STOCKTON, California -- On Sunday Sept. 11 race fans are going to witness one of the BIGGEST afternoons of open-wheel racing events ever set on pavement at historic Stockton 99 Speedway. The exciting tripleheader will feature over 200-laps of main event action!
For the second year in a row the annual Fred Gerhardt Classic will pit USAC Western Midgets drivers from as far away as Massachusetts, Washington and Indiana against each other on the super-fast, paved quarter-mile oval.
There are already more than 21 drivers pre-entered for this race, including USAC Western Midgets points leader Robby Flock of Murieta, who is the reigning division champion, 2004 USAC Western Sprints champion Tony Hunt of Lincoln, and Kevin Swindell of German Town, TN, the son of legendary World of Outlaws driver Sammy Swindell.
The Fred Gerhardt Open Wheel Classic is a fitting way to honor one of Californias legendary racing figures. Gerhardts racing accomplishments are numerous, they include a win as car owner with driver Bill Vukovich Sr. in the 1948 Turkey Night Grand Prix and a 1950 Midget title win. After mastering midgets, Gerhardt set his sights to the pinnacle of American auto racing; the Indianapolis 500. Entering cars over a span of 20 years, Gerhardt recorded a career best third place finish in 1969.
There are already more than 20 drivers entered in the fourth annual USAC Starr Sprint Classic, which is also the third and final leg of the Stockton 99 Speedway USAC Western Sprints Triple Crown race series.
Competing in this 100-lap championship race will be Donny Schatz of Fargo, ND. Open-wheel race fans know that this World of Outlaws star, who is coming fresh off of victories at Calistoga and Elma, Washington, will be giving 2004 champ Hunt and 2005 points leader Kody Swanson, of Kingsburg, a real run for their money. When these competitors 650 horse-power sprint cars hit the track, along with the cars of others who are coming from points as far away as Oregon, Indiana, Washington and Idaho, fans will have something real exciting to watch!
DuWayne Starr, for whom the Starr Classic is named after, passed away in 1999, but he left a legacy that earned him a reputation as one of Northern Californias greatest men of racing. His accomplishments as a car owner and innovator are worthy of praise. He is perhaps best known for his many race wins as owner of the famous Starr #18 Sprint Car.
Rounding out the day of racing will be dual 25-lap USAC Ford Focus Midgets races. Back on the track for the fourth time this year will be up to 15 of the super-speedy midget racers. Included in the field are 2005 main event winners Alex Harris of Simi Valley, Chase Barber of San Francisco, Benny Moon of Shingle Springs and Matt Triplett of Albuquerque, NM. Harris currently leads the division.
As part of the Sunday, Sept. 11 event, Stockton 99 Speedway will open the afternoon at 4:45 p.m. with the National Anthem and a special tribute to honor victims of the tragic events that happened on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City and Virginia.
Pits open at 10 a.m. for haulers and registration. Practice starts at noon and grandstands open at 3 p.m. Prices are: Adults $25; Family Pack for 2 adults and up to 4 kids 12 and under $59.99; Juniors 13-17 $15; Kids 6-12 $5; Kids 5 and under free with paying adult.
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.
Stockton 99 Speedways NASCAR DODGE Weekly Series divisions will return Saturday, Sept. 17 for the final night of the 2005 racing season. Included in the evenings action will be the 100-lap HAVOLINE Western Late Model, double points championship race, Grand American Modified and Pro-4 Trucks main events, the annual Powder Puff Derby and a GIANT school bus destruction derby!
