| Date |
Sanction |
Winning Driver |
Team |
Notes: |
| 1960 |
NARC |
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NARC is formed. Al Frager is the promoter. |
| 07/04/64 |
NARC |
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Jim Scarborough - killed in crash. |
| 07/02/66 |
NARC |
Steve Kennick |
Forsythe #26 |
Sherman Cleveland killed in qualifying in turn one. "The Shy One", as he was known, arrived late and did not run hot laps. ...Steve Kennick from CRA won with Norm Paul second over Johnny Anderson, Wally Talbot and Bill Sullivan. |
| 07/03/66 |
NARC |
Steve Kennick (2) |
Forsythe #26 (2) |
Dave Ridenour - killed. ...Bill Sullivan second over Norm Paul and Johnny Anderson |
| 07/01/67 |
NARC |
Norm Paul |
|
The 1967 season at Calistoga is the first joint venture between the Napa County Fair Association and NARC. You must wear white pants in the pits, and no women are allowed in the pits unless with timing and scoring. ...Norm Paul beat Bob McLees, Bob Twitty, Johnny Anderson and Bill Hofeldt. |
| 07/02/67 |
NARC |
Bob McLees |
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Rest of top five was ...Jimmy Boyd, Bill Hofeldt, Norm Paul and Bob Twitty. |
| 05/19/68 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson |
Anderson #3x |
Anderson won the main event over DeWayne Woodward, Leroy Van Conett, Jim Rogers and Bill McCormick. |
| 07/06/68 |
NARC |
Bill Gadda |
Sullivan #98x |
Gadda beat Phil Pedlar, Gary Patterson, Dick Zimmerman and Jess Purcell. The #98x driven by Gadda was a Walt Reiff car that Gadda had owned at one time. |
| 07/07/68 |
NARC |
Bill Gadda (2) |
Golden #1 |
Gadda had to switch to another car but he still won with Norm Paul second. The race was a make up for July 5th, when the lights went out. |
| 09/01/68 |
NARC |
Dave Logan |
Fred Mahoney #2 |
Logan won with Bob DeJong second over Hank Butcher, Jan Opperman and Mike McCreary. |
| 05/04/69 |
NARC |
Jimmy Oskie |
Oskie #3x |
Fast time during this period was a low 25 second lap for the half-mile. ...Bob DeJong led the feature before an accident took him out. ...Jerry Graham finished fourth in the Semi. |
| 06/14/69 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson (2) |
Anderson #2 (2) |
Dave Logan suffered a heart attack during the main event - he later died. ...Ray Miscevich went to the hospital after a wild end over end flip. He stayed in the "crash house" for a few days, and then returned home. |
| 06/21/69 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett |
|
Bob Silva was the starter, and Henry Mathis was timer/scorer. |
| 06/29/69 |
NARC |
Cliff Sealock |
|
Announcers were George Kovacevic, and Dick Wallace. |
| 07/04/69 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (2) |
McCray #3n |
No cage on the #3n. ...The car was built in 1964 by Walt Rieff of Sacramento, CA. Bert Miller won the semi-main. |
| 07/05/69 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (3) |
McCray #3n (2) |
Bert Miller killed in main event crash. |
| 07/18/69 |
NARC |
Gary Ponzini |
Ponzini Chevy #85 |
Jim Peacock made three main events at Calistoga in 1969 but did not finish any of them. |
| 08/02/69 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (4) |
McCray #3n (3) |
Joe McGee takes a rock to the eye, and is injured. |
| 08/31/69 |
NARC |
Phil Pedlar |
Nachreiner & Malliot Chevy #33 |
The McCray #3n was "wrecked and seriously damaged", according to the 1969 NARC Yearbook. ...Rich Gentes was 1969 Most Improved Driver. ...Dave Bowling was named Rookie of the Year. |
| 05/03/70 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (5) |
McCray #1 (4) |
Day show attracted 21 cars. Jim Klemovich set fast time with 24.53 clocking for the half-mile. ...Gary Ponzini was runner-up. |
| 06/06/70 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (6) |
McCray #1 (5) |
Leroy had quick time, 23.60. ...25 cars. Billy Anderson was second in the Andy Anderson #98. Jim Boyd finished third. ...Lou Jacquet won the dash, but got the #9 sprinter into the 2nd turn wall in the main event. |
