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The 2012
ARP Battle at the Beach Championship,
and $1,500 winner’s purse was awarded to
visiting driver David Prickett after an
intense battle that began with Ronnie
Gardner, Cody Swanson and Prickett all
battling for the lead. Gardner who had
won the first three Battle at the Beach
events in 2012 jumped out to an early
lead over Swanson. He led the first 26
laps of the 30 lap main event only to
have Swanson pass him on lap 27 and lead
until Prickett got by him on the final
lap when Swanson went too wide in turn 2
allowing Prickett, who had started 10th,
to get by him on the low side and go on
to take the prestigious win. Gardner
finished third and clinched the King of
the Beach title with Austin Smith fourth
and Greg Edenholm fifth.
With 13 midgets in the pits all vying
for the winner’s purse and the ARP surf
board trophy, the crowd knew that racing
would be intense. Two heart races were
held with wins going to Cody Swanson in
the Sander Engineering Heat One and
Conner Kassik in the Schroeder Racing
Products Heat Two. The season continues
next Saturday night where these same
midget drivers will conclude their
season long point race. Currently Cody
Swanson leads Greg Edenholm by 110
points after nine races.
VRA Senior Sprints were on hand with 8
cars in attendance. They ran one heat
race with the win going to Bruce
Douglass. The 20 lap feature was a hard
fought win by Victor Davis over point
leader Clif Warren who was nipping at
his tail tank for most of the race. They
were followed to the checkered flag by
Russell Deblauw, Chris Meredith and
Douglass. After Saturday night Warren
holds a 15 point lead over Davis after
nine races.
IMCA Modifieds also were on the card
Saturday night with the 20 lap feature
win going to past IMCA track champion
Donald Houghton over Brad Prows, Tom
Topping and Wayne Heurung. Parker was
crowned 2012 IMCA Track Champion
Saturday night for his third track
championship. Brad Prows finished second
in the final points followed by Mark
Davis, Wayne Heurung and Steve Bulpitt.
Two heats were run with wins going to
Prows in the Extreme Muffler Heat One
and Parker in the Speedway Engineering
Heat Two.
In VRA Sport Compact racing the night
saw the heat race wins go to Michaela
Stanton and Zack Peterson. Their 20 lap
main event went to point leader Zack
Peterson who battled James Carlucci,
Michaela Stanton, Mike Stanford and
James Adler for 20 laps to get his win.
Peterson's win keeps him 40 points ahead
of Jess Carlucci after 11 races in 2012.
Ventura Raceway Race Results for
09/29/2012
VRA Midgets
Race #9 09/29/2012
Main Event Results: 1. David Prickett,
Fresno, 30 Laps; 2. Cody Swanson, Norco,
30 Laps; 3. Ronnie Gardner, Norco, Ca,
30 Laps; 4. Austin Smith, Chino Hills,
30 Laps; 5. Greg Edenholm, Pacific
Grove, 30 Laps; 6. Kyle Smith, Moorpark,
30 Laps; 7. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30
Laps; 8. Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, 30
Laps; 9. Trevor Cooper, New Zealand, 28
Laps; 10. Wink Schweitzer, Bakersfield,
28 Laps; 11. Kyle Edwards, Fountain
Valley, 15 Laps; 12. Connor Kassik, Lake
Havasu City, 12 Laps; 13. Cory Kruseman,
Ventura, Did not show
Lap Leaders: Ronnie Gardner (1-26), Cody
Swanson (27-29), David Prickett (30)
Heat Race Winners: Sander Engineering
Heat 1: Cody Swanson; Schroeder Racing
Products Heat 2: Connor Kassik
Lucas Oil Hard Charger: David Prickett
DJ Safety Hard Luck: Cory Kruseman
Top 10 in points: 1. Cody Swanson, 1930;
2. Greg Edenholm, 1815; 3. Randi
Pankratz, 1730; 4. Ronnie Gardner, 1690;
5. Wink Schweitzer, 1475; 6. Kyle Smith,
1335; 7. Danny Ebberts, 1155; 8. Bruce
Hiroshima, 810; 9. Kyle Edwards, 805;
10. Bruce Douglass, 710
Final Top 10 in ARP Battle at the Beach
points: 1. Ronnie Gardner, 980; 2. Cody
Swanson, 910; 3. Greg Edenholm, 780; 4.
