Top 100+ NASCAR Southwest Tour Drivers Of All-Time Full List

1. Ron Hornaday, Jr. - 1992 & 1993 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 130 starts, 18 wins, 74 top 5s, 92 top 10s, 8.3 average finish
2. Rick Carelli - 1991 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 92 starts, 21 wins, 51 top 5s, 58 top 10s, 9.4 average finish
3. Mike Chase - 1987 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 85 starts, 19 wins, 44 top 5s, 53 top 10s, 9.2 average finish
4. Roman Calczynski - 1988 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 72 starts, 9 wins, 39 top 5s, 49 top 10s, 9.2 average finish
5. Dan Press - 1989 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 65 starts, 14 wins, 29 top 5s, 37 top 10s, 10.0 average finish
6. M.K. Kanke - 215 starts, 22 wins, 88 top 5s, 123 top 10s, 11.0 average finish
7. Eric Holmes - 81 starts, 9 wins, 33 top 5s, 50 top 10s, 11.3 average finish
8. Auggie Vidovich - 2003 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 94 starts, 11 wins, 35 top 5s, 56 top 10s, 12.1 average finish
9. Lance Hooper - 1995 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 56 starts, 7 wins, 24 top 5s, 34 top 10s, 10.9 average finish
10. Chris Raudman - 1996 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 44 starts, 5 wins, 23 top 5s, 29 top 10s, 8.5 average finish

11. David Gilliland - 37 starts, 9 wins, 15 top 5s, 22 top 10s, 12.1 average finish
12. Craig Raudman - 2001 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 169 starts, 14 wins, 57 top 5s, 93 top 10s, 8.5 average finish
13. Troy Beebe - 86 starts, 6 wins 37 top 5s, 52 top 10s, 11.2 average finish
14. Doug George - 1990 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 93 starts, 9 wins, 28 top 5s, 56 top 10s, 9.8 average finish
15. Kurt Busch - 1999 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 40 starts, 7 wins, 15 top 5s, 22 top 10s, 10.9 average finish
NR. Ken Schrader - 31 starts, 6 wins, 15 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 11.8 average finish
16. Jim Pettit, II - 2004 & 2005 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 103 starts, 8 wins, 34 top 5s, 54 top 10s, 11.3 average finish
17. Jim Inglebright - 108 starts, 8 wins, 35 top 5s, 62 top 10s, 11.8 average finish
18. Bryan Germone - 1997 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 180 starts, 8 wins, 64 top 5s, 104 top 10s, 10.7 average finish
19. Eddy McKean - 2002 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 83 starts, 5 wins, 33 top 5s, 49 top 10s, 10.9 average finish
20. Ron Esau - 1986 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 62 starts, 6 wins, 23 top 5s, 33 top 10s, 12.9 average finish

21. Dale Williams - 38 starts, 6 wins, 12 top 5s, 19 top 10s, 11.3 average finish
22. Steve Portenga - 1994 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 88 starts, 6 wins, 26 top 5s, 46 top 10s, 11.6 average finish
23. Jon Paques - 81 starts, 6 wins, 27 top 5s, 42 top 10s, 15.0 average finish
24. Matt Crafton - 2000 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 79 starts, 5 wins, 22 top 5s, 35 top 10s, 12.1 average finish
25. Jim Thirkettle - 25 starts, 1 win, 10 top 5s, 15 top 10s, 10.1 average finish
26. Doug McCoun - 207 starts, 9 wins, 49 top 5s, 87 top 10s, 13.5 average finish
27. Burney Lamar - 75 starts, 4 wins, 19 top 5s, 36 top 10s, 13.1 average finish
28. Rip Michaels - 2006 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 36 starts, 1 win, 11 top 5s, 21 top 10s, 11.4 average finish
29. Ken Boyd - 80 starts, 2 wins, 24 top 5s, 40 top 10s, 11.5 average finish
30. Ken Pedersen - 52 starts, 3 wins, 14 top 5s, 24 top 10s, 13.4 average finish

