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Riebe's Auto Parts Night at Silver Dollar Speedway |
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(Chico, CA 6-23-08)...After a weekend off from racing at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico the 410 winged sprint cars return this Friday night, June 27. Joining the winged sprint cars are the street stocks and wingless sprints. The Friday night will mark Points race number 13 during the Feather Falls Casino point championship series. Joining the night as a sponsor for the third year in a row is Riebe's Auto Parts. Chico's David Larabee is not only a driver at the speedway but also the reason Riebe's has been involved with Silver Dollar Speedway. “It's always been a fun event for our customers and employees,” said Larabee from his office inside Riebe's Auto Parts on 175 E. 20th St in Chico. Lots of prizes for the fans from Riebe's Auto Parts always makes this an event not to miss. There are many Riebe's Auto Parts located in the North Valley. Front grandstand gate will open at 6 pm. Winged sprint car qualifying is slated to start at & pm. Racing is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. Adult general admission is $11.00. Seniors and Juniors are $9.00 and children are $5.00. Auburn's Andy Forsberg leads the 410-winged sprint car standings. Two weeks ago, Forsberg won his second main event of the year. The win extended his point lead by 22 over Sean Becker of Oroville. Becker had a tire problem that sidelined him during the half way point of the main event. Becker and his Rod Fauver racing team will need to regroup and hopefully not have any more failures to catch Forsberg in the points. Forsberg won the track championship in 2006, when, he beat Becker by 36-points. “This thing is still not anywhere from being over,” said Forsberg. “Becker is probably the most consistent driver we have at the speedway and Fauver is one of the best crew chief's in America, so my teams knows we can not let up.” Second year driver Mason Moore of Princeton continues to strive towards the top. He is currently third but only eleven points behind Becker for second. If you consider the laps and experience Forsberg and Becker have at Chico, Moore's consistent presence in the point battle could be considered more impressive. Even after missing a race Chico's Jonathan Allard sits fourth in points. Chico's Robbie Whitchurch moved into the fifth spot in points with his perseverance and hard work from his father and team. Keith Bloom Jr. won his third main event of the year this past Friday at Chico. The Anderson resident holds a 40-point lead over Orland's Taylor Simas. Bloom Jr. has now finished in the top ten all 14 times he has entered a race at Chico. That is attributed to a good car, great crew and smart driving by Bloom Jr. Simas is having a solid run also. He has won two main events and scored 12 top ten finishes. The Myers brothers are equally as impressive. This two car super team are third and fourth in points. They both are on the verge of a win and continue to succeed at the racetrack. Orland's Reyna Krueger suffered a tough night of racing last Friday. Motor issues plagued Krueger's night but she continued to make the best of a bad situation and finished in the top ten. What an amazing night of racing last Friday night in the Street Stock division. Chico's Heather Bartlett won her first main of the year and had the grandstands buzzing with her popular win. With Bartlett's win and point leader Scott Roger's engine problem, Bartlett closed to five points of Rogers for the lead. Rogers had a solid lead in points until his car drifted off the track in the main event on Friday and he finished deep on the field. Marysville driver Jeff Olschowka is still in the third spot of the points battle. Steady Joe Longmire from Chico continues to hold down the fourth spot in points. Longmire is a solid driver with a knack for top ten finishes. Jake Vantol rounds out the top five. For other information please visit our Internet site www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com |
