Pappalardo Fox Marquez Racing

Handicap Main Event

28 - Joey Holt 10

14 - Eddie Castro 40

25 - Jimmy Fishback 50

46 - Aaron Fox 20 (fell, remounted)

2 - Josh Larsen 50 (engine failure)

23 - Steve Russell 20 (retired)

66 - Jason Ramirez 20 (retired)

104 - Billy Hamill 50 (engine failure)

First Division Last Chance (restarted)

66 - Jason Ramirez

9 - Mike Faria

63 - Michael Raines (non starter - restart)

15 - Dukie Ermolenko (non starter)

Scratch Main Event

2 - Josh Larsen

104 - Billy Hamill

66 - Jason Ramirez

25 - Jimmy Fishback

14 - Eddie Castro

Race Results

1: (restarted) McConnell, Faria, Talkington, Perkins

2: Venegas, Castro, Herkner, Ramirez (fell)

3: (restarted) Fishback, Raines, Schwartz (non starter - restart), Pappalardo (non starter - restart)

4: Hamill, Fox, Novratil, Marquez

9: Hamill, Fishback, Ramirez, Talkington

10: Novratil, Raines, Faria, Herkner

11: Venegas, McConnell, Marquez, Pappalardo

12: Perkins, Fox, Castro

13: McConnell, Talkington, Raines (fell, remounted)

14: (restarted) Hamill, Castro, Marquez (penalty line), Herkner (fell)

15: Faria, Fishback, Perkins, Pappalardo

16: Venegas, Novratil, Ramirez, Fox

Semi #1: Hamill, Novratil, Fox, McConnell, Castro

Semi #2: Venegas, Fishback, Faria, Perkins, Raines

First Division Last Chance

9 - Mike Faria

6 - Shawn McConnell

46 - Aaron Fox

13 - Nate Perkins

First Division Main Event

25 - Jimmy Fishback

104 - Billy Hamill

27 - Austin Novratil

43 - Charlie Venegas

9 - Mike Faria (retired)

Josh Larsen was a flawless five for five and took home the Firecracker Derby Championship from Inland Motorcycle Speedway in San Bernardino.

Larsen and Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback both entered the main event undefeated, but Larsen won the draw for first gate choice he selected gate one while Fishback picked gate two. The two left the line together when the tapes went up and were wheel to wheel through turns one and two. The pair remained in lockstep on the back straight but Fishback gained a slight advantage through turns three and four. Larsen was able to gain ground back on the front straight and held a small lead entering turn one. Larsen exited turn two with the lead and deftly drifted into Fishback's line on the back straight and thwarted his momentum. Larsen secured the lead entering turn three while Fishback tried to make another run at the leader. The former Youth National Champion would never get close enough and Larsen was first to the checkered flag. Fishback had to settle for second, "Fast" Eddie Castro was third, "Flyin" Mike Faria finished fourth, and Dukie Ermolenko was fifth.

Larsen led off the heats with a win over Dale Facchini. Castro beat Rick "The Rage" Valdez in the second heat. Fishback used the outside to pass Tyson Talkington for the lead and the win in event three. Ermolenko ended the first round with a win over Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell.

Aaron Fox began the second round with a win over Drew Coats. Larsen earned his second straight win and Castro narrowly defeated Valdez for second. Fishback defeated Ermolenko for his second win in a row. Faria led the last race of round two until going wide on the final corner and allowing McConnell to sneak by for the win.

Larsen opened the final round with a win over Ermolenko. Coats pulled off an impressive victory in event 24 to book his place in the semis just one week after winning the Second Division Main Event. Facchini led the next event until Fishback went by and took his third win. Fox led the final heat before Castro went around him on the outside and earned his second win.

Fishback and Castro finished one-two in the first semi to book their places in to the main. Larsen won the second semi for his fourth consecutive victory with Ermolenko following him into the main. Faria trapped from gate four in the Last Chance and held off McConnell to transfer to the main event.

