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Giesler,
Walmer, and Kostecki Are Hot on USAC Night at SRP
by Gerald Laurie
The USAC Western
States Sprint Cars, Ford Focus Midgets, and Young Gun Midgets all converged on Shasta Raceway
Park Saturday for a big night of open wheel competition on a beautiful autumn afternoon
and evening. There was some great competition in all three classes.
Time Trials were the first order of business Australian Brodie Kostecki
set fast time at 15.726 seconds in the Focus Division. Idaho’s Johnny
Giesler set a new track record with a time of 14.776. Also under or tied with the old
record were Tony Hunt at 14.780 and Luis Ramos III at 14.830. The Focus Young Guns were
the final qualifiers and Brodie Kostecki again set fast time at 16.142.
Kostecki won both the Focus and the Young Guns dashes with Geisler picking off
the Sprint Car dash.
Kostecki continued his domination by winning Focus Heat 1 and the Young
Guns Heat. Scott Pierovich doing double duty picking up Focus Heat 2. Sprint Car
Heats went to Pierovich and Cody Gerhardt on his 18th birthday.
Ford Focus Midgets for thirty laps was up first. Keegan Walmer, Garrett
Peterson, and Jessica Clark took the initial top three spots. Kostecki moved to third on
the second lap and began a tremendous duel with Peterson. On the eleventh circuit Kostecki
passed Peterson and set out after Walmer who had built a sizeable lead. Pierovich got
around Clark on lap twelve and the order at half distance was Walmer over Kostecki,
Peterson, Pierovich, and Clark. The second Half of the race was highlighted by
Kostecki’s pursuit of Walmer and then several attempts to pass in the closing laps as
both began to lap cars. However, he was unable to make the pass and Walmer took the
feature over Kosticki, Peterson, Pierovich, and Clark.
The Young Guns fifteen lap feature started four cars as Walmer rejoined
the field for the feature. James Edens and Trevor Hunt occupied the first row while Walmer
and Kostecki resided in the second row. Kostecki sailed high in both turns to take the
lead on the front straight and lead lap one followed by Hunt, Walmer, and Edens. The
yellow and then red flags flew on lap nine when Walmer contacted the wall in turn four.
With three cars remaining, Kosticki wound up leading start to finish with Hunt second and Edens
third.
The Sprint Car feature was scheduled for fifty laps. Tim Barber took
the lead over Tim Skoglund, Audra Sasselli, Hunt, Ramos and Giesler. Ramos snookered Hunt
on lap two for fourth place and the field settled down for a couple of laps. On the
seventh circuit, both Giesler and Hogg passed Hunt. At the end of ten laps, Barber led
over Skoglund, Sasselli, Ramos, and Giesler.
Ramos took third
on lap twelve and then Hunt spun in turn four to bring out the yellow on lap fourteen.
Hunt rejoined the field after a shot trip to the pits. After twenty laps, the top five
remained the same. On lap twenty three, Ramos experienced some problems and Sasselli,
Giesler, and Hogg all passed. Ramos repassed Hogg on the twenty-eighth go around. The
order after thirty laps was Barber over Skoglund, Sasselli, Giesler, and Ramos.
During the next segment, the yellow flew again on the thirty fourth round when
Gerhardt spun in turn three. On the restart, Giesler took third from Sasselli and then got
around Skoglund a lap later. Order at forty laps was Barber, Giesler, Skoglund, Sasselli,
and Ramos. Giesler caught Barber and a tremendous battle ensued with Giesler trying both
the high and low sides and actually leading lap forty eight and then taking evasive action
into the infield when Barber came down entering turn one. Giesler maintained control, but
the loss of momentum allowed Barber to pull out just enough of lead to hold on the last
two laps. When the dust settled, Barber was victorious over Giesler, Skoglund, Sasselli,
and Ramos.
SRP Crowns 2011 Track Champions
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night Sept 17th Shasta Raceway Park crowned it’s 2011
track division champions. The annual North
Valley Bank Night hosted the High School Challenge Series, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, NAPA
Mini Stocks, Player’s Pizza Bombers, and the Taylor Motor’s Modifieds..
A beautiful warm evening saw a
nice fans cheering the Modified rivals Guy Young and Kyle Borden. Point leader Young ripped at 16.382 in
qualifying. Brian King in the #64 Stan
Gunderson car won the dash but in doing so got loose coming to the checkers and slapped
the front straight away wall eliminating him from further competition. Kyle Borden won the 8-lap heat race. The main event saw first timer Sean Hays jump
out front over Randy Houston on lap one. Borden
displaced Houston on lap two and Hays on lap 3 with Young shadowing. By lap 10 Borden’s lead was 3 seconds. The non-stop 30-lap event was run in a swift 8
minutes and 20 seconds with Borden blazing to the win and the Pepsi Night Trophy. Young compiled enough points to secure his 5th
SRP Modified Title and 6th overall.
The Player’s Pizza Bombers
saw Joe Bratolli trip the qualifying lights at a 19.346.
Journeyman James Sutton won his first trophy dash of the season. Brian Smith driving a Dillinger Racing Team Car won
the 8-lap heat race. In the 30-lap finale
Brian King jumped to the early lead over David Dillinger Jr. Mike Hubert Jr. and
Bratolli started their march through the pack. King
rubbed tires with Bratolli on lap 8 necessitating a caution with King changing a tire and
returning. At the 15-lap
turnaround it was Hubert over Bratolli. The
second segment saw the lead duo running multiple lines in an effort to negotiate traffic. At the Adam Boddy checkers it was Hubert Jr.,
Bratolli, Dillinger Jr., Sutton, and King with Bratolli winning the points championship.
NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stocks saw
Paul Sabourin garner quick time with and 18.233, win the trophy dash, and the heat race. However mechanical gremlins prevented Sabourin from
taking the original green flag and he entered the race one-lap down. Meanwhile veteran Dale Stelt was calmly circling
the 3/8th’s mile oval picking up the win and the points title. Following Stelt to the line were Sabourin, Bob
Garrett, and Pete Smith.
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet action
provided the racing of the night. Entering
competition tied for the points lead were Chuck Knauer and Lori Weber. Heat race action saw 12-year old Brian Hubert and
Terry Keluchie with wins. Keluchie’s son
Dustin Hills won the 4-lap dash. The main
event line-up had Weber and Knauer starting side-by-side in row 5. Wand Ash jumped out to the early lead with young
Don Winegarden displacing her for the lead on lap 3. Dalton
Giles, Hills, Hubert were dicing for second. Knauer
was able to get the jump on Weber and put a competitor in-between. Hubert moved Giles for second on lap 12. At the conclusion of the 15 laps it was first time
victor Winegarden exciting the crowd on two wheels at the stripe. Hubert, Giles, Knauer, and Hills rounded out the
top five with rookie Chuck Knauer the 2011 champion.
The finale High School Challenge Series event was won by Brian Hubert in his sharp #56
Toyota. John “Hood Pin” Johnson Jr.
accumulated enough points to the win the second H.S Challenge Series Title.
Winters Victorious In First Tri-Track Start
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night August 20th the Tri-Track Challenge Modified Series
blasted into Shasta Raceway Park with a good field of 18 cars, The annual Paint Mart Night also hosted the
NAPA Mini Stocks, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, a Vic Hannan Landscape Enduro, and the fan
favorite boat race.
Warm but pleasant late August
weather saw a nice crowd cheer on Redding-raised Scott Winters cop fast time with a very
quick 16.259. Veteran Richie Potts captured
the four-lap trophy dash. The 10-lap slow heat
qualifier found Kelseyville’s Dustin Knight picking up the win, in the fast heat
10-lapper it was point leader Rich Lundgren with the victory. Lundgren pulled a six invert putting Potts on pole
with Winters outside for the 50-lap feature. At
the start Potts pressed the issue and was ahead of Winters for the first two laps, then
the #24 throttled down and passed Potts on the outside, where he paced the field by 4 to 8
car lengths. Back in the pack Kyle Borden
stumbled to 10th at the start but then started methodically picking off spots. Potts held steady over Guy Young and Jason Philpot. At the half-way mark Philpot had displaced Young
and Potts and was gaining on Winters as he weaved through traffic. The first caution came out on lap 41 where
Darren Snider and Brenton Smith were found parked sideways in turn 2. This provided the break which Philpot wanted to see
and Winters didn’t. Doubling up the top
two on the front row for the restart saw Philpot gain the advantage on the outside where
the track seemed to be the fastest. Two laps
later saw another caution for Mike Wright and a scrum of others in turn three. On lap 45 under full acceleration on the front
straightaway Philpot’s driveline yoke exploded ending what was looking like a very
promising finish. The final restart saw
Winters pull away from Potts. At the 50-lap
finish it was “Mr. Modified” Scott Winters with his fourth win in his last four
starts at SRP over Potts, defending SRP track champion Borden, Guy Young, and Darrin
Knight.
The NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stocks saw Pete Smith III garner
quick time with and 18.886. Veteran Dale Stelt
won the trophy dash. The heat race and feature
were all Scotty Murphy after his Datsun stumbled with mechanical gremlins during the Aug 6th
race. On Murphy’s bumper at the finish
were: Pete Smith III, Stelt, and Pete Smith.
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet action
saw rookie of the year contender Dustin Hills capture heat one and Sophomore sensation
Lori Weber dominated heat two. High-schooler
David Felch visited victory lane at SRP for the first time when he beat the competition in
the 4-lap dash. Main event action saw Wanda
Ash having the race of her young career pacing the first half. At the 15 lap finish it was Steve Hills with the
win over Ash, Don Winegarden, Weber, and Felch.
The third round of the Vic Hannan Landscape Enduro series saw veteran enduro racer
Chris Lancaster win by a lap over Ron Wills, Jerry Shaha, and David Pabst Jr. At evenings end it was Shasta Lake’s Brian
King with a crowd pleasing boat race win.
Gannon Takes AABLM
Trophy, Doss Captures Crowd
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night August 6th the Airport Auto Broker’s Late Model
Series invaded Shasta Raceway Park, Also
on tap were the Player’s Pizza Bombers, NAPA Mini Stocks, Airport Auto Broker’s
Legends, and the BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds.
Unseasonably pleasant weather
saw fans witness local favorite Steven Gannon out-pace the late model field, and point
leader Trevor Christiani capture the six lap fast dash.
At the drop of Johnny Miskill’s green flag it was Eric Gannon stepping
out to an early lead over Junior Roddy, second generation rookie Jeremy Doss, and
Christiani. The #75 of Steven
Gannon methodically picked his way through the front five and by lap 18 had displaced his
older brother. Green flag laps clicked off
quickly through the 40-lap mark. That is when
things got interesting. Several single car
spins and the early give and take gave way to trading sheet metal. Lap 62 saw three unsuccessful restarts result in
the front row of Steven Gannon and Christiani put back a row. This put Junior Roddy and Jeremy Doss on the front
row. Veteran Roddy got the beat on the first
time late model youngster and soon had his hands full holding off Christiani. Lap 72 on the front straight Christiani got Roddy
out of shape sending him streaking through the infield.
The green-white-checker finish had Doss and Steven Gannon pacing the
remainder of the field. At the finish it was
the veteran Gannon over Jeremy Doss by a scant 0.175 seconds. It was difficult to tell from the pleased crowd who
was garnering more applause the multi-time track champion Steven Gannon or the impressive
young 14-year old Doss. Roddy, Christiani, and
Corey James rounded out the top five.
BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Mods were
competing in their last SRP points race of the season and saw Chris Straka garner fast
time honors and take the trophy dash. Greg
Van Cleave was the winner of the 8-lap heat. Main
event action saw Straka on a mission. Displacing
first Vinnie Marcelli, then Neo Nuno, and finally Van Cleave to earn his third win of the
year at SRP. Sophomore driver Nuno captured
the BPT Carburetor point series at the 3/8th mile oval.
The companion Airport Auto
Brokers Legends saw a good field of cars competing. Micah
Parmer broke the track record with a blazing 17.578. Parmer
also won the trophy dash. Brandon White and
Jeremy Doss, doing double-duty, won the preliminary heats.
The feature developed early into a four car battle early between rookie
Chase Madjic, Forest Kuecker, Doss, and Parmer. Mid-race
it was Parmer with Doss all over his back bumper. A
lap 18 caution saw Doss duck into the pits with spark plug wire problems. Amazingly Parmer’s veteran crew was right
there to help rectify the problem. The final 7
laps found Doss blast through the pack but come up 1 second short of the polished veteran
Parmer. Madjic, White, and Kuecker rounded out
the top five.
NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stocks action saw the continuation and development of young Pete
Smith III in his #31 Celica with a fast time of 18.675.
Dad Pete Smith won the 4-lap dash. At
the outset of the 20-lap main event it was the younger Smith setting pace. In repeat fashion from July 3rd he set a
pace that kept Dale Stelt at bay. Lap after
lap the multi-time champion Stelt took his VW Bug to the high side and down to the infield
berm looking for a way to disrupt the youngster’s concentration. All was for naught though as Peter staved off
Stelt and his father for his second win in as many races.
Player’s Pizza Bombers action saw point leader Joe Bratolli with quick time of a
19.247 to pace the field. Mike Hubert Jr. was
victorious in the dash and the heat race. Main
event action saw James Sutton jump to the front and pace the first few circuits. Brian King displaced Sutton on lap five while
desperately holding off a fast closing Jerry Green. Bratolli
started his customary march to the front and got by Green and King on lap 13. At the turn around Bratolli established himself as
the car to beat but on came a charging Hubert passing inside and outside as he was
smothering the leader’s bumper from laps 20 through 25.
Entering turn 1 backwards there was contact between the two leaders. Chris Michael slipped by for the lead before a
caution was thrown for a stalled Bratolli. With three to go Hubert had the lead and was
preparing for a final lap pass from Bratolli who was gunning from the back. At the finish of one of the most exciting bomber
races in quite some time were Hubert, Sutton Bratolli, Michael, and King.
Anderson Explodes With Familiar & Unfamiliar
Victors
By Rick Faeth
Sunday Night July 3rd was Metro PCS Anderson Explodes Night at Shasta
Raceway Park, featuring the Bay Cities Racing Association Midgets, Taylor Motors
Modifieds, Player’s Pizza Bombers, NAPA Mini Stocks, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, and
the Hornet High School Challenge Series.
