Racing at Lemoore Speedway Saturday night (Sept. 14). Results from Saturday's Keller Speedway racing

Dan Myrick, a winner on the circuit this year, carries a 79-point advantage over Darren Brown coming into Saturday’s race. Brown won the season opener at Lemoore and has managed to build a 30-point advantage over Jeff Durant in the race for second.

Drivers are vying for $5,000 in point fund money from series sponsor House of JuJu (a Clovis organization) and Morro Bay.  

Dan Myrick has excelled this season in the four races held so far in Hanford. He is the only driver in the field with four Top 5 finishes. He also has a win there, giving him an 11-point lead in that track's championship race. The visits to Hanford have seen the group welcome two new members to the Central Valley Mini Stock Association, including Gene Glover, who is third in points at Hanford. He also holds down fifth place in points with the CVMS. Driver Clinton Massey is just one point behind this season. Both drivers are tough competitors and have raced numerous times against each other.

Points leader DJ Netto won his fourth Kings of Thunder race recently at Hanford's Keller Auto Speedway.

Photo by Paul Trevino

Glover and Massey hope to move up the racing ladder. Ryan Blank holds the fourth position in the standings. A consistent Ryan Blank is just two points in front of Glover while trailing Durant by 22 points. Blank has been looking so good this year that there's been some speculation that he could get his first feature win sometime soon. Stars to watch this week include Top 10 ranked Brent Myrick, Greg Baronian, Ryan Doglione, and Danny Myrick.

Baronian is the reigning series champion, while Danny Myrick won the inaugural title in 2017. Baronian had taken on a new job and sold his car, but scheduling was such that he was able to return. He got a ride in one of the Dan Myrick cars to get back to the track and did some car hopping in the following races before securing his own ride once again. Ryan Doglione, meanwhile, has built cars for his father and brother to make it a three-car team this year.

Lemoore Raceway is known as a Micro Sprint track with some great racing, but the CVMS has proven during these past few years that the Mini Stocks put on a good show on that track. Saturday should be no different. For further information, go to www.centralvalleyministocks.com.

In recent racing Saturday night at Hanford’s Keller Speedway, DJ Netto won the 30-lap King of Thunder Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event. This was Netto’s fourth win of the season as he maintains a 30-point lead over Grant Duinkerken. Netto had the pole position for the Main Event. Second-row starter Craig Stidham advanced to second. In the waning laps, Netto built his advantage over Stidham to nearly a straightaway to win. Duinkerken made a charge from the seventh row to finish a solid third, and he was followed by Zane Blanchard, Jace Vanderweerd, Keith Day Jr, Tucker Worth, Jared Faria, Jake Hagopian, and Brooklyn Holland.

Mitchell Faccinto led 24 qualifiers with a lap of 13.802, beating the 14.083 of Duinkerken. They ran three eight-lap heat races, and Netto Joey Ancona and Cole Macedo picked up the wins. Netto grabbed the pole for the Main Event by outrunning Macedo to win the six-lap Trophy Dash.

Garrett Jernagan won the 20-lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. This was Jernagan’s second win. He ended the four-race series with a one-point advantage over Jarrod Mounce. Mounce had the pole for the Main Event and led early as Jernagan worked his way up from the fourth row. Jernagan took the lead and stretched his advantage to about half a lap ahead of Mounce at the checkered flag. Kelly Wilkinson finished third, followed by Dylan Potter, Donnie Hampl, Jason Pugh, Todd Carlock, Dan Bryant, Orion Messina, and Jack Aguiar. Aguiar and Jernagan won their respective eight-lap that heat races.

Chad Johnson won the 20-lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was his fourth win of the season, and it enabled him to beat Cody Johnson by six points for the championship. Gary Rayburn Jr. had the pole for the race and led early, but Chad Johnson and past champion Troy Patee both made their way past him. Cody Johnson came from the fifth row to take second from Patee, but he chased Chad Johnson across the finish line for a second-place finish. Patee settled for third, followed by Rayburn, Renn Bane, Dave Lincoln, Rod Bane, Chris Broucaret, Larry Thompson and Brock Hamilton. The Johnson's won their respective eight-lap heat races.

For more information on the happenings at the speedway, go to www.racekingsspeedway.com.