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October 23, 2013
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McDaniel, Hall & Skidmore nab Taxi Cab dough at Marysville

by Bob Burbach
MARYSVILLE, CA (October 19) - Marysville’s Ryan McDaniel picked up his 3rd MRP Great Taxi Cab Open in his last 4 tries in the Limited Late Model feature at Marysville Raceway Park Saturday. Yuba City’s Corey Hall won a huge victory in the Super Stock feature as Jesse Skidmore took the checkers in a wild Hobby Stock main event. Paul and Kathy Hawes hooked up facility hosted 62 entries in the 3 divisions in the final event of 2013. The large, vocal crowd was the biggest of the year to witness stock car racing at MRP.

McDaniel came from deep in the Late Model feature starting order. Then an early race, 3-car pile-up almost cost him a shot at the victory. McDaniel was launched into the air during the incident. At the new green, early leader Jeff Olschowka put about a straightaway between himself and the rest of the field. In the first 7 scored laps McDaniel was a rocket. He easily carved his way into 2nd and reeled in Olschowka.

At ½ way McDaniel used a high side ride on the 3rd turn cushion and a diamond off of 4 to draw side by side with Olschowka. McDaniel got a nose on Olshowka and it was all over from there. Olschowka stayed 2nd at the checkers as last year’s winner Matt Michelli, of Live Oak, finished 3rd.

Duane Cleveland, Matt Davis and Michelli grabbed the heat race victories.

In the Super Stock main event, mid-pack starter Hall also carved his way to the front as he diced with Cort Dozier. Both drivers were on a mission to catch front row starter Ray Trimble, the current MRP champion in the division and rocket-fast Mark Garner. Garner kept Trimble at bay as Dozier endured a succession of flat tires and made several pit stops during yellow flag slow downs. Remarkably, he remained on the same lap as the race plodded through an unusual series of caution periods.

Early race leader Garner from Santa Rosa faded by mid way and Trimble took over with what seemed like an insurmountable lead. Hall had reached 2nd and a restart at lap 12 gave Hall his opportunity. But, Trimble was in no mood to be passed. Trimble and Hall had a wicked duel that lasted some 5 laps. They were side by side and the crowd went wild.

Dozier, with new life, got to 3rd and was reeling in the leaders when Trimble stumbled and Dozier flashed by. Dozier didn’t have enough time to challenge Hall as Hall flew under starter Don Dunlap’s checkered flag. It was a bizarre, but thrilling event as only 8 of the 20 starting cars finished the fender crunching event. James Castleberry, Matt Magenheimer and Garner grabbed heat race honors.

The Hobby Stock closer was even more bizarre as ½ of the 20 cars that started the 20 lapper did not finish. A remarkable number of crashes and spins changed the face of this one almost continuously.

Dominic Stone of Placerville pretty much had everybody covered until a late race red flag crash in traffic altered the outcome considerably. The top 3 drivers in the event made pit stops or were towed away in the lap 7 melee.

Skidmore, who was a competitive 4th when the red light flashed on, was the leader when the green flag waved for the final 8 laps. He was pressed by Eddie Hammett, but held on for the richest victory of the hobby stock season. Stone, Phillip Shelby and Matt Magenheimer won the heat races.

The Farnham Farms Fast Dash for Late Models was won by Michelli. The Performance Auto Supply Fast Dash for the Supers was won by Trimble. The McDaniel Motorsports Fast Dash for the Hobby Stocks was won by Shelby. The Marysville Flea Market Slow Dashes were won by George Magenheimer in the Late Models, Kyle Allen in the Hobby Stocks and Lance Delozier in the Supers.

