STOCKTON -- A lot of race fans have been holding their breaths in anticipation of who would emerge as the winner of the Saturday, Aug. 20 HAVOLINE Western Late Model race. Following a thorough technical inspection, Stockton�s Pete Anderson Jr. was named the winner.
The win let Anderson Jr. notch his fourth win-mark in the NASCAR DODGE Weekly Series Div. II premier division at Stockton 99 Speedway and gave him a boost in a still contentious championship points race.
Following the win, Anderson Jr. emerged from competition with 878 points, only 43 points ahead of NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver Allison Duncan of San Rafael, who is at second with 835. Turlock�s Chris Monez is trailing Duncan with 830, Granite Bay�s John Moore is in fourth with 761 and Stockton�s Gary Shafer Jr. rounds out the top five with 747.
The Western Late Models have two points nights left, both 100-laps, the first is the third leg of the Tri- Holiday series on Sept. 3 and the last is the Sept. 17 double-points night.
On Saturday Stockton 99 Speedway will host round II of the USAC Triple Crown racing series, which will feature dual 50-lap open-wheel racing in the Western Sprints and Western Midgets divisions.
The 50-lap VALVOLINE Western Sprint race is sure to be a fantastic duel for the series points lead, as only 88 points separate the top-five, with 74 available at Stockton.
Kody Swanson is the current leader, he�s 12 head of defending series titlist Tony Hunt. Mike Murgoitio, Tim Barber and Brian McClish trail respectively. These five entrants alone are enough to draw an open- wheel race fan to the track, but add to it that the California Asphalt Sprintcar Association (CASA) has sanctioned the race, so that it�s drivers can also earn points in it, and additional drivers like CASA�s division points leader Nick Rescino Jr. will be there -- ensuring a competitive field!
The Western Midgets will add to the BIG doubleheader. Murrieta�s Robby Flock will be there and he�s hoping to take the next step toward a fifth USAC Western Midget title this Saturday. When the remaining members of the top-five -- Jerome Rodela, Tyler Brown, Garrett Hansen and Stephen Graves -- join Flock on the fastest paved quarter-mile West of the Mississippi, there�s sure to be some exciting race action!
Stockton 99 Speedway�s Grand American Modified and CL BRYANT American Limited Stock Car drivers will be on the track for a 50-lap and 30-lap main events.
The GAM 50-lap race is promising a winner�s purse as high as $1,000 and points toward the series championship. That means that the division�s hottest drivers will be out for this HUGE evening of racing.
Sacramento�s Jason Philpot is leading the GAM division with 466, Modesto�s Kyle Gottula is trailing him with 445, Dixon�s Jerry Dubach is in third with 442, Salida�s Sam Solari is in fourth with 425 and Ripon�s Mike Regelman rounds out the top-five with 368.
Thirty-one CL BRYANT American Limited Stock Cars turned out for last week�s race, that made for one rough-and-tumble, 20-car, 30-lap main event. With only a couple of ALSC races left, and Saturday�s being a points make-up night, it�s possible that another wide field will show.
Modesto�s Charlie Clawson is leading the ALSC with 966, Stockton�s Joe Allen is trailing him with 907, Stockton�s Chad Holman sits in third with 870, Escalon�s Darrell Hughes is in fourth with 792 and Stockton�s Richard Harper is in fifth with 734.
Parking at Stockton 99 Speedway is always free and every fan that buys a ticket receives a free issue of Stockton 99 Racing News, the track�s official newsletter and souvenir program. Master Card and Visa are accepted at gate 2.
PRICES AND TIMES, SATURDAY, AUG. 27
ADULTS $25; FAMILY $59.99 - 2 ADULTS AND UP TO FOUR KIDS 12 AND UNDER; NO SENIOR PRICES;
JUNIORS 13-17 $15; KIDS 6-12 $5; KIDS 5 AND UNDER ARE ALWAYS FREE WITH A PAYING ADULT
PITS OPEN AT 11 AM FOR USAC TO ENTER AND REGISTER; 12:30 PM PITS OPEN FOR STOCKTON 99 TO
ENTER AND REGISTER; 2 PM PRACTICE; 3 PM GRANDSTANDS OPEN; 4:15 PM QUALIFYING STARTS; 6 PM
NATIONAL ANTHEM AND TRIBUTES; 6:10 PM GREEN FLAG