| 07/03/70 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson |
Andy Anderson #98 (3) |
Maybe the finest field of sprint cars to ever assemble in Northern California. 40 cars! ...From L.A., Bruce Bromme brought out his #12 Offy with Don Hawley in the seat. ...Jimmy Boyd set quick time in the Jerry Pittman #98x. ...A big party was held after the races at Lou Vermeil's place. |
| 07/04/70 |
NARC |
Nick Porter |
Bill Van Pol Chevy # 21 |
Nick Porter, "The Northern Star from Redding", had his finest moment. Harold Simmons was seriously injured in time-trials after flipping. |
| 08/08/70 |
NARC |
Lem Tolliver |
Tolliver #97 |
Former Steve Kennick car. Tolliver was his own mechanic. ...George Rogge barrel-rolled seven times in turn three. Tom Gomez went through the second turn wall and flipped. ...Ken Firnekas went end for end into the 3rd turn wall. ...Cliff Sealock established a New Track Record of 22.82. Walt Rieff won the very exciting semi. ...Don Melvin was second, and Jim Klemovich ran third in the feature. |
| 09/06/70 |
NARC |
Duane Bonini |
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The race was billed as the Scarborough Memorial. ...Bonini's first sprint car race. He was clocked at 108 mph on the backchute. ...Bob Zieske got upside down on this night in the Floyd Magnus Plymouth. ... |
| 05/02/71 |
NARC |
Lem Tolliver (2) |
|
Day show. The season opener was always a day race. |
| 06/05/71 |
NARC |
Duane Bonini (2) |
|
Night race. |
| 07/03/71 |
NARC |
Duane Bonini (3) |
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| 07/04/71 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson |
Don Snow #15 |
The Great GP's first Calistoga win came in Don Snow's black Edmunds #15. |
| 08/14/71 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson (2) |
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| 09/04/71 |
NARC |
Jimmy Boyd |
|
Duane Bonini SR., the NARC points leader was tragically killed in a crash leaving behind his three year-old son, Duane JR. |
| 09/05/71 |
NARC |
Lem Tolliver (3) |
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| 05/21/72 |
NARC |
Mike McCreary |
Warren Dorathy # 5 |
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| 06/10/72 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson (3) |
Bryn K. Siler # 14 |
23 cars. |
| 07/01/72 |
NARC |
Cliff Sealock (2) |
Nachreiner # 33 (2) |
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| 07/02/72 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (7) |
Ted Hunting #5 |
|
| 08/12/72 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson (4) |
Siler #14 |
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| 09/02/72 |
NARC |
Rick Horton |
Jim Hearn #31 |
36 cars. |
| 09/03/72 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson (5) |
Siler #14 (2) |
Hank Hanestad wrenched the winning car. |
| 05/26/73 |
NARC |
Lem Tolliver (4) |
|
Tolliver posts a clean sweep! Quick-time, Dash, heat, and Feature win. |
| 05/27/73 |
NARC |
Phil Pedlar (2) |
Nachriener #33 (3) |
Lem Tolliver track record 22.649. ... Mike Avilla owns all the 1973 National Speed Sport News'. He says this is wwhat was written about this night of racing. ..."Phil Pedlar, driving the Nachreiner sprint car, won the 25 lap Northern Auto Racing Club feature at the fairgrounds here May 27. Jim Peacock finished second followed by Mike McCreary, Ric Horton, Rich Gentes, Pete May, Bob Thomas, Lem Tolliver. Don Snow and George Rogge. Heat winners were Gil Richardson, Rogge, Mike Andretta and Jerry Cecil. Andretta also won the semi. In qualifying, Tolliver set a new track record of 22.649 seconds on the half mile clay. Peacock won the Dash. Rich Govan escaped injury when he tangled with Johnny Tiner in the second heat and fllipped." |
| 06/09/73 |
NARC |
Rick Horton (2) |
|
George Cropp was the President of the Napa County Fair Association. |
| 06/30/73 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson (6) |
|
Announcers in 1973 were Don Shewman, and Jack Clayton. |
| 07/01/73 |
NARC |
Ken Gandy |
|
Timers and scorers were Pat and Tom Morrow, and Roland Harper. |
