SAN BERNARDINO, California — Linny White won his third race in a row and his fourth in the past five events in the Super Late Model class at Orange Show Speedway Saturday night.
It was far from an easy race, however, with several on-track incidents and numerous angry words in the pits after the 50-lap contest that closed the show before a Youth Sports Night crowd of approximately 4,000 spectators at the ASA-sanctioned quarter-mile oval.
White, the reigning class champion, didn’t take the lead until lap 42, when he got his Chevrolet Monte Carlo underneath the Chevrolet of Riverside’s Rob Kiemele, who had set the pace for the previous 30 laps after early leader John Manke pulled off with mechanical issues.
Once in front, White had to endure five pressure-filled restarts following five yellow caution flags before taking the checkered flag ..429 of a second in front of Riverside’s Mark Shackleford, who had started the night tied with White atop the point standings.
Glen Cummings of Highland got third, Andre Prescott of La Quinta was fourth despite several spins during the race and Toni McCray was fifth. Kiemele, who had to pit on lap 45 because of a body panel rubbing on his right rear tire, finished eighth.
Dwayne Blay of Riverside and Ben Mahan of Oak Hills continued their intense battle for the Factory Fours class championship, with Blay taking the lead from Mahan on lap 16 of their 35-lap main event and holding on to win by less than half a second. The win, Blay’s third in a row and seventh of the season, left him 8 points ahead of Mahan with three of the 13 races remaining.
Jim Edmiston continued his drive to a fifth Pony Stock championship, winning for the fifth time in six races and stretching his lead over Joe Bubbico to 50 points with three of the nine races left.
Riverside’s Shaun Estes hit the trifecta in the Stock Cars USA class, winning the Trophy Dash, the 25-lap oval main and the 20-lap Figure 8 contest. Riverside’s Dave Foster was second in both main events.
Ryan Cansdale, 10, of Laguna Beach won the 20-lap Bandolero main event.
Lucas McCray, 16, of Riverside was transported to the hospital for observation after a collision with Josh Hodges at the end of the 4-lap Trophy Dash sent McCray’s Ford Pinto into the cement crash wall on the front straightaway. The car had to be cut apart to free McCray, who was driving his first race, and he was complaining of a sore neck.
| Super Late Models |
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| 1. Linny White, Colton, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 2. Mark Shackleford, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 3. Glen Cummings, Highland, Pontiac Grand Prix/Chevrolet; 4. Andre Prescott, La Quinta, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 5. Toni McCray, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 6. David Ross, Colton, Chevrolet Impala; 7. Dee Cable, Santee, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 8. Rob Kiemele, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 9. Travis Stockman, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 10. Jake Engle, El Cajon, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 11. Jim Conklin, Big Bear Lake, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 12. Dave Scheidecker, Rialto, Pontiac Grand Prix/Chevrolet; 13. John Manke, Ramona, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 14. Matt Hicks, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Margin of victory – 0.429 seconds. Trophy Dash winner – Kiemele. Fast qualifier – White, 13.138 seconds |
| Pony Stocks |
| 1. Jim Edmiston, Highland, Ford Pinto; 2. Adrianne Murlin, Corona, Ford Pinto; 3. Jim Mardis, Moreno Valley, Ford Pinto; 4. Jeremy Perez, Chino, Ford Mustang; 5. Joe Bubbico, Perris, Ford Pinto; 6. Kevin Meador, San Bernardino, Ford Mustang; 7. Bud Smith, Orange, Ford Pinto; 8. Jeff Imbriani, San Bernardino, Ford Pinto; 9. Evan McCray, Riverside, Ford Pinto; 10. Jackie McCray, Highland, Ford Pinto; 11. Robby Hornsby Jr., Yucaipa, Ford Pinto; 12. Sean Spencer, Riverside, Ford Pinto; 13. Lucas McCray, Riverside, Ford Pinto; 14. Josh Hodges, Yucaipa, Ford Pinto. Margin of victory – 0.324 seconds. Trophy Dash winner – Jackie McCray. Fast qualifier – Hornsby Jr., 14.583 seconds |
| Factory Fours |
| 1. Dwayne Blay, Riverside, Toyota truck; 2. Ben Mahan, Oak Hills, BMW 318i; 3. Kim Marzullo, San Bernardino, Toyota truck; 4. Victor Garcia, San Bernardino, Toyota truck; 5. Cary Cecil, Corona, Toyota truck; 6. Greg Barnett, Hemet, Nissan 200SX; 7. Gary Mendoza, Bloomington, Mazda truck; 8. Nick Davis, Bloomington, Ford Escort; 9. Trevor Matcham, Bloomington, Toyota truck; 10. Stan Chatwood, Bloomington, Honda Prelude; 11. Kevin Meador, San Bernardino. Margin of victory –0.419 seconds. Trophy Dash winner – Garcia. Fast qualifier –Mahan, 16.306 seconds |
| Stock Cars USA |
| 1. Shaun Estes, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 2. Dave Foster, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 3. Tom Whitson, Lake Elsinore, Chevrolet Nova; 4. Clint Knight, Whitewater, Chevrolet Nova; 5. Mark Fletchall, Riverside, Chevrolet Chevelle; 6. Brian Hainje, Riverside, Buick; 7. Randy Guthrie, Riverside, Chevrolet Nova; 8. Don Rudd, Riverside, Chevrolet Nova; 9. Scott Groom, Anaheim, Chevrolet Nova; 10. Joel Crawford, Oak Hills, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 11. Allen Hevy, Yucca Valley, Chevrolet Nova; 12. Blake Usilton, Corona, Chevrolet Chevelle; 13. Kevin Cook, Riverside, Chevrolet Malibu. Margin of victory – 1.790 seconds. Trophy Dash winner – Estes. Fast qualifier – Whitson, 15.324 seconds |
| Stock Cars USA Figure 8 |
| 1. Shaun Estes, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 2. Dave Foster, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 3. Don Rudd, Riverside, Chevrolet Nova; 4. Blake Usilton, Corona, Chevrolet Chevelle; 5. Tom Whitson, Lake Elsinore, Chevrolet Nova; 6. Clint Knight, Whitewater, Chevroet Nova; 7. Brian Hainje, Riverside, Buick. BANDOLEROS (20 laps) – Ryan Cansdale, Laguna Beach; 2. Aaron Anderson, Lancaster; 3. Blake Dunkleberger, Simi Valley; 4. Ricky Schlick, Claremont; 5. Chancellor Tiscareno, Menifee; 6. Mikael Lovas, Menifee; 7. Bernardo Lopez-Garcia, Leon, Mexico/Menifee; 8. Parker Malone, Redlands. Margin of victory – 0.501 seconds. Trophy Dash winner – Cansdale. Fast qualifier – Dunkleberger, 15.305 seconds. Friday night’s winner – Anderson. |