Randi Pankratz, 760; 5. Kyle Smith, 600;
6. Wink Schweitzer, 515; 7. Kyle
Edwards, 465; 8. Danny Ebberts, 445; 9.
Bruce Douglass, 375; 10. Bruce
Hiroshima, 310
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IMCA Modifieds
Race #12 09/29/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Donald Houghton,
Rosamond, 20 Laps; 2. Brad Prows, Oak
View, 20 Laps; 3. Jack Parker, Simi
Valley, 20 Laps; 4. Tom Topping, Eagle
Rock, 20 Laps; 5. Wayne Heurung,
Ventura, 20 Laps; 6. Steve Bulpitt,
Culver City, 20 Laps; 7. Mark Davis,
Ventura, 20 Laps; 8. James Stowe,
Ridgecrest, 20 Laps; 9. Dennis Eckert,
Canyon Country, 12 Laps
Lap Leaders: Dennis Eckert (1-12),
Donald Houghton (13-20)
Heat Race Winners: Extreme Mufflers Heat
1: Brad Prows; Speedway Engineering Heat
2: Jack Parker
Oldies Speed Shop Hard Charger: Donald
Houghton
Oldies Speed Shop Hard Luck: Dennis
Eckert
Top 10 in points: 1. Jack Parker, 435;
2. Brad Prows, 417; 3. Mark Davis, 377;
4. Wayne Heurung, 361; 5. Steve Bulpitt,
283; 6. James Stowe, 242; 7. Aaron
Rodarte, 238; 8. Tom Topping, 235; 9.
Austin Rodarte, 233; 10. Dennis Eckert,
229
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VRA Senior
Sprints
Race #10 09/29/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Victor Davis,
Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 2. Cliff Warren,
Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Russel Deblauw,
Ventura, 20 Laps; 4. Chris Meredith,
Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 5. Bruce
Douglass, Ventura, 20 Laps; 6. Wayne
Heurung, 19 Laps; 7. Greg Andrews,
Fillmore, Ca, 19 Laps; 8. Ed Schwarz,
Santa Fe Springs, 15 Laps
Lap Leaders: Chris Meredith (1), Victor
Davis (2-20)
Heat Race Winners: SpinTech Mufflers
Heat 1: Bruce Douglass
DJ Safety Hard Luck: Ed Schwarz
Top 10 in points: 1. Cliff Warren, 2045;
2. Victor Davis, 2030; 3. Bruce
Douglass, 1965; 4. Chris Meredith, 1685;
5. Wally Pankratz, 1515; 6. Wayne
Heurung, 1380; 7. Ed Schwarz, 1370; 8.
Greg Andrews, 1090; 9. Mike Cook, 555;
10. Leroy Anderson, 510
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VRA Sport
Compacts
Race #10 09/29/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Zachary Peterson,
Oxnard, 20 Laps; 2. Jess Carlucci,
Camarillo, 20 Laps; 3. Michaela Stanton,
Camarillo, 20 Laps; 4. Mike Stanford, 20
Laps; 5. James Adler, Camarillo, 20
Laps; 6. Brad Long, Burbank, 20 Laps; 7.
Bruce Fink, Port Hueneme, 20 Laps; 8. KC
Cook, 19 Laps; 9. John Butcher, Santa
Barbara, 19 Laps
Lap Leaders: Bruce Fink (1-3), Zachary
Peterson (4-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Zachary
Peterson; Heat 2: Michaela Stanton
Top 10 in points: 1. Zachary Peterson,
2270; 2. Jess Carlucci, 2230; 3. James
Adler, 2020; 4. Brad Long, 1850; 5. John
Butcher, 1720; 6. Michaela Stanton,
1530; 7. Heath Morton, 1005; 8. Mike
Stanford, 965; 9. Trevor Fitzgibbon,
780; 10. Bud Crudo, 470
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