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So Cal weekend preview: Orange Show Speedway
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After a one week break, action heats up once more at Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino when the SuperClean Modifieds will run a 75-lap main event, the ultra-competitive Late Models will have a 50-lap feature, and the Street Stocks and Stock Cars USA will compete in 35-lap races. The Modifieds also might run a B main to help determine their starting lineup if more than 22 cars are entered.
Spectator gates will open at 4 p.m., with an on-track autograph session from 6 to 6:40 p.m. and the first race at 7 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors (60 and older), students 11 to 18 and military personnel with valid identification. Children 10 and under are admitted free. A Family Pack, which includes admission for four plus a hot dog and small soft drink for each person, is priced at $40. Parking is $5, with entry through Gate 4 off Mill Street. This week also there is a coupon that can be printed and presented at the box office to get one general admission ticket at half-price with the purchase of one at the full price.
Saturday’s race will be the fourth of the eight-race season for the Modifieds. Chris Gerchman (Lake Havasu City, AZ), won the opener March 28 at his hometown Havasu 95 Speedway, 2008 champion Jimmy Dickerson took round two at Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe April 18, and Andrew Phipps of Simi Valley was the winner May 16 at Las Vegas. Gerchman, with a win, a third and a second, leads the standings by 6 points over Phipps, who has two fourths to go with his victory. Jim Mardis, Orange Show’s 2006 Pony Stock champion, has finished third, sixth and fourth and is third in the points, 14 behind Gerchman.
Two weeks ago, Toni McCray became the first woman to win a main event in one of the speedway’s premier divisions when she captured the 50-lap ASA Late Model main event. She was the fifth different winner in as many races for the class. She also has two seconds and a fourth in her four starts and is fourth in the standings despite missing the opening race. Kevin James is the points leader by 6 over May 2 winner Ryan Daniel and 14 over April 4 winner Jim Conklin. Logan Mainella and Dan DiGiammarino won the other two races.
In the Pick-A-Part Street Stock class, which has had four different winners in four races, five-time champion Johnny Russo (Big Bear City) is 2 points ahead of reigning champion Kyle Meyer of Highland and 12 up on Cliff Conklin (Big Bear Lake). Tom Whitson (Lake Elsinore) has won 2 of the 3 races in the Stock Cars USA division and tops the standings by 2 points over Jimmy Rouse Jr. and 4 over Dave Foster.
Orange Show Speedway also announced this week that Cindy Kelsoe, the wife of Pony Stock racer Darrell Kelsoe, died unexpectedly in her sleep earlier this week. She was 52. The cause of death has not been determined. A fund has been established to assist the Kelsoe family with funeral expenses and related expenditures. Contributions may be sent in Kelsoe's name to Scheidecker Fabrications, 415 West Rialto Ave., Rialto, Calif., 92376, or Highland Avenue Lumber, 1680 West Highland Ave., San Bernardino, Calif., 92411, ATTN: Ken.
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Janelle Jalbert is a fan of a variety of racing formats and equally enjoys the history of the sport. Janelle grew up in an auto mechanic’s family and swears that there is carb spray running through her veins. She can be reached via email for both comments and story ideas.
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