VENTURA, California — Camarillo’s Brent Underwood worked his way through the field and won the Sport Compact Rear Wheel Drive main event at Ventura Raceway. It was Underwood’s seventh victory of the season and his first career victory at the Ventura County Fair.
The annual Fair races are the most prestigious of Raceway’s season. So what’s it like to win a Fair race?
“Pressure and carnage,” Underwood said. “Pressure because it’s the one everyone wants to win. Carnage because everyone wants to win it.”
Underwood started 11th in the 15-car field but he led before the race reached the halfway point of the 20-lap distance. James Brown of Ventura led the first nine laps.
Santa Maria’s Danny Lauer won a wild IMCA Modified feature, his fourth win this year, and Kenny Wiley, of Sunland, won the NMRA TQ Midget main. Santa Paula’s Darren Gunnell was declared the winner of the Sport Compact Front Wheel Drive feature after the top finishers, Mike Frazier and Joel Chavez Jr., were disqualified after post-race technical inspection.
Oxnard’s Travis Riley won a crowd-pleasing Demolition Derby.
| IMCA Modifieds |
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| 1. Danny Lauer, Santa Maria, 30 Laps; 2. Joshua Vogt, Santa Maria, 30 Laps; 3. Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 30 Laps; 4. Chet Reeves, Bakersfield, 30 Laps; 5. Austin Rodarte, Ventura, 30 Laps; 6. Randy Thornell, Apple Valley, 30 Laps; 7. Lance Mari, Imperial, 30 Laps; 8. Troy Morris Jr, Bakersfield, 30 Laps; 9. Jay Bowman, Santa Barbara, 30 Laps; 10. Brad Pounds, Bakersfield, 30 Laps; 11. Brad Prows, Ojai, 30 Laps; 12. Greg Tucker, Ojai, 30 Laps; 13. Steve Smith, Long Beach, 30 Laps; 14. Nick Sylvester, Bakersfield, 23 Laps; 15. Gary Dutton, Bakersfield, 23 Laps; 16. Rick Rodarte, Ventura, 23 Laps; 17. Larry Hood, Bakersfield, 18 Laps; 18. David Mayhew, Bakersfield, 14 Laps; 19. Tim Ward, Mesa, AZ, 7 Laps; 20. Dale Underwood, Riverside, 4 Laps; 21. Clay Daly, Winton, 4 Laps; 22. Jimmy Reeves, Laton, 0 Laps; 23. Ronnie Jenkins, Pahrump, NV, 0 Laps. Lap Leaders: Nick Sylvester (1-16), Danny Lauer (17-30). Top 10 in points: 1. Austin Rodarte, 482; 2. Jack Parker, 447; 3. Damon Redman, 432; 4. Steve Smith, 424; 5. Brad Prows, 407; 6. Jay Bowman, 400; 7. Rick Rodarte, 366; 8. Mike McGraw, 358; 9. Greg Tucker, 342; 10. Steve Bulpitt, 331. |
| NMRA TQ Midgets |
| 1. Kenny Wiley, Sunland, 25 Laps; 2. Scott Dobson, Newbury Park, 25 Laps; 3. Anthony Lopicollo, Brea, 25 Laps; 4. Chris Hedge, Oxnard, 25 Laps; 5. Bruce Hiroshima, Camarillo, 25 Laps; 6. Jimmy Dodson, Bakersfield, 25 Laps; 7. Scott Niven, Moorpark, 25 Laps; 8. Amanda Thomas, La Harbra, 25 Laps; 9. West Evans, Moorpark, 25 Laps; 10. Dave Lambert, Port Hueneme, 25 Laps; 11. Richard Ortega Jr, Camarillo, 18 Laps. Lap Leaders: Amanda Thomas (1-4), West Evans (5-7), Richard Ortega Jr (8-10), Anthony Lopicollo (11-14), Kenny Wiley (15-25). Ventura Raceway does not calculate points for this class. |
| VRA Sport Compact (Rear Wheel) |
| 1. Brent Underwood, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Cody Greiman, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Jason Marshall, Ventura, 20 Laps; 4. Brad Long, Burbank, 20 Laps; 5. Randal Dougan, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 6. Ryan Changus, Port Hueneme, 20 Laps; 7. James Brown, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 8. Bill Changus, Fillmore, 20 Laps; 9. David Peterson, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 10. Danny Brown, Baker City, OR, 19 Laps; 11. Brandon Reta, Ventura, 19 Laps; 12. April Banvelos, Sylmar, 18 Laps; 13. Michaela Stanton, Camarillo, 18 Laps; 14. Corey McKinney, Ventura, 9 Laps; 15. Terry Nunley, Oak Park, Did not show. Lap Leaders: James Brown (1-9), Brent Underwood (10-20). Top 10 in points: 1. Brent Underwood, 2115; 2. Cody Greiman, 1895; 3. Jason Marshall, 1600; 3. Brad Long, 1600; 5. Brandon Reta, 1550; 6. Bill Changus, 1485; 7. Ryan Changus, 1480; 8. Corey McKinney, 1200; 9. David Peterson, 845; 10. April Banvelos, 710. |
| VRA Sport Compact (Front Wheel) |
| 1. Mike Frazier, Santa Paula, Disqualified; 2. Joel Chavez Jr., Santa Paula, Disqualified; 3. Darren Gunnell, Santa Paula, 20 Laps; 4. Jess Carlucci, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 5. John Butcher, Santa Barbara, 19 Laps; 6. Joel Chavez, Santa Paula, 19 Laps; 7. Eric Lopez, Ventura, 5 Laps; 8. Roger Sutton, Camarillo, Did not show. Lap Leaders: Mike Frazier (1-20). Top 10 in points: 1. Darren Gunnell, 1855; 2. Jess Carlucci, 1735; 3. John Butcher, 1690; 4. James Brown, 1635; 5. Joel Chavez Jr., 1600; 6. Mike Frazier, 455; 7. Randal Dougan, 435; 8. Roger Sutton, 405; 9. Joel Chavez, 245; 10. Eric Lopez, 185. |
