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  Justyn Cox finds redemption with Mother's Day Madness victory at Placerville Speedway

  Placerville, CA…One week after finishing second in a final corner thriller, 2023 SCCT champion Justyn Cox put it all together and raced to his 14th career Winged 360 Sprint Car victory at Placerville Speedway on Saturday. Sharing victory lane during Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders Inc. were Ray Trimble with the Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models, Nick Baldwin with the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks and Noah LaPoint with the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. All four divisions should be commended for putting on an entertaining night of racing Saturday. The 30-lap Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car feature began with Placerville's Shane Hopkins jumping into the lead. The quarter mile bullring was fast and furious on Saturday night, while providing excellent racing all night long. Justyn Cox found the high side in one and two and charged hard after the leader over the early stages. With nine laps complete Cox made the winning move to get by Hopkins and grab the point. Lapped traffic came into play on a few occasions momentarily, but each time caution flags would appear. Cox was on a mission up front and drove off to cross under the Ed Entz checkered flag for victory. With his 14th career win, it moves him within one triumph of tying Billy Wallace and Colby Wiesz for 12th on the all-time list. Hopkins crossed the line in second, ahead of 10th starter Andy Forsberg, 11th starting Seth Standley and Jake Morgan. Completing the top 10 were Jodie Robinson, Luke Hayes, Jake Haulot, Cole Croft and Steel Powell. The Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models put on some of their best racing in quite some time. After an exciting heat race earlier in the program, they came back to display a crowd-pleasing performance. Promoter Scott Russell put up a $300 bonus if past champion Anthony Slaney could start at the tail and pick up the win. Slaney had the crowd on the edge of its seats as he made several passes to get up into second, only to spin out and force a caution. After that, Kings Meats doubled the bounty if Slaney could then win the feature. The always exciting driver charged back into second quickly and hounded leader Ray Trimble. The duo put on a thrilling show until Slaney suffered a flat tire just before the finish. Trimble of Auburn went on to grab the checkered flag for his 26th career Placerville Speedway triumph, moving into a tie for second all time. With the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks it was Brian Lewis who led early. Seven-time track champion Nick Baldwin charged hard after him though and took command on lap six. The Pure Stocks put on another good race during Mother's Day Madness and at the end it was Baldwin grabbing his 42nd career Placerville Speedway victory. Wayne Trimble, Kevin Jinkerson, Tyler Lightfoot and Russell Murphy completed the top five. Youngster Noah LaPoint had to deal with a very fast Kevin Jinkerson in the Mountain Democrat Mini Truck finale on Saturday. The pair raced close together for much of the contest and in the end, it was LaPoint claiming his second triumph of 2026 at Placerville Speedway. Jinkerson, Brian Tremblay, Tyler Goggin and Trey Beattie filled out the top five. Placerville Speedway goes dark over the next two weekends, before returning with the Davy Thomas Memorial on Saturday May 30th. The lucrative event features the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour making its second visit of the season and the Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association. Results Placerville Speedway Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders May 9, 2026 Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars: 1. 42X-Justyn Cox[4]; 2. 21-Shane Hopkins[1]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[10]; 4. 7-Seth Standley[11]; 5. 45-Jake Morgan[5]; 6. 14W-Jodie Robinson[9]; 7. 9L-Luke Hayes[12]; 8. 7H-Jake Haulot[8]; 9. 29-Cole Croft[6]; 10. 00-Steel Powell[2]; 11. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[14]; 12. 15-Michael Sellers[7]; 13. 9-Adrianna DeMartini[15]; 14. 56C-Carson Hammes[13]; 15. 55D-Dawson Hammes[17]; 16. 98-Chris Masters[16]; 17. 25-Cody Johnson[19]; 18. 56-Taylor Hall[18]; 19. 25X-Johnny Reeves[20]; 20. 93-Landon Henry[3]; 21. (DNS) 24S-Izaak Sharp Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models: 1. 37-Ray Trimble[3]; 2. 57-Rod Oliver[4]; 3. 22G-Paul Gugliomoni[5]; 4. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[2]; 5. 11-Adam Starkey[6]; 6. 4X-Anthony Slaney[1]; 7. 10A-Ted Ahart[8]; 8. 22-Chris Mcginnis[7] Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks: 1. 17-Nick Baldwin[5]; 2. 86-Wayne Trimble[8]; 3. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[7]; 4. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[4]; 5. 316-Russell Murphy[9]; 6. 12J-Jason Ramos[6]; 7. 43-Kenny Bernstein[3]; 8. 48-John Evans[10]; 9. 22LP-Brian Lewis[2]; 10. 08-Jordan Schnakenberg[1] Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks: 1. 92N-Noah LaPoint[1]; 2. 03-Kevin Jinkerson[2]; 3. 07-Brian Tremblay[4]; 4. 70-Tyler Goggin[3]; 5. 16-Trey Beattie[7]; 6. 76C-Bobby Clark[10]; 7. 369-Emmett Fanning[5]; 8. 21-Paige Miller[9]; 9. 26-Paizlee Miller[6]; 10. 28-Howard Miller[8]; 11. (DNS) 22-Nick Perkins

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  Championship season fires back up at Placerville Speedway on Mother's Day Weekend

  Placerville, CA…The Berco Building Materials championship campaign gets back underway at Placerville Speedway this Saturday when the quarter mile plays host to Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders. A four division program roars into the El Dorado County Fairgrounds on Mother's Day Weekend with the Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models, Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks and Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. All moms attending the show will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a Mother's Day spa gift basket as they come through the gate. Fans also have a chance to take photos with a couple of Mini Donkeys from Braying Oaks during the night. As always, Live Music and Happy Hour presented by Hirst Home Team including discounted Coors Light/ Coors Banquet Beer takes place from 4-6pm. Magician/Juggler Cody Ebert will also be on hand to entertain fans under the shade structure. Mother's Day Madness is the final event before Placerville Speedway goes dark for two weeks. Following that, the Sprint Car Challenge Tour sanctioned Davy Thomas Memorial on May 30th launches a busy Summer of racing. "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 on hand. It's also our final race before a two-week break, so hopefully everyone will come out and pack the grandstands." Auburn's Andy Forsberg, Yuba City's Rod Oliver, Oakley's Nick Baldwin and Diamond Springs' Kevin Jinkerson sit atop the driver standings in their respective divisions. This weekend is the first Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car point race in nearly a month. This Saturday we also welcome new track partner RJM Builders for their night of racing. The first 50 moms stopping by the RJM Builders booth will receive a special appreciation gift. At RJM Builders, they are dedicated to transforming your house into the home of your dreams. Their team brings unparalleled expertise and a passion for quality craftsmanship to every project. They specialize in decks, garages, siding, dry rot repair, gates, landscaping design, and provide reliable handyman services. To learn more visit https://www.rjmbuildersca.com/ Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating during Mother's Day Madness will be General Admission this Saturday May 9th, apart from the reserved seats allocated to season ticket holders that are marked. Adult tickets cost just $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 online via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-050926 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. Cars hit the track at 5:15pm with hot laps, ADCO Driveline Qualifying and racing to follow. 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 log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com 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/ Join over 20,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2026 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X by following us https://x.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday May 9: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Ltd. Late Models and Mini Trucks | Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders Saturday May 30: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | Davy's Race - Davy Thomas Memorial Saturday June 6: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and BCRA Lightning Sprints | John Padjen Kids Bike Night presented by Pizza Factory

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  Braden Chiaramonte and Max Mittry finish off Nor*Cal Posse Shootout in victory lane