Next up at MRP is the annual Racer’s Swap Meet. That event will be on Saturday morning November 23rd. Stay tuned

LIMITED LATE MODELS

A-MAIN
1 1 Ryan McDaniel
2 96x Jeff Olschowka
3 96 Matt Micheli
4 14s Doug Grandbois
5 15 Laurence Damitz
6 92 Tom Tilford
7 15a Jay Norton
8 3a Don Swartz
9 1d Dominic Stone
10 96a Ken Micheli
11 19 Jason Ferguson
12 37 Wayne Trimble
13 32 Jon Ohnmacht
14 54 John Rambo
15 2c Duane Cleveland
16 3b Duane Zeidler
17 66 George Magenheimer
DNS 70 David Larabee
DNS 77 Mark Bernert
DNS 3d Bob Dittmer

HEAT 1
1 2c Duane Cleveland
2 96x Jeff Olschowka
3 1 Ryan McDaniel
4 96a Ken Micheli
5 1d Dominic Stone
DNS 70 David Larabee
DNS 77 Mark Bernert

HEAT 2
1 54 John Rambo
2 14s Doug Grandbois
3 3b Duane Zeidler
4 92 Tom Tilford
5 15a Jay Norton
6 3a Don Swartz
7 19 Jason Ferguson

HEAT 3
1 96 Matt Micheli
2 37 Ray Trimble
3 15 Laurence Damitz
4 66 George Magenheimer
5 32 Jon Ohnmacht
DNS 3d Bob Dittmer

SUPER STOCKS

A-MAIN
1 56 Corey Hall
2 97c Cortney Dozier
3 37 Ray Trimble
4 13a Mike Walko
5 2 Shawn Smith
6 OO Gary Adams
7 76a Mark Garner
8 46 Steve Studebaker
9 12c Garrett Agnew
10 66 Matt Magenheimer
11 96 Lance Delozier
12 4 Willie Horn
13 O4 James Castleberry
14 4T Brent Lawrence
15 97 Jeff Olschowka
16 64 Tim Mack
DNS 27s Sean Hulsey
DNS 12 Shane Brandon
DNS 19 Micky Cobler
DNS 11h Mike Learn

HEAT 1
1 O4 James Castleberry
2 37 Ray Trimble
3 13a Mike Walko
4 56 Corey Hall
5 4 Willie Horn
6 27s Sean Hulsey
DNS 96 Lance Delozier

HEAT 2
1 66 Matt Magenheimer
2 97 Jeff Olschowka
3 97c Cortney Dozier
4 12c Garrett Agnew
5 2 Shawn Smith
6 12 Shane Brandon
DNS 19 Micky Cobler

HEAT 3
1 76a Mark Garner
2 4T Brent Lawrence
3 46 Steve Studebaker
4 OO Gary Adams
5 64 Tim Mack
DNS 11h Mike Learn

HOBBY/PURE STOCKS

A-MAIN
1 O7 Jesse Skidmore
2 83 Eddie Hammett
3 85h William Wolf
4 1 Lonnie Leonard
5 11L Chris VanRoekel
6 71 Rick Wallen
7 1x Dominic Stone
8 71x Randall Cory Hill Jr.
9 21a Kyle Allen
10 39b Luke Kaper
11 25 Shannon Collins
12 92 Matt Tilford
13 O3 Kimo Oreta
14 63d David Pierce
15 64b Tim Mack
16 11 Phillip Shelby
17 22 Chris McGinnis
18 19 Jim Waller
DNS 66 Matt Magenheimer
DNS 12c Garrett Agnew
DNS 2 Clarence Holbrook
DNS 21 Richard Sinnott
DNS 18 Brian Compton

HEAT 1
1 1x Dominic Stone
2 11L Chris VanRoekel
3 12c Garrett Agnew
4 O3 Kimo Oreta
5 85h William Wolf
6 64 Bill Hampton
7 71 Rick Wallen
8 64b Tim Mack
9 21 Richard Sinnott

HEAT 2
1 11 Phillip Shelby
2 O7 Jesse Skidmore
3 83 Eddie Hammett
4 19 Jim Waller
5 39b Luke Kaper
6 21a Kyle Allen
7 2 Clarence Holbrook
DNS 18 Brian Compton

HEAT 3
1 66 Matt Magenheimer
2 92 Matt Tilford
3 22 Chris McGinnis
4 1 Lonnie Leonard
5 63d David Pierce
6 71x Randall Cory Hill Jr.
7 25 Shannon Collins