FERNLEY, NV (Sept 19) – The 95 Motor Sports Complex hosted a race that featureD pro stocks as well as its regular classes. It was a night full of racing with some close finishes.
After the dust settled on the Pro Stock main Jay Sears said, “It as fun, I have so many fun races with Jeff. Me and him raced so many years together we’re pretty courteous and clean so we have a lot of fun out there. Track was definitely difficult, a little bit hard to get it figured out but once you got it figures out you could roll the bottom in three and four and you could ride anywhere in one and two. It was fun and a good time.”
Then he thanked car owner Travis Petersen for letting him drive the car. He also expressed appreciation to the crew as the car was stripped to the frame and rebuilt over the past year. Earlier in the day it was involved in an incident at Fallon but the crew had fixed in time.
When the green waved to start the 25-lap main Sears took off and soon had David Ausano giving chase. Back in the pack Jeff Olschowka was moving through on his way to the front.
Once Olschowka was second it was game on. Lap after lap he challenged Sears with some side-by-side or nose-to-tail action.
A cauton for debris briefly slowed the pace then when the green waved the leaders took off. Soon Olschowka had his hands full holding off a determined Auasno.
The duel for second allowed Sears some breathing room but soon Olschowka was back giving chase. In the final laps Robbie Grace took over second dropping Ausano to fourth at the finish.
Up front Sears claimed the victory with Olschowka about eigth tenths of a second behind him.
When the IMCA main began Shawn Natenstedt grabbed the lead. Behind him St3eve Evenson and another car had contact but were able to keep going.
Then there was a caution when one car hit the wall at the entrance of Turn 3. After that an incident sent Evenson to the pits and out of the race for rough driving.
On the restart Natenstedt took off with Zach Cail giving chase. At the back of the pack Missy Natenstedt was getting her racing legs back after a long lay off and soon began charging through the pack.
She finished fifth behind teammate Dave Sciarroni who ended up forth while Dave Dsute Jr. was third.
In the end it was all Natensted as he was in cruise control with Cail coming home second.
Six Sport Mods were on hand but it took two attempts to get their main started. When the green sent them off Craig Nieman took off and roared away to score the win.
Behind him his wife Shayna Nieman ended up second after a duel with third place Joey Pearson.
Nine Hobby Stocks started their main but soon things slowed when a car trying to pit stopped on the exit. On the restart Royce Goetz used an ouside move to take the lead.
Then there was another caution for a couple of cars. Finally the last one came after one of the cars had its engine blow up.
Finally with five to go racing resumed and Randy Boyd was on point with Rocky Goetz taking second from his brother Royce. They would finish in that order.
At the awards presentation Boyd said, “It was really exciting five or six laps door to door with Royce. After that I was worried about the guys behind me. Have to thank my wife, Icon Pistons and Royce’s pit crew.”
Five Pure Stocks/Gen-X racers took the green flag. Up front the battle lines were drawn as Travis Shorty Showe was on point with Suzie Schmitt giving chase.
Lap after lap they zipped around the track and were separated by only two tenths of a second at the checkered flag. They scored the closest finish of the night.
Afterwards Showe said, ” I honestly felt she was going to get me so I found her line. Then I stuck with it and let it. There are a few rough spors on the track but it was fast.”
Then he thanked his girl friend, parents as well as sponsors Fallon Towing and Recovery and Jacobson’s Fabrication.
Normally the Bootleggers run on a watered slick track and contact is permitted. On this night the water truck was empty so it would be a race without contact.
When the green waved Bryan Parkhurst was on point then he soon was challenged by Logan Sage, who took over the point. Soon after that, with some bumping, Ray Blankenship took over the lead.
That bumping caused two cars to get flat tires replaced and there was a cautio for debris on the back stretch.
When racing resumed Stuart Satathite and Parkhurst took off. In the end Satathite would win with Parkhurst driving a wounded are ended up second ahead of Jesse Showe.
After the race Satahite said, “It was pretty bumpy in the beginning but was pretty good actually. I need to thank my mom, Terri Satathite, who passed away.
