8.24.19 Ventura Raceway Results

Ventura Raceway resumed its 2019 season after a month long break for the Ventura County Fair on a cool night with the running of the third USAC/VRA ARP Battle at the Beach race for 360 Sprint Cars, Saturday night August 24th. Five classes classes were on hand to put on an exciting night of racing for the fans in attendance.

Twenty USAC/VRA Sprint Cars signed into the pits. The night began with single car qualifying for the 360 sprints. Ryan Thomas took the pole with time of 12.674 seconds around Ventura’s 1/5 mile oval. They then ran three heat races with wins going to T J Smith in heat one, Troy Rutherford in heat two and Jake Swanson in heat three. The 30 lap ARP Battle at the Beach feature event went to Jake Swanson who started fifth and worked his way to the lead to pass race leader J J Ringo, who had led the first 23 of the 30 lap feature. Following Swanson to the line were J J Ringo, T J Smith, Tristan Guardino and Ryan Thomas. Troy Rutherford now is in the lead for the title of King of the Beach, despite finishing 19th in the feature after a lap 2 incident ended his night. He leads Tristan Guardino by 45 points and Ryan Thomas by 85 points.

The very popular California Lightning Sprints were also on hand Saturday night. Eighteen cars were on hand to run three heats and a 25 lap feature. The heat race wins went to A J Bender in heat one. Heat two went to Gage Cheek and heat three went to Dominic Del Monte. Cody Nigh took the 25 lap feature followed by A J Bender, Bruce Douglass, Gage Cheek and James Turnbell..

IMCA action saw Trevor Fitzgibbon take the 20 lap feature that started nine cars. Trevor worked his way from last to first after just a few laps. Following him to the line were Kevin Hocking, Dave Phipps Andrew Greiman and Terry Hershberger. They ran two heats with wins going to Dave Phipps in heat one and Jack Parker in heat two. Jack Parker now leads in the season point race by 2 points over Terry Hershberger.

The NMRA TQ Midgets were on hand to run two heats and a 30 lap feature. They had 9 cars in attendance. Wins in the heats went to Scott Dobson and West Evans. The 20 lap feature saw Chris Thomas take the win over West Evans, Bruce Hiroshoma, Scott Niven and Paul Sanders.

The final class racing Saturday night was the VRA Hobby Stocks. One heat race was run with the win going to Tom Stephens Jr. The twenty lap main event went to Mike Stanford over Ricky Lewis, Tom Stephens Jr, Gary Garvin and Mike Keebler. After eight races, Tom Stevens Jr. leads the point race by 160 points over Ricky Lewis.

Ventura Raceway will be back in action on Saturday August 31st, with a full program of exciting racing featuring VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks and WMR/Focus Midgets.

Ventura Raceway Race Results for 08/24/2019

VRA Sprint Cars
Race #11 08/24/2019

Main Event Results: 1. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30 Laps
Lap Leaders: Rick Hendrix (1-30)

Heat Race Winners: Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Rick Hendrix

Top 10 in points: 1. Rick Hendrix, 2550; 2. Charlie Butcher, 1675; 3. Kyle Smith, 900; 4. Gage Rucker, 700; 5. Chris Meredith, 690; 6. Joey Bishop, 655; 7. Brent Owens, 575; 8. Kenny Perkins, 535; 9. Ricky Lewis, 510; 10. Tyler Edwards, 460

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ARP Battle at the Beach
Race #3 08/24/2019

Main Event Results: 1. Jake Swanson, Anaheim, 30 Laps; 2. J. J. Ringo, Morgan Hill, 30 Laps; 3. T.J. Smith, Fresno, 30 Laps; 4. Tristan Guardino, Fremont, CA, 30 Laps; 5. Ryan Timmons, Pleasant Hill, 30 Laps; 6. Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO, 30 Laps; 7. Steve Hix, Ventura, 30 Laps; 8. Brent Owens, Rancho Cucamunga, 30 Laps; 9. Tanner Boul, Auberry, CA, 30 Laps; 10. Tom Hendricks, Simi Valley, 30 Laps; 11. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30 Laps; 12. Koen Shaw, Fresno, CA, 30 Laps; 13. Hannah Mayhew, Acton, Ca, 30 Laps; 14. Dylan Ito, Ventura, 29 Laps; 15. Tyler Most, Peoria, AZ, 29 Laps; 16. Jonas Reynolds, Peoria, Arizona, 29 Laps; 17. Ricky Lewis, Camarillo, 27 Laps; 18. Austin Ervine, Bakersfield, 12 Laps; 19. Troy Rutherford, Ojai, 3 Laps; 20. Gage Rucker, Truxton, MO, 2 Laps
Lap Leaders: J. J. Ringo (1-23), Jake Swanson (24-30)

