RENO, NV (JULY 21) — Lovelock Speedway had the next round of its season with a two-day show this weekend. Despite some occasional light rain the show went on.
Since it was NAPA Night at the races there was a NAPA t pace truck that led the pace lap for each of the main.
Saturday’s first feature was the Gen-X class. Only three cars took the green and Kent Knisley took the point only to spin in Turn 2.
After that Cooper Lee was on point while Knisley gave chase. He would spin again then charge toward the front.
Eventually Knisley challenged for the lead only to pull onto the infield due to car problems. This gave the victory to Lee, who ran a steady race.
Next up were the IMCA Northern Sportmods and five of them took the green. First on point was Shaun Merrit with Tom Duncan giving chase.
Their duel would continue for the entire race. Despite closing Duncan wouldn’t be able to get past and Merritt won this feature with Colton Blankenship ending up third.
When the Dwarf Car feature began Bryan Phinney jumped into the lead. His time on point was short as Mikki Beuchat soon swept by him.
For the rest of the race Beuchat was on cruise control and at the checkered flag had an almost straight away lead on runner up Robert Duncan. At the end Phinney fell back to third while Courtney Duncan ended up fourth.
When the Hobby Stock main began Kent Knisley was on point with Santiago Villanueva giving chase. Behind the leaders Tom Haxall was moving toward the front.
There was a caution when Villanueva hit a tire in Turn 2. There was a long caution as his car had to be towed to the pits.
When the green waved again Knisley and David Carrera Jr. led the charge. Unfortunately Knisley spun out of the lead in Turn 4.
Now Carrera was on point but racing through Turn 4 Haxall took over the lead. Behind him Jeff Elerick Jr. was closing the gap.
The final laps of the race was a duel for the lead between leader Haxall and Elerick. In the final laps Elerick was able to get the lead but they were almost side-by-side at the checkered flag.
Reporters Note: Results for Friday and Saturday are at the end of this article.
• Sunday morning is when Northern Nevada Classics had a Show ‘N Shine at Baldini’s. The show was to benefit Moms on the Run, a group working to help those with cancer.
There were a varied bunch of cars, trucks and other types. During the meet entries were judged and later trophies were handed out.
• There was a very different type of race this past weekend. From Friday through Sunday the Wild West Watercross was at the Sparks Marina.
It’s a Jet Ski event and the racers were launched in small groups. Before starting the jet skies are held in place by another person until the green flag was waved.
After being launched the racers negotiated a slalom course marked by blue or gray buoys. Tight turns with water flying around the racers plus noise made this quite an event.
This event ended the series for this year. But one of the officials mentioned they plan to return next summer.
Several locals participated and for results please check, www.Iraceready.com then look for Wild West Watercross. The series website can be found at, www.wildwestwatercross.com.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Please remember on July 31, starting at 5 p.m. Bike Night at PJ&CO will have a benefit for Ryder Thomaselli.
He is working on having enough funds so he can compete with the American Team at this year’s ISDE, which is in Spain. Here’s a chance to help a local compete internationally.
• Davey’s American Racing is found on Face Book. His focus is on western oval tracks as well as national series.
He recently started his broadcasts so check Face Book around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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RESULTS:
Lovelock Speedway:
Saturday, July 20:
• IMCA Modified:
- Heat: 1. Mark Benavidez, 2. Dave Carrera (DNS).
• IMCA Northern Sportmod:
- Heat: 1. Shaun Merritt, 2. Mark Hain, 3. Tom Duncan, 4. Colton Blankenship, 5. Dan Wilder.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Shaun Merritt, 2. Tom Duncan, 3. Colton Blankenship, 4. Mark Hain, 5. Dan Wilder.
• Dwarf Car:
- Heat: 1. Mikki Beuchat, 2. Bryan Phinney, 3. Courtney Duncan, 4. Robert Duncan (DNF).
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Mikki Beuchat, 2. Robert Duncan, 3. Bryan Phinney, 4. Courtney Duncan.
• Hobby Stocks:
- Heat: 1.Kent Knisley, 2. Santiago Villanueva, 3. Tom Haxall, 4. Jeff Elerick Jr., 5. Jake Elerick, 6. Dave Carrera Jr.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Jeff Elerick Jr., 2. Tom Haxall, 3. David Carrera Jr., 4. Jeff Elerick, 5. Kent Knisley, 6. Santiago Villanueva.
• Gen-X:
- Heat: 1. Kent Knisley, 2. Hailey Havens, 3. Cooper Lee.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Cooper Lee, 2. Kent Knisley, 3. Hailey Havens.
Friday, July19:
• IMCA Modified:
- Heat: 1. Steven Anderson, 2. Alec Childs, 3. Dave Carrera, 4. Mark Benavidez.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Steven Anderson, 2 Dave Carrera, 3. Alec Childs, 4. Mark Benvavidez.
• IMCA Northern SportMod:
- Heat: 1. Shaun Merritt, 2. Tom Duncan, 3. Colton Blenkenship, 4. Ray Eder.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Tom Duncan, 2. Shaun Merritt, 3. Ray Eder, 4. Colton Blankenship (DNF).
• IMCA Stock Car:
- Heat: 1. Zach Cail, 2. Ray Blankenship.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Ray Blankenship, 2. Zach Cail.
• Dwarf Car:
- Heat: 1. Bryan Phinney, 2. Robert Duncan, 3. Courtney Duncan, 4. William Phinney.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Robert Duncan, 2. Bryan Phinney, 3. Courtney Duncan, 4. William Phinney(DNS).
• Hobby Stocks:
- Heat : 1. Jeff Elerick Jr., 2. Jeff Elerick, 3.Kent Knisley.
- Main (20-Laps): 1. Jeff Elerick Jr., 2 Kent Knisley, 3. Hailey Havens, 4. Jeff Elerick (DNF).
