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Title: Sprint Cars, Late Models Coming To Antioch Speedway Post by C.W. on 06/17/16 at 3:37pm This is a long form preview for the Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Wingless Spec Sprints and DIRTcar Late Models at Antioch Speedway with a few more details on each class.  It was impromptu, but what the heck.  All three classes are there Saturday. Winged Sprint Cars Return To Antioch Speedway Saturday Night Antioch, CA...In case you haven't noticed, the Winged 360 Sprint Car division continues to grow at Antioch Speedway. More good things are anticipated when the division returns this week. Last week, the Northern All Stars Sprint Cars produced a 14 car field for their fourth round of racing. Promoter John M. Soares made the commitment to establish his own class three years ago, and the class saw it's schedule double this year. So far, the drivers have responded by bringing their cars to the fast three-eighths mile clay oval and putting on a show. At playday in March, Watsonville competitor Shawn Conde tested his car at the track. Back at his home track, he is one of the Top 10 point runners, and he decided it was time to go back to Antioch. He was glad that he did after winning the Main Event. It was his first win and came ahead of a career best second place performance from Stephan Ingraham. Conde's win makes him the fourth winner in four races in the competitive division. Even with the visiting drivers who show up from race to race, title contenders Art McCarthy and Billy Aton continue to make their presence known at the front of the pack. Both drivers, along with Koen Shaw, count themselves among the feature winners. 2007 champion McCarthy picked up a third place finish last week, but Aton wasn't far behind him in fourth. Because of the close finish between the two, McCarthy only leads Aton by four points heading into this week's race. Back in fifth, making his first visit of the season last week, was Matt Barber. Matt turned in a nice effort and got that finish ahead of a past Antioch feature winner, Adam McCarthy. Adam has attempted three starts this year, and this was his best finish yet. Knowing his competitive nature, it won't be long before he is battling his father Art for a win. Zack Lynsky has come up through the ranks of Spec Sprints at Petaluma and Antioch. He opened the night with a heat race win last week before his seventh place finish. Back in eighth was reigning Sprint Car champion Shawn Arriaga. The third generation racer got off to a late start this season, but he is now just eight points behind third place Dan Gonderman and two behind Rick Brophy for fourth. With 2014 champion Chris Magoon just six points behind Arriaga, it's a close battle for third in the standings. Magoon was tenth last week, behind open wheel veteran Burt Foland Jr. Completing the order was Rick Brophy, heat race winner Jarrett Soares and Dan Gonderman. There is plenty of reason for Antioch Speedway Sprint Car fans to be excited. Not only is the Winged 360 Sprint Car class getting stronger, the Wingless Spec Sprints are also doing well. Both classes are on this Saturday night's schedule, making this a show the fans will want to see. For further information, check out www.antiochspeedway.com. 2016 Antioch Winged 360 Northern All Star Points Art McCarthy 194 Billy Aton 190 Dan Gonderman 140 Rick Brophy 134 Shawn Arriaga 132 Chris Magoon 126 Burt Foland Jr. 114 Koen Shaw 100 Jarrett Soares 88 Ricky Brophy 64 2016 Northern All Stars Winged 360 Sprint Car Schedule June 18 June 25 July 9 July 16 July 30 August 6 August 13 August 20 August 27 September 10 September 17 September 24 Past Champions 1998-Gary Geving 2007-Art McCarthy 2010-Craig Smith 2013-Chris Magoon 2014-Chris Magoon 2015-Shawn Arriaga Last 25 Feature Winners June 4, 2016: Shawn Conde May 21, 2016: Koen Shaw April 23, 2016: Billy Aton April 2, 2016: Art McCarthy August 29, 2015: Art McCarthy August 8, 2015: Shawn Arriaga July 11, 2015: Jake Haulot June 20, 2915: Austin Liggett June 6, 2015: Shawn Arriaga May 16, 2015: Jake Haulot April 25, 2015: Alissa Geving March 7, 2015: Art McCarthy August 2, 2014: Zack Lynskey June 21 2014: Bradley Terrell June 10, 2014: Chris Magoon April 5, 2014: Kurt Nelson May 4, 2013: Shawn Arriaga April 13, 2014: Chris Martin September 17, 2011: Billy Aton July 30, 2011: Craig Smith September 15, 2010: Jeremy Burt August 25, 2010: Craig Smith April 24, 2010: Craig Smith March 27, 2010: Craig Smith March 20, 2010: Ryan Risconi September 26, 2009: Jeremy Burt August 29, 2009: Jeremy Burt Papenhausen Leads DIRTcar Late