Warm, sunny weather and a
packed main grandstand crowd saw the recent master of the paved oval Chad Nichols of
Colma, time in with a quick 15.091. Nichols
backed that up by capturing the first heat while recent Ukiah winner Nick Chivello was
victorious in the second heat. The 30-lap main
event lined up with a six car invert. Adam
Boddy’s green flag saw Rick Faeth step
out to an early lead. On lap five exiting turn
four Nichols’ dominant Beast/Esslinger forged to the top spot and that was all that
she wrote for the next 25 laps as Nichols bested the field in a non-stop 30-lap fashion by
5 seconds over Chivello. Defending BCRA
champion Nick Foster Jr. was third, over Devin LaHorgue fourth, and Faeth fifth.
Five-time track champion Guy
Young out-paced the modified field with a 16.385. Jon
Vanderpool won the 8-lap heat race. The 30-lap
feature was set for a classic Borden & Young duel.
Young stepped away to an early lead from his starting advantage. The 39x of Borden needed to clear Vanderpool before
setting his sights on the swift, blue #7. This
he did on lap 8. By this time Young played
rabbit and built a comfortable lead. For the
next 20 laps Borden gobbled up the deficit but at the finish it was Young with the win by
1.6 seconds. Third was Vanderpool over Michael
Helwig, and Kelly Peacock.
Player’s Pizza Bombers action saw
Mike Hubert Jr. time in with a 19.441 to pace the field.
Josh Dorman took the first heat honors and Hubert copped the second
8-lapper. The main event started off with
Hubert getting away to the early lead over David Dillinger Jr., Chris Michael, and James
Sutton. Point leader Joe Bratolli methodically
was picking his way through traffic, displacing Brian King, Brian Smith, then Josh Dorman. With seven laps remaining Bratolli bolted by the
sharp #56 of Hubert for the top spot and held on for 1.8 second win. Third was Dorman over, Smith, with King netting a
top-five.
NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stocks action saw the familiar #6 of Dale Stelt picking up
fast time honors with an 18.547 and garnering the 8-lap heat race. The 30-lap main event was one of the most exciting
at the track all year as sophomore driver Pete Smith III took the lead early in his #31
Celica. Several early and mid-race single car
spins kept the pack close and the double-file restarts exciting. Lap after lap the veteran Stelt looked high and
dove low in an effort to find a way around Smith. It
was not to happen this night however as Peter Smith captured the first of which will no
doubt be many victories in this competitive class. Dale
Stelt was second over Ken Krause third, Al Stelt fourth, and Barb Bruner was fifth in her
first ever start subbing for dad Pate Smith Sr.
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet action
saw second-year pilot Lori Weber win the first heat and veteran Pete Smith Sr. take the
second heat honors. The main event saw a good
field of 14 cars charge to the green flag. Early
action saw Wanda Ash and Weber rip off low-27 second laps on the first circuit allowing
them to escape the pack. Smith, Dustin Hills,
and rookie Dalton Giles started picking off spots. Point
leader Chuck Knauer also displaced several cars mid-race.
With 4 laps to go rookie sensation Dustin Hills passed Weber and held her
off for the win. Third was Knauer, over Smith,
with Giles fifth. John
‘Hot Rod’ Johnson Jr. dominated seven other competitors in round three of the
High School Challenge Series Event.
Borden, Gannon, & Parmer Break Through During Taylor Motors Fair Races
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night June 18th was Taylor Motors Fair Night at Shasta Raceway
Park, featuring the Taylor Motors Modifieds, the California vs Oregon Late Model Challenge
Series, NAPA Mini Stocks, BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds, and SRP Legends.
Warm weather and a near
capacity crowd saw a 2010 Modified track champion Borden out-pace the modified field with
a 16.488. Jon Vanderpool won the four lap dash
and looked primed for the 30-lap feature. At
the outset it was Klamath Falls’ Rich Cobb in his own #16 that stormed to a four car
length lead. Guy Young, Vanderpool, and Borden
diced for position just back of Cobb. At the
half-way point Cobb having the race of his career still capped Young on the low side and
Borden on the outside. As the laps waned
first Young then Borden expertly displaced Cobb. With
two laps to go it was no-holds barred as Borden loosened up Young on the back straightaway
to forge into the lead. At the non-stop 30-lap
checkers it was Borden collecting his first feature of 2011 by a half-second over Young,
Vanderpool, Cobb, and Brian King.
A disappointing field of 4 cars competed in round 2 of the CA vs OR Late Model
Challenge Series. Eric Gannon blazed to a
15.884 qualifying, with little brother Steven capturing the trophy dash. The 30-lap main event was all Steven Gannon as he
had the #75 Blaisdale Construction Chevrolet humping.
Behind him it was anyone’s game as Randy Houston, then Eric Gannon, and
finally Bobby Hirschbock traded the secondary spot. At
the checker’s it was Steven Gannon, Hirschbock, Eric Gannon, and then Houston.
Multi-time Legends track champion Micah Parmer debuted a brand new car after
destroying his previous mount in May. Parmer
wasted no time in alerting the competition he meant business by laying down a stout 17.712
in time trials. Fast-developing Jeremy Doss
garnered the trophy dash and jumped to an early lead in 30-lapper finale. A frenzied battle between Mike Lovell, Tony
Mangini, and Luis Tyrell kept Parmer at bay. Action
was slowed by a pair of Chase Madjic spins, which allowed the double up restarts to keep
the field bunched up. Lap 14 saw Tyrell being
displaced for the lead by Parmer and the attractive #96 was guided right through to
victory lane over Tyrell, Doss, Lovell, & Mangini.
NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stocks action saw Ol’Smoothie Dale Stelt with a clean
sweep, picking up fast time honors with an 18.611, winning the four lap dash and the 25
lap main event over fast-coming Pete Smith, Ken Krause, Al Stelt, and Pete Smith III.
The BPT Carburetor Pro-4
Modifieds were on the front side of a two day show Saturday with Chris Straka earning fast
time with a 17.253. Vince Sanchez won the
dash. Early main event action saw Neo Nuno,
Greg Van Cleave, and Kevin Barba pacing the field for the first third of the race. Picking through the 13 car starting field was
Straka and Mary Lewis. At the checkers it was
Straka, Lewis, Nuno, Van Cleave, and Curt Lewis fifth.
Sunday Afternoon action saw the
Player’s Pizza Bombers take to the track with point leader Joe Bratolli turning a
19.488 in qualifying. The potent #48 came back
to win the dash as well. David Dillinger Jr.
won the first heat and Mike Hubert Jr. captured the second heat. The main event started off with Brian Smith
looking like he may be able to keep the #48 of Bratolli in check. Suddenly nearing the halfway point Smith pulled to
the infield while leading. This opened up the
door for Bratolli to earn another victory. Second
was Brian King, over Dillinger, Josh Dorman, and Jerry Green.
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet action
saw Lori Weber win the first heat and the trophy dash.
Rookie title-contender Steve Hills won the second heat and copped his second main
event win of the year over: Chuck Knauer,
Weber, John Johnson Jr., and Pete Smith. The
High School Challenge Series race was won by first-time competitor Justin Perkins driving
the #5 Celica of Dustin Hills.
Day two of the BPT Pro-4 Mods
saw Chris Straka again out-pace a good field of 13 cars.
Straka also took home the dash hardware. Kevin
“Fuzzy” Barba won the first heat and Vinnie Marcelli captured the second
8-lapper. Main event action was All Neo Nuno
early, but the field was halted three times for spins by Brian Murrell Jr. Each time brought Straka closer to the front with
Marty Lewis stalking him all the way. As the
lead duo took the white flag it was a drag race into turn three, coming to the home
stretch with a final lunge was a very excited Marty Lewis who stole his first SRP win over
Straka, Nuno, Barba, and Marty Plumb.
In the annual Father’s Day
Massacre Demolition Derby it was legendary Shasta County oval track racer Jeff Rodgers
besting a field of 12 others.
Monster Trucks
Invade, Bratolli, Young, Hills Take Honors
By Rick Faeth
 Friday
and Saturday Night’s June 10th and 11th were Foothill
Distributing and Premier West Bank Night’s at Shasta Raceway Park, featuring four of
the high flying Monster Jam Trucks along with Player’s Pizza Bombers, I-5 Tire
Factory Hornets, and the Taylor Motors Modifieds.
Great weather saw Bratolli continue is
recent domination of the Bomber division. The
black #48 turn fast time with a 19.260 in qualifying, and captured the dash and heat. In the first main event (a makeup for May 7th)
it was David Dillinger Jr. pacing the first few circuits, then Jerry Green stormed to lead over Brian King, Brian Smith, and James Sutton. Several single car cautions kept the field grouped
tightly and allowing Bratolli to make several restart passes. Lap 18 saw King clip the spinning #71 of Sutton. On the restart Bratolli used the entire front
straightaway to pass Green on the outside and held off the striking #12 Camaro the rest of
the way. Finishing third was Smith over David
Dillinger Jr, and John Johnson.
In the second 25-lapper, it was Brian Smith
storming to an early lead, and pacing the field for the first half dozen circuits. All along was Bratolli stalking and looking high
and low. At the checkers it was once again
Bratolli this time over Smith, Green, Dillinger Jr., and Sutton.
 Saturday’s
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet action saw the Hills Family hit the bonanza, son Dustin won the
first heat, and father Steve captured the second heat.
Substituting father Grant Winegarden garnered the trophy dash in his son Don’s
car. Main event action was wild and wooly,
with the father and son Hills team working their way to the front of the pack. Dustin with the lead on the white flag had trouble
negotiating the final circuit around lapped traffic with the result being his father Steve
plowed by coming to the checkers. Rounding out
the top five were: Dustin Hills, Pete Smith,
Lori Weber, and Derek McAlister substituting for point leader Chuck Knauer.
Taylor Motors Modified action saw defending track champion Kyle Borden snap off a
16.620 in qualifying debuting his new brand new car. Rookie
JJ Dotzenrod held off the competition in his sharp #22 mod, and Guy Young captured the 8
lap heat race. Main event action saw Young
pounce to the front from an advantageous starting position, followed by Jon Vanderpool,
Borden, and Dotzenrod. On lap 13 Borden
displaced Vanderpool with and outside pass exiting turn two.
Borden then started reeling in Young but came up for car lengths short
during the non-stop 30-lapper. It was great to
see mending Stan Gunderson back at the track after a tough crash on May 14th. Brian King did a fine job finishing on the lead lap
in Gunderson’s familiar #64.
 The next races will be in two weeks when SRP will be hosting the annual
Shasta District Fair races on Saturday June 18th with the CA vs. OR Late Model
Challenge Series, Taylor Motors Modifieds, BPT Carburetor Pro 4 Modifieds, Legends
National Qualifier, and the NAPA Mini Stocks. Sunday
June 19th will be an encore of the BPT Carburetor Pro 4 Modifieds,
Player’s Pizza Bombers, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, High School Challenge Series, and a
demolition derby. There is no charge beyond fair admission to attend the races. For more information please go to the SRP website
at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Adamson, Bratolli, Stelt, & Giles Star On Valero Night
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night May 21st was Anderson Valero Night at
Shasta Raceway Park, featuring the high-speed winged Supermodifieds, Player’s Pizza
Bombers, NAPA Mini Stocks, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, and round one of the High School
Challenge Series. Great weather and a good
crowd saw a disappointing turnout for the supermodified car count total. Ray Stebbins towed all the way from Kent, WA only
to break in hot laps. This left Lonnie Adamson
in the familiar #98 S&S Motorsports entry, along with Bobby Dalton in Jim Birges’
#32, and Kyle Vanderpool in Don Penix’s
sharp #3. Adamson was fast qualifier with a
blistering 13.564, Dalton won the dash, the 10 lap heat was again Adamson. At the 30-lap green Dalton took off like a missile
and it appeared as if Adamson might have a serious challenger. Dalton’s pink #32 paced the first ten laps
before Adamson snuck by and inched away for the next 20 circuits. The 30-lap feature was completed caution free in
7:08.
 A nice sized field of 12 Player’s Pizza Bombers saw Bratolli turn fast
time with a 19.391, and Mike Hubert Jr. cop the dash.
James Sutton won the first heat, and Hubert the second. The main event was one of the best in recent
history. A full invert found the SRP patrons
on the edge of their seat. The first 15 laps
were slowed only by a couple of quick cautions for back of the pack spins with no damage
sustained. David Dillinger Jr. paced the early
laps going backwards. Third through seventh
were trading positions feverishly between Hubert, Josh Dorman, Brian Smith and Sutton. Up front it was Jerry Greene displacing Dillinger. At the 15-lap turn around it was Hubert nipping
past Greene on lap 18. The second 15-lap
segment went caution free with Bratolli emerging from the pack and passing Hubert cleanly
on lap 27 for the win. Third was newcomer
Jerry Greene with an outstanding effort. Fourth
was Brian Smith, with Sutton fifth.
For the second week in a row there was a good crop of NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stocks. Multi-time track champ Dale Stelt garnered quick
time withan 18. Scotty Murphy captured
the trophy, and Ken Krause and Dale Stelt won the heats.
The feature got off to a bad start with Pete Smith, Bob Garrett, and Gary
Mangels making contact and eliminating all three from action. After that it was a battle royale between Stelt and
Murphy for the next 22 laps. With 7 to go Al
Stelt looped in turn two putting Murphy outside of Dale Stelt for the restart. The low-groove liking Murphy found the high-line a
tick slower and the well-prepped #6 of Stelt crossed the checkers first over, Murphy, Al
Stelt, Krause, and Doug Winegarden.
 I-5 Tire
Factory Hornet action saw rookie Wanda Ash of Orland win her second heat race in as many
weeks, birthday boy Gary Stankey captured the other heat and the trophy dash. The 15-lap
feature saw 13 cars take the green. Fast and
tight quarters racing found young Dalton Giles pacing the field while Chuck Knauer and
Dustin Hills started moving through the pack. Lori
Weber substituting in the #33 car also moved forward from her rear starting spot. On lap 9 coming out of the front straightaway
chicane heavy contact was made between Hill, Stankey and Mr. Wall necessitating a
red-flag. The final six laps saw excitable
rookie Scott Bigley inch by Giles and hold on for the win.
Third was another young and impressive rookie Preston Stankey, fourth was Knauer,
fifth was Weber.
The first event of the evening was round one
of the High School Challenges Series. Two
junior high competitors squared off with four high schooler’s in what many thought
would be a cake walk for veteran John ‘Hot Rod’ Johnson Jr. Not to be however as 13-year old Dalton Giles in
his patriotic #7x held off the veteran for the 12-lap distance. Third was David Felch, over Preston Stankey, and
Justin Costa.
