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  Placerville Speedway caps busy month with Carnett Clash

  Placerville, CA…Placerville Speedway is set to finish off the month of July with one its more special nights of the year for the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models and Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks, with the annual "Carnett Clash" taking place this Saturday. The 59th season of competition at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds bullring continues its summer run with a loaded card at the event. Along with the Late Models and Pure Stocks, we also welcome the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks and Vintage Hard Tops. This Saturday is also the final event to offer free parking thanks to the El Dorado County Fair Association. Live music will be performed from 4-6pm at the entertainment zone featuring the tunes of Tamra Godey. Bryan Carnett was a true fan of the stock car divisions at Placerville Speedway while racing, owning, and sponsoring both Pure Stocks and Late Models throughout the decade he spent at the track. Bryan had a knack for storytelling. He could carry on a conversation with anyone and oftentimes had people in tears laughing from his sense of humor. He was known for his generous, caring personality and was always willing to give of himself to help someone in need. On October 18, 2015, after a short but aggressive battle with brain, bone and lung cancer, Bryan passed away at his home in Placerville surrounded by his family. Martinez driver Anthony Slaney brings the Mountain Democrat Late Model point lead into Saturday on the strength of three wins in five races. Lincoln's Dan Brown Jr. isn't far behind however, as he sits just seven points back in second. Five-time track champion Nick Baldwin has earned four wins with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and stands 10-points up on Kevin Jinkerson going into the Carnett. The Mountain Democrat Trucks are all about Mike Miller, who has secured four wins and maintains a 43-point advantage at the top. The Thompson's Winged Sprint Cars also showcase a close battle with just one-point separating Andy Forsberg and Shane Hopkins at the front of the standings. Bubba Decaires ranks third, just five-markers back, while recent winner Tony Gomes is only 18-points back in fourth. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is general admission this Saturday July 27th, except for the reserved seats marked for season ticket holders. Adult tickets cost $18, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $16. Kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-072724 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. Happy Hour is offered when the gates open until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 19,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2024 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Please follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday July 27: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks, Hard Tops | Carnett Clash Saturday August 3: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | 19th annual Forni-Humphreys Classic Saturday August 17: Kubota High Limit Racing Winged 410 Sprint Cars and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | 49er Gold Rush Classic

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  Shane Golobic wins Speedweek finale at Placerville/ Andy Forsberg brings home championship

  Placerville, CA…A dramatic battle for the SCCT Speedweek title came right down to the wire on Saturday, which saw Auburn's Andy Forsberg fend off Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield by four slim points to wrap up the championship. Fremont's Shane Golobic also held off a hard-charging Justin Sanders of Aromas to win a thrilling Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour main event at Placerville Speedway on Saturday night. Colfax driver Ben Wiesz brought home victory in the Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association feature. The 35-lap SCCT Speedweek finale showcased an entertaining contest with action all over the Placerville Speedway bullring. Golobic jumped out front at the waving of the Ron Stahl green flag, as he looked to make it three wins in a row during SCCT Western Sprint Speedweek. The action behind him was as good as it gets however, with Andy Forsberg and Dylan Bloomfield locked into several battles while going after the overall championship. Plenty of side-by-side racing was seen and positions changed on the the regular during the main event. The Speedweek title also switched hands on several occasions, while the race for the top-spot heated up as well. Aromas driver Justin Sanders closed in on Golobic as lapped traffic came into play. The fight for the race win and the Speedweek victory kept fans on the edge of their seats in the waning laps. Sanders hounded Golobic and looked to find a way past but couldn't get an opening as Golobic grabbed his third Speedweek win in a row. It marked his 16th career SCCT triumph, which ranks number one all-time. Lincoln's Tanner Carrick had also closed in on the front duo over the closing laps and on the final corner, made the move to nip Sanders at the line for second. Sanders, Hanford's Michael Faccinto and High Sierra Industries Dash winner Austin Wood completed the top-five. Rounding out the top-10 were Chance Grasty, Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Sean Becker, Dylan Bloomfield, Andy Forsberg and Colby Copeland. As the race wound down, Bloomfield looked to be in position for the SCCT Speedweek title but caught the cushion a couple times and lost just enough spots to allow Forsberg the opportunity. When all was said and done, Forsberg brought home the $3,000 championship by just four points over Bloomfield, and 14-markers ahead of Shane Hopkins, who also gave it a valiant run all week long. Corbin Rueschenberg and Colby Copeland finished fourth and fifth respectively in the week-long race. Dunnigan's Luke Hayes began the evening by earning his first career Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time Award, pacing the 28-car field with a lap of 11.029. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will now take an extended break, before resuming things on Saturday September 21st with the annual Adobe Cup at Petaluma Speedway. Placerville Speedway returns to action this coming Saturday July 27th with the annual Carnett Clash. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour Placerville Speedway July 20, 2024 A Main 35 Laps | 00:33:25.802 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 3. 4SA-Justin Sanders[3]; 4. X1-Michael Faccinto[8]; 5. 2A-Austin Wood[1]; 6. 1-Chance Grasty[4]; 7. 35-Sean Becker[14]; 8. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[6]; 9. 92-Andy Forsberg[10]; 10. 5V-Colby Copeland[15]; 11. 21-Shane Hopkins[18]; 12. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[19]; 13. 61-Travis Labat[9]; 14. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[11]; 15. 93-Stephen Ingraham[22]; 16. 94-Greg Decaires V[12]; 17. 9-Dustin Freitas[17]; 18. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[21]; 19. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[13]; 20. 8-Aydan Saunders[23]; 21. 9L-Luke Hayes[7]; 22. 12J-John Clark[16]; 23. 51-Jake Morgan[20]; 24. 2-Cody Spencer[24] B Feature 12 Laps | 00:04:31.312 1. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[2]; 2. 93-Stephen Ingraham[3]; 3. 8-Aydan Saunders[4]; 4. 2-Cody Spencer[5]; 5. 17-Anthony Snow[1]; 6. 85-AJ Alderman[6]; 7. 75-Bill Smith[8]; 8. 81-Gauge Garcia[7] Dash 6 Laps | 00:01:14.106 1. 2A-Austin Wood[1]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 3. 4SA-Justin Sanders[3]; 4. 1-Chance Grasty[5]; 5. 83T-Tanner Carrick[6]; 6. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 7. 9L-Luke Hayes[7]; 8. X1-Michael Faccinto[8] Heat 1 10 Laps | 00:04:03.742 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[2]; 2. 61-Travis Labat[1]; 3. 9L-Luke Hayes[4]; 4. 12J-John Clark[5]; 5. 9-Dustin Freitas[3]; 6. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[6]; 7. 85-AJ Alderman[7] Heat 2 10 Laps | 00:01:56.599 1. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg[2]; 3. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[3]; 4. X1-Michael Faccinto[4]; 5. 21-Shane Hopkins[5]; 6. 93-Stephen Ingraham[6]; 7. 81-Gauge Garcia[7] Heat 3 10 Laps | 00:01:59.470 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[1]; 2. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 3. 35-Sean Becker[5]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 5. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[6]; 6. 17-Anthony Snow[3]; 7. 8-Aydan Saunders; 8. 75-Bill Smith[7] Heat 4 10 Laps | 00:02:16.635 1. 2A-Austin Wood[1]; 2. 94-Greg Decaires V[2]; 3. 5V-Colby Copeland[3]; 4. 1-Chance Grasty[4]; 5. 51-Jake Morgan[5]; 6. 8-Aydan Saunders[7]; 7. 2-Cody Spencer[6] Qualifying | 00:00:32.799 1. 9L-Luke Hayes, 00:11.029[2]; 2. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:11.071[3]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:11.092[10]; 4. 1-Chance Grasty, 00:11.107[5]; 5. 61-Travis Labat, 00:11.113[1]; 6. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:11.120[15]; 7. 17W-Shane Golobic, 00:11.124[11]; 8. 2A-Austin Wood, 00:11.138[8]; 9. 4SA-Justin Sanders, 00:11.156[27]; 10. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:11.161[7]; 11. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:11.173[16]; 12. 94-Greg Decaires V, 00:11.175[28]; 13. 9-Dustin Freitas, 00:11.180[4]; 14. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez, 00:11.233[18]; 15. 17-Anthony Snow, 00:11.272[14]; 16. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:11.337[6]; 17. 12J-John Clark, 00:11.412[12]; 18. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:11.456[17]; 19. 35-Sean Becker, 00:11.510[25]; 20. 51-Jake Morgan, 00:11.565[21]; 21. 33T-Jimmy Trulli, 00:11.588[19]; 22. 93-Stephen Ingraham, 00:11.608[26]; 23. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:11.651[20]; 24. 2-Cody Spencer, 00:11.715[22]; 25. 85-AJ Alderman, 00:11.722[9]; 26. 81-Gauge Garcia, 00:11.935[13]; 27. 75-Bill Smith, 00:11.985[23]; 28. 8-Aydan Saunders, 00:11.985[24] Dwarf Cars 24 Entries A Feature 20 Laps | 00:28:30.073 1. 57N-Ben Wiesz[2]; 2. 31N-Dylan Shrum[6]; 3. 50N-Brenden Shrum[11]; 4. 72N-Mike Reeder[8]; 5. 42N-Isaak Geil[18]; 6. 41N-Brandon Aylesworth[15]; 7. 69N-Cody Shrum[7]; 8. 99N-Gage Meyers[13]; 9. 9N-Kevin Bender[10]; 10. 05N-Tim Dodson[20]; 11. 52N-Chuck Conover[16]; 12. 8N-Aron Mosier[14]; 13. 35R-Patrick Timmons[23]; 14. 57-Hailey Wiesz[19]; 15. 59N-Austin Struthers[1]; 16. 12N-Mike Grenert[22]; 17. 16N-Brian Quilty[5]; 18. 29N-Corey Eaton[4]; 19. 94N-Denny Hannel[17]; 20. 40N-Eric Fromong[24]; 21. 88DD-Travis Day[3]; 22. 76D-Glenn Sciarani[9]; 23. 508N-Steve Costello[21]; 24. 15N-Shawn Whitney[12]

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  Shane Golobic claims first career Tyler Wolf Memorial victory

  Chico, CA…Fremont's Shane Golobic has grabbed several special wins in his Sprint Car career and on Friday night the veteran added another, by scoring the $5,000 top prize at the Tyler Wolf Memorial in Chico. It was Golobic's second consecutive triumph during SCCT Western Speedweek and marked his 15th all-time victory with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Special thanks to Demo Mitty of Mittry Construction, along with Gary Perkins and Keith Arellano for bumping up the winners share at the 11th running of the Tyler Wolf Memorial. The Silver Dollar Speedway showcased a terrific atmosphere during the penultimate round of Speedweek and the drivers certainly gave the fans on hand an intriguing feature. Paradise driver John Michael Bunch began the evening by setting a new SCCT track record, before winning the High Sierra Industries Dash. One of the biggest roars of the night came when Bunch decided to take the Tyler Wolf Challenge and forgo his pole position, in favor of heading back to start 19th and have a shot at making some extra cheddar. The 35-lap finale came to the line with Chico's Kenny Allen and Golobic sharing the front row. A big pileup occurred on the opening lap however, and Bunch was among the drivers that needed to head for the work area. Once things got going it was Allen who jumped into the lead impressively and fended off every challenge that Golobic threw his way. The former Silver Dollar Speedway Rookie of the Year hasn't raced much the last couple years and did a fantastic job out front leading some of the top names in California Sprint Car racing. Golobic was patient as always though and waited for the opportunity to pounce, which came on lap 16. With Allen getting a bit tight on the cushion Golobic dove below and grabbed the lead. After that he pulled away from the field but the action behind him was as hot as the weather outside. Dylan Bloomfield and Tanner Carrick were worth the price of admission on this night, battling back and forth for numerous laps. Bloomfield solidified the runner up spot on lap 29 and then began to reel in the leader. The 18-year-old from Oakley looked like a rocket ship as he came after Golobic and when the white flag waved, he was right there. Rounding the final set of corners it looked to be a classic finish, only to have the yellow lights flash on, bringing things to a halt. It set up a two-lap shootout that saw Golobic hit his marks to bring home the win ahead of Bloomfield, Carrick, Justin Sanders and Andy Forsberg. Finishing sixth through 10th were Chance Grasty, Shane Hopkins, Corbin Rueschenberg, Nick Parker and Allen. John Clarke earned the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award, while Bunch was able to finish 16th after taking the Tyler Wolf Challenge. Thanks to the graciousness of several people during the night, extra money was added to the hard charger and the 19th place finisher among others. A strong field of 42 cars competed with SCCT on Friday night. Bunch took home a total of $300 for setting the Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time to begin the program. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour finishes off Speedweek tonight at Placerville Speedway. Auburn's Andy Forsberg brings the point lead into the grand finale. He holds a seven-point advantage over a two way tie for second between Dylan Bloomfield and Shane Hopkins. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour Silver Dollar Speedway Tyler Wolf Memorial July 19, 2024 A Main 35 Laps | 00:42:39.514 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 2. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[3]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 4. 4SA-Justin Sanders[5]; 5. 92-Andy Forsberg[8]; 6. 1-Chance Grasty[6]; 7. 21-Shane Hopkins[11]; 8. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[9]; 9. 15-Nick Parker[12]; 10. 76K-Kenny Allen[1]; 11. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[14]; 12. 38-Colby Johnson[7]; 13. 2A-Austin Wood[13]; 14. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[18]; 15. 12J-John Clark[22]; 16. 11VS-John Michael Bunch[19]; 17. 01-Nick Larsen[16]; 18. 28-Gauge Garcia[10]; 19. 51-Jake Morgan[15]; 20. 7B-Sean Becker[17]; 21. 55D-Dawson Hammes[20]; 22. X1-Michael Faccinto[21]; 23. 54S-Ryan Bernal[24]; 24. 25S-Seth Standley[23] B Main 12 Laps | 00:11:19.583 1. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 2. 12J-John Clark[4]; 3. 25S-Seth Standley[1]; 4. 54S-Ryan Bernal[11]; 5. 9-Dustin Freitas[14]; 6. 9L-Luke Hayes[3]; 7. 2XM-Max Mittry[9]; 8. 76-Jennifer Osborne[15]; 9. 61-Travis Labat[5]; 10. 7W-Dennis Scherer[13]; 11. 8A-Aydan Saunders[8]; 12. 21M-Michael Ing[6]; 13. 57B-Bobby Butler[10]; 14. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[7]; 15. 71W-Mike Wasina Jr[12] C Feature 10 Laps | 00:02:31.614 1. 9-Dustin Freitas[1]; 2. 76-Jennifer Osborne[6]; 3. 8-William Fielding[5]; 4. 93-Stephen Ingraham[7]; 5. 2S-Jayce Steinberg[9]; 6. 75-Bill Smith[3]; 7. 91J-Justin Henry[2]; 8. 11S-Steel Powell[4]; 9. 5V-Colby Copeland[8] Dash 6 Laps | 00:01:25.427 1. 11VS-John Michael Bunch[2]; 2. 76K-Kenny Allen[1]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 5. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 6. 4SA-Justin Sanders[7]; 7. 1-Chance Grasty[6]; 8. 38-Colby Johnson[8] Heat 1 10 Laps | 00:03:31.993 1. 38-Colby Johnson[2]; 2. 4SA-Justin Sanders[4]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 4. 15-Nick Parker[3]; 5. 01-Nick Larsen[6]; 6. 9L-Luke Hayes[5]; 7. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[8]; 8. 54S-Ryan Bernal[10]; 9. 9-Dustin Freitas[7]; 10. 8-William Fielding[9]; 11. 2S-Jayce Steinberg[11] Heat 2 10 Laps | 00:04:11.313 1. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 2. 1-Chance Grasty[4]; 3. 28-Gauge Garcia[5]; 4. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[2]; 5. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[3]; 6. 61-Travis Labat[8]; 7. 2XM-Max Mittry[6]; 8. 7W-Dennis Scherer[10]; 9. 75-Bill Smith[9]; 10. 93-Stephen Ingraham[7] Heat 3 10 Laps | 00:03:58.163 1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[1]; 2. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 3. 11VS-John Michael Bunch[4]; 4. 2A-Austin Wood[5]; 5. 7B-Sean Becker[7]; 6. 12J-John Clark[9]; 7. 21M-Michael Ing[6]; 8. 57B-Bobby Butler[11]; 9. 91J-Justin Henry[8]; 10. 76-Jennifer Osborne[10]; 11. X1-Michael Faccinto[3] Heat 4 10 Laps | 00:08:21.530 1. 76K-Kenny Allen[1]; 2. 21-Shane Hopkins[5]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 4. 51-Jake Morgan[8]; 5. 55D-Dawson Hammes[9]; 6. 25S-Seth Standley[2]; 7. 8A-Aydan Saunders[10]; 8. 71W-Mike Wasina Jr[7]; 9. 11S-Steel Powell[6]; 10. 5V-Colby Copeland[3] Qualifying A | 00:00:34.000 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders, 00:11.808[1]; 2. 1-Chance Grasty, 00:11.899[14]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:11.949[13]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:11.994[9]; 5. 38-Colby Johnson, 00:12.019[18]; 6. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez, 00:12.032[19]; 7. 15-Nick Parker, 00:12.055[10]; 8. 35KM-Tyler Thompson, 00:12.078[12]; 9. 9L-Luke Hayes, 00:12.097[11]; 10. 28-Gauge Garcia, 00:12.097[8]; 11. 01-Nick Larsen, 00:12.098[21]; 12. 2XM-Max Mittry, 00:12.136[3]; 13. 9-Dustin Freitas, 00:12.176[2]; 14. 93-Stephen Ingraham, 00:12.197[4]; 15. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:12.226[6]; 16. 61-Travis Labat, 00:12.261[16]; 17. 8-William Fielding, 00:12.359[7]; 18. 75-Bill Smith, 00:12.366[20]; 19. 54S-Ryan Bernal, 00:12.369[5]; 20. 7W-Dennis Scherer, 00:12.392[15]; 21. 2S-Jayce Steinberg, 00:12.619[17] Qualifying B | 00:00:43.036 1. 11VS-John Michael Bunch, 00:11.676[10]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic, 00:11.866[21]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:11.988[18]; 4. 76K-Kenny Allen, 00:12.000[1]; 5. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:12.036[13]; 6. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:12.046[5]; 7. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:12.079[17]; 8. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:12.088[7]; 9. 2A-Austin Wood, 00:12.104[6]; 10. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:12.132[2]; 11. 21M-Michael Ing, 00:12.178[3]; 12. 11S-Steel Powell, 00:12.230[9]; 13. 7B-Sean Becker, 00:12.279[15]; 14. 71W-Mike Wasina Jr, 00:12.322[14]; 15. 91J-Justin Henry, 00:12.397[16]; 16. 51-Jake Morgan, 00:12.418[12]; 17. 12J-John Clark, 00:12.489[20]; 18. 55D-Dawson Hammes, 00:12.516[19]; 19. 76-Jennifer Osborne, 00:12.535[8]; 20. 8A-Aydan Saunders, 00:12.731[4]; 21. 57B-Bobby Butler, 00:13.012[11]

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  Shane Golobic surges to 14th career SCCT win on Thursday at Marysville Raceway

