|
|
|
|
|
May 15th, 2010 Results |
|
Troy Rutherford ended the streak with
his second win in a row |
|
Ventura CA - May 15, 2010...The
streak is broken!!! With 37 Sprint
cars signed into the pits Saturday
night May 15, all eyes were focused
to see if a new driver could take
the win and keep the seven for seven
different winner streak intact. As
it turned out the streak was to be
broken but a new streak began. Troy
Rutherford ended the streak with his
second win in a row starting a new
win streak for him. Racing was once
again outstanding as the VRA
regulars put on a program to
remember! The 30 lap feature was one
to remember for all in attendance as
the 20 starters ran a rare green
white checker 30 lap main event. The
race began with Chris Wakim and
Steve Conrad on the front row. After
the green flew, Conrad jumped out
front and led for several laps as
point leader Troy Rutherford and
Brent Camarillo were moving to the
front. By mid race, it was
Rutherford out front with Camarillo
battling him lap after lap as he
tried to pass Rutherford and take
his first win. As the crowd watched
this battle, Conrad and Rick Hendrix
were having their own battle for
third and fourth position. With the
laps going by at a rapid rate it was
clear that this race was special.
When the checkered flag flew the
crowd could finally take a breath
and realize they had just witnessed
the rarity of a green white checker
30 lap feature race. Rutherford’s
win keeps him 175 points ahead of
2009 champion Kevin Kierce who
finished fifth Saturday. Brent
Camarillo drove a great race to
finish second, followed by Steve
Conrad and Rick Hendrix. There were
four heat races run on Saturday
night. The LRB Manufacturing Heat
Race #1 went to Rick Hendrix, The
Steve Watt Enterprises Heat # 2 went
to Troy Rutherford, the Laeding
Performance Heat #3 went to Steve
Conrad and the Fast Undercar Heat #4
went to Chris Wakim. Ventura Raceway
and all our drivers want to thank
our new contingency sponsors that
have come on board to help out our
fine drivers. There were two semi
mains run with the wins going to
Jimmy Crawford in the ITI
Performance Semi and Cody Kershaw.
Other transferring drivers from the
semi mains were Rob Kershaw and
Brian Camarillo.
There were 19 VRA Senior Dwarf Cars
in attendance Saturday night.
Everyone wanted to see if anyone
could break Angel Figueroa’s win
streak. After all was said and done,
it was Figueroa once again in
victory lane. So far in 2010 he has
tasted victory in each race he has
competed in whether it be Pros or
Seniors. The race was a battle
between Rick Lapka who jumped out
front early and Figueroa. By mid
race, Figueroa took his familiar
position out front and then led to
the checker. Following Figueroa to
the line were Lapka, Lee Majors,
Mike Neal and Kevin Alverson. There
were two heat races run with wins
going to Kevin Alverson and Bill
VanPraag. Figueroa will be back in
action on May 29th seeking a record
five feature wins in a row in the
Pro Division.
IMCA Modifieds were also racing
Saturday night. With sixteen cars
signed in, two heat races were run
with wins going to Larry Hood and
Jack Parker. Hood went on to take
the main event with Joe Haresky,
Randy Thornell, Aaron Rodarte and
Rob Green in second through fifth.
Austin Rodarte maintains a 7 point
lead over Rob Green and a 10 point
lead over Aaron Rodarte, Damon
Redman and Jack Parker. This is one
of the tightest point races in
Ventura Raceway IMCA history. The
IMCA Modifieds return to action in
two weeks on May 29th.
VRA Sport Compacts were signed in
with twelve cars in the pits. In a
very good hard fought main event it
was Trevor Fiztgibbon taking the win
with a last lap pass of Cody Greiman.
Greiman and Fitzgibbon had battled
the entire race and traffic on the
last lap played a major part in the
tight finish. The win puts
Fitzgibbon 85 points out front of
Greiman in the season point race.
Two heat races were run with wins
going to Ryan Changus and Brent
Uunderwood.
The final group racing Saturday
night was our VRA Go Karts. 24 karts
signed in necessitating a semi main
event. Three heats were run with
wins going to Chriss Gibb, Josh Ford
and Kyle Park. The semi main went to
Sean Scott. The 20-lap feature went
to Jimmy May after apparent winner
Gibb was penalized a position for
rough driving early in the race.
Following May and Gibb to the line
were Josh Ford, Sean Scott and
Richard Renken. Josh Ford’s strong
performance Saturday increased his
season point lead to 45 points over
Richard Renken.
