RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY: WATER BALLOONS AND WILD RACING

FALLON, NV (July 29) — Rattlesnake Raceway closed out the month of July with two nights of racing. Saturday’s show was action packed.

After the hot laps the Outlaw Karts took to their track. These are the next generation of drivers on the big track and are earning their racing spurs.

After that there was a driver meet-and-greet followed by a kids vs drivers water balloon battle. It was a wild affair but after that the area was cleaned up so racing could proceed.

First on the racing card were the Street Stocks. On the green Carl Barlow briefly led until Royce Goetz took the lead.

Behind them the number 45 Mustang was driving through traffic as it headed to the front. This time regular driver Jesse Gonzalez was out of town to Jeff Olschowka was subbing for him.

Once Olschowka took over second the chase was on. Lap after lap they tore around the track. At the checkered flag Goetz held on to score the victory with Gonzalez close behind and Barlow finished third.

“It was green to checkered I think,” Goetz said. “Track was beautiful, a little loose but hey we all learned how to drive it.

Then he thanked his wife and kids as well as GoFast Racing and Fabrication and Winning Attitude Motorsports.

Next to get the green flag were the IMCA Northern Sportmods. On the start 11 drivers took off and Rafael Flores was the early leader.

After two cautions Cole Olexiewicz and Joe Wabsis were moving to the front. After one of the restarts Wagsis took the point with Olexiewicz close behind.

Five more cautions followed but after the last restart it was side-by-side between Wabsis and Olexiewicz, who took the lead. Wabis fell back so at the checkered flag it was Olexiewicz followed by early leader Flores and Jimmy Ford in third.

“It’s slick all over and there’s a little bit coming off of 4 but that first caution I clipped Flores there and think I broke something on the left front so it wasn’t wanting to steer good,” Olexiewica said. “Just luckily on the restart I knew there was grip there, it gripped there and got around the zero nine.

Then he thanked his parents, Auto Pro Collision, Simmons Motorsports, Susanville Super Market and Auto Zone.

The new winged sprint car series is gaining cars. When the green waved 10 of them charged toward Turn 1. Tony Amador led briefly until Trey Walters took the point.

Getting past lappers slowed Walter down and Larry Tachovsky took over the lead. There was a caution when Amador slowed then went onto the infield.

After the restart Walters took the lead back while Tachovsky’s car experienced problems and he would end up on the infield.

Up front Walters was not to be denied and he claimed the victory. Brandon Ternora finished second while third place was Wade Taylor.

After climbing on his car’s wing to celebrate Walters came down and said, “Haven’t been here for awhile. It  was really a heavy track, took rubber, really had too work the car around the track, ride the brakes and do the usual.”

Then he thanked his parents, Snap On Tools, Bo Rentals,  

Competition Carburation, Dusty Rose Ranch and Sugar Mountain Transport.

The IMCA Modified race was somewhat different; mainly because the guys were left in the dust. On the green Katelynn Robertson took off .

Behind her Melissa Natenstedt carved her way through the pack and took over second. Behind her there was a five-way duel for third between the guys.

There were two cautions one for Wade Lumsden, whose car got a flat. He pitted and got that taken care of.

The car of Shawn Natenstedt, who eventually retired, was having problems. Another caution when there was contact between him and team mate Dave Sciarroni, who wound up backwards on the front straight.

Sciarroni was able to continue and the next caution came when Billy Anderson spun in Turn 2. Up front however it was now a women’s race as Natenstedt was chasing Robertson.

In the final laps Robertson was having a minor problem with the exit to Turn 4. That was all Natenstedt needed and she used an inside move in Turn 1 to take the lead.

In the season’s first race both women were one-two but this time it was reversed. Natenstedt won with Robertson the runner and third place, first in the men’s class, was Steven Anderson.

The victory wasn’t easy and later Natenstedt said, “It was an all women’s race and she just made a few mistakes and I kept on myself to be smooth. I got a flat tire on the last lap. So on the last lap I was like, ‘I hope no one passes me as I have a flat.”

Then she thanked husband Shawn and Dave for always working on our car. She also expressed appreciation to all the fans for coming and enjoying the races.

Mini Stocks were next. Kent Knisley has lights under his car and on the green he took off. Cooper Lee was on the front row but fell back to fourth.

Colton Blankenship took over second but three would be no catching the flying Knisley this night. In the final laps the car of Joseph Cook started smoking and he didn’t finish the race.

Up front Knisley reached the checkered flag first followed by Blankenship. Finishing third was Lee and Jorden Riley ended up fourth.

After taking the checkered flag Knisley said, “That was hard, no power steering and my arms are cramping. Thanks to Shorty for helping me put in my new motor, Old Iron Motorsports, Glen Lee. I could feel a groove and I held it. It wasn’t beautiful but I felt it.”

When the green waved to start the IMCA Stock Car main Jesse Yankee was briefly in the lead. Right after Jacob Dias took second there was a caution and the cars were bunched up.