The
next races will be in two weeks when SRP will be hosting Monster Trucks, Twin Bomber Races, and a Bus Race on Friday June 10th,
followed by an encore of Monster Trucks, Hornets, Modifeds, and a Bus Race on Saturday
June 11th. For times and ticket
information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Philpott Cops
Second Round of Tri Track Challenge – Craig Brown Memorial
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night May 14th was John Lambirth Trucking Night at Shasta Raceway Park, featuring
the 4th Annual Craig Brown Memorial 50-Lap Modified Race which coincided with the second
round of the new Tri Track Challenge Modified Tour. A total of 19 sleek mods were present
under threatening skies. The event got off to a sour note when likeable SRP veteran Stan
Gunderson had a carburetor malfunction causing his throttle to stick. The #64 car veered
into the tractor tire in turn one and vaulted over it, continuing out the pit exit gate
and finally coming to rest in the pit area behind the turn two bleachers. Gunderson was
awake and alert but was transported for observation to a local hospital. Guy Young
battling the flu was the fastest qualifier at a stout 16.343. Rich Lindgren in the
Firehouse Racing entry copped the four lap dash. In qualifier action it was Ukiah
Speedway’s Dustin DeRosier first to the checkers in the fast heat and Klammath Falls,
Oregon’s Rich Cobb dominating in the slow heat. A fortuitous 4 pill invert drawn by
DeRosier put veteran Young on the pole for the 50-lapper. The full field took the green
and went clean for the first 20 laps. A single car spin for rookie Tim Heisler was the
first caution on lap 20. On lap 28 there was a four car scrum toward the rear of the pack
with Cobb, DeRosier, and Darin Knight getting the worst of it. The next 22 laps were all
green flag racing with Philpott passing Young on the outside with 10 to go. Dicey racing
was seen from Randy Houston, Thomas Wright, and rookie JJ Dotzenrod making up multiple
positions in the last dozen laps. At the checkers it was an ecstatic Jason Philpott
garnering his first ever SRP win over the 5-time champion Young, Houston was third over
Lindgren, and defending track champion Kyle Borden.
The first 2011 Street Stock Spectacular Event was shaping up to be a
battle of local area engine builders. Fan favorite Brian King’s beautiful #9 was fast
qualifier. Joe Bratolli edged King in the dash. King came back to capture the heat and the
field was set for a 30-lap exciting duel. All was for naught though as Bratolli
experienced distributor gremlins and exited the track on lap 10. This paved the way for
King to easily stroll to victory over Dave Capelli’s sharp Monte Carlo, James Sutton,
and Steve Hagstrom.
NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stock action saw a good field of 10 cars sign in. Al
Stelt lost a motor in practice. Brother Dale out-paced the remaining nine cars. From there
on it was the Scotty Murphy show with the fan-favorite besting all others in the dash heat
and main event. Chasing the low-line groove running #77 of Murphy was newcomer Tracy
Martenson, returning 2008 champ Ken Krause, Doug Winegarden, and Peter Smith III.
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet action saw rookie Wanda Ash of Orland win her
first heat race, and sophomore driver Gary Stankey capture the second heat. Another fast
rookie Dustin Hills of Anderson won the dash. The 15-lap feature saw a good field of 13
cars take the green. Fifth starting Lori Weber launched into pass mode and quickly picked
up three spots. Spirited racing throughout the pack saw Don Winegarden leading at the ten
lap mark. On lap 11 Weber made her move on Winegarden entering turn three. Steve Hills
then displaced Winegarden on the next circuit and rapidly closed on Weber. At the checkers
it was a popular first win for the local second-year chauffer Weber over rookie Steve
Hills, Scott Bigby, Dalton Giles, and Chuck Knauer.
Shasta
Raceway Park's staff, competitors, and patrons are saddened to hear of the passing of
Brian Koski
Brian drove his familiar #5 Late Model at Altamont, Stockton 99, Roseville, SRP, Las
Vegas, and other paved tracks all over the west. He was the 2008 Westcar Champion
and competed at SRP in the late model division during the 2009 season. He was a
devoted short track racer and will certainly be missed. Thoughts and prayers to his
family during this difficult time.
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Former Late Model racer and long-time tire supplier Tom Elam from Powers, OR
showed the SRP Bus Racers the fast way around the 3/8th's mile oval on April 9th.
Houston Corrals Round One of Late Models Series on Mike’s Body Shop Night
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night April 9 was Mike’s Body Shop Night at Shasta Raceway Park,
featuring the inaugural Heritage Cattle Company Event of the new CA vs. OR Late Model
Challenge Series co-sanctioned by Shasta Raceway Park and the Pacific Racing Association
operators of Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, OR.
A pleasant spring evening and a good crowd saw a field of 12 Late Models, the Napa
Auto Parts Mini Stocks, BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, and the
young season’s second bus race.
Qualifying for the Late Models saw Medford, Oregon resident Randy Houston picking
up quick time with a sizzling 15.807 and winning the six-car, six-lap trophy dash. Other trophy dash winners were veteran Dale Stelt
in his potent #6 VW Mini Stock, Greg Van Cleave in his sharp looking #13 Pro-4 Modified,
and Terry Keluchie captured the all-female Hornet dash.
Hornet heat race action saw
rookie's Steve Hills take heat one and son Dustin Hills smoke the field in heat two. The 20-lap main event finishing backwards saw three
cars blanketing the finish with the result of Terry Keluchie ending up on her lid, but
okay. Steve Hills earned his first victory in
just his second race over Dustin Hills, Chuck Knauer, Lori Weber, and Wendy Oliver-Smith.
Scott Murphy turned an 18.765 to out-pace the Napa Mini Stock field, and Dale Stelt
narrowly defeated the 2010 champion Murphy in the heat race action. The 25-lap main event was all Dale Stelt, the race
for 2nd was swapped several times ending with Murphy the runner up over Pete
Smith III, Al Stelt and the visiting Craig Baker from Redwood Acres Raceway.
Van Cleave’s 17.088 was fast time for the always exciting Pro-4 Mods, the #13
from Santa Rosa also copped the heat race, and was looking for clean sweep on the night. The main event saw a tight grouping of the top four
with excellent side-by side racing between Curt Lewis on the low groove, Neo Nuno on the
high side and Van Cleave lurking right on their rear bumpers. Lap after lap the trio was inching closer together
without touching. Coming off of turn four to
the checkers Lewis’ mount got a bit loose and washed up the track just a tad and this
allowed Neo Nuno to capture his first of what will surely be many feature wins. Chasing Nuno to the line was Lewis, Van Cleave, and
Kevin Barba.
The CA vs. OR Late Model feature started with a 6 invert and Riley Watson on the
pole, early action saw Watson, David Miller, and Randy Houston vying for the top spot, at
lap 20 Houston stepped to the outside and made two text book passes to take the lead. A caution for David Dillinger Jr. was the only
serious mishap of the night and the final half of the race was caution free. Randy Houston expertly negotiated lapped traffic to
earn his first victory of the new season by 3 seconds over Watson, Anthony Pope, Alan
Cress, and Mike George. Round two of the
northwest’s newest late model series will be Saturday, June 18 during the Shasta
District Fair.
The
next race will be April 23rd when SRP will be hosting the United States Auto
Club Western Classic Sprint Cars, USAC Ford Focus Midgets, Player’s Pizza Bombers,
Napa Mini Stocks, and the I-5 Tire Factory Hornets. For
times and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Player’s Pizza Opening Night Triumph’s to Nichols, Young, Brattoli
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night April 2 was Player’s Pizza Opening Night at Shasta Raceway
Park, featuring the BCRA Midgets, Vintage Midgets, Taylor Motors Modifieds, Player’s
Pizza Bombers, and the I-5 Tire Factory Hornets.
A good crowd braved a cold and breezy evening when the sun went down. Qualifying for BCRA saw Chad Nichols picking
up quick time with a dazzling 15.111. Young
Nick Chivello copped the trophy dash. Nichols
and Chivello were the heat winners. After a
couple of false starts the midget main went flag-to-flag thirty laps of green flag racing
with many exciting passes by the visiting Travis Berryhill, Chivello, Nichols, and Nick
Foster Jr. Holding off the field for his
fourth midget main event win in a row at SRP was the San Carlos native, Chad Nichols over
Berryhill, Chivello, Foster, and Dillon Silverman.
The Taylor Motors Modified qualifying saw
Guy young pacing the field with a 16.322. 2010
Champ Kyle Borden won the 4-lap trophy dash, with Young picking up the heat win. The main saw only one brief yellow which allowed
Young to close up a gap on the lead car of Borden. Going
back to green, Young stepped to the outside to make the winning pass with the 39x gunning
at his rear bumper the remainder of the way. At
the Adam Boddy checkers it was the five-time champ Young over his rival Borden by 2
seconds, Jon Vanderpool was third over Roger Lorenzini Jr., and Stan Gunderson.
The new Player’s Pizza Bomber Division saw Joe Bratolli notch an opening night
clean sweep by setting fast time, garnering the trophy dash, heat, & main event
trophies. Unfortunately newcomer Jerry
Green Jr. and Mike Hubert Jr. were eliminated in early action. Bratolli led Brian Smith, Chris Michael, and Jon
Johnson Jr. the 30-lap checkers.
A
nice field of I-5 Tire Factory Hornets with many new and fresh faces took to the 3/8th’s
mile oval. With Pete Smith wining the dash,
Steve Hills and Chris Van Eyck capturing the heats and Sophomore driver Gary Stankey
winning his first main event of the year over
a good field of 4-cylinder bangers. Following
Stankey to the line after 15 laps was Van Eyck, rookie Chuck Knauer, Terry Keluchie, and
Grant Winegarden.
The
next race will be April 9th when SRP will be hosting the inaugural CA vs. OR
Late Model Challenge Series along with the BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds, SRP Legends,
Napa Mini Stocks, and the I-5 Tire Factory Hornets. For
times and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Faeth
Motorsports, Inc. and Shasta Raceway Park sign 5-year extension with Shasta District Fair
and 27th District Agricultural Association.
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2011 Shasta Raceway Park
Schedule is released
Faeth Motorsports, Inc.
promotions announced today the 23 event schedule for the 2011 racing season at the 3/8th's
mile paved oval considered by many to be the jewel of the North State. Highlights of
this years schedule will see the return of the nations fastest oval track cars the SMRA
410 Super Modifieds on May 21. The United States Auto Club returns twice with their
ultra fast Sprint Cars on April 23 & Oct 8. The Bay Cities Racing Association
will be hosted on April 2, July 3 with the Anderson Explodes Fireworks Night, and on Sept
24 for the 8th Annual Pop Porter Memorial. The succesful Airport Auto Brokers Late
Model Series will return for two events in 2011 on May 7 & Aug 6 and this year have
included Legends cars to their vagabond tour. As previously announced SRP is
included in the new Tri-Track Challenge Modified Tour with dates on May 14 which is the
4th Annual Craig Brown Memorial and Aug 20. SRP has joined forces with Douglas
County Speedway in Roseburg, OR to run a four race California vs. Oregon Late Model
Challenge series with the SRP dates being April 9 & June 18 during the annual SDF.
West Coast Enduros will be competing in a four race series of 200-lappers at SRP
and featuring their exciting brand of entry level, door banging type of racing. The
fan favorite Northern California Pro-4 Modifieds return for 6 points races and will be
part of the Fall Open Show. The 2011 schedule also features three Street Stock
Spectacular Races, nine Legends events, ten Bomber races, eight Mini Stock events, ten
Hornet rounds, as well as, the return of the Hornet High School Challenge Series for
another loop of four contests. The annual Fall Open Show will feature a Friday Night
Shootout of Bombers, Legends, Mini Stocks, and Hornets. Satruday & Sunday the
Open Show will feature Late Models, Modifieds, Bombers, and Pro-4 Modifieds. Opening
day is set for Sunday afternoon March 20 with the first of our four 200-lap Enduros, a
powder puff event, a 60-lap 4-Cylinder Enduro, and a bus race. Check into the
website frequently for updates.
Winter 2011 Track Work
The recent warm winter
weather has seen us with our paint brushes out. The rusty catch fence posts in turns
1 & 2 were painted and really give the track a nice 'clean' look from the highway.
Check it out the next time you are driving down highway 273.
Shasta Raceway Park is proud
to announce that Taylor Motors is returning for the fourth straight year as the title
sponsor of the 2011 Modified Series
Shasta Raceay Park Theft
Last weekend Shasta
Raceway Park was broken into. Both storage containers were invaded as well as
windows broken on two safety vehicles. Missing items are a Chicago Electic wire feed
welder (new), a Black & Decker cordless drill (new) and most importantly the digital
control box for the scales (Longacre). If these items should turn up at a flea
market, swap meet, or on Craigslist please contact SRP or the CHP. Thank you.
 
Dillinger Smashes Pumpkins on Valero Enduro Night
By Rick Faeth
Saturday Night November 6th was Valero Anderson Night at Shasta Raceway
Park and marked the final night of racing at the 3/8-mile oval. 22 of the West Coast Enduro’s finest pilots
signed in for the 200-lap festival of fun.
Pleasant fall weather and a good crowd on hand saw Ken Winland of Santa Clara take
the early lead. Winland a long-time Enduro
veteran was displaced by the #44 of Rick Bentz 20 laps in.
Coming from mid pack and threading his way to the front on the pumpkin strewn and
soaped track was Anderson’s own David Dillinger Jr.
The second generation racer debuted his sharp looking brand new #30 Chevelle. By lap 60 Dillinger had seized the lead after a
rash of incidents that took out favorites David Pabst Jr., Duane Hoffman, and Alvin Bell. At the 100-lap turn around it was looking good for
the locals. The second 100-lap portion saw
Dillinger extend his lead to several laps over #7 Chris Lancaster. At the checkered flag it was a very popular
hometown win for young Dillinger with a lap on Lancaster, and five on Bentz. Winland came home fourth, Jerry Shaha fifth, Ron
Wills sixth. Rounding out the top ten were
David Dillinger Sr, Gene Guinn, Steve Haudenshild, and Roger Lee.
