Antioch, CA — Bobby Hogge IV opened the Bill Bowers Memorial West Coast Nationals weekend with an IMCA Modified victory Friday night at Antioch Speedway. The multi-time champion collected his 77th career Antioch win for the $1,000 payday about the Paul Guglielmoni owned entry.
Brian Cass led a lap before surrendering the point to Kellen Chadwick in Turn 4. However, Cass came roaring back with an inside pass in Turn 2 to the reclaim the lead. Hogge followed into second before a yellow flag waved on Lap 6. Cass held command on the restart ahead of Hogge and Randy Brown. Hogge made a low pass in Turn 2 on Lap 12 to take the lead. The final yellow flag waved on Lap 14. Hogge continued to lead the restart with Brown moving into second. Cass brushed the wall on Lap 18 to surrender third to Troy Foulger, but Jacob Hobsheidt used an inside pass in Turn 2 on Lap 20 to grab third. However, nobody was stopping Hogge as he led the rest of the way for the win ahead of Brown, Hobsheidt, Foulger and Nick DeCarlo.
Jacob Mallet Jr scored the $500 victory in the 25 lap IMCA Sport Modified Main Event. The new IMCA California State champion trailed Antioch point runner-up Andrew Pearce in the early going, but a low move in Turn 4 of the eighth circuit put Mallet into the lead. Following the lone yellow flag of the race on Lap 10, Mallet continued to lead Pearce and Troy Foulger on the restart. Foulger made an inside pass on the backstretch on Lap 12 to gain second. However, Mallet ran a flawless race during the second half to keep Foulger at bay. Pearce settled for third ahead of Bobby Hogge IV and Tommy Fraser.
Rick Diaz won the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car Main Event for the $500 payday. The multi-time Merced Speedway IMCA Sport Modified champion took the lead from the start ahead of Troy Foulger. Following a Lap 6 yellow flag, Nick DeCarlo slipped past Foulger for second on the restart. However, Diaz continued to lead the way and would drive a flawless race for the victory. DeCarlo settled for second ahead of Foulger, Kellen Chadwick and Dan Gonderman.
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Antioch Speedway – Unofficial Race Results
IMCA Modifieds
Heat Winners Round #1 (8 laps)-Raymond Lindeman, Troy Foulger, Kellen Chadwick. Round #2 (8 laps)-Nick DeCarlo, Bobby Hogge IV, Randy Brown. Main Event (25 laps)-Bobby Hogge IV, Randy Brown, Jacob Hobsheidt, Troy Foulger, Nick DeCarlo, Buddy Kniss, Cody Burke, Brian Cass, Anthony Slaney, Terry DeCarlo Jr .
IMCA Sport Modifieds
Heat Winners Round #1 (8 laps)-Troy Foulger, Jason Ryan Jr. Round #2 (8 laps)-Troy Foulger, Jason Ryan Jr. Main Event (25 laps)-Jacob Mallet Jr, Troy Foulger, Andrew Pearce, Bobby Hogge IV, Tommy Fraser, Mark Garner, Jason Ryan Jr, Nick Caughman Jr, Kelly Campanile, Matt Pitts.
IMCA Stock Cars
Heat Winners Round #1 (8 laps)-Nick DeCarlo, Troy Foulger. Round #2 (8 laps)-Rick Diaz, Troy Foulger. Main Event (20 laps)-Rick Diaz, Nick DeCarlo, Troy Foulger, Kellen Chadwick, Dan Gonderman, Joe Gallaher, Scott Foster, Rob Gallaher, Anthony Giuliani, Jason Jennings.