Posts by Steven Blakesley
ARRIAGA BECOMES NEWEST WINNER IN WESTERN MIDGET RACING AT PETALUMA
PETALUMA, CALIF. (August 1, 2021) – Shawn Arriaga of Antioch became the latest to visit Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction victory lane, scoring Saturday’s race at Petaluma Speedway. The 2007 Petaluma Speedway champion fended off early challenges from Brentwood’s Blake Bower then charged ahead for the win. Bower and Arriaga split…
Read MoreWALBRIDGE BECOMES SIXTH DIFFERENT WINNER OF MADERA PRO LATE MODEL SEASON
MADERA, CALIF. (July 31, 2021) – Vancouver, Wash.’s Jadan Walbridge became the sixth different winner of the 2021 Nut Up Pro Late Model Series, with the 16-year-old earning the $5,000 Summer Speedfest victory at Madera Speedway on Saturday night. Walbridge’s victory also places him squarely in the points fight with three rounds of the MAVTV-televised…
Read MoreDOMINIC SCELZI CAPITALIZES TO GO FOR TWO AT OCEAN SPEEDWAY
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (July 31, 2021) – Taking advantage of the misfortune for points leader Justin Sanders, Fresno’s Dominic Scelzi won his second Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo feature on Friday night. Scelzi earned fast-time then placed himself in position to capitalize when Sanders slowed suddenly from the lead in the 30-lap contest, surrendering the…
Read MoreBOWER OPENS WESTERN MIDGET RACING DOUBLEHEADER WEEKEND WITH WATSONVILLE VICTORY
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (July 31, 2021) – Brentwood’s Blake Bower dominated Friday’s Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction main event at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway on the way to his fifth win of the season. Bower’s victory opens a doubleheader weekend for the stock production powered Midget series with Petaluma on tap for Saturday…
Read MoreARCA MENARDS SERIES WEST DEBUT THIS SATURDAY FOR 17-YEAR-OLD WILKINSON
HUEYTOWN, ALABAMA (July 29, 2021) – Alabama’s Jolynn “JoJo” Wilkinson will debut in the ARCA Menards Series West this weekend for Bill McAnally Racing, driving the no.19 Instacoat Premium Products Toyota Camry at Colorado National Speedway. Wilkinson arrives in the series after a busy season of Pro Late Model and BMR Drivers Academy races to…
Read MoreSUMMER SPEED FEST FOR $5,000 TO WIN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT MADERA SPEEDWAY
MADERA, CALIF. (July 28, 2021) – Stock car racing’s mid-summer classic continues this Saturday night with the $5,000-to-win Summer Speed Fest for the Nut Up Pro Late Models. The 100-lap race serves as round six of the MAVTV-televised championship and will be joined by a 70-lap 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model race, the Mini Cups vs.…
Read MoreERIC NASCIMENTO TO COMPETE AT COLORADO NATIONAL WITH ARCA WEST
MANTECA, CALIF. (July 28, 2021) – 20-year-old Manteca, Calif. driver Eric Nascimento will make his second-career ARCA Menards Series West start on Saturday at Colorado National Speedway in the NAPA AUTO PARTS Colorado 150. The driver known to many as “Bubba” will drive the No. 4 Finishline Express Toyota Camry in a joint effort with…
Read MoreBARNES EARNS FIRST DELTA SPEEDWAY WIN OF 2021 ON SATURDAY NIGHT
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA (July 25, 2021) – Brentwood’s Isabel Barnes won her first Restricted feature of 2021 while Caeden Steele, Caden Sarale, and Hayden Stepps also parked it in victory lane, Saturday night at Delta Speedway presented by the Financial Center Credit Union. The four-division Micro Sprint event attracted 85 entries to the 1/7th mile dirt…
Read MoreBOWER CLAIMS FIFTH WESTERN MIDGET RACING WIN OF 2021 AT VENTURA
VENTURA, CALIF. (July 25, 2021) – Blake Bower of Brentwood tightened the grip in his bid for the 2021 Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction championship on Saturday night, earning his fifth win of the campaign at Ventura Raceway. It marks Bower’s eighth top-two finish on the circuit through Bower’s ten starts…
Read MoreBOB LEHMAN CLASSIC DUEL AT ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY GOES TO KYLE TELLSTROM
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (July 25, 2021) – 2020 North State Modified Series champion Kyle Tellstrom won a duel for the second Bob Lehman Classic, topping former series champion Scott Winters for the $1,000 Economy Heating and Air Challenge on Saturday night. The return of the North State Modifieds to Roseville’s All American Speedway saw 24 Modifieds…
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