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Costa Mesa Speedway
Orange County Fairgrounds
Costa Mesa, California
Dick Kreps Cup
August 20, 2005 - Costa Mesa
By: Ryan Evans
Former National Champion "Flyin" Mike Faria continued his dominance by winning his sixth straight Scratch Main at the annual Dick Kreps Cup at Costa Mesa.
Chris Kerr was first to turn one but left a little room on the inside on the back straight and Faria exploited it. As Kerr prepared to dive to the inside in turn three Faria already occupied the line. The riders bumped and Faria secured the lead while Kerr went wide and allowed Chris Manchester to enter the fight as well. Kerr made the outside work and didn't fade away. Faria held the lead in the corners but Kerr would pull alongside on the straights. As they took the white flag Faria surged ahead and maintained the lead to the checkered flag. Manchester was able to get second, Kerr finished third, Shawn McConnell was fourth, and Ryan Fisher finished fifth.
The first heat of the all-scratch format was a sign of things to come as Faria defeated Randy DiFrancesco. After two restarts, Kerr beat Venegas in the second heat. Manchester beat Eddie Castro in race three. Fisher beat McConnell to finish the first round.
Faria began the second round with his second victory. Shaun Harmatiuk beat DiFrancesco to win race 10. Kerr made it two in a row with a win over Buck Blair and Manchester. Fisher kept pace with Faria and Kerr by winning the final race of round two.
Venegas was winning the first heat of round three when he suffered a mechanical problem on the final lap which handed the win to Billy Hiles. It was also Faria's only loss of the evening. DiFrancesco outgated McConnell and held him off for the win. Manchester defeated Fisher for his second win in race 17. Harmatiuk beat Kerr in the final heat of the evening. Blair defeated Jimmy Fishback, who was making his first Costa Mesa appearance of 2005, in a runoff for the final semi spot.
The first semi required three tries with Kerr emerging as the winner and Fisher coming from the penalty line to finish second and get the other transfer to the main. Faria won the second semi with Manchester following him into the main. McConnell cruised to victory in the Last Chance to take the final place in the main.
The Dick Kreps Cup awaited the winner of the Support Main Event. John Stunkard made quick work of his competition with a fast gate and a steady performance to take home the top prize. Eloy Medellin finished second, Dave Delbridge was third, Chris Metoyer finished fourth, and Rudy Laurer was fifth.
Mike Bershee led all four laps and won the Support B Main Event on his Costa Mesa debut. Troy Robinson finished second, Michael Novratil was third, Mike Boyle finished fourth, Robert Fiesler, Jr. was fifth, and Phil Harmatiuk finished sixth.
Austin Novratil led every lap en route to victory in the Youth Main Event. Joey Holt finished second, Chad Hoyt was third, Cory Williamson finished fourth, and Gino Manzares was fifth.
Next week is the second Orange County Harley Davidson Night of the season. It will certainly attract a large crowd and will also feature the Harley Races during intermission.
RESULTS
Pee Wee Race #1
4 - Gaetano Scalzo
15 - Spencer Hunter-Lashbrook
198 - Ryan Delong
111 - Jesse Lee Nash
Pee Wee Race #2
7 - Rocco Scopellite
195 - Dominic Manzares
10 - Shane Terry
22 - Sean McDonald
Youth Main Event (restarted)
8 - Austin Norvratil
114 - Joey Holt
154 - Chad Hoyt
343 - Cory Williamson
21 - Gino Manzares (fell)
Support B Consolation
140 - Matt McBride 20
102 - Jim Lavender 10
286 - John Zuber 10
150 - Damon Barry 20
288 - Rick Fitch 20
308 - Hugh Randolph 20
313 - Robert Glamuzina 10 (fell, remounted)
Support B Main Event (restarted)
391 - Mike Bershee 10
390 - Troy Robinson 10
181 - Michael Novratil 20
198 - Mike Boyle 20
225 - Robert Fiesler, Jr. 10
100 - Phil Harmatiuk 20 (penalty line)
Support Last Chance
148 - Chris Metoyer
113 - Mike McCarthy
176 - Carl Gazafy
177 - Bryan Buffington (fell)
Support Dick Kreps Cup Final
249 - John Stunkard
178 - Eloy Medellin
338 - Dave Delbridge
148 - Chris Metoyer
182 - Rudy Laurer
First Division Scoring 1 2 3 T
6 - Shawn McConnell 3 3 3 9
9 - Mike Faria 4 4 3 11
12 - Randy DiFrancesco 3 3 4 10
14 - Eddie Castro 3 3 2 8
18 - Justin Boyle 0 1 N 1
24 - Bobby Krips 1 2 2 5
25 - Jimmy Fishback 2 2 2 6
27n - Chris Kerr 4 4 3 11
29 - George Fox 0 0 1 1
36 - Ryan Fisher 4 4 3 11
37 - Denny Scopellite 2 R N 2
39 - Buck Blair 2 3 1 6
43 - Charlie Venegas 3 2 E 5
44n - Billy Hiles 2 1 4 7
89 - Danny Perkins 1 1 0 2
120 - Skyler Greyson X 1 1 2
130 - Chris Manchester 4 2 4 10
139 - Shaun Harmatiuk 1 4 4 9
248 - Brian Starr 0 0 1 1
389 - Nate Perkins 1 R 2 3
Race Results
1: Faria, DiFrancesco, Blair, D.Perkins, Boyle (fell, remounted)
2: (restarted twice) Kerr, Venegas, Scopellite, N.Perkins (penalty line), Starr
3: Manchester, Castro, Hiles, Krips (tape penalty), Greyson (excluded)
4: (restarted) Fisher, McConnell, Fishback, Harmatiuk, Fox (penalty line)
9: Faria, McConnell, Krips, D.Perkins, Scopellite (retired)
10: Harmatiuk, DiFrancesco, Venegas, Hiles, Starr (fell, remounted)
11: Kerr, Blair, Manchester, Greyson, Fox
12: (restarted twice) Fisher, Castro, Fishback (penalty line), Boyle, N.Perkins (penalty line) (retired)
15: Hiles, Faria, Fishback, Blair, Venegas (retired)
16: DiFrancesco, McConnell, N.Perkins, Fox, D.Perkins (fell, remounted)
17: (restarted) Manchester, Fisher, Krips (penalty line), Starr, Boyle (non starter)
18: (restarted) Harmatiuk, Kerr, Castro (tape penalty), Greyson, Scopellite (non starter)
Runoff: Blair, Fishback
Semi #1: (restarted twice) Kerr, Fisher (penalty line), McConnell, Blair, Harmatiuk
Semi #2: Faria, Manchester, Hiles, Castro (tape penalty), DiFrancesco
Last Chance
6 - Shawn McConnell
14 - Eddie Castro
44n - Billy Hiles
39 - Buck Blair (fell)
Scratch Main Event
9 - Mike Faria
130 - Chris Manchester
27n - Chris Kerr
6 - Shawn McConnell
36 - Ryan Fisher
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