FALLON, NV (April 20) — Great spring weather greeted racers and fans as Rattlesnake Raceway opened the new season. The two-day show ran Friday and Saturday nights and a boy and a girl got a free bike that second night. Saturday’s program began on a somber note. Drivers lined up on the front stretch to honor Loretta Christiano, who suddenly passed away last week at a Dwarf Car National in Bakersfield, California. Her husband is a Dwarf Car racer and he led the memorial lap to honor her. First on the racing card was the Street Stock feature. When the

LOVELOCK, NV (April 13) — On a weekend that saw a very windy and dusty Saturday Lovelock Speedway held its season opener, a two-day show. Unfortunately the car count was lower than expected but there was still some good racing. Once the track was set during the heats Saturday it was time for the mains. The first one combined the IMCA Modifieds and the IMCA Northern Sport Mod classes. On the green Walter Ball challenged Shawn Natenstedt. Soon however it was clear the race was Natenstedt’s, as once a few laps went by, he was on cruise control. Ball wasn’t

FALLON, NV (October 28): The oval track season for Northern Nevada came to a close with the Halloween Races at Rattlesnake Raceway. As a special treat, after the heat races there was a trick or treat session for the youngsters on the front straight. The weather while clear and windy was cold but there were four features with five classes. The IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Northern Sport Mods ran separate heats but a combined feature while the Street Stocks had the largest car count. In the Bootlegger feature it was no contest. Peter Lossing not only won the heat race

FALLON, NV (OCT 7) — This year the 37th Annual Dirt Track Championships was a two-night affair with racing Friday and Saturday. Nine classes were racing for wins and the class championships based on a driver’s finishes for both nights. First on the racing card were the Dwarf Cars and seven of took the green with Ryan Parkhurst briefly on point. Next to lead was Vuki Wilson Jr. but moving toward the front was Friday’s winner, Joe Frock. After that the chase was on but in the end Frock scored another victory. Wilson was the runner up followed by third place

FALLON, NEVADA (Sept. 16) — Rattlesnake Raceway ended its point’s season with a Friday-Saturday show. While some championships were already settled at least one wasn’t and that was settled in the first race. First up were the IMSA Stock Cars. Both Rusty McMillan and Marie Curtis started the night only 5 points apart so the race would settle that class championship. On the green Carl Barlow took off with Brad Schmidt and Jesse Yankee giving chase. Behind them Curtis and McMillan started working their way forward. A caution came out after a car started to spin and collected both McMillan

LOVELOCK, NV (Sept. 9) — The first full season for this track ended with a Friday-Saturday show. The final night ended with special final race and a winning mother-daughter duo. That last race where, drivers contributed to the “winner-take-all purse,” was for 30-laps. The slower cars started up front while the faster cars started in the back. Earlier just as the final heat race was to start Mother Nature blessed everyone with rain.  That final heat had to wait about an hour as track had to be worked on and wheel packed. The features began with the Bootleggers. As only

SUSANVILLE, CALIF. (September 3) — Diamond Mountain Speedway ended its regular season with a Saturday-Sunday race schedule and threw in a Friday evening test and tune session. The weekend’s weather was a challenge to put it mildly. However the track managed to get all the races in. REPORTER’S NOTE: I did not realize the format had changed so after hot laps only mains were run Sunday. As a result I only was inside the track for three of the races. Apologize for the brief coverage. When the Mini Stock main finished Malachi Moya won the event. He was pretty pleased

SUSANVILLE, CALIF. (August 12)— The 2023 points season ended at the Diamond Mountain Speedway this weekend. Championships were on the line so there was some hard racing. The night began with the IMCA Northern Sport Modified feature. When the green waved points leader Tyler Rodgers was on point while behind him Jace Wright, after slowing for a few seconds, began his charge toward the front. For a short spell it was a three-way duel for the lead. Then eventually Wright began to run down Rodgers and used an outside pass to take the lead. At the checkered flag Wright won

LOVELOCK, NV — Every year the rural town of Lovelock celebrates its founding with Frontier Days. The speedway also celebrates this with two days of racing. After Saturday’s heat races ended there was a Fast Dash for the Street Stocks. Leading from the front row Carl Barlow scored the victory. Then the fun began when 13 compact cars participated in a Demolition Derby. That event and two raffle prizes, one being a kid’s bike, brought one of the largest crowds the track has seen. An area on the infield was set aside for the demolition drivers and they lined up

FALLON, NV (July 29) — Rattlesnake Raceway closed out the month of July with two nights of racing. Saturday’s show was action packed. After the hot laps the Outlaw Karts took to their track. These are the next generation of drivers on the big track and are earning their racing spurs. After that there was a driver meet-and-greet followed by a kids vs drivers water balloon battle. It was a wild affair but after that the area was cleaned up so racing could proceed. First on the racing card were the Street Stocks. On the green Carl Barlow briefly led

SUSANVILLE, CALIF. (July23) — The Lassen County Fair was this weekend and the last evening is when Diamond Mountain Speedway stages the Fair Races happen. After a hot lap session it was time for the heats but before the youngsters lined up for a demo derby of their own. They were in those little battery-operated cars for kids. To the cheers of the fans in the grandstands and those around them they gave a pretty good show until one was declared the winner After the heat races finished there was another demolition derby, this time with compact cars. It added

FALLON, NV (July 4) — The 4th of July races at Rattlesnake Raceway are when the track host the town’s fireworks show. They had fireworks in the sky as well as on the track. After the heat races ended there was a demonstration by Ranger Joe driving his monster truck Airborne Ranger. After that drivers lined up on the front straight for a candy toss. Later, during a short intermission, Ranger Joe returned and again jumped some wrecked cars on the infield. It was a crowd-pleasing display. First on the racing card were the IMCA Stock Cars. First on point

RENO, NV (June 25) — Lovelock Speedway ended June with a double header. There were races both Friday and Saturday evenings and the event was the Coeur Rochester Night at the Races.. After the heat races everyone had a chance to catch their breath and get ready for the feature races. First up were the Bootleggers. On the green Ryan Parkhurst took off and left everyone in his dust. Jerome  Kleve tried to catch him but slowed with mechanical problems. He ended up on the infield Up front Parkhurst took the victory followed by Lovelock resident John Flowers in second.

RENO, NV (June 19) – Father’s Day had an oval track race Saturday followed the next day by a huge show and shine at the Bonanza Casino. REPORTER’S NOTE: Due to computer problems the scoring crew was unable to post the results when this article was posted. Saturday began up at Susanville, California when Diamond Mountain Speedway hosted the next round of its season. During the intermission, since it was Father’s Day there was a meet and greet on the front straight. Not only were the youngsters invited to meet the drivers but they even brought their own kids to