Fast time- Andy Forsberg

Top 6 in feature:

1. Brett Miller
2. Jason Statler
3. Stephen Allard
4. Robby Whitchurch
5. Andy Forsberg
6. Andy Gregg

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Wild night to say the least.

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Teenager Brett Miller Wins Second Career Main Event at Chico

By: Troy Hennig

(Chico, CA 4-6-07)…Chico driver Brett Miller won an action packed sprint car main event Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico during point's race two of the Feather Falls Casino series. Miller, who last year became the youngest driver to win a 410-winged main event at Silver Dollar Speedway, survived a heap of accidents on his way to parking the Care Free Pools 1x in victory lane. For the win he pockets a cool $2,000. Ashley Furniture Home Stores sponsored the night's event and added the extra money to the winners share. The night of racing attracted 30 sprint car drivers in front of a packed grandstand. The night also served as an Easter Egg hunt for kids 11 and under. Ashley Furniture Home Stores also gave away a free mattress to one lucky fan.

Oroville's Sean Becker led the first lap of the race. Pole sitter Matt Shelton of Chico fell into the second spot. Chico's Jonathan Allard and Indiana's Brandon Wimmer ran third and fourth but would have issues later in the race. Brett Miller ran in the fifth spot. Becker began to pull a way slightly and with most main events at Chico's quarter-mile speedway on lap 5 he was already dealing with slower cars at the rear of the field. On lap seven the night began to go south for many of the top drivers. The red was needed when Shelton flipped in turn two. It was a heartbreaking situation for a driver who continues to improve as a sprint car driver. He was running the best he had and it's unfortunate the night ended on the tow truck. On the restart Brad Sweet jumped a rut going into turn one. On his outside Shain Matthews was charging. Sweet's car ran up the track and collected Matthews who then flipped wildly off turn one. Matthews was uninjured but unable to continue. Sweet had a flat to change and restarted at the rear of the field. He ran back up to a seventh place finish. On lap nine it was Willie Croft's turn to have bad luck. The Sacramento driver spun in turn two. He was running fifth at the time. Croft restarted and finished tenth.

With another restart looming, Allard and Wimmer were nose to tail behind Becker. As the race resumed both Allard and Wimmer were racing hard for the second spot. The racing ended up getting too close for comfort and contact was made entering turn three. Wimmer flipped upside down while Allard spun off turn three with damage. Involved in the wreck was Johnny Gray who was collected in the aftermath of the Allard and Wimmer tangle. Gray had a top five going until the involvement. Gray would make repairs and tried to restart but pulled off quickly before taking the green flag. Allard and Wimmer were done for the night. Once the cars were cleared the rest of the field was pushed off. Yet, another strange twist of fate would happen. Becker's car did not respond. He was pushed for a full lap until he turned the car to the right and exited off turn one. The problem was terminal and Becker's night was done.

In stepped Brett Miller. He inherited the lead by being in the right spot at the right time. Starting behind him was San Jose driver Jason Statler. This driver is always known for how many cars he passes. Tonight Statler started in the 12^th spot and now found himself in second. Another driver with a great night was Stephen Allard. He started in the 17^th spot and was now third. Robbie Whitchurch went from 16^th to fourth. Andy Forsberg started sixth and wound up fifth. The top five did not change the final few laps. In fact, Miller pulled away from the veteran Statler to get the win. Miller gave the fans a big wheelie after the races to celebrate his win. The whole Miller racing crew and family are a big part of Silver Dollar Speedway and it was nice to see the youngster get another win under his belt.

Placerville driver Andy Gregg dominated the nights B main event. Johnny Gray ran second. Chico's Kevin Sharrah put on some of the best moves of the night. He drove the top of the racetrack like a driver possessed to finish third. During one lap he passed a car for third, then slid off the track and fell back to fifth. He charged back up and had one of his most inspired runs of the year. Fast Eddy Lewis took the fourth spot in the Ashley Furniture 7x. All of these drivers transferred into the main event.

Robbie Whitchurch won the first heat race of the night. Toni Lutar made the long haul from British Columbia to get the win in heat two. Shain Matthews ran away with the heat three win. Shawn Wright won his first heat race at Chico by leading all eight laps in the fourth heat.

Andy Forsberg started the night off by turning the fastest lap of 12.362.

