Fastest when it counts

15-year-old wins Late Model main event by more than half a lap

By Scott Niendorf

Record Correspondent

August 26, 2012 12:00 AM

STOCKTON - Jeremy Doss didn't have the fastest qualifying time in the North State Challenge Series Late Model qualifying Saturday night at Stockton 99 Speedway.

It didn't matter.

The 15-year-old driver from Upper Lake blew away the field in the 75-lap main to take the checkered flag in front of an estimated 500 fans.

Doss led by more than half a lap ahead of Brandon White of Eureka, who eventually finished second, and Junior Roddy of Gualala in third. John Delerio of Ukiah won the trophy dash.

Alan Ryder of Stockton won the Grand American Modifieds main event ahead of T.J. Petroncelli of Sonoma. Andy Vanderveer of Santa Rosa won the dash.

Manteca's Chad Holman surprised himself, but maybe not the fans, as he earned his second consecutive Super Stocks victory in the two races he's competed in this season. He finished ahead by a one-car margin over Aaron Coonfield of Riverbank. Season points leader Jason Aguirre of Atwater cautiously took third ahead of Robbie Knittel of Lodi and Rich Harper of Stockton. Knittel and Harper are second and third in the season standings, respectively. Matt Wendt of Lodi won the Super Stocks dash.

"I hadn't even planned to race this year," said Holman, who won earlier this season on Kids Night after his son, Seth, asked his father to race the same night he raced in the Mini Cups event. "I really can't believe it. I dusted the car off and was surprised to win the first time."

Rodney Tripp of Stockton took advantage of a yellow restart on the sixth lap to take the lead in the Bomber main then held off the field for the checkered flag. Stockton's Peggy Sue Jared caught Oakdale's Tyler Guzman on the final turn of the 30-lap race to grab second, igniting an enthusiastic cheer from the spectators.

Bomber heat winners Brandon Jones of Lodi and Ben Lewis II of Stockton weren't so fortunate as they were knocked out of the main within the first five laps in a physical race that started with 17 vehicles. Lewis came away with the dash victory before his night ended, while Jones, the points leader, saw Tripp, Guzman and Stockton's Darin Adler jump back into title contention as the season enters the home stretch.

William Camera of Fremont won both the Star Modifieds main event and trophy dash. Camera finished a half car ahead of Nick Lyons of Loomis and Alan Ryder of Stockton for his first win of the year.

Joseph Reichmuth of Manteca started last in the B-4 main but passed Brad Mast of Manteca on lap 11 and cruised to his seventh win of the season ahead of Mast. Dave Kong of Stockton took the dash win.

The Speedway hosts the Tri-Holiday Classic series finale next week with the Financial Center Credit Union Western Late Model 100. Other races include the North State Challenge Series Modifieds in a 60-lap event, Star Modifieds 60, Pure Stocks 50, B-4 40 and Mini Cup 30.

The New Stockton 99 Speedway Media Release – 8-25-2012

Media Relations – David Holman

Survival Of The Fittest Was The Theme Of The Night At The Toughest Test In The West

On Saturday, August 25^th, the NASCAR Whelen All American Series returned to action featuring the Airport Auto Brokers Late Models (AABLM), Plus Twin Grand American Modifieds and Star Racing Supply Modifieds, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks and Basically-4-Cylinders. As the atmosphere cooled, so too, did the hot asphalt surface. And with that cooling came more grip, which, in turn, called for faster speeds and better racing. However, they do not call this place the Toughest Test in the West for nothing. Unfortunately, some drivers have to find out the hard way. And so it went, some absolutely great racing took place in front of nearly 600 joyous fans in the stands on this not-so-hot summer night.

The Super Stock Division garnered special favor from the Racing Gods, which allowed them to roll out of the blocks first on this night. The 2010 WLM Track Champion, “The Iceman” Chad Holman (75) of Manteca, made his second appearance of the year, and, for the second time, he reaped the spoils of glory in Victory Circle with a perfect record of two for two on the Season.

