Kenny Perkins was untouchable in his Sprint Car Season Opener Feature win.

With a Johnny Lightning tribute paint job on his Sprint Car, Ed Schwarz took home all the gold in the Senior Sprint Car Main.

Dave Conley held off his son Tim to win the Dwarf Car Main.

Chris Crompe wins the first IMCA Main of the 2017 Season.

Christina Garvin wins her first Hobby Stock of the Season and her first ever Main beating her dad and brother to the checkers.

Ventura Raceway opened its 2017 car racing season to a good crowd of fans and field of cars on a very nice Saturday night March 11th.  After four months off, and a pre-season that saw no practice dates due to the rainy weather, the racers were ready to go and the night proved to be exciting and eventful. Competition was very close and hard fought from top to bottom in each class from the opening heat races to the final main events.

In VRA 360 Sprints, 9 cars signed into the pits for their 2017 season opener.  The win in their 30 lap feature went to Kenny Perkins in his 0k sprint car over past champions Kyle Smith, Rick Hendrix, Jeremy Ellertson and Charlie Butcher. The VRA Sprints ran two heat races with wins going to Jeremy Ellertson in heat one and Troy Rutherford in heat two.

VRA Senior Sprint action saw Ed Schwarz take the 20 lap feature win over Danny Parish, Wally Pankratz, Russell DeBlauw and Smokey Stover.  They ran two heat races with wins going to Danny Parish and Wally Pankratz. There were 10 cars signed in for their opener.

There were 20 dwarf cars signed in for the VRA Dwarf Cars opener Saturday night. David Conley took the win over his son, Tim Conley, Nick Velasquez, Tommy Velasquez III and Cody Black in their 20 lap main event.  The race was a rough and tumble affair with only eight cars remaining from the twenty that started the race finishing the 20 lap event.  Their three heat races went to Tim Conley, Jason Horton and David Conley.

IMCA Modified action saw a very good race by a opening night field of 11 modifieds.  Chris Crompe took the 20 lap season opener over Ryan Lauer, David Phipps, 2016 track champion Jack Parker and Andrew Greiman. Ryan Lauer took heat race one and Justin Dunn took heat race two.

VRA’s Hobby Stock Class opened their 2017 season with a small field of 4 cars in attendance.  Christina Garvin took her first ever win in their 15  lap main event. Following  her across the line were her dad, Gary Garvin, brother Sam Garvin and Heath Morton. Their one heat race went to Sam Garvin.

Ventura Raceway returns to action next Saturday March 18, with a full program of VRA Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds, VRA Focus Midgets and VRA Hobby Stocks.

Ventura Raceway Race Results for 03/11/2017

VRA Sprint Cars
Race #1     03/11/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Kenny Perkins, Newport Beach, 30 Laps; 2. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 30 Laps; 3. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30 Laps; 4. Jeremy Ellertson, Lawndale, 30 Laps; 5. Charlie Butcher, Santa Barbara, 29 Laps; 6. Kyle Edwards, Fountain Valley, 16 Laps; 7. Brent Owens, Covina, 15 Laps; 8. Troy Rutherford, Ojai, 7 Laps
Lap Leaders: Kenny Perkins (1-30)

Heat Race Winners:  Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Jeremy Ellertson; Saldana Racing Products Heat 2: Troy Rutherford

Top 10 in points:  1. Kenny Perkins, 250; 2. Kyle Smith, 230; 3. Rick Hendrix, 220; 4. Jeremy Ellertson, 215; 5. Kyle Edwards, 190; 6. Charlie Butcher, 185; 7. Troy Rutherford, 180; 8. Brent Owens, 170; 9. Reed Broschart, 0

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VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #1     03/11/2017