31. Ray Hooper, Jr. - 90 starts, 3 wins, 20 top 5s, 48 top 10s, 12.6 average finish
32. Mark Reed - 102 starts, 4 wins, 28 top 5s, 43 top 10s, 14.1 average finish
33. Loran Kelley - 79 starts, 4 wins, 16 top 5s, 34 top 10s, 13.4 average finish
34. Roger Avants - 54 starts, 2 wins, 13 top 5s, 25 top 10s, 13.3 average finish
35. Kevin Harvick - 39 starts, 4 wins, 11 top 5s, 14 top 10s, 16.7 average finish
36. Sean Woodside - 34 starts, 2 wins, 8 top 5s, 14 top 10s, 14.1 average finish
37. Bruce Yackey - 29 starts, 1 win, 8 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 13.3 average finish
38. Steve Johnson - 33 starts, 1 win, 7 top 5s, 17 top 10s, 13.3 average finish
39. Mike Cofer - 17 starts, 1 win, 3 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 12.8 average finish
40. Brett Bell - 45 starts, 1 win, 11 top 5s, 20 top tens, 15.4 average finish

41. Sean Monroe - 55 starts, 2 wins, 12 top 5s, 20 top 10s, 14.7 average finish
42. Dennis Dyer - 143 starts, 1 win, 32 top 5s, 51 top 10s, 15.1 average finish
43. Jon Nelson - 30 starts, 2 wins, 6 top 5s, 11 top 10s, 14.7 average finish
44. Bob Lyon - 282 starts, 4 wins, 42 top 5s, 92 top 10s, 15.5 average finish
45. John Metcalf - 43 starts, 9 top 5s, 22 top 10s, 12.2 average finish, best finish 2nd (twice)
46. Michael Alsup - 71 starts, 1 win, 12 top 5s, 29 top 10s, 12.9 average finish
47. Ron Eaton - 21 starts, 1 win, 4 top 5s, 10 top 10s, 17.0 average finish
48. Dan Holtz - 50 starts, 1 win, 12 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 16.0 average finish
49. Bill Sedgwick - 21 starts, 3 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 9.8 average finish, best finish 3rd
50. Chris Trickle - 34 starts, 1 win, 8 top 5s, 12 top 10s, 13.3 average finish

51. Keith Spangler - 126 starts, 18 top 5s, 52 top 10s, 13.7 average finish, best finish 2nd
52. Chuck Pittenger - 30 starts, 4 top 5s, 17 top 10s, 11.6 average finish, best finish 2nd
53. Steve Belletto - 43 starts, 6 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 13.0 average finish, best finish 3rd
54. Randy Olson - 45 starts, 7 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 15.1 average finish, best finish 2nd
55. Greg Voigt - 52 starts, 6 top 5s, 23 top 10s, 14.6 average finish, best finish 2nd
56. Damon Lusk - 21 starts, 4 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 14.0 average finish, best finish 2nd (twice)
57. Roger Gannon - 29 starts, 4 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 13.5 average finish, best finish 2nd
58. Mike Hood - 34 starts, 1 win, 4 top 5s, 12 top 10s, 14.2 average finish
59. Danny Burson - 29 starts, 6 top 5s, 11 top 10s, 16.7 average finish, best finish 2nd
60. Danny Crafton - 102 starts, 9 top 5s, 38 top 10s, 14.1 average finish, best finish 2nd (twice)

61. Darrell LaMoure - 142 starts, 1 win, 10 top 5s, 45 top 10s, 16.4 average finish
62. Kenny Shepherd - 96 starts, 11 top 5s, 31 top 10s, 16.4 average finish, best finish 2nd
63. Tom Caturgeli - 19 starts, 2 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 12.9 average finish, best finish 2nd
64. David Mayhew - 14 starts, 2 top 5s, 6 top 10s, 13.7 average finish, best finish 5th
65. Randy Becker - 18 starts, 3 top 5s, 7 top 10s, 15.9 average finish, best finish 3rd
66. Frank Maronski, Jr. - 123 starts, 1 win, 9 top 5s, 32 top 10s, 16.4 average finish
67. Mark Meech - 50 starts, 2 wins, 5 top 5s, 11 top 10s, 17.8 average finish
68. Jason Fensler - 27 starts, 3 top 5s, 10 top 10s, 15.5 average finish, best finish 2nd
69. Tom Hubert - 23 starts, 3 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 18.6 average finish, best finish 4th (twice)
70. John Dillon - 23 starts, 3 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 19.5 average finish, best finish 2nd

