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Faccinto wins Turkey Night King of Thunder Main Event at Keller Auto Speedway Saturday night
Faccinto and Worth battled it out with second-row starter Michael Faccinto. Michael Faccinto took the second position from Worth, but it would be brother Mitchell Faccinto prevailing at the checkered flag.
Worth settled for a third-place finish, followed by Jace Vanderweerd, Grant Duinkerken, Landon Hurst, Kaleb Montgomery, Mitchell Moles, Keith Day Jr, and Craig Stidham.
King of Thunder and NARC/King of the West Sprint Car champion DJ Netto set the fast time of 13.686, beating Mitchell Faccinto’s 13.780. Vanderweerd, Worth and Day picked up the eight-lap heat race wins.
Kyle Rasmussen won the 25-lap IMCA RaceSaver 305 Sprint Car Main Event. New champion Grant Champlin and Andy Gregg battled early while Rasmussen charged from the third row. Rasmussen would grab the lead from Champlin. Seventh-row starter Brooklyn Holland became a player in the battle at the front of the pack. Holland would take the second position from Champlin, but Rasmussen would go on to victory.
Champlin settled for third, followed by Gregg, Doug Gandy, Gordon Rodgers, Tony Pombo, Chris Stevens, Phil Heynen, and Jerome Warmerdam. Champlin set the fast time of 14.695, while Warmerdam, Rasmussen and Steven Tiner were the eight-lap heat race winners.
Dan Myrick won the 20-lap House of JuJu Central Valley Mini Stock Main Event. This was his second win at Hanford this season, allowing him to wrap up both the track and Central Valley Mini Stock championships. Myrick shared the front row of the Main Event with 2018 CVMS champion Greg Baronian, and the two ran closely at the front of the pack throughout the entire distance.
Myrick would score the victory ahead of Baronian. Ryan Doglione enjoyed a season-best third-place finish, followed by Randy Brown, Gene Glover, Matthew Herod, Clinton Massey, Jeff Durant, Darren Wilson, and Scott Glenn. Baronian bested the 29-car field in qualifying with a lap of 20.559. Jason Cook, Baronian and Myrick each earned eight-lap wins.
Eric Hamilton won the 15-lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event. This was the first win of the season for Hamilton, and he had to battle past champion Lauren DeArmond and current champion Chad Johnson to do it.
Hamilton started back in the third row with Johnson in the fifth row. DeArmond had the pole and set the early pace. Hamilton and Johnson both made a mad dash to the front of the pack, and a close battle occurred down the stretch. Hamilton managed to get the lead and barely held off DeArmond for the victory with Johnson a very close third.
Rod Bane finished fourth, followed by Steven Johnson, Troy Patee, Brock Hamilton, Nicholas Johnson, Larry Thompson, and Renn Bane. Cody Johnson and Eric Hamilton won their respective eight-lap heat races.
With the season now over, information on future events at the track can be found at www.racekingsspeedway.com.