The 60-lap four cylinder enduro was a true
suds burner. Ten cars saw green flag fly with
Pete Smith Sr. getting the initial jump. However
veteran Toyota Paseo driver Dave Ski and Pete Smith III entered the fray to do battle as
well. At the 30-lap turn around mark it was
anyone’s race as John Johnson Jr. started to pick off cars. The final few laps were a see saw battle between
Ski and the younger Smith. With Adam
Boddy’s checkers in the air it was 2010 Napa Mini Stock Rookie of the Year Pete Smith
III over Ski and Johnson who were all on the same lap.
Wendy Oliver and Gary Mangels rounded out the top five.
Shawna Rule defeated Steve Joseph’s
girlfriend Tammy and Edith Jones in the ten-lap, six car powder puff race. SRP first responder Craig Warren continued his
winning ways in the first ever Bus/Boat Race.
Faeth Motorsports, Inc. tentatively plans to
kick off the 2011 season on Saturday, April 2nd Please check the track website
for updates throughout the winter at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Doss,
Winters, King, Capture Win River 125 Open Show
By Rick Faeth
This past Friday, Saturday, and Sunday saw great weather and good car counts for
Shasta Raceway Park’s annual fall open show. For
the first time in three years Win River Casino was back returning to their long-time lead
sponsorship role.
Friday, saw the pits fill up early for the practice day and with no incidents the
weekend was off to a good clean start. Step It
Up Motorcycle Stunt Team performed first Friday evening, while Dave Lewallen out qualified
the bomber field. All American Speedway’s
potent #77 Erick Ray held off SRP’s 2010 Bomber champion in both the trophy dash and
the non-stop 30 lap feature. Howard Hammers
paced the legends field, while Buddy Cox captured the trophy dash and Micah Parmer
garnered yet another main event. The legends
race marked the debut of 13-year old Jeremy Doss in the sharp looking #7j car. Mike Doss was content helping his son without a
late model ride for the weekend due to engine woes the previous week at Redwood Acres.
Saturday found the #15 car of Mike Lovell arrive for Doss to drive only have
mechanical gremlins strike immediately. With a
lack of spare parts available, enter fellow Late Model driver Junior Roddy to the
equation. Junior flew his plane from Redding
to Upper Lake and retrieved the needed replacement parts to get the #15 back on track.
Meanwhile a stellar field of 28 modifieds held court over SRP. Former Redding hometowner Scott Winters
out-qualified the field with a 16.411. All
American Speedway veteran Jason Philpot took the trophy dash honors, Richie Potts was
victorious in the first 20-lap qualifier, Idaho’s Shelby Strobel in the second, and
SRP’s own Jon Vanderpool captured the third.
In late model action a total of 18 cars timed in with Kyle Cattanach besting the
field with a fast 15.830. Crowd favorite Eric
Gannon won the 4-lap dash, with Eric Graham winning the first qualifier and in his 24th
appearance at the SRP Open Show Canada’s Darrell Midgely copped the second 20-lapper.
Bomber action saw Rich ‘Fireball” Oller earn fast time and
Lakeport’s potent #69p of Charlie Collins win the dash and 15-lap qualifier event. The Northern California Pro-4 Modifieds competed
Saturday with Cody Barba picking up fast time, and fast youngster Kyle Tellstrom
dominating the competition in both the dash and non-stop 30-lapper.
Sunday’s finale saw some of the same results but also netted some surprises. No shock to the system was the 60-lap modified win
by Tracy’s, Mr. Modified, Scott Winters. Starting
fourth in the 24-car field Winters displaced Rich Lindgren on lap 11 and never surrendered
the lead. Only a few brief cautions delayed
the outcome as Winters has captured his third eagle trophy in as many years. Chasing the sharp, well-prepped #24 to the checkers
was Redding’s Guy Young, Jason Philpot with a last lap pass for third, Lindgren, and
Scott Woessner.
Shasta Lake City’s Brian King duplicated Winter’s efforts with a repeat
performance in bomber action as he held off Dave Lewallen, Charlie Collins, Brian Smith,
and Matt Camp in the 40-lap event. The I-5
Tire Factory Hornet portion of the Open Show Weekend went to John “Hot Rod”
Johnson Jr. who held off Gary Stankey, and 2010 champ Ed Pulfer to win his first career
Hornet feature.
The start of the Win River 125 saw the 18-car field get away smoothly, Eric Gannon
established himself as all drivers marked time by clicking off laps. Early favorite Steven Gannon exited with brake
problems. The race was smooth to the half way
point when after a caution period defending champion Randy Houston masterfully displaced
Gannon for the lead. The next 30 laps were
‘jockey’ time as many fast favorites were through saving tires and shifted into
full race mode. Kyle Cattanach, Howard Ford,
and Mike Doss started the charge to the front. An
extended caution for the #90 of Trevor Christiani allowed the field to bunch up behind the
#9 veteran from Cottonwood who calls Medford, OR home now.
With 20 to go after the restart it became evident that Cattanach and Doss were the
fastest cars on the track. Howard Ford and
Cattanach bumped with the #20 cow car spinning, eliminating his chance for victory. In just a few more circuits the #15 of Mike Doss
passed Houston entering turn three on the outside and completed it on the next lap exiting
turn two. With ten to go David Miller and Eric
Graham hit the ‘go’ button. At the
finish it was Mike Doss winning at SRP for the first time over Cattanach, Houston, Miller,
Graham, Ford, Midgely, David Braund, Victor Pfluger, and Brandon Carlson. It was an emotional victory lane celebration for
Doss who started the weekend without a ride. Kudos
were given to Lovell, Roddy, crew chief Dale Dodd, and son Jeremy for making the win
possible.
SRP’s next race will be November 6th when we will be hosting our
second Eve of Destruction. On tap is a 150-lap
V8 Enduro, 60-lap four cylinder Enduro, powder puff, roll-over, the first ever bus/boat
race and bus jump over a motorhome. For times
and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Les Schwab
Championship Night Crowns 2010 Titlists
By
Rick Faeth
Saturday Night September 4th was Les Schwab Championship Night at Shasta
Raceway Park, featuring the Taylor Motors Modifieds, Les Schwab Bombers, Napa Mini Stocks,
I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, and the final High School Challenge Series Event.
Short-sleeve weather and a fine crowd saw Kyle Borden trip the scoring loop with a
fast 16.344 in Taylor Motors Modified qualifying. Guy
Young copped the trophy dash, and long-time veteran Stan Gunderson captured the heat race. Borden starting at the rear based on the
inversion and wasted no time stepping to the outside to make several key passes. This prompted Young to follow suit. Mid race action saw a bumper to bumper battle
between Gunderson, Devin LaHorgue, and Randy Houston.
With ten to go Borden cleared the previous trio and set his sights on the
leader Young. With two to go Young’s
engine started losing power. Coming to the
white and the checkers there were sparks flying between the top two rivals with Young
barely holding of Borden who garnered his first SRP Taylor Motors Modified Championship. Following the top two were: Devin LaHorgue, Randy
Houston, and Kelly Peacock.
The Les Schwab Bomber Division saw a good field of cars vying for the coveted
perennial Pepsi Trophy. Brian King outpaced
the group with an 18.882 and the trophy dash was won by Rich “Fireball” Oller. The entire field of dash combatants timed in less
than 0.100 seconds of each other. Josh Dorman
and Chris Michaels were heat race winners. The
feature started off with the #37 of Chris Michaels exploding to an enormous lead going
clockwise. At the turn around on lap 15 the
battle was Michael, Oller, Dorman, Dave Lewallen, King, and Randy Riggins. Overcoming a season of bad luck Rich Oller wrestled
the #6b of Ken Buman to the lead and withstood several yellows and as well as the valiant
charge of Brian King, third was Lewallen who
wrapped up the 2010 SRP Bomber Championship, fourth was Michaels, and Randy Riggins was
fifth. Josh Dorman was transported to a local
hospital for observation after tremendous wall impact early in the event.
The closest point battle all year long was fought out in the Napa Mini Stock
Division. Rookie Pete Smith III led the chase
all season long however lurking right behind was long-time veteran and fan favorite Scott
Murphy. Dale Stelt set fast time, won the
heat, and took home the big Pepsi Trophy for the second year in a row. Pete Smith III entered the event one point
ahead of Murphy and ended the night one point behind.
Murphy, the Anderson native never had the points lead this year until the final
checkered flag fell.
The I-5 Tire Factory Hornets action saw Lori
Weber victorious in the dash, and Terry Keluchie and Ed Pulfer pick up heat wins. The main event saw fast developing rookie Keluchie
masterfully negotiate her #8 car to her first career win in the 15 lapper over Weber and
Wendy Oliver. The evening’s first event
saw Cottonwood’s Matt Chain representing West Valley High School in not only winning
the High School Challenge Series Race but also the first annual HSCS championship by only
four points over Central Valley’s John “Hot Rod” Johnson Jr.
The next race will be September 25th
when SRP will be hosting the 7th Annual Pop Porter Memorial featuring the BCRA
Midgets, Vintage Midgets, WSRA Baby Grand & Mini Cup Cars, Street Stock Spectacular
Race and at the end of the night, the School Bus 300.
For times and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Shasta Raceway Park Congratulates Jake Tillman as the 2010 Pro 4 Modified Track Champion
The 2010 BPT
Performance Carburetor sponsored Northern California Pro 4 Modified Point Series has
concluded its 5-race point season at Northern California's premier 3/8th's mile paved
oval. The fast, attractive, family campaigned #34 of Jake Tillman takes top honors
this year over rookie sensation Kyle Tellstrom and veteran, as well as, series promoter
Kevin Barba. The five races saw four different winners with Tellstrom winning the
opener on April 10th, followed by veteran Greg Van Cleave on May 1st. Champion Tillman
registered a clean sweep on fair night by outqualifying the field, copping the dash and
the 30-lap feature. Tellstrom also did the unthinkable of accomplishing clean sweep
honors on August 7th. This is the second year that the Pro 4 Modifieds have been
spsonsored by BPT Carburetors and the class has become a dependable, exciting, and fan
friendly class at SRP. Plans are being made for the once-a-month return of this
fine, developing traveling series in 2011. For the first time in history the Pro 4
Mods will be included in the Win River Fall Open Show at SRP. Great job Jake!
Shasta
Raceway Park is proud to announce the formation of the High School
Challenge Series for the 2010 Racing Season. This four-race series will be
open to 14-20 year-olds racing Hornet-legal race cars. SRP is also pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr. Mike Bolduc of BPT Performance
Careburetors to the staff of SRP. Mike will over see all aspects of the HSCS.
Please download the attached document which outlines all the details of the program.
click here for HSCS Program Rules
Announcent
Attention
Hornet Car Division Owners:
If you own a Hornet Division Car and no longer plan on campaigning it please contact
Shasta Raceway Park. SRP will purchase complete, running, race-ready Hornet
cars to be used for the upcoming High School Challenge Series.
Cars cannot be wrecked or incomplete.
Call Rick Faeth at (408) 499-6845
First Time
Modified Pilot Prevails
By Rick
Faeth
Saturday Night August 7th was North Valley Bank Night at Shasta Raceway
Park, featuring the Taylor Motors Modifieds, BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds, INEX U.S.
Legends National Qualifier, Les Schwab Bombers, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, and a boat race
at the end of the evening.
A good crowd anticipated the Taylor Motors Modifieds as four All American Speedway
regulars made a visit to the 3/8th-mile jewel of the north state. Jon Vanderpool paced the 12-car field with a
stellar 16.441, and point leader Kyle Borden captured the four-lap trophy dash. Eric Humphries making his debut in the sharp
looking #57 Mike Garcia racing entry normally piloted by veteran Wes Miller copped the
first heat race, with Anderson’s Eddie Burris topping the second eight-lapper. The 30-lap main event got off smoothly with the #57
of Humphries storming to the lead from his front row starting position over Jason Bamberg,
Devin LaHorgue, and Mike Regalman. From
the back row starting position Borden started picking off cars. As darkness set in and track temps cooled the
outside groove opened up for the #39x. A
lap five caution for a Stan Gunderson spin was the only hiccup in action as the bulk of
the field was turning consistent 16.6 laps in the main event. At the black and white markers it was
first-time SRP competitor and first-time modified starter Humphries in the well-prepared,
black #57 garnering the win over a fast-closing Borden, Bamberg was third over LaHorgue,
and Regalman. Second place point man Guy Young
competed in a Lucas Oil Modified Event at Irwindale Speedway which propelled LaHorgue,
Vanderpool, and Mike Wright past him in the season point’s chase.
The BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Mods had another good turnout with 15 year old phenom Kyle
Tellstrom out-pacing the field with a 17.294, charging to the trophy dash, and heat race
win as well as the 25-lap finale. Chasing
Tellstrom to the line was Jake Tillman, Neo Nuno, heat-race winner Greg Van Cleve, and
Kevin “Fuzzy” Barba. This exciting
series will be part of the Win River Fall Open Show for the first time.
A less than stellar car count for the INEX U.S. Legends Cars National Qualifier was
more than made up for by stellar racing, with four-time track champion Micah Parmer
narrowly defeating Howard Hammers in the 25-lap main event.
Hammers was the trophy dash and heat race victor. Chasing the two front runners in the main event
was: Buddy Cox, impressive 13-year old Young
Lion Luis Tyrrell, veteran Bob Kuebler, and rookie Bob McLeod.
Whatever Brian King climbs into this year he seems to find victory lane. Not running for points in the Les Schwab Bomber
Series has allowed him to go for wins and win he did, breaking the recent Josh Dorman
streak. Rich “Fireball” Oller timed
in quickest, with King and Brian Smith winning heats.
The dash was captured by point leader Dave Lewallen who’s #48 expired
during the heat race sending him scrambling to find a substitute ride. Dorman having the season of his life was second in
the main over Wayne Lowe, Chris Michael, and Chester Brown.
The I-5 Tire Factory Hornets saw Cottonwood’s Chris Van Eyke win the dash,
heat, and main event in future father-in-law Pete Smith’s #44 car. Gary Stankey captured heat #2. Following Van Eyke to the feature finish was future
wife Cheree Smith, Lori Weber, Stankey, and Barb Bruner.
At evenings end it was veteran boat race competitor David Agee from McArthur taking
top honors for the first time. The
next race will be August 28th when SRP will be hosting the Airport Auto Brokers
Late Model Series, Taylor Motors Modifieds, Napa Mini Stocks, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets,
and a bus/boat race at the end of the night. For
times and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
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The Flying Luigi !
Back from his triumphant trip to China, the intrepid Luigi doubled his efforts at SRP and
jumped TWO boats during Saturday night's races. Click Here for more photos!