Models Into Antioch Antioch, CA...Antioch Speedway continues to offer up UMP DIRTcar Late Model racing to the fans, and the fourth event of the season takes place this Saturday night. Promoter John M. Soares saw his opportunity to add this division to his roster in 2014 after Petaluma Speedway elected to drop the class. After a phone call to Promoter Rick Faeth to get his blessing, Soares booked a schedule for 2014. The championship was won by division veteran Richard Papenhausen. Papenhausen continued to be a dominant force on the scene last season, but his absence from the Summer Nationals in June due to a back injury ultimately cost him the title to Jeff Decker. The title came with a $2500 prize for Decker, who won the UMP DIRTcar Western Regional title along with his second Antioch championship. Decker is a well decorated Late Model champion over the past decade and a half with multiple titles at both Watsonville and Petaluma. Though he's still searching for his first win of the season, he only finds himself eight points behind Papenhausen. Could he grab his first win of the season this week? The record will show that Papenhausen, Bobby Hogge IV and Clay Daly have won at Antioch so far this year. Hogge actually grabbed a win from Papenhausen in the opener as the two hit lapped traffic with two laps remaining. Daly, who is a champion in Late Models in California, rarely appears at Antioch, but his appearance last time resulted in a victory. Two drivers hoping for their first Antioch wins are third ranked David Newquist and Antioch Speedway veteran Chester Kniss. A race last month was canceled to allow drivers to come to Newquist's wedding, and he'd love to add to the celebration with a victory. Kniss has won features in Limited Late Models and Dirt Modifieds at Antioch. Currently Newquist trails Decker by ten points with Kniss 18 points behind Decker in fourth. The last time out, the track had the House Car in the field again with past Late Model champion Andy Obertello behind the wheel. Andy would finish fourth that night. He wrapped up the 2015 season last September with an impressive win after a good battle with Hogge and Papenhausen. Hogge was at the most recent race and settled for third behind Troy Foulger's second place finish. One driver anticipated this Saturday night is two time Petaluma champion Paul Guglielmoni. Paul won one of the more entertaining races last season and was second at Antioch in 2014. Paul has multiple cars in his stables, and teammate Terry Kuntz could also be among the competitors this week. Other competitors to watch for this week include last season's top rookie and third ranked driver, Danny Malfatti, Mike Hynes and Dennis Souza. Late Models remain a popular form of racing for the fans, and Antioch is one of the few tracks in California that still runs them. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com. Late Model Top 10 Richard Papenhausen 156 Jeff Decker 144 David Newquist 134 Chester Kniss 126 Bobby Hogge IV 106 Dennis Souza 78 Mike Hynes 69 Danny Malfatti 66 Troy Foulger 52 Clay Daly 50 Late Model Schedule June 18 July 9 July 23 August 13 September 3 September 17 Past Late Model Stock Car Champions 1967-Chuck Choate 1968-Wayne Price 1969-Rich Oagle 1970-J.D. Willis 1971-J.D. Willis 1972-Mitch West 1973-Richard Johnson 1974-Don Robbins 1975-Willie Myatt 1976-Chuck Dyer 1977-Richard Johnson 1978-Bob Meeker 1979-Dean Cline 1981 Bruce Curl Sr. 1982-Dave Byrd 1983-Dave Byrd 1984-J.D. Willis 1985-Bobby Hogge III 1986-Ed Sans Jr. 1987-Jim Pettit II 1988-Jim Pettit II 1989-Bobby Hogge III 1990-Jeff Silva 1991-Jim Pettit II 1992-Steve Hendren 1993-Steve Hendren 1994-No Points 1998-Ed Sans Jr. 2007-Jeff Decker 2008-Andy Obertello 2014-Richard Papenhausen 2015-Jeff Decker Previous 25 Feature Winners April 30, 2016: Clay Daly April 16, 2016: Richard Papenhausen March 26, 2016: Bobby Hogge IV September 19, 2015: Andy Obertello August 22, 2015: Jeff Decker August 8, 2015: Richard Papenhausen July 25, 2015: Richard Papenhausen July 11 2015: Troy Foulger June 27, 2015: Bobby Hogge IV June 20, 2015: Richard Papenhausen June 13, 2015: Richard Papenhausen May 11, 2015: Richard Papenhausen April 25, 2015: Troy Foulger April 11, 2015: Paul Guglielmoni March 21, 2015: Richard Papenhausen March 14, 2015: Jeff Decker January 2, 2015: Richard Papenhausen August 16, 2014: Troy Foulger July 26, 2014: Bobby Hogge IV July 19, 2014: Bobby Hogge IV June 14, 2014: A.J. Kirkpatrick May 10, 2014: Richard Papenhausen April 26, 2014: Jeff Decker April 12, 2014: Jeff Decker 18th Wingless Spec Sprint Season Continues Saturday At Antioch Speedway