Kyle Smith wins the VRA Sprint Car Main.

Tommy Velasquez III shares his VRA Dwarf Car feature win with his dad Tommy Velasquez II.

Wally Pankratz is on a roll with another Senior Sprint Car Main event win.

Luis Espinoza wins another IMCA Modified Main and inches closer to a IMCA Modified Track Championship.

Daniel Anderson wins again and announced to the crowd that he would not race the rest of the season due to his educational obligations.

Ventura Raceway continued its racing season Saturday night August 26, with five classes of racing action. Competition was very close and hard fought throughout the field of cars in each class.

In VRA 360 Sprints, 7 cars signed into the pits for the first VRA Sprint Car event for them since July 15. The win in their 20 lap feature went to Kyle Smith over Kenny Perkins, Ryan Stolz, Charlie Butcher and Reed Broschart. The VRA Sprints ran one heat race with the win going to Kenny Perkins. After six nights of competition in 2017, past champion Kyle Smith leads Kenny Perkins by 235 points.

VRA Senior Sprint action saw Wally Pankratz take his third main event win in a row over a field of nine cars. He finished ahead of Chris Meredith, Ed Schwarz, Steve Brown and Greg Foster. They ran two heat races with wins going to Ed Schwarz and Steve Brown. After seven races in 2017, Wally Pankratz leads Ed Schwarz by 95 points and Steve Brown by 145 points.

There were 18 dwarf cars signed in for the VRA Dwarf Cars races Saturday night. Tommy Velasquez III took the win over Jason Horton, Trent Morley, David Conley and Johnny Conley in their 20 lap main event. The race was a fast and furious race that saw fifteen of the eighteen starters finish on the lead lap. Their three heat races went to Tim Conley in heat one, Trent Morley took heat two and Jeff Brink took heat three. After 10 races this season, Johnny Conley leads the point race by 95 points over his dad David Conley and by 175 points over Tommy Velasquez III.

IMCA Modified action saw a small field of 3 cars take the green flag for their 12 lap feature. Point leader Luis Espinoza took the win over Loren DeArmond and Jack Parker. Luis Espinoza took their one heat race. After ten races in 2017 Luis Espinoza leads Jack Parker by 51 points with two races left in their 2017 season.

Six VRA Focus Midgets took to the track Saturday night. They ran one heat race which was won by Jet Davison. Their twenty lap main event went to past track champion Daniel Anderson over Jessica Valentine, Mike Leach, Jet Davison and Bruce Hiroshima. After seven races, Jet Davison leads Mike Leach by 170 points.

Ventura Raceway will hold its next event next Saturday with the running of the third ARP Battle at the Beach race for 360 sprint cars. Also running that night will be VRA Dwarf Cars, Hobby Stocks, California Lightning Sprints and IMCA Modifieds. For more information on his event take a look at the information posted on our webpage www.venturaraceway.com.

Ventura Raceway Race Results for 08/26/2017

VRA Sprint Cars
Race #6 08/26/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 2. Kenny Perkins, Newport Beach, 20 Laps; 3. Ryan Stolz, Atascadero, 20 Laps; 4. Charlie Butcher, Santa Barbara, 19 Laps; 5. Reed Broschart, Ventura, 19 Laps; 6. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, 8 Laps; 7. Brent Owens, Covina, 8 Laps
Lap Leaders: Kyle Smith (1-20)

Heat Race Winners: Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Kenny Perkins

Top 10 in points: 1. Kyle Smith, 1405; 2. Kenny Perkins, 1170; 3. Charlie Butcher, 1120; 4. Rick Hendrix, 820; 5. Kyle Edwards, 755; 6. Brent Owens, 535; 6. Guy Woodward, 535; 8. Reed Broschart, 505; 9. Tristan Guardino, 450; 9. Jake Swanson, 450

