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Message started by LMR on 09/08/12 at 7:30pm

Title: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by LMR on 09/08/12 at 7:30pm

West Coast Shootout Series
Petaluma Speedway
September 8, 2012
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Decker Uses Lapped Traffic to Claim M. Maselli and Sons Classic at Petaluma Speedway

by Stephanie Odom
PETALUMA, CA (September 8) - Jeff Decker became the fifth West Coast Shootout Late Model Series feature event winner in just as many races Saturday night at Petaluma Speedway during the 33rd annual M. Maselli and Sons Classic. Sixteen cars were on hand for the $2,000 to win and $400 to start event. Rob Sanders started the night strong and was in route to his first West Coast Shootout victory until contact was made through lapped traffic.

Sanders and Clay Daly led the field to the initial green flag. It took multiple attempts for the race to begin with point leader Daly dropping out with a broken birdcage. Jason Papich and Tony Toste, both in the top five in points, were involved in a turn one and two collision and had to go into the pits to make repairs. As the lights went out they pulled onto the racing surface and tagged the back of the field. Petaluma Speedway Modified track champion Michael Paul Sr. filled the front row position and fell back to third when racing got underway.

Sanders qualified fast time and dominated his heat race. He quickly pulled away during the feature event and worked his way through lapped traffic putting a straight away lead over second place Jeff Decker. Behind them Jason Papich worked his way through the field and into the top five by lap ten battling with John Silva for forth. A caution came out on lap fifteen for Mike Meazell as he spun onto the berm. Two lapped cars were put between the first and second place contenders allowing Sanders to get a jump on the start. It took six laps for Decker to clear the lapped traffic and gained on Sanders as he worked through lapped traffic himself.

Trailing a car that was spewing water into his view, Sanders dove to the bottom exiting turn four to make the pass with Decker going below him forcing a three wide exit and race down the front stretch pushing Sanders up the track nearly into the wall. Sanders recovered and held onto second place with a partially broken front end before pulling in on lap thirty two with the inability to see due to the water.

Decker went uncontested the remainder of the race with a huge lead over John Silva who moved into second place. Paul Guglielmoni, Jason Papich, Mike Meazell, Tony Toste, Rick Shafer and Steve “Ratso” Johnson crossed the finish line as the only cars on the track. Sanders was scored in ninth with Rod Arnold tenth.

Chris Kearns Presents Late Models will return to Santa Maria Speedway for their season finale of local racing on September 22nd. West Coast Shootout Late Models will make their inaugural run at Yuma, Arizona’s Cocopah Speedway on October 6th For more information visit www.RaceSantaMariaSpeedway.com or www.WestCoastLateModels.com.

Chris Kearns Presents and the Santa Maria Speedway would like to thank Shannon Pump Company, Drake Farms Transportation, Toste Construction & Paving, Indiana Truck Salvage, Papich Construction, ProPower Engines, Integra Shocks, West Coast Boring, Pearsons Auto Wrecking, Victory Circle and RoadRunner Fabrication for their support this season.

A-Main
1 84 Jeff Decker
2 59 John Silva
3 22G Paul Guglielmoni
4 91P Jason Papich
5 42 Mike Meazell
6 91T Tony Toste
7 17S Rick Schafer
8 56 Steve Johnson
9 10N Rob Sanders
10 66 Rod Arnold
11 16 Michael Paul Jr
12 83 Dennis Souza
13 32B Clay Daly
14 44 Dean DeVolder
15 58 Anthony Restad
dns 4P Richard Papenhausen

Dash
1 10N Robert Sanders
2 32B Clay Daly
3 84 Jeff Decker
4 91T Tony Toste
5 56 Steve Johnson

Heat #1
1 16 Michael Paul Sr
2 84 Jeff Decker
3 44 Dean DeVolder
4 22G Paul Guglielmoni
5 83 Dennis Souza
dns 4P Richard Papenhausen

Heat #2
1 32B Clay Daly
2 10N Robert Sanders
3 17s Rick Schafer
4 66 Rod Arnold
5 42 Mike Meazell

Heat #3
1 56 Steve Johnson
2 91T Tony Toste
3 59 John Silva
4 91P Jason Papich
5 58 Anthony Restad

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by shrek johnson on 09/09/12 at 1:01pm

Worst late model race I've seen in a long time cars cost to much and everyone just driving into people. Sad. And I know why most of the good cars stayed away

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by probat on 09/09/12 at 1:37pm

For those of us that could not make the race could you elaborate on what happened last night

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by steph on 09/09/12 at 5:24pm

Papenhausen dropped a motor in qualifying and Restad dropped one running second in his heat race. He was running in a borrowed car (Shafers) because he blew the motor in his car his last race out.

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by OLD SCHOOL#6 on 09/09/12 at 6:08pm

shrek johnson wrote on 09/09/12 at 1:01pm:

And I know why most of the good cars stayed away

The following drivers might have a little different opinion of what "you" consider "good cars".

1 84 Jeff Decker
2 59 John Silva
3 22G Paul Guglielmoni
4 91P Jason Papich
5 42 Mike Meazell
6 91T Tony Toste
7 17S Rick Schafer
8 56 Steve Johnson
9 10N Rob Sanders
10 66 Rod Arnold
11 16 Michael Paul Jr
12 83 Dennis Souza
13 32B Clay Daly
14 44 Dean DeVolder
15 58 Anthony Restad
dns 4P Richard Papenhausen

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by fan_of_4p on 09/09/12 at 9:32pm

I went to a late model race and destruction derby broke out. By far the worset racing I have seen in 10 years. The track was very tacky and hooked up but apparently that's not a good thing. There was one car that hit everything on the track but the water truck and quad.

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by shrek johnson on 09/10/12 at 1:16pm

I'm sure it will end up on u tube, as 4p said 1 car wrecked about 10 the winner drove threw the driver door of sanders to beat him it was a joke of a race. There should have been 9 cars black coated for rough drivering. Now the.4 cars from down south clay, rob, tony and Jason drove.clean and so did.john silva and Richard before he blew. It's all the.local jokes with more money then talent

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by Playing Dirty on 09/10/12 at 2:52pm

shrek johnson wrote on 09/10/12 at 1:16pm:

I think you need to stay down South. Nobody needs or wants to hear your negativity. Looked up your last few posts and the majority of them are negative and pointing fingers at who you think "drove bad," or should be black coated (WTH?). This board does have a tendency to degenerate from time to time, but people like you make it much, much worse.

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by sj_valley_dave on 09/10/12 at 5:15pm

What is black coated??LOL I am surprised at the car count though...We went to Calistoga, great car count, thought the same would be in Petaluma...

Title: Re: West Coast Shootout at Petaluma Speedway - 9/8 LM Results
Post by steph on 09/10/12 at 6:26pm

We had a lot of support from the crate late models at Calistoga. Every team has their own reasons for now showing up, whether or not they want to publicly state it is up to them.