| 07/21/73 |
NARC |
Lem Tolliver (5) |
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| 08/12/73 |
NARC |
Phil Pedlar (3) |
|
Johnny Anderson was second and Rich Gentes was third. |
| 09/01/73 |
NARC |
Phil Pedlar (4) |
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| 09/02/73 |
NARC |
Phil Pedlar (5) |
|
Pedlar is first known driver to score three wins in a row at Calistoga. |
| 05/05/74 |
NARC |
Ron Horton |
Jim Hearn #2 (2) |
Attendance estimated at 3,000 for the `74 season opener. ...A warm Spring Sunday with a dry-slick racetrack. ...Bill McCormick put the Mike Farms sprinter into the wall in qualifying. ...Rookie driver Don Snow won the fast heat. ...B-main winner, Johnny Anderson made a spectacular drive from his 16th starting spot to capture the lead on the 9th lap of the Feature. Don Meyer of Calistoga was running sixth on lap 21 of 25 when he flipped wildly down the front chute. In the melee, the fire truck made contact with Johnny Anderson's #98, and knocked the leader out of the race! ...Phil Pedler inherited the top spot, only to spin into the infield on the white flag lap, giving the win to Ron Horton. |
| 05/25/74 |
NARC |
Rick Horton (3) |
Jim Hearn #2 (3) |
A tragic night. Starter Mel Fernandes was struck by a car. Fernandes died from the injuries. He had been the assistant starter at Indianapolis 500. He preferred to flag from the track where he felt he had better control of the race. The 1974 NARC yearbook says that, "Fernandes had often brought fans to their feet with his hairbreadth escapes, but on May 25th, he did not get out of the way in time." ...37 cars. Lem Tolliver had quick-time 23.150 in Warren Dorathy's Leffler-built #97. ...A car #67 flipped over the fence on turn one. |
| 05/26/74 |
NARC |
Jim Peacock |
Yanker Chevy |
...Every competitor lined up on the front chute to pay respect to fallen starter, Mel Fernandes. ...Nebraska driver Roger Abbott spent the first part of the 1972 season racing with NARC. He timed-in second quick behind Mike Andreetta. Purse: $2,510. ...Wayne Sue finished 6th, and spun in a cloud of steam after taking the checkered. ...The winner, Peacock was a Southern California invader. He took home over $300 for his win. |
| 6/15/74 |
NARC |
Don Melvin |
Ray Smith #71 |
Don Melvin posted one of the most impressive Calistoga drivers ever when he stormed from 12th to the lead (win) of the semi-main, and then came from the back to win the Feature. The fans stood, and screamed as Melvin raced side-by-side to the Feature checkered with with Phil Pedlar. Melvin won by a scant margin. ...37 cars. |
| 07/05/74 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (8) |
Ted Hunting #51 (2) |
Clean sweep for Leroy! He started 13th in the feature, and had the crowd on their feet with each pass in the feature. Van Conett made the winning move on lap 24 of 25. He had Fast time, won the dash, and his heat. ...Standing room only crowd of 4,000 watched 43 cars participate. ...Louis Bruce flipped hard in his debut. ...Wayne Sue also crashed down the front chute, flipping five or six times. Sue returned to his Super Modified the following night at West Capitol and won the main event. Purse: $3,227 |
| 7/06/74 |
NARC |
Rich Gentes |
Vermeil #65 |
It was the last feature race won by an Offenhauser engine. Offenhauser was once the king of power for sprints and midgets. Gentes was driving the "Vermeil Offy". # 65. He had the lead in the feature for a while until the much more powerful Chevy of Lem Tolliver passed him. Then with about 5 laps to go Lem had car trouble and dropped out. Gentes then took the win. ...The last sprint car Main Event won by an Offy in the United States? ...37 cars, quick-time to Van Conett, dash to Andreetta, Heats to Bob Bloom, Don Melvin, Phil Pedlar, and Tolliver. ...KNBR radio personality, Mike Clary handled the trackside microphone. |
| 7/27/74 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (9) |
Ted Hunting #51 (3) |