Luigi's jump was merely the icing on the cake of the most successful and
exciting nights of racing of the season to date. Great racing in all 5 divisions included
an epic Bomber main event. Josh Dorman wowwed the crowd by starting in the back row
and simply flying thru the packed field of 15 roaring bombers to cross the finish line
first !
King Captures Street Stock Crown
By Rick Faeth
July 17th was the hottest day of 2010 thus far and that same adjective
could describe Brian King’s efforts in the first Street Stock Spectacular event of
the season. 111 degree temperatures scorched
Shasta Raceway Park making for a slick track on Paint Mart Night which featured the first
of two 2010 Street Stock events, along with the BPT Pro-4 Modifieds, Napa Mini Stocks, I-5
Tire Factory Hornets, and the first ever SRP Bus Race.
King the 2009 Les Schwab Bomber Champion debuted his ultra-sharp looking street
stock that looked fast just sitting in the pits. Joe
Bratolli was the street stock fast qualifier and King’s main threat all evening,
finishing second to the blue #9 in the dash, heat and non-stop 25-lap main event. King wasted no time getting to the front displacing
David Dillinger Jr. on lap 4. Bratolli stalked
King the entire distance waiting to pounce if a mistake was made. King captured his first street stock spectacular
win over Bratolli’s well-prepped #39 Camaro, an impressive third place podium finish
was earned by Jerry Shaha, followed by Ken Buman in his own #6b, with Danny Ide fifth.
The always exciting Pro-4 Mods lived up to their billing with different drivers
wining every event. Young Kyle Tellstrom was
fast qualifier, Jake Tillman garnered the trophy dash,
Brett Lahorgue heat one, and Kevin Barba heat 2.
The main event looked early like it could be rookie LaHorgue’s to lose,
however a debris caution erased his early lead, this moved Tellstrom to the point where he
looked dominant, a lap 25 caution saw Tillman
and Barba swap ends due to Tillman’s car venting fluids. At the checkered flag it was #87 Curt Lewis who was
in 6th position at the lap 25 caution taking the win over, Neo Nuno, Tillman,
Barba, and fast developing rookie Timber Cookson.
The Napa Mini stocks saw Dale Stelt out-pace the field, brother Al pick up the dash
win, and Scott Murphy win the heat. Main event
action saw a torrid battle between the #6 VW of Dale Stelt and the #77 Datsun of Murphy. Both competitors clicking of almost duplicate lap
times. Murphy was able to work his patented
low groove to victory lane over, Dale Stelt, Mike Wright who was subbing for point leader
Pete Smith III, Keith LaHue was fourth, and Al Stelt fifth.
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet action saw #73 Lori Weber capture the win in the all-female
trophy dash. John ‘Hot Rod’ Johnson
captured the heat race win, and point leader Ed Pulfer meticulously notched another main
event trophy from the rest of the field. Chasing
Cottonwood’s Pulfer to the line were rookies Gary Stankey and Weber. Fourth was Johnson over another rookie Matt Chain.
The evening ended with a ten-lap, four bus race with early leader Brian King
getting snookered by Lynn Herried, Jerry Shaha, and George Goober who all took a detour
through the infield to rob King of his second win of the night.
The next race will be August 7th when SRP will be hosting a Legends INEX
National Qualifier, along with the Taylor Motors Modifieds, BPT Carburetor Pro-4
Modifieds, Les Schwab Bombers, I-5 Tire Factory Hornets, and a bus race at the end of the
night. For times and ticket information please
go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Fireworks Explode Overhead, Action Explodes On Track
By Rick Faeth
Temperatures that topped out at 94
degrees made racers and fans comfortable on the annual July 3rd Metro PCS -
Anderson Explodes Fireworks Night. A packed
grandstand witnessed four divisions highlight the evening with the BCRA Midgets, Taylor
Motors Modifieds, Les Schwab Bombers, and I-5 Tire Factory Hornets featured
Colma’s second generation midget driver Chad Nichols
wasted no time establishing why he is one of the finest pavement midget drivers in the
nation picking up right where he left off in April, as he bested the BCRA contingent with
a ‘clean sweep’ for the second straight time.
Chad and the well established family run team were the fast qualifiers,
trophy dash and heat race winners, and were chased to the 30-lap win by BCRA points leader
Nick Foster Jr., Rick Faeth, Jonathon Foster, Guy Young, and Floyd Alvis.
Cottonwood’s
‘Bad Boy’ Kyle Borden continues his meticulous drive towards the season
point’s championship by capturing his fourth modified win of the season. Double-duty driving Guy Young was the quickest
qualifier, while recently married Devin LaHorgue captured the trophy dash. Fast Eddie Burris and Borden garnered the heats. The start of the 30-lap feature saw lots of
full-pack action with Burris out front early. Mid-race
saw Borden looking high and low for shot at the lead, ultimately displacing Burris on the
high side. Spirited, three-wide action
on the back straightaway between LaHorgue, Jon Vanderpool, Stan Gunderson, Mike Wright,
and Young had the fans screaming with approval. Late
race action saw Borden increase his lead substantially at the finish over Burris, Roger
Lorenzini Jr. was third, steady Mike Wright fourth, and Young fifth.
If it can be said that Dave Lewallen was the early season
Les Schwab Bomber Series dominant driver, then Josh Dorman is currently the mid-season
one. The well-prepared #29 Monte Carlo, was
third quickest in time trials, won the trophy dash, heat race, and bested Lewallen, and
2009 Bomber Division Champ Brian King in a thrilling three-car breakaway at the end of the
main event. James Sutton charged home fourth
and Duane Hoffman fifth.
I-5 Tire Factory action saw first year competitor
Gary Stankey make it two in a row, first on Fair Night and then backing it up on Fireworks
Night. The colorful #88 of Stankey also
captured a heat race win. Barb Bruner in the
#29 Smith Family Racing Team had another successful night highlighted by a heat win and a
runner-up performance in the feature. Pete
Smith was third over Wendy Oliver fourth, and Lori Weber in fifth. Rookie Matt Chain won his first trophy dash
and John ‘Hot Rod’ Johnson stormed to victory in the third High School Challenge
Series Event of 2010.
SRP will be hosting a Legends INEX National
Qualifier, along with the Taylor Motors Modifieds, BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds, Les
Schwab Bombers, and the I-5 Tire Factory Hornets. For
times and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Shasta District Fair Features Thrilling Races
By Rick Faeth
Mild temperatures in the 80’s saw full grandstands during
both Saturday and Sunday of the annual Shasta District Fair Races. Five Division's on Taylor Motors Night, Saturday
saw long-time late model campaigner David Miller make the tow from Medford, Oregon to
capture the 40-lap Sonic Late Model Main Event dethroning the recent victory streak of
Randy “The Rocket” Houston. Houston
was everyone’s pick to cop another feature win after out qualifying the field and
capturing the trophy dash. Miller suffered an
early race spin and could be found searching for the fast line as he meticulously made his
way back through the pack. With seven laps to
go and Houston’s tires beginning to show wear, Miller made the winning pass much to
the delight of the cheering crowd. Chasing
Miller and Houston to the line were Mike Doss, Laytonville’s Corey James, and
defending Sonic Late Model Champ Eric Gannon.
The Taylor Motor’s Modifieds featured a lap one complete
restart and then a non-stop 30-lap dazzler. The
Cottonwood Comet and current point leader Kyle Borden starting deep in the field charged
to the front and had a multi-lap battle with #26 Jon Vanderpool. Borden cleared Vanderpool with 8 laps to go on the
outside to capture his third main event of the season.
Following Borden to the checkers was defending champ Guy Young, Vanderpool, Devin
LaHorgue, and Stan Gunderson. Former track
champion Kelly Peacock made his 2010 debut as well as Anderson’s own Eddie Burris in
the family owned #4b. Borden blistered the
3/8ths mile oval in a time of 16.284 to out-pace the field, while soon to be married Devin
LaHorgue took the trophy dash honors.
The fan favorite BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds saw a good field
of 11 cars time in and Cobb, CA’s own Jake Tillman annihilate the competition via a
‘clean sweep’ taking fast time honors, winning the six lap, six car dash, and
the 30 lap main event. Tillman’s sharp
looking #34 was followed to the line by Greg Van Cleave, Kevin Barba, Chuck LaHorgue
subbing for son Brett, and Curt Lewis.
The largest field of Les Schwab Bombers appeared in three years,
with 16 cars practicing and 15 timing in. Josh
Dorman was the fast qualifier and Rich “Fireball” Oller took home the trophy
dash. The 30-lap feature starting clockwise
saw Randy Riggins jump to an early lead followed closely by David Dillinger Jr., Chris Michael, and James Sutton. Spirited passing and battling existed throughout
the feature with Dorman, Dave Lewallen, Dillinger, and Brian King making their way through
traffic. With ten to go Dorman stormed to the
point and held off the pressure to capture his second straight Bomber win. Following the #29 Monte Carlo to the finish was
defending champion Brian King, Lewallen, Dillinger, and Riggins.
The Napa Mini Stocks saw
some of the best racing of the evening. With
Dale Stelt narrowly clipping Pete Smith III for the trophy dash win while Al Stelt and
Scott Murphy were getting together exiting turn two. The
older Stelt brother in his well prepped #6 VW Bug treated the fans to a command
performance in the main event, again barely eclipsing the #31 of the fast-improving rookie
point leader Smith.
On Sunday Afternoon the Great
Father’s Day Massacre Demolition Derby saw a fine field of 15 cars bash each other
into smithereens. Esparto’s Russel
Hatanaka was the last man standing and took home the $1200 top prize over Lewie Bambour,
Will Fish, Rich Lyon, and Todd Johnson. The
High school Challenge Series Race was won by John “Hot Rod” Johnson over a
rapidly improving Matt Chain. The Regular I-5
Tire Factory Hornet event was captured by surprise rookie sensation Gary Stankey over
“Hot Rod” Johnson and Pete Smith. Former
Legends car racer Brian Kaminsky won the very first ever lawn mower race at Shasta Raceway
Park. The next event at SRP will be the July 3rd
Metro PCS Fireworks Night featuring the BCRA Midgets, Taylor Motors Modifieds, Les Schwab
Bombers, and the I-5 Tire Factory Hornets. For
times and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
The Cottonwood Comet Cops
Second Modified Victory
By Rick Faeth
An
unseasonable mild Memorial Day Weekend welcomed the SRP fans and Taylor Motors Modified
competitors on Saturday Night, May 29th. Action
was on the front side of the annual two-day California Vintage Nationals and saw
Cottonwood’s #39x Kyle Borden pace the field by 0.020 of a second over defending
track champion Guy Young. The
sharp looking #26 MVS Motorsports car guided by Jon Vanderpool collected the trophy dash
win, with Mike Wright and Borden victorious in the eight lap heat races. The evening marked the debut of the #89 modified
owned by Ken Buman and piloted by Rich “Fireball” Oller.
Main event
action on the first lap saw a scrum on the back straight away that damaged the back half
of Mike Wright’s #4 but he gathered up what appeared to be a devastating accident in
the making. The #16 of Klamath Falls’
Rich Cobb paced the field until the first caution for a spinning Stan Gunderson. Action resumed with Young and Borden both
working the SRP outside groove to make their respective passes. At the half-way mark, second year chauffeur Cobb,
having the race of his life was leading Borden, Young, Devin LaHorgue, and Roger Lorenzini
Jr. Lap 16 saw Borden charge to the outside
entering turn three and set up Cobb. Side-by-side
the two ran for another lap before the 39x forged to the point. On lap 18 Young duplicated Borden’s
efforts displacing Cobb to third. The
SRP crowd anticipated an end of the race duel between the four-time track champion and the
2008 Rookie of the year however the last few laps saw Borden increase his modest lead over
the beautiful, blue #7. At the stripe
it was Borden with the victory over Young, a career best finish of third for Cobb,
followed by LaHorgue, Lorenzini, improving Michael Helwig, Wright, Gunderson, Vanderpool,
and Oller.
After going
winless in 2009, Borden has now won two of the last three Taylor Motors Modifieds events
and has opened up a sizeable 26 point lead over Young.
The next Taylor Motors Modified Event will be
fair night June 19. For times and ticket
information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
Rookie Lorenzini Jr. Cops Third Annual Craig
Brown Memorial at SRP
by Rick Faeth
A brilliant Saturday Evening and a full grandstand despite the Redding Rodeo saw a stellar
50-Lap Craig Brown Memorial Race featuring the rapid Taylor Motors Modifieds. Taking the
checkered flag was SRP rookie driver Roger Lorenzini Jr. from Montague driving his own
black #01 LaHorgue Chassis.  During the last dozen laps the second generation racer fended off
numerous attacks by both defending track champion Guy Young and perennial front-runner
Randy Houston. Lorenzini managed to hold off both in a surprise win. This was only
Roger’s fourth time on the fast 3/8th’s mile oval. Rounding out the top five
were steady Devin LaHorgue and Mike Wright. Heat race action saw Young and Cody Braund cop
wins. Randy Houston was the fast qualifier and Young took the four lap trophy dash.
 The door slamming Les Schwab Bombers saw a competitive main event
with Redding’s Dave Lewallen performing a clean sweep, taking top qualifying honors
as well as winning the dash, his heat race, and the 30-lap main event. The #48 was
followed to the line by defending Bomber Champion Brian King making his first 2010 Bomber
appearance. Third was Duane Hoffman, fourth was Brian Smith subbing for injured Josh
Dorman, and fifth was Whitmore’s Chris Michael.
Mirroring the efforts of Lewallen was Redding’s
veteran Joe Bratolli performing a similar clean sweep of the Mini Napa Mini-Stocks
division. The always fast #55 was followed to the checkers by Scott Murphy, Dale Stelt,
Pete Smith III, and Keith LaHue.
The great night of action was christened with the first
ever High School Challenge Series Event for the 14-20 year olds competing in Hornet Legal
race cars. West Valley’s Luke Wright driving the zippy #22 of Ed Pulfer held off the
challenges of Matt Chain, Levi Crile, Noah Smith, and Josh Ide in the inaugural 12-Lap
feature.
 The regular I-5 Tire Factory Hornets blasted around the
3/8th mile oval with Cottonwood’s Ed Pulfer winning followed by Thomas Graham, and
rookie Josh Ide.
The coup de grace for this great night of motorsports bore
witness to SRP’s first boat race of the 2010 season with regulars Brian King and Russ
Taylor being out-applauded by Anderson’s own Randy Riggins. A special guest
appearance was made by Klamath Falls Late Model Driver Bobby Hirschbock driving the S.S.
