LOVELOCK, NV (AUG. 3) — Every year the rural town of Lovelock Nevada celebrates its founding with Frontier Days. Not far out of downtown the Lovelock Speedway has two nights called the Frontier Days Races.
One added incentive is a special belt buckle awarded to those that earned the most points in several classes over the two nights.
First up Saturday was the Mod Mini class. Unfortunately only Corre LaFrance was able to answer the green flag so he got his own 5-lap feature.
Only two Bootleggers were on hand and after the green Peter Lossing took off while john Flowers was chasing him. Both drivers swapped the lead during their 8-lap feature but in the end Flowers scored the victory.
Next were the Dwarf Cars and there were seven of them that took the green. Up front Phil Roland was on point with Glenn Sciarani giving chase.
Joe Frock started at the back and was working his way forward and soon moved into second. Then he made his move in Turn 4 and took the lead but Roland, who came down from Vancouver, Washington wasn’t making it easy.
At the end Frock had 1 one second lead over runner up Roland. Vuki Wilson ended up third while Sciarani finished fourth.
The victory earned Frock the champion’s belt buckle.
While two cautions, one for debris, slowed the pace Shawn Natenstedt led from green to checkered in the IMCA Modified feature. Runner up Cole Jones recovered from a spin while Steven Anderson finished third.
His second victory in two days earned Natenstedt a belt buckle.
When the Gen-X feature began Austin Sprague was on point with Kent Knisley and Cooper Lee giving chase. Later Lee would fall out with mechanical problems.
Up front both Sprague and Knisley were very close as they dueled for the lead. The deciding moment came late in the race when they encountered a slower car.
Knisley was on the outside and able to quickly get past the slower car while Sprague was not and fell to second. At the checkered flag Knisley won with Sprague second followed by Daniel Bond in third.
After the points were added Sprague earned the belt buckle.
On Friday Marie Curtis was unable to start the IMCA Stock Car feature. Saturday was a very different story as she took off and essentially left everyone in her dust.
Behind her the battle was for second as Zach Cail and Cody Morris were disputing the spot. In the end Curtis not only posted the fastest lap but won the race.
Behind her Cail was able to finish in the runner-up spot with Morris third. Due to his winning on Friday Morris had enough points to earn the belt buckle for the class.
When the green waved 11 IMCA Northern Sport Mods headed for Turn 1. Up front Tyler Rodgers was on point with Shaun Merritt giving chase.
There was a quick caution, possibly for debris right after the race began. Around the halfway point both Rodgers and Merritt slowed for flat tires.
This brought out the caution which was lengthened as track officials inspected the track for any debris. Having both first and second place cars pit for a flat tire was a bit unusual.
When racing resumed Rafel Flores was on point while Tom Duncan was giving chase. At the end of the pack Rodgers returned and began his charge toward the front.
Up front Duncan took the lead dropping Flores to second. He would slip to third when the charging Rodgers took over second.
While it was close Duncan hung on to win while Rodgers, who came from Chico, California, ended up second. Behind them Flores was third while Mark Hain ended up fourth.
In the end Cody Morris had enough points to win the belt buckle for that class.
The Street Stocks had the honor of ending the evening. On the green Ryan Parkhurst took the lead while Tom Haxall was second.
Soon after that Phil Roland took over second while Haxall slipped to third. Now Parkhust and Roland were running nose to tail.
A car spinning coming out of Turn 4 brought a caution. Soon after the restart Roland used an inside move in Turn 4 to claim the lead.
Even though there was another caution Roland left everyone in his dust. He would win followed by Parkhurst and Haxall with Jeff Elerick ending up fourth.
Roland did set the fastest lap while Thomas Hanauska had enough points to earn that class belt buckle.
Results for both days are posted at the end of this article. Next race for Lovelock Speedway is the season ending event on Saturday, August 24th.
• On Sunday afternoon the Bonanza Casino on North Virginia Street hosted the annual Cruisin’ For the Cure show.
The event filled the parking lot with all types of cars and trucks, there was music and food trucks. The entry fee is donated to the Prostrate Cancer Foundation.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Veteran MRANN racer and Nevada Air Guard veteran William R. Whalen passed away a couple of weeks ago. His friends are celebrating his life with a function at the Air Guard base.
The facility is located on the west side of Reno’s airport off Terminal Way. It starts at 2 p.m. on . For those going be sure to RSVP by text with Amy.
• Trucks & Tacos of Northern Nevada had not posted where their Tuesday meet will be when this article was finished. Be sure to check their website.
• Hot August Nights gets going this week. Best way to check on what is happening is to check their website at, www.hotaugustnights.net. They have a full listing of what is happenin
• On Tuesday from 2 until 4 p.m. there is a Show ‘N Shine at Summit Racing. Location is East Glendale in Sparks.
• Once again the Sparks A&W has another cruise in. Starts at 5 p.m. Tuesday and there is a D.J. playing music as well as prizes.
• Wednesday is when the HAN Drag Races begin on the west side of the Sparks Nugget. That is just one of many things going on during Hot August Nights.
• 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:
Lovelock Speedway – Frontier Day Races.