This race called for a full-invert and with three cars dropping to the back, Stockton’s own “Rompin” Rich Harper (5) inherited P1 Honors while “The Iceman” Chad Holman (75) moved into the second slot high and tight and already nibbling numbers off the right side door of the #5. With the green flag wrinkled against a warm summer breeze, Holman got to the gas an eighth inch sooner than did Harper to grab the holeshot by a nose going off into turn one. Unfortunately, on lap 2, the race was slowed almost as soon as it had gone green when two cars made contact going off into turn three and brought with them the first caution of the night. On the restart, Holman reclaimed that much-coveted real estate out front where he would turn back all near-challenges until a lap 17 yellow slowed the action once again. On the ensuing restart, Holman assumed P1, but this time around he brought company who came in the form of Riverside’s Arron Coonfield (25). Coonfield would proceed in nibbling and gnawing at the back of the #75 over the next thirteen circuits, but in the end, the #25 simply ran out of time and laps as Holman took it to the checkers for his second win in as many starts. Of course, Coonfield, still picking pieces of rear bumper and spoiler from his teeth, made one last effort coming off four to the checkers, but finally had to settle for an extremely close second place run. Atwater’s “Racin” Jason Aguirre (45), after leading early and after battling Coonfield for that number two spot throughout the thirty laps, had to settle into third and that’s exactly where he finished. Lodi’s Robbie “The Kid” Knittel (03), after starting deep on the grid, finished her up in fourth while Harper fell off the pace, if only slightly, but still managed a fifth place run.

The Modified Twin #1 ushered in a new face to the Winner’s Circle at the Speedway on this night. Fremont’s William Camara (20A) brought home the gold for his first-ever win in a Modified. And, he did it quite convincingly, going flag to flag!

Another full-invert landed William Camara (20A) on pole with Jessica Clark (7) of Westlake Village flanking him to the right to get this one underway. Of course, as fate would have it, Camara jumped out to the early lead, and, despite having to endure only a single yellow, he took heed in that wonderful, breathable air out front where he decided to follow his nose all the way through to the checkers as he took it to the house for the spectacular Victory, his first-ever. And in doing so, sent a loud message that reverberated throughout the atmosphere and came to rest in our receptive laps: William Camara will have to be reckoned with in the Division! Nick Lyons (43) of Loomis, after starting shotgun on the field, and being one of the players in the ever-changing points battle, ran in his usual solid style and landed on the second tier of the podium. The 2010 Division Champion from Stockton, Alan Ryder (62), ran a great race of his own as he drove it onto the podium in third. Menlo Park’s Nic Romano (4), another deep starter and another player for the points, came home with a fourth place finish, while Stockton’s Andy Vanderveer (49) rounded out the top five.

Perhaps the Greatest Show On Earth, the Pure Stocks rolled out with large car-count and a well-known name leading the field to Victory Lane. Stockton’s Rodney Tripp (008), starting thirteen cars deep on the grid, worked his way magically through the pack to the checkers for his third win of the year.

Stockton’s Joey Sarafin (80X) and the young gun and second generation driver from Ceres, Tyler Guzman (93X), got the call to the front row where they paced the field around to greet the green. Guzman grabbed the early lead only to be slowed immediately when, on lap 1, two Stockton drivers, Ben Lewis II (22) and Tom Dahl (004), made contact down the backstretch with the #22 receiving the worst in of the deal, which abruptly ended his night. Lewis was checked at the Infield Care Center and released. His hotrod was not. On the restart, Guzman darted out to take back what was his at the time, and had begun to tiptoe away when, on lap 6, the Racing God of Loose Wheels pointed his wretched finger at the #80 of Sarafin, and away went the right rear, which was followed to the stripe closely by first a yellow, then a red. On the ensuing restart, and much to Guzman’s chagrin, Rodney Tripp (008), coming from P13 on the starting grid and working his way mystically through to P2, grabbed a huge hunk of forward bite coming up off turn four to the green which vaulted him out into that wonderful, breathable air, where, once there, the young driver from Stockton began to chew away at the delicious asphalt until there was absolutely nothing left in his wake but his distant past, while his future of guts and glory await in Victory Lane. And, speaking of that distant past, the battle for second place was a tumultuous one between Guzman and Manteca’s Peggy Sue Jared (313), which, by way of undoubting tenacity, Jared made a spectacular move through three and four on the final lap to beat out the young Guzman at the stripe for second. Of course, Guzman would finish on the podium in third. At first sight, one would have thought Stockton’s Darin Alder (360) had finished up in fourth, but upon further review, the fickle finger from the Racing God of Too Much Creative Engineering pointed directly at Alder, which ended his night in grief. Everyone behind the #360 moved up a spot which put two Stockton drivers next in line: Roy Luft (021) and, after the early race altercation, and after being absent from racing for quite some time, Tom Dahl were credited with fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the B-4’s, no big surprise here as 2011 Champ and current Points Leader from Manteca, Joseph Reichmuth (6), continued his domination of the Division by winning number seven on the Season. Starting shotgun on the grid, Reichmuth worked his way to the point by lap 11, getting by Stockton’s Brad Mast (69), who had held point over the first ten laps. Once Reichmuth tasted that rarified air, he put it into another gear and rode it out to the checkers for the win. Mast shadowed every move put on by the #6, but he never really challenged for the lead after that and had to settle for second. Modesto’s Nick Moore (23) had a fabulous run of his own as he drove his machine onto the podium in third. Stockton’s Justin Terry (11X) ran a solid fourth while Modesto’s Jennifer Corder (24) rounded out the top five.

