The heat from the day helped to get plenty of rubber down on the track making the blue/black groove wide, tacky, and fast for the Main Events. Even with the heat the stands had more spectators than we have seen in a while, so with great food and drinks at the snack bar along with great racing it was a perfect race day for both spectators and racers!
The first show was the short track shootout with 81C Dennis King winning the Stockton Powersports $100.00 gift certificate. The dash for cash had a first-time winner with Jaymes Arnaiz grabbing the hole shot and keeping about a bike length lead for the 4-lap race.
The race of the night was a photo finish in the Pee Wee class as they ran 10 laps on the big ¼ mile track. Number 411 Tatin Davis and 125 James Weltzin were neck and neck the whole 10 laps with Tatin Davis winning by about a half a bike length. The 85cc class was a close one also with 42 Brody Davis winning over 73E Oliver Cox. For 10 laps you could have thrown a small blanket over those two! The win moved Brody to within one point of Oliver for the 85cc championship.
The Master A class had 14 riders geared up for a great race. Marvin Lewis rode the class for the very first time on a GasGas he just bought a few months ago. Marvin got the hole shot after a few riders were sent to the penalty line for jumping the start and succeeded in holding off a hard charging Jeff Mason to take the win.
In the Vintage 50+ race Fast Freddy Bennett took the hole shot with Dan Cahoon passing him on the first lap. Undaunted, Freddy made a hard charge and was on Cahoon’s rear fender the rest of the race.
The Lodi Money race was exciting to watch as 25Y Brandon Weller took the hole shot and led for a few laps before BP1 Tony Meiring and 27 Jaymes Arnaiz found a way around him. The Open A main was a great race with 33 Christian Spurgeon getting the hole shot and keeping a good cushion for the rest of the race with Meiring and Arnaiz taking 2nd and 3rd respectively. Meiring made a few charges but maintained a solid 2nd place. The racers to watch in this class was the 4th and 5th places of Holland and Weller neck and neck the whole race with Holland taking the 4th place finish.
The races ended around 8:30, just about dusk…… What a great night of racing!
