Yamaha KT100 ONLY,
IKF rules
RLV 2 hole intake can
Full pipe
Weight 350Lbs kart and driver
Burris dirt tire, rule TX22 or QRC33 5”
or 6” wheels
No offset karts no jack shafts
No full bodies or wings
12 Years old and up
Brand New in 2009
Go Karts added to the
Cory Kruseman
Driving School
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May 23, 2009 Results |
VENTURA,
Calif. (May 23, 2009) – Rick Hendrix and
Kevin Kierce passed and repassed each
other twice a lap over each of the final
10 laps before Hendrix finally led the
pair across the finish line to win the
Sprint Car feature at Ventura Raceway.
Hendrix (of Palmdale) became the tenth
different driver to win the Sprint Car
feature at Ventura without a repeat
winner, dating back to the final two
races of the 2008 season. Kierce
(Reseda) has a win during the 10-race
string.
Raceway promoter Jim Naylor dedicated
the night to the late Larry Rice, a
former USAC driving champion and
television commentator who passed away
earlier in the week. Rice was part of
the announcing team that broadcast races
from Ventura on cable network ESPN years
ago.
The other feature winners at Ventura
included Rick Rodarte (Ventura) in the
IMCA Modifieds, Cory Kruseman (Ventura)
in the USAC Midgets, Sean Dodenhoff
(Bakersfield) in the USAC Ford Focus
Midgets, Dennis Simunovich (Hollister)
in the VRA Junior Focus Midgets.
Hendrix made a daring move to grab the
lead on the first lap and led the first
21 circuits around Ventura’s
quarter-mile oval. Kierce led the next
two laps, then Hendrix started the
10-lap free-for-all that left the crowd
gasping at every move.
“That’s the finest race that I’ve ever
had,” said Hendrix, a former champion at
Ventura. “(Kierce) is a good racer, I
knew he’d leave me room.”
The pair put to rest the old racing
adage that there are old racers and
there are bold racers but that there are
no old, bold racers. Hendrix, 56, shot
between the front row starters to grab
the lead on the first lap. Then, over
the final 10 laps, Hendrix and the
44-year-old Kierce turned the dirt track
slide job into an art form.
“Racing with your buddy like that,
that’s what it’s all about,” Kierce
said.
Kruseman’s win in the midget feature
capped another wild race. Kruseman had
to pass Alex Schutte (Redding) to get
the lead, then lost it to Jerome Rodella
(El Monte) before getting it back.
Rodarte’s victory came after he got the
lead from Jared Domingos (Santa Maria)
with four laps remaining. Dodenhoff led
every lap of the Ford Focus race and
Simunovich led the final seven laps of
the Junior Focus race.
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Ventura
Raceway Race Results
VRA Sprint
Cars -- 1. Rick Hendrix,
Palmdale, 30 Laps; 2. Kevin Kierce,
Reseda, 30 Laps; 3. Josh Ford,
Camarillo, 30 Laps; 4. Troy
Rutherford, Ojai, 30 Laps; 5. Cory
Kruseman, Ventura, 30 Laps; 6. Cody
Kershaw, Oak Park, 30 Laps; 7. Brent
Camarillo, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 8.
Don Gansen, San Bernardino, 30 Laps;
9. John Nock, Newhall, 30 Laps; 10.
Richard McCormick, Aqua Dulce, 30
Laps; 11. Chris Wakim, Simi Valley,
30 Laps; 12. Tony Everhart, El
Cajon, 30 Laps; 13. Bruce Douglass,
Ventura, 30 Laps; 14. Luis Espinoza,
Castaic, 30 Laps; 15. Steve Conrad,
Quartz Hill, 20 Laps; 16. Dennis
Rodriguez, Camarillo, 14 Laps; 17.
Brandon Thomson, Ventura, 9 Laps;
18. Tyler Edwards, Ventura, 7 Laps;
19. Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, 6
Laps; 20. Guy Woodward, Santa
Clarita, 2 Laps.
Lap Leaders: Rick Hendrix (1-21),
Kevin Kierce (22-23), Rick Hendrix
(24-30).
Top 10 in points: 1. Kevin Kierce,
2080; 2. Brian Camarillo, 1485; 3.
Chris Wakim, 1450; 4. Troy
Rutherford, 1445; 4. Richard
McCormick, 1445; 6. Rick Hendrix,
1370; 7. Steve Conrad, 1365; 8. John
Nock, 1100; 9. Josh Ford, 1095; 10.
Guy Woodward, 1065.
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IMCA
Modifieds -- 1. Rick
Rodarte, Ventura, 20 Laps; 2. Jared
Domingos, Santa Maria, 20 Laps; 3.
Austin Rodarte, Ventura, 20 Laps; 4.
Damon Redman, Santa Paula, 20 Laps;
5. Brad Prows, Ojai, 20 Laps; 6.
Jack Parker, Simi Valley, 20 Laps;
7. Steve Smith, Long Beach, 20 Laps;
8. Greg Tucker, Ojai, 20 Laps; 9.
Tom Topping, Eagle Rock, 20 Laps;
10. Jay Bowman, Santa Barbara, 20
Laps; 11. Mike McGraw, Oak View, 20
Laps; 12. Donald Houghton, Rosamond,
20 Laps; 13. Ron Wiley, Santa Maria,
20 Laps; 14. Jim Evans, Ventura, 20
Laps; 15. Steve Bulpitt, Culver
City, 19 Laps; 16. Frank Woodward,
Castaic, 19 Laps; 17. Gary Curtis,
Camarillo, 11 Laps; 18. Steve
Klingberg, Ojai, 11 Laps; 19. David
Redman, Ventura, 8 Laps; 20. Randy
Gens, Oxnard, Did not start.
