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Point leader Brandon Davis wins first Placerville Speedway wingless feature event |
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PLACERVILLE, CA - AUGUST 11, 2007 – Brandon Davis of Rohnert Park extended his
current point leader in the Hunt Magnetos Wingless Spec Sprint Car Series at
Placerville Speedway Saturday night. Davis entered the event as the point leader
of the series that competes for a shared championship between Silver Dollar
Speedway in Chico and Placerville Speedway and maintained it after leading every
lap of the 25-lap event. Saturday’s event featured five divisions of racing at the El Dorado County Fairground. Davis shared victory lane with pure stock racer Burney McClure of Nevada City, Pro Stock winner Marek Bernert of Fair Oaks, Joey Hoover won the Midget Lite feature event and Chris Rahe was declared the winner of the BCRA Midget feature event that was shortened early due to multiple accidents and time limitations. In the Wingless Sprint car feature, Davis started fourth and overtook pole sitter Jimmy Pettit of Chico, Cody Smith and Nick Green of Sacramento for the lead. Once in front, Davis was challenged by defending series champion Bob Newberry of Antioch with 12 laps complete. Davis used the high side of the track while Newberry drove the lower to produce a nail biting battle for the lead into the final laps of the race. At the finish line it was Davis followed by Newberry, Matt Streeter of Lathrop, Kent Stephens of Modesto and Brad Virga of El Dorado Hills. In the Pure Stock feature event, McClure took the lead of the 20-lap event from pole sitter Matt Tilford of Folsom. McClure led every lap of the event to drive to his first win of the season after finishing second to his son Mike McClure on several occasions. Tilford maintained the second position all the way to the checkered flag ahead of Jason Englund of Citrus Heights, Mike McClure and Rick Grunert of Woodland. In the Pro Stock feature event, point leader Marek Bernert of Woodland took command of the lead at the waving of the green flag. Bernert started on the outside of the front row and took the lead from polesitter Jeff Arbogast Jr. of Auburn. Once in front, Bernert went without serious challenge until the late laps of the race when Arbogast closed in on the lead. Bernert maintained his lead to the checkered flag followed by Arbogast. Dennis Ahart of Cameron Park finished third ahead of Rancho Cordova’s Mike Moran and Forryst Carnett of Placerville. In the wingless midget lite division Saturday night, Doug Nunes of Kingsburg won the 20-lap event. Nunes maintained the lead to the checkered flag despite serious challenges by teammate Cameron Beard of Turlock. The two near identical cars battled side by side for much of the event. At the checkered flag it was Nunes being followed by Beard, Tyler Franklin of Roseville and Sam Corso of Ripon. The midget division had its share of adversities Saturday night. A combination of accidents, spin outs and line ups that were delayed by driver’s lack of attention results in an event that was scheduled for 25-laps being cancelled prior to the halfway point due to curfew limitations. In the state of California, any fairgrounds facility must have all operations complete by the mandated curfew, including racing activity, public address systems and anything considered audible. Newcomer Chris Rahe was declared the winner of the feature event. Following the event, all competitors were called to special meeting by the officials of the Bay Cities Racing Association in regards to the events that took place. Saturday’s event was just the second race of the season to be shortened due to curfew. The first of the year was the opening night point race when a serious accident required lengthy rescue efforts and forced promoter John Padjen to cancel the race approximately 15 minutes prior to curfew. Next Saturday is a big night for those that are little at Placerville Speedway. The Mountain Democrat Newspaper will present the annual “Kids Night at Placerville Speedway.” This gala affair gives youngster an opportunity to race their bicycle’s by age group on the front stretch of the speedway during intermission. The to three finishers in each age group will receive a trophy, everyone who competes will receive a participation ribbon. All kids under 12 will be admitted for free Saturday night and will have the chance to win a BMX Bicycle purchased at Golden Spoke Bike Shop by the Jim Webb, publisher of the Mountain Democrat Newspaper. In addition to the free admission and drawing, every youngster in attendance Saturday will also receive free popcorn and soda along with a complimentary ticket to the Placerville Police Officers Association’s 34th Annual Hangtown Destruction Derby that takes place on Sunday afternoon. For further information on these events, check www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com or visit www.hangtowncops.org. |