Main Event Results: 1. David Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 2. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 3. Nick Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 4. Tommy Velasquez III, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 5. Cody Black, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 6. Tom Stephens Jr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 7. Tommy Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 8. Trent Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 9. Kody Cowan, Lancaster, 18 Laps; 10. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 12 Laps; 11. James Billings, 11 Laps; 12. Brad Curnel, Palmdale, 8 Laps; 13. Tom Morley, Woodland Hills, 5 Laps; 14. Jeff Hinz, Saugus, 4 Laps; 15. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 4 Laps; 16. Johnny Conley, Camarillo, 4 Laps; 17. Korey Cowan, Lancaster, 3 Laps; 18. Gage Cheek, Valencia, 1 Lap; 19. April Banuelos, Sylmar, 1 Lap; 20. Jeff Brink, Ventura, 1 Lap
Lap Leaders: Trevor Fitzgibbon (1-3), Tommy Velasquez III (4), David Conley (5-20)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Tim Conley; Heat 2: Jason Horton; Heat 3: David Conley

Top 10 in points:  1. David Conley, 260; 2. Tim Conley, 240; 3. Nick Velasquez, 215; 4. Tommy Velasquez III, 210; 5. Cody Black, 190; 6. Trent Morley, 175; 6. Tom Stephens Jr, 175; 8. Jason Horton, 170; 8. Tommy Velasquez, 170; 10. James Billings, 150

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VRA Senior Sprints
Race #1     03/11/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Ed Schwarz, Santa Fe Springs, 20 Laps; 2. Danny Parrish, Anchorage, Alaska, 20 Laps; 3. Wally Pankratz, Orange, 20 Laps; 4. Russel Deblauw, Ventura, 20 Laps; 5. Smokey Stover, Manhattan Beach, 20 Laps; 6. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 7. Greg Foster, Anaheim, 20 Laps; 8. Steve Brown, Ontario, Ca, 20 Laps; 9. Greg Andrews, Fillmore, Ca, 20 Laps; 10. Russell Martin, Yorba Linda, 2 Laps
Lap Leaders: Ed Schwarz (1-20)

Heat Race Winners:  SpinTech Mufflers Heat 1: Danny Parrish; Saldana Racing Products Heat 2: Wally Pankratz

Top 10 in points:  1. Ed Schwarz, 255; 2. Danny Parrish, 240; 3. Wally Pankratz, 225; 4. Russel Deblauw, 205; 5. Smokey Stover, 195; 6. Chris Meredith, 180; 7. Greg Andrews, 170; 8. Greg Foster, 165; 9. Steve Brown, 160; 10. Russell Martin, 155

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IMCA Modifieds
Race #1     03/11/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Chris Crompe, Nipomo, 20 Laps; 2. Ryan Lauer, Santa Maria, 20 Laps; 3. Dave Phipps, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 4. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 5. Andrew Greiman, Newbury Park, 20 Laps; 6. Luis Espinoza, Castaic, 20 Laps; 7. James Stowe, Ridgecrest, 19 Laps; 8. Mark Davis, Ventura, 19 Laps; 9. Justin Dunn, Riverside, 18 Laps; 10. Jeff Long, Thousand Oaks, 15 Laps; 11. Scott Olsen, 1 Lap
Lap Leaders: Chris Crompe (1-20)

Heat Race Winners:   Heat 1: Ryan Lauer;  Heat 2: Justin Dunn

Top 10 in points:  1. Chris Crompe, 40; 2. Ryan Lauer, 39; 3. Dave Phipps, 38; 4. Jack Parker, 37; 5. Andrew Greiman, 36; 6. Luis Espinoza, 35; 7. James Stowe, 34; 8. Mark Davis, 33; 9. Justin Dunn, 32; 10. Jeff Long, 31

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VRA Hobby Stocks
Race #1     03/11/2017

Main Event Results: 1. Christina Garvin, Oxnard, 15 Laps; 2. Gary Garvin, Oxnard, 15 Laps; 3. Sam Garvin, Oxnard, 6 Laps; 4. Heath Morton, Oxnard, 1 Lap
Lap Leaders: Heath Morton (1), Christina Garvin (2-15)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Sam Garvin

Top 10 in points:  1. Christina Garvin, 245; 2. Gary Garvin, 235; 3. Sam Garvin, 225; 4. Heath Morton, 205

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Report Created by Ventura Raceway Scoring Program
Report Created: 03/13/2017 12:50