ALEX PANELLA RETURNS TO DELTA SPEEDWAY VICTORY LANE DURING SUMMER SIZZLER AND KING OF CALIFORNIA ACTION

STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA (June 21, 2025) – Stockton’s Alex Panella continued the strong performances from the Panella family at Delta Speedway by winning Friday night’s Super 600 feature to kickoff the Summer Sizzler weekend at the 1/7th mile dirt track. Panella’s victory was his first since August of 2022 and part of an 87-car, five division night of Micro Sprint action at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. Photo by Bob Messer

Friday’s action also paid points for the King of California series.

“It’s a new race car to me and been working with it. Tonight it was on my side. I kept my head clean and well here we are,” Panella said. “(The confidence) is way better than it was. Big confidence boost. Hopefully tomorrow we can come and double up. I think we can go forward from here.”

Panella fended off his points leading brother and 2022 champion Nikko Panella over the 30-lap feature. Fresno’s Mattix Salmon, the incoming second in points, finished third followed by Bakersfield’s Jett Yantis and fast-time qualifier Isabel Barnes of Brentwood. Fresno’s Raio Salmon and Stockton’s Vito Celli split the heat races.

Yantis leads the points in both Super 600 and Non-Wing for the King of California and the championship leader delivered with a wingless triumph from fourth on the grid. Yantis marched into the lead by lap six and never relinquished it. Mattix Salmon ended a solid night in second followed by 2024 champion Jeffrey Pahule of Brentwood, Quinn Thurein of Tucson, Ariz., and 2021 Jr. Sprints champion Brody Rubio of Manteca. Yantis also topped qualifying over the 20 entries in attendance. Celli and Salmon won the ten-lap heat races.

Dalton Parreira returned to Delta Speedway with the 2018 track Jr. Sprints champion leading wire-to-wire for Friday’s A-Class feature win. Jace Thurein gave his family a pair of top-five finishes with a runner-up performance. Delta points leader Landon Henry, three-time Delta Speedway champion Lucas Mauldin of Rancho Murieta, and Kyle Fernandez of Tracy rounded out the top-five finishers. Parreira claimed quick time. Thurein, Brycen Roush, and Niko Simoes were the heat race victors.

Braxon Vasconcellos won his first career Delta Speedway Restricted trophy, winning Friday’s 25-lap feature. Aubri Huckleberry made it a Visalia resident one-two finish. Tyce Dominigos of Tulare, Maya Mauldin of Rancho Murieta, and 2024 Hoosier Tire California Speedweek champion Mackcen Roush of Riverdale were the balance of the top-five. Vasconcellos also led qualifying while Domingos and Roush won the heat races.

Easton Wright of Martinez won his second Delta Speedway Jr. Sprints event of the season in a 20-lap feature. Lucas Fenn settled for second place followed by Huxcen Roush, Santino Gonella, and Kendyl Leal. Wright, Roush, and Leal shared a piece of the four heat races.

All five divisions return Saturday night to conclude the Summer Sizzler, with the action again paying both Delta Speedway and King of California points.

Delta Speedway Stockton thanks: Stockton Ports, Valley Strong Credit Union, Cal-Waste Recovery Systems, Clean Brothers Site Services, Hoosier Racing Tire, Interstate Truck Center, Scully’s Air, Baker Roofing, East Bay Tire, Chase Chevrolet, Genova Bakery, Van De Pol Petroleum, Belkorp Ag, and J Milano Co. for their support of the 2025 season!

Delta Speedway Results – June 20, 2025 Summer Sizzler Night No. 1

SUPER 600 Feature (30 Laps): 1. 12-Alex Panella[2]; 2. 73-Nikko Panella[5]; 3. 5-Mattix Salmon[9]; 4. 10J-Jett Yantis[4]; 5. 30-Isabel Barnes[1]; 6. 21-Raio Salmon[6]; 7. 3-Cole Schroeder[7]; 8. 77-Caden Stoll[13]; 9. 51-Dalton Parreira[3]; 10. 88J-Jeffrey Rosas[12]; 11. 11-Keaton Mantella[15]; 12. 75-Josiah Vega[14]; 13. (DNF) 23C-Cody Samuels[11]; 14. (DNF) 29V-Vito Celli `[8]; 15. (DNF) 63-Colton Key[10]

