6/25/2012
Sprint Source
Take Two For Templeman In Sprint Cars; Estrada Extends Pro Dwarf Point Leadf
Saturday night June 23 was a night of exciting VRA Sprint Car racing that saw Clark Templeman III take his second win in a row over a top notch field that included two past VRA Champions, Kevin Kierce and Luis Espinoza, as well as Arizona driver Zach Sawyers and point leader Kyle Smith. Templeman started 12th in the 16 car field and took advantage of a lap two incident, involving Justin Kierce, Luis Espinoza Tom Hendricks and Kevin Kierce, to quickly move toward the front and after Sawyers led the first seventeen laps he passed the young charger and went on to take the win with Sawyers close behind. The race also saw Kevin Kierce come from the back to finish third after being upside down in the lap two incident. Rounding out the top five were Brian Camarillo in fourth and season point leader Kyle Smith in fifth. The night saw two heat races run, with wins going to Kyle Smith in the Extreme Muffler Heat One and returning past champion Kevin Kierce in the LRB Manufacturing Heat Two. Kyle Smith continues in the point lead by 180 points over Clark Templeman III and 210 over Brian Camarillo after seven races.
VRA Dwarf Cars put on another exciting night of racing for the fans in attendance. In Seniors the win went to Mike Neal followed by Bob Kaufman, Tim Morse, Bill VanPraag and Tom Stephens Sr. Their heat race win went to Mike Neal. In Pro action the main event win went to point leader Ray Estrada followed Luke Boles, Johnny Conely, Thomas Velasquez and Eric Moore. Heat race wins went to Luke Boles and Eric Moore. Again this week both Dwarf Car classes ran fast and smooth and easily finished in their 20 minutes 20 lap time frame. All drivers should be proud of this accomplishment as it has shown just how good their racing can be.
VRA Focus Midgets were on hand and ran two heat races with wins going to Cole Custer and Brennan Rogers. Their 20 lap feature was won by Cole Custer followed by Parker Colston, Austin Blair, Brennan Rogers and Cory Elliot. After four races in the 2012 season Parker Colston leads Brennan Rogers by 90 points in the point race.
VRA Mod Lites also were on the card Saturday night. VRA Senior Sprint regular Chris Meredith took his first Mod Lite win over former VRA Dwarf Car Champion Mike Sweeney, Kevin Alverson, Dave Dotson and Chris Kornder. Their one heat race went to Mike Sweeney. Mike Sweeney moved into the season point lead by100 points over Dave Dotson.
The final classes racing Saturday were our kids classes. In Junior Midgets, 2011 series champ Devin McCree took the win and continues to hold the point lead by 85 points over Miles Hedrick and Tommy Velasquez III. Finishing second was Oliver Blades, third went to Miles Hedrick, fourth went to Tommy Velasquez with Mike Long taking fifth. Their heat race win went to Oliver Blades. In VRA Superchargers the win went to Nick Velasquez, followed by J D Brown. Nick Velasquez continues to lead in the point race after 4 races. In Pistons, the feature went to Garrett Egan after on track winner Zack Chavez 's team refused an engine tear down and was DQ’d. Finishing second was Blake Hendricks followed by Bailey Hendricks.
Ventura Raceway now takes a two week break in our 2012 season while events are held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds that keep us from competing. We will return to action on Saturday July 14, with a full program of racing action featuring VRA Midgets, Senior Sprints, VRA Dwarf Cars, VRA Focus Midgets, Go Karts and our kids classes.
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 06/23/2012
VRA Sprint Cars
Race #7 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Clark Templeman III, Santa Clarita, 30 Laps; 2. Zack Sawyers, Phoenix, Az, 30 Laps; 3. Kevin Kierce, Reseda, 30 Laps; 4. Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 5. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 30 Laps; 6. John Nock, Newhall, 30 Laps; 7. Adam Frith-Smith, Llano. Ca, 30 Laps; 8. Richard Ortega Jr, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 9. Luis Espinoza, Castaic, 29 Laps; 10. Leroy Anderson, Las Vegas, 29 Laps; 11. Mike Trottochau, Acton, 29 Laps; 12. Tom Hendricks, Simi Valley, 27 Laps; 13. Terry Nichols, Delano, 5 Laps; 14. Justin Kierce, Reseda, 2 Laps; 15. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, Did not show
Lap Leaders: Zack Sawyers (1-17), Clark Templeman III (18-30)
Heat Race Winners: Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Kyle Smith; LRB Manufacturing Heat 2: Kevin Kierce
Weld Racing Hard Charger: Clark Templeman III
DJ Safety Hard Luck: Justin Kierce
Top 10 in points: 1. Kyle Smith, 1410; 2. Clark Templeman III, 1230; 3. Brian Camarillo, 1190; 4. John Nock, 1175; 5. Tom Hendricks, 1145; 6. Bruce Douglass, 900; 7. Troy Rutherford, 715; 8. Richard Ortega Jr, 695; 9. Jeremy Ellertson, 675; 10. Guy Woodward, 635
VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #5 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Ray Estrada, Yucaipa, 20 Laps; 2. Luke Boles, Goleta, 20 Laps; 3. Johnny Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 4. Thomas Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 5. Eric Moore, Ventura, 20 Laps; 6. Curt Cook, Santa Paula, 20 Laps; 7. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 8. Lee Majors, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 9. Cody Majors, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 10. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 11. Shawn Egan, Saugus, 20 Laps; 12. April Banvelos, Sylmar, 20 Laps; 13. Tom Stephens Jr, Ventura, 19 Laps; 14. Randy Gordon, Simi Valley, 12 Laps; 15. Chase Lippert, Thousand Oaks, 4 Laps
Lap Leaders: Thomas Velasquez (1), Ray Estrada (2-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Eric Moore; Heat 2: Luke Boles
Top 10 in points: 1. Ray Estrada, 1170; 2. Luke Boles, 1070; 3. Eric Moore, 1005; 3. Randy Gordon, 1005; 5. Lee Majors, 940; 6. Curt Cook, 870; 7. Thomas Velasquez, 860; 8. Johnny Conley, 830; 9. Kevin Calvo, 720; 10. Cody Majors, 715
VRA Senior Dwarf Cars
Race #5 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Mike Neal, Northridge, 20 Laps; 2. Bob Kaufman, Santa Clarita, CA, 20 Laps; 3. Tim Morse, Burbank, 20 Laps; 4. Bill Van Praag, Ventura, 20 Laps; 5. Tom Stephens Sr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 6. George Sack Jr, Agua Dulce, 15 Laps; 7. George Calvo, Agua Dulce, Did not start; 8. John Haag, Moorpark, Did not show
Lap Leaders: George Sack Jr (1-13), Mike Neal (14-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Mike Neal
Top 10 in points: 1. Bill Van Praag, 1165; 2. Tom Stephens Sr, 990; 3. Mike Neal, 960; 4. Bob Kaufman, 945; 5. George Calvo, 900; 6. George Sack Jr, 750; 7. Bobby Lague, 410; 7. Keith Vondersaar, 410; 9. David Quigley, 370; 10. Tim Morse, 215
Ford Focus
Race #4 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Cole Custer, Kannapolis, 20 Laps; 2. Parker Colston, Lake Elsinor, 20 Laps; 3. Austin Blair, 20 Laps; 4. Brennan Rogers, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 5. Cory Elliot, Bakersfield, 20 Laps; 6. Jet Davison, Running Springs, 20 Laps; 7. Christine Breckenridge, Irvine, 20 Laps; 8. Kyle Cline, Apple Valley, 20 Laps; 9. Leroy Anderson, Las Vegas, 19 Laps; 10. Ashley Hazelton, Northridge, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Cole Custer (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Cole Custer; Heat 2: Brennan Rogers
Top 10 in points: 1. Parker Colston, 875; 2. Brennan Rogers, 785; 3. Cole Custer, 705; 4. Wally Pankratz, 660; 5. Christine Breckenridge, 600; 6. Ashley Hazelton, 530; 7. Michael Steele, 445; 8. Austin Blair, 370; 9. Bradley Morris, 250; 10. Andrew Mulhearn, 225
Mod Lite
Race #6 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 2. Mike Sweeney, Whittier, 20 Laps; 3. Kevin Alverson, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 4. Dave Dotson, Thousand Oaks, 15 Laps; 5. Kris Kornder, 12 Laps
Lap Leaders: Chris Meredith (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Mike Sweeney
Top 10 in points: 1. Mike Sweeney, 1415; 2. Dave Dotson, 1315; 3. Kevin Alverson, 980; 4. Chris Meredith, 660; 5. Mike Kornder, 580; 5. Kyle Alverson, 580; 7. Kris Kornder, 400; 8. Chris Olson, 250; 9. Luke Boles, 225
VRA Junior Midgets
Race #6 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Devin McCree, Ventura, 15 Laps; 2. Oliver Blades, Moorpark, 15 Laps; 3. Miles Hedrick, Simi Valley, 15 Laps; 4. Tommy Velasquez III, Camarillo, 15 Laps; 5. Mike Long, Thousand Oaks, 3 Laps
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Oliver Blades
Top 10 in points: 1. Devin McCree, 1195; 2. Miles Hedrick, 1110; 2. Tommy Velasquez III, 1110; 4. Oliver Blades, 670; 5. Kayle Brazel, 640; 6. Mike Long, 570; 7. Jake Aguilar, 200; 8. Brennan Rogers, 0
VRA Mini Dwarf - Pistons
Race #5 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Zack Chavez, Santa Paula, 12 Laps; 2. Garrett Egan, Saugus, 12 Laps; 3. Blake Hendricks, Simi Valley, 11 Laps; 4. Bailey Hendricks, Simi Valley, 10 Laps
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Blake Hendricks
Top 10 in points: ; 8. Andrew Clark, 0; 8. Bailey Hendricks, 0; 8. Zack Chavez, 0; 8. Blake Hendricks, 0; 8. Dylan Neal, 0; 8. Garrett Egan, 0
VRA Mini Dwarf - Superchargers
Race #5 06/23/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Nick Velasquez, Camarillo, 12 Laps; 2. J D Brown, Port Hueneme, 12 Laps
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: J D Brown
Top 10 in points: 1. Nick Velasquez, 1285; 2. J D Brown, 1135; 3. Destyn Garcia, 865; 4. Jacob Aguilar, 410; 5. Eli Marshall, 235; 6. Jeremy Clark, 40
Report Created by Ventura Raceway Scoring Program
Report Created: 06/23/2012 22:05
Article Credit: Ventura Raceway/Cliff Morgan
Submitted By: Ventura Raceway