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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!
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:
Photos by Jack Waterman
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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
Attention SRP Competitors:
It was announced at the first two pit meetings April 3 & April 10, that SRP will
require drivers (& Bomber passengers) to wear racing gloves. The minimum
standard is single-layer nomex glove which is rated SFI-3.3/1. Impact Racing gloves
will be allowed. Starting May 1, 2010 this will be strictly enforced. Drivers
& passengers observed practicing or racing without gloves will be black flagged off
the track. SRP thanks all competitors for conforming to this important safety
protocol.
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/
As announced at the SRP Awards Banquet, these rules are derived from the successful Airport
Auto Broker's Late Model Series with the addition that any 2009 or earlier legal
SRP Late Model will be allowed to compete at 2,950 lbs. with any carburetor.
Additionally, any 2009 or earlier SRP Late Model will be allowed to compete at other AABLM
series events with the same rules package as they compete with at SRP.
Tires will be 10" Goodyear (slicks) D2902 & D2772 and will be sold by SRP.
Teams will be limited to purchasing six pre-season tires, and two additional tires per
race run.
For the 2010 racing season there will be (6) Sonic SRP Late Model Points
Events, there will be (2) AABLM Points Races (June 5th & August 28th) which will award
both AABLM and Sonic SRP Points. There will also be a Fall Open Show Oct 1st, 2nd,
& 3rd run under the same rules package. The Fall Open Show will be non-points
events.
Tim Grant from Buena Vista Graphics
is offering SRP members a discount for signature cards. Tim produces the schedule cards
for the track. Anyone interested in signature 'hero' cards for this season, contact
Tim Grant at (209) 217-7766 or Email Tim directly and he will send you
samples and pricing information. EMAIL: tim30@wildblue.net Discount Sizes available:
Business Cards, 4.25x6, 5.5x8.5, 8.5x11 Great Quality and Great Pricing use. Mention
promo code (SRP10) for the discount. Current SRP customer references
available.
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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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 -
And Feature Event Winner 09-26-09 |
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Guy Young - 2009 Taylor Motors Modified Division
Champion |
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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
night 09-26-09. |
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.
 
The Sixth Annual Pop Porter Memorial
Winner of the 2009 Pop Porter Memorial Race - Alex Bowman from Tucson AZ.
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Congratulations to Steven
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for winning your first Taylor Motors Modified Race...more to come !
Steven Gannon |
Randy Liddell's own vintage car. |
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!
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Tons of Photos from the Hornet Extravaganza and the Destruction Derby -
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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 |
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 |
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
Model Winner |
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
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Complete Photo Gallery from Race #2 - Click Here to View On-Line or to Order - Order by Friday, April 17th and
get a 15% Discount
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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Complete Photo Gallery from Race #1 Now On-Line - Click
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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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