FALLON, NV (Oct. 5) — For the 38th time Rattlesnake Raceway ended its season with the Dirt Track Championships. While it is a two-day affair there is a big difference.
A driver’s combined finishes are used to determine how they placed in the DTC. The driver that has the best record gets the trophy, is named their class Dirt Track Champion and has a year’s worth of bragging rights.
First up were the Street Stocks and Friday’s winner Shawn Natenstedt led the charge and soon worked a straight away lead over the other. Behind him there was a four-way duel for second.
In the end Natenstedt won followed by Randy Boyd, Joe Conroy with Brandon Rosencrantz finishing fourth.
Then if was time for the Dwarf cars to take to the track. On the green Mike Reeder took off with Joe Frock giving chase.
A caution bunched the cars but on the green the Reeder-Frock show continued. After closing the gap, Frock finally used an inside pass coming out of Turn 2 to take the lead.
There was one more caution but in the end Frock scored the victory followed by Reeder, Dan Geil and Chris Christiano.
Now it was time for the IMCA Northern SportMods. When the green waved 15 off them headed into Turn 1 Kenny Schmit, and Connor Metz leading the charge.
Soon Schmit was on point until John Schilling took the lead. Then everything slowed for debris in Turn 2 while Dan Hatfield’s car stopped and he was pushed into the pits.
Up front Jimmy Ford finally took the lead and, after slicing his way through lap traffic scored the victory. Schilling was the runner up followed by Kenny Schmit and Richard Vander Ploeg.
First on point when the Mini Stock main began is Mike Miller. He soon was replaced when Cooper Lee, using the outside line swept past him.
There were four cautions and the last one came after a car lost its right front wheel going through Turn 2. After the car was towed to the pits and the track checked for debris the green waved again.
Up front Lee roared off to take the win with Kent Knisley not far behind in second. Behind them Stephen Crook was third while Nehamian Souza finished fourth.
Only a half dozen IMCA Stock Cars took the green to start their main Zach Cail was on point with Chris Lewis and Jeff Olschowka giving chase. Eventually Lewis took the lead and began to pull away..
After a caution for debris the green waved again but this time Cail spun causing another caution. He made a charge and soon was involved in a three-way duel for second.
At the checkered flag Lewis won. By then the charging Cail was back in second with Olschowka ending up third ahead of fourth place Joe Conroy.
Now it was time for the fast guys, the IMCA Modifieds to take to the track. When the green waged Wade Taylor was on point followed by Chris Lewis and Dave Duate Jr.
Taylor then spin out of the lead and soon Lewis was being chased by Shawn Natenstedt, who took the lead. Then Lewis used an inside move to retake the point.
Natenstedt faded to third while Alec Childs moved into second and was chasing Lewis. At the end Natenstedt finished third ahead of his teammate, fourth place Dave Sciarroni.
Only two Bootleggers were on hand and they raced going the opposite way. Soon after the start Dodge Turner rolled his car and after some delay it was decided to call this race.
Now it was time for the Sierra Nevada Sprint Car Series to run the final race of their season. On the green Trey Walters jumped into the lead while Grasen Ternora was second.
Soon there was a duel for second between Johnson and Ternora. There was one caution when one car spun in Turn 4.
In the end Walters left everyone in his dust as the scored the victory. Behind him Ternora ended up second ahead of Johnson and fourth place Jordan Garretson.
Micro Sprints ended the night. Four of them took the green and Barry Lampert left everyone his dust until his motor sputtered and ended his night.
Back on the track Alexis Zeiter won the race followed by John Zeiter and Rick Zeiter.
After the dust settled it was time to recognize this year’s Dirt Track Champions and hand out those trophies. Only one driver won the championship in two difference classes and that was Shawn Natenstedt.
This year’s champions are Kent Knisley – Mini Stocks, Joe Frock – Dwarf Car, Shawn Natenstedt – Street Stocks, Jimmy Ford – IMCA Sport Mod, Zach Cail – Stock Cars, Shawn Natenstedt – IMCA Modifieds, Daniel Keys – Bootleggers, Barry Lampert – Micro Sprints.
Now the season has ended and on November 9th Rattlesnake Raceway will holds its awards banquet. Then in the spring of 2025 Rattlesnake Raceway will again echo to the sounds of horsepower and racing.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• This Tuesday at 6:30 Trucks & Tacos of Northern Nevada is meeting at Dream Tacos & Cantina. Location is 180 West Peckham Lane.
• If one is in a car club, remember the meeting hosted by Nevada Car Coalition at the National Auto Museum this coming Sunday. It starts at 1 p.m. and will be to plan next May’s Summer Salute show at Rancho San Rafael Park.
• 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. He also posts during the week.
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RESULTS:
Rattlesnake Raceway – Dirt Track Championships
• Saturday, Oct. 5
Street Stocks:
- Heart Winners: #1 Randy Boyd, #2 Shawn Natenstedt.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Shawn Natenstedt, 2. Randy Boyd, 3. Joe Conroy, 4. Brandon Rosencreantz, 5. Jesse Gonzalez, 6. Ryan Parkhurst, 7. Dan Edgington, 8. Tom Haxall, 9. Jimmy Berhorst, 10. Kent Knisley, 11. Logan Sage.
- DNS: Cooper Lee, Jeff Willis.
