Wrapups

VENTURA, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2008) – Santa Barbara’s Charlie Butcher and Westlake’s Cameron McCauley grabbed Ventura Raceway track championships Saturday, leaving several to be decided during next week’s season finale at the Seaside Park venue.

McCauley is the champion of the track’s Mini Dwarf-Pistons class. He edged Woodland Hills’ Zachery Gilmore for the title.

The main event winners Saturday included Ventura’s Jimmy Crawford (Sprint Cars), Wiley Miller of Yorba Linda (Senior Sprints), Ray Estrada of Yucaipa (Pro Dwarf Cars), Thousand Oaks’ Kevin Alverson (Senior Dwarf Cars), Sean Dodenhoff of Bakersfield (Junior Focus Midgets), Moorpark’s Oliver Blades (Mini Dwarf-Pistons), who only led one lap of the feature, and Camarillo’s Tommy Velasquez, III (Mini Dwarf – Superchargers), who won his second feature of the season.

Alverson leads the Senior Dwarf chase and won Saturday’s feature. But Ventura’s Ed Niedzwiecki, who is second in the standings, finished second Saturday and trails by 145 points.

Lewis leads the Mini Dwarf-Supercharger standings. Ventura’s Devin McCree is second and still has an outside chance to wresting the title away from Lewis.

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Kent Benson, Sr., of Valencia, scored a 20-lap feature victory as-well-as winning an 8-lap heat race in the VRA Senior Dwarf Car division. Ventura drivers Ed Niedzwiecki and Dave Hume placed second and third and Hume won the other heat race. Kevin Alverson, of Newbury Park, and Tom Bellinger, of Cypress, were fourth and fifth. *The 20-lap VRA Pro Dwarf Car main event was shortened to fifteen laps when they too had problems keeping their 21-car field in motion around the 1/3-mile oval. Simi Valley's Jeff Shelton captured the victory with Brent Stevens, of Thousand Oaks, second and Brian Saxton, of Mentone, third. Fourth and fifth were Eric Alton, of Simi Valley, and Chris Olson of Chino Hills. Shelton, Olson, and Ryan Diatte, of Salinas, won 8-lap heat races.

By Rich Romine, rromine@VenturaCountyStar.com
September 15, 2008

Brian Saxton drove to his sixth win in the Pro Dwarf car feature. Angel Figueroa was second. Brent Stevens, Chris Olson and Jeff Shelton finished in the top five. Saxton has 2,640 points to lead the way over Ray Estrada (2,175) and Brent Stevens (2,055).

Senior Dwarf Car racer Ed Niedzwiecki earned his fourth win. Points leader Kevin Alverson (2,625) was second in the main. Alverson has 10 top-five finishes, but hasn't won a race. Niedzwiecki has 2,450 points to rank second.

Ricky Lewis won his fourth feature in the Mini Dwarfs Superchargers class and holds on to the points lead (2,950). Devin McCree, with five wins, was second. McCree has 2,935 points and Tommy Velasquez is third in points with 2,705.

Jimmy McDonald was third in the feature, followed by Cody Majors and Joseph Magana.

In the Mini Dwarfs Pistons feature, Oliver Blades celebrated his second win. Points leader Cameron McCauley (3,165) was second. Cole Wakim, Joe Snyder and Nick Velasquez finished in the top five. Zachery Gilmore (2,675) is second in points and Velasquez (2,645) is third.

Newlywed Chuck Lippert captured the VRA Pro Dwarf Car feature. Points leader Brian Saxton was second. Chris Olson was third. Tom Stephens Sr. and Ben Sheen rounded out the top five.

Ed Niedzwiecki of Port Hueneme was victorious in the Senior Dwarf Car main. Mike Bailey was second and Mike Neal third. Roy Coe and Tom Bellinger finished in the top five. Kevin Alverson, the points leader with 2,390, finished sixth. Niedzwiecki is second with 2,195 points.