Jolly Rogers Pirate Bus.
Action at SRP returns May 29 &30 for the 3rd Annual
California Vintage Nationals Featuring Sprint Cars, Midgets, & Hardtops from the
1930’s to the early 1970’s. Saturday and Sunday will feature both Mini Cups and
Baby Grands with the Taylor Motors Modifieds also starring on Saturday Night. Reduced
ticket prices for both days and free hot dogs will be provided for ticket purchasers.
City of Anderson Night presented by
Bartel's Burger's at Shasta Raceway Park!
Bartel’s
Giant Burger
Good Crowd Enjoys Weather and SRP’s First Six Division
Program
By Rick Faeth & Jessica Nickles:
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A gorgeous Saturday Evening and a good crowd saw a rare six class program
at Shasta Raceway Park on Saturday Night May 1st. The City of Anderson Night presented by
Bartel’s Burger’s welcomed back the Sonic Late Models, Taylor Motors Modifieds,
BPT Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds, Napa Mini Stocks, Les Schwab Bombers, and the fan favorite
I-5 Tire Factory Hornet Division.
 he Hornet
division action started off with a very exciting win in the trophy dash by 15-year old
rookie Levi Crile in car #95. Heats were captured by John Johnson Jr. and Thomas Graham.
The main event unfortunately saw the earlier success of young Crile tarnished as he turned
over on the back straight away necessitating a red flag. The 15-lap main event was
captured for the second time of the year by Cottonwood’s Ed Pulfer, followed by
Johnson Jr., and JJ Crile who vaulted into the points lead.
 The BPT
Carburetor Pro-4 Modifieds were up next. Previous SRP winner Kyle Tellstrom wrecked his
mount on the front straightaway in heat race action but his apt crew repaired the stellar
#5k to come back and earn a yeoman’s runner up finish behind Greg Van Cleave in the
30-lap feature. Van Cleave out-paced the field in qualifying, while Kevin Barba took
trophy dash and heat race one honors. Jake Tillman triumphed in the second heat. Barba was
third in the finale with Tillman fourth.
 The Napa Mini-Stocks signed in with 9 cars. Al Stelt marked his return with an
updated and beautifully painted #5 VW Karman Ghia by garnering the trophy dash. Defending
champion and Brother Dale was victorious in the second heat. The rest of the evening was
all Scotty Murphy. The Silver #77 streaked to fast time, a heat race win, and the 20-lap
feature. The likeable Anderson native is a scant 9 points behind rookie point leader Pete
Smith III.
 The full moon took no prisoners during the Les Schwab Bombers event. Calamitous
main event action saw sparks and cement chips fly as the #48 Dave Lewallen picked his way
through the carnage for his second main event win of the 2010 season. Injured Josh Dorman
turned the driving reigns of the #29 over to capable veteran Brian Smith who showed his
mettle early in the trophy dash. Lewallen was the quickest qualifier and he and Smith
captured the two preliminary heats. Main event action saw Duane Hoffman in car #5 pace the
field through the first 15-laps. After the customary turnaround is when Lewallen started
to apply the pressure and forge into the lead. That’s where he stayed, being chased
to the line by Hoffman, Smith, and newcomer Brian Stankey in the sharp #57 Brad Woods
Trans-Am.
 The Taylor Motors Modifieds battled as they usually do in close quarters. Stan
Gunderson bolted to the early lead while Kyle Borden and Guy Young side-stepped through
the field. Young and Gunderson were involved in a tussle entering turn one which caused a
yellow and the field scattered behind them. Cottonwood’s Kyle Borden captured the
swift 30-lapper over fast-improving Devin LaHorgue, and steady Cody Braund. Borden was
fast qualifier and captured the first heat, Jon Vanderpool won the second heat and Young
netted the dash.
The finale for the SRP crowd on this jam-packed racing night was the Sonic Late Models
40-lap feature. The ‘Medford Missile’ Randy Houston in car #9 after blazing to
fast time and trophy dash honors stretched out a large lead in the feature only to see the
lead evaporate with two laps to go. This brought the #2 of Eric Gannon onto the back
bumper of Houston. All bets were off when the green was displayed as Houston dropped the
hammer to his first Late Model win of the year. Gannon held off long-time Oregon veteran
David Miller in his own well prepared #22 mount, followed by point leader Mike Doss,
Forest Kuecker, David Dillinger Jr., and Dallas Shane.
Action at SRP returns May 15 for John Lambirth Trucking Night. On tap will
be 3rd Annual Craig Brown Memorial 50-lap Modified Race, along with the Sonic Late Models,
Mini Stocks, Bomber, Hornets, and the first High School Challenge Series Event of the
year. The evening will be capped with the first boat race of the year as well. For times
and ticket information please go to the SRP website at www.shastaracewaypark.net
USAC Sprint Cars Invade Shasta Raceway Park for Hot-O-Rama Weekend
By Rick Faeth
For the first time in five years the roar of 410 cubic inch V-8 sprint car motors
thundered around the 3/8-mile oval in Anderson last Saturday Night in front of a packed
grandstand.
The Amsoil sponsored United States Auto Club Western States Sprint car
Series featured a 40-lap main event with Jo Jo Helberg capturing the checkered flag over
Shawna Hogg, Tony Hunt, and Tanner Swanson. Fast time and a new track record early in the
night raised the hopes of veteran Audra Sasselli…those hopes were dashed however as
she rode out a hard impact into the turn one crash wall abruptly ending her night. Hogg
roared to the heat race win and Helberg steered his Hornet-chassis Sprint Car to the
trophy dash crown.
The Taylor Motors Modifieds ran a blazing, non-stop 30 lap main event with young title
contender Jon Vanderpool holding off returning veteran Randy Houston to capture his first
feature of the year. Main event action saw splendid side-by-side action by Cody Braund who
finished fourth and fast qualifier Kyle Borden who ran the outside groove to third.
Defending track champion Guy Young hit the wall in practice causing him to miss
qualifying. Young and crew scrambled to repair the car for the feature and were rewarded
by a fifth place finish.
The Napa Mini Stock’s on Napa Night ended up with a tight finish between wily veteran
VW pilot Dale Stelt over rookie of the year contender Pete Smith III in his newly acquired
Toyota. Keith Lahue, Gary Mangels, and Doug Winegarden rounded out the top-five.
Micah Parmer the two-time defending champion of the SRP Legends Series rolled to another
victory over up and coming Buddy Cox. Cox won the Master’s portion of the main event
over teammate Howard Hammers, Terry Madjeski, and ‘Bullet” Bob Kuebler.
Ironically on Napa Auto Parts Night at SRP it was Cottonwood driver and Franklin Auto
Parts employee
JJ Crile who toughed out a hard fought affair over young rival John Johnson Jr. Pete
Smith, daughter Barb Bruner, and early point leader Ed Pulfer rounded out the top five.
The next event at SRP will be Saturday Night, May 1, City of Anderson Night presented by
Bartel’s Burger’s. The anticipated return of the Sonic Late Models to the
3/8-mile oval will also feature the Taylor Motors Modifieds, BPT Carburetor Pro-4
Modifieds, Napa Mini Stocks, Les Schwab Bombers, and the I-5 Tire Factory Hornets.
SRP Holds Off Mother Nature Again for Modified Opener
By Rick Faeth & Jessica Nickles
Ready Story Click Here
The above story along with
pictures can also be viewed on-line and hopefully in this week's Anderson Valley
Post on Wednesday (in the sports section) and at Redding.com (in
the Community Photos & Stories Section). SRP appreciates the AV Post's Maghan
Hunt visiting the track and taking photos last Saturday Night.
Shasta Raceway
Park would like to extend thanks to writer Paul Shigley for the interview and pre-season
story he published. The story can be viewed at:
http://anewscafe.com/2010/04/02/green-flag-flies-saturday-at-shasta-raceway-park/
Congratulations to David Pabst Jr.
winner of last nights 200-lap V8 Enduro, Pete Smith Jr. captured the
60-lap 4-cylinder Enduro, Timber Cookson garnered the powder puff dash,
and David Dillinger Jr. won the bus race exhibition.
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RACE RESULTS
CONGRATULATIONS TO RANDY HOUSTON - SCOTT WINTERS - BRIAN KING - JOE BRATOLI - &
THOMAS GRAHAM - Winners of the 2009 Shasta Raceway Park Fall Open Shows !
Oct. 4th, 2009 -
"Epic": That's what Randy Houston called lengthy battle that he and Steven
Gannon waged during the I-5 Tire Factory and Auto City SRP Fall Open 125 Super Late Model
Feature Event.... READ MORE>>>
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| Open Show Day Two Top
Finishers |
| Late Models - Top Position |
| Main |
# 9 Randy Houston |
| Trophy Dash |
# 9 Randy Houston |
| Modifieds - Top Position |
| A Main |
# 24 Scott Winters |
| B Main |
# 88A Gary Lowblad |
| Trophy Dash |
# 24 Scott Winters |
| Bombers - Top Position |
| Main |
# 9 Brian King |
| Trophy Dash |
# 8 David Dillinger |
| Mini Stock - Top Position |
| Main |
# 55 Joe Bratolli |
| Trophy Dash |
# 77 Scotty Murphy |
| Open Show Day One Top
Finishers |
| Late Models - Top Position |
| Qualifying |
# 15 Mike Lovell 15.896 |
| 1st Heat |
# 34 Cory James |
| 2nd Heat |
# 84 Mike Self |
| Modifieds - Top Position |
| Qualifying |
# 7 Guy Young 16.193 |
| 1st Heat |
# 02 Sal Lopez |
| 2nd Heat |
# 39x Kyle Borden |
| 3rd Heat |
# 20 Darrin Knight |
| Bombers - Top Position |
| Qualifying |
# 9 Brian King 18.226 |
| 1st Heat |
# 97 Brian Smith |
| Mini Stock - Top Position |
| Qualifying |
# 90 Kevin Barba 18.459 |
| 1st Heat |
# 44 Nancy Wright |
Oct. 5th, 2009 -
"Epic": That's what Randy Houston called lengthy battle that he and Steven
Gannon waged during the I-5 Tire Factory and Auto City SRP Fall Open 125 Super Late Model
Feature Event. In last year's SRP Open Show Houston battled from the back of the
pack only to finish in the runner-up spot to Gannon. Houston was determined to not
allow a repeat and not only passed Gannon but held off Noel McCormack who, in the last 10
or so laps of the race, appeared seemingly out of nowhere in Houston's mirror and
challenged for the lead. Houston had earlier picked up the win in the Trophy
Dash. McCormack finished second just ahead of Gannon and Darrell Midgley who had
made the long tow, as he has for many years, from British Columbia Canada.
"Prodigal Son", Kyle Cattanach, tucked in to take the 4th place finish.
Cattanach, who currently lives and works in North Carolina for Spraker Racing, returned to
his home track where he holds track championship titles. A mid-race spin had put him
all the way to the back so his climb to the 4th spot was particularly impressive.
Epic well describes the entire weekend of racing. What a refreshing
and encouraging sight it was to see so many great drivers gather for the traditional fall
open show at the historic Anderson facility. Over eighty cars showed up to compete in 2
days of fantastic racing. The event was made possible by a handful of sponsors. I-5
Tire Factory (visit
their website here )in Red Bluff shined as the spotlight sponsor for the Super Late
Models and Hornets as Auto City (visit their website here)sponsored the Modified Division. Both
of these companies have truly helped keep auto racing alive in the north state. Five
divisions of cars filled the days with hours of practice testing and tuning their cars for
the feature events on Sunday. Super Late Models, Modifieds, Bombers, Mini Stocks and
Hornets were all on the menu for the Sunday show.
The entire event got great support from some very important people in the
sport. Promoters and race directors from all over California came to lend support
and help out with the event. Bob and Nadine Strauss, David Furia, Dan & Wendy
McIntire, Jennifer Aiken, Bob and Pat Carrel, Lloyd and Mary Burton, and the list goes on
and on. "It was great to have these guys all come out to support the event and
the sport." Said SRP Promoter Rick Faeth. "There needs to be
communication, support and commeraderie between tracks so that the sport can thrive like
it has in the past."
And the racing continued - Another 'prodigal son' took home a
double-header win: Scott Winters won top honors in both the Feature Event and the Trophy
Dash in the Auto City Modifieds Race. Winters, who grew up racing at SRP, also had an epic
battle on his hands. His feature event win included a long, hard race against 2009 SRP
track champion and open show winner Guy Young who took home a second place finish. Wes
Miller in the 'Poor boy's Eninges & Machines' #7 Mod took third ahead of Rich Lindgren
and Jerrad Beddow.
Sarale Claims Inaugural Western Combo Car Midget Nationals
By Robert Haugh
After wrestling his way to the lead aboard the Glen Siedelman #4
Hawk/Gaerte on Lap 7, two-time BCRA Midget champion John Sarale of Stockton roared to
victory in the inaugural Western Combo Car Midget Nationals at the gorgeous 3/8-mile
Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, CA on Saturday, October 17.
Chasing Sarale to the checkers in the 30-lap green-to-checkers race were
five-time SRP track champion Guy Young of Redding in the Dave Thurston #17 TCR/Gaerte,
Danny Parker aboard Bob Roza’s TEAM F.A.S.T. (Fighting Against Steroids Together) #20
Beast/Esslinger, Cheyenne, Wyoming’s Cory Mallo in the #9m Rory Mallo Stealth/RRE
Chevy EcoTec and Lonnie Alton in his #5a Stealth/SuperFocus rounding out the top
five.
Dillon Silverman jumped to the early lead aboard Rick Young’s #98
Stealth/RRE Chevy EcoTec from his third starting spot, leading the first two rounds before
SRP promoter Faeth charged from sixth, overtaking Silverman for the lead on Lap 3.
Faeth led through Lap 6 until ninth-starting Sarale and tenth-starting Siedelman sliced
through the pack, with Sarale inheriting the lead on Lap seven when he snuck beneath Faeth
exiting Turn 2, with Siedelman making the move under Faeth for second. Guy Young displaced
Faeth to move into third on Lap 8. Rick Young dropped out on lap 6 with an ill-handling
car.
Seidelman began chasing down teammate Sarale, steadily gaining on the
two-time BCRA champ Sarale for several laps. Unfortunately, for Siedelman,
mechanical gremlins caused him to exit on Lap 14.
