SMS Bandit Sprint Cars
9/20/2008*N*F*H*B*1*2*3*4*5*P*
1*21 Peter Murphy, Clovis **15*4*2*0*5*5*2*0*0*599* 2*27/35/11 Albert Pombo, Easton*14*1*5*0*0*1*3*1*1*517*
3* 8 Justyne Hamblin, Hanford*14*0*7*0*1*1*1*1*3*501* 4*51 Rusty Carlile, Bakersfield*15*0*3*0*0*1*0*1*2*467*
5* 8M Jason May, Taft**13*1*3*0*0*1*2*0*1*433*
6*10 Richard VanderWeerd*12*1*2*1*2*0*0*2*1*410*
7* 2F/88V Jace VanderWeerd*12*0*0*0*0*0*0*2*1*364* 8*16J Bill Jones, Santa Maria*10*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*332* 9*35D Steve DeMott, Santa Maria*10*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*324* 10* 4 Rick Eberhardt, Livermore*14*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*295* 11*17V Dan Faria, Jr., Tipton*8*0*5*0*3*2*0*0*0*294*
12*49 Tyler Schmidt, Hollister*8*0*1*0*0*1*0*0*0*291* 13*36B Kevin Barnes, Fresno*10*0*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*279* 14*27 Davey Pombo, Kerman*7*0*2*1*0*0*2*2*1*274* 15*32 Jonathan Logan, Hanford*9*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*246* 16*71C Jeff Culver, Lompoc*8*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*231*
17* 007 Wes Gutierrez**7*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*224*
18*25 Jared Little, Hanford**8*0*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*204*
19*28 Davey Knott, Fresno**8*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*195*
20* 7L Mike Larsen, Nipomo*6*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*173*
21*18 Danny Sheridan**4*0*3*0*2*0*0*0*0*170*
22*27X John Iturriria, Bakersfield*6*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*167* 23*11 Greg Brag, Visalia**4*0*0*0*0*1*0*0*1*165*
24* 3G Greg Porte, Atascadero*5*1*3*0*0*0*2*1*0*164* 25*13 Jeff Fiscus, Nipomo**4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*136*
26*62 Adam Frith-Smith, Oneal*7*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*133*
27* 1 Greg Taylor, Ventura**3*0*1*0*1*0*0*0*0*130*
28*14 T.J. Smith, Fresno**5*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*124*
29*19 Brandon Thompson, Norwalk*3*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*1*107* 30*31 Bruce Douglass, Ventura*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*87* 31*76 Derek Buckley, Ojai**3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*82*
32*88W Ron Wade, Bellflower*2*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*76* 33*21T Michael Faccinto**3*0*0*0*1*0*0*0*0*69*
34*51T Jeff Gardener**4*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*65*
35*71M Jesse Mack, Pismo Beach*2*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*65* 36*87 Ricky Kirkbride**4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*65*
37*09 Luis Espinosa, Vallencia*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*62* 38*22 Newt Price, San Luis Obispo*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*62* 39* 7L Jimmy Thompson**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*38*
40* 9 John Niggli, Tulare**2*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*0*38*
41*75T Alan Ballard, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*38* 42*18T Clark Templeman III*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*35*
43*98D Josh Davis, Atascadero*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*30* 44*21A Ryan Guy, Templeton*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
45*13 Don Kithcart, Eagle, ID*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
46*23 Jerry Wise, Jr.**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*24*
47*93 Steven Williams**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*23*
48*73 Josh Ford, Oxnard**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*10*
IMCA Modifieds
9/20/2008**N*F*H*B*1*2*3*4*5*P*
1*41 Danny Lauer, Santa Maria *17*0*1*0*4*3*3*1*0*599* 2*77K Kenny Kirkpatrick, Nipomo*16*0*3*0*1*3*1*1*2*546* 3*25 Josh Vogt, Santa Maria*17*0*2*0*0*0*0*1*5*539*
4*38 Doug Thornton, Santa Maria*16*0*11*0*2*2*1*0*1*526* 5*37 Chad Weber, Arroyo Grande*16*0*5*0*0*0*2*2*1*524*