  Marysville, CA…Shane Golobic made his first start of SCCT Speedweek count on Thursday night at Marysville Raceway, as he drove to his 14th career Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour triumph. With the win the Fremont native now moves back out front all by himself as the all-time leader in SCCT victories. "It's nice to get a win during our first start of SCCT Speedweek here in Marysville," Golobic said following the race. "It was a tricky track tonight, but luckily, we were able to get out front and set the pace. Hopefully we can carry the momentum into Chico tomorrow and Placerville on Saturday." SCCT Western Sprint Speedweek Round two and three winner Colby Copeland jumped out front at the waving of the green flag in the 35-lapper. Early on Harrisburg, Oregon driver Tyler Thompson hounded the rear of the VSR No. 5v, as he looked for his second victory of Speedweek. Lapped traffic created some excitement during the opening stages of the feature and on lap 10, Shane Golobic went two for one, getting by both Thompson and Golobic in one fell swoop. Several yellows slowed the flow of the contest after that, but through it all, Golobic remained calm, cool and collected. The driver of the NOS Energy Drink No. 17w had his way with things out front and went on to cross under the Darin Stahl checkered flag for victory. Auburn's Andy Forsberg made a late pass to secure the runner up position and in doing so, became the brand new SCCT season long point leader. It also marked his third podium of SCCT Speedweek. Thompson, Shane Hopkins and Dylan Bloomfield rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 in the main event were Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Tanner Carrick, who came from 17th to sixth over Copeland, Nick Parker, Dawson Hammes and Steel Powell. With four rounds complete in SCCT Speedweek, Colby Copeland continues to lead the standings by 13-points over Tyler Thompson. Forsberg sits 15-digits back in third, with Shane Hopkins 19-points behind in fourth. Dylan Bloomfield rounds out the top-five. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will continue Western Sprint Speedweek at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico on Friday. The event marks the annual Tyler Wolf Memorial. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour Marysville Raceway July 18, 2024 A Main 35 Laps | 00:35:12.257 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg[9]; 3. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[2]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[6]; 5. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[14]; 6. 83T-Tanner Carrick[17]; 7. 5V-Colby Copeland[1]; 8. 15-Nick Parker[10]; 9. 55D-Dawson Hammes[12]; 10. 11S-Steel Powell[7]; 11. 8-William Fielding[16]; 12. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[21]; 13. 25S-Seth Standley[13]; 14. 61-Travis Labat[8]; 15. 88-Brad Bumgarner[20]; 16. 46-Jeremy Wilson[22]; 17. 12J-John Clark[19]; 18. 15X-Pat Harvey Jr[24]; 19. 54-Carson Hall[15]; 20. 91J-John Sullivan[23]; 21. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[4]; 22. 6W-Billy Wallace[18]; 23. X1-Michael Faccinto[5]; 24. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr[11] Dash 6 Laps | 00:01:25.871 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[4]; 2. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[1]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[8]; 4. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[6]; 5. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 6. 21-Shane Hopkins[3]; 7. 11S-Steel Powell[7]; 8. 61-Travis Labat[5] Heat 1 10 Laps | 00:07:21.438 1. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[4]; 2. 61-Travis Labat[2]; 3. 55D-Dawson Hammes[1]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[5]; 5. 6W-Billy Wallace[3]; 6. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[6] Heat 2 10 Laps | 00:02:22.047 1. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 3. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[4]; 4. 54-Carson Hall[5]; 5. 12J-John Clark[3]; 6. 46-Jeremy Wilson[6] Heat 3 10 Laps | 00:04:29.698 1. 21-Shane Hopkins[1]; 2. 15-Nick Parker[2]; 3. 25S-Seth Standley[3]; 4. 8-William Fielding[5]; 5. 11S-Steel Powell[4]; 6. 91J-John Sullivan[6] Heat 4 10 Laps 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[2]; 2. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr[1]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 5. 88-Brad Bumgarner[3]; 6. 15X-Pat Harvey Jr[6] Qualifying | 00:00:25.487 1. 35KM-Tyler Thompson, 00:12.616[4]; 2. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:12.697[3]; 3. 11S-Steel Powell, 00:12.730[1]; 4. 17W-Shane Golobic, 00:12.776[6]; 5. 55D-Dawson Hammes, 00:12.824[2]; 6. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:12.931[10]; 7. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:12.983[13]; 8. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr, 00:13.014[12]; 9. 61-Travis Labat, 00:13.057[8]; 10. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:13.084[17]; 11. 15-Nick Parker, 00:13.108[11]; 12. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:13.156[21]; 13. 6W-Billy Wallace, 00:13.179[5]; 14. 12J-John Clark, 00:13.215[15]; 15. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:13.238[19]; 16. 88-Brad Bumgarner, 00:13.338[16]; 17. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:13.356[9]; 18. 54-Carson Hall, 00:13.357[22]; 19. 8-William Fielding, 00:13.482[20]; 20. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:13.530[18]; 21. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:13.733[23]; 22. 46-Jeremy Wilson, 00:13.844[14]; 23. 91J-John Sullivan, 00:14.029[7]; 24. 15X-Pat Harvey Jr, 00:14.527[24]

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  Golobic Wins Second in a Row With the Sprint Car Challenge Tour

  Shane Golobic picked up his second victory in a row during WST/SCCT Speedweek Friday at Silver Dollar Speedway.

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  Colby Copeland goes back-to-back in SCCT Speedweek action at The Douglas County Dirt Track

  Roseburg, Oregon…For the second consecutive night with SCCT Speedweek it was the Colby Copeland show, as the Roseville driver checked out and cruised to victory at The Douglas County Dirt Track on Wednesday. Copeland was able to stretch his Speedweek point lead to 21-markers over Tyler Thompson heading into tomorrow's show at Marysville Raceway. His win in Roseburg, Oregon was career triumph number five with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. The initial start of the 30-lap finale saw Medford, Oregon's Bailey Hibbard get upside down to bring out a red flag. He emerged okay but was done for the event. When things got going again it was Langley, BC driver Levi Klatt leading the opening lap, before Copeland shot by to grab the point. Despite Copeland rocketing away from the field, the action behind him remained extremely entertaining, as cars sliced and diced on the well-prepared surface. Yuba City youngster Seth Standley drove another impressive race jumping into second on lap six. Standley hung onto second until lap 21 when Corbin Rueschenberg made the pass. Shortly after that, a red flag period occurred and during it, Standley had a fuel leak that put an unfortunate end to his feature. There was no stopping Copeland up front who blitzed away and hid for the win. Rueschenberg crossed the stripe in second to earn his second straight runner up finish, while Dominic Gorden kept things exciting, as he rode the high side to a third-place result. Levi Klatt and Oregon racer Garen Linder rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 were Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Shane Hopkins, who carved his way from 15th to sixth over Dylan Bloomfield, Tyler Thompson, Braden Chiaramonte and Andy Forsberg. Chiaramonte also thrilled the crowd on hand by running the fonz until getting into the wall and suffering a flat tire while battling around the top-five. After going to the work area, he rebounded in ninth to maintain his SCCT point lead. A total of 24 cars competed on night three of SCCT Speedweek. Andy Forsberg began the evening by earning the Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time Award with a lap of 13.274. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will continue Western Sprint Speedweek at the Marysville Raceway on Thursday July 18th. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour - The Douglas County Dirt Track July 17, 2024 A Main 30 Laps 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[2]; 2. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[6]; 3. 10-Dominic Gorden[9]; 4. 77-Levi Klatt[1]; 5. 22-Garen Linder[3]; 6. 21-Shane Hopkins[15]; 7. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[10]; 8. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[12]; 9. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[11]; 10. 92-Andy Forsberg[7]; 11. 21X-Johnny Burke[13]; 12. 33-Kyle Alberding[17]; 13. 26F-Shane Forte[20]; 14. 14-Mariah Ede[18]; 15. 34-TJ Richman[23]; 16. 5R-Ryan Rocha[8]; 17. 25S-Seth Standley[5]; 18. 4D-Pat Desbiens[21]; 19. 75X-Brian Boswell[24]; 20. 12-Steven Snawder[19]; 21. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[16]; 22. 75-Tony Gomes[14]; 23. 1-Bailey Hibbard[4]; 24. 40-Kyle Woodcock[22] Dash 6 Laps 1. 77-Levi Klatt[3]; 2. 5V-Colby Copeland[2]; 3. 22-Garen Linder[1]; 4. 1-Bailey Hibbard[6]; 5. 25S-Seth Standley[4]; 6. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[7]; 7. 92-Andy Forsberg[8]; 8. 5R-Ryan Rocha[5] Heat 1 10 Laps 1. 1-Bailey Hibbard[1]; 2. 10-Dominic Gorden[3]; 3. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[2]; 4. 92-Andy Forsberg[4]; 5. 33-Kyle Alberding[5]; 6. 4D-Pat Desbiens[6] Heat 2 10 Laps 1. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 2. 25S-Seth Standley[4]; 3. 21X-Johnny Burke[6]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[1]; 5. 14-Mariah Ede[3]; 6. 40-Kyle Woodcock[5] Heat 3 10 Laps 1. 77-Levi Klatt[3]; 2. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[2]; 3. 75-Tony Gomes[1]; 4. 22-Garen Linder[4]; 5. 12-Steven Snawder[5]; 6. 34-TJ Richman[6] Heat 4 10 Laps 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[1]; 2. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 3. 5R-Ryan Rocha[4]; 4. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[3]; 5. 26F-Shane Forte[6]; 6. 75X-Brian Boswell[5] Qualifying 2 Laps | 00:00:29.000 1. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:13.274[2]; 2. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:13.413[7]; 3. 22-Garen Linder, 00:13.476[5]; 4. 5R-Ryan Rocha, 00:13.556[4]; 5. 1-Bailey Hibbard, 00:13.570[1]; 6. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:13.577[11]; 7. 75-Tony Gomes, 00:13.682[6]; 8. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:13.753[19]; 9. 35KM-Tyler Thompson, 00:13.858[16]; 10. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:13.884[20]; 11. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:13.949[14]; 12. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:13.969[18]; 13. 10-Dominic Gorden, 00:14.053[21]; 14. 14-Mariah Ede, 00:14.111[10]; 15. 77-Levi Klatt, 00:14.140[23]; 16. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez, 00:14.316[8]; 17. 33-Kyle Alberding, 00:14.415[22]; 18. 40-Kyle Woodcock, 00:14.422[13]; 19. 12-Steven Snawder, 00:14.487[15]; 20. 75X-Brian Boswell, 00:14.561[12]; 21. 4D-Pat Desbiens, 00:14.703[9]; 22. 21X-Johnny Burke, 00:14.959[17]; 23. 34-TJ Richman, 00:15.021[3]; 24. 26F-Shane Forte, 00:15.381[24]

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  Copeland Wins Night Two of WST/SCCT Speedweek

  Roseville's Colby Copeland started from the pole and dominated the main event en route to his fourth career SCCT victory on Tuesday night at Coos Bay Speedway.

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  Colby Copeland strikes for Coos Bay Speedway victory Tuesday with SCCT

  Coos Bay, Oregon…Roseville's Colby Copeland started from the pole and dominated the main event en route to his fourth career SCCT victory on Tuesday night at Coos Bay Speedway. In doing so, the driver of the Van Lare Steering Repair No. 5v machine also took over the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour Speedweek point lead with two rounds complete. "We had a great car tonight and it's awesome to be up here in victory lane at another Speedweek race," Copeland said. "I want to thank Jim and Annette Van Lare, the entire 5v team and all you fans for coming out to support tonight's race." Race teams and fans battled through a couple of rain delays early on, before Mother Nature cooperated and allowed things to get underway. Copeland jumped into the lead at the waving of the green flag in the 35-lapper after claiming the High Sierra Industries Dash and was never seriously challenged. Yuba City driver Seth Standley was on the move early as he took over third on lap five. The 18-year-old then proceeded to slice his way into second with 11 circuits complete. Another youngster, however, in the form of Arizona racer Corbin Rueschenberg found a nice line a little higher than most and fought his way into second on lap 21. Shortly after that, Standley encountered unfortunate issues that left him parked in turn four. Copeland easily pulled away from the field over the remaining distance and crossed the stripe for victory. His fourth career SCCT triumph ties him with Andy Forsberg and Rico Abreu on the all-time win list. Rueschenberg came home in second to score his best career SCCT finish. Auburn's Andy Forsberg rounded out the podium to snag his second straight top-three result to begin Speedweek. Placerville's Shane Hopkins put together another fine run in fourth after starting from the outside of row six. It was good enough to net him the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award. Monday night winner Tyler Thompson of Harrisburg, Oregon completed the top-five. Finishing sixth through 10th were Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield, El Cajon's Braden Chiaramonte, Langley, BC driver Levi Klatt, Hanford's Ryan Rocha and Wilton's Ashlyn Rodriguez. Heat race wins went to Copeland, Rueschenberg and Seth Standley. Tyler Thompson opened the night by setting a new Coos Bay Speedway track record with a lap of 11.501. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will continue Western Sprint Speedweek at The Douglas County Dirt Track in Roseburg, Oregon on Wednesday July 17th. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour - Coos Bay Speedway July 16, 2024 A Main 35 Laps 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[1]; 2. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[3]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[12]; 5. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[6]; 6. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[7]; 7. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[11]; 8. 77-Levi Klatt[9]; 9. 5R-Ryan Rocha[15]; 10. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[5]; 11. 5P-RJ McGahuey[13]; 12. 33-Kyle Alberding[8]; 13. 14-Mariah Ede[10]; 14. 75-Brian Boswell[16]; 15. 25S-Seth Standley[4]; 16. 26F-Shane Forte[14]; 17. 54-Drake Standley[17]; 18. 34-TJ Richman[18] Dash 6 Laps | 00:01:39.670 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[1]; 2. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[3]; 4. 25S-Seth Standley[4]; 5. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[5]; 6. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[6] Heat 1 10 Laps | 00:02:16.444 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[1]; 2. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[2]; 3. 14-Mariah Ede[3]; 4. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[4]; 5. 5P-RJ McGahuey[6]; 6. 75-Brian Boswell[5] Heat 2 10 Laps | 00:02:11.942 1. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg[1]; 2. 33-Kyle Alberding[3]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[4]; 4. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 5. 26F-Shane Forte[6]; 6. 54-Drake Standley[5] Heat 3 10 Laps | 00:02:19.503 1. 25S-Seth Standley[1]; 2. 77-Levi Klatt[2]; 3. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[4]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[3]; 5. 5R-Ryan Rocha[5]; 6. 34-TJ Richman[6] Qualifying 1. 35KM-Tyler Thompson, 00:11.501[1]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:11.514[16]; 3. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez, 00:11.692[11]; 4. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:11.710[12]; 5. 94-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:11.726[6]; 6. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:11.762[15]; 7. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:11.775[4]; 8. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:11.797[5]; 9. 77-Levi Klatt, 00:11.803[13]; 10. 14-Mariah Ede, 00:11.929[2]; 11. 33-Kyle Alberding, 00:12.011[17]; 12. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:12.042[3]; 13. 75-Brian Boswell, 00:12.069[18]; 14. 54-Drake Standley, 00:12.122[10]; 15. 5R-Ryan Rocha, 00:12.430[8]; 16. 5P-RJ McGahuey, 00:12.511[9]; 17. 26F-Shane Forte, 00:12.627[7]; 18. 34-TJ Richman, 00:12.727[14]

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  Tyler Thompson scores first career SCCT win on Monday in Cottage Grove

  Cottage Grove, Oregon…Tyler Thompson has been logging many valuable laps with the Main Motorsports team over recent weeks and on Monday night at Cottage Grove Speedway, the Oregon driver snagged his initial Sprint Car Challenge Tour triumph. Thompson, driving the H.A.M. Construction No. 35KM mount battled early with Andy Forsberg, before cruising at the end to open SCCT Speedweek in victorious fashion. "I've always wanted to win one of these NW Speedweek races and it feels great to finally get it done at Cottage Grove Speedway tonight," Thompson said on the front stretch. "I have to think Adam Main and this entire 35KM team for giving me a great car as always. We have had a lot of speed, so it's nice to pick up another win in front of the home crowd." The front row for the 35-lap Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour main event was comprised of High Sierra Dash winner Andy Forsberg and Thompson. At the waving of the green flag the duo fought for the top-spot in exciting fashion, as Forsberg ran high, and Thompson rode the low line. Thompson eventually began to pull away, as the rest of the field battled for position on the quarter mile. With the Harrisburg, Oregon wheelman having his way up front, Forsberg drove a smooth race in second picking his way through lapped cars as well. Some of the best action came between SCCT point leader Braden Chiaramonte of El Cajon, Placerville's Shane Hopkins, Roseville's Colby Copeland and Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield. The four drivers raced high and low while exchanging positions towards the end. Thompson held a steady lead as he crossed under the checkered flag ahead of Forsberg. Chiaramonte solidified third with just a few laps remaining and was the night's Pit Stop USA Hard Charger after starting 11th. Hopkins and Copeland rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 on Monday were Bloomfield, Oregon's Bailey Hibbard, Langley, BC driver Levi Klatt, Hanford's Ryan Rocha and Yuba City's Seth Standley. As noted, Forsberg captured the High Sierra Industries Dash. He also claimed the Tiner-Hirst Ent. opening heat race. Bailey Hibbard won BR Motorsports/ King Racing Products heat two, while Drake Standley won A.R.T. Speed Equipment heat three. Colby Copeland began the evening by earning the Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time Award with a lap of 11.637. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will continue Western Sprint Speedweek at Coos Bay Speedway in Oregon on Tuesday July 16th. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour - Cottage Grove Speedway July 15, 2024 A Main 35 Laps 1. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[3]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 3. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[11]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[2]; 5. 5V-Colby Copeland[4]; 6. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[8]; 7. 1H-Bailey Hibbard[5]; 8. 77-Levi Klatt[14]; 9. 5R-Ryan Rocha[7]; 10. 25S-Seth Standley[9]; 11. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[15]; 12. 33-Kyle Alberding[12]; 13. 21B-Johnny Burke[18]; 14. 14-Mariah Ede[13]; 15. 54S-Drake Standley[6]; 16. 26F-Shane Forte[16]; 17. 34-TJ Richman[17]; 18. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[10] Dash 6 Laps 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 2. 21-Shane Hopkins[2]; 3. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[4]; 4. 5V-Colby Copeland[5]; 5. 1H-Bailey Hibbard[3]; 6. 54S-Drake Standley[6] Heat 1 10 Laps 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 2. 5V-Colby Copeland[4]; 3. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[3]; 4. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[2]; 5. 14-Mariah Ede[5]; 6. 26F-Shane Forte[6] Heat 2 10 Laps 1. 1H-Bailey Hibbard[2]; 2. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[4]; 3. 25S-Seth Standley[5]; 4. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 5. 77-Levi Klatt[1]; 6. 34-TJ Richman[6] Heat 3 10 Laps 1. 54S-Drake Standley[2]; 2. 5R-Ryan Rocha[3]; 3. 21-Shane Hopkins[4]; 4. 33-Kyle Alberding[1]; 5. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[5]; 6. 21B-Johnny Burke[6] Qualifying 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[9]; 2. 35KM-Tyler Thompson[1]; 3. 21-Shane Hopkins[5]; 4. 92-Andy Forsberg[10]; 5. 77-Levi Klatt[4]; 6. 33-Kyle Alberding[8]; 7. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[11]; 8. 1H-Bailey Hibbard[17]; 9. 54S-Drake Standley[3]; 10. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[16]; 11. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[13]; 12. 5R-Ryan Rocha[18]; 13. 14-Mariah Ede[15]; 14. 25S-Seth Standley[14]; 15. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[7]; 16. 26F-Shane Forte[12]; 17. 34-TJ Richman[6]; 18. 21B-Johnny Burke[2]

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  Tony Gomes, Jacob Tuttle, Nick Baldwin and Mike Miller win on Kings Meats Night

