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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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November 21, 2009 Results |
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KUHN CAPTURES CLASSIC CASH AT
VENTURA RACEWAY |
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Brad Kuhn
excepts the ARP/J.W. Mitchell $5000,00
Check from USAC Midget Great Sleepy
Tripp |
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After
telling Robin Miller on National TV he
was going to Ventura to take the
$5000,00 he won the J. W. Mitchell
Classic |
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Andrew
Mulhearn is the 2009 Ford Focus
National Dirt Track Champion |
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Andrew
Mulhearn on his way to Victory |
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Alex
Jacobsen winner of the Junior Focus
National Dirt Championship |
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Alex
Jacobsen racing a Cory Kruseman
Junior Focus took the top prize
Saturday Night |
Ventura Raceway ended its 2009
season with a night that the fans in
attendance will long remember. The
first J. W. Mitchell Fall Classic
race presented by ARP was a smashing
success. Forty-six of the best USAC
Midget racers descended upon Ventura
Raceway’s 1/5 mile oval for a night
of exciting racing not seen here in
many seasons. Drivers from across
the nation were on hand to go for
the glory and the $5,000 to win
first place check. Along with the
midget racers, The night also
featured the USAC National Dirt
Championships for the Ford Focus and
Junior Focus racers.
The USAC Midget portion of the night
reminded many of the races held here
in the early 1990’s when Ventura
hosted ESPN’s Saturday and Thursday
Night Thunder Series. National
Midget point leader Brad Kuhn was
there as was Bobby East, Brian
Clausen, Tracy Hines, Cole Carter,
Josh wise, Chad Boat, Brad Loyet and
several other drivers from across
the West and the US. They were
challenged by the best of the
Western States drivers including,
Cory Kruseman, Matt Mitchell, Jerome
Rodella, Garrett Jansen, Shannon
McQueen, Josh Lakatos, Scott
Pierovich, Alex Bowman, Johnny
Rodridguez, and many others. Many
drivers well know to VRA Sprint Car
fans also brought out midgets to
compete. Brian and Brent Camarillo,
Victor Davis, Josh Ford, Rick
Hendrix, Blake Miller and 2009 VRA
Senior Sprint Champion Bruce
Douglass. The night featured a dual
heat race format that saw a total of
10 heat races, two semi mains and a
40-lap feature. Round one heat race
wins went to Brad Loyet, Alex
Schutte, Bobby
East, Tracy Hines and Bryan Clausen.
Round two heat wins went to Joseph
Fabozzi, Brad Kuhn, Ryan Caplan,
Chad Boat and Blake Miller. The top
18 point scorers from the two rounds
of heats then moved onto the
feature. Semi Main one went to Matt
Streeter and Semi Main two went to
Kody Swanson.
The forty lap Main event started 24
of the best midgets in the US. The
race saw Cory Kruseman and Bryan
Clausen start on the front row.
Clausen jumped out front early with
Kruseman in close pursuit. Kruseman
took the lead and led several laps
as several top drivers began their
move to the front. As the race
progressed, Clausen spun in turn
four and had to go to the rear.
Kruseman fell back as Brad Kuhn
moved into the lead. He led the pack
to the finish with charging into
second place followed by Ryan
Kaplan, Kruseman, Brad Loyet,
Garrett Hansen, Kody Swanson,
Clausen, Shannon McQueen and Alex
Schutte rounding out the top ten.
The race was a great event and left
the fans already looking forward to
next year.
USAC Ford Focus Midgets were on hand
to crown their 2009 Dirt National
Champion. Drivers from California
and other states were there to run
the 30-lap feature. There were four
heat races run with wins going to
Gordon Edwards, Cody Kershaw, Andrew
Mulhearn and Jet Davison. Then
feature was an exciting 30-lap run
that saw Andrew Mulhearn take the
win and the National Championship.
Following him across the line were
Cody Swanson, Kershaw, Nick Rossi
and Brody Roa.
The USAC Junior Focus ran under a
new name Saturday night. Now called
USAC Young Guns, the night saw four
heat races won by Tanner Kershaw,
Casey Martinez, Alex Jacobson and
Kershaw came back to take another
heat win in the dual race format.
