FALLON, NV (May 27) — Rattlesnake Raceway hosted a Friday-Saturday racing event. Saturday’s got off to a late start due to rain but once things dried out it was time for action.
However prior to the start there was a front stretch ceremony honoring veterans that either have been lost or have passed as Memorial Day is on Monday.
Then the crowd also honored promoter Rusty McMillan as it was his birthday. So they all sang Happy Birthday to him.
Street Stocks started the features. Earlier after their heat races there was a Slow Dash won by Logan Sage.
This weekend is the second round of the Street Stock Classic series so points were important. When the green waved Royce Goetz took off with the pack chasing him.
Giving chase in second was Randy Boyd but he also dueled Mikki Beuchat and Carl Barlow for that spot. Eventually Boyd claimed the sport and was chasing Goetz.
Three cautions slowed the pace but the final one, in the final laps, came as Goetz was going to lap a slower car. At one time it was three-wide when the outside car got sideways.
This caused a crash that took out Goetz and another car, which caused a red flag. During the clean up both wrecked cars were towed back to the pits.
Up front Boyd took the gift and roared off to claim the victory. He was followed by runner up Beuchat and third place Barlow.
Right after the checkered the red flag came out as the car of J.T. Stark was involved in contact that put his car on its lid. Thankfully he was uninjured and the track crew rolled the car back on its wheels.
In victory circle Boyd said, “It was crazy, I don’t think I would have been able to pass Royce clean and he got taken out. It sucks for that. Still a good race and had a lot of fun.”
Then he thanked Icon Pistons, his wife, family and friends as well as Royce Goetz Racing.
Next up was the Dwarf Cars. On the green Glenn Sciarani briefly took the lead.
By the time they reached the backstretch Joe Frock was in command and leaving everyone. Three cautions slowed the pace but on every restart Frock took off and would win followed by Sciarani and William Christiano.
After Frock sent this quote, “Excellent track tonight, Rusty has this track dialed in. Smooth and fast. It was the best I have ever seen it.
“They have done a ton of work on this place and it shows. We made some tweaks to the car and it really responded well. Best laps we have ever turned here.”
Then he thanked sponsors, R&J Landscaping Wild Island Nieman Metal Works, Diatte Racing Innovations Zoomaluma Graphics, Voss Fab Bodies by DBD, Hooked Up Performance Products and Wheelman Supply house.
Now it was time for the Mini Stocks to take to the track. On the green Kent Knisley took off with Travis Showe and Colton Blankenship in hot pursuit.
Behind them Cooper Lee moved from the back to fourth. But up front Knisley was able to hold everyone off.
Eventually the lead trip caught slower traffic and Knisley was able to get past it first. This allowed for a gap to develop.
A caution for debris bunched the cars but on the restart Knisley took off with Showe close behind him. Coming out of Turn 4 and headed for the checkered the lead duo were nose-to-tail and Knisley scored the narrow victory over Showe.
In Victory Circle Knisley said, “I had no idea how close he (Showe) was but knew he was on my butt somewhere. It was pretty cool, wasn’t expecting it all but I’m excited.”
Then he thanked his brothers, Joseph, Cooper and Jordan. He also thanked Shorty (Showe), Glenn Lee and Old Iron Motorsports.
Next were the IMCA Modifieds and on the green Wade Lumsden and Katelynn Robertson were on the front row. By the second turn Robertson held the lead.
Things slowed after Kody Howard spun in Turn 4 and brought out a caution. Once the green waved again Robertson took off with Alec Childs giving chase,
Next caution came after Howard got sideways coming out of Turn 4 and collected Robertson, who could not avoid him. Fortunately her car only suffered some slight nose damage, she was given her spot back.
Now the chase was on as Childs was trying to catch the flying Robertson. The race was decided with only few laps to go when she made a mistake, spun in Turn 1 and handed the lead to Childs.
At the checkered Childs scored the victory followed by runner up Lumsden and third place Zach Cail.