NON-WING Feature (30 Laps): 1. 4-Jett Yantis[4]; 2. 5-Mattix Salmon[1]; 3. 44X-Jeffrey Pahule[2]; 4. 7-Quinn Thurein[3]; 5. 25R-Brody Rubio[5]; 6. 73-Nikko Panella[10]; 7. 99X-Eric Botelho[8]; 8. 30-Isabel Barnes[12]; 9. 29V-Vito Celli `[6]; 10. 32J-Justin Johnson[11]; 11. V5-Vito Cancilla[18]; 12. 1SJ-Ryan Carter[13]; 13. 6-Joey Stearns[19]; 14. 3K-Karstyn Avila[17]; 15. 80C-Gilbert Spanglo[16]; 16. 32JR-Nicholas Leonard Jr[14]; 17. 11A-Austin Lee[20]; 18. (DNF) 76-TK OBrien[9]; 19. (DNF) 12-Cameron Paul[7]; 20. (DNF) 4Q-JJ Ringo[15]

A CLASS Feature (25 Laps): 1. 44-Dalton Parreira[1]; 2. 5-Jace Thurein[4]; 3. 93-Landon Henry[2]; 4. 55X-Lucas Mauldin[5]; 5. 77K-Kyle Fernandez[6]; 6. 77-Ceil Howe[9]; 7. 69-Logan Reeves[16]; 8. 23C-Cierra Wullenwaber[13]; 9. 38J-Jackson Tardiff[19]; 10. 36-Jarrett Heimlich[14]; 11. 73J-Jackson Kohler[22]; 12. 16S-Bryson Sozinho[18]; 13. 54A-Aniyah Scott[20]; 14. 3K-Karstyn Avila[17]; 15. 3L-Matthew Linde[21]; 16. 120-Niko Simoes[11]; 17. 59K-Kaiden Gowen[12]; 18. 9J-Levi Osborne[7]; 19. 2B-Eric Botelho[3]; 20. 17B-Brycen Roush[8]; 21. 32A-Bree Arnold[15]; 22. 27J-Jason Maples[10]

RESTRICTED Feature (25 Laps): 1. 13V-Braxon Vasconcellos[1]; 2. 10J-Aubri Huckleberry[2]; 3. 9D-Tyce Domingos[5]; 4. 55X-Maya Mauldin[3]; 5. 17M-Mackcen Roush[6]; 6. 96-Briggs Davis[4]; 7. 3P-Connor Penix[8]; 8. 12-Haven Sherman[10]; 9. 16S-Bryson Sozinho[7]; 10. 2-Andrew Williams[15]; 11. 10-Brodie Copeland[9]; 12. 24N-Nathan Fernandez[17]; 13. 3D-David Anderson[14]; 14. 4S-Joey Silacci[18]; 15. (DNF) 14J-Johnny Streeter[11]; 16. (DNF) 3L-Kasey Leal[16]; 17. (DNF) 94H-Nathan Hammer[12]; 18. (DNF) 10D-Dean Skrifvars[13]

JR SPRINTS Feature (20 Laps): 1. 11E-Easton Wright[2]; 2. 7L-Lucas Fenn[1]; 3. 17H-Huxcen Roush[6]; 4. 23-Santino Gonella[3]; 5. 379-Kendyl Leal[4]; 6. 95L-Logan Fenn[7]; 7. 6S-Blake Silacci[10]; 8. (DNF) 39H-Wyatt Holden[11]; 9. (DNF) 25DD-Samantha Dozier[5]; 10. (DNF) 5S-Cody Silacci[8]; 11. (DNS) 40-Edward Olvera; 12. (DNS) 5N-Nixon Soiland

2025 Delta Speedway Schedule (Subject to Change)

April 5 Opening Day

April 19 Race #2

May 17 Race #3

June 20 & 21 Race #4 & #5 (Sizzler)*

July 5 Speedweek**

July 26 Race #6

August 16 Race #7

Aug 30 & 31 Race #8 & #9 (Dual)  

October 4 Race #10*

October 24 & 25 Turkey Bowl XXVI**

**Non-points races