't do much better on Saturday. Top 5 Santa Maria point runner Jessica Clark had motor problems on Friday, and she was working on the motor all night to get things situated for Saturday. She is a feature winner at Santa Maria Speedway this year, and she finished outside the Top 10 on Saturday.
Saturday Preliminaries allowed Cameron Diatte to begin his effort to salvage something positive out of his weekend. Cameron won his heat race ahead of Nevada racer Dustin Loughton and then outran two-time SODCA champion Brock Peters to win the B Main. The Main Event was more of the same for Ryan Diatte and Danny Wagner as they ran 1-2 for most of the race. It was Diatte's first National's win at Southern Oregon and the second straight runnerup finish for Wagner. Arizona racer Mac Marmon made a couple of late moves in traffic to grab a third place finish. Cameron Diatte ended up a respectable fourth ahead of Martinez.
With three straight second place finishes, people were speculating about when JOAT Labs Hornets title contender Bree Tritchler might get her first career win. It happened last Friday and it wasn't even close. Tritchler battled point leader Tim Hedges early on. Once she took the lead for good, she stretched that advantage to half a lap. Hedges seemed to be losing power as the laps went on, and he finally got passed by dueling teammates Brandon Wonsyld and Dylan Irving, who finished second and third, respectively. Irving won his second Trophy Dash and a heat race as he is climbing back into Top 5 point contention after a rough three race stretch.
Hedges got good points in fourth, but he clings to a one point lead over Tritchler. The Hedges team started with four cars, but one has been parked and son Ashtin's car wasn't ready for Friday. Ashtin had been in championship contention, and his absence may have ended his hopes. Jeremy Mayfield made his first visit to Southern Oregon Speedway. He normally competes on the pavement of Roseburg. He's just looking to get more seat time at different venues, and did did okay with a fifth place finish ahead of Chris Boynton. A night later, Mayfield was in Coos Bay finishing third. Top 5 hopeful Zach Nelson was working until the last minute to get his motor ready, and he arrived late to the track. Unfortunately, he had more problems after his heat race and was a Main Event scratch.
The Valley Store All Late Model Lites point race was pretty much conceded to Charlie Eaton when Greg Arnold had to miss Saturday's race due to work. Eaton was the point leader with three feature wins, but he wasn't too comfortably ahead of Arnold. Arnold could have lost a position or two in the standings, but motor issues sidelined the father-son team of Eric and Dusty Aos from the Main Event. With reigning champion Bob Burkett missing to be with family, 2016 champion Lee Doty scored a clean sweep to move into fifth in the standings. Eaton ran second in everything to increase his lead over Arnold. Danny Prewitt made his second start in Doty's #99 car and finished third. Prewett's own car was totaled last season and he's been considering buying the #99 car.
The Kendall Oil Winged Sprint Car division saw reigning champion Kyler Barraza, 2016 champion Jake Wheeler and 2004 champion T.J. Winningham back in action last week. Winningham is the owner of the car that rookie Theron Smith has been driving, and he put his #9t on it and came out of retirement. Barraza was trying to work the bugs out of his new car and brushed the front wall in his heat race with a flat tire. He would finish sixth in the Main Event. Wheeler's return was made possible thanks to a motor from Chuck Prather.
Jake's uncle, Mike Wheeler, was looking good in his heat race for a while. Once Aaron Miller raced by for the lead, Wheeler seemed to encounter problems. Miller won the race as he has moved into fifth in the standings, but Mike Wheeler was done for the night despite finishing second. Point leader David Hibbard started his night off with a heat race win ahead of 2009 champion Charlie Thompson. Thompson was the next driver to be derailed by motor issues while running second in the Scramble. Winningham won that race ahead of Jake Wheeler.
If you thought Winningham would be rusty, you were wrong. Not only is he a past champion at Southern Oregon Speedway, he was a star at San Jose and Baylands Speedways in California before that. He raced into the early Main Event lead, but eventually Jake Wheeler took over. You just knew Hibbard would find his way into second, but he was no match for the flying Wheeler. Hibbard settled for second, which is his worst finish of the season as he has five wins. Blaine Cory had a rough first 20 laps, but the end is what matters most. The division's top rookie, Cory made a last turn pass on Winningham for third. Second ranked Jeffrey Hudson finished fifth, but he's not too far ahead of Cory in the standings. Both drivers have finished as high as second, but they are still looking for their first wins of the season. This week is the $2,000 to win Iron Head Nationals. Might this be the night for Cory or Hudson to get that win?
When the green flag drops on Friday night's Outlaw Kart program at Little Southern Oregon Speedway, it will start the sixth event of the season there. This is the longest season the track has had in three years. There had been some questions about management's commitment to that track and the future stars of the speedway, but racers saw first hand how management feels when a race went on under threatening skies and got done. There are three more races scheduled for after this one. Bob Fredrickson has come on board as Race Director and track prep, along with Casey Shafer.