LeRoy had quick time as well, as the feature win. ...Pedlar was in Walt Ross' #56 for the night. ...The Feature was described as one of the best of the 1974 season. ...The Hunting #51 was ten years old in the 1974 season. The car was built by Walt Rieff. |
| 08/17/74 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (10) |
Ted Hunting #51 (4) |
"Perfect race track", prepared by George Hawkins. ...Billy Anderson broke the track record, turning the half-mile in 22.235 seconds. ...Mike Andreetta broke the dash record. ...32 cars. ...Bob Padgett destroyed Frank Allen's #74 with a vicious flip in turn one. ...LeRoy was on a roll, having won 3 of the last 4 `Stoga shows. |
| 08/31/74 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson (7) |
Dick Bauer #88 |
Van Conett broke Billy Anderson's two-week old track record, and then Bud Riebhoff caught a first turn rut, and crashed violently. He spent the night at the hospital. ...Billy Anderson started 9th, and won his first feature of the 1974 season. Rick Horton came from 14th to 2nd, and Ken Gandy finished 3rd. |
| 9/01/74 |
NARC |
Billy Anderson (8) |
Bauer #88 (2) |
Billy Anderson wins his 3rd Calistoga track championship. ...Anderson received $250 and a plaque. ...Mike Andreetta establishes a new track record, going 22.150 in Walt Ross' #56. |
| 5/04/75 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (11) |
Hunting #2 (5) |
Day show marked the opening of the 1975 season. The Napa Register says, "A HUGE crowd of 3,500, and 41 cars turned out, despite threatening skies, and wind." ...Only two yellow flags. 11 of the 16 starters finished. Johnny Anderson finished second, and Rich Govan was third. ...Vel Rodgers won the 2nd heat from the last row. ...Dave Ellis took a checkered flag lap for Hayward car owner Hank Hanestad. |
| 5/24/75 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (12) |
Hunting #2 (6) |
Record 49 cars in the pits. The first night race of the season. Little Dickie Rauser set fast time with a 22.868 aboard the Fred Kain built Amick owned #41. The "Roseville Rocket" Larry Burton picked up the dash win in his first ride in the Walt Ross #56. Jerry Belville, Pete May, Donnie Melvin, and LeRoy Van Conett took heat races. ...Vel Rodgers went for en ride in heat one. He was shaken, but walked away after the nasty series of rolls. A large car count resulted in two consy races, won by Tom Abreu and Jon Harris. Ron Horton won the semi-main, which was red flagged for a flip by John Sculatti under caution, after the front end broke. Leroy Van Conett took home the lions share of the $3000 purse, after a battle with Rich Gentes for several laps. Finishing third and fourth, were the Roger Henderson team cars of Rick Horton #51 and Rich Govan #6. |
| 5/25/75 |
NARC |
Rick Horton (4) |
Henderson #5h |
Gary Patterson was the first car out to qualify in the Walt Ross #56. He sets track record 20.233. ...At the time the field was almost all Chevrolet, with a stray Ford, Offy, and Dodge. The Offy was owned by Stan Vermeil, and the Dodge was Chuck Ennis'. ...47 cars. ...Mike Andreetta drove the Vermeil Offy to a heat win, and semi-main win. ...CRA rookie driver, Billy Felts was there as well. ...The nonstop 25 lapper, won by Rick Horton, came after Lem Tolliver broke while leading on lap 19. |
| 6/14/75 |
NARC |
Rich Govan |
Henderson #6 (2) |
Cars owned by Hunting, Ross, W. Anderson, and Bill Hill were DQ'd for being too loud in qualifying. First enforcement of muffler rule - a year after State mandate to quiet cars. ...First ever sprint car win for Govan. |
| 7/4/75 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (2) |
Ross #56 |
25 laps nonstop. Patterson set a track record - 9 minutes, 45.5 seconds. A sellout during the Napa County Fair. "GP" started 14th, and was leading on the 15th lap. ...Aussie Garry Rush was in Kenny Woodruff's #37. He drove from 12th to 3rd. |
| 7/5/75 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (13) |
Hunting #2 (7) |
Garry Rush was 2nd, and Billy Anderson 3rd in a "sizzling show". The NARC yearbook called the feature, "The most exciting feature ever". The local paper described it as, "standing room only", and went on to call the main event, "one of the finest ever seen here". The show was sold-out. Purse was an all-time record $8,500 |
