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Antioch Speedway
March 15, 2014
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BUSBY IS BACK! ENDS YEAR-LONG DROUGHT WITH SURPRISE ANTIOCH SPEEDWAY OPENING NIGHT STOCK CAR VICTORY
Oval Motorsports
ANTIOCH, Calif. (March 15) - Scott Busby, one of the most famous drivers in California stock car racing, returned to victory lane as a surprise winner in the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) modified stock car main event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway.
Four-time straight track champion Troy Foulger of Martinez was leading on the last lap of the IMCA modified feature event when the ring and pinion gear failed in his car. As Foulger slowed just 100 feet from victory lane, Busby’s car did the same for a different reason – his engine was firing on only six of its eight cylinders.
As both cars limped across victory lane, Chris Sieweke of Santa Rosa charged hard to the finish line for third place.
For Busby, the win was disappointing. His hometown rival, Foulger, and early leader Kellen Chadwick, of Oakley, were both knocked from competition.
“A win with those guys running would have been much nicer,” Busby said in victory lane. “I just had no power at the end, but somehow I won.”
Foulger was visibly upset as he exited his modified. He wasn’t alone in his frustration. Earlier in the race, Chadwick had a commanding lead, only to lose it after a lapped made contact with his car, causing a flat tire.
With his last win two seasons ago, Busby had 464 feature wins in four decades of racing on clay and pavement tracks of all sizes throughout the West.
Another veteran driver, Billy Macedo of Concord, raced a new car to the checkered flag in the Northern All Star Wingless Sprint Car main event.
“I took last year off just to build this car,” Macedo smiled in victory lane. “(This is) Not bad for the car’s first time out.”
Rowdy McClennon of Anderson chased Macedo to the checkered flag. Early leader Gary Nelson, Jr. of San Jose came back for third after contact was made by a lapped car in the fourth turn.
New names on the opening night winner’s list included Steve Rogers, of Oakley and Chris Corder of Modesto.
Rogers scored his first career Hobby Stock feature win in the first race of his second season. He was challenged throughout the race by Brentwood’s Patti Ryland and division champion Kimo “The Flyin’ Hawiian” Oreta, from Vacaville. Ryland’s car was over heating throughout the race.
“It’s time to celebrate,” Rogers said as he stood with Ryland and Oreta. “I was watching the scoreboard, and I knew Patti was coming after me.”
Oreta nosed his way between the top two at the finish.
“He (Rogers) has a strong, fast car this year,” he said. “I tried hard to get him. A racer is a racer, and he always thinks he can catch the driver in the lead.” The Corter family, from Modesto, dominated the four-cylinder passenger car “Four-Banger” division - despite being pavement racers who never before ventured to Antioch’s 3/8-mile clay oval.
Dad Chris Corder topped son Brian Corder, while daughter Jennifer Corder took fifth. Antioch’s Mike Christopher and Oakley’s Louie McNally were the top speedway regulars, bringing home third and fourth, respectively.
Mike Hynes of Suisun continued his winning ways of last season by taking the main event for the new Limited Late Model division. Champ Jim Freethy of Danville had a radio failure that caused a missed opportunity to catch Hynes on a restart.
David Teves of Concord beat his half-brother Kurtis Craig of Antioch in the Dwarf Car division. Duane Jordan of Dublin was third.
The young season continues this Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. Northern All Stars Modified Stock Cars and Wingless Sprint Cars, IMCA SportMods, Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks, and “Four-Bangers” will be on the card for a 6:30 p.m. start.
Admission is $14 for adults, $10 for children age 6-12, and $8 for senior citizens. A family four-pack of two adult and two child tickets is $40.
Antioch Speedway is located within the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 1201 West 10th St., Antioch, Calif. Secure parking is provided by the Fairgrounds for $5.
Wingless Sprints
1 M1 Billy Macedo
2 32 Rowdy McClennon
3 6N Gary Nelson Jr
4 63 Steve Mannina
5 19 Kyle Bakkie
6 77 Bob Newberry
7 23 Tyler Henriquez
8 6 Robert Jacobson
9 44 Rick Panfili
10 77X Ryon Sieverling
11 26 Cody Frades
12 21 Roy Fisher
IMCA Modifieds
1 73 Scott Busby
2 49 Troy Foulger
3 74 Chris Sieweke
4 88 Carl Berendsen
5 26 Ed Daviess
6 93 Johnny Curtis
7 68M John MacDougall
8 4X Anthony Slaney
9 1 Terry Kaiser
10 7 Sean Wilson
11 83 Kellen Chadwick
12 99 Kenny Neu
13 1C Aaron Crowell
14 44 Dean Devolder
15 39 Kyle Wilson
16 36 Alex Willson
17 23R Raymond Lindeman
Limited Late Models
1 5 Mike Hynes
2 99 Jim Freethy
3 67 Cecil Henry
4 15 Larry Damitz
5 22 Paul Hanley
6 2X Danny Aves
7 313 Peggy Sue Jarred
8 48 John Evans
9 76A Mark Garner
10 10X Ron Brown
11 11H Mike Learn
Hobby Stocks
1 25 Steven Rogers
2 7 Patti Ryland
3 3 Kimo Oreta
4 17 Nick Baldwin
5 24 Mitchell Locicere
6 1 Dan Jones
7 2 Jason Coe
8 84 Russell Shearer
9 57 Michael Cooper
10 6 Robert Sharp
11 37 Garrett Mayberry
12 90 Chuck Templeton
13 11 Christopher Brown
14 88 Joe Ridgway
15 25X Calvin Louis
4 Bangers
1 68 Chris Corder
2 23 Brian Corder
3 11 Michael Christopher
4 0 Louie McNally
5 24 Jennifer Corder
6 28 Colin Nelson
7 73 Jordan Swank
8 98 Janelle Barlow
9 3 Fred Radabaugh
10 89 Brent Curran
11 66 Carlos Gonzalez
Dwarf Cars
1 8 David Teves
2 55C Kurtis Craig
3 3 Duane Jordan
4 11D Danny Wagner
5 0 Mike Corsaro
6 72 Tom Brown Jr.
7 0 Charlie Correia
8 10 Adam Teves
9 2J Jack Haverty
10 22 Travis Dutra
11 X Mark Biscardi
12 9N Chad Matthias
13 40 Kevin Miraglio
14 67 Pat Urdahl