Costa Mesa Speedway
Orange County Fairgrounds
Costa Mesa, California
Speedway
June 11, 2016 - Costa Mesa
Results from Costa Mesa are Continued below.
Costa Mesa - June 11 - Ryan Evans
When the dust settled after two restarts, former Under 21 National Champion Austin Novratil won his second Scratch Main Event of the season in thrilling fashion at the world famous Costa Mesa Speedway.
The first attempt never got past turn one and all four racers were allowed in the restart. The second start ended when Gino Manzares fell on the second lap and brought out the red flag. Start number three began with National Champion Aaron Fox, “Mad” Max Ruml, and Novratil at the tapes and Manzares on the penalty line. Fox made the best start but had his two younger rivals snapping at his heels. Fox led in to turn three but had Max Ruml challenging on the inside and Novratil out in the cushion. Fox tried to defend his lead but Novratil found traction sufficient enough to power around the leader as they entered turn one. Fox went after the new leader but it was to no avail. Novratil crossed the finish line first, Fox held on to second, Max Ruml finished third, and Manzares was fourth.
Former National Champion Bobby “Boogaloo” Schwartz kicked off the heats by thrilling the crowd with a victory. Novratil defeated Fox in event two. Broc Nicol was victorious in event three over Manzares. Kurtis Hamill ended lap one with a win ahead of “Flyin” Mike Faria.
Round two incorporated the earned-handicap format in which the racers were handicapped 10 yards for each point they earned in round one. Northern California’s Bob Hicks began the round with a win over Max Ruml. Fox was victorious over Faria in the next heat. New York’s Casey Donholt led all four laps of event 11 for the victory while Hamill suffered a foot injury after brushing the wall. Charlie “The Edge” Venegas completed the second round with a win.
Manzares opened the final round by defeating Max Ruml. Gage Geist held off Dillon Ruml and Fox in the next heat. Nicol scored his second win in the penultimate heat. Faria finished the heats by holding off Novratil for the victory.
The semis began with Fox getting the start but Manzares went around the outside for the lead and the victory. Fox still made the main after holding on to second. Novratil and Faria waged an inside-outside battle for three laps before youth usurped experience to take the win. Faria was also passed by Max Ruml, who would join Novratil in the main.
Faria made gate four work and swept around the outside to take the lead in the Scratch Consolation. The former National Champion never looked back and went on to victory. Nicol finished second, Shawn “Mad Dog” McConnell was third, and Geist finished fourth.
Ricky Richards, who won the main at Industry on Wednesday, completed his week by winning the Support Main Event. Rick “The Rage” Valdez was second, Mike “Spiderman” Bloom finished third, and Harold Hartke was fourth.
Pam “Pinky” Bennett brought the crowd to its feet by winning the Support B Main Event. Steve “Beach Ball” Brown was second, Damon Barry finished third, Robert “Sarge” Fiesler was fourth, Dennis Osmer finished fifth, and Brian Lehman was sixth.
Sebastian “Big Daddy” Palmese and National Champion Colton Hicks had an intense battle in the race of the night before the former was able to hold on to victory. Michael Wells finished third and Jake Isaac was fourth.
Alex Martin made his trip from Northern California worth it by winning the Mini 150 First Division Main Event. His brother, National Champion Sterling Martin was second, Luke Whitcomb finished third, Slater Lightcap was fourth, and Keelan Venegas finished fifth.
Sammy “The Bullet” Waddill was victorious in the Mini 150 Second Division Main Event. Rachel Schnakenberg finished second, Jose “Nitro” Navarrete was third, and Gavin Geist finished fourth.