71. Scott Lynch - 54 starts, 8 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 18.8 average finish, best finish 2nd
72. Dave Byrd - 31 starts, 2 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 15.9 average finish, best finish 4th
73. Kevin Riniker - 25 starts, 1 win, 2 top 5s, 8 top 10s, 15.5 average finish
74. Randy Laskowsky - 33 starts, 3 top 5s, 11 top 10s, 14.9 average finish, best finish 5th (three times)
75. Todd Souza - 64 starts, 5 top 5s, 17 top 10s, 16.0 average finish, best finish 2nd (three times)
76. Nick Joanides - 59 starts, 4 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 16.1 average finish, best finish 3rd
77. Zach Niessner - 21 starts, 4 top 5s, 5 top 10s, 19.9 average finish, best finish 2nd
78. Roy Testa - 99 starts, 6 top 5s, 23 top 10s, 16.3 average finish, best finish 2nd (twice)
79. Scott Brandt - 18 starts, 2 top 5s, 6 top 10s, 16.4 average finish, best finish 3rd
80. Frank Adamo - 20 starts, 3 top 5s, 5 top 10s, 19.7 average finish, best finish 2nd

81. Ben Walker - 38 starts, 3 top 5s, 8 top 10s, 17.1 average finish, best finish 2nd
82. Chris Shannon - 24 starts, 3 top 5s, 6 top 10s, 18.9 average finish, best finish 4th (twice)
83. Keith Van Houten - 42 starts, 1 top 5, 15 top 10s, 12.9 average finish, best finish 4th
84. Rocky Nash - 61 starts, 1 win, 3 top 5s, 14 top 10s, 18.3 average finish
85. Steve Smith - 20 starts, 2 top 5s, 6 top 10s, 17.0 average finish, best finish 5th (twice)
86. Will Harper - 45 starts, 1 top 5, 17 top 10s, 15.6 average finish, best finish 3rd
87. Terry Henry - 46 starts, 3 top 5s, 11 top 10s, 17.5 average finish, best finish 3rd
88. Bryan Brown - 62 starts, 21 top 10s, 14.3 average finish, best finish 6th (twice)
89. Glen Cummings - 46 starts, 3 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 16.9 average finish, best finish 2nd
90. Kevin Clark - 33 starts, 1 top 5, 12 top 10s, 17.6 average finish, best finish 4th

91. Tony Toste - 46 starts, 16 top 10s, 15.2 average finish, 6th (four times)
92. John Krebs - 16 starts, 1 top 5, 4 top 10s, 14.8 average finish, best finish 5th
93. Kevin Vernon - 32 starts, 1 win, 2 top 5s, 4 top 10s, 19.3 average finish
94. John Walsh - 38 starts, 2 top 5s, 9 top 10s, 17.4 average finish, best finish 2nd
95. Greg Scheidecker - 47 starts, 2 top 5s, 11 top 10s, 16.4 average finish, best finish 4th
96. Tom Price - 24 starts, 1 top 5, 6 top 10s, 13.6 average finish, best finish 5th
97. J.R. Patton - 18 starts, 1 top 5, 5 top 10s, 17.3 average finish, best finish 3rd
98. Blair Aiken - 14 starts, 5 top 10s, 13.8 average finish, best finish 6th
99. Brandon Whitt - 23 starts, 1 top 5, 6 top 10s, 16.0 average finish, best finish 5th
100. Joe Herold - 56 starts, 1 top 5, 13 top 10s, 16.0 average finish, best finish 2nd

#101: Scott Busby - 73 starts, 2 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 18.5 average finish, best finish 5th (two times)
#102: John Baker - 42 starts, 2 top 5s, 8 top 10s, 18.2 average finish, best finish 4th
#103: Thomas Martin - 54 starts, 3 top 5s, 7 top 10s, 19.0 average finish, best finish 4th
#104: Mark Perry - 86 starts, 2 top 5s, 13 top 10s, 17.3 average finish, best finish 3rd
#105: Dean Huss, Jr. - 13 starts, 4 top 10s, 14.6 average finish, best finish 6th
#106: Stephen Sadler - 22 starts, 1 top 5, 5 top 10s, 19.2 average finish, best finish 5th
#107: Gary Tamborelli - 29 starts, 1 top 5, 5 top 10s, 17.7 average finish, best finish 5th
#108: Bruce Bechtel - 22 starts, 1 top 5, 3 top 10s, 17.6 average finish, best finish 5th
#109: Doug Renno - 37 starts, 7 top 10s, 16.6 average finish, best finish 7th
#110: Ray Lawson, Jr. - 29 starts, 5 top 10s, 15.8 average finish, best finish 7th (three times)