  Placerville, CA…El Cajon's Braden Chiaramonte started on the front row and dominated the Winged 360 Sprint Car portion of the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend on Saturday, claiming the $8,000 top prize at Placerville Speedway. On the Ultimate Sprint Car Series side of things, it was Max Mittry going back-to-back for Chase Johnson Racing. In doing so, he brought home the $1,000 double duty bonus courtesy of Quick Change Liquid Energy Drink and Vertullo Racing 83V. The 30-lap Winged 360 Sprint Car finale at the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout presented by Berco Building Materials saw Braden Chiaramonte outduel pole sitter Justyn Cox on the start to grab the lead. The top side was certainly the place to be and Chiaramonte ran it to perfection each lap. Not even a late restart could stop the past SCCT Rookie of the Year, as he drove away to claim his first career Placerville Speedway Sprint Car triumph. The 19-year-old also set a new Non-Winged Sprint Car track record earlier in the program. That late restart did see Fremont's Shane Golobic sneak by Cox to grab the runner up spot. The three-time Trophy Cup champion had set the ADCO Driveline Fast Time earlier in the evening and then capped it with a solid second place effort in the feature. After finishing runner up on opening night Cox returned on Saturday and put together another strong night of competition while rounding out the podium. The 2023 SCCT titlist won his heat race, the dash and ran second for a majority of the main event. Friday winner Dylan Bloomfield came home fourth, followed by current Placerville Speedway point leader Andy Forsberg in fifth. The remainder of the top 10 was filled out by Tanner Carrick, 17th starting Tony Gomes, Nick Parker, Shane Hopkins and Max Mittry. The Ultimate Sprint Car Series main event showcased a thrilling first 12 laps, with multiple drivers battling it out at the front of the field. Things came to a halt though when contact between second running David Gasper and third place Cole Wakim caused a pileup in turns one and two. Max Mittry had started on the pole and led those initial 12 circuits. When going back green he had his way with things for much of the remaining distance. Lincoln's Tanner Carrick stayed close on one late restart, but there was nothing to stop the fast-moving Mittry. The SCCT Speedweek champion from last year pulled away and crossed under the Ed Entz checkered flag to sweep the weekend with USCS aboard the CJR No. 24 mount. Carrick crossed the stripe in second, followed by 17th starter Nate Schank, who had an exciting run through the field after winning the B-main. Reigning USCS champ Jacob Tuttle and Josh Young completed the top five. Filling out the top 10 were Bradley Terrell, Ryan Timmons, 18th starting Brent Steck, Jake Morgan and Bob Newberry. Another solid field of 28 cars was on hand with the USCS Non-Wingers. Braden Chiaramonte began the night by setting a new track record, clocking an 11.325 around the quarter mile. Placerville Speedway returns to action this coming Saturday May 9th during Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders. All four of the track regulars will be in competition including the Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models, Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks and the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. Results Placerville Speedway Nor*Cal Posse Shootout presented by Berco Building Materials Finale May 2, 2026 Winged 360 Sprint Cars: A Main 30 Laps 1. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 2. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 3. 42X-Justyn Cox[1]; 4. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield[7]; 5. 92-Andy Forsberg[8]; 6. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 7. 75-Tony Gomes[17]; 8. 15AZ-Nick Parker[12]; 9. 21-Shane Hopkins[11]; 10. 2XM-Max Mittry[4]; 11. 7-Seth Standley[10]; 12. 15-Michael Sellers[9]; 13. 29-Cole Croft[13]; 14. 20-Justin Bradway[15]; 15. 3G-Brent Sexton[21]; 16. 25-Cody Johnson[14]; 17. 1W-Trey Walters[19]; 18. 7H-Jake Haulot[6]; 19. 28K-Bryant Bell[18]; 20. 56-Taylor Hall[20]; 21. 31-Kyle Beilman[16]; 22. 9L-Luke Hayes[22] Dash 6 Laps 1. 42X-Justyn Cox[2]; 2. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[1]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 4. 2XM-Max Mittry[4]; 5. 83T-Tanner Carrick[5]; 6. 7H-Jake Haulot[6] Heat 1 8 Laps 1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 2. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[4]; 4. 7-Seth Standley[5]; 5. 29-Cole Croft[3]; 6. 31-Kyle Beilman[6]; 7. 1W-Trey Walters[7]; 8. 9L-Luke Hayes[8] Heat 2 8 Laps 1. 42X-Justyn Cox[2]; 2. 2XM-Max Mittry[4]; 3. 15-Michael Sellers[1]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[5]; 5. 25-Cody Johnson[7]; 6. 75-Tony Gomes[3]; 7. 56-Taylor Hall[6] Heat 3 8 Laps 1. 7H-Jake Haulot[2]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg[1]; 3. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[4]; 4. 15AZ-Nick Parker[3]; 5. 20-Justin Bradway[5]; 6. 28K-Bryant Bell[6]; 7. 3G-Brent Sexton[7] Qualifying 1. 17W-Shane Golobic, 10.293[16]; 2. 2XM-Max Mittry, 10.294[14]; 3. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte, 10.295[15]; 4. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield, 10.357[10]; 5. 15-Michael Sellers, 10.360[5]; 6. 92-Andy Forsberg, 10.376[19]; 7. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 10.378[13]; 8. 42X-Justyn Cox, 10.396[2]; 9. 7H-Jake Haulot, 10.462[8]; 10. 29-Cole Croft, 10.525[9]; 11. 75-Tony Gomes, 10.527[6]; 12. 15AZ-Nick Parker, 10.582[11]; 13. 7-Seth Standley, 10.586[3]; 14. 21-Shane Hopkins, 10.662[21]; 15. 20-Justin Bradway, 10.688[12]; 16. 31-Kyle Beilman, 10.714[17]; 17. 56-Taylor Hall, 10.850[20]; 18. 28K-Bryant Bell, 10.861[4]; 19. 1W-Trey Walters, 10.881[18]; 20. 25-Cody Johnson, 11.096[22]; 21. 3G-Brent Sexton, 11.164[1]; 22. (DNS) 9L-Luke Hayes USCS: A Feature 30 Laps 1. 24-Max Mittry[1]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 3. 1-Nate Schank[17]; 4. 87P-Jacob Tuttle[11]; 5. 17J-Josh Young[10]; 6. 8-Bradley Terrell[12]; 7. 29T-Ryan Timmons[13]; 8. 2STX-Brent Steck[18]; 9. 51M-Jake Morgan[14]; 10. 36-Bob Newberry[6]; 11. 12-Adam Christian[9]; 12. 58-Mark Henry[21]; 13. 33-Heath Holdsclaw[15]; 14. 73-Cole Wakim[2]; 15. 91-Cooper Marchant[19]; 16. 67X-Alex Peck[22]; 17. 38-Austin Cato[16]; 18. 3F-Blake Bower[8]; 19. 09-Connor Wakim[7]; 20. 28K-Kaden Ramos[20]; 21. 18G-David Gasper[3]; 22. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[5] B Feature 12 Laps 1. 1-Nate Schank[1]; 2. 2STX-Brent Steck[2]; 3. 91-Cooper Marchant[4]; 4. 28K-Kaden Ramos[3]; 5. 58-Mark Henry[6]; 6. 67X-Alex Peck[7]; 7. 29C-Camie Bell[12]; 8. 51-Gary Paulson[11]; 9. 18-Josh Gillis[5]; 10. 63D-Jon DeWees[10]; 11. 26R-Ryan Owens[13]; 12. 72-Jeff Shelton[8]; 13. 44-Shane Sexton[9] Heat 1 8 Laps 1. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 2. 12-Adam Christian[4]; 3. 8-Bradley Terrell[3]; 4. 73-Cole Wakim[5]; 5. 51-Gary Paulson[6]; 6. 29C-Camie Bell[7]; 7. 18-Josh Gillis[1]; 8. 26R-Ryan Owens[8] Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:03:01.000 1. 36-Bob Newberry[1]; 2. 17J-Josh Young[2]; 3. 29T-Ryan Timmons[3]; 4. 3F-Blake Bower[5]; 5. 2STX-Brent Steck[4]; 6. 58-Mark Henry[6]; 7. 63D-Jon DeWees[7] Heat 3 8 Laps 1. 09-Connor Wakim[2]; 2. 87P-Jacob Tuttle[3]; 3. 18G-David Gasper[5]; 4. 33-Heath Holdsclaw[1]; 5. 91-Cooper Marchant[4]; 6. 67X-Alex Peck[6]; 7. 44-Shane Sexton[7] Heat 4 8 Laps 1. 24-Max Mittry[2]; 2. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[5]; 3. 51M-Jake Morgan[4]; 4. 38-Austin Cato[6]; 5. 1-Nate Schank[3]; 6. 28K-Kaden Ramos[1]; 7. 72-Jeff Shelton[7] Qualifying 1 1. 73-Cole Wakim, 11.505[8]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 11.727[1]; 3. 8-Bradley Terrell, 11.892[7]; 4. 12-Adam Christian, 11.984[2]; 5. 18-Josh Gillis, 12.361[5]; 6. 51-Gary Paulson, 12.711[6]; 7. 29C-Camie Bell, 12.931[3]; 8. 26R-Ryan Owens, 12.939[4] Qualifying 2 1. 3F-Blake Bower, 11.623[5]; 2. 17J-Josh Young, 11.782[1]; 3. 29T-Ryan Timmons, 11.806[6]; 4. 2STX-Brent Steck, 11.895[7]; 5. 36-Bob Newberry, 12.103[4]; 6. 58-Mark Henry, 12.380[3]; 7. 63D-Jon DeWees, 12.611[2] Qualifying 3 1. 18G-David Gasper, 11.616[5]; 2. 09-Connor Wakim, 11.786[6]; 3. 87P-Jacob Tuttle, 11.813[2]; 4. 91-Cooper Marchant, 12.196[7]; 5. 33-Heath Holdsclaw, 12.345[3]; 6. 67X-Alex Peck, 12.505[1]; 7. 44-Shane Sexton, 12.561[4] Qualifying 4 1. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte, 11.325[2]; 2. 24-Max Mittry, 11.623[1]; 3. 1-Nate Schank, 11.626[5]; 4. 51M-Jake Morgan, 11.910[7]; 5. 28K-Kaden Ramos, 12.058[6]; 6. 38-Austin Cato, 12.230[4]; 7. 72-Jeff Shelton, 12.545[3]

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  Exciting finishes highlight opening night of the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend

  Placerville, CA…Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield and Redding's Max Mittry shared victory lane at Placerville Speedway on Friday, each picking up exhilarating late race wins on opening night of the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend presented by Berco Building Materials. Both drivers were competing aboard unfamiliar cars, as Bloomfield piloted the C&M Motorsports No. 7c Winged Sprinter, while Mittry brought the Chase Johnson Racing No. 24 back to victory lane with the Ultimate Sprint Car Series. The 30-lap Winged Sprint Car feature began with 2023 SCCT champion Justyn Cox rocketing into the lead. An inordinate amount of caution flags came out in the main event, which forced Cox to deal with numerous restarts. He did a tremendous job every time while keeping the field at bay for much of the contest. Bloomfield had settled into second and closed the gap a few times as lapped traffic came into play, but each moment that would occur, yellow flag fever appeared. A final five lap shootout then came into play and during it, things began to heat up. With drivers continuing to fly around the high side Bloomfield closed in quickly with the white flag soon approaching. Heading into the final set of corners Bloomfield charged to the bottom in turn three and drove up in front of Cox. The pair battled tooth and nail, side by side down to the checkered flag with Bloomfield coming out on top by the narrowest of margins. The thrilling conclusion was his third career Placerville Speedway triumph and the second of 2026. Cox continued his early season speed by claiming the ADCO Driveline Fast Time Award to begin the evening and coming home second in the feature. It marked his second runner up effort of the Placerville campaign. Reigning track champion Tony Gomes gave it a nice run in the main event, carving his way from 10th to third while Max Mittry and Nick Parker completed the top five. Rounding out the top 10 were Tanner Carrick, Shane Golobic, Luke Hayes, Michael Sellers and Jake Haulot. It was a nice recovery for Golobic, who brought out a caution while running third on lap five. In the 30 lap Ultimate Sprint Car Series finale it was Max Mittry who took command early on and had his way with things for most of the race. Much like the Winged 360 main event, yellow flags slowed the flow of things at times during the contest. Once some green flag racing was put in the books though the action became fast and furious on the quarter mile bullring. Drivers raced high, low and in the middle with close battles taking place throughout the pack. As the race wound down El Cajon's Braden Chiaramonte closed on Mittry and the pair proceeded to put on an epic show for the lead. The incredible clash saw Chiaramonte officially lead lap 28, before Mittry sliced his way back by, leading the white flag lap. Mittry would go on to cross under the Ed Entz checkered flag for a very special victory aboard the Chase Johnson Racing No. 24 mount. Friday night marked the first time CJR has been back in competition since Johnson's accident at Silver Dollar Speedway in 2024. For Mittry it was his second career Sprint Car victory after getting his initial triumph one week prior at Watsonville Speedway. Chiaramonte, Cole Wakim, Ryan Timmons and Jacob Tuttle rounded out the top five. Both Wakim and Tuttle were fun to watch while they drove the ragged edge of Placerville Speedway. Completing the top 10 were Shane Hopkins, Tanner Carrick, Nate Schank, Austin Cato and Alex Peck. A strong field of 30 cars competed on opening night with USCS. Blake Bower started the evening by setting new Non-Winged Sprint Car track record with a lap of 11.502. The Nor*Cal Posse Shootout concludes tonight with an $8,000-to-win Winged Sprint Car feature, along with the Ultimate Sprint Car Series back in action as well. Results Placerville Speedway Nor*Cal Posse Shootout presented by Berco Building Materials Opener May 1, 2026 Winged 360 Sprint Cars: A-main: 1. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield[4]; 2. 42X-Justyn Cox[1]; 3. 75-Tony Gomes[10]; 4. 2XM-Max Mittry[8]; 5. 15-Nick Parker[2]; 6. 83T-Tanner Carrick[7]; 7. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 8. 9L-Luke Hayes[14]; 9. 15X-Michael Sellers[16]; 10. 7H-Jake Haulot[11]; 11. 00-Steel Powell[17]; 12. 3G-Brent Sexton[19]; 13. 25-Cody Johnson[22]; 14. 21-Shane Hopkins[12]; 15. 1W-Trey Walters[15]; 16. 56-Taylor Hall[21]; 17. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[13]; 18. 7-Seth Standley[5]; 19. 29-Cole Croft[9]; 20. 92-Andy Forsberg[6]; 21. 20-Justin Bradway[18]; 22. 28K-Bryant Bell[20] Dash 6 Laps 1. 42X-Justyn Cox[1]; 2. 15-Nick Parker[2]; 3. 17W-Shane Golobic[3]; 4. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield[5]; 5. 7-Seth Standley[6]; 6. 92-Andy Forsberg[4] Heat 1 8 Laps 1. 15-Nick Parker[2]; 2. 42X-Justyn Cox[4]; 3. 29-Cole Croft[1]; 4. 75-Tony Gomes[5]; 5. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 6. 15X-Michael Sellers[6]; 7. 3G-Brent Sexton[8]; 8. 25-Cody Johnson[7] Heat 2 8 Laps 1. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield[1]; 2. 83T-Tanner Carrick[2]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[4]; 4. 7H-Jake Haulot[3]; 5. 9L-Luke Hayes[5]; 6. 00-Steel Powell[6]; 7. 28K-Bryant Bell[7] Heat 3 8 Laps 1. 17W-Shane Golobic[2]; 2. 2XM-Max Mittry[1]; 3. 7-Seth Standley[4]; 4. 21-Shane Hopkins[5]; 5. 1W-Trey Walters[7]; 6. 20-Justin Bradway[6]; 7. 56-Taylor Hall[3] Qualifying 1. 42X-Justyn Cox, 10.326[13]; 2. 92-Andy Forsberg, 10.410[22]; 3. 7-Seth Standley, 10.437[9]; 4. 29-Cole Croft, 10.479[12]; 5. 7C-Dylan Bloomfield, 10.484[4]; 6. 2XM-Max Mittry, 10.494[16]; 7. 15-Nick Parker, 10.517[10]; 8. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 10.530[3]; 9. 17W-Shane Golobic, 10.555[5]; 10. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte, 10.557[18]; 11. 7H-Jake Haulot, 10.562[6]; 12. 56-Taylor Hall, 10.648[8]; 13. 75-Tony Gomes, 10.688[17]; 14. 9L-Luke Hayes, 10.697[11]; 15. 21-Shane Hopkins, 10.702[14]; 16. 15X-Michael Sellers, 10.734[2]; 17. 00-Steel Powell, 10.754[15]; 18. 20-Justin Bradway, 10.898[20]; 19. 25-Cody Johnson, 10.965[19]; 20. 28K-Bryant Bell, 11.029[21]; 21. 1W-Trey Walters, 11.179[1]; 22. 3G-Brent Sexton, 11.387[7] USCS: A-main: 1. 24-Max Mittry[2]; 2. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[3]; 3. 73-Cole Wakim[5]; 4. 29T-Ryan Timmons[1]; 5. 87P-Jacob Tuttle[7]; 6. 21-Shane Hopkins[4]; 7. 83T-Tanner Carrick[11]; 8. 1-Nate Schank[13]; 9. 38-Austin Cato[20]; 10. 67X-Alex Peck[10]; 11. 36-Bob Newberry[9]; 12. 33-Heath Holdsclaw[19]; 13. 9C-Connor Wakim[21]; 14. 28-Bryant Bell[17]; 15. 51-Jake Morgan[6]; 16. 18G-David Gasper[16]; 17. 17J-Josh Young[8]; 18. 12-Adam Christian[15]; 19. 58-Mark Henry[14]; 20. 8-Bradley Terrell[18]; 21. 91-Cooper Marchant[12]; 22. (DNS) 3F-Blake Bower B Feature 12 Laps 1. 18G-David Gasper[1]; 2. 28-Bryant Bell[2]; 3. 8-Bradley Terrell[4]; 4. 33-Heath Holdsclaw[5]; 5. 38-Austin Cato[11]; 6. 9C-Connor Wakim[7]; 7. 44-Brent Sexton[9]; 8. 28K-Kaden Ramos[8]; 9. 29C-Camie Bell[13]; 10. 26R-Ryan Owens[14]; 11. 18-Josh Gillis[10]; 12. 72-Jeff Shelton[12]; 13. 63D-Jon DeWees[6]; 14. (DNS) 2STX-Brent Steck Heat 1 8 Laps 1. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte[2]; 2. 17J-Josh Young[3]; 3. 67X-Alex Peck[1]; 4. 73-Cole Wakim[5]; 5. 8-Bradley Terrell[4]; 6. 18-Josh Gillis[7]; 7. 26R-Ryan Owens[8]; 8. 63D-Jon DeWees[6] Heat 2 8 Laps 1. 21-Shane Hopkins[1]; 2. 87P-Jacob Tuttle[3]; 3. 83T-Tanner Carrick[4]; 4. 1-Nate Schank[6]; 5. 18G-David Gasper[5]; 6. 44-Brent Sexton[7]; 7. 38-Austin Cato[8]; 8. (DNS) 28-Bryant Bell Heat 3 8 Laps 1. 3F-Blake Bower[5]; 2. 51-Jake Morgan[2]; 3. 91-Cooper Marchant[1]; 4. 58-Mark Henry[3]; 5. 9C-Connor Wakim[4]; 6. 72-Jeff Shelton[6]; 7. 29C-Camie Bell[7] Heat 4 8 Laps 1. 24-Max Mittry[2]; 2. 36-Bob Newberry[1]; 3. 29T-Ryan Timmons[5]; 4. 12-Adam Christian[3]; 5. 2STX-Brent Steck[4]; 6. 28K-Kaden Ramos[7]; 7. 33-Heath Holdsclaw[6] Qualifying 1 1. 73-Cole Wakim, 11.602[5]; 2. 73B-Braden Chiaramonte, 11.742[6]; 3. 17J-Josh Young, 11.824[8]; 4. 8-Bradley Terrell, 12.121[7]; 5. 67X-Alex Peck, 12.263[2]; 6. 63D-Jon DeWees, 12.313[3]; 7. 18-Josh Gillis, 12.485[4]; 8. 26R-Ryan Owens, 13.262[1] Qualifying 2 1. 18G-David Gasper, 11.655[5]; 2. 28-Bryant Bell, 11.733[8]; 3. 87P-Jacob Tuttle, 11.842[2]; 4. 83T-Tanner Carrick, 11.935[7]; 5. 21-Shane Hopkins, 12.015[4]; 6. 1-Nate Schank, 12.135[6]; 7. 44-Brent Sexton, 12.334[1]; 8. 38-Austin Cato, 12.460[3] Qualifying 3 1. 3F-Blake Bower, 11.502[6]; 2. 51-Jake Morgan, 11.895[7]; 3. 58-Mark Henry, 12.271[3]; 4. 9C-Connor Wakim, 12.347[2]; 5. 91-Cooper Marchant, 12.553[5]; 6. 72-Jeff Shelton, 12.907[1]; 7. 29C-Camie Bell, 13.175[4] Qualifying 4 1. 29T-Ryan Timmons, 11.650[6]; 2. 24-Max Mittry, 11.777[2]; 3. 12-Adam Christian, 11.977[1]; 4. 2STX-Brent Steck, 12.006[5]; 5. 36-Bob Newberry, 12.182[7]; 6. 33-Heath Holdsclaw, 12.303[4]; 7. 28K-Kaden Ramos, 12.473[3]