RESULTS
Mini 150 Second Division Main Event
52n - Sammy Waddill
5 - Rachel Schnakenberg
48 - Jose Navarrete
33 - Gavin Geist
Mini 150 First Division Main Event
2 - Alex Martin
1 - Sterling Martin
27 - Luke Whitcomb
3 - Slater Lightcap
43 - Keelan Venegas
Junior 250 Consolation (restarted)
8 - Skylar Schnakenberg
42n - Sammy Tetrault
28n - Aidan McNutt (non-starter, restart)
Junior 250 Main Event
18 - Sebastian Palmese
1 - Colton Hicks
214 - Michael Wells
1 6 - Jake Isaac
Third Division Main Event
351 - Pam Bennett 10
211 - Steve Brown 20
150 - Damon Barry 20
106 - Robert Fiesler 20
303 - Dennis Osmer 10
252 - Brian Lehman 10
Second Division Main Event
345 - Ricky Richards
293 - Rick Valdez
222 - Mike Bloom
290 - Harold Hartke
First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T
1 – Aaron Fox 2 3 1 6
3 – Gary Hicks Nr R - 0
4 – Broc Nicol 3 0 3 6
5 – Max Ruml 1 2 2 5
6 – Shawn McConnell 2 2 2 6
7 – Austin Novratil 3 2 2 7
9 – Mike Faria 2 0 3 5
10 – Gage Geist 1 1 3 5
11 – Bobby Schwartz 3 1 0 4
22 – Dalton Leedy 0 2 0 2
24 – Gino Manzares 2 0 3 5
41 – Kurtis Hamill 3 R N 3
43 – Charlie Venegas 0 3 1 4
48 – Tyson Talkington 1 1 1 3
97e – Casey Donholt 0 3 0 3
111 – Dillon Ruml 1 1 2 4
808n – Bob Hicks F 3 1 4
Race Results
1: Schwartz, McConnell, M.Ruml, Leedy (fell, remounted)
2: (restarted) Novratil, Fox, Geist, G.Hicks (non-starter, restart)
3: Nicol, Manzares, Talkington, B.Hicks (fell)
4: Hamill, Faria, D.Ruml, Venegas, Donholt
9: B.Hicks [0], M.Ruml [10], D.Ruml [10], G.Hicks [0] (retired)
10: Fox [20], McConnell [20], Talkington [10], Faria [20]
11: Donholt [0], Novratil [30], Schwartz [30], Nicol [30], Hamill [30] (retired)
12: Venegas [0], Leedy [0], Geist [10], Manzares [20]
14: Manzares [0], M.Ruml [20], Talkington [10], Schwartz [10]
15: Geist [10], D.Ruml [10], Fox [30], Donholt [30]
16: Nicol [0], McConnell [20], B.Hicks [30], Leedy [20]
17: Faria [0], Novatil [20], Venegas [30], G.Hicks [0] (non-starter)
Semi #1: Manzares, Fox, Nicol, Geist
Semi #2: Novratil, M.Ruml, Faria, McConnell
Scratch Consolation
9 - Mike Faria
4 - Broc Nicol
6 - Shawn McConnell
10 - Gage Geist
Scratch Main Event (restarted twice)
7 - Austin Novratil
1 - Aaron Fox
5 - Max Ruml
24 - Gino Manzares (penalty line)
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RESULTS
Mini 150 Second Division Main Event
52n - Sammy Waddill
5 - Rachel Schnakenberg
48 - Jose Navarrete
33 - Gavin Geist
Mini 150 First Division Main Event
2 - Alex Martin
1 - Sterling Martin
27 - Luke Whitcomb
3 - Slater Lightcap
43 - Keelan Venegas
Junior 250 Consolation (restarted)
8 - Skylar Schnakenberg
42n - Sammy Tetrault
28n - Aidan McNutt (non-starter, restart)
Junior 250 Main Event
18 - Sebastian Palmese
1 - Colton Hicks
214 - Michael Wells
16 - Jake Isaac
Third Division Main Event
351 - Pam Bennett 10
211 - Steve Brown 20
150 - Damon Barry 20
106 - Robert Fiesler 20
303 - Dennis Osmer 10
252 - Brian Lehman 10
Second Division Main Event
345 - Ricky Richards
293 - Rick Valdez
222 - Mike Bloom
290 - Harold Hartke
Scratch Consolation
9 - Mike Faria
4 - Broc Nicol
6 - Shawn McConnell
10 - Gage Geist
Scratch Main Event (restarted twice)
7 - Austin Novratil
1 - Aaron Fox
5 - Max Ruml
24 - Gino Manzares (penalty line)
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