| 7/19/75 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (14) |
Hunting #2 (8) |
40 year-old LeRoy Van Conett won convincingly on a bona-fide dry-slick race track. LeRoy staring inside the 7th row. The Anderson brothers, Billy and Johnny were second and third respectively. ...Only ten cars finished the race. LeRoy said in the Napa Register, "It was slippery and slow". ...Kiwi, Dave Jolley won the C-Main. ...Louie Vermeil estimated the attendance to be 2,500 and "good". ...Wendell Anderson Jr. made his Calistoga debut in the Anderson/Rose #98. ...LeRoy signed autographs for 30 minutes after the race, even as the lights were dimmed. |
| 8/9/75 |
NARC |
Lem Tolliver (6) |
Champion Speed Shop #80 |
Special Napa County Championship race. ...Don Snow posted quick time. 40 cars. Rich Govan tangled with another car and flipped the Henderson #6 several times near the pit gate. |
| 8/30/75 |
NARC |
Terry Crousore |
Crousore #47 |
Controversial race. Crousore punts Billy Anderson for the win. ...45 cars. Herb Pinckney bailed hard in qualifying in turn 4, almost into the "pond". |
| 8/31/75 |
NARC |
Garry Rush |
Woodruff #3 |
Australian champion, Garry Rush won his first USA feature in the Kenny Woodruff owned, Trostle 4-bar car. ...Victor Mencarini posted quick time. ...Jimmy Sills flipped hard down the backchute with Terry Crousore. Sills went to the hospital but raced the following night at West Capital. |
| 9/13/75 |
NARC |
Terry Crousore (2) |
Crousore #47 (2) |
1st Calistoga Classic. The BIG RACE offered a guaranteed $6,000 purse, with $1,000 going to the 50-lap Classic winner. It attracted 45 cars, and actually paid $1,400 to win. ...Nasty double flip in the A-Dash, with Dick Rauser and Billy Anderson. Billy suffered a shattered wrist. The ugly crash was a career-ender for the popular Sacramento driver that was racing for Napa's Dick Bauer. ...Jimmy Sills was right behind the two flipping cars of Rauser and Anderson. ...Sills finished the main-event 2nd, with Gary Patterson 3rd, Garry Rush 4th, and LeRoy Van Conett 5th. ...Al Andrews wadded one up in turn one in qualifying. He flipped three times and went through the protective screen fence. He was only "shaken up", but they hauled him to the crash house anyway. |
| 05/02/76 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (3) |
Ross & Tierney #56 (2) |
...Estimates are that Ross & Tierney have $15,000 invested in the winning #56. ...48 cars at the Season Opener, which was a day show. Start time was 1 PM. ...New grandstands add 600 new seats to the Speedway, increasing capacity to 2,900. ...Also "truck loads of fill were moved to raise the bleacher seating for improved spectator view". ...The result was a new all-time record crowd of 3,154 according to the Napa Register. The track was "slippery". ...Lanny Walker's Calistoga debut ended in hot-laps with a wicked gyration that tore off the tail & fuel cell on his #27. |
| 05/29/76 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (4) |
Walt Ross & Bill Tierney #56 (3) |
22.082 Quick time - GP. ...For the 1976 season there were 87 registered NARC car-owners. 20 of those machines were brand new frames for the new season. The top five was GP, Johnny Anderson, LeRoy Van Conett, Jimmy Boyd, and Phil Pedlar. |
| 05/30/76 |
NARC |
Mike Andreetta |
Andreetta #8 |
A weird night! First a brush and timber fire south of the track drew the attention of the fans. Then it started raining, but not long enough to put the race in jeopardy. Finally, the motor in Jerry Belleville's #84 blew-up, sending parts into the grandstand! Flying metal caused a skull fracture for Robyn Hawley of Sacramento. Two others were injured as well, with Nannie Teel of Healdsburg having to have surgery for mouth wounds. ...The semi-main took an hour to complete with six caution flags. ....51 cars. Jimmy Boyd fast time. 21.483. It is estimated that some owners have as much as $18,000 invested in one car! ...Andreetta took the lead on lap 17 of 25. He started in the fourth row. |
