Wingless Spec Sprints
Petaluma Speedway, CA
July 9, 2011
By Debbie Shipherd
Newberry Nets a Petaluma Win
West Construction’s Bob
Newberry won his first feature of the 2011 season at
Petaluma Speedway on Saturday, July 9 after a late race
collision eliminated the leaders from the top two spots.
Newberry powered the Jeff Lee owned sprinter into third from
an eighth starting spot and after the late race flip by
Lincoln’s Scott Hall, Newberry emerged the victor. Hunt
Magneto’s Terry Schank , Cotati’s Matt Haulot, Arvo Backholm
of Santa Rosa and Napa’s Joe Stornetta rounded out the top
five spots.
The pits were bustling with energy
this evening and full, with a field of twenty one Wingless
Spec Sprints, thirty Civil War winged sprints and another
twenty Dwarf cars. It was nice to see the newly dubbed
“Holister Hotshoe” Ryan Bernal and team back in action at
Petaluma in the S & S sponsored Spec Sprint while he’s been
busy racing with the USAC 360’s.
Three heat races
ran and Napa’s Joe Stornetta won the first from a pole
start, followed by Benicia’s Nick Larson, Bernal, Jason Toft
and Cotati’s Matt Haulot. The heat two winner was Matt
Streeter who was chased to the checkers by Red Line Oil’s
Zack Lynskey, Bob Newberry, Johnson Custom Machine’s Alex
Schutte and Hitman termite’s Klint Simpson. Santa Rosa’s
Jason Macintosh suffered a broken cam in hot laps and was
unable to start. Lincoln’s Scott Hall won heat three from
the pole and was followed closely by Hunt Magneto’s Terry
Schank, Arvo Backholm, San Mateo’s Rick Sharp and Sewer Rat
Plumbing’s Dave Press.
Nick Larson and Scott Hall sat on the
front row to begin the twenty five lap feature event. A lap
one spin by Larson ended his night early and Bernal’s as
well, Dave Press drove over a broken nerf bar that punctured
his oil filter and he pitted in a cloud of smoke, also done
for the evening. Streeter led the restart with Hall hard on
the gas behind him and Lynskey, Stornetta and Schank also in
the lead group. Several spin outs in turn three re-shuffled
the field. Streeter continued his lead with Hall hot on his
tail throughout the race, now with Lynskey, Schank and
Newberry closing in. Lynskey spun in turn four and Newberry
charged into the third spot. Hall tried an inside pass on
Streeter in turn three which ended with Hall flipping and
damage to Streeter’s car as well. Both drivers were unharmed
but out of contention, and the race was called, with a
thrilled Newberry netting the win. Schank, Haulot, Backholm
and Stornetta rounded out the top five spots.
The next Wingless Spec Sprint race at
Petaluma Speedway will be on Saturday, August 13. Drive
safe, have fun and take care. Photos can be viewed at:
http://www.specsprint.com/.
Summary:
Heat 1—Joe Stornetta; Nick Larsen; Ryan
Bernal; Matthew Haulot; Jason Toft; Scotty Dupont; Bret
Barney.
Heat 2—Matt Streeter; Zack Lynskey; Bob
Newberry; Alex Schutte; Klint Simpson; Bill Cornwell.
Heat 3—Scott Hall; Terry Schank Jr.;
Arvo Backholm; Rick Sharp; David Press; Marcus Hardina;
Dustin Baxter.
A-Main—Newberry; Schank; Haulot;
Stornetta; Backholm; Lynskey, Hardina; Dupont; Sharp;
Schutte ;Toft ; Barney; Streeter; Hall; Baxter; Simpson;
Cornwell; Larson, Bernal; Press.
Wingless Spec Sprints
Petaluma, CA
July 2, 2011
By Debbie Shipherd
Schank Leads Last Laps at Petaluma
Hunt Magneto’s Terry Schank Jr. won the
twenty five lap main event at Petaluma Speedway on Saturday
July 2 from a second row starting spot, making the pass on
Silver Dollar Saloon’s Jimmy Sills on lap twenty three as
the leaders got into lapped traffic. Sills, Carefree Pools’
Taylor Simas, West Construction’s Bob Newberry and Santa
Rosa’s Arvo Backholm rounded out the top five spots.