NASCAR DODGE Weekly Series Points as of 9-3-05
HAVOLINE WESTERN LATE MODEL
POS DRIVER TOWN PNTS 1 Pete Anderson. Jr. Stockton 929 2 Allison Duncan San Rafael 883 3 Chris Monez Turlock 847 4 John Moore Granite Bay 804 5 Gary Shafer Jr. Stockton 783 6 Eric Humphries Chowchilla 717 7 Arron Shankel Lodi 634 8 Brandon Trevethan Tracy 540 9 Mark Holeman Los Altos 347 10 Ryan Philpot Tracy 342 11 Shannon Mansch Roseville 263 12 Joe Stearns Stockton 246 13 Dwight Pilcher Stockton 228 14 Steve Magana Galt 214 15 Todd Corral Modesto 187 16 Guy Guibor Manteca 183 17 Danny Guibor Manteca 175 18 Scott Masellis Modesto 173 19 Chad South Lake Dallas, TX 146 20 Paul Dorrity Jr. Modesto 138 21 Wes Miller Turlock 127 22 Doug Rocha Oakdale 108 23 Mike Garcia Lodi 102 24 Travis Combs Sacramento 98 25 Danny Contessotto Stockton 94 26 Craig Scoggins Waterford 90 27 Dave Byrd Monterey 82 28 Gary Eaton Modesto 68 29 Gary Glenn Orangevale 64 30 Dave Gibson Modesto 60 31 Gary Franks Manteca 56 32 Mike Brooks Jr. Stockton 56 33 Walt Haas Antioch 52 34 Michael Wendt Lodi 50 35 Joe Williams Manteca 44 36 Phil Perry Lincoln 40 37 Chris Drysdale San Jose 36 38 Mike Regelman Ripon 34 39 Eddie Wilcox Modesto 32 40 Brian Koski Rio Linda 30 41 Jeff Streeter Chowchilla 28 42 Randy Reeves Modesto 28 43 Dan Hansen Orangevale 28 44 Kevin Gottula Modesto 24
CL BRYANT AMERICAN LIMITED STOCK CAR FINAL
POS DRIVER TOWN PNTS 1 Charlie Clawson Modesto 1117 2 Joe Allen Stockton 1060 3 Chad Holman Stockton 1015 4 Darrell Hughes Escalon 921 5 Rich Harper Stockton 877 6 Dave Ball Stockton 730 7 Donny Darter Stockton 638 8 Mike Brooks Jr. Manteca 597 9 Allen Ryder Stockton 578 10 Tom Dahl Stockton 526 11 B. Tommeraason Galt 498 12 Bryan Jones Lodi 419 13 Jim Vosberg Stockton 391 14 Jeff Ahl Lodi 380 15 Kannai Scantlen Stockton 370 16 Jacob Cardoza Manteca 356 17 Boyd Camper Manteca 326 18 Leroy Hunt Stockton 322 19 Steve Brown Lake Comanche 310 20 Tony Smith Angels Camp 291 21 Dave Holman Stockton 237 22 David Anadon Stockton 230 23 S. Haeseker Elk Grove 202 24 Danny Snow Stockton 196 25 Marc Borges Manteca 172 26 Garland Tyler Modesto 160 27 Johnny Cardoza Manteca 149 28 Robert Daniel Lodi 146 29 Ross Strmiska Manteca 136 30 Sheila Wall Oakdale 125 31 Russell Johnson Jr. Stockton 114 32 Danny Sullivan Lodi 104 33 Perry Jefferson Murphys 100 34 Jason Nieto Oakdale 92 35 Ken Ratcliff Stockton 92 36 Tim Bender Lodi 78 37 Jim Bowerman Stockton 74 38 Greg Tyler Modesto 64 39 Scott Lutz Lodi 62 40 Fred Clement Stockton 54 41 Gary Ogburn Stockton 50 42 Steve Bryant Stockton 40 43 Mark Squadrito Livermore 34 44 Steven Fraser Lodi 32 45 Doug Lane Stockton 32 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
PRO-4 TRUCKS
POS DRIVER TOWN PNTS 1 Mark Henslee French Camp 842 2 Mike Curry Lodi 788 3 Ron Robeck Milpitas 762 4 Nathan McNeil Oakdale 742 5 Brian Hitchcock Manteca 694 6 Walt Bruegger Hayward 600 7 Tim Fernandes Sr. Ripon 489 87 Paul Murarik Stockton 356 9 Chris Drysdale San Jose 274 10 Danny Basto Lodi 204 11 Bret Barney Rohnert Park 189 12 Fred Hatch Oakdale 119 13 Carrie Miller Saratoga 100 14 Graham Blackburn Santa Cruz 67 15 Troy Ermish Fremont 41
GRAND AMERICAN MODIFIED
POS DRIVER TOWN PNTS
1 Jason Philpot Sacramento 521
2 Jerry Dubach Dixon 484
3 Sam Soolari 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 Gardenerville, NV 266
13 Ted Montague IV Newark 238
14 Steve Lucas Fresno 170
15 Jeff Stephens Rio Linda 161
16 Ed Cullom Stockton 134
17 R. Baumgartner Citrus Heights 128
18 Tom Carr Stockton 102
19 Craig Swim Elverta 74
20 Fred Rathjen Stockton 68
21 Johnny Cardoza Manteca 64
22 Chevy Collier Stockton 60
23 M. Morissey Tahoe City 52
24 Gary Swim Elverta 46
25 Craig Scoggins Waterford 34
26 Joe Stearns Stockton 32
27 D. Contessotto Stockton 32
28 Paul T. Henry Big Oak Flat 29
29 Buzz Devore Stockton 26
30 Richard Lavalle Dixon 26
