2012 Local Tracks
2012 Local Tracks
STOCKTON 99 SPEEDWAY
2012
Schedule
Last race:
Bakersfield driver claims Southwest Tour main event
By
Record Correspondent
August 19, 2012 12:00 AM
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Points Battles Heat Up As 2012 Rolls Deeper Into The Second Half Of The Season
Stockton 99 Speedway Media Release –
8-11-2012
Media Relations – David Holman
On Saturday, August 11th,
the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Western Late Model
were back in action in Twin 50’s. Plus: NCMA Sprint Cars,
Grand American Modified Twins and Star Racing Supply
Modifieds, Pro-4 Modifieds, Pure Stocks and
Basically-4-Cylinders. The daytime temperature was
unearthly as was the racing action on the tricky
quarter-mile in each and every Division on this hot Summer
night. With the 2012 Season coming down the backstretch
before the final checkered flags wrinkle against an Autumn
sky, the Points Races seem to be shaping up to some
profound finishes. This night would continue on in that
much-anticipated direction, undoubtedly with the approval of
the nearly 600 fans in the stands. And, why not? This is
the time of year when each race begins to count in the
overall outcome and any mulligans must have hopefully
already been spent.
As most often happens, the B-4’s
got the ball rolling. Division Points Leader and
Stockton’s own Dave Kong (9) drove a masterful race from the
back row on the starting grid to the top shelf of the
podium, safe and secure, into the promise land of Victory
Lane.
Two Stockton drivers, Shannon
Rumsey (59) and Justin Terry (11X) shared front row honors
to get the show underway. Unfortunately for both drivers,
their joy on the front row would be cut devastatingly short
when, coming around to lap 1, Modesto’s Chris Corder (23)
reared his gears and beat the field to the stripe to be
credited with the first lap lead. Corder fell into a
comfortable pace over the next six laps or so he thought,
because on lap 7, after starting last on the grid,
Stockton’s Dave Kong (9), miraculously bolted on by the #23
and onto that much-coveted real estate out front. Once
there, Kong began to chew away at the asphalt in huge
chunks, leaving nothing in his wake but the rest of the
pack, until there was absolutely nothing left to race for
but the next Event as the #9 machine crossed beneath the
checkers light-years ahead of his nearest competitor for his
second win on the year, which extended his points lead in
the Division. Brad Mast (69), also from Stockton, ran a
beautiful race of his own, finishing second and hanging
close to Kong in the Points Battle. Terry, after being
surprised on the first lap, managed to keep himself composed
enough to hold onto a hard-fought podium finish in third.
Corder, after leading early, seemed to have a scrap with the
Racing God of Ill-Handling, but still held on to a strong
fourth while Rumsey fell off the pace, if only slightly, and
settled into a fifth place run.
The Modifieds Twin #1 came down
to six cars and, on this night, in this race, the best car
did capture the spoils of war. Points Leader from Tracy,
Scott Winters (24), was the happy recipient of those spoils
when he crossed the stripe to his fourth win of the year.
Nick Romano (21) of Menlo Park
nabbed P1 to get this one up to speed while William Camera
(20) of Fremont was alongside with an itchy trigger toe,
ready to go. Unfortunately for the #20, Romano had the
heavier foot as he got to the gas a half in sooner than did
Camera. With the green flag scraping high against the
backdrop of a summer sky, Romano jetted out to the lead
where he would enjoy the bounty and the breathable air that
accompanies P1 over the next sixteen circuits until lap 17
when, after starting shotgun on the field and working his
way mathematically through the field, Winters applied so
much pressure to the rear bumper of the leader, Romano had
no choice but to relent to the fact that too much air was
being removed from his spoiler. Once out in the rarified
air, Winters simply tiptoed away from P2 and left no doubt
about his racing agenda by capturing his fourth win of the
year. Romano held on strong and finished on the podium in a
solid second, while Stockton’s Andy Vanderveer (49) had a
solid run of his own, finishing on the podium in third.
Nick Lyons (43) of Loomis, quiet all night, settled into a
fourth place run with Camera falling off the pace just a
bit, but still managed a top five in fifth.
In the Western Late Model Twin
#1, a very familiar face landed in Victory Circle, and that
face belonged to 2009 Track Champion and second generation
driver from Tracy, Justin Philpott (05). In a rare
appearance this year, Philpott led every lap for his second
win on the year.
