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Antioch Speedway: Motts Gains IMCA Modified Point Lead With Victory

by ECT

Bobby Motts Jr. won the  20 lap IMCA Modified Main Event Saturday night at Antioch Speedway and in the process gained the point lead.  Motts gained the lead on a mid race restart after leader Carl Berendsen II spun for a yellow flag.  Once in front, Motts led the rest of the way for victory.

Sean O’Gara’s second place run ended late with mechanical woes as Mike Salazar finished second in his season debut.  Defending track champion Berendsen charged back to a third place finish.

Mike Gustafson led from start to finish to win the Limited Late Model feature.  Last starter Larry Damitz gained second on a lap six restart after Mark Garner tagged the Turn 2 wall, and he shadowed Gustafson for a second place finish.  Lori Brown impressed by holding off Jim Freethy for third.

A pair of two time Hobby Stock champions ran 1-2 in the non stop 20 laps Hobby Stock Main Event.  It was Melissa Myers leading flag to flag for the victory with Kimo Oreta glued to her back bumper in second.  Jason Jennings won last week’s Main Event when the apparent winner was disqualified in tech, and he finished third in this race.

Dwarf Car point leader Danny Wagner had a front row start and survived several restarts and threats from David Teves and Mike Corsaro to win their 20 lap Main Event.  Corsaro made a lap 19 pass for the lead, but Wagner completed the lap in front.  Corsaro settled for second with Teves placing third.

Point leader Kyle Bakkie led from flag to flag to grab his second Wingless Spec Sprint 20 lap feature victory.  Former Oakland Raider Jeremy Newberry held off Marcus Smith to finish second.

Next Saturday night, racing continues at Antioch Speedway with a program consisting of DIRTcar Late Models, Winged 360 Sprint Cars, IMCA Sport Modifieds, Wingless Spec Sprints and Dwarf Cars.

Saturday Night, April 18, 2015

Race Results
IMCA Modifieds
Heat Winners (6 Laps)- Jeff Thomas, Mike Salazar.    Main Event (20 Laps)-Bobby Motts Jr., Salazar, Carl Berendsen II, Chris Elby, Dustin Himes.

Limited Late Models
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Mark Garner, Mike Hynes.  Main Event (20 Laps)-Mike Gustafson, Larry Damitz, Lori Brown, Jim Freethy, Mike Chezerian.

Hobby Stocks
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Danny Jones, Kimo Oreta.  Main Event (20 Laps)-Melissa Myers, Oreta, Jason Jennings, Michael Cooper, Calvin Louis Jr.

Wingless Spec Sprints
Heat Winner (6 Laps)-Kyle Bakkie.  Main Event (20 Laps)-Bakkie, Jeremy Newberry, Marcus Smith, Ryon Siverling, Rick Panfili.

Dwarf Cars
Heat Winners (6 Laps)-Danny Wagner, Jerry Doty, Adam Teves.  Main Event (20 Lap)-Wagner, Mike Corsaro, David Teves, Doty, Charlie Correia.

Information provided by Don Martin II

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