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VRA Senior Sprints
Race #7 08/26/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Wally Pankratz, Orange, 20 Laps; 2. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 3. Ed Schwarz, Santa Fe Springs, 20 Laps; 4. Steve Brown, Ontario, Ca, 20 Laps; 5. Greg Foster, Anaheim, 20 Laps; 6. Russell Martin, Yorba Linda, 20 Laps; 7. Eddie Williams, El Segundo, 20 Laps; 8. Mark Fierra, 19 Laps; 9. Tyler Hatzikian, El Segundo, 4 Laps
Lap Leaders: Chris Meredith (1-4), Wally Pankratz (5-20)

Heat Race Winners: SpinTech Mufflers Heat 1: Ed Schwarz; Saldana Racing Products Heat 2: Steve Brown

Top 10 in points: 1. Wally Pankratz, 1620; 2. Ed Schwarz, 1525; 3. Steve Brown, 1475; 4. Chris Meredith, 1465; 5. Greg Andrews, 960; 6. Russell Martin, 895; 7. Danny Parrish, 850; 8. Smokey Stover, 515; 9. Greg Foster, 355; 10. Tyler Hatzikian, 345

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IMCA Modifieds
Race #10 08/26/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Luis Espinoza, Castaic, 12 Laps; 2. Loren DeArmond, 12 Laps; 3. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 12 Laps; 4. Donald Houghton, Rosamond, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Jack Parker (1-4), Luis Espinoza (5-12)

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Luis Espinoza

Top 10 in points: 1. Luis Espinoza, 361; 2. Jack Parker, 312; 3. Dave Phipps, 286; 4. Chris Crompe, 262; 5. Andrew Greiman, 198; 6. Justin Dunn, 171; 7. Austin Rodarte, 164; 8. Scott Olsen, 160; 9. Aaron Rodarte, 136; 10. James Stowe, 98

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VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #10 08/26/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Tommy Velasquez III, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 3. Trent Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 4. David Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 5. Johnny Conley, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 6. Tom Stephens Jr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 7. Tom Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 8. Race Liberante, 20 Laps; 9. Nick Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 10. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 11. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 12. April Banuelos, Sylmar, 20 Laps; 13. Tommy Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 14. Brad Curnel, Palmdale, 20 Laps; 15. Kody Cowan, Lancaster, 20 Laps; 16. Korey Cowan, Lancaster, 20 Laps; 17. Jeff Brink, Ventura, 0 Laps; 18. Mike Long, Thousand Oaks, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Tommy Velasquez III (1-20)

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Tim Conley; Heat 2: Trent Morley; Heat 3: Jeff Brink

Top 10 in points: 1. Johnny Conley, 2130; 2. David Conley, 2035; 3. Tommy Velasquez III, 1955; 4. Tim Conley, 1925; 5. Jason Horton, 1895; 6. Nick Velasquez, 1860; 7. Trent Morley, 1725; 8. Tom Stephens Jr, 1690; 9. Trevor Fitzgibbon, 1675; 10. Tommy Velasquez, 1525

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Focus Midgets
Race #7 08/26/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Daniel Anderson, Los Angeles, 20 Laps; 2. Kyle Beilman, 20 Laps; 3. Mike Leach, Foothill Ranch, 20 Laps; 4. Jet Davison, Running Springs, 20 Laps; 5. Bruce Hiroshima, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 6. Jessica Valentine, Cupo Beach, 20 Laps
Lap Leaders: Kyle Beilman (1-4)

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Jet Davison

Top 10 in points: 1. Jet Davison, 1465; 2. Mike Leach, 1295; 3. Jessica Valentine, 960; 4. Daniel Anderson, 925; 5. Kyle Beilman, 840; 6. Jess Love IV, 475; 7. Adam Lemke, 440; 8. Brandon Biggs, 430; 9. Tom Patterson, 390; 10. Bruce Hiroshima, 360

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Report Created by Ventura Raceway Scoring Program
Report Created: 08/27/2017 12:42