Kyle Smith wins his 4th VRA Sprint Car Feature of 2016

Kyle Smith wins another VRA Main and is currently 3rd in points

Jason Horton wins his first ever VRA Pro Dwarf Car Feature and celebrates with his dad Howard.

Luis Espinoza wins another IMCA Main.

Sam Garvin became the pride of his family racing team by winning his first ever VRA Hobby Stock Main.

Randi Pankratz wins another Focus Midget Main and now has four features to her credit this year.

Saturday night, August 27th, saw another good night of racing as our 2016 season returned to action following the 2016 FAIR break.   Fast, exciting racing was the norm for the entire program that featured five adult classes.

Saturday night saw a very small car count in the VRA Sprints.  Only 5 cars were on hand to contest the night.  Despite the small car count, their one heat and feature were exciting and fast.  2014 series champ Kyle Smith took the win in their 20 lap main event over point leader Rick Hendrix, Kyle Edwards, Austen Figueroa and Chris Meredith. Their one heat race went to Rick Hendrix.  Hendrix leads Austen Figueroa by 360 points after 11 races in 2016.

VRA Pro Dwarf Cars were back in action Saturday with the main event win going to Jason Horton, who held off a hard charging Johnny Conley to get his first VRA feature win.  Following them to the line were David Conley, Jeff Fillingame and Mike Neal.  The Pros ran three heat races with wins going to Tim Conley, Johnny Conley and Jason Horton.   After eleven races, Johnny Conley leads Tommy Velasquez III by 240 points.

In IMCA action, only four cars competed for the main event win.  The win went to Luis Espinoza over Jack Parker, Scott Olsen and Andrew Greiman.  Their one heat race went to Espinoza as well.  After12 races, Jack Parker holds a 16 point lead over Andrew Greiman.

VRA Hobby Stocks had 11 cars take the green flag for their 20 lap feature.  The race was wild and woolly with Sam Garvin coming out on top, taking his first ever VRA win.  Following Garvin to the line were Zach Peterson, Matt Dockstader, Devin Montgomery and Ernie Malone.  Their two heats went to Trevor Fitzgibbon and Dave Condon.  After 9 races in this class, Trevor Fitzgibbon leads Sam Garvin by 260 points.  Fitzgibbon did not start the main event due to a faulty fuel pump.

VRA Focus Midgets were the final group racing Saturday night.  Seven cars were in attendance to race. Their main event went to Randi Pankratz over point leader Daniel Anderson, David Prickett, Mike Anderson and Joel Rayborne.  Rayborne took their one heat race.

Ventura Raceway will be back in action Saturday night, September 3, with a full racing program featuring VRA Sprint Cars, Senior Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, Dwarf Cars, Hobby Stocks, and California Lightning Sprints.  This night’s Sprint Car race will be the third ARP Battle at the Beach Race for 2016, featuring a $1,500 winners purse.

Ventura Raceway Race Results for 08/27/2016

VRA Sprint Cars
Race #11     08/27/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 2. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 20 Laps; 3. Kyle Edwards, Fountain Valley, 20 Laps; 4. Austen Figueroa, El Segundo, 20 Laps; 5. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps
Lap Leaders: Kyle Smith (1-20)

Heat Race Winners:  Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Rick Hendrix

Top 10 in points:  1. Rick Hendrix, 2170; 2. Austen Figueroa, 1810; 3. Kyle Smith, 1650; 4. Guy Woodward, 1635; 5. Chris Meredith, 1250; 6. Hobie Conway, 955; 7. Jeremy Ellertson, 935; 7. Tommy Dunkel, 935; 9. Tyler Williams, 735; 10. Charlie Butcher, 660