Castro defeated Fox in the final battle of the initial Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge of 2011.

Last of the Mohicans Last Man Out Challenge

14 - Eddie Castro

46 - Aaron Fox

45 - Brad Pappalardo

19 - Dale Facchini

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T

2 – Josh Larsen 3 3 3 9

6 – Shawn McConnell 2 3 2 7

9 – Mike Faria 2 2 1 5

11 – Bobby Schwartz 1 0 0 1

14 – Eddie Castro 3 2 3 8

15 – Dukie Ermolenko 3 2 2 7

19 – Dale Facchini 2 0 1 3

23 – Steve Russell 1 1 1 3

25 – Jimmy Fishback 3 3 3 9

28 – Joey Holt 0 0 0 0

45 – Brad Pappalardo 0 0 2 2

46 – Aaron Fox 1 3 2 6

48 – Tyson Talkington F 1 0 1

141 – Josh Abbott 1 1 R 2

195 – Drew Coats 0 2 3 5

293 – Rick Valdez 2 1 1 4

Race Results

1: Larsen, Facchini, Schwartz, Holt

2: Castro, Valdez, Russell, Coats (fell, remounted)

3: (awarded) Fishback, Faria, Abbott, Talkington (fell)

4: Ermolenko, McConnell, Fox, Pappalardo

12: Fox, Coats, Abbott (fell, remounted), Schwartz

13: Larsen, Castro (tape penalty), Valdez, Pappalardo

14: Fishback, Ermolenko, Talkington, Facchini (fell, remounted)

15: McConnell, Faria, Russell, Holt

23: Larsen, Ermolenko, Faria, Abbott (retired)

24: Coats, Pappalardo, Russell, Schwartz

25: Fishback, McConnell, Facchini, Talkington

26: Castro, Fox, Valdez, Holt (tape penalty)

Semi #1: Fishback, Castro, Fox, Faria (retired)

Semi #2: Larsen, Ermolenko, Coats, McConnell

First Division Last Chance

9 - Mike Faria

6 - Shawn McConnell

46 - Aaron Fox

195 - Drew Coats

Firecracker Derby Main Event

2 - Josh Larsen

25 - Jimmy Fishback

14 - Eddie Castro

9 - Mike Faria

15 - Dukie Ermolenko

Industry Speedway, CA, USA - June 29

Former National Champion Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz turned in a brilliant performance and won the main event at Industry Speedway.

Schwartz, who turns 55 in August, had first gate choice in the main event and selected gate one. It proved to be a wise decision when he launched from the starting line and led the field into turn one. Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback chased him down the back straight and tried to apply pressure as they entered turn three. The former World Pairs Champion withstood the challenge and was still the leader at the end of the first lap. It would prove to be Fishback's only opportunity as Schwartz began pulling away and lengthened his lead with each lap. Schwartz crossed the line first and received a standing ovation for his effort. Fishback finished second, Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell was third, Austin Novratil finished fourth, and Charlie "The Edge" Venegas was fifth.

Fishback started out the heats by chasing down John "Mongoose" Marquez and passing him on the outside for the lead and the win. "Fast" Eddie Castro was leading the second heat before an engine failure handed the victory to Venegas. Schwartz trapped from the outside and led the last heat of round one until Novratil pushed his way past in the final corner for the win.

Aaron Fox began round two with a win over Castro. Schwartz held off Fishback in event nine for his first win of the evening. Novratil beat McConnell to end the second round.

Schwartz opened the final round by beating Venegas. Faria kept McConnell at bay to win the next heat. Fishback finished the heats by beating Fox.

Venegas was victorious in the first semi with Novratil narrowly finishing second ahead of Fishback. Schwartz won the second semi for his third straight win and was followed into the main by McConnell. Fishback won the Last Chance to complete the main event field.

