Antioch Speedway
June 14, 2014
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RYAN MCDANIEL TOPS IN IMCA MODIFIED STOCK CARS; KIRKPATRICK OVER RANDY SHAFER IN LATE MODELS; BRAD MYERS RETURNS AND WINS

Oval Motorsports
ANTIOCH, Calif. (June 14) – Visiting drivers Ryan McDaniel and A.J. Kirkpatrick took the checkered flag in two of the six features at Antioch Speedway. The largest field of drivers this season saw competition at the 3/8 mile clay oval on Saturday night.

McDaniel, of Chico, ended hometown ace Michael Salazar’s hope of a repeat victory in the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) modified stock car main event.

“I knew he would be the guy to beat tonight,” Salazar said after the feature. “Ryan is one of the top drivers in the division, and he runs well here every time he visits.”

Salazar saw McDaniel blast by him early in the event. Restarts afforded opportunity for Salazar to challenge the leader, but McDaniel soon walked away.

With just two laps to go, Randy Brown of Chowchilla snatched second place after a duel with Salazar.

“The track had bottom, middle and top grooves tonight – it was great,” McDaniel said after his runaway victory. “Once I discovered I could run up top, I was able to get more straightaway speed and break away from the pack.”

Brown, who was gaining speed as the race wore on, emerged as a contender.

“I was getting used to a new car – it was only my second night out in it,” he explained. “And, I haven’t raced here in a while.”

Antioch drivers Carl Berendsen and Dan Gonderman brought home fourth and fifth place.

KIRKPATRICK SKIRMISHES WITH SHAFER AND PAPENHAUSEN

The fastest cars in the Northern All Star Late Model Stock Car feature event came together five laps into the race. Early leader Randy Shafer of Vacaville wound up in the wall, as Kirkpatrick, of Salinas and Richard Papenhausen from Chico, fought with him for the same piece of real estate.



After the crash, Shafer had to start from the rear of the largest field of late model stock cars this season. Kirkpatrick gained the lead, with Papenhausen inches away lap after lap.

Shafer, who may have had the fastest car of the night, came all the way back to third, and was challenging the two top cars at the fall of the checkered.

“It was a hard hit (when he and Kirkpatrick came together),” Shafer said after the race. “The car was bent up and I had all I could do to drive it back to third.”

Papenhusen, who was a close second to Kirkpatrick at the finish, also pointed to damage on his car.

“The front end of my car was all (messed) up,” he said. “It was tough to steer. I tried hard to pass him (Kirkpatrick) but I just couldn’t.”
Matt Micheli of Live Oak, and Paul Guglielmoni of Vacaville rounded out the top five.

RYLAND IMCA SPORTMOD WINNER

“Fast Freddie” Ryland of Brentwood was unstoppable as he raced to win in the IMCA SportMod feature event. Watsonville’s Adrianne DeSousa worked her way to the top, challenging Ryland late in the race.

“Single file restarts late in the race helped me,” Ryland said. “The new car was better this week. We made some adjustments.”

DeSousa, who had never raced a SportMod at Antioch Speedway before, was impressive in her run on Ryland.

“The track is super slick. I wasn’t used to it,” she explained in victory lane. “I actually had to slow myself down to get around it faster.”

Jeremy Hoff of Copperopolis repaired damages from a heat race crash to come back and finish third. Al Sotomayor of Watsonville was fourth, with Merced Speedway standout Rick Diaz finishing fifth in his initial Antioch Speedway appearance.

BRENTWOOD’S MYERS COULDN’T STAY AWAY FROM WINNING

Brad Myers shocked the Hobby Stock world when he and his wife Melissa said they were selling their cars last season. The Brentwood champions had dominated the division for the past thee seasons.

Now, midway through the new season, Brad Myers bought his old car back, and two days later was in victory lane again.

“My old car was sitting in a field, waiting to be raced,” he said. “It still had my old number on it.”

Myers had hoped to buy a SportMod, but when that did not happen, the old car suddenly became an option.

“My dad from Texas, provided the financing,” he continued. “He said ‘you don’t mess with Texas – go out and win’.”

Myers did just that. He got past early leader Patti Ryland of Brentwood on a restart and never looked back. Bob Brown of Antioch was second, followed by Oakley’s Nick Baldwin and Kimo Oreta of Vacaville.  

THREE IN A ROW FOR MACEDO

While Roy Fisher of Antioch chased him lap after lap, Concord’s Billy Macedo used his years of experience to drive through traffic in Northern All Star Wingless Sprint Car main event.

Macedo scored his third feature win in a row.

“It is all about setting up for the pass, and getting around a lapped car as quick as you can,” Macedo said in victory lane. “Handling lapped cars is part of racing.”

Fisher closed the gap between he and Macedo by the finish of the race. Third went to Kyle Bakkie, followed by Rick Panfilli of Antioch and Tyler Henriques of Oakley.

SURPRISE WINNER

Brent Curran of Antioch was declared winner of the “Four Banger” main event after the top two cars were disqualified for having the wrong size tires.

Antioch Speedway’s “Summer Spectacular” offers sprint and modified stock car drivers extra incentive this Saturday night (June 21). The sprint car event pays $3,000 to win, and the modified event will pay $2,000 to win with a 24 car minimum.

Only these two divisions will be on the schedule, but the car count expected should necessitate a “B” Main event for each.

Antioch Speedway is located within the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 1201 W. 10th St. in Antioch, Calif. Admission is $14 for adults, $10 for children 6-12, and $8 for senior citizens. Children under six years old are admitted free. A family four pack of tickets is $40.  Secured parking is offered by the Fairgrounds for $5. Racing begins at 6:30 p.m.