Racing action returns to Ventura
Raceway next week May 22, with USAC
Midgets, Focus Midgets, Young Gun
Midgets, VRA Sport Compacts and VRA
Junior Midgets and Mini Dwarf Cars. |
Ventura
Raceway Race Results for 05/15/2010
VRA Sprint Cars
Race #9 05/15/2010
Main Event Results: 1. Troy Rutherford,
Ojai, 30 Laps; 2. Brent Camarillo,
Camarillo, 30 Laps; 3. Steve Conrad,
Quartz Hill, 30 Laps; 4. Rick Hendrix,
Palmdale, 30 Laps; 5. Kevin Kierce,
Reseda, 30 Laps; 6. Greg Taylor,
Ventura, 30 Laps; 7. Justin Kierce,
Reseda, 30 Laps; 8. Kenny Perkins,
Victorville, 30 Laps; 9. Cody Kershaw,
Oak Park, 30 Laps; 10. Brian Camarillo,
Camarillo, 30 Laps; 11. Ronnie Case,
Camarillo, 30 Laps; 12. Rob Kershaw, Oak
Park, 30 Laps; 13. Marcus Niemela, Santa
Barbara, 30 Laps; 14. Jimmy Crawford,
Ventura, 29 Laps; 15. Chris Wakim, Simi
Valley, 29 Laps; 16. Bruce Douglass,
Ventura, 29 Laps; 17. Don Gansen, San
Bernardino, 29 Laps; 18. Scott Hansen,
Simi Valley, 28 Laps; 19. Austin DeBlauw,
lVentura, 28 Laps; 20. Josh Ford,
Camarillo, 13 Laps; 21. Tom Hendricks,
Simi Valley, Did not show
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Rick Hendrix;
Heat 2: Troy Rutherford; Heat 3: Steve
Conrad; Heat 4: Chris Wakim
Top 10 in points: 1. Troy Rutherford,
1870; 2. Kevin Kierce, 1695; 3. Greg
Taylor, 1480; 3. Rick Hendrix, 1480; 5.
Josh Ford, 1450; 6. Steve Conrad, 1405;
7. Brent Camarillo, 1230; 8. Brian
Camarillo, 1115; 9. Don Gansen, 1065;
10. Justin Kierce, 1050
-----------------------------------------------
IMCA Modifieds
Race #7 05/15/2010
Main Event Results: 1. Larry Hood,
Bakersfield, 20 Laps; 2. Joe Haresky, 20
Laps; 3. Randy Thornell, Apple Valley,
20 Laps; 4. Aaron Rodarte, Ventura, 20
Laps; 5. Rob Green, Ojai, 20 Laps; 6.
Dennis Eckert, Canyon Country, 20 Laps;
7. Brad Prows, Ojai, 20 Laps; 8. Joe
Weaver, Ventura, 20 Laps; 9. Jack
Parker, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 10. Dave
Phipps, 20 Laps; 11. Frank Woodward,
Castaic, 20 Laps; 12. John Crow, Long
Beach, 16 Laps; 13. Damon Redman, Santa
Paula, 16 Laps; 14. Austin Rodarte,
Ventura, 8 Laps; 15. Mark Joe, Santa
Paula, 6 Laps; 16. Jim Evans, Ventura, 3
Laps
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Larry Hood;
Heat 2: Jack Parker
Top 10 in points: 1. Austin Rodarte,
211; 2. Rob Green, 204; 3. Aaron Rodarte,
201; 3. Damon Redman, 201; 3. Jack
Parker, 201; 6. Brad Prows, 200; 7. Dave
Phipps, 175; 8. Frank Woodward, 167; 9.
Jim Evans, 132; 9. Dennis Eckert, 132
-----------------------------------------------
VRA Sport
Compacts
Race #5 05/15/2010
Main Event Results: 1. Trevor
Fitzgibbon, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Cody
Greiman, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Mike
Frazier, Santa Paula, 20 Laps; 4. Jason
Marshall, Ventura, 20 Laps; 5. Brent
Underwood, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 6. Ryan
Changus, Port Hueneme, 20 Laps; 7. Jess
Carlucci, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 8.
Michaela Stanton, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 9.
Brandon Reta, Ventura, 20 Laps; 10.
Bruce Fink, Port Hueneme, CA, 19 Laps;
11. Zachary Peterson, Oxnard, 19 Laps;
12. April Banvelos, Sylmar, 19 Laps
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Ryan Changus;
Heat 2: Brent Underwood
Top 10 in points: 1. Trevor Fitzgibbon,
1195; 2. Cody Greiman, 1110; 3. Jason
Marshall, 975; 4. Mike Frazier, 950; 5.