After the race Childs said, “The race was wild. Was in the top three there for the last 15 or so laps.”
Then he thanked his parents, girlfriend, Rand Racing, Area 41 Motorsports, BSB Racer Chassis and M&M Metal.
The IMCA Northern Sport Mods or B Mods were next. On the green Cole Olexiewicz took off with Jason Jovanelly giving chase
Two cautions for spins bunched the cars but on every restart Olexiewicz held the lead. That is until he also spun in Turn 2 handing the lead and victory to Jovanelly.
The IMCA Stock Cars followed this feature. Zach Cail was first on point until the second lap when Marie Curtis took the lead.
Soon Jacob Dias worked his way through the pack and took over second. Now the chase was on as he and Curtis ran nose-to-tail for several laps.
Finally Dias took the inside line and made the winning pass while going down the front straight. At the checkered it was Dias, Curtis, Cail followed by the birthday boy, fourth place Rusty McMillan.
For Dias it was a comeback after rolling his car last week up at Susanville.
“It took a little but knew I had to take my time,” he said. “After last week was a big step down so I just wanted to have good revenge. I went over in Susanville and it’s really a good comeback in victory lane.”
Then he thanked his dad, who is his best friend, his fiancée, Portable Painting, Goodwin’s General Store, and everyone who has supported him.
The racing ended with the Bootlegger feature. When the green waved Sam Miller and Robbie Schostag were leading.
Soon Miller was extending the lead he had until Schostag slowed causing a caution. When the green waved again Miller took off but this time he had Shari Hollis after him.
As the laps went on Hollis was challenging Miller for the lead. They were also pulling away from third place Jerome Kleve and the pack.
At the checkered it was Miller, Hollis and third place Kleve with Ray Blankenship ending up fourth.
Asked if he know how close the other car was Miller said, “I could hear him behind me but that’s about all I could hear, never saw him. Lappers were no problem as they were told to stay in their lane so I just took the other lane.”
Then he thanked his parents and his sponsors. Also special thanks to Tray for the use of a trailer and Savage Beauty Creations for the vinyl decals on the car.
• Friday results are listed after the sponsors list.
Next for Rattlesnake is Octane Fest on June 9 and 10, another Friday-Saturday event. Rattlesnake is also working on bringing back Outlaw Karts.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• For Motocross racers remember Prairie City is closed for public day use starting on Tuesday, May 30. Hangtown Pro Motocross is on the way.
• Sparks A&W apparently doesn’t not have a cruise in this Wednesday.
• Daveys Amercian 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:
• Saturday, May 27:
Mini Stock:
- Heat Winners: #1 Kent Knisley, #2 Travis Showe.
- Main: 1. Kent Knisley, 2. Travis Showe, 3. Colton Blankenship, 4. Cooper Lee, 5. Joseph Cook, 6.Kaden Beuchat, 7. Isaac Aguilera.
- DNF: Cody Thunder, Jorden Riley, Dakota Thunder.
- DNS: Blake Bermstein.
Street Stock:
- Heat Winners: #1 Royce Goetz, #2 Don Deiter, #3 Carl Barlow.
- Dash: 1. Logan Sage, 2. Shane Boyd, 3. Rachael Goetz, 4. Victory Richey.
- DNS: Jesse Gonzalez, Madison Hood.
- Main: 1. Randy Boyd, 2. Mikki Beuchat, 3. Carl Barlow, 4. J.T. Stark, 5. Don Dieter, 6. Rocky Goetz, 7. Richie Altman, 8. Victor Richey, 9. Jeff Willis, 10. Logan Sage, 11. Shane Boyd, 12. Madison Hood, 13. Grayson Olschowka, 14. Mikey Johnson, 15. Rachael Goetz, 16. Jesse Gonzalez.
- DNF: Royce Goetz, Hailey Conroy, Angela Dias, Brad Schmidt, Jimmy Berhorst.
Dwarf Cars:
- Heat Winner: Joe Frock.
