QUINCY, CALIF. (May 13) — The Western States Dwarf Car National Series visited American Valley Speedway this weekend. It’s usually the biggest event of the season and started the season for the track.
Right after the National Anthem the entire field of Dwarf Cars, plus a few Sport Mods, lined up on the front straight. Their parade laps paid homage to Dave Richardson and Leroy Kay, who the event is named after, as well as Todd Damron and Race Shelton.
The event is named the Dave Richardson and Leroy Kay Memorial.
Once that was completed it was time for the program to begin. And the cars grouped up for a series of heat raced.
The Dwarf Cars has three divisions; Sportsman, Veterans and Pros. Each group had fast dashes the Pro class also had a B Feature.
The Sportsman Fast Dash was won by Teagan Fischer, in the Veteran Division is was Tony Margott while Nick Velasquez was the Pro Fast Dash winner.
First to get the green were the Sportsman drivers. Soon after the race began there was a yellow, caused by a car stopped in Turn 3.
On the restart Brenden Shrum was on point but behind him Teagan Fischer used an outside pass in Turn 2 to take second. Before the chase really got started there were a pair of cautions that kept the field bunched.
On the restart Shrum took off with Fischer giving chase. Three more cautions slowed the race pace but in the end Fischer claimed the win, giving her a sweep for the weekend. She was followed by Mark Pipe and Shrum, who ended up in third.
After the race Fischer said, “It’s racy out there. The track’s is really good and there’s one really good line to run and I stuck with it and it helped me out for the whole race.”
Then she thanked D&R Chassis, TFC Construction, her father Norm Scott Anthony, who made this all possible.
Next was one of the support races. When the Mini Stock main began it appeared J.R. Svensson was in the catbird’s seat.
There was a caution for a slow car on the backstretch and that’s when Sevensson’s car began to smoke. The cause ended his night.
On the restart Andi Hast took off with Megan Hull following him. On the final corner of the race Hast made a slight mistake that slowed him down a bit and Hull used an outside pass to score the victory, her first ever.
Later she said, “I saw him make the mistake. I also want to thank my family for their support.”
When the Veteran’s A Feature began Tony Margott was on point with Glenn Sciarani giving chase. Soon Tony Margott took over the lead and was being chased by Ronnie Williams, Sciarani and Kevin Bender.
The top two began to separate themselves from the rest while Sciarani and Bender were dueling for third.
Up front the leaders began a side-by-side duel for the lead. Eventually Williams took the point and began to slowly pull away.
At the checkered “Monster,” Ronnie Williams won followed by runner up Bender with Tom Morley ending up third.
“This car was hooked up and this was our kind of track tonight,” Williams said. “It was a fun track and was a blast. I was just being safe, I knew I had a good car so I had it covered.”
Then he thanked Derek Rossi, sponsors and all the fans.
The next support race was the Northern Sports Mods. Brittney Nieman led the charge but spun and that caused a restart.
Next time the green waved two cars tangled. Once that was sorted out racing resumed. Two more cautions would slow the race pace.
Up front there was a duel for the lead and Tyler Rodgen used the inside line to take the point and score the victory while Paul Stephen was the runner up.
While the A feature for the Sportsman and Veterans were 20-laps the Pros ran a 30-lap main. Before the final race there were so many pros a B Feature was run and Michael Tobiason won with Mike Grenert second.
On the green Nick Velasquez was on point with Joe Frock right behind him. An early spin in Turn 1 brought the first caution.
After the restart there was a three-way duel for second between Frock, Dylan Shrum and another car. Their racing was allowing leader Velasquez to escape.
Shrum would take over second and soon start to challenge for the lead. Eventually Shrum took the point but with only a lap or two to go a crash in Turn 3 brought out the red flag and everyone stopped.
Turns out one car wound up part way on top of the Turn 3-4 k-rail. Thankfully the driver was uninjured but the same couldn’t be said for his car.
