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King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series Notes & Info
Round 16 at Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway “Harry Talbot Memorial”
Tulare, California – Saturday September 21
What:
The King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series rolls to the Central Valley this weekend with its final appearance of the season at Steve Faria’s bad-to-the-bone Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway on Saturday night. It marks Round 16 in the battle for the KWS crown and will be the third time that the series competes at the Tulare County Fairgrounds based facility this year. It’s also the final chance for drivers to get ready for the fast approaching “Trophy Cup” that will be held at the track on October 17, 18 & 19.
Driving for locally based Roth Motorsports out of Fresno, Kyle Hirst holds 42-point lead over Jonathan Allard in the King of the West 410 title chase and will be in search of victory at the Thunderbowl on Saturday. The 25-year-old Sacramento resident scored a pair of runner up finishes back in May with the series in Tulare and was also the winner last October of the 50-lap “Trophy Cup” final on Saturday night. Hirst has claimed two victories with KWS this season.
Defending King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series champion Allard chopped 13-markers off Hirst’s lead in the standings following his third place finish last weekend at Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway. The Chico veteran leads the series with four wins on the season and will be gunning for a strong night at the Thunderbowl to try and inch closer to Hirst. Allard’s career highlight at the one-third mile clay oval came in 2010 when he captured the “Trophy Cup” that season.
Sacramento’s Willie Croft continued his consistent season last Saturday at Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway by finishing fifth in the main event while driving his own No. 29 Sprinter. “Double Down” has scored a pair of victories so far this year and tallied a best finish of fifth over Memorial Day weekend at the Thunderbowl. Croft goes into the weekend sitting third in the King of the West standings.
Fresno’s Craig Stidham picked up his best finish of the season last weekend in Fernley and will be searching for victory on Saturday in Tulare at what is a home track for him and his team. The former Rebel Cup Series champ ran an impressive second to Tim Kaeding last week and also set fast time for the third time this year to open the night. Stidham continues to maintain the fourth spot in KWS points.
Rounding out the top-five in the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series standings is 2004 champion Jason Statler of Grass Valley, who has been very consistent as of late. The “Big Guy” has ran sixth or better in four of the last five KWS events held in his familiar DF Rios No. 00 mount. Other top-10 drivers in the points set for Saturday include 13-time series champion & Hall of Famer Brent Kaeding, Doug Gandy, Chad Compton and Carl Droivold.
The always thrilling Tim Kaeding will also be on hand this Saturday looking to get tuned up for the 20th annual “Trophy Cup” in October. The San Jose wheel-man is a three-time winner of the Trophy Cup and is always good for a show at the Thunderbowl Raceway. In March the two-time KWS champ beat the World of Outlaws during opening night of the double-header weekend and also captured last Saturday’s KWS Series event in Fernley, Nevada.
Two-time World of Outlaws champion and recent “Gold Cup Race of Champions” winner Jason Meyers will also invade the Thunderbowl on Saturday in the Tarlton & Son Inc. machine. The Clovis veteran captured last year’s “Trophy Cup” and in May swept the two-night King of the West Sprint Car Series weekend. Meyers has shown that he hasn’t skipped a beat despite running a limited schedule over the last couple seasons and will be tough to beat on Saturday night.
Other drivers expected will include Fresno’s Dominic Scelzi & Carson Macedo, Scotts Valley’s Evan Suggs, Campbell’s Bud Kaeding, Hanford’s DJ Netto, Grass Valley’s Pat Harvey, Laton’s Geoffrey Strole, Auburn’s Richard Brace Jr., Elk Grove’s Bobby & Sean McMahan, Visalia’s Cory Eliason & Danny Faria Jr, Tipton’s Mike Faria, Coarsegold’s Scott Parker, Merced’s Mark Barroso and more.