Ladera Ranch’s Cole Custer (55C)
and Tracy’s Justin Philpott (05) were strapped in tight to
the front to get this one out of the blocks with Philpott
grabbing a huge hunk of forward bite coming off turn four to
the green, which vaulted the #05 into the holeshot and the
immediate lead. And so it went, Philpott soared out front,
unencumbered by competitors over the next forty-five laps
until lap 46 when, several cars made contact going off into
turn three, which wiped out half the field and the yellow
quickly turned into a lengthy read to clear the carnage left
behind. On the ensuing restart, Philpott jumped out
immediately to reclaim control over the field where he drove
it on through to the checkers for the extremely popular
Victory. On that same restart, Modesto’s third generation
driver, Nic Belletto (15), after starting deep on the grid,
jumped, quickly, into second and that’s exactly where he
finished. Of course, Custer lost the spot to Belletto, but
still had a wonderfully impressive run, finishing on the
podium in third. Luis Tyrrell (21) of Cupertino, seemingly
getting better each week, finished her up in fourth while
Denair’s Bobby Runyan Jr. (21X) had a great race of his own,
finishing in the number five spot.
The speedy Pro-4 Modifieds were
back in action, and, besides putting on a great show, an
excellent driver from Cobb, Chris Straka (34), took home top
honors in this fantastic thirty lap romp.
Anderson’s Marty Plumb (97) took
up residence at P1 with Windsor’s Stan Bushman (10) already
encroaching on that precious property out front when the
green flag struck the warm summer breeze. And, as luck, and
skill, would have it, the encroachment paid dividends going
off into turn one with Bushman heading the pack of extremely
hungry warriors. unfortunately, the race was slowed almost
immediately when, on lap 3, Vince Sanchez (18) and Kevin
Barba (90), both Windsor drivers, came sliding off turn four
in a tandem spin and brought with them the one and only
yellow of the race. On the restart, Santa Rosa’s Marty
Lewis (07) wasted no time in establishing a stronghold on
that pristine territory out front until lap 10 when, after
starting in the last row on the grid, Pro-4 Modified
Sensation from Cobb, Chris Straka (34) decided it was his
turn to shine on this night, and shine he did as he wrestled
the lead away from Lewis and set sail for the glory land(a
feat well within the grasp of his ample foot as has been
proven on many occasions in the past)and took it all the way
through to the checkers for that aforementioned romp to the
land of milk and honey. Santa Rosa’s Greg Vancleave (13),
also starting deep on the grid, came on strong during the
last half of the race and gave Straka a run for the spoils,
simply ran out of time and laps and had to settle for a very
close second place run. Curt Lewis (87) of Forestville,
after starting mid-pack on the grid, finished her up on the
podium in third with Lewis falling off the pace just a bit,
but still managed fourth. Plumb ran in the top five all
race long and he finished at exactly fifth.
In the Wild and Wily Pure
Stocks, anything can happen because these teams believe in
serious fun. On this night, Stockton’s Ben Lewis II (22)
seemed to have the most fun by grabbing the lead early on
and motoring on to his third win of the Season.
Manteca’s Rick Irwin (210) and
Stockton’s Roy Luft (021) paced the field around to get this
one underway with Irwin getting the nod at the stripe.
Unfortunately for Irwin, the likes of Ben Lewis was in the
field on this particular night and, on lap 3, Lewis grabbed
the quicker gear and drove right by the #210 and into the
lead. Once out in the breathable atmosphere, Lewis put it
on auto-pilot as he began to step away from the field in
reasonable increments to the point there was nothing left
for him to do but the obligations that come with Victory
Lane. The win would be Lewis’ third of the year.
Stockton’s Rodney Tripp (008), after starting shotgun on the
grid, worked his way beautifully through traffic into third,
but on the last lap, he managed to squeak by Lodi’s Brandon
Jones (005) and onto the podium in an astonishing second
place run. And, of course, Jones, after a fierce battle
with Tripp over the last half of the race, simply ran out of
car on the last lap and had to settle for what was most
likely a disappointing third. The young, second generation
driver from Ceres, Tyler Guzman (93X), after hanging around
the number two slot all race long, slipped back slightly to
finish fourth while Stockton’s Guido Bindi (016), seeming to
suffer from an ill-handling car for the second week in a
row, still pulled off a fifth place finish.
