American Speedway: Report - 2010 California State Championship - Industry Speedway, CA, USA


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Last Updated: Nov 28th, 2010 - 10:22:29

American Speedway: Report - 2010 California State Championship - Industry Speedway, CA, USA - September 1, 2010. By Admin Sep 9, 2010, 09:59	Email this article Printer friendly page

Billy �The Kid� Janniro added a new jewel to his prodigious trophy case by winning the California State Championship for the first time at Industry Speedway.

The former National Champion entered the Final undefeated and wisely selected gate one. When the tapes went up Janniro exploded from the blocks and entered turn one ahead of the pack. Shawn �Mad Dog� McConnell made a shrewd cutback move underneath Buck Blair and Tyson Burmeister to snatch second exiting turn two. The veteran rider set his sights on the leader, but Janniro increased his lead with every lap. Burmeister and Blair waged an excellent inside-outside battle for third throughout the race. Janniro was first to the checkered flag and the crown, McConnell finished second, and Burmeister surged ahead of Blair to collect third.

The heats kicked off with Blair defeating former California State Champion Charlie �The Edge� Venegas for his first win. Janniro stalked Tommy Hedden before going inside of him to take the lead and the victory in the second heat. �Fast� Eddie Castro defeated Gary Hicks in the third heat. Burmeister beat former Youth National Champion Jason Ramirez in the next heat. �Flyin� Mike Faria beat Bobby �Boogaloo� Schwartz to end round one.

Burmeister started round two with his second straight win. Venegas beat Faria in the next heat. Janniro made it two straight wins by beating Blair. Hedden beat Hicks for his first win. Castro finished the second round by beating McConnell.

McConnell began the third round by defeating Brad Pappalardo for his first win. Castro beat Hedden and Schwartz for his third consecutive win. Venegas beat Burmeister for his second straight win. Janniro kept pace with Castro by beating Faria. Blair collected his second win to end round three.

McConnell opened the final round with a win over Russell Green. Janniro beat Venegas to remain undefeated. Faria beat Ramirez for his second win. Blair beat Michael Raines for his third win.

The final heat brought out Castro, Burmeister, and Hedden with major championship implications. Each rider could potentially put himself into the Final with victory. Burmeister led the first attempt until Castro went down and brought out the red flag. Burmeister caused a restart himself on the second attempt when he went over backwards on the back straight. Castro and Burmeister lined up on the penalty line for the third try, but Castro jumped the start and was excluded for causing two stoppages. The fourth and final attempt saw Hedden lead until a determined Burmeister went by on the inside for the lead, the win, and a place in the Final with Janniro and Blair.

Hedden and McConnell finished one-two in a three-rider runoff to determine the final two spots in the Last Chance while Castro was left to wonder about what might have been.

Faria got into the tapes in the Last Chance and was banished to the penalty line. When tapes did go up it was McConnell who burst into the lead and ran away with the win to book the final spot in the Final. Venegas was second, Hedden finished third, and Faria was fourth.

A crash in the first attempt to run the Second Division State Final left Brandon Leedy with a bent machine and Bruce Marteney on the penalty line. Leedy managed to find a loaner for the restart. �Rattlesnake� Steve Bowen led all four laps to claim the victory. His son, Blake Bowen, finished second, Marteney was third, and Leedy was fourth.

Mike Salyer led the Third Division State Final before John �Racer X� Pavia brought him down and caused a restart. Salyer led the restart, but Pavia quickly made his way through traffic and into second after starting on the penalty line. Pavia was all over Salyer for over two laps, including rubbing his rear wheel a couple times, but the leader wouldn�t move. Pavia went for broke as they entered the final corner but brought Salyer and himself down. The victory was awarded to Salyer, Tony DeAlmeida was second, DeWayne Stark was third, and Pavia was put back to fourth.

Rocco Scopellite won all three heats to defeat Max Ruml for the Youth First Division State Championship.

Broc Nicol scored eight of a possible nine points en route to victory in the Youth Second Division Championship. Dillon Ruml was second overall, Nick Varner was third overall, and Michael Wells was fourth overall.

Gerard �The Freak� Jackson and Dave �The Show� German led all four laps en route to victory in the Sidecar State Championship Final. National Champions Joe Jones and Jimmy Olsen finished second, Bryan Motis and Brandi McElroy were third, and Dylan Beard and David Crews were fourth.

The State Championship brought the curtain down on Industry Speedway�s 2010 season. The Grand Marshall of the event was Sonny Nutter, the 1968 California State Championship. Also taking in the evening�s action was the legendary World Champion Ivan Mauger.