Modified #2 brought with it a change-up in line-up and an old, familiar face to the forefront. And, that face came in the form of Stockton’s 2010 Division Champion, AJ Ryder (62), as he maneuvered his way through some close calls and finished on the top tier of the podium for his first win of the year. Sonoma’s PJ Pedroncelli (0), after suffering difficulties in Twin #1, started P1 in this one and hung around the top of the food chain all race long to finish in a solid second. Menlo Park’s Nik Romano (4) enjoyed another great night of racing and backed it up with a podium finish in third. Nick Lyons (43) of Loomis closed the books on this night with yet another great run in fourth while Stockton’s Andy Vanderveer (49) walked away with a pair fifth place runs to end a very successful night.

In the Airport Auto Brokers Late Models (AABLM), the 15 year old phenom from Upper Lake, Jeremy Doss (75), completely dominated this 75 lap romp to the glory land by taking the lead early on and driving. mostly unchallenged, to the checkers for the impressive Victory.

Cloverdale’s Jeremy Donahue (05) nabbed pole honors while another driver from Cloverdale, Clay Caturegli (55), took up temporary residence high and outside, but moved to the back, which put Ukiah’s John Dalerio (14) to the front. At the drop of the green, Dalerio grabbed a gear and beat the field off into turn one for the early lead where he would enjoy his six laps of racing pleasure in the spotlight. However, on lap 7, after starting mid-pack on the grid, Jeremy Doss (75) found something in his car that eluded the rest of the field as he drove by Dalerio and into the lead with much self-assuredness. Once out on that much-sought-after territory, Doss seemed to stick it in overdrive as he began to step away from his nearest competitor in his powerful clinic of how to get around this tricky quarter-mile and he took it all the way through to the checkers for the Victory. Ukiah’s Keith Nelson (6), hanging around the front all night long, drove an absolutely brilliant race of his own, which put him high on the podium in second. Gualala’s Junior Roddy (41), after setting a New Track Record earlier in the day and starting last row on the grid, worked his way meticulously through the field and drove it onto the podium in third. Eureka’s Brandon White (99) seemed to love the low groove through turn’s three and four and astonishingly enough, he made it work by finishing up in fourth. Upper Lake’s Forrest Kuecker (79), after starting deep on the grid, made his way up to a fifth place finish.

Next Saturday, September 1^st, the NASCAR Whelen All American Series will make an effort to rise to the challenge of the Tri-Holiday Classic Series Presented by Financial Center Credit Union Race #3! On the Card for this Huge Event will be the Western Late Model in 100 laps of pure racing pleasure, NWAAS Modified / NSCS Modifieds 60, Star Racing Supply Modifieds, Super Stock 60, Pure Stocks 50, Basically-4-Cylinders 40 and Stockton 99 Mini Cup 30.

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

Super Stocks

Pos	No.	Name	Laps	Total time	Diff	Best time	In lap	Best speed
1	75	Chad Holman	30	13:41.683		14.945	22	60.221
2	25	Arron Coonfield	30	13:41.909	0.226	14.854	22	60.590
3	45	Jason Aguirre	30	13:43.999	2.316	15.056	23	59.777
4	03	Robbie Knittel	30	13:45.447	3.764	15.051	22	59.797
5	5	Rich Harper	30	13:46.510	4.827	15.154	9	59.390
6	53	Travis Tucker	30	13:50.474	8.791	15.373	4	58.544
7	28	Adam Coonfield	30	14:10.606	28.922	15.617	20	57.630
8	77	Carl Grissom	16	6:56.126	14 Laps	16.275	13	55.300
9	1	Matt Wendt	13	5:50.958	17 Laps	15.229	12	59.098

Modified #1

Pos	No.	Name	Laps	Total time	Diff	Best time	In lap	Best speed
1	20a	William Camara	30	9:04.183		14.484	3	62.138
2	43a	Nick Lyons	30	9:04.301	0.118	14.386	28	62.561
3	62	Alan Ryder	30	9:05.146	0.963	14.450	27	62.284
4	4	Nik Romano	30	9:05.916	1.733	14.509	6	62.030
5	49	Andy Vanderveer	30	9:06.737	2.554	14.396	4	62.517
6	7	Jessica Clark	30	9:07.026	2.843	14.567	3	61.783
7	21	Cody Hoover	30	9:07.448	3.265	14.508	17	62.035
8	0	PJ Pedroncelli	13	3:17.111	17 Laps	13.590	9	66.224