The NCMA Sprints, as usual, are
a crowd-pleasing pleasure. And, as usual, they certainly
didn’t disappoint on this night with a photo-finish and
Napa’s Gentleman Driver, Dr. David Goodwill (3) pulling off
the Victory by a nose.
Concord’s Burt Silverling (77)
got the call to P1 with Sacramento’s David Dias (24)
flanking him high and tight to the right. With the green
flag flying high above the still-hot asphalt surface,
Silverling got to the throttle slightly sooner than Dias,
which vaulted the #77 into the immediate and early lead
until lap 4 when Legendary Driver from Modesto, Ed Amador
(76), performed a brilliant move through three and four and
drove hard into the lead. Amador held a comfortable lead
for most of the rest of the race, holding off all challenges
until lap 29 when David Goodwill drove his #3 machine deep
into turn three and hard off turn four to the checkers where
he managed to sneak by Amador for the extremely close and
extremely impressive win at the stripe. Amador, after
leading most of the race, must surely have been disappointed
with the second place finish. Ripon’s Denny Burrell (88),
in his usual solid manner, brought her home on the podium in
third with Dias and Silverling falling off, ever so
slightly, to finish fourth and fifth, respectively.
Modified Twin #2 found Points
Leader and 2009 Division Champion from Tracy, Scott Winters
(24), back on the Top Tier of the podium for yet another
sweep of the Twins on this night after taking the lead on
lap 15, then taking it to the field for his fifth win on the
Season.
In the Western Late Model Twin
#2, Modesto’s young gun and third generation driver, Nic
Belletto (15), continued to impress this Season with his
third win in four races.
Second generation driver and
2011 Division Champ from Modesto, Jeff Belletto (12X),
inherited the front row due to the invert off Twin #1 with
Bobby Runyan Jr. (21X) inheriting the outside groove for the
same reasons. And so the story went, with the green waving
against the warm breeze, Belletto jumped out quick, as he
often does, and even after enduring three restarts, one late
in the race, the #12X did what he does best out front until
a yellow fell on lap 46, which would be J. Belletto’s
downfall on this night. On the ensuing restart, Jeff’s
nephew, Nic Belletto (15), after working his way up from
deep on the starting grid, maneuvered his way brilliantly by
his uncle and onto that prestigious property out front where
he would drive it on through to a well-earned Victory. Of
course, with the win, that pushed the elder Belletto back to
finish, still on the podium, but in second place. Justin
Philpott (05), after the “W” in Twin #1, drove this one onto
the podium in third to cap off a marvelous night for the
young Champion from Tracy. Cupertino’s Lewis Tyrrell (21),
had an absolutely great night of his own with two fourth
place finishes. Modesto’s Mike Beeler (6), after starting
shotgun on the field, and after being swept up in someone
else’s mess, managed to rebound to round out the top five.
Next Saturday, August 18th, the
SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series rolls back onto the
Toughest Test in the West for their final appearance of 2012
at the storied venue on Johnny Brazil/Jackson
Rancheria/Teamsters Night at the Speedway. Also on this
loaded ticket, the Budweiser Clydesdales make a special
appearance along with the Teamsters Rig. And, if the
hard-core racing action on the tricky asphalt surface isn’t
enough, then one need only look to the heavens for a
Fireworks Spectacular that will, undoubtedly, highlight the
Evening. This Special Event is all being brought to
fruition by Performance Electrical Company!
Also on the Ticket will be the Vintage Super
Modifieds, Legends of the Pacific, Stockton 99 Mini Cups and
the USAC Ignite Midgets. A full card that will quench the
thirst of every racing enthusiast, and one you certainly
will not want to miss. Come early, the grandstands should
be full on this one. VIP Seating is available in the New
VIP Section, and it has been said, there is no better place
from where to enjoy the racing.
The New
Stockton 99 Speedway is located at 4105 N. Wilson Way,
¼-mile west of Highway 99. For more information on tickets
and times, please contact the Speedway Office at
(209)466-9999 or visit their Website at
www.stockton99.com.
The New Stockton 99 Speedway is sponsored by Jackson
Rancheria Casino Hotel, Budweiser, Alamo Alarm and Stockton
Hampton Inn and Suites and Lodi Holiday Express.