| 06/19/76 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson (3) |
Daphne/Don Snow #15 (2) |
Quick-time was 22.146 - LeRoy. ...Anderson started 13th and passed Jimmy Boyd on lap 22 of 25 for the win in Don Snow's Lloyd chassis #15. ...Lem Tolliver was too loud in qualifying and was told he was done for the night. ...Somehow Lem got on to the track during the main event, and then ignored repeated black flags. ...Also, the local paper, states that "Mike McCreary jumped from his car, picked up a dirt clod, and tossed it at a passing driver." ...Don Harper of Eureka won a special Rookie Race. |
| 07/02/76 |
NARC |
Jimmy Boyd (2) |
Ed & Ken Woodruff #21 (2) |
#29 Duke Duponzi drove over the golf green in turn 4, went over two short fences, and landed in the pits in front of the front-chute grandstands. He narrowly missed the infield scoring and announcing tower, and sent crew guys scrambling. Car owner, Bruce Broussard was hit and taken away by ambulance. He was treated for a back injury and released. The Friday night race drew 2,200 fans. Jimmy Sills was second, and Gary Patterson finished 3rd. |
| 07/03/76 |
NARC |
Jimmy Boyd (3) |
Ed & Ken Woodruff #21 (3) |
Quick Time - 21.875 - Mike 'The Rat' Andreetta. ...Les Blakeley In Bratton Ford #0 - big ride on backchute ...Another record crowd for the Saturday night race. Estimates of 3,750 paid to see Boyd start 17th and win the feature. Lap Leaders: Vel Rodgers 1-2, Don Melvin 3-8, Johnny Anderson 9-22, Jimmy Boyd 23-25. The stout top five was, 1. Boyd, 2. Anderson, 3. LeRoy Van Conett, 4. Gary Patterson, 5. Mike Andreetta. |
| 07/17/76 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson (4) |
Carville & Alves #45 |
Don Melvin blew up while leading. Quick time: 21.534 - Leroy. 38 cars. |
| 08/14/76 |
NARC |
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RAINED OUT - First rain-out since 1953. |
| 09/04/76 |
NARC |
Jimmy Boyd (4) |
Ed & Ken Woodruff #21 (4) |
Quick time to Gary Patterson 21.833. 47 cars. |
| 09/05/76 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (5) |
Ross & Tierney #56 (4) |
46 cars. 21.951 LeRoy |
| 09/18/76 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (6) |
Ross & Tierney #56 (5) |
50 laps - Calistoga Classic. Quick-time:21.694 - Tolliver. ...A big story in the local paper tipped that the Bailey Bros. #01 cost about $20,000 complete with the tow rig, and extra tires, wheels, and parts. ...The 50 lap main-event paid $1,000 to win!
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| 5/8/77 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (7) |
Ross & Tierney #56 (6) |
Jimmy Boyd from 18th to 3rd, but GP won his 3rd straight, becoming the second driver to ever win 3 in a row at Calistoga. |
| 5/28/77 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson (5) |
Brandy & Glaspy #XX |
62 Cars! All from Nor-Cal except Washington's Jerry Day. Herb Pinckney #91 took out a portion of backchute fence. Terry Crousore flipped hard after taking the white flag in the A-main. Race was called after 24 laps. |
| 5/29/77 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (8) |
Ross & Tierney #56 (7) |
61 cars. Boyd sets a track record for 3-lap dash. ...Johnny Anderson finished 2nd to GP, who also had quick-time. |
| 6/11/77 |
NARC |
Jimmy Boyd (5) |
Woodruff #21 (5) |
LeRoy Van Conett demolished the Bailey Bros. #01 after taking out a large part of the back-straight fence. Several tree branches came down as well. |
| 7/2/77 |
NARC |
Phil Pedler (6) |
Ray Smith #17 (2) |
Dry-Slick - Severe drought in California. Races ended near midnight. |
| 7/3/77 |
NARC |
Phil Pedler (7) |
Ray Smith #17 (3) |
Wayne Sue - Fast Time. Grandpa Phil goes back-to-back. ...Ken Urton was the starter during this period. |
| 7/23/77 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson (6) |
Don Snow #4 (3) |
Start of feature - big crash - Ken Buman in the Lamar #33, and Jerry Donaly in the Consani #4x flipped hard into turn one. Anderson won from row seven in Don Snow's Stapp chassis #4. |
