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Latemodelracer BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (October 8) - Bobby Hogge of Salinas, CA took the lead when race-long leader Mike Johnson spun on lap 23 and held on to take the $2,000 Late Model feature win on the first night of the 25th Annual Bud West Coast Dirt Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway on Friday night. Willamette Speedway champion Trevor Glaser of Tangent, OR crossed the finish line for a $1,000 second place finish followed by Rob Sanders of Bakersfield, CA who earned $700 for third. Fast qualifier Steve Drake of San Luis Obispo, CA and Clay Daly of Watsonville, CA rounded out the top five.
Drake, sporting a change from his familiar yellow paint scheme to a solid black with red trim, posted the fastest time of 29 qualifiers at 13.042 with Grand Junction, CO invader and 2008 Bud Nationals champion Dean Moore second quick with a 13.079. Glaser, the current Gary Jacobs Memorial Western Rankings leader and two-time champion, rounded the fast quarter-mile oval third fastest at 13.188.
Mike Johnson of Lompoc, CA captured the win in the Dash to earn the pole position for the 30-lap feature. Dino Napier of Corona, CA won the first heat over Daly and John Lowrey. Petaluma Speedway champion Jeff Decker of Morgan Hill, CA raced to the second heat win followed by Chris Shannon and Bill Bartels. Sanders was the third heat race winner over Oregon's Rob Mayea and Jason Papich. Local favorite Brad Pounds of Bakersfield topped heat four followed by current West Coast Late Model Shootout point leader Mike Kirby and Oregon challenger Billy Workman Jr.
Lowrey and Workman Jr. captured the B-Main wins.
The 25th Annual Bud West Coast Dirt Nationals continues on Saturday night with the Late Models headlining for a $3,000 to win 50-lap feature. The Modifieds and Street Stocks will also run feature races on Saturday.
Bud West Coast Nationals Bakersfield Speedway October 8, 2010
A-Main 1 2H Bobby Hogge Salinas, CA $2,000 2 2 Trevor Glaser Tangent, OR 3 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA 4 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 5 32B Clay Daly Watsonville, CA 6 37 Rob Mayea Bend, OR 7 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA 8 32 Chris Shannon Merced, CA 9 15B Brad Pounds Bakersfield, CA 10 64 Billy Workman Jr Canby, OR 11 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA 12 D1 Devin Crockett Arroyo Grande, CA 13 5X Dino Napier Corona, CA 14 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA 15 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA 16 75 Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA 17 7C Cody Barnett Hesperia, CA 18 77 Bill Bartels El Segundo, CA 19 7 Mike Johnson Lompoc, CA 20 84 Jeff Decker Morgan Hill, CA 21 14M Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO 22 29 Andy Obertello Hollister, CA
Dash 1 7 Mike Johnson Lompoc, CA 2 2H Bobby Hogge Salinas, CA 3 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA 4 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 5 2 Trevor Glaser Tangent, OR 6 14M Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO
B-Main #1 1 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA * 2 D1 Devin Crockett Arroyo Grande, CA * 3 77 Bill Bartels El Segundo, CA * 4 29 Andy Obertello Hollister, CA * 5 77C Johnny Cardoza Caruthers, CA 6 9 Scott Gatson Bakersfield, CA 7 12K A.J. Kirkpatrick Watsonville, CA 8 22 Jason Selvidge Buttonwillow, CA
B-Main #2 1 64 Billy Workman Jr Canby, OR * 2 7C Cody Barnett Hesperia, CA * 3 91P Jason Papich Santa Maria, CA * 4 75 Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA * 5 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA 6 83 Dennis Souza Pescadero, CA
Heat #1 1 5X Dino Napier Corona, CA * 2 32B Clay Daly Winton, CA * 3 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA 4 D1 Devin Crockett Arroyo Grande, CA 5 29 Andy Obertello Hollister, CA 6 77C Johnny Cardoza Caruthers, CA
Heat #2 1 84 Jeff Decker Morgan Hill, CA * 2 32 Chris Shannon Merced, CA * 3 77 Bill Bartels El Segundo, CA 4 9 Scott Gatson Bakersfield, CA 5 12K A.J. Kirkpatrick Watsonville, CA 6 22 Jason Selvidge Buttonwillow, CA
Heat #3 1 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA * 2 37 Rob Mayea Bend, OR * 3 91P Jason Papich Santa Maria, CA 4 75 Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA 5 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA 6 83 Dennis Souza Pescadero, CA
Heat #4 1 15B Brad Pounds Bakersfield, CA * 2 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA * 3 64 Billy Workman Jr Canby, OR 4 7C Cody Barnett Hesperia, CA 5 22G Paul Guglielmoni Vacaville, CA
Qualifying 1 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 13.042 2 14M Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO 13.079 3 2 Trevor Glaser Tangent, OR 13.188 4 7 Mike Johnson Lompoc, CA 13.252 5 2H Bobby Hogge Salinas, CA 13.310 6 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA 13.317 (525) 7 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA 13.330 8 84 Jeff Decker Morgan Hill, CA 13.375 9 37 Rob Mayea Bend, OR 13.408 10 64 Billy Workman Jr Canby, OR 13.494 11 D1 Devin Crockett Arroyo Grande, CA 13.498 12 22 Jason Selvidge Buttonwillow, CA 13.516 13 91T Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA 13.517 14 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA 13.534 15 5X Dino Napier Corona, CA 13.596 16 32 Chris Shannon Merced, CA 13.632 17 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA 13.664 18 15B Brad Pounds Bakersfield, CA 13.755 19 32B Clay Daly Winton, CA 13.764 20 12K A.J. Kirkpatrick Watsonville, CA 13.885 21 91P Jason Papich Santa Maria, CA 13.890 22 22G Paul Guglielmoni Vacaville, CA 13.958 23 29 Andy Obertello Hollister, CA 13.965 24 77 Bill Bartels El Segundo, CA 14.138 25 83 Dennis Souza Pescadero, CA 14.186 26 7C Cody Barnett Hesperia, CA 14.191 27 77C Johnny Cardoza Caruthers, CA 14.595 28 9 Scott Gatson Bakersfield, CA 15.561 29 75 Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA 16.631
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