Stockton 99 Speedway's HAVOLINE Western Late Model drivers have two championship points races remaining. The first is this Saturday's HAVOLINE Tri Holiday 100 Classic final leg and the second is the Sept. 17 100-lap title race. Two races have never been as important in local NASCAR DODGE Weekly Series competition as these two have shaped up to be.
Stockton's Pete Anderson Jr. leads the WLM championship points race with 878, but the gap between him, second place points holder Allison Duncan (835) of San Rafael, and third place's Chris Monez (830), of Turlock, is only 58 points. If any of these drivers has a bad night, in conjunction with another accomplishing something like a division sweep, then the standings could change. Add to the fact that the final 100 will be a double-points night and you have a situation where no drivers can afford to set their sights on anything less than top finishes in qualifying, dashes and the mains.
Grabbing top finishes is hard enough on any given night, during BIG 100-lap events it's even tougher. When running a 100, drivers have to deal with all of the track's talented drivers, gauge their cars' performance for the added stress of additional laps and compete against more than just the regulars, as additional drivers always converges on the track for these big shows.
Among the additional entries that Anderson Jr., Duncan, Monez and the rest of the Western Late Model field could have to deal with are 2004 champ Dave Byrd of Monterey, consistent top-10 finisher Scott Masellis of Modesto and the skilled Shannon Mansch of Roseville. Any of these three could shake things up. And there's always the chance that past track multi champ Harry Belletto -- who will be there for the SRL -- could decide at the last minute to enter, which would add an increased competitive element to the evening that could end up effecting all of the drivers.
Outside of the Western Late Model points race is the HAVOLINE Tri Holiday championship itself. This three-race series title is something that late model stock car drivers, from all over California, have come to regard as prestigious in short-track racing.
Duncan currently holds the lead in the series with 96 points, Anderson Jr. trails her by 2 with 94 and 2004 HAVOLINE Tri Holiday champ Byrd and Granite Bay's John Moore are on both of their tails with 82 points each. When the checkered flag drops on this event, the occasion will be momentous, to say the least. If Duncan takes it, it would be the first time in Stockton 99 Speedway's history that a female and rookie wins, a win for Anderson Jr. or Moore would be a first for both and if Byrd does it it would be a repeat.
The CALIFORNIA WELDING SUPPLY SRL Wildwest Series Shootout returns to Stockton 99 Speedway Saturday for the third time this season and it will bring a host of talented drivers with it.
Wiltons Jason Fensler is leading the SRL points race. This five-time Stockton 99 Speedway 100-lap winner will likely be the man to beat Saturday, but no one should wager that he's a sure thing. This season four different drivers have won SRL main events, including Tracys Mark Smith, who won the Aug. 20 Altamont race, Rosevilles Eric Schmidt, who won the May 14 and July 30 Mesa Marin events, Ceres Kenny Boyd, a Stockton 99 Speedway multi champ who won the July 2 event and Fensler, who won the April 3 opener at Stockton 99 Speedway and a total of five so far this season.
These drivers, along with the regular field of over 20, which consists of the famed racing Belletto family -- dad Harry, son Jeff and 2004 SRL champ Steve, are sure to deliver excitement in between the green and checkered flags.
The CL BRYANT American Limited Stock Cars are going to be back on the track Saturday for that divisions last race. The double-points night will be fueled by a big car count.
Modesto's Charlie Clawson is leading the ALSC points race with 1,016, Stockton's Joe Allen is in second with 952, Stockton's Chad Holman is in third with 920, Escalon's Darrell Hughes is in fourth with 840 and Stockton's Richard Harper caps the top five with 781.
The Pro-4 Trucks have been off a few weeks, but will round out Saturday's racing events. Lathrop's Mark Henslee has the lead with 789, Milpitas' Ron Robeck is in second with 762, Lodi's Mike Curry is in third with 731, Oakdale's Nathan McNeil is in fourth with 696 and Mantecas Brian Hitchcock is in fifth with 640.
Parking at Stockton 99 Speedway is always free and every fan and driver receives a free copy of Stockton 99 Racing News, Stockton 99 Speedway's officials souvenir program and newsletter. Information regarding Stockton 99 Speedway can be found online at stockton99racing.com or by calling the race line at 209-466-9999.
Stockton 99 Speedway is located at 4105 North Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205. To get there from the south, take HWY 99 to the Cherokee Road Exit, take Cherokee west and turn right on Newton Road, after crossing the railroad tracks turn left on Wilson Way, the track will be just on your right. To get there from the north, take the Wilson Way exit off of HWY 99, the track is short distance off of the freeway just past Newton Road.
