SAN BERNARDINO, California — David Ross of Colton kicked off his plans for a full season of Super Late Model racing at Orange Show Speedway by winning the opening night’s 100-lap main event Saturday night.
Ross took the lead from Brett Edwards on lap 18 and quickly opened a comfortable margin over the field. His only threat came when the race was stopped on lap 92 when Tony Edwards’ Chevrolet engine went up in flames. That allowed second-place Toni McCray and the others in the field to close up on the leader.
But when the green flag waved for the restart, McCray spun the tires on her Chevrolet and Ross was able to pull away once again. He got his Chevrolet Monte Carlo to the finish 1.2 seconds ahead of McCray, with Brett Edwards third.
Best in the West Racing’s season-opening program drew a crowd of about 2,000 to the historic quarter-mile oval despite the inconvenience of a competing event at the National Orange Show.
In addition to Ross’s win in the Super Late Model feature, the fans saw Yucaipa High senior Robby Hornsby Jr. set a track record in qualifying and win the 35-lap Team Too Pony Stock main after Riverside’s Dwayne Blay started his pursuit of a second straight title in the Interstate Batteries Factory Fours by winning the pole and driving from ninth to a win over San Bernardino’s Kim Marzullo.
Santee’s Darren Amidon dominated the opening weekend for the Budweiser Legends Cars, winning the pole with a track record lap of 14.486 seconds, then coming from seventh on the starting grid to take the 35-lap main event by 2.7 seconds over 2009 champion and close friend Chad Schug, of Oak Hills.
Parker Malone of Redlands emulated Amidon’s performance in the M.C. Erectors Bandoleros.
| Super Late Models (100 laps) |
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| 1. David Ross, Colton, Chevrolet Impala; 2. Toni McCray, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 3. Brett Edwards, Yucaipa, Monte Carlo; 4. Barry Karr, Redlands, Monte Carlo; 5. Glen Cumings, Highland, Monte Carlo; 6. Mark Shackleford, Riverside, Monte Carlo; 7. Jack Madrid, Ladera Ranch, Monte Carlo; 8. Dee Cable, Santee, Monte Carlo; 9. Tony Edwards, Mentone, Monte Carlo; 10. Jimmy Rouse Jr., Fontana, Monte Carlo; 11. Frankie Gould, Woodland Hills, Monte Carlo; 12. Dave Scheidecker, Rialto, Pontiac Grand Prix/Chevrolet; 13. Gary Stockman, Highland, Monte Carlo. Margin of victory – 1.221 seconds. Average speed – 46.892 mph. Trophy Dash winner – Cummings. Fast qualifier – Karr, 13.083 seconds. |
| Pony Stocks (35 laps) |
| 1. Robby Hornsby Jr., Yucaipa, Ford Pinto; 2. Jeremy Perez, Chino, Pinto; 3. Kevin Meador, San Bernardino, Ford Mustang; 4. Billy Cottrell, Highland, Pinto; 5. Bud Smith, Orange, Pinto; 6. Adrianne Murlin, Corona, Pinto; 7. Rodney Bornhop, San Bernardino, Pinto; 8. Lucas McCray, Riverside, Pinto; 9. Jim Gebhart, Yucaipa, Pinto; 10. Jack Hughes, Beaumont, Pinto; 11. Josh Hodges, Yucaipa, Pinto; 12. Darrell Kelsoe, San Bernardino, Pinto; 13. Eddie Collins, Desert Hot Springs, Pinto; 14. Joe Van Sant, San Bernardino, Pinto; 15. Kevin Myrick, Chino Hills, Pinto; 16. Spencer Samaro, San Bernardino, Pinto; 17. Joe Bubbico, Perris, Pinto. Margin of victory – 1.430 seconds. Average speed – 13.149 mph. Trophy Dash winner – Perez. Fast qualifier – Horsnby Jr., 14.407 seconds (record; old record, 14.457 by Hornsby Jr., March 28, 2009). |
| Factory Fours (35 laps) |
| 1. Dwayne Blay, Riverside, Toyota truck; 2. Kim Marzullo, San Bernardino, Toyota truck; 3. Andrew Reed, Bloomington, Toyota truck; 4. Greg Barnett, Hemet, Nissan 200SX; 5. Victor Garcia, San Bernardino, Toyota truck; 6. Gil Everhart, Bloomington, Toyota truck; 7. Nick Davis, Bloomington, Ford Escort; 8. Gary Mendoza, Bloomington, Honda Prelude; 9. Gary McLaughlin, Toyota sedan; 10. Mike Snider, Honda Prelude; 11. Henry French. Margin of victory – 1.585 seconds. Average speed . Trophy Dash winner -- Marzullo. Fast qualifier – Blay, 16.239 seconds. |
| Legend Cars (35 laps) |
| 1. Darren Amidon, Santee, ’34 Ford sedan; 2. Chad Schug, Oak Hills, ’37 Ford coupe; 3. Brent Scheidemantle, Alta Loma, ’34 Ford coupe; 4. Ryan Schug, Oak Hills; 5. Mark Borchetta, Valencia, ’34 Ford coupe; 6. Ryan O’Connor, Vista, ’37 Ford sedan; 7. Fred Chavez, Alpine, ’37 Ford sedan; 8. Riley Sawyers, Mesa, Ariz., ’34 Chevrolet coupe; 9. Bob Blackmon, Big Bear City. 10. Derek Lacey, Costa Mesa, ’34 Ford coupe; 11. Cale Kanke, Granada Hills, ’34 Ford sedan. Margin of victory – 2.764 seconds. Average speed – 60.906 mph. Trophy Dash winner -- Scheidemantle. Fast qualifier – Amidon, 14.486 seconds (record; old record, 14.553 by Amidon, 2008). Friday night’s winner – Amidon. |
| Bandoleros (35 laps) |
| 1. Parker Malone, Redlands; 2. Ricky Schlick, Claremont; 3. Ivan Gudmestad, Crestline; 4. R.J. Stearns, Rancho Cucamonga; 5. Mikael Lovas, Menifee; 6. Maddy Malone, Redlands. Margin of victory – 0.252 seconds. Average speed – 56.963 mph. Trophy Dash winner -- Stearns. Fast qualifier – Schlick, 15.469 seconds. Friday night’s winner – Malone. |