6* 2T Paul Terrones, Lompoc*15*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*436*
7*96A Clay Daly, Watsonville*12*0*1*0*5*2*1*0*0*421*
8*81X Jake Jones, Santa Maria*12*0*6*0*2*0*1*1*1*386* 9*88C Joey Claborn, Santa Maria*11*0*3*0*0*2*2*2*1*385* 10* 00 Ken Kehs, Arroyo Grande*15*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*374* 11*33X Ron Wiley, Santa Maria*12*0*1*0*0*1*0*0*0*358* 12*20X Tommy Laliberte, San Jose*10*0*4*0*0*0*1*3*2*339* 13*27 Ian Hunter, Santa Maria*10*0*0*0*0*1*0*1*1*287*
14* 2 Rich Denman, Coalinga*7*0*3*0*0*1*3*0*0*231*
15* 5C Bob Campitelli, Lompoc*8*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*223* 16*67H Greg Mancebo, Tulare*7*0*1*0*0*0*0*1*1*223*
17* 3 Todd Hermosillo, Watsonville*7*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*193* 18* 3S Shane Jones, Bakersfield*7*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*180*
19* 08 Jared Domingos, S.M.*6*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*172*
20* 197 Kyle Camperud**6*0*1*0*1*0*1*0*0*171*
21*87 Randel Davis, Bakersfield*5*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*0*168* 22*16B Randy Brown, Chowchilla*5*0*0*0*0*1*0*0*0*164* 23*75 Keith McIndoe, A.G.**7*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*163*
24*23 Chris Whitford, Buellton*6*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*162*
25* 0/2 Jimmy Reeves, Laton *4*0*1*0*1*0*0*0*0*133*
26*30 David Addamo, Santa Maria*4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*124* 27*28 Junior Dawson, Santa Cruz*4*0*2*0*0*0*0*1*0*118*
28* 2 Larry Hood, Bakersfield*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*2*0*109*
29*19C Chris Harwin, Nipomo*5*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*103*
30*31 Steve Greenland, S. Marg.*4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*97* 31*19 Michael Dalton, San Martin*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*92* 32*75K Kenny Rayner**3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*88*
33*35 Greg Markarian, Easton*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*87*
34*55 Daylan Coffey, Santa Maria*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*80* 35*15B Brad Pounds, Bakersfield*2*0*1*0*1*1*0*0*0*79* 36*66 Paul Stone***2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*64*
37* 7B Brian Burnes, Lemoore*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*62*
38* 9XXX Chet Reeves**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*59*
39*57 Steve McGee**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*55*
40*11 Andrew Greiman, Camarillo*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*54* 41*51 Von Vondera, Atascadero*2*0*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*54* 42*52U John Uccellini, Quartz Hill*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*51*
43* 114 Steve Ayler, Bakersfield*2*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*49* 44*16G/2 Billy Griffin, Buena Park*2*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*48*
45* 07 Shawn Edwards**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*45*
46*34 Sean Minor, Bakersfiel*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*36*
47*31 Tom Smith, Lakewood*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*35*
48*16 Jeff Mead***1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*34*
49*22 Robert Marsh, Watsonville*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*34*
50*76 John Geyer, Santa Barbara*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*33*
51* 07 Randy Thornell**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*32*
52*12RM Cory Simoneau**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*32*
53* 5 Shawn Calderwood**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*31*
54*32 Ely Mendoza, Jr.**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*31*
55* 2H Bobby Hogge III, Salinas*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
56*13 Rob Green, Ojai**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