Prices and Times, Saturday, Sept. 3
Adults $25; Family Pack for two adults and up to four kids 12 and under 59.99; Seniors 65+ $20; Juniors 13-17 $15; Kids 6-12 $5; Kids 5 and under free with 65+ paying adult. Master Card and Visa are always welcome at gate number 2.
Pit gates open a 11 a.m. for hauler entry. SRL registration 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Stockton 99 Speedway divisions register enter at 12:15 p.m.. Grandstands open at 3 p.m., qualifying starts at 4:30 p.m., National Anthem and tributes begin at 6 p.m. and racing follows.
BIG TWIN 100's SATURDAY NIGHT AS STOCKTON 99 SPEEDWAY PRESENTS THE HAVOLINE TRI HOLIDAY CLASSIC ROUND III PLUS SRL WILDWEST SERIES SHOOTOUT
STOCKTON -- Stockton 99 Speedway's HAVOLINE Western Late Model drivers have two championship points races remaining. The first is this Saturday's HAVOLINE Tri Holiday 100 Classic final leg and the second is the Sept. 17 100-lap title race. Two races have never been as important in local NASCAR DODGE Weekly Series competition as these two have shaped up to be.
Stockton's Pete Anderson Jr. leads the WLM championship points race with 878, but the gap between him, second place points holder Allison Duncan (835) of San Rafael, and third place's Chris Monez (830), of Turlock, is only 58 points. If any of these drivers has a bad night, in conjunction with another accomplishing something like a division sweep, then the standings could change. Add to the fact that the final 100 will be a double-points night and you have a situation where no drivers can afford to set their sights on anything less than top finishes in qualifying, dashes and the mains.
Grabbing top finishes is hard enough on any given night, during BIG 100-lap events it's even tougher. When running a 100, drivers have to deal with all of the track's talented drivers, gauge their cars' performance for the added stress of additional laps and compete against more than just the regulars, as additional drivers always converges on the track for these big shows.
Among the additional entries that Anderson Jr., Duncan, Monez and the rest of the Western Late Model field could have to deal with are 2004 champ Dave Byrd of Monterey, consistent top-10 finisher Scott Masellis of Modesto and the skilled Shannon Mansch of Roseville. Any of these three could shake things up. And there's always the chance that past track multi champ Harry Belletto -- who will be there for the SRL -- could decide at the last minute to enter, which would add an increased competitive element to the evening that could end up effecting all of the drivers.
Outside of the Western Late Model points race is the HAVOLINE Tri Holiday championship itself. This three-race series title is something that late model stock car drivers, from all over California, have come to regard as prestigious in short-track racing.
Duncan currently holds the lead in the series with 96 points, Anderson Jr. trails her by 2 with 94 and 2004 HAVOLINE Tri Holiday champ Byrd and Granite Bay's John Moore are on both of their tails with 82 points each. When the checkered flag drops on this event, the occasion will be momentous, to say the least. If Duncan takes it, it would be the first time in Stockton 99 Speedway's history that a female and rookie wins, a win for Anderson Jr. or Moore would be a first for both and if Byrd does it it would be a repeat.
The CALIFORNIA WELDING SUPPLY SRL Wildwest Series Shootout returns to Stockton 99 Speedway Saturday for the third time this season and it will bring a host of talented drivers with it.
Wiltons Jason Fensler is leading the SRL points race. This five-time Stockton 99 Speedway 100-lap winner will likely be the man to beat Saturday, but no one should wager that he's a sure thing. This season four different drivers have won SRL main events, including Tracys Mark Smith, who won the Aug. 20 Altamont race, Rosevilles Eric Schmidt, who won the May 14 and July 30 Mesa Marin events, Ceres Kenny Boyd, a Stockton 99 Speedway multi champ who won the July 2 event and Fensler, who won the April 3 opener at Stockton 99 Speedway and a total of five so far this season.
These drivers, along with the regular field of over 20, which consists of the famed racing Belletto family -- dad Harry, son Jeff and 2004 SRL champ Steve, are sure to deliver excitement in between the green and checkered flags.
The CL BRYANT American Limited Stock Cars are going to be back on the track Saturday for that divisions last race. The double-points night will be fueled by a big car count.
Modesto's Charlie Clawson is leading the ALSC points race with 1,016, Stockton's Joe Allen is in second with 952, Stockton's Chad Holman is in third with 920, Escalon's Darrell Hughes is in fourth with 840 and Stockton's Richard Harper caps the top five with 781.