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T

6 – Shawn McConnell 3 3 3 9

9 – Mike Faria 1 2 4 7

11 – Bobby Schwartz 3 4 4 11

14 – Eddie Castro E 3 1 4

25 – Jimmy Fishback 4 3 4 11

27 – Austin Novratil 4 4 2 10

41 – John Marquez 2 1 0 3

43 – Charlie Venegas 4 2 3 9

45 – Brad Pappalardo 1 1 1 3

46 – Aaron Fox 3 4 3 10

48 – Tyson Talkington 1 0 2 3

66 – Jason Ramirez 2 2 2 6

208 – Geoff Herkner 2 1 1 4

Race Results

1: Fishback, McConnell, Marquez, Pappalardo

2: Venegas, Fox, Ramirez, Talkington, Castro (engine failure)

3: Novratil, Schwartz, Herkner, Faria (retired)

8: Fox, Castro, Faria, Marquez

9: Schwartz, Fishback, Ramirez, Herkner

10: Novratil, McConnell, Venegas, Pappalardo, Talkington

11: Schwartz, Venegas, Talkington, Herkner, Marquez

12: Faria, McConnell, Ramirez, Pappalardo

13: Fishback, Fox, Novratil, Castro

Semi #1: (restarted) Venegas, Novratil, Fishback, Faria, Herkner

Semi #2: Schwartz, McConnell, Fox, Castro, Ramirez

First Division Last Chance (restarted)

25 - Jimmy Fishback

46 - Aaron Fox

14 - Eddie Castro (tape penalty)

9 - Mike Faria (engine failure)

First Division Main Event

11 - Bobby Schwartz

25 - Jimmy Fishback

6 - Shawn McConnell

27 - Austin Novratil

43 - Charlie Venegas

Former World Finalist Josh Larsen took home top honors for the second week in a row at the world famous Costa Mesa Speedway.

Larsen launched from gate four and was able to get across the field and led everyone into turn one. Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback followed Larsen around the field and chased him down the back straight. Larsen never allowed Fishback to pose a threat and extended his lead with each lap. Larsen was first to the checkered flag, Fishback finished second, previously unbeaten Charlie "The Edge" Venegas was third, "Flyin" Mike Faria finished fourth, and Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell was fifth.

Faria opened the heats with a win over Youth National Champion Austin Novratil. Fishback passed Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz to win event two. Larsen began his evening with a win over Steve Russell. Venegas beat Brad Pappalardo in event four. Aaron Fox ended round one with a victory ahead of McConnell.

Round two started with Faria beating Dukie Ermolenko for his second straight victory. Schwartz beat Doug "The Destroyer" Nicol in the next heat. Novratil beat Fishback in event 12. Venegas defeated John "Mongoose" Marquez for his second win in a row. McConnell beat "Fast" Eddie Castro to end the second round.

Fox started the final round by defeating Faria for his second win of the evening. Ermolenko beat Schwartz in the next event. Dale Facchini beat Josh Abbott in event 19. Venegas defeated Fishback to remain perfect. McConnell ended the heats by defeating Novratil who had started on the penalty line after a spectacular crash in turn four.

Faria and McConnell finished one-two in the first semi to transfer to the main event. Venegas collected his fourth straight victory in the second semi and was followed into the main event by Larsen. Fishback won the Last Chance to fill the final spot in the main.