The Hunt Magneto’s Wingless Sprint Car
show brought out a strong field of twenty eight Wingless
Spec Sprints on a hot 4th of July weekend at
Petaluma Speedway. The evening began with quick qualifying
laps and Jimmy Sills qualified fastest with a 14.577 on the
fast 3/8 mile track. Four eight lap heat races ran with the
top four finishers in each transferring directly to the A
main.
Santa Rosa’s Arvo Backholm clinched
the first heat win from a front row start with Red Line
Oil’s Zack Lynskey, Carefree Pool’s Taylor Simas and Jimmy
Sills securing the top four spots. Petaluma’s Bret Barney
posted the second heat win from a pole start and was chased
to the checkers by Lethal Motor Sports’ Bill Cornwell, Sewer
Rat Plumbing’s Dave Press and Terry Schank, Jr. Scott Dupont
won the third heat with Cotati’s Matt Haulet, Stockton’s
rookie driver Trevor Schmid and Santa Rosa’s Marcus Hardina
finishing in the top four spots. West Construction’s Bob
Newberry made the most of his front row start and led flag
to flag for the final heat, followed by Santa Rosa’s Jason
Macintosh, young Nick Larsen, and Cody Myers.
The top six qualifiers were called up
for the trophy dash and the lineup was decided by a pill
draw from the kids in the stands. Jimmy Sills got the pole
start and the win, followed by Barney, Schank, Newberry,
Backholm and Dupont. All of the heats and the dash ran flag
to flag with no cautions and were fast and fun to watch.
Klint Simpson nailed the win in the B
main with the top six transferring to the feature event. He
was chased to the checkers by Napa’s young Joe Stornetta,
Mason Myers, Johnson Custom Machine’s Alex Schutte and
Orland’s Tony Richards.
The twenty five lap feature started
with a full twenty two car field, Sills on pole with young
Barney next to him and Schank and Newberry in row two. Sills
charged into the lead at the green with Schank, Simas and
Newberry hot on his tail. A few yellows for spins or
mechanical issues slowed the action and the top runners were
in tight formation as the laps ticked down. Several drivers
took the high line so there was a lot of mid-pack action and
as the leaders hit lapped traffic, Schank made his move on
Sills and clinched the win. Sills, Simas, Newberry and
Backholm rounded out the top five spots with Tony Richards
charging hard to sixth from a twenty first starting spot.
Thanks to all our racing friends for a fun night of great
racing and to Petaluma Speedway for their wonderful
hospitality. Happy 4th of July! Drive safe, have
fun and take care.
Results for July 2
Joe Hunt Series
WINGLESS SPRINT CARS
Fast time—Jimmy Sills 14.577.
Heat 1—Arvo Backholm; Zack Lynskey;
Taylor Simas; Sills; Jeremy Hawes; Alex Schutte; Tony
Richards.
Heat 2—Bret Barney; Bill Cornwell;
David Press; Terry Schank Jr.; Scott Hall; Rowdy McClenon;
Mason Myers.
Heat 3—Scotty Dupont; Matthew Haulot;
Trevor Schmid; Marcus Hardina; Klint Simpson; Dustin Baxter;
Rick Sharp.
Heat 4—Bob Newberry; Jason McIntosh;
Nick Larsen; Cody Myers; Joe Stornetta; David Johnson.
Dash—Sills; Barney; Schank; Newberry;
Backholm; Dupont.
B-main—Klint Simpson; Joe Stornetta;
Mason Myers; Alex Schutte; Tony Richards; Rowdy McClenon;
David Johnson; Rick Sharp; Scott Hall; Jeremy Hawes;
Dustin Baxter; DNS JannaSpear
A-main—Schank; Sills; Simas; Newberry;
Backholm; Richards; Myers; Lynskey; Press; Haulot; Stornetta;
McClenon; Hardina; Larsen; McIntosh; Simpson; Barney;
Schutte; Cornwell; Johnson; Schmid.