The young stars in the Beginner's Box Stocks have seen three very fast competitors this season. Chayce Smith won the opener. Chayce leads the Unrestricted Box Stock racers in Yreka. Reigning champion Malachi Johnson won three in a row, two in front of the flying Mike Wheeler Jr. Johnson moved up to Box Stocks last time as he has demonstrated that he is ready. Wheeler might be the point leader now, but he's not chasing points. This leaves Uriah Sanders and reigning Yreka Indoor champion Carson Henson batting for the lead. Sanders led most of the recent race before finishing second to Austin Bartholomew, and this enabled him to take the point lead over Henson. It's also close between Jayme DeBenedetti and Yreka point leader Shailene Horn in the race for fourth. Horn missed a race, but she is a two-time Main Event runner-up this year.
Keaton Augustine continues to win in the Box Stock division, but with the competition he's been facing, he has to win to maintain the point lead. He won for the third time in a row last time out. With his second place finish, Ryan Hirschbock moved ahead of Jacob James in a close race for second. Hirschbock has a win this season, and James has multiple second place finishes. One-time winner Taylor Fuller is also in this battle, and all four have a shot at the championship.
Trevor Grimes struggled for a couple of weeks in the 250 Karts. When Vinny DeBenedetti picked up back to back wins, people began to speculate whether DeBenedetti might just take over the lead. Grimes came back strong last time with his third win of the season. DeBenedetti finished further back, but he's still in the championship hunt. Meanwhile, Cadyn Smith used his third place finish behind newcomer Landon Green to moved into the Top 5 in points. The reigning Yreka Indoor champion may be in line for a win this week. Since she's not able to get into her Cage Kart, Brionna Fuller let Brenden Bartlett drive last time, and he ran strong in second for most of the race before spinning late. With Grimes in the field, you have to be fast to get a win here.
Brionna Fuller may not have been able to run her Cage Kart, but the reigning Yreka UAS Speedway Kart champion did race in that kart. Her hot laps were impressive enough that her mother gave the green light to do it. She was fast, and she earned a third place finish despite a pit stop. The flying Larry Fuller had a DNF last time out, and that cost him the point lead by one marker to Steve Rambo. Rambo was untouchable after 2016 Yreka champion Ed Grubb had problems, and he won ahead of teammate Johnny Hoult. With the 500 Open Karts questionable as far as who will race from week to week, the UAS Speedway Karts are providing the fastest karts on Friday nights.
Placerville Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 4, 2018
Winged 360 Sprint Cars
Main Event
Andy Forsberg
Justyn Cox
Billy Wallace
Jimmy Trulli
Shane Hopkins
Andy Gregg
Mason Moore
Adam Walters
Blake Carrick
Jodie Robinson
Mike Benson
Zane Blanchard
Greg DeCaires
CJ Humphries
Tanner Thorson
Kyle Offill
Tony Gualda
Cody Hodgson
Cody Lamar
Mike Cook
B Main
Tony Gualda
Cody Lamar
Mike Benson
CJ Humphries
Travis Coelho
Justin Henry
Wingless Spec Sprints
Jake Morgan
Casey McClain
Matt Stewart
Tim Sherman Jr.
Alan Miranda
Ryon Siverling
Barry Pries Jr.
Jerry Cisco
Brian Speary
Pure Stocks
Russ Murphy
Jason Palmer
Chase Griggsby
Nick Baldwin
Scott Grunert
Ryan Peter
Kevin Jinkerson
Rick Grunert
Dan Jinkerson
Jason Castro
Matthew Tilford
Ronnie Richards
BCRA Midget Lites
Scott Kinney
Bradly Dillard
Hunter Kinney
Dakota Albright
Danika Jo Parker
Terry Bergstom
Brandon Leedy
Steve Brown
Silver Dollar Speedway Unofficial Race Results August 3, 2018
360 Sprints
Andy Forsberg
Tanner Thorson
Mason Moore
R.C. Smith
Cody Lamar
Shawn Conde
Jason York
Brent Bjork
Chelsea Blevins
Lucas Ashe
Korey Lovell
Raquel Hall
Kenny Wanderstadt
Kalib Henry
Heath Hall
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Brian Cooper
Phill Marino
Matt Micheli
Tyler Rodgers
Jake Van Tol
Andrew Peckham
Mike Ficklin
Matt Sanders
Isaac Sanders
Richard Vander Ploeg
Jimmy Ford
Jesse Skidmore
Sean Hulsey
Mike Merritt
Alan Furuta
Street Stocks
Brent Lawrence
Travis Moore
Clinton Earl
Ken Micheli
Leif Berglund
Richard Workman
Gary Newman
Fritz Zanker
Corey Hall
Michael Helwig
Tucker Garcia
Hobby Stocks
Kyle Allen
Colin Ferguson
Jeremy Langenderfer
Jim Brookshire
James West
Earl Adams
Mel Byers
Shannon Collins
Robert Warf