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T

2 – Josh Larsen 4 2 2 8

6 – Shawn McConnell 3 4 4 11

9 – Mike Faria 4 4 3 11

11 – Bobby Schwartz 3 4 3 10

14 – Eddie Castro 1 3 0 4

15 – Dukie Ermolenko 0 3 4 7

17 – Robbie Sauer F 1 1 2

18 – Justin Boyle 2 1 1 4

19 – Dale Facchini 2 2 4 8

22 – Mike Bloom 2 1 0 3

23 – Steve Russell 3 0 1 4

25 – Jimmy Fishback 4 3 3 10

27 – Austin Novratil 3 4 3 10

28 – Joey Holt 2 2 2 6

41 – John Marquez 0 3 2 5

43 – Charlie Venegas 4 4 4 12

45 – Brad Pappalardo 3 2 0 5

46 – Aaron Fox 4 1 4 9

66 – Jason Ramirez 1 2 1 4

98 – Doug Nicol 1 3 1 5

120 – Doug Greyson 1 0 2 3

141 – Josh Abbott 2 1 3 6

208 – Geoff Herkner 1 0 2 3

Race Results

1: Faria, Novratil, Holt, Ramirez

2: (restarted) Fishback, Schwartz, Bloom, Greyson, Marquez (penalty line)

3: Larsen, Russell, Boyle, Herkner (fell)

4: Venegas, Pappalardo, Abbott, Castro (tape penalty), Sauer (fell)

5: Fox, McConnell, Facchini, Nicol, Ermolenko

10: Faria, Ermolenko, Facchini, Abbott, Herkner

11: Schwartz, Nicol, Ramirez, Sauer

12: Novratil, Fishback, Larsen, Fox, Greyson

13: Venegas, Marquez, Holt, Boyle (fell)

14: McConnell, Castro, Pappalardo, Bloom, Russell

17: Fox, Faria, Marquez, Boyle, Castro (tape penalty)

18: Ermolenko, Schwartz, Holt, Russell, Pappalardo

19: Facchini, Abbott, Larsen, Ramirez, Bloom

20: Venegas, Fishback, Herkner, Nicol (fell, remounted)

21: (restarted) McConnell, Novratil (penalty line), Greyson, Sauer

Semi #1: Faria, McConnell, Novratil, Fox, Ermolenko (fell, remounted)

Semi #2: Venegas, Larsen, Fishback, Facchini, Schwartz

First Division Last Chance

25 - Jimmy Fishback

27 - Austin Novratil

46 - Aaron Fox

19 - Dale Facchini

First Division Main Event

2 - Josh Larsen

25 - Jimmy Fishback

43 - Charlie Venegas

9 - Mike Faria

6 - Shawn McConnell

Professors edge Students in team thriller at Victorville.

Eddie Castro and Shawn McConnell combined for a last heat 5-1 to take a narrow a victory for the 'Professors' over the 'Student's in an epic team encounter at Victorville, which pitted a team of riders over 40 versus a team of riders under 25. The match featured a full British League format race with all the trimmings - team riding, helmet colors, race bibs, rider replacement rule and tactical rides.

The action got underway with Castro leading home Joey Holt and Robbie Sauer for an opening heat 4-2. The race needed to be re run after a crash on lap one where Sauer sustained a rib injury, though despite being in obvious pain, he continued the whole night. Heat 2 featured the 1st Division debut of 15 year old American Touring Team rider Rocco Scopellite and he impressed with a fabulous charge from the back to win over guest rider Drew Coats from the Professors. Heat 3 was another tied race and another classic - Aaron Fox and John Marquez gated on a 5-1 only for Robbie Sauer to dive between them both to take the lead on lap two. Fox fought back to take the win whilst Doug Nicol got by Marquez. The Professors edged four up in heat 4 when McConnell won from Scopellite, Sonnier holding off Holt. Heat 5 was shared with Sauer winning from Holt and Manzares. Heat 6 had Castro and McConnell 5-1 over Dylan Black and Fox, putting the older riders up 22-14.

Heat 7 once again saw the Fox / Marquez pairing gate on a 5-1, but McConnell was having none of it with an outside pass stunning Fox, whilst Coats picked up a third place, making the lead ten points. Heat 8 had Casto lead home Scopellite and Holt.