Faeth and Parker were drag racing for several laps mid-pack, with Faeth
fighting a tight condition and Parker a loose condition. Parker overtook Faeth for
the fourth spot on Lap 18.
Mallo and Alton were battling fiercely for the fifth and six spots when
Faeth lost his brakes, making heavy contact with Alton, launching Faeth’s #3
Stealth/Chevy V4 high into the air in turn 4 --- luckily Faeth was able to resume under
his own power, avoiding a caution period and exiting the track safely.
After 30 intense, caution-free laps, Sarale claimed the victory by 1.6
seconds over Guy Young, Parker, Mallo and Alton.
Sarale claimed Heat 2 over Young, Parker and fast-qualifier Tony Siedelman
in his #24 Hawk/Autocraft VW. Cameron Park’s Alton claimed Heat 1 over
Vacaville’s Rick Holbrook in his #6 ART/Kawasaki Midget Lite, Shingle Springs’
Rick Young in his #99 Stealth/RRE Chevy EcoTec and Silverman. Holbrook claimed the
B-Dash over Chico’s Dillon Silverman in Rick Young’s #98 Stealth/RRE Chevy
EcoTec, Mallo and Alton. Sarale claimed the A-Dash over Guy Young and
Siedelman. Both Dashes awarded cash payouts of $100 to the winner, $50 for 2nd, $30
for 3rd and $20 for 4th place. Siedelman set fast-time with a 15.606 lap.
For the first time ever on the west coast, Midget Lites were competing on
pavement, alongside combo car Midgets with Super Focus, RRE Chevy EcoTec and National
Midget engines. The feature race was fully inverted with the fast qualifiers having
started in the rear.
Unfortunately, Stu Donaldson’s was lacking luck this weekend, with
Mike Donaldson scratching Stu Donaldson’s #8 Stealth/Gaerte after a Heat 1 incident
with unrepairable damage, while former BCRA car owner champion Bill Lindsey was forced to
scratch in Stu Donaldson’s #8x Stealth/Pontiac after breaking a front axle in Heat 1.
Oakdale’s Dakota Albright made a good impression in his first-ever
pavement venture aboard his #35jr ART/Kawasaki Midget Lite, however, was battling oil leak
problems all weekend.
“For all that were present it was clear that this formula was a
success as there was spirited racing through the pack with all types of engine and chassis
formulas. Shasta Raceway Park is committed to making this an annual
year-end event and hopes that it will give legitimacy to the Midget combo-car
formula,” says SRP promoter Faeth.
Summary:
Qualifications: 1. Tony Seidelman, Tacoma, WA, Glen Seidelman #24 Hawk/Autocraft-VW,
15.602; 2. John Sarale, Stockton, CA, Tony Siedelman #4 Hawk/Gaerte, 15.637; 3. Guy Young,
Redding, CA, #17 Thurston TCR/Gaerte, 15.807; 4. Mike Donaldson, Pleasant Hill, CA, #8 Stu
Donaldson Stealth/Pontiac, 16.122; 5. Rick Faeth, Redding, CA, #3 Faeth, 16.160; 6. Danny
Parker, Oakdale, CA, Roza #20 Beast/Esslinger, 16.917; 7. Bill Lindsey, San Carlos, CA,
#8x Stu Donaldson Stealth/Pontiac, 16.988; 9. Cory Mallo, Cheyenne, WY, #9m Mallo
Stealth/RRE Chevy EcoTec, 17.116; 10. Dillon Silverman, Chico, CA, #98 Young Stealth/RRE
Chevy EcoTec, 17.163; 11. Lonnie Alton, Cameron Park, CA, #5a Alton Stealth/SuperFocus,
17.189; 12. Rick Holbrook, Vacaville, CA, #6 Holbrook A.R.T./Kawasaki, 17.266
A-Dash: 1. John Sarale, 2. Guy Young, 3. Tony Siedelman, 4. Mike
Donaldson-DNS
B-Dash: 1. Rick Holbrook, 2. Dillon Silverman, 3. Cory Mallo, 4. Lonnie
Alton
Heat 2: 1. John Sarale, 2. Guy Young, 3. Danny Parker, 4. Tony Siedelman,
5. Rick Faeth
Heat 1: 1. Lonnie Alton, 2. Rick Holbrook, 3. Rick Young, 4. Dillon
Silverman, 5. Bill Lindsey, 6. Cory Mallo
Feature (start): 1. John Sarale (9), 2. Guy Young (8), 3. Danny Parker
(7), 4. Cory Mallo (4), 5. Lonnie Alton (2), 6. Rick Holbrook (1), 7. Dillon Silverman
(3), 8. Rick Faeth (6), 9. Tony Siedelman (10), 10. Rick Young (5), 11. Dakota Albright
(11)
Lap leaders: 1-2 Silverman, 3-6 Faeth, 7-30 Sarale
Congratulations to all
the race winners and 2009 SRP Track Champions !
Despite wilting heat there was a large car count in all divisions and a
stand full of fans eager to see how the final points races of the season would pan out and
who would nab the championship in each class - several of which were to be decided by just
a few scant points.
Congrats to the Winners !!
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Eric Gannon - 2009 Sonic Late Model Division Champion -
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Guy Young - 2009 Taylor Motors Modified Division
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Jon Vanderpool - Winner of the Championship Night Modified Main Event - 09-26-09, poses
with the annual Pepsi Trophy that he won. |
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Brian King - 2009 Les Schwab Bomber Division Champion - and winner
of the main event on championship night poses with his passenger and the annual Pepsi
Trophy 09-26-09 |
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Dale Stelt - The 2009 NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stock
Champion and and winner of the main event on championship night poses with the annual
Pepsi Trophy 09-26-09 |
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Pete Smith the I-5 Tire Factory 2009 Hornets Division Champion! |
Thomas Graham - Wins his first ever Hornet main event, championship
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Shasta Raceway Park
Thank You...
Goes out to Travis Brown of Ukiah,
driver of the #47 Street Stock who took up the challenge and faired well against the local
SRP hot shoes in our final Street Stock Spectacular Event of the year last Saturday Night.
Thanks for making the tow Travis & crew.
 
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Congratulations to Steven
Gannon on winning the 2nd Annual Randy Liddell Memorial Late Model Race and Devin LaHorgue
for winning your first Taylor Motors Modified Race...more to come !
Steven Gannon
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Randy Liddell's own vintage car.
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Les
Schwab Bomber Results from 8/15 and new SRP Bomber Policy:
Cars #5, #13, #37. Non-conforming restrictor plate. Loss of all main
event points earned from 8/15 event and a $25 fine. All three of these cars
will need to surrender their
1-1/4" restrictor plates before being allowed to compete in the final points race
(9/26).
Cars #97 & 15 failed to report to post-race tech. Loss of all main event
points earned from 8/15 event.
Car #48 will be required to add 50 lbs. of lead to the front of his car.
Specifically, 25 lbs. attached to each front top frame rail.
Additionally, Car #48 will need to weigh a minimum of 3300 lbs.
As of now, moving forward, (9/26) Final SRP Bomber Point Race, competitors
found with non-conforming restrictor plates, or altered, or tampered restrictor plates
will face $100 fine, and be suspended from competing in the 2009 SRP Open Show as well as
the first points race of the 2010 season.
As of now, moving forward, any SRP Bomber failing to report to post-race
tech when directed, summoned, or paged will automatically face a $100 fine and a one-race
suspension.
As of now, moving forward the top 7 Bombers will be required to report to post-race tech,
the 6th and 7th place Bombers will be alternates and not necessarilly teched.
The above policies will be in effect for the final SRP Points Race (9/26).
-Rick Faeth
Shasta Raceway Park
RESULTS from July 18, 2009:
MODIFIEDS:
Feature Event: Guy Young
Trophy Dash: Steven Gannon
Fast Time: John Vanderpool
MINI STOCKS
Feature Event: Scotty Murphy
Trophy Dash: Al Stelt
Fast Time: Scotty Murphy
BOMBERS:
Feature Event: Dave Lewallen
Trophy Dash: David Dillinger
Fast Time: Brian King
PRO 4 MODIFIEDS
Feature Event: John Barker
Trophy Dash: Greg Vancleave
Fast Time: John Barker
THUNDER ROADSTERS:
Feature Event: Brandon Barnwell
Trophy Dash: Dave Henderson
Fast Time: Brandon Barnwell
The Weather was Hot - but the Racing was Hotter Still
July 18th, 2009 - Anderson, CA
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Despite some of the hottest temperatures so far this summer, lots of cars and fans turned
out to see some great racing as the Taylor Motors' Modified Division, the NAPA Auto Parts
Mini Stocks and the Les Schwab Bombers continued their season points battles. The four
regular classes were joined by two traveling series - the BPT Carburetor Pro 4 Modifieds
and the Thunder Roadsters.
Making their fifth appearance this year were the Pro 4 Modifieds. These open wheel
powerhouses are miniature versions of the standard Modifieds and provide as much, if not
more side-by-side racing action. Making their first appearance of the season were the fast
and beautiful Thunder Roadsters. Like the Pro 4 Modifieds these are scaled-down versions
of other famed race cars. Some have body types like a traditional roadster and others
sport a newly adapted Indy-Style design. These fearless drivers worked the track like a
swarm of angry wasps - side-by-side racing throughout the pack, lots of exciting passing
and lead swapping leads to some of the best racing the track has seen all year.
In the Modified Division current Points Leader Guy Young won the Feature Event just ahead
of Kyle Borden. Borden had to make his way up to the front through a pack of competitors
to challenge the veteran Young for the top spot. Steven Gannon, many timed Late Model,
Super Late Model and Mini Stock champion, was piloting the #18 Modified for the evening
and won the Trophy Dash over Guy Young. In the winner's circle Steven touted the challenge
of driving the open-wheeled, big-engined Modifieds by comparing them to in difficulty to
driving the legendary 410 Winged Sprint cars. Steven, no stranger to open-wheel racing has
raced Outlaw Sprint Karts since he was just a kid. Speaking of young, seventeen year old
Jon Vanderpool set the fast time qualifying lap early in the evening.
The Mini Stock Division has enjoyed a resurgence this year with a steady showing of cars
and some truly talented racing. Scotty Murphy, current points leader for the division,
took the win for the Feature Event. Murphy led most of the race but was tailed closely by
veteran Dale Stelt who tried everything possible to make the pass for the lead and the
whole thing came down to a spectacular homestretch drag race to the line with the cars
only separated by a few inches. Dale's brother Al Stelt won the Trophy Dash for the class
over Murphy.
As always the Bombers rocked the house. After a crash-fest first lap in the Feature Event
the pack restarted and continued the good-old fashion no-holds-barred battles. Dave
Lewallen was the class of the field in the Feature Event as he fought his way through some
hair-raising situations to get to the front of the pack. After 15 laps of normal direction
racing, the cars were stopped, turned around and raced clockwise for the remaining 15
laps. This not only challenges the cars and the drivers, but makes it really exciting for
the fans to watch. Lewallen continued his push to the lead as he had to pass strong
running Brian King and Brian Smith to cross the checkered line first. David Dillinger took
home the hardware in the Trophy Dash earlier in the night.
The Pro 4 Mods never fail to put on a great show, and this week was no exception.
Sponsored by BPT Carburetors here at Shasta Raceway Park, they race as a group at a number
of western state tracks. This week the #13 of Greg Vancleave, after setting second fast
time in qualifying, won the Trophy Dash. A Trophy Dash is a four lap race of just four
cars run in typical shootout style. The Feature Event saw eight cars hit the track.
Vancleave, while heading up the pack, suffered mechanical problems and was forced to take
his car into the pits. The #14 of John Barker was able to take the lead and go on to win
his second Feature Event at Shasta. In victory circle the humble Barker praised the track
and facilities and thanked his fellow racers.
Making a rare, but much anticipated, return to the historic track at Shasta Raceway Park
were the Thunder Roadsters. Super cool looking, super fast, these scaled-down cars were
every bit as exciting as any other division that races. The class requires a
"Crate" motor, which is a sealed, standardized engine which levels the playing
field and allows everyone in the class to be contender. Even on the heat slick track the
lap times were in the 17 second range - very impressive considering full-sized Modifieds
run only about 1/2 second faster, and the Bombers about 2 seconds slower. Dave Henderson
in his beautiful #2 Roadster set the second fastest lap in qualifying and went on to win
the Trophy Dash over Brandon Barnwell. Barnwell in the #9 car won the hot Feature Event.
He, Henderson, Paul Peeples and several others formed a dense pack of cars that pitched
hard-charging battles throughout the race.
The next race for the venue will be on August 1st when the Sonic Late Models, Modifieds,
Bombers and Hornets will take to the track to continue their points races but will be
followed up by the most popular event ever - a Boat Race ! - Don't miss this
crowd-pleasing derby of a utter destruction - as a flotilla of un-seaworthy boats meet
their doom under the crunching metal of dozens of cars and other boats.
Story by Jack Waterman
Congratulations:
To Joe Brattoli on winning the first ever Street Stock
Spectacular Event promoted by Faeth Motorsports, Inc. on July 3rd. We would like to thank
the Ukiah Street Stock Regulars who travelled up to SRP for this event.
The next Street Stock Spectacular is on September 19th.
Many thanks to BCRA & USAC for an excellent midget race, great job Jerome
Rodella who travelled all the way from the L.A. basin to win the 30-lapper, over
Colorado's Levi Roberts, and Redding's own Alex Schutte.
Awesome job by Steven Gannon winning his first ever Taylor Motors
Modified Main Event, narrowly holding off the charging Kyle Borden.
And winning yet another I-5 Tire Factory Hornet Race was the Cottonwood Comet...Pete
Smith.
June 24th 2009
Shasta
Raceway Park Hosts the Anderson Chamber of Commerce
For the first time in the 52-year history of the race track in Anderson we hosted
the weekly Chamber of Commerce 'Greeter Meeting' this morning (June 24th). The pit
area was filled with local business persons, entrepreneur's, and civic leaders who were
given an introduction to the race track and how it provides the only weekly professional
sporting entertainment in Shasta, Trinity, & Tehama Counties. An enjoyable time
of business networking was had by all. Many thanks go to Irish Robertson of the
Anderson Chamber of Commerce for her assistance with this event.
-Rick Faeth
Shasta Raceway Park
June 20
& 21,2009
Fair Night, Damp Night? - No, a Great Night!
Complete Photo Gallery Available Here ...
