Two in a row for Kyle Smith

Kyle Smith drove like a man on a mission to win the VRA Sprint Car Feature.

Dave Conley, reigning Senior Dwarf Car Champion, showed the Pros he can win in this division too.

This is Luis Espinoza’s second IMCA Modified win.

Trevor Fitzgibbon has won five Hobby Stock Mains this season.

Randi Pankratz won her second Focus Midget Main this season.

Justin Raper takes his first Go-Kart Feature this season.

Ventura Raceway was in action Saturday night June 11, as it continued its 2016 racing season, with a great night of exciting short track racing. Despite smaller than usual car counts, in some classes, competition was very close and hard fought from top to bottom in each event.

In VRA Sprints, 8 cars signed into the pits for the night’s action.  2014 series champ, Kyle Smith, started fourth on the field and took the wild 20 lap main event over 2015 series champion Guy Woodward, Rick Hendrix, Mikey Lovas and Chris Meredith.  Lovas led laps one and two, then Woodward took the lead until lap 17, when he was passed by Smith who then led to the end.  Heat race wins went to Rick Hendrix and Austen Figueroa. Rick Hendrix now is leading in the point race by 60 points over Guy Woodward after eight races in 2015.

VRA Dwarf Cars were in action Saturday with David Conley taking his first ever VRA Pro Dwarf Car win, in a finish that saw only five of the original eighteen cars running at the end of their 20 lap feature.  David Conley’s win was over Tommy Velasquez III, Tommy Velasquez, Todd Atkins and Justin Jackson. Their three heat races went to Jeff Fillingame, Johnny Conley and Frankie Politelli. There were 21 dwarf cars signed in for the night’s action.   After 8 races in 2015, Johnny Conley leads Jeff Fillingame by 45 points in the season-long point race.

IMCA Modified action saw former VRA Sprint Car champion Luis Espinoza take his second win of the season over a small field of six modifieds. He took the lead on lap one and was never headed in the 20 lap race.  Following him to the finish line were Andrew Greiman, Jack Parker, Tim Morse and Scott Olsen. There was one heat race run, with the win going to Espinoza as well. Jack Parker now leads Andrew Greiman by 9 points after seven races in 2016.

VRA’s Hobby Stock Class was on hand Saturday night for their seventh race of the 2016 season with 10 cars in attendance.  Trevor Fitzgibbon took his sixth win of the season in the 20 lap main event. Following Fitzgibbon across the line were Dave Condon, Ernie Malone, Devin Montgomery and Zachary Peterson. Their two heat races went to Trevor Fitzgibbon and Devin Montgomery.  After seven events in 2016, Trevor Fitzgibbon leads the point race by 190 points over Mike Stanford.

VRA Go Karts were on hand with nine karts in attendance.  Heat race wins went to Henry Ito and Justin Raper.  Their 20 lap feature event went to Justin Raper who led Henry Ito, Kenny Byers Jr, David Pankratz and Ernie Raper to the finish line.

The final group racing Saturday night was the VRA Focus Midgets. A small field of 5 cars ran one heat race that went to Wally Pankratz. Their 20 lap main event was won by Randi Pankratz over Mike Leach, Wally Pankratz, Joel Rayborne and Daniel Anderson.    Daniel Anderson leads the point race in this series by 110 over Mike Leach after six races.

Ventura Raceway continues its 2016 season next Saturday June 18, with a full program of Flat Track Motorcycle Racing. Speedway Bike Racing and the wild Sidecars.  On June 25, the AMA Speedway National Event will be held.

Ventura Raceway Race Results for 06/11/2016

VRA Sprint Cars
Race #8     06/11/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 2. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, 20 Laps; 3. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 20 Laps; 4. Mikey Lovas, 20 Laps; 5. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 6. Hobie Conway, Ventura, 20 Laps; 7. Austen Figueroa, El Segundo, 17 Laps; 8. Ron Bach, Santa Paula, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Mikey Lovas (1-2), Guy Woodward (3-16), Kyle Smith (17-20)

Heat Race Winners:  Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Rick Hendrix; Saldana Racing Products Heat 2: Austen Figueroa

Top 10 in points:  1. Rick Hendrix, 1485; 2. Guy Woodward, 1425; 3. Austen Figueroa, 1195; 4. Kyle Smith, 955; 5. Chris Meredith, 875; 6. Hobie Conway, 775; 7. Tommy Dunkel, 765; 8. Tyler Williams, 735; 9. Jeremy Ellertson, 725; 10. Charlie Butcher, 660

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VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #8     06/11/2016

