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KIRKPATRICK CHARGES THROUGH FIELD FOR VENTURA WIN
by Lee Elder
VENTURA, Calif. (March 22, 2008) – Napomo driver Kenny Kirkpatrick charged from his 12th-place starting position to win the IMCA Modified main event at Ventura Raceway. It was the first win at Ventura for Kirkpatrick.
Other winners included Mike Spencer in Ventura Racing Association Sprint Cars, Joel Chavez (Santa Paula) in the VRA Sport Compacts, Brian Saxton (Mentone) in VRA Pro Dwarf Cars and Jim Scribellito (El Cajon) in the VRA Senior Dwarf cars. The youth division winners were Michaela Stanton (Camarillo) in the VRA Junior Midgets, Cole Wakim (Simi Valley) in the Mini Dwarf Pistons and Devin McCree (Ventura) in the Mini Dwarf Superchargers.
Kirkpatrick didn’t know where to steer his racecar after winning the event, but he handled the heavy racing traffic deftly. Once he got the lead, Kirkpatrick was not caught.
“I knew I had to hit my marks and get through the traffic,” he said.
Kirkpatrick normally races at Santa Maria Speedway. He entered the Ventura race because his home track’s season has not started yet. He finished fourth in Santa Maria’s IMCA Modified standings in 2007.
The event drew a season-high 134 cars to the Ventura oval.
Finishers listed by position, name and hometown (where available):
VRA Sprint Cars: 1. Mike Spencer; 2. Chris Wakim (Simi Valley); 3. Luis Espinoza (Castaic); 4. Richard McCormick (Aqua Dulce); 5. Rick Hendrix (Palmdale); 6. Clark Templeman III (Santa Clarita); 7. Kevin Kierce (Reseda); 8. Eric Severson (Gardena); 9. Alex Schutte; 10. Justin Kierce (Reseda).
VRA Sport Compacts: 1. Joel Chavez (Santa Paula); 2. Randal Dougan (Camarillo); 3. Joel Chavez Jr. (Santa Paula); 4. Trevor Fitzgibbon (Camarillo); 5. Glen Underwood (Camarillo); 6. Cody Greiman (Camarillo); 7. Scooter Black; 8. Brent Underwood (Camarillo); 9. Darren Gunnell; 10. Roger Sutton (Camarillo).
VRA Pro Dwarf Cars: 1. Brian Saxton (Mentone); 2. Brent Stevens (Thousand Oaks); 3. Ray Estrada (Yucaipa); 4. Jeff Shelton (Simi Valley); 5. Dillon Hume; 6. Lars Wolfe (Sunland); 7. Steven Benson (Valencia); 8. Thomas Velasquez (Camarillo); 9. Randy Dyer (Santa Clarita); 10. Michael Sweeney (Whittier).
VRA Senior Dwarf Cars: 1. Jim Scribellito (El Cajon); 2. Bill Van Praag (Ventura); 3. Jon Prechtl (La Habra); 4. John Lynch (Camarillo); 5. Tom Bellinger (Cypress); 6. Mike Neal (Northridge); 7. Kevin Alverson (Thousand Oaks); 8. Wes Harris (Camarillo); 9. Ron Capodieci (Santa Clarita); 10. Bobby Lague.
VRA Junior Midgets: 1. Michaela Stanton (Camarillo); 2. Luke Boles (Goleta); 3. Mark Garrett; 4. Tyler Jerman (Palmdale); 5. John Butcher (Santa Barbara); 6. Cameron Dougan (Camarillo); 7. Thomas Short (Carpenteria); 8. Riley Helland; 9. Austin Figueroa (El Segundo); 10. Jessica Clark (Westlake Village).
VRA Mini Dwarf – Pistons: 1. Cole Wakim (Simi Valley); 2. Cameron McCauley (Westlake); 3. Nick Velasquez (Camarillo); 4. Kameron Garofalo (Bakersfield); 5. Zachery Gilmore (Chatsworth); 6. Joe Snyder (Westlake Village); 7. Cody Arthur (Camarillo); 8. Destyn Garcia (Port Hueneme); 9. Connor Wakim (Simi Valley); Oliver Blades (Moorpark).
VRA Mini Dwarf -- Superchargers: 1. Devin McCree (Ventura); 2. Ricky Lewis (Oxnard); 3. Joey Freshour (Ventura); 4. Meagan Kautz (Agua Dulce); 5. Tommy Velasquez (Camarillo); 6. Chase Lippert (Granada Hills); 7. Jimmy McDonald (Llano); 8. Alexis Mann (Simi Valley); 9. Brian Redman; 10. Kayle Brazel (Granada Hills).
Editor’s note: The IMCA Modified results were under review late Saturday.
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