  Placerville, CA…Modesto's Tony Gomes took the lead on lap two and held off a hard charging Andy Forsberg to claim his fifth career Placerville Speedway Winged Sprint Car victory on Saturday. Fellow winners on Kings Meats Burger Night included Jacob Tuttle with the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour, Nick Baldwin with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Mike Miller with the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. All four winners went home with a lucrative and loaded meat box thanks to presenting sponsor Kings Meats. At the waving of the green flag in the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car finale it was a battle between Shane Hopkins and Tony Gomes up front. Hopkins led the initial lap, before Gomes took over as they completed lap two. The first 13 circuits clicked off caution free in fast and furious fashion, prior to a yellow for Chris Masters. On the restart nine-time track champion Andy Forsberg carved his way into the runner up spot and gave chase after the leader. On the initial green flag run Gomes worked lapped traffic to perfection and did so once again during the final half. A couple of close moments in traffic caused Gomes to have catlike reflexes, however. As the race wound down Forsberg cut into the lead and when the white flag waved, he was right there on the tail tank of the C&M Motorsports No. 7c. A hair raising moment then occurred for the leaders heading down the backstretch, as a lapped car shot across the groove directly in front of the top duo. Somehow, both Gomes and Forsberg were able to sneak by without worry, much to the amazement of the crowd on hand. Gomes crossed under the Ron Stahl checkered flag for his first win of the season over Forsberg, Hopkins, Chance Grasty and hard charger Jimmy Trulli. Rounding out the top-10 were Corbin Rueschenberg, Austin Wood, Bubba Decaires, Braden Chiaramonte and Stephen Ingraham. Andy Forsberg now finds himself up front in the standings by one slip point over Shane Hopkins and just five markers ahead of Bubba Decaires. The Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Cars made their initial appearance of the season on the red clay Saturday. In the end it was Oakley's Jacob Tuttle who brought home the victory after leading all 20-laps in the feature. The main event was plagued with several slow downs that didn't allow drivers to get into much of a constant flow. High Sierra Wingless winner last month Josh Young tried to keep pace with the leader and brought home a second-place finish, ahead of DJ Johnson, Shawn Arriaga and Evan Gularte in the top-five. Completing the top-10 were Trey Walters, Bob Newberry, Mark Hanson, Cody Meyer and Tyler Cato. Another healthy field of 29 Wingless Sprint Cars competed with the Hunt Tour on Saturday. The Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks put on one of the best races of the evening in their 20-lap finale. Several cars battled up front during the contest and kept fans on the edge of their seats for much of it. Tyler Lightfoot jumped out front and set the pace but had numerous drivers breathing down his neck. Five-time Placerville Speedway champion and current point leader Nick Baldwin then charged his way into the lead on lap 14 and never looked back. The Oakley driver crossed the stripe for his 29th career triumph at the track. Lightfoot scored another consistent finish in second, with Kevin Jinkerson, Tommy Sturgeon and Arnita Bradshaw completing the top-five. The 20-lap Mountain Democrat Mini Truck main event featured three different leaders, all with the last name Miller. The opening lap was led by Paige Miller, before Paizlee Miller was able to slip by for the top-spot on lap two. Paizlee looked to have the speed up front to bring home the win however, had an issue during a lap 13 restart, which saw Mike Miller shoot from third to first. At the checkered it was Mike Miller followed by Luke Costa, Paige Miller, Paizlee Miller and Tyler Goggin. Placerville Speedway returns to action this coming Saturday July 20th with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Dwarf Cars. The evening of racing will finish off SCCT Western Sprint Speedweek, which begins Monday in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Results Placerville Speedway Burger Night presented by Kings Meats July 13, 2024 Winged Sprint Cars: 1. 7C-Tony Gomes[2]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg[5]; 3. 21-Shane Hopkins[1]; 4. 1-Chance Grasty[6]; 5. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[9]; 6. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[4]; 7. 2A-Austin Wood[3]; 8. 94-Greg Decaires V[12]; 9. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[10]; 10. 93-Stephen Ingraham[13]; 11. 9L-Luke Hayes[7]; 12. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr[8]; 13. 1F-DJ Freitas[11]; 14. 15-Michael Sellers[16]; 15. 98-Chris Masters[19]; 16. 34-Dakota Albright[18]; 17. 2-Cody Spencer[17]; 18. 24S-Izaak Sharp[14]; 19. 85-AJ Alderman[20]; 20. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[15] Hunt Wingless Sprints: 1. 3F-Jacob Tuttle[2]; 2. 7EJ-Josh Young[4]; 3. 33DJ-DJ Johnson[6]; 4. 32-Shawn Arriaga[3]; 5. 17M-Evan Gularte[9]; 6. 1W-Trey Walters[10]; 7. X-Bob Newberry[11]; 8. 79-Mark Hanson[13]; 9. 21-Cody Meyer[20]; 10. 38-Tyler Cato[15]; 11. 31P-Eathon Lanfri[16]; 12. 47-Brent Steck[17]; 13. 95-Joshua Wooten[18]; 14. 9-Paul Vandenberg[14]; 15. 8-Peter Paulson[12]; 16. 17T-Braden Tenora[19]; 17. 23-Rob Lindsey[1]; 18. 24N-Nick Larson[8]; 19. 63-Dylan Newberry[5]; 20. 33-Heath Holdsclaw[7] Pure Stocks: 1. 17-Nick Baldwin[3]; 2. 23-Tyler Lightfoot[1]; 3. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[6]; 4. 16-Tommy Sturgeon[4]; 5. 27B-Arnita Bradshaw[2]; 6. 91-Andrew Brulez[7]; 7. 27-William Upton[9]; 8. 43-Dan Jinkerson[5]; 9. X86-David Silvia[10]; 10. (DNS) 12J-Jason Ramos Mini Trucks: 1. 16-Mike Miller[5]; 2. 7-Luke Costa[6]; 3. 21-Paige Miller[1]; 4. 26-Paizlee Miller[4]; 5. 07-Tyler Goggin[10]; 6. 03-Bobby Clark[2]; 7. 65X-Brian Tremblay[8]; 8. 24K-Michael Barreno[7]; 9. 70-Austin Struthers[3]; 10. 28-Howard Miller[9]

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  Marysville Raceway assumes July 18th SCCT Speedweek date with Yreka cancelation

  Marysville, CA…Sprint Car Challenge Tour officials have announced an update to the SCCT Western Sprint Speedweek schedule. Due to fires in the area, Yreka Speedway has been forced to cancel their scheduled Thursday July 18th Speedweek stop. The track is still able to hold this weekend's Sport Mod event however, once that is completed, a full fire camp will move in, making it unable to operate the dirt track. Thanks to Promoter Dennis Gage the Thursday July 18th date will now be held at Marysville Raceway. It marks the second appearance of the season at the track for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Pit gate will open at 2pm, with front gate opening at 5. "Yreka Speedway was looking forward to hosting the Sprint Car Challenge Tour for Speedweek, but due to the fires up there it just won't be possible," commented SCCT President Scott Russell. "I want to send a big thank you to Dennis Gage for being kind enough to let us run Marysville Raceway in its place and keep Speedweek in its original format with six races at six different tracks." The overall SCCT Speedweek champion will continue to take home $3,000 as part of a $6,000 total point fund. The runner up nets $2,000, while third place will claim $1,000. Everything kicks off on Monday July 15th at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon. With the $500 Shop Kyle Larson Bonus Award automatically added in during Speedweek, each main event will pay a minimum of $3,000-to-win. The 24-car feature also dishes out a minimum of $400-to-start every night. ------------- Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Monday July 15: Cottage Grove Speedway (Western Sprint-SCCT Speedweek Opener) Tuesday July 16: Coos Bay Speedway Wednesday July 17: Douglas County Dirt Track in Roseburg, Oregon Thursday July 18: Marysville Raceway Friday July 19: Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico (11th annual Tyler Wolf Memorial) Saturday July 20: Placerville Speedway (Speedweek Finale)

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  SCCT 360s primed to tackle Western Sprint Speedweek on July 15th-20th

  Cottage Grove, Oregon…For the first time in its history the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour readies for Western Sprint Speedweek this coming Monday through Saturday, showcasing six straight nights of racing at six different venues. Everything kicks off at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon this coming Monday July 15th. The popular quarter mile bullring launches the biggest week of racing yet for the SCCT 360s since debuting in 2017. Pit meeting on opening night will occur at 5pm, with cars on track at 5:45. Tuesday July 16th then brings the Sprint Car Challenge Tour to Coos Bay Speedway, followed by the Douglas County Dirt Track in Roseburg, Oregon on Wednesday July 17th. Speedweek continues south after that, heading back into California for a night of racing at Yreka Speedway on Thursday July 18th. A certain highlight of Speedweek takes place on Friday July 19th when SCCT invades Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico for the 11th annual Tyler Wolf Memorial. When 20-year-old Tyler Wolf lost his life at Calistoga Speedway in 2012 it was one of the darkest days in recent memory for the California racing scene. The Redding native had captured the Silver Dollar Speedway track title one year prior and was well liked throughout the pit area. The event in his memory continues to be one of the special shows each season at Silver Dollar Speedway. SCCT Western Sprint Speedweek all comes to a climax at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway on Saturday July 20th. The overall SCCT Speedweek champion will take home $3,000 as part of a $6,000 total point fund. The runner up nets $2,000, while third place will claim $1,000. With the $500 Shop Kyle Larson Bonus Award automatically added in during Speedweek, each main event will pay a minimum of $3,000-to-win. The 24-car feature also dishes out a minimum of $400-to-start every night. The most recent Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour event saw El Cajon youngster Braden Chiaramonte pick up a thrilling victory in Antioch on June 15th. By doing so, the 17-year-old sits atop the SCCT standings going into Speedweek. Hanford's Michael Faccinto, Auburn's Andy Forsberg, Aromas' Justin Sanders and Livermore's Travis Labat round out the top-five through the first six events of the season. Additional drivers looking to run the full SCCT Speedweek include Placerville's Shane Hopkins, Lincoln's Tanner Carrick, Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield, Oregon racer Tyler Thompson, Arizona driver Corbin Rueschenberg, Fresno's Mariah Ede, Roseville's Colby Copeland, Wilton's Ashlyn Rodriguez, Yuba City's Seth Standley, Windsor's John Clarke and others. Tickets and Details: Cottage Grove Speedway is located at 2150 N Douglas Avenue, Cottage Grove, OR, 97424. Tickets can be purchased online via https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1377/tickets/1381392 Directions from the South: Take Exit 174 Turn Right at the Light Turn Left at the next Light onto Gateway (you will see all of the fast-food restaurants) Just past Victorico's turn right onto Oswald (it's a small street and easy to miss) Immediately turn right onto Ostrander Follow Ostrander until it makes a sweeping left turn then turn right and go under the overpass Follow that road all the way in, it will turn to gravel and you will see the Speedway sign. If you try to follow google maps it takes you to a railroad bridge to short for trailers to go under For more information, visit www.cottagegrovespeedway.com Coos Bay Speedway is located at 94320 Highway 42 in Coos Bay, OR 97420. More info can be found at http://www.coosbayspeedway.us/ Douglas County Dirt Track is located at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Complex at 2110 SW Frear Street, Roseburg, OR 97471. Tickets can be purchased online via https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1452/tickets/1384806 - More info can be found at www.douglascountydt.com Yreka Speedway is located at 1712 Fairlane Rd in Yreka, California. More info can be found at https://yrekaspeedway.com/ Silver Dollar Speedway is located on the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, a half-mile west of SR 99 on Park Ave in Chico, California. For directions and a map visit http://www.silverdollarspeedway.com/fan-info/directions/ Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. Tickets can be purchased online via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-072024 - For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Sprint Car Challenge Tour would like to thank Elk Grove Ford, Hoosier Racing Tires, CaliDirt.TV, Shop Kyle Larson, Pit Stop USA, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, D&D Roofing, Sierra Foothills Wine Services, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services, Pacific Highway Rentals and High Sierra Industries for their support this season. More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Monday July 15: Cottage Grove Speedway (Western Sprint-SCCT Speedweek Opener) Tuesday July 16: Coos Bay Speedway Wednesday July 17: Douglas County Dirt Track in Roseburg, Oregon Thursday July 18: Yreka Speedway Friday July 19: Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico (11th annual Tyler Wolf Memorial) Saturday July 20: Placerville Speedway (Speedweek Finale)

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  Kings Meats Burger Night on Deck at Placerville Speedway Saturday

  Placerville, CA…Action returns to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based quarter mile this Saturday, as Placerville Speedway showcases a loaded program on Burger Night presented by Kings Meats. This Saturday July 13th all Burgers will be ½ price at the Speedway Café! It also continues free parking in July thanks to the El Dorado County Fair Association. Russell Motorsports Inc. presents a four-division "Thunder in the Foothills" championship program that will include the Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints, Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. An ultra close fight for the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged Sprint Car title is developing, with the top-three drivers separated by just 12-points. Elk Grove's Bubba Decaires leads the way, as he looks to join his father as a Placerville Speedway champion. His dad Greg Decaires IV captured the track title four times in his illustrious career, while "G5" sits 11-markers up on June 29th winner Shane Hopkins going into Kings Meats Burger Night. Nine-time Placerville champ Andy Forsberg is fresh off his third win of the season and heads into Saturday 12-digits back of Decaires. Modesto's Tony Gomes and rookie Austin Wood of Sacramento round out the top-five in the standings. The Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks also have a tremendous championship race taking place with Oakley's Nick Baldwin leading Diamond Springs' Kevin Jinkerson by five slim points. Both drivers have tallied three wins, along with top-five efforts each night. Jinkerson has finished second to Baldwin in the standings four years in a row and will be looking to change that as the season winds down. Placerville's Tyler Lightfoot, Orangevale's Tommy Sturgeon and Cameron Park's Jason Ramos complete the top-five in points. Multi-time Mountain Democrat Mini Truck champion Mike Miller of Placerville leads the way into Saturday. Miller has captured three of the four events held and goes into the night 24-marker up on Howard Miller of Minden, Nevada. The Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Cars are always an exciting addition to the program and make their only Placerville Speedway stop of the season on Saturday. Oakley's Jacob Tuttle sits atop the standings over Shawn Arriaga, Josh Young, DJ Johnson and Jimmy Christian. Young captured victory with the High Sierra Wingless Sprints at the track last month. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is general admission this Saturday July 13th, except for the reserved seats marked for season ticket holders. Adult tickets cost $20, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $18. Kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under are free. Online tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-071324 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. Happy Hour is offered when the gates open until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 19,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2024 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Please follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday July 13: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints | Burger Night presented by Kings Meats Saturday July 20: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | SCCT-Western Sprint Speedweek Finale Saturday July 27: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks | Carnett Clash

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  Independence Day celebration launches big week at Placerville Speedway

  Placerville, CA…Placerville Speedway is set to host a pair of special events this week, including the much-anticipated Freedom Fireworks showcase on Thursday, followed by Red Hawk Casino Night on Saturday July 6th. This year's Fourth of July Spectacular features three divisions in competition including the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models and the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks. The evening will be capped off in style with a massive fireworks display to commemorate the holiday. As always, patriotic music will be pumped out all night long via the PA system, during one of the most popular shows of the season. Grandstand seating on July 4th is reserved. All kids 11 and under will be admitted free in the stands. Online tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-070424 Russell Motorsports Inc. offers Happy Hour until 6pm in the grandstands featuring discounted Coors Light and Coors Banquet at the beer booth. Live music will be performed by Ed Wilson pre-race from 3-6pm in the shaded entertainment zone behind the stands. Placerville's Shane Hopkins, Lincoln's Dan Brown Jr. and Oakley's Nick Baldwin bring the Winged Sprint Car, Late Model and Pure Stock point leads into the Fourth of July show respectively. Hopkins is fresh off an impressive victory last Saturday, where he came from the rear to win his second career Placerville Winged 360 feature. Anthony Slaney captured gold in the Ltd Late Model main event last week while Kevin Jinkerson took home the Pure Stock finale. The Freedom Fireworks event launches a busy week that also sees Placerville Speedway in action on Saturday July 6th for Red Hawk Casino Night at the races. A four-division 'Thunder in the Foothills' championship program will showcase the Thompson's Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the USAC Western States Midgets, the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and BCRA Wingless Lightning Sprints. The event on July 6th also kicks off free parking for fans every Saturday in July thanks to the El Dorado County Fair Association. Tickets and Details: As noted, grandstand seating during the Freedom Fireworks event on Thursday July 4th is reserved. Adult tickets cost $20 while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $18. All kids 11 and under are free. Online tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-070424 Grandstand seating is then general admission on Saturday July 6th, except for the reserved seats marked for season ticket holders. Adult tickets cost $20, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $18. Kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under are free. Online tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-070624 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. Happy Hour is offered when the gates open until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 19,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2024 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Please follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Thursday July 4: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models and Pure Stocks | Freedom Fireworks Saturday July 6: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, USAC Western States Midgets, Pure Stocks and BCRA Wingless Lightning Sprints | Red Hawk Casino Night Saturday July 13: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints | Burger Night presented by Kings Meats

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  Kids Bike Night on Tap Saturday at Placerville Speedway

  Placerville, CA…The El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway is excited to host one of its more anticipated events of the season, with the annual John Padjen "Kids Bike Night" presented by the Pizza Factory set to occur this Saturday June 29th. All kids 11 and under receive free admission during John Padjen Kids Bike Night on Saturday. As is tradition, children in attendance are invited to race their bikes on the track following heat race competition. Those competing in the races must wear a helmet. If you're looking for a delicious pre-race meal, make sure to stop by the Pizza Factory of Placerville, Pleasant Valley, Pollock Pines, Cameron Park, Auburn, Colfax, Rocklin or Ione to support this Saturday's presenting sponsor. Outstanding and piping hot pizza, lasagna, freshly made salads and much more are offered at the Pizza Factory. "This is always a tremendous show for the families to come out and enjoy a night of racing at," commented track Promoter Scott Russell. "Kids Bike Night has been one of the long-standing events here and we're happy to allow those 11 and under into the races for free on Saturday. When it comes to the future of our sport the younger generation is extremely important, so we hope everyone can bring their kids and maybe even some of their friends this weekend." This Saturday is also our way to remember former track Promoter John Padjen, who passed away in December of 2021. It was Padjen's idea that brought about Kids Bike Night, which continues to be a mainstay at both Placerville Speedway and Chico's Silver Dollar Speedway to this day. "John always had Kids Bike Night at West Capital Raceway, so he decided to bring that over to Placerville and Chico when he started running both venues," said past Placerville Speedway Promoter Alan Padjen. "The bike nights have always been a hit with the families. It's great that Placerville Speedway continues that tradition and it's a perfect event to remember my dad at." In the early 1980's, John Padjen came aboard Placerville Speedway to help rescue the community icon that was beginning to struggle in the way of management efforts. Already a successful motorsports promoter in Sacramento, Dixon and Chico, Padjen moved in and helped mold the foothill race facility into the successful, competitive track it is today. Padjen established a consistent Saturday night program to improve safety and visibility for both drivers and fans. Tackling the high banked quarter mile this Saturday will be the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models, the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. Auburn's Andy Forsberg, Lincoln's Dan Brown Jr., Oakley's Nick Baldwin and Placerville's Mike Miller sit atop the Sprint Car, Late Model, Pure Stock and Mini Truck standings respectively. Tickets and Details: Adult tickets for Kids Bike Night on Saturday June 29th cost $18, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $16. Kids 11 and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-062924 or at the gate on race day. Seating is general admission on Saturday. Grandstand seating is general admission, except for the reserved seats marked for season ticket holders. Pit passes can be purchased at the pit gate or on Pit Pay to take advantage of the expanded seating area on the hill. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. Happy Hour is offered when the gates open until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 19,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2024 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Please follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday June 29: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks | John Padjen Kids Bike Night presented by Pizza Factory Thursday July 4: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models and Pure Stocks | Freedom Fireworks Saturday July 6: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, USAC Western States Midgets, Pure Stocks and BCRA Wingless Lightning Sprints | Red Hawk Casino Night

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  Placerville Speedway begins loaded Summer with Thompson's Fan Appreciation Night

  Placerville, CA…After only hosting one event over the last month Placerville Speedway returns in a big way this Saturday June 22nd, with all Grandstand Tickets just $5 during Thompson's Fan Appreciation Night. Russell Motorsports Inc. will offer Coors Light/ Coors Banquet Happy Hour and Live Music with popular musician Kristen Brown prior to the races until 6pm. Make sure to also arrive with your appetite to enjoy some of the highest rated racetrack cuisine in Nor-Cal at the Speedway Café. "Thompson's Fan Appreciation Night is always an event we look forward to each season," said track Promoter Scott Russell. "With grandstand tickets just $5 we encourage everyone to bring a friend and if they can, please introduce someone new to the races on Saturday as well. The Thompson's Family of Dealerships have been long-time partners with not only the track, but it even goes back to 2001 when I first started running Sprint Cars. We can't thank them enough for their continued support." The familiar red clay has been silent from the roar of race cars around the oval since June 1st due to the annual break for the El Dorado County Fair. The quarter mile will play host to four exciting divisions this Saturday on $5 night, including the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the High Sierra Industries Wingless Spec Sprints, BCRA Lightning Sprints and the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. The night of family fun kicks-off a busy Summer of racing at Placerville Speedway. This Saturday night marks just the third race of the campaign for the Thompson's Winged 360 Sprint Cars. The division is primed for its busiest portion of the season, with racing taking place every Saturday from now through August 3rd, apart from July 20th when the SCCT 360s roll into town. Placerville's Shane Hopkins has enjoyed a fantastic start to 2024 and sits tied with Elk Grove's Bubba Decaires atop the standings. Auburn's Andy Forsberg, Hanford's Michael Faccinto and Modesto's Tony Gomes complete the top-five. Multi-time Mountain Democrat Mini Truck champion Mike Miller leads the division into their third race of the season, while the High Sierra Industries Wingless Sprints and BCRA Lightning Sprints make their first visits of the year to the red clay. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is Reserved this Saturday June 22nd with tickets just $5! Purchase online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-062224 or at the gate on race day. Pit passes can be purchased at the pit gate or via the Pit Pay App to take advantage of the expanded seating area on the hill. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. Happy Hour is offered when the gates open until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 19,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2024 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Please follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday June 22: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Mini Trucks, High Sierra Wingless Spec Sprints and BCRA Lightning Sprints | Fan Appreciation Night presented by Thompson's Family of Dealerships Saturday June 29: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks | John Padjen Kids Bike Night presented by Pizza Factory Thursday July 4: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models and Pure Stocks | Freedom Fireworks

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  Braden Chiaramonte puts on charge at Antioch Speedway for initial SCCT victory