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VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #12     08/27/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 2. Johnny Conley, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. David Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 4. Jeff Fillingame, Santa Paula, 20 Laps; 5. Mike Neal, Northridge, 20 Laps; 6. Nick Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 7. David Cheek, Valencia, 20 Laps; 8. Tommy Velasquez III, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 9. Tommy Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 10. Cody Black, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 11. Miles Hedrick, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 12. Justin Jackson, Grover Beach, 17 Laps; 13. Korey Cowan, Lancaster, 17 Laps; 14. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 10 Laps; 15. Zach Curnel, Palmdale, 10 Laps; 16. Kody Cowan, Lancaster, 5 Laps; 17. Trent Morley, Woodland Hills, 5 Laps; 18. Mike Stanford, Oxnard, 5 Laps
Lap Leaders: Trent Morley (1-3), David Conley (4-10), Jason Horton (11-20)

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

Top 10 in points:  1. Johnny Conley, 2525; 2. Tommy Velasquez III, 2285; 3. Jeff Fillingame, 2260; 4. Tim Conley, 2245; 5. David Conley, 2085; 6. Nick Velasquez, 2015; 7. Jason Horton, 1985; 8. Gage Cheek, 1830; 9. Trent Morley, 1780; 10. Tommy Velasquez, 1550

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IMCA Modifieds
Race #12     08/27/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Luis Espinoza, Castaic, 15 Laps; 2. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 15 Laps; 3. Scott Olsen, 15 Laps; 4. Andrew Greiman, Newbury Park, 15 Laps
Lap Leaders: Luis Espinoza (1-15)

Heat Race Winners:   Heat 1: Luis Espinoza

Top 10 in points:  1. Jack Parker, 392; 2. Luis Espinoza, 376; 3. Andrew Greiman, 372; 4. Austin Rodarte, 302; 5. Scott Olsen, 299; 6. Aaron Rodarte, 268; 7. Dennis Eckert, 132; 8. Chuck Costabile, 119; 9. Chris Crompe, 109; 10. Mark Davis, 106

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Focus Midgets
Race #9     08/27/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, 20 Laps; 2. Daniel Anderson, Los Angeles, 20 Laps; 3. David Prickett, Fresno, 20 Laps; 4. Mike Anderson, Anza, 20 Laps; 5. Joel Rayborne, West Covina, 20 Laps; 6. Brandon Biggs, Saugus, 20 Laps; 7. Terry Nichols, Delano, 20 Laps; 8. Jet Davison, Running Springs, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Randi Pankratz (1-20)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Joel Rayborne

Top 10 in points:  1. Daniel Anderson, 1865; 2. Randi Pankratz, 1445; 2. Mike Leach, 1445; 4. Joel Rayborne, 1380; 5. Ashley Hazelton, 930; 6. Wally Pankratz, 430; 7. David Prickett, 345; 8. Mike Leach Sr., 220; 9. Tyler Williams, 215; 10. Hobie Conway, 205

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VRA Hobby Stocks
Race #9     08/27/2016

Main Event Results: 1. Sam Garvin, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 2. Zachary Peterson, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 3. Matt Dockstader, Santa Maria, 20 Laps; 4. Devin Montgomery, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 5. Ernie Malone, Ojai, 19 Laps; 6. Christina Garvin, Oxnard, 19 Laps; 7. Gary Garvin, Oxnard, 19 Laps; 8. Jerry Jones, Ventura, 13 Laps; 9. Dave Condon, Santa Maria, 13 Laps; 10. Wayne Heurung, Ventura, 11 Laps; 11. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, Did not show
Lap Leaders: Ernie Malone (1-12), Matt Dockstader (13-18), Sam Garvin (19-20)

Heat Race Winners:  Heat 1: Trevor Fitzgibbon; Heat 2: Dave Condon

Top 10 in points:  1. Trevor Fitzgibbon, 1775; 2. Sam Garvin, 1515; 3. Mike Stanford, 1505; 4. Ernie Malone, 1370; 5. Christina Garvin, 1305; 6. Gary Garvin, 1295; 7. Devin Montgomery, 1200; 8. Zachary Peterson, 1185; 9. David Heurung, 800; 10. Jesse James Verdun, 755

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Report Created by Ventura Raceway Scoring Program
Report Created: 08/27/2016 22:51