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Blue Moon over Orland as Media reps compete in Hornet division

While the effects of the full moon clearly played a part for the evening, racers chose to ignore that mysterious pull and gave it their best to produce another great night of racing on the small 1/4 mile clay oval at Orland Raceway.

One of the highlights of the event was the track's annual Media Race, pitting representatives from various media against their competition for a trophy and bragging rights as the best Media driver in the North Valley. The drivers were allowed to compete in the track's Hornet division with cars donated for the cause by generous drivers. Although the majority of Orland drivers were hesitant to loan their vehicles out, Redding car owner Willie West stated his position eloquently: "This is all for fun; some of the Orland guys need to remember that!" So it was more than appropriate that the car owned by West and driven by Tony Hazlett of Tri-County Newspapers was the victor over the six car field. But it looked like the #2s car of Terri Dinsmore, driven by Bill Husa of the Chico Enterprise-Record had it in the bag until the last turn of the last lap when Hazlett overtook Husa to take the checkered flag. The pair then spun out right in front of the crowd, much to the enjoyment of the fans. Hazlett said he'll share the trophy with his co-workers for a few days, but plans to take it home for safe keeping. And he enjoyed his experience so much, he's considering putting together his own Hornet for real competition. Other Media drivers included Coyote McGee of KALF Radio, Bill Kelly and Tony Cox of KHSL Radio, and Dan Hammer of Tri-County Newspapers.

Kevin Pendergrass seems to have found a home in the #63 Pure Stock of Phil Shelby, driving away with three-for-three main event victories over a very competitive field. Kevin started the event dead last after suffering a heat race malfunction, and charged hard in the feature, calling on some luck to avoid problems, and garnering the lead by the half-way mark. Defending track champion and point leader Wes Dinsmore called in some luck markers too, and finished right behind Kevin for the second spot. Rich Champan of Willows continued his steady streak of good driving, and chalked up a third place finish. Orland's Steve Martin. currently running second in points, followed Chapman through lapped traffic to take the fourth position, with Earl Adams finishing in fifth.

Phil Metz had a mission to further his Mini Truck point lead while he hoped for a second main event win, but it looked like a sure win for defending track champion Mario Romano until Romano was slammed into the front crashwall by Leonard Burrows on lucky lap number 13. The Full Moon gave Romano some luck, and in spite of starting at the back, Mario finished in second. At the restart, Metz took the lead and never looked back until he saw the black-and-white fly at the completion of 20 laps. Trophy Dash winner Romano took second for the field, with Olin Crain, Michael Ray and Buddy Skaggs rounding out the top five.

Pendergrass was back in action in the Mini Stock division, and made the transition a smooth one with a clean sweep for the division, starting mid-way and capturing the top spot by the 12th circuit. Ken Lewis, a former track champion in the Mini Stocks, worked his way into second after edging past Olin Crain who was driving the #28 machine for the night. Crain took over the ride vacated by his son Ben who was prevented from further racing due to work commitments, and the elder Crain fit nicely in the seat with a third place finish for the night. Nick Boucher, visiting from Susanville, liked the Orland welcome he received and took home a fourth place finish, with Blane Baker crossing the line in fifth.
BJ Martin chalked up another Mini Modified 15-lap win over a short field. Greg Higginbotham lead the first half of the race and settled for second at the event's end. Anthony Porter was back in the driver's seat of his #8 machine and chalked up a third place finish. Trophy dash victor Chris Compton took fourth, with Larry Yocum turning in a fifth place finish. Newcomer Lance Chapman finished last but drove a very impressive race for his first time in his newly purchased Mini Mod.

Sprint car point leader Tony Richards furthered his lead with a feature event victory, a heat race win, and took home some more hardware with a Trophy Dash win. Richards started last in the main, which saw Chris Webber charging to the front by the end of the first circuit. He held the position until Richards sliced his way through the field and took the lead position by the ninth lap. The duo battled their way through lapped traffic and ended the 20-lap event with Webber right behind Richards for the checkered flag. Adam Schroer took third position, followed by Randy Lithrop driving the #41 Sprinter of Jack Clark, and Ed Butterfield rounding out the top five finishers.

A dozen Hornets were anxious to try their hand at racing, and were required to run their ten lap event going the opposite direction on the track. Jeremiah Peduzi of Ono topped the field and was awarded a trophy for his conquest.