  Antioch, CA…Rebounding from engine issues in his heat race, 17-year-old Braden Chiaramonte marched through the field in the feature, netting his first career Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour victory on Saturday at Antioch Speedway. After losing an engine while running second in his heat, it forced the El Cajon driver to start from the final row in the 35-lap contest. The driver of the Tiner-Hirst Ent. / Larry Davis Farms No. 94TH then proceeded to put together a memorable performance for the fans on hand. By way of being a full-time SCCT team the youngster went home with $3,000 thanks to the Shop Kyle Larson Bonus. Chiaramonte also took over the Sprint Car Challenge Tour point lead in the process. "I knew we had a fast car all night and just had that engine issue in the heat race that put us at the rear for the main event," Chiaramonte said in victory lane." Starting from 17th I knew it would be tough, but I just drove this thing as hard as I could. Following people wouldn't have got the job done so I just searched around for different lines. I want to thank this entire Tiner-Hirst team for working so hard and giving me great cars every race." The main event began with Sacramento's Austin Wood jumping into the lead after winning the High Sierra Industries Dash. The Winged Sprint Car Rookie put together solid laps up front early on. Track conditions created some of the best racing seen all season with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour, as drivers utilized every inch of the Antioch bullring. Roseville veteran Sean Becker then pounced to take over the top-spot on lap nine and held the point for several circuits. With multiple competitors battling it out Chiaramonte was on the move from his 17th starting spot and blasted into second with 16 circuits complete. He then went to work on Becker and officially took command on lap 23. He would lead the remaining distance to cross under the Ron Stahl checkered flag. Becker brought the Dan Monhoff owned No. 35 home in second to record his best result of the SCCT season. The 43-year-old has been ultra consistent, with a trio of top-five finishes in the six events held. Cotati's Jake Haulot made a late move to earn his first career podium finish in Sprint Car Challenge Tour action. He also started the evening by setting the Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time with a lap of 12.733 around the one-third mile oval. It was great to see the former Petaluma champion have a strong outing. Dunnigan's Luke Hayes also scored a career best SCCT finish with a solid fourth place run, while Austin Wood completed the top-five, also securing his career best tour result. Rounding out the top-10 in the feature were Colby Johnson, Michael Faccinto, Brad Bumgarner, Chance Grasty and Travis Labat. With his drive from 17th to 1st Chiaramonte took home the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour will now get set for Western Speedweek, which encompasses six straight nights of racing at six different tracks. It all begins on Monday July 15 at Cottage Grove Speedway and wraps up on Saturday July 20th at Placerville Speedway. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour - Antioch Speedway June 15, 2024 A Main 35 Laps 1. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[17]; 2. 35-Sean Becker[3]; 3. 7H-Jake Haulot[6]; 4. 9L-Luke Hayes[8]; 5. 2A-Austin Wood[1]; 6. 38-Colby Johnson[2]; 7. X1-Michael Faccinto[5]; 8. 88-Brad Bumgarner[11]; 9. 1-Chance Grasty[7]; 10. 61-Travis Labat[14]; 11. 92-Andy Forsberg[10]; 12. 88A-Joey Ancona[9]; 13. 14-Mariah Ede[13]; 14. 75-Bill Smith[12]; 15. 2S-Jayce Steinberg[16]; 16. 5V-Connor Mewhirter[15]; 17. 21-Michael Ing[4]; 18. 82J-Steve Jaquith[18] Dash 6 Laps 1. 2A-Austin Wood[3]; 2. 38-Colby Johnson[2]; 3. 35-Sean Becker[4]; 4. 21-Michael Ing[1]; 5. X1-Michael Faccinto[6]; 6. 7H-Jake Haulot[5] Heat 1 10 Laps 1. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 2. 1-Chance Grasty[1]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[3]; 4. 7H-Jake Haulot[4]; 5. 61-Travis Labat[5]; 6. 2S-Jayce Steinberg[6] Heat 2 10 Laps 1. 2A-Austin Wood[2]; 2. 9L-Luke Hayes[1]; 3. 21-Michael Ing[4]; 4. 75-Bill Smith[5]; 5. 5V-Connor Mewhirter[6]; 6. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[3] Heat 3 10 Laps 1. 35-Sean Becker[2]; 2. 88A-Joey Ancona[1]; 3. 88-Brad Bumgarner[3]; 4. 14-Mariah Ede[5]; 5. 38-Colby Johnson[4]; 6. 82J-Steve Jaquith[6] Qualifying 1. 7H-Jake Haulot, 00:12.733[1]; 2. 21-Michael Ing, 00:12.885[14]; 3. 38-Colby Johnson, 00:12.956[18]; 4. 1-Chance Grasty, 00:12.985[15]; 5. 9L-Luke Hayes, 00:12.997[2]; 6. 88A-Joey Ancona, 00:12.999[4]; 7. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:13.041[13]; 8. 2A-Austin Wood, 00:13.081[16]; 9. 35-Sean Becker, 00:13.159[17]; 10. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:13.291[7]; 11. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:13.309[11]; 12. 88-Brad Bumgarner, 00:13.318[6]; 13. 61-Travis Labat, 00:13.322[3]; 14. 75-Bill Smith, 00:13.422[10]; 15. 14-Mariah Ede, 00:13.574[9]; 16. 2S-Jayce Steinberg, 00:13.589[5]; 17. 5V-Connor Mewhirter, 00:13.959[12]; 18. 82J-Steve Jaquith, 00:14.411[8]

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  Antioch Speedway caps busy stretch for SCCT this Saturday

  Antioch, CA…The Contra Costa County Fairgrounds based Antioch Speedway will be the destination for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour this Saturday night. The June 15th event at the "Action Track by the Delta" marks the sixth race of the season for the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and its only Antioch appearance in 2024. It's also the final outing for the SCCT 360s prior to getting ready for Western Speedweek in mid-July. "We look forward to bringing the Sprint Car Challenge Tour back to Antioch Speedway on Saturday," commented SCCT President Scott Russell. "They've done a fantastic job giving the place a total facelift in recent years and it should be a great night of racing this weekend." So far this season it has been all about Justin Sanders and car owner Dale Miller, who have captured all five races up to this point. With commitments up North however, Sanders will not be in action, which opens the door for a new winner on Saturday. El Cajon youngster Braden Chiaramonte will be the de facto point leader heading into Antioch Speedway. The driver of the Tiner-Hirst Ent. No. 94TH has put together some impressive moments this year and now looks to add a SCCT victory to his resume. Reigning Placerville Speedway champion Michael Faccinto is another top-five point driver that will look for a big win at Antioch Speedway on Saturday. The Hanford driver sits just four markers behind Chiaramonte in the SCCT standings. Veterans Andy Forsberg of Auburn and Sean Becker from Roseville are sure to be contenders at Antioch Speedway as well. Both competitors finished among the top-five last Saturday in Petaluma and now have their eyes on the trophy this weekend. Additional possibilities on Saturday include Livermore's Travis Labat, Clayton's Joey Ancona, Dunnigan's Luke Hayes, Sacramento's Austin Wood, Cotati's Jake Haulot and more. All cars that have competed at each SCCT event are also eligible for the $500 Shop Kyle Larson Bonus if they win at Antioch on Saturday. If they can do so, it will make for a $3,000 total payday. Standard nightly payouts with the tour continue to be $2,500-to-win and $400-to-start the 24-car main event. Former SCCT winners at Antioch Speedway include Visalia's Cory Eliason, Chico's Jonathan Allard and most recently Fremont's Shane Golobic. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is general admission this Saturday June 15th at Antioch Speedway. 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 can be purchased at the gate. The pit gate will open at 2pm, with the front gate opening at 4pm. The pit meeting will be held at 4:30pm with cars on track at 5. Hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying and racing will follow. The event will follow the standard SCCT muffler rule, which is either the Large Flowmaster or Large Spintech Muffler as described in the rulebook. For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Antioch Speedway is located on the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds at the corner of 10th and L Streets in Antioch, California. The physical address is 1201 W. 10th Street Antioch, CA 94509. The track is located just a little over an hour from the capital city of Sacramento. More info can be found at www.antiochspeedway.com The Sprint Car Challenge Tour would like to thank Elk Grove Ford, Hoosier Racing Tires, CaliDirt.TV, Shop Kyle Larson, Pit Stop USA, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, D&D Roofing, Sierra Foothills Wine Services, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services, Pacific Highway Rentals and High Sierra Industries for their support this season. The Sprint Car Challenge Tour is operated under the Russell Motorsports Inc. banner, which also manages the Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California. For sponsorship opportunities and inquiries, RMI can be reached at 530-344-7592 or office@sprintcarchallengetour.com More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Saturday June 15: Antioch Speedway Monday July 15: Cottage Grove Speedway (Western Sprint Tour-SCCT Speedweek Opener) Tuesday July 16: Coos Bay Speedway Wednesday July 17: Douglas County Dirt Track in Roseburg, Oregon Thursday July 18: Yreka Speedway Friday July 19: Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico (11th annual Tyler Wolf Memorial) Saturday July 20: Placerville Speedway (Speedweek Finale)

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  Antioch Speedway caps busy stretch for SCCT this Saturday

  The Contra Costa County Fairgrounds based Antioch Speedway will be the destination for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour this Saturday night.

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  BRADEN CHIARAMONTE WAS SPRINT CAR CHALLENGE TOUR HARD CHARGER AT PLACERVILLE

  (El Cajon, CA, June 5, 2024) One of the sure things in West Coast Sprint Car racing is the fact that teenage sensation Braden Chiaramonte is not afraid to pass cars. Last Friday, at the Dave Bradway Jr Memorial opening night at the Placerville Speedway, the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour rookie demonstrated that by passing more cars in the main event than any other driver. Stuck back in 21st to start the 35-lap main, he raced under the checkered flag in 13th place. This Saturday night, he makes his first appearance at the Petaluma Speedway when the SCCT visits town. A stout 40-car field converged on the famous high-banked red clay quarter-mile oval for round five of the 2024 SCCT season. For El Cajon, California-based Chiaramonte, the series rookie point leader, who was wheeling the Tiner/Hirst Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition #94TH, it was his second showing at the track this year. The first appearance came three weeks earlier when he placed second in the regular Placerville 360 main event. That finish came just 24 hours after a third-place finish at another iconic California track, the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. Chiaramonte qualified with 19 other cars in group A. His best lap, an 11.142, was 13th in the group and 25th fastest of the 40 winged cars on hand. That placed him on the inside of the fourth row of the first 10-lap heat race on the freshly watered track. He needed to place in the top five to earn a ticket directly to the A main. However, passing was at a premium at that time of the night. Only four cars, including Chiaramonte, advanced their position in the race, and all of them only moved up one spot. His sixth place finish left him one position shy of going straight into the main. Starting third in the B main, Chiaramonte initially was running fourth. Staying dedicated to the high side of the 59-year-old track, he started flying on lap four and began picking off cars. Eventually getting up to second, he was dramatically closing on the leader who had a full straightaway advantage at one point. Coming off turn four with two laps to go, a lapped car spun to a stop directly in front of the young driver. With cat-like reflexes, Chiaramonte hit the brakes and steered to the inside. His car gained traction, the front wheels shot into the air, and he wheelied past the stopped car in spectacular fashion. With three laps to go, Chiaramonte restarted the B main in second. Going into turn three, he used a textbook slide job to take the lead and impressively led the final three laps, earning himself a ticket into the A main. To say Chiaramonte was starting deep in the main event field was an understatement. He was on the inside of the next to last row for the 35-lapper! Early on, he momentarily slipped back to 23rd. The young driver skillfully avoided the chaos that saw yellow and red flags in the main and methodically moved his way forward. By races end, his impressive performance saw him go all the way forward to 13th. While he officially passed eight cars as the PitStopUSA.com Hard Charger, being back to 23rd at one point means he raced past 10 other cars. The finish kept Chiaramonte in the sixth position in the SCCT championship chase heading into this week's race at the Petaluma. Keeping up with the team's crazy schedule, Chiaramonte hopped on a flight home to El Cajon early Saturday morning. As soon as he got home, the team jumped into the rig with the family-owned #73B and drove 195 miles to the Ultimate Sprint Car Race presented by Inland Rigging at the Ventura Raceway. Unfortunately, the long trek to Ventura did not have a happy ending. After starting and finishing third in his heat, Chiaramonte started 10th in the main event. However, entering the first corner on lap two, something broke, and he went hard into the crash wall. While the young driver was uninjured, the car sustained substantial damage, and he was out for the night. Fans who wish to see Chiaramonte in action at Petaluma on Saturday can find the track on the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds at 100 Fairgrounds Drive in Petaluma. Spectator gates open at 4:00 PM. Practice will be at 5:00, and the first race will take the green flag at 7:00. Adult tickets are $25. For seniors 65 and over and the military, it is $22.00. Juniors 12-15 and kids 6-11 are $10.00. Children 5 and under are free. Chiaramonte flew to North Carolina two weeks ago to drive for his cousin, 2020 NASCAR Truck Champion and current Xfinity Series driver Sheldon Creed, at the famous Millbridge Speedway. Shoeing Creed's 600 Micro for only his second time at the track, he qualified second quickest in his group on Monday. He went from fourth to second in his heat before getting clobbered and having the injection knocked off the car. Despite that, he still finished fourth. In the night's main, he started and finished 16th. Twenty-four hours later, at Millbridge, Chiaramonte qualified 4th in Group B. He started on the outside of the front row for his heat race and picked up the checkered flag for the victory. In that night's main event, he started third. At one point in the race, he drove up to the second-place. In the end, he ended up fifth. His performances on the two nights drew a lot of attention from other drivers, fans in attendance and thousands of others worldwide watching live on DirtVision. Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner/Hirst, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 3/30/24 Adobe Mountain Speedway Non-Wing 600 Outlaw Micro 1st A Main 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non-Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/24 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main 5/11/24 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 5/12/24 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 5/18/24 Marysville Raceway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 5/21/24 Millbridge Speedway 600cc Non Wing Micros 16th A Main 5/22/24 Millbridge Speedway 600cc Non Wing Micros 5th A Main 5/25/24 Marysville Raceway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 13th A Main 5/31/24 Placerville Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 13th A Main 6/1/24 Ventura Raceway Ultimate Sprint Car Series 21st A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  Petaluma Speedway awaits SCCT this Saturday for a Sonoma County Showdown

  Petaluma, CA…The Sprint Car Challenge Tour continues a busy stretch with its first appearance of the season at the cool confines of Petaluma Speedway this Saturday June 8th. The Sonoma County Showdown on the Adobe marks the fifth event of the campaign for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. It's the first of two season stops at Petaluma Speedway, with a return visit occurring for the annual Adobe Cup in September. "We're looking forward to having the Sprint Car Challenge Tour here at Petaluma Speedway on Saturday," commented track Promoter Rick Faeth. "It will be our first Winged Sprint Car show of the season and I know our fans are hungry for it. Hopefully everyone can come out and join us for the night." Petaluma Speedway is always a welcome stop for race fans around Northern California. The 3/8 mile clay oval routinely yields thrilling wheel-to-wheel competition, as lapped traffic can create some of the most hectic action of any venue on tour. All cars that have competed at each SCCT event are also eligible for the $500 Shop Kyle Larson Bonus if they win at Petaluma on Saturday. If they can do so, it will make for a $3,000 total payday. Standard nightly payouts with the tour continue to be $2,500-to-win and $400-to-start the 24-car main event. Aromas driver Justin Sanders leads the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour standings on the strength of wins at each of the first four races aboard the Dale Miller Septic No. 4sa. Sanders is fresh off a thrilling weekend sweep at the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial heading into Petaluma. Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield has begun the SCCT season in consistent fashion and will look for his first career tour victory at Petaluma Speedway on Saturday. Fremont's Shane Golobic, Lincoln's Tanner Carrick and Hanford's Michael Faccinto round out the top-five in points. Completing the top-10 going into Saturday are Garth Moore Insurance Rookie contenders Braden Chiaramonte and Austin Wood, Travis Labat, Petaluma Speedway fan favorite Andy Forsberg and Mariah Ede. Roseville's Colby Copeland snagged both Sprint Car Challenge Tour events at Petaluma Speedway last season and will be another favorite come Saturday. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is general admission this Saturday June 8th at Petaluma Speedway. Adult tickets cost $25, while seniors 65 and older, juniors ages 12-16 and military are $22. Kids 6-11 cost $10 and those five and under are free. 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 can be purchased at the gate or via https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/1869/tickets/1405425?rKey=1569 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. The pit meeting will be held at 4pm with cars on track at 4:30. Hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Petaluma Speedway is located in the southern part of the wine country at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds just off Highway 101 in Petaluma, California. More info on the track can be found at http://www.petaluma-speedway.com The Sprint Car Challenge Tour would like to thank Elk Grove Ford, Hoosier Racing Tires, CaliDirt.TV, Shop Kyle Larson, Pit Stop USA, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, D&D Roofing, Sierra Foothills Wine Services, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services, Pacific Highway Rentals and High Sierra Industries for their support this season. The Sprint Car Challenge Tour is operated under the Russell Motorsports Inc. banner, which also manages the Placerville Speedway in Placerville, California. For sponsorship opportunities and inquiries, RMI can be reached at 530-344-7592 or office@sprintcarchallengetour.com More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Saturday June 8: Petaluma Speedway Saturday June 15: Antioch Speedway

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  Justin Sanders and Dale Miller Motorsports Extend SCCT Winning Streak

  When you're hot, you're hot, and right now Justin Sanders and Dale Miller Motorsports are absolutely sizzling as Sanders found himself in Sprint Car Challenge Tour victory lane for the fourth time in four events on Friday night to open the Dave Bradway Jr Memorial Weekend at Placerville Speedway.

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  Justin Sanders keeps on winning ways with SCCT in Placerville