The 20-lap feature was a very good
race that saw Alex Jacobson that the
win and the National Championship.
Casey Martinez, Andrew Murray,
Dennis Simunovich and Jared Blondell
followed him across the finish line.
The night was a very special night
as it also saw the return of Sleepy
Tripp to Ventura Raceway as the
Grand Marshall of the event. Tripp
the all time USAC Midget star was
one of the most popular drivers to
ever race here at Ventura.
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VENTURA,
Calif. (Nov. 21, 2009) –
Indiana driver Brad Kuhn
delivered on a promise and won
the ARP presents the J.W.
Mitchell Fall Classic for USAC
Midgets at Ventura Raceway.
Kuhn
said during an interview on
national television a week
earlier that he planned to race
in the Fall Classic at Ventura
and win the $5,000 winner’s
share of the purse. Saturday he
took the lead in time to lead
the final eight laps and win the
40-lap Classic.
“I
can’t thank the Mitchell family
enough,” said Kuhn. “They had a
loss when they lost J.W. but
they are still around.”
The
event honored the memory of the
late J.W. Mitchell who suffered
fatal injuries in a midget crash
nine years ago. Matt Mitchell,
J.W.’s nephew, was in the
Classic field.
Ventura’s Cory Kruseman started
on the pole and led the early
going. Bryan Clauson led nine
laps in the middle of the race
and before Kuhn took over.
Chad
Boat (Phoenix) finished second,
followed by Ryan Caplan (Chico),
Kruseman and Brad Loyet (Sunset
Hills, Mo.).
Kuhn
told promoter Jim Naylor after
the race, “I didn’t know I was
on TV,” when he mentioned racing
at Ventura. “I thought it was
just two guys talking. What does
the mention on SPEED pay?”
Whittier’s Andrew Mulhearn won
the Ford Focus Midget feature,
which was the national
championship race for the
series, and he joked over the
public address system, “I’ve
never had a title say national
on it, let alone national
champion.”
Alex
Jacobsen (San Jose) won the USAC
Junior Focus Midget race and
said, “This is my first win and
it came in a big race!”
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Ventura Raceway Race Results
USAC Midget
-- 1. Brad Kuhn, Avon, Ind, 40
Laps; 2. Chad Boat, Phoenix, AZ, 40
Laps; 3. Ryan Caplan, Chico, 40
Laps; 4. Cory Kruseman, Ventura, 40
Laps; 5. Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills,
MO, 40 Laps; 6. Garrett Hansen,
Manhattan Beach, 40 Laps; 7. Kody
Swanson, Kingsberg, 40 Laps; 8.
Bryan Clauson, Noblesille, IN, 40
Laps; 9. Shannon McQueen,
Bakersfield, 40 Laps; 10. Alex
Schutte, Redding, 40 Laps; 11. Matt
Streeter, Galt, 40 Laps; 12. Scott
Pierovich, Alamo, 40 Laps; 13. Brian
Camarillo, Camarillo, 40 Laps; 14.
Caleb Armstrong, Newcastle, IN, 40
Laps; 15. Blake Miller, Yorba Linda,
40 Laps; 16. Austin Smith, Chino
Hills, 40 Laps; 17. Dennis Howell,
Rencho Palos Verdes, 39 Laps; 18.
Justin Grant, Ione, 34 Laps; 19.
Bobby East, Pittsboro, IN, 28 Laps;
20. Cole Carter, Browersberg, IN, 20
Laps; 21. Josh Lakatos, Pasadena, 20
Laps; 22. Joseph Fabozzi, Norco, 20
Laps; 23. Tracy Hines, Brownsberg,
IN, 15 Laps; 24. Matt Mitchell,
Yorba Linda, 15 Laps.
Lap Leaders:
Cory Kruseman (1-13), Bryan Clauson
(14-22), Brad Kuhn (23-40).
Heat Race Winners:
Heat 1: Joseph Fabozzi; Heat 2: Brad
Kuhn; Heat 3: Chad Boat; Heat 4:
Justin Grant; Heat 5: Blake Miller.