• Saturday – August 3:
+ Mod Mini:
- Heat Winner: Angelo Rallo.
- Feature (5-Laps): 1. Corre LaFrance.
- DNS: Angelo Rallo, Dominic Rallo.
+ BootLeggers:
– Heat Winner: Peter Lossing.
- Feature (8-Laps): 1. John Flowers, 2. Peter Lossing.
+ Dwarf Car:
- Heat Winners: #1 Joe Frock, #2 Glenn Sciarani.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Joe Frock, 2. Phil Roland, 3. Vuki Wilson Jr., 4. Glenn Sciarani, 5. Nathaniel Gutierrez, 6. Danny Martin, 7. Franklin Smith.
+ IMCA Modified:
- Heat Winner: Kyle Stanfill.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Shawn Natenstedt, 2. Cole Jones, 3. Steven Anderson, 4. Alec Childs, 5. Kyle Stanfill, 6. (DNF) Tyler Jones.
+ Gen-X:
- Heat Winners: #1 Cooper Lee, #2 Austin Sprague.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Kent Knisley, 2. Austin Sprague, 3. Daniel Bond, 4. Joseph Cook, 5. Christina Dunn, 6. (DNF) Cooper Lee.
- DNS: Alessio Burnett.
IMCA Stock Car:
- Heat Winner: Marie Curtis.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Marie Curtis, 2. Zach Cail, 3. Cody Morris, 4. Brad Schmidt, 5. (DNF) Ray Blankenship.
+ IMCA Northern Sportmod:
- Heat Winners: #1 Tyler Rodgers, #2 Shaun Merritt.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Tom Duncan, 2. Tyler Rodgers, 3. Rafel Flores, 4. Mark Hain, 5. Mike Merritt, 6. Colton Blankenship, 7.Dan Wilder, 8. Ray Eder, 9. Richard Vander Ploeg, 10. Shaun Merritt, 11. Connor Metz.
+ Street Stocks:
- Heat Winners: #1 Phil Roland, #2 Tom Haxall.
- Feature (20-Laps): 1. Phil Roland, 2. Ryan Parkhurst, 3. Tom Haxall, 4. Jeff Elerick, 5. Thomas Hanauska, 6. Debbie Gordo, 7. Ryan Greenberg, 8. John Minor.
• Friday, August 2:
+ Mod Mini:
- Heat Winner: Angelo Rallo.
- Feature: 1. Dominic Rallo, 2.Corre LaFrance.
+ Bootleggers:
- Heat winner: Peter Lossing.
- Feature: 1. Peter Lossing, 2. John Flowers.
+ Dwarf Cars:
- Heat Winners: #1. Joe Frock, #2 Mikki Beuchat.
- Feature: 1. Joe Frock, 2. Vuki Wilson Jr., 3. Phil Roland, 4. Nathaniel Gutierrez, 5. (DNF) Glenn Sciarrani, 6. (DNF) Danny Martin, 7. (DNF) Mikki Beuchat, 8. (DNF) Franklin Smith.
- DNS: Landon Martin.
+ IMCA Modified:
- Heat Winner: Shawn Natgenstedt.
- Feature: 1. Shawn Natenstedt, 2. Steven Anderson, 3. Tyler Jones, 4. Dave Sciarroni, 5. Kyle Stanfill, 6. (DNF) Cole Jones.
- DNS: Alec Childs.
+ Gen-X:
- Heat Winners: #1 Austin Sprague, #2 Kent Knisley.
- Feature: 1. Austin Sprague, 2. Joseph Cook, 3. Daniel Bond, 4. Cooper Lee, 5. Alessio Burnett, 6. Christina Dunn, 7. Hailey Havens, 8. (DNF) Kent Knisley, 9. Tracy Mortimer.
- DNS: Jorden Riley
+ IMCA Stock Car:
- Heat Winner: Zach Cail.
- Feature: 1. Cody Morris, 2. Brad Schmidt, 3. Ray Blankenship, 4. (DNF) Zach Cail.
- DNS: Marie Curtis.
+ IMCA Northern Sport Mod:
- Heat Winners: #1 Tom Duncal, #2 Tyler Rodgers.
- Feature: 1. Tyler Rodgers, 2. Brysyn Simeeral, 3. Tom Duncan, 4. Mark Hain, 5. Mike Merritt, 6. Colton Blankenship, 7. (DNF) Rafel Flores, 8. (DNF) Richard Vander Ploeg, 9. (DNF) Shaun Merritt, 10. (DNF) Dan Wilder
- DNS: Ray Eder
+ Street Stocks:
- Heat Winners: #1 Tom Haxall, #2 Phil Roland.
- Feature: 1. Phil Roland, 2. Joe Conroy, 3. Tom Haxall, 4. Jeff Elerick, 5. Thomas Hanauska, 6. Ryan Greenberg, 7. (DNF) Kent Knisley, 8. (DNF) Dave Sciarroni, 9. (DNF) John Minor, 10. (DNF) Jeff Jones.
+ Hobby Stocks:
- Heat Winner: Ryan Greenberg
– Feature: 1. Thomas Hanauska, 2. Ryan Greenberg.