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  Brent Sexton Gaining Steam, Set for Placerville Sprint Car Battle

  Lakeside, CA — April 29, 2026 — After turning in a strong performance last Friday night at Watsonville Speedway, veteran sprint car driver Brent Sexton is heading back north this weekend for the 8th Annual Nor Cal Posse Shootout with the Ultimate Sprint Car Series at Placerville Speedway. Watsonville is quickly becoming one of Sexton's favorite stops, and he added another solid run to his résumé there last weekend. Returning to the track where he scored a fifth-place finish in 2025, the night did not start the way he had hoped. In his first-ever race in a winged 360 sprint car, Sexton qualified 15th out of 18 cars with a time of 12.304. He then started and finished fifth in his preliminary heat race. When the green flag dropped for the main event, however, he showed his trademark determination. Starting on the inside of the eighth row, the three-time lightning sprint car champion charged forward in the #3G, advancing five positions to finish 10th. The result marked his seventh top-10 finish in nine main event starts in 2026. Twenty-four hours later, Sexton made the trip to Merced Speedway for his debut with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Unfortunately, rain arrived after qualifying, forcing the cancellation of the remainder of the program. Now, with a 540-mile journey from his Lakeside, California home, Sexton sets his sights on Placerville Speedway for his fourth Ultimate Sprint Car Series appearance of the season. His most impressive outing to date came at Thunderbowl Raceway on March 28th, when he charged from 14th to seventh in the main event. Three weeks later at the same track, a sticking throttle ended his night early, resulting in an 18th-place finish. Racing at Placerville this weekend is expected to draw a strong USCS field at one of Northern California's premier sprint car tracks. It will give Sexton another opportunity to build momentum as the season rolls on. Adult tickets at Placerville are $25 each night. Seniors (62+), military personnel, and juniors (ages 12-17) are $22. Kids ages 6-11 are $10, and children five and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online at the following links: Friday: https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-050126 Saturday: https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-050226 Placerville Speedway is located at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take US-50 to the Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit, then head north on Placerville Drive to the fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. For more information, visit www.placervillespeedway.com. For more updates, follow Sexton Gatlin Racing on social media and stay tuned for results throughout the 2026 season. Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2026 season possible. East County Electric Works, Antonelli's Deli, Keys Brothers, Geoff Dale, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Valley Lubricant Services, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, and Troy Dirt. Collie would like to express his thanks to the following sponsors. Sexton Gatlin Racing/HRP Hose and Rubber Products/Sexton Fire Protection/Maxima Racing Oils/Automated Interiors/Valley Lubricant/Swift Powdercoating/Sunnyside Promotions/Sids Auto Body/BK Wings/BTS Equipment/TC Construction/Thunderstruck Motorsports/AG Sand Cars/Mom/Dad/Tavo/Grant/Dant If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2026, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Brent Sexton SGR 2026 Results 2/28/26 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 10th A Main 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 7th A Main 3/12/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars DNS 3/21/26 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 3/28/26 Thunderbowl Speedway Ultimate Sprint Cars 7th A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 6th A Main 4/18/26 Thunderbowl Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 18th Main 4/24/26 Watsonville Speedway Watsonville 360 Sprints 10th A Main 4/25/26 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenger Tour Rained Out Braydin Collie SGR 2026 Results 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 13th A Main 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 2nd A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main Grant Sexton SGR 2026 Results 3/12/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars 15th A Main 3/13/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars 21st A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 1st A Main 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 4/18/26 Thunderbowl Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 15th A Main Bradin Chiaramonte SGR 2026 Results 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 15th A Main Dalton Sexton SGR 2026 Results 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings DNS Mark Henry SGR 2026 Results 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main Drake Cardey SGR 2026 Results 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 11th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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  Placerville Speedway hosts two big nights of Sprint Car racing this weekend

  Placerville, CA…One of the most anticipated shows of the season at Placerville Speedway converges this Friday and Saturday, when Berco Building Materials presents the $8,000-to-win "Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend." Along with the Hangtown 100 in November, the Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend is one of just two multi-night outings for Winged Sprint Cars this season at Placerville Speedway. The Nor*Cal Posse Shootout has featured no shortage of excitement over the last several years. The Winged 360 Sprint Car portion this Friday May 1st will hand out $5,000-to-win, while Saturday's finale on May 2nd dishes out a solid $8,000-to-win. Sharing the stage each night will be the USCS Non-Winged Sprint Cars, as they make their second consecutive appearance at the event. It is rounds five and six on the season for the Ultimate Sprint Car Series, which features both 410s and 360s. Winners so far this season in USCS action have included Hollister's Ryan Bernal on three occasions and Oklahoma driver Brady Bacon, who opened the year with a victory in Las Vegas. "The Nor*Cal Posse Shootout presented by Berco is an event that we continue to try and build each season," commented Placerville Speedway Promoter Scott Russell. "I know that we'd like to see it become one of the must attend shows in California. Winged Sprint Cars and the USCS Non-Winged Sprinters should give fans an outstanding show." The Nor*Cal Posse Shootout presented by Berco Building Materials is entering its eighth edition at the high-banked quarter mile. Previous winners include Cory Eliason, Sean Becker, Rico Abreu, Shane Golobic, Tanner Carrick, Australian Jock Goodyer and Joel Myers Jr., who snagged victory last year on the final corner. The double header also showcases the rich history of Placerville Speedway like everyone has come to love during Legends Weekend. Thanks to racing historian Rick Hirst, several vintage cars will be on display for fans to check out. The restored machines will also take some laps on the red clay for old times' sake. "We really want to thank Rick for everything he has done to make Legends Weekend what it is," said Russell. "I know this is scheduled to be his last hoorah when it comes to organizing everything like he has done, so we hope everyone can make it out to show their appreciation and take it all in." Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating during the Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend will be General Admission this Friday and Saturday May 1st and 2nd, apart from the reserved seats allocated to season ticket holders that are marked. Adult tickets cost $25 each night while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $22. Kids 6-11 cost $10 and those five and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or ahead of time online via the following links: Friday Tickets: https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-050126 Saturday Tickets: https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-050226 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. Cars hit the track at 5:15pm with hot laps, ADCO Driveline Qualifying and racing to follow. Hirst Home Team Happy Hour is offered from 4-6pm in the grandstands featuring live music and discounted Coors Light/ Coors Banquet Beer at the Cold Zone. 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 log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com 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/ Join over 20,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2026 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X by following us https://x.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Friday May 1: Winged 360 Sprint Cars and Ultimate Sprint Car Series | Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend presented by Berco Building Materials Saturday May 2: Winged 360 Sprint Cars and Ultimate Sprint Car Series | Nor*Cal Posse Shootout/ Legends Weekend presented by Berco Building Materials Saturday May 9: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Ltd. Late Models and Mini Trucks | Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders Saturday May 30: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | Davy's Race - Davy Thomas Memorial

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  Brent Sexton Set To Make 360 Wing Debut At Watsonville And Merced This Weekend