Lap Leaders: Jared Domingos (1-16),
Rick Rodarte (17-20).
Top 10 in points: 1. Austin Rodarte,
222; 2. Steve Smith, 213; 3. Damon
Redman, 211; 4. Mike McGraw, 196; 5.
Brad Prows, 195; 6. Jack Parker,
191; 7. Jared Domingos, 186; 8. Greg
Tucker, 175; 9. Steve Bulpitt, 165;
10. Ron Wiley, 164.
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USAC Midget
-- 1. Cory Kruseman, Ventura, 30
Laps; 2. Jerome Rodella, El Monte,
30 Laps; 3. Ricky Shelton,
Huntington Beach, 30 Laps; 4. Brian
Camarillo, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 5.
Josh Ford, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 6.
Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, 30
Laps; 7. Tyler Edwards, Ventura, 30
Laps; 8. David Prickett, Fresno, 30
Laps; 9. Jake Swanson, Anaheim, 30
Laps; 10. Tanner Swanson, Kingsberg,
30 Laps; 11. Randi Pankratz,
Atascadero, 30 Laps; 12. Justin
Grant, Ione, 30 Laps; 13. Bruce
Douglass, Ventura, 30 Laps; 14.
Robby Josett, Agua Dulce, 30 Laps;
15. Dennis Howell, Rencho Palos
Verdes, 30 Laps; 16. Bob Harr,
Denver, CO, 29 Laps; 17. Chris
Gansen, San Bernardino, 29 Laps; 18.
Jeff Slinkard, Tempe, AZ, 29 Laps;
19. Wink Schweitzer, Bakersfield, 29
Laps; 20. Joseph Fabozzi, Norco, 25
Laps; 21. Brent Camarillo,
Camarillo, 8 Laps; 22. Alex Schutte,
Redding, 7 Laps; 23. Rick Hendrix,
Palmdale, 6 Laps; 24. Ernie Bartley
III, El Cajon, 3 Laps.
Lap Leaders: Alex Schutte (1-3),
Cory Kruseman (4-11), Jerome Rodella
(12-22), Cory Kruseman (23-30).
Ventura Raceway does not calculate
points for this class.
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USAC Ford
Focus -- 1. Sean
Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, 20 Laps; 2.
Bobby Michnowicz, Torrance, 20 Laps;
3. Andrew Mulhearn, Whittier, 20
Laps; 4. Walt Johnson, Burbank, 20
Laps; 5. Nick Carlson, Norwalk, 20
Laps; 6. Jet Davison, Running
Springs, 20 Laps; 7. Brody Roa,
Buena Park, 20 Laps; 8. Nick Rossi,
Glendale, AZ, 20 Laps; 9. Cody
Swanson, Norco, 20 Laps; 10. Kevin
Michnowicz, Torrance, 20 Laps; 11.
Henry Steele III, Palmdale, 19 Laps;
12. Eric Gunderson, San Diego, 19
Laps; 13. Connor Kassik, Lake Havasu
City, 4 Laps.
Lap Leaders: Sean Dodenhoff (1-20).
Ventura Raceway does not calculate
points for this class.
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VRA Junior
Focus Midgets -- 1.
Dennis Simunovich, Hollister, 15
Laps; 2. Jarid Blondel, Orange, 15
Laps; 3. Alex Jacobsen, San Jose, 15
Laps; 4. Devan Myrick, Hesperia, 15
Laps; 5. Kyle Edwards, Fountain
Valley, 8 Laps; 6. Tanner Kershaw,
Oak Park, 8 Laps; 7. Casey Martinez,
Riverside, 8 Laps; 8. Andrew Murray,
Temecula, 8 Laps; 9. Ethan Quinn,
Santa Clarita, 7 Laps; 10. Winn
Frazin, Fontana, 2 Laps.
Lap Leaders: Tanner Kershaw (1-7),
Kyle Edwards (8), Dennis Simunovich
(9-15).
Top 10 in points: 1. Ethan Quinn,
179; 2. Alex Jacobsen, 177; 3. Kyle
Edwards, 176; 4. Tanner Kershaw,
161; 5. Winn Frazin, 115; 6. Jarid
Blondel, 114; 7. Devan Myrick, 102;
8. Casey Martinez, 101; 9. Andrew
Murray, 98; 10. Mavrick Gaunt, 96.
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Report Created by Ventura Raceway
Scoring Program
Report Created: 05/23/2009 22:03 |
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May
2 VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Dwarf
Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Jr. Midgets & Mini
Dwarfs
9 VRA Sprints, Dwarf Cars, IMCA
Modifieds, Sport Compacts, Jr. Midgets &
Mini Dwarfs
16 OFF WEEKEND
23 VRA Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, USAC
Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets & USAC
Jr. Focus Midgets
30 VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Dwarf
Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Jr. Midgets & Mini
Dwarfs
June
6
VRA Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, Sport
Compacts, USAC Ford Focus Midgets, USAC
Jr. Focus Midgets & CA Lightning Sprints
13
VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Pro
Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Sport
Compacts, Jr. Midgets & Mini Dwarfs
20
Flat Track Motorcycles
27
VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Dwarf
Cars, IMCA Modifieds, USAC Jr. Focus
Midgets , Jr. Midgets & Mini Dwarfs
FULL 2009
SCHEDULE
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