- Main: 1. Joe Frock, 2. Glenn Sciarani, 3. William Christiano.
- DNF: A.J. Kintz, Chris Christiano, Jeff Foster.
Bootlegger:
- Heat Winners: #1 Shari Hollis, #2 Ray Blankenship.
- Main: 1. Sam Miller, 2. Shari Hollis, 3. Jerome Kleve, 4. Ray Blankenship, 5. Ray Harrison, 6. Joseph Keough.
- DNF: John Minor, Robbie Schostag.
IMCA Modified:
- Heat Winners: #1 Zach Cail, 2. Wade Lumsden.
- Main: 1. Alec Childs, 2. Wade Lumsden, 3. Zach Cail, 4. Robert Mull, 5. Dave Duste Jr., 6. Cody Kalmer, 7. Tyler Jones, 8. Katelynn Robertson.
- DNF: Kody Howard.
IMCA Stock Car:
- Heat Winners: #1 Zach Cail, #2 Rusty McMillan.
- Main: 1. Jacob Dias, 2. Marie Curtis, 3. Zach Cail,4. Rusty McMillan, 5. Taggart Garland.
- DNF: Jeff Marson, Alyssa Jones, Jesse Yankee, Keith Marson.
IMCA Northern SportMod:
- Heat Winner: 1. Cole Olexiewicz.
– Main:
• FRIDAY, MAY 26:
Mini Stocks:
- Heat Winners: #1 Cooper Lee, #2 Travis Showe.
- (Main): 1. Travis Showe, 2. Cooper Lee, 3. Kent Knisley, 4. Colton Blankenship, 5. Joseph Cook, 6. Dakota Thunder, 7. Rusty McMillan, 8. Blake Bernstein, 9. Isaac Awuilera, 10. Kaden Beuchat.
Street Stocks:
- Heat Winners: #1 Hailey Conroy, #2 Jesse Gonzalez, #3 Royce Goetz.
- Main: 1. Jesse Gonzalez, 2. Royce Goetz, 3. Mikki Beuchat, 4. Randy Boyd, 5. Carl Barlow, 6. Don Deiter, 7. Rocky Goetz, 8. Richie Altman, 9. Angela Dias, 10. J.T. Stark, 11. Ryan Murphy, 12. Rachael Goetz, 13. Mikey Johnson.
- DNF: Grayson Olschowka, Brad Schmidt, Jimmy Berhorst, Ray Elder, Logan Sage, Madison Hood.
- DNS: Hailey Conroy.
Bootlegger:
- Heat Winners: #1 Joseph Keough, #2 Ray Blankenship.
- Main: 1. Ray Blankenship, 2. Shari Hollis, 3. Sam Miller, 4. Jerome Kleve, 5. Joseph Keough, 6. Robbie Schostag.
- DNF: Ryan Harrison, John Minor.
IMCA Modified:
- Heat Winners: #1 Chris Lewis, #2 Zach Cail.
- Main: 1. Zach Cail, 2. Katelynn Robertson, 3. Alec Childs, 4. Chris Lewis, 5. Wade Lumsden, 6. Robert Mull, 7. Kyle Renbarger, 8. Cody Kalmer, 9. Matt Kampfraat.
- DNFL: Kody Howard.
IMCA Stock Car:
- Heat Winners: #1 Marie Curtis, #2. Rusty McMillan.
- Main: 1. Jacob Dias, 2. Rusty McMillan, 3. Marie Curtis, 4. Jesse Yankee, 5. Taggart Garland, 6. Zach Cail, 7.Joe Blackwell.
- DNF: Alyssa Jones, Jeff Marson, Keith Marson.
IMCA Northern Sportmod;
- Heat Winner: 1. Jason Jovanelly.
– Main: 1. Rafael Flores, 2. Joe Wabsis, 3. Mark Hain, 4. Jason Jovanelly, 5.Cole Olexiewicz,6. Ray Ballard.