On the green Dias used a sweeping outside move to take the lead. Not far behind him Yankee was giving chase until he had to drop out of the race.

Up front Dias held on and won the race. Brad Schmidt was chasing the leader but had to settle for second while Marie Curtis finished third.

“It took a little bit but just had to be patient as the track was tricky right now so just had to take my time,” Dias said later.

Then he gave special thanks to his father as well as sponsors Portable Painting. Goodwins General Store and Napa Auto Parts.

The Bootlegger class ended the night. On the green Sam Miller jumped into the lead and began to pull away.

There were two cautions, one where the car of Joseph Keough hit the wall coming out of Turn 4 but he was able to continue. The next came after a car stopped on the backstretch.

For Miller none of this mattered as he won the race and swept the weekend. Keough finished second while Jerome Kleve was third.

Right after getting his trophy Miller said, “It was a good race. I didn’t really have a lot of competition tonight but that’s what happens when you get the pole I guess. The track’s a little rough but it’s not too bad.”

He thanked his wife Shirley and son Mason, who came up from California as well as his parents. He also expressed appreciation to sponsors Trey Talor and Shelia Spears for all the decals on his car.

• The Outlaw Karts also ran Saturday night. In the 250 Class the top three were, winner Kai Ternora, Shinnston Ternora and Hunter Wood.

• The top three in Box Stock were winner Ander Fisher, Mason White and third place Hunter Wood.

         – The top two in Beginner’s were Trinity Taylor and Cheyenne Goetz, in her first race. Third place name was unlisted.

Next races for Rattlesnake are on August 25 and 25, another Friday-Saturday show.  On Friday there will be a t-shirt toss and Saturday features a kid’s bike give away.

OTHER RACING NEWS:

• Those that race with the Northern Nevada Kart Club will be at Desert Park Raceway on Sunday. Pre-registrations are now open.

• For those wanted to sharpen their motocross skills Tyler Enticknap is hosting another training camp at Fernley 95a Raceway. All skill levels are welcome and Thursday is for small bikes while Friday is for big bikes.

• As a heads up the Outlaw Flat Trac Races will happen on August 25/26 in Fuji Park located at the south end of Carson City. Friday has a special race between police and fireman to benefit a volunteer fire department.

Both days are a blizzard of qualifying, heat races and main events they are action packed. Sponsorship opportunities are listed in this graphic.

• Grace Motor Sports Photography will be in Lovelock for the Friday and Saturday night Frontier Days races. He’ll have a victory circle set up and those that want pictures should contact him in advance.

• Hot August Nights gets rolling this week. On Tuesday, August 1, Summit Racing Equipment in Sparks, from2 until 6 p.m., has a Show N’ Shine presentation.

• Then Wednesday, August 2, the Nugget has Drag Racing in its west parking lot and later that afternoon the first Sparks cruise will happen.

• For the full schedule please check, www.hotaugustnights.net,

• On Wednesday, August 2, the Sparks A&W has another cruise in. Starts at 5 p.m., there is DJ Music, prizes and its located across from Reed High School.

• On Thursday, starting at 5 p.m., the National Automobile Museum is celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of when American Graffiti was released. There will be cars from that period was well as live music

• Thursday is the final Thursday Cruznite from Reno to the Chilcoot Frosty and Goodwins General Story. Easy right up highway 395 then turn west on highway 70.

• Early Thursday morning, starting at 7 a.m., the Iron Mafia meets at Kim’s Donuts & Tea House. Location is 1328 US 395 North in Gardenerville.

• Rail City Casino, on Thursday has a Show ‘N Shine. The event’s host is the Supporting Impalas group but all makes, models as well as motorcycles are welcome.

• 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.

This week he’s live from the HAN drag races at the Sparks Nugget Casino. Davey covers national series as well as racing in the western United States. His focus is on oval tracks.

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RESULTS:

Rattlesnake Raceway – Fallon, NV

• Saturday, July 29

Mini Stock:

• Heat Winners: #1 Kent Knieley, #2 Cooper Lee.

• Main: 1. Ken Knisley, 2. Colton Blankenship, 3. Cooper Lee, 4. Jorden Riley, 5. Isaac Aguilera, 6. Dakota Thunder, 7. Smantha VanCaster, 8. Wyatt Penfold.

• DNF: Joseph Cook, Blake Berstein.

Street Stock:

• Heat Winner: #1 Royce Goetz, #2 Carl Barlow.

• Main: 1. Royce Goetz, 2. Jesse Gonzalez, 3. Carl Barlow, 4. Mikki Beuchat, 5. Don Deiter, 6. Randy Boyd, 7. Madison Hood, 8. Ryan Parkhurst, 9. Jimmy Berhorst, 10. Ryan Murphy, 11. Ray Eder, 12. Mikey Johnson, 13. Angela Dias.

• DNF: Grayson Olschowka.

