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Costa Mesa Speedway
Orange County Fairgrounds
Costa Mesa, California
Warren Russell Cup
August 19, 2006 - Costa Mesa
By: Ryan Evans
Charlie "The Edge" Venegas topped off his perfect night with a main event victory to take home the Warren Russell Cup for the second time.
Venegas selected the pole for the main event and it paid off when he led the field into turn one. Josh Larsen and Bryan Yarrow rubbed elbows and battled behind Venegas as they went down the back straight. Yarrow came out of the scrap in second and set his sights on Venegas. He never gained ground on the leader and his efforts proved fruitless. Venegas was first to the checkered flag, Yarrow was second, Larsen finished third, Shawn McConnell was fourth, and Bobby Schwartz finished fifth.
Venegas began the evening with an easy victory. Larsen defeated Schwartz for his first win. Yarrow scored his victory ahead of Nate Perkins. Castro ended the first round with a great outside pass of McConnell to pick up the win.
The second round began with another Venegas win. Schwartz cruised to his first win in race ten. Larsen beat Yarrow for his second straight win in the next race. McConnell closed out round two by beating Bobby Krips.
Venegas began the final round with his third straight win, this time ahead of Schwartz. Yarrow used the outside to pass McConnell en route to his second victory. Larsen matched Venegas's perfect score by defeating Mark Dwyer. Shaun Harmatiuk passed Jessee Finch then held off Castro and Perkins for the win in the final heat race. Buck Blair and Tim Gomez advanced into the semis by finishing one-two in a runoff.
Venegas was victorious in the first semi with Yarrow finishing second to join him in the main event. Larsen led McConnell into the main event with a win in the other semi. Schwartz cruised to a win in the Last Chance to take the final slot in the main.
Bryan Buffington trapped the field from gate five and went on to victory in the Support Main Event. Rudy Laurer was second, Mike Bloom returned to speedway after 18 years to finish third, Vince Giamformaggio was fourth, and Travis Henderson finished fifth.
Three attempts were required to complete the Support B Main Event and when the dust settled it was Allen Doss taking the win. Justin Hassan finished second, Steve Dziadus, Jr. was third, Kim Stevens finished fourth, Rick Fritch was fifth, and Damon Barry finished sixth.
Joey Holt won both heats and was completed his perfect night with a win in the Junior Main Event. Dylan Black finished second, Rocco Scopellite was third, and Chad Hoyt finished fourth.
RESULTS
Junior Main Event
114 - Joey Holt
7 - Dylan Black
9 - Rocco Scopellite
154 - Chad Hoyt
Support B Consolation
212 - Steve Dziadus, Sr. 10
198 - Mike Boyle 0
177 - Steve Bowen 10
273 - Matt Monkress 0
169 - Dan Wensloff 10
308 - Hugh Randolph 0
Support B Main Event (restarted twice)
232 - Allen Doss 0
132 - Justin Hassan 10
272 - Steve Dziadus Jr. 10
136 - Kim Stevens 10
288 - Rick Fritch 0
150 - Damon Barry 0 (penalty line)
Support Last Chance
77 - Bryan Buffington
194 - Tony Bracy
391 - Mike Bershee
117 - Billy Braden (non starter)
First Division Scoring 1 2 3 T
2 - Josh Larsen 4 4 4 12
6 - Shawn McConnell 3 4 3 10
8n - Bryan Yarrow 4 3 4 11
11 - Bobby Schwartz 3 4 3 10
13 - Nate Perkins 3 1 2 6
14 - Eddie Castro 4 0 3 7
24 - Bobby Krips 0 3 1 4
37 - Jessee Finch 1 2 1 4
39 - Buck Blair 2 3 1 6
43 - Charlie Venegas 4 4 4 12
139 - Shaun Harmatiuk 3 2 4 9
145 - Mark Dwyer 0 3 3 6
148 - Chris Metoyer 1 2 0 3
178 - Eloy Medellin 1 0 0 1
201 - Neil Facchini F 1 0 1
248 - Brian Starr 1 0 2 3
256 - Tim Gomez 2 2 2 6
293 - Rick Valdez 2 F 1 3
301 - Dale Facchini 2 1 2 5
Race Results
1: Venegas, Harmatiuk, Valdez, Medellin
2: Larsen, Schwartz, D.Facchini, Starr, Krips
3: (restarted) Yarrow, Perkins, Blair, Finch, Dwyer (penalty line)
4: (awarded) Castro, McConnell, Gomez, Metoyer, N.Facchini (fell)
9: (restarted) Venegas, Blair, Gomez (penalty line), D.Facchini, Castro (fell, remounted)
10: Schwartz, Dwyer, Metoyer, Valdez (fell)
11: Larsen, Yarrow, Harmatiuk, N.Facchini, Starr
12: McConnell, Krips, Finch, Pekrins, Medellin
15: Venegas, Schwartz, Gomez, Krips, Medellin
16: Yarrow, McConnell, D.Facchini, Blair
17: Larsen, Dwyer, Starr, Valdez, Metoyer
18: (restarted) Harmatiuk, Castro, Perkins, Finch, N.Facchini
Semi #1: (restarted) Venegas, Yarrow, Perkins, Harmatiuk, Gomez
Semi #2: Larsen, McConnell, Dwyer, Schwartz (fell, remounted), Blair (fell)
Last Chance
11 - Bobby Schwartz
13 - Nate Perkins
139 - Shaun Harmatiuk
145 - Mark Dwyer (fell)
Warren Russell Cup Main Event
43 - Charlie Venegas
8n - Bryan Yarrow
2 - Josh Larsen
6 - Shawn McConnell
11 - Bobby Schwartz
Past Winners
1989 - Bobby Schwartz
1990 - Mike Faria
1991 - Mike Faria
1992 - Chris Manchester
1993 - Sam Ermolenko
1994 - Sam Ermolenko
1995 - Greg Hancock
1996 - Steve Lucero
1997 - Mike Faria
1998 - Bart Bast
1999 - Brad Oxley
2000 - Charlie Venegas
2001 - Josh Larsen
2002 - Josh Larsen
2003 - Scott Brant
2004 - Mike Faria
2005 - Chris Manchester
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