Antioch Speedway
June 28, 2014
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BOBBY HOGGE IV TAKES IMCA NORCAL CHALLENGE; CHRIS MAGOON UNTOUCHABLE IN WINGLESS SPRINT CARS

ANTIOCH, Calif. - Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas fought his way to the top, picking off the highly competitive field of drivers  one by one in the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) NORCAL Challenge Saturay night at Antioch Speedway.

“I had some problems in the middle of the race,” Hogge IV said in victory lane. “I almost spun out once.”

Coming from 12th starting position in the 16 car field, Hogge IV watched as a battle waged for the lead between Kellen Chadwick of Oakley and Ryan McDaniel of Chico.  One row behind, it was arch-rivals Nick DeCarlo and Troy Foulger, racing so evenly both cars appeared as one.

“Nick and I were side by side for 18 laps,” said Foulger. “It was great to be able to race like that.”

With three laps to go, Hogge IV m

ade a daring move coming out of the second turn passing a cluster of cars on the inside to work his way to the top.

“I just went straight off the bottom,” he said. “I kept the left front nearly on the infield. The track had three grooves. It was excellent.”

Hogge IV caught Chadwick after two tries on caution flag restarts.

“I knew I had to have a good start to get Kellen in the first and second turn,” Hogge IV explained. With the track being dry-slick, I needed good momentum to roll through the turns.”

Foulger also discovered there were three grooves, using the discovery to shake off DeCarlo.  

“I went all the way to the top of the track,” Foulger said. “It was the only way to get around Nick (DeCarlo).”

Foulger challenged Hogge right to the finish. McDaniel took up the battle with DeCarlo and edged him to finished third. DeCarlo held off fifth place finisher Kellen Chadwick.

Magoon Takes Northern All Star Wingless Sprint Car Feature

Chris Magoon of Oakley, who won his first winged 360 sprint car feature a month ago, showed his driving diversity by bringing home the checkered flag in the Northern All Stars Wingless Sprint Car main event.
 
The event featured the debut of NFL football legend Jeremy Newberry of Brentwood as a sprint car driver. The host of two television football shows finished fifth out of 14 drivers competing, driving a car owned by Knightsen’s Tom Sizemore.

Magoon, who ran away with the feature, offered Newberry tips prior to the race, providing his car with shocks and a torsion. Second place Roy Fisher of Antioch was parked on the other side of Newberry, also helped the new driver.

“He did great,” said Magoon. “The track was dry and it made for some fun racing. I couldn’t see Jeremy behind me, but to finish fifth on the first night out is an accomplishment.”

Billy Macedo of Concord, who has won three features this season, was third, followed by Kyle Bakkie of Sacramento.

“I ran out of track,” said Macedo. I ran the bottom out, tried the top, and couldn’t get past them.”

Learn Takes Third Win of the Season

Petaluma’s Mike Learn schooled the field as he took his second feature in a row in the Limited Late Model stock car division. It was his third win of the season.

“I got through the first skirmish of the night without too much damage,” Learn said of the pileup that occurred on the second lap. “My car is working well on this track.”

Second place Mike Hynes of Suisun edged Mike Gustafson of Concord for second. He was impressed with Larry Damitz’s driving to the finish with a broken left front suspension on his car.

“It was a tough race,” said Hynes. “A few great cars were damaged in the pileup, but raced on. Mike (Gustafson) gave me some room and I took advantage of it.”

Kimo Oreta Gains Points

Vacaville’s Kimo Oreta wanted to be back in victory lane after Brentwood’s Brad Myers won the last Hobby Stock feature event.

“I told myself to relax, be patient, and get a good finish,” Oreta said in victory lane.

Oreta didn’t do exactly that. He jumped into an early lead, with rival Patti Ryland of Brentwood battling him. Then Myers passed Ryland and chased down Oreta.

“Kimo was long gone,” said Myers. “I broke out of traffic too late. The track was slick, and I had to learn a little every lap before I could catch him. Time ran out.”

Dutra Scores in Dwarf Cars

Travis Dutra of Pleasant Hill was untouchable in the Dwearf Car main event. He was far ahead of second place Mike Corsaro of Tracy, even though he did not know that.

“I thought he was right behind me,” Dutra said of Corsaro. “Once I’m in front, I don’t look back. I just make the fastest lap times I could.”

No Racing at Antioch Speedway on July 5

Antioch Speedway will be closed on Fourth of July weekend. The City of Antioch will celebrate Fourth of July at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds.

IMCA Modified, IMCA SportMod, Hobby Stock and Mini-Stock racing will take place at Antioch’s sister track, Merced Speedway, on Saturday, July 5.