  Lakeside, CA — April 23, 2026 — Sexton Gatlin Racing will cap off a busy April when Brent Sexton heads north this Friday and Saturday for a pair of winged 360 sprint car races. The first stop is Friday night at Watsonville Speedway, followed by a Saturday showdown in the highly competitive Sprint Car Challenge Tour event at Merced Speedway. The two nights of racing will mark Brent's first appearance in a winged 360 car. Last Saturday, Brent and his youngest son, 21-year-old Grant, made the trek to the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare for a date with the third-year Ultimate Sprint Car Series. It was Brent's fourth race with the series in 2026 and his second at the Thunderbowl this year. In his previous appearance at the popular Central Valley oval, he turned in an impressive performance. After finishing fifth in his heat race, he started 14th in the A Main and charged forward to a strong seventh-place finish. That effort was even more notable considering officials red-flagged the race early due to time constraints, while both the driver and car had more to give. Unfortunately, things did not go as well for the three-time lightning sprint car champion this time around. A broken shifter cable in qualifying immediately put him behind the eight-ball for the remainder of the night. Unable to start his heat race, he was forced to line up near the back of the field for the main event. Starting 17th, Sexton advanced one position before his night came to an early end. A sticking throttle created a dangerous situation, prompting him to pull into the infield rather than risk taking a chunk out of the crash wall. "The throttle was sticking and I was standing on the brakes trying to keep it under control," he said. "It didn't end well." Grant's night showed early promise. He qualified fourth fastest in Group #1 with a lap of 16.007, which ranked eighth overall among the 19 cars on hand. He then started fourth and finished second in his heat race. In the main event, he rolled off from seventh and battled inside the top 10 for much of the race until contact from another car on lap 17 forced him to retire early. He was credited with a 15th-place finish. This weekend's races will mark the 11th start in April for a Sexton Gatlin Racing driver and car combination. Earlier this month, Sexton Gatlin Racing was scheduled to compete at both Watsonville and Merced with the non-wing USCS. However, both events were canceled due to rain. One year ago, Brent made his Watsonville Speedway debut and immediately turned heads. He opened the weekend by qualifying third fastest in his USCS group with a lap of 13.375, which placed him 10th overall in the 19-car field. He then started fourth in his heat race, led much of the distance, and finished second. Starting seventh in the main event on the Santa Cruz County oval, Sexton quickly found himself in the thick of the action. Working both the high and low lines, he advanced as high as fourth before slipping back to eighth or ninth during the intense battle. Staying composed, he rallied to finish fifth at the checkered flag. "It was so much fun," he said at the time. "I loved the track. I am having the time of my life. To finish fifth the first time ever at the track, that is cool. I am happy." Spectator gates at Watsonville Speedway will open at 4:30 p.m. for Friday's race. The track is located at 2601 East Lake Avenue in Watsonville, California (95076). For more information, visit watsonvillespeedway.com. For Saturday's event, Merced Speedway is located at 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Merced, California (95341). Additional information can be found at mercedspeedway.net. For more updates, follow Sexton Gatlin Racing on social media and stay tuned for results throughout the 2026 season. Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2026 season possible. East County Electric Works, Antonelli's Deli, Keys Brothers, Geoff Dale, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Valley Lubricant Services, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, and Troy Dirt. Collie would like to express his thanks to the following sponsors. Sexton Gatlin Racing/HRP Hose and Rubber Products/Sexton Fire Protection/Maxima Racing Oils/Automated Interiors/Valley Lubricant/Swift Powdercoating/Sunnyside Promotions/Sids Auto Body/BK Wings/BTS Equipment/TC Construction/Thunderstruck Motorsports/AG Sand Cars/Mom/Dad/Tavo/Grant/Dant If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2026, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Brent Sexton SGR 2026 Results 2/28/26 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 10th A Main 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 7th A Main 3/12/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars DNS 3/21/26 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 3/28/26 Thunderbowl Speedway Ultimate Sprint Cars 7th A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 6th A Main 4/18/26 Thunderbowl Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 18th Main Braydin Collie SGR 2026 Results 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 13th A Main 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 2nd A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main Grant Sexton SGR 2026 Results 3/12/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars 15th A Main 3/13/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars 21st A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 1st A Main 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 4/18/26 Thunderbowl Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 15th A Main Bradin Chiaramonte SGR 2026 Results 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 15th A Main Dalton Sexton SGR 2026 Results 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings DNS Mark Henry SGR 2026 Results 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main Drake Cardey SGR 2026 Results 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 11th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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  Merced Speedway Clash on the High Banks up next for SCCT this Saturday

  Merced, CA…Over the last several years Merced Speedway has positioned itself as one of the more popular dirt tracks in California among fans and drivers. This Saturday night the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour is primed to compete at the bullring for the lone time in 2026 during the "Clash on the High Banks." The always action-packed quarter mile happens to be one of the more centrally located tracks in California, which should make for a solid field from throughout our state. The Merced Speedway is one hour and 45 minutes from Sacramento and just under an hour from Fresno. "We are excited to host the Sprint Car Challenge Tour at Merced Speedway this Saturday," commented track GM Doug Lockwood. "We don't have that many Sprint Car shows in Merced, but when we do, it's always a special time. It should be an outstanding field of competitors this weekend and it's your last chance to catch a Winged 360 Sprint Car event here until November, so hopefully everyone can come out and fill these grandstands." The www.shopkylelarson.com A-main will hand out $3,000-to-win/ $400-to-start this Saturday April 25th. Opening night for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour earlier this month saw Yuba City's Landon Brooks flash to his initial SCCT triumph over Castro Valley's Jake Andreotti and young Landon Henry from Sacramento. Brooks and the Hamilton Racing with Tiner-Hirst Ent. team look to make it back-to-back at the Clash on the High Banks. Fresno's Dominic Scelzi claimed the SCCT event at Merced Speedway last season and was also victorious during the 2023 stop at the track. Scelzi ran second to Corey Day last November during the Winged Sprint Car portion of the "Chase Johnson Classic." The Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour made its Merced debut in 2019, an event claimed by Roseville's Jodie Robinson, who brought home a fourth-place finish at the SCCT opener. Clovis driver Dominic Gorden went from 12th to fifth on opening night and was the runner up last season with SCCT in Merced. More former SCCT winners on the high banks of Merced include Justin Sanders, who secured the Pit Stop USA Hard Charger Award on opening night, Roseville's Colby Copeland and Hollister's Ryan Bernal. This Saturday is the seventh all-time appearance for the tour at Merced Speedway. Tickets and Details: Adult tickets for the Clash on the High Banks this Saturday April 25th cost $25, juniors ages 10-16 will be $10, while kids 6-9 will be $5. Ages 5 and under are free. Tickets will be available at the gate on race day. The pit gate will open at 3pm with the front gate opening at 5pm. The pit meeting will take place at 5:45pm with engine heat at 6pm. Racing is slated to begin around 7pm. The muffler rule will be as follows: Flowmaster, SpinTech, Schoenfeld 14272735-78 or Extreme mufflers only. The Merced Speedway is located at 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, California 95431. It is approximately one hour and 45 minutes south of Sacramento and one hour north of Fresno. For information on the speedway visit http://www.mercedspeedway.net/ 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 is managed by Russell Motorsports Inc., which also runs 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 https://x.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 April 25: Merced Speedway (Clash on the High Banks) Sunday May 24: Marysville Raceway (26th annual Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial) Saturday May 30: Placerville Speedway (2nd annual Davy Thomas Memorial) Saturday June 13: Petaluma Speedway (Wings Over Wine Country)

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  Fourteen-year-old Jett Barnes strikes for Gold Star GMC Sprint Car victory at Watsonville Speedway

