Honda rider Co ry Green got the holesh ot in
th e 2S0cc Intermediate class. Zack Blackwell
wasn't far behind on his Yama ha, and he
eventually got around Green to take first. Riece
Robertson gated th ird on his KrM and held that
spot to the checkers. Bre tt Cue go t ar ound
fe llow Yannaha rider Nick Richart on lap three
to finish fo urth .
Du ane Goodwin got the holeshot o n his
Honda in the Over 25 Amateur class but had
dropped bac k to fifth by t he end of lap two.
Brian Gamer too k ove r the lead on his Yamaha
and finis hed in first. G reg Ingels moved his
Kawasak i into the seco nd-place spot, only to be
passed on the last lap by Y
amaha rider Hank
Howe. Goodwin moved up a sp ot t o finish
fourth . and Honda pilot David Gall rounded out
the top five.
The crew at Sooner State Cycle Park and
all the racers who hung in t he re sho uld be
congratulated on getting round one under their
be lts. It was an e xcellent effort on everyone's
part.
RESULTS
P/W OIL.INJ : I. Mitche ll Merrell (KTM); 2. Tanner Sne ll
(KTM); 3. Tre vor Jones (Y ; ... Reed Piatt (Y
am)
am): S. Marc us
McCawley (KTM). P{W (4.6) : I. O w e M..-qu;er (KTM); 2.
Ha yden Sch ultz (KTM); 3. Dalton How e (KTM); 4. Aust in
Fo rkner (KTM); S. Mitchell Merre ll (KTM). P/W (7 -8) : I.
Michael Wr ight (Kaw); 2. A. J. Gea rhart (KTM): 3. Jord an
Payne (! (Yom) 115 BEG: I. jacob
);
.
Bagw ill (Yam) ; 2. David Klump p (Suz); 3. Jacob Koo nc e
(Kaw): ... Brad Wikel (Y
am); S. Mark Brandon (Kaw). 125
N OV: I. Justin Berry (yam); 2. Chris Dacus (Kaw); 3. Kasey
Wo n hingt on (Hon); ... Broc k Halverson (Hon) ; S. Danie l
Q u e _x (Hon ). 125 INT: I. lad< Blackwel (Y
l om); 2.
VInCe Mont eleone (Kaw); 3. Ryan Von: (Suz); ... Max jordan
(Hon) ; S. Cory Gr ee n (Hon) . 125 PRO: I. Robbie Smith
(Yam); 2. Mar k Blackwe ll (Yam); 3. C raig Royse (Hon): .. .
Dustin C urley (Kaw): S. Jeff Crutcher (Suz). 2 50 BEG : I.
Matt Har r iso n (Yam); 2. Dust in Bald w in (Han): 3. Jule s
Chanebois (5",); 4. Kyle RDby (Y
om); S. Toby 5mJth (Kaw) .
1 5 0 NOV: I. Broc k Halve rso n (Ho n) ; 2. Ga rett G re e n
(Ho n) ; 3. Bo bb y Ada ms (Yam); .. . Lo gan Fu lle r (Yam); S.
Gregg Albertson (Yam). 1 50 INT: I. Zack Blackwell (Yam) ;
2. Cory Gree n (Hon) ; 3. Riece Robertsoo (KTM); 4. Brett
Cue (Yam) ; S. N ick Richart (Yam). 1 5 0 PRO: I . Robb ie
Smith (Yam): 2. Jeff Crutcher (Suz): 3. Mark Blackwell (Y
am);
.. . De nn is O w ens (Yam); S. Danny Patru m (Yam). OPEN
OUTLAW: I . Vince Mont eleone (Kaw) ; 2. Garett Gr ee n
(Hon) : 3. Brett C ue (Y
am): ... Kasey Wonhington (Hon ); S.
Garrett Teasle y (SU . WM N : I . Darme Maynor (Suz); 2.
