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Victorville Speedway
Wheel2Wheel Raceway
Victorville, California
2006 West Coast Speedway League Championship
November 18, 2006 - Victorville
By: Ryan Evans
Buck Blair and Eddie Castro both scored full maximums to lead the Industry Aces to victory over the Victorville Vikings and the Sacramento Silver Machine to capture the 2006 West Coast Speedway League Championship at Wheel2Wheel Raceway in Victorville.
Blair and Castro were never defeated and scored twelve points each and their teammates Bryan Buffington and Kenny Hansen handled the bottom of the order by never being defeated by an opposing rider. The Aces scored a total of 51 points to win the second of two three-team meetings and win the team title.
The Vikings were led by Scott Brant's eleven points in his first race at Victorville since the 2004 AMA National Round that was held there. Tim Gomez and Dale Facchini pitched in paid nine points each while Australian Kevin Doolan and Neil Facchini scored eight points apiece to support the Vikings' 43 point total that earned them second place.
Chris Kerr, making his return to Victorville after spending the 2006 with the Redcar Bears of the British Premier League, scored ten points to lead the efforts of Sacramento. Michael Hull chipped in nine points, but it wasn't enough to keep the Silver Machine from finishing third.
The top eight scorers from the team competition were placed in two semi finals. The top two from each semi transferred to the main event. Blair exploded off the line from gate one and was followed by Kerr. Brant and Castro battled on the outside to get past the two frontrunners. Blair held on to the lead the entire distance, but the battle was fierce behind him. Blair was first to the checkered flag, Kerr finished second, Castro was third, and Brant finished fourth.
Buffington's perfect score in the team competition carried over to the Clubman Main as he led from start to finish. Tyler Hansen was second, Steve Dziadus finished third, Rick Fritch was fourth, Jeff Irwin finished fifth, and Kenny Hansen was credited with sixth.
Sean Billenstein traveled from the North to make his first appearance at Victorville and was the early leader in the Support Main. John Marquez weaved his way through the pack and relieved Billenstein of the lead on the last lap and went on to victory. Billenstein held on to second, Lance Remington was third, Mike Nutting finished fourth, Joe Dillard was fifth, and Scott York finished sixth.
Joey Holt defeated Russell Green to win the Youth Main Event.
This was the final event at Wheel2Wheel Raceway for 2006. The 2007 season will be upon us very soon with the New Year's Classic scheduled for Saturday afternoon, January 20.
RESULTS
Youth Main Event
114 - Joey Holt
18 - Russell Green
Support Main Event
241 - John Marquez 20
322n - Sean Billenstein 0
34 - Lance Remington 0
218 - Mike Nutting 0
714 - Joe Dillard 0
55 - Scott York 10
Victorville Vikings (43) 1 2 3 4 5 T
1 - Kevin Doolan Fx 3 3 1* 7+1
2 - Neil Facchini 2 2* 0 2 7+1
3 - Dale Facchini 3 1* 1* 1* 6+3
4 - Tim Gomez 2* 2 2 2 8+1
5 - Scott Brant 3 2 3 3 11
6 - Rohn Zellner 0 0 0 1 1
7 - Steve Dziadus 2 1 3
8 - Rick Fritch 1* 0 1+1
Industry Aces (51) 1 2 3 4 5 T
1 - Buck Blair 3 3 3 3 12
2- Travis Henderson F 1 0 0 1
3 - Eddie Castro 3 3 3 3 12
4 - Rick Valdez 1 1 0 1 3
5 - Ricky Wells 1* 2 2 3 8+1
6 - Greg Ayers 2 1* 1* 1 5+2
7 - Bryan Buffington 3 3 6
8 - Kenny Hansen 2* 2* 4+2
Sacramento Silver Machine (31) 1 2 3 4 5 T
1 - Bryan Yarrow 1 0 2 2 5
2 - Kenny Ingalls 0 1 1* F N 2+1
3 - Michael Hull 2 3 2 2 9
4 - (Rider Replacement)
5 - Chris Kerr 2 3 2 3 10
6 - J.T. Mabry 0 0 0 1 0 1
7 - Tyler Hansen 3 0 1 4
8 - Jeff Irwin 0 0 0 0
Race Results
4: (restarted) Blair, N.Facchini, Henderson (fell), Doolan (fell, excluded) (2-3-0) (2-3-0)
5: T.Hansen, Dziadus, Fritch, Irwin (3-0-3) (5-3-3)
6: Castro, Hull, Valdez, T.Hansen (0-4-2) (5-7-5)
7: D.Facchini, Gomez, Yarrow, Ingalls (5-0-1) (10-7-6)
9: Brant, Ayers, Wells, Zellner (3-3-0) (13-10-6)
10: Blair, Kerr, Henderson, Mabry (0-4-2) (13-14-8)
11: Doolan, N.Facchini, Ingalls, Yarrow (5-0-1) (18-14-9)
14: Castro, Brant, Valdez, Zellner (2-4-0) (20-18-9)
15: Kerr, Wells, Ayers, Mabry (0-3-3) (20-21-12)
16: Buffington, K.Hansen, T.Hansen, Irwin (0-5-1) (20-26-13)
17: Hull, Gomez, D.Facchini, Mabry (3-0-3) (23-26-16)
21: Doolan, Wells, Ayers, N.Facchini (3-3-0) (26-29-16)
22: Blair, Yarrow, Ingalls, Henderson (0-3-3) (26-32-19)
23: Brant, Kerr, Mabry, Zellner (3-0-3) (29-32-22)
25: Castro (tape penalty), Gomez, D.Facchini, Valdez (3-3-0) (32-35-22)
26: (awarded) Wells, Hull, Ayers, Ingalls (fell) (0-4-2) (32-39-24)
27: Buffington, K.Hansen, Dziadus, Fritch (1-5-0) (33-44-24)
28: Kerr, N.Facchini, Doolan, Mabry (3-0-3) (36-44-27)
31: Blair, Gomez, D.Facchini, Henderson (3-3-0) (39-47-27)
32: Castro, Yarrow, Valdez, Ingalls (non starter) (0-4-2) (39-51-29)
33: Brant, Hull, Zellner, Irwin (4-0-2) (43-51-31)
Clubman Main Event
77 - Bryan Buffington 0
104n - Tyler Hansen 0
212 - Steve Dziadus 10
288 - Rick Fritch 10
343n - Jeff Irwin 10
171 - Kenny Hansen 0 (non starter)
First Division Semi #1: Kerr, Blair, D.Facchini, Hull
First Division Semi #2: Castro, Brant, Wells, Gomez
Consolation
256 - Tim Gomez
142 - Ricky Wells
301 - Dale Facchini
320 - Michael Hull
Main Event
39 - Buck Blair
27 - Chris Kerr
14 - Eddie Castro
10 - Scott Brant
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