  Watsonville, CA…Visalia's Jett Barnes and Redding's Max Mittry put forth a crowd-pleasing performance on Friday night at Watsonville Speedway. When all was done and dusted it was Barnes fending off Mittry to grab his first career Gold Star GMC Sprint Car triumph at the quarter mile. Fellow winners on Friday evening included Cody Burke with the IMCA Modifieds, Austin VanHoff with the Santa Cruz Apparel IMCA Sport Mods, Joe Gallaher with the R&J Landscaping Hobby Stocks and Eric Weisler with the SSSP South Bay Dwarf Cars. Barnes and Mittry led the field to green in the 25-lap Gold Star GMC Sprint Car finale. After a couple of laps, it was Barnes who settled into the lead. Mittry came to life after a handful of circuits however and closed right up on the tail tank of the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14. After hounding the leader for a few circuits Mittry made his move on lap 13 to scoop up the top spot as the crowd came to its feet. The reigning SCCT Speedweek champion was in search of career win number one and looked solid, but Barnes wasn't done just yet. The youngster found the high side in turns one and two, creating monster runs in his pursuit of the lead. With just five laps remaining Barnes shot back around for the top spot and held off Mittry to the Ed Entz checkered flag. It capped a strong three week run for Barnes at Watsonville Speedway, where he scored the Keith Day Company Fast Time Award on three straight occasions and podiumed each race. Completing the top five behind him and Mittry were Kaleb Montgomery, Dominic Gorden and Jake Haulot. Adrianna Demartini brought home the Taco Bravo Hard Charger Award. Past IMCA Modified champ Cody Burke of Salinas led all 25 laps in the main event during their season debut on Friday. Burke hit his marks down low each time and held off a relentless Andrew Pierce for the win. Pierce, Troy Foulger, Logan Drake and Nick Decarlo followed him across the line. The Santa Cruz Apparel IMCA Sport Mods put on a fantastic main event for the fans last night. With track conditions in superb shape the 20-lapper saw multiple different leaders and a race that wasn't decided till the very end. Kingsburg driver Todd Carlock led the early stages in his No7 mount until having a moment midway through the contest. The always fast Jason Ryan Jr. then held the point over the second half of the race as he, Bo Crebs and Austin VanHoff battled it out. Lapped traffic created a hectic finish that saw VanHoff take full advantage and pick the right spots to move out front. He led the final couple of circuits to claim the exciting triumph over Ryan, Tanner Thomas, Crebs and Emali VanHoff. The R&J Landscaping Hobby Stocks acted as the night cap on Friday and saw multi time track champion Joe Gallaher pick up a close win at the finish. Fan Favorite Adriane Frost led early until Gallaher rocketed by for the lead. As things began to play out it was Gallaher, Frost and Lilly Mead racing close together up front. The veteran Gallaher had to be perfect over the closing stages as Mead found another gear and came after him quickly. Gallaher never faltered though and narrowly beat out Mead coming to the checkered flag. Frost, Dwayne Short and Dakota Keldsen rounded out the top five. The Security Shoring and Steel Plates Dwarf Cars made their season debut on Friday. Danny Wagner dominated the contest only to have mechanical issues three laps shy of the finish. Eric Weisler took advantage and motored off to win over Jason Lazzerini and John Durden. Watsonville Speedway returns to action this coming Friday April 11th with a five-division program featuring by the traveling Ultimate Sprint Car Series Non-Wingers. Results Ocean Speedway April 3, 2026 Gold Star GMC Sprint Cars: 1. 14-Jett Barnes[1]; 2. 2XM-Max Mittry[2]; 3. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[4]; 4. 10-Dominic Gorden[6]; 5. 7H-Jake Haulot[7]; 6. 29-Bud Kaeding[5]; 7. 3D-Caleb Debem[9]; 8. 14E-Mariah Ede[8]; 9. 25Z-Jason Chisum[11]; 10. 9-Adrianna DeMartini[14]; 11. 29C-Cole Croft[13]; 12. 34B-Glenn Bryan[15]; 13. 93-Landon Henry[3]; 14. 24S-Izaak Sharp[12]; 15. (DNF) 17-Jesse Schlotfeldt[10] IMCA Modifieds: 1. 20-Cody Burke[1]; 2. 15P-Andrew Pearce[4]; 3. 49-Troy Foulger[6]; 4. 111-Logan Drake[9]; 5. 17-Nick DeCarlo[8]; 6. 43-Steve Pemberton[12]; 7. 77-Fred Lind[15]; 8. 828-Matt Kampfraat[11]; 9. 01-Raymond Keldsen Jr[13]; 10. 6-Jim Pettit II[7]; 11. 22-Robert Marsh[10]; 12. 25G-Randy Shafer[14]; 13. 7-Katelyn Robertson[3]; 14. 46N-Jonathan Hagio[2]; 15. 2-Bobby Hogge III[5] Santa Cruz Apparel IMCA Sport Mods: 1. 44-Austin VanHoff[2]; 2. 52-Jason Ryan Jr[6]; 3. 22T-Tanner Thomas[8]; 4. 168-Bo Crebs[11]; 5. 4M-Emali VanHoff[9]; 6. 11D-Danny Wagner[10]; 7. 96M-Jim DiGiovanni[5]; 8. NO7-Todd Carlock[1]; 9. 39-Steven Allee[7]; 10. 7K-Kennzzie Brown[18]; 11. 55F-Shane Freeman[3]; 12. 42B-Max Baggett[4]; 13. 6K-Mike Kofnovec Jr[19]; 14. 15-David Crocker[17]; 15. 6S-Mike Kofnovec SR[14]; 16. 89-Duane Bieser[15]; 17. 22W-Charlie Hunter[20]; 18. 96-Kaden Perez[16]; 19. 5-Carson Schnell[12]; 20. (DNS) 22S-Connor Solis R&J Landscaping Hobby Stocks: 1. 1-Joe Gallaher[2]; 2. 16-Lilly Mead[4]; 3. 22-Adriane Frost[1]; 4. 27S-Dwayne Short[5]; 5. 03-Dakota Keldsen[8]; 6. 73B-Brady Muller[6]; 7. X2-William Gallaher[9]; 8. 44-Jamie Magana[11]; 9. 08-Wayne Reeder[7]; 10. 511-Elizabeth Geary[10]; 11. X1-Bobby Gallaher[3] Watsonville Speedway is located on the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville, California with the physical address being 2601 East Lake Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076. Info can be found at www.watsonvillespeedway.com or by liking the track on Facebook by searching Watsonville Speedway.

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  Thrill on the Hill at Placerville Speedway kicks off SCCT season

  Placerville, CA…The Sierra Foothills located Placerville Speedway will be the destination for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour this Saturday April 4th, as the traveling Winged 360 series opens another season of racing. The "Thrill on the Hill" during Easter weekend launches a 17-race campaign for the Sprint Car Challenge Tour in 2026. It marks the first of three appearances at the popular El Dorado County Fairgrounds venue, which is located just a short drive from the capital city of Sacramento. "We look forward to getting the SCCT season underway this Saturday at Placerville Speedway," commented Promoter Scott Russell. "We have a nice mix of California races again this year, along with our Northwest Swing in July. We are hoping for a great event to open everything up this weekend." The www.shopkylelarson.com A-main will hand out $3,000-to-win/ $400-to-start on Saturday. Thanks to the generous support from Elk Grove Ford, Hoosier Tires and RMI, the SCCT champion once again pockets $10,000 cash out of an over $50,000 point fund this season. Live music will be performed from 4-6pm to coincide with Coors Light/ Coors Banquet Happy Hour. Last season Sacramento's Austin Wood became the youngest champion in Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour history at the age of 15. Wood has had a solid start to the year thus far, winning the Silver Cup in Chico and running third at the Placerville Speedway opener. Yuba City's Seth Standley, Montana driver Cole Schroeder, Redding's Max Mittry and Marysville's Dawson Hammes rounded out the top five last year. Standley is fresh off a podium finish this past Saturday in Placerville. Fremont native Shane Golobic claimed the Thrill on the Hill last season with the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour. It marked his 17th career triumph with SCCT, which ranks number one all time. The Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association will be the companion class on Saturday night. Tickets and Details: Adult tickets for the Thrill on the Hill this Saturday April 4th cost $25 while juniors 12-17, seniors 62+ and military with ID cost $22. Kids ages 6-11 are $10, with those five and under free. Seating is General Admission, except for the reserved seats allocated to season ticket holders that are marked. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-040426 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. Hirst Home Team Happy Hour is offered until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music with discounted Coors Light and Coors Banquet at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:45pm with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, Sierra Foothills Wine Services qualifying and racing will follow. 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 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 is managed by Russell Motorsports Inc., which also runs 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 https://x.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 April 4: Placerville Speedway (Thrill on the Hill) Saturday April 25: Merced Speedway (Clash on the High Banks) Sunday May 24: Marysville Raceway (26th annual Mel and Marlyn Hall Memorial) Saturday May 30: Placerville Speedway (2nd annual Davy Thomas Memorial)

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  Thrill on the Hill at Placerville Speedway kicks off SCCT season

  The Sierra Foothills located Placerville Speedway will be the destination for the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour this Saturday April 4th, as the traveling Winged 360 series opens another season of racing.

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  Forsberg, Baldwin, LaPoint and Young snag Placerville wins on Saturday

