Once again the racing at Ventura Raceway was outstanding in all divisions. Saturday night proved this once again with close hard fought racing action that saw the VRA Sprint Car win go to a hard charging Clark Templeman III over Brian Camarillo. The win is Templeman's third win of the season. With 20 cars in the feature he had to come from his sixth place starting position to take the win. Following Templeman and Camarillo across the line were Kyle Smith, Tom Hendricks and Rick Hendrix, who was back in competition at Ventura for the first time since a hard accident last season. There were three heat races run with wins going to Clark Templeman in the Extreme Muffler Heat One, Clif Warren in the LRB Manufacturing Heat Two and Kyle Smith in the BR Motorsports Heat Three. Kyle Smith continues to lead in the season point race by 160 over Templeman after nine races.
VRA Senior Sprints were in action with the 20 lap feature win going top Clif Warren over Wally Pankratz Bruce Douglass and Mike Cook. Warren's win was hard fought as he took the lead from Pankratz on lap 7 and went on to take the win. Taking Senior heat race wins were Victor Davis in the Spin Tech Mufflers Heat One and Clif Warren in the LRB Manufacturing Heat Two. Warren now leads the point race by 30 over Davis.
VRA Dwarf Cars were on hand running in two divisions, Seniors and Pros. In the Seniors, the 20 lap feature win went to Rick Lapka with Walter Boyd, Keith Vondersaar, Bob Kauffman and Tom Stephens Sr following him across the finish line. They ran two heat races with the wins going to Tom Stephens Sr and Rick Lapka. In Pro action the main event started 24 cars with the win going to first time winner Craig Clement over Cody Majors, Darren Brown, Mathew Hicks and Curt Cook. They ran three heat races with wins going to Randy Gordon, Mathew Hicks and Hannah Mayhew. After last Saturday's action, Ray Estrada leads Luke Boles by 80 in Pro points and in Senior points, Bill VanPraag leads by 50 over Tom Stephens Sr.
Cody Nigh took the win in VRA Go Karts over Matt Jones, Ashley Hazelton, and Steven Ito. Their two heat races went to Cody Nigh and Ashley Hazelton. Since moving to the bigger track the go kart racing has been exciting and fast paced.
The final group racing Saturday night was the VRA Focus Midget Class. The twenty lap feature went to Cory Elliot who took the lead from the pole and was never headed. Following him across the line were, Wally Pankratz, Cole Custer, Trevor Cooper and Austin Blair. The class ran one heat race with the win going to Wally Pankratz. Wally Pankratz continues to lead in the season point race by 70 points over Parker Colston.
Ventura Raceway Race Results for 09/08/2012
VRA Sprint Cars
Race #9 09/08/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Clark Templeman III, Santa Clarita, 30 Laps; 2. Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, 30 Laps; 3. Kyle Smith, Moorpark, 30 Laps; 4. Tom Hendricks, Simi Valley, 30 Laps; 5. Rick Hendrix, Palmdale, 30 Laps; 6. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita, 30 Laps; 7. Kenny Perkins, Victorville, 30 Laps; 8. Ed Schwarz, Santa Fe Springs, 30 Laps; 9. Trevor Cooper, New Zealand, 29 Laps; 10. John Nock, Newhall, 28 Laps; 11. Mike Trottochau, Acton, 28 Laps; 12. David Taylor Jr., Moorpark, 26 Laps; 13. Richard Ortega Jr, Camarillo, 22 Laps; 14. Kyle Cline, Hesperia, 9 Laps; 15. Adam Frith-Smith, Llano. Ca, 9 Laps; 16. Leroy Anderson, Las Vegas, 9 Laps; 17. Luke Boles, Goleta, 9 Laps; 18. Brandon Thomson, Ventura, 8 Laps; 19. Cliff Warren, Camarillo, 7 Laps; 20. Greg Andrews, Fillmore, Ca, Did not show
Lap Leaders: Adam Frith-Smith (1-7), Brian Camarillo (8-9), Clark Templeman III (10-30)
Heat Race Winners: Extreme Mufflers Heat 1: Clark Templeman III; LRB Manufacturing Heat 2: Cliff Warren; BR Motorsports Heat 3: Kyle Smith
Lucas Oil Hard Charger: Guy Woodward
DJ Safety Hard Luck: Adam Frith-Smith
Top 10 in points: 1. Kyle Smith, 1850; 2. Clark Templeman III, 1690; 3. Brian Camarillo, 1685; 4. Tom Hendricks, 1595; 5. John Nock, 1535; 6. Bruce Douglass, 910; 7. Troy Rutherford, 890; 8. Richard Ortega Jr, 865; 9. Guy Woodward, 835; 10. Mike Trottochau, 825
VRA Senior Sprints
Race #9 09/08/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Cliff Warren, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Wally Pankratz, Orange, 20 Laps; 3. Bruce Douglass, Ventura, 20 Laps; 4. Mike Cook, Long Beach, 20 Laps; 5. Leroy Anderson, Las Vegas, 20 Laps; 6. Ed Schwarz, Santa Fe Springs, 20 Laps; 7. Chris Meredith, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 8. Wayne Heurung, 20 Laps; 9. Victor Davis, Simi Valley, 19 Laps; 10. Bill Jones, Santa Maria, 9 Laps; 11. Greg Andrews, Fillmore, Ca, 1 Lap