The night of action this weekend also pays tribute to Harry Talbot, who was very instrumental at the Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway. Talbot was a right-hand-man to promoter Steve Faria and did everything he could to ensure things went smoothly at the Thunderbowl. He unfortunately passed away this year after an illness and we will be remembering him on Saturday at the “Harry Talbot Memorial.”
When:
On Saturday September 21 the front grandstand gate will open at 4pm. Hot laps are scheduled for 6pm, with qualifying at 6:30pm and racing anticipated to start around 7pm. Also on hand will be the always exciting USAC West Coast Wingless 360’s, which always makes for a terrific combination Sprint Car show.
Where:
The Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway is located at the Tulare County Fairgrounds on the corner of Bardsley and K Streets in Tulare, California. From the junction of SR 99 and SR 137, go west on SR 137. At South K go south one-half mile to the Fairgrounds. For directions visit http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=E+ ... code=93274
Tickets:
Advance tickets for the weekend are on sale and can be acquired by contacting the track ticket office at (559) 688-0909. Reserved grandstand seats cost just $20 with general admission bleacher tickets $18. For a seating chart visit the track website at http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com
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About the track:
The Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway is a one-third mile clay oval with the all-time track record being 12.651, which was set by two-time Golden State/ King of the West 410 champion Tim Kaeding of San Jose on March 5, 2010. The track has gained a reputation of providing some of the most spectacular and memorable moments in all of California Sprint Car Racing and also hosts the prestigious “Trophy Cup” each October.
Results from Memorial Day weekend KWS double header:
Saturday May 25 “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial Night One”
24-cars
Fast time: Jason Meyers 13.548
Heat one: 1. 21m Jason Meyers, 2. 4f Mike Faria, 3. 24 Rico Abreu, 4. 11 Roger Crockett, 5. 21x Carson Macedo, 6. 12 Scott Parker, 7. 69 Brent Kaeding, 8. 15 Pat Harvey
Heat two: 1. 0 Jonathan Allard, 2. 3c Willie Croft, 3. 17v Danny Faria Jr., 4. 88n DJ Netto, 5. 21j Richard Brace, 6. 69c Chad Compton, 7. 09s Geoffrey Strole, 8. 33E Evan Suggs
Heat three: 1. 00 Jason Statler, 2. 83jr Kyle Hirst, 3. 1nz Peter Murphy, 4. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 5. 3 Craig Stidham, 6. 3d Carl Droivold, 7. 17 Doug Gandy, 8. 00x Cory Eliason
Dash: 1. Jason Meyers, 2. Kyle Hirst, 3. Willie Croft, 4. Jason Statler, 5. Jonathan Allard, 6. Rico Abreu, 7. Dominic Scelzi, 8. Mike Faria
Last Chance Qualifier: 1. Brent Kaeding, 2. Carl Droivol, 3. Doug Gandy, 4. Geoffrey Strole, 5. Scott Parker, 6. Pat Harvey, 7. Chad Compton
A main: 1. Jason Meyers, 2. Kyle Hirst, 3. Rico Abreu, 4. Roger Crockett, 5. Willie Croft, 6. Dominic Scelzi, 7. Peter Murphy, 8. Craig Stidham, 9. Carson Macedo, 10. Brent Kaeding, 11. Jason Statler, 12. Danny Faria Jr, 13. DJ Netto, 14. Scott Parker, 15. Richard Brace Jr., 16. Chad Compton, 17. Carl Droivold, 18. Doug Gandy, 19. Pat Harvey, 20. Geoffrey Strole, 21. Jonathan Allard, 22. Mike Faria
Sunday May 26 “Chris & Brian Faria Memorial Finale”
25-cars
Fast time: Jonathan Allard 13.493
