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I just saw the results of Chico tonight and courtesy of johnpadjenmotorsports the top 3 are TK, Roger Crockett, and Sean Becker. I hope most of the drivers make the trip to Antioch tomorrow night!

Looking forward to the new Golden State King of the 
West series schedule! 

Winged sprintcars = the fastest and most exciting 
racecars on dirt! 

Congrats, TK!

^ SkyRaider Ultralight -> ELSA

Silver Dollar Speedway Story Recap

Contact: Troy Hennig

Tim Kaeding Wins Opening Night at Silver Dollar Speedway

(Chico, CA 4-4-08)...Tim Kaeding picked up his 46^th career victory at Silver Dollar Speedway Friday night during the first point show of the year. The Feather Falls Casino championship series was scheduled to begin last Friday night, but persistent rain canceled the event. Kaeding will receive the $2,000 winners pay check on GP Development night at the speedway. Other winners during the night included Ryan McDaniel, street stocks, Terry Schank Jr., wingless sprints, and Patrick Weger, dwarf cars. Another staggering amount of cars opened up the point season with 88 drivers on hand.

Chico's Jason York is coming back to his home track for the 2008 season and things started off great for our former champ. He started on the pole of the 20-car starting feature event and at the drop of the green flag he was the leader. Charging into the second spot was Andy Gregg from Placerville. Gregg is a top competitor who earlier in heat race action, wowed the crowd with a move around the extreme top of the race track in three and four to get the win. Now he was chasing York for the lead. Trouble found Kyle Hirst early in the event when he spun in turn four and was hit by Brett Miller. Also involved at the end of the mishap was Matt Shelton. Miller and his crew made quick repairs and returned but would pull off the track later in the race. Shelton continued but Hirst was done for the night. While this wreck was taking place in turn four, Gregg's night ended in turn two. Gregg also had a collapsed front end and was towed to the pit area and done for the night.

Racing resumed with York as the leader and Roger Crockett in second. Jon Allard was third and Tim Kaeding fourth. Kaeding made a brilliant charge on the top to pass Allard and Crockett in one lap. It seemed only a matter of time before he passed York for the lead. But things were not going to be easy for Kaeding and he hit a rut and fell back to fourth. Lap nine Kaeding and Allard hooked up once again and raced side by side for position. On lap ten Allard and Kaeding raced down the back straight side by side. With neither one lifting going into turn three there was contact between the two and a slower car. Allard spun off the track as did Kaeding, but Kaeding was able to keep his motor alive, while doing 360 spins, and keep going. Allard sat helpless in turn three and the yellow was needed. Right after the yellow was waved Zack Mason flipped in turn one to bring out a red. Allard would continue after the red at the rear of the field but just a few laps later he spun again and was finished for the night. He was one of the fastest cars but luck was not with him on this night.

York continued to lead until lap twelve. Kaeding moved around Crockett and then powered by York for the lead. Crockett was then able to get by York for second. On lap 18 disaster struck for York and the rear-end broke causing him to stop in turn one. Kaeding led the final two laps to get the win. Crockett finished a solid second in the Henderson Motorsports #7n. According to Gary Thomas, it was the first time since 1999 that the Henderson car raced at Chico. Sean Becker finished third in Rod Fauver's #64. Fourth place went to Auburn's Andy Forsberg. It was the first time in four nights of racing that Forsberg did not flip and finished with the same top wing he started the night with. The driver of the night, the hard charger of the night, the most cars passed award went to Matt Mitchell. Starting in the 19^th spot is usually not a place to be in a sprint car main event. However, Mitchell, in only his fourth start in a winged car at Chico, passed and survived 14 over drivers to finish fifth. Great result from a kid who is known as a midget driver.

Ryan McDaniel of Marysville is known as a dirt modified specialist. He also has won some pure stock events and held his own in the wingless sprint series. Tonight, he returned to his roots and led every lap to win the Street Stock feature event. McDaniel, was driving one of Jeff Olschowka's cars. Olschowka was also here tonight and driving with a new number on his car, #69. McDaniel was in the familiar #96. Scott Rogers had the early lead. Rogers from Redding is a former track champion and a consistent winner at the speedway. He lost the lead on lap nine when McDaniel got by. Charging through the field was once again Heather Bartlett. Carrying one of the biggest fan clubs at the track Bartlett moved into the second spot but ran out of laps in trying to catch McDaniel. Former track champion Phil Marino passed cars to finish in the third spot. It was good to see Marino back at the speedway also. Rogers held on to finish fourth after leading early in the event. Joe Longmire drove a smart race to finish fifth. A nice total of 17 drivers showed up for the pure stock race.

Terry Schank Jr. and his team are some of the best in the business when it comes to wingless racing in Northern California. Tonight the combination was unbeatable as Schank Jr. cruised led the final half of the race to get the win. Schank Jr. drove the Pro-Nol Racing Fuel/Circle Race Wheels/Pt.Shocks/Bergum Fabrication #2x into victory lane with a one second advantage at the checkered over Keith Bloom. Bloom is a youngster and continues to improve inside the race car at Chico. Paradise gasser Justin Funkhouser finished a solid third in tonights race. Funkhouser is always solid at Chico. Grass Valley's Billy Wallace passed the most cars in the 20 laps of racing. Wallace originally started in the back and moved around 14 cars to finish fourth. Cody Myers finished a strong fifth. Twenty wingless sprints showed up for the opening point night.

Fifth starting Patrick Weger took the led just around the half way point in the Dwarf Car main event and continued on into victory lane. Weger survived a late race charge by Mike Grenert to get the win. Grenert led the early part of the event but was passed by Weger and never quite able to get close enough to take back the lead. Pole sitter Scott Dahlgren finished in the third spot. Jeremy Blackshire started in the eighth spot and came home to finish fourth. Brett Barstow impressed us with a fifth place finish. A total of 22 dwarf cars attended tonights race.

Tyler Walker started the night off with a quick lap of 11.947. Alissa Geving won the 12-lap B main event for the winged sprint cars. Heat race winners were Danny Ochs, Andy Gregg, Kyle Hirst and Jonathan Allard. A total of 29 drivers entered night one of the points chase.

Jeff Olschowka and Scott Rogers each won their heat race in the street stocks.

Taylor Simas won heat race one for the wingless sprints and Cody Myers got the win in heat two.

Scott Dahlgren, Neil Stinson and Brian Quilty were all winners in Dwarf Car heat race action.

Racing resumes next Friday night with the Bill Brownell Memorial Race, sponsored by Chico Custom Cycles, Pro Pool Tile Cleaning and John and Robbie Padjen. The winner of the sprint car main event will win $3,000 next Friday night.

For complete results please visit www.johnpadjenmotorsports.com

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WAY TO GO TIMMY!!!

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