The Pro-4 Trucks have been off a few weeks, but will round out Saturday's racing events. Lathrop's Mark Henslee has the lead with 789, Milpitas' Ron Robeck is in second with 762, Lodi's Mike Curry is in third with 731, Oakdale's Nathan McNeil is in fourth with 696 and Mantecas Brian Hitchcock is in fifth with 640.
Parking at Stockton 99 Speedway is always free and every fan and driver receives a free copy of Stockton 99 Racing News, Stockton 99 Speedway's officials souvenir program and newsletter. Information regarding Stockton 99 Speedway can be found online at stockton99racing.com or by calling the race line at 209-466-9999.
Stockton 99 Speedway is located at 4105 North Wilson Way, Stockton, CA 95205. To get there from the south, take HWY 99 to the Cherokee Road Exit, take Cherokee west and turn right on Newton Road, after crossing the railroad tracks turn left on Wilson Way, the track will be just on your right. To get there from the north, take the Wilson Way exit off of HWY 99, the track is short distance off of the freeway just past Newton Road.
Prices and Times, Saturday, Sept. 3
Adults $25; Family Pack for two adults and up to four kids 12 and under 59.99; Seniors 65+ $20; Juniors 13-17 $15; Kids 6-12 $5; Kids 5 and under free with 65+ paying adult. Master Card and Visa are always welcome at gate number 2.
Pit gates open a 11 a.m. for hauler entry. SRL registration 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Stockton 99 Speedway divisions register enter at 12:15 p.m.. Grandstands open at 3 p.m., qualifying starts at 4:30 p.m., National Anthem and tributes begin at 6 p.m. and racing follows.
NASCAR DODGE WEEKLY SERIES DIVISION II POINTS, AS OF SEPT. 1
HAVOLINE WESTERN LATE MODEL
POS. DRIVER PNTS. 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 616 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 149 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 Scoggins, Waterford 90 25 Dave Byrd, Monterey 82 26 Travis Combs, Sacramento 68 27 Jared Eaton, Modesto 68 28 Gary Franks, Manetca 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 30 40 Mike Brooks Jr., Stockton 30 41 Jeff Streeter, Chowchilla 28 42 Randy Reeves Modesto 28 43 Dan Hansen, Orangevale 28 44 Kevin Gottula, Modesto 24
HAVOLINE TRI HOLIDAY CLASSIC
POS. DRIVER PNTS. 1 Allison Duncan, San Rafael 96 2 Pete Anderson Jr., Stockton 94 3 Dave Byrd, Monterey 82 4 John Moore, Granite Bay 82 5 Chris Monez, Turlock 76 6 Gary Shafer Jr., Stockton 64 7 Shannon Mansch, Roseville 62 8 Ryan Philpot, Tracy 62 9 Scott Masellis, Modesto 60 10 Arron Shankel, Lodi 54 11 Steve Magana, Galt 54 12 Eric Humphries, Chowchilla 52 13 Mark Holeman, Los Altos 42 14 Danny Guibor, Manteca 42 15 Mike Garcia, Lodi 40 16 Travis Combs, Sacramento 34 17 Joey Stearns, Stockton 34 18 Mike Regelman, Ripon 34 19 Brandon Trevethan, Tracy 30 20 Jared Eaton, Modesto 28 21 Doug Rocha, Oakdale 26 22 Guy Guibor, Manteca 22 23 Dwight Pilcher, Stockton 22 24 Michael Wendt, Lodi 18 25 Eddie Wilcox, Modesto 16 26 Wes Miller, Turlock 14
CL BRYANT AMERICAN LIMITED STOCK CARS