57*22 Mike Johnson, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
58*69 James Stowe, Rosamond*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
59*75 Brad Prows, Ojai**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
60*38X Tim Wolaver, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*28* 61*41H Matt Hixson, Murrieta*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*28*
62*11Z Zak Devoer, Ballico**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
63*23A Tim Merman II, Hesperia*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
64*20 Cody Burke, Salinas**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*26*
65*21M David Mayhew, Atascadero*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*26* 66* 03 Jim Pettit II, Prunedale*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*25*
67* 9X Jim Bonetti, Las Vegas, NV*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*25*
68* 4 Joey Mantis, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*24*
69*55C Gary Curtis, Camarillo*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*24*
70*72 Darren Hopkins, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*23* 71*22R Randy McGraw, Ojai*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*22*
72*98 Alex Stanford, Chowchilla*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*21* 73*25A Tim Foster, Whittier**0*0*0*0*0*
0*0*0*0*0*
Bandit Series Sprint Cars
9/20/2008***
1*21 Peter Murphy (Champion)**1133*
2*51 Rusty Carlile, Bakersfield**908*
3*11/35 Albert Pombo, Easton**895*
4* 8 Justyne Hamblin, Hanford**881*
5*10 Richard VanderWeerd, Visalia*749*
6*2F/88V Jace VanderWeerd, Visalia*710*
7* 8M Jason May, Taft***625*
8*32 Jonathan Logan, Hanford**608*
9* 4 Rick Eberhardt, Livermore**542*
10*28 Davey Knott, Fresno***500*
11*49 Tyler Schmidt***485*
12*27 Davey Pombo, Kerman**478*
13*36B Kevin Barnes, Fresno**448*
14*007 Wes Gutierrez, San Martin**439**
15*62 Adam Frith-Smith, O'Neals**373*
16*25 Jared Little****372*
17*14 T.J. Smith, Fresno***340*
18*51T Jeff Gardener***332*
19*35D Steve DeMott***331
20*17V Dan Faria, Jr., Tipton**309*
Factory Stocks
9/27/2008**N*F*H*B*1*2*3*4*5*P*
1*32 Kirk Morgan, Santa Maria*16*0*6*0*6*6*2*0*0*714* 2*15 Michael Frazier, Santa Maria*16*0*1*0*2*4*2*2*1*680* 3*73 Glen Sparks, Santa Maria*16*0*0*0*1*2*2*3*4*625* 4*77 Tim Bennett, Santa Maria*16*0*0*0*0*0*3*1*1*602*
5* 4 Mike Leland, Atascadero*16*0*0*0*0*0*2*2*2*594*
6*34 Kevin Linson, Arroyo Grande*15*0*1*0*1*0*3*2*2*570* 7*33 Pete Lethcoe, Santa Maria*16*0*2*0*0*0*0*0*1*556* 8*29 Robert Read, Arroyo Grande*16*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*548* 9* 3 Charlie Scovell, Atascadero*15*0*3*0*0*1*1*1*1*541* 10*K-9 Bill Spratlin, Arroyo Grande*16*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*517* 11*81 Dale Sylvester**13*0*2*0*0*0*0*0*1*473*
12* 6 Matt Marchiando, Goleta*11*0*5*0*3*0*1*1*1*457* 13*43X Ray Pezzi, Terra Bella*12*0*7*0*1*1*1*2*1*435*
14* 7 Randy Obert, Atascadero*11*0*2*0*0*1*0*0*1*380* 15*45 Brandon Brickey, Sr., Lom*12*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*376* 16*44 John Hanson, ArroyoGrande*11*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*346* 17* 02/70 Theo Van De Sande*8*0*2*0*3*0*0*0*1*277* 18*30 David Addamo, Santa Maria*7*0*4*0*0*1*0*2*0*268* 19*27 Jim Ford, Santa Maria*9*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*244*
20*28 Derek Todd, Grover Beach*7*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*227* 21*21 Danny Sutton, A.G.**6*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*160* 22*81/98 Gary Rayburn, Jr. G.B.*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*72* 23*11 Chris Graham, Grover Beach*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*69* 24* 02 Bruce Johnson, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*36* 25*21H Eric Standridge, Bakers*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*34* 26*33X Robert Swearengin, Bakers*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*32* 27*27 Mike Weigel, Lompoc*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*31*