Heat 9 was perhaps where the match turned. Students Manager Steve Graham elected #1 rider Gino Manzares for a tactical double point ride. Doug Nicol for the students took off and rode into the distance before a turn three fall earned his exclusion. Manzares did not get the bike down in time and collected Nicol, who had to withdraw from the match with a shoulder injury. Manzares got the 6 point win from Sauer and Black, so the ten point lead was down to 5 at 31-26.

Castro won his 4th from Fox and Marquez in heat 10. Heat 11 was perhaps the race of 16 year old Joey Holt's career. McConnell led the race but Holt, the student of McConnell for many years, took his teacher back to school with a stunning outside pass and the only defeat of McConnell all night. Manzares's third place brought the lead down to three. Heat 12 had another good ride from a Spring Touring Team member - Dylan Black holding second place behind a hugely impressive Aaron Fox, the 5-1 putting the Youngsters one point up. Heat 13 had Castro and McConnell take the lead back with a 5-1 over Marquez and Scopellite to put the Old team back up by three, though McConnell took three laps to find a way by Marquez. The lead once more swung back to the Young rider when Marquez had an excellent win in heat 14 with Scopellite following home, The one point lead was not enough though as Castro, who scored a fantastic 18 point maximum and McConnell gating and leading home Fox and Holt for a decisive 5-1

'WAR OF THE AGES' TEAM RACE SCORES

PROFESSORS - 48

1. Eddie Castro....................3 3 3 3 3 3....18

2. R/R

3. Robbie Sauer..................1 2 3 2 1..........9

4. Doug Nicol........................1' 0 X..................1+1

5. Shawn McConnell...........3 2' 3 2 2' 2'....14+3

6. Drew Coats (Guest)........2 1 0 1...............4

7. Marvin Sonnier..................1' 1 0 0 0 R.....2+1

STUDENTS - 45

1. Gino Manzares.................0 1' 6 1..............8+1

2. Joey Holt...........................2 0 2 1' 3 0......8+1

3. Aaron Fox.........................3 0 2 2 3 1.......... 11

4. John Marquez..................0 0 1' 1 3...........5+1

5. Jason Ramirez R/R

6. Dylan Black......................0 1 1 2'...............4+1

7. Rocco Scopellite.............3 2 2 0 2'...........9+1

Heat 1: Castro, Holt, Sauer, Manzares (4-2)

Heat 2: Scopellite, Coats, Sonier, Black (tapes penalty) (7-5)

Heat 3: Fox, Sauer, Nicol, Marquez (10-8)

Heat 4: McConnell, Scopellite, Sonnier, Holt (14-10)

Heat 5: Sauer, Holt, Manzares, Nicol (17-13)

Heat 6: Castro, McConnell, Black, Fox (22-14)

Heat 7: McConnell, Fox, Coats, Marquez (26-16)

Heat 8: Castro, Scopellite, Holt, Sonnier (29-19)

Heat 9: Manzares (Tactical Ride), Sauer, Black, Nicol excluded (31-26)

Heat 10: Castro, Fox, Marquez, Sonnier (34-29)

Heat 11: Holt, McConnell, Manzares, Coats (36-33)

Heat 12: Fox, Black, Sauer, Sonnier (37-38)

Heat 13: Castro, McConnell, Marquez, Scopellite (42-39)

Heat 14: Marquez, Scopellite, Coats, Sonnier retired (43-44)

Heat 15: Castro, McConnell, Fox, Holt (48-45)

Former National Champion Charlie "The Edge" Venegas won all five of his races including the main event on Harley Night at Industry Speedway.

Venegas lined up in gate one next to defending National Champion Billy "The Kid" Janniro who was making his first appearance at Industry Speedway in 2011. Venegas entered the main event unbeaten while Janniro had only been beaten by Venegas earlier in the evening. Janniro left the line first after the tapes went up and leaned on Venegas and muscled into turn one with the lead. Janniro got off the groove ever so slightly and Venegas pushed his way past to take the lead. Venegas held a comfortable lead while Janniro tried frantically to make up ground. All his efforts would go in vain as Venegas went on to victory. Janniro had to settle for second, last week's winner Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback was third, Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell finished fourth, and "Fast" Eddie Castro was fifth.