POS. DRIVER POINTS 1 Charlie Clawson, Modesto 1016 2 Joe Allen, Stockton 952 3 Chad Holman, Stockton 920 4 Darrell Hughes, Escalon 840 5 Richard Harper, Stockton 781 6 Dave Ball , Stockton 658 7 Donny Darter, Stockton 638 8 Mike Brooks Jr. , Manteca 597 9 Allen Ryder, Stockton 502 10 Tom Dahl, Stockton 458 11 B. Tommeraason, Galt 438 12 Jim Vosberg, Stockton 391 13 Jeff Ahl, Lodi 380 14 Bryan Jones, Lodi 379 15 Kannai Scantlen, Stockton 370 16 Boyd Camper, Manteca 326 17 Steve Brown, Lake Comanche 310 18 Tony Smith, Angels Camp 291 19 Jacob Cardoza, Manteca 271 20 Leroy Hunt, Stockton 270 21 David Holman, Stockton 237 22 David Anadon, Stockton 186 23 Marc Borges, Manteca 172 24 Garland Tyler, Modesto 160 25 S. Haeseker, Elk Grove 154 26 Johnny Cardoza, Manteca 149 27 Robert Daniel, Lodi 146 28 Danny Snow, Stockton 140 29 Sheila Wall, Oakdale 125 30 R. Johnson Jr., Stockton 114 31 Ross Strmiska, Stockton 108 32 David Sullivan, Lodi 104 33 Perry Jefferson, Murphys 100 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 46 40 Tim Bender, Lodi 40 41 Steve Bryant, Lodi 34 42 Mark Squadrito, Livermore 32 43 Steven Fraser, Lodi 32 44 Doug Lane, Stockton 28 45 Ken Ratcliff, Stockton 28 46 Larry Carpenter, Stockton 26 47 Tim Hoke, Elk Grove 22 48 Bill Watts, Lake Comanche 22 49 Jim Brown, Escalon 20 50 David Joachim, Lodi 19 51 Fred Rathjen, Stockton 12
B MAIN 1 Sheila Wall, Oakdale 494 2 S. Haeseker Elk Grove 406 3 Gary Ogburn, Stockton 282 4 Rob Daniels, Lodi 258 5 Danny Snow, Stockton 206 6 David Anadon, Stockton 186 7 Tim Hoke, Elk Grove 174 8 Brian Miller, Railroad Flat 116 9 David Sullivan, Lodi 114 10 Leroy Hunt, Stockton 84 11 Steve Fraser, Lodi 74 12 B.Tommeraason, Galt 72 13 R. Johnson Jr., Stockton 66 14 Ed Clawson, Ceres 60 15 Tim Bender, Lodi 60 16 Jim Bowerman, Stockton 50 17 Fred Clement, Stockton 42 18 Steven Hall, Manteca 42 19 Ross Strmiska, Stockton 40 20 Scott Lutz, Lodi 40 21 Nick Smith, Angels Camp 40 22 Joe Allen, Stockton 38 23 Jim Brown, Escalon 38 24 Steve Brown, Lake Comanche 38 25 Adam Zachary, Oakdale 38 26 Jim Vosberg, Stockton 36 27 Jason Nieto, Oakdale 36 28 Tom Dahl, Stockton 34 29 Perry Jefferson, Murphys 32 30 David Joachim, Lodi 30 31 Larry Carpenter, Stockton 30 32 Steve Bryant, Stockton 28 33 Tim Williams, Roseville 28 34 Greg Tyler, Modesto 26 35 Casey Cavender, Roseville 20
PRO-4 TRUCKS
POS. DRIVER POINTS 1 Mark Henslee, Lathrop 789 2 Ron Robeck, Milpitas 762 3 Mike Curry, Lodi 731 4 Nathan McNeil, Oakdale 696 5 Brian Hitchcock, Manteca 640 6 Walt Bruegger, Hayward 555 7 Tim Fernandes Sr., Ripon 489 8 Paul Murarik, Stockton 356 9 Chris Drysdale, San Jose 274 10 Danny Basto, Lodi 204 11 Bret Barney, Rhonert Park 189 12 Carrie Miller, Saratoga 100 13 Fred Hatch, Oakdale 78 14 Graham Blackburn, Snta Cruz 50 15 Troy Ermish, Fremont 41
GRAND AMERICAN MODIFIED
POS. DRIVER PNTS
1 Jason Philpot, Sacramento 521
2 Jerry Dubach, Dixon 484
3 Sam Solari, Salida 475
4 Kyle Gottula, Modesto 473
5 Mike Beeler, Modesto 407
6 Mike Regelman, Ripon 400
7 Chris Mays, Stockton 384
8 Jay Linstroth, Citrus Heights 372
9 Tony Noceti, French Camp 304
10 Greg Pace, Waterford 296
11 Stewart Cullom, Stockton 274
12 Russ Cazier, Gardnerville, NV266
13 Ted Montague IV, Newark 238
14 Steve Lucas, Fresno 170
15 Jeff Stephens, Sacramento 161
16 Ed Cullom, Stockton 134
17 R. Baumgartner, Citrs Hghts 128
18 Tim Carr, Stockton 102
19 Craig Swim, Elverta 74
20 Fred Rathjen, Stockton 68
21 Johnny Cardoza, Manteca 64
22 Chevy Collier, Stockton 60
23 Mike Morrissey, Tahoe City 52
24 Gary Swim, Elverta 46
25 Craig Scoggins, Waterford 34
26 Joey Stearns, Stockton 32
27 Danny Contessotto, Stockton 32
28 Paul T. Henry, Big Oak Flat 29
29 Buzz Devore, Stockton 26
30 Richard LaValle, Dixon 26