  Placerville, CA…Ten-time Placerville Speedway champion Andy Forsberg led all 30 laps in the feature on way to his 77th career Winged 360 Sprint Car triumph at the quarter mile on Saturday. Sharing victory lane at the Sluice Box Bonanza were Oakley's Nick Baldwin with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks, Camino's Noah LaPoint with the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks and Marysville's Josh Young with the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour. Forsberg blasted out to the lead at the waving of the green flag in the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car finale. Numerous yellow flags plagued the flow of the 30-lapper but through it all the Auburn veteran remained calm, cool and collected. Marysville's Carson Hammes settled into second at the start and drove a fantastic race on the cushion to maintain that position for the duration of the contest. Last week's runner up, Justyn Cox, looked very racy once again and was attempting to pass for second on lap 17 when engine issues left him parked in between turns one and two. Forsberg hit every restart to perfection during the race and kept the field at bay to cross under the Ed Entz checkered flag for yet another Hangtown victory. Hammes crossed the stripe in second to record his career best Placerville Speedway finish, while Yuba City's Seth Standley also put together an impressive performance in third. Last year's runner up in the SCCT points methodically worked his way forward and even challenged for second at one point. Cotati's Jake Haulot, fresh off a win on Friday night in Watsonville, set the ADCO Driveline Fast Time Award to start the evening and backed it up with a solid fourth in the feature. Placerville's Shane Hopkins rounded out the top five and was part of an excellent battle with several drivers over the waning laps. Completing the top 10 in the Thompson's Winged Sprint Car main event were Jake Morgan, Luke Hayes, Landon Henry, Bryant Bell and Kenny Wanderstadt. A total of 24 cars competed at point race number two on Saturday. The Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks put on an entertaining 25-lap finale Saturday that saw a historic moment take place at the end. Diamond Springs racer Kevin Jinkerson led initially until Wayne Trimble charged by to grab the point on lap four. A well-prepared surface allowed drivers to test every inch of the Placerville bullring during the feature. Seven-time track champion Nick Baldwin made his presence known on lap seven by carving his way from fourth to second. Trimble was up front by a large margin; however, a caution would bunch the field back up for the final laps. After hounding the leader for a few circuits Baldwin rocketed to the outside and assumed the top spot on lap 13. Trimble didn't let Baldwin get away though and remained glued to his bumper right down to the end. Baldwin fended off every challenge and crossed the checkered flag for his 40th career Pure Stock triumph, which puts him in sole possession of second all-time, breaking a tie with fellow legend Dan Jinkerson. Trimble came home in second followed by Kevin Jinkerson, Tyler Lightfoot and Jason Ramos. The Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks kicked off their 2026 with a bang by seeing the feature decided off the final corner. Howard Miller brought home the Truck championship last year and led a majority of the main event but felt intense pressure in the form of young Noah LaPoint. The pair ran nose to tail for numerous laps and as the race played out Miller began to fight a tight condition, pushing up the track and giving LaPoint the opening he needed. With the checkered flag in sight Miller once again pushed off turn four and LaPoint dove to the bottom. At the line it was LaPoint claiming the crowd-pleasing win over Howard Miller, Paige Miller, Kevin Jinkerson and Mike Miller. The traveling Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour saw Tony Soper jump to the early lead but soon had Josh Young hot on his heels. With eight circuits complete, Young stormed to the top spot and held strong up front through several caution periods. Jacob Tuttle ran second for much of the race and challenged Young towards the end on a pair of occasions. The driver of the No. 17J never faltered though crossed under the checkered for the win over Tuttle, Heath Holdsclaw, Kaden Ramos and Evan Gularte. Placerville Speedway returns to action this coming Friday April 4th with opening night of the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour along with the Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association. Tickets are available via www.placervillespeedway.com Results Placerville Speedway Sluice Box Bonanza March 28, 2026 Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars: 1. 92-Andy Forsberg[2]; 2. 56C-Carson Hammes[1]; 3. 25S-Seth Standley[7]; 4. 7H-Jake Haulot[4]; 5. 21-Shane Hopkins[5]; 6. 45-Jake Morgan[10]; 7. 1-Luke Hayes[9]; 8. 93-Landon Henry[3]; 9. 28K-Bryant Bell[15]; 10. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[17]; 11. 29-Cole Croft[20]; 12. 15-Michael Sellers[19]; 13. 55D-Dawson Hammes[16]; 14. 24S-Izaak Sharp[12]; 15. 24K-Koa Crane[18]; 16. 25-Cody Johnson[14]; 17. 42X-Justyn Cox[6]; 18. 17J-Josh Young[8]; 19. 12J-John Clark[11]; 20. 00-Steel Powell[13] Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks: 1. 17-Nick Baldwin[5]; 2. 86-Wayne Trimble[1]; 3. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[2]; 4. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[3]; 5. 12J-Jason Ramos[6]; 6. 46-Roy Fulmer[4]; 7. 22LP-Brian Pagluca[8]; 8. 64-Jaeger Ruckman[11]; 9. 43-Kenny Bernstein[10]; 10. 91-Jonny Walsh[9]; 11. 316-Ryan Murphy[7]; 12. (DNS) 48-John Evans Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks: 1. 92N-Noah LaPoint[5]; 2. 28-Howard Miller[3]; 3. 21-Paige Miller[10]; 4. 03-Kevin Jinkerson[6]; 5. 16-Mike Miller[1]; 6. 26-Paizlee Miller[4]; 7. 22-Nick Perkins[12]; 8. 369-Emmett Fanning[7]; 9. 7-Luke Costa[9]; 10. 17-Landon Costa[11]; 11. 70-Tyler Goggin[8]; 12. 07-Brian Tremblay[2] Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour: 1. 17J-Josh Young[2]; 2. 7EJ-Jacob Tuttle[3]; 3. 33-Heath Holdsclaw[4]; 4. 28K-Kaden Ramos[7]; 5. 17M-Evan Gularte[8]; 6. 15K-Matthew Kaiser[9]; 7. 11S-Tony Soper[1]; 8. 2STX-Chance Hawkins[14]; 9. 22-Braidon Moniz[12]; 10. 9-Anthony Bruno[6]; 11. 87R-Pat Richards[16]; 12. 9V-Paul Vandenberg[15]; 13. 92A-Jeff Scotto[13]; 14. 3-Carson Hawkins[11]; 15. 12C-Riley Clark[17]; 16. 95-Joshua Wooten[10]; 17. (DNS) 1C-Jimmy Christian

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  Placerville Speedway hosts Sluice Box Bonanza this Saturday

  Placerville, CA…A four division program rumbles into Placerville Speedway this Saturday March 28th when the quarter mile plays host to the Sluice Box Bonanza. The Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars make their second appearance of the year after launching 2026 last week. Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield snagged the win over championship contender Justyn Cox of Clarksburg. Austin Wood, Max Mittry and Colby Copeland completed the top five on opening night. This Saturday is final Winged 360 Sprint Car tune up prior to the SCCT opener on April 4th. The Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks are back at it for their second point race on Saturday. Placerville's own Tyler Lightfoot grabbed his second career Pure Stock win last week while holding off the relentless challenges of Nick Baldwin from Oakley. Making their season debut on Saturday will be the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. The grass roots racing division offers an economic way to get on track and have some fun. Nevada driver Howard Miller scooped up one win on way to the championship last year. The traveling Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Cars round out the card at the Sluice Box Bonanza. Marysville's Josh Young and Elk Grove's Jake Morgan captured the Hunt Tour visits last season. The wingless warriors also return for another event on June 13th. Placerville Speedway is proud to be nestled in the heart of gold country, and we pay homage to that with the Sluice Box Bonanza this weekend. A sluice box is a highly efficient, portable gold-mining tool used to separate heavy gold from gravel using water flow, catching gold behind riffles and inside matting. Often made of aluminum with rubber or carpet liners, these devices are essential for processing 10 to 20 times more material than panning. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating during the Sluice Box Bonanza will be General Admission on Saturday March 28th, except for the reserved seats allocated to season ticket holders that are marked. Adult tickets cost just $20, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $18. Kids 6-11 cost $8 and those five and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or online via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-032826 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. Hirst Home Team Happy Hour is offered until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. Cars hit the track at 5:15pm with hot laps, ADCO Driveline Qualifying and racing to follow. 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 log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com 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 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 20,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2026 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X by following us https://x.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday March 28: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour | Sluice Box Bonanza Saturday April 4: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | Thrill on the Hill- SCCT Opening Night Saturday April 11: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Ltd. Late Models and Mini Trucks | Coors Light Big Trophy Night

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  Dyland Bloomfield surges to Tribute to Al Hinds victory

