FALLON, NV (June 10) — Rattlesnake Raceway hosted its annual Octane Fest this weekend. Rain Saturday evening slightly delayed the program but it set up the track so it was fast. First feature were the IMCA Modifieds. After the green waved first on point was Clifton King with Steven Anderson giving chase. A spin by Wade Lumsden brought out a quick caution. Once again King was on point while behind him there was a three-way duel for second. Soon Chris Nieman took over second and the chase was on. King was still on point when the lead duo took the

EAST QUINCY, CALIF. (June 3) — American Valley held its second race of the season on a mild June night. Very nice as the track’s pits are in the woods and the Dwarf Cars joined the regular classes. Only two cars were in the Mini Stock Class. Unfortunately the one Chase Nieman was driving had problems and had to drop out soon after the green waved. Now on her own and in a car that had been repaired Llily Montgomery proceeded to lay down some laps, which were a good test for the car. She did eight laps and 24.366

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

SUSANVILLE, CALIF. (May 20) — Diamond Mountain Speedway had a Friday-Saturday show this weekend. Both days featured intense racing and action to entertain the crowd of spectators. After Saturday’s heat races and some work on the track was completed it was time to get the night’s show rolling. First class to running their A Feature were the Street Stocks. After the green it only took Randy Boyd three laps, after starting eighth, to take the lead. Things slowed when Michael Beauchman had a problem and went over theTurn 3 banking. When the green waved again things came to a sudden

QUINCY, CALIF. (May 13) — The Western States Dwarf Car National Series visited American Valley Speedway this weekend. It’s usually the biggest event of the season and started the season for the track. Right after the National Anthem the entire field of Dwarf Cars, plus a few Sport Mods, lined up on the front straight. Their parade laps paid homage to Dave Richardson and Leroy Kay, who the event is named after, as well as Todd Damron and Race Shelton. The event is named the Dave Richardson and Leroy Kay Memorial. Once that was completed it was time for the

LOVELOCK, NV (April 15) — After being dark for over a year Lovelock Speedway came back to life this weekend. The event was the Berta Graham Memorial sponsored by the Evenson Law Office. Graham was a long time supporter of the track and Evenson, a local resident, used to race there. Prior to the heat races several competitors did parade laps to honor her memory. First up was the Gen-X class and it was an easy victory for Lovelock resident Kent Knisley. He got the honor of taking the first victory at the reopened track. Next to take the green

RENO, NV (4-10-23) — On Easter weekend Diamond Mountain Speedway opened its 2023 season. It was a Friday-Saturday event for the track. As traditional once Saturday’s heat races ended it was time for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Youngsters were divided by size and after a countdown the rush was on. Some of the very young were a bit confused as what they were supposed to while older ones were on the hunt. Once that was taken care of there were two dashes where the winners would win $100. In the IMCA dash Jeffrey Hudson got the lead and hung

FALLON, NV (Sept. 10) — Rattlesnake Raceway ended the 2022 points season with a Friday/Saturday show. Saturday ended with a memorial race dedicated to a former driver and a large payout to the Hobby Stock winner.  The IMCA Stock Cars got the night’s feature races started. On the green Jesse Gonzales jumped into the lead with the pack chasing him.  There was a quick caution after a car spun in Turn 4 but got going again. When racing resumed “Rocketman” Gonzalez took off with Marie Curtis giving chase. It was an easy victory for Gonzalez while Curtis, after a strong run,

RENO, NV (AUGUST 13) — The Bonanza Casino in Reno had a Cowboy Truck Show this Saturday. There was a pretty good mix of vintage, restored and almost new trucks on display.  There were several lines of various types of trucks. One of them was a 1958 Studebaker Transtar owned by Marty Meckler.  “It’s all original, 258 cubic inchV-8, it’s got a three-speed transmission with a Borg Warner overdrive. Very rare,” he said. “I’ve done a little bit of restoration but it’s pretty much all original stock. I’ve had it about 10 years. It’s not a daily driver but I

SUSANVILLE, CA (July 24) — Diamond Mountain ended its regular season with the Fair Races. The annual race ends the Lassen County Fair and has a couple of events added to it.  In the end, it was a night of cautions and yellow flags in all but one race. And the flagman was probably very tired from so much waving his yellow flag.  The evening got started with an added event; Power Wheels competition for the kids. Each had a balloon attached to the front and back of their ride with the goal of popping the balloon of a competitor. 

QUINCY, CALIFORNIA (July 16) — American Valley Speedway staged the next round of its 2022 season Saturday. It was a good night full of a hard racing and a lot of action on the track.  That action began right at the start of the Mini Stock main. Right at the green Lilly Montgomery and Victor Torres tangled. Both had to pit for flat tires.   On the second start Matt Canada and Suzi Schmitt were up front. A few laps later both leaders tangled on the backstretch.  Canada was able to keep going but Schmitt’s car had to be towed

FALLON, NV (July 4) — Rattlesnake Raceway has traditional race on July 4th every year. It’s also the site of the town’s fireworks display and this time there were some special things added to the show.  Once the heat races were done the Monster Truck ,Airborne Ranger gave a great show. Ranger Joe vaulted over cars and ended by doing donuts on the infield. e also did a second show later. Then many of the drivers, in their cars with passengers headed for the front straight. After everyone arrived there was a very special moment when Paul Carter proposed marriage to

FALLON, NV (May 29) — Celebrating Memorial Day weekend Rattlesnake Raceway had a Saturday/Sunday show on the oval. The afternoon show had some drivers coming from Susanville to race.  First up was the Bootlegger class and when their main started Wade Lumsden was on point with Logan Sage chasing him. A quick caution happened but on the restart Lumsden was still leading.  Moving up through the pack was Bob Vanden, who soon took third from Ryan Parkhurst. Then he set his sights on the lead duo.   After another caution Lumsden was under challenge from Vaden, who eventually used an