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Ron Otto Memorial Saturday At Santa Maria by Jim Pluhar |
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Santa Maria, CA 6-10-09...Open wheel racing will be the order-of-the-day Saturday at Santa Maria Speedway. USAC/CRA Non-Winged 410 Sprint Cars, NMRA TQ Midgets and California Lightning Sprints will all be on hand for the 5th Annual Ron Otto Memorial. It has just been learned that MMI Factory Stocks will race as well, in a non-points run that will also be open to all Hobby Stocks as-long-as they run a 7" tire. *Blake Miller, of Yorba Linda, leads the 410 championship by a scant 4 points over over Riverside's David Cardey. Mike Spencer, of Temecula, is 33 points behind the leader, followed by Garrett Hansen, of Manhattan Beach, who is 38 markers out of the lead and local driver Danny Sheridan, of Santa Maria, trailing by 48. *Newbury Park's Scott Dobson is 10 points up on Santa Maria Speedway May 2 feature winner Bruce Hiroshima and Richard Ortega, Jr. The two Camarillo drivers are tied for second while fourth place Anthony Lopiccolo, of Brea, is 24 points out of first and fifth place West Evans, of Moorpark, is 31 off the pace. *Stuart Hielscher, Sr., of Murrieta, who won the California Lightning Sprint main event at the Speedway May 16, leads their point standings by only 14 markers over Ramona's A.J. Bender, with third place John Bluntach, of Rowland Heights, 51 points back. Murrieta's Stuart Hielscher, Jr. is minus 67 in fourth and Spring Valley's Jarrett Kramer trails by 127. *Spectator gates for Saturday night's event will open at 3:00 p.m., with qualifying at 5:00 p.m. and racing at 6:00 p.m. Admission prices will be: $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for seniors & military, $5.00 for children 6 to 12, five and under free. The Speedway is located 1/4-mile north of the 101/166 interchange on Hutton Road. |