Pure Stocks

Pos	No.	Name	Laps	Total time	Diff	Best time	In lap	Best speed
1	008	Rodney Tripp	30	21:08.381		17.271	11	52.110
2	313	Peggy Sue Jared	30	21:18.817	10.436	17.756	19	50.687
3	93x	Tyler Guzman	30	21:18.914	10.533	17.707	8	50.827
4	021	Roy Luft	30	21:23.605	15.224	17.849	9	50.423
5	004	Tom Dahl	30	21:24.066	15.685	18.024	19	49.933
6	210	Rick Irwin	29	21:15.695	1 Lap	18.149	6	49.590
7	47	Eric Gardea	29	21:16.335	0.640	18.179	13	49.508
8	25B	Chris Corder	29	21:16.798	1.103	18.290	13	49.207
9	714	Ty Carlson	29	21:17.786	2.091	18.223	11	49.388
10	75	Shawn Michael	29	21:21.227	5.532	18.249	14	49.318
11	350	Samantha Williams	28	21:17.170	2 Laps	18.301	14	49.178
12	819T	Matt Wendt	7	14:23.986	23 Laps	18.368	3	48.998
13	005	Brandon Jones	6	7:46.824	24 Laps	17.363	6	51.834
14	80x	Joey Sarafin	6	7:47.911	1.087	18.063	5	49.826
15	016	Guido Bindi	6	7:53.653	6.829	18.176	6	49.516
16	22	Ben Lewis II	1	21.572	29 Laps	18.996	1	47.378
Not classified ()
DQ	360	Darin Adler	30	21:19.058		17.660	9	50.963

B-4’s

Pos	No.	Name	Laps	Total time	Diff	Best time	In lap	Best speed
1	6	Joseph Reichmuth	30	10:55.093		17.437	9	51.614
2	69	Brad Mast	30	10:56.243	1.150	17.680	4	50.905
3	23	Nick Moore	30	10:59.863	4.770	17.914	25	50.240
4	11X	Justin Terry	30	11:02.249	7.156	18.093	16	49.743
5	24	Jennifer Corder	29	10:42.804	1 Lap	17.968	5	50.089
6	9	David Kong	27	11:01.499	3 Laps	17.338	5	51.909
7	59	Shannon Rumsey	10	3:11.707	20 Laps	18.705	2	48.115
Not classified ()
DQ	187	Mark Jacke	30	11:01.482		18.090	7	49.751

Modified #2

Pos	No.	Name	Laps	Total time	Diff	Best time	In lap	Best speed
1	62	Alan Ryder	30	11:59.704		14.419	30	62.418
2	0	PJ Pedroncelli	30	12:00.429	0.725	14.419	11	62.418
3	4	Nik Romano	30	12:01.537	1.833	14.493	5	62.099
4	43a	Nick Lyons	30	12:01.790	2.086	14.413	20	62.444
5	49	Andy Vanderveer	30	12:02.594	2.890	14.441	3	62.323
6	7	Jessica Clark	30	12:02.905	3.201	14.621	8	61.555
7	21	Cody Hoover	30	12:03.270	3.566	14.535	4	61.920
8	20a	William Camara	30	12:14.642	14.938	14.914	18	60.346

AABLM Late Models

Pos	No.	Name	Laps	Total time	Diff	Best time	In lap	Best speed
1	75	Jeremy Doss	75	21:13.496		13.783	13	65.298
2	6	Keith Nelson	75	21:14.983	1.487	13.999	12	64.290
3	41	Junior Roddy	75	21:15.885	2.389	13.808	7	65.180
4	99x	Brandon White	75	21:16.029	2.533	13.808	7	65.180
5	79	Forrest Kuecker	75	21:16.673	3.177	13.891	31	64.790
6	05	Jeremy Donahoo	74	21:18.098	1 Lap	13.992	11	64.322
7	55	Clay Caturegli	74	21:18.377	0.279	14.055	22	64.034
8	88	David Braund	73	21:19.674	2 Laps	14.078	6	63.930
9	4	Charlie Collins	37	9:04.498	38 Laps	14.122	8	63.730
10	14	John Dalerio II	24	5:42.675	51 Laps	13.937	5	64.576