Faria kicked off the heats with a win over Castro. Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz was victorious over Fishback in event two. Venegas ended round one with a hard-fought victory over Janniro who did everything he could, including consistently putting his front tire inside the pipe, to try get past.

Venegas started round two by beating Schwartz for his second straight win. McConnell beat John "Mongoose" Marquez in event eight, but only after a made a jaw-dropping save when he lifted in turn four on the first lap. Janniro finished the second round by beating Fishback.

Janniro opened the final round with a win over Aaron Fox. McConnell held off Fishback for his second consecutive win. Venegas ended the heats by beating Castro to remain the only undefeated rider.

Janniro won the first semi and transferred to the main along with McConnell who finished second. Venegas made it four victories by winning the second semi with Fishback following him into the main event. Castro won the Last Chance to fill the final spot in the main.

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T

1 – Billy Janniro 2 3 3 8

6 – Shawn McConnell 1 3 3 7

9 – Mike Faria 3 1 1 5

11 – Bobby Schwartz 3 2 0 5

14 – Eddie Castro 2 0 2 4

25 – Jimmy Fishback 2 2 2 6

41 – John Marquez 0 2 1 3

43 – Charlie Venegas 3 3 3 9

46 – Aaron Fox 1 1 2 4

66 – Jason Ramirez 0 1 1 2

105 – Danny Faria 1 0 0 1

178 – Eloy Medellin 0 0 0 0

Race Results

1: (restarted twice) M.Faria, Castro (tape penalty), D.Faria (penalty line), Medellin (penalty line)

2: Schwartz, Fishback, Fox, Marquez

3: Venegas, Janniro, McConnell, Ramirez

7: Venegas, Schwartz, Ramirez, D.Faria

8: McConnell, Marquez, M.Faria, Medellin

9: Janniro, Fishback, Fox, Castro

10: Janniro, Fox, M.Faria, Schwartz

11: McConnell, Fishback, Ramirez, D.Faria

12: Venegas, Castro, Marquez, Medellin

Semi #1: Janniro, McConnell, Schwartz, Castro, Ramirez (fell, remounted)

Semi #2: Venegas, Fishback, Fox, Marquez, M.Faria

First Division Last Chance (restarted)

14 - Eddie Castro

46 - Aaron Fox

41 - John Marquez

11 - Bobby Schwartz (retired)

First Division Main Event

43 - Charlie Venegas

1 - Billy Janniro

25 - Jimmy Fishback

6 - Shawn McConnell

14 - Eddie Castro

Defending Western States Champion Jimmy "Little Animal" Fishback claimed victory on Ben Mears Appreciation Night at Inland Motorcycle Speedway in San Bernardino.

Fishback and "Fast" Eddie Castro entered turn one together with Josh Larsen close behind. Fishback and Castro went deep into the corner while Larsen cut back underneath the pair as they exited turn two. Larsen and Fishback were handlebar to handlebar entering turn three. Fishback's outside line proved slightly better and he was slightly ahead at the end of the first lap. Larsen made another inside move through turns one and two but Fishback held the advantage on the back straight and cut to the inside line entering turn three the second time. Fishback remained on the inside line but he could not afford to make a mistake because Larsen was planted on his back tire. Fishback was flawless on the final two laps and held Larsen at bay for the win. "Fast" Eddie Castro finished third and Dukie Ermolenko was fourth.

Fishback kicked off the heats with a win over Tyson Talkington. Castro beat Bobby "Boogaloo" Schwartz in event two. Ermolenko beat Austin Novratil in event three. Aaron Fox ended round one with a win over Shawn "Mad Dog" McConnell.

