Tyler Edwards wins the Sprint Car Feature in the Steve Hicks Sprinter.
Jason Horton wins another Dwarf Car Main.
Ryan Lauer wins his second IMCA Modified Main.
Alyssa Smith wins the Hobby Stock Main.
Lance Nelson wins the 125cc Main.
Nicklas Langstrup wins the 150cc Main.
Lance Nelson wins the 250-450cc Main.
Ventura Raceway continued its 2019 season Saturday night May 18th. On a cool overcast, drizzly evening, the drivers in five car classes and three motorcycle classes were on hand to continue the season long point battle. It was a little challenging trying to stay ahead of the impending rain in the forecast, but we pulled off an exciting night of racing!
VRA Sprint Cars had eleven cars on hand Saturday night. Tyler Edwards, who had intended to run at Tulare Saturday night, but rain cancelled that event, took the 30 lap feature over Cody Majors, Bruce St James, Brandon Wiley and Rick Hendrix. Edwards took the lead on lap 20 from early race leader Kyle Smith, who led lap 1 to lap 20. They ran two heat races with wins going to Scott Farmer in heat one and Kyle Smith in heat two. Rick Hendrix now leads the point race by 95 points over Charlie Butcher.
VRA Senior Sprints were on hand with a smaller than usual field of five cars. They ran one heat race that went to Chris Meredith. Their 20 lap main event went to Bruce Douglass followed by Wally Pankratz, Chris Meredith, Danny Parrish and Greg Andrews. After 4 races in 2019, Chris Meredith leads Wally Pankratz by 5 points.
IMCA Modifieds were back for another round of competition with 12 cars signed into the pits. They ran two heat races, with wins going to Dennis Eckert and Kevin Hocking. The 20 lap main event was fast and furious with Ryan Lauer passing Dennis Eckert on lap four and leading to the checkered flag for his second win of the season. Following Lauer to the line were 2018 track champion Trevor Fitzgibbon, Austin Grabowski, Terry Hershberger and Jack Parker. After four races in 2019, Trevor Fitzgibbon leads Austin Grabowski by 7 points.
VRA Pro Dwarf Cars continued their season with 13 cars signing into the pits. They ran two heat races with wins going to Tommy Velasquez III and Nick Velasquez. Jason Horton then went on to take their 20 lap feature over Tommy Velasquez III, Tim Conley, Trent Morley and Nick Velasquez. Horton now leads Tommy Velasquez by 135 points in the series after 5 races.
VRA Hobby Stocks was the final car class racing Saturday night. Five cars signed into the pits. They ran one heat race with the win going to Alysssa Smith. Their 20 lap main event went to Alyssa Smith, who passed Ricky Lewis on lap 13 and led to the finish. She was followed to the line by Ricky Lewis, Tom Stevens Jr., Ryan Changus and Jeff Houghton. After 3 races in 2019, Ricky Lewis leads Ryan Changus by 60 points.
The three motorcycle classes had wins in their main events go to Lance Nelson in the 125cc Pit Bikes, Nicklas Langstrop in the 150cc Pit Bike Class and Lance Nelson in the 250/450cc Motocross Flat Track Class. These three classes will run again on June 15 at the AMA Speedway event.
Ventura Raceway returns to action on Saturday June 1st, after a week off, with the USAC/VRA Battle at the Beach #2, VRA Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds and Hobby Stocks.
Reserved seat holders from last year’s Turkey Night Grand Prix event are able to keep their same seats this year by calling Tami at (805) 648-7223 before June 30th. All available tickets will then go on sale to the public on July 1st for our November 27th and 28th event that you don’t want to miss!
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 05/18/2019
VRA Sprint Cars
Race #5 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Tyler Edwards, Salina Ok., 30 Laps; 2. Cody Majors, Simi Valley, 30 Laps; 3. Bruce St. James, Phoenix, AZ, 30 Laps; 4. Brandon Wiley, Santa Maria, 30 Laps; 5. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30 Laps; 6. Evan Jonker, Ojai, 30 Laps; 7. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 8. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 18 Laps; 9. Scott Farmer, 10 Laps; 10. Charlie Butcher, Santa Barbara, 3 Laps; 11. Ricky Lewis, Oxnard, 1 Lap
Lap Leaders: Kyle Smith (1-19), Tyler Edwards (20-30)
Heat Race Winners: Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Scott Farmer; Saldana Racing Products Heat 2: Kyle Smith
Top 10 in points: 1. Rick Hendrix, 1145; 2. Charlie Butcher, 1050; 3. Kyle Smith, 660; 4. Brandon Wiley, 425; 5. Tyler Hatzikian, 420; 6. Bruce Douglass, 405; 7. Tyler Williams, 365; 8. Kenny Perkins, 355; 9. Gage Rucker, 350; 10. Chris Meredith, 340
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VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #5 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 2. Tommy Velasquez III, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 4. Trent Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 5. Nick Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 6. Tom Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 7. Ridge Abbott, Henderson, 20 Laps; 8. Tommy Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 9. Ryan Parker, Henderson, 20 Laps; 10. Danny Valdez, Bakersfield, 20 Laps; 11. Jeff Brink, Ventura, 20 Laps; 12. Tony Margott, Simi Valley, 18 Laps; 13. Tony Pellegrino, Simi Valley, 13 Laps