I)
Missy Clark (!oo (Yom); S. Ricky Swon
(Kaw) . 85 (14 -15): I. Richard White Jr. (Kaw): 2. Dillon
W~ liams (Yam). 85 O PEN : I. Jeffrey Fisher (Kaw); 2. Chaz
Hollad~y (Yarn): 3. Cody Vaughan (Kaw) : .. . Cory Perdue
(Suz): S. JUStin Dtckey (! (Yom
);
S. Kyle Richardson (Kaw). 125 IN T: I . Trevor Monks (5oz);
2. Michael Kasberg (Yam): 3. Chase Hackett (Suz); ... David
Je nsen (Yam); S. Devin Blackbum (KTM). 125 OPEN: I.
Trevor Monks (Suz) ; 2. Mic hae l !n Jac""'" (Y
om); 2. Marl< Comet.. (Hon ). 40+ EX: I.
l.ony Monon (Yom
).
Chowchilla Fairgrounds
Moore Pours
It Onl
By KAREN GOULD
CHOWCHILlA, CA, FEB. 7
\ A /i nning both the Open Expert class and
V V the money race , Stoc kton Honda-Yamaha/P init Motorsports/Mothe r's Polishes/Sier ra
Wate r-spon sored Nick Moore was the leader of
the pack at Chowchilla this week. The ta lented
Moore easil y finished first in both rac es and
cro sse d th e finish line standing on his bac k
w he el. Mike Besemer has consistently been
running near the front of the pack, and he did
so again on this night. finishing in the second
spot.
Jerry Ke nnedy and David Nicholso n put on
quite a show. Riding those heavy. loud and fast
Triumph motorcycles aro und this oval , t hes e
two were well ma tc hed in talent and po wer.
Turn after turn , N icholson got on Kenn e dy's
w hee l. but Kennedy pulled away slightly on the
st ra ights , Kennedy won the Vint ag e two cyli nd e r co ntest , w h ile N icholson beat
every one else in the Brakeless class.
Joh nn y Lars on too k ho me t he firs t -place
tro phy in the Ov e r 40 Vet Expert even t after
dicing with Rob McC arty. T he two swi tc he d
pos itions througho ut the race. McCarty finished
sec ond .
Rick Crem ona. w ho ride s as a Vet Expe rt
and a Vintage N ovice , w o n both o f t hos e
classes.
Michael Sanchez continues to dom inate the
Youth IOOcc Modified class. and this week he
also won the Ope n Four-Stro ke class. Sanchez
rides this track smoothly and gets the holeshot
in mos t races .
Joh n Walker rod e a great race in the 2S0cc
class, finishing first in his first-ever race on his
brand -new 250.
Michael Avila and Tony Davila again rode the
8Sce Expe rt class this week, Avila was first to
the chec kers,
Brons on Bauman to ok the win in th e 6Scc
Op en class wh en Weas e l Hickman fe ll com ing
out of turn four right before the checkers.
Danie lle Caldeira topped th e girls in the
Powder Puff class. leading from pole to pole In
the Two-Stroke class, while Kaylin Crump took
the win in the Four-Stroke class.
Danielle Diaz was the fastest 6Scc Novic e
rider on this night. taking the win, followed by
Bauman and Stephen Morales.
In the 6Scc Expert event, Tony Davila was
the first across the line.
The Speed way classes were lighte r on this
night. Usually, it' s Bry an Yarrow and the
Division One ride rs thrilling the audie nce, but
on th is night it was Rick Gutz ke , Brian Daland
and Clark Cravella taking the first three spots in
the Support Speed way event .
W ith o nly six w e ek s le ft in t his se ries of
racing at Chowch illa. the te nsion is mo unting.
The new track is be ing cut for t he Sunday
Summe r Series at the Chowchill Fairgro unds.
a
On a sad note , we have lost another o ld·
timer. Ray Huff came out to watch this week's
races at Chowchilla and then passed away in his
