Baronian outlasts brother to win Sunday's Central Valley Mini Stocks at Lemoore Raceway

This time around, he took the lead early and held on to win. His closest rival was his brother Rod, who won the season opener but was forced to drop out Sunday due to mechanical problems.  

Rod Baronian's departure put Randy Brown Jr into second, and he soon found himself challenged by reigning champ Danny Myrick.

The race went 17 laps before a red flag brought the track to a standstill. Ryan Doglione escaped injury after striking a wall and rolling his car.

Greg Baronian resumed command on the restart and led the remaining 13 tours of the one-fifth mile dirt oval for the victory. Myrick managed to take second from Brown on the restart and Brown settled for third. Dan Myrick finished fourth, and Jeff Durant was fifth.

Greg Baronian topped the 15-car field in qualifying with a fast lap of 15.519. Danny Myrick was his closest challenger at 16.014. Ron Brown won his eight-lap heat race with other heat wins recorded by Greg Baronian and Dan Myrick.

The Central Valley Mini Stocks returns for a double-header weekend in June. On June 9, Keller Auto Speedway (Hanford) will host a double-header weekend, then return to Lemoore Raceway on June 10. For further information, go to www.centralvalleyministocks.com or check out their Facebook page.