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2015 Costa Mesa Speedway
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2015 Costa Mesa Speedway

2015 California Results

Costa Mesa Speedway
Orange County Fairgrounds
Costa Mesa, California

Harley Night
June 13, 2015 - Costa Mesa
Results By: Ryan Evans
Photos by Paul Flanders and Dorcey Wingo

Results from Costa Mesa - Continued below.

	Dorcey Wingo Photos

1st Division action: River McDougall loops it.	#48 Tyson Talkington, #39 Buck Blair and #9 Mike Faria round turn one.	Support racing before a full house.

Support action: #131 David Lynch (inside) battles #249 John Wilder in turn three.	1st Division star #46 Aaron Fox was on his game early and stayed dialed in.	Sidecar action: #2 Motis/Bennett (left) chase nemesis #7 Jones/Summers around turn two.

Harley Night action. Mighty patriotic, here and there!	Sidecar action: #911 Glass/Straw (inside) and #74 Kinne/Salke in turn two.	Sidecar action: The more, the merrier!

There's a "Beast" in turn one.	In the Support B Main, #220 Tom Bryant took top honors.	Support Main Event.

#290 Harold Hartke (outside) and #249 John Wilder in turn three.	#178 Eloy Medellin took 2nd in the Support Main Event.	#249 Wilder for the win - looking good, John!

Harley Main Event.	There's a good reason this guy has "Number 1" on his bike and helmet. He's FAST.	Sidecar Main Event.

#7 Jones/Summers throws a rod and emits a smoke-screen.	#7 coasts to a stop, relinquishing the win to #2 Motis/Bennett.	Scratch Main Event.

#39 Buck Blair battles #6 Shawn McConnell for 2nd place.	#39 Buck Blair takes 2nd in the Main Event.	#46 Aaron Fox - unbeatable, all night long!

	Paul Flanders Photos

Aaron Fox won the main event, with pit man Brad Pappalardo.	Buck Blair finished second in the main.	Shawn McConnell greeting fans after his third place finish in the main.

Little brother Sam Ramirez and fourth place in the main finisher Jason Ramirez.	Bryan Motis was there to win the sidecar main when Joe Jones blew a motor and almost limped home for the win.	The band "Durty Watur" entertained the fans before the races started.

Dillon Ruml and Russell Green did not make the semis but had some good rides.	Lost again...	Heather Gledhill stepped up to ride as sidecar passenger for Dan Rapaport.

Damon Barry prays for four good laps.	Fast Eddie Castro was there between medical treatments.	Rocco Scopellite gets a push off from uncle Denny Scopellite.

Aaron Fox collected his first Costa Mesa Scratch Main Event victory in front of a gigantic crowd on Harley Night.
Colorado native “Battling” Buck Blair had first choice of starting position in the main event and he picked gate one. Former Junior National Champion Jason Ramirez selected gate four with the second pick. Fox took gate two which left Shawn “Mad Dog” McConnell with gate three.

Fox was first off the starting line when the tapes went up and was immediately followed by Blair in to turn one. Blair chased after the leader on lap one but couldn’t force a mistake. Fox never turned a wheel wrong the entire four laps and was first to the checkered flag. Blair settled for second, McConnell was third, and Ramirez finished fourth.

Gage Geist opened the evening by defeating fellow rookie Braydan Galvin in the first heat. Fox began his night with a win over Dillon Ruml. McConnell defeated Bobby “Boogaloo” Schwartz in the third heat. Blair finished the first round with a win ahead of “Flyin” Mike Faria.

Blair started the second round by defeating Ramirez. Tyson Talkington held off Rocco Scopellite to win event 10. McConnell took his second straight victory by defeating Geist. Fox made it two for two by ending round two with a win over Faria.

Geist collected his second win to begin round three. Fox defeated Blair to remain perfect. McConnell matched Fox’s perfect score by beating Scopellite in event 17. Faria finished the heats by defeating Ramirez.

Blair made a great start in the first semi and was victorious while Fox followed him in to the main event. Ramirez used the outside to take the lead and the win in the second semi with McConnell garnering second to complete the main event field.

John Wilder, the man formerly known as “John Stunkard”, led all four laps en route to victory in the Support Main Event. Eloy Medellin was second, Rudy Laurer finished third, Joe Donaldson was fourth, and Harold Hartke finished fifth.

Tom Bryant put together four smooth laps and was victorious in the Support B Main Event. Robert “The Sarge” Fiesler finished second, Wade Whitcomb was third, and Monte McKeon finished fourth.

Joe Jones and Tom Summers led the first two laps of the Sidecar Main Event but experienced an engine problem halfway through lap three. Initially they slowed down and Bryan Motis and Josh Bennett closed ground. Approaching the white flag Jones decided to twist the throttle and throw caution to the wind on the final lap. Jones and Summers labored around the track and still led entering the final corner. However, their sick machine couldn’t hold off the late charge from the national champions and Motis and Bennett charged up the inside to steal the victory at the finish line. Jones and Summers ended up second, Dual Anderson and Vinny Madagan were third, and Gerard Jackson and Dave German finished fourth.

Harley Night produced another large crowd and they were completely entertained by the exciting speedway and sidecar racing as well as the street-legal Harley Races. The evening also marked the 46th anniversary of the first speedway event held at the world famous oval.

RESULTS

Sidecar Main Event
2 - Bryan Motis/Josh Bennett
7 - Joe Jones/Tom Summers
007 - Dual Anderson/Vinny Madagan
66 - Gerard Jackson/Dave German

Support B Main Event
220 - Tom Bryant
106 - Robert Fiesler
227 - Wade Whitcomb
107 - Monte McKeon

Support Main Event
249 - John Wilder
178 - Eloy Medellin
182 - Rudy Laurer
37 - Joe Donaldson
290 - Harold Hartke

First Division Heat Scoring123T
6 – Shawn McConnell 3339
9 – Mike Faria 2237
11 – Bobby Schwartz 2002
39 – Buck Blair 3328
46 – Aaron Fox 3339
48 – Tyson Talkington 1315
66 – Jason Ramirez 0224
110 – Gage Geist 3238
111 – Dillon Ruml 2114
126 – Rocco Scopellite 1225
130 – Braydan Galvin 2114
155 – Mike Dalbey 1001
222 – Dalton Leedy 1102
321 – Russell Green R 112
342 – River McDougall F- - 0
345 – Rick Richards 0022

Race Results
1: Geist, Galvin, Scopellite, Green (retired)
2: Fox, D. Ruml, Leedy, Ramirez (fell, remounted)
3: McConnell, Schwartz, Dalbey, Richards (fell, remounted)
4: (restarted) (awarded) Blair, Faria, Talkington, McDougall (penalty line) (fell)
9: Blair, Ramirez, Green, Dalbey
10: Talkington, Scopellite, D. Ruml (fell, remounted), Richards
11: McConnell, Geist, Leedy
12: Fox, Faria, Galvin, Schwartz
15: Geist, Richards, Green (fell, remounted), Schwartz
16: Fox, Blair, D. Ruml
17: McConnell, Scopellite, Galvin, Dalbey
18: Faria, Ramirez, Talkington, Leedy

Semi #1
39 - Buck Blair
46 - Aaron Fox
48 - Tyson Talkington
126 - Rocco Scopellite

Semi #2
66 - Jason Ramirez
6 - Shawn McConnell
9 - Mike Faria
110 - Gage Geist

Scratch Main Event
46 - Aaron Fox
39 - Buck Blair
6 - Shawn McConnell
66 - Jason Ramirez

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