ANDERSON, California Action, drama, and one wild ride. That, in short, was the story last weekend at Shasta Raceway Park, as Cox and Cox Construction presented the season finale at the fast 3/8 mile oval at the fairgrounds in Anderson. When the dust settled on Sunday afternoon, 2005 Legend track champion Micah Parmer found himself at the top of the class again, taking home $1,500 for a victory in the West Coast Legend Classic. Jeremy Donahoo took the victory in the Bombers, winning the Lakeport/Shasta Bomber Challenge championship with a sweep, and Kevin Barba took home the win in the Mini-Stock open.
Micah Parmer, Garrett Haxby, and Randy Schaaf were consistently the fastest Legends on track all weekend long, as Haxby set fast time in qualifying, and Schaaf took a trophy dash victory. This up a showdown between the out of town gang and the local champion. There was something to be said about home track advantage. Howard Hammers took the early lead in the main event, a lead he soon gave up to the aforementioned Schaaf. Schaaf would lead until lap 37, when Parmer would take the lead and, effectively, steal the show. A few incidents did plague the A-Main event, but for the most part, mechanical gremlins caused the most problems for the Legend drivers who failed to finish. The story was different, however, on Saturday night. On the first lap of the "C" Heat race, multiple drivers tangled in turns three and four. Carson City track champion Mackena Bell, who was near the back, went high to avoid the incident, but instead, made contact with another car at a high rate of speed. The contact sent her cartwheeling along the wall, and eventually, over the wall, where she came to rest. Track safety crews responded immediately, and thankfully, Bell was okay. In fact, through hard work and a late night, her crew was able to help her get the car back out in time for Sunday’s main events. So, while Bell may have provided the highlight of the weekend, it was Parmer who took the spotlight in the end, proving that he deserved to be the champion of the Legends at Shasta Raceway Park.
The Bomber class arguably provided the best racing action of the weekend, with few cautions, many passes, and a little bumping and banging added to the mix. Jeremy Donahoo from Ukiah immediately proved that he was fast, setting fast time and a new track record for a Bomber open show. As the A-Main rolled around, local drivers David Braund and Kyle Borden proved to be strong against out of town visitors Donahoo and George Mavrakis. Mavrakis would lead the majority of the race, but behind him, positions were changing rapildy. Braund, Borden, and Donahoo were constantly swapping positions, with each turn and each lap proving vital. With just four laps to go, Donahoo took the lead for the first time all race long, and held on for the victory, taking the win by half a second over George Mavrakis, David Braund, and Kyle Borden.
After setting a new Mini-Stock track record at SRP, much was expected of Jason Shaha in the A-Main event. He lived up to that, and was pulling away from the field after taking the lead on lap ten. However, as the cliche’ goes, the race is not over until the checkered flag falls. On lap 29, Greg Sabourin spun in front of the leaders in turns three and four. Shaha went low to avoid the incident, but Sabourin slid down the track, right into Shaha’s path. Shaha's truck would sustain severe front end damage and Shaha would be done for the event. This handed the lead to Kevin Barba, who also was fast all weekend, but kept a relatively low profile. That is, until he led the remainder of the race, and took the victory.
All of us at Shasta Raceway Park would like to thank the drivers, teams, employees, and, or course, the fans that made this season possible. We wish everybody a restful off-season, and look forward to the return of racing next year!
RESULTS