Next event for the track is the two-day show on October 10 and 11 that will also end the I-80 Challenge series. So it will be one evening and a day that will bring area racing to a close.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Only two more Tuesday Cruise Nights left at the South Meadows Steak ‘N Shake. The event runs from 5 until 9 p.m. with music as well as prizes.
• If you are good with computers, the internet and love motorcycles there is an opportunity for you. MRANN is looking for a web administrator as well as a social media ambassador.
If interested please check with MRANN’s Face Book page or theire website at www.racemrann.com. October 1st is when the person will be chosen.
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday. In the Reno/Sparks area it can be heard over the air on1180 AM.
The show is also on a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm or can be seen live on Face Book. Hope you will check out the program.
RESULTS:
95 Motor Sports Complex – Sept. 19
Bootleggers:
+ Heat: 1.Ace Green,2. Jesse Showe, 3.Stuart Satathite,4. Glenn Lee,5.Logan Sage, 6. Bryan Parkhurst, 7. Ray Blankenship.
+ Main (15-Laps): 1. Stuart Satathite, 2.Bryan Parkhurst, 3. Jesse Showe, 4. Ray Blankenship, 5. Logan Sage, 6. Ace Green, 7. Glenn Lee.
Gen-X:
+ Heat: 1. Suzie Schmitt, 2. Travis Showe, 3. Cooper Lee, 4. Andi Hart.
+ Main (12-Laps): 1.Travis Showe, 2. Suzie Schmitt, 3. Cooper Lee, 4. Andi Hart, 5.Cody Neff.
Hobby Stocks:
+ Heat Race #1: 1. Royce Goetz, 2. Randy Boyd, 3. Joseph Conroy, 4. Rick Miller, 5. Raymond Eder.
+ Heat Race #2: 1. Shane Cazel, 2. Tom Haxall, 3. Ronny Goetz, 4. Rocky Goetz, 5. Brandon Rosencrantz.
+ Main (20-Laps): 1. Randy Boyd, 2. Rocky Goetz, 3. Royce Goetz, 4. Shane Cazel, 5. Rick Miller, 6. Tom Haxall, 7 . Ronny Goetz, 8. Brandon Rosencrantz, 9. Joseph Conroy.
DNS: Raymond Eder.
Sport Mods:
+ Heat: 1. Craig Nieman, 2. Joey Pearson, 3. Rusty McMillian, 4. Shayna Nieman, 5. Ryan Belli, 6. Jimmy Ray Huffmon.
+ Main (15-Laps): 1. Craig Nieman, 2. Shayna Nieman, 3. Joey Pearson, 4. Rusty McMillan, 5. Jimmy Ray Hufmon, 6. Ryan Belli.
IMCA:
+ Heat #1: 1. Dave Sciarroni, 2. Zach Cali, 3. Larry McCracken, 4. Kevin Boles, 5. Mark Skender, 6. Jim Turner, 7. Missy Natenstedt.
+ Heat #2: 1. Shawn Natenstedt, 2. Dave Duste Jr., 3. Robert Miller, 4. Steve Evenson, 5. Matt Murphy, 6. Chris Annas.
+ Main (25-Laps): 1. Shawn Natenstedt, 2. Zach Cali, 3. Dave Duste Jr., 4. Dave Sciarroni, 5. Missy Natestedt, 6. Robert Miller, 7. Mark Skender, 8. Kevin Boles, 9. Jim Turner, 10. Larry McCracken, 11. Chris Annas, 12. Matt Murphy, 13. Steve Evenson.
Pro Stocks:
+ Heat #1: 1. Ryan Smith, 2, Lyle Hopper, 3. Matt Macheli, 4. Gary Nevers.
DNS: Chris Smith.
+ Heat #2: 1. David Ausano, 2. Jay Sears, 3. Brent Lawrence, 4. Robbie Grace, 5. Danneeka Garretson, 6. Jeff Olschowka.
+ Main (25-Laps): 1. Jay Sears, 2. Jeff Olschowka, 3. Robbie Grace 4. Davide Ausano, 5. Brent Lawrence, 6. Ryan Smith, 7. Danneeka Garreston, 8. Lyle Hopper, 9. Gary Nevers
DNF: Matt Macheli.
DNS: Chris Smith.
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