By: Ryan Evans
Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell won the Scratch Main and Scott Brant took home top honors in the Handicap Main and the Denim Doctor Challenge at Costa Mesa last Saturday night.
McConnell drew the pole for the Scratch Main after having to qualify via the Last Chance. The pole proved beneficial after some bunching in turn one pushed the field toward the outside. McConnell rode a tight line and took control of the lead as the field rounded turn two. Josh Larsen came out of the turn one mayhem in second and chased down McConnell. Larsen kept constant pressure on the leader, but McConnell never made a mistake and went on to the victory. "Flyin'" Mike Faria finished third, Brant was fourth, and Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz was fifth.
Danny Perkins started at the front of the field in the Handicap Main and held the lead for two laps before Robbie Sauer and Eddie Castro came together and brought out a red flag. A restart was ordered with two laps completed and six remaining. Perkins held the lead until Brant powered by on the inside. Brant never looked back from there and was first to the checkered flag. McConnell finished second, Larsen was third, Faria was fourth, and Kitt Nay finished fifth.
David Lynch continued his domination of the Support Division by winning the main event in convincing fashion. Lynch sampled some of the dirt as he, John Stunkard, and Japanese rider Hideaki Ota went down in turn one. Lynch jumped into the lead from gate four on the restart and cruised to the victory. Rudy Laurer was second, Ota finished third, Stunkard was fourth, and Scott Tidwell was fifth.
Mark Baldwin piloted his two-valve Jawa to the victory in the Support B Main Event. Baldwin started in the front of the field, took the lead right away, and ran away with the win. Steve Murray finished second, Michael Novratil was third, Kim Stevens finished fourth, Eloy Medellin was fifth, and Northern California's Kevin Fereira was sixth.
Krystal Cramer brought the crowd to its feet with a wire-to-wire win in the Junior Main Event. Cramer was followed by Skyler Greyson in second place, Miles Calvin finished third, Dario Galvin was fourth, Ricky Wells was fifth, and Jason Ramirez finished sixth.
RESULTS Support B Consolation 212 - Steve Dziadus 0 176 - Carl Gazafy 10 227 - Mark Robertson 10 105 - Michael Hernandez 10 169 - Dan Wensloff 0 126 - Doug Lupo 10 (fell) Support B Main Event 115 - Mark Baldwin 0 214 - Steve Murray 10 181 - Michael Novratil 0 197 - Kim Stevens 0 178 - Eloy Medellin 10 (fell) 143n - Kevin Fereira 10 (fell) Support Consolation 112 - Bryan Baichtal 107 - Monte McKeon Support Consolation 165 - Randy Kreps 106 - Robert Fiesler 133 - Craig Collier 103 - Brent Smith Support Consolation 117 - Billy Braden 180 - Malcolm Roe 163 - Rohn Zellner 174 - Tomasz Hampel (fell) Support Last Chance 240 - Hideaki Ota 338 - Dave Delbridge 269 - Ed Martinez 293 - Rick Valdez (fell) Support Main Event 131 - David Lynch 182 - Rudy Laurer 240 - Hideaki Ota 249 - John Stunkard (fell, remounted) 118 - Scott Tidwell (fell, remounted) Junior Main Event 27 - Krystal Cramer 0 2 - Skyler Greyson 10 99 - Miles Calvin 10 5 - Dario Galvin 0 142 - Ricky Wells 10 66 - Jason Ramirez 0 Denim Doctor Challenge 10 - Scott Brant 9 - Mike Faria 6 - Shawn McConnell 166 - Andy Northrup 11 - Bobby Schwartz Handicap Main Event 10 - Scott Brant 40 6 - Shawn McConnell 40 2 - Josh Larsen 50 9 - Mike Faria 50 13 - Kitt Nay 10 14 - Eddie Castro 40 89 - Danny Perkins 0 17 - Robbie Sauer 10 (retired) Last Chance 6 - Shawn McConnell 14 - Eddie Castro 3 - Gary Hicks 24 - Bobby Krips Scratch Main Event 6 - Shawn McConnell 2 - Josh Larsen 9 - Mike Faria 10 - Scott Brant 11 - Bobby Schwartz