NASCAR DODGE WEEKLY SERIES DIVISION II POINTS STANDINGS, AS OF AUG. 23 HAVOLINE WESTERN LATE MODEL
POS DRIVER PNT 1 Pete Anderson Jr., Stockton 878 2 Allison Duncan, San Rafael 835 3 Chris Monez, Turlock 830 4 John Moore, Granite Bay 761 5 Gary Shafer Jr., Stockton 747 6 Eric Humphries, Chowchilla 669 7 Arron Shankel, Lodi 614 8 Brandon Trevethan, Tracy 506 9 Ryan Philpot, Tracy 342 10 Mark Holeman, Los Altos 333 11 Joey Stearns, Stockton 246 12 Shannon Mansch, Roseville 231 13 Dwight Pilcher, Stockton 228 14 Steve Magana, Galt 198 15 Danny Guibor, Manteca 175 16 Todd Corral, Modesto 151 17 Scott Masellis, Modesto 149 18 Chad South, Lake Dallas, TX 146 19 Paul Dorrity Jr., Modesto 138 20 Guy Guibor, Manteca 137 21 Wes Miller, Turlock 127 22 Doug Rocha, Oakdale 108 23 Mike Garcia, Lodi 102 24 Craig Scoggin, Waterford 90 25 Dave Byrd, Monterey 82 26 Travis Combs, Sacramento 68 27 Jared Eaton, Modesto 68 28 Gary Franks, Manteca 56 29 Walt Haas, Antioch 52 30 Danny Contessotto, Stockton 52 31 Michael Wendt, Lodi 50 32 Joe Williams, Manteca 44 33 Gary Glenn, Orangevale 42 34 Phil Perry, Lincoln 40 35 Chris Drysdale, San Jose 36 36 Mike Regelman, Ripon 34 37 Eddie Wilcox, Modesto 32 38 Dave Gibson, Modesto 32 39 Brian Koski, Rio Linda 32 40 Mike Brooks Jr. 30 41 Jeff Streeter, Chowchilla 28 42 Randy Reeves Modesto 28 43 Dan Hansen, Orangevale 28 44 Kevin Gotulla, Modesto 24
Saturday, Aug. 20 official 50-lap main finish
Fin. Driver Start 1. Pete Anderson Jr., Stockton 2 2. Gary Shafer Jr., Stockton 1 3. Chris Monez, Turlock 3 4. Allison Duncan, San Rafael 5 5. Eric Humphries, Chowchilla 9 6. Todd Corral, Modesto 6 7. Arron Shankel, Lodi 11 8. Brandon Trevethan, Tracy 8 9. Craig Scoggins, Wateerford 7 10. Gary Franks, Manteca 12 11. Mike Brooks Jr., Manteca 10 12. Dan Hansen, Orangevale 2 DQ John Moore, Granite Bay 4CL BRYANT AMERICAN LIMITED STOCK CARS POS DRIVER PNT 1 Charlie Clawson, Modesto 966 2 Joe Allen, Stockton 907 3 Chad Holman, Stockton 870 4 Darrell Hughes, Escalon 782 5 Richard Harper, Stockton 734 6 Dave Ball , Stockton 632 7 Donny Darter, Stockton 608 8 Mike Brooks Jr. , Manteca 569 9 Allen Ryder, Stockton 462 10 Tom Dahl, Stockton 416 11 B. Tommeraason, Galt 406 12 Jim Vosberg, Stockton 391 13 Jeff Ahl, Lodi 380 14 Kannai Scantlen, Stockton 370 15 Bryan Jones, Lodi 343 16 Boyd Camper, Manteca 326 17 Steve Brown, Lake Comanche 310 18 Tony Smith, Angels Camp 291 19 Leroy Hunt, Stockton 240 20 Jacob Cardoza, Manteca 237 21 David Holman, Stockton 225 22 David Anadon, Stockton 186 23 Marc Borges, Manteca 155 24 S. Haeseker, Elk Grove 154 25 Johnny Cardoza, Manteca 149 26 Robert Daniel, Lodi 146 27 Garland Tyler, Modesto 142 28 Danny Snow, Stockton 140 29 Sheila Wall, Oakdale 125 30 David Sullivan, Lodi 104 31 Perry Jefferson, Murphys 100 32 Ross Strmiska, Stockton 92 33 R. Johnson Jr., Stockton 90 34 Greg Tyler, Modesto 64 35 Scott Lutz, Lodi 62 36 Jason Nieto, Oakdale 56 37 Fred Clement, Stockton 54 38 Jim Bowerman, Stockton 50 39 Gary Ogburn, Stockton 50 40 Tim Bender, Lodi 46 41 Steve Bryant, Lodi 40 42 Mark Squadrito, Livermore 34 43 Steven Fraser, Lodi 32 44 Doug Lane, Stockton 32 45 Ken Ratcliff, Stockton 28 46 Larry Carpenter, Stockton 26 47 Tim Hoke, Elk Grove 22 48 Bill Watts, Lake Comanche 22 49 David Joachim, Lodi 19 50 Fred Rathjen, Stockton 12
GRAND AMERICAN MODIFIED
POS DRIVER PNT 1 Jason Philpot, Sacramento 466 2 Kyle Gottula, Modesto 445 3 Jerry Dubach, Dixon 442 4 Sam Solari, Salida 425 5 Mike Regelman, Ripon 368 6 Mike Beeler, Modesto 363 7 Chris Mays, Stockton 362 8 Jay Linstroth, Citrus Heights 317 9 Tony Noceti, French Camp 283 10 Greg Pace, Waterford 262 11 Ted Montague IV, Newark 238 12 Russ Cazier, Gardnerville, NV 236 13 Stewart Cullom, Stockton 234 14 Steve Lucas, Fresno 170 15 Ed Cullom, Stockton 134 16 R. Baumgartner, Citrus Heights 128 17 Jeff Stephens, Sacramento 123 18 Tim Carr, Stockton 102 19 Craig Swim, Elverta 74 20 Fred Rathjen, Stockton 68 21 Chevy Collier, Stockton 60 22 Michael Morrissey, Tahoe City 52 23 Gary Swim, Elverta 46 24 Craig Scoggins, Waterford 34 25 Joey Stearns, Stockton 32 26 Paul T Henry, Big Oak Flat 29 27 Johnny Cardoza, Manteca 28 28 Buzz Devore, Stockton 26