Tommy Velasquez III won his 10th career VRA Mini Dwarfs Supercharger feature. Ricky Lewis was second and Devin McCree third. McCree leads in points with 2,705 through 12 races. Lewis is second at 2,695. Velasquez is third with 2,540.

Cameron McCauley earned the win in the Mini Dwarfs Piston feature and extended the points lead to 2,925 through 12 races. Zachary Gilmore was second in the main and ranks second in points with 2,510.

There were 137 race cars spread over eight divisions and it was the largest crowd of the Sprint Car season. The July 30-31 Ventura County Fair races will be standing-room only to cap a July to Remember celebration for Ventura Raceway promoter Jim Naylor.

Tom Bellinger won the 12-lap Senior Dwarf Car feature. Bellinger started 10th in the 19-car race. Points leader Kevin Alverson was second. Ron Capodieci was third.

Luke Boles was the VRA Junior Midgets winner. Cameron Dougan was second in the 15-lap race. Tyler Jerman was third. Boles is the points leader with 2,170 through 11 races. Brennan Rogers is second at 2,085.

Cameron McCauley won the Mini Dwarfs Pistons feature. Joe Snyder was second. McCauley is the points leader with 2,420. Cole Wakim is second at 2,185.

In VRA Kid’s Class action, Austen Figueroa took his first ever feature win Saturday night. He was followed by point leader Riley Helland, Luke Boles, Nick Valenzuela and Cameron Dougan. Valenzuela and Mark Garrett took heat race wins. In Mini Dwarf Pistons, point leader Cameron McCauley took the win in the feature and the one heat race. Finishing second through fifth were Cole Wakim, Oliver Blades, Zach Gilmore and Nick Velasquez. In Mini Dwarf Super Chargers, the main event win went to Devin McCree with Jimmy McDonald, Cody Major, Tommy Velasquez and Chase Lippert following him across the finish line. Heat wins went to McCree and class point leader Ricky Lewis.

Angel Figueroa won the 20-lap Pro Dwarf Car main event by passing Brian Saxton on the final turn. There was a yellow flag early in one the best races in the series. Saxton finished second. Brent Stevens was third. Ray Estrada and Jeff Shelton rounded out the top five. Saxton is the points leader with 1,420. Stevens is second at 1,345.

Reigning Senior Dwarf Car champion Ed Niedzwiecki was thrilled to be back in the winner's circle for the first time since Nov. 17, 2007. Kevin Alverson was second and Dave Hume was third. Mike Bailey and Bill Van Praag completed the top five. After six races, Alverson is the points leader with 1,335. Van Praag is second at 1,280. Niedzwiecki is third with 1,085.

Jimmy McDonald won the Mini Dwarf Supercharger feature over Ricky Lewis. Tommy Velasquez was third. Lewis is the points leader with 1,860. Devin McCree is second with 1,760 points.

Oliver Blades celebrated his first win in the Mini Dwarf Pistons feature. Zachary Gilmore was second and Cameron McCauley was third. McCauley leads in points with 1,900 and Cole Wakim is second with 1,810 points.

Cole Wakim of Simi Valley won a spirited race over Cameron McCauley in the Mini Dwarf-Pistons race, Jimmy McDonald of Llano won the Mini Dwarf-Superchargers event.

Brent Stevens of Thousand Oaks snapped Mentone's Brian Saxton's four-race win streak in the VRA Pro Dwarf Car series.

"It feels like my first win," said an elated Stevens in the winner's circle. "Brian has been kicking our butt," said Stevens. "I'm sorry he wrecked." Stevens had taken over the lead

from the pole-starting Saxton, but a crash knocked him out. Mike Lewis was second and Greg Goodwin was third . Saxton has 1,180 points and Stevens is second with 1,125.