Antioch, CA...Antioch Speedway is where the Wingless Spec Sprint movement began back in 1999. Seventeen years later, the division is still an important part of the track's Northern All Stars Series. Promoter John M. Soares had the foresight to adjust the rules prior to last season in an effort to get the cost down on the cars. Though car count initially took a hit, the numbers have doubled from this time last year. The competition is just as fierce as ever. The four events run so far have produced four different winners. On the list are last week's winner, Jason McIntosh, 2015 "Rookie Of The Year" Marcus Smith, two time champion Dan Gonderman and current point leader Jim Perry Jr. The way things have been going, it won't be a surprise to see another new winner this week. If it's a repeat winner, chances are it could be Perry. With over 40 wins in his career, Perry tops the list of winners in this division at the track. Like his son Jimmy, who is #3 on the win list, Jim is a past champion in this division. The Perry Racing Team builds their own cars and engines from the ground up and is known for their quality work. Beating the elder Perry for the championship will be a tall order, and right now it is ageless veteran Roy Fisher taking up the chase in the #2 position. Fisher had raced motorcycles for years before getting into this division 16 years ago. A hard crash about a decade ago sidelined Roy, but after time to recuperate, he was back behind the wheel and winning races again. He is 16 points behind Perry going into this week. The points are close from second place Fisher to eighth place Brandon Burd as 20 points separate them. James East used his fifth place finish last week to slip past division original Rick Panfili for third in the standings, just six behind Fisher. Panfili has a second place finish this season, but he is coming off of a disappointing effort last week. With Shannon Newton collecting his best finish is second last week, he is only four points behind Panfili for fourth. The Wingless Spec Sprints are still essentially what they were when they started in 1999. They are Sprint Cars for the racer on a budget. They still run a 360 cast iron motor with a two barrel carburetor. They are self starting race cars, which assures the fans that they won't slow down the program if a red flag flies. However, the racing is fast and competitive. The lack of a wing puts more emphasis on the drivers to go out there and do their thing. Last season, the rules adjustments sent some teams scrambling and saw the division hit an all time low of five cars. They are coming off a 15 car show last week, and they had a season high of 17 cars earlier this year. More cars are out there, and car count continues to rise. Wingless Spec Sprints remain an entertaining part of the program at Antioch Speedway, and this week's show is sure to entertain. For further information, go to www.antiochspeedway.com Wingless Spec Sprint Top 10 Points Jim Perry Jr. 190 Roy Fisher 174 James East 168 Rick Panfili 164 Shannon Newton 160 Kyle Bakkie 158 Marcus Smith 156 Brandon Burd 148 Alan Miranda 124 Adam Teves 122 Wingless Spec Sprint Schedule June 18 June 25 July 16 July 23 August 13 August 27 September 3 September 24 Past Wingless Spec Sprint Champions 1988-Mike Johnson * 1989-Scott Holloway * 1997-Stan Cargo * 1998-Scott Holloway * 1999-Dan Gonderman 2000-Travis Berryhill 2001-Terry Tarditi 2002-Darrell Hanestad 2003-Darrell Hanestad 2004-Bob Newberry 2005-Scot Merrell 2006-Jimmy Perry III 2007-Jim Perry Jr. 2008-Billy Macedo 2009-Billy Aton 2010-Tommy LaLiberte 2011-Dan Gonderman 2012-D.J. Johnson 2013-Gary Nelson Jr. 2014-Billy Macedo 2015-Kyle Bakkie * NCMA Antioch Previous 30 Winners June 11, 2016: Jason McIntosh May 15, 2016: Jim Perry Jr. May 2, 2016: Marcus Smith April 16, 2016: Dan Gonderman September 19, 2015: Billy Macedo August 29, 2015: Kyle Bakkie August 15, 2015: Billy Macedo August 1, 2015: Jimmy Perry III July 5, 2015: Jeff Lee June 20, 2015: James East June 6, 2915: Jimmy Perry III May 17, 2015: Kyle Bakkie April 26, 2015: Jimmy Perry III April 19, 2015: Kyle Bakkie April 12, 2015: Roy Fisher March 21, 2015: Kyke Bakkie March 14, 2015: Roy Fisher March 7, 2015: Jeff Lee September 13, 2014: Billy Macedo August 2, 2014: Bob Newberry July 26 2014: Jeff Banbury June 28 2014: Chris Magoon June 14, 2014: Billy Macedo April 26, 2014: Billy Macedo April 5, 2014: Rowdy McClennon March 22, 2014: Gary Nelson Jr. March 15, 2014: Billy Macedo October 5, 2013: Zack Lynsky September 28, 2013: Zack Lynsky September 14, 2013: D.J. Johnson

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