  Placerville, CA…Justin Sanders and car owner Dale Miller have started out the SCCT season blazing hot and on Friday night in Placerville they continued that pace, racing to their fourth victory in as many races. It didn't come easy for Sanders on this night however, as he battled tooth and nail with Shane Hopkins during an entertaining 35-lap Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour finale. With extra money raised and the Shop Kyle Larson Bonus factored in, the Dale Miller Septic team walked away with $3,500 for their efforts on Adrian Blanco Jewelry Night. The opening night Bradway Memorial main event came to the line with Sanders on the pole by way of winning the High Sierra Industries Dash. He jumped out to the early lead as cars raced on every inch of the quarter mile bullring. Placerville's own Shane Hopkins was fresh off a career night with SCCT and once again looked extremely impressive. The driver of the High Sierra Industries No. 21 ran the bottom to perfection and climbed to second on lap four, before setting his sights on the leader. Hopkins hounded Sanders until taking the top-spot on lap 9 as the crowd came to their feet. Sanders didn't let him get far away after that however, as the pair put on a tremendous show. Hopkins put his car exactly where it needed to be lap after lap as he started to work traffic. A lap 25 restart set up the race changing moment though, as Sanders blasted to the outside and grabbed the lead that he would never relinquish. The pride of Aromas, California drove off to record his 12th career Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour win and 25th of his 360 career at Placerville Speedway. Fremont's Shane Golobic was able to make the move for second on lap 28 and record his third runner up finish of the SCCT season. The driver of the Matt Wood Racing No. 17w closed in on Sanders, until getting bogged down in traffic with a couple circuits left. Hopkins put together another valiant effort to cross the stripe in third for his second straight Sprint Car Challenge Tour podium. Hanford's Michael Faccinto and Lemoore's Cole Macedo rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 were Dylan Bloomfield, Tony Gomes, Tanner Carrick, Max Mittry and Jodie Robinson. Braden Chiaramonte earned the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award, driving from 21st to 13th after winning the B-main. A strong field of 40 cars signed into the pits to help open the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial weekend with SCCT. Heat race wins went to Sanders, Faccinto, Dominic Scelzi and Bloomfield. Tanner Carrick began the night by earning the Sierra Foothills Wine Services Fast Time Award with a lap of 10.829. He also took home an extra $100 thanks to Mancamp Motorsports. The Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars once again brought a robust field of 29 entries on night of the Bradway. Fairfield veteran Mike "Spanky" Grenert jumped out front and led Dylan Shrum on a long green flag run to start the feature. The action was intense as always on the tight bullring, with three wide racing prevalent. A caution with two laps remaining set up a green, white, checkered restart that Grenert hit to perfection. Shrum kept pace with him and tried to make something happen, but it Grenert crossed the stripe for victory. Shrum came home second followed by Shawn Whitney, Ben Wiesz and Danny Wagner in the top-five. Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour - 40 cars Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial opening night Placerville Speedway May 31, 2024 A Main 35 Laps | 00:30:25.469 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[1]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[7]; 3. 21S-Shane Hopkins[3]; 4. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 5. 21-Cole Macedo[6]; 6. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[5]; 7. 7C-Tony Gomes[11]; 8. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 9. 10-Max Mittry[10]; 10. 14W-Jodie Robinson[12]; 11. 3X-Kaleb Montgomery[13]; 12. 5V-Colby Copeland[16]; 13. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[21]; 14. 25S-Seth Standley[19]; 15. 94-Greg Decaires V[15]; 16. 41-Dominic Scelzi[8]; 17. 2A-Austin Wood[14]; 18. 45-Jake Morgan[23]; 19. 9L-Luke Hayes[9]; 20. 35-Sean Becker[18]; 21. 77-Ryan Lippincott[24]; 22. 61-Travis Labat[17]; 23. 92-Andy Forsberg[20]; 24. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[22] B Feature 12 Laps | 00:08:17.540 1. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 2. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[1]; 3. 45-Jake Morgan[4]; 4. 77-Ryan Lippincott[2]; 5. 14-Mariah Ede[8]; 6. 93-Stephen Ingraham[6]; 7. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[5]; 8. 9-Dustin Freitas[12]; 9. 12J-John Clark[10]; 10. 88-Austin Torgerson[7]; 11. 98-Chris Masters[13]; 12. 3-Cole Schroeder[15]; 13. 97-Blaine Craft[9]; 14. 18P-Jack Phillips[14]; 15. (DNF) 25JR-Cody Johnson[11] C Feature 10 Laps | 00:02:14.079 1. 18P-Jack Phillips[1]; 2. 3-Cole Schroeder[2]; 3. 24K-Koa Crane[5]; 4. 42X-Justyn Cox[4]; 5. 85A-AJ Alderman[3] Dash 6 Laps | 00:01:17.947 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[1]; 2. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 3. 21S-Shane Hopkins[4]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[3]; 5. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[6]; 6. 21-Cole Macedo[8]; 7. 17W-Shane Golobic[5]; 8. 41-Dominic Scelzi[7] Heat 1 10 Laps | 00:01:54.000 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[2]; 2. 9L-Luke Hayes[1]; 3. 7C-Tony Gomes[3]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 5. 61-Travis Labat[5]; 6. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[7]; 7. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[8]; 8. 97-Blaine Craft[9]; 9. 77-Ryan Lippincott[6] Heat 2 10 Laps | 00:06:13.000 1. X1-Michael Faccinto[1]; 2. 21-Cole Macedo[4]; 3. 3X-Kaleb Montgomery[5]; 4. 94-Greg Decaires V[3]; 5. 25S-Seth Standley[7]; 6. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[2]; 7. 88-Austin Torgerson[6]; 8. 25JR-Cody Johnson[9]; 9. 18P-Jack Phillips[8] Heat 3 10 Laps | 00:04:54.000 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi[3]; 2. 10-Max Mittry[1]; 3. 2A-Austin Wood[2]; 4. 21S-Shane Hopkins[4]; 5. 35-Sean Becker[6]; 6. 45-Jake Morgan[7]; 7. 14-Mariah Ede[8]; 8. 9-Dustin Freitas[9]; 9. 3-Cole Schroeder[10]; 10. 42X-Justyn Cox[5] Heat 4 10 Laps | 00:04:01.000 1. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 2. 14W-Jodie Robinson[2]; 3. 5V-Colby Copeland[3]; 4. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 5. 92-Andy Forsberg[5]; 6. 93-Stephen Ingraham[6]; 7. 12J-John Clark[7]; 8. 98-Chris Masters[9]; 9. 85A-AJ Alderman[10]; 10. 24K-Koa Crane[8] Qualifying A | 00:00:32.000 1. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:10.829[8]; 2. 21-Cole Macedo, 00:10.889[15]; 3. 9L-Luke Hayes, 00:10.939[6]; 4. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:10.946[11]; 5. 4SA-Justin Sanders, 00:10.951[2]; 6. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez, 00:10.985[12]; 7. 7C-Tony Gomes, 00:10.998[20]; 8. 94-Greg Decaires V, 00:11.011[7]; 9. 61-Travis Labat, 00:11.053[9]; 10. 3X-Kaleb Montgomery, 00:11.053[17]; 11. 77-Ryan Lippincott, 00:11.067[1]; 12. 88-Austin Torgerson, 00:11.117[5]; 13. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:11.142[19]; 14. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:11.153[18]; 15. 33T-Jimmy Trulli, 00:11.195[10]; 16. 18P-Jack Phillips, 00:11.418[13]; 17. 97-Blaine Craft, 00:11.435[16]; 18. 25JR-Cody Johnson, 00:11.634[3]; 19. (DNS) 34-Dakota Albright; 20. (DNS) 222-Wyatt VanLare Qualifying B | 00:00:39.000 1. 21S-Shane Hopkins, 00:10.975[16]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic, 00:10.984[3]; 3. 10-Max Mittry, 00:10.989[13]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:11.022[18]; 5. 2A-Austin Wood, 00:11.033[10]; 6. 14W-Jodie Robinson, 00:11.049[6]; 7. 41-Dominic Scelzi, 00:11.066[14]; 8. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:11.122[9]; 9. 42X-Justyn Cox, 00:11.213[11]; 10. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:11.225[15]; 11. 35-Sean Becker, 00:11.239[17]; 12. 93-Stephen Ingraham, 00:11.272[12]; 13. 45-Jake Morgan, 00:11.385[7]; 14. 12J-John Clark, 00:11.429[20]; 15. 14-Mariah Ede, 00:11.440[5]; 16. 24K-Koa Crane, 00:11.479[8]; 17. 9-Dustin Freitas, 00:11.485[4]; 18. 98-Chris Masters, 00:11.825[2]; 19. 3-Cole Schroeder, 00:11.859[1]; 20. 85A-AJ Alderman, 00:11.984[19] Dwarf Cars: 29 entries 1. 12N-Mike Grenert[5]; 2. 31N-Dylan Shrum[4]; 3. 15N-Shawn Whitney[8]; 4. 57N-Ben Wiesz[6]; 5. 11DB-Danny Wagner[7]; 6. 99N-Gage Meyers[2]; 7. 57-Josh Wiesz[11]; 8. 72N-Mike Reeder[17]; 9. 69N-Cody Shrum[18]; 10. 29N-Corey Eaton[20]; 11. 50N-Brenden Shrum[3]; 12. 42N-Isaak Geil[13]; 13. 31B-Ellie Russo[12]; 14. 32N-Dan Geil[10]; 15. 94N-Denny Hannel[16]; 16. 19N-Patrick Weger[15]; 17. 22N-Joe Halter[1]; 18. 21MP-Marek Pipe[19]; 19. 9N-Kevin Bender[9]; 20. 41N-Brandon Aylesworth[14]

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  Justin Sanders keeps on winning ways with SCCT in Placerville

  Justin Sanders and car owner Dale Miller have started out the SCCT season blazing hot and on Friday night in Placerville they continued that pace, racing to their fourth victory in as many races.

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  BRADEN CHIARAMONTE COMES FROM THE BACK TO FINISH 12TH IN WILD MARYSVILLE MAIN

  (El Cajon, CA, May 29) After coming from the back two times, Braden Chiaramonte raced under the checkered flag in 12th place in the Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial last Saturday at the Marysville Raceway. The teen's persistence paid dividends as he now ranks sixth in points heading into round four of the Elk Grove Sprint Car Challenge Tour's 2024 season at the Placerville Speedway this Friday. A stout field of 39 winged 360 sprint cars showed up at the popular quarter-mile track that is located 120 miles north of San Francisco and 120 miles west of Reno. The field was split into two groups by a pill draw for qualifying and the heat races. Chiaramonte drew into the second group of 19 cars and toured the track in 12.904. That was seventh fastest in his group and 13th best of the 39 on hand. In his 10-lap heat, the El Cajon, California racer started and finished in third. That left him one spot shy of the dash, but it guaranteed him a direct ticket into the 35-lap main event. Chiaramonte started in the 12th position for the feature that turned into a nearly one-hour marathon. The first attempt to start the race got as far as turn one before a car slid to a stop. Fortunately, the entire field missed the expensive obstacle. The second try to get the feature started only got about 35 feet farther than the first effort. This time a massive tangle saw numerous cars get involved. One of them was Chiaramonte. Chiaramonte was towed back to the pits, where the Tiner/Hirst crew quickly poured over the car. They replaced two broken shocks, bird cages, radius rods, torsion arms, and a torsion bar. They got the job done quickly, but the green flag flew before they could get pushed back onto the track. However, the race only got one lap in before the action was slowed due to another faux paw on the track. Amazingly, the #94TH was pushed back onto the racing surface for the restart and was only one lap down. Chiaramonte restarted at the back. As was the case for much of this race, only one more lap was completed. On lap 4, three cars tangled in front of Chiaramonte. With nowhere to go, he slid into the mess. Fortunately, his contact was minimal, and he was able to restart once again. The Night of Destruction like conditions continued on through the remainder of the race, but Chiaramonte was able to steer clear of the chaos. By lap 11, he was up to 16th. Four laps later, he was another spot higher in the race standings. He was still 15th, ten laps later, when officials feared cars were going to run out of fuel due to all the yellow flag laps. So, they threw a red flag, allowing all teams to add fuel to make it to the end of the race. Once the green flag flew again, Chiaramonte moved up to 14th on lap 27. He stayed there until the final circuit when he steered the Tiner/Hirst Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition #94TH past one more car to finish 13th. Make that a hard-fought for, well earned 13th for the talented driver and the top-notch crew. This Friday night's race at the Placerville Speedway will be the lid lifter for the Dave Bradway Memorial. Chiaramonte has been to Placerville one time this year. That was on May 11th when he finished second in the Placerville 360 main event. Friday's show will be Adrian Blanco Jewelry Night. The main winner will collect prize money, valuable SCCT points, and a custom watch certificate from Adrian Blanco Jewelers. The spectator gate at the famous banked red clay oval will open at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Adult tickets are $25.00. Seniors 62+, military, and Juniors 12-17 will get in for $22.00. Tickets for kids six to twelve are only $10, and children 5 and under are free. Tickets are available online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-053124 and at the ticket window on Friday. The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway, log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tiner/Hirst, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 3/30/24 Adobe Mountain Speedway Non-Wing 600 Outlaw Micro 1st A Main 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non-Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/24 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main 5/11/24 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 5/12/24 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 5/18/24 Marysville Raceway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 5/25/24 Marysville Raceway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 13th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  NARC 410 Sprint Cars charge into Placerville for only visit of year

  Placerville, CA...The thunderous roar of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series will once again fill the air at Placerville Speedway on Saturday, June 1st for the 33rd Annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial race. This marks the only appearance of the season of the NARC sprint cars at the high-banked quarter-mile oval as they battle it out for the $5,500 to win prize. With five races in the books already for the series' 65th anniversary season, there has been some incredible action, a tight points race, and an incredibly tough contingent of drivers populating the pit area. The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial not only features a lucrative payday but also pays tribute to an incredible driver, Dave Bradway Jr. who tragically passed away in a racing accident in June of 1987 at Skagit Speedway. The event, initially held at Silver Dollar Speedway from its inception in 1991 until it was relocated to Placerville in 2021. Among the "locals" who experienced a great finish in the 2023 Bradway race was Hanford driver Michael Faccinto, who drives the Friends and Family #X1 sprint car. "Last year was their second 410 race ever, and to be able to put a good night together with NARC that night was pretty special," explained Faccinto, referring to his second-place finish with car owners Alan Bradway and Steve "Tooch" Tuccelli. "Tooch and Alan put a lot into the race and it's very important to them. Hopefully we can be one spot better this year." Several additional prizes are up for grabs, including $5,200 in additional lap money, and a $5500 payday to the winner of the 40-lap main event. Other awards include $1,000 to the leader of lap three of the main event, $1000 to the driver that pulls the number 3 pill during the dash redraw, $700 for the Carwash Mike Avila Quick Time, $550 for the Hardcharger award, $300 to win each heat race, $300 for the third quickest qualifier, and many more. The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial weekend starts with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360 sprint cars on Friday night. The NorCal Dwarf Cars will be the companion division on both nights. Championship Chase Cole Macedo continues to reign atop the current NARC 410 Sprint Car Series point battle. He will enter the Bradway with a 14-point advantage. The Lemoore chauffeur won the season's first two rounds and has yet to have the Tarlton Motorsports #21 finish outside the top five in main event action. Macedo has one career NARC start at Placerville. Currently second in points, Justin Sanders of Aromas has Macedo in his sight. He will try to further slim down the points difference as the Mittry Motorsports #2X team has been in top form recently, including winning two of the last three features. In seven NARC starts at Placerville, Sanders managed to win twice, in 2018 and 2019. Also, in 2019, he was the victor of the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial. Shane Golobic enters the weekend third in the standings and is the only driver with a single win with NARC in 2024 to his credit. The Fremont pilot is no stranger to success at Placerville as he has an incredible track record with NARC, including a victory in 2016 and 17 top tens in 18 starts at the track. The Matt Wood Racing #17W entry was third in last year's race. Roseville's Sean Becker is coming off a sensational runner-up result in the most recent NARC race and is currently fourth in the table of the championship standings. The 2005 NARC champion won the Bradway in 2006 and is seeking his first series win since 2021. Twice a winner when the tour came to town, achieved in 2004 and 2014, he also posted 15 top ten finishes in nineteen starts. 2017 NARC champion Bud Kaeding completes the top five in points, in fifth. The Campbell chauffeur has collected three finishes in the top five in the first five starts of the 2024 season. Winning twice in NARC competition in 2016 at Placerville, Kaeding has accrued 20 top ten finishes in 22 starts since. He was fifth at last year's Bradway Memorial. Who to Watch Colby Copeland enters the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial as the defending winner. The Roseville racer captured an emotional victory for car owners Jim and Annette Van Lare after Jim's father had recently passed away. Copeland may not race a full schedule, but he is always a threat to win whenever he's in the starting lineup. Tanner Carrick had some impressive results at Placerville when NARC visited. Finishing fourth last year and the runner-up in 2022, the Lincoln driver has been so close to breaking through for his first career NARC win. Could this year be the year he finally wins at the Bradway? Andy Forsberg is one of the drivers with the most laps at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds facility, and he has nine track titles to his credit. Hailing from Auburn, Forsberg is coming off a solid fifth place running at Stockton and is looking for his first career Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial victory. Roseville's Justyn Cox will search for the big check on Saturday night. He's qualified for five career NARC features at Placerville, with a fourth-place result in 2016. Last year, the Bates-Hamilton Racing #42X entry, driven by Cox, was eighth at the Bradway Memorial. Other regulars of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series that will be in action include Chase Johnson of Penngrove, Benicia's Billy Aton, Dylan Bloomfield from Oakley, Gilroy gasser Jarrett Soares, current rookie of the year point leader Caeden Steele of Easton, Clovis' Dominic Gorden, Gauge Garcia from Lemoore, Wilton's Ashlyn Rodriguez, and Chico drivers Nick Parker and Michael Ing. Other notable drivers to make the trip are 2021 and 2022 NARC champion Dominic Scelzi of Fresno, 2019 NARC crown winner D.J. Netto from Hanford, Templeton's Kaleb Montgomery, and Joey Ancona from Clayton, and many more! Fan & Competitor Info Placerville Speedway is located at the El Dorado Fairgrounds at 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville, California. Front Gates open at 3:00 PM, with cars on the track around 5:15. Hot Laps and ARP Qualifying will follow. Tickets are $28.00 for Adults, Junior/Senior/Military $25.00, Kids (6-11) $10.00, and 5 & Under are FREE. For more information, log on to www.placervillespeedway.com. The NARC racing format includes qualifying, four 8-lap heat races, a six-lap trophy dash, a 12-lap last chance race, and a 40-lap main event. The NARC 410 Sprint Series is the leading 410 Sprint Car tour west of the Rocky Mountains. Since 1960, it has enthralled countless thousands of fans from tracks up and down the Pacific Coast. For more information, visit its website at www.narc410.com or social media pages.

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  SCCT jump starts Bradway weekend with initial Placerville visit of the year Friday

  Placerville, CA…Friday night lights are coming to Placerville Speedway this week, as the Sprint Car Challenge Tour opens the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial with its first appearance of the season on the red clay. The event this Friday May 31st marks round four of the Elk Grove Ford SCCT season and launches the prestigious Bradway weekend, with the NARC 410 Sprint Cars invading Placerville the following night. Live Music will entertain the crowd from 4-6pm, with Coors Light Happy Hour occurring until 6 each night. The official jeweler of Placerville Speedway, Adrian Blanco, also returns in 2024. This Friday's show will be designated as Adrian Blanco Jewelry Night, who will present the SCCT winner with a custom watch certificate. Both nights also showcase the Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association. The "Bradway" originally began at Silver Dollar Speedway in 1992 to honor the late Dave Bradway Jr., who lost his life in a Sprint Car crash at Skagit Speedway's Dirt Cup in 1987. Bradway was a driver destined for stardom in Sprint Car racing and the event held in his memory has become a cornerstone for Northern California. "We are excited about this weekend's Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial at Placerville Speedway," commented track Promoter Scott Russell. "If you're a Winged Sprint Car enthusiast in California this is the place to be. We feel that running SCCT on Friday night and NARC on Saturday will give us the best chance to have an outstanding track for the teams and fans. Our entire staff is honored to host the Bradway for the fourth straight year." Leading SCCT into Bradway opening night presented by Adrian Blanco Jewelry is one of the hottest drivers in California, that being Aromas' Justin Sanders. The driver of the Dale Miller Septic No. 4sa has captured all three Sprint Car Challenge Tour events contested thus far, including last Saturday's Hall Memorial. Sanders is always a tough customer at Placerville Speedway but will face stiff challenges from what is expected to be a stout field of SCCT competitors. Last time out at the track it was Auburn's Andy Forsberg who raced to his 70th career Sprint Car win at Pville over young Braden Chiaramonte and Shane Hopkins, who is fresh off a career night with SCCT in Marysville. Additional drivers hoping to punch their ticket to victory lane include last season's Friday night Bradway night winner Dominic Scelzi of Fresno and reigning Saturday champ Colby Copeland from Roseville, along with Fremont's Shane Golobic, Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield, Lincoln's Tanner Carrick, Hanford's Michael Faccinto, Roseville's Sean Becker, Clarksburg's Justyn Cox, Clovis' Dominic Gorden, Penngrove's Chase Johnson, Modesto's Tony Gomes and more. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is Reserved both nights this Friday and Saturday for the Bradway Memorial at Placerville Speedway. Adult tickets for the SCCT 360 opener on Friday May 31st cost $25, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $22. Kids 6-11 cost $10 and those five and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-053124 or at the gate. Adult tickets for the NARC 410 finale on Saturday cost $28, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $25. Kids 6-11 cost $10 and those five and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-060124 or at the gate. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ - Please note, Saturday's event can be viewed live via Flo Racing. The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Friday May 31: Placerville Speedway (Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Opening Night presented by Adrian Blanco Jewelry) Saturday June 8: Petaluma Speedway Saturday June 15: Antioch Speedway

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  PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY AWAITS RETURN OF NARC SPRINT CARS FOR DAVE BRADWAY JR. MEMORIAL

