Austin Liggett impressed with a 25 lap Winged 360 Sprint Car Main Event win Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. Liggett engaged in a thrilling battle of slide job passes with Kurt Nelson midway through the race. For a couple of laps, Nelson and Liggett traded the lead in each turn.
Liggett finally made a Turn 2 pass on lap 16 stick as slight contact dropped Nelson back to fourth. From there, Liggett maintained the lead to score a hard fought victory. Eric Humphries was a strong second as a disappointed Nelson settled for third after making his way past fourth place finisher Art McCarthy.
Richard Papenhausen very quickly rebounded from an early tangle with Jeff Decker to win his fifth 20 lap Late Model Main Event. On a lap six restart, Papenhausen went between early leader David Newquist and Danny Malfatti on the back stretch and emerged with the lead. Once in front, Papenhausen pulled away to a straightaway advantage. Anthony Restad was a solid second as Newquist out dueled Malfatti for third.
It was not a good night to be the leader in the 20 lap Wingless Spec Sprint Main Event as no less than four leaders had problems. Three leaders spun, and Jimmy Perry III was on his way to his third win when he had to pit with a right rear flat tire during a lap 15 caution period. Suddenly, James East had the lead. East would lead the rest of the way to hold off Marcus Smith for the victory. Point leader Kyle Bakkie was third at the checkered flag.
Paul Mulder took the lead from Chuck Golden midway through the 20 lap IMCA Sport Mod Main Event. Once in front, he held off the pressure of Fred Ryland and Matt Hagio for the impressive victory. Ryland had an eventful race that saw him spin twice without a yellow flag and still finish a strong second ahead of Hagio.
David Teves maintained his Dwarf Car point lead with a nice drive from 10th starting to win the 20 lap Main Event. Teves took the lead from Travis Dutra on a lap nine restart and had his hands full holding off Dutra the rest of the way for the victory. Behind Teves and Dutra, it was defending champion Danny Wagner finishing third.
Kimo Oreta won his fifth 20 lap Hobby Stock Main Event of the season. Oreta briefly lost the lead midway through the race to Danny Jones, but Jones got sideways in Turn 2 to fall back to second. Oreta would hold off the constant pressure of Jones for the impressive victory as Michael Cooper and Natalie Perry enjoyed season best finishes in third and fourth, respectively.
Racing returns next weekend for the two day, Summer Nationals event. Friday night racing will feature IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Hobby Stocks and Dwarf Cars. The Saturday night show will have DIRTcar Late Models, IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sport Modifieds. NASCAR Star Kenny Wallace will be driving an IMCA Modified on both nights and a Late Model on Saturday night.
Race Results: Saturday Night, June 20, 2015
DIRTcar Late Models
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Anthony Restad, Richard Papenhausen. Main Event (20 Laps)-Papenhausen, Restad, David Newquist, Danny Malfatti, Randy Shafer.
Winged 360 Sprint Cars
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Eric Humphries, Dustin Golobic. Main Event (20 Laps)- Austin Liggett, Humphries, Kurt Nelson, Art McCarthy, Shawn Arriaga.
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Keith Brown Jr., Ron Brown. Main Event (20 Laps)-Paul Mulder, Fred Ryland, Matt Hagio, Chuck Golden, Patti Ryland.
Wingless Spec Sprints
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Marcus Smith, Alan Miranda. Main Event (20 Laps)-James East, Smith, Kyle Bakkie, Rick Panfili, Miranda.
Dwarf Cars
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Mike Corsaro, David Teves, Pat Urdahl. Main Event (20 Laps)-D. Teves, Travis Dutra, Danny Wagner, Urdahl, Mark Biscardi.
Hobby Stocks
Heat Winners (6 Laps)- Kimo Oreta. Main Event (20 Laps)-Oreta, Danny Jones, Michael Cooper, Natalie Perry, Jordan Swank.
Information provided by Don Martin II