Fishback and Larsen began round two with a great battle before Larsen went down in turn four and brought out the red flag. Fishback won the restart with Larsen getting second from the penalty line. Ermolenko was awarded the victory in event 12 after McConnell went down. Castro passed Austin Novratil for his second straight win. Shaun Harmatiuk beat Brad Pappalardo to finish the second round.

Harmatiuk started round three by beating Fishback for his second straight win. Fox beat Steve Russell in the next heat for his second win. Larsen powered to victory over McConnell in event 23. Castro came from the penalty line to end the third round with his third straight win.

Fishback defeated Castro to begin round four and earned first gate choice in the main event. Dale Facchini beat Joey "The Bolt" Holt in event 28. Ermolenko stalked Harmatiuk for two laps before getting past for his third win. Larsen beat Fox for his second straight win in event 30. Facchini was victorious in the final heat to earn a place in the Last Chance.

Larsen trapped from the outside and ran away from everyone to easily win the First Division Last Chance and the final spot in the main.

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 4 T

2 – Josh Larsen E 2 3 3 8

6 – Shawn McConnell 2 1 2 1 6

11 – Bobby Schwartz 2 0 1 0 3

14 – Eddie Castro 3 3 3 2 11

15 – Dukie Ermolenko 3 3 1 3 10

17 – Robbie Sauer 1 0 1 1 3

19 – Dale Facchini 1 2 3 3 9

23 – Steve Russell 1 1 2 R 4

25 – Jimmy Fishback 3 3 2 3 11

27 – Austin Novratil 2 2 0 N 4

28 – Joey Holt 1 1 2 2 6

45 – Brad Pappalardo 0 2 0 1 3

46 – Aaron Fox 3 1 3 2 9

48 – Tyson Talkington 2 F Nr N 2

139 – Shaun Harmatiuk 0 3 3 2 8

141 – Josh Abbott 1 2 1 1 5

293 – Rick Valdez Nr N - - 0

Race Results

1: (restarted) Fishback, Talkington, Sauer, Valdez (non starter – restart)

2: Castro, Schwartz, Abbbott, Pappalardo

3: Ermolenko, Novratil, Russell, Larsen (engine failure)

4: Fox, McConnell, Facchini, Harmatiuk

11: (restarted) Fishback, Larsen (penalty line), Holt, Schwartz

12: (awarded) Ermolenko, Abbott, McConnell, Valdez (non starter)

13: Castro, Novratil, Fox, Sauer

14: Harmatiuk, Pappalardo, Russell, Talkington (fell)

21: Harmatiuk, Fishback, Abbott, Novratil

22: Fox, Russell, Schwartz

23: Larsen, McConnell, Holt, Pappalardo

24: (restarted) Castro (penalty line), Facchini, Ermolenko, Talkington (non starter – restart)

27: Fishback, Castro, McConnell, Russell (retired)

28: Facchini, Holt, Pappalardo

29: Ermolenko, Harmatiuk, Sauer, Schwartz

30: Larsen, Fox, Abbott, Talkington (non starter)

33: Facchini, Holt, Sauer, Novratil (non starter)

First Division Last Chance

2 - Josh Larsen

19 - Dale Facchini

46 - Aaron Fox

139 - Shaun Harmatiuk

First Division Main Event

25 - Jimmy Fishback

2 - Josh Larsen

14 - Eddie Castro

15 - Dukie Ermolenko

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T

2 – Josh Larsen 3 3 3 9

6 – Shawn McConnell 2 2 2 6

9 – Mike Faria 2 3 2 7

11 – Bobby Schwartz 0 0 0 0

14 – Eddie Castro 3 3 3 9

17 – Robbie Sauer 1 0 1 2

23 – Steve Russell 2 1 1 4

25 – Jimmy Fishback 3 3 2 8

27 – Austin Novratil 3 2 2 7

28 – Joey Holt 1 1 F 2

41 – John Marquez 2 0 0 2

45 – Brad Pappalardo 1 2 1 4

46 – Aaron Fox 0 2 3 5

141 – Josh Abbott 1 1 3 5

208 – Geoff Herkner 0 0 1 1

293 – Rick Valdez 0 1 0 1

Race Results

1: Fishback, Russell, Holt, Valdez

2: Novratil, McConnell, Pappalardo, Herkner (fell, remounted)

