With all the action coming in the last few laps of the Main, Jake Swanson finally got rid of the bad luck and came up a winner to take the second ARP Battle at the Beach.
Johnny Conley wins another VRA Dwarf Car Feature.
Charlie Caracillo wins his first California Lightning Sprint Main at Ventura.
Brody Fusion wins the Non-restricted 600 Midget Main.
Garth Kasiner wins the Restricted 600 Midget Main.
Saturday night July 8th, saw a good car count at Ventura Raceway, as the USAC Western 360 Series in conjunction with VRA 360 Sprint Cars ran the second of four ARP Battle at the Beach Races of 2017. Also racing that night were the VRA Dwarf Cars, California Lightning Sprints and the USAC 600s racing in both restricted and non-wing divisions.
The USAC/VRA ARP Battle at the Beach drew twenty five 360 sprint cars to compete in this the second of four races in this series within a series to see who will be crowned King of the Beach as part of the November running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. The winner of each of these four races wins a very special Battle at the Beach trophy. The night started off with Danny Sheridan topping qualifying with a run of 12.320 seconds. Jake Swanson took the win in the first heat race. Troy Rutherford took heat race two and Josh Lakatos took heat race three. A ten-car semi was run to fill the final seven spots in the feature lineup. The win went to Max Adams, followed by Austin Liggett, Rick Hendrix, Guy Woodward and Luis Espinoza. Twenty two cars were eligible to start the main event. The 30 lap main event was an exciting race as Langdon Cling led laps 1-3. Tristin Guardino then led laps 4-22 only to see Troy Rutherford get by and then lead lap23-28. A turn two incident took Rutherford out of the race allowing Jake Swanson to take the lead of the final two laps to take his first Battle at the Beach win in 2017. Following Swanson across the finish line were Austin Liggett, who came from 17 starting position, Max Adams, who came from 16 starting spot, Tristin Guardino and Cory Elliott. The race was marred by several on track incidents that took 10 of the starters out of the race. Max Adams third place finish places him 10 points out front of Jake Swanson after two ARP Battle at the Beach events. The next race in this series takes place on September 2, and the final event in the series will be a part of the 2017 Turkey Night Grand Prix in November.
USAC 600’s made their second appearance at Ventura Raceway, racing in two divisions, Restricted for young drivers and 600 non-wing for adult drivers. These cars proved to be fast and very competitive. In the restricted class, 11 year old Garth Kasiner took the 15 lap main event over Gauge Garcia and Dex Morris. The 600 non-wing cars had 10 cars in attendance. Their 20 lap main event went to 12 year old Brody Fuson over Jack Kassick and Jimmy Leal.
The California Lightning Sprints made their second 2017 appearance and the racing was very good. They ran three heat races with wins going to Bobby Michnowicz in heat one, Robb Pelmear in heat two and Eric Greco in heat three. The 25 lap main event saw Charlie Caracillo take his first ever Ventura Raceway win over Bruce Douglas, Bobby Michnowicz, Chris Dickey and Cody Nigh.
VRA Dwarf Cars were back in action Saturday night with 18 cars signed into the pits. Three heat races were run with wins going to Tommy Velasquez in heat one, Jason Horton in heat two, and Tom Stephens Jr., in heat three. Their 20 lap main was a good race that saw Johnny Conley take the win over Tommy Velasquez III, Trevor Fitzgibbon, Jason Horton and Tom Stephens Jr.
