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Costa Mesa, CA, USA - August 25 World-renown speedway icon Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz thrilled the crowd as well as his contemporaries by scoring a very popular main-event victory at the world famous Costa Mesa Speedway. Schwartz, who turned 56 on August 10, made the best start and led the field into turn one. Fittingly for the moment and as a testament to Schwartz's longevity, it was Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback, whose father competed against Schwartz, planted on his back tire. Fishback applied the heat on the man also known as "Captain America" but couldn't make an impression. Fishback's pursuit ended when he fell in turn two and left an insurmountable gap for the leader to defend. With the people in the crowd and in the pits urging him on, Schwartz fulfilled their wish by getting to the checkered flag first and received a rousing ovation. Long-time rival "Flyin" Mike Faria finished second, Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell was third, "Battling" Buck Blair finished fourth, and Fishback was fifth. Fellow competitors spilled on to the track to congratulate Schwartz during his victory lap and then he received the bumps on the front straight. The heats kicked off with Fishback passing Schwartz to win the first heat. "Fast" Eddie Castro passed former National Champion Charlie "The Edge" Venegas to win event two. Blair held off McConnell to win the third heat. Faria ended the first round with a win over Aaron Fox. Schwartz beat Fox to begin the second round. Fishback beat Venegas for his second straight win. Former Under 21 National Champion Austin Novratil won the third heat. Faria defeated Blair to end round two with his second win in a row. Schwartz beat Venegas to begin round three with his second win. Former Youth National Champion Jason Ramirez beat McConnell in event 15. Fishback held off Fox to remain perfect. Under 21 National Champion Gino Manzares trapped from gate four and kept Novratil at bay to win the final heat. Blair and Schwartz finished one-two in the first semi and transferred to the main event. Faria handed Fishback his first defeat in the second semi but both riders moved up the program and into the main. McConnell won the Last Chance and filled the final spot in the main event. Rick Farron dominated his heat and semi then ran away with the victory in the Support Main Event. Stephen Simrak was second, "Rattlesnake" Steve Bowen finished third, and Ron Davis was fourth. Tom Bryant led the Support B Main Event for nearly a lap but went wide in turn four and allowed Lewis Hughes to get by. Hughes never looked back and went on to victory. Kris Keller finished second, Bryant was third, and Chris Wiggins finished fourth. Broc Nicol led from start to finish en route to victory in the Youth 250cc Main Event. Dillon Ruml finished second, Hayley Perrault was third, and Max Ruml finished fourth. Braydan Galvin scored a convincing win in the Youth 200cc First Division Main Event with Michael Wells finishing second and Sebastian Palmese getting third. Gino Scopellite passed Courtney Crone on the final lap to snag the victory in the Youth 200cc Second Division Main Event. Dylan Smith finished third. Joe Jones and Johnny Glover completed a perfect evening by winning the Sidecar Main Event. Stuart Glass and Jack Straw finished second, Bob Brayton and Dwayne King were third, and Jeff Medberry and Josh Bennett finished fourth. There won't be racing at Costa Mesa Speedway on Saturday, September 1 due to the Labor Day holiday weekend. The next event will be Harley Night on Saturday, September 8 with speedway, sidecars, and the ever-popular street-legal Harley races. RESULTS Sidecar Main Event Youth 200cc Second Division Main Event Youth 200cc First Division Main Event Youth 250cc Main Event Support B Main Event Support Main Event First Division Semi-Final #1 First Division Last Chance First Division Main Event |
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