Brent Underwood, 885; 6. Jess Carlucci,
880; 7. Michaela Stanton, 825; 8. Ryan
Changus, 775; 9. Bruce Fink, 770; 10.
Brandon Reta, 660
-----------------------------------------------
VRA Senior
Dwarf Cars
Race #4 05/15/2010
Main Event Results: 1. Angel Figueroa,
El Segundo, 20 Laps; 2. Rick Lapka,
Apple Valley, 20 Laps; 3. Lee Majors,
Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 4. Mike Neal,
Northridge, 20 Laps; 5. Kevin Alverson,
Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 6. George Calvo,
Agua Dulce, 20 Laps; 7. Kent Benson,
Valencia, 20 Laps; 8. Tom Bellinger,
Cypress, 20 Laps; 9. Glen Monk, Paso
Robles, 20 Laps; 10. Bill Van Praag,
Ventura, 20 Laps; 11. George Sack Jr,
Aqua Dulce, 20 Laps; 12. Tommy Velasquez
III, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 13. Mitch
Hedrick, Simi Valley, 19 Laps; 14. Dave
Revard, Ventura, 19 Laps; 15. Dave
Dotson, Thousand Oaks, 18 Laps; 16.
Cindy Addison, Oxnard, 18 Laps; 17. Tom
Stephens Sr, Ventura, 5 Laps; 18. Mark
Davis, Ventura, Did not show
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Kevin
Alverson; Heat 2: Bill Van Praag
Top 10 in points: 1. Kent Benson, 675;
2. Bill Van Praag, 625; 3. George Calvo,
600; 4. Mike Neal, 575; 5. George Sack
Jr, 535; 6. Angel Figueroa, 515; 7. Tom
Bellinger, 470; 8. Glen Monk, 420; 8.
Mitch Hedrick, 420; 8. Dave Dotson, 420
-----------------------------------------------
Go-Karts
Race #4 05/15/2010
Main Event Results: 1. Jimmy May,
Ventura, 20 Laps; 2. Chris Gibb,
Lakewood, 20 Laps; 3. Josh Ford,
Camarillo, 20 Laps; 4. Sean Scott, 20
Laps; 5. Richard Renken, Thousand Oaks,
20 Laps; 6. Scott Bohle, Fountain
Valley, 20 Laps; 7. David Pankratz,
Canyon Country, 20 Laps; 8. Nathan
Ellertson, Lawndale, 20 Laps; 9. Kyle
Park, 20 Laps; 10. Jeff DelGaudio, 20
Laps; 11. Robert DelGaudio, Moorpark, 20
Laps; 12. Hunter Drumma, Camarillo, 20
Laps; 13. Rich Chesavagge, Orange, 20
Laps; 14. Jake Rolls, Ventura, 19 Laps;
15. Morgan Cole, Ventura, 18 Laps; 16.
Tyler Edwards, Ventura, 2 Laps; 17.
Ronnie Gardner, Did not show; 18. Kalvin
Douglass, Ventura, Did not show
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Kyle Park;
Heat 2: Josh Ford; Heat 3: Chris Gibb
Top 10 in points: 1. Josh Ford, 850; 2.
Richard Renken, 805; 3. Robert DelGaudio,
750; 4. Kyle Park, 720; 5. Jimmy May,
705; 6. David Pankratz, 685; 6. Jeff
DelGaudio, 685; 6. Nathan Ellertson,
685; 9. Sean Scott, 605; 10. Scott Bohle,
545
-----------------------------------------------
Report Created by Ventura Raceway
Scoring Program
Report Created: 05/15/2010 22:03 |
|
|
May
1
VRA Sprints, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds,
Sport Compacts, Jr. Midgets & Mini
Dwarfs
8
VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Pro Dwarf
Cars, IMCA Modifieds & Go Karts
15
VRA Sprints, Sr. Dwarf Cars, IMCA
Modifieds, Sport Compacts & Go Karts
22
USAC Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets,
USAC Jr. Focus Midgets, Sport Compacts,
Jr. Midgets & Mini Dwarfs
29
VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars,
IMCA Modifieds & Go Karts
June
5
VRA Sprints, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds,
CA Lightning Sprints, Jr. Midgets & Mini
Dwarfs
12
Flat Track Motorcycles
19
VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Sr. Dwarf
Cars, IMCA Modifieds & Go Karts
26
VRA Sprints, Pro Dwarf Cars, IMCA
Modifieds, Sport Compacts, Jr. Midgets &
Mini Dwarfs (All Coast Challenge #2)
FULL
2010 SCHEDULE
|
|
|