RESULTS
B-4’s
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
9 |
30 |
9:03.539 |
|
17.679 |
3 |
50.908 |
|
|
2 |
69 |
30 |
9:08.451 |
4.912 |
17.985 |
13 |
50.042 |
|
|
3 |
11X |
30 |
9:20.221 |
16.682 |
18.432 |
3 |
48.828 |
|
|
4 |
23 |
29 |
9:06.202 |
1 Lap |
18.040 |
28 |
49.889 |
|
|
5 |
59 |
9 |
2:49.338 |
21 Laps |
18.776 |
3 |
47.934 |
|
|
6 |
6 |
0 |
1.867 |
30 Laps |
--:--:--.--- |
0 |
- |
|
|
7 |
24 |
0 |
1.868 |
0.001 |
--:--:--.--- |
0 |
- |
Modified Twin #1
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
24 |
30 |
7:23.358 |
|
14.534 |
3 |
61.924 |
|
|
2 |
21 |
30 |
7:26.011 |
2.653 |
14.616 |
2 |
61.576 |
|
|
3 |
49 |
30 |
7:26.726 |
3.368 |
14.636 |
4 |
61.492 |
|
|
4 |
43a |
30 |
7:31.773 |
8.415 |
14.688 |
3 |
61.275 |
|
|
5 |
20a |
30 |
7:32.739 |
9.381 |
14.757 |
5 |
60.988 |
|
|
6 |
62 |
0 |
--:--:--.--- |
|
--:--:--.--- |
0 |
- |
WLM #1
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
05 |
50 |
22:03.074 |
|
14.268 |
9 |
63.078 |
|
|
2 |
15 |
50 |
22:03.678 |
0.604 |
14.365 |
9 |
62.652 |
|
|
3 |
55C |
50 |
22:04.690 |
1.616 |
14.256 |
10 |
63.131 |
|
|
4 |
21 |
50 |
22:05.283 |
2.209 |
14.538 |
14 |
61.907 |
|
|
5 |
21x |
50 |
22:05.962 |
2.888 |
14.508 |
14 |
62.035 |
|
|
6 |
12 |
50 |
22:05.993 |
2.919 |
14.345 |
9 |
62.740 |
|
|
7 |
92 |
49 |
22:07.022 |
1 Lap |
14.544 |
2 |
61.881 |
|
|
8 |
35 |
46 |
16:36.945 |
4 Laps |
14.357 |
10 |
62.687 |
|
|
9 |
6 |
46 |
16:38.670 |
1.725 |
14.407 |
9 |
62.470 |
|
|
10 |
50 |
45 |
16:36.051 |
5 Laps |
14.537 |
9 |
61.911 |
|
|
11 |
25 |
43 |
16:35.798 |
7 Laps |
15.109 |
4 |
59.567 |
|
|
12 |
81 |
43 |
16:36.949 |
1.151 |
15.122 |
15 |
59.516 |
|
|
13 |
42E |
17 |
9:43.213 |
33 Laps |
14.723 |
3 |
61.129 |
|
|
14 |
42 |
4 |
1:00.833 |
46 Laps |
14.747 |
3 |
61.029 |
Pro-4 Modifieds
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
34 |
30 |
11:09.573 |
|
15.213 |
18 |
59.160 |
|
|
2 |
13 |
30 |
11:09.656 |
0.083 |
15.136 |
10 |
59.461 |
|
|
3 |
87 |
30 |
11:16.230 |
6.657 |
15.435 |
10 |
58.309 |
|
|
4 |
07 |
30 |
11:17.677 |
8.104 |
15.567 |
10 |
57.815 |
|
|
5 |
97 |
30 |
11:19.954 |
10.381 |
15.560 |
28 |
57.841 |
|
|
6 |
18 |
30 |
11:20.758 |
11.185 |
15.573 |
24 |
57.792 |
|
|
7 |
3 |
30 |
11:20.999 |
11.426 |
15.391 |
28 |
58.476 |
|
|
8 |
90 |
30 |
11:25.487 |
15.914 |
15.662 |
14 |
57.464 |
|
|
9 |
10 |
30 |
11:26.202 |
16.629 |
15.507 |
2 |
58.038 |
|
|
10 |
65 |
29 |
11:25.702 |
1 Lap |
16.148 |
7 |
55.734 |
|
|
11 |
25 |
3 |
55.711 |
27 Laps |
16.922 |
2 |
53.185 |
Pure Stocks