Late Models

A-Main
1 8 12K AJ Kirkpatrick
2 7 4P Richard Papenhausen
3 10 58B Randy Shafer
4 3 96X Matt Micheli
5 9 22G Paul Gugliemoni
6 2 66 Rod Arnold
7 5 4 Dave Newquist
8 11 C9 Terry Kuntz
9 12 22 Dominic Stone
10 4 74 Dennis Souza
11 6 49 Troy Foulger
12 1 2C Duane Cleveland

Heat #1
1 3 58B Randy Shafer
2 5 12K AJ Kirkpatrick
3 4 49 Troy Foulger
4 6 74 Dennis Souza
5 2 66 Rod Arnold
6 1 C9 Terry Kuntz

Heat #2
1 1 22G Paul Gugliemoni
2 5 4P Richard Papenhausen
3 6 4 Dave Newquist
4 3 96X Matt Micheli
5 2 2C Duane Cleveland
6 4 22 Dominic Stone


IMCA Modifieds

A-Main
1 2 10 Ryan McDaniel
2 7 67H Randy Brown
3 3 29 Mike Salazar
4 4 88 Carl Berendsen
5 8 6 Dan Gonderman
6 5 74 Chris Elby
7 6 82 Sean Ogara
8 1 68M John Macdougall
9 10 46X Joel Myers
10 9 46 Dustin Himes
11 12 22L Chris Lewis
12 11 45 Raymond Benkowski
13 13 93 Johnny Curtis

Heat #1
1 3 88 Carl Berendsen
2 1 68M John MacDougall
3 5 6 Dan Gonderman
4 7 46X Joel Myers
5 4 82 Sean Ogara
6 6 45 Raymond Benkowski
7 2 93 Johnny Curtis

Heat #2
1 1 10 Ryan McDaniel
2 2 29 Mike Salazar
3 4 67H Randy Brown
4 3 74 Chris Elby
5 5 46 Dustin Himes
6 6 22L Chris Lewis


Sport Mods

A-Main
1 5 7 Fred Ryland
2 10 22A Adriane Desousa
3 16 5 Jeremy Hoff
4 6 65 Al Sotomayor
5 8 02X Rick Diaz
6 12 1 Rob Gallaher
7 13 19 Jason Ferguson
8 1 2 Chuck Golden
9 2 5X Scotty Hoff
10 11 15 Anthony Giuliani
11 3 11 Lloyd Cline
12 7 3 Danny Roe
13 14 43 Al Johnson
14 9 12 Jimmy Ford
15 4 22 Megan Ponciano
16 15 44 Jason Harless

Heat #1
1 3 11 Lloyd Cline
2 5 7 Fred Ryland
3 2 2 Chuck Golden
4 6 3 Danny Roe
5 8 22A Adriane Desousa
6 4 15 Anthony Giuliani
7 7 19 Jason Ferguson
8 1 44 Jason Harless

Heat #2
1 6 02X Rick Diaz
2 7 12 Jimmy Ford
3 3 22 Megan Ponciano
4 8 65 Al Sotomayor
5 2 5X Scotty Hoff
6 5 1 Rob Gallaher
7 1 43 Al Johnson
8 4 5 Jeremy Hoff


Hobby Stocks

A-Main
1 1 32 Brad Myers
2 3 7 Patti Ryland
3 5 12 Bob Brown
4 10 17 Nick Baldwin
5 8 3 Kimo Oreta
6 12 24 Mitchell Locicere
7 11 69Z Robert Niven
8 6 25 Steven Rogers
9 15 8 George Silva
10 9 1 Dan Jones
11 4 6 Robert Sharp
12 2 57 Michael Cooper
13 14 84 Russell Shearer
14 7 11 Christopher Brown
15 13 25X Calvin Louis

Heat #1
1 6 17 Nick Baldwin
2 3 3 Kimo Oreta
3 7 25 Steven Rogers
4 4 6 Robert Sharp
5 5 57 Michael Cooper
6 8 69Z Robert Niven
7 2 25X Calvin Louis
8 1 8 George Silva

Heat #2
1 2 1 Dan Jones
2 4 11 Christopher Brown
3 1 12 Bob Brown
4 7 7 Patti Ryland
5 5 32 Brad Myers
6 6 24 Mitchell Locicere
7 3 84 Russell Shearer


4 Bangers

A-Main
1 10 89 Brent Curran
2 1 73 Jordan Swank
3 7 0 Louie Mcnally
4 5 28 Colin Nelson
5 6 26 Tayler Swank
6 3 66 Carlos Gonzalez
7 4 68 Chris Corder
8 8 5 Brian Schafer
9 2 11 Michael Christopher
10 9 98 Janelle Barlow

Heat #1
1 2 68 Chris Corder
2 1 11 Michael Christopher
3 3 28 Colin Nelson
4 5 26 Tayler Swank
5 4 5 Brian Schafer

Heat #2
1 1 66 Carlos Gonzalez
2 2 73 Jordan Swank
3 5 89 Brent Curran
4 4 0 Louie Mcnally
5 3 98 Janelle Barlow


Wingless Sprints

A-Main
1 7 M1 Billy Macedo
2 3 21 Roy Fisher
3 2 19 Kyle Bakkie
4 4 44 Rick Panfili
5 5 23 Tyler Henriquez
6 6 6 Robert Jacobson
7 1 77X Ryon Sieverling
8 8 23X Alan Miranda

Heat #1
1 3 M1 Billy Macedo
2 2 23 Tyler Henriquez
3 7 44 Rick Panfili
4 6 21 Roy Fisher
5 8 19 Kyle Bakkie
6 4 77X Ryon Sieverling
7 5 6 Robert Jacobson
8 1 23X Alan Miranda