Not too many people know that they actually race trains at Cajon Speedway. Well not exactly the kind of trains that roll down railroad tracks. The trains that they race at Cajon Speedway are in actuality three passenger cars which have been attached together. When the green flag drops, those machines take off and do their thing on a figure eight course. Yes, that means there can be meetings at the intersection. There are no signal lights and no bypass track. Just the skill of the driver and lady luck determine what happen when the trains try to criss-cross around each other at this unmarked intersection.
Saturday night will mark the second time this season that the crowd pleasing trains have joined the action at Cajon Speedway. Their 8-lap event will be run following a full evening of stock car racing at the Gillespie Field track. The stock card portion of the card will start at 6:45 PM. On tap on the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series show are the late model sportsman stocks, Grand American modifieds, street stocks, bomber stocks, and legends. This will be the first appearance of the year by the legends.
In last months train race, held in conjunction with the Coors Light 100 for sportsman on March 25, eight trains were started the race. But only half made it to the checkered flag. Joe Totten and Aaron Reed were the first to cross the finish line and picked up the $600 first prize money. Yes, that is no misprint. There are two engineers for these trains. One rides in the front car and the other rides in the caboose.
The trains run about once a month at Cajon. Future events are scheduled for May 20, June 17, July 4, July 15, August 12, September 9, and the season finale, appropriately called the Train World Championship, on October 7. In the late model sportsman portion of the show, Ron Overman will be trying to expand his point lead over three time champion Gary Tamborelli. Overman ran second in last week's feature after winning the previous week. He has 209 points to Tamborelli's 195. Tamborelli is seeking a record setting fourth consecutive championship. John Tyczki sits in third place with 190 points. Tyczki has been the division's fastest qualifier each of the last two outings.
CAJON SPEEDWAY NASCAR WEEKLY RACING SERIES POINT STANDINGS LATE MODEL SPORTSMAN
1 Ron Overman Lakeside 1 win 209
2 Gary Tamborelli Escondido 195
3 John Tyczki Jr Lakeside 190
4 Jerry Gay San Diego 152
5 Claude Bell El Cajon 1 win 145
6 Todd McLauchlan Alpine 119
7 Eric Ferguson El Cajon 118
8 Russ Gregson Santee 108
9 Jack Lee Vista 104
10 Dee Cable Santee 94
GRAND AMERICAN MODIFIED
1 Lance Biggers Alpine 2 wins 138
2 Mike Salm Fallbrook 118
3 Ron Brown San Diego 114
4 Douglas Carpenter La Mesa 89
5 Scott Brown Lakeside 84
6 Randy Keatts Santee 76
7 Ron Nava Encinitas 72
8 Ron Overman Lakeside 57
9 Bo Lemler Bonita 48
10 Dave Van Riper Escondido 38
STREET STOCK
1 Danny Gay Lakeside 2 wins 178
2 Scott Moses Chula Vista 115
3 Eric Evans Imperial Beach 112
4 Robert Baker Spring Valley 110
5 Rick Hagen Alpine 100
6 Richard Hinze Lakeside 100
7 Randy Buell San Diego 98
8 Bob Meese Poway 80
9 Scott Holmberg San Diego 72
10 Ron Trammell Chula Vista 72
PONY STOCK
1 Jimmy Kyte Lakeside 1 win 239
2 Neil Rodvold Santee 215
3 Ralph Smith Santee 181
4 Ed Hale El Cajon 1 win 170
5 Andy Papp La Mesa 1 win 164
6 Earl Downing Spring Valley 148
7 Tony Cortes La Mesa 138
8 Marty Schmidt El Cajon 118
9 Douglas Wright Jr. Jamul 100
10 Eddie Perez Oceanside 94
BOMBER STOCK
1 Pat Garity El Cajon 171
2 Bob Wickey Spring Valley 1 win 158
3 Eric Seene Santee 1 win 147
4 Mark Holland San Diego 127
5 Rich Serrano San Diego 105
6 Scott Youngren Fallbrook 98
7 John Luecht Chula Vista 96
8 Toree Nies Lakeside 90
9 Bill Holland El Cajon 88
10 Kelly Jernigan San Diego 58
