Press Release by Jim Pluhar
Santa Maria, CA - June 20, 2009...

Papich Construction IMCA Modifieds, NMRA TQ Midgets, MMI Factory Stocks, and Toste Grading & Paving Mini Stocks tackled the 1/3-mile oval at Santa Maria Speedway Saturday Night.

Jimmy Justice, of Lompoc, fought off Santa Maria's Danny Lauer and Bakersfield's Bryan Clark for victory in the 30-lap IMCA Modified feature event. Santa Maria drivers Ian Hunter and Doug Thornton placed fourth and fifth. Lauer captured an 8-lap heat race and the "Last Man Standing" trophy dash. The other two heat races were won by Clark and Josh Vogt of Santa Maria.

Richard Ortega, Jr., of Camarillo, won his second straight 25-lap NMRA TQ Midget main event, but not without drama. Coming out of turn four on the final lap, Ortega broke a half-shaft, bounced off the wall at the starter's stand and ended up against the wall in turn one. Chuck West, of Clovis, was second, followed by Moorpark's West Evans, Camarillo's Bruce Hiroshima, and Sunland's Kenny Wiley. Eight-lap heat race wins went to Ortega and West.

Gary Rayburn, Jr., of Grover Beach, was the class of the Factory Stock field capturing both an 8-lap heat race and the 20-lap main event. Rayburn led Mike Leland, of Atascadero, to the checkers, followed by Theo Van De Sande of Carpinteria. Kevin Linson, of Arroyo Grande, and Tim Bennett, of Santa Maria, filled out the top-five. Other heat race winners were Leland and point leader Dale Sylvester of Arroyo Grande.

Tom Grzincic, of Atascadero, continued his winning ways in the Mini Stocks, taking the "Last Man Standing" trophy dash, an 8-lap heat race, and the 20-lap feature, his fourth of the season. Grzincic was followed home by Nipomo's Jeremy Heroux and Nipomo's Kurt Larsen. Fourth and fifth were Pat Fausel of Santa Maria and Justin Crockett. Heroux and Gilbertson won the other heats.

Next Saturday night West Coast Shootout Late Models, MMI Factory Stocks, and Toste Grading & Paving Mini Stocks will take to the track. Admission prices will be: $16.00 for adults, $14.00 for seniors and military, and $5.00 for children six to twelve. Kids five and under are free. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m., with qualifying at 5:00 p.m. and racing at 6:00 p.m. Santa Maria Speedway is located 1/4-mile north of the US 101/166 interchange on Hutton Road.

RACE SUMMARIES:
IMCA Modifieds:
Trophy Dash - Danny Lauer, Bryan Clark, Ken Kehs, Chad Weber.
Heat 1 - Josh Vogt, Kehs, Jimmy Justice, Jared Domingos, Ricky Childress, Jr., Steve Greenland, Kenny Kirkpatrick, Bob Diaz.
Heat 2 - Clark, Paul Terrones, Christopher Crompe, Daylan Coffey, Justin Schweitzer, John Uccellini. Tony Toste.
Heat 3 - Lauer, Doug Thornton, Ian Hunter, Ron Wiley, Jason Papich, Weber, Shawn Calderwood.
Main Event - Justice, Lauer, Clark, Hunter, Thornton, Terrones, Crompe, Calderwood, Schweitzer, Weber, Toste, Childress, Domingos, Diaz, Uccellini, Coffey, Wiley, Kehs, Papich, Vogt (DNS), Greenland (DNS), Kirkpatrick (DNS).

NMRA TQ Midgets: Fast Time - Chuck West, 16.026.
Heat 1 - West, Scott Niven, Ron Ahrendt, Jimmy Dodson, Amanda Thomas, Dave Lambert.
Heat 2 - Richard Ortega, Jr., Scott Dobson, West Evans, Bruce Hiroshima, Kenny Wiley.
Main Event - Ortega, West, Evans, Hiroshima, Wiley, Dobson, Niven, Dodson, Ahrendt, Lambert, Thomas.

Factory Stocks:
Heat 1 - Dale Sylvester, Theo Van De Sande, Kevin Linson, Bill Spratlin, Dan Bryant, Glen Sparks, Matt Marchiando.
Heat 2 - Mike Leland, Chuck Barfoot, Tim Bennett, Jonathan LaRosa, Randy Obert, Michael Frazier.
Heat 3 - Gary Rayburn, Jr., John Hanson, Kirk Morgan, Brandon Brickey, Sr., Robert Read, Charlie Scovell.
Main Event - Rayburn, Leland, Van De Sande, Linson, Bennett, Sylvester, Read, Marchiando, Hanson, Spratlin, Frazier, LaRosa, Barfoot, Brickey, Scovell, Sparks, Bryant, Obert.

Mini Stocks: Fast Time - Tom Grzincic, 19.623.
Trophy Dash - Grzincic, Rob Gilbertson, Robby Cervantes, Jeremy Heroux.
Heat 1 - Grzincic, Kurt Larsen, Robert Dye, Zack Miller, Mike Keebler, James Gill, Korban Ensign (DNS).
Heat 2 - Heroux, Justin Crockett, Aaron Cervantes, Dustin Ensign, Jeff Dye, Travis Peterson, Taelor Janes.
Heat 3 - Gilbertson, Pat Fausel, Ben Caswell, R. Cervantes, Bill Jewell, Kenny Smith, Kevin Dye.
Main Event - Grzincic, Heroux, Larsen, Fausel, Crockett, R. Cervantes, R. Dye, Keebler, D. Ensign, J. Dye, Smith, Gilbertson, Jewell, Janes, K. Dye, Caswell, Gill, Miller, A. Cervantes, Peterson, K. Ensign.

POINT STANDINGS:
IMCA Modifieds:
1. Chad Weber, 170; 2. Doug Thornton, 151; 3. Tony Toste, 148; 4. Danny Lauer/Ron Wiley, 142.

Factory Stocks:
1. Dale Sylvester, 237; 2. Kevin Linson, 228; 3. Tim Bennett, 225; 4. Michael Frazier, 222; 5. Brandon Brickey, Sr., 221.

Mini Stocks:
1. Tom Grzincic, 295; 2. Jeremy Heroux, 265; 3. Rob Gilbertson, 257; 4. Kurt Larsen, 222; 5. Dustin Ensign, 219.