Wingless Spec Sprints
April 16, 2011
Petaluma, CA
By Debbie Shipherd
Ensign Earns Petaluma Victory
Sebastapol’s Geoff Ensign won the
twenty- five lap WSS feature at Petaluma Speedway from a
seventh starting spot, driving the Jim Finkenbinder owned
car. Ensign took the lead from Santa Rosa’s Arvo Backhom on
a lap nine restart and never looked back. Sewer Rat
Plumbing’s Dave Press charged hard for the second spot
followed by Backholm, West Construction’s Bob Newberry and
Benicia’s Nick Larson.
A strong field of twenty-three
Wingless Spec Sprints towed to Petaluma Speedway’s first
Wingless Sprint race of the 2011 season. This is the twelfth
racing season for the exciting, fast growing class of
Sprints. The first season race is always fun: seeing new
cars, new paint jobs, new faces and old friends. One new
driver at Petaluma was Stockton’s Trevor Schmid who had a
rough ride in the main event. Several teams struggled with
mechanical issues throughout the evening, but the
heartbreaker of the night was Jason McIntosh’s blown motor
in qualifying.
One new change at Petaluma’s fast 3/8
mile track was group qualifying, with four cars going out at
the same time. Fast qualifier for the night was Hunt
Magneto’s Terry Schank with a quick time of 15.011.
Three eight lap heat races were run,
the first won by Schank in flag to flag action. Schank was
chased to the checkers by Lethal Motor Sports’ Bill
Cornwell, Bob Newberry, Benicia’s young Nick Larson and
rookie Trevor Schmid. Santa Rosa’s Arvo Backholm won heat
two with. Stockton’s David Johnson, Red Line Oil’s Zack
Lynskey, Dave Press and Santa Rosa’s Marcus Hardina rounding
out the top five spots. The third heat win went to sophomore
driver Matt Haulot of Cotati followed by Ensign, Napa’s Joe
Stornetta, Bill Boosenbark and Dustin Baxter of Santa Rosa.
The feature event began with Press and
Haulot of the front row. A front straight flip into turn one
on the first lap unfortunately ended Trevor Schmid’s night
early, but he did emerge from his car unharmed. Press led
the restart and was then passed by Backholm, Hardina, Ensign
and Newberry. The action slowed on lap nine for a rookie
spin and Ensign throttled into the lead on the next lap with
Backholm, Press and Schank close behind. Lapped traffic
became a factor on lap ten and Press used it to his
advantage to take the second spot from Backholm. Ensign’s
lead grew as the laps wound down until a lap twenty three
yellow for a spun car gave everyone a shot to regain some
lost ground. Press was on Ensign’s bumper with a valiant
effort to take the top spot but it was Ensign earning the
first Petaluma WSS race of 2011. Press, Backholm, Newberry
and Larson rounded out the top five.
A huge thank you goes to Petaluma’s
staff for their outstanding hospitality and a fun beginning
to the 2011 season. Drive safe, have fun and take care.
Summary:
Heat 1: Terry Schank, Bill Cornwell,
Bob Newberry, Nick Larson, Trevor Schmid, Rick Sharp, Klint
Simpson, T.Dupont
Heat 2: Arvo Backholm, David Johnson,
Zack Lynskey, Dave Press, Marcus Hardina, Buddy Joe
Beaumont, Braedon Enos
Heat 3:Matt Haulot, Geoff Ensign,
Joe Stornetta, Bill Boosenbark,
Dustin Baxter
Main: Ensign, Press, Backholm,
Newberry, Larson, Lynskey, Simpson, Schank, T.Dupont, Haulot,
Hardina, Enos, S.Dupont, Johnson, Boosenbark, Beaumont,
Sharp, Schmid, Cornwell(DNS), McIntosh (DNS)