On the green both Velasquez and Shrum resumed their duel for the lead and victory. Eventually Velasquez took the lead and just before the white flag as to fly, when they were roaring into Turn 3 Shrum tried to avoid contact.
The result was his car swapping ends and going hard into the back stretch interior wall. Once again the race was red flagged.
After the race Velasquez said, “I mean I was screwing a whole bunch and Dylan was right there. We were racing hard, he races hard and me and him always race clean. I’m sorry Dylan.
“He came up to me and we talked and I’m really sorry about that.”
Asked about the track he said, “The track was pretty technical, I didn’t really know there was a top until Dylan passed me then I went up there. The track was really wet at the bottom of 1&2 and 3&4 and that’s where stuck and where the car liked it.”
Then he thanked Haas Automation, DRI, Bonded Clutches and Cables, 805 Diesel, No Limit Fabrication and GFO.
Later both Velasquez and Shrum talked and apparently they agreed it was a racing incident so no hard feelings between them.
(A video taken by the live stream at the track showed there was no contact between both cars.)
For Velasquez the race was his first national victory and he was followed by Danny Wagner and third place Joe Frock.
After the dust settled there was a BBQ and awards ceremony. Three drivers earned Hard Charger awards and they were; Sportsman – Erica Endicott, Veterans – Mike Reader and in Pros it was Anthony Pope.
• There was a full program Friday night. Teagan Fischer began her sweep of the weekend by winning her heat and the Sportsman A Feature.
In the Veterans A Feature the winner was Dan Geil while in Pros it was Tomm Velasquez. There were two of the track’s regular classes running where Christopher Nieman won the IMCA Modified race while Tom Haxall was the Hobby Stock winner.
REPORTER’S NOTE: The results are at the end of this article. The full results are at www.myracepass.com and in the search box list American Valley Speedway.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• On Wednesday the A&W in Sparks, across from Reed High School, starting at 5 p.m. hosts another cruise in. All makes are welcome and there is usually music.
• This coming Sunday the Reno Old Timers are hosting the next round of the BBMX Series. Saturday is for practice while Sunday, usually around 9 a.m. is when the first moto begins.
They are trying to round up more Pro riders. The more on hand the more they can earn as the attached chart will show.
• Daveys American Racing is usually on at 6 p.m. Wednesday evenings. One can see the show on Face Book and get into the chat was well.
Davey covers national series as well as racing in the western United States. His focus is on oval tracks.
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RESULTS:
Western States Dwarf Car Nationals – Round 3
• Saturday, May 13
Sportsman Division:
- Heat Winners: #1 Zach Whitacre, #2 Teagan Fisher.
- Fast Dash: 1. Teagan Fischer, 2. Kennedth Smith, 3. Kylee Johnson, 4. Marek Pipe, 5. Brendan Shrum, 6. Ian Velasquez, 7. Dan Varner, 8. Daniel Peters.
– A Feature: (20-Laps): 1. Teagan Fischer, 2. Marek Pipe, 3. Brenden Shrum, 4. Kylee Johnson, 5. Dennis Tower, 6. Kenneth Smith, 7. Ian Velasquez, 8. Zach Whitacre, 9. Erica Endicott, 10. Alysa Gallegos, 11. Brandon Aylesworth, 12. Shane Thomas, 13. Tim Dodson, 14. Jason Richardson, 15. Alex Sundberg.
- DNF: Dan Varner.
- DNS: Daniel Peters.
Veteran Division:
- Heat Winners: #1 Frankie Potitelli.
– Fast Dash: 1. Tony Margott, 2. Glenn Sciarani, 3. Mark Biscardi, 4. Ronnie Williams, 5. Tom Morley, 6. Kevin Bender, 7. Eric Weisler, 8. Dan Geil.
-A Feature: 1. Ronnie Williams, 2. Kevin Bender, 3. Tom Morley, 4. Tony Margott, 5. Mike Reeder, 6. Glenn Sciarani, 7. Dan Geil, 8. Bert Endicott, 9. Frankie Politelli, 10. Mark Biscardi, 11. Tommy Velasquez, 12. Danny Hannel, 13. John Pipe, 14. Eric Weisler, 15. Eddy Glaessen, 16. Pete Piatanida, 17. William Christiano.