IMCA Modifieds

A-Main
1 12 2 Bobby Hogge
2 10 49 Troy Foulger
3 5 10 Ryan McDaniel
4 6 17 Nick DeCarlo
5 2 83 Kellen Chadwick
6 9 1 Randy McDaniel
7 7 55 Brian Cass
8 4 74 Chris Sieweke
9 13 01X Raymond Keldsen
10 14 1 Terry Kaiser
11 3 6 Dan Gonderman
12 1 17D Terry DeCarlo Sr
13 11 29 Mike Salazar
14 8 88 Carl Berendsen
15 15 44 Dean Devolder
16 17 68M John MacDougall
17 16 82 Sean Ogara

Heat #1
1 2 74 Chris Sieweke
2 6 10 Ryan McDaniel
3 5 1 Randy McDaniel
4 3 6 Dan Gonderman
5 1 01X Raymond Keldsen
6 4 44 Dean Devolder

Heat #2
1 1 55 Brian Cass
2 4 2 Bobby Hogge IV
3 3 17 Nick DeCarlo
4 5 49 Troy Foulger
5 2 1 Terry Kaiser
6 6 68M John MacDougall

Heat #3
1 3 29 Mike Salazar
2 5 83 Kellen Chadwick
3 4 88 Carl Berendsen
4 2 17D Terry DeCarlo Sr
5 1 82 Sean Ogara


Limited Late Models

A-Main
1 10 11H Mike Learn
2 8 5 Mike Hynes
3 5 2 Mike Gustafson
4 3 76A Mark Garner
5 6 15 Larry Damitz
6 13 22 Paul Hanley
7 12 313 Peggy Sue Jarred
8 4 65 Lori Brown
9 11 26 Cody Frades
10 1 99 Jim Freethy
11 7 48 John Evans
12 2 67 Cecil Henry
13 9 12 Shane Brandon

Heat #1
1 3 2 Mike Gustafson
2 6 11H Mike Learn
3 1 67 Cecil Henry
4 5 15 Larry Damitz
5 7 5 Mike Hynes
6 4 26 Cody Frades
7 2 22 Paul Hanley

Heat #2
1 1 65 Lori Brown
2 5 76A Mark Garner
3 6 99 Jim Freethy
4 4 48 John Evans
5 2 12 Shane Brandon
6 3 313 Peggy Sue Jarred


Wingless Sprints

A-Main
1 1 77 Chris Magoon
2 3 21 Roy Fisher
3 10 M1 Billy Macedo
4 7 19 Kyle Bakkie
5 9 62 Jeremy Newberry
6 2 23 Tyler Henriquez
7 13 77X Ryon Sieverling
8 6 6 Robert Jacobson
9 8 44 Rick Panfili
10 4 23X Alan Miranda
11 11 71 James East
12 12 20 Keith Shipherd
13 5 12J John Clark

Heat #1
1 4 M1 Billy Macedo
2 1 23 Tyler Henriquez
3 5 23X Alan Miranda
4 2 6 Robert Jacobson
5 6 44 Rick Panfili
6 7 71 James East
7 3 77X Ryon Sieverling

Heat #2
1 2 21 Roy Fisher
2 4 77 Chris Magoon
3 1 12J John Clark
4 6 19 Kyle Bakkie
5 5 62 Jeremy Newberry
6 3 20 Keith Shipherd


Hobby Stocks

A-Main
1 4 3 Kimo Oreta
2 8 32 Brad Myers
3 1 7 Patti Ryland
4 7 12 Bob Brown
5 9 1 Dan Jones
6 10 57 Michael Cooper
7 11 17 Nick Baldwin
8 13 69Z Robert Niven
9 6 25X Calvin Louis
10 3 24A Frank Furtado
11 5 11 Christopher Brown
12 2 88 Joe Ridgway
13 12 24 Mitchell Locicere

Heat #1
1 2 12 Bob Brown
2 1 11 Christopher Brown
3 6 88 Joe Ridgway
4 3 69Z Robert Niven
5 7 25X Calvin Louis
6 4 1 Dan Jones
7 5 57 Michael Cooper

Heat #2
1 5 3 Kimo Oreta
2 6 32 Brad Myers
3 1 24A Frank Furtado
4 3 7 Patti Ryland
5 4 17 Nick Baldwin
6 2 24 Mitchell Locicere


Dwarf Cars

A-Main
1 3 22 Travis Dutra
2 1 0 Mike Corsaro
3 5 101 David Teves
4 10 11D Danny Wagner
5 2 0 Charlie Correia
6 13 17 Brian Gray
7 4 51 Chuck Weir
8 7 4 Brian Tilseth
9 12 00X Shawn Steele
10 9 40 Kevin Miraglio
11 11 10 Adam Teves
12 14 3 Duane Jordan
13 8 55C Kurtis Craig
14 6 99V Thomas Leiby

Heat #1
1 1 11D Danny Wagner
2 2 0 Charlie Correia
3 3 51 Chuck Weir
4 5 99V Thomas Leiby
5 4 55C Kurtis Craig
6 7 10 Adam Teves
7 6 17 Brian Gray

Heat #2
1 2 0 Mike Corsaro
2 1 22 Travis Dutra
3 6 101 David Teves
4 4 4 Brian Tilseth
5 3 40 Kevin Miraglio
6 5 00X Shawn Steele
7 7 3 Duane Jordan