28*00 Jonathan La Rosa**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
29*16 Jeremy Heroux, Nipomo*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
30*72 Kevin Irwin, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*26*
31*16 Rick Childress, Jr.**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*10*
32*64 Tim Correia, Nipomo**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*
33*94 Dave Thompson, S.M.*1*0*1*0*0*1*0*0*0*0*
Mini Stocks
9/27/2008***N*F*H*B*1*2*3*4*5*P*
1*17M Justin Marsh, Nipomo*16*0*2*0*5*3*4*1*0*709*
2*21 Justin Crockett, A.G.**16*0*6*0*2*5*4*2*1*707*
3* 4 Jeremy Heroux, Nipomo*14*0*5*0*2*3*3*0*1*580*
4* 2W/58 Daylan Coffey**15*0*1*0*0*1*2*1*2*567*
5* 6 Darrin Davis, Atascadero*12*0*7*0*6*2*0*2*1*555*
6*44 Ben Caswell, Santa Barbara*16*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*553*
7*18/13A Robby Cervantes, A.G.*16*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*524*
8* 5/33 Frank Nyback**14*0*1*0*1*0*0*1*3*524*
9*55 Jeff Biggs, Lompoc**15*0*0*0*0*0*0*3*0*511*
10*37 Chuck Weber III, A.G.*15*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*490*
11*58/2704 Mike Weigel, Lompoc*14*0*4*0*0*1*0*2*3*481*
12* 3 Korban Ensign, Nipomo*13*0*2*0*0*0*1*1*1*432*
13*23 Phillip Sewell, SantaBarbara*15*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*423*
14* 8 Matt Sweeney, Van Nuys*12*0*2*0*0*0*0*1*0*423*
15*13A/18 Aaron Cervantes, Atas.*11*0*2*0*0*1*0*0*1*395*
16* 04 Bill Jewell, Santa Maria*11*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*388*
17*56 Greg Noah, Arroyo Grande*12*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*367*
18*33 Rob Gilbertson, Santa Maria*9*0*1*0*0*0*0*2*1*333*
19*38 Justin Klucker, Santa Maria *12*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*324*
20*25 Kenny Smith, Orcutt**11*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*312*
21*69 Wade Bognuda, Santa Maria*8*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*268*
22*11X R.J. Shoemaker, S. Miguel*6*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*174*
23*33 Pat Fausel, Santa Maria*4*0*2*0*0*0*2*0*1*166*
24* 2 Walker Irwin, Santa Maria*5*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*1*160*
25*23X Mike Pezzi, Terra Bella*4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*119*
26*44X Martin Nehring, Somis*4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*116*
27* 2W Chris Larsen, Nipomo*5*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*112*
28*23R/2 Richard Stevens, Goleta*4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*105*
29* 7 Darric Newman, Santa Maria*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*58*
30* 7 Lorinda Kearns**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*56*
31* 7 Ron German, Paso Robles*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*39*
32* 7 Shane Vogt, Santa Maria*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*37*
33*25 Elton Shaffer, Santa Maria*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*34*
34*04 Michael Frazier, Santa Maria*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*32*
35*58 Bobby Meneley, Buellton*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*32*
36* 7 Pete Lethcoe, Santa Maria*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*31*
37* 7 Cody Greiman, Camarillo*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
38*33M Kristy Gilbertson**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*29*
39* 7 Billie Smith***1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*28*
40* 7 Robby Claborn, Santa Maria*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
41*31J Shane LeBlanc, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
42*27 Ryan Changus**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
43*38 Robby Pyper, Santa Maria*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*26*
44* 7 Kevin Vieweg, Buellton*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*20*
Late Model Stocks
