Industry Speedway
The Grand Industry Hills Expo Center
City of Industry, California
Season Opener
April 11, 2007 - Industry Speedway
By: Ryan Evans
Opening Night of the 2007 Industry Speedway season brought the debut of Handicap racing to the facility, but only one rider went home victorious as Buck Blair scored a double main event victory.
The first three seasons at Industry Speedway only featured scratch racing in the top division. The first meeting of the 2007 season brought handicap racing to the venue for the first time. Former Youth National Champion Jimmy Fishback, who missed the 2006 season due to an injury, was the initial leader of the Handicap Main Event. Blair passed "Cowboy" Bobby Krips for second and hunted down Fishback. Entering turn three on lap five Fishback went wide and the Colorado native went by on the inside and led the final lap for the victory. Fishback was second, Krips finished third, Shawn McConnell was fourth, Shaun Harmatiuk finished fifth, and Mike Faria was sixth.
Blair started on the pole in the Scratch Main and entered turn one evenly with 2006 Industry Track Champion Charlie Venegas who started from the outside. Blair held his inside line on the back straight while Venegas surged ahead on the outside. Blair was able to pull even on the exit of turn four and held a slight advantage as they entered turn one. Blair's line proved to be better as he extended his lead while Venegas was left to battle Gary Hicks for second. Blair was first to the checkered flag, Hicks passed Venegas to finish second, and Shaun Harmatiuk finished a distant fourth.
Vince Giamformaggio led all four laps to capture the Second Division Main Event. Rudy Laurer was second, Ian Foulds finished third, and Bryan Buffington was fourth.
Phillip Harmatiuk dominated his heat and ran away with the Third Division Main Event on his first night in the professional ranks. Rick Farron was second, Yoshi Sato finished third, Robert Glamuzina was fourth, Mike Lane finished fifth, and Danny Baker was sixth.
Joey Holt scored an impressive win in the Youth First Division Main Event with Jason Ramirez finishing second and Russell Green finishing third.
Dylan Black and Brad Pappalardo waged an exciting four-lap battle in the Youth Second Division Main Event. Black, riding the outside would pull ahead on the straights with Pappalardo gaining the advantage in the corners. Black entered the final corner with a slight lead. Pappalardo made one last attempt on the exit of the turn, but Black was declared the winner by the narrowest of margins. Rocco Scopellite finished third, Braydan Galvin was fourth, and Major Davis finished fifth.
Eddie Tafoya overcame a 50 yard handicap to win the Pee Wee Main Event. Elijah Hicks finished second, Ryan DeLong was third, and Bryson Galvin finished fourth.
The Season Opener kicked off the 22-meeting season for Industry Speedway. The meetings will be held every Wednesday through September 12 with the exception of July when the venue will shift to Saturday night events.
RESULTS
Pee Wee Main Event
17 - Eddie Tafoya 50
3 - Elijah Hicks 30
198 - Ryan DeLong 50
3 - Bryson Galvin 0
01 - Nico Mongenel 0
00 - Alexis Hicks 0
3x - Jack Giamformaggio 0
DQ1 - Emalee Pappalardo 0 (non starter)
Youth Second Division Main Event
7 - Dylan Black
611 - Brad Pappalardo
9 - Rocco Scopellite
2 - Braydan Galvin
999 - Major Davis
Youth First Division Main Event
4 - Joey Holt
66 - Jason Ramirez
18 - Russell Green
Third Division Consolation
158 - Ron Mongenel 20
155 - Scott York 10
714 - Joe Dillard 0
308 - Hugh Randolph 0
134 - Lance Remington 10
362 - Ralph Chudy 20
157 - Tony DeAlmeida 0
152 - Fred Remington 10 (fell, remounted)
Third Division Main Event
149 - Phillip Harmatiuk 0
147 - Rick Farron 10
170 - Yoshi Sato 0
313 - Robert Glamuzina 10
141 - Mike Lane 10 (retired)
126 - Danny Baker 0 (tape penalty) (fell)
Second Division Consolation
187 - Blake Bowen
232 - Allen Doss
177 - Steve Bowen
176 - Carl Gazafy
Second Division Consolation
241 - John Marquez
389 - Ryan Tovatt
132 - Justin Hassan
326 - Mark Lane (fell)
Second Division Consolation
210 - Tim Cochren
143 - Jamie Myers
150 - Damon Barry
163 - Rohn Zellner (retired)
Second Division Main Event
309 - Vince Giamformaggio
182 - Rudy Laurer 245 - Ian Foulds
77 - Bryan Buffington
Handicap Consolation
142 - Ricky Wells 30
55 - Travis Henderson 10
248 - Brian Starr 20
99 - Greg Ayers 20
3 - Gary Hicks 40 (non starter)
43 - Charlie Venegas 40 (non starter)
Handicap Main Event
39 - Buck Blair 30
25 - Jimmy Fishback 20
24 - Bobby Krips 20
6 - Shawn McConnell 40
139 - Shaun Harmatiuk 30
9 - Mike Faria 40 (fell)
Scratch Consolation
6 - Shawn McConnell
24 - Bobby Krips
14 - Eddie Castro
248 - Brian Starr
Scratch Main Event
39 - Buck Blair
3 - Gary Hicks
43 - Charlie Venegas
139 - Shaun Harmatiuk
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