Jake Andreotti claims the $2,000 BCRA Triple Crown opener at Antioch Speedway Saturday
By Gary Thomas
Antioch, CA…Castro Valley’s Jake Andreotti kicked-off the brand new BCRA Midget Triple Crown Series with a $2,000 victory this past Saturday at Antioch Speedway.
Multi-time Nor-Cal Midget champ Blake Bower charged into the lead at the waving of the green flag in the 30-lap BCRA Midget feature. Stockton ace Caden Sarale and Jake Andreotti then flexed their muscles, as the midgets put on a show for the crowd on hand.
Sarale took over the top-spot on lap 10, before battling it out with Andreotti. Right around the halfway point however, Andreotti scooted to the lead that he would never relinquish. Sarale came home second with Bower, Jake Morgan and Bryant Bell rounding out the top-five. The remainder of the top-10 was filled out by Michael Snider, Sage Bordenave, Logan Mitchell, Danika Jo Parker and Kevin Box.
The BCRA Midgets will be back in action at Antioch Speedway on August 26th.
After finishing a close second during the BCRA Lightning Sprint season opener in March, Livermore’s Greg Dennett came back this past Saturday to record a clean sweep of the night at Antioch Speedway.
“It’s an incredible feeling to have such a great night in Antioch,” commented Dennett. “We’ve had a lot of speed these first couple races and to put together a clean sweep on Saturday was just awesome. I want to thank everybody that helps with this car and supports our efforts. Big thank you to all the fans and teams for coming out to the show as well.”
Veteran racer Scott Kinney of Citrus Heights lined up on the pole of the 20-lap Lightning Sprint feature. Kinney would lead the initial two circuits, before Dennett scooped up the lead on lap three. Round one winner at Placerville Speedway, Dakota Albright from Waterford, eventually worked his way forward to snag the runner up position on lap number five.
Dennett ran a flawless race up front however, and never gave anybody else a shot to get close. He ultimately drove away and crossed under the checkered flag for the victory. Albright came home in second, with Harlee Aguilera in third, Josef Ferolito fourth and Cody Meyer rounding out the top-five.
The Bay Cities Racing Association Lightning Sprints are right back at it this Saturday in Placerville, as they take part in the 20th annual “Tribute to Al Hinds.”
Adult tickets for the Tribute to Al Hinds this Saturday April 15th cost $18, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $16. Kids 6-11 cost $7 and those five and under are free. Purchase tickets online at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/ppr-2023 or at the gate on race day.
For those who can’t make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. Fans can purchase through a monthly membership or on a per race basis via https://calidirt.tv/
BCRA Midget Results – April 8th
- 00-Jake Andreotti[8]; 2. 32-Caden Sarale[3]; 3. 9-Blake Bower[1]; 4. 19W-Jake Morgan[7]; 5. 09-Bryant Bell[6]; 6. 6K-Michael Snider[10]; 7. 3-Sage Bordenave[4]; 8. 96X-Logan Mitchell[11]; 9. 13-Danika Jo Parker[13]; 10. 22Q-Kevin Box[20]; 11. 10-Norman Harley Rose[12]; 12. 3F-Jacob Tuttle[2]; 13. 4R-Drake Edwards[5]; 14. 18-Floyd Alvis[18]; 15. 17-Nick Foster Jr[14]; 16. 8-David Prickett[16]; 17. 71D-Bryan Drollinger[15]; 18. 67-Britton Bock[9]; 19. 1K-Anthony Esberg[19]; 20. (DNS) 8X-Thomas Esberg
Heat 1
- 00-Jake Andreotti[6]; 2. 32-Caden Sarale[5]; 3. 9-Blake Bower[4]; 4. 96X-Logan Mitchell[2]; 5. 13-Danika Jo Parker[3]; 6. 18-Floyd Alvis[1]
Heat 2
- 19W-Jake Morgan[6]; 2. 3F-Jacob Tuttle[5]; 3. 3-Sage Bordenave[8]; 4. 6K-Michael Snider[4]; 5. 17-Nick Foster Jr[3]; 6. 8-David Prickett[2]; 7. 22Q-Kevin Box[1]; 8. 1K-Anthony Esberg[7]
Heat 3
- 09-Bryant Bell[5]; 2. 4R-Drake Edwards[6]; 3. 67-Britton Bock[4]; 4. 10-Norman Harley Rose[1]; 5. 71D-Bryan Drollinger[3]; 6. 8X-Thomas Esberg[2]
Qualifying
- 00-Jake Andreotti, 00:14.312[5]; 2. 19W-Jake Morgan, 00:14.986[11]; 3. 4R-Drake Edwards, 00:15.119[8]; 4. 32-Caden Sarale, 00:15.176[18]; 5. 3F-Jacob Tuttle, 00:15.286[4]; 6. 09-Bryant Bell, 00:15.309[6]; 7. 9-Blake Bower, 00:15.513[16]; 8. 6K-Michael Snider, 00:15.591[19]; 9. 67-Britton Bock, 00:15.617[10]; 10. 13-Danika Jo Parker, 00:15.647[13]; 11. 17-Nick Foster Jr, 00:15.812[15]; 12. 71D-Bryan Drollinger, 00:15.892[9]; 13. 96X-Logan Mitchell, 00:15.941[14]; 14. 8-David Prickett, 00:15.993[3]; 15. 8X-Thomas Esberg, 00:16.105[2]; 16. 18-Floyd Alvis, 00:16.150[7]; 17. 22Q-Kevin Box, 00:16.165[17]; 18. 10-Norman Harley Rose, 00:16.990[20]
BCRA Lightning Sprints Results – Antioch Speedway April 8th
A Feature
- 47-Greg Dennett[6]; 2. 35JR-Dakota Albright[5]; 3. 3F-Harlee Aguilera[3]; 4. 18-Josef Ferolito[7]; 5. 17F-Cody Meyer[2]; 6. 9-Scott Kinney[1]; 7. 25K-Hunter Kinney[4]
Heat 1
- 47-Greg Dennett[3]; 2. 3F-Harlee Aguilera[2]; 3. 17F-Cody Meyer[1]; 4. 18-Josef Ferolito[4]
Heat 2
- 35JR-Dakota Albright[2]; 2. 25K-Hunter Kinney[3]; 3. 9-Scott Kinney[1]; 4. 39-Daniel Caughran[4]
Qualifying
- 47-Greg Dennett, 00:13.852[3]; 2. 25K-Hunter Kinney, 00:14.261[6]; 3. 3F-Harlee Aguilera, 00:14.313[2]; 4. 35JR-Dakota Albright, 00:14.478[1]; 5. 17F-Cody Meyer, 00:14.622[5]; 6. 9-Scott Kinney, 00:15.720[8]; 7. 39-Daniel Caughran, 00:16.019[9]; 8. (DNF) 91-Matt Land, 00:14.487[4]
The BCRA Vintage Division was also part of the nights festivities this past Saturday. The vintage racers continue to be an important part of the Bay Cities Racing Association.
The Bay Cities Racing Association would like to thank Eslinger Engineering, Moto Wear, Hot Head Water Heaters, Extreme Mufflers, CSI Shocks, Hoosier Tires and West Evans Performance for their support this season.
For more info on BCRA please visit our official website at https://www.bcraracing.com/ and be sure to like the association on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BayCitiesRacingAssociation
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Upcoming events for the BCRA Lightning Sprints:
Saturday April 15: Placerville Speedway (20th annual Tribute to Al Hinds)
Saturday May 6: Placerville Speedway (Non-Wing event - First Responders Night)
- Gary Thomas on Apr 12, 2023
- Article Date: 4/12/2023 by Gary Thomas