9.28.19 Ventura Raceway Results
On a cool, breezy evening, the drivers in five car classes were on hand to continue the season long point battle in each class. Fans in attendance saw exciting racing in every class that competed Saturday night.
VRA Sprint Cars had a small field of five cars Saturday night. 2019 series champ Rick Hendrix took their one heat race. Senior Greg Andrews won their one heat race. The main events for the two classes were combined with the regulars starting out front. A 25 lap main event then ran with the wins going to Trent Williams over Rick Hendrix, Brent Owens, Nick Diani and James Herrera in the regular VRA Sprints and Chris Meredith over Tyler Hatzikian, Greg Andrews and Wally Pankratz in Senior Sprints. Chris Meredith now lead Wally Pankratz by 20 points in Seniors after twelve races.
IMCA Modifieds were back for their final race of 2019 with three drivers (Jack Parker, Terry Hershberger and Trevor Fitzgibbon) competing for the 2019 Track Championship. At the nigth’s end Jack Parker was crowned season champion for the fifth time. With 12 cars signed into the pits, they ran two heat races, with wins going to Trevor Fitzgibbon and Jack Parker. The 20 lap main event was fast and furious with Trevor Fitzgibbon taking the win over Dennis Eckert, Dave Phipps, Jack Parker and Andrew Greiman. Parker’s fourth place finish clinched his fifth track championship by 7 points over Trevor Fitzgibbon and 12 points over Terry Hershbeger. Main event winner Trevor Fitzgibbon clinched the IMCA California State Championship earlier in the week. This is the first time a Ventura Raceway driver has accomplished this prestigious feat.
VRA Pro Dwarf Cars continued their season with 12 cars signing into the pits. They ran two heat races with wins going to Trent Morley and Jason Horton. Multi time champion Johnny Conley then went on to take their 20 lap feature over Brad Curnel, Trent Morley, Jason Horton and Jeff Brink. Jason Horton now leads Trent Morley by 75 points in the series after 14 races.
Twelve WMR Midgets and one Focus Midget made the final class Saturday night. They ran two heat races with wins going to Brandon Wiley and Keoni Texeria. Their 20 lap main event went to David Prickett who dominated the race, leading all 20 laps of the feature. Following him across the line were Blake Bower, Brandon Wiley, Randi Pankratz and Tyler Slay. Tim Foy was the winner in Focus Midgets. After 6 races David Prickett leads Randi Pankratz by 95 points. Tim Foy has clinched the Focus Championship.
Ventura Raceway returns to action on Saturday October 5th with the VRA Senior Sprints, California Lightning Sprints, TQ Midgets and Motorcycles.
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 09/28/2019
VRA Sprint Cars
Race #15 09/28/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Trent Williams, Apple Valley, 25 Laps; 2. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 25 Laps; 3. Brent Owens, Rancho Cucamunga, 25 Laps; 4. Nick Diani, Santa Maria, 24 Laps; 5. James Herrera, New Cuyama, 17 Laps
Lap Leaders: Trent Williams (1-25)
Heat Race Winners: Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Rick Hendrix
Top 10 in points: 1. Rick Hendrix, 3300; 2. Charlie Butcher, 1675; 3. Chris Meredith, 910; 4. Kyle Smith, 900; 5. Brent Owens, 790; 6. Gage Rucker, 700; 7. Joey Bishop, 655; 8. Kenny Perkins, 535; 9. Ricky Lewis, 510; 10. Trent Williams, 490
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VRA Senior Sprints
Race #12 09/28/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 25 Laps; 2. Tyler Hatzikian, El Segundo, 24 Laps; 3. Greg Andrews, Fillmore, Ca, 24 Laps; 4. Wally Pankratz, Orange, 24 Laps
Heat Race Winners: SpinTech Mufflers Heat 1: Greg Andrews