Results

Fast Time- Andy Forsberg: 12.362

Heat 1: Robbie Whitchurch, Brad Sweet, Jason Statler, Forsberg, Jim Richardson

Heat 2: Toni Lutar, Stephen Allard, Sean Becker, Willie Croft, Johnny Gray

Heat 3: Shain Matthews, Brandon Wimmer, Matt Shelton, Brett Miller, Kevin Sharrah

Heat 4: Shawn Wright, Jonathan Allard, Robert Stice, David Tarter, Korey Lovell

B Main: Andy Gregg, Gray, Sharrah, Eddy Lewis, Richardson, Mason Moore, Lovell, Dan Ochs, Mike Stallings, Zack Mason, Chris Masters, Zack West, Jeff Flure

A Main: Miller, Statler, S. Allard, Whitchurch, Forsberg, Gregg, Sweet, Lutar, Stice, Croft, Wright, Lewis, Becker, Allard, Wimmer

END

Billy Wallace Wins Exciting Wingless Sprint Main at Chico

By: Troy Hennig

(Chico, CA 4-6-07)…Grass Valley driver Billy Wallace nets his first career wingless main event win at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico on Friday night.  Wallace, former Placerville winged champion, now is driving in the wingless spec series at Chico and having great success.  He and Charlie Marrs battled for the lead three laps in a row side-by-side until Wallace was able to grab control of the race on lap 13.  The race was shortened to 15-laps because of time constraints but in my opinion it was the best racing of the night. 

            Brandon Davis was the early leader of the main event.  Twenty-two drivers took the initial green flag.  On lap two the race was halted when Mason Myers tagged the front grandstand wall and brought out the yellow.  On the restart Todd Miller was in the second spot.  He charged to go around Davis in turn three but the two made contact and Miller ended up spinning through the infield.  A few laps later Auburn’s Tom Arbogast coasted his #88 into the infield on three wheels.  The fourth one came off while he was racing through turn four.  One lap later Jim Neher and Jimmy Steward parked it in turn four to bring out another yellow.  On the next start it was RC Smith and Lucas Nerlove spinning in turn three.  The final stop of the night went to Michael Makemson who tipped upside down on the front stretch. 

            Marrs was the leader through all of this.  Wallace was second and Davis third.  The final restart took place on lap nine.  When the two leaders came around for lap ten they were side-by-side.  The next three laps Marrs drove around on the bottom while Wallace went to the top.  Wallace diamond out of turn two and got underneath Marrs for the lead.  Once he held the lead Wallace led the final two laps with ease.  Marrs hung on for second and Davis was third.  Jay Youngman came home fourth while Taylor Simas rounded out the top five.  Sparky Howard finished in the sixth spot followed by Reyna Krueger and Brett Youngman.   

            Krueger dominated the eight laps of heat race one.  Wallace scored the win in heat two.  Sparky Howard won the third heat.  A total of 26 drivers competed tonight. 

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Neil Stinson Wins Dwarf Car Main at Chico While Blackshere Takes Pure Stock Win

By: Troy Hennig

(Chico, CA 4-6-07)…The traveling Dwarf Cars came into Silver Dollar Speedway with 19 drivers ready to attack the famed quarter-mile speedway. In the end it was Neil Stinson who recorded the win during the 15-lap main event. Stinson took the lead on lap nine when early leader Daniel Weger had a tire come off his #07. Also involved was Brett Barstow who had to restart at the rear of the race. Weger never made it back into the race. Stinson, started tenth, held off seventh place starting Josh Hiatt for the win. Zack Hurst, starting in the 13^th spot, finished in the third position. Mitch Sheeler took home fourth place while Scott Dahlgren rounded out the top five. The race started with Patrick Weger as the leader. But he had issues a few laps into the race. He restarted at the rear of the field and drive up to the eighth spot. Stinson collected the win in grand fashion as he crossed the finish line to a thunderous roar from the crowd.

Patrick Weger won the first heat race while Daniel Weger captured the glory in heat two. The Dwarf Cars have two more appearances at Chico on May 18^th and June 15^th.

A total of 13 pure stock drivers attended their first race of the season at Chico. Jeremy Blackshere took the win in the 15-lap race. Blackshere held a full straightaway lead over Jeff Olschowka for the win. Blackshere also raced in the Dwarf Car division where he finished 12^th. Jason Englund was the early leader of the event. One of the stars of the night was crowd favorite Heather Bartlett. Earlier she won the second heat race for the division and tonight was racing for third when she slid off the track. She regrouped and continued her charge back up to the third spot. That is where she finished. Englund stayed in the top five and finished fourth. Mike Slightom rounded out the top five. Olschowka battled back from a flat tire that sent him to the pits early in the race. Finishing second was a tremendous feat. Blackshere dominated the race and looks poised to be a contender at the speedway this year. Olschowka won the first heat race to get things started for the pure stock division.

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Way to go Brett...congratulations!

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Good Job Brett!

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Awesome picture Steve (Graph X designs) and great win Brett!