  Placerville, CA…Oakley's Dylan Bloomfield got by Justyn Cox with nine laps remaining in the feature to record his first career Tribute to Al Hinds triumph on Saturday night at Placerville Speedway. Fellow winners on opening night were defending champion Rod Oliver with the Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models, Tyler Lightfoot with the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Greg Dennett with the BCRA Lightning Sprints presented by Quick Change Liquid Energy. The victory for Bloomfield marked his second career win at Placerville Speedway after bringing home the Winged Sprint Car portion of the Triple Crown last season. The 30-lap Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car main event began with Clarksburg's Justyn Cox jumping into the lead. The 2023 SCCT champion looked strong early and kept the field at bay as drivers fought it out behind him. A well-prepared surface made for some fast and furious racing at the Tribute to Al Hinds. A pair of cautions kept drivers out of traffic, but when they did reach it, things began to heat up. Dylan Bloomfield made an excellent move to grab the top spot on lap 21 and withstood multiple restarts to take the Ed Entz checkered flag for his initial Tribute to Al Hinds victory. Cox put together a solid opening night to come home second, followed by Sacramento's Austin Wood, Redding's Max Mittry and Roseville's Colby Copeland. Rounding out the top 10 in the feature were Chance Grasty, Andy Forsberg, Seth Standley, Jake Morgan and John Clarke. Bloomfield began the evening by blistering the quarter mile in 10.499 seconds to earn the ADCO Driveline and Custom Exhaust Fast Time Award in the 23-car field. With the Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models, it was Chris Mcginnis who rocketed out to the lead and would go on to dominate the early stages of the main event. Defending Ltd. Late Model champion Rod Oliver sliced his way into second on lap eight and began to give chase after the leader. Oliver hounded the rear of Mcginnis for several circuits, before carving his way past on lap 17. Oliver went to on cross under the checkered flag ahead of Paul Gugliomoni, Mcginnis, Richard Brace Jr. and Anthony Slaney. Placerville's Tyler Lightfoot blasted out to the lead the 25-lap Red Hawk Casino Pure Stock finale as he looked for his second career win in the division. Seven-time track champion Nick Baldwin moved to second on lap 11 and then moved in on the leader. Baldwin gave Lightfoot everything he could handle right down to the checkered flag. Lightfoot drove a magnificent race though and brought home the win ahead of Baldwin, Kevin Jinkerosn, Wayne Trimble and Kenny Bernstein. The traveling BCRA Lightning Sprints put on a fantastic show at the Tribute to Al Hinds. Their 20-lap main event was a lightning-fast affair that saw the legendary Scott Kinney lead the initial eight circuits. BCRA President and defending champion Greg Dennett then blasted to the top spot on lap nine and led the remaining distance for another triumph in Old Hangtown. Dakota Albright, Matt Land, Bradley Schmidt and Justin Norton rounded out the top five. Placerville Speedway returns to action on Saturday March 28th with the Sluice Box Bonanza featuring Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints. Results Placerville Speedway Tribute to Al Hinds March 21, 2026 Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars: 1. 33-Dylan Bloomfield[2]; 2. 42X-Justyn Cox[1]; 3. 2A-Austin Wood[6]; 4. 2XM-Max Mittry[4]; 5. 7C-Colby Copeland[13]; 6. X1-Chance Grasty[9]; 7. 92-Andy Forsberg[10]; 8. 25S-Seth Standley[5]; 9. 45-Jake Morgan[8]; 10. 12J-John Clark[11]; 11. 56C-Carson Hammes[7]; 12. 26-Corbin Rueschenberg[3]; 13. 21-Greg Decaires V[14]; 14. 15-Michael Sellers[12]; 15. 17J-Josh Young[20]; 16. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[15]; 17. 93-Landon Henry[16]; 18. 24S-Izaak Sharp[17]; 19. 25-Cody Johnson[18]; 20. 56-Taylor Hall[19] Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models: 1. 57-Rod Oliver[3]; 2. 22G-Paul Gugliomoni[4]; 3. 22-Chris Mcginnis[2]; 4. 23A-Richard Brace Jr[8]; 5. 4X-Anthony Slaney[6]; 6. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[1]; 7. 11-Adam Starkey[5]; 8. 37-Ray Trimble[7] Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks: 1. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[1]; 2. 17-Nick Baldwin[3]; 3. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[5]; 4. 86-Wayne Trimble[4]; 5. 43-Kenny Bernstein[6]; 6. 74-Russell Murphy[2]; 7. 48-John Evans[9]; 8. 22LP-Brian Pagluca[10]; 9. 64-Jaeger Ruckman[8]; 10. (DNS) 12J-Jason Ramos BCRA Lightning Sprints: 1. 47-Greg Dennett[4]; 2. 35JR-Dakota Albright[5]; 3. 91-Matt Land[1]; 4. 00-Bradley Schmidt[3]; 5. 62-Justin Norton[6]; 6. 51K-Clay Mibach[7]; 7. 31-Kindal Barstow[8]; 8. (DNF) 22-Austin Struthers[9]; 9. (DNS) 3F-Hunter Kinney; 10. (DQ) 9-Scott Kinney[2]

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  Tribute to Al Hinds christens new Placerville season on Saturday

  Placerville, CA…Placerville Speedway is prepared to open its 61st season of competition this Saturday by honoring a man that had a key role in making it all possible, with the 23rd annual "Tribute to Al Hinds" tackling the red clay. Divisions set to christen the Berco Building Materials/ Hoosier Tires championship season on March 21st will include the Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Ltd. Late Models and the Bay Cities Racing Association Lightning Sprints. The Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars will offer $2,500-to-win/ $250-to-start the feature on Saturday. Live music and Coors Light/ Coors Banquet Happy Hour takes place from 4-6pm, while magician/ juggler Cody Ebert will be on hand to entertain the masses from 4:30-6pm. The Tribute to Al Hinds began in 2004 following the passing of early track promoter and mentor, Al Hinds, a longtime Placerville resident and true race fan that touched the lives of many. Hinds was the second promoter of Placerville Speedway. He took operation of the track with business partner Richard Hirst from its founder, Bruno Romani, in 1968, three years after it first opened when the facility was built around an existing community football field. The operator of a local machine shop by trade, Hinds loved the community where he lived. In his final years of life, he enjoyed sitting with some of his best friends every night in the grandstands at Placerville Speedway and loved watching young talent make a name for themselves in the sport. The inaugural Tribute to Al Hinds was captured by Roger Crockett, while last season saw Andy Forsberg snag his fourth triumph in the event. Track champions last season with the Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks and Ltd. Late Models included Modesto's Tony Gomes, Oakley's Nick Baldwin and Yuba City's Rod Oliver respectively. Livermore's Greg Dennett claimed the BCRA Lightning Sprint title with six victories last season. The division will be on hand several times once again this year. Tickets and Details: Grandstand seating during the Tribute to Al Hinds will be General Admission on Saturday March 21st, except for the reserved seats allocated to season ticket holders that are marked. Adult tickets cost just $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 online via https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr-032126 The pit gate will open at noon, with the front gate opening at 4pm. Cars hit the track at 5:15pm with hot laps, ADCO Driveline Qualifying and racing to follow. 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 log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com 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 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 20,000 followers of Placerville Speedway on Facebook, where you can keep abreast of updates for the 2026 season. You can also find Placerville Speedway on X by following us https://x.com/pvillespeedway - In addition, Placerville Speedway is also on Instagram. Follow us @PvilleSpeedway. Upcoming events at Placerville Speedway: Saturday March 21: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Ltd Late Models and BCRA Lightning Sprints | 23rd annual Tribute to Al Hinds Championship Opener Saturday March 28: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Tour | Sluice Box Bonanza Saturday April 4: Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour and Nor-Cal Dwarf Cars | Thrill on the Hill- SCCT Opening Night

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  Andy Forsberg captures night #1 of Silver Cup

  Placerville,Ca (March 6,2026)- Andy Forsberg won the 30 lap Sprint Car Challenge Tour feature at Silver Dollar Speedway Friday night over Austin Wood, Landon Brooks, Kaleb Montgomery and Josh Young, 360 Winged Sprints A Main

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  Sexton Gatlin Racing Opens Busy 2026 Season Saturday at Mohave Valley

  Lakeside, CA — February 26, 2026 — Lakeside, California's Sexton Gatlin Racing (SGR) will launch an extremely ambitious 2026 campaign this Saturday when Brent Sexton heads to Arizona's Mohave Valley Raceway to compete in the Avanti Windows and Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car race. One week later, the team will roll three cars into Imperial Valley Raceway for the co-sanctioned California Lightning Sprints/SoCal Lightning Sprints season opener. At age 53, Sexton will kick off the busiest season in the history of SGR. In addition to competition with USAC/CRA and the two lightning sprint car series, the team will also field entries in the Ultimate Sprint Car Series and Northern California's winged Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Saturday's Arizona opener will take place on the racy 1/3-mile, banked oval located just five minutes from the Colorado River and only 25 minutes away from Laughlin, Nevada. It is a track that holds special meaning for Sexton, as it was the site of one of the most exciting victories of his career. In late 2022, the veteran charged to the lead on the final lap of a 20-lap main event to score a thrilling one-car-length win over San Diego's AJ Bender, who was driving another SGR entry. Third place went to Sexton's oldest son, Dalton, giving the San Diego County-based team a clean sweep of the podium. "Mohave Valley is one of our favorite tracks," the native of Tennessee said. "Lightning sprint cars, 410 sprint cars, everything. I think they have done a phenomenal job since they bought the track in 2021. It fits our driving style. I qualify better there than I do anywhere else." "I will be in a 410 this week in a new DRC we got from Braden Chiaramonte. We destroyed the Triple X at Turkey Night (Turkey Night Grand Prix at the Ventura Raceway in November). So, everything is fresh." "From this week at Mohave, we go onto the lightning sprints at the Imperial Valley Raceway next week and then Las Vegas for the USCS race on March 13th and 14th." At Imperial Valley Raceway, SGR will enter three cars for four drivers. Brent, a three-time lightning sprint car champion, will lead the effort. El Cajon's Brayden Collie, who finished second in the 2025 California Lightning Sprint Car Rookie of the Year standings and fifth in the overall season points, will pilot another entry. Brent's two sons, Dalton, who is coming out of retirement, and Grant, will split driving duties in the team's third car, with Dalton racing on Friday and Grant taking over on Saturday. With a jam-packed schedule ahead, fans can expect to see Brent competing extensively in both 410 sprint cars and lightning sprints. Grant is also slated to race in both divisions, while additionally planning winged sprint car appearances with Northern California's Sprint Car Challenge Tour. Collie will once again represent Sexton Gatlin Racing in lightning events throughout the state. For more updates, follow Sexton Gatlin Racing on social media and stay tuned for results throughout the 2026 season. Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2025 season possible. East County Electric Works, Antonelli's Deli, Keys Brothers, Geoff Dale, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Valley Lubricant Services, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, and Troy Dirt. If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2026, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. Contact (909) 226-7768 mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

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