  (5/27/24 - Ben Deatherage) Placerville, CA ... The thunderous roar of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series will once again fill the air at Placerville Speedway on Saturday, June 1st for the 33rd Annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial race. This marks the only appearance of the season of the NARC sprint cars at the high-banked quarter-mile oval as they battle it out for the $5,500 to win prize. With five races in the books already for the series' 65th anniversary season, there has been some incredible action, a tight points race, and an incredibly tough contingent of drivers populating the pit area. The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial not only features a lucrative payday but also pays tribute to an incredible driver, Dave Bradway Jr. who tragically passed away in a racing accident in June of 1987 at Skagit Speedway. The event, initially held at Silver Dollar Speedway from its inception in 1991 until it was relocated to Placerville in 2021. Among the "locals" who experienced a great finish in the 2023 Bradway race was Hanford driver Michael Faccinto, who drives the Friends and Family #X1 sprint car. "Last year was their second 410 race ever, and to be able to put a good night together with NARC that night was pretty special," explained Faccinto, referring to his second-place finish with car owners Alan Bradway and Steve "Tooch" Tuccelli. "Tooch and Alan put a lot into the race and it's very important to them. Hopefully we can be one spot better this year." Several additional prizes are up for grabs, including $5,200 in additional lap money, and a $5500 payday to the winner of the 40-lap main event. Other awards include $1,000 to the leader of lap three of the main event, $1000 to the driver that pulls the number 3 pill during the dash redraw, $700 for the Carwash Mike Avila Quick Time, $550 for the Hardcharger award, $300 to win each heat race, $300 for the third quickest qualifier, and many more. The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial weekend starts with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360 sprint cars on Friday night. The NorCal Dwarf Cars will be the companion division on both nights. Championship Chase Cole Macedo continues to reign atop the current NARC 410 Sprint Car Series point battle. He will enter the Bradway with a 14-point advantage. The Lemoore chauffeur won the season's first two rounds and has yet to have the Tarlton Motorsports #21 finish outside the top five in main event action. Macedo has one career NARC start at Placerville. Currently second in points, Justin Sanders of Aromas has Macedo in his sight. He will try to further slim down the points difference as the Mittry Motorsports #2X team has been in top form recently, including winning two of the last three features. In seven NARC starts at Placerville, Sanders managed to win twice, in 2018 and 2019. Also, in 2019, he was the victor of the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial. Shane Golobic enters the weekend third in the standings and is the only driver with a single win with NARC in 2024 to his credit. The Fremont pilot is no stranger to success at Placerville as he has an incredible track record with NARC, including a victory in 2016 and 17 top tens in 18 starts at the track. The Matt Wood Racing #17W entry was third in last year's race. Roseville's Sean Becker is coming off a sensational runner-up result in the most recent NARC race and is currently fourth in the table of the championship standings. The 2005 NARC champion won the Bradway in 2006 and is seeking his first series win since 2021. Twice a winner when the tour came to town, achieved in 2004 and 2014, he also posted 15 top ten finishes in nineteen starts. 2017 NARC champion Bud Kaeding completes the top five in points, in fifth. The Campbell chauffeur has collected three finishes in the top five in the first five starts of the 2024 season. Winning twice in NARC competition in 2016 at Placerville, Kaeding has accrued 20 top ten finishes in 22 starts since. He was fifth at last year's Bradway Memorial. Who to Watch Colby Copeland enters the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial as the defending winner. The Roseville racer captured an emotional victory for car owners Jim and Annette Van Lare after Jim's father had recently passed away. Copeland may not race a full schedule, but he is always a threat to win whenever he's in the starting lineup. Tanner Carrick had some impressive results at Placerville when NARC visited. Finishing fourth last year and the runner-up in 2022, the Lincoln driver has been so close to breaking through for his first career NARC win. Could this year be the year he finally wins at the Bradway? Andy Forsberg is one of the drivers with the most laps at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds facility, and he has nine track titles to his credit. Hailing from Auburn, Forsberg is coming off a solid fifth place running at Stockton and is looking for his first career Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial victory. Roseville's Justyn Cox will search for the big check on Saturday night. He's qualified for five career NARC features at Placerville, with a fourth-place result in 2016. Last year, the Bates-Hamilton Racing #42X entry, driven by Cox, was eighth at the Bradway Memorial. Other regulars of the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series that will be in action include Chase Johnson of Penngrove, Benicia's Billy Aton, Dylan Bloomfield from Oakley, Gilroy gasser Jarrett Soares, current rookie of the year point leader Caeden Steele of Easton, Clovis' Dominic Gorden, Gauge Garcia from Lemoore, Wilton's Ashlyn Rodriguez, and Chico drivers Nick Parker and Michael Ing. Other notable drivers to make the trip are 2021 and 2022 NARC champion Dominic Scelzi of Fresno, 2019 NARC crown winner D.J. Netto from Hanford, Templeton's Kaleb Montgomery, and Joey Ancona from Clayton, and many more! Fan & Competitor Info Placerville Speedway is located at the El Dorado Fairgrounds at 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville, California. Front Gates open at 3:00 PM, with cars on the track around 5:15. Hot Laps and ARP Qualifying will follow. Tickets are $28.00 for Adults, Junior/Senior/Military $25.00, Kids (6-11) $10.00, and 5 & Under are FREE. For more information, log on to www.placervillespeedway.com. The NARC racing format includes qualifying, four 8-lap heat races, a six-lap trophy dash, a 12-lap last chance race, and a 40-lap main event. The NARC 410 Sprint Series is the leading 410 Sprint Car tour west of the Rocky Mountains. Since 1960, it has enthralled countless thousands of fans from tracks up and down the Pacific Coast. For more information, visit its website at www.narc410.com or social media pages. The Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial at Placerville Speedway, along with every NARC 410 Sprint Car Series race, can be viewed live on Floracing.com. Former Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Winners 2023- Colby Copeland 2022- Corey Day 2021- Dominic Scelzi 2019- Justin Sanders 2018- Willie Croft 2017- Rico Abreu 2016- Kyle Hirst 2015- Bud Kaeding 2014- Rico Abreu 2013- Rico Abreu 2012- Jonathan Allard 2011- Peter Murphy 2010- Shane Stewart 2009- Jonathan Allard 2008- Tim Kaeding 2007- Brent Kaeding 2006- Sean Becker 2005- Jonathan Allard 2004- Jason Statler 2003- Jonathan Allard 2002- Tim Kaeding 2001- Jonathan Allard 2000- Brent Kaeding 1999- Brent Kaeding 1998- Randy Tiner 1997- Jimmy Sills 1996- Paul McMahan 1995- Brent Kaeding 1994- Randy Tiner 1993- Eric Rossi 1992- Greg DeCaires 1991- Jason McMillen The NARC 410 Sprint Car Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate and product award sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Beacon Wealth Strategies, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Diversified Machine Inc., Jim Allen Promotions, Kaeding Performance Center, Kimo's Tropical Car Wash, KSE Racing Enterprises, Lifeline LLC, Maxim Racing Products, Mettec Titanium, Pyrotect, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Scelzi Enterprises, SCI Racing Products, Starr Property Management, System 1 Ignition, Ultra Lite Brakes, Williams Roofing, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Winters Performance Products. NARC 410 SPRINT CARS SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS (AFTER FIVE EVENTS IN 23-RACE SERIES - 5/28/24) Cole Macedo, Lemoore - 696 Justin Sanders, Aromas - 682 Shane Golobic, Fremont - 677 Sean Becker, Roseville - 672 Bud Kaeding, Campbell - 671 Caeden Steele, Fresno (R) - 662 Dylan Bloomfield, Oakley - 661 Justyn Cox, Clarksburg - 653 Tanner Carrick, Lincoln - 649 Nick Parker, Chico - 648 Gauge Garcia, Lemoore (R) - 647 Dominic Gorden, Clovis (R) - 620 Billy Aton, Benicia - 604 Jarrett Soares, Gilroy - 603 Burt Foland Jr., San Jose - 584 Kaleb Montgomery, Templeton - 510 Chase Johnson, Penngrove - 497 Bill Smith, Sparks, NV (R) - 469 Ryan Bernal, Roseville - 397 DJ Netto, Hanford - 383 UPCOMING EVENTS: FASTEST FIVE DAYS IN MOTORSPORTS June 12 - Southern Oregon Speedway (Central Point, OR) - Wild Wednesday Sprint Cars June 13 - The Douglas County Dirtrack (Roseburg, OR) - Thursday Night Thunder June 14 - Cottage Grove Speedway (Cottage Grove, OR) - Friday Night Frenzy June 15 - Willamette Speedway (Lebanon, OR) - Sprint Car Invasion June 16 - Grays Harbor Raceway (Elma, CA) - Fathers Day Timber Cup June 20 - Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) - Jim Raper Super Dirt Cup - Night One June 21 - Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) - Jim Raper Super Dirt Cup - Night Two June 22 - Skagit Speedway (Burlington, WA) - $62,000 to win Jim Raper Super Dirt Cup June 29 - Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico, CA) - David Tarter Memorial ...

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  SCCT jump starts Bradway weekend with initial Placerville visit of the year Friday

  Friday night lights are coming to Placerville Speedway this week, as the Sprint Car Challenge Tour opens the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial with its first appearance of the season on the red clay.

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  Justin Sanders makes it three in a row to begin SCCT season

  Marysville, CA…Aromas, California's Justin Sanders continued to his torrid pace to start the Sprint Car Challenge Tour season, racing to his third victory in as many races on Saturday at Marysville Raceway's Mel & Marlyn Hall Memorial. With extra money raised by the Hall Family and the Shop Kyle Larson Bonus factored in, Sanders and car owner Dale Miller walked out of Marysville $3,500 richer. It marked Sanders' 11th career Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour triumph and his second at the Mel & Marlyn Hall Memorial. "It's been a great start to the season for this Dale Miller Septic 4SA team," Sanders commented in victory lane. "You had to be really patient through all the stoppages and luckily, we were able to get past Tanner Carrick there for the lead. I can't thank everybody enough who supports this car." The 35-lap main event for the SCCT 360s began with outside front row starter Michael Faccinto looping it to a stop in the opening corner. Unfortunately, it was a precursor of things to come, as several slow downs plagued the contest. When going green Lincoln's Tanner Carrick set the early pace, as he raced to close to home on Saturday. Sanders stalked the tail tank of the TC Guide Service No. 83T with drivers battling for position throughout the field. Right around lap 20 traffic came into play and created the race changing pass up front. With Carrick getting a bit tight off turn two Sanders charged around to scoop up the lead that he would never relinquish. Persevering through a handful of more restarts, he drove off to accept the checkered flag. Carrick crossed the stripe in second followed by 10th starter Shane Hopkins in the High Sierra Industries No. 21, who had a career best night with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. It was back-to-back solid performances for the Placerville driver, after also bringing home a podium in Placerville two weeks back. Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield aboard the Vertullo Racing No. 83v and Roseville's Sean Becker in the Monhoff Racing No. 35 completed the top-five. The remainder of the top-10 was filled out by Andy Forsberg, who was one of many drivers who went to the rear at one point, Travis Labat, Dominic Gorden, Austin Wood and 20th starter Dawson Hammes. Steel Powell carved his way from 23rd to 11th, earning the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award. William Fielding took home the $100 first non-transfer award courtesy of D&D Roofing. Ryan Bernal picked off the B-main, while Tanner Carrick captured the High Sierra Industries Dash. Heat race wins went to Dylan Bloomfield, Travis Labat, Tanner Carrick and Colby Copeland. A strong field of 39 cars competed on Saturday night with Justin Sanders earning his third straight Sierra Foothills Wine Services fast time award to begin the campaign. He toured the quarter mile in 12.446 seconds. The Hall Family must be commended for their efforts in raising extra money for the racers on Saturday. The A-main was elevated to a minimum of $3,000-to-win/ $500-to-start, along with additional money added to the B-main thanks to the Hall Family and all the generous donors. The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour now gets set to take part in opening night of the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial at Placerville Speedway this coming Friday. Seating is reserved in the grandstands and can be purchased at the gate or via www.placervillespeedway.com Results Sprint Car Challenge Tour - 39 Entries Marysville Raceway May 25, 2024 A Feature 35 Laps 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders[3]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[1]; 3. 21-Shane Hopkins[10]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 5. 35-Sean Becker[7]; 6. 92-Andy Forsberg[11]; 7. 61-Travis Labat[8]; 8. 10-Dominic Gorden[15]; 9. 2A-Austin Wood[6]; 10. 55D-Dawson Hammes[20]; 11. 11S-Steel Powell[23]; 12. 54S-Drake Standley[19]; 13. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[12]; 14. 56C-Carson Hammes[24]; 15. 25S-Seth Standley[18]; 16. 9L-Luke Hayes[16]; 17. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[17]; 18. 54X-Ryan Bernal[21]; 19. 5R-Ryan Rocha[14]; 20. 5V-Colby Copeland[5]; 21. 88-Austin Torgerson[22]; 22. X1-Michael Faccinto[2]; 23. 15-Nick Parker[9]; 24. 17W-Shane Golobic[13] B Feature 12 Laps 1. 54X-Ryan Bernal[1]; 2. 88-Austin Torgerson[2]; 3. 11S-Steel Powell[3]; 4. 56C-Carson Hammes[4]; 5. 81-William Fielding[15]; 6. 24S-Izaak Sharp[8]; 7. 57B-Bobby Butler[12]; 8. 28-Gauge Garcia[9]; 9. 15X-Pat Harvey Jr[16]; 10. 91J-John Sullivan[11]; 11. 76-Jennifer Osborne[10]; 12. 24K-Koa Crane[7]; 13. 21W-Josh Wiesz[13]; 14. 34-Dakota Albright[17]; 15. 14-Mariah Ede[5]; 16. 54-Carson Hall[6]; 17. 18P-Jack Phillips[14] Dash 6 Laps 1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[1]; 2. X1-Michael Faccinto[3]; 3. 4SA-Justin Sanders[2]; 4. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 5. 5V-Colby Copeland[8]; 6. 2A-Austin Wood[7]; 7. 35-Sean Becker[6]; 8. 61-Travis Labat[5] Heat 1 10 Laps 1. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 2. 4SA-Justin Sanders[4]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[2]; 4. 17W-Shane Golobic[7]; 5. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[5]; 6. 11S-Steel Powell[9]; 7. 24K-Koa Crane[8]; 8. 91J-John Sullivan[10]; 9. 54X-Ryan Bernal[3]; 10. 81-William Fielding[6] Heat 2 10 Laps 1. 61-Travis Labat[3]; 2. 15-Nick Parker[1]; 3. 35-Sean Becker[4]; 4. 10-Dominic Gorden[5]; 5. 54S-Drake Standley[2]; 6. 14-Mariah Ede[9]; 7. 28-Gauge Garcia[7]; 8. 21W-Josh Wiesz[8]; 9. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr[6] Heat 3 10 Laps 1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 2. 2A-Austin Wood[1]; 3. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 4. 5R-Ryan Rocha[8]; 5. 25S-Seth Standley[6]; 6. 56C-Carson Hammes[7]; 7. 24S-Izaak Sharp[9]; 8. 57B-Bobby Butler[5]; 9. 88-Austin Torgerson[2]; 10. 34-Dakota Albright[10] Heat 4 10 Laps 1. 5V-Colby Copeland[1]; 2. 21-Shane Hopkins[2]; 3. X1-Michael Faccinto[4]; 4. 9L-Luke Hayes[3]; 5. 55D-Dawson Hammes[7]; 6. 54-Carson Hall[5]; 7. 76-Jennifer Osborne[8]; 8. 18P-Jack Phillips[6]; 9. 15X-Pat Harvey Jr[9] Qualifying A 2 Laps 1. 4SA-Justin Sanders, 00:12.446[19]; 2. 35-Sean Becker, 00:12.658[2]; 3. 83V-Dylan Bloomfield, 00:12.707[7]; 4. 15-Nick Parker, 00:12.791[6]; 5. 92-Andy Forsberg, 00:12.803[5]; 6. 54S-Drake Standley, 00:12.812[12]; 7. 54X-Ryan Bernal, 00:12.867[16]; 8. 61-Travis Labat, 00:12.912[11]; 9. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt, 00:13.034[18]; 10. 10-Dominic Gorden, 00:13.042[13]; 11. 81-William Fielding, 00:13.043[1]; 12. 8JR-Brian McGahan Jr, 00:13.066[9]; 13. 17W-Shane Golobic, 00:13.110[14]; 14. 28-Gauge Garcia, 00:13.301[15]; 15. 24K-Koa Crane, 00:13.329[10]; 16. 21W-Josh Wiesz, 00:13.335[4]; 17. 11S-Steel Powell, 00:13.399[8]; 18. 14-Mariah Ede, 00:13.489[3]; 19. 91J-John Sullivan, 00:14.067[17] Qualifying B 2 Laps 1. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 00:12.637[2]; 2. X1-Michael Faccinto, 00:12.657[18]; 3. 2A-Austin Wood, 00:12.817[6]; 4. 5V-Colby Copeland, 00:12.845[4]; 5. 88-Austin Torgerson, 00:12.894[9]; 6. 21-Shane Hopkins, 00:12.897[10]; 7. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte, 00:12.904[7]; 8. 9L-Luke Hayes, 00:12.985[1]; 9. 57B-Bobby Butler, 00:13.114[12]; 10. 54-Carson Hall, 00:13.138[5]; 11. 25S-Seth Standley, 00:13.183[11]; 12. 18P-Jack Phillips, 00:13.243[13]; 13. 56C-Carson Hammes, 00:13.308[16]; 14. 55D-Dawson Hammes, 00:13.375[19]; 15. 5R-Ryan Rocha, 00:13.389[3]; 16. 76-Jennifer Osborne, 00:13.483[17]; 17. 24S-Izaak Sharp, 00:13.683[14]; 18. 15X-Pat Harvey Jr, 00:14.167[15]; 19. 34-Dakota Albright, 00:14.370[8]

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  Justin Sanders with the SCCT win at Marysville

  Marysville Raceway (May 25, 2024)- Justin Sanders picked up the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 35 lap feature Saturday night at Marysville Raceway. Sanders was chased by Tanner Carrick, Shane Hopkins, Dylan Bloomfield and Sean Becker.

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  BRADEN CHIARAMONTE GETS THIRD PODIUM FINISH IN EIGHT DAYS

  (El Cajon, CA, May 23) Rising teenage star Braden Chiaramonte scored a podium finish in the Tiner/Hirst-owned 94TH sprint car for the third time in eight days. His latest effort came when he placed second last Saturday night at the Marysville Raceway. The finish went along with his third-place result at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico on May 10th and a second-place finish at Placerville on the 11th. Chiaramonte will return to Marysville this Saturday with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour in the Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial. The most amazing aspect of Chiaramonte's accomplishment from last week is that he had never seen the Marysville oval before. Yet, he performed flawlessly all night, from hot laps through the main event. The second-place finish sounds amazing, but it could have been more. The friendly young driver actually took the lead away on lap 20 of the main event. However, a yellow flag seconds after he took the lead reverted the lineup to the previous completed lap. Fans began to sit up and take notice of Chiaramonte in qualifying. Even though he was pitted against 24 track regulars, he still qualified third fastest with a sizzling lap of 12.637 in the Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition sponsored car. He backed that impressive performance up with a very exciting win in the third eight-lap heat race. After a slider fest with another car at the outset, the new kid on the block led all eight laps and raced across the line a half straightaway ahead of his closest pursuer. In addition to winning the heat, he also posted the fastest lap in the race at 13.325. The newcomer to the track gave the regulars more to worry about when he pulled a two in the redraw for the 25-lap finale. When the A main started, Chiaramonte was second to turn one on the start. The determined teen challenged the cushion lap after lap. When lapped traffic came into play on the 11th circuit, he tried to pass the leader on the inside coming off turn four. However, the surface was definitely "Cowboy Up" on the bottom, making it hard to pass. Undeterred, Chiaramonte was relentless in his pursuit of the leader. Building up momentum on the wide line, he chased down his foe and inched ahead when that yellow waved as the pack roared into turn one on lap 20. That meant the field was reset to the last completed lap. Thus, Chiaramonte moved back to second. Once the race restarted, the El Cajon, California teen kept the heat on until the checkered flag. In the end, he was forced to settle for second. The impressive second-place finish endeared the newcomer to the crowd. He was spectacular on the outside and may have well won the race if not for the late-race yellow. Lap eight was Chiaramonte's best circuit around the track in the main at 13.325. It was the second-fastest lap in the race, and identical to his best time in his heat race. Going into this week's SCCT show at Marysville, Chiaramonte is 13th in series points and is only 20 points out of fifth. The race will mark the beginning of four straight weeks of SCCT racing for the young driver and the remainder of the series regulars. On Friday, May 31st, it will be on to the Placerville Speedway, where Chiaramonte finished second two weeks ago in a non-SCCT race. A week later, on June 8th, he will be at the Petaluma Speedway before heading to Antioch Speedway on June 15th. Adult tickets at Marysville Raceway on Saturday are $24.00. Juniors 12-15, seniors 62+, and military are $20. Kids 6-11 cost $10.00, and those five and under will be free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/marysville-raceway-2024. The front gate will open at 5:00 p.m. Cars hit the track at 5:30, with hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying, and racing to follow. Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 3/30/24 Adobe Mountain Speedway Non-Wing 600 Outlaw Micro 1st A Main 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non-Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/24 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main 5/11/24 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 5/12/24 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main 5/18/24 Marysville Raceway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  SCCT begins busy stint with Hall Memorial at Marysville Saturday

  Marysville, CA…The busiest stretch of the season for the Sprint Car Challenge Tour gets underway this Saturday with the 24th running of the "Mel & Marlyn Hall Memorial" at Marysville Raceway. This Saturday's event marks the third race of the season for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. The first two rounds in Stockton and Merced last month were claimed by Aromas driver Justin Sanders and Dale Miller Racing. Sanders, the 2018 winner of the Mel & Marlyn Hall Memorial, currently sits atop the standings over Fremont's Shane Golobic, Penngrove's Chase Johnson, Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield and Clovis' Dominic Gorden. Last season saw Auburn's Andy Forsberg match Colby Wiesz for the most all-time wins at the event, having claimed his sixth career Hall Memorial checkered flag. The show in Marysville this Saturday launches four consecutive weeks of racing for the SCCT 360s, with an event at Placerville Speedway coming up on Friday May 31st, followed by Petaluma Speedway on June 8th and all culminating at Antioch Speedway June 15th. Racing was certainly a passion of the Hall family. They epitomized the great strengths of being at the forefront of the sport when it came to on-track racing and off-track promotions. Mel Hall believed in a united Sprint Car traveling organization and in the early 1990's was one of the founding fathers of the Civil War Series, which is fundamentally what the Sprint Car Challenge Tour continues in the Golden State. With their unmeasurable work ethic, the Halls were heavily involved in the now defunct Ernie Purcell Speedway in Grass Valley, before taking over operation of Twin Cities Speedway (now Marysville Raceway) in late 1994. Hall is credited with bringing professional Sprint Car racing to the Yuba-Sutter facility, which persists to this very day under the current management of Gage Promotions. The Hall's left their ego at the door and did the things needed for a successful series and management of Marysville Raceway. They never did this for fame and glory or pats on the back. They were simple people who had a vision and did the best they could to make it a reality. Mel passed away on May 22, 1999 and we lost Marlyn in August of 2020. The event held in their memory remains a cornerstone on the track schedule. Tickets and Details: Adult tickets at Marysville Raceway this Saturday May 25th cost $22; while juniors 12-15, seniors 62+ and military are $18 will be $10; kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under will be free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/marysville-raceway-2024 The pit gate will open at 3pm, with the front gate opening at 5pm and pit meeting at 4:45pm. Cars hit the track at 5:30, with hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying and racing to follow. The event will follow the standard SCCT muffler rule, which is either the Large Flowmaster or Large Spintech Muffler as described in the rulebook. For those who can't make it to the track CaliDirt.TV provides live coverage of every Sprint Car Challenge Tour event. The service also covers every championship point race at Placerville Speedway. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Marysville Raceway is in Marysville, California. From the Junction of HWY 70 and HWY 20 (12th Street), go a quarter-mile east on HWY 20. Turn south onto Ramirez Road for 1.5 miles. The physical address is 1468 Simpson Ln, Marysville, CA 95901. The Sprint Car Challenge Tour would like to thank Elk Grove Ford, Hoosier Racing Tires, CaliDirt.TV, Shop Kyle Larson, Pit Stop USA, Tiner-Hirst Enterprise, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, D&D Roofing, Sierra Foothills Wine Services, Garth Moore Insurance and Financial Services, Pacific Highway Rentals and High Sierra Industries for their support this season. More information on the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour can be found at our official website www.sprintcarchallengetour.com - Be sure to also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sprintcarchallengetour and follow on X/Twitter https://twitter.com/360SCCT for the latest breaking news regarding SCCT. You can also find us on Instagram by searching scct360. …… Upcoming Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour events Saturday May 25: Marysville Raceway (24th Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial) Friday May 31: Placerville Speedway (Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Opening Night) Saturday June 8: Petaluma Speedway Saturday June 15: Antioch Speedway