Grandstands will open Saturday, August 7th at 5PM with racing at 7, with A-1 Check Cashing of Orland as sponsor for the night. Adult admission is $8; kids and seniors are $4. Under six or over seventy are free, and Military personnel in Uniform are always welcomed free of charge. For more information about racing at Orland Raceway, call 530/865-2409.

SUMMARY:
Pure Stocks
Trophy Dash 4d Wes Dinsmore
Heat 1: #86 Phillip Shelby, Marysville; #14 Rich Chapman, Willows; #21 Lee Imhoff, Willows; #41t John Kirkpatrick, Orland
Heat 2: #4d Wes Dinsmore, Chico; #4 Steve Martin, Orland; #70 David Larabee, Gridley; #6 Bill Dixon, Paynes Creek
Main: #63 Kevin Pendergrass, Orland; Dinsmore, Chapman, Martin; #22 Earl Adams, Paradise; #43 Jess Garland, Orland; Kirkpatrick, Imhoff, Shelby, Dixon, Larabee; #19 Hershel Phillips, Oroville; #52 Kevin Ward, Paradise

Mini Trucks
Trophy Dash #0d Mario Romano
Heat 1: #21 Sarah Olson, Palo Cedro; Romano, Orland; #17 Phil Metz, orland; #48 Leonard Burrows, Elk Creek
Heat 2: #39 Ed Dearing, Elk Creek; #11 Brandon Miller, Orland; #22 Tony Billotti, Corning; #94 Buddy Skaggs, Orland
Main: Metz, Romano; #28 Olin Crain, Orland; #55 Michael Ray, Corning; Skaggs, Miller; #00 Ryan Anderson, Chico; Billotti; #2 Steve Barbo, Corning; Burrows; #60 Felix Barbo, Corning; Dearing, Olson

Mini Stocks
Trophy Dash #66 Kevin Pendergrass
Heat 1: #66 Kevin Pendergrass, Orland; #96 Joe Olschowka, Yuba City; #76 Randi Small, Oroville; #71 Junior Kirkpatrick, Orland
Heat 2: #40 Blane Baker, Yuba City; #9 Ken Lewis, Orland; #8 Jeff Bennett, Orland; #28 Olin Crain, Orland
Main: Pendergrass, Lewis, Crain; #17 Nick Boucher, Susanville; Baker, Kirkpatrick, Small; #73 Chris Nash, Elk Creek; #57 Larry Button, Chico; Olschowka; #97 Derek Dozier, Yuba City; #88x Lisa Shelby, Yuba City; #55 Robert Scharpp, Orland; Bennett

Mini Mods
Trophy Dash #31 Chris Compton
Heat: #29 BJ Martin, Orland; #8 Anthony Porter, Orland; #31 Chris Compton, Chico; #11 Greg Higginbotham, Orland
Main: Martin, Higginbotham, Porter, Compton; #72 Larry Yocum, Orland; #5 Lance Chapman, Willows

Wix Filters Sprints
Trophy Dash #94Tony Richards
Heat: Richards, Chico; #86 Ed Butterfield, Oroville; #41 Randy Lithrop, Santa Rosa; #29 Adam Schroer, Orland
Main: Richards; Chris Webber, Palo Cedro; Schroer, Lithrop, Butterfield; #74 Josh Tucker, Willows; #8 Rob Worthington, Willows; #34j David Neutze, Cottonwood

Hornets
#13 Jeremiah Peduzi, Ono; #7 Sean Kirkpatrick, Orland; #49 Matt kelley, Anderson; #73 Grant Forrester, Chico; #2s Terri Dinsmore, Chico; #94 Jeremy Caten, Orland; #20 Jessica Williams, Cottonwood; #17 Russ Taylor, Redding; #37 Nitro Nick Woods, Anderson; #77 Willie West, Shasta Lake; #11 Jonathan Peduzi, Ono; #45 Randy File, Anderson

MEDIA / HORNETS
#77 Tony Hazlett, TriCounty News; #2 Bill Husa, Chico E/R; #45 Tony Cox, KHSL Radio; #94 Dan Hammer, TriCounty News; #37 Bill Kelly, KHSL Radio; #13 Coyote McGee, KALF Radio

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