Riverside FANatic 6-21-08
by Alan Plummer
The Riverside FANatic
By Alan Plummer
Although rain threatened the races at Riverside Speedway, a PASS sanctioned speedway, the rain held off for the entire night. The Daredevils rookies and veterans each put on a flag to flag show. Sometimes these kids seem to drive better than the seasoned drivers. The Late Models struggled, with 8 cautions. The Street Stocks had the point leader roll over. The crew quickly patched up the damage and he got back out to finish the race.
The Daredevil Rookies started the evening off. Stephan Donahue started on the pole, with Nick Miller outside. Miller took the lead, as Nick Gilcris moved to 2nd. On lap 3 Lyndsay Dawson moved into the 3rd spot and on lap 5 she overtook 2nd, and took the lead on lap 6. Dawson took the win followed by Miller and Gilcris.
In the Daredevil Veterans, Keith Lord started up front, with Tyler Leighton outside. Lord took the lead, and Kyle Pembroke moves into 3rd. On lap 3 Pembroke overtook 2nd. On lap 4 Jesse Switser moved into 3rd. Pembroke takes the lead on lap 13, as Brandon Lambert jumps to 2nd. Pembroke takes the win followed by Lambert and Switser.
The Angels took to the field next. They had 14 ladies showing up for the event. Cynthia Litvin started on the pole, with Jen Terrill outside. Terrill took the lead. Traci Nelson moved to 2nd on lap 2. On lap 4 Johanna Christman moved to 3rd. Nelson moved to the lead on lap 5. Christman overtakes 2nd, and Miranda Gervais overtakes 3rd on lap 7. Litvin has problems, and limps the car around the track. Gervais gets into Litvin, ending her evening of racing, with a hole in the radiator. Nelson takes the restart, as Mary Eastman moves into 3rd. On lap 14, Jennie Dion overtakes 3rd. Vanessa Brown overtakes Dion on lap 20 for 3rd. On lap 23, Shirley Ward, and Danielle Brigham get together sending Ward over turn 2. Nelson again takes the restart. Terrill’s car dies bringing out the caution on lap 25. Nelson again takes the restart, and the win, followed by Christman and Dion.
The Street Stocks were next on the track. Brendon Hunt started on the pole, with Tom Sokolis outside. Hunt took the lead, but then Tyler Therrien jumped into the lead, and Bill Stebbins Jr. moved to 3rd. On lap 5, Andrew Fecteau hits the front stretch wall, throwing debris that hits the flagman. Peter Marshall filled in for the rest of the race as Shane Carr was checked out by medical personnel. Therrien takes the restart. On lap 13, Mike Smith, Stebbins, and Shawn Swallow all get together. Therrien again takes the restart. Alex Theroux makes the pass for 2nd on lap 13. On lap 17 Swallow and Sokolis tangle, sending Swallow into the dirt bank on turn 4, rolling the car. Swallow is alright, and after a couple of quick fixes, get back on the track just after the green flag flies. Therrien takes the restart. Cody Hodge moves to 3rd on lap 24. Therrien takes the win followed by Theroux and Hodge.
Allyn Briggs started on the pole for the Super Stock feature, with Jason Kenison outside. Nathan Swallow spins in turn 1. Kenison takes the restart. On lap 12, Swallow goes over the turn 2 bank. Kenison again takes the restart, and Luke Shannon moves to 3rd, then 2nd. The yellow flies on lap 15 as Jamie Longley and Jason Rogers get together. Shannon gets the jump on the restart, but Kenison regains, and Brian Gosselin moves to 3rd. Gosselin overtakes 2nd on lap 22. Kenison takes his first Super Stock feature win, followed by Gosselin and Shannon.
The Late Models were up next. Steve Hodgdon started on the pole, with Brian Greer outside. Greer took the lead, but Hodgdon regains as Jeff Marshall spins out. Hodgdon takes the lead on the restart. On lap 4 Bob Ailes Sr. moved to 2nd, and Reno Gervais overtakes 3rd. Gervais then moves to the 2nd spot, and Bryan Mason moves to 3rd on lap 5. On lap 7 Hodgdon’s car backfires and shuts down, rolling to the infield, with a fire under the hood. Gervais takes the restart. On lap 11 Grant Folsom moves to 3rd. The yellow flies on lap 12, as Greer, Nathan Brown, and Donald Franklin all go around in the middle of turns 3 and 4. Once again Gervais takes the lead, and Folsom moves to 2nd. Lap 14 brings out the caution again, as Corey Mason, Franklin, and Mark Baxter all get together on the back stretch. Folsom and Gervais are nearly even on the restart, as the yellow flies again for Baxter. Gervais takes this restart. Ailes goes around and off turn 3 bringing out the caution on lap 29. Once again Gervais takes the lead. Ailes again goes around on lap 31. The race director decides to make it a single file restart. Gervais takes the win followed by Folsom and Bryan Mason.
The Cyclones were the final event of the evening. I have not seen the official finish, so the names may not be correct. The 5 of Kris Russell started on the pole, with the 29 of Anthony Mason outside. Russell takes the lead, as the 59 of Dale Bickford moves to 2nd, and the 3 of Andy Simpson moves to 3rd. On lap 11 the 20 of Charlie Rockwell moves to 3rd, and he overtakes 2nd on lap 12. Rockwell takes the lead on lap 21. On lap 29 the 13 of Luke Shannon moves to 2nd. Rockwell takes the win followed by Shannon, Rick Utley in the 40oz, the 33 of Josh Lafleur, and rounding out the top 5, the 88 of Anthony Hill.
With the Louden Nascar race taking place next week, Riverside will run on Friday night. On the card will be the Outlaw Sportsman, Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Angels, Dwarf Cars, and round 2 of the Riverside Cyclones vs. Bear Ridge Hornets challenge. Post time 7 pm. Hope to see you there. Pictures and archived FANatic articles can be seen at http://racing.apcomptech.com If you have any questions or comments email me at riversidefanatic@apcomptech.com