9/27/2008**N*F*H*B*1*2*3*4*5*P*
1*11X Steve Drake, S.L.O.*10*5*7*0*4*3*2*0*0*475*
2*21 Devin Crockett, A.G.**10*0*4*0*1*3*0*0*1*400*
3* 7 Billy Griffin, Buena Park*10*1*7*0*1*1*1*2*3*396*
4*45 David Childress, Bakersfield*10*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*2*349* 5*59 Anthony Barket, Templeton*10*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*329* 6*14 Willy Oathout, Santa Maria*10*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*323* 7*57 Dana Beattie, Lompoc*8*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*1*301*
8*77 Bill Bartels, Marina Del Rey*8*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*295* 9*27/12 Nick Bartels, El Segundo*7*2*0*0*0*0*1*2*2*269* 10*66 Mike Riccardi, Lompoc*8*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*237*
11*96 Carla Laney, Torrance*5*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*177*
12* 8 John Lowrey, Bakersfield*4*0*0*0*0*0*1*2*0*162* 13*32B Chet Buckley, Lompoc*4*0*0*0*1*0*0*0*0*148* 14*50B Danny Bohard, Lompoc*4*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*137*
15* 5K Mike Kirby, Torrance*3*0*2*0*0*0*2*1*0*130*
16*12 Ron Bartels, El Segundo*3*0*0*0*1*0*0*0*0*126*
17* 1 Zack Forster, Bakersfield*3*0*1*0*0*1*0*1*0*116* 18*10N Rob Sanders, Bakersfield*3*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*111* 19*29B Phil Barrow, Camarillo*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*109* 20*28 John Piker, Bakersfield*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*108*
21*58 Jim Giardina, Riverside*3*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*102* 22*15B Brad Pounds, Bakersfield*2*0*1*0*2*0*0*0*0*101* 23*32S Chris Shannon, Merced*2*0*0*0*0*1*0*0*0*84* 24*12K/50B A.J. Kirkpatrick**2*0*1*0*0*1*0*0*0*79*
25* 9 Doug Thompson, Bakersfield*2*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*0*77* 26*31 John Crow, Fullerton**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*74*
27*41 Mike Hixson, Murrieta*2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*70*
28* 5X Dino Napier, Corona*2*0*1*0*0*0*1*0*0*69*
29*46 Dick Stevens, Goleta**2*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*60*
30*29 Andy Obertello, Hollister*1*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*0*43* 31*22X Jason Selvidge**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*1*0*41*
32* 7B Brian Burnes, Lemoore*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*39* 33*18M Ron Meyer, Anaheim Hills*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*39* 34*11N Logan Drake**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*36*
35*17 Larry Childress, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*35* 36*95 Mike Corwin, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*35* 37*22 Dick Shepherd, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*34* 38*77 Mike Johnson, Lompoc*1*0*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*32*
39*83 Dennis Souza, Pescadero*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*32* 40*77C Johnny Cardoza, Caruthers*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*30* 41*30 Donnie Hampl, Atascadero*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*30* 42*15 Johnny Malcolm, Corona*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*28* 43*57 Mike Keebler**1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*27*
44*95 Doug Thompson, Bakersfield*1*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*10*