Main Event Results: 1. David Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 2. Tommy Velasquez III, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Tommy Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 4. Todd Atkins, Ventura, 20 Laps; 5. Korey Cowan, Lancaster, 20 Laps; 6. Cody Black, Moorpark, 15 Laps; 7. Mike Keebler, Lompoc, 15 Laps; 8. Kody Cowan, Lancaster, 15 Laps; 9. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 14 Laps; 10. Justin Jackson, Arroyo Grande, 14 Laps; 11. Paul Hinton, Ventura, 12 Laps; 12. Johnny Conley, Camarillo, 10 Laps; 13. Frankie Politelli, Acton, 10 Laps; 14. Jeff Fillingame, Santa Paula, 8 Laps; 15. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 6 Laps; 16. Gage Cheek, Valencia, 6 Laps; 17. Nick Velasquez, Camarillo, 1 Lap; 18. Ricky Lewis, Oxnard, 1 Lap
Lap Leaders: Frankie Politelli (1-8), Johnny Conley (9-10), Tommy Velasquez III (11-13), David Conley (14-20)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Jeff Fillingame; Heat 2: Johnny Conley; Heat 3: Frankie Politelli

Top 10 in points:  1. Johnny Conley, 1610; 2. Jeff Fillingame, 1565; 3. Tim Conley, 1485; 4. Tommy Velasquez III, 1450; 5. David Conley, 1410; 6. Nick Velasquez, 1265; 7. Gage Cheek, 1230; 8. Trent Morley, 1215; 9. Jason Horton, 1195; 10. Tom Stephens Jr, 1110

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IMCA Modifieds
Race #8     06/11/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Luis Espinoza, Castaic, 20 Laps; 2. Andrew Greiman, Newbury Park, 20 Laps; 3. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 4. Tim Morse, Burbank, 20 Laps; 5. Scott Olsen, 20 Laps; 6. James Stowe, Ridgecrest, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Luis Espinoza (1-20)

Heat Race Winners:   Heat 1: Luis Espinoza

Top 10 in points:  1. Jack Parker, 251; 2. Andrew Greiman, 242; 3. Luis Espinoza, 241; 4. Austin Rodarte, 226; 5. Scott Olsen, 197; 6. Aaron Rodarte, 149; 7. Dennis Eckert, 132; 8. Chuck Costabile, 95; 9. Mike Kirby, 76; 10. Mark Davis, 73

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VRA Hobby Stocks
Race #7     06/11/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Dave Condon, Santa Maria, 20 Laps; 3. Ernie Malone, Ojai, 20 Laps; 4. Devin Montgomery, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 5. Zachary Peterson, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 6. Sam Garvin, Oxnard, 19 Laps; 7. Christina Garvin, Oxnard, 18 Laps; 8. Mike Stanford, Oxnard, 17 Laps; 9. Matt Dockstader, Santa Maria, 16 Laps; 10. Gary Garvin, Oxnard, 8 Laps
Lap Leaders: Zachary Peterson (1-8)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Trevor Fitzgibbon; Heat 2: Devin Montgomery

Top 10 in points:  1. Trevor Fitzgibbon, 1475; 2. Mike Stanford, 1285; 3. Sam Garvin, 1070; 4. Ernie Malone, 1025; 5. Gary Garvin, 965; 6. Christina Garvin, 955; 7. Devin Montgomery, 825; 8. David Heurung, 800; 9. Jesse James Verdun, 755; 10. Zachary Peterson, 735

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Focus Midgets
Race #6     06/11/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, 12 Laps; 2. Mike Leach, Foothill Ranch, 12 Laps; 3. Wally Pankratz, Orange, 12 Laps; 4. Joel Rayborne, West Covina, 2 Laps; 5. Daniel Anderson, Los Angeles, 2 Laps
Lap Leaders: Joel Rayborne (1-2), Randi Pankratz (3-12)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Wally Pankratz

Top 10 in points:  1. Daniel Anderson, 1160; 2. Mike Leach, 1050; 3. Joel Rayborne, 785; 4. Randi Pankratz, 715; 5. Ashley Hazelton, 705; 6. Wally Pankratz, 430; 7. Tyler Williams, 215; 8. Matt McCarthy, 200; 9. Mike Leach Sr., 190; 10. Phil Schack, 185

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Go-Karts
Race #4     06/11/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Justin Raper, Paso Robles, 20 Laps; 2. Henry Ito, 20 Laps; 3. Kenny Byers Jr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 4. David Pankratz, Canyon Country, 20 Laps; 5. Ernie Raper, Paso Robles, 20 Laps; 6. Larry Smith, 14 Laps; 7. Jimmy May, Ventura, 9 Laps; 8. Mike Evans, 7 Laps; 9. Ken Ito, Ventura, 3 Laps
Lap Leaders: Henry Ito (1-19), Justin Raper (20)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Henry Ito; Heat 2: Justin Raper

Top 10 in points:  1. Henry Ito, 490; 2. Kenny Byers Jr, 455; 3. Justin Raper, 445; 4. David Pankratz, 415; 5. Ernie Raper, 385; 6. Ken Ito, 325; 7. Greg Lewis, 185; 8. Larry Smith, 180; 9. Mike Evans, 175; 10. Jimmy May, 165

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Report Created by Ventura Raceway Scoring Program
Report Created: 06/12/2016 11:09