3: Castro, Faria, Abbott, Fox

4: Larsen, Marquez, Sauer, Schwartz

12: Fishback, Novratil, Abbott, Sauer

13: Castro, McConnell, Holt, Marquez

14: Faria, Pappalardo, Valdez, Schwartz

15: Larsen, Fox, Russell, Herkner

23: (restarted) Castro, Fishback, Herkner, Holt (penalty line) (fell)

24: Abbott, McConnell, Pappalardo, Schwartz

25: Fox, Faria, Russell, Marquez

26: Larsen, Novratil, Sauer, Valdez

Semi #1: Castro, Fishback, McConnell, Fox (fell)

Semi #2: Larsen, Novratil, Faria, Abbott

First Division Last Chance (awarded)

6 - Shawn McConnell

46 - Aaron Fox

141 - Josh Abbott (fell)

9 - Mike Faria (non starter)

Ken Maely Shoe Championship Final

2 - Josh Larsen

14 - Eddie Castro

25 - Jimmy Fishback

6 - Shawn McConnell

27 - Austin Novratil

Summary Courtesy of Ryan Evans

Fishback has won championships at other Southern California tracks during career, but began the evening without a main event victory from Industry Speedway. His perfect score allowed him first gate choice and he wisely selected the pole. The defending Western States Champion made the best start and controlled the lead through the first turn. He was followed on the back straight by John “Mongoose” Marquez on the inside and Charlie “The Edge” Venegas who was trying to make the outside work. Fishback was in no mood for drama and steadily increased his lead. Marquez secured second and Venegas dropped to the inside and hounded him throughout the race. Fishback was first to the checkered flag, Marquez held off Venegas for a career-best second place, Shawn “Mad Dog” McConnell finished fourth, and “Flyin” Mike Faria was fifth.

First Division Heat Scoring 1 2 3 T

6 – Shawn McConnell 2 2 2 6

9 – Mike Faria 2 3 2 7

11 – Bobby Schwartz 0 0 R 0

13 – Nate Perkins F 1 1 2

14 – Eddie Castro 3 1 3 7

24 – Gino Manzares 1 0 1 2

25 – Jimmy Fishback 3 3 3 9

27 – Austin Novratil 0 2 F 2

41 – John Marquez 2 2 3 7

43 – Charlie Venegas 3 3 2 8

45 – Brad Pappalardo 1 1 0 2

66 – Jason Ramirez 1 0 1 2

Race Results

1: Venegas, Marquez, Pappalardo, Schwartz

2: Fishback, McConnell, Ramirez, Novratil (fell, remounted)

3: Castro, Faria, Manzares, Perkins (fell)

7: Fishback, Marquez, Castro (tape penalty), Ramirez

8: Faria, McConnell, Pappalardo, Schwartz (tape penalty)

9: Venegas, Novratil, Perkins, Manzares

10: Marquez, Faria, Ramirez, Novratil (fell)

11: Castro, McConnell, Perkins, Schwartz (retired)

12: Fishback, Venegas, Manzares, Pappalardo

Semi #1: Faria, McConnell, Venegas, Perkins, Ramirez

Semi #2: Fishback, Marquez, Castro, Manzares, Pappalardo

First Division Last Chance

43 - Charlie Venegas

14 - Eddie Castro

13 - Nate Perkins

24 - Gino Manzares

First Division Main Event

25 - Jimmy Fishback

41 - John Marquez

43 - Charlie Venegas

6 - Shawn McConnell

9 - Mike Faria

Ryan Evans