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: T.J. Smith; Heat 2: Troy Rutherford; Heat 3: Jake Swanson

Top 10 in points: 1. Troy Rutherford, 595; 2. Tristan Guardino, 550; 3. Ryan Timmons, 510; 4. Steve Hix, 495; 4. Jake Swanson, 495; 6. Rick Hendrix, 485; 7. Koen Shaw, 480; 8. Slater Helt, 450; 9. Tanner Boul, 385; 10. Austin Ervine, 360; 10. Cody Majors, 360

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Cal. Lightning Sprints
Race #5 08/24/2019

Main Event Results: 1. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, 25 Laps; 2. A. J. Bender, San Diego, 25 Laps; 3. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 25 Laps; 4. Gage Cheek, Valencia, 25 Laps; 5. Robb Pelmear, Ventura, 25 Laps; 6. Jarrett Kramer, Spring Valley, 25 Laps; 7. Grant Sexton, Lakeside, 25 Laps; 8. Doug Nunes, Kingsburg, 25 Laps; 9. Eric Greco, Palmdale, 25 Laps; 10. Dominic Del Monte, Gardena, 25 Laps; 11. James Turnbull, Indio, 25 Laps; 12. Aiden Lange, Lakewood, 25 Laps; 13. Pat Kelly, Chino, 25 Laps; 14. Wink Schweitzer, Bakersfield, 24 Laps; 15. Jason Arnolde, Santee, 24 Laps; 16. Jon Robertson, Torrance, 13 Laps; 17. Jeff Dyer, Bermuda Dunes, 18 Laps; 18. Dalton Sexton, Lakeside, 18 Laps

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: A. J. Bender; Heat 2: Gage Cheek; Heat 3: Dominic Del Monte

Top 10 in points:

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IMCA Modifieds
Race #9 08/24/2019

Main Event Results: 1. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Kevin Hocking, Hungiton Beach, 20 Laps; 3. Dave Phipps, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 4. Andrew Greiman, Newbury Park, 20 Laps; 5. Terry Hershberger, Corona, 20 Laps; 6. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 7. Scott Olsen, Ventura, 19 Laps; 8. Brad Prows, Buellton, 19 Laps; 9. Sam Garvin, Oxnard, 18 Laps
Lap Leaders: Kevin Hocking (1-16), Trevor Fitzgibbon (17-20)

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Dave Phipps; Heat 2: Jack Parker

Top 10 in points: 1. Jack Parker, 316; 2. Terry Hershberger, 314; 3. Trevor Fitzgibbon, 301; 4. Scott Olsen, 291; 5. Andrew Greiman, 281; 6. Kevin Hocking, 262; 7. Dave Phipps, 217; 8. Luis Espinoza, 148; 9. Austin Grabowski, 141; 10. Danny Lauer, 140

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VRA Hobby Stocks
Race #8 08/24/2019

Main Event Results: 1. Mike Stanford, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 2. Ricky Lewis, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Tom Stephens Jr, Ventura, 13 Laps; 4. Gary Garvin, Oxnard, 10 Laps; 5. Mike Keebler, Lompoc, Did not show
Lap Leaders: Tom Stephens Jr (1-12), Mike Stanford (13-20)

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Tom Stephens Jr

Top 10 in points: 1. Tom Stephens Jr, 1705; 2. Ricky Lewis, 1545; 3. Alyssa Smith, 1235; 4. Ryan Changus, 1200; 5. Jeff Houghton, 565; 6. Chris Whitford, 490; 7. Mike Stanford, 470; 8. Gary Garvin, 365; 9. Ricky Roberts, 345; 10. Justin Gonzalez, 250

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NMRA TQ
Race #3 08/24/2019

Main Event Results: 1. Chris Thomas, La Habra, 20 Laps; 2. West Evans, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 3. Bruce Hiroshima, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 4. Scott Niven, Moorpark, 20 Laps; 5. Paul Sanders, Huntington Beach, 20 Laps; 6. Jason Arnolde, Victoria, Australia, 20 Laps; 7. Kevin Kale, Westminister, 20 Laps; 8. Ace Kale, Westminister, 20 Laps; 9. Scott Dobson, Newbury Park, 15 Laps
Lap Leaders: Chris Thomas (1-20)

Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Scott Dobson; Heat 2: West Evans