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  BRADEN CHIARAMONTE RECORDS HIS BEST 360 WINGED FINISH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 24 HOURS

  (El Cajon, CA, May 15) Last Friday night at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, Braden Chiaramonte notched a third-place finish in the 25-lap main event. It was his best-ever result in a winged 360 race. Twenty-four hours later at the Placerville Speedway, he went one step better when he placed second in the winged 360, 25-lap main event. Thirty-two cars showed up for the "Mother's Day Madness" race on the famous ¼ mile, red clay Placerville Speedway. As usual, Chiaramonte was on his game from the start. In qualifying, he recorded a sizzling lap of 11.113 in the Tiner/Hirst-owned Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition #94TH. That was good enough for the second fastest time in the 16-car group "B." Being the fastest in group "B" meant the El Cajon, California driver, would start fourth in the fourth, eight-car, eight-lap heat race. Once the green flag dropped, "Spare Change" was part of an exciting first lap. He initially slipped back to fourth. Going into turn three, the third-place car parked on the low line. That opened up a huge window for Chiaramonte to race around the outside. As he started to go past, the slowing car got clobbered by another driver attempting to slice his way through on the inside. That collision shot the car Chiaramonte was trying to pass straight up the track and nearly into him. Fortunately, Chiaramonte got the #94TH slowed down and only had minimal contact. Chiaramonte's quick reflexes prevented what could have been a disaster. With that behind him, he got right back to work. By the time the first lap ended, he was up to fourth. Down the back chute on lap two, he picked off another car and was up to third. Even though he was third, he was far behind the two first-place cars. They had established a huge advantage over the rest of the field due to the first-lap chaos. With only six laps to go on the small track, Chiaramonte did not have time to catch the lead duo and finished third. That was good enough to directly transfer him into the main event. After a B main that looked like a bad horror flick, the A main went relatively smoothly. Chiaramonte started the 25-lap finale inside the second row in third. At the end of the first circuit, he was fourth. A picture-perfect slider in turn four on the second lap saw him advance to third. He quickly pulled away from that car and set his aim on the driver in second. Chiaramonte remained third until the 18th lap when he threw another immaculate slider in turn 4 to move up to second. He pulled that move off just in time as seconds later, a car slid to a stop in turn four. That brought out a yellow flag. The good news was, the caution allowed Chiaramonte to move directly to the leader's rear for the restart. The bad news was that the leader was Andy Forsberg. The 47-year-old has nine Placerville track championships and was seeking his 70th win on the track. Once the race resumed, Chiaramonte attempted to stay close to the Placerville legend. They pulled away from the remainder of the field. Forsberg eventually moved away from his teen pursuer. With four laps remaining, the wily veteran had a 1.666 lead, but Chiaramonte started coming on. He was closing in fast on the race-long leader but ran out of laps. When the checkered flag waved, he had cut the leader's advantage down to 0.622. "This track has not had my luck for sure," Chiaramonte told the appreciative crowd after the exciting race. "I have went off one (turn one) too many times. Just to come here and have speed all night and finish top three feels really good. I started getting better in three and four and started to catch him a little bit but just ran out of laps. We were really good. Thank you to Kyle, Steven, Tom, and everyone for helping me, working on this car, and getting me where I am. Kyle is a really good coach and Steven is really good on the wrenches. So, I just have to do my job." For the second night in a row, Chiaramonte received praise from the winner after the race ended. "You can barely beat the Tiner/Hirst cars," Forsberg announced to the fans at the end of the night. "This kid has raced like 10 times (winged 360s) and I have driven for 100 years and I can barely beat him. These kart kids and micro kids jump into sprint cars and they are so fast right away." For the next two weeks, Chiaramonte will be visiting a track that will be new to him. It is the Marysville Speedway which is located in Northeast California. This week he will be contesting a 360 winged race to get in some laps for next week's Sprint Car Challenge Tour show. Advance tickets are available at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/marysville-raceway-2024. Adult tickets are $17.00. For seniors 62+, military (with id) and juniors (12-15) it is $15.00. For kids 6-11 it is $5.00 and children 5 and under are free. Family tickets for two adults, 2 Juniors or three kids are $50.00.The track is located at 1468 Simpson Lane in Marysville, CA. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing at 7:00. Chiaramonte will finish the month of May on Friday the 31st when the Sprint Car Challenge Tour visits Placerville. Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 3/30/24 Adobe Mountain Speedway Non-Wing 600 Outlaw Micro 1st A Main 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non-Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/24 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main 5/11/24 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 5/12/24 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  BRADEN CHIARAMONTE RECORDS HIS BEST 360 WINGED RESULT AT SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY

  (El Cajon, CA, May 13) Teenage racing star Braden Chiaramonte scored his best finish in a 360-winged sprint car when he raced past the checkered flag third in the main event last Friday at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California. The impressive young driver led 21 of the 25 laps in the crowd-pleasing race. Chiaramonte was only making his fifth appearance, and the first since last August, at the famous track that is 600 miles north of his El Cajon, California home. However, driving the Tiner/Hirst-owned Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition #94TH, he looked like a veteran who has spent decades on the ¼ mile oval. The field was split into two groups of 22 cars each for qualifying. Chiaramonte found himself in the first group and he stopped the clocks at 11.954. That was fourth best in his group and seventh best of the 44 cars on hand. The time landed the talented young driver the pole position for the second eight-lap heat race. When the green opened the preliminary, he flew into the lead, never looked back, and scored a convincing win. Chiaramonte's prowess in qualifying and his heat garnered the third starting spot for the A main. The confident young driver did not stay third for long. He flew by the second-place car near the end of the first circuit and then went to the top of the track to stalk the leader. Like his tenure in third, his time in second place was short-lived. In turn two on the third go around, the leader flipped and brought out a red flag. That handed the lead to Chiaramonte. When the race resumed, he flexed his muscles at the front. He immediately began to pull away from the remainder of the field. By the end of lap six, he had extended his advantage to nearly a half straightaway. Just past the halfway point, Chiaramonte was enjoying a comfortable lead. However, it got uncomfortable in turn four on lap 16. As he was about to lap the car at the back of the pack, the car spun in front of him. Fortunately, Chiaramonte in all of the cars chasing him steered around the spinner. Unfortunately, that meant when the race resumed the good-sized lead "Spare Change" had built up, went by the wayside. This time when the race restarted, the competition turned up the heat on the young driver. Nevertheless, Chiaramonte fended off their advances and maintained his lofty position at the front of the pack. He held the top spot until turn four on the next to last lap when veteran Shane Golobic slid him for the lead. Chiaramonte was still second going into turn three on the last lap when he was clobbered by another car coming up the inside. That pushed him back to third at the finish. "It is still good, but we almost had that (the win)," Chiaramonte told longtime announcer Chad Hennig after the race. "It is only, I don't know, my eighth winged sprint car race. To be up here is really good. Just a couple of mistakes cost me the win. But will learn from those and come back even better. I am looking forward and keeping my head up. Just learn from my mistakes and hopefully, we will be two spots better." "Big thank you to Steven Tiner and Kyle Hirst and everyone who helps on this car," Chiaramonte continued. "A.M. Ortega, my mom and dad, my grandpa and everyone else. Without them, this would not be possible." After the race, gracious winner Golobic praised Chiaramonte. "That 94TH has been fast," hats off to those guys Golobic said. "Those guys are ripping. It says something for a young kid like Braden Chiaramonte. He is a young racer who does not have a lot of laps on this track. To be able to hop in and run that curb on that big rough top like that is really a good job." Details of his second night of racing last weekend (at the Placerville Speedway) will be coming in the next day. For the next two weeks, Chiaramonte will be visiting a track that will be new to him. It is the Marysville Speedway which is located in Northeast California. This week he will be contesting a 360 winged race to get in some laps for next week's Sprint Car Challenge Tour race. He will finish the month of May on Friday the 31st when the Sprint Car Challenge Tour visits Placerville. Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 3/30/24 Adobe Mountain Speedway Non Wing 600 Outlaw Micro 1st A Main 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/24 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main 5/11/24 Silver Dollar Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 3rd A Main 5/12/24 Placerville Speedway Winged 360 Sprint Cars 2nd A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  Andy Forsberg surges to 70th career Sprint Car win at Placerville Speedway

  Placerville, CA…Fans were treated to a tremendous night of racing during Mother's Day Madness at Placerville Speedway on Saturday. When all was said and done it was nine-time track champion Andy Forsberg in victory lane, after pocketing his 70th career Sprint Car win at the track. All four divisions displayed entertaining racing at the event, with fellow winners on the night including a first-time victor in Rod Oliver with the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models, Nick Baldwin with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Mike Miller with the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. The 25-lap Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car feature was all about Forsberg, who turned back the clock and rode the cushion to perfection. The Auburn driver dominated things, much like he has over so many years at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. The action behind him was marvelous however, with several drivers going at it and positions changing lap after lap. Jake Morgan of Fair Oaks looked impressive in the main event and moved into second on lap 11, making the pass of Jodie Robinson, who also looked solid in her Placerville return. As the race wound down 16-year-old Braden Chiaramonte climbed into second, while Placerville's own Shane Hopkins battled his way into third. Forsberg took the checkered flag over Chiaramonte, Hopkins, Morgan and Robinson in the top-five. Chiaramonte capped a strong weekend after finishing on the podium at Chico the previous night. Hopkins should also be commended for an excellent drive in the feature to earn a podium spot. Rounding out the top-10 were Bubba Decaires, Corbin Rueschenberg, Michael Faccinto, DJ Freitas and Tony Gomes. A total of 32 Sprint Cars competed at Mother's Day Madness. Isaiah Vasquez began the evening by earning the ADCO Driveline & Custom Exhaust Fast Time Award with a lap of 10.781. First-time winners are always a fun part of the program and that came to fruition last night, as Yuba City's Rod Oliver accepted his initial Placerville Speedway checkered flag. The long-time Ltd. Late Model driver led all 20-laps, but it didn't come easy as Lincoln's Dan Brown Jr. hounded him every step of the way. Previous event winner Anthony Slaney also made moves running the high-scary side of the bullring to close in on the lead duo. In the end it was a non-stop affair with Oliver claiming victory over Brown, Slaney, Tyler Lightfoot and Jay Norton. The Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks gave the crowd on hand their definite monies worth with an absolute barn burner in the main event. Orangevale's Tommy Sturgeon has been impressive during the early campaign and led laps once again on Saturday. Side by Side racing was prevalent all throughout the field in what was a non-stop 20-lapper. Around the halfway point Tribute to Al Hinds winner Kevin Jinkerson blasted into the lead and held command until Nick Baldwin went upstairs, taking over the top-spot. Exceptionally close competition was seen right down to the wire. The five-time Placerville champ Baldwin brought home the triumph over Jinkerson, a very fast Tyler Lightfoot, Dan Jinkerson and Sturgeon in the top-five. The Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks also provided a wild main event that almost went non-stop as well. Multiple different leaders were seen with Mike Miller, Howard Miller, Austin Struthers and Thomas Jensen all fighting for the top-spot at times. H. Miller found himself out front following the midway point, but an exciting exchange occurred on lap 16 that saw M. Miller come out ahead. Mike Miller grabbed the checkered flag ahead of Howard Miller, Jensen, Luke Costa and Paige Miller. Placerville Speedway will take a couple weeks off before coming back with one of the biggest events all season. The two-night Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial weekend occurs on Friday and Saturday May 31st and June 1st. Opening night is headlined by the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour, while the NARC 410 Sprint Cars invade the track for the only time in 2024 during the finale. Both nights also showcase the Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association. Seating is reserved each show and be purchased at www.placervillespeedway.com Results Placerville Speedway Mother's Day Madness May 11, 2024 Winged Sprint Cars: 32 cars 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 2. 94TH-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 3. 21-Shane Hopkins[8]; 4. 45-Jake Morgan[5]; 5. 14W-Jodie Robinson[4]; 6. 94-Greg Decaires V[7]; 7. 94R-Corbin Rueschenberg[12]; 8. X1-Michael Faccinto[11]; 9. 9-DJ Freitas[6]; 10. 7C-Tony Gomes[9]; 11. 33T-Jimmy Trulli[10]; 12. 87-Ashlyn Rodriguez[14]; 13. 5V-Justin Henry[20]; 14. 9L-Luke Hayes[13]; 15. 98-Chris Masters[19]; 16. 83SA-Isaiah Vasquez[2]; 17. 3-Cole Schroeder[17]; 18. 17-Anthony Snow[16]; 19. 24S-Izaak Sharp[15]; 20. 2A-Austin Wood[18] Ltd. Late Models: 11 cars 1. 57-Rod Oliver[1]; 2. 15-Dan Brown Jr[4]; 3. 4X-Anthony Slaney[8]; 4. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[2]; 5. 15J-Jay Norton[3]; 6. 96M-Matt Micheli[5]; 7. 17Y-Tim Yeager[7]; 8. 22G-Paul Gugliomoni[10]; 9. 22-Chris Mcginnis[9]; 10. 28G-Randy Shafer[6]; 11. (DNS) 98-Kiely Ricardo Pure Stocks: 12 cars 1. 17-Nick Baldwin[8]; 2. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[3]; 3. 23-Tyler Lightfoot[4]; 4. 29-Dan Jinkerson[7]; 5. 16-Tommy Sturgeon[1]; 6. 12J-Jason Ramos[6]; 7. 22K-Jason Palmer[2]; 8. 1-Chris D'angelo[10]; 9. 74-Russell Murphy[5]; 10. 48-John Evans[11]; 11. 93-Mel Byers[12]; 12. (DNS) 55-Micky Dangelo Mini Trucks: 10 trucks 1. 16-Mike Miller[6]; 2. 28-Howard Miller[4]; 3. 08JR-Thomas Jensen[3]; 4. 7-Luke Costa[8]; 5. 21-Paige Miller[7]; 6. 70-Austin Struthers[5]; 7. 07-Tyler Goggin[1]; 8. 75-Brycen Bragg[9]; 9. 26-Paizlee Miller[2]; 10. (DNS) 65X-Brian Tremblay

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  AFTER A WEEK OFF, BRADEN CHIARAMONTE HEADS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR TWO RACES THIS WEEK

  (El Cajon, CA, May 8) After spending last weekend watching his older sibling Bronsen win the Weedle Industries Perfect 10 Challenge Desert Race in Johnson City, California, Braden Chiaramonte will strap into the Tiner/Hirst #94TH sprint car for two races this weekend. The rising open-wheel star will be at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico on Friday. Twenty-four hours later and 130 miles to the south, he will be at the Placerville Speedway on Saturday. On Saturday's trip, Chiarmonte will appear on the two famous Nor Cal ovals for the first time in 2024. In the past, he has made four appearances at Silver Dollar. All four were in a winged 360 and his best result came at the 2022 Fall Nationals when he placed 10th in the A main event. Likewise, he has made four appearances at Placerville. Three of those came in 2023. Two of the four were in the same Placerville 360 Winged Sprints that he will be competing with on Saturday. He also has an appearance there with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour and one came with the USAC National Midgets at the end of 2023. His best finish on the red clay came last August 5th when he placed 12th in the track 360s. Between the winged 360, non-wing 410 and his outlaw micro, Chiaramonte has been at nine races this season. He has started nine he has started eight of the main events. He has two wins, three top-five finishes, and five top-10s. The victories came at a combined 360/410 sprint car show at Imperial Valley Raceway on March 9th and an Outlaw Micro race at Arizona's Adobe Mountain Speedway on March 30th. The only main he did not start came on March 16th at the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Series main at Perris Auto Speedway when a violent heat race crash ended his night early. This weekend's races will be Chiaramonte's third and fourth starts for Tiner/Hirst in 2024. His first appearance of the year in the Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition #94TH came at the Stockton Dirt Track on April 6th. Running 10th in the main early on, two cars got together directly in front of the young racing star. Chiaramonte slid sideways to avoid them and ended up getting his right-side Nerf Bar bent into his right rear tire. A quick stop in the pit area saw the crew slap on a new right rear and send him back to the battlefield. He started at the rear and drove forward to a 14th-place when the race ended. His other appearance for Tiner/Hirst came three weeks ago at Merced. After an impressive heat race win and second-place finish in the dash, Chiaramonte was running second in the main event when he slid off the top of turn two. Like at Stockton, that forced him to restart at the back and he impressively drove up to 15th before the checkered flag ended the race. For fans who wish to see Chiaramonte race at Silver Dollar Speedway, this Friday is Fan Appreciation Night. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. Tickets for those 19 and over are $15.00. Admission is free for everyone 18 and younger. Advance tickets are available at https://silverdollar.ticketspice.com/may-10th-racing-2024. The track is located at 2357 Fair Street in Chico (95928). Tickets for those 19 and older are $15.00 on Saturday, The track website is and the office phone is 530-966-4030. At Placerville's Mother's Day Madness on Saturday, the gates will open at 3:00 p.m. Happy hour will be from 3:00 to 6:00. Cars will be on the track for hot laps at 5:15. Adult tickets are $18.00. Seniors 62+, military, and juniors (12-17) get in for $16.00. Kids 6-11 are $8.00 and children 5 and under get in free. Advance tickets are available online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-051124 and the office number is 530-344-7592. The 58-year-old ¼ mile oval is located at 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville (95667). Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 3/30/24 Adobe Mountain Speedway Non Wing 600 Outlaw Micro 1st A Main 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/24 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  Mothers Day Madness brings four divisions to Placerville Speedway Saturday

  Placerville, CA…The Thunder in the Foothills championship season reconvenes this Saturday at Placerville Speedway with another four-division program taking place on Mothers Day Madness. The Russell Motorsports Inc. managed facility presents an eclectic show featuring the Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models, Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. Happy Hour entertainment presented by Hirst Home Team will showcase live music by Kyliana Mari from 4-6pm. "We can't think of a better way to celebrate mom than to bring her out to the races this Saturday at Placerville Speedway," said RMI President Scott Russell. "It's always a great show when you have all four of our points paying divisions. We are expecting another good car count, so hopefully everyone will come out and pack the grandstands." Shane Golobic opened the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car season in victory lane on April 27th during the Tribute to Al Hinds. He was followed across the line that night by Dylan Bloomfield, Landon Brooks, Justin Sanders and Tanner Carrick. This Saturday's event will be race three for both the Mountain Democrat Ltd. Late Models and Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks. Dan Brown Jr. and Anthony Slaney have captured the first two Late Model features of the year. On the Pure Stock side of things Nick Baldwin and Kevin Jinkerson have claimed the first two rounds. The Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks launched their season on April 20th, an event that multi-time track champion Mike Miller of Placerville captured. The Mini Truck division is always a fun part of the night and displays true grass roots racing. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is general admission this Saturday May 11th, except for the reserved seats marked for season ticket holders. Adult tickets cost $18, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $16. Kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-051124 or at the gate on race day. Pit passes can be purchased at the pit gate or via the Pit Pay App to take advantage of the expanded seating area on the hill. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. Happy Hour is offered when the gates open until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 19,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2024 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Please follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday May 11: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks | Mother's Day Madness Friday May 31: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Opening Night Saturday June 1: NARC 410 Sprint Car Series and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | 33rd annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial

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  NARC RESCHEDULES MAY 4TH RAIN OUT AT TULARE TO OCTOBER 12th

  Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway promoter Steve Faria and the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series worked out a plan to reschedule the rained-out May 4th Chris & Brian Faria Memorial. The race will be moved to Saturday, October 12th as a bolt-on addition to an existing program that features the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360's.