Bill Van Praag celebrated his second consecutive Senior Dwarf Car feature win. Van Praag started in the 16th spot and weaved his way past Dave Hume (second) and Kevin Alverson (third). Alverson is the points leader with 1,110. Jim Scribellito is second with 1,075. Van Praag also has 1,075 points.

Cameron McCauley won for the second time in the Mini Dwarf Pistons division. Oliver Blades was second. McCauley has 1,435 points after six races. Cole Wakim stands second with 1,355.

Devin McCree won the Mini Dwarfs Supercharger feature over Ricky Lewis. Lewis tops the series with 1,470 points and McCree is second with 1,415.

The winners included Kevin Kierce of Reseda in Sprint Cars, Darren Gunnell in the Sport Compacts, Brian Saxton in the Pro Dwarfs, El Cajon's Jim Scribellito (Senior Dwarfs), Camarillo's Brennan Rogers in the Junior Midgets, Westlake's Cameron McCauley in the Mini Dwarfs-Pistons and Devin McCree of Ventura in the Mini Dwarfs-Superchargers.

Bill Van Praag earned the Ventura Racing Association Senior Sprint Car feature while Kevin Alverson finished second and Ed Niedzwiecki was third. Van Praag is the points leader at 710 and Jim Scribellito is second at 695.

Brian Saxton earned his third Pro Dwarf Car win. Lars Wolfe finished second. Ray Estrada was third. Saxton has 780 points through three races. Brent Stevens is second with 645 points.

Cole Wakim prevailed in the Mini Dwarf Pistons Division. Zachery Gilmore was second in the 12-lap race. Wakim has 950 points and Cameron McCauley is second in points with 925.

Ricky Lewis won the Mini Dwarfs Supercharger Division feature. Devin McCree was second. Lewis is first in points with 1,020. Devin McCree is second at 915.

Ricky Lewis prevailed in the Mini Dwarfs Supercharger main. Cameron McCauley was the Mini Dwarf Pistons race winner. Tyler Edwards won the Junior Focus Midget feature. Jessica Clark won the Junior Midgets feature.

Mini Dwarfs Pistons (12 laps): 1, Cameron McCauley; 2, Zachary Gilmore; 3, Oliver Blades; 4, Cole Wakim; 5, Connor Wakim. Points: McCauley 710, Cole Wakim 705, Nick Velasquez 630, Zachary Gilmore 630, Joe Snyder 545.

Wakim's son, Cole, has been red hot in winning junior races, so it might be dad's turn to be in the winner's circle.

Jim Scribellito of El Cajon captured the VRA Senior dwarf car feature. Bill Van Praag was second. Jon Prechtl, John Lynch and Tom Bellinger rounded out the top five.

Brian Saxton, former Pro Dwarf Car champion from Mentone, started eighth and captured the win over Brent Stevens, Ray Estrada, Jeff Shelton and Dillon Hume.

Cole Wakim prevailed in the VRA Mini Dwarf Pistons division. Cameron McCauley was second. Nick Velasquez was third. Kameron Garofalo was fourth and Zachary Gilmore fifth.

Devin McCree won the 12-lap Mini Dwarf Supercharger feature. Ricky Lewis was second, followed by Joey Freshour, Meagan Kautz and Tommy Velasquez.

Brian Saxton, a former two-time pro dwarf car champion, was back in victory circle. Saxton weaved his way from a fifth-place starting spot and held off Brent Stevens. "We had a good run tonight," said Saxton. Jeff Shelton was third. Ray Estrada and Lars Wolfe rounded out the top five.

Move over senior dwarf car drivers, because Jim Scribellito, last season's pro champion, is in the 45-and-older division. He started third and defeated reigning champion Ed Niedzwiecki and Kevin Alverson. Bill Van Praag finished fourth and Dave Hume was fifth.

Cole Wakim won the mini dwarf pistons race. Cameron McCauley was second and Nick Velasquez was third.

Ricky Lewis prevailed in the mini dwarfs supercharger division. Cody Major was second and Devin McCree was third.

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