Press Release Santa Maria, CA - October 11, 2008...Bandit Sprint Cars, Mini Stocks, and VRA Dwarf Cars wrapped up the 2008 racing season Saturday night at Santa Maria Speedway with the running of the "1st Annual No Entry Fee Nationals". *Multiple red flag periods slowed the progress of the 40-lap Bandit feature event. The most spectacular incident being an end-over-end flip by T.J. Smith, of Fresno, down the front chute. When the checkers finally flew Wes Gutierrez, of San Martin, was in victory circle with his second career victory in as many weeks. Richard VanderWeerd, of Visalia, was second and Rusty Carlile, of Bakersfield, third. Fresno's Kevin Barnes and Hollister's Tyler Schmidt filled out the top-five. Smith, Tipton's Dan Faria, Jr., Taft's Jason May, and Santa Maria's Mike Knopf won 8-lap heat races, and Jace VanderWeerd, of Visalia, set fast time of 13.680 seconds. *The 20-lap Mini Stock main event was ended on the sixteenth circuit after their event was slowed by numerous on track incidents, culminating in a three-car pile-up on the front chute near the starter's cage. Mike Pilatti, of Bakersfield, was declared the winner when Springville's Tate Loftis was disqualified after a compression check. Matt Sotomayor, of Corralitos, was second followed by Gary Rayburn, Jr., of Grover Beach, Korban Ensign, of Nipomo, and Daylan Coffey of Santa Maria. Eight-lap heat races were won by Sotomayor, Rayburn, and Jeremy Heroux of Nipomo. *Kent Benson, Sr., of Valencia, scored a 20-lap feature victory as-well-as winning an 8-lap heat race in the VRA Senior Dwarf Car division. Ventura drivers Ed Niedzwiecki and Dave Hume placed second and third and Hume won the other heat race. Kevin Alverson, of Newbury Park, and Tom Bellinger, of Cypress, were fourth and fifth. *The 20-lap VRA Pro Dwarf Car main event was shortened to fifteen laps when they too had problems keeping their 21-car field in motion around the 1/3-mile oval. Simi Valley's Jeff Shelton captured the victory with Brent Stevens, of Thousand Oaks, second and Brian Saxton, of Mentone, third. Fourth and fifth were Eric Alton, of Simi Valley, and Chris Olson of Chino Hills. Shelton, Olson, and Ryan Diatte, of Salinas, won 8-lap heat races. RACE SUMMARIES: Bandit Sprint Cars: Fast Time - Jace VanderWeerd, 13.680. Heat 1 - T.J. Smith, Richard VanderWeerd, J. VanderWeerd, Troy Rutherford, Rick Eberhardt, Ryan Guy. Heat 2 - Dan Faria, Jr., Steve DeMott, Kevin Barnes, Tyler Schmidt, Hobie Conway, Davey Knopf. Heat 3 - Jason May, Justyne Hamblin, Albert Pombo, Don Gansen, Bill Jones. Heat 4 - Mike Knopf, Rusty Carlile, Wes Gutierrez, Jared Little, Brandon Thomson. Main Event - Gutierrez, R. VanderWeerd, Carlile, Barnes, Schmidt, J. VanderWeerd, Hamblin, DeMott, Thomson, Conway, Jones, Little, May, Smith, Pombo, Faria, Rutherford, Gansen, Knott, Eberhardt, Knopf, Guy.
Mini Stocks: Heat 1 - Matt Sotomayor, Jared Schweitzer, Mike Pilatti, Junior Valdez, Michele Smith, Tate Loftis (DQ), Jeff Wilson (DQ). Heat 2 - Gary Rayburn, Jr., Andrew Greiman, Ben Caswell, Daylan Coffey, Bill Jewell, Cody Greiman, Kenny Smith, Justin Klucker, Aaron Cervantes. Heat 3 - Jeremy Heroux, Matt Sweeney, Jeff Biggs, Josh Vogt, Korban Ensign, Greg Noah, R.J. Shoemaker, Phillip Sewell, Chris Larsen. Main Event - Pilatti, Sotomayor, Rayburn, Ensign, Coffey, Vogt, Sweeney, Biggs, Caswell, Schweitzer, K. Smith, Jewell, Cervantes, Sewell, Noah, C. Greiman, A. Greiman, Klucker, Valdez, Heroux, Larsen, Shoemaker, M.Smith, Loftis (DQ), Wilson (DQ).
VRA Senior Dwarf Cars: Heat 1 - Dave Hume, Mike Neal, Bill Van Praag, Kevin Alverson, Glen Monk, Roy Coe. Heat 2 - Kent Benson, Sr., Ed Niedzwiecki, Mike Bailey, Tom Bellinger, Ron Capodieci, Mark Davis. Main Event - Benson, Niedzwiecki, Hume, Alverson, Bellinger, Van Praag, Bailey, Coe, Capodieci, Monk, Neal, Davis. VRA Pro Dwarf Cars: Heat 1 - Chris Olson, Jose Guevarra, Thomas Velasques, Lee Majors II, Tom Stephens, Rob Kranig, Ray Estrada. Heat 2 - Jeff Shelton, Steven Benson II, Brian Saxton, Eric Alton, Kevin Linson, Mike Lewis, Sara Coe. Heat 3 - Ryan Diatte, Brent Stevens, Jeff Fillingame, Lars Wolfe, Mike Del Monte, Dillon Hume, Eric Moore. Main Event - Shelton, Stevens, Saxton, Alton, Olson, Wolfe, Fillingame, Hume, Guevarra, Benson, Velasquez, Majors, Linson, Kranig, Stephens, Moore, Lewis, Coe, Diatte, Del Monte, Estrada. POINT STANDINGS: SMS Bandit Sprint Cars (Final Driver Standings): 1. Peter Murphy, 599 2. Albert Pombo, 547 3. Justyne Hamblin, 539 4. Rusty Carlile, 510 5. Jason May, 466
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