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
22 |
30 |
11:05.080 |
|
17.530 |
8 |
51.341 |
|
|
2 |
008 |
30 |
11:06.701 |
1.621 |
17.418 |
15 |
51.671 |
|
|
3 |
005 |
30 |
11:07.187 |
2.107 |
17.523 |
21 |
51.361 |
|
|
4 |
93x |
30 |
11:13.495 |
8.415 |
17.795 |
6 |
50.576 |
|
|
5 |
016 |
30 |
11:13.815 |
8.735 |
17.745 |
9 |
50.719 |
|
|
6 |
360 |
30 |
11:14.049 |
8.969 |
17.706 |
9 |
50.830 |
|
|
7 |
021 |
29 |
11:11.413 |
1 Lap |
18.205 |
9 |
49.437 |
|
|
8 |
350 |
29 |
11:11.891 |
0.478 |
18.099 |
7 |
49.727 |
|
|
9 |
210 |
29 |
11:18.253 |
6.840 |
18.246 |
2 |
49.326 |
|
|
10 |
454 |
29 |
11:22.670 |
11.257 |
18.576 |
7 |
48.450 |
|
|
11 |
80x |
19 |
11:21.090 |
11 Laps |
18.792 |
2 |
47.893 |
|
|
12 |
003 |
17 |
7:27.002 |
13 Laps |
18.114 |
12 |
49.685 |
NCMA
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
3G |
30 |
9:22.064 |
|
13.705 |
18 |
65.669 |
|
|
2 |
76 |
30 |
9:22.147 |
0.083 |
13.780 |
15 |
65.312 |
|
|
3 |
88 |
30 |
9:23.328 |
1.264 |
13.766 |
14 |
65.378 |
|
|
4 |
24 |
30 |
9:29.607 |
7.543 |
13.835 |
11 |
65.052 |
|
|
5 |
77 |
29 |
9:30.151 |
1 Lap |
14.365 |
2 |
62.652 |
Modified Twin #2
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
24 |
25 |
6:11.244 |
|
14.650 |
11 |
61.433 |
|
|
2 |
43a |
25 |
6:13.460 |
2.216 |
14.756 |
5 |
60.992 |
|
|
3 |
21 |
25 |
6:14.310 |
3.066 |
14.758 |
7 |
60.984 |
|
|
4 |
49 |
25 |
6:15.013 |
3.769 |
14.770 |
7 |
60.934 |
|
|
5 |
20a |
15 |
3:47.106 |
10 Laps |
14.826 |
6 |
60.704 |
|
|
6 |
62 |
6 |
1:31.453 |
19 Laps |
14.882 |
6 |
60.476 |
WLM #2
|
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Laps |
Total time |
Diff |
Best time |
In lap |
Best speed |
|
1 |
15 |
50 |
27:14.364 |
|
14.386 |
18 |
62.561 |
|
|
2 |
12 |
50 |
27:15.353 |
0.989 |
14.304 |
7 |
62.919 |
|
|
3 |
05 |
50 |
27:15.644 |
1.280 |
14.309 |
15 |
62.897 |
|
|
4 |
21 |
50 |
27:15.998 |
1.634 |
14.537 |
6 |
61.911 |
|
|
5 |
6 |
50 |
27:16.584 |
2.220 |
14.611 |
9 |
61.597 |
|
|
6 |
92 |
50 |
27:17.390 |
3.026 |
14.485 |
6 |
62.133 |
|
|
7 |
55C |
48 |
27:17.419 |
2 Laps |
14.525 |
18 |
61.962 |
|
|
8 |
42E |
33 |
19:04.783 |
17 Laps |
14.687 |
9 |
61.279 |
|
|
9 |
21x |
20 |
16:30.626 |
30 Laps |
14.482 |
9 |
62.146 |
|
|
10 |
35 |
11 |
9:31.386 |
39 Laps |
14.575 |
8 |
61.750 |
|
|
11 |
25 |
2 |
33.841 |
48 Laps |
15.607 |
1 |
57.666 |
|
|
12 |
50 |
0 |
--:--:--.--- |
|
--:--:--.--- |
0 |
- |
|
|
13 |
81 |
0 |
--:--:--.--- |
|
--:--:--.--- |
0 |
- |
|
|
14 |
42 |
0 |
--:--:--.--- |
|
--:--:--.--- |
0 |
- |
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