Next Saturday night July 15, will see a full program featuring VRA Sprint Cars, Dwarf Cars, Senior Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and Focus Midgets. For any questions regarding Ventura Raceway, our schedule, etc, please call (805) 648-7223 or go to our website at www.venturaraceway.com
USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 8,-2017 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway – “ARP Battle of the Beach Race #2”
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Danny Sheridan, 73, Ford-12.320; 2. Max Adams, 5M, Adams-12.346; 3. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-12.351; 4. Tristan Guardino, 15T, Guardino-12.391; 5. Cody Majors, 81M, Watt-12.576; 6. Bruce Douglass, 13, Davis-12.579; 7. Jake Swanson, 12, Dale-12.676; 8. Troy Rutherford, 79, Buckley-12.810; 9. Josh Lakatos, 4K, Kruseman-12.829; 10. Tom Hendricks, 14, Hendricks-12.910; 11. Steve Hix, 57, Hix-12.944; 12. Rick Hendrix, 15, Hendrix-12.953; 13. Brandon Wiley, 33B, Team 33-12.996; 14. Kyle Smith, 55, Smith-13.015; 15. Landon Cling, 16K, Kruseman-13.030; 16. Ryan Timmons, 29T, Timmons-13.101; 17. Cory Elliott, 11E, Elliott-13.103; 18. Charlie Butcher, 96, Butcher-13.119; 19. Luis Espinoza, 09, Espinzoa-13.209; 20. Sterling Cling, 21K, Kruseman-13.252; 21. Patrick Clark, 2K, Kruseman-13.256; 22. Guy Woodward, 24, Woodward-13.316; 23. Jeremy Ellertson, 98, Ellertson-13.345; 24. Geoffrey Strole, 09S, Strole-13.415; 25. Ryan Stolz, 63, Stolz-13.943.
EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Swanson, 2. Sheridan, 3. Guardino, 4. Hendricks, 5. Wiley, 6. Woodward, 7. Timmons, 8. Espinoza, 9. Stolz. NT
BROWN & MILLER RACING SOLUTIONS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Rutherford, 2. Majors, 3. Hix, 4. Smith, 5. Elliott, 6. Ellertson, 7. Adams, 8. S.Cling. NT
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS / SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Lakatos, 2. Douglass, 3. L.Cling, 4. Clark, 5. Butcher, 6. Strole, 7. Liggett, 8. Hendrix. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION INCORPORATED SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Adams, 2. Liggett, 3. Hendrix, 4. Woodward, 5. Espinoza, 6. Strole, 7. S.Cling, 8. Ellertson, 9. Timmons, 10. Stolz. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jake Swanson, 2. Austin Liggett, 3. Max Adams, 4. Tristan Guardino, 5. Cory Elliott, 6. Tom Hendricks, 7. Charlie Butcher, 8. Rick Hendrix, 9. Steve Hix, 10. Luis Espinoza, 11. Bruce Douglass, 12. Kyle Smith, 13. Troy Rutherford, 14. Danny Sheridan, 15. Guy Woodward, 16. Landon Cling, 17. Geoffrey Strole, 18. Sterling Cling, 19. Brandon Wiley, 20. Cody Majors, 21. Josh Lakatos, 22. Patrick Clark. NT
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**Liggett flipped during the third heat. Lakatos flipped on lap 1 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Cling, Laps 4-21 Guardino, Laps 22-28 Rutherford, Laps 29-30 Swanson.
BR MOTORSPORTS / KING RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Austin Liggett (17th to 2nd)
NEW USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Swanson-719, 2-Liggett-649, 3-Richard Vander Weerd-648, 4-Ryan Bernal-628, 5-Jace Vander weerd-618, 6-Guardino-567, 7-Majors-547, 8-Danny Faria Jr.-499, 9-Timmons-451, 10-Adams-424.