Preliminary Race
Winners: Prelim 1: Brad Loyet;
Prelim 2: Cory Kruseman; Prelim 3:
Bobby East; Prelim 4: Tracy Hines;
Prelim 5: Bryan Clauson.
Ventura Raceway does
not calculate points for this class
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Ford Focus
-- 1. Andrew Mulhearn,
Whittier, 30 Laps; 2. Cody Swanson,
Norco, 30 Laps; 3. Cody Kershaw, Oak
Park, 30 Laps; 4. Nick Rossi,
Glendale, AZ, 30 Laps; 5. Brody Roa,
Buena Park, 30 Laps; 6. Gordon
Edwards, Fountain Valley, 30 Laps;
7. Seth Hespe, Snohomish, WA, 30
Laps; 8. Jet Davison, Running
Springs, 30 Laps; 9. Zack Stout,
Vista, 30 Laps; 10. Dennis
Simunovich, Hollister, 30 Laps; 11.
Ronnie Wuerdeman, Cincinatti, OH, 30
Laps; 12. Gaylon Stewart, Everett,
WA, 30 Laps; 13. Connor Kassik, Lake
Havasu City, 18 Laps; 14. Sean
Dodenhoff, Bakersfield, 3 Laps; 15.
Jake Swanson, Anaheim, Did not show;
16. Henry Steele III, Palmdale, Did
not show.
Lap Leaders:
Andrew Mulhearn (1-30).
Heat Race Winners:
Heat 1: Jet Davison; Heat 2: Andrew
Mulhearn.
Preliminary Race
Winners: Prelim 1: Gordon
Edwards; Prelim 2: Cody Kershaw.
Ventura Raceway does
not calculate points for this class.
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Junior Focus
Midgets -- 1. Alex
Jacobsen, San Jose, 20 Laps; 2.
Casey Martinez, Riverside, 20 Laps;
3. Andrew Murray, Temecula, 20 Laps;
4. Dennis Simunovich, Hollister, 20
Laps; 5. Jarid Blondel, Orange, 20
Laps; 6. Jake Blakhursh, Mapleton,
IL, 20 Laps; 7. Tanner Kershaw, Oak
Park, 20 Laps; 8. Daniel Williams,
Glendale, 20 Laps; 9. Nick Drake,
Charlette, NC, 20 Laps; 10. Ariel
Biggs, Hoquiam, WA, 20 Laps; 11.
Winn Frazin, Fontana, 20 Laps; 12.
Kristoph Raschke, Ventura, 18 Laps;
13. Kyle Edwards, Fountain Valley,
16 Laps; 14. Collin Henry, Ventura,
3 Laps.
Lap Leaders:
Nick Drake (1-6), Casey Martinez
(7-18), Alex Jacobsen (19-20).
Heat Race Winners:
Heat 1: Tanner Kershaw; Heat 2: Alex
Jacobsen.
Preliminary Race
Winners: Prelim 1: Tanner
Kershaw; Prelim 2: Casey Martinez.
Top 10 in points:
1. Kyle Edwards, 672; 2. Ethan
Quinn, 654; 3. Alex Jacobsen, 636;
4. Dennis Simunovich, 633; 5. Andrew
Murray, 531; 6. Casey Martinez, 522;
7. Tanner Kershaw, 481; 8. Jarid
Blondel, 332; 9. Taylor Ferns, 294;
10. Mavrick Gaunt, 230.
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October
3 VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Dwarf
Cars, NMRA TQ Midgets, Jr. Midgets &
Mini Dwarfs
10 OFF WEEKEND
17 VRA Sprints, Sport Compacts, USAC
Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets & USAC
Jr. Focus Midgets
24 VRA Sprints, Dwarf Cars & Sport
Compacts
31 VRA Sprints, Senior Sprints, Dwarf
Cars, USAC Jr. Focus Midgets, Jr.
Midgets & Mini Dwarfs
November
7 OFF WEEKEND
14 OFF WEEKEND
21 USAC Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets
Dirt National & USAC Jr. Focus Midgets
FULL
2009 SCHEDULE
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