West Coast Sprint Car News and Notes from June 11 Weekend

Monday, June 13, 2016
Trey Starks (J Michael Photo)Trey Starks (J Michael Photo) West Coast News and Notes for June 11, 2016 Weekend 
 
Monday June 13, 2016 
 
by Adam J. Ulrey 
www.nwsprintcarhistory.com 
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One of the big races of the year at Skagit Speedway is the annual John Carroll Classic. He was a terrific racer and the fans always enjoyed him. 21 360 Sprint cars would show up to try and win this prestigious race. Trey Starks getting tuned up for Dirt Cup in two weeks would hold off Colton Heath for the win his first John Carroll Classic. 
 
June 11, 2016 Skagit Speedway, Alger, Washington 
21 Cars 
 
Fast Time: 22x Travis Jacobson 11.704 

Heat #1: 55 Trey Starks, 18 Jason Solwold, 22x Travis Jacobson, 33 Colton Heath, 96x Mack  Brown, 9a LukeDidiuk, 29w Steve James 

Heat #2: 11m Evan Margeson, 91 Chase Goetz, 59 Eric Fisher, 3 JJ Hickle, 42 Devin Madonia, 57 Bud Ashe, 33s Lance Sargent 

Heat #3: 17 Cam Smith, 56 Justin Youngquist, 44 Jake Helsel, 5 Michael Bollinger, 5r Steve Reeves, N8 Nate Vaughn, 3c Daniel Cernich 
 
A Main: 55 Starks, 33 Heath, 11m Margeson, 18 Solwold, 22x T Jacobson, 56 Youngquist, 91 C Goetz, 44 Helsel, 17 C Smith, 96x Brown, 9a Didiuk, 59 Fisher, 42 Madonia, 5r Reeves, 57 Ashe, N8 Vaughn, 29w James, 3 Hickle, 5 Bollinger, 3c Cernich

Steven TinerSteven Tiner The Civil War Sprint Car series out of California raced at Placerville Speedway and the winner would automatically qualify for the Johnny Key Classic. So this was a race they all want to win and when it was said and done Steven Tiner came out on top....... 
 
Saturday June 11, 2016 Placerville Speedway, Placerville, California 
Civil War Race #4 
31 Cars 
 
Fast Time: 12 Jared Ridge 10.951 

Heat #1: x1 Mason Moore, 31c Justyn Cox, 18 Justin Sanders, 7c Andy Forsberg, 3c Jonathan Allard, 63 Geoff Ensign, 12 Jared Ridge, 12j John Clark 

Heat #2: 4sa Greg DeCaries, 77 Mike Benson, 35 Sean Becker, 88 Keon Shaw, 99 Tony Gualda, 25 Justin Johnson, 1 Billy Butler, 98 Chris Masters 

Heat #3: 19 Colby Copeland, 42 Chase Majdic, P37 Matt Peterson, 57b Bobby Butler, 43 Bradley Terrell, 12p Scott Parker, 92 Logan Seavey 

Heat #4: 94 Steven Tiner, 4s Michael Kofoid, 9 DJ Freitas, 21 Michael Ing, 56 Scott Hall, 77x Kyle Hirst, 85 CJ Humphreys 
 
Dash: 42 Majdic, 94 Tiner, 7c Forsberg, 4sa DeCaries, 19 Copeland, 77 Benson, x1 Moore, 21 Ing 
 
B Main: 77x Hirst, 3c J Allard, 12 Ridge, 43 Terrell, 92 Seavey, 63 Ensign, 99 Gualda, 98 Masters, 12p S Parker, 1 Billy Butler, 25 Johnson, 56 S Hall, 12j Clark, 85 Humphreys 
 
A Main: 94 Tiner, 4sa DeCaries, x1 Moore, 7c Forsberg, 3c J Allard, 19 Copeland, 77 Benson, 92 Seavey, 31c Cox, 42 Majdic, 88 Koen Shaw, 18 Sanders, 43 Terrell, 4s Kofoid, 63 Ensign, 35 Becker, 77x Hirst, 9 Freitas, 57b Bobby Butler, 21 Ing, P37 Peterson, 12 Ridge

Tommy TarltonTommy Tarlton Tommy Tarlton held off the field for the Taco Bravo 360 Sprint series run at Ocean Speedway. 
 
Friday June 10, 2016 Ocean Speedway, Watsonville, California 
17 Cars 
 
Fast Time: 2F Brad Furr 12.315 

Heat #1: 2F Brad Furr, 4s Buddy Kofoid, 24 Chase Johnson, 72w Kurt Nelson, 8 Jeremy Chisum, 25z Jason Chisum, 55 Danny Malfatti, 17s Derek Overkamp, 73 Craig Frandsen 

Heat #2: 9J Dustin Golobic, 17 Justin Sanders, 21 Tommy Tarlton, 88 Koen Shaw, 92 Kyler Shaw, 33 Lucas Ashe, 6n Gary Nelson Jr., 7 Nick Ringo Jr. 
 
Dash: 17 Sanders, 72w Nelson, 21 Tarlton, 9J D Golobic, 24 C Johnson, 2F Furr 
 
A Main: 21 Tarlton, 2F Furr, 8 J Chisum, 4s Kofoid, 88 Ko Shaw, 9J D Golobic, 92 Ky Shaw, 33 Ashe, 25z J Chisum, 72w Nelson, 7 Ringo Jr., 6n Nelson Jr., 17 Sanders, 24 C Johnson, 55 Malfatti, 73 Frandsen, 17s Overkamp

Harley Van Dyke #5HHarley Van Dyke #5H One of the Hottest drivers in California is Cory Eliason and he continued his winning was on Friday Night at Keller Auto Speedway where he won the 360 Sprint car show. 
 
