Dan Myrick wins 25-lap Central Valley Mini Stock Main Event at Kings Fair

There was plenty of racing action Saturday night. Jason Cook took the top spot in the first race of the season, and he sprinted into the early main event lead from his front row starting position. Myrick was close behind in second place while Gene Glover remained in third by the third lab.

Myrick the lead from Cook on an inside pass on the front stretch of the 10th lap. A yellow flag on the 18th lap caused Cook to make a pit stop. Myrick led all the way after the restart and placed ahead of Glover and Ryan Doglione.

Ryan Blank made a nice run from 13th position and finished fourth while Darren Wilson placed fifth. Matthew Herod, Brent Myrick, Clinton Massey, Jeff Durant and reigning series champion Greg Baronian completed the Top 10.
Myrick was the top time of the 23 cars that started. They ran three eight-lap heat races, and Doglione won the first one, finishing ahead of Blank. Randy Brown Jr held off his father to win the second heat, and Cook picked up the third heat race victory finishing ahead of Herod.
Chad Johnson maintained his point lead with an impressive win in the IMCA Stock Car Main Event. Johnson started back in the fifth row and rapidly worked his way to the front of the pack. Once he got the lead, Johnson held off Larry Thompson for the well-earned victory.

Title contender Cody Johnson finished third ahead of past champion Troy Patee, Renn Bane, Gary Rayburn Jr, Preston Martin, reigning champion Brock Hamilton, Chris Broucaret and Rod Bane. Chad Johnson outran Hamilton to win the first of two eight-lap heat races. Cody Johnson picked up the second heat race win ahead of Broucaret.
The IMCA Western RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars brought 21 cars to the track. It was reigning champion Grant Duinkerken who came away with the quickest lap, clocking in at 15.106. Brooklyn Holland was second quickest at 15.235.

The first of three 10-lap heat race wins went to Duinkerken ahead of Cole Danell. Blake Robertson made an appearance and won the second heat, finishing ahead of Holland. Kyle Rasmussen outran Phil Heynen to win the third heat. Heynen and Robertson were set to start on the front row of the Main Event, but lighting issues ended up forcing a halt to the program.
The RaceSaver Sprints are back on June 15 along with the exciting King Of Thunder Winged 360 Sprints, Central Valley Mini Stocks and IMCA Stock Cars. For further information, go to www.racekingspeedway.com or www.centralvalleyministocks.com.