Lap Leaders: Wally Pankratz (1-6), Cliff Warren (7-20)
Heat Race Winners: SpinTech Mufflers Heat 1: Victor Davis; LRB Manufacturing Heat 2: Cliff Warren
DJ Safety Hard Luck: Greg Andrews
Top 10 in points: 1. Cliff Warren, 1810; 2. Victor Davis, 1780; 3. Bruce Douglass, 1760; 4. Wally Pankratz, 1515; 5. Chris Meredith, 1495; 6. Wayne Heurung, 1220; 7. Ed Schwarz, 1210; 8. Greg Andrews, 935; 9. Mike Cook, 555; 10. Leroy Anderson, 510
VRA Pro Dwarf Cars
Race #8 09/08/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Craig Clements, Palmdale, 20 Laps; 2. Cody Majors, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 3. Darren Brown, El Cajon, 20 Laps; 4. Matthew Hicks, Lakeside, 20 Laps; 5. Curt Cook, Santa Paula, 20 Laps; 6. Darren Bent, San Diego, 20 Laps; 7. Hannah Mayhew, Acton, Ca, 20 Laps; 8. Luke Boles, Goleta, 20 Laps; 9. Kyle Cline, Hesperia, 20 Laps; 10. Johnny Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 11. Ray Estrada, Yucaipa, 20 Laps; 12. Tim Conley, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 13. Thomas Velasquez, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 14. Shawn Egan, Saugus, 20 Laps; 15. Jason Horton, Oxnard, 20 Laps; 16. Lee Majors, Simi Valley, 20 Laps; 17. Eric Moore, Ventura, 20 Laps; 18. Chase Lippert, Thousand Oaks, 20 Laps; 19. Kyle Fletcher, San Diego,, 20 Laps; 20. Tom Stephens Jr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 21. April Banvelos, Sylmar, 19 Laps; 22. Kayle Brazel, Granada Hills, 16 Laps; 23. Brian McIntosh, La Mesa, 13 Laps; 24. Randy Gordon, Simi Valley, 0 Laps
Lap Leaders: Craig Clements (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Randy Gordon; Heat 2: Matthew Hicks; Heat 3: Hannah Mayhew
Top 10 in points: 1. Ray Estrada, 1760; 2. Luke Boles, 1680; 3. Curt Cook, 1550; 4. Randy Gordon, 1505; 5. Eric Moore, 1415; 6. Lee Majors, 1405; 7. Johnny Conley, 1385; 8. Thomas Velasquez, 1325; 9. Cody Majors, 1275; 10. Tom Stephens Jr, 1115
VRA Senior Dwarf Cars
Race #8 09/08/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Rick Lapka, Apple Valley, 20 Laps; 2. Walter Boyd, Riverside, 20 Laps; 3. Keith Vondersaar, Acton, 20 Laps; 4. Bob Kaufman, Santa Clarita, CA, 20 Laps; 5. Tom Stephens Sr, Ventura, 20 Laps; 6. Bill Siler, Palmdale, 20 Laps; 7. Linda Taylor, San Dimas, 19 Laps; 8. Bill Van Praag, Ventura, 19 Laps; 9. George Sack Jr, Agua Dulce, 18 Laps; 10. George Calvo, Agua Dulce, 8 Laps
Lap Leaders: George Calvo (1-8), Rick Lapka (9-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Tom Stephens Sr; Heat 2: Rick Lapka
Top 10 in points: 1. Bill Van Praag, 1610; 2. Tom Stephens Sr, 1560; 3. Bob Kaufman, 1550; 4. George Calvo, 1485; 5. Mike Neal, 1390; 6. George Sack Jr, 1295; 7. Keith Vondersaar, 865; 7. Rick Lapka, 865; 9. Bobby Lague, 625; 10. David Quigley, 535
Ford Focus
Race #8 09/08/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Cory Elliot, Bakersfield, 20 Laps; 2. Wally Pankratz, Orange, 20 Laps; 3. Cole Custer, Kannapolis, 20 Laps; 4. Trevor Cooper, New Zealand, 20 Laps; 5. Austin Blair, 20 Laps; 6. Parker Colston, Lake Elsinor, 20 Laps; 7. Leroy Anderson, Las Vegas, 20 Laps; 8. Christine Breckenridge, Irvine, 20 Laps; 9. Brennan Rogers, Camarillo, Did not show
Lap Leaders: Cory Elliot (1-20)
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Wally Pankratz
Top 10 in points: 1. Wally Pankratz, 1605; 2. Parker Colston, 1535; 3. Christine Breckenridge, 1165; 4. Ashley Hazelton, 1075; 5. Austin Blair, 1010; 6. Cory Elliot, 960; 7. Cole Custer, 905; 8. Michael Steele, 840; 9. Brennan Rogers, 795; 10. Leroy Anderson, 565
Go-Karts
Race #9 09/08/2012
Main Event Results: 1. Cody Nigh, Camarillo, 20 Laps; 2. Matt Jones, 20 Laps; 3. Ashley Hazelton, Northridge, 20 Laps; 4. Steven Ito, Ventura, 20 Laps; 5. Dylan Ito, Newberry Park, 20 Laps; 6. Connor Lovingfoss, 20 Laps; 7. Kenny Byers Jr, Ventura, 18 Laps; 8. Henry Ito, 18 Laps; 9. Connor Collito, 16 Laps; 10. Logan Lovingfoss, 15 Laps; 11. Justin Raper, Paso Robles, Did not show; 12. Don Lovingfoss, Did not show
Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: Cody Nigh; Heat 2: Ashley Hazelton
Top 10 in points: 1. Cody Nigh, 1940; 2. Kenny Byers Jr, 1730; 3. Justin Raper, 1645; 4. Ashley Hazelton, 1510; 5. Mike Evans, 1425; 6. Dylan Ito, 1230; 7. Steven Ito, 1090; 8. Taylor Haley, 745; 9. Henry Ito, 740; 10. Tyler Stover, 480
- Ventura Raceway on Sep 10, 2012
- Article Date: 9/10/2012 by Ventura Raceway/Cliff Morgan