#111: Roy Pruett - 18 starts, 3 top 10s, 15.0 average finish, best finish 8th
#112: Davy Lee Liniger - 20 starts, 1 top 5, 2 top 10s, 19.6 average finish, best finish 4th
#113: Mike Ledbetter - 53 starts, 8 top 10s, 18.9 average finish, best finish 6th
#114: Dan Bishop - 19 starts, 3 top 10s, 16.4 average finish, best finish 10th (twice)
#115: Mark Wilson - 20 starts, 1 top 5, 1 top 10, best finish 5th
#116: Harry Brady - 73 starts, 8 top 10s, 18.7 average finish, best finish 6th
#117: Greg Fowler - 49 starts, 5 top 10s, 18.5 average finish, best finish 8th (two times)
#118: Don Campbell - 20 starts, 3 top 10s, 19.2 average finish, best finish 8th
#119: Jeff Hill - 22 starts, 3 top 10s, 22.3 average finish, best finish 7th
#120: Ray Neveau - 48 starts, 4 top 10s, 20.0 average finish, best finish 7th

#121: Steve Petty - 29 starts, 3 top 10s, 22.3 average finish, best finish 6th
#122: Al Sadler - 48 starts, 1 top 10, 17.3 average finish, best finish 10th
#123: Darrel Krentz - 51 starts, 4 top 10s, 21.1 average finish, best finish 8th
#124: Dan O'Donnell - 24 starts, 2 top 10s, 19.6 average finish, best finish 10th (two times)
#125: Alan Brown - 22 starts, 1 top 10, 18.3 average finish, best finish 10th
#126: Steve Teets - 26 starts, 18.1 average finish, best finish 14th (three times)
#127: Richard Johnson - 30 starts, 1 top 10, 21.4 average finish, best finish 9th
#128: Eddie Bryans - 39 starts, 20.8 average finish, best finish 12th
#129: Scott Lee - 22 starts, 23.4 average finish, best finish 11th

Top 100+ NASCAR Southwest Tour Drivers Of All-Time (15-11)

NR. Ken Schrader - 31 starts, 6 wins, 15 top 5s, 18 top 10s, 11.8 average finish
Win #1: 1992 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 300 @ Phoenix International Raceway
Win #2: 1994 Budweiser 200 @ Sonoma Raceway
Win #3: 1998 Skoal Bandit Racing Copper World Classic @ Phoenix International Raceway
Win #4: 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 100 @ Phoenix International Raceway
Win #5: 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series 100 @ Phoenix International Raceway
Win #6: 2005 Arizona Lottery 125 @ Phoenix International Raceway

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15. Kurt Busch - 1999 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 40 starts, 7 wins, 15 top 5s, 22 top 10s, 10.9 average finish
Win #1: 1998 Star Nursery 100 @ The Bullring In Las Vegas
Win #2: 1999 Las Vegas 100 @ The Bullring In Las Vegas
Win #3: 1999 Snap-On 200 @ Sonoma Raceway
Win #4: 1999 Featherlite Trailers 125 @ Tucson Raceway Park
Win #5: 1999 Food 4 Less 100 @ Madera Raceway
Win #6: 1999 NAPA 100 @ Irwindale Speedway
Win #7: 1999 Community Recycling 200 @ Mesa Marin Raceway

14. Doug George - 1990 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 93 starts, 9 wins, 28 top 5s, 56 top 10s, 9.8 average finish
Win #1: 1990 Pepsi Southwest Tour 200 @ Sonoma Raceway
Win #2: 1990 Coors 100 @ Orange Show Speedway (June)
Win #3: 1990 Coors Light 100  @ All American Speedway
Win #4: 1992 California Republic Bank 200 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #5: 1992 Emporium Western/Wrangler Firecracker 100 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #6: 1993 Skoal Copper World Classic @ Phoenix International Raceway
Win #7: 1993 Coors 100 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #8: 1993 Wrangler Firecracker 100 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #9: 1993 Colorado Chevrolet/Geo 100 @ Colorado National Speedway

