Another big night of racing at Keller Speedway. More racing Sept. 7 at Keller

By The Leader Staff
Greg Baronian won the Central Valley Mini Stock Main Event.
Greg Baronian won the Central Valley Mini Stock Main Event.
Photo by Paul Trevino

It was another big night of racing Saturday night as DJ Netto won the 30-lap King of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event at Keller Auto Speedway. This was Netto’s third win of the season for the talented driver, giving him a 24-point advantage over Grant Duinkerken in the championship battle.

Bud Kaeding set the early pace ahead of Netto and Duinkerken. Netto and Kaeding began an intense battle for the lead on lap 10. Netto took first on lap 11 with Kaeding regaining the position a lap later. Netto was relentless, putting the moves on Kaeding to take the lead on lap 13. A lap 23 yellow flag bunched the field, but Netto took command at the green flag. Netto finally brought his car home, finishing ahead of Kaeding, Duinkerken, Tucker Worth, Zane Blanchard, Brooklyn Holland, Scott Parker, Jared Faria, Danny Faria Jr, and Eric Humphries.

Worth had the top qualifying lap at 14.033, edging Jared Faria. Worth, Netto and Kaeding won their respective 8-lap heat races.

Greg Baronian won the 20-lap House of JuJu Central Valley Mini Stock Main Event. Baronian is the reigning series champion, and this was his first win of the season. Baronian had the pole for the Main Event and set the pace from the start surging ahead of series and track point leader Dan Myrick.

Following a lap-one yellow flag, Jason Cook quickly moved into the third position. Baronian and Myrick pulled ahead of Cook. While the battle was relatively close in front, Baronian held off Myrick for the victory. Cook was a solid third, followed by Paul Schwartzenberger, Matthew Herod, Ryan Blank, Ryan Doglione, Ronald Curtner, Darren Wilson, and Jeff Durant. Baronian set the fastest time in the 23-car field. Eight-lap heat race wins went to Myrick, Glover, and Blank.

Rob Solomon won the 25-lap IMCA RaceSaver 305 Sprint Car Main Event. After early leader Brooklyn Holland had problems on lap two, Solomon took command and led the rest of the way for the win. Grant Champlin used a second-place finish to gain the point lead. Michael Pombo finished third, followed by Ryan Delisle, Albert Pombo, Mauro Simone, Brandon Emmett, Chris Ennis, Rick Bray, and Holland. Albert Pombo was the fast qualifier with the lap of 15.031, while Champlin and Emmett were the eight-lap heat race winners.

Chad Johnson won the 20-lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was the third win of the season for the current points leader. Renn Bane led two laps before Johnson took the lead. Larry Thompson took the second position from Bane on lap eight and took up pursuit of Johnson. A lap 13 yellow flag slowed the pace, but Johnson continued to lead the way. They finished in that order with Cody Johnson third, followed by Rod Bane, Renn Bane, Dave Lincoln, Troy Patee, Tanner Lorenzo, Ron Hurt, and Brock Hamilton. Chad Johnson and Larry Thompson won the eight-lap heat races.

Racing returns to Keller Auto Speedway on September 7 with the King of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Cars, IMCA RaceSaver 305 Sprint Cars, IMCA Sport Modifieds and IMCA Stock Cars. For further information, go to www.racekingsspeedway.com.

Comments powered by Disqus