Friday June 10, 2016 Keller Auto Speedway, Hanford, California 
15 Cars 
 
Fast Time: 5h Cory Eliason 14.160 

Heat #1: 88v Jace Vanderweerd, 37 Mitchell Faccinto, 5h Cory Eliason, 7 Steven Kent, 79 Heath Duinkerken, 3k Kaleb Montgomery, 5 Collin Markle, 21x Cole Macedo 

Heat #2: 3 Craig Stidham, 83jr Giovanni Scelzi, 94 Steven Tiner, 88n DJ Netto, 12p Scott Parker, 81d Dalton Hill, 33 Tucker Worth, 10 Mathew Moles 
 
Dash: 83jr G Scelzi, 88n Netto, 5h Eliason, 37 M Faccinto, 88v J Vanderweerd, 3 Stidham 
 
A Main: 5h Eliason, 88n Netto, 83jr G Scelzi, 37 M Faccinto, 94 Tiner, 3 Stidham, 88v J Vanderweerd, 79 Duinkerken, 21x Cole Macedo, 12p Parker, 3k Montgomery, 81d Hill, 33 Worth, 7 Kent, 5 Markle

Sean BeckerSean Becker On Friday Night at the weekly 410 Sprint car show at Silver Dollar Speedway it was the rivals going at it again with Sean Becker holding off Andy Forsberg for the win. 
 
Friday June 10, 2016 Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, California 
14 Cars 
 
Fast Time: 9L Cody Lamar 12.017 

Heat #1: M21 Kalib Henry, 22 Mason Moore, 9L Cody Lamar, 75 Sean Becker, 21 Michael Ing, 2 Brian McGahan Jr., 11s Robert Stice 

Heat #2: 5v Seth Nunes, 3c Jonathan Allard, 88 Brad Bumgarner, 92 Andy Forsberg, 42 Chase Majdic, 8 Jim Richardson, 86J Jesse Colwell 
 
A Main: 75 Becker, 92 Forsberg, 3c J Allard, 22 Moore, 42 Majdic, 88 Bumgarner, 9L Lamar, 21 Ing, M21 K Henry, 11s Stice, 8 Richardson, 5v Nunes, 2 McGahan Jr., 86J Colwell, 00 Enos

Richard VanderweerdRichard Vanderweerd RJ Johnson would hold off Charles Davis in a hard fought win at Arizona Speedway in USAC Southwest Action. 
 
Saturday June 11, 2016 Arizona Speedway, Sun Tan Valley, Arizona 
19 Cars 
 
Heat #1: 13 Dennis Gile, 77m RJ Johnson, 54 Landon Cling, 19 Andy Reinbold, 8az Jordan Stetson, 17 Joey Scheopner, 78 Chris Boneau 

Heat #2: 16 Mike Martin, 02 Matt Rossi, 50 Charles Davis Jr., 27 Nick Aiuto, 12 Josh Pelkey, 11c Michael Curtis 

Heat #3: 7k Bruce St. James, 5 Tye Mihocko, 14AZ Dustin Burkhart, 32b Brian Hosberg, 98 Matt Lundy, 0 Jonas Reynolds 
 
A Main: 77m Johnson, 50 Davis Jr., 02 Rossi, 16 Martin, 27 Aiuto, 5 Mihocko, 32b Hosberg, 13 Gile, 11c Curtis, 7k St. James, 12 Pelkey, 14AZ Burkhart, 98 Lundy, 0 Reynolds, 17 Scheopner, 8AZ Stetson, 19 Reinbold, 54 Cling, 78 Boneau 
 
 
26 Cars would show up for the USAC/CRA 410 non-wing show at the 1/2 mile track at Perris Auto Speedway. It would be a big win for Richard Vanderweerd who would hold on for the win over Jake Swanson and Stevie Sussex. 
 
Saturday June 11, 2016 Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, California 
26 Cars 
 
Fast Time: 21AZ Stevie Sussex 16.781 

Heat #1: 4 Damion Gardner, 21 AJ Bender, 4s Mike Spencer, 21AZ Stevie Sussex, 44 Cody Williams, 14 Tom Hendricks, 55 Tony Everhart, 5m Max Adams 

Heat #2: 98 Jeremy Ellertson, 52 Trent Williams, 92 Jake Swanson, 92m Ronnie Gardner, 98jr Andrew Sweeney, 20 Corey Ballard, 39 Jeff Dyer, 88 Jace Venderweerd 

Heat #3: 5 Logan Williams, 91r Brody Roa, 5x Tommy Malcolm, 10 Richard Vanderweerd, 4G Chris Gansen, 36 Anthony Lopiccolo, 98v Verne Sweeney 
 
A Main: 10 R Vanderweerd, 92 Swanson, 21AZ Sussex, 91r Roa, 4 D Gardner, 4s Spencer, 4G Gansen, 98 Ellerston, 20 Ballard, 98JR A Sweeney, 14 Hendricks, 98V V Sweeney, 36 Lopiccolo, 39 Dyer, 52 T Williams, 5 L Williams, 5x Malcolm, 44 C Williams, 88 J Vanderweerd, 55 Everhart, 92m R Gardner, 0K Tafoya