| 08/13/77 |
NARC |
Phil Pedler (8) |
Ray Smith #17 (4) |
Pat Hughes left the building in turn one in qualifying - leaving the Kornbrust #88 resting on a fencepost. ...Buman bends the cage in turn two on first lap of feature. Pedlar wins by inches over Van Conett. |
| 09/3/77 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (15) |
Bailey Bros. #01 |
Rendy Boldrini (Carville & Alves #45) sets track record for semi-main - 12 laps in 4 mins., 32.28 seconds. Runs from 19th to 2nd in the feature. |
| 09/4/77 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson (7) |
Brandy & Glaspy #XX (2) |
52 cars. Jimmy Boyd was the fastest qualifier. Joe Joldersma went through the wall in turn three in the C-main. ...Anderson went from ninth to second in two laps. Following the race, the Scarborough Trophy was awarded to LeRoy VanConett. It was LeRoy's 4th Calistoga track championship. |
| 09/25/77 |
NARC |
Gary Patterson (9) |
Clyde LaMar #33 |
Calistoga Classic. Rick Ferkel set quick-time in his first ever visit to Calistoga. Augie Grube destroyed Mike Griffin's #50 with a high into the trees backchute flip. |
| 05/7/78 |
NARC |
LeRoy Van Conett (16) |
Bailey Bros. #01 (2) |
Day show. Opening day for Calistoga's 1978 season drew 57 cars, and the "largest crowd ever". Van Conett won wire-to-wire. |
| 05/27/78 |
NARC |
Ron Horton (2) |
Watson #78 |
Mike Sargent cleared the fence with arms flying out of the cage, in the Arnold Chaves #05. ...Mike Wasina SR. finished third. |
| 05/28/78 |
NARC |
Phil Pedlar (9) |
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Billy Yon - quick time in the Starr #18. Wayne Sue, in the Brandy-Glaspy #XX took a bad spill at the start of the fourth heat. ...Andreetta was second, Gary Patterson finished third. |
| 06/10/78 |
NARC/WoO |
Rick Ferkel |
Daugherty #0 |
A World of outlaws points race, held on the same day as a World of Outlaws race at ASCOT Park. The 4 outlaws that showed were Rick Ferkel (the winner), Dub May, Bobby Allen (2nd), and Jack Hewitt (3rd). Top finishing local was Gary Ponzini (4th). Ferkel started 18th! He also set quick time. |
| 07/1/78 |
NARC |
Jan Opperman |
McMillen #84 |
Johnny Pearson flipped the Neilson #23 on lap 3 of the feature. GP flipped the "Side-Bite" #33 in time trials. Mike Wasina, driving the Carville & Alves #45, flipped in the C-Main. Johnny Anderson passed Hank Butcher on the last lap for second. Anderson started 17th. |
| 07/2/78 |
NARC |
Rick Horton (6) |
McAfee #82 |
Rick Horton jumped into the McAfee #82, after a problem with the Henderson #7. He started 4th and won over visiting CRA hero, Lee James in the Jim Watson car from Pasadena. |
| 07/22/78 |
NARC |
Hank Butcher |
Brandy & Glaspy #XX (3) |
Nick Rescino set quick time, 3/10th's quicker than second fast, Mike Wasina. Aussie, Barry Lewis ended up in Intensive Care after a end of the front-chute crash that "horrified" onlookers. |
| 08/12/78 |
NARC |
Hank Butcher (2) |
Starr #18 |
Nick Rescino, quick-time again (Yount #96x). Fantastic finish! Butcher lost the lead on the last lap to Boldrini coming off of two, but passed him back in three and then won a blanket finish over Boldrini and Tom Abreu. |
| 09/02/78 |
NARC |
Johnny Anderson (8) |
Woodruff #21 (6) |
Anderson's first ride for Kenny Woodruff, after longtime, driver Jimmy Boyd and the #21 team split. Boyd was in the McMillen #84. ...A-main Top 3: Anderson, Van Conett, Opperman. |
| 09/03/78 |
NARC |
Ron Horton (3) |
Watson & Wright #78 |
Arizona, ace, Lealand McSpadden flipped the Kornbrust #99 wildly into the turn one fence after a torsion arm stripped in the dash. RC Horton established a track record for the 25 main event. It lasted all of 9 minutes, and 36 seconds. |
| 9/23/78 |
NARC/WoO |
Johnny Anderson (9) |
Woodruff #21 (7) |
70 cars! Bob Padgett took the ride of his life in turn one, in the non-qualifiers race. Main event was 40 laps. ...Doug Wolfgang won the B-Main. Van Conett and the Bailey Brothers had just split - and LeRoy was in Duke McMillen's # 84. |
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