Dwarf:
- Heat Winners: #1 Joe Frock, #2 Christiano.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Joe Frock, 2. Mike Reeder, 3. Dan Geil, 4. Chris Christiano, 5. Jeff Olschowka, 6. Isaak Geil, 7. Mikki Beuchat, 8. Callie Whiting, 9. Taggart Garland, 10. Bailey Christiano, 11. Franklin Smith, 12. Vuki Wilson Jr.
IMCA Northern Sport Mod:
- Heat Winners: #1 Colton Blankenship, #2 Jimmy Ford.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Jimmy Ford, 2. John Schilling, 3. Kenny Schmit, 4. Richard Vander Ploeg, 5. Mike Merritt, 6. Mark Hain, 7. Tom Duncan, 8. Connor Metz, 9. Jason Jovanelly, 10. Ray Eder, 11. Colton Blankenship, 12. Dustin Chastain, 13. Keith Mikaelson, 14. Dan Wilder, 15. Dan Hatfield (DNF).
Mini Stock:
- Heat Winners: #1 Joseph Cook, #2 Cooper Lee.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Cooper Lee, 2. Kent Knisley, 3. Stephen Crook, 4. Nehamian Souza, 5. Jorden Riley, 6. Mike Miller, 7. Joseph Cook, 8. Howard Miller, 9. Ryan Trembluy, 10. Dakota Thunder, 11. Kaden Beuchat.
- DNS: Tracy Mortimer, Sr.
IMCA Stock Car:
- Heat Winner: Zach Cail.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Chris Lewis, 2. Zach Cail, 3. Jeff Olschowka, 4. Joe Conroy, 5. Don Deiter, 6. Ryan Parkhurst.
IMCA Modified:
- Heat Winner: Shawn Natenstedt.
- Feature: (20-Laps): 1. Chris Lewis, 2. Alec Childs, 3. Shawn Natenstedt, 4. Dave Sciarroni, 5. Wade Taylor, 6. Dave Duste Jr., 7. Tyler Jones.
Bootlegger:
- Heat Winner: Daniel Keys.
- Feature: Race was called when Dudge Turner rolled his car. Keys was the only one able to continue.
Micro Sprint:
- Heat Winner: Barry Lamparet.
– Feature*: 1. Alexis Zeiter, 2. John Zeiter, 3. Rick Zeiter, 4. Barrty Lampert (DNF).
* – The results were not posted with the results. I know who the winner was and that Lampert was a DNF. So I’m guess on second and third. Sorry.
Sprint Car:
- Heat Winners: #1 Brandon Ternora, #2 TreyWalters.
- Feature : 1. Trey Walters, 2. Grasen Ternora, 3. Nathan Johnson, 4. Jordan Garretson, 5. Brandon Ternora, 6. Nick Purdy, 7. Bruce Ferrier, 8. Ron Bergh, 9. Kurt Goddard, 10. Alan Beck.
- • Friday, Oct. 4
Street Stock:
- Heat Winners: #1 Shawn Natenstedt, #2 Jesse Gonzalez.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Shawn Natenstedt, 2. Randy Boyd, 3. Jesse Gonzalez, 4. Brandon Rosencrantz, 5. Dan Dias, 6. J.T. Stark, 7. Jimmy Berhorst, 8. Kent Knisley, 9. Ryan Perkhurst, 10. Joe Conroy, 11. Cooper Lee (DNF), 12. Jeff Willis (DNF).
- DNS: David Gengenach.
Dwarf Cars:
- Heat Winners: #1 an Geil, #2 Chris Christiano.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Chris Christiano, 2. Joe Frock, 3. Mike Reeder, 4. Dan Geil, 5. Isaak Geil, 6. Jeff Olschowka, 7. Phillip Rowland, 8. Taggart Garland, 9. William Christiano, 10. Franklin Smith, 11. Mikki Beuchat, 12. Callie Whiting, 13. Glenn Sciarani (DNF).
IMCA Northern Sportmod:
- Heat Winners: #1 Jimmy Ford, #2 John Schilling.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Jimmy Ford, 2. Mark Hain, 3. John Schilling, 4. Connor Metz, 5. Ray Eder, 6. Richard Vander Ploeg, 7. Dan Wilder, 8. Tom Duncan (DNF), 9 Mike Merritt (DNF).
- DNS: Ray Ballard.
Mini Stock:
- Heat Winners: #1 Joseph Cook, #2 Kent Knisley.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Jorden Riley, 2. Joseph Cook, 3. Kent Knisley, 4. Nehamian Souza, 5. Dakota Thunder, 6. Mike Miller, 7. Tacy Mortimer Sr., 8. Cooper Lee (DNF), 9. Howard Miller (DNF).
IMCA Stock Car:
- Heat Winners: #1 Zach Cail, #2 Jeff Olschowka.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Jeff Olschowka, 2. Zach Cail, 3. Jesse Yankee, 4. Jeff Marson, 5. Jeff Tuttle, 6. Chris Lewis, 7. Keith Marson, 8. Don Deitre (DNF).
IMCA Modified:
- Heat Winner: Shawn Natenstedt
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Shawn Natenstedt, 2. Chris Lewis, 3. Wade Taylor, 4. Alec Childs, 5. Dave Duste Jr., 6. Tyler Jones, 7. Dave Sciarroni (DNF).
Bootlegger:
- Heat Winner: Dodge Turner.
- Feature (12-Laps): 1. Daniel Keys, 2. Dodge Turner.
Micro Sprint:
- Heat Winner: Barry Lampert.
- Feature (14-Laps): 1. Alexis Zeite, 2. Barry Lampert, 3. John Zeiter,4. Deegan Luna, 5. Rick Zeiter.