Heat one: 1. 29 Bud Kaeding, 2. 21m Jason Meyers, 3. 69 Brent Kaeding, 4. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 5. 17v Danny Faria Jr., 6. 21j Richard Brace Jr., 7. 17 Doug Gandy, 8. 78 Mark Barroso, 9. 0 Jonathan Allard
Heat two: 1. 1nz Peter Murphy, 2. 24 Rico Abreu, 3. 3c Willie Croft, 4. 00 Jason Statler, 5. 21x Carson Macedo, 6. 4f Mike Faria, 7. 3d Carl Droivold, 8. 09s Geoffrey Strole
Heat three: 1. 33e Evan Suggs, 2. 83jr Kyle Hirst, 3. 3 Craig Stidham, 4. 11 Roger Crockett, 5. 00x Cory Eliason, 6. 12 Scott Parker, 7. 69c Chad Compton, 8. 15 Pat Harvey
Dash: 1. Kyle Hirst, 2. Jason Meyers, 3. Bud Kaeding, 4. Evan Suggs, 5. Peter Murphy, 6. Rico Abreu, 7. Willie Croft, 8. Roger Crockett
Last Chance Qualifier: 1. Jonathan Allard, 2. Mike Faria, 3. Richard Brace Jr., 4. Carl Droivold, 5. Chad Compton, 6. Geoffrey Strole, 7. Doug Gandy, 8. Mark Barroso, 9. Pat Harvey, 10. Scott Parker
A main: 1. Jason Meyers, 2. Kyle Hirst, 3. Jonathan Allard, 4. Peter Murphy, 5. Rico Abreu, 6. Evan Suggs, 7. Jason Statler, 8. Brent Kaeding, 9. Carson Macedo, 10. Roger Crockett, 11. Willie Croft, 12. Dominic Scelzi, 13. Mike Faria, 14. Craig Stidham, 15. Cory Eliason, 16. Danny Faria Jr., 17. Chad Compton, 18. Richard Brace Jr., 19. Carl Droivold, 20. Doug Gandy, 21. Bud Kaeding, 22. Geoffrey Strole
Top-15 in driver standings after 15 rounds of competition:
1. Kyle Hirst 2266; 2. Jonathan Allard 2224; 3. Willie Croft 2187; 4. Craig Stidham 2102; 5. Jason Statler 1994; 6. Brent Kaeding 1974; 7. Doug Gandy 1702; 8. Chad Compton 1699; 9. Carl Droivold 1692; 10. Peter Murphy 1575; 11. Dominic Scelzi 1555; 12. Richard Brace Jr. 1554; 13. Pat Harvey 1509; 14. Geoffrey Strole 1486; 15. Evan Suggs 1388
Winners so far this season with the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series:
Antioch Speedway April 20: Willie Croft
Placerville Speedway April 27: Kyle Hirst
Silver Dollar Speedway May 4: Rico Abreu
Petaluma Speedway May 11: Willie Croft
Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway May 17: Rico Abreu
Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway May 18: Jonathan Allard
Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway May 25: Jason Meyers
Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway May 26: Jason Meyers
Placerville Speedway June 29: Jonathan Allard
Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway July 6: Kyle Hirst
Ocean Speedway July 13: Jonathan Allard
Antioch Speedway July 20: Jonathan Allard
Santa Maria Speedway July 27: Kyle Hirst
Stockton 99 Dirt Track August 3: Dominic Scelzi
Reno Tahoe Fernley Speedway September 14: Tim Kaeding
Upcoming King of the West events:
Following the event in Tulare the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series will have a couple weeks off before heading back to the Central Valley for the annual “Cotton Classic” at Kings Speedway in Hanford. The prestigious event on Saturday October 12 will be the one and only time this season to catch the KWS 410’s at the 3/8 mile clay oval and is sure to be an exciting night as always. To purchase pre-sale tickets contact (559) 584-7223
The King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series will then conclude the 2013 season at the Stockton Dirt Track on Saturday November 2 during the 30th annual “Tribute to Gary Patterson.” The exciting conclusion to the campaign will also be a double-header during the night with Winged 360 Sprint Cars also competing. Tickets will be on sale soon for the event. A large firework show will also take place to send off the 2013 year with a bang.
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