Pro Division:
- Heat Winners: #1 Tip Holcombe, #2 Michael Tobisson.
– B Feature: 1. Michael Tobiason, 2. Mike Grenert,3. Tip Holcombe, 4. Colby Bergquist, 5. Dalton Hatten, 6. Anthony Pope, 7. Dominic Maldoado, 8. Ellie Russo, 9. Bobby Wilson,10. Travis Gergel, 11. Kinser Endicott.
- DNF: Chad Mathias.
- DNS: Travis Day, Roberto Monroy.
– Fast Dash: 1. Nick Velasquez, 2. Joe Frock, 3. Cody Shrum, 4. Dylan Shrum, 5. Danny Wagner, 6. Devin Lahorgue, 7. Shawn Whitney, 8. Trent Morley, 9. Tommy Velasquez, 10. Vuki Wilson Jr.
- A Feature: 1. Nick Velasquez, 2. Danny Wagner, 3. Joe Frock, 4. Anthony Pope, 5. Shawn Whitney, 6. Michael Tobiason, 7. Cody Shrum, 8. Trent Morley, 9. Mike Grenert, 10. Tommy Velasquez III, 11. Devin Lahorgue, 12. Vuki Wilson Jr., 13. Ellie Russo, 14. Colby Berquist, 15. Chat Matthias, 16. Kinser Endicott, 17. Dominic Maldonado, 18. Travis Gergel, 19. Travis Day.
- DNF: Dylan Shrum, Dalton Hatten, Bobby Wilson, Tip Holcombe.
- DNS: Roberto Monroy.
– Fast Chargers: Erica Endicott – Sportsman, Mike Reader – Veterans, Anthony Pope – Pros.
• Friday, May 12
Sportsman Division:
- Heat Winners: #1 Daniel Peters, #2 Teegan Fisher.
- A Feature: 1. Teagan Fischer, 2. Ian Velasquez, 3. Daniel Peters, 4. Kenneth Smith, 5. Dan Varner, 6. Brendan Shrum, 7. Kylee Johnson, 8. Marek Pipe, 9. Zach Whitacre, 10. Brandon Aylesworth, 11. Jason Richardson, 12. Tim Dodson, 13. Erica Endicott, 14. Shane Thomas, 15. Alysa Gallegos, 16. Alex Sundberg.
- DNS: Dennis Tower.
Veteran Division:
- Heat Winners: #1. Mark Biscardi, #2 Dan Geil.
- A Feature: 1. Dan Geil, 2. Mark Biscardi, 3. Eric Weisler, 4. Ronnie Williams, 5. Kevin Bender, 6. Tom Morley, 7. Tony Margott, 8. Glenn Sciarani, 9. Denny Hannel, 10. Pete Piantanida, 11. John Pipe, 12. Eddy Claessen, 13. Bert Endicott, 14. William Christiano.
- DNF: Mike Reeder, Frankie Politelli.
- DNS: Tommy Velasquez.
Pro Division:
– Heat Winners: #1 Joe Frock, #2 Tommy Velasquez.
- A Feature: 1. Tommy Velasquez III, 2. Shawn Whitney, 3. Joe Frock, 4. Dylan Schrum, 5. Vuki Wilson Jr., 6. Danny Wagner, 7. Nick Velasquez, 8. Trent Morley, 9. Cody Shrum, 10. Devin Lahorgue, 11. Anthony Pope, 12. Michael Tobiason, 13, Travis Gergel, 14. Colby Bergquist, 15. Bobby Wilson, 16. Mike Grenert, 17. Dalton Hatten, 18. Dominic Maldonado, 19. Ellie Russo, 20. Chad Matthias, 21. Travis Day, 22. Kinser Endicott, 23. Tip Holcombe.
- DNS: Robert Monroy.