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  NARC RESCHEDULES TULARE'S CHRIS & BRIAN FARIA RACE FOR OCTOBER 12TH

  (May 5, 2024 - Jim Allen) Tulare, CA ... Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway promoter Steve Faria and the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series worked out a plan to reschedule the rained-out May 4th Chris & Brian Faria Memorial. The race will be moved to Saturday, October 12th as a bolt-on addition to an existing program that features the Sprint Car Challenge Tour 360's. "I don't want to miss out on any NARC 410 dates at my track," explained Faria, "especially the Chris and Brian Faria race. By combining it with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour date in October, we will be giving the fans a great night of sprint car racing." Bad weather has played havoc on the NARC campaign this season, cancelling, postponing, or rescheduling five of the seven races to date. The next event on the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series agenda is the May 11th Contra Costa County Clash at Antioch Speedway. NARC does run at Tulare again on May 18th, followed by a rescheduled Sunday twilight show at the Stockton Dirt Track on May 19th. Updated schedules can be found at http://NARC410.com/schedule

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  NARC NEWSLINE - MAY 4, 2024

  NARC NEWSLINE - May 4, 2024, By Jim Allen … I'm sure we all agree when I say it's been a rough start to the 2024 season. Not just with the NARC schedule, but with just about every dirt track north of the grapevine in California. Mother Nature came bouncing out of her corner like a heavyweight champ with something to prove and pummeled motorsports into submission with wet weather. If the current trend continues, on a prorated basis, NARC would feature a whopping eight races in 2024. The worse thing about it is the weather has typically been perfect all week long, getting everybody excited, before bad weather rolls in on Friday and Saturdays. And not to leave the rest of the country out of the loop, the Outlaws and High Limit also know how to quickly find their rain gear. Because of the choppiness of the schedule, few in open wheel racing have been able to establish any real kind of "weekly" routine, making the natives restless and much of social media poison with the alleged expert opinions of the week. One driver and team that does have their act together this season is Cole Macedo and the Tarlton Motorsports team. Two-fer-two! They survived the unpredictable Battle Royale at Chico and mastered the newly remodeled Stockton Dirt Track before anybody else could. The Tarlton-team, with Drew Werner on the wrenches, is looking for their first NARC title since 2016. By the way, both NARC races had a "Road House" feel to them as only 10 of 24 starters finished at Chico, and 13 at Stockton. Silver Dollar Speedway was described as 1990's "old-school" rough, leaving aspiring drivers born in this century to struggle and figure it out. As luck would have it, Floracing capitalized on the Chico carnage for its ever-popular weekly crash highlight video … just from that one show. Man, that's an ego killer! But like clockwork, history always repeats itself. There's always a couple of events each year that look absolutely perfect on paper and then have you yelling at the steering wheel on the way home. The good news, those two are now behind us (fingers-crossed.) So with that, the NARC schedule has endured the the cancelation of the Dave Helm Memorial (3/9) and Peter Murphy Classic (4/13) in Hanford, the March Madness event at Merced (3/23), a postponement of the April 27th race at Stockton, and the postponement (yes, postponement) of today's Tulare's Chris & Brian Faria Memorial. So if you are keeping score, it's Mother Nature - 5, Cole Macedo and NARC - 2. Speaking of Stockton, everybody got their first glimpse on April 6th when the former 4/10's mile oval transitioned into a quarter-mile D-shaped bullring. As expected, the opinions were brutal despite the fact that it took a mad scramble to make the race happen in the first place. It also rained for two straight days leading up to the race and that didn't help the cause. It took a while to get the "new" Dirt Track raceable and the NARC heats didn't push off until 8:00 p.m. and the main at 11:13 p.m. (Our goal is to be done by 9:30 p.m.) Also in the pits was SCCT and they had their issues as well, including a longer than normal main event. When you added it all up, the NARC feature was called 27-laps complete at the stroke of midnight. For all of the conspiracy addicts out there, the drivers were informed by radio during the previous caution period that the scheduled 30-lapper was going to be considered complete at midnight no matter what happened. It "happened" with a multi-car crash and wasn't the way anybody wanted to end a chilly night. As Colt's Hall of Fame football coach Tony Dungy says in his book, "nothing good happens after midnight." Especially in Stockton! When all was said and done, the overall opinion of drivers and teams leaned more positive than negative and suggested improvements to make it even better. That's great news as promoter Tony Noceti is committed to the further evolution and improvement of the facility. After the show, he committed to building wider turns with more banking and a backstretch wall from turn two to four. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a ton of work and the weather didn't cooperate (try to act surprised) to allow those upgrades to be completed before our scheduled April 27th race. This postponed the event to a highly-anticipated Sunday Twilight Show on May 19th, the day after the NARC sprint cars invade Thunderbowl Raceway. (Twilight = Qualifying at 4:00 p.m.) That beats the tarnation out of another cancellation. We really need fans and teams to support this show as it could start a new trend and give race promoters another viable option. Other observers thought the Stockton postponement was the perfect opportunity for Peter Murphy to maneuver his April 13th rainout, better known as the Peter Murphy Classic, back into the schedule. However, Murphy already had a weekly show booked on that date. A few racing peeps wanted NARC to invade Kings Speedway which wasn't going to happen because the Central California locals barely have enough opportunities to race already. Not to mention, the PMC, an event filled with auctions, pageantry, and a pole shuffle, features a $50,000+ purse and needs avid fan support to support that obligation. When you figure in liability insurance, water, lights, marketing, track prep, security, garbage, officials and the like, the total expenses are closer to $70,000. And I'm being conservative. While many open wheel loyalists would attend a 7:00 a.m. Christmas morning sprint car show on short notice, the average fan which makes up 65% of any crowd would be home unwrapping gifts. In hindsight, the April 27th Kings crowd was average at best meaning a high-dollar PMC would have been a financial blood bath. It was the right call. With that being said, there is no official date for rescheduling the 10th anniversary of the PMC. Murphy has run the gauntlet to squeeze it in somewhere, but others barked back about conflicts. It appears that California promoters are battling for the same 1500 core fans. Let's hope we can figure this thing out. CALISTOGA SPEEDWAY: Some fans may have had unrealistic expectations that a race schedule would be released soon after the City of Calistoga and Napa County worked out their differences and finalized the sale of the fairgrounds. In reality that was just the starting point and best-case scenario, nobody will see a schedule until 2025. Tommy Hunt said way back in February that it would take his HMC Promotions team about six-months to promote and orchestrate the activities that surround the awesome two-day Louie Vermeil Classic weekend. Once racing is officially on the agenda, expectations will be at a Mount Everest-level as local politicians have the place under a microscope to make sure they made the right choice. That means an infield pit area packed with sprint cars, an overflowing grandstand, a Gold Cup type of feel, and race fans spending their money downtown. Otherwise, all of the pot-banging we did to get the historic half-mile reopened would have been for naught. All those who agree, say YAH! By the way, Tommy Hunt is undergoing serious health issues these days, and we wish him a speedy recovery. NARC NOTES: There are about 15 laps remaining to be sponsored for the June 1st Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial race in Placerville. Contact Karen Bradway-Tuccelli on Facebook if you are interested in sponsoring a lap in the 40-lap feature or 12-lap semi. … An entire nation gasped (on Floracing) when Ryan Robinson clipped the tractor tire coming out of turn two and flipped violently while leading at Silver Dollar Speedway at the Mini-Gold Cup NARC opener. While everybody, including wife Kylie, was attempting to comprehend what had just happened, Ryan had already managed to climb out of the Antaya Motorsports #16A and was stepping slowly to the pit area. His movements were purely instinctual as his eyes saw nothing but black after suffering his fifth racing-related concussion. Luckily, the safety crews caught up with him shortly thereafter. Ryan made an announcement a couple of days later that he is retiring from racing. You know it was a tough decision, but it was the right one. He knows that you can only scramble the eggs so many times. Never forget that this is a dangerous sport. … Willie Croft will be battling for the Skagit Speedway championship in Washington this year with "Rudeen" backing on his number 29 sprint car. He will be attempting to dethrone the defending champ, Trey Starks. … … Only six drivers have finished in the top ten in both races. Can you name them? How about … obviously Cole Macedo … Tanner Carrick, Bud Kaeding, Nick Parker, and rookies Gauge Garcia and Cadeen Steele. Carrick may be the most underrated driver in California with a sixth and third place finish in NARC competition, as well as two Ocean 360 wins to his credit. He is overdue to post his first NARC career victory. … Dominic Scelzi is back in California. He was planning to miss the first six NARC shows of the season while he was chasing races around the Midwest with the Outlaws and High Limit. As it turns out, he only missed two. He will be a "wild card" the rest of the season, attempting to steal victories as others chase the championship. … All, like in every single one of our events are on Floracing.com … David Castenada reports that work is underway at Santa Maria Speedway. After sitting dormant for a couple of years, the track needs serious love to make it race ready. Tony Pombo, who signed a lease-agreement for the place, is actively involved in the process. NARC invades Santa Maria on July 27th - right about the time temperatures hit 110 degrees in the Central Valley. … Justyn Cox cracked three ribs at the Chico opener. You know it was bad when he couldn't golf! ... … The new NARC 65th Anniversary Coloring Book is hot off the press. Thank you to Creative Finishes Plus and Andy & Candace Forsberg for sponsoring this project. Also, thanks to my wife Carol who did all of the artwork. We will pass them out to kids at upcoming events. … Which reminds me of a quick story from the last time we had a NARC coloring book in 2019. While handing them out to excited kids in Tulare, one impatient attractive woman (40ish) insisted on getting one for herself. I politely told her it's kids first, since we need to keep them engaged so their parents continue to bring them to the races. I said if there are any left, I would hook her up. A minute or two later, she impatiently works her way back in line and offers to flip up her shirt and show me the goods if I give her one. Excuse me, did I hear that right? Now I'm not going to say what actually happened at that point, but she walked away with crayons also. … THE ROAD TO THE DIRT CUP: It's hard to believe the Fastest Five Days in Motorsports are only about 40-days away. Based on phone calls, emails, and DM, there is going to be a large contingent of fans making this stellar road trip. It's going to be a parade going up Interstate 5. If you haven't locked down your tickets yet, each track's website is ready to serve them up. By the way, the five FFDM shows pay $5,000 to win and $600 to start the A. The Northwest Focus Midgets will be the support division for the first four events. They put on a great show. From the FFDM Father's Day finale at Grays Harbor Raceway, we continue North to the Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup. That group is busy putting together fan engagement activities for this showcase event. I'm spearheading the Super Dirt Cup Charity Golf Tournament on Wednesday, June 19th - the day BEFORE the three-days of racing kicks off. We are looking to accomplish two things … build on the "Club" in Northern Auto Racing Club by having an enjoyable day at the nearby Avalon Golf Links. And two, raise money for the NARC Benevolent Fund and the Rayce Rudeen Foundation. Please join us, no matter what your skill level. Off the record, this may become more of a drinking event than a birdie event. (#justsaying) Sign-ups are only $100 and that include golf, cart, box lunch, gift bag and a chance to claim a bunch of prizes and awards. Here is the only caveat: You have to sign-up and pay before June 5th. … We are also looking for hole sponsors. Call me! … Who is your pick to walk away with a $62,000 payday at this year's Super Dirt Cup? And the hot news of the moment ... We have rescheduled the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial for October 12th at Tulare, which is the weekend before the Trophy Cup. It is now part of a great show that also includes the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. It's shaping up to be a terrific October. With that, prepare to get busy because there are 13 NARC shows scheduled in the next 50 or so days. It's going to flash by in the blink of an eye so get your travel plans dialed in. Coming to you live from Auburn, CA! May the Fourth be with you. See ya!

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  CRASH KNOCKS BRADEN CHIARAMONTE OUT OF USAC/CRA RACE AT PERRIS

  (El Cajon, CA, May 1) Driving a brand new car, Braden Chiaramonte was working his way towards the front in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA 30-lap main event last Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway. However, a tangle that involved some lapped cars gathered him in and knocked him out of the race with nine laps to go. Sadly, what could have been a top-five finish ended up being a 20th. After a practice session at the track the week before, Chiaramonte was debuting his new DRC Chassis along with a 410 engine obtained from Arizona native Sterling Cling who now does most of his racing in the Midwest. Of the 22 cars on hand on Saturday, Chiaramonte ended up 13th fastest in qualifying with a time of 17.031. That was his second-fastest lap in 2024 at the famous Riverside County half-mile clay oval. It was only surpassed by his 16.995 on March 16th. Chiaramonte, in his pretty #73B, started on the outside of the front row in the first 10 lap heat race. When the checkers ended the preliminary, he ended up fourth. That Kept him in contention for one of the invert spots to start in the first three rows of the main event. Unfortunately, after the second and third heat races, he was out of the invert and was forced to start the 30-lapper in 13th. In the main, like always, Chiaramonte was moving forward. He was picking off cars and confidently made his way into the top 10. At the halfway point, the talented young driver was up to eighth and seemed headed for the top five. However, coming off turn four on the 22nd circuit, he got caught up in someone else's mess and was done for the night with a 20th place finish. Despite other racing duties that saw the El Cajon, California resident miss the two USAC/CRA races in Arizona, Chiaramonte is still 21st in the championship standings and he is third in the Rookie of the Year chase. Chiaramonte is taking this weekend off to watch his older brother Bronsen race in the "Weedle Industries Perfect 10 Challenge" desert race in Johnson City, California. Next weekend he will be back in action in his winged 360 sprint car at a pair of races on two of the crown jewel tracks in Northern California. On Friday the 10th, he will be at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. Twenty-four hours later and 120 miles south, he will compete on the banked, 58-year-old Placerville Speedway. Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 3/30/24 Adobe Mountain Speedway Non Wing 600 Outlaw Micro 1st A Main 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/24 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main 4/27/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 20th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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  Sprint Cars aplenty showcased at First Responders Night Saturday

  Placerville, CA…Russell Motorsports Inc. presents the best of both worlds this Saturday as Winged Sprint Cars, Wingless Sprint Cars and more converge at Placerville Speedway for another night of championship auto racing. First Responders Night at the races features the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints, BCRA Lightning Sprints and the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. Live music will occur from 4-6pm featuring the tunes of Ed Wilson, while Coors Light Happy Hour takes place until 6pm at the Cold Zone. First responders receive $5 off admission with valid ID at the gate. "We've had two great events to open the season and are looking forward to First Responders Night on Saturday," said Placerville Speedway Promoter Scott Russell. "We are offering race fans the best of both worlds this weekend with Winged and Non-Winged Sprint Cars, plus our always popular Mini Truck class. Hopefully everyone can join us in the grandstands." Shane Golobic opened the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car season in victory lane last weekend during the Tribute to Al Hinds. He was followed across the line by Dylan Bloomfield, Landon Brooks, Justin Sanders and Tanner Carrick. The Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Cars also opened their campaign last week with veteran Shawn Arriaga bringing home the Randy Larson Memorial in Petaluma. Jacob Tuttle, Josh Young, Bradley Terrell and Tony Super rounded out the top-five. The Hunt Tour also returns for an event in July on the red clay. Waterford's Dakota Albright picked up four wins last season with the Bay Cities Racing Association Lightning Sprints at Placerville Speedway. Albright this year, however, will be competing with the Thompson's Winged Sprint Cars for Spencer Motorsports. The BCRA Lightning Sprints are keen to make several appearances, both with and without the wings. The Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks launched their season on April 20th, an event that multi-time track champion Mike Miller of Placerville captured. The Mini Truck division is always a fun part of the night and displays true grass roots racing. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating is general admission this Saturday May 4th, except for the reserved seats marked for season ticket holders. Adult tickets cost $20, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $18. Kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-050424 or at the gate on race day. Pit passes can be purchased at the pit gate or via the Pit Pay App to take advantage of the expanded seating area on the hill. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 3pm. Happy Hour is offered when the gates open until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow. For those who can't make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Fans can purchase through a cost savings monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/ The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information on the Placerville Speedway log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office. Join over 19,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2024 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X/Twitter by following us https://twitter.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Please follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday May 4: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints, BCRA Lightning Sprints and Mini Trucks | First Responders Night Saturday May 11: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks | Mother's Day Madness Friday May 31: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial Opening Night Saturday June 1: NARC 410 Sprint Car Series and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | 33rd annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial

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  CHIARAMONTE'S SPEED IMPRESSIVE AT MERCED - DEBUTS NEW CAR AT PERRIS ON SATURDAY

  (El Cajon, CA, April 24) Always busy Braden Chiaramonte made the trek to the lightning-quick Merced Speedway last Saturday night for round #2 of the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. The teen impressed his fellow competitors and fans by winning his heat, placing second in the dash, and running second early on in the main. Back in the Tiner/Hirst Enterprises Slade Precision Shocks/Larry Davis Farms/System 1 Pro Ignition/#94TH, Chiaramonte was the sixth fastest qualifier of 18 cars in Group B. The time placed the El Cajon, California resident on the outside of the front row in his 10-lap heat race. After a spirited battle early on, Chiaramonte scored a runaway victory for his first SCCT heat race win of the year. The young driver's prowess in the heat sent him to the six-lap dash. Things kept going the way of the driver known as "Spare Change" when he pulled the #1 spot. For fans unfamiliar with Chiaramonte who may have thought his heat race victory was a fluke, they were convinced he was the real deal after the dash. Starting on the outside of the front row against a field that included several veteran stars who had a lot more experience on the track than himself, he fought tooth and nail throughout the race. Running second, he was passed by one of Nor Cal's biggest stars. Not to be deterred, Chiaramonte awed the crowd when he ducked back underneath the driver one lap later, made the pass, and pulled away to sew up the outside front row starting spot for the 30 lap main. Chiaramonte flexed his muscles early on in the finale. Coming off turn two on the opening lap, a pair of drivers aggressively dove to the inside of the teen sensation. However, running the high line where he was so fast all night long, he easily beat them to turn three. He then set his sights on the leader and began to reel him in. At the end of the fourth circuit, he was 0.472 behind the race's front runner. By the time a yellow flag slowed the action five laps later, he had shaved the leader's advantage to 0.453. As soon as the race resumed, Chiaramonte continued to rip the top and was close behind the leader. However, coming off turn two on lap 11, he slid off the top of the track bringing out a yellow flag. Chiaramonte went to the work area where the Tiner/Hirst crew quickly changed the left rear tire and sent him back onto the battleground. For the restart, Chiaramonte was at the back in 23rd. However, he was not there for long. He immediately began picking off the competition and was all the way back up to 15th when the checkered flag brought the proceedings to a conclusion. It was not the outcome the young driver wanted, but his overall performance drew wide praise on social media after the race. "Second race of the year in the #360 SCCT," Chiaramonte reported to his Facebook fans. "Went out late in qualifying and the track was really slick but still went sixth quick. Started second in the heat and finished first. Pulled the #1 for the dash and finished second. I started second in the main, was running down the leader and made a mistake which cost me a good finish. Overall it was a good night. We have tons of speed, just need to put it all together. Thanks to everyone who helps." Heading into the third round of the SCCT season at Marysville on May 25th, Chiaramonte is 13th in the championship standings. Twenty-four hours earlier and 88 miles south of Merced, Chiaramonte ran his 600cc non wing Micro in the Jet Bowl Classic at the Lemoore Jet Bowl. In his first micro race of the year, the 17-year-old out qualified the 27 car field with a lap of 11.627. He followed that up by starting fourth and finishing second in his heat race. For the 30-lap main, he started sixth and slipped back to ninth. He then charged all the way up to second and was seventh when the checkered flag flew. . The Saturday, April 27th, Chiaramonte will return to Perris Auto Speedway for the first time since his March 16th crash on the famous Riverside County oval. That crash destroyed his car so he will be driving a brand new DRC Chassis with a powerful 410 engine purchased from Midwest racer Sterling Cling. At the February opener on the same track, he finished eighth. Spectator gates at Perris will open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and the first race will take the green flag at 7:00. Adult tickets for the night of exciting dirt track racing action and clean family fun are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6-12 it is only $5.00, and children 5 and under are admitted free. Advance tickets are available online at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/pas/7. They can also be ordered by phone at 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to purchase tickets in advance, there will be plenty available at the ticket window. The track is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the City of Perris. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking. Chiaramonte would like to thank all his sponsors who have made his racing efforts possible. RTL Traffic Control, AM Ortega, OCC Motorsports, Hyper Racing, Chop Design, Adams Motors, Hacienda Casa Blanca Fine Mexican Dining, Evil Plus Injection, King Racing Products, Tyner, and Keizer Wheels. If you would like to be a partner with one of America's fastest-rising racing stars, please contact Daniel Chiaramonte via email at mailto:dchiaramonte@rtltraffic.com or by calling (619) 988-7563. Braden Chiaramonte's 2024 Results 2/24/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 8th A Main 3/8/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 5th A Main 3/9/24 Imperial Valley Raceway Imperial Valley 360/410 Sprint Cars 1st A Main 3/16/24 Perris Auto Speedway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars DNS 4/6/24 Stockton Dirt Track Sprint Car Challenge Tour 14th A Main 4/19/24 Lemoore Jet Bowl Non Wing Outlaw Micro 7th A Main 4/20/23 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenge Tour 15th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. You can contact him online at mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com or by calling (909) 226-7768.

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