Top 10 in points: 1. Chris Meredith, 2770; 2. Wally Pankratz, 2750; 3. Bruce Douglass, 1230; 4. Greg Andrews, 1175; 5. Paul Mircik, 1065; 6. Tyler Hatzikian, 1040; 7. Mark Sheppard, 880; 8. Danny Parrish, 815; 9. Rick Hendrix, 715; 10. Mike Cook, 625
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VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #14 09/28/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Johnny Conley, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Brad Curnel, Palmdale, 20 Laps; 3. Trent Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 4. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 5. Jeff Brink, Ventura, 20 Laps; 6. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 7. Tom Morley, Woodland Hills, 20 Laps; 8. Tony Pellegrino, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 9. Tony Margott, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 10. Cameron Russell, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 11. Shane Linenberger, 11 Laps; 12. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 10 Laps
Lap Leaders: Johnny Conley (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Trent Morley; Heat 2: Jason Horton
Top 10 in points: 1. Jason Horton, 3085; 2. Trent Morley, 3010; 3. Tom Morley, 2590; 4. Nick Velasquez, 2465; 5. Tommy Velasquez III, 2450; 6. Jeff Brink, 2335; 7. Brad Curnel, 2310; 8. Johnny Conley, 1990; 9. Tony Margott, 1770; 10. Tommy Velasquez, 1740
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IMCA Modifieds
Race #13 09/28/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Trevor Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Dennis Eckert, Canyon Country, 20 Laps; 3. Dave Phipps, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 4. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 5. Andrew Greiman, Newbury Park, 20 Laps; 6. James Stowe, Ridgecrest, 19 Laps; 7. Donald Houghton, Rosamond, 8 Laps; 8. Scott Olsen, Ventura, 8 Laps; 9. Terry Hershberger, Corona, 8 Laps; 10. Kevin Hocking, Hungiton Beach, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Dennis Eckert (1-5), Trevor Fitzgibbon (6-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Trevor Fitzgibbon; Heat 2: Jack Parker
Top 10 in points: 1. Jack Parker, 464; 2. Trevor Fitzgibbon, 457; 3. Terry Hershberger, 452; 4. Andrew Greiman, 418; 5. Scott Olsen, 388; 6. Kevin Hocking, 367; 7. Dave Phipps, 353; 8. Dennis Eckert, 232; 9. Donald Houghton, 219; 10. Austin Grabowski, 217
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Focus Midgets
Race #6 09/28/2019
Main Event Results: 1. Tim Foy, Ojai, 20 Laps
Lap Leaders: Tim Foy (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Tim Foy
Top 10 in points: 1. Tim Foy, 1485; 2. Tres Van Dyne, 700; 3. Steve Durant, 255; 3. Mike Leach Jr., 255; 5. Mike Leach Sr., 215; 6. Marvin Mitchell, 185; 7. Wally Pankratz, 40
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Western Midgets – WMR
Race #6 09/28/2019
Main Event Results: 1. David Prickett, Fresno, 20 Laps; 2. Blake Bower, Burntwood, CA, 20 Laps; 3. Brandon Wiley, 20 Laps; 4. Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, 20 Laps; 5. Tyler Slay, Watsonville, 20 Laps; 6. Jessica Swanson, Ventura, 20 Laps; 7. Greg Edenholm, Pacific Grove, 20 Laps; 8. David Raquenio, 19 Laps; 9. Blake Hendricks, Simi Valley, 19 Laps; 10. Keoni Texeira, Honalulu, HI, 13 Laps
Lap Leaders: David Prickett (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Brandon Wiley; Heat 2: Keoni Texeira
Top 10 in points: 1. David Prickett, 1280; 2. Randi Pankratz, 1185; 3. Keoni Texeira, 815; 4. Jackson Dukes, 610; 5. Tyler Slay, 535; 6. Blake Hendricks, 520; 7. Brody Fuson, 480; 8. Brandon Wiley, 455; 9. Jessica Swanson, 430; 10. Greg Edenholm, 375