#33 M.K. Kanke leads #17 Randy Olson, #37 Doug George and
#01 Mark Perry in the 1990 Olympia 100 at Redwood Acres Raceway

13. Troy Beebe - 86 starts, 6 wins 37 top 5s, 52 top 10s, 11.2 average finish
Win #1: 1988 Budweiser 100 @ Cajon Speedway
Win #2: 1988 Budweiser 100 @ Madera Speedway
Win #3: 1988 7-Up 100 @ Cajon Speedway
Win #4: 1989 Spears Manufacturing 100 @ Stockton 99 Speedway (August)
Win #5: 1990 Coors 100 @ Stockton 99 Speedway (May)
Win #6: 1990 Olympia 100 @ Redwood Acres Raceway

Troy Beebe in the 1995 Skoal Copper World
Classic at Phoenix International Raceway

12. Craig Raudman - 2001 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series Champion - 169 starts, 14 wins, 57 top 5s, 93 top 10s, 8.5 average finish

Win #1: 1995 Budweiser 100 @ Cajon Speedway
Win #2: 1995 Budweiser 125 @ The Bullring In Las Vegas
Win #3: 1996 St. Patrick's Day 100 @ Altamont Motorsports Park
Win #4: 1996 Plummer Pontiac 100 @ Stockton 99 Speedway
Win #5: 1996 Valliwide Bank 300 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #6: 1997 California AAA 200 @ Sonoma Raceway
Win #7: 1999 Coors Light 125 @ Madera Speedway
Win #8: 2000 Ford Los Angeles Street Race 200 @ Los Angeles Street Race Course
Win #9: 2001 StarNursery.com 250 @ The Bullring In Las Vegas
Win #10: 2001 Sunstate Equipment Company 100 @ Pikes Peak International Raceway
Win #11: 2001 Advantage Ford 150 @ Irwindale Speedway
Win #12: 2001 Nevada 100 @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Win #13: 2004 Star Nursery 150 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #14: 2004 Stockton 99 Speedway 125 @ Stockton 99 Speedway

11. David Gilliland - 37 starts, 9 wins, 15 top 5s, 22 top 10s, 12.1 average finish
Win #1: 2002 Irwindale 150 @ Irwindale Speedway
Win #2: 2003 King Taco 150 @ Irwindale Speedway
Win #3: 2003 HPS Mechanical/Victory Circle Chassis Firecracker 150 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #4: 2003 United Power/Touchstone Energy 150 @ Colorado National Speedway
Win #5: 2003 Advantage Ford 100 @ Irwindale Speedway
Win #6: 2003 Phoenix International Raceway 100 @ Phoenix International Raceway
Win #7: 2004 Snap-On Tools 200 @ Sonoma Raceway
Win #8: 2004 Ford Motorcraft 150 @ Mesa Marin Raceway
Win #9: 2005 Star Nursery 300 @ Mesa Marin Raceway

Pettit holds off late charge to win

Jim Pettit, II and his team celebrate after winning the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series 125
Presented By Bear River Hotel And Casino at Redwood Acres Raceway

By Matthew J. Sullivan

One of the most anticipated events on the 2015 schedule at Redwood Acres Raceway took place this past Saturday night. The Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series raced on the 3/8-mile paved oval for a 125-lap event presented by Bear River Hotel And Casino. The SRL tour cars joined the local classes of roadrunners, bombers, mini stocks and Thunder Roadsters in what proved to be an exciting and memorable night of action.

In a bit of a surprise, the night in the Humboldt Hydroponics roadrunner division belonged to Daniel Buell. Buell took the win in the trophy dash and heat races. The 20-lap feature proved to be another highly competitive race as it seemed the lead changed every lap. The race was slowed once when Bethany Rapp was turned off turn four and hit the wall, damaging her radiator. The race came down to a duel between Buell and Dylan Ford. Ford got shuffled in the final two laps which gave Buell the advantage he needed to win his first ever feature event. Buell’s win also broke Ford’s six-race stranglehold on main event wins in the division.

Tony Ramizzotti made his first trip to the Acres count in the bomber division with a trophy dash win. The heat race and main event proved to be another showcase for Dustin Walters as he was able to take the win in the heat and got the lead right off the jump of the 25-lap main. Walters dominated the event, pulling out to an insurmountable lead and taking the race win. Ramizzotti placed second followed by Rick Jelton and James Moore.