LEGENDS
Fast Time: 24x-Garrett Haxby 17.843-TR
Trophy Dash B: 05-Thomas Leiby, 2-Zachery Kavert, 11m-Mackena Bell, 14-Dallas Clodny
Trophy Dash A: 23-Randy Schaaf, 7-Howard Hammers, 96-Micah Parmer, 24x-Garrett Haxby
Heat C: 52-Ryan Mosher, 54-Terry Madjeski, 05-Thomas Leiby, 76-John Duckett, Jr., 33-Rick Ruzbarsky, 77-Buddy Cox, 14-Dallas Colodny, 2-Zachery Kavert, 43-David Allen, 12x-Willie Davis, 1-Gary Ninman, 11m-Mackena Bell
Heat B: 19-Bob Humphries, 24-Derek Copeland, 3-Jim Landon, 6-Steve Fensler, Jr., 97-Nick Johnson, 46-George Sheldon, Jr., 12-Jason Schuppert, 20-Todd Thompson, 37-Frank Marks, 55-Tom Matheson
Heat A: 14w-Frankie Winchell, 11-Ricky McNeill, 2x-Jeff Mueller, 96-Micah Parmer, 24x-Garrett Haxby, 22w-Jeremy Wood, 48-Jake Grosswiler, 23-Randy Schaaf, 75-Jason Fensler, 7-Howard Hammers
Main B: 54-Terry Madjeski, 52-Ryan Mosher, 05-Thomas Leiby, 3x-Mike Hubert III, 76-John Duckett, Jr., 11m-Mackena Bell, 12x-Willie Davis, 77-Buddy Cox, 33-Rick Ruzbarsky, 43-David Allen, 2-Zachery Kavert, 14-Dallas Colodny
Main A: 96-Micah Parmer, 24x-Garrett Haxby, 23-Randy Schaaf, 2x-Jeff Mueller, 3-Jim Landon, 97-Nick Johnson, 7-Howard Hammers, 37-Frankie Marks, 6-Steve Fensler, Jr., 05-Thomas Leiby, 75-Jason Fensler, 19-Bob Humphries, 76-John Duckett, Jr., 24-Derek Copeland, 46-George Sheldon, Jr., 54-Terry Madjeski, 12-Jason Schuppert, 14w-Frankie Winchel, 52-Ryan Mosher, 22w-Jeremy Wood, 48-Jake Grosswiler, 11m-Mackena Bell, 11-Ricky McNeill, 55-Tom Matheson, 3x-Mike Hubert III, 20-Todd Thompson
BOMBERS
Fast Time: 05-Jeremy Donahoo 18.925-TR
Trophy Dash B: 65-Casey Cavender, 68-John Tirri, 82-Alan Marymee, B52-Tom Luchese
Trophy Dash A: 39-Kyle Borden, 3-Eric Gannon, 05-Jeremy Donahoo, 7x-Joe Bratolli
Heat C: 65-Casey Cavender, 51-Alvin Bell, 10-Randy Riggins, 68-John Tirri, B52-Tom Luchese, 81-Don Hill, 17-Russ Taylor, 82-Alan Marymee, 03r-William Bradbury, 88-Rick Miller, 7-Tim MacLeod, 14-Craig Garrett, 8-David Dillinger, 47-John Moe, 64-Gary Newman
Heat B: 97-Brian Smith, 49-Audt Vanderveer, 57-Eric Johnson, 13x-David Parks, 22-Mike Schanuth, 67-Mike Silva, 13-George Riehl, 9-Brian King, 6-Bobby Crowell, 96-Shelby Helm
Heat A: 35-George Mavrakis, 37-David Braund, 48-Dave Lewallen, 3-Eric Gannon, 7x-Joe Bratolli, 2-Wayne Lowe, 54-Randy File, 05-Jeremy Donahoo, 39-Kyle Borden, 1-Lee Welch
Main B: 27-Loren Powers, Sr., 8-David Dillinger, 10-Randy Riggins, 17-Russ Taylor, 65-Casey Cavender, 5-Rick Gibbs, 68-John Tirri, 14-Craig Garrett, 51-Alvin Bell, 7-Tim MacLeod, 88-Rick Miller, B52-Tom Luchese
Main A: 05-Jeremy Donahoo, 35-George Mavrakis, 37-David Braund, 39-Kyle Borden, 3-Eric Gannon, 49-Audt Vanderveer, 13x-David Parks, 97-Brian Smith, 67-Mike Silva, 54-Randy File, 13-George Riehl, B57-Eric Johnson, 22-Mike Schanuth, 65-Casey Cavender, 7x-Joe Bratolli, 5-Rick Gibbs, 96-Shelby Helm, 9-Brian King, 1-Lee Welch, 27-Loren Powers Sr., 51-Alvin Bell, 2-Wayne Lowe, 6-Bobby Crowell, 48-Dave Lewallen, 7-Tim MacLeod
Lakeport/Shasta Bomber Challenge Final Points: 05-Jeremy Donahoo (200pts., $300), 37-David Braund (185pts., $250), 3-Eric Gannon (170pts, $200), 49-Andy Vanderveer (156pts., $150), 35-George Mavrakis (147pts., $100)
MINI-STOCKS
Fast Time: 51-Jason Shaha 18.174-TR
Trophy Dash B: 08-Earl Lee, 55-Greg Sabourin, 71-Craig Baker, 02-Joe Bowers
Trophy Dash A: 51-Jason Shaha, 03-Clint Bowers, 5-Al Stelt, 90-Kevin Barba
Heat B: 02-Joe Bowers, 55-Greg Sabourin, 10-Chris Marks, 74-Scott Baker, 08-Earl Lee, 47-Kim Robbins, 77-Scotty Murphy
Heat A: 51-Jason Shaha, 5-Al Stelt, 03-Clint Bowers, 61-Paul Sabourin, 90-Kevin Barba, 28-Jim Badeker, 10x-Richard Schramm, Jr., 97-Ed Walters
Main A: 90-Kevin Barba, 5-Al Stelt, 03-Clint Bowers, 28-Jim Badeker, 61-Paul Sabourin, 02-Joe Bowers, 08-Earl Lee, 10-Chris Marks, 10x-Richard Schramm, Jr., 97-Ed Walters, 47-Kim Robbins, 51-Jason Shaha, 55-Greg Sabourin, 77-Scotty Murphy, 42-KC Walters