Bootlegger:

• Heat Winner: Sam Miller.

• Main: 1. Sam Miller, 2. Joseph Keough, 3. Jerome Kleve, 4. Andrew Geller.

• DNF: Austin Daniels.

Sprint Cars:

• Heat Winners: #1 Nick Purdy, #2 Grasen Ternora.

• Main (25-Laps): 1. Trey Walters, 2. Brandon Ternora, 3. Wade Taylor, 4. Nick Purdy, 5. Grasen Ternora, 6. Bruce Ferrier, 7. David Johnson, 8. Katelynn Robertson.

• DNF: Larry Tachovsky, Tony Amador.

IMCA Modified:

• Heat Winners: #1 Shawn Natenstedt, #2 Katelynn Robertson.

• Main: 1. Melissa Natenstedt, 2. Katelynn Robertson, 3. Steven Anderson, 4. Chris Lewis, 5.Galen Hainline, 6. Dave Sciarroni, 7. Wade Lumsden, 8. Billy Anderson, 9. Matt Kampfraat.

• DNF: Shawn Natenstedt.

IMCA Stock Car:

• Heat Winners: #1 Jacob Dias, #2 Marie Curtis.

• Main: 1. Jacob Dias, 2. Brad Schmidt, 3. Marie Curtis, 4. Rusty Millan, 5. Jeff Marson, 6. Keith Marson, 7. Jeff Tuttle.

• DNF: Jesse Yankee.

IMCA Northern Sportmod:

• Heat Winners: #1 Joe Wabsis, #2 Cole Olexiewicz.

• Main: 1. Cole Olexiewicz, 2. Rafael Flores, 3. Jimmy Ford, 4. Joe Wabsis, 5. Trent Bandazian, 6. Jason Jovanelly, 7. Ainsleigh Evenson, 8. Connor Metz.

• DNF: Hayden White, Ray Ballard. 

Outlaw Karts:

• 250cc: 1.Kai Ternora, 2. Shinnston Ternora, 3.      Hunter Wood.

• Box Stock: 1. Ander Fisher, 2. Mason White, Hunter Wood.

         – Beginner: 1. Trinity Taylor, 2. Cheyenne Goetz.

• Friday, July 28

Mini Stock:

• Heat Winners: #1 Kent Knisley, #2 Colton Blankenship.

• Main: 1. Cooper Lee, 2. Kent Knisley, 3. Colton Blankenship, 4. Taggart Garland, 5. Dakota Thunder, 6. Blake Bernstein, 7. Isaac Atuilara, 8. Samantha VanCaster.

• DNF: Joseph Cook, Jorden Riley, Wyatt Penfold.

Street Stock:

         – Heat Winners: #1 Don Deiter, #2 Madison Hood.

• Main: 1. Mikki Beuchat, 2. Don Deiter, 3. Ryan Parkhurst, 4. Carl Barlow, 5. Jimmy Berhorst, 6. Mikey Johnson,

• DNF: Madison Hood, Ray Eder, Grayson Olshowka.

• DNS: Hailey Conroy.

Bootlegger:

• Heat Winner: Sam Miller.

• Main: 1. Sam Miller, 2. Jerome Kleve, 3. Joseph     Keough, 4. Andrew Geller, 5. Austin Daniels.

Sprint Cars:

• Heat Winners: #1 Wade Taylor, #2 Grasen Ternora.

• Main: 1. Brandon Ternora, 2. Wade Taylor, 3. Trey Walters, 4. Nick Purdy, 5. David Johnson, 6. Bruce Ferrier, 7. Nathan Johnson, 8. Larry Tachovsky, 9. Tony Amador, 10. Daniel Hatfield.

• DNF: Grasen Ternora.

IMCA Modified:

• Heat Winners: #1 Matt Kampfraat, #2 Melissa      Natenstedt.

• Main: 1. Chris Lewis, 2. Steven Anderson, 3. Galen Hainline, 4. Billy Anderson, 5. Wade Lumsden, 6. Matt Kampfraat, 7. Melissa Natenstedt, 8. Katelynn Robertson.

• DNF: Dave Sciarroni.

• DNS: Shawn Natenstedt.

IMCA Stock Car:

• Heat Winners: #1 Jeff Marson, #2 Jesse Yankee.

• Main: 1. Brad Schmidt, 2. Rusty McMillan, 3. Marie Curtis, 4. Jeff Tuttle.

• DNF: Jacob Dias, Jeff Marson, Jesse Yankee, Keith Marson.

IMCA Northern Sportmod:

• Heat Winners:#1 Rafael Flores, #2 Jimmy Ford.

• Main: 1. Cole Olexiewicz, 2. Joe Wabsis, 3. Trent Bandazian, 4. Ray Ballard, 5. Jimmy Ford, 6. Jimmy Ford, 7. Tom Duncan, 8. Connor Metz.

• DNF: Hayden White, Rafael Flores.