Tons of Photos from the Hornet Extravaganza and the Destruction Derby -
Click Here !
Despite a torrential thunderstorm shortly before the racing action was to begin the
track crew mustered their personal vehicles and drove laps on the wet track until it had
dried enough to begin a great night of racing. As fan-goers began to return to the soggy
stands it immediately became evident that they were in for a ton of racing action.
Pro 4 Mods
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The scheduled "Meet and Greet" had to be postponed due to time
constraints, so the night began with the traditional Trophy Dashes. These are four lap,
four car shootouts where the winner takes home a great trophy as well as gallant
introduction to the crowd on the frontstretch. The track's usual program is to then run
Heat Races which will determine the starting lineups for the Feature Events of the night.
Again, time constraints led the Trophy Dashes directly into the Feature Mains. Up first
were the BPT Carburetor's Pro 4 Modifieds. These cool little open-wheel cars are 4 stroke
miniatures of the regular
Buddy Cox Wins
Legend Race
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Modifieds that run at Shasta. The semi-traveling series always puts on a
great show with lots of tight, side-by-side racing. Tonight was no exception, save for a
gut-crunching pile-up crash on the first lap, the race ran smooth and fast.
The Legend Division saw seven cars competing. It was Buddy Cox who
dominated the night with a double-header win - taking home the hardware in both the Trophy
Dash and the Main Event.
Ten Mini Stocks put on an excellent exhibition of just what these little
powerhouses can do. Nancy Wright - The RACE QUEEN - won the Trophy Dash and long-time
Shasta racer and track champion Dale Stelt held off his brother, Al, to win in the Feature
Event.
The Taylor Motor's Modifieds continued the run of nearly caution-free
racing as Eric Gannon, sitting in as substitute driver in the #18 Modified won over Mike
Wright. And in the Feature Event it was Stan Gunderson in his #64 Modified who took the
lead early and stayed clear of the hard-charging Guy Young to take the checkered flag
first. And everybody's favorite, the Sonic Drive-In Late Models had a strong field of 10
cars including brothers Eric and Steven Gannon,
Eric Gannon Late
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and brothers Bobby and RandyHirschbock who tow in from Klamath Falls each
week to race with us at Shasta.
The Gannon Brothers were the class of the field. Sons of the legendary
Roger Gannon - multi-time track champion at the historic speedway, they have continued the
tradition of great competitors and champions. Steven Gannon took home the Trophy Dash win
while brother Eric had to battle through some hell-bent drivers to take the lead and win
the race.
June 6 2009
Congratulations to Eric Graham, the winner of the Airport Auto Brokers Late Model Feature Event on Sat. June 6.
Complete Results from the Race are Available - Click Here
Photo Gallery is now on-line - Click Here
Nineteen beautiful Late Models took the green flag in the Airport
Auto Brokers Late Model Main Event this past Saturday night. There was some
incredible racing as the touring series continued their season. Sitting 7th in points
going into this race, Eric Graham nabbed his second in a row wire-to-wire victory on the
oval in Anderson. Local racers Steven Gannon and Randy Houston were included
in the line-up. Houston won the Trophy Dash and Gannon came in second place in the Feature
Event. Series promoter Mike Doss set fast time for the class came in third for the feature
followed by Allen Gibney and Jeremy Hopkins.
The Taylor Motors' Modifieds continued their points races with Kelly
Peacock winning the main event over Cody Braund. Braund has assumed the helm of the
Epperson #18 Modified from his brother Keith Bloom Jr. who has headed back east to compete
in 410 Sprints. Mike Wright took home the hardware in the Trophy Dash and Kyle Borden set
the quickest time during qualifying.
The NAPA Auto Parts' Mini Stocks also ran their points races with Dale
Stelt winning a tough battle with Ken Krause in the main event. Brother Al Stelt won the
Trophy Dash over Scotty Murphy who had set fast time earlier in the evening.
I-5 Tire Factory in Red Bluff's Hornets were out in a full-force swarm.
Pete Smith III held sway over Bill Swaney and Pete Smith for the main event. Al Koop won
the Trophy Dash while Nathan Bruner and again, Pete Smith, took home heat race wins.
May 23 2009
SRP's 2nd
Annual California Vintage Nationals sponsored by the gaia Hotel Restaurant & Spa:
Results
from Friday Night's Event -Click Here !!
Results from
Saturday Night - Click Here!
Complete
Photo Gallery from Friday - Click Here
Complete Photo Gallery from Saturday - Click Here
If you love Vintage Racing - Check out the photos, videos, Hall of Fame and more at the
Northern California Auto Racing Alumni website - www.ncara.com
May 16, 2009 Update !
 Congratulations
to Guy Young the winner of the 2009 Craig Brown Memorial Modifieds Race.
The race was a fantastic display of top-notch Modified racing. Randy Houston in
the #9 led the majority of 50 laps the race ran but was foiled by a slipped gear as the
race was coming down to the final lap. Guy took advantage of the bobble and powered
his way around Houston to take the win. It was Devin LaHorgue who took home the
hardware in the Trophy Dash for the division.
Congratulations to Eric Gannon winner of the Sonic Late Model Feature Event and Paul
Baker who nabbed his first Late Model Trophy Dash win. In the Mini Stock division
Ken Krause won the Trophy Dash. Fast time setter, Dale Stelt, won the Feature Event
ahead of hard-charging Shane Spinner. Micah Parmer set fast time in the Legends
division and won the heated Feature Event. Buddy Cox in the cool green #3 Legend
took the trophy home in the dash.
Complete Results - Click Here !
Complete Photo Gallery - Click Here
May 9th 2009
SRP's first annual
official's race was a tremendous hit!
Many thanks to the I-5 Hornets Division competitors for
entrusting the safety of their race cars to what can only be described as a motley crew of
amateurs. Congratulations to First Responder Craig 'Coo Coo' Warren for picking up
the win. Here are the finishing results:
1. Craig Warren - First Responder, car #Z3
2. Kevin Cole - Sweep Truck, car #009
3. Adam Bright - Sweep Truck, car #29
4. Grandpa Timmons - Head Tech, car #59
5. Gary Moore - Announcer, car #6
6. Adam Boddy - Starter, car #68
7. Rod Pedersen - Pit Manager, car #01
8. Vince Pietrocci - Assistant Tech, car #44
9. Mike Hubert Jr. - Race Director, car #195
Craig 'Coo Coo' Warren in Bill Swaney's #Z3 Hornet,
winner of the first ever SRP Officials Race on May 9.
Les Schwab Bomber
Division:
Regarding the May 9th event, pre-race tech inspection
yielded three cars not conforming to the 175 pounds engine compression rule. Car #8
and Car #97 both are penalized 5 points and fined $20. Car #13 did not conform but
since it did not compete there is no penalty. All three cars must submit to new
compression tests before the May 30 event.
Taylor Motors Modified
Division:
After the April 25th Modified race post-race tech inspection of car #9
yielded non-conforming front spindles. These spindles were purchased directly from
the chassis manufacturer of the #9 modified and marketed as stock replacement spindles.
However, close scrutiny of the spindles indicated that they are not stock but have
fabricated steering arm mounts and thus do not meet the SRP rule which is stock OEM or
IMCA. This incident is an unfortunate result of what occurs when manufacturers take
it upon themselves to liberarly interpret what is stock and then create parts without
sanctioning body input. Modified #9 will be be paid last place main event points and
money.
April 25 2009
SuperModifieds Roar Into Action
 
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April 24th 2009
Attention Enduro Racers
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I would like to personally thank the competitors of our first enduro held
last Saturday night (April 24th) for a clean, safe, a smoothly run event. We plan on
having another one in early November so stay tuned to the web site for details.
-Rick Faeth
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Results and lap times for Apr. 25th now posted. Click Here
Memberships:
Now would be a good time to get your membership taken care
of. Reminder you must be an SRP member to earn points and purse money.
Guest drivers from neighboring track's memberships will be honored for two events.
Guest drivers will earn purse money but no points. You can pick up a
membership form at the Shasta District Fair Office, or by calling me or emailing me and
I'll send you forms in the mail.
Memberships for 2009 will be:
Late Model, Modified, & Mini Stock Driver - $75
Bomber & Hornet Driver - $55
All Crew Memberships - $55
Each membership purchased will also receive 10 general admission grandstand tickets good
for the 2009 season (retail value $100)
Shasta Raceway
Park will award driver points in 2009:
Late Model, Modified, Mini Stock, & Hornet Divisions
will be allowed one driver substitute for one race night. The substitute driver must
race the car of the driver he or she is substituting for. No driver substitutes for
Pro 4 Mods or Legends Divisions. Since there are only 8 Bomber points events
there will be no substitutions in that division either.
Results ! - Complete Results from Race #2 are now on-line
- Click Here
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Although this was only the 2nd points race for the track divisions it is clear that
this season is gonna be incredible. The Sonic Late Models saw nine cars sign-in to
compete. As the season progresses the class will no doubt continue to grow as builders and
drivers get their rides ready to roll and as news gets out that the racing is more
exciting than ever. Thirteen roaring Bombers took the flag in the Feature Event of
the night. Nine NAPA Auto Parts Mini Stocks qualified and for their first event of the
season at SRP the BPT Carburetor sponsored Pro-4 Modifieds saw 7 cars come out to take a
turn on our oval. And no one will be forgetting the awesome Boat Race at the
end of the night! In addition to Bombers, Hornets, and assorted trucks, several full-on
Demolition Derby cars took to the track to rip up a whole bunch of boats !
The evening started with the traditional Trophy Dashes. Steven Gannon sitting in
for Gary Pyszora in the #14 won the trophy in the Late Model division just ahead of David
Braund. Both heat races were championed by a Hirschbock Brother - Randy taking the
win in Heat One and Bobby in Heat Two. The Feature Event saw some of the tightest
action possible. B Hirschbock, Alan Pyszora and Steven Gannon held the top spots for
a long run as Alan worked the back of Gannon's car. A slide up the track for Gannon
opened the door for Pyszora who made the pass and he set sail for the checkered flag.
Eric Gannon, B Hirschbock, Braund and S Gannon finished out the top 5.
The Bombers put on one of the best races in recent memory. Up front for the
reverse-start Feature Event Brian King and David Dillenger took spot-swappin' to a whole
new level as they traded leads over and over running side-by-side for nearly the entire 15
lap retro-run. Half-way thru the cars were stopped, turned around to run the right
way and if anything the action got even hotter between King and Dillenger. It was truly
thrilling. But in the end Dillenger's car became to fade and King came across the
checkered in first place. The third, fourth and fifth spots went to Chester Brown,
Duane Hoffman and Josh Dorman. Dillenger taken home the hardware in the Trophy Dash
win and Brian Smith and Chester Brown won their heat races.
Now, the Mini Stocks were literally "On Fire" ... at least Al Stelt. In
the Feature Event Al was dogging brother Dale for the lead and with only a couple of laps
to go his engine let loose and burst into flames. Off the track, down the ramps he
flew to the nearest fire truck. The fire was extinguished as brother Dale was left
to spin the oil laid down by the Karman Ghia. The race was called a lap short
because of the extended clean-up time and Dale Stelt was crowned the winner.
"Race Queen" Nancy Wright won the earlier Trophy Dash which celebrated in brazen
style ! - Thanks for the show Nancy !! - She went on to win her heat as
"Fireball" Al Stelt won his.
Pro-4 Modifieds - if you have never seen this division race you owe it to yourself to
come out and watch their next appearance on May 1st. These miniature modifieds put
on a great show. Lots of tight racing and super clean competition. This appearance saw
Codi Barba take the win in the Trophy Dash and his heat race. Heat Two was won by Kurt
Lewis and the Feature Event was won by top qualifier Greg VanCleve in the beautiful red
#13. We all look forward to seeing this division continue to do battle on the SRP
oval.
And the Boat Race ! Wow. A bunch of high-powered cars, driven by certified
lunatics and maniacs, towing a bunch of derelict boats are proven to make huge mess and
thrill a packed grandstand. Right off the bat the excitement started as boats and
cars criss-crossed and chased each other around the super-slick watered track.
Shasta's own Robert Pacey and Brian King did their fair share of demolition, but it was
the thunderous Derby Cars that stole the show as they mashed and trashed boat after boat.
Thanks to everyone who turned out for a great night of racing !!
April 4th Season Opener
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SRP Track Updates:
Today the track walls were repainted, and the painting &
letttering of the Mobile First Aid Vehicle were completed. Also the finishing
touches were put on the Bomber Gate, with the drop pin and safety cover completed.
Many thanks go out to Rod Pedersen, Doug Timmons, Craig Warren, Adam Boddy, Vince
Pietrocci, Mike's Body Shop, Paint Mart, and Mike Pudliner for their contributions
and efforts.
SRP Track Surface Repair:
Shasta Raceway Park is proud to announce that starting the
week of March 2nd we will be embarking upon major repairs to the track surface.
Large expansion cracks that have developed in the older track surface allow water to seep
in and erode away the base material. This allows for further weakening of additonal
areas and more surface cracks to develop, and the cycle repeats. Time and weather
also affect the asphalt surface adversely. Therefore, Faeth Motorsports,
Inc. in conjunction with the Shasta District Fair, and California
Hot Seal of Lakehead, CA are combining efforts to route and permanently repair
4200 linear feet of the largest most troublesome areas in the turn 1 & 2 areas.
It is hoped that we'll get a break in the weather for a week to ten days so that the
process can be completed before the first practice. This project will cost in excess
of $17,000 with all parties contributing. This has been a winter-long effort to get
approved and funded, and I am pleased with the support that the Shasta District Fair staff
and the 27th District Agricultural Association Fair Board have given this project.
It is hoped that we will garner an additonal 5 years of racing from this process and if it
is succesful we will look to do the front and back straightaways in subsequent years.
-Rick Faeth
SRP Welcomes Back Taylor Motors
As the SRP Modified Series Sponsor for the 2009 racing season.
Taylor Motors is proud to announce they have added Cadillac to their dealership lineup.
SRP Winter Track Work, part II:
All SRP pit stalls have been re-stenciled/painted. Starting with #1
closest to the pit office and ending with #75 right next to the track exit ramp.
Thank you very much to Rod Pedersen for his help with this task.
SRP Winter Track Work:
This week the entire SRP pit area was restriped all lines arrows and pit stalls.
The track was also re-striped. A 100' underground drain was installed
starting on the turn four apron and extending into the infield. This will help
combat water from collecting in the lowest area of the track.
 
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