The mini stock division was down on cars for the night but still provided excellent racing. The trophy dash and heat races featured a father/son battle between Brian Murrell, Sr. and Junior. Murrell, Jr. was the victor in the trophy dash while Murrell, Sr. took heat race honors. The 25-lap main saw the two battle yet again in a thrilling four-car race that also included Eugene Palmer and Chris Champagne. The tight racing up front led to eventual contact between Champagne and Murrell, Sr. that sent Murrell spinning into Palmer and knocking his front nose off. Champagne restarted at the rear while Palmer continued and Murrell was forced to the pits for the rest of the night.

After the restart, Murrell, Jr. and Palmer raced hard for the top spot. On lap 17, Palmer and Murrell, Jr. made contact going into the first turn. Murrell was able to make the save but the incident broke both he and Palmer’s momentum which allowed Champagne to maneuver to the lead. Champagne was able to withstand a late race restart to take the win followed by Murrell, Jr., Eugene Palmer, Ted Henry and Kevin Palmer who was making his first ever start driving Rick Estes’ mini truck.

The Bear River Hotel And Casino Thunder Roadster division saw an influx of cars on the night with 10 partaking in the action. In spite of the increase in competition, Paul Peeples, Jr. proved once again to be the dominant factor. Peeples won both the trophy dash and heat races. Chris Lawrence took the lead at the start of the 35-lap main before giving way to Thomas Payne. By lap five, Peeples was in second and got by Payne for the lead. The race was slowed near the halfway point when Donnie Brown had trouble and drove into the wall in turn one. Fortunately he was okay. After the restart, the best race on the track was for second between Payne, Robbie Nelson and Chris Sarvinski. At the front, it was all Peeples as he was able to win another main event. Nelson was able to get by Payne and hold him off for the second spot. Sarvinski placed fourth.

15 cars took time for the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series 125 Presented By Bear River Hotel And Casino. One driver who did not partake in Saturday night’s action was Jim Walker who appeared at the Friday afternoon practice session but did not show on race day. Local favorite, Brandon White set quick time with a 15.574. The invert for the race was six which gave pole position to veteran driver, Craig Raudman.

Raudman used his starting position to his advantage as he took the lead over Jim Pettit, III at the start. The only incident of the race occurred on lap nine when White and Tracy Bolin got together coming off turn two. Bolin got sideways and tried to save his car down the back stretch to no avail. Bolin’s car clipped White’s as he was trying to get by on the high side sending White in the wall. Behind them the top two in points, Greg Voigt and Ryan Cansdale were collected. White’s car stopped in turn four and caught fire. White climbed out of his car and rolled on the track as safety officials were on the scene immediately to tend to him. Thankfully none of the drivers were injured and though White was taken to the local hospital due to inhaling smoke and fumes from his in-car fire extinguisher.

Pettit used the restart to his advantage as he was able to take the lead from Raudman. Pettit slowly pulled away from Raudman while two NTS Motorsports drivers, Blaine Rocha and Parker Stephens were making moves to the front. Raudman appeared to be struggling with his car’s handling and was forced to give way to Bobby Hodges, Rocha and Stephens. It looked as though Hodges might have a chance of closing in on Pettit as the leader hit slower traffic but his gain proved to be minimal.

Just after the halfway point, Stephens was able to get by Rocha for third and began showing some strength. On lap 105, Stephens moved by Hodges for second after the two dueled for several laps. Stephens closed quickly on Pettit in the final 10 laps of the event and with five to go, the winner of the event was heavily in doubt. Stephens was right on Pettit until two laps remaining when he got loose between turns one and two. That was all Pettit needed to take the victory, his second at the Acres having been the 2013 winner. Stephens took second with Rocha third and Hodges fourth the last car on the lead lap. Raudman rounded out the top five.

Racing at Redwood Acres Raceway takes three week break before returning August 22nd for Driver Appreciation Night. Roadrunners, bombers, mini stocks, Thunder Roadsters will be in action as well as the late models who had this past weekend’s event off. Grandstands open at 5:00PM while races begin at 6:30PM. For more information on the rest of the 2015 schedule please visit the track’s official website, www.racingtheacres.com .