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 07/08/2017
VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #7 07/08/2017
Main Event Results: 1. Johnny Conley, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Tommy Velasquez III, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 4. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 5. Tom Stephens Jr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 6. Nick Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 7. Korey Cowan, Lancaster, 20 Laps; 8. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 9. Tommy Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 10. Kody Cowan, Lancaster, 20 Laps; 11. David Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 12. Trent Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 13. Chase Lippert, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 14. Todd Atkins, Ventura, 19 Laps; 15. Randy Gordon, Simi Valley, 13 Laps; 16. Tom Morley, Woodland Hills, 13 Laps; 17. Troy Robinson, Ventura, 8 Laps; 18. Jeff Hinz, Saugus, Did not show
Lap Leaders: Tommy Velasquez III (1-2), Johnny Conley (3-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Tommy Velasquez; Heat 2: Jason Horton; Heat 3: Tom Stephens Jr
Top 10 in points: 1. David Conley, 1475; 2. Johnny Conley, 1445; 3. Jason Horton, 1405; 4. Nick Velasquez, 1385; 5. Tim Conley, 1370; 6. Tommy Velasquez III, 1305; 7. Trevor Fitzgibbon, 1185; 8. Trent Morley, 1125; 9. Tom Stephens Jr, 1105; 10. Tommy Velasquez, 1050
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Cal. Lightning Sprints
Race #2 07/08/2017
Main Event Results: 1. Charlie Caraccilo, Madera, 25 Laps; 2. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 25 Laps; 3. Bobby Michnowicz, Lomita, 25 Laps; 4. Chris Dickey, Murietta, 25 Laps; 5. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, 25 Laps; 6. Jarrett Kramer, Santa Clarita, 25 Laps; 7. Aiden Lange, Lakewood, 25 Laps; 8. Eric Greco, Palmdale, 25 Laps; 9. Jon Robertson, Torrance, 24 Laps; 10. Dan Hillberg, Placentia, 24 Laps; 11. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, 24 Laps; 12. James Turnbull II, 24 Laps; 13. Robb Pelmear, Ventura, 24 Laps; 14. Dale Gamer, Anaheim, 24 Laps; 15. Pat Kelly, Chino, 24 Laps; 16. Mike Kotlinski, Nuevo, 24 Laps; 17. Wyatt Downing, Lakewood, 19 Laps; 18. Zack Zauss, Murietta, 13 Laps
Lap Leaders: Charlie Caraccilo (1-25)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Bobby Michnowicz; Heat 2: Robb Pelmear; Heat 3: Eric Greco
Top 10 in points:
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ARP Battle at the Beach
Race #2 07/08/2017
Main Event Results: 1. Jake Swanson, Anaheim, 30 Laps; 2. Austin Liggett, 30 Laps; 3. Max Adams, Loomis, 30 Laps; 4. Tristan Guardino, Fremont, CA, 30 Laps; 5. Cory Elliot, Bakersfield, 30 Laps; 6. Tom Hendricks, Simi Valley, 30 Laps; 7. Charlie Butcher, Santa Barbara, 30 Laps; 8. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30 Laps; 9. Steve Hix, Ventura, 30 Laps; 10. Luis Espinoza, Castaic, 30 Laps; 11. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 30 Laps; 12. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 30 Laps; 13. Troy Rutherford, Ojai, 28 Laps; 14. Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria, 24 Laps; 15. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, 24 Laps; 16. Langdon Cling, Tempe, Arizona, 20 Laps; 17. Geoffrey Strole, Hnadford, 18 Laps; 18. Sterling Cling, Tempe, Az, 13 Laps; 19. Brandon Wiley, Santa Maria, 7 Laps; 20. Cody Majors, Simi Valley, 7 Laps; 21. Josh Lakatos, Pasadena, 1 Lap; 22. Patrick Clark, Las Vegas, NV, 1 Lap
Lap Leaders: Langdon Cling (1-3), Tristan Guardino (4-22), Troy Rutherford (23-28), Jake Swanson (29-30)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Jake Swanson; Heat 2: Troy Rutherford; Heat 3: Josh Lakatos
Top 10 in points: 1. Max Adams, 410; 2. Jake Swanson, 400; 3. Kyle Smith, 380; 4. Tristan Guardino, 375; 5. Austin Liggett, 365; 6. Cody Majors, 320; 7. Tom Hendricks, 310; 8. Steve Hix, 300; 9. Charlie Butcher, 280; 10. Ryan Bernal, 255
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600 Midgets Non-Wing
Race #2 07/08/2017
Main Event Results:
Heat Race Winners:
Top 10 in points:
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600 Restricted
Race #2 07/08/2017
Main Event Results:
Heat Race Winners:
Top 10 in points:
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VRA Sprint Cars
Race #4 07/08/2017
Main Event Results:
Heat Race Winners:
Top 10 in points: 1. Kyle Smith, 230; 2. Rick Hendrix, 220; 3. Jeremy Ellertson, 215; 4. Kyle Edwards, 190; 5. Charlie Butcher, 185; 6. Troy Rutherford, 180; 7. Reed Broschart, 0
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Report Created by Ventura Raceway Scoring Program
Report Created: 07/09/2017 06:48