Lap Leaders: Jason Horton (1-4), Tommy Velasquez III (5-14), Jason Horton (15-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Tommy Velasquez III; Heat 2: Nick Velasquez
Top 10 in points: 1. Jason Horton, 1200; 2. Tommy Velasquez III, 1065; 3. Nick Velasquez, 1040; 4. Trent Morley, 1015; 5. Tom Morley, 925; 6. Jeff Brink, 775; 7. Tony Margott, 700; 8. Brad Curnel, 695; 9. Tommy Velasquez, 635; 10. Johnny Conley, 620; 10. Korey Cowan, 620
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VRA Senior Sprints
Race #4 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 20 Laps; 2. Wally Pankratz, Orange, 20 Laps; 3. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 4. Danny Parrish, Anchorage, Alaska, 19 Laps; 5. Greg Andrews, Fillmore, Ca, 19 Laps
Lap Leaders: Bruce Douglass (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: SpinTech Mufflers Heat 1: Chris Meredith
Top 10 in points: 1. Chris Meredith, 905; 2. Wally Pankratz, 900; 3. Danny Parrish, 815; 4. Greg Andrews, 765; 5. Bruce Douglass, 755; 6. Paul Mircik, 510; 7. Mark Sheppard, 495; 8. Tyler Hatzikian, 375; 9. Will Perkins, 225; 10. Bryan Drollinger, 215
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IMCA Modifieds
Race #4 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Ryan Lauer, Orcutt, 20 Laps; 2. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Austin Grabowski, Riverside, 20 Laps; 4. Terry Hershberger, Corona, 20 Laps; 5. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 6. Scott Olsen, Ventura, 20 Laps; 7. Dave Phipps, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 8. Andrew Greiman, Newbury Park, 20 Laps; 9. Danny Lauer, Nipomo, 15 Laps; 10. Dennis Eckert, Canyon Country, 5 Laps; 11. Kevin Hocking, Hungiton Beach, 3 Laps; 12. Danny Cavanough, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Dennis Eckert (1-4), Ryan Lauer (5-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Dennis Eckert; Heat 2: Kevin Hocking
Top 10 in points: 1. Trevor Fitzgibbon, 253; 2. Austin Grabowski, 246; 2. Jack Parker, 246; 4. Terry Hershberger, 245; 5. Andrew Greiman, 233; 6. Kevin Hocking, 228; 7. Scott Olsen, 219; 8. Danny Lauer, 186; 9. Ryan Lauer, 176; 10. Dennis Eckert, 157
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VRA Hobby Stocks
Race #3 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Alyssa Smith, 20 Laps; 2. Ricky Lewis, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 3. Tom Stephens Jr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 4. Ryan Changus, Fillmore, 20 Laps; 5. Jeff Houghton, Lancaster, 19 Laps
Lap Leaders: Ricky Lewis (1-12), Alyssa Smith (13-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Alyssa Smith
Top 10 in points: 1. Ricky Lewis, 690; 2. Ryan Changus, 630; 3. Tom Stephens Jr, 610; 4. Alyssa Smith, 520; 5. Jeff Houghton, 375; 6. Ricky Roberts, 345; 7. Chris Whitford, 240; 8. Justin Jackson, 235; 9. Wayne Heurung, 200; 10. Michael Scruggs, 195
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Motorcycle 250-450
Race #3 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Lance Nelson, 10 Laps; 2. John Tinsley, Ventura, 10 Laps; 3. Zack Wiley, 10 Laps; 4. Ray Richards, Fairbanks, Alaska, 9 Laps; 5. Austin Schultz, Ventura, 9 Laps; 6. Ashley Arrieta, Lancaster, 9 Laps; 7. Tyler Gray, 9 Laps; 8. Tyler Slattery, Rosamond, 3 Laps; 9. Chris Blasher, Ventura, Did not show
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Lance Nelson
Ventura Raceway does not calculate points for this class
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Pit Bikes 100 – 125
Race #4 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Lance Nelson, 10 Laps; 2. David Lynch, 10 Laps; 3. Michael Schmitt, Ventura, 10 Laps; 4. Craig Schmitt, Ventura, 10 Laps; 5. Keatin Ellis, SF Valley, 10 Laps; 6. Adam Grabau, Ventura, 10 Laps; 7. Howdy Grabau, Ventura, 10 Laps; 8. Zac Murray, Ventura, 10 Laps; 9. Nicklas Langstrup, Santa Clarita, 10 Laps; 10. Angel Soriano, Camarillo, 10 Laps; 11. Josh Bortrum, Newberry Park, 10 Laps; 12. Tyler Dragonchuck, Ventura, 10 Laps; 13. Tim Ambrosi, Buellton, 9 Laps; 14. Jon Marshall, Lebec, 9 Laps; 15. Phillip Agoypiou, Valencia, 8 Laps
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Lance Nelson; Heat 2: Nicklas Langstrup
Ventura Raceway does not calculate points for this class
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Pit Bikes 150 and Under
Race #3 05/18/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Nicklas Langstrup, Santa Clarita, 10 Laps; 2. David Lynch, 10 Laps; 3. Keatin Ellis, SF Valley, 10 Laps; 4. Michael Schmitt, Ventura, 10 Laps; 5. Adam Grabau, Ventura, 10 Laps; 6. Carl Yokoi, Newbury Park, 10 Laps; 7. Tyler Dragonchuck, Ventura, 10 Laps; 8. Phillip Agoypiou, Valencia, 10 Laps; 9. Mike Keyes, Santa Clarita, 9 Laps; 10. Dillan Whinery, 9 Laps; 11. Bob Donuts, 9 Laps; 12. Jon Marshall, Lebec, 9 Laps; 13. Zac Murray, Ventura, 9 Laps
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Keatin Ellis; Heat 2: Nicklas Langstrup
Ventura Raceway does not calculate points for this class
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Report Created: 05/18/2019 22:56
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